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Today's Topics:
1. ARISSat-1 initial reception reports (Gould Smith)
2. Ham Nation Show 08/02 - Chat Room (Clint Bradford)
3. ARISSat-1 on 2M (Clint Bradford)
4. Re: ARISSat-1 on 2M (Greg D.)
5. TotalRecorder (Rich Gillin)
6. ARISSat-1 KP4WES Voice (ps8rf Piraja)
7. Fn-04 (newsradio6@xxxxx.xxxx
8. NASA TV SET TO TELEVISE SPACEWALK TOMORROW (Jeffrey Koehler)
9. ARISSat-1/KEDR How To Page (JoAnne Maenpaa)
10. dn25 dn25 and dn34 (kl)
11. Re: ARISSat-1/KEDR How To Page (Bruce Robertson)
12. Re: Pin assignments on a stereo mic input? (Bill Acito W1PA)
13. ARISSat-1 deploy/NASA TV ISS Update August 2, 2011
(Brandon Rasmussen)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:36:43 -0400
From: "Gould Smith" <gouldsmi@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 initial reception reports
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <7DE04DB83B7044AD81F5DD96589F1594@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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We are looking for stations to make early reception reports (1520Z-1800Z)
after the ARISSat-1/Kedr release on Wednesday.
It looks like southern South America, very southern South Africa, followed
by southeast Asia should be the first areas to receive the signals.
The satellite is scheduled to be deployed from the ISS during EVA-29 on
Wednesday 3 Aug around 1507Z. There is a 15 minute delay after the safety
switches are all thrown before the transmitter turns on.
First signals should be transmitted shortly after 1520Z.
Please send your reception reports to the amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx . Title your
email - ARISSat-1 reception report
Alaska and the western US should get a good pass around 1620Z. The eastern
US will have to wait until around 0416Z on the 4th to hear the satellite.
73,
Gould, WA4SXM
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:52:22 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ham Nation Show 08/02 - Chat Room
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Watch the LIVE recording of Bob Heil's HAM NATION video podcast as we discuss
working the FM satellites.
Tuesday, August 2 6PM PDT.
Live feed at http://live.twit.tv - - click on "LIVE" at the top, and join
the LIVE chat room!
Watch the recording afterwards at the program's home page - http://twit.tv/hn
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:13:50 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 on 2M
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <E9F52546-D506-44FF-BDA0-3145F20D435F@xxx.xxx>
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Sorry to re-re-re-post this - but we're in a new month on the system ... and
further apologies if the answer is really obvious ...
Do the ARISS powers-that-be know WHY some had tremendous success hearing
the WONDERFUL pre-recorded messages from kids on 145.95 last weekend -
while some passes had "empty carrier" or nothing on 145.95?
I experienced both phenomena - just a "keying up" and dead silence for a
few seconds at 1:03AM PDT Sunday morning, and then wonderful, full kids'
messages during the 2:38AM PDT pass.
Clint Bradford
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 21:02:28 -0700
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 on 2M
To: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>, AMSAT BB
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <blu133-w270911ACBC698864E50219A93B0@xxx.xxx>
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Hi Clint,
Are you sure it was a totally empty carrier? There was one YouTube posting
from someone (I forget who - across the pond, I believe), who recorded the
entire pass. I had the fan on in the Shack, so it was a little noisy, but I
didn't hear anything the entire recording. Then I noticed the S-meter in
the radio's display poked up a couple of notches and realized that the audio
level was simply very low. Sure enough, turned the audio all the way up and
I heard voices.
Perhaps the audio levels are not the same for all recordings? (Hopefully
it's not an intermittent in the satellite...)
Greg KO6TH
> From: clintbradford@xxx.xxx
> Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 20:13:50 -0700
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 on 2M
>
> Sorry to re-re-re-post this - but we're in a new month on the system ...
and
> further apologies if the answer is really obvious ...
>
> Do the ARISS powers-that-be know WHY some had tremendous success hearing
> the WONDERFUL pre-recorded messages from kids on 145.95 last weekend -
> while some passes had "empty carrier" or nothing on 145.95?
>
> I experienced both phenomena - just a "keying up" and dead silence for a
> few seconds at 1:03AM PDT Sunday morning, and then wonderful, full kids'
> messages during the 2:38AM PDT pass.
>
>
> Clint Bradford
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:41:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rich Gillin <rich@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TotalRecorder
To: AMSAT Bulletin Board <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<1312238517.15685.YahooMailRC@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Try TotalRecorder from highcriteria.com if you just want audio options.
Message: 8
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 8:54:01 -0400
From: <normn3ykf@xxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: sstv reception
To: Roger Kolakowski <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20110801125401.LZGH6.69399.root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
The real problem at this point is format. The sstv software uses an odd
encoding. I can't find any converters.(from .wav to .mmv)
What to do..
Rich Gillin - AL4S Contact me: rich.gillin richgillin@xxxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 08:21:50 -0300
From: ps8rf Piraja <ps8rf@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 KP4WES Voice
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <SNT121-W21895E10F6B1C342089003E03B0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Mineo, JE9PEL - released in Mike DK3WN Satblog - voice files received
from past tests ARRISat-1. In the files we can hear the voice of Wesley in
Castilian, KP4WES - boy from Puerto Rico. He's only 12 years, and is always
active on AO-51 and VO-52. Very cool.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/10731ar3.mp3
73 Piraja, PS8RF
The Amateur Radio is supportive and helpful in any circumstance.
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:26:31 +0000
From: newsradio6@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fn-04
To: "Amsat bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<283331377-1312284391-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1365207490-@xxx
.xx.xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
Hope to be on Saudi 50 passes from fn04 on the trent severn waterway in
ontario today. Va3bl.
Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network.
Envoy? sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le r?seau de Bell.
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 06:49:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jeffrey Koehler <jeffk13057@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NASA TV SET TO TELEVISE SPACEWALK TOMORROW
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<1312292962.52819.YahooMailClassic@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Date:? ? Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:48:42 -0500
From:? ??info@xxx.xxxx.xxx
Subject: NASA TELEVISION TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION SPACEWALK
August 1, 2011
Kelly Humphries?
Johnson Space Center,?Houston?
281-483-5111??
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington???
202-358-1100?
Report #M11-161
NASA TELEVISION TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION SPACEWALK
HOUSTON -- Two cosmonauts will conduct a six-hour spacewalk on Wednesday,
Aug. 3, to continue outfitting the Russian segment of the International
Space Station. NASA Television will broadcast the spacewalk beginning at 9
a.m. CDT.?
Expedition 28 Russian Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander
Samokutyaev will install laser communications equipment and replace
experiments on the Zvezda service module. They also will retrieve a
rendezvous antenna, relocate a boom structure to aid future spacewalks and
deploy a small satellite equipped with an amateur radio transmitter and a
student-built experiment.?
The duo will wear Russian Orlan spacesuits and will emerge from the Pirs
docking compartment airlock at about 9:30 a.m. The spacewalk will be the
third for Volkov, who performed two spacewalks as Expedition 17 commander in
2008. This will be the first spacewalk for Samokutyaev.?
For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:?
http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
For information about the International Space Station, visit:?
http://www.nasa.gov/station
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:16:52 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/KEDR How To Page
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001f01cc5127$35e29d40$a1a7d7c0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello Everyone,
The ARISSat-1/KEDR How To page with pointers from the developers about
soundcard connection, BPSK telemetry reception, SSTV reception, and
downloads has gone live at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSatHowTo.php
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT News Service
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 09:18:14 -0600
From: "kl" <kladuke1144@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] dn25 dn25 and dn34
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <COL117-DS7CF93DBB48FC1EFADD427BC3B0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
All,
I plan on operating from DN24/34 starting with ao27 at 2017Z 8/2. I
will work AO27, SO50 and AO51. I also plan to operate from DN25 today and
tomorrow morning 8/3.
73
WC7V
Kerry
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:40:02 -0300
From: Bruce Robertson <ve9qrp@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1/KEDR How To Page
To: JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<CA++Umbng5N-DDadk__u-xit29Z6BWN_sPD2A=0QwNBJZFryoDw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
This is a great resource. However, the documentation suggests that a
demo WAV file will be posted to http://www.arissattlm.org , and I've
not been able to find it. Might I suggest that the file
https://svn.sarpeidon.net/viewvc/suitsat2/ground_station_software/ARISSatTLM/i
nstall-staging/Sample_ARISSat_Recording1.WAV
be posted with the software if no other demo can be provided? Such a
file obviously is quite helpful in debugging a station.
73, Bruce
VE9QRP
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:16 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> The ARISSat-1/KEDR How To page with pointers from the developers about
> soundcard connection, BPSK telemetry reception, SSTV reception, and
> downloads has gone live at:
>
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSatHowTo.php
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
> Editor, AMSAT News Service
>
>
>
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:32:39 -0400
From: "Bill Acito W1PA" <w1pa@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Pin assignments on a stereo mic input?
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BAY157-ds17EE2AED3D6CC344580DD6983B0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=response
I think I figured this out. Everything is wired correctly (see below). The
issue is that the recorder has an extremely wide dynamic range,
handling line level to mic input levels. It appears that the "AGC" looks at
both channels, and adjusts both based on the "loudest" --- so
if I have a large audio line input on one side (R), and a small mic input on
the other (L) , the gain is set for the line and suppresses the mic into the
noise.
If I turn the volume down on the HT audio, the mic input comes up out of the
noise.
So I need a better, adjustable "pad" for the line level audio coming from
the HT (better than the attenuating patch cable I am using)-- I was
thinking of a "pot" divider with the input on the outer terminals, and the
output off of the center pin--- should I use a big (100K) or small-value
(100) pot? Linear, audio, or log taper?
Bill
W1PA
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Acito W1PA
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 4:55 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Pin assignments on a stereo mic input?
One more for today... I am using a stereo digital recorder for logging. It
has a stereo 3.5mm mic socket.
I am using a "attenuating" patch cable from the HT audio into a "stereo
splitter" plugged into the mic input
(it has a stereo plug, and two mono sockets --- tip and base, and ring and
base). The other side of
the splitter has a mic. So the intent it to put the HT into one channel,
and the external mic (recording me)
into the other channel, when recording.
I am only hearing the HT audio on playback. I have a feeling that the plug
"base" connection is not ground --
it is on the ring or tip.
Any one have or know the signal assignment on a recorder mic jack? base,
ring , and tip? I would assume
it would also match the assignment of the mic input of a PC (if you know
that)?
Bill
W1PA
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:02:47 -0600
From: Brandon Rasmussen <brandonbrasmussen@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 deploy/NASA TV ISS Update August 2,
2011
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <DF72BFDA-CE98-4121-A0B3-B450DE179727@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I thought this video was an interesting explanation of the deploy of ARISSat
tomorrow morning and an overview of the EVA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yMXeYOje3Q&feature=player_embedded
Brandon
K7BBR
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