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Today's Topics:
1. Orbitron Warning (K4FEG)
2. Re: Orbitron Warning (George and Cheryl Abbott)
3. Elmer (Alan Beck)
4. Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again. (Mani VU2WMY)
5. Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again. (i8cvs)
6. Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!! (Floyd Rodgers)
7. Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!! (Larry Teran)
8. Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats (Alan Beck)
9. pushbutton isolator (Alan Beck)
10. Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!! (Floyd Rodgers)
11. Re: Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats (Mark L. Hammond)
12. Re: Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats (JoAnne Maenpaa)
13. Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station (K5OE)
14. AMSAT TLE Question (Thomas Doyle)
15. Re: AMSAT TLE Question (Paul Williamson)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 15:09:19 -0500
From: K4FEG <K4FEG@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx sebastian@xxxxx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron Warning
Message-ID: <4FA6DA6F.5050501@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
WARNING ORBITRON USERS!
It may be something that I did, I am not sure, But I run Windows 7
operating system and I downloaded my TLE files from the stoff.pl web
site and there is no data in the file, it wiped out my existing data and
the other TLE file sources (celestrak) do not sync properly with Windows 7.
Orbitron is now not functioning on my Windows 7 based computer.
If one of you nice folks have a solution for me email me direct no need
to clutter the bulletin board.
Myself and another local ham have verified that it is the combination of
Windows 7 and the stoff.pl TLE file.
I am going to also email stoff to tell him about this problem.
Be careful out there!
K4FEG
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 18:25:51 -0400
From: "George and Cheryl Abbott" <ka1ajf@xxx.xxx>
To: "K4FEG" <K4FEG@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>,
<sebastian@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron Warning
Message-ID: <36B2232C5CC440C4BEC249A59BF37381@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=response
Hi All:A similar event happened here while I was using PacSat32.
-----Original Message-----
From: K4FEG
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 4:09 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx ; sebastian@xxxxx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Orbitron Warning
WARNING ORBITRON USERS!
It may be something that I did, I am not sure, But I run Windows 7
operating system and I downloaded my TLE files from the stoff.pl web
site and there is no data in the file, it wiped out my existing data and
the other TLE file sources (celestrak) do not sync properly with Windows 7.
Orbitron is now not functioning on my Windows 7 based computer.
If one of you nice folks have a solution for me email me direct no need
to clutter the bulletin board.
Myself and another local ham have verified that it is the combination of
Windows 7 and the stoff.pl TLE file.
I am going to also email stoff to tell him about this problem.
Be careful out there!
K4FEG
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 18:06:56 -0300
From: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Elmer
Message-ID: <963A14F4CE1047BC843B880FB0A0C345@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Looks to me like I need an Elmer.
I am trying to use the least expensive way to do things for now.
Push button of a TS-50 fed by a block downconverter is where I am at now.
I look forward to somebody helping me.
Best 73,
VY2WU
Alan on PEI
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 05 May 2012 23:31:02 +0530
From: Mani VU2WMY <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: T PARIMALA RANGAN <tprangan@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Ettore Gatelli i2EF <i2ef@xxxxxx.xx>, "amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
<amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, VUHAMS <vuhams@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, ik8yss
Castantino Montella <ik8yss@xxxxxxx.xx>, IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis
<iz8puq@xxxxx.xx>, IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini
<alessandro.palazzini@xxxxx.xx>, IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo
<mazzeomarcello@xxxxx.xxx>, IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza
<iz8nky@xxxxx.xx>, Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK <iw0dtk@xxxxxx.xx>,
Salinardi Felice IK4GMH <ik4gmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>, IZ6AVN Mario
IZ6AVN <lacivitam@xxxxx.xx>, Paolo Passerini IW2HEU
<paolopasse@xxxxx.xx>, i6IBE IVO BRUGNERA <brugneraivo@xxxxx.xx>,
Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo
<fernandodibartolomeo@xxxxx.xx>, I6KGD Gianni <gdcicco@xxxxxx.xx>,
"pe1rah@xxxxx.xxxx <pe1rah@xxxxx.xxx>, iZ4BBH Claudio
<claudio@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, I6VMS Enzo <i6vms@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>, Malagoli
Annibale <Annibale.Malagoli@xxxxxxxx.xx>, IK5TSW Luca
<ik5tsw@xxxxxxxx.xx>, i5IAR Umberto Picchi <u.picchi@xxx.xx>,
"ja0caw@xxxx.xxx.xx.xxx <ja0caw@xxxx.xxx.xx.xx>, "gio44@xxxxxxx.xxx
<gio44@xxxxxxx.xx>, Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA <robetti@xxxxx.xx>,
"stefano.castriotta@xxxxxxx.xxx <stefano.castriotta@xxxxxxx.xx>,
IZ4GAC Stefano <s.lattanzio@xxxxx.xx>, IZ5FSO Pietro
<iw5ecj@xxxxxx.xx>, Nitin Muttin <vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
Message-ID: <201205051801.q45I14bw010736@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed"
Dear Mr.Parimala Rangan and others,
We all at Upagrah Amateur Radio Club (VU2URC) ISRO Satellite Centre,
wish 'HAMSAT-VO-52' a very Happy Birthday. Our good wishes and
greetings for a healthy and long life to 'HAMSAT VO-52'.
We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from
everyone connected with this wonderful project. Our good wishes and
greetings to the entire HAMSAT project team on this great great day.
73 de
Mani, VU2WMY
Secretary & Station-In-Charge
Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
ISRO Satellite Centre
HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192
Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456
E-mail ID: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
vu2wmy_mani@xxxxx.xxx
isrohams@xxxxx.xxx
Quoting T PARIMALA RANGAN <tprangan@xxxxxx.xxx>:
> Dear HAMS,
>
> Today is HAMSAT's Birthday and completed 7-years of service.
> Transponder-2 (Dutch) was switched ON today, 0230 UT / 5 May 2012.
> Sorry for the break.
>
> We would appreciate your feedback.
>
> Thanks for your communication.
>
> Regards,
>
> T PARIMALARANGAN
> Operations Director
> HAMSAT
>
> ISTRAC/ISRO
> Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O)
> 080 - 2535 0132 (R)
> 0 - 9480333563 (M)
> 080 - 2202 9062 (F)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> From: i8cvs [domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xxx
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:01 AM
> To: Nitin Muttin; pe1rah@xxxxx.xxxx T PARIMALA RANGAN; VUHAMS;
> amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx Amsat - BBs; Mani VU2WMY
> Cc: stefano.castriotta@xxxxxxx.xxx Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK;
> Salinardi Felice IK4GMH; Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA; Paolo Passerini
> IW2HEU; Malagoli Annibale; IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis; IZ8NKY
> Francesco Speranza; IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN; IZ5FSO Pietro; IZ4GAC
> Stefano; iZ4BBH Claudio; IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini; IW6OVD
> Fernando Di Bartolomeo; IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio; ik8yss Castantino
> Montella; IK5TSW Luca; ik1ran Marco; I6VMS Enzo; I6KGD Gianni; i6IBE
> IVO BRUGNERA; i5IAR Umberto Picchi; gio44@xxxxxxx.xxx Francesco
> Grappi iW4DVZ; Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU; Eugenio Piluso; Ettore
> Gatelli i2EF; antonio gargiulo; IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo
> Subject: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard
>
> Hi All,
>
> Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day
> 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was
> in full Sun light.
>
> Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF
> and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD
>
> Please let us know what is going on.
>
> TNX
>
> 73" de
>
> i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 21:10:37 +0200
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
To: "Mani VU2WMY" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>, "T PARIMALA RANGAN"
<tprangan@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Ettore Gatelli i2EF <i2ef@xxxxxx.xx>, amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
VUHAMS <vuhams@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, ik8yss Castantino Montella
<ik8yss@xxxxxxx.xx>, IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis <iz8puq@xxxxx.xx>,
IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini <alessandro.palazzini@xxxxx.xx>, IZ7HZR
Marcello Mazzeo <mazzeomarcello@xxxxx.xxx>, IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza
<iz8nky@xxxxx.xx>, Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK <iw0dtk@xxxxxx.xx>,
Salinardi Felice IK4GMH <ik4gmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>, IZ6AVN Mario
IZ6AVN <lacivitam@xxxxx.xx>, Paolo Passerini IW2HEU
<paolopasse@xxxxx.xx>, i6IBE IVO BRUGNERA <brugneraivo@xxxxx.xx>,
Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo
<fernandodibartolomeo@xxxxx.xx>, I6KGD Gianni <gdcicco@xxxxxx.xx>,
pe1rah@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx Claudio <claudio@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, I6VMS Enzo
<i6vms@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>, Malagoli Annibale
<Annibale.Malagoli@xxxxxxxx.xx>, IK5TSW Luca <ik5tsw@xxxxxxxx.xx>,
i5IAR Umberto Picchi <u.picchi@xxx.xx>, "Tetsu\(JA0CAW\)"
<ja0caw@xxxx.xxx.xx.xx>, gio44@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx Pivetti IZ4BFA
<robetti@xxxxx.xx>, stefano.castriotta@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx Stefano
<s.lattanzio@xxxxx.xx>, IZ5FSO Pietro <iw5ecj@xxxxxx.xx>, Nitin Muttin
<vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
Message-ID: <000001cd2af3$2dadd940$0401a8c0@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Dear Mani VU2WMY and Mr.Parimala Rangan with others,
To day 5 May 2012 VO-52 was working very well for me on orbit 37868
at 18:01 UTC.
The drift in frequency of the Beacon seems to be only less than 3 KHz upper
than nominal and is reducing gradually because probably the transponder is
heating up.
The SSB quality is very good with no distorsion or overloading.Worked four
stations without problems.
We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from
ISRO and AMSAT-India.
TNX
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mani VU2WMY" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: "T PARIMALA RANGAN" <tprangan@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>; "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg@xxxxx.xx.xx>;
<pe1rah@xxxxx.xxx>; "VUHAMS" <vuhams@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>;
<amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>; "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>;
<ja0caw@xxxx.xxx.xx.xx>; <stefano.castriotta@xxxxxxx.xx>; "Salvatore
Corrente iW0DTK" <iw0dtk@xxxxxx.xx>; "Salinardi Felice IK4GMH"
<ik4gmh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx>; "Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA" <robetti@xxxxx.xx>;
"Paolo Passerini IW2HEU" <paolopasse@xxxxx.xx>; "Malagoli Annibale"
<Annibale.Malagoli@xxxxxxxx.xx>; "IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis"
<iz8puq@xxxxx.xx>; "IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza" <iz8nky@xxxxx.xx>; "IZ6AVN
Mario IZ6AVN" <lacivitam@xxxxx.xx>; "IZ5FSO Pietro" <iw5ecj@xxxxxx.xx>;
"IZ4GAC Stefano" <s.lattanzio@xxxxx.xx>; "iZ4BBH Claudio"
<claudio@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>; "IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini"
<alessandro.palazzini@xxxxx.xx>; "IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo"
<fernandodibartolomeo@xxxxx.xx>; "IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio"
<fulvioon@xxxxx.xxx>; "ik8yss Castantino Montella" <ik8yss@xxxxxxx.xx>;
"IK5TSW Luca" <ik5tsw@xxxxxxxx.xx>; "ik1ran Marco" <ik1ran@xxxxx.xx>; "I6VMS
Enzo" <i6vms@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>; "I6KGD Gianni" <gdcicco@xxxxxx.xx>; "i6IBE IVO
BRUGNERA" <brugneraivo@xxxxx.xx>; "i5IAR Umberto Picchi" <u.picchi@xxx.xx>;
<gio44@xxxxxxx.xx>; "Francesco Grappi iW4DVZ" <f.grappi@xxx.xx>; "Ferruccio
Paglia IW1DTU" <mhz4464@xxxxx.xxx>; "Eugenio Piluso" <iz8jhd@xxxxx.xx>;
"Ettore Gatelli i2EF" <i2ef@xxxxxx.xx>; "antonio gargiulo"
<epu.ant@xxxxxxxxxx.xx>; "IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo" <mazzeomarcello@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
> Dear Mr.Parimala Rangan and others,
>
> We all at Upagrah Amateur Radio Club (VU2URC) ISRO Satellite Centre,
> wish 'HAMSAT-VO-52' a very Happy Birthday. Our good wishes and
> greetings for a healthy and long life to 'HAMSAT VO-52'.
>
> We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from
> everyone connected with this wonderful project. Our good wishes and
> greetings to the entire HAMSAT project team on this great great day.
>
> 73 de
>
> Mani, VU2WMY
> Secretary & Station-In-Charge
> Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
> ISRO Satellite Centre
> HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
> Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192
> Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456
> E-mail ID: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
> vu2wmy_mani@xxxxx.xxx
> isrohams@xxxxx.xxx
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Quoting T PARIMALA RANGAN <tprangan@xxxxxx.xxx>:
>
> > Dear HAMS,
> >
> > Today is HAMSAT's Birthday and completed 7-years of service.
> > Transponder-2 (Dutch) was switched ON today, 0230 UT / 5 May 2012.
> > Sorry for the break.
> >
> > We would appreciate your feedback.
> >
> > Thanks for your communication.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > T PARIMALARANGAN
> > Operations Director
> > HAMSAT
> >
> > ISTRAC/ISRO
> > Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O)
> > 080 - 2535 0132 (R)
> > 0 - 9480333563 (M)
> > 080 - 2202 9062 (F)
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > From: i8cvs [domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xxx
> > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:01 AM
> > To: Nitin Muttin; pe1rah@xxxxx.xxxx T PARIMALA RANGAN; VUHAMS;
> > amsatindia@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx Amsat - BBs; Mani VU2WMY
> > Cc: stefano.castriotta@xxxxxxx.xxx Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK;
> > Salinardi Felice IK4GMH; Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA; Paolo Passerini
> > IW2HEU; Malagoli Annibale; IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis; IZ8NKY
> > Francesco Speranza; IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN; IZ5FSO Pietro; IZ4GAC
> > Stefano; iZ4BBH Claudio; IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini; IW6OVD
> > Fernando Di Bartolomeo; IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio; ik8yss Castantino
> > Montella; IK5TSW Luca; ik1ran Marco; I6VMS Enzo; I6KGD Gianni; i6IBE
> > IVO BRUGNERA; i5IAR Umberto Picchi; gio44@xxxxxxx.xxx Francesco
> > Grappi iW4DVZ; Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU; Eugenio Piluso; Ettore
> > Gatelli i2EF; antonio gargiulo; IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo
> > Subject: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day
> > 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was
> > in full Sun light.
> >
> > Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF
> > and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD
> >
> > Please let us know what is going on.
> >
> > TNX
> >
> > 73" de
> >
> > i8CVS Domenico
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 22:34:44 -0500
From: Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: K4FEG <K4FEG@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: sebastian@xxxxx.xxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!!
Message-ID: <4FA742D4.2040907@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Oh swell. It also works for Xp users as well. *It is not limited to Win7.
I would suggest not doing kep updates until this gets resolved!!
*All the txt files for keps updates are still here but have not much
useable data within and all have timestamps of when the last update was
done. Possibly a formatting issue with celestrak since that is the
source I update from. Is anyone using stoff.pl or space-trak and seeing
similar problems?
On 5/6/2012 3:09 PM, K4FEG wrote:
> WARNING ORBITRON USERS!
> It may be something that I did, I am not sure, But I run Windows 7
> operating system and I downloaded my TLE files from the stoff.pl web
> site and there is no data in the file, it wiped out my existing data
> and the other TLE file sources (celestrak) do not sync properly with
> Windows 7.
>
> Orbitron is now not functioning on my Windows 7 based computer.
> If one of you nice folks have a solution for me email me direct no
> need to clutter the bulletin board.
>
> Myself and another local ham have verified that it is the combination
> of Windows 7 and the stoff.pl TLE file.
>
> I am going to also email stoff to tell him about this problem.
>
> Be careful out there!
>
> K4FEG
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 23:04:18 -0700
From: Larry Teran <ki6yaa@xxxxx.xxx>
To: kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx sebastian@xxxxx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!!
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I just updated my TLE from Orbitron site as usual and is working properly I
have been using Orbitron on WIN7 more then a year ago with no problem.
73's Larry KI6YAA
On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Oh swell. It also works for Xp users as well. *It is not limited to Win7.
> I would suggest not doing kep updates until this gets resolved!!
> *All the txt files for keps updates are still here but have not much
> useable data within and all have timestamps of when the last update was
> done. Possibly a formatting issue with celestrak since that is the source I
> update from. Is anyone using stoff.pl or space-trak and seeing similar
> problems?
>
> On 5/6/2012 3:09 PM, K4FEG wrote:
>
>> WARNING ORBITRON USERS!
>> It may be something that I did, I am not sure, But I run Windows 7
>> operating system and I downloaded my TLE files from the stoff.pl web
>> site and there is no data in the file, it wiped out my existing data and
>> the other TLE file sources (celestrak) do not sync properly with Windows
7.
>>
>> Orbitron is now not functioning on my Windows 7 based computer.
>> If one of you nice folks have a solution for me email me direct no need
>> to clutter the bulletin board.
>>
>> Myself and another local ham have verified that it is the combination of
>> Windows 7 and the stoff.pl TLE file.
>>
>> I am going to also email stoff to tell him about this problem.
>>
>> Be careful out there!
>>
>> K4FEG
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 08:43:48 -0300
From: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats
Message-ID: <796D2F98E93F44298F67064C5B130376@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Thank you all for the offers to help.
My goals are as follows.
Track and monitor the satellites, I already do this with a manual radio on
VHF.
I can digipeat on the ISS, but not right now due to antenna restrictions.
(No bread man)
I want to build a couple of eggbeaters and have question on them because I
want the UHF on the top of my tower but well built so that any water ingress
will not trash the things.
I am getting a High Sierra 432M7 block down converter that I intend to use
with my TS-50 up/down buttons.
I have Instanttrack now and I looking to interface Instanttune with it.
I am about to build the circuitry for the AA2TX interface with the ON6WG
upgrade but I think someone may have one and could be willing to part with.
I am an electronics tech by trade and able to build the circuit to isolate
the keypresses, but, if I find someone with an interface already built and
willing to sell it, less work. It is getting harder and harder to find
parts. Thankfully Mouser is now active in Canada.
Now I am asking for a Spirit2 controller for my birthday. Is there another
way can do this? sound card perhaps?
OK, so, I want to use the analog satelittes and the pacsats. I have been
fascinated about chasing satellites and now that I know I can do a fair bit
with eggbeater antennas, then so be it.
I am looking forward Elmering.
Best 73,
Alan
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 08:46:58 -0300
From: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] pushbutton isolator
Message-ID: <DDD5074D15384C7995FAE86820AD1BC3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi,
Does anyone have a pushbutton isolator for use with an hf radio
downconverted to from UHF and used with Instanttune?
73,
Alan
VY2WU
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 07 May 2012 07:21:27 -0500
From: Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx sebastian@xxxxx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!!
Message-ID: <4FA7BE47.4020405@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
An update this morning resolved the empty files. I wonder if we will
ever hear what actually was the problem?
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 08:58:48 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats
Message-ID:
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Alan,
Sounds like you have a plan.
Here's a thought---if I had a TS-50 (and a CAT level converter to
serial or USB) and the High Sierra downconverter, I'd spend some time
with SatPC32 and see if I could get it to work (tell the program you
have a Kenwood, and try all options--, TS-790, TS-200, and especially
"Others.").
With some transverter offset frequencies in DOPPLER.SQF, you just
might end up with automated/full CAT control!
Suggest you read about MixW2 and/or AGW Packet Engine as possible
software solutions to printing digital satellites at either 1200 or
9600. The Spirit-2 is an awesome TNC (my favorite), but the number of
satellites you can print with is is pretty low these days. There are
no current PACSATs active, and from what I can tell, none in the
planning stages either.
73,
Mark N8MH
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> Thank you all for the offers to help.
>
> My goals are as follows.
>
> Track and monitor the satellites, I already do this with ?a manual radio
on VHF.
>
> I can digipeat on the ISS, but not right now due to antenna restrictions.
(No bread man)
>
> I want to build a couple of eggbeaters and have question on them because I
want the UHF on the top of my tower but well built so that any water ingress
will not trash the things.
>
> I am getting a High Sierra 432M7 block down converter that I intend to use
with my TS-50 up/down buttons.
>
> I have Instanttrack now and I looking to interface Instanttune with it.
>
> I am about to build the circuitry for the AA2TX interface with the ON6WG
upgrade but I think someone may have one and could be willing to part with.
>
> I am an electronics tech by trade and able to build the circuit to isolate
the keypresses, but, if I find someone with an interface already built and
willing to sell it, less work. It is getting harder and harder to find
parts. Thankfully Mouser is now active in Canada.
>
> Now I am asking for a Spirit2 controller for my birthday. Is there another
way can do this? sound card perhaps?
>
> OK, so, I want to use the analog satelittes and the pacsats. I have been
fascinated about chasing satellites and now that I know I can do a fair bit
with eggbeater antennas, then so be it.
>
> I am looking forward Elmering.
>
> Best 73,
>
> Alan
>
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 08:15:17 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats
Message-ID: <001701cd2c53$72b0ceb0$58126c10$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Mark mentioned ...
> ... Suggest you read about MixW2 and/or AGW Packet Engine as possible
> software solutions to printing digital satellites ...
JE9PEL has very useful how-to information, with screenshots, showing how
AGWPE and UISS work together which are available at:
http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/uisslinks.htm
This is the UISS site so there is everything you need to know about this
software there too.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 09:38:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
Message-ID: <8CEFA6DD5FC0B2A-978-11C3@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Pretty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have
fat fingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like
the fabric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load
problems in a real-world field application?
73,
Jerry, K5OE
---- original message ----
I liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station.
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 09:01:02 -0500
From: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT TLE Question
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I notice that the AMSAT TLE data file
(http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt)
uses what appears to be a "non-standard" format for the BSTAR drag
value in some of the satellites (currently RS-30 HO-68 and SRMSAT).
When the drag value is 0 the entry in the AMSAT files is 00000 0 rather than
the more "standard" 00000+0. A drag value of 0 is certainly a curiosity in
itself.
I realize that we live in a world where a "standard" 8 foot 2 x 4 is 8 feet
long but not
2 inches by 4 inches so there are possibly many "standards" for TLE data.
I solved the problem I was having by switching to
(http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt).
I am still curious as to why the AMSAT file is different. Does AMSAT get
their data
from a different source or did AMSAT create their own standard for
presenting the data.
thanks, W9KE tom ...
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 10:17:27 -0700
From: Paul Williamson <kb5mu@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT TLE Question
Message-ID: <D67942E8-5B46-4309-9182-A2FAF2B6EFEB@xxxxx.xxx>
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The nasabare.txt file is created from the 2-line elements bulletins by a
little C program I wrote called NASAWASH.
http://www.mustbeart.com/software/nasawash.html
NASAWASH was written to maximize the compatibility of its output. Its main
purpose is to remove any text that isn't part of the two-line element sets,
and generate a "clean" file that any program will accept as a completely
valid stream of two-line element sets.
One of the compatibility issues, historically, has been treatment of "+"
plus signs in the calculation of the checksum. Some programs would ignore
plus signs, and others would add 2 to the checksum for each plus sign. These
two methods are not compatible, except for element sets that don't contain
any plus signs. That's why NASAWASH strips them out.
To create nasabare.txt on the AMSAT server, NASAWASH starts with the text of
the AMSAT bulletin in 2-line format, exactly as emailed out to the KEPS
mailing list. I notice that the plus signs are also missing from the
elements in the KEPS bulletins, very likely for the same reason. I do not
know what exact procedure Ray Hoad uses in generating the bulletins.
Did you encounter a compatibility problem with some program as a result of
the missing plus signs? I'd be interested in more details.
73 -Paul
kb5mu@xxxxx.xxx
On May 7, 2012, at 7:01 AM, Thomas Doyle wrote:
> I notice that the AMSAT TLE data file
> (http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt)
> uses what appears to be a "non-standard" format for the BSTAR drag
> value in some of the satellites (currently RS-30 HO-68 and SRMSAT).
>
> When the drag value is 0 the entry in the AMSAT files is 00000 0 rather than
> the more "standard" 00000+0. A drag value of 0 is certainly a curiosity in
> itself.
>
> I realize that we live in a world where a "standard" 8 foot 2 x 4 is 8 feet
> long but not
> 2 inches by 4 inches so there are possibly many "standards" for TLE data.
>
> I solved the problem I was having by switching to
> (http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt).
> I am still curious as to why the AMSAT file is different. Does AMSAT get
> their data
> from a different source or did AMSAT create their own standard for
> presenting the data.
>
> thanks, W9KE tom ...
> _______________________________________________
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