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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station (K5OE)
2. Vacation trip (Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP))
3. Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!! (Sebastian Stoff)
4. Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites
(Trevor .)
5. push button interface (Alan Beck)
6. experience (Alan Beck)
7. Re: experience (Mark L. Hammond)
8. Re: experience (Andrew Glasbrenner)
9. Re: Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites
(George Henry)
10. Re: Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats (Ted)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 16:20:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
To: Peter.Ng@xxxxx.xxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
Message-ID: <8CEFAA60A7C6A01-978-46F0@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
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You got to love the "Hello Yagi"! Great stuff...
73,
Jerry
-----Original Message-----
From: Ng, Peter <Peter.Ng@xxxxx.xx>
To: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>; amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Mon, May 7, 2012 3:10 pm
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
it appears his young, nimble fingers had a bit of trouble as well :)
...impressive work though!
another fabric theme for a portable yagi can be found at
http://www.dianaeng.com/2010/05/make-online-collapsible-fabric-yagi-antenna/
...at least this one won't fly off like a kite! probably cheaper as well,
owever, both are really cool designs!
73's peter ve7ngp
-----Original Message-----
rom: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf
f K5OE
ent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM
o: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
ubject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
retty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have
fat
ingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like the
abric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load problems in a
eal-world field application?
3,
erry, K5OE
---- original message ----
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: 2
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 16:20:44 -0400
From: "Raydel Abreu Espinet \(CM2ESP\)" <cl2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Vacation trip
Message-ID: <5428467F63894FBE85C92A6F959F14D6@xxxxxx>
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Hello all,
>From Tuesday 8th to Tuesday 15th I will be (probably, i hope...) operating
Portable from EL83we in "Playa de Guanabo" as my family will be on a
vacation trip to the beach of Guanabo, located a little more than 20
kilometers at the east of Havana, during that week when able i will try to
catch the AO-27, unfortunatelly this resort is located in the same Grid EL83
that my Home QTH, so no new Grid activation will be posible...
If you still needed the EL83 you have a wide window of posibilities, i
usually work only on weekends because my work, but during this trip I hope
to be active almost every day.
73,
Raydel, CM2ESP
Havana, EL83sc
Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que
ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para
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informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el
servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 21:47:00 +0200
From: Sebastian Stoff <sebastian@xxxxx.xx>
To: kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Orbitron Warning DO NOT UPDATE KEPS!!!!!
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Hi,
Seems, there was a temporary issue with celestrak data (source for stoff.pl).
Seems that everything is working ok with latest update, what I believe will
remain as standard.
Best Regards,
Sebastian Stoff / www.stoff.pl
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> 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: 4
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 12:56:00 +0100 (BST)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder
Satellites
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A good video by OZ9AEC highlights the problem of people who do not
understand the bandplan and hold local FM contacts in the satellite segments.
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7260
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 08 May 2012 10:13:39 -0300
From: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] push button interface
Message-ID: <90FA57AAA90B464580C80ACC57C79546@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I don't remember if anyone said they had a pushbutton interface they did not
need anymore.
Everyone was very kind to offer me very helpful into.
I have decided to build a AA2TX sp? pushbutton interface if I can't find one.
I also will looking at a Paccom Spirit 2 Satellite version.
I want to do some Data stuff with the sats.
Cheers,
Alan
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 08 May 2012 10:33:02 -0300
From: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] experience
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Is there anyone out there with experience actually building and implementing
the Push Button interface?
It seems so simple to me and it can be used across different radioes.
I just thought I may be able to use my Tentec Pegasus as the downlink if I
simply run wire to the numeric pushbutton on the Tuning pod and create a
closure on the button assigned to "tune up" etc.
Now, to prove myself wrong.
Alan
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:03:27 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: experience
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Okay, not wishing to sound like a broken record ;)
I think the Pegasus can use CAT control...not sure about SatPC32
controlling it, though.
Here's my sage advice(after something like 23 years of automating
satellite operations and experience...) If there is any way possible,
use real CAT control.
The problem with the button click thing is that sometime, somehow,
some way, it will lose track of where it is and your frequency won't
be even close...been there, done that...
But of course, if you want to do it as a proof of concept, or just a
fun project, my hat is off to ya! Have fun...
73,
Mark N8MH
On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> Is there anyone out there with experience actually building and
implementing the Push Button interface?
>
> It seems so simple to me and it can be used across different radioes.
>
> I just thought I may be able to use my Tentec Pegasus as the downlink if I
simply run wire to the numeric pushbutton on the Tuning pod and create a
closure on the button assigned to "tune up" etc.
>
> Now, to prove myself wrong.
>
> Alan
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:13:08 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: experience
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Why not use the CAT control as Mark suggested? Not hasving to set the
frequency manually at the beginning of the pass has huge advantages.
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan Beck <becka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
>Sent: May 8, 2012 9:33 AM
>To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
>Subject: [amsat-bb] experience
>
>Is there anyone out there with experience actually building and
implementing the Push Button interface?
>
>It seems so simple to me and it can be used across different radioes.
>
>I just thought I may be able to use my Tentec Pegasus as the downlink if I
simply run wire to the numeric pushbutton on the Tuning pod and create a
closure on the button assigned to "tune up" etc.
>
>Now, to prove myself wrong.
>
>Alan
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:08:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder
Satellites
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And on this side of the pond we have clueless people setting up Echolink and
IRLP nodes in the satellite sub-bands, as well as the illegal 2-meter Chinese
long-range cordless phones that pop up on eBay all the time....
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----
> From: Trevor . <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 6:56:46 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites
>
> A good video by OZ9AEC highlights the problem of people who do not
understand
>the bandplan and hold local FM contacts in the satellite segments.
>
> See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7260
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 15:25:02 -0700
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.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: <02D87C23E82948AFA2325124ED27B57E@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Alan, I don't know much, but the Moxon turnstile will be much better in
performance than the 'egg beaters'
" how to' File attached.
73, Ted
K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Alan Beck
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 4:44 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats
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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