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Today's Topics:
1. Re: a couple tweaks to work AO-27 & SO-50 (Clint Bradford)
2. Re: a couple tweaks to work AO-27 & SO-50 (Thomas Doyle)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 10:22:49 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: a couple tweaks to work AO-27 & SO-50
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>> ... The other thought is that I have what I call a "ball" compass ...
Jimmy - do not over-think this.
The AMSAT data page you are using gives you the AOS (acquisition) and LOS
(loss of signal) compass points.
Just visualize those in your mind, and look at the compass point for the MAX
ALT.
The MAX EL point will tell you if the sat will be towards the East or the
West - and, of course, the MAX ALTITUDE
wiill tell you how far off the horizon.
So just visualize a "sweep" from AOS to LOS - and the MAX EL point in the
center.
Yes, I started with an altimeter and compass - but now I just take a compass
along to have someone else perform "
navigator" tasks at demos. But although this is rocket science, it really
isn't (grin). You will get to a point where you
won;t even take the printout with you outside: You wiill just realize a
N-to-S or S-to-N pass, and where off the horizon it will be at its max.
And make sure you program for the Doppler effect on the 440 side of the V/U
birds - and switch to the couple of memories ABOVE as you
ACQUIRE.
Clint K6LCS
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:39:12 -0500
From: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
To: kc9pxz@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: a couple tweaks to work AO-27 & SO-50
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I have one of these, it is cheap and works great. Mine is black for some
reason. Or you can just wave it around till you hear something.
http://www.amazon.com/Johnson-Level-Tool-700-Magnetic/dp/B00004T807/ref=sr_1_1
?ie=UTF8&qid=1339263365&sr=8-1
73 W9KE Tom Doyle
On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Jimmy KC9PXZ <kc9pxz@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Good Morning,
>
> First I want to take a moment to say thank you to those that sent me
> off list E mails with advice. I have a couple tweaks I have been thinking
> on. One is due to easier set up. setting up my 3 element yagi & my 70CM 6
> element yagi @ 90 degrees to each other. Still using two radio's so I can
> be
> full duplex. What are peoples thoughts as to setting my antennas up 90
> degrees to each other?
>
> The other thought is that I have what I call a "ball" compass there is
> North, South, East & West on the top & the same on the side with degree
> marks on it. All I need now is something to tell me how many degrees up
> from
> the horizon I am. I thought if I could find something to print out with
> degrees to scale on it and put that on a piece of cardboard, wood or
> something. Then take a string & put washers on it to act as a counter
> weight. The string would stay in the same place but the scale would move as
> I point the tripod up or down. Then I would read it to know how many
> degrees up or down I am from the horizon. The problem is I don't know what
> there called so I am not sure what to search on google to find the scale.
> What is that called?
>
>
>
> 73
>
> KC9PXZ
>
> Jimmy
>
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tom ...
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