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Today's Topics:
1. Re: 2O12W on FO-29 (K5OE)
2. 25' tripod 4 sale (Bob- W7LRD)
3. AO-7 Mode A Performance (John Papay)
4. grid squares and trip update (Lizeth Norman)
5. Re: AO-7 Mode B performing poorly (Ib Christoffersen)
6. Hotel booking for AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
(Trevor .)
7. yaesu G-5500 (Pete Norris, K1HZU)
8. Having trouble getting on the SSB birds... (W M Willoughby)
9. Re: yaesu G-5500 (Dominic Hawken)
10. Re: Having trouble getting on the SSB birds...
(David Palmer KB5WIA)
11. Sat WAS (ted)
12. Mars Science Laboratory Course Correction (B J)
13. Re: Sat WAS (Bob- W7LRD)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:30:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2O12W on FO-29
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John, et al,
For those able to reach the UK on FM LEOs, I will be in UK in mid-August
(family holiday), and able to operate the FM sats from the IO81/82 grid
boundary. I may also be able to make a trek over to IO71/72 (less common, I
bellieve) one day. I'll be using call M0GOE. I'll post closer to the time
when I know my schedule.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
>Station 2 Oscar 12 Whiskey was heard and worked on FO-29 this
>morning. QSL info is on qrz.com. This is a special event
>station celebrating the London 2012 Olympic Games. They are
>operating from IO81IJ. They should be active for several weeks.
>73,
>John K8YSE
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:07:38 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] 25' tripod 4 sale
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In the process of rebuilding all my antennas I have an extra tripod.?
25'X5.5' at the base, about 300Lbs.? Obviously it will be a "fairly" local
sale.? Used for HF antennas for several years.
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:33:47 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A Performance
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Mode A seems to be more tolerant of lower power coming
from the solar panels than Mode B. Still you can tell
that the satellite is suffering. A 5 watt CW signal will
cause the bird to FM but it is not driving the bird to its
maximum power capability. I heard N4ASF much louder on it
in CW on the 2030utc pass today also with fm'ing. This has been
my observation of Mode A in the past. Prior to the eclipse
periods it was possible to hit Mode A with a lot of power and
it would not complain very much. The 10m transmitter must use
a lot less power than the 2 meter transmitter. Therefore it is
more tolerant of the lower solar panel power.
AL7RS reported that he heard AO-7 with a clean CW signal coming
back down in AP65. This could be an indication that sun angle
in certain parts of the orbit is the major cause of the problems
that I'm seeing here. Hopefully the solar panels will start
producing more power soon.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:41:21 -0500
From: Lizeth Norman <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] grid squares and trip update
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Hi all! Will be driving down to Nazca starting tomorrow. Potential
grid activations include fh25 and fh16.
The good news is that we should have wheels for the rest of the trip.
This means fo-29 and ao7(I'll give it a shot both mode a and b!)
morning and evening passes from the Morrow Solar (fh17lt).
73 es be good!
Norm n3ykf
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:42:56 +0200
From: "Ib Christoffersen" <oz1my@xxxxxx.xx>
To: "'John Papay'" <john@xxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Mode B performing poorly
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Hi John,
This Monday morning it sounded much better in mode-B.
I listened here in Copenhagen at 0624 UTC.
73 OZ1MY/Ib
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Emne: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode B performing poorly
Since AO-7B came out of the eclipsed orbits, it has been
performing poorly. I can usually do very well on the low
elevation passes towards Europe, but now I may only be able
to hear my own cw signal with no other signals heard.
SNIP
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:45:25 +0100 (BST)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hotel booking for AMSAT-UK International Space
Colloquium
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The 27th AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held on the weekend
of September 15-16 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Guildford, England, GU2 7XZ,
close to the University of Surrey.
All accommodation will be at the Holiday Inn hotel. Please note that the
hotel will only hold our reserved rooms until 3 weeks prior to the event, ie
until August 24. If you book after this date, you risk there not being a
room available. Bookings for Fri/Sun nights, or ones made after this date
cannot be guaranteed.
Booking information at
http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve
73 Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:41:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Pete Norris, K1HZU" <k1hzu@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] yaesu G-5500
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Does anybody have or know where I can find a voltage schedule for the Yaesu
G-5500? I have the schematic but no voltages.
Thanks, Pete, K1HZU
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:50:20 -0500
From: "W M Willoughby" <redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Having trouble getting on the SSB birds...
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I have made a few QSOs on the SSB birds while running half-duplex. Now, I am
trying to implement full duplex using an FT-817, an FT-897 and an Arrow
antenna on an az-el rotator. Separate coax cables connect the FT-897 to the
70 cm part of the Arrow and the FT-817 to the 2m part. I have a diagram of
this setup that I could post.
On the 1215Z pass of AO-07 just now, I was able to hear my CW signal while
sending a string of dits. I set the FT-817 to 145950 CW mode with no Doppler
correction and listened via headphones. On the FT-897, I started
transmitting at 432150 CW with no Doppler correction. Eventually my transmit
frequency reached 432146.1 and I heard my dits on the FT-817. Then I entered
3900 as the Upl Calibr in the CAT menu of SatPC32. I switched the FT-817 to
USB mode and the FT-897 to LSB and clicked on the Doppler correction (the
C+) in SatPC32. Using a handheld mic on the FT-897, I called a short CQ, but
did not hear my voice. I have the FT-817 as the top radio in the Radio Setup
menu of SatPC32 and the FT-897 as the bottom radio.
With all of these settings, there is ample opportunity for error! Can anyone
offer any suggestions to get me straightened out here? Thanks in advance for
any assistance.
Red, KC4LE
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:05:42 +0100
From: Dominic Hawken <dominic@xxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: yaesu G-5500
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Pins 1 & 6 go from 0 to 5v for AZ and ELE - not sure if that is what you
mean? Info here:
http://www.vk5dj.com/Beam/Yaesu/Yaesu.html
Best,
Dominic.
On 30/07/2012 15:41, Pete Norris, K1HZU wrote:
> Does anybody have or know where I can find a voltage schedule for the
Yaesu G-5500? I have the schematic but no voltages.
> Thanks, Pete, K1HZU
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:20:39 -0700
From: David Palmer KB5WIA <kb5wia@xxxxx.xxx>
To: W M Willoughby <redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Having trouble getting on the SSB birds...
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Hi Red,
A couple of things come to mind. Foremost, try using VO-52 to get
your station up and running instead of AO-07. There have been a
couple of posts recently that indicate AO-07 is getting a bit
intermittent and hard to get into (esp. SSB). I do VO-52 passes most
evenings and it's working well, so it will take one variable out of
your equation.
As for the SatPC32 setup, I have some screenshots on my webpage that
show the settings I'm using. I use 2 x FT-817, but the setup should
be similar to FT-817 + FT-897 systems.
http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2010/10/satellite-portable-station.html
One thing I'll also do is to quickly spin the tuning dial as I
transmit, just in case the PC control isn't working properly. If you
don't hear any downlilnk when spinning the dial up or down a few kHz,
then you're likely not making it into the sat and something else needs
to be checked.
Hope this helps!
73 de Dave KB5WIA
On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 5:50 AM, W M Willoughby <redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I have made a few QSOs on the SSB birds while running half-duplex. Now, I am
> trying to implement full duplex using an FT-817, an FT-897 and an Arrow
> antenna on an az-el rotator. Separate coax cables connect the FT-897 to the
> 70 cm part of the Arrow and the FT-817 to the 2m part. I have a diagram of
> this setup that I could post.
>
>
>
> On the 1215Z pass of AO-07 just now, I was able to hear my CW signal while
> sending a string of dits. I set the FT-817 to 145950 CW mode with no Doppler
> correction and listened via headphones. On the FT-897, I started
> transmitting at 432150 CW with no Doppler correction. Eventually my transmit
> frequency reached 432146.1 and I heard my dits on the FT-817. Then I entered
> 3900 as the Upl Calibr in the CAT menu of SatPC32. I switched the FT-817 to
> USB mode and the FT-897 to LSB and clicked on the Doppler correction (the
> C+) in SatPC32. Using a handheld mic on the FT-897, I called a short CQ, but
> did not hear my voice. I have the FT-817 as the top radio in the Radio Setup
> menu of SatPC32 and the FT-897 as the bottom radio.
>
>
>
> With all of these settings, there is ample opportunity for error! Can anyone
> offer any suggestions to get me straightened out here? Thanks in advance for
> any assistance.
>
>
>
> Red, KC4LE
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:35:37 -0500
From: ted <aa5ck@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat WAS
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I am the happy recipient of Satellite WAS # 332 and I want
to express my thanks and appreciation to all of our great
Satellite Ops, working from home and portable, to make this
award and others a possibility. I fully realize where the
credit should go!
Thanks Again....ted....aa5ck
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:44:44 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mars Science Laboratory Course Correction
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http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120728.html
Landing is schedule for just after 0530 UTC on August 6.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:47:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: ted <aa5ck@xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Sat WAS
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congrats?from #326...if this were easy, everyone would be doing it.
still rebuilding antennas
73 Bob w7LRD
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From: "ted" <aa5ck@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 11:35:37 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat WAS
I am the happy recipient of Satellite WAS # 332 and I want
to express my thanks and appreciation to all of our great
Satellite Ops, working from home and portable, to make this
award and others a possibility. I fully realize where the
credit should go!
Thanks Again....ted....aa5ck
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