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Today's Topics:
1. GB1MIR - 1991 MIR Space Station recording (Trevor .)
2. Re: Ham Radio in UK? (Joe Leikhim)
3. Ot: commercial space ad (andy thomas)
4. Beacon? (R.T.Liddy)
5. Re: Beacon? (B J)
6. G-5500 ooops (Bob- W7LRD)
7. Re: Beacon? (g0mrf@xxx.xxxx
8. Re: Ham Radio in UK? (Gordon JC Pearce)
9. Re: Ham Radio in UK? (Gordon JC Pearce)
10. SA AMSAT Accelerating the KLETSkous CubeSat Project (Trevor .)
11. G-5500 frozen (Bob- W7LRD)
12. Re: G-5500 frozen (Alan)
13. Re: G-5500 frozen (Jim Jerzycke)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:38:22 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] GB1MIR - 1991 MIR Space Station recording
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A recording of an amateur radio contact between the UK's first astronaut
Helen Sharman GB1MIR and Harrogate Ladies' College GB0JUNO is now available
on the AMSAT-UK website.
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?page_id=11501
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:15:50 -0500
From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radio in UK?
Message-ID: <50F08106.4050103@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Thanks; For some reason, I thought 70CM Repeaters were unavailable in
UK, and my W32A might be "contraband". Yes the W32A can work 420-450
MHz, (Mine will :-) ). Yes voice GSM is what we need for the trip. WIFI
will have to suffice for data needs. --- On Fri, 11/1/13, Joe Leikhim
<rhyolite@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I am planning a trip to UK and was wondering about VHF repeater usage.
>
> 1) I have an ICOM W32A and it does not generate 1750 Hz tone
> as far as I can tell (US Version). Is CTCSS widely used in OK?
All 2m repeaters use CTCSS, info on repeaters and coverage maps are at
http://www.ukrepeater.net/
> 2) The radio is dual band 2M/70CM but I can disable 70CM
> band from front panel. Will Customs hassle me for that
> model?
Don't know but I've not heard of anyone having problems. BTW can't you open
up the 70cm coverage to give 420-450 MHz ? That would enable you to use the
UK 70cm repeaters.
> 3) Any recommendations for good PMR446, dPMR or similar
> radios (low cost) to communicate with my wife should we get
> separated? Preferably something readily available and using
> AA (not AAA) batteries.
> 4) Is GSM still the way to go for basic cell phone service
> in UK? We got my son a used blackberry? "world phone"
> for his trip last year and it seemed spotty. Maybe he was
> getting SIM cards for the wrong provider?
If all you want is voice and SMS text messaging then yes GSM is what you are
after. For data/internet use you'd need 3G. It's worth checking the coverage
provided by each of the Four networks in the areas you'll be visiting before
you buy a Sim.
Personally I've found Vodafone and O2 give best voice/text coverage as they
use the 900 MHz band, other networks EE (Orange/T-Mobile) and 3 are only on
the higher bands, 1800 and 2100 MHz with shorter ranges.
Coverage Maps:
Vod -http://www.vodafone.co.uk/our-network-and-coverage/uk-coverage-map/
O2 -http://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker
EE -https://explore.ee.co.uk/coverage-checker
3 -http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Coverage
73 Trevor M5AKA
--
Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
JLeikhim@xxxxxxx.xxx
407-982-0446
WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:23:21 +0000 (GMT)
From: andy thomas <andythomasmail@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ot: commercial space ad
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Sorry guys, but it made me laugh. Hopelessly OT.
?
google "youtube lynx apollo fireman ad" and enjoy!
?
(Bet if he's shown her his HT it would have made a difference, HI)
?
73 de andy g0sfj
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:02:46 -0800 (PST)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Beacon?
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Tonight (1/12) while getting set up for an FO-29 pass I tuned down to the
Beacon Frequency 435.795 MHz. In spite of it being more than 5 minutes
before AOS, I heard a strong CW signal at around 435.790 MHz.
?
It was about 0214Z and there was a series of longish dashes and some
short pauses and finally a CW "XW", then quiet. The Doppler was quite
fast compared to what I hear from FO-29 and the signal was much stronger.
The signal had moved down to 435.788 MHz in a little more than a minute
and went quiet. I don't recall hearing a Beacon move frequency that fast,
so whatever was sending it must have been much lower than the Satellites
that we expect to be operational at this time.
?
At 0221Z when I began to hear FO-29's Beacon, it was significantly weaker
and the CW contained a lot of numbers. It never became anywhere near
as strong as the unknown Beacon.
?
When I did an Internet Search of Amateur Satellite Beacons, the only one
that I found near that frequency was FO-20. I couldn't find FO-20 listed in
SATPC-32 to run an Orbit Prediction to see if it could have been passing
overhead at that time.
?
So, I'm curious what Satellite that could have been which was so strong and
moving so fast above my QTH at EN91hq. Could FO-20 have come back to
life?
?
Anyone have comments/thoughts/guesses about this?
?
TNX,??? Bob K8BL
?
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:03:13 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Beacon?
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On 1/12/13, R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Tonight (1/12) while getting set up for an FO-29 pass I tuned down to the
> Beacon Frequency 435.795 MHz. In spite of it being more than 5 minutes
> before AOS, I heard a strong CW signal at around 435.790 MHz.
>
> It was about 0214Z and there was a series of longish dashes and some
> short pauses and finally a CW "XW", then quiet. The Doppler was quite
> fast compared to what I hear from FO-29 and the signal was much stronger.
> The signal had moved down to 435.788 MHz in a little more than a minute
> and went quiet. I don't recall hearing a Beacon move frequency that fast,
> so whatever was sending it must have been much lower than the Satellites
> that we expect to be operational at this time.
>
> At 0221Z when I began to hear FO-29's Beacon, it was significantly weaker
> and the CW contained a lot of numbers. It never became anywhere near
> as strong as the unknown Beacon.
>
> When I did an Internet Search of Amateur Satellite Beacons, the only one
> that I found near that frequency was FO-20. I couldn't find FO-20 listed in
> SATPC-32 to run an Orbit Prediction to see if it could have been passing
> overhead at that time.
>
> So, I'm curious what Satellite that could have been which was so strong and
> moving so fast above my QTH at EN91hq. Could FO-20 have come back to
> life?
You might have heard HO-68's telemetry beacon. Its official name is
Xi Wang-1, which would explain the "XW" at the end of the CW sequence.
I recall that each beacon transmission began with an
identification--its callsign, I think.
There's more information at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:37:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 ooops
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hello...it has been a bad week at the LRD compound. My 2M preamp went snafu
now the G5500el rotor reads zero degrees and will not move. When the up is
pressed the lights in the control unit dim ever so slightly just like the az
(which works). Tomorrow (1/12) I'll tip the tower over and see what I have.
I realize this is premature to put out a specific question. Hopefully it's
something simple.
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 06:01:52 -0500 (EST)
From: g0mrf@xxx.xxx
To: k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Beacon?
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Yup. That is the HO-68 beacon.
I use it at my school for demonstrating / measuring doppler and
calculating the velocity and altitude of the satellite.
Thanks
David
-----Original Message-----
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
CC: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 5:17
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Beacon?
On 1/12/13, R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Tonight (1/12) while getting set up for an FO-29 pass I tuned down to
the
> Beacon Frequency 435.795 MHz. In spite of it being more than 5 minutes
> before AOS, I heard a strong CW signal at around 435.790 MHz.
>
> It was about 0214Z and there was a series of longish dashes and some
> short pauses and finally a CW "XW", then quiet. The Doppler was quite
> fast compared to what I hear from FO-29 and the signal was much
stronger.
> The signal had moved down to 435.788 MHz in a little more than a
minute
> and went quiet. I don't recall hearing a Beacon move frequency that
fast,
> so whatever was sending it must have been much lower than the
Satellites
> that we expect to be operational at this time.
>
> At 0221Z when I began to hear FO-29's Beacon, it was significantly
weaker
> and the CW contained a lot of numbers. It never became anywhere near
> as strong as the unknown Beacon.
>
> When I did an Internet Search of Amateur Satellite Beacons, the only
one
> that I found near that frequency was FO-20. I couldn't find FO-20
listed in
> SATPC-32 to run an Orbit Prediction to see if it could have been
passing
> overhead at that time.
>
> So, I'm curious what Satellite that could have been which was so
strong and
> moving so fast above my QTH at EN91hq. Could FO-20 have come back to
> life?
You might have heard HO-68's telemetry beacon. Its official name is
Xi Wang-1, which would explain the "XW" at the end of the CW sequence.
I recall that each beacon transmission began with an
identification--its callsign, I think.
There's more information at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/status.php
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:48:12 +0000
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radio in UK?
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On 11/01/13 21:15, Joe Leikhim wrote:
> Thanks; For some reason, I thought 70CM Repeaters were unavailable in
> UK, and my W32A might be "contraband". Yes the W32A can work 420-450
We don't have 220MHz, but we do have 70MHz - maybe that's what you were
thinking of?
> MHz, (Mine will :-) ). Yes voice GSM is what we need for the trip. WIFI
> will have to suffice for data needs. --- On Fri, 11/1/13, Joe Leikhim
> <rhyolite@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
We have 2m and 70cm, which run from 144MHz to 146MHz and 430MHz to
440MHz respectively. Because 70cm is second-user to military stuff (as
it is in most of the world) there are ERP limits in certain parts of the
country.
Unfortunately because of the fundamentally broken nature of the RSGB's
pathetic excuse for a website, it's impossible to link to the bandplans
directly. So, follow the ridiculous URL below and click on the
badly-designed menu at the bottom of the page:
http://www.rsgb.org/committees/spectrumforum/docs/rsgb_band_plan_2012.htm
Here is the rather more effective and usable ETCC website with all the
UK repeaters on it:
http://www.ukrepeater.net
Hope this helps ;-)
--
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:57:54 +0000
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ham Radio in UK?
Message-ID: <50F14FC2.3010501@xxxx.xxx>
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On 11/01/13 21:15, Joe Leikhim wrote:
> Thanks; For some reason, I thought 70CM Repeaters were unavailable in
> UK, and my W32A might be "contraband". Yes the W32A can work 420-450
Incidentally, in the UK you are allowed to have any kind of transmitter
for any band you like, whether you are licensed or not. You're not
allowed to transmit with it, though.
You're also allowed to receive anything, but under the WT Act you may
not be able to act on or pass on any information that you receive. So,
sitting in the house listening to the last few remaining FM fire brigade
radios is fine, phoning the local paper or hopping in the car to go for
a look is right out ;-)
There's another interesting aspect of this that pops up on aviation
enthusiast mailing lists and forums, where you get people posting stuff
along the lines of "ZOMG THE UK HAS DRACONIAN LAWS AND IT'S A POLICE
STATE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STREAM SCANNERS LISTENING TO AIR TRAFFIC
CONTROL!!11!!!!11111"
Well, the law says you can't pass on any information without permission,
which suggests to me that if you obtain permission from NATS to stream
local ATC chatter, then it will be fine. I asked NATS about that at a
visit to their control centre near me, and they said that in principle
they don't really care what you do, to satisfy the letter of the law
you'd need to ask permission, and no-one has ever contacted them to ask
permission to stream ATC traffic.
So there you go - you don't ask, you don't get.
--
Gordonjcp MM0YEQ
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:58:16 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] SA AMSAT Accelerating the KLETSkous CubeSat
Project
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SARL news reports that SA AMSAT is in serious need of funding and appeals to
radio amateurs to make a financial contribution.
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=12162
KLETSkous aims to carry a 435/145 MHz linear transponder
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/KLETSkous.htm
73 Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK http://www.amsat-uk.org/
Join or Renew your AMSAT-UK membership at
http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/category_7/Membership-of-AMSAT-UK.html
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:40:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 frozen
Message-ID:
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For those waiting for the on going rotor drama at the LRD compound. Tipped
tower over, removed all antennas, rotor etc. took in shop opened case, one
big ice cube inside. The gears can not move through ice! I will clean it up,
dry it out, does anyone have any experience with sealing this thing up,
making gasket etc ? It is the Yaesu G-5500 elevation rotor. It does rain
here a bit (Seattle) hihi
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:27:14 -0600
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: G-5500 frozen
Message-ID: <75822BA04DF9437194E24966E3594E37@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Bob,
You can find heating tapes for pipes at most hardware stores. You can wind
them on pipes to keep them from freezing. I have also seen adhesive pads
for similar tasks at technical specialty stores. Over the years I have
known a couple of hams in the northern areas who use them to keep rotators
from freezing. It just gives you another wire to run and keep from binding.
:)
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 12:40 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 frozen
For those waiting for the on going rotor drama at the LRD compound. Tipped
tower over, removed all antennas, rotor etc. took in shop opened case, one
big ice cube inside. The gears can not move through ice! I will clean it up,
dry it out, does anyone have any experience with sealing this thing up,
making gasket etc ? It is the Yaesu G-5500 elevation rotor. It does rain
here a bit (Seattle) hihi
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:56:48 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: G-5500 frozen
Message-ID: <50F1C000.7080002@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Even though we don't get real weather down here in SoCal, Bob, I put a
small plastic trash can over mine.
I found one large enough to fit over the elevation rotor, and cut some
holes in it that lined up with the cross-boom. Then I made some slots
from the holes down to the edge of the trash can so I could slide it
over the cross-boom.
To keep the rain off the azimuth rotor, I cut the square base off a a
traffic cone, and opened up the top enough to slide over the mast.
Doesn't look real pretty, but it keeps the rain off!
73, Jim
.
On 01/12/2013 06:40 PM, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
> For those waiting for the on going rotor drama at the LRD compound. Tipped
tower over, removed all antennas, rotor etc. took in shop opened case, one
big ice cube inside. The gears can not move through ice! I will clean it up,
dry it out, does anyone have any experience with sealing this thing up,
making gasket etc ? It is the Yaesu G-5500 elevation rotor. It does rain
here a bit (Seattle) hihi
> 73 Bob W7LRD
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