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Today's Topics:
1. FN53 portable operations (Nick Fredrich)
2. Re: FN53 portable operations (Nick Fredrich)
3. 736r for sale (Bob- W7LRD)
4. Fwd: [PNWVHFS] Fw: Garrett here, listing my FT-736R with
options on craigslist. (Bob- W7LRD)
5. K4FEG Sharing the Wealth (Les Rayburn)
6. Re: K4FEG Sharing the Wealth (Michael)
7. Looking for Cue Dee antenna information (PE0SAT | Amateur Radio)
8. Help in Hearing ISS (Les Rayburn)
9. Recent AO-7 AMSAT Journal Papers (DeYoung James)
10. Re: Help in Hearing ISS (Stefan Wagener)
11. Re: Help in Hearing ISS (Les Rayburn)
12. Re: Help in Hearing ISS (Ing. Pavel Milanes Costa)
13. Re: Help in Hearing ISS (Stefan Wagener)
14. Re: Help in Hearing ISS (Alan)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 16:11:15 -0400
From: Nick Fredrich <kc9wpr@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] FN53 portable operations
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Greetings,
I plan on working the next US pass starting at 20:57 UTC portable from FN53
(South Portland, ME). 5W Yaesu VX-8GR /w Arrow
Will confirm 100% as always, no SASE required to QRZ address. LOTW eQSL are
OK too.
Nick - KC9WPR
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 16:16:43 -0400
From: Nick Fredrich <kc9wpr@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FN53 portable operations
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correction: this is the next SO-50 pass
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Nick Fredrich <kc9wpr@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I plan on working the next US pass starting at 20:57 UTC portable from
> FN53 (South Portland, ME). 5W Yaesu VX-8GR /w Arrow
>
>
>
> Will confirm 100% as always, no SASE required to QRZ address. LOTW eQSL
> are OK too.
>
> Nick - KC9WPR
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 22:13:15 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] 736r for sale
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just forwarding
for a local guy
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ele/3830836872.html
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 22:16:17 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: [PNWVHFS] Fw: Garrett here, listing my
FT-736R with options on craigslist.
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fowarding to the amsat list
Bob W7LRD
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "James Christiansen" <k7nd@xxx.xxx>
To: pnwvhfs@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 3:01:08 PM
Subject: [PNWVHFS] Fw: Garrett here, listing my FT-736R with options on
craigslist.
Here you go,
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: "garrett@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx <garrett@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: James Christiansen <k7nd@xxx.xxx>
Cc: Garrett <garrett@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sun, May 26, 2013 2:51:40 PM
Subject: Garrett here, listing my FT-736R with options on craigslist.
Hi Jim,
Can you look at it and let me know what you think?
If you think its priced right I would like you to post it for me on the
reflector.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/ele/3830836872.html
I really appreciate your assistants.
Thanks Jim.
KB7IOG, CN87
Lakewood, WA
Garrett 253-273-1803
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 22:40:32 -0500
From: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG Sharing the Wealth
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One of the best signals on the bird, and most prolific operators is also
one of the most generous. "Feg" spent time
with me on the last two FO-29 passes helping me troubleshoot my audio
problems (We finally got that licked)
and also flagged two DX stations HK3Z, Aquilino and VE6ITV for me.
Thanks to his generosity I was able to log two new grids, and a new
country.
Every aspect of this hobby has it's share of "good guys" and VHF
operation is blessed with
more than it's share. But in the past month I've also been introduced to
some great ones on the birds.
Thanks again, Feg. I owe you!
--73
Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712
AMSAT #38965
Grid Bandits #222
Southeastern VHF Society
Central States VHF Society Life Member
Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 00:23:11 -0400
From: Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K4FEG Sharing the Wealth
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Hi Les,
I've been following your post. Sounds like you're having a ball. I'm
off the air with sats for the time being although I do hope to cobble
together at least an FM sat station early next year in anticipation of
new cube sats. Just out of curiosity, what exactly was causing your
distorted audio? If you mentioned it, I missed it.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 5/26/2013 11:40 PM, Les Rayburn wrote:
> One of the best signals on the bird, and most prolific operators is
> also one of the most generous. "Feg" spent time
> with me on the last two FO-29 passes helping me troubleshoot my audio
> problems (We finally got that licked)
> and also flagged two DX stations HK3Z, Aquilino and VE6ITV for me.
>
> Thanks to his generosity I was able to log two new grids, and a new
> country.
>
> Every aspect of this hobby has it's share of "good guys" and VHF
> operation is blessed with
> more than it's share. But in the past month I've also been introduced
> to some great ones on the birds.
>
> Thanks again, Feg. I owe you!
>
>
>
> --73
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL 35114
> EM63nf
>
> 6M VUCC #1712
> AMSAT #38965
> Grid Bandits #222
> Southeastern VHF Society
> Central States VHF Society Life Member
> Six Club #2484
>
> Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 16:44:08 +0200
From: PE0SAT | Amateur Radio <pe0sat@xxxxx.xx>
To: Amsat bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for Cue Dee antenna information
Message-ID: <c9880c4a5a4a60d344ff568723c368fc@xxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Hi,
Thanks for reading this message.
Can somebody help me with the element measurements for the Que Dee 432
antenna
models. When looking at the manual they only speak of colours and not
of length.
73 Jan PE0SAT
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With regards PE0SAT
Internet web-page http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 10:10:02 -0500
From: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help in Hearing ISS
Message-ID: <51A3774A.5040503@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
I ran a Google search this morning, and there is still no known cure for
"operator error". So I resort to searching
for more medicine on the list until a cure can be found. Please give
generously until a cure can be found. :-)
Been on satellites for about five weeks now, and have managed to work a
few contacts through SO-50, FO-29, AO-7,
and VO-52. Have copied CW beacons from other birds including a few of
the small Cubesats. The system
seems to be working well.
Some bugs had to be worked out along the way, including adjusting
Doppler correction on SATPC32,
fixing an audio distortion problem, and desense in Mode J.
But despite my best efforts, I've yet to hear a single peep out of the
International Space Station. Not just in voice modes,
mind you, but I can't seem to find the digipeater signals, or anything
else. I'm clearly doing something wrong.
So, here are my questions:
1.) My IC-910H is controlled by SATPC32 in "satellite mode". Simple
enough. But when I make the ISS the "active satellite" it stays in V/U
mode, and won't easily let me go into simplex mode to work the ISS voice
circuits or FM repeater.
Is there a fix for this? How do other IC-910H owners deal with this issue?
2.) What frequency should I be looking for the packet signals on?
I don't have a TNC, but do have a Rigblaster USB Advantage sound card
interface. I know it's possible to use this to monitor (and possibly
transmit signals to the ISS) Is there a link to a web site explaining
how to configure the software, etc. for beginners?
3.) How often is the ISS in FM repeater mode? Not often, I'm guessing.
Anyone know why?
4.) Any other tips on working the ISS? It would be quite a thrill for me!
Please pardon the newbie questions. This list is great, and I really
appreciate the help.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming for smart,
capable operators, already in
progress.
--
--
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712
AMSAT #38965
Grid Bandits #222
Southeastern VHF Society
Central States VHF Society Life Member
Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 08:30:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: DeYoung James <deyoung_james@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Recent AO-7 AMSAT Journal Papers
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Greetings,
?
Two recent papers concerning the historical and current behavior and
operating aspects of AO-7 were written and published in the AMSAT Journal by
the undersigned.? I would recommend those who are interested contact the
AMSAT office, Martha, and get copies of the two articles to read.?
?
"AO-7's Frequency Variability as a Proxy for Spacecraft Temperature',
(2007), The AMSAT Journal, May/June 2007, pp. 23 - 26.
"AO-7 - 35 Years in Space: Solar Array Power", The AMSAT Journal,
January/February 2010, pp. 4 - 15.
?
There is a wealth of information in these two articles and are good?jumping
off?points for further study of AO-7.
?
73, Jim DeYoung, N8OQ (formerly KG4QWC)
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 10:35:35 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help in Hearing ISS
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Hi Les,
1. Go to: http://www.issfanclub.com
on the right side you see activities. Packet was active an hour ago. Found
it to be the most up-to-date source for activities short of special
announcements.
2. Please read the SatPC32 instructions, especially the part on SatPC32ISS.
Use that program and make sure you select the correct frequencies. You
might need to change the default ones in SatPC for the ISS based on the
link/activity above.
Hope that helps.
73 Stefan, VE4NSA
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I ran a Google search this morning, and there is still no known cure for
> "operator error". So I resort to searching
> for more medicine on the list until a cure can be found. Please give
> generously until a cure can be found. :-)
>
> Been on satellites for about five weeks now, and have managed to work a
> few contacts through SO-50, FO-29, AO-7,
> and VO-52. Have copied CW beacons from other birds including a few of the
> small Cubesats. The system
> seems to be working well.
>
> Some bugs had to be worked out along the way, including adjusting Doppler
> correction on SATPC32,
> fixing an audio distortion problem, and desense in Mode J.
>
> But despite my best efforts, I've yet to hear a single peep out of the
> International Space Station. Not just in voice modes,
> mind you, but I can't seem to find the digipeater signals, or anything
> else. I'm clearly doing something wrong.
>
> So, here are my questions:
>
>
> 1.) My IC-910H is controlled by SATPC32 in "satellite mode". Simple
> enough. But when I make the ISS the "active satellite" it stays in V/U
> mode, and won't easily let me go into simplex mode to work the ISS voice
> circuits or FM repeater.
>
> Is there a fix for this? How do other IC-910H owners deal with this issue?
>
> 2.) What frequency should I be looking for the packet signals on?
>
> I don't have a TNC, but do have a Rigblaster USB Advantage sound card
> interface. I know it's possible to use this to monitor (and possibly
> transmit signals to the ISS) Is there a link to a web site explaining how
> to configure the software, etc. for beginners?
>
> 3.) How often is the ISS in FM repeater mode? Not often, I'm guessing.
> Anyone know why?
>
> 4.) Any other tips on working the ISS? It would be quite a thrill for me!
>
> Please pardon the newbie questions. This list is great, and I really
> appreciate the help.
>
> We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming for smart,
> capable operators, already in
> progress.
> --
> --
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL 35114
> EM63nf
>
> 6M VUCC #1712
> AMSAT #38965
> Grid Bandits #222
> Southeastern VHF Society
> Central States VHF Society Life Member
> Six Club #2484
>
> Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
>
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 10:44:34 -0500
From: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Stefan Wagener <wageners@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help in Hearing ISS
Message-ID: <51A37F62.2020908@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Stefan,
Ah, so THAT's what the other SATPC32 program (ISS) version is for.
Read the instructions? Sir--where is your manhood? It runs counter to my
gender to resort to something as despicable as reading
instructions. Why, it makes me suspect you might be a Communist! (No
offense to any communists who might be members of the list.)
:-)
Seriously, Stefan, thank you for the assist. I'll eat my serving of
humble pie while I read the instructions for SATPC32 again.
73,
Les N1LF
EM63
On 5/27/2013 10:35 AM, Stefan Wagener wrote:
> Hi Les,
>
> 1. Go to: http://www.issfanclub.com
>
> on the right side you see activities. Packet was active an hour ago.
> Found it to be the most up-to-date source for activities short of
> special announcements.
>
> 2. Please read the SatPC32 instructions, especially the part on
> SatPC32ISS. Use that program and make sure you select the correct
> frequencies. You might need to change the default ones in SatPC for
> the ISS based on the link/activity above.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> 73 Stefan, VE4NSA
>
>
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> <mailto:les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>> wrote:
>
> I ran a Google search this morning, and there is still no known
> cure for "operator error". So I resort to searching
> for more medicine on the list until a cure can be found. Please
> give generously until a cure can be found. :-)
>
> Been on satellites for about five weeks now, and have managed to
> work a few contacts through SO-50, FO-29, AO-7,
> and VO-52. Have copied CW beacons from other birds including a few
> of the small Cubesats. The system
> seems to be working well.
>
> Some bugs had to be worked out along the way, including adjusting
> Doppler correction on SATPC32,
> fixing an audio distortion problem, and desense in Mode J.
>
> But despite my best efforts, I've yet to hear a single peep out of
> the International Space Station. Not just in voice modes,
> mind you, but I can't seem to find the digipeater signals, or
> anything else. I'm clearly doing something wrong.
>
> So, here are my questions:
>
>
> 1.) My IC-910H is controlled by SATPC32 in "satellite mode".
> Simple enough. But when I make the ISS the "active satellite" it
> stays in V/U mode, and won't easily let me go into simplex mode to
> work the ISS voice circuits or FM repeater.
>
> Is there a fix for this? How do other IC-910H owners deal with
> this issue?
>
> 2.) What frequency should I be looking for the packet signals on?
>
> I don't have a TNC, but do have a Rigblaster USB Advantage sound
> card interface. I know it's possible to use this to monitor (and
> possibly transmit signals to the ISS) Is there a link to a web
> site explaining how to configure the software, etc. for beginners?
>
> 3.) How often is the ISS in FM repeater mode? Not often, I'm
> guessing. Anyone know why?
>
> 4.) Any other tips on working the ISS? It would be quite a thrill
> for me!
>
> Please pardon the newbie questions. This list is great, and I
> really appreciate the help.
>
> We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming for
> smart, capable operators, already in
> progress.
> --
> --
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL 35114
> EM63nf
>
> 6M VUCC #1712
> AMSAT #38965
> Grid Bandits #222
> Southeastern VHF Society
> Central States VHF Society Life Member
> Six Club #2484
>
> Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx <mailto:AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>. Opinions
> expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
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>
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 11:53:01 -0400
From: "Ing. Pavel Milanes Costa" <co7wt@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help in Hearing ISS
Message-ID: <51A3815D.2000209@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
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Hi Les
El 27/05/13 11:10, Les Rayburn escribi?:
> 2.) What frequency should I be looking for the packet signals on?
That will be 145.825 FM, you will find information of the activities of
voice/packet of the ISS visiting this sites:
http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php
http://www.issfanclub.com/
73
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 11:04:20 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help in Hearing ISS
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Sounds good. :-)
Regarding reading instructions, I like the thing with the fish.....
You know, this one: "give a man a quick answer (fish), and you help him for
a minute until he forgets again (feed him for a day): show him the manual
and have him read it and apply it, you helped him for a long time and he
can help others now (you feed him for a lifetime) ;-)
73, Stefan VE4NSA
On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Stefan,
>
> Ah, so THAT's what the other SATPC32 program (ISS) version is for.
>
> Read the instructions? Sir--where is your manhood? It runs counter to my
> gender to resort to something as despicable as reading
> instructions. Why, it makes me suspect you might be a Communist! (No
> offense to any communists who might be members of the list.)
>
> :-)
>
> Seriously, Stefan, thank you for the assist. I'll eat my serving of humble
> pie while I read the instructions for SATPC32 again.
>
> 73,
>
> Les N1LF
> EM63
>
>
>
> On 5/27/2013 10:35 AM, Stefan Wagener wrote:
>
> Hi Les,
>
> 1. Go to: http://www.issfanclub.com
>
> on the right side you see activities. Packet was active an hour ago.
> Found it to be the most up-to-date source for activities short of special
> announcements.
>
> 2. Please read the SatPC32 instructions, especially the part on
> SatPC32ISS. Use that program and make sure you select the correct
> frequencies. You might need to change the default ones in SatPC for the ISS
> based on the link/activity above.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> 73 Stefan, VE4NSA
>
>
> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:10 AM, Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
>
>> I ran a Google search this morning, and there is still no known cure for
>> "operator error". So I resort to searching
>> for more medicine on the list until a cure can be found. Please give
>> generously until a cure can be found. :-)
>>
>> Been on satellites for about five weeks now, and have managed to work a
>> few contacts through SO-50, FO-29, AO-7,
>> and VO-52. Have copied CW beacons from other birds including a few of the
>> small Cubesats. The system
>> seems to be working well.
>>
>> Some bugs had to be worked out along the way, including adjusting Doppler
>> correction on SATPC32,
>> fixing an audio distortion problem, and desense in Mode J.
>>
>> But despite my best efforts, I've yet to hear a single peep out of the
>> International Space Station. Not just in voice modes,
>> mind you, but I can't seem to find the digipeater signals, or anything
>> else. I'm clearly doing something wrong.
>>
>> So, here are my questions:
>>
>>
>> 1.) My IC-910H is controlled by SATPC32 in "satellite mode". Simple
>> enough. But when I make the ISS the "active satellite" it stays in V/U
>> mode, and won't easily let me go into simplex mode to work the ISS voice
>> circuits or FM repeater.
>>
>> Is there a fix for this? How do other IC-910H owners deal with this issue?
>>
>> 2.) What frequency should I be looking for the packet signals on?
>>
>> I don't have a TNC, but do have a Rigblaster USB Advantage sound card
>> interface. I know it's possible to use this to monitor (and possibly
>> transmit signals to the ISS) Is there a link to a web site explaining how
>> to configure the software, etc. for beginners?
>>
>> 3.) How often is the ISS in FM repeater mode? Not often, I'm guessing.
>> Anyone know why?
>>
>> 4.) Any other tips on working the ISS? It would be quite a thrill for me!
>>
>> Please pardon the newbie questions. This list is great, and I really
>> appreciate the help.
>>
>> We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming for smart,
>> capable operators, already in
>> progress.
>> --
>> --
>> 73,
>>
>> Les Rayburn, N1LF
>> 121 Mayfair Park
>> Maylene, AL 35114
>> EM63nf
>>
>> 6M VUCC #1712
>> AMSAT #38965
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 11:14:19 -0500
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT Mailing List'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help in Hearing ISS
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Les,
1. Working the ISS, or any other satellite where the uplink and downlink
are in the same band, is
handled by a special version called SATPC32ISS. This is one of the several
support programs which come
with the main program. See the manual under Auxiliary Programs. Handling
these differently is
necessary because your rig, like other satellite rigs, is only full duplex
when the uplink and
downlink are on different bands. On two meters, the Doppler shift is low
enough that you can simply
tune your radio to the nominal uplink and downlinks. The same for packet.
In principle Doppler
tuning is better, but many just ignore it, and make contacts. Note that
this is NOT true if 70 cm or
higher are involved.
2. Packet is on 145.825 MHz. A good source of info on what the ISS is
currently doing is here:
http://www.issfanclub.com/
There many sites which talk about using software TNC programs such as AGW
Packet Engine, MixW, etc. I
would suggest looking for the information on using them with APRS, which
unless you are in a really
remote location, is available 24/7 for testing. Once that is running,
switching to the ISS or other
packet satellites is relatively easy.
3. Not very often. Various reasons, including the fact that the other
modes are very popular.
4. You will need to use the latest Keps. The ISS is frequently reboosted,
and so until the Keps
catch up, there can be a significant different between the predicted and
actual times. Note that the
NASA.ALL Keps are only updated weekly, so be certain to use the AMATEUR.TXT
which SatPC32 downloads.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Les Rayburn
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 10:10 AM
To: AMSAT Mailing List
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help in Hearing ISS
I ran a Google search this morning, and there is still no known cure for
"operator error". So I resort to searching
for more medicine on the list until a cure can be found. Please give
generously until a cure can be found. :-)
Been on satellites for about five weeks now, and have managed to work a
few contacts through SO-50, FO-29, AO-7,
and VO-52. Have copied CW beacons from other birds including a few of
the small Cubesats. The system
seems to be working well.
Some bugs had to be worked out along the way, including adjusting
Doppler correction on SATPC32,
fixing an audio distortion problem, and desense in Mode J.
But despite my best efforts, I've yet to hear a single peep out of the
International Space Station. Not just in voice modes,
mind you, but I can't seem to find the digipeater signals, or anything
else. I'm clearly doing something wrong.
So, here are my questions:
1.) My IC-910H is controlled by SATPC32 in "satellite mode". Simple
enough. But when I make the ISS the "active satellite" it stays in V/U
mode, and won't easily let me go into simplex mode to work the ISS voice
circuits or FM repeater.
Is there a fix for this? How do other IC-910H owners deal with this issue?
2.) What frequency should I be looking for the packet signals on?
I don't have a TNC, but do have a Rigblaster USB Advantage sound card
interface. I know it's possible to use this to monitor (and possibly
transmit signals to the ISS) Is there a link to a web site explaining
how to configure the software, etc. for beginners?
3.) How often is the ISS in FM repeater mode? Not often, I'm guessing.
Anyone know why?
4.) Any other tips on working the ISS? It would be quite a thrill for me!
Please pardon the newbie questions. This list is great, and I really
appreciate the help.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming for smart,
capable operators, already in
progress.
--
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73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf
6M VUCC #1712
AMSAT #38965
Grid Bandits #222
Southeastern VHF Society
Central States VHF Society Life Member
Six Club #2484
Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light
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