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Today's Topics:
1. Re: PacComm and Siskin surplus (Mark L. Hammond)
2. Inflatable Directional Antenna For CubeSats (M5AKA)
3. Re: KH6 (Rick - WA4NVM)
4. For Sale Mode J Desense Filter (W7TYN)
5. ANS-251 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (E.Mike McCardel)
6. Norton Sales Inc. in North Hollywood CA (Rocket Parts trip)
(Bryce Salmi)
7. Problem with a Tiny2 (Vincenzo Mone)
8. 2013 Symposium Tour Registration (Alan)
9. Re: For Sale Mode J Desense Filter (W7TYN)
10. Another SATPC32 Question-Icom 910H-FM Narrow Mode (Les Rayburn)
11. Re: Another SATPC32 Question-Icom 910H-FM Narrow Mode (Alan)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 15:27:40 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Gregory Beat <gregory.beat@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PacComm and Siskin surplus
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Yep...I have 2--a Spirit-2 and Sprint-2 (the old name)! Love them for 9600
and 38k4...
Wish there were more birds to use them with...
73,
Mark N8MH
On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Gregory Beat <gregory.beat@xxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Twenty-five years ago, it was not uncommon to see Gwyn Reedy W1BEL(sk) of
> PacCom Inc or Phil Bridges G6DLJ of Siskin Electronics Ltd. promoting their
> amateur and commercial TNC and high-speed modem products
> ==
> An amateur estate is being sold on eBay seller: c200fish
> Among the various PacCom/Siskin items are four PacCom Spirit-2 modems.
> I have no idea if the satellite modem is installed, since these were sold
> in various flavors/configurations.
>
> I think Mark Hammond, N8MH was using the Spirit-2 for his ground station.
> I have one if the earlier Sprint-2 (sat version) at my quiet station.
>
> greg, w9gb
>
> Sent from iPad 3
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:31:23 +0100 (BST)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Inflatable Directional Antenna For CubeSats
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New dish antenna for CubeSats developed by Alessandra Babuscia and her team.
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/09/07/inflatable-antenna-could-give-cubesats-greater-
reach/
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73 Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396
Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 14:39:23 -0500
From: "Rick - WA4NVM" <wa4nvm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KH6
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Tom will work with you, took us 5 or 6 tries, but just received his qsl
card.
Good job Tom!
de Rick WA4NVM
> For those looking for Hawaii, look for NH6Y. Quite active on the birds.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 14:40:04 -0700
From: W7TYN <w7tyn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] For Sale Mode J Desense Filter
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I have the following item for sale. Please respond to me off list if you
are interested or need photo documentation:
1 ea. Original OSCAR Mode J Desense Filter . $20.00 $12.00 USPS
Priority mail. I will give $10.00 donation to amsat in appreciation for all
there help, when I was active on the "Birds".
Uplink on 2 meters downlink on 70cm. This filter reduces the problem of the
up link signal desensing the receiver. This filter has low insertion
loss(typically less than 0.5dB in the 70 cm band)(This filter and good
rejection (typically over 50 dB in the 2 meter band.) This filter should be
inserted between the 70cm antenna and 70cm preamp. Transmitting through this
filter is not recommended so it should be removed or bypassed before
transmitting on 70cm. I fabricated this filter out of 3" copper pipe from a
drawing and article in the AMSAT journal a number of years ago. A drawing
appears in the 1980 ARRL Handbook. Silver and teflon trim coax fittings used
on the input and output connections.
W7TYN AMSAT # 3951
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 22:06:44 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-251 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-251
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* Mail your AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots TODAY
* US Space Fence Shut Down
* Say HI to Juno
* Space Station Slow Scan TV Active
* FUNcube-1 is in its Pod
* 2013 AMSAT Symposium Tours Announced
* CEPT Considers Use of 5830-5850 MHz Satellite Band
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.01
ANS-251 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
DATE September 8, 2013
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.01
Mail your AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots TODAY
A reminder that, if you haven't done so already, mail your Board of
Director Ballots ASAP. All members in good standing should have
received their ballots. In order for your ballott to be counted, it
will need to be RECEIVED at the AMSAT office by September 15th.
This year we have 8 candidates for 4 voting Board members and 2 non-
voting Alternates. Your vote is especially important this year in
selecting those who will help guide AMSAT-NA. If you have not
submitted your ballot, please review the candidate biography and
position statements you received, as well as the Minutes of the Board
Meeting published in the May/June issue of the AMSAT Journal. Then
make your voice heard by voting.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
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US Space Fence Shut Down
It is reported on SatWatch that the 216 MHz US Space Fence, used to
detect orbital objects, was turned off on September 1, 2013 at 0000
UT.
The Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), known as the Space
Fence, is a U.S. government multistatic radar system built to detect
orbital objects passing over the United States. There are three
transmitter sites operating on 216.983, 216.97 and 216.99 MHz and six
receiving stations.
According to Wiki the system is understood to be capable of
detecting a 10 cm object at an altitude of 30,000 km and makes 5
million satellite observations each month.
Early in August Space News reported that: Gen. William Shelton,
commander of Air Force Space Command, ?has directed that the Air
Force Space Surveillance System be closed and all sites vacated?
effective Oct. 1, the memo said.
It seems appear the closure may have occurred earlier than initially
reported.
The reason for the shutdown has been reported as being because
Federal Government expenditure is exceeding budget resulting in
automatic budget cuts known as sequestration, however, a Space Review
article suggests another reason
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2357/1
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) officials say they have devised
modified operating modes for the Perimeter Acquisition Radar
Characterization System at Cavalier Air Force Station, N.D., and for
the space surveillance radar at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., which
allows the discontinuation of AFSSS operations while still
maintaining solid space situational awareness.
Air Force Space Surveillance System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Surveillance_System
Air Force Space Command to discontinue space surveillance system
http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/466832/air-
force-space-command-to-discontinue-space-surveillance-system.aspx
Space News, August 6, 2013
http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/36655shelton-orders-
shutdown-of-space-fence
SatWatch http://www.satwatch.org/
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) shuts down
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2013/haarp_facility_shuts_down.h
tm
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Say HI to Juno
NASA?s Juno mission is inviting amateur radio operators around the
world to transmit a coordinated message on the 28 MHz band to the
Juno spacecraft.
NASA?s Juno spacecraft will fly past Earth on October 9, 2013 to
receive a gravity assist from our planet, putting it on course for
Jupiter.
To celebrate this event, the Juno mission is inviting amateur radio
operators around the world to say ?HI? to Juno in a coordinated Morse
Code message. Juno?s radio and plasma wave experiment, called Waves,
should be able to detect the message if enough people participate.
Juno will have a better chance of detecting the signal from many
operators if the signal is spread out across the spectrum. The Juno
Waves instrument is a broadband receiver, and the detector being used
for this event has a band width of 1 MHz. It is better for detection
of the signal to have a broadband signal coming in.
For this experiment, the Juno team would like to ask those
participating to spread out in frequency across the 10 meter band.
They have supplied a table of suggested frequencies between 28 and 29
MHz, based on the last letter of your call. When the HFR receiver is
tuned to 28MHz, the center frequency is 28.5 MHz. A 50 kHz high pass
filter limits low frequencies hitting the detector, so the frequency
table excludes 28.5 MHz ?50 kHz. The natural signals the team expect
to measure at Jupiter will consist of a large number of discrete
tones, so spreading the signals out in this manner is a good
approximation to the signals Juno is expected to detect. But at
Jupiter, they don?t expect to be able to decode CW in the telemetry!
The 28 MHz band was chosen for this experiment for several reasons.
The Waves instrument is sensitive to radio signals in all amateur
bands below 40 MHz, but experience with the University of Iowa
instruments on the Galileo and Cassini earth flybys shows significant
shielding by the ionosphere at lower frequencies. As sad as it
sounds, the team hope for lousy band conditions on October 9, so an
appreciable fraction of the radiated energy escapes the ionosphere
into space, and is not refracted back down to the ground somewhere
else on the planet.
Juno?s antenna consists of a pair of tapered 2.8 meter long titanium
tubes, deployed from the bottom deck of the spacecraft under the +X
solar array and magnetometer boom. A high impedance radiation
resistant preamp sits at the base of the antenna and buffers the
signals from 50 Hz to 45 MHz. The elements are deployed with an
opening angle of about 120 degrees. Ten meters is above the resonant
frequency of the antenna and NEC analysis indicates a lobe generally
along the spin axis of the spacecraft. This will be good for
detection on the inbound part of closest approach to Earth.
The Waves instrument uses four receivers to cover the frequency
range of 50 Hz to 41 MHz. Signals up to 3 MHz are bandpass filtered,
sampled by A/D converters and FFT processed into spectra using a
custom FFT processor developed by The University of Iowa under a
grant from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
The Juno team point out that All transmissions must follow local and
national regulations.
Please join in, and help spread the word to fellow amateur radio
enthusiasts!
NASA ? Say ?HI? to Juno!
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/hijuno/
See How do I participate ? for the frequency list.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-BB and Glenn AA5PK for the above information]
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Space Station Slow Scan TV Active
Dmitry Pashkov UB4UAD has posted two images that he received on
145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station (ISS) on
Wednesday, September 4, 2013.
All you need to do to receive the SSTV pictures from the space
station is to connected the audio output of a scanner or amateur rig
via a simple interface to the soundcard on a Windows PC or an Apple
iOS device, and tune in to 145.800 MHz FM. You can even receive
pictures by holding an iPhone next to the radio?s loudspeaker.
The ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld
with a 1/4 wave antenna will be enough to receive it. The FM
transmission uses 5 kHz deviation which is standard in much of the
world.
Many FM rigs in the UK can be switched been wide and narrow
deviation FM filters so select the wider deviation. Handhelds all
seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard.
On Windows PC?s the free application MMSSTV can be used to decode
the signal, on Apple iOS devices you can use the SSTV app. The ISS
Fan Club website will show you when the space station is in range.
For more on Slow Scan Television SSTV, see this article SSTV ? The
Basics.
How to be successful with the ISS Slow Scan Television (SSTV)
imaging system
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html
Information on the MAI-75 SSTV experiment
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/researches/education-26.html
IZ8BLY Vox Recoder, enables you to record the signals from the ISS
on 145.800 MHz while you?re away at work
http://antoninoporcino.xoom.it/VoxRecorder/
For the latest status of amateur radio activity on the ISS and real
time tracking see http://www.issfanclub.com/
ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) Blog and Gallery
http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.co.uk/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and for the above information]
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FUNcube-1 is in its Pod
The AMSAT FUNcube team are delighted to be able to announce that the
FUNcube-1 CubeSat has now completed all its final testing and been
placed into its launch POD.
ZACUBE-1 prior to being shipped to the Netherlands - Image credit CPUT
ZACUBE-1 prior to being shipped to the Netherlands ? Image credit CPUT
This work was completed during a three day programme at the premises
of ISIS BV in Delft in the Netherlands and was finished, on time,
late Wednesday afternoon on September 4, 2013.
FUNcube-1 is actually the middle 1U CubeSat of three sharing a 3U
ISIPOD. It is sharing the ISIPOD with ZACUBE-1 from South Africa
and HiNCube from Norway.
ZACube-1, in addition to carrying VHF and UHF communications
equipment also has a 20 metre beacon which will operate on 14.099 MHz
This ISIPOD, with the spacecraft inside, will be transported to
Russia, early next month, for launch and will eventually be attached
directly to the launch vehicle.
FUNcube-1 carries a U/V linear transponder and the educational
telemetry beacon using 1k2 BPSK for school outreach purposes.
The current launch info has lift off scheduled for November 21st at
07:11:29 UT
Full initial orbit details and TLE?s, together with decoding
software will be made available over the next few weeks.
FUNcube-1 communication subsystem:
? 400 mW Inverting linear transponder for SSB and CW
- Uplink 435.150 ? 435.130 MHz
- Downlink 145.950 ? 145.970 MHz
? 400 mW BPSK Telemetry 145.935 MHz
ZACUBE-1 http://tinyurl.com/ANS-251-ZACUBE-1
HiNCube http://www.hincube.com/
A recent presentation about the FUNcube project by Graham Shirville
G3VZV and Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG can be viewed online at
http://www.batc.tv/streams/amsat1311 or downloaded from
http://www.batc.tv/vod/Funcube1.flv
A PDF of the slides from that presentation is here
FUNcube_Colloquium2013a
FUNcube information sheets:
? FUNcube_Project Information_aug2013
? FUNcube_Educational_Outreach aug2013
FUNcube-1 http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/funcube-cubesat/
FUNcube Yahoo Group http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/yahoo-group/
FUNcube website http://www.funcube.org.uk/
Some of the other satellites that may be on the same Dnepr launch
vehicle are listed at
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/22/dnepr-cubesat-launch/
AMSAT-UK on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396
AMSAT-UK on Twitter
https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK
Join AMSAT-UK
http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/category_9/Join-Amsat-UK.html
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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2013 AMSAT Symposium Tours Announced
AMSAT has arranged for two special tours as part of this year's
Symposium.
Battleship USS Texas BB-35
On Sunday there will be a tour of the Battleship Texas BB-35, the
only surviving US Navy warship that served in both World Wars. It is
currently opened to the public while undergoing extensive restoration
to ready her for the 100th anniversary of her commissioning in 2014.
A special tour has been arranged for AMSAT Symposium participants.
Transportation will depart the Marriott at 1030, and the formal tour
will be completed at 1400. Transportation will be available directly
to Houston Hobby airport from the ship. There will be an optional
lunch at a popular local restaurant followed by a return to the
Marriott at 1600. Cost per person, not including the optional lunch,
will be $20.
Johnson Space Center and W5RRR JSC ARC
On Monday there will be a tour of the NASA Johnson Space Center.
The tour will include the Sonny Carter Neutral Buoyancy Lab and the
Building 9 Training facility containing high fidelity full scale
mockups of the International Space Station modules as well as the
Soyuz spacecraft. The ISS tour will include special emphasis on the
amateur radio stations on the ISS. The tour will also include the
Building 30 historic mission control room as well as the current
International Space Station control room, and s a visit to the JSC
ARC station W5RRR. Transportation will depart the Marriott at 0800.
On the return trip transportation will stop at Houston Hobby airport
at 1415 before returning to the hotel. Cost per person will be $30.
Details, registration and up to date information may be found on
WWW.AMSAT.ORG
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]
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CEPT Considers Use of 5830-5850 MHz Satellite Band
The CEPT SE24 Short Range Devices meeting M72 took place in Vienna
on August 26-27, 2013.
The meeting discussed the use of the frequency bands 5350-5470 MHz
and 5725-5925 MHz ('WAS/RLAN extension bands') for wireless access
systems including radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs).
Any use of Amateur Satellite Service downlink band of 5830-5850 MHz
for this purpose would inevitably raise the noise floor making the
weak satellite signals even harder to receive.
Links to the CEPT documents are posted on the AMSAT-UK web page:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-251-CEPT
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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ARISS News
+ A Successful contact was made between Mill Springs Academy,
Alpharetta, GA, USA and Astronaut Christopher J. Cassidy, KF5KDR,
using callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2013-09-04 14:15 UTC and
lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via
KK4OVR.The ARISS Mentor for the contact was K4SQC.
Mill Springs Academy is an accredited independent school with a
college-prep program dedicated to the academic, physical and social
growth of students who have not realized their full potential in a
traditional classroom setting. Since 1981 we have been supporting
student learning by raising expectations and developing self-
motivation, while providing skills and values for life.
The population consists of average to above average, students in
grades 1-12, with learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit
Disorder. Small classes and an individualized curriculum help them to
capitalize on their strengths while learning coping strategies. Mill
Springs offers a broad range of fine arts options, a variety of
competitive sports, and an extended day program. In the summer
months, summer school, summer camp and sport workshops are offered.
Our 85-acre campus is nestled in the beautiful rolling hills and
pasture land of Alpharetta. We can be found on Twitter
(@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Facebook and Pinterest or on our website:
www.millsprings.org Our school motto is Success In School. Success In
Life.
Joining in this ARISS Radio Contact were students and faculty from
the Brandon Hall School. Brandon Hall is located in Dunwoody, another
northern suburb of Atlanta. Brandon Hall's mission as a coeducational
boarding and day school is to provide a challenging college
preparatory experience immersed in technology. Also joining us were
students from Crabapple Crossing Elementary, a nearby public school.
+ A Successful contact was made between Duluth Children's Museum,
Duluth, MN, USA and Astronaut [ISSOP, CALLSIGN] using callsign NA1SS.
The contact began 2013-09-07 15:03 UTC and lasted about nine and a
half minutes. Contact was direct via W0GKP.
The Duluth Children's Museum is a place where children begin their
lifelong exploration of an ever-expanding world. The mission of the
Duluth Children's Museum is to spark children's curiosity. One of the
first children's museums in the country, the Duluth Children's Museum
opened in 1930 as a resource for teachers, schoolchildren and
families to learn more about their world neighbors. The Duluth
Children's Museum serves more than 80,000 children, caregivers and
educators annually through its exhibition and education programs. The
museum's primary constituency is children age three to eight and
their families. The extended constituency is children birth to three
and children eight to twelve and family members.
Upcoming ARISS contacts
+ S.A.M.T. (Scuola Arti Mestieri Trevano), Canobbio, Switzerland,
direct via HB9OK Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-09-09 07:17:03 UTC
[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N, David, AA4KN for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Clayton Started It!
Clayton W5PFG started it - on the AMSAT-BB. Poetry, Haiku actually,
lamenting there not being HEOs. It seems this meme may have a life of
its own. Catch the fun and submit your own verse - Haiku or not on
the AMSAT-BB. So far this editor's favorite is by Doug Phelps' K9DLP
AM-SAT volunteers
Working to keep us in space
Thank you, job well done
(Source: AMSAT-BB)
+ Move away from the center of the passband
Drew KO4MA suggests moving away from the center of the passband
while working the linear birds. Previous to SatPC32 being the
ubiquitous way to operate the transponders, people tended to spread
out much more on the linear sats. CW was generally in the lower third
to maybe middle, and voice was often spread out over much more of the
passband. Now...I love Sat PC32, and I like full Doppler tuning, but
just because the program defaults to the middle of the passband
doesn't mean everyone should operate within 10 KHz of there.
See http://tinyurl.com/ANS-251-LinearOps
Spread out and use the VFO! There's no reason to pile up like
sardines in the middle. Maybe even (GASP) edit the doppler.sqf file
to put you elsewhere in the passband to fine tune things at the start
of the pass? Got a schedule, or operating from a rare grid? Let
everyone know where to look (i.e. 25 khz up from the middle) and save
yourself and others some QRM?
Erich, DK1TB, offers this tip, if you want SatPC32 to start off the
center of the passband of an SSB/CW satellite do the following: Run
the program choose that satellite. Tune the radio to the start
frequency you want - say 8 kHz above the center of the passband. Then
click menu CAT > Change/Store Data File > RX/TX Freq. Data. From the
next program start the program will start at the new downlink and
uplink frequencies.
(Source: AMSAT-BB)
+ It seems we are having problems with the mailing of the
July/August Journal.
It is indeed unfortunate to have the commendable efforts of the
volunteer contributors and editorial staff to the AMSAT Journal be
undone by problems at a PAID contractor.
If you have not received your 2013 July/August AMSAT Journal via the
postal mail please let the AMSAT office know via e-mail at
martha@xxxxx.xxx.
Source: Joanne K9JKM
+ Wouter, PA3WEG, has kindly created a unique video that shows the
correct process for inserting three 1U CubeSats into their 3U ISIPOD.
This is now available here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3xT3SDlFUOg
Source: Graham Shirbille via AMSAT-BB
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, KC8YLD
kc8yld at amsat dot org
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 21:18:09 -0700
From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Norton Sales Inc. in North Hollywood CA (Rocket
Parts trip)
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I thought some of you on the BB would get a kick out of this. My brother, a
few friends from work, and I took a trip today out to Norton Sales Inc. in
North Hollywood, CA. We kept hearing about the rocket engines and parts
along with other aerospace stuff that you can buy there. While a good
amount of it is truly "junk" and is in no shape to actually fly, there are
a decent number of transducers and pipes that could be put to good use. The
movie industry is their main customer for the props. Movies such as the
avengers and Iron Man have used some of the parts.
Sorry for the poor quality images, I used my camera phone. I ended up
buying the Nike-I Missile UDMH can (unused/unopened which was particularly
important) for $10 and is a neat part of history. Enjoy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/101448394@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bryce Salmi
KB1LQC
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 13:31:01 +0200
From: "Vincenzo Mone" <vimone@xxxxx.xx>
To: "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Problem with a Tiny2
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Hi to the list,
I own a PacComm Tiny2 with a 9600 G3RUH board to
TX/RX the 9600 baud signals.
I have a problem that when I go to switch it ON,
I get the three LEDs ( STA CON and PWR ) lighted on permanently
And it never light OFF.
If I have the Terminal program loaded on the screen I can just see one
character
In the moment I switch the TNC ON.
If I send the carriage return I can see the cursor going down but no
communication.
It seems that it does not complete the Switch ON routine.
Please anybody can suggest me what happened and how to solve it?
Thanks in advance.
73's de Enzo IK8OZV
EasyLog 5 BetaTester
EasyLog PDA BetaTester
WinBollet BetaTester
D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania
Skype: ik8ozv8520
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 07:23:19 -0500
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "SAREX-BB" <SAREX@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2013 Symposium Tour Registration
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Hi,
AMSAT has announced two great tours for the 2013 Symposium: The Battleship
Texas, and the NASA
Johnson Space Center. Both tours are open to all Symposium participants.
However, due to the
requirement for additional information for the JSC tour, the methods of
booking tours are different.
The Battleship Texas tour may be booked directly on the AMSAT Store:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/lqw8o9x
The details for the NASA JSC tour may be found on the AMSAT Store:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/lr9e9cs
However, it cannot be booked on the AMSAT Store due to the requirement for
additional information. It
must be booked directly with the AMSAT office. Information on how to do
this, and the required
information for non-US nationals, is included on the Store item.
We regret the additional complications, and appreciate your understanding.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
AMSAT Store Stock Boy
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 09:50:30 -0700
From: W7TYN <w7tyn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: For Sale Mode J Desense Filter
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The filter has been sold. Thanks for all the interest. 73
On Sep 7, 2013, at 2:40 PM, W7TYN wrote:
> I have the following item for sale. Please respond to me off list if
you are interested or need photo documentation:
>
> 1 ea. Original OSCAR Mode J Desense Filter . $20.00 $12.00 USPS
Priority mail. I will give $10.00 donation to amsat in appreciation for all
there help, when I was active on the "Birds".
>
> Uplink on 2 meters downlink on 70cm. This filter reduces the problem of
the up link signal desensing the receiver. This filter has low insertion
loss(typically less than 0.5dB in the 70 cm band)(This filter and good
rejection (typically over 50 dB in the 2 meter band.) This filter should be
inserted between the 70cm antenna and 70cm preamp. Transmitting through this
filter is not recommended so it should be removed or bypassed before
transmitting on 70cm. I fabricated this filter out of 3" copper pipe from a
drawing and article in the AMSAT journal a number of years ago. A drawing
appears in the 1980 ARRL Handbook. Silver and teflon trim coax fittings used
on the input and output connections.
>
> W7TYN AMSAT # 3951
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 12:07:43 -0500
From: Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Another SATPC32 Question-Icom 910H-FM Narrow Mode
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Thanks to all who answered my newbie question involving how to change
the transmitted PL tone for SO-50. I got several great responses,
including at least one person who sent me their edited file for my use.
The amateur spirit is alive, well, and living on the birds!
I've got a similar question regarding SATPC32 and SO-50. I've noticed
that FM-narrow mode on the Icom IC-910H seems to deliver better
reception of the satellite, and I'd like to change the settings in
SATPC32 so that is automatically places the radio in FM-Narrow mode. Can
someone guide me through how to make this change?
Also, I notice that polarity seems to be a larger issue on this bird
than on the linear SSB/CW birds. My antennas are fixed in the attic in
elevation, and can only be rotated in azimuth. I also opted to slightly
offset the 432 antennas from vertical polarization to more of an
"in-between", which seemed to reduce local noise and be a good
compromise setting for shifting antenna polarization on the satellite.
Anything else I can be besides adding AZ/EL to help reception of SO-50?
--
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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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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 13:29:50 -0500
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <les@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT Mailing List'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, <starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: CC <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Another SATPC32 Question-Icom 910H-FM Narrow
Mode
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Lee,
Look in the DOPPLER.SQF file where you specify frequencies, modes, etc. You
have the option of FM, or
FMN for FM-Narrow. I used a Yaesu which also has a FMN mode, and it worked
fine. You can select it
for uplink, downlink or both. There are detailed notes at the bottom of the
file on the options. I
would suggest changing only the downlink.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Les Rayburn
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 12:08 PM
To: AMSAT Mailing List; starcom-bb@xxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Another SATPC32 Question-Icom 910H-FM Narrow Mode
Thanks to all who answered my newbie question involving how to change
the transmitted PL tone for SO-50. I got several great responses,
including at least one person who sent me their edited file for my use.
The amateur spirit is alive, well, and living on the birds!
I've got a similar question regarding SATPC32 and SO-50. I've noticed
that FM-narrow mode on the Icom IC-910H seems to deliver better
reception of the satellite, and I'd like to change the settings in
SATPC32 so that is automatically places the radio in FM-Narrow mode. Can
someone guide me through how to make this change?
Also, I notice that polarity seems to be a larger issue on this bird
than on the linear SSB/CW birds. My antennas are fixed in the attic in
elevation, and can only be rotated in azimuth. I also opted to slightly
offset the 432 antennas from vertical polarization to more of an
"in-between", which seemed to reduce local noise and be a good
compromise setting for shifting antenna polarization on the satellite.
Anything else I can be besides adding AZ/EL to help reception of SO-50?
--
--
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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