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Today's Topics:
1. SatPc32 Cubesat SQF files (Rob styles)
2. Re: FUNcube-1 launch week has arrived! (paul robinson)
3. Re: SatPc32 Cubesat SQF files (Alan)
4. Re: FunCube Dashboard under Wine? (David Giles)
5. Re: FT-736 (Greg D)
6. Remote Satellite SDR station with Raspberry Pi. (Matty Cunningham)
7. Re: FUNcube-1 launch week has arrived! (Matty Cunningham)
8. Re: FT-736 (Tony Langdon)
9. Re: FUNcube-1 launch week has arrived! (Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS])
10. Help needed with the CAPE II sat (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
11. Bryan Klofas (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
12. Dnepr satellites mounted on launcher (M5AKA)
13. AO7 calibration (Bob- W7LRD)
14. Re: AO7 calibration (David W0DHB)
15. Re: AO7 calibration (B J)
16. Next Stop: Mars (B J)
17. Delfi-n3Xt Satellite (M5AKA)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:13:24 +0000
From: Rob styles <robpegs@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "=?utf-8?Q?amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPc32 Cubesat SQF files
Message-ID: <DUB407-EAS3144E76113C11B671A5E1B0B1E50@xxx.xxx>
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Any one had the chance to write up some SatPC32 Sqf
(Doppler/AmsatNames.txt. files for the latest Cubesats due to be launched
this week.
I understand the TLE?s might change.
Rob
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:30:12 +0000 (GMT)
From: paul robinson <pushbiker2004@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube-1 launch week has arrived!
Message-ID:
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Thanks for the hard work,and overcoming all the red tape to hopefully give
us another usefull satalite,ive got every thing crossed!? Ill be keeping an
ear out this week for signals off funcube-1 and others...best wishes again
....Paul 2E1EUB
?
Amsat uk
Amsat NA
RSGB
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:48:51 -0600
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Rob styles'" <robpegs@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPc32 Cubesat SQF files
Message-ID: <A5A119BC0BA54A17AB9178F43868F81D@xxxxxx>
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Rob,
FUNCUBE-1
1 99991U 13999A 13325.30956308 -.00000106 00000-0 00000 0 1 18
2 99991 97.7956 38.2570 0059925 198.5190 336.5388 14.77841394 15
FUNCUBE-1,145934.0,,USB,,,,TLM
FUNCUBE-1,145960.0,435140.0,USB,LSB,REV,,, Transponder
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
PS
If you want to get a jump on FOX-1:
FOX-1
1 99999U 13001A 13115.03159480 .00000000 00000 0 00000 0 1 14
2 99999 64.0000 106.4735 0200000 270.0000 180.0000 14.81480000 10
FOX-1,145960,435160,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Preliminary
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:32:09 +1030
From: David Giles <vk5dg@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FunCube Dashboard under Wine?
Message-ID: <52892ED1.9000309@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx>
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Hi Greg,
I've installed it on a virtual box running XP and it appears to work
ok. Haven't tried it using wine.
73 de David VK5DG
On 17/11/13 13:54, Greg D wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Before I try, does anyone know if the new FunCube Dashboard software
> will run on Linux under Wine? Except under unusual circumstances, the
> only windows in the shack are the glass kind...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg KO6TH
>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:03:11 -0800
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Tom Worthington <worth@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-736
Message-ID: <52893D1F.9090608@xxxxx.xxx>
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The lack of manual tuning when under computer control is a fundamental
limitation of the rig. When it switches to CAT mode, the front panel is
disabled. Nothing an external box can do to change this.
For the FM sats, full computer control is still possible, since all you
need is to stay on the single Doppler-adjusted frequency. It is
definitely an annoyance when working the SSB/CW sats, however, but I
find that operating the good old fashioned way (manually) still works
well enough. Possibly easier than setting up two rigs, depending on
your setup.
The NORmal and REVerse tracking settings of the SAT mode switch really
helps here. All you need to do is find yourself in some quiet part of
the transponder passband, then switch to the tracking setting for your
particular bird. (I believe they're all Reverse at the present time.)
Then you can spin the knob to find a QSO, and join in. You'll remain
close to the right tuning for a few minutes (except at TCA), and can
adjust real-time once you start talking by taking it out of tracking and
over to either Tx or Rx (generally whichever band is higher).
Not too hard once you do it a few times.
Good luck, and enjoy the rig,
Greg KO6TH
Tom Worthington wrote:
> Thanks for all the responses on the FT-736 and the pointers to the pic
> hardware emulator.
>
> Just to be clear, does the N6BIL emulator allow the manual tuning of the
> FT-736?
>
> It would seem that the lack of the ability to tune is a significant problem
> to making contacts.
>
> 73 and Aloha, Tom, NH6 Y
>
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:13:22 +0000
From: Matty Cunningham <manxmat@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Remote Satellite SDR station with Raspberry Pi.
Message-ID: <DUB123-DS457D94E645AAF1A05E1E4ADE40@xxx.xxx>
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I have been experimenting with Raspberry Pi, for streaming SDR and rotator
control with Simon Brown's SDR Console V2.
I am looking for a way to remotely stream the audio from my FUNCube Dongle
(plugged into a Raspberry Pi) and control my rotator (G6LVB type tracker).
So far I have been able to use an ethernet connection only (wired) from the
controlling PC running SDR console, with the Raspberry Pi, RTL type TV
dongle and serial port & rotator controller at the antenna end (eliminating
lossy and expensive runs of quality coax).
I am running this on the Raspberry Pi as a 'serial console server'
http://lesser-evil.com/2013/04/raspberry-pi-ser2net-cheap-nm16a-serial-console
-server/
And running VSPM on the main PC:-
http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=VSPM
I have managed to use the DDE server from SDR console, to send data to a
virtual comm port on the PC with VSPM, this connects over TCP/IP to the
Raspberry Pi and is controlling the rotators hooked up to a G6LVB type
tracking interface.
I get around 2mhz of I/Q data from the RTL Dongle into the SDR console by
running rtl_tcpip on the Raspberry Pi.
SDR Console v2 now has DDE rotator support and a satellite tracking module
that does automatic doppler correction.
So far so good - I'm very pleased with the results, however I would prefer
to use the FUNCube dongle for the RF front end, rather than the RTL TV
dongle as it has better filtering on-board and is vastly superior.
Does anyone know a way of using the rtl_tcpip software with the FUNcube
dongle?
I'm hoping this is possible.
Thanks and regards
Matty
MD0MAN
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:52:36 +0000
From: Matty Cunningham <manxmat@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube-1 launch week has arrived!
Message-ID: <DUB123-DS21875367F85819B2C4790CADE40@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Graham and the FunCube team,
A huge thankyou to all of you for the hard work and regular updates of
progress, I think I first heard about the FunCube satellite when I was made
aware of the FunCube Dongle, shortly before it was released for sale.
I was very lucky and managed to get serial no. 104 of the very first batch,
I've had a great time with this receiving various satellites and terrestrial
stations, I'm also very happy Simon Brown added support for this with is
SDR console software.
I'll have this running for the launch, along with the dashboard software -
but will be at work for the day, and a good part of the evening - hoping I
can remote in to home to check up on the reception occasionally.
We have a busy week with launches - I'll be a happy chap to have some new
'toys in space' to play with.
Good luck on the launch, and thank you to everyone involved in the team
again for their fantastic work.
Matty
MD0MAN
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:34:07 +1100
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT-736
Message-ID: <52897C9F.1030206@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
On 18/11/13 5:40 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> Thanks for all the responses on the FT-736 and the pointers to the pic
> hardware emulator.
>
> Just to be clear, does the N6BIL emulator allow the manual tuning of the
> FT-736?
>
> It would seem that the lack of the ability to tune is a significant problem
> to making contacts.
No, an emulator/translator won't allow the FT-736R to be manually
tuned. This is a limitation of the ancient CAT interface on this
radio. The only way you could manually tune the 736 would be with an
external encoder connected to the translator's micro, so the translator
can send the VFO adjustments to the radio and the new frequencies (that
were sent to the radio) back to the PC.
--
73 de Tony VK3JED/VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:06:42 +0530
From: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube-1 launch week has arrived!
Message-ID: <201311180236.rAI2acmf036871@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed"
Good wishes and Greetings from India to Team FUNcube-1 for a great
mission success. All the very best.
73 de
Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]
Secretary & Station-In-Charge
Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC
ISRO Satellite Centre
HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017.
Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192
Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456
E-mail ID: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
vu2wmy_mani@xxxxx.xxx
isrohams@xxxxx.xxx
Quoting paul robinson <pushbiker2004@xxxxx.xx.xx>:
> Thanks for the hard work,and overcoming all the red tape to
> hopefully give us another usefull satalite,ive got every thing
> crossed!? Ill be keeping an ear out this week for signals off
> funcube-1 and others...best wishes again ....Paul 2E1EUB
> ?
> Amsat uk
> Amsat NA
> RSGB
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:01:22 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help needed with the CAPE II sat
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On Nov 20 at 00 30 00 GMT The CAPE II satellite is scheduled to be
launched. The frequencies are 145.825/437.325 Mhz. On the VHF frequency the
beacon will be in CW and AX.25 Please listen to our sat and send reports to
me at quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx. Please include your location and time you
first here our sat.
Preliminary TLE are
ORS3-2.5B
1 99905U 00000 13323.95403993 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0009
2 99905 40.5214 208.6139 0003075 205.2431 337.9664 15.19728651000004
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:37:18 -0600
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Bryan Klofas
Message-ID: <014301cee46b$afad0af0$0f0720d0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Bryan
Please contact me off line
Thanks
nick
Office 337 593 8700
Cell 337 258 2527
Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 16:36:03 +0000 (GMT)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dnepr satellites mounted on launcher
Message-ID:
<1384792563.83206.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
ISC Kosmotras report that on November 15, 2013, the Dnepr Space Head Module
with the satellites was transported to the launch pad and mounted on the
launch vehicle.
The final checkout and tests of the launch vehicle with the SHM are
presently in progress. The launch is scheduled for November 21, 2013 at
11:10 Moscow time (07:10 UT).
Picture at
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/18/dnepr-satellites-mounted-on-launcher/
Frequencies of amateur radio satellites launching in November
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/13/three-amateur-radio-satellite-deployments-in-no
vember/
Live TV coverage of satellite launches
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/17/tv-coverage-of-two-ham-radio-sat-launches/
The #cubesat IRC channel should be active on launch days
http://webchat.freenode.net/
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73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:00:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO7 calibration
Message-ID:
<1422454293.477724.1384794021996.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxxx
xxx.xxx>
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Hello...More often than not I have to "adjust" the up link calibration on
satpc32 in order to accurately track the sat. It is not always the same
adjustment, it can vary from a few cycles to as much as 2.5 khz. Given AO-7
is a grand old lady, is she just being temperamental, or do I have an issue
(operator error).
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:24:30 -0700
From: "David W0DHB" <dave@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO7 calibration
Message-ID: <012201cee483$0aa99e20$1ffcda60$@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Bob
I have observed this also with AO-7 and VO-52 and to a lesser degree with
FO-29
Dave W0DHB
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:00 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO7 calibration
Hello...More often than not I have to "adjust" the up link calibration on
satpc32 in order to accurately track the sat. It is not always the same
adjustment, it can vary from a few cycles to as much as 2.5 khz. Given AO-7
is a grand old lady, is she just being temperamental, or do I have an issue
(operator error).
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:08:10 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: David W0DHB <dave@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO7 calibration
Message-ID:
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On 11/18/13, David W0DHB <dave@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Bob
>
> I have observed this also with AO-7 and VO-52 and to a lesser degree with
> FO-29
>
> Dave W0DHB
I've had the same issue with Gpredict.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
<snip>
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:24:27 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Next Stop: Mars
Message-ID:
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MAVEN was successfully launched and spacecraft separation was reported
a few minutes ago. It still has to deploy its photovoltaic arrays and
complete a checkout.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:36:25 +0000 (GMT)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Delfi-n3Xt Satellite
Message-ID:
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The Delfi-n3Xt has a 435/145 MHz linear transponder and is on the November
21 Dnepr launch.
See http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/18/delfi-n3xt-update/
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73 Trevor M5AKA
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