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Today's Topics:
1. Listening to Funcube with RTL-SDR (Jason Charles)
2. Re: Listening to Funcube with RTL-SDR (Jason Charles)
3. Re: Listening to Funcube with RTL-SDR (Michael)
4. Fun juggling and water cooling a rotor! (James Luhn)
5. sat equip sale (Jeff KB2M)
6. AO 73 (Pat McGrath)
7. Re: too many satellites (i8cvs)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 10:28:08 -0600
From: Jason Charles <jasontcharles@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Listening to Funcube with RTL-SDR
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All,
I posted an inexpensive way to listen and decode the Funcube telemetry
with the cheap RTL-SDR dongle. This can apply to almost any satellite
too. What makes this setup unique is the ability for SDR-Radio (v2) to
listen to Wide Upper Side Band and the Funcube dongle to Autotune.
Between the two you don't need to worry about doppler correction for
telemetry decode.
I also have the I/Q file and the audio of the transponder pass from
last night on there. I hope you find it useful. It has has been great
fun for me!
73 de Jason, N4JTC
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 10:29:19 -0600
From: Jason Charles <jasontcharles@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Listening to Funcube with RTL-SDR
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Here is the link:
http://www.n4jtc.com/?p=579
:)
On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Jason Charles <jasontcharles@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> All,
>
> I posted an inexpensive way to listen and decode the Funcube telemetry
> with the cheap RTL-SDR dongle. This can apply to almost any satellite
> too. What makes this setup unique is the ability for SDR-Radio (v2) to
> listen to Wide Upper Side Band and the Funcube dongle to Autotune.
> Between the two you don't need to worry about doppler correction for
> telemetry decode.
>
> I also have the I/Q file and the audio of the transponder pass from
> last night on there. I hope you find it useful. It has has been great
> fun for me!
>
> 73 de Jason, N4JTC
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:08:34 -0500
From: Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Listening to Funcube with RTL-SDR
Message-ID: <52923292.3050902@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Jason,
Your approach is similar to something I tired to do several months ago
before AO-73 was launched. My idea was to try and use an RTL dongle as
an inexpensive sat RX. I was using HDSDR with the dongle and an omni
scanner antenna. I didn't have any luck at all receiving SO-50 but was
able to copy some stuff from VO-52. I also had desense issues when I
conducted experiments with an old two meter HT I have lying around here.
I was going to experiment with some filters to cope with the desense and
build an preamp based on the design of the one available from AMSAT but
I got discouraged a bit and sidetracked so the project went on the back
burner. Just lately I tried the SDR Radio console with my RTL dongle but
could never get the software to recognize it. I apparently have some
files missing and it hasn't been clear to me which ones or where to find
them. I very much wish I could afford a Funcube dongle pro but it's not
in the cards for me right now. Perhaps I'll give receiving AO-73 a shot
again. Been thinking about it. I appreciate you posting your experiences.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 11/24/2013 11:28 AM, Jason Charles wrote:
> All,
>
> I posted an inexpensive way to listen and decode the Funcube telemetry
> with the cheap RTL-SDR dongle. This can apply to almost any satellite
> too. What makes this setup unique is the ability for SDR-Radio (v2) to
> listen to Wide Upper Side Band and the Funcube dongle to Autotune.
> Between the two you don't need to worry about doppler correction for
> telemetry decode.
>
> I also have the I/Q file and the audio of the transponder pass from
> last night on there. I hope you find it useful. It has has been great
> fun for me!
>
> 73 de Jason, N4JTC
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:21:47 -0600
From: James Luhn <luhn@xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fun juggling and water cooling a rotor!
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OMG, it is so much fun trying to get the keps, doppler, antenna
pointing all playing together. Seriously! The term "one armed paper
hanger" comes to mind. A big Thank You to all who have given us this
wonderful opportunity to hear something new, to seriously get to know
SatPC32, and to have another satellite to make new friends and renew
friendships. This is so exciting!! I may have to water cool my Yaesu
rotor!! I am enjoying every minute of lost sleep! OMG, I'm late for
a pass...........................
73,
-james
W5AOO
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 13:45:30 -0500
From: "Jeff KB2M" <kb2m@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] sat equip sale
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First I would like to say thanks for all the replies about my move, and sale
of equipment. What a great group on this SIG. I did make it down here to my
shore home today to try and work AO-73, by the time I got here I could just
make the last pass of the day. Unfortunately it was a .6 degree pass that
lasted about 2 minutes. So no joy. I did get everything configured in
SatPC32 and will be ready next time I make it down here.
I also want to thank everyone for their concerns, but this is a happy time
in my life, I recently re-married and we're planning to move to Florida. I'm
looking for a home near the beach, but still antenna friendly, this is
proving to be difficult . Just in case, I'm going to keep the Cushcraft
AOP's, and the 9100. I see the satellite aspect of this hobby getting
better .
When I get back home tonite I will update the for sale list and send it out
to all who requested it.
73 Jeff kb2m
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:22:48 -0800
From: "Pat McGrath" <ka6tya@xxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 73
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Any files available for SATPC to track AO 73?
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 20:46:48 +0100
From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>
To: "Rich/wa4bue" <richard.siff@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "Bob- W7LRD"
<w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: too many satellites
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Hi Rich, WA4BUE
I wish only one HEO satellite similar to OSCAR-10, OSCAR-13
and AO40 to communicate worldwide ! !
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich/wa4bue" <richard.siff@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 11:19 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: too many satellites
> Be careful what you wish for!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob- W7LRD" <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 1:49 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] too many satellites
>
>
> >I never thought I'd even think this, but with the plethora of recently
> >launched satellites, a few with transponders and some with other
functions,
> >there are just too many. Trying to keep track of all the events is giving
> >me a headache! Is there or can there be a single place, web page etc
where
> >there is a concise depository of information? Now it is just all over the
> >place. I suppose I should just focus on a few.
> > 73 Bob W7LRD
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