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Today's Topics:
1. Lesson for the New Year (Mike Herr)
2. Re: AMSAT JOURNAL (JoAnne Maenpaa)
3. Cape-2 over Brazil (Roland Zurmely)
4. Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please (Burns Fisher)
5. Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please (Alan)
6. Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please (Burns Fisher)
7. Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please (Burns Fisher)
8. AO-73 Question (Peter Budnik)
9. Any interest in DM31? (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
10. Re: AO-73 Question (David Johnson)
11. Re: AO-73 Question (g0mrf@xxx.xxxx
12. Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please (Alan)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:30:57 -0800
From: Mike Herr <wa6ara@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Lesson for the New Year
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The lesson for the New Year is to get out and check your antennas!. Lately
I have noticed the satellite signals were not as strong as i like. The, the
other day I am out side looking at the antenna. Hmm, I thought it was
parked due north, seems a bit east of north to me. Checked, yep the control
says it is due north. I shoot it with a compass, yep, it is east of
magnetic north. I scratch my head a bit, wait, should be west of magnetic
north. That night I check it against polaris, and finally admit, it is
almost 40 degrees east of where it should be. That will make the antenna
system not work as well as it should. So today the antenna is down and
being realigned as well as some other delayed maintenance.. Should be back
up and running in a week. So, it's a good idea to go out and check, is the
antenna really pointing the direction you think it is...
--
Mike Herr
WA6ARA
DM-15dp
Home of The QRP Ranch
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:02:26 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Amsat - BBs'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT JOURNAL
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Hi Rich,
It is always a pleasure to publicize all the good things our hams and
clubs are accomplishing! Congratulations on attaining such a great
outreach at K4AMG.
Note to other clubs and groups: The AMSAT Journal is looking forward
to hearing of your outreach to the amateur radio community, the
educational community, and the public at large. All it takes to get
started is to send an e-mail of your program/project to
journal@xxxxx.xxx.
We have a great team of editors who will help you get the rest of the
story in print.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT Journal
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Thank you AMSAT for publishing the great artical about the K4AMG Club
in the
AMSAT JOURNAL.
Happy New Year Everyone.
Rich
W4BUE
Pres K4AMG
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:16:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Roland Zurmely <py4zbz@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cape-2 over Brazil
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Successful commands?"Get Health Beacon" and??"Send Text to Speech" !
Please see here:
http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/cape.htm#g
73 de Roland ?PY4ZBZ ?GH70un
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 18:08:28 -0500
From: Burns Fisher <burns@xxxxxx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
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Hi Everyone,
I've used SatPC32 for a number of years, but I have been using it in
"simpleton" mode, it would seem. Now that AO-73 is in the "cubesat.txt"
keps file rather than amateur, I apparently have to take the next step in
my education about this program.
Here the current general question: How do "groups" work. I have googled,
and the term seems to be used both for Celestrak groups and for the groups
in SatPC32 (e.g. Diverse, Standard, etc). I mean the SatPC32 groups. What
I want to do is to have a number of satellites selectable with the A,B,C...
buttons in the lower right. But right now, I have to pull down the
satellites menu and select "cubesat.txt" to get AO-73 and "amateur.txt" to
get, say, VO-52 and SO-50. And whenever I switch to a new keps file, all
the satellites I have selected as current for the previous file disappear
from the right column.
Somehow, I suspect that 'groups' are the answer to this, but I can never
get the "edit" function under groups to do anything terribly useful. It
looks like I can edit "standard", for example, so that if selected, it uses
the satellites selected from amateur.txt or cubesat.txt but not both.
Ok, so when I get into a pickle like this, it is usually because I don't
understand the concept or the model that the program is using. So rather
than (or as well as) "click x, select y, edit xxx.txt" the kind of help I
hope I can get would be include "how are groups supposed to be used?" And
by the way, I have read the manual, and it again seems to assume that I
know what groups are supposed to be.
Thanks in advance,
Burns, W2BFJ
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:10:40 -0600
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Burns Fisher'" <burns@xxxxxx.xx>, "'AMSAT BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
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Hi Burns,
There are two issues here, groups and source files. In this case, the
groups are a part of SatPC32.
They have names like Standard, Diverse, NOAA, etc. The newest version of
SatPC32 allows you to create
your own group names.
Then there are the source files from CelesTrak which group satellites by
function. The CelesTrak
groupings are things like amateur.txt, cubesat.txt, noaa.txt, and
tle-new.txt for launches in the
preceding 30 days. For instance, after launch AO-73 was in the tle-new file
at first, and either has
or will soon be moved to the amateur.txt file. Note the amsat.all file is
created by merging the data
from several source into ones which are of interest specifically to hams.
In one sense, that is the
most convenient, but unlike the Trak files it is only updated weekly.
Now, in SatPC32 you can assign a source file to a group. For instance,
amateur.txt to Standard,
tle-new.txt to Diverse, etc. One and only one source, though there are
manual ways to merge them.
You only need to do this assignment once. So assume you have assigned the
tle-new.txt to Diverse, and
then selected the satellites you want, including AO-73. To get AO-73 you
select Satellites, then
Groups, then Diverse and OK it, and you will then have AO-73 and whatever
other new satellites
displayed. Since Diverse is not the default group, you will need to select
the group once each time
you start SatPC32, but not the source file. Note that when AO-73 moves to
amateur.txt, it will
autmatically become available in the Standard list, assuming you have
assigned amateur.txt as the
Standard source file.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
<-----Original Message-----
<From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx
<[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Burns Fisher
<Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 5:08 PM
<To: AMSAT BB
<Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
<
<Hi Everyone,
<
<I've used SatPC32 for a number of years, but I have been using it in
<"simpleton" mode, it would seem. Now that AO-73 is in the
<"cubesat.txt"
<keps file rather than amateur, I apparently have to take the
<next step in
<my education about this program.
<
<Here the current general question: How do "groups" work. I
<have googled,
<and the term seems to be used both for Celestrak groups and
<for the groups
<in SatPC32 (e.g. Diverse, Standard, etc). I mean the SatPC32
<groups. What
<I want to do is to have a number of satellites selectable with
<the A,B,C...
<buttons in the lower right. But right now, I have to pull down the
<satellites menu and select "cubesat.txt" to get AO-73 and
<"amateur.txt" to
<get, say, VO-52 and SO-50. And whenever I switch to a new
<keps file, all
<the satellites I have selected as current for the previous
<file disappear
<from the right column.
<
<Somehow, I suspect that 'groups' are the answer to this, but I
<can never
<get the "edit" function under groups to do anything terribly
<useful. It
<looks like I can edit "standard", for example, so that if
<selected, it uses
<the satellites selected from amateur.txt or cubesat.txt but not both.
<
<Ok, so when I get into a pickle like this, it is usually
<because I don't
<understand the concept or the model that the program is using.
< So rather
<than (or as well as) "click x, select y, edit xxx.txt" the
<kind of help I
<hope I can get would be include "how are groups supposed to be
<used?" And
<by the way, I have read the manual, and it again seems to assume that I
<know what groups are supposed to be.
<
<Thanks in advance,
<
<Burns, W2BFJ
<_______________________________________________
<Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of
<the author.
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<satellite program!
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:06:08 -0500
From: Burns Fisher <burns@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Alan Biddle <APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
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Hi Alan,
Ok, so let me play this back. First, I understand the source files. And I
think I understand now that in a sense "groups" are aliases for the source
files. I can set it up so that "Diverse" is kind of the same as tle.new if
I wish. I'm really not sure what good that is, but ok. And I do
understand that "standard" is the default group when you start it up.
And short of manually mixing source files, there is no way to assign the
lower right letters to satellites in different files.
Do I mostly have that right?
By the way, it appears that AO-73 has already moved out of tle-new.txt but
it moved into cubesat.txt, not amateur.txt. That's why I wanted to select
one from cubesat and others from amateur. Maybe it will move again.
Somehow 'cubesat' seems like an odd grouping. The other Celestrak groups
are by function or source (NOAA, amateur, etc) but cubesat is by form.
Anyway...
Thanks for all the help and 73,
Burns W2BFJ
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Burns,
>
> There are two issues here, groups and source files. In this case, the
> groups are a part of SatPC32.
> They have names like Standard, Diverse, NOAA, etc. The newest version of
> SatPC32 allows you to create
> your own group names.
>
> Then there are the source files from CelesTrak which group satellites by
> function. The CelesTrak
> groupings are things like amateur.txt, cubesat.txt, noaa.txt, and
> tle-new.txt for launches in the
> preceding 30 days. For instance, after launch AO-73 was in the tle-new
> file at first, and either has
> or will soon be moved to the amateur.txt file. Note the amsat.all file is
> created by merging the data
> from several source into ones which are of interest specifically to hams.
> In one sense, that is the
> most convenient, but unlike the Trak files it is only updated weekly.
>
> Now, in SatPC32 you can assign a source file to a group. For instance,
> amateur.txt to Standard,
> tle-new.txt to Diverse, etc. One and only one source, though there are
> manual ways to merge them.
> You only need to do this assignment once. So assume you have assigned the
> tle-new.txt to Diverse, and
> then selected the satellites you want, including AO-73. To get AO-73 you
> select Satellites, then
> Groups, then Diverse and OK it, and you will then have AO-73 and whatever
> other new satellites
> displayed. Since Diverse is not the default group, you will need to
> select the group once each time
> you start SatPC32, but not the source file. Note that when AO-73 moves to
> amateur.txt, it will
> autmatically become available in the Standard list, assuming you have
> assigned amateur.txt as the
> Standard source file.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx
> <[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Burns Fisher
> <Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 5:08 PM
> <To: AMSAT BB
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
> <
> <Hi Everyone,
> <
> <I've used SatPC32 for a number of years, but I have been using it in
> <"simpleton" mode, it would seem. Now that AO-73 is in the
> <"cubesat.txt"
> <keps file rather than amateur, I apparently have to take the
> <next step in
> <my education about this program.
> <
> <Here the current general question: How do "groups" work. I
> <have googled,
> <and the term seems to be used both for Celestrak groups and
> <for the groups
> <in SatPC32 (e.g. Diverse, Standard, etc). I mean the SatPC32
> <groups. What
> <I want to do is to have a number of satellites selectable with
> <the A,B,C...
> <buttons in the lower right. But right now, I have to pull down the
> <satellites menu and select "cubesat.txt" to get AO-73 and
> <"amateur.txt" to
> <get, say, VO-52 and SO-50. And whenever I switch to a new
> <keps file, all
> <the satellites I have selected as current for the previous
> <file disappear
> <from the right column.
> <
> <Somehow, I suspect that 'groups' are the answer to this, but I
> <can never
> <get the "edit" function under groups to do anything terribly
> <useful. It
> <looks like I can edit "standard", for example, so that if
> <selected, it uses
> <the satellites selected from amateur.txt or cubesat.txt but not both.
> <
> <Ok, so when I get into a pickle like this, it is usually
> <because I don't
> <understand the concept or the model that the program is using.
> < So rather
> <than (or as well as) "click x, select y, edit xxx.txt" the
> <kind of help I
> <hope I can get would be include "how are groups supposed to be
> <used?" And
> <by the way, I have read the manual, and it again seems to assume that I
> <know what groups are supposed to be.
> <
> <Thanks in advance,
> <
> <Burns, W2BFJ
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of
> <the author.
> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur
> <satellite program!
> <Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> <
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:12:14 -0500
From: Burns Fisher <burns@xxxxxx.xx>
To: Alan Biddle <APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
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Oops...I just checked again. Looks like DNEPR OBJECT AE is now in *both*
amateur.txt and in cubesat.txt. I'll update amateur and see if I get it.
73,
Burns W2BFJ
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Burns,
>
> There are two issues here, groups and source files. In this case, the
> groups are a part of SatPC32.
> They have names like Standard, Diverse, NOAA, etc. The newest version of
> SatPC32 allows you to create
> your own group names.
>
> Then there are the source files from CelesTrak which group satellites by
> function. The CelesTrak
> groupings are things like amateur.txt, cubesat.txt, noaa.txt, and
> tle-new.txt for launches in the
> preceding 30 days. For instance, after launch AO-73 was in the tle-new
> file at first, and either has
> or will soon be moved to the amateur.txt file. Note the amsat.all file is
> created by merging the data
> from several source into ones which are of interest specifically to hams.
> In one sense, that is the
> most convenient, but unlike the Trak files it is only updated weekly.
>
> Now, in SatPC32 you can assign a source file to a group. For instance,
> amateur.txt to Standard,
> tle-new.txt to Diverse, etc. One and only one source, though there are
> manual ways to merge them.
> You only need to do this assignment once. So assume you have assigned the
> tle-new.txt to Diverse, and
> then selected the satellites you want, including AO-73. To get AO-73 you
> select Satellites, then
> Groups, then Diverse and OK it, and you will then have AO-73 and whatever
> other new satellites
> displayed. Since Diverse is not the default group, you will need to
> select the group once each time
> you start SatPC32, but not the source file. Note that when AO-73 moves to
> amateur.txt, it will
> autmatically become available in the Standard list, assuming you have
> assigned amateur.txt as the
> Standard source file.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx
> <[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Burns Fisher
> <Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 5:08 PM
> <To: AMSAT BB
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
> <
> <Hi Everyone,
> <
> <I've used SatPC32 for a number of years, but I have been using it in
> <"simpleton" mode, it would seem. Now that AO-73 is in the
> <"cubesat.txt"
> <keps file rather than amateur, I apparently have to take the
> <next step in
> <my education about this program.
> <
> <Here the current general question: How do "groups" work. I
> <have googled,
> <and the term seems to be used both for Celestrak groups and
> <for the groups
> <in SatPC32 (e.g. Diverse, Standard, etc). I mean the SatPC32
> <groups. What
> <I want to do is to have a number of satellites selectable with
> <the A,B,C...
> <buttons in the lower right. But right now, I have to pull down the
> <satellites menu and select "cubesat.txt" to get AO-73 and
> <"amateur.txt" to
> <get, say, VO-52 and SO-50. And whenever I switch to a new
> <keps file, all
> <the satellites I have selected as current for the previous
> <file disappear
> <from the right column.
> <
> <Somehow, I suspect that 'groups' are the answer to this, but I
> <can never
> <get the "edit" function under groups to do anything terribly
> <useful. It
> <looks like I can edit "standard", for example, so that if
> <selected, it uses
> <the satellites selected from amateur.txt or cubesat.txt but not both.
> <
> <Ok, so when I get into a pickle like this, it is usually
> <because I don't
> <understand the concept or the model that the program is using.
> < So rather
> <than (or as well as) "click x, select y, edit xxx.txt" the
> <kind of help I
> <hope I can get would be include "how are groups supposed to be
> <used?" And
> <by the way, I have read the manual, and it again seems to assume that I
> <know what groups are supposed to be.
> <
> <Thanks in advance,
> <
> <Burns, W2BFJ
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of
> <the author.
> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur
> <satellite program!
> <Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> <
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:02:22 -0500
From: "Peter Budnik" <kb1hy2@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73 Question
Message-ID: <EE9158EAF65B4EE9840B7EEE2B361C93@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Dear Felloe Satellite Hams
I've been listening to AO-73 Telemetry beacon for about 2 weeks now and
never hear any radio contact going on.
Is there any activity on the new satellite or is that mode not functional at
this time?
Thanks for any help.
73
Peter,KB1HY
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:54:44 -0800 (PST)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Any interest in DM31?
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<1388123684.6699.YahooMailBasic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi!
In 2009 and 2010, I made the trip to southern Arizona and worked
different satellites from grid DM31 within sight of the USA/Mexico
border fence in Lukeville AZ (look up that town, or grid DM31ov, to
get an idea of the geography in that area). I worked many of the
active operators who were on at those times on several satellites
in SSB and FM. Some of those guys are still active, but newer
satellite operators (or those who were inactive in 2009 or 2010)
may have missed my previous DM31 trips. Since I've been asked
by a couple of satellite operators about those trips, and the
possibility of another DM31 trip, I'll pose the question here:
Is there any interest in a trip to activate DM31 in early 2014 on the
satellites? Or possibly multiple trips, before the summertime heat
arrives?
I would attempt to pick a day for this trip where SO-50 had
passes in the daytime - to allow more stations to have a shot at
working this rarely-heard grid, and also to avoid being down there
at night due to security concerns with the international border.
This means I would not be able to work AO-73 down there, but
would try to pick a Saturday with SO-50 and the other satellites
with SSB/CW transponders all being available - including AO-7 in
mode B. And another opportunity to have friendly conversations
with the law-enforcement officers and agents in that area. :-)
(They are great to talk with, some take an interest in my equipment,
and all will keep an eye on me to ensure I remain safe while in the
area)
I can't commit to any specific dates yet, but a Saturday is probably
the best day of the week for a trip down there. I might even throw
in a weekday trip, if time permits, in addition to a Saturday trip. I
would be able to leave early so I arrive in the area in daylight, and
stay until around sunset so I am on the highway north from the
border before darkness falls across that desert area. I am probably
not going to camp down there, even at the campground in the
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument that surrounds the Lukeville
border crossing. I like camping, but prefer to do that in other places
where I'm not as concerned about the local security situation. I
would prepare QSL cards as I do for my other trips to confirm QSOs
for DM31, and upload those QSOs to Logbook of the World after a
trip down there.
Please feel free to e-mail me directly if you would be interested in
working me during a road trip to DM31 in early 2014. I will post
more when I decide on a date (or dates) for a trip down there. I
am not looking for any contributions to cover expenses to go there,
since it is only a 3-hour drive from Phoenix to get there. Fuel
costs are manageable, and I don't need to drive off paved roads to
get to good locations to set up and still be safe (a good thing, now
that I don't drive a truck).
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:24:26 +0000
From: David Johnson <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Peter Budnik <kb1hy2@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-73 Question
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Hi Peter.
The satellite is only in transponder mode when it is in eclipse, with the
beacon on low power.
In full sunlight it is in beacon mode only.
73
Dave, G4DPZ
FUNcube Team Member
On 27 Dec 2013 04:55, "Peter Budnik" <kb1hy2@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Dear Felloe Satellite Hams
>
> I've been listening to AO-73 Telemetry beacon for about 2 weeks now and
> never hear any radio contact going on.
>
> Is there any activity on the new satellite or is that mode not functional
> at this time?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> 73
>
> Peter,KB1HY
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 04:29:04 -0500 (EST)
From: g0mrf@xxx.xxx
To: kb1hy2@xxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-73 Question
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Hi Peter.
Thanks for your mail. The transponder has been on every day
When and where are you listening?
When: During eclipse, so a night time pass. You should have 3 passes,
usually around 7pm to 11pm local time.
Where: 145.950 to 145.970 USB / CW
for additional info, please have a look at www.funcube.org.uk
Regards and good luck
David G0MRF
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From: Peter Budnik <kb1hy2@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73 Question
Dear Felloe Satellite Hams
I've been listening to AO-73 Telemetry beacon for about 2 weeks now and never
hear any radio contact going on.
Is there any activity on the new satellite or is that mode not functional at
this time?
Thanks for any help.
73
Peter,KB1HY
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 07:32:40 -0600
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Burns Fisher'" <burns@xxxxxx.xx>, "'Alan Biddle'"
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
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Burns,
Sounds good. There are various ways to combine the source files, but they
are all external to
SatPC32. I have just gotten so used to using different groups that my
fingers are already programmed
with that macro. :)
I like the description of groups as aliases! I will steal that for future
explanations.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
<-----Original Message-----
<From: Burns Fisher [mailto:burns@xxxxxx.xxx
<Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 8:06 PM
<To: Alan Biddle
<Cc: AMSAT BB
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
<
<Hi Alan,
<
<Ok, so let me play this back. First, I understand the source
<files. And I think I understand now that in a sense "groups"
<are aliases for the source files. I can set it up so that
<"Diverse" is kind of the same as tle.new if I wish. I'm
<really not sure what good that is, but ok. And I do
<understand that "standard" is the default group when you start it up.
<
<And short of manually mixing source files, there is no way to
<assign the lower right letters to satellites in different files.
<
<Do I mostly have that right?
<
<By the way, it appears that AO-73 has already moved out of
<tle-new.txt but it moved into cubesat.txt, not amateur.txt.
<That's why I wanted to select one from cubesat and others from
<amateur. Maybe it will move again. Somehow 'cubesat' seems
<like an odd grouping. The other Celestrak groups are by
<function or source (NOAA, amateur, etc) but cubesat is by
<form. Anyway...
<
<Thanks for all the help and 73,
<
<Burns W2BFJ
<
<
<On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
<
<
< Hi Burns,
<
< There are two issues here, groups and source files. In
<this case, the groups are a part of SatPC32.
< They have names like Standard, Diverse, NOAA, etc. The
<newest version of SatPC32 allows you to create
< your own group names.
<
< Then there are the source files from CelesTrak which
<group satellites by function. The CelesTrak
< groupings are things like amateur.txt, cubesat.txt,
<noaa.txt, and tle-new.txt for launches in the
< preceding 30 days. For instance, after launch AO-73
<was in the tle-new file at first, and either has
< or will soon be moved to the amateur.txt file. Note
<the amsat.all file is created by merging the data
< from several source into ones which are of interest
<specifically to hams. In one sense, that is the
< most convenient, but unlike the Trak files it is only
<updated weekly.
<
< Now, in SatPC32 you can assign a source file to a
<group. For instance, amateur.txt to Standard,
< tle-new.txt to Diverse, etc. One and only one source,
<though there are manual ways to merge them.
< You only need to do this assignment once. So assume
<you have assigned the tle-new.txt to Diverse, and
< then selected the satellites you want, including AO-73.
< To get AO-73 you select Satellites, then
< Groups, then Diverse and OK it, and you will then have
<AO-73 and whatever other new satellites
< displayed. Since Diverse is not the default group, you
<will need to select the group once each time
< you start SatPC32, but not the source file. Note that
<when AO-73 moves to amateur.txt, it will
< autmatically become available in the Standard list,
<assuming you have assigned amateur.txt as the
< Standard source file.
<
< 73s,
<
< Alan
< WA4SCA
<
<
<
< <-----Original Message-----
< <From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx
< <[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Burns Fisher
< <Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 5:08 PM
<
< <To: AMSAT BB
< <Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with SATPC32 (maybe groups) please
< <
<
< <Hi Everyone,
< <
< <I've used SatPC32 for a number of years, but I have
<been using it in
< <"simpleton" mode, it would seem. Now that AO-73 is in the
< <"cubesat.txt"
< <keps file rather than amateur, I apparently have to take the
< <next step in
< <my education about this program.
< <
< <Here the current general question: How do "groups" work. I
< <have googled,
< <and the term seems to be used both for Celestrak groups and
< <for the groups
< <in SatPC32 (e.g. Diverse, Standard, etc). I mean the SatPC32
< <groups. What
< <I want to do is to have a number of satellites selectable with
< <the A,B,C...
< <buttons in the lower right. But right now, I have to
<pull down the
< <satellites menu and select "cubesat.txt" to get AO-73 and
< <"amateur.txt" to
< <get, say, VO-52 and SO-50. And whenever I switch to a new
< <keps file, all
< <the satellites I have selected as current for the previous
< <file disappear
< <from the right column.
< <
< <Somehow, I suspect that 'groups' are the answer to this, but I
< <can never
< <get the "edit" function under groups to do anything terribly
< <useful. It
< <looks like I can edit "standard", for example, so that if
< <selected, it uses
< <the satellites selected from amateur.txt or
<cubesat.txt but not both.
< <
< <Ok, so when I get into a pickle like this, it is usually
< <because I don't
< <understand the concept or the model that the program is using.
< < So rather
< <than (or as well as) "click x, select y, edit xxx.txt" the
< <kind of help I
< <hope I can get would be include "how are groups supposed to be
< <used?" And
< <by the way, I have read the manual, and it again seems
<to assume that I
< <know what groups are supposed to be.
< <
< <Thanks in advance,
< <
< <Burns, W2BFJ
<
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