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Today's Topics:
1. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (W M Willoughby)
2. R: Info Satellite XW-1 (HO-68) (Francesco Grappi)
3. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (Andrew Glasbrenner)
4. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (JoAnne Maenpaa)
5. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
6. FUNcube items in AMSAT-UK shop (M5AKA)
7. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (Bryce Salmi)
8. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (Andrew Koenig)
9. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (Andrew Glasbrenner)
10. Re: K5UTD Is On The Air (Glen Zook)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:25:17 -0500
From: W M Willoughby <redski@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Nice story, Andrew, and great work! Kudos to the K5UTD team.
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> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 11:05:57 -0500
> From: Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] K5UTD Is On The Air
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> Hello Group!
>
> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur Radio
> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we
> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components
> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other
> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in moving
> about four truckloads worth of gear.
>
> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an Arduino.
> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
> update.
>
> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck, we
> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof for
> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR preamps.
> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a few
> jumpers here in the shack too.
>
> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals
> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club
> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for
> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects.
>
> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
>
> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have
> been possible without them.
>
> 73!
> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
> Vice President, K5UTD
> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:39:06 +0200
From: "Francesco Grappi" <f.grappi@xxx.xx>
To: "'i8cvs'" <domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xx>, "'Amsat - BBs'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] R: Info Satellite XW-1 (HO-68)
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Thank's to everybody for info about HO-68 satellite status,
...... we lost another satellite transponder ......
73"
Frank IW4DVZ
-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: i8cvs [mailto:domenico.i8cvs@xxx.xxx
Inviato: luned? 14 aprile 2014 1.38
A: Francesco Grappi; 'Amsat - BBs'
Oggetto: Re: [amsat-bb] Info Satellite XW-1 (HO-68)
Hi Frank ,IW4DVZ
HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1) (XW-1)
Catalog Number: 36122
Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z
Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC
Status: Telemetry only
Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW
IARU coordination page:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=108
For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1):
http://
[04302012
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
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From: "Francesco Grappi" <f.grappi@xxx.xx>
To: "'Amsat - BBs'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:41 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Info Satellite XW-1 (HO-68)
> XW-1 satellite (HO-68)
>
> Any news about ?
>
>
>
> 73"
>
> Frank IW4DVZ
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:35:44 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
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Sounds like it would make a great Journal article!
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 17, 2014, at 12:05 PM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hello Group!
>
> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur Radio
> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we
> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components
> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other
> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in moving
> about four truckloads worth of gear.
>
> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an Arduino.
> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
> update.
>
> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck, we
> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof for
> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR preamps.
> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a few
> jumpers here in the shack too.
>
> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals
> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club
> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for
> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects.
>
> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
>
> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have
> been possible without them.
>
> 73!
> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
> Vice President, K5UTD
> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:31:29 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Andrew Koenig'" <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'AMSAT-BB' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
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> Sounds like it would make a great Journal article!
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
I can use the photos on Andrew's K5UTD album plus send any additional
photos, captions, description to either k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx or
journal@xxxxx.xxx.
This invitation is for all of your stations. One bit of feedback I
have received often in the past is the guys like to see how someone
else built their station ... or, how/when/where they operate from.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:30:47 -0500
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Andrew Koenig'" <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT-BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
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Good luck from the CAPE team at the University of Louisiana
Nick W5UL
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Andrew Koenig
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 11:06 AM
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] K5UTD Is On The Air
Hello Group!
After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur Radio
Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we had
to collect the parts from various people and build several components on our
own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other club.
For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in moving about
four truckloads worth of gear.
We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an Arduino.
It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
update.
The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck, we
had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof for
that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR preamps.
The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a few
jumpers here in the shack too.
I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals for
this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club recognition
on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences
on upper atmospheric projects.
Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have been
possible without them.
73!
Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
Vice President, K5UTD
Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:33:18 +0100 (BST)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube items in AMSAT-UK shop
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FUNcube items in AMSAT-UK shop
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/17/funcube-items-now-in-the-amsat-uk-shop/
Video - Excalibur Amateur Radio Satellite Antenna
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/17/excalibur-amateur-radio-satellite-antenna/
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:35:04 -0700
From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
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Hey Andrew!
If your college club is active definitely check out K2GXT (Rochester
Institute of Technology) http://www.rit.edu/sg/amateurradioclub/ as they
are very active. Theres a semi-functional satellite station there, finding
time to finish it was the hardest part. Give them an email! Congrats on the
station!
Bryce
KB1LQC
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hello Group!
>
> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur Radio
> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we
> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components
> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other
> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in moving
> about four truckloads worth of gear.
>
> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an Arduino.
> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
> update.
>
> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck, we
> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof for
> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR preamps.
> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a few
> jumpers here in the shack too.
>
> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals
> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club
> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for
> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects.
>
> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
>
> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have
> been possible without them.
>
> 73!
> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
> Vice President, K5UTD
> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
> _______________________________________________
> 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, 17 Apr 2014 16:52:46 -0500
From: Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
To: bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
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Nick and Bryce,
In another email, Bruce (KK5DO) mentioned trying to get all of the college
stations on the air for a few passes. Let me know if you'd be interested. I
suggest we time it somewhere around School Club Roundup.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hey Andrew!
>
> If your college club is active definitely check out K2GXT (Rochester
> Institute of Technology) http://www.rit.edu/sg/amateurradioclub/ as they
> are very active. Theres a semi-functional satellite station there, finding
> time to finish it was the hardest part. Give them an email! Congrats on the
> station!
>
> Bryce
> KB1LQC
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>> Hello Group!
>>
>> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur
>> Radio
>> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
>> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
>> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we
>> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components
>> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other
>> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in
>> moving
>> about four truckloads worth of gear.
>>
>> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
>> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an
>> Arduino.
>> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
>> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
>> update.
>>
>> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
>> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck,
>> we
>> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
>> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof
>> for
>> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
>> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR
>> preamps.
>> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a
>> few
>> jumpers here in the shack too.
>>
>> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
>> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
>> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
>> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals
>> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club
>> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for
>> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects.
>>
>> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
>>
>> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
>> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have
>> been possible without them.
>>
>> 73!
>> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
>> Vice President, K5UTD
>> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
>>
>
>
--
Andrew Koenig
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:09:41 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
Message-ID: <4E39EE9A-76AA-4C08-8465-FE79BF6027CA@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
In the not so distant past, in a galaxy not so far away, we had college
satellite night the first Thursday of the month.
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 17, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Nick and Bryce,
>
> In another email, Bruce (KK5DO) mentioned trying to get all of the college
> stations on the air for a few passes. Let me know if you'd be interested. I
> suggest we time it somewhere around School Club Roundup.
>
>
>
>
>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
>>
>> Hey Andrew!
>>
>> If your college club is active definitely check out K2GXT (Rochester
>> Institute of Technology) http://www.rit.edu/sg/amateurradioclub/ as they
>> are very active. Theres a semi-functional satellite station there, finding
>> time to finish it was the hardest part. Give them an email! Congrats on the
>> station!
>>
>> Bryce
>> KB1LQC
>>
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Group!
>>>
>>> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur
>>> Radio
>>> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
>>> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
>>> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we
>>> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components
>>> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other
>>> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in
>>> moving
>>> about four truckloads worth of gear.
>>>
>>> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
>>> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an
>>> Arduino.
>>> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
>>> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
>>> update.
>>>
>>> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
>>> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck,
>>> we
>>> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
>>> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof
>>> for
>>> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
>>> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR
>>> preamps.
>>> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a
>>> few
>>> jumpers here in the shack too.
>>>
>>> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
>>> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
>>> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
>>> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals
>>> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club
>>> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for
>>> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects.
>>>
>>> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
>>>
>>> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
>>> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have
>>> been possible without them.
>>>
>>> 73!
>>> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
>>> Vice President, K5UTD
>>> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:39:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glen Zook <gzook@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, Andrew Koenig
<ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K5UTD Is On The Air
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I just hope their signals are clean! ?:>) ?Just joking!
UTD, actually UTDIRICC (University of Texas, at Dallas, in Richardson, in
Collin County) is located about 1-mile, straight west, of my house.
UTD is NOT located in Dallas! ?It is in Richardson, Texas, former home of
the "new" ?corporate headquarters of the Collins Radio Company. ?UTD started
as the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies / TAGER (The Association for
Graduate Engineering Research) and when that facility became associated with
the University of Texas System, J. Erik Jonsson, the top official of TAGER ,
was the CEO of Texas Instruments and was also a former mayor of the City of
Dallas. ?Jonsson insisted that the new university be called the University
of Texas at Dallas and not, like with other University of Texas campuses, be
associated with the city in which the university is actually located. ?As
such, the university is not the University of Texas at Richardson.
?
The main university complex is not even in Dallas County! ?It is in Collin
County.
?
Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com
On Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:16 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner
<glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
In the not so distant past, in a galaxy not so far away, we had college
satellite night the first Thursday of the month.
73, Drew KO4MA
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 17, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Nick and Bryce,
>
> In another email, Bruce (KK5DO) mentioned trying to get all of the college
> stations on the air for a few passes. Let me know if you'd be interested. I
> suggest we time it somewhere around School Club Roundup.
>
>
>
>
>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
>>
>> Hey Andrew!
>>
>> If your college club is active definitely check out K2GXT (Rochester
>> Institute of Technology) http://www.rit.edu/sg/amateurradioclub/ as they
>> are very active. Theres a semi-functional satellite station there, finding
>> time to finish it was the hardest part. Give them an email! Congrats on the
>> station!
>>
>> Bryce
>> KB1LQC
>>
>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Group!
>>>
>>> After about 6 months of work, I'm proud to say that the K5UTD Amateur
>>> Radio
>>> Club (University of Texas at Dallas) has finished setting up our satellite
>>> station. Typically it should take a weekend and a case of beer to get the
>>> job done, but this required a little more planning and involvement as we
>>> had to collect the parts from various people and build several components
>>> on our own; not to mention the fact that we get side-tracked like no other
>>> club. For example, an effort to get the rotor controller resulted in
>>> moving
>>> about four truckloads worth of gear.
>>>
>>> We're using an FT-847 for our primary radio, and a Kenpro G-5400 for our
>>> rotor system. We've interfaced the G-5400 to the computer using an
>>> Arduino.
>>> It works rather well with GPredict. The final bug in the system has to do
>>> with GPredict talking to the '847, but that should be easily fixed with an
>>> update.
>>>
>>> The antennas are on the roof of our Engineering and Computer Science
>>> building, about 20 feet off the roof, 70 feet above ground. Out of luck,
>>> we
>>> had a GlenMartin RT-936 and the associated non-penetrating mount just
>>> hanging out in our closet. Carrying the 50 cinder blocks up to the roof
>>> for
>>> that mount was not fun though. Coax wise, we have about 20 feet of Davis
>>> Bury-flex for our initial run, which then feeds some very nice ARR
>>> preamps.
>>> The final 200 foot run of coax to the shack is 1/2" Heliax. There are a
>>> few
>>> jumpers here in the shack too.
>>>
>>> I was able to make a few contacts through SO-50 today, and plan to be more
>>> active. With the help of DK3WN's SatBlog, I've had no trouble picking out
>>> some cubesats and listening to the beacons and telemetry. Telemetry
>>> collection is one of the primary goals for this station. Our other goals
>>> for this station, aside from having fun on the air, are to get club
>>> recognition on campus and to work with the William B. Hanson Center for
>>> Space Sciences on upper atmospheric projects.
>>>
>>> Station photos: http://imgur.com/a/6TGOJ
>>>
>>> Also, if you know a member of the former TI club, give them a hug (or
>>> handshake) on our behalf. None of the current K5UTD projects could have
>>> been possible without them.
>>>
>>> 73!
>>> Andrew Koenig, KE5GDB
>>> Vice President, K5UTD
>>> Research Assistant, Center for Space Sciences
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>
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