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Today's Topics:
1. Re: CAT control for TX and RX (Stephen E. Belter)
2. Re: Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on 2.4GHz
(g0mrf@xxx.xxxx
3. Re: Trakbox pricing ? (richard limebear)
4. Re: CAT control for TX and RX (Hector, CO6CBF)
5. Re: CAT control for TX and RX (Stephen E. Belter)
6. Re: Question for Gpredict Users (Andrew Koenig)
7. Re: CAT control for TX and RX (Stu2)
8. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 203 (Robert C. Campbell)
9. Re: TNC Question (Kelley)
10. ANS-173 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Joseph Spier)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:14:58 -0400
From: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: Stu2 <stu@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
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Yes. For example, SatPC32 will control two radios and run Doppler
correction on both. The receiver can be HDSDR.
In my case, I'm using SatPC32 to control HDSDR with a FUNcube Dongle Pro+
and an Icom IC-821.
73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb@xxxxxx.xxx
On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:32 AM, Stu2 <stu@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm preparing for Field day and would like to use a combination of HDSDR
> (RX) and a Kenwood TS-2K (TX) radio. The RTL-SDR dongle and preamp make
> a great RX. Ham Radio Deluxe only connects to a single radio. (Transceiver)
>
> Is there a way to control both radios at once to correct for Doppler?
>
> The problem would be similar to controlling two FT-817s, except both
> radios would be different in my case.
>
> Thanks and 73's
>
> Stu2
> W7IY
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 09:28:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: g0mrf@xxx.xxx
To: sveskemos@xxxxx.xxxx AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on
2.4GHz
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Hi Jonas
Did you find your satellite?
I have 2.4G here.
1) What is the power output on 2.401 so I can work out what antenna I need
to use?
2) Is the antenna on the satellite an Omni or a patch?
G0MRF
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonas Bjarn? <sveskemos@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:27
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on 2.4GHz
Hi Guys,
DTUsat-2 is now operational on orbit and transmitting both CW beacons and
AX25 frames at 1200bps 2FSK. Beacons are alternating at 30sec intervals.
Any help you could offer in tracking and recording beacons would be much
appreciated at this early stage in the mission. Please find attached a
short technical note on how to decode CW beacons. More information is also
available on our project webpage at :
http://www.dtusat.dtu.dk/index.php?id=130
Next pass here at DTU is coming up in 20minutes, whish us luck!
73's all around!
Jonas Bjarnoe
OZ3AGY, OZ2DTU
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:29:53 +0000
From: richard limebear <richard@xxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?
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Joe
> Are you talking about the TAPR/JAMSAT TrakBox?
Yes. Already has the turbo chip etc and a backlit display. Now for sale (UK
only so far), advert in Oscar News; asking 100 UK pounds.
> They work pretty well. The only drawback is the RS232 interface for the
KEPS. I am going to try and add an Ethernet to RS232 adapter so I can use a
browser to upload the KEPS.
I'm running XP and hyperterminal works fine thru a USB serial adapter. You
could probably copy hyperterminal to other PCs.
> Assuming the lithium battery has not leaked and the kit is well
constructed, you should be able to recoup your investment.
The old battery had died but, believe it or not, that battery is still
available so I've replaced it.
73
Richard G3RWL
> Hi Gang
> I'll be selling a Trakbox soon; would be grateful for advice on what
> price to ask (in UK money). Original price AFAIRC 100-150 UK pounds.
> For those who don't know this item, its an az/el rotator controller.
> Feed it keplers on the RS232 input occasionally and it'll track both
> rotators at the right time.
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 14:54:17 -0400
From: "Hector, CO6CBF" <co6cbf@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "'Stephen E. Belter'" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>, "'Stu2'" <stu@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
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Hello guys!
I have been running full computer control with a FCD Pro+, HDSDR, SATPC32
V12c and a FT-817nd.
SATPC32 controls HDSDR and the FT-817, It runs Doppler correction on both.
When I click the HDSDR `s waterfall, SATPC32 sets the proper frequency in
the FT-817nd. It works great!
The FCD Pro+ has a great rejection on the 70cm band. You can run
full-duplex, even running 50W on 2m. It is a wonderful receiver!
Thomas Doyle, W9KE wrote a great article explaining how you can get the
FUNcube Dongle working with SatPC32 to operate full duplex on linear
satellites using the FCD and a conventional radio.
I am sorry, I don't have the link for that. You might do a Google search on
FUNcube <==> SatPC32.
73!
Hector, CO6CBF / KF5YXV
-----Mensaje original-----
De: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx En nombre
de Stephen E. Belter
Enviado el: Saturday, June 21, 2014 09:15
Para: Stu2
CC: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Asunto: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
Yes. For example, SatPC32 will control two radios and run Doppler
correction on both. The receiver can be HDSDR.
In my case, I'm using SatPC32 to control HDSDR with a FUNcube Dongle Pro+
and an Icom IC-821.
73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb@xxxxxx.xxx
On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:32 AM, Stu2 <stu@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm preparing for Field day and would like to use a combination of
> HDSDR
> (RX) and a Kenwood TS-2K (TX) radio. The RTL-SDR dongle and preamp
> make a great RX. Ham Radio Deluxe only connects to a single radio.
> (Transceiver)
>
> Is there a way to control both radios at once to correct for Doppler?
>
> The problem would be similar to controlling two FT-817s, except both
> radios would be different in my case.
>
> Thanks and 73's
>
> Stu2
> W7IY
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:08:40 -0400
From: "Stephen E. Belter" <seb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Hector, CO6CBF" <co6cbf@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
Message-ID: <4F801CAA-2037-4E1F-B2FE-41EBABA445B3@xxxxxx.xxx>
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Tom's article was very helpful. It can be found at:
http://www.tomdoyle.org/FUNcube-SatPC32/FUNcube-SatPC32.html
73, Steve N9IP
--
Steve Belter, seb@xxxxxx.xxx
On Jun 21, 2014, at 2:54 PM, "Hector, CO6CBF" <co6cbf@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Hello guys!
>
> I have been running full computer control with a FCD Pro+, HDSDR, SATPC32
> V12c and a FT-817nd.
>
> SATPC32 controls HDSDR and the FT-817, It runs Doppler correction on both.
> When I click the HDSDR `s waterfall, SATPC32 sets the proper frequency in
> the FT-817nd. It works great!
>
> The FCD Pro+ has a great rejection on the 70cm band. You can run
> full-duplex, even running 50W on 2m. It is a wonderful receiver!
>
> Thomas Doyle, W9KE wrote a great article explaining how you can get the
> FUNcube Dongle working with SatPC32 to operate full duplex on linear
> satellites using the FCD and a conventional radio.
>
> I am sorry, I don't have the link for that. You might do a Google search on
> FUNcube <==> SatPC32.
>
> 73!
>
> Hector, CO6CBF / KF5YXV
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx En nombre
> de Stephen E. Belter
> Enviado el: Saturday, June 21, 2014 09:15
> Para: Stu2
> CC: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Asunto: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
>
> Yes. For example, SatPC32 will control two radios and run Doppler
> correction on both. The receiver can be HDSDR.
>
> In my case, I'm using SatPC32 to control HDSDR with a FUNcube Dongle Pro+
> and an Icom IC-821.
>
> 73, Steve N9IP
> --
> Steve Belter, seb@xxxxxx.xxx
>
>
>
> On Jun 21, 2014, at 7:32 AM, Stu2 <stu@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>> I'm preparing for Field day and would like to use a combination of
>> HDSDR
>> (RX) and a Kenwood TS-2K (TX) radio. The RTL-SDR dongle and preamp
>> make a great RX. Ham Radio Deluxe only connects to a single radio.
>> (Transceiver)
>>
>> Is there a way to control both radios at once to correct for Doppler?
>>
>> The problem would be similar to controlling two FT-817s, except both
>> radios would be different in my case.
>>
>> Thanks and 73's
>>
>> Stu2
>> W7IY
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 16:05:19 -0500
From: Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Question for Gpredict Users
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It's not that difficult. I'm going to CC the 'bb on this so anybody else
facing the same problem can use this. Also, they should be almost drop-in
compatible, but I ran all of this on a Linux Mint install, not Ubuntu. Mint
(IMHO) is a little more friendlier than Ubuntu, but is a direct fork of
Ubuntu so you shouldn't have any compatibility issues.
First, install git and some dependencies. This assumes GPredict is already
installed.
*sudo apt-get install git libglib2.0-dev libtool intltool
libcurl4-gnutls-dev libgoocanvas-dev*
Then you'll want to grab the code.
*git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gpredict/code
<http://git.code.sf.net/p/gpredict/code> gpredict-code*
This will create a new directory (probably gpredict-code); you'll want to
move into that directory.
*cd gpredict-code *
Next, run the autogen script. This prepares the code for installation.
*./autogen.sh*
Assuming that runs all the way through without exiting for errors, run
*./configure*
then
*make*
and finally
*sudo make install*
Assuming everything goes according to plan, you should be able to launch
the program by running
*/usr/local/bin/gpredict*
Make sure it's the correct version by going to Help > About GPredict.
"GPREDICT 1.3.242-b445" is the text you're looking for.
Finally, let's replace the out-of-date binary with this one. This probably
isn't the best way to do it, but it works.
*sudo mv /usr/local/bin/gpredict /usr/bin/*
That should do it for updating it to the latest version.
Other changes that were helpful:
> Duplex TRX & Sub Up / Main Down in the interfaces prompt
> Modules > Layout > Select Layout "All Views (Wide)" (Requires restart of
program)
Anyway, good luck. Let me know how it turns out.
73 de KE5GDB
On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Rats! It's been a struggle up to this point. Maybe I should wait for it to
> hit the repository. If not I'll need specific directions on how to compile
> it as I've never done that before.
> Thanks.
> Rick
>
> On Saturday, June 21, 2014, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>> Rick,
>>
>> This is where things get exponentially more difficult. There's a bug in
>> GPredict that directly affects the 847, and it's been fixed, but that fix
>> hasn't propagated through the repositories yet. You'd need to build
>> GPredict from source code to have the change applied.
>>
>> git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/gpredict/code gpredict-code
>>
>> That command is where you'd start. I think from there you'd run
>> autoconf.sh or something. At this point things start getting fuzzy as to
>> how I fixed it, but it wasn't a simple process.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>>> This is fabulous! You've gotten me very close to all this working. I now
>>> I have CAT control but when call up the radio control panel in Gpredict
>>> and select SO50 for example the main tune jumps to the correct 70cm freq
>>> for downlink but the sub tuning freq for uplink remains unchanged. I must
>>> be missing a command line command for the 847 in Hamlib which I still
don't
>>> entirely understand but I'm getting there. Any suggestions on how to make
>>> this last fix?
>>> Tnx
>>> Rick
>>>
>>> On Saturday, June 21, 2014, Andrew Koenig <ke5gdb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rick,
>>>>
>>>> GPredict will control your rig, but it requires hamlib. From the
>>>> command line, you must run rigctld -m 101 -s 9600 /dev/ttyS0. These
>>>> parameters will change for whatever flavor of radio you're using (m = rig
>>>> number; s = CAT baud rate). Rigctld is part of hamlib. I think the
command
>>>> to list all of the different radios supported is rigctl --list.
>>>>
>>>> Under the "Interface" configuration, you must specify your rig
>>>> capabilities. All this does is tell GPredict what to expect from
>>>> hamlib/rigctld.
>>>>
>>>> rotctld is the one for your rotor. It works in the same manor as
>>>> rigctld.
>>>>
>>>> Let me know if you've got any more questions or need further
>>>> explanations. I think these commands are correct, but I'm not at the
shack
>>>> PC.
>>>>
>>>> 73 de KE5GDB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm new to using Ubuntu-Linux. I finally with a lot of outside
>>>>> counciling
>>>>> got FlDigi to run using either Hamlib or Flrig to handle CAT on my
>>>>> FT-847.
>>>>> I thought I was home free until I found that Gpredict would not
>>>>> control CAT
>>>>> on the radio. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help? Linux is my only
>>>>> resource on this old XP P3 computer. Ubuntu runs great if I can only
>>>>> learn
>>>>> how to use command line Linus language hi hi!
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Rick
>>>>> W2JAZ
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Andrew Koenig
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Koenig
>>
>
--
Andrew Koenig
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:06:37 -0400
From: Stu2 <stu@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
Message-ID: <53A601ED.8020602@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I'll give SatPC32 a try. I worked a few people through VO-52 manually
and the combination works great. (no desense) The signals are much
weaker on FO-29 and there is some desense.
Yes - the latency makes it hard to send CW, but it's good SO2R training.
hi hi
73's and thanks for the suggestions.
Stu2
W7IY
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 19:01:34 -0400
From: "Robert C. Campbell" <kb3pmr@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 203
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The other day I was using my Yeasue el/az rotator just fine in flip mode
with sat-pc and PST-rotator. Today trouble. In Pst-rotator If I ask for 90
the position bar showed actual 120 and it continues to show about 30
degrees off all the way to 359 where it will stop 30 degrees in advance of
where it should since it thinks it is there. Is this one of those problems
that happens when the wire breaks on the resister or perhaps something
else? It has been loyal for many years. Is it time to send it back for
repair? Any help would be good.
Kb3pmr
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder capability
> (wmc_jx@xxx.xxxx
> 2. Re: LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder capability (M5AKA)
> 3. XE1SEW/P DL90 & Operating FO-29 Portable (Clayton Coleman)
> 4. NanosatC-BR1 (PY5LF)
> 5. FUNcube/AO-73 Mode change (Jim Heck)
> 6. Question for Gpredict Users (Richard Lawn)
> 7. SpaceX Launch Postponed (B J)
> 8. Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on 2.4GHz
> (Jonas Bjarn?)
> 9. Re: Trakbox pricing ? (Joe Leikhim)
> 10. CAT control for TX and RX (Stu2)
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 21:53:10 +0800
> From: "wmc_jx@xxx.xxxx <wmc_jx@xxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder
> capability
> Message-ID: <201406202153083758227@xxx.xxx>
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>
> Hi All,
>
> LilacSat-2 is expected to be launched in May or June 2015.
>
> We haven?t decided how to use the repeater yet. An idea is to use a
> subaudio PSK31 telemetry with it.
>
> About XW-2, LilacSat-2 will be launched with several satellites designed
> by CAST and CAMSAT with amateur radio, but we don't know the exact name
> indeed.
>
> We will update our website later.
>
> 73!
>
> Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:48:57 +0100
> From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LilacSat-2 will have FM voice transponder
> capability
> Message-ID:
> <1403279337.38228.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> Thanks for the update.
>
> Trevor M5AKA
>
>
>
> On Friday, 20 June 2014, 16:40, "wmc_jx@xxx.xxxx <wmc_jx@xxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> LilacSat-2 is expected to be launched in May or June 2015.
>
> We haven?t decided how to use the repeater yet. An idea is to use a
> subaudio PSK31 telemetry with it.
>
> About XW-2, LilacSat-2 will be launched with several satellites designed
> by CAST and CAMSAT with amateur radio, but we don't know the exact name
> indeed.
>
> We will update our website later.
>
> 73!
>
> Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:59:53 -0500
> From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] XE1SEW/P DL90 & Operating FO-29 Portable
> Message-ID:
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> On the last pass of SO-50 (15:27 UTC, 20-Jun) over North America, I worked
> XE1SEW operating portable in DL90.
>
> Last night he was calling CQ on FO-29 from EL00. I do not believe he made
> any successful contacts due in part to many stations calling CQ within 3
> kHz of him. There may have been other factors. Having operated many times
> portable, I can assure you that neighboring stations on adjacent
> frequencies can pose challenges. I am not laying blame but rather making
> an observation.
>
> Please, consider moving away from FO-29's passband center if you intend to
> operate portable. As a general rule on FO-29 I try to transmit portable
> below 145.93 and above 145.97. As a portable station this provides some
> shielding from the "death zone" of higher power, fixed stations who always
> seem to appear and call CQ +/- 10 kHz of the transponder's center
> frequency. (some suffering from terminal CHS syndrome)
>
> 73,
> Clayton
> W5PFG
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 14:31:33 -0300
> From: "PY5LF" <py5lf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
> To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>, <starcom-bb-bounces@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] NanosatC-BR1
> Message-ID: <008701cf8cad$7c8203c0$75860b40$@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi
>
> The first Brazilian cubesat are working well .
>
>
>
> Video ; http://youtu.be/FZdiZMX9rcI
>
>
>
> Preliminary TLE ;
>
>
>
> NANOSATC-BR1
> 1 00362U 00362A 14170.81049769 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 7
> 2 00362 97.9897 66.2289 0012982 291.8733 244.3145 14.85013404 03
>
>
>
> Doppler for SatPC32;
>
>
>
> NANOSATC-BR1,145868.0,,USB,,,,TLM
>
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>
>
> PY5LF
>
> Luciano Fabricio
>
> Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm
>
> http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 20:48:53 +0100
> From: "Jim Heck" <jimlist@xxxx.xxx>
> To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO-73 Mode change
> Message-ID: <008301cf8cc0$ac3d1f10$04b75d30$@xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> FUNcube/AO-73 is now in continuous transponder mode with low power
> beacon, as at approx 20:24 UTC. Change back to Auto eclipse mode
> planned for Sunday PM UTC.
>
> Enjoy the transponder
>
> 73s Jim G3WGM
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:41:24 -0400
> From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Question for Gpredict Users
> Message-ID:
> <
> CADQmrTGLNWzACfvOZGK5nC_okeCGhcod2dac0ht_X_Ks0Gsomg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> I'm new to using Ubuntu-Linux. I finally with a lot of outside counciling
> got FlDigi to run using either Hamlib or Flrig to handle CAT on my FT-847.
> I thought I was home free until I found that Gpredict would not control CAT
> on the radio. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help? Linux is my only
> resource on this old XP P3 computer. Ubuntu runs great if I can only learn
> how to use command line Linus language hi hi!
> 73
> Rick
> W2JAZ
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 01:11:22 +0000
> From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SpaceX Launch Postponed
> Message-ID:
> <
> CAP7QzkMWM+OXLEfq4S_uoe+bNoPmStGKeLzmaRWsA2n59qLsDw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
>
>
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/space-flight-missions/commercial-space-space
-flight-missions/spacex/orbcomm_og2/helium-leak-causes-24-slip-spacex-falcon-9
-orbcomm-og2/
> http://www.americaspace.com/?p=62948
> http://innerspace.net/spacex/spacex-orbcomm-launch-attempt-scrubbed/
>
>
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/06/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-orbcomm-og2-missio
n/
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:12:18 +0200
> From: Jonas Bjarn? <sveskemos@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Tracking assistance requested for DTUsat-2 on
> 2.4GHz
> Message-ID:
> <CAFt0jx8KymGqUJ_vwx3jPJmhqEp8jHbNGaua=_
> cFCR0h-UU2Kw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> DTUsat-2 is now operational on orbit and transmitting both CW beacons and
> AX25 frames at 1200bps 2FSK. Beacons are alternating at 30sec intervals.
>
> Any help you could offer in tracking and recording beacons would be much
> appreciated at this early stage in the mission. Please find attached a
> short technical note on how to decode CW beacons. More information is also
> available on our project webpage at :
> http://www.dtusat.dtu.dk/index.php?id=130
>
> Next pass here at DTU is coming up in 20minutes, whish us luck!
>
> 73's all around!
> Jonas Bjarnoe
> OZ3AGY, OZ2DTU
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 03:29:01 -0400
> From: Joe Leikhim <rhyolite@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, g3rwl@xxxxx.xx.xxx
> richard@xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Trakbox pricing ?
> Message-ID: <53A5343D.4010802@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Are you talking about the TAPR/JAMSAT TrakBox?
>
> I bought a nice one a couple years ago for about $200 USD shipped from
> Canada. I found a turbo kit available from someone here on AMSAT to
> speed up the CPU and installed it. The turbo kit if still available is a
> bargain, new CPU, Y2K firmware, a faster crystal and another faster
> chip. Apart from soldering the crystal, there is not much to do but
> follow instructions.
>
> I also plan to install a back-lighted LCD display to be easy on my eyes.
>
> They work pretty well. The only drawback is the RS232 interface for the
> KEPS. I am going to try and add an Ethernet to RS232 adapter so I can
> use a browser to upload the KEPS.
>
> What I like is that it has real time tracking, _doppler __correction
> _and autonomous operation in one package. I don't think there is
> anything on the market that has everything these have.
>
> Assuming the lithium battery has not leaked and the kit is well
> constructed, you should be able to recoup your investment. They are no
> longer available.
>
> Joe K4SAT
>
>
> > Hi Gang
>
> > I'll be selling a Trakbox soon; would be grateful for advice on what
> > price to ask (in UK money). Original price AFAIRC 100-150 UK pounds.
>
> > For those who don't know this item, its an az/el rotator controller.
> > Feed it keplers on the RS232 input occasionally and it'll track both
> > rotators at the right time.
>
> > 73 Richard G3
>
> --
> Joe Leikhim
>
>
> Leikhim and Associates
>
> Communications Consultants
>
> Oviedo, Florida
>
> JLeikhim@xxxxxxx.xxx
>
> 407-982-0446
>
> WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 07:32:33 -0400
> From: Stu2 <stu@xxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] CAT control for TX and RX
> Message-ID: <53A56D51.3050907@xxxx.xxx>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I'm preparing for Field day and would like to use a combination of HDSDR
> (RX) and a Kenwood TS-2K (TX) radio. The RTL-SDR dongle and preamp make
> a great RX. Ham Radio Deluxe only connects to a single radio. (Transceiver)
>
> Is there a way to control both radios at once to correct for Doppler?
>
> The problem would be similar to controlling two FT-817s, except both
> radios would be different in my case.
>
> Thanks and 73's
>
> Stu2
> W7IY
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
> End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 203
> ****************************************
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 18:40:29 -0500
From: Kelley <kshaddrick@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] TNC Question
Message-ID: <53A617ED.2070908@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions.
I've been testing the unit on the APRS frequency of 144.390 MHz while
playing with the various settings suggested. I am not using host mode
(KISS). I have the KPC-3+ (version 9.1 firmware) connected to my Icom
IC-746 via the accessory ports on the rear of the radio. The radio
provides a unsquelched constant audio output. With this setup, I am free
to play with the volume control on the front as it has no impact on the
output to the TNC.
Having said all that, here is my problem. With the volume turned up, I
can hear the packets the radio is receiving. I can see the Rcv LED light
up on the TNC. However, I do not see most of the packets I hear
displayed in the software (Teraterm, Winpac, UI-View, etc.).
Before changing the settings, I used the restore command to set the TNC
to factory defaults. I have configured the TNC with all the settings
suggested below. I also have passall set to on. I see about 1 in 10
packets displayed. When listening to ARISS, I see even less. I assume
that with the current settings, I should see even the bad packets
displayed. Perhaps my assumption is incorrect.
Have I missed a setting? Perhaps the audio level from the accessory port
on my IC-746 isn't at a high enough level? Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Kelley
Kelley - W?RK
On 6/19/2014 7:52 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote:
> Hi Kelley,
>
>> ... searching for settings specific to this unit for ARISS work
> I'm not familiar with the Kantronics syntax for typing commands but
> see below for a general summary of the parameters you may find useful.
>
> ARISS has a summary of hardware TNC and soundcard TNC operations
> posted at:
> http://www.ariss.org/uploads/1/9/6/8/19681527/k9jkm_2012_symposium_ver
> 2.pdf (careful, might line wrap this URL)
>
> The list of parameters you will find useful but may need to adapt to
> Kantronics syntax:
>
> MYCALL - Your Callsign Default is NOCALL, but you want others to know
> you are there.
>
> DAYTIME - YYMMDDHHMM Used if you want to timestamp the packets you are
> receiving.
>
> MONITOR ON - Displays all packets on the frequency
>
> MALL ON - Displays all packets on the frequency (connected or
> unconnected)
>
> MCOM ON - Displays the AX.25 protocol with the message (might clutter
> your screen)
>
> MCON ON - Allow you to see all packets even when in CONVERS mode
>
> MSTAMP ON - Monitored packets are timestamped
>
> MRPT ON - Displays the entire digipeat path for the packets.
>
> CONSTAMP ON - Connect and disconnect status messages are timestamped
>
> HEADERLN ON - Header information is displayed on separate line from
> message text
>
> PASSALL ON - TNC will accept and display packets that have errors
> (noise). Partial packets, even with errors, are often still readable
> to the human eye.
>
> PASSALL OFF - TNC will only accept and display packets that have
> complete CRC.
>
> CONVERS <enter> - Mode to type packet message from keyboard directly
> to the TNC. Ctrl-C will exit CONVERS mode.
>
> MHEARD <enter> - Displays your TNC's "heard" list (updated only when
> PASSALL OFF)
>
> UNPROTO CQ VIA ARISS - Most basic string for ARISS to copy, route, and
> digipeat your packet
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:12:52 -0700
From: Joseph Spier <wao@xxx.xxx>
To: ans@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-173 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <53A665D4.100@xxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-173
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Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
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In this edition:
* 2014 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced
* Russian Dnepr rocket lofts record haul of 37 satellites
* Amateur Radio Role on Space Station Featured at ISS Research and
Development Conference
* Successful launch of amateur radio satellite payloads
* Dnepr Launch for D-STAR Satellite
* FUNcube-3 payload launch information
* Upcoming AMSAT Events
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* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 173.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE June 22, 2014
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-173.01
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2014 Candidates for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Announced
The 2014 candidates, in alphabetical order by last names are:
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
Tom Clark, K3IO
Steve Coy, K8UD
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
Frank Griffin, K4FEG
Bryan Klofas, KF6ZEO
Lou McFadin, W5DID
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
Normally there would be 3 full Board seats open this year, plus 2
alternates. However, with the passing of Tony Monteiro, AA2TX (SK),
there will be an additional full Board seat open to fill the
remaining year of his term. This means that the top three recipients
of votes will have two-year terms, the fourth most vote recipient
will serve as full member for one year, and the fifth and sixth
highest vote recipients will serve as first and second alternate
respectively.
Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by 15 JUL 2014 and
must be received at the AMSAT office by 15 SEP 2014 in order to be
counted. Those sent outside North America will go by air mail.
If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time
for your QTH, please contact the AMSAT office. Returned ballots
should be sent as promptly as possible, and those from outside North
American preferably by air mail.
Election of board members is both an obligation as well as an
opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of
AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that
will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the
Board. You have the option to vote for up to four candidates.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]
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Russian Dnepr rocket lofts record haul of 37 satellites
A Russian Dnepr rocket launched a record-breaking thirty-seven
satellites on Friday morning local time, deploying a cluster of
spacecraft for scientific research and commercial operation. The
mission departed on schedule from Dombarovsky in Southern Russia at
01:11 local time (19:11 UTC on Thursday).
Dnepr Record Breaker:
With thirty-seven satellites aboard the Dnepr, Friday?s launch saw
the record for most spacecraft launched by a single rocket broken for
the fourth time in less than a year.
The previous record was set at 34 by January?s Antares launch with
Orbital Sciences? first CRS mission to the International Space
Station.
Thirty-three of the satellites werre deployed directly by the Dnepr
? as opposed to being released by other payloads or transported to
the International Space Station for later deployment ? which is also
a new record. That record had previously been held by an American
Minotaur launch which occurred last year.
Deimos-2, KazEOSat-2 and Hodoyoshi-3 and 4 were the main payloads
for what was the twentieth Dnepr launch.
Z3Built by South Korea?s SATREC Initiative for Deimos Imaging of
Spain, the Deimos-2 satellite follows on from the smaller Deimos-1
which launched in 2009.
Based around the SI-300 bus, Deimos-2 has a mass of around 300
kilograms (660 lb). It will be used for high-resolution Earth
imaging; it?s EOS-D imager is capable of producing pictures at
resolutions as high as 0.75 metres (2.5 feet).
KazEOSat-2, which was previously known as the Medium Resolution
Earth Observation Satellite, or DZZ-MH, will be operated by
Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary, the main contractor to the space programme
of Kazakhstan.
Built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited of the
United Kingdom, KazEOSat-2 is based upon the SSTL-150+ satellite bus
and carries a camera which can image the Earth at resolutions of up
to 6.5 metres.
The 185 kilogram (408 lb) satellite will complement the larger and
higher-resolution KazEOSat-1, which was launched by Europe?s Vega
rocket in April.
The University of Tokyo?s Hodoyoshi-3 and 4 are prototype remote
sensing satellites.
With masses of 60 and 66 kilograms (132 and 145 lb) respectively,
Hodoyoshi-3 carries two cameras with resolutions of 40 and 200 metres
(131 and 656 feet), while Hodoyoshi-4 is equipped with a single, more
powerful, instrument providing a resolution of 6 metres (20 ft) per
pixel.
The spacecraft are also equipped for further technology
demonstration, and store-and-forward communications.
The other payloads on the Dnepr include AprizeSat-9 and 10, which
will be used for commercial communications. The ownership of these
satellites is not entirely clear; they were built by SpaceQuest, who
will operate them for the early phases of their missions.
Once operational, the two twelve kilogram satellites may be
transferred to exactEarth or retained for operation by SpaceQuest.
They are the eleventh and twelfth satellites in a series which was
originally named LatinSat.
BRITE-Toronto and BRITE-Montreal, also known as BRITE-CA 1 and 2,
are the fourth and fifth members of the six-satellite Bright Star
Target Explorer (BRITE) constellation, a joint venture between
Canada?s Universities of Toronto and Montreal, Austria?s University
of Vienna and the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The two satellites launched on Friday form the Canadian part of the
constellation, although the University of Toronto were responsible
for designing all six satellites and manufacturing most of them. The
final BRITE satellite, Poland?s Heweliusz, is scheduled to be
launched atop a Chang Zheng 4B rocket from China later this year.
The BRITE programme is aimed at studying variations in the amount of
light coming from the brightest stars visible from Earth. The
Canadian satellites are identical apart from the filters used in
their telescopes; Toronto?s satellite will use a red filter to study
the lower-energy end of the spectrum, while Montreal?s will study
light with shorter wavelengths using a blue filter.
BugSat-1, which will be operated by Argentina?s Satellogic S.A, is a
22 kilogram technology demonstrator. Intended to demonstrate a
medium-resolution camera in addition to UHF and C-band communications
systems, the satellite will be made available for amateur radio users
at the end of its primary mission.
Saudi Arabia?s SaudiSat-4 spacecraft will be used to study whether a
phenomenon called the photoelectric effect, which causes metals to
emit electrons when exposed to ultraviolet radiation, can be use to
cancel out electrical charges which build up in satellite components
over time.
The 100-kilogram (220 lb) satellite was built by the King Abdulaziz
City for Science and Technology (KACST) in association with NASA?s
Ames Research Center.
TabletSat-Aurora was developed by Russian company Sputnix. A 25
kilogram (55 lb) spacecraft, the satellite will be used to test the
TabletSat-2U-EO bus upon which it is based. In addition, the
spacecraft will observe the Earth, returning images with a resolution
of up to 15 metres (49 feet).
The UniSat-6 satellite, of Rome?s La Sapienza University, is a
technology demonstration mission which follows on from last year?s
UniSat-5 mission. Like UniSat-5, UniSat-6 carries CubeSat dispensers
however it lacks the PocketQube deployers flown on the previous
mission.
Four CubeSats are expected to be deployed from UniSat-6 at a later
date. AeroCube-6 is an American technology demonstration satellite
which will be operated by The Aerospace Corporation. Intended to test
a new CubeSat bus, it is a single-unit satellite with sides of 10
centimetres (3.9 in), which will collect data on radiation levels in
low Earth orbit.
It is joined by Lemur-1, a prototype Earth-imaging satellite for
NanoSatisfi Incorporated, also of the United States. The three-unit
CubeSat carries visible-light and infrared imagers, however its
primary objective is to demonstrate how the satellite bus functions
under operational conditions.
A three-unit CubeSat, TigriSat, is the first satellite to be
launched for Iraq. Built for the country?s Ministry of Science
and Technology by Iraqi students working at the La Sapienza
University in Rome, TigriSat will be used to monitor dust storms
in Iraq.
Iraq previously claimed to have launched a satellite in 1989,
however this was discredited after footage of the rocket exploding
during first stage flight surfaced. Analysts have also determined
that it was unlikely to have been an orbital launch attempt in any
case.
Antelsat, the fourth satellite to be deployed from UniSat-6, will be
Uruguay?s first spacecraft. It is a two-unit CubeSat, which will be
used for amateur radio, Earth observation and to advance Uruguayan
satellite technology.
In addition to the CubeSats aboard UniSat-6, twenty-one more will be
deployed from the Dnepr itself.
DTUSat-2 is a Danish satellite being launched for the Danmarks
Tekniske Universitet. It will be used to aid studies of bird
migration by relaying data from GPS trackers attached to the birds.
Duchifat-1 is a single-unit CubeSat which will be operated by
Israel?s Herzliya Science Centre.
The spacecraft has served as an educational project and once in
orbit will be used to test location determination, with the satellite
returning data on its calculated position to be plotted onto maps on
the ground.
Eleven Flock-1c spacecraft will be launched for Planet Labs? Flock
constellation. Earth imaging spacecraft, each three-unit CubeSat is
equipped with cameras capable of producing photographs at resolutions
of up to three metres.
Following four technology demonstration missions using Dove
satellites, the first twenty-eight Flock-1 spacecraft were carried
into orbit by January?s Cygnus mission, for subsequent deployment
from the ISS. Twenty-eight more satellites will be launched aboard
the next Cygnus mission, currently scheduled for July.
NanoSatC-Br 1, a single-unit Brazilian spacecraft, is based on a kit
purchased from ISIS. The spacecraft carries a magnetometer to study
the South Atlantic Anomaly, an area where the Van Allen belts are
unusually close to the Earth?s surface exposing satellites to
greater radiation levels than would otherwise be expected at those
altitudes.
The Platform for Attitude Control Experiments (PACE) CubeSat will be
used by Taiwan?s National Cheng Kung University to test an attitude
control system, returning data on how the satellite?s orientation
changes as it attempts to manoeuvre. By studying its performance, the
satellite?s operators hope to be able to develop better attitude
control systems for small satellites.
Perseus-M 1 and 2 are the first six-unit CubeSats to launch, with
dimensions of 30 by 20 by 10 centimetres (12 by 8 by 4 in). The
satellites will be operated by Russia?s Dauria Aerospace, having been
constructed by Dauria?s American subsidiary Canopus Systems. Each
spacecraft carries an AIS receiver intended to collect data on the
position and status of ships at sea.
Ukraine?s PolyITAN-1 will be operated by the country?s National
Technical University. Itis intended to demonstrate that Ukraine can
conduct a CubeSat mission and study the performance of the
satellite?s single-unit bus in orbit.
POPSAT-HIP-1 will test attitude control and imaging systems
for Singapore?s Microspace Limited. It is a three-unit CubeSat.
The last two CubeSats, QB50P1 and QB50P2, form part of the QB50
programme which aims to launch and operate a constellation of fifty
small satellites for scientific research. These two demonstration
satellites will be operated by Belgium?s von Karman Institute with
contributions from other institutions.
QB50P1 carries an Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer, an attitude
control experiment, a thermocouple to monitor the spacecraft?s
temperature and FUNCube-3, an amateur radio payload for the Dutch
branch of AMSAT. QB50P2 carries the same attitude control system and
thermocouple, combining them with a French amateur radio system and
the FIPEX experiment for the Technical University of Dresden, which
will study the oxygen flux in the satellite?s environment.
Converted from the R-36 missile, the Dnepr is a three-stage rocket
which incorporates the two stages of the R-36MUTTH, with the
missile?s post-boost module converted to act as a third stage and
satellite dispenser.
The R-36 originally served as an intercontinental ballistic missile
capable of delivering an 18 megaton nuclear warhead, although later
versions were equipped to carry up to ten Multiple Independently-
Targetable Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs), each armed with a nuclear device.
Another variant, the R-36O, was designed to place its warhead into
orbit, and then deorbit it onto a target anywhere in the world.
This was subsequently banned under an international treaty in 1979.
The Dnepr made its first launch in April 1999, when it deployed
Britain?s UoSAT-12. Among the other payloads it has launched on
previous missions are the two Genesis demonstrators for Bigelow
Aerospace.
Launched in 2006 and 2007, these prototype inflatable space station
modules paved the way for the work Bigelow is now doing on inflatable
space habitats and an experimental module for the International Space
Station.
Friday?s launch marked the Dnepr?s twentieth flight, with only one
of its previous missions ending in failure. That came in July 2006,
when a first stage hydraulic failure brought down a cluster launch
which had been carrying eighteen satellites.
The Dnepr launched from a silo at Site 370/13 of Russia?s
Dombarovsky launch site. The first stage did not ignite until the
missile is clear of the silo, with ejection being accomplished by
means of a gas generator at the aft of the vehicle which separated
shortly after ejection is complete.
The first stage was powered by four RD-263 engines, while an RD-0255
powers the second stage and an RD-869 powered the third. The
payloads were enclosed within a Gas Dynamic Shield, which protected
them from the exhaust of the third stage, in addition to a regular
payload fairing.
This shielding is necessary because, due to its missile heritage,
the third stage flies backwards with the payloads mounted on the same
side as its engine nozzles.
Spacecraft separation occurred while the stage was still firing,
with the satellites ejecting from the back of the rocket. Once
separation was complete, the stage continued to burn to remove itself
from the operational orbit.
The Dnepr launch was the thirty-fourth orbital launch of 2014, and
the first to make use of a Dnepr. The Dnepr?s next launch is
scheduled for no earlier than August, with five satellites including
Japan?s Hodoyoshi-1 and Asnaro-1.
Russia?s next launch, in early July, will see a Proton-M orbit a
Luch communications satellite. This will be a return-to-flight
mission for the Proton, which suffered its ninth failure in ten years
in May.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-UK, & the NASA Spaceflight.com for
the above information]
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Amateur Radio Role on Space Station Featured at ISS Research and
Development Conference
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) will have a
prominent place at the third annual ISS Research and Development
Conference this week. The conference, organized by American
Astronautical Society (AAS) in cooperation with the Center for the
Advancement of Science in Space and NASA, takes place June 17-19 in
Chicago.
ARISS International Chairman and AMSAT Vice President for Human
Spaceflight Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, will be the lead presenter for a
program compiled by members of the ARISS US team ? which includes
ARISS International Secretary and ARRL Delegate Rosalie White, K1STO,
ARRL Education Services Manager Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, and E. Mike
McCardel, KC8YLD, of AMSAT. ?ARISS ? Inspiring and Educating Youth
through Direct Connections with the ISS Crew? focuses on ARISS and
its role in education.
ARISS is the first and longest continuously running educational
outreach program involving the International Space Station. The first
ARISS school contact took place in late 2000, and nearly 900 such
Amateur Radio contacts have taken place since then. ARISS functions
with participation from the ARRL, NASA, the European Space Agency
(ESA), the Russian Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS), CNES, JAXA, CSA and
AMSAT. It allows students, as part of a science and technology
curriculum, to speak with a member of the ISS crew and ask questions
about life in space or other space-related topics.
ARISS conducts about 100 such school contacts per year, each about
10 minutes long ? the time of a typical ISS pass ? with students in
the US and around the world. Preparation for the ARISS experience
motivates both students and teachers to further their educations.
Educators involved in an ARISS event can learn about electronics and
wireless technology through the hands-on training provided in an ARRL
Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology session ? several are held
each year. In similar fashion, youngsters preparing for a contact
with an ISS crew member may learn about radio waves, space
technology, science experiments onboard the ISS, geography, and the
space environment. Some 15,000 students are touched directly by an
ARISS contact each year, and many more become aware the program and
its benefits either directly or via news media coverage resulting
from an event.
The ARISS presentation at this week?s AAS conference will provide
some historical background on the ARISS program, describe the
international volunteer team responsible for making program a
success, and provide an overview of the process for schools to apply
for an ARISS school contact. It will also explain how the ARISS team,
partnered with NASA Education Office?s Teaching from Space program to
engage schools and students. And it will describe some of the
educational outcomes from ARISS, including data and feedback from
schools, students, and organizations.
In addition to inspiring an interest in science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) curricula and careers, ARISS offers an
opportunity for Amateur Radio experimentation and for evaluating new
technologies. Today the ISS is only very rarely without an Amateur
Radio licensee onboard, and the complement of Amateur Radio equipment
on the ISS has expanded considerably since the early days of the
ARISS program. While the initial hand-held VHF and UHF transceivers
remain in use, mobile-type transceivers have been installed since,
the ISS has slow-scan TV and digital capabilities, and, more
recently, the ARISS program completed the commissioning of digital
Amateur Radio television equipment to transmit video from space in
conjunction with ARISS school contacts. That effort remain under
development.
The emphasis of the overall AAS conference is on ISS research and
development ? Discoveries in Microgravity Science; Discoveries in
Space Science, Earth Science, Engineering and Education; Applications
Benefitting Earth; Applications Enabling Technology and Exploration;
and Opportunities.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-BB, ARISS, & the ARRL for the above information]
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Successful launch of amateur radio satellite payloads
On Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT a Dnepr rocket was
launched from Dombarovsky near Yasny in the Russian Federation
carrying 37 satellites, 12 of which had amateur radio payloads.
Among the amateur radio payloads are a SSB/CW linear transponder, FM
voice transponder, D-STAR Parrot Repeater and three Packet Radio
Digipeaters.
In total 33 satellites were deployed, the remaining four, Tigrisat,
Lemur 1, ANTELSat and AeroCube 6, are being carried by the
microsatellite UniSat-6 and should be deployed on Friday, June 20.
In the hours immediately after launch signals were reported from
POPSAT, QB50p1, QB50p2, UniSat-6, BugSat-1, NanosatC-BR1, Duchifat-1
and TabletSat-Aurora.
The two QB50 precursor Cubesats on the launch carry amateur radio
transponders. They were deployed at 19:32 UT and CW signals from both
were received shortly after by Andre Van Deventer ZS2BK in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. Brian Best ZS5SB also reported receiving
QB50p1.
Richard Dailey N8UX in Kentucky, USA made use of the Southampton
University Wireless Society (SUWS) WebSDR to receive the QB50P2
beacon when the satellite was in range of the UK.
The details of the initial 145 MHz CW transmission format for both
QB50p1, and its near twin QB50p2, is at
http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/qb50p.html
QB50p1 carries the FUNcube-3 400 mW inverting linear 435/145 MHz
transponder provided by AMSAT-NL.
? 145.815 MHz BPSK telemetry
? FUNcube inverting 400 mW SSB/CW transponder
- 435.035-435.065 MHz Uplink LSB
- 145.935-145.965 MHz Downlink USB
QB50p2 carries a 435/145 MHz FM transponder and FX25 data
transmitter from AMSAT-F.
? 145.880 MHz BPSK telemetry
? 145.840 MHz 9600 bps FSK FX25
It is expected that both these transponder payloads will be
activated after the science missions have been completed.
QB50 precursor amateur radio operator page
http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/qb50p.html
There were 37 satellites and a 2U Mass Dummy on the launch,
frequencies at
http://r4uab.ru/?p=6393
For a short description of each of the satellites see
http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php#Dnepr
Article about the launch and payloads
http://www.spaceflight101.com/dnepr-launch-updates?2014-cluster-
launch.html
Southampton University Wireless Society WebSDR
http://websdr.suws.org.uk/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Dnepr Launch for D-STAR Satellite
The D-STAR satellite TabletSat-Aurora launched with 11
other satellites carrying amateur radio payloads from Dombarovsky
near Yasny on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT.
It carries a D-STAR Parrot (Store and Forward) Repeater running 0.8
watts of GMSK on 437.050 MHz (+/- 10 kHz) to a whip antenna. It can
store up to 8 seconds of voice message.
There are two other transceivers on the satellite that operate on
435.550 MHz and 436.100 MHz. Their power can be varied by command
from the ground station between 0.8 and 2.0 watts and it is
understood they will be used for command and control and transmit
GMSK telemetry data. There is also a downlink on 8192 MHz.
Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports the D-STAR repeater could become
operational in early July. It is understood that when the D-STAR
repeater is active the telemetry transmitters will be inactive.
Description of TabletSat-Aurora in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/TabletSat-Aurora-Description
A description of the satellites amateur radio capability is at
https://www.facebook.com/SPUTNIX.ltd/photos/a.336584396454237.77484.2
93701294075881/569763353136339/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SPUTNIX.ltd/
There are 37 satellites and a 2U Mass Dummy on the launch and it is
thought a dozen of them are carrying amateur radio payloads. A list
of frequencies is at http://r4uab.ru/?p=6393
For a short description of each of the satellites see
http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php#Dnepr
Article about the launch and payloads
http://www.spaceflight101.com/dnepr-launch-updates?2014-cluster-
launch.html
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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FUNcube-3 payload launch information
The FUNcube team anticipate that the Dnepr launch of the amateur
radio FUNcube-3 payload on the QB50p1 CubeSat will take place as
previously stated.
This Thursday is the day!
To be precise, lift off is expected to take place from Yasny on June
19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT and the deployment of the various payloads
will take place over the Indian Ocean in a similar fashion to the
launch of FUNcube-1 last November.
Pre-launch Keplerian elements / Two-Line Elements (TLEs) can be seen
below. The details of the initial 145 MHz CW transmission format for
both QB50p1, and its near twin QB50p2, is at
http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/qb50p.html
QB50p1 carries an inverting linear UV transponder with 400 mW output
provided by AMSAT-NL and which is similar to that on FUNcube-1.
? 145.815 MHz BPSK telemetry
? FUNcube inverting 400 mW SSB/CW transponder
- 435.035-435.065 MHz Uplink LSB
- 145.935-145.965 MHz Downlink USB
QB50p2 carries an UV FM transponder and FX25 data transmitter from
AMSAT-F. It is expected that these payloads will be activated after
the science missions have been completed.
? 145.880 MHz BPSK telemetry
? 145.840 MHz 9600 bps FSK FX25
AMSAT-UK will be monitoring the launch event and watching for signal
reports on the #cubesat IRC channel throughout the evening. A web
client is available at
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#cubesat
QB50 precursor amateur radio operator page
http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/qb50p.html
There are 37 satellites and a 2U Mass Dummy on the launch,
frequencies at
http://r4uab.ru/?p=6393
For a short description of each of the satellites see
http://www.zarya.info/Calendar.php#Dnepr
Article about the launch and payloads
http://www.spaceflight101.com/dnepr-launch-updates?2014-cluster-
launch.html
Preliminary orbital information:
Launch Time: 19:11:11 UT
Separation of Platform A: 19:27:07 UT
Separation of QB50p1: 19:32:07 UT
Separation of QB50p2: 19:32:27 UT
1st pass over Delft/VKI: 20:46:46 UT
QB50p_PRELAUNCHKEPS
1 00362U 00362A 14170.81049769 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 7
2 00362 97.9897 66.2289 0012982 291.8733 244.3145 14.85013404 03
FUNcube website http://www.funcube.org.uk/
FUNcube Yahoo Group http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/yahoo-group/
FUNcube Forum http://forum.funcube.org.uk/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Upcoming AMSAT Events
Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around
the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where
AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working
amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with
AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,
forums, and/or demonstrations).
Thursday through Sunday, 17-20 July 2014 ? ARRL Centennial
Convention in Hartford CT. AMSAT will host a day-long Satellite
Workshop on Thursday, and have a booth at the convention along with
an AMSAT Forum and demonstrations throughout the convention.
Friday through Sunday, 12-14 September 2014 ? ARRL Southwestern
Division Convention 2014 in San Diego CA (north of the city center,
near Montgomery Field airport & I-805/CA-163 interchange) ? AMSAT
will have a booth at this convention, there will be on-air
demonstrations using satellites throughout the convention, and a
presentation on amateur satellites and AMSAT
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]
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ARISS News
Upcoming Contacts
as of 2014-06-16
Focus Camps in Sterrenlab, Italy and European Space Center,
Transinne, Belgium are scheduled for a joint telebridge contact via
IK1SLD on Fri 2014-06-20 18:36:47 UTC 46 deg. (more information
below)
The questions will be asked alternately by participants of the Focus
Camp in Italy and by participants of the Mission X Closing Event at
the Euro Space Center in Belgium.
Focus Camp, Candriai, Italy
The radio contact with the ISS will take place during the Focus
Campus, a science summer camp addressed to children aged 8 to 13
organized by Focus Junior - the most popular science magazine for
children in Italy - and Sterrenlab, the camp organizer. During the
week children will participate to science laboratories, learn about
science topics and challenge themselves to design and build
experiments and machines. The Focus Campus in Candriai (Trento)
focuses on tinkering and DIY activities ("Una scienza da creare" - "A
science to create"). Children will also have the opportunity to do
sport in the morning, play with their friends and visit the alpine
nature surrounding the camp premises.
Euro Space Center, Redu, Belgium
About 150 youngsters from all over Europe celebrate the
International Closing Event for Mission X 2014 at the Euro Space
Center in Belgium. ?Mission X train like an astronaut? is an
international education project that encourages children to take part
in a challenge, adopting a life style reflecting astronaut training.
The Closing Event offers participants the opportunity to meet
astronauts and trainers, to experience the training simulators for
astronauts, to simulate a Shuttle mission and to build a rocket.
The telebridge contact with Euro Space Center was a success.
- 14 questions answered by Alex Gerst
- audience 70
- signals 5.9 in the middle of the pass
The landline with Candriai Focus Camp was still down.
Students at Ufa University, Ufa, Russia are planning a direct
contact for Sat 2014-06-21 14:45 UTC. No additional information has
been provided.
A direct contact with students at Gymnasium Markt Indersdorf,
Markt Indersdorf, Bavaria, Germany, via DN4OD is planned for Thu 2014-
06-26 12:08:49 UTC 66 deg. The contact is expected to be conducted in
German.
The grammar school/high school of Markt Indersdorf (Gymnasium Markt
Indersdorf GMI, Germany) began operations in the school year of
2001/2002. In 2007 the first students graduated successfully with the
certificate qualifying them to go to university (Abitur). Currently,
about 90 teachers instruct approximately 1,100 pupils aged 10 to 19,
about 250 of them are in the qualification phase (years/grades 11 and
12).
The GMI offers the choice between two faculties, the linguistic and
scientific-technological one. Approximately 75 percent of the pupils
decide for the latter. The pupils obtain an education in science from
the 5th year/grade on, the subject Physics is taught from year/grade
8 on for both faculties, in the scientific-technological profile
additional hours for more in-depth education are mandatory. In
years/grades 11 and 12, the pupils have the choice between Physics,
Chemistry and Biology. Experience has shown that about 30 to 40 per
school year decide to take Physics. About half of them vote for
Astrophysics in the 12th year/grade. From 5th year/grade on, all
pupils study English as their first foreign language.
The ISS Project
The pupils are divided for this project into different groups that
are each responsible for one of the following activities:
? Technology: Installation, commissioning and maintenance of the
antenna system respectively the radio station as well as all the
necessary hardware and software
? Planning and monitoring: Organization of the overall sequence of
events, initiation of a school's competition to select the questions
to the astronauts, organization of rehearsals
? Presentation and documentation: Design of the facilities in
question, elaboration of exhibitions and wall papers, construction of
a model of the ISS, photo, audio and video documentation
? Public Relations (local and trans-regional): Press, TV, radio and
website.
Pupils of all ages should participate in selecting the questions to
the astronauts. The examination of questionnaires of other schools
which already made contact with the ISS should secure the creation of
uncommon and interesting questions that are not asked in every
interview.
At the event in question - depending on the date and time - a large
number, if possible, of the school family should be present in the
assembly hall, for example, to attend a live broadcast from the radio
room.
Successful Contacts
A direct contact with Slavic Nations Ham Radio Conference, Sochi,
Russia was successful Thu 2014-06-12 15:40 UTC.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
Subject: [amsat-bb] NanosatC-BR1
Hi
The first Brazilian cubesat are working well.
Video;
http://youtu.be/FZdiZMX9rcI
Preliminary TLE:
NANOSATC-BR1
1 00362U 00362A 14170.81049769 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 7
2 00362 97.9897 66.2289 0012982 291.8733 244.3145 14.85013404 03
Doppler for SatPC32:
NANOSATC-BR1,145868.0,,USB,,,,TLM
Thank you
PY5LF
Luciano Fabricio
Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm
http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF
[ANS thanks Luciano, PY5LF & the AMSAT-BB for the above information]
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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,
Joe Spier, K6WAO
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