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Today's Topics:
1. Re: LVB Tracker (Alan)
2. Re: Limits of G-5500? (Edward Cole)
3. TH-F6A vs VX7R (David J)
4. Re: AO-27 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
5. Re: Limits of G-5500? (Luc Leblanc)
6. Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R (Greg D.)
8. Re: CO-65 digi reported as ON (Mineo Wakita)
9. Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R (Jeff Moore)
10. IT time (w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxxx
11. Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R (Pedro A. Perez)
12. [ans] ANS-067 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Dee)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:04:42 -0600
From: "Alan" <ve4yz@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LVB Tracker
To: "'Mark L. Hammond'" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <E8FC91E611DE4B5AABA491E307A0EC9F@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Thanks Mark for your info on the on the G5500 - I'll keep the LVB that
runs
the G5500 on the 0.7 firmware.
100% of my ground station equipment runs on one or more UPS so we don't
be
the accidental fast cycle of OFF and back ON from power failures.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark L. Hammond [mailto:marklhammond@xxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: March 7, 2009 1:15 PM
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Alan
> Subject: Re: LVB Tracker
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> I have a G-5500 and can confirm that with the 0.9 firmware I
> see the same memory loss; it's always related to power on/off
> cycling. I keep it ON all the time now, but the main power
> does go off/on now and then, so I have to recalibrate.
>
> I don't recall ever having seen this running ver 0.7 on the G-5500.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Mark N8MH
>
>
> >Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:09:55 -0600
> >From: "Alan" <ve4yz@xxx.xxx>
> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LVB Tracker
> >To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> >Message-ID: <6DF73413341840AAAFA485A2B25AC19D@xxxxxx>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >The LVB Tracker is a great little box... I have 2 for 2
> separate ground
> >stations. Both run on the USB.
> >
> >I can force the lost of memory on one of the LVB's if I switch the
> >G5400B rotator controller off and on too fast. If I leave
> the G5400b
> >off for about
> >10-15 seconds before turning it back on, the LVB will
> usually not loose
> >its mind. I have 2 different G5400b control boxes and the
> LVB reacts
> >the same on both. Eprom 0.9 but also had this problem with 0.7
> >
> >The second LVB is on a G5500 control box and does not
> display this problem.
> >Eprom 0.7
> >
> >I have not switched the 2 LVB boxes to see if the problem is
> related to
> >the G5400 and not the G5500.
> >
> >So I am now very careful when turning it OFF and ON. The
> OFF/ON routine is
> >sometimes required when the USB/Virtual Com Port goes brain
> dead on my
> >laptop and the VCOM port is lost. Power OFF/ON causes XP to
> refind the
> >virtual comport. The alternative is to unplug and replug
> the USB cable
> >to the LVB. Either way the new virtual hardware ( comport )
> is found
> >and my
> >SatPC32 runs normally.
> >
> >I also tend to avoid the eprom problem by leaving the G5400b
> on all the
> >time.
> >
> >The other issue I have with one of the LVB boxes is the poor
> >ground/shielding of the control cable. The elevation meter on the
> >G5400b would not go to 0 degrees when the antenna was
> horizontal. This is after a
> >calibration 0 to 90. Howard Long was super fast to come
> back by email
> >with a solution to this problem saying it was an indication of poor
> >shielding or grounding on the cable. I replaced the cable
> with one with
> >more braid and foil and it improved somewhat. When I run a
> jumper wire
> >from the chassis of the G5400b to the ground trace on the LVB PCB I
> >then get the needle down to 0 degrees. The LVB on the G5500 is OKAY
> >out of the box and that is why I haven't flashed the eprom
> from 0.7 to
> >0.9
> >
> >73, Alan VE4YZ
> >EN19kw
> >AMSAT LM 2352
>
>
> Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:02:24 -0900
From: Edward Cole <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Limits of G-5500?
To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <200903071903.n27J3Bd5076113@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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At 05:25 AM 3/7/2009, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Recently I acquired a 7.5' dish. It's aluminum with a steel ring
>mount. I estimate the dish weights maybe 50 lbs?
>
>What is a realistic limit for a Yaesu G-5500 rotator? Would it
>handle a dish of this size/weight if carefully counterbalanced? Or
>is it too big and silly to even consider?
>
>I know wind load is a concern of course, too. But I imagine keeping
>it close to the ground...
>
>I've thought about cutting it down in size to reduce weight and wind
>load, but would rather not go that route...
>
>73,
>
>Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
Mark,
Is the G-5500 the same as the B5500? I would not recommend
that. The issue is not the weight but the wind area forces. A 7.5
foot dish can have 2000-lbs of wind force at 70mph. What is
recommended is a HD azimuth rotator coupled with a satellite dish
actuator arm for elevation. I do this with my 2m-eme array (four
21-foot booms on a 12x12 foot H-frame). The B5500/B5400 will handle
up to a 3-foot dish probably at maximum. I have had a 33-inch offset
feed dish on my B5400 along with a long 432 and 1296 yagis with no
problems (knock on wood).
Satellite actuators are pretty cheap for running a dish.
73, Ed - KL7UW
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 15:49:00 -0500
From: "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TH-F6A vs VX7R
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <2BEF2363D9A442A5A51C8396BCE4C5AA@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I have a friend, Joe KJ4JIO, who is looking for his first HT to use for FM
satellites. He is looking at the Kenwood TH-F6A and the Yaesu VX7R. Would
anyone who has used these care to share some comments on them that I can
share
with him? I'm sure he would welcome comments about any other rigs you are
fond
of.
Dave, AA4KN
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 16:55:07 -0500
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27
To: <la2qaa@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <52A4584C9C3C4775ADC5231D24CCD6D8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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reply-type=original
>From AO27.org
"Mar 6th, 2009 UTC
AO-27 is back to normal Analogue operation. The ground station
automatically
uploaded the new schedule at 12:35:21 Eastern time today.
The website files are also updated and should match the bird."
It's been less than 18 hours since it's been operational again. Have some
patience, I'll fix it as soon as I can.
73, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hackett" <archie.hackett@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <eu-amsat@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 10:40 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27
>
> As at 15:30Z 07-March-2009 AO-27, though fully operational, is not even
> listed
> on Amsat-NA's satellite status page.
>
> Is this because there are so few volunteers to help out ... ir did 'we'
> just
> foget this old plodder?.
>
> 73 John. <la2qaa@xxxxx.xxx>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:19:15 -0500
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Limits of G-5500?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <49B29E83.9062.13AD104@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
On 7 Mar 2009 at 10:02, Edward Cole wrote:
> At 05:25 AM 3/7/2009, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Recently I acquired a 7.5' dish. It's aluminum with a steel ring
> >mount. I estimate the dish weights maybe 50 lbs?
> >
> >What is a realistic limit for a Yaesu G-5500 rotator? Would it
> >handle a dish of this size/weight if carefully counterbalanced? Or
> >is it too big and silly to even consider?
> >
I used an azimuthal tailtwister rotor to turn various beam over a period
of 20
years. He perform to his task without a glitch but after the
AO-40 short session he finally gave up one motor coil burn. I am now using
an
Alpha Spid since that event and he's working without any
problem even breaking the ice cover over the rotor this winter...
My Yaesu KR500-G elevation rotor also start to developed issues and this
winter (I'm partly liable here with a faulty installation) I
replace it with my former AO-40 TVRO actuator who survive an ice storm who
succeed to break a reinforce 1 1/2" aluminium pole. The actuator
turning bracket suffer a break metal tear apart and i have to used a full
box
of soldering rod to make the repair. Picture available on
request.
Speaking of actuator i always struggle with the motor noise even with a
.01pf
capacitor to the ground this annoying noise remain. Did any
one found a way to eliminate it.
P.S. I have all the dismantle tailtwister rotor parts if any one is
interested?
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:26:02 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R
To: "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
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Dave and all,
I've owned both, although my experience and familiarity with the VX-7R is
much
better than with the TH-F6A. I bought the latter in May 2007 from the Ham
Radio Outlet store in Atlanta, which is about an hour from me. At that
point,
I had been totally off the air and inactive since January 1992.
I returned the TH-F6A after less than a week because of what I considered
to
be significant battery drain. I have since come to believe (through
talking to
the folks at HRO and to other owners of the HT) that I likely had either a
bad
battery pack or a bad radio. I decided to exchange it for a VX-7R because
it
(the Yaesu) also offered operation on 50 mHz. I thought that would be
neat. I
have never used it.
The Yaesu has served me extremely well on the satellites and the ISS. I
worked
my 100th grid with the VX-7R on the 28th day after I worked my first - all
with that radio and an Arrow handheld yagi. I have since upgraded from the
Arrow to an Elk log periodic, which performs much better for me at this
location.
Both HTs are easy to program, although both are very sophisticated. As a
ham
who'd been away from things for more than 15 years, I had quite a learning
curve to get through JUST with these two HTs.
The VX-7R will be at least slightly less expensive than the TH-F6A.
However, I
suspect we'll all start seeing "really good buys" on the VX-7R because of
the
VX-8R.
In terms of satellite operation, there is one featuer of the TH-F6A that
most
hams wouldn't even think of as an advantage if they were just starting out
with satellites. Specifically, it's general coverage receiver includes
CW/SSB
modes for reception. Here's why that is an advantage.
If, like me, your friend gets really hooked on operating "in orbit," he
may
want to at least experiment a little with the linear satellites (AO-7,
FO-29,
VO-52). Full-suplex capability is really necessary on these satellites,
and
the TH-F6A could, indeed, serve as the receive radio for them because it
will
receive the downlink frequencies of all three satellites in either CW or
SSB.
If your friend owns another all-band, all-mode radio, the TH-F6A would
provide
the receive radio necessary for a two-rig full-duplex setup, which is what
I
use here. If he doesn't, but still wanted to try the satellites, he could
shop
for a deal on a used Yaesu FT-817ND to use for the transmit side. I have a
confirmed contact on AO-7 Mode B at roughly 10 degrees elevation to my
west
using an 817 at 5 watts for transmit. Since it is our highest-orbiting
satellite, working the others definitely is possible, and I have confirmed
contacts on all of them using an 817 for transmit.
Both radios offer similar accessories, although I see another advantage to
the
TH-F6A that I wish my VX-7R offered - that is, the ability to use
earphones
while still using the HT's internal mic. The speaker/mic jack on the VX-7R
is
special, and doesn't permit that. I wish it did.
Finally ... I have PDF versions of both radios' owners' manuals. Email me
off
the board, and I'll email the PDFs to you or him for a chance to do a more
detailed comparison of features and ease of setup and operation.
I hope this helps.
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
Athens, Ga. - EM84ha
-------------- Original message from "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>:
-----
---------
I have a friend, Joe KJ4JIO, who is looking for his first HT to use for FM
satellites. He is looking at the Kenwood TH-F6A and the Yaesu VX7R. Would
anyone who has used these care to share some comments on them that I can
share
with
> him? I'm sure he would welcome comments about any other rigs you are fond
of.
>
> Dave, AA4KN
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 15:07:23 -0800
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R
To: <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BLU133-W548776E55E4BA29ABD1698A9A20@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi Tim,
I have the Kenwood TH-F6A, and am very pleased with the battery life, both
in
terms of how long it runs the rig, and also that being Li-ion, it holds
its
charge for a long time. My other HTs all have NiCd or NiMh, and both are
essentially dead if left in storage for a few months.
The wide-band receive is also wider than all of the other radios I've had.
It
goes up to 1.3 ghz, and so covers the 23cm band, and even down lower, the
coverage is better. My daughter was in a high school musical production a
few
years ago, and the radio literally saved the show when the wireless mikes
kept
cutting out. The F6 was able to pick up the 180mhz signals, and I could
tell
the crew which mikes were working and which weren't, before the kids were
on
stage.
The F6 does not impress me in one way; the "B" side, where the wide-band
receive and SSB/CW modes reside, is kind of deaf. If you have any dreams
of
listening to Shortwave on it as an HT, forget it. You need an external
antenna to pick up anything, even WWV. Even the local AM/FM stations are
fuzzy and scratchy. It was handy to listen to TV audio, but the digital
"transition" killed that.
Still, I'm keeping the radio. Maybe if I had to do things over I'd
replace my
F6 and D7 for the new Yaesu ARPS HT, but it's not worth the money to swap,
and
I'd lose the little things like the F6's SSB/CW receive and the D7's Full
Duplex.
Greg KO6TH
> From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 22:26:02 +0000
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R
>
> Dave and all,
>
> I've owned both, although my experience and familiarity with the VX-7R is
much better than with the TH-F6A. I bought the latter in May 2007 from the
Ham
Radio Outlet store in Atlanta, which is about an hour from me. At that
point,
I had been totally off the air and inactive since January 1992.
>
> I returned the TH-F6A after less than a week because of what I considered to
be significant battery drain. I have since come to believe (through
talking to
the folks at HRO and to other owners of the HT) that I likely had either a
bad
battery pack or a bad radio. I decided to exchange it for a VX-7R because
it
(the Yaesu) also offered operation on 50 mHz. I thought that would be
neat. I
have never used it.
>
> The Yaesu has served me extremely well on the satellites and the ISS. I
worked my 100th grid with the VX-7R on the 28th day after I worked my
first -
all with that radio and an Arrow handheld yagi. I have since upgraded from
the
Arrow to an Elk log periodic, which performs much better for me at this
location.
>
> Both HTs are easy to program, although both are very sophisticated. As a ham
who'd been away from things for more than 15 years, I had quite a learning
curve to get through JUST with these two HTs.
>
> The VX-7R will be at least slightly less expensive than the TH-F6A. However,
I suspect we'll all start seeing "really good buys" on the VX-7R because
of
the VX-8R.
>
> In terms of satellite operation, there is one featuer of the TH-F6A that
most hams wouldn't even think of as an advantage if they were just
starting
out with satellites. Specifically, it's general coverage receiver includes
CW/SSB modes for reception. Here's why that is an advantage.
>
> If, like me, your friend gets really hooked on operating "in orbit," he may
want to at least experiment a little with the linear satellites (AO-7,
FO-29,
VO-52). Full-suplex capability is really necessary on these satellites,
and
the TH-F6A could, indeed, serve as the receive radio for them because it
will
receive the downlink frequencies of all three satellites in either CW or
SSB.
If your friend owns another all-band, all-mode radio, the TH-F6A would
provide
the receive radio necessary for a two-rig full-duplex setup, which is what
I
use here. If he doesn't, but still wanted to try the satellites, he could
shop
for a deal on a used Yaesu FT-817ND to use for the transmit side. I have a
confirmed contact on AO-7 Mode B at roughly 10 degrees elevation to my
west
using an 817 at 5 watts for transmit. Since it is our highest-orbiting
satellite, working the others definitely is possible, and I have confirmed
contacts on all of them using an 817 for transmit.
>
> Both radios offer similar accessories, although I see another advantage to
the TH-F6A that I wish my VX-7R offered - that is, the ability to use
earphones while still using the HT's internal mic. The speaker/mic jack on
the
VX-7R is special, and doesn't permit that. I wish it did.
>
> Finally ... I have PDF versions of both radios' owners' manuals. Email me
off the board, and I'll email the PDFs to you or him for a chance to do a
more
detailed comparison of features and ease of setup and operation.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> 73 to all,
>
> Tim - N3TL
> Athens, Ga. - EM84ha
> -------------- Original message from "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>: ---
-----------
>
> I have a friend, Joe KJ4JIO, who is looking for his first HT to use for FM
satellites. He is looking at the Kenwood TH-F6A and the Yaesu VX7R. Would
anyone who has used these care to share some comments on them that I can
share
with
> > him? I'm sure he would welcome comments about any other rigs you are fond
of.
> >
> > Dave, AA4KN
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:23:11 +0900
From: Mineo Wakita <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CO-65 digi reported as ON
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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CO-65 GMSK 9k6 should be ON all the time on this weekend.
I think that it's made if you transmit and receive it delicately.
JA5BLZ>CQ,JQ1YTC* [03/08/09 00:59:32z] <UI>:HELLO ALL
JA5BLZ>CQ,JQ1YTC* [03/08/09 01:00:22z] <UI>::JE9PEL :HELLO VIA CO-65
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ct17gmsk.htm
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ct17gmsk.htm#hint
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 18:14:34 -0800
From: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <1E407AD92D7B4CD98383AB7C4B215340@xxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hi Dave,
I have a TH-F6A and have worked several of the FM satellites using a
hand-held 70cm beam with my HT for downlink and using a 2m mobile hooked
to
a groundplane vertical for uplink.
I use my TH-F6A for a variety of other things also like tracking
high-power
rockets, transmitter fox-hunting, packet radio, APRS, etc. It's an
amazing
little radio and I have no regrets about the purchase and use of it. It
has
exeeded all of my expectations with room to spare! Can't speak to the
VX7R,
but I do know several people with them and they like it just fine.
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
CN94
----- Original Message -----
From: "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] TH-F6A vs VX7R
I have a friend, Joe KJ4JIO, who is looking for his first HT to use for FM
satellites. He is looking at the Kenwood TH-F6A and the Yaesu VX7R. Would
anyone who has used these care to share some comments on them that I can
share with him? I'm sure he would welcome comments about any other rigs
you
are fond of.
Dave, AA4KN
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 07:31:56 +0000 (UTC)
From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] IT time
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<356378095.3204491236497516358.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.
xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hello
I know, I have been here before.? I need to change the IT config file for
daylight time.?? It says uncomment something.?I don't know what uncomment
means (forgot).? This was six months ago and I forgot(senior moment).? I
will
write it down so I won't bug you again in six months.
as always, thankyou
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:32:49 +0100
From: "Pedro A. Perez" <eb4dka@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R
To: "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <00DC139BD2EB4C3094E2610B1B229B76@xxxx>
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I?ve used the F6 to work the SSB birds (including the AO-40) as a receiver
from a mobile station:
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_EB4DKA%20via%20FO29%
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http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_Kenwood%20THF7%20rec
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http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Amateur%20Satellite%20Articles/FO29_MOBIL
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http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Imagenes/EB4DKA_AO40_MOBILE.jpg
73,
Pedro EB4DKA
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com
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From: "David J" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 9:49 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] TH-F6A vs VX7R
> I have a friend, Joe KJ4JIO, who is looking for his first HT to use for
> FM satellites. He is looking at the Kenwood TH-F6A and the Yaesu VX7R.
> Would anyone who has used these care to share some comments on them that I
> can share with him? I'm sure he would welcome comments about any other
> rigs you are fond of.
>
> Dave, AA4KN
>
>
>
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Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:44:16 -0400
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ans] ANS-067 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-067
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* 40th AMSAT Anniversary
* SumbandilaSat launch delayed again
* AO-27 Satellite Comes Back
* Satellite Shorts
* ARISS Status - 8 March 2009
* AO-51 Schedule adjustment
* AMSAT/TAPR Banquet
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.01
40th AMSAT Anniversary
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 8, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.01
March 3, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of AMSAT's incorporation.
AMSAT was incorporated in the District of Columbia on March 3, 1969.
Perry, W3PK who was AMSAT President from 1969 to mid-1980 said, "We
filed the application for incorporation 40 years ago on Feb. 27, 1969.
A copy of the filing has been saved at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/AboutAmsat/documents/incorporation.php
You can see a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/AboutAmsat/documents/certificate.php
Perry is working with Dick Daniels, W4PUJ to preserve the original
AMSAT Newsletters, archived in paper format onto electronic media.
Additional AMSAT history can be found in the archives of the "Amateur
Satellite Report" Newsletters scanned and converted to PDF by Phil
Karn, KA9Q. Phil has these issues posted on his website (with AMSAT's
permission). See: http://www.ka9q.net/newsletters.html
As the electronic archive project makes progress Perry will issue
a call for one or more volunteers willing to receive scans of
additional issues JPEG format via e-mail, perform the OCR work and
help us change them to searchable PDF files.
Watch upcoming issues of The AMSAT Journal for articles of AMSAT's
roots. AMSAT will also feature 40 years of our accomplishments at
the 2009 Dayton Hamvention.
[ANS thanks Perry, W3PK for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.02
SumbandilaSat launch delayed again
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 8, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.02
SumbandilaSat launch delayed again
The launch of SumbandilaSat has been delayed again, this time due to a
technical hiccup at the Russian launch site, Baikonur.
The Director-General of the Department of Science and Technology, Dr
Phil Mjwara, told SA AMSAT that the launch agency in Russia had sent a
message that the launch would probably be at some time in May this year.
He said that as the launch agency had not been specific in their
communication he will not make a public announcement until DST had
received full details about the reasons for the delay and a new
confirmed date.
It is speculated that the delay is caused by problems of delivering one
of the other payloads on time.
Currently SumbandilaSat is still safely at the test range near Bredasdorp.
[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.03
AO-27 Satellite Comes Back
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 8, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.03
AO-27 Satellite Comes Back
In December, 2008 AO-27 went off the air. The control team members
pursued a strategy to drain the batteries in the hopes of resetting
the locked up modem. As of a week ago, the bird has rebooted into
the primary bootloader.
During February, 2009 the control team has managed to upload the high
level software (EOS) to AO-27 after several attempts. They took a week
to collect data to check on the battery status and conduct an on-orbit
checkout before returning to analogue mode.
As of March 1, 2009 the AO-27 control team reports that telemetry is
looking good. During several passes over the US they turned on the
Analogue Repeater. This week the control team will continue the data
download schedule to collect as much whole orbit data to check on the
health of the batteries. So far, it is looking like AO-27 will return
to normal operations on or around March 7th.
AO-27 Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
AO-27 Downlink: 436.795 MHZ FM
http://www.ao27.org
[ANS thanks the AO-27 Control Team for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.04
Satellite Shorts
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 1, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.04
AO-7 UHF Beacon Activates RTTY Telemetry
The AO-7 UHF Beacon at 435.100 MHz has been reported as becoming oper-
ational. Satellite telemetry in RTTY format is being copied. The AO-7
70-cm beacon was monitored with very strong signals during February 28
passes and also since then. Some reported the beacon initially sounded
as if it was in a two-state mode that sounded a bit like RTTY in idle.
Successful RTTY decodes have been accomplished using "reverse, 45, 85"
parameters.
AO-7 Command Operator, Mike, N1JEZ says, "This is a pretty significant
development. Every time I've tried to activate the RTTY system, all I
would get is a solid carrier then the bird has reset indicating a lack
of power."
[ANS thanks Mike, N1JEZ for the above information]
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Adrian, AA5UK, will be operating as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman and
ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little Cayman during his March 25th - April 8th vacation.
Current plans are to operate holiday style on AO-51, SO-50 and FO-29.
He plans to activate EK99hi from March 25 ? 28th, EK99xp and EK99wp from
March 28th through April 3rd and EK99kh from April 3rd through April
8th. Most activity will be in the afternoon and evenings.
[ANS thanks Adrian, AA5UK, for the above info]
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AMSAT-UK Colloquium Manchester England - First Call for Speakers
This year AMSAT-UK will be holding their Colloquium from Friday
July 24th to Sunday 26th July at the University of Manchester
right in the centre of the city and within 200 metres of
Piccadilly Railway Station.
The station has direct trains to Manchester Airport and there is
also an hourly bus service from the Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
This 3 day event attracts an International audience of those
involved in building and operating Amateur Radio satellites
and CubeSats.
Details of this and previous events can be found at:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium
AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio space and associated
activities, for this event. They are also invited to submit papers
for the "Proceedings" document which will be published at the same
time but printed papers are not mandatory. We normally prefer
authors to present talks themselves rather than having someone else
give them in the authors' absence. We also welcome
"unpresented" papers for the Proceedings document.
Offers of talks should be submitted as soon as possible; the final
date for full documents to be received is late-June 2009 in order
that the "Proceedings" document be available to participants.
Submissions should be sent *ONLY* to G4DPZ via the following routes:
e-mail: david dot johnson at blackpepper dot co dot uk
SnailMail: QTHR from http://www.qrz.com/
(enter G4DPZ is the callsign box)
AMSAT-UK also invite anyone with requests for Program Topics to
submit them as soon as possible to G4DPZ. Invitations for any
papers on specific subjects will be included in the future call.
Likewise if anyone knows of a good speaker, please send contact
and other information to G4DPZ.
AMSAT-UK website
http://www.uk.amsat.org/
Join AMSAT-UK online at https://secure.amsat.org.uk/
Colloquium page: http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.05
ARISS Status - 2 March 2009
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 1, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.05
1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has
been completed with Padthaway Primary School in Padthaway, SA, Australia
on Tuesday, March 3 at 08:32 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in
California. To prepare for the contact, children wrote essays on space
related topics. They chose a planet to analyze for feasibility of life,
looked at the life of an astronaut (training, diet, etc), researched an
event in space history and created a timeline of important events in
space history. Media coverage is planned.
2. Upcoming ARISS Simulated Contacts
Three simulated Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact has been completed on Wednesday, March 4. These training
sessions are terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using
ARISS-equivalent equipment. Audio is expected to be available on IRLP.
All times are approximate.
15:15 UTC - Technopolis, Belgium and Andre Kuipers, PI9ISS
15:30 UTC - Ralph McCall School, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada and Chris
Hadfield, VA3OOG
15:45 UTC - Ralph McCall School, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada and Cady
Coleman, KC5ZTH
3. Fassett Middle School Contact Successful
Fassett Middle School in Oregon, Ohio experienced a successful Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday,
February 23. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, answered 16 students' questions while
over 550 people who gathered for the event looked on. The Oregon school
superintendent was also present for the contact. Audio was fed into the
EchoLink AMSAT (101377) and JK1ZRW (277208) servers. Thirteen
connections were made, including 3 link nodes and one repeater, from
England, Germany, Malaysia and the U.S. The Toledo Blade and TV 11
covered the news.
To view the WTOL TV 11 story, "Can you hear me now? Oregon students call
outer space," see:
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=9889811&nav=menu34_2_4
The Toledo Blade article may be viewed here:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090224/NEWS16/90224
999
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4. Australian Contact Successful
Chatham Public School in Taree, NSW, Australia, took part in an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday,
February 25 via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The event was held
at the studios of Radio 2RE. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, answered 13 questions
posed to him by ten children. John Key, the New Zealand prime minister,
tied in to the contact and sent greetings to Mike from the Asia/Pacific
region. Thirty-eight radio stations belonging to the Super Radio Network
covered the event the following morning. The audio was also fed into the
EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 19 connections from
stations in the USA, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, Belgium and England.
5. Italian School Questions Astronaut
On Wednesday, February 25, students from 1 Circolo Didattico G. Marconi
in Casamassima, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT.
Seventeen students asked one question each of the astronaut. Special
guest Princess Elettra Marconi attended the event and spoke briefly with
Mike as approximately 250 students, teachers and others watched. Some
regional television stations and local newspapers covered the event.
For more information, photos and audio, visit the ARISS-Europe Web site:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/2009_02_25.htm
6. New York Contact Successful
Students attending Hampton Bays Middle School in Hampton Bays, New York
took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact on Wednesday, February 25. Students created a mockup set of the
ISS from which ten students asked 14 questions of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT.
The school's IT department provided live coverage of the contact to all
the schools in the district via intranet. Video of the event will be
available on the school Web site in the near future.
7. Astronaut Training Status
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) training
session was held with Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH, on Wednesday, February 18.
Coleman is a backup crew member for Expedition 20.
On Tuesday, February 24, two successful simulated ARISS contacts took
place. The first was held between students at the European Space
Center, Belgium and Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN. The second was held between
the Manordale Public School children in Canada and Bob Thirsk, W5/VA3CSA.
8. ARRL Announces Dayton Hamvention Guest Speaker
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article about the upcoming
ARRL National Convention to be held at the Dayton Hamvention in May.
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, will attend the event and spend time in the
ARRL EXPO area greeting visitors. He will also speak at the Hamvention
forum. See:
https://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/02/21/10660/?nc=1
The ARRL Letter also ran the story, "ARRL National Convention to Feature
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ." See: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0227/
ARRL's web feature called "ARRL in Action" for the month of March
includes an entry on Richard's attendance at the ARRL National
Convention (Dayton Hamvention) May 15-17.
The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers; the e-newsletter has a
circulation of 115,000.
9. Richard Garriott, Keynote Speaker at AMSAT Banquet
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) announced that Richard
Garriott, W5KWQ, will be the keynote speaker at the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet
during Dayton Hamvention 2009. The banquet will be held on May 15.
Richard will also give a talk at the AMSAT forum on Saturday, May 16.
See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
10. AMSAT Story on SuitSat Meeting
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team held a
SuitSat-2 meeting on Friday - Sunday, February 20 - 22 in Phoenix,
Arizona. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted a story
summarizing the meeting. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
11. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS Contact
On February 27, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report #1646 covered the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with
South Park Elementary Center. The report may be found here:
http://www.arnewsline.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.06
AO-51 Scehdule Adjustment
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 8, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.06
We've made a few tweaks to the schedule to accommodate the G3VZV cruise,
at the request some South African operators, and to correct an uplink
frequency for the SSTV mode.
The new schedule, as posted at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php :
March 2009 AO-51 Schedule
All modes using the 435.150 downlink are subject to interruption for
telemetry collection by a command station.
March 2nd - March 9th
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater, V(SSB)/U
Uplink: 145.880 MHz SSB
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
March 9th - March 16th
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 BBS, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz 9k6 FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz 9k6 FM
March 16th - March 23rd
FM Repeater, V/S
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM
Downlink: 2401.200 MHz FM
FM Repeater V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
March 23rd - March 30th
FM Repeater V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater V/U SSTV
Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA for the above info]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-067.07
AMSAT/TAPR Banquet
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 067.07
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 8, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-067.07
Reservations for the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet are now available through the
AMSAT Store. Richard Garriott, W5KWQ will be the Banquet speaker. He
will also give a short talk during the Saturday AMSAT Forum and spend
some time at the AMSAT booth. Richard has many interests in additon to
his amateur radio work aboard the ISS. Be sure and read his Wikipedia
bio to learn of his numerous accomplishments.
Information about AMSAT Activities during Hamvention 2009 are being
posted to the AMSAT web site. Use the Dayton Hamvention link on the
AMSAT front page left hand navigation.
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]
/EX
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 additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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