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Today's Topics:
1. Local Hamfests (Bob Bruninga )
2. Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R (Gordon JC Pearce)
3. Re: IT time (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
4. Re: Limits of G-5500? (Steve kb9ups)
5. Re: IT time (Paul Williamson)
6. March 3, 2009 -40th anniversary of AMSAT's incorporation
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:25:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bob Bruninga " <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Local Hamfests
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As the weather warms, remember to watch your APRS radio for HAMFEST alerts.
Or you can see a live plot of them on the web:
www.findu.com/cgi-bin/find.cgi?HFEST*
If your local hamfest is not showing up, then someone in your area needs to
remember to put-out an HFEST-DDx object. where DD is the day of the month and
X is the next unused letter in the alphabet for that day as shown on the above
web page.
By also includign the "FFF.FFFMHz" of the talkin frequency, mobiles can tune
right in when they get close. This must be
the first 10 bytes of the object text.
APRS is the on-air 24/7 global information resource for ham radio. But to be
useful, someone has to put in the info..
Shucks, you can also do this for MEETINGS
with MEETG-DDx too.
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:19:43 +0000
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TH-F6A vs VX7R
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David J wrote:
> 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.
>
I use the TH-F7E which is the UK/EU version of the TH-F6A (no 220MHz).
It works pretty well for the mode v/u sats.
Gordon
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:54:23 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IT time
To: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
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My computer stays set to UTC/GMT.
Nothing to adjust. Why complicate things?
w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I know, I have been here before.? I need to change the IT config file for
daylight time.?
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:11:48 -0400
From: "Steve kb9ups" <kb9ups@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Limits of G-5500?
To: marklhammond@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Hi All,
I'm running a 10 foot dish and have built a drive system including controler
that works "very well". Please look at my web page and contact me if you
wish..
www.qsl.net/kb9ups
Steve/kb9ups
ARISS Mentor
AMSAT area coordinator, Toledo, Oh.
AMSAT area coordinator, Streator, IL.
www.qsl.net/kb9ups
-----Original Message-----
From: "Edward Cole" [kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Date: 03/07/2009 03:38 PM
To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Limits of G-5500?
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: 5
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 09:14:39 -0800
From: Paul Williamson <kb5mu@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IT time
To: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
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At 7:31 AM +0000 3/8/09, w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
>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.
In the config file IT.INI, any line that starts with a # is a comment. That
is, such a line is ignored by the computer. So to "uncomment" a line is to
remove the # from the beginning of that line so that the computer will no
longer ignore it.
Often you will also need to add a # to a conflicting line in the file. So, if
there is a
timezone =
line in the file that doesn't start with a #, you may want to add a # at the
beginning of that line at the same time as you remove the # from another such
line.
Sorry if this is confusing. Commenting and uncommenting is so common for
programmers that we didn't really think about how confusing it could be for
non-programmers.
73 -Paul
kb5mu@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:17:17 +0530
From: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
Subject: [amsat-bb] March 3, 2009 -40th anniversary of AMSAT's
incorporation
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"40 years of Great Accomplishment". On this great occasion, we all at
"Amsat-India" and "Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC" wish AMSAT many
more years of fruitful service. On this occasion, we express our
sincere thanks and gratitude to the founder members and all others,
who contributed immensely to this organisatiopn for what it stands
today. Our good wishes and greetings from India to all at AMSAT.
73 de
Mani, VU2WMY
(1) Secretary & Station-In-Charge
Upagrah Amateur Radio Club, VU2URC
ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore
(2) AMSAT-INDIA: Technical Committee Member
Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2054/2192/2537
Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456
E-mail ID: wmy@xxxx.xxx.xx
vu2wmy_mani@xxxxx.xxx
isrohams@xxxxx.xxx
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