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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Satellite Log Software (Steve Meuse)
2. FW: DJ-G7T - new manual and firmware (Don Ferguson)
3. Gold plated contact (Luc Leblanc)
4. WD9EWK from DM34/DM44, tonight @ 0110 & 0200 UTC
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
5. Cushcraft A148-20 (Norman W Osborne)
6. ANS-165 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne Maenpaa)
7. "Ultimate Charger" website gone?? (Jim Jerzycke)
8. Re: Gold plated contact (Art McBride)
9. Re: Gold plated contact (Nigel G8IFF/W8IFF)
10. Re: Gold plated contact (John B. Stephensen)
11. ND9M: Delaware (claryco@xxx.xxxx
12. RS-15 beacon this morning (mp3) (Henk, PA3GUO)
13. Got Yaesu 5400 rotor control box problem (John Price)
14. equal time (Thomas McGrane)
15. Re: equal time (Ben Jackson)
16. Re: equal time (John)
17. Re: VU2MKP Silent Key (William Leijenaar)
18. Anyone has demo version of Cubesat structure ?
(William Leijenaar)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:37:25 -0400
From: Steve Meuse <smeuse@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Log Software
To: Larry Teran <satvader@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20090613203725.GA20310@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Larry Teran expunged (satvader@xxxxxxx.xxxxx
>
> I looking for any satellite log software any recomendations?
I use VQLog, they've had good sat support for a while now.
-Steve
N1JFU
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:44:40 -0700
From: "Don Ferguson" <kd6ire@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: DJ-G7T - new manual and firmware
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Here is a message about a new Yahoo group that will interest the owners of
the new Alinco DJ-G7 HT as it could be a good satellite radio.
Don
Kd6ire
-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Bradley [mailto:craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 7:26 AM
To: 'Don Ferguson'
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] DJ-G7T - new manual and firmware
Don,
I forwarded it to the new DJ-G7 group.
Please post a link to the new group on the AMSAT group, there may be some
interested people there.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlincoDJ-G7/
Thanks & 73,
- Craig, AE6RR
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:28:46 -0400
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Gold plated contact
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A33C5AE.6808.11511A0@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Did any one has ever try to solder on gold metal contact pin? Is the standard
electronic solder is ok or?
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from DM34/DM44, tonight @ 0110 & 0200 UTC
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi!
First of all, thanks to Jim ND9M for making the trip up from
Florida to Delaware - and showing up a little early. What a
nice surprise to hear you on the 2335 UTC AO-51 pass this
afternoon. Hope to still hear you on tomorrow, from wherever
you end up.
For me, I am currently sitting west of I-17 and north of Arizona
route 169, about half-way between Phoenix and Flagstaff AZ. If
you want to see this on a map, let Google Maps do it with these
coordinates:
34 31.129 N 112 00.000 W
(grids DM34xm and DM44am)
I will be here for the upcoming AO-51 pass at 0110 UTC and
the SO-50 pass around 0200 UTC, if anyone wants to make a QSO
for either - or both - of these grids.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - currently south of Camp Verde AZ
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:46:19 -0400
From: Norman W Osborne <ve3cje@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft A148-20
To: amsat-bb <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi,
In need of information for construction of phasing harness for this antenna.
Any infomation much appreciated.
73,
Norman.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:19:14 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-165 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-165
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
**********************************************************************
* 2009 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting October 9-11 *
* Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore Washington Airport *
* Details - http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2009/index.php *
**********************************************************************
In this edition:
* AO-51 Special Event: Kid's Day June 20
* AO-51 Field Day Configuration
* Treat Yourself to an Amateur Radio Conference
* 7000 KM Contact Via AO-7 Mode B - Brazil to Belgium
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-165.01
AO-51 Special Event: Kid's Day June 20
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 165.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 14, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-165.01
Amateur Radio Kids Day will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009,
between 1800 UTC - 2400 UTC. This on-air event encourages young
people (licensed or not) to have fun with Amateur Radio, hopefully
interesting them get a ham radio license of their own. It also
gives us "older hams" [ahem!] a chance to share our love for
amateur radio with the kids.
AMSAT VP Operations, Drew KO4MA announced that one of AO-51's
repeaters will be dedicated to Kid's Day stations during this
period. During the event please limit QSOs to those with youth
participants on the satellite. The frequencies for this event
will be:
AO-51 FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
The suggested exchange includes name, age, location and favorite
color. To draw attention mention "Kids Day" when you call on
the satellite.
All participants are eligible to receive a colorful certificate.
You can download this certificate for free, customized with the
youngster's names, after filling out the Kids Day Survey on the
ARRL Web Site.
Alternatively, you can send a 9" x 12" SASE to Boring Amateur Radio
Club, PO Box 1357, Boring, OR 97009. An email reflector for Kids
Day has been set up. More info about this list can be found at:
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/kids
[ANS thanks the AO-51 Operations Team and the ARRL for the above
information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-165.02
AO-51 Field Day Configuration
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 165.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 14, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-165.02
AMSAT's Satellite Field Day is held concurrently with the annual
ARRL Field Day emergency preparedness exercise. This year the event
will take place between 1800 UTC on Saturday June 27, 2009 through
2100 UTC on Sunday June 28, 2009.
AMSAT encourages stations to prepare for operations on all of the
satellite modes - analog, FM, and digital. The congestion on FM LEO
satellites has become so intense based on experience in prior years
that we request to limit your use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. The
ARRL rules only allow one contact per FM satellite to count. AMSAT
Field Day rules allow one contact per FM repeater to count. This
includes the International Space Station, if operational.
AO-51 will be configured to support Field Day operations. The Field
Day configuration on AO-51 begins on June 21 to allow stations to
test their equipment and antennas at home prior to the event. The
satellite will remain in this mode through June 28.
AO-51 June 21 - June 28 Field Day Configuration
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
FM Repeater, L/U (Subject to interuption for telemetry collection)
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM
The full text of the AMSAT Satellite Field Day Rules can be found
on-line at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/amsatfd.php
The Satellite Summary Sheet can be found on this web page also. This
format should be used for submission of the AMSAT Field Day competition
and be received by KK5DO (email or postal mail) by 11:59 P.M. CDT,
Monday, July 13, 2009. The preferred method for submitting your log
is via e-mail to kk5do@xxxxx.xxx or kk5do@xxxx.xxx.
You may also use the postal service but give plenty of time for your
results to arrive by the submission date. Add photographs or other
interesting information so that can be used an article for the Journal.
If mailing your submission, the address is:
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Director of Awards and Contests
PO Box 310
Alief, TX 77411-0310.
Certificates will be awarded to the first-place, second, and third
place emergency power/portable stations at the AMSAT General Meeting
and Space Symposium in October, 2009.
[ANS thanks the AO-51 Operations Team and Bruce, KK5DO for the above
information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-165.03
Treat Yourself to an Amateur Radio Conference
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 165.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 14, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-165.03
AMSAT 2009 SPACE SYMPOSIUM AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Now is the time for you to prepare your papers and presentations
for the 2009 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held
October 9 - 11 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel at the Baltimore
Washington Airport.
Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presenta-
tions are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite
community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon
as possible, with final copy submitted by September 1, 2009 for
inclusion in the printed proceedings.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, at
n8fgv@xxxxx.xxx.
CENTRAL STATES VHF SOCIETY ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) is soliciting presentations
and poster displays for their 43rd Annual Conference this summer,
July 23-26 at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Find
more information on-line at:
http://www.csvhfs.org/conference/index.html.
Possible presentation topics on all aspects of weak-signal VHF and
above include, but are not limited to, antennas (modeling, design,
arrays and control), equipment construction, propagation, test gear,
regulatory issues, operating, digital signal processing and software
defined radio.
AMSAT-UK 2009 SPACE COLLOQIUM
The AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be held July 25 and July 26 at the
the Holiday Inn Hotel in Guildford. This new site is very close
to the Surrey University where the event has been held previously.
The 2009 AMSAT Colloquium will now commence at 10am on Saturday
July 25th and close at approximately 4.30 pm on Sunday.
ARRL AND TAPR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 28th Annual
ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September
25-27, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. These papers will also be published
in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the confer-
ence to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission
deadline is July 31, 2009. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg,
ARRL, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111 - or you can make your sub-
mission via e-mail to: maty@xxxx.xxx
MUD - MICROWAVE UPDATE 2009
Microwave Update 2009 will be held on Friday, October 23 through Satur-
day, October 24 in Dallas, Texas. Technical papers are currently being
solicited for publication in the ARRL's Microwave Update 2009 Conference
Proceedings. You do not need to attend the conference nor present your
paper to have it published.
Strong preference will be given to original work and to those papers
that are written and formatted specifically for publication rather
than as a visual presentation aid. As this is a microwave conference
papers must be on topics for frequencies above 900 MHz. Examples of such
topics include microwave theory, construction, communication, deployment,
propagation, antennas, activity, transmitters, receivers, components,
amplifiers, communication modes, LASER, software design tools, and
practical experiences.
If you are interested in submitting a paper please contact Kent Britain,
at wa5vjb (at) flash (dot) net for additional information. The deadline
for papers is Monday, August 31, 2008. More information is available
on-line at: http://www.microwaveupdate.org/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-UK, ARRL, CSVHFS, and MUD for the above
information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-165.04
7000 KM Contact Via AO-7 Mode B - Brazil to Belgium
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 165.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 14, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-165.04
ANS-158 carried a brief report of a successful AO-7 Mode B contact
between Piraja, PS8RF in Brazil and Jean-Jacques, ON7EQ in Belgium.
Since last week's report, additional information has been received
on how they accomplished their 4736 mile (7622 KM) contact.
Jean-Jacques wrote, "As the theoretical window between both stations
only lasts about 1 minute, 30 seconds, careful preparation was required
for selection of the optimal window and calculation of doppler shifts
both ways. The effective contact was only possible during about 20 sec-
onds, just enough to exchange reports, while both stations met on the
transponder within an offset of 500 Hz of calculated frequencies."
Well done and congratulations, gents! PS8RF has posted a video of the
Satellite DX event at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggNmQqxARWY.
[ANS thanks Jean-Jacques, ON7EQ and Piraja, PS8RF for the above
information.]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-165.05
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 165.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 14, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-165.05
+ AMSAT received the sad news that Robert Kohli, VU2MKP, well known
to many AO-40 operators and AMSAT-India life member has become a
silent key. Ham radio has lost a great operator who guided many
hams and was a source of inspiration to many of us.
+ The total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts has now
reached 443. The complete listing of all scheduled school con-
tacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echo-
link websites can be found on-line at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
+ Franco, HB9OAB will activate CN2AB on VO-52 from Morocco between
June 27 through July 20, 2009. Info at: http://www.qrz.com/cn2ab
+ Hams like science ... a BBC produced video of the Four Seasons of
Titan: Weather & Climate Change on Saturn's Largest Moon can be
viewed on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/mroemf
[ANS thanks everyone 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. And with that
please keep in mind in ancient Rome, deli workers were told that they
could eat anything they wanted during the lunch hour. Anything, that is
except the smoked salmon. Thus were created the world's first anti-lox
breaks.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:30:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] "Ultimate Charger" website gone??
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <763595.37638.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Hi, everybody.
Has anybody tried to reach the 'ultimatecharger' website? I need to get the
info on one of his antenna controllers, and it appears the website is gone.
Thanks, Jim? KQ6EA
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:08:31 -0700
From: "Art McBride" <kc6uqh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Gold plated contact
To: "'Luc Leblanc'" <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <236B3D4A959F44BB917AFDAC2D7ECBC5@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Luc,
Standard solder is fine. During the soldering process the gold alloys with
the solder raising the reflow temperature.
I would suggest rosin core solder, flux can be cleaned with alcohol.
Art, KC6UQH
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Luc Leblanc
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 12:29 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Gold plated contact
Did any one has ever try to solder on gold metal contact pin? Is the
standard electronic solder is ok or?
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:15:43 +0000
From: Nigel G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Gold plated contact
To: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A345D4F.20202@xxxxx.xxx>
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Gold solders like a dream.
Luc Leblanc wrote:
> Did any one has ever try to solder on gold metal contact pin? Is the
standard electronic solder is ok or?
>
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:04:48 -0000
From: "John B. Stephensen" <kd6ozh@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Gold plated contact
To: "Luc Leblanc" <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <C3D12BE2E66046F6953B60EE77E60254@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
63/37 solder works fine but it wicks up the contact very quickly.
73,
John
KD6OZH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luc Leblanc" <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 19:28 UTC
Subject: [amsat-bb] Gold plated contact
> Did any one has ever try to solder on gold metal contact pin? Is the
> standard electronic solder is ok or?
>
>
> "-"
>
>
> Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
> Skype VE2DWE
> www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
> WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
>
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:07:14 -0400
From: claryco@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ND9M: Delaware
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <8CBBABCBBF9979A-18B0-198@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I'll be QRV from Delaware on all passes usable with a hand-held antenna on
Sunday, 14 June, starting with the first AO51 pass at 14/1140Z and ending with
the last FO29 pass at 15/0226Z. All three FM birds plus FO29 and VO52 are on
the agenda.
There are 13 passes throughout the day that I'll be on, so there should be
plenty of opportunity for contacts.
Pse note that uring this trip, I'm able to do half duplex only and can
manually tune only. The FM sats aren't a problem, but FO29 and VO52 will be a
challenge since I can't properly adjust my TX for Doppler. I've already made a
number of QSOs on the linear birds this way however, including a contact with
AA5PK on FO29 tonight for his 50th state, so it's definitely "do-able".
I'll leave Monday morning and head north a bit to put out FM29, then west to
start running all FM0x and FM1x grids on a southbound track.
CU on the birds!
73,
Jim, ND9M
Seaford, DE / FM28
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:23:55 +0200 (CEST)
From: "Henk, PA3GUO" <hamoen@xxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RS-15 beacon this morning (mp3)
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <51648.212.61.81.142.1244975035.squirrel@xxxxxxx.xxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
For those interested, here is how RS-15 sounded like this morning:
http://www.pa3guo.com/rs15_cw_14june2009_0820utc.mp3 (12 seconds)
Henk, PA3GUO
http://www.pa3guo.com
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:19:11 -0400
From: John Price <n4qwf1@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Got Yaesu 5400 rotor control box problem
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<8d1b8e80906140619y3bd68cees8ac26bf99205e60@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I have hauled out my spare 5400 rotor for field day and found I have a
problem. The control box is not sending accurate readings to the
computer. It works fine as far as the rotor and the meter readings. I
know the problem is in the control box as the one I use for everyday
operation works fine with this rotor. I have checked the voltages at
the transformer and they are OK so I am now suspect of one or
both of the pots that adjust output voltage. I when I connect it to
just one side of the rotor I can not get it to adjust to 1023 in the
calibration routine in the software. Connecting it to the other side
shows the same result. What I do see is a value that bounces around at
random.
I guess my question is does this mean that I have two bad pots or is
there some common connection between the AZ/EL output that would
exhibit this result. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks << John
--
N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator
AO-7,AO-27,FO-29,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS
Email N4QWF@xxxxx.xxx
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http://home.comcast.net/~n4qwf/site/
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Amsat Member #27845
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WAS SAT #296
51 on AO-51 #13
LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il
>From the Foothills of the Blueridge
*Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly
proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:04:40 -0700
From: "Thomas McGrane" <n2oeq@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] equal time
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <f4a6e12b6eb3475a927dce0c09328d74.n2oeq@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
To the regular repetitive users of Echo
Please refrain from hogging the satellite every pass for multiple contacts.
I cant get into the satellite anymore and I am not going to use the amplifier
to fight everyone.
Sorry if you are offended but you need to be told.
My support of amsat is directly proportional to my ability to use the
satellite.
pat
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:52:32 -0400
From: Ben Jackson <bbj@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: equal time
To: Thomas McGrane <n2oeq@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A3500A0.5020405@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Thomas McGrane wrote:
> To the regular repetitive users of Echo
>
> Please refrain from hogging the satellite every pass for multiple contacts.
>
> I cant get into the satellite anymore and I am not going to use the
amplifier to fight everyone.
>
> Sorry if you are offended but you need to be told.
>
> My support of amsat is directly proportional to my ability to use the
satellite.
<shameless plug>
The Courteous Ham's Guide to AO-51
http://www.innismir.net/etc/CourteousAO51_v1.1.pdf
? Don't hog the satellite.
If you are one of the stations making a good signal into the satellite,
the temptation is to work every station possible. While it is easy to do
this in courteous fashion, let other stations have a chance as well. A
good rule of thumb is to go after 2-3 QSOs then back off. Remember, this
might not mean 2-3 *total* QSOs, as if other stations call you, respond.
</shameless plug>
Although, I listened to the pass ~18:45 pass yesterday evening, and I
didn't notice anyone "hogging" the satellite. I heard 3 portable
stations and 2 mobiles (myself included).
--
Ben Jackson - N1WBV - New Bedford, MA
bbj <at> innismir.net - http://www.innismir.net/
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:02:13 -0400
From: "John" <ns1z@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: equal time
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Additionally, I will be "net" for the four passes (2 in the AM and 2 in
the PM) for 15 June, in celebration of my birth. Thank you all for your
full cooperation.
>
> Please refrain from hogging the satellite every pass for multiple
> contacts.
>
> I cant get into the satellite anymore and I am not going to use the
> amplifier to fight everyone.
>
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: William Leijenaar <pe1rah@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: VU2MKP Silent Key
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hello AMSATs,
I just wanted to write some message on AMSAT-BB, and then I read the sad
message about silent key of Robert VU2MKP.
It is a great lost for the HAM world. I made several contacts with Robert via
the old bird AO-10, which was a great joy.
Later when I was in Bangalore, India, I got the chance to meet him in person.
I was very amazed to see how he uses his radios, and laptop computer with a
small stick in his mouth. He did have lots of positive energy, even when he
lost lots of his body functions. A great man and ham with real ham spirit.
My condolences to his family,
May his soul rest in peace,
William Leijenaar PE1RAH
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:18:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: William Leijenaar <pe1rah@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone has demo version of Cubesat structure ?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi AMSATs,
I am looking for some Cubesat structure that I can use for demonstration of my
Ultra Small Lineat Transponder design. It should not be an expensive flight-
model version. Its only for showing the idea how my transponder can be mount
into a cubesat body.
I can try to make some structure myself, but that takes lots of work and I
need to get the precize sizes somehow. Maybe someone has ever made a Cubesat
demo version ?
My kind regards,
William Leijenaar PE1RAH
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