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Today's Topics:
1. Using D710 to work the sats? (racer5039)
2. Re: Your Almost First Sat Contact (claryco@xxx.xxxx
3. Re: Using D710 to work the sats? (AC7YY - Kim)
4. Re: My first contact - almost (Gordon JC Pearce)
5. Re: Yaesu 5500 (John Price)
6. CP6 Decoding (James Denneny)
7. Alinco DJ-580 Accessories (Leroy Stenzel)
8. Garmin GPS12 data and power cable (Leroy Stenzel)
9. That was quick! (Leroy Stenzel)
10. Field Day 2009 (Bruce)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:21:47 -0500
From: "racer5039" <racer5039@x.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using D710 to work the sats?
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I have been playing with my homebrew antennas and the D710 I have in the van
to try and work AO-51 portable and get ready for field day.
The first setup in the driveway was a pretty high pass and I couldn't hear a
thing. My next try was out in the country. I had the D710 hooked up again and
it seemed to be deaf. There was a fellow ham there with an 817. when we hooked
it up to the 436 homebrew cheep antenna, it could hear quite well. Better than
the Elk antenna that I just got in fact.
My question is the D710 that tight on the rec. that its not going to hear the
sat if I am off frequency a little?
Is there anyone on the board that is using or has used the D710 to work any of
the FM sats?
if so, can you e-mail me off the board with any input you may have on this set
up. I'd really like to be able to work field day and I am running out of time.
Thanks
Marv
N0FJP
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:34:07 -0400
From: claryco@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Your Almost First Sat Contact
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Leroy,
Yes, that was me on the other end. I was doing a portable operation in a
parking lot in Viola, Delaware / FM29 at that time. Your signal was plenty
strong; too bad the Doppler got the better of you. I know the feeling all too
well!
I recorded the comms and can send it to you if you'ld like to hear what you
sounded like from space!
Welcome to the birds!
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
Martinsburg, WV / FM19
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:07:45 +0000
From: kd8bxp@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] My first contact - almost
To: "amsat bb bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Well thanks to everyone who gave me helpful hints and ideas
I did almost make a contact today!
I know I got into the SO50 today at about 11:10 - 11:11 est (local time) I
heard
some one give my call back and a brief report
Unfortuntally at the same time doppler shifted on me and I wasn't fast enough
to
keep up
I am using a th-d7ag and unfortunally there is not a way to program the odd
band
split in memory (at least not that I have found) so no matter what you have to
hit two buttons. Anyways I diegress
I replayed my recording serveral times and think - I think
The man who came back to me was ND9M in FM29 (delaware)
Which would be cool if it was -
I was not able to complete the contact - so that doesn't really count does it
After all of my frustration thou I am still chulking this one up to a WIN!!
I would like to confirm somehow that it was ND9M that heard me
So I am posting here :-)
Thanks again to all who have helped!
LeRoy, KD8BXP
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:22:45 -0700
From: AC7YY - Kim <ac7yy@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Using D710 to work the sats?
To: racer5039 <racer5039@x.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Marv
I have used both the D700 and the D710. I have not noticed much
difference in the receive between the two radios. I use both a 5/8 wave
duel band and a 1/4 duel band on my durango. The 1/4 works much better
but I have made contacts with the 5/8 wave when I am out in the open.
I use 435.300 VFO (5Hz Steps) with it set to 'CTRL' on the right side
and 145.920 memory channel on the left side in my PM setting. That
allows manually changing the downlink thoughout the pass from 435.310 to
435.290 when operating AO51. To change sat's I change only the uplink
memory channel and then manually change the downlink to the appropriate
freq.
73
kim - ac7yy
On Mon, 2009-06-15 at 21:21 -0500, racer5039 wrote:
> I have been playing with my homebrew antennas and the D710 I have in the van
to try and work AO-51 portable and get ready for field day.
> The first setup in the driveway was a pretty high pass and I couldn't hear a
thing. My next try was out in the country. I had the D710 hooked up again and
it seemed to be deaf. There was a fellow ham there with an 817. when we hooked
it up to the 436 homebrew cheep antenna, it could hear quite well. Better than
the Elk antenna that I just got in fact.
> My question is the D710 that tight on the rec. that its not going to hear
the sat if I am off frequency a little?
> Is there anyone on the board that is using or has used the D710 to work any
of the FM sats?
> if so, can you e-mail me off the board with any input you may have on this
set up. I'd really like to be able to work field day and I am running out of
time.
>
> Thanks
> Marv
> N0FJP
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:19:59 +0100
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: My first contact - almost
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: amsat bb bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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On Mon, 2009-06-15 at 23:07 +0000, kd8bxp@xxx.xxx wrote:
> Well thanks to everyone who gave me helpful hints and ideas
> I did almost make a contact today!
Well done! Good fun, isn't it? ;-)
> I know I got into the SO50 today at about 11:10 - 11:11 est (local time) I
heard some one give my call back and a brief report
>
> Unfortuntally at the same time doppler shifted on me and I wasn't fast
> enough to keep up
>
> I am using a th-d7ag and unfortunally there is not a way to program
> the odd band split in memory (at least not that I have found) so no
> matter what you have to hit two buttons. Anyways I diegress
I wouldn't be hugely surprised if the TH-D7 is similar to the TH-F7
which I use. I got into a technique of flipping between A and B to
transmit or tune Doppler. In the higher parts of the pass the range is
changing relatively slowly and SO-50 should hang about more-or-less on
frequency for a good couple of minutes.
One of the mistakes I was making early on was not tuning far enough for
Doppler, and the other was changing too quickly. It doesn't shift as
fast as you might think. For the most part you won't have to worry
about Doppler on transmit, but on receive it makes a huge difference.
Well actually - on VHF you don't have to worry, on UHF it makes a
difference. If you're using the ISS crossband repeater, that has its
input on UHF and then you leave the receiver alone and tune the
transmitter - much more fiddly because you *must* listen to the downlink
to get it right!
Headphones make all the difference, too - it's much easier to spot the
change in noise when you're on the satellite. When it's transmitting
received noise, you can hear it has a distinctly different tone to
"empty sky".
Congratulations on your first contact on the satellites!
Gordon MM3YEQ (*still*, hurry up Ofcom)
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:58:17 -0400
From: John Price <n4qwf1@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu 5500
To: Edward Cole <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<8d1b8e80906160358q44afe741i920dbc1a428e0b82@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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OK, Phone # 1-714-827-7600
Part #Q9000404
73's << John
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Edward Cole <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> John,
>
> Please send me the phone number and part number. MY B5400 has been not in
> service for a couple years and I hope it works well when I get it back up
> this summer. But probably good insurance to have some pots.
>
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
>
> At 02:16 PM 6/15/2009, you wrote:
>
>> Hey, I called Yaseu to order the pots and have 6 coming. Why so many
>> you ask? I was going to order a few of the pots for the rotor as well
>> while I was at it and found out they no longer stock them. If you have
>> a 5400 I would call Yaesu and get some of the control box pots while
>> they are still available. I have the phone number and part number if
>> you need it.
>>
>> 73's << John
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:20 AM, <n8bbq@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> > John,
>> >
>> > Guess I should have mentioned that I have seen a problem with a dirty
>> calibration pot. But to explain your symptoms, they would both have to be
>> dirty. If the unit was stored for a while, maybe that is the case.
>> >
>> > '73 - de Ed N8BBQ
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator
>> AO-7,AO-27,FO-29,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS
>> Email N4QWF@xxxxx.xxx
>> Echolink nodes #110903 -L #388463
>>
http://home.comcast.net/~n4qwf/site/<http://home.comcast.net/%7En4qwf/site/>
>> Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ
>> Amsat Member #27845
>> DXCC #33,478
>> VUCC SAT #135
>> 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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>
>
--
N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator
AO-7,AO-27,FO-29,SO-50,AO-51,VO-52,ISS
Email N4QWF@xxxxx.xxx
Echolink nodes #110903 -L #388463
http://home.comcast.net/~n4qwf/site/
Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ
Amsat Member #27845
DXCC #33,478
VUCC SAT #135
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: 6
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:23:12 -0700
From: "James Denneny" <57jndenneny@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CP6 Decoding
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001501c9ee96$611040d0$2330c270$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I am troubleshooting a CP-6 decoding problem. I have excellent copy on
CP-6. Keps are good. Signal is strong but no decode.
Equipment is IC-910H and AEA DSP2232. I checked everything out with APRS FM
copy on 144.390 using hyperterminal - good copy in FM packet.
PC & TNC use com 3 - 9600,8.N,1 to communicate. PC flowcontrol is hardware.
DSP2232 is set for MOD p12 (p1 1200bps). I do not see any TNC lockup during
data bursts. Radio is set for LSB when tracking CP-6.
I even tried using hyperterminal connection in lieu of CP-6 decoder. NADA
What am I missing?
Jim
K7EG
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:52:09 -0500
From: "Leroy Stenzel" <lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Alinco DJ-580 Accessories
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <200906161552.n5GFqB2N071361@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
My Alinco DJ-580 met with a terrible accident and is no longer with us.
Seriously, the radio was destroyed in a freak mishap. I have the following
accessories that I will send to you free if you can use them:
Alinco EDC-43 12-volt power cable assembly
Alinco EDC-24 battery charger for ni-cad batteries
Alinco floor plate (battery cover) for use when operating the radio without
batteries
EarTalk remote microphone and earpiece with PTT for the DJ-580
I will send to the first request I receive - respond direct to me - not thru
BB. I'll let you know when they are gone.
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:06:45 -0500
From: "Leroy Stenzel" <lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Garmin GPS12 data and power cable
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <200906161606.n5GG6lgU072173@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
My Garmin GPS12 was destroyed in a freak accident. Its power and data cable
is available free if you can use it.
I will send to the first one who asks. Contact me direct - not on the BB.
73 to all,
Leroy, W5VG
AMSAT #2916
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:18:45 -0500
From: "Leroy Stenzel" <lstenzel@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] That was quick!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <200906161618.n5GGIj5x072910@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Sorry, folks. The accessories I offered went quickly.
Leroy, W5VG
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:29:02 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Field Day 2009
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4A37D65E.50100@xxxx.xxx>
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Don't forget, Murphy is going to make an unexpected visit to many field
day sites this year. Be prepared, have a backup of your backup.
For complete field day rules, visit amsat.org
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/amsatfd.php
Also, there will be a special station on the air. My friend Keko, TI5KD,
will be on the operating as TI5A. Not only will it give you another
contact but for some it will be a new grid and a new country.
73...bruce
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
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