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Today's Topics:
1. Re: FalconSAT-3 and WISP (Scott)
2. ARISS test [REPORT] (Robert Bruninga)
3. C# DDE code (richard allen)
4. XW-2F on 9600? (Tony)
5. Re: AO-73/FUNcube Mode switch (Jim Heck G3WGM)
6. AO73 (Jose Elias Diaz)
7. Re: C# DDE code (Devin L. Ganger)
8. AMSAT General Meeting Audio Stream Available - 3:30pm PDT /
22:30 UTC (Paul Stoetzer)
9. AO7 mode A today (jeffory broughton)
10. Qwiksat (Alex Weimer)
11. Pacsat Portables and Mobiles? (Tony)
12. Re: AMSAT General Meeting Audio Stream Available - 3:30pm PDT
/ 22:30 UTC (Paul Stoetzer)
13. Kenwood TH-D7A(G) For Sale (Tucker McGuire)
14. ANS-301.01 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT-NA
Announces GOLF CubeSat Program (JoAnne K9JKM)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:20:34 -0400
From: "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FalconSAT-3 and WISP
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Thanks a million for making that available - going to be a great help!
-Scott, K4KDR
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Glasbrenner
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 1:07 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] FalconSAT-3 and WISP
Hi All,
I apologize for my lack of timely responses for many of you that have
emailed me personally about getting WISP running on FalconSAT-3. I've been
overwhelmed.
Today I scanned and posted the chapter on WISP from Gould Smith's 2005
Digital Satellite & Telemetry Guide to the FalconSAT-3 page on amsat.org. I
hope it is helpful to everyone diving back into this excellent program from
the past.
It can be found near the bottom of the page at
https://www.amsat.org/falconsat-3/
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:36:45 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS test [REPORT]
Message-ID: <934931a65d947760941eca055f3191ba@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Pretty Good Test Report on USA pass of ISS at 1834 to 1839 UTC on 27 Oct
2017:
Conclusion, HT's outdoors with whip antennas do not hear as well as we
thought and the Uplink is more challenging than we thought. But certainly
gave the thrill expected of monitoring the ISS pass with an HT. This was
during mid-afternoon class time on a Friday over Maryland with noob
operators.
We had 6 radios, One was an Oscar class ground station plus 5 HT's outside.
* The Oscar station heard 11 stations (out of 32 packets total)
* HT with long dual band whip heard 4 stations
* HT with full size 1/4 whip heard 3 stations
* HT with long dual band whip heard 2 stations
* HT with rubber duck heard 2 stations
* HT with arrow heard one (but had bumped radio on 145.830!)
Of the 11 different stations heard by the OSCAR station:
* Two were heard 6 or 7 times
* One was heard three times
* four were heard twice, one using 5W & ELK, one 10W to quad, one 10W to
arrow
* four were heard once, one was a mobile,
HTs Receive performance: all of the stations heard by the HT's were from the
same 5 in the middle of the pass, with none being more than 250 miles away.
The other six stations heard by the Oscar class ground station were up to a
bit farther up to 600 miles away.
All 5 of our HTs were on the Planned-Test-1-minute schedule and NONE were
heard by the ISS(digipeated).
Of all the 11 stations, three of the four heard twice were following the
suggested protocol and so were assumed to be on a 1 minute schedule. So,
during an 8 minute pass, only got two packets through even though they had
modest beams on uplink. Again, probably during the middle of their overhead
geometry. But for our 4 minute window, then they had a 50% success rate.
The APRS-IS captured a total of 30 packets during the same time frame that
we got 32 and only 2 or 3 were missed by either of us. There were 8
different Igates with four of them contributing 4 to 6 packets and four
contributing one or two. All of this data was from the 4 minute pass window
from first station heard by the Oscar class station to the last one heard by
that station. The APRS-IS of course heard other stations before and after,
but the window was only taken during our OSCAR class pass.
The downlink was sparse and it is doubtful that there was too much overload
on the uplink, (though we all know that the downlink says NOTHING about what
the uplink receiver on ISS is having to deal with). But that could be
eliminated if we could get someone in Hawaii to do the same test. Horizon
to horizon with a few radios at the same time. On the same 1 minute test
schedule.
The students with the handhelds were not skilled operators and so the
attitude of the HT's and antennas relative to the ISS track should be
considered completely random.
For what it's worth.
Bob, WB4aPR
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga@xxxx.xxxx
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 1:17 PM
Subject: QIKCOM-1 and ARISS test
We have not heard from QIKCOM-1 but since we asked users to include their
Power and Antenna gain and beacon once a minute for these few passes, we are
going to finish the day by seeing what we hear from ISS.
We already see a few people giving that data, so we are going to switch our
uplink from the path of APRSAT back to the path of ARISS for the remainder
of the day. This will give us all an idea of what hits ISS and what does
not. I've seen these so far:
WN9Q>CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,WA8LMF-SG::APRSAT :5w 14el klm cross yagi
KB6LTY-3>CQ,RS0ISS*,qAR,W0ARP-15:=3429.70N/11712.30W- power 20W - 9.2 dbi
beam- DM14jl
Attended packets only to end of today's test.
Bob, WB4aPR
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 15:40:20 -0500
From: richard allen <rca@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: rca@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
Message-ID: <20171027154020.E2256A48.rca@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Microsoft seems to be getting rid of DDE support. Does anyone have some C#
or VB2017 DDE client code that can be built under Visual Studio 2017?
Thanks,
Richard W5SXD
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:49:41 -0400
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2F on 9600?
Message-ID: <4ce328e2-2605-8ff0-2a19-db8a834b4be5@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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All:
Does anyone know if CAS-3F (XW-2F) is still active on 9600 baud GMSK on
145.955?
Thanks,
Tony -K2MO
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:52:30 +0100
From: "Jim Heck G3WGM" <jimlist@xxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-73/FUNcube Mode switch
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Hi All,
This is to let you know that AO-73/FUNcube is now in amateur mode for the
weekend, with transponder activated.
As per normal, we will switch back to autonomous mode on Sunday pm UTC.
73s Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube Team
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FUNcube frequencies and other details
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
AO-73 FUNcube-1
The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in
eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends
(from pm Fridays UTC to PM Sundays UTC) the transponder is operational 24/7.
When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power,
when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. During holidays,
eg Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc, the transponder maybe activated for
extended periods. Watch AMSAT-BB for announcements which are usually made on
Friday evenings (UTC)
The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.150 - 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.950 - 145.970 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.935 MHz BPSK
(The passband may be up to 15kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low
temperatures give higher freqs!)
FUNcube-2 aka FUNcube on UKube
The FUNcube-2 sub-system continues to operate autonomously and, almost
continuously, in amateur mode. The transponder is operational and the
telemetry downlink is functioning with about 70mW output. The FUNcube-1
Dashboard does not correctly display the telemetry but it does correctly
decode the data and uploads it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse from where it
can be examined. Most of the real time data channels are operational and
these include battery voltages, temperatures and ADCS data coming via the
main On Board Computer (OBC).
The transponder is interrupted for a few seconds every 2 minutes when the
other transmitter sends its CW beacon and, occasionally, for a few seconds
when the main OBC reboots (approx seven times each orbit).
The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.080 - 435.060 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.930 - 145.950 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.915 MHz BPSK
(The passband may be up to 10kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low
temperatures give higher freqs!)
EO79 FUNcube-3
Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7
and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will
commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will
stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in future
months as a result of experience.
The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.0723-435.0473 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.946-145.971 MHz USB
Further detailed info on EO79 transponder frequencies is at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/10/eo79-funcube-3-transponder-commences-regular-o
peration/EO88
Nayif-1 FUNcube-5EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The
transponder isoperational when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar
panels are NOTbeing illuminated.When the transponder is switched off, the
telemetry beacon is on full power,when the transponder is on the beacon it
is on low power.The transponder frequencies are:Uplink: 435.045 ? 435.015
MHz LSB (inverting)Downlink: 145.960-145.990 MHz USBTelemetry Tx:
145.940MHzAll FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL.
We are verygrateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space
Bv, TheNetherlands.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 00:33:53 +0300
From: Jose Elias Diaz <eb1fvq@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73
Message-ID: <1509140033.402869749@xx.xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi guys this night at 2222 utc I?ll be on AO73 on central band looking for USA
Enviado desde myMail para iOS
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:14:13 +0000
From: "Devin L. Ganger" <devin@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: richard allen <rca@xxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT Mailing List
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
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x>
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Are you aware of the open source class library called NDde?
http://www.codeplex.com/ndde
--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email:?devin@xxxxxxxx.xxx
web:?Devin on Earth
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of richard allen
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 1:40 PM
To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: rca@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
Microsoft seems to be getting rid of DDE support. Does anyone have some C#
or VB2017 DDE client code that can be built under Visual Studio 2017?
Thanks,
Richard W5SXD
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 11:32:29 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT General Meeting Audio Stream Available -
3:30pm PDT / 22:30 UTC
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The AMSAT General Meeting in Reno, NV will be available to all members
and interested amateur radio operators via local VHF repeater, IRLP,
and EchoLink. The meeting will start at 3:30pm PDT (22:30 UTC) today.
The meeting will be available locally in the Reno area on the SNARS
147.300 MHz repeater as well as globally via IRLP Node 7873 and the
W7TA-R EchoLink (854520). The IRLP access code is #88 + the node
number you wish the dial. The IRLP hang up code is #8873.
A live stream of the meeting audio may also be found at
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/13048
Questions will be taken via EchoLink and Twitter (use hashtag #AMSATGM).
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:16:49 -0400
From: jeffory broughton <jefforybroughton@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO7 mode A today
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Looks like AO7 MODE A TODAY.
I will be on in 20 min at 1935 utc.
Nice 62 degree pass.29.450 mhz
Usb. WB8RJY EN72
jeff broughton
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 15:37:59 +0000 (UTC)
From: Alex Weimer <kc7mg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Qwiksat
Message-ID: <1054736879.6073681.1509205079625@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Nothing heard of Qwiksat on pass over west coast this morning.. RS0ISS
strong however.. Jack-KC7MG
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 16:28:25 -0400
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pacsat Portables and Mobiles?
Message-ID: <ae594326-15af-39ca-98b5-9a030e6517cc@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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All:
I seem to recall a station or two working Pacsat mobile though either
GO-32 or AO-51. I suspect that may have been difficult with a dual-band
vertical, but not impossible.
I understand the Kenwood TM-700 series have built-in TNC's with
full-duplex capability so they'd seem to work right out of the box.
Any Pacsat operators that plan on trying Falconsat-3 with a mobile or
portable setup?
Tony -K2MO
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 21:09:39 +0000
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT General Meeting Audio Stream Available -
3:30pm PDT / 22:30 UTC
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOrXhL5SmG7SxwKTbsSG31qodnN1NqbgvAAitYmRGFO3KA@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Due to technical challenges, the meeting will be available on the AMSAT
EchoLink conference server only. See http://www.amsat.org/echolink/ for
details.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 08:32 Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> The AMSAT General Meeting in Reno, NV will be available to all members
> and interested amateur radio operators via local VHF repeater, IRLP,
> and EchoLink. The meeting will start at 3:30pm PDT (22:30 UTC) today.
>
> The meeting will be available locally in the Reno area on the SNARS
> 147.300 MHz repeater as well as globally via IRLP Node 7873 and the
> W7TA-R EchoLink (854520). The IRLP access code is #88 + the node
> number you wish the dial. The IRLP hang up code is #8873.
>
> A live stream of the meeting audio may also be found at
> http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/13048
>
> Questions will be taken via EchoLink and Twitter (use hashtag #AMSATGM).
>
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:45:38 -0400
From: Tucker McGuire <tucker@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TH-D7A(G) For Sale
Message-ID:
<CA+gmQJR8WgdC_GCVtzeWjFk3TRTyO_gWbf0Lp2FUzqn5Q8xiCg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi all,
Looking to sell my Kenwood TH-D7A(G) with 2 AA holders and SMA to BNC
adapter for use with arrow antenna, to raise funds for other stuff. Some
dings on the case but overall great condition. This rig works great full
duplex for our current FM transponder satellites.
Asking $120 shipped.
Cheers & 73,
Tucker
W4FS
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 17:31:03 -0500
From: JoAnne K9JKM <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-301.01 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin -
AMSAT-NA Announces GOLF CubeSat Program
Message-ID: <7af59bfa-e417-57a0-1a93-cf816f448ea1@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-301.01
In this Special Bulletin:
* AMSAT-NA Announces GOLF CubeSat Program
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-301.01
ANS-301 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 301.01
From AMSAT SYMPOSIUM, RENO, NV
DATE October 28, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-301.01
At the AMSAT-NA Annual General Meeting in Reno, NV, AMSAT-NA President
Joe Spier, K6WAO, announced the next phase of AMSAT?s CubeSat program:
GOLF. GOLF, an acronym for ?Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint,? is a
crucial step towards fulfilling AMSAT?s strategic goals involving high
altitude, wide access satellite missions.
As an initial step in the GOLF program, the AMSAT-NA Board of
Directors approved the submission of a NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative
proposal for the GOLF-T satellite project. The GOLF-T project will
serve as a rapidly deployable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) testbed for
technologies necessary for a successful CubeSat mission to a wide
variety of orbits, including LEO, Medium Earth Orbit (MEO),
Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO), Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO), or beyond.
AMSAT-NA Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, said ?The
GOLF-T project tees off the next phase of our CubeSat program. GOLF-T
provides AMSAT hardware and knowledge for Attitude Determination and
Control (ADAC) capability and the opportunity to develop a 3U
spaceframe with deployable solar panels that can be used in LEO or HEO
missions, two of the major systems required in future GOLF and HEO
missions.?
In addition, GOLF-T provides the opportunity for rapid deployment and
on orbit testing of the AMSAT?s Advanced Satellite Communications and
Exploration of New Technology (ASCENT )program?s technology, including
radiation tolerant transponder and Integrated Housekeeping Unit (IHU)
technologies that will lead the way for low cost commercial
off-the-shelf (COTS) systems that can function in the MEO and HEO
radiation environments. GOLF-T will also provide for the development
of ?Five and Dime? Field-Programmable Gate Array Software Defined
Radio (FPGA SDR) transponders for use on a variety of missions and
orbits.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors and our Engineering Team
?for the above information]
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