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Today's Topics:
1. N3IYR Dish Instructions (Jim Jerzycke)
2. Re: G-5500 Set up cal? (Norm n3ykf)
3. Falconsat - Compressing Image Files (Tony)
4. Falconsat - Compressing Image Files (Roland Zurmely)
5. Re: Falconsat - Compressing Image Files (Tony)
6. K4DKR via Falconsat APRS (Tony)
7. Re: Falconsat - Compressing Image Files (Zach Metzinger)
8. Re: K4DKR via Falconsat APRS (Scott)
9. Re: K4DKR via Falconsat APRS (Paul Stoetzer)
10. Re: K4DKR via Falconsat APRS (Scott)
11. RadFxSat Launch Delayed, Now No Earlier Than November 14th
(Paul Stoetzer)
12. AMSAT at Orlando Hamcation (Philip Jenkins)
13. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-07 06:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 03:48:36 +0000
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] N3IYR Dish Instructions
Message-ID: <774b058f-5e7b-ab47-1514-2488beb790e1@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Greetings, all
Now we've settled in Colorado, I have enough space to set up my
satellite station on a semi-permanent basis.
One of my antennas is an N3IYR 1 meter dish that I bought new quite a
while ago.
I'm not sure if it ever came with instructions, but if it did, I lost
them years ago.
SO...if it did come with docs, I'd greatly appreciate it if anybody who
has them could copy them and send me a set.
Costs will be reimbursed promptly!
73, Jim? KQ6EA/0
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 05:43:07 -0500
From: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Darrell W4CX <w4cx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] G-5500 Set up cal?
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Darrell,
Run the rotator to it's (az or el) limit switch. (0 or +4.5VDC is what
it's supposed to be).
Adjust the meter reading to match the rotator on the +4.5VDC end.
There are seperate pots for the aux output (az and el) that drives a
controller.
First do the G-5500 control box, then check with a meter that the aux
high and low indication voltages (0-4.5VDC) are somewhere in the realm
of reality. The tracker will "calibrate" out minor inaccuracies.
I learn more from making mistakes than anything else.
Norm n3ykf
On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Darrell W4CX <w4cx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> In doing some Full-Scale adjustments to my G-5500 Rotor, I accidentally
> fiddled with the Output Voltage Adjustments by mistake. Now everything is
> fubar because I wasn't careful enough. Is there a guide somewhere to help
> me get the Out Voltage setting back correctly? The Full Scale adjustments
> are well documented in the manual. (BTW, I am using the LVB box, but have
> it disconnected now). Thanks.
>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:07:20 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
Message-ID: <b5fb8c3a-0c24-a8ab-2cd8-5115276d3a1b@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
All:
Does anyone know of a compression program specifically designed to
compress image files? Something beyond the capabilities of PKZIP or 7-Zip?
I've resized and re-sampled images to a reasonable size that would be
appropriate for Falconsat, but I was wondering if there's something else
one can do to reduce file size even further.
Tony -K2MO
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
From: Roland Zurmely <py4zbz@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
Message-ID: <1090234959.3209567.1510003854147@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Use JP2 or JPEG 2000
73 de Roland PY4ZBZ
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:11:36 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
Message-ID: <b7b543e6-7713-1488-4ff7-5dbb078b1ebc@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Roland:
> Use JP2 or JPEG 2000 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ
I found a plug-in for Irfanview that lets you set the size of the JPG or JP2
file. The file size of one image went from 50KB to less than 20KB without
sacrificing too much image quality.
http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm
Thanks,
Tony -K2MO
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:14:47 -0500
From: Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
Message-ID: <30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Scott:
Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
Tony -K2MO
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 17:28:55 -0600
From: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
Message-ID: <58151c88-7bd8-54f5-9074-0e9c5951ce1f@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
On 11/06/17 14:07, Tony wrote:
> All:
>
> Does anyone know of a compression program specifically designed to
> compress image files? Something beyond the capabilities of PKZIP or 7-Zip?
>
> I've resized and re-sampled images to a reasonable size that would be
> appropriate for Falconsat, but I was wondering if there's something else
> one can do to reduce file size even further.
If you use *BSD or Linux, the venerable image viewer "xv" will let you
save images in the JPEG formats. On the dialog after "Save file as ..",
you'll see the option to decrease the quality of the image. Lower
quality % -> less disk space but a blurrier image.
--- Zach
N0ZGO
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:35:29 -0500
From: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
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Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!
Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite. I'll certainly be
putting that one into LoTW.
I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
soon. That's very neat. Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
satellites in the planning stages?
Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?
73!
-Scott, K4KDR
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On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Scott:
>
> Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
>
> Tony -K2MO
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:37:30 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOqNRaz40vr7OVaVgwmyDT8ghgDbotj4HKBFqTDvmtv1Dg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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skCUBE has a 9600 baud 70 cm simplex digipeater on board, but it's only
been active over Europe and Japan.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!
>
> Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite. I'll certainly be
> putting that one into LoTW.
>
> I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
> soon. That's very neat. Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
> satellites in the planning stages?
>
> Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
> compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?
>
> 73!
>
> -Scott, K4KDR
>
>
> ================================
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> > Scott:
> >
> > Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
> >
> > Tony -K2MO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:47:54 -0500
From: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
Message-ID:
<CAJCSnOZtUx7y=ufWwfnuzv0Fprqfb08k-XYu4k-+P4CMGhUM=w@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>>skCUBE has a 9600 baud 70 cm simplex digipeater on board, but it's only
been active over Europe and Japan
... Great point - and that's been painful because every time I've seen the
"digipeater active" countdown timer running on someone else's telemetry
posting, the math always seems to work out that it'll be turning off about
10 minutes before getting over my house!
-Scott, K4KDR
======================
On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> skCUBE has a 9600 baud 70 cm simplex digipeater on board, but it's only
> been active over Europe and Japan.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>> Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!
>>
>> Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite. I'll certainly
>> be
>> putting that one into LoTW.
>>
>> I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
>> soon. That's very neat. Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
>> satellites in the planning stages?
>>
>> Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
>> compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?
>>
>> 73!
>>
>> -Scott, K4KDR
>>
>>
>> ================================
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Scott:
>> >
>> > Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
>> >
>> > Tony -K2MO
>>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:36:33 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Launch Delayed, Now No Earlier Than
November 14th
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced this afternoon that the launch
of the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat has been delayed due to a
faulty battery on the booster. The launch is now scheduled for no
earlier than Tuesday, November 14th. Stay tuned to the AMSAT-BB, AMSAT
News Service, and the AMSAT web site for further details.
73,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:45:41 -0500
From: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT at Orlando Hamcation
Message-ID:
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Is anyone spearheading AMSAT activities (forum? demos? club table?) for
Orlando Hamcation?
I'm planning (but it isn't certain yet) to come from NC after not
attending for 4 years...so I MIGHT be persuaded to help out at the AMSAT
table :-) (I need the practice - hoping to do something similar at a couple
of regional hamfests next year.)
I know usually AMSAT has a presence there, but haven't seen any chatter
about it yet. Also, is there a hotel where most of the AMSAT'ers stay?
Thanks
Philip N4HF
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 01:47:56 -0500
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-07
06:00 UTC
Message-ID: <73c1b.3a9d6c92.4732b11c@xxx.xxx>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-07 06:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via
WS4FSC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact was successful: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17:10 UTC 35 deg (***)
Liceo Statale ?Ilaria Alpi?, Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico ?Valdemaro Vecchi?, Trani, Italy
telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16:29 UTC 56 deg
Watch for HamTV
TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas, telebridge via
W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-13 14:50:31 UTC 86 deg (***)
Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. ?Pascoli Forgione?, San Giovanni
Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15:13 UTC 40 deg (***)
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**
International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017
September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018.
Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.
Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student
interest in STEM.
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any
related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk
directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions.
ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio
groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for students.
The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017.
The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form. See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html
****************************************************************************
**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
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***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.
****************************************************************************
***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Francesco IK?WGF with 127
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 100
****************************************************************************
The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-11-07 06:00 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1182. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1136. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-07 06:00 UTC.
(***)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
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Exp. 52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey Ryazanskiy
Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander Misurkin
Joe Acaba KE5DAR
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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