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Today's Topics:
1. Summer Rover Announcement (Robert Bankston)
2. Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon (Hans (BX2ABT))
3. Re: Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon (Hugh Brown)
4. Re: Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon (Jean-Pierre Godet)
5. Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
(Ryan Noguchi)
6. Re: Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon (Hans (BX2ABT))
7. Re: Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
(Mark L. Hammond)
8. Re: Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
(Roy Dean)
9. Re: Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon (Scott)
10. Re: Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
11. VUCC Awards-Endorsements for May 2018 (Ronald G. Parsons)
12. Re: Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
(Ryan Noguchi)
13. Re: DSLWP UHF Test Plan on May 31, Jun 1 and Jun 3 (Fer)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 02:11:56 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Bankston <ke4al@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Summer Rover Announcement
Message-ID: <1722380252.927788.1527819116529@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
As part of my plans to activate 43 grids this Summer, I will be operating
from EN37 26-31 July, holiday style.
Plan is to introduce father-in-law, George KE0GQX, to satellites and
roving.? Besides EN37, we will make a run up to EN38, and then a two day
excursion to activate EN47, EN48, EN57, and EN58.
I will post a schedule on AMSAT-BB as we get closer. In addition, daily
updates will be posted to my Twitter account (viewable online for those
without a twitter account at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama).?
All QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW upon my return, with my call sign KE4AL
(no /P, /R, /5, etc.).? LOTW uploads already include the grid I worked from,
so there's not need for any additional suffix.?
For those who prefer a QSL card, my mailing address is good on QRZ.com.? No
postage required, but please include a self-addressed envelope to ensure I
do not mess up your address.
(For those keeping count, this is only 6 of the 43 Summer Grids.?
Announcement of other trips will be coming out shortly.)
73. Robert | KE4AL
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 21:15:22 +0800
From: "Hans (BX2ABT)" <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
To: M5AKA via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon
Message-ID: <67033006-7607-ea2c-4831-28a6e711c65c@???.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hello all,
I'm trying out my 4 element 70cm LFA and (finally) received some decent
signals from Athenoxat-1 (437.485 MHz). I had some good passes for
Yubileiny RS-30 in the last couple of days, but I didn't observe
anything. So, questions:
1) is RS-30 dead or still alive?
2) if alive, on which frequency is the morse code beacon active 435.215
or 435.315?
3) what mode should I use then: FMN or pure CW.
I would like to know if anybody has observed RS-30 recently. On the web
I can't find any recent observations. Thank you.
Hans
BX2ABT
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 06:42:17 -0700
From: Hugh Brown <aardvark@????????????????????????.???>
To: "Hans (BX2ABT)" <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
Cc: M5AKA via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon
Message-ID:
<20180601134217.GA25272@??????.????????????????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hans (BX2ABT) wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying out my 4 element 70cm LFA and (finally) received some decent
> signals from Athenoxat-1 (437.485 MHz). I had some good passes for Yubileiny
> RS-30 in the last couple of days, but I didn't observe anything. So,
> questions:
>
> 1) is RS-30 dead or still alive?
>
> 2) if alive, on which frequency is the morse code beacon active 435.215 or
> 435.315?
>
> 3) what mode should I use then: FMN or pure CW.
>
> I would like to know if anybody has observed RS-30 recently. On the web I
> can't find any recent observations. Thank you.
Hi Hans -- one place to look is the SatNOGS project
(https://satnogs.org). If you haven't come across it before, it's an
open-source network of satellite ground stations. There are stations
around the world, and a large database of the observations they've
taken.
Just to run through how I tracked down observations for RS-30:
- I went to https://db.satnogs.org and searched for "RS-30" and got to
this page: https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/32953/
- I clicked the link to "SatNOGS Network Observati}ons":
https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/32953/
- That shows a lot of failed observations (in red), so I clicked on
the red "X" button underneath "Status" to filter them out. (I mention
this because it seems a little counter-intuitive to me.)
- That left this list of observations marked "Good":
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/?future=1&good=1&bad=0&unvetted=1&fai
led=1&norad=32953&observer=&station=
- For each of those, you can visit the individual observation page and
see the waterfall, and listen to the original recordings. There's one
from March and one from April.
Now, about those observations...looking at the waterfall, I don't see
any sign of CW in them. Observations are marked good or bad by the
person who scheduled them, and occasionally mistakes are made.
However, you may want to listen to the audio -- I have had
observations where CW was faintly audible, even if it didn't show up
in the waterfall.
As for whether it's alive -- doesn't look good so far :-( but I'll let
folks who know more give a more definitive answer.
Hope that helps!
73,
Hugh
--
Hugh Brown - VA7UNX
http://saintaardvarkthecarpeted.com
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 14:10:10 +0000
From: Jean-Pierre Godet <godetj@???????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon
Message-ID: <e21849f9-ad27-92ad-4c00-dcf1d4f37736@???????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hi, Hans,
The last record of Yubileiny-1 RS-30 CW telemetry I done was on
november 12th 2012. It died sometime in november 2012 and the CW beacon
was on 435.315 MHz and was pure CW A1. 435.215 MHz was used by the
digital telemetry downlink (with the russian Doka-B ground stations).
But anyway, I listen from time to time to the frequencies of the missing
birds, just in case... My russian favorite was Mozhyets-4 RS-22. :-)
and my favorite chinese Xiwang-1 (Hope-1, HO-68)my favorite, which is
still possible to hear from time to time when solar panels are under the
sun (like AO-7).
Hans, there are a lot of others satellites sending CW telemetry on 70 cm.
On 01/06/2018 13:15, Hans (BX2ABT) wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm trying out my 4 element 70cm LFA and (finally) received some decent
> signals from Athenoxat-1 (437.485 MHz). I had some good passes for
> Yubileiny RS-30 in the last couple of days, but I didn't observe
> anything. So, questions:
>
> 1) is RS-30 dead or still alive?
>
> 2) if alive, on which frequency is the morse code beacon active 435.215
> or 435.315?
>
> 3) what mode should I use then: FMN or pure CW.
>
> I would like to know if anybody has observed RS-30 recently. On the web
> I can't find any recent observations. Thank you.
>
>
> Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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!
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>
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 14:28:49 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ryan Noguchi <ai6do@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations of
FS-3
Message-ID: <835752619.7653933.1527863329538@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I've been reporting my observations on the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status
page. For the FM and linear satellites, it's a no-brainer:? if I hear live
traffic on the bird, or if I hear myself being transponded, then clearly
"Uplink and Downlink Active" is appropriate.?
However, for the packet satellites, what's the criteria for reporting the
uplink as active? The past two days, I've received continuous streams of
non-APRS packets from FalconSat-3 on two passes, but despite manually
sending my beacons many times on each pass, I don't get digipeated (at least
no iGate seems to be picking up the traffic) and I don't receive any APRS
packets from anyone else.
? My TH-D72A is properly configured per Patrick WD9EWK's excellent tutorial,
and I've made QSOs earlier in the week with the radio in the same
configuration it's in now. The only difference seems to be that I'm working
FS-3 much earlier in the day, on a weekday, than I have in the past.?I'm
just using a TH-D72A, so for all I know, a dozen ops are having a grand ol'
time on the BBS.?
I've been reporting these passes as "Downlink Only." Is that appropriate? I
seem to be the only one this week who reported FalconSat-3 as anything but
open for business. I'm planning to try one or more passes later today.?
73, Ryan AI6DO
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 22:39:00 +0800
From: "Hans (BX2ABT)" <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon
Message-ID: <9adc0cd2-016c-f911-7e8a-f2991c1826e3@???.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hello Hugh and Jean-Pierre,
Thanks for pointing out SatNOGS to me. I'm new to sats and didn't
realize that SatNOGS had this capability. I'll check it out.
So it seems RS-30 is dead. I checked the SatNOGS recordings, but I
couldn't detect any CW. A pity, 'cause back in 2009 it was one of the
first sat signals I received on my HT with a simple antenna.
I asked this question before on this list, but what other sats do have
reliable and reasonably strong beacons (in morse code)? Any suggestions
are welcome. Cheers.
Hans
BX2ABT
On 06/01/2018 10:10 PM, Jean-Pierre Godet wrote:
> ? Hi, Hans,
>
> ? The last record of Yubileiny-1 RS-30 CW telemetry I done was on
> november 12th 2012. It died sometime in november 2012 and the CW
> beacon was on 435.315 MHz and was pure CW A1. 435.215 MHz was used by
> the digital telemetry downlink (with the russian Doka-B ground
> stations). But anyway, I listen from time to time to the frequencies
> of the missing birds, just in case... My russian favorite was
> Mozhyets-4 RS-22.? :-) and my favorite chinese Xiwang-1 (Hope-1,
> HO-68)my favorite, which is still possible to hear from time to time
> when solar panels are under the sun (like AO-7).
>
> ? Hans, there are a lot of others satellites sending CW telemetry on
> 70 cm.
>
>
>
> On 01/06/2018 13:15, Hans (BX2ABT) wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm trying out my 4 element 70cm LFA and (finally) received some
>> decent signals from Athenoxat-1 (437.485 MHz). I had some good passes
>> for Yubileiny RS-30 in the last couple of days, but I didn't observe
>> anything. So, questions:
>>
>> 1) is RS-30 dead or still alive?
>>
>> 2) if alive, on which frequency is the morse code beacon active
>> 435.215 or 435.315?
>>
>> 3) what mode should I use then: FMN or pure CW.
>>
>> I would like to know if anybody has observed RS-30 recently. On the
>> web I can't find any recent observations. Thank you.
>>
>>
>> Hans
>>
>> BX2ABT
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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!
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>
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 11:10:25 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@?????.???>
To: Ryan Noguchi <ai6do@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations
of FS-3
Message-ID:
<CAPRXzypr8W_Rmmc8pjGP1q=B0+89-7-vV48y-8BvxkjvoMzGRQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi Ryan, the PBBS on FS-3 is working great. You?re right, it?s hard to see
if it?s working on APRS?though working full duplex you should copy yourself
right?
I checked my log files and confirm that the digipeater is ON. Also, I
looked at the last couple KISS log files and can?t see your call. Double
check things is my suggestion. ??
I suggest you report as uplink and downlink active, unless you are positive
that uplinks aren?t working; recently they have been from my QTH.
73,
Mark N8MH
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 10:47 AM Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> I've been reporting my observations on the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite
> Status page. For the FM and linear satellites, it's a no-brainer: if I
> hear live traffic on the bird, or if I hear myself being transponded, then
> clearly "Uplink and Downlink Active" is appropriate.
>
> However, for the packet satellites, what's the criteria for reporting the
> uplink as active? The past two days, I've received continuous streams of
> non-APRS packets from FalconSat-3 on two passes, but despite manually
> sending my beacons many times on each pass, I don't get digipeated (at
> least no iGate seems to be picking up the traffic) and I don't receive any
> APRS packets from anyone else.
> My TH-D72A is properly configured per Patrick WD9EWK's excellent
> tutorial, and I've made QSOs earlier in the week with the radio in the same
> configuration it's in now. The only difference seems to be that I'm working
> FS-3 much earlier in the day, on a weekday, than I have in the past. I'm
> just using a TH-D72A, so for all I know, a dozen ops are having a grand ol'
> time on the BBS.
>
> I've been reporting these passes as "Downlink Only." Is that appropriate?
> I seem to be the only one this week who reported FalconSat-3 as anything
> but open for business. I'm planning to try one or more passes later today.
>
>
> 73, Ryan AI6DO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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
>
--
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 11:13:31 -0400
From: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations
of FS-3
Message-ID:
<CADGPg2v4Ons3D1WXd1DpFf9tgFLpHMujyyAWbA_C5W9kUdKXQQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Ryan,
When I cannot get digipeated on FS-3, and see no evidence of APRS
digipeats from other ground stations, I also put "downlink only". So
at least you are not alone.
--Roy
K3RLD
> I've been reporting these passes as "Downlink Only." Is that appropriate?
> I seem to be the only one this week who reported FalconSat-3 as anything
> but open for business. I'm planning to try one or more passes later today.
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 11:25:36 -0400
From: Scott <scott23192@?????.???>
To: "Hans (BX2ABT)" <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon
Message-ID:
<CAJCSnOaCdx1X9yd0d6q9C90zwFNGw-XYC1Lg9Snf8iMByHSe6Q@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>>> what other sats do have reliable and reasonably strong beacons (in
morse code)?
One way to answer that would be to look at the following page and search
for "CW". Then, check to see if the status shows "ACTIVE".
http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535
73!
-Scott, K4KDR
==========================================
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 10:39 AM, Hans (BX2ABT) <hans.bx2abt@???.?????.???>
wrote:
> Hello Hugh and Jean-Pierre,
>
> Thanks for pointing out SatNOGS to me. I'm new to sats and didn't realize
> that SatNOGS had this capability. I'll check it out.
>
> So it seems RS-30 is dead. I checked the SatNOGS recordings, but I
> couldn't detect any CW. A pity, 'cause back in 2009 it was one of the first
> sat signals I received on my HT with a simple antenna.
>
> I asked this question before on this list, but what other sats do have
> reliable and reasonably strong beacons (in morse code)? Any suggestions are
> welcome. Cheers.
>
> Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
>
>
> On 06/01/2018 10:10 PM, Jean-Pierre Godet wrote:
>
>> Hi, Hans,
>>
>> The last record of Yubileiny-1 RS-30 CW telemetry I done was on
>> november 12th 2012. It died sometime in november 2012 and the CW beacon was
>> on 435.315 MHz and was pure CW A1. 435.215 MHz was used by the digital
>> telemetry downlink (with the russian Doka-B ground stations). But anyway, I
>> listen from time to time to the frequencies of the missing birds, just in
>> case... My russian favorite was Mozhyets-4 RS-22. :-) and my favorite
>> chinese Xiwang-1 (Hope-1, HO-68)my favorite, which is still possible to
>> hear from time to time when solar panels are under the sun (like AO-7).
>>
>> Hans, there are a lot of others satellites sending CW telemetry on 70
>> cm.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/06/2018 13:15, Hans (BX2ABT) wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I'm trying out my 4 element 70cm LFA and (finally) received some decent
>>> signals from Athenoxat-1 (437.485 MHz). I had some good passes for
>>> Yubileiny RS-30 in the last couple of days, but I didn't observe anything.
>>> So, questions:
>>>
>>> 1) is RS-30 dead or still alive?
>>>
>>> 2) if alive, on which frequency is the morse code beacon active 435.215
>>> or 435.315?
>>>
>>> 3) what mode should I use then: FMN or pure CW.
>>>
>>> I would like to know if anybody has observed RS-30 recently. On the web
>>> I can't find any recent observations. Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Hans
>>>
>>> BX2ABT
>>
>>
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 15:49:06 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: Ryan Noguchi <ai6do@?????.???>, AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations
of FS-3
Message-ID:
<CAN6TEUdO423VdoQ8D_G7bjUVbfrzOrPNRH=FaQ3tBL7ah7k60w@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi Ryan!
I'm with you on how to report on the AMSAT status page. If I
don't see my packets being digipeated when using my TH-D72
or TM-D710, I mark my reports as "Downlink Only". If I see
my packets being digipeated, or I see other stations using
the digipeater, I'll go with "Uplink and Downlink Active".
As for the pass times, they gradually move earlier in the
day. I have what should be some decent passes this
afternoon, and I hope to work one or two of them from the
Prescott Hamfest in north-central Arizona later with my
TH-D72 & Elk - same setup I used last week, when I worked
you via FalconSat-3.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> I've been reporting my observations on the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite
> Status page. For the FM and linear satellites, it's a no-brainer: if I
> hear live traffic on the bird, or if I hear myself being transponded, then
> clearly "Uplink and Downlink Active" is appropriate.
>
> However, for the packet satellites, what's the criteria for reporting the
> uplink as active? The past two days, I've received continuous streams of
> non-APRS packets from FalconSat-3 on two passes, but despite manually
> sending my beacons many times on each pass, I don't get digipeated (at
> least no iGate seems to be picking up the traffic) and I don't receive any
> APRS packets from anyone else.
> My TH-D72A is properly configured per Patrick WD9EWK's excellent
> tutorial, and I've made QSOs earlier in the week with the radio in the same
> configuration it's in now. The only difference seems to be that I'm working
> FS-3 much earlier in the day, on a weekday, than I have in the past. I'm
> just using a TH-D72A, so for all I know, a dozen ops are having a grand ol'
> time on the BBS.
>
> I've been reporting these passes as "Downlink Only." Is that appropriate?
> I seem to be the only one this week who reported FalconSat-3 as anything
> but open for business. I'm planning to try one or more passes later today.
>
>
> 73, Ryan AI6DO
>
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 10:51:13 -0500
From: "Ronald G. Parsons" <w5rkn@?????.???>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for May 2018
Message-ID: <9B04FF1E3D7344A2B0DCE139245541EF@?????????>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite
Awards issued by the ARRL for the period May 1, 2018
through Jun 1, 2018.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL 01 May 2018 01 Jun 2018
KO4MA 1598 1627
KD8CAO 1240 1253
N8HM 1025 1054
N8RO 1040 1051
K4FEG 877 901
K6FW 703 743
N9IP 589 609
N6UK 551 568
K5ND 502 526
WD9EWK 430 441
KE4AL 317 379
NS3L 300 325
VE7CEW 292 304
AA9LC New 299
AA8CH 218 256
G0ABI 124 200
N3GS 130 198
AA4FL 164 181
KE8FZT 100 175
XE1SEW New 130
WU2M New 105
KB2YSI New 101
PU8MRS New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list
at <mycall>@<??????>.com and I'll revise the announcement.
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf
listings for May 1, 2018 and June May 1, 2018. It's a visual
comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your
call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are
roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are
doing most of the work!
EDITORIAL: Excuse the bandwidth.
I took a little detour from chasing grids to try FT8 on 6 meters.
What amazed me was the quickness of QSLs on LoTW, often finding
the QSL awaiting when I uploaded my QSO. Why are the FT8-ers so
fast compared with my experience on satellites. My guess is that
FT8 QSOs are done with computer software with logging capability.
But that can't be the entire reason. Most of our wonderful rovers
are extremely fast getting their audio recording logs uploaded to
LoTW. So motivation has to be part of the solution.
Satellites can be worked without computer assistance, but Doppler
control, pass prediction and logging make the activity more
enjoyable for me. Some of the rovers should publish their
procedure for logging to LoTW. Most logging programs will upload
to LoTW. Even the TQSL program for LoTW handles hand-input
parameters. And LoTW is the easiest way to apply for ARRL Awards.
Perhaps my disappointment after working a needed grid and not
getting an LoTW QSL can be relieved.
73,
Ron W5RKN
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 15:52:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ryan Noguchi <ai6do@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations
of FS-3
Message-ID: <311986443.1056565.1527868356189@????.?????.???>
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Hi, Mark.?
I do not receive any visible notification of receiving my own packets on the
TH-D72A despite operating full duplex. My understanding is that Patrick
WD9EWK has previously reported this is a limitation of the TH-D72A that is
not shared by the TH-D74A. I only go by the real-time readout on the home
screen, the stored list of decoded APRS packets ("LIST"), and the stored
list ("MSG") of received APRS messages.?I have not inspected log files that
might be stored on the radio.?
I sent my beacon several times during each of the 0030Z and 1420Z passes on
Thu 5/31, at 5W through an Arrow on the first pass and an Elk on the second.
?I verified the APRS settings before and after each pass.??I was digipeated
on three separate passes on Mon 5/28, and had QSOs over the weekend, with
those same settings on the same radio with the same antennas and cables.?
I'm hesitant to report the uplink as active unless the undecoded packets I
receive are evidence that the uplink is active. On every pass I receive
undecoded packets from PFS3-1 and PFS3-11, and occasionally PFS3-12. Does
one or more of those SSIDs indicate that an operator had successfully
uplinked to the satellite on that pass? I read the status packets
description document and nothing stood out to me as being indicative of an
uplink.?
73, Ryan AI6DO
On Friday, June 1, 2018, 8:10:38 AM PDT, Mark L. Hammond
<marklhammond@?????.???> wrote:
Hi Ryan, the PBBS on FS-3 is working great.? You?re right, it?s hard to see
if it?s working on APRS?though working full duplex you should copy yourself
right? ??
I checked my log files and confirm that the digipeater is ON.? Also, I
looked at the last couple KISS log files and can?t see your call. Double
check things is my suggestion. ??
I suggest you report as uplink and downlink active, unless you are positive
that uplinks aren?t working; recently they have been from my QTH.?
73,Mark N8MH
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2018 16:17:12 +0000 (UTC)
From: Fer <mhz4464@?????.???>
To: ??? <wmc_jx@???.???>, "dibor@?????.???? <dibor@?????.???>, AMSAT
BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DSLWP UHF Test Plan on May 31, Jun 1 and Jun 3
Message-ID: <2100930606.1124760.1527869832909@????.?????.???>
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Hi Wei
many tanks for your mail and instruction.Now the live cd is running on my
notebook, here just some anomaly.
In proxy window I add my call anc coordinates, saved, succesfully updated
orbit information and start the proxy but serve is not connected as well
port 3 and 4
Front end dslwp rx rtl works but only BJ1SN? B0 and B1, no way to see BJ1SM
A0 A1 as per screenshot? in the guide.
Double clicking DEMOD_ON I have four windows instead eight.
Please advice
Thank you again and all the best for your interesting missionThanks Dimitri
for your help
Vy 73 de Fer IW1DTU
On Thursday, May 31, 2018, 11:21:25 AM GMT, ??? <wmc_jx@???.???> wrote:
Hi Fer,
Thank you very much for your support!
A user manual for the live cd can be found here:
https://github.com/bg2bhc/dslwp_doc/blob/master/DSLWP_Live_CD_User_Manual_2018
0520.pdf
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.
73!
Wei?
--
WEI Mingchuan
Research Center of Satellite TechnologyHarbin Institute of Technologymobile:
+86-189-4501-5242e-mail: wmc_jx@???.???? bg2bhc@?????.???
At 2018-05-31 18:48:41, "Fer" <mhz4464@?????.???> wrote:
Hello?WEI Mingchuan,
congratulations for? your mission and many thanks for DSLW-B info.
Can any gnuradio Guru write a short guide on how to set parameters on
gnuradio Live CD?Please, not interested in how to download the .iso file but
wich parameters set and in which way in gnuradio window when the Live Cd is
up and running.
Thanks in advance?73 de Fer IW1DTU On Thursday, May 31, 2018, 8:33:34 AM
GMT, ??? <wmc_jx@???.???> wrote:
Hi OMs,
We are planning two tests for UHF of DSLWP-B, from 31 May 16:00 UTC to 31
May 18:00 UTC, and from 1 Jun 02:00 UTC to 1 Jun 04:00 UTC.
We will change the mode of the transmitters to 250 bps GMSK and JT4G on
435.4 MHz (GMSK every 5 min, JT4G every 10 min, JT4G has higher priority),
and 250 bps GMSK on 436.4 MHz (every 5 min). Corresponding demod grcs should
be used.
Some more tests are planned on Jun 3, and detailed time TBD.
The temperature of onboard batteries is a little higher than expected,
that's why UHF is not always on.
Tracking file updates can be found on: https://github.com/bg2bhc/dslwp_doc
or http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/tle/program_tracking_dslwp-b.txt
Updated version of Live CD:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ptga7XfgQ--qsnD4QhpNiRRUIW3c626L/view?usp=sha
ring ?
Best Regards and 73!
Wei BG2BHC
--
WEI Mingchuan
Research Center of Satellite Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
mobile: +86-189-4501-5242
e-mail: wmc_jx@???.???? bg2bhc@?????.???
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