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Today's Topics:
1. ISS SSTV @ 1800 UTC 23-Feb (Clayton Coleman)
2. ISS SSTV @xxxxxxxx (KO6TZ BOB)
3. Portable in CM94 (Jerry Buxton)
4. FUNcube/AO73 mode switch (Special) (Jim Heck)
5. Re: FUNcube/AO73 mode switch (Special) (Andrew Glasbrenner)
6. Yuma Hamfest wrapup (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
7. ISS packet (Steve Kristoff)
8. Re: ISS packet (Andre)
9. Re: ISS packet (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL)
10. Re: Yuma Hamfest wrapup (Richard Tejera)
11. ISS SSTV (Steve Kristoff)
12. Re: QIKcom Satellite Modes? (Stefan Wagener)
13. Inexpensive tablet for SDR + CAT control to portable rig
(Clayton Coleman)
14. Re: Inexpensive tablet for SDR + CAT control to portable rig
(Bryan Green)
15. Re: Inexpensive tablet for SDR + CAT control to portable rig
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
16. Re: Yuma Hamfest wrapup (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:10:36 -0600
From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV @ 1800 UTC 23-Feb
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It appears the ISS transmission of SSTV has resumed. I received a near
perfect copy of Image 8/12 during the ISS pass today at 1800 UTC.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:47:42 -0800
From: KO6TZ BOB <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV @xxxxxxxx
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100% copy of picture 10/12 and clear copy of 11/12 until LOS.
PD-180 is worth the long send time. Quality is better than the higher
quantity from Robot-36 used in the past.
KO6TZ BOB
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:02:05 -0800
From: Jerry Buxton <amsat@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable in CM94
Message-ID: <20150223200353.AF52F9A9A@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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I'll try SO-50 from either Santa Maria or Guadalupe CA CM94 on the ~2100 UTC
pass if anyone is interested.
Jerry
N0JY
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:39:10 +0000
From: Jim Heck <jimlist@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO73 mode switch (Special)
Message-ID: <54EB8FEE.3080405@xxxx.xxx>
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Hi Folks,
Following a special request, I have just switched (approx 2035 UTC)
FUNcube/AO73 into full time transponder mode. This is to facilitate
qso's with Yuri UT1FG/mm currently in the Caribbean.
Please do not reply to this email address, pls use jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx. Tks
73s Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:42:23 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO73 mode switch (Special)
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Thank you Jim!
A few days ago I was able to complete a QSO with Yuri with AO-73 at just
half a degree of elevation, out over the Atlantic. I'm upgrading my 2m
antenna soon to circular to help alleviate some of the polarity fading, but
it's hard to argue with results like that. I'm very much looking forward to
using the new FunCube payloads as they become available.
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Heck <jimlist@xxxx.xxx>
>Sent: Feb 23, 2015 3:39 PM
>To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube/AO73 mode switch (Special)
>
>Hi Folks,
>
>Following a special request, I have just switched (approx 2035 UTC)
>FUNcube/AO73 into full time transponder mode. This is to facilitate
>qso's with Yuri UT1FG/mm currently in the Caribbean.
>
> Please do not reply to this email address, pls use jim@xxxxxx.xx.xxx. Tks
>
>73s Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team.
>
>
>
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:13:44 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yuma Hamfest wrapup
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Hi!
Now that I've been home a day, and back to work today, I can sit down
and write a little more about the two-day Yuma Hamfest that I attended
with an AMSAT booth. This hamfest has become (I think) the largest
in Arizona, and I heard that over 1000 hams attended. It draws hams
from all over Arizona, California, Nevada, and the "snowbirds" from
other parts of the US and Canada. And a few hams came up from
northern Mexico to join in the fun.
There was steady traffic past the AMSAT booth on both days. I had
Rick K7TEJ helping me for much of the weekend, and his help was
appreciated very much. He left his homebrew dual-band Yagi (2
elements on 2m, 5 on 70cm) on a telescope mount and tripod at
the AMSAT booth during the two days, along with my Elk 2m/70cm
log periodic. Between the two of us, we had demonstrations on two
AO-73 passes, two SO-50 passes, and one pass each on 3 other
satellites (AO-7, FO-29, NO-44), with a total of 34 QSOs. Lots of
flyers and the Getting Started with Amateur Satellites books were
flying off the table, and we had good crowds for the demonstrations
outside the main building on the Yuma County Fairgrounds. I posted
pictures from the hamfest over the two days on my @xxxxxx
Twitter feed. You are welcome to look through my feed and see those
photos and other comments at:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
if you are not a Twitter user.
The SO-50 passes, as expected, were the busiest of the passes worked
from Yuma. Much of the time, those passes were great illustrations of
what can be heard on an FM satellite. Even some of the not-so-good
operating examples made for excellent teaching moments.
I don't have any videos of the demonstrations this year, but have some
videos of the aircraft flying into or out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma,
the airfield across the street from the hamfest site (the runways at that
airfield are shared with Yuma International Airport, with both civilian and
military aircraft coming and going throughout the day). Those videos,
and others I have uploaded over the years, can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/va7ewk
Thanks to everyone who worked WD9EWK during the hamfest. And a
special thank-you for those who were standing by to work me, as I tried
to complete QSOs with other stations that may have been closer to their
LOS times than you. I have uploaded those QSOs to Logbook of the
World. Please e-mail me directly (with QSO details) if you'd like to
receive a WD9EWK QSL card to confirm those QSOs. You don't have
to send me a card or SASE first. The hamfest was in grid DM22.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:30:13 -0500
From: Steve Kristoff <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS packet
Message-ID:
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OK. Is there actually any way for an old man who only sort of knows
computers to actually do packet on the ISS?
I have tried MixW, UISS, AGWPE, UZ7?? soundmodem, and they all have me
baffled.
I have MixW set up to do PSK31 and MMSSTV does a good job on the SSTV from
ISS, so I'm not completely computer ignorant.
Is there a user friendly packet program, that only requires one download
and has an easy set-up?
Steve AI9IN
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:53:28 +0100
From: Andre <sats@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS packet
Message-ID: <54EBAF68.9060708@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Op 23-02-15 om 23:30 schreef Steve Kristoff:
> OK. Is there actually any way for an old man who only sort of knows
> computers to actually do packet on the ISS?
> I have tried MixW, UISS, AGWPE, UZ7?? soundmodem, and they all have me
> baffled.
>
> I have MixW set up to do PSK31 and MMSSTV does a good job on the SSTV from
> ISS, so I'm not completely computer ignorant.
> Is there a user friendly packet program, that only requires one download
> and has an easy set-up?
>
> Steve AI9IN
The only program that will work standalone at least on recieve is direwolf
https://home.comcast.net/~wb2osz/site/
But to get the most out of it, it is best to combine it with UISS so you
can send as wel.
Offcourse UISS will work flawlessly with UZ7HO as wel.
I'm afraid that UISS is as simple as it gets.
73 Andre PE1RDW
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 16:02:46 -0700
From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS packet
Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20150223154728.00c3af08@xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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At 05:30 PM 2/23/2015 -0500, Steve Kristoff <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>OK. Is there actually any way for an old man who only sort of knows
>computers to actually do packet on the ISS?
>I have tried MixW, UISS, AGWPE, UZ7?? soundmodem, and they all have me
>baffled.
>
>I have MixW set up to do PSK31 and MMSSTV does a good job on the SSTV from
>ISS, so I'm not completely computer ignorant.
>Is there a user friendly packet program, that only requires one download
>and has an easy set-up?
>
>Steve AI9IN
Hi Steve,
I use two MFJ-1278 multimode TNC's. One for the local network, and
one dedicated to satellite. I use an old ms-dos terminal program
called cross-talk to handle communications with the controller. This
really is the simplest was to do packet, IMO.
Used packet TNC's are a dime a dozen. Pick one up, it doesn't have
to be a multimode.
Use the sound card for the other modes, PSK, SSTV, etc.
73, KB7ADL
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:01:38 -0700
From: Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>, 'AMSAT'
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yuma Hamfest wrapup
Message-ID: <chpevdm0m30r3ttaktekmxjr.1424736098938@xxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Glad to have helped out, Patrick. I was a bit surprised at the interest my
antenna and mount drew. Had several folks take pictures of it got lots of
questions about the mount. It served well to show a simple satellite antenna
can be built for less than $20.00.
A lot of folks expressed interest. But said the lack of usable birds was
keeping them from jumping in. This was the perfect opening to talk up the
Upcoming Fox launches. Most perked up at that, so it's all good.
73
Rick
K7TEJ
On February 23, 2015, at 15:13, "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)"
<amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Hi!
Now that I've been home a day, and back to work today, I can sit down
and write a little more about the two-day Yuma Hamfest that I attended
with an AMSAT booth. This hamfest has become (I think) the largest
in Arizona, and I heard that over 1000 hams attended. It draws hams
from all over Arizona, California, Nevada, and the "snowbirds" from
other parts of the US and Canada. And a few hams came up from
northern Mexico to join in the fun.
There was steady traffic past the AMSAT booth on both days. I had
Rick K7TEJ helping me for much of the weekend, and his help was
appreciated very much. He left his homebrew dual-band Yagi (2
elements on 2m, 5 on 70cm) on a telescope mount and tripod at
the AMSAT booth during the two days, along with my Elk 2m/70cm
log periodic. Between the two of us, we had demonstrations on two
AO-73 passes, two SO-50 passes, and one pass each on 3 other
satellites (AO-7, FO-29, NO-44), with a total of 34 QSOs. Lots of
flyers and the Getting Started with Amateur Satellites books were
flying off the table, and we had good crowds for the demonstrations
outside the main building on the Yuma County Fairgrounds. I posted
pictures from the hamfest over the two days on my @xxxxxx
Twitter feed. You are welcome to look through my feed and see those
photos and other comments at:
http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
if you are not a Twitter user.
The SO-50 passes, as expected, were the busiest of the passes worked
from Yuma. Much of the time, those passes were great illustrations of
what can be heard on an FM satellite. Even some of the not-so-good
operating examples made for excellent teaching moments.
I don't have any videos of the demonstrations this year, but have some
videos of the aircraft flying into or out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma,
the airfield across the street from the hamfest site (the runways at that
airfield are shared with Yuma International Airport, with both civilian and
military aircraft coming and going throughout the day). Those videos,
and others I have uploaded over the years, can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/va7ewk
Thanks to everyone who worked WD9EWK during the hamfest. And a
special thank-you for those who were standing by to work me, as I tried
to complete QSOs with other stations that may have been closer to their
LOS times than you. I have uploaded those QSOs to Logbook of the
World. Please e-mail me directly (with QSO details) if you'd like to
receive a WD9EWK QSL card to confirm those QSOs. You don't have
to send me a card or SASE first. The hamfest was in grid DM22.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:38:04 -0500
From: Steve Kristoff <skristof@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV
Message-ID:
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Pictures are still coming in on most recent pass at EM 79 (southeast
Indiana).
Steve AI9IN
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:39:03 -0700
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Douglas Quagliana <dquagliana@xxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] QIKcom Satellite Modes?
Message-ID:
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Wow Douglas,
sounds impressive and honestly I am glad you understand that. I am clueless
:-)
Tx,
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Douglas Quagliana <dquagliana@xxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Bob asks:
>
> >I just cannot think of any neat must-do ideas for how to use
> >the other bank settings.
> >The settings in bank 0 are now:
> >
> >BTEXT: USNA-W3ADO APRS Satellite every 2 minutes
> >
> >I just cannot think of any use for a separate bank settings?
> >If you have ideas of how to use the A/B settings let me know.
>
> If you don't have any other ideas:
>
> Set BTEXT to a short beacon message that includes a
> few sync bytes, your preferred text message and a few
> bytes of forward error correction. You would have to
> pre-compute these and manually enter the FEC bytes
> at the end of the BTEXT. All of this would be sent
> INSIDE the AX.25 packet as the BTEXT. That way
> standard TNCs would still see the BTEXT message
> and a few binary bytes (if they get a valid CRC)
> but we could write DSP software to ignore the HDLC
> flags, look for the sync bytes, and process the FEC
> too. Depending on your message you might want to
> 8b10b encode it to avoid HDLC zero bit stuffing which
> could complicate the ground software.
>
> At four watts RF output, you don't need the FEC, but
> it would be an interesting experiment, and easy to
> do as you only need to pre-calculate the FEC once
> and hardcode the BTEXT message.
>
> 73,
> Douglas KA2UPW/5
>
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:49:41 -0600
From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Inexpensive tablet for SDR + CAT control to
portable rig
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Inspired by some Twitter traffic from WD9EWK & others discussing the
success of inexpensive Windows 8.1 tablets used for SDR, I decided to
purchase one last week. Now that these tablets are running full
Windows and not the RT version, I felt it was time to do a little
experimentation. I opted for an 8" tablet with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB
internal storage at an amazing price of $79. The tablet has two USB
ports and Bluetooth.
HDSDR seems to be running fine on my tablet in parallel with SatPC32.
At the moment I have not noticed any performance issues monitoring
signals with HDSDR on the tablet paired with the FUNcube Dongle Pro+.
I've installed Virtual Serial Ports so that I can allow the two
applications to communicate via CAT commands.
My next goal is to add a Bluetooth adapter to my Yaesu FT-817's CAT
port. Through the Bluetooth adapter, the tablet will see the radio as
a new serial port. I will then configure it as the second transceiver
in SatPC32. This not only eliminates a cable between the radio and
the tablet, it also keeps one of my USB ports available while using
less battery. I've already tested SatPC32+HSDR with this combination
of FT-817+FUNcube Dongle Pro+ for many months on a several "standard"
PC environments with great success.
The end goal will be a fully computer controlled, very portable,
SDR-capable satellite station.
I'm always looking for other ideas how I might improve or do things
differently. Anyone else trying this configuration?
73
Clayton
W5PFG
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:32:55 -0800
From: Bryan Green <bryan@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Inexpensive tablet for SDR + CAT control to
portable rig
Message-ID: <8A86D28E-6C29-4F41-9BBD-4F738FE261CD@xxxxx.xxx>
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Wow.
That sounds awesome, Clayton!
I look forward to the demo video.
-- bag
KL7CN/W6
On Feb 23, 2015, at 17:49, Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Inspired by some Twitter traffic from WD9EWK & others discussing the
success of inexpensive Windows 8.1 tablets used for SDR, I decided to
purchase one last week. Now that these tablets are running full
Windows and not the RT version, I felt it was time to do a little
experimentation. I opted for an 8" tablet with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB
internal storage at an amazing price of $79. The tablet has two USB
ports and Bluetooth.
HDSDR seems to be running fine on my tablet in parallel with SatPC32.
At the moment I have not noticed any performance issues monitoring
signals with HDSDR on the tablet paired with the FUNcube Dongle Pro+.
I've installed Virtual Serial Ports so that I can allow the two
applications to communicate via CAT commands.
My next goal is to add a Bluetooth adapter to my Yaesu FT-817's CAT
port. Through the Bluetooth adapter, the tablet will see the radio as
a new serial port. I will then configure it as the second transceiver
in SatPC32. This not only eliminates a cable between the radio and
the tablet, it also keeps one of my USB ports available while using
less battery. I've already tested SatPC32+HSDR with this combination
of FT-817+FUNcube Dongle Pro+ for many months on a several "standard"
PC environments with great success.
The end goal will be a fully computer controlled, very portable,
SDR-capable satellite station.
I'm always looking for other ideas how I might improve or do things
differently. Anyone else trying this configuration?
73
Clayton
W5PFG
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 04:10:15 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Inexpensive tablet for SDR + CAT control to
portable rig
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Clayton,
You're taking the next logical step beyond what I've been doing.
I have not tried running SatPC32 and HDSDR at the same time
during a pass. The little tablets should be able to do that, since
they are using a quad-core CPU - although with limitations (a
64-bit CPU, running a 32-bit version of Windows 8.1).
I have been reading through many online posts, trying to determine
if I should sacrifice one of my 8-inch tablets to an experiment -
installing and (hopefully) running Linux. Unlike with the Windows
8.1 supplied on my two tablets (HP Stream 8, Winbook TW800),
I could install a 64-bitversion of Linux to go with the 64-bit CPU.
Just as I currently do with the Windows 8.1 installed on these
tablets, I would leave a large micro SD card in the tablet with
some of the Linux installation put on that micro SD card. My
main concern would be whether or not all of the components in
these tablets has support under Linux.
Good luck with your plans to use the new tablet for working
satellites!
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 1:49 AM, Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
wrote:
> Inspired by some Twitter traffic from WD9EWK & others discussing the
> success of inexpensive Windows 8.1 tablets used for SDR, I decided to
> purchase one last week. Now that these tablets are running full
> Windows and not the RT version, I felt it was time to do a little
> experimentation. I opted for an 8" tablet with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB
> internal storage at an amazing price of $79. The tablet has two USB
> ports and Bluetooth.
>
> HDSDR seems to be running fine on my tablet in parallel with SatPC32.
> At the moment I have not noticed any performance issues monitoring
> signals with HDSDR on the tablet paired with the FUNcube Dongle Pro+.
>
> I've installed Virtual Serial Ports so that I can allow the two
> applications to communicate via CAT commands.
>
> My next goal is to add a Bluetooth adapter to my Yaesu FT-817's CAT
> port. Through the Bluetooth adapter, the tablet will see the radio as
> a new serial port. I will then configure it as the second transceiver
> in SatPC32. This not only eliminates a cable between the radio and
> the tablet, it also keeps one of my USB ports available while using
> less battery. I've already tested SatPC32+HSDR with this combination
> of FT-817+FUNcube Dongle Pro+ for many months on a several "standard"
> PC environments with great success.
>
> The end goal will be a fully computer controlled, very portable,
> SDR-capable satellite station.
>
> I'm always looking for other ideas how I might improve or do things
> differently. Anyone else trying this configuration?
>
> 73
> Clayton
> W5PFG
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:03:11 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yuma Hamfest wrapup
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Hector,
Thanks for the compliments. I can't take full credit for how well
the AMSAT presence was in Yuma, with Rick K7TEJ spending
a lot of the weekend helping at the booth and his demonstration
of NO-44 on Saturday morning. With over 1000 attendees from
all over, the AMSAT message was definitely being received out
there.
This is the sort of thing I enjoy doing, as part of my support for
AMSAT. I'm not a "rocket scientist", so I don't help in building
the satellites. I've attended an average of around 10 events a
year representing AMSAT since becoming an Area Coordinator
in late 2006. There are a bunch of us who are in the field
representing AMSAT at all sorts of events, and (putting my
Director of Field Operations cap on now) I can always use
more. :-)
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 4:15 AM, Hector W5CBF/CO6CBF <kf5yxv@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Good job Patrick! I do know that it is a huge help to AMSAT and all the
> satellite community. There are a lot of ham interested in the satellite
> operation and some of them for any reason never have started. They just need
> one more motivation and you are giving it to them.
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