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Today's Topics:
1. correction oops (Bob- W7LRD)
2. Re: Beginner Sat's Leo's - Ask advise (Richard Lawn)
3. ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins SATPC32 FILES
ERROR (cchunter3@??????????.????
4. Re: Fox Cliff-1 Launch time and vehicle (Burns Fisher)
5. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383 (Devin L. Ganger)
6. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383 (Ted Krempa)
7. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383 (Michael)
8. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383 (Michael)
9. FW: [Launch Alert] Launch Delayed (Rick Tejera)
10. Re: ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins SATPC32 FILES
ERROR (E.Mike McCardel)
11. Re: ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins SATPC32 FILES
ERROR (Kevin Schuchmann)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 10:00:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@???????.???>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] correction oops
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make that
ao-92 for L band SQF file
73 Bob W7LRD
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:26:04 -0500
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Beginner Sat's Leo's - Ask advise
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Honestly, all I use to great success at my vacation summer QTH is a regular
dual band Arrow, not even the big one, and an AZ rotor. I made a mount so,I
could angle he antenna permanently at about 30-40 degrees and I let Satpc32
software handle the rotation control. It worked very well considering
until,I ended up buying a new G5500 for the home QTH and repaired the old
5400 for the lake house so now I use he same antenna but with AZ and EL
control and that works extremely well?
I?ve tried many antennas including a pair of M2 egg beaters which never
worked that well for me.
73
Rick, W2JAZ
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 13:28:34 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: <cchunter3@??????????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
SATPC32 FILES ERROR
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It looks like the SATPC32 frequency/DOPPLER files for the Sats listed have
reversed the frequencies.
73
Christy KB6LTY
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:31:04 -0500
From: Burns Fisher <burns@??????.??>
To: rbutler@????.???
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox Cliff-1 Launch time and vehicle
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Typically, SpaceX carries their own launches on their website too.
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 8:19 AM Ryan Butler <rbutler@????.???> wrote:
> It's been delayed per SpaceX twitter.
>
> https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1063900263570788352
>
> It'll be on youtube for sure, not sure on NASA TV once the new date is set.
>
> Ryan, NF0T
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 4:42 AM Jeff Yanko <wb3jfs@???.???> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just wondering what time the Fox Cliff-1 launch is scheduled for from
> > Vandenberg? Plus will NASA TV be carrying the launch feed live?
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jeff WB3JFS
> >
> >
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:55:35 +0000
From: "Devin L. Ganger" <devin@????????.???>
To: Michael <mat_62@???????.???>, "amsat-bb@?????.????
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
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Another thought ? perhaps what you see as an over-emphasis on easy (as you
are an established gam) is from another view an attempt by some to lower the
barriers of entry in order to keep new people coming in to the hobby in
general and this niche of it in particular?
--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
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________________________________
From: Michael <mat_62@???????.???>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2018 5:03 AM
To: Devin L. Ganger; amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
So I work out the kinks for however long that takes.... a week, a month,
etc. Then it sits at the ready, only needing an occasional test. Any
emergency or public service work I do is most likely going to be from here
in the shack anyway. Not all of us are able to be out in the field, on the
front lines anymore. While I have great respect for those who rush to the
scenes of emergencies with "go box" in hand, it's not something I can do. I
agree that it would be boring if we all wanted to do the same thing.
Crowded too! I just feel that the hobby in general and the satellite end
especially, puts too much emphasis on the "easy" part these days. Let's
keep pushing the "challenge" part too. I just don't feel there is enough
emphasis on that anymore. In all things, balance.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 11/17/2018 10:09 PM, Devin L. Ganger wrote:
Food for thought: it?s hard to use a service in an emergency if you haven?t
worked out the kinks when there is no pressure.
People find challenge in all sorts of different aspects of the hobby. Think
of how boring it would be if we all wanted to do the same thing! One ham?s
challenge is another ham?s boredom ? and that?s a feature, not a bug.
--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
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cell: +1 425.239.2575
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM
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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I
pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each
their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but
day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my
thoughts.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob- W7LRD
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM
> To: amsat-bb
> Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion
>
> Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and functioning,
> we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite
> down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting
> with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into
> satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the difficulty
> and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the easy sat
> this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
> analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes
> one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no
> doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion.
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 16:19:02 -0800
From: "Ted Krempa" <k7trkradio@???????.???>
To: "'Michael'" <Mat_62@???????.???>, <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
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Before all the hand wringing starts, check the footprint.....it is pretty
much NOT in the USA footprint
K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I
pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each
their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but
day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my
thoughts.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob- W7LRD
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM
> To: amsat-bb
> Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion
>
> Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and
functioning,
> we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite
> down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting
> with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into
> satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the
difficulty
> and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the easy sat
> this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
> analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes
> one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no
> doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion.
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:01:42 -0500
From: Michael <Mat_62@???????.???>
To: "Devin L. Ganger" <devin@????????.???>, "amsat-bb@?????.????
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
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Nope, not at all. I never have and never will think that way. I'm a
General class licensee who was grandfathered in because back in the day,
one had to pass the General written to upgrade from Novice to Technician
but got credit for 5 wpm code. When the code requirement was lowered to
5 wpm before eventually being dropped completely, all I needed was my
CSCE, which I had, and I was instantly a General class. I have been
derisively called a "no code General' more times than I can count even
though I actually passed 5 wpm to get my Novice. When I was active on HF
(my rig is fried right now) I worked CW on occasion but was never the
crack CW op my late Father, the original W4HIJ, was. He was fine with
that too, he just wanted me to have fun doing what I wanted. I am fine
with an influx of new hams and new sat ops anyway we can get them. I
just think because we seem to be bending over backwards to make sat
contacts so easy that we end up hurting ourselves in the long run. After
a while, I would think simply exchanging grid squares would get old for
anyone. My own personal barrier has always been economics. I only was
able to get into sats by parlaying some of the gear I inherited from my
Father into a TS-2000X and even that was a struggle. My old Az/El
rotator? system was home brewed and so were my antennas. I had to sell
my TS-2000X? a couple years after buying it to pay for an unexpected and
major car repair. Subsequent rigs and setups met the same fate because
of various family medical expenses over the years. My latest foray into
a base setup with my fried FT-991, a Funcube Dongle Pro + and an AMSAT
preamp ended up doomed before it started. I'm sorry but you are barking
up the wrong tree my friend!
Anyhow, more power to those who want to work a GEO sat. I guess it's
good for the hobby. It just doesn't seem much of a challenge to me after
procuring equipment and said procurement would be my greatest challenge!
I'll be lucky to get my rig fixed and be back on even HF anytime in the
near future. I wish I'd never sold my Flex 1500 but that's another story.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 11/18/2018 12:55 PM, Devin L. Ganger wrote:
> Another thought ? perhaps what you see as an over-emphasis on easy (as
> you are an established gam) is from another view an attempt by some to
> lower the barriers of entry in order to keep new people coming in to
> the hobby in general and this niche of it in particular?
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin@????????.???
> web: Devin on Earth
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Michael <mat_62@???????.???>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 18, 2018 5:03 AM
> *To:* Devin L. Ganger; amsat-bb@?????.???
> *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
> So I work out the kinks for however long that takes.... a week, a
> month, etc. Then it sits at the ready, only needing an occasional
> test. Any emergency? or public service work I do is most likely going
> to be from here in the shack anyway. Not all of us are able to be out
> in the field, on the front lines anymore. While I have great respect
> for those who? rush to the scenes of emergencies with "go box" in
> hand, it's not something I can do. I agree that it would be boring? if
> we all wanted to do the same thing. Crowded too! I just feel? that the
> hobby in general and the satellite end especially, puts? too much
> emphasis on the "easy" part these days. Let's keep pushing the
> "challenge" part too. I just don't feel there is enough emphasis on
> that anymore.? In all things, balance.
> 73,
> Michael, W4HIJ
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:04:58 -0500
From: Michael <Mat_62@???????.???>
To: Ted Krempa <k7trkradio@???????.???>, amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
Message-ID: <ba705db5-6afe-cabd-3f12-0aa980863cd3@???????.???>
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Good enough, not for me anyway.
73
On 11/18/2018 7:19 PM, Ted Krempa wrote:
> Before all the hand wringing starts, check the footprint.....it is pretty
> much NOT in the USA footprint
>
> K7TRK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Michael
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM
> To: amsat-bb@?????.???
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
>
> I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I
> pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each
> their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but
> day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my
> thoughts.
>
> 73,
>
> Michael, W4HIJ
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob- W7LRD
>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM
>> To: amsat-bb
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion
>>
>> Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and
> functioning,
>> we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite
>> down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting
>> with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into
>> satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the
> difficulty
>> and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the easy sat
>> this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat
>> analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes
>> one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no
>> doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion.
>> _______________________________________________
>
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:16:24 -0700
From: "Rick Tejera" <SaguaroAstro@???.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: [Launch Alert] Launch Delayed
Message-ID: <005401d47fb6$40bfe400$c23fac00$@???.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
FYI
Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.W7TBC.org
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Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 8:01 PM
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Subject: [Launch Alert] Launch Delayed
Monday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB has been delayed to
allow SpaceX to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. A new launch
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 10:36:11 -0500
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@?????.???>
To: cchunter3@??????????.???
Cc: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
SATPC32 FILES ERROR
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Christy, KB6LTY, recently wrote that the Frequency/Doppler files
published in the last issue of ANS have the uplink and downlink
frequencies reversed in the files format. The information at the
bottom of the Doppler.SQF file, in SATPC32, states:
; Each line has to contain the following parameters:
; The name of the satellite, the spelling has to be the same as in the
Keplerian
; source file.
; the receive- and transmit frequencies in kHz,
; the Up- and Downlink modes, possible entries: FM,FMN,CW,CWN,USB,LSB,
; the frequency trend of the satellite (normal or reverse), possible
entries: NOR, REV
; the converter and transverer offset frequencies in kHz
If the receive frequency should be the first frequency listed in file,
and the transmit frequency the second, then this observation seems
accurate. and the frequencies need to changed before being copied.
What is confusing is the description of the modes is suggested as the
reverse, "Up and Down frequency modes".So my questions are:
Does it matter which is first and which is second (it makes sense it should)?
Is the data correct as listed in the ANS or do these need to be revised?
The following is the data as published:
Copy and paste the following lines into the "Doppler.SQF" folder:
FOX1-Cliff,435300.0,145920.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V
FOX1-Cliff,1267300.0,145920.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V
ESEO,1263500.0,145895.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V
K2SAT,145980.0,435835.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM V/U
ExseedSat,435340.0,145900.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V
JY1SAT,435110.0,1459865.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder
JY1SAT,145840,0,USB,USB,NOR,0,0,Beacon
EMike, AA8EM
E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD
Senior Editor for AMSAT News Service,
Past VP Educational Relations for AMSAT-NA
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On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 4:29 PM <cchunter3@??????????.???> wrote:
>
> It looks like the SATPC32 frequency/DOPPLER files for the Sats listed have
reversed the frequencies.
> 73
> Christy KB6LTY
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:01:57 -0800
From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
SATPC32 FILES ERROR
Message-ID: <77c2ed4c-2a93-480b-2dc1-307b37dde0f3@?????.???>
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Mike,
?? Christy is correct they are reversed, they are also reversed on the
UK website and other places on the web.
Kevin WA7FWF
On 11/19/2018 7:36 AM, E.Mike McCardel wrote:
> Christy, KB6LTY, recently wrote that the Frequency/Doppler files
> published in the last issue of ANS have the uplink and downlink
> frequencies reversed in the files format. The information at the
> bottom of the Doppler.SQF file, in SATPC32, states:
> ; Each line has to contain the following parameters:
> ; The name of the satellite, the spelling has to be the same as in the
Keplerian
> ; source file.
> ; the receive- and transmit frequencies in kHz,
> ; the Up- and Downlink modes, possible entries: FM,FMN,CW,CWN,USB,LSB,
> ; the frequency trend of the satellite (normal or reverse), possible
> entries: NOR, REV
> ; the converter and transverer offset frequencies in kHz
>
> If the receive frequency should be the first frequency listed in file,
> and the transmit frequency the second, then this observation seems
> accurate. and the frequencies need to changed before being copied.
> What is confusing is the description of the modes is suggested as the
> reverse, "Up and Down frequency modes".So my questions are:
> Does it matter which is first and which is second (it makes sense it
should)?
> Is the data correct as listed in the ANS or do these need to be revised?
>
> The following is the data as published:
>
> Copy and paste the following lines into the "Doppler.SQF" folder:
> FOX1-Cliff,435300.0,145920.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V
> FOX1-Cliff,1267300.0,145920.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V
> ESEO,1263500.0,145895.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V
> K2SAT,145980.0,435835.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM V/U
> ExseedSat,435340.0,145900.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V
> JY1SAT,435110.0,1459865.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder
> JY1SAT,145840,0,USB,USB,NOR,0,0,Beacon
>
>
> EMike, AA8EM
>
>
>
>
> E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD
> Senior Editor for AMSAT News Service,
> Past VP Educational Relations for AMSAT-NA
>
> Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet?
> http://www.amsat.org/?p=3275
> On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 4:29 PM <cchunter3@??????????.???> wrote:
>> It looks like the SATPC32 frequency/DOPPLER files for the Sats listed
have reversed the frequencies.
>> 73
>> Christy KB6LTY
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