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Today's Topics:
1. Re: SDRplay RSP2pro test antenna? (Paul Stoetzer)
2. Re: XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled (Ted Krempa)
3. Re: FO-99 (JoAnne Maenpaa)
4. Re: SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe (Michael Carper, Ph.D.)
5. Re: SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe (Roy Dean)
6. Re: SDRplay RSP2pro test antenna? (Hasan al-Basri)
7. Re: XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled (Hasan al-Basri)
8. FM radio suggestions? (Ron VE8RT)
9. Re: FM radio suggestions? (JoAnne K9JKM)
10. Re: SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe (Pedro Converso)
11. Re: FM radio suggestions? (Ron VE8RT)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 18:38:54 -0500
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: Ted Krempa <k7trkradio@???????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SDRplay RSP2pro test antenna?
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Dual band vertical.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 6:34 PM Ted Krempa <k7trkradio@???????.???> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> Just got around to install with SDR Console and will be playing around with
> the Satellite portion.
>
>
>
> Question: for testing on rx, would a discone or dual band vertical work best
> ? (before I set up the real antenna - Elk on a rotor)
>
>
>
> Any input appreciated
>
>
>
> 73, Ted
>
> K7TRK
>
> _______________________________________________
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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: 2
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 15:51:26 -0800
From: "Ted Krempa" <k7trkradio@???????.???>
To: "'Hasan al-Basri'" <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>, "'Les Rayburn'"
<les@????????????.???>
Cc: 'AMSAT-BB' <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Work-Sat@???????????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
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Thanks, Hasan...
Any tips on set up for the Console software?
73, Ted
K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Hasan al-Basri
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 2:30 PM
To: Les Rayburn
Cc: AMSAT-BB; Work-Sat@???????????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
KB7IJ and I are very active on XW-2A, 2B, 2C, as well as CAS-4A and CAS-4B.
We operate SSB usually a bit below the "standard" center band pair because
we experience some pretty strong WIFI/router interference in the "normal"
area.
What we have found is there are a LOT of people who don't listen anywhere
but their favorite watering hole. The primary reason is they are using
conventional radios on the downlink. This is a significant handicap. IN In
fact, one might as well be operating while wearing a blind fold.
Anyone who is serious about sat ops should invest in an SDR and use it to
receive. You can see the entire passband all the time. I can't tell you how
many times I'v e heard people say there is no one on the birds...when in
fact, people are there calling CQ. Or, like me, reciting az and el,
polarity and signal strength (which I am recording with the SDR software,
btw).
If you get an SDR and run the SDRC v3.0.x software, you will find full sat
capability, including the ability to control an external radio for uplink.
Automatic doppler, everything you could want, pass prediction, real time
AZ/EL map display, etc.
If you have never run an SDR for sat work with good software (which is
free), you have no idea how unaware you are of what is happening on and
around these birds.
There is a LOT going on that is being missed by being chained to old
technology.
...and I'm not denying that empty passes exist. They do. I have called CQ
for entire passes. Once I notice the lack of activity. I turn on the audio
recording (which is nothing but the press of a button in the software) and
collect data on the effects of polarization, obstructions, vegetative
losses, etc. It is quite easy, just recite the current conditions and and
let the software do the work.
Having operated with standard high quality radios back in the days of
AO-6/7/8/10/13 and 40, I can simply state, there is NO comparison in
operating capabilities and convenience between traditional radios for
satellite downlinks vs. SDRs.
Check them out, they are not expensive. You will never go back once you
have used an SDR with decent software for your satellite downlink. Seeing
IS believing!
73, N0AN
Hasan
On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 10:35 PM Les Rayburn <les@????????????.???> wrote:
> I?m a bit of a nomad, and have always enjoyed taking the roads less
> travelled. That applies to my hobby as well?those of us who work VHF are a
> fairly rare bunch. Those who work satellites; not often spotted in the
> wild.
>
> But apparently, rarer still are those who enjoy making contacts on
> satellites that are not AO-91, A0-92, SO-50, and FO-29.
>
> Working from home today, so I got on nearly every satellite pass over the
> United States. Alternated between calling CQ and searching for others to
> work.
>
> The results of working eight different passes? Four contacts for the day.
> Two on SO-50, one each on AO-91 and FO-29.
>
> Called CQ on XW-2A at dinner time. High elevation pass. Good strong
> downlink the entire pass from horizon to horizon. Nada?
>
> It did net me an SWL report from Mark Gluch, KB3CI who heard me loud and
> clean in EN82 near Detroit. He doesn?t have the transmit side working yet
> for the linear birds, but will soon.
>
> Ditto on AO-7, a whole pass on FO-29 this morning, and at least three of
> the XW birds.
>
> Last weekend, I listed to the L band activity on AO-91 and there was a ton
> more activity there than I heard today. (I?m working on getting the 1296
> Yagi up so I can join you folks.)
>
> We?ve got a sky full of great satellites that perform well. Let?s use
> them.
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> 121 Mayfair Park
> Maylene, AL 35114
> EM63nf
>
> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
>
> Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy
> Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner
> 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum
> Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.
>
> ?Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else?s favorite song??
>
> _______________________________________________
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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
> AMSAT-NA.
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>
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 20:24:21 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@???????.???>
To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FO-99
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Hello Les,
> Am I correct that eventually this satellite will be used for Mode J linear
> transponder operation, similar to FO-29?
Here is the information that the AMSAT News Service received. The full
bulletin is posted at http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2019/001081.html
JAMSAT NEXUS V/U Mode-J CubeSat Scheduled to Launch January 17
The Japan AMSAT Association (JAMSAT) and students at the Nippon
University are jointly developing a CubeSat called NEXUS which will have
a 145 to 435 MHz (Mode-J) transponder and a 38 kbps data downlink.
Nippon University students have previously developed the SEEDS and
SPROUT satellites. NEXUS is an acronym of ?Next Education X (cross)
Unique Satellite?, it will be 1U CubeSat with a mass of between 1 and
1.5 kg.
The NEXUS cubesat will:
+ Provide amateur radio communications via the 145/435 MHz
transponder and SSTV
+ Download pictures from the 640?480 pixel camera
+ Operate the data downlink at 38400 bps QPSK
+ Compare the performance of the data downlink when using AFSK,
GMSK and QPSK modes
NEXUS will be launched from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center located in
Kagoshima Prefecture on January 17, 2019 (JST) aboard an Epsilon rocket
together with OrigamiSat-1 and AOBA-Velox-IV into a 500 km sun sync-
hronous orbit.
Linear transponder
------------------
Uplink: 145.900-145.930 MHz (CW/LSB)
Downlink: 435.880-435.910 MHz (CW/USB)
CW/Data: 435.900 MHz & 437.075 MHz
Callsign: JS1YAV
Separation from the rocket is planned for T + 4100 seconds after
launch at which time NEXUS will be powered on. CW telemetry infor-
mation will commence transmission 16 minutes, 40 seconds following
power up.
NEXUS website in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/NEXUS-Satellite
NEXUS Blog
http://tinyurl.com/NEXUS-Sat-Blog
JAMSAT in Google English
http://tinyurl.com/JAMSAT
Read the AMSAT-UK posting at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/24/nexus-cubesat-mode-j-transponder/
[ANS thanks JAMSAT and Nippon University for the above information.]
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@?????.???
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 21:04:36 -0600
From: "Michael Carper, Ph.D." <mike@??????.???>
To: Eli Caul <eli.caul@?????.???>
Cc: David W0DHB <dave@?????.???>, "amsat-bb@?????.????
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
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Regarding the control of two VFOs simultaneously... we're working on this
next.
On another note, I've been comparing satellite passes between HRD Satellite
Tracking and AMSAT's tracking and I am unable to find any differences.
Here's an example with AO-91:
http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/AO-91-Pass-min.png
Mike, WA9PIE
On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 9:13 AM Eli Caul <eli.caul@?????.???> wrote:
> I've been struggling with a 9100 and HRD, and finally got it working
> reliably with a CT-17 USB->CI-V adapter at 19,200.
>
> My only trouble now is something that a lot of people discuss - I can only
> get it to adjust one VFO at a time, despite the setting in 'Radio Options'
> that is designed for the 9100.
>
> Has anyone successfully gotten HRD to manipulate both VFO? I do not want
> to use two radios or two different software programs if I can help it.
>
> Thank you,
>
> KK6ZHZ
>
> - Eli Caul
>
> Director of Customer Care
> Sonic
> 707-237-6201 Direct
> 707-521-0131 Faxline
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of David W0DHB
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 16:23
> To: 'Bob Keating' <bkeating1954@?????.???>; amsat-bb@?????.???
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
>
> One of the 9100 serial ports is for CI-V and the other is for Radio
> Cloning, etc
>
> Bob's suggestion is spot on.
> You can find VSPE at http://www.eterlogic.com/Products.VSPE.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???> On Behalf Of Bob Keating
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 13:29
> To: amsat-bb@?????.???
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
>
> Hi George,
>
> I have found that as I have added additional software programs to work
> with HRD, such as N1MM Logger and HDSDRplay, I have had to install Virtual
> Serial Ports Emulator and run the Splitter function. It creates a number of
> virtual serial ports that I can connect HRD, N1MM and HDSDR without any
> conflict. On my system I point VSPE to COM 4 and then have created a
> virtual serial port at COM 20. HRD, N1MM and HDSDR and then connected to
> COM 20 and they all work fine. Give that a try and see if it helps. Good
> luck!
>
> 73,
>
> Bob N6REK
>
> On 1/25/2019 4:48 PM, George Sakai via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I have just installed Ham Radio Deluxe in my Windows 10 computer which I
> use for SatPC32. My radio is IC-9100. The computer has two COM ports.
> One is used for SatPC32 and I designated the second COM port for the Ham
> Radio Deluxe. But, the Ham Radio Deluxe does not connect to IC-9100. What
> am I doing wrong? Appreciate any help.
> > 73, George N3GS, EM28 in Kansas
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 08:00:08 -0500
From: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
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Mike, I don't see any times listed for the Amsat tracking. I think the
problem is people are saying that HRD "lags" (ie, the track is correct, but
several seconds/minutes behind). Regardless of if that is true or not,
what I would suggest to verify HRD's tracking is to open two windows, one
with AO-91 or 92 in HRD (realtime, during an actual pass), and one with
Amsat Argentina's website:
http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm
Be sure to enter your correct grid square and select the correct satellite,
and it will tell you current Az/El and doppler frequencies for Uplink and
Downlink. I've found this site to be very reliable, and no installs are
required (it runs in the browser).
--Roy
K3RLD
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> Regarding the control of two VFOs simultaneously... we're working on this
> next. On another note, I've been comparing satellite passes between HRD
> Satellite
> Tracking and AMSAT's tracking and I am unable to find any differences.
> Here's an example with AO-91:
> http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/AO-91-Pass-min.png
>
> Mike, WA9PIE
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 07:46:11 -0600
From: Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>
To: Ted Krempa <k7trkradio@???????.???>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SDRplay RSP2pro test antenna?
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For passes < 15 deg, I use an Arrow dual band J-Pole to receive and it does
very nicely on XW-2A, 2B, 2C, CAS-4A, 4B using SDRC v 3.0.4 and an M2
Eggbeater on the uplink. For < 15 deg I use the M2 (2m) Eb
73, N0AN
Hasan
On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 5:36 PM Ted Krempa <k7trkradio@???????.???> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just got around to install with SDR Console and will be playing around with
> the Satellite portion.
>
>
>
> Question: for testing on rx, would a discone or dual band vertical work
> best
> ? (before I set up the real antenna - Elk on a rotor)
>
>
>
> Any input appreciated
>
>
>
> 73, Ted
>
> K7TRK
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 07:54:21 -0600
From: Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6@?????.???>
To: Dennis Veselka <dennisvipod@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Ted Krempa
<k7trkradio@???????.???>, Les Rayburn <les@????????????.???>,
Work-Sat@???????????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
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Dennis,
No, you have to use the method of successive approximations to qsy. Once
you see how it works, it is really easy and you can get quite good at it.
Put your RX where you want it, then key/unkey, tx/no tx to get where you
need to be. It sounds awkward, but having done it for a few months it's now
automatic.
Move the ext radio frq with the mouse wheel (not clicking) and it acts just
like a vfo, but ...do it in increments, because many radios will not accept
CAT command while PTT is asserted.
Just takes practice :-)
73, N0AN
Hasan
On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 2:06 AM Dennis Veselka <dennisvipod@?????.???> wrote:
> Hasan,
> I have played with SDR Console a bit but the one thing I would really
> would like it to do I haven?t figured out how to get it to work.
>
> That is, if I bring up a linear satellite the SDRconsole will set the
> downlink SDR frequency and set the uplink freq on the external radio which
> is fine if I just want to just stay there to work the satellite. However
> if I see someone elsewhere in the waterfall and I click over to them the
> downlink freq will change to that freq and I can hear that contact but the
> uplink freq on the external radio is not shifted the corresponding amount
> to equate to the new downlink freq. I can manually spin the dial on the
> external radio to get there but that is a bit of a pain. Is there some
> trick I am missing to keep the two frequencies locked together as you move
> around searching for contacts?
>
> 73
> Dennis
> KI4KNC
>
>
>
> > On Feb 1, 2019, at 6:51 PM, Ted Krempa <k7trkradio@???????.???> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, Hasan...
> >
> > Any tips on set up for the Console software?
> >
> > 73, Ted
> > K7TRK
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Hasan
> al-Basri
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 2:30 PM
> > To: Les Rayburn
> > Cc: AMSAT-BB; Work-Sat@???????????.???
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
> >
> > KB7IJ and I are very active on XW-2A, 2B, 2C, as well as CAS-4A and
> CAS-4B.
> > We operate SSB usually a bit below the "standard" center band pair
> because
> > we experience some pretty strong WIFI/router interference in the "normal"
> > area.
> >
> > What we have found is there are a LOT of people who don't listen anywhere
> > but their favorite watering hole. The primary reason is they are using
> > conventional radios on the downlink. This is a significant handicap. IN
> In
> > fact, one might as well be operating while wearing a blind fold.
> >
> > Anyone who is serious about sat ops should invest in an SDR and use it to
> > receive. You can see the entire passband all the time. I can't tell you
> how
> > many times I'v e heard people say there is no one on the birds...when in
> > fact, people are there calling CQ. Or, like me, reciting az and el,
> > polarity and signal strength (which I am recording with the SDR software,
> > btw).
> >
> > If you get an SDR and run the SDRC v3.0.x software, you will find full
> sat
> > capability, including the ability to control an external radio for
> uplink.
> > Automatic doppler, everything you could want, pass prediction, real time
> > AZ/EL map display, etc.
> >
> > If you have never run an SDR for sat work with good software (which is
> > free), you have no idea how unaware you are of what is happening on and
> > around these birds.
> >
> > There is a LOT going on that is being missed by being chained to old
> > technology.
> >
> > ...and I'm not denying that empty passes exist. They do. I have called CQ
> > for entire passes. Once I notice the lack of activity. I turn on the
> audio
> > recording (which is nothing but the press of a button in the software)
> and
> > collect data on the effects of polarization, obstructions, vegetative
> > losses, etc. It is quite easy, just recite the current conditions and and
> > let the software do the work.
> >
> > Having operated with standard high quality radios back in the days of
> > AO-6/7/8/10/13 and 40, I can simply state, there is NO comparison in
> > operating capabilities and convenience between traditional radios for
> > satellite downlinks vs. SDRs.
> >
> > Check them out, they are not expensive. You will never go back once you
> > have used an SDR with decent software for your satellite downlink. Seeing
> > IS believing!
> >
> > 73, N0AN
> > Hasan
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 10:35 PM Les Rayburn <les@????????????.???>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I?m a bit of a nomad, and have always enjoyed taking the roads less
> >> travelled. That applies to my hobby as well?those of us who work VHF
> are a
> >> fairly rare bunch. Those who work satellites; not often spotted in the
> >> wild.
> >>
> >> But apparently, rarer still are those who enjoy making contacts on
> >> satellites that are not AO-91, A0-92, SO-50, and FO-29.
> >>
> >> Working from home today, so I got on nearly every satellite pass over
> the
> >> United States. Alternated between calling CQ and searching for others to
> >> work.
> >>
> >> The results of working eight different passes? Four contacts for the
> day.
> >> Two on SO-50, one each on AO-91 and FO-29.
> >>
> >> Called CQ on XW-2A at dinner time. High elevation pass. Good strong
> >> downlink the entire pass from horizon to horizon. Nada?
> >>
> >> It did net me an SWL report from Mark Gluch, KB3CI who heard me loud and
> >> clean in EN82 near Detroit. He doesn?t have the transmit side working
> yet
> >> for the linear birds, but will soon.
> >>
> >> Ditto on AO-7, a whole pass on FO-29 this morning, and at least three of
> >> the XW birds.
> >>
> >> Last weekend, I listed to the L band activity on AO-91 and there was a
> ton
> >> more activity there than I heard today. (I?m working on getting the 1296
> >> Yagi up so I can join you folks.)
> >>
> >> We?ve got a sky full of great satellites that perform well. Let?s use
> >> them.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> >> 121 Mayfair Park
> >> Maylene, AL 35114
> >> EM63nf
> >>
> >> Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.
> >>
> >> Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy
> >> Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders,
> Korner
> >> 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum
> >> Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active
> Whip.
> >>
> >> ?Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else?s favorite song??
> >>
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 07:37:17 -0700
From: Ron VE8RT <ve8rt@?????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] FM radio suggestions?
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GM,
I have a friend in an isolated community working on passing their
Canadian Basic Amateur Radio Licence. If they pass with honours
they'll have access to the HF bands, otherwise they're restricted to
VHF and up. To start them off I was going to suggest getting on the FM
satellites. I would also like to upgrade my satellite gear to include
digital capability and thought I'd look into getting a second of the
same radio, easier to mentor them at a distance if we're using the same
gear.
The model of interest is the FT-8900R and I'm open to suggestions.
And I was thinking of ordering a printed copy of Getting Started on
Amateur Satellites 2018 to be sent to them.
For myself, I'd like to explore digital satellites, APRS and store
and forward, are there current (quite a few out of date ones have
turned up) website for beginners?
Thanks,
Ron VE8RT DP22
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Ron VE8RT <ve8rt@?????.??>
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 08:44:38 -0600
From: "JoAnne K9JKM" <joanne.k9jkm@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FM radio suggestions?
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Hi Ron,
> are there current (quite a few out of date ones have
> turned up) website for beginners?
AMSAT's Station and Operating Hints page may be one source:
https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/
A broader list of resources (such as frequencies and operating modes) can be
found on the 'Satellite Info' pull-down menu at www.amsat.org
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@?????.???
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 12:18:44 -0300
From: Pedro Converso <pconver@?????.???>
To: Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
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Hello Roy,
Nice check you suggest, possible causes of lag between tracking
programs are as you said coincident home location and coincident
keplerian data, I do believe most programs are accurate on
calculations.
On http://amsat.org.ar/pass Keps are updated 8 times a day, which is
important for just launched satellites and ISS.
Real Doppler and AZ/EL computer tracking can be checked using
continous carrier trasmitters as LO-19 and CO-55.
73, lu7abf, Pedro
On 2/2/19, Roy Dean <royldean@?????.???> wrote:
> Mike, I don't see any times listed for the Amsat tracking. I think the
> problem is people are saying that HRD "lags" (ie, the track is correct, but
> several seconds/minutes behind). Regardless of if that is true or not,
> what I would suggest to verify HRD's tracking is to open two windows, one
> with AO-91 or 92 in HRD (realtime, during an actual pass), and one with
> Amsat Argentina's website:
>
> http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm
>
> Be sure to enter your correct grid square and select the correct satellite,
> and it will tell you current Az/El and doppler frequencies for Uplink and
> Downlink. I've found this site to be very reliable, and no installs are
> required (it runs in the browser).
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>
> ------------------------------
>
>> Regarding the control of two VFOs simultaneously... we're working on this
>> next. On another note, I've been comparing satellite passes between HRD
>> Satellite
>> Tracking and AMSAT's tracking and I am unable to find any differences.
>> Here's an example with AO-91:
>> http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/AO-91-Pass-min.png
>>
>> Mike, WA9PIE
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 08:31:33 -0700
From: Ron VE8RT <ve8rt@?????.??>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FM radio suggestions?
Message-ID: <20190202083133.50c2e3df3bba05bb69ab7dc0@?????.??>
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Thanks Joanne,
I'm on it!
Fortunately I don't have antenna work to do, its warming up a little
with dawn, last hour is was -42C with a wind chill of -53
https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/nt-24_metric_e.html
Ron VE8RT
On Sat, 2 Feb 2019 08:44:38 -0600
"JoAnne K9JKM" <joanne.k9jkm@?????.???> wrote:
> Hi Ron,
>
> > are there current (quite a few out of date ones have
> > turned up) website for beginners?
>
> AMSAT's Station and Operating Hints page may be one source:
> https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/
>
> A broader list of resources (such as frequencies and operating modes) can be
> found on the 'Satellite Info' pull-down menu at www.amsat.org
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@?????.???
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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expressed
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AMSAT-NA.
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