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Today's Topics:
1. Re: SatPC32 Stalls at AOS (Allen)
2. Re: FM Birds, New Grids, and Chaos (k6vug@?????????.????
3. AO73/FUNcube-1 Operations (Graham Shirville)
4. Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32 (Les Rayburn)
5. Yaesu G-5500 Rotor (Mike Lucas)
6. Beresheet Info? (Martin Davidoff)
7. Re: Beresheet Info? (Scott)
8. KickSat-2 received but not decoded (Ken Swaggart)
9. Re: KickSat-2 received but not decoded (andy thomas)
10. Yaesu G-500 Rotor for sale (GEO Badger)
11. Re: Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32 (Erich Eichmann)
12. Re: Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32 (Ryan Noguchi)
13. Re: Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32 (Ryan Noguchi)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:17:38 -0800
From: "Allen" <burrell@????????.???>
To: <APBIDDLE@???????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Stalls at AOS
Message-ID: <D6838886A88242C89B50F0C7CA6840A1@?????????????>
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Alan,
You are right, the clock in the upper right did stop. After some (make that
a lot!) of time troubleshooting, the problem was tracked down to my efforts
at computer housekeeping and turning off a needed windows feature. Evidently
the Power Shell 2.0 and Process Activation Service are still required for
this program, even though some website somewhere said it was only needed for
obsolete and outdated programs. Bottom line--don't believe everything you
read online. I should know better!
73,
Allen KI7RM
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 5:02 PM
To: 'Allen'
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Stalls at AOS
You mentioned that the clock stops. Upper right?
When you loaded the newer version, did you use the backup facility to
restore your settings? If so, try doing a clean install, and then
reconfiguring manually. Painful, but I have had something odd which was
traceable eventually to a corrupted configuration file.
73,
Alan
WA4SCA
<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@?????.???? On Behalf Of Allen
<Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 18:50 PM
<To: k0jm@?????.???
<Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Stalls at AOS
<
<Mark-
<Thanks for the reply. I have sent an email to w0dhb about the availability
of an
<updated FlexSatPC. I note that his original download site has been taken
<down.
<
<I have reconfigurated SatPC32 to bypass using FlexSatPC and am still
<encountering the stalling of SatPC32 once a satellite passes the 0 degree
<elevation threshhold. I suspect there is a setting that I have overlooked,
I just
<don?t know where.
<Regards,
<Allen KI7RM
<
<From: Mark D. Johns
<Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:48 AM
<To: Allen
<Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
<Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Stalls at AOS
<
<FlexSatPC current version is v.8.7.4. Your version is pretty old. You may
be due
<for an update.
<
<On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 23:39 Allen <burrell@????????.???> wrote:
<
< Hi All,
< For several months I have been automatically receiving frames from the
Fox-
<1 satellites. Typically at ?3 degrees elev, the az/el sets the antenna
position
<correctly and the radio is tuned to the correct frequency. But lately as
soon as
<0 degrees el is reached, SatPC32 stalls, the clock stops and nothing
further
<happens until I manually click on the enabled satellite. Everything again
<proceeds normally, until the next scheduled satellite reaches 0 degrees el
and
<SatPC32 stops. Since this error I upgraded from Ver 12.8c to 12.8d which
<produced the same error. I reinstalled 12.8c but the condition persists. In
<receive only mode, I?m using a Flex 1500 with FlexSatPC 7.2.2 and the
<computer uses Win10 Pro with an i7 processor and 8GM RAM. CPU demand
<always is less than 10%. I?m at a loss as to where to look to resolve this
issue.
<Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
<
< 73, Allen KI7RM
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<--
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<--
<Mark D. Johns
<K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ
<Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 05:58:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: "k6vug@?????????.???? <k6vug@?????????.???>
To: Clayton Coleman W5PFG <tasmac@?????.??>, Matthew Stevens
<matthew@?????????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FM Birds, New Grids, and Chaos
Message-ID: <1893688097.3281720.1550815096776@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Well said NJ4Y.? Not taking sides or anything like that, but "good operating
practice" is always the best !
And speaking of incredible, making that rare DX QSO via a sat that is 1000+
kms around AOS, LOS and low angle passes with a 5 watt HT continues to
astound everyone around here... and in fact it is the only reason for
switching from HF to LEOs.
73!Umesh
On Thursday, February 21, 2019, 7:15:44 PM PST, Matthew Stevens
<matthew@?????????.???> wrote:
When I first started out on sats a couple years ago, I had a single half
duplex HT and a borrowed arrow. I listened to two or three passes of so50
and ao85 (the only fm sats available at the time), before ever even trying
to work anyone. The passes were pretty hectic, with NPOTA stations and
rovers, and callsigns getting thrown around. My first contact was a few
days later with Fernando, NP4JV who knew I was going to be on and answered
my call when I finally got brave enough to throw it out there. I've had my
share of irritating passes, missed contacts, getting up at three in the
morning to work a 2 deg pass and getting stomped out by somebody calling cq
who couldn't hear the sat well enough to even tell people were calling
him... And - getting up at 2 in the morning for a different pass and not
making a contact with station in Spain because I thought I knew what I was
doing, but really didn't... that's good motivation to practice and learn :-)
It was all fun, part of the challenge of learning a new skill. The coolness
of talking to people through a thing that's flying around 400km over my
head with an HT or an 817 is still incredible.
So I personally don't understand the idea of people getting scared away
from sats because of crazy passes. Sure, it can get hectic. Sure, we all
complain when somebody transmits a carrier over the entire pass and nobody
makes any contacts. But, that's all just going to be part of the ham radio
experience! The same thing happens on HF, during CQWW it gets crazy but
I've never heard anyone say that "scares new ops away." Sometimes its a
zoo, other times it's not. Seems to me that people who are really
interested and want to learn, grow, and enjoy operating stick with it. The
ones who get spooked and never come back, more than likely would have
eventually lost interest for some other reason (in my observation.) If I am
personally helpful to new ops; and exhibit good operating practice myself,
then there is no reason for me to get upset by what some other lid does on
(or off) the air. Let's try to encourage good operating practice, rather
than just complaining about all the perceived problems on the sats.
- Matthew nj4y
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:42:43 +0000
From: Graham Shirville <g.shirville@??????????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73/FUNcube-1 Operations
Message-ID: <f7384545-018a-94b2-22ae-dfabdec60fb9@??????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hi All,
AO73 is now in amateur mode for the weekend with the transponder active
and available for your use!
Please send all requests for fitter message uploads to
operations@???????.???.?? allowing at least two weeks notice.
thanks and have FUN
73
Graham G3VZV
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:47:47 -0600
From: Les Rayburn <les@????????????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>, Work-Sat@??????.??
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32
Message-ID: <D055F48A-8EA5-4C7A-B492-A91E27A734A7@????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Finally, I have all the components together to add a SDRPlay2 receiver to my
satellite station.
I purchased two Alpha Delta 4 way N female switches. This will allow me to
have one each for the 2M antenna, and another for the 432 antenna.
Attached to each will be the IC-910H, Kenwood TM-D71GA (with duplexer),
SDRPlay2, and my D-STAR ID-800H (with a duplexer.)
In theory, this will allow me to route the antennas to any of the four
radios for either TX or RX depending.
The last hurdle is how do I interface my SatPC32 software to control both
the uplink on the IC-910H and the SDRPlay2 for the downlink at the same time?
Any help appreciated.
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 02:26:37 -0800
From: "Mike Lucas" <documike@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5500 Rotor
Message-ID: <000201d4ca99$183d3ae0$48b7b0a0$@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
After a 15+ year break from Ham Radio, the spark has returned and trying to
get all set back up on the Satellites again. Lots has changed! I've
downloaded HRD and a trial version of PST Rotator s/w to drive my TrakBox
connected to the Yaesu rotator. Making headway with the USB/Serial
connection to the TrakBox but need to update the firmware. Also I'm sure the
internal Lithium battery is likely gone so will need a replacement. Any
idea of sources? TAPR says they have some new EPROM's so will get that
coming.
I have a USB/Serial interface board coming so I can control the Yaesu FT-736
from HRD.
Question on the Yaesu rotator controller. I don't have the rotator itself
hooked up yet but wanted to make sure the control box is still working Ok.
I plugged it in to the 120VAC but there's no meter lights and the EL meter
goes negative so wondering if that's normal behavior if the rotator isn't
actually connected to the control box? The fuse is Ok.
Regards,
Mike N7ASZ
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:24:45 -0500
From: Martin Davidoff <mdavidoff42@?????.???>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Beresheet Info?
Message-ID:
<CA+9cpqWH-Q3KA6UKTLjqriMhGY+nsmrFAnjQNB+QuqmFcm69Lw@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Can anyone point to a source for Tx frequencies and up-to-date
trajectory data for Beresheet (the moon lander built by SpaceIL and Israel
Aerospace Industries) which was launched 21 Feb?
K2ubc
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:03:05 -0500
From: Scott <scott23192@?????.???>
To: amsat bb <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Beresheet Info?
Message-ID:
<CAJCSnOY4L+6EKzrvHN=51Ydhu_DCRoFbPNnKz1Ym1mi=Tb+ptA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hey Martin!
There was word floating around pre-launch to look for Beresheet at 2.280
GHz and there does appear to be a good signal there as reported by EU
stations.
https://twitter.com/df2mz/status/1098912083876478976
At only 20? elevation this morning to my location I'm already seeing a
decent signal with painfully slow doppler (as you would expect), but it'll
take time to verify whether that's it or not.
In https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt , objects 44048,
44049, & 44050 popped up right after deployment last night, so it's likely
one of those.
-Scott, K4KDR
=======================
On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 9:26 AM Martin Davidoff <mdavidoff42@?????.???>
wrote:
> Can anyone point to a source for Tx frequencies and up-to-date
> trajectory data for Beresheet (the moon lander built by SpaceIL and Israel
> Aerospace Industries) which was launched 21 Feb?
>
> K2ubc
>
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 08:37:55 -0800
From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] KickSat-2 received but not decoded
Message-ID: <002701d4cacc$f6ad7910$e4086b30$@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Put KickSat-2 in my telemetry lineup and could clearly see the beacon on the
SDR but pretty weak during the 16:20Z pass over the Pacific northwest at 31
degrees max elevation.
What modulation does it use? I'll try to capture a IQ recording during one
of the other passes today. Who should the recording be sent to?
73,
Ken, W7KKE
CN75xa
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:01:43 +0000 (UTC)
From: andy thomas <andythomasmail@?????.??.??>
To: Amsat Bulitin Board <amsat-bb@?????.???>,
"k.swaggart@???????.???? <k.swaggart@???????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] KickSat-2 received but not decoded
Message-ID: <1540087990.5960232.1550854903621@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Ken, many thanks. I have cut and pasted your offer in your posting onto the
google group for kiscksat-2 and its Sprite mission, so hopefully someone
will come back to you for your recording (or you can post it there?) the
site is:Google Groups
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73 de andy g0sfj
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:32:08 +0000 (UTC)
From: GEO Badger <w3ab@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-500 Rotor for sale
Message-ID: <1063615652.3575181.1550860328617@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Yaesu elevation rotator. It was up for a number of years then failed when
one of the coax cables became tangled. I believe the motor is open.
It is complete in the original box. The mounting hardware shows its age.
Pictures upon request.
$150.00 USB OBO, buyer pays S&H.
---??
Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ???
GEO ????
http://www.w3ab.org
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:57:12 +0100
From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann@????????.??>
To: Les Rayburn <les@????????????.???>, AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32
Message-ID: <811028b6-1e60-1bcf-aba5-480d557a738f@????????.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Les, read the FAQs file, sect. 3c.
73s, Erich, DK1TB
Am 22.02.2019 um 09:47 schrieb Les Rayburn:
> Finally, I have all the components together to add a SDRPlay2 receiver to
my satellite station.
>
> I purchased two Alpha Delta 4 way N female switches. This will allow me to
have one each for the 2M antenna, and another for the 432 antenna.
>
> Attached to each will be the IC-910H, Kenwood TM-D71GA (with duplexer),
SDRPlay2, and my D-STAR ID-800H (with a duplexer.)
>
> In theory, this will allow me to route the antennas to any of the four
radios for either TX or RX depending.
>
> The last hurdle is how do I interface my SatPC32 software to control both
the uplink on the IC-910H and the SDRPlay2 for the downlink at the same time?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:20:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ryan Noguchi <ai6do@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32
Message-ID: <771278858.3724436.1550863220865@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
I posted a report last month on the AMSAT BB
(http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-January/071274.html) on using
SatPC32 and HDSDR to drive an RSP1A for the downlink.?There is a document on
the SDRPlay site that explains how to install HDSDR and the SDRPlay
drivers:?https://sdrplay.com/docs/Using_HDSDR_with_SDRplay_Module_R2P4%20.pdf,
but the HDSDR FAQ explains in detail how to get the two applications to
communicate.?
Since that posting, I've found that tweaking the ExtIO parameters have made
the RSP1A much more usable, comparable in receive to the FT-857 or FT-817,
although not quite as sensitive as the KX3 on 2 meters. The things that
helped the most was changing the LNA parameter from the default of 4 (I
think) to 1 and occasionally turning off AFC.?
73, Ryan AI6DO
On Friday, February 22, 2019, 12:50:43 AM PST, Les Rayburn
<les@????????????.???> wrote:
Finally, I have all the components together to add a SDRPlay2 receiver to
my satellite station.
I purchased two Alpha Delta 4 way N female switches. This will allow me to
have one each for the 2M antenna, and another for the 432 antenna.
Attached to each will be the IC-910H, Kenwood TM-D71GA (with duplexer),
SDRPlay2, and my D-STAR ID-800H (with a duplexer.)
In theory, this will allow me to route the antennas to any of the four
radios for either TX or RX depending.
The last hurdle is how do I interface my SatPC32 software to control both
the uplink on the IC-910H and the SDRPlay2 for the downlink at the same time?
Any help appreciated.
73,
Les Rayburn, N1LF
Maylene, AL
EM63nf
AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:25:13 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ryan Noguchi <ai6do@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Using an SDR Receiver with SatPC32
Message-ID: <878612435.3741491.1550863513086@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Sorry, I meant AGC, not AFC.?
73, Ryan AI6DO
On Friday, February 22, 2019, 11:22:01 AM PST, Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote: ...The things that helped the most was changing
the LNA parameter from the default of 4 (I think) to 1 and occasionally
turning off AFC.?
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