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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Cushcraft dual band Beam - done (Robert Bruninga)
2. CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from Point Pelee
Nat'l Park (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
3. Re: CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from Point Pelee
Nat'l Park (Paul Stoetzer)
4. Re: CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from Point Pelee
Nat'l Park (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
5. Re: CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from Point Pelee
Nat'l Park (Scott)
6. dual band beam (Mr B r a d)
7. Re: CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from Point Pelee
Nat'l Park (Frank)
8. Re: FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink (Hiraku Sakamoto)
9. Re: FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink (Mike Seguin)
10. Re: AMSAT: Remoting of Radios (Don KB2YSI)
11. Re: AMSAT: Remoting of Radios (Sterling Mann)
12. Re: G5500 Interface (R. Chastain)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 16:59:30 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam - done
Message-ID: <e2f38a65b2609005eecb3c64dafc1a3d@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Finally after 4 days of trying absolutely everything to get from 151 MHz
down to 145.8, including: Extending elements with threaded nuts on all.
Extending driven element with 3/8" tips, extending boom as MFJ suggested and
extending tuning tube, I got closer to 145 MHz (from original 151 MHz)..
Got closer, but nothing below 2:1.
Finally made a new center rod for the matching section that is 1" longer
than the one provided. THAT SOLVED IT PERFECTLY. Got nice 1.1 SWR at 145.8
MHz as desired with everything restored to the original antenna. And now
plenty of tuning range across all of two meters.
So there simply was not enough capacity in the tuning stub!
Bob, WB4APR
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 3:49 PM
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Cc: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
Subject: Cushcraft dual band Beam
Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam?
Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1
MHz.
Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz
where it is off-scale high SWR.
We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32 nuts
on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the best is
still only at 148.2 MHz.
Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to
extend the matching element.
Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable.
Bob, Wb4APR
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:53:42 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from
Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Message-ID:
<CAN6TEUfiQZ00x+SYmu4JcR-82JoaeGnp3bGVtJU0dH4iCyVeJA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hi!
On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee
National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid
EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location,
and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date.
Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded
those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web
site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As
of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site.
As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL
National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators
are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate
in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an
ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum
of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according
to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice
to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has
already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019.
Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to
first register with the CNPOTA web site.
Thanks in advance, and 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 18:37:19 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
To: amsat-bb@??????.???
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from
Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOpnXbFiG6yTkGnrmfXFaNTDNhUy5pH9vS99Z6Jf2kGCwg@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Patrick,
On May 14th at 15:01 UTC, I uploaded our two QSOs from May 12th. I
just attempted to re-upload them and received an error message stating
that they were duplicates.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 5:55 PM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via
AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee
> National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid
> EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location,
> and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date.
> Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded
> those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web
> site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As
> of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site.
>
> As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL
> National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators
> are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate
> in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an
> ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum
> of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according
> to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice
> to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has
> already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019.
> Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to
> first register with the CNPOTA web site.
>
> Thanks in advance, and 73!
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> _______________________________________________
> 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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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:58:41 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@??????.???>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from
Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Message-ID:
<CAN6TEUf1=mKbGOJBbWg0tOR9UgB1fh-U0K52Hj1ObaryO-8QhQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Paul,
Thanks for confirming your QSOs were uploaded to the CNPOTA
site. It appears I can't see anything about specific QSOs
uploaded on that site, but can see information once it
registers a successful activation (minimum 5 confirmed
QSOs). Maybe a few others will do an upload, to get over
the threshold...
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:37 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???> wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> On May 14th at 15:01 UTC, I uploaded our two QSOs from May 12th. I
> just attempted to re-upload them and received an error message stating
> that they were duplicates.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 19:14:08 -0400
From: Scott <scott23192@?????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from
Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Message-ID:
<CAJCSnOaW5_ym3_i9fETr0SPmKr1uen64KgSNeAbQNBncguBwyQ@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>From https://cnpota.ca/faq/ , it appears that the time between the
uploading of logs and seeing matched confirmations might be... variable.
----------------------
Both Chasers and Activators upload log files directly to the cnpota.ca web
site. We run a matching process periodically to compare the uploaded
contacts. We?re looking for matching root call signs, bands, modes and UTC
date and times. The reported call signs, bands and modes must match, and
the date/time must be with 10-minutes.
The results of this matching process are fed to the leader boards.
Initially these results are updated every hour. However, updates will
likely be much less frequent once data builds up to reduce the load on our
server.
----------------------
So, I'm not seeing anything yet either.
-Scott, K4KDR
===========================================
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 7:01 PM Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via
AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for confirming your QSOs were uploaded to the CNPOTA
> site. It appears I can't see anything about specific QSOs
> uploaded on that site, but can see information once it
> registers a successful activation (minimum 5 confirmed
> QSOs). Maybe a few others will do an upload, to get over
> the threshold...
>
> 73!
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:37 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@????.???> wrote:
>
> > Patrick,
> >
> > On May 14th at 15:01 UTC, I uploaded our two QSOs from May 12th. I
> > just attempted to re-upload them and received an error message stating
> > that they were duplicates.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> >
>
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 23:41:32 +0000 (UTC)
From: Mr B r a d <jhill_81@?????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>, "bruninga@????.???? <bruninga@????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] dual band beam
Message-ID: <532966189.1546506.1559259692212@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Robert?I have the smaller 3 element cushcraft?dual band beamthe swr has all
ways been high on it also...?
?? 1. Cushcraft dual band Beam (Robert Bruninga)
?From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam
Message-ID: <ccd4917772306d63074417ff122095ae@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam?
Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1
MHz.
Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz
where it is off-scale high SWR.
We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32
nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the
best is still only at 148.2 MHz.
Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to
extend the matching element.
Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable.
Bob, Wb4APR
*****************************************
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 17:35:22 -0700
From: Frank <K6FW1@???????.???>
To: amsat-bb@??????.???
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from
Point Pelee Nat'l Park
Message-ID: <06F55261-68A4-4AB3-97AC-7ECE8D6604BE@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Just uploaded my QSO to CNPOTA.
Frank
K6FW
> On May 30, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee
> National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid
> EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location,
> and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date.
> Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded
> those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web
> site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As
> of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site.
>
> As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL
> National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators
> are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate
> in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an
> ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum
> of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according
> to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice
> to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has
> already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019.
> Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to
> first register with the CNPOTA web site.
>
> Thanks in advance, and 73!
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> Twitter: @?????? or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 09:42:20 +0900
From: Hiraku Sakamoto <sakamoto.h.aa@?.??????.??.??>
To: n1jez@?????????????????.???? AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>,
AMSAT/MSS Mission <phase4@?????.???>, Douglas Quagliana
<dquagliana@?????.???>
Cc: report@???????.??????.??.??
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
Message-ID: <1f228854-ecab-c160-e891-25c0c8502c8b@?.??????.??.??>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Dear Mike,
We, OrigamiSat-1/FO-98 team, are very sorry to inform you that we have
just failed to uplink the command to the satellite for the 1st trial:
>> 31.05.2019 FO-98 01:29 01:39 10 59 157 - 351
because of the server error in our ground station.
We will try again for the next window, a half day later.
>> 31.05.2019 FO-98 14:30 14:40 10 59 015 - 188
We deeply appreciate your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Hiraku Sakamoto, Tokyo Tech, JQ1YCZ
On 2019/05/30 20:12, Mike Seguin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I apologize for the short notice.....
>
> The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on
> FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times
> listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm.
>
> 5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98)
> ?----------------------------------------------------------
> ???? Day???? Objects????? AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl?? AZ
> ?----------------------------------------------------------
> ?31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
> ?31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
> ?01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 01:10 01:19??? 09?? 35? 144 - 357
> ?01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 14:11 14:20??? 09?? 37? 022 - 176
>
> The latest kep data is here:
>
> FO-98
> 1 43933U 19003B?? 19150.08119722? .00000607? 00000-0? 29789-4 0? 9993
> 2 43933? 97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077
>
> I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these.
>
> 5.8GHz specifications:
> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
>
http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R8GD
ownLinkDataFormat_20190111b.pdf
>
>
> If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US, please
> consider trying to detect the downlink.
>
> The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully detect
> NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz.
>
> DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems linear
> feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF I'll be
> using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This equipment is my
> terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well out of band at 5.84
> GHz.
>
> Please report any success here and you can also use the reception report
> on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter. @???????????
>
--
Hiraku Sakamoto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Structural Dynamics Design Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan
Phone: +81-(0)3-5734-2502
sakamoto.h.aa@?.??????.??.??
http://www.sddl.mech.e.titech.ac.jp/sakamoto/
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:40:21 -0400
From: Mike Seguin <n1jez@?????????????????.???>
To: sakamoto.h.aa@?.??????.??.??? AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>,
AMSAT/MSS Mission <phase4@?????.???>, Douglas Quagliana
<dquagliana@?????.???>
Cc: report@???????.??????.??.??
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
Message-ID:
<ad3322ce-5fb2-d492-624e-25659bf25d41@?????????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Very sorry to hear of the failure. I will be ready for the next pass.
Let's hope for success!
On 5/30/2019 8:42 PM, Hiraku Sakamoto wrote:
> Dear Mike,
>
> We, OrigamiSat-1/FO-98 team, are very sorry to inform you that we have
> just failed to uplink the command to the satellite for the 1st trial:
>>> ? 31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
> because of the server error in our ground station.
>
> We will try again for the next window, a half day later.
>>> ? 31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
>
> We deeply appreciate your cooperation.
> Sincerely,
> Hiraku Sakamoto, Tokyo Tech, JQ1YCZ
>
> On 2019/05/30 20:12, Mike Seguin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> I apologize for the short notice.....
>>
>> The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on
>> FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times
>> listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm.
>>
>> 5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98)
>> ??----------------------------------------------------------
>> ????? Day???? Objects????? AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl?? AZ
>> ??----------------------------------------------------------
>> ??31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 01:29 01:39??? 10?? 59? 157 - 351
>> ??31.05.2019? FO-98??????? 14:30 14:40??? 10?? 59? 015 - 188
>> ??01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 01:10 01:19??? 09?? 35? 144 - 357
>> ??01.06.2019? FO-98??????? 14:11 14:20??? 09?? 37? 022 - 176
>>
>> The latest kep data is here:
>>
>> FO-98
>> 1 43933U 19003B?? 19150.08119722? .00000607? 00000-0? 29789-4 0? 9993
>> 2 43933? 97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077
>>
>> I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these.
>>
>> 5.8GHz specifications:
>> http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722
>>
http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R8GD
ownLinkDataFormat_20190111b.pdf
>>
>>
>> If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US,
>> please consider trying to detect the downlink.
>>
>> The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully
>> detect NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz.
>>
>> DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems linear
>> feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF I'll be
>> using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This equipment is my
>> terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well out of band at
>> 5.84 GHz.
>>
>> Please report any success here and you can also use the reception
>> report on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter.
>> @???????????
>>
>
--
73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 22:09:27 -0400
From: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi@?????.???>
To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: Remoting of Radios
Message-ID:
<CAAJiE8Mj5oqXQQ21vtySC6LqkA8ZfRSCOsRb0K43EWO5zBahpg@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
If you do not have any laying around, they can be had pretty cheaply, ~$15
for 50' on monoprice dot com.
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 12:07 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> Subject: Remoting of Radios
>
> I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens
> of
> feet.
>
> The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables. The "VGA" boxes at
> the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the "VGA"
> box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data, and
> Speaker, etc.
>
> The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded
> conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded.
>
> And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables
> appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet.
>
> So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these easy
> to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
> _______________________________________________
> 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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--
73,
Don KB2YSI
https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 30 May 2019 21:17:21 -0500
From: Sterling Mann <kawfey@?????.???>
To: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi@?????.???>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT: Remoting of Radios
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I saw no less than 50 boxes full of VGA, parallel, serial, IEC and other
antiquated cables scattered throughout Hamvention, with the word "FREE"
written on them. Not a terrible idea.
-Sterling N0SSC
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 9:11 PM Don KB2YSI via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> If you do not have any laying around, they can be had pretty cheaply, ~$15
> for 50' on monoprice dot com.
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 12:07 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> > Subject: Remoting of Radios
> >
> > I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens
> > of
> > feet.
> >
> > The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables. The "VGA" boxes
> at
> > the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the
> "VGA"
> > box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data,
> and
> > Speaker, etc.
> >
> > The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded
> > conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded.
> >
> > And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables
> > appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet.
> >
> > So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these
> easy
> > to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables.
> >
> > Bob, WB4APR
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> 73,
> Don KB2YSI
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Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 05:18:08 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R. Chastain" <suenrod@?????.???>
To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] G5500 Interface
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The G6LVB has USB as well.
On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:02:47 PM EDT, H. Stephen Nipper via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
The Fox Delta unit also has a USB version, so you don't have to do RS232.
On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 6:56 PM Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> Here are some of the popular rotor interfaces in no particular order.
>
> LVB Tracker from AMSAT
> https://www.amsat.org/product/lvb-tracker-complete/
>
> ERC-M
>? http://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d79.html
>
> EA4TX controller https://ea4tx.com/en/products-page/ars-usb/
>
> Fox Delta ST2
> http://www.foxdelta.com/products/st2-rs232.htm
>
> Green Heron RT21
> https://www.greenheronengineering.com/RT_Overview.php
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy S9
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> On Tue, May 28, 2019, 8:33 PM Michael Brodeur via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the
> > various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and
> > weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD.
> > Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks
> > for your help.
> >
> > 73,
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Stephen Nipper
Boise, Idaho
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