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Today's Topics:
1. CN76 Sun/Mon (Bob- W7LRD)
2. Windows-10 (KO6TZ Bob)
3. Re: Windows-10 (Jerry Buxton)
4. AO-7 at 2000Z (Paul Stoetzer)
5. ARISS APRS MIA? (Ted)
6. Re: ARISS APRS MIA? (Paul Stoetzer)
7. Why too much uplink power is bad/eggbeater antennas on xmit
(Philip Jenkins)
8. Re: Why too much uplink power is bad/eggbeater antennas on
xmit (John Brier)
9. Re: ARISS APRS MIA? (Mvivona)
10. Re: Windows-10 (Terence (PD3T))
11. Re: ARISS APRS MIA? (John Brier)
12. Re: Windows-10 (Jerry Buxton)
13. Re: Why too much uplink power is bad/eggbeater antennas on
xmit (Kevin M)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 03:38:28 +0000 (UTC)
From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] CN76 Sun/Mon
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I will be in CN76 late Sun and most of the day Monday. Tested my IC910 to
arrow in the driveway and it works fine. I will not have doppler control so
I may be drifting all over the place. If there are many calling spread out
+/-. I may give SO-50 a shot though that can be a zoo. If you want a QSL
drop me a email and I will get one off later in the week. Wasn't Uri in CN76
earlier this year?
73 Bob W7LRD Seattle
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2015 08:23:57 -0700
From: KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Windows-10
Message-ID: <55BE360D.3010505@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Although further testing will need to be done, based on a "quick test",
all of the HAM programs I have that ran on Windows-8.1 are working on
Windows-10.
MMSSTV
CHIRP
CAPTURI
MMTTY
DIGI-PAN
MMVARI
MIX-W
EASYPAL
AGWPE
DIREWOLF
UISS
OUTPOST
FLDIGI
SatPC32
WIN-PSK/SATELLITE
This is by no means a full list of programs, just the ones I had
installed on the laptop prior to the O/S upgrade.
I did not have to reinstall anything so far. Everything moved over.
Bob Vislay
KO6TZ
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 14:16:46 -0500
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Windows-10
Message-ID: <55BE6C9E.1030004@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Good information Bob, thanks!
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
On 8/2/2015 10:23, KO6TZ Bob wrote:
> Although further testing will need to be done, based on a "quick
> test", all of the HAM programs I have that ran on Windows-8.1 are
> working on Windows-10.
>
> MMSSTV
> CHIRP
> CAPTURI
> MMTTY
> DIGI-PAN
> MMVARI
> MIX-W
> EASYPAL
> AGWPE
> DIREWOLF
> UISS
> OUTPOST
> FLDIGI
> SatPC32
> WIN-PSK/SATELLITE
>
> This is by no means a full list of programs, just the ones I had
> installed on the laptop prior to the O/S upgrade.
>
> I did not have to reinstall anything so far. Everything moved over.
>
> Bob Vislay
> KO6TZ
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 16:25:11 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 at 2000Z
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Good afternoon,
AO-7 was sounding very healthy in Mode B on the pass that just
concluded over North America. The beacon was in CW mode and producing
strong clean tones without a hint of FMing. Most signals sounded good
in the passband. For much of the pass, I was running 500 mW into my
Arrow for about 4 watts ERP and getting return signals of S4-S6.
Always nice to have a pass where AO-7 sounds as good as that. There
was not much activity, though. I only heard KC4LE, AF5CC, and WI9I.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 15:38:03 -0700
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Mark Johns'" <mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS MIA?
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I do not know, but will keep trying. Maybe someone here knows.
73, Ted
K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Johns [mailto:mjohns166@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 6:41 AM
To: Ted; 'Mark Johns'
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
Yes, I'm fully aware it's not working, Ted. The question is, "WHY?" There
are no scheduled dockings or EVAs, so no one seems to know.
--
Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog
would go in."
---Mark Twain
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: 'Mark Johns' <mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>; 'Mark Johns' <mjohns166@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc:
Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:21 AM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
Mark...zip on the 05:15 pass
73, K7TRK cn82oh
p.s. heavy smoke in our valley. Don't know if that impacts signals...it is
really dense
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Mark Johns
via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:06 AM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
Does anyone know what's up with APRS on ARISS?
Nothing heard last two days.
--
Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog
would go in."
---Mark Twain
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 18:42:06 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Mark Johns
<mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS MIA?
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<CABzOSOoD7vFcyCeqoMBD0oos+Tx6FZ3VrE2gxXnCdkVv5zFoPQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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There have been a couple of voice contacts over the past few days.
Perhaps the astronauts just forgot to put it back in packet mode?
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I do not know, but will keep trying. Maybe someone here knows.
>
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Johns [mailto:mjohns166@xxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 6:41 AM
> To: Ted; 'Mark Johns'
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
>
> Yes, I'm fully aware it's not working, Ted. The question is, "WHY?" There
are no scheduled dockings or EVAs, so no one seems to know.
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your
dog would go in."
> ---Mark Twain
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: 'Mark Johns' <mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>; 'Mark Johns' <mjohns166@xxxxx.xxx>
> Cc:
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:21 AM
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
>
> Mark...zip on the 05:15 pass
>
> 73, K7TRK cn82oh
>
> p.s. heavy smoke in our valley. Don't know if that impacts signals...it is
really dense
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Mark Johns
via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:06 AM
> To: AMSAT BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
>
> Does anyone know what's up with APRS on ARISS?
> Nothing heard last two days.
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your
dog would go in."
> ---Mark Twain
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. 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: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 19:53:58 -0400
From: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Why too much uplink power is bad/eggbeater
antennas on xmit
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The discussion on uplink power fits right in with a conversation I had last
weekend...
While I was not wearing my AMSAT badge at a hamfest on July 25, a married
couple - both hams, both fairly recently licensed - recognized me from a
previous hamfest when I was wearing that badge. Their question for me was
to why they could hear (a) satellite(s), but no one could hear them...
The satellite in question is SO-50 (and I did take a few minutes explaining
the difference between linear birds and FM-only ones).
Before the OM joined us, his YL told me that her husband doesn't want to
use antennas like the Elk or Arrow, even on a tripod. I then suggested to
her that he consider a fixed elevation mount, so as to only have to track
the azimuth.
Then the OM showed up. He doesn't even want to consider the
fixed-elevation, because he'd still have to track . I suggested he leave
the tracking to a computer...still not acceptable
He then explained that they spend a lot of time in a motorhome. For his
antennas now, he is using eggbeaters. On the 440 receive side, he is
thankfully using a pre-amp, so he can hear adequately,
For the transmit, he is using 50 watts into an eggbeater, and still can't
be heard on the satellite. He told me one recommendation he was given was
to increase the xmit power to 150 watts (*I visibly shuddered*) so as to
overcome the non-directionality of the eggbeater. (And I explained why too
much uplink power is bad for both FM and linear sats, in terms of bandwidth
and power consumption on the satellite.)
On further questioning, he knew about the PL tone to turn-on SO-50, but
didn't know about the different PL to actually access the satellite on each
transmission. I explained to him that it is like terrestrial repeaters; no
matter how much power you run, the repeater won't "hear" you unless you
transmit the PL every time.
In a follow-up email the next day, I passed on the SO-50 operating guide
(PDF) from the AMSAT website, and advised him to try programming his radio
with the proper PL and frequencies for adjacent memories BEFORE consdering
increasing transmit power.
I really think his problem is not using PLs, rather than inadequate power
levels on an omni antenna.
My question is two-fold (I still need to follow-up with him). 1) For those
of you successfully using eggbeaters for the uplink (and he is adamant
about not using a yagi, despite my advice that the performance will suffer
quite a bit with eggbeaters), what output power do you typically use? I
think 50 watts into an eggbeater is probably still too much power,
considering 5 watts into an Arrow is usually enough for successful
communications.
2) I know that various power levels are suggested for various gain
antennas, but I'm wondering what the suggested EIRP is for successful - not
ones which would hog the satellite - uplinks.
Philip N4HF
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 20:07:39 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Why too much uplink power is bad/eggbeater
antennas on xmit
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Sorry to hijack this, but I have a question about this "And I explained why
too
much uplink power is bad for both FM and linear sats, in terms of bandwidth
and power consumption on the satellite."
I understand why it's a problem on linear satellites, but why is it
also a problem on FM sats?
John Brier, KG4AKV
On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> The discussion on uplink power fits right in with a conversation I had last
> weekend...
>
> While I was not wearing my AMSAT badge at a hamfest on July 25, a married
> couple - both hams, both fairly recently licensed - recognized me from a
> previous hamfest when I was wearing that badge. Their question for me was
> to why they could hear (a) satellite(s), but no one could hear them...
>
> The satellite in question is SO-50 (and I did take a few minutes explaining
> the difference between linear birds and FM-only ones).
>
> Before the OM joined us, his YL told me that her husband doesn't want to
> use antennas like the Elk or Arrow, even on a tripod. I then suggested to
> her that he consider a fixed elevation mount, so as to only have to track
> the azimuth.
>
> Then the OM showed up. He doesn't even want to consider the
> fixed-elevation, because he'd still have to track . I suggested he leave
> the tracking to a computer...still not acceptable
>
> He then explained that they spend a lot of time in a motorhome. For his
> antennas now, he is using eggbeaters. On the 440 receive side, he is
> thankfully using a pre-amp, so he can hear adequately,
>
> For the transmit, he is using 50 watts into an eggbeater, and still can't
> be heard on the satellite. He told me one recommendation he was given was
> to increase the xmit power to 150 watts (*I visibly shuddered*) so as to
> overcome the non-directionality of the eggbeater. (And I explained why too
> much uplink power is bad for both FM and linear sats, in terms of bandwidth
> and power consumption on the satellite.)
>
> On further questioning, he knew about the PL tone to turn-on SO-50, but
> didn't know about the different PL to actually access the satellite on each
> transmission. I explained to him that it is like terrestrial repeaters; no
> matter how much power you run, the repeater won't "hear" you unless you
> transmit the PL every time.
>
> In a follow-up email the next day, I passed on the SO-50 operating guide
> (PDF) from the AMSAT website, and advised him to try programming his radio
> with the proper PL and frequencies for adjacent memories BEFORE consdering
> increasing transmit power.
>
> I really think his problem is not using PLs, rather than inadequate power
> levels on an omni antenna.
>
> My question is two-fold (I still need to follow-up with him). 1) For those
> of you successfully using eggbeaters for the uplink (and he is adamant
> about not using a yagi, despite my advice that the performance will suffer
> quite a bit with eggbeaters), what output power do you typically use? I
> think 50 watts into an eggbeater is probably still too much power,
> considering 5 watts into an Arrow is usually enough for successful
> communications.
>
> 2) I know that various power levels are suggested for various gain
> antennas, but I'm wondering what the suggested EIRP is for successful - not
> ones which would hog the satellite - uplinks.
>
> Philip N4HF
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. 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: 9
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 21:23:49 -0400
From: Mvivona <Mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Mark Johns
<mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS MIA?
Message-ID: <C35C5AA0-48D9-4DCA-8CEB-EFE0198EA47E@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
I heard very strong packet data yesterday on its pass over florida at 17:30
EST.
I was mobile and just listening to the downlink so no computer decode
involved.
Michael Vivona
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 2, 2015, at 6:38 PM, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
I do not know, but will keep trying. Maybe someone here knows.
73, Ted
K7TRK
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Johns [mailto:mjohns166@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 6:41 AM
To: Ted; 'Mark Johns'
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
Yes, I'm fully aware it's not working, Ted. The question is, "WHY?" There
are no scheduled dockings or EVAs, so no one seems to know.
--
Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog
would go in."
---Mark Twain
----- Original Message -----
From: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: 'Mark Johns' <mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>; 'Mark Johns' <mjohns166@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc:
Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:21 AM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
Mark...zip on the 05:15 pass
73, K7TRK cn82oh
p.s. heavy smoke in our valley. Don't know if that impacts signals...it is
really dense
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Mark Johns
via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:06 AM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
Does anyone know what's up with APRS on ARISS?
Nothing heard last two days.
--
Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog
would go in."
---Mark Twain
_______________________________________________
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are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 02:28:40 +0200
From: Terence (PD3T) <pd3t@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, KO6TZ Bob
<my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Windows-10
Message-ID:
<zarafa.55beb5b8.34a8.798c57d078dcc869@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Small addition ;)
?
HDSDR
FUNcube Dashboard
Orbitron + WispDDE
com0com
Virtual Audio Cable
WXtoImg
PSTRotator
RASCAL (Delfi-C3 Dashboard)
?
?
Regards
?
PD3T Terence
?
-----Original message-----
From:KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent:Sun 02-08-2015 17:24
Subject:[amsat-bb] Windows-10
To:amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
Although further testing will need to be done, based on ?a "quick test",
all of the HAM programs I have that ran on Windows-8.1 are working on
Windows-10.
MMSSTV
CHIRP
CAPTURI
MMTTY
DIGI-PAN
MMVARI
MIX-W
EASYPAL
AGWPE
DIREWOLF
UISS
OUTPOST
FLDIGI
SatPC32
WIN-PSK/SATELLITE
This is by no means a full list of programs, just the ones I had
installed on the laptop prior to the O/S upgrade.
I did not have to reinstall anything so far. ?Everything moved over.
Bob Vislay
KO6TZ
_______________________________________________
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 22:09:43 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Mvivona <Mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Mark Johns <mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS MIA?
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Just watched it outside at 01:13 UTC here in North Carolina on a 40 degree
pass. Didn't hear it on my HT like I have in the past.
John, KG4AKV
On Aug 2, 2015 9:24 PM, "Mvivona via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I heard very strong packet data yesterday on its pass over florida at
> 17:30 EST.
> I was mobile and just listening to the downlink so no computer decode
> involved.
>
> Michael Vivona
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 2, 2015, at 6:38 PM, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> I do not know, but will keep trying. Maybe someone here knows.
>
> 73, Ted
> K7TRK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Johns [mailto:mjohns166@xxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 6:41 AM
> To: Ted; 'Mark Johns'
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
>
> Yes, I'm fully aware it's not working, Ted. The question is, "WHY?" There
> are no scheduled dockings or EVAs, so no one seems to know.
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your
> dog would go in."
> ---Mark Twain
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: 'Mark Johns' <mjohns@xxxxxx.xxx>; 'Mark Johns' <mjohns166@xxxxx.xxx>
> Cc:
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2015 12:21 AM
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
>
> Mark...zip on the 05:15 pass
>
> 73, K7TRK cn82oh
>
> p.s. heavy smoke in our valley. Don't know if that impacts signals...it is
> really dense
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Johns via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 9:06 AM
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS APRS
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> Does anyone know what's up with APRS on ARISS?
> Nothing heard last two days.
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K?MDJ
> Decorah, Iowa USA EN43
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> dog would go in."
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2015 22:31:17 -0500
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Windows-10
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More good stuff, thanks!
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
On 8/2/2015 19:28, Terence (PD3T) wrote:
> Small addition ;)
>
>
> HDSDR
>
> FUNcube Dashboard
> Orbitron + WispDDE
> com0com
> Virtual Audio Cable
>
> WXtoImg
>
> PSTRotator
>
> RASCAL (Delfi-C3 Dashboard)
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> PD3T Terence
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>
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> -----Original message-----
> From:KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent:Sun 02-08-2015 17:24
> Subject:[amsat-bb] Windows-10
> To:amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
> Although further testing will need to be done, based on a "quick test",
> all of the HAM programs I have that ran on Windows-8.1 are working on
> Windows-10.
>
> MMSSTV
> CHIRP
> CAPTURI
> MMTTY
> DIGI-PAN
> MMVARI
> MIX-W
> EASYPAL
> AGWPE
> DIREWOLF
> UISS
> OUTPOST
> FLDIGI
> SatPC32
> WIN-PSK/SATELLITE
>
> This is by no means a full list of programs, just the ones I had
> installed on the laptop prior to the O/S upgrade.
>
> I did not have to reinstall anything so far. Everything moved over.
>
> Bob Vislay
> KO6TZ
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 03:45:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kevin M <n4ufo@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Why too much uplink power is bad/eggbeater
antennas on xmit
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Philip, when I first got back on the birds in 2013, SO-50 was my first
attempt ever on an FM bird. I used a HT for receive with a small directional
antenna mounted on it and a mere 10 watts to a 2m Squalo. For all intents
and purposes, an eggbeater is likely better than my Squalo on transmit gain
and my 10 watts was more than enough. Using 50 watts of transmit power is
bordering on obscene... using 150 watts by comparison seems downright
criminal.
Put it to the OM this way... he's hearing a 1/4 watt transmitter using a 1/4
wave whip from space... some people have talked back to it with 5 watts or
less to a rubber duck. Why in the world would it take 50 watts to talk to
it, regardless of the antenna?!!!
Sometimes it just takes some common sense and the right point of view to get
these things, I guess. =^)
73, Kevin N4UFO
----------------------------My question is two-fold (I still need to
follow-up with him). 1) For those
of you successfully using eggbeaters for the uplink (and he is adamant
about not using a yagi, despite my advice that the performance will suffer
quite a bit with eggbeaters), what output power do you typically use? I
think 50 watts into an eggbeater is probably still too much power,
considering 5 watts into an Arrow is usually enough for successful
communications.
2) I know that various power levels are suggested for various gain
antennas, but I'm wondering what the suggested EIRP is for successful - not
ones which would hog the satellite - uplinks.
Philip N4HF
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