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Today's Topics:
1. 144-146 and 435-438 MHz WebSDR + Webstream of UKHAS
Conference (M5AKA)
2. LUSAT-1 alive at night! (Amsat Argentina)
3. Chasqui-1 deployment from ISS + Galileo GPS launches (M5AKA)
4. CO6CBF/P - FL12 (Clayton Coleman)
5. satpc32 driving SDR radio version 2.2 with Omnirig and the
funcube dongle (Lizeth Norman)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:11:39 +0100
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 144-146 and 435-438 MHz WebSDR + Webstream of
UKHAS Conference
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The SUWS VHF/UHF/Microwave WebSDR is now operational from it's new site
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/suws-websdr-moves-to-new-site/
A presentation by Phil Crump M0DNY on the SUWS WebSDR will be streamed live
to the web from the UKHAS Conference on Saturday, August 16, see
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/14/ukhas-2014-conference-live-video-stream/
There will also be a presentation on the $50SAT PocketQube by Stuart
Robinson GW7HPW.
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Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK
Website http://amsat-uk.org/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk
Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:38:23 -0300
From: Amsat Argentina <amsatlu@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LUSAT-1 alive at night!
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We knew that our LUSAT start transmitting again a couple of years ago, but
only when illuminated by sun, and was not heard during the night.
On the occasion of testing the application http://amsat.org.ar/sat.htm saw
there was a nightly pass, which was tried to listen.
Without much hope tuned 437.125 MHz, surprised to hear the usual strong
900mW continuous carrier +/- Doppler, but this time after 22 minutes of
being LUSAT in the dark.
Commenting locally, several other hams also tried and received LUSAT.
It's almost a miracle that after almost 25 years, LUSAT vintage Ni-Cd
batteries can receive and hold charge.
It seems LUSAT is willing to greet hams on his 'Silver Jubilee' due next
Jan-22 thru continuing talking with us from space after its more than
128,000 orbits.
The LO-19, next to Oscar-7 and UO-11 is one of the most long-lived active
amateur satellites.
We have included short report and audio on http://amsat.org.ar/?f=z ,
Amsat-LU logs.
More information on LUSAT (although in Spanish) on http://lusat.org.ar
Reports welcomed at info at amsat.org.ar
73, lu7abf, Pedro
http://amsat.org.ar
https://www.facebook.com/Amsat.LU
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:13:09 +0100
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Chasqui-1 deployment from ISS + Galileo GPS
launches
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Chasqui-1 CubeSat deployment from ISS on August 18 after 1400 GMT - live TV
coverage
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/chasqui-1-deployment-from-iss/
Galileo GPS system enters system deployment phase - downlink 1260-1300 MHz
Galileo SATs 5-6 are scheduled to lift off at 12:31 GMT (14:31 CEST, 09:31
local time) on 21 August from Kourou on top
of a Soyuz rocket. They are expected to become operational, after
initial in-orbit testing, in autumn.
The two satellites will join the four Galileo 'in-orbit validation'
satellites already in space.
Launched in pairs in October 2011 and October 2012, these four
satellites - the minimum required to obtain a position fix - served to
demonstrate and validate the space and ground segments of the system.
Galileo SATs 7-8 are scheduled to follow end of year 2014. Then the
constellation will be gradually deployed with six to eight
satellites launched per year using a series of Soyuz and Ariane launches
from Kourou, along with remaining elements of the ground network.
http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Call_for_Media_Press_briefing_on_l
aunch_of_Galileo_satellites_5-_6
Galileo - 23cm band and WRC-18
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/13/23-cm-band-and-wrc-2018/
Dnepr Launch Planned for October
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/14/dnepr-launch-planned-for-october/
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Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK
Website http://amsat-uk.org/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk
Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 05:53:09 -0500
From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CO6CBF/P - FL12
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Hector, CO6CBF will be working SO-50 and FO-29 passes from FL12 in
eastern Cuba the morning of 16-August.
73
Clayton
W5PFG
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 07:10:04 -0400
From: Lizeth Norman <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "<, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxx " <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] satpc32 driving SDR radio version 2.2 with Omnirig
and the funcube dongle
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Hi all!
Haven't had this much fun crashing software since the bad old days of
Windows 95! SDR console somehow managed to attempt to divide by zero, at
least that's what the bug report said. Armageddon hasn't happened. It also
has a bad habit reminiscent of the old days: memory doesn't get released
when the program terminates. Makes a restart necessary.
Within the limits of my laptop, the combination of satpc32 driving SDR
radio version 2.2/omnirig software with the FCD is mostly working. I've
taken a page from Tom, W9KE's book and convinced both pieces of software
that they are or are talking to a Kenwood ts-2000, by linking them with
Virtual Serial Port Manager (free for hams from K5FR).
A few bugs/features: When the cat function of satpc32 is engaged, the
frequency that is selected and sent to radio (the funcube dongle) is the tx
freq of the satellite, not the rx freq. I did read the help file. Fiddling
with the setting 4 in the DivOptions.sqf doesn't help. Another one is that
SDR radio will only reproduce the correct audio all the time on vfo "b". I
suspect that one or both can be worked around.
Any ideas for a fix? I did play with adding /editing the cat file function
from the front panel of satpc32. Didn't help. Tried selecting the
automatic tx/rx change. Even tried to fake out satpc32 with a fake radio 2.
No success. Manually edited the doppler.sqf for one satellite. That works.
I'd like to use this with my other radios. Any ideas how to maintain
compatibility without making too much of a mess changing between one
configuration and another?
I'd like to drive one more layer, a data/cw demodulation software package
via virtual audio cable.
Thought Simon was joking when he stated the pc requirements. I've got a 2.2
GHz core 2 duo with 2 gig of memory. This program sucks in the sides on the
pc, then gets it to stumble and mumble at maximum sample rate. I doubt
adding memory would help.
Norm n3ykf
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