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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Fw: "?" menu problem (Alan)
2. Re: AMSAT CW activity . (RSoifer1@xxx.xxxx
3. Re: Az-El Rotors (JoAnne Maenpaa)
4. IC-9100 Satellite Memories.. (Steve Nordahl)
5. Re: Az-El Rotors (A. Kevin Arber)
6. Re: Az-El Rotors (Steven Kalmar)
7. Re: IC-9100 Satellite Memories.. (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
8. Re: Ettus B210 (Norm n3ykf)
9. Re: Az-El Rotors (Norm n3ykf)
10. Fwd: Hamcation and update on Special event Project Diana
(wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
11. Re: Ettus B210 (Mike Seguin)
12. Re: Az-El Rotors (Jerry Conner)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 06:30:56 -0600
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'W2JV'" <PeteW2JV@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fw: "?" menu problem
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Peter,
Sounds like his links have gotten broken. Nothing about the version of
SatPC32 or Windows he is using,
so I would suggest he get the latest version of SatPC32 and install it over
the one he has now.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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<Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 9:00 PM
<To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
<Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: "?" menu problem
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<Hi,
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<Pat is having a problem on SATPC32 that I have not encountered, I gave me a
few ideas, but I?m just
<guessing, if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it, thank you.
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<73 Peter W2JV
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<From: Patrick Dolan
<Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:50 PM
<To: w2jv@xxxxx.xxx
<Subject: FW: "?" menu problem
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<Hi Peter---long time no see! Haven?t seen you since 2015, so Happy New
Year! Hope you?re doing
<well.
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<So, I?m trying to get back into working the birds. As you can see below,
having problems with
<SATPC32. Can?t get into the ??? files. Any insights? Tnx 73 Pat N2IEN
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<I can no longer get into anything from the ??? menu except ?Manual? and
?FAQ?S.? When I select
<anything else from the ??? menu nothing happens. I was trying to access
Doppler.SQF to add some
<satellites when I encountered this problem. Can you help? Thanks! 73 Pat
N2IEN
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:47:06 -0500
From: RSoifer1@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT CW activity .
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Hi Kevin,
Good point. Yes, we're all getting older and I hope the new format will
make it easier for everyone to participate.
73 Ray W2RS
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 07:57:15 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'AMSAT bbs'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors
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Hi Fred,
> ... starting with a small single antenna with both 2m and 70cm on
> it (i.e. Arrow or other) ...
I've found that an azimuth-only rotor with a fixed elevation of 20? or so
works well enough for most of what I do with LEO satellites. I got my rotor
from ebay for $20. It is a primitive setup - manual tracking. Much of the
time I prefer using an Arrow antenna.
If you are looking for rotor projects there have been two designs published
over the past year or so in the AMSAT Journal. Here is some information you
can use to find out more about these:
The AMSAT store has the printed circuit board for WA8SME's WRAPS
inexpensive, portable az-el rotor system. See http://store.amsat.org and
look for the "WRAPS Tracker Circuit Board". There is also a link to the
article by Mark, WA8SME.
Bob, KI4SBL, wrote an article about his homebrew az-el rotor system, "CNCTRK
? A LinuxCNC Based Satellite Tracking System", for the AMSAT Journal. Bob
has details of this project and the parts he sells along with a PDF of the
article posted on his web site: http://ki4sbl.dodropin.org/CNCTRK/
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:47:45 +0000 (UTC)
From: Steve Nordahl <ns3l@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-9100 Satellite Memories..
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Hi all,,
Just purchased a IC-9100 with RT Software to program it. Although I'll be
using SatPC32 to control things I was wondering what do most of you put in
the Satellite memory channels? FM birds?? Is it even worth programming them..?
Steve NS3L
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:08:56 -0500
From: "A. Kevin Arber" <kevin.w3dad@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Greg <gjd1958@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Fred Castello
<fredcastello@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors
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Agree about the "Eggbeater" style. When I first returned to the sats I
homebrewed a couple and they worked fine. But even better is a Moxin style
which provides gain and circular polarization. See Larry Cebik"s article
in August 2001 QST. I built these and they worked great for the LEOs.
Great for portable too, as are omnidirectional.
Kevin/W3DAD
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:38 AM, Greg <gjd1958@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Fred,
>
> In addition to Kevin?s idea, you might want to consider some home-brew
> ?eggbeaters.? When I first started on the LEO?s, they worked fine to get
> into the birds, including the ISS. Won?t outperform a beam many times, but
> they are efficient for the cost.
>
> Greg
> N3MVF
>
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 5:06 AM, A. Kevin Arber <kevin.w3dad@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Fred,
> If you're working the current crop of LEO sats, then you don't need an
> AZ/EL
> setup. Just AZ will do with the Arrow antenna set to about 20 degrees
> elevation. I control my HD-73 with the Easy Rotor Controller (ERC) using
> SATPC-32. Very simple and works well with the Arrow. Get you started
> without too much invested.
> Kevin/W3DAD
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Fred Castello <fredcastello@xxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Please excuse the newbie. I have been receiving signals on SSB, CW,
> > Packet, and FM via just listening for a while now. I am newly back into
> > the satellites as I used to work the high elliptical orbit birds years
> > ago. Let my license lapse and just got it back and upgraded. Now
> getting
> > the satellite bug again and have really tried researching on the net but
> am
> > a bit frustrated by the paucity of az-el rotors available. It seems that
> > there are primarily the Yeasu G-5500 type at $700 to $800 or more or make
> > your own and really no in-between. I am looking to have a permanent
> > installation that could track both az and el and preferably be controlled
> > by SatPC32. I am thinking of starting with a small single antenna with
> > both 2m and 70cm on it (i.e. Arrow or other) which would present very low
> > windage. When I initially got re-interested I was imaging a cheap
> solution
> > with TV rotors but I don?t see any folks doing this and I would prefer
> not
> > to have to set my antenna solution up every time I want to work the
> > satellites. Am I missing something or could someone point me to an
> article
> > or reference that I am not aware of? I really appreciate all of the
> > collective experience in this group and thanks for your time! I am
> using a
> > Kenwood TS 790A without the 1.2 Ghz installed.
> > Best,
> > Fred Castello, KF4FC
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:12:36 -0500
From: Steven Kalmar <pista01@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors
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Satnogs has a pretty good AZ/EL rotator design -
https://satnogs.org/documentation/hardware/
I'm not sure how well it holds up in a permanent installation. I started
building it but ended up making my own design.
Steve
KD8QWT
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 8:57 AM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Hi Fred,
>
> > ... starting with a small single antenna with both 2m and 70cm on
> > it (i.e. Arrow or other) ...
>
> I've found that an azimuth-only rotor with a fixed elevation of 20? or so
> works well enough for most of what I do with LEO satellites. I got my rotor
> from ebay for $20. It is a primitive setup - manual tracking. Much of the
> time I prefer using an Arrow antenna.
>
> If you are looking for rotor projects there have been two designs
> published over the past year or so in the AMSAT Journal. Here is some
> information you can use to find out more about these:
>
> The AMSAT store has the printed circuit board for WA8SME's WRAPS
> inexpensive, portable az-el rotor system. See http://store.amsat.org and
> look for the "WRAPS Tracker Circuit Board". There is also a link to the
> article by Mark, WA8SME.
>
> Bob, KI4SBL, wrote an article about his homebrew az-el rotor system,
> "CNCTRK ? A LinuxCNC Based Satellite Tracking System", for the AMSAT
> Journal. Bob has details of this project and the parts he sells along with
> a PDF of the article posted on his web site:
> http://ki4sbl.dodropin.org/CNCTRK/
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:38:31 -0500
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Steve Nordahl <ns3l@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IC-9100 Satellite Memories..
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Steve,
Personally I feel it's a waste of time to program satellite memories into
the radio if you have SatPC32. The only memories programmed in my 9100 is
DSTAR repeaters.
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Samsung S4
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:48:52 -0500
From: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Juan Sanchez <jsdenis@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ettus B210
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Welcome to the club!
This is on the bleeding edge. Not all versions of code work.
The Mitsubishi RF amp chips can be biased to do FM or SSB. (
Non-linear or linear respectivley)
I'll take better video of the shack later. See youtube for my new
efforts in this media.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 4:38 AM, Juan Sanchez <jsdenis@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm looking for some information about using some ettus SDR for sat work. I
> have a B210. What kind of amplifier can I use able to be driven with the
> 200 mW of the Tx/RX output, better if it's pass trought. My google search
> was unable to find some ham who has made somethin similar
> Is ther some similar work with another SDR?
> I would appreciate any kind of help... I'm a newbie...
> Thanks a lot.
> 73
> Juan
> EB2FVT
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:57:38 -0500
From: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors
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Check out K3NG's rotator. Direct replacement for the LVB tracker, or
build the control box around it, as well. So far I've built 5. One is
a G-5400 portable with GPS and the other (s) drive the G-5500. One
version took 2.5 hours. Did take a shortcut there. Cut the tail off
the LVB tracker. No cable to build! Two sit on the bench. Plug either
one into a control box and satpc32, then track the birds!!
Building the actual rotators is a pain. Very doable, though. Have one
in the corner. Bought Geckodrives because all others are fodder for
the dumpster. Anything real needs (moderately) big gear reduction
drives. Alibaba is yor friend.
LVB tracker replacement=35$ or less + enclosure. See Youtube.
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 9:12 AM, Steven Kalmar <pista01@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Satnogs has a pretty good AZ/EL rotator design -
> https://satnogs.org/documentation/hardware/
>
> I'm not sure how well it holds up in a permanent installation. I started
> building it but ended up making my own design.
>
>
> Steve
> KD8QWT
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 8:57 AM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Fred,
>>
>> > ... starting with a small single antenna with both 2m and 70cm on
>> > it (i.e. Arrow or other) ...
>>
>> I've found that an azimuth-only rotor with a fixed elevation of 20? or so
>> works well enough for most of what I do with LEO satellites. I got my rotor
>> from ebay for $20. It is a primitive setup - manual tracking. Much of the
>> time I prefer using an Arrow antenna.
>>
>> If you are looking for rotor projects there have been two designs
>> published over the past year or so in the AMSAT Journal. Here is some
>> information you can use to find out more about these:
>>
>> The AMSAT store has the printed circuit board for WA8SME's WRAPS
>> inexpensive, portable az-el rotor system. See http://store.amsat.org and
>> look for the "WRAPS Tracker Circuit Board". There is also a link to the
>> article by Mark, WA8SME.
>>
>> Bob, KI4SBL, wrote an article about his homebrew az-el rotor system,
>> "CNCTRK ? A LinuxCNC Based Satellite Tracking System", for the AMSAT
>> Journal. Bob has details of this project and the parts he sells along with
>> a PDF of the article posted on his web site:
>> http://ki4sbl.dodropin.org/CNCTRK/
>>
>> --
>> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
>> k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>
>
>
> --
> "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes an act of
> rebellion."
> --George Orwell
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:07:28 +0000 (UTC)
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To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Hamcation and update on Special event Project
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:47:28 -0500
From: Mike Seguin <n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ettus B210
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Hi Juan,
You didn't mention specific frequencies, so I assume 2M and 70 cm.
Building appears to be the way to go, if you can. I'd probably use the
Mitsubishi H2/H2S series of bricks. They come in various power levels up
to about 60 watts with the drive requirements you're looking for.
See RF Parts www.rfparts.com and select the power module section.
For interfacing, check out Jim, W6PQL's boards.
http://www.w6pql.com/parts_i_can_provide.htm
Scroll down to the MosFet Module Amplifier kit.
Mike
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 4:38 AM, Juan Sanchez <jsdenis@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I'm looking for some information about using some ettus SDR for sat work. I
>> have a B210. What kind of amplifier can I use able to be driven with the
>> 200 mW of the Tx/RX output, better if it's pass trought. My google search
>> was unable to find some ham who has made somethin similar
>> Is ther some similar work with another SDR?
>> I would appreciate any kind of help... I'm a newbie...
>> Thanks a lot.
>> 73
>> Juan
>> EB2FVT
--
73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:46:23 -0500
From: "Jerry Conner" <jerryconn@xxx.xxx>
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors
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I was wondering about the Lindenblad antennas. I live in an area where
winter conditions aren't always conducive to going outside and working the
Sats and eventually want to have an Az/El system but until the time and
money are available I was considering building this style of antenna.
Does anybody have experience and/or recommendations?
Thanks
Jerry
W4JWC
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of A. Kevin Arber
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 9:09 AM
To: Greg <gjd1958@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>; Fred Castello <fredcastello@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Az-El Rotors
Agree about the "Eggbeater" style. When I first returned to the sats I
homebrewed a couple and they worked fine. But even better is a Moxin style
which provides gain and circular polarization. See Larry Cebik"s article in
August 2001 QST. I built these and they worked great for the LEOs.
Great for portable too, as are omnidirectional.
Kevin/W3DAD
On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 6:38 AM, Greg <gjd1958@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Fred,
>
> In addition to Kevin?s idea, you might want to consider some home-brew
> ?eggbeaters.? When I first started on the LEO?s, they worked fine to
> get into the birds, including the ISS. Won?t outperform a beam many
> times, but they are efficient for the cost.
>
> Greg
> N3MVF
>
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 5:06 AM, A. Kevin Arber <kevin.w3dad@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Fred,
> If you're working the current crop of LEO sats, then you don't need an
> AZ/EL setup. Just AZ will do with the Arrow antenna set to about 20
> degrees elevation. I control my HD-73 with the Easy Rotor Controller
> (ERC) using SATPC-32. Very simple and works well with the Arrow.
> Get you started without too much invested.
> Kevin/W3DAD
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 11:13 PM, Fred Castello
> <fredcastello@xxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Please excuse the newbie. I have been receiving signals on SSB, CW,
> > Packet, and FM via just listening for a while now. I am newly back
> > into the satellites as I used to work the high elliptical orbit
> > birds years ago. Let my license lapse and just got it back and
> > upgraded. Now
> getting
> > the satellite bug again and have really tried researching on the net
> > but
> am
> > a bit frustrated by the paucity of az-el rotors available. It seems
> > that there are primarily the Yeasu G-5500 type at $700 to $800 or
> > more or make your own and really no in-between. I am looking to
> > have a permanent installation that could track both az and el and
> > preferably be controlled by SatPC32. I am thinking of starting with
> > a small single antenna with both 2m and 70cm on it (i.e. Arrow or
> > other) which would present very low windage. When I initially got
> > re-interested I was imaging a cheap
> solution
> > with TV rotors but I don?t see any folks doing this and I would
> > prefer
> not
> > to have to set my antenna solution up every time I want to work the
> > satellites. Am I missing something or could someone point me to an
> article
> > or reference that I am not aware of? I really appreciate all of the
> > collective experience in this group and thanks for your time! I am
> using a
> > Kenwood TS 790A without the 1.2 Ghz installed.
> > Best,
> > Fred Castello, KF4FC
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