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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Yaesu G5500 Rotator (Michael)
2. Re: Yaesu G5500 Rotator (J Bennett)
3. Re: Yaesu G5500 Rotator (Douglas Phelps)
4. Re: Yaesu G5500 Rotator (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
5. Re: Yaesu G5500 Rotator (Michael)
6. Re: Yaesu G5500 Rotator (J Bennett)
7. AO-85 (Thomas Doyle)
8. Re: AO-85 (Alan)
9. Re: AO-85 (Paul Stoetzer)
10. Re: AO-85 (Ed K9EK)
11. Re: AO-85 (Jerry Buxton)
12. FUNcube-1 mode (Graham Shirville)
13. Is it me? (Rick Tejera)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:17:33 -0400
From: Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Message-ID: <56F831CD.3030102@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Thanks much for the picture although I'm still a bit confused. A lot
of folks say I need the separation kit and you said I don't. I'm about
to make the purchase soon and I want to get this right. I know a lot of
folks say an elevation rotor is not even needed these days but I have
wanted and coveted one of these rotor systems a very long time and the
XYL and CFO finally authorized the funds for purchase.
Thanks again for the pic and the advice.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 3/26/2016 9:35 AM, Norm n3ykf wrote:
> Was out of town when this was posted. Wished to photograph it as the
> installation is hard to do in reality. Nothing like torching $$$$$.
> Pic of the G-5500 installation split is here:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/25430099854/in/dateposted/
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I want to mount a small HF beam on a mast and rotate it using the azimuth
>> portion of the G5500 to point it. Then I'd like to install sat antenna's up
>> above the HF beam using the elevation rotator. Is this where using the
>> "separation kit" comes into play? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head
>> around the installation parameters.
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Michael W4HIJ
>>
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:40:19 -0400
From: "J Bennett" <Ke4kol@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Michael'" <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "'Norm n3ykf'"
<normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
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Doesn't the G5500 come with the separation kit. Isn't the separation kit
only the two bracket that mount on top of the azimuth rotor that allows
mounting the mast to it. then you mount the elevation rotor to the mast. I
just purchase the G5500 and it came with everything that was needed to mount
the two rotors separate or together.
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 3:18 PM
To: Norm n3ykf; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Thanks much for the picture although I'm still a bit confused. A lot of
folks say I need the separation kit and you said I don't. I'm about to make
the purchase soon and I want to get this right. I know a lot of folks say an
elevation rotor is not even needed these days but I have wanted and coveted
one of these rotor systems a very long time and the XYL and CFO finally
authorized the funds for purchase.
Thanks again for the pic and the advice.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 3/26/2016 9:35 AM, Norm n3ykf wrote:
> Was out of town when this was posted. Wished to photograph it as the
> installation is hard to do in reality. Nothing like torching $$$$$.
> Pic of the G-5500 installation split is here:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/25430099854/in/dateposted/
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I want to mount a small HF beam on a mast and rotate it using the
>> azimuth portion of the G5500 to point it. Then I'd like to install
>> sat antenna's up above the HF beam using the elevation rotator. Is
>> this where using the "separation kit" comes into play? I'm having a
>> hard time wrapping my head around the installation parameters.
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Michael W4HIJ
>>
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:01:18 +0000 (UTC)
From: Douglas Phelps <dphelps1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: J Bennett <Ke4kol@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, 'Michael' <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>,
'Norm n3ykf' <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
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Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
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Mine came with everything for mounting on the mast or the rotor.
DougK9DLP
From: J Bennett <Ke4kol@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: 'Michael' <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>; 'Norm n3ykf' <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>;
amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Doesn't the G5500 come with the separation kit.? Isn't the separation kit
only the two bracket that mount on top of the azimuth rotor that allows
mounting the mast to it.? then you mount the elevation rotor to the mast.? I
just purchase the G5500 and it came with everything that was needed to mount
the two rotors separate or together.
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 3:18 PM
To: Norm n3ykf; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
? Thanks much for the picture although I'm still a bit confused. A lot of
folks say I need the separation kit and you said I don't. I'm about to make
the purchase soon and I want to get this right. I know a lot of folks say an
elevation rotor is not even needed these days but I have wanted and coveted
one of these rotor systems a very long time and the XYL? and CFO finally
authorized the funds for purchase.
Thanks again for the pic and the advice.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 3/26/2016 9:35 AM, Norm n3ykf wrote:
> Was out of town when this was posted. Wished to photograph it as the
> installation is hard to do in reality. Nothing like torching $$$$$.
> Pic of the G-5500 installation split is here:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/25430099854/in/dateposted/
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I want to mount a small HF beam on a mast and rotate it using the
>> azimuth portion of the G5500 to point it. Then I'd like to install
>> sat antenna's up above the HF beam using the elevation rotator.? Is
>> this where using the "separation kit" comes into play?? I'm having a
>> hard time wrapping my head around the installation parameters.
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Michael W4HIJ
>>
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 20:26:18 -0400
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
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The separation kit doesn't come with the rotor, it's an extra set of parts
consisting of the following.
S8002740 4 Units SPRING WASHER M6
S8002742 4 Units WASHER (JIS) 6X13X1.0
S8002736 4 Units HEX NUT (TYPE-1) M6
S8002739 8 Units SPRING WASHER M8
S8002741 8 Units WASHER (JIS) 8X18X1.6
S8002665 8 Units HEX NUT M8
S8002737 2 Units U BOLT M6 PE-7505-006-1
S8002738 4 Units STUD M8X115 PE-7505-016-1
S8003012 6 Units PIPE CLAMP PE-7505-060
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/Tower-Rotator-Accessories/Yaesu-SEP-KIT
.html
Dave-KB1PVH
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:15:33 -0400
From: Michael <Mat_62@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Message-ID: <56F885B5.5060601@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Thanks,
I think I may just order it too anyway. Might be nice to have the extra
hardware around just in case and if I don't use something, I can always
save it for some other project. I have no tower, only a Rohn telescoping
mast with a Cushcraft MA5B small beam on it. I'm probably going to nix
the mast and move everything to a tripod mount further back on my roof.
This should make everything easier to access as there is currently a
pair of dogwoods near the beam that require
pruning every year to keep them from tangling in the antenna. The XYL
has already nixed the idea of cutting them down. Plus I feel the tripod
will keep everything low enough for me to work on it easily. I do all my
own antenna work, I have no one to help me. My grown son is very strong
but unfortunately he is afraid of heights. I had a homebrew AZ/EL system
on the mast a few years ago and the thing was a bear to raise and lower
the mast and I'm not as young as I used to be.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 3/27/2016 8:26 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
> The separation kit doesn't come with the rotor, it's an extra set of parts
> consisting of the following.
>
> S8002740 4 Units SPRING WASHER M6
> S8002742 4 Units WASHER (JIS) 6X13X1.0
> S8002736 4 Units HEX NUT (TYPE-1) M6
> S8002739 8 Units SPRING WASHER M8
> S8002741 8 Units WASHER (JIS) 8X18X1.6
> S8002665 8 Units HEX NUT M8
> S8002737 2 Units U BOLT M6 PE-7505-006-1
> S8002738 4 Units STUD M8X115 PE-7505-016-1
> S8003012 6 Units PIPE CLAMP PE-7505-060
>
>
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/Tower-Rotator-Accessories/Yaesu-SEP-KIT
.html
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
> Sent from my Samsung S4
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:40:47 -0400
From: "J Bennett" <Ke4kol@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Dave Webb KB1PVH'" <kb1pvh@xxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT -BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
Message-ID: <000601d18892$da7db810$8f792830$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Dave,
You're right. I replace my G5400 and I use the separation kit that was on
the old one.
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Dave Webb
KB1PVH
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 8:26 PM
To: AMSAT -BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator
The separation kit doesn't come with the rotor, it's an extra set of parts
consisting of the following.
S8002740 4 Units SPRING WASHER M6
S8002742 4 Units WASHER (JIS) 6X13X1.0
S8002736 4 Units HEX NUT (TYPE-1) M6
S8002739 8 Units SPRING WASHER M8
S8002741 8 Units WASHER (JIS) 8X18X1.6
S8002665 8 Units HEX NUT M8
S8002737 2 Units U BOLT M6 PE-7505-006-1
S8002738 4 Units STUD M8X115 PE-7505-016-1
S8003012 6 Units PIPE CLAMP PE-7505-060
http://www.gigaparts.com/Product-Lines/Tower-Rotator-Accessories/Yaesu-SEP-K
IT.html
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Samsung S4
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 07:48:47 -0500
From: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85
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Did anyone copy the AO-85 pass over the US this morning around 1230 UTC ?
W9KE Tom Doyle
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 07:56:33 -0500
From: Alan <wa4sca@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "'Thomas Doyle'" <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85
Message-ID: <000001d188f1$41a281c0$c4e78540$@xxxxx.xxx>
Tom,
Yes. I was busy tweaking some telemetry equipment so not paying much
attention to the audio, but
there was some activity, including a mobile.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
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<Did anyone copy the AO-85 pass over the US this morning around 1230 UTC ?
<
<W9KE Tom Doyle
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 08:57:27 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85
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I was not on personally, but there was telemetry received:
http://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=1&db=FOXDB
http://www.amsat.org/tlm/health.php?id=1
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 8:48 AM, Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Did anyone copy the AO-85 pass over the US this morning around 1230 UTC ?
>
> W9KE Tom Doyle
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 14:36:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ed K9EK <e.krome@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85
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Yes. Telemetry only. 27 packets. (Automated on omni; I did not listen for
voice). Came on late (after AOS in EL98) and shut off well before LOS. All
DUV. No evidence of switching to high speed. Did not record.
About 10:22 EST last evening, high speed switched on and off several times.
Might have been a burp or 2 of DUV. None were strong enough to copy.
73
Ed K9EK
EL98
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To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 8:48:47 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85
Did anyone copy the AO-85 pass over the US this morning around 1230 UTC ?
W9KE Tom Doyle
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:01:34 -0500
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85
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Operations has been testing Data Mode lately, that is what would have
caused the switch. I'm not aware of any problems with the satellite.
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
On 3/28/2016 09:36, Ed K9EK wrote:
> Yes. Telemetry only. 27 packets. (Automated on omni; I did not listen for
voice). Came on late (after AOS in EL98) and shut off well before LOS. All
DUV. No evidence of switching to high speed. Did not record.
> About 10:22 EST last evening, high speed switched on and off several
times. Might have been a burp or 2 of DUV. None were strong enough to copy.
> 73
> Ed K9EK
> EL98
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Thomas Doyle" <tomdoyle1948@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: "AMSAT-BB" <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 8:48:47 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85
>
> Did anyone copy the AO-85 pass over the US this morning around 1230 UTC ?
>
> W9KE Tom Doyle
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:08:45 +0100
From: "Graham Shirville" <g.shirville@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <funcube@xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>, "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 mode
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Hi All,
FUNcube-1 is now changing mode autonomously (eclipse/sunlight switching) and
will do so until Friday evening.
73
Graham
G3VZV
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:41:42 -0700
From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Is it me?
Message-ID: <005201d1896c$e90be840$bb23b8c0$@xxx>
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All,
While planning upgrades to the shack, I've decided to try my hand at the
linear birds again, taking myb TS-2000 outside and operating Semi portable.
So far it has been a lesson in frustration. I've yet to find my downlink.
Tonight I tried to get on XW-2C on the 0100UT pass which was 70 degrees from
DM33.
First let me describe how I set up. (I finally solved the memory storage
issue I wrote about a few weeks ago). basically it's just the radio into an
ELK on my equatorial tripod mount and the laptop (Still waiting for the
USB-->Serial converter to get SATPC 32 talking to the radio).
So I started at the center of the passband and using the doppler corrections
in SAtPC, tuned the UHF uplink down to where Sat POC said it would hear at
the sat and moved around bit trying to hear myself. Kept adjusting the
uplink and also played with the other way Calling CQ on the uplink and
moving the downlink trying to find myself.self Didn't hear jack the whole
pass.
I did record the pass and thought I might have heard myself, but it was toow
eak to discern my call or grid, (though it did kinda sound like me).
So, I guess I have two questions:
1) Is my methodology correct? if not what am I doing wrong?
2) Did anyone hear me?
I'm hoping once I get the Cable and SATPC talking to the radio, it might
make it easier, but I think knowing how to do this manually should be
skillset i should have.
Thanks in advance.
Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Radio Club
www.w7tbc.org
623-572-0713
623-203-4121 (cell)
SaguaroAstro@xxx.xxx
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