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Today's Topics:
1. Re: FT-847 CAT (Greg D)
2. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-14 04:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
3. Re: Nova for Windows (jim@xxxxxx.xxx
4. Re: Nova for Windows (Pedro Converso)
5. Re: Nova for Windows (Jim White)
6. P4A - Es'hail-2 (Rupert Hamblin)
7. Re: P4A - Es'hail-2 (David G0MRF)
8. Largest cross-yagi ever? (Scott)
9. Re: Largest cross-yagi ever? (J. Boyd (JR2TTS))
10. Re: Largest cross-yagi ever? (Bob)
11. Re: Largest cross-yagi ever? (Scott)
12. Re: Nova for Windows (jim@xxxxxx.xxx
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 20:31:50 -0700
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Jeff Breitner <lists@xxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FT-847 CAT
Message-ID: <575F7AA6.3000903@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
Hey, no problem. As a software engineer I always blame the hardware
first. Just a reflex... :)
Good luck on Field Day,
Greg KO6TH (will be W6EK 5-AB SV on field day)
Jeff Breitner wrote:
>
>
>> Grounding?
>>
>> Just a wild thought. What else could be different?
>>
>> Greg KO6TH
>>
>
> *ding*
>
> This afternoon I hooked up the null modem cable to the desktop, hit
> one end with cold spray and nothing happened. Hit the other end and
> *poof*, it quit working.
>
> Not content, I went and hit the ends with a heat gun while hooked up
> to the Mac. You'll never guess what happened...just before I made a
> new one.
>
> Thanks for pulling me off the primrose path. After years of working
> in software, of course it was a dev's fault, right?
>
> Jeff
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 01:25:58 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-14
04:30 UTC
Message-ID: <6c2208.b08f59a.4490ef66@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-14 04:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Briargreen Public School, Nepean, ON, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact was successful: Mon 2016-06-13 15:19:15 UTC 31 deg (***)
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**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
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***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise noted.
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***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Gaston ON4WF with 121
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119
Francesco IK?WGF with 116
****************************************************************************
The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date
and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-06-14 04:30 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1063. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1028. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware,South Dakota,Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2016-06-14 04:30 UTC.
(***)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 46 on orbit
Tim Kopra KE5UDN
Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP
Exp. 47 on orbit
Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Aleksey Ovchinin
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:08:06 -0400
From: jim@xxxxxx.xx
To: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "Bill Booth"
<ve3nxk@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
Message-ID:
<ee5332ec53787f46101381c98ca3fea1.squirrel@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Thanks all for the reply. I used it several years ago - AO-40 era - and I
have been dormant since then. I want to use it now for predictions for the
two new FM birds, AO-85 & SO-50. I have version 2.2C which I believe is the
latest. I know you can make
"extra" sats but I don't appear to be savvy enough to convert the 2-line
code to what Nova needs. And then I will want to pull in the latest
K-elements as well. Help please!!
?
---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: Sun, June 12, 2016 10:26 pm
To: jim@xxxxxx.xx
"amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I've used it for a number of years and am very happy with it. I do not use
> it for controlling the rotor or radio, just for visualizing and predicting
> the passes, so can't comment on those features. Currently using it with
> Windows 10.
>
> 73,
> Ken, W7KKE
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
From: jim@xxxxxx.xx
> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 6:56 PM
> To: amsat-bb
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>
> Does anyone use Nova for Windows (by Northern Lights Software Associates)
> for satellite tracking?
> _______________________________________________
> 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
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:42:14 -0300
From: Pedro Converso <pconver@xxxxx.xxx>
To: jim@xxxxxx.xx
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
Message-ID:
<CANTZqKmskT0uuSuGRXwvSyM=97QVM3JYWyjX4mr=YdRAibMnqQ@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hello Jim,
I don't used Nova for windows, but if what is required is updated Keps
in Amsat Format, you can get them in http://amsat.org.ar/sat.htm ,
just click on the satellite you want keps and click on Keps, you can
copy/paste necessary keps.
Other alternative is http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm , where you have
updated keps and predictions in real time for useful amateur
satellites.
73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 10:08 PM, <jim@xxxxxx.xx> wrote:
>
>
>
> Thanks all for the reply. I used it several years ago - AO-40 era - and I
have been dormant since then. I want to use it now for predictions for the
two new FM birds, AO-85 & SO-50. I have version 2.2C which I believe is the
latest. I know you can make
> "extra" sats but I don't appear to be savvy enough to convert the 2-line
code to what Nova needs. And then I will want to pull in the latest
K-elements as well. Help please!!
>
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>
> From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>
> Date: Sun, June 12, 2016 10:26 pm
>
> To: jim@xxxxxx.xx
>
> "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>> I've used it for a number of years and am very happy with it. I do not use
>
>> it for controlling the rotor or radio, just for visualizing and predicting
>
>> the passes, so can't comment on those features. Currently using it with
>
>> Windows 10.
>
>>
>
>> 73,
>
>> Ken, W7KKE
>
>>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>
>>
>
> From: jim@xxxxxx.xx
>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 6:56 PM
>
>> To: amsat-bb
>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>
>>
>
>> Does anyone use Nova for Windows (by Northern Lights Software Associates)
>
>> for satellite tracking?
>
>> _______________________________________________
>
>> 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
>
>>
>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:50:10 -0600
From: Jim White <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
Message-ID: <57605FF2.9050100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
One foolproof way is to go to
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
and save that file.
Then in NOVA select
Kep Elements
Disk File Update
Manual Update
and select that file.
Then use
Views
Configure current view
to select the sats you want to have show up on the screen
Jim
On 6/14/2016 1:42 PM, Pedro Converso wrote:
> Hello Jim,
>
> I don't used Nova for windows, but if what is required is updated Keps
> in Amsat Format, you can get them in http://amsat.org.ar/sat.htm ,
> just click on the satellite you want keps and click on Keps, you can
> copy/paste necessary keps.
>
> Other alternative is http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm , where you have
> updated keps and predictions in real time for useful amateur
> satellites.
>
> 73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 10:08 PM, <jim@xxxxxx.xx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks all for the reply. I used it several years ago - AO-40 era - and I
have been dormant since then. I want to use it now for predictions for the
two new FM birds, AO-85 & SO-50. I have version 2.2C which I believe is the
latest. I know you can make
>> "extra" sats but I don't appear to be savvy enough to convert the 2-line
code to what Nova needs. And then I will want to pull in the latest
K-elements as well. Help please!!
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
>>
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>>
>> From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>>
>> Date: Sun, June 12, 2016 10:26 pm
>>
>> To: jim@xxxxxx.xx
>>
>> "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>> I've used it for a number of years and am very happy with it. I do not use
>>> it for controlling the rotor or radio, just for visualizing and predicting
>>> the passes, so can't comment on those features. Currently using it with
>>> Windows 10.
>>> 73,
>>> Ken, W7KKE
>>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jim@xxxxxx.xx
>>
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 6:56 PM
>>> To: amsat-bb
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>>> Does anyone use Nova for Windows (by Northern Lights Software Associates)
>>> for satellite tracking?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 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
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
>>
> _______________________________________________
> 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
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:35:33 +0100
From: Rupert Hamblin <rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] P4A - Es'hail-2
Message-ID: <16ecb166-a3d8-373c-df74-2ab64b07e0d0@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hi Guys,
Just read some interesting info from the Amsat-DL FB site about uplink /
downlink frequencies
for the P4A satellite due to launch end of the year / early next year.
My quick query was around what sort of station (transceiver / receiver /
transmitter) will be
needed to work this satellite, will this be with off the shelf kit or
will up / downconverters
be needed...?
Also the X & S Band LNB needed to support this sat, are these freely
commercially available..?
Thanks for any tips / help here...
Cheers
RH / G0TKZ
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:28:31 -0400
From: David G0MRF <g0mrf@xxx.xxx>
To: rupert.hamblin@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] P4A - Es'hail-2
Message-ID: <15550d0d419-4d29-272c@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi Rupert.
There was a big discussion on the BB about a week ago. There maybe some good
tips there. Mails are available at
http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/
S Band uplink will need a little work but X-Band is available 'off the shelf'
I've attached an article on a suitable LNB, its performance and how it can
be modified to make it's stability a little less temperature dependant.
73
David G0MRF
Rupert Hamblin rupert.hamblin at gmail.com
Hi Guys,
Just read some interesting info from the Amsat-DL FB site about uplink /
downlink frequencies
for the P4A satellite due to launch end of the year / early next year.
My quick query was around what sort of station (transceiver / receiver /
transmitter) will be
needed to work this satellite, will this be with off the shelf kit or
will up / downconverters
be needed...?
Also the X & S Band LNB needed to support this sat, are these freely
commercially available..?
Thanks for any tips / help here...
Cheers
RH / G0TKZ
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:35:11 -0400
From: "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Largest cross-yagi ever?
Message-ID: <D3D4F5EDFE2A4D32910E5C82D670F081@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
So today I?m driving through rural Virginia near my home and as I come
around a corner, the sky is FULL of a very low-flying white blimp. In years
past the Goodyear blimp as well as the one from Met-Life have flown over, so
while it was neat to see a blimp, it wasn?t the first time.
Anyway, I pulled over to take a closer look because this one was different.
You could clearly see U.S. Navy markings but what really stuck out was that
on top of the blimp, running its full length, was what appeared to be a
cross-yagi antenna approximately equal to the inflated size of the blimp
itself. This thing was HUGE!
Obviously it could have been anything, but it sure looked like an antenna to
me. My iPhone would not have taken a picture with enough zoom to show any
detail, but I got a good look through binoculars.
By chance has anyone seen this type of structure on a blimp or have any
insight on its use? If you can imagine the inflated diameter of a full-size
blimp, that was the length of the radials. As for length, as I mentioned it
ran the full length of the spine of the blimp itself. Quite a site!
-Scott, K4KDR
Montpelier, VA USA
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:43:21 +0900
From: "J. Boyd (JR2TTS)" <the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Largest cross-yagi ever?
Message-ID: <20160615074219.B14A.THE2BELO@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:35:11 -0400, "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Anyway, I pulled over to take a closer look because this one was
> different. You could clearly see U.S. Navy markings but what really
> stuck out was that on top of the blimp, running its full length, was
> what appeared to be a cross-yagi antenna approximately equal to the
> inflated size of the blimp itself. This thing was HUGE!
"If I can't make it into AO-85 with *this*, I give up."
--
J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B
the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx
http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/
http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS
Twitter: @xxxxxxxx
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:59:08 -0400
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Largest cross-yagi ever?
Message-ID:
<CAPonRZ9J7NNZhvt7c7hwhNxTVFk3H6bVuyA7kHdvN=kzmad5pw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Was it this?
http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/jlens/
They lost one around MD last year (broke loose).
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 6:43 PM, J. Boyd (JR2TTS) <
the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:35:11 -0400, "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> > Anyway, I pulled over to take a closer look because this one was
> > different. You could clearly see U.S. Navy markings but what really
> > stuck out was that on top of the blimp, running its full length, was
> > what appeared to be a cross-yagi antenna approximately equal to the
> > inflated size of the blimp itself. This thing was HUGE!
>
> "If I can't make it into AO-85 with *this*, I give up."
>
> --
> J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B
> the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/
> http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS
> Twitter: @xxxxxxxx
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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
>
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:39:07 -0400
From: "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Largest cross-yagi ever?
Message-ID: <CCC303FB219B4D63A88D88036C4D4C4D@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
No, it was a regular manned blimp with the pilot house underneath and
engines on the rear. Seemed to be doing a lot of nose-up / nose-down
maneuvering, not unlike me trying to point an Arrow antenna where I imagine
a satellite might be. Ok, perhaps their movement wasn't quite as much like
someone swatting at a wasp as my Arrow handling is.
The visual was quite distinctive... if you were looking from the front or
rear, it would be like a zero (the blimp) with the letter "X" (antenna?)
riding on its back. I didn't count the elements, but my perception was
perhaps 8 to 12.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 6:59 PM
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Largest cross-yagi ever?
Was it this?
http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/jlens/
They lost one around MD last year (broke loose).
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 6:43 PM, J. Boyd (JR2TTS) <
the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:35:11 -0400, "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> > Anyway, I pulled over to take a closer look because this one was
> > different. You could clearly see U.S. Navy markings but what really
> > stuck out was that on top of the blimp, running its full length, was
> > what appeared to be a cross-yagi antenna approximately equal to the
> > inflated size of the blimp itself. This thing was HUGE!
>
> "If I can't make it into AO-85 with *this*, I give up."
>
> --
> J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B
> the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/
> http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS
> Twitter: @xxxxxxxx
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:51:58 -0400
From: jim@xxxxxx.xx
To: "Jim White" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
Message-ID:
<5161c2909bcba39b92a214150f94a6c0.squirrel@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Thanks Jim! It works just fine. It compares well with SatPC32.
---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
From: "Jim White" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: Tue, June 14, 2016 3:50 pm
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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> One foolproof way is to go to
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt
> and save that file.
>
> Then in NOVA select
> Kep Elements
> Disk File Update
> Manual Update
> and select that file.
>
> Then use
> Views
> Configure current view
> to select the sats you want to have show up on the screen
>
> Jim
>
> On 6/14/2016 1:42 PM, Pedro Converso wrote:
>> Hello Jim,
>>
>> I don't used Nova for windows, but if what is required is updated Keps
>> in Amsat Format, you can get them in http://amsat.org.ar/sat.htm ,
>> just click on the satellite you want keps and click on Keps, you can
>> copy/paste necessary keps.
>>
>> Other alternative is http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm , where you have
>> updated keps and predictions in real time for useful amateur
>> satellites.
>>
>> 73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 10:08 PM, <jim@xxxxxx.xx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks all for the reply. I used it several years ago - AO-40 era - and
I have been dormant since then. I want to use it now for predictions for the
two new FM birds, AO-85 & SO-50. I have version 2.2C which I believe is the
latest. I know you can make
>>> "extra" sats but I don't appear to be savvy enough to convert the 2-line
code to what Nova needs. And then I will want to pull in the latest
K-elements as well. Help please!!
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
>>>
>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>>>
>>>
From: "Ken Swaggart" <k.swaggart@xxxxxxx.xxx>
>>>
>>> Date: Sun, June 12, 2016 10:26 pm
>>>
>>> To: jim@xxxxxx.xx
>>>
>>> "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've used it for a number of years and am very happy with it. I do not
use
>>>> it for controlling the rotor or radio, just for visualizing and
predicting
>>>> the passes, so can't comment on those features. Currently using it with
>>>> Windows 10.
>>>> 73,
>>>> Ken, W7KKE
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
From: jim@xxxxxx.xx
>>>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 6:56 PM
>>>> To: amsat-bb
>>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nova for Windows
>>>> Does anyone use Nova for Windows (by Northern Lights Software Associates)
>>>> for satellite tracking?
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