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Today's Topics:
1. Re: RTL-SDR downlink (Eduardo Erlemann)
2. Re: Phase 4B (Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE)
3. Re: Phase 4B (Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE)
4. DL99 on Monday, 20 June (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
5. Re: Phase 4B (Ken Alexander)
6. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-18 07:00 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
7. CQ CQ ZS, V51, East Africa via AO-7 (Eduardo PY2RN)
8. Re: CQ CQ ZS, V51, West Africa via AO-7 (Eduardo PY2RN)
9. Re: UKube-1 Transponder Schedule (Bob)
10. Re: UKube-1 Transponder Schedule (Bob)
11. Anybody know LOTW valid Satellite Name for UKUBE-1/FUNcube-2 (Bob)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:08:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: Eduardo Erlemann <sasb.geo@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RTL-SDR downlink
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?Hi Patrick.
Agreed, it will depend on the environment conditions for each one/station.??
Usually devices connected to a computer are very subject to suffer with RFI
/EMI all the ways,? USB cables makes great antennas, unfortunately.?? So
toroids and shielding are a must,? but may be not enough sometimes.??
Regarding? metal cases for these dongles (not only RTL, but FCD and others
with plastic cases) 3M and similar have a thin copper tape which is
auto-adhesive? (and yes, the adhesive side is conductive as well!)?? I am
using to mitigate RFI/EMI on these devices, and other plastic boxes I have
here.
73
Ed?? PY2RN
From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RTL-SDR downlink
Hello, Ed!
Thanks for your reply! If I had my satellite station in a proper ham
shack, where the radios are inside and antennas are outside (or
the antennas are not within a few feet or a couple of meters of
the radios), it is possible that the house or building may be enough
to keep the transmitter from affecting the RTL-SDR dongles.
I don't have that option for working satellites, even when I am at
home. My antenna is always within a few feet or a couple of meters
of my radios, both transmit and receive. Putting the dongle in
a case with some shielding, and maybe adding some filters in front
of the dongle, could make that work in my situation. Between the
time and money needed to do that, I think I'm doing fine when I use
a FUNcube Dongle Pro+ or SDRplay. In fact, whenever I move to a place
where I can install a proper satellite station in the house,
with antennas outside and the radios inside, I know my existing
SDR receivers (FUNcube Dongle Pro+ and SDRplay) should work fine
in that environment as they have when I've worked portable.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 11:08 PM, Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> The cheap RTL dongles are as much sensible (or more) than the others more
> expensive.Lack of filtering is the big issue although there are some
> practical and easy workarounds to improve it.For ham satellites downlink
> frequency stability should not be an big issue, there are some models
> already been sold? with 0.5PPM TCXO option which are still cheap.It is a
> great opportunity to operate full-duplex on amateur satellites with very
> low investment and improving operational capabilities.
> EME (Moon bounce) audible signal RX comparison between TS-2000 / RTL /
> FunCube Pro+ can be seen here:
> https://youtu.be/3OxyO5ylwfs
>
> 73
> ED? PY2RN
>
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:34:40 -0500
From: "Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
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What do you use for your antenna (brand) or did you build them yourself
(correct answer should be "built myself" but I understand if you didn't :) )
What do you think about the Arrow antenna? I've seen quite a few people
using it and it seems that the major drawback is polarity. Have you ever
tried a quadfiler antenna? I've thought about building one even though they
look very complicated. Helix looks easier. I used a J-Pole and 10 meter
dipole (back in the day) and did really well on 25 watts or so.
I also need a better tracking program. I'm still using Winorbit (stop
laughing) and yes I know it was designed for Windows 3.1 but it does still
work with Windows XP though I've not tried it with Windows 7 yet. I will
probably crash and burn.
I look forward to really getting serious again. I did discover a really
nice App for my iPhone/iPad. It's called Spyglass by Pavel Ahafonau. It
has a 3D compass a feature that functions like a attitude indicator, a
heading indicator and compass all in one. I have a mount on my antenna
which is mounted to a tripod. As I move the antenna N/S/E/W or change the
elevation angle the indicator on my iPhone tells me exactly where it's
pointed (attitude, compass and elevation). It also uses your GPS if you
need to know where you are. You can get it from the App Store or as Arnold
says "De App Stowa." (Never make fun of someone who speaks with an accent,
they probably speak more languages than you do...)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spyglass/id332639548?mt=8
Kevin, WB5RUE
EL09uf
I can melt ice with my mind, it just takes a while.
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Jeff Griffin
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 3:36 PM
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
I'm on the X birds every morning taking to myself. At my winter home in
Florida before I put some crossed Yagi's up I was making contacts on a small
vertical with my TS-2000, I managed at least a contact a pass in that simple
setup. I notice some more activity lately due to FD preparations, I'm
working some new stations. Let's get more linear bird activity going guy's,
it's easier then you think...
73 Jeff kb2m
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Paul
Stoetzer
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 4:20 PM
To: Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
There are currently seven active LEO linear transponders available for
amateur use, You're welcome to join us on any of them at any time!
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 4:16 PM, Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
<kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Of course a few LEO Linear birds like the old RS-12/13 would be nice
> too! I don't know how many hundreds of qsos I had on 2/10 using
> RS-12. RS-15 was a challenge and I think it's still there but only
> the
beacon is active.
>
> Kevin, WB5RUE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of John
> Becker
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 2:19 PM
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
>
>
>
> On 6/17/2016 1:54 PM,
>> I'd be happy with another AO-40 style bird that worked as advertized.
> you and me both.
>
> John W0JAB
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:38:46 -0500
From: "Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
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Yep and using 100W into a 10 element antenna... I've heard those guys. I
do lots of listening but little QSOing since the RS-12/13 birds wend dead
(been a LONG time)
Kevin,WB5RUE
EL09uf
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Paul
Stoetzer
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 3:47 PM
To: Jeff Griffin
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
I haven't been on many of those passes myself. I'll have to try to get on a
few over the next several days.
It has been good to hear some prepping for Field Day. Unfortunately many
Field Day satellite operators seem to operate satellites once a year and are
sorely out of practice for Field Day (and it shows)
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Jeff Griffin <kb2m@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm on the X birds every morning taking to myself. At my winter home
> in Florida before I put some crossed Yagi's up I was making contacts
> on a small vertical with my TS-2000, I managed at least a contact a
> pass in that simple setup. I notice some more activity lately due to
> FD preparations, I'm working some new stations. Let's get more linear
> bird activity going guy's, it's easier then you think...
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Paul
> Stoetzer
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 4:20 PM
> To: Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
> Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
>
> There are currently seven active LEO linear transponders available for
> amateur use, You're welcome to join us on any of them at any time!
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 4:16 PM, Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
> <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> Of course a few LEO Linear birds like the old RS-12/13 would be nice
>> too! I don't know how many hundreds of qsos I had on 2/10 using
>> RS-12. RS-15 was a challenge and I think it's still there but only
>> the
> beacon is active.
>>
>> Kevin, WB5RUE
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of John
>> Becker
>> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 2:19 PM
>> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/17/2016 1:54 PM,
>>> I'd be happy with another AO-40 style bird that worked as advertized.
>> you and me both.
>>
>> John W0JAB
>
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:56:56 -0500
From: "Glenn Miller - AA5PK" <aa5pk@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BBS" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] DL99 on Monday, 20 June
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I plan to operate from Amistad National Recreation Area (RC?1) in DL99 on
Monday, 20 June.
Two FO-29 passes --
First at my AOS of ~1720Z and a second at ~1903Z.
Monday promises to be the coolest day for the rest of the month with a high
of just 96 predicted.
I'll upload to LoTW (as "AA5PK") and hardcopy QSL to anyone by email request.
73
Glenn / AA5PK
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 01:12:31 -0400
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
Message-ID: <eb78d393-2933-f34b-df49-b5eb52b20024@xxxxxx.xxx>
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If it's a matter of getting it assembled cheaply then send me...I'll
go. I've built plenty of Heathkit and Elecraft equipment and last
summer I changed the brake pads on my Toyota, so I'm feeling pretty
certain I can handle the work. The only problem is I don't have much
vacation time built up, so they would have to send me up on a Friday
afternoon and I would have to be back home Sunday evening. Otherwise my
boss won't be too happy! If they could land the Soyuz spacecraft
somewhere near Toronto I could take a cab the rest of the way home!
I'm probably a 2XL in a spacesuit.
Ready any time!
73,
Ken Alexander
VE3HLS
On 2016-06-17 3:09 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> If we could afford to pay astronauts to assemble a HEO, then we could
> afford to launch six of them to GTO without bothering.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE
> <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> I'd be happy with another AO-40 style bird that worked as advertized.
Given
>> that there is always the possibility of something going wrong along the way
>> I was sorely disappointed that it happened to THIS one. I'm sure that
>> someday AMSAT will give us a long period orbit bird, standing by --
antennas
>> dusted off... It would be nice, but probably not practical given the huge
>> workload of the ISS crew, that they could send the major parts up in
>> sections and have it assembled there and then pushed out the airlock to be
>> launched. Yes, I know "Welcome to Fantasy Island!"
>>
>> Kevin, WB5RUE
>> I am Voltohn of Borg, resistance is E/I, you will be attenuated!
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Robert
>> McGwier
>> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 12:16 PM
>> To: amsat bb
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Phase 4B
>>
>> Neglect the "First geosynchronous" article. I did not write it and it is
>> like all mistakes, firmly in archives and not fixable.
>>
>> http://www.hume.vt.edu/geo/
>>
>> 73s
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob McGwier
>> Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc
>> Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc Research Professor Virginia
>> Tech Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security
>> and Technology Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY Faculty
>> Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) Director of AMSAT
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 02:54:37 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-18
07:00 UTC
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-06-18 07:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Chuvash Republic, Russia, direct via TBD (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU (***)
Contact is a go for Sun 2016-06-19 09:30 UTC (***)
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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.
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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
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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
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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 2016-06-18 07:00 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.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
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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
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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
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:47:29 +0000 (UTC)
From: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CQ CQ ZS, V51, East Africa via AO-7
Message-ID:
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Any station available for a QSO via AO-7???
AOS here will be at 17:04UTC I will calling around 145.950? (If AO-7
available in mode B)
Tks & 73
Eduardo? PY2RN
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 15:50:00 +0000 (UTC)
From: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CQ CQ ZS, V51, West Africa via AO-7
Message-ID:
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Correction.... WEST Africa.? :)
From: Eduardo PY2RN <py2rn@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 12:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] CQ CQ ZS, V51, East Africa via AO-7
Any station available for a QSO via AO-7???
AOS here will be at 17:04UTC I will calling around 145.950? (If AO-7
available in mode B)
Tks & 73
Eduardo? PY2RN
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:25:00 -0400
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] UKube-1 Transponder Schedule
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I'm happy to report that I was able to pick up 11 frames of data, my first,
for FUNcube-2/UKube-1. As Paul, N8HM, reported, it is loud, even with the
transponder turned on.
Now I need to figure out how to have all these birds exist in SatPC32 --
this is #12 for me and its a full house!
I'll try the transponder on CW next pass, about 17:12 UTC
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> The FUNcube-2 telemetry beacon is also on and very strong. It has been
> on continuously since yesterday. I've worked it on both day and night
> passes.
>
> There was what appeared to be a reset on the first pass this afternoon
> where the transponder switched off midpass for a few seconds.
>
> In addition, the CW beacon from the satellite's primary transceiver
> desenses the transponder uplink for about 20 seconds or so when it's
> transmitting.
>
> The uplink offset appears to be anywhere from +12 - +15 kHz from published.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Now that the transponder is switched on will it be on 24/7 or does it
> shift
> > to data
> >
> > 73 WB4SON
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 13:38:42 -0400
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] UKube-1 Transponder Schedule
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Paul and I hooked up on FUNcube-2/UKube-1 during the 17:15 UTC pass. That
was my first contact on this bird.
Unlike AO-73, I found the transponder uplink to be stable during the pass,
changing only a few hundred hertz beyond Doppler corrections, so I was able
to use full UL/DL Doppler correction, always hearing my downlink. In the
case of my IC-9100, I found the uplink to be 14.3 KHz higher than specified.
My UL corrected Doppler.sqf file for SatPC32 contains the following entries
for CW, Voice, and Telemetry:
UKUBE-1,145940,435084.6,CW,CW,REV,0,0,CW
UKUBE-1,145940,435084.3,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,Voice U/V
UKUBE-1,145915,,USB,,,,TLM
73, Bob, WB4SON
On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> The FUNcube-2 telemetry beacon is also on and very strong. It has been
> on continuously since yesterday. I've worked it on both day and night
> passes.
>
> There was what appeared to be a reset on the first pass this afternoon
> where the transponder switched off midpass for a few seconds.
>
> In addition, the CW beacon from the satellite's primary transceiver
> desenses the transponder uplink for about 20 seconds or so when it's
> transmitting.
>
> The uplink offset appears to be anywhere from +12 - +15 kHz from published.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Now that the transponder is switched on will it be on 24/7 or does it
> shift
> > to data
> >
> > 73 WB4SON
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 14:42:28 -0400
From: Bob <WB4SON@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Anybody know LOTW valid Satellite Name for
UKUBE-1/FUNcube-2
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The LOTW online FAQ doesn't have a satellite name listed for
UKUBE-1/FUNcube-2 yet. Nor does it appear in the config.xml file for the
latest TQSL release (2.2.2).
Does anybody know if there is a LOTW acceptable name yet?
I have submitted a LOTW support ticket, but perhaps such requests need to
come from official sources?
73, Bob, WB4SON
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