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Today's Topics:
1. Outernet Question (Gerald Payton)
2. Re: IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium Attendees
(R.T.Liddy)
3. Re: IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium Attendees
(R.T.Liddy)
4. BOD Meeting (Bruce)
5. Great article on hams in space and ARISS! (John Brier)
6. Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Comprensivo "Marco da
Melo", Mel, Italy (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Re: BOD Meeting (Jerry Buxton)
8. Re: Outernet WiFI and Omni Mobile antenna? (Robert Bruninga)
9. Re: Outernet files: Weather (Jim Barbre)
10. ISS Digipeater is back! On UHF this time (437.550 MHz)!
(John Brier)
11. Re: ISS Digipeater is back! On UHF this time (437.550 MHz)!
(Robert Bruninga)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 19:21:22 +0000
From: Gerald Payton <gp_ab5r@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Outernet Question
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I apologize for using the AMSAT-BB for an OUTERNET question, but do not know
of another site and is frequently used by others here.
When using an Outernet hardware configuration with CHIP and it's Wi-Fi
ability, I am wondering what the effective range of that Wi-Fi may be? Is a
portable laptop or tablet required nearby or it there sufficient signal for
, say inside the house etc.?
Thanks
Jerry AB5R
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 19:45:28 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space
Symposium Attendees
Message-ID: <895545385.536718.1478029528657@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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I believe in one of the previous e-mail links there was an
article mentioning that the repair issues concerned one of
the ship's main propulsion alternators. Below is a link to an
article that fully describes the typical propulsion systems of
a modern cruise ship. ?Enjoy the Cruise!! ?73, ? Bob ?K8BL
Cruise Ship Engine, Propulsion, Fuel Consumption
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From: Phillip Lontz <philji@xxx.xxx>
To: kk5do@xxxx.xxx
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium
Attendees
Sounds like they have engine problems.
What me worry?
> On Nov 1, 2016, at 7:39 AM, Bruce <kk5do@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> I would suggest that anyone on the cruise subscribe to the Carnival text
updates for this cruise. You can do so by texting CCL3 to 278473
>
> 73...bruce
>
>> On 11/1/2016 6:55 AM, Clayton Coleman wrote:
>> October 31, the AMSAT Symposium committee was informed by Carnival
>> that our Symposium ship, the Carnival Liberty, was experiencing a
>> technical difficulty resulting in an itinerary change. The technical
>> difficulty affects the maximum cruising speed of the Carnival Liberty.
>>
>> The full text of Carnival?s notification has been posted on the AMSAT
>> 2016 Space Symposium web page at: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3667
>>
>> Summary of changes and impact to attendees:
>>
>> 1. Our destination is now Progreso rather than Cozumel.
>>
>> 2. Scheduled departure is now 22:00 local time on Thursday, November 10.
>>
>> 3. Scheduled arrival is now 10:00 local time on Monday, November 14.
>>
>> 4. All guests who have purchased shore excursions for Cozumel through
>> Carnival will receive refunds for their scheduled excursions.
>>
>> 5. All guests will receive a $50 on-board credit and 25% discount on a
>> future sailing with Carnival.
>>
>> This itinerary change should have minimal impact on the events of the
>> Symposium. It may affect your travel times to and from the airport.
>> Please check your flight departure times and contact Carnival if there
>> is any conflict regarding this modified itinerary.
>>
>> We have no further information from Carnival at this time.This and
>> further communication will be emailed to all registered Symposium
>> attendees in the next 24 hours. If you have not yet registered with
>> AMSAT for the Symposium, please do so by contacting the AMSAT office
>> or via the AMSAT Store at: http://store.amsat.org.
>>
>> Please reply directly to me (off-BB) with any questions.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
> AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018
> AMSAT Board Alternate 2015-2016
>? ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
>? ? ? ? ? Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
> Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
> Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
>? ? ? ? ? ? ? Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
> http://www.arrl.org
>
> AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 3
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 19:49:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space
Symposium Attendees
Message-ID: <798966742.2039079.1478029761193@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Well, the BB doesn't like the way links are sent in?
the NORMAL WORLD!! ? Let's try this:
http://www.cruisemapper.com/wiki/752-cruise-ship-engine-propulsion-fuel
From: R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium
Attendees
I believe in one of the previous e-mail links there was an
article mentioning that the repair issues concerned one of
the ship's main propulsion alternators. Below is a link to an
article that fully describes the typical propulsion systems of
a modern cruise ship. ?Enjoy the Cruise!! ?73, ? Bob ?K8BL
Cruise Ship Engine, Propulsion, Fuel Consumption
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? ? ? From: Phillip Lontz <philji@xxx.xxx>
To: kk5do@xxxx.xxx
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] IMPORTANT notice for 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium
Attendees
?
Sounds like they have engine problems.
What me worry?
> On Nov 1, 2016, at 7:39 AM, Bruce <kk5do@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> I would suggest that anyone on the cruise subscribe to the Carnival text
updates for this cruise. You can do so by texting CCL3 to 278473
>
> 73...bruce
>
>> On 11/1/2016 6:55 AM, Clayton Coleman wrote:
>> October 31, the AMSAT Symposium committee was informed by Carnival
>> that our Symposium ship, the Carnival Liberty, was experiencing a
>> technical difficulty resulting in an itinerary change. The technical
>> difficulty affects the maximum cruising speed of the Carnival Liberty.
>>
>> The full text of Carnival?s notification has been posted on the AMSAT
>> 2016 Space Symposium web page at: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3667
>>
>> Summary of changes and impact to attendees:
>>
>> 1. Our destination is now Progreso rather than Cozumel.
>>
>> 2. Scheduled departure is now 22:00 local time on Thursday, November 10.
>>
>> 3. Scheduled arrival is now 10:00 local time on Monday, November 14.
>>
>> 4. All guests who have purchased shore excursions for Cozumel through
>> Carnival will receive refunds for their scheduled excursions.
>>
>> 5. All guests will receive a $50 on-board credit and 25% discount on a
>> future sailing with Carnival.
>>
>> This itinerary change should have minimal impact on the events of the
>> Symposium. It may affect your travel times to and from the airport.
>> Please check your flight departure times and contact Carnival if there
>> is any conflict regarding this modified itinerary.
>>
>> We have no further information from Carnival at this time.This and
>> further communication will be emailed to all registered Symposium
>> attendees in the next 24 hours. If you have not yet registered with
>> AMSAT for the Symposium, please do so by contacting the AMSAT office
>> or via the AMSAT Store at: http://store.amsat.org.
>>
>> Please reply directly to me (off-BB) with any questions.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Clayton
>> W5PFG
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
>? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
> AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018
> AMSAT Board Alternate 2015-2016
>? ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
>? ? ? ? ? Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
> Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
> Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
>? ? ? ? ? ? ? Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
> http://www.arrl.org
>
> AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 4
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 17:46:41 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] BOD Meeting
Message-ID: <43022e77-c77a-0d44-dd69-d6a7d085119d@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
For those that are going to be staying at the Double Tree hotel for the
board of directors meeting....
If you are renting a car or are driving your own car, you can leave it
parked at the Double Tree, take their shuttle to the boat for an
additional $50 per room. This is much less than paying 4 days of parking
at the cruise terminal. Also, baggage is a pain. Some parking locations
require you to drop your baggage off at the terminal, drive and park
your car and then take their shuttle to the terminal. You can add the
Double Tree parking/shuttle when you check in.
I also just received an email from the Double Tree with some upgrades.
One of the upgrades was $25 for late check out, up to 6 hours. Might be
a good deal if the ship is delayed. Will have to monitor that as time
goes by.
73...bruce
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018
AMSAT Board Alternate 2015-2016
ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org
AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 21:07:29 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Great article on hams in space and ARISS!
Message-ID:
<CALn0fKMn662pTWdKhx6ix+LLEzgjhXpyCM0d9=6QAn03b80CoA@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
http://hackaday.com/2016/11/01/hams-in-space-part-2-the-manned-spaceflights/
It's very up to date and accurate too.
Part 1 is about OSCAR but I haven't read it yet:
http://hackaday.com/2016/01/14/hams-in-space-project-oscar/
73, John Brier KG4AKV
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 23:07:08 -0400
From: <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <ariss-press@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-edu" <amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Comprensivo
"Marco da Melo", Mel, Italy
Message-ID: <65B9A264A3944B2BBDAF3B5939F9361A@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Istituto Comprensivo "Marco da Melo", Mel, Italy on 04 Nov.
The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:47 UTC. The duration of
the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be
direct between OR4ISS and IQ3FL. The contact should be audible over Italy
and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the
145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
Our school is a state school and is meant for students aged 6 to 14 years
old. It has about 250 students. Its name "Marco da Melo" comes from a
historic character (a painter) of the 16th century. The school is situated
in a wide valley, Val Belluna (the valley of Belluno). All the subjects
included in the national regulations for this age bracket are taught:
Italian, History, Geography, Science, Math, foreign languages, Art, Music
and IT. Some technological workshops have been started up for three years
and only for the students of the last school year with the help of the radio
amateurs of the local section of Feltre. Themes related to telecommunication
are dealt with and experiments of electrophysics are carried out as well as
CW tests. Footage and slides related to the world of the radio are shown.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What do you like most about living in space?
2. When did you decide to become an astronaut?
3. How do you keep fit in space?
4. How did you feel when you watched planet Earth for the first time?
5. What did you feel when you first entered the Station?
6. Is it difficult to get used to living in space?
7. What planet would you prefer to visit, if you could, and why?
8. Which kind of food do you eat in space?
9. Do you believe there is life on other planets?
10. How did you reach the Station and how long does it take?
11. What was your ambition when you were young?
12. How do you think this experience will change you?
13. How were you selected for the space program?
14. What sacrifices did you have to make to become an astronaut?
15. What does planet earth look like from there?
16. Have you ever encountered any problems during this expedition?
17. How long will you be staying in space?
18. What do you see from there?
19. Would you like to land on the moon and why?
20. How big is the ISS?
21. What is the most interesting experience you have had in your job?
22. Is the Space Station comfortable?
23. Who was your inspiration when you decided to become an astronaut?
24. If I wanted to become an astronaut, what would you suggest I should do?
PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
Next planned event(s):
TBD
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts
via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in
classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For more
information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 22:31:14 -0500
From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] BOD Meeting
Message-ID: <a543007e-24e0-2de9-c0c8-6cb2c73968fd@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
FWIW I did the online reservation for cruise terminal parking and it was
$40. The shuttles handle you and your luggage from the parking lot to
the terminal.
http://www.portgalvestonparking.com/
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
On 11/1/2016 17:46, Bruce wrote:
> For those that are going to be staying at the Double Tree hotel for
> the board of directors meeting....
>
> If you are renting a car or are driving your own car, you can leave it
> parked at the Double Tree, take their shuttle to the boat for an
> additional $50 per room. This is much less than paying 4 days of
> parking at the cruise terminal. Also, baggage is a pain. Some parking
> locations require you to drop your baggage off at the terminal, drive
> and park your car and then take their shuttle to the terminal. You can
> add the Double Tree parking/shuttle when you check in.
>
> I also just received an email from the Double Tree with some upgrades.
> One of the upgrades was $25 for late check out, up to 6 hours. Might
> be a good deal if the ship is delayed. Will have to monitor that as
> time goes by.
>
> 73...bruce
>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:58:27 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Outernet WiFI and Omni Mobile antenna?
Message-ID: <839b62b8e4f19dcdd2bf827f77b48d6f@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> I apologize for using the AMSAT-BB for an OUTERNET...
> When using Outernet's Wi-Fi ability, I am wondering
> what the effective range of that Wi-Fi may be?
I Quintupled the range of my Outernet Raspberry Pi from about 200' outside
to about 1000' outside by soldering on a 1.2" piece of wire as a 1/4 wave
vertical compared to the on-board-ceramic antenna... This hotspot would
be able to cover the entire fleamarket at Dayton for example.
see: http://aprs.org/outnet-hotspot.html
And then today, I played around with EZNEC to see if I could come up with
an Omni Vertical to be able to have an Outernet Receiver in my car able to
receive the Outernet signal no matter what direction the car was pointed.
I came up with this:
http://aprs.org/OUTNET/antennas/Colinear-100ohmsX.png
I haven't built it since it requires a hole in the middle of the roof, but
its an idea... This omni is 17" tall and has a conical max gain of over 9
dBi at an elevation angle of 40 degrees that matches the elevation angle
of Inmarsat over the central latitude swath of the USA. It was hard to
get the 40 degrees, but was easier at 45 degrees and higher just with
simple long monopoles, suitable for Southerners or Mexicans. Just cutting
wire whip to the right length without even a phasing stub works at these
higher elevation angles (and lower latitudes).
Of course a helix woiuld be an easy to build antenna, but it needs to be
pointed at the Inmarsat satellite which is geostationary south of Texas.
For the overall ham radio ideas for this Global Outernet system, see:
http://aprs.org/outnet.html
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 07:25:53 -0700
From: Jim Barbre <jbarbre@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Outernet files: Weather
Message-ID: <654a86f8-4f9b-49be-028d-ca9303834c3a@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Scott,
Thanks for the recommendation. I re-flashed my SD card with ver.
3.1 and collected Outernet data overnight. This morning I am seeing
weather patterns displayed on the earth map. Neat!
Thanks again.
73
Jim Barbre
KB7YSY
On 11/1/2016 10:03 AM, Scott wrote:
> No, it's a completely hands-off operation other than using the web
> interface to view things.
>
> The weather files (and I guess all the other content as well) is
> handled in the background by the O/S.
>
> Please note that your PC & browser selection could have an impact. I
> have way more functionality on my desktop PC (Windows) with a real
> mouse than I do my notebook (also Windows). I don't know if it's an
> issue of graphics capability, the external mouse, or what.
>
> However, if you're showing "no data" (which I recall was how mine
> looked at first), then that's a show stopper. That would not be a
> local PC issue.
>
> I noticed that they put out a new .zip image the other day, but
> strangely it still shows as 3.1. But in your case it might be worth
> downloading and re-flashing your micro-SD card.
>
> https://archive.outernet.is/images/rxOS-Raspberry-Pi/
>
> Since starting from scratch is so painless, it's worth trying.
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Barbre
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 12:34 PM
> To: Scott
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Outernet files: Weather
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I am using Raspbian Jessie, latest update.
> My SNR is greater that 5dB. I have already captured 8 grib2 files, but
> they are in a folder by themselves, separate from the weather folder. My
> earth display is not seeing any data. Do I need to move my grib2 files
> into the weather folder?
>
> 73
> Jim
> KB7YSY
>
> On 11/1/2016 9:15 AM, Scott wrote:
>> Jim, it's my impression that there are several "it depends" to answer
>> your question.
>>
>> For the weather page to work, I believe you need the most recent
>> version of the software for whatever platform you are using. I'm
>> using a Raspberry Pi with the rxOS image, so currently I'm at 3.1
>>
>> Also, the data files that populate the overlays available for the
>> weather globe take a while to download, so you will need a good
>> enough signal for files to come down. Early on they had mentioned
>> that an SNR of -2- or better might suffice, but I think it's a little
>> higher than that to get files at a decent clip.
>>
>> When it's working right and you have data for the overlays, you can
>> click the menu to the left of the "earth" word at the bottom and
>> select various views. Here is a shot of a temperature overlay if
>> you'd like to have a reference of how it can look:
>>
>> k4kdr.github.io/files/outernet/outernet-weather-screenshot.png
>>
>> ... note also that the globe can be moved and resized with mouse
>> actions, so experiment with that once you have data.
>>
>> -Scott, K4KDR
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Barbre
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:45 AM
>> To: AMSAT BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Outernet files: Weather
>>
>> When I click the Weather folder in Librarian I get an outline of
>> the Western Hemisphere and a message saying "No Data." I have 8 grib2
>> files in another folder. How do I get the weather info to display in
>> Librarian?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> 73
>> Jim Barbre
>> KB7YSY
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 10:52:08 -0400
From: John Brier <johnbrier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Digipeater is back! On UHF this time (437.550
MHz)!
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I didn't see this on amsat-bb yet.
I plan on trying the upcoming 16:45 UTC pass.
https://twitter.com/RF2Space/status/793559573240115200
"#ARISS ISS packet system now operational on UHF (437.550 MHz). #hamradio"
http://issfanclub.com/node/41954#comment-18163
"Due to the failure of the VHF radio in the Columbus module the packet
system on 145.825 is not possible. The crew just swapped the radio for
the UHF equivalent and packet is now operational on 437.550 MHz.
The Kenwood D700 radios were augmented a couple years ago by a Kenwood
D710E radio that was dedicated to SSTV operations. The Russian team
soon afterwards adopted the D710E as their only operational radio but
it was never configured for packet operations.
The ARISS team is working on flying replacement D710GA models to
replace and unify all the hardware. Target for delivery is late 2017.
Submitted by N5VHO on Tue, 2016-11-01 17:14."
73, John Brier KG4AKV
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 11:06:54 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Digipeater is back! On UHF this time
(437.550 MHz)!
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Great! But... Everyone must remember, UHF packet is *not* appliance
operating.
You must oppositely tune for Doppler on the uplink starting low, and going
high, while tuning the downlink High and going low. Best to pre-program 5
channels and switch during the event. If you do not do this, you are
simplky QRM to everyone else, blocking their successes with your failures.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2016 10:52 AM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS Digipeater is back! On UHF this time (437.550
MHz)!
I didn't see this on amsat-bb yet.
I plan on trying the upcoming 16:45 UTC pass.
https://twitter.com/RF2Space/status/793559573240115200
"#ARISS ISS packet system now operational on UHF (437.550 MHz). #hamradio"
http://issfanclub.com/node/41954#comment-18163
"Due to the failure of the VHF radio in the Columbus module the packet
system on 145.825 is not possible. The crew just swapped the radio for the
UHF equivalent and packet is now operational on 437.550 MHz.
The Kenwood D700 radios were augmented a couple years ago by a Kenwood
D710E radio that was dedicated to SSTV operations. The Russian team soon
afterwards adopted the D710E as their only operational radio but it was
never configured for packet operations.
The ARISS team is working on flying replacement D710GA models to replace
and unify all the hardware. Target for delivery is late 2017.
Submitted by N5VHO on Tue, 2016-11-01 17:14."
73, John Brier KG4AKV
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