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Today's Topics:
1. Re: BBsat Call for ideas (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
2. viewing iss (Eric Fort)
3. ISS ( Dirgantara R YF0EEE)
4. Re: viewing iss (JoAnne Maenpaa)
5. Re: BBsat Call for ideas (cathrynham)
6. Re: ICOM -820 repair (Clint Bradford)
7. bbsat ideas... (Mark Vandewettering)
8. Re: bbsat ideas... (Rocky Jones)
9. Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS Contact (Greg D.)
10. Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS Contact
(Roger Kolakowski)
11. Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS Contact
(Tony Langdon)
12. Re: ICOM -820 repair :-( (Luc Leblanc)
13. Re: ICOM -820 repair :-( (kd7ts)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:58:03 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: BBsat Call for ideas
To: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "JoAnne
Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<112520080258.142.492B69BB0004271A0000008E22193100029B0A02D2089B9A019C04
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C'mon, Drew ... you're only suggesting that because of all the fun you're
having on AO-16 :-)
I like this idea a lot, primarily because of AO-16's unique configuration just
now. It's great fun to work. Cubesats with this configuration would be great,
especially if we could get them together and "on the shelf" as you suggest,
ready to go when an unexpected opportunity arises.
Best of all, from my perspective, it gives those of us who enjoy totally
portable stations the chance to continue using what in essence amounts to an
SSB-capable handheld station (e.g., my FT-817 and Elk antenna, handheld).
Thanks JoAnne for the initial post. And thanks Drew for the great concept.
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
-------------- Original message from "Andrew Glasbrenner"
<glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>: --------------
> I'll play!
>
> On the drive home from the symposium in Atlanta, I was thinking about a
> cubesat with a "hybrid" voice repeater. My idea would use a 435 FM uplink
> because it's easy to generate power enough on the ground, and the Doppler
> shift moves QRM out of the uplink fast, it's FM and not picky about tuning,
> and there aren't any illegal telephones that work on the uplink AFAIK. We'd
> use a 2m SSB downlink, for a few reasons. 2m path loss is less, so given
> similar antennas we'll get a better downlink. SSB is more efficient than FM,
> and we also save power by not transmitting unless there is audio on the
> uplink, a squelch of sorts.
>
> No computer on my satellite either! We'd have some sort of hardware timer
> that has to be reset every few days to keep the repeater running, so we
> could meet FCC rules on control. Maybe PL or DTMF?
>
> Wouldn't it be neat to have one of these sitting on the shelf in case a
> empty spot on a PPOD became available?
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JoAnne Maenpaa"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:40 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] BBsat Call for ideas
>
>
> > Ok folks,
> >
> > Its time for some fun ... how about we design and fly our own transponder
> > via the amsat-bb?
> >
> > I propose BBSat (sounds better than AdHocSat). This is a call for ideas
> > of
> > a single board transponder in cubesat form factor ... what can we put on a
> > 10cm ^2 circuit board? FM, SDR, packet?
> >
> > Initially there are only two rules ...
> > 1) No griping
> > 2) This is going to be an open source project
> >
> > Let us know what you think right here on the -bb ...
> >
> > --
> > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> > k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
> >
> >
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:21:31 -0800
From: "Eric Fort" <eric.fort@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] viewing iss
To: "AMSAT-BB bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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on what passes should I be able to see ISS? does it need to be illluminated
to see or can it still be seen in eclipse? what magnitude is needed to see
it with bare eyes?
Eric
AF6EP
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:24:08 +0700
From: " Dirgantara R YF0EEE" <enggi1401@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS
To: "AMSAT-BB bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <003201c94ead$49a41a90$05293a72@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
hi all
anyone know how about status ISS ?, current i don't heard a signal APRS from
RS0ISS-4
73 de YF0EEE
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:28:53 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: viewing iss
To: <eric.fort@xxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT-BB bb'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <002901c94ead$f1b576c0$d5206440$@xxx>
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Hi Eric!
Check out http://www.heavens-above.com ... it gives you customized viewing
schedules for your QTH.
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT News Service
Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:29:59 -0800
From: cathrynham <cathrynm@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: BBsat Call for ideas
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <492B7137.2030509@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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FM-up and FM-down.
One transmitter on 432.
Multiple receivers on 2M -- maybe 8 would be cool each set to
a different frequency, each with a distinct PL tone for access.
On the satellite each of the receiver ports is mixed together at audio
frequencies and output
on the downlink. The volume of the mix is determined by S-meters and
the louder
signals on the uplink are mixed in at lower volume.. The more power you
use, the quieter you sound. This is so while the big guns are
chatting away
at very quiet, low audio, the guy with the HT has a chance to break in
and boom
over everyone.
The idea here is to make a satellite where the HT's have a chance.
Also, multiple
receivers make the system usable over areas where pirates are
transmitting on
the uplink channel. (Provided pirates aren't on ALL the uplink channels.)
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:29:04 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ICOM -820 repair
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <CAACA2DC-C56F-4F4B-B4F9-A9E276D8D19F@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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> IC-820 repair...
Icom hasn't had parts for this rig for over a decade.
You are going to have to search the Web for repair people, and ask
them how familiar they are with your radio.
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
909-241-7666
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:56:44 -0800
From: Mark Vandewettering <kf6kyi@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] bbsat ideas...
To: AMSAT-BB bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <1008B1F6-602E-401C-BCC3-19EAD5D7F84F@xxxxx.xxx>
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Nice thought provoking question, Joanne. Here's an off-the-cuff
idea. I haven't tried to work out any of the numbers, it's just some
idle musing.
It has occurred to me that we are in the midst of a minor revolution
in amateur radio (which will undoubtedly be followed by a more major
revolution). In the last 10 years, cheap computing and sound cards
have caused a great deal of experimentation with "sound card
modes" (the minor revolution), and will ultimately lead to the major
revolution (widespread use of SDR). We have a kind of flexibility
that we couldn't think of even a few years ago, a flexibility that we
gain from Moore's law.
So here's an idea: let's do away with the need for Doppler correction
entirely. It's not like we don't have decent orbital elements for the
satellites that we use. It's not like our ground stations don't have
accurate timing information available to them. Even if we didn't, we
could still output a (coded?) carrier that our
soundcard modem could lock onto, and then transmit relative to that
frequency.
Given the relatively limited amount of power that we are likely to
have in a cubesat, the question then becomes what is the best way to
use that power? It seems unlikely that any kind of linear
transponder will allow more than just a couple of users meaningful
access. I'd suggest it might make more sense to do some kind of
digital transponder. I'm imagining a satellite which monitors a
chunk of spectrum roughly the size of a current SSB signal, say
2.4khz. Imagine that space was divided into (say) 10 channels, each
240hz wide. We could easily fit a PSK63 signal (or a similar FSK
signal, pick your poison) in that space. You could use a bent pipe
crossband transponder, or potentially do a simplex repeater (say the
sat listens for 10 seconds, then re-echoes for 10 seconds) on the same
uplink frequency. If you are a downlink station, you know what you
sent, and can tell if your signal got collided with, and if so, you
can switch to another of the 10 slots. In the mean time, you can
easily monitor all of the other slots as well, and try to pick an
unoccupied one. While it might be difficult for a power-efficient
controller to actually _decode_ each of the 10 channels, it probably
could determine which channels are busy itself by monitoring power in
each of the channels. Maybe we can fill
unused slots with telemetry? Or can we actually get enough DSP power
into a cubesat to decode 10 channels of PSK (or some similar
protocol), which would help a lot (the bird only transmits stuff, and
what it transmits is free from noise/errors). If not 10 channels,
then how 'bout 5? 2? Even one? Then, we basically have a simple
digipeater, which can obviously be done, given the existance of 1200
baud modems based upon PIC microcontrollers.
Just some lunacy...
Mark KF6KYI
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:20:41 -0600
From: Rocky Jones <orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: bbsat ideas...
To: <kf6kyi@xxxxx.xxx>, Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BAY116-W516D009B107EC005292CB9D60B0@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
What I think would be a good cubesat is just an SSTV transmitter...
Robert WB5MZO
> From: kf6kyi@xxxxx.xxx
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:56:44 -0800
> Subject: [amsat-bb] bbsat ideas...
>
>
> Nice thought provoking question, Joanne. Here's an off-the-cuff
> idea. I haven't tried to work out any of the numbers, it's just some
> idle musing.
>
> It has occurred to me that we are in the midst of a minor revolution
> in amateur radio (which will undoubtedly be followed by a more major
> revolution). In the last 10 years, cheap computing and sound cards
> have caused a great deal of experimentation with "sound card
> modes" (the minor revolution), and will ultimately lead to the major
> revolution (widespread use of SDR). We have a kind of flexibility
> that we couldn't think of even a few years ago, a flexibility that we
> gain from Moore's law.
>
> So here's an idea: let's do away with the need for Doppler correction
> entirely. It's not like we don't have decent orbital elements for the
> satellites that we use. It's not like our ground stations don't have
> accurate timing information available to them. Even if we didn't, we
> could still output a (coded?) carrier that our
> soundcard modem could lock onto, and then transmit relative to that
> frequency.
>
> Given the relatively limited amount of power that we are likely to
> have in a cubesat, the question then becomes what is the best way to
> use that power? It seems unlikely that any kind of linear
> transponder will allow more than just a couple of users meaningful
> access. I'd suggest it might make more sense to do some kind of
> digital transponder. I'm imagining a satellite which monitors a
> chunk of spectrum roughly the size of a current SSB signal, say
> 2.4khz. Imagine that space was divided into (say) 10 channels, each
> 240hz wide. We could easily fit a PSK63 signal (or a similar FSK
> signal, pick your poison) in that space. You could use a bent pipe
> crossband transponder, or potentially do a simplex repeater (say the
> sat listens for 10 seconds, then re-echoes for 10 seconds) on the same
> uplink frequency. If you are a downlink station, you know what you
> sent, and can tell if your signal got collided with, and if so, you
> can switch to another of the 10 slots. In the mean time, you can
> easily monitor all of the other slots as well, and try to pick an
> unoccupied one. While it might be difficult for a power-efficient
> controller to actually _decode_ each of the 10 channels, it probably
> could determine which channels are busy itself by monitoring power in
> each of the channels. Maybe we can fill
> unused slots with telemetry? Or can we actually get enough DSP power
> into a cubesat to decode 10 channels of PSK (or some similar
> protocol), which would help a lot (the bird only transmits stuff, and
> what it transmits is free from noise/errors). If not 10 channels,
> then how 'bout 5? 2? Even one? Then, we basically have a simple
> digipeater, which can obviously be done, given the existance of 1200
> baud modems based upon PIC microcontrollers.
>
> Just some lunacy...
>
> Mark KF6KYI
>
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:21:33 -0800
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS
Contact
To: <kelly.lynn.martin@xxxxx.xxx>, <n6kth@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxx
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If you'd like, I expect there are more than a couple of us who wouldn't mind
sending him a copy of our QSL cards from Mir and ISS, not to mention a few
dozen other satellites far more difficult... Better hope he has a large
mailbox.
(only half kidding...)
Greg KO6TH
> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:03:53 -0600
> From: kelly.lynn.martin@xxxxx.xxx
> To: n6kth@xxxxx.xxx
> CC: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS Contact
>
> These are the people whose professor famously told the Toronto Star
> said that only professional radio engineers had the knowledge and
> competency to contact the ISS. I wrote the professor a letter, but he
> never replied.
>
> I suspect their main problem is that they're using an excessively
> high-gain antenna, which means it's extremely directional and thus the
> targeting has to be very precise.
>
> Also, it might help if they listened on the DOWNLINK frequency instead
> of the UPLINK frequency.
>
> Kelly
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Ken Owen <n6kth@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Hi folks:
> >
> > A student from Humber College (Toronto) has asked me several questions
> > regarding contacting the ISS. One has to do with receiving a beacon, and
> > the other has to do with antenna polarization. I've urged him to join
AMSAT
> > and get on the listserv, but in the mean time, I wonder if anyone can help
> > him out with his questions.
> >
> > Please reply directly to him (paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxxx if you can help.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ken, N6KTH
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Paul Je [mailto:paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxxx
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 1:17 PM
> > To: Ken Owen
> > Subject: RE: ISS contact
> >
> > Say Ken, we've set up our primary station just fine, but I was wondering
if
> > I could ask for your advice. Well, you see, we've tested the transceiver
> > that we have (the ICOM IC-V8000), and we can transmit and receive just
fine
> > with it on our circular-polarized HyGain 2m antenna. Also, we did a VSWR
> > test and our loss is minimal with the 75W transceiver that the ICOM
> > produces. Ok, so here's the problem. Even with all the proper testing
> > done, we still can't seem to pick up or hear the 166MHz beacon that the
ISS
> > produces.
> >
> > My classmates and I are a bit worried/stressed out. I mean, just on last
> > Friday, we did a test and someone drove at least 5km away from out college
> > and heard us fine with the handheld radio he had. We had a signal
strength
> > of 3+ out of 5. He could've drove out even further, but we felt that we
did
> > enough testing to know that any attenuation losses were very minimal.
> >
> > Well, do you know what the problem could be? Have you heard the beacon?
> > What does it sound like? Maybe we should delay or advance the rotor by a
> > few seconds? We're using NOVA software, and it allows us to send our
> > transmission a few seconds ahead or behind.
> >
> > Ok, so we have a circular polarized HyGain antenna hooked up to our Yaesu
> > G5500. Uhm, this might sound dumb but do you know whether we should be
> > right hand circular polarized or left hand circular polarized? Is the ISS
> > right hand or left hand on 144.490MHz?
> >
> > I'm trying to research this, but I'm having the hardest time to find this
> > information out. Oh, also, since our antenna is circular-polarized, does
> > the way we set our antenna have an effect on our transmission? I know
this
> > sounds confusing, but let me explain:
> >
> > If you looked at our antenna from the front so that you could see all the
> > dipoles/elements both vertically and horizontally to your view, well,
should
> > they be perfectly aligned with one set horizontal and one vertical? Both
> > the vertical and the horizontal are perfectly 90degrees to each other,
> > however, instead of being a perfect cross to your view, the elements are
> > more like an "X" to your point of view (even though both are perfectly
> > 90degrees to each other).
> >
> > Well, hope to hear back from you.
> >
> > Paul
> >
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:41:28 -0500
From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS
Contact
To: "Kelly Martin" <kelly.lynn.martin@xxxxx.xxx>, "Ken Owen"
<n6kth@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <002901c94ec0$773020e0$0200a8c0@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I never realized there was a 166 mHz downlink on the ISS...I always look for
it on the 143 and 145 mHz frequencies and can hear it with my 1980's vintage
Regency scanner with it's original inside antenna.
Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Martin" <kelly.lynn.martin@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Ken Owen" <n6kth@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>; <paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 7:03 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS Contact
> These are the people whose professor famously told the Toronto Star
> said that only professional radio engineers had the knowledge and
> competency to contact the ISS. I wrote the professor a letter, but he
> never replied.
>
> I suspect their main problem is that they're using an excessively
> high-gain antenna, which means it's extremely directional and thus the
> targeting has to be very precise.
>
> Also, it might help if they listened on the DOWNLINK frequency instead
> of the UPLINK frequency.
>
> Kelly
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Ken Owen <n6kth@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> > Hi folks:
> >
> > A student from Humber College (Toronto) has asked me several questions
> > regarding contacting the ISS. One has to do with receiving a beacon,
and
> > the other has to do with antenna polarization. I've urged him to join
AMSAT
> > and get on the listserv, but in the mean time, I wonder if anyone can
help
> > him out with his questions.
> >
> > Please reply directly to him (paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxxx if you can help.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ken, N6KTH
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Paul Je [mailto:paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxxx
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 1:17 PM
> > To: Ken Owen
> > Subject: RE: ISS contact
> >
> > Say Ken, we've set up our primary station just fine, but I was wondering
if
> > I could ask for your advice. Well, you see, we've tested the
transceiver
> > that we have (the ICOM IC-V8000), and we can transmit and receive just
fine
> > with it on our circular-polarized HyGain 2m antenna. Also, we did a
VSWR
> > test and our loss is minimal with the 75W transceiver that the ICOM
> > produces. Ok, so here's the problem. Even with all the proper testing
> > done, we still can't seem to pick up or hear the 166MHz beacon that the
ISS
> > produces.
> >
> > My classmates and I are a bit worried/stressed out. I mean, just on
last
> > Friday, we did a test and someone drove at least 5km away from out
college
> > and heard us fine with the handheld radio he had. We had a signal
strength
> > of 3+ out of 5. He could've drove out even further, but we felt that we
did
> > enough testing to know that any attenuation losses were very minimal.
> >
> > Well, do you know what the problem could be? Have you heard the beacon?
> > What does it sound like? Maybe we should delay or advance the rotor by
a
> > few seconds? We're using NOVA software, and it allows us to send our
> > transmission a few seconds ahead or behind.
> >
> > Ok, so we have a circular polarized HyGain antenna hooked up to our
Yaesu
> > G5500. Uhm, this might sound dumb but do you know whether we should be
> > right hand circular polarized or left hand circular polarized? Is the
ISS
> > right hand or left hand on 144.490MHz?
> >
> > I'm trying to research this, but I'm having the hardest time to find
this
> > information out. Oh, also, since our antenna is circular-polarized,
does
> > the way we set our antenna have an effect on our transmission? I know
this
> > sounds confusing, but let me explain:
> >
> > If you looked at our antenna from the front so that you could see all
the
> > dipoles/elements both vertically and horizontally to your view, well,
should
> > they be perfectly aligned with one set horizontal and one vertical?
Both
> > the vertical and the horizontal are perfectly 90degrees to each other,
> > however, instead of being a perfect cross to your view, the elements are
> > more like an "X" to your point of view (even though both are perfectly
> > 90degrees to each other).
> >
> > Well, hope to hear back from you.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
program!
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> >
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:27:45 +1100
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help for Humber College Students with ISS
Contact
To: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <kelly.lynn.martin@xxxxx.xxx>,
<n6kth@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx paul_je@xxxxxxx.xxx
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At 04:21 PM 11/25/2008, Greg D. wrote:
>If you'd like, I expect there are more than a couple of us who
>wouldn't mind sending him a copy of our QSL cards from Mir and ISS,
>not to mention a few dozen other satellites far more
>difficult... Better hope he has a large mailbox.
I was tempted to do a YouTube vid working a bird (more difficult than
ISS) with a couple of HTs... ;)
73 de VK3JED
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:47:23 -0500
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ICOM -820 repair :-(
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On 24 Nov 2008 at 20:01, Alvaro de Leon Romo wrote:
>
> Hi , after several years my IC820 have some problem , the radio not respond
to instructions about to input the high and low power level and now not
transmit :-(
>
> Some one here know what is the better way to fix this radio ? ICOM AMERICA
is the best choice ??
> I will fly to Tx so I need the info where to send the radio to reapair ...
> Is the cost too high ?
>
> Many thanks for your valious time
> Sincerely Al
> XE2AT
Hi AL
I ran into some issues with my Yaesu FT-847 one year ago. He was acting
strangely as the processor was corrupted. Someone told me a full
reset can solved my issues and he was right all the menu functions are
returning back to their normal state. I don't know if the Icom main
processor can be resetted? but before sending it to the repair shop it's could
be something to try.
P.S. Doing a reset make all your memory settings disappear just take note of
your settings and other memory parameters before resetting.
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:00:10 -0800
From: kd7ts <kd7ts@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ICOM -820 repair :-(
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http://w7jv.com/
This is a link to Kuni. He makes repairs for ICOM America in Bellevue Wa.
He has repaired many ICOM radios and repair prices are very fair.
Bets of luck with your radio.
73 Mike KD7TS
At 08:01 PM 11/24/08 -0600, Alvaro de Leon Romo wrote:
> Hi , after several years my IC820 have some problem , the radio not
>respond to instructions about to input the high and low power level and now
>not transmit :-(
>
> Some one here know what is the better way to fix this radio ? ICOM AMERICA
>is the best choice ??
> to send the radio to reapair ...
> Is the cost too high ?
>
> Many thanks for your valious time
> Sincerely Al
> XE2AT
>?Tienes c?mara digital, m?s de una cuenta de email, planeas fiestas o
>blogueas? Entonces, necesitas Windows Live
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