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Today's Topics:
1. Re: FoxTelem Version 1.07 released (Burns Fisher)
2. yoctenna / yefa (Lapo Pieri)
3. Re: yoctenna / yefa (Stefan Wagener)
4. Re: Attaching the coax to antenna boom (Edward R Cole)
5. AMSAT on HF (skristof@???????.????
6. Re: Logging on LoTW (Robert Bragg)
7. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19 02:00 UTC
(aj9n@???.????
8. LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue (Don Boyer)
9. Re: LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue (Rolf Krogstad)
10. Re: LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue (GEO Badger)
11. Kicksat sprites: CQ (andy thomas)
12. Weather satellites (Philip Jenkins)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:20:08 -0400
From: Burns Fisher <burns@??????.??>
Cc: AMSAT <AMSAT-BB@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem Version 1.07 released
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http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/readme.txt has been updated and a
new text file "Updating FoxTelem on your Fox-in-a-Box.txt" has been added
to describe how to update your FIAB to the latest version. I hope that I
have written the "updating" document in such a way that you only need to
know standard terms like "right click", "double click", menu, etc and don't
really need any Linux knowledge.
It's kind of difficult to diagnose problems via email, but if you have
tried and failed to update, and if you can give me access to your system
via ssh or VNC, I'll try to help. If you bought an SD card from the AMSAT
store, you can also send it to me with an SASE and I'll update it for you.
(Send me an email to get the address and mailing info if you don't know
it). Finally, of course, you can just buy a new SD card :-) Note that I
have not yet updated the image on the web site.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 9:44 AM Burns Fisher <burns@??????.??> wrote:
> Just a note to say that the 1.07y FoxTelem release is fully compatible
> with Fox-in-a-Box. I will be shipping it on FIAB SD cards bought from the
> AMSAT store as of serial number 27 (any ordered after today). In fact some
> earlier cards have a prerelease 1.07 version (1.07v), which has a lot of
> the features of 1.07y, but still some bugs.
>
> The free SD card download is not yet updated, but keep an eye on the
> readme.txt file in http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox/. I will also
> (eventually) write some specific instructions for upgrading for people who
> already have an FIAB. Of course if you are comfortable with Linux, there
> is nothing unusual required to upgrade except that the FIAB has its own
> startup script. You don't need to use the one that comes in the Linux
> package.
>
> 73,
> Burns, WB1FJ
>
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 9:05 PM Chris Thompson <g0kla@????.???> wrote:
>
>> I'm officially releasing version 1.07 of FoxTelem. A test version has
>> been
>> out for a while, but it had several issues, including a lower decode rate
>> than 1.06. That prevented release for a while. Those issues (and
>> something like 65 other defects) are now all fixed and this decoder
>> performs better than 1.06. Feel free to test them side by side and report
>> back if that is not the case for you. We are always interested in any
>> comparative results.
>>
>> In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of 1.07, this
>> also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic adjustment of the
>> decoder frequency. This is especially useful for decoding beacons and has
>> been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85 and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which
>> are
>> both in SAFE mode. Decoding from Doppler takes a bit of configuration to
>> get right. Have a read of the new sections in the manual or ask for help
>> if you want to give it a try. There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal"
>> for
>> sure.
>>
>> Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a Numerically
>> Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for the conversion
>> to
>> base-band. This produces better decodes and will allow the support of
>> wider bandwidth SDRs in the future. The old decoder is available still if
>> needed from the settings screen. Read the manual for details.
>>
>> Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the
>> Fox-1E
>> launch. (I have no inside information about when that will be, but I have
>> the decoder ready :) I also wrote some notes on the comparison between
>> the
>> two decoders, which you can read if you are interested in BPSK decoding
>> performance, or just wonder what I do with my time in the evenings:
>> http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php
>>
>> The releases are here:
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz
>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz
>>
>> KEY CHANGES in 1.07
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> * Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu. You can also remove
>> them.
>> * Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find Signal"
>> * A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for
>> wider SDRs
>> * Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct
>> * RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do
>> * Stops downloading keps when position calc is off
>> * Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode
>> * Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots
>> * Fixes several crashes and bugs
>> * Fixes copy paste issues with tables
>> * Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files
>> * Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat
>> * Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on
>> Mac). Please report if when this works/does not work
>> * MEMS gyro calibration updated
>> * Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped
>> through
>>
>> And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here:
>> https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1
>>
>> Let me know any feedback.
>>
>> 73
>> Chris
>> G0KLA / AC2CZ
>>
>> --
>> Chris E. Thompson
>> chrisethompson@?????.???
>> g0kla@????.???
>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
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>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:31:34 +0100
From: Lapo Pieri <ik5nax@???????????.??>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] yoctenna / yefa
Message-ID: <20190318203134.GA10943@??????>
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Hi to All,
I just made my satellite station operational again and I'd like to show you
my last labor: a new antenna for VHF and up that has a large bandwidth,
high tollerance to fabrication tollerance and clean pattern.
It is in its fairly early state of development but I think it could be of
some interest for the community.
So if you are curious you can find a short description here:
http://www.radioteknos.it/yoctenna_yefa_en-1.html
And any comments, criticism, or whatever are welcome
73, Lapo IK5NAX
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:50:52 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@?????.???>
To: Lapo Pieri <ik5nax@???????????.??>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] yoctenna / yefa
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Very impressive Lapo!
Thanks for sharing and let us know once you made the first contacts.
73, Stefan VE4NSA
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 3:42 PM Lapo Pieri <ik5nax@???????????.??> wrote:
> Hi to All,
> I just made my satellite station operational again and I'd like to show you
> my last labor: a new antenna for VHF and up that has a large bandwidth,
> high tollerance to fabrication tollerance and clean pattern.
> It is in its fairly early state of development but I think it could be of
> some interest for the community.
> So if you are curious you can find a short description here:
>
> http://www.radioteknos.it/yoctenna_yefa_en-1.html
>
> And any comments, criticism, or whatever are welcome
>
> 73, Lapo IK5NAX
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@?????.???. 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.
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:33:42 -0800
From: Edward R Cole <kl7uw@?????????.???>
To: AMSAT-BB@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
Message-ID: <201903182233.x2IMXkHt017816@?????????.???????????.???>
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Gentlemen Guessing either you did not read the entire article By
Kent-AWA5VJB, or misunderstood.
Kent was addressing a way to use a metallic crossboom with crossed
yagis. For satellite I suspect you have them connected to produce
circular polarity.
Normal installation would require the end parts of the crossboom be
non-metallic (probably fiberglass for strength). No metal should be
closer than half-wavelength from element ends. So the only way to
dress cable from the driven elements is draped off the backend of the
antenna booms.
But Kent rigorously measured the effect of a metallic crossboom
connection to the x-yagi boom to determine least interaction. The
connection location on the antenna boom is critical but does allow
running coax across both crossboom and antenna boom.
Being "cheap and Lazy" I decided to mount my satellite antenna using
a metal crossboom with Yaesu B5400 azel rotator. I run my cables on
the boom with tight corners to keep cables close to surface on the
booms. Everything works well. I've not made field measurements so
do not know how well they are working but was good enough for AO40,
modes US and LS.
http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm
Not currently RV for satellite.
73, Ed - KL7UW
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From: "Frank Karnauskas" <n1uw@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
Message-ID: <000001d4dd4a$f11aa280$d34fe780$@???????.???>
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This is quite curious.
Page 1 of the WA5VJB paper says, "Run the coax back down the antenna
and along the boom keeping the radius small..." His hand-drawn
illustration shows the feedline going down the boom then making a hard
turn at the boom-to-cross arm plate.
The M2 instruction sheets for the 2MCP8A and 436CP16 antennas both
state (in bold type), "Do not route feedline to boom to mast plate as
exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field."
Mr. Britain's paper is obviously focused on mounting the cross bar
somewhere along the boom of a somewhat long antenna. The M2
instructions are for mounting short antennas from the back of the boom
to the cross bar. Not the same situation. But, for a newbie like me,
the definitive conclusion to this discussion is...I am still confused.
I was hoping to hang my M2 LEO antennas Monday morning but now not
until after I call the M2 support line for their read on this.
73,
Frank
FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW
73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
Dubus-NA Business mail:
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:39:09 -0400
From: skristof@???????.???
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT on HF
Message-ID: <ba7c2512407e1c15adbffa2d8d7ccb9c@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ
AMSAT" in slow code from 2300 UTC to 2330 UTC today (Monday). Frequency
will
be between 7.045 MHz and 7.055 MHz.
Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
Steve AI9IN
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:21:18 -0600
From: Robert Bragg <airrj1@?????.???>
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Logging on LoTW
Message-ID:
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Bob, I never add portable to the end of my call when I am roving. I find
that it just adds confusion to the logging after the fact just as you are
finding. I've been meaning to go back and change our contact to /P for
your CM94 activation.
And I am looking forward to your Utah trip as well. Fun place to rove.
R.J.
WY7AA
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:58 PM <jbr13@??.?????????.???> wrote:
> Bob, I had that problem once years ago, when I ran QRP for a bunch of
> contacts. It all depends on how the other stations puts you in their
> log. If they put your call in without the /P, then LOTW will not
> recognize it as a match. I ended up uploading the same contact under
> my N3YUG, and N3YUG/QRP accounts.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
>
> On 03-18-2019 1:33 PM, Bob Keating wrote:
> > I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have
> > received
> > only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was
> > hoping to
> > get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even
> > though I
> > am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a
> > good
> > solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to
> > get
> > some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bob N6REK
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > of AMSAT-NA.
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> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 01:43:48 +0000 (UTC)
From: aj9n@???.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19
02:00 UTC
Message-ID: <673669631.7167794.1552959828162@????.?????.???>
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19 02:00 UTC
?
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
?
North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD?
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI
Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg
?
Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at:
www.ariotti.com
?
Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 (***)
?
Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI (***)
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg (***)
?
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
The ARISS-US program?s education proposal window should go open in the
spring of 2019.
The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/??
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
?
ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)
?
Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East
interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board
the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from
September to October and from February to April.
Please refer to details and the application form at
www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email
to:? school.selection.manager@????????.???
?
ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and
Australia and Russia)
?
Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by
filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate
regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically
listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are
unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada
representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate
coordinator.
?
For the application, go to:? http://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to:
ve3tbd@?????.???
ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to:
ariss@???????.???? Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) http://www.jarl.org/
?(***)
ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) http://www.jarl.org/
?
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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@?????.??? or aj9n@???.???.
?
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
?
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*
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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood 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.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ?
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If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke@?????????.???
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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:?
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135
Francesco IK?WGF with 132
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with 112
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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 8601 date and
time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2019-03-19 02:00 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
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293.
Each school counts as 1?event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236.
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:
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
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The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-03-05 16:00 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. 58 on orbit
Oleg Konenenko
David St-Jacques KG5FYI
Anne McClain
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Exp. 59 on orbit
Christina Koch
Aleksey Ovchinin
Nick Hague KG5TMV
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73,
Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 07:27:04 -0700
From: "Don Boyer" <don.boyer@???????.???>
To: <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
Message-ID: <000f01d4de5f$d3d666d0$7b833470$@?????@???????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older
DLP-USB232M interface module installed. I am trying to use my LVB tracker
with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port. Can anyone give me some
advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and
any set up recommendations? It looks like I need the current driver for the
DLP-USB232M. But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are
closed until March 25th. I am using the current version of SatPC32.
73,
Don W7AIN
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:04:34 -0500
From: Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad@?????.???>
To: Don Boyer <don.boyer@???????.???>
Cc: "<AMSAT-BB@?????.???>" <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
Message-ID:
<CAJJyj=azhNS+VPbcEnzUcqKdE_BB4Ha=c1YM62Wsfm7VBPKF9w@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Don,
I have had no issues using the LVB Tracker with Windows 10 and SatPC32.
One thing to check is how you connect the LVB to the PC.
If your PC does not have a serial port, then you are probably using a
"serial to USB" converter cable.
My experience has been that many of the cheap cables use a chipset which is
not compatible with the ham software I use.
I always make sure that the "serial - USB" cable I purchase is based on the
FTDI chipset.
I have never had a problem using a "serial - USB" cable based on that FTDI
chipset.
There are a number of manufacturers of these cables. I got mine from Byte
Runner - but there are many more vendors.
73,
Rolf NR0T
EN34
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:33 AM Don Boyer <don.boyer@???????.???> wrote:
> I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older
> DLP-USB232M interface module installed. I am trying to use my LVB tracker
> with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port. Can anyone give me some
> advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and
> any set up recommendations? It looks like I need the current driver for
> the
> DLP-USB232M. But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are
> closed until March 25th. I am using the current version of SatPC32.
> 73,
> Don W7AIN
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:08:46 +0000 (UTC)
From: GEO Badger <w3ab@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???? Don Boyer <don.boyer@???????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
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Don,
Since you are using the USB version you don't need a USB-RS 232 converter.
But, you might look at your COM PORTS in the hardware setup section and
verify that it is operating correctly. You can update your driver(s) there
as well.
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Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ??
GEO ???
http://www.w3ab.org
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 7:33:41 AM PDT, Don Boyer
<don.boyer@???????.???> wrote:
I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older
DLP-USB232M interface module installed.? I am trying to use my LVB tracker
with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port.? Can anyone give me some
advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and
any set up recommendations?? It looks like I need the current driver for the
DLP-USB232M.? But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are
closed until March 25th.? I am using the current version of SatPC32.
73,
Don W7AIN
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:48:25 +0000 (UTC)
From: andy thomas <andythomasmail@?????.??.??>
To: Amsat Bulitin Board <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kicksat sprites: CQ
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Hi Amsateers:
This is a CQ from Zac Manchester, PI for the Kicksat-2 misison to deploy
Sprites, sent on twitter:
Calling all HAMs! We have sent commands to deploy the Sprites from
#KickSat2. We are looking for volunteers to record daylight passes. We need
at least 64 kHz IQ data centered at 437.240 MHz. The KickSat-2 TLE can be
used for coarse tracking, but won't be super accurate.
7 replies 36 retweets 47 likes
All recordings can go via the google group "kicksat gs"
many thanks
73 de andy g0sfj
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:57:54 -0400
From: Philip Jenkins <n4hf.philip@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Weather satellites
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A local ham, N1DAY, has taken a DEEP dive into WX Sats, and I am so blown
away by his website/blog on this topic that I am posting it to this BB
(with his permission). (And feel free to ask him questions...) . I think
this post would be really helpful to WX newbies.
Enjoy!
https://hamsignal.com/blog/this-is-major-tom-to-ground-control
Philip N4HF
EM85
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