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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Ssb2000 preamp power (Mark Johns, K0JM)
2. Re: Ssb2000 preamp power (Mike Seguin)
3. Re: Ssb2000 preamp power (Richard Lawn)
4. WTB 70cm preamp (Richard Lawn)
5. Re: Ssb2000 preamp power (Greg D)
6. Satellite Roving Trip to EN67/EN56/EN55/EN54 July 8th to 10,
11? - AA5UK (Adrian Engele)
7. Twitter Rove Announcements (Paul Overn)
8. Re: Twitter Rove Announcements (Mark L. Hammond)
9. Satpc 32 question on tracking (Bruce)
10. Re: Satpc 32 question on tracking (Stefan Wagener)
11. Re: Satpc 32 question on tracking (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
12. Re: Satpc 32 question on tracking (Bruce)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 12:52:23 -0500
From: "Mark Johns, K0JM" <k0jm.mark@?????.???>
To: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ssb2000 preamp power
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Have you verified that the 847 is actually sending the 12v up the coax? If
so, then I'd look for an open RF choke in the pre-amp.
--
Mark D. Johns, K?JM
AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
-----------------------------------------------
"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
you would stay out and your dog would go in."
---Mark Twain
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 12:47 PM Richard Lawn via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> I have an older orange case SSB2000 model preamp. I used to use it for EME
> but replaced it and now want to use it in another installation for
> satellites. I do not however want to power it separately and want to send
> power down coax with ft847. This does not seem to work and I?m wondering if
> I need to make some sort of internal change to the preamp. The manual
> suggests I can power it through the coax. Any thoughts?
>
> Rick, W2JAZ
> --
> Sent from Gmail Mobile
> _______________________________________________
> 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: 2
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 14:24:44 -0400
From: Mike Seguin <n1jez@?????????????????.???>
To: k0jm@?????.???? "Mark Johns, K0JM" <k0jm.mark@?????.???>, Richard
Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ssb2000 preamp power
Message-ID:
<fe43c266-d315-87aa-403f-9f1988203188@?????????????????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Another question - do you have a brick amplifier inline? If yes, make
sure the amp passes DC. Some - like Teletec - are DC blocked.
On 7/3/2020 1:52 PM, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Have you verified that the 847 is actually sending the 12v up the coax? If
> so, then I'd look for an open RF choke in the pre-amp.
> --
> Mark D. Johns, K?JM
> AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
> Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
> -----------------------------------------------
> "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
> you would stay out and your dog would go in."
> ---Mark Twain
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 12:47 PM Richard Lawn via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
>
>> I have an older orange case SSB2000 model preamp. I used to use it for EME
>> but replaced it and now want to use it in another installation for
>> satellites. I do not however want to power it separately and want to send
>> power down coax with ft847. This does not seem to work and I?m wondering if
>> I need to make some sort of internal change to the preamp. The manual
>> suggests I can power it through the coax. Any thoughts?
>>
>> Rick, W2JAZ
>> --
>> Sent from Gmail Mobile
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
> _______________________________________________
> 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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--
73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 14:51:51 -0400
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>
To: n1jez@?????????????????.???
Cc: "Mark Johns, K0JM" <k0jm.mark@?????.???>, Amsat BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ssb2000 preamp power
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Need to verify there really is 12 going down coax. Menu item is set
correctly. Not using any external amp. I?ll get back when I verify the coax
voltage
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 2:24 PM Mike Seguin <n1jez@?????????????????.???>
wrote:
> Another question - do you have a brick amplifier inline? If yes, make
> sure the amp passes DC. Some - like Teletec - are DC blocked.
>
> On 7/3/2020 1:52 PM, Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > Have you verified that the 847 is actually sending the 12v up the coax?
> If
> > so, then I'd look for an open RF choke in the pre-amp.
> > --
> > Mark D. Johns, K?JM
> > AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor
> > Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit,
> > you would stay out and your dog would go in."
> > ---Mark Twain
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 12:47 PM Richard Lawn via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb@?????.???> wrote:
> >
> >> I have an older orange case SSB2000 model preamp. I used to use it for
> EME
> >> but replaced it and now want to use it in another installation for
> >> satellites. I do not however want to power it separately and want to
> send
> >> power down coax with ft847. This does not seem to work and I?m
> wondering if
> >> I need to make some sort of internal change to the preamp. The manual
> >> suggests I can power it through the coax. Any thoughts?
> >>
> >> Rick, W2JAZ
> >> --
> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> 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.
> >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> >> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
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> >
>
> --
>
> 73,
> Mike, N1JEZ
> "A closed mouth gathers no feet"
>
--
Sent from Gmail Mobile
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 15:38:42 -0400
From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB 70cm preamp
Message-ID:
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I?m looking for a 70cm preamp capable of RF switching and powered through
the coax. Let me know if you?d like to sell one that is excess to your
needs.
73
Rick, W2JAZ
--
Sent from Gmail Mobile
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 12:51:36 -0700
From: Greg D <ko6th.greg@?????.???>
To: Richard Lawn <rjlawn@?????.???>, n1jez@?????????????????.???
Cc: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>, "Mark Johns, K0JM"
<k0jm.mark@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Ssb2000 preamp power
Message-ID: <da13f063-3e2b-c74a-11f2-3bf8b4e07daa@?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Lightning arresters also often block DC.
Greg KO6TH
Richard Lawn via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Need to verify there really is 12 going down coax. Menu item is set
> correctly. Not using any external amp. I?ll get back when I verify the coax
> voltage
>
>
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 20:17:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: Adrian Engele <aa5uk@?????.???>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Roving Trip to EN67/EN56/EN55/EN54 July
8th to 10, 11? - AA5UK
Message-ID: <1999952452.700547.1593807440422@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hello Satellite Operators.
I am taking a few days off next week since I have not had a vacation day
since December 2019. Starting to get a little cabin fever from all this
working at home bit.My GF has given me the thumbs up to go do a satellite
rover trip. I looked at the map and decided to head North, as this seems to
be the safest place to be during CV-19.
This will be my first formal CONUS Satellite Rove! I have operated from
KH6,VP5, ZF and EN61/EN53.
I will be heading to EN67 Copper Harbor and plan on working my way back
home(EN61 - Chicago) via EN56/EN55/EN54, maybe EN53/EN61.
I plan to be on the road from July 8 to 10th, maybe 11th?? Operations will
depend on weather which look spotty at times on Wunderground.
I have no particular passes planned at this stage best to look for daily
updates via Twitter @????? or here at AMSAT-BB.
I will try some FM passes (depending on the usual goat rodeo and civility)
with focus more on the linear satellites. I will announce my RX or TX
frequencies via Twitter.Please note this is a vacation trip and I will be
doing some hiking, drone? flying and photography.
Follow my travels on APRS SSID: AA5UK-9
More to come. Stay tuned!
73, Adrian AA5UK
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 16:14:12 -0500
From: Paul Overn <ke0pbr@?????.???>
To: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: [amsat-bb] Twitter Rove Announcements
Message-ID:
<CAHTma_XW575Z+--PVhXjrhW2eDMZf_VczEWwn1cM0m0JANxbzA@????.?????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Hey guys, having trouble keeping up with all the roves and two twitter
accounts to manage the GridmasterHeat and the AMSAT duties. So asking if
you follow my @?????? account for roving announcements, please change to
follow the @?????????????? account for that information.
Also if you are announcing a rove on twitter, please tag
the @?????????????? account. So I can post on the AMSAT page and tag people
that need the grid(s)
If you are announcing a rove in the BB, no change needed. And if you want
to alert me by email please do, that email is KE0PBR at gmail dot com.
This really won't be much of a change for many, seems people already made
this change. :-)
--
KE0PBR
Paul Overn
AMSAT Ambassador
Twitter: @??????
Website: KE0PBR.Wordpress.com
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 17:45:02 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@?????.???>
To: Paul Overn <ke0pbr@?????.???>
Cc: amsat-bb@?????.???
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Twitter Rove Announcements
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Thanks, Paul, for taking this on. Since we?re an all volunteer
organization, folks stepping up and jumping in is what we need, and the
stuff AMSAT is made of! This is super helpful. Grids really aren?t my
thing, but I love the enthusiasm and tenacity many of you have for it!!
73,
Mark N8MH
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:16 PM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> Hey guys, having trouble keeping up with all the roves and two twitter
> accounts to manage the GridmasterHeat and the AMSAT duties. So asking if
> you follow my @?????? account for roving announcements, please change to
> follow the @?????????????? account for that information.
>
> Also if you are announcing a rove on twitter, please tag
> the @?????????????? account. So I can post on the AMSAT page and tag people
> that need the grid(s)
>
> If you are announcing a rove in the BB, no change needed. And if you want
> to alert me by email please do, that email is KE0PBR at gmail dot com.
>
> This really won't be much of a change for many, seems people already made
> this change. :-)
>
> --
> KE0PBR
>
> Paul Overn
> AMSAT Ambassador
> Twitter: @??????
> Website: KE0PBR.Wordpress.com
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
--
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
AMSAT Director and Command Station
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 17:02:50 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@????.???>
To: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satpc 32 question on tracking
Message-ID: <b9616a76-5d9e-2aaf-00c0-c3b9c9ef4041@????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Got tracking working with the FoxDelta ST USB version this past weekend.
Doppler correction is working on the IC-9100.
When I ask it to track SO-50, it is supposed to go to 175.8 azimuth and
1 elevation but instead it goes to 356 azimuth and 138 elevation.? I
setup the FoxDelta for 180 elevation max and 450 azimuth max.
You would think there is an issue with the FoxDelta. But.... If I switch
to PO-101, it moves exactly to its location perfectly. I switch back to
SO-50 and it goes to a whacky az/el.
Have not turned off or touched either the Yaesu controller or FoxDelta,
RS-44 coming over, tracked it perfectly.
Again not touching anything, just set it for AO-7. Was supposed to be AZ
337.5 and EL 5.8 but rotor went to AZ 158 and EL 176. The ServerDX says
target 159az/178el and actual 159az/178el.
Any suggestions? It has done this with several satellites. Even if I
turn off the Yaesu controller and the FoxDelta and turn them back on, it
goes to the whacky location for SO-50 and perfectly to PO-101.
On the Rotor page, there is a park location of 10 az and 180 el.
Correction has zeroes in both az/el. Park automatically after pass is
off. ServerDX shows target
Scratching my head on this one.
73...bruce
--
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com
Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
http://www.arrl.org
AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 17:31:54 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@?????.???>
To: "KK5DO (Bruce Page)" <kk5do@????.???>
Cc: "amsat-bb@?????.???? <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc 32 question on tracking
Message-ID:
<CAKu8kHBzG+NdZdMwvpn7sgG433XfLf6bjU8b-e7WF6yks-Fo3Q@????.?????.???>
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Looks like you have antennas set for flip mode. They will start up in the
opposite direction and then flip over back to below 90 on elevation once
the satellite has passed your location. See if that is the case.
73 Stefan VE4SW
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:06 PM Bruce via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> Got tracking working with the FoxDelta ST USB version this past weekend.
> Doppler correction is working on the IC-9100.
>
> When I ask it to track SO-50, it is supposed to go to 175.8 azimuth and
> 1 elevation but instead it goes to 356 azimuth and 138 elevation. I
> setup the FoxDelta for 180 elevation max and 450 azimuth max.
>
> You would think there is an issue with the FoxDelta. But.... If I switch
> to PO-101, it moves exactly to its location perfectly. I switch back to
> SO-50 and it goes to a whacky az/el.
>
> Have not turned off or touched either the Yaesu controller or FoxDelta,
> RS-44 coming over, tracked it perfectly.
>
> Again not touching anything, just set it for AO-7. Was supposed to be AZ
> 337.5 and EL 5.8 but rotor went to AZ 158 and EL 176. The ServerDX says
> target 159az/178el and actual 159az/178el.
>
> Any suggestions? It has done this with several satellites. Even if I
> turn off the Yaesu controller and the FoxDelta and turn them back on, it
> goes to the whacky location for SO-50 and perfectly to PO-101.
>
> On the Rotor page, there is a park location of 10 az and 180 el.
> Correction has zeroes in both az/el. Park automatically after pass is
> off. ServerDX shows target
>
> Scratching my head on this one.
>
> 73...bruce
>
> --
>
> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
>
> AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
> AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
>
> ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
>
> Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
> Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com
> Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
>
> Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
> http://www.arrl.org
>
> AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 18:38:42 -0400
From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@?????.???>
To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc 32 question on tracking
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
If the R in the upper left corner is yellow it means it's in flip mode if I
remember correctly.
Dave-KB1PVH
Sent from my Galaxy S9
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020, 6:36 PM Stefan Wagener via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
wrote:
> Looks like you have antennas set for flip mode. They will start up in the
> opposite direction and then flip over back to below 90 on elevation once
> the satellite has passed your location. See if that is the case.
>
> 73 Stefan VE4SW
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:06 PM Bruce via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
> wrote:
>
> > Got tracking working with the FoxDelta ST USB version this past weekend.
> > Doppler correction is working on the IC-9100.
> >
> > When I ask it to track SO-50, it is supposed to go to 175.8 azimuth and
> > 1 elevation but instead it goes to 356 azimuth and 138 elevation. I
> > setup the FoxDelta for 180 elevation max and 450 azimuth max.
> >
> > You would think there is an issue with the FoxDelta. But.... If I switch
> > to PO-101, it moves exactly to its location perfectly. I switch back to
> > SO-50 and it goes to a whacky az/el.
> >
> > Have not turned off or touched either the Yaesu controller or FoxDelta,
> > RS-44 coming over, tracked it perfectly.
> >
> > Again not touching anything, just set it for AO-7. Was supposed to be AZ
> > 337.5 and EL 5.8 but rotor went to AZ 158 and EL 176. The ServerDX says
> > target 159az/178el and actual 159az/178el.
> >
> > Any suggestions? It has done this with several satellites. Even if I
> > turn off the Yaesu controller and the FoxDelta and turn them back on, it
> > goes to the whacky location for SO-50 and perfectly to PO-101.
> >
> > On the Rotor page, there is a park location of 10 az and 180 el.
> > Correction has zeroes in both az/el. Park automatically after pass is
> > off. ServerDX shows target
> >
> > Scratching my head on this one.
> >
> > 73...bruce
> >
> > --
> >
> > Bruce Paige, KK5DO
> >
> > AMSAT Director Contests and Awards
> > AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020
> >
> > ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE
> >
> > Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
> > Also live streaming MP3 athttp://www.amsatnet.com
> > Podcast athttp://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes
> >
> > Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News
> > http://www.arrl.org
> >
> > AMSAT on Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/amsat
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
> > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> >
> _______________________________________________
> 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.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2020 17:49:07 -0500
From: Bruce <kk5do@????.???>
To: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh@?????.???>, AMSAT -BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc 32 question on tracking
Message-ID: <70b38536-044c-c9f1-e4f3-38ebfbc324b1@????.???>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
I would be perfectly happy if it were in a flipped mode pointing in the
correct direction. That would explain the elevation rotor. How do you
explain the azimuth rotor being off 138 degrees? If the elevation were
flipped, the azimuth should be 180 degrees off. Then it would be just
fine. Or am I thinking incorrectly here?
I just updated the keps with the NASA keps. Will see if that fixes
anything. Just an interesting situation. RS-44 is coming up in 15
minutes. It has always tracked it perfectly.
73...bruce
On 7/3/2020 5:38 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> If the R in the upper left corner is yellow it means it's in flip mode if I
> remember correctly.
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy S9
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020, 6:36 PM Stefan Wagener via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb@?????.???>
> wrote:
>
>> Looks like you have antennas set for flip mode. They will start up in the
>> opposite direction and then flip over back to below 90 on elevation once
>> the satellite has passed your location. See if that is the case.
>>
>> 73 Stefan VE4SW
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 5:06 PM Bruce via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@?????.???>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Got tracking working with the FoxDelta ST USB version this past weekend.
>>> Doppler correction is working on the IC-9100.
>>>
>>> When I ask it to track SO-50, it is supposed to go to 175.8 azimuth and
>>> 1 elevation but instead it goes to 356 azimuth and 138 elevation. I
>>> setup the FoxDelta for 180 elevation max and 450 azimuth max.
>>>
>>> You would think there is an issue with the FoxDelta. But.... If I switch
>>> to PO-101, it moves exactly to its location perfectly. I switch back to
>>> SO-50 and it goes to a whacky az/el.
>>>
>>> Have not turned off or touched either the Yaesu controller or FoxDelta,
>>> RS-44 coming over, tracked it perfectly.
>>>
>>> Again not touching anything, just set it for AO-7. Was supposed to be AZ
>>> 337.5 and EL 5.8 but rotor went to AZ 158 and EL 176. The ServerDX says
>>> target 159az/178el and actual 159az/178el.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions? It has done this with several satellites. Even if I
>>> turn off the Yaesu controller and the FoxDelta and turn them back on, it
>>> goes to the whacky location for SO-50 and perfectly to PO-101.
>>>
>>> On the Rotor page, there is a park location of 10 az and 180 el.
>>> Correction has zeroes in both az/el. Park automatically after pass is
>>> off. ServerDX shows target
>>>
>>> Scratching my head on this one.
>>>
>>> 73...bruce
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Bruce Paige, KK5DO
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Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT*
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