Date: Wed, 22 Jun 94 04:30:37 PDT From: Ham-Space Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Space-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #164 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Wed, 22 Jun 94 Volume 94 : Issue 164 Today's Topics: C200 controller (2 msgs) Ham/Macintosh BBS Macintosh tracking programs Online (Pro) Space Station Petition (2 msgs) Relays Satellite FAQ is very helpful for preparing for Field Day. Satellite images Shortwave radio guide book HELP!!! Wanted: Satellite Gear Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Space Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-space". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 21 Jun 1994 16:35:26 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!news.clark.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!news.csos.orst.edu!CSOS.ORST.EDU!colink@network.ucsd.edu Subject: C200 controller To: ham-space@ucsd.edu I would like to know if any of you "Packet Hackers" have any info. on a Contronics C200 Micro Earth Station. It was manufactured by Contronics. The division that made it is no longer in operation. It was bought out by GTE Spacenet. They will not give me any info on it. Depending on who you talk to you will get conflicting stories. Some say the info is proprietary some say it is not. The only info they have sent me is for a 40 foot earth listing station. The one I have is a scaled down model. ie:2.5 meter. I hope to use this for packet radio someday. I am in the process of acquiring my "Ham" license now. Can anyone tell me how to use this "dish" and controller for listening purposes. The "dish" came from a Farmers insurance agent that went out of business. I acquired it at an auction. I can be reached at colink@kira.csos.orst.edu Thanks...Colin. ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 16:40:24 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!news.clark.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!flop.ENGR.ORST.EDU!news.csos.orst.edu!CSOS.ORST.EDU!colink@network.ucsd.edu Subject: C200 controller To: ham-space@ucsd.edu I would like to know if any of you "Packet Hackers" have any info. on a Contronics C200 Micro Earth Station. It was manufactured by Contronics. The division that made it is no longer in operation. It was bought out by GTE Spacenet. They will not give me any info on it. Depending on who you talk to you will get conflicting stories. Some say the info is proprietary some say it is not. The only info they have sent me is for a 40 foot earth listing station. The one I have is a scaled down model. ie:2.5 meter. I hope to use this for packet radio someday. I am in the process of acquiring my "Ham" license now. Can anyone tell me how to use this "dish" and controller for listening purposes. The "dish" came from a Farmers insurance agent that went out of business. I acquired it at an auction. I can be reached at colink@kira.csos.orst.edu Thanks...Colin. ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 23:04:33 GMT From: swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!news.unb.ca!torn!uunet.ca!uunet.ca!ionews@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: Ham/Macintosh BBS To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Gallery's BBS moved to a new phone number at 202-298-6009. We feature Macintosh shareware for ham radio and other general use files for the Mac.The system is free and all callers are welcome.No download/upload ratios or any other restrains. Settings are standard modem ones and it supports calls up to 9600 bd Thanks for reading this and hope to see a few more users logging in.. 73's de Paulo,N3MGA paulot@cais2.cais.com ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 19:44:40 -0700 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Macintosh tracking programs To: ham-space@ucsd.edu I've seen some requests for Macintosh satellite tracking programs on this newsgroup recently. Here are the ones listed in Terry Stader (KA8SGP)'s Mac ham software list. FWIW, I use SatTrak and MacSPOC myself. Patty ============================== Patty Winter ============================== Apple contractor Internet: winter@apple.com Sunnyvale, California AMPRNet: 44.4.4.44 "Here I've been talking with the most intelligent people in the world, and I never even noticed." --Columbo ================================== N6BIS ================================= Tracks one satellite across a world map as it moves, displays the instantaneous position of several satellites, or generates tables of all satellites visible from a certain location at a given time. Also calculates beam headings, Maidenhead grid locations, and MUFs. Shareware. Available via anonymous FTP from sumex-aim.stanford.edu (/info-mac/app). Or send a formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Mike Pflueger, WD8KPZ, 6207 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, AZ 85306. Tracks up to 21 satellites simultaneously, either in simulation or real-time mode. Text screen displays ground-track coordinates, range, mean anomaly, visibility (azimuth and elevation) and Doppler shift frequency information for all satellites being tracked. Graphical screen portrays the satellite ground tracks superimposed on a world map. Polar plot displays graphically the precise location of each visible satellite above the observer's horizon. Developed by the Geodetic Research Laboratory of the University of New Brunswick. Available from Richard B. Langley, R.R. 12, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 6H7, Canada (Internet: lang@unb.ca). A demo version of MacSat may be ftp'ed from directory PUB.CANSPACE on unbmvs1.csd.unb.ca. System 7 Calculates look angles to selected satellites, plots current satellite positions on a world map, and displays the visible passage of a satellite against background stars (either within the program itself or via a data file that can be read into the Voyager astronomy program). Please note that one version requires an FPU to operate! BEK Developers, P.O. Box 47114, St. Petersburg, FL 33743. (Bill Bard, CompuServe: 75366,2557) (Note: This replaces BEK's previous MacSat program, which was not related to the program of the same name from UNB.) Macintosh version of N4HY's QuikTrak program. Requires Microsoft BASIC. AMSAT, P.O. Box 27, Washington, DC 20044. Macintosh conversion of W3IWI program. Requires Microsoft BASIC. Send formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed disk mailer to Earl Skelton, N3ES, 6311 29th Place NW, Washington, DC 20015. Or send self-addressed stamped envelope for source listing. Uses world maps and tables to indicate rising and setting schedules, current locations, mutual visibility opportunities, and footprints. Includes Mercator, polar, and great-circle displays. Optional antenna control. MacTrak Software, P.O. Box 1590, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Software used aboard the Space Shuttle and in Mission Control to track the Shuttle. Models engine burns, orbit perturbations, and the Shuttle's orientation. Free online data uploads during Shuttle missions. Commercial v1.5 available from Daniel R. Adamo, 4203 Moonlight Shadow Ct., Houston, TX 77059; telephone 713-480-9631; AppleLink: D3176; America Online: AdamoD. Test drive v1.1 available on AppleLink (path "K-12 Education: Education Resources: Science Resources: MacSPOC: Space Shuttle Orbit Software"). Author is on AOL and can be reached as adamod@aol.com via the internet. -- ============================== Patty Winter ============================== Apple contractor Internet: winter@apple.com Sunnyvale, California AMPRNet: 44.4.4.44 "Here I've been talking with the most intelligent people in the world, and I never even noticed." --Columbo ================================== N6BIS ================================= ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 14:28:43 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!news.Cerritos.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!bozo!ssa@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Online (Pro) Space Station Petition To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Dear Colleague: Student Space Action would like to inform you of a way in which you can directly voice your support for manned space exploration. As you read this, your space program is in danger of becoming extinct. Congress is once again attempting to eliminate space station funding. Cancellation of the space station could mean the phase-out of space exploration and eventual termination of aerospace industries and job opportunities. The resulting impact on the nation's economy, technology and educational system would be disastrous. You can tell your congressmen exactly how much you support the space station and the manned space initiative by signing the Student Space Action's Interactive Online Petition. Simply follow these steps: telnet seds.lpl.arizona.edu login> space Now answer the questions to the best of your ability (read the directions accompanying the petition-- use to enter answer; to toggle yes/no; up/down arrows to go backwards and forwards through questions. Caution: if floating characters appear on your screen--ignore--it's probably just an emulation problem. Your petition will still be signed. After you submit the petition, you will receive information on your congressmen and senators so you can contact them further by phone or mail if you desire. The petition is also accessible by NCSA Mosaic. Simply go to the following URL and follow the directions: URL: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ssa/petition.html Answer the questions and submit the petition and you will receive the same information as the telnet version. You will also have the option of linking to the space station home page where you can read up-to-date information on the space station, including issues of "Space Station This Week." Please forward this message to anyone you may feel would want to be a part of this effort--everyone! If you believe the space program is a vital part of our country's future, both in economic growth and technological advancement, then sign the Student Space Action's Interactive Petition. If you believe that NASA should remain as an engine for continued manned space exploration, then tell everyone you know to sign this petition. If you believe that our government, by supporting an initiative like the space station, is making an investment in the future generation of this great nation, then send your message to Washington by signing the Student Space Action Interactive Petition. SPACE STATION: IT'S ABOUT LIFE ON EARTH!! Your voice does count! And it WILL make a difference! Sincerely, Student Space Action ssa@seds.lpl.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 14:37:07 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!news.Cerritos.edu!news.Arizona.EDU!bozo!ssa@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Online (Pro) Space Station Petition To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Dear Colleague: Student Space Action would like to inform you of a way in which you can directly voice your support for manned space exploration. As you read this, your space program is in danger of becoming extinct. Congress is once again attempting to eliminate space station funding. Cancellation of the space station could mean the phase-out of space exploration and eventual termination of aerospace industries and job opportunities. The resulting impact on the nation's economy, technology and educational system would be disastrous. You can tell your congressmen exactly how much you support the space station and the manned space initiative by signing the Student Space Action's Interactive Online Petition. Simply follow these steps: telnet seds.lpl.arizona.edu login> space Now answer the questions to the best of your ability (read the directions accompanying the petition-- use to enter answer; to toggle yes/no; up/down arrows to go backwards and forwards through questions. Caution: if floating characters appear on your screen--ignore--it's probably just an emulation problem. Your petition will still be signed. After you submit the petition, you will receive information on your congressmen and senators so you can contact them further by phone or mail if you desire. The petition is also accessible by NCSA Mosaic. Simply go to the following URL and follow the directions: URL: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ssa/petition.html Answer the questions and submit the petition and you will receive the same information as the telnet version. You will also have the option of linking to the space station home page where you can read up-to-date information on the space station, including issues of "Space Station This Week." Please forward this message to anyone you may feel would want to be a part of this effort--everyone! If you believe the space program is a vital part of our country's future, both in economic growth and technological advancement, then sign the Student Space Action's Interactive Petition. If you believe that NASA should remain as an engine for continued manned space exploration, then tell everyone you know to sign this petition. If you believe that our government, by supporting an initiative like the space station, is making an investment in the future generation of this great nation, then send your message to Washington by signing the Student Space Action Interactive Petition. SPACE STATION: IT'S ABOUT LIFE ON EARTH!! Your voice does count! And it WILL make a difference! Sincerely, Student Space Action ssa@seds.lpl.arizona.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jun 94 16:09:39 PDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.kei.com!ssd.intel.com!chnews!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Relays To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Can anyone tell me where I might find (purchase cheaply) some 12-24 VDC relays that I can use to switch in/out my 2m and 70cm antenna preamps? I need to take the premaps out-of-line before transmitting. They need to operate at 145 and 443 MHz with minimum signal lost and capable of handling 150 watts of RF output power. I perfer PC mount type so I can mount them inside the preamp bud box. Coaxial relays (Dowell or TohTus) are big and require coax connectors. Thanks, Tom WB7ASR... tom_boza@ccm.hf.intel.com ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 09:16:18 -0500 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Satellite FAQ is very helpful for preparing for Field Day. To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Since I posted my question regarding how to make a satellite contact on field day, and since no one responded to that message, I figured that there must me some information (read FAQ) at one of the known amateur radio mirror sites. I must have missed when it was posted to this newsgroup. I ftp'd to oak.oakland.edu:/pub/hamradio/docs/faq and got the file faq_sats.txt. This document is very helpful to me. With this in hand, along with the output for my location from one of the tracking programs which uses the 2liner element sents for the Satellites, I will be in fine shape for field day. I hope that this message will be helpful to other hams interested in trying to work a satellite on field day. KF8UW Jeff Johnson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Jun 94 17:34:15 EDT From: library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.kei.com!babbage.ece.uc.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!nstn.ns.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!sifon!clouso.crim.ca!@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: Satellite images To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Can anyone tell me if there is an FTP site or BBS which would allow the download of amateur satellite images. (Other than direct download from the satellite itself) ? Thank you. John. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jun 1994 22:51:33 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!uknet!demon!news@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Shortwave radio guide book HELP!!! To: ham-space@ucsd.edu In article <2tov7s$bfe@aladdin.iii.org.tw> idpt783@tpts1.seed.net.tw writes: >HI! > >I am considering buying a shortwave radio guide book. > Here are 3 three books to choice. > 1.Passport World Band Radio 1994 > 2.1994 Edition Wordldradio TV Handbook > 3.Shortwave Listening Guide Book, Harry Helms, Second Edition >Do you have an opinion on which one of these is better for my to buy ? > Not clear where your are calling from, but if UK (or US/Europe) I suggest you request them all from your local library, then make an informed choice, if any still needed. We need to use our libraries before they are taken away in government cuts !! Usually libraries are only too happy to dig things out, or find them elsewhere, or even buy fresh. > > ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jun 1994 16:51:09 -0500 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!uwm.edu!post.its.mcw.edu!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Wanted: Satellite Gear To: ham-space@ucsd.edu I am interested in obtaining gear for a satellite station. I need most things and am particularly interested in a Yaesu FT-736R. If you have satelllite equipment for sale or you want to upgrade send e-mail. -- Michael J. Malloy Amateur Radio N9WJV Medical College of Wisconsin Compuserve 70334,3563 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Internet mmjjmm@post.its.mcw.edu ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #164 ******************************