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- Info-Hams Digest Fri, 14 Jan 94 Volume 94 : Issue 37
-
- Today's Topics:
- Advice for first rig(s)
- FM5CW QSL route?
- Need Repair Info for Monitor
- ORBS$014.MICRO.AMSAT
- ORBS$014.MISC.AMSAT
- ORBS$014.OSCAR.AMSAT
- ORBS$014.WEATH.AMSAT
- Unix ham radio control program
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-
- Date: 14 Jan 94 17:28:18 GMT
- From: ogicse!hp-cv!sdd.hp.com!apollo.hp.com!hpwin052!hpqmoea!dstock@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Advice for first rig(s)
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- Tommy Lee, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company - Huntsville (lee@hvsun1.mdc.COM) wrote:
-
- : I just got my ticket (a tech-plus) at the end of December.
-
-
- Congratulations, and welcome !
-
-
- : So if you could bear with me a second, I'll try to summarize what
- : I'm looking for and you can see what you think. First of all, I'm
- : sure my interests will change and evolve as I start operating.
-
- Quite certain to. At the beginning, you won't know what directions
- your interests will take, so your first equipment really should serve to
- find this out.
-
-
-
- The
- : things I *think* I'm interested in now are the result of extensive
- : reading over the past 4 or 5 months about the many facets of ham
- : radio, rather than actually doing anything :). Anyway, the thought
- : of communicating with someone in a far away country was what initially
- : drew me to amateur radio (as is the case for many, I'm sure). I own
- : a home in a reasonably unrestricted neighborhood, so an antenna won't
- : be a problem. So I'm in the market for a good, used HF rig less than
- : $500 if possible.
-
- Starting this way is close to ideal. Buying an older rig, flat on
- its price curve allows you to try it in anger, learn from it, and then
- sell it for exactly what you paid. Free radio, free education, free
- entertainment ! Even if you grow to hate this radio, at least you have
- learned what you like/dislike, and as you can recoup your money, you are
- free to seek something that suits your newly discovered tastes. I've
- just discovered 2 ARRL books I never knew about... 2 volumes of collected
- QST reviews. They cover most of the current stuff, and then all the
- reasonably common radios back to the sixties.
-
- I'm not sure of prices in your country (They're about HALF ours !)
- but you may be able to find a reasonable TS830 which was once a
- contester's favourite, the FT902, FT101ZD, FT102 could also be of
- interest. These radios all have valve (tube) outputs which could need
- replacing at modest cost, the benefit of them is that their Pi-tanks act
- as a medium-range built in ATU, with about the same coverage as mnany of
- the flashy auto atus in the $$$$$ radios. The RX input stage on the
- FT102 is notoriously easy to blow up, but is easy to fix.
-
- If you can find a TEN-TEC Corsair in your price range, you would
- have a very respectable transceiver indeed. They have a reputation of
- so-so reliability, but are easy to fix and the manufacturers are
- extremely friendly and helpful. Several friends use these, and I've
- fixed them when needed, I'd say there was no reliability problem, but
- they could benefit from a bit of careful filtering of ancillary
- connections. Amateur bands only, a delightfully clean Rx allowing you to
- work things other people can't hear.
-
-
-
- I'd like a general coverage receiver, too, but
- : I don't know when they became common on HF transceivers. A good
- : rig in that price range might be too old to have a general coverage
- : receiver. Any suggestions on specific models I should keep my eyes
- : open for?
-
-
- The first rigs including general coverage were very poor, well
- worth avoiding. I have a soft spot for FT102's and TS830's but I
- wouldn't touch an FT757 or a TS 430 with the proverbial barge-pole. The
- first general coverage job worth bothering with was probably the IC735,
- which has earned a reputation as a good radio, with the inevitable high
- resale prices.
-
-
- I've been told that the Collins S-Line is good, as well
- : as the KWM-2A. Drake was also mentioned (TR4-C and TR-7). Of
- : course, I don't know anything about any of these radios, yet, so
- : I don't know what would make one better than another.
-
-
- These were superb radios in their day, but beware that they are
- not quite as good as the legends have it. Reminiscences tend to be a
- little golden-tinged ! S-line and KWM2's are now rather old, and any
- ones now for sale will likely need maintenance and regular service work.
- With someone local that can help, this can be educational. Second hand
- prices are higher that is appropriate to their true value because of the
- legends. It's a little like choosing a Bugatti type 35 racer as your
- first car - it will cost in money and time, but prove educational, and
- get you involved with a fairly good bunch of enthusiasts. Parts are
- getting rare and are becoming expensive as these acquire collectors item
- status.
-
- : Also, I've got a 386 at home that I'd like to set up as part of a
- : packet station. I've considered a dual-band HT for this purpose, which would
- : have the side benefit of giving me a radio I could take backpacking
- : and camping, as well as on the road. My gut feeling, however, is that
- : an HT would be a compromise for a packet station as well as a mobile -- but
- : that's just a guess.
-
- A good guess, your guts are right! You won't use many frequencies
- for packet, and the true value of packet is in leaving it running,
- rather than trying to use it for real time QSOs... this means a seperate
- radio. You will wind up, most likely, with several radios and the packet
- one can be the cheapest. This is an ideal application for a
- re-crystalled commercial rig, something by GE or Motorola bought cheaply
- at a rally. You'll need a little help to modify it, then it's your turn
- to help others.
-
- It would be great for hiking, though. And it would
- : get me on the air quickly. But that got me thinking about mobiles. Would
- : I be better off buying a mobile instead. Obviously, it wouldn't be very
- : convenient for backpacking -- my truck won't fit in my pack :). But I do
- : spend more time on the road and at home than I do in the woods, so I want
- : to try to get a rig that will give me the best value for my current
- : interests. I can always buy another radio later assuming I don't get
- : laid off :). Anyway, based on the catalog prices that I've seen, a dual-band
- : mobile doesn't cost a whole lot more than the fancy dual-band handhelds such as
- : the Yaesu FT-530. Besides, if I used an HT in the car very much, I'd end up
- : buying an external speaker/mic. This would further reduce the price difference.
- : I'd be interested to hear from some of you that have used an HT for packet and
- : commuting and how well it's worked for you. Also, if you have both types, maybe
- : you could give me some pros/cons of both types of radios for the purposes I've
- : mentioned. Also, I remember a posting a few weeks back where someone compiled
- : some suggestions for buying an HT. It seems like someone said that they
- : wouldn't recommend buying an HT as a first radio. I'd be interested to hear
- : some of the reasons for this.
-
-
- You have used three key words "Handheld" "dual-band" and "catalogue
- price" The market demands have steered the manufacturers towards
- smaller and smaller portables, with wide coverage as a sort of built in
- scanner, with longer operating times from smaller batteries. The current
- products all have sacrificed RF performance to achieve these ends, they
- have wide front end filters, power-starved RF amplifiers and mixers, and
- have RF performance and coverage comparable to a cheap and nasty
- scanner. This means that they are much more susceptible to overload from
- nearby out-of-amateur-band transmissions than older models. If you want
- a hand-held, I4'd recommend looking at re-programmed commercial
- (Motorola, GE, etc etc) units, or old model japanese stuff like the
- IC02E. Surprisingly few people are aware that modern units are prone to
- blocking and overload, firstly, what they don't hear, they often don't
- know they're missing, and when they know they're failing to receive
- something, they don't realise that some other radios would still be
- working. Don't buy an HT as a first radio, you need to learn and form
- your own opinions first, finding a good one is a minefield. They are
- designed to impress the non-technical. I'm not surprised that some now
- include computer games ( a cynic like me would add "in place of RF
- selectivity").
-
- There are plenty of reasonable quality mobiles out there, go for
- something second hand and old-ish, and treat it as a learning exercise.
- I use a FT480 multimode at home, and a TW 4000A dual band FM rig in the
- land-rover, I've had both for several years, both were bought second
- hand, and I feel no urge to change either. I don't have an HT, If I had
- a need for one immediately, I'd be in trouble, I don't know of one on
- sale here that I'd consider satisfactory. Reports of a radio shack HT in
- the US, with proper 2m band selectivity are encouraging.
-
-
- : Lastly, satellites seem very interesting, but I'm sure that is a ways down
- : the road for me. Also, I don't know if the HT/mobile could be used there
- : too. Is FM appropriate for working satellites? Either way,
- : I don't think this part should affect any of my purchase plans just yet. But I
- : would like to hear from someone with experience in this area concerning the gear
- : they use (or wish they had) and maybe the title of a good introductory book.
-
- The keen satellite folk around here have all saved up for FT736's,
- but you can get on with a few old radios. You don't need modern
- multi-banders, one radio on each of the two necessary bands will do
- fine. The very very serious VHF folk still use transverters into good
- HF rigs.
-
- : My budget is not without limit, so I know I can't get all of this stuff at once.
- : It sort of depends on what I find first. I'm leaning toward the VHF gear
- : because
- : I could get on the air quicker. Also, I could set up a packet station fairly
- : soon after that and really start to get my feet wet.
-
- May I suggest an HF rig first, which will use up your budget nicely,
- and then shop around for a junk commercial mobile unit to be modified
- for a couple of chosen packet frequencies. On this net and on HF you can
- seek a few people prepared to give advice and possibly physical help.
-
- You can use your HF radio with a converter to listen to sat output,
- and so only need a rig for the satellite input band.
-
- The less you spend, the more you learn, which gives you a profound
- advantage.
-
- Unfortunately, there are
- : not
- : too many hamfests near me (Huntsville, AL), so it might take awhile to find
- : an HF rig. There are some larger cities within driving distance (Nashville is
- : only two hours away, Birmingham is less than that, and I can be in Atlanta in
- : about 4 hours). I'll just try to keep my eyes and ears open, and hopefully
- : if/when I run across the right radio, I'll have the budget available to get it.
- : But the other gear I could easily order and be on the air fairly soon.
-
- : I'm afraid I've rambled on much more than I had anticipated. My basic
- : questions,
- : in case you got tired of reading and missed them :), were this:
-
- : 1) can you recommend any used HF rigs (less than $500) that I should look for?
-
- : 2) i like (even prefer) the potential convenience of a handheld radio, but
- : would
- : it be a poor choice for packet and auto use?
-
-
- yes it would
-
- : Thanks for any help.
-
- : Tommy Lee
- : KE4IME (took the tests Nov 6, in my mailbox Dec 28)
-
- : lee@hvsun40.mdc.com
-
-
-
- My answers have been a bit long-winded, and maybe a little
- opinionated, but I hope I've covered all your questions. These are just
- personal opinions, formed by acting as the local rig-fixer for a number
- of years, I hope they help a little.
-
-
- Good luck
-
- David GM4ZNX ( in the land on the map coloured tartan)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 13 Jan 94 01:57:19 GMT
- From: psinntp!gdstech!gdstech!bat@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: FM5CW QSL route?
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- We have a 1991 listing for FM5CW that says to
- send via the bureau.
- --
- *-----------------------------------------------------------*
- * Pat Masterson D12-25 | KE2LJ@KC2FD *
- * Grumman Data Systems | 516-346-6316. *
- * Bethpage, NY 11746 | bat@gdstech.grumman.com *
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Jan 94 16:57:00 GMT
- From: hp-cv!hp-pcd!hpcvra!steveh@hplabs.hp.com
- Subject: Need Repair Info for Monitor
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- A few years ago, I bought a new Commodore C-64 for the kids,
- hoping they would play a few games and get interested in
- computers... What happened was, they got interested in
- computer games... Anyway, a couple of years went by, and
- the nice little Samsung composite color monitor that we
- bought with the system just up and died. Being an EE myself
- and having lots of test equipment at work, I could easily
- fix most little problems that crop up in such devices, IF
- I only had a schematic and maybe a little block diagram and
- some repair info. The kids aren't too interested anymore,
- and I might set up a dedicated packet station or something
- if I could get it fixed...
-
- So, the question for the netters is: Where does one obtain
- this sort of information for this sort of equipment? I have
- heard that Sams Co. provides such stuff. Does any one know
- a phone and address for them? Do they provide a catalog or
- something? My suspicion is that the manufacturer would want
- to give you a thick manual that costs its weight in platinum
- and only covers one model (and probably hasn't been translated
- from Japanese), if you can even find the right contact in the
- company. I really would hate to throw this thing in the
- junk pile (I have more than enough CRT bombs lying around
- already). Thanks for any help!
-
- -Steve KF7WY
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Jan 94 13:39:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$014.MICRO.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-014.D
- Orbital Elements 014.MICROS
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR THE MICROSATS
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 14, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-014.D
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: UO-14
- Catalog number: 20437
- Epoch time: 94010.77417742
- Element set: 955
- Inclination: 98.6020 deg
- RA of node: 97.6365 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010436
- Arg of perigee: 297.1869 deg
- Mean anomaly: 62.8248 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29816216 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 20709
- Checksum: 319
-
- Satellite: AO-16
- Catalog number: 20439
- Epoch time: 94010.27599894
- Element set: 756
- Inclination: 98.6100 deg
- RA of node: 98.2182 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010807
- Arg of perigee: 299.7021 deg
- Mean anomaly: 60.3085 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29872172 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 20703
- Checksum: 307
-
- Satellite: DO-17
- Catalog number: 20440
- Epoch time: 94010.24566329
- Element set: 755
- Inclination: 98.6104 deg
- RA of node: 98.4590 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010937
- Arg of perigee: 298.8420 deg
- Mean anomaly: 61.1664 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30010001 rev/day
- Decay rate: 8.5e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 20704
- Checksum: 273
-
- Satellite: WO-18
- Catalog number: 20441
- Epoch time: 94010.77802339
- Element set: 756
- Inclination: 98.6102 deg
- RA of node: 98.9976 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011564
- Arg of perigee: 297.9734 deg
- Mean anomaly: 62.0277 deg
- Mean motion: 14.29986901 rev/day
- Decay rate: 7.6e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 20712
- Checksum: 332
-
- Satellite: LO-19
- Catalog number: 20442
- Epoch time: 94010.27687465
- Element set: 755
- Inclination: 98.6110 deg
- RA of node: 98.7224 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011738
- Arg of perigee: 298.7184 deg
- Mean anomaly: 61.2818 deg
- Mean motion: 14.30080180 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 20706
- Checksum: 300
-
- Satellite: UO-22
- Catalog number: 21575
- Epoch time: 94010.20521252
- Element set: 456
- Inclination: 98.4527 deg
- RA of node: 87.7827 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008506
- Arg of perigee: 45.5057 deg
- Mean anomaly: 314.6824 deg
- Mean motion: 14.36880739 rev/day
- Decay rate: 8.6e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 13039
- Checksum: 309
-
- Satellite: KO-23
- Catalog number: 22077
- Epoch time: 94010.71614680
- Element set: 351
- Inclination: 66.0891 deg
- RA of node: 249.6865 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008292
- Arg of perigee: 327.4530 deg
- Mean anomaly: 32.5976 deg
- Mean motion: 12.86283043 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.7e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 6653
- Checksum: 305
-
- Satellite: IO-26
- Catalog number: 22826
- Epoch time: 94010.74365142
- Element set: 254
- Inclination: 98.6708 deg
- RA of node: 88.0424 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008909
- Arg of perigee: 315.3567 deg
- Mean anomaly: 44.6895 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27703185 rev/day
- Decay rate: 6.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 1522
- Checksum: 310
-
- Satellite: AO-27
- Catalog number: 22825
- Epoch time: 94010.75128956
- Element set: 253
- Inclination: 98.6699 deg
- RA of node: 88.0360 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0008369
- Arg of perigee: 315.3218 deg
- Mean anomaly: 44.7287 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27601262 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 1522
- Checksum: 310
-
- Satellite: KO-25
- Catalog number: 22830
- Epoch time: 94010.22919834
- Element set: 255
- Inclination: 98.5723 deg
- RA of node: 86.4575 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0010974
- Arg of perigee: 282.5588 deg
- Mean anomaly: 77.4365 deg
- Mean motion: 14.28026996 rev/day
- Decay rate: 3.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 1515
- Checksum: 322
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Jan 94 13:44:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$014.MISC.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-014.M
- Orbital Elements 014.MISC
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR MANNED AND MISCELLANEOUS SATELLITES
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 14, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-014.M
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: MIR
- Catalog number: 16609
- Epoch time: 94013.23246154
- Element set: 93
- Inclination: 51.6178 deg
- RA of node: 244.1498 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0005389
- Arg of perigee: 191.8997 deg
- Mean anomaly: 168.1855 deg
- Mean motion: 15.59710416 rev/day
- Decay rate: 7.501e-05 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 45187
- Checksum: 326
-
- Satellite: HUBBLE
- Catalog number: 20580
- Epoch time: 94012.60564155
- Element set: 427
- Inclination: 28.4679 deg
- RA of node: 155.2431 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0006043
- Arg of perigee: 261.7035 deg
- Mean anomaly: 98.2865 deg
- Mean motion: 14.90421224 rev/day
- Decay rate: 8.41e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 615
- Checksum: 271
-
- Satellite: GRO
- Catalog number: 21225
- Epoch time: 94011.88639997
- Element set: 54
- Inclination: 28.4618 deg
- RA of node: 236.3958 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0003410
- Arg of perigee: 244.2475 deg
- Mean anomaly: 115.7767 deg
- Mean motion: 15.39803980 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.606e-05 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 3281
- Checksum: 314
-
- Satellite: UARS
- Catalog number: 21701
- Epoch time: 94011.32398713
- Element set: 462
- Inclination: 56.9840 deg
- RA of node: 67.6091 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0005313
- Arg of perigee: 102.6819 deg
- Mean anomaly: 257.3568 deg
- Mean motion: 14.96361954 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.119e-05 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 12745
- Checksum: 300
-
- Satellite: POSAT
- Catalog number: 22829
- Epoch time: 94010.23145061
- Element set: 246
- Inclination: 98.6671 deg
- RA of node: 87.5394 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0009751
- Arg of perigee: 303.3262 deg
- Mean anomaly: 56.6985 deg
- Mean motion: 14.27996332 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 1515
- Checksum: 301
-
- /EX
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: 14 Jan 94 13:36:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$014.OSCAR.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-014.O
- Orbital Elements 014.OSCAR
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 14, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-014.O
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: AO-10
- Catalog number: 14129
- Epoch time: 94012.88782746
- Element set: 252
- Inclination: 27.1999 deg
- RA of node: 346.8463 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.6020165
- Arg of perigee: 145.8302 deg
- Mean anomaly: 274.3239 deg
- Mean motion: 2.05879874 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.37e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 7958
- Checksum: 340
-
- Satellite: UO-11
- Catalog number: 14781
- Epoch time: 94010.08597013
- Element set: 656
- Inclination: 97.7948 deg
- RA of node: 32.1580 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0013012
- Arg of perigee: 56.2907 deg
- Mean anomaly: 303.9538 deg
- Mean motion: 14.69119704 rev/day
- Decay rate: 3.80e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 52709
- Checksum: 303
-
- Satellite: RS-10/11
- Catalog number: 18129
- Epoch time: 94012.18938195
- Element set: 853
- Inclination: 82.9265 deg
- RA of node: 84.1595 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0012815
- Arg of perigee: 92.4751 deg
- Mean anomaly: 267.7871 deg
- Mean motion: 13.72329421 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 32851
- Checksum: 318
-
- Satellite: AO-13
- Catalog number: 19216
- Epoch time: 94012.80728378
- Element set: 864
- Inclination: 57.8771 deg
- RA of node: 273.8452 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.7205596
- Arg of perigee: 332.6950 deg
- Mean anomaly: 3.3813 deg
- Mean motion: 2.09726405 rev/day
- Decay rate: -4.96e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 4275
- Checksum: 329
-
- Satellite: FO-20
- Catalog number: 20480
- Epoch time: 94010.95413140
- Element set: 651
- Inclination: 99.0159 deg
- RA of node: 192.6118 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0541004
- Arg of perigee: 335.8403 deg
- Mean anomaly: 21.8259 deg
- Mean motion: 12.83223133 rev/day
- Decay rate: -3.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 18396
- Checksum: 271
-
- Satellite: AO-21
- Catalog number: 21087
- Epoch time: 94012.62069919
- Element set: 415
- Inclination: 82.9431 deg
- RA of node: 257.8282 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0035513
- Arg of perigee: 155.4415 deg
- Mean anomaly: 204.8441 deg
- Mean motion: 13.74531504 rev/day
- Decay rate: 9.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 14821
- Checksum: 288
-
- Satellite: RS-12/13
- Catalog number: 21089
- Epoch time: 94003.81201797
- Element set: 644
- Inclination: 82.9224 deg
- RA of node: 133.3515 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0028470
- Arg of perigee: 204.2513 deg
- Mean anomaly: 155.7306 deg
- Mean motion: 13.74032105 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.3e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 14607
- Checksum: 264
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- Date: 14 Jan 94 13:42:00 GMT
- From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu
- Subject: ORBS$014.WEATH.AMSAT
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORBS-014.W
- Orbital Elements 014.WEATHER
-
- HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR WEATHER SATELLITES
- FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 14, 1994
- BID: $ORBS-014.W
- TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
-
- Satellite: NOAA-9
- Catalog number: 15427
- Epoch time: 94012.02966378
- Element set: 675
- Inclination: 99.0745 deg
- RA of node: 60.5237 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0014518
- Arg of perigee: 302.8342 deg
- Mean anomaly: 57.1432 deg
- Mean motion: 14.13578753 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.11e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 46828
- Checksum: 308
-
- Satellite: NOAA-10
- Catalog number: 16969
- Epoch time: 94012.05489049
- Element set: 574
- Inclination: 98.5117 deg
- RA of node: 25.8091 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0014292
- Arg of perigee: 65.7755 deg
- Mean anomaly: 294.4914 deg
- Mean motion: 14.24856833 rev/day
- Decay rate: 8.8e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 38037
- Checksum: 337
-
- Satellite: MET-2/17
- Catalog number: 18820
- Epoch time: 94010.49966547
- Element set: 253
- Inclination: 82.5404 deg
- RA of node: 34.0252 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015326
- Arg of perigee: 265.7718 deg
- Mean anomaly: 94.1693 deg
- Mean motion: 13.84704489 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.6e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 30053
- Checksum: 308
-
- Satellite: MET-3/2
- Catalog number: 19336
- Epoch time: 94010.21677031
- Element set: 255
- Inclination: 82.5411 deg
- RA of node: 75.4737 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015967
- Arg of perigee: 300.1181 deg
- Mean anomaly: 59.8358 deg
- Mean motion: 13.16963401 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 26246
- Checksum: 285
-
- Satellite: NOAA-11
- Catalog number: 19531
- Epoch time: 94011.93062008
- Element set: 476
- Inclination: 99.1569 deg
- RA of node: 357.1352 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011172
- Arg of perigee: 210.6074 deg
- Mean anomaly: 149.4447 deg
- Mean motion: 14.12949121 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.38e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 27315
- Checksum: 285
-
- Satellite: MET-2/18
- Catalog number: 19851
- Epoch time: 94010.22638494
- Element set: 254
- Inclination: 82.5234 deg
- RA of node: 269.8530 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0013932
- Arg of perigee: 316.1413 deg
- Mean anomaly: 43.8640 deg
- Mean motion: 13.84355084 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.14e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 24583
- Checksum: 296
-
- Satellite: MET-3/3
- Catalog number: 20305
- Epoch time: 94012.21817743
- Element set: 969
- Inclination: 82.5469 deg
- RA of node: 17.8121 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0006413
- Arg of perigee: 326.0438 deg
- Mean anomaly: 34.0268 deg
- Mean motion: 13.04399384 rev/day
- Decay rate: 4.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 20256
- Checksum: 284
-
- Satellite: MET-2/19
- Catalog number: 20670
- Epoch time: 94010.36092796
- Element set: 755
- Inclination: 82.5461 deg
- RA of node: 333.8268 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0014612
- Arg of perigee: 227.3560 deg
- Mean anomaly: 132.6370 deg
- Mean motion: 13.84186139 rev/day
- Decay rate: 2.4e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 17878
- Checksum: 312
-
- Satellite: FY-1/2
- Catalog number: 20788
- Epoch time: 94003.03844225
- Element set: 862
- Inclination: 98.8453 deg
- RA of node: 28.3934 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0015034
- Arg of perigee: 108.6050 deg
- Mean anomaly: 249.2585 deg
- Mean motion: 14.01339724 rev/day
- Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 17057
- Checksum: 297
-
- Satellite: MET-2/20
- Catalog number: 20826
- Epoch time: 94010.22431973
- Element set: 754
- Inclination: 82.5269 deg
- RA of node: 271.6566 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0013720
- Arg of perigee: 125.9243 deg
- Mean anomaly: 234.3192 deg
- Mean motion: 13.83570021 rev/day
- Decay rate: 8.7e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 16591
- Checksum: 289
-
- Satellite: MET-3/4
- Catalog number: 21232
- Epoch time: 94010.23936452
- Element set: 662
- Inclination: 82.5496 deg
- RA of node: 281.2627 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0011829
- Arg of perigee: 219.1707 deg
- Mean anomaly: 140.8560 deg
- Mean motion: 13.16459166 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 13057
- Checksum: 287
-
- Satellite: NOAA-12
- Catalog number: 21263
- Epoch time: 94010.55261609
- Element set: 834
- Inclination: 98.6367 deg
- RA of node: 41.6836 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0012890
- Arg of perigee: 338.0944 deg
- Mean anomaly: 21.9680 deg
- Mean motion: 14.22355318 rev/day
- Decay rate: 1.78e-06 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 13812
- Checksum: 299
-
- Satellite: MET-3/5
- Catalog number: 21655
- Epoch time: 94010.09455474
- Element set: 658
- Inclination: 82.5580 deg
- RA of node: 228.3870 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0012144
- Arg of perigee: 230.2532 deg
- Mean anomaly: 129.7521 deg
- Mean motion: 13.16826852 rev/day
- Decay rate: 5.1e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 11565
- Checksum: 289
-
- Satellite: MET-2/21
- Catalog number: 22782
- Epoch time: 94010.28911561
- Element set: 254
- Inclination: 82.5489 deg
- RA of node: 331.5590 deg
- Eccentricity: 0.0021925
- Arg of perigee: 312.2133 deg
- Mean anomaly: 47.7166 deg
- Mean motion: 13.82996559 rev/day
- Decay rate: 6.0e-07 rev/day^2
- Epoch rev: 1826
- Checksum: 302
-
- /EX
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- Date: 13 Jan 1994 18:39:16 GMT
- From: usc!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!icon.rose.hp.com!hpchase.rose.hp.com!cmoore@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Unix ham radio control program
- To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
-
- As an offshoot of my project of writing an X11 logging program, I've decided
- I'd like to tackle writing a generic radio control program for Unix-like
- systems. My idea is something like this:
- - A server process could be configured with information about what kind(s)
- of radio(s) you have, what serial ports to use, etc.
- - The server would accept connections from other processes that want
- to interface with the radio.
- - The server would communicate with the processes using some kind of
- generic radio control protocol.
-
- This way other programs can talk to a radio without having to know anything
- about the details of communicating with it. They just talk to the server
- in a generic language and the server handles the radio interactions.
- This brings up the a few questions, and I'd like to solicit input and
- opinions from the net before I dig into this:
- - What kind of functions need to be defined in the generic language?
- A few things that come to mind are things like 'get frequency',
- 'set frequency', 'get mode', 'set mode'. What other things might
- a program want a radio to do (assuming of course that the radio
- supports it.)
- - Are there other things besides radios that might be controlled?
- Antenna rotators? Antenna switches?
- - At some point I'll need details for the various known controllable
- things, like the command language for Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood, etc.
- Maybe people on the net can help provide these things for me.
-
- After getting lots of response to my earlier posting about the X11 logging
- program I'm beginning to think there are lots of people running unix-like
- systems (mostly Linux) in their ham shacks. I'm hoping that I can come
- up with something that will serve the needs of a variety of interface
- requirements so that people can start linking up their unix boxes with
- their radios.
-
- Chris Moore
- N6IYS
- cmoore@mothra.rose.hp.com
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