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- Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #274
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- Ham-Space Digest Sat, 1 Oct 94 Volume 94 : Issue 274
-
- Today's Topics:
- Amateur Static Satellite Tracking (4 msgs)
- AMSAT Newsgroups
- APT Equipment Suggestions?? (2 msgs)
- Ham-Space Digest V94 #268
- Is there a microsat FAQ?
- Mac sat antenna-positioning program ? (2 msgs)
- Radio astromony?
- Shuttle Audio Re-broadcasting (2 msgs)
-
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- Date: 29 Sep 1994 07:43:53 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!news.dfn.de!scsing.switch.ch!sun.rediris.es!diable.upc.es!caralt@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Amateur Static Satellite Tracking
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
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- Date: 29 Sep 1994 07:54:21 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!news.dfn.de!scsing.switch.ch!sun.rediris.es!diable.upc.es!caralt@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Amateur Static Satellite Tracking
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- Date: 29 Sep 1994 07:45:42 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!news.dfn.de!scsing.switch.ch!sun.rediris.es!diable.upc.es!caralt@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Amateur Static Satellite Tracking
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
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- Date: 29 Sep 1994 07:52:37 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!news.dfn.de!scsing.switch.ch!sun.rediris.es!diable.upc.es!caralt@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Amateur Static Satellite Tracking
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
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- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 22:35:09 GMT
- From: netcomsv!netcom.com!eareckso@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: AMSAT Newsgroups
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- wardf@delphi.com wrote:
- : MartinSan <martinsan@aol.com> writes:
- :
- : >Does anyone know of any other newsgroups or mailing lists run by AMSAT? I
- : >was only able to find this one and a mailing list specifically for
- : >distribution of kep's. Thanks. ...Marty WB9EVH
- :
- : Marty, I logged on here hoping to find some newsgroups myself. I'd really
- : appreciate having any you find passed along. I havn't found the one you
- : mention for keps up-dateds yet. It would be nice to get really up to the
- : minute data for the SAREX missions.
- : 73 de Wardf@Delphi.com (KB1AJF @ WB1CQO.CT.USA.NOAM
- :
-
- Try archive.afit.af.mil for current TLEs, pub/space.
-
- Bill Eareckson
- eareckso@netcom.com
-
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- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 09:36:58 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!bbc!ant!boyer@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: APT Equipment Suggestions??
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Scott M Bourne (smbourne@covina.lightside.com) wrote:
- : I'm thinking about buying some hardware to get NOAA/METOR APT
- : (and maybe GEOS/METEOSTAT) transmissions and I'm trying to decide on which
- : hardware is good.
-
- : I don't know anyone that is doing this, so I'm looking here.
-
- : I've gotten catologs from Vanguard, Quorum and OFS Weatherfax. Are there
- : others that I should know about? Any experience (good or bad) with any of
- : these? How about sources of used equipment.
-
- : Any suggestions or pointers will be greatlt appreciated!
-
- : Thanks,
-
- : Scott
- : Azusa, CA
-
-
- There is a UK company called timestep. I have thier prosat2 board and
- proscan receiver. Works really well. I'll post a pic on a.b.p.misc if you
- like. Don't know if they sell in the US. Mail me if you want thier uk address.
-
- John B
- john.boyer@rd.eng.bbc.co.uk
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 22:20:10
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!netnews.lightside.com!covina.lightside.com!smbourne@network.ucsd.
- Subject: APT Equipment Suggestions??
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- I'm thinking about buying some hardware to get NOAA/METOR APT
- (and maybe GEOS/METEOSTAT) transmissions and I'm trying to decide on which
- hardware is good.
-
- I don't know anyone that is doing this, so I'm looking here.
-
- I've gotten catologs from Vanguard, Quorum and OFS Weatherfax. Are there
- others that I should know about? Any experience (good or bad) with any of
- these? How about sources of used equipment.
-
- Any suggestions or pointers will be greatlt appreciated!
-
- Thanks,
-
- Scott
- Azusa, CA
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 20:51:37 GMT
- From: hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!cscsun!dtiller@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #268
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Laurent Ferracci (100407.436@compuserve.COM) wrote:
- : RS 10 License.
-
- : About the problem of transmitting on 10Meters through RS10:
- : I am a no-code ham, and i wished to "test" some satellite communications before
- : buying a better equipment. The easiest way was RS10.
- : I also wondered if it was legal. I looked for an answer in many books.. No
- : answer !!
- : So i phoned the REF , and talked to them about my problem..
- : The answer was (in fact): You don't have the right, but you can do it..
-
- IF you were under the FCC's jurisdiction then whoever the REF is lied to you.
- You have every "right" to use RS-10, as long as you adhere to the limitations
- of your license class for transmissions leaving your antenna. If RS-10 chooses
- to retransmit your signals, that is RS-10's control operator's problem, not
- yours.
-
- : This is a french point of view ! And that maybe explains why nobody deals with
- : this problem in books.. So i made my QSO on RS10.. And heard some other
- : no-code hams !
-
- The reason it's not specifically addressed in books is because if you grasp
- the concept of control op it's obviously OK. (Not trying to be mean, but
- you've been lied to!!!)
-
- Good luck, see you on the birds!!!
- --
- David Tiller | Network Administrator | Voice: (804) 752-3710 |
- dtiller@rmc.edu | n2kau/4 | Randolph-Macon College| Fax: (804) 752-7231 |
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- Date: 30 Sep 1994 19:03:15 GMT
- From: lll-winken.llnl.gov!koriel!cs.utexas.edu!news.unt.edu!tcet.unt.edu!rparsons@ames.arpa
- Subject: Is there a microsat FAQ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- You asked a lot of questions, but I'll try. As far as stroe-and-forward
- sats, in general there are the 1200 bps ones and 9600 bps ones. Other
- than having to make minor mods to your rig, the 9600 ones are easiest to
- use and much faster also. UO-22, KO-23 and KO-25 are the current ones.
- You will need a 9600 bps modem, TAPR has a kit, but you need a modem
- disconnect header, which the 232 doesn't have I believe. I think TAPR
- also as a header add-on kit also. TAPR/AMSAT also now has a DSP modem kit
- DSP-93. Contact AMSAT for software (you should be a member if you use the
- sats.
-
- Ask more specific question and I'll try to answer.
-
- Ron W5RKN
-
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- Date: 29 Sep 1994 18:58:41 -0700
- From: murky.apple.com!guest.apple.com!apple.com!apple.com!not-for-mail@decwrl.dec.com
- Subject: Mac sat antenna-positioning program ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <9409280448.AA22606@tomcat1.tbe.com>,
- David Kelly <kelly@tomcat1.tbe.COM> wrote:
- >
- >I've tried sat-trak-102 and OrbiTrack. Couldn't master the Keps for SatTrack
- >without reading the documentation, but had no trouble with OrbiTrack. I don't
- >think either will automatically drive your rotators.
-
- SatTrak can directly read NASA 2-line element sets. Then you just need
- to tell it to convert them to the longer format (one click of the mouse)
- and save the new elset. Easy to do. SatTrak and MacSPOC are the two
- programs I use all the time (SatTrak for predictive tables, MacSPOC
- for real-time shuttle tracking).
-
-
- 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
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- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:02:18 GMT
- From: paperboy.ids.net!usenet@uunet.uu.net
- Subject: Mac sat antenna-positioning program ?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Check out Orbittrak. It's an excellent program which lets you
- track dozen's of satellites at the same time (although the
- screen does get to be a bit confusing when you do that) and
- can be hooked up to a rotor through a controller (I forget
- what model) hooked up to your serial port.
-
- Oh yeah, it's shareware and at $20 an excellent buy.
-
- Philip Chien
- no sig yet
-
- In Article <1994Sep26.021711.1@violet.ccit.arizona.edu>
- dpalik@violet.ccit.arizona.edu writes:
- >Is there a Macintosh satellite computer-tracking and
- >antenna-control/positioning program out there anywhere ?
- >
- >Thanks,
- >
- >Don Palik
- >dpalik@ccit.arizona.edu
-
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-
- Date: 29 Sep 1994 06:33:13 GMT
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!munnari.oz.au!ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU!tauon!dcb@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Radio astromony?
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- I'm just interested in sites with information on Radio Astronomy.
-
- If you know of any interesting ones especially sites with details
- on radio observations of Jupiter during the comet impact could
- you let me know?
-
- Thanks
-
- David
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- David Bell |E-mail: dcb@electron.ph.unimelb.edu.au
- School of Physics |Phone : +61 3 344 5451
- The University of Melbourne |Fax : +61 3 344 4783
- Parkville, Victoria, AUST, 3052 |
-
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- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 23:11:41 UNDEFINED
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.unb.ca!nbt.nbnet.nb.ca!nbnet.nb.ca!ve9bm@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Shuttle Audio Re-broadcasting
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- Hi
- I am posting this message on behalf of a non internet ham who would love
- to obtain permission from NASA to re-broadcast mission audio via VHF on a
- local repeater.
- Can anybody please give me a name(s) of people he could contact to obtain
- permission to do this.
- Thanks
-
- 73 de Brent VE9BM
-
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-
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 20:04:34 -0400
- From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!eff!news.duke.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!cs.umd.edu!newsfeed.gsfc.nasa.gov!n3kwu.gsfc.nasa.gov!user@network.ucsd.edu
- Subject: Shuttle Audio Re-broadcasting
- To: ham-space@ucsd.edu
-
- In article <ve9bm.27.000880D5@nbnet.nb.ca>, ve9bm@nbnet.nb.ca (Brent
- Moore) wrote:
-
- > Hi
- > I am posting this message on behalf of a non internet ham who
- would love
- > to obtain permission from NASA to re-broadcast mission audio via VHF on a
- > local repeater.
- > Can anybody please give me a name(s) of people he could
- contact to obtain
- > permission to do this.
- > Thanks
- >
- > 73 de Brent VE9BM
-
- I assume you mean re-transmitting NASA Television Audio ? If so, then you
- should
- contact NASA TV (in Washington DC at NASA HQ). This is the best way as NASA TV
- wants to know about anyone utilizing their broadcasts (they are very
- interested as to who
- and how many their audience is). I do not have their number offhand, but
- can find it
- if you'd like it. I would encourage anyone who watches NASA TV to let
- them know
- how much you appreciate them.
-
- However, I caution that NASA TV audio may transmit things that are not
- permitted under
- your FCC Amateur license. The Goddard Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
- retransmits NASCOM
- audio which excludes such things as press conferences, which is the most
- likely (although unlikely)
- to produce illegal transmissions. BTW, we are on HF at 3.860, 7.185,
- 14.295, 21.395 and on
- occasion 28.650 MHz. Locally to the Washington DC area, we retransmit on
- 147.45 MHz
- FM simplex.
-
- We are presently testing our new dedicated facility as well as upgrading
- and rehabing our
- antenna farm and would like signal reports.
-
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