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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see @@CONTACT_ADDRESS@@ for details. Content preview: Hi Mal. Sorry, the 2.4GHz TX is the hard bit. No spares I bought a 20 (or 25W) amplifier from a chap on ebay called Pyro Joe. He is based in Florida and sells lots of surplus amplifiers. I intend to use an ol [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [2607:f8b0:4864:20:0:0:0:834 listed in] [list.dnswl.org] -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (davidg0mrf[at]gmail.com) 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 T_DKIM_INVALID DKIM-Signature header exists but is not valid X-Scan-Signature: 571129b349252c35b2bc09d7a1c6d0f3 Subject: Re: LF: Re: ORBITRON Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000017ec3b057e50f5f6" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false --00000000000017ec3b057e50f5f6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Mal. Sorry, the 2.4GHz TX is the hard bit. No spares I bought a 20 (or 25W) amplifier from a chap on ebay called Pyro Joe. He is based in Florida and sells lots of surplus amplifiers. I intend to use an old 2.4G to 70cm receive conveter reconfigured to up convert 70cms to 2.4G. As the 20W amp only needs a couple of milliwatts of drive, that should be fine. However, this is a project for after the MF / LF season. Having too much fun from the Oxfordshaire field to start on that yet. For 10G RX I have a standard HDTV LNB by Octagon from Germany. They are PLL but drift a bit as the reference is a normal 27MHz crystal. I just swapped the 50ppm crystal for a TCXO from conner winfield. - Available from digikey. HNY David CU on P4A On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 1:36 PM mal hamilton wrote: > Hi David > Do have a spare 2Ghz TX. A simple CW tx would do me for the Eshail > satellite. I have a 1.2M and a 1.8M dish already. > 73 es HNY > > De MAL/G3KEV > > > *From:* David Bowman > *Sent:* Thursday, December 13, 2018 5:14 PM > *To:* rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org > *Subject:* Re: LF: Re: ORBITRON > > sorry for the off topic chat...... > Mi Mal. > There is also a patch for Nova on Win 7. I have it running on Win 7 > 64bit without issues although after about a year it all goes horribly wrong > and I need to start again. > If you keep it running in the background (minimised) it is perfect. You > can update TLEs either automatically of from a text file when you select > "manual update from file" > http://www.nlsa.com/ > > 73 > > David > > On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 3:51 PM David Bowman wrote: > >> Hi Mal. >> >> As it comes Orbitron or any other piece of software will have some TLEs >> loaded but these will be quite old. >> To update you need a list of current space 'objects' and a set of TLEs >> that have been produced in the last week or 2. >> >> You can either set the program to look at a particular place to load them >> automatically, or you can copy and paste into notepad etc >> >> The current set of TLEs for amateur radio satellites can be found here: >> https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all >> >> Regards >> >> David >> >> On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 2:46 PM mal hamilton >> wrote: >> >>> Tnx David for the reply. Orbitron TLE download does not include AO95 and >>> more recent satellites. >>> Was wondering whether the download does not include latest launches or >>> the Orbitron prog was not accepting the info >>> Will have to investigate further >>> >>> >>> de mal/g3kev >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* David Bowman >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:19 PM >>> *To:* rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org >>> *Subject:* Re: LF: ORBITRON >>> >>> Orbitron is still available. >>> However my favourite is Nova for Windows. www.nlsa.com. It's a bit old >>> now but it has a nice map display and is free. >>> >>> 73 David >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:57 Tobias DG3LV >> >>>> Hi Mal ! >>>> >>>> ORBITRON (rev 3.71) is still working well, you can still download TLEs >>>> and integrate new satellites, and I have no problems under Win7/64. >>>> Have >>>> been using it from the start up to now. >>>> >>>> Via the integrated DDE-software-interface I could let ORBITRON steer my >>>> homebrew Sat-equipment (by use of homebrew software), while other >>>> programs just integrated a few rotors and tranceivers. ORBITRON is >>>> still >>>> free(Cardware). >>>> >>>> > is there a better choice Maybe, depends on what you look for and what >>>> you are willing to pay for. >>>> >>>> 73 de dg3lv Tobias >>>> >>>> Am 12.12.2018 um 17:38 schrieb mal hamilton: >>>> > Does anyone know if ORBITRON satellite tracking still works or is >>>> there >>>> > a better choice >>>> > de mal/g3kev >>>> >>>> --00000000000017ec3b057e50f5f6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Mal.

Sorry, the 2.4GHz TX= is the hard bit.=C2=A0=C2=A0 No spares
I bought a 20 (or 25W= ) amplifier from a chap on ebay called Pyro Joe.=C2=A0 He is based in Flori= da and sells lots of surplus amplifiers.
I intend to use an old 2= .4G to 70cm receive conveter reconfigured to up convert 70cms to 2.4G. As t= he 20W amp only needs a couple of milliwatts of drive, that should be fine.=
However, this is a project for after the MF / LF season.=C2=A0 H= aving too much fun from the Oxfordshaire field to start on that yet.

For 10G RX I have a standard HDTV LNB by Octagon fro= m Germany. They are PLL but drift a bit as the reference is a normal 27MHz = crystal. I just swapped the 50ppm crystal for a TCXO from conner winfield. = - Available from digikey.

HNY

=
David=C2=A0=C2=A0 CU on P4A

On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 1:36 PM mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:
Hi David
Do have a spare 2Ghz TX. A simple CW tx would do me for the Eshail=20 satellite. I have a 1.2M and a 1.8M dish already.
73 es HNY
=C2=A0
De MAL/G3KEV
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 3:51 PM David Bowman <davidg0mrf@gmail.com= > wrote:
Hi Mal.
=C2=A0
As it comes Orbitron or any other piece of software will have some T= LEs=20 loaded but these will be quite old.
To update you need a list of current space 'objects' and a s= et of TLEs=20 that have been produced in the last week or 2.
=C2=A0
You can either set the program to look at a particular place to load= them=20 automatically, or you can copy and paste into notepad etc
=C2=A0
The current set of TLEs for amateur radio satellites can be found=20 here:=C2=A0 https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all
=C2=A0
Regards
=C2=A0
David
=C2=A0
On Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 2:46 PM mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:
Tnx David for the reply. Orbitron TLE download does not include AO= 95=20 and more recent satellites.
Was wondering whether the download does not include latest launche= s or=20 the Orbitron prog was not accepting the info
Will have to investigate further
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
de mal/g3kev
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
Orbitron is still available.=20
However my favourite is Nova for Windows. www.nlsa.com. It's a bit old now but it h= as a nice map=20 display and is free.
=C2=A0
73 David
=C2=A0
=C2=A0
On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:57 Tobias DG3LV <DG3LV@gmx.net wrote:
Hi=20 Mal !

ORBITRON (rev 3.71) is still working well, you can still= =20 download TLEs
and integrate new satellites, and I have no problem= s=20 under Win7/64. Have
been using it from the start up to now.
Via=20 the integrated DDE-software-interface I could let ORBITRON steer my= =20
homebrew Sat-equipment (by use of homebrew software), while other= =20
programs just integrated a few rotors and tranceivers. ORBITRON i= s=20 still
free(Cardware).

> is there a better choice Maybe,= =20 depends on what you look for and what you are willing to pay=20 for.

73 de dg3lv Tobias

Am 12.12.2018 um 17:38 schrieb = mal=20 hamilton:
> Does anyone know if ORBITRON satellite tracking sti= ll=20 works or is there
> a better choice
> de=20 mal/g3kev

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