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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/Q4VYNZXDG52IA4BZ6S5FCWVQ4ZCN27WK/", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/", "message_id": "E949CF6C32AC4E76A4E224E452C7CCD4@bie", "message_id_hash": "Q4VYNZXDG52IA4BZ6S5FCWVQ4ZCN27WK", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/Q4VYNZXDG52IA4BZ6S5FCWVQ4ZCN27WK/", "sender": { "address": "oe6ag (a) aon.at", "mailman_id": null, "emails": null }, "sender_name": "Wilhelm Hartinger", "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 631", "date": "2011-11-19T04:27:14Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "\n----- Original Message ----- \nFrom: <[email protected]>\nTo: <[email protected]>\nSent: Friday, November 18, 2011 9:00 PM\nSubject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 631\n\n\n> Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to\n> [email protected]\n>\n> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit\n> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to\n> [email protected]\n>\n> You can reach the person managing the list at\n> [email protected]\n>\n> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific\n> than \"Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest...\"\n>\n>\n> Today's Topics:\n>\n> 1. Re: simplest USB rotor interface (H. Vordenbaum)\n> 2. Ao-51 at 2100z today (ryan woods)\n> 3. Re: Ao-51 at 2100z today (Clint Bradford)\n> 4. Re: Ao-51 at 2100z today (Rick Tejera)\n> 5. Re: simplest USB rotor interface (Thomas Doyle)\n> 6. Re: simplest USB rotor interface (Stefan Wagener)\n> 7. AO-27 questions -- so why the silence. (Tom Schuessler)\n> 8. Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay (Nico Janssen)\n> 9. Re: AO-27 questions -- so why the silence. (Andrew Glasbrenner)\n> 10. Re: Fwd: Mystery of the Lunar Ionosphere (Tony Langdon)\n> 11. HR3288 Bill to Reduce ITAR Restrictions on Commercial\n> Satellites (JoAnne Maenpaa)\n> 12. ChubuSat-1 (Trevor .)\n> 13. Re: ChubuSat-1 (Andrew Glasbrenner)\n> 14. Grid Squares ([email protected])\n>\n>\n> ----------------------------------------------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 1\n> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:51:46 -0600\n> From: \"H. Vordenbaum\" <[email protected]>\n> To: \"Wayne Estes\" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: simplest USB rotor interface\n> Message-ID: <D64209A8073846A0B44B0C2749E81912@MRHARVEY>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=\"iso-8859-1\";\n> reply-type=response\n>\n> The LVB Tracker is small. The switch buttons are for calibration mainly.\n> The switches on the G-5400/G-5500 can be used for manual control. With \n> the\n> USB interface you don't need to fool with another serial port.\n> 73, Harvey\n> K5HV\n>\n>\n> ----- Original Message ----- \n> From: \"Wayne Estes\" <[email protected]>\n> To: <[email protected]>\n> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:27 AM\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] simplest USB rotor interface\n>\n>\n>> As an AMSAT Area Coordinator, I occasionally get questions about rotor\n>> interfaces. So I need to become better informed about the interface\n>> options.\n>>\n>> I'm well aware of the LVBtracker, but to me it seems to be overkill for\n>> the intended purpose. It's not necessary for a rotor interface to have a\n>> big box, display, and control switches. The interface really only needs\n>> to contain A/D and D/A converters. All displays and controls can be\n>> implemented \"virtually\" on the computer's screen.\n>>\n>> Is there a simple and cheap USB interface for the G-5500 rotor? Something\n>> small and simple like FODtrack, but with a USB port?\n>> I'm aware of WinRotor USB, but nobody in North America seems to use it.\n>>\n>> Wayne Estes W9AE\n>> Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik\n>> _______________________________________________\n>> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \n>> program!\n>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 2\n> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:19:47 -0800 (PST)\n> From: ryan woods <[email protected]>\n> To: \"[email protected]\" <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Ao-51 at 2100z today\n> Message-ID:\n> <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii\n>\n> Well this was the first time for me to work any satellites in a really \n> long time just wanted to day AO-51 still sounds great and i hope it stays \n> that way for a long time. Im running a wouxon ht to an arrow on a tripod \n> it works good but not as well at my th-d7a. Anyway just want to get some \n> input while im writing this....... I am always portable when im on the \n> birds and can never really get my logging down so just wanted to know\n> How everyone else goes about it?......... Thanks in advance\n>\n> 73 de KD8ATF\n>\n> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 3\n> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:01:46 -0800\n> From: Clint Bradford <[email protected]>\n> To: AMSAT BB <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ao-51 at 2100z today\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii\n>\n>>> ... how do you all write down callsigns?\n>\n> I am not sure what your problem is. I mean ...\n>\n> -one hand for the Yagi\n> -one hand for the radio\n> -one hand for the speaker-mic\n> -one hand for the clipboard\n> -one hand for the pencil\n> -one hand for the tall glass of iced tea\n> -one hand for your smartphone with its satellite tracking program running\n>\n> (grin)\n>\n> I will sometimes use a smartphone voice recorder app to record passes, for \n> later review. In a shirt pocket,\n> to free up my other six hands.\n>\n> Additionally, I have built a little tray wide enough to accommodate my HT \n> on the boom of my Yagi. Helps\n> free another hand, as well as \"counter-balancing\" the front-heavy antenna. \n> Photos at ...\n>\n> http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Photos/Photos.html\n>\n> ... and ...\n>\n> http://web.me.com/clintbradford/Work-Sat/My_Gear.html\n>\n>\n> Clint Bradford, K6LCS\n> http://www.work-sat.com\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 4\n> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:37:46 -0700\n> From: \"Rick Tejera\" <[email protected]>\n> To: \"'Clint Bradford'\" <[email protected]>, \"'AMSAT BB'\"\n> <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ao-51 at 2100z today\n> Message-ID:\n> <20111117224144.FERK3766.fed1rmfepo202.cox.net@fed1rmimpo109.cox.net>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"\n>\n> Not having as many hands as Clint, I use a y chord on the receive Cable \n> from\n> my headset to a small digital voice recorder. I still write the calls down\n> on a log I created, since I'll forget at least half of it by the time I'm\n> ready to key up :)\n>\n> After the pass I play the recording and get the time of the QSO by adding\n> the elapsed time to the start of the pass.\n>\n> Clear Skies\n>\n> Rick Tejera\n> Saguaro Astronomy Club\n> Phoenix, Arizona\n> www.saguaroastro.org\n> [email protected]\n> K7TEJ, AMSAT 38452\n>\n>\n> -----Original Message-----\n> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On\n> Behalf Of Clint Bradford\n> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 15:02\n> To: AMSAT BB\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Ao-51 at 2100z today\n>\n>>> ... how do you all write down callsigns?\n>\n> I am not sure what your problem is. I mean ...\n>\n> -one hand for the Yagi\n> -one hand for the radio\n> -one hand for the speaker-mic\n> -one hand for the clipboard\n> -one hand for the pencil\n> -one hand for the tall glass of iced tea\n> -one hand for your smartphone with its satellite tracking program running\n>\n> (grin)\n>\n> I will sometimes use a smartphone voice recorder app to record passes, for\n> later review. In a shirt pocket,\n> to free up my other six hands.\n>\n> Additionally, I have built a little tray wide enough to accommodate my HT \n> on\n> the boom of my Yagi. Helps\n> free another hand, as well as \"counter-balancing\" the front-heavy antenna.\n> Photos at ...\n>\n> http://web.me.com/clintbradford/k6lcs/Photos/Photos.html\n>\n> ... and ...\n>\n> http://web.me.com/clintbradford/Work-Sat/My_Gear.html\n>\n>\n> Clint Bradford, K6LCS\n> http://www.work-sat.com\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 5\n> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:59:56 -0600\n> From: Thomas Doyle <[email protected]>\n> To: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: simplest USB rotor interface\n> Message-ID:\n> <CAHnRQRLnU26Qwpn10BWONRHGvJ3UagTQy97WcR4OnTSveBuUVA@mail.gmail.com>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\n>\n> The saebrtrack from AMSATs own Mark Hammond is probably the best\n> documented DIY board. The processor is a bit expensive and slow but the \n> one\n> I built does work.\n> I had a FoxDelta ST3 for a while but had problems with it right from the\n> start. I was able to return it without any trouble. It is probably the \n> best\n> deal out there. The easiest part of building your own is the software. The\n> program does not do much so it is straightforward and easy to write. An \n> lcd\n> display of some type is invaluable in troubleshooting but you can use a\n> terminal emulation program on a computer for set up. The buttons are not\n> needed if you have a G5500. The case and cables are the most work.\n>\n> http://sites.google.com/site/marklhammond/saebrtrack\n>\n> The LVB Tracker from AMSAT is great in that you can \"have it your way\". \n> Buy\n> only what you need from a bare board to a completed unit. It is also a \n> nice\n> way to help out AMSAT.\n>\n> http://www.amsat-na.com/store/category.php?c=Hardware\n>\n> Sent from my computer.\n>\n> 73 W9KE tom ...\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 6\n> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:26:14 -0600\n> From: Stefan Wagener <[email protected]>\n> To: Wayne Estes <[email protected]>\n> Cc: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: simplest USB rotor interface\n> Message-ID:\n> <CAKu8kHAse8Q=S0QOPaaeE8e4=gWYq9YgNQZxoOAhD5AVxFLxGw@mail.gmail.com>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\n>\n> Take a look at:\n>\n> http://easy-rotor-control.com/\n>\n> Something for every taste and budget.\n>\n>\n> Stefan, VE4NSA\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Wayne Estes <[email protected]> wrote:\n>> As an AMSAT Area Coordinator, I occasionally get questions about rotor\n>> interfaces. ?So I need to become better informed about the interface\n>> options.\n>>\n>> I'm well aware of the LVBtracker, but to me it seems to be overkill for \n>> the\n>> intended purpose. ?It's not necessary for a rotor interface to have a big\n>> box, display, and control switches. ?The interface really only needs to\n>> contain A/D and D/A converters. ?All displays and controls can be\n>> implemented \"virtually\" on the computer's screen.\n>>\n>> Is there a simple and cheap USB interface for the G-5500 rotor? Something\n>> small and simple like FODtrack, but with a USB port?\n>> I'm aware of WinRotor USB, but nobody in North America seems to use it.\n>>\n>> Wayne Estes W9AE\n>> Oakland, Oregon, USA, CN83ik\n>> _______________________________________________\n>> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \n>> program!\n>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 7\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:48:16 -0600\n> From: \"Tom Schuessler\" <[email protected]>\n> To: <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 questions -- so why the silence.\n> Message-ID: <008601cca5f8$b9362e70$2ba28b50$@net>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII\n>\n> Several weeks ago I posted a question about the status of the AO-27 web \n> site\n> and the TOPR scheduling for that satellite. Recently Clint Bradford K6LCS\n> posed a similar question and got really no relevant response. Can someone\n> from AMSAT (or AMRAD) leadership give some insight into the state of that\n> program and whether the turn on schedule is still running on times \n> predicted\n> via the AO-27 Scheduler program which cannot receive updates because of \n> the\n> lack of the ao27.org site.\n>\n> Please, no crickets chirping. Be nice to have an explanation or guidance.\n>\n> Thanks, 73 and see you on the birds.\n>\n> Tom Schuessler N5HYP\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 8\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:05:57 +0100\n> From: Nico Janssen <[email protected]>\n> To: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed\n>\n> Hi,\n>\n> So far all my analyses of the evolution of the orbit of ARISSat 1\n> have resulted in a predicted decay date sometime in December 2011.\n> Actually my current predicted decay date for this satellite is\n> December 17. Obviously it depends very much on how solar activity\n> develops in the coming weeks.\n>\n> So now we have seen decay predictions ranging from December 2011\n> to April 2012. Let's see how we converge to the actual decay date.\n>\n> 73,\n> Nico PA0DLO\n>\n>\n> On 2011-11-16 20:28, Fabio Azzarello wrote:\n>> Hello Everybody,\n>> I totally agree with you James... the process is a continuous evolution.\n>>\n>> I did my prediction on October 6th for the \"Chicken Little Competition\" \n>> and\n>> my date was January 23rd 2012.\n>>\n>> It surprisingly agrees with your prediction done almost one month later,\n>> this make me think that my assumptions were right, up to now at least.\n>>\n>>\n>> 73s\n>> Fabio\n>> IW8QKU/5\n>>\n>>\n>> Hi Jim,\n>>\n>> Thanks for the update on your AMSAT Journal article.\n>> There are several people on the bb who are following this topic and are\n>> busy\n>> plotting data.\n>> Any futher thoughts you have, as we move towards January would, I am sure\n>> be of\n>> interest.\n>>\n>> 73 John G7HIA\n>>\n>>\n>>\n>>\n>> ________________________________\n>> From: DeYoung James<[email protected]>\n>> To: amsat-bb<[email protected]>\n>> Sent: Tuesday, 15 November, 2011 17:29:31\n>> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 (37772) decay\n>>\n>> Greetings,\n>>\n>> First, thank you Mineo for reading the AMSAT Journal and making several \n>> of\n>> my\n>> papers available\n>> on your web site.\n>> My AMSAT Journal\n>> paper published in the March/April 2011 issue is actually still fairly \n>> valid\n>> for the scenarios shown in the paper. The solar flux has turned out to be\n>> somewhat higher than was used/predicted in the paper. This has caused the\n>> atmospheric densities to be higher which results in higher decay rates.\n>> When I\n>> wrote the paper I had this nagging feeling that stopping the\n>> release height\n>> scenarios at 370-km was not going to be high enough. We are very \n>> fortunate\n>> that\n>> the ISS was boosted to such a height before release of ARISSat-1 and not\n>> after\n>> release!\n>>\n>> There is a\n>> valuable lesson, I think, to be made with respect to predicting satellite\n>> decay\n>> dates far into the future. The future state of the atmosphere, i.e. the\n>> atmospheric density that the satellite will pass through is poorly\n>> predictable\n>> in the long-term, say starting greater than a week or two into the \n>> future.\n>> Predictions of satellite decay dates months in the future should be\n>> evaluated with the understanding that your date of prediction errors may \n>> be\n>> large. The errors\n>> are due to the future uncertainties of the orbital path which\n>> grow quickly with time in a prediction. The atmospheric density is not \n>> the\n>> only\n>> source of error. Your orbit model, the integrator, and the accounting of\n>> the\n>> gravitational and\n>> drag forces among others will affect your results.\n>> Predictions of\n>> satellite decay dates are not do-and-forget. The general process is to \n>> make\n>> a\n>> prediction, get new measured observations of the height in the future, \n>> and\n>> at\n>> some point re-do your prediction when the errors become significant to \n>> you.\n>> With that all\n>> said here is my current prediction using the same tools used in the AMSAT \n>> J.\n>> paper and produced as of 2011 November 13th. The decay of ARISSat-1 \n>> (37772)\n>> will happen nominally on 2012 January 30th with a 10% rule-of-thumb error\n>> allowance of 18 days around this date. The\n>> errors may be larger than the rule-of-thumb indicates!\n>> Jim, N8OQ\n>> _______________________________________________\n>> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \n>> program!\n>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>> _______________________________________________\n>> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite \n>> program!\n>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 9\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:31:27 -0500 (GMT-05:00)\n> From: Andrew Glasbrenner <[email protected]>\n> To: Tom Schuessler <[email protected]>, [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 questions -- so why the silence.\n> Message-ID:\n> <8046624.1321626687665.JavaMail.root@mswamui-billy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>\n>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n>\n>\n> Hi Tom,\n>\n> Just for the record, AO-27 is not an AMSAT bird, and AMSAT has no input or \n> inside track into what goes on with the satellite. I know who the command \n> stations are, but as long as the birds running, there really isn't IMO \n> much reason to bug them.\n>\n>>From my observations and experience, you really don't need a scheduler to \n>>work AO-27. It's neat, but superfluous. Right now the satellite is turning \n>>on a little further south than normal, somewhere around 25 degrees \n>>latitude. This drifts just a tad earlier/further south each day, until one \n>>of the command stations resets it. So, if you listen to a pass, note when \n>>and where it turns on, and now you know where and when to look tomorrow \n>>and even next week.\n>\n> Keeping a satellite running is a lot of work, and I can only imagine it's \n> tedious after 18 years. Webpages and widgets come second after that.\n>\n> 73, Drew KO4MA\n>\n>\n> -----Original Message-----\n>>From: Tom Schuessler <[email protected]>\n>>Sent: Nov 18, 2011 8:48 AM\n>>To: [email protected]\n>>Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 questions -- so why the silence.\n>>\n>>Several weeks ago I posted a question about the status of the AO-27 web \n>>site\n>>and the TOPR scheduling for that satellite. Recently Clint Bradford K6LCS\n>>posed a similar question and got really no relevant response. Can someone\n>>from AMSAT (or AMRAD) leadership give some insight into the state of that\n>>program and whether the turn on schedule is still running on times \n>>predicted\n>>via the AO-27 Scheduler program which cannot receive updates because of \n>>the\n>>lack of the ao27.org site.\n>>\n>>Please, no crickets chirping. Be nice to have an explanation or guidance.\n>>\n>>Thanks, 73 and see you on the birds.\n>>\n>>Tom Schuessler N5HYP\n>>\n>>\n>>_______________________________________________\n>>Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n>>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 10\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:23:23 +1100\n> From: Tony Langdon <[email protected]>\n> To: Luc Leblanc <[email protected]>, [email protected]\n> Cc: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fwd: Mystery of the Lunar Ionosphere\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"; format=flowed\n>\n> At 07:59 PM 11/17/2011, Luc Leblanc wrote:\\\n>\n>>I just got a flash is it possible the moon bounce signal where\n>>reflected on this \"ionosphere\" instead of the moon surface or both or is \n>>it\n>>the moon libration signal often reported by moon bouncer a kind of\n>>signal mix the one reflected over the surface and the one reflected by\n>>the ionosphere back to the moon surface working against each other?\n>\n> This could be one of many interesting questions to try and answer. :)\n>\n> 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL\n> http://vkradio.com\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 11\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:03:36 -0600\n> From: \"JoAnne Maenpaa\" <[email protected]>\n> To: <[email protected]>\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] HR3288 Bill to Reduce ITAR Restrictions on\n> Commercial Satellites\n> Message-ID: <001d01cca614$03cb3eb0$0b61bc10$@net>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=\"us-ascii\"\n>\n> Hello everyone,\n>\n> I found out about H.R. 3288: Safeguarding United States Satellite \n> Leadership\n> and Security Act of 2011 via an article posted at UniverseToday.com\n> (http://tinyurl.com/6r3nb4m).\n>\n> HR3288 proposes to reduce ITAR restrictions on commercial satellite\n> development. I found additional information, including a link to the text \n> of\n> the bill, list of the co-sponsors, and a progress-tracking overview posted\n> at:\n> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3288\n>\n> Perhaps something good will come out of congress. I now have something\n> constructive to write to my congresscritters about instead of messages\n> counting the days to the next election.\n>\n> Hopefully it bodes well for amateur satellite projects worldwide.\n>\n> --\n> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM\n> [email protected]\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 12\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:11:50 +0000 (GMT)\n> From: \"Trevor .\" <[email protected]>\n> To: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] ChubuSat-1\n> Message-ID:\n> <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8\n>\n> Google English article on ChubuSat-1, launch 2012-13, carries a V/U \n> configuration using AX25, see\n>\n> http://tinyurl.com/CubuSat1Article\n>\n> See also ChubuSat-1 on IARU satellite pages at\n> http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=199\n>\n> 73 Trevor M5AKA\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 13\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:37:52 -0500 (GMT-05:00)\n> From: Andrew Glasbrenner <[email protected]>\n> To: \"Trevor .\" <[email protected]>, [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ChubuSat-1\n> Message-ID:\n> <7790483.1321645073377.JavaMail.root@mswamui-billy.atl.sa.earthlink.net>\n>\n> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n>\n> 50kg! to SSO? I hope they manage to get a repeater or transponder on there \n> along with whatever digital relay it looks like they are planning. It \n> might be a good opportunity for a PE1RAH transponder, or the L/U repeater \n> AMSAT-OZ was developing!\n>\n> 73, Drew KO4MA\n>\n>\n> -----Original Message-----\n>>From: \"Trevor .\" <[email protected]>\n>>Sent: Nov 18, 2011 2:11 PM\n>>To: [email protected]\n>>Subject: [amsat-bb] ChubuSat-1\n>>\n>>Google English article on ChubuSat-1, launch 2012-13, carries a V/U \n>>configuration using AX25, see\n>>\n>>http://tinyurl.com/CubuSat1Article\n>>\n>>See also ChubuSat-1 on IARU satellite pages at\n>>http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=199\n>>\n>>73 Trevor M5AKA\n>>\n>>\n>>_______________________________________________\n>>Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n>>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> Message: 14\n> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:57:56 -0600 (CST)\n> From: [email protected]\n> To: [email protected]\n> Subject: [amsat-bb] Grid Squares\n> Message-ID: <[email protected]>\n> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1\n>\n> Does anyone know of an application for a Blackberry phone that will take\n> the Blackberry GPS location and convert it to the grid square?\n>\n> Thanks\n> Jerry\n> N?JY\n>\n>\n>\n>\n> ------------------------------\n>\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n> End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 6, Issue 631\n> ****************************************\n> \n\n", "attachments": [] }