April 2007 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Fw: Amateur Satellite Beginners Article
by i8cvs 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor" <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:00 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Amateur Satellite Beginners Article > Amateur Satellite Beginners Article > > The March 2007 issue of the RSGB magazine RadCom features a superb article > entitled "Getting Started on Amateur Radio Satellites" by John Heath G7HIA. It > is an excellent introduction to the exciting world of Amateur Satellite > Communications. > > The Radio Society of Great Britain and the author have generously agreed to > allow AMSAT-UK to put the PDF of the article on the web and it can be seen at > > http://www.uk.amsat.org/ > > Click on "How Do I Start" on the left hand side of the home page then click on > "Getting Started on Amateur Satellites (RSGB article)" > > Note the article is Copyright 2007 Radio Society of Great Britain. For personal > use only - no copying, reprinting or distribution without written permission > from the RSGB http://www.RSGB.org/ > > ---- > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. > http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Fw: ESA TV coverage of next Soyuz Mission to the ISS
by Graham Shirville 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

Hi All, Some interesting TV viewing for the holiday weekend! 73 Graham G3VZV > > On 7 April at 17:30 GMT, two Russian astronauts, Fyodor Yurchikhin and > Oleg Kotov are scheduled to launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan to begin a > six-month stay on the ISS. > > With them will be Charles Simonyi, an American flying as a "space tourist" > who will return to Earth with the current ISS crew members on April 20. > > Simonyi, a former Microsoft top executive, will be performing scientific > programme whilst on the ISS, including experiments from ESA to study the > response of the human body to the microgravity environment and to cast > light on common conditions that cause pain and discomfort to millions of > citizens throughout the world. > > Expedition 15's Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft is scheduled to dock at the > station on 9 April a little after 19:00 GMT. The hatch between the capsule > and the ISS will be opened shortly later, followed by a welcome ceremony > in orbit. > > ESA-TV will provides live coverage of these events, as a live rebroadcast > of NASA-TV: > > 7 April 16:30-18:00 GMT LIVE: Expedition 15/Soyuz Launch Coverage > including images of final launch preparations in Baikonur > > 9 April 18:45-19:15 GMT LIVE: Soyuz Docking with the ISS > > 9 April 20:25-21:00 GMT LIVE: Expedition 15 Crew Enters ISS, live > statements > > More background information can be found on: > http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ > > Satellite downlink details for all transmissions: > > Eutelsat Atlantic Bird at 12.5 degrees West > Transponder F5, channel D horizontal, > F=12.652 MHz, SR=6.1113 Ms/sec, FEC=3/4 > > Please note that this transmission will not be available as broadcast > quality files for ftp download. > > For further information and a daily update of the transmission schedule, > visit our website at http://television.esa.int. For all enquires, contact > Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax +31 71 565 6340, e-mail > claus.habfast(a)esa.int. > > With kind regards, > > ESA TV Service >

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CW sound in background?
by Luc Leblanc 04 Apr '07

04 Apr '07

On an Irish TV car advertisement you can hear CW or kind of code but not morse code. Some report it is code as it existed just before morse code was created. It is a weak tone in the background just listen carefully what i can copy is CQ CQ CQ D only the letter D don't know what this D mean? The rest is gribbish code. Put your tone setting to eliminate bass and set the high to max and your volume up to the point the background tones start to distort. Some cheap PC speakers are unable to reproduce the tones. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_JcR9yqLh8 "-" "It is not the class of license the amateur holds, but the class of the amateur that holds the license." Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE

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FOR SALE: M2 2MCP22 Circular Polarized Antenna
by A.J. Farmer (AJ3U) 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

For Sale: M2 2MCP22 Circular Polarized Antenna Excellent Condition Asking $230 Specs for the antenna are here: http://www.m2inc.com/products/vhf/2m/2mcp22.html All parts are in excellent condition except some of the element retaining clips must be broken to disassemble the antenna. These clips are "one way" only and are impossible to remove once the antenna is assembled. A bag of 50 replacement clips is available from M2 for $13, or you can use other techniques instead of the clips. Antenna is assembled and available for pickup in Hollywood, MD or I will break it down ship anywhere to the US and Canada. Please respond off of the list. Thanks! -- A.J. Farmer, AJ3U http://www.aj3u.com

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Amateur Satellite Beginners Article
by Trevor 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Amateur Satellite Beginners Article The March 2007 issue of the RSGB magazine RadCom features a superb article entitled "Getting Started on Amateur Radio Satellites" by John Heath G7HIA. It is an excellent introduction to the exciting world of Amateur Satellite Communications. The Radio Society of Great Britain and the author have generously agreed to allow AMSAT-UK to put the PDF of the article on the web and it can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/ Click on "How Do I Start" on the left hand side of the home page then click on "Getting Started on Amateur Satellites (RSGB article)" Note the article is Copyright 2007 Radio Society of Great Britain. For personal use only - no copying, reprinting or distribution without written permission from the RSGB http://www.RSGB.org/ ---- ___________________________________________________________ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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,0PEHEUNSAT-1
by Sil - ZL2CIA 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hi, I have been goolging to try and find details of the current status of PEHEUNSAT-1, but without much luck. I'm probably looking in all the wrong places and I am sure somebody can point me in the right direction. I heard this satellite only once, and that was shortly after it was launched. I have continued to listen, but heard no more. Sil - ZL2CIA

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Question VE and Dayton
by William Leijenaar 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hi AMSATs, Recently I read on the AMSAT website about Dayton and the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet etc etc... As I never been to the Dayton Hamvention I like to have an idea if there will be many AMSATs to meet, or that it is more a general ham event with lot of stuff to buy/sell ? As I can not easy buy/sell (heavy lugage/custom problems) I am more interrested in meeting AMSAT hams across the big ocean. Because Canada is also on my list of countries to visit I have a plan to fly first to Toronto a few days before Dayton, and have a look at Niagara fals etc. However, Dayton is not a short ride, and I like to know if some VE/US hams can tell me if its an easy way to get to Dayton from VE ?? (any Bus ? how long travel ?) I have experience with travelling and will not easy get lost... however, your information will help me speed up to find my way :o) PS: Maybe there are VE (AMSATs) going to Dayton ? 73 de PE1RAH William Leijenaar AMSAT-NA (36370) --- ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php

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SO-50 demo from W5ZU, Roswell NM (DM73), 6 April
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hi! Steven K9TVS will be doing a demonstration on the SO-50 satellite Thursday evening (Friday, 6 April, UTC time) on the 0036-0049 UTC pass for the Pecos Valley Amateur Radio Club in Roswell, New Mexico. Roswell is in grid DM73, and the demo will be done using the club's call W5ZU. This pass will cover most of North America, and Steven would appreciate calls during this pass to show the coverage of an amateur satellite. K9TVS has been showing up on various FM satellite passes with very good signals over the past few days, so give Steven a call if you hear him on before the demo later this week. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Phoenix, Arizona USA http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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SUITSAT CERTIFICATE ?
by books47925＠mypacks.net 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hello All, Has anyone received their suitsat certificate? During the Symposium in San Francisco we were told they would be out soon. Thanks & 73 Steve / KB8VAO

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Re: KEPS for Moon
by laura halliday 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

"Gary Mayfield" <gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >I believe AMSAT still has program to generate keps for the moon at > >http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpsoft.html#pc-eme The AMSAT web site calls these pseudo-Keps, because the NORAD orbital models just don't apply to the Earth-Moon system. Among other things, the Moon's mass is far larger than any satellite, and its orbit is affected by the Sun far more than any satellite the NORAD models are intended to track. And now for something completely different: I recently bought Connections on DVD, and in one episode James Burke started with a wonder of modern technology, a satellite navigation system. It appeared to be a Transit receiver (no GPS in 1978), and was quite the contraption: two big boxes, one little one, a wild looking VHF/UHF antenna and lots of cables. The Transit satellites are still up there, but they don't use them for navigation any more. Laura Halliday VE7LDH "Que les nuages soient notre Grid: CN89mg pied a terre..." ICBM: 49 16.05 N 122 56.92 W - Hospital/Shafte _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Spaces: partagez vos photos avec vos amis! http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=fr-ca

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