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

Re: Unknown Satellite Status
by Ralph Wallio, W0RPK 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Eric -- Perhaps the following will help. CubeSats CP3, CP4, CAPE-1 and LIBERTAD-1 launch now scheduled for 17Apr07. See http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm and http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/ for up-to-date information. TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK W0RPK(a)netINS.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/ Hubbert's Peak - The Mother of all Perfect Storms

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AO-27 Webpage Down?
by Eric Christensen 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Anyone else having problems accessing the AO-27 website? www.ao27.org 73s, Eric W4OTN (ex KF4OTN) AMSAT Member 35360 AMSAT Area Coordinator Please donate to the Eagle project! http://www.amsat-na.com/donation.php?donate=eagle

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Next ISS Space Participant is a Radio Ham - April 7th Launch
by Trevor 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Space Participant Charles Simonyi KE7KDP is scheduled to be launched on a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 7th April. Expedition 14 readying the station for guests http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2007/space_station_guests.htm Next Space Tourist is Radio Ham http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2007/next_space_tourist.htm 73 Trevor M5AKA --------------- Daily Amateur Radio RSS News: http://www.southgatearc.org/ Email your news items to: editor at southgatearc.org News On Your Website: http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/index.htm News On Your PC: http://www.southgatearc.org/rss/newsreader.htm Upload Your News: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/your_news.htm --------------- ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Dual Hop
by Sil - ZL2CIA 03 Apr '07

03 Apr '07

Hi, I few days ago now, ANDE-1 and RAFT were simultaneously visible from my QTH, and everyone else's too, I imagine. Since both satellites Tx and Rx on 145.825 MHz, I wondered whether a dual hop is possible. However, it seems that the satellites are configured to prevent this. I wonder if there are any plans to try a dual hop - perhaps later when the satellites are near the end of their lives. I presume too, that when they are in sight of each other, RAFT would been keeping ANDE awake. Is this true? Sil - ZL2CIA

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Unknown Satellite Status
by Eric Christensen 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Can someone send me an update (off the list) of the following satellites so I can update the AMSAT website... AO-27 CP3 CAPE-1 Prism BLUESAT ALMASat LIBERTAD-1 - Launched??? Thanks!!! 73s, Eric W4OTN (ex KF4OTN) AMSAT Member 35360 AMSAT Area Coordinator Please donate to the Eagle project! http://www.amsat-na.com/donation.php?donate=eagle

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OSCAR-11 Last chance to hear for a while.
by Clive Wallis 02 Apr '07

02 Apr '07

Hi, OSCAR-11 switched ON early 01 April, as expected. Good steady signals on 145.826 MHz. This is the last ten day operational period before eclipses start on 20 April. The eclipses continue until 23 August. If the satellite behaves as it did last year, it is unlikely to be heard for any length of time, during the eclipse period. Enjoy! 73 Clive G3CWV Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, UK.

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WANTED - FEX-736-1.2
by Larry 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

Good day, everyone! I'm wondering if anyone might have one of these modules that they want to part with, or know of someone who may consider selling it. Trying to put together a 1.2GHz (or Ghz OR ghz???:-) )station for contests and satellite work this year. Please reply direct to "mycall"@cox.net. Thanks! Larry N1MIW FN41eq

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Re: An Alien Pentagon base found on Saturn
by Luc Leblanc 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

On 1 Apr 2007 at 17:32, GEORGE ABBOTT wrote: > Luc: Secretive wire and cable traffic indicates that bin Laden has been > captured in south west Asia. Have you heard anything up there? > Never heard that but on april fool day anything and everything is possible. But one question remain is the high ranking officers are really interested in getting him? It will be hard to find out another "Arab evil" leader in the supposed war against the terrorist. The terrorist on one side is a martyrdom and a hero on the other side. It is a vicious circle that deserve both side interest so well...and as far as i know the Arab lobby in Washington is not very strong against the lobby who pushed Israel in the American agenda. Just visit the Ball Harbour shopping center district in Surfside FL There is not many Arab on the streets but some other ethnic community are more visible than other. It is only the every day reality the rest is in direct relation. On a side note the day where the military budget credit will not sky rocketing could be AMSAT-NA can get a very small chunk of it. This can make Echo in the space a bit more quickly! "-" "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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AO-16 TLM on Line 07040117
by Miguel Menéndez 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

HI, amsat-bb, It is alive, although it continues sleeping uptime is 2604/12:43:07. Time is Sun Apr 01 16:34:13 2007 PACSAT Rx D DISC -0.058 k Rx D S meter 148.000 C Rx C DISC -0.655 k Rx C S meter 126.000 C Rx B DISC 6.920 k Rx B S meter 165.000 C Rx A DISC -0.462 k Rx A S meter 112.000 C Rx E/F DISC 2.591 k Rx E/F S meter 144.000 C +5 Volt Bus 4.941 V +5V Rx Current 0.060 A +2.5V VREF 2.495 V 8.5V BUS 8.485 V IR Detector 2.000 C LO Monitor I 0.002 A +10V Bus 10.400 V GASFET Bias I 0.003 A Ground REF 0.000 V +Z Array V 12.174 V +X (RX) Temp 17.546 D RX Temp 18.756 D Bat 1 V 1.240 V Bat 2 V 1.234 V Bat 3 V 1.270 V Bat 4 V 1.277 V Bat 5 V 1.263 V Bat 6 V 1.270 V Bat 7 V 1.294 V Bat 8 V 1.276 V Array V 20.481 V +5V Bus 4.749 V +8.5V Bus 7.948 V +10V Bus 10.100 V BCR Set Point 114.476 C BCR Load Cur 0.505 A +8.5V Bus Cur 0.032 A +5V Bus Cur 0.202 A -X Array Cur -0.010 A +X Array Cur -0.024 A -Y Array Cur 0.237 A +Y Array Cur -0.018 A -Z Array Cur -0.020 A +Z Array Cur -0.018 A Ext Power Cur -0.018 A BCR Input Cur 0.261 A BCR Output Cur 0.272 A Bat 1 Temp 24.807 D Bat 2 Temp 26.018 D Baseplt Temp 26.018 D PSK TX RF Out 2.468 W RC PSK TX Out 0.005 W RC PSK BP Temp 24.807 D RC PSK HPA Tmp 24.807 D +Y Array Temp 25.413 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 27.833 D +Z Array Temp 13.916 D S band HPA Tmp 170.000 C S band TX Out -0.084 W Total Array C= 0.237 Bat Ch Cur=-0.232 Ifb= 0.023 I+10V= 0.481 TX:100B BCR:7A PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:85 -- 73, Miguel, EA1BCU www.ea1bcu.tk

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The "At Last!" TR Sequencer
by Bert 01 Apr '07

01 Apr '07

Hi everyone, Some time ago on this mailing list, I asked for design ideas and beta testers for a microcontroller-based radio TR Sequencer. The design is now completed and the sequencer is featured in the March 2007 QST magazine. For those who have not seen the article yet, it is now available in PDF form with ARRL's permission on my website at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/b.zauhar Thanks for your help! Bert, VE2ZAZ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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