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Call for Papers--2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
by Ford, Steve, WB8IMY 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 26th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 28-30, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2007. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. 73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY ARRL

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Re: rotor replacement pots
by Fred A Parker 04 Dec '08

04 Dec '08

A digital encoder would be the most accurate. USdigital http://www.usdigital.com/support/glossary#glossary_opticalencoder manufactures inexpensive encoders. With these and a step servo drive in example a Gecko drive http://www.geckodrive.com/product.aspx?c=2&i=14456 one could build a rotor that would be accurate to a thousand of a degree. Fred KF0AK

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way of satellite recovery?
by AB2VY 19 Nov '08

19 Nov '08

Hi to everybody, after have reading this article about the possibility of bringing Vanguard 1 back to Earth http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23639980/ , an "unhealthy" idea has crossed my brain... , premise that Vanguard 1 is "3.25-pound (1.5-kilogram), 6.4-inch-wide (16.3-centimeter-wide)" so little.. , a program to recover/repair something of too bigger ( like... AO40 ?? ......) is possible ? if the answer is "yes" the costs are too bigger or too low than the launch costs (4.5 million to 15 million Euros to launch) explained by David G0MRF in the past message? Logically it is necessary that NASA has a similar mission to which rely... would be an interesting study on this possibility of recovery/repair a satellite like AO40 "dead" in space this message wants to be an open track for a discussion about "Satellite repair in Space" thanks for your attention and best 73 Giulio AB2VY (ex KC2OTB) c/o Toms River NJ AMSAT-NA member 36417 Posta, news, sport, oroscopo: tutto in una sola pagina. Crea l'home page che piace a te! www.yahoo.it/latuapagina

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iss packet off?
by Mr Jeffrey L Ross 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

hi folks, have not heard anything on 145.825 and was wondering if the packet is off on the iss? anyone know the status? kc8gkf

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QSL
by Frank H. Bauer 01 Nov '08

01 Nov '08

Greg, You have three choices. You can send for an ARISS QSL in the usual manner. Or you can wait to see if Richard will be developing an additional card. Or you can do both (if the second option opens up). Either way I think you will want both cards, so if you are "itching" send it through the ARRL channels as shown on the ARISS web page www.ariss.org. And to clarify about your comment reagarding Richard's flight not being an ARISS event, Richard's activities were coordinated through the ARISS volunteer team. I am not sure what you meant by that comment. But all amateur radio activity on ISS (Development and Operations) is coordinated through the ARISS international team. Thanks for all your interest in ARISS. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(a)hotmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: QSL To: Amsat-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <BLU133-W12B175E9B6ABB367F55365A9200(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Kenneth, The FAQ page that is linked to the SSTV upload site (http://ariss-sstv.ssl.berkeley.edu/SSTV/faq.php) says: "How do I QSL or SWL? Details are being finalized for the handling of QSL/SWL cards. Please check back again soon for more information." That page is probably newer than the ARISS site, and since Richard's flight was not directly an ARISS event, it would seem that other arrangements are being made... Which site should I trust? My card is itching to be mailed... Greg KO6TH

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ao51 ssb/fm mode
by Henk, PA3GUO 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Dear AO51 team, The SSB/FM mode is again interesting and works fine. Only very few stations last night over Europe. Henk, PA3GUO

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Special Event - 11-1-08
by Peter 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Hi All, We will be operating hand held from the Fire Island Light House, FN30, tomorrow on the FM Satellites. If you contact us, the sponsoring club GSBARC will send you a beautiful certificate, with a picture of the Fire Island Lighthouse. So when you hear W2GSB/LH give us a call; who knows, we might apply for a new Lighthouse award. Nov 1, 1200Z-2100Z, Fire Island, NY. Great South Bay Amateur Radio Club, W2GSB/LH. Celebrating the 150th year of the Fire Island Lighthouse. SSB 14.260 7.250 3.755 CW 14.040 7.030 3.530 PSK 14.070. QSL. W2GSB/LH, PO Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704. www.gsbarc.org 73, and Happy Halloween! Pete, WB2OQQ

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NO PACKET THIS AM ON ISS
by Mr Jeffrey L Ross 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

hi folks, anyone know the status of the packet on the ISS? It was there on 145.800 yesterday, but not today. tks in advance kc8gkf

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"PASSALL ON" command for TNC3S
by El Bachir Zantou 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Hi all, Could anybody tell if the TNC3S accepts a "PASSAll ON" command (accept frames with CRC error)? Thanks, Zantou El Bachir CN8ZE

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ISS repeater
by acjohn1＠juno.com 31 Oct '08

31 Oct '08

Is there any way to know the repeater schedual on the ISS or is it just a try each pass to see? I was reading that the repaeater was working and couldn't wait to get home to give it a try but missed it and the next day the packet seamed to be working. 73 John KG4VHV _____________________________________________________________ Are you safe? Click for quotes on a home security system. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3ni3dPVjLyfZaN0OM0oMG7QQP…

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