August 2008 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

AMSAT-UK Video's on BATC Site
by Trevor 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

AMSAT-UK Video's on BATC Site Videos of the presentations given at this years AMSAT-UK Colloquium are now available on the BATC video site. To access the videos go to http://www.batc.tv/ and click on the 'Archive' button on the left. Select which AMSAT-UK lecture you wish to watch then click the 'Play' (>) icon. Click on the icon between the 'Progress' bar and the 'Volume' bar to get full screen viewing. Lectures 4 and 5 are about the MoonLITE project which will be the first Lunar mission by the United Kingdom. Lectures 6, 7 and 8 are about the Delfi-C3 satellite Lecture 9 is the P3-E satellite presentation given by AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow DB2OS, see also "Get into Orbit with AMSAT-DL's P3E-Satellite" at http://www.p3e-satellite.org/index.pl?lang=en_EN Lecture 10 will be the Amateur Radio Mars Orbiter P5-A given by Achim Vollhardt DH2VA, see also "GO-Mars with AMSAT-DL's P5A Mission" at http://ticket-to-mars.org/index.pl?lang=en_EN Lecture 11 will be the Delfi-n3Xt next generation satellite presentation The full lecture programme can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/640/213/ AMSAT-UK publish a newletter OSCAR News which is full of Amateur Satellite information. Join online at https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subscription/ For further details contact Jim Heck G3WGM. Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959 Email: g3wgm(a)amsat.org Web: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ---- __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

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AMSAT UK P3E Lecture Available
by Keith N4ZQ 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Please excuse if this has been posted already, as I have been away and have not been keeping close tabs on the AMSAT-BB reflector lately. The P3E Lecture that was given at the AMSAT-UK Colloquium by Peter DB2OS is available for viewing on the British Amateur Television Club web site. http://www.batc.tv/ It's located under the Film Archive Channel and is listed as AMSAT-UK Lecture 9 from the drop down menu. The other presentation are also available except I couldn't find the P5A lecture. Possibility it hasn't been processed yet ? Enjoy... Keith N4ZQ ____________________________________________________________ Click here for a free directory of employee development and training solutions. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/Ioyw6i4s28jrvcMhf50qrX0hhodG…

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Florida AMSAT Net - Cen.Fla check-ins
by David J 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Any stations that usually check into the Florida AMSAT Net via the N4HHA repeater here in Orlando, FL will need to check into the net via echolink or direct to the NI4CE system of repeaters in west central Fl. The N4HHA repeater has a technical problem and will not be able to carry the net this evening. Dave, AA4KN

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Doohan's remains
by Nate Duehr 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Someone notified me off-list that I was incorrect about the actor's remains being on board. I don't really care. Sorry I replied at all. Just saw some confusion about the videos and figured the news report from last time meant there was confusion about the "burial" trip to orbit too. I guess they must have split up the remains and have tried both times -- since there were news reports about them "losing" his remains in the destruction of the last launch, also. It would help a lot if the press would get it right. Sorry if my reply gave anyone heartburn... I personally don't care where the ashes of a dead actor end up, as long as he doesn't turn into more orbital debris that might hit something useful. So I've already spent too much time on this thread... back to more useful topics... thanks for the correction. Nate WY0X

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More than Just Sats Lost Last Week
by Clint Bradford 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Not only were three satellites lost in the SpaceX problem last week, but so were ashes of 208 people...including "Scotty" of Star Trek fame, James Doohan. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/04/unfulfilled-space-fu.html Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359 909-241-7666

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Fwd: AMSAT-UK Colloquium
by Martha 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: g3zhi hotmail <g3zhi(a)hotmail.com> Date: Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:50 AM Subject: AMSAT-UK Colloquium To: martha591(a)gmail.com please let me know you get this ok thanks ==================================================== AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2008 videos of the individual lectures held Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July at the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK can be viewed at http://www.batc.tv/channelphp?ch=1 <http://www.batc.tv/channel.php?ch=1> 73 Ian G3ZHI http://www.qsl.net/g3zhi - many ham radio links http://www.southgatearc.org/ latest ham radio news G4NJI IRLP 5200 Echolink 135909 Rotherham simplex 145.2875mhz Dstar GB7YD 145.675mhz Mobile: 07984732058 -- 73- Martha

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Video of Falcon 1 3 malfunction
by Bruce Robertson 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

SpaceX has announced that the problem with the last launch was that the first stage regenerative engine continued burning longer than they expected. It therefore bumped into the second stage after separation. A new downward looking video that includes this action is available at: http://mfile.akamai.com/22165/wmv/spacex.download.akamai.com/22165/F1-003.a… 73, Bruce VE9QRP

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Santa Barbara Hamfest Demo Sunday
by Ken Owen 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Hi folks: Your assistance is requested to help make my demo at the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club's hamfest on Sunday a success. I will be providing demos during the 10 Aug, 15:55 AO-51 pass and the 10 Aug 21:06 AO-27 pass. We'd certainly appreciate some contacts. Thanks! Ken Owen, N6KTH AMSAT Area Coordinator

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Repeat announcement - Russain Nanosputnik "Polar lights"
by andy thomas 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Gang, I am asked by Alexander Zaitev RW3DZ of the Izmiran Institute, in Troitsk outside Moscow, Russia, to publicise his proposed "Nanosputnik" Cubesat “Polar Lights”. FYI the Izmiran Institute made the first spaceborne magnetometer, on Sputnik-3 in 1958. It is at: http://www.izmiran.ru RW3DZ recently referred to the Nanosputnik Cubesat in a blog at: http://www.vhfdx.ru/sputnikovaya-svyaz/50-let-kosmicheskoy-eryi and on his website at http://rk3dxb.narod.ru/polar_lights.html He is establishing a team within the promotion of amateur radio to young people around the RK3DKB club’s shack at Troitsk. John G7HIA and I were welcomed there last Sunday. The Nanosputnik is proposed to be built on a 10cm Cubesat frame and to weigh 1 Kg. Command uplink will be in 2 metres and data downlink at various data rates in 70cms, there are precise frequencies given but it is probably unwise for me to give them out at this stage as the satellite is not built yet and I do not know whether IARU frequency coordination has been undertaken. There may be an experimental 5 GHz beacon. The proposed payload is a unique magnetometer which will detect fluctuations along the flux lines of the magnetosphere and will be oriented along the flux lines within 1 degree by an on-board GLONASS/GPS. Data sampling will be 1 observation/second and he is interested in downloading every quarter orbit into the GENSO network. There is also scope for a CCD camera and cosmic ray detector. Orbital life is estimated as 3 years with rechargeable batteries and a solar panel charging system. I do not have any information about launch opportunities. John G7HIA and I will continue to work with RW3DZ and will bring any other information we have to this bb as we get it, although we are not responsible for this Nanosputnik in any way whatsoever. 73 de andy G0SFJ __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html

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M2 antenna opinions
by Doug Kuitula 07 Aug '08

07 Aug '08

Hi all, Has anyone had any experience with the M2 2M5-440XP 2 meter 440 antenna for LEO satellite use. Being the frugal ( extremely cheap) ham, I'll be using it with a tv rotor and a fixed elevation setup. From what I've read, the bandwidth should be wide enough for both satellites and fm repeaters. I know it's not the most ideal antenna for the birds but it's a start. Thanks in advance............de Doug KA8QCU

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