January 2009 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

H-IIA F15 launch postponed
by Masahiro Arai 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

The JAXA announced postponement of H-IIA F15 launch due to bad weather. New launch date is scheduled 22nd Jan or later. Check the JAXA web site. http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/index_e.html The launch live show will broadcast via internet. See the following the JAXA web site. http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/live/index_e.html Masa JN1GKZ

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software help
by Nick Pugh 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Hi The students at the University of Louisiana are flying a balloon with a KISS mode TNC on board. There data stream does not include the CRC error check. Do you know of any soundcard software that can be configured to copy the data so they can look at the raw data on their ground station. Thanks for your help in the past and future Nick k5qxj

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Old AMSAT Satellite Report and ARRL Gateway newsletters online
by Bob DeVarney W1ICW 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Phil, thanks for the treasures and a great trip down memory lane. I have a couple old copies of the Orbit magazine from 1982, if I scan them can you find a home for them on your hosting I am limited to only 10 megs hosting on my ISP. I find one thing amazing. 2008 we are talking about operation AO-7. 1982 they were talking about operating AO-7. I doubt many commercial satellites can say the same thing regarding lifespans. We owe a lot to the pioneers among us who blazed the trail for us. Now it's up to us follow their lead and continue to make amateur satellite operating a viable and vibrant mode of communication. "We all need to hang together, or we shall surely hang separately". Bob W1ICW

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Launch postponement of H-IIA F15
by Mineo Wakita 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

The launch of GOSAT and a piggyback satellites were postponed at January 22 or later as the unseasonable weather. http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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UK/EU ISS passes this evening
by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Hi there, There are two really good (around 30 degrees) passes over the UK this evening, which for me start at about 21:21 and 22:55, as well as one not-too-bad (15 degrees) one at about 19:45. Even with a fairly QRP setup I should get in at that. Does anyone want to arrange a sked? Last time it was pretty quiet until the ISS was more over Europe, by which time I was struggling to get in. Gordon

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Re: EL16 on VO52
by Bob Cutter 19 Jan '09

19 Jan '09

Make that VO52, Hamsat. 73, Bob KI0G On Jan 18, 2009, at 5:55 PM, Bob Cutter <ki0g(a)yahoo.com> wrote: I plan to be on the next two days. 73, Bob KI0G _______________________________________________ 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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EL16 on AO52
by Bob Cutter 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

I plan to be on the next two days. 73, Bob KI0G

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ISS orbital timing & links
by Alan Sieg WB5RMG 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

Interesting following the comments regarding ISS orbital reboost... Most folks refer to the ISS as being 'late', when actually they are just listening too early. Here are some useful links that the group might find interesting. Hopefully they will raise as many questions as they answer. The schedule is known ahead of time, it is not a sporadic decision. Fortunately we can follow along via the daily diary entries. Daily reports: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/iss_reports/ (this links to the current entry) (also has a link to previous reports) (also has a calendar for future mission event schedules) I dug around a bit, and found this nice explanation : http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/feedback/expert/answer/mcc/exp7/08_07_10_23_16.… - and this description with a picture : http://science.nasa.gov/ppod/y2003/18apr_reboost.htm Here is a nice graph from http://www.Heavens-Above.com : tracking orbital height. http://www.heavens-above.com/IssHeight.aspx Plenty more links on the ISS home page : http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html - live Mission Audio : http://www.nasa.gov/178952main_Mission_Audio_UP.asx - attitude tutorial : http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/flash/iss_attitude.html (this is a really cool lesson in the different flight modes) - 2009 calendar : http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/296130main_calendar09-100.pdf (if you can figure out how to print and put it together...) Enjoy /;^) -- <- Licensed in 1976, WB5RMG = Alan Sieg * AMSAT#20554 -> <- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net -> <- http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg * My 'Day Job' ->

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az/el rotor for sale
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

Hello all I came across this item on ebay. It might be a bit overkill. It will bring a smile to your face. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160308766147&ru=http%3A%… 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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re antenna seperation.
by Angus 18 Jan '09

18 Jan '09

Hi all, perhaps what appears to be a simple question but how far apart do I need to space a 6 ele X yagi for 2mtrs (1 wavelength long) and a pair of 12 ele X for 70cms (horizontally spaced and 3 wavelengths long each). The antennas are all homebrew and I know that as far apart as possible is the best solution BUT this is not possible so just how far should I be looking for as a minimum? I am trying to make sure that the de-sensing of any other radio equipment is kept to a minimum (no fancy rigs here, an old FT817 for 70cms and a FT-480r with a 25 watt linear when needed). regards Gus M0IKB -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.8 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 7796 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

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