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

Re: Evidence of Moon Landings
by John Marranca, Jr 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Good Morning, all... Just adding my 2 cents worth...I was a skeptic as well previously. There are numerous reasons why it would seem that humans COULDN'T make it to the moon and back with such crude technology. I grew up hearing the stories....but never quite believed. That was until I read this the other day: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8157368.stm With proof, there is truth. John KB2HSH -- _______________________________ John Marranca, Jr PBX Technician/Shop Steward CWA Local 1122 BN Systems, Inc Orchard Park, NY (716)972-2006

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Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance
by Anthony Monteiro 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Dear Friends, I thought this was already answered: A gentleman is considering a CubeSat mission for weather research, and needs answers to his inquiry after reading the AMSAT FAQ regarding using ham frequencies ... >> Related to Q2 & Q5 (compensation): >> * As university staff, can I transmit to the CubeSat, or is my >> salary considered compensation? >> >> * Is the refurbishment of a club ground station (man hours, >> equipment repair/purchase) considered compensation? Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 --- 97.113 (5) (c) A control operator may accept compensation as an incident of a teaching position during periods of time when an amateur station is used by that teacher as part of classroom instruction at an educational insitution. 73, John KD6OZH

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WD9EWK's road trip - Tuesday (21 July) report
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hi! Another day on the road... worked from 4 grids, drove almost 400 miles/640km, and still having fun. Only one more day on the road, before I'm back home and back to the "real world". I started the day at Nephi, a small city at the south end of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area in DM49bq. I woke up early, and saw that I had an overhead AO-51 pass around 1347 UTC. I decided to try that, before hitting the road. I drove a couple of miles/km from my motel, and proceeded to work 10 stations. A nice start to a busy day. Before the next AO-51 pass came by around 1529 UTC, I drove south to the town of Redmond in central Utah. I was in grids DM48bx and DM49ba at this location, where I worked 4 passes from here - one on AO-51, then two SO-50 passes, and finally a shallow AO-27 pass. The AO-51 pass and one of the SO-50 passes (the one tha went down the Pacific coast) didn't have a lot of stations on it, where the other SO-50 pass and that shallow AO-27 pass were busier. I worked a total of 22 QSOs from here, and took time between a couple of passes to survey my next operating location... I drove about 15 minutes south from Redmond to another small town, Sigurd. This town straddles the DM38/DM48 grid boundary, and I stopped at DM38xu/DM48au near an electrical substation on Substation Road. Looking at a map with either Maidenhead grids or latitude/longitude showed me I was around the spot where 4 grids came together (DM38, DM39, DM48, DM49), but I would not be able to get to that spot. There has been some recent activity from DM39 (I've worked AC7SU in DM39 a couple of times in the past 5 or 6 months), so I decided to skip that grid and focus on the others in that area. >From the DM38/DM39 boundary, I worked a pair of AO-27 passes. Eight QSOs were made on the first (eastern) pass, and 4 more on the western pass. These passes were not as busy as the passes I worked yesterday from DM58/DM59 in eastern Utah, but at least I worked everyone on these passes that wanted to make a QSO with me. After the last AO-27 pass, I went from avoiding the freeways to actively seeking out the I-70 and I-15 freeways. I used them to move toward southern Utah, and a spot on a frontage road along I-15 on the DM37px/DM38pa boundary. Just like I had on my first AO-51 pass this morning, there was an overhead pass around 0100 UTC this evening that I worked from this spot. Thirteen QSOs were made from DM37/DM38, as cars and trucks were zooming by on the I-15 freeway next to my operating location. I had planned to travel as far south as St. George in southwest Utah and stopping there for the night. When I got back on the I-15 freeway after the last AO-51 pass, I thought about what I might be doing tomorrow, and decided not to stop at St. George. I drove about 40 miles/64km more, reaching the town of Mesquite just into Nevada. For tomorrow (Wednesday), I am only planning to attempt a couple of passes. There is an SO-50 pass around 1448 UTC that I will try to work from somewhere in DM36 a few miles/km up the road from where I am staying, across the border from Mesquite in northwestern Arizona. I was in DM36 a few weeks back, when I worked from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This time, I might be able to park on the DM26/DM36 boundary for this pass. With mountains to the north and east of that area, I may only have a few minutes near the middle of the pass (midpoint of this pass for me is approximately 1454 UTC) to work stations. After lunch, I will be on the 2029 UTC AO-27 pass from somewhere in grid DM26. Possibly the DM25/DM26 boundary on the south end of Las Vegas, the spot where I worked from last year on that road trip. Once this pass is done, I will hit the highway and get home. As of tonight, I have driven almost 1500 miles/2500km, and have a few hundred miles/km more to go tomorrow. I worked from 4 grids (DM37, DM38, DM48, DM49) today, to go with the 4 other Utah grids I've worked from already (DM47, DM57, DM58, DM59) and the two Arizona grids around Williams AZ last week (DM35 and DM45). I've worked lots of QSOs, and I know that some of the calls are in my log a few times for several of these grids. This trip alone won't make those 8 Utah grids significantly less "rare", but at least there will soon be QSL cards in the hands of some satellite operators for them. Good night, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Mesquite, Nevada http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: AO-51 message + SSTV
by Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG] 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Drew, Thanks for the update. Please upload so we can hear the message. 73's Nitin VU3TYG --------- Original Message -------- From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> To: Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG] <vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 message + SSTV Date: 07/20/09 07:50 PM" > The event is over. If you'd like to hear the audio I'll try to get it posted > online somewhere. > > 73, Drew > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nitin Muttin [VU3TYG]" <vu3tyg(a)amsatindia.org> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:39 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 message + SSTV > > > > Nothing heard on the 13:17 UTC pass over VU. Is the SSTV / Messages still > > operational on AO-51 > > > > 73's > > Nitin [VU3TYG] > > > > > > --------- Original Message -------- > > From: APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org > > To: 'Amsat-Bb@Amsat. Org' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 message + SSTV > > Date: 07/19/09 12:12 PM" > > > >> The message and SSTV image will be &quot;streaming&quot; Monday evening. > >> > >> Alan > >> WA4SCA > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > ________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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SATpc32 doppler.sqf file
by Marc Tessier - VE3TES 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Does anyone have a current up to date doppler file for SATpc32 I could get, mine is so messed up from attempts to add a few of the newer birds. I would be grateful if yours already has the newer birds added... 73 and CUL de VE3TES Marc Tessier ve3tes(a)hotmail.com

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Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip!
by Peter 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Thanks Doug, You're nicely designed QSL from Drummond Island, taken by Carrie, arrived today, thank you for your mobile efforts making Satellite contacts even more exciting! Thank you. 73, Pete, WB2OQQ

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Jovians -- Taking A Hit
by Tom Clark, K3IO 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

For all you Jovial folks -- Two reports from today's news are interesting: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/jupiter_impact/ and http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17491-jupiter-sports-new-bruise-from-… 73, Tom

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Re: Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip!
by Rodney Waln 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

hi all, some one posted it before i did :-), my QSL's also were in the mail today also caught him MM from EN62 today. many thanks Rodney kc0zhf

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WD9EWK Update 23:00 UTC July 21
by n3tl＠bellsouth.net 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Hey everyone, Patrick just called to say that he will NOT be on the 23:18-ish UTC pass of AO-51. He has no visibility to the east in the area he's in. However, he WILL be on the next orbit of AO-51, which covers much of the western U.S. That pass is about 00:58 UTC tonight. He plans to post to the BB later this evening with his plans for Wednesday operations. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL

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Re: Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip!
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

DITTO! Bob W7LRD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn AA5PK" <aa5pk(a)suddenlink.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Cc: kg4zlb(a)gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:32:52 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip! I couldn't agree more. Many thanks, Doug. Your Drummond Island QSLs arrived today. 73 Glenn AA5PK ----- Original Message ----- From: "David - KG4ZLB" <kg4zlb(a)googlemail.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:50 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Doug's (KD8CAO/P) recent road trip! > All, > > I wanted to publicly thank Doug for going on the road recently and > activating grids that we might not see again for some time and more > especially for the QSL cards which he sent subsequently. Mine arrived > today, a card for each contact with full 6 character grid square > locators and County information - great for those of us that chase > these additional bits of information. > > Many thanks Doug! > > 73 > > -- > David > KG4ZLB > www.kg4zlb.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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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