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Antenna Problem ..need some help please
by racer5039 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

I am having a problem with my home made Beam for 435/437. This may/June the SWR went to 5+ I'm going to get it down and take a look at all the connections and to gama match's. What is the best way to set the gama match's? I have access to an MFJ 269 for adjustments. Also what set of elements should be forward ? They are offset by 1/2 wave. Should the vert or horz. be the forward set? Make any difference? Also my ts 2000 went down just before field day and needs to go in been quiet around here for too long. Marv N0FJP

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L banders
by w7lrd＠comcast.net 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

On the last pass of AO51 L/U I was all alone. The next one covers the W. coast & KL7. Keep me company. 73 Bob W7LRD

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Re: Possible new opportunity
by Jim Jerzycke 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

I think that seller had some other "interesting" things for sale a while back. Jim --- On Sat, 7/18/09, Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond(a)gmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Possible new opportunity To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 6:43 PM This is fun... http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-CHEAPEST-SATELLITE-IN-THE-WORLD-FOR-YOU_W0QQitemZ28… 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] _______________________________________________ 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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WD9EWK's Utah road trip starts tomorrow...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

Hi! I'm getting set for my drive into southern Utah tomorrow morning. I apologize for not showing up on passes today. Lots of people in the hall at the hamfest, and storm clouds in the afternoon kept me off the air. A good two-day hamfest, including a quick visit by "Uncle" Larry WA6DIR stopping in Williams on his way to New Mexico. Thanks to the Amateur Radio Council of Arizona for allowing AMSAT to be in the main exhibit hall for the hamfest! So far, I'm still planning to be around DM47 and/or DM57 for the AO-27 passes in the afternoon. Maybe even on the grid boundary, if there is a safe place to stop there. After that, I hope to get as far north as DM58 near the Utah/Colorado state line for the AO-51 passes tomorrow night. Since SO-50 passes are in the mid- to late- morning, I may be able to get on those passes on my way toward DM57 (either from DM46 in Arizona or DM47 in Utah, on the Navajo Nation reservation). Good night, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Williams, Arizona http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Possible new opportunity
by Mark L. Hammond 19 Jul '09

19 Jul '09

This is fun... http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-CHEAPEST-SATELLITE-IN-THE-WORLD-FOR-YOU_W0QQitemZ28… 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Re: Evidence of moon landings....!
by kc8ran＠cox.net 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

NASA has more photos of other lunar landing sites... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/apollosites.html Joe KC8RAN Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, it's a disturbing trend that happens too often. On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 2:38 PM , racer5039 wrote: > I say give them all a free ticket on the next Lander. If it don't make > the round trip. we will still come out ahead. > Hum, any room for the "Green Party"?? > N0FJP > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Bruce" <db(a)db.net> > To: <kg4zlb(a)gmail.com> > Cc: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 1:14 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Evidence of moon landings....! > > >> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 01:45:59PM -0400, David - KG4ZLB wrote: >>> ......but there again, the BBC could also be in on this supposed >>> hoax.....yawn! >>> >>> See for yourself <http://foxyurl.com/oUk>. >> >> Wow! impressive photoshopping. ;-) >> >> (You'll never convince the hard core moon landing deniers with actual >> proof) >> >> - 73 Diane VA3DB >> -- >> - db(a)FreeBSD.org db(a)db.net http://www.db.net/~db >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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WL7H in AK?
by ANTHONY JAPHA 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Hi All, This morning on AO-7 at about 1229 UTC, I heard WL7H on cw with good sigs. Are you (or is he) in KL7 or somewhere else? I've not heard KL7 from here in NYC before. A different question: any hints on shading a laptop's screen so that it can be viewed when operating outdoors (to avoid sunshine)? Tnx and 73, Tony, N2UN LM 183

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Hoping to email WW3O
by n3tl＠bellsouth.net 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Hey everyone, I'm trying to contact WW3O by email, and I'm failing miserably. I tried two email addresses - the one listed on his QRZ.com page, and the one listed at the top of his article in the last AMSAT Journal. Both emails bounced back with "permanent failure" messages. Peter - if you're reading this - please email me at the address this post is coming from. Otherwise, if anyone has a good, current email address for WW3O, I would appreciate receiving it in a private email off the BB. Thanks! Tim - N3TL

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K5E
by Bob Cutter 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

This Special Event Station is a fun project on the Sats. Give it a try. N3TL has done much to encourage operation on our limited sats with his articles, operating and now this event. 73, Bob KIØG

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium (2009) Speakers Programme
by David Johnson 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Hi, The final (I hope) version of the speakers programme is now available on the AMSAT-UK web site. Unfortunately the hotel is now full but there are still rooms to be found in Guildford using laterooms.com. Therefore, it's still not too late to book in as day visitors, at the hotel, details on the web site, too. http://www.uk.amsat.org 73 Dave Johnson G4DPZ AMSAT-UK 1267 AMSAT-NA LM-1260

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