January 2010 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: It's NOT Censorship
by othermail＠k0nr.com 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Steve Meuse wrote: > > When you are using the private resources of the AMSAT corporation, they can do whatever they like. > > That's not censorship, that's protecting their own resources. > > I, for one, welcome our new mailing list overlords :) > > > > > > -Steve > Me, too. The Board just established a simple policy that says "behave like an adult." Doesn't seem too restrictive to me. 73, Bob K0NR

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SO-67 Schedules - 18 - 22 Jan 2010
by Gladys Magagula 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

EUROPE 1/19 8:15 1/20 9:29 1/21 9;08 1/22 8:47 NORTH AMERICA 1/18 19:37 1/18 21:10 1/19 16:12 1/19 20:49 AUSTRALIA/NZ 1/19 21:10 1/19 22:46 1/20 00:21 1/20 20:51 1/20 22:25 1/21 00:00 1/21 22:03 1/21 23:40 1/22 21:44 1/22 23:20 exUSSR 1/19 5:08 1/19 6:40 1/20 4:49 1/20 7:54 1/21 4:23 1/21 6:00 1/21 7:34 1/22 4:04 1/22 5:39 1/22 7:13 SOUTH ASIA 1/19 3:48 1/19 5:24 1/20 5:01 AFRICA 1/19 6:59 1/19 18:40 JAPAN 1/22 23/06 Regards, Gladys E-mail Disclaimer http://www.sunspace.co.za/emaildisclaimer.htm

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I: Doppler correction - HRD 5.0 compared to SatPC32
by Francesco Grappi 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Hi, SatPc32 works perfectly for doppler correction also on my Kenwood TS-790E and Yaesu FT-736R. Thank you to Erich DK1TB, great job ! 73" Frank IW4DVZ -----Messaggio originale----- Da: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Per conto di PE0SAT Inviato: domenica 17 gennaio 2010 23.04 A: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Oggetto: [amsat-bb] Doppler correction - HRD 5.0 compared to SatPC32 Hello, I would like to share an experience and ask this board if others have the same? I have used Ham Radio Deluxe for two years but have recently switched to SatPC32. The reason is that the Doppler correction of HRD with my Yaesu FT-847 always gave problems. It was a constant battle to stay on frequentie. I would like to continue using HRD but the Doppler correction compared to SatPC32 is just bad. Now I wonder, are there others that use HRD that share this experience or is it something only occurs in combination with the Yaesu FT-847 and is there maybe a solution. 73 Jan - PE0SAT _______________________________________________ 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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Doppler correction - HRD 5.0 compared to SatPC32
by PE0SAT 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

Hello, I would like to share an experience and ask this board if others have the same? I have used Ham Radio Deluxe for two years but have recently switched to SatPC32. The reason is that the Doppler correction of HRD with my Yaesu FT-847 always gave problems. It was a constant battle to stay on frequentie. I would like to continue using HRD but the Doppler correction compared to SatPC32 is just bad. Now I wonder, are there others that use HRD that share this experience or is it something only occurs in combination with the Yaesu FT-847 and is there maybe a solution. 73 Jan - PE0SAT

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HH2B
by Joe Cutchin 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

If anyone hears anything about him let me know please. An old sat friend. Thanks. Joe W3ETT

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Life Members
by Jeff Davis 18 Jan '10

18 Jan '10

In the ongoing "discussion" about the new mailing list policy (kudos to the BoD by the way), the "Life Member" label has been at the forefront as though this adds gravitas to the opinion of the commenter. Since we are going down that path, I just wanted you to know that when I read "Life Member" I hear the words "cheap", "discount", "looking for a deal", "old fart" in my head. The fact that you paid a hugely discounted price twenty-five years ago for a "life" membership and now lean heavily on that previous investment to denigrate the organization makes your opinion considerably less valuable to me than had you paid the "full freight" for those same years. I realize it can be painful to discover that others have opinions too, but if I have to read this constant drivel then you must read mine. I've been a member since 1994 and have always paid the full membership fare, each and every year. In addition to President Club membership and associated donations... So there! What have YOU done for the hobby lately? Jeff, KE9V

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FW: AO-7 feat!
by ps8rf Piraja 17 Jan '10

17 Jan '10

Congratulations Bob. You and Fedor managed to work a good distance via AO-7. 73, Piraja, PS8RF _________________________________________________________________ Com o Windows 7 nenhum arquivo vai se esconder de você. Clique para conhecer ! http://www.microsoft.com/brasil/windows7/default.html?WT.mc_id=1539

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Re: Life Members
by Glen Zook 17 Jan '10

17 Jan '10

I did the calculations twice and got the same $3300 figure! However, I just redid the calculations and got the much lower figure! I did use 1970 and 2009 as the years. Frankly, I have no idea as to why the different figures! Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Sun, 1/17/10, Glen Zook <gzook(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Glen Zook <gzook(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Life Members > To: ke9v(a)live.com, "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, "Rocky Jones" <orbitjet(a)hotmail.com> > Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 11:03 AM > Having been a life member (# 463) > since the very early days when life membership was first > offered I would like to "point out" that, "back then", life > membership wasn't "that cheap". In "today's dollars", > not "absolute dollars", is a pretty staggering sum! > > Based on the consumer price index, the $50 that I spent for > my life membership back around 1970 is today the equivalent > of right at $3300! That is 66 times in "absolute > dollars". Compare that to the present life membership > fee of $880. That means that we who obtained our life > memberships back in the early 1970s paid 3.75 times what new > life members are paying. > > If you don't believe these figures then do the calculations > on the following website: > > http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/ > > However, the cash influx to AMSAT, at the time, was > definitely needed and the benefits from the life membership > fees of today's "olde tymers" allowed AMSAT to accomplish a > lot of things which would not have been possible without the > influx of cash. > > Therefore, I caution those who think that life members are > getting a "free ride" to stop and think about the true > situation. If it had not been for the "olde tyme" life > membership fees the organization would not be what it is > today IF the organization was still in existence! We > "olde tymers" happily paid a premium (when compared with the > present value of the dollar) to support the > organization. Today, many of us are on "fixed incomes" > and without our life memberships many of us would not be > able to afford continuing our memberships. "When the > going was tough, the tough got going" and contributed a > significant amount of money in terms of what the dollar is > worth today. > > The result is that we "paid our dues" (pun intended) and > AMSAT is still benefiting from our monentary contributions > today. We made an investment in the organization and > we certainly deserve to "reap" any benefits from that > investment. > > Glen, K9STH > AMSAT 239/LM 463 > > Website: http://k9sth.com > > > >

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Re: Life Members
by Glen Zook 17 Jan '10

17 Jan '10

If you use the calculator that I referenced you will come out with the figures that I quoted. There are several ways of measuring the worth and those are shown on the calculator. Using the consumer price index as the basis the figures are correct. Using other things as the basis you will definitely come up with different figures. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Sun, 1/17/10, Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx(a)comcast.net> wrote: > From: Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Life Members > To: "Glen Zook" <gzook(a)yahoo.com>, "Amsat BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Cc: aa2tx(a)comcast.net > Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 11:27 AM > At 12:03 PM 1/17/2010, Glen Zook > wrote: > > ... > > Based on the consumer price index, the $50 that I > spent for my life membership back around 1970 is today the > equivalent of right at $3300! That is 66 times in > "absolute dollars". Compare that to the present life > membership fee of $880. That means that we who > obtained our life memberships back in the early 1970s paid > 3.75 times what new life members are paying. > > > > If you don't believe these figures then do the > calculations on the following website: > > > > http://www.measuringworth.com/uscompare/ > > ... > > > Hi Glen, > > I appreciate your sentiment about the fact that > AMSAT needed the money back then but I don't think > your math is correct. $1 in 1970 is equivalent to > around $5.50 - $6.00 in todays dollars depending > on how you compare it. > > Using the "Measuring Worth" web site, the CPI > equivalent value of $50 in 1970 is $277.17 > in 2009 dollars. > > > 73, > Tony AA2TX > AMSAT VP Engineering > > > >

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Many Thanks
by Louis House 17 Jan '10

17 Jan '10

To All: I have had many replies to my query concerning logging software that supports accurate transfer of log data to LoTW and eQsl in the ADI format. To keep the traffic low on the BBS, I have answered each of you via your own E addresses. In a public way I want to say thanks to each person who responded. You have been a great help to a fellow that doesn't know much about software choices. The AAlog is the one I choose and I have saved all other information for future reference. Many thanks to each of you. Louis, KD5GM CW ;-) The Original Digital

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