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AMSAT stamps 100% to AMSAT
by Bob- W7LRD 12 May '10

12 May '10

In the spirit of the Dayton $5000 challenge I am offering on Ebay my AMSAT framed stamps. 100% of the proceeds go to AMSAT. I expect nothing less than a spirited bidding battle for these stamps. http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=amsat+stamps&… 73 Bob W7LRD

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Re: Maui on FM sats
by Lee Ernstrom 12 May '10

12 May '10

I'm not sure where I am staying. My daughter is a flight attendant for US Air and my decision to go to Maui has been a last minute one from her invitation just a few hours ago. On Wednesday morning EARLY I will be flying from SLC to PHX where I will join my daughter and we will fly directly to Maui. For her it is a working trip, and for me, a chance to just get away from reality and possibly play satelites. The radio and antenna are packed up and ready to go. When I get a chance I will check the passes and hopefully be able to post them here. I still have some last minute prep to do. I sure wish AO-51 was available for V/U while I am there :( WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom -----Original Message----- From: Adrian Engele [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 8:08 PM To: Lee Ernstrom Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Maui on FM sats Lee, What part of the island are you staying on? Reason I ask there is a big Volcano that will block the lower passed if you are on the Southern part of the island. If you are towards Lahaina and Kaanapali you will have a better chance to work the satellites. I was on Mauai a few years ago and did not operate back then. I just came back from Kaui and Oahu from a satellite DXPedition back in early April and I had a great view to horizon. I worked mostly the SSB satellites and was able to talk as far as Japan, Russia, Mexico, USA (as far East as Athens GA). FM satellites will have small footprints and the passes will be short. AO51 will not be available unless you can work mode V/S: May 10 - May 16 FM Repeater, V/S (See or Work Us at Dayton!) Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 2401.200 MHz FM 67 Hz PL Tone Required AO27 will be a short pass, as well as SO50. I managed to work HO68 but it is not always on over HI. I managed to ask to have it turned on over HI during my trip. Check your location and look, print out the passes and then look at an elevation map. Unless you are on top of the Volcano or towards the North Side you may be limited in your passes. I just wanted to pass that along. Have a great time in Mauai, a really fun island! 73, Adrian AA5UK _____ From: Lee Ernstrom <iamsavedbygrace(a)q.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Tue, May 11, 2010 8:33:42 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Maui on FM sats Hi everyone, I will be in Maui on Wednesday and Thursday and will have my arrow antenna and handheld. I haven't checked the sats yet to see when the passes are. Any suggestions? WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom _______________________________________________ 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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cal amp 130194
by Bob- W7LRD 12 May '10

12 May '10

Does anyone have any information on the Cal Amp 130194. I would like to convert it for S band. 73 Bob W7LRD

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Re: Happy 5th Birthday to HAMSAT
by William Leijenaar 12 May '10

12 May '10

Hi Domenico Thanks for the flowers. Hopefully we can get some more linear transponders in orbit in the future. Besides the small mode-UV that I have here on the shelf I am working on a mode-LS version as well (CubeSat size ofcourse). Also on my bench is a credit card sized 2m-70cm FM transponder, which still needs some time to get finalized. 73 de PE1RAH William Leijenaar >> Hi Hamsat Team, >> >> Thanks for building this great Amateur Satellite it is always a pleasure >> to hear and work this great bird. I think when somebody will ask me what >> my favorite linear transponder Satellite is VO-52 will be the first one >> that crosses my mind. >> >> And as somebody already mentioned, lets hope it will be working for >> another long time. >> >> >> I'll buy some cake and candles to celebrate here birthday :)) >> >> 73 Jan PE0SAT >> > >Hi Jan, PE0SAT > >A great tanks also to William Leinejar PE1RAH who designed and built the >Dutch transponder on board of VO-52. > >73" de > >i8CVS Domenico

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Long Distance Software Patch
by Rich Dailey 12 May '10

12 May '10

Voyager II is bit-flipping, engineers will attempt a fix from 8.6 billion miles away. Transmission delay is 13 hours. Wow. http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1005/11voyager2/ Rich, N8UX

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AMSAT stamps ebay 100% to amsat
by Bob- W7LRD 12 May '10

12 May '10

In the spirit of the Dayton $5000 challenge I am offering on Ebay my AMSAT framed stamps. 100% of the proceeds go to AMSAT. I expect nothing less than a spirited bidding battle of these stamps. http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=amsat+stamps&… 73 Bob W7LRD

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Maui on FM sats
by Lee Ernstrom 12 May '10

12 May '10

Hi everyone, I will be in Maui on Wednesday and Thursday and will have my arrow antenna and handheld. I haven't checked the sats yet to see when the passes are. Any suggestions? WA7HQD Lee Ernstrom

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Drifting Satellite Threatens US Cable Programming
by W4ART Arthur Feller 11 May '10

11 May '10

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05/11/technology/AP-Out-of-Control-Sat… 73, art..... W4ART Arlington VA

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SSTV From ISS on May 13-14
by JoAnne Maenpaa 11 May '10

11 May '10

Hello everyone, This news was in the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report for May 10, 2010. If we wait for the weekend AMSAT News Service cycle this opportunity will have passed. MAI-75 Experiments Planned MAI-75 (Moscow Aviation Institute) experiments are planned for May 13 from 10:00 - 17:00 UTC and May 14 from 12:45 - 16:00 UTC. The VC-H1 in Robot-36 mode will be used to transmit Slow Scan Television images on May 13 and the computer will be used on May 14. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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AO-51 S schedule loaded
by Andrew Glasbrenner 11 May '10

11 May '10

At 0930Z I loaded a schedule that should turn V/S on just after emerging from each eclipse, beginning at 1010Z today through 0930Z tomorrow. Reception reports would be appreciated. 73, Drew KO4MA

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