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W2UHI SK
by Ronald Long 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

I am forwarding this note which was published on the moon-net list. ron w8gus === It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Frank Lumney, W2UHI. He passed away in the early hours of June 3, 2010. There will not be any wake or any services that I am aware of. He will be interred in the Buffalo, NY area. Frank was a great friend and a true asset to the amateur radio community and in particular EME. Frank would have turned 88 on July 4. Rest in Peace Old Friend! de Joe K1RQG ==== Many old time AMSAT operators (AO-13 for example) will remember Frank. Many years ago, he was also a frequent check-in to the AMSAT-NA 75 meter net. He was a very accomplished amateur and will be missed. You can also still find a number of very interesting web pages using Google and 'w2uhi' or 'w2uhi amsat'. A couple of interesting pages are: http://pages.pathwaynet.com/~fblumn/index.html and http://www.k5so.com/Using_sun_noise.html =====

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UEK-3000
by Doug Dietz 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

I am listing here before I I list on ebay I have a used uek-3000 that was purchased for ao-40 I have since moved and no longer can have antennas. I would like 400.00 plus shipping thanks for letting me post Doug dcdietz(a)chartermi.net

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FW: RAX - Radio Aurora Explorer
by John K Scoggin Jr (W3JKS/AAT3BF) 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

There was a news item a week or two ago that the Kodiak Launch Complex had lost its funding from the Missile Defense Agency and that the Congresscritters were looking for some grease in the bottom of the pork barrel to keep it alive. It looks like the MDA launches are going to be coming mostly from Kwajalein now (which probably makes more sense from the standpoint of fixed support costs, as the RADARs on Kwaj as still very much needed in any case. Did RAX lose its ride perhaps? There have been no updates on the RAX website for a couple of months. 73, john _____________________________________ John K Scoggin, Jr. W3JKS/AAT3BF/AAM3EDE/AAA9SL US Army Military Auxiliary Radio System Delaware Gateway Station AAB3DE Special Consultant - Technology Emergency Operations Officer - Delaware "Old RADEF Officers never die, they simply decay exponentially." Chief Engineer Mobile Communications Unit 37 (AAT3CAD/W3MCU) http://www.armymars.net/ArmyMARS/MCU ARRL Assistant Section Manager - Delaware Email: aat3bf(a)armymars.net Telephone: (302) 451-5000 -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor . Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 9:05 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX - Radio Aurora Explorer I believe the Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) 3U cubesat (437.505MHz and S-band) was originally slated for a May 28 launch from Kodiak, Alaska. Was the launch delayed ? 73 Trevor M5AKA _______________________________________________ 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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DN43
by kladuke1144＠msn.com 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

All, I will be operating portable today (June 8 and 9) and tomorrow morning from DN43 in Driggs, ID. I plan to operate the FM birds AO51, SO50, HO68 and AO27. 73 WC7V Kerry

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RAX - Radio Aurora Explorer
by Trevor . 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

I believe the Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) 3U cubesat (437.505MHz and S-band) was originally slated for a May 28 launch from Kodiak, Alaska. Was the launch delayed ? 73 Trevor M5AKA

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W3XO's book
by na2x＠yahoo.com 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

I just received the recently released W3XO book ""AMSAT The First Forty Years" (available from the AMSAT store). Man, what a great book! As some one who has been involved with AMSAT from the early 1970's, Bill's description of the AMSAT activities through all these years was a true pleasure to read about. I'm sure even relative new-comers would enjoy reading it too. Thanks go out, of course, to Bill, W3XO for putting together this fine book, and all the contributions made to it by others, and especially to AMSAT for making it available to all of us. Bob NA2X AMSAT LM # 51

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First QSO
by Don 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

Finally did it made first contact via satellite (SO-50_ today 6/7/10 at 15:18U with K8YSE . Thanks John for coming back to me. Don WB8ZOM It is quite a learning curve but if you can hang in long enough you can do it. The bug has now put a big bite on me Don WB8Z)M

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Re: Falcon 9 video - moving early?
by Daniel Schultz 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

And I heard in a presentation at the Cape some years ago that "We are so sure the solid rockets will ignite that we send the command to blow the hold down bolts before we send the solid rocket ignition command". Also I heard from somebody that the fractured hold down bolts are presented to the shuttle crew members as souvenirs after they return to Earth. Dan Schultz N8FGV >A few years ago at the Amsat Colloquium University of Surrey we were privilaged >to have astronaut Ron Parise (SK) as a guest speaker. He explained the ignition >suquence for the shuttle in a very entertaining way, as best I remember it went >like this >As the engines?come up to thrust the explosive bolts fire and away she goes. If >one of the pyrotchnics?fails its no problem the bolt? just gets ripped out of >the concrete >73 John G7HIA

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Re: (no subject)
by Tony Langdon 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

At 09:08 AM 6/8/2010, Larry Teran wrote: >SPAM get out > >On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Simone T <terrando(a)gmail.com> wrote: <snip to avoid propagating spam URL further> These ones are the result of the account's owner getting infected with something, and a spam bot hijacking their account. Complaining about the spam does nothing (never does). The most successful approach has been to inform the affected person of the problem, and get them to scan their PC with something like the free scanner from www.malwarebytes.org , or another good malware scanner, then change their webmail password. There is a pattern to this sort of spam/infection: 1. It ALWAYS comes from a webmail capable address (I have seen Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail accounts infected). 2. It always features a single line with a URL, maybe with one line of generic text "Hey, look at this" or similar. How I discovered it was the account owner's PC being infected was that I posted an advisory message in the group that was getting spam, and suggesting everyone check their PC for malware. The account owner (that the spam claimed to come from) came forward and described what happened, and that they had fixed their system, once made aware of the problem. Subsequent instances of this type of spam have revealed a similar pattern. This was first sighted a few months ago. Anyway, hope this helps people affected by this sort of problem to find and remove the offending malware. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com

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(no subject)
by Simone T 07 Jun '10

07 Jun '10

http://scipion.chez.com/default.php

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