March 2011 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

KYSat-1 Keps
by charlie Cantrill 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

--------------------------------------------------Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:15:00 -0500 From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh(a)gmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] KySat-1 To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <AANLkTimYtaDN3GaVwo5ih4Oy_t5pXHyf5ckeEt7J8Y+V(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I just tried using the TLEs off of the KySat-1 page, but couldn't get them to work, nothing showed up. http://ssl.engineering.uky.edu/missions/orbital/kysat1/operations/ Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was wondering too if it was the checksum. When the web page was created, the keps got pasted wrong. Use the Keps from the cubesat.org page, they work.http://www.cubesat.org/ 1 99999U 00000 11063.43259919 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0000 2 99999 97.9564 8.4412 0007658 67.0214 113.6793 14.77265551000000If this copy does not work, go to the cubesat.org page. Charlie CantrillKI4RDT

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44 Million HP
by Clint Bradford 04 Mar '11

04 Mar '11

Great camera footage from last month's Shuttle launch. One camera is mounted on an Solid Rocket Booster. At 2:28, it separates ... and you watch it splash back into the ocean. The next camera was mounted watching one leading edge of the Shuttle's wing. Grab a cup of coffee ... http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=68551231 Clint

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SO-67
by Rick Tejera 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Has anyone heard from SO-67 after the reports of not hearing it earlier this week? Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ

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Taurus - Glory launch streaming video and countdown timer
by charlie Cantrill 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

This is cool. Don't know if I want to get up at 0500 to watch it though but folks over the pond can sleep late and still catch it live. http://countdown.ksc.nasa.gov/elv/index-vafb.html Charlie KI4RDT

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FS: Arrow 146-4S
by Bill Gillenwater 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Going to offer this here before putting on QTH.com Arrow 146-4S solid element antenna with "N" connector. New, in the shipping bag. I ordered before I found another set of antennas. There is about a month backlog to get antennas from Arrow, busy place. These sell for $60 plus shipping and handling of $15. I will sell for $60 shipped to US only. Paypal or USPS money order. 73 Bill K3SV

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ELaNa Launch IRC chat
by charlie Cantrill 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Courtesy of cubesat.org:http://www.cubesat.org/index.php/collaborate/ground-operators -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The CubeSat IRC channel is the place to be on launch day. Typically, amateur radio operators and developers from around the globe will collaborate their tracking efforts here and share tips and discoveries as new satellites are heard for the first time.If you would like to join in the fun, point your favorite IRC client to:irc.freenode.net#cubesatWe suggest setting your nickname to something that identifies yourself individually, as well as a note to what organization you are from, if any. For example, "Org_Name_CALLSIGN".See you there!"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Charlie CantrillKI4RDT

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Correction for typo in date - Greater Houston Hamfest Satellite Demo
by Allen F. Mattis 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

This coming Saturday, March 5, 2011, the Greater Houston Hamfest will be held. This is the second largest hamfest in Texas and the organizers are expecting over 1,000 attendees. The Houston AMSAT group will have a full suite of activities including an AMSAT booth, a technical presentation, and a satellite demo. Please listen for us on the 9:28 AM CST (15:28 UTC) pass of SO-50 on Saturday, March 5th. We will be using the call sign KK5W. Allen N5AFV

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HudsonValleySatcomGroupNet Tonigtht 3/3 at 8PM EST On Echolink N2EYH-L 429079
by Cotejaune2＠aol.com 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Sorry for the short notice for the Net tonight at 8 PM on echolink N2EYH-L node 429079..Please join us for the net.Hope to hear you there. 73 Gary wa2aqh

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Greater Houston Hamfest Satellite Demo
by Allen F. Mattis 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

This coming Saturday, March 5, 23011, the Greater Houston Hamfest will be held. This is the second largest hamfest in Texas and the organizers are expecting over 1,000 attendees. The Houston AMSAT group will have a full suite of activities including an AMSAT booth, a technical presentation, and a satellite demo. Please listen for us on the 9:28 AM CST (15:28 UTC) pass of SO-50 on Saturday, March 5th. We will be using the call sign KK5W. Allen N5AFV

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Re: AMSAT Fox News
by Trevor . 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Hi Tony, That's great news. Are you able to say what the power budget overhead is in having an SDX transponder? The most efficient SDX I'd heard of still consumed some 310mw more than an analog linear transponder which for a conventional 1U CubeSat is 310mw too many. SDX on a CubeSat with deployable solar panels paves the way to using far higher speed telemetry downlinks than we currently achieve in a 20kHz B/W. 73 Trevor M5AKA --- On Thu, 3/3/11, Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx(a)comcast.net> wrote: > From: Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Fox News > To: m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Thursday, 3 March, 2011, 0:51 > Hi Trevor, > > The AMSAT Fox CubeSat bus will include both an analog FM > transponder and a software defined transponder (SDX.) For > the > Fox mission, we intend to program the SDX for high > performance > digital modes for our command and telemetry channels but > the > SDX could be programmed for almost anything including a > linear > or packet transponder on a follow up mission. > > 73, > Tony AA2TX > AMSAT VP Engineering > > --- > At 06:01 PM 3/2/2011, Trevor . wrote: > >Under the section "AMSAT-Fox planned features include" > > > >It says > > > >"AMSAT's flexible, CubeSat compatible software defined > transponder > >is a new approach providing a robust and reliable radio > link for > >future CubeSats allowing university teams to > concentrate on their > >scientific objectives." > > > >Now although listed under "AMSAT-Fox planned features" > that bullet > >point doesn't have the key word Fox in it. > > > >Can someone clarify if the FM transponder on Fox will > be SDX or if > >that's an aspiration for later CubeSats ? > > > >73 Trevor M5AKA > >

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