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

how did that happen
by John Becker 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

that a cable comes up a meter short? or is it a routing problem? But nevertheless makes for some good mid day TV watching.... Sure beats c-span.

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ARISSat: UHF Antenna maybe up coiled up!
by D Carlisle 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Just heard the announcer (1:18pm CDT) say the UHF antenna may be coiled up inside. They will see if it can be uncoiled and may launch it still during today's EVA.

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ARISSat-1 to be Deployed
by Clint Bradford 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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Re: Live ARISSat Deployment EVA Video
by John Becker 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Yes I have been watching for about 3 hours now on NASA TV via dish network. John. And loving it... about to get a tears in the eyes . At 09:36 AM 8/3/2011, you wrote: >I hope every AMSAT member is watching this right now, it's incredibly exciting! > >I'm tuned in at work :-) > >Joseph Armbruster > > >On 8/3/11, B J <top_gun_canada(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> It's available at: >> >> http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html >> >> 73s >> >> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Shot of Bottom of ARISSat-1
by Clint Bradford 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Is there a whip missing? http://gallery.me.com/clintbradford#100271/Screen-20shot-202011-08-03-20at-… Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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Quad Grid Documentation
by claryco＠aol.com 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Hi Dave, Like many others, I'm looking forward to working you from the quad point. I'll finally be home to take advantage of your operation and hopefully get four new ones into my own log. Adding one point to WD9EWK's info, the GPS display needs to show an accuracy of 20 feet or less. Lower is better for stability of course, but 20 is the magic number. >From your description of the quad point, the forest may not be friendly to your GPS. Just like when you're working through the birds, GPS sigs are impaired by the population density of nearby trees. Have fun! 73, Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC Ardmore, OK / EM14 Message: 1 Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:42:53 -0700 From: David Palmer KB5WIA <kb5wia(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] KB5WIA California Lost Coast Expedition (CM79/CM89/CN70/CN80) August 7-8, 2011 To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Message-ID: <CAO-vtPMe_Yj6TVpuTEuFWuCxTCVDcxwW0vXhqa2WFzs0spg7pA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Everyone, Just a reminder (and before the flood of ARISSat emails in the list tomorrow!), this weekend I'll be heading out to the California Lost Coast to work the satellites from that rare grid CM79. CM79 has no roads, no power, no houses, nothing but lots and lots of ocean and a small triangle of mountainous forest. Plans are to operate right from the northeast tip of CM79 so if all goes well I'll be providing four grids at once: CM79, CM89, CN70, and CN80. Weather looks reasonable (cloudy mornings, sunny afternoons) for portable solar-powered operation. I'll operate on Sunday August 7th and Monday August 8th, and I've posted a list of potential passes on my blog. Operation will be during local daylight only, due to the remoteness of the area I don't want to be hiking down off that mountain after dark! I'll aim to work all available satellites -- AO-51 (if it keeps going strong like it has been), SO-50, and AO-27 for FM. VO-52, FO-29, and AO-07 (primarily mode B) for SSB. If ARISSat is up and running I'll try to get on that too, depending on congestion and satellite performance. I'll have my SPOT Locator beacon with me, so my exact location should be available from the link on my QRZ web page. If the current beacon position shows that I'm right at the intersection of -124 and 40 degrees, likely I'll be available on the sats as they go by. More details on my website at http://kb5wia.blogspot.com 73! de Dave KB5WIA ------------------------------

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They broke it !
by Andy Kellner 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Launch aborted ! One Antenna is missing ! They handle that thing like it is a peace of garbage :( Way to rough !

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Re: They broke it
by Burns Fisher 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

While I was also holding my breath as they let the bird bump around loose on the tether etc, I also notice quite early that there appeared to be no antenna on one side of the box. I don't think the cosmonauts doing the deployment broke it off. I think it was not there as it came out the hatch. Is it the 70cm antenna or the 2m antenna that was missing? If the 2m, perhaps they did not get it re-connected after using the external station antenna last week. OTOH, they may never have hooked up the 70cm and never realized there was one. One of the cosmonauts said (approx) "I've been here for 3 months and it NEVER had another antenna". Burns, W2BFJ

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Arissat-1 deploy behind schedule
by Burns Fisher 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

The spacewalk is current at least 10 minute behind schedule. As nearly as I can hear, they have not opened the hatch yet (at about 1444Z). Currently doing leak checks etc. There is also currently no video, except from Mission Control Moscow. They cosmonauts are wearing helmet cams, but the NASA commentator indicated that the coverage would be spotty. 73 from Burns, W2BFJ

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Re: ARISSat-1 Deployment Scrubbed
by Clint Bradford 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Is this the UHF antenna receptacle? http://tinyurl.com/ARISSAT1-ANTENNA Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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