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

Donations
by Martha 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Several people have now donated $55 to Fox after receiving their "5 in EM55" award. We would like to thank both the donors and the originators of the idea. Others are invited to do the same. -- 73- Martha

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ARISSat-1 Voice Telemetry Overhead Hurricane Irene
by Mike Schaffer 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

ARISSat-1 voice telemetry heard today, Thursday, August 25 at 1941 UTC/3:41pm EDT while tracking overhead hurricane Irene at category three over Eleuthera, Bahamas. Antenna setup: Azimuth: 94, Elevation:+23 Only copied battery voltage at 35.89 and battery current at -16ma. Mike Schaffer KA3JAW Tampa, Florida EL87

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WC7V/m heading for DN46
by Larry Teran 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

I just contacted Kerry WC7V/m on the SO-50 pass at 18:52 and he told me that he is on it's way to DN46 again!

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Shuttle 360 degree cockpit interactive view
by Bob Bruninga 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Amazing ineractive view inside the shuttle!. Sit there in the cockpit of the Shuttle and joystick around and look everywhere! http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html YOu may have to cut and paste, since this URL wraps to 2 lines. Bob, WB4APR

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IRENE Is Coming
by Doug Kuitula 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Hi All, It looks like you hams on the east coast of North America, from North Carolina to Quebec and Nova Scotia, are going to have some problems with antennas this weekend. I hope you have had time to take down the towers and have made the proper plans. I hope we will hear you with a hand held antenna and an HT. I was just thinking if any hams have any health and welfare communications via satellite in the next weekend. Do we have any procedures that we should use on the birds? And are there any procedures that should be used on the digital satellites? Quite obviously do not break up any emergency communication while on the birds. Just wondering anyway..................73 de Doug KA8QCU

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Aluma Tower and Yaesu G5400 Azimuth Rotor
by Joe Leikhim 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

Hi; I am in the market for an Aluma Tower T-40H, I found one which needs a few parts and DLC, (anyone else selling similar in Florida, speak up). My question is the installation of the G5400 azimuth rotor. I didn't have the tower and rotor in same place at same time, so I made up a 7 1/2" diameter template simulating the bolt hole placement and outer "corners" of the bolt bosses on the rotor bell. It seems that it "might just fit" with about 1/16 inch uncertainty. Has anyone else installed this rotor inside of an Aluma Tower T-40H? Some say it interferes with fully retracting with some rotors. Experience good or bad, please share. Thanks -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida www.Leikhim.com JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446

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Re: ISS Re-supply Spacecraft Fails
by Trevor . 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

--- On Wed, 24/8/11, R Oler <orbitjet(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Trevor with all due respect...no > The Progress failure is a reminder that anything that has to do > with technology is hazardous and if you do not deal with it by > appropriate methods or get sloppy then failure will occur. The thing is launches are done by human beings and humans do get sloppy at times or turn a blind eye to short comings because they believe with good reason that if they don't they won't get promotion or may even be sacked. Submarines have the advantage of never exploding less than a minute after leaving harbor. > I know that its a big deal to say "space is hard" and that excuses > all sorts of things including mediocrity or failure to follow > established technical procedures and guidelines. Yes in space mediocrity or failure to follow established technical procedures and guidelines kills - for most earth bound activities people can get away with it most of the time. When we look at the video of the deployment of ARISSat-1, were the Cosmonouts deliberately knocking the satellite against the ISS structure or was maneuvering a satellite in a weighless environment very difficult? Thinking back about the deployment it doesn't suprise me that it was the 70cm antenna that broke off. The 2 meter antenna is big and conspicuous so you'd try your best to ensure it didn't hit anything. The 70cm antenna is small, inconspicuous and on the opposite side of the satellite to the 2 meter antenna that you're taking care not to knock - result the 70cm antenna is the one that gets clobbered. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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ISS Re-supply Spacecraft Fails
by B J 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/index.html http://www.universetoday.com/88409/breaking-emergency-situation-as-russian-… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: ISS Re-supply Spacecraft Fails
by B J 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

<snip> Goober, > Very Bad news. > Farrell > <snip> > http://www.nasa.gov/mission_**pages/station/living/index.**html<http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/index.html> >> >> >> http://www.universetoday.com/88409/breaking-emergency-situation-as-russian-… >> > <snip> There are more links about it at: http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/5375 There hasn't been much success in launching satellites lately: http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/5370 http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/5371 http://www.spacetoday.net/Summary/5372 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33

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dn46/dn56
by kl 24 Aug '11

24 Aug '11

All, I plan to operate from DN46/56 starting with SO50 at 1823Z 8/24/2011. I will work one or two passes of AO27 and AO51 also. 73 WC7V Kerry

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