December 2012 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: FT-817 Sat-CAT Interface Boards and Kits
by andy thomas 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

I'd appreciate a scan of the article from QST too, please, if anyone has one available. I have just figured out how to order the board. g0sfj at amsat dot org many thanks 73 de andy g0sfj

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PW-Sat news
by Armando Mercado 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

Hello All, This may be old news, but I came across this from: http://www.kosmonauta.net/menu-bezzalogowe/menu-artykuly-bezzalogowe/orbita… The following is a google translation (a little rough but you can get the idea): ----------------------------------------------- Since our last report on the PW-Sat satellite, it's been five months. What has happened with the first Polish satellite in the meantime? PW-Sat - the first Polish satellite and the first Polish satellite student - was placed in orbit 13 February 2012. The satellite was released from the P-POD tray about 70 minutes after launch Vega rocket, which is at about 12:10 CET. The original orbit of the satellite is about 310 x 1442 km. The first signal from the PW-Sat has already taken an hour after the release of the tray P-POD, during his first flight over the Polish. The signal received from the radio amateurs all over the world. Then began the work of PW-SATEMA in orbit. The first week passed on listening satellites. Then studied the satellite parameters and assumptions were verified. In the coming weeks, a team of students from the Warsaw University of Technology, tested the different modes of operation PW-SATA, which is one of the goals of this project. Satellite work properly, and then it seemed like before Easter this year should lead to the development of the tail PW-SAT. That did not happen - it turned out that during the first work of PW-SATEMA were used in a large amount of stored energy in the batteries satellites. In May, there is information that will be renewed attempt to open a satellite tail. Unfortunately, in the coming weeks, the operation failed. Currently (11 October 2012) PW-Sat still stays in orbit without the striped tail. Satellite works, although it is quite a serious problem with the communication system, which is probably a bug in the hardware (there were similar failures with other users of the equipment). This problem very limited communication capabilities of PW-SATEMA. Soon to be published instructions for amateurs - perhaps because it can be spread tail PW-Sata - are, therefore, still some chance of achieving this mission. Currently, the mission met PW-Sat to 4 of 7 total goals of the expedition. The fifth goal was partially completed. It is therefore clear that the mission PW-Sat, despite the difficulties, already can be considered a great success. On the basis of experience - the positive and the negative - it will be possible to conduct further advanced projects. Warsaw University of Technology recently sent a request to the mission PW-Sat 2 to the European Space Agency (ESA), which offers a small gathering a CubeSat mission. It was one of two or three (edit - the source of a comment below this article) CubeSatowych Polish projects submitted to the ESA. (IAC 2012, Maciej Urbanowicz) -------------------------------- The catolog number of PW-Sat is 38083. It beacons irregularly in daylight on 145.902. I have not listened for it for several weeks. It enters an eclipse free period from Dec 29, 2012 to Jan. 13, 2013 so the next couple of weeks would be a good time to give a listen. This satellite carries an AO-16 style transponder, but given the power and commanding issues, it does not look like it will ever be turned on. 73, Armando N8IGJ

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Fwd: D-STAR Live Webcast
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "W5KUB Broadcast" <wa5kub.video2(a)gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2012 2:19:28 AM Subject: D-STAR Live Webcast Live D-STAR webcast on Saturday, December 29 th W5KUB.COM presents a special interactive live video broadcast, "D-STAR Live", on Saturday, December 29, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM Central time (1600 until 2200 UTC). The live Internet broadcast will feature many D-STAR ( Digital Smart Technologies for Amateur Radio) topic discussions by the following panel: · Ray Novak, N9JA, Icom · Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC, creator of the DVDongle, DVAP, and D-Plus · John Davis, WB4QDX, frequent D-STAR speaker and trainer · Ed Woodrick, WA4YIH, DSTARinfo.com and the D-STAR Calculator The broadcast will also host live chat for questions and comments and will feature a live D-STAR net on the air. Come early and set up your chat room login. It’s easy and simple and takes less than 1 minute. For more information or to join the broadcast go to http://w5kub.com . I would also like to ask for pictures of your D-STAR operation. I will try to use those pictures on the broadcast - either during breaks or at the beginning or end of the broadcast. If you would like to see your pictures on the broadcast, please send them to pictures(a)w5kub.com . We also invite you to join our broadcast Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ where you can stay updated on our broadcasts and also interact with other hams around the world. 73, Tom Medlin, W5KUB If you would like to be removed from these mailings, please click Reply and type 'Remove' in the subject line.

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Re: FT-817 Sat-CAT Interface Boards and Kits
by Mike Lemons 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

What does this board do? I have an FT-817. but I don't have a subscription to QST. On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Mark Spencer <wa8sme(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > A while back, an article about a FT-817 Satellite Control Interface was > published in QST. There were numerous requests for boards and kits on the > project. There is a small quantity of the boards and kits available but the > procurement information didn't make it in the original article. > > > > The raw boards are available for $20, and a kit with the board, parts and > programmed PIC is available for $35. You can send an email to Debra Johnson > at ARRL HQ and order them from her (djohnson(a)arrl.org). The proceeds from > this effort is going back to AMSAT and the Fox birds, so anything above and > beyond these amounts (which are basically at cost) will go into space as > part of Fox. >

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A Multi-purpose Portable Setup article on-line
by Ivo Klinkert, PA1IVO 27 Dec '12

27 Dec '12

For those who are interested in reading about a portable setup, my article called "A Multi-purpose Portable Setup" can be found at http://ivok.home.xs4all.nl/pa1ivo/portable_satellite_setup.html. The article already appeared in the March 2012 issue of the AMSAT-DL Journal and later in two issues of OSCAR NEWS (July and September 2012), but the on-line version includes some more images (and can be read in one go :-) ). 73, Ivo PA1IVO

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Open source space rocket project Copenhagen Suborbitals
by Trevor . 26 Dec '12

26 Dec '12

Report and video at http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/spaced-out-open-source-outer-space-video 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Trip to Texas
by Tom Gentry 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

Better bring your snow shoes :) Tom K5VOU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:05:34 -0600 From: wyattdirks <wyattdirks(a)msn.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AC0RA/M 12/26/12 Message-ID: <BLU401-EAS394194775B79A54E569A3A2CD3A0(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Tomorrow I will be heading south from my home to Texas. I will be going through EN31/30/20 and EM29-22. I will try and work every satellite pass along the way as conditions permit. I will even try ao7 mode A if you want to give a listen.? I will also be heading back through on the way home early next week as well.? Merry Christmas to all 73 Wyatt AC0RA

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Re: Happy Holidays
by Jim Adams 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

MERRY CHRISTMAS. Jim Adams - K0BAM Delta, Colorado DM68

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AC0RA/M 12/26/12
by wyattdirks 25 Dec '12

25 Dec '12

Tomorrow I will be heading south from my home to Texas. I will be going through EN31/30/20 and EM29-22. I will try and work every satellite pass along the way as conditions permit. I will even try ao7 mode A if you want to give a listen. I will also be heading back through on the way home early next week as well. Merry Christmas to all 73 Wyatt AC0RA

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Happy Holidays
by Bruce 24 Dec '12

24 Dec '12

As I think back on 2012, I find it hard to believe that the end of the world has passed and the end of the year is so near (urgh, another end of something). Especially when it is going to reach 74 degrees in Houston today (75 degrees on Christmas Day) and we still have our air conditioner running. We have to put our tree in the freezer just to get some frost on it. What's up with that? Is Santa going to be wearing his beach ware this year? Will the sled have pontoons? AMSAT Awards are doing well although they were a bit shy this year compared to other years. Hopefully in 2013, they will pick up as new satellites are launched and new hams find their way to satellite operations. We closed down the old AMSAT online store and dusted off all the products we had and opened a new AMSAT online store right down the street from the old one at the corner of Electron and Byte. Now newer and improved to serve you better. 73 and Happy Holidays...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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