AMSAT-BB March 2012

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IC-9100 Confirmations
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

Shopping for new rig: Does the 9100 do Classic mode "A" 2m up 10 M down? Received two answers from ICOM Yes and No! It seems to me that it will but I want to be sure. The recent review in QST said that the BA1 didn't support Satellite operation, is that true? Any one try it on EME? Thanks in advance. Tom K8TL

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Successful Launch Of Eduardo Amaldi
by B J 23 Mar '12

23 Mar '12

http://moonandback.com/2012/03/23/the-edoardo-amaldi-supply-ship-on-way-to-…

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MoonLam Links
by Clint Bradford 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

Wow ... Servers overloaded at the MoonKam links cited in my last message ... Thanks for your interest! Try them in a couple hours! Sent from my iPod touch.

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Student-selected GRAIL Images
by Clint Bradford 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

March 22, 2012 RELEASE: 12-093 NASA'S GRAIL MOONKAM RETURNS FIRST STUDENT-SELECTED LUNAR IMAGES WASHINGTON -- One of two NASA spacecraft orbiting the moon has beamed back the first student-requested pictures of the lunar surface from its onboard camera. Fourth grade students from the Emily Dickinson Elementary School in Bozeman, Mont., received the honor of making the first image selections by winning a nationwide competition to rename the two spacecraft. The image was taken by the MoonKam, or Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students. Previously named Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) A and B, the twin spacecraft are now called Ebb and Flow. Both washing-machine-sized orbiters carry a small MoonKAM camera. Over 60 student-requested images were taken aboard the Ebb spacecraft from March 15-17 and downlinked to Earth on March 20. "MoonKAM is based on the premise that if your average picture is worth a thousand words, then a picture from lunar orbit may be worth a classroom full of engineering and science degrees," said Maria Zuber, GRAIL mission principal investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. "Through MoonKAM, we have an opportunity to reach out to the next generation of scientists and engineers. It is great to see things off to such a positive start." GRAIL is NASA's first planetary mission to carry instruments fully dedicated to education and public outreach. Students will select target areas on the lunar surface and request images to study from the GRAIL MoonKAM Mission Operations Center in San Diego. The MoonKAM program is led by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, and her team at Sally Ride Science in collaboration with undergraduate students at the University of California in San Diego. More than 2,700 schools spanning 52 countries are using the MoonKAM cameras. "What might seem like just a cool activity for these kids may very well have a profound impact on their futures," Ride said. "The students really are excited about MoonKAM, and that translates into an excitement about science and engineering." Launched in September 2011, Ebb and Flow will answer longstanding questions about the moon and give scientists a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., manages the GRAIL mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. GRAIL is part of the Discovery Program managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. To view the student-requested images, visit: http://images.moonkam.ucsd.edu For more information about MoonKAM, visit: https://moonkam.ucsd.edu For more information about GRAIL, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/grail -end- Sent from my iPod touch.

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5 in EM55 check your logs
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

In an effort to help increase interest in satellites, we have created a new award for working five (5) different hams in the EM55 grid. You do not have to be in your home grid to count the stations worked. There are several satellite ready hams in EM55. Here is the current list that we know of: WA4NVM, WA4HFN, WB4LHD, WA4OVO, KI4OTG, KD4NOQ, KJ4BIX, AJ4KF, W5KUB, N4MGT, AA4HV and K4FEG Send your log to WA4NVM or WA4HFN for checking, along with your current mailing address. The award is free and should any donations be sent, they will be forwarded to AMSAT along with your call and name. This award will be effective 1 June 2011, therefore, all contacts must be on or after this date. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/contact/ You can see the award at wa4hfn on QRZ

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CO-65 digipeater always ON
by Mineo Wakita 22 Mar '12

22 Mar '12

Ground Station of CO-65 says that Digipeter is always open in March all over the world. Uplink 1267.600MHz / Downlink 437.475MHz, 9600bps GMSK I expect many reports of the success of the digipeat. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ct17gmsk.htm http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=26685 JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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CO6CBF/p FL02 QSL cards
by Hector Luis Martinez Sis 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Hello Guys Thanks very much for the great contacts during my portable operation in FL02! Now, the contacts are in LotW. I uploaded these as CO6CBF only. Please, if you need my QSL card, request it to George, WA5KBH. Thanks very much again 73! Hector, CO6CBF *************************************** Genius is one per cent inspiration, and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. -- Thomas A. Edison *************************************** --- Consulte la Enciclopedia Colaborativa Cubana http://www.ecured.cu/

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2013 Launch for First Scottish Built Satellite
by Trevor . 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/5933 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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BBC Interview - Elon Musk and Mars
by Trevor . 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

BBC News - Mars for the 'average person' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17439490 Elon Musk is interviewed in the BBC Radio 4 show 'Scotts Legacy' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01dhrmj I don't know if the BBC iPlayer works overseas but the use of a Proxy Server or software such as Expat Shield may be a way around it. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Dayton Reminder
by Martha 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

If you are planning to stay with the AMSAT group while attending the Dayton Hamfest, please call the AMSAT office and reserve your room. You will need your room nights and a credit card to hold the room. We are staying at the Country Inns and Suites located at 3971 Colonel Glenn Hwy, Beavercreek OH. The rooms are $99 with 2 double beds. -- 73- Martha

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