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

LVB Tracker USB serial port driver for Windows 7 x64?
by Bill Bordy, NJ1H 22 Dec '16

22 Dec '16

Has anyone located a driver for the LVB Tracker internal USB to serial port adapter on Windows 7 x64? If not, has anyone reverted to the serial port connection on LVB Tracker and used an external USB to serial port adapter successfully with SatPC32 on Windows 7 x64? I have an Edgeport multiple USB to serial port that has drivers for Windows 7 x64 that I will use if I have to. I would prefer using the LVB Tracker with its USB to serial adapter if someone has another solution. 73, Bill NJ1H

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AO-16 telemetry 3 Oct 2010
by Mark L. Hammond 01 Jul '16

01 Jul '16

Hi All, Here is a quick AO-16 update. On Sunday I turned AO-16 long enough to get some telemetry packets. The satellite would remain on for less than one minute after being commanded on. A quick test of the "bent pipe" voice mode repeater was successful. . The "hardware watchdog timer problem" is still evident; as expected, spacecraft temperatures are insufficient to keep the transmitter ON (needs to be above 15 deg C). Orbit projections suggest that satellite illumination conditions will not result in increased temperatures for nearly 10 years. Command stations do periodically turn AO-16 "ON" to check on its condition and see if the hardware timer problem has "automagically" fixed itself (which in not anticipated, but who knows...). AO-16 telemetry 3 Oct 2010 1838 utc PACSAT MBL Telemetry Decoder Ver. 1.3 (c) Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN =============================================================================== (average values) +10V Battery Bus : 0.00 V Battery Charge Reg : 0.55 mA Base Temp : 9.07 °C PSK RF Out : 1.90 W +5V RX Bus : 4.87 V +8.5V RX Bus : 8.49 V +10V RX Bus : 11.24 V Here is another teaser :) Several months ago I commanded the AO-16 S-band transmitter ON; it too remains functional (albeit weak), and was received by me, Drew KO4MA, and Alan WA4SCA. 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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VO-52 beacon heard I think
by Ib Christoffersen 09 Aug '12

09 Aug '12

Hi all, I think I had a very small signal from Williams beacon frequency. Pass with AOS here in Copenhagen 1422 UTC - but just 1 degree of elevation in my worst direction. Hope I am right. Should be a good pass over NA in a few minutes. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Call for Papers--2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
by Ford, Steve, WB8IMY 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 26th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 28-30, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2007. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. 73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY ARRL

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Re: EggBeater
by Bill Dzurilla 29 May '12

29 May '12

Steve, I have both a commercial and a homebrew Eggbeater and am disappointed with both, especially in light of its rather high price. Connected to my IC-7000 via an ARR mast-mounted preamp, performance is far less than with an HT and an Arrow. Guess an omni can't cut it, at least not from my QTH. Maybe if I could get it up higher, clear of all roofs, it would do better. I can make contacts at relatively high sat elevations, but can do just as well with a $10 dual band ground plane. My friend has an Eggbeater and the same preamp at a clearer QTH, and he hears substantially better, down to 10 degrees elevation in some directions. Good luck and 73, Bill NZ5N > > Hi Steve, > > > > It is surprising to read that you are not hearing > anything. I have > > repeatedly used a 2m and 70cm Eggbeater for the sats > and have had no > > problem hearing things. No pre-amp. > > > > I was using a short cable (e.g. less than 10 meters). > The rigs I > > used were a FT-736r (deaf) and a FT-847 (so-so). > > > > 73, > > > > Dave

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Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On'
by Mani VU2WMY 04 May '12

04 May '12

Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, The commands to 'Turn On' the transponder # 2 (Dutch transponder, made by Williams PE1RAH) on-board HAMSAT VO-52 was successfully sent during 14:00 UT 35 deg ascending Node pass over Bangalore, India. The sent commands were successfully received, acknowledged and confirmed by the telemetry. Subsequently, the transponder # 2 is now 'ON' and Williams CW message beacon was heard again after a gap of approximately 6 years & 4 months. The beacon signal was heard loud and strong here at Bangalore. A detailed Initial reports addressed to: tprangan(a)istrac.org and a copy to wmy(a)isac.gov.in would be greatly appreciated. 73 de Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[amsat-bb] Delfi-C3 (DO-64) – 4 years in orbit
by Trevor . 01 May '12

01 May '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6948 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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Anyone using a Fox-Delta ST-1 (USB) with MacDoppler?
by Bill Howell 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

I'm thinking of retiring my Endeavour rotor control interface for something newer. Is anyone using a Fox-Delta ST-1 (USB) with MacDoppler on an iMac? I know that MacDoppler and the ST-1 are supposed to support the EasyCom protocol, but I'd like to know if anyone out there is actually using this combination. thanks, Bill N5AB

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SpaceX Test Firing Completed
by B J 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Two attempts were required today. The first one was stopped at less than T-1 minute and the countdown resumed after about an hour. The test appears to have been successful. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Changes to the IARU Satellite Advisor Region 1, Germany, AMSAT-DL
by Peter Guelzow 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

Changes to the IARU Satellite Advisor Region 1 I have recommended to the IARU Satellite Adviser that Mike Rupprecht takes over membership of the advisory panel form Norbert Nothoff and I'm happy to notify interested parties that he has agreed to appoint Mike, DK3WN as a panel member. He has thanked Norbert, DF5DP for his support as a member of the Advisory panel for many years and said that he is looking forward to work with Mike. Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN will help with the IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination process in Region 1 and in particular here in Germany. Mike is very active and well known on the satellite bands and Internet boards, and he has particularly profound knowledge of all cubesat operations. He is also very well known in the community of cubesat operators, including excellent communication connections to that groups. Mike Ruprecht, DK3WN will support Norbert Nothoff, DF5DP and take over the coordination process of satellite projects from him, which includes correspondence with the coordination group and the satellite operators. Norbert Nothoff, DF5DP will continue to stay in charge of anything which is related to government issues (government and office liaison, laws, bylaws, and regulations of satellite operations) in Germany. Peter Gülzow, DB2OS President, AMSAT-DL

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Looking for "solaria"
by andy thomas 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

I see "solaria" from the NASA spaceflight board http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=28732.0 is also going to the ISS symposium in Berlin this week. Anyone have a contact email for her/him? Will look out in Berlin on Wednesday. please forward. g0sfj AT amsat DOT org many thanks 73 de andy g0sfj

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AubieSat-1
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 30 Apr '12

30 Apr '12

I've been struggling to hear AubieSat-1. I've heard the antenna didn't deploy. The only previous copy was a very short period on a high pass. However, this AM its signals were strong from 22 down to 5 degrees. Mike (K9QHO)

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WAS--missing Nebraska
by Mervyn Hecht 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

I'm missing a QSL card from Nebraska. Can anyone suggest an active station in Nebraska on any SAT? Please reply to <mervynhecht(a)yahoo.com> Merv KO6E

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USNA Party Balloon Success!
by Bob Bruninga 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

Party Balloon success!... Everything possible went wrong! A disaster of monstrous proportions. But finally got it all working and just wanted it gone! We released it about 1545 which means we missed getting off the academy before the afternoon's formal parade and lost 30 minutes going out gate 1 and 3/4 of the way around the yard through Annapolis traffic. But everything worked perfectly after release. The balloon was just about making land over Kent Island 8 miles away before we even got onto Rt 50. With Friday afternoon beach traffic we were chasing the whole time. Thomasson was bragging about his altitude prediction when it reached his 6500' altitude as we crossed the Bay bridge. We were still 16 miles behind it at Easton with Fick making time in all the traffic as the driver. Several minutes later Thomasson ate crow as it passed through 8000' and was speeding up to 45 MPH. Headed south on 50 towards Easton we were still 16 miles behind it as it overflew Easton. Then we noticed the altitude descending. It was down to 6500 feet... Since we were beyond the Choptank (last water body) and descending slowly we decided not to send the cut-loose command and ride it down. When we got in about 4 miles range we began to see the wireless camera again and could see chicken coops below. At 2000' we turned on a farm road and told the other car to go to the next road and turn. It passed over us and we got a solid visual. Radioed to Mids in other car and they got a visual. Ballester and Garcia got to within 100 yards at touchtown. We did send the cut command at about 1000 feet just to see if it worked, and it was acknowledged but the payload remained attached. It landed in a field and the bright red balloons flopping about 10 feet high in the breeze made it a walk in the park to get to. The release had worked, but the parachute had gotten entangled in the one balloon that had burst and so they came down together. Cleary one of the 5 balloons had burst at 8000' and started the descent. With the balloon chards hanging down where the parachute was also hanging down, it is clear that entanglement was certain (bad planning). Next time, we will widely separate the balloons from the payload and chute to avoid this. But all systems worked well and gave great proof of concept for the next one. The payload was about 320 grams (0.6 lb)consisting of two Lithium 9v batteries a complete APRS digipeater and command/control/telemetry plus a 2.4 GHz wireless camera. Mission duration was under 2 hours, distance about 50 miles just slightly within the attention span of a student ;-) You can see the track on the web page http://aprs.fi and enter the callsign W3ADO-11 and then ask for the appropriate number of hours of history. The balloon landed at 2123z or 1723 EDT after a 98 minute flight. Our joy and enthusiasm were destroyed, however, after a parking lot formed on the bay bridge returning. All lanes were blocked for several hours.. doubling the time of the entire mission. Yuk! LESSONS LEARNED: Having now flown two party-balloon missions, I am happy with the results compared to Latex balloons. The missions are very different profiles, but they meet our educational goals quite well. Here are some thoughts. I am not a balloon expert (only my 3rd attempt in 20 years) so take these opinions with your own grains of salt. 1) 3' dia party balloon (unfilled. On line) cost under $2 each. Making a 5 balloon launch about $10 for the balloons. 2) Mylar Balloons have a high mass to lift ratio so these are all LOW ALTITUDE missions. Even with zero payload, the MAX altitude is around 25,000' where the full balloon can only support its own weight no matter how many balloons. 3) OUr first mission was an extremely small 50 gram payload with HF oscillator and some CW telemetry, attemting a 10 day around the world flight. Since it went over the atlantic toward africa, who knows what happened to it. You could only year the milliwatt XMTR within line-of sight (about 100 miles)... 4) Helium loss through Mylar appeared to be around 1% per day compared to higher rates through latex. 5) Mylar balloons are an order of magnitude less vulnerable to UV rays which will almost always burst laytex after several hours exposure at high altitude. 6) Mylar are fixed volume. THey get to a fixed height, where they are over-pressure and remain there (unless they burst). 7) Below 10,000' temperatures are not an issue with electronics compared to the -60C temps for the typical high altitude flights. 8) I use clear plastc bottles for the enclosure and the temp inside remains high (solar heating). Even at 8000' the temp never got below about 40C. We must use water proof containers because of all the bay and waters around. 9) This second mission used a full APRS system, wtih GPS and 2.4 GHz wireless camera using the Byonics MT-TT4 all-in-one APRS circuit board all in under 0.6 lbs including waterproof botttle container and chute. 10) WIth these mylar constant-pressure designs, extreme care must be used in underfilling each balloon exactly the same. Any balloon that is slightly higher than the others will rise to a HIGHER Pressure and will be the first to burst. The jury is still out as to whether a long duration mission is possile. Ours will always go immediately to the Atlantic and at the low altitude, will take days to reach anyone in Europe (Our last went headed for africa where no one was listening). ** A ballast release mechanism is reuired for long duration. We attempted a clever block of Ice (sublimation mass loss), but dont know if it worked, because no one reported hearing it in Africa?) 11) The amount of over pressure at equilibrium altitude is equal to the amount of excess lift. So it is a difficult balance. Too little lift and you need an extremely large launch area. Too much and you are sure to burst. 12) IN fact, with a modest excess-lift on our intentional shout duration mission, maybe there will always be a FIRST TO POP as in our case. This was perfect though. The loss of one balloon gave an almost balanced up and down profile . No need for a chute. 13) The bright red multiple balloons (all full, except the one shreaded one) make for a highly visible descent and recovery. If we had cut the payload loose, the chances of finding a clear plastic bottle with nothing around it but a tiny chute woiuld have been 1% of the success of finding 4 waving balloons! 14) Observing this, we thought about maybe using multiple string cutters for our next mission to control descent by cutting loose balloons. But cutting loose only eliminates about half the mass as letting one burst. When it bursts, it loses lift, but the mass (nearly half the total lift) remains with the payload making descent better. SO, maybe the plan next time will be to slightly overfill one balloon to assure a first-to-pop, and therefore have an automatic descent! Still we will have a payload cutter just to make sure we can release before the Atlantic! FINALLY, The abuse these party balloons can tolerate are an order of magnitude greater than Latex. We launched in a 20 MPH wind! After walking all 5 balloons from the classroom, across a road and through a narrow chain-link fence gate in that 20 MPH wind (3 times!) they survived. Just prior to release, I noticed it was still transmitting all 3 packets at a 10 second rate! We had to bring it all back indoors, cut loose the payload, go reprogram it, and then re-assemble and go do it all again! With multiple balloons, we fill a spare, so that if we busrt one, we can quickly tie in a replacemet in the field. If they all survive getting to the launch point, then we release the spare to see exatly where the winds are going, so we can find the best spot to clear the 100' high light posts surrounding the field. Photos of this last mission will eventyally make it to the http://aprs.org/balloons.html page. But right now, I'm burned out. Bob, Wb4APR

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Ecuadorian TV CubeSat will monitor near-earth objects + We are Makers
by Trevor . 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

Ecuadorian CubeSat will monitor near-earth objects http://www.uk.amsat.org/6932 Also on the AMSAT-UK site: We Are Makers - Video features DIY Satellites and a brief picture of OSCAR-7 http://www.uk.amsat.org/6925 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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[amsat-bb] Student CubeSat First-MOVE – Vacuum Test
by Trevor . 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

First-MOVE carries an ISIS 70cm to 2m transceiver. Student CubeSat First-MOVE – Vacuum Test http://www.uk.amsat.org/6887 Video - TEDxKiruna Presentation – Human Exploration of Space http://www.uk.amsat.org/6850 BBC Report on the UK Skylon Spaceplane http://www.uk.amsat.org/6836 There's also a FUNcube Launch fund raising widget on the site. 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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more "round to it" funds to AMSAT
by Bob- W7LRD 29 Apr '12

29 Apr '12

http://www.ebay.com/itm/110871169577?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p398… http://www.ebay.com/itm/110869656863?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p398… http://www.ebay.com/itm/110870869395?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p398… http://www.ebay.com/itm/110869610410?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p398… 73 Bob W7LRD

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Why do I get notices of cancellation
by Michael J Finn 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

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Amateur Radio in the UK during the Olympics
by Clive G7SVI 28 Apr '12

28 Apr '12

Hi All For any of you in the AMSAT world interested in what the planned restrictions are or visiting during the Olympics, here are links to the details I'm affected as I live close to the sailing but it will be fun listening in J This link contains downloadable pdf files detailing the restrictions. http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocommunication-licences/amateur-radio/ar_s pectrum_use/ These are useful as they provide maps for each location. It is not just 70cm but also microwave frequencies as well. These are not the final restrictions though. Ofcom (our regulator) have issue a consultation paper on the restrictions which can be found here: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/undueinterference-olympics-20 12/summary 73s and have fun on the birds Clive G7SVI

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SATCHAT NET!
by Vincent, K9TSU 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

HI all, I want to take a few minutes and bore you with some changes to the Satchat I host on the *AMSAT* EchoLink server. Changes: Well, it's been a successful idea! A great place for the sat. ops. to talk to eachother. I have began questioning if it being a directed net slows it down. I think it does. So, from now on, it will just be a round table. No net control will be used. Feel free to connect at the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 7PM-8:30PM *CENTRAL*, AS USUAL. I will always be there, but it would be faster and easier to just have a round table wiht no net control station. I will be "net manager" for the chat, though. I will continue to handle the 'logistics' of the net, such as ARISS contact skeds during the times...etc. Thanks, all! Everyone is welcome on the Sat-Chat group!! -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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AO-51-SO-50
by Kevin Deane 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

I remember someone saying something about the old earlybird AO-51 passess and that now all we have at night is SO-50... I was thinking of staying up late this weekend to see if there might be some earlybirds on the 50??? I do not have all that great a station and no rotator as of yet but if there is some activity that would be great, considering the time difference I might meet some new grids/people and if not I always enjoy saying hello to those I have worked many times before! :) Kevin KF7MYK

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Updated Coverage for NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission to Station
by Clint Bradford 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-078 UPDATED COVERAGE FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) has been rescheduled for a liftoff on Monday, May 7. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule will occur from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. There is a single instantaneous launch opportunity at 9:38 a.m. EDT. NASA Television launch commentary from Cape Canaveral begins at 8 a.m. During the flight, SpaceX's Dragon capsule will conduct a series of check-out procedures to test and prove its systems, including the capability to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station. The primary objectives for the flight include a flyby of the space station at a distance of approximately 1.5 miles to validate the operation of sensors and flight systems necessary for a safe rendezvous and approach. The spacecraft also will demonstrate the ability to abort the rendezvous. Once these capabilities are successfully proven, the Dragon will be cleared to berth with the space station. FALCON 9 LAUNCH PAD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Saturday, May 5 (L-2 days): A photo opportunity of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule on the launch pad will be available for the news media. Spokespeople from SpaceX will be available to answer questions. Media will depart from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Press Site by government bus at 9:15 a.m. for Space Launch Complex 40. Media will be returned at approximately 11 a.m. SpaceX security regulations require that media attending this event be U.S. citizens. REMOTE CAMERA SETUPS Sunday, May 6 (L-1 day): Media will be able to establish sound-activated remote cameras at the launch pad. The location is within Space Launch Complex-40 on the east side of the pad outside the perimeter fence. Media who want to participate in remote camera setup will depart from Kennedy's Press Site by government bus at 10:30 a.m. Only photographers establishing remote cameras can participate in this activity. SpaceX security regulations require that media participating in this activity be U.S. citizens. PRELAUNCH AND POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCES Sunday, May 6 (L-1 day): The prelaunch news conference for the NASA/SpaceX launch will be held at the Kennedy Press Site at 1 p.m. NASA Television will provide live and streaming Internet coverage. Monday, May 7, (Launch Day): A postlaunch news conference will be held at Kennedy at approximately noon. Media representative can participate in the news conference in- person at Kennedy or via a phone bridge by calling NASA's Johnson Space Center newsroom at 11:45 a.m. at 281-483-5111. Audio of the prelaunch and postlaunch news conferences also will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, directly accessible by dialing 321-867-1220, 1240, 1260 or 7135. The briefings will be streamed live on the agency's website. NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE Monday, April 30 (L-0 day): NASA TV live coverage begins at 8 a.m. and concludes at approximately 10:30 a.m. On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor's countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135 starting at 8 a.m. Launch information also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz, heard within Brevard County. NASA TV MISSION COVERAGE Tuesday, May 8 (Flight Day 2): An update on the Dragon's flight during the daily "ISS Update" program from NASA's Johnson Space Center airs at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 9 (Flight Day 3): Live coverage from NASA's Johnson Space Center mission control in Houston as the Dragon spacecraft performs its fly-under of ISS to test its systems begins at 2:30 a.m. and will continue until the Dragon passes out of the vicinity of the station. A news briefing will be held following the activities. Thursday, May 10 (Flight Day 4): Live coverage of the rendezvous and berthing of the Dragon spacecraft to the station begins at 2 a.m. and will continue through the capture and berthing of the Dragon to the station's Harmony node. A news briefing will be held once Dragon is secured to the ISS. Friday, May 11: Live coverage of the hatch opening and entry of the Dragon spacecraft includes a ceremony during which the ISS crew will mark the occasion. Thursday, May 24: A news briefing at Johnson will preview the following day's unberthing and splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft. Friday, May 25: Live coverage of the unberthing, re-entry and splashdown of the Dragon spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean. Specific times of coverage will be provided at a later date. NEWS MEDIA LAUNCH VIEWING Monday, May 7 (Launch day): News media may view the launch from the Kennedy Press Site. A sign-up sheet will be available in the newsroom for those media representatives wanting to cover the launch from the NASA Causeway or from the roof of the Complex 39 Launch Control Center. These are primarily photo locations as there are no facilities available. Buses will depart from the Press Site parking lot at 8:15 a.m. KENNEDY MEDIA CREDENTIALING Media who want to attend the prelaunch events, including the prelaunch news conference and launch, may request accreditation online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov The deadline for U.S. media to apply for launch accreditation is May 4. The deadline for international media to apply has passed. Journalists who have already been approved for accreditation do not need to reapply. The Gate 2 Pass and Identification Building on State Road 3, Merritt Island, will be open to pick up press credentials on the following schedule: Friday, May 4: noon - 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sunday, May 6: 9 a.m. - noon Monday, May 7: 3:30 - 8:30 a.m. News media credentials will be valid for mission activities from launch through splashdown at both the Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center. KENNEDY PRESS SITE - HOURS OF OPERATION Friday, May 4: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, May 7: 4 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Media badges will be valid for access to the Kennedy Press Site through Gate 2 on State Road 3, Merritt Island; Gate 3 on State Road 405, located east of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; and Gate 4 on State Road 3, south of County Road 402 near the entrance to the Canaveral National Seashore. For further information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598. For more information about the NASA/SpaceX launch, contact the Kennedy Press Site at 321-867-2468 or visit: http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy JOHNSON MEDIA ACCREDITATION Media who are credentialed with badges at Kennedy for launch activities will have their badges honored at Johnson for the duration of the SpaceX mission. Please contact the Johnson newsroom for work space information. International media wanting access only to Johnson must submit the required documentation for badging by Monday, April 30. U.S. media wanting access only to Johnson must submit a request for badging by Friday, May 4. Media who have already been approved for accreditation do not need to reapply. For mission information, contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or visit: http://www.nasa.gov/johnson For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For up-to-date SpaceX mission information and a schedule of NASA TV coverage, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/spacex For further information on NASA's COTS program, go to: http://www.nasa.gov/cots -end- Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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‘Kinect’ STRaND-2 at UK Space Agency Conference + Skylon
by Trevor . 27 Apr '12

27 Apr '12

STRaND-2 proposes to use the Lidar system, as used in the Kinect games controller, for the docking of nanosats. http://www.uk.amsat.org/6795 #Skylon an unpiloted, reusable spaceplane being developed by the UK company Reaction Engines Limited (REL) should be featured on the BBC 6pm and 10pm News shows this evening. BBC News 24 is available on the web at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10318089 a proxy server may be needed to view it in ceratin countries. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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WA5KBH
by Jack Wilson 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

George is recovering well. The doctor and nurses are at wits end with his constant request to go to the roof to work some passes. They also won't let him drop a wire out the window to try to get on the HF bands. He said to tell everyone thank you for your well wishes. 73, Jack KF5LOQ

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Hudson valley satcom net tonight 4/26 @.8PM Eastern on Echolink N2EYH-L
by cotejaune2＠aol.com 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

It is time again for the HVSG Net tonight April26 @ 8 PM Eastern on Echolink N2EYH-L. Please join us for the Net. Hope to hear you there. We can also be found on the MtBeacon repeater 146.970 pl 100 73 Garywa2aqh /Tom kc2dtq

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50th Anniversary of the UK in Space
by Trevor . 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Today saw the 50th anniversary of the United Kingdom in space and to commemorate the anniversary BBC News interviewed Sir Martin Sweeting G3YJO. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6773 Don't know if it's viewable outside the UK but if not a proxy server or Expat Shield may resolve the problem. Also on the site - Videos of 9th Annual CubeSat Developers’ Workshop http://www.uk.amsat.org/6729 and a FUNcube-1 Launch Fund widget. 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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Fwd: [PNWVHFS] Ham Gear For Sale
by Bob- W7LRD 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

I am just fowarding this to the bb 73 Bob W7LRD ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "k6yk" <k6yk(a)juno.com> To: PNWVHFS(a)googlegroups.com, wawss(a)mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:45:02 AM Subject: [PNWVHFS] Ham Gear For Sale In case anyone might be interested ! --------- Forwarded message ---------- Joe Rowen, KD6NXL (Manteca), has the following equipment for sale. You can contact Joe at jrowen(a)inreach.com for prices and details. All items are Icom. 1. IC-271A 2 meter all mode XCVR w/internal power supply 2. IC-471A 440MHz all mode XCVR (matches the IC-271A) 3. IC-251A 2 meter all mode XCVR w/internal power supply and HM-7 hand mic 4. Speaker/Phone Patch 745/751 (matching speaker for the IC-251A) 5. SM6 Desk Mic (3 EA) 6. SM8 Desk Mic 7. HM-7 Hand Mic 8. SP3 Speaker (2 EA) 9. PS-15 Power Supply w/rear mounted fan All equipment is in good operating and cosmetic condition. Please forward this to anyone you think would be interested. 73, Gary KF6U ____________________________________________________________ Woman is 57 But Looks 24 Mom releases simple facelift secret that angered doctors... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f982be475af9769a6st03vuc -- ~The Voice of the Pacific NorthWest VHF Society~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PNWVHFS" group. To post to this group, send email to PNWVHFS(a)googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to PNWVHFS-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/PNWVHFS

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"round to it " projects
by Bob- W7LRD 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Spring time is time to get to, or get rid of those "round to it" projects. Those are those pesky , I'll get around to it" projects we never seem to get round to it! Put 'em on Ebay and send some of the profits to AMSAT. http://www.ebay.com/itm/110868784580?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p398… http://www.ebay.com/itm/110868778421?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p398… 73 Bob W7LRD

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XE1FZE ON DL70 / DK79
by Humberto González 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

Hi all, this next week end I will be active from DL70 and DK79 on fm sats as much as my family allowed me. Just in case of anybody needs those grids. See you on the air. Bert / XE1FZE -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org Sent: 25 Apr 2012 19:13:14 GMT To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 132 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 131 (Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF) 2. W5PFG/P EL28 (Clayton Coleman W5PFG) 3. Re: Use of Amateur Satellite Frequencies by Olympic andParalympic Games (Gordon JC Pearc e) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:03:20 +0100 From: "Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF" <nigel(a)ngunn.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 131 Message-ID: <4F980428.2060206(a)ngunn.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed And your lack of knowledge is just as bad. Gordon is several hundred miles from the games. You might not have noticed but 70cM doesn't go that far and if the games get interfearance from satellite downlinks then there is nothing we can do about it. On 25/04/12 14:32, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Yeah, that's right....one certainly wouldn't take the unselfish high road > and just let the disabled athletes have the air for 10 days or so. Playing > with your ham radio is much more important than that... > > > Your attitude makes me sick > > 73, Ted, K7TRK -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, GCARES, XWARN, EAA382. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:39:10 -0500 From: Clayton Coleman W5PFG <kayakfishtx(a)gmail.com> To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] W5PFG/P EL28 Message-ID: <CAPovOwcbi3=dAA4ZGnba61sfMeVBV-M0r9-+M1WpmJaApH9Ynw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If you need grid EL28 confirmed, please email me off-list. I will have an opportunity to activate it within the next 24 hours. Thanks, Clayton W5PFG ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:06:29 +0100 From: Gordon JC Pearc e <gordonjcp(a)gjcp.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Use of Amateur Satellite Frequencies by Olympic andParalympic Games Message-ID: <4F982F15.3040706(a)gjcp.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 24/04/12 23:31, Ted wrote: > Yeah, that's right....one certainly wouldn't take the unselfish high road > and just let the disabled athletes have the air for 10 days or so. Playing > with your ham radio is much more important than that... You may be missing the point a little. This has been widely trumpeted in the more US-centric mailing lists as "everyone in the UK is banned from 70cm for ever!!111!!!" Maybe *you* should stay off 70cm too, just in case by some chance a freak of propagation causes your signal to scoot across the pond and interfere with the London olympic games. Note that I say *London* olympics. That's because they're (mostly) in London. The exclusion zone is around London, too. Notice where London is? It's in the south of England. Notice my callsign at the end of each email I send? Where is it from? You are closer to San Francisco by a comfortable margin than I am to London. How well do you manage to work into Fresno on 70cm? -- Gordonjcp MM0YEQ ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 132 ****************************************

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Use of Amateur Satellite Frequencies by Olympic and Paralympic Games
by Trevor . 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

The United Kingdom communications regulator Ofcom have announced the restrictions on the use of the 430, 2300 and 3400 MHz bands as a result of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The restrictions apply from June 28 until September 23. They impact the Amateur-satellite Service frequencies from 436.25-437.25 MHz. Further information and links are on the AMSAT-UK website at http://www.uk.amsat.org/6574 73 Trevor M5AKA

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W5PFG/P EL28
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

If you need grid EL28 confirmed, please email me off-list. I will have an opportunity to activate it within the next 24 hours. Thanks, Clayton W5PFG

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 131
by Nigel A. Gunn, W8IFF/G8IFF 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

And your lack of knowledge is just as bad. Gordon is several hundred miles from the games. You might not have noticed but 70cM doesn't go that far and if the games get interfearance from satellite downlinks then there is nothing we can do about it. On 25/04/12 14:32, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Yeah, that's right....one certainly wouldn't take the unselfish high road > and just let the disabled athletes have the air for 10 days or so. Playing > with your ham radio is much more important than that... > > > Your attitude makes me sick > > 73, Ted, K7TRK -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF 9H3GN), e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, GCARES, XWARN, EAA382.

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Dayton
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

22 days till Dayton .I hope to meet alot of satellite ops there WA4HFN Damon

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satellite antennas
by Carlos Poinho 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

hello all thanks for all the good ideas best 73's and see you on the birds

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FW: Re: Flabob Airport ISS Contact
by Craig Gagner 25 Apr '12

25 Apr '12

-----Original Message----- From: Craig Gagner [mailto:crgagner@charter.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:58 AM To: 'Clint Bradford' Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Flabob Airport ISS Contact I made such an ignorant comment because most of us are sick of reading the many e-mails with you patting yourself on the back. Yes its Great that the kids are involved, and I have been involved. I just don't need tennis elbow from patting my self on the back ! -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:41 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Flabob Airport ISS Contact FROM PETER >> ... excellent work ... children are our greatest asset ... Now THERE'S someone who "gets it!" Thank you, Peter VE7NGP! FROM CLUELESS >> ... Too bad its happened many times before ... Huh? "Too bad?" Let's get some facts out here. YES - SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ARISS contacts were completed before ours at Flabob last week. That is 720 groups of students learning more about their respective countries' space programs. That is thousands of classroom hours learning more about space and amateur radio. That is 720 audiences anxiously hearing - at first - no response from the ISS. But then, upon the second or third attempt to contact via amateur radio - a palpable "feeling of awe" from all in attendance when an astronaut first replies. That is 720 audiences wildly applauding after the completion of their contacts. There are about three entities who can schedule radio time with the ISS: the various space programs involved, the various departments of defense involved, and AMATEUR RADIO via these ARISS contacts. There is not a single student nor audience member nor amateur radio volunteer who thinks anything less of their contacts with the ISS - simple because "it has happened many times before." I have 211 attendees who are extremely proud to have been "Number 721" last week. So, to the person who wrote, " ... Too bad its happened many times before ... " - Either you are totally unaware of how wonderful these projects are for all involved, or have never been involved first-hand in such a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I cannot think of any other reason one would make such an ignorant comment. Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.iss-flabob.com 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________ 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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New Launch Date For SpaceX
by B J 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

http://www.americaspace.org/?p=18016 http://moonandback.com/2012/04/24/nasa-approves-new-launch-date-of-may-7th-… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: Flabob Airport ISS Contact
by Clint Bradford 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

FROM PETER >> ... excellent work ... children are our greatest asset ... Now THERE'S someone who "gets it!" Thank you, Peter VE7NGP! FROM CLUELESS >> ... Too bad its happened many times before ... Huh? "Too bad?" Let's get some facts out here. YES - SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ARISS contacts were completed before ours at Flabob last week. That is 720 groups of students learning more about their respective countries' space programs. That is thousands of classroom hours learning more about space and amateur radio. That is 720 audiences anxiously hearing - at first - no response from the ISS. But then, upon the second or third attempt to contact via amateur radio - a palpable "feeling of awe" from all in attendance when an astronaut first replies. That is 720 audiences wildly applauding after the completion of their contacts. There are about three entities who can schedule radio time with the ISS: the various space programs involved, the various departments of defense involved, and AMATEUR RADIO via these ARISS contacts. There is not a single student nor audience member nor amateur radio volunteer who thinks anything less of their contacts with the ISS - simple because "it has happened many times before." I have 211 attendees who are extremely proud to have been "Number 721" last week. So, to the person who wrote, " ... Too bad its happened many times before ... " - Either you are totally unaware of how wonderful these projects are for all involved, or have never been involved first-hand in such a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I cannot think of any other reason one would make such an ignorant comment. Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.iss-flabob.com 909-241-7666

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Re: satellite antenna
by K5OE 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Yanko, I appreciate you plugging the venerable (aka "old") Egg2 design, and while I still consider it a really good LEO omni antenna, it is with limitations. With today's crop of LEO satellites, none are as strong as the ones available when I first designed and built that model--specifically UO-14 and FO-20 as prime examples of an earlier era's "easy sats." For newbies to the birds, especially if you are starting from scratch, Bob's (WB4APR) suggestion to use a 1/4 wave vertical for 70 cm downlink is a good first antenna--simple and effective. That antenna will give you coverage at high elevations--above 30 degrees, but that means your pass times will be short and your range is narrow (in distance). The Egg2 was designed for exactly the opposite, max gain at low elevations, where most people struggled to hear anything (I know I did!). If you want to work LEO's today (what choice do you have right now?), don't consider an omni without a good preamp (NF < 1 dB). Else, you will become frustrated and lose interest in an exciting hobby. For the price of a good preamp, you could consider a small beam (such as Kent's "cheap yagi" and a TV rotor. Trust me, you'll be happier trying to work AO-27, VO-52, SO-50, ISS, etc. 73, Jerry, K5OE --------------------------------------------------------------- Original message: Hello Carlos, You can try to search for a eggbeater antenna like this one http://victrolla.homeip.net/wo5s/junkpile/432/eggbeater2.pdf Thanks Yanko, NX9G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Poinho" <cu3ftcarlos(a)gmail.com> To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:00:26 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] satellite antenna hello all any one have a good idea for a omni directional antenna for the birds?

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satellite antenna
by Carlos Poinho 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

hello all any one have a good idea for a omni directional antenna for the birds?

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satellite antenna
by Carlos Poinho 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

hello all anyone have a good idea for a omni directional antenna for the birds?

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Flabob ARISS Project on Ham Nation 04/24/12
by Clint Bradford 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

I was just advised that a video segment of our successful ARISS contact with the ISS that occurred last week at Flabob Airport will be aired Tuesday, 04/24/12, on the Bob Heil & Gordon West "Ham Nation" show. 6PM PDT - http://www.twit.tv/hn The episode will be available later in the week through its regular channels. Clint K6LCS http://www.iss-flabob.com 909-241-7666

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Flabob Airport Project
by Clint Bradford 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

>> ... Jeez, Clint, take a xanax or something ... Jeeze, Ted, if you were directly responsible for making such a 13-months-in-the-making project occur - which involved ... - more than 2,900 email messages - teleconferences with NASA - maintaining a great project Web site - handling of the media - resulting in front-page color photographs coverage in a major daily newspaper - radio interviews - obtaining a "Space Week" proclamation from our city ... and MUCH more - I'd wager you'd be excited, too, when you pulled it off, for the benefit of your students ... Clint Bradford http://www.iss-flabob.com

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Maryland/Deleware Balloon Friday 1300
by Bob Bruninga 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

DELMARVA Hams: We are going to launch an APRS balloon at about 1300 on Friday if we get it all together by then. It will drift at about 5000 feet with a radio range of only about 100 miles or so. It has a wireless 2.4 GHz live camera on Channel 1. We will command cut-down somewhere over the eastern shore to assure recovery before the Atlantic... We will probably use the 146.82 (T156) Salsbury repeater during the chase? Info on http://aprs.org/balloons.html You'll probably need some kind of 2.4 GHz dish to see it beyond a mile or so. We have a 4' dish on a van with an AZ/EL tracker that we hope to be able to follow it with. Bob, WB4APR

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WA5KBH
by Jack Wilson 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Report from EL29 MD Anderson Hospital WA5KBH George made it thru surgery. He is short the left kidney, adrenal glands and a lymphoid cluster. He is awake and doing well. Story is the Doctors and Nurses had to knock him out to get his Arrow and HT out of the OR. 73, Jack KF5LOQ Sent from my iPad On Apr 23, 2012, at 2:00 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H (WILLIAMS MICHAEL) > 2. Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H (Ted) > 3. Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H (Alan P. Biddle) > 4. Re: AC0RA/m (Wyatt Dirks) > 5. Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H (Floyd Rodgers) > 6. First Call for Papers for 2012 Symposium (Daniel Schultz) > 7. Nickname of Japanese Satellites (Mineo Wakita) > 8. Correction (Mineo Wakita) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:15:00 -0700 (PDT) > From: WILLIAMS MICHAEL <k9qho6762(a)sbcglobal.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org, k7trkradio(a)charter.net > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H > Message-ID: > <1335125700.5004.YahooMailClassic(a)web82705.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Ted, > > Stephan gives some great comments on all three radios. > > As for the 847 on HF, I think there is a audio clip on the internet comparing the 847 and TenTec Corsair II receivers. I have both of these rigs and the difference is very clear. Listening to my 847 on HF is not a pleasurable experience as the receiver is very noisy. For this reason, my old Corsair II does all HF work at least until I get a new HF rig. Eham reviews on the Corsair attest to its great receiver. > > As for satellite operations, the 847 is a tough and a great rig. Mine has been running since the beginnings of AO-40 with no problems. It has some engineering mistakes like the AF gain not being linear along with other quirks but I've gotten my investment back many times over. > > If you've got the cash, I would read the QST review on the 9100 and make an executive decision. > > GL > > Mike (K9QHO) > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:10:57 -0700 > From: "Ted" <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> > To: "'WILLIAMS MICHAEL'" <k9qho6762(a)sbcglobal.net>, > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H > Message-ID: <47A336B34C124F9DA426E8D9D2E7AA62@HamComputer> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks Michael, > > The 9100 is not in the cards unless, after the divorce, my lawyer is better > than my wife's !!! > > 73, Ted > > -----Original Message----- > From: WILLIAMS MICHAEL [mailto:k9qho6762@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 1:15 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; k7trkradio(a)charter.net > Subject: Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H > > Ted, > > Stephan gives some great comments on all three radios. > > As for the 847 on HF, I think there is a audio clip on the internet > comparing the 847 and TenTec Corsair II receivers. I have both of these rigs > and the difference is very clear. Listening to my 847 on HF is not a > pleasurable experience as the receiver is very noisy. For this reason, my > old Corsair II does all HF work at least until I get a new HF rig. Eham > reviews on the Corsair attest to its great receiver. > > As for satellite operations, the 847 is a tough and a great rig. Mine has > been running since the beginnings of AO-40 with no problems. It has some > engineering mistakes like the AF gain not being linear along with other > quirks but I've gotten my investment back many times over. > > If you've got the cash, I would read the QST review on the 9100 and make an > executive decision. > > GL > > Mike (K9QHO) > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:18:59 -0500 > From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE(a)UNITED.NET> > To: "'WILLIAMS MICHAEL'" <k9qho6762(a)sbcglobal.net>, > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H > Message-ID: <85EC8F8A1F574F1193BF62CE97B86A0C@WA4SCA> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Mike, > > When I bought my FT-847 in 1998, I got the optional mechanical SSB filters. > I left in the stock filters for a few days, and then switched to the > optional ones. It made a significant difference, both in reception, and > when using the speech processor. The stock filters are still in the box in > the basement. > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > PS Just converted completely to the Flex VU-5K, which is truly a whole new > ballgame. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On > Behalf Of WILLIAMS MICHAEL > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 3:15 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; k7trkradio(a)charter.net > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H > > Ted, > > Stephan gives some great comments on all three radios. > > As for the 847 on HF, I think there is a audio clip on the internet > comparing the 847 and TenTec Corsair II receivers. I have both of these rigs > and the difference is very clear. Listening to my 847 on HF is not a > pleasurable experience as the receiver is very noisy. For this reason, my > old Corsair II does all HF work at least until I get a new HF rig. Eham > reviews on the Corsair attest to its great receiver. > > As for satellite operations, the 847 is a tough and a great rig. Mine has > been running since the beginnings of AO-40 with no problems. It has some > engineering mistakes like the AF gain not being linear along with other > quirks but I've gotten my investment back many times over. > > If you've got the cash, I would read the QST review on the 9100 and make an > executive decision. > > GL > > Mike (K9QHO) > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:50:51 -0500 > From: Wyatt Dirks <wyattdirks(a)msn.com> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AC0RA/m > Message-ID: <BAY151-W3632E391117BA18917F2D7CD200(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Thanks to all who worked me yesterday while I was on the EN21/22 gridline. I think I worked everyone that had emailed me and wanted the grids plus a few more. > > I have uploaded all contacts to LOTW using AC0RA but who know how long it may take to show up. If you don't see it in there soon let me know and I can try agn. > > If you want a paper QSL just shoot me an email with qso data and I will send a card your way and no need for sase or return QSL. > > 73 Wyatt > AC0RA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:19:45 -0500 > From: Floyd Rodgers <kc5qbc(a)swbell.net> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FT 847 vs. IC-910H > Message-ID: <4F94CA51.6000909(a)swbell.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > All I can say is me too. I bought the Collins mechanical filters and the > difference was astounding on both transmit and receive. Had many > comments on the change.Best $300 I ever spent. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:50:14 -0400 > From: "Daniel Schultz" <n8fgv(a)usa.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Cc: qex(a)arrl.org, amsat-fox(a)alum.wpi.edu > Subject: [amsat-bb] First Call for Papers for 2012 Symposium > Message-ID: <528qDwDxo3472S03.1335153014(a)web03.cms.usa.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > This is the first call for papers for the 2012 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space > Symposium to be held in Orlando, Florida on the weekend of October 26-28, > 2012. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations > are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We > request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final > copy to be submitted by October 1 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. > Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, at n8fgv(a)amsat.org > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:51:39 +0900 > From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt(a)asahi-net.or.jp> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Nickname of Japanese Satellites > Message-ID: <F7A08DF6C7C44AA18C8855101ECFDA0B@FM4D8C73527130> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-2022-jp"; > reply-type=original > > Akari --- Light > Akatsuki --- Dawn > Akebono --- The beginning > Fuji --- Mt. Fuji > Hayabusa --- Falcon > Hitomi --- Eyes > Horyu --- Big bird such as Dragon > Ibuki --- Breath > Kagayaki --- Brightness > Kaguya --- Moon Princess > Kibo --- Hope > Kiku --- Chrysanthemum > Kiseki --- Bright tide > Kodama --- Echo > Komolebi --- Sunshine filtering through foliage > Kounotori --- White stork > Kukai --- Sky and See > Maido --- Always thank you > Negai --- Wish > Raiko --- Drum of the thunder > Rising --- God of the thunder > Shizuku --- Drop of the water > Suzaku --- God of the south > Tsubame --- Swallow > > JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:43:49 +0900 > From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt(a)asahi-net.or.jp> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Correction > Message-ID: <59C0D3E3C86244489CEB9783E5EECF42@FM4D8C73527130> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-2022-jp"; > reply-type=original > > Kukai --- Sky and Sea > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 128 > ****************************************

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Nickname of Japanese Satellites #2
by Mineo Wakita 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

These are Amateur satellites and Earth observing satellites of JAXA. Akari (ASTROF) --- Light Akatsuki (PLANET-C) --- Dawn Akebono (EXOS-D) --- The beginning Cute (CO-55,56,65) --- Cute Fuji (FO-12,20,29) --- Mt. Fuji Hayabusa (MUSES-C2) --- Falcon Hayato (KSAT) --- Hayato Satsuma in Kagoshima Japan Hitomi (PRISM) --- Eyes Horyu (HORYU-2) --- Big bird such as Dragon Ibuki (GOSAT) --- Breath Kagayaki (KAGAYAKI) --- Brightness Kaguya (SELENE) --- Moon Princess Kibo (KIBO) --- Hope Kiku (ETS-VIII) --- Chrysanthemum Kiseki (KKS-1) --- Bright tide Kodama (DRTS) --- Echo Komolebi (KOMOLEBI) --- Sunshine filtering through foliage Kounotori (HTV3) --- White stork Kukai (STARS) --- Sky and Sea Maido (SOHLA-1) --- Always thank you Negai (NEGAI) --- Wish Raiko (RAIKO) --- Drum of the thunder Rising (RAISING-2) --- God of the thunder Seeds (CO-66) --- Space Engineering EDucational Satellite Shin_en (UNITEC-1) --- Deep space Shizuku (GCOM-W1) --- Drop of the water Suzaku (ASTRO-EII) --- God of the south Tsubame (TSUBAME) --- Swallow Xi (CO-57,58) --- X-factor Investigator http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/index_e.html http://www.jarl.or.jp/Japanese/7_Technical/cubesat/cubesat.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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KO6E WAS
by K4FEG 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

If I am not Mistaken, I heard Mr. KO6E work W3FIS this evening om SO50, for his 50th state on the satellites to make all 50 for WAS Satellites! Congratulations Merv. Not an Easy task with only LEO's out there! 73 Frank K4FEG

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W1AW 4-23-1900z
by Mark Spencer 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

For those who I contacted from W1AW during the 1900Z pass today would like a card, send me a note via the e-mail below and I'll make sure you get one. Thanks, Mark Mark Spencer, WA8SME Education and Technology Program Director ARRL, the national association for Amateur RadioTM 43 Pinelock Dr. Gales Ferry, CT 06335 860-381-5335 860-460-1139 (cell) mspencer(a)arrl.org

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Correction
by Mineo Wakita 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Kukai --- Sky and Sea

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Nickname of Japanese Satellites
by Mineo Wakita 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Akari --- Light Akatsuki --- Dawn Akebono --- The beginning Fuji --- Mt. Fuji Hayabusa --- Falcon Hitomi --- Eyes Horyu --- Big bird such as Dragon Ibuki --- Breath Kagayaki --- Brightness Kaguya --- Moon Princess Kibo --- Hope Kiku --- Chrysanthemum Kiseki --- Bright tide Kodama --- Echo Komolebi --- Sunshine filtering through foliage Kounotori --- White stork Kukai --- Sky and See Maido --- Always thank you Negai --- Wish Raiko --- Drum of the thunder Rising --- God of the thunder Shizuku --- Drop of the water Suzaku --- God of the south Tsubame --- Swallow JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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First Call for Papers for 2012 Symposium
by Daniel Schultz 22 Apr '12

22 Apr '12

This is the first call for papers for the 2012 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held in Orlando, Florida on the weekend of October 26-28, 2012. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 1 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV, at n8fgv(a)amsat.org

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