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

AO-51-SO-50
by Kevin Deane 28 Apr '12

28 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 26 Apr '12

26 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 26 Apr '12

26 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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