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

Field Day
by BobHerrell 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

Hi all, Anyone going to be operating the SAT's from Nunavut VY0 during Field Day? Thanks Please reply direct to aj5c <at> amsat.org Bob AJ5C EM36

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(no subject)
by B J 20 Jun '12

20 Jun '12

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-181 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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SwampSat on TV News
by Trevor . 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

The SwampSat satellite, built by students at the University of Florida (UF), featured in a TV news report. It's slated for a SpaceX launch in December. See the TV news video at http://www.uk.amsat.org/8464 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sept. 15-16 http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve AMSAT-UK News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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Re: (no subject)
by Dobarrows 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

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LVB Trackers
by Martha 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

I have LVB tracker boxes in stock! If you would like to order one, call the AMSAT office between 10:00 AM ET - 6:00 PM ET. The number is 301-589-6062. -- 73- Martha

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KL7AA -FD2012 - ssb/fm Sats
by Eric T-N6SPP 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

Hello All- The KL7AA club will be up on AO-7(oscar.dcarr.org for mode status), VO-52, FO-29 (?), and SO-50 for FD2012 from BP51.. hope to wk you! 73, Eric KL/N6SPP

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CP8 CubeSat
by Trevor . 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

CP8 will carry 4 cameras, after the initial mission completed it will function as a digipeater. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8418 Also on the AMSAT-UK site is a vintage video of Space Shuttle STS-47 Endeavour Spacelab-J and links to ITN TV News reports of the Space Experiment it carried developed by Ashford School for Girls in Kent, UK. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8393 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sept. 15-16 http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve AMSAT-UK News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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Dayton AMSAT Forum 2012 Education Presentation Slides Posted
by JoAnne Maenpaa 19 Jun '12

19 Jun '12

Hello Everyone, AMSAT VP-Educational Relations Mark Hammond N8MH gave a presentation at the 2012 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT Forum "AMSAT, Education, and you!" A link to a copy of Mark's powerpoint slides has been posted at http://www.amsat.org in the bottom, front page news story, "STEM Education Identified as Critical for Continued Rides to Space." -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Re: LVB Tracker and QST Questions
by Matty Cunningham 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

Hi Tom, I have managed to use the HRD sat tracking program to 'remotely' control my Foxdelta 'copy' of Howards LVB interface, you will need a 'local' PC hooked up to the interface though. Run the HRDDDESattrack server on the machine hooked up to the antenna, along with the HRD rotator software - set HRD to use Nova DDE. On the machine you want to use to control the antenna, run HRD Satellite tracker (I guess you may be able to use Nova, or another bit of software that will use the DDE interface) - in HRD Sat Tracker on this machine, select DDE server, then select the remote server tab, enter the IP address of the machine and your password to send the DDE date to the PC hooked up to the rotator. Bit of a tricky setup that took me a few hours to suss out, but it works. Alternatively something like this may do the job (driver software will create a 'virtual' serial port on your PC):- http://www.perle.com/products/IOLAN-DS-Terminal-Server.shtml Have seen a few expensive ones, but your mileage may vary. Good luck Matty MD0MAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:36:09 -0500 From: Thomas Doyle <tomdoyle1948(a)gmail.com> To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker and QST Questions Message-ID: <CAHnRQRLiFtAAmDQAqW_2XUAJEMbjaFW3y2JguoLP8CkfCQuJvw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have been looking for information on using the TCP interface on the LVB Tracker. The AMSAT-UK store lists the board http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/article_8/LVB-Traker-USB_TCP-Interface-bare-P… but the US AMSAT store does not carry it. Google searches have revealed nothing other than ads that indicate the tracker has the TCP interface. I am very interested in contacting someone who has actually used the TCP interface. Page 100 of the July 2012 QST has a very interesting and encouraging article on the changing US Amateur Radio License Populations. I wonder if the AMSAT membership has experienced the same growth as the hobby in general. An article on the changing AMSAT membership similar to the QST article would be very interesting. 73 W9KE Tom Doyle

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First-Move Thermal Vacuum Test Preparations
by Trevor . 18 Jun '12

18 Jun '12

First-Move Thermal Vacuum Test Preparations http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8372 Open Source CubeSat Next Phase in DIY Space Access http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8337 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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