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Re: FO-29 @ 20:25Z
by andrew abken 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Never mind, I was on the westerly 22:15 pass. no wonder I did not hear anything :) Andy KN6ZA

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FO-29 @ 20:25Z
by andrew abken 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Was my CW that bad ;) I was calling cq on voice then switched to CW until the end of the pass near center of pass band but did not hear any others or strange noises. Andy

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first try @ a SO50 Pass
by Jimmy KC9PXZ 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Well, I finely got everything done HTX 202 programmed for uplink (three element yagi) and UV5R for the downlink (seven element yagi). Got the antennas on the right heading or about and set the Elevation by my best guess. With my compass I figured out that the bird will pass right to left. So in about 31 minutes SO-50 will make a pass. The goal was to make sure my radio are programmed right and see if I can hear the bird. If I do I post a sound bite if not well I let up know I did not hear the bird and have to figure out what I did wrong. I figure get good at hearing the bird for a few passes then I try to make a contact. Hearing the bird is half the battle. KC9PXZ Jimmy

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Video of HTV-3 and Small Satellite Orbital Deployer
by Trevor . 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Launches July 21, video shows the JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD), see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8078 FITSAT-1 is one of the five satellites that will be carried by the HTV-3 and it will signal in Morse code using LED's see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=2037 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sept. 15-16 http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve Booking at http://tinyurl.com/Colloquium2012Booking ----

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Satellite WAS
by Thomas Doyle 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Not sure everyone realizes what an accomplishment it is that Ron N8RO received his Satellite WAS. I am not boasting but to show what an achievement this is for Ron consider this. In 1982 I received my Sat WAS #63. That is 30 years ago. If my math is correct That works out to less than 9 people per year over the last 30 years receiving a Satellite WAS. Way to go Ron. 73 W9KE Tom Doyle

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PrintSat - 3D Printer CubeSat
by Trevor . 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

Plans to launch next May, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8056 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ----

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Satellite WAS # 328
by Ronald Oldham 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

I received my Satellite WAS # 328 today from the ARRL. I would like to thank all of the operators for the many QSOs and all of those that responded with QSL cards. Special thanks goes out to Adrian, AA5UK/P for his contact from Hawaii and to Bruce, KK5DO for his efforts in checking my cards. 73, Ron - N8RO

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Call for Technical Papers at 2012 ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference), Atlanta, GA
by Mark Thompson 08 Jun '12

08 Jun '12

http://www.arrl.org/news/papers-requested-for-arrl-tapr-digital-communicati… Papers Requested for ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference 06/01/2012 Amateurs are invited to submit technical papers for presentation at the 31st Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 21-23, 2012 at the Sheraton Gateway Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. 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. 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. For more information about the conference, see the Tucson Amateur Packet Radio www.tapr.org/dcc, or call 972- 671-8277.

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NASA GEMS Mission Cancelled
by B J 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/06/nasa-cancels-mission-to-s… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Raspberry Pi + Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop Videos
by Trevor . 07 Jun '12

07 Jun '12

The $35 Raspberry Pi ARM-based computer board has been used to run the GPredict satellite tracking software See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8019 AMSAT-UK FunCube Dongle receiving HORYU-2 Satellite video http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8016 1st Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop presentations and videos available http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=8011 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK News on Twitter http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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