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

K2BSA/5 at National Scouting Museum, September 8
by Tom Schuessler 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

We will activate K2BA/5 from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX this coming weekend for another Radio Merit Badge class. We will be doing HF and local V/U contacts but my intent is to wrap the day with an SO-50 pass at about 2050 my AOS. Please call K2BSA/5 and give a shout out to the Scouts present. I really am a strong believer in how the satellite component has spiced up the merit badge classes we have been holding for several years now. When they get it that you are pointing a small antenna toward a moving satellite in the sky and people from all over are coming back to them, their faces light up and it makes a strong impression. My recommendation is that every satellite op should get in contact with a group doing Radio Badges or just a Scout group in general and see if you can integrate the satellite aspect of the hobby into whatever presentation/demonstration going on. You have heard me before getting the Scouts to shout out the call and Grid square. It is a lot of fun. Jamboree on the Air is coming up the weekend of October 20th and so you should be able to find a local group who is working it. Latch on to them and let's make the Sats come alive with Scout to Scout contacts. It may end up being the high point for many of the Scouts involved. 73 Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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ISS 5 CubeSats deplyment date
by Masahiro Arai 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

JAXA announced 5 CubeSats deployment from ISS set 10th Sep. The misson will start around 13z. This info was announced at 30th Aug. 5 CubeSats RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE WISH, F-1 and TechEdSat already delivered ISS. They are deployed from ISS using JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer(J-SSOD) which is new small satellite deployment system. I'll show you two interesting video. Sorry, they are in Japanese, but I hope you like thme. J-SSOD press viewing at 27th Jan, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rSNyRzZWA&list=UUDkGOo9VQFjijIDZJidoNmg&in… 5 CubeSats press viewing at 25th Jun, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rO9dmjTiutE 73 Masa JN1GKZ

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Successful SpaceX Launch Rehearsal
by B J 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/120831wdr/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: FUNCube dongle for sale SOLD
by Alan P. Biddle 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

The FCD is sold. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: Alan P. Biddle [mailto:APBIDDLE@UNITED.NET] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:50 PM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: FUNCube dongle for sale Hi, Cleaning the shack, and I have a spare FCD Pro V1.0 SN 188 for sale. This is first generation and does not provide +5V on the antenna as do the V1.1 units. It is in perfect electrical and mechanical condition, and used only the shack. $80 including shipping to North America. Please contact me off list. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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SO-50 and FT-847
by Michael J. Wolthuis 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Good morning Amsat, I have been struggling this morning to work SO-50 from an FT-847 and wondering if I am missing something. I had a 26deg pass today and could hear everyone fine. I am transmitting on 145.8500 +/- auto Doppler correction. I am using PL encode set in the radio on 67hz. I have the transmit on the subband and receive on the main band. Am I missing something simple? I couldn't seem to get into the satellite today no matter what I did. I have never been able to work SO-50. This same setup performed flawlessly on AO-51. My only thought is the CTCSS tone is not being generated or is not transmitting on the SUB Band? It does state ENC for Tone Encode on the FT-847 sub band. Curious what the list thinks I may have wrong? I really want to get active on SO-50 for the rest of the summer. Thanks for any thoughts, ideas, past gotchas, etc.. Mike Kb8zgl

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Live ISS Webcast on Tuesday, September 4
by JoAnne Maenpaa 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

Hello everyone, Here is a bit of news better sent now than waiting for the ANS news cycle: Title: 'Blast Back to School' International Space Station Downlink and Webcast Date: Sept. 4, 2012 Time: 11:30-12:30 EDT http://tinyurl.com/Sept4-ISS-Webcast (nasa.gov) Join astronauts Suni Williams and Joe Acaba live from the International Space Station, orbiting 250 miles above Earth. During this hour webcast, students and the public will learn about life aboard the space station, current research, and the path to becoming a NASA scientist, engineer or astronaut. Also featured in the program are Ray Lugo, director of NASA's Glenn Research Center, and astronaut Greg (Box) Johnson. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Associate Editor, AMSAT Journal

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