August 2013 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Re: FUNcube-1 Launch Date Announced
by M5AKA 31 Aug '13

31 Aug '13

The FUNcube information sheets have been revised and are now available via http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/30/funcube-1-launch-date-announced/ or these links • FUNcube_Project Information_aug2013 • FUNcube_Educational_Outreach aug2013 73 Trevor M5AKA

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FUNcube-1 Launch Date Announced
by M5AKA 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

FUNcube-1 carrying a 435/145 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW communications is expected to be launched on November 21, 2013, see http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/30/funcube-1-launch-date-announced/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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Re: High orbit satellites?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

>On 8/30/2013 1:25 AM, Jeff Moore wrote: >> How about hitting up the new COMMERCIAL launchers like SpaceX?? >> Those guys originated as amateur rocketeers. I would hope that folks have a little more faith in AMSAT leadership as far as exploring opportunities for launches, even if you don't read about every contact or discussion in ANS or QST. SpaceX is Elon Musk's company, who founded PayPal and Tesla Motors as well. He's not an amateur anything; he's one of the most successful businessmen in the world, a real-life Tony Stark. AMSAT-DL has met with Space-X, and this fact has been published in many places (http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2010/000378.html). SpaceX rarely launches pure test flights, they normally have paying customers even on first launches. Secondary payloads are handled through Spaceflight Services, and their rates are published at http://spaceflightservices.com/pricing-plans/ . Fifty kg, or about half of what Eagle would have been, to GTO would cost 3 million dollars. Hey! that's only like $1000 per member! P3E, at 150kg, would be closer to 8 million, IF it could be made to fit the space available, and most likely mounted and launched sideways. Opportunities may still be out there to go to HEO, but it's a fairy tale to think that all we have to do is knock on the door and ask. It is also disheartening to see that so many just assume that we aren't trying. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Re: High orbit satellites?
by Daniel Schultz 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

In the 1980's era of AO-10 and AO-13, AMSAT was just about the only outfit interested in launching small satellites, there was no commercial market for secondary launches, and we got them free or very cheap. In today's world, every university on Earth is building a Cubesat and commercial and government organizations are developing real missions around Cubesats. If they gave AMSAT a free launch today, they would have to give free launches to everybody. That is the main problem that we have today. The NASA Cubesat launch initiative is accepting applications for up to a 6U Cubesat with proposals due in November, it MIGHT be possible to get a launch to GTO through this program (or it might not be). Can AMSAT design a high altitude satellite in a 6U Cubesat frame with sufficient solar power generation and antenna gain to provide a viable ham radio mission in HEO? It is worth further study over the next two months. Dan Schultz N8FGV >Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 23:58:57 -0700 >From: Peter Klein <pklein(a)threshinc.com> >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] High orbit satellites? >Message-ID: <521EF131.6080500(a)threshinc.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >What are the chances that there will be another high-orbit satellite >like AO-10 and AO-13? Does AMSAT have any plans in that direction since >the demise of AO-40? My main satellite interest is live communication >with faraway places, and I really miss those Molnya birds. >--Peter, KD7MW

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Re: High orbit satellites?
by Joe 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

And or start working on OK can't get ride to High orbit,,, at least get us to a LEO spot and develop like Ion engines or something so we can eventually work our way to a high orbit, like with an ION engine, so it takes a few years to get there because of the low push level, but hey a few years is decades faster than we are doing now. Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 8/30/2013 1:25 AM, Jeff Moore wrote: > How about hitting up the new COMMERCIAL launchers like SpaceX?? > Those guys originated as amateur rocketeers. There's others, we may be > able to wangle a free or donated ride to HEO. The US government isn't > likely to be viable, they can't even get astronauts to the ISS w/o > begging a ride from someone else. > > Of course, we take a much larger risk in going for a test ride, we > might want to have a P3F and P3G ready to go just in case. > > 7 3 > Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY > CN94 > > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Joe <nss(a)mwt.net > <mailto:nss@mwt.net>> wrote: > > Iknow kinda radical, but how about working with one of the radical > new guys on the orbital block, Like the Chinese? or in a few years > once they get all the bugs worked out, even the North Koreans? > > Hey a ride is a ride if they can do it for cheap I don't care. > > Joe WB9SBD > Sig > The Original Rolling Ball Clock > Idle Tyme > Idle-Tyme.com > http://www.idle-tyme.com > >

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Re: High orbit satellites?
by Joe Leikhim 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

Fabiano, You beat me to it! This would be a great idea. The important part would be in the execution. First identify a launch opportunity, satellite and budget that is real BEFORE launching a kickstarter. A review of some of the failed Kickstarter schemes would be important lesson. When AO40 launched, I was amazed just to be able to receive the 2M engineering beacon with a Standard C508 portable sitting on my dashboard WHILE driving! One of the incentives could be an inexpensive SDR kit designed specifically to receive and decode telemetry, SSTV images and other data. This could get the masses interested in the hobby. For bragging rights, contributors at a higher level would get a Vanity QSL card or similar vanity image item (for the unlicensed) stored in the bird and randomly displayed on SSTV or HDTV that could be decoded with the SDR kit. Make the SDR receiver kit portable and IOS and/or Android compatible and you have captured the younger demographic. Maybe some of the radio manufacturers could throw in gear as incentives for larger donations. To mis-quote Frank Zappa, AMSAT is not dead, it just smells bad. Message: 5 Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:41:44 +0100 From: Fabiano Moser<fabianomoser(a)gmail.com> Cc: amsat-bb<amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: High orbit satellites? Message-ID: <CAM6o-maX=9KaU6mjALYxUtjk_BMNp=+x5M0fvfZ=Q2JETUKFwA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 How manny Amateur Radio whole world can join this Challenge? What about: http://www.kickstarter.com ??? -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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Trip to CN98 cancelled
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

Trip to CN98 is cancelled for today. Will schedule early next week after the holiday. . 73'...Ed WA7ETH

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High orbit satellites?
by Peter Klein 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

What are the chances that there will be another high-orbit satellite like AO-10 and AO-13? Does AMSAT have any plans in that direction since the demise of AO-40? My main satellite interest is live communication with faraway places, and I really miss those Molnya birds. --Peter, KD7MW

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CN98
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

I plan to be in CN98 today between 1910Z and 1927Z. Please be patient as I am new to the SSB mode. . 73'...Ed WA7ETH Amsat # 16226

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CEPT 5840 MHz + New Open Source AX.25 Soundcard Modem
by M5AKA 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

CEPT considers use of 5830-5850 MHz satellite band http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/29/cept-considers-use-of-5830-5850-mhz-satellit… AX.25 Open Source Soundcard Modem http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/29/a-ham-radio-ax-25-open-source-soundcard-mode… SpaceUp India 2012 Videos http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/28/spaceup-india-2012-videos/ Giant leap for Pi-powered teddy bear http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/26/giant-leap-for-radio-hams-pi-powered-teddy-b… ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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