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

Apathy in the US
by Clint Bradford 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

>> ... I guess the point is that only very few (less then 20%) determine the future of the organization (by voting). That is not good! Stefan, in the United States, we are lucky to get 20 per cent to vote in many local, statewide, and national elections. It is embarrassing. It is irresponsible. But it is how lackadaisical this country has become when it comes to important matters. Personally, I do not see why fellow AMSAT members should only have this 20 per cent figure voting. Keep sending in your dues, non-voters. Keep AMSAT-NA in your wills. But don't you non-voters moan and complain when matters arise that you disagree with. You couldn't make the effort to affix a stamp and lick an envelope when the future of AMSAT-NA mattered. Don't show your face here and complain about a single thing AMSAT-NA is doing. Just my opinion, of course. Clint Bradford K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ---------------------------------- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results Announced
by Alan 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

As a result of the 2013 Board of Directors Election, Barry Baines, WD4ASW; Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, and Mark Hammond, N8MH, will serve on the board for two years. The first alternate is JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM, and the second alternate is Steve Coy, K8UD. The results of the voting with 688 ballots cast are as follows; Barry Baines, WD4ASW.......................521 Tony Monteiro, AA2TX........................518 Alan Biddle. WA4SCA.........................424 Mark Hammond, N8MH......................365 JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM...................316 Steve Coy, K8UD................................186 Frank Griffin, K4FEG...........................158 Bryan Klofas, KF6ZEO........................141 Submitted by Martha Saragovitz Manager

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Re: 2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results Announced
by Rick Tejera 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

Domenico, I'm pretty sure members have been assigned numbers sequentially since the early days. The membership number is can be thought of more as a seniority number, the lower the number, the longer you've been a member. So the highest number is the number of people who have at sometime held a membership. The actual number is diluted by SK's and folks who for whatever reason, let their membership lapse. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of i8cvs Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 19:08 To: Martha; les(a)highnoonfilm.com; wa4sca(a)gmail.com Cc: SAREX-BB; AMSAT-BB; Alan Biddle Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results Announced ----- Original Message ----- From: Martha To: i8cvs Cc: Alan Biddle ; AMSAT-BB ; SAREX-BB Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: 2013 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results Announced Domenico - AMSAT membership is approximately 3,000. -- 73- Martha Hi Martha, I trust in your figure of approximately 3,000. AMSAT-NA membership but please read on the bottom belove because I can't understand why Les Rayburn N1LF claim to be AMSAT #38965 I would like to know from Les N1LF what the above figure means......membership numbar or some other issue ? Thanks. 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Rayburn" <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> To: "AMSAT Mailing List" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:53 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Journal Latest Issue? > Since joining AMSAT about three months ago, I've only received my > initial copy of the AMSAT Journal (March/April 2013). Can anyone tell me > if a later issue has > shipped yet, or when I could expect to receive the next one? Hungry for > everything I can read on the topic. Did receive my ordered copy of the > Proceedings from the > 30th Annual AMSAT-NA Space Symposium, and the 2013 edition of "Getting > Started with Amateur Satellites". Great stuff. > > Thanks as always. > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > 121 Mayfair Park > Maylene, AL 35114 > EM63nf > > 6M VUCC #1712 > AMSAT #38965 > Grid Bandits #222 > Southeastern VHF Society > Central States VHF Society Life Member > Six Club #2484 > > Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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BoD Election & AMSAT Membership
by Les Rayburn 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

Domenico, Wish I could provide a more detailed answer, but the reason why I claim AMSAT #38965 is because it was hand-written on the membership card that I got when I joined earlier this year. :-) Perhaps I should apply for Life Membership so that I could get a lower and easier to remember number. 688 members voting out of approximately 3,000 isn't terrible. Wish that many people (percentage wise) cared as much about our democracy in this country--especially in local elections. Congratulations to the winners, and kudos to all who ran. Remember that just by volunteering to run these members have shown their willingness to serve the rest of us. Anyone who volunteers for any role in AMSAT is worthy of appreciation. All of you have mine. Now, if only we could 688 people to get on the birds once in awhile! :-) 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf 6M VUCC #1712 AMSAT #38965 Grid Bandits #222 Southeastern VHF Society Central States VHF Society Life Member Six Club #2484 Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light

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EM61
by Andrew Glasbrenner 17 Sep '13

17 Sep '13

I plan to be on from EM60 or 61 maybe tonight, more certainly tomorrow morning, on FO29. Look for me high in the passband. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone

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Fw: Fwd: Hi Hank can you post something on AMSAT group
by Farrell Winder 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

From: w4htb-twc Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 3:26 PM To: Farrell Winder ; wb8elk(a)aol.com Subject: Fwd: Hi Hank can you post something on AMSAT group Begin forwarded message: From: wb8elk(a)aol.com Date: September 16, 2013, 12:37:06 PM CDT To: w4htb(a)twc.com Subject: Hi Hank can you post something on AMSAT group Hi Hank, Can you post something on the AMSAT list about listening for my balloon over GA today. It was heard NE of Atlanta at 9:15 am today but his custom RTTY setting kept crashing his program. WB8ELK on 433.888 MHz AM (plus or minus for temperature drift). Can also hear it via FM and WFM but will be weaker than using AM mode. 110 baud ASCII RTTY (8 bits, No parity, 1 stop bit) Use Custom RTTY mode in FLdigi. Transmits every 15 seconds with a 5-second gap between transmissions. Last heard over Northeast Atlanta. Possibly heading to the Southeast of Altanta but could also be heading out to SC. This is a solar-powered floater balloon that could stay up several days. - Bill WB8ELK

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Details Of Upcoming Antares/Cygnus Mission
by B J 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

http://www.americaspace.com/?p=42271 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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W2NSD silent key
by R Oler 16 Sep '13

16 Sep '13

he lived a full and solid life, but his absence will be felt....for those who loved satellites during what is probably the golden era of hamsats. Wayne was a friend, as he was to so many pioneering technologies. Wayne Green. Fair skies. WB5MZO Sent from my iPad

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Bike Frame Polar Tracker
by Mike Hoblinski 15 Sep '13

15 Sep '13

I saw this on the instructables site. http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicycle-Frame-Polar-Tracker/ Thought it was an interesting idea for maybe tracking the sun. But maybe the more mechanically inclined might be able to build on the idea and modify it a bit more for hamsat use. I have seen a lot of scrap bikes these days that look like they might yield a wealth of cheap bearings, AZ-EL mount, Chains, sprockets, ect. Mike N6IMF

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Antares And Falcon 9 Launches Postponed
by B J 15 Sep '13

15 Sep '13

Antares: http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/09/14/antares-launch-delayed-24-hours-wedn… http://www.americaspace.com/?p=42566 Falcon 9: http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/09/15/week-delay-falcon-9-launch/ http://www.newspacejournal.com/2013/09/15/falcon-launch-slips-to-the-end-of… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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