April 2014 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

w1aw/4 on ao7
by Bruce 11 Apr '14

11 Apr '14

w1aw/4 called cq the entire 2120z pass of ao7 and only worked 2 or 3. had a good signal. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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test
by Dale Hershberger 10 Apr '14

10 Apr '14

I keep being bounced from my email address.....daleh(a)alaska.net What is going on? I can not even get in the AMSAT store. Dale KL7XJ

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Jim Heck G3WGM talks to TX Factor about Transponder Test
by M5AKA 10 Apr '14

10 Apr '14

FUNcube-1 Transponder Test April 5-6: Jim Heck G3WGM talks to TX Factor - MP3 http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/04/transponder-test-jim-heck-g3wgm-talks-to-txf… ---- 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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I-20 Hamfest (Longview, TX) Satellite Demo - 12 April 2014
by Clayton Coleman 09 Apr '14

09 Apr '14

I'll be demonstrating satellites and flying the AMSAT banner at the I-20 Hamfest (http://i20hamfest.com/) on April 12. The site of the hamfest is in Longview, Texas (grid EM22pl.) The hamfest is scheduled to run from 7:30-11:30am local time. I plan to operate the following passes: VO-52 @ 13:33z FO-29 @ 13:40z <- Most favorable to us FO-29 @ 15:27z AO-73 @ 15:45z (if transponder turned on) If you hear W5PFG on these passes, please give us a call. I will QSL via normal means (card+SASE or Logbook of the World) if you need this grid confirmed for award purposes. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Re: Balloon lost near Shrewsbury, PA (FOUND!)
by Robert Bruninga 09 Apr '14

09 Apr '14

Balloon found. We returned to site on 8 April with post-flight analysis and better estimate of where to look. We were only about 100 yards off. Details: http://aprs.org/balloons.html Final student lesson learned: Turn the Highdef video camera on before release. Since the students have the payload intact, we may try again in the next weeks or so. Bob, WB4APR *From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:[email protected]] *Sent:* Monday, April 07, 2014 10:48 AM *To:* aprssig(a)tapr.org; aprs(a)yahoogroups.com *Cc:* amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; kang(a)usna.edu *Subject:* Balloon lost near Shrewsbury, PA Short Story. The balloon is lost near Shrewsbury, PA. But we are sure (now after post processing) that we know where it is within about an acre. See: http://aprs.org/balloons.html Premature burst (or separation) caused the payload to descend at over 5000 feet per minute slowing to 4000'/min (nearly 50 MPH straight down)at last posit. We did not know this at the time, and wasted our time searching the track 1/2 mile beyond the last data point assuming the much slower parachute design rate of 600'/min. When we got home, post processing revealed the high descent rate and the more likely spot much closer to the last known position. Also the high impact is why it probably ceased transmitting. Also we were looking for a balloon and parachute in the trees, not (as it turns out) for the football sized Styrofoam box (mostly covered in black duct tape!) somewhere on the ground in the underburush. We would not have noticed that between other occasional trash in the area. Contact info is on the balloon. Bob, WB4APR 410-293-6417

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Re: ? sat is on 145.850 +/-
by Richard Tejera 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

Has the FM transponder been activated yet? On April 8, 2014, at 04:03, Nick Pugh K5QXJ <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: Tnx Mike nick From: Mike Rupprecht [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 5:30 AM To: 'AMSAT'; Nick Pugh K5QXJ Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ? sat is on 145.850 +/- Hi Nick, thats LituanicaSat-1 - # 39569 at 145.850 MHz 73 Mike DK3WN > Nick Pugh K5QXJ <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> hat am 8. April 2014 um 12:10 geschrieben: > > > I see a sat on 145.850 MHz +/- Doppler with probably 9.6 kbs can someone > on the list tell me what sat this is and it cat # > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > nick > > Office 337 593 8700 > > Cell 337 258 2527 > > > > Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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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? sat is on 145.850 +/-
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

I see a sat on 145.850 MHz +/- Doppler with probably 9.6 kbs can someone on the list tell me what sat this is and it cat # Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

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Re :FS:146/437-10WBP With bag SOLD
by Rodney Waln 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

the item has sold thanks to eveyone for there intest, i don't do this very often so thanks for the webmaster and amsat.org for letting me do this. Rodney kc0zhf

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Not sure if others have seen this, I had not
by Chris Thompson 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

http://makezine.com/2014/04/07/interplanetary-makers-nasa-needs-your-input/ Many makers dream of building their own spacecraft to explore the cosmos. NASA is gearing up to help makers fulfill these dreams by first asking the community the fundamentals: *What are the best incentives for makers to build, fly, and communicate with small satellites in deep space?* This isn't the first time private citizens have been offered a chance to compete this far from home. Since 2007, the Google Lunar X-Prize has inspired contestants to try landing the first private rover on the moon. However, early criticisms that the GLXP is too much of a technical challenge<http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/4222146?page=5> to be winnable may be ringing true in light of the diminishing number of participants <http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2164/1>. Not surprising given that the well-funded, Chinese government-backed "Yutu" rover experienced difficulties shortly after its first harsh lunar night <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutu_(rover)#Activities>. However, NASA's approach to engage makers seems to be more pragmatic in that it separately tackles two of the biggest problems with deep space exploration: communications and propulsion systems. According to the Agency's recently released "Request for Information <http://go.usa.gov/BBSj> :" NASA is considering initiating two challenges to incentivize development of deep space science and exploration capabilities for small spacecraft, including CubeSats, with the intention of broadening the national capability to support future exploration architectures. The first challenge will focus on finding innovative solutions to deep space communications with small spacecraft, while the second focuses on primary propulsion for small spacecraft. Together, these challenges are expected to contribute to opening deep space exploration to non-government spacecraft for the first time. Some of the proposed prizes would include monetary awards for demonstrating the following milestones for long-range communications systems: - *Communication Subsystem - Ground Demonstration and Selection for Launch* - *Largest Amount of Data Transmitted from Distance of Lunar Orbit* - *Last CubeSat Standing (Farthest CubeSat Transmission to Earth)* and for propulsion systems: - *Propulsion Subsystem Ground Demonstration and Selection for Launch* - *First CubeSat to Achieve Lunar Orbit* Initial timeframes for these challenges start with an anticipated draft release of rules in late April, with possible review of competitors' submissions by the end of 2014. CubeSat launches could be scheduled as early as the December 2017 as secondary payloads aboard NASA's Orion <http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/mpcv/> and Space Launch System <http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/> vehicles. Although the official comment period ends has ended, program manager Dr. Larry Cooper is still very interested in hearing from you. Read the details in the RFI at http://go.usa.gov/BBSj and send Dr. Cooper an email at HQ-STMD-CentennialChallenges(a)mail.nasa.gov<HQ-STMD-CentennialChallenges(a)mail.nasa.gov?subject=Deep%20Space%20Spacecraft%20Challenges%20via%20Make>; use *Deep Space Spacecraft Challenges*on the Subject line. -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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CubeSat Workshop Recommendations + FCC 5 GHz
by M5AKA 07 Apr '14

07 Apr '14

UKSA 2013 CubeSat Workshop Recommendations Available http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/06/uksa-2013-cubesat-workshop-recommendations-a… FCC proposes giving more 5 GHz Spectrum to unlicensed devices http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/06/fcc-proposes-giving-more-5-ghz-spectrum-to-u… FUNcube-1 transponder to be active weekends http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/07/funcube-1-transponder-to-be-active-weekends/ Thai Amateur Radio Delegation Visit DARC http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/07/thai-amateur-radio-delegation-visit-darc/ ISS HamTV moves to 2369 MHz http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/07/iss-hamtv-moves-to-2369-mhz/ ---- 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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