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

SPROUT launch info
by Masahiro Arai 23 May '14

23 May '14

SPROUT will launch at 0305z 24th May by H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center. Here is the launch event sked. SPROUT will separate at T+37:30 around lat/lon=72S/99E where just above Antractica. event T -------------------------------------------- 1 liftoff 00:00 2 solid rocket booster burnout 01:55 3 solid rocket booster separation 02:05 4 fairing separtion 04:30 5 1st stage main engine cuttoff 06:36 6 1st/2nd stage separation 06:44 7 2nd stage engine ignition 06:50 8 2nd stage engine cuttoff 15:14 9 DAICHI-2 separation 16:04 10 RISING-2 separation 25:00 11 UNIFORM-1 separation 29:10 12 SOCRATES separation 33:20 13 SPROUT separation 37:30 And here is the interesting web site. DAICH-2(ALOS-2) info by JAXA http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos2/index.html Launch Live Broadcast info is shown above URL. It will start 0215z 24th May. Countdown Report by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries http://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/mission/countdown/h2a_f24.html Happy chasing!! Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan

1 0

LOG
by george hinkle 23 May '14

23 May '14

Looking for a satellite friendly electronic log. I've got to give up paper and because I'm not remembering names and Calls. george wi9i

4 3

INVADER voice over EU
by Mineo Wakita 23 May '14

23 May '14

INVADER voice, "Konnichiha Uchu (Hello, space!)" over EU. Recorded by PE0SAT and DK3WN at 18:34 UTC, 22-05-2014. ARTSAT1-INVADER(CO-77) #39577, 437.200MHz 1200bps AFSK, DigiTalker http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=45341 [Reference] ---------------- http://artsat.jp/en/invader http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/invspea2.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

1 0

Re: [amsat-bb] Digitalker Timer Operation Test Again
by Akihiro Kubota 23 May '14

23 May '14

Dear Koos-san, Hello, thank you very much for your report. We are glad that you can receive some voice from invader. Keep in touch and all the best, Akihiro Kubota On May 23, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Koos van den Hout <koos(a)kzdoos.xs4all.nl> wrote: > Quoting Akihiro Kubota who wrote on Thu 2014-05-22 at 17:25: > >> Hello, We are going to retry timer(automatic) operation of Digitalker tonight. >> >> 2nd: 5/22/14 18:33 - 34 UTC https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1336163/ScrSav009.jpg > >> - Reception Report: http://api.artsat.jp/report/ >> >> We hope it will work well tonight… Thanks in advance. > > Heard, recorded and reported to the artsat website. Audio also available > via http://idefix.net/~koos/newsitem.cgi/1400791070 > > Koos van den Hout PD4KH > > -- > Koos van den Hout, PGP keyid DSS/1024 0xF0D7C263 via keyservers > koos(a)kzdoos.xs4all.nl > Visit the site about books with reviews > http://idefix.net/ http://www.virtualbookcase.com/

1 0

SPROUT frequency / mode info
by Clint Bradford 23 May '14

23 May '14

SPROUT info ... http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/sprout-e/2-Amateur%20satellite-e.html http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/sprout-e/2-Launch%20data-e.html

1 0

Digitalker Timer Operation Test
by Akihiro Kubota 22 May '14

22 May '14

Hi all, ARTSAT1: INVADER (CO-77) will test timer operation of digitalker at 2014/5/2119:45 in Europe. Please receive it to check whether it works well or not. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1336163/ScrSav006.jpg Thanks in advance and all the best. ARTSAT Project / Akihiro Kubota

5 6

Office Closed
by Martha 21 May '14

21 May '14

The AMSAT office will be closed Thursday, Friday and Monday. I will be recuperating from Dayton at the beach. -- 73- Martha

1 0

Wheeler Says FCC Needs More Engineers
by Eric Rosenberg 21 May '14

21 May '14

>From RadioWorld Enjoy! 73, Eric W3DQW --------------------- Wheeler Says FCC Needs More Engineers by Leslie Stimson on 05.20.2014 FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler believes the FCC could use more engineers -- and economists. He said so during testimony today before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. It's been six months since Wheeler has faced lawmakers; he was the sole person to testify during an FCC oversight hearing. The engineer comment came during an exchange between the chairman and Vermont Democrat Rep. Peter Welch, who simply asked what the commission needs to do its job. "Our IT infrastructure is worthy of being in the Smithsonian," Wheeler replied, noting the agency has computers "that have known risks." The commission can't provide an easy way for the public or industry to accomplish some tasks online, said the chairman, "because our IT system isn't up to it." That's when he said: "We do need more engineers, and economists, too." His definition of engineer includes IT as it does at the station level these days as well. In previous testimony about the latest budget request, Wheeler told lawmakers the agency has more than 200 "relic IT systems" that are costing the agency more to service than they would to replace over the long term. The commission asked for a total of 1,790 "Full Time Equivalent" positions for FY 2015, which includes an additional 10 such positions for Information Technology programming. Broadcasters would like the agency to have more technology-related personnel too, believing that would make some decision-making affecting the industry to go more smoothly. Discussion of the agency's recent open Internet proposal dominated much of the discussion. --------------------------

3 2

Last Man on the Moon
by Clint Bradford 21 May '14

21 May '14

Promo/trailer for "The Last Man on the Moon," a documentary of the life of Gene Cernan, the last man to step foot on the moon. http://www.cnet.com/news/last-man-on-the-moon-trailer-promises-fascinating-… Clint K6LCS

2 1

Shin-En2 Linear Transponder Frequencies + SPROUT + UKube-1
by M5AKA 21 May '14

21 May '14

Shin-En2 Satellite Linear Transponder Frequencies http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/21/shin-en2-satellite-frequencies/ SPROUT Amateur Radio Slow Scan TV Satellite launches May 24 http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/21/sprout-amateur-radio-slow-scan-tv-satellite/ New launch date for UKube-1 June 28 http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/20/new-launch-date-for-ukube-1/ BBC TV: Radio Hams Balloon Flight and Pocket Spacecraft http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/18/bbc-radio-hams-balloon-pocket-spacecraft/ ---- Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK Website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

1 0