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

About ARTSAT1:INVADER
by ji1izr/Masahiro Sanada 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

Hello, de ji1izr/Masahiro, ARTSAT1:INVADER, one of the CubeSats, is in trouble that the satellite does not reply after the command by the comm nad station. The members are trying to find out how to recover. We have no reply from the satellite, nor the CW becomes not to be heard after the command. When you have a chance to listen to the satellite, please send your report from below: http://api.artsat.jp/report/ Your report will be great help for the members. We appreciate your help very much. Thank you. ********************************** Masahiro Sanada de ji1izr Hiratsuka-city Kanagawa,Japan ji1izr_1975(a)nifty.com ji1izr(a)jarl.com ji1izr(a)jamsat.or.jp web: http://ji1izr.atnifty.com/ blog: http://ji1izr.air-nifty.com/ **********************************

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satpc32 $#@##$$%%E/A Fehler
by Bob- W7LRD 04 Jun '14

04 Jun '14

just updated keps now I get E/A-Fehler 105 marching across the screen and will not stop. grrrrrrrrrrrr 73 Bob W7LRD

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N8RO/P Operations From DL99 & DL98
by Ronald Oldham 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

I will be operating portable from DL99 and DL 98 on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I plan on being on the the following satellite passes: 6/4/2014 19:08 UTC SO-50 DL99 6/5/2014 00:20 UTC FO-29 DL98 6/5/2014 15:06 UTC FO-29 DL98 6/5/2014 17:55 UTC SO-50 DL99 73, Ron - N8RO

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Space Camp - Updated - the real story!
by Robert E CIV USNA Annapolis Bruninga 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

AMSAT folks might be interested in how NASA might update Space Camp in Huntsville to include the real-world of congressional budget constraints and indifference to our space program: http://www.theonion.com/articles/modernized-space-camp-allows-kids-to-simu late-frus,36148/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campai gn=LinkPreview:1:Default&recirc=technology Bob, WB4APR

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LituanicaSat-1 over SoCal last night
by D. Craig Fox 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

Last night LituanicaSat-1 arrived over southern California a little behind my predicted time of 8:12PM PDST, moving roughly from the south to southeast. Heard the greeting, cut the power to 10 w, keyed the TS-2000 and immediately heard my downlink. My downlink quickly went from partial to full quieting. Very impressive signal strength. I called CQ at least a half dozen times but no one on. Too bad. Anyway, thank you to the LituanicaSat-1 sat team for making this possible. Amazing technology for a small cube in space ;-) Craig N6RSX NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Sat Talk in Fullerton, CA
by Clint Bradford 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

What an extraordinary session tonight at this club - WARA in Fullerton, CA. I was last there five years ago ... they continue to grow ... and teach ... a new ham graduate from one of their test sessions was there ... "we" guided him to what to purchase this week at HRO-Anaheim ... After performing my satellite presentation about 80 times, I thought I had "heard 'bout all" the possible questions that may arise. But this wise group hit me with a couple inquiries that I had never been asked before. (Proving to me that they WERE listening ... (grin).) And what better way to finish a satellite presentation than to walk outside on a beautiful evening and watch the International Space Station streak across the sky above us. It was the very first time for EVERYONE in attendance to actually SEE the ISS pass overhead ... SO - THANK YOU, Western Amateur Radio Association, for your hospitality this evening. And if anyone reading is in or near Orange County, CA, then please cruise the WARA Web site cited below and give them a visit. http://www.warahams.net/ Clint Bradford http://www.k6lcs.com

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LituanicaSAT-1 0144Z Pass over North America
by Paul Stoetzer 03 Jun '14

03 Jun '14

Good evening, Only KQ2RP in New Jersey was heard and worked on the 0144Z pass, but the satellite sounded great with strong signals again. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC (FM18lv)

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Trakbox pricing ?
by richard limebear 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

Hi Gang I'll be selling a Trakbox soon; would be grateful for advice on what price to ask (in UK money). Original price AFAIRC 100-150 UK pounds. For those who don't know this item, its an az/el rotator controller. Feed it keplers on the RS232 input occasionally and it'll track both rotators at the right time. 73 Richard G3RWL

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Orbit Decay - SatPC32, Calsky, DK3WN/N8MH, Orbitron
by Thomas Doyle 02 Jun '14

02 Jun '14

Some of you may remember the Chicken Little Contest run by Alan a while back. I have taken another look at decay using the XATCOBEO satellite as an example. My first try at a program calculated the decay in early June 2014. I am all but positive this is several weeks too soon. On the other end of the spectrum SatPC32/WinAOS shows it up and running well into 2084. I am as positive as I can be that this is many decades too late. Orbitron shows it still running on Sept 8 2014 but at an altitude of only 109km. I believe this is a bit late as 160km is usually considered to be the point of no return. Calsky predicts decay on 14 August 2014 with a +/- of 15 days Smart guy to hedge his bets with the +/- range. DK3WN predicts decay on 31 July 2014 This falls into the +/- range of Calsky and since our own N8MH is an editor on this site it is probably the closest. With LEO satellites rapidly becoming as common as iPads they provide interesting subjects for decay predictions and possible Chicken Little contests. Is there any formal definition/announcement of the actual decay or are satellites like old soldiers and just fade away ? 73 W9KE Tom Doyle

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AMSAT-bb list administrivia
by Joe Fitzgerald 01 Jun '14

01 Jun '14

Some subscribers of amsat-bb have had difficulty receiving mail from amsat-bb recently. Please excuse the Mailman software for its rather terse messages advising of automated unsubscriptions. Many problems have been cleared, however some may remain, especially for customers of Microsoft with addresses such as user(a)hotmail.com or user(a)outlook.com. If you are having, or know of anyone having difficulties that might not be receiving messages from AMSAT, please contact me off-list so we can work toward a resolution. jfitzgerald <at> alum.wpi.edu -Joe Fitzgerald KM1P

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