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

Fwd: latest info on special events webcast
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "W5KUB, Tom" <wa5kub(a)gmail.com> To: "W5KUB, Tom" <wa5kub(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 11:21:41 AM Subject: latest info on special events webcast *It's time for the K6H Special Events Webcast* *From Hollywood on the TV set of “Last Man Standing * Please join us during our very special and live, online webcast of the Special Events Station K6H Sept 27 and 28th. Hosts for the event will be Amateur Radio crew members of the ABC television series “Last Man Standing.” On the show, actor Tim Allen plays Mike Baxter, KA0XTT. The show’s producer is John Amodeo, NN6JA To join the webcast go to http://W5KUB.com <http://w5kub.com/> where the fun begins! During the special event, W5KUB.COM will interview many special guests, give you tours of the famous Stage 9 Hollywood set, and also show you the California Papa Systems group operating the station. This is going to be one or our best webcasts as it is packed with activity and maybe even some surprises for our viewers During the live webcast, you can meet and chat with us at the event or other ham radio operators from all over the world. You could be the winner of one of a number of prizes, including Mike Baxter KA0XTT or KF0XIE Mandy QSL cards (autographed by Tim Allen and Molly Ephraim) which will be awarded during the webcast! In order to be eligible to win the prizes, please be sure you have a registered login account on W5KUB.COM. If you don’t already have a login there is a link on the login screen to create a new account. In the past year over $10,000 in prizes have been awarded to viewers of our webcast! Of course, no purchase is necessary to win a prize because we don’t sell anything!! W5KUB is not affiliated with any products or companies. Special Events webcast schedule: · Saturday, September 27 : 1600 UTC 1900 UTC(9:00 AM Noon PST) Tours of the set, watch the Papa System Group set up for the next days operation, some interviews · Sunday, September 28: 1430 UTC - 2200 UTC (7:30 AM - 3:00 PM PST) Full day packed with special guests, interviews, prizes, tours, K6H operations and much more. · Frequencies: 10 Meters 28.420 ssb, 20 Meters 14.250 ssb and 40 Meters 7.260 ssb. There will also be a cw station but the frequency has not been determined at this time.. DSTAR will be on Reflector 12A. Echolink connections will be through WD4WDW-R and WB5EKU-R Please join our group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ for more details and to keep up with our webcasts year-round. Also, please help spread the word by posting this announcement in Facebook and forwarding this message to your ham radio friends that may not have received this message! 73 Tom Medlin, W5KUB http://w5kub.com -- Please check out our ham radio video broadcast page at http://w5kub.com and please join our W5KUB video broadcast group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/279273778772594/ Senior Member of the I.E.E.E

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FUNcube Data Uploads
by David Johnson 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Hi, It appears that the server is now processing all data uploaded to it. It rejects: Data that is more than two days older than the current time point Data from mis-configured Dashboards Attempts to upload duplicates We changed the way that data is stored in a queue prior to processing. Please let me know if you see any more anomalies. 73 Dave, G4DPZ FUNcube Team Member

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There is Still Time
by Martha 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

If you have not yet registered for the 2014 AMSAT Symposium, there is still time. Go to the AMSAT website. There you will find all the information needed. The meeting will have interesting talks(one with a very distinguished guest), good food and a very special tour of the Smithsonian Udvair Hazy Air and Space Center on Monday. Don't hesitate - make your plans Now! -- 73- Martha

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CN73 13:58-14:06 pass of FO-29
by Lee Ernstrom 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

This morning conditions have certainly deteriorated weather wise. The wind was blowing again, as it always does off the ocean, and it was raining. I was also tending one of our dogs that was on a leash tied to my leg, so not only did I have to fend off the rain and contend with the wind, but I had to keep untangling the leash from the table legs so the dog wouldn't tip everything over. And I received reports of RF feedback which didn't surprise me since everything is soggy here and I was probably a little low on battery voltage. Nevertheless, I was able to make contact with N8IRC, K4FEG, N5OXT and N8RO. Just as a reminder, it won't be necessary to send me a QSL to get CN73 confirmed. I will send EVERYONE I worked a QSL confirming our QSO, and when I get home I will upload the QSOs to LOTW. Thanks to everyone. I will be on again on FO-29 for the evening passes if it has stopped raining. Doc, WA7HQD, CN73sc Sent from my iPad

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LASA High School -- 1st Satellite Contact
by Ronny Risinger 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

9-23-2014 As the Trustee of K5LBJ, the LASA High School Amateur Radio Club, in Austin, Texas, last Friday (9/19) was an exciting day. After almost a year of hard work, the school's satellite tracking/communication station made "First Contact." As you are aware, satellites work on their own schedule, so when I noticed an SO-50 pass at the beginning of the school day, I hoped for the best. I was not disappointed. During the pass, I was able to work W5PFG, N8RO, NX9B, and WI9I. What a great moment in our club's 10th anniversary year! I can't wait to get students on the air over satellites. I teach an Amateur Radio elective class (where most of our building/maintenance is done), and last Spring, the students assembled and tested the satellite array. Unfortunately, we only obtained the Icom 910H during summer, so this was the first time to test it. Eureka! Many thanks to Mark Spencer, WA8SME, and the ARRL ETP ("Big Project") program that provided the computer interface for our EL/AZ rotator, and also the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) which funded coax and other items to make this project happen. Of course, we could not have made it happen without the support of the Austin Amateur Radio Club which funded the Icom 910H. Finally, I would like to express our appreciation for our mentor, Ron Parsons, W5RKN, who continues to guide and support our school in its satellite endeavors. LASA High hopes to be much more active in the satellite community in the future. Thank you for getting us off to a great start. Sincerely, Ronny Risinger, KC5EES Government/Law Instructor Trustee, K5LBJ, the LASA High School Amateur Radio Club National Board Certified Teacher Liberal Arts & Science Academy High School Austin, Texas Website: http://www.austinisd.org/staff/255 Classroom Phone: (512) 841-3090 Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential student and/or employee information. Unauthorized use of disclosure is prohibited under the federal Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. §1232g, 34 CFR Part 99, 19 TAC 247.2, Gov't Code 552.023, Educ. Code 21.355, 29 CFR 1630.14(b)(c)). If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, disclose, copy or disseminate this information. Please call the sender immediately or reply by email and destroy all copies of the original message, including attachments.

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Share room at Symposium Hotel
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

I will be attending the symposium and would to share a room if you want to save a little money contact me off list Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

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N8RO Road Trip
by Ronald Oldham 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Our road trip was completed last week. We traveled a total of about 4500 miles and were able to activate 14 grids. Radio problems kept us from operating as N8RO/MM on our cruise and we both both were sick after the cruise from some "bug" that we probably picked up on the boat. However, the trip was a sucess and very enjoyable. All contacts have been uploaded to LOTW using my call N8RO without any portable designation. I will send out all paper cards within the next few days to all that have requested them. I may request a few contacts to send a paper card to me because I am getting close to the 100 portable operations that I need for a reverse VUCC. Many thanks for all of the contacts on this trip. 73, Ron - N8RO

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CN73 01:07-01:22 FO-29 pass
by Lee Ernstrom 23 Sep '14

23 Sep '14

Stations worked: AC0RA, KG6NUB, N8RD, K5PZ and W0DHB. Doc, WA7HQD, CN73sc Sent from my iPad

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CN73 2325-2335 pass
by Lee Ernstrom 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

On this pass I worked AC0RA, WA4NVM, NX9B and N8IUP. I will be on again on FO-29 at 01:07 UTC. Again, it is windy and raining on and off here on the Oregon coast. Makes for uncomfortable operating trying to keep the rig dry. Doc, WA7HQD, CN73sc Sent from my iPad

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Funcube warehouse scores
by David Johnson 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

Hi, I think I've identified the problem, it will take 24 hours to tell if the fix is successful. Basically, a problem with a querying a large table in the database that needs to be optimised for performance. 1.3M rows! As always, thank you for supporting the project and the feedback. Dave

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