July 2015 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

FUNcube Warehouse Connectivity
by David A B Johnson 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Hi, There is a problem at the hosting company and we may experience a few outages today as they work on the VM host. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Just curious
by Steve Kristoff 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

Is NO-84 OK? I seemed to hear a lot fewer packets than usual on this evening's pass, just a few minutes ago. Could be me. Just checking. Steve Kristoff AI9IN EM79ji skristof(a)etczone.com

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SO-50 AK,Yukon,BC -N6SPP
by Eric T-N6SPP 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

Hello group- I am relocating back to SFO from Anchorage,Ak. We plan on being mobile and ELK/HT portable from July 23-Aug 4.. Route is Anchorage - Fairbanks- Tok,Ak- Whitehorse,Yukon -Prince George, BC , WA ,and south to SFO. Will try to post pass attempts here pending cell mobile service etc.. (and on my closed facebook group "hf radio plus") Have hf/6 mobile too... Will chk in to "Noontime" & AK hf nets etc.. Hope to wk a some of you! 73,Eric n6spp ~via iP5

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73 on 73 Awards #21-#26
by Paul Stoetzer 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

Good evening, Several 73 on 73 Awards have been issued since my last update. Congratulations to all! #21 - Kiyosi Hasegawa, JA3FWT #22 - Mariusz Kocot, SQ9MES #23 - Hector Luis Martinez, W5CBF #24 - George Carr, WA5KBH #25 - Michel Ribot, F6GLJ #26 - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM (application reviewed and award issued by W5PFG) For more information on the award see http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

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A Book for Manned Spaceflight Junkies!
by Eric Rosenberg 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

For those of you who are nostalgic about manned spaceflight, I've just run across a fabulous book: "Marketing The Moon, The selling of the Apollo Lunar Program by David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek with a forward by Captain Eugene A. Cernan. (130 pgs) MIT Press, 2014 ISBN 978-0-262-02696-3 ------------- To quote from the MIT website: In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11’s mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than *My Three Sons*? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In* Marketing the Moon*, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of the most successful marketing and public relations campaigns in history: the selling of the Apollo program. Primed by science fiction, magazine articles, and appearances by Wernher von Braun on the “Tomorrowland" segments of the *Disneyland* prime time television show, Americans were a receptive audience for NASA’s pioneering “brand journalism." Scott and Jurek describe sophisticated efforts by NASA and its many contractors to market the facts about space travel—through press releases, bylined articles, lavishly detailed background materials, and fully produced radio and television features—rather than push an agenda. American astronauts, who signed exclusive agreements with Life magazine, became the heroic and patriotic faces of the program. And there was some judicious product placement: Hasselblad was the “first camera on the moon"; Sony cassette recorders and supplies of Tang were on board the capsule; and astronauts were equipped with the Exer-Genie personal exerciser. Everyone wanted a place on the bandwagon. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, artwork, and advertisements, many never published before, *Marketing the Moon* shows that when Neil Armstrong took that giant leap for mankind, it was a triumph not just for American engineering and rocketry but for American marketing and public relations." ------------------ It's a combination of a coffee table full of great photographs and an engaging, well researched, well annotated, and well written story. Don't miss it... it's well worth the (affordable) price. 73, Eric W3DQ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Grid Needs in W1/W2?
by Kevin M 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

along lakes & the border: EN92, FN02, FN13, FN24 Cape Cod: FN51 Western Maine / NH: FN44, FN45, FN46 Coastal Maine: FN53, FN64 Thanks!!!

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FT-817 For Sale Addendum
by Mike Jones, W6GYC 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

I forgot to mention, please contact via personal email: w6gyc at w6gyc dot com

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W5PFG/P operation from NM & CO, 24 Jul to 1 Aug
by Clayton Coleman 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Starting this weekend, I will be operating from grid squares in the states of New Mexico and Colorado. Saturday-Tuesday I'll be mostly near DM66/76 and continuing on Tuesday-Friday to DM57/67. This is a family holiday. Therefore I will likely be unable to accommodate any special pass requests. I'll be bringing equipment to operate all the current voice satellite fleet. I'll try to send periodic updates to Twitter @w5pfg if I know for certain I will work a specific satellite pass. 73, Clayton W5PFG

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Grid Needs in W1/W2?
by Sean K. 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Hi all- I'm considering a vacation in the next few weeks. Are there any grids in W1/W2 that folks need? I seem to recall that FN24 was needed by a few folks. Would be operating SO50 and half-duplex on FO-29, both with an Arrow. Lemmee know what y'all need and I'll take it under advisement. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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4 x 10 70cm yagi array available
by John Geiger 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

I have for sale a set of 4 10 element 70cm antennas. These have 6 1/2 foot booms and are end mounted. With these antennas comes the H frame stacking framework with mounting brackets. The stacking distance is 3 feet by 4 feet. It also comes with the power divider for the 4 yagis. Everything you need to get the 4 bay system going is there. The antennas are homebrew but very well made, resembling M2 yagis. This system has been used for 70cm EME with good results. The 4 antennas have a common horizontal cross boom to mount in an elevation rotor if desired. I will have these available at Ham Holiday in Oklahoma Cityon Friday and Saturday. I am asking $200 or best reasonable offer for them. I can be reached by email or at 580-591-6885. I can also deliver these to the Dallas/Fort Worth area over the weekend of August 15-16 if you live there and are interested. 73 John AF5CC

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