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ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15
by Joe Spier 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-248.01 In this Special Bulletin: * 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-248.01 ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 248.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 5, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-248.01 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 Voting for the 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors ends soon. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018. The ballots, labeled “CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018” and printed on yellow-colored cardstock, were mailed to all AMSAT members. Please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates using these corrected ballots. Candidate biographies may be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ [ANS thanks AMSAT Secretary, Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
by Daniel Schultz 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

The September/October issue of QEX that just landed in my mailbox has two articles by WB0OEW and WA5FRF describing Doppler measurements of the WWV and WWVB signals compared against GPS disciplined oscillators to measure ionospheric disturbances, the second article describes the effect of last year's solar eclipse on WWV signal propagation. There are other articles in professional journals that I will look up if anyone is interested in reading them. If WWV was not already broadcasting frequency and time signals, ionospheric researchers would have to set up their own transmitter to do the same thing, probably at higher cost. https://zenodo.org/record/998278#.W4_heLgnaUk https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/weird-signals-listening-eclipse The February issue of QST published an article by WD8DSB describing a TRF receiver for frequency counter calibration with crystal filters to feed an amplified WWV signal at either 5 or 10 MHz directly to your frequency counter. Internet time servers and cell phone networks do not provide such a frequency reference, and GPS disciplined oscillators are not an off the shelf item. It is also good to have an independent check on the performance of GPS disciplined equipment. There are also millions of WWVB synchronized clocks that will be rendered obsolete if WWVB is taken off the air. As with amateur radio, WWV and WWVB will work even without a functioning internet connection. The 6 million dollar proposed savings are well below the noise level of the Federal budget process. The sentence about eliminating "measurement science research that lies outside NIST's core mission space" is Trump-speak for eliminating any climate change research from NIST's budget, WWV is about the only item on the cut list that is not related to climate research. Dan Schultz N8FGV >"Can we see a list of technical reasons it is worthy of this expense? >Sincerely, >Marcus Sutliff/N5ZY"

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EN63
by aa8ch＠aol.com 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Noticing that some ops' grid maps are still needing EN63, either all time or confirmed in LOTW, I'll be up that way on Sunday September 9th. Look for me on midday passes of AO91 and AO07, possibly others as well. Send me an email if you want this grid, and I'll be sure to listen for you! 73 Chris AA8CH

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
by Roy Dean 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even heard of it until this whole budget thing came up. --Roy K3RLD

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg (***) Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg (***) Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz (***) ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1252. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1199. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-08-29 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA on 06 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:49 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and AA6TB. The contact should be audible over the state of California, U.S.A and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, opened in 2000, is named in honor and recognition of Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez who fought for equal education for the all children. In 1945, with several other families they filed a lawsuit entitled Mendez V. Westminster, asking the court to issue an injunction ordering the integration of their school district. The lawsuit argued that segregation based on national origin violated the United States Constitution. On April 14, 1947, the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The court ordered all school districts in California to desegregate allowing the Mendez children to attend previously all-white schools. Eight years after Mendez V. Westminster, Brown V Board of Education ended "separate but equal" education throughout the United States. However, it was the Mendez case that set the precedent for desegregating schools based upon race. Because of their bravery and dedication, Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez opened the door for a better education not only for children in California, but for children throughout the United States. In 2010, their daughter, Sylvia Mendez was awarded the Medal of Freedom for continuing the work started by her parents, ensuring that all students have equal access to a quality education. Mendez is a public school of choice, located in Santa Ana, a high-density city in Southern California. Mendez serves over 1400 students in grades 6-8 and students enroll through a lottery system. 98% of our students are Hispanic and 20% are English Learners. Our students participate in a robust STEM program including classes and clubs focusing on computer science, mechanical engineering, robotics, and rocketry. Our students have participated in many NASA and space related activities due to the personal interest and dedication of our teachers. For the past 5 years, student teams have participated in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. In 2017 two of our teachers flew aboard the Sophia and in 2016, we sent an experiment to the ISS as part of the Student Space Flights Experiments Program Mission 8. The Mendez flight experiment researched the question, "Does microgravity affect the water absorption of hyaluronic acid?" Most recently, we received a grant from ISS Above for tracking hardware/ software and curriculum. All of our students are enjoying these lessons as we prepare for our ARISS event. Our students and staff are so grateful for this opportunity. At Mendez, our mission is to continue the work started by the Mendez family by providing our students with a rich array of opportunities, which spark curiosity, lead to deeper learning and open the door to future possibilities. Thank you for spending some of your time with us. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How is using a ham radio on the ISS different than operating one on Earth? 2. I was wondering if any of the current crew members are artists and if yes, how is it different from doing art on Earth? 3. How is it determined which astronaut conducts which experiments and can you choose which experiments to work on? 4. How does your research on salmonella in microgravity relate to life on Earth? 5. What do you do during your free time and how much free time do you have? 6. How do you deal with the lack of privacy on the ISS? 7. What is something you forgot to bring or wish you'd brought with you on this mission? 8. I'm always losing stuff. Have you ever lost something on the Space Station? 9. How has your time living on the ISS affected the way you live on Earth? 10. I want to be an astronaut when I grow up. What advice can you give me? 11. What is the thing you miss most while on the Space Station? 12. Our school sent up a student space flights experiment in 2016. Are you currently working on any student experiments? 13. How has your time in microgravity affected your coordination and vision? Have you noticed any lasting changes? 14. Do you ever get to contact your family? If yes, how? 15. What has been your biggest "AH HA!" moment? (What has surprised you the most?) 16. How did teaching in a classroom prepare you for doing science on the ISS? 17. How do your eyes adjust to the constant change from daylight to darkness as you circle the Earth? 18. Will you continue your exercise regime when you get back to Earth? 19. Do you ever feel nauseous when you are in space? What do you do if you get sick? 20. When you are sleeping on the ISS, what do you hear? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

Hi Folks, Following JoAnne's advice, I found 3 entries for AO-91 in GPredict for Windows. One was 5 minutes fast, one was 5 minutes slow and the 3rd one was correct. The correct one is the 3rd one down on the menu. If anyone else is having problems, then that is the one to check. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: Wendy and Terry Osborne Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 2:58 PM To: JoAnne K9JKM Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs Hi JoAnne and everyone, Thanks for that. Yes I had two entries for AO-91. One with last years keps that I had selected and one with current keps that I hadn't selected. Putting the correct entry in fixed the problem and Nova now agrees with Orbitron. I usually go outside and catch AO-91 with a hand held + yagi. When using Nova, I had to wait about an extra 5 minutes for AOS and LOS was about 5 minutes later than predicted. I actually like Nova, just a personal preference really. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: JoAnne K9JKM Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 1:02 AM To: 'AMSAT BB' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs > Nova has two algorithms for computing the location of the satellites. Try > the other algorithm. I've noticed a bit of sneakiness tracking AO-91 with Nova. I find I'm several minutes off once or twice a year. The main symptom is a weak downlink from AO-91 since the antenna is aimed at a spot in the sky which is not on time. What I've found is somehow Nova has 2 or 3 instances of AO-91 in the table where you choose the satellites to add to the tracking view. None of the other satellites have multiple instances. What I need to do is to select each instance of AO-91 and keep only the one that accurately matches the other resources you can compare with. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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alternative time-keeping solution to WWV/WWVH
by David J. Schmocker 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

Everyone: For years I used Heath GC-1000 Most Accurate Clocks which contained WWV receivers and displayed the received time on a clock. Having sold these GC-1000s, I now use a computer-based solution (available for Mac or Windows). http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/lcd/lcd.html I hope this alternative solution option helps you also.. Very 73, Dave KJ9I

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 302
by Dan Heather 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

Hi All, The Trump-bashers will continue to bash without regard to logic, truth or what anyone has to say. Why not ignore the genesis of the budget cut and simply do whatever needs to be done to save WWV? Who cares if you love or hate Trump? Your strongly held political preference is of no importance! Sign the doggone petition (I have) AND ALSO send a letter to your federal legislators! Save the WWV! 73, de Dan, N1DH Dan Heather Middleboro MA On 9/4/2018 7:26:58 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. SDX stops responding (Kevin Schuchmann) 2. Current copy of Doppler SQF? (Mark D. Johns) 3. DM07-DM08 Rove (Bob Keating) 4. Re: WTB : AZ/EL Rotor (Don KB2YSI) 5. Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Robert Bruninga) 6. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Glenn Little WB4UIV) 7. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Glen Zook) 8. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (JamesDuffey) 9. doppler.sqf file (alex weimer) 10. Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (David G0MRF) 11. Re: Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (Zach Metzinger) 12. Re: Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (Stefan Wagener) 13. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Ted Krempa) 14. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Paul Stoetzer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 13:32:36 -0700 From: Kevin Schuchmann To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hello All, ?? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe two SDX will stop responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the rotor controller,? a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. Have I missed something? anyone else see SDX? stop responding? Thanks Kevin WA7FWF ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 16:34:34 -0500 From: "Mark D. Johns" To: AMSAT Subject: [amsat-bb] Current copy of Doppler SQF? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm recovering from a hard disk crash and lost all of my current SatPC32 various.SQF files. I did a Google search for Doppler.SQF and the most recent I could find was something posted in 2015. Does anyone know where a current copy of Doppler.SQF (with today's satellites in it) can be downloaded? Would save a lot of time. Thanks in advance. -- Mark D. Johns K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 17:34:32 -0700 From: Bob Keating To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] DM07-DM08 Rove Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I just wanted to let everyone know who contacted me this past week while we were in the Eastern Sierra that I am in the process of uploading my contacts to LoTW and QRZ.com as N6REK/P.? Since I have recordings of 7 satellite passes, it may take me a few days, but I will get them logged. Thanks to all of you with whom I had a QSO and also to those I couldn't quite reach. It was a fun trip, fishing was lousy, but I made up for it bagging a good number of contacts on the satellites. 73, Bob, N6REK ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:31:10 -0400 From: Don KB2YSI To: w3ab(a)yahoo.com Cc: inservice2him(a)hotmail.com, AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WTB : AZ/EL Rotor Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If you are looking for a project, satnogs.org is a great place to take a look at. On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 11:35 AM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I've seen some made with stepper motors. Ask Dr Goggle. > > ?___ > Sent from my two way wrist watch > 73 de W3AB/GEO? > > On Sep 3, 2018, 06:00, at 06:00, Kirk P wrote: > >Searching for a small AZ/EL system for a small M2 2m/435 SAT antenna. > > > >Kirk, N0KK > > > > > >Sent from Outlook > >_______________________________________________ > >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > >Opinions expressed > >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views > >of AMSAT-NA. > >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > >program! > >Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- 73, Don KB2YSI https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:35:35 -0400 From: Robert Bruninga To: amsat bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:54:18 -0400 From: Glenn Little WB4UIV To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed .Is it the White House or a ploy by NIST, in their budget,? to list it as an item to defund so that they can keep their conference money? Having worked for the government, you list a high cost line item to defund, knowing that public outcry will not let it happen and you keep your pet project funds. I have already signed the petition, even though iit is a NIST proposal and not a White House proposal. Glenn WB4UIV On 9/3/2018 10:35 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote: > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio > ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= > website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv(a)arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI LM NRA LM SBE ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 04:54:13 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Zook To: Robert Bruninga , amsat bb Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 NOT a White House proposal!? The proposal is by the NIST.? The petition is to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV / WWVH. ?Glen, K9STH? Website: http://k9sth.net From: Robert Bruninga To: amsat bb Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator? Tom Kelly in Oregon:. ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 08:49:40 -0600 From: JamesDuffey To: Glen Zook Cc: amsat bb Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To be clear, NIST did not propose the cuts in a vacuum. They are a response to the budget allocation they get from the executive branch. The allocation is lower than what their current budget is, so they have to cut something. I suspect that NIST allocated budget cuts to the various departments and when the Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science and Measurement Dissemination group received its cut allocation it prioritized its programs and the WWV/WWVH/WWVB programs fell below the line. Most of us that have been involved in hard budget decisions know the drill. Something ugly usually happens. In essence, the proposed budget allocations are forcing NIST to take a poison pill. In context, the overall federal budget proposed is increased. The cuts in WWV/WWVH/WWVB go to expenditures elsewhere by the government. Each individual needs to determine whether the expenditures elsewhere in the government are more important to them than the WWV/WWVH/WWVB cuts. To me, the lower priority given to science and technology in the 2019 proposed budget, evidenced in part by the NIST cuts, is disturbing. I fear that in time it will flow to other programs, including NASA, that are important to us. At the risk of introducing politics into what should be an apolitical AMSAT BBS, sending your elected representatives a post card declaring how you feel about this issue and what you want them to do about it is as important, or more important, than signing the petition. But, the ballot box is a longer term solution to the problem. Register to vote in November and vote for candidates that will support federal expenditures on science and technology. Encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to do the same. Off the soap box. - Duffey KK6MC James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM > On Sep 3, 2018, at 22:54, Glen Zook via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > NOT a White House proposal! The proposal is by the NIST. The petition is to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV / WWVH. > > Glen, K9STH > Website: http://k9sth.net > > From: Robert Bruninga > To: amsat bb > Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV > > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:13:04 -0400 (EDT) From: alex weimer To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] doppler.sqf file Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Complete file sent this morning 73 JACK KC7MG ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:00:14 -0400 From: David G0MRF To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi everyone. Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO 2.4G inserts for bird watt meters are few and far between.....I wonder if the one that covers 400M to 1GHz would work.? 73 David G0MRF ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 16:37:31 -0500 From: Zach Metzinger To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO David, Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! --- Zach N0ZGO ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:50:05 -0500 From: Stefan Wagener To: zmetzing(a)pobox.com Cc: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Look for: "N1201SA" on Ebay ~$150 On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 4:39 PM Zach Metzinger wrote: > On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected > power at 2.4GHz ? > > > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the > match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO > > David, > > Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: > > https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html > > They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! > > --- Zach > N0ZGO > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:58:56 -0700 From: "Ted Krempa" To: "'Robert Bruninga'" , "'amsat bb'" Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Nonsense ! It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18: "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million. "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities." NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to facility deterioration." The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing) K7TRK said that -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM To: amsat bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:21:05 -0400 From: Paul Stoetzer To: Ted Cc: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is part of the Executive Office of the President, works very closely with the agencies on their budget requests. The request is technically the agency's, but it is heavily influenced by the White House. 73, Paul, N8HM On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 7:04 PM Ted Krempa wrote: > > Nonsense ! > > It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18: > > "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific > cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and > Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million. > "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services > through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these > services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously > operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST > budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities." > NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by > newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's > core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to > facility deterioration." > > The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing) > > K7TRK said that > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert > Bruninga > Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM > To: amsat bb > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV > > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio > ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= > website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. 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Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV
by Robert Bruninga 04 Sep '18

04 Sep '18

White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

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