July 2020 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

AISat1?
by Steve Kristoff 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

What happened to AISat? We have no more functioning APRS satellites? Steve AI9IN

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cube sat model
by Bob- W7LRD 07 May '21

07 May '21

Hi All-Is there a cube sat model, mock up etc, available anywhere 73 Bob W7LRD

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Who Let THIS Info Out?
by Clint Bradford 04 Aug '20

04 Aug '20

Gawd, did someone sue AMSAT-NA to obtain a membership email mailing list or something? All sorts of campaign statements from folks who don’t deserve votes in my IN BOX this evening … No need to reply. Clint Bradford K6LCS

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GS-232B Advice?
by Chris Hoffman 03 Aug '20

03 Aug '20

Happy Birthday to me: I now own a G-5500 and it's controller! Now... I need the computer interface. As opposed to paying the $ for an authentic GS-232B, I see the following item come up a lot in my EBay feed, and I'm left to wonder if it is worth trying: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rotator-Control-Interface-Board-with-Cable-USB-232… That, or I spring for a Green Heron, right? What do you think? What other options should I consider? /ch N6QR

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Critical Election
by Martin VE3OAT 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

Ray Soifer wrote : "I am not endorsing any candidate, nor do I think my endorsement would matter anyway." To the contrary, Ray, I suspect that I am not the only one on the fringes who would appreciate knowing who you would endorse in this election. ... Martin Potter VE3OAT

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BBS Going Back To SPAM
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

Just when I hoped things had settled down on the AMSAT-BB and it was safe to begin reading about Amateur Satellites and Operations again, things started to go back to "other stuff". So, it's going BACK to SPAM again and I'll check back in a couple weeks. GEEESH!! 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Critical Election
by Steve Nordahl 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

I wonder why some members have a major problem getting unsolicited emails possibly obtained from QRZ or other from a prospective candidate(s), but don't blow up when another group representing incumbents use QRZ or other to get addresses to send out unsolicited preprinted mail? Steve NS3L

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Hawkeye 360 2nd cluster in the chamber.
by Robert McGwier 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

Hawkeye 360's next cluster is in the chamber getting tested. This is so cool. I will never forget my experience testing the Microsats for AMSAT the last century. Thank you AMSAT for all you have been to me. Check this photo out. 73s Bob N4HY https://drive.google.com/file/d/1StsK2w7x05tHcHP6wHfFZF8iFX-Quuqs/view?usp=…

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Re: [amsat-bb] Hawkeye 360 2nd cluster in the chamber.
by Roy Dean 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

That's exactly what my ham shack looks like. --Roy K3RLD > Check this photo out. > > 73s Bob N4HY > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1StsK2w7x05tHcHP6wHfFZF8iFX-Quuqs/view?usp=… > >

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The future of AMSAT
by Ray Soifer 31 Jul '20

31 Jul '20

Joe, With a little ingenuity, including choice of licensing country, we can have legal digital gateway stations. Operating rules can be changed if necessary, although we have to stay within license regulations. I didn't say that such stations would be cheap, although such a network would cost a lot less than trying to build our own HEO. As a point of reference, AO-40 cost about $5 million in today's dollars, roughly half of which was raised by AMSAT-NA and ARRL. It was my bad luck to be acting president of AMSAT-NA during the failure and partial recovery of AO-40. I'll never forget the great work done to get it back in operation, and those who did it. I hope we'll never have to go through something like that again, but after all it IS rocket science. 73 Ray W2RS

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