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Re: 22% votes
by Daniel 18 Sep '12

18 Sep '12

The numbers are low, was there an option to vote on line? That may be something to look at for next year or something like it ********* Dan

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Transverter or Converter needed
by Lawn, Richard 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

I'm looking for a receive converter, or possibly a transverter if the price is right. Looking for both 2 meters and 435 to use with my Flex radio so output must be on 28mhz. Let me know if you have one sitting around collecting dust and would like to sell. Thanks for reading. Rick W2JAZ Sent from my iPad http://RickLawn.com

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2012 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Election Results
by Alan P. Biddle 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

As a result of the 2012 board of directors election, Tom Clark, K3IO, Lou McFadin, W5DID, and Gould Smith, WA4SXM, will serve on the board for two years. The first alternate is Mark Hammond, N8MH and the second alternate is Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK. The final results of the voting with 700 ballots cast are as follows; Tom Clark, K3IO..............................514 Lou McFadin, W5DID......................449 Gould Smith, WA4SXM...................393 Mark Hammond, N9MH...................309 Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK.............213 Steve Coy, K8UD..............................162 Submitted by Martha Saragovitz Manager

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TSUBAME Update
by Mineo Wakita 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

TSUBAME, Engineering Demonstration Satellite for Earth and Astronomical Observation Laboratory for Space Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan An application has been made for the TSUBAME satellite to be launched via a H-IIA, piggyback launch window provided by JAXA under the selection criteria (priority A). The launch is planned in December 2012. TSUBAME translates to 'Swallow' in english. CW beacon coordinated on 437.275MHz. Downlink AX.25/SRLL protocol, 1200bps AFSK telemetry on 437.505MHz, and S-band BPSK. http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/tsubame/index_e.html http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/tsubame1.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: Official statement of AMSAT-DL BoD about P3E & P5
by Trevor . 17 Sep '12

17 Sep '12

The 16:9 HD video of the AMSAT-DL update given by Peter Guelzow DB2OS can be downloaded from http://www.batc.tv/vod/AMSAT%20session%204.flv Alternatively it can be viewed online by following these steps: - Go to http://www.batc.tv/ - Click on "Film Archive" - Select "AMSAT 2012" in the Category box and click on Select Category - Select "04 - AMSAT-DL" in the Stream box and click on Select Stream - Click the play button on the video player window I would like to take this opportunity to thank the volunteers, not only from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) but also those who where attending the Colloquium and generously gave up their time there to operate the various bits of video/audio equipment and helped provide such a wonderful video streaming service during the event. BATC volunteers managed to upload the completed videos to the Film Archive in record time enabling those who'd missed the live streaming to catch up on each days presentations. BATC provided either 3 or 4 cameras, I forget how many, and a massive amount of additional equipment, I dread to think what the cost of all that equipment must have been. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: Satellite Presentation
by Hector, CO6CBF 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Patrick, Thanks very much to you and the other stations who called me during the Demo! It was a warm day, we had 34C here. We operated on the SO-50 and AO-27 passes from the sea walk of my city. The 1757z SO-50 pass was easy to work and we had several contacts on it. Despite the 1919z AO-27 pass was very crowed, we had some contacts also. A lot of hams and satellite enthusiast attended the Demo. I answered several questions and everybody was excited listening for the satellites. The Setup used for this satellite operation is what I regularly use when operating portable. A mobile 2m FM radio with a homebrew 70cm/2m down converter inside, with a strap around my neck. The 2m Kenwood TK-270 Handie Talkie for transmitting, a 12V 7AH battery into a backpack to power up everything , plus digital MP3 recorder to log the contacts. I hold the HT in one hand and the homebrew Arrow Antenna with a homebrew preamplifier with the other hand. Tonight, we have another question/answer session on our local repeater. I am truly sure that a new HAMSAT era is growing in my country! 73! Hector, CO6CBF EL92sd -----Mensaje original----- De: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Enviado el: domingo, 16 de septiembre de 2012 16:48 Para: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Asunto: [amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Presentation Hector, Thanks for the contact with CO9FAA on the AO27 pass this afternoon. How many watched your demonstrations? ¡73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Hector, CO6CBF wrote: > Hello all! > > On Sunday September 16th, I will be in a Satellite presentation for my > Radio > Club on behalf of the Satellite Cuban Group (GROS). > > The place selected is the Cienfuegos` sea walk. I hope to operate on the > SO-50 and AO-27 passes from 17:50z to 19:30z. I will operate as CO9FAA > using > the Radio Club `s call sign. > > We will have in the session several hams from others Radio Club who have > followed our recently Sat presentations. > > Please, give us a call! > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Endeavour Delayed
by Clint Bradford 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

WEATHER POSTPONES SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR FERRY FLIGHT TO SEPT. 18 WASHINGTON -- NASA's planned ferry flight of space shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has been postponed until Tuesday, Sept. 18 due to an unfavorable weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 17. To ensure a safe flight for Endeavour and the SCA, NASA managers, in consultation with the California Science Center, decided Sunday to delay the flight because of inclement weather predicted along the flight path between Houston and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where the flight will originate. On Oct. 11, 2011, NASA transferred title and ownership of Endeavour to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Despite the one-day delayed departure from Kennedy, NASA still plans to transport Endeavour to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) by Thursday, Sept. 20. In cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, the SCA is scheduled to conduct low-level flyovers at about 1,500 feet above locations along the planned flight path. The exact timing and path of the ferry flight will depend on weather conditions and operational constraints. Some planned flyovers or stopovers could be delayed or cancelled. If the ferry flight is postponed again, an additional advisory will be issued. At sunrise on Sept. 18, the SCA and Endeavour will depart Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility and perform a flyover of various areas of the Space Coast, including Kennedy, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base. The aircraft will fly west and conduct low flyovers of NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. As it arrives over the Texas Gulf Coast area, the SCA will perform low flyovers above various areas of Houston and Clear Lake before landing at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. At sunrise on Wednesday, Sept. 19, the aircraft will depart Houston, make a refueling stop at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas, and conduct low-level flyovers of White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, N.M., and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, before landing around mid-day at Dryden. On the morning of Sept. 20, the SCA and Endeavour will take off from Dryden and perform a low-level flyover of northern California, passing near NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., and various landmarks in multiple cities, including Sacramento and San Francisco. The aircraft also will conduct a flyover of many Los Angeles sites before landing about 11 a.m. PDT at LAX. Social media users are encouraged to share their Endeavour sightings using the hashtags #spottheshuttle and #OV105, Endeavour's orbiter vehicle designation. After arrival at LAX, Endeavour will be removed from the SCA and spend a few weeks at a United Airlines hangar undergoing preparations for transport and display. Endeavour then will travel through Inglewood and Los Angeles city streets on a 12-mile journey from the airport to the science center, arriving in the evening on Oct. 13. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers. Endeavour completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. For information about NASA's transfer of space shuttles to museums, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/transition For more about NASA missions and programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end-

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ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communication Conference), Atlanta, 9/21-23, Saturday Night Banquet Grand Prizes Announced
by Mark Thompson 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

ARRL/TAPR DCC (Digital Communications Conference), Atlanta, GA Friday, 9/21 - Sunday, 9/23 DCC Information & Registration www.tapr.org/dcc Saturday Night Banquet Grand Prizes Announced (Must be present at banquet to win) ICOM ID-31A UHF D-STAR Digital Handheld Transceiver http://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/handheld/ID31A/default.aspx Yaesu VX-8DR APRS®/GPS/Bluetooth® Handheld Transceiver http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&ProdID=1… Kenwood TM-D710A Multi Communicator 144/400 MHz FM/APRS Dual Band Mobile http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Communications/Amateur_Radio/Mobiles/TM-D710A

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Satellite Presentation
by Hector, CO6CBF 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Hello all! On Sunday September 16th, I will be in a Satellite presentation for my Radio Club on behalf of the Satellite Cuban Group (GROS). The place selected is the Cienfuegos` sea walk. I hope to operate on the SO-50 and AO-27 passes from 17:50z to 19:30z. I will operate as CO9FAA using the Radio Club `s call sign. We will have in the session several hams from others Radio Club who have followed our recently Sat presentations. Please, give us a call! 73! Hector, CO6CBF Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Official statement of AMSAT-DL BoD about P3E & P5
by Nader Omer 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2012/amsat_dl_statement.htm

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Fwd: [sdr-radio-com] Funcube Dongle Pro +
by Mark L. Hammond 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

Sorry if the cross-post bothers you--but this one is on topic with what we do! Don't think I saw any related posts yet on -BB. 73, Mark N8MH ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <sdr-radio-com(a)yahoogroups.com> Date: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 12:24 PM Subject: [sdr-radio-com] To: sdr-radio-com(a)yahoogroups.com Funcube Dongle Pro Plus <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=ohhl4rw8mbn4#139ced27fe…> by "Paul" pwhatton Message 1a Funcube Dongle Pro Plus <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdr-radio-com/message/11399;_ylc=X3oDMTJzMTYz…> Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:36 am (PDT) . Posted by: "Paul" pwhatton <paul(a)g4dcv.co.uk?subject=Re%3A%20Funcube%20Dongle%20Pro%20Plus> Howard G6LVB launched the Funcube Dongle Howard G6LVB launched the Funcube Dongle Plus today at the UK AMSAT Colloquium at Guildford. His 40 minute presentation, much of which is about the new Funcube is available online from the BATC web site. To view it visit http://www.batc.tv/vod/AMSAT%20session2.flv Or if you find the streaming lumpy you can download it (157MB) to watch locally. http://www.batc.tv/ and click on Film Archive. Choose AMSAT 2012 from the first drop down menu and click Select Category. Then select 02-FUNcube PRO-PLUS from the second dropdown menu and then Select Stream. There's a download video link in the text. The first ten minutes are about the FCD, after which he presents about the Funcube Dongle Pro Plus in detail. Regards Paul G4DCV // -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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ARISS Contact looking for ears
by John Belstner 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

We will be operating an ARISS contact for the students at Sunset Hills Elementary School this coming Thursday around 10:24 AM local. http://ariss.rac.ca/upcoming.htm#Sunset_Hills_Elementary,_San_Diego,_Califo… Unfortunately we have some challenging terrain surrounding the school that makes this particular pass less than optimal. I'm wondering if someone up the coast from us would mind capturing a recording of the downlink (145.800 MHz) particularly at and just after LOS for us here in San Diego. You can contact me off BB if you are available to help out. Thanks much and 73, John - W9EN

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ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-260 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * Cubesats Deployed From Vandenberg Atlas V Launch * 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Comes to Orlando * 2012 Symposium Banquet Speaker - Astronaut Dr. Samuel T. Durrance * 2012 AMSAT Symposium Schedule * AMSAT-NA Board of Directions Election Results * DynaCube CubeSat Under Development in South Africa * Japan's PROITERES Launched - Signals Received * AMSAT Store Grand Reopening * Five CubeSats to be Deployed From ISS on September 27 * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Status - 10 September 2012 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-260.01 ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 260.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. September 16, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-260.01 Cubesats Deployed From Vandenberg Atlas V Launch The Atlas V NROL-36 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Cali- fornia, originally planned for August, successfully launched on 13 September at 2139 UTC. This launch carried a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office. Also aboard this flight at four cubesats as part of ELaNa IV mission and seven cubesats for government missions. Several hours after launch Justin Foley, KI6EPH, announced via the #Cubesat IRC Channel that all eight P-PODS had successfully deployed. The ELaNa Cubesats aboard are: + CINEMA (Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields) o Downlinks for engineering telemetry and command are in the 2400-2450 MHz range; Science telemetry is in 2200-2300 MHz range. + CSSWE (Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment) o Downlink 437.345 MHz, 9k6 with AX25 + CP5 (PolySat) o Downlink 437.405 MHz at 1 watt, AFSK on LSB AX.25 over NRZI at 1200 baud, every 2 minutes, begins 3.5 hours after first turn-on. + CXBN (Cosmic X-Ray Background Nanosatellite) o Downlink 437.525 MHz, GFSK, AX.25 The US Government Satellites aboard are: + Aeneas o First cubesat to deploy 2.4 GHz Dish Antenna. WIFI transmitter will transmit on 2425.0 MHz with 1 watt of output power. o Downlink 437.600 MHz AX25 1200 bps beacon every 10 seconds and spread spectrum two-way link elsewhere in the 70cm band. + ORSES (ORS Enabler Satellite) + Horus + Re + Aerocube 4A, 4B, 4C o Testing deployable solar panels. o Technology demonstration of "parachute-like" devices to deorbit satellites. o Testing closed-loop attitude control system based around a three-axis gyroscope. Please refer to the prior bulletin for mission summaries and satel- lite team web pages: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000637.html A detailed article of the launch can be found on-line at: http://www.americaspace.org/?p=23568 [ANS thanks NASA, the CubeSat Teams noted above, AMSAT-UK, Gunter's Space Page and nasaspaceflightnow.com for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Comes to Orlando AMSAT announces the 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, October 26th through Sunday, October 28th. The Symposium weekend will feature: + Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations + Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World + Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members + Meet Board Members and Officers + Annual General Membership Meeting + Annual Banquet-Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes See the AMSAT Web Store to complete your on-line registration: http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=27 Downloadable paper registration forms in MS-Word format and PDF format are available on the 2012 Symposium page: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2012/index.php Prices for the Symposium are: + Symposium Registration including Proceedings o Through September 23, 2012: $ 45.00 o Starting September 24, 2012: $ 50.00 o At the Door: $ 55.00 + Saturday Evening Banquet $ 45.00 + Sunday Morning Area Coordinators' Breakfast $ 15.00 + Monday (Oct 29) bus trip to KSC and entrance ticket $ 100.00 The Symposium Hotel is the Holiday Inn at Orlando-International Airport is located one mile from the Orlando International Airport (MCO). The AMSAT discount rate is $99 + taxes per night. The reser- vation block code used when calling the hotel directly is AMT. The hotel telephone number is 407-851-6400. The Symposium Committee recommends you make reservations by calling the hotel directly rather than through the Web. Cutoff date for reservations is Oct 6, 2012. The direct link to the hotel web page is: http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/orlando/mcoap/hoteldetail The hotel offers free Internet connection and free airport shuttle. When you arrive at the Orlando Airport call 407-709-5310 to request the shuttle. The Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the closest to the Sympos- ium and is served by most major air carriers. The hotel address is: 5750 T.G. Lee Blvd - Orlando, FL 32822. A map link is included on the hotel web page. [ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 Symposium Banquet Speaker - Astronaut Dr. Samuel T. Durrance The featured speaker for the AMSAT 2012 Saturday Evening Banquet on October 27 will be Dr. Samuel T. Durrance, NASA Astronaut/Payload Specialist and Professor of Physics and Space Sciences at the Flor- ida Institute of Technology. Biography --------- Samuel T. Durrance was born in Tallahassee, Florida, but considers Tampa, Florida his hometown. He received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science de- gree in physics (with honors), at California State University, Los Angeles, 1972 and 1974, respectively, and a doctorate in astro-geo- physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1980. Dr. Durrance has been involved in space exploration, scientific re- search and education for over 30 years. He has logged over 615 hours in space as a payload specialist and member of the crew of Space Shuttle Columbia for the STS-35/Astro-1 and Space Shuttle Endeavour for the STS-67/Astro-2 missions. He played several key roles in the design, construction, integration, and operation of the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope and NASA's Astro Observatory. He conducted research and directed graduate students at the Johns Hopkins University for 16 years. He has designed and built spectrometers, detectors, and imaging sys- tems, and made numerous spacecraft and ground-based astronomical ob- servations. He conceived and directed a program to develop adaptive- optics instrumentation for ground based astronomy. He led the team that designed and built the Adaptive Optics Corona- graph, which led to the discovery of the first cool brown dwarf, Gliese 229 b, orbiting a nearby star. He also co-discovered a tell- tale signature of planet formation in the dust disk surrounding the star beta Pictoris. Starting in 2001, Durrance was the executive director of the Florida Space Research Institute (FSRI) created by the State of Florida in 2000. FSRI was located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in support of the State's Space Life Sciences Laboratory. Durrance guided FSRI from its start up phase to a successful research and education or- ganization. Since 2006, he has been a professor of physics and space sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology. At Florida Tech he is devel- oping an interdisciplinary research program and undergraduate degree program in astrobiology. His long-term goal at Florida Tech is to create a climate where students and faculty can regularly participate in space-based research programs. His research interests include the origin and evolution of the solar system, the search for planets around other stars, planetary astronomy, atmospheric physics, nuc- lear physics, adaptive optics, spacecraft operations, and the origin of life. He has published over 70 technical papers on planetary astronomy, adaptive optics, atmospheric physics, nuclear physics, and spacecraft operations. [ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 AMSAT Symposium Schedule To help you plan your trip to Orlando the 2012 Symposium Committee has posted a high-level schedule of the weekend's events. Preliminary 2012 Symposium Schedule Thursday 25 October 2012 ------------------------ AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting 8am - 9pm Friday 26 October 2012 ----------------------- AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting 8am - Noon Trips to SkyCraft 9am - Noon AMSAT Symposium 1pm - 5pm Saturday 27 October 2012 ------------------------ Symposium 8am - 3pm AMSAT General Meeting 3:30pm AMSAT Banquet 6:30pm - 10pm Sunday 28 October 2012 ---------------------- 7:30am AMSAT Area Coordinator's Breakfast Local trip of Interest TBD Monday 29 October 2012 ---------------------- Special trip to Kennedy Space Center 8am-6pm The trip will include a round trip bus from the hotel and entrance to the Space Center. The cost will be about $100. This is a wonderful experience for those that haven't been and for those that have been multiple times. We need to get an idea of how many will participate to select the correct bus. Contact Martha if interested Watch the AMSAT Symposium Web Pages for the latest information: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2012/index.php [ANS thanks the 2012 Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA Board of Directions Election Results As a result of the 2012 board of directors election, Tom Clark, K3IO, Lou McFadin, W5DID, and Gould Smith, WA4SXM, will serve on the board for two years. The first alternate is Mark Hammond, N8MH and the second alternate is Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK. The final results of the voting with 700 ballots cast are as follows; Tom Clark, K3IO..............................514 Lou McFadin, W5DID......................449 Gould Smith, WA4SXM...................393 Mark Hammond, N9MH...................309 Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK.............213 Steve Coy, K8UD..............................162 [ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, and Martha for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- DynaCube CubeSat Under Development in South Africa A news item on the South African Radio League reports on their Sept- ember 9 amateur radio newscast that 20 interns at the Denel Dynamics Engineering Academy of Learning are designing and building the Dyna- Cube CubeSat as part of their internship training. The interns are students who have completed their engineering degree, masters or PhD. During the first year they spend half their time in the Academy and the other half in their designated departments. "The programme is aimed at exposing interns to a complete product development cycle", said Grant Wilson who leads the Academy. "Designing and building a CubeSat and developing a ground station to manage the satellite is an ideal project to achieve this." The 20 strong Intern Project Team was split into three separate teams, each responsible for certain aspects of the project. Team Ground Zero is responsible for the ground station and radio frequency (RF) link components. Team Virtuoso is responsible for the cube structure and on-board computer; and Team Frodo is responsible for the payload, Attitude Control and Determination System (ADCS), and the launch. More information about DynaCube on the SA AMSAT web at: http://www.amasatsa.org.za [ANS thanks SARL and SA AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Japan's PROITERES Launched - Signals Received The PROITERES satellite, built by a team of students and faculty members of Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) was successfully launched aboard India's PSLV C21 rocket on September 9. The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate powered flight using a Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) engine. Its amateur radio callsign is JL3YZK. PROITERES stands for PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine Onboard Small Space Ship and will transmit on 437.485 MHz FM/AFSK. The space- craft carries a camera and the two CPU's run the Linux operating system. Amateur radio operators around the world reported copying the downlink signal shortly after launch. [ANS thanks Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Store Grand Reopening The AMSAT Store is fully open for business after being updated. All the usual AMSAT software, hardware, and clothing are available, as is the registration for the AMSAT 2012 Symposium and activities: http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=27 Please stop by, even if you are just looking: http://store.amsat.org/catalog/ You can also find a link to the AMSAT Store from the main web page at: http://www.amsat.org. It is the bottom button on the list on the left side of the main page. If you don't find what you are looking for here, contact Martha at the main office: + E-mail at martha at amsat.org + From the US call toll free at (888) 322-6728 + From all other locations call (301) 589-6062 + Fax (301) 608-3410 + Regular mail: AMSAT, 850 Sligo Ave. Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910 [ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA for tha above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Five CubeSats to be Deployed From ISS on September 27 Five cubesats launched on July 21 and now aboard the ISS have been integrated with the J-SSOD small satellite deployer on the the Jap- anese Experiment Module, also known as Kibo. They will be deployed with the Kibo robotic arm planned September 27, 2012. Deployment of these satellites was delayed last week due to crew EVA activities. The five CubeSats on this mission include: + Raiko http://www.astro.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/RAIKO/ (Japanese) 2U cubesat, photography, Ku-band beacon + We Wish http://www.meisei.co.jp/news/2011/0617_622.html Infrared camera for environmental studies + FITSat 1 http://www.fit.ac.jp/~tanaka/fitsat.shtml High-speed data test, high power LED visual tracking CW Beacon 437.250 MHz, FM Data 437.445 MHz, High speed data 5840.00 MHz. + F-1 Vietnam Student CubeSat On-board camera for earth observation mission VX-3R1, 437.485 MHz FM downlink: o Solar cell power only, operates in sunlight only o Output power: max 0.3W, half-wave dipole antenna o Morse code beacon (10 chars) using PWM CW every 30 seconds VX-3R2, 145.980 MHz FM downlink: o Rechargeable battery, operates in dark and sunlight o Output power: max 1.0W, half-wave dipole antenna o AFSK 1200bps, half duplex, one AX.25 packet every 30 seconds + TechEdSat http://ncasst.org/techedsat.html http://www.uk.amsat.org/5018 Downlink on 437.465 MHz [ANS thanks the CubeSat teams, and Mineo Wakita JE9PEL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + California amateurs may be interested in observing the flyover on the morning of September 20, 2012, of space shuttle Endeavour. It is scheduled to perform a low-level flyover of northern California, passing near NASA's Ames Research Center and various landmarks in multiple cities, including San Francisco and Sacramento en route to its permanent home at the California Science Center in Los An- geles. Endeavour is mounted atop NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Car- rier Aircraft (SCA). Additional details are posted at: http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38476 + Keith Cowing from SpaceRef.com interviewed Flight Engineer Astro- naut Suni Williams on the International Space Station: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T_D_o9UxpTE + Science minded hams might want to investigate CosmoQuest, home to several citizen science projects. You will find the opportunity to join Vesta Mappers - Explore the surface of Vesta, one of the larg- est asteroids in our Solar System. Or join Moon Mappers - to ident- ify craters and other interesting phenomena in actual images of the moon. The Ice Investigators project will have you looking for aster- oids and transient space objects to help to direct the New Horizons spacecraft. Visit http://cosmoquest.org/ for more information. + This article discusses how CubeSats have captured the attention of space agencies and universities world-wide due to the significant amount of science that can now be packed aboard. Read up at: http://thespacereview.com/article/2155/1 + The next Hudson Valley Satcom net date is Thursday, September 27, 8 PM EDT (UTC-4 UTC) on the 146.97 MHz MBARC Repeater (PL 100). An echolink connection is available on the N2EYH-L node. More informa- tion at: http://www.hvsatcom.org. (Stu, WA2BSS) [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Status - 10 September 2012 1. German Students Delighted with ARISS Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between on-orbit astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB and students at the Gymnasium Michelstadt in Michelstadt, Germany on Friday, September 7. Williams was able to answer 14 questions posed by the students during the ISS pass. Over 1600 students, teachers, and VIP's were in attendance, as well as representatives from radio, television and newspapers. Positive feedback was received from the school, including the following: "Older colleagues compared the feeling to watching the moon landing in TV. Our Kids were electrified and already now we can see an increased interest in sciences and extracurricular activities. We are planning to continue this topic and have further projects in this field." Video has been posted. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmL6wSPWzE 2. Girls' School Speaks with ISS Astronaut On Sunday, September 9, Tara Anglican School in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia spoke with Astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The radio connection was provided by telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. The contact was integrated into the school's science and space curriculum. Tara Anglican, a girls K-12 school, was selected by Oxford University as the Australian school to participate in the Global Jet Watch Program which links astronomers at Oxford University with students from four high schools around the world in Australia, Chile, South Africa and India in order to carry out cutting edge research. Oxford University installed a research grade 20 inch RC Optical telescope, together with custom designed instrumentation and an observatory with a 4.5 metre dome on Tara's grounds for use by the students. The school also formed a partnership with the Astronomical Society of New South Wales (ASNSW) through which students are mentored in complex astronomy projects by experienced amateur astronomers. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional 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 stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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Antenna Polarization Question
by Thomas Doyle 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

I was listening to a couple of guys on FO-29 having a nice chat about satellite antenna polarization. They were trying to figure out what type of polarization FO-29 used. They looked at the picture of FO-29 on the AMSAT web site and decided that it was not circular. Someone told me that it was circular so I started looking for information. Found this page by WD0E which is quite nice. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/pswitch.php Is there a more current page that contains this type of information. tnx W9KE Tom Doyle

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Videos of AMSAT-UK Colloquium Presentations Available
by Trevor . 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

You can view the presentations given to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2012 on Saturday, September 15 by following these steps: - Go to http://www.batc.tv/ - Click on "Film Archive" - Select "AMSAT 2012" in Category box and click on Select Category - Select a presentation in Stream box and click on Select Stream - Click the > button on the video player window The live webstreaming has finished for today but will resume tomorrow, Sunday morning at about 9:20 BST. The British Amateur Television Club (BATC) are streaming the event at http://www.batc.tv/ Direct link to Live Events http://www.batc.tv/ch_live.php Day visitors to the event are most welcome. Access to the Colloquium is via the hotel side entrance by the GB4FUN communications module. 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ----

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Office Closed
by Martha 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

The AMSAT office will be closed on Monday, September 17th. Will reopen on Tuesday. -- 73- Martha

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Re: streaming
by Trevor . 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

--- On Fri, 14/9/12, Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > Any update on streaming for the gathering in the UK Further info at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10297 73 Trevor M5AKA

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DLR rejects P5-/Mascot-2 project / english and german version
by MLengruesser＠aol.com 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Dear All, the following News will appear as an Editorial in our up-coming AMSAT-DL Journal. Because of the importance of the contents the AMSAT-DL BOD and Project leaders decided to give this information to all team members who are currently or who were directly or indirectly involved in the past... We want to make sure that our members get it from us and not from any rumors on the net.. Thanks.. While the decision of DLR is hitting us hard, this is not yet the end ;-) I recently had some interesting meetings in China and if we can't do rocket science in DL, we have to look for other countries... But please read below... We hope you will support us also in future and if you want to re-join, You are also much welcome. AMSAT needs YOU!! If we missed someone from the members, please forward this e mail.. Best wishes Peter DB2OS Hartmut DL1YDD Michael DD5ER DLR rejects P5-/Mascot-2 project Dear Members and Friends of AMSAT-DL, Discussions with the German Ministry of Economics and the German space agency DLR spanned more than 5 years. Amongst others, we met with State Secretary for Space and Aerospace Hinze, DLR chairman Prof. Wörner and the DLR Program Board. In 2009 AMSAT-DL, in collaboration with the DLR Institute for Space Systems in Bremen, conducted two complex Concurrent Engineering studies. They were jointly presented to the DLR program board in Köln-Porz in 2010. The final documentation confirmed the feasibility of the P5 project, both to the Moon and to Mars. In October and November 2011 another two P5 meetings with DLR chairman Prof. Wörner, Ministry MinDirig Engelhard, representatives of DLR IRS Bremen and AMSAT-DL BOD took place. Topics were feasibility and financing model. It turned out that the ministry had a different perception of the (DLR-) payloads. DLR was asked to reconsider their payloads. Both AMSAT-DL BOD and IRS Bremen left the meetings with positive feelings. Then it turned out that, since completion of the 2009 joint study, the P5 scientific appeal is apparently no longer attractive. Therefore it was jointly searched for modifications to regain a payload appeal that was attested in 2009. AMSAT-DL proposed landing part of the payload on Mars moon Deimos or Phobos. Our calculations showed that this is feasible with reasonable effort. The landing would be a particularly unique feature of the P5 mission. After repeated enquiries we received a letter from DLR at end of June where they stated that "the DLR Program Board comes to the conclusion, that pursuit of the P5 idea is infeasible and also financially infeasible." We repeatedly approached the DLR Program Board since then. The assertion was that any P5 mission will not fly with DLR: the scientific attraction was, compared with the current Mars missions, insufficient. The primary reason for this is that the P5 MARS orbit is limited due to the low-cost character of the mission. From this orbit no attractive science is possible. Obviously our P5 mission is now compared with regular missions which cost hundreds of millions of Euro. This rejection has a wide impact on AMSAT-DL. Activities of all involved persons, including in the P3-E project, was shaped for years by the P5 mission. It was assumed that P3-E was to be launched as part of the P5 mission. This path is obstructed now. We maintain our contacts with the various launching agencies able to launch P3-E into an appropriate orbit. The tremendous launching costs kept us from more concrete talks so far. Just recently good contact with AMSAT China (CAMSAT) was established. China has suitable launchers to bring payloads into GTO. Moreover, China has discovered that amateur radio is a means of motivating young people to technical university studies. Furthermore we are very actively exploiting a potential shared ride of an amateur radio payload on a new geostationary satellite. We have already submitted a formal project proposal. The satellite will be visible from Europe. No antenna tracking will be necessary. The big advantage of this project is that due to the operational requirements of the primary payload, our launching and commissioning is tied to the not too far future. The 20m dish antenna at Bochum observatory was originally refurbished and upgraded for the P5 mission and is presently used for Deep Space Mission and amateur radio purposes. The automatic reception of the STEREO A/B probes and data transfer to NASA will continue. In collaboration with NASA and AMSAT-DL the modulation scheme will be changed to use Turbo coding. Both hardware and software is currently being designed by AMSAT-DL and will be used by the partner STEREO receiving stations worldwide. Our funding application is already approved. The project funding runs until the end of 2015. The AMSAT-DL Marburg lab will be preserved at least in medium term to be able to do work on P3-E and, should the situation arise, on the transponder of the mentioned geostationary satellite. We pursue a near-term meeting with all P5 project team members to identify ways for a project continuation. The necessary procedures should be coordinated then. Although we regret the DLR refusal of the P5 project (particularly because some DLR payload will not fly in any foreseeable time frame), and although it places serious challenges to AMSAT-DL, this is not the cancellation of a HEO amateur radio satellite. We will aggressively follow up all potential possibilities. We hope to be able to report positively at the AMSAT-DL AGM in autumn. Since the Marburg University's withdrawal from the ZEL, the surrounding conditions have changed significantly, again. However, we will do everything we can do to get an amateur satellite launched into HEO. We do trust in our volunteers and members. The AMSAT-DL BOD: Peter Guelzow Hartmut Paesler Michael R. Lengruesser German version: Absage des DLR zum DLR/P5- bzw. Mascot 2-Projekt Liebe Mitglieder, liebe Freunde der AMSAT-DL, die Gespräche mit dem BMWI bzw. dem DLR über das P5-Projekt erstreckten sich über einen Zeitraum von mehr als 5 Jahren. Wir haben uns u.a. mit dem Koordinator für Luft- und Raumfahrt der Bundesregierung, Staatssekretär Hinze, dem Vorstandvorsitzenden des DLR, Prof. Wörner, sowie der Programmdirektion des DLR zu Gesprächen getroffen. Weiterhin haben wir im Jahr 2009 gemeinsam mit dem DLR-Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme in Bremen zwei aufwendige CE-Studien durchgeführt. Diese wurden der DLR-Programmdirektion im Jahr 2010 gemeinsam mit dem IRS Bremen in Köln-Porz vorgestellt. Die Abschlussdokumentation bestätigte die Durchführbarkeit des P5-Projekts sowohl zum Mond als auch zum Mars. Im Oktober und November 2011 fanden in Berlin zwei weitere Treffen zum P5-Projekt zwischen Vertretern der DLR-Programmdirektion, dem DLR-Vorstandvorsitzenden Prof. Wörner, Min. Dirig. Engelhard vom BMWI, Vertretern des IRS Bremen und dem AMSAT-DL-Vorstand statt. Es wurde u.a. über die Durchführbarkeit und mögliche Finanzierungsmodelle gesprochen. Bei der P5-Mars-Mission stellte sich heraus, dass das BMWI andere Vorstellungen von den (DLR-) Nutzlasten hat. Hier sollte seitens des DLR über eine Modifikation nachgedacht werden. Sowohl der AMSAT-DL-Vorstand als auch die Vertreter des IRS Bremen haben beide Treffen mit einem durchaus positiven Gefühl verlassen. Dann stellte sich aber heraus, dass die wissenschaftliche Attraktivität der P5-Mission seit der gemeinsamen Studie von AMSAT-DL und DLR im Jahr 2009 heute anscheinend nicht mehr gegeben ist. Es wurde daher gemeinsam nach Modifikationen gesucht, um der Mission wieder die Attraktivität zu verleihen, die ihr noch im Jahr 2009/2010 bescheinigt worden war. Die AMSAT-DL schlug eine Landung eines Teils der Nutzlast auf einem der Mars-Monde Deimos oder Phobos vor. Unsere Berechnungen hatten ergeben, dass dies mit vertretbarem Aufwand machbar ist. Die Landung würde ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal der P5-Mission sein. Nach wiederholter Nachfrage erhielten wir gegen Ende Juni ein Schreiben des DLR mit der Aussage, dass die Programmdirektion des DLR "zu dem Schluss [kommt,] dass eine weitere Verfolgung dieser Idee nicht machbar und finanzierbar ist." Wir haben daraufhin mehrfach Kontakt mit der Programmdirektion des DLR aufgenommen. Die Aussage lautet jedoch vollkommen unmissverständlich,dass die P5-Mission nicht mit dem DLR fliegen wird. Die wissenschaftliche Attraktivität, verglichen mit den derzeit aktiven Missionen, sei bei der P5-Mission nicht gegeben. Primärer Grund sei der durch den Low-Cost- Charakter der P5-Mission notwendige Orbit, aus dem keine attraktive Wissenschaft zu betreiben sei. Hier wird ganz offensichtlich die Low-Cost-Mission P5 mit regulären, Hunderte von Mio. Euro teuren Missionen verglichen. Die Absage ist für die AMSAT-DL von durchaus weitreichender Bedeutung. Die Aktivitäten aller Beteiligten, inkl. der um P3-E, waren über viele Jahre durch die P5-Mission bestimmt. Wir sind bisher davon ausgegangen, P3-E als Teil der P5-Mission in den Orbit zu bekommen. Dieser Weg ist uns nun leider verbaut. Wir halten nach wie vor Verbindung zu verschiedenen Start-Agenturen, die P3-E in den Orbit bringen können. Die hohen Startkosten haben uns bisher von konkreteren Gesprächen abgehalten. Gerade in letzter Zeit hat sich allerdings ein guter Kontakt zur AMSAT-China (CAMSAT) entwickelt. China hat auch geeignete Trägersysteme, die Nutzlasten in einen GTO bringen können. Außerdem hat man in China erkannt, dass der Amateurfunk geeignet ist, junge Leute zu einer technischen Ausbildung bzw. zu einem technischen Studium zu motivieren. Weiterhin sind wir seit einiger Zeit sehr aktiv, um eine potentielle Mitfluggelegenheit für eine Amateurfunknutzlast auf einem neuen geostationären Satelliten zu nutzen. Ein Projektvorschlag für diese Nutzlast ist bereits eingereicht werden. Der Satellit wird von Europa aus gut sichtbar sein, eine Antennennachführung ist aufgrund der geostationären Position nicht erforderlich. Vorteil hierbei: bedingt durch den operationellen Bedarf für die primäre Nutzlast ist die Betriebsaufnahme in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft festgeschrieben. Die eigentlich für die P5-Mission wieder in Betrieb genommene und aufgerüstete 20-m-Parabolantenne in Bochum wird weiterhin für Deep-Space-Missionen und Amateurfunkzwecke genutzt werden. Der automatische Empfang der STEREO-Raumsonden und die Weiterleitung der Daten an die NASA wird fortgesetzt werden. In Zusammenarbeit mit NASA und AMSAT-DL wird eine Umstellung auf ein auf Turbo-Codes basierendes Übertragungsverfahren durchgeführt werden. Die Hardware und die Software hierfür werden von der AMSAT-DL kommen und weltweit auch von offiziellen Empfangsstationen genutzt werden. Unser Förderantrag für die Entwicklung der Verfahren und die Sicherstellung des Betriebs ist bereits genehmigt worden. Die Förderung wird bis Ende 2015 laufen. Das Labor in Marburg wird mindestens mittelfristig erhalten bleiben, damit sowohl Arbeiten an P3-E als auch ggf. an dem Transponder für den o.a. geostationären Satelliten durchgeführt werden können. Mit den am P5-Projekt Beteiligten streben wir kurzfristig ein Treffen zur Identifikation von Wegen zur Weiterführung des Projekts an. Dabei wird die weitere Vorgehensweise abgestimmt werden. Obwohl wir natürlich die Absage des DLR zum P5-Projekt bedauern (insbesondere werden auch einige der für P5 geplanten DLR-Nutzlasten in absehbarer Zeit nicht fliegen) und sie die AMSAT-DL durch die geänderten Rahmenbedingungen vor ernsthafte Herausforderungen stellt, bedeutet die Absage nicht das Aus für einen Amateurfunksatelliten im HEO. Ob dieser Satellit P3-E, ein Mitflug in einem GEO oder sogar beides sein wird, steht noch nicht fest. Wir werden alle Möglichkeiten intensiv verfolgen und hoffen, bereits zur Mitgliederversammlung im Herbst positiv berichten zu können. Obwohl sich die Rahmenbedingungen nach dem Rückzug der Universität Marburg aus dem ZEL nun ein weiteres Mal drastisch geändert haben, werden wir alles in unserer Macht stehende tun, einen Amateurfunksatelliten in den Orbit zu bekommen. Wir bauen dabei auf die weitere Unterstützung durch unsere ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeiter und Mitglieder. Der Vorstand der AMSAT-DL Peter Gülzow Hartmut Päsler Michael R. Lengrüsser

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ISS CubeSat Deployment September 27
by Trevor . 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

JAXA have announced that the deployment of five CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on Thursday, September 27. Four of the CubeSats carry Amateur Radio payloads, they are F-1, FITSAT-1, WE-WISH and TechEdSat. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10119 73 Trevor M5AKA

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IC-910H problems
by BobHerrell 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hi all, Looks like the lightning strike also took out the CI-V Port in my 910H. Has anyone lost the CI-V port and where did you get it repaired? Thanks. Bob Herrell AJ5C

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Dayton Video
by Ken 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

I was sent a email regarding sats also nasa and about yeasu leaving motorola When I went back to use it for a radio club it was gone?. There was a lot of video's and if anyone has a copy I would be very happy to recceive it. 73 de Ken W7KBM

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AMSAT Symposium 2012
by Louis McFadin 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

For those of you still trying to decide whether or not to come to the AMSAT Symposium in Orlando, here is some information that may entice you. We are planning to arrange transportation from the hotel to Skycraft (www.skycraftsurplus.com/about-us.aspx), the famous surplus store here in Orlando on Friday morning. We will leave around 09:00 AM and go directly to Skycraft . Afterwards the group will stop at the famous Four Rivers Smokehouse (4rsmokehouse.com/) and will return back at the hotel in time for the beginning of the Symposium at 13:00 (1 PM for the non hams). This transportation will be provided by volunteer local hams so be sure to let the team know you will be going by sending an e-mail to amsat(a)cfl.rr.com or call Martha. For the Sunday outing, we are planning a trip to the Orlando Science Center (OSC) (www.osc.org), leaving the hotel promptly at 09:15 and arriving at OSC around 09:45. At 10:00 AM we will receive a special back stage tour. From 11:30 to 12:00, the group will tour the center’s featured Star Wars Exhibit, then have lunch at a local restaurant from 12:15 to 13:15 (1:15), returning to the hotel by 14:00(2:00 PM). It is important that we know as early as possible that you will be taking this tour so that we can try to get everyone into the Star Wars Exhibit together so don’t wait to sign up. On Monday, Oct.29 a trip is planned to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The price AMSAT is charging covers transportation to and from the center and entrance into the Visitor Center. The Bus will load up and leave the hotel promptly at 08:00 and arrive at the visitor center around 09:00 when the visitor center opens. For the first twenty attendees that sign up there is a unique tour of KSC awaiting you. After the first twenty there are at least two other choices of standard KSC tours that you can take at the standard fee. All of the tours are excellent! Our group will reassemble at 16:00 (4:00 PM) for the trip back to the hotel arriving around 17:00(5:00 PM).You can go on the KSC Visitor center web site (www.kennedyspacecentertours.net/) to view your options. Our banquet speaker will be Sam Durance N3TQA veteran ham astronaut. Sam flew with our friend Ron Parise WA4SIR on STS-35 and STS-67. Sam is currently serving as Professor of Physics and Space Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology. We are all looking forward to hearing stories of his adventures aboard the Space Shuttle and operating the ham radio system SAREX (Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment). Lou McFadin W5DID Symposium Co chair w5did(a)cfl.rr.com

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Test
by MLengruesser＠aol.com 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

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DLR rejects P5-/Mascot-2 project / english and german version
by MLengruesser＠aol.com 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Dear All, the following News will appear as an Editorial in our up-coming AMSAT-DL Journal. Because of the importance of the contents the AMSAT-DL BOD and Project leaders decided to give this information to all team members who are currently or who were directly or indirectly involved in the past... We want to make sure that our members get it from us and not from any rumors on the net.. Thanks.. While the decision of DLR is hitting us hard, this is not yet the end ;-) I recently had some interesting meetings in China and if we can't do rocket science in DL, we have to look for other countries... But please read below... We hope you will support us also in future and if you want to re-join, You are also much welcome. AMSAT needs YOU!! If we missed someone from the members, please forward this e mail.. Best wishes Peter DB2OS Hartmut DL1YDD Michael DD5ER DLR rejects P5-/Mascot-2 project Dear Members and Friends of AMSAT-DL, Discussions with the German Ministry of Economics and the German space agency DLR spanned more than 5 years. Amongst others, we met with State Secretary for Space and Aerospace Hinze, DLR chairman Prof. Wörner and the DLR Program Board. In 2009 AMSAT-DL, in collaboration with the DLR Institute for Space Systems in Bremen, conducted two complex Concurrent Engineering studies. They were jointly presented to the DLR program board in Köln-Porz in 2010. The final documentation confirmed the feasibility of the P5 project, both to the Moon and to Mars. In October and November 2011 another two P5 meetings with DLR chairman Prof. Wörner, Ministry MinDirig Engelhard, representatives of DLR IRS Bremen and AMSAT-DL BOD took place. Topics were feasibility and financing model. It turned out that the ministry had a different perception of the (DLR-) payloads. DLR was asked to reconsider their payloads. Both AMSAT-DL BOD and IRS Bremen left the meetings with positive feelings. Then it turned out that, since completion of the 2009 joint study, the P5 scientific appeal is apparently no longer attractive. Therefore it was jointly searched for modifications to regain a payload appeal that was attested in 2009. AMSAT-DL proposed landing part of the payload on Mars moon Deimos or Phobos. Our calculations showed that this is feasible with reasonable effort. The landing would be a particularly unique feature of the P5 mission. After repeated enquiries we received a letter from DLR at end of June where they stated that "the DLR Program Board comes to the conclusion, that pursuit of the P5 idea is infeasible and also financially infeasible." We repeatedly approached the DLR Program Board since then. The assertion was that any P5 mission will not fly with DLR: the scientific attraction was, compared with the current Mars missions, insufficient. The primary reason for this is that the P5 MARS orbit is limited due to the low-cost character of the mission. From this orbit no attractive science is possible. Obviously our P5 mission is now compared with regular missions which cost hundreds of millions of Euro. This rejection has a wide impact on AMSAT-DL. Activities of all involved persons, including in the P3-E project, was shaped for years by the P5 mission. It was assumed that P3-E was to be launched as part of the P5 mission. This path is obstructed now. We maintain our contacts with the various launching agencies able to launch P3-E into an appropriate orbit. The tremendous launching costs kept us from more concrete talks so far. Just recently good contact with AMSAT China (CAMSAT) was established. China has suitable launchers to bring payloads into GTO. Moreover, China has discovered that amateur radio is a means of motivating young people to technical university studies. Furthermore we are very actively exploiting a potential shared ride of an amateur radio payload on a new geostationary satellite. We have already submitted a formal project proposal. The satellite will be visible from Europe. No antenna tracking will be necessary. The big advantage of this project is that due to the operational requirements of the primary payload, our launching and commissioning is tied to the not too far future. The 20m dish antenna at Bochum observatory was originally refurbished and upgraded for the P5 mission and is presently used for Deep Space Mission and amateur radio purposes. The automatic reception of the STEREO A/B probes and data transfer to NASA will continue. In collaboration with NASA and AMSAT-DL the modulation scheme will be changed to use Turbo coding. Both hardware and software is currently being designed by AMSAT-DL and will be used by the partner STEREO receiving stations worldwide. Our funding application is already approved. The project funding runs until the end of 2015. The AMSAT-DL Marburg lab will be preserved at least in medium term to be able to do work on P3-E and, should the situation arise, on the transponder of the mentioned geostationary satellite. We pursue a near-term meeting with all P5 project team members to identify ways for a project continuation. The necessary procedures should be coordinated then. Although we regret the DLR refusal of the P5 project (particularly because some DLR payload will not fly in any foreseeable time frame), and although it places serious challenges to AMSAT-DL, this is not the cancellation of a HEO amateur radio satellite. We will aggressively follow up all potential possibilities. We hope to be able to report positively at the AMSAT-DL AGM in autumn. Since the Marburg University's withdrawal from the ZEL, the surrounding conditions have changed significantly, again. However, we will do everything we can do to get an amateur satellite launched into HEO. We do trust in our volunteers and members. The AMSAT-DL BOD: Peter Guelzow Hartmut Paesler Michael R. Lengruesser German version: Absage des DLR zum DLR/P5- bzw. Mascot 2-Projekt Liebe Mitglieder, liebe Freunde der AMSAT-DL, die Gespräche mit dem BMWI bzw. dem DLR über das P5-Projekt erstreckten sich über einen Zeitraum von mehr als 5 Jahren. Wir haben uns u.a. mit dem Koordinator für Luft- und Raumfahrt der Bundesregierung, Staatssekretär Hinze, dem Vorstandvorsitzenden des DLR, Prof. Wörner, sowie der Programmdirektion des DLR zu Gesprächen getroffen. Weiterhin haben wir im Jahr 2009 gemeinsam mit dem DLR-Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme in Bremen zwei aufwendige CE-Studien durchgeführt. Diese wurden der DLR-Programmdirektion im Jahr 2010 gemeinsam mit dem IRS Bremen in Köln-Porz vorgestellt. Die Abschlussdokumentation bestätigte die Durchführbarkeit des P5-Projekts sowohl zum Mond als auch zum Mars. Im Oktober und November 2011 fanden in Berlin zwei weitere Treffen zum P5-Projekt zwischen Vertretern der DLR-Programmdirektion, dem DLR-Vorstandvorsitzenden Prof. Wörner, Min. Dirig. Engelhard vom BMWI, Vertretern des IRS Bremen und dem AMSAT-DL-Vorstand statt. Es wurde u.a. über die Durchführbarkeit und mögliche Finanzierungsmodelle gesprochen. Bei der P5-Mars-Mission stellte sich heraus, dass das BMWI andere Vorstellungen von den (DLR-) Nutzlasten hat. Hier sollte seitens des DLR über eine Modifikation nachgedacht werden. Sowohl der AMSAT-DL-Vorstand als auch die Vertreter des IRS Bremen haben beide Treffen mit einem durchaus positiven Gefühl verlassen. Dann stellte sich aber heraus, dass die wissenschaftliche Attraktivität der P5-Mission seit der gemeinsamen Studie von AMSAT-DL und DLR im Jahr 2009 heute anscheinend nicht mehr gegeben ist. Es wurde daher gemeinsam nach Modifikationen gesucht, um der Mission wieder die Attraktivität zu verleihen, die ihr noch im Jahr 2009/2010 bescheinigt worden war. Die AMSAT-DL schlug eine Landung eines Teils der Nutzlast auf einem der Mars-Monde Deimos oder Phobos vor. Unsere Berechnungen hatten ergeben, dass dies mit vertretbarem Aufwand machbar ist. Die Landung würde ein Alleinstellungsmerkmal der P5-Mission sein. Nach wiederholter Nachfrage erhielten wir gegen Ende Juni ein Schreiben des DLR mit der Aussage, dass die Programmdirektion des DLR "zu dem Schluss [kommt,] dass eine weitere Verfolgung dieser Idee nicht machbar und finanzierbar ist." Wir haben daraufhin mehrfach Kontakt mit der Programmdirektion des DLR aufgenommen. Die Aussage lautet jedoch vollkommen unmissverständlich,dass die P5-Mission nicht mit dem DLR fliegen wird. Die wissenschaftliche Attraktivität, verglichen mit den derzeit aktiven Missionen, sei bei der P5-Mission nicht gegeben. Primärer Grund sei der durch den Low-Cost- Charakter der P5-Mission notwendige Orbit, aus dem keine attraktive Wissenschaft zu betreiben sei. Hier wird ganz offensichtlich die Low-Cost-Mission P5 mit regulären, Hunderte von Mio. Euro teuren Missionen verglichen. Die Absage ist für die AMSAT-DL von durchaus weitreichender Bedeutung. Die Aktivitäten aller Beteiligten, inkl. der um P3-E, waren über viele Jahre durch die P5-Mission bestimmt. Wir sind bisher davon ausgegangen, P3-E als Teil der P5-Mission in den Orbit zu bekommen. Dieser Weg ist uns nun leider verbaut. Wir halten nach wie vor Verbindung zu verschiedenen Start-Agenturen, die P3-E in den Orbit bringen können. Die hohen Startkosten haben uns bisher von konkreteren Gesprächen abgehalten. Gerade in letzter Zeit hat sich allerdings ein guter Kontakt zur AMSAT-China (CAMSAT) entwickelt. China hat auch geeignete Trägersysteme, die Nutzlasten in einen GTO bringen können. Außerdem hat man in China erkannt, dass der Amateurfunk geeignet ist, junge Leute zu einer technischen Ausbildung bzw. zu einem technischen Studium zu motivieren. Weiterhin sind wir seit einiger Zeit sehr aktiv, um eine potentielle Mitfluggelegenheit für eine Amateurfunknutzlast auf einem neuen geostationären Satelliten zu nutzen. Ein Projektvorschlag für diese Nutzlast ist bereits eingereicht werden. Der Satellit wird von Europa aus gut sichtbar sein, eine Antennennachführung ist aufgrund der geostationären Position nicht erforderlich. Vorteil hierbei: bedingt durch den operationellen Bedarf für die primäre Nutzlast ist die Betriebsaufnahme in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft festgeschrieben. Die eigentlich für die P5-Mission wieder in Betrieb genommene und aufgerüstete 20-m-Parabolantenne in Bochum wird weiterhin für Deep-Space-Missionen und Amateurfunkzwecke genutzt werden. Der automatische Empfang der STEREO-Raumsonden und die Weiterleitung der Daten an die NASA wird fortgesetzt werden. In Zusammenarbeit mit NASA und AMSAT-DL wird eine Umstellung auf ein auf Turbo-Codes basierendes Übertragungsverfahren durchgeführt werden. Die Hardware und die Software hierfür werden von der AMSAT-DL kommen und weltweit auch von offiziellen Empfangsstationen genutzt werden. Unser Förderantrag für die Entwicklung der Verfahren und die Sicherstellung des Betriebs ist bereits genehmigt worden. Die Förderung wird bis Ende 2015 laufen. Das Labor in Marburg wird mindestens mittelfristig erhalten bleiben, damit sowohl Arbeiten an P3-E als auch ggf. an dem Transponder für den o.a. geostationären Satelliten durchgeführt werden können. Mit den am P5-Projekt Beteiligten streben wir kurzfristig ein Treffen zur Identifikation von Wegen zur Weiterführung des Projekts an. Dabei wird die weitere Vorgehensweise abgestimmt werden. Obwohl wir natürlich die Absage des DLR zum P5-Projekt bedauern (insbesondere werden auch einige der für P5 geplanten DLR-Nutzlasten in absehbarer Zeit nicht fliegen) und sie die AMSAT-DL durch die geänderten Rahmenbedingungen vor ernsthafte Herausforderungen stellt, bedeutet die Absage nicht das Aus für einen Amateurfunksatelliten im HEO. Ob dieser Satellit P3-E, ein Mitflug in einem GEO oder sogar beides sein wird, steht noch nicht fest. Wir werden alle Möglichkeiten intensiv verfolgen und hoffen, bereits zur Mitgliederversammlung im Herbst positiv berichten zu können. Obwohl sich die Rahmenbedingungen nach dem Rückzug der Universität Marburg aus dem ZEL nun ein weiteres Mal drastisch geändert haben, werden wir alles in unserer Macht stehende tun, einen Amateurfunksatelliten in den Orbit zu bekommen. Wir bauen dabei auf die weitere Unterstützung durch unsere ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeiter und Mitglieder. Der Vorstand der AMSAT-DL Peter Gülzow Hartmut Päsler Michael R. Lengrüsser

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portable in EN60
by dutchboy47501＠gmail.com 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

I will be portable in EN60 this Saturday and Sunday (15th-16th). I will try to hit some SO-50 and AO-27 passes from that grid. Ken KC9TTR

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Colloquium Times
by Keith O'Brien 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

I ASSUME the times listed on the Colloquium Schedule are listed as local time. Can someone in the know please relate those listed times to UTC, Zulu or GMT. TNX Keith N4ZQ

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streaming
by Nick Pugh 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Any update on streaming for the gathering in the uk Nick k5qxj

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Re: copied CSSWE
by Nick Pugh 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

I just copied CSSWE on 435.345 using the below keps Nick k5qxj em30 Deploy1-SMDC1.2 1 99991U 00000 12258.03162037 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0000 2 99991 64.6682 40.2555 0218220 288.7561 144.3679 14.81392522000005 Deploy2-Aeneas 1 99992U 00000 12258.03370370 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0002 2 99992 64.6663 40.2440 0221030 289.3403 154.8615 14.81677787000008 Deploy3-CSSWE 1 99993U 00000 12258.03578704 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0004 2 99993 64.6664 40.2323 0222230 290.2128 165.0649 14.81671740000002 Deploy4-CXBN-CP5 1 99994U 00000 12258.03787037 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0006 2 99994 64.6685 40.2209 0221340 291.1030 175.2532 14.81351397000009 Deploy5-CINEMA 1 99995U 00000 12258.03995370 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0008 2 99995 64.6722 40.2108 0218680 291.7893 185.6484 14.80775147000009 Deploy6-Re 1 99996U 00000 12258.04203704 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0003 2 99996 64.6770 40.2024 0214940 292.0830 196.4405 14.80017181000000 Deploy7-SMDC1.1 1 99997U 00000 12258.04412037 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0005 2 99997 64.6823 40.1961 0211080 291.8916 207.7229 14.79175409000009 Deploy8-AC4 1 99998U 00000 12258.04620370 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0007 2 99998 64.6874 40.1920 0208170 291.2770 219.4338 14.78370868000005

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Chasing NWS Balloons with APRS
by Robert Bruninga 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Although there are a few APRS type Balloon launches every few months to serve as educational tools and short-duration small-satellite simulations, there is often not one available when you happen to need to show some students a class. Now, a Ham in Brazil has written a sound-card decoder for the DAILY National Weather Serice balloons that then takes the balloon data (the fancy ones with GPS) and converts the downlink into APRS format on the ground and then you can feed that into any APRS system or the global APRS internet feed and track these balloons just as if they were APRS balloons. Since they are throw-aways by the NWS, they are fun to go chase and try to find. The ham just told me about this, and I encouraged him to package it up, since it has excellent educational value. When he has it all together and posted on line, Ill let everyont know. This sounds like more fun.. Bob, Wb4APR

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Neil Armstrong Memorial - National Cathedral, Washington, DC - this morning
by W4ART Arthur Feller 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

http://www.nationalcathedral.org/exec/cathedral/mediaPlayer?MediaID=MED-5RN… “I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer." - Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 Here's my fifth event with Team-In-Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Please, add your support here! http://afeller.us

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Re: swr explained
by andrew abken 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Nick, Thanks for sharing! Very cool video. I have never seen wave theory demonstrated with such clarity. Andy

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"Space BSTraND-2 Satellite
by B J 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

http://audioboo.fm/boos/958452-mars-saturn-s-rings-satellite-docking-games-… The STraND-2 item starts just after 17:40. More details at: http://www.sstl.co.uk/strand-2-docking-nanosatellite 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: "Space Boffins" Podcast Report On STraND-2 Satellite
by B J 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

The subject line on my earlier message has been corrected. Somehow I managed to send it while I was editing what I had written. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL On 9/13/12, B J <va6bmj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > http://audioboo.fm/boos/958452-mars-saturn-s-rings-satellite-docking-games-… > > The STraND-2 item starts just after 17:40. More details at: > > http://www.sstl.co.uk/strand-2-docking-nanosatellite > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL >

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HudsonValleySatcomGroupNet Tonigh09/13@8PMEastern Echolink N2EYH-L
by cotejaune2＠aol.com 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hello all and it is time again fot the HVSCG NET TONIGHT AT 8 PM Eastern on Echolimk N2EYH-L and the MtBeacon repeater @ 146.970 pl 100. Hope to hear you there.73 Gary wa2aqh/Tom kc2dtq

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JOTA Demo Assistance
by Clint Bradford 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Can anyone help with this Southern CA event in October? Please contact Curtis directly - thanks! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hello Clint, My name is Curtis Watanabe (KI6KUK) and saw your presentation at our PVARC (Palos Verdes ARC) meeting several months ago. I was wondering if you might be interested in doing a presentation for the Los Angeles Area, Boy Scout of America during JOTA (October 20-21)? As you might know, JOTA is a 48 hour event, but I would only ask if you would be interested in a rather small commitment of possibly 1 to 4 hours, preferably on Saturday, but Sunday is also okay. http://www.arrl.org/jamboree-on-the-air-jota This year, we are trying to make concerted efforts to reach other Scouts around the world. Last several years, I set up a JOTA station for our single district, but this year we are working with the whole LA Council (6 districts) to work JOTA. Regards, Curtis Watanabe 310-528-7767 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /end/

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NOSS CubeSats Update
by Mineo Wakita 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/nosscube.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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NASA TV to Show 3 Hams Return to Earth on Sunday, September 16
by JoAnne Maenpaa 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hello everyone, Here is some news that is best sent before the weekend ANS is released. Check out the "Three Hams Return to Earth this Weekend; Watch Live on NASA TV" link on http://www.arrl.org/ for information about NASA TV coverage on Sunday, September 16. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Associate Editor, AMSAT Journal

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AMSAT-UK Symposium streaming this year?
by Alan P. Biddle 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hi, In the past, BATC has streamed the symposium. Will they be doing so this year? Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- We haven haven't got the money, so we we've got to think. Lord Rutherford

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Re: 1962-09-12: JFK's Challenge
by andy thomas 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Thank you for the link. I have read JFK's speech before, but never seen the delivery. A great man. I was 8 years old when he was murdered. I was making Christmas decorations with my mother in the kitchen, we had no money for decorations so we were cutting out silver stars from the foil tops of milk bottles. She cried, and told me he was a good man, and so, did I. My father, a police officer (later GW1MLA, SK), a few days after watched the Jack Ruby incident, and said, that was wrong, too. 73 de andy g0sfj

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1962-09-12: JFK's Challenge
by B J 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=151776051 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: Camera on antenna
by Louis McFadin 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

I use a camera mounted on the support strut of the dish feed. It is pointed at the center of the dish. Then I simply point the dish at the sun and make corrections to az and el until the shadow is exactly in the center of the dish. Then use those corrections in MacDoppler. Works great! No risk to the camera by looking at the sun. Lou McFadin W5DID w5did(a)cfl.rr.com On Sep 11, 2012, at 3:00 PM, 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://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. Re: e: Satellite technical question (i8cvs) > 2. Re: Camera on an antenna (i8cvs) > 3. Re: Camera on an antenna (Robert Bruninga) > 4. Re: PROITERES (Simon Pack) > 5. Microwave Spectrum Issues at EME 2012 (Trevor .) > 6. Re: Camera on an antenna (i8cvs) > 7. Re: PROITERES (GW1FKY(a)aol.com) > 8. Proiteres (PY5LF) > 9. AMSAT-UK Symposium streaming this year? (Alan P. Biddle) > 10. Increasing Popularity Of CubeSats (B J) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:31:55 +0200 > From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> > To: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>, "Amsat - BBs" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: e: Satellite technical question > Message-ID: <00a801cd8f9b$b42c08e0$0301a8c0@b3o7f1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Nick , > > The equivalent noise temperature of an antenna do not depends by it's > phisical temperature but only by the noise temperature emitted by the > object that the main lobe of the antenna is looking. > > The equivalent noise temperature of the antenna radiation resistance > do not depends by the phisical temperature of the antenna but only > by the noise temperature emitted by the object that the main lobe of > the antenna is looking. > > As an example, if you install a parabolic dish on the Nort Pool at very low > temperature and a similar parabolic dish in the desert at the equator at > high temperature and you point both the antennas toward the Sun than the > received Sun Noise will be the same no matter the structural temperature > of both dishes will be. > > Of coarse only the phisical temperature of the antenna preamplifiers and > all the associated receivers phisical temperature must be the same. > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> > To: "'Nick Pugh'" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>; <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 8:15 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: e: Satellite technical question > > > I am sorry I did not mean the physical temperature What I wanted is the > equivalent noise temperature. > > Thanks for those who replied > > nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Nick Pugh > Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:07 AM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] e: Satellite technical question > > e: Satellite technical question > > Assume a cubesat with a monopole ? wave antenna at 400 mhz. The satellite is > in full sun with a 500km orbit. What is the antenna temperature in full sun > and in eclipse? > > TNX in advance > > Nick CAPE Team > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:51:49 +0200 > From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> > To: "James Luhn" <luhn(a)wt.net>, "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Camera on an antenna > Message-ID: <00e601cd8f9e$7b8aa160$0301a8c0@b3o7f1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi James, W5AOO > > To mount a camera on a beam in order to locate the moon to work > EME is a very bad procedure. > > The correct procedure is to point the antenna system toward the Sun > and get the maximum Sun Noise on receiver. > > As soon the maximum Sun Noise is received please calibrate the > Azimuth and the Elevation of your control box relative to the Sun > position. > > If the control box is well calibrated with the position of the Sun than > it will be very well calibrated also for the Moon position. > > I use the above procedure for my antenna system and I am very happy > with it. > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Luhn" <luhn(a)wt.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 7:22 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Camera on an antenna > > >> Please don't ya'll laugh too hard at me. Has anyone ever mounted a >> camera on a beam? Now I am not trying to see AO40, but I would like to >> simply double check the location of my beam for eme. If anyone has >> mounted a camera on a beam, I would be interested in what you used. >> Yes, I know all about beam width vs the moon. I just hate to call CQ >> with my beams pointed to the ground due to some Murphy type of failure. >> >> 73, >> -james >> W5AOO > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:20:17 -0400 > From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> > To: i8cvs <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it>, James Luhn <luhn(a)wt.net>, Amsat - > BBs <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Camera on an antenna > Message-ID: <1b5ce3bfd15b891e21cf699dcd03b84f(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'd say that differently... > > Nothing wrong with using the camera. But your point is well taken to > calibrate the camera to the BEAM by first pointing at the sun. Then (if > your camera survives) the camera is a perfectly good aiming device for the > moon and it eliminates any errors in the Antenna controller and pots. Bob > > -----Original Message----- >> To mount a camera on a beam in order to locate the moon >> to work EME is a very bad procedure. > >> The correct procedure is to point the antenna system >> toward the Sun and get the maximum Sun Noise on receiver. > >> As soon the maximum Sun Noise is received please calibrate >> the Azimuth and the Elevation of your control box relative >> to the Sun position. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Luhn" <luhn(a)wt.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 7:22 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Camera on an antenna > > >> Please don't ya'll laugh too hard at me. Has anyone ever mounted a >> camera on a beam? Now I am not trying to see AO40, but I would like to >> simply double check the location of my beam for eme. If anyone has >> mounted a camera on a beam, I would be interested in what you used. >> Yes, I know all about beam width vs the moon. I just hate to call CQ >> with my beams pointed to the ground due to some Murphy type of failure. >> >> 73, >> -james >> W5AOO > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:54:22 +0100 > From: "Simon Pack" <simon(a)pack.demon.co.uk> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PROITERES > Message-ID: <1AB624654F2949D5A4A7F6F2BD32D0A7@server> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi All, > > I too was listening for PROITERES, and made a recording today (Sep 10th > 11:15UTC) using my FunCube Dongle. > Looking at the spectrum display, I could see the distinctive pattern of two > satellites transmitting. > It turns out that the orbit of SEEDS II (CO-66) was almost in perfect > alignment with PROITERES, and was also transmitting its morse code beacon on > 437.485MHz. > I heard 'JQ1YGU SEEDS G4 3475BFB0 D83 FFE CCA 189 8ED 35F' etc. from SEEDS. > See http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html > > It is possible that some people listening for PROITERES today have actually > mistakenly heard SEEDS II, as I found it a few dB stronger at times. > The two satellites will drift apart over the next 2 days. > > 73's Simon G7WIQ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:54:43 +0100 (BST) > From: "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Microwave Spectrum Issues at EME 2012 > Message-ID: > <1347317683.71911.YahooMailClassic(a)web132205.mail.ird.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > The spectrum issues faced by moon-bounce (EME) operators are similar to those affecting the Amateur-satellite Service, see this video made by volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) > > http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10253 > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:21:58 +0200 > From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> > To: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga(a)usna.edu>, "James Luhn" <luhn(a)wt.net>, > "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Camera on an antenna > Message-ID: <001501cd8fab$14e76120$0301a8c0@b3o7f1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Bob, > > Using a calibrated camera on the Sun is a good system to point the > antenna on the Moon only when there are no clods and when the > sky is clear. > > On the other side a well calibrated control box on the Sun Noise is a > goood system to point the antenna at the Moon with any wheader > condition even with clods and this make the difference. > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga(a)usna.edu> > To: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it>; "James Luhn" <luhn(a)wt.net>; "Amsat - > BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:20 AM > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Camera on an antenna > > >> I'd say that differently... >> >> Nothing wrong with using the camera. But your point is well taken to >> calibrate the camera to the BEAM by first pointing at the sun. Then (if >> your camera survives) the camera is a perfectly good aiming device for the >> moon and it eliminates any errors in the Antenna controller and pots. Bob >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> To mount a camera on a beam in order to locate the moon >>> to work EME is a very bad procedure. >> >>> The correct procedure is to point the antenna system >>> toward the Sun and get the maximum Sun Noise on receiver. >> >>> As soon the maximum Sun Noise is received please calibrate >>> the Azimuth and the Elevation of your control box relative >>> to the Sun position. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "James Luhn" <luhn(a)wt.net> >> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 7:22 PM >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Camera on an antenna >> >> >>> Please don't ya'll laugh too hard at me. Has anyone ever mounted a >>> camera on a beam? Now I am not trying to see AO40, but I would like to >>> simply double check the location of my beam for eme. If anyone has >>> mounted a camera on a beam, I would be interested in what you used. >>> Yes, I know all about beam width vs the moon. I just hate to call CQ >>> with my beams pointed to the ground due to some Murphy type of failure. >>> >>> 73, >>> -james >>> W5AOO >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:49:42 -0400 (EDT) > From: GW1FKY(a)aol.com > To: simon(a)pack.demon.co.uk, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PROITERES > Message-ID: <5f53.664a2d51.3d7fe4a6(a)aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Hi Simon, > Thanks for the clarification - That was exactly what I experienced and was > rather confused until I played back > a short recording and realised that I was not having a receiver problem. > Regards > Ken > GW1FKY > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:44:10 -0300 > From: "PY5LF" <py5lf(a)falautomation.com.br> > To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Proiteres > Message-ID: <002c01cd8fbe$f21c1fa0$d6545ee0$(a)falautomation.com.br> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi > > Proiteres signal heard a few minutes ago ; > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4WnoQ_CTk > > 73 > > > > > > PY5LF > > Luciano Fabricio > > Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:06:42 -0500 > From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE(a)UNITED.NET> > To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-UK Symposium streaming this year? > Message-ID: <5E54F74916E248BA9A991BF71C2C84AB@WA4SCA> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > > In the past, BATC has streamed the symposium. Will they be doing so this > year? > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > ----------------------------------- > > We haven haven't got the money, > so we we've got to think. > > Lord Rutherford > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:03:32 +0000 > From: B J <va6bmj(a)gmail.com> > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Increasing Popularity Of CubeSats > Message-ID: > <CAP7QzkMNHu5wCE7O8WGQB8xXAE8vsNJ2N+3_BKCuAttyLOM27A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > http://thespacereview.com/article/2155/1 > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 295 > ****************************************

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e: Satellite technical question
by Nick Pugh 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

e: Satellite technical question Assume a cubesat with a monopole ¼ wave antenna at 400 mhz. The satellite is in full sun with a 500km orbit. What is the antenna temperature in full sun and in eclipse? TNX in advance Nick CAPE Team

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swr explained
by Nick Pugh 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hi all I ran across a Bell Lab video on SWR. He shows a mechanical analog to describe transmission line. I recommend viewing to your students. In a few minutes he describes what it took me months to understand. Nick url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DovunOxlY1k

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ITAR & Spanish Lunar Robot Launch
by Trevor . 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Moon Daily has just reported on the announcement in August of a Spanish Lunar robot launch by Beijing in 2014. I suspect it uses amateur frequencies but I don't know for certain, anyone have any information ? http://www.moondaily.com/reports/Chinese_firm_to_send_Spanish_rover_to_moon… The original announcement by the Spanish team back in August is at http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/teams/barcelona-moon-team/blog/galactic-su… It highlights the impact of the 1990's US ITAR regulations. We well know the adverse impact on Amateur Radio from ITAR, but it also affects US commercial interests in that organizations world-wide now make a point of avoiding the purchase of US products. Hopefully the damaging impact on trade will help speed the end of ITAR as far as satellite technology is concerned. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Increasing Popularity Of CubeSats
by B J 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

http://thespacereview.com/article/2155/1 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Proiteres
by PY5LF 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Hi Proiteres signal heard a few minutes ago ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4WnoQ_CTk 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm

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Re: PROITERES
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Hi Simon, Thanks for the clarification - That was exactly what I experienced and was rather confused until I played back a short recording and realised that I was not having a receiver problem. Regards Ken GW1FKY

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Camera on an antenna
by James Luhn 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Please don't ya'll laugh too hard at me. Has anyone ever mounted a camera on a beam? Now I am not trying to see AO40, but I would like to simply double check the location of my beam for eme. If anyone has mounted a camera on a beam, I would be interested in what you used. Yes, I know all about beam width vs the moon. I just hate to call CQ with my beams pointed to the ground due to some Murphy type of failure. 73, -james W5AOO

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Microwave Spectrum Issues at EME 2012
by Trevor . 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

The spectrum issues faced by moon-bounce (EME) operators are similar to those affecting the Amateur-satellite Service, see this video made by volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10253 73 Trevor M5AKA

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PROITERES
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

Hi all, After 7 weeks of operating our Flagship Olympic and Paralympic event station 2O12W ( Two Oscar One Two Whisky ). We made over 17.000 contacts and in the early stages I was able to dedicate some time to satellite contacts (over 40 ) and included the USA and Canada . The contacts were mainly via FO-29 and VO-52 Alas I was unable to give my time to the better passes of AO-7 sorry to say. Due to local QRM I was also unable to make a contact with Cuba which I had a request for. Thanks to all for your support and patience with the contacts both on satellite and HF with this perhaps once in life opportunity of an Olympic Flagship in Wales. The flame has gone out but the throat will be burning for a bit longer Hi! Hi! Having caught up with the news I listened for "PROITERES" this morning from my home QTH and was able to hear the satellite quite well with just my usual "ELK" antenna. "Congratulations to the team and all concerned " Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA

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ISRO's 100th Mission
by Mani VU2WMY 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

The Japanese amateur radio satellite PROITERES will be one of the payloads of today's PSLV C21 launch and will be the 100th mission of ISRO. PROITERES was built by a team of students and faculty members of Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) and the spacecraft aims to demonstrate powered flight using a Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) engine. Its amateur radio callsign is JL3YZK. PROITERES stands for PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine Onboard Small Space Ship and will transmit on 437.485 MHz FM/AFSK. The spacecraft carries a camera and the two CPU’s run the Linux operating system. www.uk.amsat.org/10201 Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Thanks for the NOVA and Camera advice!
by James Luhn 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Thank you to all who helped me with NOVA. I really feel dumb about my mistake of not looking up the REAL name of a satellite. I appreciate no one mentioning my ignorance. Thank you to all who commented on my camera on a beam. I forgot about the need for a telephoto lens. I also was not thinking about the advantage of the az-el rotator with respect to looking around the neighborhood(thanks Bob!). If I could get the correct keps, maybe I could even follow movement. Don't be surprised if I post some unusual photos instead of the green cheese on the moon. I have been a Ham for over 50 years and I am still trying to figure all of this stuff out. Working satellites has been my highlight of my 50+ years. This is one helluva great hobby! Thanks Everyone, 73 -james W5AOO

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Re: PROITERES heard
by Clint Bradford 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

>> ... Don't worry. I read somewhere that five out two hams are dyslexic. My neighbor is a dyslexic agnostic: He doesn't believe in dog. Clint K6LCS

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Final Reminder - AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Guildford
by Trevor . 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

A final reminder of this weekends Colloquium, look forward to seeing you there. 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- The AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place this weekend September 15-16 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, UK and is open to all. The Colloquium is a truly international event and will include: Exclusive access to inspect the new Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) clean room and integration facilities at the recently opened Kepler Building. If you have visited their previous facilities at the university campus, during previous Colloquia, you will be amazed by what is happening now. Presentations by experts from AMSAT-SA, AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL on their current spacecraft projects. CubeSat presentations on UKube-1, STRaND-1, STRaND-2a/b and, of course the FUNcube-1 project. We will be including an exclusive roundup of a number of new live and potential spacecraft projects that are under investigation and/or development. Additionally a number of presentations are planned covering new communications techniques and similar futuristic topics, along with the launch of the new FUNcube Dongle PRO-Plus Software Defined Radio (SDR) on the Saturday. Plus all the usual networking opportunities, the gala dinner and auction/raffle, plus the opportunity to operate the sophisticated ground station in the GB4FUN mobile demonstration module. The weekend event is open to all and attracts an audience that ranges from those involved in building and operating Amateur Radio satellites to beginners who wish to find out more about this fascinating branch of the hobby. All accommodation will be at the Holiday Inn hotel. Rooms and Saturday’s Gala Dinner must be booked in advance in the AMSAT-UK shop at http://tinyurl.com/2012-Colloquium-Shop Further information at http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve AMSAT-UK Colloquium – Visit to SSTL Kepler Building http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9565 Smartphone and Kinect Satellite Presentations at Guildford http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9946 Exclusive New SDR Product Launch at AMSAT-UK Colloquium http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9847 Dr. Mark Hammond N8MH to speak at Space Colloquium http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9388 IARU International Amateur Radio Satellite Forum at Guildford http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=9862 ----

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video of Priteres
by Nick Pugh 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

The url below is video of Proiters received at 1043 cst the rx sig level is 4 db high that you see on the video Enjoy Nick k5qxj url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_VOZ5aWZvM

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Re: PROITERES heard
by Mike Rupprecht 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

09:08 UTC s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ed 81 87 00 s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ed 7e 89 00 s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ec 79 91 00 s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ec 7d 91 00 s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ec 76 93 00 s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ed 77 92 00 s2 00 00 00 00 proiteres s1 ec 7b 8c 00 s2 00 00 00 00 73 Mike DK3WN -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Matthias Bopp [mailto:[email protected]] Gesendet: Sonntag, 9. September 2012 09:49 An: 'Mike Rupprecht' Cc: 'Tetsu(JA0CAW)' Betreff: AW: [amsat-bb] PROITERES hear Excellent Mike, could not hear anything here (1° Elevation only) but will check during the next pass). Regards Matthias www.dd1us.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Mike Rupprecht Gesendet: Sonntag, 9. September 2012 09:38 An: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Cc: 'Tetsu(JA0CAW)' Betreff: [amsat-bb] PROITERES hear 07:36 UTC very low 3 deg pass s1 ec 77 91 00 proiteres s1 ec 78 91 00 73 Mike DK3WN _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: Camera on an antenna
by Gordon JC Pearce 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

On 08/09/12 20:13, Gordon JC Pearce wrote: > On 08/09/12 18:22, James Luhn wrote: >> Please don't ya'll laugh too hard at me. Has anyone ever mounted a >> camera on a beam? Now I am not trying to see AO40, but I would like to >> simply double check the location of my beam for eme. If anyone has >> mounted a camera on a beam, I would be interested in what you used. Yes, >> I know all about beam width vs the moon. I just hate to call CQ with my >> beams pointed to the ground due to some Murphy type of failure. > > I'd probably use something like an el-cheapo outdoor wifi CCTV camera, > and feed 12V up the tower (well, you're going to have that for your > preamp *anyway*, right?). If you go down the route of > expensive-unless-secondhand "proper" CCTV cameras you can get a range of > lenses, including zoom lenses. > > If you want to centre up on the moon, consider screwing a telephoto > converter on. > -- Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ

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Re: PROITERES Launch
by Trevor . 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

The PROITERES paper presented at the 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference contains more information on the spacecraft. http://erps.spacegrant.org/uploads/images/images/iepc_articledownload_1988-… 73 Trevor M5AKA

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sstv
by jerry keeton 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

I have in the past received as many as 2 images from seeds II on one pass . Don't know if it's still operational or not . Jerry WB5LHD

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PROITERES
by Håkan H 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Hello! Also very fine copy on the satellite here in Sweden.( Stable signal) Congratulations to the team. 73 de Hakan SM7WSJ

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IO-26 as digital EMAIL relay?
by Robert Bruninga 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

> IO-26 is still up there, and still humming; > But we haven't figured out how to run it in > voice like we did with AO-16; Woha! But if it is a pacsat, can't it act as a digipeater if you just set the DIGI bit to on? Then people can use it for real-time digital QSO's. In the old days, it required everyone to get a $300 modem and use an SSB rig on the downlink. But the Uplink is FM. SO anyone can transmit. And these days, somone I am sure has already written the sound-card generate the manchester uplink! Then the satgates with the SSB receivers could capture all the downlink traffic. Or am I forgetting something? (I know, I'm an APRS hammer and everything kinda looks like an APRS nail...) But you dont have to call it APRS, just call it an emergency or EMAIL link providing worldwide coverage for ham travelers needing a way to get a message out... The global internet linked ground station and Email engine already exists, Just send the email. If an IGate hears it anywhere on the planet, then the Email is as good as delivered. Bob, WB4APR

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PROITERES hear
by Mike Rupprecht 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

07:36 UTC very low 3 deg pass s1 ec 77 91 00 proiteres s1 ec 78 91 00 73 Mike DK3WN

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PROITERES TLE Update
by Mineo Wakita 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

LIFT_OFF EPOCH : 2012-09-09 04:23:00 (UTC) EPOCH : 2012-09-09 04:41:30.500 (UTC) PROITERES 1 00000U 12000000 12253.19548611 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00000 2 00000 098.2866 318.6661 0007529 339.8320 229.4493 14.73777833 00000 Orbital Elements SEMI-MAJOR AXIS (KM) : 7027.17054824 ECCENTRICITY : 0.00075298 INCLINATION (DEG) : 98.28667151 RIGHT ASC. OF ASC. NODE (DEG) : 318.66612544 ARGUMENT OF PERIGEE (DEG) : 339.83205746 TRUE ANOMALY (DEG) : 229.38377553 APOGEE ALTITUDE (KM) : 654.32489450 PERIGEE ALTITUDE (KM) : 643.74220198 Cartographic Elements SeparationTime from LiftOff(s): 1110.60000000 ALTITUDE (KM) : 657.48165628 LOCAL EARTH RADIUS (KM) : 6373.13120429 VELOCITY (KM/SEC) : 7.52776232 FLIGHT PATH ANGLE (DEG) : 90.03276520 AZIMUTH (DEG) : 189.47395402 GEODETIC LATITUDE (DEG) : -29.02958913 EAST LONGITUDE (DEG) : 75.04090553 JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: [amsatindia] ISRO's 100th Mission and keps for PROITERES
by Nitin Muttin 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Mani, Congratulations to ISRO on this milestone and wishing many more successful missions. Below are the keps for PROITERES 1 00000U 12000000 12253.19430671 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00000 1 00000U 12000000 12253.19430671 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00000 2 00000 98.2295 318.1569 0001127 43.4870 166.2306 14.72139142 00000 2 00 000 00 000 98.2295 318.1569 0001 127 43.4870 166.2306 14.72139142 http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=U… 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] ________________________________ From: Mani VU2WMY <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> To: AMSAT-INDIA <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; VUHAMS <vuhams(a)yahoogroups.com>; "BB, AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, 9 September 2012 9:19 AM Subject: [amsatindia] ISRO's 100th Mission The Japanese amateur radio satellite PROITERES will be one of the payloads of today's PSLV C21 launch and will be the 100th mission of ISRO. PROITERES was built by a team of students and faculty members of Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) and the spacecraft aims to demonstrate powered flight using a Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) engine. Its amateur radio callsign is JL3YZK. PROITERES stands for PRoject of OIT Electric-Rocket-Engine Onboard Small Space Ship and will transmit on 437.485 MHz FM/AFSK. The spacecraft carries a camera and the two CPU’s run the Linux operating system. www.uk.amsat.org/10201 Mani, VU2WMY Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(O)91-80-25082054/2598/2192 Mobile: 91-80-98803 41456 E-mail ID: mailto:wmy%40isac.gov.in mailto:vu2wmy_mani%40yahoo.com mailto:isrohams%40yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___

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Re: Deciphering Phase 3D Telemetry
by Tony 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

On 9/8/2012 8:47 AM, Alan P. Biddle wrote: > Tony,Here are the first few Keps, covering a week, from Space Track after the > launch. Alan, The last set of keps show AO-40 at 26,612 km above the earth and about 28,880 km from my location. Elevation was 36 degrees. I used NOVA to backtrack the position of the satellite. Thanks a bunch Alan. I can send you the telemetry audio file if you'd like? It's only 1MB. Tony -K2MO

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NOVA Software
by James Luhn 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

I have been tinkering with NOVA Software. I simply cannot figure out how to add additional satellites like SO50. I have pointed the update to various sites that I thought should work but I have not succeeded in getting so50 and some other amateur satellites to show up. Any advice would be appreciated. I am sure I am making a simple mistake somehow, someway. I guess that is what I deserve for tinkering. 73, -james W5AOO

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Re: PROITERES Launch
by Trevor . 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Thanks Mineo for the info on this Pulsed Plasma Thruster microsat. There is a video of the PSLV-C21 launch vehicle being prepared for take-off at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10201 73 Trevor M5AKA

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PROITERES Launch
by Mineo Wakita 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

PROITERES, Osaka Institute of Technology, Japan Launch : 9 Sep 2012 4:21UTC (9:51IST) Vehicle: PSLV-CA with SPOT6 and mRESINS Site : Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India 30cm^3, 10kg, 10W, 437.485MHz FM/AFSK http://www.oit.ac.jp/elc/~satellite/index-e.html http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/proiters.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Manchester Encoding
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Didn't know there was anything left with Manchester encoding!! There is a PSK-1/DFMTNC on Ebay with a few days to go. Tom K8TL

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AO-10 and AO-16
by Gary "Joe" Mayfield 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Has anyone checked on AO-10 or AO-16 lately? 73, Joe kk0sd

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Fw: Digital Slow Scan in space
by Graham Shirville 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Hi All, We are looking for a practical system to use on a 1U, or perhaps 2U, cubesat to take medium definition images and transmit them to the ground on VHF for educational outreach purposes. All the usual cubesat mass, power, data budgets would apply but and I would especially appreciate advice and guidance about the best type of digital slow scan (or similar) system to adopt. I am aware of the SSDV system used on some balloon flights http://ukhas.org.uk/guides:ssdv Thanks in advance for all comments ideas and observations and especially any offers of support! 73 Graham G3VZV

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BL02 Operation on Sunday 9/9 & Tuesday 9/11
by Tom Deeble - KA6SIP 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Aloha, For those looking for a contact with Hawaii here is my schedule for this Sunday and Tuesday: Sunday 9/9/12 FO-29 2116-2123Z 11:16-11:23 HAST 14:16-14:23 PDT AO-27 2242-2248Z 12:42-12:48 HAST 15:42-15:48 PDT Tuesday 9/11/12 AO-07 Mode B 0123-0134z (9/12/12) 15:23-15:34 HAST (9/11/12) 18:23-18:34 PDT Sorry that Saturday didn't work out, but the Tuesday AO-07 pass was added to help reach most of the way across the mainland. Thanks to Frank, K4FEG, for the AO-07 info. Hope to meet on the birds. So far things have been working well. I had a contact with Frank, K4FEG, in Tennessee, Clayton, W5PFG, in Texas, and David, W0DHB, in Colorado, on a late night (Hawaii time) pass of FO-29. Signals from my end in Kauai were heard down to the horizon, even with an FT-817 running at 5 watts! 73's - Tom Tom Deeble - KA6SIP Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership Chairman ka6sip(a)aol.com PACIFICON - ARRL National Convention Oct 12-14

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Deciphering Phase 3D Telemetry
by Tony 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

All: I found a recording I had made of OSCAR-40's beacon on an old hard drive. I decoded the telemetry with AO40 RCV and found that it dates back to November 17, 2000. The status window shows that AO-40 was on it's third orbit at 15:11 UTC. I'd like to know the position of satellite when the recording was made and was wondering where I can find an accurate set of old Keplerian elements? Thanks, Tony -K2MO

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for sale
by Jerry Ehlers 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hi: i have some transverters for sale. 1- Spectrum International Model MMV 1296 in the box with paper works asking $125.00 or offers 1-SSB linear power amplifier model 2310 500to 700 MV output 10 watts This is in the box too.asking $150.00 or offer Will ship in lower 48 states only. Thank you Jerry w0sat w0sat2(a)gmail.com

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APRS back on 145.825 via ISS!
by Kevin Deane 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Yup working great! http://ariss.net/index.cgi?absolute=1 Hope to make some Digi contacts through all the beacons... Kevin KF7MYK

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APRS back on 145.825 via ISS!
by Robert Bruninga 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Just heard ISS back on 145.825. Two students went outside with a D7 HT and sent themselves email using APRS via ISS. Came back inside and were amazed to see the Email in their inbox already! Now they understand APRS! Bob, Wb4APR

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AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW TV Interview on HAMRADIONOW.tv
by JoAnne Maenpaa 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hello Everyone, Here is some good news that is best shared immediately: AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW TV Interview on HAMRADIONOW.tv Gary Pearce, KN4AQ, producer and host of the HAMRADIONOW.tv webcasts interviewed AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW at the Shelby North Carolina Hamfest. Barry's interview provides an in-depth update on AMSAT activities and plans. As Gary says, "So there's a lot going on at AMSAT. Exciting stuff like commanding a remote-control vehicle with instructions relayed through the ISS (think Mars Curiosity Rover)". As Barry said, "This isn't your grandfather's AMSAT" anymore. Barry discussed AMSAT's exciting projects including: + Project Fox Cubesat development + AMSAT selection for NASA's ELaNa launch program + AMSAT development of missions meeting STEM educational goals + AMSAT-ARRL-ARISS teamwork + Future opportunities in space + How you can join and help Watch the 60 minute interview at HAMRADIONOW.tv, Episode 19: http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0019.html While you are on the Amateur Radio Video News website please "click the pig" if you can donate to this amateur radio video series. [ANS thanks Gary Pearce, KN4AQ and Amateur Radio Video News for the above information] -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Associate Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Re: satellite activity and future sats...
by Tony Langdon 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

At 12:47 AM 9/7/2012, Thomas Doyle wrote: >Hi - > >Thanks so much for your post. Many of us have been in this so long we >have completely lost touch with the needs of the new ham. You have >described the greatest needs in the sat hobby. Unfortunately we are >heading in a direction where we are suppose to create materials to >educate high school youth when we do not have even basic materials to >educate our own new sat users. Many old timers will say there is lots >of material out there and there is but it is very basic. There are >hundreds of great videos showing how to wave an Arrow antenna around >and make a contact but beyond that - not much. Unfortunately the >learning curve gets very steep very fast. Thanks again for taking the >time to share your insights. We need someone like you on the board. As someone who has written an introductory article or two myself, I am inclined to agree. There is a lot of material that shows how easy it is to work your first satellite, but not a lot of "where to go from here". What would be nice is a tutorial which starts at working your first FM sat with a HT and portable antenna, then goes through from there in stages right through to fully automated stations capable of working a future HEO or fully automated operation on pacsats, among other things. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com

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AO-40 Replacement
by Armando Mercado 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

>Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:15:35 -0500 >From: "Kevin Muenzler" <kevin(a)eaglecreekobservatory.org> >To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 replacement !!! >Message-ID: <003101cd8b81$ae8e3610$0baaa230$@org> >I can understand that! >What I meant was that it could be launched as so many have been launched -- from the shuttle cargo bay. But, no more >shuttles...Mr. Obama gave them all away. :( ------------------- Hello, Nothing like an AO-40 discussion to liven up the mail list. Not to get into politics, but the above statement is incorrect. Jan. 14, 2004, President Bush gave a speech on America's new vision for space exploration, In part he said... "...The Shuttle's chief purpose over the next several years will be to help finish assembly of the International Space Station. In 2010, the Space Shuttle -- after nearly 30 years of duty -- will be retired from service..." The shuttle last flight was July 8,2011, after the current administration approved the flight of STS-135, using the last flight ready SRB's and external tank. Transcript of the speech can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/54868main_bush_trans.pdf 73 Armando, N8IGJ

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FUNcube + SatPC32 + SDR-Radio
by Thomas Doyle 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

The FUNcube and SDR-Radio work great together. Transmit control for satellite use in SDR-Radio is very limited (non-existent from what I have been able to find). I would like the FUNcube / SDR-Radio combination to act like a simple receiver under cat control from SatPC32 or similar program. I would like to talk with anyone who has actual experience with this. tnx & 73 W9KE

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Homemade Satellites in Bloomberg Businessweek
by Trevor . 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

About Sandy Antunes. (He used Kickstarter to raise the funds for an amateur radio ground station to receive his Interorbital Systems TubeSat). Why Yes, It Is Time for Homemade Satellites http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-05/why-yes-it-is-time-for-home… 73 Trevor M5AKA

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TechEdSat - Iridium and Orbcomm?
by Trevor . 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

There's just been a comment posted on the AMSAT-UK website from Henry which says: "Iridium and Orbcomm have been dropped from TechEdSat (wires cut) for regulatory reasons." I must admit I had wondered about the satellite transmitting from space on frequencies allocated to ground stations. Does anyone have any further information ? 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: AO40 replacement !!!
by Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Just read a posting about a possible replacement for the ill fated super sophisticated over-engineered ultra complex AO40 satellite. My perception is that any attempt to create a New Generation Molnya Orbit Satellite must undergo a very serious and comprehensive engineering research , in order to keep it within an area of simplicity that will make possible a much higher degree of reliability. No, it is not a call for an ultra simple parrot satellite, or a medium level of sophistication... what I am proposing is to achieve a consensus on how to keep the new satellite within engineering performance parameters that will help to keep costs down, increase the MTBF ( Mean Time Between Failures ) of its equipment, and also to achieve a high degree of operational control so that it can be kept working for a long time. In the meantime, until an AO40 Molnya satellite may be designed and funds can be found to build it and then obtain a piggy back ride on a launch... it would be nice to try to assemble one or more satellites that could follow the very effective and practical designs of the RS10, RS12 and RS 15... If such satellites are built they will certainly be most welcome at a worldwide scale, especially now that heliophysicists ( i.e. solar scientists ) are almost sure that the present solar cycle and the one following are going to bring monthly sunspot averages not seen in more than a century !!! Maybe this posting could start a very productive thread on the AMSAT.BB amigos !!! It would be nice to hear opinions and points of view from all around the world on this topic 73 and DX Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich ( AKA Arnie Coro ) Emergency Coordinator IARU Region II Area C Host of Dxers Unlimited radio hobby program Radio Havana Cuba

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Thursday 9/6 from BL02 - late addition
by Tom Deeble - KA6SIP 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

Aloha, Due to a change in schedule I will be able to operate on two passes on Thursday. Sorry for the late notice. Thursday 9/6/12 FO-29 2215-2220Z 12:15-12:20 HAST AO-27 2225-2232Z 12:25-12:32 HAST 73's - Tom Tom Deeble - KA6SIP Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership Chairman ka6sip(a)aol.com PACIFICON - ARRL National Convention Oct 12-14

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Sept. VHF Contest - EM35
by Rick - WA4NVM 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

Hi All, Our contest group is heading out to Mt. Nebo, AR (EM35) tomorrow morning to work the Sept. VHF contest, or as we like to call it, "the Mt. Nebo eating contest with a little ham radio." I will be using our contest call NE5BO from Thursday evening until Monday morning. I only plan to work the FM birds, but have taken over one of the TS-2000 radios and the beam antenna's for an SSB contact in the past. If you want to work this grid, you can contact me by email on my cell phone. wa4nvm(a)gmail.com We don't have wifi on the mountain. Also, if we work and you need a card, just email me and I will get it in the mail next week, no card needed from you. Also, we would appreciate any contacts during the contest. 73, Rick WA4NVM

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Re: AO40 replacement !!!
by John Becker 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

At 12:37 PM 9/5/2012, you wrote: >I am resigned to the fact we will in all probability never see another AO-40 (sobsob) And the reason your thinking that is?

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AO 40 replacement status
by John Becker 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

OK I have got to ask what is the status? Seems to be the best kept secret. John, W0JAB

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Re: AO40 replacement !!!
by Kevin Muenzler 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

That would explain an explosion. Those things don't just "burn off." From: R Oler [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 6:35 PM To: kevin(a)eaglecreekobservatory.org; Amsat BB Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 replacement !!! Kevin. AO-40 was damaged not by a collision with the launch vehicle...but by the ground crew leaving a "REMOVE BEFORE FLIGHT" tag and plug in the propulstion system and the engine not working well in that config. WB5MZO Robert > From: kevin(a)eaglecreekobservatory.org > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 17:40:16 -0500 > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 replacement !!! > > In my opinion (it's worth every penny you just paid for it) if they are > going to create a new super sophisticated "Phase III Part Deux" it should > perhaps be taken to the ISS in pieces, assembled there and blown into a > long-period orbit. But then that's just my opinion. If I remember > correctly AO-40 was damaged by a collision with the launch vehicle shortly > after separation. Of course a new generation of easy-sats that can be > worked using a J-pole setup would be nice too. > > Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE > Grid EL09uf > Eagle Creek Observatory > http://www.eaglecreekobservatory.org > I can melt ice with my mind, it just takes a few minutes. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 5:21 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 replacement !!! > > Just read a posting about a possible replacement for the ill fated super > sophisticated over-engineered ultra complex AO40 satellite. > My perception is that any attempt to create a New Generation Molnya Orbit > Satellite must undergo a very serious and comprehensive engineering research > , in order to keep it within an area of simplicity that will make possible a > much higher degree of reliability. > No, it is not a call for an ultra simple parrot satellite, or a medium level > of sophistication... > what I am proposing is to achieve a consensus on how to keep the new > satellite within engineering performance parameters that will help to keep > costs down, increase the MTBF ( Mean Time Between Failures ) of its > equipment, and also to achieve a high degree of operational control so that > it can be kept working for a long time. > In the meantime, until an AO40 Molnya satellite may be designed and funds > can be found to build it and then obtain a piggy back ride on a launch... it > would be nice to try to assemble one or more satellites that could follow > the very effective and practical designs of the RS10, RS12 and RS 15... > If such satellites are built they will certainly be most welcome at a > worldwide scale, especially now that heliophysicists ( i.e. solar scientists > ) are almost sure that the present solar cycle and the one following are > going to bring monthly sunspot averages not seen in more than a century !!! > Maybe this posting could start a very productive thread on the AMSAT.BB > amigos !!! > It would be nice to hear opinions and points of view from all around the > world on this topic > 73 and DX > Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich ( AKA Arnie Coro ) Emergency Coordinator IARU > Region II Area C Host of Dxers Unlimited radio hobby program Radio Havana > Cuba _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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looking for documentation for ISS-school contact
by Werner, HB9BNK 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

I am preparing an presentation for school contact EU#280, which will take place in November at a school in Basel, Switzerland. A few years ago, I saw a movie, which shows the development of the ISS since the first days. It consists of drawings only - not pictures - and shows the progress of the space station in several steps - it is very informative and would make a good topic in my presentation. Can somebody understand my description and point me to the source ? Thanks ! Werner, HB9BNK

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CubeSat Microthrusters in Sat Magazine
by Trevor . 05 Sep '12

05 Sep '12

The September issue of the free publication Sat Magazine features an article on CubeSat Microthrusters - page 38 MIT Developed “Microthrusters” Could Empower Small Sats http://www.satmagazine.com/2012/SM_Sept2012.pdf 73 Trevor M5AKA The AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place Sept. 15-16 in Guildford, England. Representatives from AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-SA will be giving presentations. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium/twelve ----

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VE5SAT's DO60/DO61 activation on Sunday
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Hi! Tim VE5SAT (AC2GK) is having problems getting his posts to show up here on the -BB, and asked me to forward a message on his behalf. Please direct any e-mails for Tim to his e-mail address: tim.repas @ usask.ca (of course, please remove spaces around the @) 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK (Tim's message is below) **************** Hi all, Thanks for all the contacts Sunday on my first attempt at activating 2 grids at once. For those who care I operated from 51N , 106.4275W in Douglas Provincial Park (Saskatchewan). >From 2 sets of recordings I counted 21 unique callsigns on AO-27 and SO-50, I will have QSLs (paper) out this week. If you don't see your callsign below and you think it should be contact me and I will take another look at the recordings. 73's Tim - VE5SAT / AC2GK *AO-27 21:01UTC* AC0RA WD9EWK K4FEG WA4NVM K8YSE VE4AMU W0DHB W5PFG KN6ZA AA5CK WC7V KF7MYK N6NUG NQ6E *SO-50 21:15UTC* AC0RA WC7V K8YSE KB1RVT KO4MA/M NX9B K4INA WI9I K4MOA WA5KBH

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postponed CubeSats deployment from ISS
by Masahiro Arai 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

JAXA announced CubeSats deployment from ISS scheduled 10th Sep. is postponed due to re-planned additional EVA at 5th Sep. New deployment date is not set yet. 73 Masa JN1GKZ

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Kauai BL02 Contacts
by Tom Deeble - KA6SIP 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

Greetings from the North Shore of Kauai, Today I was able to test that all my sat gear made the trip from California in working order. Contacts were made via FO-29 & AO-27 as far away as Montana & Colorado using a dual FT-817 setup with an Arrow antenna and ARR 440 preamp. I am fortunate to be here until Friday 9/14 and will try for more sat contacts. My wife is busy setting up plans for us and her parents, to celebrate her parents 60th wedding anniversary. So, my sat operating time is very limited, at least this week. Here are passes I'll try to operate thru Friday 9/7. Tuesday 9/4/12 FO-29 2220-2225Z 12:20-12:25 HAST AO-27 2325-2330Z 13:25-13:30 HAST Wednesday 9/5/12 FO-29 2126-2133Z 11:26-11:33 HAST AO-27 2251-2254Z 12:51-12:54 HAST SO-50 0024-0032Z 14:24-14:32 HAST Friday 9/7/12 FO-29 2121-2127Z 11:21-11:27 HAST SO-50 2341-2346Z 13:41-13:46 HAST These are subject to change as there are frequent short rains and I don't have a weather-proof setup. Later I'll try to post more times for this weekend and next week. 73's - KA6SIP/P in BL02 Tom Deeble - KA6SIP Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership Chairman ka6sip(a)aol.com PACIFICON - ARRL National Convention October 12-14

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Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!
by Robert McGwier 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/bob-bruninga-wb4apr-wins-august-qst-cover-pla… -- Bob McGwier Ower and Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY

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Satellite demonstration from Aguada town
by Hector, CO6CBF 03 Sep '12

03 Sep '12

Hello all! On Saturday September 1st, The Aguada de Pasajeros `s Radio Club will give an Amateur Radio presentation from the Central Park of the town. The Radio Club will be operating on the HF bands and 2m local repeaters. I will be there on behalf of the Satellite Cuban group for a Sat demonstration, I hope to operate on the SO-50 and AO-27 passes from 12:00z to 20:00z and I will try to encourage some Hams to the Microphone. Aguada town is in EL92 around 40 miles from Cienfuegos city. Please, give us a call! 73! Hector, CO6CBF EL92sd Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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Ft-847, SO-50
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

I found on my FT-847 that the strength of the sub audibles got weak as frequency decreased. I normally work all linear sats, but I had a request to work another ham through SO-50. I could not bring SO-50 up with my FT-847. I listened to the 847's output with a handy talkie and sure enough when I got down to 67 Hz, the tone was not there. The high frequencies worked OK but started loosing strength as I programmed the 847 downward. I used the handy talkie to make the QSO.

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camera tracking device
by Bruce 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

okay, not satellite related but... why couldn't a satellite or balloon have this gizmo on it and then the tracking device in the tripod automatically looks for that device and tracks it. keps would not be needed because the satellite is telling you where it is. thought it was an interesting idea. the company's web site is www.soloshot.com for the story at the houston chronicle we site..... Camera tracking device knows it's all about you: http://mobile.chron.com/chron/db_273437/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=rYPK1… 73...bruce

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Satellite demonstration from Aguada town
by Hector, CO6CBF 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

Hello all!! The trip to Aguada de Pasajeros town was uneventful. The location chosen for the demonstrations was the town `s central park. 21 stations were worked on three satellite passes and a lot of contacts were done on the HF bands and 2m local repeaters. A lot of people came to the presentation and some asked about how begin in the amateur radio world. The most exciting part for the audience was when we heard the contact between NA1SS form the ISS and K3CUJ from the National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD. It was a great experience to everyone!!! Equipments used for this satellite operation is what I use usually when I am portable. A mobile 2m FM radio with a homebrew 70cm/2m down converter inside, with a strap around my neck. The 2m Kenwood TK-270 HT for Tx, a 12V 7AH battery into a backpack, a digital MP3 recorder, The HT in one hand and the homebrew Arrow Antenna with a homebrew preamplifier in the other hand. Thanks to everyone who worked me and said hello to the group. Right now, I have answered a lot of question about satellite and AMSAT on our 2m local repeater. I am sure that we won some satellite enthusiasts more. 73! Hector, CO6CBF EL92sd -----Mensaje original----- De: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] En nombre de Hector, CO6CBF Enviado el: viernes, 31 de agosto de 2012 1:07 Para: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Asunto: [amsat-bb] Satellite demonstration from Aguada town Hello all! On Saturday September 1st, The Aguada de Pasajeros `s Radio Club will give an Amateur Radio presentation from the Central Park of the town. The Radio Club will be operating on the HF bands and 2m local repeaters. I will be there on behalf of the Satellite Cuban group for a Sat demonstration, I hope to operate on the SO-50 and AO-27 passes from 12:00z to 20:00z and I will try to encourage some Hams to the Microphone. Aguada town is in EL92 around 40 miles from Cienfuegos city. Please, give us a call! 73! Hector, CO6CBF EL92sd Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la organizacion y su politica informativa. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas.

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K2BSA/5 at National Scouting Museum, September 8
by Tom Schuessler 02 Sep '12

02 Sep '12

We will activate K2BA/5 from the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX this coming weekend for another Radio Merit Badge class. We will be doing HF and local V/U contacts but my intent is to wrap the day with an SO-50 pass at about 2050 my AOS. Please call K2BSA/5 and give a shout out to the Scouts present. I really am a strong believer in how the satellite component has spiced up the merit badge classes we have been holding for several years now. When they get it that you are pointing a small antenna toward a moving satellite in the sky and people from all over are coming back to them, their faces light up and it makes a strong impression. My recommendation is that every satellite op should get in contact with a group doing Radio Badges or just a Scout group in general and see if you can integrate the satellite aspect of the hobby into whatever presentation/demonstration going on. You have heard me before getting the Scouts to shout out the call and Grid square. It is a lot of fun. Jamboree on the Air is coming up the weekend of October 20th and so you should be able to find a local group who is working it. Latch on to them and let's make the Sats come alive with Scout to Scout contacts. It may end up being the high point for many of the Scouts involved. 73 Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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ISS 5 CubeSats deplyment date
by Masahiro Arai 01 Sep '12

01 Sep '12

JAXA announced 5 CubeSats deployment from ISS set 10th Sep. The misson will start around 13z. This info was announced at 30th Aug. 5 CubeSats RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE WISH, F-1 and TechEdSat already delivered ISS. They are deployed from ISS using JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer(J-SSOD) which is new small satellite deployment system. I'll show you two interesting video. Sorry, they are in Japanese, but I hope you like thme. J-SSOD press viewing at 27th Jan, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rSNyRzZWA&list=UUDkGOo9VQFjijIDZJidoNmg&in… 5 CubeSats press viewing at 25th Jun, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rO9dmjTiutE 73 Masa JN1GKZ

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