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EN40 AC0RA/m
by Wyatt Dirks 16 May '12

16 May '12

Today I plan on operating from EN40 for the 1725utc so50, 1803utc ao27, and 1842utc fo29 passes. I might try to hit the en30/40 line for the so50 pass but not sure yet. Catch you on the Birds Wyatt AC0RA

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Live Coverage of HORYU-II Launch Thursday May 17 UT
by Trevor . 16 May '12

16 May '12

The launch of amateur radio satellite HORYU-2 on Thursday, May 17 at 1639 UT will be broadcast live on the Internet. The satellite callsign is JG6YBW and radio amateurs are asked to listen for the 437.325 MHz telemetry downlink. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7404 73 Trevor M5AKA

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METRO Newspaper graphic on Cubesats - printed copy available
by andy thomas 16 May '12

16 May '12

The space graphic series in the free Metro newspaper is excellent. Yesterday's cubesat graphic covers two half pages. I have retained 40 copies from recycling so if anyone would like a printed one, please contact me off the bb. g0sfj AT amsat.org 73 de andy g0sfj

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Kindle pass predictions
by JHBRTOO＠aol.com 15 May '12

15 May '12

Hi Gang, Has anyone been successful getting the AMSAT predictions on their Kindle? Mine may be one of the first and as such the inner workings may be too "experimental" but i do get some really funky results- the pass page comes up, looks genuine, but a lot of the data is really off the wall- like the times are from some grid on Mars or ?? W2RS was apparently successful but don't know if his is a later version of the Kindle Any help anyone Thanks in advance Dave WA6EKR E-mail JHBRTOO @AOL.COM

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SatPC32 Add-On
by Thomas Doyle 15 May '12

15 May '12

Here is a video demonstrating a feature I hoped to turn into a SatPC32 Add-On. It is actually quite interesting and I think it would be quite useful when giving demos. The video is HD and looks best viewed full screen in 720p. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1K1sIw_F8Y 73 W9KE tom ...

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AMSAT Store Closed
by Gould Smith 15 May '12

15 May '12

We are having some issues with the AMSAT Store. We will be closing the AMSAT Store while we are fixing these issues. Please don’t use the AMSAT Store until you get a post on the BB from Gould, WA4SXM saying the AMSAT Store is open again. 73, Gould, WA4SXM

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Satellite Solar Power (indoors)
by Bob Bruninga 15 May '12

15 May '12

You would be amazed at how little power a solar panel gets in the classroom or the lab. I measure it. It is one half of one percent of full sun (0.5%). Practically nothing. Here are two examples: 1) We have a flight unit of the original TRANSIT satellite in our sun lit wall-of-glass lobby. It has about 8000 1 inch square solar cells. We built a small "packet" link and a small SSTV camera so we could command it and watch when refreshments were being served in the lobby. Even with all those solar cells, and full indoor lighting and indirect window lighting, the power available is only about 0.1 watt. We had to back off and only have it come on when there was full sun on the arrays in the late afternoon, all the other time there was no power to run it. Even with the eight 1'x6'solar panels. 2) Laugh at this one and BUYER BEWARE! check out www.solaroadtechnologies.com. They claim "Their products are undoubtedly the best solar/storage products available." They are located in Towson, Maryland. And complete hogwash. They sell you solar panels for your desk and your cubical to collect free energy from the office lighting. Yes, not even enough to light a single LED. 0.5% of outdoor sun is nothing. Modern day adage: Just because there is light, and just because it spins, does not mean there is any useful power! Bob, WB4APR

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AMSAT Plugged in May, 2012 CQ Magazine
by Clint Bradford 15 May '12

15 May '12

In the May, 2012 Dayton Special issue of CQ magazine, Rich Arland K7SZ and I collaborated and plugged AMSAT for our "Learning Curve - Working the Birds" article. Clint Bradford K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com

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Tis Me,
by Ellis Foley 15 May '12

15 May '12

Return Mail to wa1rks(a)yahoo.com Alls quiet on the home front, got trash cans emptied, bed made, and laundry is in the works one load drying another washing ,quiet all way round nothing happening on the airwaves even the bands are dead. so time to go check the laundry later Dudette. de "Das Washer Man"

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CubeSats defend Planes
by Trevor . 15 May '12

15 May '12

Amazing how the press present things. This from the UK newspaper the Daily Mail, I think they may be refering to the QB50 project https://www.qb50.eu/ : Solar defence force: 50 new satellites to fly INTO northern lights - and help defend planes against sun's storms http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2144297/Solar-defence-force-… 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Circular Pol
by graham mcphee 15 May '12

15 May '12

Domenico Would you be kind enough to send me a copy direct a copy of the article "The advantages of circular polarization for amateur satellite ground stations" by John J Nagle K4KJ Thanking you Graham gemcphee(a)bigpond.com

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Harbor Freight Items
by Clint Bradford 15 May '12

15 May '12

Two items on the Harbor freight weekly newspaper ad jumped out at me today ... The first is one of those "jump starter" batteries in a plastic case with handle, jumper cables, meter, et al. This one is probably a 10-12AH sealed lead acid one. Its case is not "sonic welded" - so we can get inside and "improve" the panel with whatever jacks we want (grin). Here's the instruction manual for more description - $33.99 this week ... http://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/38000-38999/38391.pdf The second item is a "mechanic's roller seat." I can see my 12V marine battery on its bottom platform ... a mounted radio or two on the top (might replace that "padded seat" with a simple piece of shelving), and have a "rolling" cart for a portable setup. On sale for $17.99 this week. http://www.harborfreight.com/mechanics-roller-seat-3338.html Clint K6LCS ---------------------------------- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com

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More CubeSats in the press
by Trevor . 15 May '12

15 May '12

Norway's plans for CubeSats to monitor plasma clouds featured in UK newspapers and elsewhere today. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2144297/Solar-defence-force-… AMSAT-UK News on Twitter http://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK Web: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Metro Newspaper – The next space age: Cuberty
by Trevor . 15 May '12

15 May '12

The May 14, 2012 edition of the UK Metro newspaper carried a story by Ben Gilliland on pages 26-27 about CubeSats. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7395 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Learning about AMSAT in Dayton
by Steve May 15 May '12

15 May '12

I have been interested in AMSAT operation for awhile but have not even began to put together a station for satellite work. I will be attending the Dayton Hamvention this weekend, and in doing so I am hoping to learn enough about satellite work to get on the air over the next few weeks. With the large collection of AMSAT experts in Dayton, my question is what the group would recommend to a newcomer to try to get out of Dayton in learning some satellite basics. Should I make sure to go to the forum? Are there going to be demonstrations on software and station setup? Should I mainly try to make in-person resource contacts? Mainly, where should I focus my efforts this weekend? I am hoping to learn as much as possible and hope to finally get involved in satellite operations in the next few months. Thanks in advance, Steve, W5IEM

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L band uplink frequencies
by g0mrf＠aol.com 15 May '12

15 May '12

Hi all. I am trying to determine an FM uplink frequency in L band which is suitable for most countries. As I understand it, 1269 is the traditional frequency of choice, but with Galileo now being deployed and some local EIRP restrictions here in Europe, that may no longer be the best choice. In searching the AMSAT archive I saw several messages about the P3E 'galileo alternative' at 1260 and a message saying that there is an EIRP limit in Germany below 1263MHz. - Is that still accurate? The final suggestion from those posts was 1263.520 Ultimately some frequency agility to avoid radars etc may be needed, but as with all projects, a starting point is needed. Any thoughts? Many thanks David G0MRF

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Fwd: live ham radio webcast
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 15 May '12

15 May '12

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "thomas m" <wa5kub.video6(a)gmail.com> To: "thomas m" <wa5kub.video6(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:50:59 AM Subject: live ham radio webcast We are 24 hours away from our live dayton hamvention broadcast. Help us spread the word to anyone interested.? This will be our 10 th year to broadcast Dayton Hamvention . Our viewers have grown to about 50,000 in over 150 countries during the last Hamvention broadcast. Hamvention is May 20-22 but we actually go live TOMORROW at 1300 UTC Wed May 16th as we pull out of our driveway and broadcast the 550 mile drive live. The video site is http://w5kub.com and we are on 365 days a year when not broadcasting a live ham event. Over the years we have had special guests on the broadcasts. We have over $8000 in prizes to give out again this year to lucky viewers. Some of our prizes are weather stations, Heil headsets, Comet CAA-500 antenna analyzers, AlphaAmp watt meters, D-star radios, yasue HTs, TenTec desk mics, G5RV antennas, and much more. After hamvention, we will be broadcasting our 550 mile trip back to Memphis on Sunday afternoon. We have installed a new Ka Band internet satellite uplink this year in our fleamarket space so we will be broadcasting High Def video this year. This is a first for us. Log into the chat room and talk directly to us, ask questions to those we are interviewing or just chat with each other. Dayton Hamvention is Fri, Sat, Sun May 18,18,20 we also will broadcast the 550 mile drive (10 Hours) from Memphis, Tn to Dayton Ohio Wednesday may 16 We will be setting up our fleamarket space and the satellite uplink on Thursday May 17 and will broadcast that. We will start giving out prizes on Wed morning. go to http://w5kub.com for all the fun also join us on our facebook broadcast page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/279273778772594/ Thanks, Tom W5KUB

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The Advantages of Circular Polarization for Amateur Satellite Ground, Stations" by John J. Nagle, K4KJ
by mm0kjg 15 May '12

15 May '12

Hello Domenico. Would you please send me The Advantages of Circular Polarization for Amateur Satellite Ground Stations" by John J. Nagle, K4KJ article. Cheers Kev MM0KJG

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USA Solar Eclipse May 20
by JoAnne Maenpaa 15 May '12

15 May '12

It seems that the Dayton Hamvention weekend will wrap up with a solar eclipse at sunset on May 20; " Partial - and Annular - Eclipse of the Sun to Sweep North America Sunday, May 20th". http://tinyurl.com/USA-May20-Eclipse (www.skyandtelescope.com) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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Circular polarization
by David 4X1DG 14 May '12

14 May '12

Is a UHF circular polarization antenna needed for the current operational satellites? I am planning some work on my antenna system and wonder if the CP is needed, or actually, deteriorate the signal by 3dB if the satellites are using linear antennae??

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Fw: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 14 May '12

14 May '12

UPDATE #3 73 WB2OQQ Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 3569. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 3569 Time of Closest Approach: 15 MAY 2012 06:38 UTC Overall miss distance: 205 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: 151 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: -118 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: 74 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 18 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 171 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 31 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 16 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 178 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 31 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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SatPC32 "issue"
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 14 May '12

14 May '12

I was trying to do another configuration on SatPC32, when I clicked on Configuration 2 I get a pop up that says E/H Fehler 105 and I can't get out of the loop. Any suggestions? Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X

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Fw: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 14 May '12

14 May '12

Good Morning, UPDATE #2 73 WB2OQQ Subject: Update: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has updated a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 3569. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 3569 Time of Closest Approach: 15 MAY 2012 06:38 UTC Overall miss distance: 307 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: 126 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: 228 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -162 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 17 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 533 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 29 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 17 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 216 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 31 meters Please reply to this message to acknowledge receipt of this close approach notification. Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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Go Erie - Students Building Part of AMSAT satellite
by Trevor . 14 May '12

14 May '12

Go Erie reports on the work of students from Penn State Behrend who have been building part of a satellite for AMSAT. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7381 The report says: "They admit, though, that they're a little disappointed their project will likely have to hitch a ride aboard a Russian spacecraft now that the shuttle program has been discontinued." I initially assumed the satellite in question was FOX until I saw the Russian reference. Can someone clarify which satellite is being referred to. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: Circular polarization
by i8cvs 14 May '12

14 May '12

Hi Bob, W7LRD Your provider @comcast.net rejects my post to you via my provider @tin.it BTW I will try to send you the article. Please let me know if it arrives. 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob- W7LRD To: i8cvs Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 7:23 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Circular polarization Hello Domenico...I would like to see that information 73 Bob W7LRD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it> To: "David 4X1DG" <4x1dg(a)iarc.org>, "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 4:12:04 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Circular polarization ----- Original Message ----- From: "David 4X1DG" <4x1dg(a)iarc.org> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:30 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Circular polarization > Is a UHF circular polarization antenna needed for the current operational > satellites? > I am planning some work on my antenna system and wonder if the CP > is needed, or actually, deteriorate the signal by 3dB if the satellites > are using linear antennae?? > Hi David, 4X1DG It is a long matter to explain in a few words so that in a separate email I have sent to you the 5 MB zipped file of the following nice article: "The Advantages of Circular Polarization for Amateur Satellite Ground Stations" by John J. Nagle, K4KJ I can send the above artiche to anybody interested to it. 73" de i8CVS Domenico _______________________________________________ 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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Fw: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message
by Peter Portanova 13 May '12

13 May '12

Hello, FYI- 73 WB2OQQ -----Original Message----- From: JSpOC/Space Correspondence Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:54 AM To: Peter Portanova Cc: DEWITT, JAMES L CTR USAF AFSPC 614 AOC/OL-D ; PETRUNA, STACEY L CTR USAF AFSPC 614 AOC/OL-D ; JSpOC/Space Correspondence Subject: DELFI C3 Close Approach Message Sir/Ma'am, The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a predicted conjunction between DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) and SCC# 3569. Primary Object: DELFI C3 (SCC# 32789) Secondary Object: SCC# 3569 Time of Closest Approach: 15 MAY 2012 06:38 UTC Overall miss distance: 142 meters Radial (dU) miss distance: 126 meters In-Track (dV) miss distance: 53 meters Cross-track (dW) miss distance: -42 meters Primary Radial Error (U): 19 meters Primary In-track Error (V): 960 meters Primary Cross-track Error (W): 30 meters Secondary Radial Error (U): 19 meters Secondary In-track Error (V): 301 meters Secondary Cross-track Error (W): 31 meters Very Respectfully, JSpOC Orbital Protection Team Joint Space Operations Center Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA NO WARRANTIES: The United States provides the enclosed Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services or information "as is" and makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the condition or suitability of the information and services, nor its fitness for a particular purpose. IMMUNITY: The United States, any agencies and instrumentalities thereof, and any individuals, firms, corporations, and other persons acting for the United States, shall be immune from any suit in any court for any cause of action arising from the provision or receipt of SSA services or information, whether or not provided in accordance with 10 USC 2274, or any related action or omission.

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FT-847
by Gary "Joe" Mayfield 13 May '12

13 May '12

I know there used to be a reflector for the FT-847, but that was long ago... I know there are many here still using the FT-847. Do the FT-1000 IF filters work in the FT-847. The 455 KHz filters? Thanks, Joe kk0sd

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ANS-134 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 13 May '12

13 May '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-134 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 ********************************************************************** * Volunteers are needed to help at the AMSAT booth at Dayton. Gould * * WA4SXM, is looking for volunteers to help man the AMSAT booth dur- * * ing the 2012 Hamvention. People are needed all 3 days for 2 hour * * shifts. Please send the days and times you are available to help * * as well as how many shifts you are willing to work via e-mail to * * wa4sxm at amsat.org. * * Monitor http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php * * for the latest AMSAT at Dayton news and developments * ********************************************************************** In this edition: * 14 May Reservation Deadline for AMSAT/TAPR Banquet at Dayton * AMSAT Theme at Dayton 2012: Running with Fox * TAPR Forum at Dayton Hamvention * Vietnam F-1 Cubesat Team Completed Successful Communication Test * 15 May Deadline to Apply for ARRL TI-2 Space in the Classroom Institute * NASA TV to Broadcast Three Hams Launch From Baikonur * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Status - 7 May 2012 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-134.01 ANS-120 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 134.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 13, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-134.01 14 May Reservation Deadline for AMSAT/TAPR Banquet at Dayton The sixth annual joint AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held Friday evening, May 18, 2012 during the Dayton Hamvention. The Banquet will be at the: Kohler Presidential Banquet Center 4572 Presidential Way Kettering, OH 45429 (just south of Dayton). Reservations are required and must be made by Monday, 14 May 2012 . Seating is limited, so make your reservations early. The price for the Banquet is $30 per person. Reserved tickets may be picked up at the AMSAT booth at Hamvention on Friday, or at the door. You may make reservations for the 2012 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet online in the AMSAT Store. AMSAT Presidents Club Gold members should let Martha know if they are planning to attend the banquet. Reserved tickets can be picked up at the AMSAT booth on Friday or at the door to the Banquet. For additional information contact Martha at the AMSAT office (martha(a)amsat.org). Banquet Schedule ---------------- + 6:30 PM: Doors open and Cash bar is available with Beer, Wine, Liquor and soft drinks. + 7:15 PM: Buffet Dinner service begins. The Center has a justly deserved reputation for good food and service. + 8:15 PM: Presentation by Howard Long, G6LVB Howard will be talking about his FUNcube Dongle, the 64 - 1700 MHz Software Defined Receiver. This innovative USB device is the size of a thumbdrive and has an SMA antenna socket. Multiple SDR control and display soft- ware programs can be used with the FUNcube Dongle. [ANS thanks Gould Smith, WA4SXM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Theme at Dayton 2012: Running with Fox The 2012 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year on 18 - 20 May 2012. As has been the case for the many years Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the north side of Dayton. AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satellite Demonstration area. The AMSAT theme for 2012 is "Running with Fox". We will have multiple exhibits of the new AMSAT satellite on display. Visit AMSAT's Dayton Hamvention page for all details on activities: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php Some of the activities will include: + Life size Fox models will be on display as well as diagrams of the modules inside the 10cm square satellite. + Operational prototype of ARISSat-1 on display. + AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together at the Tickets Pub & Eatery. + The sixth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 18 at the Kohler Banquet Center. The price for the Banquet is $30. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Follow the links on AMSAT's Dayton page. + The AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday May 19. AMSAT/TAPR Friday Night Banquet ------------------------------- AMSAT/TAPR Banquet on Friday night, May 18 is one of the main AMSAT activities during the 2012 Hamvention at Dayton. AMSAT is pleased to announce that Howard Long, G6LVB will be the fea- tured speaker for the evening event. Howard will be talking about his FUNcube Dongle, the 64 - 1700 MHz Software Defined Receiver. This innovative USB device is the size of a thumbdrive and has an SMA ant- enna socket. Multiple SDR control and display software programs can be used with the FUNcube Dongle. Banquet tickets will not be sold at the AMSAT booth during the Ham- vention so reservations must be made through the AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158 Tickets are $30 apiece. ARISS Mentor Introduction at Dayton 2012 ---------------------------------------- AMSAT and ARRL are teaming up during the 2012 Hamvention to recruit new ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) Techni- cal Mentors and Ground Station Operators. Friday and Saturday (May 18 & 19) at 4pm in the ARRL stage area AMSAT Vice President for Educational Relations Mark Hammond N8MH will explain the need for additional ARISS Technical Mentors and Ground Station Operators and the requirements and responsibilities needed to help provide a reliable conversation between astronauts and selected schools or groups. Technical Mentors serve as an advising and coordinating liaison be- tween NASA, the school or group making the ARISS contact, and the Ground Station Operators, who set up the satellite station at the contact location. We encourage anyone interested in helping make future school contacts with the ISS successful to please attend. AMSAT to Facilitate Student Satellite Contacts ---------------------------------------------- AMSAT is encouraging all students attending the 2012 Dayton Hamvention to come by the Satellite Demonstration Area just outside of the Ball Area entrance and make a contact using the amateur satellites. There will be AMSAT volunteers there to explain how to make the contacts and during actual satellite passes will try to get as many students as pos- sible to complete actual contacts. There are lists of satellite pass times in the satellite demonstration area and at the AMSAT booth. [ANS thanks Gould Smith, WA4SXM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- TAPR Forum at Dayton Hamvention TAPR will be found in booths 455-459 in the Ball Arena of the Hara Arena at the Dayton Hamvention. They will be near AMSAT who will be found in booths 444-449 in the Ball Arena. TAPR will feature several SDR projects which are gaining interest quickly in the amateur radio community. Details of TAPR projects and the group's plans for Dayton can be found in the PSR Digital Journal. The Spring 2012 edition is now available for download from: http://www.tapr.org/psr/psr118.pdf The TAPR Forum gets underway in Room 1 of the Hara Arena at 9:15AM on Friday and runs until 11:15 AM. The TAPR Forum speakers include: + Introduction and TAPR Update by Steve Bible, N7HPR + Beyond openHPSDR: Hermes and the Future by Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI. Hermes is the latest addition to the openHPSDR stable of boards. + Embedded DSP for PCless SDR" by Lyle Johnson, KK7P. Self contained radios have been standard since the mid-1920s. Why should SDRs be different? For many applications especially portable operation not having to lug a PC around, or try and read its screen in bright am- bient light, or depend on a laptop's battery charge level can be decided benefits. Advances in DSP technology allow self contained, highly portable SDRs that provide many hours of operation on small, internal battery packs. + Time and Frequency Update by John Ackermann, N8UR. After some down time, the TAPR T&F project list is moving forward. This presentation will discuss the new TADD2 Mini frequency divider that is now shipping, and will give a glimpse of new products in the pipeline. + CODEC 2 by David Rowe, VK5DGR. Codec2 is an open source low bit rate speech codec designed for communications quality speech at 2400bit/s and below. Applications include low bandwidth HF/VHF digital radio and VOIP trunking. Codec 2operating at 2000 bit/s can send 32 phone calls using the bandwidth required for one 64 kbit/s uncompressed phone call. It fills a gap in open source, free as in speech voice codecs beneath 5000 bit/s and is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). [ANS thanks TAPR President Steven Bible, N7HPR and Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Vietnam F-1 Cubesat Team Completed Successful Communication Test Hanoi based FSpace team completed another important milestone in preparation for the July 18 launch when they successfully performed a long range communication test of F-1 CubeSat with a ground station at a distance of 50km. The team carried the little satellite to top of Tam Dao mountain in Vietnam (about 1300m high). A communication link of 50km with the ground station at the FPT building in Hanoi was established. Despite of heavy fog and high humidity (which was very bad for radio communication) the ground station successfully sent uplink commands to F-1 and the satellite responded correctly, reporting its status and taking some photos. F-1 is one of five CubeSat teams preparing for a launch to the Inter- national Space Station in the July 18-21, 2012 time frame. These Cube- Sats will be launched from Tanegashima, Japan aboard the JAXA HTV-3 ISS resupply mission. The CubeSats will be loaded into the J-SSOD deployer on the Japanese Experiment Module, also known as Kibo. They will be deployed with the Kibo robotic arm planned for September, 2012 timeframe. Other cubesats on this flight include: + HTV 3 (Kounotori 3) + Raiko + We Wish + FITSat 1 + TechEdSat The F-1 Cubesat team posted photos at: http://fspace.edu.vn/?p=557. [ANS thanks the F-1 Cubesat Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 May Deadline to Apply for ARRL TI-2 Space in the Classroom Institute The ARRL Education & Technology Program (ETP) is offering an advanc- ed Teachers Institute (TI-2) session that focuses on space in the classroom. This four-day professional development workshop is spon- sored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association and is held in their location in Dayton, Ohio (July 9-12). The TI-2 Space curriculum focuses on the nuts and bolts of setting up and operating a satellite ground station. This serves as excellent preparation for a scheduled contact with the ISS through the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. But it also provides instruction for continued use of satellites and other man made space assets to explore naturally generated signals, space and a variety of topics. Thanks to generous assistance from Yaesu USA and Ham Radio Outlet, participants will receive a full ground station that is configured for satellite communications, as well as training on how to set it up and use it to make Amateur Radio contacts and download telemetry data. To be considered for a seat in TI-2 Space, participants must possess at least a Technician class license at the time off application. ARRL membership is required. Priority for attending the TI-2 Space session will be given to teachers who have developed an educational proposal accepted for participation in the ARISS Program. This session has a class limit of 8 participants, so apply early! The deadline for the TI-2 Space in the Classroom sessions of the Teachers Institute is May 15. This deadline is this week ... hurry! Full details are posted on the ARRL web at: http://www.arrl.org/ti-2-space-in-the-classroom [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA TV to Broadcast Three Hams Launch From Baikonur The next mission to the International Space Station will have three crew members who are licensed amateur radio operators. The crew con- sists of NASA Flight Engineer Joseph Acaba, KE5DAR, and two Russian crewmates, Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, and Flight Engin- eer Sergei Revin, RN3BS. NASA will televise the launch and docking of the next mission to the ISS, scheduled for May 14, with live NASA TV coverage of the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Coverage begins at 9 PM CDT on Monday, May 14 (0200 UTC May 15), with the launch scheduled for 10:01 PM CDT (0301 UTC). The trio will arrive at the station May 16, joining Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Don Pettit, KD5MDT, of NASA and Flight Engineer Andrei Kuipers, PI9ISS, of the European Space Agency, who have been aboard the ISS since December 2011. Padalka, Acaba and Revin will transition to the Expedition 32 crew in July and return to Earth in mid-September. NASA TV Schedule ---------------- + Monday, May 14 - 9 PM CDT (0200 UTC May 15) Soyuz TMA-04M launch coverage (launch scheduled at 10:01 PM [0301 UTC]), including video of the crew's pre-launch activities and launch replays. + Tuesday, May 15 - 12 AM CDT (0500 UTC) Video file of Soyuz TMA-04M pre-launch, launch video and post-launch interviews. + Wednesday, May 16 - 11 PM CDT (0400 UTC) Soyuz TMA-04M docking coverage (docking scheduled at 11:38 PM [0438 UTC]), followed by a post-docking news conference from Mission Control in Korolev, Russia. + Thursday, May 17 - 2 AM CDT (0700 UTC) Soyuz TMA-04M hatch opening and welcoming ceremony (hatch opening scheduled at 2:20 AM [0720 UTC]). 4 AM CDT (0900 UTC) - Video file of Soyuz TMA-04M docking, hatch opening and welcoming ceremony. You can watch live online on the NASA TV Public and Media channels, streamed live on the internet at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv or on your television set if your local provider carries the NASA TV channel in your area. [ANS thanks the ARRL and NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + AMSAT-UK posted a video made by Alexandru Csete OZ9AEC demon- strating the interference caused by FM emissions on the FO-29 linear transponder. Alexandru used the AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle and Gqrx SDR software to receive and record the signal. The video is posted at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/7260 + Doug McArthur, VK3UM announced a software update to the VK3UM EMR Calculator program. The EMR (Electro Magnetic Radiation) software Version 7.00 has been revamped and enhanced for improved ease of use. It includes many examples, references and a Help file. It co- vers ARPNSA (Australian), FCC, and CEU Radio Frequency Emission Standards. It may also be configured for any other requirement out- side the above Standards i.e. Russian Federation. Doug has several other programs such as his EME Calculator available for download on his website at: http://www.vk3um.com/ + Hams like science, so enjoy these scientific music videos in the shack. The Symphony of Science is a musical project of John D Boswell, designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. See: http://symphonyofscience.com/ + In his latest Science Off the Sphere video from the ISS, astronaut Don Pettit, allows us to 'see' sound waves in space. Watch and learn on-line at: http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/sots/ [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Status - 7 May 2012 1. ARISS - Virginia Contact Successful On Wednesday, May 2, the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Don Pettit, KD5MDT via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. Groups in Virginia, Louisiana, New York, and Michigan were video conferenced together for the event. Approximately 350 students at the four locations got in seventeen questions before ISS went over the horizon. The contact highlighted a comprehensive Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education plan. 2. Ham Nation Features Flabob Contact The ARISS contact with Astronaut Don Pettit and Flabob Airport Preparatory Academy students in Jurupa Valley, California that occurred on April 19, 2012, was featured on the May 1 episode (#46) of the Bob Heil & Gordon West "Ham Nation" video podcast. The video is now available on TwiT TV and Flabob sites. Ham Nation: http://twit.tv/hn Flabob site: http://www.iss-flabob.com 3. Astronaut Training Status An introductory/basic operations session is planned for Alexander Gerst, KF5ONO on Wednesday, May 9. Gerst is scheduled to fly with Expedition 40 in May 2014. [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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Schedule for AMSAT Demos During Dayton Hamvention
by Keith Pugh 12 May '12

12 May '12

We will be doing Satellite Demonstrations from the AMSAT Demo Area at Dayton on as many of the passes shown below as possible. The passes shown for the ISS and HO-68 will be listen only. We will be trying to help as many Youth and other New Hams as possible to make their first Satellite Contact. Help us show of our "Birds." 73 - Keith, W5IU AMSAT Dayton Demos 18-20 May 2012 N 39.820328 W 84.255224 Time Zone = UTC Elevation 296 M Minimum Elevaton = 10 deg WinAos QTH: -84.3/39.8 T#: 12556 Sat.: 7 [Standard] ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Object AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ---------------------------------------------------------- 18.05.2012 VO-52 12:37 12:42 05 17 054 - 137 18.05.2012 ISS 12:50 12:53 03 13 319 - 020 18.05.2012 AO-07 13:30 13:40 10 20 348 - 263 18.05.2012 VO-52 14:12 14:19 07 37 355 - 218 18.05.2012 HO-68 14:22 14:33 11 27 040 - 153 18.05.2012 ISS 14:28 14:30 02 11 350 - 033 18.05.2012 ISS 16:04 16:09 05 28 327 - 090 18.05.2012 HO-68 16:09 16:22 13 55 007 - 216 18.05.2012 SO-50 16:44 16:53 09 71 202 - 036 18.05.2012 FO-29 16:58 17:01 03 12 074 - 115 18.05.2012 AO-27 17:11 17:13 02 11 071 - 040 18.05.2012 ISS 17:40 17:46 06 33 287 - 155 18.05.2012 HO-68 18:02 18:02 00 10 311 - 303 18.05.2012 SO-50 18:27 18:33 06 18 277 - 009 18.05.2012 FO-29 18:40 18:50 10 70 009 - 201 18.05.2012 AO-27 18:46 18:55 09 83 164 - 347 18.05.2012 AO-07 20:43 20:55 12 27 107 - 002 19.05.2012 AO-07 12:28 12:43 15 44 005 - 229 19.05.2012 VO-52 12:53 13:00 07 26 038 - 159 19.05.2012 ISS 13:34 13:35 01 10 353 - 018 19.05.2012 HO-68 14:06 14:15 09 20 049 - 141 19.05.2012 VO-52 14:30 14:36 06 24 342 - 236 19.05.2012 ISS 15:10 15:15 05 19 334 - 079 19.05.2012 SO-50 15:33 15:40 07 22 158 - 056 19.05.2012 HO-68 15:52 16:06 14 70 011 - 206 19.05.2012 ISS 16:46 16:52 06 68 303 - 135 19.05.2012 SO-50 17:13 17:21 08 46 235 - 022 19.05.2012 HO-68 17:42 17:49 07 14 333 - 275 19.05.2012 FO-29 17:45 17:54 09 36 033 - 165 19.05.2012 AO-27 18:17 18:27 10 47 143 - 356 19.05.2012 FO-29 19:31 19:39 08 27 347 - 234 19.05.2012 AO-07 19:48 19:53 05 11 060 - 023 19.05.2012 AO-27 19:58 20:05 07 20 221 - 317 20.05.2012 ISS 12:40 12:41 01 11 346 - 019 20.05.2012 VO-52 13:10 13:17 07 40 028 - 170 20.05.2012 AO-07 13:22 13:34 12 22 352 - 257 20.05.2012 HO-68 13:50 13:56 06 14 059 - 123 20.05.2012 ISS 14:16 14:20 04 14 347 - 062 20.05.2012 VO-52 14:48 14:53 05 16 328 - 248 20.05.2012 HO-68 15:35 15:49 14 83 016 - 197 20.05.2012 ISS 15:52 15:58 06 55 316 - 115 20.05.2012 SO-50 16:00 16:09 09 54 194 - 040

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EN53
by Vincent, K9TSU 12 May '12

12 May '12

I worked CO6CBF, WB2SIH, W5GR, KB1RVT, and KB7MG(A or E??) today. If you need a QSL, email me. I will be sending new contacts QSL's anyway. Thanks guys...but I still need to figure out the last letter in the KB7MG- callsign. I was /p in EN53 instead of the usual EN52 -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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TACSAT 3 Question
by Thomas Doyle 12 May '12

12 May '12

Is anyone else if having trouble with 'TACSAT 3' When I try to track it with SATPC32 it throws an error. The error message is in German. thanks W9KE tom ...

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Aalto-1 CubeSat Groundstation video and Mission animation
by Trevor . 12 May '12

12 May '12

Two videos, one of the Aalto-1 groundstation the other an animation of the mission. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7371 73 Trevor M5AKA

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ExoplanetSat CubeSat in Time Magazine
by Trevor . 12 May '12

12 May '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7348 73 Trevor M5AKA

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AMSAT/TAPR Hamvention Banquet, Friday Evening, 5/18
by Mark Thompson 12 May '12

12 May '12

http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Banquet.php 2012 AMSAT/TAPR Hamvention Banquet The sixth annual joint AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held Friday evening, May 18, 2012 during the Dayton Hamvention. The Banquet will be at the: Kohler Presidental Banquet Center 4572 Presidential Way Kettering, OH 45429 (just south of Dayton). Reservations are required and must be made by Monday, 14 May 2012 . Seating is limited, so make your reservations early. The price for the Banquet is $30 per person. Reserved tickets may be picked up at the AMSAT booth at Hamvention on Friday, or at the door. You may make reservations for the 2012 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet online in the AMSAT Store. AMSAT Presidents Club Gold members should let Martha know if they are planning to attend the banquet. Reserved tickets can be picked up at the AMSAT booth on Friday or at the door to the Banquet. For additional information contact Martha at the AMSAT office (martha(a)amsat.org). Banquet Schedule 6:30 PM Doors open and Cash bar is available with Beer, Wine, Liquor and soft drinks. 7:15 PM Buffet Dinner service begins. The Center has a justly deserved reputation for good food and service. 8:15 Presentation by Howard Long, G6LVB, talking about his FUNcube Dongle, the 64 - 1700 MHz Software Defined Receiver.

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Dayton Hamvention TAPR Digital Forum Schedule, Friday, May 18, 9:15 am - 11:15 am
by Mark Thompson 12 May '12

12 May '12

www.tapr.org/dayton.html#forum Dayton Hamvention TAPR Digital Forum Schedule When: Fri, May 18, 9:15 am – 11:15 am Where: Room 1 9:15 am Introduction and TAPR Update Steve Bible, N7HPR 9:25 am Beyond open HPSDR: Hermes and the Future Scotty Cowling, WA2DFI 9:50 am Embedded DSP for PC-less SD Lyle Johnson, KK7P 10:15 am Time and Frequency Update John Ackermann, N8UR 10:45 am CODEC2 David Rowe, VK5DGR

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TAPR PSR Digital Journal Spring 2012 Edition Now Available
by Mark Thompson 12 May '12

12 May '12

TAPR PSR Digital Journal Spring 2012 Edition Now Available http://www.tapr.org/psr/psr118.pdf

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/m passes
by Vincent, K9TSU 12 May '12

12 May '12

See the last email for more details. I will try my best to be on the 13:25 CENTRAL time pass of AO-27 and the 15:05 central pass. -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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K9TSU/9 in EN53 5-12-12
by Vincent, K9TSU 12 May '12

12 May '12

Fellow sat-talkers! I will be mobile and portable on all possible AO-27 passes and SO-50 passes in EN53 tomorrow! Keep an eye on the bulletin board for the passes I plan to make! K9TSU -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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Revised NASA TV Coverahe
by Clint Bradford 11 May '12

11 May '12

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-084 UPDATED COVERAGE FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) has been rescheduled for a liftoff on Saturday, May 19. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon capsule will occur from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. There is a single instantaneous launch opportunity at 4:55 a.m. EDT. NASA Television launch commentary from Cape Canaveral begins at 3:30 a.m. During the flight, SpaceX's Dragon capsule will conduct a series of check-out procedures to test and prove its systems, including the capability to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station (ISS). The primary objectives for the flight include a flyby of the space station at a distance of approximately 1.5 miles to validate the operation of sensors and flight systems necessary for a safe rendezvous and approach. The spacecraft also will demonstrate the ability to abort the rendezvous. Once these capabilities are successfully proven, the Dragon will be cleared to berth with the space station. FALCON 9 LAUNCH PAD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY Friday, May 18 (L-1 day): A photo opportunity of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule on the launch pad will be available for the news media. Spokespeople from SpaceX will be available to answer questions. Media will depart from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Press Site by government bus at 9 a.m. for Space Launch Complex 40. Media will be returned at approximately 11 a.m. SpaceX security regulations require that media attending this event be U.S. citizens. REMOTE CAMERA SETUPS Friday, May 18 (L-1 day): Media will be able to establish sound-activated remote cameras at the launch pad. The location is within Space Launch Complex 40 on the east side of the pad inside the perimeter fence. Media who want to participate in remote camera setup will depart from Kennedy's Press Site by government bus at 9 a.m. in association with the launch pad photo opportunity and will be returned to the press site separately after remote camera set-up is complete. SpaceX security regulations require that media participating in this activity be U.S. citizens. PRELAUNCH AND POST-LAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCES Friday, May 18 (L-1 day): The prelaunch news conference for the NASA/SpaceX launch will be held at the Kennedy Press Site at 1 p.m. NASA Television will provide live and streaming Internet coverage. Participants in the prelaunch news conference will be: - Phil McAlister, Acting Director, NASA Commercial Spaceflight Development - Alan Lindenmoyer, Manager, NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program - Gwynne Shotwell, President, SpaceX - Joel Tumbiolo, Launch Weather Officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Media representatives can participate in the news conference in-person at Kennedy or via a phone bridge by calling NASA's Johnson Space Center newsroom at 12:45 p.m. at 281-483-5111. Saturday, May 19 (Launch day):A postlaunch news conference will be held at Kennedy's Press Site at approximately 8:30 a.m. Audio of the launch and the prelaunch and postlaunch news conferences also will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, directly accessible by dialing 321-867-1220, 1240, 1260 or 7135. The briefings will be streamed live on the agency's website. Saturday, May 19 (Launch day): A delegation from the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) will be at the Kennedy Press Site and available for interviews and experiment demonstrations between 3 and 4:30 a.m. The students represent three of the experiments that will launch aboard the SpaceX Dragon as part of the International Space Station NanoRacks 9 platform. A sign-up sheet will be available in the newsroom for those media representatives wanting to talk to the students. For information on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program: http://go.nasa.gov/INLqjT NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE Saturday, May 19 (Launch day): NASA TV live coverage begins at 3:30 a.m. and concludes at approximately 5:30 a.m. On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor's countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135 starting at 8 a.m. Launch information also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz, heard within Brevard County. NASA TV MISSION COVERAGE Monday, May 21 (Flight Day 3): Live coverage from NASA's Johnson Space Center mission control in Houston as the Dragon spacecraft performs its flyby of ISS to test its systems begins at 2:30 a.m. and will continue until the Dragon passes out of the vicinity of the station. A news briefing will be held following the activities. Tuesday, May 22 (Flight Day 4): Live coverage of the rendezvous and berthing of the Dragon spacecraft to the station begins at 2 a.m. and will continue through the capture and berthing of the Dragon to the station's Harmony node. A news briefing will be held once Dragon is secured to the ISS. Wednesday, May 23: Live coverage of the hatch opening and entry of the Dragon spacecraft begins at 6 a.m. and will include a ceremony during which the ISS crew will mark the occasion. Johnson also will provide live coverage of the departure and reentry of the Dragon spacecraft once a date is determined. NEWS MEDIA LAUNCH VIEWING Saturday, May 19 (Launch day): News media may view the launch from the Kennedy Press Site. A sign-up sheet will be available in the newsroom for those media representatives wanting to cover the launch from the NASA Causeway or from the roof of the Complex 39 Launch Control Center. These are primarily photo locations as there are no facilities available. Buses will depart from the Press Site parking lot at 3:30 a.m. KENNEDY MEDIA CREDENTIALING Media who want to attend the prelaunch events, including the prelaunch news conference and launch, may request accreditation online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov The deadline for U.S. media to apply for launch accreditation is May16. The deadline for international media to apply has passed. Journalists who have already been approved for accreditation do not need to reapply. The Gate 2 Pass and Identification Building on State Road 3, Merritt Island, will be open to pick up press credentials on the following schedule: Thursday, May 17: noon - 4 p.m. Friday, May 18: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, May 19: 1:30 - 4 a.m. News media credentials will be valid for mission activities from launch through splashdown at both the Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center. KENNEDY PRESS SITE - HOURS OF OPERATION Thursday, May 17: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 18: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19: 1 - 10:30 a.m. Media badges will be valid for access to the Kennedy Press Site through Gate 2 on State Road 3 on Merritt Island and Gate 3 on State Road 405, located east of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. On launch day, only Gate 3 will be open, which also can be accessed from State Road 3 via Space Commerce Way. For further information about media accreditation, contact Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598. For more information about the NASA/SpaceX launch, contact the Kennedy Press Site at 321-867-2468 or visit: http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy JOHNSON MEDIA ACCREDITATION Media who are credentialed with badges at Kennedy for launch activities will have their badges honored at Johnson for the duration of the SpaceX mission. Please contact the Johnson newsroom for work space information. International media wanting access only to Johnson must submit the required documentation for badging by Monday, May 14. U.S. media wanting access only to Johnson must submit a request for badging by Friday, May 18. Media who have already been approved for accreditation do not need to reapply. For mission information, contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or visit: http://www.nasa.gov/johnson For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For up-to-date SpaceX mission information and a schedule of NASA TV coverage, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/spacex -end- Clint Bradford clintbradford(a)mac.com

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Dayton weather looks good
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 11 May '12

11 May '12

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Dayton+OH+45402

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Hudson valley Satcom Group Net Tonight 8PM Eastern On N2EYH-L May 10
by cotejaune2＠aol.com 10 May '12

10 May '12

It is time again for the HVSGN. Tonight May 10 at 8 PM Eastern on N2EYH-L and the Mt.Beacon repeater 146.97 pl 100. Hope to hear you there. All the cool people will be there. 73 Gary wa2aqh and Tom kc2dtq

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Any Satellite using Ham frequencies?
by Mani VU2WMY 09 May '12

09 May '12

The following satellites will be launched by PSLV C 21, tentatively during October 2012. SARAL, Sapphire, NeosSat, UniBRITE (CanX 3a), BRITE-Austria (Tugsat 1, CanX 3b), Max Valier and AAUSat III. Any info about any of the above satellites using Ham radio frequencies ? Mani, VU2WMY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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Re: Any Satellite using Ham frequencies?
by Trevor . 09 May '12

09 May '12

Gunters Space page says about the Max Valier satellite "radio modems at 70 cm and S-Band with a link rate of 19200 Bd. An amateur radio beacon signal will also be transmitted on the 2m band" BRITE-Austria, plan was for plan S-Band for telemetry downlinks with a 145MHz CW beacon. An article at http://articles.cbk.waw.pl/kbo/koudelka_etal09a.pdf AAUSAT-3 - 437.425MHz 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Instanttrack and xp
by Alan Beck 09 May '12

09 May '12

I seem to remember that there is a problem running instanttrack/instantune on windows xp. I am hoping that the cat on my ft-950 will be supported, I can't see why not with backwards compatbility and all. Thankyou in advance. Alan

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ARRL STS-9 Video - Amateur Radio's Newest Frontier
by Trevor . 09 May '12

09 May '12

This ARRL video featuring Owen K. Garriott W5LFL along with a Spacelab video is at http://www.uk.amsat.org/7265 There's also a FUNcube launch fund donation widget on the right hand side. 73 Trevor M5AKA

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so-50
by Vincent, K9TSU 09 May '12

09 May '12

I'm going out for the SO-50 pass right now. EN52dn. -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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frequency conversion
by Alan Beck 09 May '12

09 May '12

What is the rule of thumb in finding the exact frequency on the HF radio for a given frequency on a UHF downconverter. My LO is 424.996550 MHZ. Does this create a mixing product that I then have to compensate for? Alan VY2WU BTW Sold my 1978 VW Westphalia camper to get my new radioes.

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by Douglas Anoman 08 May '12

08 May '12

Earn money online at lightning speed using the 20 Minute Payday today! http://acquashow.com.br/currentevents/65MarkMurphy/

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test
by Alan Beck 08 May '12

08 May '12

CO-55 just went over the center of North America and I was able to copy the CW beacon. Thanks gang. I am going to use a manual switch to make sure everything is OK with the converter until I can come up with something bullet proof. I need the sensitivty of the FT-950 to make this work. that was a true grazing pass. Think I am paranoid enough to keep that switch at the dummy load. Cheers, Alan

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Big Fat Liar
by Alan Beck 08 May '12

08 May '12

Hi, Well, I am a big fat liar. I do have a CAT radio, it is my FT-950. Every 10 years I try to buy a really nice HF radio. I bought it last summer. I practically put it in a box to move it across the room. Since I can't diable the transmit, I decided to not use it. My pegasus is shot. Really shot. So, that leaves my TS-50. Here is the actual point of this email. Is there a way to use the Send on the tuner to actuate a relay and move the cable to the converter into a dummy load via a relay? I already use the Send for my mfj-1026 noise canceller. I just have to drive a relay to do the two things. Question: Would it be possible to switch the relay fast enough to make sure no damage would occur to the converter during the transition to transmit? There may be settings for that in the FT-950. Thanks for your patience with me and thanks for helping. Cheers, Alan VY2WU

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Getting started on the easy sats, mircsats
by Alan Beck 08 May '12

08 May '12

Thank you all for the offers to help. My goals are as follows. Track and monitor the satellites, I already do this with a manual radio on VHF. I can digipeat on the ISS, but not right now due to antenna restrictions. (No bread man) I want to build a couple of eggbeaters and have question on them because I want the UHF on the top of my tower but well built so that any water ingress will not trash the things. I am getting a High Sierra 432M7 block down converter that I intend to use with my TS-50 up/down buttons. I have Instanttrack now and I looking to interface Instanttune with it. I am about to build the circuitry for the AA2TX interface with the ON6WG upgrade but I think someone may have one and could be willing to part with. I am an electronics tech by trade and able to build the circuit to isolate the keypresses, but, if I find someone with an interface already built and willing to sell it, less work. It is getting harder and harder to find parts. Thankfully Mouser is now active in Canada. Now I am asking for a Spirit2 controller for my birthday. Is there another way can do this? sound card perhaps? OK, so, I want to use the analog satelittes and the pacsats. I have been fascinated about chasing satellites and now that I know I can do a fair bit with eggbeater antennas, then so be it. I am looking forward Elmering. Best 73, Alan

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Video - FM Interference to Linear Transponder Satellites
by Trevor . 08 May '12

08 May '12

A good video by OZ9AEC highlights the problem of people who do not understand the bandplan and hold local FM contacts in the satellite segments. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7260 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Re: experience
by Andrew Glasbrenner 08 May '12

08 May '12

Why not use the CAT control as Mark suggested? Not hasving to set the frequency manually at the beginning of the pass has huge advantages. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Alan Beck <becka(a)eastlink.ca> >Sent: May 8, 2012 9:33 AM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] experience > >Is there anyone out there with experience actually building and implementing the Push Button interface? > >It seems so simple to me and it can be used across different radioes. > >I just thought I may be able to use my Tentec Pegasus as the downlink if I simply run wire to the numeric pushbutton on the Tuning pod and create a closure on the button assigned to "tune up" etc. > >Now, to prove myself wrong. > >Alan >_______________________________________________ >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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experience
by Alan Beck 08 May '12

08 May '12

Is there anyone out there with experience actually building and implementing the Push Button interface? It seems so simple to me and it can be used across different radioes. I just thought I may be able to use my Tentec Pegasus as the downlink if I simply run wire to the numeric pushbutton on the Tuning pod and create a closure on the button assigned to "tune up" etc. Now, to prove myself wrong. Alan

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push button interface
by Alan Beck 08 May '12

08 May '12

I don't remember if anyone said they had a pushbutton interface they did not need anymore. Everyone was very kind to offer me very helpful into. I have decided to build a AA2TX sp? pushbutton interface if I can't find one. I also will looking at a Paccom Spirit 2 Satellite version. I want to do some Data stuff with the sats. Cheers, Alan

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Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
by K5OE 07 May '12

07 May '12

Pretty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have fat fingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like the fabric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load problems in a real-world field application? 73, Jerry, K5OE ---- original message ---- I liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Vacation trip
by Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) 07 May '12

07 May '12

Hello all, >From Tuesday 8th to Tuesday 15th I will be (probably, i hope...) operating Portable from EL83we in "Playa de Guanabo" as my family will be on a vacation trip to the beach of Guanabo, located a little more than 20 kilometers at the east of Havana, during that week when able i will try to catch the AO-27, unfortunatelly this resort is located in the same Grid EL83 that my Home QTH, so no new Grid activation will be posible... If you still needed the EL83 you have a wide window of posibilities, i usually work only on weekends because my work, but during this trip I hope to be active almost every day. 73, Raydel, CM2ESP Havana, EL83sc 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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Orbitron Warning
by K4FEG 07 May '12

07 May '12

WARNING ORBITRON USERS! It may be something that I did, I am not sure, But I run Windows 7 operating system and I downloaded my TLE files from the stoff.pl web site and there is no data in the file, it wiped out my existing data and the other TLE file sources (celestrak) do not sync properly with Windows 7. Orbitron is now not functioning on my Windows 7 based computer. If one of you nice folks have a solution for me email me direct no need to clutter the bulletin board. Myself and another local ham have verified that it is the combination of Windows 7 and the stoff.pl TLE file. I am going to also email stoff to tell him about this problem. Be careful out there! K4FEG

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AMSAT TLE Question
by Thomas Doyle 07 May '12

07 May '12

I notice that the AMSAT TLE data file (http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt) uses what appears to be a "non-standard" format for the BSTAR drag value in some of the satellites (currently RS-30 HO-68 and SRMSAT). When the drag value is 0 the entry in the AMSAT files is 00000 0 rather than the more "standard" 00000+0. A drag value of 0 is certainly a curiosity in itself. I realize that we live in a world where a "standard" 8 foot 2 x 4 is 8 feet long but not 2 inches by 4 inches so there are possibly many "standards" for TLE data. I solved the problem I was having by switching to (http://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt). I am still curious as to why the AMSAT file is different. Does AMSAT get their data from a different source or did AMSAT create their own standard for presenting the data. thanks, W9KE tom ...

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pushbutton isolator
by Alan Beck 07 May '12

07 May '12

Hi, Does anyone have a pushbutton isolator for use with an hf radio downconverted to from UHF and used with Instanttune? 73, Alan VY2WU

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Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
by Trevor . 06 May '12

06 May '12

I liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Glasgow school students wins ESA CanSat competition
by Trevor . 06 May '12

06 May '12

Students at Bearsden Academy won the competition against schools from across Europe with their 434.250 MHz CanSat. It was only launched to an altitude of 1km but should have them a taste of the thrill of satellites. See the story at http://www.uk.amsat.org/7201 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ----

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Moon Takes Center Stage TONIGHT
by Clint Bradford 05 May '12

05 May '12

Sick of asteroids stealing headlines, moon steps up tonight - CNET News http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57428621-76/sick-of-asteroids-stealing-he… Clint Bradford

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SatChat Tonight....UPDATED
by Vincent, K9TSU 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi all! The Sat Chat group will meet on EchoLink at 7PM central till 8:30pm central, which is about an hour from right now. Remember....I will not be net control. We (the "Sat Chat Team") have made the decision that a formal net isn't necessary to have fun! Everyone is welcome to meet and form a round table on the *AMSAT* EL server. Thanks, Vince. -- *Vince Waelti, K9TSU* WX9MCS/R Control Operator Midwest SSTRC Spotter # MW314 Green County ARES/SKYWARN Winnebago County ARES/SKYWARN

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Elmer
by Alan Beck 05 May '12

05 May '12

Looks to me like I need an Elmer. I am trying to use the least expensive way to do things for now. Push button of a TS-50 fed by a block downconverter is where I am at now. I look forward to somebody helping me. Best 73, VY2WU Alan on PEI

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FM8DY on AO7
by py5lf_ 05 May '12

05 May '12

Thank you dear Jean , FM8DY for the QSO on AO7 , my first with Martinique Island ! 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio www.qrz.com/db/py5lf Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm

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now @ DM51/DM52, until 2230 UTC
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi! I plan on working passes at the DM51bx/DM52ba line for the next 2 hours, through the 2221-2238 UTC AO7 pass. QTH visible at http://aprs.fi/wd9ewk-9 and updates at http://twitter.com/wd9ewk 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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VO-52 and how to keep up to date on the satellite status
by Ib Christoffersen 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi all, Very good to see VO-52 back again. This incident again makes it a good idea to remind everyone about the live report page: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ Please report the hearings to this page. It is instant information - no delay :-) There may be few reports in error - but the general picture is very good. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
by i8cvs 05 May '12

05 May '12

Dear Mani VU2WMY and Mr.Parimala Rangan with others, To day 5 May 2012 VO-52 was working very well for me on orbit 37868 at 18:01 UTC. The drift in frequency of the Beacon seems to be only less than 3 KHz upper than nominal and is reducing gradually because probably the transponder is heating up. The SSB quality is very good with no distorsion or overloading.Worked four stations without problems. We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from ISRO and AMSAT-India. TNX 73" de i8CVS Domenico ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mani VU2WMY" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> To: "T PARIMALA RANGAN" <tprangan(a)istrac.org> Cc: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it>; "Nitin Muttin" <vu3tyg(a)yahoo.co.in>; <pe1rah(a)yahoo.com>; "VUHAMS" <vuhams(a)yahoogroups.com>; <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com>; "Amsat - BBs" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; <ja0caw(a)rose.ocn.ne.jp>; <stefano.castriotta(a)tiscali.it>; "Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK" <iw0dtk(a)libero.it>; "Salinardi Felice IK4GMH" <ik4gmh(a)aribagnacavallo.it>; "Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA" <robetti(a)alice.it>; "Paolo Passerini IW2HEU" <paolopasse(a)yahoo.it>; "Malagoli Annibale" <Annibale.Malagoli(a)edipower.it>; "IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis" <iz8puq(a)alice.it>; "IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza" <iz8nky(a)alice.it>; "IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN" <lacivitam(a)alice.it>; "IZ5FSO Pietro" <iw5ecj(a)inwind.it>; "IZ4GAC Stefano" <s.lattanzio(a)alice.it>; "iZ4BBH Claudio" <claudio(a)zanichelli.net>; "IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini" <alessandro.palazzini(a)alice.it>; "IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo" <fernandodibartolomeo(a)alice.it>; "IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio" <fulvioon(a)gmail.com>; "ik8yss Castantino Montella" <ik8yss(a)hotmail.it>; "IK5TSW Luca" <ik5tsw(a)virgilio.it>; "ik1ran Marco" <ik1ran(a)alice.it>; "I6VMS Enzo" <i6vms(a)fastwebnet.it>; "I6KGD Gianni" <gdcicco(a)libero.it>; "i6IBE IVO BRUGNERA" <brugneraivo(a)alice.it>; "i5IAR Umberto Picchi" <u.picchi(a)tin.it>; <gio44(a)tiscali.it>; "Francesco Grappi iW4DVZ" <f.grappi(a)tin.it>; "Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU" <mhz4464(a)yahoo.com>; "Eugenio Piluso" <iz8jhd(a)yahoo.it>; "Ettore Gatelli i2EF" <i2ef(a)libero.it>; "antonio gargiulo" <epu.ant(a)tiscalinet.it>; "IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo" <mazzeomarcello(a)gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 8:01 PM Subject: Re: HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again. > Dear Mr.Parimala Rangan and others, > > We all at Upagrah Amateur Radio Club (VU2URC) ISRO Satellite Centre, > wish 'HAMSAT-VO-52' a very Happy Birthday. Our good wishes and > greetings for a healthy and long life to 'HAMSAT VO-52'. > > We appreciate the timely and immediate corrective actions from > everyone connected with this wonderful project. Our good wishes and > greetings to the entire HAMSAT project team on this great great day. > > 73 de > > 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 > > > > > > > > > Quoting T PARIMALA RANGAN <tprangan(a)istrac.org>: > > > Dear HAMS, > > > > Today is HAMSAT's Birthday and completed 7-years of service. > > Transponder-2 (Dutch) was switched ON today, 0230 UT / 5 May 2012. > > Sorry for the break. > > > > We would appreciate your feedback. > > > > Thanks for your communication. > > > > Regards, > > > > T PARIMALARANGAN > > Operations Director > > HAMSAT > > > > ISTRAC/ISRO > > Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) > > 080 - 2535 0132 (R) > > 0 - 9480333563 (M) > > 080 - 2202 9062 (F) > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > From: i8cvs [domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it] > > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:01 AM > > To: Nitin Muttin; pe1rah(a)yahoo.com; T PARIMALA RANGAN; VUHAMS; > > amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com; Amsat - BBs; Mani VU2WMY > > Cc: stefano.castriotta(a)tiscali.it; Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK; > > Salinardi Felice IK4GMH; Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA; Paolo Passerini > > IW2HEU; Malagoli Annibale; IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis; IZ8NKY > > Francesco Speranza; IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN; IZ5FSO Pietro; IZ4GAC > > Stefano; iZ4BBH Claudio; IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini; IW6OVD > > Fernando Di Bartolomeo; IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio; ik8yss Castantino > > Montella; IK5TSW Luca; ik1ran Marco; I6VMS Enzo; I6KGD Gianni; i6IBE > > IVO BRUGNERA; i5IAR Umberto Picchi; gio44(a)tiscali.it; Francesco > > Grappi iW4DVZ; Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU; Eugenio Piluso; Ettore > > Gatelli i2EF; antonio gargiulo; IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo > > Subject: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard > > > > Hi All, > > > > Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day > > 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was > > in full Sun light. > > > > Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF > > and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD > > > > Please let us know what is going on. > > > > TNX > > > > 73" de > > > > i8CVS Domenico

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HAMSAT Birth Day and Singing once again.
by T PARIMALA RANGAN 05 May '12

05 May '12

Dear HAMS, Today is HAMSAT's Birthday and completed 7-years of service. Transponder-2 (Dutch) was switched ON today, 0230 UT / 5 May 2012. Sorry for the break. We would appreciate your feedback. Thanks for your communication. Regards, T PARIMALARANGAN Operations Director HAMSAT ISTRAC/ISRO Ph: 080 - 2202 9011 (O) 080 - 2535 0132 (R) 0 - 9480333563 (M) 080 - 2202 9062 (F) -------------------------------------------------------------- From: i8cvs [domenico.i8cvs(a)tin.it] Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:01 AM To: Nitin Muttin; pe1rah(a)yahoo.com; T PARIMALA RANGAN; VUHAMS; amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com; Amsat - BBs; Mani VU2WMY Cc: stefano.castriotta(a)tiscali.it; Salvatore Corrente iW0DTK; Salinardi Felice IK4GMH; Roberto Pivetti IZ4BFA; Paolo Passerini IW2HEU; Malagoli Annibale; IZ8PUQ Alfredo De Santis; IZ8NKY Francesco Speranza; IZ6AVN Mario IZ6AVN; IZ5FSO Pietro; IZ4GAC Stefano; iZ4BBH Claudio; IZ0HEL Alessandro Palazzini; IW6OVD Fernando Di Bartolomeo; IV3IBX Ongaro Fulvio; ik8yss Castantino Montella; IK5TSW Luca; ik1ran Marco; I6VMS Enzo; I6KGD Gianni; i6IBE IVO BRUGNERA; i5IAR Umberto Picchi; gio44(a)tiscali.it; Francesco Grappi iW4DVZ; Ferruccio Paglia IW1DTU; Eugenio Piluso; Ettore Gatelli i2EF; antonio gargiulo; IZ7HZR Marcello Mazzeo Subject: Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard Hi All, Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was in full Sun light. Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD Please let us know what is going on. TNX 73" de i8CVS Domenico ________________________________ Disclaimer: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies and the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The recipient acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of ISTRAC Management. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defects as all liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. ________________________________

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VO52
by K4FEG 05 May '12

05 May '12

I concur with the previous postings, VO52 was on both of the "morning" passes over the US so far, and I had to make about a 5.4 khz adjustment in my doppler to match up my uplink and downlink. the bird is still "drifting" frequency but is easy to follow. I am very HAPPY to hear it back on this morning! 73 all lets enjoy the bird! Frank K4FEG

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Re: VO-52 back
by Andrew Glasbrenner 05 May '12

05 May '12

It was also on here in the US for the first east coast pass this AM. I adjusted my SatPC32 up 3.5 khz on the uplink. Perhaps it's temperature related? 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Ib Christoffersen <oz1my(a)privat.dk> >Sent: May 5, 2012 3:20 AM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] VO-52 back > >Hi all, >VO-52 seems to be back on. Here in Copenhagen at AOS 0704 UTC. > >It is the Dutch transponder - but the frequency had to be adjusted almost >6 kHz op on the uplink to get right. >The beacon is also higher in frequency. > > >73 OZ1MY >Ib > > >_______________________________________________ >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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ISS Symposium 2012: A personal reflection from G0SFJ
by andy thomas 05 May '12

05 May '12

All, This is my personal reflection on the last few days of the ISS Symposium 2012, organised by ESA and DLR in Berlin. Official highlights are on their own website, twitter, youtube etc. It's impossible to single out any particular speaker, so I'd like to give only an account of some things that resonated with my own amateur experience. I was very pleased to see in an early presentation by Julie Robinson the images of both "ends" of an ARISS contact, and equally it was heartening to see in the NASA "Assembly complete edition of the Reference Guide to the ISS" on page 95, Communications, a diagram in which we see "Ham radio transmits directly to the ground". The theme of engagement with young people was a constant throughout the Sympsoium with many references to them being inspired by astronaut/cosmonaut contacts, and I felt that ARISS was recognised as an important programme in this, hence my invitation described on my label , amongst the space professionals, as "Radio amateur -G0SFJ".. Roscosmos/ TsNiiMash also referred to the Shadow experiment which relies on sending a beacon or "Mayak" signal from the ISS and received on Earth by us hams - and as a participant I talked with TsNiiMash delegates about that - and illustrated their presentations with Chiblis-M and with the MAI SSTV experiment. And the 3D journey in an adjoining salon visited the antennae on the Columbus module, both in simulation and in a real 3D picture! Over dinner I discussed my personal view that some of us as hams would like to see more contacts of opportunity with the crew as time allowed, and I also described our work in receiving and passing on cubesat data. There was a view expressed that cubesats' reliance on COTS radio equipment did not always teach much about radio, and student Cubesat projects did not always lead to the next level of bigger and more complex space equipment. I was interested in this common problem between space science and ham radio, of getting young people involved, in this age of throwaway mobile phones and laptops. I was a little surprised that some German delegates I spoke to did not know of the work of the ISEI in Leipzig and the Kosmonautenzentrum in Chemnitz, who both stimulate young people into space exploration in their own ways, and I think the people who do this good work should enjoy a higher recognition. Many presentations demonstrated the utility of space-generated data to Earth based problems, and a good example came from the reinterpretation of data taken on salt consumption by Sigmund Jähn on an Intercosmos flight in 1978. It was both interesting and disturbing to see that bone tissue had not regrown to preflight levels in many long duration astronauts and cosmonauts. Visual problems were also becoming obvious. The debate extended beyond the current use of the ISS into the future of space exploration, Waleed Abdalati giving an inspirational speech about the future. Essentially our sphere of action extends only to the asteroid belt. From the floor I asked the symposium a question of medical ethics, whether the Mars crew should be a younger or an older crew. As I recall, Chiaki Mukai immediately picked up on "Because of the radiation!" and the panel agreed with her and with psychologist Peter Suedfeld, who said that life taught many experiences in problem solving, that an older crew - by which I think we meant over about 55 - would be the ones who should go. Oleg Orlov from IBMP in Moscow concurred. Later, when Charles Bolden spoke about the US commitment to a manned flight to Mars in 2030, I fell to thinking that the US crew who would go would be currently Astronauts aged about 40. That is my personal conclusion. Bolden added in his speech "- and comes back to Earth and has lost his vision. Should we be thinking of that? I think we should be thinking of that". There is no doubt in my mind that a manned expedition to Mars is not yet possible and Bolden said we also had to look at new ways of communications in working up to it. Interesting that in discussions over dinner, Amsat-DL's proposed satellite mission to Mars, the dish at Bochum and the possible use of a 30 m dish elsewhere was also recognised as a potential contributor. It seemed evident to me, too, that the compromises inherent in the design of the ISS were beginning to show. Roscosmos emphsised their interest in flying a separate vehicle unatennded by humans except at the beginning and end of its experiments, in order to take away the minimal disturbances describes by Bolden as "some astronaut jumping about on a treadmill", but also I think attitude changes in pitch, roll and yaw, which are corrected for to an extent in experiments, are also a potential problem to zero grvity experiments such as crystal growth or metallurgy. And it was evident to me that the data on ozone depletion by a JAXA experiment SMILES only touched the edges of the problem region due to the ISS inclination of 51.6 degrees. The "elephant in the room" was China - there is no possibility of her joining any current space treaty as a nation. However I fell to wondering whether her commercial interests might not find a locker in the new commercial availability of experimental space on board the ISS - money talks - we shall see. I stress tall the above is my personal observation, opinion and commentary, one day after the end of the conference. The Symposium was very stimulating and enjoyable, and I'd like to thank ESA and the organisers for inviting me. 73 de andy g0sfj

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K2BSA/5 from the National Scouting Museum this Saturday, May 5
by Tom Schuessler 05 May '12

05 May '12

We will be holding another Radio Merit Badge class at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX this Saturday, May 5 and the plan is to have the Scouts participate in contacts on the 1956Z AOS (2000Z satellite turn on) of AO-27. Please call K2BSA/5 and as in previous efforts, I will get you a QSL card from the Museum. We will also be active on HF near the World Scout Frequencies. Hope to hear you on the bird. Tom Schuessler 2713 Lake Gardens Drive Irving, Texas 75060 972-986-7456 214-403-1464 (Cell) n5hyp(a)arrl.net

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VO-52 back
by Ib Christoffersen 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi all, VO-52 seems to be back on. Here in Copenhagen at AOS 0704 UTC. It is the Dutch transponder - but the frequency had to be adjusted almost 6 kHz op on the uplink to get right. The beacon is also higher in frequency. 73 OZ1MY Ib

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Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 not heard
by i8cvs 05 May '12

05 May '12

Hi All, Beacon and transponder of VO-52 were not heard over Europe on day 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was in full Sun light. Yesterday 3 May VO-52 was not heard over South America by PY5LF and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD Please let us know what is going on. TNX 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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New Launch Date For SpaceX
by B J 04 May '12

04 May '12

http://moonandback.com/2012/05/04/spacex-may-7th-launch-appears-unlikely/ http://www.newspacejournal.com/2012/05/04/spacex-cots-launch-likely-to-slip… http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_12-149_New_SpaceX_Launch_Date.h… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO3FL

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To the Moon on a Shoestring + TechEdSat Challenge
by Trevor . 04 May '12

04 May '12

Euroluna are fitting CubeSats with Ion motors to get to the Moon. Watch last month's presentation to the Berlin Symposium at http://www.uk.amsat.org/7129 Space Hackers have been working on the TechEdSat CubeSat challenge, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/7122 73 Trevor M5AKA

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5 in EM55 still going folks
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 04 May '12

04 May '12

Congrats to UT1FG for 5 in em55 award # 45 WA4HFN Damon

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VO-52 not heard
by i8cvs 04 May '12

04 May '12

Hi William, PE1RAH Beacon and transponder of your Dutch VO-52 were not heard over Europe to day 4 May 2012 during the ascending orbit 37853 at 17:44 UTC and it was in full Sun light. Yesterday 3 May VO-52 it was not heard over South America by PY5LF and over USA by K5OE as well not heard over Europe by IW6OVD Please let us know what is going on. TNX 73" de i8CVS Domenico

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Dutch Transponder on-baord HAMSAT VO-52 'Turned On'
by Mani VU2WMY 04 May '12

04 May '12

Dear HAMSAT VO-52 users, The commands to 'Turn On' the transponder # 2 (Dutch transponder, made by Williams PE1RAH) on-board HAMSAT VO-52 was successfully sent during 14:00 UT 35 deg ascending Node pass over Bangalore, India. The sent commands were successfully received, acknowledged and confirmed by the telemetry. Subsequently, the transponder # 2 is now 'ON' and Williams CW message beacon was heard again after a gap of approximately 6 years & 4 months. The beacon signal was heard loud and strong here at Bangalore. A detailed Initial reports addressed to: tprangan(a)istrac.org and a copy to wmy(a)isac.gov.in would be greatly appreciated. 73 de 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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How to measure the performance of my satellite station ?
by PA3GUO 04 May '12

04 May '12

Since I had been in-active for quite a number of weeks, of course I first wanted to check if my (70cm) satellite station was still functional. The first step I always take is listening to the stable beacon of HO-68, CW @435.790MHz. My goal is to have the antenna tracked automatically, and frequency PC controlled by HRD. When the result is that I hear the beacon, no doppler shift, I know this first step is taken (means hardware and software incl kepler sets seem to work). Now what next ? Signal strength of that CW beacon is one way to measure my station, another way is looking at RAX-2, which transmits at 437.345 MHz (9k6 FM packets, KISS mode). RAX sends these days each 10 seconds a short burst of data. Using the free decoding SW from the RAX team you can: a) analyze the satellite data yourself b) help the scientific experiments of the university by forwarding the telemetry c) test your own station ! http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=301 An example is this mornings pass, which had a max elevation of 46 degrees. With my 16 elements DK7ZB (http://pa3guo.com/ant_jun_2011.jpg) my station could hear the satellite starting at 2 degrees elevation, and decode at around 8 degrees. See the table below (decode timestamps from the decoding software) 4 May 2012 07:51:38 GMT (6.2 degrees elevation) 4 May 2012 07:51:49 GMT 4 May 2012 07:52:01 GMT 4 May 2012 07:52:09 GMT 4 May 2012 07:52:19 GMT 4 May 2012 07:52:29 GMT 4 May 2012 07:52:39 GMT 4 May 2012 07:52:50 GMT 4 May 2012 07:53:02 GMT 4 May 2012 07:53:10 GMT 4 May 2012 07:53:20 GMT 4 May 2012 07:53:30 GMT 4 May 2012 07:53:41 GMT 4 May 2012 07:53:51 GMT 4 May 2012 07:54:01 GMT 4 May 2012 07:54:11 GMT 4 May 2012 07:54:21 GMT 4 May 2012 07:54:32 GMT 4 May 2012 07:54:42 GMT 4 May 2012 07:54:52 GMT 4 May 2012 07:55:02 GMT 4 May 2012 07:55:12 GMT 4 May 2012 07:55:22 GMT 4 May 2012 07:55:33 GMT 4 May 2012 07:55:43 GMT 4 May 2012 07:55:53 GMT 4 May 2012 07:56:03 GMT 4 May 2012 07:56:13 GMT 4 May 2012 07:56:24 GMT 4 May 2012 07:56:34 GMT 4 May 2012 07:56:44 GMT 4 May 2012 07:56:54 GMT 4 May 2012 07:57:05 GMT 4 May 2012 07:57:15 GMT 4 May 2012 07:57:25 GMT 4 May 2012 07:57:35 GMT 4 May 2012 07:57:45 GMT 4 May 2012 07:57:55 GMT 4 May 2012 07:58:06 GMT 4 May 2012 07:58:16 GMT 4 May 2012 07:58:26 GMT 4 May 2012 07:58:36 GMT 4 May 2012 07:58:46 GMT (11 degrees) ... 4 May 2012 07:59:48 GMT (5 degrees) So at the end my station stopped decoding at 11 degrees elevation, it picked up a final beacon at 5 degrees. We could define a kind of 'Ground Station Effectiveness' as number of packets decoded (not heared!) between a certain elevation threshold (eg 10 degrees). When no packet would be missed my station would rate now for 100% (at 10 degrees). Or more scientifically: the GS effectiveness of PA3GUO's station is 100% (@10 degrees elevation) All kinds of items can bring this number down from 100% to lets say 80%: - hard mechanical stop of the rotor, forcing a full 360 degrees turn during a pass - interference of other signals/satellite during a pass (at the same frequency) - tumbling of the satellite (antenne pointing to wrong direction) - polarization changes (rotation of the satellite) Well, the above shows that my 1x16 elements (horizontal pol) antenna works fine to support missions like RAX. No need for circular antenna (admitted: other satellite give different results for circular (both better and worse) Just sharing some thoughts, looking forward to your feedback / reflections ! Henk, PA3GUO

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PBS Newshour Report On SpaceX
by B J 03 May '12

03 May '12

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june12/spacex_05-03.html 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: VO-52
by K5OE 03 May '12

03 May '12

Confirmed. Nothing heard at 2357. 73, Jerry, K5OE

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VO52
by py5lf_ 03 May '12

03 May '12

Hi VO52 not heard last two passes over SA . I hope there is no problem with the sat. 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio www.qrz.com/db/py5lf Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm

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Sierra Vista AZ hamfest on Saturday (5 May)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 03 May '12

03 May '12

Hi! I will be at the Cochise Amateur Radio Association's annual Larry Warren Hamfest on Saturday (5 May) morning in Sierra Vista, Arizona. This, like most Arizona hamfests, is a half-day event, and I will have an AMSAT table there along with on-air satellite demonstrations. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.k7rdg.org/HamfestFlyer2012.html It looks like I will have only AO-7 in mode B and VO-52 available for the demonstrations Saturday morning. I will be ready for those two satellites with my portable all-mode satellite station. After the hamfest, depending on when things wrap up, I am looking at paying a quick visit to one or two of the rarely-heard grids in southeastern Arizona. Or I might try to work from along I-10 at the Arizona/New Mexico state line. To see where I'm going, I will run APRS as WD9EWK-9 while driving. You can see my travels at (among other places) http://aprs.fi/wd9ewk-9 If you work WD9EWK on Saturday - at the hamfest, or wherever I stop after the hamfest - and would like a QSL card to confirm the contact, please e-mail me the QSO details. No need to send me a card or SASE first. If you're in the log, I will be happy to send you a card. I will also upload my Saturday QSOs to Logbook of the World. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/

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Re: Delphi-C3 (DO-64) 4 years in orbit.
by WILLIAMS MICHAEL 02 May '12

02 May '12

Raydel, Delphi-C3 with its fold out solar panels is a great satellite and probably one of the most interesting cube sats ever launched. I made many QSOs through it before its amateur transponder quit. 145.870 USB will work. Its signal is very strong, you cant miss it. It has no batteries so operates only in sun light. It will shut off at times as it starts its North American pass (even in sunlight). You will hear it at AOS for a short time then it suddenly shuts off. At other times, it's on the entire pass. When receiving, try to get the tuning indicator to stay at 1200 Hz. The no sync indicator will change to sync and turn green. It's interesting to watch the sats performance and the data come in. Having up to date Keps and your computer clock synchronized helps a lot. GL, Mike (K9QHO)

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Out of the Office
by Martha 02 May '12

02 May '12

I will be out of the office Thursday, May 3rd and Friday, May 4th. -- 73- Martha- AMSAT Manager

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AMSAT Awards
by Bruce 02 May '12

02 May '12

Here are our latest AMSAT Awards recipients. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Brent Ocken, KJ6MRG Elizabeth Royer, KB3WSW The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award. Hector Luis Martinez Sis, CO6CBF, #547 Marcelo Teruel, IK0USO #549 The following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award. Hector Luis Martinez Sis, CO6CBF, #US178 The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee, Jr. W4AMI Award Tom Deeble, KA6SIP #77 Clayton Coleman, W5PFG #78 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Manager (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes

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Communications test of F-1 CubeSat
by Trevor . 02 May '12

02 May '12

F-1 should be launching to the ISS in July for deployment in September. It's Vietnam's first Cubesat and carries two Yaesu VX-3R transceivers. The Fspace website has published a well illustrated report of a ground based communications test using the satellite, see http://fspace.edu.vn/?p=557 73 Trevor M5AKA

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High School CubeSat TJ3Sat + CATSAT II
by Trevor . 02 May '12

02 May '12

Great to see High School students building a CubeSat. High School Students Build Amateur Radio CubeSat http://www.uk.amsat.org/7068 also Student CubeSat CATSAT II and Hydrogen Peroxide Propulsion + ELaNa Video http://www.uk.amsat.org/7062 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Possible Delay For SpaceX Launch
by B J 02 May '12

02 May '12

http://www.americaspace.org/?p=18753 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: FW: Did you say Full Duplex.?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 02 May '12

02 May '12

Last I heard the ull-duplex ones were not available yet. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Andrew.MacAllister(a)emerson.com >Sent: May 2, 2012 9:44 AM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Did you say Full Duplex.? > >Anyone have any experience with these? >Andy W5ACM > >----- Original Message ----- >To: w5acm(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 6:42 AM >Subject: Did you say Full Duplex.? > >Chinese Dual Band Full Duplex. >http://www.verotelecom.com/Dualband-Two-Way-Radios.htm > >I like this one the best. >http://www.verotelecom.com/Dual-Band-Two-Way-Radio-VR-DB2R.htm >-- >David M. Gullette >W5DMG > >_______________________________________________ >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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FW: Did you say Full Duplex.?
by Andrew.MacAllister＠emerson.com 02 May '12

02 May '12

Anyone have any experience with these? Andy W5ACM ----- Original Message ----- To: w5acm(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 6:42 AM Subject: Did you say Full Duplex.? Chinese Dual Band Full Duplex. http://www.verotelecom.com/Dualband-Two-Way-Radios.htm I like this one the best. http://www.verotelecom.com/Dual-Band-Two-Way-Radio-VR-DB2R.htm -- David M. Gullette W5DMG

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New Frequencies for AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1
by Trevor . 02 May '12

02 May '12

Announcement at http://www.uk.amsat.org/7014 73 Trevor M5AKA

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AubieSat-1 CW
by Mineo Wakita 02 May '12

02 May '12

At last I could receive and decode AibieSat-1 CW. The signal is very weak, but it's exceedingly a clear sound. 9:10-9:22 UTC, 2 May 2012, Ele 51 S-W-WN, 437.472 MHz CW http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/20502aub.png http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/20502aub.wav JE9PEL/1, Mineo Wakita

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Armadillo Cold Gas Thrusters + OSSI Launch in August
by Trevor . 02 May '12

02 May '12

Armadillo CubeSat to use Cold Gas Thrusters http://www.uk.amsat.org/7042 Artists OSSI CubeSat to launch in August http://www.uk.amsat.org/6993 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Ham Nation Covers ARISS Contact
by Clint Bradford 02 May '12

02 May '12

The ARISS contact with Flight Engineer Don Pettit and students at Flabob Airport in Jurupa Valley CA US that occurred on April 19, 2012, was featured on tonight's episode of the Bob Heil & Gordon West "Ham Nation" video podcast. It will be available through its normal distribution channels later this week. Video from the project is also available on our Web site. Clint Bradford K6LCS Ham Nation: http://twit.tv/hn Flabob site: http://www.iss-flabob.com

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[amsat-bb] Delfi-C3 (DO-64) – 4 years in orbit
by Trevor . 01 May '12

01 May '12

See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6948 73 Trevor M5AKA ----

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News From Fox-1 Team Posted on AMSAT web
by JoAnne Maenpaa 01 May '12

01 May '12

AMSAT web page has been updated with latest news from the Fox-1 team. Check on http://www.amsat.org. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service

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