Well, it didn't take Amsat officials long to shoot down the proposal and tell me that ARISS does not stand for amateur radio use on ISS. ARISS is a free use of ham radio for PR under the guise of educational outreach.
Probably payback for cancelling my membership after 25-years and resigning as Field Op (their rules). I found that I enjoy eating and having a roof over my head in my retirement so had to make a choice on what I spend money.
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Ed a lot of us agree and understand your concerns, but people like you and Dom, that have the expertise, that we need, to keep things on an even keel.
DON'T GO!!
73, Dave, WB6LLO dguimon1@san.rr.com
Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
I will be on at least the 6:52 (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in DE waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. Good luck to all you clean sweepers :)
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
Jeff,
You have me guessing........... 6.52? Eastern? UTC? Date?
I can't find a pass that lines up. Please help...... And have fun!
73,
Rick WA4NVM
I will be on at least the 6:52 (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in DE waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. Good luck to all you clean sweepers :)
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
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Rick,
I think it is Eastern time tomorrow morning.
Dave - KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jul 2, 2011 8:54 PM, "Rick - WA4NVM" wa4nvm@comcast.net wrote:
Jeff,
You have me guessing........... 6.52? Eastern? UTC? Date?
I can't find a pass that lines up. Please help...... And have fun!
73,
Rick WA4NVM
I will be on at least the 6:52 (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in DE waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. Good luck to all you clean sweepers :)
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
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That look correct Dave. I forgot the one hour offset for eastern time (local).
Thanks, Rick Rick,
I think it is Eastern time tomorrow morning.
Dave - KB1PVH
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On Jul 2, 2011 8:54 PM, "Rick - WA4NVM" wa4nvm@comcast.net wrote:
Jeff,
You have me guessing........... 6.52? Eastern? UTC? Date?
I can't find a pass that lines up. Please help...... And have fun!
73,
Rick WA4NVM
I will be on at least the 6:52 (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in DE waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. Good luck to all you clean sweepers :)
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
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Then there's us over here on the NW. Coast. I was beating my head against the east coast alluminum curtain for a fair part of my Sat. afternoon on 20M. Several 13 colony stations even turned their beams to the UK to work them. I mean that's who we had to beat up to become 13 colonies. Got a couple after several hours, heard no one on AO-7. Better luck tomorrow, tell those HF stations there is a W. coast. I hope everyone has a fun and safe 4th weekend.
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
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From: "Rick - WA4NVM" wa4nvm@comcast.net To: "Dave Webb KB1PVH" kb1pvh@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2011 6:07:36 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: DE FM bird 13 colony pass.
That look correct Dave. I forgot the one hour offset for eastern time (local).
Thanks, Rick Rick,
I think it is Eastern time tomorrow morning.
Dave - KB1PVH
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On Jul 2, 2011 8:54 PM, "Rick - WA4NVM" wa4nvm@comcast.net wrote: > > Jeff, > > You have me guessing........... 6.52? Eastern? UTC? Date? > > I can't find a pass that lines up. Please help...... And have fun! > > 73, > > Rick WA4NVM > > >> I will be on at least the 6:52 (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in >> DE >> waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. >> Good luck to all you clean sweepers :) >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m/k2i >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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
Woke up this morning to rain. Where did that come from ? Fishing trip is canceled. Maybe tomorrow morning. I will let everyone know tonight.
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
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I will be on at least the 6:52 (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in DE waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. Good luck to all you clean sweepers :)
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
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I will be on at least the 6:12 local time (fm29) pass of AO-51. I will try to be in DE waters for some more FM bird passes but it isn't likely, but I will try. The WX looks iffy, local forecast is calling for 30 % chance of T-Storms, a big boating no no. Good luck to all you clean sweepers :)
73 Jeff kb2m/k2i
On 7/2/2011 3:52 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote:
Well, it didn't take Amsat officials long to shoot down the proposal and tell me that ARISS does not stand for amateur radio use on ISS. ARISS is a free use of ham radio for PR under the guise of educational outreach.
First off, a post on AMSAT-BB is not a proposal. Tony just outlined ARISS's mission and why a straight up transponder probably won't be supported by ARISS. Tony also stated that ARISS' goals. Now, if someone really wanted this, wouldn't it make sense to sit down and write out a proposal regarding a transponder project that dovetailed into ARISS' STEM goals?
Also, isn't Amateur Radio, by definition, "free" -- hence the whole "Amateur" status? Didn't a lot of us just do a giant PR event with amateur radio last weekend? How are we knocking NASA for this?
Probably payback for cancelling my membership after 25-years and resigning as Field Op (their rules). I found that I enjoy eating and having a roof over my head in my retirement so had to make a choice on what I spend money.
I read a well written explanation by Tony as to why a straight up transponder probably won't fly with ARISS. How can anyone interpret this as payback?
This may very well be my final post on amsat-bb ...25-years
Disappointed to hear that you may be leaving the list, I enjoyed your posts. However, after 15+ years or so of experience on listservs myself, I find these kinds of proclamations just plain silly.
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<rant> *sigh* People need to remember this is a hobby. If I probably calculated the amount of time I spent thinking about satellites alone and multiplied it by my consulting rate, I'd probably have enough to send my son to college already. Folks, be excited. If you're quoting rates and it's not the rate you pay people to burble about ham radio, you should really ask yourself if you're having fun doing it. </rant>
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