January 2007 - Amsat-dc (INACTIVE)

Cosmonaut talk in the Washington, DC area on Feb 5
by Will Marchant 31 Jan '07

31 Jan '07

http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/9598/ 73, Will -- Will Marchant, NAR 13356, Tripoli 10125 L3 kc6rol(a)amsat.org http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/will/

2 1

Fw: Non-Technical Question
by MARTHA SARAGOVITZ 30 Jan '07

30 Jan '07

If you are willing to handle this, please contact Jason and let me know. I don't want them to think we are not interested. 73- Martha ----- Original Message ----- From: "AMSAT Website" <www(a)amsat.org> To: <martha(a)amsat.org> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: Non-Technical Question > > This message originated from the AMSAT website > > Sender: Jason Foster Email: n3prz(a)n3prz.com > Host: c-69-138-21-175.hsd1.md.comcast.net > > Subject: Non-Technical Question > > Message: > The Montgomery Amateur Radio Club, Inc. would like to invite AMSAT to make > a presentation at one of our club meetings. Many of our members have been > participants and volunteers at AMSAT, but yet many are not that familiar > with your organization. AMSAT is one that is on the leading edge of > Amateur Radio, and I would like for our members to learn more about AMSAT > and related topics. > > Our club meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month, > and begin at 7:30pm. We can have you come as early as February 21st, > 2007. I also wish to invite anyone from your organization to attend our > next meeting, is a dinner meeting, and we will be at the Ambrosia Grill on > Rt.355 (Rockville Pike) near Montgomery College. The dinner meeting > starts around 7:00pm, but you are welcome to come a little earlier or > later as desired. > > Thank you for you attention. > Jason Foster, N3PRZ > President > Montgomery Amateur Radio Club, Inc. > 301-208-8663 home/office > 240-994-7374 cell > n3prz(a)n3prz.com > > > > > > Phone Number: 301-208-8663 Best Time to Call: 11:00 am Eastern > > (end of message) > > > Problems with this message? Email to w0eec(a)amsat.org >

2 1

AMSAT volunteers
by Davis, Robert J 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Thanks to all the volunteers from the 3-day weekend! We've made significant progress on cleaning up the cleanroom airhandlers, and on inventory. Here's the upcoming schedule of volunteer days: Sat Jan 20: prep cleanroom airhandlers & posts. Sun Jan 21: undecided; RSVP if interested. Sat Jan 27: earliest possible painting of airhandlers & posts. Sun Jan 28: if painting has started, RSVP if interested. Sat Feb 3: Closed. Sun Feb 4: Closed. When open, Saturday regular hours are 8am to 5pm. Sunday hours start later. Email or call my cell to RSVP or if you have questions, 443-783-7794. See below for a Google map to the AMSAT lab in southwest Pocomoke: http://www.google.com/maps?q=Broad+St+%26+Pocomoke+Belt,+Pocomoke+City,+MD+… <https://umesmail1.umes.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.google.com/…> The AMSAT lab is inside a large warehouse on the corner with a blue roof. Front door says "MIST". PLEASE ENTER AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING! FRONT DOOR WILL BE LOCKED! Near-Term: 1) Sand and otherwise prep airhandlers of cleanroom for interior & exterior paint 2) Remove filters from cleanroom 3) Clean/sand steel posts of cleanroom 4) Take inventory of damaged components of cleanroom 5) Paint cleanroom airhandlers & posts (different but both interior & exterior). 6) Plan assembly of cleanroom 7) Make lists of hardware/lights/filters/walling needed to assemble cleanroom 8) Repackage items that are destined for long-term storage (like previous project documentation) 9) Discuss Eagle spacecraft with anybody that will listen! Long-Term: 1) Cleanroom operational (March) 2) Erect tower for ground station (April or sooner) 3) Build Eagle spacecraft mockup (May) 4) Build Eagle engineering unit (August? This may be pushing it...) 5) Gather all parts, components & tools for Eagle spacecraft frame by end of 2007 6) Build Eagle spacecraft start of 2008! We will be asking for volunteers most Saturdays in the foreseeable future. All help is welcome! Hams, non-hams, college students, younger students, etc! Some people on this list have already stated that they probably won't be volunteering anytime soon, but would like to remain "on the list" so they know the latest news. However, if you wish to be removed from this list, just write or call me. bob Robert Davis KF4KSS

1 0

AMSAT lab volunteers: 3-day weekend!
by Davis, Robert J 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

AMSAT-DC volunteers, The Sat/Sun/Mon 3-day weekend almost got past me! We have volunteer jobs for anybody that comes to the AMSAT lab in Pocomoke, MD. Please come & invite anybody else! On Wednesday of last week, we brought three 24-foot trucks from the previous AMSAT lab in Orlando, FL. We've now got a disassembled 20'x20' cleanroom, desks, tables, cabinets, documentation, tools, electronic equipment, and various components/spares. The trucks have been unloaded, and we've completed inventory of the big items. This weekend: 1) Clean airhandlers of cleanroom 2) Remove flaking paint from airhandlers of cleanroom 3) Remove filters from cleanroom 4) Clean steel posts of cleanroom 5) Take inventory of damaged components of cleanroom 6) Plan assembly of cleanroom 7) Make lists of hardware/lights/filters/walling needed to assemble cleanroom 8) Sort/inventory hand tools (ratchet/wrench sets, screw drivers, etc) 9) Apply inventory stickers ! ! ! (This should probably be first on the list...) 10) Repackage items that are destined for long-term storage (like previous project documentation) 11) Clean up 2 desks and the best 2 computers (will collect photos & inventory database here) 12) Discuss Eagle spacecraft with anybody that will listen! I will have the lab open 8am to 5pm on Saturday and Monday. Sunday morning I will be late. If you plan to come in, please call or email me (especially for Sunday). My cell is 443-783-7794. See below for a Google map to the AMSAT lab in southwest Pocomoke: http://www.google.com/maps?q=Broad+St+%26+Pocomoke+Belt,+Pocomoke+City,+MD+… <https://umesmail1.umes.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.google.com/…> The AMSAT lab is inside a large warehouse on the corner with a blue roof. Front door says "MIST". PLEASE ENTER AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING! FRONT DOOR WILL BE LOCKED! Here's an idea of our long-term lab plans: 1) Cleanroom operational (March) 2) Erect tower for ground station (April or sooner) 3) Build Eagle spacecraft mockup (May) 4) Build Eagle engineering unit (August? This may be pushing it...) 5) Gather all parts, components & tools for Eagle spacecraft frame by end of 2007 6) Build Eagle spacecraft start of 2008! We will be asking for volunteers most Saturdays in the foreseeable future. All help is welcome! Hams, non-hams, college students, younger students, etc! Some people on this list have already stated that they probably won't be volunteering anytime soon, but would like to remain "on the list" so they know the latest news. However, if you wish to be removed from this list, just write or call me. bob Robert Davis KF4KSS

1 0

Re: Impacts? Missed Discussions?
by Daniel Schultz 05 Jan '07

05 Jan '07

It's the end of Life As We Know It. I'm going to sell all my ham gear on E-bay and take up golf. Dan Schultz > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Pat Kilroy <Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov> > > > HAVE I MISSED ANY DISCUSSIONS or posts on the > > "other" AMSAT mail list(s) regarding the impacts > > to AMSAT (good or bad, imagined or real) with > > respect to all the recent changes by the FCC to > > the Part 97 rules and regs? > > > > At first thought, the expansion of the 80m phone > > band and dropping Element 1 (Morse Code) of the ham > > license testing requirements, for example, don't > > appear to affect AMSAT and the amateur satellite > > service a single bit. But how about after a second > > thought? > > > > Might there be any indirect impacts lurking? > > > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > > > 73 de Pat N8PK

1 0

Re: Impacts? Missed Discussions?
by kb8rtz＠comcast.net 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

You haven't missed anything in the VHF+ arena. The QRP folks sure went ballistic. Patrick...kb8rtz... -------------- Original message -------------- From: Pat Kilroy <Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov> > HAVE I MISSED ANY DISCUSSIONS or posts on the > "other" AMSAT mail list(s) regarding the impacts > to AMSAT (good or bad, imagined or real) with > respect to all the recent changes by the FCC to > the Part 97 rules and regs? > > At first thought, the expansion of the 80m phone > band and dropping Element 1 (Morse Code) of the ham > license testing requirements, for example, don't > appear to affect AMSAT and the amateur satellite > service a single bit. But how about after a second > thought? > > Might there be any indirect impacts lurking? > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > 73 de Pat N8PK > > > _______________________________________________ > Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA > AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc

1 0

Impacts? Missed Discussions?
by Pat Kilroy 04 Jan '07

04 Jan '07

HAVE I MISSED ANY DISCUSSIONS or posts on the "other" AMSAT mail list(s) regarding the impacts to AMSAT (good or bad, imagined or real) with respect to all the recent changes by the FCC to the Part 97 rules and regs? At first thought, the expansion of the 80m phone band and dropping Element 1 (Morse Code) of the ham license testing requirements, for example, don't appear to affect AMSAT and the amateur satellite service a single bit. But how about after a second thought? Might there be any indirect impacts lurking? Thanks for your thoughts. 73 de Pat N8PK

2 1