http://www.gbhc.org/
One of the
Largest Shows
On The East Coast
Martha heard from no one last month, so I am sending
her request again for her. Please consider staffing
the table for one of the two days, Saturday or Sunday.
Thanks! -Pat
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It is that time again. We need volunteers to "man"
the AMSAT booth at Timonium. The dates are March 29
and March 30th.
*PEOPLE - WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!* Call me at the AMSAT
office, 301-589-6062.
73, Martha
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Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest
March 29-30, 2008
Hours 6am-5pm Saturday, 6am-3pm Sunday
The buildings open at 8:00 A.M.
Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md.
"The Baltimore Amateur Radio Club, sponsor of The GBH&C,
targets Amateur Radio and electronics enthusiasts of all
ages and backgrounds. In the heart of the Mid-Atlantic
Region and adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay, we also
attract civilian, government, and marine attendees
from Maine to Florida."
http://www.gbhc.org/
ARISS International Chairman Moves into New Position at NASA
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, like I almost did, go to the ARRL
Letter at http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/08/0201/ and read
all about it ...
Or see it under http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/news/ ...
Or listen at http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/audio/
Our own Frank Bauer is going to the moon. Er, maybe not he
himself, but all the new stuff he is workin' on. Frank is
always blazing a trail!
Congratulations, Frank, and good luck!
Sincerely,
Pat
N8PK
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Patrick L. Kilroy WK
Integration & Test (I&T) 301-286-1984 Voice
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 301-286-1673 Fax
Building 5, Mail Code 568 Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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"The conquest of air and space, the pursuit of scientific
discovery in space, is the toughest business in the world."
- Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator, November 19, 2007
Print this message.
FYI, YOU MIGHT WANNA TUNE in 145.800 MHz on
your FM transceiver or scanner radio to listen to
the international repeater as it flies overhead
in the afternoon or evening.
A given pass is less than ten minutes, so you will
also need to know when it is flying by. See below
for all the scoop you need to know to check it out!
Helpful Newbee Notes: You may need to add or delete
spaces in the header line of the pass list below to
make the labels line up over the column properly.
The dates and times (in hh:mm:ss) are given in EST
-- NOT UTC -- for the greater Washington-Baltimore
area. You may disregard the "Between" column of
info. (I myself don't find it very useful.)
Height is given in miles for the sub-satellite
point, not your range to the ISS. When listening
for the first time, don't worry about tuning for
Doppler unless you are really picky, and then just
tune for "best signal" at leave it at that for the
moment.
If you hear the chatter and enjoy it then tell
your friends!
Cheers,
Pat Kilroy, N8PK
AMSAT Area Coordinator
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-034.03
ISS Repeater
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 034.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 3, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-034.03
The ISS cross band repeater is on and functioning as of this
announcement. It is on Uplink 437.800 MHz FM, Downlink 145.800
MHz FM. It is quite strong and can be heard well on a simple
setup. I read a report that "someone" called CQ and there was
no-one coming back to him. Listen and give it a shot.
[ANS thanks Tony, K2MO, for the above information]
/EX
Date (L) AOS (L) LOS
(L) Duration Between Az @ AOS Max
El Az @ LOS Height (mi)
ISS (ZARYA) at Baltimore,MD with 5° mask
2/5/08 14:48:13 14:52:14 00:04:01 -------- 177° 8° 78° 128.6
2/5/08 16:20:53 16:28:18 00:07:24 01:28:38 234° 77° 51° 128.8
2/5/08 17:57:08 18:02:47 00:05:39 01:28:49 279° 13° 41° 129.0
2/5/08 19:34:12 19:37:47 00:03:35 01:31:24 311° 7° 49° 129.4
2/5/08 21:09:09 21:14:51 00:05:42 01:31:22 319° 13° 82° 129.9
2/5/08 22:43:39 22:51:06 00:07:27 01:28:47 309° 80° 127° 130.2
ISS (ZARYA) at Baltimore,MD with 5° mask
2/6/08 00:20:03 00:23:44 00:03:41 01:28:56 281° 8° 183° 130.5
2/6/08 15:07:14 15:13:57 00:06:43 14:43:29 206° 25° 62° 128.6
2/6/08 16:42:03 16:48:57 00:06:53 01:28:06 256° 26° 45° 128.8
2/6/08 18:19:00 18:23:24 00:04:23 01:30:02 297° 9° 43° 129.1
2/6/08 19:55:14 19:59:30 00:04:15 01:31:50 318° 9° 63° 129.5
2/6/08 21:29:42 21:36:34 00:06:52 01:30:11 316° 25° 103° 129.9
2/6/08 23:04:37 23:11:33 00:06:55 01:28:03 299° 28° 151° 130.2
ISS (ZARYA) at Baltimore,MD with 5° mask
2/7/08 13:55:22 13:58:13 00:02:50 14:43:49 173° 7° 81° 128.4
2/7/08 15:27:34 15:34:57 00:07:22 01:29:20 231° 88° 52° 128.5
2/7/08 17:03:42 17:09:29 00:05:47 01:28:45 277° 14° 41° 128.8
2/7/08 18:40:48 18:44:22 00:03:34 01:31:18 310° 7° 48° 129.1
2/7/08 20:15:51 20:21:23 00:05:32 01:31:28 319° 13° 80° 129.6
2/7/08 21:50:18 21:57:44 00:07:25 01:28:55 310° 69° 124° 129.9
2/7/08 23:26:26 23:30:44 00:04:17 01:28:42 284° 9° 180° 130.2
ISS (ZARYA) at Baltimore,MD with 5° mask
2/8/08 14:13:50 14:20:28 00:06:38 14:43:05 203° 22° 64° 128.3
2/8/08 15:48:35 15:55:33 00:06:58 01:28:06 254° 29° 45° 128.5
2/8/08 17:25:32 17:29:59 00:04:26 01:29:58 295° 9° 42° 128.8
2/8/08 19:01:50 19:05:55 00:04:05 01:31:51 317° 8° 60° 129.2
2/8/08 20:36:18 20:43:02 00:06:44 01:30:22 316° 23° 100° 129.6
2/8/08 22:11:09 22:18:11 00:07:01 01:28:06 300° 32° 149° 129.9
ISS (ZARYA) at Baltimore,MD with 5° mask
2/9/08 13:02:35 13:04:09 00:01:33 14:44:24 168° 5° 84° 128.2
2/9/08 14:34:04 14:41:26 00:07:22 01:29:55 228° 79° 53° 128.3
2/9/08 16:10:03 16:15:58 00:05:55 01:28:36 275° 15° 42° 128.5
2/9/08 17:47:12 17:50:46 00:03:34 01:31:13 309° 7° 47° 128.8
2/9/08 19:22:21 19:27:44 00:05:23 01:31:34 319° 12° 77° 129.2
2/9/08 20:56:46 21:04:13 00:07:27 01:29:01 310° 60° 122° 129.6
2/9/08 22:32:40 22:37:27 00:04:47 01:28:26 286° 10° 176° 129.9
ISS (ZARYA) at Baltimore,MD with 5° mask
2/10/08 13:20:28 13:26:47 00:06:19 14:43:00 200° 19° 65° 128.2
2/10/08 14:54:54 15:01:59 00:07:04 01:28:07 251° 32° 46° 128.3
2/10/08 16:31:46 16:36:21 00:04:35 01:29:47 293° 9° 41° 128.5
2/10/08 18:08:12 18:12:09 00:03:56 01:31:50 317° 8° 59° 128.9
2/10/08 19:42:41 19:49:18 00:06:37 01:30:32 317° 21° 97° 129.3
2/10/08 21:17:28 21:24:35 00:07:07 01:28:09 301° 37° 146° 129.6
On-line Tracking:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/
ARISS info:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=19&retURL=/sate…
Satellite Status:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/
Other AMSAT resources:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/
Local AMSAT Stuff:
http://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc/
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Patrick L. Kilroy WK
Integration & Test (I&T) 301-286-1984 Voice
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 301-286-1673 Fax
Building 5, Mail Code 568 Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov
Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 http://lro.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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"The conquest of air and space, the pursuit of scientific
discovery in space, is the toughest business in the world."
- Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator, November 19, 2007
