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AMSAT lab volunteers
by Davis, Robert J 07 Feb '07

07 Feb '07

Thanks to all the volunteers on Saturdays Jan 20 & 27 at the new lab in Pocomoke! The airhandlers are almost ready for painting, and the posts are. After inventory, we started to cleanup the place and move those piles onto shelves! It's looking more like a lab each week! Here's the upcoming schedule of volunteer days: Sat Feb 10 continue prepping airhandlers, assemble crane if enough people present. Sun Feb 11 Closed Sat Feb 17 flip airhandlers to expose the perimeter channels that must be re-welded. Sun Feb 18 plan cleanroom order: filters, lights, conduit, lexan, bolts, painting supplies. Mon Feb 19 (President's Day) continue airhandler prep, finish re-packaging documentation for storage. 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+… 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) Take inventory of damaged components of cleanroom 3) Paint cleanroom airhandlers & posts (different but both interior & exterior). 4) Plan assembly of cleanroom 5) Make lists of hardware/lights/filters/walling needed to assemble cleanroom 6) Repackage items that are destined for long-term storage (like previous project documentation) 7) 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! bob Robert Davis KF4KSS

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Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest
by MARTHA SARAGOVITZ 06 Feb '07

06 Feb '07

The Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest is Saturday, March 31st and Sunday, April 1st. Dave Bern has agreed to handle Saturday but we need someone for Sunday. Please contact me if you are willing to volunteer. 73- Martha

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Re: > Club or Hamfest
by Laurie Kilroy 01 Feb '07

01 Feb '07

Whoever goes to the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club meeting or addresses ANY radio club or hamfest, please pass along the details to the coming AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar near BWI airport on Saturday, March 24. See our announcement at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php THANK YOU, Pat Kilroy N8PK -----Original Message----- >From: amsat-dc-request(a)amsat.org >Sent: Jan 31, 2007 3:00 PM >To: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org >Subject: AMSAT-DC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 6 > >Send AMSAT-DC mailing list submissions to > amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-dc-request(a)amsat.org > >You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-dc-owner(a)amsat.org > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-DC digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Fw: Non-Technical Question (Mark Kanawati) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:03:06 -0500 >From: "Mark Kanawati" <mark(a)spacequest.com> >Subject: [amsat-dc] Re: Fw: Non-Technical Question >To: "'MARTHA SARAGOVITZ'" <amsat(a)verizon.net>, <amsat-dc(a)amsat.org> >Cc: n3prz(a)n3prz.com >Message-ID: <20070130210302.71UL32W00E8W2(a)mailbox5.ucsd.edu> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hello Martha, > >I have many pictures, I can give someone to present... the same goes for >Dick Daniels. >I am not certain I will be in town to help out, therefore I can't commit to >anything. > >All the best >Mark > >-----Original Message----- >From: MARTHA SARAGOVITZ [mailto:amsat@verizon.net] >Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:14 AM >To: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org >Cc: n3prz(a)n3prz.com >Subject: [amsat-dc] Fw: Non-Technical Question > >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 >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org >http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc > > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA >AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org >http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc > > >End of AMSAT-DC Digest, Vol 2, Issue 6 >************************************** Pat Kilroy pat(a)patkilroy.com Laurie Kilroy laurie(a)patkilroy.com (Disregard the earthlink.net address; it will be going away.)

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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/

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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 >

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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AMSAT DC Meeting 2007
by Laurie Kilroy 21 Dec '06

21 Dec '06

Hi All, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year and all the best of the holiday season to you and yours. As mentioned at the last AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar this past spring (remember Saturday, April 8, 2006?) the time is now ripe to plan our next gathering. Your help is appreciated. Are you in? The first things we need to decide are easy, and your input is valuable: 1. Day of week (Saturday or Sunday) 2. Time of day for start and the duration 3. The weekend to earmark to meet (avoiding dates like Mother's Day, Easter, Passover, etc) and 4. Location and room Would love to hear your thoughts over the next week or two, or through about January 4. Take care for now. Cheers, Pat Kilroy N8PK Note: Mail to n8pk(a)amsat.org goes to me at pat(a)patkilroy.com. Feel free to post to the amsat-dc list as appropriate. Thanks! Pat Kilroy pat(a)patkilroy.com Laurie Kilroy laurie(a)patkilroy.com (Disregard the earthlink.net address; it will be going away.)

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Fwd: Amateur Satellite Ground Station Budget Task
by W3HXF＠aol.com 30 Nov '06

30 Nov '06

In a message dated 11/27/06 12:36:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov writes: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org Re: Please forward this to whoever in AMSAT Please forward this to whoever in AMSAT may have forming a list of equipment/materials for school(s) to participate in future OSCARs. 73, Bill, W3HXF Examples of areas to be covered in a multi-year equipment list. Each task below is a complete station. Complete to serve a particular satellite. The first task/year's budget are for a few of those satellites that are in orbit. Other task/year's aimed toward planned OSCARs not in orbit yet. >Budget task A: >Please provide a list (better yet a kit, for a cubesat-capable >ground station), >so I can compile budgetary information. > >For a later year: >Budget task B: > AO-13 or AO-40-capable ground station: >145.880 MHz USB + 145.920 MHz USB Up & 435.300 MHz High to listen >FM (S) mode: 2401.200 MHz to listen. >Uplink: 1268.700 MHz USB transmit. >http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php >KK5DO > >Please provide a list (better yet a kit for an AO-13 or >AO-40-capable ground station), >i.e., AMSAT's Project Eagle plans call for an mode U/V transponder >for SSB, CW and other modes. > I wish to leave the budgetary information for The Excelsior Team > <_excelsior.tj(a)gmail.com_ (mailto:excelsior.tj@gmail.com) > >Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is located >on Braddock Road. >The address is: 6560 Braddock Road Alexandria, VA 22312 >What satellite(s) have their eastern USA pass between >12:45 pm is a good time because lunch would have ended (which equals >1745 UTC) >and 4 hours later. > >For a much later year, Eagle could launch by 2010: >Budget task C: > >Specification would make the satellite's S2 band uplink and C band downlink.

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Amateur Satellite Ground Station Budget Task
by Pat Kilroy 27 Nov '06

27 Nov '06

Hello Bill W3HXF, I think it is great that you are helping the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology of Alexandria on their quest in satellite technology. It's great news to hear of such a newly active school in our local area! Seems like more and more are popping up around the country. To answer your questions and address your comments, I hope the information below is helpful and not "too much too soon" ... First, a lot of the information you seek for ground station equipment can be found in the "Amateur Satellite FAQ" on the AMSAT web site at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/archive/intro/index.php This is your best start. Next, you will note that the equipment identified there does not include price or inter-connection block diagrams. The prices vary widely, especially for new and used gear. Current pricing can be found by surfing the web at amateur radio outlets. See the ads in QST magazine and in the AMSAT Journal! Or Google on "amateur radio equipment" anytime. Visit local hamfests for previously owned ham gear and check eBay and others. The station equipment block diagrams are available from many sources, including The Radio Amateur's Satellite Handbook by Martin Davidoff, K2UBC, author of the highly acclaimed predecessor, The Satellite Experimenter's Handbook. Available at: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/index.php3?category=Space%2FSatellites Block diagrams are nice, but you'll want to tap into people who know this stuff in their heads. So don't forget to tap into fellow experienced hams that each and every school will want to have on hand (not just Thomas Jefferson High). To find another one you may start by looking up an AMSAT Area Coordinator. Check at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/ac.php A Note: Each CubeSat has different operating modes and frequencies, tailored to their own experiment. Go to the university or group that sponsors a particular CubeSat to find their specific information. (Links below.) Remember: The "dual use" capability of this equipment. You can also use it for local high-altitude balloon experiments and other activities too. AN INVITATION Come to our next local AMSAT-DC meeting and space symposium in the late winter or early spring. Invite your school group members too. Watch for the announcements after the holidays! Tap into the local group of satellite guys through amsat-dc(a)amsat.org. I believe with this advice you are now several steps closer to achieving your budget task objective and more. See the links below for your next steps. Let me know when you have more questions. Maybe the amsat-dc guys will chime in with their advice too. Take care for now. Sincerely, Pat Pat Kilroy, N8PK AMSAT Area Coordinator Maryland-DC Area ADDITION LINKS FOR YOU Satellite Radios http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/houston-net/radios.php Amateur Satellite Resource Guide http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/resguide.pdf CubeSat Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat CubeSat Community Home http://cubesat.calpoly.edu/ Working Your First Satellite http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/langdon.php Searching for Info on the AMSAT web site http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/about/searching.php Amateur Radio Licensing http://www.arrl.org/cce/Tech.html CubeSat Launch Info http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/cubesats.php Future OSCARs http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/future.php Don't Forget ARISS Opportunities http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/index.php AMSAT Member Services http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/AboutAmsat/services.php Join AMSAT http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/membership/index.php At Friday 11/17/2006 11:34 AM, W3HXF(a)aol.com wrote: Re: Please forward this to whoever in AMSAT >Please forward this to whoever in AMSAT may someday be forming a list >of equipment/materials for school(s) to participate in future OSCARs. > >73, Bill, W3HXF > >Budget task A: >Please provide a list (better yet a kit, for a cubesat-capable >ground station), >so I can compile budgetary information. > >For a later year: >Budget task B: > AO-13 or AO-40-capable ground station: >145.880 MHz USB + 145.920 MHz USB Up & 435.300 MHz High to listen >FM (S) mode: 2401.200 MHz to listen. >Uplink: 1268.700 MHz USB transmit. >http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ControlTeam.php >KK5DO > >Please provide a list (better yet a kit for an AO-13 or >AO-40-capable ground station), >i.e., AMSAT's Project Eagle plans call for an mode U/V transponder >for SSB, CW and other modes. > I wish to leave the budgetary information for The Excelsior Team > <excelsior.tj(a)gmail.com> >Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is located >on Braddock Road. >The address is: 6560 Braddock Road Alexandria, VA 22312 >What satellite(s) have their eastern USA pass between >12:45 pm is a good time because lunch would have ended (which equals >1745 UTC) >and 4 hours later. > >For a much later year, Eagle could launch by 2010: >Budget task C: > >Specification would make the satellite's S2 band uplink and C band downlink. ================================================================= Patrick L. Kilroy WK Integration & Test (I&T) Manager 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://patkilroy.com/balloon/ ================================================================= "A problem well stated is a problem half solved." -Charles F. Kettering

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Amsat speaker needed November 3 Charles County
by Daniel Schultz 23 Oct '06

23 Oct '06

Is there anyone in the local area who could do an Amsat presentation for Charles County on November 3? (I am scheduled for work that evening.) If not November 3, they might be open for a later date. "There is a high interest in satellite operations by the club members." Dan Schultz N8FGV Original message: ************************************************************************ > This message is being sent to you through the AMSAT Area Coordinator's contact database. > > Message Sent by Eugene Risso, KB3MDH > > Subject: Charles County Amateur Radio Club > > Message Content: > Good afternoon I am the activities manager for the Charles County Amateur Radio Club and would like to have a guest speaker from your organization attend one of our club meetings to give a demo. There is currently in opening for a guest speaker for the November 3rd club meeting. There is a high interest in satellite operations by the club members. The monthly meetings are held in the La Plata area of Charles County. I look forward to hearing from you regarding this matter. Thank you for your time.

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Mason-Dixon Hamfest, Sun Oct 29
by Pat Kilroy 13 Oct '06

13 Oct '06

HI! I EXPECT TO set up an AMSAT table in a nice, highly visible location at the coming Mason-Dixon Hamfest. This event will be held at the end of this month, located in Westminster, Maryland (about ten miles northwest of the famous Howard County fairgrounds) and sponsored by K3PZN, the Carroll County Amateur Radio Club, Inc. Would you like to join me? Details and maps/directions are given at the web page ... http://www.qis.net/~k3pzn/mdhfest.htm We will have the huge AMSAT banner and bright red table cloths. Running satellite tracking software and dialing up a receive demo, ... We will be near hot food, the raffle barrel, and around a fun buzz of activity. (Am I coloring a nice picture in your mind?) Shoot me an e-mail message and we will team up for some good stuff. Thanks, Pat N8PK mailto:Patrick.L.Kilroy@nasa.gov?subject=Mason-Dixon-AMSAT Click on the above line now! ================================================================= Patrick L. Kilroy WK Integration & Test (I&T) Manager 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://patkilroy.com/balloon/ ================================================================= "The purpose of freedom is to create it for others." - Bernard Malamud, author "The Fixer"

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ICOM D-Star Presentation Wednesday evening
by Daniel Schultz 19 Sep '06

19 Sep '06

I was asked to pass this to the Amsat-dc list by a non-subscriber. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with satellites but here it is anyway.... Dan Schultz N8FGV > ICOM D-Star Presentation - "For the 2nd Century of > Amateur Radio" > > Local Amateur Radio Club members and guests are > invited to a presentation on ICOM's D-Star technology. > Steve Gilmore, W4SHG, will give a presentation on > D-Star at the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC) > September 20 meeting. > > Steve will discuss the inception, open architecture, > and development of ICOM's D-Star. He will also > introduce equipment that currently supports D-Star, > and D-Star's unique characteristics concerning > bandwidth usage and band plan spacing. > > Steve will also explain the D-Star gateway and how it > uses digital technology to make a call to another > DStar user, also using the D-Star system to find the > user even if they are in another country. To accomplish > this D-Star uses VOIP with callsign routing contained > in D-Star tables to direct the VOIP packet to the > proper repeater location. How? Let's find out > at the meeting! > > The Presentation will be held at: > > 7:30 p.m. September 20, 2006 > Stella B. Warner Office Building - Cafeteria > 100 Maryland Ave > Rockville, Md 20850 > > Free parking is available on the ground level in the > parking garage. Anyone interested in learning more > about this technology are encouraged to mark your > calendars and attend. > > More information available at: > > www.marcclub.org or contact Mona NY7P at > NY7P(a)comcast.net See you there!

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NBC4 Connected Expo this weekend
by Daniel Schultz 14 Sep '06

14 Sep '06

We will have an amateur radio exhibit this weekend at the NBC4 Connected Expo at the Washington DC Convention Center from 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday. We can always use extra help staffing the exhibit to explain to the many young people in attendance why Ham Radio is cool. We are desperately in need of props, even if we can't operate in the basement exhibit hall, we still need some radios and QSL cards that we can show off. We also need young hams in the booth to help convince the kids that it is not just an old man's hobby. Please get in touch with me if you can help out on Saturday or Sunday. Dan Schultz N8FGV

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FAR-Fest & AMSAT are a GO
by Pat Kilroy 07 Sep '06

07 Sep '06

FARFEST 2006 http://www.farfest.org ALL IS GO for the AMSAT table at the FAR-Fest this weekend. Please stop by the table on either or both days to say hello! More FAR-Fest 2006 events are described in the link above and the text below. FYI, the CARA-fest will be on Sunday, October 1. 73 de Pat N8PK ********************************* Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:03:16 -0400 From: "ARRL Web site" <memberlist(a)www.arrl.org> To: all@amsat-dc Subject: MDC Section News for September, 2006 Upcoming Hamfests FARFest Saturday, September 9th and Sunday, September 10th are the dates for this year's FARFest held at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland. As always there will be two days of tailgating and vendors. This is also the site of our Maryland-DC ARRL Section Convention. On Saturday at 9:00 am, there will be a safety talk by Heru Walmsley, W3WVV. There will be some very interesting demos that you won't want to miss. At 10:00 am, we will hold the ARRL Forum, which is a gathering of National, Division and Section leadership to give you updates on current and future happenings. At 10:45 am, we will host Harold Kramer, WJ1B, the Chief Operating Officer from the ARRL Headquarters as our keynote speaker. Harold will talk about the League's response to Katrina and preparations for future major disasters. At 11:30 am, Doug Lindsey, KB3HER, our SEC will hold a practicum on digital/Winlink operations. From 12:30 pm until 2:00 pm, Bill Neeriemer, W3STG, will hold a session on the NIMS ICS-100 course and from 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm will have a session on NIMS ICS-700. Both of these courses will review the information you will need to be able to go on-line and complete the test to receive the certifications. Most Emergency Management Offices will need their Amateur Radio volunteers to have these certificates by the end of the year. On Sunday, Bill will run the courses from 9:00 am until 10:30 am for ICS-100 and 10:30 am until 12:00 noon for ICS-700. From 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm, Doug will repeat his digital/Winlink practicum. For those who are interested in becoming amateur radio operators or wish to upgrade their licenses, there will also be an amateur radio test session administered by the Laurel Amateur Radio Club VEC on Sunday morning at 9:00 am. Bill Dobson, N3WD will be checking QSL cards for ARRL WAS, ARRL 5BWAS, ARRL VUCC, ARRL DXCC and 3905CCN awards from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon on Saturday and by appointment on Sunday. Proceeds from FARFest support the Foundation for Amateur Radio's Scholarship Program. For more information, look at <http://www.amateurradio-far.org/>. CARA Hamfest On October 1st, the Columbia Amateur Radio Association will host their CARAfest2006, an amateur radio and technology festival, at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Free amateur radio licensing examination testing will also be available. For more information, look at <http://www.carafest.org>. [snip] ********************************* Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:02 -0700 (PDT) To: amsat-dc-digest(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: AMSAT-DC-digest V2004 #121 AMSAT-DC-digest Friday, August 11 2006 Volume 2004 : Number 121 [snip] >-----Original Message----- >From: Pat Kilroy >Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:50 AM >To: amsat-dc(a)AMSAT.Org >Subject: [amsat-dc] AMSAT at FAR Fest 2006 > >I'd like to set up an AMSAT table at the annual FAR-Fest hamfest next >month in Gaithersburg, September 9-10. > >Anyone like to join me for one of those days? > > FAR Fest 2006 Web Page > http://www.farfest.org/ > >Any ideas on a new display, topic or demo to have on hand there to add >interest? I'm open to advice and suggestions. > >Thanks, > >Pat Kilroy, N8PK ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:01:55 -0400 From: "MARTHA SARAGOVITZ" <amsat(a)verizon.net> Subject: [amsat-dc] FARFest The 48th annual FARFest will be held at the Montgomery County Fair Grounds on September 9th and 10th. I am looking for volunteers to "man" the booth. I most likely will be able to do Sunday with help. Bob Carpenter will be working the flea market this year and will not be able to volunteer. [snip] 73- Martha ------------------------------ End of AMSAT-DC-digest V2004 #121 ********************************* At Tuesday 8/29/2006 12:07 PM, Pat Kilroy wrote on the wa3nan e-mail list re FARFEST VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT: [snip] >FAR Fest Volunteer Manpower Contact: > >Vikki Gigante, KA3PVS, at 301-874-5947 >or vikkig(a)adelphia.net. > >Talk-in on 146.955 MHz FM, courtesy the >Montgomery Amateur Radio Club. http://www.farfest.org ********************************* ================================================================= Patrick L. Kilroy WK Integration & Test (I&T) Manager 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://patkilroy.com/balloon/ ================================================================= "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care." - Don Swartz (or Mary Jane or Jeff Wall or ...)

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Re: Shuttle Audio Retransmission Training
by Pat Kilroy 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Hey, Bob, You may wish to re-direct your question to Hugh, "Hugh O'Donnell, W3FUO" hughod(a)verizon.net He is the one coordinating the training for those who wish to become a certified remote op from the luxury of one's own home, one's own shack. Of course, however, the training is held at the WA3NAN club site in Greenbelt. I understand a training session took place this past Saturday. Personally, I am looking for a training session to be scheduled on a weekday evening or two soon. FYI, for anyone who would like more info on this subject then please see Hugh's message below and contact Hugh directly. Take care and 73, Pat N8PK P.S. The next space shuttle mission kicks off with the upcoming STS-115 launch scheduled for Sunday, August 27. See on the web ... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/ or http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/countdown101.html At Friday 8/18/2006 03:00 PM, amsat-dc-request(a)amsat.org wrote: >Today's Topics: > > 1. Shuttle audio retransmission training session still on? > (Robert Morales) > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:19:20 -0400 >From: "Robert Morales" <wp4bqv(a)gmail.com> >Subject: [amsat-dc] Shuttle audio retransmission training session > still on? >To: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > >There was an email last week about a shuttle audio retransmission >training session at the GSFC visitor center slated for tomorrow (Sat >19 Aug). Is this still happening? > >Thanks, >-Bob. > >-- >Bob Morales, WP4BQV >wp4bqv(a)gmail.com >"Eschew Obfuscation" >______________________________________________ >AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA >AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org >http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc > > >End of AMSAT-DC Digest, Vol 1, Issue 1 >************************************** At Thursday 8/17/2006 09:59 PM, HB O'DONNELL wrote: >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >This message traffic is of, by and for members and friends of the NASA >Goddard Amateur Radio Club (GARC) and includes public service coord- >ination, announcements, activity planning, and the like, FOR THE RECORD. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Dick, >The basic requirments are: >1. General Class or higher FCC Amateur Radio License (Extra preferred) >2. Certificate of Instruction and set of operating instructions from the >workshop/class on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. >3. VHF receiver or transceiver, with a good outdoor antenna (to receive >the 147.450 MHz.VHF transmissions.) >4. A good H.F. Receiver or Transceiver capable of SSB reception on 80-to- >10 Meters, with a good multi-band H.F. antenna system, (to receive the >3.860, 7185, 14.295, and 21.395 MHz. H.F.transmissions). When H.F. >propagation permits, we also transmit on 28.650 MHz. (but not much lately). >5. A touch-tone 'phone (for the control codes and functions). > >The Control Operator's location is also the control point for all >retransmissions, and he/she must must be able to effectively monitor >all transmissions and be able to shut down any WA3NAN transmitter that >malfuntions or interferes with priority traffic on or near our scheduled >frequency. Alexandria,VA should be well within our local coverage area. >So, not a problem, Dick. > >A Club Member will set up the Station and place it in "Warm Stand-by" so >it can be brought up remotely during active periods of the Shuttle Mission. > >We will also need a roster of operators, their times and hours of scheduled >operation, as wellas phone numbers for contacts. ( and e-mail addresses). > >That's basically it. Any questions? BRING'EM TO THEWORKSHOP ON >SATURDAY.! > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "rgh -- wa4usb" <wa4usb(a)ARRL.NET> >To: <hughod(a)verizon.net> >Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 1:46 PM >Subject: Shuttle Retransmission Ops > > > How far and wide to you want your need spread? > > > > Minimum license class? Other info appropriate? > > > > Tnx, 73, Dick, WA4USB, Alexandria, VA > >To unsubscribe or to get list information at any time, go to >http://listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/majordomo/info/wa3nan >From: "HB O'DONNELL" <hughod(a)verizon.net> >To: <WA3nan(a)listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov> >Cc: <hugh.b.odonnell(a)nasa.gov> >Subject: WA3NAN: Directions to Goddard Visitor's Center >Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:12:22 -0400 > >To All: > >I forgot to give the directions and location for the Goddard Visitor's >Center: > > From the Beltway, take the B-W Parkway North to the first > (Greenbelt Rd. exit). >Go East on Greenbelt Rd.(MD Rte.193) to Soil Coservation Rd. (next traffic >light past the Goddard Main Gate). Left onto Soil Conservation Rd. to first >traffic light. Left at light and left again into the Visitor's >Center Gate (do not >go through the Entrance Gate to Goddard Space Center, but instead get into >the left turn lane and turn left, going up an incline. The V.C. is >on your right. >Park in the big lot (first right turn). The V. C. building is >visible up the hill. >Go in the Main Entrance and proceed inside past the Reception Desk and >take the hallway to left, past the Rest Rooms to the Gallery on the left. > >73, Hugh >W3FUO ================================================================= Patrick L. Kilroy WK Integration & Test (I&T) Manager 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://patkilroy.com/balloon/ ================================================================= "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care." - Don Swartz (or Mary Jane or Jeff Wall or ...)

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Shuttle audio retransmission training session still on?
by Robert Morales 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

There was an email last week about a shuttle audio retransmission training session at the GSFC visitor center slated for tomorrow (Sat 19 Aug). Is this still happening? Thanks, -Bob. -- Bob Morales, WP4BQV wp4bqv(a)gmail.com "Eschew Obfuscation"

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