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Re: March 15 is the Date
by Pat Kilroy 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Hi David, Thanks for your message. Yes, we will be glad to have you, your presentation, your demo and -- yummy -- all the food that you'd like to bring. (Tnx!) Let's work off-line about how much time to allocate (pse keep it short) and what you need as far as A/V equipment, electricity, and any other need to help make it so. Thank you again. Cheers, Pat N8PK > -----Original Message----- > From: David Bern [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 09:40 AM > To: pat(a)patkilroy.com > Cc: w2gps(a)cnssys.com, amsat-dc(a)amsat.org, 'Adam Bern' > Subject: Re: [amsat-dc] Re: March 15 is the Date > > Pat: > > If Rick does not want to talk forever I could give an update on the > *Montgomery College Parabolic Antenna Project* talk I gave in the 2005 > AMSAT-DC meeting. If you want me to talk let me know soon so I could > update my presentation and get all my photos together. I also have a > sample dish I could bring in that one of my student teams made. > > Also, I was thinking of bring the biggest Stouffer's Lasagna I could > find. I would bake it in the morning and it should stay warm until we > eat. Is that okay? > > David W2LNX > > > w2gps(a)cnssys.com wrote: > > Pat, > > > > Sign up all the presenters you can. I will fill in the rest of the time, if > > any. As you know, I can talk forever! I hope this offer will encourage > > others to sign up to present so I don't have to talk for long. > > > > Rick > > W2GPS > > AMSAT President > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: amsat-dc-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Pat Kilroy > > Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 11:39 AM > > To: Tom Azlin, N4ZPT > > Cc: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > > Subject: [amsat-dc] Re: March 15 is the Date > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > Thanks for your message. My e-mail was down on > > Wednesday, Feb 6 and did not come back up until > > 13 days later! > > > > Thank you for offering to pass out the fliers, > > that's great! Getting the word out is one > > of our greatest needs. > > > > As you can see from the flier and the official > > announcement blurb, we include high-altitude > > balloon experiments in the local AMSAT stuff. > > > > I'm not sure how late the amsat meeting will > > go; likely not passed 5 P.M. Then again, > > we may not have enough presenters to get > > us THAT far into the afternoon. But then > > again, in the past people have come come > > forward only in the few days before hand. > > So your offer is most appreciated this > > weekend! > > > > Have a good hamfest and thank you again > > for all your support (and all the cool > > ham activities you do in our area). > > > > Cheers, > > > > Pat > > N8PK > > > > http://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc > > http://patkilroy.com/simsat > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Tom Azlin, N4ZPT [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 12:03 PM > >> To: pat(a)patkilroy.com > >> Cc: amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > >> Subject: Re: [amsat-dc] March 15 is the Date > >> > >> Hi Pat. > >> > >> I will print copies of the brochure and put them out at Winterfest and > >> put them on one of the Vienna Wireless Society tables. Probably next to > >> our VWS-5 and VWS-6 balloon display. > >> > >> I will be happy to stay and help with cleanup. Will have to get some > >> supper depending on how late that runs. > >> > >> And as I mentioned before I would be happy to bring our high altitude > >> balloon flight hardware and the remains of our last balloon as part of a > >> show and tell. Not a satellite, but perhaps if you have room. > >> > >> 73, Tom n4zpt > >> > >> Pat Kilroy wrote: > >> > >>> Hi guys, > >>> > >>> We have about three weeks until our local > >>> AMSAT meeting and space seminar. Here is > >>> my status report. > >>> > >>> We have three speakers lined up and one > >>> demo. > >>> > >>> I have two (maybe three) volunteers lined > >>> up, but with a list of nearly twenty tasks > >>> not filled. The entire list is shown on > >>> the http://patkilroy.com/amsat-dc web > >>> page. > >>> > >>> Are we okay with this? > >>> > >>> Your thoughts and advice will be greatly > >>> appreciated on this amsat-dc mail list. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> > >>> Pat Kilroy, N8PK > >>> host > >>> > >>> > >>> Pat Kilroy > >>> pat(a)patkilroy.com > >>> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA > > AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org > > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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Re: March 15 is the Date
by Pat Kilroy 25 Feb '08

25 Feb '08

Hi Bob, Good to hear from you again! Your topics are excellent. May I sign you up for a total of 30 minutes? We want to keep things rolling at a quick pace, even if we have too few presentations. (After all, you know at some conferences, for example the Small Sat Conference, no talk goes over ten minutes -- and the speakers manage to get in a whopping amount of excitement in such a short time!) Let me know off-line what A/V, electricity and other requirements you have so I can help make it happen. Thank you very much, Pat N8PK > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Davis [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 03:42 AM > To: 'Rick Hambly (W2GPS)' > Cc: pat(a)patkilroy.com, amsat-dc(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-dc] Re: March 15 is the Date > > Rick, brilliant strategy! > Pat, please sign me up to talk about the Pocomoke lab (30 minutes), and > SuitSat 2 on HASP (student balloon payload) (10 minutes). > bob > Robert Davis > KF4KSS > > > On 2/23/08, Rick Hambly (W2GPS) <w2gps(a)cnssys.com> wrote: > > > > Pat, > > > > Sign up all the presenters you can. I will fill in the rest of the time, > > if > > any. As you know, I can talk forever! I hope this offer will encourage > > others to sign up to present so I don't have to talk for long. > > > > Rick > > W2GPS > > AMSAT President

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Re: March 15 is the Date
by Pat Kilroy 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Wow, Tom, Those are simply amazing! Yes, please DO bring the hardware demos, and I will make sure you have a presenter's slot or two as well! Oh, let me know if you need anything other than standard 120V AC to make it happen. I will bring an agile 2m handheld too! Thank you, Pat N8PK -----Original Message----- From: Tom Clark, K3IO [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 04:35 PM To: pat(a)patkilroy.com Cc: 'AMSAT-DC' Subject: Re: [amsat-dc] March 15 is the Date Pat Kilroy wrote: >Hi guys, We have about three weeks until our local AMSAT meeting > and space seminar. Here is my status report In case you would be interested, I have a new project in the worksthat enables a low-cost, accurate computer controlled antennapositioner. This is NOT another computer interfacethat uses potentiometers inside the rotor --- all control is digital. I'm getting about 1° accuracy in both az & el, and it is quite suitable for small (~1m) dishes and/or small yagis. Not sure of the final costs yet, but a 2-axis rotor system with controller should cost <$250. Also, I think we will be in the position to demonstrate a functioning bench-board prototype of the Suitsat-2 SDX transponder on the air. People should be prepared to TX on 70 cm (435.9) & RX on 2M (either 144.35 or 435.90 TBD). 73, Tom

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Re: March 15 is the Date
by Tom Clark, K3IO 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

Pat Kilroy wrote: > Hi guys, > > We have about three weeks until our local > AMSAT meeting and space seminar. Here is > my status report. > In case you would be interested, I have a new project in the works that enables a low-cost, accurate computer controlled antenna positioner. This is NOT just another analog computer interface that uses potentiometers inside the rotor --- all control is digital. I'm getting about 1° accuracy in both az & el, and it is quite suitable for small (~1M) dishes and/or small yagis. Not sure of the final costs yet, but a 2-axis rotor system with controller should cost <$250, with all the hard parts purchasable with plastic over the internet. Also, I think we (N4HY, W2GPS & I) will be in the position to demonstrate a functioning breadboard prototype of the Suitsat-2 SDX transponder on the air. People should be prepared to TX on 70 cm (435.9) & RX on 2M (either 144.35 or 435.90 TBD). 73, Tom

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March 15 is the Date
by Pat Kilroy 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

Hi guys, We have about three weeks until our local AMSAT meeting and space seminar. Here is my status report. We have three speakers lined up and one demo. I have two (maybe three) volunteers lined up, but with a list of nearly twenty tasks not filled. The entire list is shown on the http://patkilroy.com/smsat-dc web page. Are we okay with this? Your thoughts and advice will be greatly appreciated on this amsat-dc mail list. Thanks, Pat Kilroy, N8PK host Pat Kilroy pat(a)patkilroy.com

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Anybody want a surplused HughesNet setup?
by Will Marchant 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

We're out in the sticks so to get decent Internet access we had to get a bi-directional satellite dish from HughesNet. We recently had technical problems and they forced us to upgrade all our hardware. They abandoned all the old stuff here. So I've got a surplused 0.8 meter dish with feedhorn electronics and a modem. The installer that came out thinks it was the surge protectors that the original installer put onto the cable harness. He suspects all the electronics are fine. The dish has a scrape where the siding guys managed to scratch it. The dish has a pipe-mount on the back. (You'd have to supply your own pipe and concrete. 8) There is no harness as they reused all the old cabling in the new installation. I'm just looking to get it out of the yard and into a good home, I don't need money for it. But you need to come out to Warrenton, VA to pick it up! Since this is old stuff I don't think that HughesNet will let you commission it. But I suspect somebody could turn it into a setup for the ham-sats. 73, Will -- Will Marchant, NAR 13356, Tripoli 10125 L3, FBIS kc6rol(a)amsat.org http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/will/

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AMSAT at Timonium Hamfest
by Pat Kilroy 06 Feb '08

06 Feb '08

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 ----------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------- 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/

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Our Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, in Rapid Motion
by Pat Kilroy 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

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 ================================================================= 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/ ================================================================= "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

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ISS Crossband Repeater is ON
by Pat Kilroy 05 Feb '08

05 Feb '08

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/ ================================================================= 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/ ================================================================= "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

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Call to Volunteer for AMSAT-DC Meeting 2008
by Pat Kilroy 25 Jan '08

25 Jan '08

Call to Volunteer for AMSAT-DC Meeting WE ARE LOOKING for a few good people to help make our meeting and space seminar on March 15 an outstanding success. We can make it happen. AMSAT members in the past have been great hosts and hostesses. More demos are sought. Do you have a piece of hardware that you built, software you wrote, an article of interest you wrote, any photos you took, or have an activity (done or to propose) that you would share with the group? Please do! OUR NUMBER ONE REQUEST Help boost attendance! Can you help spread the word for us? Bring a friend, tell a teacher, invite others, talk it up on a net, or distribute fliers? Hand out fliers at a club meeting or a hamfest? Can you post the "clip 'n' share" notice to an e-mail list? Could you come an hour early to help set up or stay a few minutes late to clean up? Can you bring some munchies or soft drinks to donate? These items, above and below, are being coordinated on the amsat-dc e-mail list. If you don't make your help known in ADVANCE then we must assume that the task will not get done. Thank you for your support! LIST OF TASKS (persons needed) -- person volunteering 1. Speakers/presenters (6) -- Your name here or below. 2. Demos (6-12) -- Your name here or below. 3. Tour guides (2) -- Your name here. 4. Greeters (3) for registration table, sign-in, name badges, etc. 5. Advertisers (100) -- Every person. 6. Meeting Go-fer (2) -- Your name here. 7. Talk-in (8 AM - 11 AM) -- Gary Chatters, WA9ZZZ 8. Talk-in (11 AM - 1 PM) -- ??? 9. Photographers (2 more) -- Your name here. 10. Video (2) w light, sound & editing as needed -- Your name here. 11. Notes/minutes (2) -- Your name here. 12. Time keeper (1) 13. Food/drink (10) 14. Set up (4) 15. Clean up (4) 16. Refreshment table keeper (1) 17. Lunch planner (1) Please download the AMSAT-DC-2008 flier from the amsat-dc web page, print copies and share them widely. NOTES: Free paved parking is available a short walk from the museum meeting location. Like always, $$ donations will be accepted to help offset the associated seminar costs. Like last year, we'd like to in turn give a portion as a donation for the museum itself. Sincerely, Pat N8PK ================================================================= 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/ ================================================================= "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

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