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Cruise lines
by Robert C. Campbell 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

Having trouble getting your radio onboard? Granted there's no salt water here but I understand that for a few weeks work you can sail the rivers. Just think, grids move but you don't drive. Work as one of the crew underway, then play with your radio. USS LST-325. www.LSTMAemorial.org, 812-435-8678, Located, Evansville, IN. Please don't hold me accountable for possible misinformation, just passing the word.

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Wallops launched scrubbed again tonight (Tuesday)
by Perry Klein 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

>From Wallop's Facebook page: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility <https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf> (9:20 PM) 13 mins <https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/posts/1688152811214813> · <https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF#> Launch scrubbed because of cloudy skies They said they will try again tomorrow (Wednesday) but the weather reports don't look good. -- *AMSAT* *Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation* *P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044* Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK Founding President, 1969-1980 Tel. (202) 488-7430 Cell (202) 437-1700 MAILING ADDRESS 700 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 w3pk(a)amsat.org www.amsat.org

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Re: [amsat-dc] [gsfc-astronomy-club] Wallops launch tonight
by Perry Klein 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

They carried Sunday's launch attempt live on Wallop's Facebook page. You can view Sunday's countdown and commentary at https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF/videos/1685599314803496/ But what I don't know is if they launched Monday. Perry W3PK On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:51 AM, Bill Hathaway <hathaway(a)stsci.edu> wrote: > Hi - I’m curious - is there an on-line way to monitor these launch > statuses? Like posted on the Wallops and/or NASA sites > as soon as the decision is made? Or are there only insider sources who > are kind enough to tell a poor soul standing > in the mosquito swarm, waiting well past bedtime to see ‘nothing’ and then > go inside to find a non-official announcement? > Or am I just missing the correct URL to see the status? Sunday > there was nothing - not even a view of the > launcher. Monday, I could at least see the rocket still sitting on its > rails - after I waited out the time window and went > back inside. I forget how many years they’ve been sending these > things up - but it seems like 20-25 years > and I have yet to actually catch one. I appreciate the volunteers who > devote their resources to inform the public - > but not at all impressed with the professionals outreach. (Or again, I > might be looking in all the wrong places …) > > Bill H. > > > On Jun 11, 2017, at 9:16 PM, Perry Klein <pk(a)ieee.org> wrote: > > Launch has just been scrubbed at the final minutes of countdown due to a > boat in the recovery area. > > On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Schultz <n8fgv(a)usa.net> wrote: > >> A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch >> from >> Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June 11). >> Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing >> blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere. It >> should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live >> coverage of >> the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream >> site. >> >> https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rock >> et-will-release-early-morning-artificial-clouds0lighting-up- >> the-mid-atlantic-coast-may-31 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Via the AMSAT-DC mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA >> AMSAT-DC(a)amsat.org >> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-dc >> > > > -- *AMSAT* *Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation* *P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044* Dr. Perry Klein, W3PK Founding President, 1969-1980 Tel. (202) 488-7430 Cell (202) 437-1700 MAILING ADDRESS 700 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 w3pk(a)amsat.org www.amsat.org

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Wallops launch tonight
by Daniel Schultz 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

A sounding rocket carrying ten barium canisters is scheduled to launch from Wallops Island sometime between 9:04 -9:19 p.m. tonight (Sunday June 11). Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds in the ionosphere. It should be visible throughout our area if skies remain clear. Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. on the Wallops Ustream site. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/wallops/2017/nasa-sounding-rocket-will-release…

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FW: NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) Program - Electronics Technology Workshop (ETW) - June 26-29, 2017
by Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See the Electrical, Electronic and Electromechanical (EEE) Parts & Packaging Workshop announcement below. Many CubeSat applications on Wednesday! Free! Register before June 16! DE Pat N8PK . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: On Behalf Of Label, Kenneth A. (GSFC-5610) Sent: Friday, June 02, 2017 8:11 AM Subject: [nepp-epo] NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging (NEPP) Program - Current Notional Schedule for Electronics Technology Workshop (ETW) - June 26-29, 2017 https://nepp.nasa.gov/workshops/etw2017/ The NEPP Program's 2017 Electronics Technology Workshop (ETW) will be held on June 26-29, 2017 at NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD and online. Registration is open (closing date is June 16th, 2017). Please be sure to register ASAP! Please note that we have moved topic areas around and this is not quite final. While no time slots are yet fixed, the current daily plan is below. Talk slots are nominally 30 minutes. https://nepp.nasa.gov/workshops/etw2017/

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AMSAT speaker for CVARC hamfest
by Daniel Schultz 29 May '17

29 May '17

At this morning's hamfest in Howard County, I received an inquiry on whether AMSAT would be able to provide a speaker and/or satellite demonstration at the Cumberland Valley ARC hamfest in Chambersburg PA, about 25 miles north of Hagerstown on I-81, on Saturday June 17. Do we have any members who would be interested in doing this? Please contact hamfest(a)w3ach.org and myself if you are able to attend. Dan Schultz N8FGV

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See St. Thomas Moore Cathedral School students explain their CubeSat
by Perry Klein 10 May '17

10 May '17

For those interested, this Saturday, May 13 is Space Day at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, from 10 - 3. We've arranged for students from St. Thomas Moore Cathedral School to explain their STMSat-1 CubeSat that was deployed from the ISS in May last year and re-entered recently on April 21. They will be set up in the new Milestones of Flight Hall. -- *AMSAT* *Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation* *P.O. BOX 27, WASHINGTON, DC 20044* Perry Klein, W3PK Founding President, 1969-1980 w3pk(a)amsat.org www.amsat.org

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OT: Hurricane Hunters Tour Coming to National Airport Tuesday May 9th, 2017
by Eric Rosenberg 07 May '17

07 May '17

Thought this might be of interest to PVRC and AMSAT members. Check out the link below for information on the other programs and exhibits (including Skywarn) going on at the same time. 73, Eric W3DQ Hurricane Hunters Tour Coming to Reagan Washington National Airport Tuesday May 9th, 2017 https://www.weather.gov/lwx/2017HATOverview Want to tour the planes & talk to the pilots that fly into hurricanes for better forecasts? For the first time ever, four Hurricane Hunter aircraft will be visiting Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) for a public event. Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Air Force will visit to talk with our community to raise awareness of our local threats from tropical cyclones, and the danger of being caught without a personal hurricane plan. Hurricane Hunter pilots and crew from NOAA and USAF, as well as Dr. Rick Knabb (Director of the National Hurricane Center/NHC), NHC hurricane specialists, and meteorologists from our local NWS forecast office will all be on hand to educate residents of vulnerable communities about hurricane preparedness, and will be available for interviews. Staff from local and state emergency management offices, non-profit organizations such as the American Red Cross, NOAA & FEMA, and other partners will be a part of the event. Community groups, media, elected officials, and the public are invited to participate and tour the aircraft and exhibits. Public tours will start at 2 pm. The gates will close at 4:30 pm, but those inside will have until 5 pm to tour. Registration is not required for the public tours; those wishing to visit this event can simply show up any time between 2:00 and 4:30 pm. No backpacks or large bags permitted. Any attendee may have their bag searched.

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Fwd: Participation in Northern Virginia Maker Faire
by Arthur Feller, W4ART 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Martha <martha(a)amsat.org <mailto:martha@amsat.org>> > Subject: Fwd: Participation in Northern Virginia Maker Faire > Date: 25-January-2017 at 10:21:20 AM EST > To: W4ART Arthur Feller <afeller(a)ieee.org <mailto:afeller@ieee.org>> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Bob Coggeshall <bob(a)cogwheel.com <mailto:bob@cogwheel.com>> > Date: Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:21 AM > Subject: Participation in Northern Virginia Maker Faire > To: martha(a)amsat.org <mailto:martha@amsat.org> > > How about doing this? > Hello Martha - > > I am wondering if AMSAT would like to participate in the Northern Virginia Maker Faire ? > > I'm sure you've heard of Maker Faires, this one is by far the largest in the region... > > http://nova.makerfaire.com/ <http://nova.makerfaire.com/> > > I'm coordinating the Ham Radio exhibits for them and would love to see AMSAT participate; This could be at any level; AMSAT can have its own table, or, at the minimum, I'd love to get some AMSAT flyers to handout. > > Please let me know. > > Bob Coggeshall > KW4WQ > > > > > > > > -- > 73- Martha To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a funny bone. - Reba McEntire http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/>

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Fw: Re: Fwd: Participation in Northern Virginia Maker Faire
by Howie DeFelice 17 Mar '17

17 Mar '17

hmmm.. I don't think this response from my email looks legit ... ________________________________ From: Megan R <grandersontabarez020(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 3:41 PM To: Howie DeFelice Subject: Re: Re: [amsat-dc] Fwd: Participation in Northern Virginia Maker Faire okay just got your email i think we should trade our pics then if we are both down can always plan something? when are you free and wanting to do this? ill send my pics if you send yours hehe :)

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