February 2010 - Amsat-florida (INACTIVE)

[Fwd: [CARSHamRadio] CARS May 13th Meeting - Special Guest Speaker Announcement - Please RSVP!]
by Andrew Glasbrenner 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

This looks very interesting! 73, Drew -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [CARSHamRadio] CARS May 13th Meeting - Special Guest Speaker Announcement - Please RSVP! Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:59:54 -0500 From: Craig Shapiro <CShapiro(a)pscufs.com> Reply-To: carshamradio(a)googlegroups.com To: CARS Members <clwarsmembers(a)googlegroups.com>, "'carshamradio(a)googlegroups.com'" <carshamradio(a)googlegroups.com> ****Announcement**** * * ****Please forward to anyone you think would be interested, all are welcomed!**** Clearwater Amateur Radio Society will host a special guest speaker at our May 13^th monthly meeting. NASA's Bruce Buckingham has confirmed he will join us to discuss NASA communications and other NASA related topics, he will also participate in a Q&A session. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:30pm. The speaker will be first followed by a short break, then our normal business meeting. A 50/50 drawing will be held during the break, tickets will be sold starting at 6:30pm. Location: Clearwater Fire Training Academy Address: 1716 N. Belcher Rd., Clearwater FL Date: May 13^th Start time: 7:30pm (approximately 45 minute program is planned) Doors open: 6:30pm Meeting is open to: All amateur operators and the general public. Other local clubs are encouraged to attend! *Please RSVP to: cshapiro(a)pscufs.com <mailto:cshapiro@pscufs.com> (Please include number of attendees, this will help us with set up.)* Here is Bruce Buckingham's bio from NASA.gov: /Bruce Buckingham/ /Assistant to the Chief/ /Public Affairs and Government Relations Ames Research Center/ / / /Bruce Buckingham is currently serving on an extended detail to Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., as assistant to the chief of Public Affairs and Government Relations. In this role, Buckingham oversees the daily operations of the Ames public affairs staff, the Web management team, and television and photo production teams./ / / /As an opportunity to enhance his leadership skills, Buckingham is responsible for planning and managing public relations programs at Ames involving issues that are controversial or of significant public or news media interest. In addition, he advises agency management on policy formulation and the potential public reaction; identifies communication needs and develops writing and editing informational materials; serves as senior advisor to less-experienced public affairs staff; and provides consultation as a subject-matter expert to managers on all aspects of public affairs activities and development of information materials for internal and external use./ / / /Prior to this assignment, Buckingham was on a 16-month detail to the Small Business Program at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. where he served as Kennedy's business outreach coordinator./ / / /For 22 years, Buckingham served at the Kennedy Press Site as news chief and public affairs officer covering the Space Shuttle Program and other key Kennedy events and activities. He was managing editor of the official Kennedy newspaper, the Spaceport News, for more than fifteen years./ / / /As one of NASA's primary spokesmen since 1985, Buckingham works daily with local and national media to ensure that news outlets have accurate information regarding NASA's space activities. At Kennedy, he served as "the voice of NASA," providing live launch commentary for over 30 space shuttle missions and a similar number of unmanned expendable launch vehicle missions launched from Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Air Force Base in California./ / / /Buckingham was raised in the Melbourne/Palm Bay area on Florida's "Space Coast," in the shadow of NASA's early launch years and the Apollo moon missions. He graduated from Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne in 1973 and went on to receive his associate's degree from Brevard Community College. He graduated from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 1978. He was accepted into the Master of Business Administration program at the Florida Institute of Technology in 1980./ / / /In 1979, Buckingham joined the staff of Sen. Bill Nelson, then a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, in his district office in Melbourne. Two years later, he was promoted and moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as Nelson's legislative assistant on space-related issues./ / / /During his more than 30-year government career, Buckingham has received numerous individual and group achievement awards, both from NASA and outside organizations. These include the 2004 Space Communicator Award from the Rotary National Committee for Space Achievement Foundation, honoring Buckingham's public information efforts following the shuttle Columbia accident and the subsequent return to flight of the shuttle./ / / Please email me with any questions. 73, Craig Shapiro -- KJ4BYK Program Coordinator -- Board Member Clearwater Amateur Radio Society www.carshamradio.org <http://www.carshamradio.org> cshapiro(a)pscufs.com <mailto:cshapiro@pscufs.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail is intended for the addressee shown. It contains information that is confidential and protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents by persons or unauthorized employees of the intended organizations is strictly prohibited. -- CARS Weekly Nets, Wednesday Nights, 8pm on the Club Repeaters CARS Monthly Meetings 2nd Thursday of the Month 7:30pm at the Clearwater Fire Training Facility on Belcher Road. Visit our club's web page at www.carshamradio.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clearwater Amateur Radio Society" group. To post to this group, send email to CARSHamRadio(a)googlegroups.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or manage other email options, go to http://groups.google.com/group/CARSHamRadio

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K4T DXpedition to EL-84
by Mike 20 Feb '10

20 Feb '10

Visit our web site http://aroadventures.org/page6.html for the latest updates on equipment and band plan for the DXpedition. There will be a few revisions to the band plan in the next few days but you will be able to see what we will be doing. 73 Mike Forsythe, AC2V K4T Team Leader

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2-19 net
by K4ACB 18 Feb '10

18 Feb '10

Net Went good tonight had 21 check in's a few rptr were linked in... The NI4CE is back on the air. I ran net via RF on NI4CE. 73, Cameron Amateur Radio Op. ( K4ACB ) -.- ....- .- -.-. -... Saint Petersburg, FL K4ACB(a)yahoo.com / K4ACB(a)amsat.org/ K4ACB(a)k4acb.com Visit my Site www.K4ACB.com

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Amateur Equipment for sale
by E H 05 Feb '10

05 Feb '10

Greetings: Below is a list of amateur equipment that I have for sale. I had every intention of going to the TARC fest, but my health prevented that, however I am feeling a lot better this week, and hope to continue to do so. Yaesu FT-290R Mark II 2 meter FM / SSB 25 watt / 1watt Mobile Transceiver in pristine condition. Considering its age. Comes with original hand microphone, Power cord, (Anderson power poles attached) owner’s manual, mobile mounting bracket (it NEVER was used mobile) Transceiver is mounted to metal cabinet of a palstar external speaker MFJ “long john” 2 meter ½ wave telescoping Yaesu Encode tone board <using dip switches> 9 “C” Cell Battery Box Original cigarette lighter power cord $400.00 firm Other items are: 10 amp pyramid linear power supply $60.00 2 meter/440 elk antenna (5 element 24”boom) “n”connector $100.00 Never used, look up specs at www.elkantennas.com If power supply and elk antenna are needed, Price will be $525.00 for the package If package is taken I will throw in a set of gmrs handie talkies and a 1956 ARRL radio handbook, gratis Thanks for taking the time to read this If interested please e-mail me first I live in lutz off of Livingston ave. Edward Hildebrand N2hwh Herb from tarc can vouch for me

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Pre-Orlando Tailgate list
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Feb '10

04 Feb '10

Here is a list of items I have for sale and will take to Orlando to sell. Most items are obo, but don't expect to much off until -after- the hamfest ;-) I need a ATAS-120, and 500w 2m wattmeter, and a 60+ amp power supply and will consider trades for these or other interesting items. Thanks for the bandwidth! 73, Drew KO4MA Icom IC-208H dualbander in great shape. Have box, extra long remote head cable, no bracket $200 Ranger 2950 10m rig $140 M2 436cp42 long boom 70cm circular polarized satellite yagi, new in box $250 M2 CP22 long boom 2m circular polarized satellite yagi, new in box $225 Yaesu az-el rotor, cable, and control box, works but needs TLC, bottom of azimuth rotor has large hole in it. $250 IC-821 all mode dualbander with mike $600 (4) 8' BNC-BNC RG-400 cables, a pair is good for using with an Arrow $10/each (6) 1' to 2' N to N RG-214 or LMR-400 jumpers $10/each Midland synthesized 220 rig, needs a mike $60 Mirage C106 220 amp, needs some TLC, output about half of normal, would be good for a HT as-is $40 Firestorm cordless tool battery charger $15 offbrand Dremel type tool, NIB $10 (2) large metal suitcases with remains of Inmarsat phones inside, big 110v power supplies and ghz goodies inside $40/each Large box of various untested tubes $1/each or offer on whole box

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Re: AMSAT-Florida Digest, Vol 5, Issue 8
by Dr. Jay Garlitz 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

We'll link the W4DFU repeater in from Gainesville for those who want to use the 146.91/31 machine for the AMSAT FL net, no PL Jay, AA4FL -----Original Message----- From: amsat-florida-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-florida-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of amsat-florida-request(a)amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:00 PM To: amsat-florida(a)amsat.org Subject: AMSAT-Florida Digest, Vol 5, Issue 8 Send AMSAT-Florida mailing list submissions to amsat-florida(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-florida or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-florida-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-florida-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-Florida digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Florida AMSAT Net (Scott Schmautz) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:42:16 -0500 From: Scott Schmautz <wb2uzr(a)gmail.com> Subject: [amsat-florida] Florida AMSAT Net To: amsat-florida(a)amsat.org Message-ID: <11b740b71002030742n3486aaf9ncf921fd4f2fdabdb(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 The Florida AMSAT net will be carried in the AMSAT EchoLink conference Thursday February 4, at 1930 local time, EchoLink node number is 101377. For now, RF users can use the K4ZPZ repeater in the Orlando area, and the KI4SWB repeater in Melbourne. There may be other repeaters linked in as well. EchoLink users can use the conference, either as PC client or repeater/link to access the net. Scott/WB2UZR ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ AMSAT-Florida mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA AMSAT-Florida(a)amsat.org http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-florida End of AMSAT-Florida Digest, Vol 5, Issue 8 *******************************************

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Florida AMSAT Net
by Scott Schmautz 03 Feb '10

03 Feb '10

The Florida AMSAT net will be carried in the AMSAT EchoLink conference Thursday February 4, at 1930 local time, EchoLink node number is 101377. For now, RF users can use the K4ZPZ repeater in the Orlando area, and the KI4SWB repeater in Melbourne. There may be other repeaters linked in as well. EchoLink users can use the conference, either as PC client or repeater/link to access the net. Scott/WB2UZR

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