SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468
*Latest Docs:* See*[RAFT-docs]* http://www.ew.usna.edu/%7Ebruninga/raft-docs.html for all the detail photos, documents, drawings and milestones.
*Current Status:* Awaiting launch on STS-116 on 6 December. Delivered 25 Jan 2006 to JSC Houston for vibration testing. Then 17 July 2006 to Kennedy Space Center for Integration with the Shuttle STS-116 for launch. **Photo above is delivery from USNA and testing the separation system in a Zero-G flight. The current debate is the deployment altitude to safely avoid re-contact with ISS. The plot below shows how our original altitude ot 180 has been reduced to 175, and now 165 is being considered which would shorten the life to only 2 months or less:
**GO TO FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY AND CAPABILITIES OF THE "RAFT PROJECT"-
Arthur Rowe schrieb:
**GO TO FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY AND CAPABILITIES OF THE "RAFT PROJECT"-
And go also to the page of ANDE: http://www.ew.usna.edu/%7Ebruninga/ande.html
I mean, this Satellite will also be set out from STS-116. But if I see the timer, 10 days later than RAFT ?
I hope also, that the PSK31-experiment will work properly on RAFT. I purchased a Ranger RCI-2950DX with 25 W PEP for this experiment. Also for the comming PSK31- and HF-experiments on the ISS.
Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________
Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU
Hmmm. I hadn't heard about any PSK-31 experiments coming up for ISS. The only one I knew about is the one that just went down when PCSAT-2 was returned.
Kenneth - N5VHO
--- Thomas Frey th.frey@tiscalinet.ch wrote:
Arthur Rowe schrieb:
**GO TO FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY AND CAPABILITIES
OF THE "RAFT PROJECT"-
And go also to the page of ANDE: http://www.ew.usna.edu/%7Ebruninga/ande.html
I mean, this Satellite will also be set out from STS-116. But if I see the timer, 10 days later than RAFT ?
I hope also, that the PSK31-experiment will work properly on RAFT. I purchased a Ranger RCI-2950DX with 25 W PEP for this experiment. Also for the comming PSK31- and HF-experiments on the ISS.
Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA
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Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU
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Kenneth, N5VHO schrieb:
Hmmm. I hadn't heard about any PSK-31 experiments coming up for ISS. The only one I knew about is the one that just went down when PCSAT-2 was returned.
Kenneth - N5VHO
Hi Kenneth
--- Thomas Frey th.frey@tiscalinet.ch wrote:
Also for the comming PSK31- and HF-experiments on the ISS.
No, I mean comming PSK31-experiments on Bob Bruningas Sats and also on AO-51 and for the HF-experiments comming on the ISS. Both will have a 10m uplink I think. I hope, I have set it right, Sorry my bad English.
What kind of HF-experiments are planned on ISS ? Are there known yet ?
Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________
Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU
Ah, Bob's experiments are not part of ISS operations. The shuttle will be going to ISS but his satellites will be deployed from the shuttle (not the ISS).
As for HF, ARISS has made a decision to try and fly a FT-817 but no delivery date has been discussed and now operational plan has been developed. I would expect HF on ISS is still off in the future.
Kenneth - N5VHO
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From: sarex-bounces@AMSAT.Org on behalf of Thomas Frey Sent: Sat 11/11/2006 5:08 AM To: Kenneth, N5VHO Cc: SAREX@AMSAT.Org Subject: [sarex] Re: RAFT USNA PROJECT
Kenneth, N5VHO schrieb:
Hmmm. I hadn't heard about any PSK-31 experiments coming up for ISS. The only one I knew about is the one that just went down when PCSAT-2 was returned.
Kenneth - N5VHO
Hi Kenneth
--- Thomas Frey th.frey@tiscalinet.ch wrote:
Also for the comming PSK31- and HF-experiments on the ISS.
No, I mean comming PSK31-experiments on Bob Bruningas Sats and also on AO-51 and for the HF-experiments comming on the ISS. Both will have a 10m uplink I think. I hope, I have set it right, Sorry my bad English.
What kind of HF-experiments are planned on ISS ? Are there known yet ?
Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________
Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU
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Arthur Rowe -
Kenneth, N5VHO -
Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] -
Thomas Frey