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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Presentation--Introduction to Amateur radio? (Clint Bradford)
2. SatPc32 (WCP)
3. AO-40 (R.I.P.) query (Samudra Haque)
4. Re: AO-40 (R.I.P.) query (w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxxx
5. Re: Sumbandilasat keps (Mineo Wakita)
6. Not everyone is working on ARISSat-1 (Alex, N3SQ)
7. Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies (Nathaniel S. Parsons)
8. Sumbandila early operations (Pieter Kotze)
9. Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies (Alan Cresswell)
10. Re: SumbandilaSat keps (ps8rf Piraja)
11. Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies (Nick Pugh K5QXJ)
12. Re: SatPc32 (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
13. Re: Help (Alan P. Biddle)
14. Re: SatPc32 (Tim - N3TL)
15. AO-7 question (Randy)
16. Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies (Nathaniel S. Parsons)
17. SumbandilaSat launch postponed! (Tim - N3TL)
18. AMSAT Field Day (Tim - N3TL)
19. East Coast Launch tonight! (Robert Bruninga)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:03:25 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Presentation--Introduction to Amateur radio?
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <6BE45EEB-B561-4393-A0C4-2C3B906C7A53@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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"Amateur Radio Today" is a good six-minute video, narrated by Walter
Cronkite ...
http://www.arrl.org/ARToday/
Clint Bradford
909-241-7666
>> ... Does anybody have an "Introduction to Amateur Radio" PowerPoint
presentation ....
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:34:58 -0400
From: "WCP" <wcp2@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPc32
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001901ca35ad$1e861b00$6501a8c0@xxx>
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Thanks for help with SatPc32.............Must be a better tracking program!
Any suggestions?
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:43:28 -0400
From: Samudra Haque <samudra.haque@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 (R.I.P.) query
To: Amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi, I was looking at some information from the 2005 Edition of the
ARRL handbook, which referred to AO-40 in some detail... but of
course, AO-40 is non-functional at present. The information I was able
to gather from web sources imply there is a "chance" the primary
battery may become open-circuit, and the secondary battery might
become operational if the panels are still charging.
Q: Was there any watchdog facility onboard the AO-40 that operated
directly off the charging bus prior to the battery ? If so, what was
the capability of the watchdog facility ?
Q: Is the bird still in orbit, or has it decayed or is decaying ?
Q: Under normal lifespan, what was the intention of the designers when
time came to have it shutdown ? Where there any deorbit plans ?
Q: If the AO-40 satellite is still up there, is anyone listening ?
Samudra, N3RDX
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:10:15 +0000 (UTC)
From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-40 (R.I.P.) query
To: Samudra Haque <samudra.haque@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<2073576558.1270851252991415063.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xxxxx
xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
It's still up there, every once in awhile I throw a little RF to it (sobsob).
73 Bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Samudra Haque" <samudra.haque@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 7:43:28 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] ?AO-40 (R.I.P.) query
Hi, I was looking at some information from the 2005 Edition of the
ARRL handbook, which referred to AO-40 in some detail... but of
course, AO-40 is non-functional at present. The information I was able
to gather from web sources imply there is a "chance" the primary
battery may become open-circuit, and the secondary battery might
become operational if the panels are still charging.
Q: Was there any watchdog facility onboard the AO-40 that operated
directly off the charging bus prior to the battery ? If so, what was
the capability of the watchdog facility ?
Q: Is the bird still in orbit, or has it decayed or is decaying ?
Q: Under normal lifespan, what was the intention of the designers when
time came to have it shutdown ? Where there any deorbit plans ?
Q: If the AO-40 satellite is still up there, is anyone listening ?
Samudra, N3RDX
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:34:49 +0900
From: Mineo Wakita <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Sumbandilasat keps
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Subject: SumbandilSat TLE
From: Mineo Wakita
To: saamsat
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:00:37 +0900
Hello,
Do you have an early element of SumbandilSat ?
Thank you.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/sumbandi.htm
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
RE: SumbandilSat TLE
From: Hans
To: Mineo Wakita
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:14:54 +0200
Unfortunately not
Hans
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:08:20 -0400
From: "Alex, N3SQ" <amsat@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Not everyone is working on ARISSat-1
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4AAF2144.6010602@xxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
There are some of us out here who are trying to bring a little order to
the chaos and help AMSAT, but we are all not working on ARISSat-1.
Our effort lies in the following vectors and scalars:
- Change needs to be EVOLUTIONARY not REVOLUTIONARY.
- Chaos can be harnessed with the correct application of traceability.
- The future leads through the correct application of effort
There are clouds of dust on the horizon . . . . . with the sound of many
hoof-beats in the distance . . . . . is that a bugle call-to-arms I hear
on the wind?
Those who know, understand. Those who need to know will find out soon
enough.
I will leave you with these two thoughts until next time . . .
* Look to the Empire State near the Harvest Moon.
* A gift may arrive near the ides of May.
*Dobranocz*
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:59:30 -0400
From: "Nathaniel S. Parsons" <nsp25@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Hi all,
I am a student on CUSat <http://cusat.cornell.edu>, one of Cornell
University's satellite project teams. You may remember me from my previous
call for help to resolve our antenna crises. I don't think I sent a
follow-up to the bb, but we were able to recover from that crisis in large
part due to your help, so thank you.
Recently, it has come to my attention that the TS-2000, the transceiver in
our ground station, has a birdie at 436.800MHz. To me, this seems very close
to the frequency coordinated for our satellite by the IARU, 437.405 MHz.
Should we worry about this, or will we be fine with the TS-2000?
If the consensus is that it's best to switch radios, what would be best for
us? We don't need anything more than VHF/UHF, and computer control.
Thanks,
Nate Parsons
KC2SVI
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:49:25 +0200
From: "Pieter Kotze" <pkotze@xxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sumbandila early operations
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4AAF5515.E155.0020.0@xxxx.xx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Hello all
Saw some information being exchanged about Sumbandila. Please note that the
Amateur payload will probably not be switched on straight after launch.
Commissioning is most likely to be performed from Stellenbosch South Africa
only. So telemetry will only be heard whilst in contact with the
groundstation and NOT on the amateur frequencies. There are a number of
hams involved in the project so rest assured the amateur payload will be
supported as soon as practical and safe.
Regards
Pieter
ZS1PK/M0PAK
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:51:48 -0000
From: "Alan Cresswell" <alancresswell@xxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
To: "'Nathaniel S. Parsons'" <nsp25@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT-BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Nate,
You will certainly have no problems at 437.405 with the TS-2000. The birdie
only affects the spot frequency of 436.800. You could in fact operate quite
happily on 436.805 if you needed to.
Alan
ZL2BX
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Nathaniel S. Parsons
Sent: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 06:00
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
Hi all,
I am a student on CUSat <http://cusat.cornell.edu>, one of Cornell
University's satellite project teams. You may remember me from my previous
call for help to resolve our antenna crises. I don't think I sent a
follow-up to the bb, but we were able to recover from that crisis in large
part due to your help, so thank you.
Recently, it has come to my attention that the TS-2000, the transceiver in
our ground station, has a birdie at 436.800MHz. To me, this seems very close
to the frequency coordinated for our satellite by the IARU, 437.405 MHz.
Should we worry about this, or will we be fine with the TS-2000?
If the consensus is that it's best to switch radios, what would be best for
us? We don't need anything more than VHF/UHF, and computer control.
Thanks,
Nate Parsons
KC2SVI
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:40:50 +0300
From: ps8rf Piraja <ps8rf@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat keps
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <SNT121-W9C872341296ACA433D6FCE0E30@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hello Kostas,
The keps of Sumbandila were not available so far. But the rocket launch is
scheduled for 19:55 Moscow time.
73,
Piraj?, PS8RF
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:09:52 -0500
From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" <quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
To: "'Nathaniel S. Parsons'" <nsp25@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "'AMSAT-BB'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <012c01ca35ec$abc83860$0358a920$@xxx>
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Your radio will work fine at 437.405 that is the radio in our ground station
Nick UL CAPE Team
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Nathaniel S. Parsons
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:00 AM
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
Hi all,
I am a student on CUSat <http://cusat.cornell.edu>, one of Cornell
University's satellite project teams. You may remember me from my previous
call for help to resolve our antenna crises. I don't think I sent a
follow-up to the bb, but we were able to recover from that crisis in large
part due to your help, so thank you.
Recently, it has come to my attention that the TS-2000, the transceiver in
our ground station, has a birdie at 436.800MHz. To me, this seems very close
to the frequency coordinated for our satellite by the IARU, 437.405 MHz.
Should we worry about this, or will we be fine with the TS-2000?
If the consensus is that it's best to switch radios, what would be best for
us? We don't need anything more than VHF/UHF, and computer control.
Thanks,
Nate Parsons
KC2SVI
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:38:50 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPc32
To: WCP <wcp2@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4AAF7CCA.4080903@xxxxx.xxx>
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Orbitron... it's also free.
WCP wrote:
> Thanks for help with SatPc32.............Must be a better tracking program!
> Any suggestions?
--
Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937
825 5032
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxx www
http://www.ngunn.net
Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP
Club International #385,
Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC,
GCARES, XWARN.
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:31:19 -0500
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Help
To: "'Jack Barbera'" <barberaalderwood@xxxxx.xxx>, "'Amsat Reflector'"
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <D10B7412E4C8485B91880CA7A6CB271F@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Jack,
Depends on what you mean by "loaded into SATPC32." As far as the keps are
concerned, preliminary keps will probably appear here around the time of
launch, and then in the tle-new download file initially. They will at first
be with some sort of obscure object name, which will eventually get an Oscar
number. You will then select it in the Satellites window.
As for the Doppler tracking, you will need to add that to the DOPPLER.SQF
file as another poster has explained. Based on the posted frequencies, I
have added the following to my file:
SumbandilaSat,435350,145880,FM,FM,NOR,0,0
SumbandilaSat,435300,0,FM,,NOR,0,0
The first will be the voice repeater and parrot, and the second the voice
beacon. Note that to use the Doppler tracking, the name will need to match
the common name in the keps list.
When they release the needed tones to select the repeater or parrot, you
will need to go into the SUBTONE.SQF file and add them in. Docs in the
file.
There really isn't any other way to switch between the two versions of
SATPC32 without shutting down the first and then starting the second. The
compete for the same resources, including the CAT and tracking functions.
Alan
WA4SCA
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:38:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tim - N3TL <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPc32
To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>, WCP <wcp2@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <93663.37982.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
To WCP - can you provide a little more information?
You write, "Must be a better tracking program."?? Better for what?? What is
it that you're not able to do - or find unwieldy - in SatPC 32?
Here, I have installed and used SatPC 32, Orbitron, and Ham Radio Deluxe
with it's Satellite Tracking module.
I was interested in learning how all three handled computer-controlled
Doppler tuning. From here, SatPC 32 is the easiest to get going for Doppler,
and the easiest to fine-tune "on the fly" during a pass. HRD's Satellite
Tracker is my favorite of the three, and I suspect it is nearly as easy to
adjust on the fly as SatPC 32. To get it running, however, one has to launch
the full HRD application; connect radio(s) to HRD; then launch the satellite
tracker and connect radio(s) to it. It appears as though the software is
asking the Atom processor in my netbook to use more muscle than it has, and
I continue to have issues with the program locking up. I wish Simon would
make it possible to ONLY launch Satellite Tracker and connect radios to it,
without having them connected to HRD.
Until I got the computer and cables necessary to try computer-controlled
Doppler tuning (i.e., when I just wanted to track the satellites and know
when passes would include me in the footprints), I used Orbitron. I still
choose it when that's all I'm interested in, and it provides an easy way to
compile and print pass schedules that I find one of its most useful
features. When I'm not worried about computer-controlled Doppler tuning,
Orbitron is what I use.
As Mr. Gunn noted, it is free - but so is SatPC 32, if you don't mind
entering coordinates every time you launch the program. HRD is free, too..
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
Athens, Ga. - EM84ha
________________________________
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
To: WCP <wcp2@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:38:50 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPc32
Orbitron... it's also free.
WCP wrote:
> Thanks for help with SatPc32.............Must be a better tracking program!
> Any suggestions?
--
Nigel A. Gunn,? 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA.? tel +1 937
825 5032
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF),? e-mail nigel@xxxxx.xxxx ? ? www?
http://www.ngunn.net
Member of? ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548,? Flying Pigs QRP
Club International #385,
? ? ? ? ? ? Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691,? AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS,? ALC,
GCARES, XWARN.
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:18:18 -0400
From: "Randy" <RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 question
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <00db01ca3606$fdd85f80$0301a8c0@xxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I , for the first time, tried to work AO-7.
I could hear the beacon.
The logs indicated it was in Mode A ?
And that's what I tried .. But heard nothing.
Not my own signal or anyone elses ..
Was it active over the US during the 9ish AM pass?
Randy - N2CUA
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:15:21 -0400
From: "Nathaniel S. Parsons" <nsp25@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<e9267a810909150715s126df0edwad74cd536830b2a1@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Thanks for the quick replies, and esp. with the answer I was hoping for!
-Nate
KC2SVI
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 6:09 AM, Nick Pugh K5QXJ
<quadpugh@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>wrote:
> Your radio will work fine at 437.405 that is the radio in our ground
> station
>
> Nick UL CAPE Team
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> Behalf Of Nathaniel S. Parsons
> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:00 AM
> To: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-2000 Birdies
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am a student on CUSat <http://cusat.cornell.edu>, one of Cornell
> University's satellite project teams. You may remember me from my previous
> call for help to resolve our antenna crises. I don't think I sent a
> follow-up to the bb, but we were able to recover from that crisis in large
> part due to your help, so thank you.
>
> Recently, it has come to my attention that the TS-2000, the transceiver in
> our ground station, has a birdie at 436.800MHz. To me, this seems very
> close
> to the frequency coordinated for our satellite by the IARU, 437.405 MHz.
> Should we worry about this, or will we be fine with the TS-2000?
>
> If the consensus is that it's best to switch radios, what would be best for
> us? We don't need anything more than VHF/UHF, and computer control.
>
> Thanks,
> Nate Parsons
> KC2SVI
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:17:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tim - N3TL <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SumbandilaSat launch postponed!
To: BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <616477.49440.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Hey everyone,
I just found the following on the AMSAT-South Africa home page:
Due to high winds at the launch site and some telemetry issues on the
rocket? the launch has been delayed for 24 hours and will now take place on
16 September at around 15:45 UTC
?
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:55:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tim - N3TL <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Field Day
To: BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <704192.41494.qm@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Congratulations to John, K8YSE, and Doug, KD8CAO, for their winning effort
in the AMSAT Field Day competition - operating as W8DXA.
That's their mobile-antenna setup on the cover of the new issue of The AMSAT
Journal, which arrived here today.
It was nice to see an increase of entries this year. Here's hoping that
trend continues well into the future.
Thanks to Bruce, KK5DO, for taking the time to coordinate the AMSAT Field
Day contest and for providing the article and final results to the Journal.
73 to all,
Tim - N3TL
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:59:21 -0400
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] East Coast Launch tonight!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <52ADA7915A6C4455A8548BF9B174D0EB@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
If skies are clear, look for a rocket launch from Wallops
tonight between 7:30 to 7:57 PM.
It should be visible over most of the mid-atlantic states. It
is an optical tracking experiment, so will only launch if skies
are clear. Alternate launch dates are clear nights from 16th
through the 20th. The launch status can be followed on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/NASA_Wallops
This is not the one that will be deploying a CUBESAT built by
Students in Kentucky. But it is a good exercise in preparation
for that launch sometime in October. That future flight will
contain 1200 baud packet telemetry on the national APRS freuency
of 144.39 for maximum probability of detection. That mission
will last 10 minutes as the rocket heads southeast to an
altitude of 350km before returning to earth minutes later.
People with beams are encouraged to point to Wallops on that
future flight for maximum probability of getting all packets.
Bob, Wb4APR
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End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 4, Issue 471
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