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Today's Topics:
1. Let's Go! (Jeff Davis)
2. Re: AO-51 L/U (David - KG4ZLB)
3. Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web (Sanford, Fred)
4. Re: Let's Go! (Bill Ress)
5. Thanks for the many positive remarks to FM satellites over
Europe (OZ1MY)
6. Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web (Andrew Glasbrenner)
7. Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web (Rocky Jones)
8. Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web (David - KG4ZLB)
9. Reminder of historical amsat-na archives available on KA9Q's
website (Samudra Haque N3RDX)
10. Re: Let's Go! (Andrew Glasbrenner)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:16:11 -0400
From: Jeff Davis <stuckbit@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Let's Go!
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I want to offer 'hearty congratulations' to the BOD for the courageous
decisions made at the recent Space Symposium. I can think of no
headline more appropriate and welcome for this organization than the
declaration, "We're going back to space".
Perhaps this decision to move forward with what we can do will also be
what was needed to get the manufacturers to quit sitting on their
hands and INNOVATE!
How many threads have been spawned on this BB by someone asking the
question "what handheld should I buy to use AO-51"..?
The fact that the pat answer is that there aren't any - you need to
check eBay for a 20 year-old model speaks pitifully of the ham radio
marketplace in the 21st century.
Given the nature of LEO, portable operations are very common and going
forward, will be even more so. Who among us wouldn't love a mobile
sized transceiver that sported true simultaneous dual-band (VHF/UHF)
operation and a continuously tunable VFO on FM in a 'satellite
operation mode'?
What would it be worth if that radio also could record all pass data -
and had a USB port that supported a memory stick so that everything
received during a pass could stored on it for offline extraction and
study later when you're back in the shack. It wouldn't even require an
internal TNC to download telemetry data - the audio file could simply
be played back (offline) on a PC and the telemetry decoded there.
There are bound to be hundreds of similar ideas and dreams of new
gear, antennas, and interesting things to do at LEO - let's populate
the BB with these sorts of things and look forward, not back.
I'm more than ready to turn to a new chapter and get back to shaping
the future of ham radio in space.
Aren't you?
73 de Jeff, KE9V
AMSAT-NA 28350
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:07:17 -0400
From: David - KG4ZLB <kg4zlb@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 L/U
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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So does that mean we get L/U from this evening? I hope so as the last
few passes have been bad for me so a chance for Mode L would be
gratefully received!
David
KG4ZLB
Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> I had to leave the L/U repeater off and the BBS on after getting WOD
> files this morning. I'll get it switched back first pass this evening.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:17:47 -0400
From: "Sanford, Fred" <fred.sanford@xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
To: "'Rocky Jones'" <orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "'n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxx
<n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>, "'lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
<lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>, "'Amsat BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I hope that AMSAT NA does not use an 70cm uplink, because that band is not
available for transmitting in all areas of the US. I live near Cape Cod, MA
and 70cm is not available for transmitting because of PAVE PAWS.
Fred - KA1CQD
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Rocky Jones
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:58 AM
To: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Amsat BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
http://www.qsl.net/pe1rah/HAMSAT.htm
I am just trying to figure out why AMSAT NA is not taking advantage of work
already done.
Robert WB5MZO
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:43:29 -0700
From: Bill Ress <bill@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Let's Go!
To: Jeff Davis <stuckbit@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Jeff,
Many thanks for your appreciated words of support. The decision was
very, very hard and I know we'll receive many slings and arrows for it,
but while it sure wasn't our preferred project - it is a realistic one.
We all want a HEO or would even settle for a MEO but until someone can
"show us the money" to get our satellite there, we're stuck in LEO,
plain and simple.
I can tell you personally that one answer is to modify a LEO orbit. It's
no at all easy but it is an intuitive alternate for a better orbit. I am
also optimistic, given the papers on the subject at the Symposium, that
creative thought will be given by AMSAT-NA on the subject. It's not an
answer for next year or even five years out, but it's coming.
Regards...Bill - N6GHz
Jeff Davis wrote:
> I want to offer 'hearty congratulations' to the BOD for the courageous
> decisions made at the recent Space Symposium. I can think of no
> headline more appropriate and welcome for this organization than the
> declaration, "We're going back to space".
>
> Perhaps this decision to move forward with what we can do will also be
> what was needed to get the manufacturers to quit sitting on their
> hands and INNOVATE!
>
> How many threads have been spawned on this BB by someone asking the
> question "what handheld should I buy to use AO-51"..?
>
> The fact that the pat answer is that there aren't any - you need to
> check eBay for a 20 year-old model speaks pitifully of the ham radio
> marketplace in the 21st century.
>
> Given the nature of LEO, portable operations are very common and going
> forward, will be even more so. Who among us wouldn't love a mobile
> sized transceiver that sported true simultaneous dual-band (VHF/UHF)
> operation and a continuously tunable VFO on FM in a 'satellite
> operation mode'?
>
> What would it be worth if that radio also could record all pass data -
> and had a USB port that supported a memory stick so that everything
> received during a pass could stored on it for offline extraction and
> study later when you're back in the shack. It wouldn't even require an
> internal TNC to download telemetry data - the audio file could simply
> be played back (offline) on a PC and the telemetry decoded there.
>
> There are bound to be hundreds of similar ideas and dreams of new
> gear, antennas, and interesting things to do at LEO - let's populate
> the BB with these sorts of things and look forward, not back.
>
> I'm more than ready to turn to a new chapter and get back to shaping
> the future of ham radio in space.
>
> Aren't you?
>
> 73 de Jeff, KE9V
> AMSAT-NA 28350
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:44:41 +0200
From: "OZ1MY" <oz1my@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thanks for the many positive remarks to FM
satellites over Europe
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <002701ca4ced$a0c4e9a0$6401a8c0@xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
HI all,
I got an overwhelming responce to the e-mail :-)
NO negative ones - that is the best thing about it.
May be the problem makers do not read amsat-bb :-(
That leaves it to us to help them to a good operating
practice.
An e-mail like that probably must go out at least once
a year since we get new operators (good thing) on the
satellites.
Thanks to all who responded.
Greetings from sunny and cold Copenhagen.
73 OZ1MY
Ib
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:53:30 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
To: "Sanford, Fred" <fred.sanford@xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: 'Amsat BB' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Sanford, Fred wrote:
> I hope that AMSAT NA does not use an 70cm uplink, because that band is not
available for transmitting in all areas of the US. I live near Cape Cod, MA
and 70cm is not available for transmitting because of PAVE PAWS.
>
> Fred - KA1CQD
>
>
70 cms is actually the preferred uplink for a number of reasons,
including less path loss on the downlink, less ground based QRM, and
easier Doppler management. This was part of my lessons learned at LEO
paper from the Symposium.
I'm aware that the FCC and DOD has restricted some repeaters that were
causing interference to PAVE PAWS, but I'm not convinced your blanket
statement about 70cms being completely off limits is accurate at all.
There is plenty of activity on AO-7 and VO-52, and 432 terrestrial from
that area now even. While you may not be able to transmit more than 50
watts without the waiver, or below 15? degrees, thats about 10 times
more than I'd expect necessary for this new satellite.
Can you point me towards more information on this prohibition?
73, Drew KO4MA
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:55:39 -0500
From: Rocky Jones <orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
To: <fred.sanford@xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>, <n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>,
<lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>, Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Fred. lovely radar but it hoses some people! Robert WB5MZO
> From: fred.sanford@xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: orbitjet@xxxxxxx.xxxx n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:17:47 -0400
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
>
> I hope that AMSAT NA does not use an 70cm uplink, because that band is not
available for transmitting in all areas of the US. I live near Cape Cod, MA
and 70cm is not available for transmitting because of PAVE PAWS.
>
> Fred - KA1CQD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Rocky Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:58 AM
> To: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Amsat BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
>
>
> http://www.qsl.net/pe1rah/HAMSAT.htm
>
> I am just trying to figure out why AMSAT NA is not taking advantage of
work already done.
>
> Robert WB5MZO
>
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:14:56 -0400
From: David - KG4ZLB <kg4zlb@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Fred,
I am going to be in Cape Cod this coming weekend; are you saying don't
bother to bring a 70cm radio?
73
David
KG4ZLB
Sanford, Fred wrote:
> I hope that AMSAT NA does not use an 70cm uplink, because that band is not
available for transmitting in all areas of the US. I live near Cape Cod, MA
and 70cm is not available for transmitting because of PAVE PAWS.
>
> Fred - KA1CQD
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Rocky Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:58 AM
> To: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xxx Amsat BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
>
>
> http://www.qsl.net/pe1rah/HAMSAT.htm
>
> I am just trying to figure out why AMSAT NA is not taking advantage of
work already done.
>
> Robert WB5MZO
>
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:18:32 -0400
From: Samudra Haque N3RDX <n3rdx@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Reminder of historical amsat-na archives available
on KA9Q's website
To: Amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello all AMSAT-NA members, I had some curiosity in learning about
early AMSAT-NA projects and the people behind the early AMSAT
satellites that were built, launched, failed etc. I contacted Martha,
and she quickly pointed me in the direction of KA9Q's vast archive in
PDF format: http://www.ka9q.net/newsletters.html; Perhaps some of the
archives will be soon offered to collectors / researchers on a CD-ROM
to help AMSAT earn revenue from its publication archives !
Of particular historical note: Volume I, Number 1, with a note from
the "President's Desk" by Perry Kline, AMSAT-NA's Founder-President,
who was a great help to me at the symposium just completed and also
the very first Editorial by S.H. Durrani, reprinted through the magic
of Adobe PDF OCR below. I think newbie's (like me) exploring Amateur
Satellite as a hobby should be guided by their respective "elmer" to
read some of these early documents as they come up to speed on the
various fun stuff to do, and to gain an understanding of the past work
done by individuals they meet at conferences, events in this field !
[Following material (c) June 1969, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation, extracted from
http://www.ka9q.net/AMSAT-Newsletter-June1969Brev.pdf] - reproduced
for education purposes only!
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
The Australis-OSCAR A satellite, which was delivered to AMSAT
on April 14, is currently undergoing a series of tests by AMSAT
members at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Jan King, K8VTR, who
has been designated AMSAT's Australis-OSCAR A Project Manager, has
been doing a superb job of coordinating all activities involving the
satellite hardware, including the test program.
Australis-OSCAR A is an Australian-built satellite containing
two and ten-meter beacon transmitters. While the previous four OSCAR
satellites were launched by the Air Force, AMSAT has been discussing
with NASA the possibility of placing Australis-OSCAR A in the second
stage of a two-stage Thor-Delta vehicle along with another satellite.
Details on the design and operation of the satellite are described in
the July and August 1969 issues of QST. Be listening to W1AW for late
bulletins as the launch date approaches, and in the meantime, be sure
you have your equipment ready for receiving the satellite's beacons
on 144.050 and 29.450 MHz. At least 10 dB of antenna gain is
recommended to receive the 2-meter transmissions, but a dipole should
be sufficient for 10 meters.
Response to the introductory AMSAT article in the June 1969
QST has been very good and AMSAT membership has already passed the
one-hundred mark.
We are pleased to announce the receipt of a $150 donation from
Project OSCAR to assist with the expenses of Australis OSCAR A. We
are also pleased to announce the election of Captain Charles Dorian,
W3JPT, to the Office of Secretary by the AMSAT Board of Directors on
June 19. Chuck will replace Jim Puglise, W3CBJ, who in preparing to
leave the Washington area feels he does not have the time to handle
the responsibility competently. We wish to thank Jim for his
significant contributions to AMSAT from its inception in January.
One of AMSAT's more recent members, Reginald Atkins (C/O NASA
Tracking Station, Dan Dan, Guam 96910, USA), is interested in seeing a
synchronous satellite repeater constructed for the 1296 MHz amateur band
and has offered to assist with the project. Anyone interested in
undertaking this project, please contact us.
Perry Klein K3JTE
Editorial
INTRODUCING THE NEWSLETTER
With this, the first issue of the AMSAT Newsletter, we
are embarking on a new project to keep the membership informed
of what is going on in AMSAT. Actually, this is not quite the
first issue, because an embryonic newsletter was issued in May
by Ge?rge Kinal, our Engineering Vice President, in the form of
a one-page progress report. In it he described the current
AMSAT efforts to prepare the ham satellite Australis-Oscar A
for launch, and AMSAT's decision to participate in Project
"Moonray," which aims at placing a ham relay package on the
moon.
These are exciting activities ? Oscar and Moonray
and amateur space communications in general ? and AMSAT
is deeply interested in them. As our membership expands
and our involvement in various projects grows, so does
the need for a newsletter increase.
The main objectives of the Newsletter are to document
AMSAT activities and to report the progress on current
projects. In addition, the Newsletter will carry special
articles deemed to be of interest to the members. In the
beginning, these articles will be mainly concerned with
Australis-OSCAR, (which is our most important activity at
present) or with providing information to new members for
their orientation. Later issues will cover a wider field?as
wide as the members wish it to be and make it to be.
Did you wonder "why a newsletter?" Well, now you
know! And if you wondered what AMSAT is all about, and who
is responsible for what, we have the answers in this issue.
But there must be several other questions that you'd like
to discuss. So we'll have a Reader's Column in future
issues, which will give you a chance to air your views and
propagate them out to fellow members. We'll be happy to
hear from you, whether it is a matter of gravity or levity!
Please direct your transmissions to Newsletter Editor,
AMSAT, Box 27, Washington, D. C. 20044.
S. H. Durrani
Editor
P.S. How about a proper name for the Newsletter? We have
considered the BEACON, TRANSMITTER, TRANSCEIVER,
TRANSPONDER, UPLINK, and some others. But before settling
on one, your Board of Directors decided to ask for
suggestions from members. If you have any ideas on the
subject, please pass them on to the Editor. (Hint: ask
your wife to help us name this baby!)
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:31:33 -0400
From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Let's Go!
To: Jeff Davis <stuckbit@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4AD61905.5010003@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Thanks for the vote of confidence Jeff. I'll repeat what Bill said; this
was a tough decision, but based on reality and part of a larger plan
forward. We are also working multiple rideshare opportunities, most of
which will likely involve transponders rather than repeaters.
What we really need now is to raise the money we need to start design
and construction, and get a launch contract in the works. The 1U cubesat
is going to be a short fuse project if we can get the funding raised
soon enough.
Barry's presentation at the annual meeting lays out the level of funds
we need, approximately 100k this year and again next year, to support
the 1U, and one or more rideshares. Our membership dues only cover
keeping AMSAT alive and running the office, journal, webstore, etc.
Who'll be among the first to step up and pledge to support this project
via the President's Club or other donations? Call Martha today at 1 888
322 6728 or donate via
http://www.amsat-na.com/store/category.php?c=President%27s%20Club
73, Drew KO4MA
Jeff Davis wrote:
> I want to offer 'hearty congratulations' to the BOD for the courageous
> decisions made at the recent Space Symposium. I can think of no
> headline more appropriate and welcome for this organization than the
> declaration, "We're going back to space".
>
> Perhaps this decision to move forward with what we can do will also be
> what was needed to get the manufacturers to quit sitting on their
> hands and INNOVATE!
>
> How many threads have been spawned on this BB by someone asking the
> question "what handheld should I buy to use AO-51"..?
>
> The fact that the pat answer is that there aren't any - you need to
> check eBay for a 20 year-old model speaks pitifully of the ham radio
> marketplace in the 21st century.
>
> Given the nature of LEO, portable operations are very common and going
> forward, will be even more so. Who among us wouldn't love a mobile
> sized transceiver that sported true simultaneous dual-band (VHF/UHF)
> operation and a continuously tunable VFO on FM in a 'satellite
> operation mode'?
>
> What would it be worth if that radio also could record all pass data -
> and had a USB port that supported a memory stick so that everything
> received during a pass could stored on it for offline extraction and
> study later when you're back in the shack. It wouldn't even require an
> internal TNC to download telemetry data - the audio file could simply
> be played back (offline) on a PC and the telemetry decoded there.
>
> There are bound to be hundreds of similar ideas and dreams of new
> gear, antennas, and interesting things to do at LEO - let's populate
> the BB with these sorts of things and look forward, not back.
>
> I'm more than ready to turn to a new chapter and get back to shaping
> the future of ham radio in space.
>
> Aren't you?
>
> 73 de Jeff, KE9V
> AMSAT-NA 28350
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