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Today's Topics:
1. Re: probably simple (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
2. Re: Azimuth question (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
3. Re: Azimuth question (Art McBride)
4. Re: Winter Project (Greg D.)
5. SatPC32 Releasing Ports (Joel Black)
6. OT Tubes (Steve)
7. Re: Azimuth question (Randy)
8. Re: Azimuth question (Alan P. Biddle)
9. Re: Azimuth question (Alan P. Biddle)
10. Re: Galileo Contract Awarded (Luc Leblanc)
11. Re: Azimuth question (Dave Guimont)
12. Re: Azimuth question (Tim Tuck)
13. Re: Azimuth question (Dave Guimont)
14. HO-68 Telemetry (John Zaruba Jr)
15. ANS-010 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne Maenpaa)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:00:08 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: probably simple
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I think it's a physics demonstration at it's most frustrating.
On 09-Jan-10 19:53, Greg D. wrote:
>
> It's a physics demonstration at its finest.
>
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 16:08:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 <faunt@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <20100109210842.D214F8FDDE@xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
BTW, even Polaris isn't a perfect indicator of true north. It's up to
2 degrees off for latitudes from the equator to 60 degrees north, and
you can read the nearby constellations to see when it's right on.
Consult Bowditch if you really care.
73,doug
From: Bruce Bostwick <lihan161051@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:52:01 -0600
On Jan 9, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Dave Guimont wrote:
> At 11:37 AM 1/9/2010, you wrote:
>> Randy,
>> True North is used as a reference. Magnetic North changes with
>> observer
>> location and time.
>>
>
> Art, what does mag north have to do with time??
Magnetic deviation changes slowly over time as the earth's magnetic
field changes. The rate and current deviation are usually pretty
precisely known for most areas.
"No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was
ever so wicked as each believes the other." -- Bertrand Russell
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:25:14 -0800
From: "Art McBride" <kc6uqh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: "'Dave Guimont'" <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
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Dave,
A fraction of a degree per year, and at least once in the history of the
Earth the North and South magnetic poles reversed.
Art
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Guimont [mailto:dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:47 AM
To: kc6uqh@xxx.xxx
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
At 11:37 AM 1/9/2010, you wrote:
>Randy,
>True North is used as a reference. Magnetic North changes with observer
>location and time.
>
Art, what does mag north have to do with time??
73, Dave, WB6LLO
dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
Disagree: I learn....
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 14:16:34 -0800
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project
To: <kc9mln@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I have a rather tired, but otherwise intact 1948 Handbook, if you need a
diagram or such.
The only problem with building stuff from there (besides needing to find
parts, some of which were already old when it was printed), is finding
"condensers" calibrated in "uuf", and tuning up in "megacycles". :-)
Greg KO6TH
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:31:20 +0000
> From: w6zkh@xxxxxxx.xxx
> To: KC9MLN@xxxxx.xxx
> CC: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Winter Project
>
> Try to find an old 1950's ARRL Handbook, I am sure there are some projects
like that in there.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Anoman" <danoman@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2010 7:56:29 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Winter Project
>
>
> I'm looking for a winter project can any one point me in the direction of
a 2 meter tube amp nothing crazy about 25-50 out, 1-10 in. I have never used
or played with a tube circuit so i thougt winter why not. Thanks 73
>
> Thank You
> Douglas Anoman
> KC9MLN
> KC9MLN@xxxxx.xxx
> Amsat #37043
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:22:57 -0600
From: Joel Black <jbblack@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Releasing Ports
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I have an issue that appears to be with SatPC32 although I could be wrong.
When I use SatPC32, all works fine with my USB-to-serial adapter
controlling the radio. If I shut down SatPC32 and start HamRadioDeluxe,
generally speaking, I cannot control HRD. It's as if the USB-to-serial
adapter is still wanting to talk to SatPC32. Starting up SatPC32 in the
same session works fine. I have found that a restart of the PC is not
usually enough to release the USB adapter - a full shutdown is
required. Occasionally, unplugging and replugging the USB adapter will
work, but not often.
USB adapter: U232-P9
PC: Dell E520
OS: Vista 32-bit
RAM: 3GB
SatPC32: v12.8a
HRD: v5.0 build 2434 Beta
When I was getting the version numbers, I started SatPC first and then
HRD. Right now, it's working as it should. Even changing satellites,
thus making the radio switch modes, doesn't cause HRD to fail on
start-up. So, I cannot make it *not* work right now.
Thanks,
Joel, W4JBB
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:59:56 -0000
From: "Steve" <steve@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] OT Tubes
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I noticed thread about building a tube amp, which reminded me I had a some
lying around. I have dug them out and am offering them free to anyone who
can make use of them.
So I have 5 OA2 150 tubes (tube equivalent of a zener diode) and 5 2c39
tubes plus 1 cv6224 (conduction cooled 2c39 I think) they are all used or
out of spec, but I believe they all work.
They are free to a good home just pay the p&p and maybe make a donation to
Amsat-UK for the funcube project. http://www.funcube.org.uk/
I used to work in a factory that made 2c39's and 4cx250's amongst other
tubes, mostly Klystrons and TWT's and could often get hold of out of spec
tubes etc.
I wonder why I was a very popular Ham back in the 80's lol.
Steve
G6UIM
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:09:35 -0500
From: "Randy" <RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: "'Pete Rowe'" <ptrowe@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "'Ken
Ernandes'" <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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Thanks everyone for the help ..
I'm all sighted in on the North Star ..
Actually, I went to wikipedia and read up on magnetic declination.
It says that if you are east of the 0 degree line ( which I am in New York )
Then true north is east of magnetic north by that number of degrees as
Shown on the declination map .. I'll listen to VO-52 and see how that goes.
Randy - N2CUA
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Rowe [mailto:ptrowe@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:03 PM
To: RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Ken Ernandes
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
I sight on the North Star for all of my antenna projects. Easy to do and
gets you right on (in the northern hemisphere, of course)
Pete
WA6WOA
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
From: Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:02 AM
Azimuth is referenced to True North.
Some software might allow magnetic, but that would likely be an
optional
alternative to true north.
73, Ken N2WWD
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx
On
Behalf Of Randy
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:26 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Azimuth question
Is azimuth base on true or magnetic north When lining up the antenna
system
for satellites?
When I looked it up, says true north.
Is that true for ALL satrellite tracking software?
One website says 12 degrees 58 seconds West is the magnetic
declination.
So does that mean turn my antenna west by that amount from Magnetic
north?
Randy - N2CUA
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:22:05 -0600
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Randy,
I got interested by this, and looked up my QTH. When I moved here 25 years
ago, the deviation was less than 30 minutes. It is now up to about 3
degrees. Good thing I have my references sighted in.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Randy
Sent: 09 January, 2010 18:10
To: 'Pete Rowe'; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx 'Ken Ernandes'
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
Thanks everyone for the help ..
I'm all sighted in on the North Star ..
Actually, I went to wikipedia and read up on magnetic declination.
It says that if you are east of the 0 degree line ( which I am in New York )
Then true north is east of magnetic north by that number of degrees as
Shown on the declination map .. I'll listen to VO-52 and see how that goes.
Randy - N2CUA
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Rowe [mailto:ptrowe@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:03 PM
To: RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Ken Ernandes
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
I sight on the North Star for all of my antenna projects. Easy to do and
gets you right on (in the northern hemisphere, of course)
Pete
WA6WOA
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
From: Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:02 AM
Azimuth is referenced to True North.
Some software might allow magnetic, but that would likely be an
optional
alternative to true north.
73, Ken N2WWD
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx
On
Behalf Of Randy
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:26 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Azimuth question
Is azimuth base on true or magnetic north When lining up the antenna
system
for satellites?
When I looked it up, says true north.
Is that true for ALL satrellite tracking software?
One website says 12 degrees 58 seconds West is the magnetic
declination.
So does that mean turn my antenna west by that amount from Magnetic
north?
Randy - N2CUA
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:26:19 -0600
From: "Alan P. Biddle" <APBIDDLE@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: <APBIDDLE@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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deviation >> declination. Duh.
Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle
Sent: 09 January, 2010 18:22
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
Randy,
I got interested by this, and looked up my QTH. When I moved here 25 years
ago, the deviation was less than 30 minutes. It is now up to about 3
degrees. Good thing I have my references sighted in.
73s,
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Randy
Sent: 09 January, 2010 18:10
To: 'Pete Rowe'; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx 'Ken Ernandes'
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
Thanks everyone for the help ..
I'm all sighted in on the North Star ..
Actually, I went to wikipedia and read up on magnetic declination.
It says that if you are east of the 0 degree line ( which I am in New York )
Then true north is east of magnetic north by that number of degrees as
Shown on the declination map .. I'll listen to VO-52 and see how that goes.
Randy - N2CUA
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Rowe [mailto:ptrowe@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:03 PM
To: RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx Ken Ernandes
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
I sight on the North Star for all of my antenna projects. Easy to do and
gets you right on (in the northern hemisphere, of course)
Pete
WA6WOA
--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
From: Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: RSwart1@xxxxx.xx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:02 AM
Azimuth is referenced to True North.
Some software might allow magnetic, but that would likely be an
optional
alternative to true north.
73, Ken N2WWD
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx
On
Behalf Of Randy
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:26 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Azimuth question
Is azimuth base on true or magnetic north When lining up the antenna
system
for satellites?
When I looked it up, says true north.
Is that true for ALL satrellite tracking software?
One website says 12 degrees 58 seconds West is the magnetic
declination.
So does that mean turn my antenna west by that amount from Magnetic
north?
Randy - N2CUA
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:49:41 -0500
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Galileo Contract Awarded
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On 9 Jan 2010 at 0:00, Peter Guelzow wrote:
Date sent: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:28 +0100
From: Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Galileo Contract Awarded
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> The answer is very simple: There will be - no Soyuz test launches -
> from Kourou....
> It's a proofed and robust rocket. There are already commercial customers
> booked for the first flight..
> Otherwise P3-E would be on it.. ;-)
>
> 73s Peter DB2OS
>
>
Hi Peter
Here is an excerpt from Arianne space news:
Challenges in 2010
Arianespace is planning six to seven Ariane 5 launches in 2010, including
the second
ATV supply vessel for the International Space Station, the "Johannes Kepler".
The first launch of a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center is slated for
mid-2010. Integration of the mobile gantry started in November, and system
tests are
scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. To date, Arianespace has ordered 14
launchers from the Russian space industry and all of these launches have
been sold.
The first two Soyuz launchers are already in French Guiana.
For upcoming Vega launches, the refurbishment of the ELA-1 launch pad is
nearly
completed. Each of the three solid propulsion stages of this launcher has
passed
static firing tests. The development of the Vega launcher will be completed
in 2010,
with commercial launch services kicking off in 2011.
With Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, Arianespace now has a family of launchers
that gives
it even more flexibility to meet customer requirements. Building on these
considerable assets, in particular 35 successful launches in a row of Ariane
5, and
21 Soyuz launches from Baikonur, plus a proven commitment to launching on
schedule,
Arianespace continues to offer the broadest range of launch opportunities,
enabling
it to maintain its market share and continue its global leadership over the
long
haul.
Could be Vega will have to pass a first flight launch?
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
DSTAR urcall VE2DWE
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:11:53 -0800
From: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: <kc6uqh@xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <11.51.17767.A59294B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx>
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>Dave,
>A fraction of a degree per year, and at least once in the history of the
>Earth the North and South magnetic poles reversed.
>Art
>
Yes, I'm aware of that, it also rotates about 1? about true north,
the earth wobbles a bit to change the AZ, but how
many ham antennas in the world need that accuracy?
And I doubt that the average ham can orient within more than 2? by eyeball!
73, Dave, WB6LLO
dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:19:56 +1100
From: "Tim Tuck" <timt@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4B492B3C.1080503@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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FYI...
The compass in the iphone will show you the difference between true and
magnetic north for your current location.
regards
Tim
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:24:21 -0800
From: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question
To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4D.B7.19543.64C294B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx>
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>Magnetic north is not fixed and, over a timescale of several years,
>drifts around by several hundred miles.
>
Anyone wishing to use a magnetic compass to orient can use the following:
TrueVariationMagneticDeviationCompass add west, going the other way, add east.
Two Virgins Make Dead Company add west....
73, Dave, WB6LLO
dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:26:03 -0500
From: John Zaruba Jr <john.zaruba.jr@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 Telemetry
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<c240f43b1001091826q6a2a73c1secfc3a0053787a5f@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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HO-68 Beacon Telemetry
PASS 0158 UTC 10JAN2010
LOCATION: FM29LO Southern New Jersey, USA
CH1: AAA PA2 (Beacon Only)
CH2: TTT Beacon Only
CH3: AVV 122 DEG C
CH4: AVT 130 mW
CH5: ETT 5.00 V
CH6: TTT 000 mA
CH7: TTT 000 V
CH8: TTT 000 mW
CH9: TTT 000 mA
CH10: TTT 000 mA
CH11: TTT 000 V
CH12: TTT 000 mA
CH13: TTT 000 V
73,
John K2ZA
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:34:53 -0600
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-010 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-010
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
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In this edition:
* BoD Adopts Accepted Use Policy For AMSAT Mail Lists
* AO-51 Spacecraft Reorientation Planned in January
* AMSAT at the Cowtown Hamfest - 15 & 16 January 2010
* AMSAT Awards
* New Student Satellites Announced by India and University of Colorado
* How's Satellite DX?
* Final Call: Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist
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AMSAT Adopts Accepted Use Policy For AMSAT Mail Lists
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-010.01
The AMSAT Board of Directors unanimously adopted an Accepted Use
Policy for the AMSAT Public Mailing Lists on January 5, 2010. This
policy takes effect immediately and applies to all those using the
AMSAT mailing lists.
Following the October 2009 AMSAT Board meeting Gould Smith, WA4SXM
AMSAT VP of User Services appointed a committee to develop a use policy
for the mailing lists. The members of the committee did an outstanding
job of putting together a document that is acceptable to all the com-
mitte members and was passed without change by the BoD. Thank you to
the committee members: Stephen Belter, N9IP; Alan Biddle, WA4SCA;
Mark Hammond, N8MH; Samudra Haque, N3RDX; and Paul Williamson, KB5MU.
The policy has been added to the AMSAT Web site and will be included
as part of the process when applying to join any of the AMSAT mailing
lists. The link to the PDF file can be found at: http://www.amsat.org
Acceptable Use Policy for the AMSAT Public Mailing Lists
Approved by the AMSAT BoD 5 January 2010
The AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB) public mailing list carries
general AMSAT information and discussion. The purpose of this
mailing list is to provide a forum for general discussion of any
satellite-related topic.
The Space Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) public mailing list con-
tains information and discussion pertaining to amateur radio opera-
tion on manned space missions, including the Space Shuttle, Mir
(formerly), and the International Space Station. The name is left
over from the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) aboard Space
Shuttle flights. It is now mainly concerned with ARISS operations
aboard the International Space Station.
There are also regional AMSAT public mailing lists (e.g., AMSAT-DC,
AMSAT-Florida, and AMSAT-NE) and numerous private mailing lists (e.g.,
Board of Directors, Officers, AO-51 operations, etc.).
Anyone can read the messages posted on any of the public mailing lists,
and many people from around the world do so. Our audience includes AMSAT
members, board members, and officers. At any given time, the readers may
also include amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, minors, poten-
tial financial donors, potential launch providers, officials from other
amateur radio and satellite organizations, officials from international
space agencies, and equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
Since the archives of the public mailing lists are available on the
AMSAT website, the contents of individual messages are easily found
using common search engines. Because of this wide readership, AMSAT
insists that messages posted on its public mailing lists conform to
this Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
Acceptable Content
We embrace diversity of opinions and values. In order to preserve a
constructive environment, we do insist that messages contain appro-
priate content and are respectful of the members and readers of the
list. All posts should include the author's first name and call sign,
or full name if not currently licensed.
In general, messages for the AMSAT mailing lists should be related to
amateur radio satellites. Examples of on-topic posts include:
+ Announcements of general interest, including but not limited to AMSAT
news, meetings, satellite availability, and DXpeditions.
+ Technical discussions, including the physics of space flight, modula-
tion techniques, satellite design, RF path loss calculations, noise
figure, etc.
+ Inquiries and suggestions about choosing equipment, learning operat-
ing techniques, and troubleshooting problems.
+ Discussion of AMSAT plans and policies in ways that foster better
understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs, and limitations that
AMSAT faces, and constructive suggestions for improvement.
+ Posting of amateur radio satellite-related equipment and software
available for sale.
Unacceptable Content
Strong disagreements on issues are inevitable, but the AMSAT mailing
lists are not the place for exchanges which become spiteful, unproduc-
tive exchanges. If you must have a heated exchange, it should be
conducted privately and not in public on a mailing list.
We define unacceptable content as anything that is:
+ Illegal
+ Insulting, abusive, harassing, or threatening
+ Knowingly false or misrepresentative
Enforcement of this AUP
Access to the AMSAT mailing lists is a privilege and not a right.
While these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate
everything. Consequently AMSAT reserves the right to take any actions
it deems appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused.
Violators of this policy may be subjected to manual moderation or have
their ability to post messages suspended. Violators may or may not be
warned prior to enforcement.
If you feel that you've been unfairly blocked from the list, you may
appeal your situation in writing to:
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
Attention: AMSAT-BB
850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Your letter of appeal will be forwarded to the VP of User Services and
the Director of Electronic Communications for consideration.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors for the above information]
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AO-51 Spacecraft Reorientation Planned in January
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-010.02
AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA says AO-51 is back in to it's
normal configuration between January 4 - January 31:
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM (570 mw)
9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM (450 mw)
Sometime in early January the AO-51 Operations Team plans to use
the reversible magnet to reorient the spacecraft to the normal
polarity favoring the northern hemisphere.
Toward the end of January 2010 the schedule may allow for L/U voice
configuration on the 435.150 downlink between telemetry collections.
The AO-51 schedule will be updated when this mode becomes available:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php
Please address all AO-51 inquiries to the Operations Committee via
ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx.
[ANS thanks the AO-51 Operations Team for the above information]
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AMSAT at the Cowtown Hamfest - 15 & 16 January 2010
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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Keith, W5IU reports that AMSAT will have a strong presence at the
Cowtown Hamfest in Fort Worth, TX, on 15 and 16 January 2010. AMSAT
will maintain a booth both days of the event.
Also Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW/5, will have two hours of forum time
on Saturday afternoon to present an "Introduction to Amateur Radio
Satellites" and monitoring the health of satellites by capturing and
decoding telemetry. Douglas is very knowledgeable in both of these
areas and is an excellent speaker.
Live demonstrations of communications through the current satellites,
including the new ones, will take place on both days.
This Hamfest is sponsored by the Lockheed Martin Amateur Radio Club.
Additional details are available at: http://www.cowtownhamfest.com/
[ANS thanks Keith, W5IU for the above information]
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AMSAT Awards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-010.04
AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce KK5DO says congratulations
are in order for these satellite operators earning awards this month:
The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for
making their first satellite QSO:
Luis Benvenutty, WP4NYY
Anotnio Barbieri, I0JOW
The following have earned the South Africa Communications Achievement
Award:
Neven Nrdljas, 9A5YY #US140
Kent Frazier, K5KNT #US141
The following have earned the W4AMI Achievement Award (for 1000
contacts):
David Webb, KB1PVH #59
To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org.
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO for the above information]
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New Student Satellites Announced by India and University of Colorado
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-010.05
A new Amateur Radio Satellite from India, named StudSat (STUDent
SATellite) is slated for a March 2010 launch and will carry a
camera capable of 90 metre resolution which will be used to perform
the function of a remote sensing satellite and take images of earth's
surface.
The satellite resembles a small cube of size (10 cm x 10 cm x 13.5 cm),
weighing about 850 gm and has a volume of 1.1 litres. The satellite is
intended to be launched in 700 km Sun-synchronous orbit on an Indian
launcher. StudSat plans to use a 10mW CW beacon on UHF and also a half
duplex 9k6 or 4k8bps FSK TC/TLM link with 1 watt output also on UHF.
This satellite has been coordinated by the IARU but the only frequency
information available at this time states that 437 MHz will be used.
Further information on StudSat can be found at
http://www.teamstudsat.com/
The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $840,000 from
the National Science Foundation for students to build a tiny spacecraft
to observe energetic particles in space that should give scientists a
better understanding of solar flares and their interaction with Earth's
atmosphere.
Scheduled for launch in 2012, the three-year grant to CU-Boulder's Labor-
atory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and the aerospace engineering
sciences department involves the development of a 5-pound, loaf of bread-
sized spacecraft carrying a miniature instrument package to observe ener-
getic particles tied to "space weather" in the near-Earth environment.
This satellite has been coordinated by the IARU but no specific frequency
information is available at this time.
[ANS thanks SouthGate Amateur Radio News for the above information]
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How's Satellite DX?
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-010.06
On January 8, 2010 Piraja, PS8RF worked Andre, ZS2BK via AO-7 (Mode B)
in a footprint limit 34 second time window. The distance between the
stations was 7694 Km. See the sound/video in youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFmHERisWQ
On AO-51 Piraja reports additional satellite DX with several contacts
with Hugo, EA8HB on Las Palmas Island with strong signals. On January 6
Piraja heard the N1EL calling him, which is 5579 Km from him.
On January 4 Bob, W7LRD copied 2E1EUB and MM5AJW on an AO-7 pass. Bob
said it was the first time I heard anything other that Mika, OH8MBN.
He invites European stations help him to stretch the AO-7 footprint.
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL reported FO-29 should come out of the eclipse soon.
JARL continues to test the satellite and an operating schedule may be
announced soon.
Dave, KB1PVH noted this week that Perry, WB8OTH has now reached 6000 QSOs
on the satellites. Nice job!
SA-AMSAT says SumbandilaSat has reduced its power level to 2.5 watts to
conserve power for other operations related to the primary mission.
Initial reports from stations in Australia indicate that the reduction
was hardly noticeable and that the signals remain stronger than most
other amateur radio satellites. The SO-67 schedule is published on-line
at http://www.amsatsa.org.za.
The DX Newsletter DXNL 1657 - Jan 6, 2010 reported that XR9JA will be
the callsign of Luis, XQ5CIE, Carlos, CE6UFF, Didier, F6DXE, and Dago-
berto, CE5COX, from Jan 10-24 for their DXpedition to the Chilean
naval base "Arturo Prat" on Greenwich Island belonging to the South
Shetland Islands (AN-010). Operation will take place in CW, SSB, PSK31
on 160m-6m and via satellite on AO-51. Their QSL manager is CE5JA (direct
or via bureau) and more information is available online at:
http://www.ce5ja.cl
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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Final Call: Remember to Nominate SKN Best Fist
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.07
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 10, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-010.07
Many thanks to all who participated in Straight Key Night on
OSCAR 2010. If you have not already done so, please take a
moment to nominate someone you worked for Best Fist. Your nom-
inee need not have the best fist of those you heard, but only
of those you worked.
Please send your nomination to Ray at w2rs@xxxxx.xxx. A list
of those nominated will be published in an ANS bulletin in early
February, and in The AMSAT Journal.
[ANS thanks Ray, W2RS for the above information]
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. And, for those of
you going to Cowtown, please keep in mind that when NASA puts a bunch of
Holsteins into low earth orbit it will be the herd shot around the world.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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