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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Spacewalks (Roger Kolakowski)
2. Wisp Keying MixW direct via virtual connector (Nader Omer)
3. SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH (Tom Clark, K3IO)
4. ND9M Road Trip Update #10 (claryco@xxx.xxxx
5. Re: [Advisors] SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH (Bill Tynan)
6. Re: [Advisors] SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH (Jan King)
7. FW: ANS-045 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Dee)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:38:12 -0500
From: "Roger Kolakowski" <rogerkola@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@xxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <001601caacfd$3a730400$0300a8c0@xxxxxxxx>
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Play nice now...
This page is up to date
http://www.issfanclub.com/frequencies
Roger
WA1KAT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:33 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks
> At 09:14 AM 2/12/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy <elanportnoy@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor.
> >
> >Have a look at this page
http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html
> >
> >Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself.
> >
> >Elan - WB2IOL
>
>
> That page hasn't been updated in a while.
>
> KB7ADL
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:02:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Nader Omer <st2nh@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisp Keying MixW direct via virtual connector
To: amsat bb bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I was trying to work with a pair of virtual ports to connect Wisp and Mixw!
The com pair failed to connect these software!!!
I found the virtual connector device at Virtual Serial port
Emulator program (VSPE) can do this task nicely .
Wisp send packet to MixW and Mixw send it to soundcard and?keying the Rig
via existing port.
So the Tx line is working well between Wisp--> MixW--> Soundcard--> Rig
The next step is to test the Rx line between Rig--> Soundcard--> MixW--> Wisp.
So with out Hardware TNC could it works?!!
May I should waiting for a bird !
?
Link for movie and photos.
?
http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2010/02/wisp-keying-mixw-direct-via-virtual.
html
?
?
73's- Nader
?
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:54:17 -0500
From: "Tom Clark, K3IO" <tom.k3io@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Board of Directors <bod@xxxxx.xxx>,
senior-officers <Senior-officers@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT Advisors
<advisors@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4B7773E9.5030506@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
It is with much sadness that AMSAT notes the passing on Feb.4 of Herbert
"Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH at his home in San Marino, CA. Pete was the
grandson of former President Herbert Hoover. Pete's W6ZH call was
inherited from his father who served as ARRL President; Pete's original
call was W6APW. He was AMSAT Life Member #65.
In the 1970's, Pete and Bill Eitel (W6UF) saw that AMSAT and amateur
satellites were a significant wave of amateur radio's future. In
addition to making substantial contributions, they worked with the ARRL
to form the ARRL Foundation in 1976. Beginning in 1978 Pete served on
the ARRL Long Range Planning Committee.
I remember the hospitality Pete and his wife Meridith showed to Jan King
(W3GET) and me on several occasions when we dropped by his home in San
Marino to discuss AMSAT's future.
Pete was always very active in the American Red Cross. When the Pacsat
concept was being developed, Harold Price (NK6K) and I called on Pete at
the Hoover Foundation offices to discuss the concept of a
store-and-forward messaging satellite to provide medical communications
to a remote area. At Pete's instigation, we began working with VITA
(Volunteers in Technical Assistance) and our Pacsat concept bore fruit
when UoSAT-3 was re-badged as Healthsat-1 (see
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/healthsat-2.htm).
I last saw Pete at Dayton two years ago. I was in the chow line when I
heard a "Hey Tom" from a nearby table. Pete was spending most of his
time at his retirement home on Maui and he looked very fit and had an
incredible tan! While I was munching on a hamburger we has a great
face-to-face QSO. He told me that he was still on the air, now using an
Elecraft radio.
I'll miss Pete's enthusiasm and friendship. I could always count on his
thoughtful advice.
73 de Tom, K3IO (ex W3IWI
Additional details on Pete can be found on the ARRL web site at
http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9426 and in this week's ARRL newsletter
(http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2010-02-11).
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:46:16 -0500
From: claryco@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ND9M Road Trip Update #10
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <8CC7B47C6C7CF58-2594-A83E@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
We had to make the choice between driving 110 miles in 90 minutes through
the west Texas mountains to get to DL79 or cut our losses and just get to
DM70. It was tempting, but we opted to only do DM70 and back-burner DL79
until after we leave Big Bend which will probably be on Wednesday.
We'll be camping in DL88, but it meets up with DL89 less than a mile away,
so I'll be on from the line at various times from tomorrow afternoon
(Sunday) through Tuesday. I won't be on from the line every pass, but
there'll be plenty of opportunities to get both grids over the next few
days, including on the linear birds.
For any 6M ops, I'll have the FT897D fired up and will be checking for band
openings in between sat passes. If there are any trees of any height, I
might put up a 40M dipole and keep an ear open on 7182 kc (+/-).
Meanwhile, we'll be out of cell and internet service while at Big Bend.
73 for now,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
Fort Stockton, TX / DM80
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:22:30 -0600
From: "Bill Tynan" <btynan@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [Advisors] SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III,
W6ZH
To: <K3IO@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "Board of
Directors" <bod@xxxxx.xxx>, "senior-officers"
<Senior-officers@xxxxx.xxx>, "AMSAT Advisors" <advisors@xxxxx.xxx>
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I was shocked and saddened to see Tom's message regarding the passing of
Pete Hoover.
In addition to those AMSAT connections which Tom mentioned, I want add the
fact that Pete, in the name of the Hoover Foundation, made a significant
financial contribution to our efforts on Phase 3D.
When I was asked to become AMSAT's President in late 1991, Doug Loughmiller
and I made several visits to West Coast hams who we thought might contribute
to our cause. One of these visits was to Pete Hoover.
That particular visit did not bring immediate results, however several years
later Pete called me on the phone and offered to match all contributions we
received for Phase 3D from that time until the end of that year - up to
$50,000.
As a result, we increased our efforts and informed everyone of the matching
amount that their contributions would receive. Therefore, each month, I
sent a letter to the Hoover Foundation with information on the contributions
received that month. And every moth we received a check from the Foundation
for an equal amount. That went on for about six mouths until we had received
Hoover Foundation checks totaling $106,000.
Pete Hoover and his family foundation certainly made a significant
contribution to AMSAT-NA's portion of the Phase 3D effort.
I will be among those who morn the loss of this fine and generous member of
our ham.fraternity.
73,
Bill Tynan, W3XO
LM 10
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Clark, K3IO" <tom.k3io@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>; "Board of Directors" <bod@xxxxx.xxx>;
"senior-officers" <Senior-officers@xxxxx.xxx>; "AMSAT Advisors"
<advisors@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 9:54 PM
Subject: [Advisors] SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH
> It is with much sadness that AMSAT notes the passing on Feb.4 of Herbert
> "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH at his home in San Marino, CA. Pete was the
> grandson of former President Herbert Hoover. Pete's W6ZH call was
> inherited from his father who served as ARRL President; Pete's original
> call was W6APW. He was AMSAT Life Member #65.
>
> In the 1970's, Pete and Bill Eitel (W6UF) saw that AMSAT and amateur
> satellites were a significant wave of amateur radio's future. In
> addition to making substantial contributions, they worked with the ARRL
> to form the ARRL Foundation in 1976. Beginning in 1978 Pete served on
> the ARRL Long Range Planning Committee.
>
> I remember the hospitality Pete and his wife Meridith showed to Jan King
> (W3GET) and me on several occasions when we dropped by his home in San
> Marino to discuss AMSAT's future.
>
> Pete was always very active in the American Red Cross. When the Pacsat
> concept was being developed, Harold Price (NK6K) and I called on Pete at
> the Hoover Foundation offices to discuss the concept of a
> store-and-forward messaging satellite to provide medical communications
> to a remote area. At Pete's instigation, we began working with VITA
> (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) and our Pacsat concept bore fruit
> when UoSAT-3 was re-badged as Healthsat-1 (see
> http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/healthsat-2.htm).
>
> I last saw Pete at Dayton two years ago. I was in the chow line when I
> heard a "Hey Tom" from a nearby table. Pete was spending most of his
> time at his retirement home on Maui and he looked very fit and had an
> incredible tan! While I was munching on a hamburger we has a great
> face-to-face QSO. He told me that he was still on the air, now using an
> Elecraft radio.
>
> I'll miss Pete's enthusiasm and friendship. I could always count on his
> thoughtful advice.
>
> 73 de Tom, K3IO (ex W3IWI
>
>
> Additional details on Pete can be found on the ARRL web site at
> http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9426 and in this week's ARRL newsletter
> (http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2010-02-11).
> _______________________________________________
> Via the Advisors mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA
> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/advisors
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:16:46 +0100
From: Jan King <jking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [Advisors] SK: Herbert "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH
To: K3IO@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: Board of Directors <bod@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>,
AMSAT Advisors <advisors@xxxxx.xxx>, senior-officers
<Senior-officers@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<1e23ee2d1002140316k4ba2075clb50d2d65a1c4d2a9@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
All,
Pete Hoover is one of those people who changed the way this young engineer
(at the time) looked at the world. I will always be gateful for the really
significant assistance he gave to AMSAT and for the "yes we can" attitude he
always displayed whenever I was in his presence. He will be missed by many
and I am one of them.
Jan W3GEY
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On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 4:54 AM, Tom Clark, K3IO <tom.k3io@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> It is with much sadness that AMSAT notes the passing on Feb.4 of Herbert
> "Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH at his home in San Marino, CA. Pete was the
> grandson of former President Herbert Hoover. Pete's W6ZH call was
> inherited from his father who served as ARRL President; Pete's original
> call was W6APW. He was AMSAT Life Member #65.
>
> In the 1970's, Pete and Bill Eitel (W6UF) saw that AMSAT and amateur
> satellites were a significant wave of amateur radio's future. In
> addition to making substantial contributions, they worked with the ARRL
> to form the ARRL Foundation in 1976. Beginning in 1978 Pete served on
> the ARRL Long Range Planning Committee.
>
> I remember the hospitality Pete and his wife Meridith showed to Jan King
> (W3GET) and me on several occasions when we dropped by his home in San
> Marino to discuss AMSAT's future.
>
> Pete was always very active in the American Red Cross. When the Pacsat
> concept was being developed, Harold Price (NK6K) and I called on Pete at
> the Hoover Foundation offices to discuss the concept of a
> store-and-forward messaging satellite to provide medical communications
> to a remote area. At Pete's instigation, we began working with VITA
> (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) and our Pacsat concept bore fruit
> when UoSAT-3 was re-badged as Healthsat-1 (see
> http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/healthsat-2.htm).
>
> I last saw Pete at Dayton two years ago. I was in the chow line when I
> heard a "Hey Tom" from a nearby table. Pete was spending most of his
> time at his retirement home on Maui and he looked very fit and had an
> incredible tan! While I was munching on a hamburger we has a great
> face-to-face QSO. He told me that he was still on the air, now using an
> Elecraft radio.
>
> I'll miss Pete's enthusiasm and friendship. I could always count on his
> thoughtful advice.
>
> 73 de Tom, K3IO (ex W3IWI
>
>
> Additional details on Pete can be found on the ARRL web site at
> http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9426 and in this week's ARRL newsletter
> (http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2010-02-11).
> _______________________________________________
> Via the Advisors mailing list at AMSAT.ORG <http://amsat.org/> courtesy of
> AMSAT-NA
> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/advisors
>
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:47:05 -0500
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: ANS-045 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <0C33A5878BF44DB7A485C7C5F4B86A43@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Lee McLamb
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 8:22 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-045 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-045
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.
This is your chance to join in the ranks of AMSAT. There is still an
opening or two for someone to step in and assist with the ANS editing
process. If you are interested, please drop a line to Joanne Maenpa,
K9JKM@xxxxx.xxx. There are many other volunteer slots and you can find them
in the advertisement in the AMSAT Journal. It takes many helpful hands to
keep our group well oiled. (ed.)
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* 36th Annual Eastern VHF/UHF Conference
* LORAN C Shutdown
* HO-68 Schedule
* Arecibo Dish to be Activated on Amateur Radio EME
* W6ZH, Silent Key
* ARISS Status - 8 February 2010
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-045.01
36th Annual Eastern VHF/UHF Conference
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 045.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-045.01
36th Annual Eastern VHF/UHF Conference
The 36th Annual Eastern VHF/UHF Conference will be on April 16-18,
2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Enfield, CT. The NorthEast Weak Signal
Group (NEWS) is calling for the submission of papers and presentations.
Papers and presentations are solicited on both the technical and opera-
tional aspects of VHF, UHF and Microwave weak signal amateur radio.
We will have a Hospitality Suite for early arrivals on Friday Evening
starting at 7:00PM to 11:00 PM. Conference registration will begin on
Saturday at 7:30 AM and talks and band sessions will start at 8:30 AM.
A banquet dinner, Triva quiz and prize raffles will begin at 7:00 PM.
On Sunday an outdoor flea market, weather permitting, will begin at
8:00 to 11:00 AM. Starting this year flea market admission will be FREE
for both buyers and sellers of VHF and above relate equipment items only.
Compliments of Greg WA1VUG and R&S we will have the following test capa-
bilities up to 50 GHz.
Registration is now open for this years conference. A block of Hotel Rooms
is available at the Crowne Plaza, Enfield under the NEWS group for $99.
The latest conference news can be found on-line at:
http://www.newsvhf.com/vhfconf.html
[ANS thanks Bruce, N2LIV Conference Chairman for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-045.02
LORAN C Shut Down
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 045.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-045.02
LORAN-C shut down
On February 8 the U.S Coast Guard shut down the Loran-C a navigation
system that has been in use since World War II.
LORAN (LOng RAnge Navigation) made use of a network of Low Frequency
(LF) radio transmitters and the receivers used these multiple signals
to determine the location and speed of the vessel. It has served
mariners and aviators well for over 60 years.
President Obama has called the system obsolete, saying it is no
longer needed in an age in which Global Positioning System devices
are nearly ubiquitous in cars, planes and boats.
Running Loran-C is claimed to cost the Federal Government about
$38 million a year but shutting it down means there is no longer
a back-up system for GPS.
[ANS thanks Southgate news service for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-045.03
HO-68 Schedule
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 045.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-045.03
14 Feb. 2010, Linear Transponder
=======================================
01:37...Turn On FM/Digital Transponder
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:52...Turn Off
08:40...Turn On
Europe,Africa
09:20...Turn Off
19:15...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
20:00...Turn Off
15 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
00:25...Turn On
South America, NA
01:05...Turn Off
03:03...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
03:18...Turn Off
06:10...Turn On
NA,North Asia,Middle East,Europe,Africa
06:55...Turn Off
15:25...Turn On
Middle Asia,India,Europe,NA
16:10...Turn Off
18:45...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
19:30...Turn Off
16 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
01:55...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
02:35...Turn Off
11:00...Turn On
Oceania,South Asia,
East Asia,North Asia,Europe
11:40...Turn Off
15:25...Turn On
NA,South America
15:55...Turn Off
16:50...Turn On
India,Middle East,Europe,NA
17:35...Turn Off
20:15...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
21:00...Turn Off
17 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
02:24...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:39...Turn Off
10:45...Turn On
Oceania,East Asia,North Asia,Europe
11:30...Turn Off
15:10...Turn On
Europe,NA,South America
15:40...Turn Off
18:30...Turn On
India,Middle East,Africa,Europe,NA
19:15...Turn Off
20:10...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
20:55...Turn Off
18 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
02:17...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:32...Turn Off
03:10...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
03:55...Turn Off
10:25...Turn On
Oceania, South Asia, East Asia,
North Asia,Europe
11:10...Turn Off
16:15...Turn On
India,Middle East Asia,Europe,NA,
17:00...Turn Off
19:40...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA,
20:25...Turn Off
19 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
01:54...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:10...Turn Off
02:50...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
03:35...Turn Off
14:35...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia,Europe
15:05...Turn Off
19:35...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
20:20...Turn Off
23:20...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia,East Asia
24:05...Turn Off
20:00...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA,North Asia
20:45...Turn Off
20 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
01:34...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:49...Turn Off
02:35...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
03:20...Turn Off
08:45...Turn On
North Asia, Europe,Africa
09:25...Turn Off
19:05...Turn On
Africa,Europe,NA
19:50...Turn Off
21 Feb. 2010, FM/Digital Transponder
=======================================
01:27...Turn On
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:41...Turn Off
02:20...Turn On
South America,NA,North Asia
03:00...Turn Off
08:30...Turn On
North Asia,Europe,Africa
09:10...Turn Off
11:25...Turn On
Oceania
11:40...Turn Off
73
Alan Kung, BA1DU
HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager
www.camsat.cn
[ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU
HO-68(XW-1) Project Manager for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-045.04
Arecibo Dish to be Activated on Amateur Radio EME
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 045.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-045.04
Arecibo Dish to be Activated on Amateur Radio EME
While this item is not satellite related it may provide our ANS
readers with a unique opportunity to utilize modest UHF and 1296
stations to copy EME signals. A large OSCAR-class antenna array
equipped station may be able to participate.
Echoes of Apollo EME 2010 or World Moon Bounce Day, is scheduled
for the weekend of April 16, 17, and 18. This year, EOA has been
graced with a special opportunity to use the Arecibo Dish as the
ultimate "big gun" station on 432 MHz SSB & CW. EME operation on
1296 MHz may also be possible. Arecibo has more than 50 dbi gain
on 432 MHz so the team thinks it can be heard with modest equip-
ment.
[ANS thanks the Echoes of Apollo project for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-045.05
W6ZH, Silent Key
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 045.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-045.05
It is with much sadness that AMSAT notes the passing on Feb.4 of Herbert
"Pete" Hoover III, W6ZH at his home in San Marino, CA. Pete was the grandson
of former President Herbert Hoover. Pete's W6ZH call was inherited from his
father who served as ARRL President; Pete's original call was W6APW. He was
AMSAT Life Member #65.
In the 1970's, Pete and Bill Eitel (W6UF) saw that AMSAT and amateur
satellites were a significant wave of amateur radio's future. In addition to
making substantial contributions, they worked with the ARRL to form the ARRL
Foundation in 1976. Beginning in 1978 Pete served on the ARRL Long Range
Planning Committee.
I remember the hospitality Pete and his wife Meridith showed to Jan King
(W3GET) and me on several occasions when we dropped by his home in San
Marino to discuss AMSAT's future.
Pete was always very active in the American Red Cross. When the Pacsat
concept was being developed, Harold Price (NK6K) and I called on Pete at the
Hoover Foundation offices to discuss the concept of a store-and-forward
messaging satellite to provide medical communications to a remote area. At
Pete's instigation, we began working with VITA (Volunteers in Technical
Assistance) and our Pacsat concept bore fruit when UoSAT-3 was re-badged as
Healthsat-1 (see http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/healthsat-2.htm).
I last saw Pete at Dayton two years ago. I was in the chow line when I heard
a "Hey Tom" from a nearby table. Pete was spending most of his time at his
retirement home on Maui and he looked very fit and had an incredible tan!
While I was munching on a hamburger we has a great face-to-face QSO. He told
me that he was still on the air, now using an Elecraft radio.
I'll miss Pete's enthusiasm and friendship. I could always count on his
thoughtful advice.
73 de Tom, K3IO (ex W3IWI)
[ANS thanks Tom, K3IO, for the above information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-045.06
ARISS Status - 8 February 2010
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 045.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 14, 2010
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-045.06
1. Astronaut T. J. Creamer Enjoys ARISS Contact with Riley Ave.
Students
On Tuesday, February 2, astronaut Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI spoke with Riley
Avenue Elementary School students through an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The Calverton, New York youth
spent weeks preparing for the contact, studying space and the solar system
during Science and creating rockets and robots in Art class. The Peconic
Amateur Radio Club helped coordinate the contact and provided the equipment
used. A Riley fourth grader and newly licensed ham acted as the control
operator during the contact.
2. Principal has Good Memories of First ARISS Contact
The first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
was held between Bill Shepherd on the ISS and students attending Burbank
School in Burbank, Illinois on December 21, 2000. Recently Burbank's
principal made the comment, "I continue to feel that the contact and the
follow-up visit were by far my best experiences as an educator," which says
much about the program and its effect on those who participate. The school
continues to display a plaque commemorating the ARISS event in its lobby.
3. ISS Ham Debrief Held with Frank De Winne
Expedition 20/21 astronaut Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN participated in an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session on
Thursday, February 4, 2010. The feedback provided will help ARISS update
program operations.
4. ARISSat-1 Status Report Posted
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) posted an article on the status
of ARISSat-1. To view "Building the First US ARISSAT-1 Flight Unit Begins,"
see:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, 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.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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