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Today's Topics:
1. HO-68 - Digital (PE0SAT)
2. (no subject) (Jack Barbera)
3. Rooms for Dayton (Martha)
4. Re: (no subject) (Edward Cole)
5. Where my pul file # 161 gone? (Nader Omer)
6. Scottsdale AZ hamfest on 13 March - report
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
7. Sat Presentation in Illinois (Clint Bradford)
8. K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings (John Papay)
9. Re: Sat Presentation in Illinois (David H. Jordan)
10. Re: (no subject) (Luc Leblanc)
11. Re: K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings (Mark L. Hammond)
12. AO-51 running 2W (Mark L. Hammond)
13. Re: AO-51 running 2W (Ulip ?eljko)
14. Re: AO-51 running 2W (Mark L. Hammond)
15. Re: K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings (Robert Bruninga)
16. Re: ND9M Road Trip (Richard Cubero)
17. Re: How to correctly log multiple grids? (John P. Toscano)
18. Re: Sat Presentation in Illinois (Ng, Peter)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:14:47 +0100
From: "PE0SAT" <pe0sat@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 - Digital
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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To all,
Sorry I worked HO-68 in voice :( this evening I didn't realize that it
was reserved for packet operation. It won't happen again.
73 PE0SAT
--
With regards PE0SAT
Internet web-page http://www.ham.vgnet.nl/
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:45:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jack Barbera <barberaalderwood@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject)
To: Amsat Reflector <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Bob,with the AG25 preamp on I see s5/6. I do get the audio at a higher level
,it seems to me,.
Just added to AO-51 the L/u to my doppler for satpac32 FM/FM to add for
cross mode do I have to add a separate?line or add to the info on the FM/FM
string.
If anyone can figure out what my ? is pls let me know what has to be done.
ThanksJack WA1ZDV
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:02:39 -0400
From: Martha <martha@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rooms for Dayton
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Board of Directors <bod@xxxxx.xxx>,
senior-officers <senior-officers@xxxxx.xxx>
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If you are planning to go to Dayton AND work the AMSAT booth, there are
hotel rooms available until April 13th. We are staying at the Country Inn &
Suites in Fairborn. The cost is $99 (2 queen beds). To get a room in the
AMSAT block, please call me at 301-589-6062. I need your room nights and a
credit card number to secure the room.
--
73- Martha
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:36:13 -0800
From: Edward Cole <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: (no subject)
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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At 11:45 AM 3/16/2010, Jack Barbera wrote:
>Bob,with the AG25 preamp on I see s5/6. I do get the audio at a
>higher level ,it seems to me,.
>Just added to AO-51 the L/u to my doppler for satpac32 FM/FM to add
>for cross mode do I have to add a separate line or add to the info
>on the FM/FM string.
>If anyone can figure out what my ? is pls let me know what has to be done.
>ThanksJack WA1ZDV
>_______________________________________________
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Jack,
Sorry if this was covered, but do you have an internal preamp in the
radio? If you do, turn it off. Even if there is not one, maybe you
have an attenuator on the input ( a lot of the newer radios do
nowdays). Try turning on the attenuator (probably 10dB) and see if
that sounds better. If you have SSB see what S-meter rise you see in
SSB. My preamps push my S-meter in FM a lot higher than when in SSB
(typ S-5 vs S-2/3). I am running a 22-sB gain 432 preamp on my new
Lindy antenna into a FT-847. The NF is probably approx 0.5 dB (Mgf-1302).
The others gave you methods for testing it with local signals
(measure S-meter rise on/off with a local rptr; compare S-meter with
preamp connected with just the radio connected; moving antenna so
that a local signal becomes near noise level and see if preamp pulls
it up out of the noise (by ear)). Usually a rise in background noise
is the sign of a healthy preamp - but not always. If signals are
heard better without the preamp, then it probably is "broken" (always
check dc power connections in this case). the AG25 is probably
powered thru the coax by your radio (check that the radio is putting
out voltage on the center pin). Since you are seeing noise rise
these latter ideas are applicable (just covering the field for others
that may be having preamp problems).
GL
73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:44:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nader Omer <st2nh@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Where my pul file # 161 gone?
To: amsat bb bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <977267.77509.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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At HO-68 Orbit #1205 Wisp started to upload a file number 161
The file 161 partial uploaded .on the next pass orbit # 1206 Wisp try to
upload what left from the file but the sever on satellite denied existance
of file # 161 !!
and shift to upload the next file #162 (see 2nd photo)
Again the Directory was empty ??? I uploaded 2 or 3 messages yesterday and 1
messages
today file # 160 . As you can see this in the photo #2 .The satellite? was
accepted the file.
I requested the directory as my friend Mike DK3WN did !but it was empty! see
this on the 3rd photo . where the Multipsk on other PC monitoring the Hope-1
satellite downlink by soundcard.
This question I 've asked several time !
is there something wrong on HO-68 BBS??
see photo at
http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2010/03/where-my-pul-file-161-gone-and-where
-my.html
?
73' Nader
?
?
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:58:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Scottsdale AZ hamfest on 13 March - report
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi!
Last Saturday's Scottsdale (Arizona) Amateur Radio Club hamfest was
a very successful event. After 2 decades, this hamfest moved to a
new location at a casino on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Indian
reservation east of Scottsdale. While the hamfest was taking place,
a local FM radio station was holding its annual "yard sale" swap meet
in another part of the parking lot. These two events were advertised
on TV, radio, and in print in the weeks leading up to last Saturday.
Thousands of people showed up for both events, including a nice crowd
of hams who found their way to the new location. As part of the
hamfest, my AMSAT table was busy throughout the morning and into the
early afternoon.
Officially, the hamfest started at 7am (1400 UTC). I arrived two
hours early, and I'm glad I did. By the time the hamfest officially
started, I would not have had the chance to get a good space to set
up. They filled up by the starting time - something that never
happened at the old location. By getting set up early, I was able
to start working passes from just before 1300 UTC throughout the
morning, and I did just that.
For the AO-51 pass that started around 1252 UTC, I initially went
on the main 145.920/435.300 MHz repeater. Even though K4T was on
the 145.880/435.150 MHz repeater with lots of stations calling, I
wanted to start out and make some QSOs for the small crowd that
was already roaming around the hamfest. At this hour, just before
6am local time, there was at least 30 minutes to go before daylight
started appearing in the eastern sky. I was able to work 9 stations
before 1300 UTC, when I switched over to the 145.880/435.150 MHz
repeater. I wanted to see if I could get K4T from the hamfest, and
Mark N8MH at K4T was aware I would be trying to work the DXpedition
from the hamfest. I was unsuccessful on AO-51, but on an AO-7 pass
that was starting just after 1300 UTC I was able to work K4T. So
far, so good.
FO-29 made its first appearance for the hamfest about 30 minutes
later. Another pass to the east, and I got on there to work whoever
was on there. I heard Doug KD8CAO getting set up on there, we
chatted for a moment, and then K4T called on our frequency. We
each worked K4T right there, and then I moved off to see who else I
could work on that pass. I was able to get two more contacts during
that pass.
After an hour, AO-51 made an appearance to the west. I was able to
make 2 QSOs on the 145.920/435.300 MHz repeater with the only two
stations I could hear on there, so that was not a bad showing. About
20 minutes after that AO-51 pass, AO-7 came by with a very high pass
slightly to my west. The AO-7 footprint is large enough that most
of the continental USA is within reach. I did not hear K4T on this
pass, but I did not try to find them on this AO-7 pass after working
them on the early AO-7 pass. I was able to work 6 stations spread
out all over the USA, with a nice crowd listening and watching closely.
SSB satellite demonstrations continue to draw in the crowds, and
especially when I use my all-mode satellite station (two FT-817NDs,
Elk 2m/70cm log periodic, no computer control).
Once AO-7 went away, I had most of the 1500-1600 UTC hour to chat
with people walking by the table. I wanted to try SO-50 just before
1600 UTC, and then VO-52 shortly after SO-50 went by. SO-50 had a
nice and disciplined crowd, waiting for K4T to be in the footprint
later in the pass. :-) I was able to work 5 stations, and K4T was
the last of those. After working K4T, I changed over to the all-
mode FT-817NDs to get on the VO-52 pass. I only made 2 QSOs on this
pass - one with K4T, the fourth (and last) K4T QSO I would make at
the hamfest, and another with Bernardo XE2HWB. Bernardo is very
active on VHF/UHF and microwave contests from up and down Baja
California, has been active on the FM satellites in the past couple
of years (including working from many of the grids he visits for
those VHF/UHF and microwave contests), and is now trying to get on
the SSB satellites from his home near the southern tip of Baja
California (DL44).
I had almost 90 minutes before the next pass I could work, the VO-52
pass to my west. Another nice pass, and this time only one QSO with
Mark WA8SME for most of it. One ham asked if I knew the details of
Mark's satellite station. I didn't, so I asked Mark on the air. He
gave a clear description of his station, running the same power as I
was (5W) but with different antennas and a different radio than I had.
With people still milling around the hamfest into the early afternoon,
I missed the only HO-68 pass I could have worked a bit after 1900 UTC.
I didn't feel too bad about that, being on many other passes using 2
FM satellites and 3 non-FM satellites from the hamfest.
Stats... I worked a total of 8 passes on 5 satellites - 2 each on
AO-7, AO-51, and VO-52; and one each on FO-29 and SO-50 - and a total
of 30 contacts were made from the hamfest in grid DM43dn. I used the
station I described previously on the SSB birds, and substituted an
IC-2820H 2m/70cm FM mobile radio on AO-51 and SO-50. All were powered
by batteries, either the internal rechargeable packs in the FT-817NDs
or a 12V/20Ah jumpstart battery for the IC-2820H.
Thank-yous... Many thanks to Mark N8MH and the K4T team for 4 QSOs
on 4 different satellites during the hamfest. I mentioned to Mark I
would be at this hamfest, and he wanted to work the hamfest. Along
with a QSO I had with Mark on AO-7 Thursday evening, I can't complain
about their operation. K4T was a serious DXpedition for us on the
satellites, two complete stations and experienced operators for us to
work. Also thanks to everyone who made QSOs with WD9EWK at the hamfest.
Having stations work me and mentioning where they were located (the
grid locator, as well as their city and state) always makes a good
impression on the audience for the demonstrations. As always, thanks
to the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club for allowing AMSAT a space to be
at this hamfest.
QSLs... please e-mail me with the QSO details if you want a QSL
card from WD9EWK at this hamfest. If you are in the log, I will
send a card. I'm working on a lot of cards, including those from my
trip last month to the Yuma hamfest and to Mexico, and all of these
should be in the mail before the next hamfest I attend (in Tucson AZ,
on Saturday, 27 March).
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:01 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <85D2BDC1-D174-4F67-86B6-D9F295D0A34E@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power"
presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if
I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University
Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype.
Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a
couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid
square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy.
All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a
computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear
the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ...
and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out
well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii"
restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a
site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a
club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
909-241-7666
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:43:52 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <49240.55385.qm@xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
There is a picture of the wind generator that was
used to power all of the radios on the K4T Dry Tortugas
dxpedition up on my webserver. There are also 13 recordings
of K4T passes to listen to.
http://www.papays.com/sat
I believe that this is the first time a major dxpedition has
relieved totally on wind to power the radio equipment and charge
the batteries. Great job!
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:49:52 +0000
From: "David H. Jordan" <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Sat Presentation in Illinois
To: "Clint Bradford" <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>,
amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<641719998-1268797789-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-528246816-@xxxx
xx.xxxx.xxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxx>
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Clint,
Thanks for sharing this. That shows some real ingenuity.
Dave, AA4KN
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message-----
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:01
To: AMSAT BB<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power"
presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if
I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University
Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype.
Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a
couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid
square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy.
All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a
computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear
the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ...
and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out
well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii"
restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a
site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a
club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
909-241-7666
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:31:19 -0400
From: Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: (no subject)
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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On 16 Mar 2010 at 12:45, Jack Barbera wrote:
Date sent: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:45:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jack Barbera <barberaalderwood@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject)
To: Amsat Reflector <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>
> Bob,with the AG25 preamp on I see s5/6. I do get the audio at a higher
level ,it seems to me,.
> Just added to AO-51 the L/u to my doppler for satpac32 FM/FM to add for
cross mode do I have to add a separate?line or add to the info on the FM/FM
string.
> If anyone can figure out what my ? is pls let me know what has to be done.
> ThanksJack WA1ZDV
I also have both Icom AG preamps U and V After blowing two in 3 months i
finally ended up with the AG and they are still working after 2
years now. As someone suggest it will be nice to have some figures to be
able to have an idea of their performance.
I don't know how the others react but on my FT-847 i got an increased of 5
DB on the noise when i switched it on on VHF and nearly no
signal increased on UHF but the amplification is there as when i got no
signal at AOS without it and a S-1 to S-2 with the preamp is ON.?
Without the presence of a signal on UHF i cannot tell if the preamp is on or
off just by looking at the meter and even when listening the
noise i cannot tell if the preamp is switched on?
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
Skype VE2DWE
www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
DSTAR urcall VE2DWE
WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:59:46 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings
To: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <u9zZ1d00A2QjNpn059zaHh@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
John,
Your recordings and site are extremely helpful--and fun! Thanks for sharing
them. The K4T Team will enjoy having access to the recordings.
Thank you!!
73,
Mark N8MH
At 11:43 PM 3/16/2010 -0400, John Papay wrote:
>There is a picture of the wind generator that was
>used to power all of the radios on the K4T Dry Tortugas
>dxpedition up on my webserver. There are also 13 recordings
>of K4T passes to listen to.
>
> http://www.papays.com/sat
>
>I believe that this is the first time a major dxpedition has
>relieved totally on wind to power the radio equipment and charge
>the batteries. Great job!
>
>73,
>John K8YSE
>
>_______________________________________________
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Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:26:38 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 running 2W
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <uASR1d0032QjNpn05ASRbs@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello All,
I made the mode change this morning at 1016utc and AO-51 425.300 is running
2W.
73!
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:41:38 +0100
From: Ulip ?eljko <Zeljko.Ulip@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 running 2W
To: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<6CEBA5B9C650B94D8864DEBEE95B3EF2015662BC@xxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2"
Hm,hm,hm! 425.300 ? Maybe 435.300 !
73 !
Zeljko 9A2EY
-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Mark L. Hammond
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:27 AM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 running 2W
Hello All,
I made the mode change this morning at 1016utc and AO-51 425.300 is running
2W.
73!
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:43:30 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 running 2W
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Cc: ao51-modes@xxxxx.xxx
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And of course I meant 435.300 :)
73,
Mark
At 06:26 AM 3/17/2010 -0400, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I made the mode change this morning at 1016utc and AO-51 425.300 is running
2W.
>
>73!
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:09:28 -0400
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K4T Wind Turbine and Recordings
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <9C5A3BC0452A429582CD9FEA5109DA70@xxxxx.xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> There is a picture of the wind generator that
>> was used to power all of the radios on the
>> K4T Dry Tortugas dxpedition up on my webserver.
Yeah! Glad to see some progress in Ham radio. The worst thing
about Field Day is the noise of all the generators. And that is
just so 1960's! The price of solar has dropped by 50% in the
last few years to below $2 per watt, even $1/W for big (seconds)
panels and a 400W wind turbine is less than a $1 per watt and so
clean renewable energy is becoming very economical.
Reliance on generators and Gas is the worst and most short
sighted form of emergency preparedness. It is estimated that
the real cost of a gallon of gas delivered to a remote comm
shelter in Afghanastan can cost as much as $400/gallon due to
the overloaded logistics requirements to get it there. Same
goes for a hurricane or earthquake ravaged area. Once you burn
up your can of gas, there is no more and you become part of the
problem, not the solution. If you have any sun on your
property, consider using it.
I'm fighting my own city-hall to use mine...
http://aprs.org/alternative-energy.html
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:06:31 +0000
From: Richard Cubero <taramindo@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ND9M Road Trip
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To: Jim ND9M
Thanks for a great article, I see you had a lot of fun on your road trip.
Quick question, what tool were you using to find the grid lines ?
73s
Norbert
KP4WK
Tampa FL EL 87
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:04:17 -0500
From: "John P. Toscano" <tosca005@xx.xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: How to correctly log multiple grids?
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David - KG4ZLB wrote:
> Two entries. Separate them by 1 min in the time field!
Dave: Why do they need to be separated by 1 minute in the time field?
When I'm operating in the 10 GHz and Up Cumulative Contest (for
example), I can often make anywhere between 3 and 6 valid 2-way contacts
in 60 seconds, and they all get logged at the actual time that they
occurred (per my "radio-controlled atomic watch" (synchronized to WWVB
every early morning, so it is always accurate to 1 second or less)).
W0JT
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:12:29 -0700
From: "Ng, Peter" <Peter.Ng@xxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Sat Presentation in Illinois
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Hi Clint, thanks very much for your update and the work you are doing to
promote satellite work on ham radio!
73,
Peter VE7NGP
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
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Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:24 PM
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Illinois
I just finished giving my "How to Work Amateur Satellites with Low Power"
presentation to a classroom in Southern Illinois.
Club president Gregg Sperling, KB9E, contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if
I could speak at the March meeting of his Southern Illinois University
Amateur Radio Club in Carbondale, IL.
NO - I didn't use up my wife's frequent flyer miles. We did it via Skype.
Audio AND video.
I prepared a .pdf file ahead of time, tailored to the club (I always have a
couple club-related trivia questions ... and always have the club's grid
square id'd in the program) - and emailed it ahead of time to the tech guy.
All slides were numbered, so we could stay in sync. The club used a
computer/projector to show the slideshow, and I was able to see and hear
the classroom attendees - and they could see and hear me - via Skype.
Skype is almost "full duplex," so I could hear comments and questions ...
and I could see when a hand raised up for a question. It really worked out
well!
So, presenters: I guess we are no longer limited to "hundred mile radii"
restrictions for our shows! It wasn't as effective as actually going to a
site, demo'ing a FM bird, THEN presenting. But it sure got the word out to a
club that I couldn't physically get to!
We had a great time!
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
909-241-7666
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