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Today's Topics:
1. STS-131 Preparation (Clint Bradford)
2. Danish Rocket Launch Delayed (B J)
3. LVB tracker issue (joe barkley)
4. Public Transit (Re"Sympoium") (Stuart Balanger)
5. Re: LVB tracker issue (Glenn Little WB4UIV)
6. Re: Public Transit (Re"Sympoium") - Recommend ORD (JoAnne Maenpaa)
7. Re: LVB tracker issue (Joe)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:08:20 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] STS-131 Preparation
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Time-lapse 4-minute movie of preparing and launching STS-131.
http://www.airspacemag.com/multimedia/videos/Go-For-Launch.html#ooid=RubG9lMTq
Z8NXX6isUWNsRSv0RpJLQcs
-or-
http://tinyurl.com/sts-131-prep
Yes, another "Clint off-topic post." But if anyone is bored or uninspired by
this, then, well, you might be dead.
Clint, K6LCS
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 20:11:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: B J <top_gun_canada@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Danish Rocket Launch Delayed
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11178034
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:22:36 -0400
From: joe barkley <jbarkley@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LVB tracker issue
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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I had the USB port on my LVB go out after a voltage surge that
took out my computer. I removed the USB board and put the chip in for
serial control.
With the DB9 connected to computer with real serial port(not USB/serial
converter)
the LVB will not always track right. I use for EME and SAT and sometimes
it will just
idle when it shold be tracking. Are there any port settings that I need
to change
or any advice when used via serial cable. Also is the USB board
available just as single part.
Thanks for any info,
73,
Joe
KI4TZ
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:36:26 -0400
From: Stuart Balanger <wa2bss@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Public Transit (Re"Sympoium")
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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*I don't think I will be going to the '"Symposium" this yr.,
due to some uncertainty's1
For those who don't want to take the Taxi fm. Midway to the Holiday Inn
there is Public transit available Checkout: www.transitchicago.com
Hope to meet everyone next Yr.! 73,.Stu (WA2BSS)
*
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:04:52 -0400
From: Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LVB tracker issue
To: joe barkley <jbarkley@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Joe
It is probable that the surge got deeper into the the tracker and
damaged other components.
Lightning has a habit of doing major damage and also stressing other parts.
It is probable that the control device has experienced EMP damage
that causes it to do strange things.
I learned my lesson many years ago when trying to be the hero and
fixing some lightning damaged gear.
I got everything working, and a week later the equipment was back for
additional repairs.
Then the next week it was back again.
The fix was to replace the equipment or replace all of the solid state
devices.
Just replacing what is bad today will get the equipment back up for a
while, but, it will probably fail again, at an inopportune time.
Lightning just stresses the devices too much.
73
Glenn
WB4UIV
At 07:22 AM 9/6/2010, joe barkley wrote:
>I had the USB port on my LVB go out after a voltage surge that
>took out my computer. I removed the USB board and put the chip in for
>serial control.
>With the DB9 connected to computer with real serial port(not USB/serial
>converter)
>the LVB will not always track right. I use for EME and SAT and sometimes
>it will just
>idle when it shold be tracking. Are there any port settings that I need
>to change
>or any advice when used via serial cable. Also is the USB board
>available just as single part.
>
>Thanks for any info,
>73,
>Joe
>KI4TZ
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 08:11:13 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Public Transit (Re"Sympoium") - Recommend ORD
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Hello Everyone,
> For those who don't want to take the Taxi fm. Midway to
> the Holiday Inn there is Public transit available
> Checkout: www.transitchicago.com
Please, once again ... if you have a choice of flights it is recommended
that you arrive and depart from Chicago O'Hare (ORD). The Symposium hotel is
adjacent to O'Hare and it is a 15 minute ride the way the roads are.
When it comes to hopefully finding public transit, Chicago Midway (MDW) is
literally on the other side of the 7 million population metropolitan area.
This means a multiple hour commute on public transit. Chicago's major public
transit systems are organized spokewise from the Loop downtown.
>From Midway you will end up taking the train 15 miles into the city; then
you need to find the next train for the 20 mile outbound trip to the O'Hare
side of town. Driving a rental car from Midway's side of town to the area
around O'Hare will require 45-90 minutes depending on time of day and road
construction.
Any existing suburb-to-suburb public transit is sparse and often has limited
hours at night and on weekends such as 2 to 3 hours between trains or 1 hour
between busses. Public transit connections around O'Hare operate
continuously if you want to plan a side excursion into the City.
O'Hare is Chicago's major airport although several of the smaller carriers
and cheap flight package deals continue to use Midway Airport. Local folks
have routes that work between these two sides of town ... but I'm thinking
of someone from out of town flying in at 10PM ... Midway Airport is
inconveniently located for the Symposium.
Previously posted on ANS and AMSAT-BB:
FLIGHT & AIRPORT INFORMATION
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Chicago-O'Hare International Airport is the closest to the Chicago/
Elk Grove Holiday Inn Hotel. The hotel offers free hourly shuttle
service to and from O'Hare Airport. Call the hotel upon arrival to
let them know to come pick you up.
Caution! Several cheap flights to/from Chicago go to Midway Airport.
Note that Chicago-Midway Airport is approximately 40 miles from the
hotel and will require commuting or a $22.00 Shuttle fee. O'Hare
Airport is served by all major air carriers.
... hopefully I didn't scare too many people away!
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm@xxxxx.xxx
Editor, AMSAT News Service
Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:15:07 -0400
From: Joe <jbarkley@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LVB tracker issue
To: Glenn Little WB4UIV <glennmaillist@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Glenn, No, the tracker works fine with a Serial to USB adaptor, I
would just like to
eliminate the adaptor. The comport on the laptop may be faulty. I just
got it yesterday at the
show. That is why I asked it there were any
port settings that anyone had used different from the virtual USB ports.
Tnx for coming by yesterday, it
helped a lot..
73,
Joe
KI4TZ
Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:
> Joe
>
> It is probable that the surge got deeper into the the tracker and
> damaged other components.
> Lightning has a habit of doing major damage and also stressing other
> parts.
> It is probable that the control device has experienced EMP damage that
> causes it to do strange things.
> I learned my lesson many years ago when trying to be the hero and
> fixing some lightning damaged gear.
> I got everything working, and a week later the equipment was back for
> additional repairs.
> Then the next week it was back again.
> The fix was to replace the equipment or replace all of the solid state
> devices.
> Just replacing what is bad today will get the equipment back up for a
> while, but, it will probably fail again, at an inopportune time.
> Lightning just stresses the devices too much.
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
>
> At 07:22 AM 9/6/2010, joe barkley wrote:
>> I had the USB port on my LVB go out after a voltage surge that
>> took out my computer. I removed the USB board and put the chip in for
>> serial control.
>> With the DB9 connected to computer with real serial port(not USB/serial
>> converter)
>> the LVB will not always track right. I use for EME and SAT and sometimes
>> it will just
>> idle when it shold be tracking. Are there any port settings that I need
>> to change
>> or any advice when used via serial cable. Also is the USB board
>> available just as single part.
>>
>> Thanks for any info,
>> 73,
>> Joe
>> KI4TZ
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>> program!
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>
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