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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Arissat-1 lifetime (G0MRF@xxx.xxxx
2. AO-40 Contacts (Dave Guimont)
3. Re: AO40 contacts and P3-E (Edward R. Cole)
4. Re: Arissat-1 lifetime (Trevor .)
5. Re: AO40 contacts and P3-E (Ron Overdrive)
6. FW: [Ballooning] Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or
Individuals! (Steve D)
7. Payloads required for very big balloon flight (Steve Daniels)
8. Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or Individuals!
(Steve D)
9. Re: CH-19 11 Meters (Gordon JC Pearce)
10. Re: AO40 contacts (books47925@xxxxxxx.xxxx
11. 2401 MHZ Beacon usage request (Charlie -K3VDB-)
12. Re: HEO Arsene AO-24 (John B. Stephensen)
13. Re: CH-19 11 Meters (Bob K0NR - email list)
14. Re: Rideshare missions to GTO, $800K for 3U Cubesat
(Daniel Schultz)
15. Re: ""you may as well use Skype..." (Phil)
16. 16 Feb ISS EVA sked (Masahiro Arai)
17. Re: Rideshare missions to GTO, $800K for 3U Cubesat
(Edward R. Cole)
18. Re: 2401 MHZ Beacon usage request (Stan, W1LE)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 15:02:07 EST
From: G0MRF@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <7750.205dfc99.3a7db53f@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
That be fighting talk........OK, shall we start the re-entry date
competition now???
For 66 pounds in a relatively small box, I think that Arissat-1 will go on
beyond 6 months by quite a bit.
My rapidly depreciating UK pound is on Launch + 324 days.
David (who never knew he had WAC via Sat number 5. - Thanks Luc - All done
on AO-13's 1W S band TX)
In a message dated 04/02/2011 18:39:36 GMT Standard Time, ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxx
writes:
wow, 5 years of time and money invensted into Arissat-1 for a 6 month run.
Mean while, all other ISS projects put on hold.
And it missed its lauch date of "fall 2007".
--- On Wed, 2/2/11, Gould Smith <gouldsmi@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: Gould Smith <gouldsmi@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx "Giulio P. AOL" <giuliop70@xxx.xxx>
> Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 10:00 PM
> Hello Giulio and BB,
>
> NASA calculates 3 - 6 months lifetime. It has to do
> with the original
> altitude of the ISS, the force and the angle.
>
> 73,
> Gould, WA4SXM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Giulio P. AOL" <giuliop70@xxx.xxx>
> To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:49 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Arissat-1 lifetime
>
>
> >
> > Hi, i have a question: what is the estimated lifetime
> of Arissat-1 before
> > re-entering in atmosfere from his first orbit?
> > Thanks & 73
> > Giulio AB2VY
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:40:24 -0800
From: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 Contacts
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4A.D2.05134.6427C4D4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Nice to see a lot of the oldtimers come out of the woodwork!!
I'm guessing that over half of my over 6000 satellite contacts were
on AO40. And except for a very small circle near Madagascar (my
antipode), I was able to talk to the world...And I have a contact
with Durbin...
I agree with Peter, a donation to AMSAT DL is the best bet to get another
HEO..
At 89 I need some help when it comes to antenna roof work, but manage
to keep all of the shack operating full bore...
Greetings to all AMSAT operators, but a special hello to the OT's......
73, Dave, WB6LLO
dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx
Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:34:43 -0900
From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts and P3-E
To: Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow@xxxxxx.xx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <201102042143.p14LhlQe071552@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed
At 07:17 AM 2/4/2011, Peter Guelzow wrote:
>Hi All,
>
> > You guys are making me all teary-eyed! I
> loved that bird, especially for all the "challenges" it presented.
>
>Ughh.. this really hit's me hard and I'm getting very sentimental
>reading all email's to this topic.
>But it gives me also
>
>The launch campaign in french Guiana, were I was staying in Kourou for
>more than quarter of the year, and the re-birth of AO-40 on Christmas
>were the most exciting days in my life.
>
>I haven't made many contacts, I was more among the "listeners" and
>enjoyed the fun.
>
>It's sometimes very frustrating to me that 10 years after the launch of
>AO-40 we still haven't got P3-E into orbit.
>We have been going to many up's and down's during this time, but we are
>not giving up.
>There are new challenges we are working on presently and some of them
>give us a good hope of success.
>Indeed and I'm sorry for that, It has been very quiet about the progress
>of P3-E in the last year.
>While most mechanical work is done, there was also progress on the
>electronics, mostly the IHU.
>However, one of the biggest challenges is indeed funding and a launch we
>can afford.
>That's where we a concentrating most of our efforts and time at the moment
>
>Indeed, we need the support of the community. There will only a P3-E, if
>we all really want it..
>
>If you want to support P3-E, than please visit
>http://www.p3e-satellite.org/?lang=en_EN and make a direct donation to
>the project - THANKS!
>
>73s Peter, DB2OS
>
>Peter G?lzow
>President AMSAT-DL
Peter,
Good to hear from Amsat-DL pertaining to P3-E.
I guess it is a forgone conclusion that Amsat-NA
is stalled indefinitely for any Heo. So, it
definitely appears that P3-E is our sole
remaining hope for a Heo satellite in the
heritage of AO-10, 13 and 40. I hear a "rally
cry" to step-out and be counted in support of P3-E.
Peter, hopefully you have some better launch prospects than Amsat-NA has.
Could we get it hauled up to ISS and "kicked out
the door" with orbital boost engine? I guess
that would be a huge permitting battle?
73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 21:50:09 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <283095.6630.qm@xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
--- On Fri, 4/2/11, G0MRF@xxx.xxx <G0MRF@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> That be fighting talk........OK, shall we start the
> re-entry date?competition now???
>
> For 66 pounds in a relatively small box, I think that
> Arissat-1 will go on?beyond 6 months by quite a bit.
I was guessing it could be close to a year as well, it's certainly a lot
smaller than SuitSat was.
Okay I'll stake a claim on 340 days with my depreciating pounds going to
AMSAT-UK if I'm wrong.
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:01:02 -0500
From: Ron Overdrive <ronoverdrive@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts and P3-E
To: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<AANLkTimvHM+BZxzJjUtzbLQjAEauWuSuvNS_gnyVDG_i@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> Could we get it hauled up to ISS and "kicked out
> the door" with orbital boost engine? I guess
> that would be a huge permitting battle?
>
>
>
Considering the interest in using the ISS as a launchpad for satellites and
manned space craft have increased, depending on how Arissat-1 fairs it might
be possible for other birds to piggy back a ride with a resupply to the ISS
for a launch and with P3E being the testbed for the P5A Mars mission it
might have enough leverage to go this route. I'd encourage both Peter and
the rest of AMSAT-DL to at least consider inquiring about it.
With that said I missed out on the opportunity to work on AO-40 as it died
before I became licensed, but when I found out about AO-40 I became hopeful
P3E would get launched so I could experience working a HEO for myself.
~73, AC2RF Ron
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 19:52:11 -0000
From: "Steve D" <sbd64000@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: [Ballooning] Launch Opportunity To All Balloon
Groups, Or Individuals!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <BBAA64BA549D4FBD84FBA9767FC4CF01@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Forwarded by Steve G6UIM
Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or Individuals!
This will be a launch opportunity that will be for most if not all the
balloon groups a once in a lifetime opportunity!
A few people on these lists already know about this. I am now trying to
hit all the lists that I know of. If you know of anyone that may be
interested please forward this on to them.
In the spirit of cooperation between all the balloon groups, Like the
Four to Six groups did from those early days over 20 years ago now.
Where every flight that happened all the groups all joined in helping
each other to make sure the flight was successful. There were only a
dozen or so flights each YEAR! Now sometimes in one weekend, there are
more flights happening, than what would have happened for the whole year
back in those old days!
After MUCH thought, and deliberation, in the spirit of the fellow
founders of this extremely fun activity we do. I have decided to open
this flight opportunity to anyone and everyone.
Anyway, I at first thought of using this opportunity for myself to grab
and smash for all time the maximum altitude record. But then I also
thought, maybe while that is cool, but at the same time an awful waste
of this opportunity. And this will be a one time flight! I know myself
for sure could never ever even come close to doing a flight like this
again. The Balloon alone when purchased cost close to $2800.00 Yikes!
So I got to thinking of instead of simply grabbing the all time and
probably forever maximum altitude record. I thought maybe open up this
opportunity to all the groups anywhere to propose a payload to fly on it.
For more details visit the address below.
http://www.qsl.net/wb9sbd/300K.html
Any proposals I get I will post on that web site for everyone to examine.
Joe WB9SBD
Near Space Sciences
__._,_.___
<http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=2133522/grpspId=1705063108/msgId
=3511/stime=1296793816/nc1=4025321/nc2=4836045/nc3=5028924>
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 22:17:58 -0000
From: "Steve Daniels" <steve@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Payloads required for very big balloon flight
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <FDC0739442804F3CBA99BE969C7C770F@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
HI
WB9SBD plans to fly a very large balloon. He wants to reach hopefully
250,000 ft. and make the balloon a floater i.e. for it not to burst.
I thought this might be an opportunity for AMSAT. To fly a transponder or
other payload.
More Details here
http://www.qsl.net/wb9sbd/300K.html
Steve
G6UIM
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 22:18:34 -0000
From: "Steve D" <sbd64000@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or
Individuals!
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <F2DD4119E9AE42CEB8AFD18DEB34FEC9@xxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Forwarded by Steve G6UIM
Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or Individuals!
This will be a launch opportunity that will be for most if not all the
balloon groups a once in a lifetime opportunity!
A few people on these lists already know about this. I am now trying to
hit all the lists that I know of. If you know of anyone that may be
interested please forward this on to them.
In the spirit of cooperation between all the balloon groups, Like the
Four to Six groups did from those early days over 20 years ago now.
Where every flight that happened all the groups all joined in helping
each other to make sure the flight was successful. There were only a
dozen or so flights each YEAR! Now sometimes in one weekend, there are
more flights happening, than what would have happened for the whole year
back in those old days!
After MUCH thought, and deliberation, in the spirit of the fellow
founders of this extremely fun activity we do. I have decided to open
this flight opportunity to anyone and everyone.
Anyway, I at first thought of using this opportunity for myself to grab
and smash for all time the maximum altitude record. But then I also
thought, maybe while that is cool, but at the same time an awful waste
of this opportunity. And this will be a one time flight! I know myself
for sure could never ever even come close to doing a flight like this
again. The Balloon alone when purchased cost close to $2800.00 Yikes!
So I got to thinking of instead of simply grabbing the all time and
probably forever maximum altitude record. I thought maybe open up this
opportunity to all the groups anywhere to propose a payload to fly on it.
For more details visit the address below.
http://www.qsl.net/wb9sbd/300K.html
Any proposals I get I will post on that web site for everyone to examine.
Joe WB9SBD
Near Space Sciences
__._,_.___
<http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=2133522/grpspId=1705063108/msgId
=3511/stime=1296793816/nc1=4025321/nc2=4836045/nc3=5028924>
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:54:42 +0000
From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CH-19 11 Meters
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <1296860082.31196.63.camel@xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 12:30 -0700, Bob K0NR - email list wrote:
> And if we are going to make fun of new operators, we need to modernize our
> terminology.
> Referring to "Channel 19" or "11 Meters" is sooooooo 20th Century. :-)
>
> 73, Bob K0NR
I'll tell you what, you can make fun of newly-licenced operators if you
like, but you can get off my damn Internet until you learn how to
behave ;-)
Isn't it annoying when a bunch of clueless newbies come along and bugger
up your hobby?
Gordon MM0YEQ
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:23:22 -0500 (EST)
From: books47925@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
To: n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID:
<10666499.1296861802415.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hello Everyone,
Clare, I certainly do miss AO-40, along with AO-13, and AO-10 :(
Thanks for all the QSO's, & QSL's! Many friends were made via satellite!
Has anything been heard from AO-10 lately? I knew it went
into sleep mode for a long rest, but it would just show up again without
notice.
My satellite antennas are down, and I can't listen for it :(
Floyd, AO-40 was used by many during it's short life. I have at least
50 DXCC confirmed from AO-40 QSO's! I just wonder what it would have been
like,
since more DX Peditions were inclined to take along a small dish and yagi,
and be able to work DX via satellite.
Mike, I remember the AO-40 - 24 GHz QSO's from the parking lot of Dayton
Hamvention,
they were a blast! Thank You for the 10 GHz terrestrial QSO last Summer too!
I hope we can break a record on 24 GHz this summer! Please e-mail me when
the time
gets closer.
Clare, it was very nice to see the calls you mentioned in your post.
I often wonder about many of the operators that we worked.
I hope they are all well.
73
de KB8VAO, Steve
-----Original Message-----
>From: n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
>Sent: Feb 4, 2011 7:16 AM
>To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
>
>Those were fun days Clare!
>
>My most challenging contacts were made using K band (24 GHz down). First
>contact was on 4/20/2002 with Jerry, K5OE.
>
>http://www.burlingtontelecom.net/~n1jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
>
>I think the only mode I never got to try was 2.4 GHz up. I have the
>transverter sitting here in my shack, but AO-40 went bang before I got to
>use it. The plan was S/k.
>
>73,
>Mike, N1JEZ
>AMSAT 29649
>"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Clare Fowler" <clarefowler@xxxxxx.xxx>
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO40 contacts
>
>
>>I made over 1300 contacts on AO-40 during its 2 3/4 years of operation.
>>
>> The first QSO was on 05/05/01 at 08:17 with Mike N1JEZ on U/S
>> then at 08:39 worked Dom I8CVS, at 08:52 Fred CU8AO, and at 09:03 Frank
>> DL6DBN.
>>
>> I then fired up my FT-736R on 1.2 GHz and at 09:44 worked Steve KB8VAO
>> with
>> both
>> of us making our 1st L/S QSO on AO-40 and then at 09:55 worked Mike N1JEZ
>> for his first L/S contact.
>>
>> On the 25th and 26th of Jan 2003 an AO-40 QSO party was held.
>> 30 logs were submitted from 14 countries.
>> I made 107 QSO's with 19 DXCC countries.
>>
>> My last contact was on 28/01/04 at 20:39 with DG4DW.
>> My next log entry was at 29/01/04 at 01:35 with Jerry W0SAT and
>> my log note is "we talked about AO-40 gone"
>>
>> In spite of the fact AO-40 had major problems and never operated near it's
>> original
>> design I think it was a very successful amateur satellite.
>>
>> Bob (W7LRD); I guess all we can do now is remember the good old days and
>> cry
>> on
>> each others shoulders. SOB SOB
>>
>> Clare VE3NPC
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Floyd Rodgers" <kc5qbc@xxxxxx.xxx>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO40 contacts
>>
>>
>>> Did anyone manage to bag any contacts off A040 before it's sad event?
>
>
>_______________________________________________
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:55:24 -0500
From: Charlie -K3VDB- <ceheisler@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2401 MHZ Beacon usage request
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <201102042355.p14NtRKJ058647@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Hello AMSAT-BB;......I am trying to determine if the
W3HMS beacon on 2401MHZ is being use by the Satellite community
located in South/Central PA. We have
not received any reports for some time and will not continue to
support it if not needed.
It Is located in FM19qv (S/E of York PA.) It has been heard
in MD and NJ.
For those who are not familiar with it, it has been on 24/7
for >3 years and located at 1000ft on a 130ft tower. Its output is 1W
to a RHCP Lindenblad Ant. Its CW Message
contains 4 Telemetering channels and about 15 sec of solid carrier
(then it repeat).
A spread sheet decoder is available on request. The beacon is useful
for Receive system testing and propagation analyzing etc.
The 2401MHZ beacon is co-located with a 1296MHZ beacon and a 5760MHZ beacon.
The ID message and telemetering is common to all 3 beacons.
More info is available from k3vdb@xxxxx.xxx
Please Let me know if any of these beacons are useful to you!!!
TNX
Charlie K3VDB
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:05:31 -0000
From: "John B. Stephensen" <kd6ozh@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: HEO Arsene AO-24
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <8A224BB50D2E4FFFB354BB97FB580072@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
I was thinking of the mode S linear transponder portion of the satellite. It
had a narrow passband and produced about 1 watt. You needed a 4-6 foot dish
for the downlink. Since a 3U cubesat can generate about 6 W of DC power with
solar panels and the largest surface for mounting antennas is 11.5" x 3.5",
this would be the kind of satellite that we could expect for an $800k launch
cost.
73,
John
KD6OZH
----- Original Message -----
From: <f6htj@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 15:44 UTC
Subject: [amsat-bb] HEO Arsene AO-24
>
> Here is a detailed description from the past (sorry found only in French)
>
> http://www.amsat-france.org/spipamsat/IMG/pdf/Descriptif_ARSENE.pdf
>
> and photos:
>
> http://www.amsat-france.org/spipamsat/article.php3?id_article=61
>
>
> 73 de Michel F6HTJ
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:44:54 -0700
From: Bob K0NR - email list <list@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CH-19 11 Meters
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <4D4C9D86.6030009@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
On 2/4/2011 3:54 PM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 12:30 -0700, Bob K0NR - email list wrote:
>> And if we are going to make fun of new operators, we need to modernize our
>> terminology.
>> Referring to "Channel 19" or "11 Meters" is sooooooo 20th Century. :-)
>>
>> 73, Bob K0NR
> I'll tell you what, you can make fun of newly-licenced operators if you
> like, but you can get off my damn Internet until you learn how to
> behave ;-)
>
> Isn't it annoying when a bunch of clueless newbies come along and bugger
> up your hobby?
>
> Gordon MM0YEQ
>
>
Just for the record: I like new licensees....I used to be one.
Bob K0NR
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:54:32 -0500
From: "Daniel Schultz" <n8fgv@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Rideshare missions to GTO, $800K for 3U
Cubesat
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <569PBea2G9040S04.1296867272@xxxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
I hope that Amsat can make Fox the highest quality, longest lived Cubesat ever
built. But a Cubesat in high altitude orbit will be very disappointing to most
hams, only the big-gun ham stations will ever be able to work it. We need a
larger satellite with a larger power budget, high gain antennas and an
attitude control system to aim those antennas at the Earth. We need to build
and launch multiple satellites so that a single failure will not be so
devastating to the user community.
Those of us who work in or near the space program are looking under every rock
to find a flight opportunity to a high altitude orbit. Please don't sell your
AO-40 gear just yet, I think that you will need it again someday.
Dan Schultz N8FGV
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 09:46:19 +1000
From: Phil <phillor@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ""you may as well use Skype..."
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <201102050946.19119.phillor@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:04:47 pm Luc Leblanc wrote:
>
> I logged 762 QSO on AO-40 from 2001 to 2003 here is some of them:
>
> VK4UBM
> VK3KOS
> VK3BVM
Logged, but not accurately perhaps. I made several contacts with you Luc via
A0-40.
--
Regards,
Phil (VK4BVM)
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:37:56 +0900
From: Masahiro Arai <m-arai@x.xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] 16 Feb ISS EVA sked
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NASA TV Live Events Programs show the 16th Feb EVA begins at
1315z (0815EST). The live show start at 0745z on NASA TV.
ARISSat-1 deployment will be seen live!
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html
73
Masa JN1GKZ
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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:45:54 -0900
From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Rideshare missions to GTO, $800K for 3U
Cubesat
To: "Daniel Schultz" <n8fgv@xxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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ahh the radios may last but will we?
Well, I am cheering for all that endeavor for us!
thanks!
Ed - KL7UW
At 03:54 PM 2/4/2011, you wrote:
>I hope that Amsat can make Fox the highest quality, longest lived Cubesat
ever
>built. But a Cubesat in high altitude orbit will be very disappointing to
most
>hams, only the big-gun ham stations will ever be able to work it. We need a
>larger satellite with a larger power budget, high gain antennas and an
>attitude control system to aim those antennas at the Earth. We need to build
>and launch multiple satellites so that a single failure will not be so
>devastating to the user community.
>
>Those of us who work in or near the space program are looking under every
rock
>to find a flight opportunity to a high altitude orbit. Please don't sell your
>AO-40 gear just yet, I think that you will need it again someday.
>
>Dan Schultz N8FGV
>
>
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73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45
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Message: 18
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:52:37 -0500
From: "Stan, W1LE" <stanw1le@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 2401 MHZ Beacon usage request
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I am in favor of any beacon in a ham band. The more beacons the merrier.
You are establishing a "presence" in a infrequently used ham band.
My estimate is that less than 10% of the users of a beacon ever report
their use of a /B.
If I had my way, I would have a /B on every hamband 900 MHz and above,
thru 240 GHz.
Just be sure to keep out of the passband of a satellite downlink or uplink.
Beacons are valuable and best considered a "labor of love".
We appreciate your /B.
Stan, W1LE Cape Cod
On 2/4/2011 6:55 PM, Charlie -K3VDB- wrote:
> Hello AMSAT-BB;......I am trying to determine if the
> W3HMS beacon on 2401MHZ is being use by the Satellite community
> located in South/Central PA. We have
> not received any reports for some time and will not continue to
> support it if not needed.
>
> It Is located in FM19qv (S/E of York PA.) It has been heard
> in MD and NJ.
>
> For those who are not familiar with it, it has been on 24/7
> for>3 years and located at 1000ft on a 130ft tower. Its output is 1W
> to a RHCP Lindenblad Ant. Its CW Message
> contains 4 Telemetering channels and about 15 sec of solid carrier
> (then it repeat).
> A spread sheet decoder is available on request. The beacon is useful
> for Receive system testing and propagation analyzing etc.
>
> The 2401MHZ beacon is co-located with a 1296MHZ beacon and a 5760MHZ beacon.
> The ID message and telemetering is common to all 3 beacons.
>
> More info is available from k3vdb@xxxxx.xxx
>
> Please Let me know if any of these beacons are useful to you!!!
>
> TNX
> Charlie K3VDB
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