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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Discovery Shuttle (GW1FKY@xxx.xxxx
2. Re: PVC (Dee)
3. Re: Discovery Shuttle (Trevor .)
4. Re: Discovery Shuttle (Trevor .)
5. Re: UT1FG/MM Active Again (Ib Christoffersen)
6. Re: PVC (Edward R. Cole)
7. Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change (saguaroastro@xxx.xxxx
8. H.R. 607 - 440 Band (Clint Bradford)
9. Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change (John Geiger)
10. Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change (Larry Teran)
11. Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change (Zachary Beougher)
12. Re: PVC (Greg D.)
13. NASA - Bolden's Blog (Clint Bradford)
14. ND9M/MM Ops: 25 Feb 11 (Clary, James T, Civilian)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:12:34 -0500 (EST)
From: GW1FKY@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Discovery Shuttle
To: k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Perfect Launch,
Congratulations to all involved and pleased to see things went OK for this
final launch of Discovery.
Good luck for the rest of the mission and a safe return.
We will miss you "Discovery " but you will always be a key player in the
history of human space travel.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY
Amsat -UK
Amsat NA
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:13:02 -0500
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
To: "'Matt Patterson'" <mattpatt@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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How about not wanting to interfere with the antenna pattern...?
Fiberglass is very expensive... Didn't you ever overtighten the ubolts mast
clamps and see that aluminum crimp a bit???
Good suggestions on all but the owner/user will decide...
73.
Dee, NB2F
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Matt Patterson
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 3:32 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
Hmmm... how about not being cheap and buy a steel or aluminum mast?
That's my solution....
Matt
W5LL
On 2/24/2011 1:31 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
> It would be great if all the Negative Nancys would offer a positive
> solution instead of just shooting it down that way we can all benefit.
>
> Dave - KB1PVH
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X
> On Feb 24, 2011 2:22 PM, "Matt Patterson"<mattpatt@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>> I can't even believe that some people recommend doing this!
>>
>>
>> Matt
>> W5LL
>>
>>
>> On 2/24/2011 11:21 AM, Ng, Peter wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking to put up a mast and am curious, why PVC? Is it better
>>> than
>>>
> steel?
>
>>> 73's Peter VE7NGP
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx
>>> On
>>>
> Behalf Of Bruce Semple
>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:41 AM
>>> To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
>>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
>>>
>>>
>>> And I forgot to mention --
>>> I spray paint it all a flat black --- to help it blend in a little
>>>
> better!
>
>>> At 09:34 AM 2/24/2011, Bruce Semple wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello Mike -
>>>> I use schedule 40 PVC with an OAK closet pole down the center for
>>>> added stiffness for a horizontal boom.
>>>> For vertical mast I use two PVC schedule 40 - one inside the other
>>>> - along with a wood pole.
>>>> I use PVC end caps on the ends to keep water/ moisture out.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>> Bruce
>>>> WA3SWJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 07:59 AM 2/24/2011, Mike1234 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone ever experimented with PVC pipe to use for a mast in
>>>>> place
>>>>>
> of
>
>>>>> steel ? I have used it for vertical antennas and stands up
>>>>> excellent to
>>>>>
> the
>
>>>>> winds and weather here in Toledo, Ohio .
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike N8GBU
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:14:39 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Discovery Shuttle
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Nicole Stott KE5GJN
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Thu, 24/2/11, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> From: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Discovery Shuttle
> To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> Date: Thursday, 24 February, 2011, 21:53
> Launching now.
>
> Any hams on board ?
>
> TK
> K7TRK
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:17:20 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Discovery Shuttle
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Nicole Stott KE5GJN?and Mike Barratt KD5MIJ
73 Trevor M5AKA
> --- On Thu, 24/2/11, Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Ted <k7trkradio@xxxxxxx.xxx>
> > Subject: [amsat-bb]? Discovery Shuttle
> > To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
> > Date: Thursday, 24 February, 2011, 21:53
> > Launching now.
> >
> > Any hams on board ?
> >
> > TK
> > K7TRK
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:18:41 +0100
From: "Ib Christoffersen" <oz1my@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: UT1FG/MM Active Again
To: "'Zachary Beougher'" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>,
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Zack,
Great - I think I saw that he is on his way to Brazil.
I have worked him in several grids for the last few days.
Starting here in the Baltic See and last in HM56 February 20th.
He has been very active during the travel.
Have fun.
OZ1MY/Ib
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af Zachary Beougher
Sendt: 24. februar 2011 21:02
Til: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Emne: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM Active Again
Hi All,
Maybe this is old news, but I just worked Yuri (UT1FG) in GL69 on AO51 at
1937z. I thought he had gone back home a few weeks ago, but I guess he is
still out in the Atlantic. Does anyone have any details on where he is
going next?
Keep your ears open for him on the eastern passes, especially if you live in
New England! If he is on his way home, we probably won?t have long to work
him before he reaches Europe.
73!
Zack
KD8KSN
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:19:58 -0900
From: "Edward R. Cole" <kl7uw@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
To: Matt Patterson <mattpatt@xxxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Up here ten foot of gray electrical 1-1/2-inch PVC runs about $9.95
and ten foot of 1-1/4 ID schedule-40 aluminum about $15. When I am
going to mount several hundreds of dollars of antennas on a mast am I
going to risk losing them by saving $5?
My nearly $3K 2m eme array (four antennas+H-frame+144-foot of coax+
elevation bracket) are supported by 3-1/2 feet of 2-inch sched-80
steel pipe! The 16 sq-foot wind area array has withstood >65mph
winds sustained over a 30-hour period that stripped the ring gear on
the Ham-III rotator (azimuth drive). I now use Ham-IV with steel
ring gears. That array and mast have been up 11-years. You would
not do that with PVC.
The H-frame has combined aluminum and fiberglass on the vertical
masts which support the 21-foot long 2m x-yagis. PVC would not be
suitable even with wood. The fiberglass has wooden dowels inserted
in the ends to prevent crushing the fiberglass with antenna clamps. I
added short split lengthwise aluminum tubing to sheath the fiberglass
at the clamp locations.
You probably are not looking at a project this big but steel and
aluminum are not that expensive. So is there another reason to want PVC?
Ed
At 11:32 AM 2/24/2011, Matt Patterson wrote:
>Hmmm... how about not being cheap and buy a steel or aluminum mast?
>That's my solution....
>
>
>Matt
>W5LL
>
>
>
>On 2/24/2011 1:31 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
> > It would be great if all the Negative Nancys would offer a
> positive solution
> > instead of just shooting it down that way we can all benefit.
> >
> > Dave - KB1PVH
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X
> > On Feb 24, 2011 2:22 PM, "Matt Patterson"<mattpatt@xxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I can't even believe that some people recommend doing this!
> >>
> >>
> >> Matt
> >> W5LL
> >>
> >>
> >> On 2/24/2011 11:21 AM, Ng, Peter wrote:
> >>
> >>> I'm looking to put up a mast and am curious, why PVC? Is it better than
> >>>
> > steel?
> >
> >>> 73's Peter VE7NGP
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
> >>>
> > Behalf Of Bruce Semple
> >
> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:41 AM
> >>> To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
> >>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> And I forgot to mention --
> >>> I spray paint it all a flat black --- to help it blend in a little
> >>>
> > better!
> >
> >>> At 09:34 AM 2/24/2011, Bruce Semple wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hello Mike -
> >>>> I use schedule 40 PVC with an OAK closet pole down the center for
> >>>> added stiffness
> >>>> for a horizontal boom.
> >>>> For vertical mast I use two PVC schedule 40 - one inside the other -
> >>>> along with a wood pole.
> >>>> I use PVC end caps on the ends to keep water/ moisture out.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73,
> >>>> Bruce
> >>>> WA3SWJ
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> At 07:59 AM 2/24/2011, Mike1234 wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Has anyone ever experimented with PVC pipe to use for a mast in place
> >>>>>
> > of
> >
> >>>>> steel ? I have used it for vertical antennas and stands up excellent
to
> >>>>>
> > the
> >
> >>>>> winds and weather here in Toledo, Ohio .
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mike N8GBU
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx. Opinions expressed are those of the
> >>>>>
> > author.
> >
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:52:53 -0500
From: <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change
To: Zachary Beougher <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <20110224195253.M1NRL.1356102.imail@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Here's Mine:
You sell your dream house after getting licensed because the HOA has antenna
restrictions.
---- Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> At 07:21 AM 2/25/2011, Zachary Beougher wrote:
> >You forgot a few.....
> >
> >
> >1. When looking for a place to live you don't look for a nice
neighborhood,
> >you look for the highest spot in the county with no trees.
>
> Trees are important skyhooks for wire antennas! ;) Not so good for
> satellite operators though.
>
>
> >2. Every grommet in your firewall has a 1" bundle of wires coming through
> >it.
>
> Hahaha, so true. ;)
>
>
> >3. After you finish converting a computer PSU into one that can power a
> >radio, you unplug it from the 120VAC and plunge your hand into the PSU to
> >make some adjustments, just to remember the function of the electrical
> >component called a capacitor. (I have done that)
>
> Oops. ;)
>
> 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
> http://vkradio.com
>
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:09:43 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] H.R. 607 - 440 Band
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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>> ... Contact your Rep. about the possible loss of the 440 band
http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters
It is much more effective to follow the ARRL's suggestions and send letters
directly to their lobbyist. Unless you have an inside contact with a rep's
legislative aid to send to.
Normal USPS mail can take up to two months to get screened in this "post
9/11" world.
Clint, K6LCS
Sent from my iPod touch.
On Feb 24, 2011, at 12:00, amsat-bb-request@xxxxx.xxx wrote:
>
> Contact your Rep. about the possible loss of the 440 band
> http://www.arrl.org/sample-letters
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:14:43 -0000
From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change
To: <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>, "Zachary Beougher"
<zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, "Tony Langdon"
<vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
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My dream house wouldn't include a HOA in the first place.
73s John AA5JG
----- Original Message -----
From: <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>; <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>;
"Tony Langdon" <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 12:52 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change
> Here's Mine:
>
> You sell your dream house after getting licensed because the HOA has
> antenna restrictions.
>
>
> ---- Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> At 07:21 AM 2/25/2011, Zachary Beougher wrote:
>> >You forgot a few.....
>> >
>> >
>> >1. When looking for a place to live you don't look for a nice
>> >neighborhood,
>> >you look for the highest spot in the county with no trees.
>>
>> Trees are important skyhooks for wire antennas! ;) Not so good for
>> satellite operators though.
>>
>>
>> >2. Every grommet in your firewall has a 1" bundle of wires coming
>> >through
>> >it.
>>
>> Hahaha, so true. ;)
>>
>>
>> >3. After you finish converting a computer PSU into one that can power a
>> >radio, you unplug it from the 120VAC and plunge your hand into the PSU
>> >to
>> >make some adjustments, just to remember the function of the electrical
>> >component called a capacitor. (I have done that)
>>
>> Oops. ;)
>>
>> 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
>> http://vkradio.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:57:41 -0800
From: Larry Teran <ki6yaa@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change
To: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Here is one more for the growing list
You have a couple of handhelds next to your bed, for monitoring.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM, <wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> You Might Be (and Probably Are)
> an Amateur Radio Operator, If:
>
>
> 1. You have bought black electrical tape in ten packs.
> 2. You have stripped wire with your teeth.
> 3. You have told your child, "One day, all this will be yours," and he or
> she did not respond at all.
> 4. You would rather help another Ham friend to hook up new equipment, or to
> put up a new tower, than to mow your own lawn.
> 5. You have grabbed the wrong end of a hot soldering iron.
> 6. You have gotten an RF burn from your own antenna.
> 7. You have given out RST reports while you were on the telephone.
> 8. When the microphones or visual aids at a meeting did not work, you
> rushed up to the front to fix them.
> 9. You have told the XYL, when she noticed a new rig in the shack, "Why,
> that has been there for years."
> 10. You have set your watch to UTC only.
> 11. You have had to patch your roof after an antenna project fell onto it.
> 12. You have put a GPS tracker in the XYL's car or on the riding mower,
> just so you could watch it on APRS.
> 13. You have tapped out "CQ" or "HI" on the car horn in Morse Code to
> another Ham.
> 14. Your teenager has refused to ride in your car because it looks like a
> porcupine.
> 15. You know the Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation of your home QTH.
> 16. You have gone into the local Radio Shack store, and the store clerk has
> asked you where something is and how it works.
> 17. You have answered the telephone with your call sign, and then finished
> the conversation with "73" and your call sign.
> 18. You have looked for antennas, radios, and Morse Code in movies and
> television shows.
> 19. When you look at anything made of wire or metal tubing, you wonder if
> it could be used as an antenna.
> 20. Your call sign is listed on one or more of your hats, T-shirts, or
> other garments.
> 21. You regularly carry one or more tools in your pockets at any given
> time.
> 22. When any kinds of batteries go on sale, you get really excited.
> 23. When you look at a barbecue grill, it creates ideas about ground plane
> antennas.
> 24. You have designated all your friends as Hams or Non-Hams.
> 25. You have referred to your Ham friends by their call sign suffixes
> instead of their real names.
> 26. You have intentionally confused Non-Hams by telling them that the only
> things you talk about on the air are pork products.
> 27. You have intentionally scared Non-Hams with the word "RADIATION"!
> 28. You have looked at telephone poles and power line towers as potential
> antenna supports.
> 29. You have thought you were still hearing CW, SSB, or SSTV tones, even
> when your Ham radio was off.
> 30. Your Go-Bag has more clothes in it than your dresser does.
>
> 31. You have a SKYWARN sticker on your back window.
>
> 32. Your significant other sits in the back seat, and your radios ride in
> the front.
>
> 33. Your neighbors wonder if you are a "Narc" (narcotics officer), a Spy,
> or a Federal Agent.
>
> 34. The cops pull you over because they want to see the inside of your car.
>
> This one is actually being done by Tim Clark, KB4RPV:
>
> 35. Your cell-phone's ring tone is your Ham radio call sign, sent in Morse
> Code http://www.planetofnoise.com/midi/morse2mid.php).
>
> ______________________
>
> Thought this might be worth a little chuckle
> WA4HFN
>
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:13:22 -0500
From: "Zachary Beougher" <zack.kd8ksn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change
To: "Larry Teran" <ki6yaa@xxxxx.xxx>, <wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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And when all 6 outlets in your 20x20ft bedroom have a power strip plugged
into them......
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Teran
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:57 PM
To: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
Cc: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: A LITTLE HAM HUMOR for a change
Here is one more for the growing list
You have a couple of handhelds next to your bed, for monitoring.
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:48 AM, <wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> You Might Be (and Probably Are)
> an Amateur Radio Operator, If:
>
>
> 1. You have bought black electrical tape in ten packs.
> 2. You have stripped wire with your teeth.
> 3. You have told your child, "One day, all this will be yours," and he or
> she did not respond at all.
> 4. You would rather help another Ham friend to hook up new equipment, or
> to
> put up a new tower, than to mow your own lawn.
> 5. You have grabbed the wrong end of a hot soldering iron.
> 6. You have gotten an RF burn from your own antenna.
> 7. You have given out RST reports while you were on the telephone.
> 8. When the microphones or visual aids at a meeting did not work, you
> rushed up to the front to fix them.
> 9. You have told the XYL, when she noticed a new rig in the shack, "Why,
> that has been there for years."
> 10. You have set your watch to UTC only.
> 11. You have had to patch your roof after an antenna project fell onto it.
> 12. You have put a GPS tracker in the XYL's car or on the riding mower,
> just so you could watch it on APRS.
> 13. You have tapped out "CQ" or "HI" on the car horn in Morse Code to
> another Ham.
> 14. Your teenager has refused to ride in your car because it looks like a
> porcupine.
> 15. You know the Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation of your home QTH.
> 16. You have gone into the local Radio Shack store, and the store clerk
> has
> asked you where something is and how it works.
> 17. You have answered the telephone with your call sign, and then finished
> the conversation with "73" and your call sign.
> 18. You have looked for antennas, radios, and Morse Code in movies and
> television shows.
> 19. When you look at anything made of wire or metal tubing, you wonder if
> it could be used as an antenna.
> 20. Your call sign is listed on one or more of your hats, T-shirts, or
> other garments.
> 21. You regularly carry one or more tools in your pockets at any given
> time.
> 22. When any kinds of batteries go on sale, you get really excited.
> 23. When you look at a barbecue grill, it creates ideas about ground plane
> antennas.
> 24. You have designated all your friends as Hams or Non-Hams.
> 25. You have referred to your Ham friends by their call sign suffixes
> instead of their real names.
> 26. You have intentionally confused Non-Hams by telling them that the only
> things you talk about on the air are pork products.
> 27. You have intentionally scared Non-Hams with the word "RADIATION"!
> 28. You have looked at telephone poles and power line towers as potential
> antenna supports.
> 29. You have thought you were still hearing CW, SSB, or SSTV tones, even
> when your Ham radio was off.
> 30. Your Go-Bag has more clothes in it than your dresser does.
>
> 31. You have a SKYWARN sticker on your back window.
>
> 32. Your significant other sits in the back seat, and your radios ride in
> the front.
>
> 33. Your neighbors wonder if you are a "Narc" (narcotics officer), a Spy,
> or a Federal Agent.
>
> 34. The cops pull you over because they want to see the inside of your
> car.
>
> This one is actually being done by Tim Clark, KB4RPV:
>
> 35. Your cell-phone's ring tone is your Ham radio call sign, sent in Morse
> Code http://www.planetofnoise.com/midi/morse2mid.php).
>
> ______________________
>
> Thought this might be worth a little chuckle
> WA4HFN
>
>
>
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:00:13 -0800
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Then, what's the PVC for?
I went with a closet pole (sans PVC) for my horizontal support, and it's
still going fine after something like 10 years up on the roof. Around here
(Northern California Sierra foothills), PVC degrades very quickly in the
Sun, so it's more of a liability than anything else. It's also pretty heavy
for what weather proofing or whatever else you think you're getting. You'd
be better off filling the extra diameter with more wood.
The vertical support is steel, held in a wooden tripod.
Greg KO6TH
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:11:22 -0800
> From: gzook@xxxxx.xxx
> To: n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> CC: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PVC
>
> Then what you have is a wooden structure with a PVC overcoat! The PVC is
still not the "real" structural material.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website: http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Thu, 2/24/11, Ken Ernandes <n2wwd@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> It works well to fill a PVC pipe with a wood dowel the size of the pipe's
inner diameter. Then you just need to weatherproof the ends of the pipe
with caps or otherwise.
>
>
>
>
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:03:07 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NASA - Bolden's Blog
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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A tearjerker of a photograph on today's blog entry by NASA Administrator
Charles Bolden - where he and other NASA management watch the launch of
space shuttle Discovery (STS-133) this afternoon.
http://tinyurl.com/bolden-blog
Clint, K6LCS
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Clint Bradford, K6LCS
http://www.clintbradford.com
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:19:17 -0000
From: "Clary, James T, Civilian" <James.T.Clary.civ@xxx.xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ND9M/MM Ops: 25 Feb 11
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Today was a good day to stay indoors as a cold front moved through,
bringing with it strong gusty winds, much colder temps (go figure!), and
all day showers. I was able to make a few passes, but at best it was
very hard keeping the step-ladder "station" in place, holding on to the
antenna, and tuning the rigs. I missed several passes, but they were all
during the business hours when I was tied up.
By the way, I worked only KB5WIA during the VO52 pass at 25/0527Z; that
was on CW. It sounded like someone had called me on SSB on the same freq
and proceeded to work me. Hopefully it was another station he was
working, 'cuz it sure wasn't me.
Also, I'll be getting up extra early to work the FO29 pass at 25/1115Z.
I should be in BM55 at that time.
I should be able to put BM55, BM65, and BM75 into someone's logs
tomorrow.
Here's the planned sked for tomorrow, 25 Feb. Everything is contingent
on the weather.
SO50 - 25/2136Z (if I can ever turn it on!)
AO27 - 25/2205Z
AO51 - 26/0132Z
FO29 - 26/0154Z
AO7 - 26/0331Z (if in Mode B)
FO29 - 26/0340Z
VO52 - 26/0404Z
SO50 - 26/0431Z (it's coming from the States, so hopefully someone else
will turn it on!)
VO52 - 26/0537Z
The following passes are hopefuls as they're during my workday:
VO52 - 25/1845Z
SO50 - 25/1956Z
AO27 - 25/2347Z (approx turn on time)
AO51 - 25/2357Z
FO29 - 26/0012Z
I've got FO29 earmarked at 26/1201Z, but that's in the middle of my
night, so the jury will stay out on that one until tomorrow night.
73,
Jim, ND9M/MM / VQ9JC
Grid BM45
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