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Today's Topics:
1. ISS BBS Mess/Qsl (Kevin Deane)
2. Re: Shutttle landing (Tony Langdon)
3. Shuttle Discovery 360 cockpit simulator (Bruce)
4. ND9M/P: DM27, DM28, DM29 (claryco@xxx.xxxx
5. EM10 (K5OE)
6. Curiosity (Peter Portanova)
7. Puerto Rico CubeSat Project on TV (Trevor .)
8. Arrow yagis (George Henry)
9. Re: Arrow yagis (David Palmer)
10. Re: Arrow yagis (John Papay)
11. Re: Arrow yagis (Dee)
12. SatPC32 (Question? (Stuart Balanger)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:33:50 -0700
From: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS BBS Mess/Qsl
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Now that I can actually send and receive messages off the ISS is there
anyone around here doing it? I think that alot of the calls that show up
here http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi are Beacon People so I
really dont want to clog up the BBS with messages that will never be
retrieved...There are alot of people saying hello but only KF1BUZ has
actually said hello back on the same pass...
RS0ISS-11 BBS 0 not o. PACKET LIVES and if more people would get on
145.050 in CA there could be a Golden Packet EVERY DAY!!! Specifically
Merced to Bakersfield....
Kevin
KF7MYK
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:56:51 +1000
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Shutttle landing
To: Kevin Deane <summit496@xxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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At 04:50 AM 7/22/2011, Kevin Deane wrote:
>http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html for others
>that missed it :(
Watched it live on NASA TV (local coverage was very poor). Sad to
see the Shuttle's days end, but Atlantis finished in style. I still
vividly remember watching Columbia's first launch and landing live on
TV as a teenager back in 1981.
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:23:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bruce <kk5do@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shuttle Discovery 360 cockpit simulator
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID:
<1311294228.90879.YahooMailRC@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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take a look at this 360 degree view of the shuttle discovery taken back in
june,
2011.
http://360vr.com/2011/06/22-discovery-flight-deck-opf_6236/index.html
?
pretty darn neat
?
73...bruce
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:54:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: claryco@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ND9M/P: DM27, DM28, DM29
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Cori and I will stay in southern Nevada for one more day tomorrow (Friday).
While she kicks back, I'm going to head north with the plan to operate from
DM27, DM28, and DM29 while northbound and possibly DM19, DM18, and DM17 on
the return run. Which grid(s) on what passes? Dunno; this will be an
on-the-fly run into the desert.
I'll have APRS running (ND9M-7), but I have no idea what the coverage is in
that part of the state. I'll also be running counties on HF CW (14.056.5 kc)
and SSB (14336 kc) as well; hopefully I'll be spotted on the ch.w6rk.com
website.
We're planning to start our trip back to Florida (and its cooler temps only
in the 90s!) on Saturday morning by way of DM37 and DM47 in southern Utah
before re-entering Arizona.
73,
Jim, ND9M / VQ9JC
Las Vegas, NV / DM26
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:23:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: K5OE <k5oe@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EM10
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Message-ID: <8CE1678E901C0BF-11D4-707@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
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I plan to be on Lake Travis this weekend (Fri/Sat) and may also venture
Houseboat Portable over to not-rare EM00,
If you need this grid, look for me on late afternoon & evening passes of
AO-51, AO-27, and SO-50.
73,
Jerry, K5OE
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:18:16 -0400
From: "Peter Portanova" <wb2oqq@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Curiosity
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hello,
And the winner is "Gale Crater", up up and away..
73's Pete
WB2OQQ
www.massapequanyweather.com
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:24:56 +0100 (BST)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Puerto Rico CubeSat Project on TV
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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TV News report on YouTube (in Spanish)
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Eight students from the School of Engineering and Geomatic Sciences at the
Polytechnic working with Honeywell Aerospace Company of Puerto Rico in
designing a CubeSat nanosatellite in Puerto Rico.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5rM5Dxs-k
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CubeSat at UPRM
http://cubesatuprm.wordpress.com/
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:12:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Arrow yagis
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Anybody have any experience with the solid-element single-band yagis from
Arrow? I can't put up my big Gulf Alphas at home (deed restrictions) and I'm
tired of struggling with stealth omnis...
I might be able to get away with putting up a pair of the Arrow yagis on a
rotor
on the back side of the roof & trying to pass them off as TV antennas. A lot
less expensive than any of the dual-band cross-polarized yagis out there.
Just wondering if anyone has used them & can vouch for their durability.
George, KA3HSW
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:17:27 -0700
From: David Palmer <dpalmer@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arrow yagis
To: George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi George,
Arrows are great antennas -- when I first put up my az/el system in
the backyard I used an Arrow 4-element 2-meter yagi for the uplink,
and it worked just fine. One thing I noticed was that after a month
in the elements / rain, the studs connecting the aluminum elements
together had corroded pretty severely -- I think the aluminum didn't
like all the rain, and I could barely get the elements apart. I've
seen some reports of other hams using arrows fixed on rotors in dry
environments (Arizona), but if you're going to leave them outside in
the rain, you might need to take precautions to prevent corrosion of
the element connectors.
73 de Dave KB5WIA
http://kb5wia.blogspot.com
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:12 AM, George Henry <ka3hsw@xxx.xxx> wrote:
> Anybody have any experience with the solid-element single-band yagis from
> Arrow? ?I can't put up my big Gulf Alphas at home (deed restrictions) and
I'm
> tired of struggling with stealth omnis...
>
>
> I might be able to get away with putting up a pair of the Arrow yagis on a
rotor
> on the back side of the roof & trying to pass them off as TV antennas. ?A
lot
> less expensive than any of the dual-band cross-polarized yagis out there.
>
>
> Just wondering if anyone has used them & can vouch for their durability.
>
>
> George, KA3HSW
>
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:22:48 -0400
From: John Papay <john@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arrow yagis
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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My satellite truck is currently using the 4el VHF Yagi
from Arrow Antennas. They are very well built and can
be ordered with a Type N connector for a small extra charge
(well worth it). The 7x7 Arrow II is what I use for UHF on
the truck with a coax relay to switch between horizontal and
vertical polarization. I am using a Mirage UHF preamp powered
through the coax for that setup and it does work well. The
7x7 UHF Arrow went 5000 miles at speeds over 70mph at times and
the elements never shook loose. Dollar for dollar, it is hard
to beat an Arrow antenna. With over 2000 contacts in 32 different
grids over a 5 week period, it's hard to say they don't work well.
Arrow Antennas is now under new ownership. Tim Chapman, KB7MDF, bought
the company and is in full production. Tim is really excited about
the business and has the drive it takes to ramp up production and introduce
new products. Suggestions have been made and he is looking at them.
I loaned my Arrow II (v/u) to a friend and when it was returned, one of the
inserts that allows the threaded rod to screw into the arrow shaft
was missing. Tim shipped a replacement element, a few inserts and
some threaded rod, no charge. It is a mystery as to how that insert
was pulled out. Once the new one was hammered in, it was in there
solid. Customer service is great.
73,
John K8YSE
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:33:31 -0400
From: Dee <morsesat@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arrow yagis
To: "'David Palmer'" <dpalmer@xxxx.xxx>, "'George Henry'"
<ka3hsw@xxx.xxx>
Cc: 'AMSAT' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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George,
I had the same experience- I wanted to put together a small
portable demo system, however, as noted below, the studs holding
the elements together corroded.
Maybe, if you can find a few Stainless studs, you might get away
with this. Brass and aluminum create an interaction and freeze
together.
Good Luck
Dee, NB2F
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx
[mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of David Palmer
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 2:17 PM
To: George Henry
Cc: AMSAT
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arrow yagis
Hi George,
Arrows are great antennas -- when I first put up my az/el system
in
the backyard I used an Arrow 4-element 2-meter yagi for the
uplink,
and it worked just fine. One thing I noticed was that after a
month
in the elements / rain, the studs connecting the aluminum
elements
together had corroded pretty severely -- I think the aluminum
didn't
like all the rain, and I could barely get the elements apartome (deed
restrictions) and I'm
> tired of struggling with stealth omnis...
>
>
> I might be able to get away with putting up a pair of the Arrow
yagis on a rotor
> on the back side of the roof & trying to pass them off as TV
antennas. ?A lot
> less expensive than any of the dual-band cross-polarized yagis
out there.
>
>
> Just wondering if anyone has used them & can vouch for their
durability.
>
>
> George, KA3HSW
>
> _______________________________________________
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the author.
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satellite program!
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:49:32 -0400
From: Stuart Balanger <wa2bss@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 (Question?
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
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*Question?
I have "Setup" the Kenwood TS-2000X & completed that 1st. step,
& the "readme.txt says "Choose the COM Port # for CAT control"
& can't find the box where the words "COM port" is?
Can someone help me? 73,.Stu (WA2BSS)
Ps It is definetly a "3H" day (Near 100 degrees in Poughkeepsie,NY!!)
*
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