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Today's Topics:
1. How ham radio satellites communicate (ryan woods)
2. Re: How ham radio satellites communicate (Bruce Semple)
3. Re: AO-7 (Bill Dzurilla)
4. SSTV on AO-51 (Andrew Glasbrenner)
5. ANS-059 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
6. LIVE! - ESA Ariane: Jules Verne ATV Launch (Stefan Wagener)
7. Watch Space ATV Take Off (Clint Bradford)
8. Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off (Clint Bradford)
9. Re: AO-7 (Fred (VE3FAL))
10. Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off (Stefan Wagener)
11. Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off (Jim Jerzycke)
12. Patrick's Booth/Demo in AZ (Clint Bradford)
13. Re: Patrick's Booth/Demo in AZ (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:03:50 -0800 (PST)
From: ryan woods <kd8atf(AT)yahoo.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] How ham radio satellites communicate
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hello all this is Ryan kd8atf my sister is doing a history project on how ham
radio satellites communicate and my dad n3aas and I have both look and really
cant find any thing so I was wondering if their was some one who could help
us. also i was looking a the Delfi-C3 amsat page and up at the top of the page
it says decay date 31 December, 1969 whats up with that. also whats the lates
news on ao-40 73 for now kd8atf
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:30:29 -0500
From: Bruce Semple <brucesemple(AT)verizon.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: How ham radio satellites communicate
To: ryan woods <kd8atf(AT)yahoo.com>, amsat-bb <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
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Hello Ryan --
Did you look on the AMSAT site -- "New to Satellites" section ==>
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/
The second link on that page is a nice presentation by Emily
Clarke ==> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/Intro_sats.pdf
There is also a nice history of amateur satellites ==>
http://www.spacetoday.org/Satellites/Hamsats/HamsatsBasics.html
(this link and many others are in the Resource Guide ) ==>
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/resguide.pdf
have fun!
73,
Bruce
WA3SWJ
At 03:03 PM 3/8/2008, ryan woods wrote:
>hello all this is Ryan kd8atf my sister is doing a history project
>on how ham radio satellites communicate and my dad n3aas and I have
>both look and really cant find any thing so I was wondering if their
>was some one who could help us. also i was looking a the Delfi-C3
>amsat page and up at the top of the page it says decay date 31
>December, 1969 whats up with that. also whats the lates news on
>ao-40 73 for now kd8atf
>
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 16:15:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo(AT)yahoo.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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Fred,
If you heard nothing, perhaps you were listening on
Mode A when the sat was in Mode B, or vice versa. The
best way to tell which mode it is in is to check the
log at the site John sent. It is working well on both
modes at the moment. For some reason, most activity
is on CW, although I'm usually there on SSB.
73, Bill NZ5N
>>> AO-7 is indeed active when it's illuminated by the
sun. It currently
switches between Mode A and Mode B on a 24hr timer.The
mode change has
been occurring at around 0148z . To check the activity
of this Grand
Old
Bird visit the log at
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ao7log.php
Hope to see you on Oscar 7.
John Meeks
KC8ZFN
Fred (VE3FAL) wrote:
> Is AO-7 active?
> If so are the modes still the same as before?
> I have listened for this bird and have not heard
anything at all.
>
> Fred
> VE3FAL
>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:18:18 -0500
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on AO-51
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Tonight someone fired up SSTV in the middle of a nice roundtable on the
145.88/435.15 repeater on AO-51. While the schedule does state that the only
special restriction is regarding the University Nights, the repeater is for
voice only unless otherwise scheduled. If we get requests for a SSTV night
on the repeater to ao51-modes(AT)amsat.org, we'll schedule it on at least a
trial basis. This is an idea I've kicked around for a while, but it needs to
be a scheduled activity please.
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP-Operations
PS AO-51 users should keep an ear out for G7MAR/mm off the Pacific coast of
Colombia. He was on tonight from FJ05.
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:44:43 -0500
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os(AT)cfl.rr.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-059 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-069
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(AT)amsat.org
In this edition:
* AO-51 March Schedule
* College Night Successful on AO-51
* AO-16 Status Update
* AMSAT Events for 14/15 March 2008
* AMSAT Store Down for Upgrade
* AMSAT Block of Rooms at Dayton
* ARISS Status - 03 March 2008
SB SAT (AT) AMSAT $ANS-069.01
AO-51 March Schedule
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.01
Last month we concentrated on L uplinks and S downlinks. This month we'd
like to concentrate on U band downlinks. In response to recent discussions
on AMSAT-BB, we are going to try two separate weeks of dual repeaters.
Unlike the QRP restrictions we have had in the past, this time the only
special restrictions are that regular users yield for university stations
that will be active on 27th. Please limit
contacts those dates to QSOs involving
at least one university station. If the second repeater is
not utilized, we may revert to digital operations.
The 435.150 repeater and 2401.200 downlinks may be temporarily suspended for
WOD telemetry download without notice. Generally this will only be for one
pass per day.
Regarding the graphic schedule, the software that does the schedule will
not allow for the proper display of some of the current modes or any
detailed information on special purposes. Please refer to the text page for
mode
change information.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php
March 2008 AO-51 (AMSAT Echo) Schedule
March 1 until March 31, subject to modification
March 1 - March 2
FM Repeater, V/US
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlinks: 435.300 and 2401.200 MHz FM
March 3 - March 9
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
March 10 - March 16
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 Digital L/U BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
March 17 - March 23
FM Repeater, V/US
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlinks: 435.300 and 2401.200 MHz FM
March 24 - March 31
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater, V/U (March 27th please yield to university stations)
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT (AT) AMSAT $ANS-069.02
College Night Successful on AO-51
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.02
Jay, AA4FL reports that College Night was a success on AO-51. College
stations
heard at the University Of Floriday (UF) during
the two evening passes (March 5 UTC)
were the University of Arkansas and a student
from the University of Kentucky. The
SEC was well represented! Contacts were made at UF by two students,
KI4LDJ (Dante) and N6WPV (Seth), and AA4FL (Jay), and included contacts with:
N0YK, N3UNM (Frostburg, MD, home of Frostburg state U), KI4VNV (UK student),
KB2HSH, KU4OS (mobile in Cocoa,FL), WD9EWK (portable in city park Phoenix),
W5YM (U ARK), N5AFV.
Thanks to all that participated. Look for us again on the next college night
on AO51, March 27th. Make sure to spread the word to college hams/club
stations you may know.
[ANS thanks Jay, AA4FL, for the above information]
/EX
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AO-16 Status Update
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.03
AO-16 is doing quite well in its current mode.
AO-16 is currently operational as a Voice Repeater (Downlink is double
sideband.):
Uplink: 145.9200 MHz FM
Downlink 437.0260 MHz DSB (LSB and USB)
The plan is to continue this mode of voice operations "until further notice. "
AO-16 has been in full sunlight (no eclipse
periods at all) for several months.
That is about to change later this month! Short eclipse periods will begin at
the end of March and will increase steadily until
early July--at which point the
eclipse periods will increase to about 26 minutes each orbit. We'll have to
watch this old bird and its batteries as the eclipse periods increase.
It is possible that the long eclipse periods may necessitate the reduction of
the 70 cm transmitter output; this is a manual process for AO-16, since the
spacecraft isn't running any housekeeping
software to do it "automagically."
AO-16 is pretty loud at its current power
setting, so some reduction should have
little if any user impact. Observations and user reports will be especially
helpful during April/May/June/July this year. In order to collect telemetry,
we'll need to change the satellite into its
digital mode from time to time. But
this doesn't take long and therefore shouldn't interfere much with its
operations as a voice satellite.
The S-band beacon is not operational at this time. The exact status of the
S-band transmitter remains unknown; however, its last known status might be
described as "suspect" or "semi-operational" at best. Given the age of the
satellite (over 18 years!), For now, this falls into the "maybe we
should leave well enough alone" category.
[ANS thanks Mark, N8MH, for the above information]
/EX
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AMSAT Events for 14/15 March 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.04
Keith Pugh, W5IU, will be manning the AMSAT booth at the Green Country Hamfest
in Claremore, OK on the 14th and 15th of March. In addition to the booth there
will be satellite demos and a forum.
AMSAT Executive Vice President Lee McLamb, KU4OS, will be at the Stuart
Hamfest
in Martin County, FL. Activities at the Stuart Hamfest include an AMSAT Booth
and FM satellite demonstrations.
A full day of activities are planned for the 2008 AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space
Seminar. Talks, demos, tutorials and socializing about amateur satellites and
high-altitude balloon experiments will get underway starting at 1100 A.M.
local
on 15 March. The event will be held at the Historical Electronics Museum
(HEM)
at 1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland 21090 (near BWI airport). In
Pioneer Hall. For more information, contact Pat Kilroy, n8pk(AT)amsat.org
[ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT (AT) AMSAT $ANS-069.05
AMSAT Store Down for Upgrade
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.05
he AMSAT web store is currently off-line while being upgraded. It is
anticipated that the upgraded store should be online within a few weeks.
Orders can still be placed and memberships renewed by contacting Martha in
the AMSAT office. You can send her an e-mail at Martha(AT)amsat.org and she
will call you on the phone. From the US the AMSAT office can be called toll
free at (888) 322-6728, from all other locations call (301) 589-6062.
Martha will be out of the office from Wednesday, March 12 - Monday, March
24th.
Alternatively you can send a fax to (301) 608-3410 or send a letter to
AMSAT, 850 Sligo Ave. Suite 600, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT (AT) AMSAT $ANS-069.06
AMSAT Block of Rooms at Dayton
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.06
AMSAT will once again have a block of rooms available for members at
The Dayton Hamvention. The AMSAT rate will be available from May 14
Through May 18. To reserve a room you can e-mail Martha at the AMSAT
Office (martha(AT)amsat.org) or call her at (301) 589-6062; fax at
(301) 608-3410. She will need to know your name, yourdaytime phone
number, dates room needed, credit card number and expiration date.
Remember, "if you snooze, you lose"!
[ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM, for the above information]
/EX
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ARISS Status - 03 March 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.07
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 9, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-069.07
1. College Reydellet Contact Successful
On Monday, February 25, youth attending College
Reydellet in Saint-Denis, Ile de
La R?union experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact with ESA astronaut L?opold
Eyharts, FX0STD/KE5FNO. Ten students
were able to ask one question each of the astronaut as approximately 75
students, teachers and parents looked on. Also in attendance were the Regional
Director of Research and Technology (DRRT), the Colleges and Schools
Supervisor
and the Heads of educational institutions. At least part of the audio from
this
event was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers
successfully. Fifteen connections were made from 10 countries. Media coverage
included RFO Radio, TV Antenne-Reunion (correspondent of TF1, France's
national
TV), private broadcaster Festival and the local newspapers Le Quotidien and Le
Journal de l'ile. Photos have been posted on the ARISS-Europe Web site. See:
http://www.ariss-eu.org/2008_02_26.htm
Le Journal de l'ile article, in French, can be found here:
http://archives.clicanoo.com/index.php?page=article&id_article=175971&recherch
e=
Reydellet+ARISS
2. France Soir Article on Robespierre Contact
Robespierre Elementary School in Rueil Malmaison, France participated in an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact on February 21.
France Soir covered news (in French) of the educational activity. Go to:
http://www.francesoir.fr/societe/2008/02/22/leopold-eyharts-en-direct-des-
etoiles.html#S??quence_1
3. Crew Debrief Sessions to be Rescheduled
The February debrief sessions planned with
astronaut Dan Tani, KD5DXE, and space
visitor Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 9W2MUS, were cancelled. They will be
rescheduled in the near future.
4. ARISS Presentation at NARCON 2008
The National Association of Rocketry?s National
Convention, NARCON 2008, will be
held March 14 ? 16 in Rochester, Minnesota. Will Marchant, KC6ROL, will give a
presentation on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
educational outreach program during the seminar session. For more
information,
see:
http://www.narcon2008.org/event_info/seminars.htm
5. SuitSat-1 Article
On February 25, The Daily Galaxy ran an article on the amateur radio satellite
SuitSat-1 which was deployed on February 3, 2006. To view the article, see:
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/02/suitsat-one--th.html
6. Astronaut Training Status
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) training sessions are
being planned for astronauts Nicole Stott,
KE5GJN, Sandy Magnus, KE5FYE, and Bob
Thirsk, VA3CSA. Magnus is expected to be a crewmember of Expedition 17/18,
flying to the ISS on STS-126 in September 2008. Stott, a member of the
Expedition 19 crew, will fly on STS-128 in May
2009 and Thirsk, a CSA astronaut,
will follow the same month on a Soyuz flight.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:56:09 -0600
From: "Stefan Wagener" <stefan_wagener(AT)hotmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LIVE! - ESA Ariane: Jules Verne ATV Launch
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Message-ID: <BAY130-DAV13295127CB1EDFBAEEAB25F60D0(AT)phx.gbl>
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Will be launched within the next two hours! Hopefully.
See it live at:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEM35OK26DF_0.html
Coverage test signal is already running
73, Stefan VE4NSA
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 18:56:38 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Watch Space ATV Take Off
To: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg(AT)hotmail.com>
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <DB5E85EF-6A9C-4D65-B804-86A674BDDD03(AT)earthlink.net>
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In les than an hour...Watch the ATV launch - LIVE
Jules Verne, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle is set for lift-
off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 05:03 CET
(04:03 UT), on Sunday 9 March. A test signal will start one hour
before liftoff. The launch transmission starts at 04:43 CET (03:43
UT) on 9 March, and will continue for 86 mins after the launch.
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEM35OK26DF_0.html
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
909-241-7666
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 19:34:19 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off
To: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <ABE8A1F0-9200-4888-9F4B-725B4AFB5863(AT)earthlink.net>
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The English RealPlayer feed is about a minute closer to "true"
time...the others (for me) are delayed a bit...
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
909-241-7666
On Mar 8, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
> In les than an hour...Watch the ATV launch - LIVE
>
> Jules Verne, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle is set for lift-
> off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 05:03 CET
> (04:03 UT), on Sunday 9 March. A test signal will start one hour
> before liftoff. The launch transmission starts at 04:43 CET (03:43
> UT) on 9 March, and will continue for 86 mins after the launch.
>
> http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEM35OK26DF_0.html
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
> 909-241-7666
>
>
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:49:54 -0500
From: "Fred \(VE3FAL\)" <flesnick(AT)tbaytel.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7
To: <kc8zfn(AT)amsat.org>
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Message-ID: <00b801c88198$a35073f0$6400a8c0(AT)flesnick>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Mode-A:
Mode-B:
Type:
2m to 10m non-inverting translator
Type:
70 cm to 2m inverting translator
Uplink:
145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB
Uplink:
432-125 to 432-175MHz CW/LSB
Downlink:
29.40 to 29.50 mHz CW/USB
Downlink:
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB
Beacon:
29.502 Mhz CW Telemetry
Beacon:
145.9775 MHz CW Telemetry
TX:
1W
TX:
8W
Mode B Uplink LSB and downlink USB that is correct? No wonder I am not
hearing anything.
I remember the days of the Russian sats running 21/28 megs, what a blast..
Fred
VE3FAL
-----Original Message-----
From: John Meeks [mailto:jmeek(AT)gaslightmedia.com]
Sent: March 8, 2008 2:08 PM
To: Fred (VE3FAL)
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7
Fred,
AO-7 is indeed active when it's illuminated by the sun. It currently
switches between Mode A and Mode B on a 24hr timer.The mode change has
been occurring at around 0148z . To check the activity of this Grand Old
Bird visit the log at http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ao7log.php
Hope to see you on Oscar 7.
John Meeks
KC8ZFN
Fred (VE3FAL) wrote:
> Is AO-7 active?
> If so are the modes still the same as before?
> I have listened for this bird and have not heard anything at all.
>
> Fred
> VE3FAL
>
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:23:41 -0600
From: "Stefan Wagener" <stefan_wagener(AT)hotmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off
To: "'Clint Bradford'" <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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It's actually live on NASA TV!
That is a nice development.
Stefan
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces(AT)amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces(AT)amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Clint Bradford
Sent: March-08-08 9:34 PM
To: Clint Bradford
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off
The English RealPlayer feed is about a minute closer to "true"
time...the others (for me) are delayed a bit...
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
909-241-7666
On Mar 8, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Clint Bradford wrote:
> In les than an hour...Watch the ATV launch - LIVE
>
> Jules Verne, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle is set for lift-
> off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 05:03 CET
> (04:03 UT), on Sunday 9 March. A test signal will start one hour
> before liftoff. The launch transmission starts at 04:43 CET (03:43
> UT) on 9 March, and will continue for 86 mins after the launch.
>
> http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEM35OK26DF_0.html
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
> 909-241-7666
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:30:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea(AT)pacbell.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Watch Space ATV Take Off
To: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>, "Greg D."
<ko6th_greg(AT)hotmail.com>
Cc: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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Yep, we just watched it live out here on the Sea
Launch Commander, on our way to loft DirecTV-11 on
March 17th.
Congrats to our friends at Arianespace!
BIG honkin' payload!
73 Jim KQ6EA
--- Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net> wrote:
> In les than an hour...Watch the ATV launch - LIVE
>
> Jules Verne, ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle
> is set for lift-
> off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French
> Guiana, at 05:03 CET
> (04:03 UT), on Sunday 9 March. A test signal will
> start one hour
> before liftoff. The launch transmission starts at
> 04:43 CET (03:43
> UT) on 9 March, and will continue for 86 mins after
> the launch.
>
> http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEM35OK26DF_0.html
>
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
> 909-241-7666
>
>
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:56:24 -0800
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Patrick's Booth/Demo in AZ
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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Patrick - I am sorry I missed tallking to you today on AO-51...How
did it go?
I got home about 1AM last night from a visit to the hospital
emergency room. I am now on crutches for a couple days...
Here's what happened. This my story, and I'm stickin' to it.
My dear wife, Karen, is at a meeting. I'm home. She has me so well
trained that instead of placing my cold drink glass on the front room
table and possible causing a condensation mark/ring on the wood, I
put the drink on the floor. I mean, no one's home, and the cat's
already asleep (and he isn't into Diet Coke) - this is a reasonable
act, right?
Phone rings, I get up and answer it. I return to the front room, and
immediately step on the glass. A 1/2-inch wide shard jams itself a
little over 3/4" into the middle of my right foot...
Couldn't feel much dumber. I called the 24-hour nurse at Blue Cross -
a pleasant woman with a wonderful Georgian dialect (the state of
Georgia - not from Turkey/Iran/Russia). After describing the
"incident" and the fact that it was a little over her breakpoint of
"1/4" wide and 1/4" deep" she concludes: "Oh, hon, you need to go to
the emergency room NOW..."
So, that's it. Nothing flashy. Nothing glamourous. I stayed up all
night with my leg elevated, then slept during your AO-51 passes.
Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
909-241-7666
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 23:25:32 -0700
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(AT)wd9ewk.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Patrick's Booth/Demo in AZ
To: amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org
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Hi Clint!
> Patrick - I am sorry I missed tallking to you today on AO-51...How
> did it go?
The hamfest was well-attended, and contacts were made on all 3
AO-51 passes. No Hawaii stations, but Dale KL7XJ in Alaska
was on the last pass (1700 UTC), a very shallow pass for my
location. Thanks Dale, for getting up on an early (for you) cold
Saturday morning. The crowd enjoyed hearing Alaska on the
satellite.
It was very crowded on the first pass, around 1342 UTC. A typical
pass covering all of the continental USA. The next pass at 1519
UTC was the very high pass for the hamfest site, busy like the
earlier pass and a good show. Some of my Mexican ham friends
showed up from Baja California (Manuel XE2BHL from Tijuana/DM12,
and both David XE2RDA and Enrique XE2SER from DL44 in southern
Baja California) near the end of that pass. And, as I mentioned, Dale
KL7XJ and a few others on the west coast were present for the 1700
UTC pass. Without the increased power from AO-51, I would not
have even attempted that pass (maximum 5 degrees elevation to
the northwest). I still have to replay my recordings from those
passes to make my log entries, so I can't make a more-complete
listing of stations I worked this morning.
With great weather, the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club hamfest
had great turnout - buyers and sellers. There was constant activity
around the AMSAT table. Several regulars on the FM birds from
outside of the Phoenix area stopped by (Leo W7JPI, Larry
WA6DIR, Jeff K7WIN, Bill K7WJS) and a couple of relatively new
satellite ops from this area (Bill AA4Q and Bob W0DXZ). Brock
W6GMT, who was at this hamfest last year, checked in during
one of the AO-51 passes from somewhere in DM15 (the Mojave
Desert, maybe?).
Working with me at the AMSAT table were Larry W7LB from
Tucson and Gerry VE4GTB/KD7MDB, who avoids the Winnipeg
winters by staying down here in the Phoenix area - thanks guys
for making the morning a fun time. Thanks to all who called me,
or tried to call me, during those 3 AO-51 passes today.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Phoenix AZ
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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