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Today's Topics:
1. Re: ITAR news (Robert McGwier)
2. Equipment to receive 5.8GHz (Howie DeFelice)
3. Re: ITAR news (Dave Guimont)
4. Re: Equipment to receive 5.8GHz (John Becker)
5. Huzzah- the Journal is back (JHBRTOO@xxx.xxxx
6. Hudson valley Satcom Group Net tonight 8PMEastern on Echolink
N2EYH-L ALSO146.970pl100 (cotejaune2@xxx.xxxx
7. Time is running out... (Andrew.MacAllister@xxxxxxx.xxxx
8. decoding Niwaka (Lizeth Norman)
9. AMSAT-UK Introduce Electronic PDF Membership (Trevor .)
10. AMSAT Receives $25,000 Matching Funds Challenge (Stefan Wagener)
11. Fwd: live D-Star broadcast (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:55:08 -0500
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ITAR news
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Halleluah.
I see the ability for AMSAT-NA to be able to talk to its international
friends again in our near future.
I saw this coming for some time and saw very high level administration and
directorial level personnel of many agencies of the US government say this
needed to happen, but I was afraid that the staunch opposition of two very
high ranking people in the US congress, who are about to retire, would
prevent this leaving conference.
This is not the death of ITAR, but it is the rebirth of our ability to go
and get a commodities jurisdiction request to have a decent hearing with
some real chance for success. NO technical assistance agreements, no
telling our dear friends from around the world that we would love to work
with them so long as they agree to be bound by US law and subject to
prosecution in the US. For US persons, it was the threat of bankrupting
fines, loss of jobs, and more. I have longed for this day.
Now that it has been adopted by conference, it is a straight up and down
vote in House and Senate will happen with no filibuster, and hopefully the
president will sign.
Fingers crossed!!
Bob
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 8:30 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner <
glasbrenner@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
>
http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/12/18/a-long-awaited-big-win-for-export-cont
rol-reform/
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
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Bob McGwier
Owner and Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC
Facebook: N4HYBob
ARS: N4HY
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:35:46 -0500
From: Howie DeFelice <howied231@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Equipment to receive 5.8GHz
Message-ID: <BLU169-W183AED5D699E83C3468852E7370@xxx.xxx>
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Check out RF Micro Devices DKFC5072A development board. This is a mixer and
synthesizer that is programmable via a USB cable. It's rated up to 6 GHz and
could form the basis of a universal transverter, just add appropriate
filters and amps. I have used the older version up to 2.5 GHz and they work
pretty good. The development board is $210.00.
- Howie AB2S
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:09:41 -0800
From: Dave Guimont <dguimon1@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ITAR news
Message-ID: <50D37E95.50805@xxx.xx.xxx>
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Hi Bob,
Tnx to you and others, for moving this to this stage....We should all
write letters to President Obama, asking him to approve.
Mine will be in the mail.
Mery Christmas and Happy New Year,
Daave
On 12/19/2012 5:55 PM, Robert McGwier wrote:
> Halleluah.
>
> I see the ability for AMSAT-NA to be able to talk to its international
> friends again in our near future.
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:23:44 -0600
From: John Becker <w0jab@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Equipment to receive 5.8GHz
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20121220101928.03012248@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
I have used two different units.
I have found that DOWNEAST was the better.
not to mention that if you have a question they have an answer
(fast) for any problem one may have. Not weeks.
John, W0JAB
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:43:01 -0500 (EST)
From: JHBRTOO@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Huzzah- the Journal is back
Message-ID: <6eff.38f1a9cb.3e04fc85@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Best thing to arrive in the mailbox for a long time-- thanks to all that
made it possible
Happy Holidays to all!!
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:31:15 -0500 (EST)
From: cotejaune2@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Hudson valley Satcom Group Net tonight 8PMEastern
on Echolink N2EYH-L ALSO146.970pl100
Message-ID: <8CFAD299E9BA0EC-1230-3A1B9@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
It is time again for the HVSGN tonight at 8PM eastern on Echolink N2EYH-L
and the MtBeacon Repeater@ 146.970 PL 100.Please join us for the net.73 GARY
WA2AQH/ TOM KC2DTQ
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:01:10 +0000
From: <Andrew.MacAllister@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Time is running out...
Message-ID:
<3B4E21020A5EE34F9BD894F1BCF4FFA504D0F56295@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Yes, time is running out for N0D (Now Zero Days) via satellite. Allen
(N5AFV) and I will continue to operate on as many satellite passes as we can
before The End Of The World or our Special Event License expires...
Don't miss it. Get off the computer or your phone, and get on the satellites!
73 de Andy N0D
(W5ACM)
http://www.nowzerodays.com<http://www.nowzerodays.com/>
The Maya Calandar says that
The world will end on Friday Dec 21st.
Its the winter solstice.
Are you ready??
http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/countdowns.shtml
http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/2012.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_calendar
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:37:04 -0500
From: Lizeth Norman <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] decoding Niwaka
Message-ID:
<CAJUhCTOhfiJvR-Gzg88WE=v7EDS=EdB9hUqngwazYDzWYTfEGA@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi all!
In the process of rehabbing a dish and building a feedhorn for the
space segment at 5.8 GHz. Choosing a radio and a conversion scheme
that is both economical in the short term and with the ability to
reuse the radio at a later date has been an interesting journey.
The radio that I've found is the ADF 7020 development board. There are
several flavors of daughter cards for different licensed or ISM bands.
The particular flavor I'm considering using is the licensed band
(ham!) uhf radios (432).
Rather than reprint the data sheet, feel free to make google your
friend! Short synopsis is that it natively supports what looks like
more than a few common modes of demodulation for the type of data as
well as data rates compatible with satellite data downlinks.
Additionally, there is the capability to slew the frequency via
electronic frequency control OR via data in. Smells like an
application of an arduino playing DTE for an RS 232 connection. The
arduino can be driven by data from the dde interface from either
Orbitron or Satpc32!
Frequency conversion scheme will use a mixer and yig with a
synthesizer. This sounds like a difficult approach. Most of the heavy
lifting has been done by John Miles ke5fx. Driving the yig is quite
straight forward using either a parallel port or Arduino or such.
Mixer is a Hittite microwave dev board bought for 16 bux shipped on
epay. This is flat out the tiniest thing I've ever worked on. Pictures
to come!! Watch my flickr page.
The mixer should support both the data radio and a funcube dongle via
a mini circuits power divider.
The key is most of this gear is capable of being repurpoused to
Alexander, Graham and Bell when they're deployed.
Sorry as I've left out more than I've included, I'm afraid.
73 de Norm n3ykf
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:41:50 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Trevor ." <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-UK Introduce Electronic PDF Membership
Message-ID:
<1356097310.97837.YahooMailClassic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
AMSAT-UK now offers Electronic (PDF) E-membership. This should be especially
beneficial to Overseas members who have suffered from high postal charges
and long delivery times.
Further information at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11912
Renew your AMSAT-UK membership as an E-member here
http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/category_8/Existing-Members-Renewal.html
Join as a new E-member here
http://shop.amsat.org.uk/shop/category_9/Join-Amsat-UK.html
E-members can download their copies of OSCAR News from
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/on
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:15:59 -0600
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Receives $25,000 Matching Funds Challenge
Message-ID:
<CAKu8kHCb21r3uOQFYctY_TNJbY9HXopgKGDJQj21SJgS8s08qw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi folks,
just read about this on the AMSAT website. Had no idea. Did not receive
anything in the mail either, I guess I need to make a point to go to the
website more often or someone can post this here on the BB at the moment
things like this come up.
Anyway, great opportunity to help with FOX as a year-end gift. I used the
little PayPal gizmo on the website.
Merry Christmas,
Stefan VE4NSA
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:40:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: live D-Star broadcast
Message-ID:
<1500598110.1548466.1356111607676.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xx
xxxxx.xxx>
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----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Tom" <wa5kub@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Tom" <wa5kub@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 11:31:40 AM
Subject: live D-Star broadcast
Live D-Star webcast on December 29 th .
W5KUB.COM ? presents a special interactive live video broadcast, "D-STAR
Live", on December 29, 2012 from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM Central time (1600
until 2100 UTC). The live Internet broadcast will feature many D-STAR topics
discussed by Ray Novak, N9JA, of Icom, Robin Cutshaw, AA4RC, creator of the
DVDongle, DVAP and D-Plus, John Davis, WB4QDX, frequent D-STAR speaker and
trainer, and Ed Woodrick, WA4YIH, of DSTARinfo.com and the D-STAR Calculator.
The broadcast will also host live chat for questions and comments and will
feature a live D-STAR net on the air. Come early and set up your chat room
login. It?s easy and simple and takes less than 1 minute. For more
information or to join the broadcast go to http://w5kub.com ?
.
I would also like to ask for any pictures of your shack or ham operations
and I will try to get those pictures up on the broadcast either at the
beginning or closing or maybe during any breaks. If you would like to see
your pictures on the broadcast, please send them to pictures@xxxxx.xxx ?
.
We also invite you to join our broadcast facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ where you can stay updated on our
broadcasts and also interact with other hams around the world.
73,
Tom Medlin W5KUB
--
Please check out our ham radio video broadcast page at http://w5kub.com
and please join our W5KUB video broadcast group at?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/279273778772594/ ?
Senior Member of the I.E.E.E
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