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Today's Topics:
1. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
2. ISShamTV (Robert C. Campbell)
3. Satellite Explorer Pro iOS app (Rick Walter)
4. Falcon 9 launch timeline (Mineo Wakita)
5. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
6. ANS-272 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (Lee McLamb)
7. Help wanted (Anthony Monteiro)
8. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP))
9. Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas (B J)
10. Cygnus Docked At ISS (B J)
11. Re: Phase 3 (Robert McGwier)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:16:45 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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On 9/28/13, Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Nope, It was only announced on the HearSat mailing list and only few
> enthusiastics replied. On this world of new space probes with S band
> downlinks very few are interested in monitoring old birds which comes back
> to live spontaneously.
When the 50th anniversary of Alouette 1 came and went, there wasn't
much on the news about it here in Canada or, at least, I didn't see
much. I guess it wasn't as fancy as a Blackberry.
>
> However the happiness and enjoy I felt after re-discover that old historical
>
> spacecraft is beyond compare.... It is like space archeology.... An U.S. ham
>
> re-discovered LES-1 several months ago and some media wrote a news report,
> but the original owner/builder of the satellite didn't reply to his
> e-mail....
>
> About Allouette-2, the interesting was the international collaboration, Cuba
>
> and Australia are almost in opposites part of the world, but Mike Kenny and
>
> I still exchange information and collaboreted for confirm the re-discovery,
>
> and that my friend is the true ham spirit....
I've been listening to the archived recordings of The Space Show at:
http://www.thespaceshow.com
and one point the host often makes is that space has been one realm in
which different nations have largely co-operated and have generally
remained peaceful.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 17:24:24 -0400
From: "Robert C. Campbell" <kb3pmr@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISShamTV
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I am having difficulty getting the software drivers and programs set up
properly for my Technotrend S2-1600 PCI and High Sierra down converter.
Most everything is ready with the exception of the software/hardware
playing nice and my lack of ability to figure it all out. This has been a
bigger build than I anticipated and honestly...I am over my head. Is there
anyone in the continental US who is at this stage or has over come these
problems that can provide assistance? I have left a note on the software
developers web in Europe but they work a different sift then we do. Please
feel free to contact me at:
kb3pmr@xxxxx.xxx. Also there seems to be a call for participation from our
friends on the other side of the pond yet no real contact details. Your
input requested. I am still looking for the ISShamTV for dummies had book.
Bob
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 20:05:12 -0400
From: Rick Walter <wb3csy@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Explorer Pro iOS app
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I use the Satellite Explorer Pro iphone/iPad app. It did work very well on
both devices. After the ios7 upgrade, it still works on the iPhone 5 but on
my ipad2, the height and max el boxes as well as the data they would contain
disappeared. When I open the app on the iPad, I briefly see the boxes and
data, then they are gone in a blink of the eye.
I tried to find out a way to contact the author with no luck. I hope Thomas
Doyle is a ham and monitors this reflector. Anyone else notice the same
problem? The settings on both devices are the same.
I still chuckle when I see the new Windows commercial bashing the Apple
iPad. I have all their devices but agree with the commercial. "Do you think
I still look pretty?"
Rick -WB3CSY
Sent from Rick's iPad2
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 09:37:43 +0900
From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt@xxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falcon 9 launch timeline
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Falcon 9 v1.1, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Falcon 9 countdown timeline
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/006/countdowntimeline.html
Falcon 9 launch timeline
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/006/launchtimeline.html
Falcon 9 launch live
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/006/status.html
Press Kit released by SpaceX
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/006/UpgradedF9DemoMission_PressKit.pdf
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 01:29:16 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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On 9/28/13, Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Regarding Canada's Space Program, did you know that Canada's oldie satellite
>
> Allouette-2 is back to live???, or at least its transmitters.....
>
> While I was monitoring the 136-138 satellite sub-band a couple of months ago
>
> with a RTL2832U based cheap SDR dongle I founded weird doppler shifted
> signals not matching any known transmitting satellite. After reporting it on
>
> the HearSat mailing list and posterior confirmation from Mike Kenny in
> Australia the best match was Canadian old satellite Allouete-2 launched in
> 1965.
I found a tracking URL for it:
http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25058
Apparently it re-entered on 1999-12-15 and NASA has nothing on it:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1965-098L
Alouette-1, on the other hand, is still in orbit:
http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=424
and here's what NASA has on it:
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1962-049A
Now you've got me interested.....
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:56:52 -0400
From: Lee McLamb <ku4os@xxx.xx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-272 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-272
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.
In this edition:
* Vandenberg Falcon 9 Launch Rescheduled for 29 September
* E. Mike McCardel, KC8YLD Appointed AMSAT VP-Educational Relations
* 2013 Symposium Commemorative Shirt Order Deadline
* September/October AMSAT Journal is Ready
* Chesapeake VA Club Conducts Demos in Support of STEM Education
* New AMSAT Shirts and Hat Rolled Out for 2013
* Successful ARISS Contact in Italy
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-272.01
ANS-258 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 272.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 29, 2013
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-272.01
Vandenberg Falcon 9 Launch Rescheduled for 29 September
SpaceX officials are pressing ahead with launch preparations for the
company's
first Falcon 9 rocket launch from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on
Sunday, 29 September with a launch window that opens at 1600 UTC.
The flight marks several firsts for the
commercial space transportation company,
including the maiden launch of an upgraded version of the Falcon 9 rocket with
stretched fuel tanks, more powerful engines and a 5.2-meter payload fairing to
enshroud satellites.
It is also the first SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a launch
site on California's Central Coast, where engineers modified an existing
facility used by the U.S. Air Force Titan 4 rocket to be the West Coast home
of
the Falcon 9.
Canada's Cassiope space weather research and communications demonstration
satellite is riding the Falcon 9 rocket into an elliptical near-polar orbit
between 155 miles and 900 miles high. Secondary passengers aboard include
POPACS, DANDE and CUSat.
POPACS:
The second P in POPACS (Polar Orbiting Passive Atmospheric Calibration
Spheres)
stands for Passive, meaning that the three
spheres do not carry radios on board.
They are simple, polished ten-cm-diameter hollow Aluminum spheres,
weighing 1
kg, 1.5 kg and 2 kg, respectively, that will be radar tracked by the Space
Surveillance Network of the U.S. Strategic Command and optically tracked by an
international network of students with Go To telescopes.
The purpose of the mission is to measure the way in which the total density of
Earth's upper atmosphere above 325 km varies in
response to solar stimuli during
the descending phase of Solar Cycle 24 and all of Solar Cycle 25. The
spheres'
expected lifetimes, after deployment into the
initial 325 km x 1500 km 80 degree
orbit that they will hopefully soon share with
DANDE and CUSat, are 10, 12.5 and
15 years, depending, of course on solar activity.
DANDE:
DANDE stands for ?Drag and Atmospheric Neutral
Density Explorer.? Measuring drag
and neutral particles in the lower atmosphere between 325-400 kilometers,
DANDE
will be measuring real time density, quantifying
variations in altitude and over
time, as well as providing in-situ model calibration data. The satellite is a
low-cost density, wind, and composition measuring instruments that will
provide
data for the calibration and validation of operational models and improve our
understanding of the thermosphere. Weighing approximately 84 pounds, DANDE is
classified as a nano-satellite that is about 18 inches in diameter.
The Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC) has housed the project for
approximately 7 years, in which about 150 students have been a part of the
project through initial concept and design, to the current team of mission
operators. There are two instruments on board which allow DANDE to make
in-situ
measurements rather than being passive or only carrying accelerometers. The
subsystem ACC (Accelerometers) contains 6 accelerometer heads arranged in a
circle which were built in-house. The NMS subsystem (Neutral Mass
Spectrometer)
also known as Wind and Temperature Spectrometer will survey the variety and
quantity of numerous neutral particles in the Thermosphere. This data will be
particularly interesting during periods of high
solar activity do to atmospheric
effects seen at these times in the polar regions of Earth.
DANDE Telemetry System Information:
Beacon Downlink Frequency: 436.75 MHz FM
Callsign: dandecosgc
Data Rate: 9600 baud
Modulation: fsk
Transmit Interval: every 15 seconds
RF Power Output: 0.75 W
Antenna Polarization: linear
http://dande.colorado.edu/
http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/beacon/index.php
CUSat:
CUSat is a multi-year effort to design, build,
and launch an autonomous in-orbit
inspection satellite system. The satellite will allow us test the accuracy and
viability of the carrier-phase differential GPS (CDGPS) algorithm. We hope to
prove the algorithm accurate to less than 10 cm by comparing the CDGPS
navigation solution to the known distance between GPS antennas. CUSat will use
this relative GPS information to help determine and control its attitude. This
is the first step towards having a multi-satellite system use the CDGPS
algorithm to aid in autonomous inspection. CUSat
is the winner of the University
Nanosat-4 Program which aims to educate the future aerospace workforce and
develop new space technologies.
CUSat Telemetry Information:
Beacon Downlink Frequency: 437.405 MHz FM
Callsign: BOTTOM
Data Rate: 1200 baud
Modulation: afsk
Transmit Interval: every 1 minute
RF Power Output: 2.2 W
Antenna Polarization: circular
[ANS thanks Miranda Link and SpaceFlightNow for the above information]
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E. Mike McCardel, KC8YLD Appointed AMSAT VP-Educational Relations
AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW has accepted the resignation of Mark
Hammond, N8MH as VP-Educational Relations and appointed E. Michael McCardel,
KC8YLD as his replacement.
Mark Hammond, N8MH of Coats, NC has served as VP-Educational Relations since
December 2011. During his tenure, Mark established a team focused on
educational issues and supporting the educational objectives of AMSAT. A
highlight for the team was the ARISS contact
conducted during the 2012 Pacificon
Convention in October 2012 in Santa Clara, CA that provided an opportunity
for
a group of selected young people from the Santa Clara area to ask questions
directly to an astronaut on board the International Space Station with an
audience of the participant's family members and amateur radio operators in
attendance. Managing a school contact during an ARRL Convention provided a
unique opportunity to highlight ARISS before a much wider audience that
appreciated both the technical details of communications technology and the
wonder of students speaking to an astronaut. Members of Mark's Education
Team,
including Joe Spier, K6WAO, Dale Hunzeker, KJ6VUC and E.Mike were all involved
in the management of the ARISS contact at Pacificon.
In his 22 months of service, Mark developed a strong working relationship with
the ARRL Education Department, NASA Education at Johnson Space Center,
various
universities which AMSAT had established working relationships, plus AMSAT
members interested in finding ways of placing amateur radio satellites in the
classroom. Mark has served as a member of the review team (which included
ARRL
and JSC Education) which evaluated applications for ARISS school contacts.
His
close working relationship with Mark Spencer, WA8SME encouraged "Spence" to
develop some creative educational concepts, such as the Fox-1 Attitude
Determination Experiment Simulator that was featured in the July/August 2013
of
the AMSAT JOURNAL. Mark also represented AMSAT-NA at the 2012 AMSAT-UK Space
Colloquium at Guilford, which provided an opportunity for him to interact with
the AMSAT-UK FUNCube-1 team responsible for developing educational materials
in
support of that satellite's educational objectives.
Mark's resignation is due to his appointment
effective September 1, 2013 as vice
president of academic affairs and provost of Campbell University, Buies Creek,
NC. The increased workload and travel associated with his new position has
forced Mark to re-evaluate his diminishing available time. His conclusion was
that he could not devote the time necessary to fulfill his AMSAT educational
responsibilities.
AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW notes, "Mark
re-invigorated a critical area
for AMSAT, establishing new relationships with key organizations outside of
AMSAT and helping us to better understand and respond to the challenges of
fulfilling our vision of using amateur radio satellites in support of STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in the classroom. AMSAT's
loss is Campbell University's gain, and we wish
Mark well in his new position."
Barry also observed, "Fortunately for AMSAT,
Mark will serve as a member of the
AMSAT Board of Directors, having just been elected by the AMSAT membership,
which allows AMSAT to benefit from Mark's insight and perspective in dealing
with AMSAT's strategic issues."
Mark's leadership on education has enhanced
AMSAT's focus on an important aspect
of AMSAT's mission. "Over the past two years
I've had the distinct pleasure of
interacting with some very capable individuals who are passionate about
integrating amateur radio satellites into the classroom as well as working
with
individuals who make the ARISS program such a worldwide success," reflected
Mark. "I have every confidence in E.Mike as he continues to further enrich
AMSAT's education outreach program by not only continuing initiatives already
set into motion, but by establishing new and exciting ones as well."
With Mark's resignation, the appointment of "EMike" McCardel, KC8YLD of
Danville, OH as the new VP-Educational Relations is also announced. First
licensed in 2003, EMike's initial interest in amateur radio was due to the ISS
and the desire to interact with the astronauts on board. That initial
interest
broadened in its scope to include amateur radio
satellites and AMSAT, joining in
2011 and was subsequently drawn to the educational outreach efforts of Mark
Hammond's new Educational Relations team.
E.Mike's professional background incorporated teaching and working with young
people inside and outside the classroom, including having worked with the
developmentally disabled. For the past 18 years,
he has served as an IT manager
at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH as a member of the college's Library and
Information Services Department. EMike retired from Kenyon this past June.
McCardel's interest in education outreach has also been reflected in his
volunteer work under the ARRL with the "Ohio Section Educational Outreach
Initiative" which E.Mike notes, "focuses on
building relationships with teachers
and students beginning with our own children and grandchildren and their
teachers. As teachers become aware and have a better understanding of our
resources, they adjust to find ways to fit it into the curriculum."
From this experience, E.Mike is hopeful that the focus on reaching out to
teachers can be encouraged under AMSAT. "I hope to expand on this theme with
AMSAT while continuing to build the strong relationships Mark has been
developing with our Colleges and Universities. I am challenged to follow in
Mark's shoes. He has been a good mentor and friend and I believe that he
constructed a firm foundation upon which we can build and move AMSAT's
educational outreach forward."
[ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, for the above information]
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2013 Symposium Commemorative Shirt Order Deadline
A reminder that the deadline for ordering 2013
Symposium commemorative shirts is
October 1st. The shirts will be available for pickup at the Symposium, but
cannot be ordered there, or on the AMSAT Store. More information, and a
downloadable order form, can be found on the AMSAT web site:
http://ww2.amsat.org/?p=1685
[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, for the above information]
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September/October AMSAT Journal is Ready
The September/October 2013 AMSAT Journal is ready. This issue was sent
to the print shop this week. The next stop will be the post office and
then your mailbox.
Here is what you will find in this issue:
+ Apogee View by Barry Baines, WD4ASW
+ Exploring the Fox-2 Maximum Power Point Tracking System
by Mark Spencer, WA8SME
+ W7LRD Grid Expedition to CN77 by Bob Johnson, W7LRD
+ AMSAT-UK Prepares for November Launch of FUNcube-1
+ 2013 AMSAT Field Day Results by Bruce Paige, KK5DO
+ Museum Ships Weekend 2013 - Satellites and a Balloon
by Andy MacAlister, W5ACM and Allen Mattis, N5AFV
+ Kitty Litter Radio Carrier for Portable Operation
by Randy Hall, K7AGE
+ AMSAT at Dayton 2013 by Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF
+ Ham Video Transmitter Aboard Columbus by Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Journal Editors: JoAnne, K9JKM; Bernhard,
VA6BMJ; Douglas, KA2UPW/5; Mike, K4ERA; and James, K3JPH for the above
information]
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Chesapeake VA Club Conducts Demos in Support of STEM Education
Amateur Memorial Radio Club K4AMG recently completed a program using
the AMSAT CubeSat Simulators and presented it to the following
groups.
CUBE SAT Presentations:
* STEM Technology teachers Chesapeake Schools 200 + (K5VIP)
* Western Tidewater Amateur Radio Club 30 (W4VX)
* Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 54 at the WHRO Studios 30
(W4BUE)
* Virginia Beach Amateur Radio Club 30 (KN4KL)
* Virginia Beach Hamfest Forum and table 75 (W4VX / W4BUE)
* Chesapeake Center for Science and Technology High School VO TECH,
WFOS / W4FOS. 8 students
They are in "standby" for STEM teachers to discuss lesson plan(s).
Presentations information: (1 hour)
* CUBE SAT
* Video of edited clips from Dayton Youth Forum and our VO Tech
about 20 mins. Clips: - SAT COM - Robots - DX - High Altitude
Balloon MIT Letter Hack - School Club Roundup
* STEM presentation
They also use their new Kenwood TS-2000 purchased with the grant
form ARRL. The radio will be used by the Students at The Chesapeake
Center for Science and Technology. The students will partake in
Satellite Communications, using the portable antenna system the
students built.
Their goal is to place "electronics, wireless communications and
amateur radio" into the STEM program. They have been in the VO Tech
formally for 5 years and informally for about 10 years.
Their website proudly promotes in its banner
K4AMG, "Mentors in Electronics and Wireless Communication" for the
Next generation.
They are currently rendering a video of their experience.
Visit their website HTTP://http://www.k4amg.org/
[ANS thanks Rich Siff, W4BUE for the above information]
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New AMSAT Shirts and Hat Rolled Out for 2013
Be seen as the Satellite Guy (or gal) at hamfests and club meetings
with official AMSAT apparel. The AMSAT Store guys invite you to visit
http://tinyurl.com/New-AMSAT-Apparel (amsat.org) to get the new goods
for 2013 featuring:
+ AMSAT Golf Shirt - light blue with a pocket over the left
breast with the AMSAT logo in red and a cubesat logo in blue
with white stars above the pocket.
+ AMSAT Hat - grey in color. It sports the AMSAT logo with the
words "AMATEUR RADIO IN SPACE" as well as a logo of a satellite.
+ Fox Tee Shirt - navy blue colored tee with Fox logo and CubeSat
image across the front in white.
Visit the main page of the AMSAT Store to see all of the AMSAT
products for sale: http://store.amsat.org/catalog/
[ANS thanks the AMSAT Store Team for the above information]
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Successful ARISS Contact in Italy
Successful direct contact with Istituto Comprensivo Statale "E. Fermi - A.
Oggioni" in Villasanta, Italy
16 September, 2013 at 08.04 UTC, 10.04 local time, Istituto Comprensivo
Statale
"E. Fermi - A. Oggioni" in Villasanta, Italy established a direct contact with
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano KF5KDP, onboard the International Space Station.
The Fermi-Oggioni Middle School is located in the centre of Villasanta, near
Monza (Milano). There are 403 students and 43 teachers. One class (25
students)
is involved in the project named "Space to Space". These students are thirteen
years old and they are attending the third and final year of middle school.
Gianpietro Ferrario IZ2GOJ, ARISS mentor and radio contact coordinator,
managed
for a direct contact from the school in Villasanta, assisted by the ARISS
Lombardia team. The questions were read by students at school. More than 100
students, parents, visitors and media attended he event (indirect attendance
about 300).
The contact was established by IZ2GOJ in Villasanta. ARISS telebridge station
IK1SLD in Casale Monferrato was connected per phone line with the school,
ready
to take over the radio link in case of problem. Contact was established with
IR?ISS at 08.04 UTC, 10.04 local time. Immediately after AOS, astronaut Luca
Parmitano switched to backup channel following some noise heard onboard. Luca
Parmitano answered 15 questions, and exchanged greetings with the school
administrator before LOS. Signals from the ISS were loud and clear during most
of the pass.
National Television and newspapers covered the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj-KK5gwmZI
Streaming video is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDkg0PYPY2o
Congratulations to ARISS Lombardia and IK1SLD teams!
[ANS thanks Gianpietro, IZ2GOJ, for the above information]
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 addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 22:28:47 -0400
From: Anthony Monteiro <aa2tx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help wanted
Message-ID: <5247905F.103@xxxxxxx.xxx>
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Dear Friends,
The AMSAT Fox-1 satellite project is in need of
an analog circuit engineer to work on our power
system. If interested in volunteering, please
send me an email with your phone number or Skype
and some good times to call you.
Note that due to ITAR constraints, you must be
a US citizen or have a green card to work on our
satellite projects.
Thank you and 73,
Tony AA2TX
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 23:52:59 -0400
From: "Raydel Abreu Espinet \(CM2ESP\)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: "B J" <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
Message-ID: <3100ED316BE7472AA107684469B9D375@xxxxxx>
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Hi Bernhard and all,
I guess you are looking into the wrong catalogue number. Allouette-2 is
1965-098-A, not "L" which is what you looked for. I download its TLE
regularly from Space-Track. NORAD Number is 01804.
The TLE I am sending you is from 4 days ago are still good, in a previous
e-mail I sent the frequencies:
0 ALOUETTE 2
1 01804U 65098A 13267.80431926 .00000325 00000-0 11085-3 0 4491
2 01804 079.8011 254.0639 1347527 258.0698 086.6578 12.24267898109332
Mike Kenny has a nice page with old ages and historical 136-138 MHz band
emitters. I don't remember the address, but you can Google it.
By the way, my apologize to the rest of the AMSAT-BB readers, as it is not a
100% ham sat topic....
73,
Raydel, CM2ESP
----- Original Message -----
From: "B J" <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
> On 9/28/13, Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
>> Regarding Canada's Space Program, did you know that Canada's oldie
>> satellite
>>
>> Allouette-2 is back to live???, or at least its transmitters.....
>>
>> While I was monitoring the 136-138 satellite sub-band a couple of months
>> ago
>>
>> with a RTL2832U based cheap SDR dongle I founded weird doppler shifted
>> signals not matching any known transmitting satellite. After reporting it
>> on
>>
>> the HearSat mailing list and posterior confirmation from Mike Kenny in
>> Australia the best match was Canadian old satellite Allouete-2 launched
>> in
>> 1965.
>
> I found a tracking URL for it:
>
> http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=25058
>
> Apparently it re-entered on 1999-12-15 and NASA has nothing on it:
>
> http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1965-098L
>
> Alouette-1, on the other hand, is still in orbit:
>
> http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=424
>
> and here's what NASA has on it:
>
> http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1962-049A
>
> Now you've got me interested.....
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 04:32:13 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)" <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx>
Cc: "AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: CASSIOPE's Foldable Antennas
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On 9/29/13, Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP) <cm2esp@xxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:
> Hi Bernhard and all,
>
> I guess you are looking into the wrong catalogue number. Allouette-2 is
> 1965-098-A, not "L" which is what you looked for. I download its TLE
> regularly from Space-Track. NORAD Number is 01804.
>
> The TLE I am sending you is from 4 days ago are still good, in a previous
> e-mail I sent the frequencies:
>
> 0 ALOUETTE 2
> 1 01804U 65098A 13267.80431926 .00000325 00000-0 11085-3 0 4491
> 2 01804 079.8011 254.0639 1347527 258.0698 086.6578 12.24267898109332
>
> Mike Kenny has a nice page with old ages and historical 136-138 MHz band
> emitters. I don't remember the address, but you can Google it.
>
> By the way, my apologize to the rest of the AMSAT-BB readers, as it is not a
>
> 100% ham sat topic....
I stand corrected. I gathered what I found before was information
about Alouette 2's debris, which I assumed was referring to an
inactive satellite. There's also an entry for 1965-098K, which is
also debris.
The correct URLs for Alouette 2 would be:
http://n2yo.com/satellite/?s=1804
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1965-098A
There's more information on Alouette 2 at:
http://astronautix.com/craft/alouette.htm
Also, I found these links to be useful:
http://planet4589.org/space/space.html
http://planet4589.org/space/log/launch.html
http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt
By the way, your comments prompted me to look up the HearSat mailing
list and I signed up for it earlier this evening. Thanks for the tip.
Now I have another way to have fun with satellites!
Perhaps listening for old satellites might be a suitable topic for a
Journal article.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:47:03 +0000
From: B J <va6bmj@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cygnus Docked At ISS
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http://www.newspacejournal.com/2013/09/29/cygnus-captured-by-the-iss/
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/09/cygnus-second-attempt-berth-iss/
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:14:27 -0400
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Phase 3
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>From one of the great minds of our history. Marty showed us how good the
kinds of writing he did would be for us......
The first photo is one of the first formal meetings where Karl, Jan, Marty
Davidoff, Tom Clark and others discuss Phase 3A. These were GLORIOUS years
for AMSAT. No one denies this and no amount of back biting or rehash of
old incidents will fix it. The tools they had were their brains, a pencil,
and SOME calculation engine. The tools we have today allow many more to
play. The achievements that Karl's GENIUS, Jan's system engineering and
the technical input and guidance from the rest gave (including Marty) are
unsung and poorly told songs of the indomitable spirit of these free
spirited thinkers...
http://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/Phase-3-A/001-Meetings-01-Technical/2053450_WkWb
c9#!i=105550031&k=L7jf7FJ
And this one even earlier (that's Rich Zwirko, K1HTV in coat and tie). If
others can identify people (not including Tom, Marty, Karl, and Jan and
Rich) please let me know who they are.
http://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/Phase-3-A/001-Meetings-01-Technical/2053450_WkWb
c9#!i=105550132&k=PqJ99cK
I almost could wish I was 15 years older or had a time machine.....
Bob
N4HY
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I recently obtained a copy of the 1990 edition of Martin Davidoff's
> Satellite Experimenters' Handbook and as I was browsing through the book, I
> came across a passage on page 4-9 about the difficulties with UO-11, that's
> very relevant to the ongoing debate about the lack of Phase 3 satellites:
>
> "If there's a message here, it's that taking part in the amateur satellite
> program is not for the faint-hearted. Setbacks and barriers will always be
> part of the picture. And, the most rewarding successes will probably come
> from employing ingenuity and tenacity to overcome the 'impossible'
> hurdles."
>
> 73,
>
> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
> Washington, DC (FM18lv)
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 7:17 PM, <MLengruesser@xxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Dan,
> >
> > OSCAR-10 (P3-B) used the same 400N engine as OSCAR-13 (P3-C) and
> > OSCAR-40 (P3-D).
> > For P3-E we have a 200N motor from EADS Astrium, the same one which is
> > used on the European ATV...
> >
> > I was AMSAT P3-A (planned to be OSCAR-9) which used a solid propellant
> > apogee kick-motor.
> > It's under the water near the cost of french Guiana.. RIP
> >
> > You can find an very good article here:
> > http://www.ka9q.net/AMSAT-Tech-Journal-2.pdf
> > See page 8..15
> >
> > Rest assured, the PFA and propulsion system was qualified according to
> > highest commercial standards by commercial companies. Thus in no way
> > there would be any risk to the launcher or other payloads. This also
> > includes several levels of safety borders in the hardware design and in
> > the software. The launch agencies have there own specialized personal
> > to review all the details... Without that, nobody would have launched
> > any of the P3 satellites !!!
> > What happened to AO-40 later on after orbit injection and after
> > activating the systems is a completely different matter and did not
> > present any risk to the launcher at any time!
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael R. Lengruesser, DD5ER
> >
> > AMSAT-DL e.V.
> > -- International Satellites for Communication,
> > Science and Education --
> > mlengruesser@xxxxxxxx.xxx
> > http://www.amsat-dl.org
> >
> >
> >
> > In einer eMail vom 22.09.2013 21:07:08 Westeurop?ische Sommerzeit
> schreibt
> > n8fgv@xxx.xxxx
> >
> > >>The apogee motors for OSCAR-10,and OSCAR-13 were solid propellant
> > >>400 Newton trust motors donated to AMSAT-DL by the Messerschmitt
> > Aerospace
> > >>Company in Germany.
> >
> > Only Phase 3A had a solid fuel motor. AO-10 and AO-13 had liquid fuel
> > bi-propellent motors the same as AO-40. No matter how well designed they
> > are,
> > they still have the potential to blow up the entire launch stack if
> > something
> > goes wrong. Since Dick Daniels is no longer with us, the knowledge has
> > been
> > lost and we will not be launching any more of these in the future.
> >
> > Dan Schultz N8FGV
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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--
Bob McGwier
Owner and Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC
Professor Virginia Tech
Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
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