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Today's Topics:
1. Re: FOX News (Clint Bradford)
2. Off to Dayton... (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
3. Re: Off to Dayton... (Rich/wa4bue)
4. LituanicaSAT-1 Update + Atlas V + ISS (M5AKA)
5. Dayton weather (wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxxx
6. Fieldday planned May 17th (Bj?rn Pasteuning)
7. Re: Off to Dayton... (Koos van den Hout)
8. Re: Fieldday planned May 17th (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
9. HR4310 Section 1261 Status? (Bryce Salmi)
10. UHF antenna radiation pattern measurement (Ryan Caron)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 16:52:36 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbradford@xxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FOX News
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>> ... Good thing there are more engineering majors than English majors on
the list ...
Which proves that engineers and scientists just may not be the best folks to
WRITE
such announcements.
Wich brings us back to the crux of the matter: To what target audience
should such a
press release / media alert / announcement be written?
-If for engineers and "insiders," then maybe leave it alone. Although I
certainly hope
that the engineers here are more literate than illiterate.
-For the mainstream masses? Then few new to AMSAT-NA would be encouraged nor
compelled to try to find out more information - and to contribute in any
manner.
Clint Bradford
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 20:47:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Off to Dayton...
Message-ID:
<1400039228.7396.YahooMailBasic@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi!
I'm flying out of Phoenix tomorrow morning to Indianapolis, and will be in
Dayton Thursday evening before the start of the Hamvention for the AMSAT
gathering at Tickets Pub. Along with some time working the AMSAT
demonstration station outside the arena, I plan on working other passes
outside of the Hamvention between Thursday (15 May) morning and midday
Monday (19 May) from wherever I happen to be at that time - including some
AO-7 (and possibly FO-29) passes where Europe is in the footprint with me.
Even if I'm waking up at 0-dark-30 to get outside for those passes. I'm
already
planning a very early Thursday morning for an AO-7 pass around 0820 UTC
+/- to start my operating out there.
If you are in Europe and have Dayton in the footprint on a particular pass,
please e-mail me directly. I would enjoy the chance to work you, and will
be happy to provide contact information to help line up a potential QSO. I
did this in 2010, working OZ1MY and 2E1EUB on the same AO-7 pass in
SSB from outside Dayton on the EN70/EN80 grid boundary, so I know it is
possible with my portable station.
I'll try to post updates here on the -BB for my operating, whether at the
Hamvention or somewhere else. My @xxxxxx Twitter feed - you can read
it at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK if you don't do Twitter yourself - will
probably
be a great way to see the latest updates, since I know I can send SMS
messages to Twitter without an Internet connection from almost anywhere I'll
go. I'll have my TH-D72A with me, and run APRS as WD9EWK-9 as I drive.
I should start showing up on APRS tomorrow afternoon, which will be visible
at http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 if my APRS packets find their way to an Internet
gateway (and be the best way to see where I end up on Wednesday evening,
before that early AO-7 pass Thursday morning).
I will try to upload my QSOs to Logbook of the World daily, and each QSO
will have the proper information for my QTH at that time. I have QSL card
designs ready to print after I return home next week, and for some locations
I've already printed QSL cards. If you work me in the next few days and then
see me at Dayton, I'll be happy to write out a QSL card on the spot - or
e-mail me the QSO details, and I'll send you a card after I'm back home. If
we don't work on a satellite pass in the next few days, I'll be happy to meet
you at Dayton. :-)
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 06:10:40 -0400
From: "Rich/wa4bue" <richard.siff@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Off to Dayton...
Message-ID: <66977DB2C0C9404C8065ED4B25BFB8F7@xxxxxxxxx>
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Wish I could go back to Dayton. To many OM problems.
Our Club Call K4AMG was my Uncle Bob's, and he was one of the founders of
the Dayton Hamvention. Back then his call was W8QDI.
Hope some of you guys will be able to attend Carole Perry's (WB2MGP)
Instructors and youth Forums.
Have a great time.
God Bless
R
W4BUE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Off to Dayton...
> Hi!
>
> I'm flying out of Phoenix tomorrow morning to Indianapolis, and will be in
> Dayton Thursday evening before the start of the Hamvention for the AMSAT
> gathering at Tickets Pub. Along with some time working the AMSAT
> demonstration station outside the arena, I plan on working other passes
> outside of the Hamvention between Thursday (15 May) morning and midday
> Monday (19 May) from wherever I happen to be at that time - including some
> AO-7 (and possibly FO-29) passes where Europe is in the footprint with me.
> Even if I'm waking up at 0-dark-30 to get outside for those passes. I'm
> already
> planning a very early Thursday morning for an AO-7 pass around 0820 UTC
> +/- to start my operating out there.
>
> If you are in Europe and have Dayton in the footprint on a particular
> pass,
> please e-mail me directly. I would enjoy the chance to work you, and will
> be happy to provide contact information to help line up a potential QSO.
> I
> did this in 2010, working OZ1MY and 2E1EUB on the same AO-7 pass in
> SSB from outside Dayton on the EN70/EN80 grid boundary, so I know it is
> possible with my portable station.
>
> I'll try to post updates here on the -BB for my operating, whether at the
> Hamvention or somewhere else. My @xxxxxx Twitter feed - you can read
> it at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK if you don't do Twitter yourself - will
> probably
> be a great way to see the latest updates, since I know I can send SMS
> messages to Twitter without an Internet connection from almost anywhere
> I'll
> go. I'll have my TH-D72A with me, and run APRS as WD9EWK-9 as I drive.
> I should start showing up on APRS tomorrow afternoon, which will be
> visible
> at http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 if my APRS packets find their way to an
> Internet
> gateway (and be the best way to see where I end up on Wednesday evening,
> before that early AO-7 pass Thursday morning).
>
> I will try to upload my QSOs to Logbook of the World daily, and each QSO
> will have the proper information for my QTH at that time. I have QSL card
> designs ready to print after I return home next week, and for some
> locations
> I've already printed QSL cards. If you work me in the next few days and
> then
> see me at Dayton, I'll be happy to write out a QSL card on the spot - or
> e-mail me the QSO details, and I'll send you a card after I'm back home.
> If
> we don't work on a satellite pass in the next few days, I'll be happy to
> meet
> you at Dayton. :-)
>
> 73!
>
>
>
>
>
> Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> http://www.wd9ewk.net/
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:19:43 +0100 (BST)
From: M5AKA <m5aka@xxxxx.xx.xx>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1 Update + Atlas V + ISS
Message-ID:
<1400073583.83766.YahooMailNeo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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LituanicaSAT-1 Update May 14, 2014
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/14/lituanicasat-1-update-may-14-2014/
434 MHz balloons have a role in STEM Education
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/11/434-mhz-balloons-have-a-role-in-stem-education/
FUNcube-1 AO-73 satellite SSB signal test
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/05/10/funcube-1-ao-73-satellite-signal-test/
Atlas V rocket - Russia Today story - Russia?s deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin said
that Moscow is banning Washington from using Russian-made rocket engines
http://rt.com/news/158680-russia-usa-rocket-gps/
Daily Telegraph newspaper - Russia to ban US from using Space Station over
Ukraine sanctions
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10828964/Russia-to-ban
-US-from-using-Space-Station-over-Ukraine-sanctions.html
----
Trevor M5AKA
AMSAT-UK
Website http://amsat-uk.org/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk
Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 13:26:29 +0000 (UTC)
From: wa4hfn@xxxxxxx.xxx
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dayton weather
Message-ID:
<1297928208.1712342.1400073989373.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.xx
xxxxx.xxx>
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http://www.weather.com/weather/5-day/Dayton+OH+USOH0245:1:US
Bring a jacket
WA4HFN em55
Damon
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 09:03:30 +0200
From: Bj?rn Pasteuning <pd5dj@xxxxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fieldday planned May 17th
Message-ID: <53731542.4080800@xxxxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Hi all,
Due the good forcast for upcoming weekend.
I want to announce that me PD5DJ and Frank PA1FP will be active portable
on May the 17th.
We are located somewhere in JO32DW, JO32EW, JO32DV or JO32EV..
Active from 9:00 UTC till 16:00 UTC.
We will be active on all active satellites at that time.
73
Bjorn de PD5DJ
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 09:11:11 +0200
From: Koos van den Hout <koos@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Off to Dayton...
Message-ID: <20140514071111.GA25157@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Quoting Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) who wrote on Tue 2014-05-13 at 20:47:
> go. I'll have my TH-D72A with me, and run APRS as WD9EWK-9 as I drive.
> I should start showing up on APRS tomorrow afternoon, which will be visible
> at http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 if my APRS packets find their way to an Internet
> gateway (and be the best way to see where I end up on Wednesday evening,
> before that early AO-7 pass Thursday morning).
I will follow the Dayton fun at home, I see there is a special 'Dayton'
page at aprs.fi which will be fun to watch in the upcoming days:
http://hamvention.aprs.fi/
The page mentions the 2009 hamvention, but the embedded map is updated in
real-time.
Lots of options for those staying at home and having a little or a lot of
time for a peek at the hamvention.
I personally don't have SSB-capable equipment at the moment (hoping to
change that when budget and time permits). I do hope you manage to make
some interesting new contacts with others who do!
Koos van den Hout PD4KH
--
The Virtual Bookcase, the site about books, book | Koos van den Hout
news and reviews http://www.virtualbookcase.com/ | http://idefix.net/
PGP keyid DSS/1024 0xF0D7C263 | IPv6 enabled!
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 18:14:28 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fieldday planned May 17th
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<CAN6TEUdZyfwLAgJvaZM8BxiOwO2kNhVmM7Ro5URf9dpMbAhZRg@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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Bj?rn,
Any chance you guys could try AO-7 a little earlier on Saturday?
There is a pass around 0814-0830 UTC over here that could work
for a QSO between your grid JO32 and EM79 where I will be this
weekend. That is early over here, but I can sleep after the weekend
on the flight home. :-) Looks like the distance would be around
6700km between us. You could have a nice shot of working others
in the eastern USA and Canada on that pass as well.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - 38000 feet over Kansas, going to Hamvention
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, Bj?rn Pasteuning <pd5dj@xxxxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Due the good forcast for upcoming weekend.
> I want to announce that me PD5DJ and Frank PA1FP will be active portable
> on May the 17th.
>
> We are located somewhere in JO32DW, JO32EW, JO32DV or JO32EV..
> Active from 9:00 UTC till 16:00 UTC.
>
> We will be active on all active satellites at that time.
>
> 73
> Bjorn de PD5DJ
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 11:17:43 -0700
From: Bryce Salmi <bstguitarist@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HR4310 Section 1261 Status?
Message-ID:
<CAN5j0sr3NdZxa9Yu-E1vOpT+p=+taKSVq6gAATZD-7m7Em_+5A@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Any update on the status of the bill to remove satellites from the US
Munitions List?
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr4310#summary
It seems like it's been a while since this happened (1.5 years...) Maybe
I'm just too hopeful it will be in place in a timely manner? Anyone
following it more closely?
Bryce
KB1LQC
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 11:51:40 -0700
From: Ryan Caron <rcaron@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] UHF antenna radiation pattern measurement
Message-ID: <5373BB3C.6040001@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
All,
My students and I are working on a way to rapidly measure the radiation
pattern of various UHF antennas. We are using a pair of RFM22s - the
transmitter sends magnetometer (azimuth) and accelerometer (elevation)
data from a LSM303 along with its output power level. The receiving
RFM22 appends the received signal strength value.
From there what we want to do is real time plotting on a net book. 2D
seems readily achievable through either LabView's polar plots or a
number of different Python plotting libraries. However what we'd really
like to do is real-time 3D plotting, but we don't know the right
toolchain or libraries. We know we can do it in Matlab, but that won't
be in real time.
Are we on the right track? Has this been done before? Should we settle
for a pair of 2D plots, or can real time 3D be done?
Is there interest in the community for something like this? If it is,
that would place different requirements on us (economical, easy to
duplicate, good documentation, open software, etc).
73,
NX1U
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