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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Looking for Suggestions (w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxxx
2. Re: Happy Birthday KE5AIT
(Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY])
3. help on antenna project (VE6ITV)
4. Re: Happy Birthday KE5AIT (David - KG4ZLB)
5. NA1SS (David - KG4ZLB)
6. Re: PREDICT for DOS configuration (Greg D.)
7. ANS-074 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (JoAnne Maenpaa)
8. ISS repeater is active in U/V mode. (Cor)
9. AO-7 RTTY TLM Beacon 01:45 15-03-2009 (Raul Romero)
10. Re: help on antenna project (Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF)
11. Re: help on antenna project (Art McBride)
12. WD9EWK @ Scottsdale AZ hamfest - report
(Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:25:57 +0000 (UTC)
From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Looking for Suggestions
To: Johnny Miller <millerj@xxxxx.xx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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You might consider some of the older Icom rigs for 2 & 70cm. IC251 IC451.
Good rigs, reasonable (200-300) each. Can not used computer controlled
doppler correction (I use that big knob). Simple and reliable.
73 Bob W7LRD
----- Original Message -----
From: Johnny Miller
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:39:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for Suggestions
I'm looking for opinions on my first satellite rig. What seems to be the
norm that everyone is using? I'm looking of a base rig.
Thanks
Johnny Miller
millerj - @ - cinci.rr.com
N8RTW
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:42:53 -0500
From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]"
<kenneth.g.ransom@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Happy Birthday KE5AIT
To: Alan Sieg WB5RMG <wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx
<amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Europe station reports ISS radio in repeater mode during last pass (
http://oscar.dcarr.org/). Somebody might get lucky wishing Mike happy
birthday.
Kenneth - N5VHO
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of
Alan Sieg WB5RMG [wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:58 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Happy Birthday KE5AIT
Today I sent a Birthday Card to Mike Fincke KE5AIT, via :
http://www.nasa.gov /EXternalflash/birthday/index.html
- You can too ...
ISS is back on APRS, 145.825 FM of course. Not many stations on tonite :
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi
Interesting stuff on the ISS home page :
http://www.nasa.gov/station
Here is an audio recording, as the crew learned of the potential
conjunction :
http://www.nasa.gov/mp3/318202main_tca_highlights_clip3.mp3
I saw a link to a video they have made, showing some circuit board
repair experiments, but I haven't watched it yet.
Hummm, never thought about soldering without gravity.
I'd be happy to try it if they need someone to go . . .
/;^)
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:57:14 -0600
From: "VE6ITV" <ve6itv@xxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] help on antenna project
To: "Amsat" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi, i have a little fm radio station and use a 1/4 wave with radials, i
would
like to know the dimensions to make a 5/8 wave with radials, any help
appreciated. VE6ITV Scott
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:58:51 -0400
From: David - KG4ZLB <m0zlb@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Happy Birthday KE5AIT
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Thanks for the heads up Kenneth, I just worked Mike (NA1SS) and wished
him a Happy Birthday!
Needless to say I am absolutely delighted with that!
73
David
KG4ZLB
www.kg4zlb.com
Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] wrote:
> Europe station reports ISS radio in repeater mode during last pass (
http://oscar.dcarr.org/). Somebody might get lucky wishing Mike happy
birthday.
>
> Kenneth - N5VHO
>
> ________________________________________
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of
Alan Sieg WB5RMG [wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:58 PM
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Happy Birthday KE5AIT
>
> Today I sent a Birthday Card to Mike Fincke KE5AIT, via :
> http://www.nasa.gov /EXternalflash/birthday/index.html
> - You can too ...
>
> ISS is back on APRS, 145.825 FM of course. Not many stations on tonite :
> http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi
>
> Interesting stuff on the ISS home page :
> http://www.nasa.gov/station
>
> Here is an audio recording, as the crew learned of the potential conjunction
:
> http://www.nasa.gov/mp3/318202main_tca_highlights_clip3.mp3
>
> I saw a link to a video they have made, showing some circuit board
> repair experiments, but I haven't watched it yet.
> Hummm, never thought about soldering without gravity.
> I'd be happy to try it if they need someone to go . . .
>
> /;^)
> --
> <- Licensed in 1976, WB5RMG = Alan Sieg * AMSAT#20554 ->
> <- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net ->
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:42:34 -0400
From: David - KG4ZLB <m0zlb@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NA1SS
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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In my haste and excitement I forgot to record the contact so if anyone
did I would be very grateful to receive a copy!
Thanks in advance!
David
David
KG4ZLB
www.kg4zlb.com
Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] wrote:
> Europe station reports ISS radio in repeater mode during last pass (
http://oscar.dcarr.org/). Somebody might get lucky wishing Mike happy
birthday.
>
> Kenneth - N5VHO
>
> ________________________________________
> From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of
Alan Sieg WB5RMG [wb5rmg@xxxxxxx.xxxx
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:58 PM
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Happy Birthday KE5AIT
>
> Today I sent a Birthday Card to Mike Fincke KE5AIT, via :
> http://www.nasa.gov /EXternalflash/birthday/index.html
> - You can too ...
>
> ISS is back on APRS, 145.825 FM of course. Not many stations on tonite :
> http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi
>
> Interesting stuff on the ISS home page :
> http://www.nasa.gov/station
>
> Here is an audio recording, as the crew learned of the potential conjunction
:
> http://www.nasa.gov/mp3/318202main_tca_highlights_clip3.mp3
>
> I saw a link to a video they have made, showing some circuit board
> repair experiments, but I haven't watched it yet.
> Hummm, never thought about soldering without gravity.
> I'd be happy to try it if they need someone to go . . .
>
> /;^)
> --
> <- Licensed in 1976, WB5RMG = Alan Sieg * AMSAT#20554 ->
> <- http://www.somenet.net * http://wb5rmg.somenet.net ->
> <- http://www.linkedin.com/in/alansieg * My 'Day Job' ->
>
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:07:38 -0700
From: "Greg D." <ko6th_greg@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PREDICT for DOS configuration
To: <redailey1@xxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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Hi Rich,
Actually, I am using Predict 2.2.1, but under Linux. I don't recall how
the
ALON/ALAT info was entered, but I probably just went into the database to
edit
it. I agree, there doesn't seem to be a user interface to that data.
Where are you looking for the database file? The program is old enough
that
it probably doesn't have the modern default file location under My
Documents,
but rather whatever directory you happen to be in when you run it, or
perhaps
wherever the program is installed. Do you get the "Welcome to Predict!"
message every time you run it? If so, it's not finding the database
either,
so maybe there is a problem with the file system and the file isn't being
created.
Greg KO6TH
> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:44:07 -0400
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> From: redailey1@xxxxx.xxx
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: PREDICT for DOS configuration
>
> Interesting - I have no predict.db file. I've never seen any mention of it
> in the source code, either. Just to clarify and hopefully resolve my brain
fog,
> I am referring to KD2BD's version 2.2.1D of predict for DOS, released Nov 4,
2002.
> If there is a more recent version not mentioned on his website, I'd be
interested
> in obtaining it.
>
> website I'm referring to -
> http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/predict.html
>
> Or perhaps someone else has taken the source and modded it as I have over
the years.
> I know the software has much more versatility under Linux, but right now
I'm just
> concerned with the latest DOS build.
>
> Tnx,
> Rich, N8UX
>
>
> At 10:48 AM 3/14/2009, you wrote:
> >WA4SCA said :
> >> , so now to figure out the scheduling.
> >
> >As I recall (without looking) the InstantTrack method, something like
> > 000B045S090B270
> >would indicate mode B from 000 to 045, mode S from 045 to 090, back to B,
etc
> >for an orbital schedule, but as Greg says we don't have any of those.
> >Maybe a test of something like that would at least show if the format
> >was similar for Predict. I can't think of what else it might be useful for.
> >I don't think we have any that would use a weekly schedule either,
> >but I understand the general query to find the formats ...
> >
> >With source code in hand (on screen), I'm sure someone (with more time on
> >their hands than me) could figure out what it was looking for, and how it
> >was formatted. .. Or someone might show up and just tell us.
> >
> >Good luck Alan... /;^)
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:21:19 -0500
From: "JoAnne Maenpaa" <k9jkm@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-074 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-074
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@xxxxx.xxx
In this edition:
* AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention 2009
* Air Force Approves AMSAT Keplerian Element Distribution
* Mario Acu?a, LU9HBG Silent Key
* AMSAT-DC Spring Workshop April 25
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* UT1FG/MM Wet Grid Square via Satellite Expedition
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of March 9, 2009
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-074.01
AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention 2009
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.01
AMSAT Board Member, Gould Smith, WA4SXM tells of AMSAT's plans at the
2009 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year on 15 - 17 May 2009.
Gould says, "This is the 58th year of the Dayton Hamvention, sponsored
by DARA (Dayton Amateur Radio Association). As has been the case for
the many years Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the
north side of Dayton. Further information on Hamvention 2009, includ-
ing advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at
http://www.hamvention.org."
See http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2009/Dayton.php for all
of the details of AMSAT at Dayton 2009.
AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across
from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satellite Demon-
stration area. Make your reservations early for all AMSAT activities!
AMSAT has a number of great activities planned during Hamvention. There
will be a number of new offerings at the AMSAT booth.
2009 is the 40th Anniversary of AMSAT and we will have many pieces of
memorabilia on display highlighting 40 years of amateur radio in space.
SuitSat-2 has been making a great deal of progress this past year. We
will have on display all of the modules that will go into the Orlan
space suit later this year, and we will be able to demonstrate most
of them.
Space Traveler Richard Garriott, W5KWQ will be the speaker at the
annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet. He will also give a short talk during the
Saturday AMSAT Forum and spend some time at the AMSAT booth. Reserva-
tions for the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet are now available through the AMSAT
Store. See: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158
AMSAT has a limited block of rooms reserved at the Hampton Inn in
Fairborn, OH. Please contact Martha at the AMSAT office (301-589-6062)
or by e-mail at martha@xxxxx.xxx for room price and availability during
the Hamvention. Priority for rooms will be given to AMSAT members vol-
unteering to work in the AMSAT booth for multiple 2 hour shifts during
the Hamvention.
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM for the above information]
/EX
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Air Force Approves AMSAT Keplerian Element Distribution
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.02
Keeper of the AMSAT Keps, Ray Hoad, WA5QGD is pleased to announce
that AMSAT NA has recieved approval to continue re-distribution of
Keplerian elements from the Air Force Space Command data source
(Space Track website) for the period April 1, 2009 to April 1, 2010.
Thanks to the AFSPC team and especially to Mr. Mark Riddle for their
help in this process.
Ray said, "This means that the AMSAT Keplerian Elements in verbose
format and the 2-line format can be freely distributed by those who
recieve them from AMSAT. AMSAT's two formats are each considered an
AMSAT product and therefore can be freely distributed. AMSAT asks
that AMSAT NA be given credit as the source for your redistribution."
[ANS thanks Ray, WA5QGD for the above information]
/EX
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Mario Acu?a, LU9HBG Silent Key
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.03
AMSAT Board Member, Tom Clark, K3IO told AMSAT this week, "It is
with great sadness that I learned today of the passing of a long-
term friend of AMSAT, Mario Acu?a, LU9HBG." Mario was a very senior
scientist/engineer at NASA Goddard where he made his name by providing
magnetometers for nearly every deep-space and planetary mission since
the 1970's.
Tom recalled, "When a young Martin Sweeting wanted to fly magnetometers
for navigation on the earliest UoSAT's, Mario was the 'go to' guy that
put Martin on the right track. Since magnetometers are biased by metal
and electrical currents in a spacecraft, Mario arranged for testing of
the early UoSATs."
Tom also recalled Mario's assistance with the Phase-3 program, "When
Jan King, Karl Meinzer, and I were trying to minimize radiation damage
in critical Phase-3 components (like the IHU and CMOS logic), Mario was
our mentor in helping to figure out the best way to minimize damage and
teaching us how to apply tantalum to the top and bottom of ICs."
[ANS thanks Tom, K3IO for the above information]
/EX
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AMSAT-DC Spring Workshop April 25
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.04
AMSAT-DC Area Coordinator Pat Kilroy, N8PK reports on plans for the
AMSAT-DC Workshop to be held on Saturday, April 25, at the NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
A small "simulated satellite" kit will be built, tested and operated
by individuals attending. The completed kit, soon to be widely known
as a PICetSat II module, is a simple remote sensing unit that serves
as an expendable high-altitude small balloon payload. It transmits
downlink telemetry on the 70 cm Amateur Radio band.
Other attendees will provide and configure radios, computers and
software needed to receive, decode and analyze the PICetSat II
telemetry.
Pat says, "The format of this year's workshop is an experiment unto
itself for the few AMSAT-DC subgroup of members who are attempting
to organize such an event for the first time."
He adds, "This workshop may prove to be a fine training opportunity
for one to learn the basics of the design, construction, testing,
calibrating and operating an earth-orbiting satellite. All of this
in one long Saturday of fun!"
The planning sessions are being held each Thursday evening via a
toll-free telephone conference. If you wish to help organize or
execute the workshop then contact Pat by e-mail for the details of
connecting with the group on the telecon at Patrick.L.Kilroy@xxxx.xxx
as soon as possible.
The cost of each kit will be determined soon, along with the admission
structure. For example, being evaluated is $90 for a kit plus AMSAT
membership if one doesn't already have it. The details of the
registration process, workshop procedures and the associated costs
are to follow in a later bulletin and on the AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DC web
pages.
[ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK for the above information]
/EX
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.05
+ The Desecheo Island K5D DXpedition team made its first satellite
contact on Friday, February 20th with Andrew Glassbrenner, KO4MA,
in New Port Richey, Florida. That QSO was conducted at 20:14 UTC
through the SO-50 ham radio bird.
+ Paul 2E1EUB will be active on all satellites from N.E.Scotland for
the week starting March 21, 2009. Check out qrz.com under 2M1EUB
listing for more information.
+ Graham, G3VZV, has onboard the ship MV Minerva since March 7 which
is visiting the islands off lying Antarctica. The schedule included
visits to South Georgia (VP8) on March 12 &13th and Tristan da Cunha
(ZD9) on March 18 & 19th before arriving in Cape Town on March 24th.
Activity is planned via SO50, AO51 and the ISS (if available) from
the ship and, if licences can be obtained, from the islands. He will
be taking FM handhelds and an Arrow antenna and hopes to have some
internet access which can be used to arrange skeds if asked. Contact
info is: graham_at_shirville.com
+ Adrian, AA5UK, will be operating as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman and as
ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little Cayman during his March 25th - April 8th
vacation on AO-51, SO-50 and FO-29.
+ QSLs for the W5ACM/C6A/MM Western Caribbean Cruise 2009 started
shipping on March 2, 2009. Operators/participants for this event
included W5ACM, WB5RMA, WA5TWT and WA5WOD.
+ Go to http://tinyurl.com/c8jjzx for more information on how you can
submit your suggestion to help NASA name the next ISS Module.
(UniverseToday.com)
+ Mark, N8MH plans to host an AMSAT table at RARSFest in Raleigh, NC
on Saturday, April 11, 2009. He is recruiting help to staff the
table and to answer questions. Please contact Mike directly at:
N8MH at AMSAT dot ORG if you can help. Details for RARSFest can
be found at: http://www.rars.org/hamfest/
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
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UT1FG/MM Wet Grid Square via Satellite Expedition
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.06
Captain Yuri of the MV Bluebill announced he will be operating as
UT1FG/MM from his ship April through June, 2009. His sea voyage
will take him from Northern Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean, the
Gulf of Mexico up to the Mississippi River, then southward toward
Mexico and Central America. Yuri says his current plans are to
operate on AO-27, AO-51, SO-50, VO-52, FO-29, and AO-7. Over the
past two years he already has logged many North American stations
from his ship operations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. QSL
via home call UT1FG.
[ANS thanks Yuri, UT1FG for the above information]
/EX
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ARISS Status Report for the Week of March 9, 2009
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 074.07
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
March 15, 2009
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-074.07
1. School Contacts
An ARISS contact was held with the Da Vinci Science Center in Allen-
town, Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 14 via telebridge station WH6PN
in Hawaii. Students submitted questions to ask the ISS crew through
the Center's Teacher Leader Institute. Eighteen students with the
best questions were selected to speak with the astronaut and all
students were invited to attend this educational activity.
Parkside Community College in Parkside, Cambridge, U.K. has been
scheduled for an ARISS contact on Monday, March 30 at 16:54 UTC.
Station GB4FUN will handle the connection.
The Girls' Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, California has been
scheduled for an ARISS contact on Monday, March 30 at 18:16 UTC via
telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The contact is planned with
spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. GMS is a
small, independent school for girls in 6th - 8th grade. The school's
mission is to nurture and empower girls during this pivotal time in
their lives. It looks for non-traditional educational opportunities
to help girls expand their horizons.
An ARISS contact has been scheduled for Marcelino Canino Canino
Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico. The contact will take place
on Tuesday, March 31 at 15:29 UTC. A Microsatellite Student Program
has been implemented where students design, construct, build and
launch microsatellites which are then tracked and recovered with the
help of amateur radio operators.
Milwee Middle School in Longwood, Florida has been scheduled for an
ARISS contact on Wednesday, April 1 at 17:48 UTC via telebridge
station ON4ISS in Belgium.
Carl Sandburg Elementary School in the Lake Washington School District,
Kirkland, Washington has been approved for an ARISS contact. The con-
tact is slated for Thursday, April 2 at 19:28 UTC, assisted by tele-
bridge station W6SRJ in California.
2. Padthaway Contact Successful
On Tuesday, March 3, students from Padthaway Primary School in
Padthaway, Australia participated in an ARISS contact. Telebridge
station W6SRJ in California facilitated the connection, allowing
fifteen students to ask the astronaut 20 questions. One hundred
guests, including the mayor and his wife, attended the event and
enjoyed a PowerPoint presentation and a showing of Mike Fincke's
Expedition 9 video tour of the ISS. Media outlets were present and
the audio was fed to local radio stations. The audio was also fed
into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers with 6 connections made
from stations in Australia, England, Italy and the U.S.
3. NASA Teaching From Space Site - Now Available
The NASA Teaching From Space (TFS) Web site is now on-line. A new
ARISS section is also available. For the TFS site, see:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/home/index.html
http://tinyurl.com/au7wr8
To view the ARISS site directly, go to:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/home/ariss.html
http://tinyurl.com/bpy9bp
4. Astronaut Training Status
Three successful simulated ARISS contacts took place on Wednesday,
March 4. The simulations were held between the following participants:
Technopolis, Belgium and Andre Kuipers, PI9ISS
Ralph McCall School, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada and Chris Hadfield, VA3OOG
Ralph McCall School, Airdrie, Alberta, Canada and Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH
These training sessions were terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts
using ARISS-equivalent equipment. Audio was available on IRLP.
5. Amateur Radio Newsline Posts Article on Simonyi
On March 6, Amateur Radio Newsline (Report #1647) ran a story on
Charles Simonyi's upcoming mission. "Ham Radio in Space: Charles
Simonyi, KE7KDP Heads Back to the ISS," may be viewed here:
http://www.arnewsline.org/
[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. With that please
keep in mind you know you are aging when you wake up looking like your
driver's license picture.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:08:49 +0100
From: "Cor" <c.wielenga@xxxxxx.xx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS repeater is active in U/V mode.
To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <003c01c9a4f9$d5d5cb60$6401a8c0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Hello All,
ISS repeater is active in the U/V crossband mode.
TX Uplink: 437.800 (adjust freq. because doppler effect).
RX Downlink: 145.800
A good chance US astronaut Mike Fincke (NA1SS) is listening this weekend.
Wish him "happy birthday" via the U/V repeater mode (he might reply to
you!).
Somethimes crew stay up late in the weekend.
73's Cor PD0RKC
Ham Radio In Space: http://iss.ontwikkel.nl
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:53:09 -0300
From: "Raul Romero" <ce3soc@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 RTTY TLM Beacon 01:45 15-03-2009
To: <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <402D38EEA8DB4505923881917BAF36E4@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:06:48 +0000
From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: help on antenna project
To: VE6ITV <ve6itv@xxxx.xx>
Cc: Amsat <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <49BC70C8.8040602@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Multiply all 1/4 wave dimensions by 2.5 but the impedance will change and
you
will then need a matching network.
VE6ITV wrote:
> Hi, i have a little fm radio station and use a 1/4 wave with radials, i
would like to know the dimensions to make a 5/8 wave with radials, any
help
appreciated. VE6ITV Scott
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:27:30 -0700
From: "Art McBride" <kc6uqh@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: help on antenna project
To: "'Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF'" <nigel@xxxxx.xxx>, "'VE6ITV'"
<ve6itv@xxxx.xx>
Cc: 'Amsat' <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Message-ID: <4CE7B6FEBE584B53B80E618B491B8467@xxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi All,
The radials need to remain at 1/4 wavelength long. The base of the antenna
needs to have an inductor to make the radiating element 3/4 wave
electrical,
but 5/8 wave physical, thus matching to 50 ohms resistive.
Element diameter needs to be considered in the wave length calculation.
See ARRL Antenna Manual "K Factor"
Art,
KC6UQH
-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:07 PM
To: VE6ITV
Cc: Amsat
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: help on antenna project
Multiply all 1/4 wave dimensions by 2.5 but the impedance will change and
you will then need a matching network.
VE6ITV wrote:
> Hi, i have a little fm radio station and use a 1/4 wave with radials, i
would like to know the dimensions to make a 5/8 wave with radials, any
help
appreciated. VE6ITV Scott
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:56:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Patrick STODDARD \(WD9EWK/VA7EWK\)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ Scottsdale AZ hamfest - report
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi!
The 2009 Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club's "Springfest" hamfest
was this (Saturday) morning, and AMSAT was present once again.
The hamfest, held at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale
AZ (technically, on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community reservation east of the Scottsdale city limits), is
usually the largest and best-attended of the various Phoenix-
area hamfests in the hamfest "season" here - any time other
than summer. A good location at the end of one row in the
college's parking lot, and a great turnout, made for a
successful morning.
I set up an AMSAT table at 0500 local (1200 UTC), and was able
to get on an AO-51 pass at 1245 UTC. Thanks to the 14 stations
from Maine down the eastern half of the USA and HI8LAM in the
Dominican Republic for QSOs during that early (for me) pass.
Later, I worked the next AO-51 pass around 1424 UTC, logging 14
more QSOs. Stations from British Columbia down through the USA
(thanks K8YSE, for being the station furthest east on that pass!)
and into Mexico were worked.
I was on the FO-29 pass around 1525 UTC, hearing stations clearly
on the downlink around the area I hoped to be on, but could not
hear myself through the satellite. I don't know if it was a case
of the satellite's uplink antenna(s) pointing away from me or if I
need to take a closer look at my setup. In any event, I had a
crowd for that pass, so we listened as I fielded questions about
this satellite and SSB satellite operating.
Around 1710-1730 UTC, I had 3 passes to choose from - FO-29, SO-50,
and VO-52. All were good passes, but I went with VO-52 so I could
work stations on an SSB satellite for one of my demonstrations.
Thanks Mark WA8SME and Glenn AA5PK for showing up and chatting for
a couple of minutes.
If anyone who worked WD9EWK during these passes wants to get a QSL
card for those contacts, please e-mail me directly. I'll be happy
to drop a card in the mail for you. Some of the contacts will have
QSL cards dropped in the mail with SASE, since they were new grids
and/or states/countries worked via satellite. :-)
I did not work alone this morning. Gerry VE4GTB/KD7MDB, who is
from Winnipeg but spends winters in the Phoenix area, once again
showed up at the hamfest. As always, many thanks for helping the
AMSAT efforts at yet another Phoenix-area hamfest in your
retirement days. :-) Larry W7LB came up from Tucson, and Ray
W1OTH was down from Prescott, spending time at the table and also
walking around the hamfest. Ray acted as my "antenna rotator"
for the VO-52 pass, which went almost directly over the hamfest.
All of us chatted with whoever happened to stop by the table,
answering questions throughout the morning. Thanks for all the
help!
The Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club has been very accomodating to
AMSAT for the times I've been part of the AMSAT efforts. This
is the 3rd year I have been with an AMSAT table at this hamfest.
Thanks to Ed WU7S, the primary contact for the club's hamfest
organizing committee, and the club for the space at the hamfest.
And many thanks to the stations making 30 QSOs with WD9EWK during
the morning.
Until the next demonstration... 73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
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