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Today's Topics:
1. Software Commodore 64 (Jean-Fran?ois M?nard)
2. Re: The Moon is our Future (Gregg Wonderly)
3. Re: Software Commodore 64 (kd8bxp@xxx.xxxx
4. Re: Software Commodore 64 (w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxxx
5. AO-40 telemetry database (Jim White)
6. Re: 13 colonies baloney (n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
7. Re: AO-40 telemetry database (Rodney Waln)
8. AO-40 telemetry (Mark L. Hammond)
9. Re: The Moon is our Future (Tony Langdon)
10. Re: The Moon is our Future (Tony Langdon)
11. Moon can cost less than HEO/GEO (MM)
12. Re: Moon can cost less than HEO/GEO
(Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY])
13. Re: Original 13 Colonies update (Gary "Joe" Mayfield)
14. Re: Software Commodore 64 (Jim Jerzycke)
15. FW: Re: The Moon is our Future (Dave)
16. Yaesu LVB Nova issues - Help (bpn518@xxx.xxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:09:57 -0400
From: Jean-Fran?ois M?nard <va2ss@xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Software Commodore 64
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Hi,
Hey, I'm not crazy... Hi !!
I'm looking for satellite prediction software or similar for Commodore 64.
Anybody know where I can find this !?!?
73
From an old fashion guy of the '80
--
Jean-Fran?ois M?nard
VA2SS
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:21:08 -0500
From: Gregg Wonderly <w5ggw@xxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Moon is our Future
To: bruninga@xxxx.xxx
Cc: 'Joe' <nss@xxx.xxx>, "'Jack K.'" <kd1pe.1@xxxxx.xxx>,
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It seems to me that the correct choice is the highest frequency we can get on
board for at least 24dB at the longest length of antenna that we would be
allowed to send up.
Gregg Wonderly
W5GGW
Robert Bruninga wrote:
>> Why go with the minimal antenna gain?
>> ... any antenna with a 3 db point that exceeds
>> 6.5 degrees is just wasting transmitter power.
>
> I think that would be about a 24 dB gain antenna. Pretty big
> and would take some careful alignment... Kinda like a realy big
> EME array
>
>> Just remember what an Oscar 10 station took
>> to have reliable communications, At Apogee
>> it was only 35,000 miles away, the Moon is ...]
>> [250,000 miles]
>
> Which is 7 times farther, squared or 50 times more power (about
> 17 dB).
>
> BUT one easy way to get gain is to use just a long coaxial gain
> cable. I think it takes about 22 feet of coaxial dipole
> elements at 2 meters to give about 6 dB of gain. So laying down
> 6 dB gain segments on the rock of the moon is as easy as
> unrolling a spool of cable. Unrolling 8 of these with the right
> spacing could yield about 17 dB.
>
> Of course this woiuld only point straight up, so it would need
> to be on a moon base in the middle of the earth facing side.
> But since there is a lot of interest in moon bases near the
> poles where there might be water, then a similar array of layed
> down coaxial cable arrays could be phased horizontally to point
> at earth. Actually, just about any direction can be obtained
> with the right spacing.
>
> ONLY problem of course is there has to be someone with legs to
> roll out the cables.
>
> Just a thought.
> Bob, WB4APR
>
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 23:23:45 +0000
From: kd8bxp@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software Commodore 64
To: " Jean-Fran?ois M?nard " <va2ss@xx.xxx>,
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Seems to me like I might have some ham software for my C64
But I don't remember any pass prediction software
I think I remember tnc stuff, morse code, and test taking training, maybe even
a few antenna programs
But I will look in my collection
LeRoy, KD8BXP
http://www.HamOhio.com
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From: Jean-Fran?ois M?nard
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Hi,
Hey, I'm not crazy... Hi !!
I'm looking for satellite prediction software or similar for Commodore 64.
Anybody know where I can find this !?!?
73
From an old fashion guy of the '80
--
Jean-Fran?ois M?nard
VA2SS
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:11:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: w7lrd@xxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software Commodore 64
To: Jean-Fran?ois M?nard <va2ss@xx.xxx>
Cc: AMSAT Mailing list <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I had a tracking program back when.? As I recall it would not work after the
year 2000.? I gave away all my 64 stuff years ago.
73 Bob W7LRD
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Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 4:09:57 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] ?Software Commodore 64
Hi,
Hey, I'm not crazy... Hi !!
I'm looking for satellite prediction software or similar for Commodore 64.
Anybody know where I can find this !?!?
73
?From an old fashion guy of the '80
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Jean-Fran?ois M?nard
VA2SS
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:16:10 -0600
From: Jim White <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 telemetry database
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I'm looking for an online repository of AO-40 housekeeping telemetry for
a space weather study. May I ask for any pointers to such a database?
Jim
jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
wd0e@xxxxx.xxx
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:18:25 +0000
From: n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: 13 colonies baloney
To: "Thomas McGrane" <n2oeq@xxxxxx.xxx>, amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Mr. McGrane,
As the operator who emailed the organizer of rhe 13 Colonies special event to
request that he include satellites - and as the operator who solicited all of
the satellite stations who are operating with a special call sign - you should
direct your vitriolic comments to me, not to one of the stations who agreed to
assist me in getting as many of the Original 13 Colonies on the air as
possible.
I regret that you don't share my (and others') enthusiasm for this special
event. I wasn't even able to work AO-51 last night because of all the stations
trying to call others using special call signs from "the colonies."
Please ... be angry and frustrated with me, not with anyone else. And please
feel free to email me on or off this BB. I'll provide a phone number if you'd
like to call and rip me by voice. Whatever.
And for what it's worth, I believe it was I who stepped on you to work W8MRR,
not WA3SWJ - all the more reason to give me what for, I suppose....
Sincerely,
Tim - N3TL/K2G (Georgia)
-------------- Original message from "Thomas McGrane" <n2oeq@xxxxxx.xxx>: ----
----------
> Mr. Semple
>
> I could not be bothered logging into QRZ.com for your email address.
>
> I did not appreciate being bumped off echo while trying to reach w8mrr.
> Your lame excuse of celebrating the 13 colonies to hog the satellite was
> inappropriate.
>
> Please dont bump me again.
>
> America is nothing like what fought the original revolution.
>
> Who are you kidding, not me. pat n2oeq
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:27:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rodney Waln <kc0zhf@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-40 telemetry database
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this page has some info, good luck
?
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/ao40/ao40-tlm.html
?
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:50:44 -0400
From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 telemetry
To: wd0e@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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Hi Jim,
Is this what you are looking for?
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/telemetry/ao40/
73,
Mark N8MH
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I'm looking for an online repository of AO-40 housekeeping telemetry for
a space weather study. May I ask for any pointers to such a database?
Jim
jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
wd0e@xxxxx.xxx
Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:52 +1000
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Moon is our Future
To: James French <w8iss@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT-BB
<AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>
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At 02:30 AM 7/3/2009, James French wrote:
>Why not use a L/s, U/L. or a U/s transponder for this?
>Why limit ourselves to V/u for everything?
>Aren't we supposed to 'experiment' with the higher frequencies we have
>allocated?
I agree. I believe the Moon is a job for the microwave
bands. Antenna gain on both ends is easier to produce (for a fixed
dish/array, the Moon end will be gain limited by the need to have the
beam cover for the varying position of the Earth due to libration).
Comeing up with a method to align the antenna initially will be an
interesting challenge. That will have to be automated, even if it's
a one off process.
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:12:01 +1000
From: Tony Langdon <vk3jed@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Moon is our Future
To: MM <ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxx>, AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB@xxxxx.xxx>, James French
<w8iss@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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At 03:17 AM 7/3/2009, MM wrote:
>Hi James:
>
>I am in favor of any band that has the desired results. I just used
>the 2/440 bands as the opener. Remember the higher in frequency the
>less affordable the system becomes and the fewer Amateur Radio
>operators and Short Wave listeners will have access to those
>frequencies. We do not want to design a system that only 2 people can
afford.
V/U are the bands with the _most_ expensive antenna requirements,
because of the sheer size of the arrays required on both ends. L/S
would be much cheaper, and particularly the S side is nowadays well
supported, just have to enlarge those dishes a bit.
In years gone by, I would never have been able to operate a HEO on 2m
and 70cm. However, microwave bands were more practical at the
time. Even now, I still believe a HEO would work better for me on
microwaves, because of the more modest mechanical requirements. I
don't have the mechanical skills to hoist large antenna arrays into
the sky. A small dish? That's much more likely. :)
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:14:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: MM <ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Moon can cost less than HEO/GEO
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
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High orbit launch prices
It is hard to find exact values for the price per kilo to a geo-stationery
orbit. I did find a few old numbers on the web suggesting that around the
year 2000 prices were approximately 25,000 to 35,000 USD per kilo. I can only
assume it will cost more today?s 2009 dollars. If we were to build our own
Geo-stationary satellite and were able to keep the weight down to the same
weight of AO-40 (244 kilos), that would only cost us $8.5 USD million in
launching fees (plus inflation). That is not including the cost of the
satellite. A ballpark Geo-stationary amateur radio satellite and launching
fees would be in the 20-40 million-dollar range per satellite (SWAG).
If you have an extra 40 million kicking around then go ahead and build us a
Geo satellite. Or if you work at Huges and can talk them into attaching a
Micro Satellite to the next geo satellite for Free great, go for it.
I can?t afford that and I do not know anyone at Huges, so I am looking into
the piggyback options. Let some other company pay the big bucks for the
flight and navigation and just tag along for the ride.
In this case NASA wants to send Un-manned Landers to the Moon. All we need to
do is convince them to let us attached a 1-2 kilo micro-satellite to the moon
lander and use some of their power and antennas, etc.
Just look at the Huge Savings $$$
No navigation system (we have never had much luck at building our own rocket
motors (AO-10- damaged satellite, AO-13 Miss fired and caused a premature
reentry and AO-40 Kaboom)
No command and control RF links (just command between the Microsat and
existing command and control system)
NASA will pay for the rocket (we hope)
Assuming a good landing, there will not be any need for periodic orbital
changes.
It?s true that our resources for building new satellites are very limited.
I believe that Putting the effort into building a Moon qualified micro
satellite seems to be the most economical path to take. And will provide the
greatest return on our investment.
Sincerely
Miles WF1F MarexMG.org
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:29:47 -0500
From: "Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY]"
<kenneth.g.ransom@xxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Moon can cost less than HEO/GEO
To: MM <ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxx>, "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
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I realize this is still very early in the dreaming stage but it would be nice
to start seeing some realistic proposals soon. How about starting with a blank
worksheet that outlines the desirements and requirements. This would give
folks some specifics to address.
*LUNAR System*
Modulation type:
Mode:
Power source:
Lunar transmitter (type, output power and band):
Lunar TX antenna (type and gain):
Lunar receiver (type and band):
Lunar RX antenna (type and gain):
Lunar controller (type and capability):
Delivery deadline for flight certified hardware to be launched:
Length of time the system is expected to operate:
Periods that the system is expected to be available for use:
Once you have some general ideas as to what the items are then you will have a
good idea of the total weight, size and what it will cost to buy, build and
certify for spaceflight. It would also be nice to know what sort of station
equipment would be needed to use this lunar system.
*EARTH Station*
Description of minimal Earth station capable of operation through above
mentioned lunar system:
Transmitter (type, output power and band):
TX antenna (type and gain):
Receiver (type and band):
RX antenna (type and gain):
Antenna tracking system:
The above should allow for a realistic guess at the number of users willing to
and capable of operating through the system.
Kenneth
________________________________________
From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of MM
[ka1rrw@xxxxx.xxxx
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:14 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Moon can cost less than HEO/GEO
High orbit launch prices
It is hard to find exact values for the price per kilo to a geo-stationery
orbit. I did find a few old numbers on the web suggesting that around the
year 2000 prices were approximately 25,000 to 35,000 USD per kilo. I can only
assume it will cost more today?s 2009 dollars. If we were to build our own
Geo-stationary satellite and were able to keep the weight down to the same
weight of AO-40 (244 kilos), that would only cost us $8.5 USD million in
launching fees (plus inflation). That is not including the cost of the
satellite. A ballpark Geo-stationary amateur radio satellite and launching
fees would be in the 20-40 million-dollar range per satellite (SWAG).
If you have an extra 40 million kicking around then go ahead and build us a
Geo satellite. Or if you work at Huges and can talk them into attaching a
Micro Satellite to the next geo satellite for Free great, go for it.
I can?t afford that and I do not know anyone at Huges, so I am looking into
the piggyback options. Let some other company pay the big bucks for the
flight and navigation and just tag along for the ride.
In this case NASA wants to send Un-manned Landers to the Moon. All we need to
do is convince them to let us attached a 1-2 kilo micro-satellite to the moon
lander and use some of their power and antennas, etc.
Just look at the Huge Savings $$$
No navigation system (we have never had much luck at building our own rocket
motors (AO-10- damaged satellite, AO-13 Miss fired and caused a premature
reentry and AO-40 Kaboom)
No command and control RF links (just command between the Microsat and
existing command and control system)
NASA will pay for the rocket (we hope)
Assuming a good landing, there will not be any need for periodic orbital
changes.
It?s true that our resources for building new satellites are very limited.
I believe that Putting the effort into building a Moon qualified micro
satellite seems to be the most economical path to take. And will provide the
greatest return on our investment.
Sincerely
Miles WF1F MarexMG.org
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:54:22 -0500
From: "Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Original 13 Colonies update
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Is there anyone active in DE? For WAS I worked a portable. I noticed we
did not work DE for Field Day satellite or otherwise.
73,
Joe kk0sd
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Behalf Of n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 7:54 AM
To: Luc Leblanc; amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Original 13 Colonies update
Luc and all,
My apologies for not posting this sooner. Here is the full list of operators
- NOTE that we only have 11 of the 13 colonies active. If there is ANYone in
Connecticut or Delaware who can work some passes, please contact me off the
BB. Thank you.
K2A-NY ....WB2OQQ
K2B-VA....NL7VX
K2C-RI....N1RCN
K2D-CT....NOT currently active on the satellites
K2E-DE....NOT currently active on the satellites
K2F-MD...WA3SWJ
K2G-GA....N3TL
K2H-MA....KB1PVH
K2I-NJ....W4MPS
K2J-NC....ND9M, operating as K2T - See note below
K2K-NH....N1XED
K2L-SC...K4YYL
K2M-PA....N2AUO
K2T/Mobile-NC (Will count as a contact for North Carolina on Certificate)
I hope this is helpful to everyone.
73 to all,
Tim
>
-------------- Original message from Luc Leblanc <lucleblanc6@xxxxxxxxx.xx>:
--------------
> On 30 Jun 2009 at 12:32, n3tl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
>
> Hey everyone,
> I've just heard from Gary, N2AUO, who is interested in activating
Pennsylvania
> on the satellites during the Original 13 Colonies special event this week.
That gives us 10 of the Original 13 Colonies that will be
> active on the satellites during this event! Thanks to Gary for
> his interest in participating.
> At the request of the event's organizer (Ken. KU2US), those of us active
on the
> satellites will be IDing with our own call sign/special event call. For
example, I will be IDing as N3TL/K2G. I'll add that I'm the
> station in Georgia for the special event, just to be clear.
> Ken also has advised that he is adding a special satellite designator to
the
> certificates for those who earn them via satellite contacts.
> Thanks to him for doing this.
> For the latest information on the Original 13 Colonies Special Event,
please go
> to www.QRZ.com/ku2us.
>
> The event begins at 1300 UTC July 1 and ends at 0359 UTC on July 5.
>
> 73 to all,
>
> Tim - N3TL
>
> On the 2145Z AO-51 pass i was able to get theses one below those with
their call
> sign and heard those with a H
>
> K2A-NY
> K2B-VA
> K2C-RI....N1RCN
> K2D-CT
> K2E-DE
> K2F-MD...WA3SWJ
> K2G-GA
> K2H-MA....KB1PVH
> K2I-NJ....W4MPS
> K2J-NC
> K2K-NH
> K2L-SC...H...
> K2M-PA
> K2T/Mobile-NC (Will count as a contact for North Carolina on Certificate)
>
> 30% on the first shot! did a list exist with the satellite operator call
sign?
> As a suggestion those available can post here which
> satellite they will be listening and operate.
>
>
>
> "-"
>
>
> Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
> Skype VE2DWE
> www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
> WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
>
>
>
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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:59:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jim Jerzycke <kq6ea@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Software Commodore 64
To: AMSAT Mailing list <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>, Jean-Fran?ois M?nard
<va2ss@xx.xxx>
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*Somewhere* in this grand mess of mine I have a program called "Super VR85
Tracker" that I used for pass predictions when I ran a C=64 and C=128. I
worked perfectly, and was what I used to track the MIR so I could make packet
contacts with it. I'd print out the passes on my dot-matrix printer, and then
run the DigiCom64 software to control my A&A Engineering W2UP modem for packet
use. I couldn't afford the PK-64 until years later, but somehow it all worked,
and I made numerous packet contacts with the MIR.
Amazing what you could do with an 8-bit machine back then!
*IF* I can find the disk, I'll fire up the C=128 and make you a copy.
73, Jim? KQ6EA
--- On Thu, 7/2/09, Jean-Fran?ois M?nard <va2ss@xx.xxx> wrote:
From: Jean-Fran?ois M?nard <va2ss@xx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Software Commodore 64
To: "AMSAT Mailing list" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 4:09 PM
Hi,
Hey, I'm not crazy... Hi !!
I'm looking for satellite prediction software or similar for Commodore 64.
Anybody know where I can find this !?!?
73
From an old fashion guy of the '80
--
Jean-Fran?ois M?nard
VA2SS
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:06:53 -0600
From: "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Re: The Moon is our Future
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Could the antenna be a launched in the craft as piece of small, folded
reflective plastic that when activated by gas or ??, expands to a dish
shape, and becomes a super large plastic large dish? The dish then could be
any size we wanted it to be and not be a hindrance to the launch craft size.
I've seen these but have trouble no putting my finger on the name. We could
make the dish 30ft around and folded it could be 4 inches square.
Dave
DM78qd // KA0SWT
If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be
eating frozen radio dinners.-- Johnny Carson
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From: amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxx [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On
Behalf Of Tony Langdon
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 7:07 PM
To: James French; AMSAT-BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: The Moon is our Future
At 02:30 AM 7/3/2009, James French wrote:
>Why not use a L/s, U/L. or a U/s transponder for this?
>Why limit ourselves to V/u for everything?
>Aren't we supposed to 'experiment' with the higher frequencies we have
>allocated?
I agree. I believe the Moon is a job for the microwave bands. Antenna gain
on both ends is easier to produce (for a fixed dish/array, the Moon end will
be gain limited by the need to have the beam cover for the varying position
of the Earth due to libration).
Comeing up with a method to align the antenna initially will be an
interesting challenge. That will have to be automated, even if it's a one
off process.
73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL
http://vkradio.com
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:10:25 -0400
From: bpn518@xxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu LVB Nova issues - Help
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Thanks for those answering my questions on my odd 5400 motors 5600B control
box situation.
Now I have it working with LVB Tracker and Nova.
But the motors stop tracking after a few minutes.
First it seems to track fine, with motors turning as Nova instructs.
But after a few minutes of activating and turning motors here and there, the
motors don't seem to respond to the Nova software to move any more.
I have to shut down Nova (getting a cannot write to file error), reboot the
computer (otherwise when I go to Nova I get an error msg that the device is
already connected? (but no response)), and restart Nova.? Then the motors will
seem to track as Nova directs, but only for a few minutes and then motors stop
working again.? I cannot tell if it is a computer problem (IBM T41 laptop, Win
XP), or LVB (just got), or what?
Any clues??
Thanks for the space.
Bennett ko2ok
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