On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:28 AM, i8cvs <domenico.i8...@tin.it> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B J" <va6...@gmail.com> > To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> > Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:42 AM > Subject: [amsat-bb] 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1 > > > It's quite amazing when one considers the historical context: > > > > 1957-10-04: Sputnik 1 launched > > 1959-09-12: Luna 2 launched to moon, impacted 1959-09-13 > > 1960-08-12: Echo 1 launched > > 1961-04-12: Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin > > 1961-05-05: Freedom 7 with Alan Shepard > > 1971-07-21: Liberty Bell 7 with Gus Grissom > > 1961-08-06: Vostok 2 with Gherman Titov > > 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1 launched > > 1962-02-20: Friendship 7 with John Glenn > > 1962-07-10: Telstar 1 launched > > 1962-08-27: Mariner 2 launched to Venus, closest approach 1962-12-14 > > > > 73s > > > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > > Hi Bernard VA6BMJ > > Received the beacon of Sputnik 1 on 20,002 MHz with a RX > Hallicrafters SX-28 and a long-wire antenna 40 meters long. > > Received two beacons of Echo 1 on 108,000 and 108,030 MHz > with homebrewed converter and Hallicrafters SX-28 as a 40 MHz > IF and a 3 elements yagi. > > Received the beacon of OSCAR-1 on 144,983 MHz with 2 > meters homebrewed converter and Hallicrafters SX-28 as a > 28 MHz IF with 6 element yagi. > Wow--you've been involved with it from the very beginning. I was born 2 years before Sputnik, so I grew up with this as well. My earliest recollection was of a news item I saw on TV about an American launch. I was 3 or 4 years old at the time so I don't recall what the payload was or when it took place. It's a privilege to be of a generation that got to see it all first-hand. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
