[amsat-bb] Re: Transatlantic balloon attempt
--- On Wed, 28/3/12, George Henry ka3...@att.net wrote: So do they have a control link, or are they operating with no control? On another list it was mentioned that they use the 10 MHz band for control purposes. They apparently are using a Small Wonder Labs QRP transceiver and the onboard microcomputer decodes CW commands. 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ 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
[amsat-bb] HumSAT-D CubeSat
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6128 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ 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
[amsat-bb] muTek GNLA432e info
Hello, Some time ago I found a muTek GLNA432e at eBay. It was inadvertently advertised as a 144 MHz unit and was also supplied with a SBLA144e schematic. So I'm at a loss how to troubleshoot this nonworking unit. I have searched the net but found nothing useful. If anyone knows anything about this unit, e.g., transistor used or even better the schematic, please let me know. It is a vintage well built 1983 unit with RF sense switching so I really would like to get it up and running. Thanks Ben AB4AB ___ 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
[amsat-bb] CTRAL
Many thanks dear Edward Chang BX1AD , BU2AI , BX2AI , BM7FVH , BV2FP for the nice dinner tonight in Taipei where we talk about satellites operation . I hope to make some QSO's via sat next time . If you go to Taiwan , search for these guys , they are fine! 73 PY5LF/BW Luciano Fabricio www.qrz.com/db/py5lf Curitiba-PR-Brazil GG54jm ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: Transatlantic balloon attempt
Thank you, Trevor. There are no technical details of the mission that I could find on the Project Blue Horizon website, so I wondered. George, KA3HSW - Original Message From: Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; George Henry ka3...@att.net Sent: Wed, March 28, 2012 5:01:46 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Transatlantic balloon attempt --- On Wed, 28/3/12, George Henry ka3...@att.net wrote: So do they have a control link, or are they operating with no control? On another list it was mentioned that they use the 10 MHz band for control purposes. They apparently are using a Small Wonder Labs QRP transceiver and the onboard microcomputer decodes CW commands. 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: North Korean Polar weather satellite
Wanna bet that something happens to the satellite and it never reaches orbit or becomes functional, or that there is some failure during the flight (after they've proven their long-range missile) that requires self-destruct? George, KA3HSW - Original Message From: andy thomas andythomasm...@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wed, March 28, 2012 2:07:00 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] North Korean Polar weather satellite All I remember those days as an SWL when KCNA messages (amongst others) flowed across the monitor screen in green letters... if you have nostalgia for those days and are also interested in the planned polar orbiter then I've just prdcuced these extracts from the KCNA news flow. They suggest that there will be a launch of a polar-orbiter weather satellite around April 15th and that they have notified the relevant authorities about it. Would someone like to do a FOIA request for a copy of their notification? If there is a bird and she is a polar orbiter transmitting data maybe it'll be in APT format, although I think the recent Russian launches are in a format incomprehensible to anyone else, so would not guarantee it. Press propaganda follows: [snip] ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Student CubeSats BEESAT-1 and BEESAT-2
Both planned to launch 4th quarter of 2012 from Baikonour. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6144 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ 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
[amsat-bb] IC-910 For Sale
I have an Icom IC-910H for sale. It has the DSP UT- 106 in one receiver I'll also include a CT-17 interface. Asking $1100 plus shipping from CA Howard Stephenson K6IA ___ 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
[amsat-bb] ESA – CubeSats satellite operations update
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6152 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: ESA – CubeSats satellite operations update
That MaSAT photo is really outstanding. I wonder if they would share others? I'm also curious how ALMAsat is doing? Thanks for the update relay! 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone On Mar 28, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: See http://www.uk.amsat.org/6152 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ 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 ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: North Korean Polar weather satellite
Most bets are on a satellite never appearing on radar, but that won't stop the DPRK news agencies from announcing a successful launch. Unless the rocket explodes in view of foreign TV cameras, which have apparently been invited, they won't admit failure. Martyn ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Re: North Korean Polar weather satellite
Andy, I obtained the launch notification and posted it last week. Here are the details we know so far: http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/03/20/itu-confirms-dprk-satellite-launch-plans/ http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/03/21/exclusive-north-koreas-expected-rocket-trajectory/ Today the state news agency added a little more information: http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/03/28/more-on-north-koreas-satellite-mission/ But that might be all we get. In 2009 a satellite launch never produced a satellite and there is considerable skepticism from the international community that this is anything more than a long-range missile test. In 2009 the North Koreans stated It is sending to the earth the melodies of the immortal revolutionary paeans Song of General Kim Il Sung and Song of General Kim Jong Il and measured information at 470 MHz and didn't get any more technical than that. Like the satellite, the songs were never detected. I don't have any idea on weather satellite formats, but it could be an all-North Korean one. Russia has not traditionally helped the country with its technical development in recent years. If help came from anywhere it is likely to have come from China. Hope that helps, Martyn KJ6SDF ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Australian HAM / Astronomer needed
We need an Australian Amateur Astronomer and HAM operator in Canberra on 4-6 June 2012. We have a science team of students from the USA to observe the last transit of Venus this century in Canberra. We want a local Australian Ham to be there to see if we can use ham radio and the speed of light to share observations with our sister team in Japan (and any other obsrevation sites). Interested individuals for this historic event, contact wb4...@amsat.org Bob, WB4APR ___ 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
[amsat-bb] Party Balloon Long Duration Mission
Launch Thurs PM maybe... Tune up those 10m beams. If we are lucky, we hope to launch our 6 party-balloon long duration payload Thursday evening around sunset EST.It has no APRS, just a 10m CW telemetry system. We will have to locate it by signal strength and beam headings only. If you have APRS you can uplink your beam heading via APRS so we can see the DF solution maybe... More tomorrow (again, if we are lucky). It will only be at 15,000 feet or so, vulnerable to weather and not so great winds... The battery could last 10 days Bob, WB4APR ___ 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
