[amsat-bb] John Heath G7HIA R.I.P.

2013-02-19 Thread Robert Turlington 

I was very saddened to hear that John Heath had passed away over the weekend.
I had come across him about 20yrs ago whilst calling CQ on 2m ssb, it soon 
became clear we had the same interest in Amateur Radio Satellites.
 John was a very private person and after an exchange of emails last year it 
became apparent that his health was declining rapidly but he never let on about 
the serious of his condition that's just the sort of man he was.
I think Clive Wallis has posted an exelent epitaph for John which I don't to 
intend to elaborate on much more.
 I will just like to add that John was a founding member of the National Space 
Centre A.R.S here in Leicester and participated in a number of Special event 
stations on Amateur satellites :-GB1MSF,GB1WIS,GB5OSO to name but a few.
Although his new QTH in Devon was not very suitable for Satellite operations he 
still retained a keen interest in Radi right to the end, indeed in the last 6 
months of last year he was experimenting with kites and wire antennas  and had 
constructed a QRP kit for HF.
John Heath was a Gentleman in the true sense of the word and a good friend 
always willing to help out in any way he could
I will say no more John Heath R.I.P.
 
 Robert G8ATE 
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[amsat-bb] ARISS contact planned February 19, 2013 with school in Greece

2013-02-19 Thread Alex Deligiannis 
OR4ISS heard laud  and clear calling J41ISS many times but the ground 
station was absent...


I have the wav from the pass for anyone interesting.

73s
Alex
SV8QG KM39gc
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[amsat-bb] Article on ShindaiSat microsatellite

2013-02-19 Thread Trevor . 
A good English language article about ShindaiSat is available on the eoportal 
site. While the ShindaiSat website implies a 2013 launch the article says 
mid-2014 on a H2A with the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission.

See http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=12822

73 Trevor M5AKA


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[amsat-bb] Seeking used FT-857D for mobile sat use

2013-02-19 Thread Clayton Coleman 
I'm looking for a lightly used Yaesu FT-857D for to work FO-29, VO-52,
and AO-7 mobile.  I would prefer it come with separation kit.  I'm
only interested in the "D" model.  I've been running an IC-910H in the
car but now I'm ready for something SMALLER and more concealable!

Please email me directly off the amsat-bb if you have one on your
shelf collecting dust.

Thank you & 73,

Clayton
W5PFG
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[amsat-bb] ISS communications glitch

2013-02-19 Thread Alan 
>From CNN:

NASA lost regular communication with the International Space Station on
Tuesday and has since established only limited connections. The space agency
said it was doing a routine update of computer software when communications
were lost, leaving the craft able to communicate only every 90 minutes when
it passes over ground stations in Russia. "This is the same way they used to
do it in the 1960s, with Gemini and Apollo," NASA spokesman Josh Byerly
said. "The crew is working on this, and they'll get it back up and running."
The station, which is carrying one American astronaut and two Russian
cosmonauts, does not appear to be in danger. "It's not a panicked mood that
takes over mission control," Byerly said. "Anybody's who's been here has
seen that." Aboard the station, Commander Kevin Ford told mission control
during a pass over a Russian ground station that the craft is "still flying
straight" and that "everybody's in good shape." The loss in communications
is not considered unprecedented, though it is thought to be a cause for
concern, officials said. The station is the product of a partnership among
16 nations and carries six laboratories for space research.

Alan
WA4SCA

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[amsat-bb] Re: ARISS contact planned February 19, 2013 with school in Greece

2013-02-19 Thread jeffk13057 
Interesting. There was a communications failure inboard after a software 
upgrade today. 73, Jeff WB2SYKSent from 
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[amsat-bb] Orbitron on Windows 7

2013-02-19 Thread Håkan H 

Hello!


I run Orbitron on a XP machine with very good result.  Problem is when i try 
to run it on a Win 7 laptop it rejects to close down. I remember last year 
there where some writing about problem with this combination.


Any good result out there?


73 Hakan SM7WSJ 


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[amsat-bb] ISS communications glitch

2013-02-19 Thread Ian MacFarquhar 
I believe the current Commander of the Space Station is a Canadian, Col 
Chris Hatfield. He has been doing a large number of school contacts 
during his mission .

Regards and 73,
Ian MacFarquhar VE9IM
AMSAT LM1970
1st Vice President
Radio Amateurs of Canada
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[amsat-bb] Re: ISS communications glitch

2013-02-19 Thread Stefan Wagener 
Hi Ian,

Chris Hadfield will take over as commander once Ford, Novitsky and Tarelkin
finish their mission in March. See NASA ISS crew webpage for further
information.

Stefan, VE4NSA




On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Ian MacFarquhar wrote:

> I believe the current Commander of the Space Station is a Canadian, Col
> Chris Hatfield. He has been doing a large number of school contacts during
> his mission .
> Regards and 73,
> Ian MacFarquhar VE9IM
> AMSAT LM1970
> 1st Vice President
> Radio Amateurs of Canada
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