[amsat-bb] Re: STRaND-1 reports wanted
This confirms my observations as well. Nothing heard from Strand-1 since Sunday morning. 73, Mark N8MH At 11:23 PM 4/2/2013 +0100, Graham Shirville wrote: >Dr Chris Bridges, M0GGK from the Surrey Space Centre has advised that signals >from their STRaND-1 3U cubesat became intermittent over the weekend and Mike >DK3WN also reports that he ahs heard no signals since Sunday. > >It would be really good if amateurs, especially those outside Europe, could >have a careful listen for STRaND-1 over the next few days and report any >positive results to C.P.Bridges at surrey.ac.uk . Listen for 9k6 signals >around 437.568 MHz. > >many thanks > >Graham >G3VZV > >___ >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: Yaesu 5400b rotor control box wanted
Norm, There's one on EBay with 4 days left and only one bid. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless Droid RAZR ___ 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] Yaesu 5400b rotor control box wanted
Title says it all. Other Az-El boxes considered. Have been playing with the beepsats over the last few days. Box got a workout and decided to die. The rotators are good as far as I can tell. A bit of trivia. The m2 az/el replacement option is 4k. Thanks Norm ___ 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] STRaND-1 reports wanted
Dr Chris Bridges, M0GGK from the Surrey Space Centre has advised that signals from their STRaND-1 3U cubesat became intermittent over the weekend and Mike DK3WN also reports that he ahs heard no signals since Sunday. It would be really good if amateurs, especially those outside Europe, could have a careful listen for STRaND-1 over the next few days and report any positive results to C.P.Bridges at surrey.ac.uk . Listen for 9k6 signals around 437.568 MHz. many thanks Graham G3VZV ___ 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] Windows 8
I am about to attempt to migrate my satellite station to Windows 8 operating system on my new HP Pavilion. Has anyone experience with this. Will Satpc32 run under windows 8 64 bit? How about the USB driver for the LVB tracker? I doubt the old one I used for XP will work. Nothing else I used that required a driver worked even with the Windows 7 drivers I used on the laptop. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator Email n4...@amsat.org Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ DXCC #33,478 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il >From the Foothills of the Blueridge *Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!" ___ 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] Final IARU-R1 Vienna 2013 VHF/UHF/uW Papers Released
They include a number of papers related to Amateur-Satellite Service allocations, see http://amsat-uk.org/2013/04/02/final-iaru-r1-vienna-2013-papers-released/ Have you let the delegates from your national society know your opinion on these papers ? 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: [Bod] Re: FCC Experimental Licensing-What is AMSAT's Strategy
97.113(a)(3)(iii) A control operator may accept compensation as an incident of a teaching position during periods of time when an amateur station is used by that teacher as a part of classroom instruction at an educational institution. Interpretation: A teacher or professor may be paid to use an amateur station as part of classroom instruction at a school or university if the use is not a major part of the course. On 2-Apr-2013, at 06:22 AM, Nick Pugh wrote: > The FCC allows teachers to use ham radio in their class and collect a > salary. I believe this also applies to professors at university and the > ground station students that are licensed. > > > > Nick k5qxj > For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. -Sam Levenson http://afeller.us ___ 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] FW: [Bod] Re: FCC Experimental Licensing-What is AMSAT's Strategy
The FCC allows teachers to use ham radio in their class and collect a salary. I believe this also applies to professors at university and the ground station students that are licensed. Nick k5qxj From: rsoi...@aol.com [mailto:rsoi...@aol.com] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 7:19 PM To: jan.k...@concepts.aero; quadp...@bellsouth.net; aa...@comcast.net; b...@amsat.org; senior-offic...@amsat.org Cc: afel...@ieee.org; jk...@concepts.aero; ku...@cfl.rr.com; r.twi...@moreheadstate.edu; jfo...@calpoly.edu Subject: Re: [Bod] Re: FCC Experimental Licensing-What is AMSAT's Strategy Jan and all, The late Michael Owen, who wrote most of the present RR Article 25 at WRC 03, said that even if the "technical investigation" does not relate to "radio technique," radio transmissions related to it may still be considered "self training" and thus permissible for amateur stations if the other requirements (e.g. "without pecuniary interest") are meti. 73 Ray In a message dated 4/1/2013 8:33:13 P.M. GMT Standard Time, jan.k...@concepts.aero writes: And, Nick and Tony, The Cubesatters aren't going away any time soon. We can share our spectrum with them or they will take it all, sooner or later. That is the reality. They already think of it as their spectrum, by the way. Jan, W3GEY -Original Message- From: Nick Pugh [mailto:quadp...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, 29 March 2013 2:34 AM To: 'Anthony Monteiro'; b...@amsat.org; senior-offic...@amsat.org Cc: 'Arthur Feller'; rsoi...@aol.com; jk...@concepts.aero; ku...@cfl.rr.com; 'Robert Twiggs'; Justin Foley Subject: RE: [Bod] Re: FCC Experimental Licensing-What is AMSAT's Strategy Tony well stated and this should become official AMSAT policy. Reality the cube sats are here and they are good for our hobby Nick k5qxj -Original Message- From: Anthony Monteiro [mailto:aa...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 10:26 AM To: b...@amsat.org; senior-offic...@amsat.org Cc: Arthur Feller; rsoi...@aol.com; jk...@concepts.aero; ku...@cfl.rr.com; nick pugh; Robert Twiggs Subject: Re: [Bod] Re: FCC Experimental Licensing-What is AMSAT's Strategy Dear Friends, These are MY opinions, not an official AMSAT position, but I think it is important to recognize the significant benefits that AMSAT and the entire ham radio community gets from having non-commercial, university CubeSats licensed as amateur radio satellites: 1. It introduces hundreds/thousands of students to ham radio who would never have heard of it. Large numbers of students and professors have gotten ham tickets as a result and are now part of the ranks of ham radio operators. 2. It introduces students and professors to AMSAT. We have many people work on AMSAT projects because they learned about us from a university CubeSat program. 3. It enables direct cooperation between AMSAT and universities in developing satellite projects that benefit all hams who are interested in amateur satellite operating activities. 4. Non-commercial, university CubeSats that are licensed as amateur radio satellites help PROTECT our ham bands! The operating activity from these satellites helps show that we (hams) are actually USING these bands for something. 5. Many AMSAT members thoroughly ENJOY collecting telemetry and data from university CubeSats. Just because it doesn't have a 2-way transponder does not mean it isn't ham radio or it isn't a fun part of the hobby. 6. Grad students who have learned about operating a ham station and who control a (non-commercial) satellite are doing so only incidentally to their paid "job" of getting a PhD. They are obviously not getting paid to operate the ham station; they are getting paid for teaching or for their technical work. This is no different than a teacher in the classroom who is getting paid and using ham radio to teach students. These are GOOD uses of ham radio! 7. Many hams and especially AMSAT members thoroughly ENJOY working with students and their teachers, helping them improve their knowledge of radio communications and radio technology. I certainly hope that AMSAT and AMSAT members can continue to work with universities on amateur-radio CubeSats and promote amateur radio to a new generation of scientists and engineers. These are our future AMSAT members. 73, Tony AA2TX AMSAT, VP Engineering ___ 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
