[amsat-bb] SO-50 in DM58

[Jim Adams]

I'll be working /p from DM58 Delta County Colorado during this weeks
evening SO-50 passes if anyone needs that grid or county. It'll be the last
time I'll be in that grid.

Jim Adams - K0BAM
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[amsat-bb] More information on the Antares launch

[Eric Rosenberg]

More for those of us on the east coast:

Where the launch should be able to be seen from
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/images/content/739028main_A-ONE_Visibility_Map%20 
(Color%20Enhanced 
).jpg 



Antares fact sheet -
http://www.orbital.com/NewsInfo/Publications/Antares_fact.pdf

There are pictures of the rollout on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8632520054/in/set-72157633198376352/


GL!

73,
Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC

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[amsat-bb] ANS-104 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

[E.Mike McCardel]

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-104

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Solicited
* 7330.6 km Contact Made Via FO-29
* GS3PYE/p Satellite Operation Planned From Inner Herbrides Islands
* STEREO Space Weather Beacons Now Using AMSAT-DL Turbo Code
* AMSAT Awards
* Applications for Teachers Institute, ETP Grants Due in May
* Ken Pulfer, VE3PU, SK
* Cubesat Launches This Week
* April 17 Antares Launch Includes Three PhoneSat Cubesats
* PhoneSat Tracking Help Requested
* STRaND-1 signal reports requested
* Merritt Island High School Mission Selected for NASA Cubesat
  Launch Initiative
* ARISS News
* Schedule of AMSAT Activities at Dayton Hamvention
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.01
ANS-104 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 104.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
DATE April 14, 2013
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-104.01

*
* Volunteers are needed to help at the AMSAT booth at Dayton.   *
* Steve Belter N9IP, is looking for volunteers to help man the  *
* AMSAT booth during the 2013 Hamvention. If you are willing*
* to help at the Hamvention, please send an e-mail by April 30  *
* to Steve Belter, n...@amsat.org.  *
*   *
* Monitor the 'AMSAT at Dayton Hamvention 2013' link on the new *
* AMSAT Web Site http://www.amsat.org for the latest AMSAT at   *
* Dayton news and developments  *
*


AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Solicited

It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the
AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. A nomination requires either one Member
Society or five current individual members in good standing to
nominate an AMSAT member for the position. Four director's terms
expire this year: Barry Baines, WD4ASW, Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Drew
Glasbrenner, K04MA, and Tony Monteiro, AA2TX.

In addition to traditional submission of written nominations, which
remains unchanged and is the preferred method, nominations may be
made by electronic means. These include e-mail, FAX, or electronic
image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to
mar...@amsat.org or faxed to 301-608-3410. Written nominations,
consisting of names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed
to: AMSAT-NA, 850 Sligo Ave #600, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. No matter
what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th at
the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional written
nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than this,
i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be
received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days
following the close of nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC
SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID
UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

[ANS thanks Alan, WA4SCA, AMSAT Corporate Secretary for the above
information]


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7330.6 km Contact Made Via FO-29

On Monday 8 April 2013 at 1338z, David, EA4SG (grid IN80cp, Spain)
and Hector, CO6CBF (grid EL92sd, Cuba) completed a SSB contact via
FO-29, successfully. On the AMSAT-BB Hector reported "We had just
a 88 seconds window. I was operating portable from on top of a tall
building as before. Satellites are always fascinating! Thanks very
much to David for this great contact and new grid!"

Based on QRZ.com, the distance between the two stations is 7330.6 km.

[ANS thanks Hector, CO6CBF for the above information]

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GS3PYE/p Satellite Operation Planned From Inner Herbrides Islands

Members of the Camb-Hams will once again activate the Isle of Mull
(IOSA NH15, SCOTIA CN10, WLOTA 2485), Inner Hebrides, as GS3PYE/p
between May 10-16. The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish
Isles each year since 2008.

Look for thirteen operators to be active on all bands and many modes
from 160-2 meters as well as 472 kHz. The HF bands will be covered by
five simultaneous stations, while 6m, 4m and 2m stations will have a
great take-off towards the UK and Europ from the island's south-east
coast in I

[amsat-bb] The Ham Radio Bucket List

[Les Rayburn]

I've been a ham well over 40 years, since my childhood. Back then, I 
could barely afford the Heathkit transmitter, Halicrafters receiver, 
knife switch, and longwire antenna that made up my shack.


My elmer used to let me borrow his copy of QST and I'd dream about all 
the great adventures that I'd have "someday" in ham radio. Being a child 
of the Space Age, key among them were anything related to the New Frontier.


EME (Moonbounce), Meteor Scatter, and satellites all seemed like the 
stuff of science fiction---and I longed to experience them all. But they 
were exotic, and required equipment far beyond my reach. I resolved to 
accomplish them all someday and added them to a sort of ham radio 
"bucket list" that I hoped to accomplish before my ham career was over.


Five years ago, shortly after getting started in weak signal VHF work, I 
checked off the first item on that list. Working meteor scatter contacts 
with the aid of WSJT software, and during a Perseid shower, even using 
SSB. What a thrill to make contacts off the ionized gasses of those tiny 
rocks. Thanks Joe Taylor!


Tonight, I managed to check off a second. I worked Art, K4YYL on FO-29, 
a Japanese amateur satellite!


My journey to the "birds" started about a month ago when I joined AMSAT, 
determined that 2013 was going to be "the year" when I finally got 
active on satellites. I purchased a copy of SATPC32 software, because I 
knew that it could control my IC-910H--hopefully making it easier to get 
active.


After listening to a few passes on both the FM and the SSB/CW birds, I 
decided to try my luck on the less-crowded FO-29. A brief CQ was quickly 
answered by Art. I adjusted the tuning knob just a bit to correct for 
the Doppler effect, and voila! there he was clear as a bell.


We had a brief QSO of perhaps ten minutes or so, and then we signed. I 
was quickly called by K4FEG near Memphis in EM55---who just wanted to 
welcome me to the birds!


Man, what a thrill! And it wasn't tough at all.

I'm using a 7 element 432 antenna tilted up to 15 degrees (fixed) and a 
6 element 2 Meter beam tilted up to about 10 degrees (fixed) both inside 
my crowded attic. The SSB Electronics pre-amp helps a ton on 432, and 
the 1/2" hardline makes sure that I don't lose too much signal. So far, 
I've been able to copy the birds down to about 2 degrees above the 
horizon using this setup.


Now to attempt that EME contact! I've got a 12 element Yagi just waiting 
to deploy in the driveway once the weather warms a bit. Hoping to use 
WSJT to work one of the monster stations on EME. All this in a 
deed-restricted HOA neighborhood.


I wasted 35+ years on HFman, all the fun really is in the World 
Above 50 MHz! Thanks for helping to make

a boys dreams come true at age 51!



--
73,

Les Rayburn, N1LF
121 Mayfair Park
Maylene, AL 35114
EM63nf

6M VUCC #1712
AMSAT #38965
Grid Bandits #222
Southeastern VHF Society
Central States VHF Society Life Member
Six Club #2484

Active on 6 Meters thru 1296, 10GHz & Light

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