[amsat-bb] Kennedy Space Center Tour
Happy Holidays to everyone.. I thought maybe some of you would enjoy looking at these: Recently I was blessed with the opportunity to spend some time at KSC and was given access to both Atlantis and Endeavour. I spent approximately 3 hours inside Atlantis photographing the payload bay, flight deck, and mid-deck. While inside Atlantis, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take photos of mine and my dad's QSL cards on the flight deck: http://flic.kr/p/aVsWfM Afterwards, I was taken to the VAB to photograph Endeavour and then on to the engine shop where for the first time, all 15 space shuttle main engines sat in the same room at once. If you'd like, you can view the entire set at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjxni8cR Vry 73 Bobby KF4GTA http://www.bobbylacey.com/KF4GTA/ ___ 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] W0LMD Sat Tracker Jr. hunting/deadband problem
Hi all I have a W0LMD sat tracker jr. that I've connected to my PC for automation. Right now, I'm using Nova to control the rotor and SatPC32 to control the radio (I would like to use just SatPC32 for both, but I dont see an option to set a max elevation since my elevation can't go above 60 degrees). The problem is that every pass starts out fine, but as it gets going, the azimuth rotor starts rocking and hunting. It literally jerks the antennas back and forth until I turn off the G-5400. I have the rotor set up in Nova using Easycomm (and tried Novacom), but the "Deadband" boxes are greyed out. Would anyone have a alternative solution or be able to help me off list? Thanks in advance! 73 Bobby KF4GTA http://www.bobbylacey.com/KF4GTA/stats ___ 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] SATPC32 Doppler.SQF and TS-2000
I'm new to the SSB birds having just purchased a TS-2000. Unfortunately my radio and computer are about 25ft apart which makes tuning the uplink correction for SatPC32 pretty difficult. Would anyone mind sharing their doppler.sqf for the TS-2000 w/ uplink adjustments? Thanks so much for the help & vry 73 Bobby KF4GTA http://www.bobbylacey.com/KF4GTA/stats ___ 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] Using Predict with a dynamic qth file
Hi, Is it possible to dynamically change predict's qth file from a socket connection? Looking to develop a small web app that gives updates on pass times depending on your current geolocation. 73 Bobby KF4GTA ___ 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] STS-134
I will be down at KSC to cover Endeavour's last launch from the press site next week, and I was just wondering if any hams on the list would be making the trip down to the cape? The white house announced yesterday that POTUS will be attending this launch, so security may be interesting. I'll be tweeting and posting photos of RSS retraction + launch. http://www.twitter.com/kf4gta http://www.flickr.com/photos/rllacey 73 Bobby KF4GTA ___ 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: Shuttle rebroadcasts at Edwards
I am hoping for a landing at KSC at the SLF since that's where I'll be. If you don't have to worry about your cellphone minutes, NASA rebroadcasts the transmissions at: 321.867.7135 I usually dial it up, put it on speakerphone, then I mute my audio. Works pretty well. 73 Bobby KF4GTA www.nq4i.com www.flickr.com/photos/rllacey On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET wrote: > I'll be at Edwards if the shuttle lands in California this weekend. Are > there any air-to-ground rebroadcasts audible from the airfield? The > lists I can find online are quite old and it's not clear if they can be > heard at the landing site. > > 73, > Keith > ___ > Sent via amsat...@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...@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] G-5400B Rotor / Elevation not working
I have a Yaesu G-5400B and the elevation side of the control box seems to have stopped working. The actual elevation rotor has also stopped responding as well. I hooked up a working elevation rotor to test and didn't get any response out of it. Has anyone experienced this or know of something I should look before before I start tracing the schematic? Please respond to me directly unless the list thinks this question warrants it's own thread. 73 Bobby KF4GTA ___ Sent via amsat...@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: STS-128 photos from East Orlando
Great shot Dave. Here was my vantage of the launch from 200 miles north on Jekyll Island, GA: http://bit.ly/4uBi3N 73 Bobby KF4GTA On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 12:49 AM, wrote: > Great Launch tonight! > I have 3 photos taken from my roof top in East Orlando about 40 miles from > the pad. Not as clear as in the past, but not bad through some haze. > You can download from my server account if you like. The link is > www.mydrive.ch/en. The username is plethra2. The guest password is aa4kn_1. > They are found in the STS-128 folder. If you have any problems, email me and > I'll be sure to fix it. > > Dave, AA4KN > ___ > Sent via amsat...@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...@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: Tonight's launch from cape.
Tonight's launch has just been scrubbed. On 12/3/09, David - KG4ZLB wrote: > Dave, > > From what I can see, the launch details are Dec 3 @ 8:23-8:43 pm - > Delta 4 - WGS SV 3, so if that's edt, its a bit early yet* :-D > > *73* > * > > -- > David > KG4ZLB > www.kg4zlb.com > > > > David H. Jordan wrote: >> Does anyone know if the rocket launched from the cape tonight? >> >> Dave, AA4KN >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile >> ___ >> Sent via amsat...@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...@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 from my mobile device ___ Sent via amsat...@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] STS-132 Launch
Wondering if any AMSAT members will be down at the cape this week to see Atlantis' final scheduled launch to the ISS? I lucked out and was chosen to be a part of NASA's STS-132 Tweetup. Some of the highlights scheduled for Tweetup members are viewing RSS retract on Thursday evening & watching the launch from the press site (~3 miles from LC-39A) on Friday. I've never seen the shuttle closer than the causeway (~10mi), so this is really going to be a treat. I'll be tweeting the experience at www.twitter.com/kf4gta while posting photos and HD content to www.flickr.com/photos/rllacey & www.vimeo.com/rllacey 73 Bobby KF4GTA http://www.nq4i.com/operators/details/kf4gta ___ Sent via amsat...@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
