[amsat-bb] Forums at Dayton
Hi all, I just checked out the Dayton Hamfest website and found some forums that the folks who use the site may be interested in. Of course the AMSAT forum on Sat. May 17 at 11:15 AM will be of interest. But I found a couple more that may be of interest. They are both on Friday May 16. The first is the Balloon Sat, at 12:15 PM. And the other is the Hams In Space forum at 2:15 PM. There are many others, but these caught my interest. Check out the following site for more info: http://www.hamvention.org Hope to see you there at Dayton in May..73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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: NASA-TV coverage of tonight's launch of multiple student CubeSats begins at 6:30 PM
Great news. I'm going to be around Wallops Island for Thanksgiving and am wondering if there is a visitors center at the facility. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Perry Klein w...@amsat.org To: ANS Editor k9...@comcast.net; AMSAT-DC amsat...@amsat.org; Amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 15:46 Subject: [amsat-bb] NASA-TV coverage of tonight's launch of multiple student CubeSats begins at 6:30 PM The NASA-TV schedule is showing that NASA-TV coverage of tonight's launch of multiple student CubeSats begins at 6:30 PM. The launch should be visible along the East Coast since it's from Wallops Island. ___ 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] AMSAT at Fort Wayne Hamfest
Just wanted to let everyone know that the AMSAT Forum at the Fort Wayne Hamfest will be at 1:30 PM on Sat. 16 Nov. Hope to see you there. Check out the following for more information. www.fortwaynehamfest.com 73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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] IRENE Is Coming
Hi All, It looks like you hams on the east coast of North America, from North Carolina to Quebec and Nova Scotia, are going to have some problems with antennas this weekend. I hope you have had time to take down the towers and have made the proper plans. I hope we will hear you with a hand held antenna and an HT. I was just thinking if any hams have any health and welfare communications via satellite in the next weekend. Do we have any procedures that we should use on the birds? And are there any procedures that should be used on the digital satellites? Quite obviously do not break up any emergency communication while on the birds. Just wondering anyway..73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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: THE ROUGH TREATMENT OF ARISSAT-1 (relax!)
Well said Bob. Even if the 70 CM antenna was still rolled up, I still had a much stronger signal on the 400 MHZ band than on 2M, when they were doing the test earlier this week. Enjoy the bird and get your kids to listen when it comes by. That's the point. So everyone take a breath and have some fun with ARISSAT-1. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Bob Bruninga bruni...@usna.edu To: 'amsat-bb' amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 18:47 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: THE ROUGH TREATMENT OF ARISSAT-1 (relax!) Everyone should relax. We built PCSAT-2 that was also deployed on the outside of ISS back in 2006. The requirements for any kind of such EVA hardware are clearly spelled out by NASA since they (and anyone who thinks about it) realizes that carrying ANYTHING by hand or on a tether in ZERO G is going to get banged around like an ape with a suitcase. It is naïve to assume otherwise. So PCSAT-2 (and I assume Arissat) was built to be kicked, banged, hit, dropped, stepped on, and even whizzed on (ISS water releases). The forces were specified to include the 300lb impact of the astronauts foot (man and suit) anywhere and everywhere on the object. The live video proved how realistic these design requirements are. So relax. What you saw is man working in space. Like making sausage, it ain't pretty... but its what the laws of physics require when heavy objects float. ArissSat was designed for this environment and apparently it survived just fine. Bob, WB4APR -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 6:05 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] THE ROUGH TREATMENT OF ARISSAT-1 .. [BS...] Someone's ASS should be on the line for the rough treatment of this project... As far as I'M concerned...they sent out INEXPERIENCED rookies to deploy something that... was still important to US and the university that built the pressure experiment onboard. What if these cosmonauts DID destroy it? What if it had to be brought back to Earth? Who would have paid for it? Or would it have been a loss for the contributors involved? ___ 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] AMSAT Forum time change
Hi all, I just noticed that the AMSAT Forum at the Fort Wayne, Ind. Hamfest has been changed to 12:15 pm on Saturday Nov. 13 For more info check: www.fortwaynehamfest.com 73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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] AO-51 on eclipse passes?
Hi all, I'm wondering if it is recommended to work AO-51 during the eclipse passes(early morning) over North America. From what I've heard on this BBS it will be entering a long period of eclipses, and the batteries are getting a bit long in the tooth. I don't want to mess things up. So I thought I'd ask ahead of time. Thanks to all that are monitoring and controlling ECHO. 73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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] AMSAT at Fort Wayne Hamfest
Hi all, For those of you that are going to be at the Fort Wayne, Indiana Hamfest. I just wanted to let you know that the AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 1:15pm. Hope to see you there. For more info check the following : www.fortwaynehamfest.com 73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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] Thanks for the Symposium
Hi all, I just wanted to add my thanks to the folks who put on this years AMSAT Symposium in Chicago. I had a wonderful time and absolutely enjoyed all of the speakers. Unfortunately, I had to leave to leave on Saturday, and was not able to be there Sunday for the tour of the Fermi Lab. I'm not sure where next years Symposium will be. But if it is anywhere near you, try to attend. Once again, Thanks! 73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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: K8E in EN57 and EN67 (was no subject)
Mike, If you are going to work from EN67, the best spot to work the birds is from Brockway Mountain. It's just outside of Copper Harbor. Don't try driving there with a motorhome or 5th wheeler. Look for Brockway Mountain Drive, just outside of town. They don't like folks doing satellite work in the parking lot at the top of the mountain. But just ask the folks in the store at the top and they will let you know where you can set up. Give yourself some time to check the view from there and keep an eye out for some of the big lake boats that travel there. Another suggestion is to try the broiled lake trout at the Harbour Haus Restaurant in Copper Harbor. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Michael Rudzki n...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 19:00 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: K8E in EN57 and EN67 (was no subject) Damon, If you were on AO-51 this afternoon/early evening, the callsign was K8E. We are in EN57 (Eagle Harbor, Michigan) for the week and are planning to travel up to EN67 one day this week. It's supposed to rain on Monday, so that may be out. I am using two HTs and an Arrow Antenna. I don't use FM sats that often, so I take it SO-50 and AO-51 are my best choices, since HO-68 is in SSB/CW mode this week. QSL via N8MR, if you want to confirm. 73, Mike, N8MR (no subject) Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject) From: wa4...@xxx Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 22:39:14 + (UTC) OK what call is correct K8E or K8EEN AO51 p...@22:16appx WA4HFN ___ 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: Arrow antenna will not unscrew, help
Do those red plastic tips come off? If so, you may be able to put some penetrating oil the and wait for it to loosen things up. de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 11:03 Subject: [amsat-bb] Arrow antenna will not unscrew, help We are leaving today for Europe and of course I waited until the last minute to take down my Arrow antenna, which has been mounted outside for about a year. But, when I attempted to unscrew the elements, they would not budge, even after receiving a big dose of WD-40. And the elements are not that solid so it's not possible to use a great deal of force. Is there some trick to unscrewing these things? 73, Bill NZ5N (soon to be OM9ACA, look for me on AO-7) ___ 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] AO-51 North American morning passes
Hi all, I'm just wondering if the early morning North American passes of AO-51 are still eclipsed or in sunlight. I understand that we should not try using it when it is in eclipse. My software prediction is not all that good. 73 de Doug KA8QCU portable in EN56 ___ 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: EN56 in May ???
I'll be up in EN56 sometime after Dayton sometime after Dayton. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Alvaro de Leon Romo xe...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 13:53 Subject: [amsat-bb] EN56 in May ??? Hi I am looking the guy that travel to EN56 in May , unfortunately I lost his email and call :-( Many thanks in advance, like always Al XE2AT _ Enciende tu hotness con Hotmail www.hotmailhotness.com.mx ___ 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] 2010 Hamvention Forums
Hi all, It's hard to believe that the Dayton Hamfest is only 2 months away.May 14-16. I was checking out their website and noticed that the AMSAT forum will be on Saturday May 15th from 11:30 to 1:30. Other forums of interest are the APRS forum on Friday the 14th at 11:30 AM, and the BalloonSat forum on Friday at 12:15 PM. There may possibly be a balloon launch on Friday as well. Hope to see everyone there. 73 de Doug KA8QCU More info at the following: www.hamvention.org ___ 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: Best dualband FM rigs
John, I just saw an advertisement in QST (page 6 February issue) for a Yaesu FTM-350R dual band rig that may be interesting. It has 2m 440, with 1200/9600 packet. Other features are bluetooth capability as well as APRS/GPS, as well as other features. It's not available yet in the U.S. It still has to get FCC approval. Looks like we'll have an option to the Kenwood TM-710. Has anyone outside the US had any experience with it yet? - Original Message - From: John Geiger aa...@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 12:40 Subject: [amsat-bb] Best dualband FM rigs What are considered the best dualband FM rigs for working the mode J FM sats-like AO27, SO50, and AO51? Which hear the birds the best on 70cm FM? 73s John AA5JG ___ 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: Top 250 Grid Survey - Results
Mike, The best spot for working EN67 is the top of Brockway Mountain. The view of Lake Superior and the surrounding countryside from there is fantastic. I worked AO-51 from time to time at my summer place in EN56 and have worked some folks last year from EN67. I didn't get the time this year to get to that grid. I'm back down in EN82 for the winter but will be back to EN56 in early May and will try to EN67 then. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Michael Rudzki n...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 19:42 Subject: [amsat-bb] Top 250 Grid Survey - Results After several years of activating Eagle Harbor Lighthouse (EN57) without HTs or an Arrow antenna, we were asked by the local hams in upper Michigan why we don't operate on the satellites anymore. We are now planning on bringing our sat gear in August 2010 to activate at least EN57 and EN67. And if Al doesn't have EN56 by that time, I will personally drive down to Jacobsville and activate it. EN66 is on our way to Eagle Harbor, but we usually pass through that region in mid afternoon EDT on a Friday. As a result, all of our previous attempts to activate EN66 were unsuccessful. But we will try again next year, provided there is an FM satellite within range while we are driving through. 73, Mike, N8MR Jeff Yanko wb3...@xxx wrote: 5 VOTES EN03 EN05 EN07 EN16 EN33 EN40 EN49 EN58 EN66 EN67 Alvaro de Leon Romo xe...@xxx wrote: I see that I am the only one soul that need EN56 :-) _ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ ___ 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] AMSAT at Fort Wayne Hamfest
For those going to the Ft. Wayne, Ind. Hamfest, Nov. 14-15. There will be an AMSAT Forum on Sat. the 14th at 1:15pm. There is also an APRS forum on Sun. 15 Nov. at 10 am. More info can be found at: www.fortwaynehamfest.com 73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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: Solar Power (I was wrong)
Hi Bob, While I'm at my summer place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (EN56), I run my satellite station purely by solar power. It is not by any means a high tech setup, but it works for me. I bought my 15watt solar panel from a RV (recreational vehicle) center, and charge up two 26 amp hour gel cell batteries. I also use one of those $10 Dayton specials power units with a 17ah battery and 400 watt inverter. This runs the laptop and rotator. But not for long. I think I've got less than $250 into the whole system. This is not by any means the most effective or efficient system to have, but it is portable and works for Field Day. So if I make contact with you from EN56, it's done from solar power. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Robert Bruninga bruni...@usna.edu To: 'Greg D.' ko6th_g...@hotmail.com; ptr...@yahoo.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org; wb3...@cox.net Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 14:27 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Solar Power (I was wrong) ... I have... a roof angle exposure that is not solar-friendly... That was another error I had made in my situation. Again, there is a BIG difference between solar design for stand-alone battery systems (must point south, optimum angle, etc) and grid-tie systems that can be anything from SE to SW and even FLAT and still be only a few percent off peak!. The economics are entirely different. The remote/battery system, MUST provide a minimum power on the worst winter days and weather of the year. It MUST be optimized for winter. On the other hand, the grid tie system only has to have a good AVERAGE power averaged over a year. And you can make more money in a month of summer sun making money at HIGH payback rates than you can get all winter (3 months). Even a FLAT array makes more power in the 3 summer months than the optimum tilt angle array does. And lastly, anything pointed SE to S to SW is about the same for a grid-tie system. You lose at most about 5% SE or SW compared to South. Again, the reason is not obvious. But any tilted array is only going to see the sun for 180 degrees of path across the sky. Even the ideal South facing tilted array does not see the morning sun nor the evening sun in the summer when you are getting your most payback.. It only sees the midle 6 hours. Since the sun is up much longer than that most seasons, then getting those 6 hours averaged before noon (SE) or getting them in the afternoonn (SW) makes little difference for a grid-tie array, though, I'd favor SW, since peak electric rates apply longer in the afternoon than in the morning. So you want to maximize your power when electricity rates are highest. Again, I am sharing this off topic with everyone, because I too learned that my thinking was all wrong based on my previous experiences with stand-alone power systems and that a grid-tie-system has completely diffeerent economics to my normal thinking... You can play with all the angles and directions for grid-tie systems on-line with the solar energy calculator here: Yes, SOUTH with a latitude tilt is best... But based on annual AVERAGEs: Southeast only lost 5% Southwest only lost 5% Droping the tilt to the angle of my roof 25 deg only lost 1%! Droping the tilt to FLAT on the ground only lost 14% (but if I tilt them up to 45deg Sept to April) I GAIN 20%! And that is a +5% over optimum south. http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts/version1.html On the other hand, ANY shade will significantlly cut into your power budget. Bob, Wb4APR ___ 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: KEP 09183 PROBLEM
Sorry, The keps I'm having problems with are from the AMSAT download. I was able to get rid of the checksum errors by adding a few spaces after the decay rate number on line 1. I'm downloading them into Instant Track. 73 de Doug KA8QCU - Original Message - From: Doug Kuitula ka8...@pasty.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:42 Subject: [amsat-bb] KEP 09183 PROBLEM Hi all, Looks like there may be a problem with the latest 2 line dated for day 183. I tried inputting them and came up with numerous checksum failures. Has anyone else had the same problem?...73 de Doug KA8QCU ___ 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
