[amsat-bb] off grid solar system

Hi guys,must agree with Tom we should all be looking at small pv setups! here i run 1KW PV charging my stand by bat ! which is some 1500amp ! and 3kw inverter! ...look about its amazing what is abt on 12v dc!! i also run solar hot water pan...to heat the water paul (2e1eub) _

[amsat-bb] Fwd: [ARISS-i] Video available on Internet

-- Forwarded message -- From: Gaston BERTELS Date: 2009/10/3 Subject: [ARISS-i] Video available on Internet To: aris...@amsat.org ARISS CIENCIA VIVA CONTACT VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE The October 1 ARISS School Contact with Ciencia Viva Museum in Lisbon, Portugal was a success. A vide

[amsat-bb] Re: OFF grid solar system

> Think in terms of ... an independant > 12 volt DC system.. starting small > and building up over time... We need > to be energy independant on a small > scale... Agree, but think in terms of big panels if you want low cost. I have Eighteen 1 foot solar panels on my car that produce 215 wat

[amsat-bb] FW: OFF grid solar system

I am reposting the original message for your review because bruninga changed my meaning by taking words out of context. Sorry about the repost but I hate having my work corrupted. thanks and go solar, pat >--- Original Message --- >From: Thomas McGrane[mailto:n2...@aceweb.com] >Sent

[amsat-bb] Re: OFF grid solar system

Ok, I'm not *trying* to be dense here, but regardless of whether you tie into the grid, use batteries, or have an off-grid system with no batteries that only works during the day, what happens to the 30% waste of generated electricity that is dissipated as heat? What am I missing? Something yo

[amsat-bb] Re: FW: OFF grid solar system

>>From: Thomas McGrane[mailto:n2...@aceweb.com] >> Sent: 10/2/2009 10:39:56 PM >> To : amsat-bb@amsat.org >> Cc : >> Subject : FW: OFF grid solar system >> > >The grid is vulnerable as a system. How can you state that it is vulnerable without stating exactly the nature of t

[amsat-bb] Re: FW: OFF grid solar system

Hey Bob. Seems that people don't like your truthful and honest approach to life. I guess he won't like me for the same reason. Being honest and trustworthy just don't pay! Thomas McGrane wrote: because bruninga > changed my meaning by taking words out of context. __

[amsat-bb] On the Air from Iceland

Greetings to all, I would like to let anyone who is interested in working Iceland know that from Sept. 28 through Oct. 5th 2009 I will be operating every daytime/evening FM satellite pass I can between 10:00 and 01:00 UTC from Iceland.  Please keep in mind that the weather in Iceland can be pre

[amsat-bb] On the Air from Iceland (Tom, TF/N2YTF)

Posted by Nick, KB1RVT on behalf of Tom, N2YTF: Greetings to all, I would like to let anyone who is interested in working Iceland know that from Sept. 28 through Oct. 5th 2009 I will be operating every daytime/evening FM satellite pass I can between 10:00 and 01:00 UTC from Iceland. Please

[amsat-bb] On the road to EL79

Leaving EM70 this morning for EL79 territory around Panama City for possible 2 days before heading west. I will try on get on at least 1 of the 3 FM birds during those 2 days . Looking at the Grid Map, seems EL79 has pretty small land mass, so probably not alot of activity that way. Again, if yo

[amsat-bb] Maxim-IC

Hello All I hope everyone is doing great. I need to know where i can get a max2633 chip without buying 2,500 of them? Thanks everyone for the help 73, Thank You Douglas Anoman KC9MLN kc9...@amsat.org Amsat #37043 ___

[amsat-bb] Re: Launch coverage!

David - KG4ZLB wrote: > > Does anyone know if NASA plans to broadcast footage from inside the > Shuttle, maybe a split screen showing the traditional launch and the > other side showing the crew during lift off? > > I have seen split screens on NASA TV, usually a day or two after launch. A

[amsat-bb] Re: Maxim-IC

Have you tried going to their site and see if it is available as a sample? I do that a lot with them if I want to try a new unit or experiment without buying a large number. I don't think I have actually bought anything from them except where I needed quantities. Regards, Reid, W4UPD Dou

[amsat-bb] Re: Launch coverage!

Well I suppose that's a start but it would be good to see it "live"; I guess NASA is not as confident as the Russians that a launch will be successful so they delay any inside shots! David KG4ZLB Joe Fitzgerald wrote: > > > I have seen split screens on NASA TV, usually a day or two after > la

[amsat-bb] Orbital Decay - Model of the Atmosphere

Hi Need a model of atmospheric density at varying altitudes, then this site may be of interest. http://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/vitmo/msis_vitmo.html 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-

[amsat-bb] Portable Tracking

Hi All, I am looking for opinions and idea on a PDA or device and software or application I can take with me to show the satellite pass predictions when I travel. Thanks Joe KI4TZ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the autho

[amsat-bb] Demo in Long Beach - With a Difference

Everything was proceeding marvelously last night at the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach (CA) meeting. A few folks showed up early as we worked the 0053 GMT pass of AO-51 from outside the meeting room. We then moved inside for my presentation. Since my wife is in finishing a month-lon

[amsat-bb] Re: Portable Tracking

PocketSat freeware or PocketSat+ inexpensive registered and supposed to calculate faster http://www.bigfattail.com/software/pocketsatplus/ On any old Palm that you can pick up for $5 at a flea market of get for free by asking. Millions of these PDA's are sitting in drawers unused because folks ha

[amsat-bb] Re: Portable Tracking

joe barkley wrote: > Hi All, > I am looking for opinions and idea on a PDA or device and software or > application I can take with me to show the satellite pass predictions > when I travel. > Thanks > Joe > KI4TZ The little Win XP netbooks are hard to beat. I've seen them as cheap as 199, they wi

[amsat-bb] Re: Portable Tracking

Ditto this recommendation. PocketSat+ is a very usable, compact, yet full featured satellite tracking package. And the Palm is something you can always have with you. I recently graduated from my Palm-Vx to a Nokia N810, and found the Garnet Virtual Machine, which builds a Palm inside my Nok

[amsat-bb] Re: Maxim-IC

Go To the web site and ask for samples nick -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Anoman Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 9:52 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Maxim-IC Hello All I hope everyone is doing

[amsat-bb] Understanding ITA

I just read the article about ITAR in the Jan/Feb 2009 AMSAT Journal. I have to say that the article didn't help me understand ITAR at all. It seems to have skipped the first several steps in the explanation. For example, what criteria are used to judge that a device has dual use as a munitio

[amsat-bb] GENSO First Public Release

The first public release was scheduled for September 2009 Search GENSO.ORG AMSAT UK and Google and there is no recent status changes nor has it been release. Anyone close to this project with an update for us? 73, Alan VE4YZ EN19kv AMSAT LM 2352 http://www.wincube.ca

[amsat-bb] Arrow Diplexer loss + Arrow v Elk

Jeff, you said; "The antenna and coax remain the same, the difference, the diplexer." My Arrow diplexer has three factory fixed wires coming out of it, one for the radio and two that go to BNC connectors on the Arrow antenna. So, you cannot say; the coax remains the same! The coax on your di

[amsat-bb] Arrow Antennas - Horrible Performers

>> ... from what I have read, a 2.65db loss of signal using Arrow's crappy duplexer ... Unless an Arrow Antenna performance report beings with, "My Motorola test equipment - certified within the last year - indicates ... [such- and-such performance characteristics] ... " - this that post is

[amsat-bb] Re: Portable Tracking

In a message dated 10/3/2009 3:24:29 PM Central Daylight Time, ko6th_g...@hotmail.com writes: > Subj: [amsat-bb] Re: Portable Tracking > Date:10/3/2009 3:24:29 PM Central Daylight Time > From:ko6th_g...@hotmail.com > To:jbark...@truvista.net, amsat-bb@amsat.org > Received from Internet: > > >

[amsat-bb] Re: Understanding ITAR

Hi Wayne, The State Department defines what is considered a "munition" in the ITAR regulations. See: http://pmddtc.state.gov/ The criteria is obviously determined by the State Department with direction from the Congress. The article just tries to describe some examples without trying to justif

[amsat-bb] Questions regarding WISP and operating satellite BBS

Hi all I am trying to download telemetry from GO-32 in KISS mode, and later on, I would also like to operate the AO51 BBS. I tried two ways. In both there is something missing... I hope someone will be able to give me some advise...: Way #1. With SatPC32. SatPC32 provides good tracking capabil

[amsat-bb] AO-51

In case anyone at all is interested - which doesn't appear to be the case - the QRP pair on AO-51 remains active at 145.880 up and 435.150 (+/- Doppler) down. >From here, it's a shame to hear the chaos on the other V/U frequency pair, but >not have a single station respond to calls on the QRP pa

[amsat-bb] ANS-277 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-277 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communica

[amsat-bb] FW: OFF grid solar system

Hi again, Nigel Gunn did a mercilous, malicious, propoganda hatchet job on my solar energy posting of this morning so I thought I would repost it to restore the original meaning if anyone wanted to know. When I write, I try to write carefully to convey my meaning. Unfortunately, creative trimmi

[amsat-bb] PDA tracking software

I have used SatME on my T-Mobile Dash and it works quite well. I like runnung tracking software n my cellphone because you always have very accurate time from the cell network. This program is a Java midlet, so your cellhone or PDA needs to be able to run Java. You can find the program at: http

[amsat-bb] Re: FW: OFF grid solar system

Dear Pat... There is no reason to requote your entire thought process...you have done it 3 times...you are at the point of becoming obnoxious. I find that it is more effective to restate original opinions in different words so that others may better understand what I am trying to say. If people d

[amsat-bb] Re: Latest Keps - Newest Birds

Looking for The last several new ones .. Especially BEESAT .. Thanks .. Has Sumba been commissioned yet? Randy - N2CUA .. Slowly getting SAT PC32 to work for me .. Had my first AO-07 contact today .. :) -Original Message- From: Randy [mailto:rswa...@twcny.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, O

[amsat-bb] Re: Demo in Long Beach - With a Difference

Clint, was a pleasure to communicate with you, thanks for DM03 yesterday, I was in EK36, was a good experience to participate at the show, thanks also to the whole group. desire to hear soon. XE3DX David Maciel xe...@amsat.org www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ Amateur Ham Radio > - Original M