[amsat-bb] XE2/WD9EWK videos from February 2009 trip

Hi! After my first attempt at uploading videos to YouTube last night, I found 3 video clips from my trip to Mexicali last year. One clip was from part of an SO-50 pass, and the other two were during a shallow AO-51 pass, all on 22 February 2009. These videos were made by David XE2DAK using hi

[amsat-bb] Yuri Gagarin birth anniversary 9 March

Tomorrow 9 March 2010 will be the 76th birth anniversary of First Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Expect to hear some interesting recordings from Yubileiny RS-30 - worth having that digital recorder ready!! 73 de andy G0SFJ ___ Sent via amsat...@am

[amsat-bb] K4T DXpedition to EL84 Dry Tortugas 11-15 March 2010

Hello All, There has been mention of this previously, but here's your last reminder from the group as we make final preparations for the K4T trip to EL84, Dry Tortugas. Details here: http://aroadventures.org/page6.html Thanks to great organizing by Mike AC2V, we will have 2 full satellite statio

[amsat-bb] ND9M Road Trip Final Update #20

Jim will be on AO-27 at 1943z on the EL39/49 line, 9 March. He MIGHT be on other passes on the way home. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amat

[amsat-bb] Re: Yuri Gagarin birth anniversary 9 March

No! more's the pity. Only DOKA and CW beacon... 73, Mike -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von andy thomas Gesendet: Montag, 8. März 2010 17:13 An: amsat Betreff: [amsat-bb] Yuri Gagarin birth anniversary 9 March T

[amsat-bb] Current Handheld-Which is best

Heres another vote for the Yaesu HT rigs; I use a Yaesu VX-7R and I appreciate being able to program a single odd band split, memory channel (that require no pl), then I use the memory tune (MT) function on the radio and turn one dial back and forth to adjust for Doppler and the 2 meter transmit

[amsat-bb] Re: Current Handheld-Which is best

Hi! > Heres another vote for the Yaesu HT rigs; I use a Yaesu VX-7R and > I appreciate being able to program a single odd band split, memory > channel (that require no pl), then I use the memory tune (MT) function > on the radio and turn one dial back and forth to adjust for Doppler > and the 2 me

[amsat-bb] U-100 rotor 4sale

Hello-I have a Alliance U-100 rotor with control unit for sale.  It will handle up to 5 square feet of antenna.  Good for a modest elevation satellite array.  Works good, clean unit.  Listing it here first, before Ebay.  Contact direct 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle __

[amsat-bb] Re: Current Handheld-Which is best

Just had to weigh in on this occasionally recurring issue. I have now had a KWood D-7 for a year and there is nothing like full duplex. Sawson, KG6NUB and I both use them and routinely work the country with an AR-800 whip, or down to 50 MW on his Arrow or my Elk for real "gain". Being able to

[amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ Scottsdale "Springfest", Saturday (13 March)

Hi! I will have an AMSAT table at the Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club's Springfest hamfest on Saturday morning, 13 March 2010. For the first time in about 20 years, this hamfest has a new location. It will be in the parking lot at the Fort McDowell Casino, along the Beeline Highway (Arizona route

[amsat-bb] Re: Current Handheld-Which is best

On Tue, 2010-03-09 at 18:38 -0800, D. Craig Fox wrote: > necessary, but it takes away all guess work. These radios also do an > excellent job digipeating over ISS (when the D'ptr is turned on), Not that it's likely any time soon. What's that, a month or so now since any real activity? It was o