[amsat-bb] QubeSat structure question

2010-04-23 Thread William Leijenaar
Dear AMSATs, I have a question concerning CubeSats structures. I am looking for a way to have a total space of a 1U (10cm x 10cm x 10cm) CubeSat, of which 0.5U (10cm x 10cm x 5cm) is used for electronics and battery and the other 0.5U will be used for light weight deployable solar panels. Has

[amsat-bb] Re: Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce (some calculations)

2010-04-23 Thread Bruce Robertson
Just to add to this discussion of decimal separators, my Canadian province of New Brunswick is bilingual, and therefore has overlapping French-speaking and English-speaking school boards. Those in the French schools and the 30% of the English who have opted to be taught in French immersion express

[amsat-bb] Was: Arecibo, now confusing math

2010-04-23 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
If you really want to bang your head against the wall at how man can't agree on anything, take a look at the concept of long and short scales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales Anyone who has worked with big numbers and old data just loves this one. 73, Drew KO4MA

[amsat-bb] Re: QubeSat structure question

2010-04-23 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
Hello William, ... light weight deployable solar panels There is work on university cubesats in progress on light weight deployable solar panels. It is being discussed at the Cubesat Workshop this week ... http://www.ustream.tv/channel/CubeSatWorkshop/v3 ... and scroll down to the selection

[amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math

2010-04-23 Thread tosca005
On Apr 23 2010, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: Perhaps we should stick to the unambiguous exponential/scientific notation. Today's date is 2.01E3:4E0:2.3E1 On 23-Apr-10 11:50, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: If you really want to bang your head against the wall at how man can't agree on anything,

[amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math

2010-04-23 Thread Idle-Tyme
Or today is 2455310 in Julian day mode. Joe The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 4/23/2010 8:34 AM, tosca...@umn.edu wrote: On Apr 23 2010, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: Perhaps we should stick to the unambiguous exponential/scientific

[amsat-bb] AO-51 MODE V/S

2010-04-23 Thread Luc Leblanc
I was alone on the first morning pass and 2 stations on the second one. Signal from AOS to LOS where booming on 2.4 with near 30db at TCA on an overhead pass. W1AW was calling on a couple of pass but they seems to don't hear anything N5UXT was also trying to call him with no success. Could be

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 5, Issue 185

2010-04-23 Thread Bob DeVarney W1ICW
Congrats, Loren. That's quite an accomplishment for a portable setup. Just as a yardstick, I got SAT VUCC # 64 back in November of 1996 so you are definitely in exalted company ;-) It's actually quite surprising there aren't more VUCCs done in that length of time. I wonder what the League's

[amsat-bb] X-37B NORAD 36514

2010-04-23 Thread JC-Aveni
US Space track X-37B OTV1 Id NORAD : 36514 ; UN Id : 2010 015A 73 Jean-Claude TK5GH ___ 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!

[amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math

2010-04-23 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net To: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 2:05 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math Perhaps we should stick to the unambiguous exponential/scientific notation. Today's date is

[amsat-bb] Re: X-37B NORAD 36514

2010-04-23 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Thanks for the reference. It will be interesting to see when, and by how much, the orbit is adjusted over the length of the mission. Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of JC-Aveni Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010

[amsat-bb] Re: X-37B NORAD 36514

2010-04-23 Thread JC-Aveni
Alan P. Biddle a écrit : Thanks for the reference. It will be interesting to see when, and by how much, the orbit is adjusted over the length of the mission. Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of

[amsat-bb] Re: QubeSat structure question and PSK31 Xponder

2010-04-23 Thread Robert Bruninga
I am looking for a way to have a total space of a 1U (10cm x 10cm x 10cm) CubeSat, of which 0.5U (10cm x 10cm x 5cm) is used for electronics and battery and the other 0.5U will be  used for light weight deployable solar panels. Our next two cubesats have four deployable solar panels as

[amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math

2010-04-23 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: tosca...@umn.edu To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net Cc: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 3:34 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math On Apr 23 2010, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: Perhaps we should stick to

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 5, Issue 185

2010-04-23 Thread Tim - N3TL
Bob and all, WAC definitely is possible - in some portions of the lower 48, at least - with today's fleet of satellites. On the AO-7 passes that I've used to work Alaska in the past, far eastern Russia was well within the footprint. The same is true now for HO-68 during appropriate passes. The

[amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math

2010-04-23 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Idle-Tyme n...@mwt.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 4:35 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Was: Arecibo, now confusing math Or today is 2455310 in Julian day mode. Joe The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com

[amsat-bb] Wanted: Yaesu G-5400B azimuth rotor

2010-04-23 Thread George Henry
Well, Yaesu just called to say that my azimuth rotor is unrepairable... So, surely someone on the list must have one laying around that they would be willing to part with?  (just the az rotor...) Please reply off-list Thanks! George, KA3HSW ___

[amsat-bb] VUCC,and WAS Card Checking available by mail.

2010-04-23 Thread Stan, W1LE
Hello The Net: The Satellite VHF/UHF Century Club , VUCC, and the WAS, Worked All States, by satellite are awards for ARRL members that I can check by mail. Award requirements and application/logging forms are available at the ARRL website. For further details, contact me, or if you are on

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC,and WAS Card Checking available by mail.

2010-04-23 Thread Bruce
I am also an ARRL VUCC, WAS and 5band WAS card checker. So there are at least two of us that monitor the bb. 73...bruce Sent from my iPhone On Apr 23, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Stan, W1LE stanw...@verizon.net wrote: Hello The Net: The Satellite VHF/UHF Century Club , VUCC, and the WAS, Worked All

[amsat-bb] Fwd: [PNWVHFS] FS... MORE SRRING CLEANING...

2010-04-23 Thread Bob- W7LRD
I am not connected with this fellow.  Just passing this email along, some stuff usable for satellite ops. 73 Bob W7LRD - Forwarded Message - From: n...@juno.com To: v...@w6yx.stanford.edu, ws...@mailman.qth.net, pnwv...@googlegroups.com, i...@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, April

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 MODE V/S

2010-04-23 Thread Gary Joe Mayfield
Luc, The other morning when I worked you, I heard w1aw as well. I heard you call them and I called them too. I don't think they ever heard either of us. 73, Joe kk0sd -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Luc Leblanc