[amsat-bb] AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium at Elk Grove Village, IL

2010-06-06 Thread Mark Thompson
http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=251141 AMSAT Announces 2010 Space Symposium AMSAT announces the 2010 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10. This year we have selected the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday

[amsat-bb] Re: Re HELIX REFLECTOR?

2010-06-06 Thread Edward R Cole
For space oriented antenna (satellite, eme, radio astronomy) that are elevated to the sky, the height above ground should not matter since ground-gain is not a factor once a minimum of elevation occurs. Many antennas in these services are mounted close to ground to achieve several objectives:

[amsat-bb] QSLs sent

2010-06-06 Thread Bob DeVarney W1ICW
To all who have sent me QSLs over the last several years. I am finally getting back in to the hobby and sat down last night and filled out a bunch of cards. S if anyone was waiting for VT on the sats from either W1ICW or WE1U, your patience is about to be rewarded. I am ashamed to admit some of

[amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM56fd now

2010-06-06 Thread Patrick STODDARD
Hi! There was no safe place to park along US-191 at the DM55/DM56 line, so I drove north to the town of Chinle, at DM56fd, to work various passes. I will be ready for SO50 in about 15 minutes. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK - Chinle, Arizona http://www.wd9ewk.net/

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 video - moving early?

2010-06-06 Thread Elan Portnoy
That's been the case even earlier as well.  Listen to any of the countdowns for the Apollo lunar missions.  The Saturn V's engines would ignite at about T-9 and take a few seconds to produce full thrust before lift-off at T = 0. I remember the announcer saying something to the effect of, T

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 video - moving early?

2010-06-06 Thread Joe
Yes we all know this, and have heard and seen it a hundred times. t-9 and ignition sequence has started, and you see all the engines starting up. But what the original poster questioned wasn't that. but that it left the pad early. even on the shuttle or the giant Saturn 5 launches.

[amsat-bb] CP antenna from 2 WiFi panels

2010-06-06 Thread Greg D.
Hi folks, Before I start nailing stuff together, I just want to verify what I'm doing... I want to make a 2.4ghz Right-Hand Circular antenna from two flat panel Wi-Fi antennas. The idea is to mount them at 90 degrees from each other, with one 1/4 wavelength in front of the other. Combine

[amsat-bb] Re: CP antenna from 2 WiFi panels

2010-06-06 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Greg D. ko6th_g...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2010 10:15 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] CP antenna from 2 WiFi panels Hi folks, Before I start nailing stuff together, I just want to verify what I'm doing... I want to make a 2.4ghz

[amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5400B For Sale

2010-06-06 Thread Joel Black
I'll offer it here first. I have a Yaesu G-5400B rotor and controller for sale. It took some lightning damage to the controller but it has been repaired and works well. It is several years old and I am not the original owner. I will also throw in a Fox-Delta ST1. The ST1 is brand new - I

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu G-5400B For Sale

2010-06-06 Thread Joel Black
Sorry, folks. I should have stated, those prices do not include shipping. My apologies for any inconvenience. 73, Joel, W4JBB On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Joel Black jbblac...@gmail.com wrote: I'll offer it here first. I have a Yaesu G-5400B rotor and controller for sale. It took some

[amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 Schedule - 06-13 June 2010

2010-06-06 Thread Mark Lunday
07 June 2010 03:05...Turn On--FM South America,NA,North Asia 03:50...Turn Off I just tried FM and SSB, heard no one and did not hear myself. Did anyone else successfully work HO-68 on this pass? Mark Lunday WD4ELG