[amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal

2010-08-30 Thread James French
Hello Joe and the list. If I can explain a little about how bulk mailing works, it might help explain some issues that people have with getting the journal. I work for a printer that does bulk mailings also and this is how they do things. AMSAT's printer may do it a totally different way than

[amsat-bb] Re: New Satellite Downlink?

2010-08-30 Thread Robert Bruninga
And isn't the idea that we are authorised to experiment with these satellites, now that the US Navy is no longer using them? Let me correct the record. We have no such authority. We are simply looking at how one might use such a limited 500 byte broadcast message capability IF-and-only-IF

[amsat-bb] Re: TAPR Trakbox Kit

2010-08-30 Thread Robert Bruninga
It's there. You just don't know how to cut and pastebroken URLs. Surely there is a less combative way to phrase that.. ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal

2010-08-30 Thread Martha
All- I have received complaints concerning delivery of the Journal that is mailed non-profit 2nd class . According to the Supervisor of 2nd class non-profit at the Post Office, the problem is on the receiver's end. If the magazine does not bounce back to us, it is in the system ready to be

[amsat-bb] Re: New Satellite Downlink?

2010-08-30 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 09:32 -0400, Robert Bruninga wrote: And isn't the idea that we are authorised to experiment with these satellites, now that the US Navy is no longer using them? Let me correct the record. We have no such authority. Okay, then that *might* be different. I suspect

[amsat-bb] VA7EWK QSLs - please send to WD9EWK, not to Canada

2010-08-30 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! I just heard from a ham friend of mine in Vancouver, whose address is the station address on my Canadian call VA7EWK. He's received some QSL cards for me from my trip up there last month. I should have those cards in my hands shortly, but please remember that the Canadian address listed on

[amsat-bb] RE AO27 18:45z

2010-08-30 Thread Donald Pittman
I had a little technical difficulty when working this pas. Had a good QSO wit a K0w?? And the thing is my recorder was on pause EK. By chance did any one get a recording of that qso or if your read this K0??? Please let me know the info we worked to get it done and I have a memory that can

[amsat-bb] Transit Satellites

2010-08-30 Thread Dave Marthouse
With all this talk of the Transit satellites on 149.985MHZ, how are they listed in the keps. I checked for other satellites of interest on the kelso webpage and found navy navigation satellites. There are a few named transit. What Transit birds are we talking about. I want to see how strong

[amsat-bb] Re: Transit Satellites

2010-08-30 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
The two in question are labelled as OSCAR 23 and OSCAR 25. Others are labelled as NOVAs, yet others as TRANSITs. On 30-Aug-10 22:49, Dave Marthouse wrote: With all this talk of the Transit satellites on 149.985MHZ, how are they listed in the keps. I checked for other satellites of interest on

[amsat-bb] for sale: 2M5WL

2010-08-30 Thread D. Craig Fox
Hello fello sat-ops I bought a beautiful M squared 2M5WL SERIOUS 2mtr boomer to step up for EME JT65, meteor scatter and even those low AO7 passes. But, to get that serious gain, it is 33 ft long and, well, on top of my modest tract home, it is a little too much for the XYL, and where it would

[amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal

2010-08-30 Thread Gary Joe Mayfield
I suspect Martha is being gracious, and not naming me :-) I am probably the biggest whiner when it comes to not getting the Journal. Martha's postal supervisor is wrong. There is something that can be done, and that information is available here: http://epubwatch.usps.gov The guys at my

[amsat-bb] Keps Question

2010-08-30 Thread Dave Marthouse
I was just on the Amsat keps page. What is the difference between nasa two line and bare nasa two line elements? Dave Marthouse N2AAM dmartho...@gmail.com ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] Re: Keps Question

2010-08-30 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
Dunno but on SpaceTrack you need the NASA 3 line keps. Here are the two you need. OSCAR 23 1 19070U 88033A 10241.88541763 +.0056 +0-0 +1-3 0 08735 2 19070 090.2658 195.9583 0188372 220.8263 137.8631 13.27127631082025 OSCAR 25 1 19419U 88074A 10241.87525650 +.0066 +0-0

[amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal

2010-08-30 Thread Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
I wouldn't trust that website, it still recommends using Internet Explorer 5.5! On 30-Aug-10 23:58, Gary Joe Mayfield wrote: There is something that can be done, and that information is available here: http://epubwatch.usps.gov The guys at my local post office clued me into Pubwatch, but

[amsat-bb] Re: Latest AMSAT Journal

2010-08-30 Thread John Neeley
I agree Joe. I swear all my gun magazines are PRE-READ at the PO before I ever get them, due to torn edges/pages. John W6ZKH From: Gary Joe Mayfield gary_mayfi...@hotmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 4:58:45 PM Subject: [amsat-bb]

[amsat-bb] Re: It's Time to Register for the 2010 AMSAT Symposium

2010-08-30 Thread Philip Jenkins
Is the registration fee for the Symposium refundable if I don't get to attend (or only refundable up to a certain date)? I have not registered yet. I've already made the hotel reservation, but waiting to buy the airline ticket till I'm sure I can be there. September will be incredibly busy for me

[amsat-bb] IC-821H and preamps

2010-08-30 Thread K8TB
Does anyone know if when you have the preamp button set, and it sends +12 vdc up the antenna jacks, is the voltage dropped when you key up on one of the antenna ports (ie, preamp on, + 12vdc is sent to both 144/430 and you key up on 430, is the voltage dropped on the 430 side?) Getting

[amsat-bb] Re: Transit Satellites

2010-08-30 Thread Glenn Little WB4UIV
It is my understanding that the transit system is inactive. This was a Navy navigation system that used the approx 150 MHz and 400 MHZ signals for determination of location. I used this system while active duty in the USN submarine service. I listened to the 149.985 MHz signal at home for many

[amsat-bb] Telemetry files of CAPE 1 -Very important / Archi vos de TelemetrĂ­a de CAPE 1 -Muy importante

2010-08-30 Thread HEILER YESID LEDEZMA LEUDO
Hello. I am HEILER Ledezma. I am a member of the research team that developed the Colombian picosatellite 'Libertad 1'. We are currently researching about the cubic picosatellites telemetry (CubeSats telemetry). Can someone send me the file of the entire telemetry of CAPE 1, since its launch