[amsat-bb] Please help us Track the FASTRAC satellites once they are launched Nov. 19th!!

2010-11-17 Thread joe barkley
Does Celestrak.com have these in their catalog yet. I found one named FAST but the elements did not seem to match up. Thanks Joe KI4TZ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to suppor

[amsat-bb] Re: Please help us Track the FASTRAC satellites once they are launched Nov. 19th!!

2010-11-17 Thread Chris Bloy
Hi Joe, The keps generally don't get released until the satellite is in orbit and has been radar located by the ground satellite trackers :) Thanks Chris ProjectOSCAR UK Www.Projectoscar.co.uk Sent from my iPhone On 17 Nov 2010, at 11:57, joe barkley wrote: > Does Celestrak.com have these i

[amsat-bb] Re: Wisp and UTC Time

2010-11-17 Thread i8cvs
Hi Enzo, IK8OZV Actually in Italy the difference between our local time and the UTC time is just 1 hour. 73" de i8CVS Domenico - Original Message - From: "Vincenzo Mone" To: "Amsat - BBs" Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:45 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisp and UTC Time > Hi folks, > i

[amsat-bb] Re: Most Wanted Grid Map and a quick thanks

2010-11-17 Thread Tom
> Hello everyone, > > I have a sort of odd question which has been bouncing around in my mind. > > Back in the October issue of QST there was a map of the 6m grid squares that > displayed a grid map with colored squares showing the most wanted to least > wanted grids. I understand that the map wa

[amsat-bb] Re: Please help us Track the FASTRAC satellites oncethey are launched Nov. 19th!!

2010-11-17 Thread Robert Bruninga
> The keps generally don't get released until the > satellite is in orbit and has been radar located > by the ground satellite trackers :) >> Does Celestrak have these in their catalog yet. PCSAT was also launched out of Kodiak back in 2001 into a 61 degree orbit. Since the inclination of an o

[amsat-bb] Re: Most Wanted Grid Map and a quick thanks

2010-11-17 Thread Zachary Beougher
Hi Michael! The gridmaps on K8YSE's website are a good indicator of what grids are rare/not so rare on the birds. I would obviously not go based upon my gridmaps on there, but someone like K8YSE, KO4MA, WD9EWK and N5AFV who have been around awhile, if you see a common grid that has not been wo

[amsat-bb] O/OREOS amateur radio beacon info

2010-11-17 Thread Samudra Haque
Hello AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DC, I have been requested to spread the word to the amateur community for the O/OREOS 3U cubesat to be launched this Friday on a Minotaur IV from Kodiak Island, relayed from Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund of The George Washington University, Space Policy Institute. AX.25 437.30

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 and FOX social media fundraising

2010-11-17 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Good Morning! I'm proud to say that the combined ARISSat-1 and FOX fundraising effort has gathered 690 dollars over the last 24 hours! Donations have been received from all over the globe, both from inside, and outside, of normal AMSAT circles. The real potential in these two campaigns is bein

[amsat-bb] Re: Please help us Track the FASTRAC satellites oncetheyare launched Nov. 19th!!

2010-11-17 Thread Robert Bruninga
> >> Does Celestrak have [FASTRAC] in their catalog yet? > > PCSAT was also launched out of Kodiak back in 2001 into a 61 > degree orbit We just played with the elements for PCSAT and changed the inclination to 72 degrees and mean motion until we got 650km and then adjusted RAAN until we got

[amsat-bb] Re: Most Wanted Grid Map - KB5WIA in DM17 next week

2010-11-17 Thread David Palmer
Speaking of rare grids, I'll be heading out to one of the "orange/reddish" ones in Death Valley early next week. Will try to work DM17dc and maybe even the DM16ex/DM17ea junction on Monday / Tuesday (Nov 22/23). Look for me on all FM / SSB sats, I don't know my exact schedule but I'll try to hit

[amsat-bb] Re: Most Wanted Grid Map and a quick thanks

2010-11-17 Thread na2x
It was WB3JFS who collected the grid square needs, his summary is at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200901/msg07220.html ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] Wide filter for a 910 in SSB mode?

2010-11-17 Thread Graham Shirville
Hi all, This may seem a dumb question but has anyone found a wide - say 6kHz bandwidth filter at 10.8MHz suitable for a 910H? Alternative question #1 - Does anyone know if the 9100 allows different bandwidths for each mode...there is a "filter" button on the front panel - not sure what it will

[amsat-bb] Update: QRM on HO-68 on 20:57 UTC pass over UK

2010-11-17 Thread P.H.
Further to my posting of several days ago, I have just experienced similar QRM on FO-29 at 435.818 at 17.33 UTC At this time, with doppler correction taken into account that leaves the uplink around 145.915MHz just 10khz away from the QRM heard on November 10th This time it was a French station,

[amsat-bb] Re: Wide filter for a 910 in SSB mode?

2010-11-17 Thread Mark L. Hammond
Graham, Regarding your alt. question #2: How wide do you need for 9k6 BPSK? The 6kHz question is suggestive--but I don't want to assume ;) How about an Icom PCR-1500 or PCR-2500? They have a 6kHz wide filter option for USB and LSB mode--just click "wide" in in LSB or USB and you're done! I'm

[amsat-bb] Re: John Champa, K8OCL SK

2010-11-17 Thread Rsoifer
Hi, Like all others who knew him, I was saddened to learn of John's passing. As an executive vice president and director, he made many important contributions to AMSAT, quite a few of which were behind the scenes. John and I didn't always agree, but as Dee said on ANS, his opinions were

[amsat-bb] Re: [amsat-dc] O/OREOS amateur radio beacon info

2010-11-17 Thread Samudra Haque
ok, Launch Video links as follows: OREOS http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/oreos/main/index.html http://www.spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/stps26/status.html Here's the live video feed on Spaceflightnow.com: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/stps26/status.html Keps requested. 73

[amsat-bb] Re: Most Wanted Grid Map - KB5WIA in DM17 next week

2010-11-17 Thread John Neeley
I'll be in DM15 next Tuesday thru the following Saturday (Turkey week). Try to be on as many times as possible from various birds.. John W6ZKH From: David Palmer To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Wed, November 17, 2010 8:43:29 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Most W

[amsat-bb] AMSAT Awards

2010-11-17 Thread Bruce
Here are the awards that I have processed over the last month or so. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Club Station, SP9PEX Rick Tejera, K7TEJ Merle Olmsted, AA4QE Zachary Beougher, KD8KSN George Heath, KF5IRG Anthony Sirianni,

[amsat-bb] 1st IAA Conference on University Satellites Missions and Cubesat Conference in Roma abstract deadline submission

2010-11-17 Thread Group of Astrodynamics
Dear all, this is a reminder of the deadline of the abstract submission for the 1st IAA Conference on University Satellites Missions and Cubesat Conference which will be held in Roma on January 24-29, 2011. Submissions are due by December 18th. Early registration term is on January 10th, 2011. Th

[amsat-bb] Kenpro 500 parts?

2010-11-17 Thread Tony
All, Can anyone tell me if the mounting hardware on the Yaesu 550 is the same as the old Kenpro KR-500? Anyone other than Yaesu selling parts for these units? Thanks, Tony -K2MO ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the aut

[amsat-bb] Re: Solar Sail Mission To Launch Friday

2010-11-17 Thread Edward R. Cole
At 05:22 PM 11/16/2010, B J wrote: >http://spaceflightnow.com/minotaur/stps26/101116nanosail/ > >73s > >Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL > > > >___ >Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to supp

[amsat-bb] Re: Elmer1

2010-11-17 Thread n8gbu
First question I have right off the bat is.What brand or kind of antenna is in expensive that I could use for a base antenna? I have the yaesu 5500 rotor. Also I an Arror portable antenna to take camping etc. Mike N8GBU ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org