On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 13:49 -0500, Diane Bruce wrote:
The focus put on KISS station in a way to recruit new satellite operator is
not bad if this new operator goes beyond his KISS station IMHO.
Yes, but when I innocently asked if anyone had done a survey to see
if this was happening,
Get someone to leave a special code on the iss bbs and see how many people can
retrieve it
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Okay, usually I don't comment on the hot topics on AMSAT-BB. I prefer to
comment on the technical questions and issues. Maybe work has me feeling feisty
this morning, so here it comes :)
Why not a HEO? I can think of about 15 million reasons...that's a reference to
money, if you didn't catch
Those were fun days Clare!
My most challenging contacts were made using K band (24 GHz down). First
contact was on 4/20/2002 with Jerry, K5OE.
http://www.burlingtontelecom.net/~n1...@burlingtontelecom.net/index.html
I think the only mode I never got to try was 2.4 GHz up. I have the
Bob,
As they say, No bucks, no Buck Rogers!
Alan
WA4SCA
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Subject: [amsat-bb] launch cost
Hello
With the
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From: Bruce Robertson ve9...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Rideshare missions to GTO, $800K for 3U Cubesat
To: John B. Stephensen kd6...@comcast.net
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:46 PM, John B. Stephensen
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:46 PM, chris pellenz pelle...@yahoo.com wrote:
I never made any contacts via AO-40.
I was still preparing my station... I was busy being
happy about my MIR packet contact... (I made the ANS one time)
I still have a couple K5GNA downconverters...
with the filter kits
Yes.
AO-24 was in a low inclination orbit. Probably a transfer orbit inclination
of 2 -5 degrees. I recall the transponder output was up near 2450MHz.
It was very high and had excellent coverage. I believe it failed because it
went into a planned shutdown due to something like eclipse or
--- On Fri, 4/2/11, Mark L. Hammond marklhamm...@gmail.com wrote:
2) It doesn't look like we're going to be able to afford a
HEO.
Hi Mark,
But the cost for a 3U CubeSat to GTO might just be feasable. Trouble is the
path loss with simple omni antennas, although the path loss would be
David,
In some ways, the CubeSat programs resemble the old X Projects that the US
did with aircraft. Instead of building from scratch the ultimate plane,
they built a series of test beds that were designed to do one thing very
well. Eventually, the lessons learned from each project were
Let's not forget about the funcube dongle as a terrific economical
solution for receiving. And any decent FM transmitter can key CW,
no? Assuming someone already has a vhf/uhf rig, I can see getting qrv on linear
transponders today for under $200.
Or am I being too simplistic?
Rich, N8UX
On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 08:03:59AM +, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 13:49 -0500, Diane Bruce wrote:
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It doesn't in my case. I have *no interest at all* in operating
satellites that require a complex fixed station with computer tracking
and tuning. None. Doesn't
Simple answer...FM rigs will tend to chirp as you key the mic line as
the VCO pulls onto frequency...crystal matrix FM radios such as the old
Standard will be T-9...
The purists will cry about the chirpy signal...but, most people who work
CW on satellites would relish a new operator/contact
You guys are making me all teary-eyed! I loved that bird, especially for all
the challenges it presented. Mike, I still have the 10 gHz downconverter I
built for that never-used mode :-(
My first contacts were on 05 May 2001: W1BFN, KB2WQM (now KB2M), W7ID, N1JEZ,
WL7BQM (first DX), and
Here is a detailed description from the past (sorry found only in French)
http://www.amsat-france.org/spipamsat/IMG/pdf/Descriptif_ARSENE.pdf
and photos:
http://www.amsat-france.org/spipamsat/article.php3?id_article=61
73 de Michel F6HTJ
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My first Oscar Station,,,
I do not remember if it was Oscar 6 or 7, but it was 1975, and we
listened to many passes on the ten meter downlink.
We got from a local ham, an old AM vfo controlled 2 meter rig. It was
AM only. it had a Red face and was BIG like the size of a heathkit
SB-200
AO-40 was an incentive for me, though I never got beyond monitoring
the 2m beacon in the early days after launch and before the incident
with the 400N motor. I did collect a lot of good telemetry though
Unfortunately, LEOs can't solve the problem of vast distances
Hi Gang,
The Orlando Hamcation is just a week away, and AMSAT will be there in
force. We have a forum scheduled Saturday from 1:45 to 3:15, and this
year it is INSIDE! I expect
ARISSat-1 will be the main topic of discussion. We'll have live
satellite demonstrations, ranging from simple
Boy, that sounds familiar !
My first Oscar station was a Regency HR-2B FM rig
with ONE crystal in the middle of the uplink band on 2 meters,
keying the high-low power switch. You couldn't hear the low
power but the 15 watts on high power made it fine.
And the receivers were an HW-101 and
http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/blogs/posts/view/95329/
The newly discovered object, officially designated 2011 CQ1, will make a close
Earth approach today February 04, 2011 around 19:40UT at ~0.03(LD)/0.8(AU)
or 11855 km.2011 CQ1 has been discovered by R. A. Kowalski few hours ago in
wow, 5 years of time and money invensted into Arissat-1 for a 6 month run.
Mean while, all other ISS projects put on hold.
And it missed its lauch date of fall 2007.
--- On Wed, 2/2/11, Gould Smith gould...@bellsouth.net wrote:
From: Gould Smith gould...@bellsouth.net
Subject: [amsat-bb]
Washington (CNN) -- Astronaut Mark Kelly will command the upcoming flight of
the space shuttle Endeavour, according to a statement released Friday by NASA.
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The Orlando Hamcation is just a week away...
Checking the ham radio tactical situation in Orlando, (http://aprs.fi enter
Orlando, FL)), there does not appear to be any hamfest. The only hamfests
showing to mobile operators this month are 2 in PuertoRico, 1 in Japan and 1
in Ontario.
(See:
My first satellite rig was a pair of Drake B-line twins with the TC-2
transmit
converter and SC-2 receive converter, a homebrew 2-meter turnstile on a tripod
in the driveway, and 10- and 15-meter dipoles in the garage house attics. I
could work RS-10/11, RS-12/13, and RS-15 in modes A, K,
At 02:18 AM 2/5/2011, Diane Bruce wrote:
On Fri, Feb 04, 2011 at 08:03:59AM +, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 13:49 -0500, Diane Bruce wrote:
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It doesn't in my case. I have *no interest at all* in operating
satellites that require a complex fixed station with
And if we are going to make fun of new operators, we need to modernize our
terminology.
Referring to Channel 19 or 11 Meters is sooo 20th Century. :-)
73, Bob K0NR
On 2/2/2011 8:56 AM, Dee wrote:
Everyone makes mistakes.
There is about 10 reams of instructions available on www.AMSAT.org
I am looking for data sheets, manuals, etc. for the following California
Amplifier downconverters:
C31243
C31300
130015
130811
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you and 73,
Al W8KHP
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That be fighting talkOK, shall we start the re-entry date
competition now???
For 66 pounds in a relatively small box, I think that Arissat-1 will go on
beyond 6 months by quite a bit.
My rapidly depreciating UK pound is on Launch + 324 days.
David (who never knew he had WAC via
Nice to see a lot of the oldtimers come out of the woodwork!!
I'm guessing that over half of my over 6000 satellite contacts were
on AO40. And except for a very small circle near Madagascar (my
antipode), I was able to talk to the world...And I have a contact
with Durbin...
I agree with
At 07:17 AM 2/4/2011, Peter Guelzow wrote:
Hi All,
You guys are making me all teary-eyed! I
loved that bird, especially for all the challenges it presented.
Ughh.. this really hit's me hard and I'm getting very sentimental
reading all email's to this topic.
But it gives me also
The
--- On Fri, 4/2/11, g0...@aol.com g0...@aol.com wrote:
That be fighting talkOK, shall we start the
re-entry date competition now???
For 66 pounds in a relatively small box, I think that
Arissat-1 will go on beyond 6 months by quite a bit.
I was guessing it could be close to a year
Could we get it hauled up to ISS and kicked out
the door with orbital boost engine? I guess
that would be a huge permitting battle?
Considering the interest in using the ISS as a launchpad for satellites and
manned space craft have increased, depending on how Arissat-1 fairs it might
be
Forwarded by Steve G6UIM
Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or Individuals!
This will be a launch opportunity that will be for most if not all the
balloon groups a once in a lifetime opportunity!
A few people on these lists already know about this. I am now trying to
hit all
HI
WB9SBD plans to fly a very large balloon. He wants to reach hopefully
250,000 ft. and make the balloon a floater i.e. for it not to burst.
I thought this might be an opportunity for AMSAT. To fly a transponder or
other payload.
More Details here
http://www.qsl.net/wb9sbd/300K.html
Steve
G6UIM
Forwarded by Steve G6UIM
Launch Opportunity To All Balloon Groups, Or Individuals!
This will be a launch opportunity that will be for most if not all the
balloon groups a once in a lifetime opportunity!
A few people on these lists already know about this. I am now trying to
On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 12:30 -0700, Bob K0NR - email list wrote:
And if we are going to make fun of new operators, we need to modernize our
terminology.
Referring to Channel 19 or 11 Meters is sooo 20th Century. :-)
73, Bob K0NR
I'll tell you what, you can make fun of newly-licenced
Hello Everyone,
Clare, I certainly do miss AO-40, along with AO-13, and AO-10 :(
Thanks for all the QSO's, QSL's! Many friends were made via satellite!
Has anything been heard from AO-10 lately? I knew it went
into sleep mode for a long rest, but it would just show up again without
Hello AMSAT-BB;..I am trying to determine if the
W3HMS beacon on 2401MHZ is being use by the Satellite community
located in South/Central PA. We have
not received any reports for some time and will not continue to
support it if not needed.
It Is located in FM19qv
I was thinking of the mode S linear transponder portion of the satellite. It
had a narrow passband and produced about 1 watt. You needed a 4-6 foot dish
for the downlink. Since a 3U cubesat can generate about 6 W of DC power with
solar panels and the largest surface for mounting antennas is
On 2/4/2011 3:54 PM, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 12:30 -0700, Bob K0NR - email list wrote:
And if we are going to make fun of new operators, we need to modernize our
terminology.
Referring to Channel 19 or 11 Meters is sooo 20th Century. :-)
73, Bob K0NR
I'll tell you
I hope that Amsat can make Fox the highest quality, longest lived Cubesat ever
built. But a Cubesat in high altitude orbit will be very disappointing to most
hams, only the big-gun ham stations will ever be able to work it. We need a
larger satellite with a larger power budget, high gain antennas
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:04:47 pm Luc Leblanc wrote:
I logged 762 QSO on AO-40 from 2001 to 2003 here is some of them:
VK4UBM
VK3KOS
VK3BVM
Logged, but not accurately perhaps. I made several contacts with you Luc via
A0-40.
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Phil (VK4BVM)
NASA TV Live Events Programs show the 16th Feb EVA begins at
1315z (0815EST). The live show start at 0745z on NASA TV.
ARISSat-1 deployment will be seen live!
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html
73
Masa JN1GKZ
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ahh the radios may last but will we?
Well, I am cheering for all that endeavor for us!
thanks!
Ed - KL7UW
At 03:54 PM 2/4/2011, you wrote:
I hope that Amsat can make Fox the highest quality, longest lived Cubesat ever
built. But a Cubesat in high altitude orbit will be very disappointing to
Whoops!
I forgot to mention that the antennas were an omni vertical
ground plane on 2 meters for the uplink and tri-band beam
for the 10 meter downlink.
73,
John K6YK
On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:33:46 -0800 k6yk k...@juno.com writes:
Boy, that sounds familiar !
My first Oscar station was a
I am in favor of any beacon in a ham band. The more beacons the merrier.
You are establishing a presence in a infrequently used ham band.
My estimate is that less than 10% of the users of a beacon ever report
their use of a /B.
If I had my way, I would have a /B on every hamband 900 MHz and
Can someone give me hand with predict under LINUX
+ Install predict - done
+ Define QTH - done
+ Reduce satellite tracking list to just ISS / SO-50 and AO-51 (to do)
I will work out the keps location and how to script that bit
I have scripts that can query preidict in server mode
- Andrew
Does anyone have a guesstimate as to long the ISS keps will work for ARISSAT,
before it takes on life of it's own?
73 Bob W7LRD
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From: Masahiro Arai m-a...@a.email.ne.jp
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Friday, February 4, 2011 5:37:56 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb]
On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:03:59 +, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
It doesn't in my case. I have *no interest at all* in operating
satellites that require a complex fixed station with computer tracking
and tuning. None. Doesn't interest me one bit.
Require? Hah. I used to run the RS birds with a
Has anyone experienced anything like this on AO-7 Mode A?
Earlier today on pass 65777 ( AOS approx. 2207z) I was looking for my
downlink signal shortly after my AOS. While searching for my downlink signal I
could also hear a few other unidentifiable CW stations. I figured they were
also
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