[amsat-bb] AMSAT Awards

2011-07-18 Thread Bruce
Normally I am able to wait 4-6 weeks before posting a list of AMSAT awards. However, something must have gotten in the water and in the past few days the awards have sky rocketed. Due to the effort of Matt, N8MS, at the ARRL Teacher's Institute 2, there were 8 hams that worked their first

[amsat-bb] Subject: Weather Satellites reply

2011-07-18 Thread Buckley, Jack
Message: 10 Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:01:11 -0400 From: Mike mikef1...@buckeye-express.commailto:mikef1...@buckeye-express.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Weather Satellites To: amsat-bb@amsat.orgmailto:amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: CC423033A6FC473BA2BAE2BB40357E51@dimension4400 Content-Type:

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Awards

2011-07-18 Thread i8cvs
Hi Bruce, KK5DO I have earned the ZRO-Test Z9 # 19 on OSCAR-13 Mode-B dated Nov 1, 1992 signed by WA5ZIB and also I have earned the AMSAT Technical Achievent Award for the K2ZRO Memorial Station Engineering Award on OSCAR-13 with Z-8 Mode B endorsements and Z-8 Mode-L endorsements signed by Bill

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 AMSAT-UK Colloquium July 30-31

2011-07-18 Thread Trevor .
The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, England will be taking place during the activation of ARISSat-1. Members of AMSAT-UK hope to be active during the ARISSat-1 tests from the GB4FUN communications module situated in the Holiday Inn parking lot.

[amsat-bb] AO-51 Activity?

2011-07-18 Thread Richard Lawn
As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them since not many birds seem active, particularly AO-51 which I usually heard well. Can anyone tell me if AO-51 was functioning during the pass at around 16:30 EDT on 7/18. I

[amsat-bb] Golden Packet Event Sunday!

2011-07-18 Thread Bob Bruninga
Are there any AMSAT folks with a D700, D710 or D72 and the desire to drive to a mountain top on Sunday? We have two major holes in our 2000 mile Golden Packet attempt to get an APRS message from Maine to Georgia. Maybe someone in AMSAT likes to do a drive-up mountain this weekend? The Southern

[amsat-bb] AMSAT-UK Photo Gallery

2011-07-18 Thread Rob Styles
If you have any AMSAT-UK related photo's, you can upload them to the new AMSAT-UK photo Gallery here: http://www.uk.amsat.org/Gallery3/index.php/ 73 Rob M0TFO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Activity?

2011-07-18 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Have you looked at the schedule page? We are on 435.150 down now. 73, Drew KO4MA Sent from my iPhone On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:41 PM, Richard Lawn rjl...@gmail.com wrote: As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various stationary antennas. It's been tough testing them

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Activity?

2011-07-18 Thread Dave Webb KB1PVH
If you are listening on 435.300, that is the problem. AO-51 is operating on 145.880 up/ 435.150 down. Dave - KB1PVH Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X On Jul 18, 2011 4:56 PM, Richard Lawn rjl...@gmail.com wrote: As some of you may recall, I've been doing my best to make and try various

[amsat-bb] Re: Grid Activiation: EN63, Michigan

2011-07-18 Thread Doug Papay
FYI All, You have one more chance for EN63 this afternoon 7/18 via AO-51 @ 22:07z. I'll be looking for west coast stations anyone who would like to confirm the grid that I haven't worked yet. Again, if you would like a QSL, please let me know, no QSL or SASE is required! 73, Doug KD8CAO On

[amsat-bb] Vesta As Seen By Dawn

2011-07-18 Thread B J
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/18jul_dawn4/http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/ More on Dawn: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Activity?

2011-07-18 Thread Richard Lawn
Yes I knew about freq change. All I can assume is that the home brew k5oe isn't up to the task and I will turnstile moxon in a week when I get back to this vacation qth. Tnx Rick W2jaz On Monday, July 18, 2011, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.com wrote: Have you looked at the schedule