[amsat-bb] Re: AO 7 NY

2011-12-12 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: myles landstein myles.landst...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 4:44 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 7 NY Was wondering something, being rather new at all this. Worked someone last week on AO 7 but mostly I just

[amsat-bb] Re: 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

2011-12-12 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: B J va6...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:42 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1 It's quite amazing when one considers the historical context: 1957-10-04: Sputnik 1 launched 1959-09-12: Luna 2 launched

[amsat-bb] Re: 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

2011-12-12 Thread g.shirville
Subject: [amsat-bb] 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1 It's quite amazing when one considers the historical context: 1957-10-04: Sputnik 1 launched 1959-09-12: Luna 2 launched to moon, impacted 1959-09-13 1960-08-12: Echo 1 launched 1961-04-12: Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin 1961-05-05: Freedom 7 with Alan

[amsat-bb] Re: 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1

2011-12-12 Thread B J
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:28 AM, i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it wrote: - Original Message - From: B J va6...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 5:42 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] 1961-12-12: OSCAR 1 It's quite amazing when one considers the historical

[amsat-bb] Singapore Student Satellite VELOX-P

2011-12-12 Thread Trevor .
Planned to fly on an Interorbital launcher intp a 300km orbit. VELOX-P on IARU Sat Page http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=223 NTU Satellite Research Centre http://www.sarc.eee.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/Home.aspx 73 Trevor M5AKA

[amsat-bb] OSCAR 1 - Feb QST Articles on AMSAT-UK site

2011-12-12 Thread Trevor .
The ARRL has kindly given permission to put some of the OSCAR 1 articles from the February 1962 edition of QST on the AMSAT-UK website. Links are at the bottom of this article: http://www.uk.amsat.org/2011/12/12/50th-anniversary-of-oscar-1/ 73 Trevor M5AKA

[amsat-bb] W-32A For Sale

2011-12-12 Thread Alan P. Biddle
All, I local ham I know has an Icom W-32A available. One of the better HTs to use with satellites. I have seen the equipment, and it is in very good condition. He has some pictures, which I can't attach here. Please direct any questions directly to Kirk. 73s, Alan WA4SCA FOR SALE:

[amsat-bb] Things

2011-12-12 Thread WILLIAMS MICHAEL
Having learned my lesson, I try to keep my comments to the technical issues, but here goes. Has anyone been able to copy AUBIE? If so, tell me how you do it. I want to publicly thank Ed Long for his job as AMSAT Journal Editor. His guidance sure made things easy for article submissions.

[amsat-bb] Re: Things

2011-12-12 Thread Mike Rupprecht
Mike, AubieSat-1 is only active in eclipses and is very weak (antenna did not deploy) QRG: 437473 KHz, CW Dec 12 - 01:58 UTC hihi de ki4nqo aubiesat 1 vb 4r23 sk 01:59 UTC hihi de aubiesat 1 vb 4r22 bacon 111 sk 02:00 UTC hihi de ki4nqo aubiesat 1 vb 4r22 sk 02:01 UTC hihi de ki4nqo

[amsat-bb] Re: Things

2011-12-12 Thread Trevor .
--- On Mon, 12/12/11, WILLIAMS MICHAEL k9qho6...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Delfi-n3Xt is good news. The linear transponder on the non-battery Delfi-C3 worked well until its failure. I still download packets from its scientific mode as it has excellent signals on 145.870. The ITRX Configurable

[amsat-bb] Delfi n3Xt Frequencies

2011-12-12 Thread Trevor .
The IARU Amateur Satellite Coordination pages have just been updated http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=138 **A revised coordination has been provided to take into account other spacecraft likely to be on the same launch** transponder down 145.880 -145.920MHz and up

[amsat-bb] Re: KD8KSN/p EN75 Michigan Ops

2011-12-12 Thread Zachary Beougher
/absent minded For clarification purposes, I have a clarification to make Due to the fact that I was not paying attention, we were NOT on Lake Superior last week as I have been telling everyone via voice and text. We were on Lake HURON. I even put Superior on the QSL cards, so please

[amsat-bb] ARISSat height

2011-12-12 Thread Roland Zurmely
See the updated graphics for ARISSat height here: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/arissat.htm#r Often, ARISSat switch from high power to low power mode when passing over my QTH in Brazil, despite being fully illuminated by the sun. Coincidentally, this happens when he enters the SAA, South

[amsat-bb] RAX-2 Qusetion

2011-12-12 Thread Tom Lubbers K8TL
I have been monitoring 437.345 MHz. Today I found a bunch of frames from RAX-1. Since I can't find any current info on RAX-1 I wonder if RAX-2 is identifying as RAX-1. Haven't seen anything from FAST1 since Saturday evening. Never anything at 9600, thought maybe the 9600 might be broke on my

[amsat-bb] DM83-93, DM72-82, and EM31 QSL's

2011-12-12 Thread Clayton Coleman W5PFG
If we worked from DM83-93, I will QSL all stations in log. No need to QSL or SASE. If we worked from DM72-82, I will QSL all stations in log. No need to QSL or SASE. All of the above contacts will be in LotW by 12/13. Since EM31 was a quick roadside activation, I will not QSL unless you make

[amsat-bb] Re: RAX-2 Qusetion

2011-12-12 Thread Mike Rupprecht
Tom, You heard RAX-2. Unfortunately they forgot to change the call sign (M-Cubed as well). 73 Mike DK3WN - original Nachricht Betreff: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Qusetion Gesendet: Mo, 12. Dez 2011 Von: Tom Lubbers K8TLk...@earthlink.net I have been monitoring 437.345 MHz. Today I found