[amsat-bb] FUNcube in Electronics Weekly

2012-01-14 Thread Trevor .
The FUNcube amateur radio satellite project is featured in the publication Electronics Weekly, see http://www.uk.amsat.org/3752 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] QB50 Video

2012-01-14 Thread Trevor .
A visualization of the launch and deployment of 50 Cubesats in the QB50 project can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wds7nKVhjs4 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK@ http://www.uk.amsat.org/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed

[amsat-bb] Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Bob Bruninga
Went to local flea market today (34F degrees out) for a wwod stove and was shocked to see a guy selling brand-new boxes of VHF and UHF, and Dual band HT's fully programmable from 140 to 170 and 440 to 570 MHz 5 to 7 watts. He had several brands and some were even dual band. Most boxes had

[amsat-bb] Student's Software Defined Radio CubeSat

2012-01-14 Thread Trevor .
Students at the University of Vigo have built Xatcobeo a CubeSat carrying a Software Defined Radio (SDR) that plans to launch in February. Video and further info at http://www.uk.amsat.org/3775 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Bob, Many of those same radios are being sold through legitimate/commercial dealers for FRS/GMRS rigs. For instance, the same Puxing I use for a WIDE1-1 digi was bought in large numbers in the Palm Springs area for backup coms between all the gated communities in case of an earthquake. Alan

[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Roger
During the last year's Hurricane in Connecticut, I was listening to Mom's Fire Dept scanner and there was a party harassing the fireman while they were responding to a call...he had a kid or girlfriend in the car you could hear giggling...after trying the tried and true ignoring him for about

[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Joe
That is legal ONLY if they have been type accepted by the FCC for those services and at those prices I can almost guarantee they were not. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 1/14/2012 11:03 AM, Alan P. Biddle wrote: Bob, Many of

[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Joe
I would have bought one, Got all the info possible about the guy, and then when got home turned him in to the FCC. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 1/14/2012 10:48 AM, Bob Bruninga wrote: Went to local flea market today (34F

[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Agreed. However my point was that the intended target is not, necessarily, ham pirates, but people who have a legitimate use, even if the rigs are not up to spec. In another case where these radios were considered for a major ham project, it required several exchanges with the manufacturer to

[amsat-bb] Re: QB50 Video

2012-01-14 Thread Greg D.
So, how are they going to compensate for Newton's 3rd Law when ejecting 50 3kg masses, one at a time? Greg KO6TH Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:14:57 + From: m5...@yahoo.co.uk To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] QB50 Video A visualization of the launch and deployment of 50

[amsat-bb] Re: Radio Pirates

2012-01-14 Thread Clint Bradford
... Many of those same radios are being sold through legitimate/commercial dealers ... OK so far ... ... for FRS/GMRS rigs ... Not OK - they are not legal for either the GMRS nor the FRS. ... the same Puxing ... was bought in large numbers in the Palm Springs area for backup coms

[amsat-bb] heads up!

2012-01-14 Thread Bob- W7LRD
http://www.spaceflight101.com/phobos-grunt-re-entry-information.html http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Misc/PhobosGrunt2.php parts of it could make it to your back yard! 73 Bob W7LRD ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of

[amsat-bb] Re: Anyone using Heil Traveler w/FT-847?

2012-01-14 Thread Ted
Clayton, don't know about the 847 part, but please try a set on before you spend yer bux. I have one that I use with the HT. They do not stay on very well if you move around. Also, not full ear cups if that matters. Probably better choices Also, the Gregoir that is advertised in QST is cheap Ted

[amsat-bb] Re: heads up!

2012-01-14 Thread Joe
what numbers are correct? The Heavens Above and the N2YO are very different. The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 1/14/2012 4:33 PM, Bob- W7LRD wrote: http://www.spaceflight101.com/phobos-grunt-re-entry-information.html

[amsat-bb] ANS-015 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

2012-01-14 Thread Lee McLamb
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-015 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and

[amsat-bb] Sat Presentation in Georgia

2012-01-14 Thread Clint Bradford
Well, it was standing room only in Georgia this morning! I was invited to give my ‘Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT’ session for the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society's TechFest 2012 in Lawrenceville, Georgia today (01/14/12). Although it snowed earlier this week and was below 40 for the

[amsat-bb] Atlantic Coast and New England

2012-01-14 Thread Mervyn Hecht
Oscar 7 is working well for me for the east coast. I now have Mass, VT, NY and So Carolina. Is there anyone out there in North Carolina, PA, or New England? Merv ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an