[amsat-bb] Re: Phase 3 Express Launch Opportunities

2012-01-30 Thread Nitin Muttin
Hello Peter,   I understand the current situation and and do not think that there should be any change in the direction of the P3E project keeping into mind the time and money spent by AMSAT DL on this project, we have sent you the list of contacts in ISRO some months back and AMSAT India can in

[amsat-bb] Hats off to Russian satellite operators!

2012-01-30 Thread Bato, Andras
Gentlemen, All CW tests were eliminated in the US in 2007. There is no Morse Code (CW) requirement any more. Of course there's a possibility to learn Morse code which can be learned during a single week but reality says most choose not to do CW any more. What a pity! Please do everyone

[amsat-bb] CW

2012-01-30 Thread Kevin Deane
I have interest in CW and hope that others will also, I tried using Mix-W and basicly got shunned so now I am learning. What a nice mode, that goes so far with minimal power!!! Kevin KF7MYK > From: b...@starjan.hu > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:31:14 + > Sub

[amsat-bb] Re: Hats off to Russian satellite operators!

2012-01-30 Thread Andre
Op 30-1-2012 17:31, Bato, Andras schreef: Gentlemen, All CW tests were eliminated in the US in 2007. There is no Morse Code (CW) requirement any more. Of course there's a possibility to learn Morse code which can be learned during a single week but reality says most choose not to do CW any

[amsat-bb] Re: Hats off to Russian satellite operators!

2012-01-30 Thread i8cvs
Hi Bato,Andras HA6NN I agree completely with you. Please look at here ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=RYhrSEERvbI 73" de i8CVS Domenico - Original Message - From: "Bato, Andras" To: Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 5:31 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Hats off to Russia

[amsat-bb] Re: Palm Springs HamFest ...

2012-01-30 Thread Clint Bradford
>> ... I saw a couple of guys doing an ATV demonstration ... [might have wiped >> out AO-27 reception] ... Hmmm ... But I would have thought that would have affected SO-50 reception, too ... But SO-50 was great yesterday. There was a Canadian gentleman there who said we should blame it on sol

[amsat-bb] Re: Hats off to Russian satellite operators!

2012-01-30 Thread Dave Guimont
Dom and Andra. Yes, and "dumbing down" on just plain courtesies in oral communication, by greediness, is prevalent in USA...back in the woodwork... 73 Dave Hi Bato,Andras HA6NN I agree completely with you. Please look at here ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=RYhrSE

[amsat-bb] Vega Satellite Deployments

2012-01-30 Thread Trevor .
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/4235 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/li

[amsat-bb] Re: Release spin rate query.

2012-01-30 Thread Bob Bruninga
> ... a satellite released from its launch adaptor > with a spin rate of in excess of 30rpm! (36rpm?) RAFT cubesat (5" cube) was released with a spin rate of 80 RPM due to a separation failure between the two cubesats (one antenna stuck to the other). See http://www.usna.edu/Users/aero/brun

[amsat-bb] Re: Palm Springs HamFest - APOLOGY

2012-01-30 Thread Clint Bradford
K6LCS>> ... There was a Canadian gentleman there who said we should blame it on solar conditions ... (grin) I have been contacted off list by a gentleman who thought I was insulting Canada/Canadians with the above line. In no manner, shape, nor form did I mean to disrespect my neighbors to the

[amsat-bb] Re: Palm Springs HamFest - APOLOGY

2012-01-30 Thread Jeff Yanko
Clint, Quite frankly, I see no need for an apology for that statement that you re-iterated from a Canadian national. Let's put it into perspective. Let's say you quoted the same statement but instead of saying Canadian gentleman, substitute his call, if he has one. Guarantee you, nobody wou