[amsat-bb] New Horizons Stamp Petition + The Hindu article

2012-03-09 Thread Trevor .
More signatures are needed for the New Horizons stamp petition http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/news_center/news/20120307.php An article on VU2KGB appeared in The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/money-and-careers/article2974047.ece 73 Trevor M5AKA

[amsat-bb] ISS Symposium 2012, Berlin

2012-03-09 Thread andy thomas
I'm pleased to confirm I'll be an invited member of the public with a proven interest in the ISS  at the ISS Berlin Symposium, 2 -4 May 2012. See http://www.isssymposium2012.com/ . Any amsat-ers joining the Symposium please make contact via email - callsign - at - amsat dot org and we'll enjoy

[amsat-bb] Eham

2012-03-09 Thread Vince Waelti
I got an article published on the front page of www.eham.net . Go to the site and you will see it. This was a VERY poor one that I wrote, but I have a better one that I submitted to QST. Vince Waelti, K9TSU *Net Controller for the AMSAT Sat-Chat *Green County ARES/SKYWARN *Winnebago

[amsat-bb] ARRL 3400 MHz Bandplan Consultation

2012-03-09 Thread Trevor .
ARRL have produced a draft bandplan for the 3400 MHz band http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/9_cm_Band_Plan-Draft.pdf They've got weak signal terrestrial in the lower 300 kHz of 3400 which looks good since it's to our benefit to have the terrestrial weak signal working segment within the

[amsat-bb] Re: Eham

2012-03-09 Thread Ted
Nice article, Vince. Keep at it ! Ted, K7TRK -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Vince Waelti Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 11:45 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Eham I got an article published on the front

[amsat-bb] Re: Eham

2012-03-09 Thread Trevor .
Good article, just what's needed. The more publicity about how to operate the amateur satellites the better. 73 Trevor M5AKA --- On Fri, 9/3/12, Vince Waelti k9...@hotmail.com wrote: I got an article published on the front page of www.eham.net .  Go to the site and you will see it. This

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM Power Supply Failure

2012-03-09 Thread John Papay
Many of us have been following UT1FG/MM as he sails from port to port, operating on the birds and 6 meters. When Yuri left port in Nicaragua a few days ago, he emailed the bad news that his 12v power supply that runs his IC706 had failed and could not be fixed. This prompted an effort to find a