[amsat-bb] ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

2012-09-01 Thread Lee McLamb
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-246 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 communic

[amsat-bb] ISS 5 CubeSats deplyment date

2012-09-01 Thread Masahiro Arai
JAXA announced 5 CubeSats deployment from ISS set 10th Sep. The misson will start around 13z. This info was announced at 30th Aug. 5 CubeSats RAIKO, FITSAT-1, WE WISH, F-1 and TechEdSat already delivered ISS. They are deployed from ISS using JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer(J-SSOD) which is ne

[amsat-bb] Successful SpaceX Launch Rehearsal

2012-09-01 Thread B J
http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/004/120831wdr/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL ___ 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:

[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!

2012-09-01 Thread K5OE
Thanks, Bob, for simply challenging the status quo. Your article made me think (for a change). “There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.” ― Johann Kaspar Lavater 73, Jerry, K5OE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsa

[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!

2012-09-01 Thread Greg D
Hi Alan, I'm not even sure about the intellectually part. Hopefully just the exception, but a few years ago I had to gently guide a new ham to realize that they should not attempt to run their 12v rig off 120v and a lamp dimmer turned down... Oy. Greg KO6TH Alan P. Biddle wrote: Bob, Wel

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNCube dongle for sale SOLD

2012-09-01 Thread Alan P. Biddle
The FCD is sold. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -Original Message- From: Alan P. Biddle [mailto:apbid...@united.net] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:50 PM To: AMSAT-BB Subject: FUNCube dongle for sale Hi, Cleaning the shack, and I have a spare FCD Pro V1.0 SN 188 for sale. This is first generati

[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!

2012-09-01 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Bob, Well done on the article! I will, slightly, sympathize with QST. In teaching license classes, and working with new hams, I find that for some there is truly a lack of appreciation of what "high voltage" can do. I am serious when I say that for some if it isn't a wall plug, it isn't dangero

[amsat-bb] Re: Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!

2012-09-01 Thread Robert Bruninga
Thanks! The number of emails and letters I have received on that one alternative emergency power article has been 20 times what I have ever received before on any paper or article. The interesting thing is that it took 2 years before QST published it. In the original draft, I had indicated all k

[amsat-bb] Congratulations Bob on QST plaque!!

2012-09-01 Thread Robert McGwier
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/bob-bruninga-wb4apr-wins-august-qst-cover-plaque-award?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed -- Bob McGwier Ower and Technical Director, Allied Communication, LLC Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 and FT-847

2012-09-01 Thread Alan P. Biddle
Mike, Some FT-847s have been reported to be a bit flakey with SO-50. Others have reported no problems. I have a different rig now, but my experience was that it normally worked fine, but that every now and then I would get a pass like yours. The PL deviation and frequency checked fine, so I nev

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 and FT-847

2012-09-01 Thread PE0SAT | Amateur Radio
Hi Michael, Are you using any software to work the Satellites? For example Ham Radio Deluxe or SatPC32. I tried to get it working with HRD and it is not possible on the other hand with SatPC32 it is working like a charm. So give it a try 73 Jan PE0SAT On 01-09-2012 16:47, Michael J. Wolthui

[amsat-bb] SO-50 and FT-847

2012-09-01 Thread Michael J. Wolthuis
Good morning Amsat, I have been struggling this morning to work SO-50 from an FT-847 and wondering if I am missing something. I had a 26deg pass today and could hear everyone fine. I am transmitting on 145.8500 +/- auto Doppler correction. I am using PL encode set in the radio on 67hz.