[amsat-bb] swr explained

2012-09-12 Thread Nick Pugh
Hi all I ran across a Bell Lab video on SWR. He shows a mechanical analog to describe transmission line. I recommend viewing to your students. In a few minutes he describes what it took me months to understand. Nick url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DovunOxlY1k

[amsat-bb] Re: e: Satellite technical question

2012-09-12 Thread Nick Pugh
Thanks Domenico for the reply. You are correct the physical temperature and the equivalent noise temperature are not related. Bob wb4apr suggested that a 1/4 wave antenna in LEO has a noise equivalent temperature of ~ 150 k . What is the consensus of the group ? We are trying to do an uplink

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-UK Symposium streaming this year?

2012-09-12 Thread Jim List
Hi, The BATC team will be there and will be making recordings of the presentations. At the present time we are uncertain about live streaming as we are uncertain about the quality of the hotels internet access. If its good, then we will stream, otherwise we will try and upload to the server

[amsat-bb] Re: Camera on antenna

2012-09-12 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Louis McFadin w5...@mac.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 3:37 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Camera on antenna I use a camera mounted on the support strut of the dish feed. It is pointed at the center of the dish. Then I simply point

[amsat-bb] 1962-09-12: JFK's Challenge

2012-09-12 Thread B J
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=151776051 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

[amsat-bb] Re: 1962-09-12: JFK's Challenge

2012-09-12 Thread andy thomas
Thank you for the link. I have read JFK's speech before, but never seen the delivery. A great man.   I was 8 years old when he was murdered. I was making Christmas decorations with my mother in the kitchen, we had no money for decorations so we were cutting out silver stars from the foil tops

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-UK Symposium streaming this year?

2012-09-12 Thread John Heath
Hi Jim,   I am sure I am expressing the views of the many who would dearly like to attend but can't due to personal circumstances.           The live stream is a great way for us to have some involvement, the emphasis being on live.           Of course the recorded stream will be welcome but

[amsat-bb] Re: swr explained

2012-09-12 Thread andrew abken
Nick, Thanks for sharing! Very cool video. I have never seen wave theory demonstrated with such clarity. Andy ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] Re: swr explained

2012-09-12 Thread Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL
At 09:36 PM 9/12/2012 +, kn...@hotmail.com wrote: Nick, Thanks for sharing! Very cool video. I have never seen wave theory demonstrated with such clarity. Andy No No No, Here's SWR Properly explained, Laymans terms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOOihiLLS4Ifeature=related ;-)

[amsat-bb] NASA TV to Show 3 Hams Return to Earth on Sunday, September 16

2012-09-12 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
Hello everyone, Here is some news that is best sent before the weekend ANS is released. Check out the Three Hams Return to Earth this Weekend; Watch Live on NASA TV link on http://www.arrl.org/ for information about NASA TV coverage on Sunday, September 16. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9...@amsat.org