[amsat-bb] ITAR news

2012-12-19 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
http://www.spacepolitics.com/2012/12/18/a-long-awaited-big-win-for-export-control-reform/ 73, Drew KO4MA ___ 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 prog

[amsat-bb] Re: Streaming Video Today of Arine 5 Launch

2012-12-19 Thread Peter Guelzow
Hi JoAnne, Arianespace is streaming every Ariane launch from Kourou live at: http://www.arianespace.tv/ 73s Peter On 19.12.2012 21:05, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: > Spaceflightnow.com says they will have live streaming coverage of the > Ariane 5 launch of > Skynet 5D and Mexsat Bicentenario communi

[amsat-bb] Re: Equipment to receive 5.8GHz

2012-12-19 Thread Mike Seguin
Hi James, I used my Down East Microwave 5.760 transverter. This is the system I use terrestrially. It uses a 2M (144 MHz) IF. The antenna is a 2 ft dish with Directive Systems feed. What I did was simply hook my Funcube Dongle to the IF port of the transverter and set it for 224 MHz (5.84 -

[amsat-bb] Re: Equipment to receive 5.8GHz

2012-12-19 Thread Lizeth Norman
James, I've been working on just that. Are you interested in Niwka?? If so, you'll need a radio capable of receiving the signal. Have identified the AD 7020 as a likely candidate. The dev boards are quite steep around 200 us. Need a LO and a mixer to down convert to uhf. Hittite makes a mixer with

[amsat-bb] 43 places to buy Cubesat Parts

2012-12-19 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
I found this interesting! http://stephenmurphey.com/where-to-buy-cubesat-parts/ 73, Drew KO4MA ___ 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! Subs

[amsat-bb] Equipment to receive 5.8GHz

2012-12-19 Thread James Luhn
I am looking for some information on how to receive 5.8GHz. What devices are used to receive this frequency? I have the capability to receive up to 2.4GHz but I am not sure what is available to receive data on 5.8GHz. As always, thanks a million for everyone's support. 73, -james W5AOO

[amsat-bb] Streaming Video Today of Arine 5 Launch

2012-12-19 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
Spaceflightnow.com says they will have live streaming coverage of the Ariane 5 launch of Skynet 5D and Mexsat Bicentenario communications satellites. The web page reports the weather outlook seems promising for an on-time launch at 2149 GMT (4:49 p.m. EST). The launch window extends for 79 minutes