[amsat-bb] Space Camp - Updated - the real story!

2014-06-03 Thread Robert E CIV USNA Annapolis Bruninga
AMSAT folks might be interested in how NASA might update Space Camp in Huntsville to include the real-world of congressional budget constraints and indifference to our space program: http://www.theonion.com/articles/modernized-space-camp-allows-kids-to-simu

Re: [amsat-bb] Space Camp - Updated - the real story!

2014-06-03 Thread Rich/wa4bue
REALITY HURTS! The good news is as NASA with draws from space, private enterprise will flourish with even more jobs. - Original Message - From: Robert E CIV USNA Annapolis Bruninga bruni...@usna.edu To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 12:25 PM Subject: [amsat-bb]

Re: [amsat-bb] Space Camp - Updated - the real story!

2014-06-03 Thread Robert McGwier
I love the Onion. It is funniest satire around to my mind and it is always good when it catches the unsuspecting napping. On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Robert E CIV USNA Annapolis Bruninga bruni...@usna.edu wrote: AMSAT folks might be interested in how NASA might update Space Camp in

[amsat-bb] N8RO/P Operations From DL99 DL98

2014-06-03 Thread Ronald Oldham
 I will be operating portable from DL99 and DL 98 on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. I plan on being on the the following satellite passes: 6/4/201419:08 UTCSO-50DL99 6/5/201400:20 UTCFO-29DL98 6/5/201415:06 UTCFO-29DL98 6/5/201417:55 UTCSO-50   

[amsat-bb] N8RO/P Operations From DL99 DL98 -------Corrections------

2014-06-03 Thread Ronald Oldham
Many thanks to Jeff, NX9B for pointing out some problems in my schedule. I'm not sure if it was old Keps or just an old mind that caused the problems. Anyway, the corrected schedule is shown below. These are approx. local times. 6/4/201418:10 UTCSO-50DL99 6/5/201400:13 UTC

[amsat-bb] satpc32 $#@##$$%%E/A Fehler

2014-06-03 Thread Bob- W7LRD
just updated keps now I get E/A-Fehler 105 marching across the screen and will not stop. g 73 Bob W7LRD ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

Re: [amsat-bb] About ARTSAT1:INVADER

2014-06-03 Thread ji1izr/Masahiro Sanada
Dear all, Thank you for your report about ARTSAT1: INVADER. The commnad station can get the status from your report. The satellite stop to send CW when the commnad is sent, or no replay. The battery is fine and some functions are working by some commands, so the members get the status from CW

[amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1 FM Transponder Report 04-Jun-2014 UTC

2014-06-03 Thread Paul Stoetzer
Good evening, I was on two passes of LituanicaSAT-1 over North America this evening. Signals sounded good, though I noted that the uplink sensitivity makes it difficult to work with just five watts of power output to a handheld antenna, except at higher elevations. My signal was in and out except

[amsat-bb] October Symposium Travel

2014-06-03 Thread Keith Baker KB1SF/VA3KSF
Greetings All! This message is for those of you who plan to fly into (and out of) the Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport for the upcoming AMSAT Symposium and Annual Meeting on October 10-12, 2014. I've just learned that Southwest Airlines is now having a 72 hour seat sale (good

Re: [amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1 FM Transponder Report 04-Jun-2014 UTC

2014-06-03 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Paul! I was on the pass that started out here at 0202 UTC, and worked W0DHB in Colorado followed by N5ZNL in Mississippi before the satellite went behind the mountains to the east of the Phoenix area. I was in my back yard, using an Icom IC-2820H at 15W into an Elk log periodic, using narrow

[amsat-bb] satpc32 E/A-Fehler 105. error

2014-06-03 Thread Bob- W7LRD
I can not get it to run (satpc-32). Someone said it is because of a inactive satellite in the list. Which one?? It will just keep happening. Also I am looking for a backup sat program as satpc32 is unreliable. Recommendations?? 73 Bob W7LRD ___ Sent

Re: [amsat-bb] LituanicaSAT-1 FM Transponder Report 04-Jun-2014 UTC

2014-06-03 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi again! I was on the last LituanicaSAT-1 pass starting around 0337 UTC. I heard three other stations during the pass - Nestor K6JTT in San Diego, Dave W0DHB in Colorado, and Glenn AA5PK in west Texas. We all worked each other. This was a higher pass for me here in DM43bn, with maximum