On 1/22/2013 8:15 PM, Stefan Wagener wrote:
Sure,
if you believe Google.
Don't have to believe Google. They cleaned the site up. Unless AMSAT-UK
had a viagra sale that ended.
Of course, that would be a unique fundraising concept for P3E... ;)
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that
the missile deployed an object that appeared to achieve orbit. At no
time was the missile or the resultant debris a threat to North America.
http://www.bnowire.com/inbox/?id=1357
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start hurling their wallets at you screaming "Shut up and take my
money!"
However, the SSB mafia is firmly entrenched in their ways and will
simultaneously bemoan the easy sats, yet pooh-pooh "hard sats" that
won't support the divine mode.
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t on it?
Wait... What?
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ly for all radios because we would have fixed it.
However, that's a big statement to make. Getting an active development
community around you codebase is a bit difficult. There is no way to
guarantee such things.
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er of
users using AO-51 alone over the past couple of years to the number of
users for all the linear sats in the same timeframe. I'd much rather
AMSAT "blow its wad" on a crowded FM satellite then a linear one no one
uses.
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llites alone and
multiplied it by my consulting rate, I'd probably have enough to send my
son to college already. Folks, be excited. If you're quoting rates and
it's not the rate you pay people to burble about ham radio, you should
really ask yourself if yo
c that is
encumbered by patents, I'm not touching AMBE, but I enjoy the idea of a
digital data mode developed within the past decade. Don't throw the baby
out with the bathwater.
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se it. My worry is that even though
we provided a alternative with Codec2, what cutting edge technology that
will be here five years from now are we not developing because we were
playing catch up?
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ology. Every
> time you bring a competitive element into something, it all just goes
> to hell. Stop the dick-size contest, and start playing with radios.
DING DING DING!
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er to give donations to a project that is
"near term" AND give to a project that is "long term".
...with the short term project getting a little extra because I'll
probably see it in my lifetime (and I'm only 30).
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is checking e-mail, but I believe there are plans
to demos at some point. There is a booth in the vendor area and I am
sure they could give more details.
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Angelo Glorioso wrote:
>
> I find your remarks unwanted and unneeded.
>
> I HOPE THAT IS A CUP FOR TWO. YOU MIGHT JUST NEED A CUP TOO!
Speaking of folks overreacting....
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x27;m a rare user now
> because of this. I can barely get into them with 50 watts.
Going on two years old at this point, but (at least I feel) it's still
relevant...
The Courteous Ham's Guide to AO-51:
http://www.innismir.net/article/26
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time on orbit is
dependent on solar activity), they will safely re-enter the atmosphere
and burn-up."
Not a very good platform for an amateur radio satellite. Unless you want
to burn $32K/year/satellite. Also questionable since the tubesat is a
smaller package then a single cubesat.
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For one thing, you have a lot less time on the birds. Totally worth it
though... Congrats Drew!
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Elan Portnoy wrote:
Congratulations! I had three just a few months ago--changes everything.
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This was the idea of the Wiki, which seemed to be a victim of infant mortality.
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Andrew Rich wrote:
You know this amsat-bb needs to collect up all the info and make a forum web
page
Same old info over and over
nd let it "cook" there for a bit.
Yup, that would be ideal, I'm nominating you to head that project. This
is right up your alley, as since you and your friends within the JSC
can navigate the political process easily. Lets run this in tandem with
the ARISSSat project.
Thanks for
On 10/15/2009, "Frank H. Bauer" wrote:
>Given that I am a "facts and data" kind of guy, what up with this? And how
>are you all knowing??? What do you really do for a living?? Who are these
>people you are talking to that are so opinionated?
>
>Or are you using another alias besides Robert Ol
On 10/15/2009, "Bob McGwier" wrote:
>> Steve Meuse expunged (sme...@mara.org):
>>
>>
>>> (e) In the State of Massachusetts within a 160-kilometer (100 mile) radius
>>> around locations at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts (latitude 41°45'
>>> North, longitude 70°32' West);
>>
>That was th
VE PAWS prohibits transmission, it only affected
repeater operation. At least I haven't heard anything regarding that,
and I was fairly active on 70cm until last Monday when W1WNS/R was PAVE
PAWSed.
~Ben
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Gary Lockhart wrote:
> Thank you sharing some good operating practices that would make satellite ops
> in the US more enjoyable and equitable as well.
Also feel free to check out my "Courteous Ham's Guide to AO-51"
http://www.innismir.net/article/26
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PHP sessions would be
as about as useful as putting a toll booth in front of an open field.
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No
http://oscar.dcarr.org?
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Andrew Rich wrote:
Can we get a web page that shows
Sat name
Lauch date
Active in last 24 hours
Frequency / mode.
Keps
hy didn,t they pull all the resources together to
> launch
>
> One HEO.
Because we'd likely end up with no LEOs and a HEO still on the ground.
~Ben
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Rocky Jones wrote:
>
> Bob. I am told by people at JSC that this is not an accurate statement.
Well then, please present who these people are and what they said.
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Rocky Jones wrote:
> John...nice try, thats the old straw man argument
The irony of this statement is rich.
> all the "cliches" that you quote aside I'll try one "A person has got
> to know their limitations"...and any organization that allows a
> "remove before flight" flag to stay on in fligh
orbit LEO sat, and,
while we're at it, everyone a pony and a puppy, it isn't going to
happen. Lets focus on what we can do rather then bog ourselves down in
something that we might be able to do if we are lucky.
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mplement something that does IP since almost
everything except my toaster speaks IP. Anything else relegates our
hobby to the digital stone age.
ACP is a good step in the right direction. The fact that it understands
that bits are bits and doesn't give a hoot about what's on top of it
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Can we kill this thread please? This is insanely off topic...
Besides everyone knows that NASA is a front by the trilateral commission
to keep us from looking into Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.
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n, I'd love to set up something like this, but I'd be hard pressed
to spend a chunk of money on a system that could be taken down if
someone files a complaint to the FCC.
Let's take any further discussion about this offline.
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hould simply be, any message, any time, anywhere
> using any device to any user by callsign alone.
This would be great. Can someone please seek a clarification or
modification of the rules from the FCC to allow this?
~Ben
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I'll be operating W1AEC Sunday morning and hope to get on some on the FM
birds.
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call you, respond.
Although, I listened to the pass ~18:45 pass yesterday evening, and I
didn't notice anyone "hogging" the satellite. I heard 3 portable
stations and 2 mobiles (myself included).
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ercial radios have
been approved by the FCC for at least 15 years.
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t; I also looked up the FCC ID on the FCC web site and found a copy of
> the manual that seems to confirm front pannel programability.
>
Also check out the Motorola JT1000
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On 6/10/2009, "Clint Bradford" wrote:
>Partially sorry about my tirade last night. I am just sick of those
>hams who are cheapskates, and love their "bargains" that they find
>from questionable sources ... no matter whether or not the equipment
>carries an FCC ID number or not.
Perhaps I'm mist
eur radio
> manufacturers who follow my country's rules from whom I choose to
> purchase.
I'm glad to see you bought one of the last 100% union-built "100% Made
in the USA" computers Clint. *grin*
Howard: Please keep us posted. Seems like an interesting radio.
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gt; electronic items you may have using regular AC chargers.
While, yes, these will work, this is the most inefficient way of
charging your laptop. Essentially you're getting AC from the alternator,
converting it to DC for the car, converting it back to AC via the
inverter, only to convert i
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