[amsat-bb] Looking for 2m CW/SSB receiver donation

2009-04-28 Thread Gould Smith
We will be demonstrating the SuitSat-2 system at Dayton and we will have a complete SuitSat system for demonstration at AMSAT events I need a 2m CW/SSB receiver to demonstrate the CW and SSB digital data signals. If you have one that has an operational receive system and would like to donate it

[amsat-bb] Re: problem with FTDI software installation - LVB Tracker

2009-05-18 Thread Gould Smith
I had to install it 7-8 times before it took on one computer. Keep trying. Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "TOF, HS0NNU" To: ; "Philip Jenkins" Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 11:02 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] re: problem with FTDI software installation - LVB Tracker Hi Philip When

[amsat-bb] Looking for AMSAT booth pictures during Dayton, esp Garriotts' visits

2009-05-19 Thread Gould Smith
I am looking for photos of the AMSAT booth during Dayton. I have some, but always looking for others. Especially interested in photos of Owen and Richard Garriott at the booth on Friday or Saturday. Thanks, Gould, WA4SXM ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.o

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award #500

2009-05-20 Thread Gould Smith
As VP of User Services, the team and I welcome input from the membership. Bruce has been a long term Director of Contests and Awards. As far as I know there have been no questions about the order that the other 489 AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Awards have been assigned. Bruce has

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Fail ??? 22:36 UTC Not Heard

2009-06-04 Thread Gould Smith
AO-51 TXB was shut off due to low battery voltage earlier this afternoon. I will turn TXB on ( in a matter of minutes) and turn down the TXB transmit power and TXA transmit power to get it through another day or so. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Raul Romero" To: Sent:

[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 question

2009-06-04 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Tony, You can manually move them. Bring up two directory windows one with the floppy drive and one with the SatPC32 kep directory (generally C:\Program Files\SatPC32\Kepler). I would recommend that you rename the kep file on the floppy drive as amateur.txt or nasa.all, so that it will make

[amsat-bb] AO-51 adjustments

2009-06-22 Thread Gould Smith
I am working with the satellite to get the Field Day configuration operational long term.. I turned TXB back on during the 1300Z pass. During this pass I adjusted the TX levels to TXA 240 mW and TXB 290 mW. These are lower power levels than I have ever used before, but necessary to get the

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 L/U

2009-06-22 Thread Gould Smith
ginal Message - From: "David - KG4ZLB" To: Cc: "Andrew Glasbrenner" ; "Gould Smith" ; Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 L/U > Listening on the 22:24utc pass of AO-51 just now and for the second day > running, the

[amsat-bb] AO-51 power levels

2009-06-25 Thread Gould Smith
I am still trying to tweak the power levels to get through all the eclipes during the day. Tonight I changed TXA (L/U) to 210 mW and TXB (V/U) to 290 (as low as I can get it without turning it off). The eclipse I measured on one pass tonight was 16:05 minutes +- 5 sec. The eclipse time should

[amsat-bb] AO-51 Telemetry

2009-07-01 Thread Gould Smith
The AO-51 telemetry archive is up to date as of last night. AO-51 telemetry data is available in raw format, CSA (comma separated variable) format that has the channel data converted by the configuration equations and there are some Excel files (most with graphs). There are a number of Excel f

[amsat-bb] Re: How you do DOPPLER correction in Linear Transponders?

2009-07-02 Thread Gould Smith
Tim, Fabiano and the BB, This topic has been discussed for many decades. Many approaches have valid logic, but there needs to be some recognized standard or multiple approaches will be used. Even with a standard, there are always new (and old) users that don't know about it, and thus don't foll

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu LVB Nova issues - Help

2009-07-02 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Bennett, The chances are the problem is in the data exchange from Nova - Comm port - USB driver. The LVB Tracker is a data receiver and then it acts on the data. I have an LVB Tracker running off a IBM laptop and a Compaq tower, both using XP. I am using SatPC32 on both computers. The lapt

[amsat-bb] Re: SuitSat-II question

2009-07-04 Thread Gould Smith
become available, as well as test new technology. Gould - Original Message - From: "Greg D." To: Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 10:17 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] SuitSat-II question Hi folks, I just watched the video of Gould Smith talking about SuitSat-II. Nice job. But

[amsat-bb] Re: 2009 BoD Ballot - question

2009-07-18 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Greg and the BB, There is an announcement on the front page of the AMSAT web site about the ballot problem. There will also be an announcement in this week's ANS. A new colored, ballot with correct instructions is being sent out and will be the one counted. Sorry for the problem. 73, G

[amsat-bb] AO-51 Reload

2009-07-27 Thread Gould Smith
AO-51 analog operation will be off the air for a few days while I reload the software. You can of course copy the telemetry during this time. Normally we have three stations spread across both coasts that can upload which allows a fairly quick return to normal operation. This time there is on

[amsat-bb] 2009 AMSAT BOD Candidate Statements

2009-07-27 Thread Gould Smith
The AMSAT web site now has a link to the 2009 AMSAT BOD Candidate Statements/Biographies in pdf format. The link in under the announcement about the corrected ballot at the top right of the web site www.amsat.org 73, Gould, WA4SXM Thanks to Rick, W2GPS for getting the page created. __

[amsat-bb] Help in collecting AO-51 telemetry values

2009-07-28 Thread Gould Smith
I need some help from stations west of the US east coast to look at realtime AO-51 telemetry during a pass over your QTH. Please send me AO-51 realtime values of : Battery 1 temp and Battery 1 voltage. I haven't gotten far enough in the reload process to collect WOD as a file. Just a few valu

[amsat-bb] AO-51 is operational in 'normal' mode

2009-07-30 Thread Gould Smith
I have most of the tasks uploaded. We are now in a no eclipse period, so we can run higher power levels. I will be bringing the power up slowly as I watch the response. I turned on TXB tonight in V/U mode 145.920/435.300 and instantly heard people talking. Both transponders are running about

[amsat-bb] AO-51 update

2009-08-02 Thread Gould Smith
AO-51 is in 'normal' mode with both 70cm TXs operational. FM repeater V/U Uplink 145.920 MHz FM Downlink 435.300 MHz FM FM 9k6 digital Downlink 435.150 MHz FM I uploaded the RX task for the SQRX receiver tonight and depending on the telemetry I get tomorrow morning, I expect to turn on the

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 (Aug 7-09)

2009-08-07 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Greg and BB, After the software reload the end of July, AO-51 went into a no eclipse period. This no eclipse period will last until next May. We will be able to run higher power levels since there is always solar power and the batteries stay charged. AO-51 is TXing more power than it has sin

[amsat-bb] AMSAT Office closed today

2009-08-18 Thread Gould Smith
The AMSAT Office will be closed today due to the loss of the power transformer that supplies the building. 73, Gould ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur sat

[amsat-bb] Re: lvb tracker circuit -- xtal?

2009-08-26 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Stefano, I experimented with a few crystals on LVB Trackers and got the best results with the one closest to 4.00 MHz. A number of things are run off of timers that are based on having a 4.0 MHz clock, so a 4.4 MHz clock will make 9600 bps communication difficult. 73, Gould, WA4SXM

[amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections

2009-08-28 Thread Gould Smith
I am not speaking for Barry, but as a Board member and an Officer. This business of nit-picking and taking things out of context is not productive. Certainly not of my time. The Board can vote at any meeting or teleconference with the appropriate number of members present. The Board strategizes

[amsat-bb] Fw: Re: BoD Elections

2009-08-28 Thread Gould Smith
- Original Message - From: Gould Smith To: Rocky Jones Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections I expected this. The board did vote to spend money at the last board meeting as documented, we haven't had the need to approve anything

[amsat-bb] Re: broken links

2009-09-08 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Scott, I have not received any email from you from this address. The only posts I have were sent to the BB. 73, Gould - Original Message - From: "Scott Richardson" To: "Joel Black" ; "Alan VE4YZ" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 8:08 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: broken links

[amsat-bb] Re: broken links

2009-09-08 Thread Gould Smith
Alan, David, Tim Joel, et al, I have prepared a presentation to the Board on the web site. We need 1) content 2) people to periodically update the information 3) new software to access the web site for periodic update 4) possibly a new structure to add to the current web site. All of thes

[amsat-bb] AO-51 Software crash

2009-09-10 Thread Gould Smith
AO-51 experienced a software crash sometime this afternoon/evening. I got the boot code loaded into ram and running and working on setting the power level. Drew and I don't have a good pass until tomorrow morning, when we will start the software reload. 73, Gould, WA4SXM __

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-10 Thread Gould Smith
I'm missing the connection here. Dues - volunteer maintained web site Gould - WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Randy" To: Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:26 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered > Although I agree that a phone call is good as well .. > I pay dues to AMSAT an

[amsat-bb] AO-51 repeater back in operation

2009-09-13 Thread Gould Smith
I turned on the main AO-51 repeater this morning (145.92/435.300). The software reload continues, the software could crash when the last two tasks are loaded and activated. 73, Gould, WA4SXM for the Command Team ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinio

[amsat-bb] Symposium Schedules are on the AMSAT web site

2009-10-04 Thread Gould Smith
The overall Symposium Schedule as well as the presentation schedule are now on the AMSAT web site. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2009/index.php Thanks to Frank, KA3HDO and Dan, N8FGV Looking forward to seein gany of you at BWI later this week, Gould, WA4SXM

[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime

2011-02-05 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Armando and BB, AMSAT will sponsor a "Chicken Little" contest after ARISSat-1 is operational. We are currently all too busy getting ready for the operational part of the mission starting in 11 days to setup this contest, but it will come. Best Regards, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Mes

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Soundcard help

2011-02-06 Thread Gould Smith
Hello John, Obviously we need to test it to be sure, but you should be good to go. The main development platform is Win XP. I am using an XP laptop and the software is working fine. 73, Gould - Original Message - From: "John Heath" To: "Amsat" Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 8:47 AM

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 BPSK software

2011-02-07 Thread Gould Smith
The ARISSat-1 team is still working on the first release version of the BPSK-1000 software. We hope to release a version within the next week. The PC version is only running on XP at the moment. There will be a Mac version also. There will a wav file available to test the operation. 73, Gould

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 decoding software release

2011-02-09 Thread Gould Smith
As I posted on Monday, the ARISSatTLM software is not yet ready for distribution. We are still testing it. We expect to release the free ARISSatTLM software next week. This software will demodulate, decode and display the BPSK-1000 telemetry and Experiment data as well as the CW signal. There

[amsat-bb] Re: pre amp help..

2011-02-16 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Ted, You didn't mention whether you had an ARR pre amp with the RF sensing. I have been using my ARR pre amp for 15+ years outside (with a cover). I open it every year or two and the inside still gleams. The exposed toggle switch is showing its age though. My recommendation is to get the

[amsat-bb] Re: Scottsdale AZ hamfest - report

2011-03-12 Thread Gould Smith
Patrick, Thank you for the report and all the great work you do promoting satellite operation for AMSAT. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" To: Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 1:41 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Scottsdale AZ hamfest - report > Hi

[amsat-bb] Re: Yuri's 50th ARISSat-1 transmissions

2011-03-30 Thread Gould Smith
Hi David and BB, We hope to release a development version of the BPSK/CW decoding software next week. We don't have the schedule specifics of the 12 April transmissions yet. These will be posted on the AMSAT and ARISSat1 web sites when available. The transmissions on the 12th will see ARISSat-

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 startup sequence

2011-04-10 Thread Gould Smith
FYI The task for the cosmonauts to turn on ARISSat-1 is scheduled to begin at 1430 UTC on April 11. That means that they will begin the procedure of getting the satellite, moving the antenna coax, adjusting the antenna switches in the ISS, then flipping the three switches on the satellite contr

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 update

2011-04-11 Thread Gould Smith
As Armando, N8IGJ noted in his earlier email, NASA as published an update of today's activities ( it can be found at :http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/somd/reports/iss_reports/index.html) .Contained this document is a section about ARISSat Dmitri performed hardware setup and test activation of

[amsat-bb] ANS-104 ANS Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gagarin Commemoration

2011-04-14 Thread Gould Smith
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-104 ANS Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gagarin Commemoration SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.01 ARISSat-1 Not Heard During Gagarin Commemoration AMSAT News Service Bulletin 104.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 14, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.01

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 question

2011-04-28 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Ron, Use a tracking program to help explain this. The altitude/height for SO-59 varies between 615-704 km above the earth because of the orbit. The range depends upon the maximum elevation that the satellite reaches on each pass. At the beginning of a pass for SO-50 the range is around 3000k

[amsat-bb] New AMSAT-TAPR Banquet Speaker

2011-05-13 Thread Gould Smith
David Rowe, VK5DGR, had to cancel his trip to Dayton and won't be able to speak at the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet next week. We are pleased to announce that Bob Bruninga, WB4APR will be the speaker for the 2011 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet. Friday May 20, 2011, Kohler Presidential Banquet Center, Kettering, OH

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellites Over US West Coast

2011-05-16 Thread Gould Smith
Yes. Check out David's site if you want the latest information on amateur satellite activity. http://oscar.dcarr.org 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Paul Delaney - K6HR" To: Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 4:52 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellites Over US West Coast > > > He

[amsat-bb] Thursday Dayton Airport at noon

2011-05-17 Thread Gould Smith
We will be picking up people Thursday 19 May around noon at the Dayton airport. Anyone wishing a ride to Hara (to work) and later to the hotel, let me know ASAP. 73, Gould ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not

[amsat-bb] Thread to END: Re: AMSAT Board & political opinion

2011-06-29 Thread Gould Smith
This thread needs to end. ADP violation emails have been issued. 73, Gould, WA4SXM AMSAT VP User Services ___ 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 pro

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date?

2011-07-04 Thread Gould Smith
I would like to be able to give a firm date for the ARISSat deployment, but there are a few issues that make that a moving target. The deployment is scheduled to occur during Russian EVA 29, today that is 27 July 2011. >From a teleconference last week there was a notice that the EVA may be pushe

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test

2011-07-30 Thread Gould Smith
The ARISSat-1/Kedr transmission test is scheduled to begin at 1915Z. There is a 15 minute transmission delay, so don't expect to receive any signals until 1930Z. The satellite transmissions will be in low power mode, which means that there are no transmissions for 2 minutes (seems like a long time

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/Kedr signals heard!

2011-07-30 Thread Gould Smith
Johan, ZS1I in South Africa reports hearing the ARISSat-1/Kedr SSTV signal using a handheld and a rubber duck antenna. Sergey Samburov reports the 2m (145.950 Mhz) and the repeated 70 cm (437.55 MHz) signals active. Please report signals heard, location and equipment to julyt...@arissat1.org.

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 CW tlm

2011-07-30 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Masahiro, Thank you for the report. BPSK-1000 looks like the old 400 bps signals on a spectrum analyzer, but sounds more like a shusch than a raar, if that makes sense. There is a 400 bps BPSK signal capability on board, but should only come into play if the BPSK-1000 is not working. We

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 test signal saved

2011-07-30 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Mineo, Thank you for the report, image and audio. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Mineo Wakita" To: Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:59 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 test signal saved > 00:49-00:58UTC, 31 Jul 2011, Ele 17 West, 437.550MHz VOICE/SSTV/BPSK > > SST

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/Kedr weekend test successful!

2011-07-31 Thread Gould Smith
Reception reports of the ARISSat-1/Kedr signals flooded in from around the world to the arissat1 mailbox during the 20 hour test period last weekend. Some of the areas reporting were: South Africa, Japan, Hawaii, Sweden, Europe, China, Brazil, Barbados, Czech Republic, United States and Ukraine.

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 initial reception reports

2011-08-01 Thread Gould Smith
We are looking for stations to make early reception reports (1520Z-1800Z) after the ARISSat-1/Kedr release on Wednesday. It looks like southern South America, very southern South Africa, followed by southeast Asia should be the first areas to receive the signals. The satellite is scheduled to

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Deployed !

2011-08-03 Thread Gould Smith
The ARISSat-1 space craft was deployed from the ISS today at 1443Z after a hold based upon questions about the 70cm antenna. Congratulations to the ARISSat-1 team! Now bring on those reception reports. The ARISSat-1 satellite will be in High power mode (continuous transmission) when in the sun

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 deployment time correction

2011-08-03 Thread Gould Smith
In my haste to get the announcement out I put the wrong time zone in the announcement - it should read The ARISSat-1 space craft was deployed from the ISS today at 1443 EDT (1843 UTC) after a hold based upon questions about the 70cm antenna. Congratulations to the ARISSat-1 team! Now bring on

[amsat-bb] Nice ARISSat story on local TV

2011-08-03 Thread Gould Smith
A local TV station, WBIR produced a nice story about ARISSat launch today and its potential for STEM education. View at http://www.wbir.com/news/article/178784/2/STEM-education-reaches-new-heights 73, Gould ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions exp

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Update

2011-08-04 Thread Gould Smith
ARISSat-1/Kedr continues to work well with good reports coming in from around the world. Good SSTV images submitted to the SSTV database, even earth and cosmonaut images, check out http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ The transponder is working! Drew, KO4MA was successful in easily working t

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 over West Malaysia

2011-08-04 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Sion, Thank you for the reception report. 1) I have forwarded your request to store the callsign and enable forwarding to the ARISSatTLM software developer. 2) Good question. We look forward to your help in determining this. We are anxious to optimize the software, once we get real worl

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSSat-1 5th August at 1356 UTC

2011-08-05 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Sion, You can get the information about the spoken telemetry on the arissat1.org site Select FAQ > ARISSat-1 signals Under FM signals are descriptions of all of the FM transmissions. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Sion Chow Q. C. (9W2QC)" <9w...@9w2qc.net> To: Se

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 SSTV reception certificate

2011-08-05 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Dean, Requests for SSTV reception certificates (as described on arissat1.org > FAQ > Reception Certificates Web site) request an Email a description of SSTV image, your name or group, date/time received, city, state, country and your email address to sstvrep...@arissat1.orgto recei

[amsat-bb] Need Joomla Guru to help with arissat1 site

2011-08-05 Thread Gould Smith
The Joomla site is up and running, but I am having trouble organizing the sections and categories and placing the articles in them. Need someone willing to explain and help document the processes so other content developers can contribute with limited knowledge, i.e the reason for CMS system.

[amsat-bb] Re: SP-2000 Preamp?

2011-08-08 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Burns, You should try a handheld antenna like an Elk or Arrow antenna with your handheld. These are basically handheld antennas, but will greatly improve both your uplink and downlink. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Burns Fisher" To: Sent: Monday, August 08, 201

[amsat-bb] Re: Sample ARISSat-1 recording with Funcube Dongle usingHDSDR

2011-08-09 Thread Gould Smith
Steve Belter, N9IP has put together an excellent tutorial on setting and using HDSDR especially with the FCD. Find it in the Yahoo group http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/funcube/files/User%20Guides/ Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Mark L. Hammond" To: "Amsat - BBs" ; Sent:

[amsat-bb] Re: Any ARISSat-1 news/updates from the project team ?

2011-08-11 Thread Gould Smith
Thank you Henk for the observations. First of all we (being a handful of people) are extremely busy doing many different functions. I was up until 4am working on trying to figure out problems with the experiment data. We just came to a determination about the switching low to high power mode,

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 battery eclipse voltage decreasing

2011-08-11 Thread Gould Smith
The ARISSat-1 Battery voltage is decreasing each eclipse period. It therefore is taking longer for the Battery to charge up to 32.5V to allow the switch from Low Power to High Power when the satellite enters an illumination period. Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO has plotted the battery min/max for the la

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Transmissions over North America Thursday PM

2011-08-18 Thread Gould Smith
During the 2320Z pass of ARISSat-1 over North America this evening a number of changes to the 2m FM transmissions were noted. 1) Male voice for telemetry means that the female voice files on the SD card could not be read 2) No greetings, mean that the greetings stored on the SD card could not be

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium November 4-6 at San Jose, CA

2011-10-20 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Stefan, I am working on it. Should be available this weekend. 73, Gould -Original Message- From: Stefan Wagener Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:28 PM To: Barry A. Baines Cc: Alan Bowker ; Amsat BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium November 4-6 at San Jose, CA Just wonder

[amsat-bb] Updated AMSAT Symposium schedule;

2011-10-23 Thread Gould Smith
I have posted an update to the 2011 AMSAT Symposium schedule to include the list of presentations. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2011/SymposiumSchedule.php Looking forward to a great meeting and learning a great deal from this stellar list of presenters. 73, Gould __

[amsat-bb] AMSAT AGM to be broadcast on EchoLink

2011-10-31 Thread Gould Smith
The 2011 AMSAT Annual General Meeting will be broadcast on EchoLink Saturday 5 Nov 2001 beginning about 3:15pm Pacific time (2215 UTC). The Annual Meeting is being held in conjunction with the AMSAT Symposium in San Jose, CA from 4-6 Nov 2011. The Meeting is scheduled to last one hour and forty-f

[amsat-bb] Re: In School ARSSat Demos / lessons

2011-11-20 Thread Gould Smith
That is good to hear Clint. What we need is exactly what EMike requested: With ARISSat-1's main mission being Educational I would like to hear about people's experiences with schools in using ARISSat-1 as a teaching tool, in class demonstration, data collection, etc. I am especially interested

[amsat-bb] AMSAT adopts Acceptable Use Policy for mailing lists

2010-01-14 Thread Gould Smith
below in text format or is available via a link on the front page of the amsat.org Web site or directly from this link http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/images/fck_images/AMSAT%20AUP.pdf Following the October 2009 AMSAT Board meeting Gould Smith, WA4SXM AMSAT VP of User Services appointed a committe to

[amsat-bb] Re: Sounds for wisp

2010-04-24 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Enzo, I found it easiest just to make my own using something like Audacity. I have a number of them on the AMSAT Digital Disk, but you reminded me that I should add some of the newer satellites. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Vincenzo Mone" To: "Amsat - BBs" Sent:

[amsat-bb] Request for AMSAT Booth volunteers during Dayton

2010-04-26 Thread Gould Smith
Greetings, I am looking for volunteers to help out in the AMSAT booth during the 2010 Dayton Hamvention. I have a number of volunteers from the Area Coordinator pool, but could use some additonal help in manning the 6 booth spaces. Please let me know by Wed evening 28 April if you can help out

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 L band requirements

2010-04-27 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Bob, As noted in the book, Mike Seguin, N1JEZ did those measurements during the first few months after launch. They proved to be pretty close as I remember. Mike noted that he was able to hold the L band uplink with 50W EIRPc, after he had fine tuned his antenna and carefully adjusted his Do

[amsat-bb] AMSAT office closed the rest of the day

2010-07-06 Thread Gould Smith
4:22 pm EDT, 6 July 2010 Martha reports that the power has been off in the building that hosts the AMSAT office for over 45 minutes. It is unknown when will return and the building owner must come to the building and manually turn on the air conditioning system. Due to the over 100 degree temp

[amsat-bb] Re: an issue with LVBTracker

2010-07-13 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Shamai, 1) Do the front buttons on the LVB Tracker control the rotor? 2) Check the wiring to the LCD display (one bad connection can easily cause this) 3) If it is not an LCD wiring problem, I would suggest programming another PIC chip. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "

[amsat-bb] Latest AMSAT Journal

2010-08-27 Thread Gould Smith
The latest AMSAT Journal (July/August 2010) will be at the printer's next week. We are always open to new submissions, this is he main contributing factor for the delay in getting the Journal out. Kudos to Ed Long, JoAnne Maenpaa and Bill Hook for doing a great job! Also, Many Thanks to the au

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V ready to ship

2010-09-25 Thread Gould Smith
This was an important week for ARISSat program. The ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf V satellite passed the vibration tests this week. Documents needed for the Phase 2 Safety Reveiw were sent to the committee for the NASA Safety Review scheduled for Oct 12 & 13, 2010. We are planning on crating the two sat

[amsat-bb] ANS-311 Weekly Bulletins

2010-11-11 Thread Gould Smith
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-311 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 communica

[amsat-bb] Re: Weekly ANS Bulletin question

2010-11-11 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Dave and the BB, It was just an oversite that the ANS-311 bulletins didn't get posted to the BB on Saturday. You can also subscribe to the ANS mailing list directly. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/maillist.php I have now posted them to the BB. 73, Gould - Original Mes

[amsat-bb] Re: LVB Tracker Help

2010-11-30 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Howard, We have already taken care of them. Thanks, Gould - Original Message - From: "Howard Long" To: "'Mark n Kathy Rowland'" ; Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 7:25 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: LVB Tracker Help > Hi Mark > > Sorry for the delay in replying, I only seem to get tim

[amsat-bb] Re: Rotor Interface Yaesu 5500

2011-01-22 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Jeff, It doesn't recognize the entire protocol set, just the basic ones to move the unit. Gould - Original Message - From: "Jeff Kelly" To: ; "'AmsatBBS'" Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:59 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Rotor Interface Yaesu 5500 > OK that is good news - I now t

[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat bpsk1000 software?

2011-01-25 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Vince and BB, Thanks for your interest. We have working software to demodulate and decode the BPSK-1000 signal for both the PC and Mac. We got a live stream of realtime data running over the Internet last weekend. The developers are refining the software and we expect to make this avail

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1

2011-01-25 Thread Gould Smith
Hello John, There is current information about ARISSat on the front page of the AMSAT Web site. We will use the AMSAT Web site as well as weekly ANS bulletins to release information about ARISSat during the next three weeks. Launch to the ISS 28 Jan 2011 EVA to deploy ARISSat on 16 Feb 2011.

[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat bpsk1000 software?

2011-01-25 Thread Gould Smith
n. We will also have an Internet data stream running for people to practice using the software. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Jeff Yanko" To: "Gould Smith" Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Arissat bpsk1000 softwa

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1

2011-01-26 Thread Gould Smith
ndrew Rich" To: "Gould Smith" ; ; "Amsat Bulletin Board" Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSAT-1 > What is the power output ? > > Suggested ground station spec ? > > - Original Message - > From: "

[amsat-bb] Re: So I am not the only one...

2011-01-27 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Kevin, Glad you are finding information and sharing it. AMSAT does offer a publication specifically to assist the newcomer "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites", available at the AMSAT store. It has yearly updates and many years of input that cover most everything that those new to

[amsat-bb] Re: Arissat-1 lifetime

2011-02-02 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Giulio and BB, NASA calculates 3 - 6 months lifetime. It has to do with the original altitude of the ISS, the force and the angle. 73, Gould, WA4SXM - Original Message - From: "Giulio P. AOL" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Arissat-1 lifetime

[amsat-bb] Re: In School ARSSat Demos / lessons

2011-11-20 Thread Gould Smith
Of course we do. The request is for using the ARISSat-1 satellite in classrooms not ARISS. Gould -Original Message- From: Clint Bradford Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 4:48 PM To: Gould Smith Cc: Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: In School ARSSat Demos / lessons Doesn't anyone o

[amsat-bb] Re: 2012 Symposium

2011-12-27 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Dee, It may a month or two until we get a date settled. We have to find and negotiate with the hotel. Happy Holidays, Gould -Original Message- From: Dee Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 2:32 PM To: Amsat BB Subject: [amsat-bb] 2012 Symposium I know the place (Orlando,FL.) but d

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Membership

2012-04-04 Thread Gould Smith
Hi Doug, Thank you for joining AMSAT. When you completed your transaction using the AMSAT Store, you should get displayed on the screen a unique transaction number (that probably is not the name used by the store) that confirms that your purchase completed. Martha at the AMSAT office proces

[amsat-bb] Re: "Dee" Interdonato

2012-04-09 Thread Gould Smith
It is with great sadness that I learned of Dee's passing today. Dee was a long time friend and hard working AMSAT volunteer. He took his AMSAT Area Coordinator position seriously, by continuously representing AMSAT at many, many hamfests over the years. He was a primary resource in responding

[amsat-bb] AMSAT Store Closed

2012-05-15 Thread Gould Smith
We are having some issues with the AMSAT Store. We will be closing the AMSAT Store while we are fixing these issues. Please don’t use the AMSAT Store until you get a post on the BB from Gould, WA4SXM saying the AMSAT Store is open again. 73, Gould, WA4SXM ___

[amsat-bb] Re: Amsat Journal?

2012-10-18 Thread Gould Smith
Hello Ryan, We are aware of the lack of timely AMSAT Journals and apologize to the membership. We have had some difficulties getting the Journals put together during this transition period between editors. We discuss this every month during the executive teleconferences. We are working on a

[amsat-bb] KSC photos?

2012-11-20 Thread Gould Smith
Anyone posted any KSC photos from our incredible trip yet? 73, Gould ___ 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: http://ams

[amsat-bb] Re: Elk Ant/ metal mast??

2009-07-24 Thread G. Gould Smith
I find that both the portable Elk and Arrow antennas elements unscrew over time.  Outside in the elements, you may soon find a bare boom unless you secure the elements to the center boom. 73, Gould, WA4SXM From: Roger Kolakowski To: Jerry Felts ; amsat-bb@am

[amsat-bb] Symposium Photos

2011-11-07 Thread G. Gould Smith
I am writing an article for the Journal about the 2011 Symposium.   Please email me any photos or links to your online image storage to include in the article.   Thanks, Gould, WA4SXM ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the a