[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-11-28 Thread John Heath
urned a figure of -0.54 for the two data sets. ( 1= perfect correlation)   Fairly new to "orbital decay predictions" so would be interested in any comments you may have, or anyone else on the list who is knowledeable on this subject.   73 John G7HIA Fro

[amsat-bb] AO-51 Signal Strength

2011-11-24 Thread John Papay
r two before eclipse on the morning passes and was never apparent on the afternoon passes. Even with the low power it's still a great satellite. Use it while it is still working. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed

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

2011-11-21 Thread John Spasojevich
heir attention while you talk. John On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Mark L. Hammond wrote: > Hi All, > > While at this moment I can't give my full appeal/rationale, what Roger > says below echoes my key point stated during conversations at the > recent Symposium; he has hit the

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

2011-11-21 Thread John Spasojevich
e to cover and there is little time to backtrack. We in the sat community understand this, teaching schedules do not. To the best of my knowledge AMSAT does not have any written lesson plans. NASA Education probably has some materials as well. John On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 7:52 AM, Roger wrote: &g

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

2011-11-20 Thread John
g ISS contacts. The international team handles the big picture and in the years I have been with the school side I have not heard any AMSAT board folks on the ops telecon. AMSAT's educational direction seems to be more university level while ARISS is geared more to grade and high school lev

[amsat-bb] Re: SSTV Pictire Successful via ARISSat-1/RadioSKAF-V TRANSPONDER

2011-11-20 Thread John Heath
Hi Farrell, great post and congratulations. I am currently having fun with the 1000BPSK telemetry. Next experinment will be a QSO through the transponder. Its good to have a satellite that presents a few challenges. I echo your thanks to the entire ARISSat team. 73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-11-16 Thread John Heath
Hi Jim, Thanks for the update on your AMSAT Journal article. There are several people on the bb who are following  this topic and are busy plotting data. Any futher thoughts you have, as we move towards January would, I am sure be of interest. 73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] Re: OSCAR or not OSCAR ?

2011-11-12 Thread John
Not to mention the cost of launch to HEO. No one with the capability is giving it away or discounting it. John Sent from my iPod On Nov 12, 2011, at 8:43 PM, Stefan Wagener wrote: > Thanks, > > Cubesats working within the amateur radio frequency spectrum are > commanded by

[amsat-bb] Re: OSCAR or not OSCAR ?

2011-11-12 Thread John Heath
Just my 2 cents worth, Whichever side of the debate you happen to be on, and I can see both sides, there is one thing to be said in favour of the so called "beep sats" They keep our frequencies warm whilst we wait for bigger and better satellites 73 Jo

[amsat-bb] Uplink power for working ARISSat-1?

2011-11-12 Thread John Heath
Hi, Thought I would give the ARISSat transponder a try. Any recomendations from those that have worked it. I have available a 9 element yagi and about 20W at the feed point   Is this likely to work or do I need a few kW ? Thanks John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 BPSK

2011-11-11 Thread John Heath
Hi folks, Just got my first 1000 BPSK frames of data using the ARISSat-1 Telemetry software. Appreciate most of you  on the bb have probably already done it already. I just wanted to say a public thank you for a superb and easy to use piece of software. Looks cool on screen too. Using the CW be

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium Photos

2011-11-10 Thread John Becker
Let me echo this.. Facebook is one of the sites that tries to read and write way way to much to my system. My spam / virus system just will not let me go there. At 07:16 PM 11/9/2011, you wrote: >I don't have a facebook and I would love to see them. Is there any other URL >that have them publis

[amsat-bb] Re: Trivia Question

2011-11-07 Thread John Geiger
There would be 360 degrees of longitude there, and each grid square is 2 degrees wide. 73s John AA5JG On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Wyatt Dirks wrote: > thats what i thought but try and find some proof other then manually > doing the math > > -- &g

[amsat-bb] Re: Trivia Question

2011-11-07 Thread John Geiger
180 On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Wyatt Dirks wrote: > > If you on standing on the north/south pole how many grid squares are you > in? > > 73 Wyatt AC0RA > > > > ___ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not

[amsat-bb] Kenwood TR9500

2011-11-07 Thread John Geiger
Has anyone used a Kenwood TR9500 70cm all mode on the satellites? I have found one for sale at a decent price, and am wondering how it would do in a satellite station-coupled with an Icom 706 original. 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Tracking?

2011-11-03 Thread John Heath
Hi folks, The Celestrak web site has some great in depth stuff on keps and tracking. I think most people just drop onto the site to get the keps,  but its certainly worth a more detailed look. A big thank you to Dr. Kelso for a great site. 73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] KC0ZHF DN80/81

2011-11-02 Thread John Papay
Rodney had some trouble posting this: i operated from dn80/81 by Julesburg, CO off the side of the road, those that would like a card just send the contact information to my email and cards will be made up thanks to those that worked me, this weekend if the weather holds out i will operate from w

[amsat-bb] ARRISat-1 Linear Transponder

2011-10-30 Thread John Papay
enough sun, the bird stays on and the signal is strong. You just never know what it is going to do. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Crumudgeons

2011-10-24 Thread John Becker
At 11:37 AM 10/24/2011, you wrote: >> Just way to many "kids, lids and space cadets " >> Standing in their back yard on a FM HT. >> Pass after pass it seems to always to be the same people. > >The dark-side of Ham radio is the Curmudgeons who feel they must hold >everyone back to their own style an

[amsat-bb] Re: There's no usable satellites

2011-10-24 Thread John Becker
ure do (still) miss AO-40 John, W0JAB At 10:28 AM 10/24/2011, you wrote: >Gentlemen, > >I have spent too much money on an FT-847! > >I had better to buy a well equipped HF transceiver instead! ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Op

[amsat-bb] Re: knowledge required

2011-10-23 Thread John Becker
cense once and for all . again in the name of political correctness. That was about the time I up and quit. I was not about to be a sitter and fixing other peoples SNAFU. I still have mine and it's good for life. There just is no replacement for k

[amsat-bb] Re: knowledge required

2011-10-22 Thread John Becker
I just wish a could have had a free pass when I went after the 1st class radio telephone back in 1967. ___ 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

[amsat-bb] Re: knowledge required

2011-10-22 Thread John Spasojevich
e and willing to help anyone with a question. I wish I could say that for the non satellite ham community. John - AG9D On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Michael Schulz wrote: > And luckily there aren't too many people who are so full of themselves and > view themselves as > superio

[amsat-bb] ARRISat-I over NA

2011-10-22 Thread John Papay
n UHF with virtually no antenna. If you haven't worked much ssb or cw on ARRISat-1, now is the time to start trying again. We won't have this opportunity forever. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the aut

[amsat-bb] NASA delay in Aubiesat-1 Launch: Now delayed until 28 October

2011-10-19 Thread John Klingelhoeffer
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Oct. 19, 2011 Spacecraft: NPP (NPOESS Preparatory Project) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Oct. 28, 2011 Launch Window: 2:48:01 a.m. - 2:57:11 a.m. PDT (9 min., 10 sec.) Orbital Altitude: 512 miles

[amsat-bb] Re: Prospero

2011-10-19 Thread John Wright
At 14:29 19/10/2011, you wrote: Some of you may have heard that a team in the UK are trying to re-contact and old British launched satellite for the anniversary of its launch (28th October 1971). We've been given a licence to transmit and will be testing our re-engineered ground-segment in th

[amsat-bb] Re: OOTC demo on AO-27 @ 2130 UTC

2011-10-17 Thread John M. Belstner
Thank you Patrick and all the other that gave me a call yesterday.  It was a very successful presentation and demonstration. In fact, I heard from Dave W6KL this morning and he has already ordered an Arrow and a TH-D72A.   John Belstner W9EN Valley Center, CA  DM13le

[amsat-bb] OOTC demo on AO-27 @ 2130 UTC

2011-10-16 Thread John Belstner
I will be giving a satellite presentation at the Old-Old-Timers-Club (OOTC) Chapter 2 meeting in Long Beach today from 1800 to 2100 UTC. I'll be on the 2130 UTC pass of AO-27 for a demo to the group. Give us a call! Cheers, John W9EN ___ Sen

[amsat-bb] Its not your Keps

2011-10-07 Thread John Heath
have caught me out in the past. BTW - dont expect agreement to the second between different tracking software. Its only a prediction and not all programs use the exact same algorithms to do the calcs. Good Luck 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMS

[amsat-bb] VY1RM VO-52, 1000th grid worked

2011-10-01 Thread John Papay
satisfying. Thanks again to everyone that made this milestone possible. 73, John K8YSE ___ 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 sett

[amsat-bb] Re: Width of the Earth's penumbra

2011-10-01 Thread John Heath
in the penumbra either. 73 John G7HIA   From: Greg D. To: g7...@btinternet.com; amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Saturday, 1 October, 2011 5:18:47 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Width of the Earth's penumbra The ISS isn't going straight through the Penumbra,

[amsat-bb] Width of the Earth's penumbra

2011-09-30 Thread John Heath
This bb never fails to amaze me with how helpful folks can be. It was G0SFJ's postings about ARISSAt-1 MET time which set me thinking about the width of the half shadow (Penumbra) experienced by the satellite before and after eclipse. I was pointed to the simulation option in the satellite tra

[amsat-bb] Re: Heard ARISSat-1 Monday

2011-09-26 Thread John Heath
Hi Ken and the bb, ARISSat-1 heard in south Devon 1080ej this morning 10:00 utc pass. It didn't switch on until quite late into the pass. Voice tlm gave MET as 16 minutes. I timed the announcement it at 10:11:16 UTC. (radio controlled clock) 73 John

[amsat-bb] ARISSat in sunlight

2011-09-25 Thread John Heath
 at that altitude? Working out the transit time through that region might be informative.     73 John G7HIA ___ 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

[amsat-bb] ARRISat-1 SSB QSO w/ WB0KFC

2011-09-24 Thread John Papay
good for western and the southeastern USA. Give it a try. It's 15 degrees for me but I'll be calling. Run as much power on the uplink as you have. It doesn't hear very well with a stubby antenna. Hope to work you. 73, John K8YSE ___ Se

[amsat-bb] Re: Falling Sat

2011-09-23 Thread John Geiger
Who cares if you can see it. What sort of meteor burn will we get off it? Should ionize the E layer for several minutes. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Clint Bradford" To: "AMSAT BB" Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 5:06 AM Subject: [amsat

[amsat-bb] Reverse VUCC Award Standings Updated for Satellites

2011-09-22 Thread John Papay
m ND9M and Rob KD4ZGW. Well done! 73, John K8YSE ___ 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://amsat.org/mailma

[amsat-bb] AubieSat-1 on 25 October 11

2011-09-18 Thread John Klingelhoeffer
ge to be posted later this week with details. AUSSP has some initial Keplerian element sets furnished by NASA that will be used for initial orbit predictions. 73 John... WB4LNM Technical Advisor, AUSSP Message: 8 Subject: [amsat-bb] Aubiesat Launch in October ? Gunter's space page

[amsat-bb] K8BL/W1 FN55 Saturday Afternoon

2011-09-16 Thread John Papay
Bob, K8BL, will be heading back from Nova Scotia Saturday and will stop somewhere in FN55 during the afternoon. He could work an AO-27 or an AO-51 pass. This grid is pretty rare so try not to miss him. 73, John K8YSe ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: Good mobile antennas to use

2011-09-15 Thread John Geiger
below 30 degree passes. So, would a dualband that is 1/4 wave on each band cover things pretty well? It appears like it would. 73s John AA5JG On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote: > Peter, > I donno. The only 1/4 19.5" antenna I ever used I just drilled into the &

[amsat-bb] Re: Good mobile antennas to use

2011-09-14 Thread John Geiger
Thanks for the messages so far. I am looking at using something that can be used while in motion-putting on some grids while driving on family trips. I realize it is far from optimal, but better than being QRT. 73s John AA5JG On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner < glasb

[amsat-bb] Good mobile antennas to use

2011-09-14 Thread John Geiger
than a 5/8 wave would. 73s John AA5JG ___ 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://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] FN85 K8BL/VE Operation

2011-09-13 Thread John Papay
. Today he operated from FN64 on the AO27 and AO-51 passes at 1838z and 1913z respectively. Look for him on AO51 at 2051z, maybe in another grid. John Papay j...@papays.com ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: CO6CBF VUCC Award

2011-09-10 Thread John Geiger
Hi Hector, Congratulations on the award. It is always a pleasure to work you on the FM sats. Thanks for getting out your grid to many of us. Now to get the VUCC endorsements. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Hector Luis Martinez Sis" To: Sent: Friday, Se

[amsat-bb] DL7VTX/EA8 on AO-51

2011-09-10 Thread John Papay
h him. No info on how long he might be there, but if you are on the East Coast and need EA8, listen for him. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the am

[amsat-bb] Images of Prospero Ground segment

2011-09-07 Thread John Heath
Hi, not sure if the -bb supports attachments but will give it a try. I have images of the control station complete with 1970's computers, and the receiving station. Nice picture of the antenna array which appears to be four crossed yagi's in a square, each one has 8 pairs of elements

[amsat-bb] Re: VUCC RULES

2011-09-07 Thread John Geiger
rom a point 65 miles west of your QTH, because those points wouldn't be too far apart-50 + 65 = 115, within the 124 miles limit. 73s John AA5JG On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Kevin Deane wrote: > > (e) Stations who claim to operate from more than one grid locator > simultaneou

[amsat-bb] Astronaut autographs

2011-09-07 Thread John Heath
Leonov and Valentina Tereshkova. Those are treasured memories. 73 John G7HIA ___ 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

[amsat-bb] EN85 Activation by VE3HZQ

2011-09-07 Thread John Papay
Patric, VE3HZQ, announced on the air that he would be operating from EN85 on Wednesday, 14September2011. This is a fairly rare grid spanning the US and Canada. He has been active recently from his home grid, EN96. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB

[amsat-bb] Info on Prospero

2011-09-06 Thread John Heath
Hi, Looked to see what I had on Prospero from the previous attempts to hear it. This might be of interest. I only have this fragment, not the entire paper, or section 4.4  more's the pity. 73 John G7HIA Accession Number : AD0734634 Title :   Orbital Operations Handbook for the X3 Sate

[amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing?

2011-09-06 Thread John Wright
At 11:41 06/09/2011, you wrote: Is Prospero still transmitting? Sometime ago, I think in 2007 the BBC TV program Coast was on the Isle of White where there had been a test stand for rocket testing. I have a copy of that program, It was BBC "Coast" Series 2, Episode 1 Dover to Isle Of Wight

[amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing?

2011-09-06 Thread John Heath
Hi Trevor, Many thanks for the link to DD1US, great to have these recordings preserved. 73 John G7HIA  From: Trevor . To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, 6 September, 2011 12:52:32 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing? Although fundi

[amsat-bb] Is Prospero still TX'ing?

2011-09-06 Thread John Heath
memory is a bit hazy. Subsequently I spent quite a few hours listening for it with a tower mounted 5el X yagi, an up to date set of keps, and an FT847 - after several days, nothing heard. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed

[amsat-bb] Re: Adjusting true north for azimuth rotator.

2011-09-04 Thread John Wright
At 21:42 03/09/2011, you wrote: I am planning to install my G5400 rotator inside a tower having a welded rotator shelf. The tower is not installed yet and will have one face against the side of my house which is positioned about 28 degrees northeast (Per Google Earth). I assume when I drill t

[amsat-bb] Antenna advice please

2011-08-30 Thread John Heath
from cubesats etc. Thanks in advance John G7HIA ___ 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://amsat.org/mailman/lis

[amsat-bb] CM86/CM96 rare grid activation this Saturday August 27.

2011-08-26 Thread John Papay
23:2623:33 CM86 AO-5123:4700:02 CM86 AO-5101:3001:39 CM86(maybe) 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: Fibreglass tube for G5500?

2011-08-23 Thread John Heath
Hi Cris There is an additional benefit with Fibreglass tube. Just use the wood inserts on the clamping areas, rotator and antenna clamps. Then the tube will flex in high winds and absorb some wind enegy. 73 John G7HIA From: Howard Long To: Chris Bloy Cc

[amsat-bb] Re: Seriously Get Over It!

2011-08-22 Thread John Becker
Actually - those of us in the rural area get the Internet by one of 2 ways. 1. dial up, slow but just like sunset it finely get's here. 2. satellite. With a bandwidth limit - once limit is reached speed slows down to that of dial up or one "must" pay more for the service. Having said that how

[amsat-bb] Re: a051 frequencies

2011-08-18 Thread John Geiger
How much power is AO51 currently running? It sure sounded good on the 2200UTC pass yesterday-much more solid receive here than I was getting for AO27 or SO 50. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" To: "Joe" Cc: Sent: Thursday, Aug

[amsat-bb] AO-40 Image found - thanks

2011-08-15 Thread John Heath
Hi I can now meet the publication deadline. Thanks to everyone who replied, including Peter DB2OS Amsat-DL 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the

[amsat-bb] AO-40/P3D image wanted

2011-08-15 Thread John Heath
Hi, Can anyone on the list point me to source of high resolution images of AO-40/P3E. Need it for a magazine article. The images found via google are all low res. Tried Peter DB2OS at amsat-dl but no reply as yet, and my deadline is two days away. Thanks John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] Re: [YCCC] Netbooks

2011-08-13 Thread John Allen
By the way, try to get Win 7 Home Premium and avoid the "crippled" Win 7 starter edition if you can. John K1AE John Allen - PC Support Solutions www.pcsupportsolutions.com PC On Site Service and Training - Computer HW/SW/Network debugging, installation and upgrades. -Origin

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu 5500 rotator

2011-08-13 Thread John Price
interested in others replies. 73's < John On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Mike wrote: > I was wondering how long of a shaft I should use to go through the rotator? > What is the norm. to have on each side if there is one? &g

[amsat-bb] FunCube on auction

2011-08-13 Thread John
FunCube on eBay. Works perfectly but I don't. SDR just not for me. Serial 0002365 NS1Z / EL99bf John Wilcox Silver Springs, FL ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to su

[amsat-bb] AO-27 Contact 8/10/2011 Please verify

2011-08-10 Thread John Henderson N4NAB
I worked an N8?? Station from EL41 on 8/10/20011 on the 18:15Z pass I copied the call sign as N8?O... Pals verify the call sign please. John N4NAB FM14lq ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT

[amsat-bb] W9EN in EN53

2011-08-09 Thread John Belstner
L and I'll be happy to get one out in the mail. 73 John - W9EN ___ 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:/

[amsat-bb] WTB: 70cm all mode radio

2011-08-07 Thread John Geiger
module. I would also be interested in a yaesu FT100D or FT857D for the right price. It needs the mic and power cord. Any other accessories aren't really needed. Let me know if you have one for sale. 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opi

[amsat-bb] AClog/LOTW Working and uploaded back to 7/05

2011-08-05 Thread John Henderson N4NAB
Thanks to all who offered guidance, especially W5MPC Mike... all is working now. I have uploaded SAT logs back to July 2005 so hopefully some of us will get some confirmations! r/ John N4NAB ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] ARISSat 70cms antenna?

2011-08-05 Thread John Heath
g web site 73 John G7HIA ___ 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://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] 2-way SSB Contact on ARRISat

2011-08-05 Thread John Papay
, but whatever it has does work if you have big antennas. Using a KLM435-40cx and a KLM 2M-14C. Just amazing. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] LOTW-Sats-AClog

2011-08-04 Thread John Henderson N4NAB
. May just stick with cards. John N4NAB ___ 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://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat

[amsat-bb] Re: Moans and groans ...

2011-08-04 Thread John Spasojevich
When I said failure of Yuri's night I was speaking solely of ARISSat's role in it. John On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Clint Bradford wrote: > >> ... the failure of Yuri's Night ... > > Huh? > > Yuri's Night was a wildly successful event - with gath

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 1219 UTC

2011-08-04 Thread John Spasojevich
Great pass over Chicago. Strong signals, copied voice telemetry, greetings, SSTV. Following the threads here, it may not be perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than Suit Sat and is proving new systems and technologies. As far as "educational outreach" goes I know that the ham community is a fr

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Pass 1229z 8/4/2011

2011-08-04 Thread John Marranca, Jr
What a signal! I have to admit, I didn't think it would be as good as it was. When ARISSat-1 was at 35 degrees, the signal was full-quieting. Decent SSTV pix received as well. Totally awesome! John KB2HSH -- ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Sy

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 reception report

2011-08-03 Thread John Heath
0048 UTC  South West of England  IO82ej Strong SSTV signal heard but not decoded. Satellite at 5 degrees elevation. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] THE ROUGH TREATMENT OF ARISSAT-1

2011-08-03 Thread John Marranca, Jr
ht back to Earth? Who would have paid for it? Or would it have been a loss for the contributors involved? My 2 cents!' John KB2HSH -- ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (716)406-7130 _

[amsat-bb] Re: how did that happen

2011-08-03 Thread John
On 8/3/2011 1:55 PM, John Becker wrote: > that a cable comes up a meter short? > > or is it a routing problem? > > But nevertheless makes for some good mid day > TV watching Sure beats c-span. Re: the Sergei and Sacha show, I'm thinking the manual wasn't trans

[amsat-bb] how did that happen

2011-08-03 Thread John Becker
that a cable comes up a meter short? or is it a routing problem? But nevertheless makes for some good mid day TV watching Sure beats c-span. ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join

[amsat-bb] Re: Live ARISSat Deployment EVA Video

2011-08-03 Thread John Becker
Yes I have been watching for about 3 hours now on NASA TV via dish network. John. And loving it... about to get a tears in the eyes . At 09:36 AM 8/3/2011, you wrote: >I hope every AMSAT member is watching this right now, it's incredibly exciting! > >I'm tuned in at

[amsat-bb] Re: They Broke It!

2011-08-03 Thread John Marranca, Jr
YEP...sure looks like it! John KB2HSH -- ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (716)406-7130 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] ARISSat

2011-08-03 Thread John Marranca, Jr
Watching the deployment live right now. Is it just me, or do the cosmonauts look as though they're beating the CRAP out of ARISSat while trying to jettison it? John KB2HSH -- ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (71

[amsat-bb] WTB: Kenwood TM451A

2011-08-01 Thread John Geiger
I am looking for a Kenwood TM451A 70cm radio with 2m receive. Must be able to transmit in the 430-440 range as well as the repeater subband portion of 70cm. Anyone have one they are looking to sell? 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] ARISSat Heard G7HIA

2011-07-30 Thread John Heath
0203 UTC SSTV ___ 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://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] FT726 opinions

2011-07-29 Thread John Geiger
good satellite rigs? Is there much of a chance of finding a 430-440mhz module for it? I already have a 2m rig as well as a HF rig, but would be nice to have a backup for each. Are there many age related issues going wrong with the 726? 73s John AA5JG ___

[amsat-bb] Good 70cm all mode radios for satellites

2011-07-27 Thread John Geiger
What are some of the best 70cm all mode radios to use on the satellites? I am looking for a monoband radio, not one of the HF/VHF/UHF radios as I have the other bands covered already. I would like one that is plenty sensitive on FM as well to receive the FM satellites. 73s John AA5JG

[amsat-bb] Re: Full Duplex?

2011-07-27 Thread John M. Belstner
PA can only put out so much power (say 1W). So if your uplink is 20 dB stronger at the satellite than anyone else's, your downlink could be transmitted at .99W leaving only 10mW for the rest of the QSO's in the passband. 73 John Belstner W9EN Valley Center, CA DM13le - Ori

[amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A vs. Mode B Performance

2011-07-27 Thread John Papay
many wish we had, but it is the highest bird we have right now. Let's use it while we still have it. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] Re: ISS Message Board

2011-07-26 Thread John Becker
bit confused for what. Some seem to use it to post that APRS location Others (who seem to be limited to VHF & UHF) are trying way way to hard to work DX. I may be wrong but they are the reason I have given up completely on it. John, W0JAB John, W0JAB _

[amsat-bb] LA4FPA JP22

2011-07-26 Thread John Papay
Erling, LA4FPA, will likely be on the AO-7 pass today around 1952utc. You can track him on aprs.fi using LA4FPA-9. He has been operating from JP32 but is planning for JP22 today. Good luck. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] Re: Doppler Correction?

2011-07-25 Thread John Becker
Seems to me that every program that I have tried I had to "fine tune" it just a bit. But once that "sweet spot" was found never had to touch it again. John, W0JAB ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those o

[amsat-bb] Doppler Correction?

2011-07-24 Thread John Papay
adio when your computer can make your life so much easier. You will never have to apologize for not being on frequency. If I wasn't able to have doppler control on my radio, I wouldn't spend much time on the linear birds, unless of course there was a rare grid to be worked. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] Re: Arrow yagis

2011-07-22 Thread John Papay
ed rod, no charge. It is a mystery as to how that insert was pulled out. Once the new one was hammered in, it was in there solid. Customer service is great. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. No

[amsat-bb] Re: Yaesu 5500 Rotor Problem

2011-07-21 Thread John Kopala
the power for Q3 and Q4 or the Q2 regulator, a 7806, which provides the voltage to the pots. A failure in these circuits would kill the meter readouts and the voltage feedback to the automatic control. John Kopala N7JK > Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:54:10 -0400 > From: "Jeff KB2M"

[amsat-bb] Westpark Radiops Meeting Demo tonight 7/15

2011-07-15 Thread John Papay
. Hope I can work someone. Please give me a call if you hear me. 73, John K8YSE ___ 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:

[amsat-bb] ND9M in DM51/52 on AO-27 2047z 11July

2011-07-11 Thread John Papay
Jim is about 20 miles away from the DM51/52 line and plans to operate from there on the AO-27 pass coming up at 2047z or so. If he doesn't make that pass, he'll likely be on FO-29 at 2213z or so. You can track him on APRS, ND9M-9. 73,

[amsat-bb] 13 Colonies Award Received

2011-07-11 Thread John Papay
mailed on the 5th and the certificate was received on the 11th! Thanks also to Dave, KB1PVH, for organizing the event on satellites. He also sent a card for our K2H contact on SO-50. The event creates lots of activity on both FM and the linear birds each year. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] EN80/81 Grid Expedition Wrapup

2011-07-11 Thread John Papay
ing a card can just drop an email to my qrz.com address. I already have sent cards for XE1AO, AC0RA, CO6CBF and KI6WZU. I know others said they wanted the card but that's all I could find notes for. No need to send a card, just an email request will do. 73,

[amsat-bb] EN80/81 Operation 10July

2011-07-10 Thread John Papay
ng from another grid close to where you live is not difficult and you will find it very rewarding. Try it; someone will appreciate you doing it and you will have a lot of fun in the process! 73, John K8YSE John Papay j...@papays.com ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB

[amsat-bb] FAST2

2011-07-09 Thread John Ronan
Hi, Surprisingly I received a beacon from FAST2 this morning. I've seen posts to indicate that it is slightly high in frequency, does anyone know if this is the case? Regards John EI7IG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are tho

[amsat-bb] Re: OT: Off-topic posts [Was FM satellites]

2011-07-08 Thread John Geiger
> > As far I remember Japonese's bombed Pearl Horbor and not Germans ! > No, The Japanese shot JFK! ___ 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!

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