[amsat-bb] Re: Two Meter TV Interference

2011-12-07 Thread John Becker
I really did not mean it to sound so cold and blunt. but the fact it that it is best to not touch it. Give all the advice you like. John At 12:37 PM 12/7/2011, you wrote: >>> ... You are covered by FCC rules already. Tell him to call a TV repair >>> service. > >That is t

[amsat-bb] Re: 2 Meter TV Interference

2011-12-07 Thread John Geiger
Rock Island, IL, where I used to live, still has a channel 4 on VHF channel 4. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Charles Suprin" To: "Bob Bruninga" Cc: ; "Gordon JC Pearce" Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:48 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re

[amsat-bb] Re: 2 Meter TV Interference

2011-12-08 Thread John Becker
Why are we still talking about this? ___ 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] Amateur Satellite Service: Read the rules before posting

2011-12-08 Thread John Klingelhoeffer
Several recent postings by individuals show that they have clearly not taken the time to read the international agreements to which all of our amateur satellite service spacecraft abide. There are MANY allowable uses of the amateur satellite service spectrum other than launching transponders fo

[amsat-bb] Re: cube sats and turn signals

2011-12-08 Thread John Becker
Most cant use them with a cell phone stuck to the side of their head with one hand leaving just one hand to steer that car that missed the cash for clunker program. At 03:20 PM 12/8/2011, you wrote: >Could somebody please explain to me why turn signals on cars are useless ? __

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 V/A Transponder (Mode A)

2011-12-08 Thread John Floyd
Is anyone adjusting elevation on the 10 meter side? From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] on behalf of rsoi...@aol.com [rsoi...@aol.com] Sent: 08 December 2011 14:14 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 V/A Transponder (Mo

[amsat-bb] Re: 9 cubesats on board Vega

2011-12-09 Thread John Becker
How about as much afford on a replacement for AO-40 or it's type. ___ 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://amsa

[amsat-bb] The cubesat Debate

2011-12-09 Thread John Heath
interest in grid squares and DX type ham radio, but they did want to know how to get their command signals up to the space craft and how to get their data down. Whatever your views about cubesats, if you get an opportunity to work with a cubesat group go for it. Its a blast.   73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] QRZ.com Gridmapper Working Again

2011-12-09 Thread John Papay
ng it. It makes it much easier for someone to contact you if there is something going on that you might not be aware of with respect to your operations. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not a

[amsat-bb] Orbitron Help ?

2011-12-10 Thread John Heath
Hi Orbitron users. I find the simulation feature is very useful but I can't find out how to pause it.  Does anyone have the required key strokes, or is that feature not included in the software.   Thanks   John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsa

[amsat-bb] Orbitron Help thanks

2011-12-10 Thread John Heath
  Orbitron Help Thanks to those who replied. Now that I know how to pause the Orbitron simulation I can get on with the orbital decay project I am working on.   I just love it when members of this bb are so helpful. Its what its all about.   73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] Re: Stratolaunch Systems

2011-12-14 Thread John Floyd
Here is another one. If they would just drop off a crossband radio and a solar panel. The Moon has a very nice orbit. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-naveen-jain-20111210,0,6032753.story From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.o

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM

2011-12-14 Thread John Geiger
Which grid was Yuri in during the AO27 pass at 1950Z this afternoon? 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

[amsat-bb] Re: UT1FG/MM

2011-12-14 Thread John Geiger
On the AO27 pass today someone was saying they were in CN35. If they were, it must have been a /MM, so I thought it was him. This announcement looks like he was going the other direction, though. 73s John AA5JG On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:04 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: > > Yuri i

[amsat-bb] Doppler Curves ?

2011-12-18 Thread John Heath
roject and I just know that graph paper and pencils will not be cool.   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 sett

[amsat-bb] ARISSAt-1 Decay prediction - G7HIA

2011-12-23 Thread John Heath
the bb a happy Christmas and a healthy and peaceful new year.   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] Re: great pass

2011-12-27 Thread John Geiger
Does ARISS have a FM repeater on it, or only a linear transponder? I can't see to find the frequencies for the repeater if there is one, only the transponder frequencies. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:14 PM Subject: [ams

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 RADIOSKAF-V KEDR

2011-12-27 Thread John Heath
Hi Jim,   Looking forward to your ARISSat-1 decay posting. My plots suggest the bird will be down to 140km around 11th of January,   provided the SFI and A index stay  similar to current values 73 John G7HIA From: DeYoung James To: amsat-bb Sent: Tuesday, 27

[amsat-bb] ARRISSat-1 Decay from Space-Track

2011-12-28 Thread John Heath
  Hi,   60 day predictions on the Space-Track web site has ARISSat-1 object 37772  re entering  30th December. Based on the posts on this topic from  Nico, Roland and James, and my calculations, I think we have a bit longer. But only a few days.   73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] FO29 and Kenwood TH-F6A

2011-12-31 Thread John Geiger
HF and 6m SSB. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "K4FEG" To: Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:52 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] FO29 Good to hear FO29 back operating over the US! Lets not forget that our flying friends are fragile and we need to keep looking to

[amsat-bb] Re: FO29 and Kenwood TH-F6A

2011-12-31 Thread John Geiger
it. Hope everyone has a nice 2012 and catches lots of satellite passes. See everyone tomorrow on AO27 and SO50. It will be weird having tomorrow be New Years Day but everyone celebrating it on Monday! 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)&qu

[amsat-bb] ARRISAT-1 re-entry?

2012-01-04 Thread John Heath
Hi, Nothing heard on the 10:10 Z pass over the south of England. I was monitoring from 5 minutes before predicted AOS to take into account the rapid changes in the keps. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the

[amsat-bb] EL97 on 7January AO-27

2012-01-04 Thread John Papay
t make the 1824z pass but want to try the next pass please email me. Otherwise I'll just operate on the 1824z pass. 73, John K8YSE/4 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] HO-68

2012-01-04 Thread John Mac
would implement something to at least get part of it working...if at all possible. John ___ 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

[amsat-bb] EL97 on 7January AO-27 update

2012-01-05 Thread John Papay
ake a LOTW filing for all contacts, but if you need one, just make a note of it in your email. Weather here in Central Florida should be sunny and in the 70's. 73, John K8YSE/4 ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the a

[amsat-bb] Re: Enhance your Easy Sat Experience!

2012-01-05 Thread John Geiger
There was a FT530 going for $50 today on QRZ.COM. That is one of the best full duplex HTs made. . You can usually find a W32A for $150 or so also. I have also seen lots of Alinco DJ-580s recently for good prices as well. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Gary

[amsat-bb] Re: Enhance your Easy Sat Experience!

2012-01-06 Thread John Geiger
And the V7A has an excellent receiver in it! QST measured it as more sensitive on UHF than most dualbanders. I miss the one I had, and wouldn't mind finding another. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Alan P. Biddle" To: Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012

[amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Die Hards

2012-01-06 Thread John Spasojevich
If you go to www.n9xh.org you will find some shots of a young man, new to the hobby, with his freshly delivered by Santa HT and a home brew antenna catching the last few SSTV images from ARISSat. I think he's been a ham for just a couple of months. Great to see. 73, John -

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 Die Hards

2012-01-06 Thread John Spasojevich
unting yagi and pointed it to the sky! There is an ARISS contact coming in St. Paul in May and N9XH will be assisting with that. I've met some of the hams up there and they are a super group. 73, John- AG9D On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Dale Hershberger wrote: > On 1/6/2012 9:07 AM,

[amsat-bb] EL97 Operation Wrap up 7Jan2012

2012-01-07 Thread John Papay
then stood by when others were calling me. You can't make 21 q's in 7 minutes without a lot of cooperation from everyone on the bird. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-

[amsat-bb] WTB: Icom 490

2012-01-08 Thread John Geiger
I am looking for an Icom 490 70cm all mode radio to use for weak signal and satellite work. Anyone have one available? Let me know your price shipped to Lawton, OK-zip 73507 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] Re: Very Interesting Radio - Possible Sat Use

2012-01-12 Thread John Geiger
You can find them for $46 shipped on ebay. 73s John AA5JG On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:22 PM, KP4TR (Ramon Gonzalez) < kp4tr.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like a knock off of Yaesu VX-3. For $65 not bad > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 12, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Clayton C

[amsat-bb] Icom 451 questions

2012-01-12 Thread John Geiger
? 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] Hamtronics receive converters

2012-01-20 Thread John Geiger
Does anyone know if Hamstronics has made a UHF receive converter? The currently make one for 2m, but I would like one to use for FO29, if possible. 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT

[amsat-bb] Re: Getting "Cheep" ...

2012-01-20 Thread John Geiger
o miss AO51, though. 73s John AA5JG On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Clint Bradford wrote: > >> ... I wish some of the "self-proclaimed" experts would tell these people > that if they cannot hear themselves on the downlink that does not mean > that they are not keyin

[amsat-bb] RS-39

2012-01-25 Thread John Mac
Hi all... Listening either side of the pass by Progress 13M.and this time I heard no code at all Heard parts of it on an earlier pass John ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member

[amsat-bb] RS-39

2012-01-25 Thread John Mac
Hi All... Looking at the data so far shown on this site.the data for USUN shows red when placed in the telemetry decoder. From reading earlier I think this means its out of range. Its only showing 2.8v. Am I right ? john ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB

[amsat-bb] Re: rs 39

2012-01-25 Thread John Mac
Hi all... Guys , as far as I know everyone is using the keps for Progress 13M.. I am not sure any Keps are out yet for RS-39.. John On 1/25/12, Craig Gagner wrote: > I would like to find the keps data for this one as well. I just updated my > SatPC keps data but I am unable to fin

[amsat-bb] Re: RS-39

2012-01-25 Thread John Mac
... John On 1/25/12, Mani VU2WMY wrote: > Dear Nick, > Right now using the latest Keps of Progress M13. Was pretty accurate > for RS-39 as of this morning. > > Dear John, > I too noticed that during the third pass over India i.e at 07:30 UT, > the CW signals were there on 435.315

[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat beyond repair

2012-01-25 Thread John Geiger
Thanks for the info Trevor. That is sure too bad to hear. It was a nice satellite while it lasted. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Trevor ." To: Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:01 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] SumbandilaSat beyond repair South Africa’s second

[amsat-bb] RS-39 keps.

2012-01-25 Thread John Mac
Hi all... I tried to manually put the New Keps for RS-39 into Orbitron and also wxtrack and the Sat does not show up in either program... Is there something...even minor maybe wrong with these Keps... RS-39 1 38051U 11062C 12025.43376889 -.00127758 0-0 -56172-2 036 2 38051 051.643

[amsat-bb] Re: Wyatt AC0RA, a skilled and dedicated operator

2012-01-28 Thread John Geiger
I have worked Wyatt many times on the FM sats but didn't know he was doing the SSB sats until recently when I saw his posting looking for Hawaii on AO7 or FO29. Do you know what he is using for a satellite radio on those sats? 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: &qu

[amsat-bb] Chibis-M?

2012-02-05 Thread John Heath
Hi,   Any UK stations copied Chibis-M ?   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

[amsat-bb] Kenwood TM251 memory battery replacement

2012-02-06 Thread John Geiger
. Does anyone have more information on replacing it yourself? How hard of a job is it, and is the battery avaiable? 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

[amsat-bb] Re: HamSatDroid Version 0.8 (SDP4)

2012-02-07 Thread John Wright
At 09:03 07/02/2012, you wrote: Cool, just wondering which Android tablet people are using and what is their experience in portable use. Tx Stefan VE4NSA I'm using Hamsatdroid on my Samsung Galaxy S2 Smartphone. It's compact and very quick, The phone is equipped with GPS so it even gets your

[amsat-bb] MASAT Client question

2012-02-14 Thread John Heath
then congratulations.   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] Re: TransAtlantic Balloon on 28 MHz ?

2012-02-16 Thread John Magliacane
oses. A vertically oriented loop will respond to vertically polarized RF. (In reality, it's responding to the horizontally polarized H-field). The ARRL Handbooks and Antenna Books have carried designs regarding 28 MHz RDF antenna for many decades. 73, de John, KD2BD ___

[amsat-bb] MASAT packet uploads working

2012-02-16 Thread John Heath
Windows anti virus and firewall + Malwarbytes anti Malware. Everything worked fine, no error messages or firewall issues.   Hope this helps.   73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member

[amsat-bb] Anyone in Europe copying PW-SAT

2012-02-17 Thread John Heath
of the predictions.   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] Isabel Island Dxpedition

2012-02-17 Thread John Papay
appears to be DL71. If you should hear Ismael on the birds, please give him the airtime to work as many as he can. Good luck with the operation! 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT

[amsat-bb] Re: Anyone on VO-52 around 00:15Z 2/18?

2012-02-18 Thread John Taylor
Check here to see if that pass was recorded. http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html John Taylor,K0QH - Original Message From: Burns Fisher To: AMSAT BB Sent: Fri, February 17, 2012 6:37:29 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone on VO-52 around 00:15Z 2/18? I'm sort of excited, so

[amsat-bb] mp3 recordings of SO-35 and UO-14 from September 2000

2012-02-24 Thread John Brier
. I am John, KG4AKV and these were recorded from Wilmington, North Carolina, grid square FM-14. SO-35 0022 UTC September 5, 2000.mp3 Call NameGRID State AD4DN FM14 K1LO Larry FN42 N7SFI Randy K5VAS LO VE3EPS FN03 AJ9K EN53 KG4AKV KK5DO

[amsat-bb] VO-52 Not Heard

2012-02-28 Thread John Papay
VO-52 was not heard over the US at 1330z, 28Feb2012. Reports on oscar.dcarr.org at 1100z also say that it was not heard over Europe. Please listen for VO-52 and submit reports to the oscar.dcarr.org website. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB

[amsat-bb] Re: Another ISS Video

2012-02-29 Thread John Wright
At 00:40 29/02/2012, you wrote: http://www.universetoday.com/93828/the-best-iss-video-ever-you-decide/ WOW!!! nothing else to say! ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to su

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM Power Supply Failure

2012-03-09 Thread John Papay
determination to succeed is now posted on my website. This hobby is more than just operating and making contacts. For the rest of the story, please visit this webpage: http://www.papays.com/sat then click on the ut1fg/mm panama link. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] Re: Satchat

2012-03-11 Thread John Belstner
Hi Vince, Great article! What day of the week is your Sat Chat? BTW, I too got my license when I was 14 and not too far South of you either in Cedarburg, WI. But that was back in 1977. ;-) 73 John - W9EN On Mar 10, 2012, at 9:17 AM, Vince Waelti wrote: > > Hi all, just letting ev

[amsat-bb] VO-52 Loud and Clear 3/14/2012 1430z

2012-03-14 Thread John Papay
will continue to operate as it has in past years! It is good to have it back! 73, John K8YSE EN91dh ___ 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] AMSAT Table - Stuart FL Hamfest 3/17

2012-03-14 Thread John Papay
are good so we should have a good turnout. Please give us a call if you hear us on the birds! 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

[amsat-bb] Satellite Recordings 2 Year Anniversary

2012-03-18 Thread John Papay
Today marks the two year anniversary of my satellite recordings website. Since March 18th, 2010, there have been about 2800 recordings posted totalling about 1.9Gb. AO-51 is the most recorded satellite with 1358 files. It was a great bird and its demise was a great loss to the satellite communi

[amsat-bb] Satellite Recordings 2 Year Anniversary

2012-03-18 Thread John Papay
'm not sure how much longer I'll continue to post these recordings. Many that could benefit from them don't know they are there. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA memb

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM Status

2012-03-19 Thread John Papay
he does not have much free time. He will be in Montreal shortly. All of his equipment is working fine. Yuri will be operating as time permits. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler

2012-03-22 Thread John Papay
h other. And being able to know exactly where you are in the passband without doing the calculation in your head gives you more time to concentrate on making a successful QSO! Rumor has it that even a certain Maritime Mobile will soon be contro

[amsat-bb] FO-29 QSO Below the Horizon

2012-03-26 Thread John Papay
elevation and that is what happened this morning. Recordings are on my website. http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html A big thank you to Adrian for making the effort to work the difficult passes and stretch the limits. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] VO-52 Frequency Drift

2012-03-26 Thread John Papay
one or two hundred Hz. Initially the difference between the India and Dutch Transponder was about 2KHz. Now it seems to vary plus or minus 500 Hz or so. Maybe some others can comment on this. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] VO-52 Frequency Drift

2012-03-27 Thread John Papay
have everything set right. Since HO-68 is on UHF, everything becomes more critical. 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

[amsat-bb] VE3/UT1FG/MM Toronto Celebrity

2012-03-31 Thread John Papay
tch?v=lDmo4ZqdHTc Yuri should be in Thunder Bay on April 1st. He expects to be there for several days. The next destination is Puerto Rico. Today he was very active on the birds and worked 15 stations on a FO-29 pass (recording on my website) in EN77! 73, John

[amsat-bb] Re: Dallas -FW weather..

2012-04-03 Thread John Magliacane
3117 I suppose the "packet bursts" in the audio are EAS packets? 73, de John, KD2BD -- Visit John on the Web at: http://kd2bd.ham.org/ ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA me

[amsat-bb] Re: "Dee" Interdonato

2012-04-09 Thread John Spasojevich
Wow this is terrible news. I worked with Dee on an ARISS contact not to long ago. My deepest sympathies to his family. We'll miss him John-AG9D On Apr 9, 2012 4:07 PM, "Martha" wrote: > Dee Interdonato, NB2F died on April 8th. He was a long time Area > Coordinator for

[amsat-bb] Re: "Dee" Interdonato

2012-04-09 Thread John Magliacane
This is very sad news. Besides his work with AMSAT, I remember Dee as being one of the examiners who graded and/or signed my Proof of Passing Certificate after my taking an FCC Commercial General Radiotelephone Operator License exam back in the mid-1990s. He will be missed. 73, de John

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM Welland Canal

2012-04-10 Thread John Papay
until at least the end of May. He does not know where he will go after San Juan. He has truly made operating the birds exciting. QSL to his manager UX0FY (on qrz.com). He has ordered 5000 more qsl cards which should arrive shortly. 73, John K8YSE ___

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM QSL Manager UX0FY

2012-04-13 Thread John Papay
u are wanting to confirm some contacts, please send your requests to Eugene at his QRZ.com address. 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 sate

[amsat-bb] Re: SK in EM55

2012-04-21 Thread John Papay
e did that in just 31 contacts! That was quite an accomplishment and speaks volumes as to what kind of operator he was. Greg was a gentlemen. We will miss hearing his voice on the birds. John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] Re: Flabob Airport ISS Contact

2012-04-24 Thread John Spasojevich
n't be around forever, so the more good we can do now, the better off we'll be down the road. 73, John - AG9D ARISS Team On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Clint Bradford wrote: > FROM PETER >> ... excellent work ... children are our greatest asset ... > > Now THER

[amsat-bb] Re: Amateur Radio in the UK during the Olympics

2012-04-28 Thread John Wright
At 10:07 28/04/2012, you wrote: Hi All For any of you in the AMSAT world interested in what the planned restrictions are or visiting during the Olympics, here are links to the details I'm affected as I live close to the sailing but it will be fun listening in J This link contains downloadable

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 Interference

2012-05-30 Thread John Spasojevich
Maybe the other ham the original guy was complaining about was working SO50 with a dual band/single receive HT himself and was not able to monitor the downlink while he was calling. John -AG9D On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Ben Jackson wrote: > On Wed, 30 May 2012, Ted wrote: > > C

[amsat-bb] Re: Ham Spirit

2012-05-30 Thread John Spasojevich
in itself. I wonder if I can get a refund on my membership. We surely do need more satellites if nothing else than to spread you guys out. John - AG9D On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:44 PM, Clint Bradford wrote: > Back to Eric's original question: "Where is the "ham spirit" t

[amsat-bb] Re: SO-50 Interference

2012-05-30 Thread John Spasojevich
the original guy I was speaking of was the station the original poster mentioned as not listening on the downlink John - AG9D On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 4:54 PM, John Becker wrote: > I was the "original guy" and your not even close or warm. > > John > > At 04:37 PM 5/30/

[amsat-bb] USS New Jersey, Special Event Station NJ2BB

2012-05-31 Thread John Papay
Kevin, VA3OR/VE3RCN will be operating from the Battleship USS New Jersey using the callsign NJ2BB as follows: A027 2 JUNE - 1636Z – 12 DEGREE PASS 2 JUNE – 1813Z – 82 DEGREE PASS 3 JUNE – 1745Z – 54 DEGREE PASS 3 JUNE – 1925Z – 17 DEGREE PASS SO50 2 JUNE – 1204Z – 67 DEGREE PASS 2 JUNE – 1345Z

[amsat-bb] Request for reception reports: AubieSat-1

2012-06-08 Thread John Klingelhoeffer
Amateur radio control operators will attempt to change the transmission mode of AubieSat-1 this weekend to increase the quantity of telemetry. This increased telemetry will provide data to indicate how well solar cell protection is working. It should also provide additional onboard housekeepi

[amsat-bb] Commanding of AubieSat-1 Successful

2012-06-09 Thread John Klingelhoeffer
A short message was received earlier this Saturday evening indicating that uplink commands sent to AubieSat-1 were properly received, decoded, and initiated additional telemetry downlink data. AS-1 has been in orbit for about 9 months. Stations are asked to continue to monitor the downlink and

[amsat-bb] Re: Stupid. Question

2012-07-03 Thread John / NS1Z
Preset your rotor control to North, either 0 or 360. Mount rotor on the tower, mast etc. It makes no difference where the rotor is physically pointing. Mount antenna onto rotor and position it pointing north. The only thing to worry about is the drip loop position of your feedline. It should no

[amsat-bb] Re: Telstar Launched 50 Years Ago Today

2012-07-10 Thread John / NS1Z
I worked at the Andover, Maine TelStar station for 10-12 years. It is now owned by Verizon I think. Ask anyone about the Radome or AN02 as it was known. -Original Message- From: B J Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:19 AM To: amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Telstar Launched 50 Years Ago To

[amsat-bb] CG3B Special Event on Satellites

2012-07-17 Thread John Papay
entire month of July. The QSL card will be mailed using a special issue 1812 Canadian stamp. QSL to VE3FOI. The sponsor is the Niagara Peninsula ARC. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISS Video

2012-07-18 Thread John Spasojevich
The video you saw could have been one of many of the same type of videos. NASA conducts many PAO contacts for news media. It sounds like that is what you saw. Try looking on the NASA website. If you know the expedition number you may find it in the archives. John - AG9D On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISS Video

2012-07-19 Thread John Spasojevich
Keep in mind that those videos while involving students are not ARISS contacts. ARISS is audio only. NASA has a similar program they operate which runs thru the TDRS system which provides two way audio and video down. John AG9D On Jul 19, 2012 11:13 AM, "Ng, Peter" wrote: > hi Mi

[amsat-bb] Re: Just heard ISS in QSO with school

2012-07-26 Thread John Spasojevich
elebridge ARISS contacts are carried on the AMSAT Echolink Conference, JK1ZRW Echolink Conference and IRLP node 9010 and if you send me your email address I can add you to the telebridge contact notification list. 73, John - AG9D ARISS Volunteer Technical Mentor ARISS Audio Distribution On Thu, Jul 26

[amsat-bb] 2O12W on FO-29

2012-07-28 Thread John Papay
Station 2 Oscar 12 Whiskey was heard and worked on FO-29 this morning. QSL info is on qrz.com. This is a special event station celebrating the London 2012 Olympic Games. They are operating from IO81IJ. They should be active for several weeks. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode B performing poorly

2012-07-28 Thread John Papay
and North America in our early afternoon. These high elevation orbits won't last forever so take advantage of them now. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to supp

[amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A Performance

2012-07-29 Thread John Papay
anels will start producing more power soon. 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] AO-7B Follow Up - Good News

2012-07-31 Thread John Papay
x27;s hope it stays in this condition for many years to come. John Papay j...@papays.com ___ 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 set

[amsat-bb] AO-7B Performance 1005utc 3Aug2012

2012-08-03 Thread John Papay
pe to find a good one. 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/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] QSL available for AubieSat-1 / AO-71 reception

2012-08-06 Thread John Klingelhoeffer
A QSL verification of receipt card is now available for AubieSat-1 / AO-71 reception. Operators desiring a confirmation of receipt for AO-71 are invited to send their signal reports to: Dr. J-M Wersinger, KI4YAU Allison Laboratories Room 210 Auburn University, AL 36849 Please note the dat

[amsat-bb] Re: Technical question about radar reflectivity

2012-08-08 Thread John Heath
Length might work if its a suitable fraction of the wavelength of the radar signal. See the British use of "Window" in the 1940's. Aluminium foil strips were dropped from aircraft to confuse enemy radar.   73 John G7HIA Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsa

[amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM QSL Card Status

2012-08-10 Thread John Papay
s, he will work something out with you to get them. If you see someone on this list that you know, please tell them about this posting. Not everyone reads the amsat-bb. This goes for the 6 meter as well as the satellite contacts. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent

[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite and/or tracking apps for smart phones

2012-08-20 Thread John / NS1Z
In addition to the sat apps I would be interested in any Podcasts related to amateur radio. -Original Message- From: Philip Jenkins Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:12 PM To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite and/or tracking apps for smart phones Hi all I'm changing ce

[amsat-bb] Re: Proposal for 460-470 MHz CubeSat Band

2012-08-27 Thread John Becker
Would it therefor have to be shutdown over the USA? Why I read the rules I would have to say YES. John, W0JAB At 10:27 PM 8/26/2012, you wrote: >On 8/26/2012 04:46, Trevor . wrote: >>At the recent Summer CubeSat Workshop there was a presentation about the >>draft of US WP 7B whi

[amsat-bb] Satellite Usage - 2012

2012-08-28 Thread John Papay
having trouble and are frustrated, develop an action plan to move forward. The resources available to us today are unprecedented. And there are mentors out there that are willing to help. Above all, stay positive and have some fun! 73, John K8YSE ___

[amsat-bb] looking back

2012-08-28 Thread John Becker
Sure do miss AO 40. ___ 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] AO 40 replacement status

2012-09-04 Thread John Becker
OK I have got to ask what is the status? Seems to be the best kept secret. John, W0JAB ___ 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: AO40 replacement !!!

2012-09-04 Thread John Becker
At 05:40 PM 9/4/2012, you wrote: >In my opinion (it's worth every penny you just paid for it) if they are >going to create a new super sophisticated "Phase III Part Deux" it should >perhaps be taken to the ISS in pieces, assembled there and blown into a >long-period orbit. But then that's just my

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