[amsat-bb] AO-27 4 grid Operation 8Nov09

2009-11-09 Thread John Papay
to be rare for you to have fun doing it. Use Google Earth to scope out potential sites. Pack up your equipment and head out! 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] SO-67 8November2009 1417z Audio File

2009-11-08 Thread John Papay
The SO-67 pass over the eastern US on 8 November 2009 at 1417z is on my webserver: http://www.papays.com/SO-67_08Nov2009_141641z.mp3 73, John K8YSE EN91dh ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] SO-67 Audio 8Nov2009 1552z over US

2009-11-08 Thread John Papay
satellite. We look forward to having it around for many years. 73, John K8YSE EN91dh Ohio John Papay j...@papays.com ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] SO-67 Recording 7Nov09 1613z

2009-11-07 Thread John Papay
I have a recording of the 7 November 1613z pass over the USA/Canada/Mexico. Here's the link: http://www.papays.com/SO-67_07Nov2009_161151z.mp3 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT

[amsat-bb] News from W6FOG

2009-11-05 Thread John Papay
W6FOG was on the 2017z pass of AO-27 today 5 November 2009 signing CM86. No other info. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite

[amsat-bb] XE3DX EK15,25,26 Operation Wrapup

2009-11-04 Thread John Papay
Hi all, I am back home, I want to thank all the support John, K8YSE, always send messages from my activities on the grids EK15, EK25 and EK26, thanks John, and all of you for always being attentive to my call. Wanted to schedule everything very well, but my trip was with my family, I had

[amsat-bb] XE3DX EK15 EK25 EK26 Last Day

2009-11-03 Thread John Papay
Today is the last day of my trip EK15, EK25 and EK26, grids very rare in Mexico on the Pacific Ocean. AO-2719:20 UTC13:20 XE AO-2721:09 UTC15:09 XE AO-5117:53 UTC17:33 XE I hope to hear... XE3DX David Maciel ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] XE3DX Grids EK15, EK25, EK26

2009-10-30 Thread John Papay
Also look for him on October 31 and November 1st. John K8YSE John Papay j...@papays.com ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program

[amsat-bb] Cute competition winners

2009-10-28 Thread John Heath
and everyone else who took part, it was fun to plot the curves and I learned a bit about atmospheric density and solar flux.   73 John G7HIA   PS IPS Radio and Space Services, have a useful paper on satellite orbital decay calculations. Thanks to Ken GW1FKY for sending me a copy

[amsat-bb] Re: LVB Tracker Interface

2009-10-27 Thread John Kopala
I used a small radio shack board, a couple of transistors, and 2 DPDT (could be SPDT) 5V relays to duplicate the interface in the G5400B controller in the KR-500, including the DIN plug connection. The LVB tracker should easily interface to the G5400B Yaesu rotor controller. John Kopala N7JK

[amsat-bb] Yaesu G 5400 elevation rotator quit working

2009-10-27 Thread John
. The antenna moved. Anybody have any clues as to why this happens and what to do to fix it? Thanks, John C. KE5GFJ Pampa, Texas ke5...@centramedia.net ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join

[amsat-bb] Err ... right.

2009-10-26 Thread John Hackett
can also be found on the Observation website. 73 John. . Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:42:11 -0700 From: dsm...@danplanet.com To: la2...@amsat.org CC: k...@whatcomradio.org Subject: Re: Desert Rat Query. As I have

[amsat-bb] EM97 WV Grid Expedition wrap up etc.

2009-10-26 Thread John Papay
boundary on Sunday morning. John, W6ZKH, was worked in DM05. Thanks to all of you for operating out of your comfort zone for the benefit of those working on their VUCC totals. Also noteworthy was the appearance of TF3ARI on the early morning 1047z AO-51 pass. Ari is running a TS2000

[amsat-bb] KLM 22c and 40cx antennas for sale

2009-10-25 Thread John Hansen
Long boom circular polarized Yagi's. Complete with manuals. $75 each plus shipping. These are UPS shippable. They have not been used in several years, but were working FB when last in service. PayPal accepted. Photos available at: www.johnahansen.com For more information contact John W2FS

[amsat-bb] Re: Sumbandilasat SO-67 pass over USA and Canada

2009-10-24 Thread John Mock KD6PAG
I tried at 10:55 PDT (presumably 1755Z) from CM88. But i had lots of trees, haven't used that antenna in a long time and various forms of 'operator error' are likely (since i'm out of practice). I didn't hear anything that sounded modulated. Did anyone else hear anything?

[amsat-bb] Re: LuSat Silent

2009-10-23 Thread John Marranca, Jr
can swear I heard it ID as LUSAT hihihi. I know I'll be listening later. John KB2HSH -- ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (716)406-7130 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions

[amsat-bb] Re: PIC rotator control

2009-10-22 Thread John Magliacane
purposes. 73, de John, KD2BD -- Visit John on the Web at: http://kd2bd.ham.org/ . . . . ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite

[amsat-bb] Satellite Pass Predictions

2009-10-21 Thread John Papay
programs are selected under the Programs link in the SatPC32 toolbar. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Cute 1.7 re-entry

2009-10-21 Thread John Heath
G0MRF who predicted October 27th. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@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] EM-97 West Virginia Operation Saturday 24 Oct

2009-10-21 Thread John Papay
forecast is for rain and possible thunderstorms. I hope they will not be too severe. As long as it is not lightning, I will operate in the rain somehow. Please email with suggestions and/or schedule requests. As always, no qsl card is necessary. All contacts will be confirmed. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] Re: Cheap CP 2.4 ghz antenna?

2009-10-19 Thread John Melton
Hi Greg, I have used a quad patch Wi-Fi antenna, hand pointed, with great results on AO-51 mode S. -- John g0orx/n6lyt On 10/18/09 23:12, Greg D. wrote: Hi folks, So I have a pair of 14 dbi flat panel Wi-Fi antennas, complete with pigtail and N connector. I assume they're linearly

[amsat-bb] Weekend on the Birds

2009-10-19 Thread John Papay
pass from the DN00/DN01 grid boundary, two very rare Nevada grids. John W6ZKH operated from DM07 but had some trouble with his equipment on this particular pass. He said he will go back some day. Mark also said he might be able to operate from DM07 in the near future. Then we had the Boy Scouts

[amsat-bb] FN65 on AO-27 18Oct 1845z

2009-10-18 Thread John Papay
Richard, N2SPI, is in FN65 and will operate on the next AO-27 pass at 1845z, 18 Oct. This was unplanned, hence the short notice. Good luck! 73, John K8YSE John Papay j...@papays.com ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those

[amsat-bb] Re: Why do hamsats? (Or anything else...)

2009-10-18 Thread John B. Stephensen
downlink power isn't wasted by repeating noise and downlink power could be allocated equally among users. Putting ARISSsat on the ISS would be nice but NASA and the Russian space agency haven't agreed to that. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rocky Jones orbit...@hotmail.com

[amsat-bb] Re: According to Rocky Jones

2009-10-18 Thread John B. Stephensen
, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rocky Jones orbit...@hotmail.com To: ni...@ngunn.net Cc: Amsat BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 15:49 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: According to Rocky Jones Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:44:57 + From: ni...@ngunn.net

[amsat-bb] Re: THE DMSP launch

2009-10-18 Thread John B. Stephensen
Do you think that they would agree to fly anything other than ballast? Have you talked to the project manager? AMSAT has flown satellites using excess space in the past because the launch agency agreed years in advance and the satellites were built to fit in that space. 73, John KD6OZH

[amsat-bb] AO-51 for November

2009-10-16 Thread John Marranca, Jr
Drew, et al: Any possibility of having SSTV on the 2nd channel for November? Thanks! John KB2HSH --composed with Windows 7 Ultimate ___ John Marranca, Jr -PBX Technician- BN Systems, Incorporated Orchard Park, NY (716)406-7130

[amsat-bb] Re: PIC rotator control

2009-10-15 Thread John Mock KD6PAG
I am re-visting a rotator controller. I am curious, should I push the processing of the compare and make a decision onto the PIC, or pull that function back into the PC ? PC is LINUX I/O is serial I built a homebrew rotator controller, inspired by WB4APR 'Radio Shack' rotor

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web

2009-10-14 Thread John B. Stephensen
AMSAT has a U/V linear transponder design in ARISSsat and according to the last newsletter no foreign national has signed the agreement that ITAR requires. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rocky Jones orbit...@hotmail.com To: n...@bellsouth.net; luclebla...@videotron.ca

[amsat-bb] Icom R-75 Like New in the Box

2009-10-14 Thread John Henderson N4NAB
). Thanks n4...@amsat.org John John John Henderson N4NAB 212 Bayside Drive Cape Carteret, NC 28584 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-13 Thread John Papay
the winter and see what happens when there is snow and ice. John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Cute 1.7 Re-entry

2009-10-13 Thread John Heath
Not  Yet Perigee Height is now below 200km but Cute 1.7 Object  #28941 is still in orbit Re-Entry predictions for around mid day October 13th from EI7IG and W7LRD therefore drop out of the competition. Is she staying aloft long than expected because of a high mass to surface area? 73 John

[amsat-bb] Re: Can we get them to fix AO-40 first then?

2009-10-12 Thread John P. Toscano
Greg D. wrote: The thing is, running the spacecraft with the panels open only works if the satellite is fully stabilized so that the panels continually point towards the sun. Stabilization only works if lots of things, pretty much everything in fact, is working on the spacecraft. I'd say

[amsat-bb] Re: Lack of CW on sats

2009-10-12 Thread John Geiger
I wish we had the same problem on VO52. Not too much activity here in the US on that wonderful sat, but I have made several CW QSOs on VO52. 73s John AA5JG --- On Mon, 10/12/09, Bato, Andras b...@starjan.hu wrote: From: Bato, Andras b...@starjan.hu Subject: [amsat-bb] Lack of CW on sats

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 mode update

2009-10-12 Thread John P. Toscano
Bob- W7LRD wrote: Thanks Drew et al. No one else on but me, or at least I was all I could hear, on the 0100Z pass, running about 60W to a 24 loop yagi. Question-- What is the power of the 1.2ghz downlink? The signal strength is at least 3 S units less that the 435.3 frequency.

[amsat-bb] Cute 1.7 Re-Entry

2009-10-08 Thread John Heath
Re-Entry Cute 1.7 Object # 28941 Update Space Track have revised their re-entry prediction from October 10th to the 14th. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

[amsat-bb] Where in the World is ND9M?

2009-10-08 Thread John Papay
here in the Spring. You may recall his activity this summer from many eastern US grids including all three grids in the State of Delaware. He also handed out many counties on HF for those chasing them. We wish him a safe journey and look forward to hearing him on the birds. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] Re: Understanding ITAR

2009-10-04 Thread John B. Stephensen
the 1% that could be a problem. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Bill Ress b...@hsmicrowave.com To: Wayne Estes w...@charter.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2009 22:03 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Understanding ITAR Hi Wayne, The State Department

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 L/S?

2009-10-04 Thread JOHN HENGEL
Please more packet. John From the heart of Central Minnesota John P. Hengel W0JPH ( HAM ) MONITOR 146.94 REPEATER WPZT205 (GMRS)MONITOR 462.675 AFFILIATE MEMBER REACT International From: danny.cas...@skynet.be To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:56:02

[amsat-bb] Orbital Decay - Model of the Atmosphere

2009-10-03 Thread John Heath
Hi Need a model of atmospheric density at varying altitudes, then this site may be of interest. http://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/vitmo/msis_vitmo.html 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT

[amsat-bb] Cute 1.7 Re Entry Competition

2009-09-30 Thread John Heath
October 10th but I think it will be several days later. The prize for the closest prediction is a 2.4GHz patch antenna kit as shown on the Amsat-UK shop page under hardware. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those

[amsat-bb] Re: All Satellites (Alan P. Biddle)

2009-09-28 Thread John B. Stephensen
require a 16-20 kHz wide filter or use of a transverter and a simple SDR radio like the SoftRock. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Gordon JC Pearce gordon...@gjcp.net KD6OZH's mentioning of a 1200 bps voice codec is very interesting, too. I see that DSTAR's AMBE is down

[amsat-bb] Re: Cute 1.7 Re-Entry

2009-09-28 Thread John Heath
another level of interest. Glad to have your prediction to add to the table. 73 John G7HIA   From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net To: John Heath g7...@btinternet.com Cc: Amsat amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Monday, 28 September, 2009 6:36:55 PM Subject

[amsat-bb] Re: All Satellites (Alan P. Biddle)

2009-09-27 Thread John B. Stephensen
now fits in 1200 bps so you could support APRS plus multiple voice channels. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Robert Bruninga bruni...@usna.edu To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 14:42 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: All Satellites (Alan P. Biddle

[amsat-bb] Re: All Satellites

2009-09-25 Thread John W Lee
I wonder how many of those 50 are able to handle ham radio 2-way contacts ? K6YK On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:09:43 + Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net writes: Here's a list of all (known to me) satellites still in orbit with some designed in (but not necessarily operational) amateur

[amsat-bb] 20 September EM88/98 West Virginia Operation

2009-09-21 Thread John Papay
you will be confident that you can go anywhere and operate successfully. Thanks to all of you who already do this so that we can all work something new. And finally a special thanks to my son, KD8CAO, for being there on every pass and watching the radar for approaching weather. 73, John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] Possible EM88/EM98 Grid Activation Sunday 20Sept

2009-09-18 Thread John Papay
did from many of yours. EM97 may be a possibility in October if you need that one. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@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: RS series mode A downlink power

2009-09-16 Thread John W Lee
-meter mobile antenna. Amazing ! I was keying the PTT through the accessory jack and a Vibroplex bug ! And the CW sounded good, too ! 73 JOhn K6YK - Forwarded message -- From: Tony Langdon vk3...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:33:53 +1000 Subject

[amsat-bb] Re: true duplex radios

2009-09-16 Thread John Geiger
I can think of a few HTs that were missed: Icom W21AT X21AT (70cm/23cm) Delta 1-(2m/70cm/23cm) Alinco DJ560 DJ582 Kenwood TH79 TH89 (70cm/23cm)-Try to find one Plus a few Standards, and the ADI AT-600 73s John AA5JG --- On Wed, 9/16/09, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 fa...@panix.com wrote

[amsat-bb] Re: accidental satellite ops

2009-09-13 Thread John Geiger
be nice if some of these stations discovered that their terrestial equipment will work fine on the satellites, that is how I became an accidential satellite op. 73s John AA5JG --- On Sun, 9/13/09, w7...@comcast.net w7...@comcast.net wrote: From: w7...@comcast.net w7...@comcast.net Subject

[amsat-bb] How can I serve AMSAT today?

2009-09-11 Thread John P. Toscano
Rather than tacking on more replies to the depressing multitude of arguments back and forth that have degenerated to the level of name-calling, let's try something that is actually POSITIVE for a change. The AMSAT web pages have tons of information on them. One of the big problems of having

[amsat-bb] Mode A antennas?

2009-09-11 Thread John Geiger
What is the minimal antenna you can use on 10m to hear the AO7 downlink in Mode A? I have a homebrew G5RV type antenna up and can't hear AO7 on it at all. What kind of antennas are others using on 10m for mode A? 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: Increasing range from LEO/SpaceX/APRS

2009-09-09 Thread John B. Stephensen
The sporadic thing about amateur satellites is free launch opportunuities. If hams were paying customers launches would be repeatable. Cubesats provide the standard form factor that fits many launchers and costs are less than 1% of a HEO launch. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message

[amsat-bb] TNC's for satellite work

2009-09-09 Thread John
about the same functionality, so I wonder if the $200 Kantronics unit will give as good service as would the $540 Timewave PK232. Thanks! John KC9IKB ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member

[amsat-bb] Rigblaster TNC?

2009-09-09 Thread John
about the same functionality, so I wonder if the $200 Kantronics unit will give as good service as would the $540 Timewave PK232. Thanks! John KC9IKB ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member

[amsat-bb] MediaWiki Trial

2009-09-09 Thread John Wright
as useful as Wikipedia itself! John G4DMF ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Re: Improving satellite reporting

2009-09-04 Thread John B. Stephensen
What are you using for reflow soldering? 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: William Leijenaar pe1...@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 13:29 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Improving satellite reporting Hi AMSATs, The tinny transponder design

[amsat-bb] Re: Trolls on the -bb

2009-09-03 Thread John B. Stephensen
P3E is a HEO with the same engine as P3D and no benefactor funding a launch. It seems more reasonable to focus on projects that we can pay to launch or where someone has already donated the launch. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Luc Leblanc luclebla...@videotron.ca

[amsat-bb] Re: Trolls on the -bb

2009-09-03 Thread John B. Stephensen
Projects that we can afford means LEOs. P3A through P3D were built for identified launches. AMSAT shouldn't just sit around waiting for the right political climate for P3E. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it To: John B. Stephensen kd6

[amsat-bb] Re: Trolls on the -bb

2009-09-03 Thread John B. Stephensen
Everyone also needs to understand that SDX makes more efficient use of limited downlink RF power. Less power means fewer extremely costly rad-hard solar panels and lower mass for reduced launch costs. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Bruce Robertson ve9...@gmail.com

[amsat-bb] Re: Increasing range from LEO.

2009-09-03 Thread John B. Stephensen
better to put that gain and power consumption on earth. Eveything on the satellite costs more than its weight in gold as launch costs are $700 per ounce. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: g0...@aol.com To: kd6...@comcast.net ; amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org Sent: Thursday

[amsat-bb] Re: Trolls on the -bb

2009-09-02 Thread John Price
Gee, a voice of reason. How refreshing! I thought there was none left to be heard. Drew for Gods sake don't get discouraged. Amsat needs folks like you. Keep up the good work. 73's John On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 6:43 AM, nickquadp...@bellsouth.net wrote: Dave got it right. The silent majority

[amsat-bb] FO29 status?

2009-09-01 Thread John Geiger
Is FO29 up and running again in mode J? 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via amsat...@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] 1268 Helix W7LRD Antenna

2009-09-01 Thread John Papay
a radio with 1.2Ghz transmit, the antenna, whether you build or buy, won't be much of an additional cost. 73, John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] 1.2ghz Gear is sold...

2009-09-01 Thread John Henderson N4NAB
1.2ghz Gear is sold... ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Quite right Laura.

2009-09-01 Thread john hackett
opinion, no permanent harm done. Worse things happen at sea!. 73 John. LA2QAA. archie.hack...@hotmail.com ... From: marsga...@hotmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Tue, 1

[amsat-bb] Re: please be positive

2009-09-01 Thread John Geiger
And judging by the working of some ads I see on QTH.COM and QRZ.COM, it is better than the English of plenty of native English speakers here. 73s John AA5JG --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net wrote: From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re

[amsat-bb] Staus? ... come back next week!.

2009-08-30 Thread John Hackett
even heard! of D.Carr Bob Bruninga. 73 John. la2...@amsat.org ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Facts.

2009-08-30 Thread John Hackett
To anyone who may care. I made Joe public - (as one gentleman referred to himself) - aware of some INCORRECT information on the Amsat-NA satellite status page. I *DID NOT* critisise any particular individual - (though one member of the b.o.d. took it upon himself to accuse me of embarrassing

[amsat-bb] Fw: Re: best rotators

2009-08-27 Thread John Heath
- Forwarded Message From: John Heath g7...@btinternet.com To: apbid...@mailaps.org Sent: Thursday, 27 August, 2009 4:29:04 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: best rotators If you have the money the AlphaSpid is a very strong and well engineered unit. Probably last for many years

[amsat-bb] Water as a rocket fuel

2009-08-27 Thread John Heath
guy I will follow this one with great interest, way to go Bob. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@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] AO27 life expectancy

2009-08-26 Thread John Geiger
Given that AO27 is 16 years old, how much more life are we expected to get out of it? Have their been any estimates or predictions made recently? 73s John AA5JG EM04to ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those

[amsat-bb] Re: DM19 Activated Aug 17

2009-08-26 Thread John Geiger
Got mine today as well and then worked WA8MSE from his home QTH for a new grid on AO27 today also! Satellite ops are the first group I have encounted who will send out a direct QSL (at their expense for postage) just for an email request. What an impressive group of ops. 73s John AA5JG

[amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft

2009-08-24 Thread John Geiger
--- On Mon, 8/24/09, Clint Bradford clintbra...@earthlink.net wrote: McDonalds (mass production  of unhealthy foods, again unappreciative of their workforce) McDonalds does have pretty good, healthy salads. If you get an unhealthy meal there, it is your choice. 73s John AA5JG

[amsat-bb] Re: Don't Fly SuitSat2 to ISS (rebuttal)

2009-08-23 Thread John B. Stephensen
as it is a UV linear transponder with the government paying for the launch. This is what most AMSAT members want. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rocky Jones orbit...@hotmail.com To: k...@sdf.lonestar.org; Amsat BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 19:30 UTC

[amsat-bb] Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio

2009-08-22 Thread John Geiger
Plenty of countries besides the US can use 222mhz-all of region 2 plus Somalia in region 1. Not sure about 902 but I know that the US, Canada, and Somalia can use it. 73s John AA5JG --- On Sat, 8/22/09, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net wrote: From: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni

[amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft

2009-08-22 Thread John Geiger
I guess having MFJ take them over is better than Cushcraft going out of business completely. 73s John AA5JG --- On Sat, 8/22/09, Jim Jerzycke kq...@pacbell.net wrote: From: Jim Jerzycke kq...@pacbell.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: MFJ/Cushcraft To: amsat-bb@amsat.org, Bob w7...@comcast.net

[amsat-bb] Re: New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio

2009-08-20 Thread John Geiger
Will it do full duplex for the satellites, or dual receive? 73s John AA5JG --- On Thu, 8/20/09, Simon (HB9DRV) si...@hb9drv.ch wrote: From: Simon (HB9DRV) si...@hb9drv.ch Subject: [amsat-bb] New ICOM VHF / UHF / SHF Radio To: EU-AMSAT eu-am...@yahoogroups.com, AMSAT.org amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: Lets Fix ISS, Replace ARISS

2009-08-17 Thread John B. Stephensen
P3E is part of the AMSAT-DL Mars mission and the launch depends on German government funding rather than amateur funding. Why not make use of a nearly free launch opportunuty as AMSAT-NA is doing? 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Rocky Jones orbit...@hotmail.com To: ka1

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27

2009-08-17 Thread John W Lee
I actually thought it was one of the easiest ones to hit. Are you transmitting on 145.850 ? 73 John, K6YK On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:56:26 -0600 Jerry Felts nr5aje...@gmail.com writes: Am I doing something wrong or is AO-27 just very hard to hit with a FT-60R handheld, and ELK ant? I have

[amsat-bb] Antenna pointing

2009-08-13 Thread john heath
. Its a bit of work but the benefit of this method is that its on the tower and you can check it anytime the Sun is out. Practical problems, waterproofing and true alignment to the boom. It was a lot of work but a fun project, eventially destroyed by water penetration. 73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna pointing

2009-08-13 Thread john heath
. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Yaesu FT857/897 on satellites

2009-08-12 Thread John Geiger
) and on FM (.16 vs .21 microvolts) but are those differences really meaningful? Do the 897 and 857 still receive the sats really good with a minimal setup? 73s John AA5JG ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author

[amsat-bb] Re: satellite WAS #309

2009-08-11 Thread John Geiger
--- On Tue, 8/11/09, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) amsat...@wd9ewk.net wrote: Geography aside, a WAS award is much harder to achieve on any band than awards like DXCC or VUCC.  I would think that DXCC would be next to impossible to achieve on the LEO satellites. 73s John AA5JG

[amsat-bb] Grids on the Road

2009-08-10 Thread John Papay
Thanks to all of you for making the effort to operate away from home and for giving all of us many new grids. John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] New satellite rigs?

2009-08-07 Thread John Geiger
Is anyone hearing any rumors of new satellite rigs on the horizon (pun intended)? The TS2000 and Icom 910H are hitting 9 years on the market, and Yaesu isn't currently marketing a satellite rig. 73s Jon AA5JG ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: New satellite rigs?

2009-08-07 Thread John Geiger
I think Icom already updated the Icom 718 with the Icom 7200. 73s John AA5JG --- On Fri, 8/7/09, Sebastian w...@bellsouth.net wrote: From: Sebastian w...@bellsouth.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New satellite rigs? To: AMSAT BB AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:39 PM Simon

[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 and VO-52

2009-08-04 Thread John Papay
that well, everyone would be using them, and there would be a lot more than 21 stations that have 350 or more grids confirmed on satellite VUCC. John K8YSE -- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 13:41:27 + (UTC) From: aa...@comcast.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FO-29

[amsat-bb] Re: Your Own Personal Satellite

2009-08-03 Thread John B. Stephensen
However, the IC-7800 doesn't stop working after 3 weeks. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Jeff Davis jeffrey.da...@mac.com To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 14:19 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Your Own Personal Satellite For MUCH less than the price

[amsat-bb] Re: Your Own Personal Satellite

2009-08-03 Thread John B. Stephensen
, attitude control and fuel but you'd end up with something like Arsene (AO-24). 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: Joe To: John B. Stephensen Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 04:01 UTC Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Your Own Personal Satellite hopw much energy is needed

[amsat-bb] Pollux tlm

2009-08-01 Thread john heath
Hi all telemetry fans Copied just one frame from Pollux at 13:30 utc over England using my weather sat turnstile (no other antennas at present). POLLUX-1/TELEMCQUI,?,F0: SYST 159093 0 0 33 0 01b1 12f0 0002 1190 1198 0066 1110 0044 0f50 0158 08d0 0fc0 003e 73 John G7HIA

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite

2009-07-28 Thread john heath
for schools. 73 John G7HIA ___ Sent via amsat...@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] WD9EWK's Grid Dxpedition

2009-07-27 Thread John Papay
in some of the most remote territory in the United States. Congratulations on a very successful grid dxpedition. I hope to work you on many more. John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA

[amsat-bb] ballot biographies on line

2009-07-27 Thread John Papay
Some did not receive the first mailing with the Board of Directors Candidate's Biographies. They can be downloaded at: http://www.papays.com/2009amsatelection.pdf John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author

[amsat-bb] Re: NEED CONTACT WITH MAINE AND RHODE ISLAND FOR W.A.S AWARD!

2009-07-27 Thread John W Lee
REAL TELETYPISTS USE ALL CAPS ! K6YK On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:59:10 -0400 Roger Kolakowski rogerk...@aol.com writes: Hi David... Your CAPS KEY seems to be stuck on...maybe you should look into getting a new keyboard... Roger WA1KAT - Original Message - From: DAVID

[amsat-bb] Maine and Rhode Island Satellite Ops

2009-07-27 Thread John Papay
like N1AIA have been heard recently. John K8YSE ___ Sent via amsat...@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

[amsat-bb] Re: FX614

2009-07-25 Thread John Melton
Take a look at http://www.ka9q.net/code/ka9qnos/ Regards John g0orx/n6lyt ___ Sent via amsat...@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] Left /Right Hand polarization ...

2009-07-25 Thread John Papay
, you'll be able to do much better if you can switch. Switching the uplink on UHF on those birds sometimes makes a big difference too. If you are serious about operating the birds, the investment in polarity switching will be well worth it. John K8YSE

[amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite

2009-07-25 Thread John B. Stephensen
of a group of 6 or more for a little more than $10,000 per pound. 73, John KD6OZH - Original Message - From: David - KG4ZLB kg4...@googlemail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 18:59 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: FUNcube a UK Linear Transponder Satellite

[amsat-bb] Re: Cross boom question

2009-07-25 Thread John Price
I have been using the same antennas and a metal boom since 1992. Also do the same at field day every year. If it doesn't work please don't tell me now. I have been to happy with the setup to wont to change. 73's John On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Kevin Grothhisl...@gmail.com wrote: I have

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