[amsat-bb] Bringing the F-1 engine back to life

2013-04-19 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/04/how-nasa-brought-the-monstrous-f-1-moon-rocket-back-to-life/ ___ 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] Neil Armstrong Memorial - National Cathedral, Washington, DC - this morning

2012-09-13 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://www.nationalcathedral.org/exec/cathedral/mediaPlayer?MediaID=MED-5RN0K-GV000TEventID=CAL-5RD39-OV001N “I am, and ever will be, a white-socks, pocket-protector, nerdy engineer. - Neil Armstrong 1930-2012 Here's my fifth event with Team-In-Training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma

[amsat-bb] Re: European Lunar Lander - Call for Declarations

2012-06-02 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Check http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/spreadsheet.htm for a detailed link budget spreadsheet, with accompanying explanations. 73, art….. W4ART Arlington VA On 2-Jun-2012, at 01:16 AM, Bob- W7LRD wrote: Just for the fun of it I'd like to see an accurate link budget written up. It is a

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

2011-12-08 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi, Andy! On 8-Dec-2011, at 10:47 AM, Andy Kellner wrote: Do we really _need_ remote command capability ? Absolutely required is the capability of turning off the transmitter. See RR 22.1 and RR 25.11. RR 22.1 Space stations shall be fitted with devices to ensure immediate cessation of

[amsat-bb] Re: Help

2011-09-23 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
CBS News now carries some video of the tumbling satellite. See: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7382163n 73, art….. W4ART Arlington VA On 23-Sep-2011, at 11:26 PM, g0...@aol.com wrote: Hi. UARS is currently the most tracked object on www.n2yo.com The NASA object number is

[amsat-bb] USA National Academies on orbital debris

2011-09-02 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13244 http://afeller.us ___ 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: Arissat-1 Commanding? with better link to article

2011-08-05 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
The radio regulations govern here. Both the USA and Russian administrations are signatory parties, along with about all others around the world. The pertinent provision is: RR 22.1 Space stations shall be fitted with devices to ensure immediate cessation of their radio emissions by

[amsat-bb] Re: They broke it !

2011-08-03 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Photos from Chicago of the engineering model are at: https://picasaweb.google.com/oojimoe/10Oct2010AMSATChicagoII?authkey=Gv1sRgCO6T5byLv8-6ugE 73, art….. On 3-Aug-2011, at 12:02 PM, Dee wrote: I noticed the rough handling as well. Exciting video. Could be the light weight and any touch

[amsat-bb] simplex/duplex terminology

2011-07-27 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
No need to guess or try to write new definitions. Here are definitions accepted by all administrations around the world and included in the radio regulations: RR 1.125 simplex operation: Operating method in which transmission is made possible alternately in each direction of a

[amsat-bb] Re: The Need for Phonetics

2011-04-10 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Sorry, John. Information here needs to jive better with the history. ICAO developed a phonetic alphabet in the mid-to late 1940's to help the budding field of international aviation. They came up with an alphabet designed to be spoken (and mangled) by people of any mother tongue and be well

[amsat-bb] Re: TubeSats, revisited

2011-01-06 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Answer in the radio regulations: 1.15 industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications (of radio frequency energy): Operation of equipment or appliances designed to generate and use locally radio frequency energy for industrial, scientific, medical, domestic or similar purposes, excluding

[amsat-bb] Re: Amateur Satellite Frequency Allocations (LF)

2010-12-12 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi, Tevor! The general principle is that the amateur-satellite service has frequency allocations in bands where the amateur service has frequency allocations in all three ITU regions. The only exceptions are in the bands 1260-1270 MHz and 5650-5670 MHz, which are limited to the Earth-to-space

[amsat-bb] Re: Amateur Satellite Frequency Allocations (LF)

2010-12-12 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi, Trevor!! On 12-Dec-2010, at 05:06 PM, Trevor . wrote: Hi Art, Thanks for the reply. --- On Sun, 12/12/10, W4ART Arthur Feller afel...@ieee.org wrote: The general principle is that the amateur-satellite service has frequency allocations in bands where the amateur service has

[amsat-bb] 2010 Technical Symposium - photos

2010-11-25 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi!! To see a series of photos from the Symposium, go to: http://www.afeller.us/Studio_dArt/Personal_Galleries/Pages/AMSAT_2010.html Enjoy!! 73, art. W4ART Arlington VA http://afeller.us ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed

[amsat-bb] Re: UK Space Agency to use AMSAT-UK FUNcube Boards

2010-11-18 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
On 18-Nov-2010, at 06:12 PM, Trevor . wrote: In it they reference two International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) documents regarding the Amateur Satellite Servivce: [AD-05] IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination Request (IARU-ASFCR) (Rev. 2009-03) [AD-06] IARU Amateur Radio Satellite

[amsat-bb] Re: Former NASA head on Downed Plane - update

2010-08-10 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
From the Washington Post: O'Keefe, 54, and his teenage son Kevin survived the crash with multiple injuries, according to the Associated Press. The news service cited a former NASA spokesman, who said he had spoken to O'Keefe's family. On 10-Aug-2010, at 04:54 PM, Jeff Moore wrote: I've

[amsat-bb] As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather

2010-06-07 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/04jun_swef/ Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be kind! - Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881) ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed

[amsat-bb] Good article on ITAR

2010-05-23 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://www.todaysengineer.org/2010/May/Export-Controls.asp Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be kind! - Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881) ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of

[amsat-bb] Drifting Satellite Threatens US Cable Programming

2010-05-11 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/05/11/technology/AP-Out-of-Control-Satellite.html?_r=1 73, art. W4ART Arlington VA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the

[amsat-bb] Re: help, LEO navigational question

2010-03-06 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
ITAR is USA domestic law. 73, art. On 6-Mar-2010, at 6:38 PM, jlv wrote: Ja! the ISS is very big for my in this life Does ITAR laws only apply for US satellites or also for satellites of other countries? Does US apply restrictions in this topic for all the satellites in orbit?

[amsat-bb] On the Spirit Mars rover from XKCD

2010-01-30 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://xkcd.com/695/ The most revolutionary act you can commit in today's society is to be publicly happy. - Patch Adams ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the

[amsat-bb] OT: Cell phone emissions and brain cancer - no link found (American Cancer Society and others)

2009-12-03 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
See: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ped/content/ped_1_3x_cellular_phones.asp This was posted about a month ago with additional information noted in today's Washington Post. 73, art. W4ART Arlington VA Mr. Pollin is the kind of person every little child hopes he grows up to be and every

[amsat-bb] Re: SatMag - Thoughts On Satellite Filings

2009-11-09 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi, Samudra, AMSAT doesn't have the status to file anything with the ITU as that job is only for administrations, that is, the part of a national government with the task of meeting the country's obligations in telecommunication. For more information, suggest reading the articles available

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

2009-10-15 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Specific information is available on line. Here's the text. US7 In the band 420–450 MHz and within the following areas, the peak envelope power output of a transmitter employed in the amateur service shall not exceed 50 watts, unless expressly authorized by the FCC after mutual agreement,

[amsat-bb] Re: SumbandilaSat Frequencies

2009-09-14 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Hi, Drew!! Lots of amateur satellite frequency information is available to everyone. Suggest seeing: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/ We have the IARU coordination process to try to work out frequency planning issues, most times before launch!! I

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-11 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Robert, Hurling questions and accusations is easy, but, doesn't seem to help. Keeping up with what's going on (the information IS available) and PARTICIPATING in the work will provide a solid platform from which to speak. Dive in! And, let's try to keep the discussion constructive. 73,

[amsat-bb] Re: OT: Universal Text Messaging and Pagers (WAS Re: Re:dream)

2009-07-07 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
Whenever you get in bed with the Federal government, you often get more than just a good night's sleep. Ronald Regan. Translation: Don't ask for a ruling unless prepared to hear something you won't like. Better to proceed in good faith and sort out the matter only if needed. I hope this

[amsat-bb] A Ham Radio Weekend for Talking to the Moon - NY Times

2009-06-26 Thread W4ART Arthur Feller
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/technology/27moon.html?_r=1hp BEEN on the road again for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Please, help! Donate and follow the story on my TNT web site!! http://pages.teamintraining.org/nca/ambbr09/afeller CAUTION: Web site may have a photo of me in