[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-30 Thread i8cvs
: [amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? Ed Something like this http://www.qsl.net/pe1rah/ would be perfect to plant on the ISS 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle - Original Message - From: Edward R. Cole kl...@acsalaska.net To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread Bob- W7LRD
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? - Original Message - From: Alexander Sack pisym...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 1:08 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? So I think everyone read

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2011-06-29 Thread KM9U
So I think everyone read the announcement ARRL made before FD. Now that FD weekend is at an end, can someone explain to me why NASA couldn't let the astronauts have 10 minutes on the radio for one pass? I mean were they having issues with the radio itself? During Expedition 24/25, Col.

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread charlie Cantrill
Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? This brings up an interesting thought. The astronauts receive monetary compensation for performing their duties while employed by NASA. So, if their employer schedules them to operate amateur radio as part of their job assignment, would

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread Alexander Sack
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 7:40 AM, KM9U arsk...@gmail.com wrote: So I think everyone read the announcement ARRL made before FD.  Now that FD weekend is at an end, can someone explain to me why NASA couldn't let the astronauts have 10 minutes on the radio for one pass?  I mean were they having

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread Bob- W7LRD
are they over, pile ups, etc, the head explodes! 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: Alexander Sack pisym...@gmail.com To: KM9U arsk...@gmail.com Cc: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 6:57:53 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread Edward R. Cole
Wasn't going to comment, but oh heck! I think Alex has it pegged. I see a lot of Astronauts getting their ham license but figure that is probably NASA encouraged mainly for PR purposes and secondarily for emergency comms if the main systems fail. It is likely many Astronauts are not

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread i8cvs
Message - From: Edward R. Cole kl...@acsalaska.net To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:24 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? Wasn't going to comment, but oh heck! I think Alex has it pegged. I see a lot of Astronauts getting

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2011-06-29 Thread jmfranke
. John WA4WDL -- From: i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:42 PM To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org; Edward R. Cole kl...@acsalaska.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? Hi Ed, KL7UW I agree

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-29 Thread Bob- W7LRD
: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? Wasn't going to comment, but oh heck! I think Alex has it pegged.  I see a lot of Astronauts getting their ham license but figure that is probably NASA encouraged mainly for PR purposes and secondarily for emergency comms if the main systems fail

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-28 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: Alexander Sack pisym...@gmail.com To: amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 1:08 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? So I think everyone read the announcement ARRL made before FD. Now that FD weekend is at an end,

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-27 Thread Bob- W7LRD
This may open a can of worms-However,  I'd like to see a real ham on the ISS.  We all know what that means.  Granted they all take the tech license to be official amateur radio operators.  However we don't see the passion in the belly to get on the air.  There have been a few up there that

[amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened?

2011-06-27 Thread R Oler
...@gmail.com CC: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: [AMSAT-BB] ISS, what the heck happened? This may open a can of worms-However, I'd like to see a real ham on the ISS. We all know what that means. Granted they all take the tech license to be official amateur radio operators. However