[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA) became a shooting star

2013-07-04 Thread Mike Seguin
I too would like to add my thanks! Being able to detect the 5.84 GHz downlink was probably the most fun I've had on satellites since using the 24 GHz downlink on AO-40. Mike AMSAT 29649 --- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet" On Thu, 4 Jul 2013 07:45:35 -0400 (EDT), gw1...@aol.co

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA) became a shooting star

2013-07-04 Thread GW1FKY
Hi, I would also like add my congratulations to all concerned with the project - Fitsat-1 will be greatly missed it gave me great pleasure to follow its progress and the experiments that were part of a new experience with light. Thank you also for the way in which the information related i

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA) became a shooting star

2013-07-04 Thread Jean-Pierre Godet
Again, congratulations for the success of this project and thank you so much for all the information you have shared with the amateur world. It was a great adventure for us. Best 73 my friend Takushi ! Jean-Pierre/F5YG -- Powered by Linux (Slackware 10.0 - kernel 2.4.26) On Thu, 4 Jul

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread Shamai "SAM" Opfer
FITSAT-1 was just received over Israel. SATPC32 with 'nasa.all' keplerian elements set predicted time of pass 06:07-06:15 UTC. Actual pass was between 06:14-06:20 UTC 73 shamai 4z1ws On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Masahiro Arai wrote: > > Here is the altitude plot of five CubeSats which w

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread Masahiro Arai
Here is the altitude plot of five CubeSats which were deployed from ISS at 4th Oct 2012. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/5CubeSats_Altitude.png FITSAT-1 will reenter in 3 or 4 days. 73 Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan >Dear Ham friends, > >FITSAT-1(NIWAKA) will soon decay. >I appreciate if I

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread Nico Janssen
Takushi, FITSAT is now around 230 km altitude. It will probably burn up in the Earth's atmosphere around July 3. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-06-28 17:43, tan...@fit.ac.jp wrote: Dear Mike san, Thank you very much for the web-page. Does the graph mean altitude of shooting star is 140 km? Best 73

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread GW1FKY
Hi, My update for later pass today ( a low elevation pass ) Beacon heard: Acquisition 1533 hrs GMT when the satellite was out to the West and the Atlantic ocean. Strong initially but noticed a tendency for fading, whether this was perhaps spin or due to the low elevation and terrain from my Q

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread tanaka
Dear Mike san, Thank you very much for the web-page. Does the graph mean altitude of shooting star is 140 km? Best 73 Takushi, JA6AVG - Original Message - > Dear Takushi san, > > all the reports of our group are online - http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=98 > > 73 Mike > DK3WN > > > > -

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread tanaka
Hello Ken, You received No.25 NIWAKA-QSL. Please receive the last signal from NIWAKA again. Best 73 de Takushi, JA6AVG - Original Message - > Hi, > Sorry to learn about the decay of FITSAT-1 - I congratulate everyone > concerned with the project and pleased > to the success that you ha

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread Mike Rupprecht
Dear Takushi san, all the reports of our group are online - http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?cat=98 73 Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von tan...@fit.ac.jp Gesendet: Freitag, 28. Juni 2013 04:02 An: amsat-bb@am

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread GW1FKY
Hi, Sorry to learn about the decay of FITSAT-1 - I congratulate everyone concerned with the project and pleased to the success that you had. I have just listened for the beacon over here in Wales-UK and at 1229 hrs GMT I heard it quite strong with just my "ELK" Antenna. It brought memories of

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread tanaka
Hello Jean-Pierre/F5YG, > last ones... I already listen and record all the passes over head since > Sunday 23rd. Thank you very much for your efforts. 73 Takushi, JA6AVG ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. N

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA)

2013-06-28 Thread Jean-Pierre Godet
Hello Takushi, hello my friends here, As we were listening the very first passes over western Europe, I and a lot of us here I guess are monitoring the last ones. Unfortunately the last ones... I already listen and record all the passes over head since Sunday 23rd. The signal of the 437.