[amsat-bb] Re: new sat beacon around 435.800 ?

2013-04-26 Thread Jean-Pierre Godet
Many thanks Scott/N1AIA and Mika/OH8MBN, Yes, it was FO-29... I wrote 435.910 for the beacon of FO-29 and this wrong frequency was leading me to mistake. The JAS-2/FO-29 beacon is very close to the one of Hope-1. Thank you again, best 73 ! J-P/F5YG -- Powered by Linux (Slackware 10.

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat beacon around 435.800 ?

2013-04-26 Thread Mika Siira
>Alkuperäinen viesti >Lähettäjä: god...@wanadoo.fr >Päivämäärä: 26.04.2013 13:04 >Vastaanottaja: >Kopio: >Aihe: [amsat-bb] new sat beacon around 435.800 ? > > Hi my friends ! > > I was preparing to listen the next pass, orbit nr 16160, of Hope- 1 >HO-68, the beacon of which is on

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat ID's ?

2013-01-23 Thread Dave WØDHB
Likes like Amsat website is up for the Keps file again. -Original Message- From: Ted [mailto:k7trkra...@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 4:01 PM To: 'Dave WØDHB' Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] new sat ID's ? Ah hah ! thanks 73, Ted -Original Message- From: Dave WØDHB [mai

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat ID's ?

2013-01-22 Thread Dave WØDHB
Amsat web page is down along with its' Keps file. You're probably picking it up from another Keps file in your search list -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ted Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:39 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat

2011-05-19 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "Nick Pugh K5QXJ" To: "'AMSAT BB'" Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:39 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] new sat > A 1u cube satellite cost < $50k Just get a university to sponsor it. A > bird that can get out to 1200 KM is < $150k . Three of these sat would > get us seve

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2011-05-18 Thread G0MRF
$200,000 for something simple should do it. - If you're careful. David G0MRF In a message dated 18/05/2011 16:23:45 GMT Daylight Time, pisym...@gmail.com writes: Somebody just asked me, how much is it to develop/launch a new bird? Anybody care to share some concrete numbers? -ap

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat

2011-05-18 Thread Johann Lochner
On Wednesday, 2011-05-18 17:02 +0200, Alexander Sack wrote: > Somebody just asked me, how much is it to develop/launch a new bird? Labour and components for Sunsat (SO-35) cost around 11 million South African rand (or 2 million USD at the time). The launch was sponsored by NASA in exchange for

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2011-05-18 Thread John Geiger
Remember, anything the Gov't or DoD does costs 10 times what private industry would cost. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "Alexander Sack" To: Cc: Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 3:22 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: new sat > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at

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2011-05-18 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
> >On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM, wrote: >>  Time to have a FUND raiser for a new bird > >Somebody just asked me, how much is it to develop/launch a new bird? > >Anybody care to share some concrete numbers? > >-aps AO-51 cost in the neighborhood of 400,000 dollars to build and launch. Our

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2011-05-18 Thread Alexander Sack
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, wrote: > Commercial launches for the big comsats are anywhere from $90 million to > $120 million depending on the spacecraft and launch vehicle. > Wow! Alright, outside DoD and commercial, what does an AMSAT project typically cost? I had always thought it was

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat

2011-05-18 Thread Bob Bruninga
> Somebody just asked me, how much is it to develop/launch a new bird? The typical small satellite projects I have seen in DoD typically cost about $5 to $10 million or more. Then for DoD, the launch is free (its gets paid for out of a different pot).. Bob, Wb4APR

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat

2011-05-18 Thread Alexander Sack
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM, wrote: >  Time to have a FUND raiser for a new bird Somebody just asked me, how much is it to develop/launch a new bird? Anybody care to share some concrete numbers? -aps ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions ex

[amsat-bb] Re: New Sat Operators

2011-04-29 Thread John Geiger
AO27 was nice this afternoon also. A couple of Mexician stations on (one in EL10) and a few US stations, but no overcrowding. 73s John AA5JG - Original Message - From: "KM9U" To: Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 8:52 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New Sat Operators > I&#

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2011-04-29 Thread KM9U
for P3E! Chuck, KM9U - Original Message - From: "Clint Bradford" To: Sent: Friday, April 29, 2011 15:54 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: New Sat Operators >>> ... gud luck FM birds are very over crowded. SSB birds would be alot >>> better I hope you told them what to

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2011-04-29 Thread Clint Bradford
>> ... gud luck FM birds are very over crowded. SSB birds would be alot better >> I hope you told them what to expect ... I live in the most populous region of the U.S.' most populous state, and have never had a problem demo'ing in front of audiences. Of course it is busy on the "prime time" pa

[amsat-bb] Re: New Sat operators

2011-04-29 Thread wa4hfn
Make sure to tell them that 100 other people will all be on the same freq also and try not to double with someone, LOL. gud luck FM birds are very over crowded. SSB birds would be alot better I hope you told them what to expect WA4HFN Damon - Original Message - From: saguaroas...@cox.net

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat

2009-11-29 Thread Dave Aitch
Interesting that the voice and PBBS are on the same uplink/downlink. 73 Dave G1OCN AMSAT UK 5766 ___ 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! Sub

[amsat-bb] Re: new sat

2009-11-28 Thread i8cvs
- Original Message - From: "Dads" To: Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:25 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] new sat > > Hi : What type of satellite is the VW-1 amateur satellite that the china > launched >Jerry w0sat Hi Jerry, W0SAT For the characteristics of satellite

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2009-11-28 Thread OZ1MY
Hi Jerry, Take a look at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=116&retURL=satellites/futures.php Its name is XW-1 73 OZ1MY Ib - Original Message - From: "Dads" To: Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 6:25 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] new sat > > Hi : What type of sat

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2009-11-28 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
Dads wrote: > Hi : What type of satellite is the VW-1 amateur satellite that the china > launched >Jerry w0sat > XW-1 hasn't launched yet, but will soon according to several people and sources. It is a V/U satellite, with a 50 kHz transponder, a 1200 baud BBS, and an