[amsat-bb] slightly OT: Fisrt novel about Cubesats and personal spacecraft

2013-12-15 Thread andy thomas
Amsat-ers might be interested in this: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2013/first_novel_about_cubesats_and_personal_spacecraft_published.htm#.Uq2NZbS2Jth apologies if this is slightly off topic, but I wanted you to know about it. 73 de andy G0SFJ _

[amsat-bb] Slightly OT

2013-09-03 Thread Glenn AA5PK
Say "Hi" to Juno NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly past Earth on October 9, 2013 to receive a gravity assist from our planet, putting it on course for Jupiter. To celebrate this event, the Juno mission is inviting amateur radio operators around the world to say "HI" to Juno in a coordinated Morse

[amsat-bb] Slightly OT: That's no moon!

2012-01-31 Thread Andrew Glasbrenner
I was out in the yard getting something out of the car tonight, and as I am wont to do, looked up at the nice clear winter sky. I noticed something moving W to E, nice and bright. Although the path was similar to airliners coming in from the Gulf to Tampa International, this wasn't a plane. Nor

[amsat-bb] Slightly OT: SignaLink USB

2009-06-24 Thread Jeff Yanko
Hi all, Wondering if anybody in this group is currently using the Tigertronics SignaLink USB device with a TS-2000? If so, please contact me off -BB. I have some questions. 73, Jeff WB3JFS Las Vegas, NV DM26 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Op