[amsat-bb] Vega rocket Launch success

On Monday, May 6, 2013 at 11:06 pm local time in French Guiana, Arianespace successfully launched the second Vega rocket from the Guiana space Center (CSG), orbiting the Proba-V, VNREDSat-1 and ESTCube-1 satellites. Ken Eaton GW1FKY- AMSAT-UK, AMSAT NA

[amsat-bb] ESTCUBE Beacon Heard Over Africa

EstCube-1 Beacon heard over africa strong and clear congratulation to team member Nader Omer / st2nh ___ 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] ESCube-1 also heard over Copenhagen

Hi, Using the preliminary TLEs I heard ESTCube-1 beacon. Pass AOS 0908 UTC. Elevation 20 degrees max. Adjusted frequency approximately 2 kHz up when listening in USB. I did not note the time between beacons - but something like 2 min. Congratulations to Estonian team. 73 OZ1MY Ib

[amsat-bb] ESCube-1 also received over France

On the last pass, orb. nr 4, good signal but only small pieces of text as there is a lot of time between CW frames and I was waiting not exactly on the frequency and time because of the approximate preliminary parameters. And I confirm OZ1MY observation, about 2 kHz higher than Doppler

[amsat-bb] ESTCube-1 Heard in Wales -UK

Hi all, Monday 7th May 2013 - Time here in Wales -UK 1235hrs UTC. Hearing ESTcube -1 very well with just my Elk antenna and a Kenwood TS-2000. Congratulations to all involved with the project and launch. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA ___ Sent

[amsat-bb] Re: ESCube-1 also heard over Copenhagen

On Tue, 7 May 2013, Ib Christoffersen wrote: ... I did not note the time between beacons - but something like 2 min. ... Hi ! Yes, about 3 mn (3 mn and 3 sec exactly) and during 40 seconds. Copied last pass, alev. max. about 20 deg. 73 ! J-P/F5YG Powered by Linux (Slackware

[amsat-bb] Biomass 432-438 MHz Radar Satellite

I believe that the Biomass satellite, just approved by ESA and slated for a 2020 launch, is a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite that will operate 432-438 MHz. As I recall 432-438 MHz was allocated to these broadband radar satellites about a decade ago. BBC News - Esa approves Biomass

[amsat-bb] ESTCube-1 heard in Cienfuegos, Cuba

Hello to all! On 7th May 2013 1556z pass ESTCube-1 was heard in EL92sd with a great signal. I was running a FUNcube Dongle with SDR-Radio V2.0 and ELK antenna with a homebrew preamplifier. The ESTCube-1 beacon has a great signal. Congratulations to all involved with the project!!! 73!

[amsat-bb] AMSAT/TAPR Dayton Banquet Reservations to Close Tuesday, May 14th

All, If you have not yet made your reservations for the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet, please make them by Tuesday, May 14th, 1800 EDT. Because of the requirement that the caterer have a final count, no more reservations will be accepted afterwards, either on the AMSAT Store or at Dayton. This is a

[amsat-bb] Question

What is the frequency of the Estonian Satellite that was launched today and where can the keps be found? Dave Marthouse N2AAM dmartho...@gmail.com ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member?

[amsat-bb] Nova For Windows Customer Service Brag

Second e-mail to Northern Lights Software Associates netted an immediate response from owner, Michael Owen, W9IP. The response included my customer registration number (that I had misplaced) from over ten years ago! Not many companies would do that. He also apologized for the amount of time

[amsat-bb] Re: ESTCube-1 Frequencies

ESTCube-1 437.250 MHz CW beacon, callsign ES5E/S 437.505 MHz 9600 bps AX.25 telemetry, callsign ES5E-11 Clint ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the