LIVE from 8805 feet of elevation of the Big Bear (CA) amateur repeater this evening - we conducted our weekly "Tech Tuesday" net - with my ten-minute "Satellites" segment. We discussed today's deployments from the ISS - and what else is scheduled for the rest of the week from the Expedition 38 crew.
We also leaned how to pronounce "LituanicaSAT-1" (grin) and learn where its home country is on the planet. We discussed the modes and frequencies for the four new ham satellites that astronaut Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA will be deploying - CubeSats that were launched from the Wallops Flight Facility, VA to the International Space Station (ISS) in the Cygnus freighter on January 9. We conduct this satellite session every Tuesday night at 7PM Pacific time. The Big Bear Amateur Radio Club club was established in 1975, and this "Tech Tuesday Net" is right in alignment with their stated mission to educate and stimulate interest in amateur radio. The BBARC is an affiliated club member of the American Radio Relay League, and its prestigious, high-level two meter repeater on 147.330 +.600 131.8 is heard from Mexico to Ventura, and from Catalina Island to Western Arizona. Tech Tuesday will be taking a two-week hiatus - come join us on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 for another installment! SITES CITED THIS EVENING: http://www.bbarc.org/ http://www.amsat-uk.org http://funcube.org.uk/ http://www.work-sat.com https://www.facebook.com/Lituanicasat1 https://twitter.com/Astro_Wakata http://amsat-uk.org/2014/01/31/video-deploying-cubesats-from-the-space-station/ http://m.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream Clint Bradford K6LCS [email protected] _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
