[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 Still Silent
On Thu, August 27, 2009 06:20, David Wing wrote: Hi David and others, Anyone have any word on what's up with FO-29 ? Nothing heard on the 27-Aug 21:00 UTC Europe pass No, nothing just like the signals from FO-29 :)) I have no idea if there is a groundstation for FO-29 and how to contact them? Would be nice if we can some how find out what the status is. 73's PE0SAT - Jan -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.VGNet.NL/ Internet e-mail address JanVG[at]VGNet.NL Niet Zwammen maar doen .. ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] FO-29 examination operation
A trouble occurs on FO-29 CW and Transponder now. The control station tries for restoration hard. They say as follows. We plan the next test use until Monday. 28 Aug, 12:03 UTC 28 Aug, 22:10 UTC 29 Aug, 21:15 UTC 30 Aug, 22:05 UTC We may not turn on a transmitter by the influence such as buildings depending on a direction of AOS at the time of the schedule. The amateur station who wants to use the transponder please perform uplink after hearing the CW telemetry of FO-29. FO-29 doubles with a receiver for communication without being equipped with the receiver for exclusive use of the command. When many stations do uplink during command work, please understand it because it takes many time when we turn on the transponder. JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 examination operation
On Thu, August 27, 2009 09:41, Mineo Wakita wrote: Hi Mineo, FO-29 doubles with a receiver for communication without being equipped with the receiver for exclusive use of the command. When many stations do uplink during command work, please understand it because it takes many time when we turn on the transponder. Is there a place where amateurs can have a look at what the status is of the planned actions? And maybe offer there help, the last year this has been done a couple of times with for example COMPASS-1. JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita PE0SAT, Jan van Gils -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.ham.vgnet.nl/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FO-29 examination operation
Hi, you wrote: Is there a place where amateurs can have a look at what the status is of the planned actions? Sorry, this examination of FO-29 operate only over Japan. I will announce it again if this examination for restoration succeeds. JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Activation of EM94 (SC)
Hi guyz. In private e-mails a couple of folks have indicated that they need grid EM94 in South Carolina. I'm going to get a very early start on Saturday, 08/29/09, so as to be in EM94 to try to hit the AO-51 pass @ about 11:19Z. I think it'll work. (Yea, I know that's *really* early, but the next pass I could hit won't be until mid-late afternoon -long after I need to be at my destination.) I plan on being there absent unforeseen circumstances, e.g., rain. Pls QSL as per previous message. 73! Rick 'GI ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: WD9EWK cards arrived today!!!!!!
I guess the Post Office doesn't work quite as quickly down here (difference of two weeks!) but thanks Patrick! And Al, your card for the V/S contact arrived yesterday and mine to you will be in the mail today! 73 David -- David KG4ZLB www.kg4zlb.com Allen Vinegar wrote: Thanks Patrick, mine arrived today! Quite impressed with your personal postage stamp!!! 73, Al W8KHP ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Fw: Re: best rotators
- Forwarded Message From: John Heath g7...@btinternet.com To: apbid...@mailaps.org Sent: Thursday, 27 August, 2009 4:29:04 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: best rotators If you have the money the AlphaSpid is a very strong and well engineered unit. Probably last for many years. The unit I got runs on AC or DC. I built a dedicated 24V AC supply for mine, nothing more complicated than a big toriodal transformer in a box with switch, fuses, and an on light. Better than running it off the radio DC supply. If its available, get the mouse control with it. They have used a computer mouse and connected to the up/down and left right controlls. Its very neat to use on the operating desk. As in WA4SCA's post mine works fine with automatic satellite tracking. 73 John G7HIA PS - no financial involvement with the company, just a happy customer. From: Alan P. Biddle apbid...@united.net To: rswa...@twcny.rr.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 6:46:27 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: best rotators Randy, Do take a look at the AlphaSpid RAK-1 rotator. They are not cheap, but far stronger than the Kenpro/Yaesu units, and can be controlled by the usual computer programs. Recently MFJ has started importing them, though they are hard to find on the web site except in the catalog. Alan WA4SCA ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Water as a rocket fuel
Thanks to Bob for starting an interesting thread. On boeard electrolysis of water to produce Hydrogen/Oxygen rocket fuel. An most interesting paper on the subject at https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/236614.pdf It does work in space. Could it get us from LEO to MEO? Since Bob is a can do guy I will follow this one with great interest, way to go Bob. 73 John G7HIA ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Water as a rocket fuel
On Aug 27, 2009, at 10:48 AM, John Heath wrote: On boeard electrolysis of water to produce Hydrogen/Oxygen rocket fuel. An most interesting paper on the subject at https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/236614.pdf It does work in space. Well, using a URFC for the electrolytic separation takes care of most of the ullage and gas separation problems I mentioned in an earlier post. (And having arrived at that solution independently, I'm convinced it's a viable research path if nothing else. ;) It also has the benefit of being able to turn the separated H2 and O2 back into water and electrical power (minus losses, of course) if needed -- not sure what additional support systems that would need, but it's a tantalizing side benefit. Storing the water still requires some means of eliminating unnecessary headspace in the water tank to avoid the requirement for ullage -- I'm still partial to the idea of a sylphon-type bellows inside a slightly larger tank pressurized with helium or nitrogen -- to maintain water flow into the FC. And as before, these are *not* hypergolic fuels, so using them in engines still requires exactly timed valve opening/closing rates and synchronization between fuel/oxidizer valves and ignition on startup, which are considerably more complex systems than the ones used to control hypergolic engines and RCS thrusters. (All a hypergolic engine has to do is open and close the fuel/oxidizer valves at the right rates and relative timings.) That being said, it's an intriguing idea. Regenerative fuel cell based electrolysis is pretty interesting in and of itself. :) ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] BoD Elections
Hi, I still haven't returned my ballot for the AMSAT Board of Directors election, in part because I don't feel that I have really good information on which to make a decision. I would like to vote for a Board that will be effective and strengthen the organization. It is particularly important to select the best possible board because, in my view, AMSAT is an organization in serious trouble. But, I would prefer to base my vote on the recent accomplishments, recent positions during board meetings, and explicit near-term objectives of the candidates. I would prefer to not simply use a blunt strategy of voting against all incumbents and for all challengers. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I really know much about the activities of the individual board members. To remedy this, I suggest that the close of the BoD elections be postponed until at least thirty days after the following have been published: o A list of all Board meetings held over the last year o Minutes from all of these Board meetings o Minutes from all AMSAT committee meetings of the last year We can certainly have a discussion about the appropriate level of transparency for the Board and its committees, and whether the Board is meeting those objectives. Here is what the D.C. statutes under which AMSAT is incorporated have to say on the matter: Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of the board of directors; ... All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member having voting rights, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. -tjs ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections
Tim and all, This is an interesting post and - with no disrespect intended - one that should have been made when you first received your ballot. It's interesting because I suspect you or I would get as many answers as the number of people we asked about what it will take to strengthen AMSAT. I have my own thoughts in that regard, and I'm confident you have yours. I suspect they would be at least inconsistent, if not quite divergent. That's not to suggest there's anything wrong with that; it's just to point out that being effective and strengthening AMSAT will - like many other things - be in the eyes of the beholders. All of that notwithstanding. I've read the AMSAT Bylaws published on the Web site. It seems to me that doing what you're suggesting would take a Bylaw change because the specific voting deadline and the date of announcement of results are included in Article III-4 as Sept. 15 and Sept. 30, respectively. Article IV of the Bylaws defines the process of amending the bylaws, with such amendment not taking effect until 30 days after announcement by the Board (of its approval of a Bylaw change) has either been mailed to the membership by the Secretary or officially published in a publication of the corporation. And then, of course, objection by 10 percent of the membership to the Bylaw change would trigger a full vote by the membership. So the best-case scenario is a Board vote to change that is not challenged. That would take until the end of September to accomplish. There's nothing sacred, I suppose, about the new Board being in place at the annual meeting, but it would be highly unusual for that not to be the case, in my opinion. It's virtually impossible for AMSAT to do what you suggest and hold an election before the annual meeting. I suspect you know that. You've taken the time to research the District of Columbia statutes for corporations like AMSAT. I'm confident that you also researched the applicable AMSAT Bylaws. Finally, for what it's worth, it's also impossible to, as you write vote against all incumbents and for all challengers. Two of the five candidates are current directors. A third has served on the Board the past year as an Alternate. The other two candidates are not incumbents. We are asked to select no more than four. Since the is an odd-numbered year, the Bylaws require four Board positions to be filled in this election. It's not possible to avoid returning two current Directors (or one current Director and the current Alternate) to the Board, unless I'm missing something in the Bylaws. Can you help me understand why you didn't make this post earlier, when there would have been enough time to act as you suggest without incurring the need for a Bylaw change? 73 to all, Tim Lilley - N3TL From: Timothy J. Salo s...@saloits.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: b...@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:40:52 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] BoD Elections Hi, I still haven't returned my ballot for the AMSAT Board of Directors election, in part because I don't feel that I have really good information on which to make a decision. I would like to vote for a Board that will be effective and strengthen the organization. It is particularly important to select the best possible board because, in my view, AMSAT is an organization in serious trouble. But, I would prefer to base my vote on the recent accomplishments, recent positions during board meetings, and explicit near-term objectives of the candidates. I would prefer to not simply use a blunt strategy of voting against all incumbents and for all challengers. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I really know much about the activities of the individual board members. To remedy this, I suggest that the close of the BoD elections be postponed until at least thirty days after the following have been published: o A list of all Board meetings held over the last year o Minutes from all of these Board meetings o Minutes from all AMSAT committee meetings of the last year We can certainly have a discussion about the appropriate level of transparency for the Board and its committees, and whether the Board is meeting those objectives. Here is what the D.C. statutes under which AMSAT is incorporated have to say on the matter: Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of the board of directors; ... All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member having voting rights, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. -tjs ___ 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! Subscription settings:
[amsat-bb] ARISS 25th Anniversary Certificate
Hey everyone, Can someone who is or was involved with ARISS during the 25th Anniversary event please contact me off the BB? I was excited to recive my 25th Anniversary Certificate today - until I opened it. It confirms an SWL report, and I submitted proof of a 2-way contact with another amateur over the repeater. The certificate is very nice, but I'd like to inquire about getting a certificate that actually confirms what I claimed (a claim that included the other station's QSL and mine) - a 2-way contact. Thanks in advance for any help. 73, Tim - N3TL ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: BoD Elections
Timothy, You bring up some good points. Anyone can be on the ballot by following the rules of nomination. If you feel strongly about all this, change comes from within. I think you should personally attend one of the BOD meetings and/or a membership meeting as is held at the Symposium on a yearly basis. There, you can bring this up and have a more interested audience. There are no secret happenings - it is all out in the open. Besides having your ideas heard, you can meet the players in the organization face to face and develop friends who feel similar to how you do, as well as finding out why opposition exists. As Tim, N3TL, points out, now is not the time to bring this up. Hope to see you in Maryland. 73, Dee, NB2F P.S. All the nominees are hard workers and deserve credit just for asking to do more for FREE. -Original Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Timothy J. Salo Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:41 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: b...@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] BoD Elections Hi, I still haven't returned my ballot for the AMSAT Board of Directors election, in part because I don't feel that I have really good information on which to make a decision. I would like to vote for a Board that will be effective and strengthen the organization. It is particularly important to select the best possible board because, in my view, AMSAT is an organization in serious trouble. But, I would prefer to base my vote on the recent accomplishments, recent positions during board meetings, and explicit near-term objectives of the candidates. I would prefer to not simply use a blunt strategy of voting against all incumbents and for all challengers. Unfortunately, I don't feel that I really know much about the activities of the individual board members. To remedy this, I suggest that the close of the BoD elections be postponed until at least thirty days after the following have been published: o A list of all Board meetings held over the last year o Minutes from all of these Board meetings o Minutes from all AMSAT committee meetings of the last year We can certainly have a discussion about the appropriate level of transparency for the Board and its committees, and whether the Board is meeting those objectives. Here is what the D.C. statutes under which AMSAT is incorporated have to say on the matter: Each corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its members, board of directors, and committees having any of the authority of the board of directors; ... All books and records of a corporation may be inspected by any member having voting rights, or his agent or attorney, for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. -tjs ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
