[amsat-bb] Sounds from Space - now including Australis-Oscar 5
Hello, thanks to Chris VK3AML the Sounds from Space collection at www.dd1us.de now includes recordings of Australis Oscar 5. I hope you will enjoy it. I am still missing recordings especially of OSCAR II OSCAR III OSCAR IV Amsat Oscar 8 RS-1 to RS-4 Any contributions or hints where I may ask for are very welcome. Best regards 5573 Matthias DD1US www.dd1us.de ___ 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: Spacewalks
At 05:55 PM 2/12/2010 +, John Heath g7...@btinternet.com wrote: Spacewalks are easy to monitor. Your regular 2m antenna will work. In the UK we get some interference from Air band Communications but can generally get a good part of the conversation. Note - It only works with the Russian spacesuits. American suits use a different system. 73 John G7HIA Do you know what frequencies their helmet camera's use? It might be interesting to see if video cam be captured. KB7ADL ___ 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: Spacewalks
At 09:14 AM 2/12/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy elanport...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I'm sure you don't mean intercept but monitor. Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself. Elan - WB2IOL That page hasn't been updated in a while. KB7ADL ___ 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
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I came upon an interesting comment about batteries at the web blog of Cosmonaut Maxim Suarev which is in English at Russia Today: http://rt.com/About_Us/Blogs/orbital-log/2010-02-09.html The blog was from someone working on a Peruvian cubesat called CHASQUI-1. The specific question is: Lizeth Bodero 10 February, 2010, 14:24 hi!! I'm a science student and here in my University we are building a nanosatellite named Chasqui. We hope to launch it this year but there's a problem with the batteries since we wanted to use lithium polymer batteries and we don't know if those are allowed by the Russian Federal Spacial Agency. Do you have any suggestion about that? thank you so much Someone on the group might have the answer? Looks like they have already identified a launch vehicle... There are wiki entries and a web page for CHASQUI-1, although the onboard comms system isn't described here is a description of the ground station: http://www.chasqui.uni.edu.pe/html/eng/ground-station.html Frequency bands: VHF (144 - 146 MHz.) and UHF (435 - 438 MHz.) Operating Mode: Half duplex Transmitting power: 50 W. Modulation: AFSK Link Speed Downlink: 1200 bps. and 9600 bps. Link speed increase: Between 1200 bps. and 9600 bps. 73 de andy g0sfj ___ 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] CHASQUI-1
Fw: I forgot to title this CHASQUI-1, sorry --- On Sat, 13/2/10, andy thomas andythomasm...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: From: andy thomas andythomasm...@yahoo.co.uk Subject: To: amsat amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: john heath g7...@btinternet.com, daniel.bra...@star.le.ac.uk Date: Saturday, 13 February, 2010, 17:16 I came upon an interesting comment about batteries at the web blog of Cosmonaut Maxim Suarev which is in English at Russia Today: http://rt.com/About_Us/Blogs/orbital-log/2010-02-09.html The blog was from someone working on a Peruvian cubesat called CHASQUI-1. The specific question is: Lizeth Bodero 10 February, 2010, 14:24 hi!! I'm a science student and here in my University we are building a nanosatellite named Chasqui. We hope to launch it this year but there's a problem with the batteries since we wanted to use lithium polymer batteries and we don't know if those are allowed by the Russian Federal Spacial Agency. Do you have any suggestion about that? thank you so much Someone on the group might have the answer? Looks like they have already identified a launch vehicle... There are wiki entries and a web page for CHASQUI-1, although the onboard comms system isn't described here is a description of the ground station: http://www.chasqui.uni.edu.pe/html/eng/ground-station.html Frequency bands: VHF (144 - 146 MHz.) and UHF (435 - 438 MHz.) Operating Mode: Half duplex Transmitting power: 50 W. Modulation: AFSK Link Speed Downlink: 1200 bps. and 9600 bps. Link speed increase: Between 1200 bps. and 9600 bps. 73 de andy g0sfj ___ 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: Spacewalks
Play nice now... This page is up to date http://www.issfanclub.com/frequencies Roger WA1KAT - Original Message - From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfis...@mcn.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:33 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks At 09:14 AM 2/12/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy elanport...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I'm sure you don't mean intercept but monitor. Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself. Elan - WB2IOL That page hasn't been updated in a while. KB7ADL ___ 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] Wisp Keying MixW direct via virtual connector
I was trying to work with a pair of virtual ports to connect Wisp and Mixw! The com pair failed to connect these software!!! I found the virtual connector device at Virtual Serial port Emulator program (VSPE) can do this task nicely . Wisp send packet to MixW and Mixw send it to soundcard and keying the Rig via existing port. So the Tx line is working well between Wisp-- MixW-- Soundcard-- Rig The next step is to test the Rx line between Rig-- Soundcard-- MixW-- Wisp. So with out Hardware TNC could it works?!! May I should waiting for a bird ! Link for movie and photos. http://st2nh-blogger.blogspot.com/2010/02/wisp-keying-mixw-direct-via-virtual.html 73's- Nader ___ 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] SK: Herbert Pete Hoover III, W6ZH
It is with much sadness that AMSAT notes the passing on Feb.4 of Herbert Pete Hoover III, W6ZH at his home in San Marino, CA. Pete was the grandson of former President Herbert Hoover. Pete's W6ZH call was inherited from his father who served as ARRL President; Pete's original call was W6APW. He was AMSAT Life Member #65. In the 1970's, Pete and Bill Eitel (W6UF) saw that AMSAT and amateur satellites were a significant wave of amateur radio's future. In addition to making substantial contributions, they worked with the ARRL to form the ARRL Foundation in 1976. Beginning in 1978 Pete served on the ARRL Long Range Planning Committee. I remember the hospitality Pete and his wife Meridith showed to Jan King (W3GET) and me on several occasions when we dropped by his home in San Marino to discuss AMSAT's future. Pete was always very active in the American Red Cross. When the Pacsat concept was being developed, Harold Price (NK6K) and I called on Pete at the Hoover Foundation offices to discuss the concept of a store-and-forward messaging satellite to provide medical communications to a remote area. At Pete's instigation, we began working with VITA (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) and our Pacsat concept bore fruit when UoSAT-3 was re-badged as Healthsat-1 (see http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/healthsat-2.htm). I last saw Pete at Dayton two years ago. I was in the chow line when I heard a Hey Tom from a nearby table. Pete was spending most of his time at his retirement home on Maui and he looked very fit and had an incredible tan! While I was munching on a hamburger we has a great face-to-face QSO. He told me that he was still on the air, now using an Elecraft radio. I'll miss Pete's enthusiasm and friendship. I could always count on his thoughtful advice. 73 de Tom, K3IO (ex W3IWI Additional details on Pete can be found on the ARRL web site at http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9426 and in this week's ARRL newsletter (http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2010-02-11). ___ 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: [Advisors] SK: Herbert Pete Hoover III, W6ZH
I was shocked and saddened to see Tom's message regarding the passing of Pete Hoover. In addition to those AMSAT connections which Tom mentioned, I want add the fact that Pete, in the name of the Hoover Foundation, made a significant financial contribution to our efforts on Phase 3D. When I was asked to become AMSAT's President in late 1991, Doug Loughmiller and I made several visits to West Coast hams who we thought might contribute to our cause. One of these visits was to Pete Hoover. That particular visit did not bring immediate results, however several years later Pete called me on the phone and offered to match all contributions we received for Phase 3D from that time until the end of that year - up to $50,000. As a result, we increased our efforts and informed everyone of the matching amount that their contributions would receive. Therefore, each month, I sent a letter to the Hoover Foundation with information on the contributions received that month. And every moth we received a check from the Foundation for an equal amount. That went on for about six mouths until we had received Hoover Foundation checks totaling $106,000. Pete Hoover and his family foundation certainly made a significant contribution to AMSAT-NA's portion of the Phase 3D effort. I will be among those who morn the loss of this fine and generous member of our ham.fraternity. 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO LM 10 - Original Message - From: Tom Clark, K3IO tom.k...@gmail.com To: AMSAT BB amsat-bb@amsat.org; Board of Directors b...@amsat.org; senior-officers senior-offic...@amsat.org; AMSAT Advisors advis...@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 9:54 PM Subject: [Advisors] SK: Herbert Pete Hoover III, W6ZH It is with much sadness that AMSAT notes the passing on Feb.4 of Herbert Pete Hoover III, W6ZH at his home in San Marino, CA. Pete was the grandson of former President Herbert Hoover. Pete's W6ZH call was inherited from his father who served as ARRL President; Pete's original call was W6APW. He was AMSAT Life Member #65. In the 1970's, Pete and Bill Eitel (W6UF) saw that AMSAT and amateur satellites were a significant wave of amateur radio's future. In addition to making substantial contributions, they worked with the ARRL to form the ARRL Foundation in 1976. Beginning in 1978 Pete served on the ARRL Long Range Planning Committee. I remember the hospitality Pete and his wife Meridith showed to Jan King (W3GET) and me on several occasions when we dropped by his home in San Marino to discuss AMSAT's future. Pete was always very active in the American Red Cross. When the Pacsat concept was being developed, Harold Price (NK6K) and I called on Pete at the Hoover Foundation offices to discuss the concept of a store-and-forward messaging satellite to provide medical communications to a remote area. At Pete's instigation, we began working with VITA (Volunteers in Technical Assistance) and our Pacsat concept bore fruit when UoSAT-3 was re-badged as Healthsat-1 (see http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/healthsat-2.htm). I last saw Pete at Dayton two years ago. I was in the chow line when I heard a Hey Tom from a nearby table. Pete was spending most of his time at his retirement home on Maui and he looked very fit and had an incredible tan! While I was munching on a hamburger we has a great face-to-face QSO. He told me that he was still on the air, now using an Elecraft radio. I'll miss Pete's enthusiasm and friendship. I could always count on his thoughtful advice. 73 de Tom, K3IO (ex W3IWI Additional details on Pete can be found on the ARRL web site at http://www.arrl.org/?artid=9426 and in this week's ARRL newsletter (http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2010-02-11). ___ Via the Advisors mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/advisors ___ 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
