Re: [amsat-bb] Chasqui-1 Cubesat
Nothing heard on a great pass over Southern California just now ... ISS packet not heard, either. Project manager Hector just advised me "no beacon heard yet," too ... Clint K6LCS 10:03PM PDT / 05:03AM GMT ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Re: [amsat-bb] ISS and QSL Card Requests
Where is the "self-promotion" in that message that showed folks how to apply for a QSL card from their ISS contact? Hmmm ... Clint On Aug 19, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Ted wrote: Wait just a minute, Clint... You have to choose one: you can't feel sorry for yourself AND be a self promoting windbag ! It's one or the other ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Re: [amsat-bb] ISS and QSL Card Requests
>> ... So exactly how do you know what percentage of people requested QSL cards >> and why would you care? A voice contact with an orbiting astronaut is an extraordinary event. And I have run into a few operators who had no idea that they could apply for and receive a QSL card for their efforts. How do I know any numbers? I made a phone call to the ARRL manager who has the numbers. Like I always do, I use the best-available information ... So - What, exactly, is the problem posting the procedure to obtain a QSL card from an ISS contact? Clint posts an informative, upbeat, factually correct, on-topic post. And those without as good as Rolodex as I possess can't stand it. And so it goes ... Clint Bradford K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ISS QSL Card Requests
I am not sure WHY ... but just a small percentage of those who actually DID communicate with astronaut Wiseman last Field Day weekend have requested QSL cards from their efforts! It is not hard to get one of these coveted cards. Just submit your request (QSL card, or typed report) and include ... - the date - the time in UTC - frequency and mode (voice, packet, or SSTV) Include a large self-addressed, stamped return envelope with sufficient postage. For US contacts, submit your request to ... ARRL HEADQUARTERS ARISS QSL 225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1494 For those of you outside North America, please refer to ... ARRL FAQ - http://www.arrl.org/frequently-asked-questions Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ISS QSL Cards for FD Contacts
> ISS QSL cards from Field Day contacts are in the mail!!! My contact's > backstory at ... > > > http://tinyurl.com/ISS-K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Re: [amsat-bb] second call for NA1SS audio from last weekend
>> ... K6LCS - you posted an audio clip where you recreated your NA1SS QSO. Did you record the NA1SS audio? Just the time my contact on a voice recorder app on my iPod touch ... http://work-sat.com/ISS-062814.html Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Re: [amsat-bb] Working the ISS
Yes - It was one of Christy's kids that made a contact Saturday! I already forwarded to her the instructions for obtaining a QSL card from the contact. I just found it amusing that of the first three or so contacts on that pass, one was made with a mobile rig at high power, and you and I chose 5W or less to accomplish the exact same thing ... Long live workin' the birds with low power! Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK Working the ISS
WD9EWK>> ... used my IC-2820H, Elk log periodic, with the power cranked down to 5W ... What? FIVE WATTS?!?! You power hog ... (grin) Just for the heck of it, I tried with an HT turned down to TWO Watts, and a tape measure beam ... and got right through! http://work-sat.com/ISS-062814.html I believe a Boy Scout from Victorville got in there at the beginning, too ... THEN the pile-up began! What a marvelous achievement - courtesy of ARISS and NASA. Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ISS Will Send You QSL Card!
YES - The ISS will send you a QSL card for verified contacts! Submit your request (QSL card, or typed report) and include ... -the date -the time in UTC -frequency and mode (voice, packet, or SSTV) Include a large self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage. For US contacts, submit this to ... ARRL HEADQUARTERS ARISS QSL 225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1494 Clint K6LCS PS - Mini-writeup of yesterday's ISS contact: http://work-sat.com/ISS-062814.html PPS - For non-US contacts, please refer to: http://www.arrl.org/frequently-asked-questions ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Just Spoke to the ISS
Two Watts … handheld radio … tape measure Yagi … Just spoke to the ISS 11:16AM PDT! Clint K6LCS -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Re: [amsat-bb] Sat Talk in Fullerton, CA
What an extraordinary session tonight at this club - WARA in Fullerton, CA. I was last there five years ago ... they continue to grow ... and teach ... a new ham graduate from one of their test sessions was there ... "we" guided him to what to purchase this week at HRO-Anaheim ... After performing my satellite presentation about 80 times, I thought I had "heard 'bout all" the possible questions that may arise. But this wise group hit me with a couple inquiries that I had never been asked before. (Proving to me that they WERE listening ... (grin).) And what better way to finish a satellite presentation than to walk outside on a beautiful evening and watch the International Space Station streak across the sky above us. It was the very first time for EVERYONE in attendance to actually SEE the ISS pass overhead ... SO - THANK YOU, Western Amateur Radio Association, for your hospitality this evening. And if anyone reading is in or near Orange County, CA, then please cruise the WARA Web site cited below and give them a visit. http://www.warahams.net/ Clint Bradford http://www.k6lcs.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Sat Talk in Fullerton, CA
Clint Bradford K6LCS will be the guest speaker at the June 2, 2014 meeting of the Western Amateur Radio Association (WARA) club in northern Orange County, California. All are welcome to attend. "We will be discussing amateur radio satellites in the first part of our session. Then we will have a seminar on "Handling Emergency Calls on Amateur Radio," Clint advises. WARA already knows Clint's devotion to the ham satellites - and has spoken to the club and demonstrated "working a bird" for us before. And his "Handling Emergency Calls ... " presentation is one he has developed in conjunction with local law enforcement, California's Department of Transportation, and the California Highway Patrol. "WARA has a marvelous record of supporting amateur radio - and has been an ARRL Affiliate Club for about 35 years. I am pleased they have asked me to speak to their club again," Clint said. Western Amateur Radio Association holds its general meeting at the Sizzler Restaurant at 1401 N. Harbor, Fullerton, CA (by Brea Blvd., north of the Courthouse on the west side of the road). The meeting starts at 7:00pm in the meeting room, but you should show up about an hour early if you would also like to get some food. CONTACT: cl...@clintbradford.com or 909-241-7666 (cell) /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] FUNcube 2014 - Further Mission Info
From g3vzv - The latest news we have is: We have received confirmation that UKube-1, which is hosting the FUNcube-2 payload, is now scheduled for a Soyuz launch on Saturday June 28th with the following day as a back-up. The launch time has been quoted as 15:58:28 UT with separation some 9253 seconds later. We still understand that, immediately after deployment and activation, UKube-1 will commence transmitting a CW beacon and that this will be later followed by an AX25, 1k2 BPSK beacon. Both beacons will be on 145.840MHz. The FUNcube-2 payload, with its telemetry downlink for educational outreach, is expected to be tested later. FUNcube-3 is the transponder only payload on the QB50 precursor CubeSat “QB50P1″. This mission is now scheduled to launch on June 19th on a Dnepr LV from Yasny. The launch time has been quoted as19:11:11 UTC but this has not yet been confirmed. The initial beacon signals, from the main transceiver, are also expected to be AX25, 1k2 BPSK packets on 145.815MHz. Again more information will be provided as soon as it becomes available! See http://amsat-uk.org/ for moe information. /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] SPROUT frequency / mode info
SPROUT info ... http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/sprout-e/2-Amateur%20satellite-e.html http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/sprout-e/2-Launch%20data-e.html ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Last Man on the Moon
Promo/trailer for "The Last Man on the Moon," a documentary of the life of Gene Cernan, the last man to step foot on the moon. http://www.cnet.com/news/last-man-on-the-moon-trailer-promises-fascinating-tale/#ftag=CAD590a51e Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] NASA TV Coverage of Next ISS Crew Launch
NASA NEWS - NASA Television will broadcast prelaunch activities for the next three crew members flying to the International Space Station, followed by extensive live coverage of their launch and docking to the orbital laboratory Wednesday, May 28. Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA, Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst KF5ONO of the European Space Agency will launch to the space station in a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:57 p.m. EDT (1:57 a.m. May 29, Baikonur time). NASA TV coverage begins at 3 p.m. and will include video of the prelaunch activities leading up to and including the crew members boarding their spacecraft. The crew is scheduled to dock to the station's Rassvet module less than six hours later, at 9:48 p.m. NASA TV coverage of docking begins at 9 p.m. Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos will greet the new crew when the hatches open at about 11:25 p.m. NASA TV hatch opening coverage begins at 11 p.m. Wiseman, Suraev and Gerst will remain aboard the station until mid-November. Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev will return to Earth in mid-September, leaving Suraev as Expedition 41 Commander. For the full schedule of Soyuz prelaunch, launch and docking coverage, as well as NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv For more information on the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station For b-roll and other media resources, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/stationnews -end- ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Dayton Weather
I thought it was mandatory to have at least one rain storm at each Dayton HamVention ... Sure seems like it ... (grin) Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FOX News
>> ... Good thing there are more engineering majors than English majors on the >> list ... Which proves that engineers and scientists just may not be the best folks to WRITE such announcements. Wich brings us back to the crux of the matter: To what target audience should such a press release / media alert / announcement be written? -If for engineers and "insiders," then maybe leave it alone. Although I certainly hope that the engineers here are more literate than illiterate. -For the mainstream masses? Then few new to AMSAT-NA would be encouraged nor compelled to try to find out more information - and to contribute in any manner. Clint Bradford ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FOX News
I did not mean to be hostile, JoAnne. I was just alarmed when I saw the statement ... " ... it also means that we have more time to complete and test the spacecraft prior to delivery ... " ... and read it literally. The wording is such that an English major would see it as describing an incomplete, not-thoroughly tested project was being discussed. I think we have to agree that the wording of that statement is, well, subject to different interpretations - and could/should have been better edited. Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FOX News
THANK YOU for your reply. But the fact that we have two entirely different, valid interpretations of the same paragraph means - to me - that it needed to be more clearly explained. Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 On May 11, 2014, at 10:48 AM, Rolf Krogstad wrote: Clint K7LCS, I suspect you are reading too much into the statement, or applying an unintended interpretation to what was said/written. In any hardware or software deployment, ham radio or otherwise, there can never be enough testing. That was my interpretation of the statement. Rolf NR0T On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Clint Bradford wrote: "This delay is mixed news for AMSAT. While we are disappointed that this will mean that Fox-1 will not fly in 2014, it also means that we have more time to complete and test the spacecraft prior to delivery to SRI. In the overall scheme of things, it allows AMSAT to have greater confidence in the delivery of a thoroughly tested spacecraft by taking more time to allow for unforeseen contingencies and to do the ground testing." -AMSAT-NA You mean we were going to launch a project that was NOT already thoroughly tested? AMSAT has a fiduciary responsibility to its donors to only launch thoroughly tested projects. Not quite sure what AMSAT-NA "meant" to say ... but this paragraph plainly states that AMSAT might not have been able to provide a stable satellite to the launch site on time anyway. It states that AMSAT might not be as confident with a 2014 launch as they will be for a 2015 launch. What was written states that the satellite is not ready for a 2014 launch. If that IS the case, then we should all be relieved that it will not be launching this year. If that is NOT the case, then AMSAT-NA needs someone to proofread their releases before publishing. Clint Bradford K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] FOX News
"This delay is mixed news for AMSAT. While we are disappointed that this will mean that Fox-1 will not fly in 2014, it also means that we have more time to complete and test the spacecraft prior to delivery to SRI. In the overall scheme of things, it allows AMSAT to have greater confidence in the delivery of a thoroughly tested spacecraft by taking more time to allow for unforeseen contingencies and to do the ground testing." -AMSAT-NA You mean we were going to launch a project that was NOT already thoroughly tested? AMSAT has a fiduciary responsibility to its donors to only launch thoroughly tested projects. Not quite sure what AMSAT-NA "meant" to say ... but this paragraph plainly states that AMSAT might not have been able to provide a stable satellite to the launch site on time anyway. It states that AMSAT might not be as confident with a 2014 launch as they will be for a 2015 launch. What was written states that the satellite is not ready for a 2014 launch. If that IS the case, then we should all be relieved that it will not be launching this year. If that is NOT the case, then AMSAT-NA needs someone to proofread their releases before publishing. Clint Bradford K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] UO-11 Link
Correct link for UO-11 ... http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/uo11.php Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] THIS Weekend ...
A cursory look at upcoming passes this weekend just for Southern California shows a lot happening this weekend! CUTE-1, AO-7, UO-11, FO-29, SO-50, VO-52, AO-73, ISS PACKET - and more - will be overhead! How about trying a bird you've never heard before? Even if you just monitor it - your reception report to the LIVE OSCAR SAT STATUS PAGE helps out not only fellow hams, but also control operators of the birds! http://oscar.dcarr.org/ Clint K6LCS CUTE-1: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/index_e.html AO-7: http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1031 UO-11: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satel...mmary/uo11.php FO-29: http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1024 SO-50: http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1015 VO-52: http://www.amsatindia.org/ AO-73: http://funcube.org.uk/ ISS PACKET: http://issfanclub.com/ /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun UV8D possible full duplex HT ?
Sure it does ... so does the Puxing UV973. BUT - do not get your hopes up that the 8D will perform well in FM satellite V/U or U/V modes. I mean, if Alinco could not get it right at the US$250 price point, I do not expect Wouxun nor Puxing to get it right at the $100 price point. KENWOOD has some wonderful engineering minds working for them. No one has been able to compete with the TH-F6a (non-duplex, but 3 bands each at full TX power) nor their TH-D72a (FULL-duplex ops for FM birds). Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: LITSAT-1
Beacon/TLM downlink at 145.845MHz was ON over Southern California this morning! Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Ham Frequencies for Southern CA
I updated my "Southern California Ham Radio Frequency List" this week. It has more than 80 repeater systems, simplex freqs, and miscellaneous frequencies that I always have at hand programmed in my demo FT-60R and other radios. The list is weighed towards ENJOYMENT of the 2m/440 amateur radio airwaves! Most listings have URLs to repeater owner sites and/or club sites. The .pdf file is available on the DOCS page at ... http://www.k6lcs.com/ I have been on most of these repeaters, and found them to be open and welcoming of hams. Of course - satellite SO-50's set of freqs are included, as well as NOAA and a couple other goodies. There are some "active" systems that I have left out. This is not an "all-inclusive" list for the Southern California region. If I encountered unfriendly, un-welcoming, or snobby attitudes, then I did not include them ... that's NOT what this magnificent hobby is all about. Enjoy! You can always email me at cl...@clintbradford.com ... or cruise my "Work the Satellites" Web site at http://www.work-sat.com . Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-241-7666 - cell ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Arianespace Launch Webcast Tuesday Evening
>> ... Here is something for those who enjoy the roar of a rocket engine in the >> evening ... And it was successful. What excitement. Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: HELP!
Stephen - here is a site that offers the basics of working FM birds ... http://www.work-sat.com For working the SSB birds - and a LOT more, please visit ... http://www.amsat-uk.org ... and ... http://ww2.amsat.org/ (AMSAT-NA) There are plenty of excellent articles and help on those three sites for you! And do not hesitate to ask your question here! Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] FUNcube, Educators
I have received a couple messages regarding the 45-second video of reception of SO-73 with just a handheld radio and a meager antenna. First, as written as captioning on that video, THAT IS NOT THE OPTIMAL MANNER TO WORK AO-73 BY ANY MEANS. This was merely an experiment that shows you that you can expand your horizons with a very inexpensive DIY antenna and your handheld radio. Those with AM-receiving equipment and even better antennas are downloading telemetry from several birds, and decoding and/or uploading that information to control operators. Second, the next time you read that working satellites with minimal equipment is a waste of time and effort ... refer the writer to the story of Geoff Perry. And then step outside and listen to a satellite or two ... Geoff Perry took a few students outside in 1966 to demonstrate the Doppler phenomenon with antiquated equipment - and he discovered a Russian military base that the Russians refused to admit existed for another seventeen years ... In October 1966 the eyes of the world became focused briefly on Kettering Grammar School. This was due to the activities of the science teacher, Geoff Perry, who, with the help of antiquated equipment and a team of enthusiastic pupils, managed to unlock the secrets of the Soviet Russian space programme even before the Americans. Extraordinarily, this was not the only time he achieved such a feat. From the early 1960's, Perry had realised that by studying the Doppler Effect - marked by a change in the signal as the spacecraft passed overhead - he could discover the orbit of the Soviet Cosmos satellites. Starved of equipment - at first he was obliged to use the computer at the corset factory in Desborough - he relied on close monitoring and improvisation (his receiver needed "a smart tap with the hand from time to time"). His breakthrough came with the launch of Cosmos 112, in May 1966, which alerted him to something strange about the Soviet space effort. The satellite did not seem to have come from the usual site at Baikonur in Khazakstan. The launch of Cosmos 129 in October of that year from the same unknown site enabled him to pinpoint it. The new site was identified as Plesetsk, south of Archangel. The USSR did not admit to its existence for a further 17 years. That same year he enjoyed another scoop when he became the first scientist to announce the launch of an unmanned Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Perry's life changed as the world's media descended upon him. His name was often in the newspapers as he teased out one secret after another about the Soviet space programme. He realised the significance of the varying signals transmitted by satellites and was able to identify which were on short missions and which were up for longer. He even managed to track the signals monitoring the cosmonauts' vital functions from one of the first manned Soyuz craft. He inspired a growing band of space trackers among his pupils who named themselves the Kettering Satellite Group. In the 1970's, he became space consultant to Independent Television News, commenting on the Apollo moonshots and the Apollo-Soyuz link-up in 1975. He retired from teaching in 1984, and died in 2000. -Courtesy KSG, and others /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Yes - FUNcube IS Fun!
I have to check the FUNcube data - but it is possible that it was just transmitting 30mW on this pass ... Which makes this little experiment all the MORE incredible: Hearing a 30mW signal from a bird no closer than about 450 miles - what a GREAT "line of sight" experiment for ANY classroom! Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Yes - FUNcube IS Fun!
What can one hear with just a Yaesu FT-60R and a DIY $15 tape measure beam? How about AMSAT-UK's AO-73 satellite - with its whopping 300mW signal and never closer to you than about 450 miles? http://youtu.be/pZHplfdAjtQ Clint K6LCS CREDITS: Also in the video: My 4th gen iPod touch, running PocketSat3 from http://www.pocketsat.com - as well as dog barks courtesy of our newly adopted lab/retriever, Freja, from the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center in Riverside, CA. (It was actually Freja's first sat pass experience!) ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] SpaceX Dragon Successfully Berths
ISS Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, with the assistance of NASA’s Rick Mastracchio, successfully berthed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at the space station at 9:06 a.m. EDT today. The mission is the company's third cargo delivery flight to the station. Dragon's cargo will support more than 150 experiments to be conducted by the crews of ISS Expeditions 39 and 40. Included in the payload are five CubeSats, including KicksSat - which carries 104 Sprite satellites on 437 MHz. The mission was launched on Friday, April 18 at 19:25:22 UT. More info: http://amsat-uk.org/ Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Any latest news on the Cubesats that fly with SpaceX CRS-3 mission
AMSAT-UK is on top of this 108-satellite payload! (That's five CubeSats ... one with 104 Sprite satellites!) http://www.amsat-uk.org Clint K6LCS http://www.hamradioprogramming.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Wouxun KG-UV8D
If Alinco couldn't get true, full-duplex ops for working the U/V - V/U birds right at the $250 price point, I am not holding my breath for release of the new Wouxun. Wouxun brought a couple demo models to IWCE last month. They slapped FCC ID numbers on them from another radio ... The only dealer on the planet that I would personally purchase anything "Wouxun" is Powerwerx.com. Rn by hams, and they care. And they have the "clout" with Wouxun to get things done (like firmware updates, cosmetic and other improvements). The fact that they - at least at this time - are not excited about this ris in interesting. And, of course, I do not see this rig on the FCC's OET site for certification for anything. Clint K6LCS http://www.hamradioprogramming.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Arrow and ELK antennas
I just had someone privately email me, berating me for making him click a link for background info on this topic, instead of simple posting it here. OK, here we go ... The Great Antenna Debate - Now that you have the basic information on the Arrow II and Elk Hand Held Satellite Antennas, you'll likely become part of the great debate as to which antenna is better than the other. The fact is, they're both great antennas! You'll have to decide for yourself as it all comes down to personal taste. Read the article by K6LCS - Clint Bradford as he attempts to put a final word on the debate! Every few months a thread starts somewhere on the 'Net - demeaning Arrow Antennas for whatever reason. Or the "Elk vs. Arrow" silliness - where one will tell all that one or the other is vastly superior to the other ... There's plenty of "Elk vs. Arrow" debate on the `Net. A lot of it pure rubbish - and not written by people who have actually purchased and own both units as they make their uneducated allegations. A couple of the re-occurring themes ... "Arrow doesn't publish gain numbers for their antennas." This is true. Maybe a little "arrogant" of Arrow, too (grin). But reliable test data is out there - and thousands of owners will attest that their Arrow Antennas are performing magnificently for what they were designed to do. "The Arrow is hard to transport." Well, I devote my entire Ford Ranger's covered pickup bed to my Arrow when I take it places. Rarely has it been disassembled. But to make it absolutely flat, all one needs to do is unscrew the three 2M element pairs, and you have a flat plane of an antenna. "Arrows are all engineered wrong - they cannot possibly work." A little story for you. While working for HRO-Anaheim a few years ago, I sold an Arrow to a client for working the satellites. I had first-hand experiences with the Arrow, and therefore could wholeheartedly recommend them to others. The gentleman was waiting for me to open up the shop the next morning, with his Arrow in hand. "I know antenna theory, and this antenna cannot possibly work - it is engineered all wrong - I want a refund!" - he demanded. Hmmm. Part of me wanted to discover if he assembled it correctly, and whether or not he actually tested it. But the other part of me was thinking, "Well, I can purchase it myself as an open-box item ... " Which I did. And it is the SAME antenna that I have used the past 6+ years for EVERY demo and presentation I have given. Moral of the story: The Arrow Antenna may not please some engineers. But it sure pleases those who desire to work the FM satellites. "The Arrow Antenna is much heavier ... " I have brand-new, un-opened Elk and brand-new, un-opened Arrow in my hands. The Elk package weighs 35.6 ounces. The Arrow weight 33.6 ounces. Any "weight difference issue" is, well, NOT an issue. And on and on ... EITHER antenna is a great investment. Most of the anti-Arrow nonsense on the `Net remind me of while my wife was proudly carrying her Nikon F in the 1970s (arguably the most significant SLR in 35mm history), others would comment, "Oh, my Pentax / Minolta / Canon is as good as that ... " --- But you never heard any Nikon owner state any such comparison ... (grin) How do the Elk and Arrow compare? Both work the FM birds very well. Either make working the FM sats feel like "cheating" - the gain is that dramatic over any HT whip improvements you might make. But from someone who has purchased both and has used them both, the Arrow "senses" the initial capturing of a sat's signal more definitively than the Elk does. I mean, in front of darned near every audience, I'll declare, "There it is!" - when those close to me don't hear anything of note. But that slight "dip" in the background noise ... no SWR meter can detect it ... you can just hear the beginning of capturing the signal better with the Arrow than with the Elk. This is NOT a scientific conclusion - just my personal observation after working the sats for several years with both antennas. ** And although it takes more patience and finesse to work with "lesser" antennas, remember this: One of the first 2M reception reports from the 250mW transmitter aboard the new ARISSat-1 satellite was from a gentleman using a STOCK DUCK on his Yaesu VX-8 HT! SO ... simple HT antenna improvements (Smiley 270A ... Diamond SHR-320A) are certainly viable options! Antenna suggestions - and DIY projects - on the ANTENNAS page at ... http://www.work-sat.com Clint Bradford - K6LCS (**Editor's Note: I have experienced this phenomenon myself! This really does happen.) /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Arrow and ELK antennas
A discussion on the "Arrow vs. Elk" issue is posted here ... http://work-sat.com/My_Gear.html And I just saw an Arrow Sat antenna go up on eBay ... the ULTIMATE model, with diplexer ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/331169185629 Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Joe Walsh on Ham Nation Tonight!
TONIGHT - Wednesday night, Joe Walsh WB6ACU is going to be on the Ham Nation show with us. Will be a blockbuster show with several in- studio guests. Joe will be introducing a new host that is joining the show. That is 6PM PDT / 8PM CDT, Wed April 2, 2014. Go top http://www.twit.tv and click on WATCH LIVE! And join the discussion room! Clint PS Before ANYONE asks, "Why post this here, Clint???" - Well, if anyone has ever heard Joe perform, they'd agree that his work is space-worthy and out of this world ... If that isn't good enough, just know that Ham Nation has been very supportive of "working the satellites" - just view episodes 11 and 46, for starters ... ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Tony
Tony's passing causes me to remember David Letterman asking Warren Zevon - after Zevon was diagnosed with termnal lung cancer - if there was anything Zevon understood now, facing his own mortality, that he didn't understand before. Zevon replied, "Just how much you're supposed to enjoy every sandwich." And that sums it all up. Love those around you. Always give a hug when you can. People leave us soon. Some way too soon. Clint Bradford ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Satellite Future
W5PFG>> ... I cringe at the "anti-handheld in the backyard mentality" because those operators are our future ... Now THERE'S someone with the "right" attitude! Only by education at all levels/ages can this aspect of our hobby grow. Clint Bradford K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com 909-241-7666 - cell ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Amazon Smile - EXTRA $5
Extra $5 donation from AmazonSmile if you buy by March 31, 2014. Normally, when you buy any eligible item at AmazonSmile, your chosen nonprofit gets one-half of one percent of the purchase price. Spend $100, and they get fifty cents. With this bonus, it's the equivalent of you spending $1000! Here are the details: • One donation per customer. • Limited time offer. You must complete a purchase at smile.amazon.com including one or more items eligible for an AmazonSmile donation between 12:00 a.m. (PT) March 24, 2014 and 11:59 p.m. (PT) March 31, 2014. In addition, this promotion will expire after aggregate donations have reached $1 million. • The $5 donation will be made through the AmazonSmile program atsmile.amazon.com under the same terms and at the same time as other donations made through the program, and will be in addition to the 0.5% donation made on the purchase price of your eligible item(s). • Offer valid for customers located and with billing addresses in the United States. • Offer may not be combined with other offers. • Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time. • Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold. • If any of the products related to this promotion are returned, the donation will not be made. • If you violate any of the Terms and Conditions, the promotion will be invalid. • Void where prohibited. Note that they will stop when they hit $1,000,000...so you'd better get shopping! :) I already bought something, so AMSAT has benefited! Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ISS Crew - Delayed Arrival
The next trio of crew members destined for the International Space Station is now looking forward to a Thursday arrival at the orbiting laboratory after their Soyuz spacecraft was unable to complete its third thruster burn to fine-tune its approach. Flight controllers in the Mission Control Center outside Moscow are now reverting to a backup 34-orbit rendezvous, which would result in an arrival and docking at 7:58 p.m. EDT Thursday, March 27. -NASA News ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Dash Express Mobile GPS Unit
The Dash Express was an Internet-enabled personal navigation device manufactured by Dash Navigation. It was unique in its day because it transmitted info using a GPRS connection back to Dash, which enhanced traffic routing. RIM acquired Dash in 2009. And RIM discontinued service to these units on June 30, 2010. But is HAS to be good for some experimenter out there ... nice color screen ... built-in speaker ... case big enough to place your own stuff in ... SOMEONE is going to grab this and make something cool out of it. Absolutely brand new - box was not opened until right now to verify all original parts were in it. It was a second unit sent to me by Dash. If anyone here is interested,let me know - I will drop the price to $35 (plus $5 for USPS Priority Mail to US addresses), and immediately donate $10 to either AMSAT-NA or AMSAT-UK. Photos and eBay ad at ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=231186178486 Clint K6LCS 909-241-7666 - cell ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Amazon Smile
I am a Prime member, and also a merchant on Amazon, and did not know about this program! I donate a portion of eBay proceeds ... but THANK YOU for the heads up on Amazon Smile! I just entered "AMSAT" (without the quotation marks) and it found AMSAT-NA ... = Amazon will donate 0.5% of your AmazonSmile purchase price. We will reach out to RADIO AMATEUR SATELLITE CORPORATION to ensure it is ready to accept donations from Amazon. ======= Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Rocket Man
Damon, just how much do you donate to AMSAT-NA annually? And how much is dedicated to them in your will? I just need to know if I should continue to participate in a fun, space-related thread where we are discussing the history of music and the history of space exploration and music playlists for amateur radio-related events - or if my posts might negatively affect the financial health and well-being of any AMSAT chapter. Clint Bradford, K6LCS AMSAT-NA member, benefactor / AMSAT-UK, member ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Rocket Man
Damon, just how much do you donate to AMSAT-NA annually? And how much is dedicated to them in your will? I just need to know if I should continue to participate in a fun, space-related thread where we are discussing the history of music and the history of space exploration and music playlists for amateur radio-related events - or if my posts might negatively affect the financial health and well-being of any AMSAT chapter. Clint Bradford, K6LCS AMSAT-NA member, benefactor / AMSAT-UK, member ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] The Chosen!!!
OH MY GAWD - I was just chosen to attend this event! Meeting and rubbing shoulders with Astronaut Luca Parmitano for an afternoon in April ... That's the GOOD news. The BAD news? The meeting is at the European Space Agency site in Rome, Italy. 'Cuse me while I check out Travelocity for air fares ... Clint Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ROCKET MAN
>> ... anything by Jefferson Starship or Starship... I was 'fraid of recurring flashbacks ... >> ... Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" Damnation - an obvious error. Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ROCKET MAN
All right ... Rolf wins ... magnificent works ... Andy Williams' "Moon River" was definitely played ... Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: ROCKET MAN
OK, Les, YOU started this ... (grin) Here's my partial PlayList from my Yuri Gagarin party ... The Beatles, "Across the Universe" Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising” Elton John, “Bad Side of the Moon” Emerson, Lake and Palmer, “Black Moon” Marcels, “Blue Moon” Ella Fitzgerald, “Blue Moon” Diana Krall "Fly Me to the Moon" Pink Floyd, “Dark Side of the Moon” Jamiroquai, “Cosmic Girl” Dinah Washington, “Destination Moon” The Byrds, “Eight Miles High” Duran Duran, “Electric Barbarelle” Neil Young, “Falling Off the Face of the Earth” Sinatra, “Fly Me to the Moon” The Doors, "Moonlight Drive" Duran Duran, "Electric Barbarella" ELO, "Ticket to the Moon" Jimi Hendrix, "3rd Stone from the Sun" Elton John, "Rocket Man" Led Zeppelin, "Stairway to Heaven" Julie London ,"Fly Me to the Moon" The Marcels, "Blue Moon" Louis Philippe, "Yuri Gagarin" Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon" The Police, "Walking on the Moon" Will Smith, "Men in Black" Richard Strauss, "Also Sprach Zarathustra", theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey Feist, “My Moon, My Man” Van Morrison, "Moondance” Dinah Washington, "Destination Moon" John Williams, “Theme to Star Wars” Zager and Evans, "In the Year 2525 Elton John, “Rocket Man” (a live version) Nick Reece’s NEW album, “Gagarin - Son of the earth” Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] HamFests a' Plenty!
Thank you to Patrick WD9EWK - er, I mean, W1AW/7 - for the SO-50 contact this morning from his Hamfest in Arizona to our Palm Springs Extravaganza. I had about 45 people out on our patio - and FIVE had never experienced FM sat comms with minimal equipment before. It was a great session. A little side note: As far as I can recollect, I believe this date is the 10th birthday for the venerable Yaesu FT-60R. We "toasted" the rig ... Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com PS Of course, the crowd was advised the working these birds in full-duplex mode if the preferable method. ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Soyuz Lands Safely
March 10, 2014 NASA RELEASE 14-072 Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan Three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth Monday after 166 days in space, during which they made 2,656 orbits around the planet and traveled almost 70.5 million miles Expedition 38 crew members Michael Hopkins of NASA, and Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, at about 11:24 p.m. EDT (9:24 a.m., March 11, in Dzhezkazgan). /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Talk to Luca!
Did you follow ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano’s updates and images during his Volare space mission on social media? Now there’s a chance to hear about his time on the International Space Station directly from Luca. ESA is inviting 50 followers of @Astro_Luca to join us for a SocialSpace event, open to all his followers on social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook and Google+. The event will take place on 11 April at ESA’s ESRIN facility in Frascati, Italy, starting at 16:00 CEST (in English). Complete the application at ... http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Volare/Meet_astronaut_Luca_Parmitano ... and good luck on being chosen! Clint K6LCS http://www.hamradioprogramming.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Kenwood VC-H1 Cables
BLATANT COMMERCIAL MESSAGE ALERT - but these are fairly rare and are of interest to satellite devotees I just found PG-4V and PG-4T cables in the garage. Both brand new, OLD stock. Stillin original Kenwood packaging. If you have a Kenwood VC-H1, you know what these are. They are of no use to anyone else. The PG-4T connects the VC-H1 to TM-V7A, TM-G707 or TM-733. The PG-4V connects the VC-H1 to TH-D7A. If any AMSAT-er needs these, I will donate 20% of the sale to the AMSAT chapter of your choice. They are $45 each - shipping to US48 via USPS Priority Mail included. Clint K6LCS 909-241-7666 - cell ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Plan to Save Columbia
The audacious rescue plan that might have saved space shuttle Columbia - the untold story of the rescue mission that could have been NASA's finest hour. http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/02/the-audacious-rescue-plan-that-might-have-saved-space-shuttle-columbia/ -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: LitSat-1 Power
Thank you, Paul, for the correction! Clint Bradford ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] LitSat-1 Power
The satellite will use low cost open-source software and hardware for primary and secondary flight computers that will control the payload consisting of an onboard VGA camera, GPS receiver, UHF CW beacon 100mW, 9k6 AX25 FSK telemetry TX 2 watts and FM Mode V/U transponder 150mW Voice Repeater. Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] LitSat-1 Power
LitSat-1 has a VGA camera, GPR receiver, 9k6 AX25 FSK telemetry beacon and a 150mW FM voice transponder. Clint 6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Madness.
The problem is, Ted, these aren't delusions. I *AM* that good. I have a proven, very public record of continuing success in doing what I am doing in promoting amateur satellites and the amateur radio hobby. No delusions. It is all out there the past 20+ years on the 'Net. You can learn a lot from me ... keep reading! Clint Bradford On Feb 26, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Ted wrote: Yep, my bad ! 73, K7TRK p.s. meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a (mĕg′ə-lō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə) n. 1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. 2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions. meg′a·lo·ma′ni·ac′ n. -Original Message----- From: Clint Bradford [mailto:clintbradf...@mac.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:09 PM To: k7trkra...@charter.net Subject: Madness. Thank you for re-posting the entire announcement ... that will only help spread the word about the Palm Springs HamFest and the Big Bear club's net. Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Satellite Promotion
>> ... a filter that directly sends emails about a certain subject or from a >> certain person directly to the junk folder I am offering to help. PleaseI I really do not want to see anything in this list unless it meets the stated objectives of the service: "The AMSAT-BB mailing list is open for general discussion about all aspects of amateur radio satellites." Clint Bradford K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Tech Tuesday Net -Southern CA
NOTE 1: "Tech" refers to "technical" topics ... not to the Technician amateur radio license class. NOTE 2: If you are not interested in advancing the cause of promoting amateur radio satellites, then please stop reading NOW. LIVE from 8805 feet of elevation of the Big Bear (CA) amateur repeater this evening - we conducted our weekly "Tech Tuesday" net. We would like to thank NASA for the ISS fly-over at 7:02PM PST - allowing us to open the net, then walk outside for a magnificent, 45+ degree pass of the ISS. Those listening this evening learned about this week's tentative commercial and amateur satellite deployments ... we discussed the modes and frequencies for the four new ham satellites that astronaut Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA will be deploying ... and about the Web sites for live video of CubeSat deployments and further information. And all were also invited to attend the Palm Springs Desert RATS / Palm Springs DX Club HamFest that is happening Saturday, March 15, 2014. These clubs have a history of organizing incredible one-day hamfests - including ham radio history, licensing, major vendors, inexpensive coffee (most important to hams), and demonstrations. And FREE parking (quite extraordinary in Palm Springs for such an event!) 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. In the Southern CA region? Or have EchoLink capability (repeater K6BB)? Then join us next Tuesday night at 7PM Pacific. We always find an article or two in the current QST magazine to discuss, and are always open for "technical-related" questions from YOU! SITES CITED THIS EVENING: http://www.bbarc.org/ http://www.amsat-uk.org http://www.palmspringshamfest.com 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 k6lcs at ham-sat.info ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] OT: War on the Short Wave 1942
A fascinating free book that examines the power of paranoia and propaganda over the radio waves in 1941. https://archive.org/details/WarOnTheShortWave Clint K6LCS http://www.hamradioprogramming.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Short Wave Radio in 1941
Off-topic? Yes. But still a fascinating free look at the power of paranoia and propaganda over the radio waves. https://archive.org/details/WarOnTheShortWave Clint K6LCS http://www.hamradioprogramming.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Fun Mic Project
If you're snowed in this weekend ... here's a simple project that might use up some of those spare parts in the garage ... http://www.instructables.com/id/Balanced-Microphone-From-An-Old-Telephone/ Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Funcube Dongle Software
Minor typo in the cited site - correct site is ... http://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboard/ Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Promoting the Satellites
>> ... Here we go again...I, Me, My. Obviously a sufferer of the aforementioned condition, and in denial ... Clint Bradford ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Promoting the Satellites
>> ... At the same time I get tired of your constant grandiose self promotion >> ... A couple "negative" folks here are displaying a very common health problem. They are afflicted with what is commonly referred to as "small beam syndrome." They are suffering, obviously, by the anxiety caused by thinking that their handheld beams are too small. Small-beam syndrome sufferers have hope, though. Urologists Kevan R. Wylie of Royal Hallemshire Hospital and Ian Eardley of St. James Hospital in Leeds, England, review the literature on this syndrome in a recent issue of the urology journal, BJU International. They urge Web site owners and educators not to laugh away these very real worries over an imaginary defect. "It is very common for men to worry about the size of their beams," Wylie says in a news release. "It is important that these concerns aren't dismissed as this can heighten concerns and anxieties." For more information - and help - I offer this valuable online resource: http://www.baus.org.uk/ So excuse me, but I have work to do. I am preparing another presentation that will be given to a club on the East Coast - as I surpass 80 such talks on the satellites. And I am preparing another satellite article for publication in a national magazine. And I have to reply to another email request for a presentation ... Oh, that loud, hysterical laughter you just heard from afar just now? I happened to be on the phone with my accountant, and I told her that I was being accused of "grandiose self-promotion," and knowing my expenses versus income for performing the educational activities that I do, she nearly fell off her chair ... And so it goes ... Clint Bradford K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Communications
>> ... I thought my net comment was funny considering it was named a 2 Meter >> Tech Net, get it? Well, Mr. Grumpy here did NOT get it - at first. That is exactly what you explained: An Internet message group's message and intent do not always shine through as expected. I mis-took your comment as a "slam" against us lowly Technicians - and that "techs" were excluding others in some manner. "Tech" to me is sometimes used derogatorily and almost as a "slur" when speaking with hams with advanced (pun intended) licenses. So when Mr. Grumpy - er, I mean - when I - read it, I saw it as possibly meaning that "techs" only were involved ... Whatever. I mis-read it. It IS actually funny - now. Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] NASA to Televise Cygnus Departure
NASA MEDIA ADVISORY M14-028 NASA Television Airs Departure of Commercial Cargo Ship from Space Station Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which delivered almost a ton-and-a-half of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station in January, will complete its month-long mission to the orbiting laboratory Tuesday, Feb. 18. NASA Television will provide coverage of its departure beginning at 6 a.m. EST. Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA, with the assistance of Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will use the station's robotic arm to detach and release Cygnus. The pair will operate from the station's cupola robotics workstation. Now loaded with trash, the U.S. commercial resupply craft will be detached from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module about 5:30 a.m. and will be released at 6:40 a.m. Undocking coverage will be recorded and replayed during live coverage of Cygnus release. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, after it has maneuvered to a safe distance away from the station, Cygnus will fire its engines twice in a maneuver that will enable it to slip out of orbit for a destructive entry into Earth's atmosphere. Cygnus will burn up over the Pacific Ocean. The deorbit sequence will begin shortly after 8 a.m. There will be no television coverage of Cygnus' deorbit. For more details about Cygnus' mission and the activities of the International Space Station Expedition 38 crew, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Another Great Tech Tuesday Net
>> As a board member, I am well aware of what transpired. By reading your public message, NO, you were not told accurately what occurred. You were not told of all the content of an hour-plus phone interrogation by an AMSAT-NA appointee and what was discussed. And I did not see you CC'd in those email messages from the board president. Your current board president has no clue as to the value of what many volunteers were doing on behalf of AMSAT-NA. There are at least four devoted, fervent, dedicated advocates of AMSAT-NA that have been turned off and dismissed by this "criteria" that has popped up. Some have been told to alter their presentations. You have a board president who wrote, after being advised that AMSAT-NA was cited in CQ magazine a couple of times in my articles, that " ... AMSAT-NA's mention in magazine articles is the relative value of published articles diminishes over time ... " Those are words of someone who has no clue as to the power of the Internet. You cannot BUY the type of marketing and positive exposure that I have given AMSAT-NA the past eight years. As I wrote in January at ... http://www.work-sat.com/2014.html ... I doubt that any AMSAT-NA leaders could name ANY OTHER volunteer who has promoted the organization as often and as fervently as have I ... yet this well-documented history of promotion - worth many thousands of dollars in ANY public-relations professional’s portfolio - through my time and efforts has been judged as “lacking” by the current leadership of AMSAT-NA. Clint Bradford K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Another Great Tech Tuesday Net
Wow - you have no idea what you are talking about. That is NOT how I was dismissed from AMSAT-NA. And if someone told you that was how it all went down, then they are misrepresenting the truth. Clint Bradford -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: SimpleSat
His program requires .Net 4 so you will have to install it if you do not have it installed already. Not sure ? Try running the program - if it runs you have it - if you do not have it you will see a message box telling you that you do not have it. Unlike most ham radio programs this program uses most all of the new bells and whistles of .Net 4 and WPF. Unfortunately this means that it may not run on a few computers even thought most all the other ham programs run just fine. http://www.microsoft.com/net/download The program runs well on Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista or XP. How well the program runs depends on a couple of things: Your computer speed - if you have an old computer that does not run very well this program will probably not run well. Your internet connection - if you have a poor internet connection the Tracking Map scroll will not be very smooth. If the vertical screen resolution on your computer is less that 768 pixels you will have some problems. Many netbooks have only 600 pixels of vertical screen resolution so they may not be entirely satisfactory. I have run the program on a old netbook running XP that has a 768 pixel vertical resolution emulation mode for its 600 pixel screen and it works great. -from Tom's FAQ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Another Great Tech Tuesday Net
>> ... I guess but it's pretty meaningless for those of us in the rest of the country. About 60,000 licensed hams were within earshot in this region - I am not going to ignore such an "open mic" opportunity to "spread the word" on the birds. Clint K6LCS -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Another Great Tech Tuesday Net
Detractors used to bother me. I wondered, "What did I do incorrectly?" But I have learned that some are just never pleased with others' success. I have literally scores and scores of messages like this one" = "I attended a presentation that you were giving, via Skype, at the Chattanooga, Tennessee Amateur Radio Club. I really enjoyed this presentation and I can literally say that it brought my Satellite operation to life. "Before Work-Sat, ZERO. After Work-Sat, I haven’t been able to keep up with the amount of contacts I have made." = And so it goes ... Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Another Great Tech Tuesday Net
>> ... we should probably let the AMSAT Area Coordinator know about this ... Naw ... the current AMSAT-NA board president has written to me and indicated that this type of marketing and public relations activity is not what he thinks is valuable for the organization. Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Another Great Tech Tuesday Net
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 k6...@ham-sat.info ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] NASA Announces Fifth Round of CubeSat Candidates
NASA RELEASE 14-042 NASA Announces Fifth Round of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates NASA has selected 16 small satellites from nine states to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The proposed CubeSats come from universities across the country, a primary school, non-profit organizations and NASA field centers. CubeSats are a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. The cube-shaped satellites measure about 4 inches on each side, have a volume of about 1 quart and weigh less than 3 pounds. The selections are from the fifth round of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. After launch, the satellites will conduct technology demonstration, educational research or science missions. The selected spacecraft are eligible for launch after final negotiations, depending on the availability of a flight opportunity. The organizations sponsoring satellites are: -- Boston University, Boston -- Brown University, Providence, R.I. -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. -- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. -- Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass. -- Marquette University, Milwaukee -- NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. -- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, N.M. -- St. Thomas More Cathedral School, Arlington, Va. -- The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, Calif. -- University of California, Los Angeles -- University of Florida, Gainesville -- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor -- Utah State University, Logan (2 CubeSats) In the previous four rounds of the CubeSat Launch Initiative, 99 CubeSats from 28 states were selected. To date, 27 CubeSats have launched through the initiative as part of the agency's Launch Services Program's Educational Launch of Nanosatellite Program. This year, four separate launches will carry 17 CubeSats. For additional information on NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/CubeSat_initiative For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Problem Deploying from ISS
From NASA - Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata spent his morning working in the Japanese Kibo module to install a deployer mechanism that will be used in concert with the Kibo robotic arm to “launch” the first set of NanoRacks CubeSats. Wakata, who ran into some difficulty last week installing an electronics box that would help control the deployment of the mini-satellites, successfully installed that box after troubleshooting an alignment issue. The deployment of the first batch of CubeSats, which had originally been scheduled for this week before being postponed following last week’s installation issue, has been postponed further to make sure that the CubeSats do not fall into the intended orbit of the Global Precipitation Measurement satellite launching later this month. The exact date of the CubeSat deployment is still being evaluated. Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] GO ... SATS!!!
SO-50 just flew right over my barn here in Jurupa Valley, CA - talked to San Diego, Hesperia, and Colorado ... at least SOME folks aren't busy preparing guacamole for later ... And AO-73 just flew over - telemetry strong. Didn't expect to hear the new Delfi-N3XT, but was already outside ... nada heard. In the spirit of the day: GO SATS! Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Some Big Game on Sunday?
I have already seen the commercials of interest that will be broadcast during some special sporting event that is occurring Sunday ... Who is going to skip the "big game" and walk outside and work a satellite or two? Even just to monitor one of our newer ones ... or to listen to the ISS' packet? Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Satellites - JE9PEL
Kudosfor Mineo JE9PEL's mention in the February, 2014 issue of QST magazine. His history of ham satellites' frequencies page - and Excel(tm) spreadsheet version - were cited: " ... outstanding list ... extensive ... never seen anything quite like it ... " http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: FunCube observations
>> ... Most everyone knows about Funcube and how successful it has been. YES - AMSAT-UK knows the value of publicity, marketing, and planning. Their use of several social media programs is fantastic. They KNOW how to throw a "party." Clint Bradford K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Add YOUR Name to an Asteroid Mission!
Get this to every teacher you know! After entering your name, you can print out a "participation certificate." NASA Invites Public to Send Names on an Asteroid Mission and Beyond NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a microchip aboard a spacecraft headed to the asteroid Bennu in 2016. The "Messages to Bennu!" microchip will travel to the asteroid aboard the agency's Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. The robotic mission will spend more than two years at the 1,760-foot (500-meter)-wide asteroid. The spacecraft will collect a sample of Bennu's surface and return it to Earth in a sample return capsule. "We're thrilled to be able to share the OSIRIS-REx adventure with people across the Earth, to Bennu and back," said Dante Lauretta, principal investigator of the OSIRIS-REx mission from the University of Arizona in Tucson. "It's a great opportunity for people to get engaged with the mission early and join us as we prepare for launch." Those wishing to participate in "Messages to Bennu!" should submit their name online no later than Sept. 30 at: http://planetary.org/bennu After a person submits their name, they will be able to download and print a certificate documenting their participation in the OSIRIS-REx mission. "You'll be part of humankind's exploration of the solar system --How cool is that?" said Bill Nye, chief executive officer of The Planetary Society, the organization collecting and processing the entries. Participants who "follow" or "like" the mission on Facebook will receive updates on the location of their name in space from launch time until the asteroid samples return to Earth in 2023. Facebook fans also will be kept apprised of mission progress and late-breaking news through regular status updates. The OSIRIS-REx mission goal is to address basic questions about the composition of the very early solar system, the source of organic materials and water that made life possible on Earth, and to better predict the orbits of asteroids that represent collision threats to the Earth. It will collect a minimum of 2 ounces (60 grams) of surface material. Once the sample return capsule deploys, the spacecraft will be placed into a long-term solar orbit around the sun, along with the microchip and every name on it. "It is exciting to consider the possibility that some of the people who register to send their names to Bennu could one day be a part of the team that analyzes the samples from the asteroid 10 years from now," said Jason Dworkin, mission project scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. This mission will assist the agency in its efforts to identify the population of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, as well as those suitable for asteroid exploration missions. The asteroid initiative brings together the best of NASA's science, technology and human exploration efforts to achieve President Obama's goal of sending humans to an asteroid by 2025. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will provide overall mission management, systems engineering, and safety and mission assurance for OSIRIS-REx. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver will build the spacecraft. OSIRIS-REx is the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages New Frontiers for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. For more information about the OSIRIS-REx mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/osiris-rex and http://osiris-rex.lpl.arizona.edu -end NASA media alert 14-017- ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Mobile/Portable Ops
CRAIG >> ... Just thought I would post this up, it may be of interest to some of you .. I have the Puxing UV-973 available now ... true full-duplex / dual-receive / crossband repeating HT. It received FCC certification last November. Clint K6LCS http://www.puxing973.us 909-241-7666 - cell ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] ISS EVA #1 Successful
Now THAT was truly "reality TV." Astronauts finished a little ahead of time, and are both back in the air lock aboard the ISS. Clint ------ Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] SO-50's ELEVENTH Birthday!
It is SO-50's ELEVENTH birthday! Read on for how YOU can celebrate! Now known as SO-50, Saudisat 1C is a Saudi Arabian picosatellite that was launched by a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur at 17:00 UT on December 20, 2002. SO-50 features a "Mode J" FM amateur repeater operating on a 2M uplink and a 440 downlink. "Most hams already own the necessary equipment to work SO-50," reports Clint Bradford, K6LCS, who maintains a Web site devoted to working amateur satellites with minimal equipment (http://www.work-sat.com). "It is preferable to work SO-50 in true, full-duplex mode - so you can hear the downlink as you transmit. This means - for most - using a second radio or the Kenwood TH-D72A and its true full-duplex capability. The new Puxing PX-UV973 is currently being tested in this mode, too, to see how it works on the satellites." SO-50's repeater is available to amateurs worldwide, and it uses a 67.0 Hertz PL tone on the uplink. SO-50 also has a 10 minute timer that must be armed before use. If you know the satellite is there - but there is nothing heard - you may need to shoot it a PL tone of 74.4 to turn it ON! The repeater consists of a miniature VHF receiver with sensitivity of -124dBm, with an IF bandwidth of 15 KHz. The receive antenna is a 1/4 wave vertical mounted in the top corner of the spacecraft. Its UHF transmitter is a mere 250 mW, and downlink antenna is a 1/4 wave mounted in the bottom corner of the spacecraft and canted at 45 degrees inward. "Hams just with Technician licenses can work the satellite," Clint continues. "We are talking about weak signals from 500 miles away - so improving both your TX and RX antennas is critical for success on this satellite." Plans for making tape measure beams and other inexpensive, high-gain antennas is also on his Web site. "Do not forget to accommodate for the Doppler phenomenon on the 440 receive side." Complete details - including frequency chart and sources for knowing when the satellite will be over your area, are also on Clint's Web site. /end/ ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] AMSAT Area Coordinators List
I have misplaced my AMSAT Area Coordinator list - is it posted somewhere for access/download? Clint K6LCS -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Trouble with ISS
NASA scaled back ops aboard the ISS today, as a cooling pump that circulates ammonia outside the station to keep equipment cool failed. NASA is still trying to figure out what exactly failed, and how to repair it. An EVA is not out of the question. NASA also stated that the ISS crew was not in danger at this time. Watch your normal news sources for more details. Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] WRAPS - Portable Rotator System
Nice article by Mark Spencer WA8SME in the January, 2014 issue of QST on building a portable az-el rotator system for tracking the birds. Available to ARRL members online at ... http://www.arrl.org Clint K6LCS -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite question
>> ... Todd, pls take a look here : http://ww2.amsat.org/?page_id=1869 All excellent articles, indeed. But Todd is right where I was several years ago. If he were to take the cited references as his source for info, he'd be programming freqs for birds long deceased ... For current info (as of a few minutes ago) on the easy-to-work FM birds (right now, SO-50 and the ISS), my Web site will get you working this week ... http://www.work-sat.com For the SSB birds - including AO-73 that was just recently deployed, there is a "What Else?" link on the Sat Skeds page. Even if you do not have SSB equipment, you can hone your tracking skills with a couple of these new satellites. For those birds, watch AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-UK for current info. AMSAT-NA has their sat pass prediction system online, too - just remember to back out appropriate number of hours, because their data is shown to you in GMT ... http://www.amsat.org AND you will find plenty of assistance here, too! Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-241-7666 - cell ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-NA Keps Page
Let's analyze this: I can play with source code snippets, or simply click a button on AMSAT-NA's Web site to get exactly what I want. Hmmm ... which is more painless? Didn't mean to start up anything with this thread. AMSAT-NA and its every-Thursday updates has served me well. No - not all 63 birds deployed last week are in their Keps yet, but all I need is there. No online application process, no source code ... Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-NA Keps Page
You missed my point entirely - OR I didn't express myself well ... Mid-day today, I clicked on the Keps page at AMSAT-NA, and was sent to a "new style" page - one with the same "look and feel" as the new home page. But right now, when I go to the same link, I am sent to the "old style," light blue background page, with the "Last Updated January 4, 2005" notation. Just wondering what was up - that is all. Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-NA Keps Page
>> ... why you would go to the AMSAT website for keps? I certainly hope you are not demeaning what AMSAT-NA has done for many years for Kep data. NO - it is not up-to-date to the moment. And with more than 60 birds launched last week alone, it will take time for AMSAT's particular delivery method to "catch up." So it probably is not the primary source for data right now - if folks are working these brand new birds. But for YEARS, it has proven to be a reliable source for the "established" satellites. I know no one would make light of that source for information. Clint K6LCS ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-NA Keps Page
Why AMSAT-NA for Keps? It has been great using their .pdb copy that seems to get updated every Thursday evening. It has worked out marvelously for me for years. And at least one excellent program uses it - PocketSat. Sent from my iPod touch. On Nov 27, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Stefan Wagener wrote: > Hi Clint, > > help me understand why you would go to the AMSAT website for keps? ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA Keps Page
Two hours ago, I went to the AMSAT.org site, and checked on the Keplerian data files that were available. But I just now clicked on it, and it throws me to the 2005-era Keps page - with the light blue background ... My browser's cache isn't THAT old ... Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Too Many Sats?AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 416
>> ... too many ... what to do??? ... First, know what you want to work and are capable of working. Of the 64 or so birds deployed last week, only a relative handful are ham radio-related. There is plenty of opportunity to "hone" your tracking talents - with some of the birds that send telemetry. Even if you cannot decode the info, it is fun to be able to track it! And if you do have decoding software that some sites provide, all the better: Your reception reports and received data can help the control teams! The Triton will be turned to a U/V crossband machine after its 90-day project is completed. Watch AMSAT-NA for details and freqs. I am excited. Although I am not set up to decode the data from most of the new birds, I will at least have SEVERAL MORE PASSES A WEEK to be able to show off to others - to pique curiosity! Yes, 64 sats all in a week can lead to info overload. Just look at the ham sats, and see if their modes are workable for you. It is a very exciting time for amateur radio satellite monitors! One thing that these launches do for many is get you to know how to upload Keplerian data from sources other than the "east, pre-programmed" sources for your apps and software! It makes us learn how to import a plain textfile of these new two-line elements ... (grin) Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Banner
>> ... Dose AMSAT need another banner made? Sure - shouldn't ANY North American ham with a Web site promote AMSAT-NA??? Clint K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com PS But not if you are proofreading it ... (GRIN) -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Banner
THANK YOU! I will keep it there, but look for a more universally read format. Clint -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] AMSAT Banner
CAUTION - This is a blatant advertisement for AMSAT-NA ... Would a couple of you please go to my home page and let me know if the top banner for AMSAT-NA "looks" and behaves OK? I need to decide whether or not to subscribe to this banner maker ... and if it doesn't work for you, then I'll go elsewhere. I have tried it under Mac/Safari and Mac/Firefox already. http://www.work-sat.com Instead of clogging up this AMSAT-BB with replies, I wouldn't mind of you just let me know at k6...@ham-sat.info (that's K 6 L C S at ham DASH/HYPHEN sat DOT info ). Thank you! Clint 909-241-7666 ------ Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Public Relations
>> ... Adding to that Clint, a good handle on social media would be a big plus >> too. My wife gives classes in social media ... and business english ... et al. YES, absolutely. Clint ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Dnepr Launch Screenshots
If you need a screenshot of the Dnepr launch last night, please send me an email - k6...@ham-sat.info Three 65kb .jpg shots. Clint -- Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://www.clintbradford.com ___ 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! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
