[amsat-bb] Re: Fox-1 PayPal widget
Vamos zorro = Go Fox !!! Rafael VALDEZ XE2RV On Apr 14, 2012, at 8:22 AM, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbren...@mindspring.com wrote: I just noticed our PayPal widget is one modest donation from breaking $6000! Thank you to all of you who have helped fund the Fox satellite, some of you multiple times. Be sure to stop by the booth at Dayton to see what we have been up to! 73, Drew KO4MA ___ 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] Re: ANS-041 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
Go FOX ES GO P3E!! PSE DONATE!!! Rafael VALDEZ XE2RV On Feb 11, 2012, at 12:50 AM, i8cvs domenico.i8...@tin.it wrote: - Original Message - From: JoAnne Maenpaa k9...@comcast.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 12:12 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-041 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-041 Special Bulletin SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-041.01 ANS-041 AMSAT Fox-1 Cubesat Selected for NASA ELaNa Launch Collaboration AMSAT News Service Bulletin 041.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 10, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-041.01 snip + Return the form sent with the letter to reply with your donation for the Fox-1 Project. - All donations over $40 will receive a Fox pin. - Donations of $120 or more qualify you for AMSAT President's Club I invite All to donate the maximum as possible only to AMSAT-DL for P3E because AMSAT-NA before the launch of OSCAR-10 promised to the Radio Amateur Community to communicate by satellite much better than in HF.Where actually the Amateur Satellite Service have gone ? I pull only for AMSAT-DL and P3E because looking to the AMSAT-NA projects for a HEO at this time, before AO40 died I invested a lot of money in my HEO satellite station for nothing. I trust only on P3E because the AMSAT-DL President DB2OS,Peter Guelzow on 29 JAN 2012 writes on this AMSAT-BB the following message: Indeed all money donated to the P3-E project goes into the P3-E project and we are grateful for all those direct contributions and support in particular from many individual AMSAT-NA members and indeed many other hams from around the world. Due to ITAR, unfortunatly AMSAT-NA had to stop all it's official support (including money, which hurts) for P3-E several years ago, as you wrote.. For example, we had to re-build and continue the IHU hardware and software development on our own resources. The same for the original SDX development, etc. The S/C is still sitting in our clean room in Marburg and waiting to be finalized. Having no firm launch date yet, activities slowed down in some areas, while other activities and groups are highly active and well alive. The biggest problem is indeed having no firm launch date yet.. this is frustration for everyone involved. We all put so much volunteer work and time into it... When I read Forget P3-E, build an MEO (that's how I read it first) I was indeed very concerned.. should we really forget all the hard work, time and money which already went into the project and scrap it??? And what than?No - I'm not giving up... OK, reading the second time I understood that Dave meant we should put P3-E on VEGA and use it's propulsion to go to MEO... Unfortunately things are not so easy.. P3-E was designed to go from GTO into HEO. For example, all the magnetic attitude control won't work in MEO anymore, etc..Thus we were looking for GTO, but would it fit on VEGA? Indeed, we could try an elliptical orbit with a much lower apogee, but than we have to carefully study the effects of orbit resonances which caused AO-13 to burn-up too soon. However, I do sympathize with the idea and we thought about it in the past, but discarded the idea for reasons I have almost forgotten now.So, perhaps we should look again at it.. do some orbit and fuel calculation, study orbit perturbations and orbit stability again and see what the impact will be on the S/C design.Any volunteers for that? As Nitin wrote, we contacted AMSAT-India to help with contacts to ISRO, we are in contact with SpaceX and I recently had a personal letter exchange with the CEO of Arianespace. If a launch possibility arises, we will be on it. It is not always a matter of money, but also a matter of compatibility to slip in. Ariane-5 for example is a real workhorse now with standard launch configurations. Any change on that costs them a lot of money. If there is an unusual configuration were they have to ask industry for a configuration change, than it might also be easier for us to slip in.. That simply means we have to wait for the right moment or finding new qualification flight.. Ariane 5ME is such opportunity we are actively working on, but this will not be before 2018. In the last several month our work and priority was mostly focused regarding our funding situation and to improve it. Although most people still did not understand it, but the P5-A project is one these opportunity we need. It is well alive and currently heavily discussed within the highest ranks inside of our government organizations. Apart from this, we are currently working on another project to fly an hosted payload on a GEO satellite... A decision is not made yet, but if we get the opportunity it will provide some neat communication capabilities. Our previous heritage and P5 will help here too.. 73s Peter DB2OS Hello
[amsat-bb] Re: XF2P EM11??
The operation was cancelled, however be aware that XE1AY will be conducting satellite operations from rare grids nearby. 73 de XE2RV @ DM41mh -Original Message- From: John Papay j...@papays.com Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:01:56 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] XF2P EM11?? The DX Cluster has a spot for XF2P saying that the operation was cancelled due to bad weather. Can anyone provide any information about this? 73, John K8YSE ___ 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] Re: XE1AO @ DK88 on AO-27 today
Omar did not mention if he would use his normal call or 4B1AO with the special prefix XE hams are allowed to use this year. He will be using 4B1AO Good luck everybody. Rafael / XE2RV / DM41mh _ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 Contact
I used a very similar arrange this week and had perfect and clear contacts...you are right it is easy!! 73 XE2RV -Original Message- From: Ng Peter peter...@bccdc.ca Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:51:52 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Contact I actually worked AO-51 this afternoon during the 17:24 PDT pass (CN 89) while driving home using my Yaesu VX-6R on 5 watts with a dual band mag mount. Is that even possible? I heard contacts as far as DM, but only someone from CN copied me. Even so, I thought it was quite amazing. I thought it wasn't as easy as that...I'm still new at this! 73, Peter VE7NGP ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: News of Satellite Operations From Alcatraz Island NA-167
For Grid chasers the locator of Alcatraz is DL48at 73 Rafael XE2RV -Original Message- From: JoAnne Maenpaa k9...@comcast.net Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 05:32:49 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] News of Satellite Operations From Alcatraz Island NA-167 The February 5, 2010 MakeMoreMilesonVHF Newsletter reports on an item posted on many DX sites worldwide for North American satellite operators to be on the lookout for the Alcatraz Island DXpedition NA-167 On The Air February 11-14, 2010. Near Bahía Kino, Alcatraz Island is located approximately 29N/113.5W in the Mexican State of Sonora, on the Gulf of California. Yahir Omar, XE2JA will be active as XE2JA/XF1 from Alcatraz Island (NA-167) on 11-14 February. He plans to operate SSB and RTTY on 80-15 meters as well as via satellite (AO-51, AO-27, SO-50). QSL via EA5XC (direct or bureau); Mexican stations can go via XE2IVY Further information can be found at either http://www.dxciting.com http://www.dxciting.com and at http://xe2ja-xf1.blogspot.com http://xe2ja-xf1.blogspot.com From various sources including, 425 DX News, and the MMMonVHF News- letter. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9...@amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] EL12 - EL02
Hi All, Today, Ben XE2WK will be travelling to EL12 (Tampico, Tamps). Depending on his travelling schedule he might show up on the ascending pass of Oscar-51 at 23:38z from either EL12 or EL02. 73 es gl de Rafael Valdez Jr. XE2RV @ DM41mh 10-10 52716 VUCC Sat #164 http://sat-xe.blogspot.com EX-XE2PWF P Before printing, please think about your responsibility and commitment with the ENVIRONMENT. Antes de Imprimir, piensa entu responsabilidad y compromiso con el MEDIO AMBIENTE _ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Mexican Baloon...
Hi all, we recently released a baloon with a cross repeater, camera and cross repeater. here is the interview of team leaders XE1BRX and XE1CQ in the local TV NEWS. http://bit.ly/Sarsem3 it is in spanish but might be interesting for some of you.. 73's Rafael Valdez Jr. XE2RV @ DM41mh 10-10 52716 VUCC Sat #164 http://sat-xe.blogspot.com EX-XE2PWF P Before printing, please think about your responsibility and commitment with the ENVIRONMENT. Antes de Imprimir, piensa entu responsabilidad y compromiso con el MEDIO AMBIENTE _ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Grid Square Maps
Try DX Atlas it is not printed but you can track all contacted and confirmed grids with different colors... also it counts both cases 73 Rafael Valdez Jr. XE2RV @ DM41mh 10-10 52716 VUCC Sat #164 http://sat-xe.blogspot.com EX-XE2PWF P Before printing, please think about your responsibility and commitment with the ENVIRONMENT. Antes de Imprimir, piensa entu responsabilidad y compromiso con el MEDIO AMBIENTE From: k...@cox.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:33:57 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Grid Square Maps Back in my county-hunting days I had purchased, from somewhere, a poster size black on white map of the continental USA with all counties shown. As each county was confirmed I could color in that county with a felt-tip marker. So I could quickly see if I needed a county heard on the air. Is anyone aware of a similar commercially available map for the USA that shows grid squares which could be colored in as they were confirmed? How about for Europe or other areas? Thanks. Tom, KØTW ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Arrow Antennas
Does Arrow antenna needs more endoresement than these two??? I personally like Elk for its less bulky design but Arrow is definetely a winner 73 Rafael Valdez Jr. XE2RV @ DM41mh 10-10 52716 VUCC Sat #164 http://sat-xe.blogspot.com EX-XE2PWF P Before printing, please think about your responsibility and commitment with the ENVIRONMENT. Antes de Imprimir, piensa entu responsabilidad y compromiso con el MEDIO AMBIENTE To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:12:19 -0800 From: k...@juno.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arrow Antennas AMEN ! I have used my Arrow right out of the box (bag), with a store-bought duplexer and it works great! No mods necessary. Thousands of QSO's on my trips around the country on AO-27, UO-14, SO-50, etc. I note that many of the messages I see on this subject are from people I've never heard on any satellite. Strange. 73 John K6YK SAT VUCC #10, 800+ grids confirmed SAT WAS #200 - Forwarded message -- From: RONALD CADE w6zq_ To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:28:43 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Arrow Antennas Gentlemen, If you want to see some improvement from the Arrow antenna, leave it's physical dimensions alone and remove the diplexer in the handle, throw it away and replace it with one of my designs. I won't get into any of the design details however having a device with adjustable capacitors and wire wound inductors makes a world of difference. I have been using this antenna since it arrived on the market with great success. Most of my activity has been in California, Arizona and the Hawaiian Islands. I would not take any other antenna with me on my trips away from home. As Clint mentioned, there is a significant difference in the signal strength from the sats as I have to rotate my antenna at least 45 degrees during a pass. Ron, W6ZQ SAT VUCC #99, 500+ grids confirmed SAT WAS Arrow + Icom ICw32 Click here for fast, safe, easy money transfers. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTOTyad2VyE2lm1KsWbeHeiRwMj2JA6FRJ2GAi9gzyFTTktD1juRSA/ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: satellite WAS #309
Hi Pat. Congratulations for WAS Award, I know for sure how difficult it is to work all states with a portable set up and LEO satellites. And is great to know that you could get it, since you have helped so many of us to get our awards by traveling (even during the expensive gas times) or elmering, specially the mexicans I hope to be hear you soon in the satellites 73 XE2RV --Original Message-- From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Aug 10, 2009 10:37 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] satellite WAS #309 Hi! After over 3 1/2 years working the satellites, getting on the air for around 6000 satellite QSOs followed by requesting QSL cards from stations across the USA, I was able to complete one of my goals when I started on the satellites - work and confirm QSOs with all 50 US states. I had my applications and cards for the satellite Worked All States award reviewed here in Phoenix a couple of weeks ago, and the certificate arrived today. :-) Out here in the western part of North America, it is possible to work all 50 states with the existing group of LEO satellites we have. In fact, it can be done with just the FM satellites from out here if there are stations on from each of the states. My application used QSL cards from contacts only on the 3 FM satellites (AO-27, AO-51, SO-50). There is no special endorsement for doing that; the WAS certificate has OSCAR to identify this as a satellite WAS, along with the serial number for this version of the WAS (#309) and the date it was issued (last Thursday, 6 August). I wanted to use cards from only the FM-satellite QSOs, as that was one of the two goals I wanted to do when I started out in late 2005 (the other thing was to get QSL cards from at least 100 grids, for the satellite VUCC award). I'll use many of the same cards toward the AMSAT Sexagesimal award (confirming contacts with at least 60 US states/Canadian provinces/DXCC countries), and then do the bigger task of assembling a satellite VUCC application (I'm somewhere between 250 and 300 grids confirmed). Or I can go back on the radio, and leave that paperwork for some other time. :-) In any event, thanks to all the stations over 3 1/2 years that got on the air from the different states - and for sending those QSL cards to confirm the contacts. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ http://www.wd9ewk.net/ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Congrats to KE5GDB
I join Tim in congratulating Andy, he has been very active in satellites and is a good example of young blood in our hobby... I think he reminds a lot of ourselves when we were kids... 73's and Dx's Rafael Valdez Jr. XE2RV @ DM41mh 10-10 52716 VUCC Sat #164 http://sat-xe.blogspot.com EX-XE2PWF P Before printing, please think about your responsibility and commitment with the ENVIRONMENT. Antes de Imprimir, piensa entu responsabilidad y compromiso con el MEDIO AMBIENTE From: n...@bellsouth.net To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:54:02 + Subject: [amsat-bb] Congrats to KE5GDB Hey everyone, I just visited the ISS Fan Club Web page, where the lead item announces that Andrew, KE5GDB, has been named 2009 Young Ham of the Year by the Amateur Radio Newsline. Congratulations, Andrew! The recognition is well-deserved. I hope we'll be able to get a contact during the K5E Apollo 11 Satellite Special Event. 73 to all, Tim - N3TL ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _ Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Satellite Tracking Software for Mac OS X
You can use predict But need to compile via mac ports or darwin ports... 73's XE2RV --Original Message-- From: Howard Kowall To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Jun 29, 2009 2:43 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Software for Mac OS X Hello to all Well my daughter just bought a new Mac laptop because hers had died She came into town and gave me her dead Mac laptop And of course I fixed it,work good now and it is the only laptop that I have that has a good battery. Is there any Satellite Tracing software that will run on Mac OS X. I have seen the Dog Park software,but I would like to try something else to make sure this computer works Thanks in advance to all who respond. Howard VE4ISP Amsat #37005 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
[amsat-bb] Re: Looking for AMSAT booth pictures during Dayton, esp Garriotts' visits
a good facebook group will be useful. 73's de Rafael Valdez Jr. XE2RV @ DL55 10-10 52716 VUCC Sat #164 http://sat-xe.blogspot.com EX-XE2PWF P Before printing, please think about your responsibility and commitment with the ENVIRONMENT. Antes de Imprimir, piensa entu responsabilidad y compromiso con el MEDIO AMBIENTE From: gould...@bellsouth.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 20:00:41 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Looking for AMSAT booth pictures during Dayton, esp Garriotts' visits I am looking for photos of the AMSAT booth during Dayton. I have some, but always looking for others. Especially interested in photos of Owen and Richard Garriott at the booth on Friday or Saturday. Thanks, Gould, WA4SXM ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _ Get 5 GB of storage with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_5gb_112008 ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
