[amsat-bb] Re: Mode A antennas?

2009-09-12 Thread ps8rf Piraja
Hello John, I use a dipole monobanda of wire for 40 m when the satellite is closest to my station. When satellites moves away from my station, I use a 3-element yagi for 10, 15 and 20m. Unfortunately until now I could not work stations out of Brazil in mode A, considered that Brazil is a

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread myoung
Hey volunteers... ALL WE NEED TO DO IS THE WEBSITE!!! So we can take the dues monies and PAY SOMEONE TO DO IT! YES! Mike, WB8CXO Randy wrote: Although I agree that a phone call is good as well .. I pay dues to AMSAT and don't think a maintained website is a lot to ask in return..

[amsat-bb] Re: Mode A antennas?

2009-09-12 Thread Bruce Robertson
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 12:32 AM, John Geiger aa...@yahoo.com wrote: What is the minimal antenna you can use on 10m to hear the AO7 downlink in Mode A?  I have a homebrew G5RV type antenna up and can't hear AO7 on it at all.  What kind of antennas are others using on 10m for mode A? 73s

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Rocky Jones
Bill Apology accepted. thanks...sorry still sorting the email out after coming home... but I would submit that until you walk in the shoes of the ARRISat team members who are busting their pick to try and do the right thing for the members, maybe, just maybe, you should temper your

[amsat-bb] Re: Mode A antennas?

2009-09-12 Thread Glen Zook
In the past, I have used a 2-element 10 meter yagi. Unfortunately, a G5RV is a mediocre antenna at best for bands other than 20 meters for which it was actually designed. Glen, K9STH Website: http://k9sth.com --- On Fri, 9/11/09, John Geiger aa...@yahoo.com wrote: What is the minimal

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Mike Rupprecht
Andrew, yes it is. See here: http://www.watchthatpage.com/index.jsp 73, Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von Andrew Rich (Home) Gesendet: Samstag, 12. September 2009 17:59 An: Rocky Jones;

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Andrew Rich (Home)
No I meant amsatwebchan...@amsat.org I found this page is old and needs to be deleted Many hands make light work -- Andrew Rich Airways Technical Officer Grade 4 Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC email:

[amsat-bb] OT: 23cm EME operators in Chili

2009-09-12 Thread Wouter Jan Ubbels
Hi all, any 23cm EME operators in Chili on the list that are willing to participate in a special event, pse contact me off list. thanks 73, Wouter Jan Ubbels PE4WJ ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Mark Lunday
Chiming in, after watching this go back and forth and feeling frustrated here. The issue here is about holding volunteers accountable as if they were paid staff. It's about expectations as well. Noone is questioning whether the volunteers worked their butts off. What we're talking about is

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-51 update 12 Sept 2009

2009-09-12 Thread Andrew Rich
Vista probs huh -- Andrew Rich Airways Technical Officer Grade 4 Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC email: vk4...@tech-software.net web: www.tech-software.net - Original Message - From: Mark L. Hammond

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Bill Ress
Hi Mark, Thanks for your comments and your offer to volunteer. Why don't you contact me off line and we can talk about your specific interests. Regards...Bill - N6GHz Mark Lunday wrote: Chiming in, after watching this go back and forth and feeling frustrated here. The issue here is about

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Kevin Smith
Failing that can we at least stop feeding this troll. Kevin Smith N3HKQ On Sep 12, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF ni...@ngunn.net wrote: It amazes me that this group does not have an owner/moderator/ administrator to stop/delete/kill all this worthless bitching. Rocky Jones

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Andrew Rich
http://php.opensourcecms.com/scripts/show.php?catid=allcat=All%20Scripts CMS - kewl -- Andrew Rich Airways Technical Officer Grade 4 Surveillance - RADAR ADS-B Amateur Radio Callsign VK4TEC email: vk4...@tech-software.net web:

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Ben Jackson
Rocky Jones wrote: Bob. I am told by people at JSC that this is not an accurate statement. Well then, please present who these people are and what they said. -- Ben Jackson - N1WBV - New Bedford, MA bbj at innismir.net - http://www.innismir.net/

[amsat-bb] Re: Volunteered

2009-09-12 Thread Timothy J. Salo
... missed a deadline. That is a foundation of project management no matter if it is paid or unpaid. ... it means someone (or group) is not capable of good project management. I think this focus on project management is probably both unfair and misdirected. First, it is unfair because very,