I've worked every ham satellite that has been launched since I got on
Oscar 7, cw, most of my gear at that time home brew in 1980.
For the life of me I cannot see any difference in pushing a button on
an FM bird than operating a cell phone, except that it is a 2 user
operation and the time ava
Good question... after the "test" prior to "Yuri's Day" the battery was
apparently depleted. Whether it has been recharged or replaced, who knows?
I'd still like to know whether NASA ever signed off on powering up the
satellite inside the space station... seems like much of the time Roscosmos
John. I have only been licensed since 1993, but STILL receive weird looks
from my wife when, as I work an FM bird from my back yard in Riverside, CA,
as I exclaim, "Karen, I'm working Canada!!!"
To ME, it's a ham contact at a Watt or two ... to my beloved wife, jokingly,
a situation of "Clint,
I have been licensed for 31 years now. I have 8 band DXCC, 3 different VUCC
awards on 6m, VUCC on 2m, 5 band worked all states, and 317 countries worked
and confirmed, and I STILL get excited whenever I work a new grid on the FM
satellites. Part of the fun is the challenge of getting thru the
You wrote on the AMSAT-BB message server ...
"Other then very very easy to use what is the BIG deal about
the FM sats? I must be missing something since having a very
bad out come when I did (once) to use one. I have got to be
missing something."
I am not sure what you are "expecting" from the
- Original Message -
From: "Bob Bruninga"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:03 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: I'm missing something
> Working the FM satellites is easy and fun. Just do it when no one else is
> doing it.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
Hi Bob ,WB4APR
If working FM satellites is easy a
When the nation’s last space shuttle blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on
Friday, it will mark the beginning of the end of a four-decade-long program
steeped in American ingenuity.
In an article in Tuesday’s Times, we take a look at the shuttle program's high
technology and its lasting impr
When the nation’s last space shuttle blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on
Friday, it will mark the beginning of the end of a four-decade-long program
steeped in American ingenuity.
In an article in today's Los Angeles Times newspaper, there's a look at the
shuttle program's high technology
On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 16:03:51 -0400
"Bob Bruninga" wrote:
> Guess what. Its gonna happen, everytime. Everyone thinks they are going
> to beat the crowd, or get there first. And its all those other people in
> -their- way.
We don't do the 4th of July fireworks, but then you don't do the 11th of
Hello Everyone,
If we waited for the weekend ANS news cycle this information would be too
late.
Posted in ANS-184:
+ AMSAT has received the sad news of the death of Leanore Guimont,
KA6UCD, the wife of Dave, WB6LLO. For many years no Symposium
would be complete without the Dave and Leanore "j
One thing that I like about the satellites is their predictability. I can look
at my software, and know exactly when I have the ability to use my station to
work into a particular part of the world.
The HF bands haven't been in very good shape over the last few years, so it's
nice to be able
Bob,
Simple but Brilliant... your logic is only exceeded by your intelligence..
73's Pete
WB2OQQ
www.massapequanyweather.com
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John,
What do I know, but the FM satellites in addition to providing grids and
awards have evolved into another type of social media, after making many
contacts and a few friends on the FM satellites, I continue to visit,in
spite of the crowds, to say a quick hello to Rick, Tim, Marc, Allen etc
> Other then very very easy to use what is the BIG deal
> about the FM sats? I must be missing something...
Its just the same whining and griping as we are hearing today on July 5th
about the delays on the Subway leaving the Washington DC 4th of July
Fireworks. Only about 5 million people come d
Other then very very easy to use what is the BIG deal about
the FM sats? I must be missing something since having a very
bad out come when I did (once) to use one.
I have got to be missing something.
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Don't forget the old FT-290, 490 and 690 series from Yaesu and the IC202 and
70cM versions from Icom.
Great portables of their time.
On 05-Jul-11 17:40, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote:
> All you need now is something that will transmit and receive in all modes
> at 70cm. Maybe an old FT
Hi John!
> Belcom used to make (and might still make) all mode HTs that cover a wide
> variety of bands. Santec imported one as the LS202 in the 80s, it was an
> all mode 2 meter HT. I found one at a hamfest with 2 new battery packs a
> couple of years ago for $80! AEA imported the 10 meter ver
Do we know ARISSAT works? Robert G. Oler WB5MZO Life Member AMSAT ARRL NARS
> From: gould...@bellsouth.net
> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 13:00:44 -0400
> Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1/RadioSkaf-V Deployment date?
>
> I would like to be able to give a firm date for the ARISSa
Belcom used to make (and might still make) all mode HTs that cover a wide
variety of bands. Santec imported one as the LS202 in the 80s, it was an
all mode 2 meter HT. I found one at a hamfest with 2 new battery packs a
couple of years ago for $80! AEA imported the 10 meter version (and the 6m
v
Hi All:I observed the Space Station pass over this location(Hopkinton,RI) a
couple of nights ago.The sky was relatively clear at the time.However,I
observed a slight wobble( >.05 degrees ) as it passed from NNW to SSE.I have
observed multiple Space Shuttle passes and I have never observed any wo
Hi Jeff!
> After 159 days since submitting the paperwork and couple follow up e-mails,
> I finally received my VUCC Satellite award.
Congratulations!
> For some reason, I keep
> thinking I should've received some paperwork with the certificate and
> stickers. I thought they were suppose to have
Hi!
> Show me an all-mode HT that retails for the same sort of price and is the
> same sort of size as an FM HT and I might be interested. Otherwise, to
> get UHF and VHF SSB I'm stuck with an inconveniently large radio which
> is only really useful for the twenty minutes a day that a satellite i
See below>>
Martha, sounds technical to me.()
From: martha...@gmail.com [mailto:martha...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Martha
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:10 AM
To: Dee
Subject: Fwd: Non-Technical Question
Dee - Would you answer this.
-- Forwarded message --
From: AMSAT Web
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 30th Annual ARRL
and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 16-18,
2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. These papers will also be published in the
Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have
your paper
- Original Message -
From: "Gordon JC Pearce"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:45 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Active FM Sats
> On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 06:07:47 +0200
> "i8cvs" wrote:
>
> > Why to vaste time with the FM satellites for very small on a single
> > channel to exchange only call
>Show me an all-mode HT that retails for the same sort of price and is the same
>sort of size as an FM HT and I might be interested. Otherwise, to get >UHF and
>VHF SSB I'm stuck with an inconveniently large radio which is only really
>useful for the twenty minutes a day that a satellite is ove
There is an easy way to work linear birds from mobile. All you need is a
single band SSB mobile radio (FT-857, FT-897, etc), a portable SSB receiver
(TH-F6, etc.) and very simple antennas for the downlink (like the CJU for
mode J, 1/4 whip for mode B, etc):
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Ama
On Tue, 5 Jul 2011 06:07:47 +0200
"i8cvs" wrote:
> Why to vaste time with the FM satellites for very small on a single channel
> to exchange only call letters and locators at most into a terrific QRM ?
>
Because everyone has the gear to work FM satellites.
Show me an all-mode HT that retails f
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