[amsat-bb] Successful Launch Of Eduardo Amaldi

2012-03-23 Thread B J
http://moonandback.com/2012/03/23/the-edoardo-amaldi-supply-ship-on-way-to-space-station-video/ ___ 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!

[amsat-bb] IC-9100 Confirmations

2012-03-23 Thread Tom Lubbers K8TL
Shopping for new rig: Does the 9100 do Classic mode A 2m up 10 M down? Received two answers from ICOM Yes and No! It seems to me that it will but I want to be sure. The recent review in QST said that the BA1 didn't support Satellite operation, is that true? Any one try it on EME? Thanks in

[amsat-bb] IC-9100 Confirmations

2012-03-23 Thread Angelo Glorioso
Hi Tom, Yep, the 9100 does classic a mode with SatPC32. 73 de Angelo / N5UXT Happy owner of a ICOM IC-9100 Rig. - If you don't ask, you will never know!! Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:13:52 -0400 From:

[amsat-bb] USA East Coast Balloon Launch Friday 3/23

2012-03-23 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
Hello Everyone, Here is one news item which is more timely at the moment rather than waiting for the weekend ANS news cycle. (We'll post a reminder in the ANS). Interested stations on the USA East Coast may wish to follow this flight on VHF. The HF beacon may likely be heard with wider coverage:

[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 - New Program Feature - Doppler

2012-03-23 Thread Alan P. Biddle
John, Thanks for mentioning this. I had missed his update. This makes SATPC32 unique in providing this support. There is an article in the July/August 2010 issue of the AMSAT Journal called Bringing the One True Rule of Doppler Tuning into the 21st Century. It explains in some detail the

[amsat-bb] More On Edoardo Amaldi

2012-03-23 Thread B J
http://www.americaspace.org/?p=16277 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL ___ 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:

[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 7, Issue 95

2012-03-23 Thread WILLIAMS MICHAEL
rg -- On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 3:00 PM EDT amsat-bb-requ...@amsat.org wrote: Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb@amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via

[amsat-bb] KISS FM

2012-03-23 Thread Rsoifer
On an AO-27 pass this afternoon, I worked three stations: N7GWB, WC7V and N5UXT. Nothing unusual about that, but I should mention that I was using a garden-variety FM radio, an FT-7800, and my KISS antenna, a 19-inch dual-band magmount. One more easy way to get on the birds. For more info,

[amsat-bb] Winorbit in Windows 7?

2012-03-23 Thread K5OE
Attention old timers: anyone solve the 16-bit compatibility problem? I like this program for the Mutual Visibility feature and would like to have it available in my laptop. 73, Jerry, K5OE ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] Hamfest-NJ

2012-03-23 Thread Dee
Hi All, I will be at the SPLIT-ROCK Ham fest in Succasunna, NJ tomorrow. 3/24/2012 If you have questions about AMSAT, and or satellite operations, please stop by the table and Get up to date information. I will be demonstrating SATPC32 Software that controls your equipment and gives you doppler

[amsat-bb] Re: Winorbit in Windows 7?

2012-03-23 Thread Tony Langdon
At 11:00 AM 3/24/2012, K5OE wrote: Attention old timers: anyone solve the 16-bit compatibility problem? I presume you're using a 64 bit system. Only way I can see around it is using one of the many virtual machines and running a 16 (Windows 3.x anyone?) or 32 bit Windows version inside.

[amsat-bb] Re: Winorbit in Windows 7?

2012-03-23 Thread Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)
Windows 7 doesn't do 16 bit programs. If you have XP mode (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx) , it might work in there. Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32 On 3/23/2012 8:00 PM, K5OE wrote: Attention old timers: anyone solve the

[amsat-bb] Re: Winorbit in Windows 7?

2012-03-23 Thread KE7OSN
If you are just trying to run a 16bit app on a 64bit Win OS. If its an MS-DOS application you can try DOSBox. If not then your options for running on windows are to install a 32bit version of windows, as already noted this can be accomplished with a virtual machine, or as a dual-boot. If you have

[amsat-bb] H-II rocket launch info

2012-03-23 Thread Masahiro Arai
JAXA announced launch of two H-II rocket. They are carrying amateur satellites. H-IIA #21 Launch date: 1639-1642z 17 May, 2012 Payload: GCOM-W1 (Global Changing Observation Mission 1st - Water) or SHIZUKU KOMPSat3 (Korean Multi-purpose Satellite 3) SDS4 (Small Demonstration

[amsat-bb] Re: Winorbit in Windows 7?

2012-03-23 Thread George Henry
People always mention XP Mode, which can only be installed on Win 7 Pro, Ulitimate, or Enterprise, but if you have an installation disk for XP available, you can install run XP on lower versions of Win 7. Simply download install the standalone version of Virtual PC from Microsoft (free),