[amsat-bb] Re: ISS communications glitch

2013-02-19 Thread Stefan Wagener
Hi Ian, Chris Hadfield will take over as commander once Ford, Novitsky and Tarelkin finish their mission in March. See NASA ISS crew webpage for further information. Stefan, VE4NSA On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Ian MacFarquhar wrote: > I believe the current Commander of the Space Station

[amsat-bb] ISS communications glitch

2013-02-19 Thread Ian MacFarquhar
I believe the current Commander of the Space Station is a Canadian, Col Chris Hatfield. He has been doing a large number of school contacts during his mission . Regards and 73, Ian MacFarquhar VE9IM AMSAT LM1970 1st Vice President Radio Amateurs of Canada

[amsat-bb] Orbitron on Windows 7

2013-02-19 Thread HÃ¥kan H
Hello! I run Orbitron on a XP machine with very good result. Problem is when i try to run it on a Win 7 laptop it rejects to close down. I remember last year there where some writing about problem with this combination. Any good result out there? 73 Hakan SM7WSJ ___

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISS contact planned February 19, 2013 with school in Greece

2013-02-19 Thread jeffk13057
Interesting. There was a communications failure inboard after a software upgrade today. 73, Jeff WB2SYKSent from Yahoo! Mail for iPhone ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to supp

[amsat-bb] ISS communications glitch

2013-02-19 Thread Alan
>From CNN: NASA lost regular communication with the International Space Station on Tuesday and has since established only limited connections. The space agency said it was doing a routine update of computer software when communications were lost, leaving the craft able to communicate only every 90

[amsat-bb] Seeking used FT-857D for mobile sat use

2013-02-19 Thread Clayton Coleman
I'm looking for a lightly used Yaesu FT-857D for to work FO-29, VO-52, and AO-7 mobile. I would prefer it come with separation kit. I'm only interested in the "D" model. I've been running an IC-910H in the car but now I'm ready for something SMALLER and more concealable! Please email me directl

[amsat-bb] Article on ShindaiSat microsatellite

2013-02-19 Thread Trevor .
A good English language article about ShindaiSat is available on the eoportal site. While the ShindaiSat website implies a 2013 launch the article says mid-2014 on a H2A with the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. See http://www.amsat-uk.org/?p=12822 73 Trevor M5AKA _

[amsat-bb] ARISS contact planned February 19, 2013 with school in Greece

2013-02-19 Thread Alex Deligiannis
OR4ISS heard laud and clear calling J41ISS many times but the ground station was absent... I have the wav from the pass for anyone interesting. 73s Alex SV8QG KM39gc ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an

[amsat-bb] John Heath G7HIA R.I.P.

2013-02-19 Thread Robert Turlington
I was very saddened to hear that John Heath had passed away over the weekend. I had come across him about 20yrs ago whilst calling CQ on 2m ssb, it soon became clear we had the same interest in Amateur Radio Satellites. John was a very private person and after an exchange of emails last year it