[amsat-bb] Re: Fermi Avoids Near Miss In Orbit

2013-05-01 Thread B J
On 5/2/13, Greg D wrote: > Um, the dates in the article are from 2012 (that be last year). > Interesting stuff, but why is NASA posting it now? Perhaps, for some reason, the incident was couldn't be publicized until now. Also, in several of the space-related newsfeeds that I monitor, there have

[amsat-bb] AMSAT table at Cochise ARA hamfest (Sierra Vista AZ) on Saturday morning

2013-05-01 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi! I will have an AMSAT table at the Cochise Amateur Radio Association's Larry Warren Hamfest in Sierra Vista AZ this Saturday (4 May).  The hamfest starts at 0700 local time (1400 UTC), running until the prize drawing at noon (1900 UTC).  The hamfest is at the club's Green Acres Field, east of S

[amsat-bb] Re: Fermi Avoids Near Miss In Orbit

2013-05-01 Thread Greg D
Um, the dates in the article are from 2012 (that be last year). Interesting stuff, but why is NASA posting it now? Greg KO6TH B J wrote: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/bullet-dodge.html 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL ___ Sent via AMS

[amsat-bb] NASA's First Mission Control Centre

2013-05-01 Thread B J
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/MCC-History.html 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

[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

2013-05-01 Thread Bryce Salmi
I'll throw this one out there though I'm sure some of you already know about it. "Rocket Propulsion Elements" is a pretty good book on the basics of rocket propulsion. I've dabbled in it a few times but do plan on a more comprehensive study (I'm an EE and actual coursework takes precedence over thi

[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

2013-05-01 Thread JoAnne Maenpaa
> Then fire to the rear forcing the little satellite faster Yeah, but the control, er safety, folks won't give us enough "mass out the ass" to propel us forward ... can't have a clip with 30 pretty soon! -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@ams

[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

2013-05-01 Thread Bob- W7LRD
more outside the box thinking...you have a gun (of sorts) on the satellite. Then fire to the rear forcing the little satellite faster in the opposite direction. We could select from .22LR to 45 ACP. I realize the anti gun folks would go bizerk. Back in my corner now. 73 Bob w7LRD - Origi

[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

2013-05-01 Thread Joe Leikhim
Thinking way outside the box, what about some sort of phased array using dipoles, which has the boresight synthesized to point at earth. In other words, don't use fuel to reorient the bird, electronically steer the phase of the antennas so that earth is in focus. -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and A

[amsat-bb] Fermi Avoids Near Miss In Orbit

2013-05-01 Thread B J
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/bullet-dodge.html 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! Subscript

[amsat-bb] Re: Imagine RIT Festival May 4th - AMSAT Fox-2 Maximum PowerPoint Tracker Senior Design Project Exhibit

2013-05-01 Thread Bill W1PA
Nice job, Bryce. Regards, Bill W1PA (RIT '87) ___ 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/li

[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

2013-05-01 Thread M5AKA
--- On Tue, 30/4/13, Nick Pugh wrote: > Both Pumpkin and ISSIS say they have flight heritage on > 50 watt panels. EaLanta has rides to 600 KM 50 watts on a CubeSat ? That surprises me, I don't know of any that have flown so far that have generated more than about 6 watts of Solar Power. When y

[amsat-bb] Re: Path to HEO

2013-05-01 Thread M5AKA
--- On Tue, 30/4/13, g0...@aol.com wrote: > A compromise could be 4 Watts (ish) from MEO.  > Here's an oldie but goodie. http://www.g0mrf.com/MEOSAT.htm Yes MEO would be good. It should be possible to improve the signal levels while keeping omni-directional antennas on the satellite by us