[amsat-bb] LO78

2014-07-14 Thread PY5LF
Excellent signal of LO78 , 17:30 UTC , QSO with PY4ZBZ. 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now

Re: [amsat-bb] Another Successful Launch For SpaceX

2014-07-14 Thread Paul Stoetzer
If only Elon Musk were a ham! 73, Paul, N8HM On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:56 AM, B J wrote: > http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/07/14/falcon-9-launches-orbcomm-satellites/ > http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/07/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-orbcomm-og2-mission/ > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL >

[amsat-bb] Another Successful Launch For SpaceX

2014-07-14 Thread B J
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/07/14/falcon-9-launches-orbcomm-satellites/ http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/07/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-orbcomm-og2-mission/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of t

Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 on a Mac

2014-07-14 Thread Floyd Rodgers
While it is not Satpc32, Orbitron runs well under wine on Ubuntu. ___ 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

Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 on a Mac

2014-07-14 Thread Burns Fisher
Cool! Thanks for the hint about CrossOver! I have not tried SatPC32 this way, but for many programs I have had very good luck using virtual machines. In particular, I have used VirtualBox on Ubuntu and find it to be pretty good. I also use Parallels on my Mac. Of course on a slow machine virtu

[amsat-bb] AMSAT Field Day Summary Sheets due by 11:59PM Central Time Today

2014-07-14 Thread Bruce
Do not forget to turn in your summary sheets in time so that your group can be counted in AMSAT field day. The final date to turn them in is a lot sooner than the ARRL date. ARRL July 29 AMSAT July 14 The Satellite Summary Sheet should be used for submission of the AMSAT

[amsat-bb] Satpc32 on a Mac

2014-07-14 Thread Richard Lawn
Some of you may have followed my trials and frustrations in trying to get an old XP driven Dell computer to live again. This computer is at a vacation house and I hated to spend money on a new computer. I run eggbeaters and an ft847 there. Here are outcomes, good and bad so far. 1) installed Ubunt

[amsat-bb] Video of MEO Satellite Presentation

2014-07-14 Thread M5AKA
A video of the Medium Earth Orbit Satellite (MEOSAT) presentation by David Bowman G0MRF given at a previous AMSAT-UK Colloquium can now be seen at http://amsat-uk.org/2014/07/12/meo-and-heo-satellite-orbits/ The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium takes place on the weekend of July 26-27,

Re: [amsat-bb] LO-78 (LituanicaSAT-1) status update

2014-07-14 Thread Vytenis Buzas
Hello all, LituanicaSAT-1 transponder is ON. We plan to keep it ON until decay with short pauses to check telemetry or take one more picture if northern Europe will not be covered in clouds. We will notify you about the changed status if will occur. Respectfully, Vytenis B. __