[amsat-bb] Re: Response to my request of information about EduSat from GAUSS team in Rome: Re: [CubeSat] Edusat operative or failure

2011-08-30 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
On 30/08/11 21:13, don wrote: Ok, So it's not an amateur sat. It is also not an amateur experiment,so why is it using amateur frequencies? I have read and reread the regulations governing the use of amateur frequencies and all I can find is a vague definition to the effect that the

[amsat-bb] Re: NASA 2 Line via mail?

2009-11-24 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
knows where he can find keps now. That wasn't what he wanted to know. I thought it was an interesting story. Sil ZL2CIA ___ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] Re: New Cubesat - the Ultimate Fox Hunt

2009-08-10 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
this, but I'm almost certain that re-entry heating is not caused by friction (well may be 10%). Most reliable sources, NASA included, attribute re-entry heating to shock wave compression of the air in front of the descending craft. Sil ZL2CIA ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: New Cubesat - the Ultimate Fox Hunt

2009-08-10 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
Sil - ZL2CIA wrote: Bob Bruninga wrote: The difference is that going up, you are going slowly in the higher density atmosphere which is continually lessening as you go up letting you go faster and faster with less and less friction. THus, no multiplying build up of friction

[amsat-bb] Re: New Cubesat - the Ultimate Fox Hunt

2009-08-10 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
for the way down. Sil ZL2CIA ___ Sent via amsat...@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/listinfo/amsat-bb

[amsat-bb] Re: More Telem

2009-08-01 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
Came home, went up into the shack, turned the rig on and captured one packet within seconds. Time is NZST (UT + 12) Fm POLLUX-1 To CQ Via TELEM UI pid=F0 Len=101 [23:11:07] SYST 150447 0 0 33 0 fffe 0fd0 fffe 0fc8 fffe 0f80 fffe 0b90 fffe 0b60 0158 08d6 0fba 003a Sil ZL2CIA

[amsat-bb] Full duplex radios

2009-06-02 Thread Sil - ZL2CIA
Nigel, Yes, of course, that's true. A single band repeater is a full duplex radio. I don't think their are any Ham radios that operate full duplex in a single band. Of course, I could easily be wrong. Do you know of any? Sil There, not their - sheesh Sil