Nice FUNcube demo Patrick. Thanks for the good publicity
David G0MRF -----Original Message----- From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat...@wd9ewk.net> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:44 Subject: [amsat-bb] Videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest Hi! I have posted some videos from last weekend's Yuma Hamfest of some demonstrations, along with a non-ham-related video that might be of interest. The demonstration videos were all done on Saturday, 15 February. First, an SO-50 pass at 1444 UTC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eHOGcrUVWM followed by FO-29 about an hour later, at 1556 UTC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDf7WKLts8 Just after noon (1900 UTC), there was an AO-73 pass where I was outside copying the telemetry with my FUNcube Dongle Pro+, Elk log periodic, Dashboard software, and laptop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO2HwBtsyJI Thanks to Frank N7ZEV (AMSAT Area Coordinator from Las Vegas NV) and Israel AD7ND (AMSAT member from the Phoenix area) who were around during the AO-73 pass. Alex XE2BSS/N2IX from Calexico CA (west of Yuma) ran the camera for these three videos, and did a little bit of commentary in each. On Friday (14 February) morning before the official start of the hamfest, I was outside watching the activity at the airfield across from the hamfest site. That airfield is a joint-use airfield, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for the military, and Yuma International Airport for the civilians. As it was a weekday, there were Marine planes taking off for training. I saw AV-8B Harriers, F-5s (these are "aggressors", simulating the "enemy" for training Marine pilots), and even the new F-35 Lightning II which is going to eventually replace the Harriers in Marine service. I was not able to get a video of the F-35s, but caught a Harrier as it was landing. Even at a normal airfield, Harriers land vertically. This video shows a Harrier descending to its landing pad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGWwvuU1bkw The radio traffic heard in this video was from the 119.300 MHz AM frequency used by the Yuma airport control tower. I was holding a receiver near my camera, and the camera picked up the radio chatter as I recorded the video. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ _______________________________________________ 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/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ 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/listinfo/amsat-bb
