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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL (Rick Tejera)
2. Re: Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL (Paul Stoetzer)
3. Re: Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
4. Re: ISS SSTV (Koos van den Hout)
5. Re: ISS SSTV (J. Boyd (JR2TTS))
6. Mounting Arrow Antennas (Lance Homer)
7. Re: Mounting Arrow Antennas (Koos van den Hout)
8. Re: Mounting Arrow Antennas (Scott)
9. Re: Mounting Arrow Antennas (R.T.Liddy)
10. Re: Mounting Arrow Antennas (Bryan Green)
11. Upcoming ARISS contact with USA Science and Engineering
Festival, Washington, D.C (n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxxx
12. Re: Mounting Arrow Antennas (Norm n3ykf)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:34:15 -0700
From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>, <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL
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Patrick, I too worked that pass from my office (Priest between University &
Broadway (DM43ak for non Phoenicians). I, too, heard the tail end of on
image and got the next one which like you indicated started just past mid
pass. My image had a little noise toward the end, nothing a little polarity
twisting on the elk took care of that.
Gonna try the 2006 Local pa10 degree pass and then the 2142 lcl 61 degree
pass. I think that would be the last passes before they deactivate it.
73
Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Radio Club
www.w7tbc.org
623-572-0713
623-203-4121 (cell)
SaguaroAstro@xxx.xxx
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From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@xxxxx.xxxx On Behalf Of Patrick
STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 6:02 PM
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL
Hi!
My AOS on that pass was around 2211 UTC. I barely heard the end of
one picture before a break. I copied one picture perfectly,
starting at 2215 UTC. It was a 21-degree pass, and the picture I
copied was around the middle of the pass. I tweeted the picture
already, and will upload it to the ARISS SSTV picture archive
shortly. I just got home a little bit ago, my first chance to take my
recording from that pass and feed it into RX-SSTV on my tablet.
I have been working an earlier shift at my office this week, which
worked out perfectly for the afternoon ISS passes. I might try to catch
one evening pass before going to bed tonight, but the 1100 UTC alarm is
still hard to accept. Only two more days of that... :-)
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @xxxxxx
On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:11 PM, Greg Stahlman <kj6ko@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Seems to be a dead carrier on 145.800 in Northern CA. Pointing about240
> degrees from my QTH in Placerville.
>
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:39:51 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: Greg Stahlman <kj6ko@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL
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There's a lot of junk on 145.800 MHz here in DC. My router or cable modem
seems to put out a strong carrier there. Other signals appear there around
my apartment building too (there are certain interference free areas I can
go). The church across the street also appears to have some wireless mic
system there.
Trying to listen to the ISS or work XW-2C is always interesting with all
these signals near that frequency.
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Greg Stahlman <kj6ko@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Seems to be a dead carrier on 145.800 in Northern CA. Pointing about240
> degrees from my QTH in Placerville.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 01:59:40 +0000
From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb@xxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Carrier on 145.8 NORCAL
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Paul,
If the cable TV system in your area still uses analog channels, the
2m band falls around cable channel 18 (144-150 MHz). That used to
be a problem for me in the past, if there was degraded coax cable
connecting houses to the cable TV system in the neighborhood. If
I transmitted on much of 2m, I would interfere with that cable channel.
And I could hear the audio carrier from that channel on my 2m radios.
If this is the case, you might hear the audio from that analog cable
channel on 149.750 MHz.
Thankfully, my current neighborhood doesn't suffer from having some
old or compromised cable in the ground between the houses and street
(all cable TV and telephone infrastructure is underground around here).
And no TVI complaints from the neighbors, when on HF or VHF/UHF. :-)
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
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On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 1:39 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
> There's a lot of junk on 145.800 MHz here in DC. My router or cable modem
> seems to put out a strong carrier there. Other signals appear there around
> my apartment building too (there are certain interference free areas I can
> go). The church across the street also appears to have some wireless mic
> system there.
>
> Trying to listen to the ISS or work XW-2C is always interesting with all
> these signals near that frequency.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
>
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:04:21 +0200
From: Koos van den Hout <koos@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV
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Quoting Ed Cunningham who wrote on Wed 2016-04-13 at 14:16:
> Never tried SSTV before, managed to capture a picture from the 20:40 ISS
> pass over Phoenix AZ today. Solid copy using an Elk Dual Band, Ft-857D and
> RX-SST software.
(just diving into the reception reports)
Two passes yesterday at reasonable times (not colliding with family life).
First pass was one complete image, second one two partial images.
Results and more at
http://idefix.net/~koos/newsitem.cgi/1460578881
http://idefix.net/~koos/newsitem.cgi/1460579489
No problem with the signal: it came in at S9++ on my FT-857
Koos
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:19:48 +0900
From: "J. Boyd (JR2TTS)" <the2belo@xxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV
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On Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:04:21 +0200, Koos van den Hout
<koos@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx> wrote:
> Quoting Ed Cunningham who wrote on Wed 2016-04-13 at 14:16:
>
> > Never tried SSTV before, managed to capture a picture from the 20:40 ISS
> > pass over Phoenix AZ today. Solid copy using an Elk Dual Band, Ft-857D
and
> > RX-SST software.
>
> (just diving into the reception reports)
>
> Two passes yesterday at reasonable times (not colliding with family life).
> First pass was one complete image, second one two partial images.
Adding to the chorus of reports, the strange jaggedness from my first
image seems to have sorted itself out, and I managed to obtain a
complete image during my second attempt this afternoon.
http://i.imgur.com/cs2cNV2.jpg
Gear is a FUNCube Dongle Pro+ into SDR# on a laptop, fed into MMSSTV,
from a VHF/UHF discone.
It's a good thing I decoded this live without any problems, because I
forgot to press the record button!
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 23:56:40 -0600
From: Lance Homer <k7lqh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
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I'm an amateur radio operator who is thinking about getting into
communicating via satellites. As I've been looking into the Elk vs the
Arrow antennas and trying to decide which to buy....all of the videos and
the pictures I see of the Arrow on a a tripod always have it mounted on the
far end at the handle. Many use a counterweight but some do not. I was
wondering if mounting in the middle of the beam where it is more balanced
weight-wise is possible or if there is some reason people do not do this?
(As I try to imagine the motion needed it still seems possible to me to
have the elements not hit the tripod legs if you can extend the head of the
tripod up a bit.) If it can be done I assume it would need to be a
non-metal tri-pod?? I'm also thinking of mounting the antenna I choose
(Elk or Arrow) to a tall fiberglass mast. If I can't mount the arrow in
the middle then I would worry about the leverage that it would create
which is one reason the Elk seems appealing....but at the same time I
assume the Alaskan has the most gain which interests me for non-satellite
uses.
Thanks,
Lance / K7LQH
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:25:20 +0200
From: Koos van den Hout <koos@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
Message-ID: <20160414132520.GA29945@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx>
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Quoting Lance Homer who wrote on Wed 2016-04-13 at 23:56:
> I'm an amateur radio operator who is thinking about getting into
> communicating via satellites. As I've been looking into the Elk vs the
> Arrow antennas and trying to decide which to buy....all of the videos and
> the pictures I see of the Arrow on a a tripod always have it mounted on the
> far end at the handle. Many use a counterweight but some do not. I was
> wondering if mounting in the middle of the beam where it is more balanced
> weight-wise is possible or if there is some reason people do not do this?
My arms are tired of holding the Arrow and trying to get over nearby
houses so I now have a rotor available and for mounting the arrow on it
I am looking at something like the setup pictured in
https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/3yip8i/made_a_mount_for_my_arro
w_yagi_using_some_pvc/
(from someone who also frequents this list)
The 2 meter gamma match (and the split in case of a split-boom Arrow
antenna) are indeed near the center of gravity.
Koos van den Hout
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:36:58 -0400
From: "Scott" <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
Message-ID: <7095A22DEC204B6A8677777799CE9F30@xxxxxx>
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I did exactly that, Lance. It just seemed like the logical way to tripod
mount the thing to me.
Using cheap tripods from BestBuy, I just did a finger-balance on the
assembled Arrow & used a couple of small screws to mount the base plate that
comes with the tripod (so it's easily removable from the tripod). After
seeing that it worked so well, I added a little JB Weld (2-part epoxy type
of product) to reinforce the connection.
It's plastic, so leaving it on there for hand-held use has not been an issue.
Here's a pic:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/10509shc38j9ywn/arrows.jpg?dl=0
-Scott, K4KDR
Montpelier, VA USA
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----- Original Message -----
From: Lance Homer
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 01:56
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
I'm an amateur radio operator who is thinking about getting into
communicating via satellites. As I've been looking into the Elk vs the
Arrow antennas and trying to decide which to buy....all of the videos and
the pictures I see of the Arrow on a a tripod always have it mounted on the
far end at the handle. Many use a counterweight but some do not. I was
wondering if mounting in the middle of the beam where it is more balanced
weight-wise is possible or if there is some reason people do not do this?
(As I try to imagine the motion needed it still seems possible to me to
have the elements not hit the tripod legs if you can extend the head of the
tripod up a bit.) If it can be done I assume it would need to be a
non-metal tri-pod?? I'm also thinking of mounting the antenna I choose
(Elk or Arrow) to a tall fiberglass mast. If I can't mount the arrow in
the middle then I would worry about the leverage that it would create
which is one reason the Elk seems appealing....but at the same time I
assume the Alaskan has the most gain which interests me for non-satellite
uses.
Thanks,
Lance / K7LQH
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:36:04 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
Message-ID:
<782303791.510771.1460644564472.JavaMail.yahoo@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
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I created a mounting foot that makes a quick attachment toa camera tripod
for my Arrow. It is near the end of the boomso that the 2m reflector doesn't
get hung up on the tripodlegs as the antenna is turned in every direction
and polarization.I added an extension to the end of the Arrow boom with
aweight on it to balance the antenna on the tripod. Every elementof the
antenna is forward of the tripod. ?All this?allows me toleave the antenna
unattended while I fiddle with the radio. ?HIHI
GL/73, ? ? ?Bob ? K8BL
From: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
I did exactly that, Lance.? It just seemed like the logical way to tripod
mount the thing to me.
Using cheap tripods from BestBuy, I just did a finger-balance on the
assembled Arrow & used a couple of small screws to mount the base plate that
comes with the tripod (so it's easily removable from the tripod).? After
seeing that it worked so well, I added a little JB Weld (2-part epoxy type
of product) to reinforce the connection.
It's plastic, so leaving it on there for hand-held use has not been an issue.
Here's a pic:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/10509shc38j9ywn/arrows.jpg?dl=0
-Scott, K4KDR
Montpelier, VA? USA
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? ----- Original Message -----
? From: Lance Homer
? To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
? Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 01:56
? Subject: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
? I'm an amateur radio operator who is thinking about getting into
? communicating via satellites.? As I've been looking into the Elk vs the
? Arrow antennas and trying to decide which to buy....all of the videos and
? the pictures I see of the Arrow on a a tripod always have it mounted on the
? far end at the handle.? Many use a counterweight but some do not.? I was
? wondering if mounting in the middle of the beam where it is more balanced
? weight-wise is possible or if there is some reason people do not do this?
? (As I try to imagine the motion needed it still seems possible to me to
? have the elements not hit the tripod legs if you can extend the head of the
? tripod up a bit.)? If it can be done I assume it would need to be a
? non-metal tri-pod??? I'm also thinking of mounting the antenna I choose
? (Elk or Arrow) to a tall fiberglass mast.? If I can't mount the arrow in
? the middle then? I would worry about the leverage that it would create
? which is one reason the Elk seems appealing....but at the same time I
? assume the Alaskan has the most gain which interests me for non-satellite
? uses.
? Thanks,
? Lance / K7LQH
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 07:40:45 -0700
From: Bryan Green <bryan@xxxxx.xxx>
To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
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Can we see a picture of this, Bob?
Sent from my mobile emitter
> On Apr 14, 2016, at 07:36, R.T.Liddy <k8bl@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> I created a mounting foot that makes a quick attachment toa camera tripod
for my Arrow. It is near the end of the boomso that the 2m reflector doesn't
get hung up on the tripodlegs as the antenna is turned in every direction
and polarization.I added an extension to the end of the Arrow boom with
aweight on it to balance the antenna on the tripod. Every elementof the
antenna is forward of the tripod. All this allows me toleave the antenna
unattended while I fiddle with the radio. HIHI
> GL/73, Bob K8BL
>
> From: Scott <scott23192@xxxxx.xxx>
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
>
> I did exactly that, Lance. It just seemed like the logical way to tripod
mount the thing to me.
>
> Using cheap tripods from BestBuy, I just did a finger-balance on the
assembled Arrow & used a couple of small screws to mount the base plate that
comes with the tripod (so it's easily removable from the tripod). After
seeing that it worked so well, I added a little JB Weld (2-part epoxy type
of product) to reinforce the connection.
>
> It's plastic, so leaving it on there for hand-held use has not been an
issue.
>
> Here's a pic:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/10509shc38j9ywn/arrows.jpg?dl=0
>
> -Scott, K4KDR
> Montpelier, VA USA
>
>
>
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lance Homer
> To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2016 01:56
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
>
>
> I'm an amateur radio operator who is thinking about getting into
> communicating via satellites. As I've been looking into the Elk vs the
> Arrow antennas and trying to decide which to buy....all of the videos and
> the pictures I see of the Arrow on a a tripod always have it mounted on
the
> far end at the handle. Many use a counterweight but some do not. I was
> wondering if mounting in the middle of the beam where it is more balanced
> weight-wise is possible or if there is some reason people do not do this?
> (As I try to imagine the motion needed it still seems possible to me to
> have the elements not hit the tripod legs if you can extend the head of
the
> tripod up a bit.) If it can be done I assume it would need to be a
> non-metal tri-pod?? I'm also thinking of mounting the antenna I choose
> (Elk or Arrow) to a tall fiberglass mast. If I can't mount the arrow in
> the middle then I would worry about the leverage that it would create
> which is one reason the Elk seems appealing....but at the same time I
> assume the Alaskan has the most gain which interests me for non-satellite
> uses.
>
> Thanks,
> Lance / K7LQH
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:42:25 -0400
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with USA Science and
Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at USA Science and Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C
on 16 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:19 UTC. It is
recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this
time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact
should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are
invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to
be conducted in English.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America's vision is ambitious: to assure success is
within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on
track to graduate high school prepared for their future. For 155 years,
BGCA's proven track record of changing and saving kids' lives has been woven
into the fabric of what makes our nation great. Today, some 4,200 Clubs
serve nearly 4 million kids in nearly every congressional district - from
rural communities to urban neighborhoods, from public schools to public
housing units, on nearly 500 U.S. military installations, and throughout our
country's Native lands. We are redefining the opportunity equation for kids
across our country. We are preparing Globally Competitive Graduates through
our Great Futures Campaign STEM strategy.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. What inspired you to become an astronaut?
2. What kind of training did you receive to become an astronaut? What were
the hardest parts of it?
3. What do you do in space when you are not working?
4. How is sleeping in space different than sleeping in your bed? I read that
you have to be strapped into your bunk during missions.
5. When you get off a boat, sometimes your legs are really wobbly, does
this happen when you come home from space? Do you have to readjust to the
heaviness of gravity?
6. On Earth, we get regular check-ups to make sure we are healthy and fit
for school or athletics. In space, do you monitor your health, like blood
pressure? If so, are the machines that are used altered in any way for
space flight?
7. We saw online that some of you are conducting research on headaches in
space. Are headaches worse in space? Do people get more of them?
8. Do you use 3D printing in space? We have heard that you can print parts
to repair things that break.
9. Do things go wrong on the Space Station? What do you do to prevent that
from happening?
10. How does new technology modernize today's space flight in comparison to
early explorations? Does it change how data is collected, or allow for
better quality photographs?
11. How would you compare communication with your family compared to how
Apollo astronauts communicated with their families? How has technology
changed it?
12. What are some of the problems or challenges with space? travel for
someone who is not physically fit? How does NASA ensure you are ready to
go into space?
13. We have teams to work on our robots, solar cars, and other projects. How
is being on the ISS like being on a team?
14 Do the astronauts ever get mad at each other?
15. We love Space Movies! Which movies are most accurate? What parts are
totally unrealistic in most movies?
16. How long does it take to get to Mars and do you think there will be
anyone living there, like astronauts or scientists, in our lifetime?
17. What was the scariest thing that has happened to you while on the Space
Station or while blasting off?
18. While flying over Washington DC, can you see any of the monuments?
19. When do you think the general public will be able to take a space trip?
How soon do you think it might be a normal thing to do?
20. What are some of your concerns for having untrained people fly into
space?
21. Have you seen anything that makes you think there might be space aliens?
22. How many days of supplies do you always keep in reserve?
23. If there were a one way mission to Mars, would you try to be on that
crew?
24. What did you do as a kid that helped you prepare to be an astronaut?
Anything that you now can see was essential?
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Next planned event(s):
1. St Richards Catholic College, Bexhill on Sea, UK, direct via GB4SRC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-04-18 14:56:06 UTC
2. STEM Trajectory Initiative with Albuquerque Public Schools,
Albuquerque
New Mexico, direct via NM5HD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-04-22 17:32:37 UTC
3. Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK, direct via GB1WHS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI
Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-04-23 12:10:50 UTC
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Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration
of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by
organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard
the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the
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radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about
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Thank you & 73,
David - AA4KN
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:15:40 -0400
From: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Lance Homer <k7lqh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "<,amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Mounting Arrow Antennas
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Lance,
Use both Arrow and Elk portable.
Mounting details in the comments.
Pics here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/n3ykf/7h5sA5
Norm n3ykf
On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 1:56 AM, Lance Homer <k7lqh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I'm an amateur radio operator who is thinking about getting into
> communicating via satellites. As I've been looking into the Elk vs the
> Arrow antennas and trying to decide which to buy....all of the videos and
> the pictures I see of the Arrow on a a tripod always have it mounted on the
> far end at the handle. Many use a counterweight but some do not. I was
> wondering if mounting in the middle of the beam where it is more balanced
> weight-wise is possible or if there is some reason people do not do this?
> (As I try to imagine the motion needed it still seems possible to me to
> have the elements not hit the tripod legs if you can extend the head of the
> tripod up a bit.) If it can be done I assume it would need to be a
> non-metal tri-pod?? I'm also thinking of mounting the antenna I choose
> (Elk or Arrow) to a tall fiberglass mast. If I can't mount the arrow in
> the middle then I would worry about the leverage that it would create
> which is one reason the Elk seems appealing....but at the same time I
> assume the Alaskan has the most gain which interests me for non-satellite
> uses.
>
> Thanks,
> Lance / K7LQH
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