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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Upcoming ARISS contact with Stephen F. Austin Elementary
School, Brazosport ISD, Jones Creek, Texas (E.Mike McCardel)
2. C6AQD LOTW uploads (Lee Ernstrom)
3. Re: AO-07 (Mvivona)
4. Rohde & Schwarz FSIQ 7 Service manual ? (Paul)
5. NPOTA Activation of Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
(TR03) (Paul Stoetzer)
6. AO-07 Spinning? (Joe)
7. NO-84 Voltage (KO6TZ Bob)
8. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-11 05:30 UTC
(AJ9N@xxx.xxxx
9. Yaesu 5500 issues (Jeff Griffin)
10. Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside the Box
(Arthur Feller, W4ART)
11. Re: Global Geo SATCOM system? (vertical whip antenna?)
(Robert Bruninga)
12. update (Steve A)
13. Re: update (Stefan Wagener)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 10:54:59 -0400
From: "E.Mike McCardel" <mccardelm@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Andrew Rich <vk4tec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: ariss-press@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx amsat-edu
<amsat-edu@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Stephen F. Austin
Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones Creek, Texas
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Andrew,
The ARISS outreach is an inspirational and educational outreach to schools
and other educational institutions that is of high interest to many of our
members. It not only has a proven track record of stimulating interest in
Science. Technology, Engineering, and Math; it also exposes many people to
the capabilities and fun of amateur radio. It is one of AMSAT's, ARRL's and
NASA's premier outreach/inspirational programs. Many volunteers and
volunteer hours go into making each contact.
Whereas a streaming of a telebridge contact may not float everyone's
interests it is of significant interest to so many amateur radio and space
enthusiasts to warrant being announced through all of our PR outlets.
EMike
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service
Former AMSAT VP Education Outreach
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 9, 2016, at 10:06 AM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> I don't know about you but I just don't get a buzz out of this
>
> Andrew
>
> -----------------------------
> Sent from my iPhone
> Andrew Rich
> e vk4tec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
> w www.tech-software.net
> m 0419 738 223
>
>> On 10 Oct. 2016, at 00:01, <n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
<n4csitwo@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>>
>> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones
Creek, Texas on 10 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately
16:46 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 NA1SS and
VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia 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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Stephen F. Austin is a STEM academy located in Jones Creek, Texas on the
Gulf Coast. It serves students in pre-kindergarten through the sixth grade.
Its mission is to develop and empower the whole student with the capacity to
excel in an ever-changing world. Its teachers believe that all children can
learn, given the proper time and resources. Its ultimate goal is to nurture
students into productive, prepared and highly functional citizens.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. What dream or desire did you have that made you want to be an
astronaut?
>>
>> 2. How long did you have to train before going to the ISS?
>>
>> 3. Is it more important to be physically or mentally prepared for outer
>>
>> space?
>>
>> 4. What happens if a crew member needs medical attention not available on
>>
>> the ISS?
>>
>> 5. What is the most challenging part about staying on the ISS?
>>
>> 6. What is the most important thing astronauts do to help the Earth?
>>
>> 7. What happens to your bones when you return to Earth?
>>
>> 8. What do you find most interesting about space?
>>
>> 9. What do you do if something, such as a meteorite, hits the ISS?
>>
>> 10. Does blood rush to your head when you are upside down, and how does it
>>
>> feel?
>>
>> 11. How does living and working in space affect your life upon returning
>>
>> home?
>>
>> 12. Do you ever get motion sickness with having less gravity in space?
>>
>> 13. Do you ever lose power on the ISS, and if so how do you regain it?
>>
>> 14. What kind of degrees do you have to have to be an astronaut?
>>
>> 15. How does your body react when you come back to Earth?
>>
>> 16. How do you shower on the ISS?
>>
>> 17. What happens if something malfunctions like the tracking system or
radio
>>
>> on the ISS?
>>
>> 18. How does your job from the ISS continue once you return to Earth?
>>
>> 19. What is the coolest thing you have done in space?
>>
>> 20. What sensations do you notice when you first return to Earth?
>>
>> 21. What do you do in your spare time on the ISS?
>>
>> 22. What experiments do you do on the ISS?
>>
>> 23. How does NASA or other space agencies send satellites into space?
>>
>> 24. How many hours does it take for a satellite to orbit the Earth?
>>
>> 25. What's the longest time you can be in space before it hurts your body
>>
>> too much?
>>
>> 26. What are the different jobs you can do in space?
>>
>> 27. What is the point of going to the ISS?
>>
>> 28. Does the food you eat help your bones stay strong?
>>
>> 29. How do you collect samples of things in space and bring them back to
>>
>> Earth?
>>
>> 30. What kind of people make good astronauts?
>>
>> 31. Are there ever animals on the ISS?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:
>>
>>
>>
>> Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS).
>>
>>
>>
>> To receive our Twitter updates, follow @xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Next planned event(s):
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute, Omaha NE,
>>
>> telebridge via VK4KHZ
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
>>
>> Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-10-15 14:00:08 UTC 29 deg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> About ARISS:
>>
>> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative
venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that
support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in
Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space 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 help of experienced
amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a
variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students,
teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies,
and amateur radio. For m
o
> re
>> information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you & 73,
>>
>> David - AA4KN
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 09:29:58 -0600
From: Lee Ernstrom <lee.ernstrom@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] C6AQD LOTW uploads
Message-ID:
<CAGgvt8heWUfSs=mUg_qUBdUEda7GtQDK3p_6aFF-hxqmRnJgFw@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Thanks to Matthew, K4FEM, for pointing out to me that he didn't show a
confirmation for our FN52 QSO on October 6, 2016 I was able to discover
that I hadn't uploaded those contacts. I have now uploaded 12 more from
the time frame of 0213 to 0225 UTC.
Also, thanks to Clayton, K5PFG, for noticing that I missed uploading our
QSO of 10/02/16 when I was in FN61 because I had accidently hit the off
button on my recorder. I just uploaded that too.
If I missed anything else please let me know.
Doc, C6AQD/MM (WA7HQD)
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 11:41:50 -0400
From: Mvivona <Mvivona@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-07
Message-ID: <E856F7FC-E3D1-4728-8B8A-97AE33E4FBFB@xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Thank you very much for the explanation Greg.
Michael KC4ZVA
Sent from my iPad
On Oct 9, 2016, at 1:49 AM, Greg D <ko6th.greg@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Hi Michael,
It can't put out more than what it's capable of, and that's the key here.
First of all, the term "full quieting" signal really only applies to FM
transmission. But what you are saying is correct, that once the total
of all the uplink signals reaches a point where the corresponding total
downlink is "full", more uplink can't change that total.
The point about "hogging" the transponder is that if one of the uplink
stations were to increase its power beyond that level, then to maintain
the downlink limit, the other stations get their share of the downlink
reduced. And with AO-07, if you push it hard enough (not difficult to
do), the satellite will crash and reset. The indication that the
satellite is running dangerously low on power is when the downlink
starts to sound watery ("FM-ing", they call it). More uplink power in
this situation will only make things worse.
Greg KO6TH
Mvivona via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I know this has probably been explained before, but help me understand as
this has always puzzled me.
>
> For example purposes I'm going to use 1 watt as the theoretical
satellite's output and only one ground station on the input.
>
> The way I understand is: If AO-7 (or any other SSB repeater) receives a
signal, it keys up the transmitter side and passes the audio through. If
AO-7 transmitter is let's say a 1 watt, then a full quieting signal on the
input should make the output max out at 1 watt. If the input signal is weak
and noisy, then the output might only be 1/2 watt.
> Please explain how the repeater's transmitter can put out more than 1 watt
(using more power) if the ground station goes well beyond full quieting by
uplinking with let's say 500watts.
>
> Thanks in advance for the explanation.
>
> Michael KC4ZVA
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 8, 2016, at 7:11 PM, Jim Walls <jim@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>
> My first guess would be that because AO-7 is functionally running with no
> battery, if one station is running high power, it easily hogs all the power
> available.
>
> Jim
> K6CCC
>
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>> From: "Joe" <nss@xxx.xxx>
>> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2016 7:11 AM
>> To: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-07
>>
>> I wonder if anyone has actually done any studies after all these years
>> on propagation's through this bird. AO-07
>>
>> I find it in the past couple weeks soo interesting on how varied the
>> level of signal strengths can be on very similar passes.
>>
>> Where one pass, vs another are almost identical, yet one will be full of
>> stations, and the next one all I hear is my own CQ.
>>
>> BUT... that difference can be all made by just who is actually on the
> air.
>> BUT.... then take two passes that are almost identical, and ignore all
>> the other people, and pay attention to just your own signal, where on
>> this pass my sig is soo weak that 90% of the time I'm hearing nothing,
>> then next pass that is very similar I am actually moving the S meter the
>> signal is sooo strong.
>>
>> And in theroy, this is all Line Of Sight communications, the losses from
>> one pass vs another should be the same.
>>
>> Yes polarity can be an issue, but I cant see it being the reason for the
>> whole pass duration.
>>
>> Very Interesting!
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
>> --
>> Sig
>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
>> Idle Tyme
>> Idle-Tyme.com
>> http://www.idle-tyme.com
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:38:09 -0400
From: Paul <g4bbp@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rohde & Schwarz FSIQ 7 Service manual ?
Message-ID: <157ae62bf5f-140b-6e5c@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Hi Everyone,
I wonder if someone might be able to help me find a service manual for an
FSIQ 7 Spectrum / Signal analyzer. Mine has and intermittent fault where
the LO goes out of lock. I haven't been able to find a repair / service
manual on the net but maybe I haven't looked it the right place.
Any help or guidance gratefully accepted !
Cheers & 73s
Paul
G4BBP
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:38:43 -0400
From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm@xxxx.xxx>
To: "amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] NPOTA Activation of Potomac Heritage National
Scenic Trail (TR03)
Message-ID:
<CABzOSOpQivExtSE=uyXw40xzxgq7G+bz3nPo_2pPARksesM+sA@xxxx.xxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Good morning,
I'm planning a satellite activation of the Potomac Heritage National
Scenic Trail (ARRL NPOTA designation TR03) this afternoon. I'll start
out on FO-29 at 17:58 UTC, around 435.865 MHz +/-, and switch to SO-50
shortly after 18:08 UTC.
73,
Paul, N8HM
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:04:44 -0500
From: Joe <nss@xxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-07 Spinning?
Message-ID: <fd7769ce-f442-8e27-011d-824a54ed093c@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
I am assuming AO-07 is rotating. Does anyone now how fast?
Joe WB9SBD
--
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:41:52 -0700
From: KO6TZ Bob <my.callsign@xxxxxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] NO-84 Voltage
Message-ID: <c03c51a0-47c8-8732-dc18-8f3399193ceb@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
With the extended eclipse length, it seems that the battery voltage on
NO-84 is slowly getting lower.
The APRS digi has been APOFF for several days.
Here is this evening's telemetry from the PSK-31 transmitter.
KO6TZ
Bob
W3ADO-5 beacon B 001 34 33 468 167 +19
W3ADO-5 beacon B 002 31 41 438 158 +19
W3ADO-5 beacon B 003 37 37 459 165 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 004 15 48 413 151 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 005 21 50 405 149 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 006 31 40 448 161 +20
W3ADO-5 beacon B 007 37 34 463 166 +19
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 01:32:26 -0400
From: AJ9N@xxx.xxx
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-11
05:30 UTC
Message-ID: <478dc8.4fea297f.452dd36a@xxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-11 05:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones Creek, Texas,
telebridge via VK5ZAI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
Contact was successful: Mon 2016-10-10 16:46:00 UTC 50 deg (***)
University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute, Omaha NE, telebridge via
VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-10-15 14:00:08 UTC 29 deg
Howell L. Watkins Middle School, Palm Beach Gardens FL, direct via W4JKJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS (***)
Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-10-20 15:07:36 UTC 70 deg (***)
****************************************************************************
**
Call for Proposals
Proposal Window September 1 ? November 1, 2016
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is
seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,
individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew
member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held
between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits
will
determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact
opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large
numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education
plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 1, 2016. Proposal
information and documents can be found at
www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.
****************************************************************************
**
ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.
ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send
your reports to aj9n@xxxxx.xxx or aj9n@xxx.xxx.
Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.
****************************************************************************
***
All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise noted.
****************************************************************************
***
Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and
not being able to get in. That has now been changed to
http://www.ariss.org/
Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
****************************************************************************
Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?
If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete
details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.
http://www.ariss-eu.org/
If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to
provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100
schools:
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123
Gaston ON4WF with 121
Francesco IK?WGF with 118
****************************************************************************
The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date
webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are
additional
ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date
and
time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-10-11 05:30 UTC.
(***)
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1088. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1053. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
file.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern
Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
****************************************************************************
The successful school list has been updated as of 2016-10-11 05:30 UTC.
(***)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 47 on orbit
Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Oleg Skripochka RN3FU
Aleksey Ovchinin
Exp. 48 on orbit
Anatoly Ivanishin
Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
Takuya Onishi KF5LKS
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:52:25 -0400
From: "Jeff Griffin" <kb2m@xxxx.xxx>
To: "'amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxxxx <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu 5500 issues
Message-ID: <001801d223cf$14eec340$3ecc49c0$@xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
When I got home last night I noticed an issue with azimuth control with my
G-5500. When the control box is powered up the azimuth display goes to max
scale. And the antenna turned all the way to the stop around 450 degrees.
The elevation control is functioning normally. I of course removing the
connection to the LVBT and tested the box and rotor in standalone mode. I
did a quick check of the wiring out to the rotor and removed the plug all
wiring appears to be ok. Anyone have any ideas on what is causing this
problem? I'm leaving for my winter home tomorrow and if it turns out to be
the control box I will bring it with me to fix otherwise it will have wait
till I get back here for the Christmas holiday. If it's the rotor I will
then have some time to take it down and work on..
73 Jeff kb2m
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:50:05 -0400
From: "Arthur Feller, W4ART" <afeller@xxxx.xxx>
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Brennan N4QX Price <bprice@xxxx.xxx>, chris@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
iaru-satcoord@xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: [amsat-bb] Achieving Science with CubeSats: Thinking Inside
the Box
Message-ID: <FCA786C4-9EFD-4AFD-934A-FC32CB9B626A@xxxx.xxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Just published by the National Academies of Science. PDF download version
is free. See: https://www.nap.edu/download/23503
<https://www.nap.edu/download/23503>
73, art?..
W4ART Arlington VA
To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a
funny bone.
- Reba McEntire
http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/>
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:33:27 -0400
From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga@xxxx.xxx>
To: amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Global Geo SATCOM system? (vertical whip
antenna?)
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A simple ? wave vertical wire whip in the center of a car roof might make a
good APRS Inmarsat
Downlink antenna. See: http://aprs.org/outnet-whip-ant.html
A ? wave monopole should have over 7 dBi gain above about 30 degrees which
is where the Inmarsat satellite is. The patch antenna made by the Outernet
Folks could be 9 dBi and also has the advantage of circular polarization
but is critical to build unless one purchases their kit. But it would be
useful to see if signals were possible from just the 6.0? whip?
And for people in the USA where the satellite is above 45 degrees, then
maybe a 5/4 antenna might pickup another dB or so and still have the
satellite in the main beam. Be nice to do an EZNEC model..
Bob, WB4aPR
*From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:bruninga@xxxx.xxxx
*Sent:* Wednesday, October 05, 2016 6:52 PM
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*Subject:* Global Geo SATCOM system?
AMSAT tinkerers?
OUTERNET is a free worldwide Geostationary Satellite downlink system
designed to bring content to remote areas all over the globe. They have
six geostationary birds covering the entire globe EVERYWHERE. All you need
is a small 18? (or 36? in some very remote areas) to receive content via
your own home-made receiver based on a TV dongle and Rasberry Pi.
Is there anyone on AMSAT-bb that is already receiving this content? We?d
like to hear about how easy it is to set up a receiver.
We have some ideas on how this can be used to augment Ham radio in our
Emergency Response and remote operations missions. See
http://aprs.org/outnet.html
Bob, WB4APR
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:40:43 -0400
From: Steve A <onmontauk@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Amsat-Bb David G0MRF via <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: [amsat-bb] update
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Can we get updated info, When is the NASA tour? when is the ARISS
meetings? trying to finalize plans.
Steve
W2AKK
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:40:44 -0500
From: Stefan Wagener <wageners@xxxxx.xxx>
To: Steve A <onmontauk@xxxxx.xxx>
Cc: Amsat-Bb David G0MRF via <amsat-bb@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] update
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Been to AMSAT.ORG website lately?
It is all on there :-)
FYI,
http://www.amsat.org/?p=5370
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Steve A <onmontauk@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> Can we get updated info, When is the NASA tour? when is the ARISS
> meetings? trying to finalize plans.
>
>
> Steve
> W2AKK
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