[amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 8, Issue 86
ray gaschk
rgaschk at astound.net
Sat Mar 16 19:56:33 PDT 2013
Have you tried buying mini-circuits through Digi_Key or Mouser?
Best wishes de ray AG6SI
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> 1. TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (Trevor M5AKA)
> 2. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (Dale Hershberger)
> 3. JAXA SmallSats with GPM and ALOS-2 (Mineo Wakita)
> 4. SOMP Cubesat etc. (Mineo Wakita)
> 5. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (Gus)
> 6. Anyone know a way to get a small qty. of MAR-6 or MAR-7
> devices? (Michael)
> 7. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (Adrian Engele)
> 8. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (Rick Tejera)
> 9. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (B J)
> 10. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (Gus)
> 11. Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space (B J)
> 12. google earth satellite tracker (Joseph Armbruster)
> 13. Re: Anyone know a way to get a small qty. of MAR-6 or MAR-7
> devices? (Zach Leffke)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:15:42 +0000 (GMT)
> From: Trevor M5AKA <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
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> Students from Teikyo University plan to transmit images of Slime Mold growth from space using amateur radio.
>
> Wiki lists their satellite TeikyoSat-3 as launching with several other satellites carrying amateur radio payloads in June 2014.
>
> See http://amsat-uk.org/2013/03/15/teikyosat-3-slime-mold-from-space/
>
> 73 Trevor M5AKA
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:31:58 -0800
> From: Dale Hershberger <daleh at alaska.net>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
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> Thanks for all the info you post Trevor. I enjoy following it.
> Dale kl7xj
> On 3/15/2013 3:15 PM, Trevor M5AKA wrote:
>> Students from Teikyo University plan to transmit images of Slime Mold growth from space using amateur radio.
>>
>> Wiki lists their satellite TeikyoSat-3 as launching with several other satellites carrying amateur radio payloads in June 2014.
>>
>> See http://amsat-uk.org/2013/03/15/teikyosat-3-slime-mold-from-space/
>>
>> 73 Trevor M5AKA
>>
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:17:13 +0900
> From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] JAXA SmallSats with GPM and ALOS-2
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> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/jaxa_gpm.htm
> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/jaxalos2.htm
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> JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:18:25 +0900
> From: "Mineo Wakita" <ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SOMP Cubesat etc.
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> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ossisomp.htm
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> JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:19:29 -0400
> From: Gus <8p6sm at anjo.com>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
> Message-ID: <5143E4C1.9070408 at anjo.com>
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> On 03/15/2013 07:15 PM, Trevor M5AKA wrote:
>> Students from Teikyo University plan to transmit images of Slime Mold growth from space using amateur radio.
> Wait! I've seen this movie!
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/
>
> -- 73, de Gus 8P6SM
> Barbados, the easternmost isle.
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:46:34 -0400
> From: Michael <Mat_62 at charter.net>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone know a way to get a small qty. of MAR-6 or
> MAR-7 devices?
> Message-ID: <5143EB1A.1040900 at charter.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> I was going to try and roll my own version of the preamp circuit shown
> in the AMSAT store. I wish I had a spare 50 bucks to just buy one
> because I know it would go to help FOX but my money is extremely tight
> right now. Unfortunately when I go to the mini circuits site, I find
> that their minimum order is twenty and I'd be spending close to 25 or 30
> bucks anyway. At that point, I would be better off buying the prebuilt
> amp if I could afford it! I'm trying to get back ito sats on a budget. I
> have a DVB-T stick and an omnidirectional scanner antenna that I'm
> experimenting with as a poor mans RX solution. I've been able to
> definitely hear transmissions but not make out anything legible from
> V0-52 and I've had no luck hearing S0-50 at all. Considering that I have
> about a 30 foot run of RG-6 quad shield from the antenna to the shack,
> I imagine that a preamp at the antenna would help and give me a definite
> yes or no if my RX experiment is even feasible. I am using SDR# right
> now because I find it easier but my eventual plan is to try and use
> HDSDR with the doppler being controlled by SatPC-32. I could go cheap
> handhelds and may eventually when I can afford them but given that I
> like to operate from my shack and not outdoors with handheld beams, I'll
> still need the preamp.
> 73,
> Michael, W4HIJ
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:58:57 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Adrian Engele <aa5uk at yahoo.com>
> To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, "8p6sm at anjo.com" <8p6sm at anjo.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
> Message-ID:
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> One of my favorite movies!
>
> How about:?
> http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0064393/
>
> 73, Adrian AA5UK
>
> from Yahoo! Mail on Android
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:09:00 -0700
> From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro at cox.net>
> To: "'Adrian Engele'" <aa5uk at yahoo.com>, "'Amsat BB'"
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, <8p6sm at anjo.com>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
> Message-ID: <000501ce21fb$fd296720$f77c3560$@net>
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> My Sister took me to see that when I was 8, I couldn?t sleep without cocooning myself under the covers for weeks, I rented it a few years back and just laughed..
>
> Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
> Sagauro Astronomy Club
> www.saguaroastro.org
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> www.w7tbc.org
> 30 Meter Digital Group # 5794
> Feld Hell Club #3994
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Engele
> Sent: Friday, 15 March, 2013 20:59
> To: Amsat BB; 8p6sm at anjo.com
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
>
> One of my favorite movies!
>
> How about:
> http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0064393/
>
> 73, Adrian AA5UK
>
> from Yahoo! Mail on Android
>
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:15:18 +0000
> From: B J <va6bmj at gmail.com>
> To: Gus <8p6sm at anjo.com>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
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> On 3/16/13, Gus <8p6sm at anjo.com> wrote:
>> On 03/15/2013 07:15 PM, Trevor M5AKA wrote:
>>> Students from Teikyo University plan to transmit images of Slime Mold
>>> growth from space using amateur radio.
>> Wait! I've seen this movie!
>>
>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/
>>
> I watched my DVD copy of it a few days ago. It's one of the best
> science fiction movies ever made.
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
>
> <snip>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:29:55 -0400
> From: Gus <8p6sm at anjo.com>
> To: B J <va6bmj at gmail.com>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
> Message-ID: <51441163.6000303 at anjo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>
> On 03/16/2013 01:15 AM, B J wrote:
>> On 3/16/13, Gus <8p6sm at anjo.com> wrote:
>>> On 03/15/2013 07:15 PM, Trevor M5AKA wrote:
>>>> Students from Teikyo University plan to transmit images of Slime Mold
>>>> growth from space using amateur radio.
>>> Wait! I've seen this movie!
>>>
>>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/
>>>
>> I watched my DVD copy of it a few days ago. It's one of the best
>> science fiction movies ever made.
>>
>> 73s
>>
>> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
> Right after my last post, I put it on. Just finished watching.
>
> Yes, it's a real classic.
>
> --
> 73, de Gus 8P6SM
> Barbados, the easternmost isle.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:29:11 +0000
> From: B J <va6bmj at gmail.com>
> To: Gus <8p6sm at anjo.com>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: TeikyoSat-3 ? Slime Mold from Space
> Message-ID:
> <CAP7QzkNGPg21=wGovECtU7q8GMEk3pgYkUSU9+es8WLADZhdsQ at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> <snip>
>
>> Right after my last post, I put it on. Just finished watching.
>>
>> Yes, it's a real classic.
> It's certainly much better than the made-for-TV remake of a few years
> ago. That version was absolutely dreadful.
>
> 73s
>
> Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
>
> <snip>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:58:01 -0400
> From: Joseph Armbruster <josepharmbruster at gmail.com>
> To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] google earth satellite tracker
> Message-ID: <E9FF72AD-80F6-4929-BBF5-4582006D4B18 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> All,
>
> I decided to buckle down and make an open source Google Earth based satellite tracker. See: https://code.google.com/p/ge-satellite-tracker/
>
> It is designed to pull it's ephemerides directly from space-track.org, so you will need an account to use it (for now). Eventually, I will get around to implementing all the fancies I rendered for arissat-1.
>
> The code is currently in its infancy, so I am open to questions, comments and suggestions.
>
> Joseph Armbruster
> http://libjoe.blogspot.com/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:24:33 -0400
> From: "Zach Leffke" <zleffke at vt.edu>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Anyone know a way to get a small qty. of MAR-6
> or MAR-7 devices?
> Message-ID: <000001ce2251$fbbb6220$f3322660$@vt.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Hi Michael,
> Check out Down East Microwave at www.downeastmicrowave.com. From
> the main page scroll down and click on catalog/Price List on the left. On
> the next page click on Our Online Catalog. On the left side of the page
> click on Components. Scroll down a bit to the MMIC section. They are
> selling MAR-6s for $2.20 a piece with no minimum. There are probably a few
> other components you can use in your project as well on their site. Their
> order process is a bit different than usual, but follow the instructions on
> their online order form and you'll be fine.
>
> Hope this helps,
> -Zach, KJ4QLP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 11:47 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Anyone know a way to get a small qty. of MAR-6 or MAR-7
> devices?
>
> I was going to try and roll my own version of the preamp circuit shown in
> the AMSAT store. I wish I had a spare 50 bucks to just buy one because I
> know it would go to help FOX but my money is extremely tight right now.
> Unfortunately when I go to the mini circuits site, I find that their minimum
> order is twenty and I'd be spending close to 25 or 30 bucks anyway. At that
> point, I would be better off buying the prebuilt amp if I could afford it!
> I'm trying to get back ito sats on a budget. I have a DVB-T stick and an
> omnidirectional scanner antenna that I'm experimenting with as a poor mans
> RX solution. I've been able to definitely hear transmissions but not make
> out anything legible from
> V0-52 and I've had no luck hearing S0-50 at all. Considering that I have
> about a 30 foot run of RG-6 quad shield from the antenna to the shack, I
> imagine that a preamp at the antenna would help and give me a definite yes
> or no if my RX experiment is even feasible. I am using SDR# right now
> because I find it easier but my eventual plan is to try and use HDSDR with
> the doppler being controlled by SatPC-32. I could go cheap handhelds and
> may eventually when I can afford them but given that I like to operate from
> my shack and not outdoors with handheld beams, I'll still need the preamp.
> 73,
> Michael, W4HIJ
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