Date: Mon, 19 Sep 94 04:30:27 PDT From: Ham-Space Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Space-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #263 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Mon, 19 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 263 Today's Topics: Radio Astronomy SAREX Packet??? Maybe!! (3 msgs) STS-64 packet? Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Space Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-space". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 18 Sep 1994 16:55:03 -0400 From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: Radio Astronomy To: ham-space@ucsd.edu In article , Timothy Wietlispach writes: I just joined the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers. Write to : Hal Braschwitz, Treasurer 3623 West 139th Street Cleveland,OH 44111 for more info. Hope this helps! ------------------------------ Date: 18 Sep 1994 08:44:52 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uop!csus.edu!netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!netnews@network.ucsd.edu Subject: SAREX Packet??? Maybe!! To: ham-space@ucsd.edu ======================================================================= In <$arls030.1994@ampr.org> w1aw@arrl.org writes: >All scheduled SAREX activities have been completed. Lou McFadin, >W5DID, reports that NASA Mission Control has given the STS-64 >SAREX crew the go ahead to turn on their packet station. There >will be several passes over the USA between now and stowage time. >This crew likes voice contacts, so don't be surprised if they >show up on that mode. > >Equipment stowage commences Sunday, September 18 at 1822z. >NNNN >/EX > > ======================================================================= Well, after spending many late nights waiting for the shuttle to pass over.. hearing nothing time after time, it's real nice to know that they "MIGHT" turn it on for the last few orbits... in fact, trying to work the shuttle has gotten as bad as trying to find an open lane at a bowling alley. The only way you can bowl anymore is to become a member of a league. Do the members of the amateur radio community have to go back to elementary school to be allowed to talk to the shuttle anymore? STS-64 was more boring than watching the crystals grow in previous missions. At least they showed something on NASA SELECT. This time, even when they were doing something of interest, the videos were short if not at all. The Video Highlights were the only thing that even gave you a hint of what was going on up there. What happened to the cargo bay cameras when everyone up there was asleep? They used to show live earth views during sleep periods but lately this has not been happening at all. The last SAREX mission was only good for those who lived south of the 28th para. because the orbiter never faced north anytime during that mission. I guess thats o.k. if you live in Texas, Florida or any of the southern states. I would have liked to have at least had a shot at getting a QSL card for the 25th aniversary of the APOLLO lunar landing. I realize that not everyone can make contact during a SAREX mission but it gets a little frustrating when you get cut entirely out of the loop. If I sound a little bitter, it's only a small token of what many of us are feeling about the last few SAREX missions... I am only passing on some of the complaints that I have heard along with some of my own... I hope that NASA is listening and takes the time to acknowledge this amoung all of the other problems that they have to deal with. In closing, I seriously hope that this improves over time and all amateurs are allowed to become active participants in the space program, not just selected groups. - Mike - WD6EFM Sacramento, Ca. P.S. It was not my intent to discredit those who work directly with SAREX at NASA... I know that they work very hard to make SAREX work for ALL amateurs. Keep up the good work and try not to forget the rest of us who want to participate too! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 15:54:06 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!dparker@network.ucsd.edu Subject: SAREX Packet??? Maybe!! To: ham-space@ucsd.edu M.A. Lari (malari@ix.netcom.com) wrote: : ======================================================================= : Well, after spending many late nights waiting for the shuttle to pass : over.. hearing nothing time after time, it's real nice to know that : they "MIGHT" turn it on for the last few orbits... in fact, trying : to work the shuttle has gotten as bad as trying to find an open lane : at a bowling alley. The only way you can bowl anymore is to become a Worked the Shuttle last night on Packet, still all goosebumpy! If it were real easy to work the shuttle, I don't think it would make the contacts as exciting as they are. My hats off to everyone behind the SAREX missions, thanks very much. Dave ********************************************* * Dave Parker = KD6RRS = * * Tracy, California, USA * * Internet e-mail: dparker@netcom.com * * Packet: KD6RRS@WA6YHJ.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA * ********************************************* ------------------------------ Date: 18 Sep 1994 13:43:03 -0400 From: newstf01.cr1.aol.com!newsbf01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: SAREX Packet??? Maybe!! To: ham-space@ucsd.edu In article <35gum4$7m2@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com>, malari@ix.netcom.com (M.A. Lari) writes: I for one was amazed at the number of passes they made with someone on the radio. I think they did a great job doing all they could to make it as easy as possible for us hams on the ground. (Heck, they even changed the inclination of their orbit for us northern hams!! HA!) This was the first time I really followed the ham activity, but it seemed like they went all out this time. Almost every pass I monitored had someone at the radio (except for the ones during their sleep period ). I guess this was not enough for some people. Thanks NASA!!!!!!! Next time I will make contact! KD6VYV ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 18 Sep 1994 07:43:49 GMT From: murky.apple.com!gallant.apple.com!kip-71.apple.com!user@decwrl.dec.com Subject: STS-64 packet? To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Well, packet *finally* got running on STS-64. I'd appreciate copies of beacon texts or other packet copy after 23:55 PDT on 9/17/94 (that's 06:55 GMT on 9/18.94) to see which list I managed to make. Please send 'em to me via email or post 'em. Congrats to the following hams for their perseverance in getting the following contact numbers (the only ones I copied): KB7MTC #221 KJ6MD #224 KD6MSM #226 -- 73- Bob Martin N6MZV * rtm@newton.apple.com Apple Computer, Inc * ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #263 ******************************