G4DPZ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk Dave Johnson's alter-ego Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:34:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 AO-51 End of Mission http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/11/29/ao-51-end-of-mission/ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/11/29/ao-51-end-of-mission/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:38:34 +0000 admin http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/?p=103 FROM AMSAT-NA

AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA reported today:

“It is with a heavy heart I report that AO-51 has ceased trans-
mission and is not responding to commands.”

Drew wrote, “The last telemetry data indicated that the third of
six batteries was approaching failure to short, and observations
indicate the voltage from three cells is insufficient to power the
UHF transmitters. The IHU may continue to be operative. Initial
tests with the S-band transmitter were also not positive, although
more attempts are in order. We have tried leaving the satellite in
an expected state where if voltages climb high enough, the 435.150
transmitter may possibly be heard.”

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Further details to follow.

]]> http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/11/21/hamsatdroid/feed/ 0 Winners of Space App Competition announced http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/10/05/winners-of-space-app-competition-announced/ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/10/05/winners-of-space-app-competition-announced/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:53:16 +0000 admin http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/?p=87 Space technology experts from Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC) at the University of Surrey today announced the four lucky winners of the ‘Space App Competition’ who will see their Android Applications run on smartphone-powered satellite STRaND-1, due for launch into space next year.

See: http://www.sstl.co.uk/news-and-events?story=1898

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]]> http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/07/11/support-amsat-na/feed/ 0 Flute RIP http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/07/10/flute-rip/ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/07/10/flute-rip/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:23:15 +0000 admin http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/?p=67 We got home yesterday to find that our puss had lost the use of his back legs.

He’s had a series of age related problems over the past 6 months and it was time to make the hardest decision of them all…

He went to sleep in my wife’s arms at the vets earlier today.

There’s a big orange hole in the house where love and companionship once was.

He’ll become star-stuff again from his favourite resting place in the garden.

Flute RIP

]]> http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/07/10/flute-rip/feed/ 0 Dancing at the Gardener’s World Show http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/06/18/dancing-at-the-gardeners-world-show/ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/06/18/dancing-at-the-gardeners-world-show/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:21:24 +0000 admin http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/?p=58 First Segley Morris did 5 spots at the show on Friday 17th on Gardener’s Green.

Great fun but quite tiring.

A relaxing today before I do it all again at Kinver Carnival tomorrow!

]]> http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/06/18/dancing-at-the-gardeners-world-show/feed/ 0 Wonderful time in Wales http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/05/10/wonderful-time-in-wales/ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/05/10/wonderful-time-in-wales/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 20:50:40 +0000 admin http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/?p=46 It’s my wife’s birthday and we’ve been staying at ‘The Clochfaen‘ B&B in LLangurig, Powys.

Had a wonderful break care of Kevin the owner.

I’d recommend it if you want a real escape in quiet countryside and like a hearty breakfast!

]]> http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/05/10/wonderful-time-in-wales/feed/ 0 Mad things to do on May Day Morning http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/04/20/mad-things-to-do-on-may-day-morning/ http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/2011/04/20/mad-things-to-do-on-may-day-morning/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:41:53 +0000 admin http://www.g4dpz.me.uk/?p=43 As well as my amateur radio operations, I’m also a Morris Dancer.

The First Sedgley MM will be dancing on Sedgley Beacon at 5 a.m. on the 1st of May.

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