Hello to anyone that maybe still using this forum.I'm trying to get in contact with Wally ZL1VWM about the question below:- Hi Wally I saw your call sign on the LygnSat site in regards to "NASA TV", for a long time now I have wished for the powers that be to place a feed on one of our Optus Satellites, in fact I'd even take a subscription to Foxtel if they'd organized a feed for NASA TV. So far nothing has come through, as member of "The Planetary Society" I have even emailed messages requesting someone to organize a NASA TV feed here in Australia. I've just discovered that Optus B1 has a feed albeit on New Zealand, I'm wondering if you would know if I can see this feed here in Melbourne? Currently I have a 90cm dish on a small motor control using a Humax 5400 receiver, I tried a quick look for Optus B1 the other night with out any luck though. Also I see the feed seems to be off the internet rather than any actual feed from a live NASA source so to speak, is that true? If so how good a quality are the images, at least what I'm try to say, it that I currently look at NASA TV off the internet, it's pretty horrible to say the least, picture keeps updating and then digitizes and then comes good for a few seconds and goes all horrible again, I have ADSL at 512 download, it's probably my computer that needs the upgrading, but if there is finally a feed off a Satellite visible in our own sky then bloody fantastic!....I'll go for that! Any thoughts on this Wally. Many Thanks Clint Jeffrey - VK3CSJ P.S I'm on my work computer at present, if you can, you can also reply to my home email address which is vk3csj(a)netspace.net.au
Hi Clint, I don't know that NZNOG was the best place to ask. A quick google for Wally's callsign shows that if you throw @xtra.co.nz after his callsign you're likely to get his email address. If hes a member of nzart you can put @nzart.org.nz after his callsign and that might work too. Failing that you could try the Amateur Radio reflector hosted by NZART wh ich will likely know people who can get hold of your friend. If these are no assistance feel free to drop me a line offlist and i'll ask around. His details will be in PRISM if nowhere else. Regards Mark Foster (ZL1VMF) Clint Jeffrey wrote:
Hello to anyone that maybe still using this forum.I'm trying to get in contact with Wally ZL1VWM about the question below:-
Hi Wally
I saw your call sign on the LygnSat site in regards to "NASA TV", for a long time now I have wished for the powers that be to place a feed on one of our Optus Satellites, in fact I'd even take a subscription to Foxtel if they'd organized a feed for NASA TV. So far nothing has come through, as member of "The Planetary Society" I have even emailed messages requesting someone to organize a NASA TV feed here in Australia. I've just discovered that Optus B1 has a feed albeit on New Zealand, I'm wondering if you would know if I can see this feed here in Melbourne? Currently I have a 90cm dish on a small motor control using a Humax 5400 receiver, I tried a quick look for Optus B1 the other night with out any luck though. Also I see the feed seems to be off the internet rather than any actual feed from a live NASA source so to speak, is that true? If so how good a quality are the images, at least what I'm try to say, it that I currently look at NASA TV off the internet, it's pretty horrible to say the least, picture keeps updating and then digitizes and then comes good for a few seconds and goes all horrible again, I have ADSL at 512 download, it's probably my computer that needs the upgrading, but if there is finally a feed off a Satellite visible in our own sky then bloody fantastic!....I'll go for that!
Any thoughts on this Wally.
Many Thanks
Clint Jeffrey - VK3CSJ
P.S I'm on my work computer at present, if you can, you can also reply to my home email address which is vk3csj(a)netspace.net.au
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