July 2011 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

SPECIAL EVENT -- TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd
by Robert Kovacs 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Here in Livingston, New Jersey, the Roseland Amateur Radio Club, K2GQ, will be at the "National Night Out" on Tuesday, August 2nd, with various ham radio demonstrations. There is a high elevation pass by AO-51 at 2026-Z (4:26 p.m. EDT) and we would appreciate working any available station. Thank you! Bob Kovacs KC2WYH.

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FN-51
by Corey, Michael, W5MPC 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Just an FYI for those that need FN-51. I will be active from there tomorrow, July 29, from 1700 UTC until about 2100 UTC. I am planning on operating the afternoon passes of AO-27 and AO-51. I will also have 6 meters with me in case the band opens. Mike, W5MPC

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Ao51
by mm0kjg 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Hello there. Can anyone tell me if Ao51 is dead over Uk/ Europe again?. Not heard for 2 day's :(. Kev De MM0KJG

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Last day of portable from BL02 - Kauai
by Tom Deeble 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Greetings again from the Garden Isle of Kauai. Vacation time in Kauai is quickly coming to an end. Tomorrow is the last day for working the sats, then it's back to the mainland. Sorry for the late notice, but here's the schedule I'll try for, as long as we don't get too showered upon: Thursday 7/28: AO-27 2239 UTC 3:39 PM PDT 12:39 PM HST FO-29 0021 7/29 UTC 5:21 PM PDT 2:21PM HST And possibly: AO-51 0124 7/29 UTC 6:24 PM PDT 3:24 PM HST 73's, Tom - KA6SIP

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Mac is OK with ARISSatTLM_050_Setup.exe
by James Luhn 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

I just posted about a virus issue with the file at http://www.arissattlm.org/download/ARISSatTLM_050_Setup.exe. I just downloaded the file on my Mac and the antivirus software does not indicate a problem. Now I remember why i have both PCs and Macs. Thanks, James W5AOO

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IC-910/ UT-106
by Bob- W7LRD 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

Hello I just recently installed the optional UT-106 AF DSP noise reducer in my 910. It works better than I anticipated. On weak noisy AO-7 I can hear signals that before were almost uncopyable. If you have a 910, you might consider it. I have no connection to Icom aside that they're only 8 miles up the road, they have a neat ham shack. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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Re: Oscar-10
by Dave Guimont 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

Hello Tom Doyle! We worked Oscar 8, mode J on 23mar82 at 1520Z...I've got #219 entered in the remarks column, whatever that means, maybe Mode J club??? With a check in the qsl column so I assume we exchanged cards.. So you can count San Diego county if that still works??? Counties to me mean hunting boundaries.. Lots of familiar calls....any other OT's still around?? I have done the same thing with my logbooks over the past 31 years, with quite a few big gaps....FM seems to make sort of a buzzing in my fillings??? >If you have not been on satellites for a really long time (> 20 years) you >may find this interesting. It explains why us old geezers say the old days >were amazing. If you were on decades ago it may bring back memories. > >I have been getting back into hamming after a long hiatus and have been >listening to the satellites for a month or two while working on a controller >project and decided it was time to try and make a contact. Thanks to K4MOA >and W5MPC, today I made my first sat contacts in a very long time. A little >later I almost made a cw contact (used my trusty old J-38 key) on another >sat but lost him. I told you this was interesting and really exciting. > >Thought I had better log the contacts and started looking for a logbook. >Found a old slightly yellowed logbook with Oscar-10 written on the cover. As >a group we hams (including me) are pretty cheap so I had saved this logbook >because there were empty pages still left in it. I entered my new contacts >on a fresh page (decided to splurge) and then looked back and found it was >my first sat contact since 1983. I know you are still waiting for the >exciting part. > >Here is a typical page from the log. I am in Wisconsin and believe it or not >I had pile ups of europeans wanting to work Wisconsin of all things. It was >a real thrill. Times change and I now have two grid squares - not sure what >they are for but I have two and feel the need for more. There are 29 empty >pages left in the logbook so I am good to go. Hope to work you. > >http://www.tomdoyle.org/satellite/Amsat-1983.jpg > >73 tom... W9KE >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb 73, Dave, WB6LLO dguimon1(a)san.rr.com Disagree: I learn.... Pulling for P3E...

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ARISSat-1 Sked for August 3
by Clint Bradford 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

>> ... Live NASA TV in HD of EVA-29 August 3 ... Clear out your digital recorders ... make sure your TIVO has space ... What an extraordinary event! We will be talking about it on August 2 at 6PM PDT as we record the Ham Nation video podcast - the "Bob Heil and Gordon West" show in Leo LaPorte's TWIT.tv network. We'll be discussing working the FM ham satellites, and remind viewers to support AMSAT and endeavours like ARISSat-1. Clint Bradford, K6LCS http://twit.tv - click on LIVE 6PM PDT 0802, or http://twit.tv/hn - to watch all Ham Nation episoides

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ANS-209 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1/KEDR
by JoAnne Maenpaa 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-209.01 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-209 - ARISSat-1/KEDR AMSAT News Service Bulletin 209.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 28, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-209.01 ANS-208 In this Special Bulletin: * Deployment of ARISSat-1/KEDR Satellite Expected August 3 * ARISSat-1/KEDR Test Transmissions Planned From ISS July 30-31 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND (AMSAT News Service) After a postponed deployment in February from the International Space Station (ISS), the ARISSat-1/KEDR amateur radio satellite is expected to begin its mission on August 3, 2011. This was the word received from Energia official, Sergey Samburov during an ARISS teleconference on July 19. Deployment of the craft is planned during EVA-29. NASA TV will cover the EVA live starting at 1400 GMT on August 3. 1430: Hatch Open 1446: Egress ARISSat-1 and secure to airlock ladder 1452: Remove solar panel covers 1507: Translate to deploy site, activate PWR, TIMER1 and TIMER2 switches, verify LEDs on, and deploy (Internet streaming: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html) ARISSat-1/KEDR is a satellite designed and built by amateur radio operators to specifically interest students in scientific and tech- nological careers. Through the use of ham radio equipment, students and teachers should be able to access and utilize the satellite from a classroom environment with minimal set up. ARISSat-1/KEDR is a cooperative effort between AMSAT, ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station,) RSC-Energia (The Russian Space Agency) and NASA. The design, development and construction of the satellite was done by AMSAT volunteers. Original plans called for the satellite to be housed inside an old Russian spacesuit, but when the suit became unavailable, a spaceframe was developed to house the radio equipment and solar panels. The new satellite was named ARISSat-1/KEDR. Another name for the spacecraft is RadioSkaf-V. The transmitted callsign will be RS01S. The mission was specifically designed as an education-based satellite. Some of its broadcast features include a voice identification, voice, digital and morse code telemetry, stored image and on-board camera transmissions via Slow Scan TV and digital telemetry from a Russian science experiment that will measure vacuum in earth's lower atmo- sphere. Other aspects of the mission include CW (Morse code) and voice message contests to interest students in participating along with stored images submitted by students all over the world as part of its payload. ARISSat-1/KEDR Test Transmissions Planned From ISS July 30-31 Test transmissions from ARISSat-1/KEDR are scheduled to begin four days prior to deployment at 19:15 UTC on July 30 and then continue until 1430 UTC on July 31. The satellite will be connected to an external antenna mounted on the ISS during testing. During the test ARISSat-1/KEDR will be in LOW power mode, this means that it will transmit about 40 seconds and then shut down for 2 minutes and then transmit for again for 40 seconds. To listen for ARISSat-1/KEDR signals, FM receivers should be tuned to 145.950 MHz. Even though the satellite will only have an output of 250 mW on 2 meters, a standard FM handy talkie equipped with a quarter-wave whip antenna should be able to receive the voice ID, voice telemetry and greeting messages as the craft passes overhead. SSTV transmissions may also be demodulated and viewed using a free downloadable program such as MMSSTV that is available at: http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/pages/mmsstv.php. For Mac users, Multiscan2 is available at: http://web.me.com/kd6cji/MacSSTV/MultiScan.html. Those planning to monitor voice broadcasts from ARISSat-1/KEDR during the July 30 - 31 test are requested to make note of the telemetry battery voltage values and UTC time, and then submit their records by e-mail to: julytest(a)arissat1.org. Digital telemetry will be sent at 145.920 MHz. Given the low duty cycle of the spacecraft, those planning to receive the digital telemetry are encouraged to record the entire signal band using the FunCube dongle or SDR-IQ receivers. Software for demodulating the BPSK-1000 telemetry is available at http://www.arissattlm.org; the software Quick Start Guide is available on the link on the http://www.amsat.org front page. After it is deployed from the International Space Station, ARISSat-1/KEDR is expected to be in orbit for a period of up to six months. More information on the transmission schedule and overall mission of ARISSat-1/KEDR can be found at: ARISSat-1/KEDR Web site: http://www.arissat1.org AMSAT Web site: http://www.amsat.org ARISS Web site: http://www.ariss.org ARISS Facebook Page: Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) ARISS Twitter site: @ARISS_status The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) is a non-profit, volunteer organization which designs, builds and operates experi- mental amateur radio satellites and promotes space education. We work in partnership with government, industry, educational insti- tutions and fellow amateur radio societies. We encourage technical and scientific innovation, and promote the training and development of skilled satellite and ground system designers and operators. Our vision is to deploy satellite systems with the goal of providing wide area and continuous coverage for amateur radio operators world- wide. AMSAT is also an active participant in human space missions and supports satellites developed in cooperation with the educational community and other amateur satellite groups. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a volun- teer program which inspires students, worldwide, to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math through amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station on-orbit crew. Students learn about life on board the ISS and explore Earth from space through science and math activities. ARISS provides opportunities for the school community (students, teachers, families and local residents) to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human space flight and the exploration and discovery that occur on space flight journeys along with learning about technology and amateur radio. [ANS thanks the ARISSat-1/KEDR Team for the above information] /EX

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ARISSAT Setup File and Norton - Just cut it off...Norton that is!
by James Luhn 27 Jul '11

27 Jul '11

I posted earlier about Norton detecting a virus in the ARISSat-1 setup file. I guess I was getting excited and moving too fast in anticipation of hearing a signal that I did not fully read the instructions. The ARISSAT-1 quick start guide ( http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/images/fck_images/ARISSatTLM-QuickStart%281%… ) clearly says to cut off any virus software as the .exe may be questioned. I have been a ham for over 50 years and this satellite stuff excites me as much as my first novice contact. Sitting here patiently listening..... 73, James W5AOO

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