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SERPENS CubeSat deployed from ISS today
by M5AKA 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

SERPENS CubeSat deployed from ISS today http://amsat-uk.org/2015/09/17/serpens-cubesat-deployed-from-iss/ 15-year-old radio ham receives ISS Apollo-Soyuz SSTV Award http://amsat-uk.org/2015/09/16/15-year-old-radio-ham-receives-iss-apollo-so… 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Audio recording of New Mexico Military Institute ISS contact as heard from Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
by John Brier 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

https://soundcloud.com/johnbrier/iss-new-mexico-military-institute-contact-… The seven degree pass came in pretty good here in Raleigh, FM05. Eventually I'll make a video of this reception. These are the relevant questions: 6. Being at a military school right now, I'm very far from home; I miss my parents and my own bed. What are some things that you miss when you are away from home, or what do you wish would be put into the ISS to make you less home sick? 7. In the case of an emergency, how is the evacuation process executed? * I think this one wasn't asked and the next one was asked instead 8. If an astronaut experiences an open flesh wound or medical emergency in space, then how are these injuries treated? 9. Since the Curiosity Rover has gone to Mars and the next step would be to colonize Mars, how do you think the travel through space would affect the astronauts both physically and mentally? 10. Is it possible to create artificial gravity in space? If it can be made, then why isn't it used on the ISS? 11. Has NASA come up with any solution to the negative effects of long term space flight on astronauts. 12. Why did NASA transition from astronauts being former pilots to a much more diverse community? 13. Are you able to see a difference in the color or in the currents of the Pacific Ocean due to the changes in water temperature caused by such things as El Nino? 14. What is the coolest thing you've ever seen up there? * This question wasn't responded to John, KG4AKV

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-09-17 08:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-09-17 08:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM, direct via N5MMI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS Contact was successful: Wed 2015-09-16 15:48:50 UTC 43 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** Interested in hosting an ARISS contact? The window is now open from 2015-09-01 to 2015-11-01. These proposals will be for school contacts during the second half of 2016. Go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact or http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html for full details. To help organizations in preparing their proposals, the ARISS Program Coordinator will offer hour-long online information sessions. These are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS contacts and the proposal process and offer an opportunity to ask questions. While attending an online information session is not required, it is strongly encouraged. These will be offered Thursday, September 17, at 2000 UTC; Tuesday, September 22, at 2000 UTC, and Wednesday, September 30, at 2300 UTC. Advance registration is necessary. Email ARISS (ariss(a)arrl.org) to sign up for an information session. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-12-20 to 2016-01-04, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 114 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 109 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-09-17 08:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 994. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 959. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-09-17 08:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 44 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Kimiya Yui KG5BPH Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS Exp. 45 and Taxi on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Aidyn Aimbetov **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Rooms at the Crowne Plaza
by Larry Koziel 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

I had tried to make reservations this afternoon, and I can add this information to Martha's: None of the rooms available on Friday and Saturday have two beds. So if you're looking to book a room to share, this could be a problem. I was looking to book a room to share for Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, but the only night that they could guarantee that I'd get a room with two beds was Thursday. Such is life for the procrastinator! (Sigh.) Larry K8MU

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Rooms at the Crowne Plaza
by Martha 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

Wed 2 Thurs 3 Fri -8 Sat-8 Sunday - Not sure. If rooms are available they have to honor the $117 price. Good Luck! -- 73- Martha

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Time Is Running Out
by Martha 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

Remember - tomorrow is the LAST day you can reserve a room at the Crowne Plaza in Dayton for the 2015 AMSAT Space Symposium. We lose the block after 3:00 PM on Thursday. -- 73- Martha

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ISS crew video chat equipment requirements
by shakeel -ur-rehman 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

Hi will anyone please tell me what minimum equipment will be required for iss video conference like session and what for audio chat session. I have icom radio .amplifier and yagi antenna. what else equipment is still required. Regard Shakeel

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ANS-259 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 2015 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
by JoAnne Maenpaa 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-259 In this edition: * 2015 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-259.01 ANS-259 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 259.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 16, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-259.01 2015 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2015 Board of Directors election, Barry Baines, WD4ASW; Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Bob McGwier, N4HY; will serve on the board for two years. The First Alternate is Mark Hammond, N8MH and the Second Alternate is Bruce Paige, KK5DO. Both will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 625 ballots cast are as follows: Barry Baines, WD4ASW............475 Jerry Buxton, N0JY..............417 Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA.........366 Bob McGwier, N4HY...............316 Mark Hammond, N8MH..............289 Bruce Paige, KK5DO..............198 Steve Coy, K8UD.................194 E. Mike McCardel, KC8YLD........152 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz Alan Biddle, WA4SCA Manager Corporate Secretary [ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Corporate Secretary for the above information]

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-09-16 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-09-16 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM, direct via N5MMI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS Contact is a go for: Wed 2015-09-16 15:48:50 UTC 43 deg **************************************************************************** ** Interested in hosting an ARISS contact? The window is now open from 2015-09-01 to 2015-11-01. These proposals will be for school contacts during the second half of 2016. Go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact or http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html for full details. To help organizations in preparing their proposals, the ARISS Program Coordinator will offer hour-long online information sessions. These are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS contacts and the proposal process and offer an opportunity to ask questions. While attending an online information session is not required, it is strongly encouraged. These will be offered Thursday, September 17, at 2000 UTC; Tuesday, September 22, at 2000 UTC, and Wednesday, September 30, at 2300 UTC. Advance registration is necessary. Email ARISS (ariss(a)arrl.org) to sign up for an information session. **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-12-20 to 2016-01-04, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 114 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 109 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-09-16 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 993. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 958. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2015-09-12 20:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 44 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Kimiya Yui KG5BPH Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS Exp. 45 and Taxi on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Aidyn Aimbetov **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] [Starcom-bb] SatPC32 Won't Install - HELP!
by R.T.Liddy 16 Sep '15

16 Sep '15

- Dave & Nick, Thanks for the help. It WORKED!!! 73, Bob K8BL From: KC0MYW <kc0myw(a)kc0myw.com> To: R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2015 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [Starcom-bb] SatPC32 Won't Install - HELP! When you start the installer, try right-clicking on it and choosing the "Run as Administrator" option rather than just double clicking. Nick KC0MYW - - Dave Webb KB1PVH - - Today at 7:11 PM - To - - R. T. Liddy - - CC - - AMSAT -BB - satlist - Right click and install as Administrator.Dave-KB1PVHSent from my Samsung S4 On 09/15/2015 06:09 PM, R.T.Liddy wrote: I'm having a problem installing SatPC32 on my H/P Laptop which runs Windows 7. The Install Wizard keeps giving me an Error saying I don't have sufficient privileges and I must be logged-in as Administrator. But, I AM the Administrator!!! HELP!! I'd hate to go on my upcoming Grid Trip without SatPC32!!! TNX, Bob K8BL _______________________________________________ Starcom-bb bulletin board Starcom-bb(a)star-com.net http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb

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