January 2016 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

XW-2C active?
by Andrew Glasbrenner 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

>From some posts to the AMSAT status page http://amsat.org/status/ it looks like the transponder of XW-2C is on now. I'm curious to hear any reports of those that hear or try it. Uplink is 435.150-435.170 Downlink is 145.795-145.815 CW Beacon is 145.790 Digital GMSK downlink is 145.770 73, Drew KO4MA

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AO-7 and FO-29
by Gustavo Nicolau 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hi to all, gud condictions today, look to SA. 73 de PT9BM. GH40.

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Upcome FO-29 pass
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

I will be on the upcoming FO-29 pass over the U.S. at approx 0955Z. Hope there are some late nite/early morning folks around..73'..Ed WA7ETH CN88

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-20 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-20 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Brihaspati Vidyasadan, Kathmandu, Nepal, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-20 08:37:04 UTC 26 deg PSU. Wittayanusorn School, Kho Hong District, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, direct via E29AJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-01-30 11:06:23 UTC 63 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** 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 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-01-20 06:00 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 1018. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 983. 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 2016-01-15 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 Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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NO-84 & AO-85 Keps Orbit # incorrect
by Pedro Converso 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

For NO-84 and AO-85 orbit Number seems returned to the past. Previous orbits where around 1584, seems that new keps at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasa.all They shows orbits #27 #28 on last digits before checksum on Line 2. Orbit # is used for QSOs and awards validation from http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm 73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso

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test
by Ted 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Test K7TRK

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Anyone want to Net control the Colorado Amsat net this Thursday?
by Skyler F 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

I can't make it to perform net control this Thursday night for the Colorado Amateur Satellite net. If anybody wants to do this, let me know: We are on IRLP, EchoLink, and AllStar 73 Skyler KD0WHB -- Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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WB4LHD Cruise with the Wilder's
by RandyW4412＠aol.com 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Captain JoAnn Wilder KB4GGC and myself First Mate Randy Wilder WB4LHD. Likewise what a perfect fit for the family. She can sun while I talk radio. We booked it the same day it was announced. I go back to Oscar 6 see everyone soon. Less than ten months away. 73 de WB4LHD

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Cruise with Amsat!
by Clint Bradford 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Now THERE'S a guaranteed manner in which to increase attendance: add a cruise cost to air fare. You gotta be kidding. This makes your online pleas for money raising on behalf of AMSAT-NA for satellite projects seem trivial and unnecessary: AMSAT must be loaded if they think this is going to enhance their stature and bank account. This makes me wonder what the true desire is of AMSAT-NA. If it is, indeed, to "disseminate info about and build birds," then the best method available is remote, live, videocasts from presenters. That would cost the presenter NOTHING in transportation costs. It would involve EVERY CONTINENT on the planet. And it would allow the largest possible audiences to "attend." Minimal charge for password access to whatever session one wanted to see ... or a conference package fee ... allow that access to be shown to a classroom or audience ... those fees are TOTAL PROFIT to AMSAT (unless honorariums are paid to some presenters). Overhead costs to AMSAT-NA? Virtually nothing. Largest attendance ever of any AMSAT show in history? Guaranteed. Unless the same minds who thought up "let's take a cruise" are in charge of it ... only then could someone mess up so simple a concept to bring educational sessions to the largest audience. Clint Bradford

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AMSAT EV's to Dayton?
by Robert Bruninga 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Will there be anyone else driving an EV to Dayton? Maybe we can get a special parking/show space? So far, I know of a Tesla coming from Alabama... Bob, WB4APR

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