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

Weather sats
by skristof＠etczone.com 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

A little off topic for this forum, but we've been here before. I've been using WxtoImg software to decode images from the NOAA satellites. It works pretty well, but the radio I'm using is an old 2 m mobile rig. From what I've read on the WxtoImg website, I might get better images if I get the software upgrade. But, I cannot, for the life of me, find how to get the upgrade. A link is provided in the program and on the website, but, when I use the link, there is nothing on that page that says anything about an upgrade. I also cannot find anywhere on the website the name of the author or an email address with which to contact him or her. If you have upgraded your WxtoImg software, can you please tell how you did it? Thank you! Steve AI9IN

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LilacSat question
by skristof＠etczone.com 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Should I be able to receive and decode APRS packets from LilacSat with software like DireWolf and APRSIS32? Steve AI9IN

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Re: [amsat-bb] tripod recommendations
by Tom Schuessler 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Zach, Any good sturdy tripod will do. The trick however is to get the arrow to stay put when you tilt to the side to allow for polarity change. Since there is only one mounting hole in the Arrow that is threaded to mate with the screw camera mount screw thread that attaches cameras to the usually removable camera plate. Since the antenna is long with a far from the mount center of gravity, if you tilt the mount head over on it's side, the antenna will invariably slide downward which is not desirable. I can send a picture of what I had done to my tripod camera plate to make this not happen. Basically you take a small metal angled piece, like maybe equipment rack ears, preferably with some screw holes already in it, and position it on the camera mount plate such that the plate will rest snug to the boom of the arrow when screwed into the mount. Mark the holes and then drill through the mount. Attach nuts and bolts through and under the plate to secure this piece of metal. When done, and if positioned right, the boom will not move a bit when the camera plate is tilted to the side. Tom Schuessler N5HYP ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:34:12 +0000 (UTC) From: zach hillerson <qstick333(a)yahoo.com> To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] tripod recommendations Message-ID: <2110125049.2783266.1452544452013.JavaMail.yahoo(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm wondering if anyone can give me the name/model of the tripod they are successfully using with their Arrow antenna? ?I would like to get back into the satellite world but need a tripod due to shoulder issues. ?I've ordered 2 from Amazon and neither has been able to hold the weight of the Arrow. ? After several days of searching through the house for my old tripod my wife finally admitted selling it at a yardsale :-( Thanks for any recommendations, Zach N4ERZ? ------------------------------

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tripod recommendations
by zach hillerson 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

I'm wondering if anyone can give me the name/model of the tripod they are successfully using with their Arrow antenna? I would like to get back into the satellite world but need a tripod due to shoulder issues. I've ordered 2 from Amazon and neither has been able to hold the weight of the Arrow. After several days of searching through the house for my old tripod my wife finally admitted selling it at a yardsale :-( Thanks for any recommendations, Zach N4ERZ

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ARISS SSTV Postponed for January
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

The ARISS SSTV event that had been tentatively planned for mid-January has been postponed due to planning issues. Look for updates to appear on the amsat-bb(a)amsat.org email list, AMSAT News Service (ANS), ARISS News Releases, www.ariss.org, on facebook at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and twitter @ARISS_status, as they become available. Dave, AA4KN, ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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email address
by N6RFM1 gmail 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Hi, If anyone has an email address for Dave G3GQW, please contact me off list. Thanks, Bob n6rfm1 at gmail.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat!
by W M Willoughby 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Take a look at that clothesline going down the middle of the Carnival Liberty: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3667. I bet that thing would load up on the new 630m band!

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-12 07:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Jan '16

12 Jan '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-12 07:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Benedetto Croce”, Civate, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-13 11:35:44 UTC 33 deg 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 (***) **************************************************************************** ** 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 2016-01-09 07:30 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 1017. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 982. (***) 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 2016-01-09 07:30 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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Cruise
by jeffory broughton 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

There was some pricing break down on the cruise posted somewhere a day or two ago.i will be darned if I can find it again . somebody please direct me. Thanks ! Jeff WB8RJY jeff broughton

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Benedetto Croce", Civate, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Benedetto Croce", Civate, Italy on 13 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:35 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Benedetto Croce": Primary and Secondary school located in Civate, a small town not far from the bigger city of Lecco. Beautifully surrounded by lakes and mountains, the school participated in a articulated STEM educational project including a visit to the local Lecco's planetarium where almost every year they use to host an astronaut, including former NASA's Mike Fincke and Sandra Magnus. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Which is the best moment on a space day? 2. How did you feel the first time with no gravity? 3. At first were you afraid of living on the ISS? 4. What are you doing on the station at the moment? 5. Do you like living with other five people? 6. Do you have any hobbies on the ISS? 7. What are the objectives of your mission? 8. When did you start to enjoy astronomy? Why? 9. Have you got any problems on the ISS? 10. Is it better to live on the earth or in space? 11. Which experiment do you prefer on the ISS? 12. Which is the first place you want to see when you return home? 13. What's your favourite planet? 14. Would you like to stay longer in space? 15. What time zone is used on the ISS? 16. How has this experience changed your life? 17. Sometimes, would you like to return soon to Earth? 18. What did you think when you were chosen for this mission? 19. What are you missing more of the earth life? 20. Do you believe in aliens, in extra-terrestrial life? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program visit the ARISS website at ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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