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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Pasar 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Pasar 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 06 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:24 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over Malaysia 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. Total of students: 746 students Total of teachers: 43 teachers There is no amateur station in the school. The school is invited by National Space Agency Satellite Ground Station with a call sign of 9M2RPN in conjunction with "National Space Challenge Prime Minister's Trophy 2016" as in past years. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is orbit speed always 17,300 mph? 2. What is the escape velocity to reach ISS? 3. When you have achieved orbit what is the first thing that you do? 4. What is microgravity ? 5. Can you weigh yourself in weightlessness? 6. How does one get treated in case of sudden sickness in space? 7. Does a shuttle orbit continually trace the same path across the earth? 8. Can shuttle change its orbit? 9. Do you sweat in space? 10. Can you grow seeds in space? 11. Can you see other satellites from the ISS? 12. What time zone do you observe in space? 13. How many sun rises and sunsets do you see in space? 14. How often you get to speak to your families in space? 15. How is garbage disposed in space? 16. How do astronauts train for launch, orbit and reentry? 17. How would a candle burn in space? 18. Can you blow your nose in space? 19. Do your ears pop when you launch? 20. Can you see stars in daytime when you are in space? 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): 1. iSPACE, Cincinnati OH, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-10-08 16:15 UTC 2. Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones Creek, Texas, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-10-10 16:46 UTC 3. University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute, Omaha NE, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-10-15 14:00 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.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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symposium
by Steve A 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

What are your plans? When is the ISS Tour of NASA? I plan on renting a car a week before the symposium, and staying a week after. Anyone want to explore the area with me. I got room for 2 or 3. Steve Akkala W2AKK w2akk(a)arrl.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-06 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-06 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan Pasar 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-10-06 18:24:00 UTC 46 deg Watch for live video stream at: http://www.planetariumnegara.gov.my (***) iSPACE, Cincinnati OH, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-10-08 16:15:10 UTC 57 deg Stephen F. Austin Elementary School, Brazosport ISD, Jones Creek, Texas, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-10-10 16:46:00 UTC 50 deg University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute, Omaha NE, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-10-15 14:00:08 UTC 29 deg **************************************************************************** ** Call for Proposals Proposal Window September 1 – November 1, 2016 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 1, 2016. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. **************************************************************************** ** 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. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. **************************************************************************** *** All ARISS contacts are made via the Ericsson radio unless otherwise noted. **************************************************************************** *** 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 122 Gaston ON4WF with 121 Francesco IKØWGF with 118 **************************************************************************** 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 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-10-06 07:00 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 1085. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1050. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. 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, South Dakota, 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 2016-10-01 20:30 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Orbital ATK Launch Scheduled For 2016-10-13
by B J 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

http://www.parabolicarc.com/2016/10/05/orbital-atk-targets-oct-13-cygnus-la… Go Antares! 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Video Of Blue Origin's Abort Test
by B J 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohd26UDkOII Everything worked well and the booster returned intact. Nice for it to happen on the anniversary of Sputnik. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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on so50 Oct 7 8 from SD & NE
by wi7p＠emeshack.com 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Look for me on so50 from DN91 DN92 DN93 DN83. Badlands NP and Minuteman Missile NHS. Between Oct 8 and 16 I may be on from MN WI OH KY TN KS. Mammoth Cave NP Oct 13 14.gggg 73 Randy

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Manageable Sat List
by Bill Gillenwater 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Have been away from sats for a few months. Have seen new sat postings. Looking for a list of sats to populate my SATpc32 software. Have FO29, AO7, SO50, but would like to get current with some monitoring. Thanks, 73 Bill K3SV

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fox telem
by kevin schuchmann 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

Anyone having any issues with foxtelem uploading data? before I moved it worked fine, now that I have moved and my location data has changed it looks to be sending data but the leaderboard never shows anything making it in. Thanks Kevin

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Lost QSOs
by Lee Ernstrom 05 Oct '16

05 Oct '16

On October 2, 2016 while I was maritime mobile in FN61 during the UTC time of 1948 - 1959 I worked a bunch of stations on SO50. My recorder, however, failed on me ( I must have hit the stop button) so I lost the record for most of the qsos I made. I do remember working wc7v, w5pfg, nx9b, and n8hm. There were several others. If you were one of those I worked then please respond via this email address: lee.ernstrom(a)rcwilley.com so that I can record the contacts in my paper log. Thanks, Doc, C6AQD/MM PS. I will upload my qsos to LOTW using the call C6AQD (no /MM). Anyone who wishes to receive a paper QSL please email me and I will send you one. No need for your card or sase.

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Symposium-Who is going?
by Chad Phillips 04 Oct '16

04 Oct '16

Greetings all. I have not seen much chatter on the BB about the Symposium and just wondering who all here is going? We are. This will be my first one and am looking forward to it. Chad KG0MW En-13 Sent from my iPhone

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