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

ISS via UISS & AGW Broken
by Ted 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Hello, In the past I was successfully digipeating the ISS using my KPC3+, UISS and AGW Packet engine. After a MB and HD change, I lost the setup. I also lost AGW or at least messed it up, so I downloaded again. On start, I get a 'copyright violation' box and it closes. So, how can I get past the 'copyright violation' message or is there a better way to digipeat using other programs Any help appreciated 73, Ted K7TRK

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HRD Sat Track TLE's
by Joe 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Where does this program store the TLE's on the hard drive. Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Fw: NS39 Activation 10/19
by R.T.Liddy 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Jerry.... NS39 is the ARRL NPOTA designator for the James Garfield Presidential Home Site of the National Park Service in Mentor, OH. 73, Bob K8BL See the N8BC page on QRZ.com for more info on NS39. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Jerry Ehlers <w0sat2(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] NS39 Activation 10/19 BoB;: what kind of bird is the NS39?? wosat Jerry On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:43 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: Grid/NPOTA Chasers, I plan to activate NS39 tomorrow 10/19, if it doesn't rain. SO-50 - My 15:18 Z Pass FO-29 - My 16:45 Z Pass (15 KHz up from center) I'll use our Club Call - N8BC - since it is already set up for that NPOTA Site in LoTW. 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, since 1979) ______________________________ _________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/ listinfo/amsat-bb

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NS39 Activation 10/19
by R.T.Liddy 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Grid/NPOTA Chasers, I plan to activate NS39 tomorrow 10/19, if it doesn't rain. SO-50 - My 15:18 Z Pass FO-29 - My 16:45 Z Pass (15 KHz up from center) I'll use our Club Call - N8BC - since it is already set up for that NPOTA Site in LoTW. 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)

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QB50 project 2016 Update
by Mineo Wakita 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

QB50 will make use of three different launch campaign to complete the orbital injection of all the CubeSats. Always aiming at the maximization of the Mission Objectives, the identified launch scenario is structured as follows: QB50-DS, 6 CubeSats launched on a "Dnepr Science Flight" SSO @475km Dnepr Launcher Science Campaign Q3 2016 QB50-ISS, 40 CubeSats deployed from the "ISS" 415km, 51.6deg Deployment from ISS Science Campaign & IOD Q4 2016 QB50-DIOD, 2 IOD CubeSats launched on a second Dnepr, the "Dnepr IOD Flight" SSO @550km Dnepr Launch IOD Q4 2016/Q1 2017 QB50 CubeSats Scenario and Schedule http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/61018qb5.xls http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/61018q50.jpg http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/61018q51.jpg http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/61018q52.jpg http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/61018q53.jpg (C)http://www.qb50.eu/ JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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First time setting up SatPC32 with FT817
by Chris Storey 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

I just installed and set up Sat32PC for the first time using a single FT817 (will be adding a second 817 and/or SDR dongle shortly) and have a some questions. How necessary/critical is the Doppler calibration for working the SSB sats compared to the file that comes with the Sat32PC package? Is this calibration "required" or "nice to have?" Can I use a copy of someone else's calibration file, or will it be too far off to be of any real use until I can get a good enough antenna system set up to do a proper calibration on my own? I am unable to find Fox-1A/AO-85 in the setup files released with the latest release of Sat32PC. What parameters do I need to enter into the setup file to get this one to show up in the list of available satellites? When selecting the NOAA APT satellites, they show up in the lists but do not set the FT817 to the downlink frequency. Is there something different I need to do when selecting these satellites? Thanks for you help! I have only been on the FM satellites with HT's and this is my first foray into the linear satellites.I am very excited to expand this portion of my hobby! Chris Storey KA6WNK DM03 - Southern California

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-18 09:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-10-18 09:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Howell L. Watkins Middle School, Palm Beach Gardens FL, direct via N4J The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact was successful: Mon 2016-10-17 16:08:01 UTC 83 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 123 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 2016-10-18 09:00 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 1090. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1055. (***) 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 2016-10-18 09:00 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. 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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SatPC32 crashes
by Donald Olson 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Running XP with SatPC32 and the program does exactly what it is supposed to do with my IC-9100 and my Yaesu5 500 rotator. However when I am finished for the day and go to close it, it tells me "Access Denied." And then I have to reboot the machine to shut it down. What a nuisance. I have tried running the program in Administrator mode, no help. I have tried closing it through Task Manager...same message, "Access Denied." Anyone solved this problem? I am getting close to making my first contact. But the pileups are dense and cannot get back more than my call sign. No QSO yet. Don Olson WA5W

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VP5/AA4FL Photos
by Jay Garlitz 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Have posted some photos on my Facebook page. Gives you an idea of where your satellite contacts are coming from Oct 20-28. Feel free to friend me to see them. 73, Jay AA4FL -- Dr. Jay H. Garlitz, AA4FL -President/CEO Connected World Internet Ventures, In. -President-Elect, Medical Amateur Radio Council, *www.marco-ltd.org <http://www.marco-ltd.org>* -Courtesy Clinical Assoc. Professor, UF Dentistry, Dpt. Community Dentistry -FCC Trustee, W4DFU at Univ. of Florida, since 2005, www.gatorradio.org. The Club Station of the Gator Amateur Radio Club, at UF since 1934 -member 2013 T33A Banaba Island Dxpedition, Central Pacific, www.t33a.com -other past personal calls 3D2FL (Fiji), T30FL (Tarawa), T33FL (Banaba),

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VP5/AA4FL clublog
by Jay Garlitz 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Data is being uploaded. Most recent qso's are on my QRZ.com VP5/AA4FL page. 73, Jay AA4FL -- Dr. Jay H. Garlitz, AA4FL -President/CEO Connected World Internet Ventures, In. -President-Elect, Medical Amateur Radio Council, *www.marco-ltd.org <http://www.marco-ltd.org>* -Courtesy Clinical Assoc. Professor, UF Dentistry, Dpt. Community Dentistry -FCC Trustee, W4DFU at Univ. of Florida, since 2005, www.gatorradio.org. The Club Station of the Gator Amateur Radio Club, at UF since 1934 -member 2013 T33A Banaba Island Dxpedition, Central Pacific, www.t33a.com -other past personal calls 3D2FL (Fiji), T30FL (Tarawa), T33FL (Banaba),

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