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

Special Awards for the 2016 AMSAT Symposium at Sea
by Clayton Coleman 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Two unique awards are being offered during AMSAT’s 2016 Space Symposium being held November 10-14, 2016 aboard the Carnival Liberty cruise ship. The Landlubbers Award is available to amateur radio operators who complete a two-way satellite QSO with any Symposium attendee aboard the Carnival Liberty. The Sea Legs Award is available to amateur radio operators who complete a two-way satellite QSO while sailing aboard the Carnival Liberty during the Symposium. The awards will be made available in PDF format for self-printing. Submit logs to Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, via email to n8hm at amsat.org to apply for the awards. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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ARISS Meeting Information
by Frank H. Bauer 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

All, Those who have expressed interest in the ARISS meeting previously have received the latest ARISS meeting information. I am including it here for all on AMSAT-BB because there was a query about it here. Since BB will not accept attachments, our "near final" draft for our ARISS meeting in Houston can be downloaded at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7b156pcxxrjdjon/ARISS-I%20Agenda%202016%20Houston- Rev%208.pdf?dl=0 As you review this, I think you can see that we have some really exciting topics that we will be discussing and working through, as a team. Most importantly, we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary as a team. For those not aware, 20 years ago, in November 1996, an international group interested in installing and operating a ham radio station on the ISS met at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and, per NASA's direction, formed an international working group called ARISS. And the rest is history!! Because we have so many things to address at our ARISS-I meeting, we have divided our discussions into 3 primary categories: 1) Hardware Development, 2) Education and 3) Sustainability and Funding. As you can see in the agenda, we will be conducting two sessions simultaneously like is done in a conference. We will also have plenary sessions, where the entire team will attend, to discuss topics that impact the entire, world-wide team. If you are still interested in attending the meeting, you are welcome to come. Please let me know (directly) of your interest. I thank you all for your interest in and support to our magnificent program. It is amazing what we have accomplished in 20 years! It will be exciting to see what we will do in the next 20!! 73, Frank Bauer KA3HDO AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs ARISS International Chair

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Re: [amsat-bb] Programming a Kenwood TH-D72A for ISS Digi Contacts
by Richard Tejera 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

To add to Patrick's advise, you can store up to 8 user phrases. APRS menu 3P0. Mine include "CQ De K7TEJ from DM33, pse K", "K7TEJ DM33, QSL" And "K7TEJ 73". (These can also be entered in the programming software" To use, press MSG and enter or select the call sign you wish to contact, in the message text line. Press "F", this will bring up the list of messages, press the number of the stored message, and it will paste in. Press the right side of the multi function button and away it goes. If successfully receive, you get a message back. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On November 8, 2016, at 18:35, "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> wrote: Les, As AI6GS mentioned, you can program a group of 5 memory channels that will compensate for Doppler on both the uplink and downlink for the 437.550 MHz frequency now being used for the ISS packet digipeater. That list is available at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2016-November/061066.html I also pinned my tweet from last week on my @WD9EWK Twitter profile page with the same chart, which you can see at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK As for using your TH-D72A for making QSOs using the ISS packet digipeater, you can use APRS messages to do that. You can define some messages in advance, so you aren't having to enter those messages on the HT's keypad, or you can do that. Typing on the keypad is just like sending SMS messages on a flip-phone or other "non-smart" mobile phone. APRS messages are the way anyone working the digipeater can send and receive text that shows up on the screens of any station. The Kenwood APRS-ready radios will not display freeform text that someone using a simple terminal program types. APRS messages are sent in a format that contains the call signs of the two stations, along with a line of text intended for the receiving station. Using APRS messages, you are able to make the same types of exchanges you would on any other satellite. Grid locators are the most common item exchanged, but with the prepared messages you might also send your name and/or location along with the grid locator. You could skip sending your location in the APRS message, if you are using the APRS functionality to beacon your location during the ISS pass. More stations are giving the ISS digipeater on 70cm a try, and many are finding success using the 5-channel setup like I mentioned on this list last week. If you are set up to work the ISS 70cm digipeater by the end of the week, I will be on there from a hamfest near Tucson this Saturday (12 November) morning. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 10:03 PM, Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > Just purchased a used Kenwood TH-D72A HT. Hoping to use it along with an > Arrow antenna to make more satellite contacts while traveling. While I > primarily expect to use it to make voice contacts on the FM birds, I’m also > interested in making packet contacts through the International Space > Station. > > Could someone point me towards a programming guide for this type of > application? Any other pointers in using the radio to make packet QSOs > through the ISS? > > Grateful for all suggestions. > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > > _______________________________________________ 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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AMSAT @ hamfest near Tucson AZ on Saturday (12 November 2016)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

Hi! AMSAT will be at the Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest in Marana, Arizona, this Saturday, 12 November 2016. The hamfest site is the Marana Middle School, along the eastbound I-10 frontage road, south of exit 236. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.tucsonhamradio.org/hamfest Marana is approximately 25 miles/40km northwest of downtown Tucson, in grid DM42. During the hamfest, there will be demonstrations of satellite operating on various passes throughout the hamfest. If you hear WD9EWK on the air, or see WD9EWK-9 on ISS passes, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. All QSOs made with WD9EWK during the hamfest will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards will be available on request. If you want a card, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in the log, I will gladly send a card. No need to first send me a card or SASE to receive my card. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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Re: [amsat-bb] Programming a Kenwood TH-D72A for ISS Digi Contacts
by Richard Tejera 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

You can also use the programming software that comes with the radio (if the seller provided it) If not is a free download from Kenwood. Nice thing about the D72A it it has a USB port as opposed to TH7, which needed a serial port Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On November 8, 2016, at 15:56, John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> wrote: You need to store the memories as split frequencies or as the manual calls them, "Odd-split Repeater Frequencies." It's in the full electronic manual. See page 2 in file 'TH-D72_02_MEMORY CHANNEL_E.pdf' The basics of it are this. You program a simplex receive frequency like normal and then go to the VFO and set the transmit frequency and then store it like normal to the same memory channel, except in addition to pressing >OK to store it at the final step, you hold down the PTT button before hand and while you press >OK. To compensate for doppler you need to store the following memories: # Receive Transmit 1. 437.560 437.540 2. 437.555 437.545 3. 437.550 (same, don't set split here) 4. 437.545 437.550 5. 437.540 437.560 When the bird is coming toward you start at 1. and as the pass progresses move towards 5. You should be at 3. at max elevation. Let me/us know if you have more questions. 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > Just purchased a used Kenwood TH-D72A HT. Hoping to use it along with an Arrow antenna to make more satellite contacts while traveling. While I primarily expect to use it to make voice contacts on the FM birds, I’m also interested in making packet contacts through the International Space Station. > > Could someone point me towards a programming guide for this type of application? Any other pointers in using the radio to make packet QSOs through the ISS? > > Grateful for all suggestions. > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > 121 Mayfair Park > Maylene, AL > EM63nf > > Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC, ARLL, and AMSAT. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. > > Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. > > > Grateful as always. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Signal every 3 khz on FO 29 this morning
by Ronald G. Parsons 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

On further investigation, I now believe the signals every 3 kHz noted on the previous posts are not generated on board FO-29 but are possibly from a terrestrial source not tracking Doppler shift properly or perhaps from another satellite whose output frequency corresponds to the input frequency of FO-29. For example AO-85 has an output frequency of 145.980 MHz corresponding to an FO-20 output frequency of 435.820 MHz (plus or minus transponder frequency errors). As can be seen on the annotated waterfall spectrum from the 7 November pass over Texas around 1700Z https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Jez46MB5RaTGcyajN6VGQtREU/view?usp=shari… the FO-29 Beacon Doppler curve does not match the unknown signal’s Doppler curve. Also the FM signals in the lower part of the FO-29 passband have the same or very similar Doppler curve as the unknown signal. Note that the frequency numbers along the upper edge of the waterfall are frequencies as received by my receiver. The frequency noted near the top of the screen shot, 435,852.200 MHz, corresponds to the frequency “at the satellite” of the yellow tuning indicator. A similar appearance of FM signals was noted today, 8 Nov around 1600Z. Note the Doppler shift of the FM signals does not match that of FO-29. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Jez46MB5RaZEoxVFpSbWowQ0k/view?usp=shari… On 8 Nov, AO-85 was near FO-29 at the time of the pass, but that was not the case on 7 Nov. Ron W5RKN

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Femtosats + JAXA launch + Spectrum Forum Reports
by M5AKA 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Radio ham’s Femtosats project wins ISS Design Competition https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/07/ham-radio-femtosats-iss-competition/ JAXA to launch satellites with ham radio payloads to ISS https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/08/jaxa-iss-ham-radio-cubesats/ Sandringham students’ Amateur Radio project success https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/04/sandringham-amateur-radio-project/ RSGB Spectrum Forum Reports Released https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/04/rsgb-spectrum-forum-reports-released/ Book - Getting Started with Amateur Satellites 2016 - now in stock https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/27/getting-started-with-amateur-satellites-201… 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Signal every 3 khz on FO 29 this morning
by Ronald G. Parsons 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

I wrote the original post. I have captured a waterfall representation of a pass on 3 Nov and 7 Nov. Links to these images follow: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Jez46MB5RaSUxMNmw3dF80bFE/view?usp=shari… https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Jez46MB5RaWXR2eGg5N3h0NXM/view?usp=shari… The separation is a little less than 3 kHz. I also noticed the FM activity and a lot of other stuff on 7 Nov. Ron W5RKN ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 17:14:45 -0500 From: jeffory broughton <jefforybroughton(a)gmail.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Signal every 3 khz on FO 29 this morning Message-ID: <CACm2je12Zz3Ts+dxdSUL49GeVC6AQht_bjGbRayA0F4HuPn66A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I swear I read a post somewhere a few days ago where someone heard an un modulated carrier every 3 khz on FO 29. But I can not locate that post.I experienced that on FO 29 this morning along with very strong FM activity using the same uplink frequency as George WI9I in the Dominican Republic on 145.927. jeff broughton

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HTV6 to ISS
by Mineo Wakita 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

JAXA opened to the public yesterday seven nano satellites to be installed in H-IIB Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" (HTV) to be launched next month. Satellites are only about 1U~3U in size and will conduct experiments aimed at realizing the space elevator which is expected to facilitate the movement of Earth and Universe in the future. It's the first time to launch in JAXA with seven satellites at a time. HTV6 Launch: 13:26 UTC, Dec.9, 2016 at the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI" (HTV), JAXA http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/rockets/htv/index.html AOBA-VeloxIII Kyusyu Institute of Technology http://aoba2016.blog.fc2.com/ EGG University of Tokyo / Nihon University http://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/bitstream/a-is/2961/1/SA6000021010.pdf FREEDOM Tohoku University / Nakashimada Engneering Works, Ltd http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/newimg/pressimg/tohokuuniv-press_20140926_… ITF-2 University of Tsukuba http://yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/ IuPOD Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation http://www.jamss.co.jp/en/ STARS-C Shizuoka University http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/english.html WASEDA-SAT3 Waseda University http://www.miyashita.mmech.waseda.ac.jp/Waseda-Sat3/ Downlink Beacon Mode AOBA-VeloxIII 437.375 437.375 1k2 AFSK,CW ITF-2 437.525 437.525 1k2 FM,CW STARS-C (Mother) 437.405 437.245 1k2 FM,CW STARS-C (Daughter) 437.425 437.255 1k2 FM,CW WASEDA-Sat3 437.290 437.290 1k2 PCMFSK,CW JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-11-08 08:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Nov '16

08 Nov '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-11-08 08:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Students in Ingushetia, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Andrei Borisenko Contact is a go for 2016-11-03 08:06 UTC Boca Raton Christian School, Boca Raton FL, direct via N4BRF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact was successful: Mon 2016-11-07 17:15:14 UTC 30 deg (***) Col·legi Asuncion de Ntra. Sra., Barcelona, Spain, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-11-17 08:25:19 UTC 40 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 Kenwood 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 2016-11-08 08:00 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1091. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1056. (***) 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 2016-11-08 08:00 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. 49 on orbit Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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