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Satpc32
by Vincenzo Mone 16 Dec '16

16 Dec '16

Hello, I am looking how to substitute the trakbox because it won't work on the Kenwood TS-2000X Radio. Someone suggested me the SatPC32 software and before I buy it I am using it in unregistered mode to see how it works. As on the trakbox I have set about 20 satellites, I have noticed that in SatPC32 won't let me insert more then 8 satellites in the list. Is it possible to add more than 8 satellites? If yes where am I missing? Thanks Enzo IK8OZV. 73's de Enzo IK8OZV ************************************ ****** GSM +39 328 7244294 ***** ***** SMS +39 328 7244294 ***** ************************************

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-12-16 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Dec '16

16 Dec '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-12-16 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gagarin From Space, The Communication College Of Vologda And Information Technologies, Vologda, Russia, direct via RK1QWX (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov (***) Contact was successful for 2016-12-13 14:20 UTC (***) Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Niccolò Pisano”, Marina di Pisa, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact was successful: Thu 2016-12-15 12:31:13 UTC 68 deg (***) Ecole Communale de Saint Sylvestre, Saint Sylvestre, France, direct via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-12-21 13:46:38 UTC 29 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. 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 119 (***) **************************************************************************** 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 2016-12-16 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1101. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1066. (***) 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 2016-12-16 07:00 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 Exp. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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[Video] New UHF ISS Digipeater!
by John Brier 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

https://youtu.be/woSzJ-PtH2M I also made my first contact through it today: https://twitter.com/johnbrier/status/809581318023577600 While I was making the above video, I randomly picked up the digipeater in my apartment: https://twitter.com/johnbrier/status/809591216811737089 Please subscribe for more videos! https://www.youtube.com/SpaceComms1?sub_confirmation=1 Recently, the old VHF Ericsson handheld used for the digipeater on the ISS died and it was replaced with an equivalent UHF one. This is my first time digipeating through it. I also tried to make my first APRS satellite contact. I successfully sent a message to the digipeater for another ham, KM4SYN, but he didn't receive it from the ISS. He did however receive one of my beacon packets and you can see me on his map. The "Programming TH-D72 for ISS Digipeater" video will be uploaded next week. I made this recording on November 2nd, 2016, shortly after the UHF digipeater was activated. Thanks for watching! 73, John Brier KG4AKV The music at the end is Cybotron - Clear, a classic electro track. P.S. I thought I already sent this, but I can't see it in the archives. Apologies if it's a repeat.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Niccolò Pisano", Marina di Pisa, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Niccolò Pisano", Marina di Pisa, Italy on 15 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:31 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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 "Niccolò Pisano" The Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado (Middle School) "Niccolò Pisano" in Marina di Pisa (Pisa, Italy) consists of 3 sections (named A, B, C). Each section consists of 3 classes (1st, 2nd, 3rd), corresponding to student ages of 11 to 14. Each class consists of about 20 students. The school is part of the Istituto Comprensivo "Niccolò Pisano", which also includes another middle school in San Piero a Grado (Pisa, Italy), four primary schools (for ages 6 to 10) and two childhood schools. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 2. Which is your favorite food on board? 3. Do you see more darkness up there than on Earth? 4. How can astronauts have a shower on board? 5. What will happen to your body if you don't exercise? 6. Which planets do you see from over there? 7. Can you hear sounds and noises outside the space ship? 8. Do you know how many space ships or satellites are there orbiting? 9. How many astronauts are there on board and how long must you stay on the space ship? 10. What kind of machinery is on board? Which is the most important? Can you describe it to us? 11. What are your astronaut suits made of? Are they heavy? Does someone help you to put them on? 12. How much fuel does the space ship use? 13. Why did you decide to become an astronaut instead of, for example, an astronomer, an engineer or an astrophysicist? What are your skills? 14. We know you can see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets per day. So, have you ever seen other celestial or terrestrial extraordinary events? 15. What are the main aims of your mission, what is your task? 16. Last year the ISS hosted the astronaut Scott Kelly. The press, on his return, insisted very much on the effects illustrated by Einstein as regards the paradox of the twins. Is it really possible to detect slight differences at a biological level? Which examples can be given to testify restricted or general relativity? 17. Why does the ISS have such a low orbit and it is not, for example, geostationary? Does it lose height? Should it be re-lifted? If so, how and to what extent? 18. In space, in conditions of microgravity, there is a loss of muscle and bone mass, because of body statism. Is the regeneration of tissue in space different in lack of gravity? Does microgravity influence also the behaviour of electronic devices? 19. Astronauts are exposed to solar wind because they are outside the shelter of the magnetic field. Which effects can be noticed in their bodies? 20. Would you be willing to leave on a mission to Mars, taking into account the dangers that you might face while eventually trying to come back to Earth? To what extent can your spirit of exploration go further? 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 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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STARS-C release schedule
by Mineo Wakita 15 Dec '16

15 Dec '16

Release: About 08:30-09:30 UTC, 19 Dec 2016 Downlink Beacon Mode Callsign STARS-C (Mother) 437.405 437.245 1200bps FM,CW JJ2YPL STARS-C (Daughter) 437.425 437.255 1200bps FM,CW JJ2YPM http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/english.html http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/htv6nano.htm http://iss.jaxa.jp/topics/2016/12/161214_stars-c.html JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Works from EK37, EK47
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Works from EK37, EK47. Try to activate other Grids, twitter notices @ xe3dx #AMSAT Time UTC 2016-12-15 17:03:30 FO-29 2016-12-15 21:56:00 SO-50 2016-12-16 00:09:51 XW-2B 2016-12-16 00:15:02 XW-2C 2016-12-16 12:00:09 XW-2C 2016-12-16 13:11:03 XW-2A 2016-12-16 16:08:34 FO-29 2016-12-16 22:21:43 SO-50 2016-12-16 23:57:25 XW-2B 2016-12-17 00:02:39 XW-2C 2016-12-17 01:02:30 XW-2A 2016-12-17 02:30:22 AO-73 2016-12-17 05:14:12 FO-29 2016-12-17 16:58:31 FO-29 2016-12-17 23:45:00 XW-2B 2016-12-17 23:50:16 XW-2C 2016-12-18 02:49:12 AO-73 2016-12-18 14:49:36 AO-73 2016-12-18 14:53:25 AO-85 David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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Geo Satellite 2017
by Skyler F 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

I saw this video on the planned 5/10GHz planned launch with the geo payload through Virginia Tech. https://youtu.be/BE6ZZ3MQsNY I couldn't find much other details other than the video. Does anybody else here know the status on this satellite? I'm a student at New Mexico Tech, and would like to try to get something setup through our radio club as soon as this satellite is launched, so if this thing is for sure going to happen, I would like to start the search for equipment and have something going when this satellite is ready to be launched. 73, KD0WHB

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HM58 Christmas operation
by pedro＠dutrasousa.name 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Hi all, This year my Christmas HM58 operation will take place from December 23rd to December 25th. Logs will be uploaded as CU2ZG, and the news is I'll be SSB equipped. Tentative (meaning I'll keep those in mind but not fully guaranteed) passes are below, however I might show up on other. If you'd like a sked on a specific pass please let me know. December 23rd 19:30 XW-2A 20:55 XW-2D/B/C 22:46 AO-85 23:56 SO-50 December 24th 00:17 FO-29 00:28 AO-85 10:03 AO-73 10:30 FO-29 11:39 EO-79 12:12 FO-29 14:50 AO-7 15:48 SO-50 16:41 AO-7 17:28 SO-50 18:08 XW-2F 18:38 AO-7 18:55 XW-2A December 25th 16:13 SO-50 17:34 AO-7 17:55 XW-2F 18:57 XW-2D/B/C 21:56 AO-85 23:07 SO-50 23:38 AO-85 73 CU2ZG Pedro -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-12-14 09:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Dec '16

14 Dec '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-12-14 09:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia, direct via R9HP (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Novitskiy (***) Contact was successful 2016-12-07 11:40 UTC (***) Maristes High School, Toulouse, France, direct via F8IDR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact was successful: Mon 2016-12-12 13:29:47 UTC 38 deg (***) Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Niccolò Pisano”, Marina di Pisa, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-12-15 12:31:13 UTC 68 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. 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 2016-12-14 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1099. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1064. (***) 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 2016-12-14 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. 49 on orbit Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov Exp. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Travel to EK37 and EK47.
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 13 Dec '16

13 Dec '16

>From Thursday afternoon I am going to visit work clients, I will be very close to the Lacandona jungle in the state of Chiapas, I will have free afternoons all weekend, I will be able to work from EK37 and EK47, trust in finding the line, try Work on other grids, work on FM and SSB satellites, SO-50, AO-85, XW-2A, XW-2B, XW-2C, AO-73 and FO-29. Passes above 20 ° for my area, for now I can not give working hours on the satellites, if I have a signal in the mobile I will be on Twitter @xe3dx, as always give priority to the stations using the phonetic code. I hope to hear them in the bird. David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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