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

National Parks Activation (beacons)
by Robert Bruninga 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Everyone, while in a national park, please confirm APRS activity on 144.39 and report if nothing heard. APRS has a goal of assuring APRS coverage in all the national parks. It is so great to see another ham in the park and go meet them because of their APRS beacon. Statistically, there are at least a dozen hams a day in the big parks... yet without a beacon, its dark ships in the night... If no digipeaters cover the park, please report so we can update our databse of all National Parks with APRS coverage. http://aprs.org/aprs-parks.html Bob, WB4APR -----Original Message----- > I will be operating satellites SO-50 and FO-29 from DM29 > in eastern Nevada on February 21-23, 2016. > WA7HQD, Lee (Doc) Ernstrom

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Upcoming DM29 and NP24 National Parks Activation
by Lee Ernstrom 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

I will be operating satellites SO-50 and FO-29 from DM29 in eastern Nevada on February 21-23, 2016. Please check out my QRZ.com page for details. WA7HQD Lee (Doc) Ernstrom

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First ever ARISS HAMTV live downlink to a school
by Daniel Cussen 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

The first ever live HAMTV school contact took place yesterday, a world first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cosp6W-gqq4 The contact starts at around 55 minutes with live video shortly afterwards. Congratulations to everyone involved. https://principia.org.uk/news/second-amateur-radio-call/ There was live streaming and more info here: https://principia.ariss.org There is always a chance of more live TV on future school contacts. There is one planned for the UK on Friday of next week. Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol, UK, direct via GB1OAB Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-02-19 14:23:23 UTC 78 deg HAMTV downlinks on 2395Mhz. More info on HAMTV here: http://www.ariss-eu.org/columbus/ham-video More info on dedicated HAMTV mailing list: https://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/HamTV

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HamTV ARISS Contact Video
by M5AKA 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Video of Tim Peake’s first Digital Amateur Television (DATV) HamTV ARISS contact as received direct by Colin Watts G4KLB in Bournemouth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9keVA21DPBc More history made at second amateur radio call http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/12/more-history-made-at-second-amateur-radio-ca… ISS HamTV used for school contact http://amsat-uk.org/2016/02/12/iss-hamtv-used-for-school-contact/ 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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Virtual Audio Cable recommendations
by Steve Kristoff 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

I would like some recommendations on Virtual Audio Cable software that allows Fox Telem to talk to either SDR# or HDSDR, please. Thank you for your thoughts! Steve Kristoff AI9IN skristof(a)etczone.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] FS: ICOM IC-275A and IC-475H Tranceivers
by Dirk Jarrett 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Hi Frank, a long long shot here. I assume you sold the icom 275,475. LOL i am trying to find a PAIR. Thanks, Dirk Sent from my iPad

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-02-12 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-02-12 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth, UK, direct via GB1RMS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact was successful: Thu 2016-02-11 18:09:02 UTC 89 deg (***) Congratulations to the HamTV crew that showed the contact! (***) Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol, UK, direct via GB1OAB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-02-19 14:23:23 UTC 78 deg UAH Space Hardware Club, Huntsville, Alabama, direct via K4UAH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-02-19 17:20:14 UTC 72 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_ (mailto:aj9n@amsat.org) or _aj9n(a)aol.com_ (mailto:aj9n@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_ (mailto:kbanke@sbcglobal.net) **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 116 Francesco IKØWGF with 116 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-02-12 05:00 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 1023. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 988. (***) 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, 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 2016-02-12 05:00 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. 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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Elecraft for satellites
by Richard Lawn 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

I'm sure I've asked this question if the group in the past, but periodically it's worth asking again. I'm curious if anyone is using these fine radios with transverters in the birds. If so is there compatible tracking software? It's a shame if not as the Elecraft quality and line including the K3 and companion transverters seems to offer great promise for satellite use. Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Re: [amsat-bb] Seeking Help with FunCube Dongle Pro+, SatPC32
by Tom Schuessler 12 Feb '16

12 Feb '16

HDSDR can also work well via CAT control if you use the free Virtual Serial Port Emulator software. There is some issue with that program and 64 bit windows. For me o0n my old XP box, it works fairly well with quirks. I can move HDSDR and SATPC32 moves with it. The key is that VSPE sets up a pair of serial cables and you use either side of the pair configured to the two programs and they talk bi-directionally. I am not a pro at this but it does seem to work. DDE will only allow one way from SatPC32 to radio. Tom Schuessler n5hyp(a)arrl.net On 2/10/2016 17:49, Richard Lawn wrote: > I'm close but not quite there. I'm trying to get the FCDP+ to function with > SatPC32 and my IC-9100. From within HDSDR I'm using both Omni Rig > connections and DDE client to facilitate connections with SatPC32 and the > 9100. It seems like full tuning is working on the FunCUbe but radio control > is not functioning properly on the IC-9100. > > I've looked for websites to help clarify this setup but haven't found > anything. I know several of you on this list are using the FNCP+ with > another radio for the uplink and I'd love to know how you are setting it > up. > > 73 > Rick, W2JAZ

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The launch of ChubuSat-2&ChubuSat-3 is postponed
by Yasutaka Naru sawa (JR2XEA) 11 Feb '16

11 Feb '16

Dear all; The Feb. 12 launch of ChubuSat-2&ChubuSat-3 is postponed. New launch date is not yet decided. Best Regards, Yasutaka Narusawa JR2XEA

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