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Audio for ARISS #1000 - Thursday
by John Spasojevich 09 Mar '16

09 Mar '16

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the *North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), Grand Forks, North Dakota USA *on Thursday March 10th. AOS is anticipated at 1908 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ in Santa Rosa, California. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-03-08 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Slovanské Gymnázium Olomouc, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KYJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact was successful: Tue 2016-03-08 08:22:43 UTC 82 deg (***) Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact was successful: Tue 2016-03-08 16:11:05 UTC 53 deg (***) Watch for live stream at http://atlantasciencefestival.org/ariss North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), Grand Forks, North Dakota, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-10 19:08:55 UTC 56 deg Booker T. Washington Senior High, Miami, Florida, direct via W4SVI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-03-14 15:48:48 UTC 52 deg Walter Jackson Elementary, Decatur, Alabama, direct via N8DEU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-17 14:46:07 UTC 30 deg **************************************************************************** ** The next window to submit a proposal for an upcoming contact is now open. The window is open from 2016-02-15 to 2016-04-15 and would be for contacts between 2017-01-01 and 2017-06-30. Check out the ARISS website http://www.ariss.org/ or the ARRL website http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact for full details. **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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: 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 2016-03-08 23:00 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 1034. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 999. (***) 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, 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 2016-03-08 23:00 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. 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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Amsat LVB Tracker - Orbitron
by David Maciel 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Hello Group, who works the LVB Tracker AMSAT with Orbitron ..? I have some trouble setting with WispDDE, I would like some help screens to configure ..

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and FT-991
by Andrew Glasbrenner 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

I asked Erich, the author, a few weeks ago about this and the short answer is not yet. He has not secured the use of a 991 yet to develop the new addition to the software. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Richard Ferryman <g4bbh(a)btinternet.com> >Sent: Mar 8, 2016 11:17 AM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and FT-991 > >I just added an FT-991 to my collection of rigs. Does anyone know how or if I can control this transceiver from SatPC32..The command structure is quite different to my FT-817 and FT-897D. I do need doppler correction. >Dick G4BBH >_______________________________________________ >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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SatPC32 and FT-991
by Richard Ferryman 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

I just added an FT-991 to my collection of rigs. Does anyone know how or if I can control this transceiver from SatPC32..The command structure is quite different to my FT-817 and FT-897D. I do need doppler correction. Dick G4BBH

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-03-08 07:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-03-08 07:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Slovanské Gymnázium Olomouc, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KYJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 08:22:43 UTC 82 deg Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 16:11:05 UTC 53 deg Watch for live stream at http://atlantasciencefestival.org/ariss North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), Grand Forks, North Dakota, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-10 19:08:55 UTC 56 deg Booker T. Washington Senior High, Miami, Florida, direct via W4SVI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-03-14 15:48:48 UTC 52 deg (***) Walter Jackson Elementary, Decatur, Alabama, direct via N8DEU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-17 14:46:07 UTC 30 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** The next window to submit a proposal for an upcoming contact is now open. The window is open from 2016-02-15 to 2016-04-15 and would be for contacts between 2017-01-01 and 2017-06-30. Check out the ARISS website http://www.ariss.org/ or the ARRL website http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact for full details. **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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: 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 2016-03-08 07:30 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 1032. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 997. 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, 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 2016-03-05 20:00 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. 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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Re: [amsat-bb] In addition to a Baefong UV-5R, what should one get to work SO-50?
by John Brier 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

This is great! Thanks Patrick. I only sent you an email directly to make sure you would notice it. :-) Definitely agree this should be public information. Thanks again, John KG4AKV On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> wrote: > John, > > I saw your direct e-mail as well as this post on the -BB, but will > answer you in the public forum for the benefit of others as well. > > I have used a pair of the Baofeng HTs for working SO-50. I > have tried > two UV-5Rs, two UV-82s, and mixing one UV-5R and one UV-82. When > mixing the radios, same or different models, I swapped which radio > was used as the transmitter and receiver. I even posted a YouTube > video with audio from working one hamfest demonstration with the > UV-82/UV-5R combination in 2014: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cLx9h-vNRA > > I added photos and slides with text to the audio, in making the > video, as I did not have actial video of the demonstration. In > the video, I went with the UV-5R for the transmit radio, since it > has a two-way PTT that can directly key either VFO, and a speaker-mic > that could also key either VFO directly. This let me put 145.850 > MHz in both VFOs for working SO-50, using different PL tones in > each VFO for waking the satellite vs. talking through the FM repeater. > > A second UV-5R could work to make a full-duplex station for SO-50. > Many have used two UV-5Rs, or a UV-5R with another Baofeng (or other > low-priced Chinese-made HT) to make a full-duplex station. The price > is obviously low enough to do that, without breaking the bank. It > can be done, but there are almost as many that have had frustrations > with the two-Baofeng setup for satellite work as those who have had > success doing. > > If the budget for the second radio is more than the price of > a UV-5R or UV-82 type of radio, I'd recommend going to something > like one of the traditional ham manufacturers, or possibly Wouxun - > radios that generally have better receivers than the Baofengs, > no matter which Baofeng model you choose. The unfortunate facts about > many of the Chinese-made HTs - outside of possibly newer Wouxuns - > is quality control on the assembly line borders on the nonexistent. > One UV-5R might be working well and within the appropriate technical > requirements for use on the amateur bands, where the next unit off > the assembly line is horrid. There was a recent QST article that > addressed this point, based on ARRL testing of HTs at Dayton last > year. From my testing, I'd prefer to use a Wouxun KG-UV8D over > almost anything Baofeng (or the other HTs based on the UV-5R, sold > under a zillion different names), especially on the receive side. > Even better, in terms of a Chinese-made HT, would be a Wouxun > KG-UV9D - the one Chinese HT that seems to have a nice receiver > that finally starts to approach what comes from the traditional > ham manufacturers. The KG-UV8D and KG-UV9D will also work full-duplex > for AO-85, where the uplink is on 70cm, but both fail for full-duplex > using 2m uplinks (SO-50, LilacSat-2). > > I have not put any of my Baofeng or Wouxun HTs (or the others from > different Chinese brands) on test equipment. All of my testing is > from buying the radios, trying them out, and seeing what happens when > working the satellites. I have not tried the two-Baofeng combination > for AO-85 yet, as most of my Baofeng testing was done in 2014 when > we only had SO-50. I did more testing recently with Chinese-made > HTs, trying to clear up some misstatements online on whether or > not any of those HTs could be used to work AO-85 full-duplex. > > 73! > > > > > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWk > http://www.wd9ewk.net/ > Twitter: @WD9EWK > > > >> Patrick in particular, I know you have done a lot of testing with the >> Chinese Radios, at least for AO-85, can you advise what this ham >> should get and which one to use for up/down to work SO-50 in addition >> to what they already have? I assume the purpose is to work >> full-duplex. >> >

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Powys Secondary Schools, Mid Wales, UK
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Powys Secondary Schools, Mid Wales, UK on 05 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:53 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between GB1SS and GB4PCS. The contact should be audible over portions of the UK 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. Powys Combined Schools represent all secondary schools across the county of Powys in Wales. With students from over 90 primary schools and 12 secondary schools, we represent students from the age of 4 up to 18. As Powys Combined Schools, we have a pool of some 7,700 students aged 11-18 and a similar number of 4-11 year olds in the primary schools. Our goal is to leverage our existing relationships with the primaries in each secondary catchment area to organise a county wide event over the months leading up to the ARISS contact. During which time workshops, projects and activities aimed around STEM subjects would be run. Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), and a small part of Denbighshire - an area of 5,179 km² or 2,000 sq miles, making it the largest county in Wales by land area. Most of Powys is mountainous, with north-south transport being difficult. The majority of the Powys population lives in villages and small towns. The largest towns are Newtown, Ystradgynlais, Brecon, and Welshpool. Powys has the lowest population density of all the principal areas of Wales. Just under a third of the residents have Welsh linguistic skills: Welsh speakers are concentrated mainly in the rural areas both in and around Machynlleth, Llanfyllin and Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant (where William Morgan first translated the whole Bible into Welsh in 1588) in Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn), and the industrial area of Ystradgynlais in the extreme south-west of Brecknockshire (Welsh: Sir Frycheiniog). Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What training regime did you have to undertake in order to prepare for your mission to the space station? 2. What is your favourite study that you carrying out to show what life is like in space? 3. What objects in space can you see more clearly with your eyes in space? 4. Can you describe the automatic systems on board the ISS to keep you in your current orbit? 5. What research are you currently working on? 6. Do you ever feel sudden vertigo or claustrophobia whilst you are up in space? 7. Do you feel your senses are any different in space compared to being on the ground - for example is your sense of smell more acute? 8. On the Principia website, it says you are looking into a range of research areas including 'novel materials'. Can you describe a new material you are working on? 9. Can you describe what is meant by 'Fluid Physics' and describe any experiments you are conducting using 'Fluid Physics'? 10. On one of your video reports, we can see you watching the 6 Nations Rugby. How can you have a better picture in space compared to us here on earth? 11. What inspires you to keep up the demanding physical exercise routines in space? 12. How long do you expect it to take you to acclimatise when you return to the earths surface? 13. Of the objects you said that you can see with your eyes, what specific detail is better from space? 14. How do you assess your muscular strength in space? 15. Can you describe how you get into and leave the ISS without losing any air? 16. What is your favourite discovery you and the team have made during your time in space so far? 17. How long does it take to prepare for a spacewalk?? 18. Picking one 'novel material', can you describe how it would be used on earth? 19. Of all the experiments you are carrying out on the human body, which one has given you the biggest surprise in terms of results? 20. Which of the communication systems that you use on the ISS to talk to friends and family gives the clearest signal? 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. Slovanské Gymnázium Olomouc, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KYJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 08:22:43 UTC 2. Atlanta Science Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-03-08 16:11:05 UTC 3. North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC), Grand Forks, North Dakota, telebridge via W6SRJ the ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-03-10 19:08:55 UTC 56 deg 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), and the 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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In addition to a Baefong UV-5R, what should one get to work SO-50?
by John Brier 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

I'm pretty active on the amateur radio forum on Reddit [1] and last night I posted about the upcoming ISS contacts this week [2). This morning someone must have been reminded of me by that post and they sent me this private message: "Hey quick question on working SO-50 and other birds - I have a Baofeng UV-5R right now and want to get a second for satellite work. What am I looking for in a second HT since I already have a cheap one and which would I use for TX/RX? Thanks!" Patrick in particular, I know you have done a lot of testing with the Chinese Radios, at least for AO-85, can you advise what this ham should get and which one to use for up/down to work SO-50 in addition to what they already have? I assume the purpose is to work full-duplex. 73, John KG4AKV 1) https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/ 2) https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/49ajui/iss_school_contacts_t…

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Open Systems Architecture and Modularity Survey - Thank you
by Brandon Shirley 07 Mar '16

07 Mar '16

I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the Open Systems Architecture and Modularity survey; the Open Systems Architecture and Modularity survey has now closed. I will notify the winners of this survey's drawing within 1 week. The winners of the overall survey set will be notified after the entire survey set closes. *** The next survey will start tomorrow. The next survey will be the Security Survey. *** V/R, Brandon Shirley b.l.s(a)aggiemail.usu.edu

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