AMSAT-BB April 2016

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-04-02 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Apr '16

02 Apr '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-04-02 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: National Soaring Museum, Elmira, New York, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact was successful: Fri 2016-04-01 18:34:03 UTC 34 deg (***) Kiilinik High School, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is go for: Wed 2016-04-06 18:02:20 UTC 55 deg H.A.L. School, Lucknow, India, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-04-08 08:17:46 UTC 26 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 117 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 2016-04-02 02:00 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 1039. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1004. (***) 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, 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 2016-04-02 02:00 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] Aggiesat keps
by Rick Tejera 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

yes, but apparently, both satellites have failed and have no t been heard in quite some time, thus their removal from the element sets. The Aggiesat website has nothing of value on it. IT's more a list of credits of those who worked on it than anything else Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:58 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Aggiesat keps WHOOP! From: Marius Strom [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 12:37 PM To: Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Aggiesat keps Yes, you're correct on the sponsorships. Gig 'em! Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 8:10 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Aggiesat keps I'm been out of the loop on AMSAT for a long time (need to re-join). AGGISAT wouldn't happen to be Texas A&M sponsored and BEVO-2 UT? Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE EL09uf Eagle Creek Observatory http://www.eaglecreekobservatory.org I am Voltohm of Borg! Resistance is E/I, you will be attenuated! -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:18 PM To: 'Rick Tejera'; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Aggiesat keps Rick, >From the list AMSAT Keps distribution notes: The following satellites have been removed from the AMSAT KEP Distribution: AAUSat-5 (NORAD CAT ID 40948) Decayed 3-15-2016. AGGIESAT-4 (NORAD CAT ID 41313) Has not shown any signs of life and is considered dead. BEVO-2 (NORAD CAT ID 41314) was prematurely deployed from AGGIESAT-4 and never activated. BEVO-2 was never listed in the AMSAT KEP Distribtuion. 73s, Alan WA4SCA <-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Tejera <Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 6:17 PM <To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <Subject: [amsat-bb] Aggiesat keps < <All, < < < <In noticed when updating my leps yesterday that Aggisat4 is no longer listed <in the Nasabare set. Any ideas where it went? < < < <Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) < <Saguaro Astronomy Club < <www.saguaroastro.org < <Thunderbird Radio Club < <www.w7tbc.org < <623-572-0713 < <623-203-4121 (cell) < <SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net < < < <_______________________________________________ <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 _______________________________________________ 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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Aggiesat keps
by Rick Tejera 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

All, In noticed when updating my leps yesterday that Aggisat4 is no longer listed in the Nasabare set. Any ideas where it went? Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net

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Re: [amsat-bb] LMR-400 direct to antenna or no?
by Dino Papas 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

I run LMR400 out to the preamps just below the rotator then LMR240 for the short run from the preamps to the antennas; the 240 is quite flexible and the additional loss in that short run is negligible. 73 - Dino KL0S > On Mar312016, at 2135 PM, Scott <scott23192(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I hope to put up my first rotating antenna soon and just received a nice length of LMR-400 to use. (regular, not "super-flex") > > Having never seen LMR-400 before, I did not know how flexible it would be. I would call it "medium"... not stiff as a pipe but not floppy, either. > > My question is whether anyone using LMR-400 can recommend whether I should attach it directly to my antenna (with slack loops, of course)? > > Or, should I get a few meters of something more flexible to attach to an antenna that needs to be free to rotate 360 degrees? > > If a jumper is recommended, I would appreciate suggestions on what cable would work best for the task. The frequency for this project is 70cm. > > Thanks! > > -Scott, K4KDR > Montpelier, VA USA

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Colorado Amateur Satellite net Begins in 1 hour
by Skyler F 01 Apr '16

01 Apr '16

This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1 hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday). 6PM Pacific 7PM Mountain 8PM Central 9PM Eastern Please visit us on *AMSATNET.INFO <http://amsatnet.info/>* *IRLP* 9870, the Denver Reflector *ALLSTAR LINK* 40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node *ECHOLINK* *AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L *LOCAL RF* 449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) 447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up) 447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback mountain) 147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO) 446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whopping 5 blocks of great coverage *REMOTE RF* Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking supported) Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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