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/MM station in Europe
by Juan Antonio 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Today I copied a /MM station in the SO-50 pass at 18:20 UTC over Europe from JO25. Anybody knows your call?. Juan Antonio EA4CYQ --- El software de antivirus Avast ha analizado este correo electrónico en busca de virus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Office Closed
by Martha 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

The AMSAT Office will be closed on Thursday, April 21st and Friday, April 22nd. Back in the office on Monday., -- 73- Martha

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Re: [amsat-bb] LL Grace - Kansas City Tracker/Tuner Satellite Antenna
by w0jab＠big-river.net 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Controller/Doppler CI-V References: <5717CA4D.4070702(a)leikhim.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org From: John Becker <w0jab(a)big-river.net> Message-ID: <5717D1E9.9070403(a)big-river.net> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:00:57 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <5717CA4D.4070702(a)leikhim.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Wonder what the landlord would say?

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LL Grace - Kansas City Tracker/Tuner Satellite Antenna Controller/Doppler CI-V
by Joe Leikhim 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons (message - correction)
by Robert Bruninga 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Correction: The format for a manually typed APRS message to be captured by an APRS radio's front panel is a colon, then a 9 byte callsign field (padded with spaces) and then another colon and text. The example should have been: :WD9EWK-9 :hello from (grid, city/state, etc.) This does not include a line number intentionally, because a line number forces an automatic ACK and that just adds collisions and congestion on the ISS digipeater channel. Bob, WB4APR -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:13 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons Hi Mark! You can do a CQ over the ISS digipeater, or just send something like an APRS position packet or a packet with your position and a short comment. If you use APRS messages, you can use them to make QSOs. I just did that tonight for the first time in a few months, working two Texas stations with my TH-D72A HT and Elk log periodic from my driveway. Using the ariss.net wen site, I could see my packets and most of my two QSOs captured by Internet gateways, and a missed QSO with a California station. My TH-D72A will store and display APRS messages, but freeform twxt typed into a terminal program won't be displayed on my HT unless the text is formatted as an APRS message. For example, a station could type this and (if I receive it) have it displayed on my HT's screen and saved as a received APRS message: WD9EWK-9 :hello from (grid, city/state, etc.) On my HT, I'd see the call that sent this message, and the text following the space and colon that trail my call. This makes it easy for stations using the APRS-capable radios, as well as software like UISS, to make QSOs and both sides seeing the QSO happen. It tends to be rapid-fire, since you only have up to 10 minutes in an ISS pass, and there could be a lot of activity coming through the ISS digipeater - especially the further east you go in the continental USA. Passes that only touch the southwestern USA are really easy for the low-power stations (like me) to get through. I do OK on other passes that cover more of the country, even with only 5W. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:23 AM, Mark Lunday <mlunday(a)nc.rr.com> wrote: > <My first packet on an ISS pass always includes a CQ.> > > OK, call me ill-informed, I did not know you could do CQ and > keyboard-to-keyboard QSO's. I thought you could only send short messages. > Is that how you do it? The ISS pass is so fast... > > Mark Lunday, WD4ELG > _______________________________________________ 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK on 23 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:10 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between GB1SS and GB1WHS. The contact should be audible over 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. Wellesley House is a prep school with approx. 140 pupils. Our aim is to open up a world of opportunity for girls and boys aged from 7 to 13. We are primarily a boarding school with about one third day pupils. Our catchment is vast, with international pupils as well as pupils from across the South East. Our ethos is that success follows success, whether in or outside the classroom, and occurs naturally in pupils who are happy and motivated. All pupils are encouraged to push themselves and made to feel secure enough to take risks. The school provided Space outreach for local schools in October 2014 following Science teacher Kerry Sabin-Dawson's attendance at the ESERO-UK Space conference - the Primary Frontier in July 2014 in York. Inspired by the initiatives and resources available she held a Space training session for local primary teachers to encourage them to bring space education into the classroom. Fourteen local schools attended and it was a great success. There was a representative from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, an education liaison officer from the local company Pfizer Ltd, Canterbury STEM ambassador Becky Vincer and John Hislop of the Monkton Stargazers, a local astronomy group. The organiser of the theatre group Spacefund explained how she had written the Team Tim show with the cooperation of Tim Peake, which was promptly booked by some of the schools. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Today is International Marconi Day; how do you think Marconi would feel about this radio communication? 2. From space, what evidence can you see that humans are having a negative impact upon planet Earth? 3. We are planting seeds brought back by the Russian cosmonauts at Ursuline. How do you think they will grow? 4. What happens to a compass in Space? 5. It is 400 years today since Shakespeare died. Which Shakespearean quote do you think best describes your mission? 6. What is the biggest lesson you have learned whilst being in Space? (Chartfield) 7. How do you think being in space has changed you? (River) 8. Do bacteria multiply at the same rate in a low gravity environment? (Pluckley) 9. What do you need to do to acclimatize back to the Earth's gravity on your return? (Garlinge) 10. Did you ever dream about becoming an astronaut when you were a child? (St L Junior Acad) 11. What space exploration do you think we will be doing in 200 years? (Smarden) 12. Have you played any jokes on your colleagues on the ISS? Scarlett 13. What is the first thing you are going to do when you get home? (St Lawrence) 14. What was your spacewalk like? Elsie Meades (St Mildreds) 15. What's your favourite experiment to conduct, and why? (Bromstone) 16. What do you do if there is a fire on the ISS? 17. Have you ever seen any other objects go past you in space such as comets or asteroids? (St George's C of E) 18. Will you be visiting schools when you return to Earth? And will you please visit Wellesley House? (again) 19. How is time different in space? 20. Do you get a proxy vote if you are in space? 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. The Derby High School, Bury, UK, direct via GB1DHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-04-25 12:02:27 UTC 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with STEM Trajectory Initiative with Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at STEM Trajectory Initiative with Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque, New Mexico on 22 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:32 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and NM5HD. The contact should be audible over New Mexico, USA 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. Valley High School (VHS) is one of twelve high schools in the Albuquerque Public School (APS) district. It is physically located at 1505 Candelaria Road N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico, and our elevation is 4976 feet. Valley HS is one of the "oldest' high schools in Albuquerque, established in the summer of 1954 with their first graduating class of 1955. "Back in the day" students would walk or ride a horse to school as the HS had stables, an active farm, and taught ranching along with the a variety of academic programs. Today, VHS is leading APS in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Our STEM programs include amateur radio, model rocket (both low and high powered), underwater robotics, radio controlled aircraft, high altitude balloon flights, and unmanned aerial vehicles (small drone helicopters). Currently VHS has 1,371 students enrolled, 150 faculty on staff. Our school colors are Maroon and Gold. Our mascot is the Scandinavian Viking. On Friday, April 22nd 2016, APS along with VHS, West Mesa HS, Garfield MS, John Adams MS, and Carlos Ray ES will make radio contact with the ISS using an Amateur Radio station. The students and staff of all these schools with to express our sincere thanks to NASA team, ISS crew, and ARRL for making this radio contact possible. On behalf of the U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC program, APS, and all our STEM students and staff we welcome this contact with the Land of Enchantment. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most interesting or amazing thing you have seen in space? Would you relive the moment if you had the chance? 2. How many times a week do you exercise and what types of exercises do you do to keep your body strong? 3. You have been testing how mice embryos react to micro gravity as they develop. From these results, can a woman have a successful pregnancy in these conditions? 4. How does being in space affect your ability to digest food and absorb nutrition from your meals? Does micro gravity have any effect on peristalsis and the normal function of the digestive system? 5. What kind of medical testing do astronauts go through to be physically and mentally qualified as an astronaut? 6. What types of systems & procedures are available onboard to rescue a crewman who becomes detached from tether while on an extravehicular task? 7. What are the current priorities and scientific studies underway for Mission 45? Are you working on studies that are crucial to the planned Mars missions? 8. What procedures are in place in case of major illness or injury to a crew member while on orbit? Is it possible to evacuate a sick or injured crewman in an emergency? 9. Do you think the work you are doing is worth the risk of being in space? If so, to what end are these efforts. 10. Is there any difference in radiation exposure between time spent in EVA and your time inside the space station? 11. There are lots of debris in orbit from previous missions to space, and space junk is real threat the ISS. What processes or procedures are in place to protect the ISS from space debris? 12. How much of a chance is there for the ISS to get hit with a meteorite, and what would you do if this were to happen? 13. What is the most interesting experiment that you are currently working on? 14. How long can you stay in zero gravity before it affects your body? What kind of effect does this have over time? 15. Once back on earth, how long of an adjustment period is needed for the body to return to normal? 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. Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK, direct via GB1WHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-04-23 12:10:50 UTC Watch for HamTV coverage 2. The Derby High School, Bury, UK, direct via GB1DHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-04-25 12:02:27 UTC 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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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS Beacons
by Robert Switzer 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Patrick, Thanks, the other op has replied back and will upload to LOTW later today. Rob KA2CZU On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 11:06 AM, Patrick STODDARD <patrick(a)wd9ewk.net> wrote: Rob, You just make sure replies go to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org if you want them to go back to the list. I think the list may be set up so simply pressing Reply will reply to whoever posted the message. I saw your post on the QRZ satellite forum, and I plan on posting there as well. Nice job! Keep in mind that you can have a QSO, even if the http://ariss.net site doesn't capture all of the transmissions that make up your QSO. It's just like anything else - if both stations make the exchange and consider it a QSO, it's a QSO. 73! Patrick On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Robert Switzer <rs2atmink(a)yahoo.com> wrote: (Not sure how to reply to the thread) Got my first ISS contact on yesterday's 21:39z pass using a baofeng uv5r, elk, mobilinkd tnc2 and a cheap droid ( non active ) phone. The channel was very busy so I only got one contact through but the other op was able to get 4 or 5,Based on the logs. I didn't look for my info on arises.net later and saw you, but not sure if or how I can poke back for earlier pass data. 73, Rob KA2CZU Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 12:13 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> wrote: Hi Mark! You can do a CQ over the ISS digipeater, or just send something like an APRS position packet or a packet with your position and a short comment. If you use APRS messages, you can use them to make QSOs. I just did that tonight for the first time in a few months, working two Texas stations with my TH-D72A HT and Elk log periodic from my driveway. Using the ariss.net wen site, I could see my packets and most of my two QSOs captured by Internet gateways, and a missed QSO with a California station. My TH-D72A will store and display APRS messages, but freeform twxt typed into a terminal program won't be displayed on my HT unless the text is formatted as an APRS message. For example, a station could type this and (if I receive it) have it displayed on my HT's screen and saved as a received APRS message: WD9EWK-9 :hello from (grid, city/state, etc.) On my HT, I'd see the call that sent this message, and the text following the space and colon that trail my call. This makes it easy for stations using the APRS-capable radios, as well as software like UISS, to make QSOs and both sides seeing the QSO happen. It tends to be rapid-fire, since you only have up to 10 minutes in an ISS pass, and there could be a lot of activity coming through the ISS digipeater - especially the further east you go in the continental USA. Passes that only touch the southwestern USA are really easy for the low-power stations (like me) to get through. I do OK on other passes that cover more of the country, even with only 5W. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:23 AM, Mark Lunday <mlunday(a)nc.rr.com> wrote: > <My first packet on an ISS pass always includes a CQ.> > > OK, call me ill-informed, I did not know you could do CQ and > keyboard-to-keyboard QSO's. I thought you could only send short messages. > Is that how you do it? The ISS pass is so fast... > > Mark Lunday, WD4ELG > _______________________________________________ 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-04-20 08:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-04-20 08:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: STEM Trajectory Initiative with Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque New Mexico, direct via NM5HD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-04-22 17:32:37 UTC 83 deg Wellesley House School, Broadstairs, Kent, UK, direct via GB1WHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-04-23 12:10:50 UTC 62 deg Watch for HamTV coverage The Derby High School, Bury, UK, direct via GB1DHS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Mon 2016-04-25 12:02:27 UTC 49 deg Istituto Comprensivo Statale “Diego Valeri”, Campolongo Maggiore, Italy, direct via IZ3YRA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-04-27 08:42:41 UTC 66 deg; now postponed at school's request. (***) **************************************************************************** ** The next window to submit a proposal for an upcoming contact is now closed. The window was 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 of future proposal windows. **************************************************************************** ** 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 2016-04-20 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1045. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1010. 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 2016-04-18 19:00 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 Exp. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ISS Beacons
by Kevin Deane 20 Apr '16

20 Apr '16

I pretty much gave up on the ISS packet because all there was were beacons. Are there actually people trying to us it again? Wow I might give it a try tomorrow... Kevin KF7MYK

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