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Upcoming ARISS contact with H.A.L. School, Lucknow, India
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 May '16

11 May '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at H.A.L. School, Lucknow, India on 12 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:11 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 NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. 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. Nestled in cosy, lush green and safe sphere is the prestigious education hub HAL School has inscribed a saga of success! Installed in 1974, the school has come a long way. The visionary founders dreamed of an ideal and prosperous institution whose torch bearers and pupils would write a history of academic excellence besides versatility in additional activities. Teachers burnt midnight oil and left no stone unturned and the students responded with equal dedication and brought laurels. Being a member of HAL factory, school frequently bore the responsibility of hosting memorable guests from Russia and celebrities like first Indian astronaut Wg.cdr Rakesh Sharma (Retd), President (Late) APJ Abdul Kalam etc. The school not only organized but also participated in major events organized by HAL Factory year by year. The recent activity which has caught momentum is ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) which is active all the world over and now has come as a great opportunity for HAL School to be the first in state (Uttar Pradesh) to contact with International Space Station and eminent astronauts, participate in seminars, presentations and workshops and associate themselves with radio academically. The School has been involved in many Amateur Radio activities like Amateur radio demonstration for students, JOTA for Scouts & Guides etc. There were 6 students who took the Amateur Radio licences during their studies in school. Workshops by eminent counsellors/experts/guest faculty/agencies from various fields benefitted the students in personality development and career counselling/awareness/advice. Year by year the number of such sessions has multiplied and continues till date. The concrete and farsighted plans and strategies are being worked upon. Innovation, modification, changes and publicity efforts are on to make better the things. The improved education, basic facilities, performance of both teacher and taught, inclusion of teachers training/orientation programmes are in pipe line for makeover of the school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is the atmosphere of Mars suitable for living? 2. Did you ever see aliens in space? 3. Have you measured the temperature outside of ISS during space walk? 4. What are your three favourite things about being in spaceship? 5. What challenges have you faced in space? 6. How is the atmosphere of Mars? 7. Did you find any adjustment problem during your journey? 8. Which city (area) on the earth is most illuminated as you have seen from ISS? 9. What do you want to do in future? 10. What we should do to become an astronaut? 11. What was your inspiration for being an astronaut? 12. Have you seen solar / lunar / earth eclipse from ISS? 13. How will the garbage affect the earth? 14. Which type of antenna do you use to communicate with us? 15. Why do you wear special suits? What will happen if you do not use this suit? 16. Does microgravity make your body tired or sick? 17. What will happen if we fire a bullet in space? 18. Do you bring your favourite items from earth? 19. Have the astronauts of Apollo 18 seen any alien? Is this true or false? 20. What do the stars look like from up 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. AstroNuts Kids Space Club Academy, David Dunlap Observatory, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2016-05-14 17:37:12 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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Satellite timing question.
by Jason Rearick 11 May '16

11 May '16

I started working sats about a month ago, and would get some good passes after 2100Z, once I got home. Now the birds are not hitting my area in that time frame much, how long is a cycle for the satellites to get back into my evening EST window? Jason N3YUG

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SatPC32 Active Satellites
by Les Rayburn 10 May '16

10 May '16

After a lengthy hiatus from the birds, I’m finally moving towards getting back on the air. Today’s first order of business was to upgrade to the latest version of SatPC32 to use with my Icom IC-910H. After installing the new software and updating Keps, I was shocked to see how long the list of available amateur birds had grown to. I “read the mail” on the AMSAT BB and the journal but can’t possibly keep track of everything in the sky these days. Can someone give me the “Satellite for Dummies” version of which birds i want to track? I’m not interested in doing a lot of digital work just yet—APRS through ISS is about as far as I’ve gotten on that trail. Mostly interested in SSB/CW and FM for now. I know I need to add Fox 1A, FunCube, and I think a couple of others, right? HELP! :-) All help gratefully appreciated and accepted. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip.

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Active Satellites
by Andrew Glasbrenner 10 May '16

10 May '16

You can go to amsat.org, then satellite info in the menu bar across the top, then down to communications satellites, which should take you to here: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=177 where you will find links to frequencies and information for each satellite with a two-way payload. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> >Sent: May 10, 2016 4:12 PM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org, starcom-bb(a)star-com.net >Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Active Satellites > >After a lengthy hiatus from the birds, I’m finally moving towards getting back on the air. Today’s first order of business was to upgrade to the latest version of SatPC32 to use with my Icom IC-910H. > >After installing the new software and updating Keps, I was shocked to see how long the list of available amateur birds had grown to. I “read the mail” on the AMSAT BB and the journal but can’t possibly keep track of everything in the sky these days. > >Can someone give me the “Satellite for Dummies” version of which birds i want to track? I’m not interested in doing a lot of digital work just yet—APRS through ISS is about as far as I’ve gotten on that trail. Mostly interested in SSB/CW and FM for now. > >I know I need to add Fox 1A, FunCube, and I think a couple of others, right? HELP! > >:-) > >All help gratefully appreciated and accepted. > > >73, > >Les Rayburn, N1LF >121 Mayfair Park >Maylene, AL >EM63nf > >Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. > >Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. > > >_______________________________________________ >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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Network Survey - Reminder
by Brandon Shirley 10 May '16

10 May '16

Dear AMSAT community members, It is everyone's favorite time of the week! The time where I try to guilt you into taking a survey; at least this is the last one. This is a reminder email for the Network Survey. So far about 10 participants have completed the survey, and if you have I am very grateful. I will keep the survey open until at least this coming Monday, I am hoping to get over 50 responses, 100-200 would be ideal. This survey is one of the shorter ones, but you can still take it in stages if you want. To do this you must resume or visit the link in the same browser on the same computer and have cookies turned on as this track your session: no other identifying information is collected or stored. You can you use the link below to access the Network Survey. https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3jAwt3PdKrcSEx7 What follows is more information about the survey and is largely the same as what you have seen before. There is a chance to win some gift cards. Please see below for more information. The survey should take about 15 minutes. Thanks. Please note that the link is anonymous, so you are getting this reminder even if you have already taken the survey. I would like to thank everyone that has participated thus far, I really appreciate it, I know it is an inconvenience and that everyone is really busy. The second part of the survey has background questions that will give context to your answers. Try to fill the background out the same way if you take more than one of the surveys. Answer as many of the questions as you want and as much of each question as you want, partial surveys may still be very helpful. At the end of this survey, you will be redirected to a webpage that asks for an email address. You must enter a valid email address to be considered for survey drawings or the overall survey set drawing. We are currently on the last survey, Network Survey. You have a chance at receiving a gift card for participating in this survey as well as a chance at receiving a gift card for your overall participation in the entire survey set. There will be 2 winners of $25 gift cards for each survey and 2 winners of $200 gift cards for the survey set. The surveys are as follows and will be distributed in the following order: 1. Core Concepts 2. Development Preferences 3. Open Systems Architecture and Modularity 4. Security 5. Reuse, Interoperability, Portability, Code Complexity 6. Network <========= We are here ========= V/R, Brandon Shirley mailto:b.l.s@aggiemail.usu.edu Please see the http://brandon.bluezone.usu.edu/Files/LOISpaceSoftwareAttitudes_Final.pdf that explains your role as a participant should you choose to participate. This is a legitimate request for you participation, if you have any questions about the validity of this email you may refer to the Letter of Intent, contact Brandon Shirley via email at mailto:b.l.s@aggiemail.usu.edu, or contact Utah State University's Internal Review Board administrator at (435) 797 - 0567 or email mailto:irb@usu.edu.

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STMSat-1 SSTV CubeSat May 16 + ISS Tomsk-TPU-120 May 10-11
by M5AKA 10 May '16

10 May '16

Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat celebrates University anniversary May 10-11 with ISS Relay on 145.800 https://amsat-uk.org/2016/04/30/tomsk-tpu-120-cubesat/ School SSTV CubeSat 437.800 to deploy from ISS May 16 1400-1500 UT https://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/03/school-sstv-cubesat-to-deploy-from-iss/ BBC TV Spotlight report on The King’s School Tim Peake ARISS Contact https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/02/the-kings-school-tim-peake/ UBSEDS15 Solar Powered balloon https://amsat-uk.org/2016/04/28/ubseds15-balloon-launch/ This year's AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place July 29-31 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford and is open to all https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 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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Recording of TOMSK English Greeting 2016-05-10 8:20 UTC Over NA on 145.80 Mhz
by John Brier 10 May '16

10 May '16

Barely heard it on the UHF side at max elevation 51 degrees. This was the first pass over a land mass after it was turned on. Also recorded russian, german, something I couldn't ID and a tiny bit of chinese at the end of the pass. https://soundcloud.com/spacecomms/tomsk-english-greeting-2016-05

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Tomsk-TPU-120
by Daniel Cussen 10 May '16

10 May '16

I heard the 10 language greeting on 145.800 from the ISS just now in the UK. I will send the audio file to the organisers of Tomsk-TPU-120. I will share it in a day or two here. For now you will have to receive the signal yourself! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gaston Bertels <gaston.bertels(a)skynet.be> Date: Sat, 7 May 2016 09:32:59 +0200 Subject: ARISS To: dan(a)post.com Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat Celebrates University Anniversary The Russian Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat is different from other CubeSats : it has a handle! The 3U CubeSat was launched from Baikonur to the ISS on March 31, 2016 in a Progress-MS-2 cargo vessel. It will be deployed by hand during a future Russian spacewalk (EVA), which is why it has a handle. The satellite was developed by students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University to test new space materials technology and will be the world’s first space vehicle with a 3D-printed structure. In May 2016 Tomsk Polytechnic University celebrates its 120th anniversary. As part of the celebrations on May 10-11 Tomsk-TPU-120 will be activated in the ISS and will transmit a greeting to Earth inhabitants, recorded by students of the university in 10 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Tatar, Indian, Kazakh and Portuguese. The greeting signal will be transmitted once a minute on 437.025 MHz FM. One of the Kenwood transceivers on the ISS will provide a simulcast of the signal on 145.800 MHz FM. The Tomsk satellite onboard ISS will be turned on May 10 at 07:55 UTC and switched off on May 11 at 10:10 UTC. Reception reports will be appreciated. Please send reports to mailto:rv3dr@mail.ru

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Tuesday DM27 one SO-50 pass only - 1956z
by Kevin M 10 May '16

10 May '16

My daughter and I will be going to the Little A'Le'Inn in Rachel NV on Tuesday. This is a touristy thing, tongue planted firmly in cheek, seeing the kitschy stuff on premises, maybe buying some souvenirs in the gift shop and probably having an 'Alien Burger'. =^P The location is in DM27, and I plan to operate one pass of SO-50 ONLY! (The FO-29 pass will completely overlap the SO-50 pass so I was forced to choose and SO-50 won out.) I want to ask everyone calling me to be courteous, civil and do not transmit unless you hear the bird. And please, don't call in the blind. I'll try to work everyone that wants/needs the grid, but cooperation will go a long way towards that. =^) If no one hears from me again, you will know that either the aliens or the 'cammo dudes' have taken me on a more permanent vacation, (Joke! Not going ANYWHERE NEAR the Area 51 gates/perimeter.) - For more info on the 'when & where' of the rest of my grid activations, please read my special QRZ page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ldAQ6Rh5ZI 73, Kevin N4UFO

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Re: [amsat-bb] Source for 3" (76mm) pipe for dish mount?
by Scott 09 May '16

09 May '16

Thank you Jerry! (and other replies) Yes, I did see 3” floor jacks at Lowe’s which might be an option for around $50. Heaven knows what I’ll cut them with; my mounting location can’t accommodate the full length that they came in. If nothing else turns up, perhaps I can find a shorter length which will not require cutting and should be cheaper, too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jerry Buxton Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 4:40 PM To: Andrew Glasbrenner Cc: 'Scott' ; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Source for 3" (76mm) pipe for dish mount? Floor jacks used to be about 3 inch too. Used to keep old wood floors from sagging. Jerry N0JY

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