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FO-29 QRM
by rsoifer1＠aol.com 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Patrick is right. The IARU Monitoring System does handle interference with satellites as well as on the HF bands. IARU MS in all three regions have signed on to this. In IARU Region 2, this was incorporated into the IARU MS mission through a Recommendation adopted at the 1998 R2 Conference, in which I participated. I should mention, however, that the purpose of IARU MS is to deal with non-amateur interference in the amateur bands (i.e., "intruders") rather than interference from one amateur operation to another. Amateur-to-amateur interference, e.g., terrestrial FM operations in the 145.8-1 46.0 MHz satellite segment, or interference to terrestrial operations from satellites operating outside of the satellite segments, can be dealt with by the relevant IARU Member Societies, as well as direct amateur-to-amateur contact as in the current case of interference to FO-29. The Mexican interference to AO-27 which Patrick mentioned came from non-amateur operations. LMRE was very helpful in resolving it. 73 Ray W2RS IARU Satellite Advisory Panel

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Re: [amsat-bb] FO-29 QRM
by Joe Leikhim 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Don't know if this helps, but.... Search the XML listing below for 145.900 and you will find several stations using 145.900 at two locations <station><call>DW8BRQ-L</call><location>[offline]</location><node>470163</node><lat>8.567330</lat><lon>123.368000</lon><freq>145.900</freq><pl>0</pl><power>1</power><haat>20</haat><gain>2</gain><directivity>0</directivity><status>N</status><status_comment>On @0128 DW8BRQ</status_comment><last_update>07/10/2016 01:28</last_update><dblocation>Dipolog City</dblocation> <station><call>DX8FAR-R</call><location>Fare 8 Dipolog City</location><node>651901</node><lat>8.567330</lat><lon>123.368000</lon><freq>145.900</freq><pl>0</pl><power>1</power><haat>20</haat><gain>2</gain><directivity>0</directivity><status>N</status><status_comment>On @0124 DW8BRQ</status_comment><last_update>07/10/2016 01:24</last_update><dblocation>Fare 8 Dipolog City</dblocation> <station><call>LU1OLP-L</call><location>[offline]</location><node>403572</node><lat>-24.983300</lat><lon>-65.683300</lon><freq>145.900</freq><pl>0</pl><power>4</power><haat>10</haat><gain>6</gain><directivity>0</directivity><status>N</status><status_comment>On @1455</status_comment><last_update>07/24/2016 14:55</last_update><dblocation>Ciudad de Salta</dblocation> https://www.google.com/#q=HI3JMN-r+145.900 http://www.echolink.org/node_location.xml -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-26 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-26 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Contact is a go for Sat 2016-07-23 18:50 UTC ESA Space Camp 2016, Lenk, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact was successful: Mon 2016-07-25 12:46:35 UTC 49 deg (***) Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-07-27 19:59:27 UTC 36 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 or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. **************************************************************************** *** 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 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 (***) **************************************************************************** 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 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-07-26 06:30 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 1072. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1037. (***) 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, 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 2016-07-26 06:30 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AO-85 Orbit 2901
by Oliver Krystal 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Hi there, KD9CFO here and I'll be attempting to work the upcoming AO-85 pass from EN51 at 4:41UTC. Apologies in advance if I step on anyone and/or can't make it back. This will be my first AO-85 pass to try to work. 73 KD9CFO

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Problem
by R.T.Liddy 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Erich, OK!!! I reloaded it into a clean folder exactly as youinstructed and I no longer get that error on startup. Now, I need to go back to my desktop and try to findmy Registration Code. HIHI 73 und Vielen Dank mein Freund! Bob K8BL From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann(a)t-online.de> To: R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Problem Bob, I don't know why you get that error message. It is the first time I hear about it. Normally SatPC32 runs flawlessly under Windows 7, 32- and 64-bit. The SatPC32 program folder (usually on 64-bit Windows: C:\Program Files(x86)\SatPC32) contains some other program files: SatPC32ISS, Wisat32, WinAOS, WinListen etc. You can start them from Windows - Start - All Programs - SatPC32 or in the program folder using the Windows File Manager. Do these programs work? At present I suggest you uninstall SatPC32 and make a complete clean re-installation. (The program folder and the SatPC32 data folder must be completely empty). Open the downloaded ZIP file and in the Winzip window click "Extract" and "all" and unzip the file into an empty folder on you HD. Then RIGHT click on the setup file in that folder and from the list that opens choose "Run as administrator". When the installation is complete start the program to see whether it works better. If yes configure the program step by step for your equipment. When you have a working setup run the tool "DataBackup" (SatPC32 menu "Programs") to save your settings. Then you can easily restore a working setup when later problems occur. I hope you get it working. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 25.07.2016 um 18:51 schrieb R.T.Liddy: > AMSAT'ers, > I loaded SatPC32 onto a new laptop I plan to use on upcomingGrid Expeditions from the website. However, I get an errormessage when I try to run it. (Windows 7 on Lenovo Thinkpad) > Runtime error 217 > When I Google that message, all I get are links to programs thatwant to sell me software to scan my computer to fix it. > Any clues on how to fix this problem? > TNX/73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979) > _______________________________________________ > 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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FO-29 QRM
by Andrew Glasbrenner 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Just now on FO-29, I observed and recorded part of some strong FM QRM. These signals corresponded to an uplink of 145.900, and were from at least two sources, as there was a Spanish language QSO (of which I caught one US callsign), and a possibly non-amateur QSO in English with a northeastern accent and foul language. One or more of these may be originating from an Echolink node or similar gateway outside of the identifying station's control. I want to put this recording out there for anyone who might know or recognize the stations, and anyone that may hear something I didn't. The recording ends at about 16:08:15Z today. https://www.dropbox.com/s/64571tcoj0y3o2e/FO-29%20QRM%2024JUL16%20ending%201 6-08-15.mp3?dl=0 73, Drew KO4MA

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RadFxSat Testing
by Alan 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

If you are interesting in seeing RadFxSat (Fox-1B) being put through its paces, take a look at the live streaming here: https://www.youtube.com/c/n0jy/live 73s, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- Keep Calm and Carry On

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SatPC32 Problem
by R.T.Liddy 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

AMSAT'ers, I loaded SatPC32 onto a new laptop I plan to use on upcomingGrid Expeditions from the website. However, I get an errormessage when I try to run it. (Windows 7 on Lenovo Thinkpad) Runtime error 217 When I Google that message, all I get are links to programs thatwant to sell me software to scan my computer to fix it. Any clues on how to fix this problem? TNX/73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)

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Sint Maarten and Saba on FM satellites August 1 - August 9
by James G. Lea 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

My daughter Faith Hannah (AE4FH) and I will be operating on FM satellites from Sint Maarten on August 1 and possibly August 9 if there is time between flights and also from Saba from August 2 - August 9. She is heading to Saba (where we used to live) with the Youth DX Adventure. There will be three youth hams and their parents, as well as three team leaders on the DXpedition. The callsign from Saba will be PJ6Y. Most of these kids have NEVER been on satellite before. Please spread out your calls so they can get as many people in the log as possible. 73, James Lea - WX4TV ARRL Section Youth Coordinator - Northern Florida Section +1 (386) 414-0788 Want to learn more about all that Ham Radio has to offer? Check out http://www.HamRadio.World <http://www.hamradio.world/>!

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W5BL (ex KO5I) SK
by Joe Fitzgerald 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

We lost another really good guy ... http://wb5rdd.org/doug-loughmiller-w5bl-sk Wake Tuesday, Funeral Wendesday. Details at: http://starrettfuneral.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/2652235/Douglas-… de KM1P Joe

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