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Old QSOs on UO-14, AO-27 & SO-35, and other FM birds
by Scott Medbury 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

I have begun uploading paper logs from 2000 to 2013 in LoTW. If I have worked you in the past and want to skip ahead for awards or other reasons, please let me know by sending an Adi file that I can check. There are a number of fairly rare grids in the mix all over the US, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

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FN05/06 Activation This Weekend
by Ken Alexander 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi All, I've made plans to travel to FN05 and FN06 tomorrow (Aug 6) and Sunday (Aug 7). Schedule is as follows: *Saturday UTC* ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ---------------------------------------------------------- * 06.08.2016 SO-50 18:11 18:23 12 48 329 - 131* 06.08.2016 AO-85 18:40 18:50 10 10 284 - 025 *06.08.2016 SO-50 19:52 20:03 11 21 309 - 181* 06.08.2016 AO-85 20:25 20:32 07 05 327 - 041 06.08.2016 AO-85 22:07 22:16 09 10 339 - 080 *06.08.2016 AO-85 23:47 23:59 12 41 330 - 129* *Sunday UTC* ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ---------------------------------------------------------- *07.08.2016 AO-85 01:28 01:38 10 21 312 - 182* 07.08.2016 SO-50 08:28 08:38 10 11 154 - 053 *07.08.2016 SO-50 10:06 10:19 13 81 211 - 036** ** 07.08.2016 SO-50 11:48 11:59 11 19 262 - 027* 07.08.2016 SO-50 13:32 13:40 08 06 308 - 032 07.08.2016 AO-85 14:04 14:14 10 11 152 - 054 07.08.2016 SO-50 15:15 15:23 08 06 333 - 057 *07.08.2016 AO-85 15:42 15:56 14 75 209 - 036* I plan to be on for the passes shown above in Bold text, and won't rule out the others. I don't yet know where I will be for any given pass. Most likely the fist 1 or 2 passes on Saturday and the last pass on Sunday will be from FN05 and the others will be from FN06. *About the AO-85 passes**:* My HT's output isn't sufficient to get into the satellite reliably. Instead, I will be bringing my KX3 + 70cm transverter and try operating semi-duplex. I'm not sure if the KX3 will operate cross-band split. If not then I'll leave it at home and try harder to hit more of the SO-50 passes on Sunday. Let's have some fun! 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS

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FUNcube-1 Operations
by Graham Shirville 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi All, Just to confirm that FUNcube-1 is now operating in continuous amateur mode with the transponder active for the weekend. 73 Graham G3VZV

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WD9EWK @ NPOTA MN52, tomorrow (6 August) afternoon
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi! I will make a quick trip to Montezuma Castle National Monument, site MN52 for the ARRL's National Parks on the Air activity, tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, 6 August) for a few passes. Montezuma Castle National Monument is along I-17 near Camp Verde, Arizona - between Phoenix and Flagstaff in grid DM44. For this activation, I am focusing on the SO-50 pass at 2132 UTC, followed by an ISS pass at 2207 UTC. If AO-7 remains in mode B during the afternoon, I might try the AO-7 pass at 2112 UTC before SO-50 comes by. Depending on weather and how well I do on these passes, I might stick around for later passes on these satellites, until the monument's closing time at 5pm (0000 UTC). During the mid- to late-afternoon, I should be able to tweet photos and other updates on my activity from Montezuma Castle. My @WD9EWK Twitter feed is public, and - if you don't do Twitter - visible at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK I will upload my log to Logbook of the World after I return home. I am hoping to work at least 10 different stations, to make this an official activation under the ARRL's NPOTA rules. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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PJ6Y QRV SO50 & FO29 today
by Sean K. 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi all- Just heard from James with the PJ6Y youth group on Saba. They will be on FO29 today at 1705z half-duplex, listening around 870. Also will be on the 1937z SO50 pass. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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FM03/13
by R.T.Liddy 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

I'll be on vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC, with the Familythis week and part of next week. We'll be staying near thefar north end of FM03 and close enough that FM13 wouldbe a short jaunt. I'm intending to put them on the air atleast a few times on FO29 & SO50. (Holiday style) CUL & 73 de Bob K8BL

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 247
by Tom Schuessler 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Another W32A issue is that it will not, without modifications, work for transmit on 435 as it is supposedly out of band. I can't use mino for AO-85 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP Message: 8 Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:17:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-w32A Message-ID: <433446633.51525447.1470248236849.JavaMail.zimbra(a)comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 This is not mine-just pointing it out to anyone looking for a good sat hand held 73 Bob W7LRD http://www.ebay.com/itm/391518060986?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName =STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

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Colorado Amatuer Satellite Net
by Skyler F 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

I will be running the net tonight. All Three Internet systems seem to be working today: AllStar 41694, 41715, 42845, EchoLink AMSAT 101377 and IRLP 9870 Denver Reflector. Local RF 449.625 and 448.975 and on 2-meter simplex by user request through my Blue Mountain Remote Base. The net will be informal and I will be doing net control while Bicycle Mobile if the weather still looks good in a hour. 7PM Mountain Time here in Denver (9PM East Coast, 6PM West Coast) 73 Skyler KD0WHB

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL on 06 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:59 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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. Greetings from the participants and volunteers of Space Jam 10 in Rantoul, Illinois. Though primarily a weekend Scouting and STEM education event, we are open to all interested youth. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from 27 states have come together in an educational and fun format to learn life skills that will prepare them for the increasingly complex future. We are adding Art to STEM this year making STEAM. While it is well known that Scouting teaches pioneering skills like camping and wilderness survival, the new pioneers and wilderness are in outer space and we are working hard at 44 technology oriented Merit Badges and activities, plus some fun things like the Duct Tape Merit Badge. Talking to the astronauts on the ISS is an unforgettable part of the experience at Space Jam and that's next on our list. We will not know for many years whether one of these youths becomes an astronaut themselves but it is certain that they are all part of tomorrow's leaders. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you train to sleep in space? 2. What type of engine propulsion will we use to go to Mars? 3. Could we drop containers to the Mars surface but leave the engine in orbit? 4. Would a steam powered train whistle work in space? 5. How long did you train for this mission? 6. Could cables be stretched to an EARTH orbiting station & used as tracks to reach orbit? 7. Could cables be stretched to a MARS orbiting station & used as tracks to reach orbit? 8. If a ship left Mars, traveling 17,500 mph, what is the shortest time it could take to reach Earth? 9. What activity do you look forward to the most when you wake up on the ISS? 10. Will you be training for future missions? 11. What is your favorite food on the space station? 12. How many bits of space junk does NASA track & how can we reduce the problem? 13. Are there earth-bound disabilities that might be irrelevant in space weightlessness? 14. Is there art on the walls of the ISS or do you see examples of the Arts in space? 15. If we found cave art on Mars what do you imagine it would depict? 16. Are there any musical instruments on the ISS? 17. Every discipline can be an art; from the people who sew the stitches on a space suit to a computer programmer, aren't we all artists when we do our best? 18. The theme for SJ 10 is the Arts; should STEM education be changed to STEAM? 19. What music do you listen to on the ISS? 20. What is your favorite form of art? 21. How is the espresso machine working? 22. What fresh foods do you most look forward to on delivery day? 23. When will we first set foot on Mars? 24. When will we go back to the Moon? 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. OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 UTC 2. U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 15:25:44 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), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and 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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Colloquium videos + Louis Varney cup for Advances in Space Communications
by M5AKA 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium Videos Now Available https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/03/space-colloquium-videos/ Louis Varney cup for Advances in Space Communications presented to Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/04/louis-varney-cup/ Ofcom 5 GHz Consultation – RSGB and AMSAT-UK responses https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/01/ofcom-5-ghz-rsgb-amsat-uk/ Amateur radio satellite presentations at EMF 2016 Guildford Aug 5-7 https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/04/amateur-radio-emfcamp/ 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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