January 2017 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Auction
by Gary "Joe" Mayfield 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

I am not sure if auction listings are allowed on amsat-bb. I noticed there is a Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL rotator controller and an Icom IC-970A on the Schulman site for the current auction. You can see them by going to: http://bid.schulmanauction.com/ I have purchased things from them before without issues. 73, Joe kk0sd

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-01-27 08:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Jan '17

27 Jan '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-01-27 08:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Swiss Space Center – EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact was successful: Thu 2017-01-26 11:06:29 UTC 53 deg (***) South Street School, Danbury CT, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-01-27 19:50:18 UTC 72 deg Cours Saint Maur, Monaco, Monaco, telebridge via LU1CGB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-02-01 09:30:57 UTC 35 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 Kenwood 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 **************************************************************************** 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 2017-01-27 08:30 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1110. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1074. (***) 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 2017-01-27 08:30 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. 49 on orbit Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov Exp. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Important Update concerning ARISS contact with South Street School - Danbury, CT.
by n4csitwo 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

The International Space Station school contact with South Street School, Danbury CT, that was scheduled for January 27 has been postponed. ARISS will work with NASA and the school to reschedule the contact. Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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Hawaii
by Michael A. Foster 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Need satellite operator in Hawaii that can work AO-7 Cw or SSB. Contact off list. QRZ.com. e-mail address. Thanks, Michael A. Foster – n8iup

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Hawaii
by Michael A. Foster 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

Need satellite operator in Hawaii that can work AO-7 Cw or SSB. Contact off list. QRZ.com. e-mail address. Thanks, Michael A. Foster – n8iup

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Cubesats launch and IDs
by Nico Janssen 26 Jan '17

26 Jan '17

All, Last Monday 2017-01-16 six cubesats were launched from the Japanese Kibo module of the ISS, using the J-SSOD cubesat deployer. ITF 2, Waseda-sat 3 and Freedom were deployed at 09:10 UTC. EGG was deployed at 09:20 UTC. AOBA-Velox 3 was deployed at 10:40 UTC. TUPOD was deployed at 10:50 UTC. The JSpOC published the first TLE sets two days after the launch and assigned preliminary IDs to the new cubesats. Detailed doppler measurements show that some of these IDs are not correct: ITF 2 is object 41932, 1998-067KU AOBA-Velox 3 is object 41935, 1998-067KX TUPOD is object 41931, 1998-067KT. Around 22:00 UTC on 2017-01-19 the first ever Tubesats were deployed into orbit from the cubesat TUPOD, i.e. Tancredo 1 (Brazil) and OSNSAT (USA). Tancredo 1 is still close to TUPOD, so for the time being TUPOD's TLE set can be used to track this Tubesat. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-01-26 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-01-26 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Swiss Space Center – EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-01-26 11:06:29 UTC 53 deg South Street School, Danbury CT, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-01-27 19:50:18 UTC 72 deg Cours Saint Maur, Monaco, Monaco, telebridge via LU1CGB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-02-01 09:30:57 UTC 35 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 Kenwood 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 **************************************************************************** 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 2017-01-26 04:00 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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1109. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1073. 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 2017-01-17 07:30 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. 49 on orbit Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Andrei Borisenko Sergey Ryzhikov Exp. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with South Street School, Danbury CT
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at South Street School, Danbury CT on 27 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:50 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 VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia 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. There are two schools participating in this event; South Street Elementary School and Westside Middle School Academy (WMSA). Westside Middle School Academy offers students a unique opportunity to partake in rigorous hands-on activities. There are two academies at Westside, STEM and Global Studies. In the STEM academy, students take part in engineering projects such as building small paper boats, designing escape pods and launching weather balloons. Students also participate in the Connecticut Invention Convention and Connecticut State Science Fair. Teamwork is essential at Westside. Our teachers encourage us to go beyond our limits and to give our best effort. In addition, Westside has a culture of safety, respect and responsibility (S R 2), which ensures that all students are learning in a safe environment. Finally, the diversity of our school community enhances the learning experience for all students. South Street School is one of 13 elementary schools in the city of Danbury. The staff of South Street prides themselves on the diversity of the school as it compares to the rest of the district as well as the state. The state average for Hispanic students making up the school population is 22.1%, South Street boasts a solid 64.5% Hispanic population. The "Melting Pot" community that is found at the school allows for an incredible mix of background experiences, cultural traditions and a wealth of different styles of learning. The majority of students gets to and from school by walking with their families or friends and the sense of community and family is strongly felt in the school and the surrounding areas. Students at South Street thrive in an environment that emphasizes inquiry based Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: >From South Street 1. What is the most difficult part of your job? 2. What type of microorganisms are dangerous in space? What micro-organisms are important and needed in space? 3 What type of medical testing does and astronaut have to go through to be physically and mentally fit for duty? 4. Did you always want to be an astronaut, or is it something you came to as part of a different career? 5. Does it bother you that you cannot see your family in space? 6. What was it like to leave the Earth's atmosphere, how did it feel? 7. How long can a human stay in space? 8. How are you able to get internet in space and send information back and forth to Earth? >From WSMA 9. How do you handle Major Medical emergencies such as a broken arm or a heart attack? 10. Do you have medical equipment besides a first aid kit? 11. Can you alter the procedure of an experiment? 12. Are you limited in the types of experiment? Such as doing an experiment with open fire? 13 Do astronauts work only on experiments that suit his/her specialty? 14. Do all the astronauts sleep at the same time? 15. How do you overcome the language barrier aboard the ISS? 16. Do astronauts have specific chores aboard the ISS? 17. Is there different types of weather in space? How does the temperature change during the time you are there? 18. Is time different in space? How do you figure out what time it is on Earth? 19. What is the emergency procedure if debris were going to hit the space station? 20. What time zone is the ISS on? 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. Cours Saint Maur, Monaco, Monaco, telebridge via LU1CGB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-02-01 09:30:57 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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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 "sun tracking"
by Alan 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Bob, There is an auxiliary program in the SatPC32 folder called SuM.exe which track both the sun and moon. 73s, Alan WA4SCA <-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga <Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 7:01 AM <To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <Subject: [amsat-bb] satpc32 "sun tracking" < <Does SatPC32 have a ?sun tracking? feature for indicating the Sun AZ/EL <like Instantrack did? < < < <I use it frequently for sun noise measurements and for solar angle <calculations for solar system design. < <Bob, WB4A{R <_______________________________________________ <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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satpc32 "sun tracking"
by Robert Bruninga 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

Does SatPC32 have a “sun tracking” feature for indicating the Sun AZ/EL like Instantrack did? I use it frequently for sun noise measurements and for solar angle calculations for solar system design. Bob, WB4A{R

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