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BY70-1 log entries on LOTW
by Mac A. Cody 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

All, I have posted my backlog of QSOs for BY70-1 on LOTW. If you are missing a QSL, please let me know. 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Swiss Space Center - EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jan '17

25 Jan '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Swiss Space Center - EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland on 26 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:06 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 W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French. Description du Swiss Space Center Le Swiss Space Center oeuvre pour que les institutions de recherche et les entreprises puissent accéder au secteur spatial et collaborer entre elles sur des projets d'envergure internationale. Raccordé à l'EPFL, le Swiss Space Center s'investit aussi dans la formation professionnelle, les activités éducatives avec les jeunes et l'appréciation de l'espace de la part du grand public. Ecoles participantes Deux écoles ont répondu présent à l'offre de passer un coup de fil à la Station Spatiale Internationale. 1. L'Ecole primaire de Châteauneuf participera avec des enfants très jeunes et déjà très experts de l'espace: ils ont étudié le Système Solaire et la Terre ainsi que différentes missions spatiales et l'implication de la Suisse et l'Europe dans leur contexte. Ils suivent Thomas Pesquet sur les réseaux sociaux depuis son entraînement et sont prêts à prendre le relais de lui: ils savent déjà quoi mettre dans la valise d'un kilo et demi à laquelle les astronautes ont droit pour un séjour à bord de la Station. 2. Les élèves de secondaire l'Etablissement de Préverenges sont aussi très bien préparés: pour ces garçons et filles la gravité ne fait plus peur car ils ont étudié les forces, comment les modéliser, mesurer et calculer. De plus les classes ont aussi conduit un atelier autour de l'alimentation des astronautes à bord de la Station. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1 Quelle heure est-il en ce moment sur ISS? 2 Fêteras-tu ton anniversaire autour de bougies, gâteau et de cadeaux? 3 Pouvez-vous s'il vous plait nous décrire ce que vous voyez hormis la Terre et le Soleil? 4 Quelles sont les choses les plus drôles que vous faites en apesanteur? 5 Que faites-vous pendant votre temps libre? 6 Quel est la nourriture que tu n'aimes pas manger dans l'espace? 7 Quelles étaient tes matières préférées à l'école? 8 Ta maman te manque? 9 As-tu observé les effets de la pollution sur notre planète? 10 Dans le Soyouz et ISS as-tu entendu des bruits qui font peur? 11 Quelle était votre motivation pour aller dans l'espace? 12 Entre combien de candidats avez vous été choisi et pourquoi? 13 Pendant l'entraînement, quelle a été pour vous la chose la plus difficile a réaliser? 14 Quelles sont les expériences scientifiques que vous faites? 15 Qu'est-ce que cela vous procure d'être en apesanteur? 16 Votre sommeil est-il différent quand vous dormez dans l'ISS? 17 Qu'est-ce que vous faites si vous avez une urgence médicale? 18 Y a-t-il des disputes entre les astronautes? 19 Qu'est-ce qu'il vous manque le plus de la vie normale? 20 Quelle est votre plus grande peur durant votre séjour dans l'espace? Translated: Description of the Swiss Space Center The Swiss Space Center works to facilitate access to the space sector for both research institutions and industrial partners, so that they can collaborate on the realization of international projects. Based at EPFL, the Swiss Space Center also works to disseminate public awareness of space, to provide educational activities to school pupils and training to university students. Participating Schools Two schools have answered present to the offer of giving astronauts a ring onboard the International Space Station. 1. The Ecole primaire de Châteauneuf will participate with kids as young as 6, who are already very knowledgeable about space: they studied the Solar System and the Earth, various space missions and what role Europe and Switzerland have in them. They have been following Thomas Pesquets on social media since his training and they are ready to take over from him, as they already know what to put in the 1.5 kg suitcase that astronautes are allowed to bring onboard the ISS. 2. Middle school students from the Etablissement de Préverenges are also very well prepared: for these boys and girls gravity holds no secret anymore as they have studied the concept of forces, how to model, compute, and measure them; they have also learned about how astronauts eat on the ISS by conducting a workshop in the classroom. 1 What time is right now on the ISS? 2 Will you celebrate your birthday with candles, cake and gifts? 3 Could you please describe us what you can see apart the Earth and the Sun? 4 What are the funniest things you can do without gravity? 5 What do you do in your spare time? 6 What is the type of food that you don't enjoy eating in space? 7 What were your favorite school subjects? 8 Do you miss your mum? 9 Have you been able to observe the effects of pollution on our planet? 10 Have you ever experienced frightening noises on both Soyuz and the ISS? 11 What was your motivation to go to space? 12 Among how many candidates were you chosen and why? 13 During your training, what was the most difficult task to accomplish? 14 What experiments are you conducting? 15 What effects does weightlessness have on your body? 16 Does sleeping feel different on the ISS? 17 What do you do if there's a medical emergency onboard? 18 Are there disputes among astronauts? 19 What do you miss the most of life on Earth? 20 What do you fear the most about your stay 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. 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 UTC 2. 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 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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BY70 and LOTW
by ingejack＠cox.net 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

All Qso's from Jack KC7MG in DM42 Arizona have now been entered In LOTW . If anyone is missing his/her Confirmation please email me to verify. Qso's entered under Bayi Kepu Weixing 1 73 JACK-KC7MG DM42

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-01-24 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-01-24 04:30 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 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 2017-01-24 04:30 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 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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New TQSL Config File
by Sean K. 24 Jan '17

24 Jan '17

>From the ARRL LoTW/IT staff: config.xmlversion 10.5 has been released. This is an update release containing additions and changes made sincethe release of config.xml 10.4 The changes in config.xml 10.5 are: - In the Satellite enumeration, added entries for: - "BY70-1": Bayi Kepu Weixing 1 - "IO-86": Indonesia-OSCAR 86 (LAPAN-ORARI) - "SAREX" for 2-way contacts made using the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) packet digipeater - "MIREX": for 2-way contacts made using the Mir packet digipeater Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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Make Up Grid Expedition FN27 + FN28
by Ken Alexander 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Technical difficulties prevented me from reaching FN27 in my recent grid expedition. It's time to correct that situation. February 20th is a statutory holiday in Canada, so I'm going to tack on a few vacation days and return to FN27. As it turns out, there's a small sawmill town further up the road and just south of the FN28 boundary! The plan as of today's will be to haul a$$ from home to Mont-Laurier QC (FN26gn) on Friday Feb 17th, then head into FN27 and FN28 on Saturday. Spend the night in Parent QC, (FN27qw) and operate a little more from both grids on Sunday morning. Sunday night in will be spent in Ottawa, ON and return to base on Monday. My objective is to make up for missing FN27 and to activate FN28 because it's possible. Operation from other grids will only take place in the evenings, when I arrive at my hotel. It's not very ambitious as far as activating new grids is concerned (although they are high quality grids!), but there's a lot of driving involved to get there and back; nearly 2,000 km (approx 1,200 mi) of driving in only 3 days. That said, if anyone has the time and thinks they could put up with me, I would be very happy to have a co-pilot to share the driving and modest expenses with. The Quebec countryside is very beautiful and the people are warm and friendly. Please contact me privately if you're up for a mini-adventure in February. More details as we get closer to the date. 73, Ken VE3HLS

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BY70-1
by Jeff 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

BY70-1 is now a valid satellite in LoTW ! 73 Jeff kb2m

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Doppler PSK
by Joe 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Looking for help with this program. All the Google results that have help guides are busted. I fully understand the concept of the program. But wonder is there a way to adjust the base start up frequency? Every time I have used it, I'm worried if I may be passing out of many peoples passbands! Even my radios for that matter on transmit. It seems really high all the time. I do not think it has ever been lower than 2500 Hz Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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PCSAT32 + LVB tracker.
by Jeff 23 Jan '17

23 Jan '17

Hi Tom. LVB with SatPC32 uses the Yaesu_GS-232 as a rotor interface/controller selection as the LVB uses the Yaesu command format... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: Tom Lubbers K8TL Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2017 2:29 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] PCSAT32 + LVB tracker. After many successful orbits I'm retiring my Trak Boxes. While looking at PCSATs interface choices I notice the LVB tracker isn't included. Which one should I use? Tom K8TL k8tl(a)earthlink.net _______________________________________________ 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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PCSAT32 + LVB tracker.
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 22 Jan '17

22 Jan '17

After many successful orbits I'm retiring my Trak Boxes. While looking at PCSATs interface choices I notice the LVB tracker isn't included. Which one should I use? Tom K8TL k8tl(a)earthlink.net

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