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AO-85
by George Carr 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Anyone copy my SSTV pix today on the 1945 pass? If so, pse send them to me. tnx and 73, George WA5KBH -- George Carr Certified Chip Carving Instructor Amateur Radio Station - WA5KBH <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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W5PFG/p DM93 & DM81-83
by Clayton Coleman 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Tonight (11-Oct) I'm staying in DM93 and will try to work several passes from the DM93/83 grid line outside Lubbock, Texas. I can also work a few passes in the morning by request. The next night (10-Oct) I'm staying in in DM82 (New Mexico) and will travel down to the DM81/82 line for a few passes. I will only do the grid line Thursday evening but can do DM82 Friday morning for anyone who needs it. As always, follow me on Twitter @w5pfg for more up-to-date details on the activation. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Live streaming of AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Milton Keynes
by M5AKA 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Saturday October 14 Milton Keynes - Geostationary Amateur Radio Transponder Talk and Demonstration - bring your 2.4 and 10 GHz equipment https://amsat-uk.org/2017/10/11/geostationary-amateur-radio-transponder-tal… Live streaming of talks from the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Milton Keynes Oct 14-15 https://amsat-uk.org/2017/10/11/live-streaming-space-colloquium-mk/ New ham radio equipment for ISS https://amsat-uk.org/2017/10/03/new-ham-radio-equipment-for-iss/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ---- | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-11 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-10-11 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Elementary School “21st of May”, Podgorica, Montenegro, direct via 4OØISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR Contact is a go: Wed 2017-10-11 11:48:02 UTC 50 deg The Alice Smith School Primary Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact is a go: Wed 2017-10-11 15:24:05 UTC 79 deg Live video streaming of the contact will be available at http://www.planetariumnegara.gov.my/?q=article/live-streaming About 30 minutes before the AOS. (***) Fleet Science Center, BE WISE Program, San Diego, CA, direct via KJ6KDZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-10-14 18:26:17 UTC 33 deg ************************************ ****************************************** International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students – ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017 September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor- tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio. Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag- ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78 percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student interest in STEM. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the space station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017. The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal guidelines, and the proposal form. See: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html **************************************************************************** ** 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 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 2017-10-05 06:00 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 1162. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1121. 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 2017-10-04 06:00 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. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with The Alice Smith School Primary Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at The Alice Smith School Primary Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 11 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:24 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over portions of Malaysia 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. The Alice Smith School, established since 1946 in Malaysia is one of the oldest British international schools in Asia. The school is a not-for-profit educational foundation situated on two campuses. The Primary Campus is at Jalan Bellamy and the Secondary Campus on Jalan Equine. The Alice Smith School follows the English National Curriculum with a strong international flavour. In 2011, the school was one of the first in Asia to be fully accredited as a British School Overseas by the Department for Education in London. 'Excellent' was the grade given in the most recent British Schools Overseas report for both the Primary and Secondary School Campuses by Tribal, a DfE approved inspectorate. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Were you afraid when you first launched into space? 2. What is the most interesting object that you have seen from the ISS? 3. Is space a good place to live? 4. When you wear your full spacesuit, what happens if you get an itch? 5. How often do you contact your family? 6. What kind of emergency escape system does the ISS have in case of an emergency? 7. What kind of noises do you hear in the ISS daily? 8. Do plants grow differently in the ISS as compared to on earth? 9. Is space radiation harmful to ISS occupants? 10. Can you feel the coldness of space through your spacesuit during spacewalks? 11. How do stars look like from the ISS as compared to from earth? 12. What is the temperature of the interior surface of the windows in the ISS? 13. Is there a doctor on board in case a crew member falls ill? 14. Do you think space tourism will become a future reality? 15. Do you observe national holidays and weekends 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. Fleet Science Center, BE WISE Program, San Diego, CA, direct via KJ6KDZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-10-14 18:26:17 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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Special Event - W5RRR NASA Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club
by JoAnne Maenpaa 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Here's a bit of news that's better sent earlier than the AMSAT weekend news cycle ... NASA Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club 50th Anniversary Special Event station. Oct 13-Oct 15, 1700Z-2200Z, W5RRR, Houston, TX. NASA Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club. 14.290 + HF bands. QSL: Tanner Jones W9TWJ, 2540 Kildeer Ct, League City, TX 77573. w5rrr.org -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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VUCC-R SAT!!
by R.T.Liddy 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

After 6+ years of casual Roving, I finally made it to VUCC-R Satellite! My friend John K8YSE, who got me started on this, was the QSO that put me at #100 when he called me on SO50 yesterday at the EN72/73 Line. Thanks to John and everyone else that put me in their Log on SATs to reach this goal. More to come since my joy is to give "new ones" to fellow SAT Ops. 73, Bob K8BL

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FS: Jetstream dualband yagi
by John Geiger 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

I have for sale the Jetstream JTBM270 dualband yagi. It has 3 elements on 2m and 5 elements on 70cm on a 3 3/4 foot long boom. The elements use wingnuts to attach to the boom which makes it very easy to assemble and disassemble for portable operations. I have used it on the satellites from my home QTH with good results. These sell new for $80, I am asking $50 shipped, and will include a N male to SO239 connector as this yagi uses an N connector. I can take paypal/check/mo. 73 John AF5CC

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Symposium Dinner
by Martha 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

Please note that you CANNOT register for the AMSAT Banquet Dinner at the door. You MUST preregister at the AMSAT store by Friday, Oct 20th -- 73- Martha

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FUNcube Warehouse
by David Johnson 10 Oct '17

10 Oct '17

Back in operation again. 73 Dave

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