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[Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...
by John Brier 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-g… A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not. Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much about satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread the excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications. Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Office Closed
by Martha 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

The AMSAT Office will be closed until Monday, November 27th. HAPPY THANKSGIVING -- 73- Martha

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EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz
by Nico Janssen 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Detailed doppler measurements confirm that NASA's scientific 6U Cubesat EcAMSat is object 43019 (1998-067NG). It was launched from the ISS yesterday at 08:05 UTC. It has a data downlink on 437.095 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Raspberry Pi SATGATE
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hello I have made an install script to make a raspberry pi rtl sdr SATGATE Here is the script http://tech-software.net/satgate/satgate.htm Andrew VK4TEC

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Items For Sale
by Ken Alexander 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

I'm moving in 2018 and can't take these items with me. Note that all prices include shipping to CONUS or Canada. 1. Elecraft XV432 70cm transverter with optional crystal oven. Built by me. Aligned & tested by Don Wilhelm W3FPR. 28 MHz I.F. 5W in, 20W out. Can be reconfigured for other input levels. Comes with manuals and power cable. U.S. $350 Read about it here: http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm 2. Elecraft XV144 2m all mode transverter. New, unbuilt kit. Comes with optional crystal oven. 28 MHz I.F. U.S.$450 Read about it here: http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm 3. Elecraft W2 Wattmeter with 200W sensor for 144 - 450 MHz. U.S. $200 Read about it here: http://www.elecraft.com/W2/W2.htm 4. RF Concepts RFC-4-110 70cm amplifier 15W in - 100W out. Comes with manual and power cable. U.S. $225 5. 80W All Mode 2m Amplifier. Designed by W6PQL. Built for me by Ed, KL7UW. New, comes with docs by KL7UW and power cables. Set up to take 1W input to give full output. U.S. $275 Read about it here: http://www.w6pql.com/2_meter_80w_all_mode_amplifier.htm 6. HobbyPCB RS-UV3 radio module. This is a 144/220/450 MHz FM transceiver board. The RS-UV3 is a low cost transceiver solution for Packet Radio, repeaters, Echolink stations, base station and mobile applications. The RS-UV3 supports multiple interfaces including microphone/speaker, line level audio (soundcard), TTL serial control and Arduino Shield connections. The RS-UV3 has an built-in battery charger and provides conditioned power for the Arduino controller. Comes with the optional RS-UV3 enclosure ($30 value), which I will include free. Bought it a few months ago. Never did anything with it. U.S. $85 Read about it here: https://hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3 Thanks for your interest! 73, Ken VE3HLS

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K8BL Recent Roving
by R.T.Liddy 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

SAT Gridders, TNX for all the Q's last night from EM67/68. Tonight, I'll be in northern MS, then to northern LA until after Thanksgiving. My return route to the home QTH will be similar. Operation will be strictly Holiday-Style (HIHI). QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW when we get back in EN91 the first week of December. Also, TNX to KG5CCI for posting the SO50 pass recording from last night on Twitter! It was the first time my XYL was able to actually hear one of my Rover activations as if it was happening real time. Previously, she had only heard the noisey & garbled audio from my little digital recorder. :o) 73, Bob - K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)

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FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday
by M5AKA 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/21/funcube-1-celebrates-4th-birthday/ 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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gpredict and plotting doppler
by vk4tec＠internode.on.net 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hello I would like to write a perl script to eventually graph the doppler shift of ISS, Falconsat and Fox1-B over time using LINUX Has anyone a script that can act as a server that gpredict can connect to and would spit out data ? I just used netcat and saw data Just curious someone might have already done this ? Andrew

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FUNcube-1 AO - 73
by gw1fky＠aol.com 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hi all, Today 21st November 2017 is a 4th birthday for FUNcube-1 ( AO- 73 ) since its launch in the year 2013. "Congratulations and HAPPY BIRTHDAY " The satellite has been a key player for me not only with many contacts, but also for its role in demonstrations,exhibitions and STEM related work. I therefore offer my thanks and appreciation to all that have been involved in the project including radio amateurs for the contacts. Their valuable time and effort, dedication and work, has been an inspiration for our hobby and education. Likewise may I also offer my congratulations to the FOX - RadFX (AO-91) project and launch teams on the recent success. Indeed many projects have or will be key players in our hobby. A big "THANKYOU" - Long may they continue as partners in our hobby and studies in science and technology. Ken Eaton GW1FKY

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-21 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-21 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg (***) Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg (***) S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg (***) Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 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: Francesco IKØWGF with 131 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 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 2017-11-21 05:30 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 1188. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139. 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 2017-11-18 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. 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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