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

Saturday Dec 2nd Samson AL Passes EM61
by Greg Lane 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

I hope to make at least the first one AO-85. Times are Central. Greg N4KGL AO-85 will be visible from Samson, on Saturday, December 2 10:29:59 AM Starting in the NNW (328°) Ending in the SSE (161°) at 10:44:43 AM Maximum elevation: 63.6°° AO-91 will be visible from Samson, on Saturday, December 2 11:44:28 AM Starting in the SE (138°) Ending in the N (4°) at 11:58:24 AM Maximum elevation: 26.4°° http://issdetector.com

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AO-91 Keps now available from CelesTrak
by Alan 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Since AO-91 was not part of a classified launch, the Keps are now available in the amateur.txt file. It is listed as FOX-1B (AO-91). If you are using SatPC32, you can show it as AS-91 by adding this line to the AmsatNames.txt file: 43017 17073E AO-91 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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Re: [amsat-bb] AOS predictor for PC? (Simple Window Graphic!)
by Robert Bruninga 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

> What is the 'gold standard' for AOS predictions on a PC (no phones, pls)? To me, it is this tiny 4k graphic that was displayed at the bottom of every APRStk screen 20 years ago. It was everything I wanted in a tracking program: http://aprs.org/AMSAT/APRSTK-bar.png Please look at it. It’s a horizontal graphic only an inch tall but wide. The horizontal axis is in increments of ten minutes out to 3 hours. The vertical is 0 to 90 degrees elevation. Every pass then in the next 3 hours shows as a hump. So in an instant, you can see what satellites are coming up, when, and how high. That is all you need to know whether a pass is worth taking or not. The deep blue one in the background was AO40 at the time that would be in view for many hours... All the others are LEO's. I'd keep this on my PC always running all the time. And one can differentiate by colors. One for AX.25, one for voice, one for linear, one for bleep sats and so on. This particular screen shot shows the humps filled in. But with so many sateliltes now, the hump should just be a solid line so you can see under them. If someone would write this in modern code instead of DOSbasic, I'd buy it! Bob, Wb4aPR

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AOS predictor for PC?
by Ted 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Hello, What is the 'gold standard' for AOS predictions on a PC (no phones, pls)? Clearly, after playing with WinAos for an hour, that is not the program ! Hints appreciated 73, Ted K7TRK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-12-01 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-12-01 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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 was successful: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg (***) Watch for live stream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ari-riviera-del-brenta-live 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 was successful: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg (***) Watch for live stream of this event at tinyurl.com/ISSchat2017 or https://livestream.com/accounts/9685187/events/7946215 starting at 16:35 UTC (***) School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC), Castelldefels, Spain, direct via EG3UPC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-12-04 15:10:12 UTC 43 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 132 (***) 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 2017-12-01 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 1195. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1144. (***) 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 2017-12-01 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 Rocket Lab Launch
by B J 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

The window for it opens 2017-12-08: http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/29/rocket-lab-electron-launch-window-set-op… While on the subject of scheduling launches: http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/29/falcon-heavy-debut-slips-january/ Meanwhile, there have been a number of launch failures this year, the most recent being a Russian rocket: http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/28/soyuz/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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AMSAT @ Superstition Superfest in Mesa AZ (2 December 2017)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Hi! I will have an AMSAT table at the Superstition Amateur Radio Club's Superstition Superfest on Saturday, 2 December 2017, in Mesa AZ. The hamfest will be in the south parking lot of Mesa Community College, along the east side of Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and US-60 exit 177. More information about the hamfest is available at: https://www.superstitionsuperfest.org/ WD9EWK will be on various satellite passes during the hamfest. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please feel free to call and be a part of the demonstrations. After the hamfest, all QSOs with WD9EWK from the hamfest will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. QSL cards are available on request; please e-mail me with the QSO details if you would like to receive a QSL card. The hamfest is in grid DM43. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Fwd: [keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-30-2017
by Paul Stoetzer 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

For those using AMSAT keps to track AO-91, please note that the satellite has been identified as object number 43017. The previous distribution used 43016. This may cause some odd behavior with certain tracking apps when updating keps. You may need to delete and re-add AO-91. 73, Paul, N8HM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad(a)mypbmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 8:05 PM Subject: [keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-30-2017 To: KEPS <keps(a)amsat.org> As promised, AO-91 (FOX-1B) is now NORAD CAT ID 43017. This should be the last change of object number. Thanks to all who have labored to finally come to this point. Also I have added EcAMSat (NORAD CAT ID 43019) to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution. EcAMSat was developed through a partnership between NASA's Ames Research Center and Standford University School of medicine and has only a data downlink on 437.095 MHz. See the following AMSAT News Service Bulletin ANS-330 link for more information. Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for satellite ID. http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2017/000998.html Ray Hoad, WA5QGD Orbital Elements Manager _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps

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