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Fo29 retransmitting AO73 Data !
by jeffory broughton 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

It was very interesting and exciting at 13:58 utc this morning to hear A073 data coming over Fo29 .Both birds were over Quebec Canada at the time, A073 was transmitting on 145.937 , Fo29 was receiving and retransmitting it on 435.863 mhz.It only lasted a minute or so.I have only heard this one other time. jeff broughton WB8RJY

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For Sale: Mirage 70cm 100 Watt Amplifier
by Tony 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

All: I have a 100 watt, 70cm Mirage amplifier for sale - 10 watts in / 100 watts out. Good condition, original owner. Will provide pictures on request. Thought I'd mention it here before posting on the classifieds. Thanks, Tony -K2MO

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Seeking digipeater contact on 1800 UTC ISS pass today
by John Brier 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

Hi, Today I'll be receiving the voice contact between the ISS and a school in N. Charleston, SC. I'll also be simultaneously trying to work the UHF digipeater and ideally even making a contact. This is partly in hopes of making an interesting video for my YouTube channel. The pass is out over the Atlantic ocean so it won't cover as many people in NA as it could, so I wanted to send this email out to increase my chances of having a successful contact. Thanks to anyone who can try to contact me. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Collège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '17

10 Feb '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Collège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France on 13 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:00 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between FX0ISS and F4KJT. The contact should be audible over portions of France and adjacent areas. The public downlink frequency is 437.525 MHz. The contact is expected to be conducted in French. The André Malraux middle school is located 10 km south of la Rochelle, in the resort of Châtelaillon-Plage. The middle school offers courses of general education and a complementary curriculum for disabled students (pervasive developmental disorders or autism spectrum disorders). The middle school has six classes for the sixth year students; six classes for the fifth year students, six classes for the fourth year students and six classes for the third year students. The languages taught are English, German, Spanish and Latin. This school year 2016-2017, the college has 600 students who are spread over four levels, in which ULIS (Local Inclusion Unit) serves students with special needs and they benefit from inclusion in the classroom. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Qu'avez-vous ressenti lors du décollage de la base de Baïkonour? 2. Le temps passe-t-il plus vite ou moins vite dans l'espace que sur terre? 3. Y-a-t-il du bruit dans l'espace? 4. D'où provient l'eau que vous utilisez, où est-elle stockée, comment est- elle purifiée? 5. Avec l'impesanteur, comment faites-vous le « ménage » dans la station spatiale? 6. Peut-on faire du feu dans l'ISS et que se passerait-il en cas d'incendie? 7. Comment évoluent vos plantations dans l'espace? La laitue est-elle orange, verte ou rose? A-t-elle poussé en grosse quantité? 8. En quoi les rayons ultraviolets favorisent-ils la pousse des laitues dans l'espace? 9. Peut-on encore améliorer la mesure du temps? Si oui, comment? 10. En quoi consiste vos recherches sur le plasma et quelle est l'utilité de ces recherches? 11. Quels sont les effets sur les os, les muscles et l'organisme humain d'un séjour dans l'espace? 12. Peut-on attraper des maladies en apesanteur? 13. A quoi pensez-vous quand vous regardez la Terre? 14. Comment allez-vous vous réadapter à la vie sur terre? 15. Qu'est-ce qui est prévu à bord de la station en cas d'urgence médicale? 16. Qu'avez-vous ressenti lors de la sortie hors de la station spatiale internationale? 17. Quelle est l'utilité des sorties extra-véhiculaires? 18. Clémence D. (12): Qu'est-ce qui vous a donné envie d'être astronaute? 19. Qu'auriez-vous fait depuis 7 ans si vous n'aviez pas été astronaute? 20. Si c'est possible, voulez-vous aller sur Mars? Translated: 1. What did you feel like when you took off from Baikonour? 2. Does time go faster in space than on earth? 3. Is there noise in space? 4. Where does the water you use come from? Where do you store it and how is it cleared? 5. How do you do housework with gravity? 6. Can you make fire on board? What would happen in case of a fire? 7. How are your plants growing? Is lettuce orange, green or pink? Has it grown really fast? 8. In what ways are ultraviolet rays favored? space?9. Can we measure time any better? If so, how? 10. What do your researches on plasma consist of? How can they be useful? 11. How does time spent in space affect bones, muscles and the human body? 12. Can you catch diseases? 13. What do you think of when you look at the earth? 14. How are you going to readapt to life on earth? 15. What measures will you take in case of a health emergency? 16. What did you feel like when you went out of the spaceship? 17. Why do you got out of the spaceship? 18. What motivated you to become an astronaut? 19. What would you have done the past 7 years if you hadn't been an astronaut? 20. If it's possible, would you like to go to Mars? 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. 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece, direct via SV7APQ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-02-17 08:58 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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UT1FG/MM QSL Procedure for this season
by John Papay 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

As you may know Yuri, UT1FG, prefers to do his own QSLs to the extent possible. He has asked me to help funnel QSL requests to him while he is at sea so that he can process them and mail them from ports as he travels. Yuri does not process qsl requests when he is not on a ship. The following procedure only applies to contacts made during this season from the M/V Chestnut. Previous seasons will be handled by his manager Eugene, UX0FY. Eugene has all the logs for previous seasons and can be contacted through his qrz.com email address. Please contact Eugene before sending anything in the mail to him and ask for instructions on how to proceed. You may prepare a logsheet of QSO's that Yuri can print, verify, sign and mail from one of his destination ports. An example of a suitable logsheet can be found at papays.com/sat under the UT1FG/MM QSL Instructions link at the top of the page. Please use the following conventions when preparing the logsheet: 1. List only one contact per grid. 2. Only request confirmations of NEW Grids. 3. Use Excel or a similar program to create the logsheet. 4. Save the Logsheet to a .pdf If your program cannot save to a .pdf, download a free program like Bullzip that will install a .pdf printer that you can print to and create a .pdf file. 5. Each page should stand alone; there should be a place for Yuri's signature on each page. 6. Incude your COMPLETE Mailing Address on each page. 7. Name the logsheet file with this format: Yourcall_UT1FG_DateLastQSO for example: DJ8MS_UT1FG_10Feb2017.pdf 8. Email your file as an attachment to: k8yse at papays.com with the subject line the same as the .pdf file name: DJ8MS_UT1FG_10Feb2017 10. Please be sure to follow the example on the website papays.com/sat/ut1fgqsl.html Consistency will help Yuri process requests more efficiently. 11. If there are qso's on your list that are not in the log, Yuri will draw a line through them and initial. I will send an acknowledgement email when I receive a request. This way you will know that Yuri will have your logsheet. If Yuri tells me that he has mailed your logsheet, I will post that information on the bulletin boards. Yuri's time when nearing or in port is very limited. He has a lot of responsibilities to carry out and large amounts of paper to process along with requests from his Company. He has more time when he is sailing. Let that guide you when deciding when you email your requests. A good time to mail your request is when Yuri is about 5 days from making port. Follow him at marinetraffic.com (M/V Chestnut - bulk Cargo). This new procedure may be changed or stopped depending on how it goes. Hopefully this will work well and Yuri will find it acceptable. We are very fortunate that Yuri operates from so many water grids that otherwise would never be on the satellites. His passion for satellites is amazing. Have fun working him. 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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SO-50 09 FEB 2017 1720z recording?
by Kevin M 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Anyone have a recording of the ~1720z SO-50 pass over North America today? Specifically before C6ATS showed up. Some confusion over QSOs & calls and a recording would certainly help sort it out. Thanks in advance & 73! Kevin N4UFO

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Ideal Mass For Small Satellites
by B J 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

http://spacenews.com/smallsat-builders-admit-a-little-bigger-might-be-bette… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Lots Of Launchers For Small Satellites
by B J 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

http://hackaday.com/2017/02/09/the-smallsat-launcher-war/ 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-09 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-09 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Space Exploration Educators Conference, Houston, Texas, telebridge via K6DUE (Maryland) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-02-09 20:30:10 UTC 21 deg Palmetto Scholars Academy, North Charleston, SC, direct via K4PSA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-02-10 17:59:18 UTC 38 deg Collège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France, direct via F4KJT The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-02-13 14:00:35 UTC 67 deg 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece, direct via SV7APQ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-02-17 08:58:11 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 2017-02-09 05:00 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 1112. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1076. 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 2017-02-03 07:00 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. 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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ARISS News Release no. 17-02
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 09 Feb '17

09 Feb '17

ARISS NEWS RELEASE No. 17-02 p. 1 of 2 Date: February 9, 2017 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org SSTV From The ISS An MAI-75 Experiment SSTV event is planned to begin on Monday, Feb. 13 from 09:25-18:00 UTC and Tuesday, Feb. 14 from 11:25-16:30 UTC. The downlink frequency is expected to be 145.800 MHz and the transmission mode is expected to be PD180. This opportunity should cover most of the world during the operational period. The MAI-75 experiment uses a notebook computer on the ISS Russian Segment, which stores images that are then transmitted to Earth using the ham radio, specifically the onboard Kenwood TM D710E transceiver. Images received can be posted and viewed at https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ Please note that the event, and any ARISS event, is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. While preparations are being finalized please check for new and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status for the latest information on this event. 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 the 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. Join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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