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ARISS CONTACT UPDATE
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

The ARISS contact previously scheduled with 3rd Junior High School in Komotini, Greece for 09:50 UTC on Feb. 16, 2017 has been cancelled. The contact is expected to be rescheduled for the March time frame. Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Having Issues with UISS/Soundmodem for ISS contacts.. (Long)
by hdskullfire2 . 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Here's the deal, I've been having good 70cm ISS reception, however I get no digipeats. I know it's busy, but in 3+ months of trying nothing..!! Rig is a IC-9100, microkeyer II, and using SatPC32ISS. A pair of very capable CP yagi's with AZ/EL tracking. Two ways I operate the 9100 is as follows. either split mode and SatPC32ISS in cat mode and doing doppler coordination, or using 3 memory channels in the 9100, one low, one center, and one high on the ISS 70cm side. (437.500, 437.550, & 437.60) and I use only 1 -20 (less)watts normally. I suspect I have errors in my outgoing packets. Not one has been digipeated. I'm using CQ and Ariss when sending. Nothing.. I need to know what I have wrong with my settings in UISS/soundmodem. The alc is good and the soundmodem via the MKII seems to be working fine. Need copy of a good uiss config file for me to compare my settings or take a look at what I've pasted here and tell me what I've got wrong.. Here are the current settings for UISS ;UISS v.5.4.0 [Your Call Sign] NS3L-3 [To call] CQ [Digistation] WIDE2-2 [AGWPE Radio Port] 0 [AlarmSet] 0 [Monitor Fontname] Fixedsys [Beacon Interval] 60 [TXMHeardType] 1 [Beacon] 0 [Header color] 65535 [Data color] 16776960 [Screen color] 4194304 [AlarmSet Header Text] RS0ISS* [AlarmSet Data Text] JO20AW Hello from Guy [APRS] =4041.15N/07522.30W-Steve FN20 {UISS54} [APRS Enabled] -1 [Selected Beacon] 100001 [TX data text] Software: UISS 5.4.0 JO20AW Guy 10 watt mobile, 5/8 antenna, 1m rate Hi All! UISS v5.4.0 Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Merry Christmas from Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa - FN20 Steve in Nazareth, Pa - FN20hq Greetings.... Greetings.. [**end**] [To text] CQ APRS BEACON QST APRSAT [**end**] [Via text] ARISS RS0ISS 4XTECH WIDE2-2 PSAT [**end**] [APRS-Data] 73' Via Satellite Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ Hello from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve in Nazareth, Pa Hi from Steve - Nazareth, Pa Steve - FN20hq Steve FN20 [**end**] [SavePosition] -1 [h-size] 10800 [v-size] 8340 [left-pos] 9435 [top-pos] 2865 [DataBox Forecolor] 16711680 [DataBox Backcolor] -2147483626 <https://forums.qrz.com/tel:(214)%20748-3626> [TXDataDefault] Greetings.. [UISS Tag] 0 [APRS Message For] BLN EMAIL NWS SAT BLN#ECHO [**end**] [APRS Message Text] call(a)amsat.org Hello... Hello All. UISS v.5.4.0 QSL and 73 via ISS Ur 5/9 in Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73's Ur 59 - Nazareth, Pa. FN20HQ 73 [**end**] [BBS Commands] 0 / [MonBufferLimit] 0 [Log Digipeated Messages] 0 [Default For:] SAT [Default Message:] Ur 59 - FN20HQ 73 [Default APRS Text] Steve FN20 [Beacon File] [Beacon File Type] 0 0 [UseAlarmSound] 0 [UTC Time Offset] 5_0 [Log Alarm To Disk] 0 [AutoDisconnect, Filters, RemoveSame] 0 0 0 [Ignore Mheard Calls] RS0ISS RS0ISS-1 RS0ISS-11 RS0ISS-3 RS0ISS-4 PCSAT PCSAT-1 WD3ADO-1 MAIL-1 ANDE-1 PSAT [UISS Server] 0 [Messagebox Alarm] 0 [IntelligentBeacon] 0* [PictureLoad] -1 [RefreshPicLoadPath] C:\UISS\uiss_bckgrnd.jpg [PicRefreshInterval] 0 [AGWPE RX Port] 6 [SlowPC] 0 [AutoBeacon] 0 [ShowPortInHeader] 0 [AutomaticLogging] 0 [ConnectionCalls] RS0ISS-11 [**end**] [TXBoxCoherentColors] -1 [ExtraInfoReports] [MHeard_AutoClear] 0 [FixedMonitorWidth] 0 [AckInterval] 20 [DigiColor] 4227327 [FontSize] 9 [FontBold] 0 [AutodiscAllowCalls] RS0ISS PCSAT ON6MU [TXMultiLineDefault] 0 [AutoAnswer] 0 [AutoAnswerText] [AckUIViewType] 0 [NoAckTag] 0 [FixedMonWidth] 0 [ImgViewerWidth] 0 [ImgViewerHeight] 0 [NoteBookForeColor] 0 [NoteBookBackColor] 16777215 [ConnectLog] 0 [ConnectForeColor] 16777215 [ConnectBackColor] 0 [ConnectionFont] Fixedsys [ShadowExperiment_ISO_DIGI] US_BEACON ARISS [ShadowExperiment] 0 [OptionalDigLogSSID] 0 [UserSSID] 0 [AutoDetectUTC] 1 [ShadowExpGMT] 0 [ShExpPauseTX] 60 [ShowUTCInHeader] 1 [intRunExtApp] 0 [strRunExtApp1] [MessageColor] 51200 [MaxPacketLength] 0 [strRunExtApp2] [Picture_URL] [AutoDigiLogBook] 1 [DateSeparator] - [CallDefinedLog] ISS [SystemTray] 0 [Filter] 0 [FilterCall] [TypeOfModem] 1 [AutoRunModemProgram] 1 [ModemProgramPath] C:\Users\Hdskullfire2\Downloads\soundmodem95\soundmodem.exe [AutoCloseModemProgram] 1 [OtherTypeModemCaption] [APRSCompressed] [AutoPasteCallInFor] 1 [Debugset] ;winddir C:\WINDOWS\ ;apppath C:\UISS ;timeset 06:21:57 ;dateset 02-14-2017 ;session 3-209-104 ;registr -1 ;windver 6.2 Windows Vista ;agwinit LAN-Mode Port1 with SoundCard Ch: A; - ;server 1 init 0 ;module True - UISS-MapView - ;feature 1_Steve NS3L ;TxModul ;LANMode 1 ;LANIP 127.0.0.1 ;LANPort 8000 ;LANSlow 0 Here are the SoundModem Settings [Init] Priority=2 UTCTime=0 NRMonitorLines=500 PTT=COM12 DispMode=0 StopWF=0 StatLog=0 SndRXDevice=0 SndTXDevice=0 RXSampleRate=11025 TXSampleRate=11025 RX_corr_PPM=0 TX_corr_PPM=0 DisableUnit=0 TXRotate=0 DualChan=0 DualPTT=1 SCO=0 TXBufNumber=32 RXBufNumber=32 [AX25_A] Maxframe=3 Retries=15 FrackTime=5 IdleTime=180 SlotTime=100 Persist=128 RespTime=2000 TXFrmMode=1 FrameCollector=6 ExcludeCallsigns= ExcludeAPRSFrmType= KISSOptimization=0 DynamicFrack=0 BitRecovery=0 NonAX25Frm=0 MEMRecovery=200 IPOLL=80 [AX25_B] Maxframe=3 Retries=15 FrackTime=5 IdleTime=180 SlotTime=100 Persist=128 RespTime=2000 TXFrmMode=1 FrameCollector=6 ExcludeCallsigns= ExcludeAPRSFrmType= KISSOptimization=0 DynamicFrack=0 BitRecovery=0 NonAX25Frm=0 MEMRecovery=200 IPOLL=80 [Modem] RawPktMinLen=17 SwapPTTPins=0 PreEmphasisDB1=0 PreEmphasisDB2=0 PreEmphasisAll1=1 PreEmphasisAll2=1 Default1=1 Default2=1 DCDThreshold=32 HoldPnt=0 RXFreq1=1700 RXFreq2=1709 AFC=32 TxDelay1=250 TxDelay2=250 TxTail1=50 TxTail2=50 Diddles=0 NRRcvrPairs1=0 NRRcvrPairs2=0 RcvrShift1=30 RcvrShift2=30 ModemType1=1 ModemType2=0 [AGWHost] Server=1 Port=8000 [KISS] Server=0 Port=8100 [Window] Top=29 Left=759 Height=718 Width=604 Waterfall1=1 Waterfall2=0 StatTable=1 Monitor=1 Any help would be appreciated. I'm nowhere closer now that when I began after loading the programs.. Steve NS3L

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FUNcube-1 Operations
by Graham Shirville 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Hi all, Just to confirm that FUNcube-1 is now operating autonomously again! thanks and 73 Graham G3VZV

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Schema Stolle Rotor Controller Type 3001/220V
by Kurt Heernaert 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Dear OM, I Try to find a Schema of the Stolle Rotor Controller Type 3001/220V 73 Kurt

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MAI-75 SSTV
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Listening to MAI-75 SSTV coming from the ISS right now over Orlando, FL. Solid signal!! Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Mode B doppler shift question
by John Geiger 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

I wonder if someone can help me figure this out or think through this. I have Mode J doppler shift worked out-you start high in frequency, and the frequency lowers as the satellite moves towards you, and then away from you. For example, if I transmit in the exact center of the FO29 passband-145.950-the received signal from FO29 starts out above the center of the receive passband, around 435.859 or so at the beginning of the pass. When the satellite is overhead it is at the center of the passband-435.850, and then moves lower in frequency as the satellite moves away from me. This is assuming I keep the uplink frequency at 145.950 the entire time. Is it my imagination or is the situation reversed on Mode B. It seems that if I transmit on the center frequency of the uplink passband, the downlink signal is below the center at the beginning of a pass, and then moves up and ends up above the center of the downlink passband at the end of the pass-assuming I keep the transmit frequency the same. Is that correct? Why would Mode B behave differently than Mode J? You can see I still have some things to learn about the satellites. 73 John AF5CC

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Learning about Doppler by Listening to ARISS-FR QSO
by Dave Ryan 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Hi All This week my daughter Erin has been learning about the doppler effect. To demonstrate the effect in practice we listened to the ARISS UHF QSO between Astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Collège André Malraux, Chatelaillon-Plage, France, via F4KJT We were also able to watch HamTV live via the BATC stream. 437.535 MHz +- 10 KHz Doppler. We made a video of our doppler observations. https://youtu.be/45yLKurYg10 73 De Dave and Erin EI4HT/M0GIW

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Upcoming ARISS contact with 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece on 16 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and SV7APQ. The contact should be audible over Greece and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 437.525 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The 3rd Junior High School of Komotini is one of the 13 schools of Secondary Education that operate in Komotini, a city in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in the north-east of Greece. Our school is one of the oldest in the Municipality of Rodopi. The current building was constructed in 1992. Its a relatively new building with 16 classrooms, and laboratories for Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Music rooms, multiple-function rooms and a fully-equipped library. There are approximately 350 registered students (age 12-15), and 38 teachers of different fields in our school. One of the main characteristics of our school is its multi-cultural character. 25% percent of our students come from repatriated Greek families who lived for about a century in countries of the Former Soviet Union (Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, etc) and came back to Greece in 1990 after the collapse of the regime in the countries of Eastern Europe. These students speak both the Greek and the Russian language fluently. 16% percent of our students are Muslims. The existence of a Greek Muslim minority in Thrace has been recognized internationally since 1922. Among them, there is a significant number of Pomaks and Roma students. There are integration classes for students with special educational needs and learning disabilities taught by teachers of Special Education. Additionally, every year many national educational programmes, such as Environmental Education, Health Education, Consumer Education and many Cultural programmes (music, dance, theatre, art, radio, astronomy) are implemented. Our school also has a very active cycling club. Students go on various educational trips every year, visiting other parts of Greece and expanding their learning skills and abilities. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most challenging problem of living in space? 2. Can you see the moon closer from Earth, is it different? 3. How do you stabilize the food on the table? 4. How often do you do extravehicular activity? 5. Is it very difficult to become an astronaut? 6. Do you have sufficient oxygen in ISS? 7. If you had just one wish to become true for your job what would it be? 8. If a member of the crew is injured can you give him first aid? 9. When you come back to earth, is it easy for you to walk? 10. Which is the difference between day and night in Earth and in Moon? 11. What is the main target of your expedition? 12. Can you see meteor showers from space? 13. Have you ever seen a comet from space? 14. How long did the preparation for this expedition last? 15. How many hours do you work, do you have shifts? 16. What is the most extreme procedure of your expedition? 17. What is your favorite food in space? 18. How old were you when you decided to become an astronaut and what was the motive of your decision? 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. John Glenn Middle School, Maplewood MN, direct via KØJDD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-02-22 18:47:59 UTC 2. Ecole primaire Elie Desplan, Boissières, France and Marie Castang, Saint Dionisy, France, direct via F4HHV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-02-23 08:31:45 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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SSTV fro ISS
by Roland Zurmely 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Images received at 11:15 and 11:25 UTC 14-02-2017 in GH70unSete Lagoas Brazil: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/sstviss.htm#o> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-14 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Feb '17

14 Feb '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-02-14 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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 was successful: Mon 2017-02-13 14:00:35 UTC 67 deg (***) Congratulations to the Collège André Malraux students and Thomas! (***) Assistance was also provided by telebridge station ON4ISS (***) 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: Thu 2017-02-16 09:50:26 UTC 70 deg (***) This contact will be using the Ericsson radio; listen on the downlink frequency of 437.525 MHz. (***) John Glenn Middle School, Maplewood MN, direct via KØJDD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-02-22 18:47:59 UTC 25 deg (***) Ecole primaire Elie Desplan, Boissières, France and Marie Castang, Saint Dionisy, France, direct via F4HHV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-02-23 08:31:45 UTC 48 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 2017-02-14 07:00 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 1114. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1078. 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 2017-02-11 02:00 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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