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ARISS News Release no. 17-05
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

ARISS NEWS RELEASE no. 17-05 March 8, 2017 David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org Frank Bauer, KA3HDO 2017 Dayton Amateur of the Year Winner The Dayton Hamvention has selected ARISS International Chair, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, for its top award, Amateur of the Year for 2017. Each year, Hamvention recognizes radio amateurs known for making major contributions to the art and science of amateur radio, and it's no surprise why Bauer was chosen. A few things from his lengthy list of achievements follow. In 1995, Bauer proposed an experiment for the AMSAT Phase 3D satellite (AO-40) to measure the strength of the signal from the GPS satellite constellation. For years after, the aerospace industry cited this experiment because the results helped engineers improve the GPS system, led to new applications for GPS, and changed navigation at High-Earth Orbit (HEO) and Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) altitudes, allowing new missions to operate in these orbits. Prior to NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, flying in space and taking along ham radio in 1983, Bauer came up with a plan for, and helped set up and operate, the worldwide retransmission of space shuttle air-to-ground communications by the Goddard Amateur Radio Club station, WA3NAN (now K6DUE). Tens of thousands of hams enjoyed listening to most every shuttle mission's astronaut communications, and amateurs used these to help them make ham contacts with crewmembers who had their amateur licenses. Bauer's work with this system also let to his becoming part of the SAREX (Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment) team. Bauer attended Purdue University where he earned its prestigious bachelor's degree and master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics. This led to a long and full career with NASA followed by a move to the private aerospace industry. He earned his amateur radio license in 1974, and has been the AMSAT-NA Vice President for Human Spaceflight for many years. What Bauer has spent, and now spends, the most time and energy on is the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. He helped set up the very first meeting of worldwide volunteers at NASA's behest in 1996, working as AMSAT's representative, alongside Rosalie White, K1STO as ARRL's representative. People from the world's AMSAT societies and IARU organizations answered their calls to attend the meeting at NASA Johnson Space center in Houston, and the rest is history--20 years of growing ARISS into how it is today...still growing! White wrote, "Frank didn't just think about where amateur radio in space should be; he always thought about where it was headed--he still does. His multi-faceted background and experience in aerospace, NASA, and amateur radio is the ideal combination resulting in effectively spearheading the ARISS team in offering to hams, students, and the general public, ARISS success after ARISS success." Very hearty congratulations from the ARISS team to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, on his new title, Dayton Hamvention 2017 Amateur of the Year! 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. Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Contact: David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Ft 847 full duplex
by jeffory broughton 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

I have owned 3 of fhem.used them on my m2 array on the roof as well as an arrow on a tripod.in both situations I used a mobil diplexer to clean up my third order vhf harmonic and experience. No intermod.jeff broughton WB8RJY

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Nayif-1 Data Warehouse Outage
by David Johnson 08 Mar '17

08 Mar '17

Hi, The data collection server is back up again after several hours. It is now collecting data from dashboards which were pending. I will be changing the runtime implementation during the day to make it more stable. Apologies for the problem. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Re: [amsat-bb] NO-84 - more progress
by Brad Schumacher 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

I was on the 0410 UTC NO-84 pass tonight and saw nobody else. I was running 5 watts uplink for most of the pass and was able to decode cleanly except at the sub 20 deg elevations. I tried both the 27’ vertical and G5RV Jr. and they both seemed to do just fine even at my lowest power levels. I lowered my uplink frequency to 28.119 Mhz and saw myself at 1250 Hz on the audio spectrum. One change I made was to control my rotor and receive via SatPC32. My Doppler.sqf looks like this: NO-84,435350,28120,FM,USB,NOR,0,0,Wide FM NO-84,435350,0,FMN,,,,Narrow FM I use the first set to get the 28.120 close and manually tune to where I want it then switch to the second one which does not change the uplink Doppler – just the downlink doppler. Ok, not sure if this helps but I am finding this setup to be very reliable and the satellite seems to have a great RX and very strong downlink. An absolute pleasure to work with. Thanks, Brad Schumacher W5SAT --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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EO-88
by skristof＠etczone.com 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

Does anyone know the status of the EO-88 (Nayif-1) Data Warehouse? I just downloaded some telemetry but the dashboard is holding the data and reads 0/23 - Error. So, I've got 23 packets of data waiting to go to the warehouse. Maybe the URL changed? Steve AI9IN

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Chinese mobile rigs on Satellites
by John Geiger 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

I see there are quite a few Chinese 25 watt dualband mobile FM rigs out there today at great prices, like under $100. Jetstream, Leixen and quite a few other brands are out there. Has anyone tried these on the FM satellites, and if so, how do they work? 73 John AF5CC

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KG5CCI/P EM54 Tonight!
by David Swanson 07 Mar '17

07 Mar '17

I've had several requests recently to try and hit Mississippi for some folks' WAS award, so tonight I'll run a few hours down the interstate and operate from Southhaven, MS for a for a bit. For sure passes schedule is as follows: 2017-03-08 XW-2A 0109UTC 2017-03-08 SO-50 0145UTC 2017-03-08 AO-73 0215UTC If I make good time driving I *might* be on some of the XW's before 0100z, and if there are huge piles and I can't get to everyone I *might* stick around for Nayif and FO29 at the end, but plan on being there for those 3. I'll be on APRS KG5CCI-5, and updates via Twitter @KG5CCI. 73, Dave.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 3rd Junior High School, Komotini, Greece on 10 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:20 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 145.800 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): TBD 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN on 09 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and WD9GIU. The contact should be audible over the state of Indiana 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. Blair Pointe Elementary School is in small town, Peru, IN. It is a town that is about 70 miles north of Indianapolis, and is in the same county as Grissom Air Reserve Base. It is a school that houses third through sixth graders. Blair Pointe is part of the Peru Community School Corporation that has approximately 2,150 students in all 5 of its buildings. Our school has a diverse population with students coming from rural areas, apartments, mobile home parks, and low and middle income homes. As a school, we provide many opportunities outside of the classroom to learn. A very high population of our students attend our various after school programs such as our remediation program, choir, art club, and robotics. We also have a high focus on the fine arts and through this we are able to provide a lot of learning across subject areas. This year we were able to bring in astronaut Jerry Ross to speak with our students about his space career. In addition, we have a very strong sports program including baseball, soccer, football, track, golf, cross country, wrestling, basketball, tennis, and volleyball. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why and when did you become an astronaut? 2. How many people work on the space station at one time? And why? 3. What is your job on the space station? 4. What do you do when someone gets sick while on the space station? 5. Has anyone ever broken a bone on the space station? Do bones break differently in space? 6. What kind of experiments do you do in space and are they safe or dangerous? 7. What happens if something in space hits the space station and damages the ship? How would you fix it? 8. How do you keep track of all the floating debris? 9. Do the other astronauts sometimes get on your nerves? 10. How does it feel to be away from your family? 11. We all know astronauts have months of training, but has there been one thing you were not ready for in your experience? 12. What is a day like on the ISS? What do you do every day? 13. When you are going into space and start feeling less gravity, do you feel light-headed or nauseous? If so, is there anything in your training to prepare you for this? 14. If your space suit gets torn, how would you fix it, and has it ever happened to you before? 15. Do you ever get hot or cold in space and is there air conditioning on the ISS? 16. Is there wifi in space? 17. Are you ever scared that you might run out of oxygen or that your ship goes away from the Milky Way galaxy? 18. Have you ever become unhooked from the space station? What does it feel like to be floating around in space? 19. Is time in space different from time on Earth? 20. Do you have to be a certain age, height, or weight to go into space? 21. How many missions have you gone on? Do you have a favorite one? Why? 22. How many times did you orbit the Earth on your last trip to space? 23. Do you ever get dizzy from floating around all the time? 24. Would you say space is a harsh environment? Why or why not? 25. What is the hardest thing you need to do up in space? Why? 26. What do you see other than stars? Do you see any weird things in space? 27. What do you do in your free time? What is your favorite thing to do in space? 28. Is it hard to adjust to being back on Earth after being in 0 gravity? 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 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC Watch for live stream at http://sv7apq.blogspot.gr/2016/10/as-amateur-radio-enthusiast-i- have.html 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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NO-84 - more progress
by Mark Lunday 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Tonight, I am pretty sure I saw my downlink signal. Unfortunately it was very weak using the off-center-fed dipole transmit antenna. And...there was a Doppler shift even though I was using DopplerPSK for transmit. The signal did start and stop as I started and stopped DopplerPSK transmit, so I am pretty confident I am seeing my transmission. Maybe a true ¼ whip is needed for transmit... Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 _____________________________________________ From: wd4elg(a)outlook.com Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 10:54 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: NO-84 - the investigation continues Making some progress....0335 UTC pass, I decoded the PSK31 beacon AND decoded W5SAT calling CQ. However, I failed to see my signal on the downlink again. I am using 65 watts and an inverted L for 160 that tunes for 10 meters. The thing should be working, I worked several EU stations on 40 meters with just 5 watts tonight, so it's radiating SOMETHING. I am sending PSK31 with DopplerPSK and then trying with FLDIGI, so it's not the software. I am getting power out per the wattmeter, so it's not the transmit setup. EZNEC shows a mostly cloud-warmer type of pattern for the inverted L on 10 meters, with some small gain at lower angles. Maybe I will try the off-center-fed dipole next. What are other folks using for antennas on the uplink? Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net<mailto:[email protected]> http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-03-06 08:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-03-06 08:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN, direct via WD9GIU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-03-09 15:21:33 UTC 80 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 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC 28 deg Watch for live stream at http://sv7apq.blogspot.gr/2016/10/as-amateur-radio-enthusiast-i-have.html (***) **************************************************************************** ** ARISS congratulates Frank Bauer KA3HDO on being named Dayton Hamvention 2017 Amateur of the Year. (***) **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Proposal Window February 15 – April 15, 2017 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15, 2017. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational opportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to enable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed by AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American Radio Relay League) in partnership with NASA and CASIS (Center for the Advancement of Science in Space). More Information Interested parties can find more information about the program at www.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS. For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Sessions go to http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please direct any questions to ariss(a)arrl.org. **************************************************************************** *** 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 2017-03-06 08:00 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 1123. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1084. (***) 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 2017-03-02 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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NO-84 - the investigation continues
by W5SAT 06 Mar '17

06 Mar '17

Mark, Yep - that was me calling CQ tonight. My first time trying PSK31 on NO-84. I read your posts on the subject and it sounds like you are doing everything right. I was able to consistently seem myself when running 50 watts throughout the pass and as low as 20 watts when the satellite was overhead. Any less and I couldn't make the round trip and decode myself. I mostly used a Zero-Five 10-40 ground plane vertical (27 feet) but I was also able to make the trip with a G5RV Jr. antenna about 15 feet above ground. I might try the G5RV Jr. for the full pass next time since that is a cloud warmer for sure at that height. I am using a TS-2000 for both TX and receive. I assume you are 28.120 Mhz USB on your uplink (never hurts to check) and have configured DopplerPSK with your location and put fresh elements in the tle folder where DopplerPSK is. I noticed it took a few seconds to activate the transponder when I started transmitting. Well, that's all I have to offer at this point since today was my first try using this mode. Thanks, Brad Schumacher W5SAT

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Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1
by Rick Tejera 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

Steve, I know how you know... That did the trick. I knew it would be something glaringly obvious. Thanks for pointing it out.. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org <http://www.saguaroastro.org> Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org <http://www.W7TBC.org> -----Original Message----- From: Stephen E. Belter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 7:36 PM To: Rick Tejera <SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net>; 'AMSAT' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Rick, Capitalization is important in this case. NAYIF-1 doesn’t match Nayif-1. You need to edit the DOPPLER.SQF file to spell Nayif with upper and lower case letters. Ask me how I know that. ;-) 73, Steve N9IP -- Steve Belter, <mailto:[email protected]> seb(a)wintek.com On 3/5/17, 8:11 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Rick Tejera" < <mailto:[email protected]%20on%20behalf%20of%[email protected]> amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org on behalf of SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net> wrote: >OK, > > > >I've edited the AMSAT names file as Alan indicated, restarted the >program and still it is not showing the frequencies. > > > >Here is what I have in the files: > > > >AMSAT names: > > > >42017 17008XX Nayif-1 > >42017 17008BX EO-88 > > > >Doppler: > > > >NAYIF-1,145975,435030,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder > >EO-88,145975,435030,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder > > > >Now, I figure this works for all the other birds but not this one. Any >ideas would be appreciated> > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Alan [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 4:59 PM >To: 'Rick Tejera' < <mailto:[email protected]> SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net> >Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 > > > >Rick, > > > >This is working for me: > > > >42017 17008BX EO-88 > > > >73s, > > > >Alan > >WA4SCA > > > > > ><-----Original Message----- > ><From: AMSAT-BB [ < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick <Tejera > ><Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 17:55 PM > ><To: 'Paul Stoetzer' < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> n8hm(a)arrl.net> > ><Cc: 'AMSAT' < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org; 'Red <Willoughby' < >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> red(a)redwilloughby.com> > ><Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 > >< > ><OK, thanks, now for the next question. I have added the Doppler file, >which I <know is correct, I'm try to add the Sat to the AMSATNAMEs >file. I tried to add <the info from that Since I use the Nasabare >element set, but it's not working <and the frequency is not showing. >Can someone post the proper edit for both <names? > >< > >< > >< > ><Thanks in advance > >< > >< > >< > >< > >< > ><Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) > >< > ><Saguaro Astronomy Club > >< > >< < <http://www.saguaroastro.org%20%3chttp:/www.saguaroastro.org> http://www.saguaroastro.org%20%3chttp:/www.saguaroastro.org> > <http://www.saguaroastro.org> www.saguaroastro.org < <http://www.saguaroastro.org> http://www.saguaroastro.org> < <Thunderbird >Amateur Radio Club < < < <http://www.W7TBC.org%20%3chttp:/www.W7TBC.org> http://www.W7TBC.org%20%3chttp:/www.W7TBC.org> > <http://www.W7TBC.org> www.W7TBC.org >< <http://www.W7TBC.org> http://www.W7TBC.org> < < < < < < < < < <-----Original Message----- > ><From: < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> prstoetzer(a)gmail.com [ >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ><Paul Stoetzer > ><Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 4:16 PM > ><To: Richard Tejera < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> > ><Cc: < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org; Red >Willoughby < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> red(a)redwilloughby.com>; ><AMSAT < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > ><Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 > >< > >< > >< > ><Celestrak has it as Nayif-1 (EO-88) now. AMSAT should have as EO-88 >with <tonight's release. > >< > >< > >< > ><73, > >< > >< > >< > ><Paul, N8HM > >< > >< > >< > ><On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Richard Tejera < << >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: > >< > ><> When will it show as EO-88 the keps? I'm still seeing Nayif-1.. > >< > ><> > >< > ><> Rick Tejera K7TEJ > >< > ><> Saguaro Astronomy Club > >< > ><> < < <http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> <http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> >< <http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> <http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> www.SaguaroAstro.org < <> Thunderbird >Amateur Radio Club < <> andwww.w7tbc.orgle < < <http://www.w7tbc.orgle> http://www.w7tbc.orgle> > <http://www.w7tbc.orgle> http://www.w7tbc.orgle> < <> < <> On March 2, 2017, at 08:00, Alan < < >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> < >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >< > ><> > >< > ><> The satellite formerly known as Nayif-1 is now EO-88. > >< > ><> > >< > ><> 73s, > >< > ><> > >< > ><> Alan > >< > ><> WA4SCA > >< > ><> > >< > ><> > >< > ><> <-----Original Message----- > >< > ><> <From: AMSAT-BB [ < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> < <mailto:amsat-> mailto:amsat-> <mailto:amsat-> mailto:amsat- < >< <mailto:[email protected]]%20On%20Behalf%20Of%20Red%20%3c%20%3c> mailto:[email protected]]%20On%20Behalf%20Of%20Red%20%3c%20%3c> > <mailto:[email protected]> bb-bounces(a)amsat.org] On Behalf Of Red < <> <Willoughby < <> <Sent: >Thursday, March 02, 2017 08:48 AM < <> <To: < >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org < <> <Subject: >[amsat-bb] Nayif-1 < <> < < <> <I see it listed at the top of the >colorful matrix on < <> amsat.org/status, <but it does not seem to >appear in the Select < <> Satellite dropdown box for <posting reports. >Am I just missing it or does it <have another name? > >< > ><> <_______________________________________________ > >< > ><> <Sent via < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT- <NA makes this >open forum available < <> <to all interested persons worldwide without >requiring membership. > >< > ><> Opinions <expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not < <> >reflect the official views of < <> AMSAT- < <> <NA. > >< > ><> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite < ><> <program! > >< > ><> <Subscription settings: ><http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat- > ><bb> < <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >< > ><> > >< > ><> > >< > ><> _______________________________________________ > >< > ><> Sent via < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT- <NA makes this >open forum available < <> to all interested persons worldwide without >requiring membership. > >< > ><> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not >reflect the <official views of AMSAT-NA. > >< > ><> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite ><program! > >< > ><> Subscription settings: < >< <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > ><http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >< > ><> _______________________________________________ > >< > ><> Sent via < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> >< <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT- <NA makes this >open forum available < <> to all interested persons worldwide without >requiring membership. > >< > ><> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not >reflect the <official views of AMSAT-NA. > >< > ><> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite ><program! > >< > ><> Subscription settings: < >< <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > ><http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >< > ><_______________________________________________ > ><Sent via < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA >makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide >without requiring membership. Opinions <expressed <are solely those of >the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >AMSAT- > ><NA. > ><Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite ><program! > ><Subscription settings: >< <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >Opinions expressed >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >of AMSAT-NA. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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NO-84 - the investigation continues
by Mark Lunday 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

Making some progress....0335 UTC pass, I decoded the PSK31 beacon AND decoded W5SAT calling CQ. However, I failed to see my signal on the downlink again. I am using 65 watts and an inverted L for 160 that tunes for 10 meters. The thing should be working, I worked several EU stations on 40 meters with just 5 watts tonight, so it's radiating SOMETHING. I am sending PSK31 with DopplerPSK and then trying with FLDIGI, so it's not the software. I am getting power out per the wattmeter, so it's not the transmit setup. EZNEC shows a mostly cloud-warmer type of pattern for the inverted L on 10 meters, with some small gain at lower angles. Maybe I will try the off-center-fed dipole next. What are other folks using for antennas on the uplink? Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972

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Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1
by Rick Tejera 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

OK, I've edited the AMSAT names file as Alan indicated, restarted the program and still it is not showing the frequencies. Here is what I have in the files: AMSAT names: 42017 17008XX Nayif-1 42017 17008BX EO-88 Doppler: NAYIF-1,145975,435030,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder EO-88,145975,435030,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder Now, I figure this works for all the other birds but not this one. Any ideas would be appreciated> -----Original Message----- From: Alan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 4:59 PM To: 'Rick Tejera' <SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 Rick, This is working for me: 42017 17008BX EO-88 73s, Alan WA4SCA <-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick <Tejera <Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 17:55 PM <To: 'Paul Stoetzer' < <mailto:[email protected]> n8hm(a)arrl.net> <Cc: 'AMSAT' < <mailto:[email protected]> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; <mailto:[email protected]> APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org; 'Red <Willoughby' < <mailto:[email protected]> red(a)redwilloughby.com> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 < <OK, thanks, now for the next question. I have added the Doppler file, which I <know is correct, I'm try to add the Sat to the AMSATNAMEs file. I tried to add <the info from that Since I use the Nasabare element set, but it's not working <and the frequency is not showing. Can someone post the proper edit for both <names? < < < <Thanks in advance < < < < < <Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) < <Saguaro Astronomy Club < < <http://www.saguaroastro.org%20%3chttp:/www.saguaroastro.org> www.saguaroastro.org <http://www.saguaroastro.org> < <Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club < < <http://www.W7TBC.org%20%3chttp:/www.W7TBC.org> www.W7TBC.org <http://www.W7TBC.org> < < < < < < < < < <-----Original Message----- <From: <mailto:[email protected]> prstoetzer(a)gmail.com [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of <Paul Stoetzer <Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 4:16 PM <To: Richard Tejera < <mailto:[email protected]> Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> <Cc: <mailto:[email protected]> APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org; Red Willoughby < <mailto:[email protected]> red(a)redwilloughby.com>; <AMSAT < <mailto:[email protected]> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 < < < <Celestrak has it as Nayif-1 (EO-88) now. AMSAT should have as EO-88 with <tonight's release. < < < <73, < < < <Paul, N8HM < < < <On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:10 PM, Richard Tejera < << <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: < <> When will it show as EO-88 the keps? I'm still seeing Nayif-1.. < <> < <> Rick Tejera K7TEJ < <> Saguaro Astronomy Club < <> < <http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> <http://www.SaguaroAstro.org> www.SaguaroAstro.org < <> Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club < <> andwww.w7tbc.orgle < <http://www.w7tbc.orgle> http://www.w7tbc.orgle> < <> < <> On March 2, 2017, at 08:00, Alan < < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> < <mailto:[email protected]> wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: < <> < <> The satellite formerly known as Nayif-1 is now EO-88. < <> < <> 73s, < <> < <> Alan < <> WA4SCA < <> < <> < <> <-----Original Message----- < <> <From: AMSAT-BB [ < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:amsat-> mailto:amsat- < <mailto:[email protected]]%20On%20Behalf%20Of%20Red%20%3c%20%3c> bb-bounces(a)amsat.org] On Behalf Of Red < <> <Willoughby < <> <Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2017 08:48 AM < <> <To: < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org < <> <Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 < <> < < <> <I see it listed at the top of the colorful matrix on < <> amsat.org/status, <but it does not seem to appear in the Select < <> Satellite dropdown box for <posting reports. Am I just missing it or does it <have another name? < <> <_______________________________________________ < <> <Sent via < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT- <NA makes this open forum available < <> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. < <> Opinions <expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not < <> reflect the official views of < <> AMSAT- < <> <NA. < <> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite < <> <program! < <> <Subscription settings: <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat- <bb> <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < <> < <> < <> _______________________________________________ < <> Sent via < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT- <NA makes this open forum available < <> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. < <> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the <official views of AMSAT-NA. < <> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! < <> Subscription settings: < <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < <> _______________________________________________ < <> Sent via < <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT- <NA makes this open forum available < <> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. < <> Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the <official views of AMSAT-NA. < <> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! < <> Subscription settings: < <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb < <_______________________________________________ <Sent via <mailto:[email protected]> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions <expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT- <NA. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! <Subscription settings: <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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NASA seeks payload ideas for mystery satellite (NSTP-Sat)
by Gregory Beat 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

NASA issued a request for information (RFI) Feb. 15 for a proposed spacecraft called the NASA Science/Technology Platform Satellite, or NSTP-Sat. The RFI was the first time NASA had publicly discussed such a mission. The RFI period ends on March 17. March 3rd Space News story by Jeff Foust http://spacenews.com/nasa-seeks-payload-ideas-for-mystery-satellite/?utm_so… Sounds like an opportunity for STEM and communications. w9gb Sent from iPad Air

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Any communication thru CAS-2T/Fengtai-1
by Todd Deckard 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

After the delight of BY70-1, I was wondering if any practical two-way communication was possible with CAS-2T? Any clever schemes to work around the downlink issues? Anybody up to pound out some MCW? ... could just mash it out with the push to talk switch -- my morse is so bad that the ARRL officially recognizes "that gibberish must be coming from Todd" as a valid QSO. Todd

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Re: [amsat-bb] Nayif-1 (EO-88) telemetry/transponder switching
by W M Willoughby 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

Very enlightening - thanks Wouter.

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Nayif-1 (EO-88) telemetry/transponder switching
by W M Willoughby 05 Mar '17

05 Mar '17

Is EO-88 switched to full time transponder mode during the weekends like FUNcube-1?

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ANS-064 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-064 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, 2017 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year * VUCC Awards for February 2017 * On-line Information Sessions for ARISS-US School Contact Proposals * Ham radio satellite activation of Berry Islands, Bahamas * NASA Explores Opportunity for Smaller Experiments to 'Hitch a Ride' to Mars * Belize on Satellite * October Amateur Radio Satellites Activation of Sint Maarten Announced * Nayif-1 Status Report and New Dashboard * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-064.01 ANS-064 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 064.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. March 5, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-064.01 Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, 2017 Dayton Hamvention Amateur of the Year The Dayton Hamvention has announced the winners of the 2017 Hamvention Awards. Each year, the Dayton Hamvention honors radio amateurs who have made major contributions to the art and science of amateur radio. AMSAT Vice President for Human Spaceflight Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, was named 2017 Amateur of the Year. The award citation reads: “Frank serves as the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) international chairman. In the mid-1990s, Bauer proposed a GPS reception experiment on the AMSAT Phase 3D satellite (AO-40). The experiment was to measure the signal strength of the GPS satellite constellation while Phase 3D was in high-Earth orbit (HEO). The AO-40 experiment subsequently has been cited often in aerospace literature, as it remained the most comprehensive above-the- constellation data source for nearly a decade and led to changes in the system’s specifications and applications. The results of the AO- 40 experiment jump started a game-changing transformation in navigation at HEO/GEO altitudes, enabling new and exciting missions in these orbits. Bauer holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University. His career in aerospace spans 4 decades within NASA and in private industry Bauer has been licensed since 1974. In 1983, in preparation for the space mission of Owen Garriott, W5LFL, he was responsible for setting up and operating the worldwide retransmission of Space Shuttle air-to- ground communications from Goddard Amateur Radio Club station WA3NAN. This initiative provided a critical conduit of information to hams attempting to contact astronaut-hams in the pre-Internet era.” The 2017 Dayton Hamvention Award winners are listed at http://hamvention.org/event-details/awards/ [ANS thanks Dayton Hamvention via the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards for February 2017 Congratulations to the following satellite operators who were awarded endorsements for Satellite VUCC by the ARRL during the period 1Feb2017 thru 1Mar2017: WA4NVM-1413 KD8CAO-1200 W5PFG-982 N8RO-918 N7SFI-829 K4FEG-711 N8HM-608 N4UFO-601 KG5CCI-452 N9IP-417 K5ND-200 W7QL-180 W4DTA-151 AI6GS-136 N6RFM-107 There were 2 new VUCC awards: WI7P - 829 AK4WQ (EN34) - 106 The ARRL VUCC Award is the most prestigious and sought after award for satellite operators. The award is what inspires all of the roving activity here in the United States and around the world. A special thanks to all rovers who make the effort to operate away from home. The Central States VHF Society sponsors the reverse VUCC award for rovers who operate in 100 or more grids away from home. Some of our current rovers are already eligible or close to being eligible for this award. Recipients so far include N7SFI, N5AFV, ND9M and KD4ZGW. (as of 5July2016 www.csvhfs.org) [ANS thanks John K8YSE for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- On-line Information Sessions for ARISS-US School Contact Proposals ARISS-US is accepting proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, or ARISS, radio contact with an orbiting space station crew member between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2018. Proposals are due April 15, 2017. Informational Sessions To help organizations learn about ARISS radio contacts and the proposal process, ARISS offers one-hour online information sessions and welcomes all questions. Attending an online session is not required but strongly encouraged. Informational sessions will be offered March 6, 2017, at 7 p.m. EST and March 16, 2017, at 4 p.m. EDT. Advance registration is necessary. Email ARISS (ariss(a)arrl.org) to sign up for an information session. For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal forms, visit http://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact. Please email questions about this opportunity to ariss(a)arrl.org. ARISS-US is offered through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League, and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ARISS was created and is managed by an international working group. [ANS thanks ARISS and NASA Education Express Message -- March 2, 2017 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ham radio satellite activation of Berry Islands, Bahamas Steve M1ACB, Rob M0VFC and John M0IDA will be active on the FM and SSB amateur radio satellites from Berry Islands in the Bahamas. The trio plan to operate from March 4-10 and will be using hand-held antennas. Since the FM satellites will only cover part of the USA they’ll also be using SSB on FO-29 to reach the British Isles and Europe. They will be operating from Little Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands, IOTA NA-054, Grid Square FL15do. For further information see https://m1acb.wordpress.com/2017/02/18/1527/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Explores Opportunity for Smaller Experiments to 'Hitch a Ride' to Mars NASA's goals for human deep space exploration are complex and ambitious. To maximize resources as it pushes the boundaries of exploration, the agency is exploring opportunities to take advantage of emerging private sector space capabilities. NASA released a request for information Monday regarding possible commercial sources to fly limited payloads on planned, non-NASA missions to Mars. The agency will use the responses to gather market data on the complete spectrum of commercial plans, and identify any excess capacity that may exist for NASA payloads. Furthering NASA's human deep space exploration goals will require a significant amount of scientific research, and opportunities to collect data on Mars have been rare. Only seven successful missions to the surface of Mars have taken place in the history of space flight. Evolving capabilities in the private sector have opened the possibility for NASA to take advantage of commercial opportunities to land scientific payloads on the surface of the Red Planet. Such capability would provide an additional method of acquiring science and engineering data concerning Mars, and would complement NASA's current deep space exploration efforts. [ANS thanks www.marsdaily.com for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Belize on Satellite Good evening to my fellow people of the birds, The time has come. I will be venturing to the land of Belize March 11-19 and will be on the satellites with the call V31NJ. I will operate from various grids and possibly some islands (a side trip to Roatan, Honduras is possible with operations from there, not positive yet). This is gonna be a vacation style op (going with my little brother for his spring break), so don't expect me on every pass. If I can get a permit for Guatemala TG/NJ7H may also be on a few passes, though I'm not sure if from any grids different than in Belize. QSLing will be via LoTW. If there is a demand, I can get some cards printed when I'm back. [ANS thanks Gabe V31NJ/NJ7H for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- October Amateur Radio Satellites Activation of Sint Maarten Announced PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Members of Argentinian DXers Group will be active as PJ7T from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between October 24th and November 4th. Operators mentioned are Dan/LU9FHF, Bob/LU4FBU, Andy/LU2JCW, Wally/LU3FMD and Jose/LU1FM. They plan to have three station on the HF bands and one on the Amateur Radio Satellites. QSL via LU1FM direct, LoTW or eQSL. Look for their Web page to be active soon at: http://www.tarjetasqsl.com.ar/pj7t [ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1307 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nayif-1 Status Report and New Dashboard The Nayif-1 (EO-88) CubeSat has now been in orbit for more than two weeks and all systems continue to operate nominally. The power budget is positive, the spin/tumble rate is acceptably low, on board temperatures are perfectly okay and, importantly, the educational/amateur transponder switching is taking place autonomously as planned. More than 250 stations around the world have provided telemetry to the Nayif Data Warehouse and the FUNcube Team are extremely grateful to them for their invaluable support. The experts have now formally allocated Catalog Number 42017 to Nayif-1 (EO88) and the TLEs can now be downloaded from Celestrak – TLEs New Dashboards The FUNcube Team have now updated the Dashboards for both Nayif-1 and FUNcube-1 so that they display only the telemetry received from the individual spacecraft that they are designed for. This will help users to display only the correct information and graphs and reduce confusion. Whilst they only display the data from ONE spacecraft, they will, as now, receive and decode the data from all FUNcube payloads currently in orbit and automatically submit it to the relevant Data Warehouse. The new Dashboard for FUNcube-1 (ver 1044) can be downloaded from here: FUNcube Dashboard Installer 1044 The new Dashboard for Nayif-1 (ver 1040) can be downloaded from here: Nayif-1 Dashboard Installer 1040 Additionally some command line parameters have been added to enable the programmes to auto-start with the desired parameters. These are: /minimized /autostart /source=dongle or /source=soundcard Some notes on how to implement these parameters can be found here: funcube-dashboard-autostart Nayif-1 Data Warehouse http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/ Ham radio satellite transmits Vice President’s message https://amsat-uk.org/2017/02/25/nayif-1-uae-vice-president-message/ Nayif-1 Launched https://amsat-uk.org/2017/02/15/nayif-1-launched/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between ABOUT GAGARIN FROM SPACE. Raduga Space Communication Center of St. Petersburg, Russia and Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov using Callsign RSØISS. The contact began UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direc via RA1AJN. ARISS Mentor was Sergey RV3DR. + A Successful contact was made between Ecole “Robespierre B.”, Rueil-Malmaison, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG using Callsign FX0ISS. The contact began 2017-03-01 08:04 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via F6KFA. ARISS Mentor was Joseph F6ICS. + A Successful contact was made between College Marcel Pagnol, Rueil- Malmaison, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG using Callsign FX0ISS. The contact began 2017-03-01 08:04 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via F6KFA. ARISS Mentor was Joseph F6ICS. + A Successful contact was made between Ecole Albert Camus, Rueil- Malmaison, France and Astronaut Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG using Callsign FX0ISS. The contact began 2017-03-01 08:04 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via F6KFA. ARISS Mentor was Joseph F6ICS. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule + Blair Pointe Upper Elementary School, Peru, IN, direct via WD9GIU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-03-09 15:21:33 UTC + 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 2017-03-10 08:20:46 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + The AMSAT-NA office was closed Friday March 3 and will remain closed through Monday March 6. Martha will return to office Tuesday March 7. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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FT-991a 9600 Baud TNC Capability
by Tony 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

All: The Yaesu FT-991a has 9600 baud packet capability and I was wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to run 9600 via the USB data port with a 9600 baud sound card modem? Tony -K2MO

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m2 eggbeater
by doug49707＠gmail.com 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

I have previously been active on the birds.. ao-10 ao-13 ao-40 as well as the rs birds infact Ihave qsl cards from ao-7 the first time it was active My question is will I be able to work the leos with the eggbeaters or do I need something more robust I have a ic-9100 and I would mount them at about 60 feet on top of the tower. I will have a excellent path to the east. I would but a preamps in the uhf and vhf lines at the antenna. Doug WD8Z En85gc Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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Backup SatPC32
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

I'm going to make a new install on my PC, which files should I back up from SatPC32 to get it back as before ..? I want to avoid reconfiguring the software and recovering my preference .. How are you doing with SatPC32 on Win10 ..? David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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Yaesu FT847 question
by John Geiger 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Has anyone used the Yaesu FT847 full duplex on the satellites with a dualband antenna and a diplexer? Is the isolation enough with a good diplexer than you can hear your own downlink without much interference from your transmit signal? 73 John AF5CC

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Re: [amsat-bb] EO-80
by Richard Tejera 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Thanks, that does ring a bell. Too bad. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On March 3, 2017, at 16:26, John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> wrote: EO-80 and EO-88 have similar names. Simply based on that, seeing one might remind you of the other. Perhaps that wasn't it though... Regardless, the answer to the original question is on amsat.org "Additionally, the satellite carries a AMSAT-F constructed repeater as a return favor for support of the use of the amateur bands for the primary QB50 mission. Unfortunately the primary transceiver was damaged during a test of the repeater, and the repeater is power negative. Further activation of the repeater is unlikely at this time." http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=2948 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 6:21 PM, Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: > I'm not getting what you mean? EO-80 is an FM transponder, EO-88 is a linear Transponder. > > Rick Tejera K7TEJ > Saguaro Astronomy Club > www.SaguaroAstro.org > Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club > www.w7tbc.org > > On March 3, 2017, at 16:12, John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe because Nayif-1 was just named EO-88? > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 6:07 PM, Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: >> Funny, I was thinking the same thing this morning... >> >> Rick Tejera K7TEJ >> Saguaro Astronomy Club >> www.SaguaroAstro.org >> Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club >> www.w7tbc.org >> >> On March 3, 2017, at 11:01, Bill Attwood <whattwood(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Anybody know what's happening with EO-80? Wasn't the FM transponder >> supposed to be turned on full-time ages ago? >> >> Cheers, >> Bill >> VE6WK >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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