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nitinol
by Nick Pugh 18 May '17

18 May '17

Hello AMSAT-ers The sat team at the University is of Louisiana is looking for a source to buy Nitinol strip to make antennas for their bird. If you have a source, please pass it along. If you have some surplus, we are an equal opportunity exploiter. Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School

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Upcomng ARISS contact with Saint Joseph School, Ronkonkoma, NY
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 May '17

18 May '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Saint Joseph School, Ronkonkoma, NY on 22 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:35 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. St. Joseph School is a Nursery through 8th grade private Catholic school operating within the Rockville Centre Diocese. It is located in the town of Ronkonkoma, NY in Suffolk County, Long Island. The school follows a Christian based curriculum with a strong STEM component, developed around the NYS Common Core Curriculum. The philosophy of St. Joseph School is to provide for the education, growth and development of the whole child, while meeting the needs of the individual within a Christian atmosphere centered in Christ. The student body is made up of 209 students from all over Suffolk County. There are 35 faculty members consisting of teachers, aides, and administrative staff who uphold the school mission to educate children spiritually, physically, and socially while promoting academic excellence. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. If you could go back in time and say something to your pre-astronaut self, what would it be? 2. Do you perceive time going slower or faster in space or is it about the same as it is on Earth? 3. When in space do you miss the everyday sounds on earth and what do you do to compensate on the ISS? 4. Do you think there is room for fear and doubt while aboard the ISS? 5. You are one of very few people who have had the chance to experience what it is like in outer space. Other than talking, how would you explain your experience using another mode, (such as art or music?) 6. How important are EVAs for astronauts in having an understanding about living and maneuvering in an environment such as Mars. 7. How has your experience affected your beliefs? Has it increased your faith? 8. If you could be the first person to achieve anything in terms of space exploration, what would it be? 9. What have you witnessed from your perspective of Earth, and how has that impacted you personally? 10. If technology on the ISS was available 20 years ago, where do you think the space program would be today? 11. Have you ever needed to use Amateur radio to compensate for a problem in the primary communication system? 12. From what you have learned, what advice would you give to the planners of the Mars Mission, which could put humans in space for a year and a half? 13. How does spending time with astronauts with different cultural differences impact your daily life on the ISS? 14. Now that you've been in space, is there anything you wish to have or wish to be invented that would make living on the ISS better? 15. What discoveries in the space program have helped people on Earth the most? 16. Do the astronauts ever argue with each other, and if so, what about? 17. How does your view of the Earth impact your perspective of humanity? 18. What is the most extraordinary thing you have seen out the window so far? 19. What other things would you want on the ISS to improve quality of life and the ability to study space? 20. If you could live in space for an extended period of time, do you think it would be hard to get back to earth life, and what would you have the most difficulties with? 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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New Cubesats Predictions on Pass
by Pedro Converso 17 May '17

17 May '17

http://amsat.org.ar/pass now includes all new Cubesats deployed from ISS. Selecting ARISS & 'Next Option' provides Sats & frequencies + Doppler correction. Congratulations and thanks to all designers for launch and availability. Good Luck on copy. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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qbee ON01SE copied in Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 17 May '17

17 May '17

qbee, X-cubesat, Phoenix and Columbia copied: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/QBISS.htm#c> 73 de Roland.

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Office Closed
by Martha 17 May '17

17 May '17

The AMSAT Office will be closed from Thursday, May 18th - Monday, May 22nd. See you in Xenia! -- 73- Martha

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Re: [amsat-bb] Nomination for DXpedition'er of the Year.
by Ronald G. Parsons 17 May '17

17 May '17

For what it's worth. I'd like to second this nomination. Talking to Gabe in person is very convincing that he loves this activity. He obviously has fun doing it and would do it even if all of the beneficiaries of his roaming were anonymous. I love following him aprs.fi and and find him sneaking another breakfast at Tin Hortons. Keep it up, Gabe. Signed (anonymously), Ron W5RKN -----Original Message----- From: "Grant Zehr" <grant(a)dzehr.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Nomination for DXpedition'er of the Year. Message-ID: <00ef01d2ce74$4184dc00$c48e9400$(a)dzehr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'd like to nominate Gabe Zeifman NJ7H for Satellite Dxpedition of the Year. Or maybe Dxpedition Operator, whichever is better. Gabe just returned from Europe after activating nine DXCC entities, including some that are really difficult from North America, and making a serious effort to work as many US stations as possible. And I mean a real effort. He was up at all hours and standing outside with his portable stations working those of us back home. Fortunately, AO-7 kept working (more or less) and many of us got to work 'new ones'. And on top of all that, Gabe has already uploaded contact data to LOTW so DXCC and VUCC credit is there waiting. I was able to work 3 new countries and some very rare grids. Thanks, Gabe! That will be a hard act for anyone to follow. 73 Grant Zehr AA9LC

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Phoenix and X-Cubesat copied !
by Roland Zurmely 17 May '17

17 May '17

<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/QBISS.htm#b> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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ISS
by skristof＠etczone.com 17 May '17

17 May '17

Same experience as others for the pass just a few minutes ago. No packets heard or digipeated from ISS. Steve AI9IN EM79ji

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Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
by Jeff Moore 17 May '17

17 May '17

ISS has a much higher orbit than the other sats ~250 miles vs ~150 miles or so for other LEO sats IIRC! Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Douglas Tabor <dtabor(a)estesvalley.net> wrote: > Having just joined (last 2 weeks) the APRS world with my TH-D72, I’ve > heard a lot of ISS packets coming down, but was unable to make contacts > until I got the Arrow pointed at the ISS. NO-84 on the other hand, I’ve > been able to contact using the stock rubber-duck on my TH-D72. Something > ain’t quite right here. > > 73, > > Doug, N6UA > _______________________________________________ > 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
by Douglas Tabor 17 May '17

17 May '17

Having just joined (last 2 weeks) the APRS world with my TH-D72, I’ve heard a lot of ISS packets coming down, but was unable to make contacts until I got the Arrow pointed at the ISS. NO-84 on the other hand, I’ve been able to contact using the stock rubber-duck on my TH-D72. Something ain’t quite right here. 73, Doug, N6UA

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ARISS News Release No. 17-06
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 May '17

17 May '17

ARISS NEWS RELEASE no. 17-06 May 16, 2016 David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org Dayton Hamvention and ARISS Team Up The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station team (ARISS) is extremely happy to share news about major support of ARISS from the Hamvention, and at its busiest time. at convention time! This is the second year Hamvention has worked with ARISS, and General Chairman Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, wrote, "I am glad it was a success for you last year." Hamvention decided once again to feature the ARISS Challenge Coins by holding a special drawing just prior to the convention's big prize drawings on the final day. ARISS donated two of its handsome coins positioned side by side in a beautiful display, showing off each of the coin's sides. Jim Nies, WX8F, Prize Chairman said, "Of course, we'd be delighted to support efforts this year. We will hold a special prize drawing just like last year." This commemorative coin is the premium received by donors who give $100 or more to ARISS. Hamvention also selected ARISS Chair Frank Bauer for its Amateur of the Year award, due in part to his technical achievements on GPS reception experiments (quoted in many aerospace papers, for years) with AMSAT's Phase 3D. Hamvention also cited his ARISS and SAREX work. Bauer thanked Hamvention for supportting ARISS and noted that support from groups such as theirs can result in much bigger sponsors being far more likely to donate funds and in-kind resources to ARISS. He commented, "The ARISS Team kicked off its fund-raising campaign at Hamvention 2016--ARISS needs funding for the very high cost of replacing our aging ISS radio system (one of the radios failed in October 2016) and to help defray costs of continuing ARISS operations. Having Hamvention team up with ARISS again in 2017 is a major boost, motivating the ARISS hardware team to work that much harder. Many hams enjoy ARISS's digipeating and APRS capabilities, and hope a lot of attendees stop by the ARISS booth to see a model of our newest power supply that will be going through space-certification testing." This week Hamvention featured the upcoming special ARISS prize drawing on its front web page post, announcing that it will be working with ARISS. Groups and individuals wanting to support ARISS can go to the AMSAT Website www.amsat.org and donate directly using the "ARISS Donate" button. Or go to the ARRL-hosted site www.ariss.org and find the "Donate" tab, which links to the AMSAT button. For large contribution, donors can contact Bauer at ka3hdo(a)verizon.net. About ARISS 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. For specific ARISS information, please go to: www.ariss.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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Re: [amsat-bb] Cubesats deployed from the ISS
by Mineo Wakita 17 May '17

17 May '17

http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/QBISS.htm http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite/qb50sch.png http://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/qb50-iss-cubesats-deployment-and… http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/qb50sat2.htm#qb50update http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/70417qb5.png http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/70516qb5.png JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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EM99 May 18-21
by Matthew Stevens 16 May '17

16 May '17

I'll be in EM99, West Virginia for a couple of days this weekend if anyone needs it. Once again this is not a dedicated sat trip, so limited passes on sked only. I should have some operating time Thursday evening, probably on Friday and Saturday evenings also. I'd really like to work some EU passes on FO29 and AO7 if possible, as I'll be much closer than I normally am from EL98! Might be some opportunities for new DXCC for myself, as well as a new grid and state for EU stations. You can email me direct if you're interested in a sked, and I'll try my best to make it happen! 73 - Matthew kk4fem Sent from my iPhone

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FS: Icom 9100 HF/VHF/UHF satellite radio
by John Geiger 16 May '17

16 May '17

I have for sale an Icom 9100 HF/VHF/UHF satellite radio. This model does 100 watts on HF, 6 meters and 2 meters, and 75 watts on 70cm. It does full duplex for the satellites and will do dual receive between HF/6 and 2 or 70cm, or between 2m and 70cm. 1.2GHZ can be added with an optional module. It has IF DSP so no narrow filters are needed, a CW memory keyer, built in TCXO, and many other features, you can read more about it at: - http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/5091.html - The 9100 I am selling has the optional 3khz and 6khz roofing filters installed, as well as the D-STAR board. - It is in pretty good physical condition with some scratches on the top and bottom of the case, and some scuffing on the one side of the case. It comes with the hand mic, power cord, manual, and original box. - New this would go for $2670 with the options it has. I am asking $1800 plus shipping for it and can take paypal/check/MO. Pictures are available on request. - 73 John AF5CC

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FN08 Please
by John KI4RO 16 May '17

16 May '17

On Friday night at 2033z? 73 John KI4RO

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Columbia ON04US heard over Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 16 May '17

16 May '17

At 3 orbits after ejection from ISS: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/QBISS.htm> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ | | Livre de vírus. www.avast.com. |

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Nomination for DXpedition'er of the Year.
by Grant Zehr 16 May '17

16 May '17

I'd like to nominate Gabe Zeifman NJ7H for Satellite Dxpedition of the Year. Or maybe Dxpedition Operator, whichever is better. Gabe just returned from Europe after activating nine DXCC entities, including some that are really difficult from North America, and making a serious effort to work as many US stations as possible. And I mean a real effort. He was up at all hours and standing outside with his portable stations working those of us back home. Fortunately, AO-7 kept working (more or less) and many of us got to work 'new ones'. And on top of all that, Gabe has already uploaded contact data to LOTW so DXCC and VUCC credit is there waiting. I was able to work 3 new countries and some very rare grids. Thanks, Gabe! That will be a hard act for anyone to follow. 73 Grant Zehr AA9LC

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En Route Satellite Pass Opportunities - Driving to FN29
by Ken Alexander 16 May '17

16 May '17

Following is a schedule for my northbound trip on Friday and Saturday, May 19 & 20th. If you need any of these grids then work out some passes at the listed times and get them to me before Friday. Times are estimated. If I get busy handing out FN06 in North Bay then it may delay my arrival in FN07; that kind of thing. I did build in some wiggle room but you never know if it will be enough. Try and look for passes up to a half hour either side of those times just to be safe. *Friday May 19, 2017 UTC* Leave home 1100 FN05ia - Bracebridge ON 1300 FN06hg - North Bay ON 1500 FN07dm - New Liskeard ON 1700 FN08wn - Amos QC 2000 *Saturday May 20, 2017 UTC* Leave Amos 1100 FN18eo - La Morandiere QC 1200 FN19vm - Desmaraisville QC 1300 I'm already working out some schedules for NP4JV for FN19. I was looking for passes that would cover Arizona but at least a few of them should be OK for other areas as well. If not then see if you can find something for suitable. Saturday May 20th. Based on FN19vm (Desmaraisville QC) XW-2D 13:31 XW-2A 13:36 XW-2B 13:38 SO-50 13:41 FO-29 14:07

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YAESU FT-847 with FC[20 Auto Tuber and Desk Mike for sale
by Douglas Phelps 16 May '17

16 May '17

I am selling my YAESU FT-847 Full Duplex Trabsceiver on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/192188912290? Works perfectly, looks new, and I made over 200 satellite contacts with it. I love this rig. I am only selling it because I have bought an IC-910 and want to get a dedicated HF transceiver. If any one wants to pick this radio up at Dayton, I will refund $130, in cash, making the cost $1300 which still includes the FC-20 auto tuner and Desk Mike. nI really hope someone form ANSAT will buy this excellent transceiver which has held its value for decades.

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Issues with ISS digipeater this morning?
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 16 May '17

16 May '17

Hi! On my way to the office this morning, I stopped for an overhead ISS pass at a nearby city park. The 1437 UTC pass over central Arizona had a maximum elevation of 75 degrees, which should have had a lot of traffic from stations along the west coast, southwestern USA, Texas, and probably some in Mexico before my LOS. Instead, I heard only a couple of RS0ISS beacons, and I was only able to get one packet retransmitted by the ISS when it was over my head at 1442 UTC. The ariss.net web site has very few retransmitted packets listed, and more of the RS0ISS ID beacons picked up by various gateways. On Twitter, Mark KK6OTJ in southern California mentioned a similar observation from that pass. He heard a couple of packets, and nothing else. Has something happened to the VHF radio and/or antenna on the Columbus module? Or could the CubeSats that were deployed earlier today have something to do with the lack of digipeated packets from the ISS in the past few hours? 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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ISS Packet Digipeater
by ingejack＠cox.net 16 May '17

16 May '17

I also had the same problem as Patrick WD9EWK on the 2 meter digipeater. I heard a few packets but could not get into the digipeater. on a later pass which was only 7 degrees over my location I heard the digipeater but could not get into it. JACK-KC7MG

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Re: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Test Launch
by Ross Whenmouth 16 May '17

16 May '17

Hi, I have had a look at the ZL radio spectrum license register, and I did not find any S-band allocations for Rocket Lab, but I did find 4x "interesting" 400 MHz frequencies - 400.3 MHz, 400.7 MHz, 401.1 MHz and 401.6 MHz, with emission mode 150KF1DWT and EIRP of -6 dBW. The licence indicates that these frequencies are a "meteorological aid". I have no idea what sort of meteorological aid they may be though - weather balloon channels? wind profiling radar? (surely not with only 250 mW EIRP?) or something else? 73 ZL2WRW Ross Whenmouth

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-16 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 May '17

16 May '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-05-16 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School, Rockwall, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact was successful: Mon 2017-05-15 15:28:09 UTC 71 deg (***) Saint Joseph School, Ronkonkoma, NY, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Jack Fisher K2FSH (***) Congract is a go for: Mon 2017-05-22 12:35:43 UTC 87 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 2017-05-16 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 1139. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1098. (***) 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 2017-05-16 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. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy Exp. 51 on orbit Jack Fisher K2FSH Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Rocket Lab Test Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 16 May '17

16 May '17

Hi Rocket Launch Watchers, The first test launch from Rocket Lab is due some time in the 10 days starting from Monday 22nd May at 9:00 NZST (21:00 on 21 May UTC). The orbit is elliptical, perigee 300KM, apogee 500KM at 83 degrees inclination. The payload is a set of instruments to evaluate the rocket performance. The downlink is broadband data on S Band. Frequency unknown. The Internet access from the launch site is not very good so I don’t think there will be a live streaming. Their twitter feed: https://twitter.com/RocketLabUSA is the best place for updates. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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FN29/39 + FO20/30 Schedule
by Ken Alexander 16 May '17

16 May '17

This is going to be a very busy weekend. I have identified 19 candidate passes just for Saturday night May 20th when I arrive in Chibougamau. I'll activate FN29 from 1903 through to 0300. Don't be too disappointed if I start late or quit early due to exhaustion! -- On Sunday May 21st I will start at the FN29/39 boundary at 1045 UTC and hope to be on for 11 passes that conclude at 1326. -- From there, I move to the FO20/30 boundary, where I have 8 passes lined up from 1446 to 2144 UTC. -- Finally, I will sit on the FO20/FN29 boundary for 9 passes from 2227 until 0430. Schedules as follows: Chibougamau Saturday Evening FN29 20.05.2017 UKUBE-1 19:03 20.05.2017 AO-85 19:19 20.05.2017 AO-07 20:31 20.05.2017 AO-85 21:01 20.05.2017 XW-2D 21:07 20.05.2017 XW-2B 21:14 20.05.2017 XW-2C 21:27 20.05.2017 XW-2F 21:32 20.05.2017 AO-73 22:18 20.05.2017 XW-2A 22:38 20.05.2017 XW-2D 22:40 20.05.2017 XW-2B 22:48 20.05.2017 XW-2C 23:02 20.05.2017 XW-2F 23:06 20.05.2017 AO-73 23:51 21.05.2017 XW-2A 00:12 21.05.2017 FO-29 01:10 21.05.2017 AO-73 01:27 21.05.2017 FO-29 02:54 Sunday May 21 at FN29/39 21.05.2017 SO-50 10:45 21.05.2017 AO-85 11:17 21.05.2017 FO-29 11:31 21.05.2017 XW-2D 11:42 21.05.2017 XW-2B 11:50 21.05.2017 XW-2C 12:03 21.05.2017 AO-07 12:12 21.05.2017 SO-50 12:26 21.05.2017 AO-85 12:59 21.05.2017 XW-2A 13:01 21.05.2017 FO-29 13:12 Sunday May 21 at FO20/30 21.05.2017 AO-73 14:46 21.05.2017 FO-29 14:57 21.05.2017 AO-07 15:55 21.05.2017 EO-79 15:56 alternate 21.05.2017 AO-07 17:39 21.05.2017 UKUBE-1 17:43 alternate 21.05.2017 AO-85 18:04 21.05.2017 UKUBE-1 19:19 21.05.2017 AO-07 19:30 21.05.2017 AO-85 19:44 alternate 21.05.2017 AO-07 21:26 alternate = alternate pass, in case AO-7 gets flipped Sunday May 21 at FN29/FO20 21.05.2017 XW-2D 22:27 21.05.2017 XW-2B 22:35 21.05.2017 XW-2C 22:49 21.05.2017 XW-2F 22:52 21.05.2017 XW-2A 23:36 22.05.2017 AO-73 00:09 22.05.2017 FO-29 01:59 22.05.2017 FO-29 03:44 22.05.2017 SO-50 04:24 I will spend the night in Amos QC (FN08) on my way up, and in New Liskeard ON (FN07) on my trip home. Let me know if you need either of these grids and we will set something up for the evenings. Also note that I will also be passing through FN05, FN06, FN18 and FN19 on the way up on Friday/Saturday, and on my way home on Monday/Tuesday. Get in touch with me if you need any of these grids. I can give you an estimate of when I should be passing through areas where I know I can set up. I would prefer it if you would do the calculations and send me a short list of proposed passes. I have a busy week ahead of me and don't have a lot of time to sit at my computer and go through "what-ifs". These will be quick stop-and-go activations. I'm not waiting around. That said, those of you who have worked with me before know that I am very accommodating! Finally, follow me on Twitter at @ve3hls for last minute changes and updates. 73, Ken VE3HLS

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