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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-06-13 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-06-13 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Greater Niagara Frontier Council BSA, Buffalo, NY, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Contact was successful: Sat 2017-06-10 16:18:48 UTC 88 deg (***) Space Center Houston, Houston, TX, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Jack Fischer K2FSH Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-06-13 15:19:26 UTC 84 deg **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. **************************************************************************** *** All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 123 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-06-13 02:00 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 1143. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1102. (***) 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 2017-06-13 02:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Oleg Novitskiy Exp. 51 on orbit Jack Fischer K2FSH Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AO-7 Mode A
by rsoifer1＠aol.com 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Mode A has always been weaker than Mode B, but with a decent 10-meter antenna it is quite usable. Many operators access Mode B with a 2-meter beam of some sort, then try to hear Mode A with a dipole or ground-mounted vertical , then complain that they cannot hear it. There is no substitute for a good 10-meter beam. A tri-bander usually works too, but check the tuning to see that the SWR isn't too high at 29.5 MHz. If it is, you may have to re-tune it or even shorten the elements slightly. If you absolutely cannot put up a beam, your second choice can be a 10-meter ground plane, elevated so it is mounted in the clear. It has no forward gain of course, but it will give you a low radiation angle, which will help in hearing AO-7 when it is at low elevation which it is most of the time. With Field Day coming up, a little attention now to your 10-meter antenna will show up in your results later. 73 Ray W2RS

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Lilacsat-1
by PY5LF 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Hi My first contact on Lilacsat-1 with PY4ZBZ , today morning. Sorry about video quality , made with my Iphone. You can heard the delay , similar to BY70. https://youtu.be/v2R3gUrQ66Y Take a look Scott , K4KDR. 73

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Packet software with FT847
by ingejack＠cox.net 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

I use UISS and AGWPE software with a Signalink usb . Both software are free to download and use. UISS works great for packet via the ISS and NO84 as well. 73 JACK-KC7MG

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Help needed for the digitally challenged
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

I am looking for suggestions for packet software that will work with the Signalink USB device and an FT-847 for keyboard to keyboard packet through the ISS. Many, many years ago I used to use a KPC-3 and knew how to set that up. Now with the Signalink it is a different story. Not as knowledgeable as I would like to be. Thanks in advance for any suggestions..73'..Ed WA7ETH

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Space Center Houston, Houston, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Space Center Houston, Houston, TX on 13 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:19 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 OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium 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. We have had confirmation that the Goonhilly receiver, other European HamTV receivers and the BATC Transport Stream merger facility are available for HamTV use during the telebridge contact with the Space Centre Houston. The HamTV live stream can be viewed during the contact at https://hamtv.batc.tv/live/ . Space Center Houston exists to tell the story of human space flight. Hosting the ARISS contact allows the Center to engage students in human space flight by a first-hand, real time experience. Space Center Houston's year-long education plan engages students from pre-kindergarten through college, with special emphasis on supporting underserved and underrepresented students. The ARISS contact event will be an impactful part of our summer camp program for 2017, which will be available for students of ages 12-14, in 6th through 9th grade. Generally, attendance for summer day camps comes primarily from the Clear Creek Independent School District. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How different is astronaut food from food here on earth? 2. What experiments are currently being conducted on the Space Station? 3. What do astronauts do when not in space? 4. How long does it take to become an astronaut? 5. What does it feel like to float constantly? 6. What is the biggest challenge you face as an astronaut? 7. What do astronauts do on their time off on the Space Station? 8. What is your biggest challenge living on the ISS? 9. How does someone become an astronaut? 10. What languages do you speak on the ISS? 11. What made you want to become an astronaut? 12. Why are there fewer women astronauts than men? 13. How does astronaut activity on the ISS affect people on Earth? 14. Do you have any interesting stories about the ISS? 15. What do you dislike most about being an astronaut? 16. How does Robonaut help astronauts on the ISS? 17. What experiments are you working on that will help get humans to Mars? 18. What is the funniest thing that has happened on the ISS? 19. Are you ever scared going up into space? 20. What kind of backgrounds do astronauts have? 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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FTM-100DR APRS path for ISS?
by Robert Bruninga 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

Apparently, the current version of the FTM-100DR cannot set an APRS path for digipeating via the ISS. W9BU reports: See page 41 of the FTM-100DR APRS manual. Your choices for digipeater route are "OFF", "WIDE1-1", or "WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1". Other than those three selections, the route is not configurable. This leaves out via ARISS, or the universal via APRSAT which should be supported by all APRS satelliites. Bob, WB4APR

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ANS-162 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joe Spier 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-162 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: * ITF-2 is now Tsukuba-OSCAR 89 (TO-89) * AMSAT Strategic Planning Member Poll * May/June Issue of The AMSAT Journal Sent to Printer * May/June 2017 Edition of Apogee View Posted on AMSAT.org * AMSAT Member is Author of July 2017 "This Month in QST" Free Article * 2017 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice * DXCC Needs List for Satellites * AMSAT Events SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-162.01 ANS-162 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 162.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE June 11, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-162.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ITF-2 is now Tsukuba-OSCAR 89 (TO-89) In accordance with your request sent to the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors for an OSCAR number for ITF-2, and evidence that all of the conditions for an OSCAR number have been met, I hereby by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT-NA President, do convey on ITF-2 the designation Tsukuba-OSCAR 89 or TO-89. Along with the rest of the Amateur Radio satellite community, I see that TO-89 has been meeting its objectives since its deployment from ISS and trust that it will continue to do so for the remainder of its mission. I wish you and your group at the University of Tsukuba YUT Satellite Project Team the best of luck in this and future endeavors to keep Amateur Radio in space. 73, William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO OSCAR Number Administrator [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Strategic Planning Member Poll A key part of the strategic planning process, as President Barry Baines explains in his article (http://www.amsat.org/?p=6058), is “member engagement.” The reason is that, in a non-profit membership organization like AMSAT, the members quite simply are the lifeblood, the key stakeholders, or what a commercial enterprise would call “customers.” Member engagement can take many forms. In the strategic planning process, however, member engagement means helping AMSAT figure out how and where to find new and realistic opportunities to move the organization forward. To that end, AMSAT is asking for your help by “engaging” the AMSAT leadership with YOUR desires, needs and vision about the future direction of AMSAT by providing your best answers to the five questions below: 1. What are 3-5 new products, services or activities that AMSAT should START offering or doing (in order of priority, 1 being highest)? 2. What 3-5 current offerings or activities should AMSAT STOP offering or doing (in order of priority, 1 being highest)? 3. What are the top 3 ways that you would prefer AMSAT to communicate with you as a member (in order of priority) [e.g., email, social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, other), website, text, HF radio nets, etc.]? 4. If you were going to recruit another amateur radio operator as an AMSAT member, what pitch do you think would be most successful in making that ham want to join? 5. From your perspective, what would AMSAT ideally look like in 3 years? What would it be doing? What products and services would it offer? We will share your answers with the AMSAT Board of Directors and members of the strategic planning team. PLEASE EMAIL RESPONSES TO: journal(a)amsat.org SUBJECT: Reader Poll [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- May/June Issue of The AMSAT Journal Sent to Printer The May/June 2017 issue of The AMSAT Journal has been sent to the printer and should begin arriving in members’ mailboxes shortly. In this issue: *AMSAT Announcement *Apogee View Barry Baines, WD4ASW *AMSAT Strategic Planning Update Barry Baines, WD4ASW Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Jerry Buxton, N0JY *AMSAT Journal Strategic Planning Poll *Hamvention 2017 Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK *Setting the ISS UHF Distance Record Jerry L. Rogers, W8LR *Going Portable with the Amateur Radio Satellites Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF *AMSAT Goes to the Moon with the Cube Quest Challenge Howie DeFelice, AB2S [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- May/June 2017 Edition of Apogee View Posted on AMSAT.org The May/June 2017 edition of Apogee View, a comprehensive bimonthly update of AMSAT's activities written by AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, is now available on the AMSAT website at http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=5850 Topics covered in this edition include: -Hamvention -Board of Directors Election & Leadership Changes [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Member is Author of July 2017 "This Month in QST" Free Article AMSAT member Gabriel Zeifman, NJ7H/VE6NJH, is the author of the ARRL's "This Month in QST" Free Article for July 2017. The article, "Satellite Roving in the Northwest Territories", chronicles his trip north of the 60th parallel this past winter. A copy of the article is available at http://www.arrl.org/this-month-in-qst [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations Notice It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: Barry Baines, WD4ASW, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and Bob McGwier, N4HY. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individual's names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526. In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha(a)amsat.org or faxed to (301)822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- DXCC Needs List for Satellites DXCC (NEEDS) ON THE BIRDS. The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin notes that OPDX's Webmaster, John, K8YSE, is getting close to DXCC on the current Low Earth Orbit Satellites. His want list includes 3A, 3C, CN, CP, EA9, HB0, HC8, HK0, JW, JX, OH0, P4,U, A2, V44,P2E and ZB2, plus DXpedition entities like 5T, 6W, C5, OJ0, TI9 and XF4. If you want to try working him, contact John at his QRZ.com address. And if you are planning a DXpedition to a place that is within 6000km of a population center, please consider adding satellites to your operation. You can receive assistance from John and AMSAT. More info at <papays.com/sat> and amsat.org. [ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1317 for the above information --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Events Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations, forums, and/or demonstrations). *Tuesday, 20 June 2017 – presentation for Superstition Amateur Radio Club in Mesa AZ [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA 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, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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A07 MODE A
by jeffory broughton 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

I work A07 MODE A regularly.I use a he beam to hear it on low pass or at the horizion.When it is above 20-30 degreed the low angle of the beam gives out.Then I switch over to my 43 ft vertical with remote tuner ,because on 10 m it has an extremely HIGH angle of radiation .I hear my downing at S6 or greater regularly !Just as with any downlink antenna,it has to look at the bird ! jeff broughton

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Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW
by John KI4RO 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

Hello Ruth, Both of mine came through fb. Thanks for EM93! 73 John KI4RO <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=johnki4ro@gm…>

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