June 2017 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

WTB:Funcube Dongle Pro Plus
by Mark L. Hammond 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Hi All, I'm interested in a FCDPro+ if somebody wants to part with one. Please contact me directly off list via n8mh AT amsat.org. Please note, I'm looking for another Pro Plus (not just the pro). Thanks--- -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Dimensions of AO-13
by Philip Jenkins 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Hi I mentioned in an earlier email today that I'm doing a Sat 101 lecture for a ham club. Just putting the finishing touches on the presentation, and I have a question.... I'm displaying a picture of AO-13 (my first sat QSO was on that bird) to contrast it with a picture of the the cubesats of today The only dimensions I'm finding for AO-13 are 600 x 40 x 200 mm...this seems awfully small for a 92 Kg (plus another 30Kg for fuel) weight. (23.6 inches x 1.6 inches x 7.8 inches). Were these dimensions actually in centimeters. and not millimeters? Thanks Philip N4HF

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-06-06 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-06-06 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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 2017-06-06 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 1142. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1101. 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 2017-06-01 08:00 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Dimensions of AO-13
by Gregory Beat 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Philip - The Phase 3 satellites: AO-10 and AO-13 used the same "space frame". Dimensions noted as: 600 x 40 x 200 mm An identical Phase 3 "ground-spare" spaceframe, was in Germany with AMSAT-DL. I do not know if it was ever shipped to Virginia Tech for AMSAT P3E, as noted in this 2015 AMSAT-UK announcement. https://amsat-uk.org/tag/p3e/ greg, w9gb AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-NA === I'm displaying a picture of AO-13 (my first sat QSO was on that bird) to contrast it with a picture of the the cubesats of today The only dimensions I'm finding for AO-13 are 600 x 40 x 200 mm...this seems awfully small for a 92 Kg (plus another 30Kg for fuel) weight. (23.6 inches x 1.6 inches x 7.8 inches). Were these dimensions actually in centimeters. and not millimeters? Thanks Philip N4HF

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Satellite tracking from multiple points/mutual window software
by VA1QLE - Stephen Downward 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

First of all, this is my very first time with a bulletin board mailing list. I wrote some software a few months ago that I think could be valuable to the amateur radio satellite community. It allows for two or more points on the Earth to be specified, and it will find orbits that include all of the points. It’s available here: https://ham.scd31.com/ feel free to try it out. 73 VA1QLE!

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Post-hamfest road trip on Saturday (10 June)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Hi! After the Prescott Hamfest wraps up on Saturday (10 June), I don't plan on making a quick return home. The hamfest wraps up around 3pm (2200 UTC), which leaves a fair bit of time in the late afternoon and evening for operating from somewhere else in northern Arizona. I see at least 3 reasonable options for stops I could make on my way home after the hamfest... 1. DM34/DM44 grid boundary, east of Prescott near the I-17 freeway. I worked from this spot in late April, and Chris K7TAB has also been on from here recently. 2. DM34/DM35 grid boundary, south of I-40 and the town of Ash Fork along US-89. I worked from this spot after last year's Prescott Hamfest. 3. DM35/DM45 grid boundary, either north or south of I-40 near Parks (about 25 miles west of Flagstaff). I operated east of this spot during last year's Field Day, but it has been several years since I parked on this grid boundary to work some passes. If I don't bother with stopping at any of these locations, there is one place that might be possible - depending on when I leave the hamfest... 4. Either DM36 or DM46, from Grand Canyon National Park. I still have an annual pass to enter national parks, which I bought last year while doing NPOTA, and it is still valid through the end of this month. The village on the south rim of the canyon is just over 2 hours from Prescott, a longer drive than any of the other 3 locations I mentioned. Depending on interest and available passes, I might be able to work from two of these 3 locations. Since I have been to all of these spots several times in the past, I'm happy to visit one or two of them next Saturday for those looking to mark some grids off their maps. As with all of my satellite operating, QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. If you would like to receive a QSL card for a QSO with WD9EWK, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. There is no need to first send me a card or SASE to get my QSL card. Updates on Saturday afternoon and evening will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you don't use Twitter, you can see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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AMSAT at 2017 Prescott (Arizona) Hamfest on Saturday (10 June)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the 2017 Prescott Hamfest, on the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus in Prescott AZ on Saturday, 10 June 2017. More information about the hamfest is available at its web site: http://hamfest.w7yrc.org/ The hamfest officially starts on Friday (9 June) afternoon, but the booths used by vendors and clubs/organizations like AMSAT won't be available until Saturday morning. I won't be there on Friday. During Saturday morning and early afternoon, look for WD9EWK doing demonstrations of satellite operating from the hamfest. Please call if you hear WD9EWK on the passes. The hamfest site is in grid DM34. All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the event. I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates from the hamfest, including when I hope to be outside for those satellite passes. My Twitter account is visible to the public, even if you don't use Twitter, at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Tuesday 8PM Central Time W5KUB.com Katie Allen discussion on satellites
by JoAnne Maenpaa 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Passing this item along from the satellite forum on eHam ... posted by Tom, W5KUB ... Katie Allen discussion on satellites This week on Amateur Radio Roundtable on W5KUB.com, join Katie Allen, Dave Casler, and me for a great show line up. The webcast begins at on Tuesday evening at 8PM Central time (0100 UTC Weds). Katie will be reporting about the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division and also her first try at working satellites from Yellowstone. Dave will answer questions, and Tom will give an update on prizes and also have some video from hamvention. See your shack pictures on the show. Watch the show on W5KUB.COM every Tues night at 8:00 PM Central time. Phone lines and chat room will be open for questions. This show is also simulcast on famous international shortwave station WBCQ on 5130 Khz. We invite you to join our ham facebook group at facebook.com/groups/w5kub -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Re: [amsat-bb] Dimensions of AO-13
by Gregory Beat 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Philip - The Phase 3 satellites: AO-10 and AO-13 used the same "space frame". As noted, historical web sites note physical size as: 600 x 40 x 200 mm An identical Phase 3 "ground-spare" spaceframe, was in Germany with AMSAT-DL. IF you look closely, at the photos, and use "rough measures" from image --- the stated size is incorrect (NOT a centimeter/millimeter transposition/mislabeling) https://amsat-uk.org/tag/p3e/ I do not know if this spaceframe was ever shipped to Virginia Tech for AMSAT P3E, as noted in this 2015 AMSAT-UK announcement. https://www.p3e-satellite.org/en_EN/mission.html greg, w9gb AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-NA === I'm displaying a picture of AO-13 (my first sat QSO was on that bird) to contrast it with a picture of the the cubesats of today The only dimensions I'm finding for AO-13 are 600 x 40 x 200 mm...this seems awfully small for a 92 Kg (plus another 30Kg for fuel) weight. (23.6 inches x 1.6 inches x 7.8 inches). Were these dimensions actually in centimeters. and not millimeters? Thanks Philip N4HF ==end==

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Orbitron with WispDDE
by vimone＠alice.it 04 Jun '17

04 Jun '17

Hi folks, Is there anybody that uses Orbitron with WispDDE and the ERC -M? I have mounted and set ( Thanks to Rene ) it to use with the Yaesu G-5500 Azimuth/Elevation Rotors. I have interfaced it with the Orbitron software but get a couple of issues: - When the satellites reach the LOS, the rotators remains in the last pointing position and does not move to the parking position as set in the WispDDE rotator settings. - When i click on another satellite, the rotators moves to the Azimuth position even if the satellite is not visible from my Qth. Please anybody can tell me if I am making something wrong? Thanks for any help that will be really appreciated. 73's de Enzo IK8OZV

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