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

QBITO is coordinated! Sorry for error.
by rsoifer1＠aol.com 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

You're right, Paul. I see it on the IARU/AMSAT-UK website now. My old eyes couldn't find it the first time. Apologies to the QBITO project team and I hope it can be found soon. 73 Ray W2RS

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Satellite frequency coordination
by rsoifer1＠aol.com 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

>From what I can see, QBITO does not appear to have been coordinated by IARU either. Some countries, such as the USA, require IARU coordination in order to use frequencies allocated to the amateur-satellite service. Even if licensed by a country which does not require it, IARU coordination is very helpful in giving your satellite project the greatest chance of success. For best results, it should be done as early in the design and construction process as possible. For further information, please see www.iaru.org/satellite. 73 Ray W2RS

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Decoding CAS4A and CAS4B telemetry?
by Douglas Quagliana 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Hi, Does anyone have the equations for decoding the telemetry values from CAS4A and CAS4B? I'm curious and wondering about the CW and 4800 baud telemetry, but I couldn't find any details on what the telemetry means. 73, Douglas KA2UPW/5

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IC-910H tuning
by KC2TN 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

After years of non-use, I've got my IC-910H CIV fixed and antennas back in service. I've noticed when trying to calibrate my uplink frequency by hitting the "Swap 0" button, it sometimes does not stay ON, but rather reverts back to the frequency display rather than the -------'s it normally displays while I'm tuning. Sometimes this happens as soon as I start tuning or after a few seconds. Shouldn't the display stay blanked until I hit the Swap 0 button again? Well, as I'm typing this question I had a thought. Maybe I should turn off the CAT tuning while zero beating. Maybe CAT is what's turning the display back on. I'll have to wait for Field Day to try it out as I've got the truck packed with all my equipment now. Joe - KC2TN

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 telemtry
by Andrew Glasbrenner 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/telemetry/ao40/ 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Howie DeFelice <howied231(a)hotmail.com> >Sent: Jun 21, 2017 11:18 PM >To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-40 telemtry > >The AMSAT ASCENT team is trying to put together data for future satellite opportunities and we are looking for anyone that has telemetry data from AO-40. We are trying to determine things like max and min temperature ranges and the amount of time spent at those temps as well as solar power generation variations over long periods of time. > > >73, > >Howie AB2S >_______________________________________________ >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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NIUSAT
by rsoifer1＠aol.com 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Please note that NIUSAT has not been coordinated by IARU. 73 Ray W2RS

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Help to find QBITO sat
by Felix Paez EA4GQS 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Hi friends, the QBITO sat team has asked us, the HAM satellite community, through AMSAT EA, for help, because, since the launch of the satellite on May 25, they haven't been able to hear its beacon. Its frequency would be 436.81 MHz GFSK Baud rate 9600 bps UI AX.25 NRZI with beacon interval 30 seconds. Could you please try to hear it and inform about anything you find out about it?. Let's try to find this satellite! Thanks in advance! Felix EA4GQS

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Re: [amsat-bb] New CAS-4A and B sats
by Richard Lawn 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Thanks to everyone, including Erich for setting me straight on the proper naming of these new birds for satpc32. It appears that I did have it right! I guess I didn't trust myself but given the different names assigned to these birds I just wasn't certain. Hopefully I'll get a chance to work some of you on this new one. 73 Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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NIUSAT Tele-metry Reception Support for the Initial Orbits
by Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Dear Friends, NIUSAT- a nano-satellite designed & developed by Noorul Islam University will be launched tomorrow from India by PSLV C38 along with Cartosat 2 series and 29 other foreign satellites. The lift off is scheduled at 03:59 UT / 09:29 IST. On behalf of the NIUSAT team, the amateur radio fraternity around the World is kindly requested to listen to the AFSK telemetry down link signals on 436.000 Mhz and to provide the Reception Support for the initial orbits. The pre-launch TLE's are as follows: NIUSAT 1 12345U 9072A 17174.17768773 .00007885 00000-0 35993-3 0 1238 2 12345 97.4411 233.9415 0008945 248.8440 320.4492 15.20418213 18 The signal reports can be sent directly to the below mail ID: ijrohith1992(a)gmail.com Thanks in advance. with regards Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] Secretary & Station Director Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192 Mobile: 91-9880 341 456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy.mani(a)gmail.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-06-22 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-06-22 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Contact is a go for Fri 2017-06-23 08:25 UTC SCaN/Glenn Research Center, Brook Park, OH, and the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio direct via NA8SA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Jack Fischer K2FSH (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-06-23 14:25:09 UTC 70 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 2017-06-22 05:00 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 1145. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1104. 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 2017-06-21 01:00 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 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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