Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite
Awards issued by the ARRL for the period June 1, 2017
through July 1, 2017.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL GRIDS
KO4MA 1564
W5PFG 1053
N8RO 1001
K8TL 974
N8HM 961
AA5PK 876
KK5DO 780
K4FEG 777
N4UFO 663
K6FW 603
N9IP 502
K5ND 326
KL7CN/W6 249
W7JSD 150
KK4CF 100 (NEW VUCC)
VA3NNA 100 (NEW VUCC)
This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf
listings for June 1st and July 1st, 2017. It's a visual
comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your
call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are
roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are
doing most of the work!
73,
John K8YSE
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I will try to get on the 1447Z FO-29 Fixed 145.940 +/- QRM pass today assuming the equipment holds up. Heat and Humidity have been tough on the gear.
I tried to get on an FO29 pass the other evening but local storms caused S9 QRN! Also many passes are on during social events and I have not been able to get on the air at a convenient time.
July 3 - 6th: I will be on Little Cayman starting July 3rd in the evening. I hope to squeeze a pass or two from FK09 during my stay, most likely the 4th or 5th, in the afternoon or evening as I am will be diving in the morning. I will check the passes later today to see what works best. Since the 13 colonies are active on FM satellites. I will most likely stick with linear satellites.
The mosquitoes have been relentless this year. Even a heavy dose of DEET has had mixed results and they carry West Nile. If the mosquito situation is too intense, I may skip evening passes from Little Cayman.
July 7 - 8: I will be on the West End of Grand Cayman. Morning Diving and afternoon swim. I may try a few evening passes, depending on mosquitoes and weather.
Please note Cayman has been visited by several satellite operators over the past few years and is not in big demand as in the past. There is also a local operator who is periodically active.
All operations are very casual, holiday style time permitting.
See you down the log.
73, Adrian AA5UK - ZF2AE
Stay tuned via Twitter @ZF2AE and @AA5UK
BIRDS Project Newsletter Issue No.17 (26 June, 2017) shows the BIRDS-1
satellites deployment from ISS is set 7 July, 2017. The sked is
followings.
time satellites location
#1 0900z BIRD-J, BIRD-G, BIRD-M over Fance
#2 0930z BIRD-N, BIRD-B over the south Indian ocean
BIRD-B (BRAC Onnesha) :Bangladesh
BIRD-G (GhanaSat-1, ANUSAT-1) :Ghana
BIRD-J (Toki) :Japan
BIRD-M (Mazaalai, NUMSAT-1) :Mongolia
BIRD-N (EduSat-1) :Nigeria
Live broadcast of the deployment is planed by JAXA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP5YZi5usHc
QSL is issued for reception report. Please check the BIRDS web site.
http://birds.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/amateur.html
BIRDS Project Newsletter Issue No.17
http://birds.ele.kyutech.ac.jp/files/BIRDS_Newsletter_Issue_No_17.pdf
73
Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan
ARISS NEWS RELEASE
no. 17-08
June 30, 2017
David Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn(a)amsat.org
Russian Satellites Tanusha 1 and 2 set for Activation
Two Russian satellites are planned to be activated inside the International Space Station (ISS) Russian Segment as part of a verification test from July 4-8. The satellites will eventually be deployed by hand from the ISS during a Russian space walk tentatively scheduled for August 17, 2017. The satellites Tanusha 1 and Tanusha 2, will be downlinked at 145.80 MHz. Transmissions from Tanusha 1 should begin around 18:30 UTC on July 4. Transmissions will cease on July 6 from 08:20 till 18:00 UTC to allow the satellites to be swapped out. Tanusha 2 will then be activated beginning on July 6 around 18:00 UTC and continue until July 8 at 10:30 UTC. The satellites will broadcast greeting messages in Russian, English, Spanish and Chinese. More details will be made available at https://www.swsu.ru/.
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
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Hello Satellite operators,
The 13 Colonies Special Event begins tomorrow morning at 9am EST (July 1st 1300UTC) and runs through July 6 at Midnight EST (July 7th 0400UTC)! This is fun event where stations are on the air from each of the original 13 colonies, plus two bonus stations in Philadelphia, PA and Great Britain. It is an incredibly exciting event to participate in. More information is on the event website at http://www.13colonies.net/ <http://www.13colonies.net/>
I will be operating during the event as K2G from Georgia. I have found out that valid QSOs for the event can be made through the amateur radio satellites, so I am planning to put K2G on the air through SO-50 and possibly AO-85! In the interest of time, I’ll only be looking for a signal report, state, and grid square if you wish.
I have not figured out my entire operating schedule and it is not set in stone, but I have listed below some of the passes that I will try to be on.
SO-50 Passes
01 Jul 2017 17:08Z
02 Jul 2017 17:33Z
04 Jul 2017 02:34Z
05 Jul 2017 15:29Z
06 Jul 2017 15:54Z
AO-85 Passes
02 Jul 2017 23:08Z
06 Jul 2017 21:29Z
I’ll be operating from EM73, which I know is somewhat rare. Unfortunately the organizers for the state of Georgia have not uploaded the event logs to LOTW in the past, although I may enquire about it this year. They are very good at returning QSL cards for confirmation though! I will also be in EM73 periodically on the weekends for the next three months and I upload all my personal contacts to LOTW, so you can get confirmation for EM73 that way if you wish.
Good luck! I hope I can hear some of you this week during the event on the HF bands and the FM satellites!
73,
Ruth
KM4LAO
Lee, yes that was the issue. Art based his design off my article in the May June issue that year. My design took an old equatorial telescope mount I wasn't using so I could line one axis with the orbital plane, eliminating the Ned to try to track in both ax and elsewhere. Once set, you only have to swing the mountain along one axis to follow the bird. Art simplified the design (with my blessing) for use on a standard tripod.
Basically what he did was to fashion a post the screws onto the standard bolt and the have a tee joint th a fits on to the bolt and allows the antenna to rotate around the bolt.
When you set it up. You tilt the pan head so the antenna at it's highest point is at the max elevation of the pass. The prostate the pan head so the max elevation point you just set is lined up with the azimuth of max elevation. IIRC, he made it so you could still rotate the antenna to compensate for polarity. He has a nice picture of it on his QRZ page.
Feel free to contact me off list if you can't find either issue.
Rick Tejera K7TEJ
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.SaguaroAstro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.w7tbc.org
On June 30, 2017, at 07:05, Lee Barnett <g.lee.barnett(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I’m working to build a portable satellite setup. Today I read Keith Baker’s article in The AMSAT Journal (May/June 2017). Keith mentions a mount developed by Art VE3GNF. Does anyone have more details about this mount? My Google search points to the Nov/Dec 2013 AMSAT Journal which I don’t have.
TNX & 73,
Lee
AA4LB
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