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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-08-06 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Aug '17

06 Aug '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-08-06 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Frontiers of Flight Museum/ Moon Day, Dallas, TX, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Sat 2017-08-05 18:02:31 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. 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 Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added.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 2017-08-06 21:00 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 1151. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1110. (***) 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 2017-08-06 21:00 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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Ham Science using PSAT PSK31 HF xponder
by Robert Bruninga 06 Aug '17

06 Aug '17

Some people have reported difficulty getting into the BrnoUniversity PSK31 HF uplink on PSAT(NO84) and we just realized that such reports could be valuable data that we have been ignoring.! For our next HFSAT we want to explore how often the ionosphere bends the uplink down below the satelite and any given station is unable to get in even though their tracking program shows them the satelite is in view. We just realized we can get all this data simply by monitoring the PSAT transponder and when people see AOS and LOS. WHen we are looking for success (DX via the transponder) it is human nature to ignore passes that didn't work. But in this case, that is the science data that is more interesting. But then there is also another problem with "negative reslts" is that you have now way of knowing if the resason you got negative results was becuase of a vist by Murphy or because in fact, the negative effect you are looking for was the cause. So the best data is from a relatively high pass where you domt start seeing your downlink until the satelite gets above X degrees elevation and then gets strong and then fades out below Y elevation on the other side. An ideal report might be something like: DATE, STARTTIME, AOS angle, Max angle/AZ, LOS angle, ENDTIME, SUn AZ/EL The sun direction will be helpful in explainign difference in AOS and LOS elevation angles. Its just an idea if aonyone wants to dabble in some Ham Science... Bob, WB4APR

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To AA5AO (Fwd: Re: Hardware you use with gqrx and gpredict)
by PE0SAT | Amateur Radio 06 Aug '17

06 Aug '17

Hello James, I am unable to reply via your ATT mail provider, therefor my reply via Amsat-BB. 73 Jan PE0SAT -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Subject: Hardware you use with gqrx and gpredict Date: 03-08-2017 16:18 To: jameshickox(a)sbcglobal.net Hello James, The minimum I use at the moment is a refurbished HP ProBook 6460b (It has a quad core i5 with 8Gb) 73 Jan PE0SAT --- With regards PE0SAT On 03-08-2017 15:19, James Hickox via de website. wrote: > From: James Hickox <jameshickox(a)sbcglobal.net> > Call: AA5AO > Subject: Hardware you use with gqrx and gpredict > > Message Body: > Hello, I am trying to run gpredict and gqrx together while using > gpredict to tune my transceiver and a rtl-sdr dongle for a duplex > station. > > I am running an old Toshiba nb505, which is a single core processor > running at about 1.2 ghz. It crashes or has unacceptable lag time or > stutters. > > What do you use or what would be minimal computer specifications you > would recommend? > > Thanks and 73, > James Hickox > AA5AO >

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Turnstile antenna feed point
by Andrew Rich 05 Aug '17

05 Aug '17

Hello I am making a turnstile antenna and interested to seek ideas on how the support the upper two dipoles I see some people have sort of supporting material that fits inside the upper dipoles I am hoping to keep all the rf connections inside the pvc pipe which forms the vertical supporting structure of the antenna No one makes commercial turnstiles ? Andrew Sent from my iPhone

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ANS-218 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 05 Aug '17

05 Aug '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-218 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: * Return of Experimenter's Wednesday to AO-85 * ARISS contact planned for YOTA, England * VUCC Awards/Endorsements for July 2017 * ARRL PR Poster Features Amateur Radio in Space * AMSAT Phase 4 Groundstation at DEFCON * AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 * AMSATSA/SARL Workshop To Focus On Taking SDR To A New Level * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-218.01 ANS-218 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 218.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 6, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-218.01 Return of Experimenter's Wednesday to AO-85 With the recent popularity of Slow Scan Television (SSTV) from the ISS, AMSAT Operations is bringing back Experimenter’s Wednesday to AO- 85. On a trial basis, we invite users to exchange pictures using Robot 36 SSTV mode via the FM repeater on AO-85 during UTC Wednesdays. Please identify prior to beginning transmissions, and only send when the uplink is clear. Stations are requested to only uplink if they have a reasonable expectation of maintaining a full-quieting signal for the duration of the image transmission. Smaller stations are encouraged to focus on receiving the images. Please don’t send questionable or provocative images. If in doubt, pick another one. Expect all ages to be participating. Feedback is encouraged, and comments may be directed via email to me at ko4ma at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks Drew KO4MA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS contact planned for YOTA, England An International Space Station ARISS contact has been planned for astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA and the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) event, which takes place in UK. The ARISS contact is scheduled Tuesday August 8, 2017 at approximately 18.38 UTC. This will be a direct radio contact, operated by GB4YOTA. Downlink signals will be audible in parts of Europe on 145.800 MHz narrowband FM. Moreover, Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA will operate the HamVideo transmitter. The Goonhilly receiver will be activated sometime Friday (4th August) and will remain active over the weekend and continue to track the ISS until Wednesday morning, 9th August. Goonhilly, will be one of several European HamTV reception ground stations contributing to the reception of the HamTV signal for the contact itself. Two web streams will be available: 1. The normal ARISS/BATC website will be available at https://ariss.batc.tv/hamtv ; This shows only the HamTV video downlink as an output from the merger facility, with an indication of which registered HamTV stations are providing signal input to the merger. 2. The ARISS Operations UK Team will be web streaming from the YOTA event itself at https://ariss.batc.tv/ ; This web stream includes introductions and presentations from the RSGB and the YOTA participants before the actual contact itself according to the timetable of the event below. The timetable of the event is as follows. ALL times are UTC times: 17:30 - All participants and guests to be present at the location. The event web stream (https://ariss.batc.tv/) will start at approximately this time to capture some of the build-up. 17:40 - Formal start of the RSGB/YOTA introductions and presentations. 18:20 - ARISS Operations in the UK take over the event, give the background to what is happening, how it is organised and how all the different elements of the contact are managed. 18:38 - Scheduled time for start of contact with Nespoli operating as NA1SS. The YOTA participants will be using the GB4YOTA callsign. 18:50 - Approximate end of contact with Nespoli. After closing the contact, the operator will invite RSGB/YOTA to formally close down the ARISS event. [ANS thanks Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, ARISS Europe for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards/Endorsements for July 2017 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period July 1, 2017 through August 1, 2017. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL GRIDS KD8CAO 1240 N8RO 1010 N8HM 980 N4UFO 675 WA5KBH 630 KG5CCI 616 KK4FEM 476 WD9EWK 375 PV8DX 313 NJ7H 203 KX9X 158 KA9P 150 XE3DX 117 OX/NJ7H 110 (NEW VUCC) PT9BM 100 (NEW VUCC) Eduardo PY2RN wrote, "Congratulations to aGustavo, PT9BM for the first VUCC-SAT in South America (below the Equator), way to go!" This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for July 1st and August 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! [ANS thanks John K8YSE for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL PR Poster Features Amateur Radio in Space The ARRL offers a series of six posters that promote Amateur Radio to the general public. These were originally designed by ARRL for the 2017 National Scouting Jamboree, but may be used for any outreach effort. Each poster is 11" x 17". One of the posters features amateur radio in space. The six posters are based around the theme, "Ham Radio Is..." Those themes are: + Adventure (Portable operating of all kinds) + Discovery (Making/Building/DIY) + Friendship (Community and Mentoring) + Out Of This World (space communications/satellites) + Ready (Publc Service) + The Game (Contesting and Awards) A link to ARRL's "What Is Ham Radio" page is provided as both a URL and a QR code on each poster. The posters are available for free download in PDF format. http://www.arrl.org/pr-posters We suggest printing on high-gloss paper and framing them for maximum effect. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Phase 4 Groundstation at DEFCON Amateur Radio and AMSAT were prominently featured this year at DEFCON Hacking Conference. In addition to the license exam session run by one of the many local DEFCON Groups, there were amateur radio demonstrations of software defined radio, Phase 4 Ground, and GNU Radio flowgraphs at WiFi Village, one of the many subject-specific subcategories at DEFCON. The amateur satellite service was of great interest! At an estimated 30,000 attendees, outreach was highly successful. Participants were diverse, technical, curious, and came ready with the questions! A very high fraction were already licensed or interested in getting their license. Amateur radio was also part of the WiFi Village Capture the Flag competition. Word on the street is that next year we expect to see a lot more ham content in this exciting signal intelligence competition. AMSAT Phase 4 Ground will next present at the GNU Radio Conference in September, in San Diego, CA. Register now at https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon-2017/ After that, we will be at the AMSAT Symposium in October, in Reno, NV. More information at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ Thank you to Paul Williamson and Steve Conklin for helping staff the booth, bringing cool custom swag, setting up demonstrations, and answering hundreds and hundreds of questions. We are already looking forward to next year! [ANS thanks Michelle Thompson, W5NYV for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 Ballots for AMSAT-NA's Board of Directors were mailed to members in good standing on July 15. Members are encouraged to complete their ballots and return them as soon as possible. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15 in order to be counted. This year AMSAT-NA will be electing four voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be one alternate chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. The 2017 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: Jerry Buxton, N0JY Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Peter Portanova, W2JV Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to four candidates. [ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSATSA/SARL Workshop To Focus On Taking SDR To A New Level The AMSAT SA/SARL workshop, to be held on Saturday 19 August at the SARL National Amateur Radio Centre at Radiokop Roodepoort, will focus on how to get more out of Software Defined Radio, and will take participants to another level in Amateur Radio activity. The workshop will be presented in two sessions. Session one will deal with the VHF SDR dongle and how to have more fun, such as listening to satellites, receiving weather satellites pictures, and astronomy projects. The second session will discuss a HF Dongle and the SARL HF Noise floor monitoring project, with details and a demonstration of how to automate this and how to build an autonomous system using a raspberry Pi. For more details and to check your registration status, point your browser to www.amsatsa.org.za or send an e-mail to admin at amsatsa.org.za [ANS thanks SARL weekly news in English 2017-8-5 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between VCP-Bundeszeltplatz, Großzerlang, Germany and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began 2017-08-01 18:20 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via DP9S. ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. + A Successful contact was made between Frontiers of Flight Museum/ Moon Day, Dallas, TX, USA and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Sat 2017-08-05 18:02:31 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Telebridge via ON4ISS. ARISS Mentor was Keith W5IU. [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Free SpaceUK Magazine Edition 47 of the UK Space Agency's free magazine SpaceUK is now available for download The latest edition is packed with interesting content, including a feature on growing the UK space sector, a look at the next mission to Mars and an interview with Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS. Download your copy of SpaceUK from http://tinyurl.com/ANS218-SpaceUK Sign up for email updates http://tinyurl.com/ANS218-EmailUpdates UK Space Agency blog https://space.blog.gov.uk/ [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] + Satellite has deployable VHF crossed Yagi antenna Radio amateurs Sean Hum VA3SHV and Jeff Nicholls VA3NGJ worked on the design for a deployable VHF crossed Yagi antenna on the recently launched NORsat-2 The very high frequency (VHF) antenna was designed to unfold from the CubeSat after receiving a command from the Norwegian Space Center to deploy once in orbit. “This antenna is a completely new type of deployable antenna — it unfolds to be more than three times as large as the satellite that took it into orbit,” says Hum. “This is the first time that a deployable antenna of this type has been contemplated and successfully used as a main mission antenna for a CubeSat.” On July 20, cameras on board the CubeSat confirmed the successful deployment of the antenna. Read the full story at http://tinyurl.com/ANS218-Cubesats [ANS thanks Southgate ARN 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, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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Options for safer & permanent roof access?
by Scott 05 Aug '17

05 Aug '17

Hello everyone. Most of the time, when you're looking for how-to ideas, searching online will result in lots of options. This time, I'm not having much luck - with the exeption of expensive commercial solutions. What I would LIKE to see are some ideas on how I can give myself better (permanent) access to the roof that is more stable than an extension ladder. I only need to get up about 4 meters to a simple "A" roof, but with every passing year that transition from the top of the ladder to the sloped roof becomes more dangerous. Has anyone built exterior stairs or utilized a fixed ladder to the roof perhaps with some extended hand rails to make getting on & off the roof less hazardous? Alternatively, I'm certainly open to a purchased or second-hand solution if the cost is reasonable. Pictures would be great if anyone would like to share a URL or two. With the number of antennas that have been put on the roof by Amateur Radio operators over the decades, I have to think that someone out there besides me got tired of using a plain old ladder at some point. Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

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The loyal engineers steering NASA Voyager probes across the universe.
by Arthur Feller, W4ART 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/magazine/the-loyal-engineers-steering-na… <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/magazine/the-loyal-engineers-steering-na…> To thrive in life, you need three bones: a wish bone, a back bone, and a funny bone. - Reba McEntire http://afeller.us <http://afeller.us/>

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YOTA ARISS Contact + Deployable Sat VHF Yagi VA3NGJ Interview
by M5AKA 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

ARISS contact planned for YOTA 2017 UK https://amsat-uk.org/2017/08/03/ariss-contact-yota-2017/ New Satellite Report by Peter 2M0SQL https://amsat-uk.org/2017/08/01/2m0sql-satellite-report/ Press reports ISS success of Chertsey Radio Club https://amsat-uk.org/2017/07/28/press-iss-chertsey-radio-club/ KD2BHC 437 MHz Sprite satellites deployed https://amsat-uk.org/2017/07/26/sprite-satellites-deployed/ Jeff Nicholls VA3NGJ is interviewed about the Deployable VHF Antenna which is 3 times the size of the NORsat-2 satellite launched on July 14 http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/u-t-engineering-designed-cubesats-novel… Wirral Globe newspaper reports planned ISS contact with #YOTA2017 (145.800 MHz FM) and says Milo 2E0ILO @milonoblet has been chosen to represent UK at the event http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/15454630.Wirral_teenager_to_represent_UK_… Glasgow Pocketqube satellite company on front page of The National newspaper. D/L 437.160 MHz https://twitter.com/AlbaOrbital/status/892862152855474176 https://www.pocketqubeshop.com/unicorn-1/ New @ARRL Amateur Radio PR Posters include - Out Of This World (Space Comms/Satellites) http://www.arrl.org/pr-posters Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Frontiers of Flight Museum/ Moon Day, Dallas, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Frontiers of Flight Museum/ Moon Day, Dallas, TX on 05 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:02 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 portions of Europe 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. For the third year in a row, the Frontiers of Flight Museum is honored to be selected for a live contact with the International Space Station through the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program. We greatly appreciate the support and assistance of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in making this phenomenal opportunity for our students possible. The Frontiers of Flight Museum is committed to educating, motivating, and inspiring all ages in science, technology, engineering, and math, and this remarkable opportunity offers us a unique venue toward that goal. Our previous ARISS contacts have been viewed by overflow audiences in our 200-seat auditorium, and we once again welcome this chance to inspire young people while also educating the public about the importance of the International Space Station. This TALK LIVE! To the ISS event will be held on 5 August, only two weeks after our ninth annual "Moon Day" event, the largest annual space exposition in Texas. This year, Moon Day featured exhibits and demonstrations by the Dallas Amateur Radio Club, AMSAT, the Johnson Space Center, several universities, and numerous space-related corporations and organizations. Programs and classes for all ages included model rocket building and launching for younger visitors as well as serious academic presentations for mature audiences such as The Future of Human Spaceflight: The Moon, Asteroids, and Mars, The August Solar Eclipse, and a special appearance by Dr. Janet Kavandi, Director of the NASA Glenn Research Center and a three-time Space Shuttle astronaut (STS-91, STS-99, and STS-104). Several young visitors to Moon Day submitted questions for consideration for this upcoming ARISS contact. The live conversation via Amateur Radio with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in the Museum's auditorium will be open to the public. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long did it take for the Space Station to be built? 2. Does the change in gravity affect a person's heart rate and length of sleep? 3. How do the experiments on the Space Station help us overcome the challenges humans will face on the journey to Mars? 4. Does electricity work differently in space than on Earth? 5. Are there any plans to reduce, recycle, and even reuse the space debris orbiting Earth? 6. How do you fly the Space Station? 7. Will you be able to see the solar eclipse on August 21st in space? 8. What is it like to live in micro-gravity? 9. Do you have dreams and how do you feel after waking up? 10. What was the most surprising experiment you have done on the Space Station? 11. What language do you speak on the Space Station? 12. Have you ever been sick in space? 13. What has been your best experience as an astronaut? 14. What did you study in school to help you become an astronaut? 15. Are your favorite foods in space the same as your favorite foods on Earth? 16. Why does your spacecraft heat up coming back down to Earth but not while launching into space? 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): 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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NO-84
by Roy Dean 04 Aug '17

04 Aug '17

I've never experienced a PSAT pass that was of decent elevation (say, over 20°) that I couldn't get into with an arrow and 10w from my D710. And occasionally it sounds so strong as to lead me to believe it's putting out at LEAST 5 watts (which we know is not the case). That's when it's on, of course. --Roy K3RLD

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