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UX0FF/KB1RVT QSO on AO-7
by John Papay 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

KB1RVT and UX0FF completed a QSO today on AO-7. This is Nikolay's first satellite contact with the USA. Nikolay is still looking for others to work in North America. If you have a mutual footprint with him and want to try, email him at his qrz.com address. Thank you to Nick for making the effort to work him! 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Portable Sat Gear For Sale
by John Zaruba Jr 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Hi Fellow Satellite Ops, I have the following items for sale: Portable Rotation 12PRSAT DC Azimuth/Elevation Rotator w/computer interface Portable Rotation Arrow Antenna Adapter Alaskan Arrow 146/437-14 Handheld Yagi Dual Band Yagi Total investment $920, yours for $700 plus actual shipping to your zip code. If you use PayPal (preferred) I'll absorb the fees. Decided to take my portable operating in the backpacking direction, this setup is not so convenient to use for SOTA activations. Works great for a back deck, beach, or RV/camping portable station. Inquiries off list please... 73, John K2ZA Sent from my iPad Sent from my iPad

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ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-260 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: * 2017 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results * 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced * Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium * 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Announcement * Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members * AMSAT Awards Update SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-260.01 ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 260.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 17, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-260.01 2017 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2017 Board of Directors Election, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Paul Stoetzer, N8HM; and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; will serve on the board for two years. The Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. He will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 695 ballots cast are as follows: Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA............626 Jerry Buxton, N0JY.................610 Paul Stoetzer, N8HM................509 Clayton Coleman, W5PFG.............503 Peter Portanova, W2JV..............382 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz, Manager Paul Stoetzer, Secretary [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 27-29 in Reno. A preliminary version of the schedule has just been posted at https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ The schedule includes the Annual Meeting which is a report to the membership by the President and Senior Officers and includes a question and answer session where members may ask senior officers and BoD members questions. [ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT-NA Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium This is the second call for papers for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Announcement Greetings CubeSat Community! We are happy to announce that the 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop will take place from April 30th to May 2nd, 2018 at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center! We are hard at work making sure next year's workshop is the best one yet! Not only have we streamlined sponsorship opportunities but we have added thousands of square feet of exhibition space including the all new Founder's Room-a beautiful 24' x 24' business casual lounge. To stay up to date on all the changes to come, join our mailing list: http://www.cubesat.org/mailinglist/ To see pictures from this year's workshop and dinner banquet, or to view sponsorship and exhibition information, visit: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-information/ To inquire about purchasing a sponsorship or exhibition booth email us at cubesat-workshop(a)calpoly.edu. To submit an abstract, navigate to the abstract submission form: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-abstract/ The deadline for abstract submission is November 3rd. [ANS thanks The CubeSat Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members After a 6-hour flight, astronauts Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, and Joe Acaba, KE5DAR, and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin arrived at the International Space Station on September 12. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft from Kazakhstan, orbited Earth four times, and then docked at the space station. The hatches between the spacecraft and station opened early on September 13. The arrival of Vande Hei, Acaba, and Misurkin restores the station's crew to six. They join Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik, and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA, on station. The new Expedition 53/54 crew members will spend more than 4 months aboard the ISS, conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development. Once they've settled in, Acaba and Vande Hei are expected to average one or two — and possibly as many as four — Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts a week. That rate will drop when Nespoli leaves in December with Bresnik and Ryazanskiy. Vande Hei, Acaba, and Misurkin are slated to return in February. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Awards Update AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Rafael Martinez, HI8KV Donald Solberg, K9AQ Frank Krizan, KR1ZAN Wyatt Law, AI6V Michal Kwieciak, SP3DBM Jonathan Zlystra, KL2DN ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #578 ------ AMSAT Century Club Award Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, #52 ------ South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #US205 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST upgrade to 4,000 Frank Westphal, K6FW upgrade to 3,000 Joseph Murphy, EI5EV 2,000 #91 Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM 1,000 #92 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5,000 Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST, #34 ------ To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, 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, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org

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Re: [amsat-bb] Register for the AMSAT Symposium Now!
by Franklin Antonio 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

At 02:30 PM 9/14/2017, Paul Stoetzer wrote: >Today is the last day you can register for the AMSAT Space Symposium, >being held October 27th-29th in Reno, NV ... early registration price ... Do we have a schedule yet? Web page doesn't contain any of this detail. What activities take place on each of the 3 days? What time do we start on the 27th? What time do we end on the 29th?

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LAPAN A2 = IO-86 over Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

Lapan A2 IO-86: a great FM repeater satellite for equatorial region.Listen many QSO made on a whole passage over Brazil today.Recorded by Orlando PU7ORD. <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite/LAPAN%2016-09-17.mp3> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Re: [amsat-bb] FT8 mode
by Richard Tejera 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

I believe AC Log can accept a manually input mode, and as well, Scott has recently updated the program to accept FT8. Upgrades are free. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On September 15, 2017, at 17:10, Dino Papas <kl0s(a)cox.net> wrote: Rich - LoTW accepts FT8 now. My Mac logging program doesn’t have built-in digital mode identifications for anything beyond RTTY BUT it allows you to type “JT65” or “FT8” which is then sent along to LoTW. Does AC Log have a box where you can type in text like that to identify the mode? 73 - Dino KL0S > On Sep 15, 2017, at 3:57 PM, Rick Walter <wb3csy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe someone on this bb can help me. I just tried to put about 20 contacts in LOTW for mode FT8 when on 20 m, HF. I use the program AC LOG. The program does not have that mode listed in the pull down menu so I typed it in. When I try to upload those contacts, the QSO's come back as suppressed. Is there an update to LOTW or are they still 3 months behind? Should I type FT-8, instead of FT8? Tnx. Rick, WB3CSY _______________________________________________ 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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AMSAT Awards Update
by Bruce 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

We have a good list of recipients this time for the AMSAT Awards. AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Rafael Martinez, HI8KV Donald Solberg, K9AQ Frank Krizan, KR1ZAN Wyatt Law, AI6V Michal Kwieciak, SP3DBM Jonathan Zlystra, KL2DN ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #578 ------ AMSAT Century Club Award Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, #52 ------ South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #US205 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST upgrade to 4,000 Frank Westphal, K6FW upgrade to 3,000 Joseph Murphy, EI5EV 2,000 #91 Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM 1,000 #92 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5,000 Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST, #34 ------ 73...bruce To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes

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GRID MASTER AWARD
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

Congrats to W5PFG Clayton Coleman has worked and confirmed all 488 US grids GRID MASTER AWARD #5 Good job for info on our awards go to QRZ and look up wa4hfn or wa4nvm We will have a new web site up soon squirt the birds Damon WA4HFN em55

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FT8 mode
by Rick Walter 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Maybe someone on this bb can help me. I just tried to put about 20 contacts in LOTW for mode FT8 when on 20 m, HF. I use the program AC LOG. The program does not have that mode listed in the pull down menu so I typed it in. When I try to upload those contacts, the QSO's come back as suppressed. Is there an update to LOTW or are they still 3 months behind? Should I type FT-8, instead of FT8? Tnx. Rick, WB3CSY Sent from Rick's iPhone 6S "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke "Klaatu Barada Nikto" - The Day the Earth Stood Still "I have been, and always shall be, your friend" - Spock

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-15 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-15 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 deg (***) Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America, Kansas City, MO, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-09-23 12:03:49 UTC 26 deg Exp. 53 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** ** 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 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 2017-09-15 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 1159. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1118. (***) 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 2017-09-15 07:00 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. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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