January 2018 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

Rocket Lab Launch Attempt 2018-01-21
by B J 21 Jan '18

21 Jan '18

The YouTube channel is now active with live video: https://twitter.com/rocketlab 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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23cm/1.2GHz 150W amplifier plus extras for sale - ready for satellite operation
by Stefan Wagener 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

Please see my ad at QRZ.COM for detailed information and photos. Thanks, Stefan, VE4NSA

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AO-92 L-band Uplink Open Until 01:30 UTC 21-Jan-2018
by Paul Stoetzer 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

The L-band uplink on AO-92 is temporarily open for experimental use until 01:30 UTC on 21-Jan-2018. The uplink frequency is 1267.350 MHz with a 67.0 Hz tone. If you use the L-band uplink, please send signal reports, observations, audio recordings, or videos in reply to this post or via email to n8hm(a)amsat.org. Please also include a detailed description of your L band transmit setup. Do not transmit on either uplink after 01:30 UTC. AMSAT appreciates your patience and cooperation as we move through the commissioning process. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Jerry Buxton, N0JY, on Ham Talk Live TONIGHT @ 9:00 PM EST / 02:00 UTC
by Paul Stoetzer 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

Just a reminder that AMSAT Vice President - Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, will be on Ham Talk Live in just over a half hour at 9:00 PM EST / 02:00 UTC. Stream live here: https://www.spreaker.com/show/ham-talk-live 73, Paul, N8HM

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Doppler sqf
by Bob- W7LRD 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

Do we have a single location for finding doppler sqf files? 73 Bob w7LRD

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Naka Junior High School, Kakamigahara City, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Naka Junior High School, Kakamigahara City, Japan on 22 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:23 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8J25D. The contact should be audible over Japan 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. Naka junior high school was established at 1947. The location of Kagamigahara is the central Japan. Our school has 615 students and 37 teachers now. Kakamigahara city has the Kakamigahara Aerospace Science Museum and JASDF Gifu Air Base. Kimiya Yui is a former member of that base. Age of contact member is 13-15. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What did you think when you saw the Earth from the space first time? 2. Do plants grow at the same speed as if it is on the Earth? 3. Is there any difference of how you feel the taste? 4. Did your physiological clock change? If yes how did it change? 5. Is there any difference of how sun looks? Is it brighter or bigger? 6. Does smoke go up as if it does on the Earth? 7. What was the first change that occurred to your body? 8. What did you think when you reached to the ISS? 9. Have you been moved by any view of space? If yes, what was it like? 10. Is it Comfortable to live in the ISS? 11. Are there ceilings in the ISS even it is under weightless condition? 12. What is your favorite job/activity in the ISS? 13. When did you decided to go to the space? How old were you? 14. Do you often see sun eclipses? 15. Can you see any cultural artifact on the Earth? 16. Can you hear sounds such as Solar wind when you are working out side of the space ship? 17. What was the thing that you most enjoyed in the weightless condition? 18. Do you have day and night in the ISS? What is the difference of temperature between daytime and night time? 19. Is solubility different from the Earth surface? 20. What is the shape of flame of candle in the 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): 1. The English School, Nicosia, Cyprus, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-01-24 10:35 UTC 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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FUNcube-1 / AO-73 mode switching
by wouter weggelaar 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

Hi All, AO-73 is now in continuous amateur mode for the weekend. The transponder is on with low power telemetry also active. Early next month AO-73 will be entering a period of some weeks of continuous sunlight. We are planning then to have a new operating schedule as below: Sunday pm through to Thursday am or pm - Continuous educational mode with full power telemetry. Thursday through to Sunday pm - Continuous amateur mode with the transponder on, and with low power telemetry also active. These plans will be reviewed with experience so may change! Keep having FUN in space. 73 Wouter PA3WEG

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Rocket Lab Launch Attempt 2018-01-20
by B J 20 Jan '18

20 Jan '18

Launch is currently on hold due to weather conditions. Go Electron! Go Rocket Lab! 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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About PICSAT 435.525 MHz
by f6htj＠aol.com 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BadAt92qHdU 73 de Michel F6HTJ http://www.r-e-f.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=700&Itemi…

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Mast mounted low noise amps
by Bill Acito 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

What's the opinion/consensus of the older ICOM AG series, as an economical alternative? Can they be updated, with say, a different MMIC? Bill W1PA

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