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

Fox Telem and Fox-1D
by "Stefano (IUØDFT)" 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Hi Everyone, I downloaded and installed Fox Telem, left my MacBook on all night with my NooElec SDR (USB) connected hoping to record and upload data. Nothing happened. Do I have to do something more? Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance. 73 Stefano (IUØDFT) > On 14 Jan 2018, at 3:55 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Indian PAKMODI video of deployment (Robert McGwier) > 2. Re: Indian PAKMODI video of deployment (Jerry Buxton) > 3. FOX-1D Now AO-92 (alex weimer) > 4. I forget (Bob- W7LRD) > 5. Satpc32 (Bob- W7LRD) > 6. Re: Satpc32 (Paul Stoetzer) > 7. Re: Satpc32 (Paul Stoetzer) > 8. Re: Satpc32 (Alan) > 9. foxtlem help (Nick Pugh) > 10. Re: foxtlem help (Nick Pugh) > 11. Re: foxtlem help (KC) > 12. Fox-1D recorded pass at 2017-01-13 16:33 UTC (Milen KG2C) > 13. ARISS News Release - No. 18-01 (n4csitwo(a)bellsouth.net) > 14. Re: foxtlem help (KC) > 15. Re: foxtlem help (Mvivona) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:55:46 -0500 > From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier(a)gmail.com> > To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Indian PAKMODI video of deployment > Message-ID: > <CA+K5gze20vbemzsr1Tsx7rvMavjNRVbNZxdnQqszTp2en342fA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I had to look multiple times to insure myself, it was three. THANKS!! > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 1:19 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> wrote: > >> At about 1:04 of that video, you see three 1U CubeSats ejected. The >> last one out of that pod is Fox-1D. >> >> 73, >> >> Paul, N8HM >> >> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 1:11 PM, Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Fox-1D is "somewhere" in the midst of the satellites at the end of the >>> video. >>> >>> Again, this video shows the deserved pride of India in its space group >>> ISRO. >>> >>> https://youtu.be/LKC_cmGHOL0 >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Bob McGwier >>> Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc >>> Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc >>> Research Professor Virginia Tech >>> Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and >>> Technology >>> Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY >>> Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn, Trustee K4KDJ >>> Director of AMSAT >>> Member of PVRC (Roanoke-Blacksburg), TAPR, life member of ARRL and >> AMSAT, >>> NRVR.ORG (Rocketry) >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > -- > Bob McGwier > Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc > Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc > Research Professor Virginia Tech > Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and > Technology > Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY > Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn, Trustee K4KDJ > Director of AMSAT > Member of PVRC (Roanoke-Blacksburg), TAPR, life member of ARRL and AMSAT, > NRVR.ORG (Rocketry) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:16:03 -0600 > From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy(a)amsat.org> > To: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier(a)gmail.com>, Paul Stoetzer > <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > Cc: amsat bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Indian PAKMODI video of deployment > Message-ID: <4246b4b0-05f8-9d58-86bc-f6732de5629d(a)amsat.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Verified for me by Spaceflight, that 1:04 in the video was our deployment. > > Jerry Buxton, N?JY > > On 1/13/2018 13:55, Robert McGwier wrote: >> I had to look multiple times to insure myself, it was three. THANKS!! > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 14:00:27 -0700 (MST) > From: alex weimer <ingejack(a)cox.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] FOX-1D Now AO-92 > Message-ID: <1668818602.7796.1515877227746(a)myemail.cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > FOX-1D has now been officially changed to AO-92 Change shown in SATPC32 already 73 JACK KC7MG > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 13:49:54 -0800 (PST) > From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] I forget > Message-ID: <1365912667.436129.1515880195150(a)connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I forget what does Ole-Fehler 8004503A, CLASS ID > > (A5584957-EF07-419C-BACD-9931F1256D92) > > mean when I start up Satpc32? > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 18:48:26 -0800 (PST) > From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 > Message-ID: <1670528.158739.1515898106663(a)connect.xfinity.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I need to download Satpc32, mine is corrupted. To down load one has to pay. I have the code from the first time I purchased the program. There is no way to get around it. Suggestions. > > > 73 Bob-W7LRD > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:50:54 -0500 > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > To: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> > Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 > Message-ID: > <CABzOSOqMEGw9AX_uuAxKn6fi8W2OT90P4uTujyVfc+rciD4ecg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > You can download SatPC32 here and enter your existing registration code. > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:48 PM, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> wrote: >> I need to download Satpc32, mine is corrupted. To down load one has to pay. I have the code from the first time I purchased the program. There is no way to get around it. Suggestions. >> >> >> 73 Bob-W7LRD >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:51:13 -0500 > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > To: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> > Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 > Message-ID: > <CABzOSOpGFDVKp3OKE0kDt=pwhpvnJa+QMFfO-eMmdxngDu3C8Q(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Would help to include the link! > > http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:50 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> wrote: >> You can download SatPC32 here and enter your existing registration code. >> >> 73, >> >> Paul, N8HM >> >> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 9:48 PM, Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> I need to download Satpc32, mine is corrupted. To down load one has to pay. I have the code from the first time I purchased the program. There is no way to get around it. Suggestions. >>> >>> >>> 73 Bob-W7LRD >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:53:35 -0600 > From: "Alan" <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> > To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" <w7lrd(a)comcast.net>, "'amsat-bb'" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 > Message-ID: <000001d38ce2$df52cf00$9df86d00$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Bob, > > No, you can download the demo version for free. Enter your registration > number, and you are set. > > > 73, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > <-----Original Message----- > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- > <W7LRD > <Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 20:48 PM > <To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > <Subject: [amsat-bb] Satpc32 > < > <I need to download Satpc32, mine is corrupted. To down load one has to > pay. > <I have the code from the first time I purchased the program. There is no > way > <to get around it. Suggestions. > < > < > <73 Bob-W7LRD > <_______________________________________________ > <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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 03:25:28 -0600 > From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> > To: "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help > Message-ID: <000001d38d19$9ef65940$dce30bc0$(a)bellsouth.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > I am running win 7 and when I try to run foxtelm it ask to download Java. I > take all the defaults and Java reports installed but foxtelm can not seam to > find it. Fox telim.jav runs but when I copy ao 91 it complains about sat > id. > > help > > > > > nick > > Cell????? 337 258 2527 > ? > Helping UL become a world Class Engineering ?and Educational School > Disagree I Learn > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 07:24:16 -0600 > From: "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> > To: "'KC'" <bvfa65(a)gmail.com>, "'amsat-bb'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help > Message-ID: <000d01d38d3a$fb0f2650$f12d72f0$(a)bellsouth.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks that fix the issue now where do I download the fox 1b telm files? > > > > > > > nick > > Cell????? 337 258 2527 > ? > Helping UL become a world Class Engineering ?and Educational School > Disagree I Learn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: KC [mailto:bvfa65@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2018 6:47 AM > To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>; 'amsat-bb' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help > > If it's 64 bit Win 7, then 64 bit Java will install. You need to install 32 > bit Java also. Follow the Java link but look for the other versions link on > the Java site, and install the same Java but 32 bit. > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 07:46:59 -0500 > From: KC <bvfa65(a)gmail.com> > To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>, "'amsat-bb'" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help > Message-ID: > <160f4b56db8.2808.7f4d2737b6a69b496aabc539d02dbffb(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="us-ascii" > > If it's 64 bit Win 7, then 64 bit Java will install. You need to install 32 > bit Java also. Follow the Java link but look for the other versions link on > the Java site, and install the same Java but 32 bit. > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2018 11:11:12 -0500 > From: Milen KG2C <milen.bourilkov+amsatbb(a)gmail.com> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1D recorded pass at 2017-01-13 16:33 UTC > Message-ID: > <CA+oUq1h7gt05QsKO-w6GjhKy9jTvyGmYQgHn-Q-rO203c7+x8w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi all, > > This is my first message to this group since I'm new to satellites and have > only a few QSOs under my belt. Still I managed to record and decode two > passes of Fox-1D so far. I thought that it might be interesting for those > of you that missed today's High Speed Data pass to have a recording of it, > so I went outside and recorded the 16:33 UTC pass using my SDRPlay RSP1A > and an Arrow II antenna. > The video below is some of that IQ recording being played using SDRUno and > then the audio being played to Foxtelem using a vistual audio cable. I have > the full pass IQ recorded but kept the video at 5min. > > Link: https://youtu.be/ob0BkiZQgFw > > Please excuse the fading of the signal at times. I was hand holding and > aiming the antenna and I am new to this + it was quite windy. > > Best wishes, > > Milen Bourilkov KG2C > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 13 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 00:39:18 -0500 > From: <n4csitwo(a)bellsouth.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release - No. 18-01 > Message-ID: <DC457CF719084801A225EBC68960FFA7@DHJ> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > > ARISS News Release - No. 18-01 > > > > Two More US Schools/Groups Move Into Phase 2 of ARISS Selections > > > > January 13, 2018 - The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) is pleased to announce that two more US schools or organizations have had their ARISS proposals selected for advancement to the next stage of planning for amateur radio contacts in 2018. These schools will take advantage of new scheduling opportunities to speak with International Space Station (ISS) crew members using the ARISS equipment. > > > > The selected schools submitted proposals before the proposal window closed last November and join the 13 schools and groups chosen a few weeks ago. The two extra scheduling opportunities are special events thanks to ARISS's two major sponsors, the NASA Space Communications and Navigation group and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. The events that the schools' students will travel to are aerospace conferences where their ARISS radio contacts will be a highlight open to conference attendees. > > > > The schools and venues are: > > ? Quest for Space/Quest Institute for Quality Education in San Jose, California, whose ARISS contact will be featured at the ISS R&D Conference, July 23-26 in San Francisco, California > > > > ? Burns Science & Technical Charter School in Oak Hill, Florida, whose ARISS contact will be featured at the S.P.A.C.E. Conference, July 11-13 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. > > > > ARISS's primary goal is to engage young people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities, and to involve them in activities related to space exploration, amateur radio, communications, and areas of associated study and career possibilities. > > > > > > ABOUT ARISS > > Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States, and other international space agencies and international amateur radio organizations around the world. 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 from amateur radio clubs and coordination from the ARISS team, the ISS crew members speak directly with large group audiences in a variety of public forums such as school assemblies, science centers and museums, Scout camporees, jamborees and space camps, where student > s, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies and Amateur Radio. > > > > Find more information at www.ariss.org, www.amsat.organd www.arrl.org. > > > > ### > > > > Contact: > > David Jordan, AA4KN > > ARISS PR > > aa4kn(a)amsat.org > > (321) 662-9486 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 14 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:35:34 -0500 > From: KC <bvfa65(a)gmail.com> > To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>, "'amsat-bb'" > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help > Message-ID: > <160f4e1e870.2808.7f4d2737b6a69b496aabc539d02dbffb(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8" > > Fox 1-D, I don't believe that they've posted telemetry files yet as they > need to identify which object it is, in the amsat list object a-f, t, and > u. Perhaps someone else may comment. > > Kevin > N2JPE > > > > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > On January 14, 2018 8:24:24 AM "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Thanks that fix the issue now where do I download the fox 1b telm files? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> nick >> >> Cell????? 337 258 2527 >> ? >> Helping UL become a world Class Engineering ?and Educational School >> Disagree I Learn >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: KC [mailto:bvfa65@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2018 6:47 AM >> To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>; 'amsat-bb' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help >> >> If it's 64 bit Win 7, then 64 bit Java will install. You need to install 32 >> bit Java also. Follow the Java link but look for the other versions link on >> the Java site, and install the same Java but 32 bit. >> >> Sent with AquaMail for Android >> http://www.aqua-mail.com >> >> >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 15 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 09:55:12 -0500 > From: Mvivona <Mvivona(a)yahoo.com> > To: KC <bvfa65(a)gmail.com> > Cc: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help > Message-ID: <5BF574D6-F8EB-4DE6-825D-FA787E5F623F(a)yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Object #99934 > I believe it's actually labeled as AO-92 and is listed in nasabare.txt on the AMSAT site. > > Michael KC4ZVA > > > On Jan 14, 2018, at 8:35 AM, KC <bvfa65(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Fox 1-D, I don't believe that they've posted telemetry files yet as they need to identify which object it is, in the amsat list object a-f, t, and u. Perhaps someone else may comment. > > Kevin > N2JPE > > > > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > >> On January 14, 2018 8:24:24 AM "Nick Pugh" <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> Thanks that fix the issue now where do I download the fox 1b telm files? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> nick >> >> Cell 337 258 2527 >> >> Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School >> Disagree I Learn >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: KC [mailto:bvfa65@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2018 6:47 AM >> To: Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net>; 'amsat-bb' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help >> >> If it's 64 bit Win 7, then 64 bit Java will install. You need to install 32 >> bit Java also. Follow the Java link but look for the other versions link on >> the Java site, and install the same Java but 32 bit. >> >> Sent with AquaMail for Android >> http://www.aqua-mail.com >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > 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 member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > ------------------------------ > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 20 > ****************************************

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Prva srednja informaticka skola, Zagreb, Croatia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Prva srednja informaticka skola, Zagreb, Croatia on 18 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:46 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 NA1SS and VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over Australia 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. "Prva srednja informaticka skola is a secondary (vocational) school of applied informatics located in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia. It is a small private school that puts great importance on STEM related subjects and education. After a four year programme, our students graduate as a qualified computer technicians and computer programmers. The school is trying to implement modern and innovative techniques of education that go beyond the standard and traditional classroom model of presenting knowledge. For instance, we nourish students' interest in astronomy and have telescope workshops, use virtual reality technology and other innovative programs and applications to explore scientific topics and emphasize the importance of field work and research. That is the reason why this project is of extreme importance and relevance to the school." Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you shower in microgravity? 2. Has any of the crew members ever had significant health complications on ISS, if so, what is the procedure then? 3. How do you fight muscle loss? 4. What type of studies are done in space and what was your most interesting task or experiment? 5. Do you do any research on cohesion forces in materials under conditions of weightlessness? 6. Do you carry out experiments on living cells and if you do, do they differ from those done on Earth? 7. Is your daily routine organized according to the New Earth Time or according to the station orbit? 8. What are career profiles of the station crew? 9. Can you describe how you sleep on ISS and the troubles you experience with sleeping (if there are any)? 10. Is this your first time on ISS and is there a limit to the number of going to ISS and a time limit to staying there? 11. Have you ever come across any new or unexplained phenomena? 12. What does before and during the take-off feel like? 13. What do you miss the most from Earth while orbiting around it? 14. Is it weird to swallow food and digest when there is no gravity? 15. How many times a day do astronauts see the sunset and the sunrise? 16. What is your favorite pastime activity on ISS? 17. Have you ever had problems with micrometeorites when working outside the station? 18. How long is the astronaut training, especially physical training? 19. How long did it take you to adapt to life on ISS? 20. Can things be sent and how from the station to Earth? 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. Naka Junior High School, Kakamigahara City, Japan, direct via 8J25D The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-01-22 10:23 UTC 2. 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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WTB L-band module for TS-790a
by Mark L. Hammond 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Hello Folks, Does anyone by chance have a working L-band module for the good old TS-790a? It would really come in handy for command purposes with our Fox satellites. I'm kicking myself for selling the one I did have...sigh. Please contact me directly if you have one you'd sell. 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Grid Master
by DAMON RUNION 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Congrats to Ron Oldham N8RO Grid Master award #8 good job Ron WA4HFN Damon em55 http://www.squirtthebirds.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] Other Signal Near Fox-1D
by Roy Dean 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Fred, I believe that wide signal is CAS-4B telemetry? I know it's been mentioned on twitter several times. --Roy K3RLD Hello All, > As one have who has been enjoying collecting telemetry and contributing to > the Fox-1D effort (although minimally) I have noticed what seems to be a > big signal near the Fox-1D telemetry signal, especially often early in the > pass. I wonder if anyone else has noticed this as well? I am assuming it is > one of the other 31 satellites that were released around the same time as > our bird was but that is just a guess. I am also guessing that the signal > looks like video, but again I have no basis on which to base that. Thanks > to all who have contributed to this awesome bird and its success and > congratulations. > Anybody know what this is? It seems to be at about 145.8300. > Thanks, > Fred Castello - KF4FC

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Other Signal Near Fox-1D
by Fred Castello 17 Jan '18

17 Jan '18

Hello All, As one have who has been enjoying collecting telemetry and contributing to the Fox-1D effort (although minimally) I have noticed what seems to be a big signal near the Fox-1D telemetry signal, especially often early in the pass. I wonder if anyone else has noticed this as well? I am assuming it is one of the other 31 satellites that were released around the same time as our bird was but that is just a guess. I am also guessing that the signal looks like video, but again I have no basis on which to base that. Thanks to all who have contributed to this awesome bird and its success and congratulations. Anybody know what this is? It seems to be at about 145.8300. Thanks, Fred Castello - KF4FC

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Ham Talk Live! Episode 98 - Building Satellites and Fox 1D with Jerry, N0JY
by JoAnne K9JKM 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Relay from HamTalkLive Post on QRZ.com http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads%2Fham-talk-live-episode-98-building- satellites-and-fox-1d-with-jerry-n0jy.595558%2F Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern time, Jerry Buxton, N0JY the vice president for engineering at AMSAT will be on the show to talk about the process of building amateur radio satellites, and the latest on the newest bird, Fox 1D which just arrived in space last week! Jerry will take your questions LIVE. Tune into Ham Talk Live! Thursday night at 9 pm Eastern time by going to hamtalklive.com. When the audio player indicates LIVE, just hit the play button! If you miss the show live, you can listen on demand 24/7/365.25 also at hamtalklive.com; or a podcast version is on nearly all podcast sites a few minutes after the live show is over. Some sites include Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, SoundCloud, and iHeart Podcasts; and it's also available on YouTube. Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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488 US Grids Completed
by Ronald Oldham 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

On Sunday I was able to log the last grid I needed to complete the 488 US grids . I would like to publicly thank Doug - N6UA for going out of his way to help me get DN23 in my log. Without the efforts of many portable satellite operators like Doug it would not be possible to achieve this accomplishment. In reviewing my log I would like to acknowledge the help of the following "top ten" portable operators and provide the number grids that I received because of their efforts 1 ND9M 332 K8YSE 273 AC0RA 234 W5PFG 205 WC7V 126 WD9EWK 117 KA6SIP 108 NJ7H 89 AA5CK 710 KB5WIA 610 KB0RZD 6 Many thanks to all of the operators that helped me throughout the years. 73, Ron - N8RO

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Fwd: [keps] Updates to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 1-16-2018
by Paul Stoetzer 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

AO-92 keps are now in nasabare.txt! Update your tracking software and it should be there. 73, Paul, N8HM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad(a)mypbmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 12:09 PM Subject: [keps] Updates to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 1-16-2018 To: KEPS <keps(a)amsat.org> Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, by detailed doppler measurements has confirmed the identity of the AO-92 and PICSAT from the 1-12-2018 0358 GMT India PSLV-C40 launch. They have been added to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: PICSAT - NORAD CAT ID 43131 AO-92 - NORAD CAT ID 43137 The following objects have been dropped from the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: OBJECT A - NORAD CAT ID 43111 OBJECT B - NORAD CAT ID 43112 OBJECT C - NORAD CAT ID 43113 OBJECT D - NORAD CAT ID 43114 OBJECT E - NORAD CAT ID 43115 OBJECT F - NORAD CAT ID 43116 OBJECT T - NORAD CAT ID 43128 OBJECT U - NORAD CAT ID 43129 99934 - NORAD CAT ID 99934 Please modify your tracking program as required. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps

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AO-92
by alex weimer 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Pass at 1650Z of AO-92 I heard someone transmitting on the satellite. Did not get the call sign of person transmitting however it was one time and right after the beacon came on announcing the Sat was in safe Mode ! very strong downlink signal ! JACK KC7MG

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