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satpc32
by Bob- W7LRD 15 Jan '18

15 Jan '18

can not get around error 1925 to load satpc32-too many hours-the next sound you hear will be this @#$% computer flying out the window 73 digitally challanged Bob W7LRD

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foxtlem help
by Nick Pugh 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

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

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ANS-014 AMSAT Weekly News Service Bulletin
by Chris Bradley 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-014.01 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: * Z-Sat Frequency Coordination Submitted to IARU * Handy Fox 1D Links * Preliminary TLEs for Fox-1D * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-01-12 * Nova Maker Faire * AMSAT North America has issued a statement formally designating Fox-1D as AO-92 * AMSAT Office Closed Monday January 15 * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-014.01 ANS-014.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 309.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. November 5, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-014.01 Z-Sat Frequency Coordination Submitted to IARU AMSAT-UK reported that the IARU has received a frequency coordination request from the Komaki Amateur Radio SATCOM Club in Japan for Z-Sat 50kg microsat with two missions: (1) Mission: BBS service Exchanging messages between amateurs all over the world in amateur service. Any amateur can use the space station like a BBS by uploading and downloading messages. The specific steps includes: An amateur radio station transmits messages to the space station for indiv- idual/public and these messages are stored in the space station. Another amateur radio station transmits a specific message to the space station and the space station transmits a reply message whether any message to him exists or not. If exists, the amateur radio station can receive the message by transmitting a specific message to the space station. Frequency band: - UPLINK : 435-438 MHz DOWNLINK : 145-146 MHz (Note: The usage of the BBS is shown in the following URL. same as ChubuSat-2 except frequencies https://www.frontier.phys.nagoya- u.ac.jp/en/chubusat/chubusat_satellite2.html (2) Mission: The Earth observation Imaging particular site with the infrared camera. Frequency band: - UPLINK : S-band - DOWNLINK : S-band No launch defined but planning a sun synchronous LEO. http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=580 [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Handy Fox 1D Links Fox-1D Launch Live Blog https://www.amsat.org/fox-1d-launch-live-blog/ Fox Telemetry Leaderboard (With links to FoxTelem) http://www.amsat.org/tlm/ AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page (Report Fox-1D reception here) http://amsat.org/status/ Getting Ready for Fox-1D PDF https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Getting- Ready-for-Fox-1D.pdf Updates will be found on AMSAT's Twitter account (@AMSAT). Note that you do not need to be a Twitter user to view AMSAT's tweets. https://twitter.com/AMSAT The latest Keps can be found in AMSAT's Keps distribution. Any tracking software using the AMSAT Keps distribution should identify new object "99934" after refreshing your Keps. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.txt [ANS would like to thank Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary TLEs for Fox-1D are: Fox-1D 1 99934U 1801D 18012.18138657 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 19 2 99934 97.5671 73.8300 0006273 277.3678 311.7572 15.21737581 17 If you have finished setting up your station to collect telemetry (remember that the downlink frequency is 145.880 MHz, if using an SDR, make sure you have set your LO frequency to cover Fox-1D's downlink), then please take a look at the following video explaining the PSLV-C40 mission. https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-satellite- mission/pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-satellite-mission-curtain-0 Post launch video will be available at https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-satellite- mission/watch-live-pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-satellite-mission [ANS Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-01-12 Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Prva srednja informaticka škola, Zagreb, Croatia, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-01-18 08:46:52 UTC 34 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: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 127 Gaston ON4WF with 123 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 2018-01-12 00:00 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 1201. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1150. 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 2018-01-04 09:00 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_cor rection .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. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR Exp. 54 on orbit Scott Tingle KG5NZA Norishige Kanai Alexander Skvortsov [ANS would like to thank Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nova Maker Faire is coming up March 18th. This year, the venue will be the GMU campus. Attendance last year was over 4000. Last year's AMSAT presence at the faire was a big hit. I hope you guys can exhibit again. The organizers would like a placeholder application filled in by Jan 14. Let me know if you need help with registering. https://nova.makerfaire.com/cfm/ [ANS would like to thank AMSAT.org Office (Martha) for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox-1D was successfully launched at 03:59 UTC on the PSLV-C40 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. UA9UIZ received and uploaded the first telemetry to AMSAT servers at 05:28 UTC. Initial telemetry values appear nominal. The first set of post-launch Keplerian elements are reproduced below: Fox-1D 1 99934U 1801D 18012.18036412 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 15 2 99934 97.6514 74.0671 0008545 308.1824 275.3575 15.22876478 16 [ANS would like to thank Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT North America has issued a statement formally designating Fox-1D as AO-92: Fox-1D, a 1U CubeSat, is the third of AMSAT's five Fox-1 CubeSats to reach orbit, being preceded by AO-85 (Fox-1A) and AO-91 (RadFxSat/ Fox-1B). Fox-1D carries the Fox-1 U/v FM transponder, with an uplink of 435.350 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink of 145.880 MHz. In addi- tion, Fox-1D carries several university experiments, including a MEMS gyro from Pennsylvania State University-Erie, a camera from Virginia Tech, and the University of Iowa's HERCI (High Energy Radiation Cube- Sat Instrument) radiation mapping experiment. Fox-1D also carries the AMSAT L-Band Downshifter experiment which enables the FM trans- ponder to be switched to utilize an uplink of 1267.350 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS). Fox-1D was sent aloft as a secondary payload on the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s PSLV-XL rocket as part of the PSLV-C40 mission. Fox-1D was one of thirty-one satellites successfully deploy- ed on this launch. Since Fox-1D has met all of the qualifications necessary to receive an OSCAR number, I, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT President, do hereby confer on this satellite the designation AMSAT-OSCAR 92 or AO-92. I join amateur radio operators in the U.S. and around the world in wishing AO-92 a long and successful life in both its amateur and scientific missions. I, along with the rest of the amateur community, congratulate all of the volunteers who worked so diligently to construct, test and prepare for launch the newest amateur radio satellite. William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator [ANS would like to thank JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Office Closed Monday January 15 The AMSAT Office will be closed on Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day. [ANS would like to thank AMSAT.ORG (Martha) for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + ARRL is picking up on Fox-1D news. http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fox-1d-satellite-set-to-launch-this- week-china-to-launch-five-new-cubesats [ANS Joanne K9JKM, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + AMSAT's next Fox-1 satellite, Fox-1D, is scheduled for launch on January 12, 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. Fox-1D will launch as part of the PSLV-C40 mission on board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with Cartosat, an imaging satellite for the Indian government, and 30 other payloads." [ANS Jerry Buxton, N0JY for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + KK5DO reports we just issued Rover Award #005 to KG5GJT. Congrats and keep on roving. Find details of the AMSAT Rover Award at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ [ANS Joanne K9JKM, 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, Chris Bradley, AA5EM aa5em at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ 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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Re: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help
by Rick Tejera 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

Following, having the same problem. Rick Tejera K7TEJSaguaroAstro(a)cox.net623-203-4121 -------- Original message -------- From: Nick Pugh <quadpugh(a)bellsouth.net> Date: 1/14/18 02:25 (GMT-07:00) To: 'amsat-bb' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] foxtlem help 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 _______________________________________________ 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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Satpc32 DL
by Bob- W7LRD 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

Trying to download Satpc32. I get to a point where I get error 1925 you do not have sufficient ..................and everything stops?? 73 Bob W7LRD

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AMSAT D-STAR net
by Endaf Buckley 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

The Unofficial AMSAT D-STAR net Monday at 03:30 UTC on Reflector 9C. This is not affiliated with AMSAT and is just an informal round table type net discussing all things satellite and more.

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Fox-1D (AO-92) @n2yo.com
by Ciprian Sufitchi 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

Fox-1D (AO-92) has been added on n2yo.com website. The temporary id is 99934 and keplerian elements are only estimated. http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=99934 Once the object will be identified, information will be updated. 73s de Chip N2YO

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Fox1C & Fox1E
by Dale Kubichek 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

First off Salute to AMSAT for AO-92, lots of work and small rewards. Now that AO-85, AO-91, AO92 are great successes can you please post a brief plan/schedule for Fox1C & Fox1E? Inquiring minds want to know. I really wonder if the HAM Sales big boys know what AMSAT has done for their radio marketing with four HT'able FM birds flying? AMSAT's efforts has raised high awareness to a forgotten aspect of this big hobby. HAMs will be buying SAT capable radios, antennas, software and more to make their first SAT contact. An increase in AMSAT memberships is good but I just hope the SAT equipment manufactures donate very generously to AMSAT awarding AMSAT for bringing back a near dead sales area. I also hope the MFG see the benefit to designing/marketing SAT specific radios (like the old FT-236/326). We could use a D-310G (as a sister to the B-310G) to minimize the beam size and make an eggbeater usable. Thanks, Best regards, Dale Kubichek, MS-EET, N6JSX http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HAM-SATs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RDF-USA

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ARISS News Release - No. 18-01
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

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 students, 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

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Satpc32
by Bob- W7LRD 14 Jan '18

14 Jan '18

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

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