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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sint-Jozefcollege, Turnhout, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Oct '18

13 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sint-Jozefcollege, Turnhout, Belgium on 16 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:04 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and ON4NOK. The contact should be audible over Belgium and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in German/English. Saint-Josephcollege is a school situated in Turnhout, in the north of Belgium, in the middle of a green park with a lot of sporting facilities. It consists of 4 schools: kindergarten, 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. The contact will be made with students of the secondary school and one pupil of the primary school. It's a general secondary school with around 750 students (age 12-18), 45% are girls, 55% are boys. Almost 200 of these students live here during the week in the boarding school, which is also part of Saint-Josephcollege. We have different directions at our school (ancient languages, modern languages, mathematics, science, economy, human sciences). Our school prepares students for higher education, but beside the lessons, as we are a Jesuit school, we think it's very important to cultivate every student as a single person, letting them taste of all kind of new opportunities, like this contact with ISS. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is space beautiful or is it just empty and black? 2. Can you describe weightlessness? 3. I am worried about climate change. Can you see the impact of this when you look down on earth? 4. Was it your dream to go to space? 5. If you could travel to Mars, would you do so, even if you knew you couldn't come back? 6. Can you make music in space, because sound can only travel in air and there is no air in space? 7. There is no running water in space. How do you supply enough water? 8. How many degrees Celcius is it in the space station and how many degrees is it outside? 9. Which experiments do you do on ISS? Which circumstances are not possible down on earth? 10. Which experiment did you like the most? 11. If you do so, how do you make oxygen in space and how do you filter CO2 12. How did you become an astronaut, or how would one, to your knowledge, go about becoming an astronaut? 13. What is your favourite food in space? 14. What do you do in your spare time? Can you follow news and social media? 15. Do you have trouble adjusting back to earth's gravity after 6 months in space? 16. What is, after months of isolation, your relation to time? How do you maintain your biological clock? 17. What happens when an astronaut gets really ill in space? 18. Do women and men have the same physical challenges adapting to life in microgravity? 19. Why is it so important to spend so much money on space travel, when we have so many problems like famine here on earth? 20. Wieviel Kilogramm Muskeln werden Sie ungef"hr nach Ihren Aufenthalt auf der ISS verloren haben? How many kilograms of muscles will you have lost after your stay in the ISS? 21. Was ist das sch"nste der Erde dass Sie aus dem Weltraum schon gesehen haben? What is the nicest part of earth you have seen in 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. Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM, direct via NM5HD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-10-18 16:25 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Ganerben-Gymnasium Kuenzelsau + Georg-Wagner-Schule, Kuenzelsau, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Oct '18

13 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ganerben-Gymnasium Kuenzelsau + Georg-Wagner-Schule, Kuenzelsau, Germany on 16 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:28 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between DP0ISS and DN6SP. The contact should be audible over Germany and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in German. Das Ganerben-Gymnasium hat 600 Schüler und ca. 55 Lehrer. Im deutschen dreistufigen Schulsystem ist ein Gymnasium akademisch orientiert und bereitet auf die Hochschulbildung vor. Das Ganerben-Gymnasium konzentriert sich insbesondere auf Fremdsprachen (Englisch, Latein oder Französisch) und Naturwissenschaft und Technik. In Klassenstufe 8. wählen unsere Schüler zwischen Spanisch als dritter Fremdsprache oder angewandten Naturwissenschaften. Wir sind stolz auf unsere vielfältigen Aktivitäten in MINT und unsere enge Zusammenarbeit mit Unternehmen der Region und der Hochschule Heilbronn / Reinhold-Würth Hochschule. Die Georg-Wagner-Schule besteht aus drei Schularten (Grundschule, Werkrealschule und Realschule) mit rund 900 Schülern von der Primarstufe bis zur Sekundarstufe (1.-10. Klasse). Das Hauptziel der Georg-Wagner-Schule ist die Vorbereitung der Schüler auf die berufliche Ausbildung. Translated: Ganerben-Gymnasium has 600 pupils and around 55 teachers. In the German three-tier secondary school system, a Gymnasium is academically oriented and prepares pupils for university/college education. Ganerben-Gymnasium especially focusses on foreign languages (English, Latin or French) and STEM. For year 8, our pupils choose between Spanish as a third foreign language or Applied Sciences. We are proud of our wide range of activities in STEM and our close cooperation with local companies and Heilbronn University/Reinhold-Würth Hochschule. The event is planned to be organized in cooperation with the Georg-Wagner-Schule. The Georg-Wagner-Schule consists of three types of school (Grundschule, Werkrealschule und Realschule) with around 900 pupils from Primarstufe to Sekundarstufe (1-10 Klassen). The main target of the Georg-Wagner-Schule is preparation of the pupils for being successful in profession. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Sie können die Auswirkungen des Jahrhundertsommers sehen. Was muss aus Ihrer Sicht gegen den Klimawandel getan werden? 2. Gibt es neue oder überraschende Forschungsergebnisse aus den Experimenten, welche Sie bei Ihrem Aufenthalt auf der ISS durchführen? 3. Warum ist es in Zeiten globaler Herausforderungen wie Armut und Naturkatastrophen so wichtig, so viel Geld für Raumfahrt auszugeben? 4. Was hat Sie als Astronaut am meisten beeindruckt? 5. Werden Pflanzen auf der ISS angebaut? Können Pflanzen auf der ISS wachsen? 6. Im November werden Sie den Photobioreaktor testen. Wird in der Zukunft Leben im All möglich sein, wenn Kohlendioxid erfolgreich in Sauerstoff umgewandelt wird? 7. Ist Krafttraining in der Schwerelosigkeit genauso anstrengend wie auf der Erde? 8. Wie schnell kann man die ISS verlassen, wenn es etwas schiefläuft oder Schwierigkeiten auftreten? 9. Ist es jemals vorgekommen, dass ein Astronaut auf der ISS ernsthaft krank oder verletzt wurde und wie wurde damit umgegangen? 10. Welches sind Ihre deine drei wichtigsten Erfolgsregeln? 11. Man befindet sich mit wenigen Menschen auf engem Raum. Gibt es auch einmal Streit und wie gehen Sie damit um? 12. Welcher Ort oder Raum auf der ISS wird am meisten genutzt und warum? 13. Sehen Sie die Verschmutzung (Müll) im All und auf der Erde? 14. Haben Sie Probleme beim Schlafen im Weltall bzw. in der Schwerelosigkeit? 15. Wie oft wechseln Astronauten ihre Kleidung und wie wird sie gewaschen? 16. Was vermissen Sie im Weltraum am meisten? 17. Wie war das Gefühl, als Sie zum ersten Mal zu einem Weltraumspaziergang die ISS verlassen haben? 18. Wie bereiten Sie sich auf der Erde auf Toilettengänge in der Schwerelosigkeit vor? 19. Nutzen Sie Dronen für den Außeneinsatz auf der ISS? 20. Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn man die Schwerelosigkeit wieder verlässt und man zurück auf die Erde kommt? 21. Auf der ISS geht am Tag 16 Mal die Sonne auf. Wie gewöhnt man sich an den Tages- und Schlafrhythmus auf der ISS? Wie gestaltet sich die Umgewöhnungsphase nach der Rückkehr auf die Erde? 22. Welche Ratschläge können Sie von Ihrem täglichen Leben auf der ISS für ein verantwortungsvolles Verhalten auf der Erde geben? 23. Würden Sie an einer dritten Weltraummission teilnehmen? Besteht die Chance, dass Sie nochmals ins Weltall fliegen? 24. Wer entscheidet über die Durchführung von Experimenten auf der ISS und gibt es besondere Zulassungskriterien? 25. Haben Sie einen persönlichen Lieblingsplaneten? Wenn ja, welchen? 26. Gab es Momente während ihrer Zeit im Weltraum, in welchen Sie Angst empfunden haben? Translated: 1. You can see the effects of the exceptional summer this year. What would you recommend to work against climate change? 2. Have there been any surprising or astonishing results from your experiments, which you did on the ISS? 3. With global challenges like poverty and natural disasters, why is it important to spend so much money on space travel? 4. What is your most important insight as an astronaut? 5. Are there plants grown under zero-gravity-conditions on the ISS? 6. In November you are going to experiment the photo bioreactor. Is life in orbit possible in the future, if carbon dioxide could be successfully converted into oxygen? 7. Is fitness training in weightlessness as strenuous as on earth? 8. How fast can you leave the ISS, when something goes wrong? 9. Has an astronaut ever become seriously ill or injured while you have been on the Space Station and how was it dealt with? 10. Can you name your top three rules for being successful? 11. There is only little space on the ISS and you live there in close contact with other people. Has there ever been a quarrel and how did you handle it? 12. What is the most used room or area on the space station and why? 13. Can you recognize environmental pollution from space - and in the orbit? 14. Do you have any problems while sleeping under zero-gravity-conditions? 15. How often do Astronauts change their clothing and how do you do the washing? 16. What do you miss most in space? 17. What did you feel, when you made your first spacewalk? 18. Since the toilet is made for zero gravity, how do you train to use it on earth? 19. Do you use drones in space outside of the ISS? 20. How does it feel, to leave the zero-gravity when you are back on earth? 21. How do you adjust to a sleep cycle on the ISS (the sun sets 16 times)? How do you re-adjust to a sleep cycle when you return to earth? 22. From your daily life on the ISS, what advice could you give us about responsible ways of behaviour on earth? 23. Would you join a third mission to space? Is there a chance for you, to have another flight to space? 24. Who decides about the approval of an experiment on the ISS and what are the main criteria in the selection process? 25. Do you have a favourite planet? 26. Have you ever been frightened during your stay in 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. Sint-Jozefcollege, Turnhout, Belgium, direct via ON4NOK/P The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-16 12:04 UTC 2. Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM, direct via NM5HD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-10-18 16:25 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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Office Closed
by Martha 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

The Office will be closed on Monday October 15th. -- 73- Martha

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu Cable Pin Out
by Jerry Buxton 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

Yeah, like the one in that picture. None of the wires are crossed, they don't change pins. Pin 1 to pin 1 and so forth. Jerry Buxton, NØJY On 10/12/2018 12:05, Apostolos Kefalas wrote: > https://images.shopwired.co.uk/images/user/fileUp/radioworld2/T9101534_ > CTCable_s.JPG

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Yaesu Cable Pin Out
by Gary 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

Howdy Amsaters, I sold a car and got the radio out, but left the cabling in as it was really in there.... I need to re-create the cable connecting the control head to the main body of a Yaesu FT-8900r. It looks like an RJ12 connector on each end. What I don't know is do any of the conductors cross in the cable??? Thanks and 73, Joe kk0sd

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[video] AO-92 L-band demo by N8HM at Hamvention
by John Brier 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

Thanks to Paul for getting me off my butt to finally edit this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSeR9I9O5Gs Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, working AMSAT-OSCAR 92 (Fox-1D) in L/v mode (1267.359 MHz uplink /145.880 MHz downlink) using AMSAT's club callsign, W3ZM/8, at the 2018 Dayton Hamvention. Stations contacted: 02:30 WB8RJY 02:50 WB8OTH 03:26 NS3L 04:09 WA4SCA 04:33 KB2M 04:50 KE8FZT 06:47 W9EXP There are cameos in the background of the video by fellow AMSATers Marty N9EAT, Ruth KM4LAO, and others! Equipment used was an Alinco DJ-G7T 144/430/1200 MHz handheld transceiver for the uplink and a Kenwood TH-D74 handheld transceiver to receive the downlink. The antenna is a Comet CYA-1216E yagi with holes drilled in the boom to accommodate the three 2 meter Arrow Antenna elements. The antenna rotator system behind Paul/in front of the tent is a commercial system by Portable Rotation: http://www.portablerotation.com/product/azel-portable-rotor-system/ He was not using it for this demo but it was tracking AO-92 during that time. Aside from this L-band demo, Paul used that for all the other AMSAT satellite demos during Hamvention 2018. He had two Yaesu FT-817 radios on the table and a computer controlling the rotators/antenna. The antenna attached to it is the Alaskan Arrow II. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Thrust bearing question
by Hans BX2ABT 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

Happy happy, I finally got enough money to order a roof tower for my future satellite antenna farm. First time ever that I can have a rotatable setup and I'm tickled pink. It's a 3.3 meter tower that came with a 3 meter steel pole and this will all be mounted on top of our sheet metal roof. Friends over in Holland donated a KR-400 rotator and Yaesu GS-050 thrust bearing and I have a question about that last one. The tower's dimensions look like this (there are some photos and a pdf <http://bx2abt.com/main/data/_uploaded/file/BV6HJ-OMseriesTower.pdf> on bx2abt.com): | | 1.5 meter steel pole sticking out for 6/2/70cm yagis | | -- (1) top of tower with plateau for bearing |* |* |* |* --- (2) plateau for second bearing |** |** |** ---- (3) plateau for rotator **** **** **** Distance 1-2 is 110 cm Distance 2-3 is 50 cm The bearing plateaus have pre-drilled holes that accommodate the Yaesu GS-065 thrust bearing. The GS-050 thrust bearing I have is smaller and doesn't fit, but can be made fit without much hassle. My questions - with keeping in mind that where I live we often have very strong storm-like winds (over 100 km/hr) and more than one typhoon every year (up to and sometimes over 180 km/hr): 1 - will just a top bearing and a rotator be enough, or do I need indeed two thrust bearings? 2 - if one will do, will the GS-050 be suitable? I understand that thrust bearings are mainly used to reduce the weight of the pole on the rotator, but I am more concerned about strong winds warping the pole and putting sideways stress on the rotator. With the foul weather here everything has to be as strong as possible, but on the other hand, money has to be spend where it is needed, not where it's wasted. Hope you can give some advice to this tower newbie. Cheers, Hans BX2ABT

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Soyuz launch failure. Crew safe!
by Alan 12 Oct '18

12 Oct '18

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/11/656473889/rocket-launch-failure-forces-astron aut-and-cosmonaut-to-make-ballistic-landing https://www.space.com/42097-soyuz-rocket-launch-failure-expedition-57-crew.h tml https://spacenews.com/breaking-soyuz-launch-to-iss-aborted-after-booster-fai lure/ 73, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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DV QRM on SO-50
by Steve Bossert 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

I had plans Wednesday to record the planned ISS contact with a school in CT and work a pass of SO-50. The ISS contact got cancelled at the last minute (14 hours to be specific), but I did log some DV QRM on the down-link of SO-50 and a partial contact with K8TL. If anyone would be interested in collaborating on a way to document DV interference in the satellite sub-bands, please drop me a message off list or share some thoughts on this on the BB if warranted. Here is a picture friendly article about this recent (mis)adventure: http://notebook.hvdn.org/2018/10/sdr-lets-walk-to-space-station.html Thanks, Steve Steve Bossert K2GOG(a)yahoo.com 914-573-1799

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-11 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-11 23:00 UTC As you might be aware of by now, the crew Exp. 57, consisting of Aleksey Ovchinin and Nick Hague KG5TMV, had to abort their launch and made an emergency landing. The crew is safe, which is the main concern. What this means for future scheduling is uncertain at the moment. (***) Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kursk University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC Ganerben-Gymnasium Kuenzelsau + Georg-Wagner-Schule, Kuenzelsau, Germany, direct via DN6SP The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-16 10:28:26 UTC 63 deg Sint-Jozefcollege, Turnhout, Belgium, direct via ON4NOK/P The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-16 12:04:13 UTC 88 deg Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM, direct via NM5HD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-10-18 16:25:57 UTC 29 deg If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, click here. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) ****************************************************************************** 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 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-10-11 23:00 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 1263. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1209. 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: 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 2018-10-10 23:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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