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

Live streaming of AMSAT-UK Colloquium talks + OSCAR News
by M5AKA 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place October 13-14, booking and schedule info via https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ Thanks to the British Amateur Television Club the Colloquium talks will be streamed live https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/03/space-colloquium-streamed-live/ Naomi Kurahara JE6GXN at AMSAT-UK Colloquium https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/30/naomi-kurahara-je6gxn-at-amsat-uk-colloquiu… AMSAT-UK Construction Competition https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/29/amsat-uk-construction-competition/ Autumn issue of OSCAR News now available to members for download https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/03/autumn-2018-oscar-news/ Listen to Episode 135 of Ham Talk Live! - Portable Satellite Ops with Patrick, WD9EWK https://www.spreaker.com/user/hamtalklive/episode-135-portable-satellite-op… Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Re: [amsat-bb] 1957
by Edward R Cole 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

I was in 7th grade and already interested in ham radio. I built my first receiver the next summer and received my Novice license (KN8MWA) on Nov, 11, 1958. That is 60-years ago! My first reaction was anger that the Russians beat us. So many Vanguard rocket failures did that. It took an army rocket (Jupiter-C?) under the guidance of German WWII rocket scientist to finally launch our first orbiting satellite. Little did I know that I would be working for NASA 13 years later. Of course the Russians also used WWII German rocket scientist. 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: dubususa(a)gmail.com

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Symposium Bus Tour - 3 spots left
by Paul Stoetzer 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

There are only 3 spots left for the AMSAT Symposium tour of Marshall Space Flight Center on Sunday, November 4th. Sign up as soon as possible if you're interested in attending. https://www.amsat.org/product/2018-symposium-marshall-space-flight-center-b… And if you haven't registered for the Symposium or purchased your banquet tickets yet, don't forget to do so: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/ 73, Paul, N8HM Note: if you have any trouble logging into the AMSAT store, please email me. Your username is your callsign.

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Sputnik
by wa7dxz 05 Oct '18

05 Oct '18

How long was Sputnik in orbit, and for how long was the signal on the air?Bobwa7dxz Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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Has anyone played with the TNC-Pi9K6 for decode of Fox birds
by Kevin Zari 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

I'm interested in connecting a TNC-Pi9k6 https://tnc-x.com/TNCPi9k6.htm up to my IC-910 data port, and seeing if I can decode some FoxTelem data. Has anyone played with this, and if not, what TNCs are you using ? Thanks -Kevin (KK4YEL) ----- The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.

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Life satelite status page.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

I think I asked this some time ago, and if I got an answer, I forgot. So on the Satellite status page, http://www.amsat.org/status/ there are listings for AO-98 and AO-99 which have both been there for a while, but are yet to be launched and designated. Latest Oscar number is 94 for the Chinese lunar orbiting birds. So why are these there and more oddly, why are there always at least a few reports of "Heard" or "Telemetry" for these non-existent satellites? Just curious. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Re: [amsat-bb] Life satelite status page.
by Roy Dean 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Somebody edits the webpage to say "AO-198 and AO-199"? --Roy K3RLD So what happens when they are actually real? > Greg KO6TH

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-04 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-04 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Allen Park Elementary School, Lee County School District, Ft. Myers, FL, direct via WØCTL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-10-08 17:05:17 UTC 59 deg Amur University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Wed 2018-10-10 08:00 UTC Robert-Mayer-Gymnasium, Heilbronn, Germany and Realschule & Gymnasium Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany, direct via DN1RMG and DN2RV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-10 14:03:32 UTC 61 deg Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-10 18:39:09 UTC 24 deg (***) 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 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 107 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-10-04 02:00 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 1261. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1207. 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 2018-10-03 18:00 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. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU 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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The store has been restocked
by Bruce 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

Martha has finished going up and down the isles and we have updated the quantities for the AMSAT 2018 Golf Shirt and the AMSAT 2018 Tee-Shirt. Some of the sizes are now in stock and some have been increased/decreased. If you were looking for one and we did not have your size, take another look. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Satellites worked. Ve4amu
by rick behma 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

A07 Rs5 6 7 8 10/11 12/13 Ao27 Ao51 Ao73 Ao85 Ao91 Ao92 Cas4a. Cas4b Eo88 Fo12 Fo20 Fo29 So50 Vo52 Ho68 So41 So67 ISS voice packet repeater Rs0iss voice Mir voice packet Xw2 A B C D E F Ao10 Ao13 By70-1 ukube-1 Eo79 Eo80 Ko23 Ko25 Moon Lo78 Ao16 So67 Ao40 Rs15 Sts voice 74 78 45 64 56 58. Uo14 . Ve4amu. It’s been a blast!. Sent from my iPhone

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