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by mikflathead＠aol.com 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

I would build an amplifier using a Mits or Toshiba power module. Simple at around $100. Mike

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Good tear-down and internal information on 10 GHz LNBs
by Zach Metzinger 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Hello all, While dreaming of a 10 GHz downlink setup for future satellites, I came across this page: http://www.pabr.org/radio/lnblineup/lnblineup.en.html Great resources to be found here on the internal construction of the LNBs available from eBay and the like. --- Zach N0ZGO

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software to decode wx2 sats
by Nick Pugh 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

What software do you recommend to decode the wx2 sats? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Help with UISS
by HUGH EMPEY 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Would like to chat with someone who is comfortable with UISS. I am receiving fine, but not getting anything to the FT-847. I can't see the forest for the trees, I guess. Please contact me off the BB at wa7eth(a)frontier.com <mailto:wa7eth@frontier.com> Thanks. . Ed WA7ETH If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing. * Chuck Yeager

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France on 27 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:28 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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. Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) Troyes is pronounced -[trwa]- but if it has been famous for centuries, it hasn't got anything to do with the famous war in Greek mythology. Original capital of the Champagne region, Troyes is a French city of artistic and historical importance located at one and a half hour from Paris. At the heart of a French and European wide transport network, its strategic position made Troyes a centre of commercial influence during the Middle Ages and the birth place of the 'Champagne Fairs'. Its 137 ha of protected land sits within the Seine diversion area which had been carried out in order to facilitate the textile industry. Today, Troyes is the European capital of the outlet centres (4M visitors/year), and it remains the city of knitting as it has been since the Middle Ages with brands such as Petit Bateau, DIM, Lacoste, Zadig et Voltaire, Absorba or Olympia having originated here. Its town centre, nicknamed 'Champagne cork' (because of its shape viewed from above), harbours a vast quantity of artistic and architectural treasures: 10 churches (listed status) , 5 museums , 10,000m2 of stained glass windows dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries , One of the most important libraries in France (more than 750000 books) including a unique set of documentary materials from the Middle Ages listed by UNESCO as a heritage site, The original editions of the Bible from Bernard de Clairvaux and the Diderot and d'Alembert Encyclopaedia. An awarded city: Child friendly city, City of heritage and art, European Heritage site, 4 blooms - 'cities in bloom', 2nd champagne producer worldwide, Active and sports friendly city, Troyes, 2015 disabled sports city, Cycling territory, Member of the OMS 'Villes-Santé' network. A genuine quality of life. Within its vibrant life basin,Troyes offers all the benefits of a 180000 inhabitants urban area in terms of health infrastructure, education, culture, services and shopping facilities. Troyes town centre is home to 140 national brands and a covered market opened 7 days a week. Troyes provides a prime and pleasant environment as well as a fully pledged quality service offering and reasonable living costs. Boasting 150 ha of green spaces within the city boundaries, the inner city offers more than 25m2 of nature per inhabitant. 120 km of cycle lanes link (among other) the city to the Forêtd'Orient lakes and 31 additional kms are being planned in the suburbs. Our golden rule is proximity.With more than 10700 students - a number that has grown 5fold in the last 20 years - 30 higher education and research institutes and more than 170 training programmes, Troyes is the 2nd most attractive city in its category for students. Young city, Troyes boasts 35 state schools, 12 nurseries and 8 leisure centres. School information: Our school is divided into two: "Arnaud" Nursery and "Jean Jaures" primary schools.It hosts about 220 pupils from year 3 to year 11. The school is built at the heart of the city centre nicknamed "Champagne cork" because of its shape viewed from above. Arnaud Nursery is named after a painter, Marcel Arnaud.Jean Jaures Primary School is named after a famous French politician. The pupils are delighted to work together and communicate on a common project. They can discover new things about Astronomy and the International Space Station and they can help each other. Participating in the ARISS project offers them the opportunity to develop their scientific knowledge, their critical mind and their desire to learn. It gives meaning to what they learn, it combines their academic skills with the real world, and in the future, as citizens, they might be able to change the society in which they live. They are also excited and happy to be part of a project that develops their self-esteem and opens them up to the outside world. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How are you doing? 2. What is your best feeling in space? 3. Can you see the colours of the stars? 4. Have you ever seen any aliens? 5. What's your job on the ISS? 6. Is it dangerous in space? If yes, what's dangerous? 7. Were you sad when the Soyuz rocket crashed last month? 8. Where and how can you find oxygen to breathe? 9. Is there a pipe that brings back your waste to Earth? 10. What is a typical day like? 11. Could you come and visit us in Troyes? 12. What do you do when you are outside the station? 13. What is beautiful in space? 14. Do you come across satellites in space? 15. Could you take a picture of Troyes, 48.176N and 4.046E? 16. What personal things did you bring on board? 17. Do you feel sick in space? 18. How will you return to Earth? 19. Is there a phone in the ISS to call Michel Tognini? 20. Do you play games on board? 21. Do you exercise on board? 22. Do you sleep at night? 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): TBD 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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ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-329 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. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Fox-1Cliff Launch Scheduled for 28-Nov-2018 at 18:32 UTC * Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Elected AMSAT Vice-President of User Services * Fox-1Cliff Launch - Your Help is Needed! * ESA Announces "First Telemetry" Contest for ESEO * Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1 * FCC Dismisses AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsideration * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-329.01 ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE November 25, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-329.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 is AMSAT's 50th Anniversary! Watch this space for announcements of special events coming in 2019 Get ready to help celebrate with us at the Hamvention Symposium 2019 promises to be a special event Stand by for 50th anniversary operating events and awards +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fox-1Cliff Launch Scheduled for 28-Nov-2018 at 18:32 UTC SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: Smallsat Express mission is scheduled for launch on November 28, 2018. The SSO-A mission will carry several amateur radio satellites, including AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff, FUNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT, and ExseedSat. The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and will extend for approx- imately 30 minutes each day. [ANS thanks SpaceX and AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Elected AMSAT Vice-President of User Services AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO recently forwarded the name of Robert Bankston, KE4AL of Dothan, AL, to the AMSAT Board of Directors. Robert, who was this year's AMSAT Symposium Chairman, has an MBA from Troy University and is a Certified Public Accountant. On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Robert was elected by the Board as Vice-President of User Services. "I want to welcome Robert to the Executive Team in filling a position that has been vacant for far too long. Robert has taken on the task of essentially providing the AMSAT membership with the services that our members expect in the 21st century. I look forward to working with him." said Joe. The AMSAT Vice-President of User Services is the team leader for the AMSAT News Service (ANS), the AMSAT Journal, Dayton Hamvention, Contests and Awards, AMSAT Ambassadors, AMSAT Nets, AMSAT Website, and Electronic Communications. "With the AMSAT Golden Jubilee this next year, the VP, User Services will be hard work, exciting, and fun!" [ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox-1Cliff Launch – Your Help is Needed! *** Please share this information through all of your club and group news outlets! *** Following the successful launch and deployment of Fox-1Cliff, all amateur radio satellite enthusiasts can play an important part in the commissioning of the new satellite. Telemetry helps us tremendously, starting ASAP after startup (~59 minutes after deployment*) and for the next 72-96 hours at least (for the life of the satellite is preferred!) as we look for successful startup, watch the general health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate to space, and start to perform the on orbit checkout. The first station to successfully receive and submit telemetry to the AMSAT server will receive a special 3D printed QSL card acknowledging their contribution. If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem, please be sure that “Upload to Server” is checked in your settings and your Ground Station Params are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone waiting to get on the air with Fox-1Cliff tremendously, by capturing Fox-1Cliff telemetry. In the initial Safe Mode after startup, which we actually call Beacon Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time then does the two minutes off cycle. For those of you capturing telemetry, that means that you will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames because the High and Low are truncated as it takes just over 10 seconds to send two frames. You will hear Veronica announcing “Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode” while in Beacon Mode. We will likely leave the satellite in Beacon Mode for 24 hours to observe power telemetry. If we are seeing good readings from what you gather, when it comes over the U.S. for the first good pass after that holding period we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal Safe Mode. That puts Fox-1Cliff in full (still Safe Mode though) operation and transmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one Current frame followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame. We will begin the rest of the in orbit checklist activities at that time, and it is expected to take 7 to 10 days given the Thanksgiving holiday. Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air and have fun sooner by being polite and patient! The in orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1D and could be completed in as little as 7 days if we have the cooperation of the users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur Operating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so we can do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder mode for testing. I cannot stress enough, the importance of this cooperation not just for us but also for all users, simply having a little patience so we can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately as possible. AMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the transponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the transponder, please do not assume that it is open for general use – check our website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you are not accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly causing interference as well. Many hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making Fox-1Cliff happen. Just like any ham radio project you might undertake, we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when we are done, we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of amateur radio. I have to say though, that the incidents we have experienced in the past with stations intentionally disregarding the command stations requests to keep the frequency clear during testing not only delays the commissioning, but also negatively impacts the enthusiasm that our volunteers feel toward handing over a new bird to the members and users as soon as possible. I am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of your time to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete the last few days of getting Fox-1Cliff in orbit and operating for all of you. Thank you very much, see you on the bird! Jerry Buxton, N0JY (AMSAT VP Engineering) *Time of deployment will be made generally available through AMSAT as soon as Spaceflight provides the information to us. [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President-Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESA Announces "First Telemetry" Contest for ESEO To celebrate the launch of the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO), ESA's Education Office challenges the amateur radio community to listen out to be first to hear the new spacecraft orbiting Earth. ESEO is currently due to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, as part of the SSO-A launch; spacecraft separation and activation is scheduled at about 2 hours 13 minutes after launch. About two minutes after being deployed into its final orbit, ESEO will begin transmitting with its beacon signals to Earth that can be picked up by anyone with common amateur radio equipment. ESA challenges anyone to send to eseo(a)esa.int the recording of the signal of the 437.00 MHz signal received from ESEO during its pass in visibility of their ground station. For one week after the ESEO launch, the first email coming from each continent (America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Antartica), sent by radio-amateurs who recorded the signals received from ESEO, for which the signal recorded is confirmed to belong to ESEO, will be awarded an official ESA Education shirt of the ESEO mission. More information about ESEO can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO1 ESEO UHF Beacon Information: Frequency: 437.00 MHz Transmission Format: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO2 Modulation Format: GFSK Beacon schedule: + Every 1 minute when in safe mode and just after deployment during the de-tumbling phase + Every 1 minutes when in sunlight + Every 5 minutes when in eclipse Telemetry equations are documented at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO3 What your email should contain: + An IQ recording in a recognised format + Your Name + Your Callsign (if any!) + Snailmail address for delivery of your polo shirt + Reception time of the beacon + Details of any telemetry decoded + Your Location + A few lines about your equipment Access the full press release at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO4 [ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1 Five years ago, on November 21, 2013, FUNcube-1 launched into space. Soon, we hope to welcome ESEO (FUNcube-4) and JY1SAT (FUNcube-6) into space. A remarkable achievement by the radio amateur volunteers of AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. See https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/21/happy-5th-birthday-funcube-1/ for more information. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $15,645 raised or about 10% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC Dismisses AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsideration On November 15, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Reconsideration regarding mitigation of orbital debris. In the Order on Reconsider- ation, the Commission dismissed AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsider- ation of the Commission's 2004 orbital debris regulations as applied to amateur satellites. AMSAT released a statement on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and dismissal of the Petition for Reconsideration: "For nearly 60 years, amateur radio hobbyists, experimenters, and researchers from AMSAT, other amateur radio organizations, and universities worldwide have pioneered numerous satellite tech- nologies, including inter-satellite communication links, search-and- rescue satellite systems (SARSAT), reception of GPS signals at altitudes above the GPS constellation, and the use of commercial off-the-shelf components in space while accomplishing this with smaller and smaller satellites. We look forward to working with the FCC to craft a regulatory framework that addresses the growing concerns regarding orbital debris while preserving the flexibility for hobbyists, experimenters, and researchers to access a variety of orbits." The full text of the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Reconsideration can be found at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-159A1.pdf [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg (***) Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 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 [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Randy, K7AGE has released a video of the November 2018 AMSAT Symposium in Huntsville Al. The video highlights are at : https://youtu.be/bS3Y12dyyD0 (K7AGE on Twitter) + James WX4TV wrote, "Watch the DX Clusters for N4P." This will be for the Dry Tortugas National Park DXpedition that we are doing from December 14-17. They will be on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, and the FM satellites. (WX4TV via Facebook) + John, N7AME, will be in Hawaii December 3 - 14 and will on two islands, Oahu and Maui. He hopes to rove BL01, BL10 and BL11. The Hawaiian Islands appear to have ten (10) different grids and he hopes he could work all of them. Contacts are planned to be worked on AO91 and AO92. (John N7AME johnv at frontier.com) + The C. A. Muller Radio Astronomy Station (PI9CAM) has posted an article about photographing the far side of the moon with the LO-94 amateur radio satellite. https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-PI9CAM (PI9CAM) [ANS thanks everyone 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 and remember to do your part to help Keep Amateur Radio In Space, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM N8HM at amsat.org

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Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50 pass
by John Brier 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

I'll be active from grid FM14 on the 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50 pass. Very good for out west. [1] Only 7 degrees for me. 73, John Brier KG4AKV 1) https://t.co/tyJdd4KEmK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24 21:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg (***) Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (staRting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) 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 2018-11-24 21:00 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 1278. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1222. (***) 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: 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 2018-11-24 21:00 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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AMSAT @ Mesa AZ hamfest next Saturday (1 December 2018)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Superstition Superfest hamfest next Saturday, 1 December 2018. The hamfest will be in the southwestern parking lot at Mesa Community College, along Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and US-60 exit 177 in Mesa, Arizona. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://superstitionsuperfest.org During the hamfest, I will have demonstrations of satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on any passes, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest is located in grid DM43, Maricopa County. All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If you would like to receive a QSL card for working WD9EWK during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I will send you a QSL card. I will post updates from the hamfest on my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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France (IN94) on AO-07B
by F6GLJ 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Hello. I'll be on AO-07B next pass, between 17:29 and 17:39UTC, very good pass for qso NA France. I hope meet you. 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ

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