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Grid EL58hx Activation 2018
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 11 Mar '18

11 Mar '18

(Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG will travel to the mouth of the Mississippi River in far Southeast Louisiana to activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx on Memorial Day weekend, 2018. The primary activities will be on the 6m band and OSCAR satellites. This will be Wyatt’s first activation of EL58 in Louisiana and Clayton’s second. Both operators have conducted multiple, successful portable activations over the years, with Wyatt activating over 200 grid squares and Clayton over 150. Dates, the operating location in the grid, and transportation arrangements are confirmed. The activation is scheduled to begin after 23:00 UTC on May 25 and will conclude by 20:00 UTC on May 27. All 6m operations will use the callsign AC0RA. All satellite operations will use the callsign W5PFG. HF operation will occur during slower periods on 6m and when there are no satellites in view. Those wishing to confirm HF contacts must do so via ARRL’s Logbook of the World (LoTW.) 6m and Satellite confirmations will be available following the expedition on LoTW in addition to paper QSL’s accompanied with a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (SASE.) Further information will be released prior to the expedition. For general inquiries contact Clayton, W5PFG, at w5pfg(a)arrl.net. For 6m operational questions contact Wyatt, AC0RA, at dirkswyatt10(a)gmail.com. -- 73, Clayton W5PFG

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FO29 sat Web SDR in Budapest
by f6htj＠aol.com 11 Mar '18

11 Mar '18

Hello all; FYI thanks to HA7WEN, you can listen to FO29 sat traffic over Europe here: http://152.66.73.241:33333/ 73 de Michel F6HTJ

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Contact Info ?
by Douglas Tabor 11 Mar '18

11 Mar '18

Looking for contact info for Gavin Bennett who made a recent post on the AMSAT-NA Facebook Group. I do not do Facebook any longer, so this info or a Twitter contact would help. 73, Doug, N6UA Douglas Tabor dtabor(a)estesvalley.net

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ANS-070 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Chris Bradley 11 Mar '18

11 Mar '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-070.01 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: * Robertsville Middle School Students Will Send a CubeSat into Space * Call for Volunteers - Dayton Hamvention * Maidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018 * FJ, St. Barthelemy Operations April 19-27 * AMSAT-OSCAR 92 * Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-070.01 ANS-014.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 070.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. March 8, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-070.01 Robertsville Middle School Students Will Send a CubeSat into Space In November of last year, a team of Robertsville middle students, educators, and Oak Ridge scientists submitted a proposal to NASA for their Cube Satellite Launch Initiative (CSLI) in hopes of sending a student-designed nanosatellite named, "RamSat" into space. NASA's CSLI provides opportunities for small satellite payloads built by various schools and non-profit organizations to fly on upcoming launches. NASA provides CubeSat developers a low-cost pathway to conduct scientific investigations in space, enabling students, teachers, and industry partners to obtain hands-on development experiences. In a letter received on March 2, 2018, we learned that our proposal for RamSat was accepted for participation in the CSLI, an initiative intended to provide launch opportunities during 2019, 2020, and 2021. CubeSats are auxiliary payloads on planned NASA, other U.S. Government, or commercial space flight missions, or deployments from the International Space Station. We learned that our payload is one of 21 satellites selected or prioritized for participation in the ninth CSLI selection. Our acceptance was also announced on NASA's website as RamSat, an education mission to develop and implement a middle school STEM curriculum for building a CubeSat. Peter Thornton, one of the RamSat team leaders from Oak Ridge National Laboratory stated, "This is such an exciting opportunity for the students! They will now have the chance to design, build, carry out and own a satellite mission. They will be the mission scientists, the communication specialists, and the logistics experts. They will calculate orbits, learn to aim their satellite camera at selected targets on the ground, radio their commands to RamSat, and receive and interpret the digital data streams broadcast by RamSat, containing imagery and all the other important data gathered on- board. They'll be working as a team to identify and solve problems, and they will be working with NASA professionals to integrate RamSat into the launch and deployment missions. I can't think of a more exciting project to ignite the students' curiosity and passion for science and engineering." The CSLI ride-share launch features spacecraft called nanosatellites. CubeSats are sized in units, and one unit (1U) is 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm. To participate in the CSLI program, CubeSat investigations must be in alignment with NASA's Strategic Plan. The Robertsville Middle School proposal aimed to demonstrate alignment by creating student-driven STEM-based lessons addressing educational development needs relevant to NASA's strategic goals. The students' targeted mission for their RamSat is to send a small camera and radio encased in a 2U nanosatellite that will relay data and images from space back to earth. With this information, students will study reforestation patterns of vegetation lost in forest fires. The student mission arose in response to a real-world connection they had to the Gatlinburg fires last year. [ANS Thanks OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS OAK RIDGE, TN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers - Dayton Hamvention The 2018 Hamvention will be held on May 18-20 2018 at Green County Fairground and Expo Center in Xenia Ohio. Planning is under way for AMSAT's participation, and we are looking for volunteers in the following areas: Volunteer Assistant, Publicity Assistant, Sales Assistant, Outdoor Demo Assistant, Facilities and Setup Assistant. Interested Hams should contact Team Leader Phil Smith via email at w1eme(a)amsat.org for information. [ANS Thanks Phil Smith, W1EME for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Maidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018 (Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG will travel to the mouth of the Mississippi River in far Southeast Louisiana to activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx on Memorial Day weekend, 2018. The primary activities will be on the 6m band and OSCAR satellites. This will be Wyatt's first activation of EL58 in Louisiana and Clayton's second. Both operators have conducted multiple, successful portable activations over the years, with Wyatt activating over 200 grid squares and Clayton over 150. Dates, the operating location in the grid, and transportation arrangements are confirmed. The activation is scheduled to begin after 23:00 UTC on May 25 and will conclude by 20:00 UTC on May 27. All 6m operations will use the callsign AC0RA. All satellite operations will use the callsign W5PFG. HF operation will occur during slower periods on 6m and when there are no satellites in view. Those wishing to confirm HF contacts must do so via ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW.) 6m and Satellite confirmations will be available following the expedition on LoTW in addition to paper QSL's accompanied with a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (SASE.) Further information will be released prior to the expedition. For general inquiries contact Clayton, W5PFG, at w5pfg(a)arrl.net. For 6m operational questions contact Wyatt, AC0RA, at dirkswyatt10(a)gmail.com. [ANS Thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- FJ, St. Barthelemy Operations April 19-27 AI5P, N0KV, W0ZA and WD0E plan to operate from Pointe Milou, St. Barthelemy Island (IOTA NA-146/Grid Square FK87) from April 19-27, 2018. Operation will be on 80-10 meters (SSB/CW/ RTTY) with satellite operation by WD0E. Conditions may largely limit most activity to 20 meters and down. Operating 160 meters is being considered; however, no antenna option is yet finalized. Satellite operation will take place on several satellites. A satellite and pass schedule will be announced on the AMSAT-bb in advance. Equipment includes three Elecraft K3's and two 500 watt Elecraft amps. Antennas include a SteppIR crank IR vertical for 80-10 meters, a folding hexbeam by Folding Antennas (Germany) on 20-10 meters, LPDA's on 20 and 17 meters and verticals on 30 and 40 meters. Operation will be as continuous as conditions warrant. The Colorado operators have decided to use FJ/N0KV as their callsign while AI5P will be active as FJ/AI5P. FJ/N0KV logs will be updated to LOTW while Rick's logs (FJ/AI5P) will not since he continues to be an analog guy with an actual key and pen/paper log. Paper QSLs will be available from both N0KV and AI5P direct and via the bureau. Further: For satellite operation we plan to be on as many passes of as many satellites as possible focusing on the evening hours. Equipment will be an IC 910 and Arrow. On Montserrat in 2015 we were on FO-29 only. For St. Barts we will also operate some FM satellites. We will assemble a pass plan before we go and post it to this -bb. We will stick to that plan as much as possible but of course condi- tions may cause us adjust on the fly. The operating location has good visibility to the horizon from about the NW through N and E to the SE. Other directions are somewhat obscured. QSLs handled as written above. [ANS thanks Jim White, WD0E for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-OSCAR 92 AO-92 operations are scheduled among the U/v FM repeater, L-Band Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa's High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI). Please keep the uplink clear during passes with scheduled mode changes. For the week of 11-17 Mar 2018, the following mode changes are scheduled: Approximately 1420UTC 11Mar we will enable the L band uplink for ~24 hours Approximately 1625UTC 14Mar we will enable the VT camera and high- speed data for ~40 minutes. This is a central US and Mexico pass. Please be ready to copy high-speed data with FoxTelem, and keep the uplink clear at 1625UTC. All other times the U/v repeater will be open continuously. [ANS Thanks Drew KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard the Parker Solar Probe NASA will send your name on a microchip to the Sun aboard the Parker Solar Probe mission due to launch in the Summer of 2018. The probe will fly through the Sun's atmosphere and you can go along for the ride. To survive in the 2500° F solar environment the spacecraft and instruments will be protected by a 4.5-inch-thick carbon-composite shield. At its closest approach the probe will be flying at approximately 430,000 mph. To submit your name follow the instructions starting at: http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/Name-to-Sun/ To learn more about the mission visit: http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/ [ANS thanks NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Gridders, Bob K8BL be staying in grid EM32 for the next couple weeks and operating "holiday style" while visiting family. He can probably work out going to adjacent Grids upon request. Besides LA, TX and AR and OK are possibilities. QSOs will be in LoTW when I return home the end of March. [ANS Thanks Bob K8BL, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + I just wanted to thank Doug N6UA for his dedication to the hobby of Ham radio. Doug made an out of the way trip to nebraska to confirm the state for several of us who needed it for WAS LOTW. Doug fought 65 mph winds on the way and during the qso on Cas-4B . At times the howling was so bad that the audio was distorted , however Doug endured the elements and continued confirming the Grid/state for many of us. On the return home Doug encountered several semi accidents on I-25 . Thanks Doug for being so dedicated as to go out of your in bad weather to give a new grid or state to your fellow hams [ANS Thanks Jack KC7MG and Alex Weimer, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + N8FQ Satalite Sked page available for amateur use. http://n8fq.org/sked/mobile.php?board=sat [ANS Thanks Joe, N3XLS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Watch the development of a homebrew VHF mast head preamp design by VU2POP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTDkRRtWTk8 [ANS Thanks VU2POP for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Information about China ham radio satellite to the moon https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/18/lunar-amateur-radio-satellites-dslwp- a1a2/ [ANS Thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + The schedule page at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/ has been updated for the coming week for AO-92 operations. We could use more stations feeding telemetry in auto or high-speed mode for the camera run on Wednesday! [ANS Thanks Andrew Glasbrenner for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + All telemetry (image frames) received by anyone with FoxTelem are sent to the AMSAT server (if you have selected "upload to server") and used to construct a full image, in the same fashion that collecting many diverse telemetry frames provides a more complete record of satellite health and science data. So you may not see a whole image on your own FoxTelem, but you are helping everyone see the full image because you may capture a frame that no one else did. The more stations receiving, the better the chances for full images. Set your FoxTelem for "auto" source on the Input Tab and pitch in. Thank you for being part of the fun and learning! [ANS Thanks Jerry Buxton, NØJY, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- + AYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Operators K0NR and KB9DPF will be QRV as ZF2NR and ZF2PF, respectively, from Grand Cayman Island from March 10 to 17. Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8. This includes some FM Satellite activity from grid square EK99. QSL to home calls. [ANS Thanks ARLD011 DX news bulletin 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 <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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New member
by Bob Keating 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Greetings everyone, I just joined AMSAT this week and look forward learning more about amateur radio satellites. I have been working the FM satellites with an Arrow II antenna and two HT's in full duplex mode for the last 6 months or so, finally decided join up so I could learn more and mebbe get a little help in branching out to the SSB satellites. I have had the pleasure of a number of QSOs with a few of you... KK6OTJ, KB6LTY, W7QL, WD9EWK, AF7H, WB7VUF, N3GS, K5IX, K5ND, WC7V, WW5TT and AL6D among others. Looking forward to more! 73, Bob, N6REK

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FT-847, uni-directional or be-directional version?
by Erich Eichmann 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Hello, Does somebody know whether one can recognize by the serial number of the FT-847 whether it is an old, uni-directional or a newer, bi-directional vrsion? A user here in Germany has two FT-847 with serial numbers 3M840064 and OE320084. 73s, Erich, DK1TB

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Ao-92 thanks chris for FM72 Bermuda
by Joe N3XLS 10 Mar '18

10 Mar '18

Chris KG6CIH thank you for Bermuda this morning on AO-92. Excellent contact! Joe N3XLS

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AO-92 Schedule for 11-17 March 2018
by Andrew Glasbrenner 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

I've updated the schedule page at https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/ for the coming week for AO-92 operations. We could use more stations feeding telemetry in auto or high-speed mode for the camera run on Wednesday! 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations AMSAT-OSCAR 92 AO-92 operations are scheduled among the U/v FM repeater, L-Band Downshifter, Virginia Tech Camera, and the University of Iowa's High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI). Please keep the uplink clear during passes with scheduled mode changes. For the week of 11-17 Mar 2018, the following mode changes are scheduled: Approximately 1420UTC 11Mar we will enable the L band uplink for ~24 hours Approximately 1625UTC 14Mar we will enable the VT camera and high-speed data for ~40 minutes. This is a central US and Mexico pass. Please be ready to copy high-speed data with FoxTelem, and keep the uplink clear at 1625UTC. All other times the U/v repeater will be open continuously.

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CQ ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @ 21:11Z today??
by Adrian Engele 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

Folks, I am leaving Little Cayman tomorrow afternoon. Most likely last chance for satellite today from here. Right now I am thinking of doing an AO-7 pass at 21:11Z. North American Stations only due to the location when I will be setting up.Sorry South America, I have worked many stations already! If I get enough interest via email or Twitter @ZF2AE, I will activate that pass 145.940 fixed. If not then I will skip that pass and stick to FT8. Pse low power only 73, Adrian AA5UK ZF2AE/ZF8 Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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AMSAT @ ScienceCity science fair, Tucson AZ (10-11 March 2018)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hi! AMSAT will be assisting the University of Arizona Amateur Radio Club (K7UAZ) at their booth for the ScienceCity science fair, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson on Saturday and Sunday (10-11 March 2018). The science fair will be on the mall along University Blvd., west of Campbell Avenue, in conjunction with the Tucson Festival of Books which is also taking place on the UofA campus this weekend. More information about the K7UAZ radio club is available at: http://k7uaz.com/ and for the ScienceCity science fair: http://sciencecity.arizona.edu/ During the two-day event, K7UAZ will have an HF station, and I will have demonstrations of satellite operating in the area near the K7UAZ booth (close to the Kuiper building, where the K7UAZ club has its satellite ground station - look for the long Yagis on the roof). If you hear WD9EWK on the satellites Saturday or Sunday, please call and be a part of the demonstration. I plan on trying FM satellite passes, including the Sunday morning AO-92 passes in the L/V mode using my portable setup with the Alinco DJ-G7T HT and 5-element Yagi for the L-band uplink, and possibly FO-29. Tucson is in grid DM42, and in Pima County, for those keeping track of those details. I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to send out pictures from the science fair, and information on satellite passes I plan on working. This will probably be the best way to get updates from me this weekend. If you don't use Twitter, my account is open to the public and accessible with a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK For the satellite QSOs, I will upload my log to Logbook of the World. I may not transcribe my recordings until after the weekend when I am back home, so please be patient. If you work K7UAZ on HF, please follow the instructions on the club's web site at the link above (or on QRZ.com) to get a K7UAZ QSL card. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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WD9EWK @ DM52/53 via AO-91, tomorrow (9 March 2018)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hi! I will go to Tucson tomorrow, in advance of the ScienceCity science fair on the University of Arizona campus on Saturday and Sunday. I will take a roundabout way to Tucson, and I am planning a stop on the DM52ax/DM53aa grid boundary in southeastern Arizona. I am planning to work the two AO-91 passes around 1820 and 2000 UTC, before driving on to Tucson. I have operated from this location many times before over the past several years, parked along US-70 near Safford AZ in Graham County. I do not plan on staying for additional passes, as I still have a drive of over two hours to get from that spot to Tucson, and a busy weekend ahead of me. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World at some point, either tomorrow night when I am in Tucson, or possibly early next week after I am back home. Hope to work a bunch of you who may need either or both of these rarely-heard grids. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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IC-910H programming
by Daryl - K4RGK 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Do any of you IC-910H owners use software for memory management on this radio? It seems Chirp and RT Systems missed, or skipped, this popular satellite rig. *Daryl - K4RGK *

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FW: [External] FW: Southern Hemisphere Command Station?
by Gert Botha 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hi Bob Hope all is well with you. Me (Gert Botha de ZS6GC) and Cor Rademeyer (ZS6CR) are interested to run a command station but what does this all entail. Do you have more detail for us? Kind Regards Gert Botha e-mail (H): <mailto:gertb@cybersmart.co.za> gertb(a)cybersmart.co.za Cell nr: +27 82 771 0663 -----Original Message----- From: Rademeyer, Cor [mailto:Cornelius.Rademeyer@Honeywell.com] Sent: Thursday, 08 March, 2018 07:52 To: Gert Botha <gertb(a)cybersmart.co.za> Cc: Christo (huis) <christo.kriek(a)live.co.za> Subject: FW: [External] FW: [amsat-bb] Southern Hemisphere Command Station? Interessante geleentheid... Regards, Cor Rademeyer Lead Engineer Honeywell P O Box 6674, Midrand, 1685 Tel: +27(0)17 631 9010 Email: <mailto:cornelius.rademeyer@honeywell.com> cornelius.rademeyer(a)honeywell.com -----Original Message----- From: Hans [ <mailto:hans@intekom.co.za> mailto:hans@intekom.co.za] Sent: 07 March 2018 20:49 To: Allan Saul < <mailto:allan@rfdesign.co.za> allan(a)rfdesign.co.za>; 'Pravin ZS5LT' < <mailto:zs5lt@satchtechkzn.co.za> zs5lt(a)satchtechkzn.co.za>; 'Anton Janovsky' < <mailto:anton.janovsky@gmail.com> anton.janovsky(a)gmail.com>; 'Riaan Greeff' < <mailto:riaang@vut.ac.za> riaang(a)vut.ac.za>; Rademeyer, Cor < <mailto:Cornelius.Rademeyer@Honeywell.com> Cornelius.Rademeyer(a)Honeywell.com> Subject: [External] FW: [amsat-bb] Southern Hemisphere Command Station? Hi Is anyone of you interested/able to assist? 73 Hans -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [ <mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org> mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Wednesday, 07 March 2018 4:58 PM To: Amsat BB < <mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org> AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Southern Hemisphere Command Station? We need to establish contact with a good reliable AMSAT command station in the Southern Hemisphere. Back when we had PCSAT, PCSAT2, ANDE and RAFT satellites in orbit we did have a relationship with some southern hemisphere command stations but that was a decade ago... We would like to re-establish some contact. Thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR _______________________________________________ Sent via <mailto:AMSAT-BB@amsat.org> 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> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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1.2Ghz signal sources
by Bob- W7LRD 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hello I am looking for a listing of 1.2ghz signal sources (satellites) for evaluating my L band stuff. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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Extra - Extra Read All About It
by Bruce 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Be the first on your block to receive the new AMSAT Award. Yes, after many years, AMSAT has a new award. Visit http://www.amsat.org click on Services, then Awards and then the very first award on the top (hint... it is the new one) I have not had a chance to work up the submission sheet for it. I will do that soon. It will make it easier to submit and check the award. Thanks to those that gave input and guidance for the award. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 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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AlfaSpid RAS-1 up and running
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

I installed the RAS-1 and got everything working yesterday. Even the 450 degree function in SatPC32 is working. Only issue I have(and I was warned about this) is it’s rotational speed is very slow, maybe twice as slow as a G-5500. The cure for this is to run a higher voltage power supply of 24v. Now I have a 28 v supply I use for my 1.2 gig amp and was wondering if it was possible to mod the RAS-1 system to run on 28v. Anyone look into this? I tried contacting AlfaSpid about this and never got a reply... 73 Jeff kb2m --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-03-07 17:45 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-03-07 17:45 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Parkside Middle School, San Bruno, CA, direct via K6PVJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-03-07 18:05:06 UTC 36 deg Sorry for the late update but I just got this at 17:40 UTC (***) Watch for live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/345397712321880/ (***) Gymnasium Räddningsgymnasiet Sando, Sandöverken, Sweden, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-03-15 11:12:55 UTC 86 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 128 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 102 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-03-07 17:45 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 1213. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1162. 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 2018-02-27 06:00 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. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR Exp. 54 on orbit Scott Tingle KG5NZA Norishige Kanai Alexander Skvortsov **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ZF2AE/ZF8 AO-7 @19:25Z Only planned pass for today
by Adrian Engele 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Late announcement: AO-7 Fixed 145.940 RX +/- QRM . This will be the only planned pass for today. NA Stations please note this is a SA pass and NA LOS will come up quick after TCA due to beach location and cabin blockage. Plan to be on HF this evening on FT8. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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V2, Antigua and Barbuda on Satellite
by JoAnne Maenpaa 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Spotted this in the DXNL 2083 (Mar 7, 2018) bulletin from DARC. Sending it via the -bb since waiting for the weekend ANS news cycle would be too late: NA-100; V2, Antigua and Barbuda: Patrick/N2IEN, Lee/WW2DX, Raymond/W2RE, and Lori/KB2HZI will be active as V26PD from the 8th to 11th on CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. They are also planning 2m via EME and satellite. QSL via NR6M. DXNL - DX Newsletter, a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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AO-92 L/v Activation Schedule ( 23cm up)
by Mr B r a d 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

I think I heard the Ao-92 YL voice beacon very well and one guy working AO-92L/v with the 23cm/1.2g uplink over the weekend , ( no one else to talk to ) .... what ERP is needed for this mode? Could my ts2000x with 10 watts into a helix work for this ? please delete original messages in your reply...Brad / ko6kL

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Demo for students AO-91 pass 8 march 13.05 UTC
by Felix Paez EA4GQS 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

Dear friends, tomorrow march 8, we are going to make a demo QSO from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (where I will be with the teachers and the students) to Vigo in north-west of Spain, where Jose EB1AO will try to contact us using AO-91 at 13:05 UTC. I will please ask you to give us priority in the pass, since we only have this one to try the contact. I also apologize in advance if we monopolize a bit the satellite. Thanks for the understanding. This is a good opportunity to get future satellite operators. Felix EA4GQS

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Southern Hemisphere Command Station?
by Robert Bruninga 07 Mar '18

07 Mar '18

We need to establish contact with a good reliable AMSAT command station in the Southern Hemisphere. Back when we had PCSAT, PCSAT2, ANDE and RAFT satellites in orbit we did have a relationship with some southern hemisphere command stations but that was a decade ago... We would like to re-establish some contact. Thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fw: FT-847, uni-directional or be-directional version?
by Erich Eichmann 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

Many thanks to all who replied, very helpful answers. 73s, Erich, DK1tB Am 06.03.2018 um 18:42 schrieb Kevin M: > <link fix> > > > > Hello,Does somebody know whether one can recognize by the serial number of the FT-847 whether it is an old, uni-directional or a newer, bi-directional vrsion? A user here in Germany has two FT-847 with serial > numbers 3M840064 and OE320084. > > 73s, Erich, DK1TB > > serial number info link:http://www.supercontrol.de/cat/ft847faq/page1.htm#serialnum > > > The FT-847 was first made in 1998 and the bi-directional problem was fixed that first year... only serial numbers starting with 8C, 8D, 8E, and 8F would be uni-directional. > > 73, Kevin N4UFO > > > > >

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N8FQ Sat sked page
by Joe N3XLS 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

http://n8fq.org/sked/mobile.php?board=sat Anyone use this page? Or is there another one?

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FT-847, uni-directional or be-directional version?
by christy hunter 06 Mar '18

06 Mar '18

this link may be helpful also. http://www.supercontrol.de/cat/ft847faq/page1.htm#serialnum 73 christy KB6LTY --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com

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