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

KX9X Birthday Rove Through VT & NH This Weekend
by Sean K. 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

Hi all- I'll be hitting the road this weekend, celebrating my birthday by driving through Vermont and New Hampshire. This will be a holiday-style trip with no real agenda, taking my time. I won't be on every pass, but I'll be on several. I'll be on SSB/FM passes. Saturday 7/14: CT/MA/VT: FN31/32/33/34/44/45Will spend the night just south of the FN44/45 grid line and will make a point of being on to hand out FN45 from ~2100z Saturday to ~1300z Sunday. Sunday 7/15: VT/NH/MA/CT: FN45/44/43/42/31There is a chance I'll be on from FN41 Rhode Island as well. Will be on SSB and FM. Follow me on Twitter at @seankutzko for real-time pass info. Hope to work you this weekend! Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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AO-92 images
by Andrew Glasbrenner 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

All, This Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we will be enabling the camera on AO-92 on the morning passes over the US east coast. This is in support of two different educational programs running this week. Please help us copy images by enabling Auto or High Speed mode in FoxTLM and enabling data to be uploaded to the server. Camera mode runs for 45 minutes each time, so this will be an opportunity for Central and South America as well. Images will appear at http://www.amsat.org/tlm/fox1d/images/ in near-real time. Thanks for your cooperation. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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AO-7 orbit count.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in orbit count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count roll over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we would be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then this will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when that will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to throw out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7 operating day I would think. 73 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Linear Satellite demonstration Wednesday Evening, July 11th.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 09 Jul '18

09 Jul '18

I will be doing a satellite talk and demo this coming Wednesday evening, July 11th, for the Euless Texas Amateur Radio Club. The pass for the demo will be XW-2A at 8:21 CDT which is 0121Z 12-July. A good east coast pass but not so good for the Rockies and west. The demo will be somewhat ambitious for me, with RX on a FunCube Dongle Pro+ run by HDSDR and controlled by SatPC32. The uplink radio will by my FT847. We will use the Euless club call W5EUL for any contacts. Might be the first time that their club call has been used on satellite, I don't know. Please look for me probably near the center of the passband and give us a shout. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Nunavut and Bermuda Satellite Operating Announcements
by JoAnne K9JKM 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

Here are some operation announcements which fall in between the usual news cycle ... NA-008. (Zone 2) Pierre/VE3KTB will once again active from the Eureka Weather station and the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka, Nunavut (NA-008), as VY0ERC between July 8-21st. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters, as well as FM satellites, using SSB, the Digital modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to his spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. VP9, BERMUDA. Steve, KU9C, will once again be active as KU9C/VP9 from Ed, VP9GE's, QTH between July 11-17th. During the IARU HF Championship he will operate as VP9HQ/RSB, the VP9 IARU Headquarters station. Outside of the contest look for activity on all HF bands (especially the 30/17/12m bands) as well as 6 meters, the SO-50/AO-85 FM satellites, and trying some FT8 along with enjoying the weather. QSL VP9HQ and the KU9C/VP9 callsigns to his home callsign. Thanks to Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1371 -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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AO-73/FUNcube Mode change
by Jim Heck 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

Hi folks, I have just changed the sat into education mode (full power beacon in sunlight, low power beacon plus transponder on in darkness). 73s Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team.

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ANS-189 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-189 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: * AMSAT Symposium Call For Papers - First Call * International Balloon Satellite Launch Challenge JULY 2018 * 145.825 MHz APRS Cubesats Enroute to ISS for August Deployment * China Microsatellite Symposium and International CubeSat and Mission Contest * "Moon Day" Volunteers Requested * University of Manitoba Wins the 4th CSDC! * AMSAT Field Day submissions are due Monday, July 9 * ISS SSTV Transmissions Continue * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.01 ANS-189 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 8, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.01 AMSAT Symposium Call For Papers - First Call This is the first call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of November 2 - 4 at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv(at)amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan N8FGV for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- International Balloon Satellite Launch Challenge JULY 2018 The 1st FREE OF COST International Balloon 'Satellite' Launch CHALLENGE is open across the Globe for participants below 21 years of age. Leveraging the power of technology, the State of Rajasthan in India has become the "Digitalization Hub of India". In the upcoming three- day technology carnival by the Government of Rajasthan- "Rajasthan Digifest 2018", held at Jaipur (known as the Pink city of the world) there will be a plethora of opportunities for everyone. From insightful workshops to varied exciting events, the fest would have a lot to offer. Taking a step further, Government of Rajasthan in collaboration with Space Kidz India, is organizing an "International Balloon Challenge" on the 25th & 26th July 2018. This challenge has been initiated to mark a tribute towards our former President and reputed Scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. Set with the motto- 'Dream. Imagine. Believe", it is an open competition for everyone aged below 21 years. The participant will have the opportunity to fly their payload 'near space' in a balloon FREE OF COST. Following are some notable points in respect to the challenge: • The payload must fit inside a 1U Cube3 and the weight should be 500 grams including the battery. • No hazardous chemicals are allowed. • Biological experiments containing living micro-organisms shall not be allowed. • Only Original Ideas will be entertained. • Any findings of plagiarisms can get the participant eliminated and permanently banned from participating in the future. • If approved by Space Kids India you can also come directly to the venue and fly your payload. • Accommodation and food facility for teams coming directly will be provided for two days. Payload should reach our Chennai Office (Add. given below) on or before the 18th of July 2018. Space Kidz India, No.1-B, Nutech Narayana Apartments, 48, Thirumalai Pillai Road, T.Nagar, Chennai 600 017, India Space Kidz India and Government of Rajasthan invites students for this exciting and adventurous 'International Balloon Challenge' to be held on 25th & 26th July 2018. The competition not only looks inspiring & challenging, but will help the participants to meet like- minded people from different nook and corner of the world uniting together with a strong competitive edge. It's time to help our younger generation to showcase their skills and let their dreams fly high! Our Contacts for further clarification: Mr. Rifath +919518535615 shaarookrsr(a)live.com Mr. Vijay +917708574647 vijaypp01(a)gmail.com Mr. Priyadharshan +918220333449 prabhupriyadharshan(a)gmail.com Mr. Tanishq +919940515800 forutanishq(a)gmail.com Mr. Yagna +919912752744 yagnasai7(a)gmail.com Dr. Srimathy +914448535376 spacekidzindia(a)gmail.com [ANS thanks SpaceKidz India Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 145.825 MHz APRS Cubesats Enroute to ISS for August Deployment The June 29, 2018 SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the Dragon cargo capsule included cubesats of the BIRDS-2 satellite constellation. All cubesats in the BIRDS-2 constellation MAYA-1, BHUTAN-1 and UiTMSAT-1 have identical designs and utilize the same radio frequencies. While independently made, the operation and control of the three cubesats will be shared by the three teams after they are released from the ISS early in August. They will be operational for six months. "The three will form a constellation, orbiting the earth from different places. This will provide the countries more opportun- ities to make measurements and run experiments, than just with using one cubesat," explained Joel Joseph Marciano Jr., manager of the PHL-Microsat program in the Philippines. The primary mission of BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation is to provide digital message relay service to the amateur radio community by means of an APRS digipeater onboard. The APRS digipeater onboard BIRDS-2 CubeSats will use 145.825 MHz for both receive and transmit which isa standard configurations used by other satellites such as ARISS and LAPAN-A2. Another mission of the BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation is to demonstrate a store-and-forward (S&F) system. In this mission, their goal is to investigate technical challenges through ex- periments on appropriate data format, multiple access scheme, file-handling protocol while complying with limited operational time and power constraints. The BIRDS-2 CubeSat S&F system will collect data from remote ground sensors, store them onboard and download them to the different BIRDS-2 ground stations network. Additional experiments will use the BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation to enhance research and experiment in the fields of single latch-up event detection, magnetic field measurements using a COTS aniso- tropic magnetometer, and flight testing of a COTS GPS chip which can be used for future CubeSat missions if proven effective. Stu- dents will also explore a passive attitude stabilization mechanism consisting of magnets and hysteresis dampers for proper orientation of camera on a CubeSat. All measurements and image data will be shared with the public on BIRDS-2 project website. Moveover, BIRDS-2 CubeSat constellation will expand amateur radio communication experiment on the operation of CubeSat constellation via a network of UHF/VHF amateur radio ground stations (started in the BIRDS-1 CubeSat constellation project). BIRDS-2 hopes to promote awareness of amateur radio communication and amateur satellites among the general public and students, especially in the participating nations of BIRDS-2 Project: Bhutan, Malaysia, Philippines, and Japan. The IARU has coordinated 437.375 MHz CW beacon for a downlink and 145.825 MHz for the APRS experiment. Philippine news coverage of MAYA-1 can be accessed at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS189-MAYA-1 http://tinyurl.com/ANS-BIRDS2-cubesats Visit the BIRDS-2 website at: http://birds2.birds-project.com/ [ANS thanks the BIRDS-2 Project, Kyushu Institute of Technology and the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- China Microsatellite Symposium and International CubeSat and Mission Contest The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com) will be held at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an China on 18th – 20th November 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several sessions which will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch opportunities and all new technologies about microsatellites. International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on 20th November 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U payload capacity (provided by Expace Technology Co., Ltd.) will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get information and submit the works through the official website of our contest: www.cubesatcontest.org. The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of CubeSat contest are both August 31, 2018. The papers accepted will be indexed by China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and the proceedings of the symposium will be submitted to IEEE Xplore, some of the excellent papers will be recommended for publication in the AEROSPACE CHINA. You could submit abstract and get information on the website www.microsatsymp.com Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition, during which you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other related technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about booth on the website. The event is supported by China National Space Administration, International Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese Institute of Command and Control. Please forward this information to your colleagues and anyone that may be interested in this symposium. You could also find the brochures in the attachment. On behalf of the organizing committee of the China Microsatellite Symposium, we sincerely invite you to attend the symposium. If you have any questions, please contact us! Dr. Yu Xiaozhou, Mr.Pang Weijian Email: service (at) microsatsymp.com: pangwj (at) mail.nwpu.edu.cn Tel: +86 18291419293 National United Engineering Laboratory of Microsatellite Technology and Application,Northwestern Polytechnical University 127 Youyi Xilu, Xi'an, ShaanXi Province, China Phone:008629 88492103 Fax:008629 88492103 Mobile:008615902909698 [ANS thanks Yuxiao Zhou (via cubesat.org) for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Moon Day" Volunteers Requested Tom Schuessler, N5HYP, is looking to recruit additional volunteers from the AMSAT community in North Texas, Central Texas or elsewhere, to help promote "Amateur Radio in Space" to a large public STEM event. "Moon Day" at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in Dallas Texas on July 21, 2018 is the largest space themed STEM event in Texas. Last year saw 1500 people attend the 6 hour event. https://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/ Again this year, Tom Schuessler will be heading an exhibit and satellite demos for AMSAT. They will have a table inside the Museum, (Alongside the Dallas Amateur Radio Club Table), and a demonstration area outside. I will be setting up the outside activities and hope to work as many satellite passes as possible during the 10A-4P run of the show. I'm looking for AMSAT people to both help with the inside table and also with the outside demonstrations. Joe Spier has promised me that he will send me the FOX "Engineering Model" but I am looking for additional demonstration aids to illustrate satellite orbits and other aspects of space communications like various types of antennas. Being a STEM event, there will be many young people in attendance, (General public as well as Boy and Girl Scouts), and they get a chance to earn a STEM patch by answering questions from exhibitors like US. We really need people and content for Moon Day so please consider spending Saturday, July 21 with us. Contact Tom Schuessler for more information. N5hyp (at) arrl.net Tom also notes that next year, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Moon Day event is planning a big splash. Looking at moon phase predictions for next year indicates that conditions would be favorable for a portable EME station as part of the mix. We will be looking for volunteers to assist this lofty goal. Keep that in the back of your mind and I will bring it up next year. [ANS thanks Tom N5HYP for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Manitoba Wins the 4th CSDC! Congratulations to the University of Manitoba team, which earned First Place in this fourth offering of the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge! The CSDC launch simulation testing took place at the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory (DFL) in Ottawa this past week, concluding yesterday. In all, a total of nine teams had the opportunity to fully test all three axes of their cubesats - two more than previously achieved. As the competition drew to a close, the judges (and several of the DFL employees) were impressed by the level of design maturity and understanding, preparedness, and professionalism of the UofM team throughout the test campaign. This is the first CSDC win for the UofM, which has been a strong and enthusiastic participant in every CSDC since its inception. Not everything went perfectly, however: an accelerometer - a sensor which is attached to record the accelerations at a particular location - fell off during the vibration test, and may have shorted or damaged a circuit board that was underneath it. The judges' deliberations for second and third place were far more difficult, with five teams being considered. This is a testament to the high level of spacecraft engineering capability which has developed at Canadian universities over the course of these past four competitions - especially considering that, in the first CSDC, only three teams were able to complete their cubesats in time for testing. Second place honours were given to the University of Victoria, and Concordia University was third. The Educational Outreach Award was also presented, to the University of Alberta. Their team developed several modules of age-specific educational materials for the presentations which they gave to elementary and secondary schools. Honourable mentions went to: Simon Fraser University (participating for their first time in the CSDC) for their efforts which reached an estimated 3,500 people over the course of this offering; and, the University of Manitoba, whose educational outreach efforts have been admirable since the inception of the CSDC (and whose Educational Outreach efforts in the first CSDC prompted the creation of the award). The CSDC Management Society (CSCDMS), the not-for-profit organisation which organises the CSDC, would like to again thank the Canadian Space Agency's David Florida Laboratory for allowing us the use of the facility, and for being so accommodating to us over this past week. Additionally, as this concludes the fourth offering of the competition, the CSDCMS would also like to thank the many sponsors, judges, and companies which have all contributed to make the CSDC a success. Please see this article on our web page for more photos of the testing campaign. And, stay tuned for Selfie-Sat in CSDC-5, which will begin in September. About the CSDCMS: The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge Management Society is a federally-incorporated not-for-profit organisation co-registered in British Columbia and headquartered in Vancouver. It is managed and operated by a volunteer Board of Directors. For more information on the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge or the CSDCMS, please visit our website at www.csdcms.ca, or contact: Larry Reeves CSDCMS President LReeves (at) CSDCMS.ca Ph: +1 778-988-6343 [ANS thanks the CSDCMS for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Field Day submissions are due Monday, July 9 A quick reminder. AMSAT Field Day submissions are due Monday, July 9, 2018 by 11:59 PM Central Time. This is earlier than the ARRL due date. You will get a reply email that your submission was received. email submissions to: kk5do (at) amsat.org or kk5do (at) arrl.net. The Satellite Summary Sheet should be used for submission of the AMSAT Field Day competition and be received by KK5DO by 11:59 P.M. CDT, Monday, July 9, 2018. Complete rules and criteria can be found at: https://www.amsat.org/field-day/ [ANS thanks Bruce KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ISS SSTV Transmissions Continue SSTV transmissions from the Russian Service module on the International Space Station started June 29 on 145.800 MHz FM and they are still continuing There may well be further transmissions up until July 13 when the equipment being used for the SSTV will be required for a school contact. David Boult G7HCE in Exeter noted that some adjustments have been made by the cosmonauts and the images are now being sent uncropped. For the first week the edges of the pictures were missing. The images commemorate the various satellites that were hand- deployed from the ISS. These will include the first satellite deployment from ISS: Suitsat-1/Radioskaf-1 which was developed by ARISS and deployed in February 2006. The transmissions are being made on 145.800 MHz FM using the PD-120 SSTV mode. Note the ISS transmissions use the 5 kHz deviation FM standard rather than the narrow 2.5 kHz used in Europe. If your transceiver has selectable FM filters try using the wider filter. Handheld transceivers generally have a single wide filter fitted as standard and you should get good results outdoors using just a 1/4 wave whip antenna. The ISS Fan Club site will show you when the space station is in range http://www.issfanclub.com/ ISS SSTV information and links at https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/ [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Recent Successful ARISS Contacts + 2018-06-27 10:32 UTC between Alexander Gerst KF5ONO using callsign DPØISS and Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium, Leverkusen, Germany. Contact was direct via DLØIL. ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. + 2018-06-27 10:32 UTC between ASTRONAUT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO, using callsign DPØISS, and Schickhardt-Gymnasium, Herrenberg, Germany, contact was direct via DLØSGH ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. + 2018-07-02 15:35 UTC between Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT, using ISS callsign NA1SS and Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL, contact direct via W9DWJ. ARISS Mentor was Dave AA4KN. + 2018-07-03 08:32 UTC bewtween Alexander Gerst KF5ONO, using ISS callsign DPØISS and Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany, contact was direct via DLØIL. ARISS Mentor was Peter IN3GHZ. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Space Port Area Conference for Educators (SPACE), Kennedy Space Center, FL (CASIS#4). Contact is telebridge via W6SRJ. The ISS callsign is yet to be determined. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-07-13 14:00:22 UTC. [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + 6U CubeSat Design Specification Rev 1.0 - Released The 6U CubeSat Design Standard has now been fully reviewed and is available for download as Revision 1.0. Please visit cubesat.org to view and download the 6U CDS. [ANS thanks The CubeSat Team at Cal Poly, SLO for the above information] + Interview about ISS SSTV on local TV station James M0JFP of the Chertsey Radio Club was interviewed by That's Surrey TV, about the recent Slow Scan TV transmissions from the International Space Station The images transmitted commemorated the various satellites that had been hand-deployed from the ISS. Watch the video at https://tinyurl.com/ANS189-SurreyTV ISS SSTV https://amsat-uk.org/2018/06/27/receive-sstv-from-space/ That's TV Surrey http://www.thats.tv/surrey/ https://twitter.com/ThatsSurreyTV [ANS thanks Southgate ARN for the above information] + Software for STEM high altitude balloon flight projects is posted in the article at: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pytrack-skygate-hab-software/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK via twitter for the above information.] + CalPoly 2018 Cubesat Developers Workshop Presentations Available 2018 PRESENTATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO VIEW! YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENz0fNHsDR8Kz3jM6C_VWw PDF Presentations: http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~workshop/archive/2018/ [ANS thanks cubesat.org 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, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium Oct 13-14 + Goonhilly Balloon Launch
by M5AKA 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

434 MHz high altitude balloon launch from Goonhilly, Cornwall on Tuesday, July 10. Signal should be receivable across most of British Isles. Listen worldwide using the SUWS WebSDR https://amsat-uk.org/2018/07/08/434-mhz-balloon-launch-from-goonhilly/ CubeSats to deploy from ISS July 13 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/07/07/cubesats-to-deploy-from-iss-july-13/ SSTV transmissions from Space Station on 145.800 MHz FM are continuing https://amsat-uk.org/2018/06/27/receive-sstv-from-space/ The Summer issue of OSCAR News is now available for AMSAT-UK members to download https://amsat-uk.org/2018/07/05/summer-issue-of-oscar-news-now-available-2/ Book now for AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at Milton Keynes Oct 13-14 https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 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] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 233
by Jerrold Hancock 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

Put On Monday, July 2, 2018, <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. ANS-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins > (Chris Bradley (AA0CB)) > 2. Portable operation from FN-21 (Richard Lawn) > 3. Help for "Moon Day" (tjschuessler(a)verizon.net) > 4. AO-7 orbit count. (tjschuessler(a)verizon.net) > 5. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Alan) > 6. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Tom Schuessler) > 7. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Paul Stoetzer) > 8. Re: AO-7 orbit count. (Alan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 19:39:44 -0500 > From: "Chris Bradley (AA0CB)" <kg5jup(a)gmail.com> > To: ans(a)amsat.org, AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins > Message-ID: > <CANk-AFsF1B-susM-nv+Mj2LW0P50zf+a=hCF5_EO= > CWgMZjnaA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > AMSAT NEWS SERVICE > ANS-182 > > 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: > > * Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers > * Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 > * China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 > * K4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6 > * Upcoming ARISS contacts > * AMSAT Rover Award Updates > * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018 > * WMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove > * AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 > * AMSAT BOD Nominees > * Satellite Shorts > > SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.01 > ANS-182 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins > > AMSAT News Service Bulletin 182.01 > From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. > DATE JULY 1, 2018 > To All RADIO AMATEURS > BID: $ANS-185.01 > > Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers > > Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR > Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the > Conference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published > by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for > publication. Submission of papers are due by July 31st, 2018 and > should > be submitted to > > Maty Weinberg, ARRL > 225 Main Street > Newington, CT 06111 > or via the Internet to > maty at arrl.org > > The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs > to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. > This year, the DCC is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 14- > 16. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange > ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, > experimental results, and practical applications. Topics include, > but are > not limited to: > > ? Software Defined Radio (SDR) > ? Digital voice (D-Star, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, DRMDV, G4GUO) > ? Digital satellite communications > ? Global position system > ? Precise Timing > ? Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) > ? Short messaging (a mode of APRS) > ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP) > ? HF digital modes > ? Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks > ? Spread spectrum > ? IEEE 802.11 and other Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for > A mateur Radio > ? Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio > ? Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking > ? Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications in > Amateur Radio > ? Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols > ? Topics that advanced the Amateur Radio art > > Go to https://tinyurl.com/y7wgm6vh to view the guidelines for paper > submissions > > [ANS thanks the TAPR PSR for the above information] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 > > You are invited to participate in the 2018 NASA Academy of Aerospace > Quality > {AAQ) Workshop. This event will take place at Glenn Research Center > in > Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 7 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The > event > targets academics (faculty, researchers, students) involved with > space > related > activities such as cube sat, small sat, high altitude balloon, > rocket and > more. It is also designed for those wishing to be involved with > NASA space > related projects. The event will feature speakers and a poster > session. > > Travel stipends from NASA are available to attendees on a limited > basis and > will favor those giving a presentation or poster. There is no > registration > charge for attending the event but registration in advance is > required. > > Please register at the link below by July 31. > > http://spider2.eng.auburn.edu/AAQ/registration.html > > The NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality is an open access virtual > academy of > educational modules, lessons learned, standards, case studies and more > related to quality assurance for space related projects, especially > those > from academic based teams. The website is: > > http://aaq.auburn.edu > > Links to the agenda and materials from previous NASA AAQ Workshops > can be > found at the link below: > > http://aaq.eng.auburn.edu/events > > [ANS thanks Alice Smith and Jeff Smith for the above information] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 > > The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com) > will > be held > at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an China on 18th - 20th > November > 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several > sessions > which > will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch > opportunities > and all new technologies about microsatellites. In addition, another > import > session, International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on > 20th > November > 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U > payload > capacity > will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get > information and submit the works through the official website of our > contest: > www.cubesatcontest.org. > > The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of > CubeSat > contest > are both August 31, 2018. You could submit abstract and get > information > on the > website www.microsatsymp.com > > Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition, > during which > you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other > related > technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about > booth > on the > website. > > The event is supported by China National Space Administration, > International > Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese > Institute > of Command and Control. > > If you have any questions, please contact service at microsatsymp.com. > > [ANS thanks Ray Nugent for the above information] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > K4R Dry Tortugas EL84 Roving Trip on Schedule for July 6 > > Robert KE4AL, Rich N4ESS, and Matthew, NJ4Y will be arriving on > Garden Key, EL84np in the Dry Tortugas mid-day on Friday July 6, > staying all day Saturday, and then leaving Sunday morning July 8. > > The team will be using the callsign K4R, and all logs will be > uploaded to LOTW after the trip. Paper cards will be available on > request via NJ4Y. They will also be able to tweet via a satellite > messenger from the island, to our public twitter account at > twitter.com/k4r_EL84 > > The K4R QRZ page is up to date with our info, as well as k4r2018.com. > Their goal is to work anyone within ~7500km who needs EL84 on satel- > lites. Check out the pass listing link at the above web pages and > let them know if you have a special schedule request from the outer > reaches of our range, especially in EU and South America. > > [ANS thanks Matthew, NJ4Y for the above information] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > UPCOMING ARISS CONTACTS > > Pearl Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL, direct via W9DWJ > > The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS > > The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT > > Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-07-02 15:35:42 UTC > > > > Kardinal-Frings-Gymnasium, Bonn, Germany, direct via DL?IL > > The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DP?ISS > > The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO > > Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-07-03 08:32:16 UTC > > 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 145.8? 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 IK?WGF with 132 > > Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129 > > Gaston ON4WF with 123 > > Sergey RV3DR with 103 > 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 2018-06-28 19:30 > 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 1234. > Each school counts as 1 event. > Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 11821. > 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: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS > The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-06-28 19:30 > UTC. > > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf > > Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes > showing > Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_cor > rection > .rtf > Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf > Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts > https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 > > Exp. 55 on orbit > > Drew Feustel > > Oleg Artemyev > > Ricky Arnold KE5DAU > > Exp. 56 on orbit > > Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT > > Alexander Gerst KF5ONO > > Sergei Propopev > > [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > AMSAT Rover Award Updates > > AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, says that > congratulations are in order for the newest Rover Award operators, > Chris, AA8CH, for earning award #024; and, Robert, WY7AA for earning > Award #025. > > The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined > 25 points using any combination of a list of achievements during > their roving operations via amateur radio satellites. All of these > combinations, including instructions of how to apply are posted at: > https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ - or from the main page - > www.amsat.org --> Services --> Awards --> AMSAT Rover Award > > Examples of the point scoring include (access the Awards web page > for details of multiplier points, etc.): > > + 1 point for each grid square activated outside your home grid square > using a single-channel FM satellite transponder > + 2 points for each grid square activated outside your home grid square > using a linear (SSB/CW) satellite transponder. > + 3 points for each grid square activated outside your home grid square > using a digital mode satellite transponder. > + 1 additional point for added to each grid square score for activating > a state, province, or DX entity outside your home entities > + 5 points for for advertising your grid operation using an open and > public social media account, tagging @amsat or #amsat at least > 24 hours in advance of the activation. > + 5 points for photographing your grid operation and posting them > afterwards using an open and public social media account, tagging > @amsat > or #amsat. > + 10 points for activating a grid square while operating Maritime Mobile. > + 15 points for 15 points for documenting your grid activation in an > article published in the AMSAT Journal. > > AMSAT Rover Award winners to date include the following stations: > > Rover Call Date Issued > ===== ============ =========== > 001 AC0RA 02 Jan 2018 > 002 WD9EWK 05 Jan 2018 > 003 NJ4Y 08 Jan 2018 > 004 M0IDA 09 Jan 2018 > 005 KG5GJT 12 Jan 2018 > 006 EB1AO 18 Jan 2018 > 007 N7AGF 22 Jan 2018 > 008 N4YHC 29 Jan 2018 > 009 W0S 07 Feb 2018 > 010 KE0PBR 08 Feb 2018 > 011 K5IX 18 Feb 2018 > 012 AK4WQ 23 Feb 2018 > 013 WI7P 25 Feb 2018 > 014 K5ND 09 Mar 2018 > 015 N6UA 12 Mar 2018 > 016 N9IP 16 Mar 2018 > 017 N4UFO 04 Apr 2018 > 018 K7TAB 27 Apr 2018 > 019 K8BL 10 May 2018 > 020 AD0DX 16 May 2018 > 021 HB9WDF 28 May 2018 > 022 KE4AL 28 May 2018 > 023 KE9AJ 30 May 2018 > 024 AA8CH 27 Jun 2018 > 025 WY7AA 29 Jun 2018 > > [ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO > for the above information] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > WMPLOTA 7/2 EN74 EN75 EN84 EN85 Rove > > 7/2/18 > Objects AOS (U) LOS Period > 1. EN74 WM1432 Cadillac > XW-2D 00:01 00:09 > XW-2F 00:05 00:13 > SO-50 00:12 00:25 > > 2. EN74 WM2014 Houghton Lake > SO-50 01:54 02:03 (*Low Pass Attempt) > AO-92 02:03 02:13 > AO-73 02:32 02:38 (*Low Pass Attempt) > Falconsat-3 02:43 02:53 > FO-29 02:45 02:55 (*Low Pass Attempt) > AO-85 02:59 03:06 (*Low Pass Attempt) > AO-92 03:37 03:46 > > 3. EN74 WM5159 West Branch > XW-2B 11:57 12:07 > AO-07 12:06 12:22 > > 4. EN84 WM5376 Tawas > XW-2B 13:33 13:39 (*Low Pass Attempt) > AO-07 14:01 14:04 (*Low Pass Attempt) > XW-2A 14:13 14:22 > AO-73 14:15 14:26 > SO-50 14:27 14:38 > AO-92 15:05 15:14 > > 5. EN85 WM2358 Alpena > AO-92 16:39 16:47 > AO-91 17:16 17:30 > > 6. EN75 WM1542 Gaylord > AO-91 18:52 19:06 > AO-07 19:19 19:39 > > 7. EN75 WM2417 Petosky > XW-2C 21:49 21:58 > XW-2D 22:12 22:22 > XW-2F 22:15 22:25 > AO-85 22:15 22:28 > > 8. EN75 WM2100 Cheboygan > XW-2C 23:22 23:32 > AO-73 23:35 23:45 > XW-2D 23:47 23:56 > XW-2F 23:50 23:59 > AO-85 23:57 00:08 > > 7/3/18 EN75 Holiday Style Maybe > > Wish me luck on my first real rove, all stops are in a new VUCC > circle, > please work me if there is room. Manual tuning on linear birds, > please be > patient. > > [ANS thanks Andrew, KE8FZT for the above information] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2018 > > Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite > Awards issued by the ARRL for the period June 1, 2018 > through July 1, 2018. > Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! > > CALL 01 Jun 01 Jul > > N8HM 1054 1068 > AA5PK 1011 1042 > N9IP 609 618 > XE1AO 584 598 > WD9EWK 441 450 > AA9LC 299 416 > AF5CC 314 338 > VA3NNA 179 300 > KC9ELU 220 229 > W7JSD 189 215 > G0ABI 200 206 > KE8FZT 175 200 > PT2AP 172 200 > PS8ET 157 180 > KE0PBR New 122 > W3ARD New 119 > N3ROY New 102 > AD0DX New 101 > W5PFG (DM95) New 100 > W5PFG (EM12) New 100 > > If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list > at <mycall>@<mycall>.com > and I'll revise the announcement. > > This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf > listings for June 1, 2018 and July 1, 2018. It's a visual > comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your > call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are > roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are > doing most of the work! > > > [ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > AMSAT-NA President to attend AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2018 > > AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce that the dates of the next > AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be October 13-14, 2018. > > The AMSAT-UK Colloquium, incorporated into the RSGB Convention, > will take place at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, > Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ. > > The AMSAT-UK Committee are pleased to announce that Joe Spier, > K6WAO will be presenting a paper entitled '50 Years of AMSAT and > Beyond' > > AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, > CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated > activities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact > Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk > > AMSAT-UK Colloquium web page: > https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ > > The schedule will be at > http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention- > programme/ > > [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > FP/KV1J 3 - 17 July 2018 GN17 Includes Satellite Operation > > Eric, KV1J will be active on the Sats from the French island of > Miquelon > from 3 July through 17 July as FP/KV1J. This will be his 12th trip > to the > island. He mostly operate the low bands and 6 meters. When the WX is > good, > he will try to get outside and work the linear birds. Occasionally, > he plans > to also be on the FM birds using a pair of FT-817s and an Arrow > antenna. > > Most of the time he will be grid GN17. If he is on the main island > of St > Pierre or if he can borrow a car a drive to Langlade, he will be > GN16. The > island has limited internet. His email is kv1j (at) arrl.net > > More information at: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July18.html > > [ANS thanks Eric KV1J / FP/KV1J for the above information and > wishes him > success on his trip] > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > AMSAT BOD Nominees > > The 2018 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: > > Tom Clark, K3IO > Mark Hammond, N8MH > Scott Harvey, KA7FVV > Bruce Paige, KK5DO > Peter Portanova, W2JV > > This year AMSAT-NA will be electing three voting members of the Board > of Directors. These will go to the three candidates receiving the > highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternates > chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. > > Ballots will be mailed to the AMSAT-NA membership by July 15, 2018 and > must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to > be counted. Those sent outside North America will go by air mail. If > you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for > your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots > should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside > North America preferably by air mail. > > Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an > opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of > AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that > will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the > Board. You have the option to vote for up to three candidates. > > [ANS thanks Clayton, W5PFG for the above information and wishes him > success on his trip] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Satellite Shorts > > + Stations in the USA mid-west and Canada will have the opportunity > to hear the ISS on 145.800 MHz for a school contact with the Pearl > Technology STEM Academy, Peoria Heights, IL. This will be a direct > contact between NA1SS and W9DWJ. The scheduled astronaut is Serena > Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. The contact is planned for: Mon 2018-07-02 > at 15:35:42 UTC. (via ARISS) > > + AMSAT has discovered a pagination problem from printer error in the > May/June issue of the AMSAT Journal. Please take a look at the issue > you > just received and, if you see any missing or duplicate pages, let > Martha > know ASAP at the AMSAT office at martha(a)amsat.org. > > + Congrats to Sean Kutzko, KX9X, on winning the June QST Cover > Plaque for his article "Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field > Day." > > The article has been reprinted on the AMSAT website with the > ARRL's permission. Although Field Day is over for an another > Year Sean's article gives good operating tips for every pass. > Check it out! > https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > /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, AA0CB > aa0cb at amsat dot org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 21:03:21 -0400 > From: Richard Lawn <rjlawn(a)gmail.com> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable operation from FN-21 > Message-ID: > <CADQmrTGEKaH=XHE4OqqfV4hpo6RWV== > DqP95bGFGNiTo9rYnpA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Thanks again to those who helped me to sort out my 5400B rotor issues. > Today I got the station up and running from Lakeville, Pa, FN21. I?ve > already made a number of contacts that verified everything is finally > working as it should. I?m using computer control of a single Arrow antenna > with a 9100. I hope to work as many of the 13 colonies as possible. > 73 and happy 4th > Rick, W2JAZ > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 23:41:37 -0500 > From: <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> > To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Help for "Moon Day" > Message-ID: <00a701d411be$f86e65b0$e94b3110$(a)verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I am looking to recruit additional volunteers from the AMSAT community in > North Texas, Central Texas or elsewhere, to help promote "Amateur Radio in > Space" to a large public STEM event. "Moon Day" at the Frontiers of Flight > Museum at Love Field in Dallas Texas on July 21, 2018 is the largest space > themed STEM event in Texas. Last year saw 1500 people attend the 6 hour > event. https://www.flightmuseum.com/moon-day/ > > Again this year, I am heading an exhibit and satellite demos for AMSAT. We > have a table inside the Museum, (Alongside the Dallas Amateur Radio Club > Table), and a demonstration area outside. I will be setting up the outside > activities and hope to work as many satellite passes as possible during the > 10A-4P run of the show. > > I am looking for AMSAT people to both help with the inside table and also > with the outside demonstrations. Joe Spier has promised me that he will > send me the FOX "Engineering Model" but I am looking for additional > demonstration aids to illustrate satellite orbits and other aspects of > space > communications like various types of antennas. > > Being a STEM event, there will be many young people in attendance, (General > public as well as Boy and Girl Scouts), and they get a chance to earn a > STEM > patch by answering questions from exhibitors like US. Each year I do this, > I am also surprised by ho many Hams I talk to at the event who are either > inactive or have never experienced Amateur Satellites. > > We really need people and content for Moon Day so please consider spending > Saturday, July 21 with us. Contact me off list for more information. > N5hyp(a)arrl.net > > Oh by the way, next year, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 > moon landing. The Moon Day event is planning a big splash then and it > would > be really interesting to see a portable EME station as part of the mix. > That would generate a lot of interest I would suspect. My looking at moon > phase predictions for next year showed that I think they would be > favorable. > Keep that in the back of your mind and I will bring it up next year. > > Hope to see you at Moon Day, 2018. > > > Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > EM12ms > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2018 23:55:49 -0500 > From: <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> > To: "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > Message-ID: <00bb01d411c0$f2a2b710$d7e82530$(a)verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in > orbit > count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count roll > over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we would > be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then this > will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when > that > will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to > throw > out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7 > operating day I would think. > > 73 > > Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > EM12ms > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 02:47:28 -0500 > From: "Alan" <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> > To: <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net>, "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > Message-ID: <000401d411d8$eda9bfc0$c8fd3f40$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Tom, > > According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit 99999 > on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out exactly > when. > > 73, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > <-----Original Message----- > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of > <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net > <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM > <To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > < > <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in > orbit > <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count roll > <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we > would > <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then this > <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when > that > <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to > throw > <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7 > <operating day I would think. > < > <73 > < > <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > <EM12ms > < > < > < > <_______________________________________________ > <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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 09:03:23 -0500 > From: Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> > To: APBIDDLE(a)MAILAPS.ORG > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > Message-ID: <DC1E95AB-36C8-472B-9AE3-C1A92C57659B(a)verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > 12.5?365?45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a > diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower when > originally launched. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Tom, > > > > According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit > 99999 > > on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out exactly > > when. > > > > 73, > > > > Alan > > WA4SCA > > > > > > <-----Original Message----- > > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of > > <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net > > <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM > > <To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > > < > > <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in > > orbit > > <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count > roll > > <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we > would > > <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then > this > > <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when > > that > > <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to > > throw > > <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good AO-7 > > <operating day I would think. > > < > > <73 > > < > > <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > > <EM12ms > > < > > < > > < > > <_______________________________________________ > > <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 > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 10:07:46 -0400 > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > To: Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, Alan Biddle <APBIDDLE(a)mailaps.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > Message-ID: > < > CABzOSOr5XPbfxr-zACZ0gBuZ4OqMGtwi3_1Cu+QK9-Be4u7xFg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Tom, > > AO-7 was launched on November 14, 1974, that's 15,935 days ago. Multiplying > 15,935 by it's current mean motion of 12.53633150 revs/day gets you 199,766 > orbits. The orbit number is currently 99,630, so there is a bit of error > there. The mean motion should have very slightly decreased over the past 43 > years as the minimal atmospheric drag ever so slightly slows it down. > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 10:03 AM, Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> > wrote: > > > 12.5?365?45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a > > diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower > when > > originally launched. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Tom, > > > > > > According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit > > 99999 > > > on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out > exactly > > > when. > > > > > > 73, > > > > > > Alan > > > WA4SCA > > > > > > > > > <-----Original Message----- > > > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of > > > <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net > > > <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM > > > <To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > > <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > > > < > > > <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in > > > orbit > > > <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count > > roll > > > <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we > > would > > > <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then > > this > > > <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly > when > > > that > > > <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to > > > throw > > > <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good > AO-7 > > > <operating day I would think. > > > < > > > <73 > > > < > > > <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > > > <EM12ms > > > < > > > < > > > < > > > <_______________________________________________ > > > <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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 09:21:38 -0500 > From: "Alan" <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> > To: "'Tom Schuessler'" <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net>, > <APBIDDLE(a)MAILAPS.ORG> > Cc: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > Message-ID: <000201d4120f$fdeb1b40$f9c151c0$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Tom, > > It has in fact turned over once already. > > 73, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > Sent from my Waring blender. > > > <-----Original Message----- > <From: Tom Schuessler [mailto:tjschuessler@verizon.net] > <Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 09:03 AM > <To: APBIDDLE(a)MAILAPS.ORG > <Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > < > <12.5?365?45 equals 205,312..5. Based on that you think it had Brolley a > <diameter the second time already but it might have been hiring slower when > <originally launched. > < > <Sent from my iPhone > < > <> On Jul 2, 2018, at 02:47, Alan <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > <> > <> Tom, > <> > <> According to the Keps, AO-7 makes 12.54 orbits per day. It will hit > 99999 > <> on the 30th or so. You can use the Preview function to find out exactly > <> when. > <> > <> 73, > <> > <> Alan > <> WA4SCA > <> > <> > <> <-----Original Message----- > <> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of > <> <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net > <> <Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2018 23:56 PM > <> <To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > <> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-7 orbit count. > <> < > <> <Now I see looking at SatPC32 that it shows AO-7 in the 99,625 range in > <> orbit > <> <count. If memory serves me right though, doesn't the TLE orbit count > roll > <> <over at 99,999 (Just like a car odometer), so that would mean that we > <would > <> <be coming up to the 200,000th rev is that right? If I am right, then > this > <> <will be coming up in less than a month. Does anybody know exactly when > <> that > <> <will be? I am doing a presentation for a local club and would like to > <> throw > <> <out that fact if I could. Also the day of that event would be good > AO-7 > <> <operating day I would think. > <> < > <> <73 > <> < > <> <Tom Schuessler, N5HYP > <> <EM12ms > <> < > <> < > <> < > <> <_______________________________________________ > <> <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 > <> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > 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 member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > ------------------------------ > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 233 > ***************************************** >

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Reminder N8R July 10-14
by aa8ch＠aol.com 08 Jul '18

08 Jul '18

Hi! EN74, EN75, EN76, EN85, EN86: I have updated the N8R QRZ.com page with more information. 73 and I hope to work everyone who needs these grids Chris AA8CH

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