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AM1SAT AMSAT EA callsign on air September 10-17
by Felix Paez EA4GQS 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Dear friends, AMSAT EA will be on air on all available satellites with the callsign AM1SAT from September 10 to 17 to celebrate IberRadio 2018 - IV Radiocommunications Fair, the biggest HAM party event in Spain and Portugal (http://www.iberradio.es/en/), that will open its doors during the 15-16 weekend. Main grid will be IN70 but other ones will be activated as well. Our operators will work transatlantic QSOs too. QSLs by LOTW and eqsl Any questions, please write to contacto(a)amsat-ea.org best regards, Félix Páez EA4GQS - AMSAT EA

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[OffTopic-Sale] ICON IC-7700 HF Tranceiver for sale
by Fabiano Moser 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Dear friends, I apologize for the OffTopic, but for personal reasons and given the importance of the moment in my life I would like to share the information that I have for sale my IC-7700, and my Heil Pro 7 and still some material that was part of my ham radio station. If you know of any interested, just contact in private. As for the state of the equipment are all as new and without details to point. Thank you OM´s and sorry for the offtopic. Fabiano CT7ABD Lisbon

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-07-26 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 26 Jul '18

26 Jul '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-07-26 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ISS R&D Conference-San Francisco, CA, (CASIS#2), participating school Quest Institute for Quality Education, San Jose, CA, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-07-26 20:22:10 UTC 48 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 130 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 106 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-07-26 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1241. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1189. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-07-25 03:30 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_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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PAT Board Panadapter for Yaesu FT-736R Installation advice
by Albert van Deursen 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

Recently received ,via SDR-Kits who took over the business from hupRF Products, a Panoramic Adapter Tap Boards (PAT) for my good old Yaesu FT-736R. I found the installation information (pictures only) of this PAT15 board for the FT-736R rather limited . Could any of possible users of this board contact me for more detailed advice ? Thanks beforehand ! 73 Albert PD0OXW

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Is there an AMSAT Brandmeister Talkgroup?
by K5VOU 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

I have discovered how easy it is to talk to ham around the world using the Brandmeister network and an inexpensive hot spot device. Right now I am listening to TG91 which is world wide and really enjoying it. I have seen several special TG listed and wondered if any AMSAT organization has a TG and if so what is the number? 73, Tom K5VOU LM 2032

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Trip To AK BP64
by R.T.Liddy 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

SAT Gridders, I'm taking a "Bucket List" Trip to Alaska next week to check off a few items. Going to Fairbanks from 8/2 through 8/8 and taking my regular Rover Gear - IC820H & Arrow w/tripod. Plan is to activate BP64 and a couple nearby Grids - holiday style. That means I'll pop up on various Satellites with no strict schedule other than a Twitter Message with a few hours notice. LoTW upload upon return. Items to be checked off are: 1) 43rd State visited - AK; 2) Arctic Circle; 3) Denali Visit; 4) 112th Grid activated and hopefully more; 5) Northern Lights - KYFC; 6) Almost Midnight Sun 73,. Bob K8BL (Log as K8BL/KL7)

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YAESU FT847
by alex weimer 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

Radio has been sold !! Thanks to all who requested info JACK KC7MG

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Mobile antennas
by wa7dxz 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

I have know this has been answered, but, what is the best dual band mag mount type antenna for mobile satellite work? 1/4 w 2 meter that will also work 435, or a longer 5/8 2m dual band? I saw a post 2 months ago, but, didnt save it. It may not be the best setup, but it beats not roving at all. For times when I can't deploy the ELK.Bobwa7dxz Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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AMSAT Website - Upcoming Satellite Operations
by Robert Bankston 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

I am pleased to announce that I am now responsible for AMSAT-NA's Upcoming Satellite Operates webpage. I have posted a handful of upcoming GridExpeditions, with more coming in the next couple of days. https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ It has been an exciting Summer, so far, with the activations of both EL58 and EL84, and the Summer is not over yet. If you are planning a roving trip, please email me a brief description, so we can make sure announcement is publicized. Thanks in advance and 73, Robert | KE4AL

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Upcoming ARISS contact with ISS R&D Conference-San Francisco, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jul '18

25 Jul '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned the ISS R&D Conference in San Francisco, CA with participating students of Quest Institute for Quality Education in San Jose, CA on 26 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:22 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Valley Christian Schools is committed to a Quest for ExcellenceT in all of its educational programs and provides a comprehensive kindergarten through twelfth grade curriculum with a rigorous college preparatory program and challenges youth to aspire toward lives of character, service and influence while pursuing their individual Quests for Excellence. Since 2011, The Quest Institute ISS Partner Program has successfully trained over 700 students from more than 20 schools, both public and private, from the United States and abroad. Accolades have come from four US presidents, multiple senators, actor Tom Hanks, and four US NASA astronauts. Students have presented their scientific results at the Cal Poly Space Conference, ASGSR, and at Lockheed Martin. The Quest Institute for Quality Education developed the ISS Partner Program in partnership with Valley Christian School's AMSE Institute. It is designed to help schools start a very unique space STEM program in their learning environment. This program has a duration of one school year and can be structured to be an after-school program or a classroom program, both of which have been successful in the past for ISS Partner Schools The program begins with a one-week comprehensive summer training program for your teachers at the Quest Institute's headquarters advanced STEM facilities of Valley Christian Schools' Skyway Campus in San Jose, California. During the summer, students prepare for the ISS program by doing a self-paced learning kit that teaches them basic electronics and basic programming skills. By the time school begins in the fall, both the students and teachers are trained to start selecting, designing, building, and testing an ISS experiment. A ground-based control unit is made and its results are compared with an identical unit sent to the ISS, working in microgravity. The program is designed to work optimally for a group of 8-12 junior high or high school students. The students work with two teacher/mentors that guide the students from the beginning to the end of the project. They typically meet for about 4 hours per week from the start of the school year to approximately early March, when the experiment must be ready to ship to NASA after the Quest Institute checks all experiments for a "go status" to the ISS. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. If a doctor was to perform medical procedures on the ISS such as a surgery, how would the procedure be different due to the environmental complications? 2. What is the most significant factor in designing a microgravity experiment aboard the ISS? 3. We know the ISS is in micro-gravity while it orbits the earth. Do astronauts experience free fall as you might on a roller coaster?" 4. How will AI contribute or interfere with the ISS missions? 5. What were your thoughts when you first arrived aboard the ISS? 6. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 7. What is it like being in zero gravity? 8. What made you want to live on the ISS? 9. What major technological innovations do you think could come from research conducted on the ISS, and how can it benefit mankind and the earth? 10. What is it like transitioning from the ISS back to earth? 11. What can High School students do to help the ISS and space exploration as a whole? 12. If you could sum up the importance of the ISS to mankind and the world, what would you say it consists of? 13. How do you feel about students launching experiments aboard the ISS? 14. How does the ISS contribute to the environmental issues facing our modern society today? 15. Does living on the space station feel humbling in the sense that there is a whole galaxy outside your window and Earth is only a small part of it? 16. Have you ever looked at or been fascinated by any particular junior high or high school student's experiments which have flown aboard the ISS? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO), Kathmandu, Nepal, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-07-31 08:01 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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