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CN72
by Bryan Green 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Making an attempt CN72 for today’s AO-85 pass at 1930z and again AO-7 at 2030z DL 145.940. Will update via Twitter @KL7CN. -- bag Bryan KL7CN/W6 bryan(a)kl7cn.net

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Re: [amsat-bb] SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2 Information
by Stewart Morgan 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

SPUTNIX has added a Linux version of the SPUTNIX Telemetry Viewer for SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2: Download SPUTNIX Telemetry Viewer (Linux Russian, 21.7 MB): http://sputnix.ru/tpl/docs/SX-TLM-Viewer-0.0.0-linux64-ru.tar.gz Download SPUTNIX Telemetry Viewer (Linux English, 21.7 MB): http://sputnix.ru/tpl/docs/SX-TLM-Viewer-0.0.0-linux64-en.tar.gz Source: http://sputnix.ru/en/satellites-en/siriussat-1-en Telemetry has been received from both satellites according to Russian language posts at https://vk.com/sputnixru. Ground stations are preparing to command the satellites. Todd AL0I

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-16 18:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-16 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz, Zwönitz, Germany and Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany, direct via DLØMEG and DLØXK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Thu 2018-08-16 11:12:24 UTC 79 deg (***) Friedrich-Franz-Gymnasium Parchim, Parchim, Germany, direct via DC1RSN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-08-25 09:52:16 UTC 58 deg (***) Vidya Mandir Inter College, Meerut, India, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-08-23 08:22:00 UTC 47 deg Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-08-24 09:45:17 UTC 54 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 2018-08-16 18:00 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 1244. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1193. (***) 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 2018-08-16 18:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS CONTACT RESCHEDULED: Upcoming ARISS contact with -Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz, Zwönitz, Germany and Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz, Zwönitz, Germany and Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany on 16 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:12 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between DP0ISS and with DL0MEG and DL0XK. The contact should be audible over Germany and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in German. Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz Der Name der Schule ist "Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium, sie wurde 1975, in der damaligen DDR gegründet. Der Gründungsname war Friedrich-Engels Polytechnische Oberschule. Ab 1992 wurde sie als Gymnasium geführt. In den Jahren 2002 und 2003 wurde die Schule renoviert und 2008 kamen naturwissenschaftliche Räume und moderne Räume für Informationstechnologie dazu. Jetzt lernen 670 Schüler und lehren 60 Lehrer. Unterrichtet werden 2 unterschiedliche Profile, zum einen das wissenschaftliche Profil und zum anderen ein sprachliches Profil mit einer dritten ausländischen Sprache. Neben Englisch als erste Fremdsprache werden noch Latein, Französisch und Russisch gelehrt. Folgende Lernbereiche werden im naturwissenschaftlichen Profil unterrichtet: Klasse 8: Optik, Gesundheitserziehung, Erdatmosphäre, Wasser Klasse 9: Licht und Farben, Kommunikation, Boden Klasse 10: Messen, Steuern, Regeln; Bionik, Astronomische Beobachtungen Die Schule ist ein Gymnasium mit naturwissenschaftlichem und sprachlichem Profil. Dadurch ist es möglich, die Vorgänge aller Aktivität im Zusammenhang mit dem ISS Kontakt in den Unterricht der 8., 9. Und 10. Klasse zu integrieren. Raumfahrt insbesondere das Projekt ISS, Atmosphäre und die internationale Zusammenarbeit werden zum Unterrichtsstoff. Die Schüler im sprachlichen Profil erhalten mit der Vorbereitung und Durchführung des Kontaktes zur ISS, die Möglichkeit ihr erlerntes Wissen auszubauen und anzuwenden. Das Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium biete im Rahmen des Ganztagsangebotes ein vielfältiges Betätigungsfeld im naturwissenschaftlichen Bereich: - Lizenzkurs zur Erlangung der Amateurfunklizenz - Aufbau von Elektronischen Schaltungen in den Bereichen: Telekommunikation und Netze Meteorologie, Aerologie, Klimatologie, Geo-/Raumwissenschaften, Radioastronomie Elektronik, Sensorik, Mikrokontroller, Robotik - Aufbau und Betrieb einer Amateurfunkklubstation für HF und VHF/UHF SAT Betrieb - Grundlagen der Herstellung von elektronischen Baugruppen Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern Am Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium lernen und lehren rund 1100 Schülerinnen und Schüler und 90 Lehrkräfte. Die Schule ist regional, überregional und bundesweit gut vernetzt. Über die Mitgliedschaft im bundesweiten MINT-EC-Schulnetzwerk hinaus ist sie Mitglied im TU-Net-MINT der TU Kaiserslautern und bei der Initiative MINT-Region-Westpfalz. Daraus ergeben sich zahlreiche Kooperationen mit dem Fraunhofer Institut für Techno- und Wirtschaftsmathematik, dem Fraunhofer Institut für Software Engineering, dem Deutschen Forschungszentrum für künstliche Intelligenz, der TU Kaiserslautern, dem renommierten Software-Unternehmen Insiders Technologies und die IT2School- Kooperation der Robert Bosch GmbH. Das MINT-Profil ist eine Synthese aus dem MINT-AG-Konzept, dem MINT-Wettbewerbs-Programm, dem Informatik-Angebot und dem IT-Konzept zur Vermittlung der Kompetenz, sinnvoll mit neuen informationstechnischen Medien umzugehen. Alle Konzepte beziehen alle Klassenstufen ein und sind für alle Schülerinnen und Schüler verpflichtend, wie das IT-Konzept, oder werden allen angeboten. 2015 wurde das Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium für sein digitales Bildungskonzept mit dem Arbeitgeberpreis für Bildung ausgezeichnet. Zahlreiche Projekte wie das Wetterballon-Projekt "Cloud Walk", die meeresbiologischen Exkursionen nach Elba und das Tablet-Projekt "Tab-Class" bereichern das MINT-Profil. Englisch wird in je einer Klasse pro Jahrgangsstufe bilingual unterrichtet. Zusätzlich gibt es eine breite Palette an Fremdsprachen, die die Schülerinnen und Schüler erlernen und während verschiedener Austauschprogramme vertiefen können. Neben dem breit gefächerten musischen Angebot, das sowohl Theater- und Musicalaufführungen als auch klassischen und modernen Konzerten beinhaltet, hat auch der Sportbereich eine lange Tradition. Hier nehmen Schülerinnen und Schüler regelmäßig an Wettbewerben im Rahmen von "Jugend trainiert für Olympia" in verschiedenen Sportarten teil. Das Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium ist Medienscoutschule und Medienkompetenzschule des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz. translated: Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz The school named "Matthes-Enderlein -Gymnasium was founded in 1975 (in socialist GDR times) as a general school named "Friedrich Engels", then it became a secondary school from 1992 onwards. In 2002/2003 the school was refurbished and in 2008 the rooms for natural sciences and information science were modernized. At the moment the school has 670 students and 60 teachers. Pupils are taught in two different profiles, the advanced scientific and the advanced linguistic (teaching a third foreign language) profiles. English is the first foreign language and students can then choose Latin, French or Russian. In grade 8 the scientific profile teaches a lot of different fields: optics, health, about the earth´s atmosphere or water. In grade 9 it comes to learning about light, colors, communication and issues about the earth. In grade 10 pupils are taught about measurements, different operations and regulations, bionics and astronomy. As the school is a secondary school with focus on sciences and languages it is possible to integrate all classes of those grades into activities concerning contacts to the ISS: Students will broaden their horizons and acquire more knowledge during the preparations and the actual contact with the ISS: Our schools offers a variety of full-day-provision in different fields of sciences, such as a course for achieving a HAM radio license, construction of electronic circuits in the area of telecommunication and networks, meteorology, aerology, climatology, sciences about earth and space, radio astronomy and electronics, sensor technology, microcontrollers and robotics, esp. opening and operating an amateur radio club for short wave and VHF/UHF and basics of the manufacturing of electronic assemblies. Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium is a place for teaching and learning for 1100 students and 90 teachers. Our school has strong connections at regional, state and even national level. Not only is the school a member of the national MINT-EC-School Network, but also of the TU-Net-MINT of the TU Kaiserslautern. Furthermore, it is part of the MINT-Region-Westpfalz initiative. As a result, our school has established cooperation with partners such as the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM, the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, the TU Kaiserslautern, the renowned software corporation Insiders Technologies and the IT2School project of the Robert Bosch GmbH. The MINT-profile is a synthesis of our MINT-AG-concept, our MINT-competition-program, computer science education and our IT-concept, which teaches students how to use media based on information technology sensibly and responsibly. All these concepts are integrated into all grades and are available to all students. Some of them, for example the IT-concept, are mandatory. In 2015, Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium was awarded the 'Arbeitgeberpreis für Bildung' for its concept of digital education. The MINT-profile is enriched by many of the Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium's projects, such as the 'Project Cloud Walk', revolving around a weather balloon, our marine biology field trips to Elba and the 'Tab-Class', a project in which every student of a class is equipped with a tablet to work with in lessons as well as at home. In each grade, one of the classes receives bilingual education (English - German) in various subjects. On top of this, there is a wide range of foreign languages which students can learn and put to use during exchange projects. Together with our large selection of performing arts clubs, including theater and concerts involving music from both classical and modern genres, the sports division of our school has a longstanding tradition. Many of our students participate in competitions preparing them for the initiative 'Jugend trainiert für Olympia' ('Youth training for Olympics'). Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium is an officially certified Media Scout and Media Competence school of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Gab es schon einmal brenzlige Situationen auf der ISS, in denen Sie Angst hatten? 2. Wie fühlt man sich unmittelbar vor dem Start der Rakete ins All, wenn es kein Zurück mehr gibt? 3. Welche Zeitzone wird auf der Station gelebt? 4. Welche physischen und psychischen Auswirkungen hat das Leben auf der Raumstation? 5. Was war das Ungewöhnlichste, das Sie auf der ISS je gesehen haben? 6. Gab es einen Moment im All, an dem Sie sich gewünscht haben, auf der Erde zu sein? 7. Gibt es einen privaten Raum oder Privatsphäre? 8. Wie ist das mit dem Essen geregelt und wie ist der Geschmack? 9. Glauben Sie an Außerirdische? 10. Wie veränderte sich Ihr Blick auf unsere Lebensweise nach Ihrem Einsatz im All? 11. Gibt es geregelte Schlafzeiten? 12. Was müssen wir tun um Astronaut zu werden? 13. Welchen irdischen Gegenstand vermissen Sie im All am meisten? 14. Würden Sie die Reise zum Mars antreten, falls das möglich wäre? 15. Sind Sie lieber im All oder auf der Erde? 16. Gibt es ein Problem mit Weltraumschrott? 17. Wie war Ihr Gefühl beim ersten Blick von der Raumstation auf die Erde? 18. Waren Sie schon einmal froh, in einem Moment nicht auf der Erde gewesen zu sein? 19. Welche Aufgaben hat der Kommandant? 20. Wie groß ist die Abwechslung an Gerichten? Translated: 1. Has there ever been a moment on the ISS, in which you were scared? 2. How does it feel right before the launch of the rocket when there is no way back? 3. Which time zone do you use in the station? 4. Which physical and psychological impact on life do you feel when you are in the space station? 5. What is the most unusual thing that you have seen on the ISS? 6. Has there ever been a time in space when you wished to be back on earth? 7. Is there a private room and what about privacy in general? 8. How about meals and food? What does it taste like? 9. Do you believe that extraterrestrials exist? 10. How has your view of our way of life changed after your mission in space? 11. Is there sleep on a regular basis? 12. What do we have to do to become an astronaut? 13. Which terrestrial object do you miss most in space? 14. Would you be willing to partake on a manned mission to mars if possible? 15. Where do you like it better, in space or on earth? 16. Is there a problem with waste, like worn-out spaceships? 17. What was your first feeling while looking at earth from above? 18. Has there ever been a time when you felt glad that you weren`t on earth? 19. Which tasks and duties does the commander have? 20. Is there a diversity in the meals? 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. Friedrich-Franz-Gymnasium Parchim, Parchim, Germany, direct via DC1RSN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-08-22 09:15:25 UTC Vidya Mandir Inter College, Meerut, India, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-08-23 08:22:00 UTC Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-08-24 09:45:17 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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Measuring SMA relays at UHF
by Norm n3ykf 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

Hi all! Playing with my toys, trying to create a CP 10x2 UHF antenna Using an Anritsu S113b which does not have direct voltmeter readout. These numbers were calculated by making a return loss measurement and converting it to relative phase with their Line sweep tools software. Converted data here:https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/ I have a Times T-100, using a similar procedure, very similar, almost identical numbers were returned. Setup: S113b has an N female. To make SMA, I added an N male to male, then a N female to SMA female. Used a calibrated SMA OSL kit. Test pieces: two Transco SMA 24V relays and an SMA jumper, consisting of two elbows and some straight pieces. Coax to be used in final device is RG-142B/U. (El Cheapo on the bay) Did use a 5/16 wrench to snug up all the connections. First order of business was to calibrate all the test gear. Noting how long the adapters attached to the N connector were as well as noting the length of the test cable. Got some interesting results: RYA NC: 232.2 degrees RYA NO 231.8 """""" RYB NC 231.3"""""""""" RYB NO 231.0 """""""""" SMA jumper to connect Common->NC to NC->common 281.3 degrees. Does this look correct? How does such a small package contain such a lengthy RF path? I went through this whole process (took about 5 times longer) prior to my trip to 5J0 and realized that mistakes had been made. Skipped the CP attempt, Took the pair of crossed linear 10 elements, diddled by a Tohtsu spdt 12v instead Worked like a charm from AOS to 5-7 degrees above the horizon so that I could switch polarities. What a blast. Used my homebrew rotator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sDP6lAiWGw Please ignore my 2yo little monsters. They can and do make s9+ noise. Trying to get the coax for a cp antenna correct this time. Waste no more coax.. Currently in the field. I'm wondering if there's something inside the relays making them look longer. Coax seems to be realistic lengthwise. SMA jumper is maybe 6cm long. Measures slightly longer than 3/4 Lambda, though.... Will make some measurements to a test article, disassembly and photos. Stand by, pussycat!! Norm n3ykf

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-14 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-14 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nagoya Technical High School, Nagoya, Japan, direct via JA2YNI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Mon 2018-08-13 09:23:09 UTC 82 deg (***) Matthes-Enderlein-Gymnasium Zwönitz, Zwönitz, Germany and Hohenstaufen-Gymnasium Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany, direct via DLØMEG and DLØXK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was unsuccessful: Mon 2018-08-13 13:48:27 UTC 56 deg (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-08-16 11:12:24 UTC 79 deg (***) DLR_School_Lab Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, direct via DN2DLR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Tue 2018-08-14 12:56:59 UTC 76 deg (***) Friedrich-Franz-Gymnasium Parchim, Parchim, Germany, direct via DC1RSN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-08-22 09:15:25 UTC 54 deg (***) Vidya Mandir Inter College, Meerut, India, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-08-23 08:22:00 UTC 47 deg (***) Glenden State School, Glenden, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-08-24 09:45:17 UTC 54 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 2018-08-07 18:00 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 1242. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1190. 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 2018-07-27 02:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Hardware
by Larry 15 Aug '18

15 Aug '18

If I may impose further on the group, thanks to your assistance I am able to get Gpredict to do what I need to do, and have configured the software to match my radio and rotators. I am looking for hardware recommendations for a board that I can plug into my shack computer and use as an interface between that and my new-to-me G5500. I would welcome any thoughts or suggestions you folks might have. Larry W8ANT

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Rove to DM15/16/25/26
by Ryan Noguchi 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

I'll be satellite-roving on Sunday 8/19 and Monday 8/20 to DM15/16/25/26, likely also DM14. I'm planning to be active on FM, SSB, and APRS birds. I'll provide frequent updates on Twitter when I have mobile data/SMS coverage, under the handle @AI6DO with tags @AMSAT and #AMSAT. When I can, I'll tweet some advance notice before each pass or back-to-back set of passes. LoTW uploads to follow later in the week. LoTW confirmations would be greatly appreciated! I'm still somewhat green on the linears, and manually tuning, so please be patient. Please give your call at least two or three times to give me time to tune you in. My operating plan follows, all times in UTC, with the number of leading asterisks indicating the degree of confidence that I will make that pass; three being the highest confidence. Looking to qualify for an AMSAT Rover Award on this trip. Hope to hear you on the birds! Sunday 8/19 UTC DM15 Baker, California **1718-1727Z CAS4B 11 deg***1730-1740Z AO92 52 deg (whether L/V or U/V) DM16/26 line, Pahrump, Nevada **1917-1929Z NO84 63 deg DM15/16/25/26 corner, California Thanks to W8LID for the tip *2003-2017Z CAS4A 54 deg (if I'm ahead of schedule)***2023-2035Z AO91 45 deg *2030-2045Z AO85 67 deg (if no action on AO91 or too late for AO-91)***2036-2050Z CAS4B 40 deg DM25/26 line, Las Vegas, Nevada *2144-2159Z CAS4A 30 deg (if I'm ahead of schedule) **2208-2220Z AO7 84 deg **2220-2230Z CAS4B 30 deg (if no action on AO-7) Monday 8/20 UTC DM26 and/or DM25, Las Vegas or Henderson, Nevada **TBD evening passes: FM, SSB, APRS DM26 Las Vegas, Nevada *TBD morning passes: FM, SSB DM25 Boulder City, Nevada **TBD mid-morning passes: FM only Probably no more than two passes: *1710-1720Z AO92 30 deg *1911-1918Z AO91 17 deg *1916-1929Z AO85 41 deg DM25 Primm, Nevada or California **TBD late afternoon passes: SSB only **2348-0002Z CAS4B 69 deg Tuesday 8/21 UTC DM15 Baker, California **TBD evening passes: SSB, APRS *0042-0058Z FO29 20 deg **0058-0109Z CAS4A 44 deg **0111-0123Z NO84 21 deg DM14 Barstow, California **TBD evening passes: FM, SSB, APRS Probably no more than two passes: *0225-0246Z FO29 74 deg *0307-0318Z XW2A 70 deg *0317-0328Z FS3 32 deg *0330-0345Z SO50 67 deg 73, Ryan AI6DO

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Huntsville Conference
by Randy Hall 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

Hi I am planning on attending the conference in November. I want to book my flights. The conference schedule is not posted yet. I plan on arriving Thursday afternoon. Are there any Sunday morning activities planned? Trying to figure out what time to leave. I see that tours maybe planned. Any idea of the timing of these? I haven't checked yet, does the hotel offer a shuttle bus to/from the airport? Any thoughts? 73 Randy, K7AGE

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BIRDS heard in LU
by Pedro Converso 14 Aug '18

14 Aug '18

All 3 birds heard in LU (BIRD-BT-Buthan, BIRD-MY-Malasia, BIRD-PH-Filipinas). Orbit #57 Aug-14 02:43-02:54z around 437.375 CW. Tracking thru http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=maya1,bhuta,uitms Audio recorded on http://amsat.org.ar/birds.wav Congrats to BIRDS' Teams for succesful launch and operation ! 73, LU7ABF, Pedro

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