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

Fargo Hamfest September 29th
by Gary 25 Sep '18

25 Sep '18

If you are going to the Fargo Hamfest this weekend stop by and say hi. I will be selling some stuff that may be of interest to satellite ops. More info can be found at this link: https://rrra.org/cal/2018/09/29/rrra-hamfest--arrl-nd-state-convention/ 73, Joe kk0sd

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MacDopler
by Paul Overn 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Guys, New to Macs, new to the ICOM 910H and new to auto Doppler control. So this should be fun... I have the Doppler correction working. Both the up and the down go the way they should. The software is communicating with the radio, and everything is wonderful, but I can't for the life of me see how to move to another spot on the passband. I move the radio dial and it goes right back to the middle of the passband. When I try to adjust the frequency in the software, nothing moves, I'm stumped here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Paul Overn KE0PBR Twitter: @KE0PBR `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

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AMSAT demo in Phoenix AZ this (Monday, 24 Sept) afternoon...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Hi! I will be working SSB, FM, and ISS passes from Mountain Vista Park, a Phoenix city park along the I-10 freeway north of Ray Road in grid DM43ah, for an impromptu AMSAT satellite demonstration later today. I should be on passes starting after 2300 UTC (4pm PDT/7pm EDT) today, for 2 to possibly 3 hours. There are a few SSB satellites, along with AO-85 in FM and the ISS with its 145.825 MHz packet digipeater, passing by in that timeframe. I will be on the air using my call sign WD9EWK. If you see or hear me on those passes, please call WD9EWK (or send an APRS message via 145.825 MHz). I will upload my contacts from this demonstration to Logbook of the World either tonight or tomorrow. If anyone who works WD9EWK would like to receive a QSL card, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. There's no need to first send me a QSL card and/or an SASE to get my card. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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SDX stops responding
by Kevin Schuchmann 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

Hello All, This is probably a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1 and about once a week or maybe two weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the rotor controller, a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX stop responding? Thanks Kevin WA7FWF p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a repeat.

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Nayif warehouse
by David Johnson 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

Hi It looks like there is a problem where the nayif packets are sent to data.funcube.org.uk which forwards them to data.amsat-uk.org Could I ask users who solely use a Nayif-1 dashboard for it’s reception to try the data.amsat-uk.org url in the dashboard and let me know if your packets get through. Trying to debug at a distance :-) 73 W4/G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone

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Add Switch and LED to ERC-M
by Vincenzo Mone 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

Hi folks, please I need an help. I own the ERC-M KIT that I use to track the rotators. Unfortunately it does not have a switch to switch in ON and OFF and also A LED to see when it is on the ON or on the OFF position. I would like to add them but do not how to do as the Power connector is soldered on the printed circuit. Anybody please can point me how to solder the switch and the LED And where to solder them? Also do I need a resistor? If yes which value and where to put it? Thanks for the help. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-23 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-23 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St. Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 deg (***) Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg (***) IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-09-29 17:45:44 UTC 28 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-09-23 03:30 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 1258. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1204. (***) 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 2018-09-23 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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ANS-266 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
by Frank Karnauskas 23 Sep '18

23 Sep '18

AMAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-266 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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://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 dot org. In this edition: * 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results * Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades * AMSAT President Upcoming Ham Nation Interview on September 26th * Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium * Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers * AMSAT Rover Awards Update * SiriusSat First Signals Competition Winners Announced * New Indonesian Cubesat to Include Amateur Radio APRS Transponder * LimeSDR Blogs About Open Satellite Project * The European Astro Pi Challenge is Back for 2018/2019 * Call for Volunteers: ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-266.01 ANS-266 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 266.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD September 23, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-266.01 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2018 Board of Directors Election Tom Clark, K3IO; Mark Hammond, N8MH; and Bruce Paige, KK5DO; will serve on the board for two years. The First Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. The Second Alternate is Scott Harvey, KA7FVV. Both will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 698 ballots cast are as follows: Tom Clark, K3IO............574 Mark Hammond, N8MH.........507 Scott Harvey, KA7FVV.......176 Bruce Paige, KK5DO.........402 Peter Portanova, W2JV......359 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz, Manager Clayton Coleman W5PFG, Secretary [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, Manager and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Secretary for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. Please help by donating today https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 ARISS is in critical need of infrastructure upgrades to ensure that programs such as talking to astronauts in space using Amateur Radio can continue. Through your donations ARISS seeks the following upgrades: + Next Generation radio systems that will support easier transition to enable new, exciting radio modes and capabilities for hams, students and the general public including: * New Amateur Radio communication and experiment capabilities including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS), and * Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both US and Russian segments of the ISS. + A new multi voltage power supply that will support present and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to be conducted. ARISS needs to build ten Next Generation radio systems to support the development of on-orbit operations, training and long term maintenance. This includes two units for on-orbit use (one unit each for the US and Russian segments), two units for flight spares, three units for training, one unit for testing, and two units for ground-based maintenance and troubleshooting. AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. [ANS thanks Frank, KA3HDO for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT President Upcoming Ham Nation Interview on September 26th AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO will be featured on Ham Nation's September 26th episode #369. Well known Amateur Radio journalist Gordon West, WB6NOA will interview Joe and discuss the latest news from AMSAT and ARISS. Joe remarked, "The opportunity for this interview couldn't have come at a better time. With the launch of ARISS's Fundrazr drive to sustain Amateur Radio operations on the ISS and AMSAT's own development needs, this interview will help get the word out to segments of the Amateur Radio community that don't normally track the Amateur Radio satellite community. "Ham Nation is promoted well throughout Amateur Radio social media so the potential audience is substantial. I hope everyone has a chance to watch the show and perhaps share it with your friends who might become interested in AMSAT and Amateur Radio in Space." Ham Nation records live every Wednesday at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific / 01:00 (Thu) UTC. See it at: https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium Make Your Hotel Reservations by October 10! Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at: + 1-(800) 228-9290 or + (256) 830-2222 or + On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel. Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) reference number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night. + The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18. + Book by 10/10/18. + Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and complimentary Wi-Fi. Symposium Early Registration Rate Expires September 30! Registration for the Symposium can be ordered on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/. + $60 Early Registration is through September 30, 2018. + $65 Registration is October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018. + $70 Registration at the Door AMSAT Annual Saturday Night Banquet Reservations Are Due October 20! + Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made by October 20th to ensure accommodation. + Register online at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/. [ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium. The symposium will be held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their 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 dot org. [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Rover Awards Update The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of the defined criteria posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award. Points can be earned for each grid square activated outside of your home grid square using the FM, linear, and digital satellites. While FM contacts count for 1 point each multiplier points are available for contacts via the linear and digital satellites. Additional points are available for photographs, publicity, social media promotion, and AMSAT Journal articles. The options are numerous so please refer to the Rover Award Website for all of the details. Since the last Rover Award announcement in ANS-210 the following stations have qualified for the award: Number Callsign Award Date ------ -------- ---------- 028 K4FTP 30 Jul 2018 029 KB2YSI 15 Aug 2018 030 N3CRT 17 Aug 2018 031 N2WLS 19 Aug 2018 032 K2MTS 22 Aug 2018 033 AI6DO 23 Aug 2018 034 KD8RTT 18 Sep 2018 [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- SiriusSat First Signals Competition Winners Announced Russian cubesats, SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2, were deployed during a spacewalk from the ISS in August. A QSL card is available for all Amateur Radio operators who send reception reports to: siriussat(a)sputnix.ru. Include your callsign, name, mailing address, time of reception, the satellite (RS13S or RS14S), and receiver description. A QSL card will be sent to your address. Winners have been announced of the first signals competition among Radio Amateurs for the reception of the first signals from the SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2: + Rocco Valenzano (W2RTV, USA) + Anton Janovsky (ZR6AIC, South Africa) + Vladimir Chyorny (EU1SAT, Belarus) + Mike Rupprecht (DK3WN, Germany) + Dmitry Pashkov (R4UAB, Russia) The winners will receive a QSL card, a copy of the checklist employed by the cosmonauts for activation of the spacecraft prior to release and also books on space. Vladimir Chyorny has already been given Chris Hadfield's book "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" personally in Minsk, Dmitry Pashkov will be sent Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time," and foreign amateurs will receive Pavlov Shubin's illustrated album "The Space Rocket System N1-L3." SiriusSat noted that radio amateurs received the first signals and appreciated the dissemination of information about the reception of data and the establishment and activation of a specially developed software system for the reception of telemetry and decoding the data from the spacecraft. The satellites operate at these frequencies and call signs: + SiriusSat-1 callsign RS13S frequency 435.570 MHz SSID 1; + SiriusSat-2 callsign RS14S frequency 435.670 MHz SSID 2 GMSK 4800 + modulation is used, protocol is standard AX.25 G3RUH sending beacons every 30 seconds. Telemetry decoding/viewing software can be downloaded from: http://sputnix.ru/ru/nashi-sputniki/siriussat-2 This page includes configuration instructions and files with test signals. [ANS thanks Sputnix.ru for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- New Indonesian Cubesat to Include Amateur Radio APRS Transponder The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have selected a team from Surya University in Indonesia for the UNOOSA-JAXA KiboCUBE programme. The KiboCUBE programme was launched in 2015 by UNOOSA and JAXA to offer educational and research institutions from developing countries the opportunity to develop cube satellites (CubeSats) for deployment from the International Space Station (ISS). Thanks to the KiboCUBE programme, Surya University's cube satellite, Surya Satellite 1 (SS-1), will be the first cube satellite developed by an Indonesian University to be launched into space. The cube satellite will be equipped with an Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) that works on amateur radio frequencies. This will enable the cube satellite to transmit APRS messages to ground stations. Furthermore, SS-1 will be designed for a two-way communication use for educational and disaster mitigation purposes, which can be carried out by anyone with a valid amateur radio callsign. Access the full United Nations press release at http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=53079. [ANS thanks the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and spaceref.com for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- LimeSDR Blogs About Open Satellite Project Developer Lucas Teske has a very clear reason for having started the Open Satellite Project, an ongoing effort to develop open-source software for the receipt and decoding of satellite data using software-defined radio (SDR) hardware including the LimeSDR family. "The final goal is to have a generic satellite receiver that is easy to configure to a new satellite or protocol," project originator Lucas Teske explains of the Open Satellite Project and its open-source weather satellite software. With input from the community, Teske has a clear roadmap for the Open Satellite Project's future development. "The main goal now is to have a single application that does everything," he explains. "So far OSP has several parts, which makes it somewhat hard to set up. We're re- writing the main application - now called SatHelperApp - in Go which helps a lot in making it cross platform and easy to use. We also want to lower the costs of building a GOES Rebroadcast protocol (GRB) station, which provides the best images you can ever get from a satellite from the current generation - and also images from the Sun! The idea is to have a simple app that anyone could just download, follow some instructions for assembling the hardware, and get everything working, even if they don't have any technical skill for it." To read more about the Open Satellite Project and find ways your station can help access the full article on-line at https://limemicro.com/community/open-satellite-project/. [ANS thanks LimeSDR for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- The European Astro Pi Challenge is Back for 2018/2019 ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2018/2019 European Astro Pi Challenge. Students and young people are offered the amazing opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space by writing computer programs that run on Astro Pis - special Raspberry Pi computers aboard the International Space Station. Youths 19 or younger and live in an ESA Member or Associate Member State invited to form a team with at least friend of and apply to the Astro Pi Challenge's Mission Space Lab by sending their experiment idea by the end of October. There are two themes for experiments: The 'Life on Earth' theme will use the Astro Pi computer Izzy, fitted with a near-infrared camera facing out of an ISS window, to study the Earth. The 'Life in space theme will use the Astro Pi computer Ed, which is equipped with a camera for light sensing, and investigate life inside the Columbus module of the ISS. The complete announcement, rules and regulations can be found at https://tinyurl.com/Astro-Pi-2018-2019. [ANS thanks the ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers: ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Western Colorado (DM77, DM67, DM57, DM58, DM59 DN50, DN60) - September 28-30, 2018 Ron AD0DX will be back in Western Colorado Sept. 28/29/30. Plans are Friday DM77, DM67; Saturday DM57, DM58, DM59; Sunday DN50, DN60. Specific pass announces will be posted to his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/ad0dx North to Alaska (CO28) - October 5-9, 2018 Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the call sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse to use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for specific plans. https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho Kure Beach, NC (FM13) - October 13-19, 2018 (Originally 9/22-28. Rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence) Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC, October 13-19. Send QSL for confirmation. Bermuda (DXCC NA-005) - November 12-14, 2018 Tom, N2YTF, will be operating as N2YTF/VP9/P from Bermuda, NA- 005 vacation style Nov. 12, 13, 14; all FM passes (and perhaps a few transponder birds). Tom will also be working HF QRP portable from the beach. Tom is looking for a 2m ssb tropo path to some US super station(s). If interested, contact him directly. Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com Updated September 19, 2018 [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Updated Hosting Information Posted The information on how to apply for an ARISS event has been updated and posted at: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html. [ANS thanks Ken Ransom for the above information.] + Upcoming Contacts Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg. Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg. + Successful Contacts Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH. The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut was Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg. The total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1256. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1203. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. 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. + ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 [ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + EA4GPZ's IberRadio LO-94 (DSLWP-B) Talk Available On-line Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ, gave a presentation about receiving the downlink from the Chinese lunar orbiting satellite LO-94 (DSLWP-B) on September 15 at the IberRadio Spanish Amateur Radio Fair. Daniel's presentation was in Spanish and he says he has finished adding English subtitles to the recording his talk. You can watch the video either with Spanish or English slides and either with Spanish or English subtitles. You may also download copies of the slides from this site. https://destevez.net/2018/09/dslwp-b-talk-in-iberradio/. [ANS thanks Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ for the above information.] + British Amateur Television Club CAT18 Videos on YouTube The British Amateur Television Club has released all videos of the CAT18 talks on their BATConline YouTube channel. https://tinyurl.com/ans-batc-cat18 The talks include: ISS HAMTV Update - Ciaran, M0XTD & Phil Crump, M0DNY Es'hail-2 Update - Graham @G3VZV & Dave Crump, G8GKQ The Future - Charles Brain @G4GUO [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the British Amateur Television Club for the above information.] + AMSAT-DL Launches Updated Website AMSAT-DL has launched their modernized website. Visitors can select German, Spanish, French, and English versions. See it at: https://amsat-dl.org/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 additional 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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EO-88 Telemetry
by JoAnne K9JKM 22 Sep '18

22 Sep '18

The Nayif EO-88 data warehouse seems to be down. They're not accepting uploads from the dashboard and the rankings page says: http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/ranking.html Whitelabel Error Page This application has no explicit mapping for /error, so you are seeing this as a fallback. Sat Sep 22 15:42:51 UTC 2018 There was an unexpected error (type=Internal Server Error, status=500). I/O error on GET request for "http://localhost:9000/user/ranking/11": Connection refused (Connection refused); nested exception is java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused (Connection refused) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Re: [amsat-bb] Antenna questions
by Kevin Zari 22 Sep '18

22 Sep '18

Are you certain that you built them correctly? I just got mine, and there was an instruction sheet (Rev B) that was included in the box, which had the wrong instructions. They were up to Rev D. The biggest error was that rev B had the wrong orientation of the vertical feeder block, and that could throw off the RH circular polarization. Just asking, as perhaps it may be worth it for you to check your build against rev D, if you haven’t. -Kevin (KK4YEL)

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SATNOGS ground station observation recordings
by Mike Hoblinski 22 Sep '18

22 Sep '18

I am having a lot of fun with my receiving setup and thought this might be of interest. You can go to the SATNOGS Network site and listen to or download audio and SDR waterfall recordings from the various groundstations. https://network.satnogs.org/ They have a number of ground station projects users can build and interface to the SATNOGS observation network. I am starting out with a simple station that consists of a Raspberry Pi, SDR Dongle, and stationary antenna. Mine will be a turnstile to start. They also have projects for a AZ-EL rotor that uses some 3D printed parts. Some antennas as well. Once you are setup you log onto the site and schedule your observations. It sends the info back to the Pi with pass times, frequency,mode doppler ect. The pi records the pass and sends the audio and water fall plus any data back to the web site. It even will display some data and WX satellite pictures decoded. Here are some links to the SATNOGS sites. Their are a lot of Wiki pages and some forums .https://network.satnogs.org/ Network https://satnogs.org/documentation/projects/ Projects https://satnogs.org/ Main page Mike N6IMF

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Antenna questions
by wa7dxz 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

I had previously used an ELK, with a az/el rotor. Seemed to work fine for ao91, ao92, so50, and fo29.Decided to upgrade to the M2 Leo Pack. It works fine, but frankly no better than my ELK. Is the major. (only?) advantage of the m2 system the circular polarization? If I had to do it again, Im not sure I would have spent nearly $600 for the system, as opposed to my cheaper ELK, but, I thought more is better, any comments?Bob Wa7dxzDm33 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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sat32 and ic7100
by James Brown 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

Howdy! I want to connect a Icom 7100 to satpc32. Anyone know the baud and access code for this radio. If I can get this to work I will add my ft 817 as second radio. Thanksjim KI6WJ

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Update Price
by Tom Mikkelsen 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

All, Sorry for the pricing error. This was my first BB post and I see from Bruce that it gets posted automatically rather than by an administrator. Satellite Antennas and Rotor Package for Sale I am moving and will not be able to use my larger satellite antenna package and AZ/EL rotator. The systems consist of: -Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL +Yaesu controller. LVB Tracker with Serial interface. -M2, UHF, 436CP30, 15 El, 15.5 dB, 9.4ft, N, Boom Mnt -M2, VHF, 2MCP14, 7 El, 12.4 dB, 10ft 6 in, N, Boom Mnt -Includes fiberglass boom assembly for antenna mounting as shown. -One set (AZ/EL) 50 ft control cables, One set (AZ/EL) 30 foot control cables. Below is a link with photos of the items for sale. The tripod mast is not part of the package for sale. https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/ <https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/> Price = $1,100 -Buyer will pay for actual shipping costs unless picked up in the LA Area. -The system is currently packaged in to 6 boxes and ready to ship. -Buyer will need to provide/purchase 3/16” retainer clips for the antenna element assembly. http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/ <http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/> 2 Bags of 50 clips required $20.99 a bag (Total $41.98) Request push on tool for installation when ordering from Lee at M2. Contact: Tom Mikkelsen WAØPOD AMSAT Member 07597 e-mail: tomm(a)att.net <mailto:tomm@att.net> Cell: 858-692-8314

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Updated BBS Post
by Tom Mikkelsen 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Please use this post rather the original I just sent. Sorry for the update, I see I had an error plus an addition. Updated post for the next release of the AMSAT BB. Thank you..Tom Satellite Antennas and Rotor Package for Sale I am moving and will not be able to use my larger satellite antenna package and AZ/EL rotator. The systems consist of: -Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL +Yaesu controller. LVB Tracker with Serial interface. -M2, UHF, 436CP30, 15 El, 15.5 dB, 9.4ft, N, Boom Mnt -M2, VHF, 2MCP14, 7 El, 12.4 dB, 10ft 6 in, N, Boom Mnt -Includes fiberglass boom assembly for antenna mounting as shown. -One set (AZ/EL) 50 ft control cables, One set (AZ/EL) 30 foot control cables. Below is a link with photos of the items for sale. The tripod mast is not part of the package for sale. https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/ <https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/> Price = $1,1100 -Buyer will pay for actual shipping costs unless picked up in the LA Area. -The system is currently packaged in to 6 boxes and ready to ship. -Buyer will need to provide/purchase 3/16” retainer clips for the antenna element assembly. http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/ <http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/> 2 Bags of 50 clips required $20.99 a bag (Total $41.98) Request push on tool for installation when ordering from Lee at M2. Contact: Tom Mikkelsen WAØPOD AMSAT Member 07597 e-mail: tomm(a)att.net <mailto:tomm@att.net> Cell: 858-692-8314

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AMSAT -
by Tom Mikkelsen 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Please post the following for the next release of the AMSAT BB. Thank you..Tom Satellite Antennas and Rotor Package for Sale I am moving and will not be able to use my larger satellite antenna package and AZ/EL rotator. The systems consist of: -Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL +Yaesu controller. LVB Tracker with Serial interface. -M2, UHF, 436CP30, 15 El, 15.5 dB, 9.4ft, N, Boom MntUHF Ant 335 -M2, VHF, 2MCP14, 7 El, 12.4 dB, 10ft 6 in, N, Boom Mnt -One set (AZ/EL) 50 ft control cables, One set (AZ/EL) 30 foot control cables. Below is a link with photos of the items for sale. The tripod mast is not part of the package for sale. https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/ <https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/> Price = $1,1100 -Buyer will pay for actual shipping costs unless picked up in the LA Area. -The system is currently packaged in to 6 boxes and ready to ship. -Buyer will need to provide/purchase 3/16” retainer clips for the antenna element assembly. http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/ <http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/> 2 Bags of 50 clips required $20.99 a bag (Total $41.98) Request push on tool for installation when ordering from Lee at M2. Contact: Tom Mikkelsen WAØPOD AMSAT Member 07597 e-mail: tomm(a)att.net Cell: 858-692-8314

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Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Infrustructure Upgrade
by E.Mike McCardel 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Infrustructure Upgrade AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrade on ISS to enable students to talk to astronauts in space via amateur radio. Please help by donating today https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 ARISS is in critical need of the infrastructure upgrade to ensure that programs like talking in space using amateur radio can continue. Through your donations ARISS seeks the following upgrades: + Next Generation radio system will support easier radio mode transition, to enable new, exciting capabilities for hams, students and the general public including: * New amateur radio communication and experimental capabilities, including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital packet radio (APRS) capabilities * Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both US and Russian segments of ISS + New multi voltage power supply will support present and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to be conducted + ARISS needs to build ten Next Generation radio systems to support our development on orbit operations, training and long term maintenance. This includes on-orbit (two units, one unit each in US and Russian segment), flight spares (two units), training (three units), testing (one unit), and ground-based maintenance and troubleshooting (two units) Donations are fully tax deductible within the USA as AMSAT IS A 501(c)(3) organization. EMike McCardel, AA8EM Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service Sent from my iPhone

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SatPC32 on Windows 10?
by Peter J. McClosky 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Hello All, I am new to satellites, and need to buy a tracking program. I am interest in getting SATPC32, but can not determine if it will run under Windows 10. Does anyone know if it will? Thanks in advance, Peter, N7IY ----- Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky(a)earthlink.net n7iy(a)arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/

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How to use a Kenwood TS-2000 with the internale TNC and Wisp
by Vincenzo Mone 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Anybody that uses PSTROTATOR with a Kenwood TS-2000 and internal TNC?????? I cannot get both to comunicate as they should be both on the same Comport. Somebody has suggested me to, use the VSPE software. I have tried with it and could get both the PSTRotator and the Internal TNC of the Kenwood TS-2000 comunicate but get just one problem. I have tested with a Terminal program and i can see that the both is displayed on the terminal program So it is mixed between the commands sent and recieved fron the radio to the PSTRotator and the Received Packet i get from the radio.Is there a possibility to split the two signals on two terminal programs So one program gets the Radio commands and one get the packet traffic without mixing. Or anybody had success to get the internal TNC of the Kenwood TS-2000 Wisp, and PSTRotator ( controls Radio Frequencies and Rotators ) To work all togheter without problems? If yes please can you tell me how to do maybe in private mail to not disturb the list? Thanks in advance for any help 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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AO-92 QSO
by skristof＠etczone.com 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

I got my first QSO on AO-92 today, but my voice recorder malfunctioned and I don't have the recording. If you contacted AI9IN on AO-92 around 1600 UTC today, please reply off-list. Thank you! Steve AI9IN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-20 16:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-20 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St. Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 deg Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-09-20 16:30 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 1256. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1203. 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 2018-09-18 05:00 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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Re: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem server
by Joe Pereira 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Thanks for your suggestion Greg. I have manged to fix the problem by resetting the modem back to default settings. In the process if doing that I also lost all my port forwarding parameters for other applications that I run. Very annoying as that the firmware update was automatically done by my ISP and after I called them and explained the situation they asked for a fee to get the problem fixed by the tech team...............a bloody joke ! What I could not understand was the foxtelem upload was not working but funcube data was ok. Anyway all good for now :) 73 Joe VK5EI & VK5KJP On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:08 AM, Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Wild guess, but check with your ISP to see if they installed some sort > of firewall / filtering rules in the modem. It might be blocking the > site or ports that the database upload service uses. > > Greg KO6TH > > > Joe Pereira wrote: > > Ok thanks, but still an issue here. > > > > The same setup runs Funcube dashboard and that is working fine. > > > > All systems have been powered down and restarted including the main house > > distribution modem. > > > > I checked the error logs in the modem and it had a firmware update on the > > 18-09-2018 at 01:42 local time. It appears the data may have stopped > > forwarding since then. > > > > I also noticed that my time clock synchronizing programs are failing to > > connect to their sever. > > > > Something strange has happened and I am not impressed ! > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:22 PM, H. Stephen Nipper < > stephennipper(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I see that my STATS have updated in the last 90 minutes on both AO91 and > >> A085, so I would say no, or it's back working. > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:24 AM Joe Pereira <joevk5ei(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Is the server down ??? > >>> > >>> I have several hundred frames queued ready for upload. > >>> > >>> 73 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Stephen Nipper > >> Boise, Idaho > >> N7DJX > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > >

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany on 21 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 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 W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in German. Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut Die Schulgemeinschaft BSTI besteht seit 1931 und ist eine Mittelschule für Jungen und Mädchen im Alter von 12 bis 18 Jahren. Sie befindet sich in Ostbelgien und liegt hier in der belgischen Eifel nahe dem Dreiländereck Deutschland-Belgien-Luxemburg. Sie bietet verschiedene Unterrichtsabteilungen im Bereich der Naturwissenschaften, der Sprachen, des Sports sowie verschiedene technische als auch berufliche Unterrichte mit Abitur an. Wir verbinden Tradition und Innovation in der Wissensvermittlung. Uns ist es wichtig den Jugendlichen eine Perspektive für ihr weiteres Leben zu geben. Deshalb gehen wir mit der Zeit und stellen uns den Herausforderungen unserer Gesellschaft und in der Welt unter Beibehaltung von Tradition und Innovation! Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg Die B1-Nürnberg, Kurzform für Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg, ist eine berufliche Schule, die sich im Süden Deutschlands befindet. Ausbildungsrichtungen sind Handwerks- und Industrieberufe in den elektrischen, elektronischen und informationstechnischen Fachrichtungen sowie in verschiedenen Metallberufen und der Mechatronik (ein Beruf der Teile aus Metallberufen und Elektronikberufen enthält). An der Schule lernen und arbeiten ca. 2000 Schüler und 80 Lehrer. Die Ausbildung an der Schule besteht aus theoretischem Unterricht und Praxis in den Werkstätten und Laboren der Schule. Unsere Schüler verbringen einen Teil ihrer Ausbildungszeit in der Schule und den anderen Teil in Unternehmen der Industrie und des Handwerks (Duales System der Ausbildung, wie es in Deutschland weit verbreitet ist). Eine Arbeitsgemeinschaft Funk und Elektronik wurde 2016 an der Schule gegründet. In dieser Arbeitsgemeinschaft lernen die Schüler durch einen Amateurfunkausbilder Amateurfunkkontakte (analog und in Digimodes) herzustellen. Eines der Ziele ist es, dass die Schüler eine eigene Amateurfunklizenz mit Prüfung vor der zuständigen Behörde erwerben. Löten von kleinen Schaltungen gehört ebenso zur praktischen Ausbildung in der AG Funk und Elektronik dazu. Eines der Highlights in diesem Jahr soll es sein, mittels Amateurfunk einen Kontakt zu einem Astronauten herzustellen. Translated: Bischöfliche Schule / Technisches Institut Our school, the BSTI was established in 1931. It is a secondary school for boys and girls between 12 and 18. We are situated in the hilly Eifel region, more precisely in St.Vith, a small town in the German-speaking part of East-Belgium. That means that you can find us right in the middle of the border triangle between Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg, where different cultures and languages meet. Our pupils can graduate in a wide range of subjects such as natural sciences, mathematics, physical education or modern languages to qualify for university studies. But since we are also a technical high school many vocational subjects are on offer as well. It is our philosophy to combine tradition and innovation to help our pupils find a perspective for their personal lives and their future as individuals. But we also want to raise an awareness for global challenges to encourage them to contribute to a more sustainable future for our world. Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nürnberg B1-Nuremberg - short form of Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nuremberg - is a vocational school located in the south of Germany. Education directions are electrical and electronically engineering, electronics, information technology, mechanics and mechatronics (parts of mechanics combined with parts of electronics). Approx. 2000 students and 80 teachers are learning and working at the B1-Nuremberg. The education combines theoretical lessons and practical training in workshops and laboratories. Our students spend parts of the period of training in school and other parts in industrial plants and workshops (German Dual-System of education). An amateur radio and electronics working community was found at the school in October 2016. Students are taught by an amateur radio instructor weekly and learn to operate in analogous and digital modes of ham radio with the aim of getting an own ham radio license. Soldering of small circuit boards is also part of the training in the amateur radio and electronic working community. One highlight in this year is to make an amateur radio contact and talk to a person in space. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Wie ist ihre Aussicht auf die Erde bzw. zu den Sternen? 2. Wir sind eine Berufsschule für Metall- und Elektrotechnik und lernen viel über elektrischen Strom. Verhält sich elektrischer Strom im Weltall anders als auf der Erde? 3. Wie sieht ihr Tagesablauf aus und wie ist ihr Schlafrythmus? 4. Was vermisst man als Astronaut am meisten während der Zeit auf der ISS? 5. Können sie ihr Körpergefühl aufgrund der Schwerelosigkeit der Enge der Raumstation mit dem auf der Erde vergleichen? 6. Wenn an Board jemand Geburtstag hat, gibt es auf der ISS auch eine Geburtstagsfeier? 7. Ist es schwieriger sportlichen Übungen auszuführen? 8. Wir haben gesehen, dass die ISS-Besatzung ein internationales Team ist. Welche Uhrzeit gilt an Board der ISS? 9. Was essen sie hauptsächlich auf der ISS, schmeckt es ihnen? 10. Was ist zu tun, wenn ein Astronaut plötzlich krank wird? 11. Wie ist die Luft dort oben? 12. Was fasziniert Euch Astronauten besonders am Amateurfunk? 13. Wie lange haben sie täglich Internet? Können sie es auch privat nutzen um Kontakt mit Freunden oder Familie zu haben? 14. Kann man von der ISS größere Städte, z.B. Nürnberg erkennen? 15. Was erforschen sie zu Zeit? 16. Wir haben gelesen, dass Astronauten am Simulator trainieren müssen. Wieviel Fahrstunden benötigt man, um eine Sojus-Kapsel einparken zu können? 17. Welches war ihr interessantestes Experiment? 18. Was machen Astronauten in ihrer Freizeit? 19. Gibt es Forschungsergebnisse der ISS, die konkrete Auswirkungen für unser tägliches Leben haben? 20. An der Schule haben wir die Weltraumfotos von Alexander Gerst gesehen. Gibt es 2018 wieder Fotos oder Videos? Translated: 1. What is your view of planet earth or the stars like? 2. We are a vocational school for metal and electrical engineering and learn much about electric current. Is the behavior of electric current different than on the earth? 3. What does your daily routine look like and what about your sleep pattern? 4. What is the thing you miss most during your time in space? 5. Can you compare your body sensations of weightlessness in the confined space of a space station with your body sensations on earth? 6. If somebody of your crew has birthday, is there any birthday party on the ISS? 7. Is it more difficult to get exercise? 8. We have seen that the ISS crew is an international team. Which time zone do you use on board? 9. What does your food mainly consist of and do you like it? 10. What has to be done if an astronaut suddenly gets ill? 11. What is the air you breathe like in the station? 12. What fascinates you particularly on amateur radio? 13. For how long do you have daily internet access? Can you use it for private needs such as staying in touch with your family and friends? 14. Is it possible to see bigger towns like Nuremberg from space? 15. What are you doing research on at the moment? 16. We have read that astronauts must practice in the Soyuz simulator. How many driving lessons are necessary to park a Soyuz capsule? 17. Which was your most interesting experiment? 18. What do astronauts do in their leisure time? 19. Are there any findings which could have an impact on our daily lives? 20. We have seen the space photos of Alexander Gerst's last mission at school. Is there any chance to see new photographs? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2 Competition Winners
by Stewart Morgan 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

The following is my translation of a Russian language post by Sputnix on 13 September 2018 (https://vk.com/wall-49343931_1135): We congratulate the winners of our small competition among radio amateurs for the reception of the first signals from the satellites SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2. The winners of the competition were as follows: Rocco Valenzano (W2RTV, USA), Anton Janovsky (ZR6AIC, South Africa), Vladimir Chyorny, (EU1SAT, Belarus), Mike Rupprecht (DK3WN, Germany) and Dmitry Pashkov (R4UAB, Russia). It's worth noting that the radio amateurs not only received the first signals, but they also strongly helped with the dissemination among the radio amateur community of information about the reception of data and the establishment and activation of our specially developed software system allowing the decoding of data and the reception of telemetry from the spacecraft. The winners will receive a QSL card, a copy of the checklist employed by cosmonauts for activization of the spacecraft prior to release and also books on space. Vladimir Chyorny has already been given Chris Hadfield's book "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" personally in Minsk, Dmitry Pashkov will be sent Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time," and foreign amateurs will receive Pavlov Shubin's illustrated album "The Space Rocket System N1-L3." Anton Sivkov Congratulations to the winners! Todd AL0I

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Re: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem server
by Joe Pereira 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

Ok thanks, but still an issue here. The same setup runs Funcube dashboard and that is working fine. All systems have been powered down and restarted including the main house distribution modem. I checked the error logs in the modem and it had a firmware update on the 18-09-2018 at 01:42 local time. It appears the data may have stopped forwarding since then. I also noticed that my time clock synchronizing programs are failing to connect to their sever. Something strange has happened and I am not impressed ! On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:22 PM, H. Stephen Nipper <stephennipper(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I see that my STATS have updated in the last 90 minutes on both AO91 and > A085, so I would say no, or it's back working. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:24 AM Joe Pereira <joevk5ei(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is the server down ??? >> >> I have several hundred frames queued ready for upload. >> >> 73 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > -- > Stephen Nipper > Boise, Idaho > N7DJX > > >

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