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

K4FEG
by Daryl Young K4RGK 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

I would like to add my condolences to go to Frank's family and friends. As others have mentioned Frank has always been a friendly voice on the birds. He would often seek me out on SSB birds and say hello. More surprising, if I was working a special event call or club call he would recognize my voice and say "Hello Daryl" ! As you might imagine that always put a smile on my face. RIP Frank *Daryl K4RGK *

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Frank, K4FEG SK
by f6htj＠aol.com 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

We made cw QSO via AO7b on Feb 24 (7650 km) after a dozen attempts and we considered to try via FO29 when apogee would permit... Au revoir Frank; 73 de Michel F6HTJ Amsat #7409 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH

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EN76, EN85, EN86
by aa8ch＠aol.com 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Hi Look for me this weekend September 15-18th from EN76, EN85, and EN86. Check my QRZ page for updates, will try to post expected passes if I have internet access on Drummond Island. Open to any skeds if somebody needs still needs one of these grids. I'll try to get on more passes of AO07 and FO29 for EU, Central/SA, Caribbean and Alaska. As always, contacts will be uploaded to LOTW. 73/GL Chris AA8CH

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ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14
by JoAnne Maenpaa 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-254.01 In this Special Bulletin: * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 11, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-254.01 AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, September 13, and Friday, September 14. AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during these days. The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz downlink. The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and 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 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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Frank, K4FEG SK
by HUGH EMPEY 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH

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Re: [amsat-bb] [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK...
by R.T.Liddy 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Norm, Thanks for posting the Pic. I never knew what Frank looked like even though I could pick his voice out of a thousand others. TNX/73, Bob K8BL P.S. It pains me to hear people making rude comments about a guy that hasn't even been gone 24 hours. Very sad. ________________________________ From: Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth(a)gmail.com> To: starcom-bb <Starcom-bb(a)star-com.net> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK... George asked me to post this pic: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/43746677695/in/dateposted/ On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:02 AM jgatti <jgatti(a)optonline.net> wrote: > > While Frank and I had differing opinions on some things, he was hands-down brilliant in all things satellite related. I am proud to call him my sat elmer. He was willing to make a sked in the wee early hours to help get me started and always available to give guidance whenever called upon. His dedication to the satellite community helped to make it what it is today. I will sorely miss Fox Echo Golf...rest in peace my friend. 88 N2PPL > _______________________________________________ > Starcom-bb bulletin board > Starcom-bb(a)star-com.net > http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb _______________________________________________ Starcom-bb bulletin board Starcom-bb(a)star-com.net http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb

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Frank, K4FEG SK
by jgatti 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Allow me to expand on my previous post. When I mentioned the "satellite community", I meant the total satellite community worldwide. I detest infighting and demands for loyalty between combatants. I saw benefits to both sides of this battle. Regardless of where your allegiances rest, Frank was a mentor/elmer to probably hundreds of people worldwide. And, that, was no small feat. May you all be granted such kind words at your own passing. n2ppl

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Re: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK
by Ronald G. Parsons 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Oh no! Hearing his voice on the sat or getting a phone call from Frank always brought a smile to my face. You will be missed, Frank Ron, W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK
by Scott Medbury 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Frank, K4FEG was a great friend of HAMS and AMSAT. Over the years, I looked forward to our QSOs and was greatly saddened to hear of his passing. God bless Frank and his family. 73 to all his friends Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid On Sep 13, 2018 7:37 AM, jeff griffin <kb2m(a)arrl.net> wrote: > > Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the air > and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's. > > God Bless and God speed Frank... > 73 Jeff kb2m > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK > Importance: High > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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K4FEG Passing
by alex weimer 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

What can I say, you fellow hams have said it all. Frank will be sorely missed . Thanks for being there Frank. R.I.P. JACK KC7MG

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Frank, K4FEG SK
by jgatti 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

While Frank and I had differing opinions on some things, he was hands-down brilliant in all things satellite related. I am proud to call him my sat elmer. He was willing to make a sked in the wee early hours to help get me started and always available to give guidance whenever called upon. His dedication to the satellite community helped to make it what it is today. I will sorely miss Fox Echo Golf...rest in peace my friend. 88 N2PPL On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY <WA7ETH at frontier.com> wrote: > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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 Schedule as of 2018-09-13 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-13 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg (***) Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg 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 ****************************************************************************** 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 133 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 2018-09-13 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1255. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1202. (***) 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 2018-09-13 04:00 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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HR2RCH Special Event Station on Satellites September 15-16
by JoAnne K9JKM 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Publicized on DARC's DX Newsletter List (DXNL 2110 - September 12, 2018) HR, Honduras: The 60th anniversary of the "Radio Club de Honduras" will be celebrated on September 15/16 with a special activity of the club station HR2RCH from San Pedro Sula on HF (SSB, PSK31, RTTY, FT8) and VHF/UHF via satellite. QSL via HR2RCH (d/B), eQSL. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-12 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-12 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT or Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg (***) 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 (***) ****************************************************************************** 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 133 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 2018-09-12 03:00 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 1254. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1201. 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 2018-09-11 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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DUV using the Kenwood TS-2000x
by Lisa R. Nelson 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Love my new radio, BUT it seems the audio output on the ACC2 connector pin 3 (MANO) has some filtering on it. It's also only present when the squelch is open. On my V71A, there's a signal called "PR9 Output 9600 (bps) repeat signal" which is always present regardless of squelch etc., and works very well for tapping the audio for DUV detection. I did discover that I could get a EYE diagram (kinda) after turning the 'Lo/Width' knob all the way down. So I believe that means that the radio is filtering the MANO output which it shouldn't.... Has anyone modified the TS-2000 to tap into the audio before it is filtered? I hear this was a practice for a long time. Just assumed Kenwood would have provided a better output for work like this. Then again I easily could be overlooking something simple... if so, please tell me! Attached is the EYE diagram. Thanks, Lisa AK7WS

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FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations
by Jim Heck 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Hi All, As anticipated, FUNcube/AO-73 is now in continuous sunlight and we have decided to leave the satellite in education mode (full power beacon, no transponder) until further notice. The reason for doing this is to allow the satellite’s temperature to stabilise. There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ 73 Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-11 05:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-11 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg (***) Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz ****************************************************************************** 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 133 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 2018-09-11 05:00 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 1254. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1201. (***) 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 2018-09-11 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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For comparison to the DCI/VHF filter
by Norm n3ykf 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Had a Decibel Products DB-4001 sitting right behind me. For comparison: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/43889320734/in/dateposted/ n3ykf

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Lost recording AO-91 pass 8/31
by Bob Keating 10 Sep '18

10 Sep '18

To all who might have contacted me on AO-91 on Aug. 31 at 20:00 UTC while I was on the DM07/08 grid line. Unfortunately, my digital recorder crashed on me and I only was able to get two QSOs, K0FFY and W7DOA ending at 20:01 UTC. If we had a contact, please send me the info and I will be happy to record it in my log and upload it to LoTW and QRZ. 73, Bob , N6REK

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satpc32 problem
by Bob- W7LRD 09 Sep '18

09 Sep '18

Hi My satpc32 program talks to the lvb tracker and turns the antennas. I am getting the OLE-Fehler and there is no frequency on the screen where it should be. The Doppler.sqf file appears to be ok. Not sure what to do. Help? 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle

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ANS-252 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Chris Bradley (AA0CB) 09 Sep '18

09 Sep '18

ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC * Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK * AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-252.01 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.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities. IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es. The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. AWARD RULES 1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur station and also SWLs 2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes. 3. There are two different requirements to get the awards, depending of the applicant location. If the applicant is in a European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10 different grids. If the applicant in a non-European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4 different grids. 4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award. When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the QSOs, listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time, frequency, mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within 2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award. 5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to eb1ao at amsat-ea.org . 6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn + Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States - Satellite (Via Twitter) + FY, French Guiana: Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C. QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou {FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL. via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018 + AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php + Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW, so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Christopher Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC * Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK * AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-252.01 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.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities. IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es. The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. AWARD RULES 1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur station and also SWLs 2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes. 3. There are two different requirements to get the awards, depending of the applicant location. If the applicant is in a European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10 different grids. If the applicant in a non-European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4 different grids. 4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award. When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the QSOs, listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time, frequency, mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within 2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award. 5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to eb1ao at amsat-ea.org . 6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn + Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States - Satellite (Via Twitter) + FY, French Guiana: Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C. QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou {FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL. via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018 + AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php + Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW, so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Christopher Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org

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HTV7 deliver CubeSats to ISS
by Masahiro Arai 09 Sep '18

09 Sep '18

H-II Transfer Vehicle7 (HTV7) which will launch at 11th Sep, deliver three CubeSats as J-SSOD#10 to ISS. The CubeSats are SPATIUM-I, RSP-00 and STARS-Me. RSP-00 and STARS-Me operate on amateur band. SPATIUM-I operates on 401 and 467MHz. Here is the satellite info RSP-00 Rymansat Project 1U 145.890MHz CW beacon, AFSK 1k2, digitalker STARS-Me Shizuoka University 2U (Mother 1U + Daughter 1U) Mother callsign JJ2YPL 437.245MHz CW, 437.405MHz 1k2 AFSK/9k6 GMSK Daughter callsign JJ2YPM 437.255MHz CW, 437.425MHz 1k2 AFSK/9k6 GMSK Deployment day is not announced yet. The average lead time of J-SSOD launch to deployment is 34 dyas except abnormal three data. So, I guess the day will be on October. Deployed CubeSats using J-SSOD Vehicle launch deployment LeadTime J-SSOD#1 HTV3 2012/07/21 2012/10/04 75 J-SSOD#2 HTV4 2013/08/04 2013/11/19 107 J-SSOD#3 SpX-5 2015/01/10 2015/02/05 26 J-SSOD#4 HTV5 2015/08/19 2015/09/17 29 J-SSOD#M1 OA-6 2016/03/23 2016/04/27 35 J-SSOD#6 HTV6 2016/12/09 2016/12/19 10 2017/01/16 38 J-SSOD#7 SpX-11 2017/06/04 2017/07/07 33 J-SSOD#8 SpX-14 2018/04/03 2018/05/11 38 J-SSOD#9 SpX-15 2018/06/29 2018/08/10 42 J-SSOD#10 HTV7 2018/09/11 ?? 34 days ave (except 75,100,10) time stamp is JST HTV7 Payload http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/mission/htv-7/payload/ RSP-00 http://rymansat.com/en/ http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=570 STARS-Me http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/english.html see the bottom of the page http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=571 Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 08 Sep '18

08 Sep '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on 12 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:21 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 portions of Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz Walford is a dynamic girls' school offering a friendly, family-orientated environment where each student is encouraged to be the best she can be. Progressive teaching and guidance are provided in state-of-the-art facilities to provide our students with the very best preparation to follow their future ambitions. Our school is a vibrant community where learning is prioritised and lifelong friendships formed. Our campus is designed to facilitate positive interactions across year levels and to provide the sense of belonging and connectedness that each girl should feel with her school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most interesting experiment you have performed or seen performed in space and why? 2. With all the space junk flying around the Earth, some of it being really small, how do you know when it's safe to go outside for spacewalks so that you don't get hit by any of it? 3. Can you see the impact of climate change from space? 4. Has an astronaut every become very ill while you have been on the Space Station and how was it dealt with? 5. What do you expect to see changing in space flight in the coming years? 6. What is the hardest thing about living in space? 7. Has becoming an astronaut always been your dream? 8. What advice would you give to students thinking about a career in space exploration? 9. What training do you have to go through to go into space? 10. How are the experiments you perform on the ISS decided? 11. Do you get less sleep than a person on Earth due to the sun setting and rising every 92 minutes? 12. What is the most used room, area or object on the space station and why? 13. How is NASA using artificial intelligence to find life in outer space? 14. What is the most interesting thing that you have learnt in space? 15. What are the coolest things that you have seen during your time on the space station, both looking back at the earth and looking into outer space? 16. Does being an astronaut change your perspective on humanity as you get to experience seeing the world as a whole? 17. Do you have to do every day chores such as washing on the Space Station? What makes some of these chores difficult? 18. What is the best way to describe the feeling of being surrounded by zero gravity? 19. How do you keep up with the news back on Earth? 20. What is the hardest everyday task to do when you are in space? 21. How long does it take your body to adjust to conditions on Earth after having been in space for an extended period of time? 22. What do you miss the most about Earth when you are in space for long periods of time? 23. How has recent research on the ISS affected life on Earth? 24. What time zone do you follow in space? 25. What would you say is the most important part of being an astronaut? 26. How likely do you think it will be that humans will inhabit Mars or the moon? 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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FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations
by Jim Heck 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

Hi All, Just to confirm that AO73 is now in education mode (full power beacon only, no transponder). We have set this mode as the satellite is about to enter a period of continuous sunlight (for about 9 months). There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ 73 Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team

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Office Closed
by Martha 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

The AMSAT Office will be closed on Monday, Sept 10th. We will re-open on Tuesday. -- 73- Martha

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