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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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