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Live streaming of AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks
by M5AKA 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

The AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place this weekend in Milton Keynes and the talks will be streamed live to a global audience. The talks will start at 09:30 am BST (08:30 GMT) on Saturday, October 12, and can be viewed at https://batc.org.uk/live/amsat2019 For the talk schedule see the Lecture Room 5 stream at https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention-programme/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Alexei Leonov
by Daniel Schultz 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

NPR just reported that Soviet/Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov has died at the age of 85. He was the first human to perform an EVA in 1965, beating American astronaut Ed White by a few weeks. He was also the commander of the Soviet half of the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. Although it was kept a secret for many years, he had been in training for a moon landing if the N-1 rocket had not failed in 1969. Like several other space travelers, he took up painting in his retirement so that he could convey some of what he saw on his space missions. Leonov and American astronaut David Scott wrote a dual memoir covering the history of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union, "Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race". Highly recommend that you get a copy of this book. I met him once in Washington DC at a space conference. He said that America and Russia had always had a joint space program, because each country's program needed the other one to survive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov Dan Schultz N8FGV

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sat dx
by tom 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

Hello all, I just wanted everybody to know, that on ao-91, When it comes up the slot from south, there usually Costa Rica, Panama,Guatamala,And on the 9th there was St Barthelemy island! There is only a few min window for the southern states! It would be nice if those dx locations had chance to work more U.S stations. The pass on the 9th was at 18:02z. Just letting everyone know there is dx to the south! tnx. Tom.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with S.M. Calvino - Istituto Comprensivo Settimo IV, Settimo Torinese, Italy, direct via IK1SLD and Istituto Comprensivo Statale Don Milani, Monza, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at S.M. Calvino - Istituto Comprensivo Settimo IV, Settimo Torinese, Italy, direct via IK1SLD and Istituto Comprensivo Statale Don Milani, Monza, Italy on 14 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:37 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS from the ISS and ground stations IK1SLD at Settimo Torinese and IQ2MZ at Monza. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Watch for live stream from the Monza side of the contact at www.arimonza.it/youtube . Stories: S.M. Calvino - Istituto Comprensivo Settimo IV The comprehensive institute Settimo IV consists of a kindergarten, two primary schools and a secondary school. It is one of the four scholastic poles of Settimo Torinese, a small town just outside Turin, which is a metropolitan city in northern Italy. The city of Settimo in the past years was just a suburban city of Turin that simply hosted the working class families of the big city but it has in recent years aspired to become an exceptional cultural center. Thanks also to the activities of the new multimedia library, designed to be an innovative cultural and informative center, a qualified reference point for information, research and documentation in the scientific area, as well as a center at the forefront of experimentation and use of new technologies. The Calvino secondary school is the secondary school of I.C. Settimo IV and welcomes about 200 pupils aged between 11 and 14 years mainly from the area adjacent to the new library with which it actively collaborates with cultural and scientific projects. Istituto Comprensivo Statale Don Milani The Don Milani Educational Institute has 3 Elementary Schools (pupils aged 5-10) and 1 Middle School (pupils aged 10-14). The Educational Institute has a student population of 1075 pupils divided in different school complex. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Quando hai deciso di essere un astronauta? 2. Qual è stata la cosa più bella che hai fatto nello spazio? 3. Perché hai deciso di andare nello spazio? 4. Qual è la prima cosa che hai fatto quando sei arrivato sulla ISS? 5. Da quanto tempo sei là? 6. Nella ISS si capisce dov'è il basso e dov'è l'alto? 7. Per quanto tempo resterete nello spazio? 8. È facile ambientarsi nella stazione spaziale? 9. Quanto tempo ci vuole per arrivare sulla stazione spaziale? 10. Il cielo visto dalla ISS è nero? 11. Come dormi nella navicella? 12. Cosa ti sei portato a bordo della ISS? 13. Cosa fate nel vostro tempo libero? 14. Avete mai provato a giocare a calcio sulla ISS? 15. Come ci si sente a guardare la Terra dalla navetta spaziale? 16. Riuscite a vedere le stelle e a riconoscere le costellazioni? 17. Com'è l'impatto dall'atmosfera terrestre allo spazio? 18. A quale velocità viaggiate e quante albe e tramonti vedete in 24 ore? 19. È pesante la vostra tuta spaziale? 20. Fa freddo lassù? Fa freddo nello spazio? 21. Qual è stato l'astronauta più giovane ad andare sullo spazio? 22. Quando potrò partire anche io per la stazione spaziale? 23. Cosa si prova a stare nello spazio? 24. Cosa si prova a toccare il suolo terrestre dopo essere stati nello spazio? 25. Si può vivere sulla Luna? 26. Cosa vorresti fare nel futuro? 27. Cosa mangi sull'ISS? 28. Che cosa vorresti cambiare della stazione spaziale? 29. Cosa bevi sull'ISS? 30. Come vi arriva il cibo? Translated: 1. When did you decide to be an astronaut? 2. What is the most beautiful thing you have done in the space? 3. Why did you decide to go to the space? 4. What is the first thing you did whan you arrived in the ISS? 5. How long have you been there? 6. In the ISS can you tell where up or down is? 7. How long will you stay in space? 8. Is it easy to settle into the ISS? 9. How long does it take to arrive to the space station? 10. Is the sky seen from the space station black? 11. How do you sleep in the spaceship? 12. What did you bring with you on board the ISS? 13. What do you do in your free time? 14. Have you ever tried to play football in the ISS? 15. How do you feel watching the Earth from the spaceship? 16. Can you see the stars and recognise the constellations? 17. How is the impact from the earth's atmosphere to space? 18. At what speed do you travel and how many sunrises and sunsets can you see in twenty-four hours? 19. Is your space suit heavy? 20. Is it cold up there? Is it cold in the space? 21. Who was the youngest astronaut to go to space? 22. When will I also have the chance to leave for the ISS? 23. How do you feel staying in the space? 24. What does it feel like to touch the earth's ground after being in space? 25. Is life on Moon possible? 26. What would you like to do in the future? 27. What do you eat there? 28. What would you like to change about the space station? 29. What do you drink there? 30. How do you get food? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Diego Valeri", Campolongo Maggiore, Italy, direct via IQ3RW and Istituto Comprensivo Ladispoli1, Ladispoli, Italy, direct via IKØWGF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-10-17 08:49 UTC Watch for live stream from IQ3RW side of the contact: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwdfkmV7_z2xtZP07Js3Rw?fbclid=IwAR2cvdFuG_ oNRGmstWkJ5IPpWN7xjENlMwW4Xrpr4RGh6EhG7BsA3TWtCKU 2.Science & Technologie e.V. / event: Science Days, Teningen, Germany, direct via DN1EME The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Fri 2019-10-18 09:37 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.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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AMSAT SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION DEADLINE TODAY AT 5:00 PM EDT / 21:00 UTC
by Paul Stoetzer 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

The registration deadline for the Symposium is today at 5:00 PM EDT / 21:00 UTC. While walk-in registrations for the Symposium will be accepted, banquet and tour tickets MUST be purchased by this deadline. If you have any problems ordering, please contact me immediately at n8hm(a)amsat.org. https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT

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Rocket lab launch next week.
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

The next Rocket Lab launch window starts next week. Monday 14th UTC, Tuesday 15th NZDT. See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ I think they will be doing a web cast as usual. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Best Practices on FM birds
by skristof＠etczone.com 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

On the most recent pass of AO-92 a few minutes ago (over EM79), I heard some stations replying to calls by saying only "QSL, 73". I would like to respectfully remind folks that that kind of reply isn't very helpful. Who are you replying to? What is your call sign? What grid are you in? Could be that these folks are new to satellites and were a tad nervous. We've all been there. Please, when you are replying to someone calling you, reply with the other station's callsign, your callsign, and your gridsquare. This is the full exchange that completes a QSO. Here is a cut and paste from the "Fox Operating Guide 2019": * Listen for others * Listen for yourself using full-duplex operating technique "W4ABC" (make sure you have your 67.0 Hz CTCSS switched on!) * You hear "K9XYZ" * You say "K9XYZ W4ABC EM74" * You hear "W4ABC K9XYZ QSL EN52" * You say "K9XYZ W4ABC QSL 73" * Please do not call "CQ Satellite" on the FM birds Here are links to helpful publications: https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FoxOperatingGuid… https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/FM-Satellites-Be… I very much welcome all to the wonderful world of ham radio satellites. But, you can make sure that your QSOs count for you and your contact by following the best practices. Steve AI9IN Oldenburg IN EM79

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AO-7 Mode A on the AMSAT status page
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

As I understand, AO-7 will begin doing 24 hour mode switches about now. So I went to the status page on AMSAT.org and see that the Mode A listing is no longer there. Since it was in a long period of eclipse shutdowns, probably got dropped inadvertantly. Also looking forward to learning when the switch time is nailed down. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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University of Louisiana looking for partner school
by Nick Pugh 10 Oct '19

10 Oct '19

The satellite team an UL is looking for a college or high school in Arkansas to partner with to build a satellite for a LEO mission. IF you have an interest please contact me. Nick K5QXJ Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Experimenter Day -- When and Why?
by Ronald G. Parsons 09 Oct '19

09 Oct '19

An interesting thread just started over on Twitter on When and Why there is an experimenters day. I thought this discussion ought to be on this AMSAT group also. Let me first try to capture some of the initial Twitter tweets: WD9EWK AO-92 L/V @ 1801 UTC Wednesday: Nice pass for central Arizona, TNX @w0dhb& @w5rkn for QSOs. Fewer showing up for weekday L/V out here, day and night. WY7AA I believe that it should be in L Band for 48 hours during the week for a period (say 3 months) and then 24 hours on the weekend for the same. Everyone gets some time with it then, and people can complain when they forget it changed. WD9EWK With AO-51 in the past & its different configurations, it was usually left in something like V(USB)/U(FM), V/S, or L/S for a week at a time. Not just one day at a time. Made it easier to try the different configurations when they were available. WY7AA I don't have an answer based on your choices. I believe that it should be in L Band for 48 hours during the week for a period (say 3 months) and then 24 hours on the weekend for the same. Everyone gets some time with it then, and people can complain when they forget it changed. Lets have a discussion on the AMSAT-BB also. I find changing times not ideal for me but others would prefer different times. Such as weekend vs. Weekday. Perhaps a mailing list which would be sent out as a reminder. Ron W5RKN 10092019_045738.wa

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