October 2019 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

FOR SALE... ICOM 821H
by willmarbrowns＠charter.net 18 Oct '19

18 Oct '19

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nasa.all TLE
by Ronald G. Parsons 18 Oct '19

18 Oct '19

The file was just downloaded and looks file. Thanks. Ron

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Socorro New Mexico Ham fest Satellite Demos
by Dan Eggert 18 Oct '19

18 Oct '19

Hi all, This Saturday October 19th I will be doing satellite demonstrations at the Annual Socorro New Mexico Ham fest in Grid DM64. I will only be working the FM voice satellites. I hope to make many contacts! Dan Eggert - AC9E Sent from my iPad

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Jamboree on the Air this weekend.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

This weekend is the annual World Scouting "Jamboree on the Air" operating event. It is the largest annual Scouting activity worldwide. There will be hundreds of JOTA activations in North America alone, some, like me, will be helping Scouts make satellite contacts. If you hear stations on the birds this weekend that are working JOTA, do make it a point to work them and give them space to work as well. Scouts find our activities making satellite contacts fascinating and some have gotten hooked on the hobby through demos and activations like JOTA. I will be operating with N5EOC (NE Tarrant County ARC club call), at the Longhorn Council HQ facility in Hurst Texas during the day Saturday the 19th. I am sure besides Scouts coming to visit the event, there will be HQ staff as well and our operation, including Amateur Satellites, may be the first exposure to the hobby for some. Same goes for the other JOTA activations worldwide. Hope to hear you on the satellites this Saturday for Jamboree on the Air. Give us a shout. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Re: [amsat-bb] 1.2 GHz power to work sats?
by Rick Tejera 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

Allen, Right now it's only AO-92, which is in L/v mode for 24 hours once a week (currently commanded at 0000UT wed , Tues evening in the US, but you knew that). I use an Alinco DG-7J for the uplink, and an TF-8900R o down link. Uplink antenna is a 10 element yagi I got off eBay (link Below). The Alinco is 1 watt max on 1.2ghz, which according to a few online calculators I'm getting about 7watts EIRP, which works. Patrick WD9EWR uses essentially the same set up but has had success with only 300mW. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2GHz-12DBi-GSM-Yagi-Directional-Antenna-N-Female- Connector-for-802-11b-g/331361529667?hash=item4d26afaf43:g:xzQAAOSwwAda~imq Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of allen--- via AMSAT-BB Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 4:36 PM To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] 1.2 GHz powert to work sats? I am thinking about diving into 1.2 GHz and I wonder about working sats. Which sats and how much 1.2 power is needed? Just wondering.... Allen WB6RWU _______________________________________________ Sent via <mailto:[email protected]> 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: <https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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The Problem With "n" In Some TLE Sets of the 10-10-19 AMSAT TLE Distribution.
by Ray Hoad 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

To All: I think I have figured out what is going on with the "n's" in the TLEs last week. I have a substitution protocol in my process that replaces "+" with " " (i.e. a blank). For some reason that protocol failed last week and inserted a "n" instead. I am going to resolve that issue tonight when I create this week's TLE distribution. That process has worked flawlessly for twenty some years, but apparently something has been corrupted???? I will resolve it tonight. Sorry for the "n" substitution issue, but thanks for the "heads up". I have been out of pocket this week and just read though my emails. FYI. Tonight is my 37th Wedding Anniversary Dinner so the TLEs may be a little late this week. (My wife will want her anniversary dinner, period! In this she out ranks me.) But I will get it done. Ray Hoad WA5QGD AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager

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4800/9600 baud telemetry/packet
by Cathryn Mataga 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

How are people decoding telemetry and packet these days? Found some software that looks like it'd work, but curious, what software, cable/interface the 'cool people' are using. I have TS-2000 and Windows.

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Diego Valeri", Campolongo Maggiore, Italy, direct via IQ3RW and Istituto Comprensivo Ladispoli1, Ladispoli, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Diego Valeri", Campolongo Maggiore, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Ladispoli1, Ladispoli, Italy on 19 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:27 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and ground stations IQ3RW in Campolongo Maggiore, Italy and IK0WGF in Ladispoli, Italy . 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. Story: Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Diego Valeri": The Institute is located in the province of Venice on the border with that of Padua. It is a municipality with a very large territory and is covered, scholastically, by a school for children, three plexuses of primary school and two middle schools. The Institute boasts the best musical laboratory in Italy and almost all of the students are able, not only to engage in the study of a musical instrument and to read music but also to play in an orchestra. The students involved are middle school pupils with ages between 12 and 14 years. Istituto Comprensivo Ladispoli1: The I.C.Ladispoli1 is one of the four Institutes including Ladispoli, a metropolitan city of capital Rome26 teachers work in the Infancy school; school time is 25 hours weekly for the reduced-time sections (8.05-13.05) and 40 hours per week for all the other sections in normal time (8.05-16.05). 83 teachers work in the Primary School; school time is 25 hours per week for the normal time sections (8.05-13.05) and 40 hours per week for all the others full-time sections (8.05-16.05).The Secondary Secondary School is still "young", but growing: it is composed of the classes of classes A and B. The project will affect the pupils of the first grade secondary school classes, first, second and third classes. The alumni are aged between 11 and 13 years. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Come fai ad avere una dieta equilibrata mangiando cibo liofilizzato? 2. In questi mesi quali esperimenti hai portato a termine nel laboratorio spaziale? Quali sono stati i risultati? 3. Qual è la tua giornata tipo? 4. Abbiamo letto una notizia che riguarda un esperimento con i girini per capire la rigenerazione dei tessuti. Come procede questo esperimento? 5. Cosa si prova a guardare lo spazio dalla navicella spaziale? 6. Quali esperimenti hai progettato con gli altri astronauti? 7. Come si lavano I vestiti nella navicella? 8. Dopo essere già stato una volta nello spazio cosa hai provato a tornarci nuovamente? 9. Quanti astronauti può contenere una navicella? 10. Quanti anni sono stati sufficienti per l'addestramento? 11. Come ti senti quando rientri dallo spazio? 12. Nello spazio, il tempo passa come sulla terra? 13. Quali colori vedi dallo sazio? 14. Hai mai pensato di ritornare prima sulla terra? 15. Com'è cambiata la tua vita da quando sei astronauta? 16. All'inizio del lancio della navicella spaziale eri tranquillo o ansioso? 17. Vi capita mai di avere un po' di nausea quando girate nella navicella? 18. Al momento dell'attracco alla stazione Spaziale internazionale hai sentito una spinta o la navicella si è attraccata piano piano? 19. E' vero il mito degli extraterrestri? 20. Nello spazio fa caldo o fa freddo? È sempre costante la temperatura? Translated: 1. How do you eat healthily when you eat freeze dry food? 2. What kind of experiments did you do in the space laboratory during these months? What are the results? 3. What is your daily routine like? 4. We have read news about an experiment of tissue regeneration in tadpoles. How is it going so far? 5. What do you feel when you look at the space from the spaceship?? 6. Are there experiments you are going to do with the other astronauts? 7. How do you do washing in the spaceship? 8. How did you feel when you went to space for the second time? 9. How many astronauts can a spaceship hold? 10. How long did your training last before you could fly in space? 11. How do you feel when you come back from the space? 12. How is time perceived in space? Does it run different? 13. Which colours do you see from space? 14. Have you ever thought of coming back before the end of the mission? 15. How has your life changed since you are an astronaut? 16. Were you relaxed or nervous when the spaceship was about to be launched? 17. Do you ever get sick when you turn upside down in the spaceship? 18. What it feels like to get launched into space? Did you feel like being pushed or was the spaceship launch slow? 19. Is the myth of the aliens true? 20. Is it cold or warm in the Space? Is the temperature always the same in the space station? 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. I.I.S. "Ciampini-Boccardo", Novi Ligure, Italy, direct via I1LJV and I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini", Como, Italy, direct via IZ2MCC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Fri 2019-10-25 10:24:39 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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New AMSAT-NA Board
by Clint Bradford 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

There’s quote a bit of difference between published election results and today’s announced new board of directors … Do we need to wait for the minutes of the AMSAT-NA board meeting(s) to see what has transpired? Or might it be discussed - officially - in another forum?

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-10-17 15:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 Oct '19

17 Oct '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-10-17 15:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ARISS has received word that an EVA has now been tentatively scheduled for Fri 2019-10-18. The Italian schools and the German school now have new times. Science & Technologie e.V. / event: Science Days, Teningen, Germany, direct via DD1US The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DN1EME The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact was successful: Thu 2019-10-17 12:03:25 UTC 49 deg (***) 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: Sat 2019-10-19 10:27:13 UTC 26 deg Watch for live stream from IQ3RW side of the contact: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDwdfkmV7_z2xtZP07Js3Rw?fbclid=IwAR2cvdFuG… Watch for live stream from IKØWGF side of the contact: or directly on AMSAT Italia youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkJ8IFmfTO-pUkVFNrUXIcg I.I.S. “Ciampini-Boccardo”, Novi Ligure, Italy, direct via I1LJV and I.T.I.S. "Magistri Cumacini", Como, Italy, direct via IZ2MCC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Fri 2019-10-25 10:24:39 UTC 83 deg (***) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 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 2019-10-17 15:00 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-10-17 15:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals New Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019. Proposal information and documents can be found at https://www.ariss.org . The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. More Information For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to https://www.ariss.org . Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ ****************************************************************************** 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Sergey RV3DR with 127 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1346. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1288. (***) 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. https://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: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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