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

Interview with Alexander Gerst "Astro Alex"
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

Hi John, Our National Radio (interviewer Kim Hill) played an excellent interview with Alexander Gerst yesterday morning. It is 50 minutes 45 seconds long. You can download it or play it from here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018722506/astrona… There are also some pictures from the ISS. You may find it interesting. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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ANS-321 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-321 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and commun- icating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.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: * Happy 45th Birthday AMSAT-OSCAR 7! * 19th Anniversary of ARISS Operations * PO-101 (Diwata-2) QSLs Available * IARU Update Regarding Amateur Satellite Allocations * AMSAT Member Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Youth Excellence Award * G4BAO 23cm-45 W-PA Available as Public Domain * Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for November 14, 2019 * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-321.01 ANS-321 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 321.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE 2019-Nov-17 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-321.01 Happy 45th Birthday AMSAT-OSCAR 7! At 17:11 UTC on November 15, 1974 a Delta-2310 rocket lifted off from SLC-2W at Vandenberg Air Force Base, sending AO-7 into orbit along with NOAA-4 and Intasat. Details about the launch and initial tele- metry reception can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-AO7Launch After nearly 7 years of service, AO-7 was thought to have reached the end of its life in June 1981 due to battery failure. A retrospective detailing its exemplary record was published in the AMSAT Satellite Report, available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-AO7Record Though it was thought to be lost in 1981, there are reports that the Polish Solidarity movement used AO-7 to pass messages in 1982 while Poland was under martial law. An article, in Polish, with the details is available at https://tinyurl.com/AO-7-Poland Twenty years later, on June 21, 2002, G3IOR reported that he heard an old-style CW beacon from an unknown OSCAR satellite near 145.970 MHz. This was soon identified as AMSAT-OSCAR 7. The original AMSAT-BB post with news of the discovery is archived at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-AO7BB Despite some pre-launch predictions that the CMOS logic circuits on- board "wouldn't last 3 weeks," AO-7 remains operational and well-used while in sunlight. It is the oldest operational satellite, in any service, in orbit. https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/ To celebrate AO-7's 45th birthday, AMSAT will auction off a set of gold-plated AO-7 cufflinks and a 50th Anniversary AMSAT lab coat (size 42R) next week. Check AMSAT-BB or AMSAT's social media pages for details on Monday morning. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th Anniversary of ARISS Operations On November 13, 2000, the ARISS amateur radio payload was turned on and the first operations occurred over Russia and the United States. Our ARISS team is working feverishly on the final certification of our nextgeneration radio system: the Interoperable Radio System. We thank all those that have supported this development effort through team support as well as donations!! We continue to move closer to a planned March 2020 launch of the hardware on SpaceX CRS-20. [ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President for Human Space- flight and ARISS International Chair for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- PO-101 (Diwata-2 QSLs) Available The PHL Microsatellite Program, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, University of the Philippines operates PO-101. The FM transponder is available on a schedule published by the team on the PO-101 Users Group on Twitter (@Diwata2PH) and the PO-101 Users Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/880769575655081 PO-101 Operations (FM) Uplink: 437.500 MHz - 141.3 Hz PL Tone Downlink: 145.900 MHz QSL Cards will be provided through email every month to users who sub- mit their QSO information via PO-101 using the Google form posted at: https://forms.gle/XZnjRGNSC2jSF51j6 Users may also upload your contact recordings or videos with PO-101 here: https://forms.gle/pV5DgBQeWf1fjqmu9 [ANS thanks the PO-101 Diwata2-PH team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The digital download version of the 2019 edition of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- IARU Update Regarding Amateur Satellite Allocations The second week of the World Radiocommunication Conference reports on the status of two issues affecting the amateur satellite service. In a report written by Dave Sumner, K1ZZ, first is an agenda item currently under review during this WRC-19 session; second is planning for future pressure on frequencies for the amateur satellite service. Current WRC-19 -------------- While it does not directly affect us - work at WRC-15 saw to that - we are following an agenda item that seeks spectrum for telemetry, tracking and command in the space operation service for non-GSO satellites with short duration missions (Cubesats, among others). We would like a solution to be found to cut down on the misuse of the very limited amateur-satellite spectrum for commercial applica- tions. Discussions are focusing on spectrum near 137 MHz (down)/149MHz (up) but reaching agreement is proving to be very difficult. Future - WRC-23 --------------- With the spectrum from 8.3 kHz to 275 GHz fully allocated and some bands above 275 GHz already identified for particular uses, any pro- posal for new allocations involves sharing with one or more incumbent services. The pressures for spectrum access to accommodate new uses for commercial purposes are intense; for an established service such as ours, any WRC that does not reduce our own useful spectrum access is a success. The idea of including the amateur two meter band in a study of non- safety aeronautical mobile service applications has not resurfaced. However, the IARU is concerned with a proposed item for WRC-23 entit- led: "Review of the amateur service and the amateur-satellite service allocations to ensure the protection of the radionavigation-satellite service (space-to-Earth) in the frequency band 1240-1300 MHz." Our regulatory status is already clear. The amateur service is secon- dary in this band and the amateur-satellite service is permitted to operate in the Earth-to-space direction on a non-interference basis in the band 1260-1270 MHz. In the international Radio Regulations this is all the protection a primary service such as radionavigation-satellite requires; implementation is up to individual administrations. The one well-documented case of interference to a Galileo receiver that prompted this proposed agenda item occurred more than five years ago and was quickly resolved by the administration concerned. There have been no known interference cases to user terminals. An amateur service allocation of 1215-1300 MHz was made on a primary, exclusive basis in 1947, later downgraded to secondary to accommodate radiolocation (radar) and narrowed to 1240-1300 MHz. The radionaviga- tion-satellite service was added in 2000. As a secondary service ama- teur radio has operated successfully in the band for many years. Given the relatively modest density and numbers of amateur transmis- sions in the band, we view the Galileo-oriented proposal for an agen- da item as disproportionate. The IARU recognizes the concern and does not want the amateur service to affect the operation of the Galileo system in any way. It has al- ready updated its operational recommendations for amateur stations in Region 1. If necessary, further recommendations may be developed and rolled out globally. In CEPT, two preliminary measurement studies of Galileo receiver performance/vulnerability (from 2015 and 2019) are currently being evaluated. Discussions can be more timely and focused within CEPT. The IARU believes that this process already offers the potential for a satisfactory solution and thus the issue does not warrant WRC action and the commitment of ITU resources. Posted on: http://www.iaru.org/news--events [ANS thanks Dave Sumner, K1ZZ and the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Member Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Youth Excellence Award Congratulations to AMSAT member Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Newsline Young Ham of the Year on his award as the first ever Youth Excellence Award in collaboration with McLean County (Bloomington-Normal, IL) Indian Association (MCIA) for the year 2019. The MCIA invited nominations for individuals from Asian Indian youth in Bloomington-Normal who have gone above and beyond in community ser- vice and individual attainment. Dhruv's award was based on attaining the goals of the Youth Excellence Award: 1. To celebrate exemplary behavior among young people in Blo-No's Asian Indian Community 2. To encourage and motivate young people in the pursuit of Excellence & Creativity in the Performing Arts, Community Leadership, Sports, Academics, Innovation etc. to name a few 3. To push one's own self-imposed boundaries and become better ver- sions of oneself 4. To encourage young people to be positive role models/ambassadors and mentors in their communities 5. To foster a spirit of volunteerism and public service among youth Dhruv received his award during the MCIA Diwali Dinner 2019 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. [ANS thanks and congratulates Dhruv's and his father, Hari Rebba and the McLean County Indian Association for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for November 14, 2019 The following Amateur Radio satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from this week's TLE distribution: NO-83(BRICSAT-P) - NORAD CAT ID 40655 - Decayed 11/07/2019 at approx. 19:49 UTC Thanks to Alan Biddle, WA4SCA for decay date estimate. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- G4BAO 23cm-45 W-PA Available as Public Domain This repository contains details of the G4BAO 45 Watt 23cm Power Amplifier published in RSGB RadCom Magazine in June 2009 and later in the book " Microwave Know How for the Radio Amateur" by Andy Barter, G8ATD. This PA was sold for many years as a kit by the designer. The decision has been made to not sell any further kits so the designs are now made available here under the terms of an MIT license. It includes a copy of the original article, Eagle board and schematic files, plus Gerber files for the PCB, which must be made from Taconic 0.7mm RF35 sub- strate. The design can be accessed at: https://github.com/g4bao/23cm-45W-PA [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA’s Required Minimum Distribution for 2019? Consider making a donation to AMSAT! Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000 per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or accountant to make certain you are eligible. AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and operate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT’s federal tax ID is 52-0888529. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Quick list of scheduled contacts and events as of 2019-11-15 02:00 UTC + Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Mon 2019-11-18 19:01:06 UTC 30 deg Watch for live streaming at www.ariotti.com starting about 15 minutes before AOS + Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche, Milano, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone – Mons. A. Pirovano, Merone, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-11-21 09:12:07 UTC 50 deg + MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC A reminder that the deadline to submit proposals for ARISS contacts to be scheduled between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is coming up on November 30, 2019. For more information visit https://www.ariss.org/ [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, and David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS opera- tion team members, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 – December 6, 2019 The Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6th through Dec- ember 11th. They have some house keeping duties to perform on arrival and just before they leave, not to mention that it’s wicked cold up there (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye on the VY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to step out- side: https://twitter.com/vy0erc EA9 Melilla (IM85) November 18-21, 2019 Philippe, EA4NF, will be operating from MELILLA as EA9/EA4NF from Nov- ember 18 to 21, 2019. This very small Spanish territory located in Northern Africa, which is a very rare GRID and is listed as one of the Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Updates and passes on Philippe’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT New River Gorge National River, WV (EM98) November 21-24, 2019 Michael, N4DCW, is visiting New River Gorge National River (with sat gear) and a swing through EM97 on his way home. Watch for further an- nouncements on Michael’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/MWimages Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd – 6th. Key word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to act- ivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner’s Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85 Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a holiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got away – BK28. Keep an eye on Alex’s Twitter feed for further announce- ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Dr. Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT VP Educational Relations will be giving a presentation at the 110th Radio Club of America Awards Banquet and Technical Symposium, held this year at the Westin Times Square, New York City on November 23. The topic is “Designing the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator: A Functional Satellite Model for the Class- room”. For more information see: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-RCA + The Seattle Times featured an article about the University of Washington's HuskySat-1 satellite. HuskySat-1 carries an AMSAT- provided linear transponder. https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-UW + At 01:07 UTC on November 16, 2000, Phase 3D launched on an Ariane V rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and became AMSAT-OSCAR 40. Likely the most ambitious project ever completed by radio amateurs, the sat- ellite unfortunately suffered an explosion in its propulsion system during a burn of its primary motor on December 13, 2000. Though damaged by the explosion, the satellite went on to provide worldwide amateur radio communications until the main battery suddenly failed on January 25, 2004. Though its life was unfortunately shortened, the satellite did conduct a successful experiment that helped to validate above-the-constellation use of GPS and influenced the design of the current Block III GPS series of satellites. See https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-AO-40 for details on the experiment. + Proceedings of the Microwave Update 2019, held in Dallas, Texas October 3-5, have been published as a PDF which includes a couple of satellite related presentations. It is now available for free download at http://ntms.org/files/MUD2019/MUD_Proceedings_2019.pdf (via North Texas Microwave Society) + All the photos in the MUD Proceedings are in black and white. The MUD GNR file is in color at http://www.ntms.org/ (via Zack W9SZ on the Microwave list) + All videos from the AMSAT-DL symposium Bochum are online. Recorded from the wideband transponder by DB8TF A playlist includes all videos from Saturday and Sunday: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Gtsa1KaEAgRc-dvWo44QQ If you can, please translate Screen texts to other languages and add to the video. (Via AMSAT-DL) + On October 7, 8 and 9, 2019, the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and CubeSat NB hosted the first of three Preliminary Design Review (PDR) meetings for the Canadian CubeSat Project initiated by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Radio Amateurs of Canada was present for the meeting. More details at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-RAC (Via RAC) + This page gives a statistical plot showing groups of satellites as a plot of the semi-major axis of the orbit against orbital inclination resulting in "families" and "clusters" in orbit. https://tinyurl.com/ANS-321-Orbits --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM N8HM at amsat dot org

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Ic-7100 and satpc32
by rjlawn＠gmail.com 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

I’m in the process of building a satellite station at our vacation house. I am planning on using my K3/P3 with downconverters for receive. I’m considering using a ic-7100 for the uplink but am not certain it is compatible with SatPC32. Is anyone using the 7100 in this way? It’s either that or the FT-991. Rick, W2JAZ Sent from my iPhone

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT on 18 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:01 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. 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 English. Watch for live streaming at www.ariotti.com starting about 15 minutes before acquisition of signal. Story: Lakeside Elementary Mission Statement: "Lakeside Elementary Lions strive daily to create a community of excellence by demonstrating the characteristics of perseverance, respect, innovation, and determination in a learning environment where we understand that ALL students have the ability to make a positive difference in the world." Our goal is to involve all students at Lakeside Elementary, their families, and neighbors, to make them aware of the science that surrounds them, and to create a lifelong interest in science and learning by having an interaction with an active project and communicate with astronauts working in space. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What made you want to be an astronaut? 2. How do Astronauts draw in Space? 3. How did it feel to be part of the 1st all women spacewalk? 4. How do you drive a spaceship? 5. If something goes wrong, do you have an emergency plan? i.e. if a meteor hits you, the engine breaks 6. How and what do you eat in space? 7. What has been your most dangerous situation in space? 8. What do you do for fun in the space station when you are not working? 9. What experiments are you working on in space right now? 10. Can plants grow in space? 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 San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche, Milano, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone - Mons. A. Pirovano, Merone, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-11-21 09:12 UTC Watch for live streaming at: Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche Milano: http://www.arierba.it/ariss_live/ Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone: http://www.arierba.it/ariss_live_2/ 2. MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for Sat 2011-11-30 14:15 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

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-11-15 21:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-11-15 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Mon 2019-11-18 19:01:06 UTC 30 deg Watch for live streaming at www.ariotti.com starting about 15 minutes before AOS Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche, Milano, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone – Mons. A. Pirovano, Merone, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-11-21 09:12:07 UTC 50 deg Watch for live streaming at: Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche Milano: http://www.arierba.it/ariss_live/ Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone: http://www.arierba.it/ariss_live_2/ MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC 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 2019-11-15 21:30 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. 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 2019-11-13 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. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Current Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019 Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 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 for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS is happy to announce a second proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. 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 proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com . 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 www.ariss.org. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com . 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 (STEAM) 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. ******************************************************************************** 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: Francesco IKØWGF with 137 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 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 1362. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1298. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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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Has anyone built a volumetric display for showing orbiting satellites?
by Douglas Quagliana 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

All, Has anyone built a volumetric display for showing orbiting satellites? If so, could you please send me the details? 73, Douglas KA2UPW/5

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Receive Preamp
by Kelley 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations and/or suggestions for a mast mounted vhf receive preamp. I'd prefer one that would work with the bias-t voltage in the Funcube Pro+ dongle. Thanks, Kelley - WØRK --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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Portable Rotation 12PRSAT
by Ed Jones 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

I'm fairly new to operating satellites, but I am ready for something more automated than waving my Arrow antenna around in the air manually. I have an IC-9700 radio mounted in a portable rack case and a 20Ah LiFePO4 battery pack. My satellite operation will be almost exclusively portable, hence the desire for a 12v Az-El rotator. I will start with my Arrow antenna mounted at 45 degrees and accept the fades. I've noticed discrepancies and typos in the manuals and it makes me wonder about the overall quality of the product. Can anyone provide their feedback on the Portable Rotation 12PRSAT product? Thanks! -- Ed Jones - K8MEJ - Lewis Center, Ohio U.S.A "When I was sufficiently recovered to be permitted to take nourishment, I felt the most extraordinary desire for a glass of Guinness...I am confident that it contributed more than anything else to my recovery." - written by a wounded officer after Battle of Waterloo, 1815

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FUNcube Warehouse Maintenance
by David Johnson 15 Nov '19

15 Nov '19

Hi I will be making some network changes which will affect the warehouse for a short time today. 73 Dave, G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone

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FW: Special Event Notice
by David W0DHB 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Dale, KL7R asked me to forward this on to the BB From: Dale Pelzer <kl7r(a)kl7r.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 09:08 To: starcomm-bb(a)groups.io Subject: Special Event Notice Hello Starcomm, Look for me operating Satellite QSO's from the NRA Birthday Party this Sunday from 8am to 5pm local, 1500 to 2400 UTC, DM34. The link to the event is in this email. This is my 5th year operating the event from Gunsite on Satellites. The W7YRC Club operates on HF as well as my Satellite contacts. Give me a call on any Satellite you hear me on. I'm usually the weakest signal on the SSB pass band. Running 1/2 duplex single Yaesu FT 817 not ND, so tune around to find me. For CAS-4A Fixed TX 435.215, and for CAS-4B Fixed TX 435.271 For AO-91, Combat Radio, if available, I'll be in there with the rest of the QRM! Certificate or QSL available after the event from the W7YRC. Dale KL7R https://www.w7yrc.org/nrabirthday/ ps. you can work me as often as you can so call every chance you get to work me. thanks.

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