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

msg to W7UL
by 73 Bob W7LRD 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Good signal here in CN87, at times full quieting. 73 Bob

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FN64 visit this week
by Scott Richardson 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

I plan to operate from grid FN64, Washington County, Maine, this Friday and Saturday, December 6&7. I hope to be on between 1600 and 2000z, 0000 and 0300z, and 1400 and 1600z. While most passes during these windows are FM, I am prepared for linear satellites. I will operate QRP, as always, with my Arrow. This is not exclusively a radio jaunt, so I may not be on every available pass. No blind calls, please. I may have the chance to activate FN54 for one pass around 1630z on Saturday. Updates will be via Twitter @scottN1AIA when service is available. Upload to LoTW will probably be December 8. 73, Scott N1AIA

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AO-92 in L/v...
by Andrew Glasbrenner 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

.at 0216Z 4DEC for approximately 24 hours. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Ops

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation. These times primarily favor those in the Moscow area. The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC We have also been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-12-04 03:00 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 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 128 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 1366. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia", Lipari, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at two schools. B. Pascal Institute - Public School in Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia" in Lipari, ItalyID9GKS on 07 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:44 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and ground stations IKØMGA in Rome, Italy and ID9GKS in Lipari, 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. Stories: translated: B. Pascal Institute - Public School The "B. Pascal Institute" has two location: the main complex of buildings and facilities is located in the North area of Rome, the other branch is placed very close to the centre town of Rome. More than 750 students are now present in the Institute (14-19 aged). Inside the Pascal Institute there is an amateur radio station, it's callsign is IK0MGA, installed about 25 years ago, with the purpose to give the opportunity of a direct experience of radio communication and equipment management to the students. This station is located in a radio room & electronic laboratory, equipped with media facilities and a space for 40 seats; adjacent to this there is another room with analogue teleconference and PC projector facilities. translated: Lipari Comprehensive Institute "S. Lucia " The Istituto Lipa 'Lipari', is located on the island of the same name and on the nearby island of Vulcano, both belonging to the Aeolian archipelago, in the province of Messina in Sicily, and includes kindergarten, primary school and of 1st grade secondary school. The school hosts around 600 students, divided among the three orders. It is equipped with a series of educational laboratories for information technology, foreign language teaching, robotics, musical music, but also carpentry and ceramics. Most of the teaching classrooms are equipped with Interactive Multimedia Whiteboards (LIM) to support the curriculum teaching that takes place daily in the classroom. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Come muoversi e cosa si prova in EVA ? 2. Stiamo in un periodo di forti cambiamenti climatici, tra la tua prima missione del 2013 e adesso, hai visto i cambiamenti osservando il nostro pianeta dalla stazione? 3. Considerazioni sulla futura obsolescenza degli strumenti e tecnologie attuali 4. Come ti sei preparato ad affrontare i lunghi periodi in assenza di gravità e ad alti livelli di radiazioni? 5. Quali sono le persone e gli esperti più richiesti nella ISS? 6. Hai avuto paura per l'incidente che hai avuto qualche anno fa con l'acqua nel casco? 7. Ci sono possibilità di colonizzazione di altri pianeti? 8. Che sensazione hai provato vedendo per la prima volta la tua terra natale, la Sicilia, dallo spazio? 9. Gli esperimenti nella iss possono farci capire se c'è vita in altri sistemi solari? quante probabilità ci sono di trovare vita in altri sistemi? 10. Possono crescere piante all'interno della stazione? e all'esterno? 11. Se vi ammalate, quale dotazione medica avete a bordo? 12. Sono mai stati portati animali nella ISS? 13. La permanenza a bordo che influenza ha sulla vita post-viaggio? es. percezione di "no gravità in sogno .. 14. Quanto è pericolosa la spazzatura spaziale? 15. Come controllate la reazione muscolare e le funzioni motorie nella ISS? 16. Ci sono occasioni in cui dovete tenere la tuta stando all'interno dell'astronave? di che materiale è fatta? 17. Come si gestisce un grave problema tecnico, tipo l'avaria di un componente? È possibile che un'avaria sia provocata da terra? 18. I cibi nello spazio sono alterati nel gusto o no? 19. Che sensazioni dà la vista della terra e dello spazio infinito? 20. Come vengono gestite le emergenze, per esempio, in caso di incidente a uno di voi? translated: 1. During an EVA, how do you move and what are your feelings? 2. We are going through a period of strong climate change, due to human activities. Between your first mission in 2013 and now, have you seen the changes by observing our planet from the station? 3. What do you think about the equipment and instrument, now in use, that becomes obsolete in a short time? 4. What kind of training did you do in order to get ready to face long periods of weightlessness and high levels of radiation? 5. Which are the professional skills and expertise most requested for the ISS? 6. Did you feel frightened some time ago when, during an EVA, you saw water flow inside your helmet? 7. Do you think that we will have the possibility to colonize exoplanets? 8. What did you feel when you saw your homeland, Sicily, for the first time from space? 9. The experiments, carried out in the ISS, can they support the idea of a life presence in any exoplanets? How many possibilities we have to find 'life' outside our solar system? 10. Can plants grow inside, or outside, the station? 11. If you fall ill, which kind of medical treatment can you execute on board? 12. Have animals ever been brought in the ISS? 13. After a long stay inside the ISS how do you change your life once back at home? For example: a dream in 'no gravity' condition? 14. How dangerous is space waste & debris? 15. How do you control the muscle reactions and the movement in the ISS? 16. Do you need to wear the spacesuit inside the spaceship? What is it made of? 17. How do you manage a serious technical failure, like equipment ' damage? Is it possible that such emergency could be caused by the NASA mission control? 18. Are the food taste/flavours changed or adulterated in your meal on board? 19. Which is your feeling looking at the earth compared to the deep space? 20. How are emergencies handled, for example, in the event of an accident to one of you during your stay on the 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. City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 2. Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29 UTC 3. Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06 UTC 4. Watch for possible MAI-75 operation. ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC 5. We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27 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 with Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA on 05 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KC3NGG. The contact should be audible over the state of Pennsylvania 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. Join the Council Rock Face Book Group for updates and watch a live stream of the contact on Thursday between 17:30 - 18:30 UTC. · Facebook page & link for live stream video of the contact: https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal · Council Rock Amateur Radio Club Homepage: https://www.crsd.org/Page/57298 · Council Rock Amateur Radio Club Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crsouthradio/ Story: A team of science and technology students and their teachers from Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA will be making a long-distance call in December 2019 that is literally "out of this world". The team is comprised of students from our school radio club, teacher mentors and our local Warminster Amateur Radio Club (WARC). Our team has installed a UHF/VHF radio system and antennas and organized a club within our school. Our club meets on a regular basis throughout the year where students participate in various activities and projects. The club has been in place for the past 4 years, and originated from our Astronomy and Meteorology program in our school. Both our Astronomy/Meteorology classes and our Technology classes have participated in many NASA programs. Two of our teacher mentors are members of NASA's "Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers." In 2013, our team participated in NASA's Microgravity Experience where we created a robot that could maneuver in microgravity. We took it to the Johnson Space Center where we successfully tested it onboard "Weightless Wonder." >From this contact, we hope to inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue interests, and even careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To talk with an astronaut that is living their dream, and using a blend of old and new technologies to do it, will provide a lifelong learning experience for all involved. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How has being in space affected your view of life on Earth? 2. What were some of your favorite STEM projects that you worked on? 3. What was it like being part of the mission that participated in the first female spacewalk? 4. What inspired you to put in the enormous commitment to become an astronaut? 5. For students that are looking to pursue a career in space, what advice would you give them? 6. How will the new chocolate chip cookie machine work in microgravity and are you looking forward to your first cookie in space? 7. Have any astronauts ever gotten sick in space and how would it be dealt with if it happens? 8. What experiments have you worked on that involved living more sustainably on Earth? 9. What advantages are there to running experiments in a microgravity environment? 10. Have you noticed any physical changes about your body since living on the ISS? 11. Why do you believe it is important for students and children to be excited about space and the sciences? 12. What has been your most memorable experience on the ISS? 13. What is the biggest mistake that you have made while in space and what did you learn from it? 14. Since being in space, have you noticed your taste in food or cravings change? 15. What do you miss most in space that you would normally have on Earth? 16. What vegetables will the ISS work towards growing in the future as the phased research project involving Veg-0404A, Veg-04B, and Veg- 05 continues? 17. What do the Northern Lights look like from space? 18. What time zone do you use on the ISS and has it been hard to adjust to the day/night cycles while in orbit? 19. What are your favorite things to do in your free time while in ' space? 20. Do you ever have any personal space or privacy while on the ISS? 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. B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia", Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44 UTC 2. City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 3. Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29 UTC 4. Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06 UTC 5. Watch for possible MAI-75 operation. ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC 6. We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27 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 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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 was successful: 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC (***) Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka (***) Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC (***) Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov (***) Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC (***) Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP (***) Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg (***) Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA (***) Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06:25 UTC 81 deg (***) Watch for possible MAI-75 operation. ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. (***) The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27 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 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-12-03 03:00 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 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 128 (***) 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 1366. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. (***) 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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Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
by Brennan Price 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days. Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2. 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary

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Satellite Base Stations for Sale eBay TS-2000 & FT-847
by E.Mike McCardel 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Folks, I am selling two transceivers on eBay. TS-2000 with MC-60 microphone https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-TS-2000-Radio-Transceiver-With-MC-60-Micro… Yaesu FT-847 https://www.ebay.com/itm/FT-847-Yaesu-Satellite-HF-6m-2m-440-All-mode/33341… EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator

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Duchifat3 APRS launch + Galileo + 144 MHz WebSDR
by M5AKA 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Articles for the next issue of OSCAR News are welcome. They should be sent to the Editor Slade Stevens 2E0SQB email: ON-editor at amsat dot org Duchifat3 carrying an APRS Digipeater is expected to launch in December on India's PSLV C48 mission http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=586 See other IARU satellite coordination information at http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ Bernhard Isemann OE3BIA / PA3BI gave a talk on Galileo GNSS constellation at the ÖVSV Amateur Radio Center on Wednseday, November 27. While the slides are in English the talk itself is in German. Fortunately YouTube Auto-translation makes it understandable. Click on CC icon to enable subtitles then in Settings (cog icon) select Auto-translate->English Watch the video at https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-711kVqNM Daniel Estévez EA4GPZ / M0HXM has posted an article on the Oscillations and relativistic effects in Galileo broadcast clocks, see https://destevez.net/2019/12/oscillations-and-relativistic-effects-in-galil… The AMSAT-UK and BATC 144-146 MHz Web-based Software Defined Radio installation at Goonhilly is now available. The WebSDR uses the standard FUNcube TLM Receive Antenna available from the AMSAT-UK Online Store https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/24/goonhilly-144-146-mhz-websdr/ 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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