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AO-91 12/7 1810U K2BSA/5
by Tom Schuessler 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi guys and gals, I will be doing another radio merit badge class this coming Saturday,December 7th, for a bunch of scouts at Camp Wisdom in Dallas Texas. Thanks to Jim Wilson K5ND who is the trustee for the scouts club call, K2BSA, we will be putting the/ /5 call on for the AO-91 pass starting at my 1810 UTC. Please look for that call and give our Scouts a shout back as they shout our call back to you. Will also be on the air with that call between 1900 and 2100 on HF, probably 20 m and probably just under 14.290. I would really love it if someone could email me or text me a recording from your end of that pass. I like to show the scouts what they sounded like on the other end of the link. Although satellites are not a normal part of the radio merit badge, I always try to throw a contact and some satellite education in to help with the point that amateur radio is really a cool hobby with some fun challenges and some good learning to be had. Please look for us on the air and especially that Satellite pass. I would really appreciate it. 73 Tom N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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FUNcube Data Warehouse
by David Johnson 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi, We are experiencing some problems with the database that supports the warehouse, Fixing it at the moment. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Live Amateur Radio Satellite Demo was Conducted for Physics Students at Rajkot (Gujarat) INDIA
by Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Dear Amsat Members, On 4th Dec 2019 I successfully gave Live Amateur Radio Satellite (AO91) Demo amongst 50 final year B.Sc (Physics) Students. A special Hands on workshop of Applied Physics was organised by School of Science RK University Rajkot India from 2nd to 6th Dec 2019. Myself Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP (Regional Coordinator, AMSAT-INDIA) was invited to conduct presentation on Amateur Radio & it's Application along with Live Satellite Demo. I carried out detailed presentation on ham radio topics ranging from CW to Satellites! Many doubts & queries were resolved. Also displayed Radio stuff, antenna, accessories, CubeSat model, SDR Dongle, Keyer & Paddle, QSL Cards, ARISS Awards etc. for better understanding for students. AMSAT functioning & it's motto was explained in detailed. Few amateur satellites were bring into notice made/supported by various AMSAT organisations. 'ARISS student outreach program' highlights were also given & played original audio conversation happened between 13 year Student (Sakshi Vagadia) and female Astronaut Sunita William aboard ISS, particular ARISS event was carried out on 14th Nov 2012 at Science City Ahmedabad Gujarat by we few hams. Below is the link to enjoy conversation: https://tinyurl.com/sakshi-talks-sunita Students surprised to see scientific capabilities of ham radio reaches upto ISS Astronauts & even further to moon with EME experiments! For our final Live Satellite Demo (AO91) we all incl. group of students & faculties assembled to terrace. It was good pass with 44° max elevation. AOS was at 1247 (IST) & LOS at 1259 (IST) I made students familiar with important Satellite terms such as AOS, TCA, LOS, Uplink Freq, Downlink Freq, Doppler shift, Tracking with apps etc. I used IOio dual band antenna with two separate HTs. Necessary frequency & tx ctcss tone was set & tested before pass. For Tx Speaker Mic was used for convenience, and for Rx small PA was connected to HT so whole group can listen to our possible two way QSO. I was prepared aiming IOio antenna at 180° (South), on AOS time at 1247 (IST) I gave few Sat calls... De VU2EXP on AO91 Satellite... repeat... soon heard a station replying me!!! Cheers!!! It was VU3PENfrom Hyderabad (MK97em) 955 Kms from us. Students can't stop their excitement and started cheering up!!! Thereafter we were able to contact with VU3BXS (MM80pd) 1083 Kms, A65BP from UAE (LL75qj) 1602 Kms, VU2DGR (MJ89gg) 1576 Kms. Very near to LOS we heard R9LR but couldn't exchange report. Students as well as faculties were very excited to learn on ham radio & just thrilled to witness this live SatDemo. I thanks to all hams for their valuable support for my demo. Also thanks to Prof. Harshal Desai, Dr. Savan Katba, Dr. Ashish Tanna & RK University to give me wonderful platform to conduct this Ham Session. Best 73's Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP Rajkot - Gujarat Regional Coordinator West India Zone AMSAT-INDIA M: 9898283916 E: vu2exp(a)gmail.com www.qrz.com/db/vu2exp

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Rocket Lab Launch this evening?
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi Roger, They are getting prepared for a possible launch this evening 07:56 UTC, 20:56 NZDT. It’s a bit windy however, same here....... See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1202683750326210560 Cheers, Terry Osborne

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Rove to DM63
by Dan Eggert 05 Dec '19

05 Dec '19

I will be going up to Tularosa NM in grid DM63 on Friday for a few hours. I plan on working AO-92 at 1745 UTC, AO-91 at 1926 UTC, SO-50 at 1931 UTC and PO-101 at 1954 UTC. I may not get to the SO-50 pass if the AO-91 pass gets busy since These two passes overlap. Dan Eggert - AC9E Sent from my iPad

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DL88 Rove March 16/17, 2020
by Ron Bondy 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Hi Everyone, Please mark your calendars for March 16/17, 2020 for DL88. Josh W3ARD, Doug N6UA and myself are planning to activate DL88 for 12 to 18 hours over these dates. FM and Linear. Details to follow, just wanted to allow folks to get this on their calendars. Cheers, Ron, ad0dx

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 18:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 18:00 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 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: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 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. MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as such, 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 18:00 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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ISS SSTV This Week?
by Clint Bradford 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Surprising, especially with a cargo mission heading its way to the ISS this week. BUT ... Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station on Wednesday to Friday, December 4, 5 and 6. This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV activity from the ISS. • Dec 4: On - 12:00 GMT, Off - 16:50 GMT • Dec 5: On - 11:25 GMT, Off - 17:15 GMT • Dec 6: On - 10:20 GMT, Off - 16:40 GMT Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module. Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You can check for updates regarding planned operation at: ISS Ham https://twitter.com/RF2Space ARISS Status https://twitter.com/ARISS_status ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ AMSAT Bulletin Board http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Read the MagPi article Pictures from space via ham radio https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/ ISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/ Sent from my iPhone

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Didn't show up on findu
by skristof＠etczone.com 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

I just successfully digipeated through the ISS, or so it seemed. My packet came back and showed on my screen on UISS. But it didn't register on the findu.com site for the space station. Why might that happen? I do not believe that has ever happened to me before. Steve AI9IN Oldenburg IN Grid EM79

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AO-92/L
by 73 Bob W7LRD 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Will try West coast pass at 11pm pst Seattle 73 Bob W7LRD

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