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L/V Mode on AO-92
by Dan Eggert 20 May '19

20 May '19

I recently purchased a Alinco DJ-G7 handheld for 2 reasons. 1) It is a full duplex handheld. 2) it has the 1.2 GHz (23cm) band. I am somewhat disappointed in the full duplex mode. When you transmit in full duplex mode you can hear the CTCSS tone loudly, and it makes it hard to hear your return signal. Why is that I wonder? For L/V mode on Sundays with AO-92 It works great with only 1 watt output and my home brew 12 element yagi that I attached to the boom of my 2 meter/70cm tripod mounted antenna. I had 5 contacts today on the AO-92 passes. The real challenge is the manual doppler shift correction! Dan Eggert - AC9E Sent from my iPad

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AO-92 Question
by Brad Smith 20 May '19

20 May '19

Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode and will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency? Brad Smith KV9UQR

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ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
by E.Mike McCardel 19 May '19

19 May '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-139 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, 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 communicating 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. In this edition: * AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended * ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and Amateur Radio * ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience * ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS * Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-139.01 ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 139.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. May 19, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-139.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended The AMSAT Forum at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention was helod on Saturday, May 18 with a large crowd in attendance. Robert Bankston, AMSAT VP User Services moderated the forum which included these speakers: + AMSAT Status Report Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, highlighted recent activities within AMSAT and discussed some of our challenges, accomplishments, projects. + AMSAT Engineering Program Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President for Engineering, talked about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint) Projects. + AMSAT Education – Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President – Edu- cational Relations introduced the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator which featured a live demonstration. + AMSAT User Services – Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President User Services, discussed AMSAT’s 50 th Anniversary Operating Event and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and Amateur Radio ARISS featured a display at their booth, shared with AMSAT, of the next generation hardware systems in development now. The display showed ways to discover how to maximize your opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham shack. ARISS was excited to talk about their visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway with NASA. The ARISS team presented an overview and status of the program and then conducted a panel with ARISS experts in operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal. Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques, inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby. Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. [ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Share Your Apollo Story with NASA July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first time humans walked on the Moon. Coming this summer, NASA Explorers: Apollo is a commemorative audio series that examines the Moon's cultural and scientific influence over the last half century, while also peering into the future of planetary exploration. Listeners will meet a Moon detective, tour a lab for space rocks and hear from scientists whose lives and work have been shaped by the Apollo program. As a part of this series, NASA invites you to contribute to an oral history project celebrating giant leaps and exploration of all kinds. You can help NASA tell the Apollo story by sharing your own perspect- ive on lunar exploration, or by interviewing a loved one who lived during the Apollo era. NASA will select some submissions to feature in the audio series, on its website and/or social media. You'll find help for interview topics, recording instructions, and how to submit your entry posted at: https://www.nasa.gov/apollostories [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, announced that 4702 teams of students from 24 European countries successfully entered the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Zero challenge and had their programs run on the International Space Station for 30 seconds each. Of those entries, 135 teams made it to Phase 3 of the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Space Lab challenge. They have received back the data from their experiments, which ran for 3 hours each on board the ISS. These teams have now reached Phase 4 (Analysis) of the challenge. Each team will now analyze their data and write a short scientific report. A jury of experts from ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation will select the teams with the 10 best reports as the winners of Mission Space Lab. Each winning team will receive a very special prize. Complete information can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-AstroPi [ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CLOSEOUT 2018 Symposium Proceedings now $15 + Shipping on the AMSAT Store while supplies last. https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT 10605 CONCORD ST STE 304 KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526 In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations See https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Successful Contacts + 2019-05-17 08:51 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS callsign NA1SS and Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain Contact was telebridg via VK6MJ. ARISS Mentor was Marcelo IKØUSO. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + AMSAT Journal Call for Photos Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos (JPG format, as high resolution as feasible) to Joe at kb6igk at amsat.org [ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information] + NASA offers Open Source software resources at: https://code.nasa.gov/ : Lists 532 NASA open source projects https://software.nasa.gov/software/NPO-47703-1 : A general purpose dynamics library that can be used for the modeling of robotic plat- forms, space vehicles, molecular dynamics and such applications. http://gmatcentral.org/ : The General Mission Analysis Tool,a NASA- created Open Source version of Analytical Graphic Inc's (AGI) Sat- ellite Tool Kit (STK) [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] + AMSAT is selling brand new and special 50th Anniversary apparel! A golf shirt as well as a T-shirt were available at Hamvention and will be available, online, at the AMSAT store after everyone returns home from Hamvention. The shirts are black and include the AMSAT 50 Amateur Radio in Space logo, in gold! https://www.amsat.org/shop/ [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] + Here is an interesting article on how to watch the ISS all night long, as opposed to just at dusk and dawn: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-WatchISSch [ANS thanks Sky and Telescope via Charlie AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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Flex VU5K for sale
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 19 May '19

19 May '19

I have a Flex VU5K for sale. Sale includes Heil Yaesu mic adapter, power cord, firewire cable , assorted manuals, and the original box. $2000 plus actual shipping. 73 Jeff kb2m

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Volunteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019?
by Mac A. Cody 19 May '19

19 May '19

I see that there is an AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 in Plano, Texas. Has there been a request sent out for volunteers to man the booth or conduct satellite demos? I am certainly willing to help out. I plan on being at Ham-Com both Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday. 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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EN71 FO-29 5/19 2204z
by Andrew Northam 18 May '19

18 May '19

Hey Everyone, I am going to head down to EN71 tomorrow for the FO-29 pass for a few people who need it... 2204z 5/19 Fixed TX 145.940. Stop by if you need it, hope the storms stay away... Updates: Twitter.com/andrewbnortham —Andrew/KE8FZT -- Regards, Andrew Northam andrewbnortham(a)gmail.com (269) 762-0532

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fcd pro +
by Nick Pugh 18 May '19

18 May '19

My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed? Where can I get a schematic? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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WA6RLR copied via XW-2C 00:53
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 18 May '19

18 May '19

FYI - heard WA6RLR with AC9E in QSO via XW-2C at 00:53 UTC..Sorry I wasn't setup to uplink. 73!Umeshk6vug

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 May '19

17 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia on 20 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:39 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 NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Curtin Primary School is located within the Australian Parliamentary triangle of Canberra which is the capital city of Australia. Our school of 500+ students revolves around creating opportunities for excellence for each student. Our graduates are effective learners, innovators and thinkers who are prepared for the challenges of secondary schooling and beyond. At Curtin Primary, we deliver the Australian Curriculum through contemporary teaching approaches. We provide a broad curriculum that values each learning area and dedicates time for students to learn how to learn. Our expert teachers are constantly learning from educational research and through collaborative planning and reflection. Our teachers provide individualized approaches to foster each student's academic and social development. Teachers spark each student's natural curiosity through rich inquiry learning. Our curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for students to learn about themselves, their world and ways to interact with it as effective citizens. At Curtin Primary, we believe learning is enhanced through community partnerships. We are privileged to receive ongoing support from our community and encourage our families to participate in all aspects of school life. Parents and family members support the school by sharing their personal and professional expertise with students, guiding student readers, participating in the student program and through fundraising. We also engage community organizations to provide opportunities for curriculum enrichment programs in areas of student interest, particularly those with a STEM focus. Our school community is very excited about the forthcoming ISS link up in May.Teachers have been showing live footage of the ISS and students have submitted questions to the school's ISS coordinator, Deborah Fitzgerald. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why are you in space? What are you working on? 2. How long have you been on the space station? 3. Do you ever worry about space junk hitting the ISS? 4. Do you go outside the space station? 5. What can you see in space from the ISS? 6. What does space smell like? 7. What is the most needed object in space? 8. Does time change in space? 9. Why does it look slow when the ISS is going so fast? 10. How do you know it is lunchtime when it's always dark? 11. How do you eat without your food going everywhere? 12. Do you have to take food and water with you to the ISS? 13. What happens if there is an emergency on the ISS? 14. What happens if you get hurt or sick on the ISS? 15. Do you get sick when you come back to Earth? 16. Why did you choose to become an astronaut? 17. How long did it take you to become an astronaut? 18. What was your favourite part of your training for the ISS? Why? 19. What do you do to pass the time in space when you are not working? 20. Do you have fun 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. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 May '19

17 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg Watch for live stream at https://www.aranzadiikastola.eus/ (***) Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC 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 2019-05-17 15:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-05-17 15:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 1306. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1249. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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