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ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal
by JoAnne K9JKM 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-157 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. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-157.01 ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 157.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE June 6, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-157.01 AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal AMSAT President and ARRL Life Member Joe Spier, K6WAO, has been awarded the Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal, a prestigious award granted to individuals and organizations for outstanding global contributions to Amateur Radio. Joe Spier, K6WAO is a long time supporter of Amateur Radio in Space and international cooperation. K6WAO is the President of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). He has also served AMSAT as Executive Vice President, and Vice President, Educational Relations. He is a long term supporter of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics education. Spier is an AMSAT Life Member. He also is a Life Member of American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA). The award's namesake, Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel, was a radio amateur who, over the years, used the call signs RAEM, U3AA, and UA3AA. Born in Poland, Krenkel was an Arctic explorer who took part in the first Soviet "drifting station," North Pole-1. He was made a "Hero of the Soviet Union" in 1938 for his exploits. Krenkel's son, T.E. Krenkel, is among the four signatories to the award certificate. The younger Krenkel, a professor at the Moscow Technical College of Telecommunication and Informatics, said his father was an avid radio amateur who served as the first chairman of the Central Radio Club in the USSR. Krenkel's image appears on postage stamps from the USSR and Russia, and he authored a biography entitled My Callsign is RAEM. In the era when all radio amateurs received QSL cards via Box 88, Moscow, Krenkel was allowed to have his own postal address on his QSLs and was issued the non-standard RAEM call sign. Information about the Krenkel Medal can be found at: http://krenkelmedal.org/index.php?id=49 [ANS thanks the Russian National Academy of Researches and Discoveries 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.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Doppler shift question
by Roy Dean 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

SSB is just 1/3rd of AM (one sideband, no carrier), and we still have doppler to deal with on the linear sats.... What do you mean by this? --Roy K3RLD > More train Doppler effect. > These are sound waves, but the RF FM principle is the same. > Not sure why they don't use AM in space, like in aviation...I.e. NO > Doppler effect. https://youtu.be/fWX38qjECyE KC9SGV

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SatPC32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue
by Frank Karnauskas 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

After watching Daniel, W5EKG's You Tube video, I had SatPC32 and the IC-9700 working beautifully on the first try. (Thanks, Daniel!) The radio frequency tracked the software real-time just like it should. However, after playing around for a few minutes (changing satellites, turning the main tuning knob, etc.) The radio suddenly stopped following the frequency changes from SatPC32. The frequency intermittently updates after 10-20 seconds accompanied by the frequency on the radio display flashing white from MAIN to SUB for a brief moment. Usually nothing happens until I choose another satellite then the frequency updates once then...crickets. Pertinent information: Windows 10 IC-9700 Firmware 1.05 Icom Driver Version 1.30 Baud Rate: 19200 (Tried dropping it to 9600) The AFC is turned off. Tried rebooting the software. Tried rebooting the computer, etc. Any clues? 73, Frank FRANK KARNAUSKAS, N1UW

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SSTV
by ki6wj＠att.net 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Anyone try to decode iss sstv with the 9700? IF so what was the set up? Jim KI6WJ

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Everett WA Everett High School STEM Demonstration
by johnv＠frontier.com 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

I will be at the Everett Sr. High School with 15 - 20 Physic students and their teacher to demonstrate the concept of Amateur Radio using a satellite - AO-91. It's near the end of the school year and the teacher will be doing hands-on project which include a balloon launch with a smart package that will tell GPS, temperature, direction using APRS. I will be setting up my tripod with a PA system for work as many of you as I can. Wednesday Jun 5 at 12:29 (PDT) 1929 UTC from Grid CN87. (I know, not the most rare grid). We will be on the front lawn of the school. I hope we can demonstrate how well we can exchange calls and grids in the shot time it's over us. Any suggestion, please email me offline Thank you John Van DalenN7AME

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Questions for the ARISS contact tomorrow with Moriah Central School at Pt. Henry, NY at 16:54 UTC .
by David H Jordan 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Concerning the ARISS contact scheduled with Moriah Central School in Pt. Henry, NY tomorrow for 16:54 UTC, the order in which the student questions will be asked has been changed. Below is a copy of the questions presented in their new order. 1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a value to all of humanity? 2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station? 3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working? 4. What have you learned the most from living and working in Space? 5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and what does it do? 6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems do they run? 7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to listen to? 8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space? 9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely? 10. What is your favorite science experiment on board? 11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be? 12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station? 13. What is the best part of working with people from different countries every day? 14. How did you become an Astronaut? Does your training for space start right away or do you have to move up in ranking? 15. What is your favorite food in space? 16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space station? 17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the future? 18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station? 19. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot that was sent to the ISS? 20. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the software on board the International Space Station?

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Help with SatPC32 and Dual Radios
by Michael Wolthuis 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Ok, so I am fairly new to SatPC32 since leaving my old setups.... I have dual FT-847's setup as follows: FT-847 - TX/RX UHF, RX 2.4ghz (down convert to VHF) FT-847 - TX/RX 2m So, I setup SatPC32 for two radios. Both radios are being controlled. Issue is it is fine for V/U, but then on a U/V SAT it has the frequencies flip-flopped. In other words, I think it always uses RADIO A for uplink and RADIO B for downlink? Is there a way to change/fix this behavior? I want U on the UHF radio and V on the VHF radio. Mike kb8zgl

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Re: [amsat-bb] (no subject)-CAS-4A 4B
by D. Craig Fox 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Great sats. I use them frequently. Craig N6RSX -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:01 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; ki6wj(a)att.net Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] (no subject) Jim, CAS-4A and CAS-4B are great satellites, used by both casual operators and rovers. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabamaWebsite: KE4AL.wordpress.com On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:57:33 AM CDT, Jim via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Any one in the US using CAS 4A and B? Is it worth setting up in radio? Jim _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb (If this message is spam, please report it to IT Dept. Thank you.)

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23cm antenna for L/V
by jeff griffin 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

I'm looking for a medium length Antenna for my SAT station here in NJ. As space in limited at my winter home I went with a low gain Comet CYA-126E. I have a bit more space here, and a more restricted sky view so I'm looking for something around 6'+ or so with 25+ elements to help me burn through the leaves, too many freakin trees here J. I'm looking at a 25 L Directive Systems DSE2425LYK. I once had a 55L DSE when I had more space, no room for that here. Before I pull the trigger on the DSE25 I was wondering if anyone could recommend something a bit larger, but smaller then the DSE45's 12 ' boom length? Thanks in advance... 73 Jeff kb2m

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satpc32 V. 12.8d
by 73 Bob W7LRD 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Setting up satpc32 on a new computer. Where is the "setup" button? 73 Bob W7LRD

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