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

Lost in the Hertz Rove Plans
by Kell Bodholt 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

Lost in the Hertz Rove, Sunday June 23, 2019, Kell (KI7UXT) and John (KC7JPC) will rove to DN06/07/16/17 grid corner (plan A) or DN06/07 grid line (plan B) and work FM satellites and if time/pass permits work a few linear satellites. @AMSAT, @KE4AL. We plan on arriving at the corner by 18:00UTC and work the following passes: SO-50 - 18:30:27Z KC7JPC AO-92 - 18:32:42Z. KI7UXT AO-91 - 19:31:47Z KC7JPC AO-92 - 20:07:17Z KI7UXT SO-50 - 20:12:45Z KC7JPC PO-101 - 20:37:22Z KI7UXT AO-91 - 21:10:04Z KC7JPC SO-50 - 21:56:06Z KI7UXT PO-101 - 22:12:46Z KC7JPC SO-50 - 23:38:02Z KI7UXT PO-101 - 23:49:51Z KC7JPC SO-50 - 01:18:42Z KI7UXT Regards, Kell

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WANTED: Satellite demo for Austin Summerfest August 3, 2019
by Ronald G. Parsons 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

I am looking for someone that could do a live satellite demo in Austin, TX at Austin Summerfest, August 3, 2019. If you could do it or know someone who might, contact me by email w5rkn at w5rkn dot com Ron W5RKN

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PSAT NO84 for Field Day
by Robert Bruninga 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

We notice PSAT-1 (currently in SAFE mode) is staying up for hours through a full cycle of telemetry T#999. So, we are hoping to turn on its DIgipeater for Field Day today. When the DIGI is on, the callsign changes to PSAT. Current status: http://pcsat.findu.com Bob, WB4APR

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PSAT2 on STP-2 Falcon Heavy 2 - Monday 6/24.
by Robert Bruninga 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

Also, PSAT2 on 145.825 MHz with: * APRS-to-Voice, * DTMF-to-Voice/APRS, * PSK31 HF up - UHF 435.350 down * SSTV camera down on same UHF audio And, her sister USNAP1 (APRS digi) on 145.825 Initially, only telemetry once a minute, and PSK31 every 20 secs. Launch window begins at 1130 PM EDT (4 hour window). http://aprs.org/psat2.html Bob, WB4APR -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of James Cutler via AMSAT-BB Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 10:27 AM There is a launch this Monday night (EDT) with quite a few satellites in the amateur bands. KD9KCK has been keeping track of details. https://community.libre.space/t/falcon-heavy-launch-2019-06-24/4042. Bill Nye has LightSail-2 as well on 437.025 MHz! My team could certainly use some help tracking the E-TBEx satellites. These satellites will be exploring ionospheric disturbances with phased locked transmissions. Details are here: http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/tbex/. The orbit inclination is low, ~ 18 degrees, and those of us up north will have a hard time tracking it. TBEx-A @ 437.485 MHz TBEx-B @ 437.535 MHz If you're interested in tracking, please let me know! 73, --Jamie, KF6RFX -- James W. Cutler, Associate Professor University of Michigan

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Upcoming launches on STP-2 Falcon Heavy 2 - Monday 6/24.
by James Cutler 21 Jun '19

21 Jun '19

Hi AMSAT, There is a launch this Monday night (EDT) with quite a few satellites in the amateur bands. KD9KCK has been keeping track of details. https://community.libre.space/t/falcon-heavy-launch-2019-06-24/4042. Bill Nye has LightSail-2 as well on 437.025 MHz! My team could certainly use some help tracking the E-TBEx satellites. These satellites will be exploring ionospheric disturbances with phased locked transmissions. Details are here: http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/tbex/. The orbit inclination is low, ~ 18 degrees, and those of us up north will have a hard time tracking it. TBEx-A @ 437.485 MHz TBEx-B @ 437.535 MHz If you're interested in tracking, please let me know! 73, --Jamie, KF6RFX -- James W. Cutler, Associate Professor University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering 1320 Beal Avenue 3013 FXB Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140 Ph: 734-615-7238 Fax: 734-763-0578 http://www.umich.edu/~jwcutler/

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Next Rocket Lab Launch window starts next week
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

Hi Launch watchers, Next Rocket Lab launch window starts Thursday 27th June 4:30 to 06:30 UTC and runs to 10th July in this time slot. See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ They will be running a webcast as usual. Link from here about 15 before hand: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/ 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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AO-92 FD?
by Bob Cutter 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

Will it be on 1.2G? Bob KI0G Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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ic-910H issue
by James Brown 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

Trying to add IC-910H to sat 32pc. The cat address calls for 60 but sat 32 does not change or show a 60? Trying to get set up for field day ? any ideas Jim KI6WJ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-20 16:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-20 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Thu 2019-06-20 12:48:55 UTC 53 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/ Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI, direct via W8TCM The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-06-28 14:02:16 UTC 25 deg Watch for live stream at https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCVyQOrBooJxzLFNGiyz9i2w (***) 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 2019-06-20 16:00 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 2019-06-20 16:00 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? 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 118 **************************************************************************** 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 1320. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1263. (***) 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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M2 Leopack 2Meter swr
by Rafael Pena 20 Jun '19

20 Jun '19

Recently, I had my roof done and had to remove the M2 Leopack from the mast together with the G-5500 Az/El. I sat it on the roof floor next to my house. Now that I place it back, the 2M SWR is way high off the sat or regular 2m frequencies 440 is as expected. It is not coax since I tested it with a short piece and analyzer with same results. I had not check the coax stubs yet and thought to write hear first. Any hints will be appreciated. M2 website has a "Blog" which contains only info on Ohm meter testing. Rafael / NN3RP

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