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

Appalachian Golden Packet event needs NOVA operator
by Robert Bruninga 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

For the annual Appalachian Golden Packet event this Saturday, we still need someone with a D700 or D710 to drive up to the Hawksbill Observation point and provide a very critical digipeater in the 4 hour event. (Maine to Ga APRS packet exchange). This site is East of Harrisonburg on I-81 and SW of Manassas, VA. See: http://aprs.org/hamtrails/hawksbill.html Actually, we have a volunteer but he does not have a D700 or D710 radio to be the digipeater (both 1200 and 9600 baud). It's a 4 hour event form 1100 on Saturday until we make the link or no later than 1500. Bob, Wb4aPR

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July 17 FM Sat pass
by leh.ch＠charter.net 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

WB7VUF is going to be in CN83 on Wednesday the 17th to work AO-92,AO-91 & SO-50.From 1700z to 2100z.

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APRS Satellite PATHs
by Fred Hillhouse 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Greetings, According to http://www.aprs.org/iss-faq.html WHAT PATH DO I USE? All APRS satellites and the ISS support the generic paths of ARISS or APRSAT. Since all of these satellites supports the same generic paths (when properly configured), this means you can operate either ISS or PCsat or PSAT without reconfiguring your TNC! Just set your UNPROTO path to APRS VIA ARISS and it should work with all APRS birds. And: http://aprs.org/psat2.html Sister APRS Satellites: Other APRS transponder satellites on orbit or in work all share a common uplink, a generic digipeter alias (APRSAT and ARISS) and a common downlink (145.825 MHz) so all user traffic appears on the live APRS satellite downlink page and ISS downlink page. The graphic below shows how the commonality of all this operaation integrates together with worldwide users and the internet linked ground stations. Are these statements really true? If so, why would I consider using the PATH of PFS3-1 for FalconSAT-3 or RS0ISS for ISS? Thank you! Best regards, Fred N7FMH --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Unable to igate AISAT
by pedro＠dutrasousa.name 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Hi all, A little help. Seems that I'm unable to igate AISAT traffic, despite I can do it for all others (PSAT, PSAT2, PCSAT, BRICSAT2, ISS, BIRDBT, etc) Currently using UI-View32. Any special setup in the igate.ini settings? Thanks, 73 CU2ZG Pedro -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Posting to AMSAT-BB with Unsubscribed Email Account
by Robert Bankston 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

There has been an increasing trend on AMSAT-BB, wheresubscribers are posting to the BB with an email other than they one they usedto subscribe to the list. Usually these listmembers signed up with redirect email account (@amsat.org or @arrl.net), but attemptto post a message from their personal account. Others, who have multiple email accounts accidentally select the wrongone. When either of these situationsoccur, their post is put in quarantine until a list moderator physically logs in andclears it out. Your quarantined message is not alone. AMSAT-BB gets 300+ spam emails a day. Each time a post is placed in quarantine, thelist moderators receives an email notification. You can do the math to figure out how many emails we get each and everyday. I bring this up to help you realize that clearing your emailis not a fast process. We could take thetime to look up your name and/or call sign to make sure you are a subscriber,but, to be honest, this is not an easy process. Instead, you will more than likely receive an email stating “Non-membersare not allowed to post messages to this list.” The easy fix is just to resend you post from your subscribed emailaccount. If you changed email accounts,please visit the AMSAT-BB Info page: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb. From here you can log into your account andchange your email address. Thank you for your understanding. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-16 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-16 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space. Performing amateur radio communication session with the 8th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova rep. Bashkortostan; Aerospace School of. U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact was successful Thu 2019-07-11 20:30 UTC (***) ====================================================================== About Gagarin From Space. Performing amateur radio communication session with the 8th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova rep. Bashkortostan; Aerospace School of. U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact is go for Tue 2019-07-16 19:35 UTC ====================================================================== 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Sat 2019-07-27 18:27:56 UTC 68 deg 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) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-07-16 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. 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 2019-07-16 03:00 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 119 (***) **************************************************************************** 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 1323. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1266. (***) 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_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** 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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Travelling Rig
by Brad Smith 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

I have put together a rig for when I travel and have no room for an Arrow 2 antenna, which consists of a Kenwood TM-D710GA radio and a dual band, Comet, 5/8 wave whip antenna. This allows for a quick setup to work a bird from new grid squares, without disrupting the family. On our recent trip, this worked great for AO-91 and AO-92. However, I can't a signal from SO-50 with this rig, even with a preamp. Does anybody else use this radio on SO-50 and would you have any suggestions? I know it is not an ideal situation, but it may be the "only game in town" for some trips. Brad Smith, KC9UQR

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SatPc32 AO-92 L Band Doppler.SQF with Icom-9700
by Cal Spreitzer 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

What should the Doppler.sqf values be for AO-92 L-Band be? I'm having issue with AO-92 L-Band uplink tracking on my IC-9700. I'm guessing it has something to do with the frequency trend (Nor/Rev) setting. I've tried it set to both Nor and Rev but for some odd reason the Nor/Rev setting does not make any difference and my uplink frequency keeps dropping during the pass when it should increase? I also noticed the IC-9700 display the NOR/REV never changes according to the what the .sqf is set. I'm not sure if this is a CAT issue with the rig or me? I'm using the current IC-9700 firmware 1.11. Here is what my current .sqf is set: AO-92,145880,1267350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Voice L/V I got it to work once but manually selecting the REV on the 9700 display. But then the very next pass it didn't work?? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Cal/N3CAL

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FO-29 quiet
by Eli Caul 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

Hi Folks - Has there been any news on what might have happened to FO-29? It's a wonderful resource, and I'm hoping it can be brought back into service. Fingers crossed, - Eli Caul KK6ZHZ Director of Customer Care Sonic

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PSAT2 SSTV camera status
by Tomáš Urbanec 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

Hello all, we would like to inform you, that during last Friday we were able to command the camera to take actual pictures in memory slots 8-15, so there are fresh pictures in the downlink, they were taken there over the Africa, I have allready decoded two of them from the weekend SATnogs audios, but there are more waiting to be received. We would like to reboot the camera system to get additional functionality, but it would rewrite the pictures taken during the deployment and not all are on the ground yet. So any additional reception reports of pictures are welcomed. Actual archive of pictures on the ground: http://www.urel.feec.vutbr.cz/esl/psat2/sstv/index.php 73! Tomas OK2PNQ and Ales OK2ALP

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