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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-24 15:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-24 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space, Meeting of 30 universities, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, direct via LZ1KDP (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***) Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC Sorry gang for the late update for Bulgaria. I am literally getting this sent to me in near real time. (***) University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club and Northridge Elementary School, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at http://www.ariotti.com UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***) Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 15:25 UTC (***) UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***) Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 14:35 UTC (***) Sonoma County Main Library, Santa Rosa, CA, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-01 19:53:13 UTC 82 deg UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 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 2019-09-24 15:30 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 2019-09-24 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 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1332. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1275. 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 Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Telemetry Program for FO-29? Where can I download it?
by Steve Nordahl 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

I'm looking to get the required telemetry program for FO-29. Not sure where to get the program at this point. Can someone point me in the right direction. Also since it might be a rather old program, does it still have to be registered and will I get a password? If so who does that come from? Steve NS3L

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CubeSat Simulator/Trainer
by Robert Bankston 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

I have been researching the idea of building a CubeSat Simulator we can use in a "classroom" environment, which simulates four modes of amateur satellites: * U/v FM repeater, with doppler effect * VHF APRS digipeater * VHF SSTV transmitter * V/u linear transponder, with doppler effect I think this would be a great tool to use in presentations/demonstration, as well as to allow operators, using their own equipment, to take a "test drive" on all of the amateur radio satellite types currently in orbit. My initial plan is to use a Raspberry Pi and a LimeSDR Mini software defined transceiver, all stuffed inside a 3d printed, 1U Fox satellite. [Alternatively, I could use the RPi as the transmitter and an SDR-RTL dongle as the receiver.] On the software side, I am looking at running GNUradio and Direwolf. The trickiest part will be simulating doppler effect on the UHF receiver (uplink) side for FM and linears. This is all new to me and my only related education comes from what I have been able to find on the internet. If you have any recommendations and/or experience with GNUradio, I could really use the help. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4AL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-24 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-24 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg (***) Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_inde… https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_inde… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club and Northridge Elementary School, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at http://www.ariotti.com UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC Sonoma County Main Library, Santa Rosa, CA, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV (***) Contact is go for: Tue 2019-10-01 19:53:13 UTC 82 deg (***) UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC South-Western State University, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***) Contact is go for Mon 2019-10-28 14:35 UTC (***) AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 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 2019-09-24 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 2019-09-24 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 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1332. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1275. (***) 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 Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Congratulations
by KC9SGV 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Congratulations to all elected to the AMSAT-NA board. Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23 14:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-23 14:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_inde… https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_inde… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club and Northridge Elementary School, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at http://www.ariotti.com UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour (***) Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour (***) Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Hazza Al Mansour (***) Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 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 2019-09-23 14:30 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 2019-09-21 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 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1331. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1274. 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 Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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GNURadio/gr-satellites preliminary install guide on Ubuntu
by Hans BX2ABT 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

Spent the most part of today trying to install GNU Radio and gr-satellites, using a clean install of Kubuntu 19.04 (=Ubuntu with KDE instead of Gnome), which is the latest release. I kind of succeeded. GNU Radio Companion is running and gr-satellites is installed. Most flow graphs don't have missing blocks and compile correctly. The only part that is missing is that when I execute a gr-satellite flow graph there is no Xterm popping up. I added the following lines to .gnuradio/grc.conf, but that didn't make any difference.... [grc] xterm_executable = /usr/bin/xterm Here are the install instructions. I hope they are useful as a reference to someone. ================================================ Steps to install GNURadio and gr-satellites on (K)Ubuntu 19.04 $sudo apt-get install gnuradio --> will install version 3.7.13.4-4build1 plus dependencies $sudo apt-get install gr-osmosdr --> will install the block to access a RTL-SDR stick for testing $sudo apt-get install xterm --> used by GNURadio After installing the things above you should be able to start GNU Radio Companion from menu or command line. Open a sample flow graph, e.g. an FM receiver flow graph you can find online, then compile and execute. If it works: success $sudo apt-get install git --> will install git for cloning git repositories $mkdir src $cd src $git clone https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites.git --> the good stuff $git clone https://github.com/daniestevez/libfec.git --> needed for gr-satellites $cd libfec $./configure $make $sudo make install $cd .. $sudo apt-get install python-pip --> needed to install gr-satellites dependencies $pip2 install construct --> installs this gr-satellites dependency $pip2 install requests --> make sure it has the trailing 's' $sudo apt-get install swig --> installs this gr-satellites dependency $apt-get install cmake --> if not installed already $cd gr-satellites $mkdir build $cd build $cmake .. $make $sudo make install $sudo ldconfig $cd .. $./compile_hierarchical.sh --> blocks needed for certain gr-satellites flow graphs. Don't forget this step and be patient because it will take a while to complete. Now you can start GNU Radio Companion and open a flow graph from the app folder in the source directory of gr-satellites. Compile and execute. If it works start GQRX, activate the UDP audio stream and start decoding telemetry.

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gr-satellites Wiki
by Hans BX2ABT 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

For some reason Daniel's mail about the gr-satellites wiki didn't make it to the mailing list. So let me tell you...... The GitHub entry for gr-satellites (https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites) now has a Wiki where there are instructions on how to install it. For now it features general instructions and detailed instructions on how to set it up on (K)Ubuntu version 19.04. Over the weekend I have tested these instructions on some fresh installs and one old install of version 19.04 and after revisions I am confident they will work for you, too. Please give it a try and if you do encounter problems please post them here on the list. If you don't have an Ubuntu system then please share your notes on how the install goes on your system, so it can be added to the Wiki. Thank you and 73 de Hans BX2ABT

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Upcoming ARISS contact with University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO on Sept 24. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:43 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Story: Northridge Elementary School is a STEM focus school within the St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont, Colorado. 320 students attend our school, and 47 of these students are in fourth grade. At Northridge, every student belongs to every teacher. Our mission statement is, "To meet the academic and behavioral needs of all students using rigorous and high quality instruction while respecting diversity and partnering with parents and the community." Whether in the classroom, the cafeteria, or the hallway, we believe that everyone must work together to ensure that all students achieve high levels and become responsible members of our diverse society. We know that STEM education is only successful if it is accessible for all students, no matter what their background or life circumstances may be. This begins with relationship building between teachers, students, parents, and administration. Our population is very diverse. Therefore, building communication skills through the use of accountable talk and sentence frames is critical to student success. Students who might not otherwise be able to communicate are able to express their ideas and give feedback to their peers, as well as support their claims with evidence from research, grade level texts, or experiment data. The elements of our STEM By Design model, which include integration, 21st century skills, problem solving, personalized learning, and forming connections, are embedded into everything teachers and students do and believe. Students learn through interdisciplinary units that dissolve boundaries across academic subject levels through authentic design challenges. Students engage in inquiry and problem-based activities in order to help master content and practice the elements of STEM by design. We believe in preparing students for careers that do not exist yet through authentic learning opportunities, as well as equitable access to quality learning tools, technology, and resources. Our goal is for students to understand the relevance of their learning in their own lives and in the world so that they feel empowered to explore careers in STEM fields. University of Colorado - Boulder HAM Radio students have been coming to our school to teach 4th grade students about sound waves, GPS, amateur radio, and life on the ISS. We are so excited for this exciting and engaging learning opportunity! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What work do you do on the space station? 2. How do you eat and walk in space? 3. How do astronauts return to Earth safely? 4. What is it like to float in space? 5. How do you take a shower? 6. How do you use the bathroom in space? 7. Please explain the science behind sending the ISS into orbit. Can you please explain the escape velocity needed? 8. How do you sleep in space? 9. What does space look like from your view? 10. Does the International Space Station get close to the Sun? 11. What do you do when you get hurt in space? 12. How many days can you stay up in space before you need to return to Earth? 13. Besides Ham Radio, what other ways do you communicate with people on Earth? 14. How long does it take to get to space? 15. How does the space station move? 16. How does gravity affect solids and liquids? 17. How hard was it to get in and out of the spacesuit? 18. How does your body change in space? 19. What does your daily schedule like? 20. What do you do on your time off? 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): TBD 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 with The Children's Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at The Children's Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD on Sept. 23. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:08 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 OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Story: The Children's Inn at NIH is partnering with the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) to host Ask an Astronaut: Biomedical Science Edition. The event will give children receiving care at NIH a unique science and technology experience. They will learn about the importance of biomedical research in space, including NCATS' Tissue Chips in Space program, which recently sent five projects to the International Space Station and which some current crew members worked on (thank you!). About The Children's Inn at NIH The Children's Inn is an independent nonprofit that provides "a place like home" to families of children with rare or critical illnesses whose best hope is a clinical research trial at the NIH Clinical Center, the world's largest hospital dedicated to biomedical research. The Inn strives to fully and consistently meet the needs of our families during their children's treatments by providing housing and support services-all at no cost to them-and reducing the burdens of illness through therapeutic, educational and recreational programming. The Ask an Astronaut event at The Inn will be different from ARISS's typical events with students in a classroom setting. The children at The Inn are seriously ill, so the goal will be on having a fun and stimulating experience. Kids can enjoy the wonder of talking with astronauts on the space station, learning what it's like to live in space and work on cool science experiments like Tissue Chips in Space. They also can learn about ham radio and how the astronauts can use it to communicate with other children all around the world. Thank you for taking time to speak with these children. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What's it like to go up in a rocket ship? 2. How are experiments conducted in space? 3. Are there aliens in space? Do you see foreign creatures? 4. What's the coolest thing you've seen in space? 5. If you get sick in space how do you get medical treatment? 6. What do you do for fun in space? 7. How many times have you been in space? 8. How are body tissues affected by being in space? 9. Heidi, 13: Could being space be helpful to different medical conditions? 10. What medicine do you have to take before you go into space? 11. What advice do you have for someone who wants to become an astronaut? 12. What changes have you seen in your trips to space? 13. How do you prepare food in space? 14. Are your energy levels affected from being in space? 15. What is the weight of the space station? 16. Would you rather live with gravity or without gravity? 17. Does your hair grow faster in space? 18. What books or classes influenced you to be an astronaut? 19. What effects do space have on your sleep? 20. Do you get to FaceTime in space to talk to your family? How often? 21. What time zone is it in space? 22. Does your body change in space? 23. What are some things that you like about being in space? 24. How do you become an astronaut and travel into space? 25. What do you do to prepare for your travel into 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. University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43 UTC Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at www.ariotti.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 (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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