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ARISS News Release No. 20-21
by David Jordan 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-21 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for earlyOctober October02, 2020 — An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from theInternational Space Station (ISS) for early October. The event is scheduled tobegin on October 4 at 14:00 UTC for setup andoperation and continue until October 8 ending at 19:15 UTC. Dates and times subject to change due to ISSoperational adjustments Imageswill be downlinked at 145.8 MHz +/- 3 KHz for Doppler shift and the expectedSSTV mode of operation is PD 120. The main theme of this collection of imageswill be Satellites. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post andview images on the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/. Afteryour image is posted at the gallery, you can acquire a special award by linkingto https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/and follow directions for submitting a digital copy of your received image. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISSNational Lab-Space Station Explorers andNASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISSis to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio betweencrew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space,space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Likeus on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio on the ISS and@ARISS_status.

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RAST on the Bach even station HS0AJ/P on HF, LEO and QO-100 satellite.
by Tanan Rangseeprom 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Hi All AMSAT The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King (RAST) will be conducting a RAST on the Beach (ROB) party this coming weekend at the Rock Garden Beach Resort in Klaeng District of Rayong province. There will be various on-the-air activities during the ROB event on LEO satellites and useing on QO-100 satellite communications while on Saturday 3 to Sunday 4 useding callsign HS0AJ/P. Sincerely and 73 Tanan Rangseeprom

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Re: [amsat-bb] Working in the "Field"
by Scott Davis 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Coming from the HF DX/contest world, very active since 1966, I would encourage people to expect and accept , if not embrace, a certain level of chaos in their radio operations. That’s what makes it fun. Surely, if certain individuals repeatedly and stubbornly act contrary to good practice, they should be called out. But in the mean time, find a new freq and keep on truckin’. I’ll follow you up 5. (Not on FM) -Scott K5TA

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Fox Delta ST2 with G5500DC?
by Ben Cook 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

Greetings! Has anyone else successfully used a Fox Delta ST2 interface with a Yaesu G5500DC? With the ST2 unit off and the GT5500DC on, I have having issues with high voltage (~15V) on GND and +VE, around 2.2V on GND and AZ, and then only about 1.1V on GND and EL. The ST2 will calibrate for AZ, but nothing at all on the EZ side. When I plug in the USB and power up the ST2, the voltage on EZ drops even further to about 0.8V The Yaesu AZ and EL meter readings on the controller have been just fine throughout. Any help or suggestions appreciated! -- Ben Cook n6elf(a)nanoloop.io

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Rudeness, and Powerful Stations
by Brad Smith 02 Oct '20

02 Oct '20

<I think you missed my point. > My comment was not aimed at you, but you gave me a starting point. I am sick of the rudeness of fellow hams stepping on others. I am sick of the "I am better than you" attitude. "I do it good and you don't." I am sick of hearing hams criticize others, instead of being helpful. I am sick of the disruptors with open mics and feedback. And that has to be powerful stations to override all others on the pass. It is not the problem of the equipment, it is the way the equipment is being used. Brad KC9UQR

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Working in the "Field"
by Brad Smith 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

<More arm chair operators should attempt to make QSO's in the field. They might get an idea of what manual everything entails.> What I see is ops sitting in front of their SDR computer screen, and criticizing someone who is out in a field, holding an Arrow in one hand and an HT in the other, and combating fading, because they missed something in a call, or did something that they don't like. I only work satellite portable and don't know the luxury of working from a temperature controlled room with computer screens, rotating and elevating antenna, pen and paper, etc. But we handheld ops are still giving them the grids. Brad KC9UQR

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ISS Update for satPC32
by Gerald Payton 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

I may have overlooked or missed information about how to update satPC32 for the new ISS frequencies. Our internet service has been out. Please advise. THANKS Jerry AB5R EM12kh

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period September 1, 2020 through October 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! WOW! Long list again this month! Almost a record. CALL Sept October K8YSE 1935 2007 Only 30393 to go! N8HM 1102 1127 N8RO 1070 1075 K8YSE/7 671 842 W5RKN 721 732 WD9EWK (DM43) 617 623 K9UO 575 600 AD0HJ 478 500 KE8FZT 450 475 MI6GTY 459 460 N7EGY 456 457 W4ZXT 327 431 KJ4EU 261 404 XE2RV 262 385 KC9UQR 351 377 KC9VGG 336 374 AC9O 204 359 K5CIS 250 300 WB7QXU 204 252 KF6JOQ 201 251 KB9STR 138 229 PU4JOE 150 210 AA8CH/N8R 113 206 K5TA 101 202 W8LR 149 175 KJ4M 170 171 N5EKO 108 152 N7AME 148 150 N1PEB (FN42) New 138 W7YED New 127 KO4AQF 104 126 WB9VPG New 116 K1ECU 100 115 N5BLY New 106 KC3KJQ New 103 K2KA New 102 N8SGZ New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Did anyone archive Clive's UO-11 website? Or, do you have any of the .zip files?
by Karl Heinz Kremer 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

You can find the archive of the site on the Internet Archive - you may need to go back even further if there are gaps in what was archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20150506055410/http://www.g3cwv.co.uk:80/oscar1… 73, Karl Heinz - K5KHK Friends, > > Clive Wallis, G3CWV, used to maintain a website with lots of UO-11 > information, recordings and telemetry. Unfortunately, he became a silent > key in 2015. > > I recently tried to go to Clive's UO-11 website, > http://g3cwv.co.uk/oscar11.htm, and discovered that is no longer on the > web. I tried the Internet Archive's Wayback machine and found that they > had archived most of the HTML pages, but not the zip files with the > telemetry and recordings. > > Did anyone make an archive or a copy of Clive's website? Or, did you > ever download and save any of the .zip files with the audio recordings or > telemetry? If so, I would like to get copies of the .zip files with the > recordings and telemetry. > > 73, > Douglas KA2UPW/5 > >

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DM46 active Sunday Oct 4th 2pm-8:15pm Ariz (2100-0300Z)
by Curt Laumann 01 Oct '20

01 Oct '20

Hi All, I'll be working satellites close to Page Arizona this coming Sunday. Satellites that I'll attempt to use include:ISS, CAS-4A, CAS-4B, SO-50, AO-7, AO-73, AO-27, XW-2D, XW-2F, XW-2C. Hope to catch you on the air! Curt / K7ZOO

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