I finally had time to play around with the new Mailman listserv system and
now that I have my account set up properly, I think it is pretty nice.
Thanks to the AMSAT iT and user services teams for moving us forward.
Since I am registered in the AMSAT Ambassadors program, I subscribed myself
to the new version of the Fieldops list in the Mailman system, but
discovered that it seems I so far, I am the only one to have added myself to
that list (Application to the AMSAT exec in charge of the program is
required first). I know there are more of you out there so do add yourself
to that group by subscribing in the Mailman list settings.
Good communications is key to an organization's survival.
73
Tom, N5HYP
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-16 02:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB
Contact was successful: Tue 2020-12-15 19:00:49 UTC 32 deg (***)
*************************************************************************************************************
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
########################################################################################################################################
A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.
****************************************************************************************************************************************
ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/
The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:
Postponed:
No new schools
Cancelled:
No new schools
****************************************************************************************************************************************
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 2020-12-165 02:30 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.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtfhttps://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-16 02:30 UTC. (***)
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
The ARISS webpage is at https://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 https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30,
2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.
Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com.
For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
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 (STEAM) 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.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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: https://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) https://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 unless otherwise noted.
*******************************************************************************
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 https://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:
Francesco IKØWGF with 140
Sergey RV3DR with 140
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138
Gaston ON4WF with 123
****************************************************************************
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 1411. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1344. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
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:
https://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
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti…
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 63 now on orbit
Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
Sergey Ryzhikov
Sergey Kud-Sverchkov
SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit
Victor Glover KI5BKC
Mike Hopkins KF5LJG
Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP
Shannon Walker KD5DXB
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-15 03:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
About Gagarin from Space, Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the National Research University of Mordovia State University, N.P. Ogarev, Saransk, Russia, direct via UD4UAE (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***)
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov (***)
Contact was successful 2020-12-13 10:14 UTC (***)
Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***)
Contact is go for Option #2: Tue 2020-12-15 19:00:49 UTC 32 deg
*************************************************************************************************************
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
########################################################################################################################################
A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.
****************************************************************************************************************************************
ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/
The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:
Postponed:
No new schools
Cancelled:
No new schools
****************************************************************************************************************************************
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 2020-12-15 03:30 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.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtfhttps://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-12-15 03:30 UTC. (***)
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
The ARISS webpage is at https://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 https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30,
2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed.
Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com.
For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
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 (STEAM) 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.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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: https://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) https://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 unless otherwise noted.
*******************************************************************************
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 https://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:
Francesco IKØWGF with 140
Sergey RV3DR with 140 (***)
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138
Gaston ON4WF with 123
****************************************************************************
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 1410. (***)
Each school counts as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1343. (***)
Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
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:
https://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
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti…
Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
****************************************************************************
Exp. 63 now on orbit
Kate Rubins KG5FYJ
Sergey Ryzhikov
Sergey Kud-Sverchkov
SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit
Victor Glover KI5BKC
Mike Hopkins KF5LJG
Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP
Shannon Walker KD5DXB
****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Am I correct in understanding that the new list manager (at the link below)
only displays "threads" and not individual messages (unlike the old BB
archive)?
https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
Does anybody know if it's possible to display the list of messages like the
old archive - individual (and not "thread") messages?
--Roy
K3RLD
March 13th and 14th are the dates for the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo.
With presentations, exhibitors and many opportunities for hams from around
the world to congregate and share ideas and camaraderie.
Last Summer, for the first VHE, I was the sole presenter for Amateur Radio
in Space topics. This year, several of us have gotten together to expand
the presence. The deadline to register presentations has past and we should
have at least 3 in a block on one of the two days of the conference. Also
for this version of the VHE, a "Virtual Exhibit Hall" booths space has been
procured. This virtual booth allows for personal interaction with
convention visitors via test, audio and video, as well as an opportunity for
virtual handouts and on demand material.
What I am looking to collect here, are volunteers who would be interested in
manning such a booth for as much of the 48 hours that the event Exhibit Hall
is open. We can have up to 6 booth representatives in the space at a time.
You don't have to commit to all 48 hours, just need to give me an idea of
what time of the Friday evening (US time) to Sunday evening of that weekend,
that you would be willing to commit to. Having a broad collection of people
from all skill and interest areas, plus good on-demand content, will make it
a great opportunity to promote our aspect of the hobby and to present AMSAT
organizations around the world, not just AMSAT-NA. To that end, I would
welcome foreign participation from Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the
Pacific Rim, to be apart. Overseas help will allow staffing of the booth
during our Western Hemisphere night-time. I know there are many of you that
have traditionally done this at in-person ham-fests and expos so there
should be a good pool of experienced people to do this.
You can contact me off list at n5hyp(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> ,
n5hyp(a)arrl.net <mailto:[email protected]> or directly at
tjschuessler(a)verizon.net <mailto:[email protected]> and let me know
of your interest. I will set up a table of volunteers and try to schedule
the list to occupy as much booth time as possible.
Please let me know of your interest.
73
Tom Schuessler, N5HYP
EM12ms
While I also pine for the simpler days when you could just make a mailing
list out of a mail alias, the reality today is that there are a lot of
facilities built to deter spammers that create a roadblock for legitimate
email admins to work through. The main ones we are dealing with here are
meant to deter email forgery. This happens when a spammer forges *your *email
as the purported source of their abuse. Thus, the better email servers all
implement features like DKIM, DMARC, and SPF, which are meant to stop such
forgery. The problem is that when a mailing list server relays your
message, *it *is seen as the forger. So, there is significant mangling of
headers that has to go on for a mailing list to operate properly today. The
admin is working through this.
Thanks
Bruce
True, but I received your previous mail via Amsat-BB so we know that they are receiving and re-distributing your posts.
Sure it hasn't gone into your bit bucket, rejected by your email client?
> On 13/12/2020 13:48 Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> Nigel,
>
> Yours came direct. Nothing received from AMSAT-BB.
>
> TNX/73, Bob K8BL
>
>
>
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020, 01:37:51 PM EST, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel(a)ngunn.net> wrote:
>
>
> I'm getting your posts.
>
> > > On 13/12/2020 13:06 Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > AMSAT,
> >
> > Ever since I registered for the "new/improved" AMSAT-BB, I've gotten NOTHING!
> >
> > I chose to receive all the posts as they are made - no bulk, no archive, just all as they occur.
> >
> > Since then, ZERO/ZILCH/ZIP/NADA.
> >
> > TNX/73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, Since 1979)
> >
> >
> > On Sunday, December 13, 2020, 10:43:35 AM EST, Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann(a)t-online.de> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Test, ignore.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > View archives of this mailing list at
> > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org
> > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org
> > 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! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org
> >
> > >
>
> Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366
> Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
>
>
>
>
>
Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366
Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-348
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT, 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 commun-
icating 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:
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You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
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In this edition:
* AMSAT-BB has migrated email server
* Launch Window for AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th
* Robots Dominate Space News This Week
* SpaceX's Starship SN8 soars on test launch with explosive landing
* The Great Conjunction is Coming on December 21, 2020
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December ##, 2020
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* Tips for the New Operator - Mobile Apps 2
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-348.01
ANS-320 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 348.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE 2020 December 13
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-348.01
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AMSAT-BB has migrated email server software
AMSAT’s IT team has been working to upgrade the Mailman software that
supports mailing lists (aka reflectors, listserv, BB, etc). This upgrade
became necessary for several reasons, one of which was the release of a
new major revision of the Mailman software itself. The new version of
Mailman has many improvements, including: an updated web UI, management
of all list memberships with a single account, and a web UI for
searching and browsing archives.
The upgrade requires existing mail list users to sign up for a “new”
account, which will be used to manage their existing list subscriptions
and preferences. This will also require everyone to validate their
preferences, aliases (if any), etc. Most existing preferences from the
previous version of Mailman did not migrate. Please see the procedures
below. Please contact postmaster(a)amsat.org with any questions or
concerns regarding this upgrade.
Procedures to to sign up for the new Mailman service were sent to all
AMSAT-BB subscribers. Please read the PDF attached to the email.
Matt, KM4EXS adds this reminder in a follow up email: Please use the
"Sign Up" option, using the email address that you use for your
subscriptions. That process will link the "new" account to all your
existing subscriptions. You can then set your digest preferences as
you like.
[ANS thanks Matt Alberti / KM4EXS / AMSAT-IT Volunteer for the above
information]
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Launch Window for AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th
December 2, 2020
Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their LauncherOne
Launch Demo 2 mission opens on December 19th. This launch will carry
AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E to orbit.
RadFxSat-2, like RadFxSat / Fox-1B, now AMSAT-OSCAR 91, is a partnership
opportunity between Vanderbilt University and AMSAT and will carry a
similar radiation effects experiment, studying new FinFET technology.
RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. The
RadFxSat-2 spacecraft bus is built on the Fox-1 series but features a
linear transponder “upgrade” to replace the standard FM transponder in
Fox-1A through D. In addition, the uplink and downlink bands are re-
versed from the previous Fox satellites in a Mode V/u (J) configuration
using a 2 meter uplink and 70 cm downlink. The downlink features a
1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry the Vanderbilt science data in
addition to a 30 kHz wide transponder for amateur radio use. Telemetry
and experiment data can be decoded using FoxTelem version 1.09 or later.
FoxTelem is available at:
https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/.
Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many
parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering looks
for successful startup and indications of the general health and
function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space. AMSAT
will send a commemorative 3D printed QSL card to the first station
capturing telemetry from RadFxSat-2.
Uplink LSB 145.860 MHz through 145.890 MHz
Downlink USB 435.760 MHz through 435.790 MHz
1.2kbps BPSK telemetry 435.750 MHz
Launches on ELaNa XX – Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Launch Demo 2.
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, Contributing Editor ANS News Service for the
above information]
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Robots Dominate Space News This Week
+Two groundbreaking robotic sample return missions dominated much of the
space news this week. A capsule holding grains of rock and dust sampled
from asteroid Ryugu hit the Earth’s atmosphere at 11.6 km/s and safely
parachuted into the Australian outback. Hayabusa2 launched on Dec. 3,
2014, took four years to reach Ryugu, then did a bunch of science (in-
cluding shooting it with a tantalum bullet and dropping numerous de-
ployables on the body—here’s a detailed PDF about the mission), before
returning with ~100 mg of samples, having covered a total of 5.24 bil-
lion kilometers. The mission isn’t over for Hayabusa2 though—it’s now
headed toward asteroid 1998KY26 for humanity’s first rendezvous with a
fast rotating asteroid in 2031 and a flyby of 2001CC21 along the way.
+After 19 hours of drilling and scooping samples, Chang’e 5’s ascent
vehicle spring-launched and then blasted off, returning to lunar orbit
carrying ~2 kg of regolith. It successfully rendezvoused with the re-
turn vehicle, transferred the sample, and the return vehicle has em-
barked on its multi-day return trip. These will be the first lunar
samples returned since the 70s and the first sample return mission for
China. The rendezvous of the ascent vehicle and the return segment used
microwave radar that was accurate down to 0.1° and able to lock on to a
circle with a 3.33 cm radius.
+The cost to train deep neural networks is decreasing at 50x Moore’s Law,
leading many to believe that machine learning, while very much in its
infancy, will see many more space applications in the near future. Cut-
ting edge applications, such as making autonomous decisions because
throughput or speed-of-light delay prevent humans from doing so, have
already been demonstrated, and more are on the horizon.
[ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information]
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SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with
explosive landing
SpaceX's Starship spaceflight system just took a big step on its path
to Mars. The latest Starship prototype, a shiny silver vehicle known as
SN8, launched on an epic high-altitude test flight today (Dec. 9),
taking off at 5:45 p.m. EST (2245 GMT) from SpaceX's facility near the
South Texas village of Boca Chica.
The goal was to soar about 7.8 miles (12.5 kilometers) into the sky,
perform some complex aerial maneuvers — including a "belly flop" like
the one the final Starship will perform when coming back to Earth on
operational flights — and then land safely near the launch stand.
The 165-foot-tall (50 meters) SN8 appeared to notch all of these big
milestones, except for the final one: The vehicle hit its landing mark
but came in too fast, exploding in a dramatic fireball 6 minutes and
42 seconds after liftoff. Additional information and video available
at: https://bit.ly/3n7KLV1
[ANS thanks Mike Wall of Space.com for the above information]
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The Great Conjunction is Coming on December 21, 2020
In their closest encounter since 1623, Jupiter and Saturn appear as a
single star in the evening sky next month.
All through the summer and into the fall, the two gas giants of the
solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, have been calling attention to
themselves in the southern evening sky.
Jupiter of course, always appears brilliant and is usually one of the
brightest nighttime objects, but in recent months it has stood out even
more than usual because of the presence of bright Saturn trailing just
off to its left (east).
Appearing about one-twelfth as bright, Saturn has, in a way, served as
Jupiter's "lieutenant" in this year of 2020. This will be the first time
since 1623 that this event will be seen. Additional information is at:
https://bit.ly/3m4ot5j
[ANS thanks Joe Rao of Space.com for the above information]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office
is closed until further notice. For details, please visit
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 11, 2020
None. Please refer to the TLE/Keplerian Element Resources at:
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the
above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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ARISS NEWS for the week of 9 December, 2020
ARISS has posted a special anniversary message and a video celebrating
our 20th Anniversary on the ARISS Web Page:
<http://www.ariss.org>.
An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International
Space Station (ISS) for late December. This will be a special SSTV event
to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS. The event is scheduled to
begin on December 24 and continue through December 31. Dates are subject
to change due to ISS operational adjustments.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
Upcoming Contacts:
Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via VK4KHZ (Shannon
Walker KD5DXB) Tue 2020-12-15 19:00:49 UTC 32 deg
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The following schools have now been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19:
Postponed: No new schools
Cancelled: RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neamț, Romania, direct via YRØISS
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 2020-12-08 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.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtfhttps://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N and David Jordan AA4KN, of the ARISS
operation team mentor group for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Upcoming Roves:
Note from KE0PBR ****Watch Twitter, there are lots pop-up roves hap-
pening lately, and I can’t keep this page updated with all of them.****
@N4DCW will be working passes from EM87 Dec 10-13. Click link to check
for details: https://bit.ly/36V2SYM
@KL7TN: DM67/68: If my plans still hold up, Dec 12-13 for DM67/68 is on
my radar.
@AD7DB: DM22 : Dec 17-20 Maybe DM13,23,32 Holiday Style on FM sats.
No Major Roves are listed.
Please submit any additions or corrections to KE0PBR (at) gmail.com
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the
above information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
<No update listed this week>
[ANS thanks AMSAT.org for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
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Happy birthday to OSCAR 1 -- Age 59!
+ The first amateur satellite, simply named OSCAR (Orbiting Satellite
Carrying Amateur Radio), was launched on December 12, 1961, barely
four years after the launch of the world's first satellite of any
kind, Sputnik I. The satellite had to be built in a very specific
shape and weight, so it could be used in place of one of the weights
necessary for balancing the payload in the rocket stage. OSCAR 1 was
the first satellite to be ejected as a secondary payload (the primary
payload was Discoverer 36) and to subsequently enter a separate orbit.
Its orbit decayed quickly, yet despite orbiting for only 22 days,
OSCAR 1 was an immediate success. More than 570 amateur radio opera-
tors in 28 countries forwarded observations to Project OSCAR (prede-
cessor organization to AMSAT).
(ANS thanks The Year in Space for the above information)
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+ SpaceX won $885.5 million in broadband subsidies the FCC awarded pro-
viders Dec. 7 under its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1
auction. SpaceX’s share of the funding is one of the largest among
the 180 winning bidders. The FCC will distribute the $9.2 billion in
RDOF funding over the next 10 years to help the winning providers
bring broadband service to some 5.2 million unserved homes and busi-
nesses in rural parts of the United States.
(ANS thanks SpaceNews.com for the above information)
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+ SpaceX launched its upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft on Dec. 6. Based
on Crew Dragon (basically stripped of seats, life support equipment,
abort motors, and navigation interfaces), this was their 21st commer-
cial ISS resupply mission. This version of Cargo Dragon is certified
for five flights compared to its predecessor’s three, and it conducts
automated docking instead of Canadarm-captured berthing.
(ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)
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+ There may still be time to participate in the last part of the 2020
Open Source CubeSat Workshop. The workshop provides a forum for Cube-
Sat developers and CubeSat mission operators to meet and join forces
on open source projects. The focus of this year’s workshop is on
sharing of ideas and open collaboration, even when confined at home.
The target audience is academia, research institutes, companies, and
individuals. The event takes place 12 and 13 December, 13:00 - 17:00
UTC each day: https://events.libre.space/event/4/
(ANS thanks Libre Space Community for the above information)
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+ Surprisingly clear videos of the Arecibo Observatory collapse are now
available, one from a drone that was actively inspecting a cable dur-
ing the event and the other from a camera in the control room. A de-
tailed frame-by-frame analysis is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59WQIRvezzI
(ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)
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+ GEOMAGNETIC STORM December 10, 2020
A coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred heading for Earth early in
the week., and geomagnetic storms were forecast to occur when it
arrived on December 9th and 10th. NOAA forecasters downgraded their
possible G3 warning. Unfortunately for Skywatchers, auroras that were
could originally thought possible as far south as Illinois and
Oregon were not seen farther south than the northern tier. On the
other hand satellite surface charging issues and HF propagation have
remained unaffected without the blackouts typical of these dis-
turbances. An interesting discussion of the reasons for this "non-
event" is on Dr. Tamitha Skov's YouTube/Patreon channel at:
https://bit.ly/38113ce
(ANS thanks Spaceweather.com and Dr. Skov for the above information)
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+ Next Rocket Lab launch delayed due to weather
Due to weather over the range this week at LC-1 RocketLab are now tar-
geting no earlier than Monday, 14 December UTC for #TheOwlsNightBegins
mission. Terry ads in a follow up note: "There is a solar eclipse on
Monday that may affect the mission so the launch is delayed until
Tuesday."
See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1337329320876904450
Target lift-off: UTC | 09:00 - 10:59
(ANS thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information)
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+ Samples of asteroid Ryugu arrive in Japan after successful Hayabusa2
capsule landing on Dec. 5
Japanese scientists are thrilled to finally have asteroid samples
arrive Monday (Dec. 7) after a long flight from Australia — and a
much longer journey through the solar system.
An aerial shot of the Hayabusa2 return capsule and parachute after
its landing on a bush in the Woomera Prohibited Area, Australia.
Those rocks originate on a near-Earth asteroid called Ryugu; the
Hayabusa2 spacecraft snagged them in 2019 before a yearlong journey
to deliver them to Earth in a small sample-return capsule. The
capsule landed on Dec. 5 in the Woomera Prohibited Area in South
Australia, creating a stunning fireball in the pre-dawn skies.
Japanese scientists on site successfully tracked down the capsule
and collected the precious cosmic delivery to begin the final leg of
its journey. See additional information and photos at:
https://bit.ly/379wPnV
(ANS thanks Meghan Bartels and Space.com for the above information)
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+
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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.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ
kd4iz at amsat dot org
After a few days it seems some clarification is due about how to sign up, and manage your preferences on the new -BB system.
During the migration to the new system, all the existing subscriber addresses were imported. That is why you are currently receiving messages from the list.
However, even if you are currently receiving emails, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you have an account on the new list system.
To manage your subscription settings (like digest delivery, etc.), you need to create an account. Effectively, you’ll be “claiming” the account associated with your email address.
To create this account, visit https://mailman.amsat.org/accounts/signup/?next=/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb%4… <https://mailman.amsat.org/accounts/signup/?next=/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]…>
Once you’ve done so, you will be able to manage all your subscription settings as before.
If you have trouble, feel free to contact me off-list.
73, Matt nj4y
