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New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1
by John Brier 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

https://www.rtl-sdr.com/memesat-1-a-meme-beaming-cubesat-currently-in-devel… The unique thing about this sat is people will be able to submit "meme" images which it will downlink on 70cms. Common memes are images with some humorous text overlayed which are shared on social media.. They are especially popular with younger generations so I think this is a good way to get that segment of the population interested in ham radio. Official website: https://letsgo2space.com/memesat-1-3/ 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Re: [amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1
by Martin VE3OAT 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

Isn't this just another variation of the "SWATCH" attempt to use the Amateur Radio bands for commercial purposes?? 73, ... Martin VE3OAT

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New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1
by Roy Dean 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

> > Nice try, but no cigar... ISS SSTV is a legitimate experiment (MAI), > conducted under the Russian call sign. As pointed out: 1) both RS0ISS and NA1SS callsigns have been used for ISS SSTV events 2) What exactly is the "experiment" that MAI is performing? Simply calling it an "experiment" is pretty easy, maybe MEMESat-1 should call itself an "experiment"? 3) We currently have at least a few other "amateur" radio satellites that downlink nothing but a beacon (in some cases with no unique information whatsoever) - what is the difference there? --Roy K3RLD

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Audio of AO-92, today
by Jackie Dander 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

(I am assuming this is not violating any AMSAT rules. I am thinking it is good practice to listen in so that one day I will have gutzpah to transmit. If there is a better place to share such recordings, please advise.) Isaac, W4ITC Audio of pass over N.C. (FM14) of AO-92, 10:18am to 10:21am local time. Elevation 23 degrees at 10:18am to 36 degrees at 10:20am and back to 23 deg at 10:21, my AOS, TCA and LOS, respectfully. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oJfXlFQLjgEFjIv8ftTNuelCTiOcdtL-/view?usp=… I am still learning to hear and remember call signs and grids. Seems impossible. For the following data I used the rewind 4 or 5 times to get copy and much of the session could not be reliably written down. Here is what checked out, the other calls were not clear to me. Names shown were given on recording. (This is one and done for the BB, just wanted to share it once since it is new to me.) N5LEX (QTH not heard), Nate N0TEL (EM75, Tennessee) Wade. Wade was the session leader for sure. Many QSLs. N3GS (QTH?) George KE9AJ KB2M (EL99, Florida) WP4T (QTH not copied, but I am sure I heard, "Cuba' <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=17068b3b5d5cb312&attid=0.1&…>

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Re: [amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1
by sean fay 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

Keep it on board George You haven't really specified how this is any different than the MAI-75 transmissions by the Russians or the ARISS transmissions by the Americans. Both are designed to transmit images There was previous cube SATs that sent canned images. I can't for the life me figure out why your so ... Triggered Sean Fay AA0AN On Sun, Feb 23, 2020, 7:21 PM George Henry <ka3hsw(a)att.net> wrote: > You lost all legitimacy with your first line, and went downhill from > there. Not even worth rebutting. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* sean fay [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, February 23, 2020 4:17 PM > *To:* George Henry > *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1 > > > > Go clutch your pearls else where George > > > > “ ill afford to allow it > > to be used for such frivolity.” > > > > You sound like a horseman when the car was invented. > > > > We can Ill afford to keep running off kids with your and your ilks > nonsense. > > > > This is not a commercial endeavor. I don’t see how this is any different > than the SSTV transmissions from Russian ISS or the ARISS > > > > I also see this more in line with amateur radio use than say using the > Amateur spectrum to fly > > RC planes and drones > > > > Old Man yells at cloud and other news at 7 > > > > Beaming a grumpy cat from space will be This hobbies salvation. > > > > Sean Fay > > AA0AN > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 23, 2020 at 3:09 PM George Henry via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > No, broadcasting is EXACTLY what the rtl-sdr.com article lists as the > satellite's intended mission. > > There are already more than enough smallsats that are using amateur > frequencies for questionable missions... > > Considering all the threats to our spectrum, we can ill afford to allow it > to be used for such frivolity. > > George, KA3HSW > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JoAnne > K9JKM > via AMSAT-BB > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2020 11:01 PM > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1 > > > Guess you all missed the key word, "broadcasting"... > > Call it beacon. Perhaps a beacon more "useful" to amateur radio > operators than some university bird beaconing a 9K6 GMSK stream of > unknown format in the ham bands. > > -- > > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM > joanne.k9jkm(a)gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] New FM repeater satellite planned: MEMESat-1
by Roy Dean 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

> > Did you not read the rtl-sdr.com article you posted the link to? > Broadcasting to a "general audience" is EXACTLY what they are talking > about. George, KA3HSW I'm assuming you've contacted ARISS and put them on notice about their SSTV events? If not, what is the difference? --Roy K3RLD

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Today's EM22/32
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

Gridders, Today's Q's from EM22/32 now in LoTW. 73, Bob K8BL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-20 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-20 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Maple Dale Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH, direct via K8SCH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2020-02-20 18:20:28 UTC 48 deg Watch for live stream at https://facebook.com/ohkyinars Kittredge Magnet School, Atlanta, GA, direct via KQ4KMS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Mon 2020-02-24 18:23:55 UTC 31 deg Celia Hays Elementary, Rockwall, Texas, direct via W5SO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Tue 2020-02-25 17:35:18 UTC 31 deg 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) 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 2020-02-20 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-02-08 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 ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 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 is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 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 proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com . The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. More Information For 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. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.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 (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. ******************************************************************************* 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 132 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 1380. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1313. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. https://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: 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. 60 on orbit Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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FoxTelem Bug Fix Release for HuskySat reception Version 1.08z3
by Chris Thompson 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

I am releasing an update to FoxTelem 1.08 that fixes critical bugs in the reception of HuskySat data. Everyone receiving data from HuskySat should upgrade. Without this version your local data is not stored correctly (although the data sent to the server is fine). This also fixes an issue with displaying graphs that have multiple variables when the "show sun" option is selected. HuskySat is almost continually in sun, so this feature is needed to analyze the heating and cooling. To "show sun" on a graph you need to enable "Fox Telem Calculates Positions" on the settings tab. Then check the box below the graph. It works best when the graph is "continuous". FoxTelem defaults to plotting the received chunks of data and not the empty spaces in between passes. Continuous will plot those empty spaces and allows sun/eclipse to be seen better, though this can be a difficult setting with home data, where you have such short chunks. You can download the release here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/ 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Aide demandée / support request
by christophe.mcr 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

Message de / Message from Geoffrey F4FVI *In english see below.* *En español más abajo.* Bonjour à tous, Je suis professeur en collège dans le nord de la France (59) près de Valenciennes et dans le cadre du projet "Science Collège Nord », avec une classe de 4ème, nous étudions la possibilité pour l’homme d’aller habiter dans le système solaire. Les élèves découvrent l’histoire de la conquête spatiale et les contraintes de la vie dans l’espace, ils imaginent une ville du futur dans l’espace et utilisent le théorème de Pythagore et la trigonométrie pour calculer la distance qui nous sépare de QO100. Pourquoi QO100? Car pour ma part, j’étudie avec les élèves les possibilités de rester en contact avec de futurs astronautes dans l’espace. Dans le cadre de ce projet, je vais donc faire une démonstration de contact par QO-100 pour montrer aux élèves les possibilités offertes par un satellite en terme de communication ainsi que les différences de difficultés pour communiquer avec un objet en mouvement et un objet fixe (géostationnaire) dans l’espace depuis la Terre. Cette démonstration mettra aussi en évidence la notion de vitesse de la lumière et de distance « astronomique » en faisant « entendre » aux élèves le décalage entre un bip CW envoyé et son retour une fraction de seconde plus tard. De même, les élèves ont été sensibilisés au fonctionnement d’une antenne, le gain, la polarisation, et au système de propagation des ondes par rebond dans l’atmosphère ainsi qu’à l’existence de la ionosphère. De plus, les élèves vont suivre une conférence du planétarium de Villeneuve d’Ascq concernant les différentes méthodes pour rester en contact avec des satellites non géostationnaires dans le système solaire. Je suis donc à la recherche d’OM/YL qui seraient disponibles le* lundi 2 mars 2020 entre 8H30 et 10H00 Heure d’Europe Centrale (Paris-Madrid-Bruxelles)* pour me répondre sur QO-100 et ayant l’amabilité de parler très lentement pour rendre intelligible le QSO pour des élèves non initiés à la radio et au mode USB tout en utilisant le moins possible le code Q. Le contact peut-être reporté si les conditions météorologiques ne nous permettent pas de faire la démonstration en extérieur. Le but serait de donner des informations sur la personne qui nous appelle, répéter l’indicatif plusieurs fois, le prénom, la ville, le département, le pays, la météo et les antennes utilisées lentement. L’objectif est que les élèves comprennent le QSO pour pouvoir prendre des notes et ne pas repartir en disant « on a rien compris ». Nous sommes à la recherche de stations partout dans la zone de couverture du satellite, dans l’idéale et au minimum, deux stations francophones (une dans l’hémisphère nord et une dans l’hémisphère sud - avis aux FR/FH/FT), une station anglophone (pour un contact en anglais) et une station hispanophone (pour un contact en espagnol). Notre indicatif sera TM20JJR. Si vous êtes intéressés, n’hésitez-pas à rentrer en contact avec moi. Merci d’avance. 73 Geoffrey F4FVI Geoffrey-FVI(a)hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Hello everyone,* *I am a teacher in northern France near Valenciennes and in the project « Sciences Collège Nord », with a group of student of 4ème (13-14 years old), we are studying the possibility for the human being to live in the solar system.* *The pupils discover the spatial conquest history and the difficulties to live in space, they imagine the city of the futur in space and use the pythagorean theorem and trigonometry to calculate the distance of the QO-100 satellite from us. Why QO100? Because, at my side, I will study with the pupils the possibilities to stay in contact with futurs astronauts in space.* *This demonstration will show the notion of light speed and astronomical distance by listening the echo « bip » of CW that comes back very quickly but not immediately. Also, the pupils will have been taught about antenna way of working, gain, polarisation, waves propagations in the atmopshera and ionosphere. * *Also, the pupils will follow a conference about how do we stay in contact with satellite that are not geostationary. * *Then, I am looking for an OM/YL who would be free on **monday 2nd of march 2020 between 8H30 and 10H00 central europe time (**Paris-Madrid-Brussels) to answer me on QO-100 and who will be kind to talk very slowly to make understandable the QSO for non initiated pupils to radio and USB mode and using as less as possible the Q code. The contact can be delayed to another day if the weather conditions are not good enough to make the demonstration outside of the school building.* *The main goal will be to give information about the calling station, repeating several times the callsign, the name, the city, the **region, the country, the weather conditions and the antennas used very slowly. The more important is that the pupils understand the QSO in order to take notes and **avoiding that they** come back home saying **« **we did not understand anything** »* *.* *We are looking for amateur radio stations in the coverage zone of the satellite, the best and minimum would be 2 french speaking station (on the in the northern hemisphere and one in the southern hemisphere - special call to FR/FH/FT), one english speaking station (for a QSO in english) and a s**panish** speaking station (for a QSO in spanish).* *Our callsign will be TM20JJR * *If you are **interested, please feel free to contact me.* *73* *Geoffrey F4FVI* *Geoffrey-FVI(a)hotmail.com <Geoffrey-FVI(a)hotmail.com>* ————————————————————————————————————— *Buenos días a todos,* *Soy profesor en el norte de Francia cerca de Valenciennes y en el marco del proyecto « Sciences Collège Nord », con un grupo de estudiantes de 4ème (entre 13 y 14 años), estamos estudiando la posibilidad para el ser humano de poder vivir en el sistema solar.* *Los **alumnos descubren la historia de la conquista espacial y las dificultades que se presentan a la hora de vivir en el espacio; ellos imaginan una ciudad del futuro en el espacio y utilizan el teorema de Pitágoras así como la trigonometría para calcular la distancia entre el satélite QO-100 y nosotros. ¿Por qué QO-100? Porque, por mi parte, estudio con los alumnos las posibilidades de quedarse en contacto con futuros astronautas en el espacio.* *La demostración delante de los alumnos permitirá enseñarles la noción de la velocidad de la luz escuchando el eco del « **bip** »** de CW que vuelve muy rápidamente sin ser inmediato. También, los alumnos han descubierto el funcionamiento de las antenas, la ganancia, la polarización, la propagación de las ondes en la **atmósfera y la ionósfera.* *Además, los alumnos asistirán a un conferencia acerca de la comunicaciones espaciales con satélites que non son geoestacionarios. * *Así que, estoy buscando un OM/ una YL que estaría disponible el lunes 2 de marzo de 2020 entre 8H30 y 10H00 hora de europa central (París-Madrid-Bruselas) para contestarme en QO-100 y que tendría la amabilidad de hablar muy lentamente para hacer entendible el QSO para alumnos que no son iniciados a la radio y menos al modo USB, utilizando el menos posible el código Q. Por si acaso las condiciones meteorológicas no nos permiten hacer la demostración en el patio de recreo, aplazaremos la fecha del contacto.* *La meta principal sería dar informaciones acerca de la estación que nos estaría llamando, repetir varias veces el indicativo, el nombre, la ciudad, la región, el país, las condiciones meteorológicas y las antenas utilizadas. Lo **más** importante es que los **alumnos** entiendan el QSO para que puedan apuntar datos y sobre todo que no vuelvan a casa diciendo * *« ** no entendimos nada** »** .* *Estamos buscando radioaficionados en la zona de cobertura del satélite, lo mejor y el mínimo sería 2 estaciones francesas (una en el hemisferio norte y otra en el **hemisferio** sur - llamada especial a los FR/FH/FT), una * *estación **anglófona (para un QSO en inglés) y una estación hispanohablante (para un QSO en castellano).* *Nuestro indicativo será TM20JJR.* *Si os interesa la idea, no dudéis en contactarme.* *73* *Geoffrey F4FVI* *Geoffrey-FVI(a)hotmail.com <Geoffrey-FVI(a)hotmail.com>*

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