May 2020 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

AO-27
by George Henry 09 May '20

09 May '20

I see several reports on the AMSAT satellite status page that AO-27 has been heard, and Scott, K4KDR, tweeted about a QSO with Glenn, AA5PK... Is AO-27 actually back from the dead? George, KA3HSW

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IC 9700 & Satpc32
by Gerald Witalec 09 May '20

09 May '20

H to everyone on this board. I've been thinking about purchasing the IC-9700. I noticed a lot of you arehaving trouble with the Satpc32 program. I'm sure there are other programs to use with the 9700 and ifso, what are some of you using and to what extent of success? I have heard of some drifting problemswith the 9700 and hope that has been resolved by Icom. Would need your expertise on these issues. Any help would be greatly appreciated before I decidewhether or not to make that purchase. Jerry...W8RQM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-05-09 17:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 09 May '20

09 May '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-05-09 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Airdrie Space Science Club, Airdrie, AB, Canada, Multi-point telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Fri 2020-05-15 15:10:28 UTC 55 deg via ZS6JON A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. ************************************************* Looking for some stay at home activities related to science and for when you are not playing on your radio? Check out these links: >From ARISS Vice Chair Oliver Amend DG6BCE: ESA Astronauts to offer inspiration during isolation in #SpaceConnectsUs https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Astronauts_to_offer_inspiration_during_isolati… Celestron, the telescope, microscope, and sports optics folks, now has something called #STEMINYOURBACKYARD that you can find on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. By the way, I don't work for Celestron or have any business dealings with them and this is just something I saw. Apparently there are 10 free STEM activities covering Astronomy, Nature and Wildlife, and The Microscopic World. Check out: https://www.celestron.com/blogs/news/discover-stem-in-your-backyard NASA has a STEM page with fun activities to do at home. Check out https://www.nasa.gov/stem ************************************************* 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. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: Postponed: Srednja Skola Za Elektrotehniku I Racunalstvo, Rijeka, Croatia, direct via 9A5G (***) Canadian Cub Jamboree, Guelph/Eramosa, ON, Canada, telebridge via TBD (***) Cancelled: No additional schools (***) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also. 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 2020-05-09 17:30 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.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-04-30 17:30 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 ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed. 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. 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 133 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 1388. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1321. 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. 62 now on orbit Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Anatoli Ivanishin Ivan Vagner **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fixed Antenna
by Roy Dean 09 May '20

09 May '20

> > I have been trying to find a used Eggbeater or similar antenna to use to > listen for Satellites. > The exchange on the USD to CND currency is a killer. I noticed many plans > to build one on the internet. > Any suggestions which one would be worth trying for RX to start? > > 73 VE7HJ To be honest, I had better results using a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna (the kind you make with an SO-239 panel mount fitting and 4 radials) than the typical "rectangular" DIY eggbeater (using exclusively with satellites). I would recommend making a QFH. --Roy K3RLD

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RS-44
by Steve Kristoff 09 May '20

09 May '20

I tried to receive the CW beacon from RS-44 around 1600 UTC today, but didn't pick up anything. Did anybody else hear it (or see it on a waterfall)? Steve AI9IN

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Fixed Antenna
by James Johnson 09 May '20

09 May '20

I have been trying to find a used Eggbeater or similar antenna to use to listen for Satellites. The exchange on the USD to CND currency is a killer. I noticed many plans to build one on the internet. Any suggestions which one would be worth trying for RX to start? 73 VE7HJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] satellite cw beacon
by Roy Dean 09 May '20

09 May '20

> > Speaking of CW beacons, I tried to copy the CW beacon from CAS-4B this > morning and all I found was a continuous tone/carrier. It was doppler > shifting so I assume I was hearing (and watching on waterfall) the > satellite but no CW. Is this normal? Does it just send code on certain > occasions? Steve AI9IN I noticed this as well, about a week or two ago. The very next pass, the CW was back on. Transponder operation didn't seem to be affected at all. --Roy K3RLD

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Re: [amsat-bb] [ic-9700] IC-9700 with SatPC32 not updating
by Yono Adisoemarta 09 May '20

09 May '20

No problem at all here thru USB cable (no ferrite), but on Windows 7 laptop. 73 de Yono YD0NXX Sent from my iPhone > On May 9, 2020, at 9:45 AM, Rick VK6RK <rick(a)vk6xlr.net> wrote: >

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satellite cw beacon heard on about 145.820 MHz
by Graham c 08 May '20

08 May '20

I often set one of my FM radios on 145.825 when I am not actively doing much else just on the oft chance I might hear the ISS pass by. Yesterday and today while I was close to the radio I notice some CW breaking the squelch on the radio and just now I fired up a SDR to see what I could hear (and see). Definitely a satellite (lots of doppler) frequency about as high as 145.820 and faded out at LOS around 145.812 around 2020-05-08 1945 UTC I am located near Ottawa Canada. CW around 15 wpm sending 10 characters like T1YBZGZDZZ. I didn't write down every group - too busy trying to track. A quick look through satellite / frequency listings didn't provide a quick answer so I am wondering if someone might have an idea on what satellite this is. cheers, Graham ve3gtc

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SATPC32 Issue >
by PETER BUDNIK 08 May '20

08 May '20

Hope everyone is doing well! When using SATPC32 on a Windows 7 computer I get this error message. Since I purchased the SATPC32 program I had this happen 4 times in the last couple of weeks. Only way for me to fix is uninstall and re-install as new. It than works fine for awhile and up comes the error message again. Is there something I doing or is it Windows 7 problem or SATPC32. tnx for any help and 73 Peter,KB1HY

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