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

AISat1?
by Steve Kristoff 05 Jun '21

05 Jun '21

What happened to AISat? We have no more functioning APRS satellites? Steve AI9IN

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cube sat model
by Bob- W7LRD 07 May '21

07 May '21

Hi All-Is there a cube sat model, mock up etc, available anywhere 73 Bob W7LRD

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Re: [amsat-bb] ERC-m g5500 pcsat32
by Pete (vk2pet) 19 Jul '20

19 Jul '20

Hi everyone, Does anyone have the setup details for PCSAT32, integrating with USB ERC-M with G 5500 rotator? I'm after a step by step setup instructions for it please. Running an IC9100 via usb. 73 Pete vk2pet

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AMSAT: RFI from LED bulbs?
by Robert Bruninga 19 Jul '20

19 Jul '20

I am hearing reports of RFI from these LED bulbs. Not just HF, but also VHF. If you can make any quantitative assessments of such RFI, please let me know. And the amazing thing is that at VHF you will never notice it because RFI is noise power and it is noise power that keeps a squelch CLOSED. Manuallly open the squelch and sometimes RFI will show full scale on the S meter yet not open the squelch. And on my radios, when the squelch is closed, the S meter is inactive and shows 0. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR

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Re: [amsat-bb] 12th Annual 13 Colonies Special Event
by Stephan Greene 03 Jul '20

03 Jul '20

Speaking of 13 Colonies, I'll be representing Virginia as "K2B" from FM18, and possibly FM19 or FM08 on 7/3 and 7/4 (TBD). I plan to prioritize the linear satellites but will give FM a try if the pass is not too crazy. I expect to be on late afternoon/evenings on the work days and more frequently on July 3 and 4. (July 5 looks to have a lot of family activity, so "staycation mode"). I will try to announce plans on Twitter (hashtags #13Colonies #amsat #K2B). Likely QRG will be 5kHz ABOVE passband center (+/- QRM), computer-controlled. On AO-7, around 145.438-.440 unless there is a rover operating (I'll move up). More info on the event at http://13colonies.us (note new URL from prior years). This will be my first year representing 13 Colonies instead of chasing the stations on HF. All QSL (they have a very nice design for 2020) is through each state's QSL manager (link from 13 Colonies or each call's qrz.com page). If you need my grid or Virginia on LOTW, please tell me, and I'll switch to my own call so we can log it. If you are in one of the 13 Colonies states, it's not too late to contact your state coordinator and join the fun! 73 Steve KS1G FM18 --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cal Spreitzer <n3cal(a)md.metrocast.net> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Cc: Bcc: Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:19:12 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] 12th Annual 13 Colonies Special Event The 12th Annual 13 Colonies Special Event (Independence Week Celebration) starts Wednesday, July 1, 2020 -1300 UTC and runs through Wednesday, July 8, 2020 (0400 UTC) This will be my second year representing Maryland as "K2F" from FM18. I will be working most FM and Linear birds throughout the week. If you need Maryland feel free to drop me a line for a particular schedule or just tune in. 73, Cal/N3CAL FM18

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Field Day submissions
by Bruce 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

There will be a slight delay in both processing submissions and replying to email submissions. My computer SSD drive died during the night. Everything is backed up to NAS hourly and should not have lost anything. Will try the cloned drive first and then restore the latest files. Of course with an 8-10 year old PC this is a wonderful opportunity to upgrade to a newer PC. I do not like responding I received your submission from my phone because if there is an issue loading it on the PC then you will not be included. I always make sure it is on the PC first. 73...bruce Sent from my iPhone

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San Diego Microwave Group - Let's talk about microwave digital broadband on ISS
by Michelle Thompson 30 Jun '20

30 Jun '20

Here's an invite to the San Diego Microwave Group zoom meeting to be held this upcoming Monday evening (US Pacific 7pm). I will talk about putting ORI work (payload) on ISS at the meeting to get advice and feedback. This affects ground stations and testing for the payload equipment. This work directly benefits all AMSAT organizations. Being on the ISS was raised as a possibility this past week from the ARISS/AREx hardware summit meetings. The San Diego Microwave Group meeting is a regular technical roundtable on amateur microwave activities, questions, operations, and experiments. You don't have to make a presentation to be part of the call. If you want to be on the SDMG email reflector, send me an email at w5nyv(a)arrl.net and I will make sure it happens. Please forward to anyone you think would be interested. -Michelle W5NYV Topic: San Diego Microwave Group Time: Jun 29, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81927112936?pwd=UzROZ3MrQnFnTTdFVHgrNjlqaTZ1dz09 Meeting ID: 819 2711 2936 Password: 487697 One tap mobile +16699006833,,81927112936#,,,,0#,,487697# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,81927112936#,,,,0#,,487697# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 819 2711 2936 Password: 487697 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcZzwZUYc5 -Michelle W5NYV "Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis."

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AO-27
by Brian Wilkins 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

I may have missed a notice. AO-27 has not been heard. Did FD do it in or just taking a break? -- Brian Wilkins KO4AQF

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FUNcube Warehouse problem
by David Johnson 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

Hi, A DNS change has occurred that is pointing data.amsat-uk.org to another machine. http://warehouse.funcube.org.uk is an alias and is working fine. I am trying to find out who did it and change it back. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-06-29 15:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-06-29 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs, Haacht, Belgium, Multi-point telebridge via AB1OC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Fri 2020-07-10 10:49:51 UTC 27 deg (***) ######################################################################################################################################## 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. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No additional schools 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 2020-06-29 15:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2020-06-16 16:00 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 1390. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1323. 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 SpaceX-Demo2 now on orbit Bob Behnken KE5GGX Doug Hurley **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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