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

LEO Pack Antennas Questions
by Jeff Davis 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

Just a couple questions about the M2 LEO Pack antennas. 1. Does the "pack" include the cross-boom? 2. Has M2 made switches available yet to facilitate LH and RH circular polarization? Thanks. -- 73 de Jeff

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Re: [amsat-bb] HEO & Geo Orbits,
by Jim Walls 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

On 08/19/2020 20:45, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote: > You know, a number of posts ago I asked if any of the current BOD could pick up the phone and make a personal call to any of the shakers & movers in the current space world. > > DEAD silence! > It may not have been YOUR suggestion, but I recall that one has been answered. As I recall reading here, AMSAT HAS been in contact with various launch providers. And no, I'm not going to do the research for you to find it (I don't keep all messages on this reflector). -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395

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DIWATA-2B (PO-101) - Tone setting in SubTone.sqf
by Rafael Pena 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

This might have been discuss / addressed before. I tried searching the BB but I could not find a search engine? I am using new Icom 9700 (yeay!) and I have not been able to TX on the above subject sat. The T for tone in the software comes on automatically with T1. My Tone setting in the SubTone.sqf file is: PO-101,141.3,$08,22 I also use: PO-101,141.3,$3F,1 to no avail. Any tips are appreciated. Rafael / NN3RP

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Notice to All AMSAT-BB Subscribers
by Robert Bankston 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! The AMSAT-BB Acceptable Use Policy is clear in stating appropriate content is respectful of the members and readers of the AMSAT List. Discussion of AMSAT plans and policies must be in ways that foster better understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs, and limitations that AMSAT faces, and constructive suggestions for improvement. https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AMSAT_AUP_061819… The AMSAT BB is NOT your personal soapbox or the place for you to make drive by attacks on individuals or AMSAT. There are over 2,500 subscribers to this List, who are here to discuss, learn, and advance amateur satellites service. Henceforth, any subscriber who: * makes inflammatory posts containing attacks against individuals or AMSAT; * makes known false statements, whether to purposefully evoke a response or not; or * makes posts that clearly does not add value to a discussion will be removed from the subscriber list. This is your one and only warning. Robert Bankston, KE4AL Vice-President, User Services Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

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It's here!
by Steve Kristoff 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

Woo-hoo! My BoD ballot arrived today. Why so late? Perhaps I live in some far-flung district such as Luxembourg or Tasmania. No, it's worse than that. Indiana. If I return it today perhaps it will arrive back in the hands of the Secretary before the deadline. Who says the USPS is having problems? Steve AI9IN

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Ridiculous reactions
by Michael Tondee 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

We have potentially great news about ITAR and all certain people can think to do is try to tear it down. Could it be that some people don't want AMSAT to be out from under ITAR because it removes a convenient excuse for the lack of ability to get anything consequential done towards launching an HEO satellite? The premature negative reactions are ridiculous. 73, Michael, W4HIJ

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Upcoming Zoom Satellite Presentations
by Clint Bradford 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

I am conducting "working the easy satellites" sessions via Zoom on ... - September 2 - September 14 - October 27 If you might be interested in attending either of these Zoom presentations, please send me a private email for exact times and Zoom meeting number! And don't not forget to update your Zoom app regularly - ONLY by going directly to their Web site or using the app's drop-down option, "Check for updates." Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-999-SATS (7287) k6lcs(a)ham-sat.info

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Working Satellites
by Les Rayburn 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

We’ve voted—and regardless of the outcome, it’s clear that there are some issues facing the organization that need to be ironed out. In the meantime, can we return this e-mail list to the discussion of working amateur satellites? My days and nights are filled with politics—and now my hobby too. It’s just too much. With all due respect. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-20 12:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-20 12:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Information and Technologies Branch, Department of Education-Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via AB1OC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Mon 2020-08-24 09:32:57 UTC 34 deg (***) Thanks to Bob VK4DA, the live audio should be available: Echolink *HAM* 69556 / IRLP 9556 / AllStar 48820 49903 ######################################################################################################################################## 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 new schools (***) Cancelled: No new 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 2020-08-20 12:30 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 2020-08-20 01:00 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 135 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 1395. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1328. 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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Transparency and Double Standards
by Joe Leikhim 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

This is getting outright silly. _It is the AMSAT equivalent of Obama's Birth Certificate._ Makes me wonder...... Anyone can look up that form on line with Google and they will find 1) It is an online form, 2) You won't find anyone's completed form in a Google Search. ORI hired an attorney to enter the form and it is the attorney's work product. Probably if it were released here, certain unnamed trolls would pick it apart simply to try and find a technical fault. If you were not part of the solution, you don't have a right to criticize the process. Who really cares about this. The result is that ORI jumped a hurdle. That is a good thing and took effort. Apparently others did not make the effort or we would have launched an HEO in past 15 years rather than wring hands over SCARY SCARY ITAR. The only ones whining are those who are ganging up in opposition of the new board members. "Michelle, The request form itself contains ALL OF THE INFORMATION that anyone on the -bb should care about on this matter. For all we know right now, the request paperwork may not have even referenced the designs that you speak of. We literally have no way of knowing. Joseph Armbruster KJ4JIO" -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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