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ARISS News Release No. 20-13
by David Jordan 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-13 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE First Element of ARISSNext Generation (Next-Gen) Radio System Installed in ISS ColumbusModule September2, 2020—The ARISS team is pleased to announce that set up and installation of the first element of our next generation radiosystem was completed and amateur radio operations with it are now underway. Thisfirst element, dubbed the InterOperable Radio System (IORS), was installed in theInternational Space Station Columbus module. The IORS replaces the Ericssonradio system and packet module that were originally certified for spaceflighton July 26, 2000. Initial operation of the new radio system is in FM cross bandrepeater mode using an uplink frequency of 145.99 MHz with an access tone of 67Hz and a downlink frequency of 437.800 MHz. System activation was firstobserved at 01:02 UTC on September 2. Special operations will continue to beannounced. The IORS was launched from KennedySpace Center on March 6, 2020 on board the SpaceX CRS-20 resupply mission. It consists of a special, space-modified JVC Kenwood D710GAtransceiver, an ARISS developed multi-voltage power supply and interconnectingcables. The design, development, fabrication, testing, and launch of the first IORSwas an incredible five-year engineering achievement accomplished by the ARISS hardwarevolunteer team. It will enable new, exciting capabilities for ham radiooperators, students, and the general public. Capabilities include a higherpower radio, voice repeater, digital packet radio (APRS) capabilities and aKenwood VC-H1 slow scan television (SSTV) system. A second IORS undergoes flight certification and willbe launched later for installation in the Russian Service module. This secondsystem enables dual, simultaneous operations, (e.g. voice repeater and APRSpacket), providing diverse opportunities for radio amateurs. It also provides on-orbitredundancy to ensure continuous operations in the event of an IORS componentfailure. Next-gen development efforts continue. For theIORS, parts are being procured and a total of ten systems are being fabricatedto support flight, additional flight spares, ground testing and astronaut training.Follow-on next generation radio system elements include an L-band repeateruplink capability, currently in development, and a flight Raspberry-Pi, dubbed “ARISS-Pi,”that is just beginning the design phase. The ARISS-Pi promises operations autonomy and enhanced SSTVoperations. ARISS is run almost entirely by volunteers, and with the help of generouscontributions from ARISS sponsors and individuals. Donations to the ARISS program for next generation hardwaredevelopments, operations, education, and administration are welcome -- pleasego to https://www.ariss.org/donate.html to contribute to these efforts. ARISS--Celebrating 20years of continuous amateur radio operations on the ISS! Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the RadioAmateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), theISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications andNavigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration ofscience, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics byorganizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard theISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators,parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateurradio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Likeus on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio on the ISS and@ARISS_status. -----------------------------------------------------

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AMSAT Status for Android
by Loren M. Lang 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I have an initial working version of the AMSAT Status app that can submit reports as well as can show existing status reports submitted by others. However, it's still a bit rough on the edges and can crash on older devices so I don't want to hit publish just yet, but I am up for adding anyone to the initial testing. If you are interested in being added to the Alpha releases to try it out, just send me a direct email and I can add you. You should get any updates up to the public release. -Loren K7IW

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by Stephen DeVience 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I would suggest that all these educational satellites that are just sending telemetry should have their own allocation, but the powers-that-be would probably take the spectrum from us to make it! So I suppose all these satellites at least help us protect the spectrum. Amicalsat has all of the protocols nicely documented so we can capture data and process it. I think that's a fair use of ham radio. On the other hand, the information on TTU100 is less forthcoming: https://old.taltech.ee/projects/mektory-eng/satellite-programme-3/satellite… Sure we can capture telemetry, but the other experiments are just using the ham bands for their own purposes. The trade off is that we can claim the 10 GHz band is being used by ham radio the next time someone tries to take it away. -Stephen N8URE

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Delaware Contact?
by Albert Ozias 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Do amateur radio operators who are active on linear satellites from DE exist? Al - N7EQF - CN84

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Just wondering. Are any of the modules on curently flying Fox Sats opensource?
by Bill Gaylord 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

I am just wondering are any of the stuff in the current Fox Sats opensource? If not, why not? If so, where could I find information on it? William Gaylord, KD9KCK

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by christophe.mcr 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

The Vega rocket (VV16) is scheduled to leave Kourou on *02 september * 2020 at 3h36 CEST with 53 satellites on board. One of the satellites that will be leaving is the *Amicalsat *satellite built by the CSUG (Centre Spatial Universitaire Grenoblois). The measurements made by the satellite will be available to all. They will allow radio amateurs to use them for propagation predictions. The project's website (in english) has just been put online: http:// amicalsat.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/. The Amsat-Francophone supported this project: http://site.amsat-f.org/ amicalsat/ A software (Linux & Windows) is provided for decoding the telemetry and sending it to the database (SatNogs). The user manual is available (in english) https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s… *Beacon* *Frequency* *Modes* *Callsign* UHF 436.1 MHz AFSK 1200 RS17S S band 2,415.3 MHz GFSK 1000 kb/s http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0Amicalsat.html Reports are welcome. Thank you for your help. The first 5 people who receive a frame from AmicalSat will receive a gift. To submit your frame uses the satnogs SIDS or email satellite(a)adri38.fr. 2 other satellite : *Satellites * *beacon* *frequency* *Modes* *indicatif* *UPMSat-2* UHF 437.405 MHz AFSK 1200 UPMST2 *TTU100* Primary 435.450 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 et CW *TTU100* Secondary 10465.000 MHz OPSK de 62,5 Kbs a 20 Mbs * TTU100 : * http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0TT%C3%9C100%20(TT%C3%9CSat,%… * UPMSat-2 : * http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UPMSat-2%20.html *TLE* 1 74001U 20500A 20246.14839410 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 05 2 74001 97.4424 319.0247 0002779 53.5911 328.5572 15.10021350 09 73 Christophe Mercier Amsat-F chairman

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Does the new ICOM IC-705 have a "Satellite Mode"?
by gliderpilot＠protonmail.com 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Folks, Does the new ICOM IC-705 have a "Satellite Mode" like the ICOM IC-9100? 73's de Oscar (N6PAZ)

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch has been postponed
by christophe.mcr 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Dear The launch of Arianespace’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight with Vega has been postponed due to the storm track of Typhoon Maysak over South Korea, which requires that the Jeju ground-based telemetry station be protected. Source : https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv16-vega-weather-delay/ 73 Christophe Mercier Amsat-F chairman <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [amsat-bb] Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by Jim Walls 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

On 09/01/2020 11:28, kd4iz(a)frawg.org wrote: > there are > 3 Sats according to the website in Christophes' email, not 53. Must be a > typo. Actually there are 53 satellites on the launch - and one of those is actually a launcher that will deploy 12 cubesats. However, only three are using amateur frequencies. -- 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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AMSAT- 20% OFF ARRL's Energy Choices book
by Robert Bruninga 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

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