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Proposed shutdown of ftp.amsat.org file server
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

User habits have evolved over the decades favoring file transfer via HTTP(S) and we are now seeing very little activity via the FTP protocol. AMSAT will eliminate the administrative burden and other costs of FTP operation and is proposing to terminate FTP services on 15 April 2015. Please let us know at webaster(a)amsat.org if this will cause any difficulty with any automated systems, especially with respect to dissemination of orbital elements. If you have such a system, please adjust them to get elements from the following locations: https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all -Joe Fitzgerald AMSAT-NA IT Team

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Re: Fox-1E
by Mark Jessop 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

So far SatNOGS has observed CAPE-3, MiTEE, and EXOCUBE (CP-12): https://community.libre.space/t/virgin-orbit-launcherone-elana-20-2021-01-1… A few of the other sats are on frequencies which there isn't any support for (e.g. PIC-A and PIC-B beaconing around 903.5 MHz.. right in a 3G band here in Australia!), so no observations have been made of those. There's also a sat on 434.031 MHz (CACTUS-1), which is right in the middle of the ISM band in many countries, making it very difficult to observe. 73 Mark VK5QI On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 7:08 AM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing(a)pobox.com> wrote: > On 01/18/21 14:20, Roy Dean wrote: > > Ok, I'll be the first to ask: > > > > Has anybody in AMSAT engineering heard from RadFXSat-2? AMSAT status > page and multiple SatNOGs observations have yet to show any downlink. > > > > Besides just listening at the right time, is there anything the casual > operator can do to help out? > > I've not seen a peep (or a tweet) out of AMSAT about Fox-1E. > > NASA released this, publicly: > > http://www.publicnow.com/view/EC750A83CB3E2335E0D93303FFC449A884B05EE0 > > So one might conclude that they didn't get stuck in the P-pod. Has the > CAPE-3 team (KF5BNL is on this list) heard from their satellite? > > We're 24 hours in, so I would expect that at least one of those > satellites would have been heard by now. > > --- Zach > N0ZGO > > (I speak only for myself, using public information, not in any official > function of any organization. You know all I know.) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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! > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org >

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ARISS News Release No. 21-02
by David Jordan 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

ARISS News Release No. 21-02 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled for Students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan January18, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Hisagi JuniorHigh School and astronaut Shannon Walker radio call sign KD5DXB. Both onsite and remote access will be provided tothe student body at the time of the contact per Covid-19 guidelines. Amateur radio operators, using the callsign 8N1ZH will operate the hamradio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is thelanguage to be used during the contact. The downlinkfrequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for January 20, 2021 at 5:17 pm JST (Zushi), (08:17 UTC, 3:17 amEST, 2:17 am CST, 1:17 am MST and 12:17 am PST). The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/94C9pVIvO6I . Hisagi Junior High School is a publicschool (about 480 students, grades 7 – 9) in the central part of Japan, about50 km southwest of Tokyo. This ARISS contact will be a hands-on activity thatwill allow the students to learn more about the ISS and its purpose, and other space-travelrelated topics such as orbital mechanics. Students asking questions during thiscontact will be licensed amateur radio operators. _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. What kind of infection countermeasures are you taking againstthe COVID-19? 2. What was your driving force for the challenges? 3. I think it takes a lot of effort to become an astronaut, but isthere any way to continue the effort? 4. What is the most beautiful view you have ever seen in space? 5. What can we do only in space? 6. What was scary in space? 7. What is the inconvenience of the Space Station? 8. What kind of space food do you like the best? 9. What do you want to do when you return to Earth? 10. What was the hardest part of training to become an astronaut? 11. What can only be seen from space? 12. What is the hardest work in space? ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous AmateurRadio Operations on the ISS About ARISS: 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, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. 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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RadFXSat-2
by Stephen Arbogast 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Hi all …… my ground station is in Durango , Colorado, USA I successfully downloaded the tle for RadFXSat-2 into Gpredict and FoxTelem today… I listened at the apppriate times on three passes in range and heard nothing . I am using a simple ground station , RTL SDR wirth Arrow antenna pointed at point in sky of closest approach. I sure hope all is well with the the new Fox cubest. Steve . > On Jan 18, 2021, at 3:47 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..."Today's Topics: > > 1. gift for the first to receive UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) > (christophe.mcr) > 2. Re: Fox-1E (Mark Jessop) > 3. Re: RadFxSAT-2 TLE (Burns Fisher) > 4. Re: Upcoming rove in NM and southwest TX (Curt Laumann) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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! > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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K7ZOO NM TX activities (hopefully last correction!!)
by Curt Laumann 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

*(My apologies; needed a third correction to get it all clear and accurate. I'll fix Twitter, too.)* Hi All, From Jan 24-31 I'll be active on satellites from the below grids. Details can be found on Twitter @K7ZOO_Rover. I've also submitted a description to the author of the AMSAT Roving Page. Hope to catch you on the air. DM62 DM63 border DM70 DL79 border DL88 DL89 DL98 DM71 DM81 border Curt / K7ZOO

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Upcoming rove in NM and southwest TX
by Curt Laumann 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

HI All, From Jan 24-31 I'll be active on satellites from the below grids. Details can be found on Twitter @K7ZOO_Rover. I've also submitted a description to the author of the AMSAT Roving Page. Hope to catch you on the air. DM62-DM63 DM70-DM79 DL88 DL89 DL98 DM71-DM81. Curt / K7ZOO

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Re: RadFxSAT-2 TLE
by Hasan N0AN 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Using nasabare.txt with my tracking program, I show the next available passes in central USA to be 07:28z.,13 deg Max EL 09:04z, 64 deg Max El Next pass at decent hour: 15:41z, 26 deg Max EL Do others in central USA see similar passes? Also, is there only a PSK Beacon, or is there also a CW beacon? I have the PSK Beacon freq, but did not see a listing for cw. TIA, 73, N0AN Hasan

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gift for the first to receive UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5)
by christophe.mcr 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Dear, For the launch of UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) , the project team will offer an gift for: · The* first 5 people who received the UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) signal* and sent it to the UVSQ-SAT team. The following information should be sent by email (uvsqsat.telemetry(a)latmos.ipsl.fr) to the team: o Last name first name o Call sign (optional) o Date and time received (UTC) o Geographic coordinates o The waterfall of the received signal or a wav file · The* first 5 people who received and decoded the UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5)* signal. The data should have been sent either to the AMSAT-F server <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>or to the SatNogsserver <https://satnogs.org/>. UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) satellite information: · http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/?ong=Ham-Radio · UVSQ-SAT | AMSAT Francophone (amsat-f.org) <https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/> · https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/inspire/ The launch is planned now 22/01/2021. 73,s -- *Christophe Mercier* *Président AMSAT-Francophone* *https://www.amsat-f.org <https://www.amsat-f.org>*

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Fox-1E
by Roy Dean 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Ok, I'll be the first to ask: Has anybody in AMSAT engineering heard from RadFXSat-2? AMSAT status page and multiple SatNOGs observations have yet to show any downlink. Besides just listening at the right time, is there anything the casual operator can do to help out? --Roy K3RLD

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Arrow II Carbon Fiber Boom Clips
by Brian Wilkins 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

If anyone has the CF boom and would like to 3D print clips to fit the boom as the original, see here : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4728323 I remixed the original design and widened the clips. RG58 is still only supported and working on expanding to different coax sizes like RG8X or LMR240UF KO4AQF

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