February 2021 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

FM Birds?
by Brad Smith 26 Oct '21

26 Oct '21

Are there any plans to launch more FM satellites and if not, why not? FM birds seem to be much more popular than linear birds. Brad KC9UQR

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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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9k6 FSK packet with FT-991A
by Miroslav Kasal 16 Mar '21

16 Mar '21

Hi all, Please, has anyone experience with 9k6 FSK packet operation with FT-991A transceiver? Let me know your practice, please. Thank you in advance. Mirek OK2AQ -- Tento e-mail byl zkontrolován na viry programem AVG. http://www.avg.cz

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WTB: Circular Polarized Yagis for 1.2/2.4 GHz
by Edward 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Trying to locate a good source for these. M2 doesn't have these. Ideas pls? 73/Ed NI6S

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IC-9700
by Kevin 28 Feb '21

28 Feb '21

Just a heads up for those that run one... IC-9700 Version Version 1.30 Update 2021/02/26 still no 9600 support :( Kevin WA7FWF

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Re: [Keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 18, 2021
by Nico Janssen 28 Feb '21

28 Feb '21

Ray, Since a short time after its launch it was clear that UVSQ-Sat was either object 47437 or 47438. But the separation between these two objects was too small to be able to determine which one it was. Gradually these two objects drifted away from each other until their separation was almost 25 km. But in the past couple of weeks they drifted towards each other again. A few days ago they passed each other at a very short distance. If this drift continues, it may be expected that their separation will continue to increase. When this separation has increased to at least 80 km, we should be able to determine which object is UVSQ-Sat. But this will probably take several more weeks. So although object 47438 is a good candidate, it is way too early to determine with any certainty which object is UVSQ-Sat. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 19-02-2021 04:01, ray.hoad(a)mypbmail.com wrote: > The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE > Distribution: > > UVSQ-SAT - NORAD Cat ID 47438. > Thanks to Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for this satellite identification. > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Keps mailing list -- keps(a)amsat.org > View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to keps-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin, ANS-059
by Frank Karnauskas 28 Feb '21

28 Feb '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-059 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * Tausat CubeSat with U/V FM Transponder Ready for Deployment from ISS * AMSAT-DL Operators Track Mars Probe * AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 25, 2021 * IARU Coordinates Frequencies for Two New Satellites * 23cm Band in the Spotlight with Regulators * The Perseverance Parachute's Secret Code * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-059.01 ANS-059 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 059.01 From AMSAT HQ 712 H Street NE Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002 February 28, 2021 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-059.01 Tausat CubeSat with U/V FM Transponder Ready for Deployment from ISS Tausat, a 3U Cubesat is currently aboard the ISS and is scheduled for deployment in February. The CubeSat was built by the Herzliya Science Center in Israel. It carries two payloads, one being a university student research project that will examine physical space radiation. The experiment will be active for about three months. The second payload is an Amateur Radio U/V FM transponder. The UHF beacon will transmit 9k6 BPSK AX25 telemetry on a downlink frequency of 436.400 MHz. Watch for upcoming details. [ANS thanks the IARU for the above information.] -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Join the 2021 President's Club! Score your 2" 4-Color Accent Commemorative Coin with Polished Gold Finish, Full Color Certificate and Embroidered "Remove Before Flight" Key Tag By donating today at https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/ You won't want to miss it! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- AMSAT-DL Operators Track Mars Probe Members of the German AMSAT organization, AMSAT-DL, in cooperation with the Sternwarte Bochum Institute in Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, have been using the Institute's 20-meter (65.6 foot) diameter dish antenna to listen directly to signals from probes in Mars orbit. Signals have been copied from Tianwen-1, the Chinese spacecraft currently in Mars orbit, and from EMM/Hope, the Emirates Mars Mission, which is also orbiting Mars. Both spacecraft are transmitting in the 8.4 GHz band. Recordings of the signals can be heard on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=413DdMua8ec&feature=emb_imp_woyt and regular updates can be seen by following @amsatdl on Twitter. The Bochum Observatory dish was constructed in 1965 as part of the ground support network for the Apollo missions. Weighing in at 140 tons, it is protected from weather by an air dome 40 meters (131 feet) in height. In 2003, amateurs helped renovate some of the equipment, adding phase-locked receivers in the 2.3 GHz, 5.8 GHz, and 10.4 GHz amateur bands, as well as an 8.4 GHz receiver. There is also an S-band, 2.4 GHz amateur transmitter running 250 Watts PEP. In 2006, the dish was used to copy signals from the Voyager 1 spacecraft at a distance of nearly 15 billion kilometers. Since 2009, AMSAT-DL operators have used the dish regularly to copy NASA/NOAA weather satellites. Also in 2009, the dish was used to copy planetary radar echoes bounced off the planet Venus. Since 2001, the dish has copied signals from at least a dozen different deep space probes, including Tianwen-1 and EMM/Hope. In the summer of 2002, AMSAT Germany officially began planning and preparing to send its own space probe to the red planet. It is supposed to fly around Mars as a radio relay, take pictures, carry out scientific experiments and deposit a payload on the surface of Mars. The goal is to create a probe that can be received on amateur radio frequencies using a 2 to 3 meter parabolic antenna. Images and data would be displayed directly on your own computer with the appropriate software. This ambitious plan is a long-term goal of AMSAT-DL, and the work of amateurs tracking the current Mars orbiters at Bochum Institute provides valuable experience toward reaching this goal. [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 25, 2021 Ray Hoad, WA5QGD released updated TLE data on February 25, 2021 and is available for download at: https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/. Also noted by Ray is that the following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: PWSat 2 - NORAD Cat ID 43814 (Decayed 2-23-2021 per Space-Track). For newcomers wondering about TLE's, they are two-line element set (TLE) is a data format encoding a list of orbital elements of an Earth-orbiting object for a given point in time, the epoch. Using a suitable prediction formula, the state (position and velocity) at any point in the past or future can be estimated to some accuracy. For more information, see the Wikipedia article at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-line_element_set [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ IARU Coordinates Frequencies for Two New Satellites The International Amateur Radio Union assigned coordinated frequencies for two upcoming Amateur Radio Satellites. - FSI-SAT1 The Institute of Future Science at the Happy Science University in Japan will fly FSI-SAT1, a 1U CubeSat carrying a SSTV camera for transmission on an FM downlink, multispectral wavelength cameras and reception equipment for an infra-red uplink. A UHF downlink at 437.175 will operate CW, analog SSTV, 9k6 GMSK and 1k2 AFSK. A sun synchronous orbit at 500/560 km is planned. - JAGSAT The University of Alabama will fly JAGSAT, a 2U CubeSat designed to measure plasma electron density in the upper F layer of the ionosphere between 400-800 km. The mission will be used to study space weather monitoring, specifically to understand and predict the effects of RF scintillation on Amateur Radio and other communication signals. A UHF downlink has been coordinated at 437.325 using 9k6 2-GFSK modulation with AX.25. JAGSAT is planned to be deployed from the ISS with other ELANA-37 missions in the second quarter of 2022. More information on both satellites is available at: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 23cm Band in the Spotlight with Regulators The Chair of IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs, Barry Lewis G4SJH, reports on the meeting of the ITU-R Working Party 4C (WP4C) on February 15-19 which discussed the amateur radio allocation at 1240-1300 MHz. On the IARU Region 1 site he writes: During the week February 15–19, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU-R Working Party 4C (WP4C). The WRC agenda item has initiated technical studies on coexistence between the radio navigation satellite service (RNSS) and the amateur services in the 23cm band. As usual, the IARU participated in the meeting and delivered key information on amateur activities in this important microwave band. This information is vital to ensure the amateur services are realistically represented in the studies as they move forward. It remains vital that national amateur communities present their views on the importance of this band to their national regulators in a consolidated and consistent manner. To assist with this the IARU-R1 is developing supporting material that member societies can refer to when addressing the topic with their national regulator. The work on this topic will continue throughout the year and beyond both in ITU-R and in the regional telecommunications organizations and the IARU is committed to ensure every organization understands the amateur position on this important microwave band. Source IARU-R1 https://www.iaru-r1.org/2021/23cm-band-in-the-spotlight-with-regulators/ The ITU-R WP4C Summary Meeting Report notes “The only administration that can be considered supportive towards proper treatment of the Amateur Services in this work is Germany”. Read the report at: https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Report-from-WP4C_Feb-202… [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all begins with GOLF-TEE - a technology demonstrator for deployable solar panels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the ride. The journey will be worth it! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The Perseverance Parachute's Secret Code A secret coded message was hidden on the gigantic parachute used to land the Perseverance rover safely on the surface on Mars. And no, it wasn't a clandestine message to the Martians. It was a message of inspiration for us humans. But it also came as a challenge. During a news briefing on February 22, Allen Chen, the entry, descent and landing lead for the mission revealed there was a secret message in the parachute. "In addition to enabling incredible science, we hope our efforts in our engineering can inspire others," he said. "Sometimes we leave messages in our work for others to find for that purpose, so we invite you all to give it a shot and show your work." Puzzle lovers around the world quickly went to work, and it didn't take long. Adam Steltzner, Perseverance's chief engineer, confirmed "the internet" had cracked the code late Monday night on Twitter. Hidden in the 70-foot (21-meter) parachute's red and white pattern was a binary code with the phrase "Dare mighty things" - a famous expression from President Theodore Roosevelt, espoused by those who work at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The outer rings of the pattern also feature GPS coordinates for JPL's offices in Pasadena, California: 34°11'58" N 118°10'31" W. Chen later confirmed on Twitter that the code was the brain child of systems engineer Ian Clark, who helped conduct tests of the supersonic parachute, as well as performing several other tasks for the Perseverance rover team. Clark is a crossword hobbyist, and said only about six people knew about the coded message before this week. Chen expressed how grateful he is for the ability to work with such creative people at JPL. "It's a feeling of being very fortunate at the end… that I get to work at a place with people who are both great engineers and great people, and we still get to dare mighty things together," he said at Monday's briefing. Secret messages on the rovers are not new. The Curiosity rover has holes in its wheels that creates marks in the Mars regolith that spells out "JPL" in Morse Code. It was also revealed that Perseverance bears a plaque depicting all five of NASA's Mars rovers in increasing size over the years - reminiscent of the decals on cars that portray the family riding inside. Deputy project manager Matt Wallace said more hidden "Easter eggs" should start showing up on Perseverance when more images of the rover itself are taken and beamed back to Earth. "Definitely, definitely should keep a good lookout," he said. [ANS thanks Universe Today for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events - AMSAT Ambassador and ARRL registered instructor Clint Bradford, K6LCS has the following streaming presentations scheduled: 03/10 – Trenton, New Jersey 03/11 – Clearwater, Florida 03/13 – QSO TODAY 2021 Virtual Convention 03/16 – Palm Springs, CA 03/20 – Bonham, Texas 04/01 – Orem, Utah 06/15 – East Massachusetts More information at: http://www.work-sat.com. [ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Upcoming Satellite Operations - EM54; March 4-7, 2021 @K8BL will be in EM54 3/4 – 3/7. - EL86, EL96; March 7-14, 2021 Spring Training Rove! KX9X will be heading down to Ft Myers, FL the week of March 7 for some sun and baseball. Will activate EL86 & 96 holiday style for sure, possibly a couple other grids as well. Linear/FM. Details soon. - DN04/05/14/15/24/25/27/28/34/35/37/38/47/48; March 4-10, 2021 W7LT traveling to DN04/05/14/15/24/25/27/28/34/35/37/38/47/48. Schedule is subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Will try to stick to it as best he can. Follow him at: https://twitter.com/WL7T_/status/1364676616002052101. - CM93; May 15, 2021 N6DNM claims a very long shot on CM93 but you "might want to put it on your calendar...if you can figure out where it is. For #SOTA folks, that would be W6/SC-336, Santa Rosa Island, activated only once before. - Please submit any additions or corrections to ke0pbr (at) gmail (dot) com. List updated February 21, 2021. [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Upcoming Contacts - Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY Multi-point telebridge via NA7V The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG. Contact is go for Monday, March 1, 2021 at 16:20:56 UTC. (76 deg) Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/qdQlKQK5mT4. - Peace Corps, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Telebridge via NA7V The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG. Contact is go for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 13:09:23 UTC. (27 deg) Watch for live stream at: https://m.facebook.com/PeaceCorpsMoldova/ and https://m.facebook.com/UTMoldova/. + Completed Contacts - John F Kennedy High School, Denver, CO Multi-point telebridge via NA7V The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The astronaut was Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG. Contact was successful on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 18:41:13 UTC. - Bishop Guertin HS, Nashua, NH Multi-point telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker, KD5DXB Contact was successful on Friday, February 19, 2021 at 17:56:36 UTC. - Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, CO Multi-point telebridge via NØFH The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The astronaut was Shannon Walker KD5DXB. Contact was successful on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 17:09 UTC. + The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + Inside Sunsat — A Look Back at the First-Ever South African Satellite The South African satellite Sunsat was launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Base on February 23, 1999. The Sunsat mission introduced the era of space exploration in South Africa, and even on the entire continent. The satellite was constructed by post-graduate engineering students at Stellenbosch University. Niki Steenkamp, a member of the Tech team with Dragonfly Aerospace, was involved in the Sunsat program. He recently shared how the university project grew to a full-fledged mission, proving to be a unique experience for future space engineers and pioneered South African space exploration. Read the story at: https://dragonflyaerospace.com/inside-sunsat-the-first-ever-south-african-s… [ANS thanks Dragonfly Aerospace for the above information.] + Media Hit: JAXA to Deploy Mauritian satellite MIR-SAT1 The satellite was designed by a team of Mauritian Engineers and an experienced Radio Amateur from the Mauritius Amateur Radio Society in collaboration with experts from AAC-Clyde Space UK. Read the full article at: https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/satellite/jaxa-to-deploy-mauritian-sate… [ANS thanks Broadcast Pro Middle East for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Not an AMSAT member? Join now at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half-time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact info at the amsat dot org for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org 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. To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings see https://www.amsat.org/mailing-list-faq/.

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ARISS News Release No. 21-14
by David Jordan 27 Feb '21

27 Feb '21

ARISS News Release No.21-14 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Newcastle High School, Newcastle, Wyoming, USA February27, 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 Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students fromNewcastle High School. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISS astronautMike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, during the ARISS radiocontact. The downlink frequency forthis contact is 145.800 MHz. Since the first ARISS contact on December21, 2000, this will be the first ARISS-sponsored contact to a Wyoming school. ARISS team member David Payne, using call signNA7V in Portland, OR will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question willbe conferenced in from home or social-distanced at school. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for March 1, 2021 at 9:20 am MST (Newcastle, WY)(16:20 UTC, 11:20 pm EST, 10:20 am CST, 8:20 am PST). Newcastle High School (grades 9 – 12) is a rural, public school, and part of theWeston County Public School District, which serves students (grades K-12, ages5-18) in communities in the county in northeastern Wyoming. Newcastle HS offerscollege preparatory courses, a concurrent/dual enrollment college class programas well as a vocational-technical training program. Newcastle HS’s amateur radioclub includes activities that allow students to learn how to operate ham radiosand build antennas with curriculum tie-in to the school’s mathematics andscience classes. Student activities (involving students in grades K-12) priorto the ARISS contact were designed to increase awareness and interest in amateurradio, and STEM education, and to foster an appreciation for STEM in a student’sfuture career choices. The school has partnered with members of the North EastWyoming Amateur Radio Association (NE7WY) who will provide technical supportduring this contact. ARISSinvites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contactat https://youtu.be/qdQlKQK5mT4. _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1.How long did it take you to fully adjust to being on the ISS? 2.What effects have you experienced from zero gravity? 3.What do you folks do for fun? Boardgames? Play catch in space? 4.What is the most interesting thing you have seen on a spacewalk? 5.What happens when you fly into the South Atlantic Anomaly? 6.What is the most important lesson you’ve learned from your time in space? 7.What types of organisms do you grow or use in space? 8.I am asking a question for our 2nd grade class. How big is the InternationalSpace Station and what is inside? Are there bedrooms, gym, kitchen? 9.Is it weird not being able to experience night and day the same as you would onearth? 10.What research is currently being conducted? Is it biological? 11.Have you ever lost something on a spacewalk? 12.Since Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome can affect mission success,does the research currently being conducted on the retina of mice take priorityover other experiments? 13.What is the weirdest solution to a problem that you have tried that actuallyworked? 14.What is the most dangerous aspect about living and working in space? 15.What is the most exciting thing you have experienced so far? ARISS – Celebrating 20Years of Amateur Radio Continuous 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-02-27 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 Feb '21

27 Feb '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-02-27 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: The next contacts are probably going to be via the Kenwood TM-D710E radio located in the Service Module. You may or may not notice a difference in signal when compared to the Kenwood TM-710GA that is in the Columbus module. Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, CO, Multi-point telebridge via NØFH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact was successful: Fri 2021-02-26 17:09:51 UTC 69 deg (***) Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/AnPkH2eJM-A Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via NA7V The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG (***) Contact is go for: Mon 2021-03-01 16:20:56 UTC 76 deg Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/qdQlKQK5mT4 Peace Corps, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, telebridge via NA7V The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Wed 2021-03-03 13:09:23 UTC 27 deg Watch for live stream at: https://m.facebook.com/PeaceCorpsMoldova/ and https://m.facebook.com/UTMoldova/ ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## 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. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 2021-02-27 02:30 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 2021-02-27 02:30 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) New Proposal Window is February 15th, 2021 to March 31st, 2021 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2022. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is March 31st, 2021. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on February 25th, 2021 at 8 PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2021.eventbrite.com The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. 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. 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 unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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: Sergey RV3DR with 141 Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 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 1423. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1356. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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