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

CAPE-3 Updates and iGate Request
by Rizwan Merchant 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Hello All, I wanted to give a quick update on CAPE-3, and where we are in mission goals. However, first I'd like to thank everyone who has taken part in helping track CAPE-3 and gather data for us to analyze the state of the satellite in orbit. Without the wonderful support of the community, we might be still trying to capture enough information to determine our status. So from all reports, it seems CAPE-3 is indeed healthy in orbit. Our power system seems to be working as intended and UHF transmitters seem healthy. However, we're suspecting the VHF radio is dead on arrival. We've not seen any indication of it functioning in orbit, which aligns with a fear we had prior to integration. Using this information, our team is now devising plans to begin testing individual subsystems on the satellite to gauge the health of those. This might take a few more weeks to validate and provide an update on what capabilities we can still carry out, as we update our ground systems. As reported in DK3WN's blog: https://www.satblog.info/new-cape-3-beacons/ we have seen reports of CAPE-3 attempting to email home with health data. However we have come across two issues with the APRS services our satellite performs (email and tweeting). 1.) Our satellite from what we can tell only has a functional UHF radio, and is able to transmit the packet correctly. However, we don't believe CAPE-3 will find many iGates listening on UHF frequencies to gate packets for it. If there are any operators out there with iGates I'd like to humbly request help in setting up a few UHF iGate stations in different areas to help gate our packets back into the APRS. 2.) We are not able to validate the email packets will reliably come out once every hour and half as we initially believed. Due to the way we designed the satellite, the APRS functions will be transmitted on whichever radio our satellite thinks is active. At current, CAPE-3 thinks it has a functional UHF and VHF, so there will most likely be many failed attempts made on VHF. We're hoping to gather enough data from email packet timestamps to figure out a new frequency of when email UHF packets will be sent out. Once we're further in our testing and verification phase, we'll make attempts to shut down the VHF radio on the satellite to improve reliability of these functions. Note these two functions are supported by custom software we're using to check APRS-IS feeds for our packets to email and tweet out. I'm planning to make a release of information to allow the community to test out this server, and am hoping to make that information public by this weekend. I'm running a few tests to make sure things still work as intended on the ground end in my free time in the evenings after work. So if anyone is able to switch their iGates, or make a UHF iGate to help track CAPE-3 email packets, we'd be really grateful for the help! We've turned on one at our University as well. Thanks all, I apologize if this email was wordy, but I felt it necessary to be fully transparent on what we're planning to do to help you help us with our mission goals. :) 73 Sincerely, Rizwan Merchant KF5BNL

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Ambassadors at Work
by Clint Bradford 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Geeze ... I have ELEVEN satellite presentations scheduled in the next six weeks, including shows in Texas, So CA (3), New Jersey, Utah, Indiana, Florida, Maine - and more. Want to share YOUR knowledge and love of satellites? Consider the AMSAT Ambassador program! http://amsat.org/ambassador/ <http://amsat.org/ambassador/> Think a lively, entertaining, AND educational 75-minute presentation to YOUR club on “Working the Easy Satellites with Minimal Investment” would be appropriate? Send me an email message! Clint Bradford K6LCS AMSAT Ambassador, ARRL instructor http://www.work-sat.com <http://www.work-sat.com/> k6lcs AT amsat DOT org (909) 999-SATS (7287)

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Re: Honorariums for Speaking
by Clint Bradford 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

Stephan Greene>> … Chuck was previously manager of the HRO Salem NH … Indeed - that was when I was working for Janet at HRO-Anaheim! >> … Mike's mom; I've worked her on AO-27 … I am horrible with names … My wife works the Chat Box during my sessions for me … >> … I've given satellite talks to the local clubs and am always looking to improve my material. Are any videos of your presentations/slides available? My “problem” is that each presentation is customized for each audience. There’s about 20 “slides” per show that get changed each time. For those less-experienced than you, I offer this page for creating one’s one own presentation … https://www.work-sat.com/presentations.html <https://www.work-sat.com/presentations.html> ALSO - the problem with such a show - similar to publishing a book: It just might be “outdated” in a week or so. Look at what just occurred with the ISS: If I posted a video of one of my presentations from just early January, 2021 - it would already be outdated with “improper” info. >> … Thanks for all the work you do to promote satellite ops! Groups are still finding me. Even for “encore” shows: It will be my third or fourth show for an Orange County, CA club next month. And counting their hamfests and club meetings, I am not sure WHY the Palm Springs Desert RATS want me back again (g). One night, we were locked out of the city building in which we sere supposed to meet. But I saw an AC outlet on the wall … and I always carried my own projector and screen ... So we started the meeting in the parking lot! Always have a Plan B … and a Plan C … (g) Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-999-SATS (7287)

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ANS-038 AMSAT Weekly News Bulletin
by kd4iz＠frawg.org 07 Feb '21

07 Feb '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-038 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, 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://www.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(a)amsat.org You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ In this edition: * RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E Is Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 109 (AO-109) * SN9 Starship Test Launch: Otherwise successful test ends in a fireball * CAPE-3 Updates and iGate Request * First QO-100 satellite contact from Indonesia * ARISS Call for Proposals: Contacts for January to June 2022 * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 4, 2021 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over ANS-038 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 038.01 To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2021 Feb 07 RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E Is Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 109 (AO-109) On January 17, 2021, the RadFxSat-2 cubesat was launched on a LauncherOne vehicle off the coast of California. RadFxSat-2 is a joint mission of AMSAT and the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University. The satellite carries a telemetry beacon and a linear transponder, along with radiation effects experiments. The telemetry beacon has not yet been heard, but the transponder is partially operational at reduced signal strength. Work continues to recover the telemetry beacon and characterize the transponder with the goal of opening it for general use. AMSAT hereby designates RadFxSat-2 as AMSAT-OSCAR 109 (AO-109). Testing and characterization of RadFxSat-2/AO-109 continues. After user reports and additional verification that the linear transponder is at least partially functioning with a low level downlink signal, the Engineering and Operations teams made the official designation. Of the several objects have been suspected (D, C, and M), with Object C being suggested recently by Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA. Recently, these satellites have sufficiently spread apart to allow testing to determine which object is RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E. During the 2 Feb 2021 0240 UTC passes, command station Mark Hammond, N8MH, compared Objects D, C, and M for the "best fit" for received signals with Doppler correction on both the uplink and downlink frequencies for each of the candidate objects. Objects D and M were quickly eliminated from further consideration, due to poor frequency predictions of Doppler correction compared to observed signals. The clear best fit is Object C, which is known OBJECT C, INTELDES 2021-002C, and NORAD CAT ID 47311. Therefore, AMSAT is happy to identify Object C/2021-002C/47311U as RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E and make the designation AO-109. Thanks to Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, for support during the identification. The Engineering and Operations teams appreciate the community's cooperation thus far and affirm the request that users do not attempt to use the transponder until further notice. The proper identification will allow further characterization of the satellite's condition through additional testing. (ANS thanks Mark L. Hammond, N8MH, AMSAT Director and the Engineering and Operations Team for the above information) +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Join the 2021 President's Club! Score your 2" 4-Color Accent Commemorative Coin. This gold finished coin comes with Full Color Certificate and Embroidered "Remove Before Flight" Key Tag Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/ You won't want to miss it! +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Another Starship Test Launch: SN9 test ends in a fireball On Tuesday, February 2, Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completed SpaceX's second high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype from our site in Cameron County, Texas. Similar to the high-altitude flight test of Starship serial number 8 (SN8), SN9 was powered through ascent by three Raptor engines, each shutting down in sequence prior to the vehicle reaching apogee - approximately 10 kilometers in altitude. SN9 successfully performed a propellant transition to the internal header tanks, which hold landing propellant, before reorienting itself for reentry and a controlled aerodynamic descent. During the landing flip maneuver, one of the Raptor engines did not relight and caused SN9 to land at high speed and experience a RUD. The full description and a video of the test launch may be found at: https://bit.ly/3avfkPC [ANS thanks SpaceX Public Relations for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further notice. For details, please visit https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CAPE-3 Updates and iGate Request Rizwan Merchant, KF5BNL, reports: "It seems CAPE-3 is indeed healthy in orbit. Our power system seems to be working as intended and UHF transmitters seem healthy. However, we're suspecting the VHF radio is dead on arrival. We've not seen any indication of it functioning in orbit, which aligns with a fear we had prior to integration. The CAPE-3 team is devising plans to begin testing individual subsystems on the satellite to gauge the health of those. This might take a few more weeks to validate and provide an update on what capabilities we can still carry out, as we update our ground systems." Additional updated information on CAPE-3 may be found at: https://bit.ly/2O6t1Nj Rizwan continues: "If anyone is able to switch their iGates, or make a UHF iGate to help track CAPE-3 email packets, we'd be really grateful for the help! We've turned on one at our University as well. 1.) We are expecting UHF APRS on 437.325, the same as what our FSK and AX.25 packets are coming across on. 2.) From what I can tell, our NORAD ID is 47309. 3.) Currently we are having some issues commanding CAPE-3 from our University lab, so once we are able to transmit commands, we'll be able to set the APRS emails to come across more often, and begin experimenting the tweeting function to see if it works as we intended. I'd like to thank everyone who's helped so far! We got our first email packet from W7KKE-13 earlier this evening (approximately 00:45 UTC Saturday, 02/06/2021). The SatNOGS network is getting packets fairly regularly: https://network.satnogs.org/observations/?future=0&bad=0&unknown=0&failed=0& norad=47309&observer=&station=&start=&end= " [ANS thanks Riswan Merchant, KF5BN, 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ First QO-100 satellite contact from Indonesia Indonesia's national amateur radio society, ORARI, reports on the first contacts from Indonesia via the Qatar-Oscar-100 geostationary satellite transponder The contacts took place on Thursday, January 27, 2021. Those involved were Farid Farhan YC1HVZ, Remco den Besten PA3FYM and Rene Stevens PE1CMO. ORARI's report says a team from the Telkom University Telecommunication Engineering Student Association (HMTT) led by Farid Farhan YC1HVZ, succeeded in conducting the first contact from Bukit Moko (Grid square OI33UD), Bandung, West Java with a satellite elevation of 0.8 degrees at an altitude of 1200m+. Additional information is available at: https://bit.ly/3jgIC8B [ANS thanks Southgate Amateur Radio News for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Call for Proposals New Proposal Window is February 15th, 2021 to March 31st, 2021 February 2, 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 Additional information may be found at https://www.ariss.org/ [ANS thanks David Jordan AA4KN ARISS PR 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 4, 2021 The NORAD Cat ID for RadFxSat-2 has been updated in this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution as follows: RadFxSat-2 - NORAD Cat ID 47311. Mark Hammond, N8MH, (AMSAT Director and Command Station) has identified RadFxSat-2 as OBJECT C, NORAD CAT ID 47311. OBJECT C was determined to be the "best fit" for RadFXSAt-2 and OBJECTS D and M were eliminated as contenders. RadFxSat-2/Fox1E has been designated AO-109 as reported above. The following satellites have also been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: SOMP 2b - NORAD Cat ID 47445. IDEASSat - NORAD Cat ID 47458. Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, for these two satellite identifications. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS NEWS Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-02-06 04:30 UTC Sterling MS, Ashburn, VA, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS (***) 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 is go for: Tue 2021-02-09 14:44:48 UTC 66 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/qVhBweqjCo4 (***) Red Hill Lutheran, Tustin, CA, 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 2021-02-10 18:26:15 UTC 65 deg (***) Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Upcoming Satellite Operations Quick Hits: N6DNM: There will be a quick run at CM88/89 on Sun 7th, and a good chance of an attempt at CM79 on around Feb 12-13 (if wx holds) . Details will follow. Major Roves: CM93 Possibility: N6DNM Very long shot, but might want to put it on your calendar for May 15th, if you can figure out where it is and for #SOTA folks, that would be W6/SC-336, Santa Rosa Island, activated only once before. JD1BQA activation of Ogasawara: Takio Hata, JH3QFL, plans to activate Ogasawara (AS-031) from May 1 to 7 as JD1BQA. QRV on 160, 80, 40, and 6m on FT8/FT4, and via the RS-44 satellite (CW). QSL via JH3QFL (d). Report(Reported in DXNL 2235 - February 3, 2021 DX Newsletter) Please submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com Updated 02/3/ 2021 [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, and JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events Want to see AMSAT in action or learn more about amateur radio in space? AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. AMSAT Ambassador and registered ARRL instructor Clint Bradford K6LCS has a couple Zoom presentations lined up to begin 2021. In the first week of February, an "abbreviated" presentation was given to a Southern CA ARES group. Later in the month, a "normal" show will be presented. There are up-to-five spots available for you to attend! Just send Clint an email message for details. Would a 90-minute informative, personalized-to-your-club, FUN presentation on working the "easy" satellites would be appropriate for your club? Send Clint an email message, and let's book a date! Contact: Clint Bradford K6LCS k6lcs at ham-sat dot info 909-999-SATS (7287) [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + UVSQSat update After a successful launch in December, on 2 Feb. 2021, UVSQSat switched mode from 1200 BPSK(G3RUH) to 9600 BPSK(G3RUH). Frequencies for UVSQSat are telemetry on 437.02 MHz with callsign LATMOS-1 and the repeater: 145.905 MHz Uplink, 437.02 MHz Downlink More information on the UVSQSat mission may be found at: https://bit.ly/3oOPYRy (ANS thanks Christophe Mercier of AMSAT Francophone for the above information). + Two astronauts working outside the International Space Station on January 27 installed a European Space Agency data relay antenna and connected four of six cables to partially power a new ESA experiment platform. But the two cables they were unable to connect to the Bartolomeo platform will need to be connected later. Unable to resolve the cable trouble, they capped the two balky connectors and used tie-downs to hold all the cables in place. (ANS thanks SpaceFlight Now for the above information) + An update to the IC-705 Satellite Memory .CSV file has been posted at the AMSAT-SE website. Lars, SM0TGU, has fixed a bug in the PO-101 settings and has added 5 offsets for each of the FM birds. The 5 offset memory settings should make it easier to track the doppler shift of those satellites if an operator is in the field. The revised memory settings files are available at: https://www.amsat.se/2020/11/12/satellite-memory-file-for-ic-705/ (ANS thanks Lars Thunberg, SM0TGU of AMSAT-SE for the above information) + Twelve bottles of Bordeaux wine and dozens of vine shoots are back at home in southwest France after spending months on the International Space Station (ISS) for an unusual astrochemistry experiment. The red wine and 320 mature shoots known as canes arrived February 1 after their return to Earth via a Dragon capsule operated by SpaceX. They will be analysed at the Institute of Vine and Wine Science in Bordeaux to see how the stresses produced by zero gravity affect both grape growth and the finished product, which could spur new agricultural research. (ANS thanks Space Daily for the above information) + Sixty more SpaceX-owned Starlink internet satellites rocketed through a moonlit winter sky over Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 launcher early Thursday, while another Falcon 9 stood on a different launch pad a few miles away to loft another 60 Starlink payloads Friday. The first stage's landing punctuated the fifth trip to space and back for this booster, and it broke a record for the fastest turnaround between flights of a SpaceX booster, besting the previous mark of 38 days set last month.(ANS thanks SpaceFlight Now for the above information) + Diplomas for the AMICALSAT satellite are being sent out. If you have not yet requested them, you can do so before 28/02/2021. The request for a diploma is done by sending an email to amsatf(a)amsat-f.org indicating your callsign or the name given in the AMSAT-F database to send the data. (ANS thanks Christophe Mercier of AMSAT Francophone for the above information) + The first private Chinese company to reach orbit met with failure Monday (Feb. 1) during its second attempt to go to space. iSpace's four-stage Hyperbola-1 rocket failed after liftoff while attempting to carry the cubesat-sized Fangzhou-2 (Ark-2) satellite into space. Media reports indicate the launch attempt happened around 0815z from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. (ANS thanks Space.com for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX 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. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Store. 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 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ kd4iz at frawg dot org

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Honorariums for Speaking
by Clint Bradford 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

Towards the bottom of my Speaker Proposal (a document stating what I promise to do for clubs/‘fests), I tongue-in-cheek include : —————————————- HONORARIUM If the Club offers speakers an honorarium, I would prefer that that donation be given to a student or anyone else the Club deems fit. (Unless it is a coffee mug - for THAT I’ll pay the postage! (g)) ——————————————- Well, imagine my surprise when opening up a mailed box today, to find a beautiful, ceramic, tall coffee mug emblazoned with “KVARC - The Villages Amateur Radio Club” to whom I spoke recently. VERY cool. THANK YOU, KVARC. Yours was a great club ... wonderful Q&A afterwards ... PLUS - One of their members' sons is THE control op for AO-27 - don't you DARE delete those memories from your radios just yet! Clint Bradford K6LCS Sent from my iPhone

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QSO with ISS - Message in a bottle thrown in the ocean
by Jean Marc Momple 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

Good Evening, I have for quite some time trying to call the ISS when over the Indian Ocean without success, even today on Tx 145.200 and Rx 145.800 MHz as usual. But no respond, which I fully understand as the astronauts have tight schedule and most probably do not expect anyone calling when over the Indian Ocean even if in their spare time. So, my message in the bottle is:” if any astronauts on the iSS or anyone who can have contact with them read this message, please request on my behalf a sked, it will be a first this side and probably the first 3B8/ISS QSO” Thanks for passing on the message and I just hope to make it. I would be really happy to make it and actually if I can record same it would be a national event and promoting radio ham this side at national level. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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Re: QSO with ISS - Message in a bottle thrown in the ocean
by Jean Marc Momple 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

Clint, Thanks for the feedback, I know it's a tough one and as said just throwing a message over all possible means, hope it may work. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU) > On Feb 6, 2021, at 10:24 PM, Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > > Jean Marc, > > FM voice contacts on the 2 Meter frequency pairs is a rare occurrence. > > There have only been a couople of pre-announced session the past five years. > > SO … Please watch AMSAT and ARISS for announcements! > > And keep on monitoring! Remember the ISS astronauts usually work on UTC time … and > you can look up the daily schedules at the involved agencies’ Web sites to see when an > astronaut might be working in the ISS module with the ham equipment. > > But it is very rare to work them lately - when not a pre-publicized event! > > Clint K6LCS > http://www.work-sat.com <http://www.work-sat.com/> > > > > >> On Feb 6, 2021, at 9:57 AM, Jean Marc Momple <jean.marc.momple(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Good Evening, >> >> I have for quite some time trying to call the ISS when over the Indian Ocean without success, even today on Tx 145.200 and Rx 145.800 MHz as usual. But no respond, which I fully understand as the astronauts have tight schedule and most probably do not expect anyone calling when over the Indian Ocean even if in their spare time. >> >> So, my message in the bottle is:” if any astronauts on the iSS or anyone who can have contact with them read this message, please request on my behalf a sked, it will be a first this side and probably the first 3B8/ISS QSO” >> >> Thanks for passing on the message and I just hope to make it. I would be really happy to make it and actually if I can record same it would be a national event and promoting radio ham this side at national level. >> >> 73 >> >> >> Jean Marc (3B8DU) >> >> >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://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] <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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Re: QSO with ISS - Message in a bottle thrown in the ocean
by Clint Bradford 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

> On Feb 6, 2021, at 10:24 AM, amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org wrote: > > Jean Marc, > > FM voice contacts on the 2 Meter frequency pairs is a rare occurrence. > > There have only been a couople of pre-announced session the past five years. > > SO … Please watch AMSAT and ARISS for announcements! > > And keep on monitoring! Remember the ISS astronauts usually work on UTC time … and > you can look up the daily schedules at the involved agencies’ Web sites to see when an > astronaut might be working in the ISS module with the ham equipment. > > But it is very rare to work them lately - when not a pre-publicized event! > > Clint K6LCS > http://www.work-sat.com <http://www.work-sat.com/>

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Re: We're All Volunteers ...
by Clint Bradford 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

Are you interested in having a satellite presentation at your club? If so, I’ll “formalize” it ... Clint > On Feb 6, 2021, at 9:55 AM, RickW <rwyrwas48(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > please send me a copy > > Rick > WA9JBQ > > On Saturday, February 6, 2021, 10:09:21 AM CST, Clint Bradford <clintbradford(a)mac.com> wrote: > > > I am still being asked to show audiences the “basics” of working satellites. My presentation has > never been advertised as a session on working the linears. They are mentioned during my presentation - > and attendees are pointed in the right direction to find excellent info on getting started working them. > > The “speaker proposal” I send to those who invite me spells out exactly what will be explained and discussed > during my presentation. I posted a “sample” copy of that proposal here a few months ago. It plainly > explains what I will be doing for the club/convention. > > Would you like to be sent a copy? > > Not sure what you are getting at. Would you like me to find an AMSAT member who can give > your club a great talk on the linears? Do YIOU have one? > > Since I am still being asked to do what I have been doing for years, I am not - at this time - going > to alter the “thrust” of my presentations. > > Clint K6LCS > > > > > > On Feb 6, 2021, at 7:29 AM, Rick Wyrwas <rwyrwas48(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > So you don’t show how to work the linear birds > > > > Rick > > WA9JBQ

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AMICALSAT Award - You can request it
by christophe.mcr 06 Feb '21

06 Feb '21

Dear All Diplomas for the AMICALSAT satellite are being sent out. If you have not yet requested them, you can do so before 28/02/2021. The request for a diploma is done by sending an email to amsatf(a)amsat-f.org indicating your callsign or the name given in the AMSAT-F database to send the data. 73 Christophe Le sam. 31 oct. 2020 à 15:21, christophe.mcr <christophe.mcr(a)gmail.com> a écrit : > Dear all > > The satellite has been active since September 3, 2020. The launch of the > Vega rocket went well. According to the project team, the commissioning of > the satellite is in progress and is proceeding normally. The team has > succeeded in stabilizing the satellite and is beginning to test image > capture and retrieval. > > The contributions of radio amateurs have been very important for the > project. This has contributed to the commissioning of the satellite. In the > case of AMICALSAT , it is possible to send telemetry to the dashboard > hosted by the Satnogs network via > > > - a Satnogs station > - the AMICALSAT Decoder software provided by AMSAT-F. ( > https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s… > ) > - the software edited by DK3WN (TLM Forwarder) > > > Data from AMICALSAT Decoder is also sent to the AMSAT-F database ( > https://amsat.electrolab.fr/). To date, more than 42 radio amateurs from > all over the world have contributed more than 28,000 telemetry frames. > > In order to thank the radio amateurs who have sent telemetry via AMICALSAT > Decoder software before December 31, 2020, AMSAT-F will issue a diploma. > > *Rules for issuing the diploma* > > The diploma in electronic format will be given to all radio amateurs or > earphones that have received data from the Amicalsat satellite and sent > these data to the AMSAT-F database with the "AMICALSAT Decoder" software. > > Depending on the number of data received on the AMSAT-F database (( > https://amsat.electrolab.fr/) > ) , the nature of the diploma will be different depending on the number > of frames received before December 31, 2020 23:59 UTC : > > > - GOLD Diploma for persons having sent more than 5000 frames to the > AMSAT-F database. > - Silver Diploma for those who have sent between 2500 & 4999 frames to > the AMSAT-F database. > - Bronze Diploma: for those who have sent between 500 & 2499 frames to > the AMSAT-F database. > - Diploma without mention for persons having sent between 1 & 499 > frames to the AMSAT-F database > > > The request for a diploma is done by sending an email to > amsatf(a)amsat-f.org indicating your callsign or the name given in the > AMSAT-F database to send the data. > > Only the received frames actually registered on > https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ will be taken into account. > > > Regards > > Christophe Mercier > Amsat-F president > > >

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