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

New member portal
by Jim Sanford 20 Jun '21

20 Jun '21

OK, so some time back I received something about the new online portal. Finally got a chance to create an account. Visited launch.amsat.org. Cliked LOGIN button. Clicked Forgot password link. Entered my email address -- there was no code to enter and no place to enter a code. Verified that I'm not a robot. Entered my email address. received error message that my email was not found. repeat Repeat give up What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Jim wb4gcs(a)amsat.org -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Portions of www.amsat.org temporarily unavailable.
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 20 Jun '21

20 Jun '21

Maintenance activity this weekend has cause some services on www.amsat.org to malfunction including pass predictions, telemetry access and ARISS Ops. We expect these issues to be sorted out over the next 72 hours. Thank you all for your patience while www.amsat.org gets comfortable in its new home in Dallas TX. -Joe Fitzgerald for the AMSAT IT team.

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status of a few satellites for FD
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 20 Jun '21

20 Jun '21

Hi all, It has been a few months since I last was on Linear satellite passes. With FD coming up, I need a little catch up on some status issues. The AMSAT Satellite Status page is helpful, but does have some limitations. Ray Hoad, WA5QGD and I were talking about this last Sunday, and I said I would ask. SO.. AO-73; Is it in full time transponder mode, or switching at eclipse, or data mode only? EO-88; Is it still on Eclipse passes for transponder? I think so. AO-7; I believe it is experiencing eclipses so should be in mode B, unless an operator with too much power flips it. XW-2C and XW-2D; Are these still working in the 2 second on, 5 second off mode, or has there been some improvement to one of them or the other? CAS 6/TO-108; I know our Linear transponder chart says it is intermittent (Like the two XW's above), but did I not read that it's transponder is staying on for longer now? JO-97, FO-99; Any operational status yet? And who knows about Lilacsat-2's schedule????? My read of activation times for FO-29 seemed to indicate that for FD weekend, the controllers would try and activate it on northward (Ascending) passes over Japan, which might make it available for us as it comes descending over the pole in our overnight passes. Does that sound right? OF COURSE, NO USING AO-91 ON ELCIPSE PASSES (OUR OVERNIGHT PASSES). Any other interesting status updates? Thanks for your comments. They will be helpful to all. 73, Tom, N5HYP

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ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for June 20, 2021
by n1uw＠gokarns.com 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-171 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: * AMSAT Announces Candidates for 2021 Board of Directors Election * ARISS Slow Scan Television Event set for June 21-26, 2021 * PSAT2 Improved Coverage Is Here (Updated) * MIR-SAT1 Schedule for Deployment from the ISS * The IARU Participating in the CEPT Working Groups * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-171.01 ANS-171 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 171.01 From AMSAT HQ PO Box 27, Washington, DC 20044-0027 June 20, 2021 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-171.01 AMSAT Announces Candidates for 2021 Board of Directors Election The nomination period for the 2021 Board of Directors Election ended on June 15, 2021. The following candidates have been duly nominated: Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO Robert Bankston, KE4AL Jerry Buxton, N0JY Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO To comply with AMSAT's Bylaws, an election will be held via AMSAT's Wild Apricot membership system. Instructions for voting will be emailed by July 15, 2021 to all members who are in good standing as of July 1, 2021. As four seats on the Board of Directors are up for election this year, all four candidates will be seated on the Board when the voting period concludes on September 15, 2021. To ensure that they receive their voting instructions, members should make sure their current email address is up to date in AMSAT's records. Members should log into the AMSAT Membership Portal at https://launch.amsat.org/ and check their account for their current email address. If a member has moved or changed their email address, they are encouraged to update their contact information at this time. (Note: If they have not already done so, members can instantly create their membership account at that same page so they can inspect their record. A membership account is not the same as an AMSAT Store account.) [ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Slow Scan Television Event set for June 21-26, 2021 ARISS reports there will be an “Amateur Radio on Shuttle, MIR and ISS” Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event from June 21-26, 2021. Transmissions from the International Space Station will be on 145.800 MHz FM using the PD120 format. The ARISS team will be transmitting SSTV images continuously from June 21 until June 26. The images will be related to some of the Amateur Radio activities that have occurred on the Space Shuttle, MIR space station and the International Space Station. The scheduled start and stop times are: Monday, June 21 – Setup is scheduled to begin at 09:40 UTC (transmissions should start a little later). Saturday, June 26 – Transmissions are scheduled to end by 18:30 UTC. The signal should be receivable on a handheld with a 1/4 wave whip. If your rig has selectable FM filters try the wider filter for 25 kHz channel spacing. Those that recently missed the opportunity during the limited period of MAI transmissions should have numerous chances over the six day period to capture many, if not all 12, of the images. Check the ARISS SSTV blog for the latest information at http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/. Pass predictions for the ISS pass times are available at https://www.amsat.org/track/. Useful SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/ [ANS thanks AMSAT UK 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! -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- PSAT2 Improved Coverage Is Here (Updated) Bob Bruninga, WB4APR reports, WPSAT2 (NO-104) has been in a great operating period from June 10-22, 2021 in the northern hemisphere due to its highly elliptical orbit. Passes have been in the evening but moving earlier each day. Conversely, for the two weeks following, it will be low on the horizon for northern hemisphere mid-latitudes stations and favor the southern hemisphere. "Normally its low inclination orbit (28 degrees) favors lower latitude locations. But the elliptical orbit assures that there are times, two weeks out of every month, when the elevation angle rises as much as 20 degrees to bring higher latitude stations into the footprint. "PSAT2 has been enabled for APRS on 145.825 and it should be 4 times stronger (+6 dB) than PSAT. PSAT2 requires your radio to be in narrow band mode. "Also it has the APRS-to-Voice enabled for your enjoyment. See http://aprs.org/psat2.html for how to use the A2V feature. "Also enabled is the PSAT (NO84) digipeating. And its HF to UHF transponder is always on for PSK31. See http://aprs.org/psat.html for further information. [ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ MIR-SAT1 Scheduled for Deployment from the ISS Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU reports it now official that MIR-SAT1, the first Mauritius Amateur Radio 3B8 satellite, will be deployed from the ISS on June 22, 2021 at 10:55 UTC. The deployment will be made using the robotic arm on the Japanese Experiment Module nicknamed Kibo. MIR-SAT1 is a 1U CubeSat mission with the following objectives: 1. Verify the performance of the on-board subsystems by receiving telemetry from the satellite and establish communication to and from the satellite (command and control). 2. Collect images of Mauritius and the Mauritian EEZ for capacity, building, experiment and research. 3. Experimental communication with other islands via the satellite (for scientific and/or emergency purposes), through a Radio Amateur digipeater payload. 4. V/U 9600bps GMSK digipeater may be open for Radio Amateur communication worldwide when the satellite not used for all above. Further details can be found at https://spacemauritius.com. Experimental decoders are already available: + AMSAT Pacsat Ground Station Software by Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ is a decoder for the PacSat protocol, designed for FalconSat-3 now with support for Mir-Sat1. More information and the download is available at: https://www.g0kla.com/pacsat/index.php. + GR-Satellites by Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ is a collection of GNU Radio decoders. More information and the download is available at: https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites/blob/master/python/telemetry/m…. These decoder will be used by local schools and Universities to capture the signals from the bird and hopefully create inspiration for our 3B8 youngsters to space science and STEM per AMSAT Ambassador program goals. Jean Marc remarks, "It is so great to have the support of above experts. I wish to put on record my appreciation for the all the advice they provided to the 3B8 team and their fully unconditional support in the Ham spirit of brotherhood. 'Grand merci Chris et Dani.' Without you we ham's will not have a clue about what is the status of the bird." In addition, the Mauritius Amateur Radio Society (MARS) is creating special awards open to all participating Hams/SWL's worldwide. These awards will be issued to those decoding MIR-SAT1 telemetry and forwarding same to SatNOGS. - A Platinum award will be issued to the first 10 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to SatNOGS. - A Gold award will be issued to the next 20 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to SatNOGS. - A Silver award will be issued to the next 30 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to SatNOGS. - A Bronze award will be issued to the next 50 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to SatNOGS. Complete information on the awards program can be found at https://mars3b8.wordpress.com/2021/06/19/mir-sat1-special-award/. [ANS thanks Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU 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, now manifested for launch on NASA's ELaNa 46 mission. Come along for the ride. The journey will be worth it! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The IARU Participating in the CEPT Working Groups IARU volunteers have been participating in the CEPT FM and SE Working Groups looking after the Amateur Radio and Amateur Satellite Service interests. CEPT WG-SE #88 took place during April and WG-FM #99 took place at the end of May. The report from the IARU Region 1 site says: WG-FM’s project teams tackle a wide range of civil spectrum applications and are developing important regulatory deliverables relating to wireless power transfer and the 23cm band RNSS coexistence topic amongst other things. Work on both these topics is ongoing. The CEPT Radio Amateur Forum Group (RAFG) is hosted by WG-FM and is chaired by the IARU for the time being. Its main task is maintenance of the CEPT Recommendations TR61-01 and TR61-02. A proposal to merge the activities of the RAFG into project team FM58 (Maritime) has been made but the final decision has been held over until the next WG-FM meeting. The RAFG was tasked at this meeting with a new work item to consider the feasibility of developing an electronic database of CEPT wide amateur licensing documentation. This was supported by six administrations. https://cept.org/ecc/groups/ecc/wg-fm/fm-radio-amateur-fg/client/introducti… In WG-SE technical spectrum sharing studies are taking place covering; • Wireless power transfer including consideration of electric vehicle charging (WPT- EV). • UWB radiodetermination in 116 – 250 GHz. • Vehicular radar systems in 77 – 81 GHz. • Security Scanners in the range 60 – 90 GHz. • 23cm band RNSS coexistence (related to the WRC item and reported in detail elsewhere) https://www.iaru.org/spectrum/iaru-and-itu/wrc-23/agenda-item-9-1-topic-b/ Amateur service frequency bands are within the scope of all these studies and fall under the remit of the IARU R1 SRLC https://www.iaru-r1.org/about-us/committees-and-working-groups/srlc/ A summary report of the WG-SE meeting is at https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CEPT-WGSE88-April-2021-r… The WG-FM meeting is at https://www.iaru-r1.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/WGFM-99-May2021-Report.p… Working Group FM Meeting 99 documents https://cept.org/ecc/groups/ecc/wg-fm/client/meeting-documents/?flid=28918 [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations EM72, June 21-25, 2021 N4DCW be there all week. Operating vacation style, but DM him if you need a sked. He’ll have a decent Eastern horizon for those on the other side of the Atlantic. IN73, Later June EA4M will be in IN73 on holidays, probably for a week or so. He will try some birds. Check Twitter for schedules. DL98, Last week in June WA5RR is looking at doing a rove in DL98 with an overnight stay in Eagle Pass, TX. Details to follow. CN98, Last week of June N5LEX DN63, July 2, 2021; DN64, July 3, 2021 ND0C and KE0WPA along with their resident photojournalist (Mom/Amy) will be taking a family excursion to the southwest and working some sats as time permits. Among the less commonly worked grids from which they plan to operate are DN63 7/2, DN64 7/2 & 7/3. Check @kylee_ke0wpa for info. Tortola, BVI, July 4-17, 2021 VP2V/K3TRM will be operating from Tortola, BVI on 40-6M SSB & digital, and satellite. DM62, ~July 9, 2021 K5TA is tentatively planning when there are several good passes mid-day, making it a doable day-trip for him. [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR 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 + Completed Contacts Gagarin From Space. Performing a radio amateur session with school children in the city of Great Ustyug, Velikiy Ustyug, Russia, direct via UB1QBM. The ISS callsign was RSØISS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The astronaut was Oleg Novitskiy Contact was successful on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 09:15 UTC. Collège Albert Camus, La Norville, France and Université Paris-Saclay, Saint-Aubin, France multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS. The ISS callsign was FXØISS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The astronaut was Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG. Contact was successful on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 11:40:45 UTC. + Upcoming Contacts Ecole publique de Bellême, Bellême, France, Pôle scolaire Igé/Le Gué de la Chaine, Belforêt en Perche, France, and Ecole de Nocé, Perche en Nocé, France, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 437.525 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG. Contact is go for: Friday, June 25, 2021 at 08:34:42 UTC. A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. + Current Status of ISS Stations IORS (Kenwood TM-D710GA) - STATUS - ACTIVE. supporting cross band repeater operation (145.990 up [67 Hz tone] /437.800 down MHz). Next mode change to packet operations targeting after Field Day. Supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice repeater ops. Service Module radios: Kenwood TM-D710E - STATUS - Radio usually off. Supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts and SSTV. Watch for possible operation mode change sometime after ARRL Field Day. Exact date and time TBD. 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 + AMSAT Receives $403 from AmazonSmile AMSAT has received its quarterly notification from AmazonSmile that it has made a charitable donation to the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, in the amount of $403.32 as a result of qualifying purchases made by its members who have selected AMSAT. Thanks to AMSAT shoppers at smile.amazon.com, their everyday purchases have generated $7,097.98 in donations to the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation so far. [ANS thanks AmazonSmile for the above information.] * Where are the Women in STEM? Do you have a young lady in the family who is looking for ways to get involved in the world of science? When it comes to science influencers, Emily Calandrelli is a household name for a new generation of space enthusiasts. If you have kids, you may know her from “Emily’s Wonder Lab” on Netflix, which brought DIY science experiments into viewers’ homes during the pandemic lockdown. She’s also the long-running host of “Xploration Outer Space,” and a speaker and the author of the Ada Lace children’s book series. While Emily’s communication style is fun and accessible, she has a rigorous science and engineering background underpinning her work, with two master’s degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Check out Emily's website, The Space Gal at http://www.thespacegal.com/women-in-stem for ideas on how to engage your youngster in the adventures of space. [ANS thanks Via Satellite for the above information.] + Fly the SpaceX ISS Docking Simulator! "Now arriving at Docking Port #1..." Think you have "all the right stuff"? The SpaceX ISS Docking Simulator lets you try your hand at safely docking your Dragon space capsule to the ISS. In fact, they say it is the exact same interface that astronauts use on the job. Be sure to check the instructions tab for a quick overview of how the controls work. It's fun! Test your piloting skills at https://iss-sim.spacex.com/. [ANS thanks SPACEX for the above information.] + Chinese Astronauts Enter Tiangong Space Station for First Time Three Chinese astronauts floated into the country’s new Tiangong space station Thursday, becoming the first people to board China’s outpost in orbit after a successful launch from a military base in the Gobi Desert to start a three-month mission. The three astronauts will spend the next three months testing systems on-board the station, three times longer than any previous Chinese human spaceflight mission. In total, China has now launched 12 astronauts into orbit on seven crewed Shenzhou missions since 2003. Read the complete story at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-171-Tiangong. [ANS thanks Spaceflight Now 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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Delaware on sats Sunday June 20th
by John Brier 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

Hi, I am travelling south from Philadelphia to Virginia tomorrow and I see at least one person needs Delaware. I will stop there and do RS-44 @ 18:09z centered around 435.620 MHz and SO-50 @ 18:37z. I'll be in grid FM29. Check my Twitter account for updates: https://twitter.com/SpaceComms1 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Fwd: Bob's EV and SOlar obsession in Baltimore Sun
by Robert Bruninga 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

For Field operations for FD or roving, you might find interesting the column by Dan Rodericks of the Baltimore Sun where he mentions my field power from the car for Ham radio (and Big Screen TV's).. https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/dan-rodricks/bs-md-rodricks… It covers my obsession of EV's, solar and emergency power. Bob >

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IC-R30, DE QSO
by Wes Baden 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

Thinking about it I’m skeptical, but I’m still wondering if anyone has tried using the IC-R30 as a small, portable receiver for use with either linear or FM sats. Its claimed sensitivity is in the 0.3 microvolt range, so I am curious if, with a 6dB or so handheld yagi, it would have good enough ears for receiving downlink signals. Still looking for a DE QSO, by the way. I’m always happy to pass out FN54/Maine if anyone needs it. Wes NA1ME

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Logging Program Suggestions
by James Jipping 19 Jun '21

19 Jun '21

Good Evening: THANK YOU to all who responded to my request for a logging program suggestion. The response was, as usual, great. It looks like DXKeeper is the one for me. YEP! The learning curve is a bit steep and there is a lot to configure, but I'm on my way. It sure is slick to only have enter the call and the SatPC323 DDE and DXKeeper takes care of all the rest. I notice one thing missing, it does not log to QRZ, unless I'm missing something. LoTW gets the info just fine. SO, THANKS, again Jim JIpping, W8MRR AMSAT #5512

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-06-18 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Jun '21

18 Jun '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-06-18 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ecole publique de Bellême, Bellême, France, Pôle scolaire Igé/Le Gué de la Chaine, Belforêt en Perche, France, and Ecole de Nocé, Perche en Nocé, France multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be FXØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 437.525 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 Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Contact is go for: Sat 2021-06-26 09:25:32 UTC 85 deg (***) Watch for possible operation mode change sometime after ARRL Field Day. Exact date and time TBD. 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 2021-06-18 23:00 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 2021-06-17 19:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) 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 153 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 1456. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1388. (***) 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, 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. 64 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Pyotr Dubrov Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP SpaceX-Crew 2 on orbit Meghan McArthur (Behnken) Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Thomas Pesquet KG5FYG Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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logging program suggestions
by James Jipping 18 Jun '21

18 Jun '21

Good Morning: Well, I starting to get back on the birds and realize I need to use LoTW and, maybe QRZ. So, I need an easy to use logging program to generate the proper file for automatic transfer to LoTW/QRZ.. Maybe it could interface with SatPC32 to get satellite, frequency, mode, etc info (I hate typing). Everything is on paper right now from way back to the beginning 100' and 100's and 100's of QSO's. I do not want to go there. Fun to look at though. Any suggestions?? Thank you. Jim Jipping, W8MRR AMSAT # 5512

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