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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-21 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-21 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, FL, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 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 Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Contact was successful: Wed 2021-07-21 17:47:21 UTC 51 deg(***) Congratulations to the SpaceKids Global students and Mark! (***) Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan, direct via 8N6SW 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 Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Thu 2021-07-22 09:14:25 UTC 31 deg 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 2021-07-21 19:00 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 2021-07-21 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 154 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 1462. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1392. (***) 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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F4DXV/P (JN14, JN15, JN05, JN06, IN96, IN94) summer roving
by f4dxv＠free.fr 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

Hello grids hunters I will be operating as F4DXV/P from several different grids over the next 2 weeks of my vacation (holiday's style mode & weather permitting of course) My current plans for NA, look like this JN14 on July 25th: RS-44 13utc (during the trip therefore not guaranteed with traffic) JN15 on July 26th: AO-7 08:40utc JN05 on July 28th: AO-7 08:35utc IN96 on August 01: FO-29 12:00utc IN96 on August 06: AO-7 18:12utc JN06 on August 09: RS-44 11:42utc (on my return trip so not guaranteed with traffic) IN94 on August 16: RS-44 10:40utc Please look for me ~145.938 for AO-7 , ~435.660 for RS-44 & 435.640 for FO-29 Hope to CU there 73 Jérôme F4DXV

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FO-29 operation schedule for Aug. 2021 (UTC)
by JH3XCU 21 Jul '21

21 Jul '21

FO-29 operation schedule for Aug. 2021 (UTC) 1st 11:48- 7th 01:14- 11:33- 13:16- 8th 00:19- 10:35- 12:22- 14th 00:04- 10:20- 12:07- 23:09- 15th 11:12- 12:56- 17th 00:48- 02:35- 11:06- 12:52- 21st 00:38- 02:25- 10:56- 23:45- 22nd 09:59- 11:45- 27th 23:30- 28th 09:45- 11:30- 22:35- 29th 00:18- 10:35- Source: https://www.jarl.org/Japanese/3_Fuji/fuji3-202107.htm 73, Hideo - JH3XCU.

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ARISS News Release No. 21-43
by David Jordan 20 Jul '21

20 Jul '21

ARISS News Release No. 21-43 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled for Students at Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan July20, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Seinan GakuinJunior Senior High School, Fukuoka and Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, amateur radiocall sign KE5DNI. Students will take turns asking theirquestions. Japaneseis the language expected to be used during the contact, however students wantto communicate in English, therefore they request that replies be in English whenpossible. Onsite access willbe provided to the student body at the time of the contact, and followingCovid-19 guidelines. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprintthat also encompasses the radio relay ground station. Onsite access will be provided to the studentbody at the time of the contact, and following Covid-19 guidelines. Amateur radio operators, using the 8N6SW callsign will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for July 22, 2021 at 6:14 pm JST (Fukuoka, Japan), (09:14 UTC, 5:14am EDT, 4:14 am CDT, 3:14 am MDT and 2:14 am PDT). Seinan Gakuin JuniorSenior High School is a private, six-year coeducational school and is among theoldest private schools in the Fukuoka area. In 2003 the school moved to the newcampus in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka. The school events that are tied intothe ARISS contact include satellite operations, space research, and ham radio’shistorical function. The school’s ham radio club will beparticipating/supporting this contact. The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://nasatosw.space/ _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. What is the best space food that youhave ever had? 2. Do you have any personal routines that you do before you do somethingimportant? 3. Can you provethat you are actually in space and not just in some NASA base? 4. What made youwant to become an astronaut? 5. What do you think when you see Japanfrom space? 6. What are the most amazing naturalphenomena that you have ever seen from space? 7. Is there anything in the universethat cannot be seen from earth? 8. What would be the biggest challengeif people decide to move to Mars? 9. What is the most inconvenient thingabout living in space? 10. You have been on several missionsto space. On your first trip, what was the hardest part about coming back toearth? 11. What was the hardest part of yourtraining and tests on earth? 12. What does the aurora borealis looklike from space? 13. Many different countries andcompanies are trying their best to explore space, but I don't think they shouldcompete with each other. Instead, we need to unite together, because we are allhuman beings; we are all on one team. Mr. Hoshide, what do you think about it? 14. As the captain of the ISS, what doyou think is the most important part of your job? 15. I want to major in "spaceengineering" at university. So, could you please tell me what kinds of.technology you would want to be developed in the future. _____________________________ ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations onthe 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, sponsors are the Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS NationalLab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space communications and Navigationprogram. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science,technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this byorganizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard theISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators,parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied tospace, space technologies, and amateur 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. Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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UHF up, VHF Down
by vk2pet＠internode.on.net 20 Jul '21

20 Jul '21

Hi Everyone, I have been off air for a little & not keeping up with the latest known good satellites. (Expect for satnogs stuff) I'm after a bird with xcross band voice that is UHF up, VHF down & works in the southern hemisphere? Cheers Pete Vk2pet

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AO-109 catalogue number
by wa2ndv＠gmail.com 20 Jul '21

20 Jul '21

I have noticed that nasabare has a catalogue number as 47311 but SATNOGS has it as 99758 but their KEP file shows 47311. Anyone have a SATNOGS connection to get this corrected ? 73 Frank WA2NDV

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Best Project first: SSTV
by GMM 20 Jul '21

20 Jul '21

Best Project first: If you have multiple projects and limited resources, you need to choose the project that will be the most successful or Get the best bang for the buck. What are you goals for an Amateur-Radio project for ISS? #1, Generate interest in Amateur radio capabilities. #2, Encourage Non-Amateur-radio people to possibly get-into the Amateur-Radio or SWL Hobby. #3, Get more people excited about the ISS and is open programs that can allow the average person to participate. #4, Provide the ISS crew with some entertaining and excitement about their projects. #5, Language universal projects work best. The APRS project has a low following and does not generate much excitement or newspaper coverage. SSTV does great and all 5 of the listed categories. Why is SSTV better the APRS? SSTV is a project that will cross over between two hobbies,Short-wave-listening and Amateur radio.Most Short-wave-listening and Amateur operators are capable of receiving and decoding SSTV signals. With 10's of millions of SWL+AR stations receiving these signals month after month, you will see a huge interest in the abilities of Amateur Radio on ISS. You must have heard the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words". When MarexMG was running the SSTV Program in Space Station Mir, out SSTV images were showing up in magazines and newspapers around the world. When was the last time you saw a New paper or magazine story [Non-ham] talking about APRS from ISS?Never! The MarexMG SSTV project was a huge hit.Schools around the world were setting up receiving stations to receive the images.I remember seeing a new story showing how the Great-Lakes ices was changing week after week, based on images from Mir SSTV. If we want to build up a large amount of support for existing and future Amateur radio projects on ISS, then we need to put our best project front and center. I am not talking about turning on SSTV for 1 or two weekend per year. I am talking about turning it on for a FULL 6 consecutive months in a row 24 hours a day, 7-days a week. Image cycle duration: Let's keep is Simple and Safe. Recommended format: To provide the greatest access and reduce Heat stress on the radio, I recommend using SSTV format Robot-36. The reason for the low-quality Robot-36, is because the transmitting time is only about 36 seconds for each image.I know this is the lowest quality image format, but since it’s the shortest, we can keep the radio cooler. All transmitters run MUCH hotter in Zero Gravity! And if the ISS Air pressure is turned down from 14 psi to 10 psi [Usually during space walks], the radio will also run hotter at 10 psi, than at 14 psi. Maximum number of ISS-transmitted images per hour. 1 image every 5 minutes or 20 per hour.And depending on heatsink temperature and cooling fan status, we may need to reduce the number of pictures per hour to keep the radio cool. My goal is to expand the presence of Amateur Radio on ISS and other satellites and the best tools we have on ISS today is Slow Scan TV. Let's generate some worldwide excitement and make this hobby grow. Turn off APRS! Turn ON SSTV for a FULL 6 consecutive months in a row 24 hours a day, 7-days a week. And then start watch the publicly generated by Marex SPACE-CAM1 by Miles, WF1F

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ANS-201 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) Open For Amateur Use
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-201 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 at 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: * AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) Open For Amateur Use SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-201.01 ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 201.01 From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC DATE July 20, 2021 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-201.01 AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) Open For Amateur Use The AMSAT Engineering and Operations Teams are pleased to announce that AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) is now open for amateur use. Users are advised to use efficient modes such as CW or FT4 for making contacts, since issues with the satellite make SSB voice contacts challenging at best. Please see the May/June 2021 issue (Vol. 44, No. 3) of The AMSAT Journal for an article by Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, and Mark Hammond, N8MH, detailing the various attempts to characterize AO-109 and its apparent problems. On behalf of the Engineering and Operations Teams-- 73, Jerry, N0JY and Drew, KO4MA AO-109 Frequencies Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz Downlink 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz 1k2 BPSK Telemetry 435.750 MHz (non-operational) [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President - Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, and AMSAT Vice President - Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, 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. 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 6 post-secondary years in this status. Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-19 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-19 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space Performing An Amateur Radio Session With Students Of The Children's University "Yzgu Junior", SWSU (Southwestern State University), Kursk, Russia, direct via UB3WCL (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS 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 Pyotr Dubrov Contact is a go for Wed 2021-07-14 20:10 UTC Congratulations to the "Yzgu Junior" students and Pyotr! (***) SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, FL, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 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 Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP (***) Contact is go for: Wed 2021-07-21 17:47:21 UTC 51 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan, direct via 8N6SW 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 Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Thu 2021-07-22 09:14:25 UTC 31 deg 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 2021-07-19 23:30 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 2021-07-19 23:30 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) 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 154 (***) 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 1461. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1391. (***) 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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ARISS News Release No. 21-42
by David Jordan 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

ARISS News Release No.21-42 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at SpaceKids Global/Girl Scouts of Citrus, WinterPark, Florida, United States July19, 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 fromSpaceKids Global in Winter Park, FL, along with Girl Scouts working with GirlScouts of Citrus. Students will take turns asking their questions of ISSAstronaut Shane Kimbrough, amateur radio call sign KE5HOD, during theARISS radio contact. English is the language expected to be used during thecontact. The downlink frequency forthis contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heard by listeners within the ISS footprintthat encompasses the ARISS radio telebridge ground station. The ARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy willuse call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station.Each student asking a question on the ARISS radio will be conferenced in fromhome or while being social-distanced at their facility. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 21, 2021 at 1:47 pm EDT (Winter Park,FL) (17:47 UTC, 12:47 pm CDT, 11:47 am MDT, 10:47 am PDT). SpaceKidsGlobal partnered with Girl Scouts of Citrus Council to create the Making Spacefor Girls Program. This is a year-long STEAM-enrichment program for girls ingrades K-12, teaches them about space exploration and communications and othervarious topics, with the intent of inspiring them to pursue STEAM careers. SpaceKidsGlobal is hosting the ARISS contact in conjunction with this Program that providesvirtual activities reaching over 600 students from 89 Girl Scout councilsacross 46 different states and countries. The curriculum aligns with the stepsfor Girl Scout badge requirements. During the weeks leading up to this ARISScontact, the Program included virtual activities about space technology, andamateur radio operations as well as hands-on activities revolving aroundelectronics and technology. The Program also invited guestspeakers in the fields of space exploration and space technologies, andincluded virtual courses in Space Science 101 and Humans in Space. The Programalso launched online (summer of 2020) the Making Space for Girls STEAMChallenge and, as a result, hundreds of girls submitted their experiments, artdesign, or space-themed essay to the ISS. In collaboration with Challengepartner, ProXops, selected projects and items will launch in a Faraday Box tothe ISS on a SpaceX flight in the Fall of 2021. Viewthe live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at https://youtu.be/KzSRnjSjiTw . _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1.What is your favorite outer space food? Do you have lots of different things toeat? 2.In Girl Scouts, we are taught to use resources wisely. How could this conceptbe applied to NASA and the space industry? 3.What do you do for fun on the ISS? 4.What is your favorite piece of experiment/research that you have worked on inspace? 5.What does it feel like in space? 6.Do astronauts get sick when they're in space and how would they handle it ifso? 7.What would happen if you brought a compass to outer space with you? 8.How high can you jump on the moon? 9.What is Oobleck like in space? Would it act the same as on Earth? Would it firmup when hit or thrown or would it stay all oozy? 10.How would you describe weightlessness? 11.Do you have any live animals on the International Space Station? 12.What kinds of food have you been able to grow in space so far? 13.What math did you take and use on the International Space Station? 14.Would you be excited to meet an alien while you were in space and what wouldyou want them to know about Earth? 15.Which is more fun- the ride to the ISS or the trip home? What does it feellike? 16.What training did you have to do before you went to the space station? 17.What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie? 18.What are some challenges that you have to face trying to readjust back to yournormal life after being in space? 19.Do you take social media photos or videos in space and how do you post them? 20.When was a time that you had failed at something in your journey in becoming anastronaut, why did you decide to keep pushing through? 21.What are some major hurdles to make it to Mars? 22.Does an astronaut’s height increase in space and come back to normal afterreturning to Earth? 23.What is your advice to a female that is looking to get into the space industry? ARISS– Celebrating 20 Years 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, sponsors are the Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS NationalLab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space communications and Navigationprogram. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology,engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizingscheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS andstudents. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents,and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, spacetechnologies, and amateur 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. Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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Re: ISS APRS is Back!, Bring back SSTV
by Tom Kisner, KN6Q 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

Of course, lots of people *like* APRS and work other stations on ISS passes. Personally I prefer making packet contacts with people on ISS passes and I don't find it boring at all. But I'll admit, SSTV is probably more popular - but that may be because it happens in limited times, people hear it's going on and make it a priority to get the image. If it was on 24/7 that might seem get pretty boring pretty quick. It's all pretty cool and amazing to me. 73, Tom On 2021-07-19 11:14, Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB wrote: Just curious - is there any way to measure SSTV utilization? For example, in the past 24 hours there have been 700 packets digipeated from the ISS based on packets iGated. http://packets.aprsat.com/igates/ Obviously, not all traffic get's iGated - so, we can double that number from 700 to 1,400 packets in the past 24 hours. I think I hear you saying SSTV is a better utilization of the radio because more people would utilize the downlink if it was sending SSTV; I'm not convinced that is true. 73 Robert MacHale . KE6BLR FCC Licensed Radio Operator . http://www.aprsat.com/predict . http://packets.aprsat.com/igates . http://www.spaceCommunicator.club . Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration On Monday, July 19, 2021, 05:48:02 AM PDT, GMM via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: APRS is so boring. And it has a microscopic following. Bringback Slow Scan TV 24/7 for 4 months and you will see an exponential grow in the number of ISS Followers. Miles WF1F On 7/14/21 12:56 PM, Jeff Hochberg wrote: I guess they put the hamster back on the wheel? :-) Jeff Hochberg W4JEW Atlanta, GA jeff(a)w4jew.com On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 12:33 PM Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: 2021-07-14 16:25:31 NA1SS>0P0PR8,APRSAT,qAS,LW2DYB-6:'v& l SI]ARISS-International Space Station= I just noticed 2 packets arrived within the last 10 minutes. http://packets.aprsat.com/igates 73 Robert MacHale . KE6BLR FCC Licensed Radio Operator . http://www.aprsat.com/predict . http://packets.aprsat.com/igates . http://www.spaceCommunicator.club . Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org [1]. 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org [1] Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org Links: ------ [1] http://amsat.org __________________________________________ Sent from Briar Texas via https://kn6q.org

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ISS APRS is Back!
by Robert MacHale 19 Jul '21

19 Jul '21

| 2021-07-14 16:25:31 | NA1SS>0P0PR8,APRSAT,qAS,LW2DYB-6:'v&l SI]ARISS-International Space Station= | I just noticed 2 packets arrived within the last 10 minutes. http://packets.aprsat.com/igates 73 Robert MacHale. KE6BLR FCC Licensed Radio Operator . http://www.aprsat.com/predict. http://packets.aprsat.com/igates . http://www.spaceCommunicator.club . Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration

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Something new
by saguaroastro 18 Jul '21

18 Jul '21

Tried something new tonight. I recently bought a Mobilinkd TNC3, a little portable APRS TNC that works with your smartphone via Bluetooth. I set it up to work with my yaesu FT8900R and linked it to APRS Droid. Made two qso's on the ISS Digipeater tonight with it. A bit clumsy as I have to get used to flipping between screens an apps (Iss detector), but that will come.Next up is to see how it works with my WOUXUN and to try the Falconsat3 digipeater as it does support 9.6k.Thanks N6DAN and KE6LB ( ENDAF N6UTC, controlop) for the QSOs73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org

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WI7P Randy Glacier Waterton Ham Fest W7G DN38
by Bill Erhardt 18 Jul '21

18 Jul '21

Howdy gang, I got a nice suprise at the Glacier Waterton Ham Fest near Glacier National Park this weekend. WI7P Randy from Utah stopped in and worked satellite for our special event W7G DN38. Randy is really an enthusiastic Rover and has covered all of Montana and most of the Unitated States. We had several great conversations and I am changing my portable setup like Randy's with a Heil Headset and FS-3 footswitch. I posted a couple pictures of Randy working AO-91 and AO-27 on Amateur Radio Satellite Facebook page.. Bill K7MT

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Re: Is there an IOS version of the Amsat Droid app?
by Yono Adisoemarta 18 Jul '21

18 Jul '21

I use SatSat 73 de Yono YD0NXX Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 19, 2021, at 1:16 AM, Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: >

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Is there an IOS version of the Amsat Droid app?
by Greg D 18 Jul '21

18 Jul '21

Hi folks, Per the subject... A fellow ham is looking for an IOS satellite pass prediction app, but he says all he's finding are ones that are oriented to visual passes only. I'm using AmsatDroid Free on my Android phone; is there an IOS version of the same? Greg KO6TH

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ANS-199 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for July 18
by Mark Johns, K0JM 17 Jul '21

17 Jul '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-199 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: * AMSAT's 39th Annual Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting To Be Held October 29-31 * First call for papers for 2021 AMSAT Space Symposium * 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Being Held * May/June 2021 Issue of The AMSAT Journal Now Available * ISS SSTV 145.800 MHz FM June 21-26 * Youth on the Air Campers Enjoy Successful ISS Contact, Busy with Other Activities * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 15, 2021 * NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station * NASA TV to Air Launch of Space Station Module, Departure of Another * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over ANS-199 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2021 July 18 AMSAT's 39th Annual Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting To Be Held October 29-31 The 39th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held Friday through Sunday, October 29-31, 2021, at the Crowne Plaza AiRE in Bloomington, Minnesota. Crowne Plaza AiRE is located at 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN 55245. The Crowne Plaza AiRE is adjacent to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and only steps away from the METRO Blue Line’s American Blvd. stop. Nearby shopping and tourist attractions include Mall of America, SEA LIFE at Mall of America, Nickelodeon Universe, and the Minnesota Zoo. The Symposium includes presentations, exhibit space, and the AMSAT Annual General Meeting. The preliminary schedule is presented below. The AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting will be held before the Symposium, October 28-29, at the same hotel. You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000 or (877) 424-4188 (toll free) or online by visiting crowneplazaaire.com. The group name is Amateur Satellite Group. Registration is available on AMSAT's Member Portal at https://launch.amsat.org/Events Preliminary Schedule of Events (subject to change) Thursday, October 28, 2021 0800 – 1200 AMSAT Board Meeting 1200 – 1300 AMSAT Board Lunch Break 1300 – 1700 AMSAT Board Meeting 1600 – 1900 Registration Friday, October 29, 2021 0800 – 1900 Registration 0800 – 2100 Space Exhibit 0800 – 1200 AMSAT Board Meeting 1200 – 1300 AMSAT Board Lunch Break 1300 – 1700 AMSAT Space Symposium presentations 1700 – 1900 Dinner Break 1900 – 2130 AMSAT Reception, cash bar available Saturday, October 30, 2021 0800 – 1600 Registration 0800 – 2100 Space Exhibit 0800 – 1200 AMSAT Space Symposium presentations 1200 – 1300 Lunch Break 1300 – 1500 AMSAT Space Symposium presentations 1500 – 1700 AMSAT Annual General Meeting 1800 – 1900 Attitude Adjustment (reception) 1800 – 2200 Cash Bar 1900 – 2200 Banquet Sunday, October 31, 2021 0700 – 0900 AMSAT Ambassadors’ Breakfast NOTE: All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC – 5 hours [ANS thanks the 2021 AMSAT Symposium Committee 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! +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ First call for papers for 2021 AMSAT Space Symposium This is the first call for papers for the 39th AMSAT Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 29-31, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza AiRE hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. Proposals for symposium presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by October 18 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv(a)amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, Symposium Program Committee, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Being Held The nomination period for the 2021 Board of Directors Election ended on June 15, 2021. The following candidates have been duly nominated and their candidate statements can be found at link that follows: Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO Robert Bankston, KE4AL Jerry Buxton, N0JY Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO In accordance with our Bylaws, AMSAT must hold an election, even though we have four nominations for four open Director positions. As such, we will host electronic voting on our Member Portal this year, at no cost to the organization. Voting is now open and will close on September 15, 2021. When members click on the poll link, they will see their ballot (poll question). After choosing from the possible options, click the Submit button to cast your vote. Unlike many online polls, the results of all votes cast, up to the point of your vote, will not be displayed. AMSAT members can only vote once. If you click the poll link again after already voting, a vote submitted message will be displayed. 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 read candidate biographies see: https://launch.amsat.org/2021-BoD-Election AMSAT members may access their ballots at: https://launch.amsat.org/Sys/Poll/25943 [ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- May/June 2021 Issue of The AMSAT Journal Now Available The May/June 2021 issue of The AMSAT Journal is now available to members on AMSAT’s Member Portal. The AMSAT Journal is a bi-monthly digital magazine for amateur radio in space enthusiasts, published by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). Each issue is your source for hardware and software projects, technical tips, STEM initiatives, operational activities, and news from around the world. AMSAT members may download their copy at: https://launch.amsat.org/ Inside the Current Issue * Apogee View – Robert Bankston, KE4AL * AMSAT Strategic Plan: A Roadmap for Success – Robert Bankston, KE4AL * Educational Relations Update – Alan Johnston, KU2Y * AMSAT Board of Directors Election – Jeff Davis, KE9V * Debugging AO-109 (RadFxSat-2, Fox-1E) – Burns Fisher, WB1FJ and Mark Hammond, N8MH * Working Portable with the Icom IC-9700 – Paul Philip, AC9O * A Really Cheap Portable Satellite Mount – Keith Baker, KB1SF / VA3KSF * Building a Tiny Satellite Ground Station – Mike Spohn, N1SPW [ANS thanks The AMSAT Journal 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ISS SSTV 145.800 MHz FM June 21-26 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) logoARISS report there will be an “Amateur Radio on Shuttle, Mir and ISS” Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event from June 21-26. Transmissions from the International Space Station will be on 145.800 MHz FM using PD120. 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 schedule 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. Downlink frequency will be 145.800 MHz and the mode should be PD120. Those that recently missed the opportunity during the limited period of MAI transmissions should have numerous chances over the 6 day period to capture many (if not all 12) of the images. Check the ARISS SSTV blog for the latest information http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ ARISS SSTV Award https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ 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. You can get predictions for the ISS pass times 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Youth on the Air Campers Enjoy Successful ISS Contact, Busy with Other Activities The first Youth on the Air (YOTA) camp for young radio amateurs in the Americas is under way in West Chester, Ohio. Among other activities, the campers have been operating special event station W8Y from both the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting and from the camp hotel. The camp wraps up with an hour-long closing ceremony on Friday, July 16. "Things are going really well," said Camp Director Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. The earlier launch of a balloon carrying a ham radio payload was successful, he said, and -- after pinpointing where the payload landed some 3 hours away -- the campers were able to retrieve the package, thanks to some understanding landowners. Rapp said the balloon reached approximately 100,000 feet. Rapp said that campers have gotten along well from the first day, and problems in general have been few and minor. Several of the approximately two dozen campers got to ask questions of ISS crew member Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, during a Tuesday Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Responding to a query posed by Graham, KO4FJK, Hoshide said the most interesting things he's seen from space included flying through an aurora and looking down at shooting stars from the ISS. He also said the ISS crew was able to view a partial lunar eclipse from space. Another camper, Adam, KD9KIS, wanted to know how often the ISS crew members use the onboard ham station. Hoshide said individual crew members may get on the radio every couple of weeks or so, or as the opportunity arises. "This ARISS contact is intended to inspire these young hams to learn more about communication using amateur satellites and making ARISS radio contacts," ARISS said in announcing the contact date. ARISS team member John Sygo, ZS6JON, in South Africa, served as the telebridge relay station for the late-morning event, which was streamed live via YouTube. Rapp said he's hoping this pilot camp venture will provide the information needed to replicate the camp over multiple locations for years to come. "We also hope this brings a more robust community of young hams into amateur radio," he added. The long-anticipated summer camp for up to 30 hams, aged 15 through 25, was set for last June, but it had to be rescheduled until summer 2021 because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns. The camp for young hams in the Americas took its cue from the summer Youngsters on the Air camps held for the past few years in various IARU Region 1 countries. The Region 2 camp is aimed at helping participants to take their ham radio experience to the next level by exposing them to a variety of activities and providing the opportunity to meet other young hams. Activities include kit building, antenna building, transmitter hunting and direction finding, operating with digital modes, and launching a high-altitude balloon. Amateur satellite operation is one of the workshops provided. Others include effective radio communication, local ham radio history, and using amateur radio during emergencies. The YouTube channel features daily highlight videos. W8Y has been on the air as campers complete projects, between sessions, and during free time, although some late-evening slots have been on the schedule. The camp's opening observance on Sunday featured keynote speaker Tim Duffy, K3LR, who told the campers, "Amateur radio is the best hobby in the world." Campers also saw a video presentation by International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Youth Working Group chair Philipp Springer, DK6SP. ARRL and The Yasme Foundation donated project kits for the campers. XTronics provided temperature-controlled soldering stations. The brochure on the Youth on the Air website includes more details about the camp. -- Thanks to ARISS for some information [ANS thanks ARISS and ARRL 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 15, 2021 The name of the following satellite has been changed in this week's AMSAT TLE Distribution as follows: The satellite owner actually uses a dash in the satellite name rather than a blank. The name of CubeBel 1 has been changed to CubeBel-1 (NORAD Cat ID 43666) to correct the satellite name. [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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station will relocate their Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft Wednesday, July 21, setting the stage for a historic first when two different U.S. commercial spacecraft built for crew will be docked to the microgravity laboratory at the same time. Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT (10:30z) on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, and Megan McArthur, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG, will board the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 4:30 a.m. and undock from the forward port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:45 a.m. The spacecraft will dock again at the station’s space-facing port at 7:32 a.m. The relocation will free up Harmony’s forward port for the docking of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, scheduled for launch Friday, July 30, as part of NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission. The flight will test the end-to-end capabilities of Starliner from launch to docking, atmospheric re-entry, and a desert landing in the western United States. The uncrewed mission will provide valuable data about Boeing’s crew transportation system, and help NASA certify Starliner and the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for regular flights with astronauts to and from the space station. This will be the second port relocation of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission lifted off April 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station April 24. Crew-2, targeted to return in early-to-mid November, is the second of six certified crew missions NASA and SpaceX have planned as a part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA TV to Air Launch of Space Station Module, Departure of Another NASA will provide live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station, and the undocking of another module that has been part of the orbital outpost for the past 20 years. Live coverage of all events will be available on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The uncrewed Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, the Russian word for “science,” is scheduled to launch at 10:58 a.m. EDT (14:58z) Wednesday, July 21 on a three-stage Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Live launch coverage will begin at 10:30 a.m. Two days later, on Friday, July 23, the uncrewed ISS Progress 77 spacecraft will undock from the Russian segment of the station while attached to the Pirs docking compartment. With Pirs attached, Progress 77 is scheduled to undock at 9:17 a.m. (13:17z) Live coverage of undocking will begin at 8:45 a.m. A few hours later, Progress’ engines will fire in a deorbit maneuver to send the cargo craft and Pirs into a destructive reentry in the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. Deorbit and reentry will not be covered on NASA TV. After Nauka completes eight days in free-flight to allow Russian flight controllers to evaluate its systems, the 43-foot long, 23-ton module will automatically link up to the port on the Earth-facing side of the Russian segment station, vacated by the departure of Pirs. Docking is scheduled for 9:25 a.m. Thursday (13:25z), July 29, with live coverage beginning at 8:30 a.m. Nauka will serve as a new science facility, docking port, and spacewalk airlock for future operations. Pirs has been part of the space station since September 2001, functioning as a docking port for Russian visiting spacecraft and an airlock for Russian spacewalks. For more than 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked on the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Through NASA’s Artemis program, the agency will send the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon’s surface, and eventually expand human exploration to Mars. Inspiring the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – ensures America will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS NEWS 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. YOTA 2021, West Chester, OH, telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Wed 2021-07-14 15:03:16 UTC 58 degrees max elevation TBD, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is a go for Wed 2021-07-14 20:10 UTC SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, FL, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is go for: Wed 2021-07-21 17:47:21 UTC 51 degrees max elevation Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan, direct via 8N6SW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Thu 2021-07-22 09:14:25 UTC 31 degrees max elevation 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 [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: DM23, DM33, DM43 – Dave AD7DB will be operating holiday style on FM satellites from July 22-25 2021. DM23 will be on July 22 or 25. The other grids may be activated on any of those days depending on weather and other factors. Confirmations in LOTW. Follow @ad7db on Twitter for updates. Major Roves: WA7AA: July 13-16 DN28 holiday style July 17 DN38 holiday style July 18 DN47/48 daytime passes July 21-23 DN54 holiday style July 25-27 DN64 holiday style July 30-31 DN63 holiday style July 7, 10, 11, 18 will all be planned trips just for Sat passes FM and SSB. I will try to publish passes ahead of time on Twitter and QRZ. The remainder of the trip will be camping in remote areas with little to no internet or Twitter. I will get info out as I can, but I won’t be able to setup skeds ahead of time. Lots of POTA activations on Sats and HF as well. Please submit any additions or corrections to Ke0pbr (at) gmail.com [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. No upcoming events currently scheduled. Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy Satellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or club? Always includes are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS … and pre-presentation questions are solicited and welcome. Contact AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, at http://www.work-sat.com or by phone at 909-999-SATS (7287) [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + NASA awarded a $935 million contract to Northrop Grumman to build and integrate the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module for the lunar Gateway, based off their Cygnus cargo craft, targeting a launch on a Falcon Heavy in late 2024. This module will house astronauts and provide command, control and power, plus three docking ports and mounting hardware for Canadarm3 [and very likely, an amateur radio station!]. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information). + Duct tape is really important in space. Among other things it was used by the crew of Apollo 13 to build their improvised carbon monoxide scrubber (called “gray tape” in the transcript). Amazingly, up until 2021 astronauts on the ISS just stuck it to the wall and had to remember where it was; SpaceX Crew-1 finally brought a duct tape dispenser which can be operated with one hand, allowing an astronaut to stabilize themselves with the other. Even more amazingly, the dispenser was designed by high school students as part of NASA HUNCH, a program that farms out tactical engineering problems to high schoolers. (ANS thanks The Prepared blog and The Orbital Index for the above information) + China launched five small satellites designed to detect and monitor global radio transmissions Friday, July 9, 2021 on top of a Long March 6 rocket, joining five similar spacecraft deployed in orbit in 2019. The five satellites belong to a fleet owned by Ningxia Jingui Information Technology Co. Ltd., a company that provides radio spectrum monitoring services to commercial and Chinese government customers. (ANS thanks SpaceFlightNow for the above information) + A record number of satellites were launched into orbit in 2020, according to the Satellite Industry Association’s (SIA) State of the Satellite Industry Report. By the end of 2020, there were 3,371 satellites orbiting Earth, an increase of 37% from 2019. The commercial satellite industry dominates the $371 billion global space economy, making up $271 billion, or nearly 73% of its revenue. (ANS thanks SatelliteToday for the above information) + NASA is announcing its 2021 Entrepreneurs Challenge to invite fresh ideas and new participants that will lead to new instruments and technologies with the potential to advance the agency’s science mission goals. To encourage entrepreneurs to participate in the challenge, the Science Mission Directorate will award finalists as much as $90,000 through a two-stage process. Details at https://www.nasa-science-challenge.com (ANS thanks Southgate ARC for the above information) + The Atmosphere–Space Interactions Monitor, or ASIM, installed outside the European space laboratory Columbus module on the ISS, has detected a ‘blue jet’—upward shooting lighting—that climbed to the interface between the stratosphere and the ionosphere. These have previously been associated with 10- to 30-microsecond pulses of intense radiation across the 3 to 300 MHz radio spectrum. More study is necessary to determine effects related to radio propagation. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index and ESA for the above information) + Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson rocketed into space Sunday, an edge-of-the-seat sub-orbital test flight intended to demonstrate his company’s air-launched spaceplane is ready for passengers who can afford the ultimate thrill ride. Whether the view and a couple of minutes of microgravity are worth the $250,000 (which purportedly 600+ people are signed up to pay) is entirely a matter of opinion. But if you sign up, and plan to take along your hand-held ham transceiver, please let us know! --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 or through 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. Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM k0jm at amsat dot org

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First call for papers for 2021 AMSAT Space Symposium
by Daniel Schultz 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

This is the first call for papers for the 39th AMSAT Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 29-31, 2021 at the Crowne Plaza AiRE hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota. Proposals for symposium presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by October 18 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv(a)amsat.org 73, Dan Schultz N8FGV

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L band Yagi Comet cya-1216E
by Douglas Matthies 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

I have an extra Comet CYA-1216E L Band Yagi antenna for sale if anybody is interested Never been left out side really in good shape Ke7av Doug Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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EM44/54
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

Gridders, Logged the following Calls on CAS4A/B earlier from EM44/54 and they have been uploaded to LoTW (no eQSL for roving). W5RKN, KB0HP, N8RO, K5TA, N2YU, VE6WK, AB5N, KE8RJU. If error/omission, send me details in an email. 73, Bob K8BL

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Field Day
by Bruce 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

Tiday is last day for submissions. Have to be received by 11:59PM Central time today. 73...bruce Sent from my iPhone

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Images in online downloadable AMSAT Journal.
by Tom Schuessler 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

I thoroughly prefer getting my journal electronically rather than as paper through the mail. Saves trees, and money for the organization. I did want to mention an observation related to image quality for the online PDF. I was reading it through my iPad last night and noticed that the images, diagrams, and pictures, we’re all very fuzzy. For a PDF with searchable text, the text is all vector related so things just properly scale nice when you zoom a document in. Zooming into the images however to get a little more detail proved very frustrating because they were so heavily compressed. My recommendation would be to please decrease the amount of compression used in saving the document or the images as they go into the document. It may make the file bigger but will look a heck of a lot better. Thank you very much to all of those who make the publication possible. Sent from my iPhone

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EM44/54
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

Gridders, Gonna try for EM44/54 at 1522Z on CAS4A/B. If not, it'll be CAS4A/B or RS44 around 1700Z. I'll have to tiptoe around SeaNancy whenever I hear them and QSY. 73/CUL, Bob K8BL

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Re: [Keps] orb21189.2l.amsat
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 16 Jul '21

16 Jul '21

At 09:32 PM 7/8/2021 -0500, ray.hoad wrote: >SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB21189.N >2Line Orbital Elements 21189.AMSAT > >HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT >FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 8, 2021 >BID: ORB21189.N A Question, Is there a way we can change the names of some of the satellites listed on the Satellite Status page(www.amsat.org/status) to match the names in the keps distribution? KB7ADL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-15 15:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Jul '21

15 Jul '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-15 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TBD, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS 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 Pyotr Dubrov Contact is a go for Wed 2021-07-14 20:10 UTC SpaceKids Global, Winter Park, FL, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 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 Shane Kimbrough KE5HOD Contact is go for: Wed 2021-07-21 17:47:21 UTC 51 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com (***) Seinan Gakuin Junior Senior High School, Fukuoka, Japan, direct via 8N6SW 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 Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI Contact is go for: Thu 2021-07-22 09:14:25 UTC 31 deg 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 2021-07-15 15:30 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 2021-07-15 02:00 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 1460. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1390. 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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