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Fox Telemetry Server will be offline again today for maintenance
by Chris Thompson 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

The Fox Telemetry Server will be offline again today for maintenance. Telemetry will queue in FoxTelem and be sent when the server is available. You can safely stop and restart FoxTelem if needed. The telemetry is saved in a queue file on disk. 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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MIR-SAT 1 News
by Jean Marc Momple 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

Dear All, 1) The bird has been stabilized, gyro and battery now stable. On behalf of the thanking all of you who sent TLM to Satnogns which made our tasks easier. 2) The Gold Award winners will be published soon, only a few applications needed to reach the targeted number of 20 and many have uploaded data to Satnogns but have not applied for same on https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCAAKTMtTmARDwrjIE_Coai1WR9b2zUFj…. please do so if you wish to get one. First come first served, the results will be published as soon as we reach 20 eligible stations. 3) We still have many test to carry and will keep you posted, but the hardest part is over now as the bird stabilized. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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Thd72a
by Douglas Matthies 03 Jul '21

03 Jul '21

I have a thd72a with HH Mike programmed for FM sats if interested please contact me Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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ISS Dopplers Still Off
by crohtun 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

So… using nasabare for 7/2 didn’t help. The ISS was still about 10kHz above where SatPC32 was tuning the IC 9700. Had to enable the VFO and manually tune up to it and then follow it back down the band. Also still getting good signals after supposed LOS, down to -5 to -8 degrees. Had SatSat in front of me on the iPad watching the ISS az, el, range, altitude and Doppler at 100MHz, AOS/LOS times. It was all very close to what SatPC32 was displaying. Yet SatPC32 did not put the rig where the ISS links were. Only seems to affect ISS as far as I can tell. I really don’t get it. Ray Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

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Fox Telemetry server will be offline for maintenance
by Chris Thompson 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

The Fox Telemetry server will be offline for maintenance. Telemetry from AO-95 will be stored locally by FoxTelem until the server is available. 73 Chris G0KLA / AC2CZ -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for July 1 2021
by Ronald Parsons 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period June 1, 2021 through July 1, 2021. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! Congratulations to Christy KB6LTY on achieving the AMSAT GridMaster CALL June July K8YSE/7 842 872 KK5DO 781 793 NS3L 695 697 WD9EWK (DM43) 650 655 N9IP 635 640 PS8ET 550 600 VE6WK 404 512 VE1VOX 400 507 KF6JOQ 453 503 WB7VUF 404 455 W8LR 425 453 AK8CW DM37 425 451 KS1G 427 451 K5TA 400 450 KC7JPC New 399 VE4MM New 350 VE1CWJ New 335 KN2K 253 300 N7ZO 275 300 AB1OC 267 285 EA2AA 251 280 N8URE (FM19) 263 279 KK4CF 100 200 K3HPA 150 176 RA3DNC 142 156 N8MR 115 154 KC1MMC New 150 N1KM New 150 VE3KY 128 150 WA7HQD 149 150 WD9EWK (DM54) 125 145 KC2JED New 132 DL1DUO New 130 HC2FG New 130 WD9EWK (DM45) 106 127 DF2PI New 116 N2VAJ New 103 KE7RTB New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing a lot of the work! Ron W5RKN

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ISS Dopplers
by crohtun 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

My SatPC32 Doppler control is way off and I can’t figure out why. Seems to affect only the ISS. As it approaches, the incoming signal is almost 10kHz high — about where it would be with no Doppler adjustment at all. My Doppler.sqf line readsISS,437800,145990,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Cross band repeaterand keps are current from nasa.all. I also notice that SatPC32 is off on predicting LOS. I was still copying signals 59 well after LOS had supposedly occurred.???????? RayKN2K Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-01 04:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 01 Jul '21

01 Jul '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-07-01 04:30 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 2021-07-14 20:10 UTC (***) Watch for possible operation mode change sometime after ARRL Field Day. Exact date and time TBD but it will probably be after the week of 2021-07-12 to 2021-07-18. 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 2021-07-01 04:30 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 2021-06-26 16:30 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 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 1459. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1389. 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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13 Colonies Special Event
by Peter 30 Jun '21

30 Jun '21

W2JV will represent NY State as K2A, if there are rover operations active I will only make two contacts and stand aside. If you are a rover station, if you can, please let me know your call. I will be active on all our satellites, thank you. SPECIAL SATELLITE EVENT 13 COLONIES: http://www.13colonies.us/ This year the organizers have secured all 13 states to participate, we can now claim a “clean sweep” on Satellite 2021 Event Dates / July 1 (9AM Eastern) to July 7 (Midnight Eastern) (July 1, 2021-1300 UTC to July 8, 2021-0400 UTC) YOU DO NOT NEED ALL 13 COLONIES TO GET THE CERTIFICATE YOU DO NOT NEED TO GET THE 2 BONUS STATIONS FOR A CLEAN SWEEP 73 Peter W2JV

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