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Re: BeliefSat-0 orbital data restored, reception reports requested
by Sasha Tim 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

Mildly funny... This entire satellite runs on an Atmega328... On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 5:58 PM Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > AMSAT alerted the US Space Force 18th Space Defense Squadron of a glitch > in their systems that prevented updates of publicly available element sets > for BeliefSat-0 after January 4th. USSF 18 SDS thanked AMSAT for the > notice and restored public updates on January 30th. > > BeliefSat-0's Principal Investigator Professor Shinde of K J Somaiya > Institute of Technology thanked AMSAT for arranging the fix and requested > reception reports. Hams in equatorial regions are encouraged to submit > reports to the AMSAT status page <http://www.amsat.org/status> and/or > schedule observations in SatNogs <https://satnogs.org/>. The spacecraft > is in an equatorial orbit and rises above the horizon for ground stations > located between approximately 20 degrees south and 20 degrees north > latitude. BeliefSat-0 is expected to remain in orbit and operational > until early April 2024. > > Details of the BeliefSat-0 payload can be found on the BeliefSat-0 GitHub > <https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/>. It is a hosted > payload on the POEM-3 > <https://www.isro.gov.in/POEM-3_Mission_achieves_Payload_objectives.html> spacecraft, > a repurposed upper stage of an Indian Space Research Organization > rocket. > > *Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P)* > > *AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager/IT Team* > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 >

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BeliefSat-0 orbital data restored, reception reports requested
by Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

AMSAT alerted the US Space Force 18th Space Defense Squadron of a glitch in their systems that prevented updates of publicly available element sets for BeliefSat-0 after January 4th. USSF 18 SDS thanked AMSAT for the notice and restored public updates on January 30th. BeliefSat-0's Principal Investigator Professor Shinde of K J Somaiya Institute of Technology thanked AMSAT for arranging the fix and requested reception reports. Hams in equatorial regions are encouraged to submit reports to the AMSAT status page<http://www.amsat.org/status> and/or schedule observations in SatNogs<https://satnogs.org/>. The spacecraft is in an equatorial orbit and rises above the horizon for ground stations located between approximately 20 degrees south and 20 degrees north latitude. BeliefSat-0 is expected to remain in orbit and operational until early April 2024. Details of the BeliefSat-0 payload can be found on the BeliefSat-0 GitHub <https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/> . It is a hosted payload on the POEM-3<https://www.isro.gov.in/POEM-3_Mission_achieves_Payload_objectives.html> spacecraft, a repurposed upper stage of an Indian Space Research Organization rocket. Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager/IT Team

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-31 15:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-31 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC1ØØISS 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 crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY/TA5TRU The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact was successful: Wed 2024-01-31 12:12:57 UTC 56 deg (***) Congratulations to the Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School students, Alper, mentor ON6TI, and telebridge IK1SLD! (***) Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ 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 crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact was successful: Wed 2024-01-31 12:50:25 UTC 58 deg (***) Congratulations to the Bilingual Montessori School of Lund students, Marcus, mentor ON6TI, and telebridge VK4KHZ! (***) This was the first ARISS contact for Marcus, congratulations! (***) Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/G72VqFDlh0g?si=BBqi7SRy1rS8RS0l Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE 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 crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:34:50 UTC 52 deg Watch for Livestream at ascteinformation-9116 - YouTube (***) Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS 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 crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:21:26 UTC 80 deg Lilburn Elementary School, Lilburn, GA, direct via K4RGK 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 crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is K4RGK Contact is go for: Wed 2024-02-07 14:24:10 UTC 57 deg School of Telecommunications Engineering, ETSIT Valencia (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain, direct via EA5RKP 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 crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is IKØUSO Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-09 08:12:46 UTC 31 deg Note the crewmember and event date change is due to a scheduling conflict. The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. 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 2024-01-31 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 2024-01-31 15:30 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. 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 **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 222 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** 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 1690. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1596. (***) 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, FXØISS, GB1SS, 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 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM Axiom AX-3 crew on orbit Michael López-Alegría Walter Villadei IUØRWB Alper Gezeravcı KJ5DIY/TA5TRU Marcus Wandt KJ5COO **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [Ground-station] Planar antennas
by Jordan Trewitt 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

ThinKom Solutions: https://www.thinkom.com/technology/ They've been really popular for the antennas for Internet on planes before Starlink came online. This is a good video going over their technology at a IEEE presentation. https://youtu.be/GnrXnQ7eVgY?si=i8_ty6K4BBS46mfi -Jordan KF5COQ On Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 20:21 KENT BRITAIN <wa5vjb(a)flash.net> wrote: > Do you have a link for that antenna? My DuckDuck search only found a CB > antenna company. Kent > > > > > On Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:50:07 AM CST, Jordan Trewitt < > jmtrewitt(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Isn't this the same technology that ThinKom uses on their VICTER antennas > > they have one platter that changes azimuth, another for elevation and > another for changing between LHCP and RHCP. It seems like they're only > really good for X-band to E-band just reading their brochures about their > individual antennas and phased arrays for their gateway antennas. > > -Jordan > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020, 18:37 KENT BRITAIN via Ground-Station > <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> wrote: > > Do you see any large metamaterial lens out front? > If so it would be nearly as thick as it is wide. > > Very different technology. > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 5:25:39 PM CST, Daniel Zeleznikar < > daniel.zeleznikar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sounds similar to this tech... is it the same? > https://www.thinkom.com/technology/ > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 2:59 PM KENT BRITAIN via Ground-Station > <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> wrote: > > A Concept drawing. > > Much easier ways of doing it and it completely leaves out > the logic systems necessary to control it. > > Kent WA5VJB > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 3:39:17 PM CST, KC9SGV via Ground-Station > <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> wrote: > > > Maybe this is old news... > > > https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/556805/MQ-2015016-Planar-… > > Bernard, > KC9SGV > > > > Sent from my iPad > > -- > Dan Zeleznikar > daniel.zeleznikar(a)gmail.com > (216) 233-6232 > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-30 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-30 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC1ØØISS 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 crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY/TA5TRU The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:12:57 UTC 56 deg via IK1SLD Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ 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 crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:50:25 UTC 58 deg via VK4KHZ Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/G72VqFDlh0g?si=BBqi7SRy1rS8RS0l Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE 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 crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:34:50 UTC 52 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS 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 crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:21:26 UTC 80 deg Lilburn Elementary School, Lilburn, GA, direct via K4RGK 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 crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is K4RGK Contact is go for: Wed 2024-02-07 14:24:10 UTC 57 deg School of Telecommunications Engineering, ETSIT Valencia (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain, direct via EA5RKP 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 crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM (***) The ARISS mentor is IKØUSO Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-09 08:12:46 UTC 31 deg (***) Note the crewmember and event date change is due to a scheduling conflict. (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. 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 2024-01-30 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 2024-01-30 17:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. 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 **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 222 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** 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 1688. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1594. 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, FXØISS, GB1SS, 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 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM Axiom AX-3 crew on orbit Michael López-Alegría Walter Villadei IUØRWB Alper Gezeravcı KJ5DIY/TA5TRU Marcus Wandt KJ5COO **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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TEVEL-2
by david.greenberg 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-2 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 30.01.24 19:52U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-6
by david.greenberg 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-6 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 30.01.24 19:03U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: [Ground-station] Planar antennas
by Jordan Trewitt 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Isn't this the same technology that ThinKom uses on their VICTER antennas they have one platter that changes azimuth, another for elevation and another for changing between LHCP and RHCP. It seems like they're only really good for X-band to E-band just reading their brochures about their individual antennas and phased arrays for their gateway antennas. -Jordan On Wed, Feb 5, 2020, 18:37 KENT BRITAIN via Ground-Station <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> wrote: > Do you see any large metamaterial lens out front? > If so it would be nearly as thick as it is wide. > > Very different technology. > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 5:25:39 PM CST, Daniel Zeleznikar < > daniel.zeleznikar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Sounds similar to this tech... is it the same? > https://www.thinkom.com/technology/ > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 2:59 PM KENT BRITAIN via Ground-Station > <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> wrote: > > A Concept drawing. > > Much easier ways of doing it and it completely leaves out > the logic systems necessary to control it. > > Kent WA5VJB > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 3:39:17 PM CST, KC9SGV via Ground-Station > <ground-station(a)lists.openresearch.institute> wrote: > > > Maybe this is old news... > > > https://www.mq.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/556805/MQ-2015016-Planar-… > > Bernard, > KC9SGV > > > > Sent from my iPad > > -- > Dan Zeleznikar > daniel.zeleznikar(a)gmail.com > (216) 233-6232 >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-30 17:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-30 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC1ØØISS 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 crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY/TA5TRU (***) The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact was successful: Tue 2024-01-30 13:38:09 UTC 58 deg (***) Congratulations to the Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School students, Alper, mentor ON6TI, and telebridge VK4KHZ (***) Congratulations to Alper for his first ARISS contact. (***) Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC1ØØISS 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 crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY/TA5TRU (***) The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:12:57 UTC 56 deg via IK1SLD Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ 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 crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:50:25 UTC 58 deg via VK4KHZ Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/G72VqFDlh0g?si=BBqi7SRy1rS8RS0l (***) Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE 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 crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:34:50 UTC 52 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS 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 crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:21:26 UTC 80 deg School of Telecommunications Engineering, ETSIT Valencia (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia), Valencia, Spain, direct via EA5RKP 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 crewmember is Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ (***) The ARISS mentor is IKØUSO Contact is go for: Tue 2024-02-06 10:36:40 UTC 46 deg (***) Lilburn Elementary School, Lilburn, GA, direct via K4RGK 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 crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL (***) The ARISS mentor is K4RGK Contact is go for: Wed 2024-02-07 14:24:10 UTC 57 deg (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. 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 2024-01-30 17:30 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 2024-01-30 17:30 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. 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 **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 222 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** 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 1688. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1594. (***) 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, FXØISS, GB1SS, 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 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM Axiom AX-3 crew on orbit Michael López-Alegría Walter Villadei IUØRWB Alper Gezeravcı KJ5DIY/TA5TRU Marcus Wandt KJ5COO **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS News Release No. 24-06
by David Jordan 30 Jan '24

30 Jan '24

ARISS News Release No.24-06 DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden January 30,2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an Axiom Mission(Ax-3) astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students atthe Stiftelsen BMSL located in Lund, Sweden. ARISS conducts 60 -100 of these special amateur radio contacts each yearbetween students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboardthe ISS. BMSLwas established in 2003 for children aged 1 to 16, using the National SwedishCurriculum. The school employs Montessori-inspired pedagogy and languageimmersion teaching English and French from preschool and starting in grade 6,teaching Spanish. This will be atelebridge Contact via AmateurRadio allowing students toask their questions of astronaut Marcus Wandt,amateur radio call sign KJ5COO. Wandt has over 20 years of aviation experiencewith the Swedish Air Force as a fighter pilot, squadron commander, wingcommander, and chief test pilot. He will be the second ESA astronaut of Swedishnationality to ever go to the International Space Station and will serve as amission specialist during Axiom Space’s Ax-3 mission. Wandt is honored to have this opportunity to not onlyachieve one of his greatest life’s dreams, but also to use the Ax-3 mission toignite a passion for STEM education in teachers and students worldwide to eachpursue their ambitions. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHzand may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that alsoencompasses the telebridge station. The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station)for this contact is in Glenden, Australia. The amateur radio volunteer team atthe ground station will use the call sign VK4KHZ, to establish and maintain theISS connection. The ARISS radiocontact is scheduled for January 31, 2024 at 1:50:25 pm CET(Sweden) (12:50:25 UTC,7:50 am EST, 6:50 am CST, 5:50 am MST, 4:50am PST). The public isinvited to watch the live stream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72VqFDlh0g As time allows,students will ask these questions: Translation (fromSwedish): 1. What does atypical day look like on the ISS? 2. How do youeat in space, and does the food taste different? 3. What kind ofresearch are you conducting? 4. Which ofyour experiments can improve our lives on Earth? 5. How does itfeel to be weightless, can it be compared to any other sensation? 6. What doesthe moon look like from the ISS? 7. Would youlike to be the first human landing on Mars? 8. How do youpoop in space? 9. How do youshower, Marcus? The water should be flying in all directions, right? 10. How doesbeing in space affect your body? 11. How do youmanage conflicts between crew members? 12. Do youthink your values will change now that you have been in space? 13. What didyou feel during the rocket liftoff? 14. Can you useyour Smartphone with the Starlink satellites to contact your family from theISS? 15. How did youprepare for weightlessness? 16. How can thefire stay on the rocket in space? 17. How does thecockpit of the Dragon module look like? 18. How do youknow you won't get lost in space? 19. Does lifein space have effects on your body and your mood? 20. What doesthe education look like to become an astronaut? Translation (English to Swedish for questionsthat will be asked in English): 3*. Class 8A (14-15): Vilken typ av forskningbedriver du? 4*. Class 9A (15-16): Vilka av dina experimentkan förbättra vårt liv på jorden? 7*. Class 8B (14-15): Skulle du vilja vara denförsta människan som landar på Mars? 11*. Class 9B (15-16): Hur hanterar dukonflikter mellan besättningsmedlemmar? 14*. Class 7A (13:14): Kan du använda dinsmartphone med Startlink-satelliterna för att kontakta din familj från ISS? About Axiom Mission 3: As the first all-European commercial astronaut mission tothe ISS, Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) redefines the pathway to low-Earth orbit fornations around the globe. This mission marks a new era of opportunity forcountries to join the international space community and access low-Earth orbitto advance exploration and research in microgravity. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) isa cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the spaceagencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the UnitedStates, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur RadioDigital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT),NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS NationalLab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote explorationof science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISSdoes this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crewmembers aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts,students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learningactivities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For moreinformation, see http://www.ariss.org . Media Contact: Dave Jordan,AA4KN ARISS PR Find us onsocial media at: X (formally Twitter):ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon:[email protected] Check out ARISSon Youtube.com.

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