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AO73 and EO79 Operations
by Graham Shirville 24 Nov '17

24 Nov '17

Hi all, Just to confirm that AO73 is now in full time transponder mode for the weekend. Also please note that EO79 is presently not operational - more news soon. 73 Graham G3VZV ++++++++++++++++++++++ AO-73 FUNcube-1 The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends (from PM Fridays UTC to PM Sundays UTC) the transponder is operational 24/7. When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. During holidays, e.g. Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc, the transponder maybe activated for extended periods. Watch AMSAT-BB for announcements which are usually made on Friday evenings (UTC) The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.150 – 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.950 – 145.970 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.935 MHz BPSK (The passband may be up to 15 kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Lower temperatures give higher freqs!) FUNcube-2 (aka FUNcube on UKube) The FUNcube-2 sub-system continues to operate autonomously and, almost continuously, in amateur mode. The transponder is operational and the telemetry downlink is functioning with about 70mW output. The FUNcube-1 Dashboard does not correctly display the telemetry but it does correctly decode the data and uploads it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse from where it can be examined. Most of the real time data channels are operational and these include battery voltages, temperatures and ADCS data coming via the main On Board Computer (OBC). The transponder is interrupted for a few seconds every 2 minutes when the other transmitter sends its CW beacon and, occasionally, for a few seconds when the main OBC reboots (approx seven times each orbit). The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.080 – 435.060 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.930 – 145.950 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.915 MHz BPSK (The passband may be up to 10kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low temperatures give higher freqs!) EO79 FUNcube-3 ** EO79 is presently not operational - further information will be made available as soon as possible** Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7 and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in future months as a result of experience. The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.0723-435.0473 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.946-145.971 MHz USB Further detailed info on EO79 transponder frequencies is at: https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/10/eo79-funcube-3-transponder-commences-regula… EO88/Nayif-1/FUNcube-5 EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The transponder is operational when the satellite is in eclipse, i.e. the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. The transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.045 – 435.015 MHz LSB (inverting) Downlink: 145.960-145.990 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.940MHz All FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. We are very grateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space Bv, The Netherlands.

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AO-91 SA QSO's audio
by Pedro Converso 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Sharing AO-91 audio of today's 1st orbit contacts in South America. Audio at: http://amsat.org.ar/ao--91.wav Local reports at: http://amsat.org.ar?f=z Congrats and Thanks to all who made this jewel bird possible. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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AO-91 made my first contacts.
by Endaf Buckley 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

First contacts through AO-91 with my friends WD9EWK, NP4J, KK6OTJ, KB6LTY, AA5PK and AI6V. Sounds amazing well done AMSAT.

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AO91
by PY5LF 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Hi A short video about my firsts QSO on AO91. Very nice sat ! Congratulations to all involved. https://youtu.be/yS-uZdtvZH4 73 PY5LF Luciano

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UT1FG/MM Now Active
by John Papay 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Yuri, UT1FG/MM, is back to sea on the Vessel Seahorse. It is currently sailing from Algiers to Morocco where it will load cargo. The plan is to sail to a USA port in the Gulf to be determined. There are quite a few ships named Seahorse. The MMSI number is 538007572. Yuri is using the Elk antenna but only has RG58 coax feeding it. Even so he reports working K3SZH on AO-7 today. If he doesn't find coax in Morocco, perhaps we can get some coax to him when he arrives in a USA port. So he is likely to do better on a Mode B satellite rather than one with a UHF downlink. He has keps for AO-91, AO-85 and CAS-4B. Please wait for a while before sending your logsheets. He will likely be able to mail qsl's when he docks in the USA. 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth
by radiomb 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth. Andrew VK4TEC What is a good computer interface that will handle 9k6 audio bandwidth? Mike K4MIA From: "amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 11:07 AM Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 305 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio (Andrew Rich) 2. Re: Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas (Andy Kellner) 3. FUNcube-1 AO - 73 (gw1fky(a)aol.com) 4. Re: gpredict and plotting doppler (Graham) 5. FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday (M5AKA) 6. K8BL Recent Roving (R.T.Liddy) 7. Items For Sale (Ken Alexander) 8. Re: Raspberry Pi SATGATE (Robert McGwier) 9. [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... (John Brier) 10. EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz (Nico Janssen) 11. Office Closed (Martha) 12. Re: [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... (Ted) 13. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00 UTC (AJ9N(a)aol.com) 14. HC8LUT Dxpedition (Galapagos) (Fernando Ramirez) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:21:52 +1000 From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> To: Nitin Muttin <vu3tyg(a)yahoo.co.in> Cc: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio Message-ID: <84109A2F-AD26-4EDD-B0B5-5FF9409D2F48(a)tech-software.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth Andrew VK4TEC Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Nov 2017, at 8:49 pm, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Noted Kevin, so my putting the radio in 9600 data mode the audio is now available from the discriminator directly. For some reason I am unable to decode the telemetry from AO85 and AO91 using a ICOM 821H and Signalink USB. Will try soon with an SDR as well. 73 > Nitin [VU3TYG] > > From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf(a)gmail.com> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 11:50 AM > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio > > I will mention that for a Icom IC-9100 you need it in Data 9600 mode, > the reason being that 9600 gives you the full bandwidth, in non-data > mode the radio filters out the sub-audible tones. > > 73 Kevin WA7FWF > >> On 11/19/2017 9:21 PM, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> What I understand from the Decoder manual is that 9600 is for special experiments and under normal conditions the data under voice (DUV) is 200 bps hence i dont think 9600 setting needs to be enabled / wired at the radio. 73 >> Nitin [VU3TYG] >> From: John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 07:16:36 +0000 (UTC) From: Andy Kellner <hawat1(a)yahoo.com> To: Scott Harvey <ka7fvv(a)yahoo.com>, "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas Message-ID: <1607295016.122763.1511248596657(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Replys to the list, please. From: Scott Harvey via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 3:43 Subject: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas Can someone point me in the direction of good plans for turnstile and egg beater antennas.? Preferably in English measurements.? I have a friend building a ISS igate and wants to try these antennas for receive. 73, Scott, KA7FVV President - KBARA ? www.kbara.org Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater http://www.ka7fvv.net _______________________________________________ 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. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:54:48 -0500 From: gw1fky(a)aol.com To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 AO - 73 Message-ID: <15fddc9713f-c0e-6607(a)webjas-vaa113.srv.aolmail.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi all, Today 21st November 2017 is a 4th birthday for FUNcube-1 ( AO- 73 ) since its launch in the year 2013. "Congratulations and HAPPY BIRTHDAY " The satellite has been a key player for me not only with many contacts, but also for its role in demonstrations,exhibitions and STEM related work. I therefore offer my thanks and appreciation to all that have been involved in the project including radio amateurs for the contacts. Their valuable time and effort, dedication and work, has been an inspiration for our hobby and education. Likewise may I also offer my congratulations to the FOX - RadFX (AO-91) project and launch teams on the recent success. Indeed many projects have or will be key players in our hobby. A big "THANKYOU" - Long may they continue as partners in our hobby and studies in science and technology. Ken Eaton GW1FKY ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:47:59 +0000 From: Graham <planophore(a)aei.ca> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] gpredict and plotting doppler Message-ID: <11832e76-9495-173b-49c7-29b4ea6ee642(a)aei.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I have a python script that emulates a simple hamlib server (which does some conversion to control SDRSharp) that GPredict can use. you can find it here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5v6x87kv4kq02g7/AAANexHJ6L4MgCRalXkOq5wta?dl=0 It has lots of comments and should be clear how it works. Should run on Windows or Linux (careful on Linux with newlines, you may have to copy-paste into a new document to get the formatting to line up) I use it all of the time running Gpredict and this script on a Raspberry pi which then controls SDRSharp running on a Windows 10 machine elsewhere on my small network. cheers, Graham ve3gtc On 2017-11-20 05:36, vk4tec(a)internode.on.net wrote: > Hello > > > > I would like to write a perl script to eventually graph the doppler shift of > ISS, Falconsat and Fox1-B over time using LINUX > > > > Has anyone a script that can act as a server that gpredict can connect to > and would spit out data ? > > > > I just used netcat and saw data > > > > Just curious someone might have already done this ? > > > > Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:56:51 +0000 (UTC) From: M5AKA <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday Message-ID: <94081636.377192.1511261811862(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/21/funcube-1-celebrates-4th-birthday/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK?http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter?https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube?https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ---- | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:18:50 +0000 (UTC) From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, Starcom <starcom-bb(a)star-com.net> Subject: [amsat-bb] K8BL Recent Roving Message-ID: <1098111309.220144.1511270330788(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 SAT Gridders, TNX for all the Q's last night from EM67/68. Tonight, I'll be in northern MS, then to northern LA until after Thanksgiving. My return route to the home QTH will be similar. Operation will be strictly Holiday-Style (HIHI). QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW when we get back in EN91 the first week of December. Also, TNX to KG5CCI for posting the SO50 pass recording from last night on Twitter! It was the first time my XYL was able to actually hear one of my Rover activations as if it was happening real time. Previously, she had only heard the noisey & garbled audio from my little digital recorder. :o) 73, Bob - K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979) ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:00:19 +0000 (UTC) From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander(a)rogers.com> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Items For Sale Message-ID: <1891209687.338397.1511280019491(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm moving in 2018 and can't take these items with me.? 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U.S. $275 Read about it here:? http://www.w6pql.com/2_meter_80w_all_mode_amplifier.htm 6.? HobbyPCB RS-UV3 radio module.? This is a 144/220/450 MHz FM transceiver board. The RS-UV3 is a low cost transceiver solution for Packet Radio, repeaters, Echolink stations, base station and mobile applications. The RS-UV3 supports multiple interfaces including microphone/speaker, line level audio (soundcard), TTL serial control and Arduino Shield connections. The RS-UV3 has an built-in battery charger and provides conditioned power for the Arduino controller.? Comes with the optional RS-UV3 enclosure ($30 value), which I will include free.? Bought it a few months ago.? Never did anything with it.? U.S.? $85 Read about it here:? https://hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3 Thanks for your interest! 73, Ken VE3HLS ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:58:19 -0500 From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier(a)gmail.com> To: Andrew Rich <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Raspberry Pi SATGATE Message-ID: <CA+K5gzePMf1-vuV=1jpEB=OAu8B+wh8eA5LFfUZvC+Y1v5DdMA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Congratulations Andrew. Nice work and I am sure the community joins me in thanking you. Bob N4HY On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM, <vk4tec(a)tech-software.net> wrote: > Hello > > > > I have made an install script to make a raspberry pi rtl sdr SATGATE > > > > Here is the script > > > > http://tech-software.net/satgate/satgate.htm > > > > Andrew VK4TEC > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- Bob McGwier Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc Research Professor Virginia Tech Chief Scientist: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) Director of AMSAT Member of PVRC (Roanoke-Blacksburg), TAPR, life member of ARRL and AMSAT, NRVR.ORG (Rocketry) ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:35:01 -0500 From: John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... Message-ID: <CALn0fKMszjapVawBa+2M3vphqMa3xLYuhPv+sPDPwDvMzX9sJA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-g… A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not. Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much about satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread the excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications. Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality. 73, John Brier KG4AKV ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:18:45 +0100 From: Nico Janssen <hamsat(a)xs4all.nl> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad(a)mypbmail.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz Message-ID: <9b2e3d94-08d6-cb28-d797-777b06fc8fb7(a)xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Detailed doppler measurements confirm that NASA's scientific 6U Cubesat EcAMSat is object 43019 (1998-067NG). It was launched from the ISS yesterday at 08:05 UTC. It has a data downlink on 437.095 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:44:14 -0500 From: Martha <martha(a)amsat.org> To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>, Board of Directors <bod(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed Message-ID: <CAPk0USyHKQ1qi2xdKY5MTvttOYcbWEEci_TZyiNkGM31xL5hRw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The AMSAT Office will be closed until Monday, November 27th. HAPPY THANKSGIVING -- 73- Martha ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:07:14 -0800 From: "Ted" <k7trkradio(a)charter.net> To: "'John Brier'" <johnbrier(a)gmail.com>, "'AMSAT BB'" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... Message-ID: <001901d3632e$3c1e4ae0$b45ae0a0$(a)charter.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" GREAT write up, John....passing it along to my local folks... 73, Ted K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Brier Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:35 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-gr eat-bird/ A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not. Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much about satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread the excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications. Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality. 73, John Brier KG4AKV _______________________________________________ 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. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:18:08 -0500 From: AJ9N(a)aol.com To: amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00 UTC Message-ID: <3c0554.3cdb4566.47467eaf(a)aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv9ePxki1Q (Italian school) (***) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkbxqzjfWw (French school) (***) Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg **************************************************************************** ** 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 145.8? MHz. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IK?WGF with 131 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-22 07:00 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:58:57 -0700 From: Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer(a)gmail.com> To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] HC8LUT Dxpedition (Galapagos) Message-ID: <CAGHXx8gOa2N2vCKhvq3qvmeq_qo1A99UzVqhWG7h2sPKEEc-mA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Good morning fellow satelliteers! Just a reminder that an Argentinian team featuring LU3YK, LU5FF, LU7VB, LU7YS, LU8YD and LU9VEA will be active from San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (Grid EI59) as *HC8LUT* between November 29 to December 8, 2017.They plan to operate HF-6m and satellites. The focus on satellites will be on AO-7, FO-29 and FM satellites (including AO-91 if available). I have been in contact with Alejandro, LU8YD, and he informed me that they will use a pair of Icom IC-7000, through a 5 elements VHF and 10 elements UHF yagis. Satellite ops will be secondary since the radios will be shared with the HF operation. They will try work as many passes as they can, with good coverage towards the United States. Please keep it civil and avoid working them repeatedly. Let's give everybody a chance! I will be in touch with the team during the expedition and will try to pass as much information as I can. Confirmations will be available on LoTW, Clublog and EQSL. Have a great day Fernando, NP4JV ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ 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. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 305 *****************************************

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SatPC32 error
by Bob Mattaliano 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Folks, When using SatPC32, I see on occasion an error - 8.04E256 ist kein gultiger Integer-Wert Translation- 8.04E256 is not a valid integer value Erich if you see see this has anyone else observed and solved? Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all! Bob N6RFM

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ANS-327 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletins - AO-91 Commissioned
by E.Mike McCardel 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-327 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://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. In this edition: * AO-91 Commissioned - Declared Open for Amateur Use! SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-327.01 ANS-327 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletins - AO-91 Commissioned Declared Open for Amateur Use AMSAT News Service Bulletin 327.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. Month Day, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-327.01 AO-91 Commissioned - Declared Open for Amateur Use! At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B) Satellite. AMSAT VP of Engineering, Jery Buxton N0JY turned over operation to Mark Hammond N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the AO-91 repeater during the pass over the Eastern U.S. N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use! [ANS thanks AO-91 Ops Team 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 addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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 stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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AO-91 Commissioned!
by Jerry Buxton 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B). N0JY turned over operation to N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the AO-91 repeater during the pass over the Eastern U.S. N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use! -- Jerry Buxton, NØJY

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First AO-91 qsos!
by Matthew Stevens 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Thanks to Mark N8MH and Jerry N0JY for the surprise first QSOs on AO-91 this morning! I was up working on some school assignments, noticed the pass coming up and decided to step outside with my Kenwood D72 and Diamond 1/4 wave whip to listen in on the commissioning and engineering tests... and heard Mark declare AO-91 to be open for use! I was able to get in fine with just the HT/whip at 5w, with around 35° elevation remaining on the pass. I worked N8MH first, and then a few moments later N0JY called me. I was able answer Jerry fine at around 12° elevation to my south. Amazing performance compared to AO-85! Can’t wait to try it with a decent antenna.. Thanks to both of you for the QSOs, and all the hard work you and the rest of the Amsat team put into AO-91! Looks (and sounds) like we’ve got a winner :-) 73, - Matthew nj4y Sent from my iPhone

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-23 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-23 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE (***) Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv9ePxki1Q (Italian school) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkbxqzjfWw (French school) Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 131 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-23 05:30 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1190. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1140. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-23 05:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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JAMSAT Five Stars Award Rule update
by Shiro Sakai 23 Nov '17

23 Nov '17

AMSAT BB readers, JAMSAT has updated the rule of JAMSAT Five Star Award. There are two major updates. 1. Application fee from out side of Japan is free if you accept sea mail 2. Electric QSL with Satellite name can be accepted These updates are effective from January 2018. Please visit http://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=575 for more detail. +----------------------------------------------+ | Shiro Sakai (JH4PHW / JA1CUF / 9V1PW / WH0P) | | Director of JAMSAT | | eQSL advisory board member | | Member of JARL, JARL QRP | +----------------------------------------------+

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-91
by Roy Dean 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

http://amsat.org.ar/pass has AO-91, as well. > any of the web page predictors displaying this bird yet? Joe WB9SBD > Sig > The Original Rolling Ball Clock > Idle Tyme > Idle-Tyme.com > http://www.idle-tyme.com

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AO-91
by Endaf Buckley 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only caught the tail end of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the 20:30 UTC pass.

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For sale
by onmontauk＠gmail.com 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

I got a kX3 End plates with Cover from www.gemsproducts.com. Paid $80 Make offer Steve Akkala W2AKK Onmontauk(a)gmail.com Sent from my iPhone

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Yaesu G5400/5500
by alex weimer 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

I am looking for a good clean Yaesu G5400 or G5500 rotor with control box. If anyone has one they would like to part with please email me with condition and price Thanks JACK-KC7MG

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AO-91 sqf file
by Bob- W7LRD 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

What is the doppler sqf file for AO-91. For those curious Bob is back, long story 73 Bob W7LRD

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Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
by Scott Harvey 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Can someone point me in the direction of good plans for turnstile and egg beater antennas. Preferably in English measurements. I have a friend building a ISS igate and wants to try these antennas for receive. 73, Scott, KA7FVV President - KBARA www.kbara.org Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater http://www.ka7fvv.net

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AO-91 keps
by George Henry 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

I'm using the keps from nasabare.txt, and when I toggle AFC on the rig, the frequency doesn't budge from that calculated by SatPC32, so they appear to be right on the money... George, KA3HSW

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HC8LUT Dxpedition (Galapagos)
by Fernando Ramirez 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Good morning fellow satelliteers! Just a reminder that an Argentinian team featuring LU3YK, LU5FF, LU7VB, LU7YS, LU8YD and LU9VEA will be active from San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (Grid EI59) as *HC8LUT* between November 29 to December 8, 2017.They plan to operate HF-6m and satellites. The focus on satellites will be on AO-7, FO-29 and FM satellites (including AO-91 if available). I have been in contact with Alejandro, LU8YD, and he informed me that they will use a pair of Icom IC-7000, through a 5 elements VHF and 10 elements UHF yagis. Satellite ops will be secondary since the radios will be shared with the HF operation. They will try work as many passes as they can, with good coverage towards the United States. Please keep it civil and avoid working them repeatedly. Let's give everybody a chance! I will be in touch with the team during the expedition and will try to pass as much information as I can. Confirmations will be available on LoTW, Clublog and EQSL. Have a great day Fernando, NP4JV

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Packet Radio Programs
by Reg Wood 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Hi I have a TNC3S and am in the stage of getting my sat progams up and running again and the last thing I need is to get a program that will work with 9600 and 1200 bauds on the TNC3S. My antenna and radio tuning are working fine on Windows 32 with Uni_Trac 2003. Regards Reg VK2RW

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv9ePxki1Q (Italian school) (***) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkbxqzjfWw (French school) (***) Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 131 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-22 07:00 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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[Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...
by John Brier 22 Nov '17

22 Nov '17

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-g… A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not. Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much about satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread the excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications. Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Office Closed
by Martha 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

The AMSAT Office will be closed until Monday, November 27th. HAPPY THANKSGIVING -- 73- Martha

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EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz
by Nico Janssen 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Detailed doppler measurements confirm that NASA's scientific 6U Cubesat EcAMSat is object 43019 (1998-067NG). It was launched from the ISS yesterday at 08:05 UTC. It has a data downlink on 437.095 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Raspberry Pi SATGATE
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hello I have made an install script to make a raspberry pi rtl sdr SATGATE Here is the script http://tech-software.net/satgate/satgate.htm Andrew VK4TEC

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Items For Sale
by Ken Alexander 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

I'm moving in 2018 and can't take these items with me. Note that all prices include shipping to CONUS or Canada. 1. Elecraft XV432 70cm transverter with optional crystal oven. Built by me. Aligned & tested by Don Wilhelm W3FPR. 28 MHz I.F. 5W in, 20W out. Can be reconfigured for other input levels. Comes with manuals and power cable. U.S. $350 Read about it here: http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm 2. Elecraft XV144 2m all mode transverter. New, unbuilt kit. Comes with optional crystal oven. 28 MHz I.F. U.S.$450 Read about it here: http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm 3. Elecraft W2 Wattmeter with 200W sensor for 144 - 450 MHz. U.S. $200 Read about it here: http://www.elecraft.com/W2/W2.htm 4. RF Concepts RFC-4-110 70cm amplifier 15W in - 100W out. Comes with manual and power cable. U.S. $225 5. 80W All Mode 2m Amplifier. Designed by W6PQL. Built for me by Ed, KL7UW. New, comes with docs by KL7UW and power cables. Set up to take 1W input to give full output. U.S. $275 Read about it here: http://www.w6pql.com/2_meter_80w_all_mode_amplifier.htm 6. HobbyPCB RS-UV3 radio module. This is a 144/220/450 MHz FM transceiver board. The RS-UV3 is a low cost transceiver solution for Packet Radio, repeaters, Echolink stations, base station and mobile applications. The RS-UV3 supports multiple interfaces including microphone/speaker, line level audio (soundcard), TTL serial control and Arduino Shield connections. The RS-UV3 has an built-in battery charger and provides conditioned power for the Arduino controller. Comes with the optional RS-UV3 enclosure ($30 value), which I will include free. Bought it a few months ago. Never did anything with it. U.S. $85 Read about it here: https://hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3 Thanks for your interest! 73, Ken VE3HLS

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K8BL Recent Roving
by R.T.Liddy 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

SAT Gridders, TNX for all the Q's last night from EM67/68. Tonight, I'll be in northern MS, then to northern LA until after Thanksgiving. My return route to the home QTH will be similar. Operation will be strictly Holiday-Style (HIHI). QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW when we get back in EN91 the first week of December. Also, TNX to KG5CCI for posting the SO50 pass recording from last night on Twitter! It was the first time my XYL was able to actually hear one of my Rover activations as if it was happening real time. Previously, she had only heard the noisey & garbled audio from my little digital recorder. :o) 73, Bob - K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)

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FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday
by M5AKA 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/21/funcube-1-celebrates-4th-birthday/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ---- | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |

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gpredict and plotting doppler
by vk4tec＠internode.on.net 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hello I would like to write a perl script to eventually graph the doppler shift of ISS, Falconsat and Fox1-B over time using LINUX Has anyone a script that can act as a server that gpredict can connect to and would spit out data ? I just used netcat and saw data Just curious someone might have already done this ? Andrew

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FUNcube-1 AO - 73
by gw1fky＠aol.com 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Hi all, Today 21st November 2017 is a 4th birthday for FUNcube-1 ( AO- 73 ) since its launch in the year 2013. "Congratulations and HAPPY BIRTHDAY " The satellite has been a key player for me not only with many contacts, but also for its role in demonstrations,exhibitions and STEM related work. I therefore offer my thanks and appreciation to all that have been involved in the project including radio amateurs for the contacts. Their valuable time and effort, dedication and work, has been an inspiration for our hobby and education. Likewise may I also offer my congratulations to the FOX - RadFX (AO-91) project and launch teams on the recent success. Indeed many projects have or will be key players in our hobby. A big "THANKYOU" - Long may they continue as partners in our hobby and studies in science and technology. Ken Eaton GW1FKY

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-21 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-21 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg (***) Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg (***) S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg (***) Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 131 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-21 05:30 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France on 22 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:43 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian / English. I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta, Italy "Enrico Fermi" Middle School is located in the center of Villasanta a small town near Monza in the North of Italy, there are 450 students and 40 teachers. Since year 2014, our school and "Pierre de Fermat" Middle School have been involved in a twinning project based on online communication and exchange visits. Our Italian Middle School will be in charge of establishing the TELEBRIDGE contact; ARISS technical mentors in Villasanta will help us on logistics and equipment. The French and the Italian students will ask questions in Italian from their respectful schools. ARI "Erba" is the amateur radio school club cooperating with us (12-14). College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France "Pierre de Fermat" Middle School is located in the centre of Toulouse in the South of France. There are 900 students and 40 teachers. Since year 2014 our French Middle School and the Italian "E. Fermi" have been involved in a twinning project based on online communication and exchange visits. The Italian Middle School will be in charge of establishing the TELEBRIDGE contact, ARISS technical mentors in Villasanta will help them on logistics and equipment. The French and the Italian students will ask questions in Italian from their respectful schools. ARI section Erba is the amateur radio school club cooperating with us (12-14). Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. In che cosa consiste la formazione di un astronauta? Che studi hai fatto? 2. C'e' stato un insegnante che ha avuto un ruolo importante nella tua vita? 3. Come si modificano il sonno e i sogni sulla ISS? 4. Quali sono gli effetti della vita nello Spazio sull'organismo? 5. Che sensazione si prova in orbita? Mi chiedo se hai mai pensato di paragonarti ad un diversamente abile in quelle condizioni? 6. Come riuscite a misurare lo scorrere del tempo se continuate a muovervi attorno alla Terra? 7. In che modo l'Italia e la Francia contribuiscono alle missioni sulla ISS? 8. Puoi raccontarci qualche curiosita' su una delle tue missioni sulla ISS? 9. Poiche' nello spazio tutto "galleggia", ricorrete ad un particolare tipo di cibo: ma e' buono? Che cosa mangerai oggi? 10. Che cosa sogna di scoprire un astronauta scienziato nello Spazio? 11. Le tue missioni nello Spazio hanno cambiato qualcosa della tua personalita' e del modo in cui vedi le cose? 12. Hai mai visto qualcosa di strano nello Spazio che ti ha fatto pensare ad altre forme di vita? 13. Com'e' una giornata tipo sulla ISS? 14. Dalla ISS hai la fortuna di osservare il nostro Pianeta Terra. Nel corso delle tue tre missioni hai potuto riscontrare dei cambiamenti evidenti? 15. Questa tua terza missione si chiama "VITA". Perché' e in cosa consiste? 16. In che cosa consiste l'esperimento "Perseo"? 17. Cosa si prova a lasciare la Terra e la propria famiglia per andare nello Spazio? E a tornare dopo tanto tempo? 18. Al rientro e' dura ricominciare la vita quotidiana? La riabilitazione è difficile? In che cosa consiste e quanto dura? 19. Che cosa o chi ti ha spinto a diventare astronauta? Era un tuo sogno da bambino? 20. Hai mai provato paura prima o durante una missione? Se si, come riesci a superarle? Translation: 1. What does training to be an astronaut consist in? What did you study at college and at university? 2. Was there a teacher that played an important part in your life? 3. How do sleep and dreams change on the ISS? 4. What are the effects of life in Space on the organism? 5. How does it feel to move around in the absence of gravity? Have you ever felt like comparing yourself to a disabled person, in those conditions? 6. How do you measure the passage of time as you are continuously traveling around the Earth? 7. In which way do Italy and France contribute to the missions on the ISS? 8. Can you tell us a curious episode about one of your missions on the ISS? 9. As in Space everything "floats", you have particular type of food, but is it good? What are you eating today? 10. What does a scientific astronaut dream of discovering in Space? 11. Have your missions in Space changed something in your personality or how you see things? 12. Have you ever seen something strange in Space that made you wonder that there might be other forms of life in the universe? 13. What is a typical day on the ISS like? 14. From the ISS you have the fortune of observing our Planet Earth. During your three missions did you notice any obvious changes? 15. This, your third mission is called "VITA". Why? What does it consist of? 16. What does the experiment "Perseo" consist of? 17. How does it feel to leave Earth and one's family to go into Space? And returning after a long period? 18. Once back on Earth, is it difficult going back to everyday life, do you have to do rehabilitation and how long does it take? 19. What or who made you want to become an astronaut? Was it your dream as a child? 20. Have you ever been afraid before or during a mission? If so how do you overcome your anxiety? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD 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 Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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SKCUBE digi?
by Jim White 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

Anyone digipeating through SKCUBE? While we have been using it to test pointing at a ground station in Fairbanks we noted some occasional 9k6 packets in the 'quite' period between CW and telemetry downlink sequences. Jim

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-91
by Alex Weimer 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

On Monday, November 20, 2017 11:22 AM, Alex Weimer <kc7mg(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Heard AO-91 voice announcement at 1815Z when it was over the east coast. I received it while I had only 2 degrees elevation at my qth in grid DM42 Arizona. 73 JACK KC7MG

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Using Funcuble Dongle Pro+ for Fox Telemetry
by Scott Harvey 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

Is anyone successfully using the Funcube Dongle Pro+ to capture Fox telemetry? Just started working with it and don't seem to be having much luck. I can select the dongle and the program seems to be seeing data but not getting any real time decode. Any pointers would be much appreciated. 73, Scott, KA7FVV President - KBARA www.kbara.org Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater http://www.ka7fvv.net

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AO-91
by Alex Weimer 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

Heard AO-91 voice announcement at 1815Z when it was over the east coast. I received it while I had only 2 degrees elevation at my qth in grid DM42 Arizona. 73 JACK KC7MG

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Thanks to KE4AL
by Carlos Cardon 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

Thanks to Robert, KE4AL, for the roving expedition to MS! My only remaining state for satellite WAS is now Delaware. Anyone have a recommendation for DE operators? 73, Carlos W7QL

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AO-91 - Safe Mode Annoucement
by Paul Andrews 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

Satellite Fans, I pointed my 2 x XP28 moonbounce antenna at AO-91 today. The AO-91 pass was nearly directly overhead in FN20. The FM signal quality was so high - you can hear the room acoustics in the recording of the child's voice. Very cool. Here is a YouTube link - https://youtu.be/gepcNt2sW2g 73 - Paul - W2HRO

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Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
by John Brier 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying to decode telemetry from AO-91. I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be according to the manual: https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz 16bit wav. Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into FoxTelem. Here is my recording: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_F… Ideas? 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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AO 91 identification
by Nico Janssen 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

All, Currently only three TLE sets have been published for the five Cubesats that were launched with JPSS 1. Now 18SPCS claims that JPSS 1 (soon to be called NOAA 20) is object 43013, that MiRaTa is object 43014 and that Buccaneer RRM is object 43015. Detailed doppler measurements show that AO 91 almost certainly is object 43016 (2017-073D). But since two TLE sets are still missing, we shall have to wait to be absolutely sure. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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New Satellite ADIF Logging Tool
by Jeremy Turner 20 Nov '17

20 Nov '17

Hello all, One of the challenges that I've had since starting to work satellites is my logging workflow. I don't always get back to my logging app to log QSOs immediately, I have found it challenging to get all the right settings to get LOTW to match, and some logging apps don't even allow me to type all the right settings in. I hated having to fill in 10 fields per QSO, that always seemed to reset to the wrong values with every QSO! I wrote myself a little Python console app to improve my workflow, and I want to share Python Satellite ADIF or pysatadif with you. For instance, if there is an SO-50 pass where I make several QSOs, I would type: pysatadif --satname SO-50 --timeon 1450 --qsodate 20171119 --qso KO6RM,DN70 --qso N0CALL,EL99 I can add as many QSOs per pass as I need. I can leave off the date if the QSO was on the current UTC day. The software pulls my station defaults including rig, power, and my grid square from a defaults file (automatically generated for you on first run), and pulls frequency, band, and mode from a directory of satellite info. These can be overridden for you rovers and special event ops out there. The resulting ADIF output can be imported into your favorite logging app, TQSL or whatever else you'd like. If this sounds interesting, you can install pysatadif on Windows, Mac or Linux using Python 2.7 or 3.6 by running 'pip install pysatadif'. For more information, check out: https://github.com/jeremymturner/pysatadif https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysatadif If you have questions, feel free to contact me off-list. 73, Jeremy / KO6RM jeremy(a)jeremymturner.com

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AO-91
by Alex Weimer 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

AO-91 full quieting when heard in grid DM42 Arizona at 1922 Z.. Very loud through complete pass. JACK KC7MG

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AO-91 into CN70
by Anthony Wiese 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

AO-91 is full quieting into Northwest California. Anthony KG6LHW Sent from my iPad

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AO-91 Nov. 19 - 19:14 to 19:27 Z pass
by HP2VX Virgilio Castillo 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Every once on a while A0-91 announcer fully heard on the sat pass Nov.19 / 19:14-27 utc sound great.. 145.9600 from (FJ09gb) grid. Congrats to the team.. Virgilio /hp2vx Enviado desde mi Samsung S5 (SO-6.0.1) Android.

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Reception of AO91 passing over AO91
by Mac A. Cody 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Just wanted to report that I heard AO91, starting at a bit after 1920z, as it passed over EM12 (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas metroplex). The signal was loud and clear. Veronica is still announcing that RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is in 'safe mode'. Congratulations on the successful launch and deployment! Looking forward to working AO91! 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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AO-91 RX
by Endaf Buckley 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

I finally was able to go out and listen to AO-91 in safe mode and Veronica was heard loud and clear here in Long Beach DM03. 73 de Endaf N6UTC

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AO-91 Keps
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Celestrak now has four objects from today's launch in their catalog. 2017-073C (Object 43015) tracked Doppler perfectly during the last pass over North America, but the identification of the various objects is subject to change as they separate. 2017-073C 1 43015U 17073C 17322.62015174 -.00000076 00000-0 00000+0 0 9995 2 43015 97.6873 257.7630 0258702 236.7177 305.5679 14.77570475 37 https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt 73, Paul, N8HM

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FUNcube-1
by Graham Shirville 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Hi All, FUNcube-1 is now operating in autonomous mode so when in the sun we have full power telemetry and when in eclipse we have the transponder operating with the telemetry in low power. This Tuesday will be FUNcube-1’s fourth birthday in space so please celebrate with us then. 73 Graham

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Kenwood TH-D72A
by KD8COJ 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

I was wondering if the Kenwood TH-D72A is still available for purchase?? Gordon KD8COJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
by Simon Brown 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

All, Here’s a map of US military satellites, aka FLTSAT (I think). These are geostationary and above the equator. Simon Brown, G4ELI <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com From: Devin L. Ganger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 19 November 2017 11:24 To: Joe Pereira <joevk5ei(a)gmail.com>; Simon Brown <simon(a)sdr-radio.com> Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps A satellite in geosynchronous orbit visible from your QTH will always be at the same azimuth and elevation. Those just won’t be 180 and 90, and the satellite won’t be “directly” above you. Sent from my Windows 10 phone

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Geo "test"keps
by Pedro Converso 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Hi JP, May be GSP is an alternative to have a geostationary device over your location PF95GD. Was publicized on the 2013 TAPR/ARRL Digital Conference papers: https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC2013-CAB-LU7ABF.pdf 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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Re: [amsat-bb] Raspberry Pi SATGATE
by Roy Dean 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Andrew, This is a great way for somebody to get a satgate up an running quickly. Thanks! One suggestion I would make is to use the direwolf "SATGATE" command with an argument of 15s (IE: "SATGATE 15"). This will help eliminating "black holes" at your QTH with your own packets. --Roy K3RLD

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ANS-323 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-323 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://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. In this edition: * RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91) * ESA Announcement for CubeSat Team Concurrent Engineering Workshop * Australian Amateurs do first HamTV Telebridge outside of Europe * UPDATE - Polish Amateur Radio Union Award for ARISS SSTV Reception * December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV * HamSCI Announces Workshop - Posts Survey * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-323.01 ANS-323 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 323.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE November 19, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-323.01 RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91) The Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launched at 09:47:36 UTC on November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Following a picture-perfect launch, RadFxSat was deployed at 11:09 UTC. Then the wait began. At 12:12 UTC, the AMSAT Engineering team, watching ZR6AIC's WebSDR waterfall, saw the characteristic "Fox Tail" of the Fox-1 series FM transmitter, confirming that the satellite was alive and transmitting over South Africa. Shortly after 12:34 UTC, the first telemetry was received and uploaded to AMSAT servers by Maurizio Balducci, IV3RYQ, in Cervignano del Friuli, Italy. Initial telemetry confirmed that the satellite was healthy. After confirmation of signal reception, OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO, sent an email to the AMSAT Board of Directors designating the satellite AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91). Bill's email stated: "RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was launched successfully at 09:47 UTC today November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has been received by several amateur stations. RadFxSat (Fox-1B), a 1U CubeSat, is a joint mission of AMSAT and the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University. The Vanderbilt package is intended to measure the effects of radiation on electronic components, including demonstration of an on-orbit platform for space qualification of components as well as to validate and improve computer models for predicting radiation tolerance of semiconductors. AMSAT constructed the remainder of the satellite including the spaceframe, on-board computer and power system. The amateur radio package is similar to that currently on orbit on AO-85 with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on 145.960 MHz. Experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the DUV subaudible telemetry stream, which can be decoded using the FoxTelem software. RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was sent aloft as a secondary payload on the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket that transported the JPSS-1 satellite to orbit. RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is one of five CubeSats making up this NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the JPSS-1 mission. Since RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has met all of the qualifications necessary to receive an OSCAR number, I, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT President, do hereby confer on this satellite the designation AMSAT-OSCAR 91 or AO-91. I join amateur radio operators in the U.S. and around the world in wishing AO-91 a long and successful life in both its amateur and scientific missions. I, along with the rest of the amateur community, congratulate all of the volunteers who worked so diligently to construct, test and prepare for launch the newest amateur radio satellite. William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator" AMSAT Engineering reminds stations that the satellite will not be available for general use until the on-orbit checkouts are complete. Please continue to submit telemetry to assist the Engineering team in completing the commissioning process. [ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESA Announcement for CubeSat Team Concurrent Engineering Workshop Dreaming of flying a satellite into space but not sure how? Wonder no more! The ESA Education Office and ESA's Systems and Concurrent Engineering Section have the perfect workshop for you. We are currently looking for university students who would like to participate in ESA Academy's first Concurrent Engineering Workshop dedicated to CubeSats. The 4-day workshop will be organised between 16 and 19 January 2018 at the Training and Learning Centre in ESEC, Belgium. In concurrent design, all stages of a satellite design take place simul- taneously, through the direct collaboration of engineers and scientists from different disciplines in a dedicated and specially equipped facility. The "CubeSats Concurrent Engineering Workshop" will introduce student teams to the concurrent design of a CubeSat mission. The workshop can help to better prepare those universities that are planning to embark on a Cube- Sat project or are at the early stages of one. Teams wishing to participate do not need to be at an advanced stage in their CubeSat project. They can be at a conceptual and/or preliminary phase of their CubeSat design. The deadline for applications is 4 December 2017, 23:59 CET. Application requirements, program overview, and more information can be found on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-ESA-Workshop (http://www.esa.int) [ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Australian Amateurs do first HamTV Telebridge outside of Europe Led by Shane, VK4KHZ in Queensland who handled the audio on 2m. and video for a telebridge contact between the ISS and 3 Italian schools on 11 Nov. Four stations across Australia joined together to "chain" the live video coming down from the ISS on 2.4 Ghz. As the ISS approached Australia from the west Martin VK6MJ in West Australia was the first to receive the video signal down from Paolo, IZ0JPA and held the signal till Joe VK5EI in Adelaide picked it up then onto Tony VK5ZAI in Kingston SE South Australia finally as the ISS headed N-E over Queensland Shane picked up the video signal in Glenden while he was handling the audio for the linkup. The video from the 4 Australian hams was streamed live to the BATC site in GB. where it was patched together to form one long video transmission so the public could watch as Paolo answered the Italian students questions. The URL for the British Amateur Radio Club is: https://ariss.batc.tv/hamtv/ [ANS thanks Tony, VK5ZAI, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE - Polish Amateur Radio Union Award for ARISS SSTV Reception UPDATE November 5 - Armand SP3QFE advises that the deadline to apply for your ARISS SSTV Reception Award has been extended to December 30, 2017 at 23:59 UTC. (see below for text of Armand's original bulletin for details of the award). Armand, SP3QFE reported the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK), in cooperation with ARISS and S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation ENERGIA, offer an electronic Award to Amateurs who received and decoded at least one SSTV series 7 image during the 20th Anniversary of ARISS commemorative 2017 a Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event from the ISS between July20 and July 24. The SSTV pictures transmitted during this event were series #7 of 12 of images covering the history of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) over the last 20 years. To apply for the award first upload your image(s) to the ARISS SSTV Gallery at: http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php The Award rules and a link to the on-line application form are on-line at: http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ The deadline to apply is September 30, 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Note: If you have already uploaded images to the ARISS SSTV Gallery you do not need to re-submit the image and only need to complete the application form. [ANS thanks Armand, SP3QFE for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV The IARU has announced frequency coordination has been completed for HA-1, a 2U CubeSat developed by the Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of Activity in Huaian, China. HA-1 is planned for launch on December 20. HA-1 will be mainly used for teenagers in Huaian to carry out activities related with amateur radio and aerospace science education. The cubesat is equipped with amateur radio repeater and SSTV(Slow Scan Television) component, which is to validate still image transmission in narrowband voice channel. There is an SSTV beacon, which puts Date/Time/Location information/temp- erature etc on a SSTV picture. Amateurs worldwide can also use HA-1 to test SSTV via the cubesat. Uplink: 145.930 MHz FM Downlink: 436.950 MHz FM Telemetry: 437.350 MHz 9k6 BPSK [ANS thanks the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- HamSCI Announces Workshop - Posts Survey HamSCI - the Amateur Radio citizen science initiative - has announced a 2-day workshop February 23-24 at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark. HamSCI's Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, has posted a survey to gauge interest and potential attendance. "We are inviting all hams and scientists interested in ham radio science," Frissell said. "This aim of this workshop is to foster collaborations between the ham radio and the space science and space weather research communities through presentations, discussions, and demonstrations. This year's meeting will focus on solar eclipse analysis, ham radio data sources and databases, and the development of a 'personal space weather station.'" Full details and access to the survey are available on-line: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-HamSCI-Workshop (arrl.org) [ANS thanks the ARRL and HamSCI for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Amateur-Satellite Service mentioned in article by @IARU_President Tim Ellam VE6SH about International Amateur Radio Union #IARU and CCIR/ITU-R. Download PDF of latest #ITU News Magazine 04/2017 (see page 55): http://www.itu.int/en/itunews/Pages/default.aspx (via AMSAT-UK) + Jose, PW8PM, posted a YouTube video of his satellite operation from The four-corner grid square at FH88/89/98/99 on November 12. Jose worked several stations in South and North America via AO-7 Mode B. The direct YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5IfFbb48qk + Damon, WA4HFN, says interest is growing in the satellite operating awards offered by the Squirt-The-Birds Group. This week Damon says congratulations are due to Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, for earning Got Grids? #18. These awards are free and we at Squirt the Birds support AMSAT NA. Go to www.squirtthebirds.com for more info. + Amateur-Satellite Service mentioned in article by @IARU_President Tim Ellam VE6SH about International Amateur Radio Union #IARU and CCIR/ITU-R. Download PDF of latest #ITU News Magazine 04/2017 (see page 55): http://www.itu.int/en/itunews/Pages/default.aspx (via AMSAT-UK) /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 addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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 stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org

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Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
by Simon Brown 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Well, What if we were to add some motors and sails and stuff to keep it in position? Simon Brown, G4ELI <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com From: Gabriel Zeifman [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 19 November 2017 10:42 To: Joe Pereira <joevk5ei(a)gmail.com> Cc: Simon Brown <simon(a)sdr-radio.com>; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps That would not be a real thing On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 1:38 AM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH

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Geo "test"keps
by Joe Pereira 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Can someone please calculate for me a set of "dummy" geostationary keps for my location PF95GD I need the satellite to be at azimuth 180 deg and elevation 90 deg I have tried several attempts and cannot get it precise :( JP

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AMSAT Fox 1B heard over Australia
by andrew＠tech-software.net 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Fox 1B heard over Australia AirSpy Mini. Arrow Antenna 20 dB PreAmp 18/11/2017 15:02 UTC Andrew VK4TEC

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RadFXSat Fox 1B TX
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Hello I have seen the new bird a few times from other people now as recorded on an SDR I am seeing a short drift in tx frequency from 145.900 up to 145.960 MHz on startup Is this the LO coming into lock or a battery droop ? Andrew VK4TEC

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AO-91 Passes & record
by Pedro Converso 19 Nov '17

19 Nov '17

Live tracking and frequencies available on http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?sat=ao-91 Voice recorded on orbit 5 at Buenos Aires http://amsat.org.ar/ao-91.wav Congratulations AMSAT-NA for success ! 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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RadFox Transmission Timing
by John Papay 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

For those who have not tried listening for RadFox, here is what is being sent: Transmission occur every 130 seconds or so and they last about 13-14 seconds or so. Otherwise there is no signal from the satellite. Transmissions start with 2 seconds of dead carrier, followed by 5 seconds of data only. Then there is an announcement with data underneath that lasts about 3.6 seconds, followed by 1 second of data only. Finally the transmission concludes with approximately 1.7 seconds of dead carrier. All times are approximate. The signal is good. Congratulations to the engineering team for this successful mission. We are hopeful that the satellite will perform well when fully operational. 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Fwd: [keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-18-17
by Paul Stoetzer 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

FYI..AO-91 keps are now in the AMSAT keps distribution. Keep in mind that the NORAD ID may change as the various objects on the launch separate from each other. For now, we are using object 43015. 73, Paul, N8HM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad(a)mypbmail.com> Date: Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 2:05 PM Subject: [keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-18-17 To: KEPS <keps(a)amsat.org> Yeah! RadFxSat (AO-91) is finally in orbit and working! Congrats to Fox-1B team! Well done. Note: RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has been designated AO-91 per Bill Tynan, W3XO, AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator. Be aware that AO-91 (NORAD CAT ID 43015) has NOT been released for general use. Do NOT transmit to AO-91 until on-orbit tests are complete. If you hear the transponder on, do NOT assume that AO-91 is open for general use. Check the AMSAT website, Facebook, or Twitter before transmitting. All references to RadFxSat are gone. It is now AO-91. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps

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First Postlaunch Keps
by Stewart Todd Morgan 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Yeah, it screws up Orbitron as well. Move the "07" on the second line to the left so that the "7" aligns with the "4" on the extreme right of the first line. That should fix it. Todd AL0I

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RadFxSat
by Red Willoughby 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

I was able to decode only one frame during the 1722Z pass. It was just 15 degrees maximum elevation. The next pass will be 58 degrees for me, so perhaps the number of decodes will increase. Congrats to all who have worked so long and hard on this project. Red KC4LE

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Fox-1B just heard in Chicagoland!
by George Henry 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Just heard her announce "Fox-1B Safe Mode"! Not currently set up to decode telemetry, though. George, KA3HSW

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RadFxSat
by PY5LF 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Hi Very good signal over here at 18NOV2017 , 17:10UTC. 73

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Re: [amsat-bb] recordings of RadFXSat . Project finding Verronica - ex Douglas KA2UPW/5
by Albert van Deursen 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Hi Douglas, Plse send me a mail at avdeur(a)home.nl so we can discuss how / where to upload the 1.7 Gb IQ file I recorded is a first 27 NOV 17 12:31Z TLM pass over W-EU. 73 Albert PD0OXW -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org Sent: 18 November 2017 16:49 To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 12, Issue 299 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..."

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ANS Special Bulletin RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched
by Lee McLamb 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-322.01 RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91) AMSAT News Service Bulletin 322.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE November 18, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-322.01 RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91) The Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launched at 09:47:36 UTC on November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Following a picture-perfect launch, RadFxSat was deployed at 11:09 UTC. Then the wait began. At 12:12 UTC, the AMSAT Engineering team, watching ZR6AIC's WebSDR waterfall, saw the characteristic "Fox Tail" of the Fox-1 series FM transmitter, confirming that the satellite was alive and transmitting over South Africa. Shortly after 12:34 UTC, the first telemetry was received and uploaded to AMSAT servers by Maurizio Balducci, IV3RYQ, in Cervignano del Friuli, Italy. Initial telemetry confirmed that the satellite was healthy. After confirmation of signal reception, OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO, sent an email to the AMSAT Board of Directors designating the satellite AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91). Bill's email stated: "RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was launched successfully at 09:47 UTC today November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has been received by several amateur stations. RadFxSat (Fox-1B), a 1U CubeSat, is a joint mission of AMSAT and the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University. The Vanderbilt package is intended to measure the effects of radiation on electronic components, including demonstration of an on-orbit platform for space qualification of components as well as to validate and improve computer models for predicting radiation tolerance of semiconductors. AMSAT constructed the remainder of the satellite including the spaceframe, on-board computer and power system. The amateur radio package is similar to that currently on orbit on AO-85 with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on 145.960 MHz. Experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the DUV subaudible telemetry stream, which can be decoded using the FoxTelem software. RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was sent aloft as a secondary payload on the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket that will transport the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-1 mission. RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is one of four CubeSats making up this NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the JPSS-1 mission. Since RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has met all of the qualifications necessary to receive an OSCAR number, I, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT President, do hereby confer on this satellite the designation AMSAT-OSCAR 91 or AO-91. I join amateur radio operators in the U.S. and around the world in wishing AO-91 a long and successful life in both its amateur and scientific missions. I, along with the rest of the amateur community, congratulate all of the volunteers who worked so diligently to construct, test and prepare for launch the newest amateur radio satellite. William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator" AMSAT Engineering reminds stations that the satellite will not be available for general use until the on-orbit checkouts are complete. Please continue to submit telemetry to assist the Engineering team in completing the commissioning process. [ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information] /EX

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First Postlaunch Keps
by Alan 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

RadFxSat 1 00000U 17000A 17322.46057870 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00004 2 00000 97.6996 257.5922 0258900 235.2917 178.7268 14.79536000 07

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Fox 1B Audio Recording
by Simon Brown 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

All, On http://www.sdr-radio.com/Blog/PostId/19/radfxsat-fox-1b there's a MP3 of the audio. The recent TLE seems pretty accurate: 1 00000U 17000A 17322.46057870 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00004 2 00000 97.6996 257.5922 0258900 235.2917 178.7268 14.79536000 07 Simon Brown, G4ELI www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-satellites.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com>

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Recordings of RadFXSat in safe/beacon mode
by Douglas Quagliana 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Friends, If anybody has any recordings of RadFXSat in beacon or safe mode, I would really like to get a copy of your recording -- even if the telemetry did not decode. This is for a followup project based on the Fox1A project that I described in my previous Symposium paper "Finding Veronica: Methods for Obtaining Recordings of Satellite Passes and Searching for Fox-1 Satellite Telemetry Beacons using Known Noise on an FM demodulated downlink" -- except now for RadFXSat. Douglas KA2UPW/5

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Fox-1B Telemetry received!
by Alan 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Telemetry being received. http://www.amsat.org/tlm/health.php?id=2&port= 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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Re: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Heard
by Simon Brown 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

And again, loud and clear announcing Fox 1B over Cornwall. Simon Brown, G4ELI <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com From: Simon Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 18 November 2017 12:36 To: 'amsat-bb(a)amsat.org' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: RadFxSat Heard Yea! Just heard 'her' on 145.960, brief ~ 10 second transmission, this is *not* Fox-1A 'cos that's also transmitting 20kHz up. Running SDR, have the IQ data recorded. IO70kc Simon Brown, G4ELI www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-satellites.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com>

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RadFxSat Heard
by Simon Brown 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Yea! Just heard 'her' on 145.960, brief ~ 10 second transmission, this is *not* Fox-1A 'cos that's also transmitting 20kHz up. Running SDR, have the IQ data recorded. IO70kc Simon Brown, G4ELI www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-satellites.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com>

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RadFxSat Received in South Africa
by Paul Stoetzer 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

RadFxSat's signal was seen on the waterfall of the ZR6AIC WebSDR at 12:12 UTC. 73, Paul, N8HM

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RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday
by Paul Stoetzer 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

The next launch attempt for the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat will be at 09:47 UTC on Saturday, November 18th. Join AMSAT for a live blog of the launch at 09:15 UTC. All information regarding the launch, including live video from NASA TV and the live blog, can be found here: https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-18 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-18 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 131 (***) Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-18 06:30 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Falconsat3
by Andrew Rich 18 Nov '17

18 Nov '17

Hello Last night I worked falconsat3 on a kenwood ht with tnc connected to aprs is I did not pass any packets to the internet I then used software defined radio and direwolf Is anyone using thd72 for falconsat3 via the aprs is ? Have I overlooked something Or does direwolf pass more than the tnc does ? Andrew vk4tec Sent from my iPhone

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SatPC32 CAT control of Two radios
by Brad Brooks 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

I am attempting SatPC32 control of two FT817ND. I found that mine is only controlling frequency on radio 1, although both radios are configured. I have attempted the normal trouble steps: swapped radios, exchanged cat cables. I originally configured using Commander and can make both radios track. Each component seems to work ok. Any thoughts? I have not yet tried a powered USB hub, nor from my big desktop/gaming computer. I have thus been testing using a passive hub and/or laptop USB ports. 73 Brad WF7T

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Falconsat-3 question
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Hello I have been decoding Falsonsat-3 using direwolf and an SDR Tonight I took the arrow and Kenwood THD72A to a hill I had a good copy on the bird I have a question. If I take a laptop and mobile connection, and hook into the THD72A TNC, can I feed data into the APRS-IS ? Does the Kenwood pass Falconsat-3 9k6 data ? Cheers Andrew VK4TEC

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Help with arrow antenna
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

Hello Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ? I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom I don't want to force it Andrew VK4TEC

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Got Grids award
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Congrats to VA3NNA Got Grids Award #19 We are working on our Squirt the Birds web page should be finished soom Wa4hfn Damon em55

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ft-847 9600 baud tx
by willmarbrowns＠charter.net 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

HELLO ALL, I am using ft-847sat mode...paccomm nb96 tnc [type2]...and wisp. I can rx 9600 downlink ok but cannot connect on the 145.840 uplink. ptt works ok. I listen with ht on 145.840 and hear white noise when tx is keyed. i assume that 9600baud set#23 auto transfers to sub band on tx?? so any thoughts?? I know this a shot in the dark but the candle is running out wick...73 bruce ke0lx en25 willmar, mn 56201 1 320 262 3328

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-16 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-16 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. “Pascoli Forgione”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Wed 2017-11-15 11:36:55 UTC 36 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/VeRXP9LCNlM I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE **************************************************************************** ** International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students – ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017 September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor- tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio. Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag- ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78 percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student interest in STEM. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the space station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017. The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal guidelines, and the proposal form. See: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 130 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-16 06:30 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-16 06:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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G-5400B control Box
by Jerry Ehlers 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

I have an extra G-5400B Yaesu Control box for elevation and Azimuth that I will sell. This has been checked out on my spare rotor system. This unit is like new . It just needs pilot lamps. I will sell it for $175.00 shipped in the lower 48 only. payment by US Postal money Order Jerry w0sat

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Mississippi EM50 | EM51 Grid Activation
by Robert Bankston 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

I will be in Mississippi this weekend to activate EM50 and EM51. Plan is to spend all day Saturday in EM50, then head to EM50 | EM51 gridline for first half of day on Sunday. This will be a mix of FM and Linear to help ease congestion on the FM birds, and, hopefully satisfy everyone that needs of these grids or Mississippi for WAS. Note: KG5GJT will activate EM40 in MS and K0FFY will activate EM22 on Saturday. Believe both will only be operating on AO-85. If you have the capability to work linears, this may be your safest bet. We all know how FM birds can be on the weekend. Here is my plan: (all times UTC) Saturday 11/18 EM50 (MS)1328 FO-29 71E1344 SO-50 66SW1415 CAS4B 37SE1515 FO-29 14W1555 CAS4B 38NW1901 AO-85 26NE2042 AO-85 30W2058 CAS4B 50NE2238 CAS4B 25SW0227 FO-29 82W0353 SO-50 56NW Sunday 11/19 EM50|51 line(MS)1410 SO-50 23W1418 FO-29 45W1545 CAS4B 31NW1908 CAS4B 20N1926 AO-85 67NE Hope to catch you on the Birds! 73 de KE4AL, Robert

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For Sale: Complete satellite ground station
by John Belstner 16 Nov '17

16 Nov '17

Icom IC-910H with 1200MHz RF module and dual DSP modules Yaesu G-5500 w/GS-232B M2 Antennas: 2MCP14, 435CP30 Serious inquiries only please. Email me off list and send you a Dropbox link to some photos. 73 John W9EN

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9600 bps sats
by Jim White 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

Can anyone suggest any current UHF downlink 9600 digital birds (other than FS3) to use for testing a station? They must have high inclinations to be visible from Fairbanks, AK. Thanks, Jim

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Kenwood TH-D72A full-duplex HT for sale
by Clayton Coleman 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

For sale: - Kenwood TH-D72A with two PB-45L batteries, charger, and rubber duck - KSC-32 rapid charging stand - Heil HTH-K headset - No box or manual Asking $320 shipped to continental USA with tracking and insurance. PayPal only. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Special AMSAT Membership Offer for RadFxSat..download issue
by Jack Strother 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

Hi Paul, I have already left a note to the webmaster, no reply yet. I tried to download from the link in the receipt e-mail, and a message comes back saying that I have no downloads available. I have not down loaded squat, yet. Thanks in advance, for any help on this. I am so excited about the launch.. Jack KD9ERA

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RadFxSat Launch Scrubbed
by Paul Stoetzer 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

>From United Launch Alliance: “The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the JPSS-1 mission for NASA and NOAA was scrubbed today due to a range safety hold and high upper level winds. The team is working to establish a new launch opportunity.” Based on the conversation between the launch director and Vandenberg's weather officer during the NASA TV coverage, upper level winds may not improve until this weekend. Updates will be posted as we receive them. 73, Paul, N8HM

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Pass predictions?
by skristof＠etczone.com 15 Nov '17

15 Nov '17

amsat.org pass predictions are down? Steve AI9IN

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OZ/KO4MA
by Andrew Glasbrenner 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

I recently added this call to my LOTW. If you'd like a LOTW confirmation, please send me an email reply with the QSO data for me to cross-check, and I'll upload sometime soon. I have logs back to my first operation in 2002. 73, Drew KO4MA

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RadFXSat launch preliminary Keplerian elements
by Andrew Glasbrenner 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Good Morning, Our launch provider has decided that we can release the preliminary Keplerian elements for tomorrow morning's launch. These are preliminary, are for the entire group in our deployer, and may not be very accurate, especially after a few orbits. Please plan accordingly. As you can imagine, things for me are a bit busy for the next few days with commissioning, so please address any requests for help importing the elements or similar to the list. ELaNa 14 1 00000U 17017A 17317.46018518 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999 2 00000 97.6969 249.5697 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332 06 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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Invitation to help populate Sat statsus
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Hello I have a big long list of satellites to log / record I am seeking assistance to help populate the database If you hear a bird, would you help me by having a look and see if it already has an entry if not, can you pop one in Cheers Andrew VK4TEC http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/index2.html

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Next RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Attempt - 09:47 UTC 15-Nov
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

The next launch attempt for RadFxSat (Fox-1B) will occur at 09:47 UTC on Wednesday, November 15th. Join AMSAT for a live blog of the launch and first reception reports, beginning at 09:15 UTC. If the launch goes as planned, RadFxSat will launch on the 43rd birthday of one of its "grandfathers," AMSAT-OSCAR 7. AMSAT-OSCAR 7 also launched on a Delta-family rocket (Delta 2310) from the west pad at Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2. The schedule hasn't been updated yet, but launch coverage should be available on the main NASA TV channel (NTV-1) at 09:15 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Fox-1B Delayed
by Tom Deeble - KA6SIP 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Launch today No-Go. Trying for a 24-hour turn-around - Wed 1:47 AM PST Tom Deeble - KA6SIP, ka6sip(a)aol.com Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership Chairman MDARC, PO Box 23222, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-0222 PACIFICON - Oct 19-21, 2018, San Ramon

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RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Join AMSAT for a live blog of the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch beginning at 09:15 UTC. The launch is scheduled for 09:47 UTC. Note that due to the delay in the Orbital ATK Antares / Cygnus launch, the main NASA TV channel will be covering the berthing of Cygnus to the International Space Station. Coverage of the JPSS-1 launch will be available on the NASA TV Media channel (NTV-3). https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Sells US Factory To General Atomic
by B J 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

http://spacenews.com/general-atomic-buys-surreys-us-smallsat-factory/ It appears that the main market GA's satellite business is the military: http://spacenews.com/general-atomics-ramping-cubesat-production-muses-railg… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Mon 2017-11-13 14:50:31 UTC 86 deg (***) Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. “Pascoli Forgione”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-15 11:36:55 UTC 36 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/VeRXP9LCNlM (***) I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE (***) **************************************************************************** ** International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students – ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017 September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor- tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio. Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag- ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78 percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student interest in STEM. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the space station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017. The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal guidelines, and the proposal form. See: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html **************************************************************************** ** 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. **************************************************************************** *** 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 http://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? 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 **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 130 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2017-11-13 21:00 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1186. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1138. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2017 Symposium video?
by Zach Metzinger 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

The paper presentations were videotaped, and I was wondering when/where those will be posted online? Thanks! --- Zach

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