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ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017
by JoAnne Maenpaa 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

Getting the word out today rather than waiting for the weekend ANS news cycle. September 21 is the first opportunity to participate in an ARISS School Contact webinar ... --- 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 tation, 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. Proposal webinars for guidance and answers to proposal questions will be offered Sep. 21, 2017, at 7 p.m. EDT and Sep. 25, 2017, at 4 p.m. EDT. Advance registration is necessary which can be done at the eventbrite.com website: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-267-ARISS-Webinar (eventbrite.com) 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 --- About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coop- erative 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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Office Closed
by Martha 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

The AMSAT Office will be closed tomorrow, September 21st. We will reopen on Friday. -- 73- Martha

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AO-85 Experimenter’s Wednesday in Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/fox.htm#i> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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FW: FW: ARISS window of opportunity has opened for ham radio operators who know educators or are educators
by White, Rosalie, K1STO 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

Daniel, thank you for your email. I sent a thank you to Paul and Drew who also wrote to explain it. If anyone else who saw my original email but didn't get the actual file would like to have that original file, let me know! Thank you all, and 73! Rosalie K1STO ________________________________________ From: zg3410(a)gmail.com [zg3410(a)gmail.com] on behalf of Daniel Cussen [dan(a)post.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 10:32 AM To: White, Rosalie, K1STO Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FW: ARISS window of opportunity has opened for ham radio operators who know educators or are educators Amsat BB removes ALL ATTACHMENTS. You would need to link to a file on a website elsewhere or on a cloud share such as dropbox etc. On 20/09/2017, White, Rosalie, K1STO <k1sto(a)arrl.org> wrote: > No. That is not the link to use, JoAnne. Thank you for checking. > > The correct link was in the file that was attached to the email I sent early > yesterday. I do not know what happened, but here (at the very bottom of > this email string) is the email I sent early yesterday that had the file > attached. Maybe amsat-bb doesn't accept files from me? > > It is important to run as much information as possible from the attached > file, rather than just the links, but if that can't happen, here are > sentences that had the links--these are in the attached file: > > The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017. Proposal > webinars for guidance and answers to proposal questions will be offered Sep. > 21, 2017, at 7 p.m. EDT and Sep. 25, 2017, at 4 p.m. EDT. Advance > registration is necessary. To sign up, go to > https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2017.eventbrite.com For more details > such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form, visit: > http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html > > Again, thank you for checking before doing anything further! > > 73, > Rosalie K1STO > > ________________________________________ > From: JoAnne Maenpaa [k9jkm(a)comcast.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 10:08 PM > To: White, Rosalie, K1STO; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; 'EMike McCardel' > Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ARISS window of opportunity has opened for ham radio > operators who know educators or are educators > > Wonder if this is the missing link? > > http://www.arrl.org/news/ariss-invites-proposals-to-host-amateur-radio-conta > cts-with-space-station-crew > > > -- > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM > k9jkm(a)amsat.org > > > > ________________________________ > From: White, Rosalie, K1STO > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 9:27 AM > To: amsat-edu(a)amsat.org; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; 'EMike McCardel' > Subject: ARISS window of opportunity has opened for ham radio operators who > know educators or are educators > > Hi EMike and everyone, > > > > Here is the news release on ARISS's window of opportunity that just opened. > > > Hope you can use it! > > > > 73, > > Rosalie K1STO > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >

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ARISS window of opportunity has opened for ham radio operators who know educators or are educators
by White, Rosalie, K1STO 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

Hi EMike and everyone, Here is the news release on ARISS's window of opportunity that just opened. Hope you can use it! 73, Rosalie K1STO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-20 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Sep '17

20 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-20 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America, Kansas City, MO, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-09-23 12:03:49 UTC 26 deg Colegio Nueva Concepcion, San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU1KCQ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR (***) Contact is a go: Thu 2017-09-28 17:51:00 UTC 37 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-20 01:00 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 1159. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1118. 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 2017-09-15 07:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Scott's Igate
by Roy Dean 19 Sep '17

19 Sep '17

> > Dopler shift > APRS-IS is throwing away your packets Andrew Andrew, it is NOT doppler shift. That has nothing to do with Scott's question. Scott, the reason is because Direwolf required one flipped bit to fully decode the packet (ie, it didn't "hear" the correct bits, but tried flipping each single bit until what it decoded passed the checksum). That "[SINGLE]" means that it swapped a single bit to get a correct checksum. Direwolf WILL NOT pass ANY packets on to the APRS-IS unless it completely decodes the packet correctly (ie, that section should say [NONE], as in "no bits were flipped in order to get the checksum to work). Hope that makes sense. --Roy K3RLD >* On 19 Sep 2017, at 5:45 am, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com <http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb>> wrote: *> >* Hi everyone. *> >* I've been trying to improve the effectiveness of the SDR iGate that I have *>* listening on 145.825 and am finally seeing more packets. *> >* Since duplicates don't show up on ariss.net <http://ariss.net>, that explains why not all my *>* received packets show up on the website. Just for my own education, I'll *>* often compare what my iGate receives from the ISS or PSAT to what shows up *>* on ariss.net <http://ariss.net> to verify that mine are in fact duplicates. *> >* Today on a PSAT pass I noticed that one of my received packets was a *>* duplicate (which is fine) but the other packet that I received was also NOT *>* on the website. So, now we're not talking about a duplicate - it didn't *>* get accepted to the site for some other reason. *> >* Here's the packet as I received it. I'm guessing that the issue is that it *>* wasn't digipeated by a station ID of "ARISS*", but I'd like to know for *>* sure. If anyone is really good with APRS in general or the APRS sat *>* digipeaters in particular, I sure would appreciate hearing from you.*

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Help me understand my iGate?
by Scott 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Hi everyone. I've been trying to improve the effectiveness of the SDR iGate that I have listening on 145.825 and am finally seeing more packets. Since duplicates don't show up on ariss.net, that explains why not all my received packets show up on the website. Just for my own education, I'll often compare what my iGate receives from the ISS or PSAT to what shows up on ariss.net to verify that mine are in fact duplicates. Today on a PSAT pass I noticed that one of my received packets was a duplicate (which is fine) but the other packet that I received was also NOT on the website. So, now we're not talking about a duplicate - it didn't get accepted to the site for some other reason. Here's the packet as I received it. I'm guessing that the issue is that it wasn't digipeated by a station ID of "ARISS*", but I'd like to know for sure. If anyone is really good with APRS in general or the APRS sat digipeaters in particular, I sure would appreciate hearing from you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digipeater WIDE1 (probably PSAT) audio level = 77(8/8) [SINGLE] :::::____ [0.2] N2PYS-3>T2PX4Z,PSAT,WIDE1*,WIDE2-2:`lZ!l <0x1c>K\]=<0x0d> MIC-E, Kenwood HT (W), Kenwood TM-D710, In Service N 42 08.4000, W 080 02.0500, 0 MPH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73! -Scott, K4KDR

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Re: [amsat-bb] FT8 mode
by Dino Papas 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Rich - LoTW accepts FT8 now. My Mac logging program doesn’t have built-in digital mode identifications for anything beyond RTTY BUT it allows you to type “JT65” or “FT8” which is then sent along to LoTW. Does AC Log have a box where you can type in text like that to identify the mode? 73 - Dino KL0S > On Sep 15, 2017, at 3:57 PM, Rick Walter <wb3csy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe someone on this bb can help me. I just tried to put about 20 contacts in LOTW for mode FT8 when on 20 m, HF. I use the program AC LOG. The program does not have that mode listed in the pull down menu so I typed it in. When I try to upload those contacts, the QSO's come back as suppressed. Is there an update to LOTW or are they still 3 months behind? Should I type FT-8, instead of FT8? Tnx. Rick, WB3CSY

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AO-7 Status
by Paul Stoetzer 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

Just a note that AO-7 has been reliably in Mode B for the past several days. For the past several months, AO-7 has had a tendency to flip from Mode B to Mode A even in the presence of only modest uplink signals, likely due to poor illumination on the solar panels. As the seasons have progressed, it appears that the illumination situation has improved. Get on and make some QSOs! This would be a particularly good time to set up skeds for extreme range QSOs. According to DK3WN's illum software, from October 15th through November 21st, AO-7 will be in constant sunlight. During this period, the 24 hour timer will function and the satellite will spend 24 hours in Mode B then 24 hours in Mode A. Get those 10 meter antennas ready! 73, Paul, N8HM

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LVB Tracker to SATPC32
by George Sakai 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

I have not been able to get the LVB Tracker to talk to SATPC32 in my IC-9100. I am using a Keyspan USA 19HS USB-to-serial adapter between the LVB Tracker and my laptop (Windows 8, 64 bits). When I start the SATPC32 program, I get an error message "Port 1 could not be found". According to the device manager in my PC, the Keyspan 19HS has COM2 assigned. I selected COM2 for rotor setting. I think I am supposed to select the same COM2 for ServerSDX. But, I never get ServerSDX box on the screen. Appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks. George N3GS

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join to list
by ciro rodriguez 18 Sep '17

18 Sep '17

thanks ciro Este mensaje le ha llegado mediante el servicio de correo electronico que ofrece la Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba. La persona que envia este correo asume el compromiso de usar el servicio y cumplir con las regulaciones establecidas. FRCUBA: https://www.frcuba.cu/

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Flight anomalies
by Alan 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Found this SpaceX compendium of failed efforts to land a rocket, as God and Robert A. Heinlein intended. The captions are great. https://youtu.be/bvim4rsNHkQ Of course now that they have it working, it is a lot funnier in retrospect. :) 73s, Alan WA4SA

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UX0FF/KB1RVT QSO on AO-7
by John Papay 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

KB1RVT and UX0FF completed a QSO today on AO-7. This is Nikolay's first satellite contact with the USA. Nikolay is still looking for others to work in North America. If you have a mutual footprint with him and want to try, email him at his qrz.com address. Thank you to Nick for making the effort to work him! 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Portable Sat Gear For Sale
by John Zaruba Jr 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

Hi Fellow Satellite Ops, I have the following items for sale: Portable Rotation 12PRSAT DC Azimuth/Elevation Rotator w/computer interface Portable Rotation Arrow Antenna Adapter Alaskan Arrow 146/437-14 Handheld Yagi Dual Band Yagi Total investment $920, yours for $700 plus actual shipping to your zip code. If you use PayPal (preferred) I'll absorb the fees. Decided to take my portable operating in the backpacking direction, this setup is not so convenient to use for SOTA activations. Works great for a back deck, beach, or RV/camping portable station. Inquiries off list please... 73, John K2ZA Sent from my iPad Sent from my iPad

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ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 17 Sep '17

17 Sep '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-260 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: * 2017 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results * 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced * Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium * 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Announcement * Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members * AMSAT Awards Update SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-260.01 ANS-260 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 260.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 17, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-260.01 2017 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2017 Board of Directors Election, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Paul Stoetzer, N8HM; and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; will serve on the board for two years. The Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. He will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 695 ballots cast are as follows: Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA............626 Jerry Buxton, N0JY.................610 Paul Stoetzer, N8HM................509 Clayton Coleman, W5PFG.............503 Peter Portanova, W2JV..............382 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz, Manager Paul Stoetzer, Secretary [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 AMSAT-NA Space Symposium Preliminary Schedule Announced The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 27-29 in Reno. A preliminary version of the schedule has just been posted at https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ The schedule includes the Annual Meeting which is a report to the membership by the President and Senior Officers and includes a question and answer session where members may ask senior officers and BoD members questions. [ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT-NA Symposium Committee for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium This is the second call for papers for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Announcement Greetings CubeSat Community! We are happy to announce that the 15th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop will take place from April 30th to May 2nd, 2018 at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Performing Arts Center! We are hard at work making sure next year's workshop is the best one yet! Not only have we streamlined sponsorship opportunities but we have added thousands of square feet of exhibition space including the all new Founder's Room-a beautiful 24' x 24' business casual lounge. To stay up to date on all the changes to come, join our mailing list: http://www.cubesat.org/mailinglist/ To see pictures from this year's workshop and dinner banquet, or to view sponsorship and exhibition information, visit: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-information/ To inquire about purchasing a sponsorship or exhibition booth email us at cubesat-workshop(a)calpoly.edu. To submit an abstract, navigate to the abstract submission form: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-abstract/ The deadline for abstract submission is November 3rd. [ANS thanks The CubeSat Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members After a 6-hour flight, astronauts Mark Vande Hei, KG5GNP, and Joe Acaba, KE5DAR, and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin arrived at the International Space Station on September 12. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft from Kazakhstan, orbited Earth four times, and then docked at the space station. The hatches between the spacecraft and station opened early on September 13. The arrival of Vande Hei, Acaba, and Misurkin restores the station's crew to six. They join Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik, and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA, on station. The new Expedition 53/54 crew members will spend more than 4 months aboard the ISS, conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development. Once they've settled in, Acaba and Vande Hei are expected to average one or two — and possibly as many as four — Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts a week. That rate will drop when Nespoli leaves in December with Bresnik and Ryazanskiy. Vande Hei, Acaba, and Misurkin are slated to return in February. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Awards Update AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Rafael Martinez, HI8KV Donald Solberg, K9AQ Frank Krizan, KR1ZAN Wyatt Law, AI6V Michal Kwieciak, SP3DBM Jonathan Zlystra, KL2DN ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #578 ------ AMSAT Century Club Award Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, #52 ------ South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #US205 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST upgrade to 4,000 Frank Westphal, K6FW upgrade to 3,000 Joseph Murphy, EI5EV 2,000 #91 Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM 1,000 #92 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5,000 Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST, #34 ------ To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, 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, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org

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Re: [amsat-bb] Register for the AMSAT Symposium Now!
by Franklin Antonio 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

At 02:30 PM 9/14/2017, Paul Stoetzer wrote: >Today is the last day you can register for the AMSAT Space Symposium, >being held October 27th-29th in Reno, NV ... early registration price ... Do we have a schedule yet? Web page doesn't contain any of this detail. What activities take place on each of the 3 days? What time do we start on the 27th? What time do we end on the 29th?

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LAPAN A2 = IO-86 over Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

Lapan A2 IO-86: a great FM repeater satellite for equatorial region.Listen many QSO made on a whole passage over Brazil today.Recorded by Orlando PU7ORD. <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/satelite/LAPAN%2016-09-17.mp3> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Re: [amsat-bb] FT8 mode
by Richard Tejera 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

I believe AC Log can accept a manually input mode, and as well, Scott has recently updated the program to accept FT8. Upgrades are free. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On September 15, 2017, at 17:10, Dino Papas <kl0s(a)cox.net> wrote: Rich - LoTW accepts FT8 now. My Mac logging program doesn’t have built-in digital mode identifications for anything beyond RTTY BUT it allows you to type “JT65” or “FT8” which is then sent along to LoTW. Does AC Log have a box where you can type in text like that to identify the mode? 73 - Dino KL0S > On Sep 15, 2017, at 3:57 PM, Rick Walter <wb3csy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe someone on this bb can help me. I just tried to put about 20 contacts in LOTW for mode FT8 when on 20 m, HF. I use the program AC LOG. The program does not have that mode listed in the pull down menu so I typed it in. When I try to upload those contacts, the QSO's come back as suppressed. Is there an update to LOTW or are they still 3 months behind? Should I type FT-8, instead of FT8? Tnx. Rick, WB3CSY _______________________________________________ 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

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AMSAT Awards Update
by Bruce 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

We have a good list of recipients this time for the AMSAT Awards. AMSAT Satellite Communicators Award for making their first satellite QSO Rafael Martinez, HI8KV Donald Solberg, K9AQ Frank Krizan, KR1ZAN Wyatt Law, AI6V Michal Kwieciak, SP3DBM Jonathan Zlystra, KL2DN ------ AMSAT Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #578 ------ AMSAT Century Club Award Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, #52 ------ South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award Rafael Martinez, HI8KW, #US205 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST upgrade to 4,000 Frank Westphal, K6FW upgrade to 3,000 Joseph Murphy, EI5EV 2,000 #91 Matthew Stevens, KK4FEM 1,000 #92 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5,000 Award Branko Martincic, 9A3ST, #34 ------ 73...bruce To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes

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GRID MASTER AWARD
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 16 Sep '17

16 Sep '17

Congrats to W5PFG Clayton Coleman has worked and confirmed all 488 US grids GRID MASTER AWARD #5 Good job for info on our awards go to QRZ and look up wa4hfn or wa4nvm We will have a new web site up soon squirt the birds Damon WA4HFN em55

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FT8 mode
by Rick Walter 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Maybe someone on this bb can help me. I just tried to put about 20 contacts in LOTW for mode FT8 when on 20 m, HF. I use the program AC LOG. The program does not have that mode listed in the pull down menu so I typed it in. When I try to upload those contacts, the QSO's come back as suppressed. Is there an update to LOTW or are they still 3 months behind? Should I type FT-8, instead of FT8? Tnx. Rick, WB3CSY Sent from Rick's iPhone 6S "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke "Klaatu Barada Nikto" - The Day the Earth Stood Still "I have been, and always shall be, your friend" - Spock

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-15 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-15 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 deg (***) Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America, Kansas City, MO, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-09-23 12:03:49 UTC 26 deg Exp. 53 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** ** 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-15 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 1159. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1118. (***) 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 2017-09-15 07:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Second call for papers for 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium
by Daniel Schultz 15 Sep '17

15 Sep '17

This is the seccond call for papers for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv(a)amsat.org

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Register for the AMSAT Symposium Now!
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Today is the last day you can register for the AMSAT Space Symposium, being held October 27th-29th in Reno, NV for the early registration price of $45. Starting tomorrow, registration is $55. https://www.amsat.org/product/2017-amsat-symposium/ Be sure to register today! 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Secretary Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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WD9EWK road trip to southern California (15-17 September 2017)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Hi! I will be driving to Los Angeles on Friday morning, and planning to attend the 2017 ARRL Southwest Division Convention ("HAMCON") over the weekend. On my way out on Friday, I am planning a stop on the DM23/DM24 grid boundary north of Quartzsite AZ and I-10. This will probably be a quick stop, possibly no more than a couple of passes, depending on when I leave Phoenix and how the drive goes up to that point. I am also planning to pass through this area sometime on Sunday afternoon or early evening, when I might have more time to work more passes on my way home. During the weekend, I will be in Torrance, south of LAX airport. I won't have a booth at the convention, but I will be wandering around and also - if all goes well - getting on some passes from the top of the parking garage outside the hotel. I may even do some demonstrations, repeating what I did during the 2015 convention at the same location. I don't have a set schedule for the weekend, as this is closer to a quick vacation away from home and work. Even if I'm not going to do a demonstration, I want to try working some passes while I'm there, including some packet via NO-84 and the ISS. I will post updates on my @WD9EWK Twitter account, which is also visible in a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK - even if you don't use Twitter. While on the road, I'll have my TH-D72A squawking to the APRS network in Arizona and southern California as WD9EWK-9. This should also show up on the web, on http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 among other sites. Where possible, I may also post updates here on the -BB. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA on 14 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:03 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 W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west 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 English. Fenway Park is host to close to twenty schools from five of the six New England states for a STEM event on Thursday, September 14, 2017. This event, specifically the on-field activities like engineering and launching water bottle rockets in the shadow of the historic Green Monster, provide schools with a real-world application of the Next Generation Science curriculum. With the partnership of ARISS and the ISS contact, the STEM activities (both the activities of the day and the pre-teaching activities sent to schools prior) would shift to a STEM NASA, space and amateur radio focus. The goal of ISS contact was to be a draw to those schools from all over New England who do not have the capacity to otherwise go through the contact proposal and host a contact. In this one event, ARISS is granting exposure to New England schools to STEM, NASA, space and amateur radio. Students from Burlington, VT; Salem, MA; Whitnesville, MA; Mashpee, MA; Wakefield, RI; Danvers, MA; Bradford, MA; Waltham, MA; Whitefield, MA; Provincetown, MA; Concord MA; Roxbury, MA; Stoneham, MA; Nashua, NH; and Bangor ME are all scheduled to be part of this historic learning event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How often and through what methods do you communicate with family and others on earth? 2. How much exercise do you get while in space? 3. What are some of the foods you eat while in space? 4. What if a serious illness enters the space station, how would you stop it? 5. When did you first become interested in space exploration? 6. What kind of jobs does Robonaut 2 do on the ISS or what kind of experiments do you do with R2? 7. Were you able to see the eclipse in space? 8. What's it like to float around instead of walking? 9. Do you believe in aliens or life on other planets? 10. What advice would you give to someone who wants to grow up to be an astronaut? 11. What was the hardest thing to become accustomed to on the ISS? 12. What is the most challenging thing to do weightless? 13. Are you a Red Sox or Yankees fan? 14. Do you use a lot of math on the ISS? 15. What was your favorite subject in school? 16. How do you brush your teeth? 17. What Earth food do you miss the most? 18. When are you scheduled to come back to Earth and what will you do first? 19. Who inspired you? 20. Have you ever been to Fenway Park? 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): 1. Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America, Kansas City, MO, The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-09-23 12:03 UTC 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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5.8ghz Dish, G5500, and receivers...
by Lou Michaels 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

A pair of 25'' 5.8ghz 29dBi Teletronics International dishes fell into my lap this week and I'm trying to decide on some projects. Here's a pic: https://i.imgur.com/W9oeVSv.jpg I have a G5500 rotor from my previous ground station, and I'm thinking of doing some solar radio astronomy or transponder chasing. Without the covers, the dishes weigh 13.2lbs each. Could the G5500 safely handle the load of one or two of these dishes? I'm not considering roof mounting, and prefer to do things closer to the ground for the time being. Via a SDRPlay, my highest receive capability is 2ghz. Short of changing the feed, what might I do or be able to use to bring the frequency down to something more manageable or will the dish still feed signals at lower frequencies? I'm not beyond changing the feed, or building transverters, but some searching isn't producing more than commercial wifi applications. Anyone have any plans, ideas, advice or direction to offer? Thanks in advance! Cheers, Lou W2LMM <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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DN50 this Saturday
by dtabor＠estesvalley.net 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Under the guise of seeing the Fall colors and maybe Dinosaur Nat'l Monument, Pam, K0ZXZ and I are planning to head to NW Colorado for an activation of DN50 this Saturday. This may be our last chance to go over Trail Ridge Road (12,120') for the season. We expect to be all modes and in the grid around 1800 UTC - track N6UA-9 on APRS. Right now, the plan is to overnight in either Craig, CO or Vernal, UT, so early Sunday ops are possible as well.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Ao-85 SSTV
by John Brier 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Yes. It is a great program. How is it working for you? 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Sep 13, 2017 10:20 AM, "Michael A. Foster" <akx2(a)dacor.net> wrote: Any body got any experience with a program called RX-SSTV?? Trying to decode SSTV signals off of ao-85 Tnx, Michael – n8iup _______________________________________________ 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

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Ao-85 SSTV
by Michael A. Foster 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Any body got any experience with a program called RX-SSTV?? Trying to decode SSTV signals off of ao-85 Tnx, Michael – n8iup

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Re: [amsat-bb] Making the Linear Satellites more accessible
by MICHAEL WILLIAMS 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

I would like to add some comments to Mac's interesting email. As both a CW and SSB op on FO-29, AO7, and the XW birds, I can attest that CW operation is now almost non existent. If I was to guess CW a percentage of total satellite use, it would be less than 2%. At 2%, the CW problems you mention are not a problem. From time to time, there are clearly some issues on the linear satellites. A good example is stations using full Doppler correction colliding with stations under manual control. But in general things roll along pretty well and good satellite operators know how to deal with it. FO-29 is my favorite satellite. It has an excellent receiver and a large footprint. I've QSOed with a station using 50 mW of up link power. With some resourcefulness, I think you could beat the $1000 figure way down. I'd spend $20.00 on a SDR SHARP and see just how well you can hear the linear sats. That would be a good start, and they a fun to play with. All the best in your future satellite operations, Mike K9QHO

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EM93 from South Carolina Wednesday September 13, 2017
by Ruth 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Hi all, I planning to be on the 22:35z SO-50 pass tomorrow evening, Wednesday September 13th, from EM93 in South Carolina. It’s a 15 degree pass and a new location, but I’ll work as many as I can. Hope to hear you then! 73, Ruth KM4LAO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-12 07:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Sep '17

12 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-12 07:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Mon 2017-09-11 12:58:34 UTC 77 deg (***) Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 deg Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America, Kansas City, MO, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-09-23 12:03:49 UTC 26 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-12 07:30 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 1158. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1117. (***) 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 2017-09-12 07:30 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Sked Request from UX0FF
by John Papay 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Nikolay, UX0FF, is looking for someone to work in the USA on satellite. He is an accomplished operator and worked satellites years ago. He is an active EME operator and has WAS on 2M. His grid square is KN45kj. He is not in my range on AO-7 but should be able to work stations in the Northeast. If you are interested in working him, please email him at his qrz.com address. 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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G5500 position pot
by Bob- W7LRD 11 Sep '17

11 Sep '17

Hi - has anyone ordered the position pot for a G5500 elevation rotor. If so where Yaesu is out of them. Part number etc. 73 Bob W7LRD

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Arrow II boom dimensions
by Mike Diehl 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Does anyone have boom dimensions for the Arrow II? What I'm looking for is overall length, length to each of the 2m elements as measured from the end of the handle and length to each of the 70cm elements as measured from the end of the handle. I currently only own the Alaskan model which has different dimensions. I don't really want to go out and buy a new handle as I have 3/4 square tubing on hand and would like to fab up some lightened handles for a few people to try out. I can't seem to find anything on the location of the elements, only the element lengths. 73, Mike Diehl AI6GS

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ANS 253.01
by Chris Bradley 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-253.01 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 dot org. In this edition: * Worst Solar Cycle for HF Since Advent of Radio * ARRL PR Poster Features Amateur Radio in Space * Last Week of Discounted 2017 Space Symposium Registration * University of Michigan GTO Cubesat Flight Receives IARU Coordination * UK Storm Names for 2017-18 * Students from India & Russia build SSTV CubeSAT * AA5PK Awarded Grid Master Award #4 * Satellite Shorts From All Over + Route 66 OTA - W6D Through September 17th SB SUN @ AMSAT $ANS-253.01 ANS-253.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 253.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 10, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-253.01 Worst Solar Cycle for HF Since Advent of Radio There is an HF propagation anomaly currently in progress for this week, that might give us a temporary boost. Look for unusually strong, short term, band openings via F2 layer and Sporadic-E (Es) in the 14 MHz to 54 MHz range. We are near the bottom of our 11-year-long Solar Cycle 24, but today we are seeing space weather that is similar to the higher part of this cycle. A recent, fast-growing earth-targeted sunspot, combined with increased x-ray flux, is associated with the anomaly. The x-ray flux has reached sustained M-class levels, and could impulse higher to X-class bursts. This can also temporarily cause short-term HF blackouts for NVIS and regional HF communications below 15 MHz. An R2 level blackout just happened a couple hours ago, which obliterated the mid-day 7 MHz ham radio nets in North America. At this moment, we currently have highly unusual solar numbers for this part of the cycle: Sunspot Number = 96 Solar Flux = 183 X-ray Flares = M5 K-index Kp = 4 A-index = 14 That Solar Flux is very high for the valley of the solar cycle we are in. The highest solar flux in this cycle, Solar Flux =237, happened during the peak of this cycle in January 2014. [ANS thanks Bonnie KQ6XA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL PR Poster Features Amateur Radio in Space The ARRL offers a series of six posters that promote Amateur Radio to the general public. These were originally designed by ARRL for the 2017 National Scouting Jamboree, but may be used for any outreach effort. Each poster is 11" x 17". One of the posters features amateur radio in space. The six posters are based around the theme, "Ham Radio Is..." Those themes are: + Adventure (Portable operating of all kinds) + Discovery (Making/Building/DIY) + Friendship (Community and Mentoring) + Out Of This World (space communications/satellites) + Ready (Publc Service) + The Game (Contesting and Awards) A link to ARRL's "What Is Ham Radio" page is provided as both a URL and a QR code on each poster. The posters are available for free download in PDF format. http://www.arrl.org/pr-posters We suggest printing on high-gloss paper and framing them for maximum effect. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Week of Discounted 2017 Space Symposium Registration September 14 is the last day for the discounted price to register for the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium which will be held on Friday through Sunday, Oct 27, 28, 29, 2017 in Reno, Nevada at the Silver Legacy Resort, 407 N Virginia Street, in Downtown, Reno. Symposium Registration (including a copy of the Proceedings) + Through September 14 -- $45 + Starting September 15 -- $50 + At the door -- $55 You can register for the 2017 Space Symposium, the Saturday Evening Banquet, and the Sunday Morning Area Coordinators breakfast in the store: https://www.amsat.org/shop/ You must make your hotel reservations at the Silver Legacy at this link: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-hotel/ (block code ISAMSAT) The hotel phone number is 1-800-687-8733 The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features: + Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations + Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World + Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members + Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers + AMSAT-NA Annual General Membership Meeting + Auction, Annual Banquet, Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes !! Our Keynote Speaker this year is Mr. Garrett Skrobot, Sr. Mission Manager of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program, or ELaNa, at NASA Headquarters. Additional information about the 2017 AMSAT Symposium will be posted on the AMSAT web site, www.amsat.org The Silver Legacy is a 4-star Resort/Hotel/Casino which is an iconic 42-story hotel with its massive round dome and spires centered in downtown Reno. Some of the perks include: + Free parking for attendees. + Free transportation to/from the airport (10-minute shuttle ride). + Complimentary WiFi. + Multiple alternate activities and attractions are in the Reno area. + We are working on tours of Virginia City and Lake Tahoe. [ANS thanks the 2017 AMSAT Symposium Folks for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 Ballots for AMSAT-NA's Board of Directors were mailed to members in good standing on July 15. Members are encouraged to complete their ballots and return them as soon as possible. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15 in order to be counted. This year AMSAT-NA will be electing four voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be one alternate chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. The 2017 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: Jerry Buxton, N0JY Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Peter Portanova, W2JV Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to four candidates. [ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- University of Michigan GTO Cubesat Flight Receives IARU Coordination The IARU has announced frequency coordination at 437.485 MHz for DSM-BARC, a 2U CubeSat developed by the University of Michigan. The primary objective is to raise the technology readiness level of the EPS, CDH and communications systems in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The satellite is a 2U CubeSat compatible with the Tyvak NLAS Mk.ll deployer. The satellite is 227mm x 100mm x 100mm in size while stowed and has a mass of 1.28 kg (Max: 2.66 kg). There is one deployable reflective panel on the 227mm long Negative X Face of the satellite that will deploy once in orbit, as well as the deployable UHF antenna, which will deploy out of the same face. The satellite will tumble in orbit and does not have an attitude control or stabilization system. The UHF downlink will transmit 9k6 GMSK and AX25 telemetry. The launch from Cape Canaveral on an ULA flight with initial parameters: + Apogee – 35786 km + Perigee – 185 km + Inclination – 27 deg + Period – 10.5 hrs. Fellow payloads are expected to be from: CubeSats from University of Texas, University of Louisiana and Purdue University. More info available at http://m-barc.com/our-story/ The United Launch Alliance announcement can be found at: http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-announces-2016-cubesat-stem-winners.aspx [ANS thanks the IARU Satellite Coordinator and the University of Michigan for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Storm Names for 2017-18 The first storm of the year will be female and will be named 'Aileen', the gender of the first storm alternates each year and follows Angus in the 2016-17 season. Surveys conducted after named storms in 2016/17 have shown further increases in awareness and action taken in response to people hearing of a named storm. Storm Doris for example achieved an 89% awareness score with 94% of those responders finding the severe weather warning useful. 82% of people that took action ahead of Storm Doris felt they were right to do so. Derrick Ryall, Head of Public Weather Services at the Met Office, said: "Last year was another successful pilot of the storm naming project and it's great to be now making it operational. Naming storms has been proved to raise awareness of severe weather in the UK, crucially prompting people to take action to prevent harm to themselves or their property." Gerald Fleming, Head of Forecasting at Met ireann, said: "Last winter was a very quiet one weather-wise and we only worked our way through five named storms, from Angus to Ewan. While it is too early to say whether the coming winter will be a stormy one or a quiet one we are prepared with a whole new set of 21 names for whatever nature may throw at us. As before Met ireann forecasters will work in close co-operation with our colleagues from the UK Met Office to keep all the peoples of these islands warned of impending severe weather." The names for the next year have once again been compiled using suggestions submitted by the public combined with names proposed to Met ireann. As in previous years, Q; U; X; Y and Z will not be used to comply with international storm naming conventions. Note: Fionn is pronounced 'Fyunn' and Niall 'Nye-ul' A storm will be named on the basis of 'medium' or 'high' impacts from wind but also include the impacts of rain and snow, i.e. storms will be named for weather systems which we expect an Amber or Red warning will eventually be issued by Met ireann and/or the Met Office's National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). The 2016-17 season saw five storms named, from Angus in late November to Ewan at the end of February. In comparison eleven storms were named in the 2015-16 season, from Abigail in mid-November to Katie at the end of March. This year's names will be announced at the European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology in Dublin at 15:00 6 September 2017. The start of this year's storm season looks to be getting off to an unsettled start, with low pressure moving in from the west towards the end of the week and dominating our weekend weather. You can find out the current forecast in your area using our forecast pages and by following us on Twitter and Facebook, as well as using our mobile app which is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store. Additional information can be found by visiting http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ [ANS thanks the UK Met Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Students from India & Russia build SSTV CubeSAT The Times of India reports students from Russia and India are building an amateur radio satellite that will transmit SSTV images from space. The 1U CubeSat Iskra-5 is being built by 20 students from Moscow Aviation Institute and 9 from Indian cities like Chennai and Bangalore through Space Kidz India to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between the two countries. The satellite will be transported to the International Space Station by mid-October, 2017 through cargo spacecraft from where it will be placed in orbit by a cosmonaut during a spacewalk. The Iskra satellites were a series of Soviet amateur communication satellites built by students and radio amateurs at the Moscow Aviation Institute in the early 1980s. Srimathy Kesan, founder, Space Kidz India said that the subsystems in the satellite being built in MAI is made by Russian students while the outer cube has been designed by Indian students. [ANS thanks AMSAT UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AA5PK Awarded Grid Master Award #4 The Grid Master Award is sponsored by WA4HFN and WA4NVM to encourage radio amateur operators to get on the air and make contacts. To qualify for the Grid Master Award you must make confirmed satellite contact with all 488 grids in the U.S. Prior Grid Master Award winners include: + #1 -- John Papay, K8YSE + #2 -- Doug Papay, KD8CAO + #3 -- Rick Tillman, WA4NVM This week Damon Runion, WA4HFN, announced that Grid Master Award #4 has been awarded to Glenn Miller, AA5PK. For more information Damon requests you send an e-mail to him at the address listed on QRZ.com. These awards are free, Damon and Rick only ask that you make a donation to AMSAT NA. [ANS thanks Damon Runion, WA4HFN for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over Route 66 OTA - W6D Through September 17th Christy, KB6LTY will be operating again this year as W6D Victorville, CA on the Sats, on as many birds as she can (FM/transponder/packet/no CW)throughout the week from home QTH DM14. Citrus Belt ARC is hosting the event again making this the 18th year. for more info on the event: http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=15 see you next week for this fun event. Christy KB6LTY [ANS thanks Christy KB6LTY 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, Chris Bradley,AA5EM aa5em at amsat dot org _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Icon IC-9700 SDR Transceiver Prototype
by Les Rayburn 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Tokyo Ham Fair saw the debut of the prototype Icom IC-9700, which looks to be a SDR version of the IC-910H. If released, this radio would feature full-duplex operation on 144, 432, and 1296. It’s also D-STAR capable. As the owner of an IC-7300, I’d love to see this model released. It would be a most welcome addition to the shack, and the built in waterfall display would make satellite operation much easier. http://qrznow.com/icom-ic-9700-vhfuhf1-2ghz-prototype-transceiver-shown-at-… 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-1 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD, Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”

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g5500 pot
by Bob- W7LRD 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

where is the best place to buy the sending pot for a G5500 elevation rotor. Or does someone have one laying around? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Getting PCSAT32 Working Again
by Ray Hoad 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Use only the 9-9-17 03:33 UTC orb17252.2l.amsat email or the data in the www.amsat.org website to update PCSAT32. The AMSAT-NA website data is now correct (as of 9-9-17 03:33 UTC). The TLEs sent out on Friday 9-8-17 contained duplicate TLEs of five satellites and the data on the AMSAT-NA website was corrupted also. This issue causes PCSAT32 to lockup. Space-Track introduced duplicates of five TLE sets in my 9-8-17 download for reasons unknown. As this is a new problem, I did not catch it. So my orb17251.2l.amsat email was corrupted. But, Space-Track is not doing that now (???) so I have re-done the KEPs. I have issued orb17252.2l.amsat (9-9-17 03:33 UTC) which has been tested and are OK. DK1TB's PCSAT notes to fix for this problem are under the "?" menu/FAQ/ "Error while loading file xxxx" (at the very bottom) in the PCSAT32 program. If you can't get PCSAT32 to load, briefly, you need to replace the file Standard.Sat in C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\Standard.Sat, with an uncorrupted and older (check the file dates) copy of that file maintained in (Don't change this file!) C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\DAT_repair\Standard.Sat Note: the path that contains the "AppData" folder is usually hidden. To make it visible, start Windows Explorer and click on "File", click on "Change folder and search options", and click on "View". Click on "Show hidden files, folder, and drives". You should now be able to find everything. Hope this helps. Sorry for all the problems. Ray Hoad WA5QGD Orbital Elements Manager

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps
by Rick Tejera 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

OK, so I re-updated all the KEPLER sets EXCEPT nasa.all and the Linear SAT group now work as it should. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Tejera Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2017 8:50 PM To: 'Glenn Miller - AA5PK' <aa5pk(a)suddenlink.net>; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps OK, save me posting. Question though, The program is working until I try to change to a satellite group I creates for Linear sats. I can switch the FM sat group, which draw from the same set of Keps (nasabare). I this what others are seeing? Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glenn Miller - AA5PK Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2017 6:46 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps Same happening here, Ken. Error message: Zugriffverletzung bei Adresse 004499E2 in Modul 'SatPC32.exe' Lesen von Adresse 00000008 Access violation at address 004499E2 in module 'SatPC32.exe' Read address 00000008 Glenn AA5PK -----Original Message----- From: Ken Alexander Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2017 8:28 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps I went to update the Keplerian files this evening and get the following error message after successfully downloading the keps. The error pops up when I click on the Quit button. SatPC is locked up solid. There's no way out except by rebooting. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks and 73, Ken VE3HLS _______________________________________________ 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

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps
by Rick Tejera 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

OK, save me posting. Question though, The program is working until I try to change to a satellite group I creates for Linear sats. I can switch the FM sat group, which draw from the same set of Keps (nasabare). I this what others are seeing? Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glenn Miller - AA5PK Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2017 6:46 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps Same happening here, Ken. Error message: Zugriffverletzung bei Adresse 004499E2 in Modul 'SatPC32.exe' Lesen von Adresse 00000008 Access violation at address 004499E2 in module 'SatPC32.exe' Read address 00000008 Glenn AA5PK -----Original Message----- From: Ken Alexander Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2017 8:28 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC Error Message when updating Keps I went to update the Keplerian files this evening and get the following error message after successfully downloading the keps. The error pops up when I click on the Quit button. SatPC is locked up solid. There's no way out except by rebooting. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks and 73, Ken VE3HLS _______________________________________________ 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

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia on 11 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:58 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 and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Beenleigh State High School is located about 30 km south of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia and provides a broad-based education for local students. The school has a proud record of academic achievement in science, technology, coding and mathematics, and offers students the opportunity to complete university subjects in science. Beenleigh State High School runs specialized programs in Music, Agricultural Science and Rugby League based around our motto of Semper Altiora (Aim Higher). School facilities include a new eLearning centre, state-of-the-art science laboratories, purpose-built trade training centre (hospitality kitchen), modern special education unit and a fully operational farm. The school draws students from a diverse range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. As such, diversity is valued and celebrated at Beenleigh State High School. Our school population has: 12% Indigenous students, 20% Polynesian students and 5% students for whom English is a second language. The school has a very active Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander unit called "Mibunn Jinndi" meaning Eagle's Nest and also a strong culture group; both the groups participate in performances throughout the school year and in the community. Our school is located close to the Gold Coast Space Flight Academy located at Pimpama and our nomination for ARISS was facilitated by this growing Aerospace business. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Living in low gravity can cause your muscles to deteriorate, so how do you keep fit to ensure you are still able to return to Earth's gravity without problems? 2. What are the future goals of the International Space Station? 3. What's your opinion on the settlement of Mars? Would you ever sign up for the colonization of Mars? 4. What kind of jobs involving Biology is there in the space industry? 5. What has been the most challenging experiment you have attempted so far? 6. How has your understanding of the universe changed since seeing the Earth from space? 7. What are your thoughts on other life forms existing on another planet or in another galaxy? 8. Will your blood flow or internal organs be affected by the low gravity on the ISS? 9. NASA has been working on a supersonic parachute which worked successfully when it went to Mars previously. NASA is still trying to make a bigger, better and stronger supersonic parachute that will go to Mars with astronauts. So my question is what type of material will be used to do this? 10. Do your energy requirements change in space? E.g. do you have to eat more or less food? 11. What kind of training do you do before you go to space? 12. How have you adapted to life on the International Space Station and how do you think you will adapt back to life on Earth? 13. How did you become an astronaut? 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): 1. Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03 UTC 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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Re: [amsat-bb] orb17251.2l.amsat
by Ray Hoad 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

Attention ALL. Don't update KEPs with 9/8/2017 (orb17251.2l.amsat email). It will mess up your SATPC32 program. I have just become aware of this issue. You are correct. There are duplicates in the KEP list that I sent out on 9/8/2017. I appears that the SpaceTrack website produced the duplicates for reasons unknown. (New problem!) SpaceTrack is not doing that now. I am going to send a new KEP distribution in a few minutes without duplicates. NOTE!!!! Do not update your PCSAT32 from the 9/8/2017 KEP data (orb17251.21.amsat email). Wait for my new KEP distribution that I am working on now. If you have already and your PCSAT32 is locked up, I think I have a fix. But I need to send out a good KEP file first. More later. Ray Hoad WA5QGD Orbital Elements Manager From: Monty Wilson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 22:40 To: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad(a)mypbmail.com> Subject: orb17251.2l.amsat Ray, This week's keps message has 5 duplicates with different elements. They are: AO-27 SO-50 HRBE SPROUT XW-2D Cheers Monty, NR0A jwilson16(a)cableone.net <mailto:[email protected]>

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SatPC Error Message when updating Keps
by Ken Alexander 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

I went to update the Keplerian files this evening and get the following error message after successfully downloading the keps. The error pops up when I click on the Quit button. SatPC is locked up solid. There's no way out except by rebooting. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks and 73, Ken VE3HLS

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Error Message
by Ken Alexander 10 Sep '17

10 Sep '17

It would help if I attached the screenshot, wouldn't it? Ken

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Kenwood TS2000X HF/VHF/UHF/1.2ghz satellite radio for sale
by John Geiger 09 Sep '17

09 Sep '17

I have for sale a Kenwood TS2000X, which does 100 watts on HF/6/m/2m, 50 watts on 70cm and 10 watts on 1.2ghz. It has a built in antenna tuner, memory keyer, TCXO, AM/FM subreceiver, and does full duplex for the satellites. It has 10 dedicated satellite memories, and will do normal and reverse tracking. You can add a voice keyer chip to it which makes it a very versatile all band radio for satellite work, HF contesting, and VHF contesting. It has IF-DSP for noise reduction and narrow filters. It is a 2012 model and in very good condition. I have done very limited testing on 1.2ghz with it as I don't have any test equipment for that band, but if it doesn't work right there I will refund your money. It comes with the power cord, hand mic, and manual. I am asking $1050 shipped. I would consider trading it for a TS2000 (without 1.2ghz) and cash. I can take paypal/cash/MO/check. 73 John AF5CC

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Making the linear satellites more accessible
by Mac A. Cody 09 Sep '17

09 Sep '17

First, thanks to those that replied to my question about the level of activity on the linear transponder satellites. What was saidwaspretty much what I suspected. I was just looking for some verification from others before expressing some thoughts about making the linear satellites more accessible to amateur radio operators. I apologize up front for this lengthy posting. Please accept it in the spirit of experimentation, reducing the level of congestion on a few satellites, and possibly increasing the ranks of the amateur satellite community. I'm sure that there will be those ready to step forward and correct me on any of the assumptions or statements that I make. Please be understanding. There are currently two FM repeater satellites (three, counting the sporadicly active LilacSat2). SO-50 and AO-85 are heavily used, with frequent congestion. Meanwhile, there are a dozen linear transponder satellites that are relatively lightly used with bandwidth for multiple simultaneous channels. I understand that it makes sense to launch linear transponders, rather than FM repeaters, due to the better utilization of resources. In my estimation, the relative lack of utilization of the linear birds, compared to the FM birds, is the cost barrier for the radio equipment required to be able to work them. The added challenges of finding other stations in the band and stricter Doppler accommodation also exist, but can be mastered with practice. Allow me, though, to confine my comparison to voice-mode communication only, for reasons I'll explain shortly. A pair of inexpensive hand-held FM transceivers and a pair of Yagi antennas (or an Arrow or Elk antenna) are all that is needed to successfully work the FM birds. In fact, that is what I'm using right now. An expenditure of about $200 is needed, possibly less. On the other hand, to properly work the linear birds using voice requires an SSB transceiver (if capable of full duplex operation), or that and another SSB receiver, otherwise. The attendant expense appears to approach $1000, possibly more. One suggestion is to work the linear satellites using CW mode. While this could definitely be less expensive, it exchanges one barrier for two others. The first is the need to know Morse code. The second is the apparent lack of regard that many in the satellite operator community appear to exhibit for CW operations on the satellites. The cause appears to be a lack of discipline by some CW operators in both power management (signals hogging the transponder power or 'flipping the bird') and signal frequency management (failing to properly compensate for Doppler shift, thereby encroaching on other QSOs). Both of these discipline problems occur at the expense of the SSB operators resulting a lot of public ire towards CW ops - Ironically, I also hear that such discipline problems also occur with some SSB ops, too. Consequently, I don't see CW ops as a particularly viable solution to lowering the barrier to using the linear birds. I also don't see allowing other digital modes on the linear birds to be a viable solution either. Most digital modes are propagated via SSB transceivers. This raises the cost bar once again, which doesn't solve the problem. There are a few digital modes, such as Hellschreiber, that don't ride on SSB, but they are not popular and would exclude QSOs with voice-mode operators. The closest may be the successful use of OpenDV and an appropriate digital modulation scheme. That is all still very experimental. What I propose, then, is the use of well-disciplined DSB (double sideband) modulation as a means of lowering the cost bar while providing interoperability with SSB voice stations that are working the satellites. What I mean by 'well-disciplined' DSB is as follows: 1) Baseband audio bandwidth sharply limited to 2.5 KHz, resulting in RF bandwidth or 5 KHz. This would realistically enable three to fifteen simultaneous 'channels' depending upon the linear bird being used. 2) Power output would be limited to just a couple of Watts. This is all that is really necessary to access the linear birds in most situations. It would reduce the possibility of signal interference. The cost of the PA would be relatively low. 3) The RF oscillator would be accurate and computer controlled (e.g. Silicon Labs Si570), which would enable active Doppler compensation via software with CAT control (e.g. gpredict). Current SDR technologies already enable inexpensive, multi-band receiver solutions. The desired sensitivity and selectivity of the SDR receiver ultimately drives the receiver cost. The performance of the receiver, then depends upon the budget of the station builder. Solutions for every budget are now available, ranging from dirt cheap hardware derived from RTL-SDR dongles to more capable devices (e.g. SDRplay, AirSpy, FunCube Dongle). At the sacrifice of some bandwidth, the following advantages can be had with using DSB modulation: 1) DSB modulation is relatively easy to achieve. The band-limited audio is fed into a double-balanced mixer, bandpass filtered for harmonics, and fed into a PA for transmission. The resulting hardware is comparatively inexpensive to construct and to tune. 2) Sideband inversion caused by some linear birds is no longer an issue. Having both sidebands present in DSB modulation means that the correct sideband will always be available for reception. 3) Interoperability with SSB stations would be maintained, as DSB modulation is a superset of SSB modulation. Thanks again, for reading this long posting. I'm sure that there will be those that will consider my suggestions to ill-advised, or even outright heresy! 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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elev rotor
by Bob- W7LRD 09 Sep '17

09 Sep '17

hello my g5500 works only manually az & el no meter indication on elev no computer control using Satpc32 ideas? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-09 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Sep '17

09 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-09 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC 67 deg (***) Live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRsKV6gBmGU Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-11 12:58:34 UTC 77 deg Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-09 03:00 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 1157. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1116. (***) 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 2017-09-09 03:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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VUCC Awards/Endorsements for August 2017
by John Papay 09 Sep '17

09 Sep '17

The VUCC Standings list for 8 September 2017 is now sorted by rank rather than by callsign. However, there are problems with the list. This information has been forwarded to the Awards Manager at the ARRL for resolution. Callsigns missing: AI6GS (230) K7TAB (100) Callsigns with totals that went DOWN: KO4MA 1564 -> 1562 AC0RA 1143 -> 1142 K8TL 974 -> 973 AA5PK 876 -> 875 W6ZQ 561 -> 560 K4XP 102 -> 101 Callsigns with totals that only went UP by a few: K6FW 603 -> 606 KK4FEM 476 -> 480 KL7CN/W6 249 -> 250 KX9X 158 -> 159 AK4WQ(EN34) 106 -> 107 VA3NNA 100 -> 102 (The above callsigns could be legitimate endorsements.) Here are the apparent endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period August 1, 2017 through September 8, 2017. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL GRIDS WA4NVM 1450 W5RKN 511 N6UK 475 AF5CC 314 K8BL 252 KA9P 175 CU3EQ 154 FG8OJ 130 G7SVF 109 (NEW VUCC) PY2RN 101 (NEW VUCC) VE1QX 100 (NEW VUCC) XE2JA 100 (NEW VUCC) This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for August 1st and September 8th, 2017. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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solar radio astronomy?
by skristof＠etczone.com 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Does anybody on this list monitor solar activity at 20.1 MHz? If so, please contact me off-list. I'm just starting and I'd like to compare some data I have with data from someone who actually knows what they're doing. Thanks! Steve AI9IN

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Re: [amsat-bb] elev rotor
by Gregory Beat 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Yaesu G-5500 AZ-EL Rotator manual (schematic LAST PAGE) http://www.radiomanual.info/schemi/ACC_rotator/Yaesu_G-5500_user.pdf Look at the Yaesu G-5500 Schematic diagram, to start your Troubleshooting. Parts readily available from Yaesu USA or Electronics Distributors (Digi-Key, Mouser). UNPLUG Rotator Controller from AC Line Voltage, before Opening Case. Have your bench DVM/VOM for testing Diodes within unit. 1. Failure [open] of the Toshiba 1S5188 diodes (D14, D16, D18, D20, D21) would cause remote control failures -- via DIN 8-pin connector. 2.) The Texas Instruments RC4558, Dual General-Purpose Operational Amplifier, is active component (Q3 and Q4) for Analog Meter operation. May have damaged a section of that IC. == Toshiba was OEM supplier to Yaesu. 1S1588 is a silicon diode, U = 35V, I = 120mA, applications: fast switch EIC 1S1588 Data-sheet, High Speed Switching Diode, DO-35 Glass Case, ~35 V http://www.eicsemi.com/DataSheet/1S1588.PDF Texas Instruments RC4558 Product Page http://www.ti.com/product/RC4558 The RC4558 device is a dual general-purpose operational amplifier, with each half electrically similar to the µA741, except that offset null capability is not provided. Appears you had an ESD event. Lightning strike nearby? http://www.sunsunsun.net/kd4app/amsat/g5500.htm Replacement G-5500 Controller from Yaesu USA Parts: $300.00 http://www.yaesu.com/?cmd=contactus greg w9gb === Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 19:14:23 +0000 (UTC) Hello, My Yaesu G-5500 works only manually for Azimuth & Elevation 1.) No meter indication on Elevation. 2.) No computer control using SATPC32 application. Ideas for troubleshooting ? 73 Bob W7LRD --

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How busy are the linear transponder satellites?
by Mac A. Cody 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

I know that the FM satellites, primarily SO-50 and AO-85, can be quite congested during a pass. This is understandable, since each satellite presents only one channel. On the other hand, the linear transponder satellites can support multiple communication channels, due to the available bandwidth. This ranges from 20 KHz (XW-2A/B/C/D/F) to 100 KHz (FO-29, AO-7). From your experience running SSB, how congested or how utilized, is the bandwidth of these satellites? Is there usually plenty of room to spare, or is it a challenge to find a place within the available bandwidth to conduct a QSO? Thanks and 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-08 12:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-08 12:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC 67 deg Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRsKV6gBmGU (***) Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-11 12:58:34 UTC 77 deg Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-08 12:30 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 1156. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1115. 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 2017-09-04 20:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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SatReporter Hacked once Again
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

I have been accused of not supplying enough information So here it is I designed a SatReporting tool that encompases the ISS and NO-84 It draws information from the APRS-IS stream and presents it in a web form. I added a function where people could manually add a satellite observation This was exploited and I had to deal with the authorities and coped 65,000 emails from a vindictive individual in California I contacted his her ISP and they were dumb and clueless The help exceed my monthly internet bill in the the process. That stoped after I reported them and took away the manual reporting feature. I then let the system back on line and once again the same vindictive indivual was hitting my web site with a denial of service attack every second. I have had to report them again. My ISP are pissed off at me when I have done nothing wrong Some jelous individual obviously does not like any one else doing something smart It is sad and I feel sorry for that individual I have a had a rough life and I can can take the punches I will persist in bringing new and smart solutions to problems where I see I can help Here is the individual that is doing it vk4tec@hpserver:/maint/scripts> nslookup 50.255.43.233 Server: 192.168.1.1 Address: 192.168.1.1#53 Non-authoritative answer: 233.43.255.50.in-addr.arpa name = 50-255-43-233-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net. Authoritative answers can be found from: vk4tec@hpserver:/maint/scripts> I have migrated from a raspberry pi to a quad quad core processore machine with 64 GB of RAM running LINUX OpenSuse I will not be shut down by some asshole who wants to make my life hell I say go for it I am smater than you think having been in volved in both telecommunications and aviation security incidents. I have been given military clearance and are friends with federal police You have been warned Andrew

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el roter
by Bob- W7LRD 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Hello All My G5500 elev. rotor not working. el meter does not move, but the antennas do the computer is not talking to el & hz rotors. familiar?? Before I reinvent the wheel anyone have an idea? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Rocket Lab Recruitment makes TV news
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Hi Launch Watchers, There was a short item on TVNZ1 Seven Sharp (Current Affairs Show) last night that may be of interest. See: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/seven-sharp/clips/could-you-work-at-rocket-lab You can see a Cubesat dispenser at about 3 minutes in. The Launch site is at the tip of the Mahia peninsular on the North Island East Coast. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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AO-85 and the solar flare
by Andrew Glasbrenner 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

With today's big X9.3 solar flare, AMSAT would like to collect as much telemetry as possible from AO-85 over the next 48 hours or so. If you can, please run FoxTelem (https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/) and feed the program unfiltered audio such as from a 9600 baud jack or an SDR receiver. This will allow us to identify any unusual effects onboard the satellite. Thanks and 73, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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GRID MASTER # 4
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Congrats to AA5PK Glenn Miller has just made the Grid Master list AWARD #4 Good JOB Glenn for more info on awards go yo QRZ and type in my call WA4HFN or WA4NVM

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A couple of nice AO-7 websites
by Zach Metzinger 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

For those of us who enjoy this grand old bird: http://www.castor2.ca/07_News/headline_072914.html and: http://www.amsat.org/articles/g3ruh/122.html Is anyone else a big fan of the old AMSAT articles with the blue backgrounds? They load fast and remind me of the good ol' days of the 90s fledgling WWW. --- Zach N0ZGO

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Finding a short in Coax to Antenna
by Robert Bruninga 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

I used an MFJ Antenna Analyzer to quickly find the short in a 120’ run of coax to the roof. Just tune for the lowest frequency where the meter dips to 0 Ohms. Then calculate the quarterwave distance using the velocity factor for the coax. >From downstairs it was around 2.1 MHz or a very long distance. Suspecting it might be right at the Antenna, I avoided any ambiguity in trying to measure at the antenna end by adding a ten foot length of coax onto the analyzer and then measured the dip with that 10’ shorted. Turns out it was 31 MHz. Then used that 10’ connected to the roof end of the coax and got the dip at exactly the same 31 MHz showing the short was right at the connector. Having the 10’ length of test cable made the measurement much more friendly at 31 MHz compared to maybe 900 MHz which it might have been 2 inches from the analyzer… Which the analyzer couldn’t do anyway… Bob, WB4APR

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Need Delaware
by Carlos Cardon 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

After about a year and a half on the LEOs, I'm close to Satellite WAS, but still need Delaware. Wondering if anyone on the list knows of a satellite-active ham in that state? Thanks and 73, Carlos W7QL

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AO-85 NA SSTV
by Michael A. Foster 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Hello All, What is the preferred decode mode in North America for SSTV on AO-85? Tnx, Michael – N8iup

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA on 08 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:05 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KM6BWB. The contact should be audible over portions of the state of California and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Meadows Elementary is one of 7 schools (5 elementary) in the Manhattan Beach Unified School District. Meadows is a Kindergarten-5th grade school with about 450 students. While not incredibly diverse, with 62% white, 12% Asian, and 12% Hispanic students, 15% of its students are on an Individualized Education Plan or IEP, to deal with learning difficulties. The campus has a Math Olympiad after-school program that consistently places in the top 5 in LA County, a hands-on science program for all students K-5 during the school day, and a library for every student to access every week with their classroom. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you get picked to be an astronaut? 2. What kind of experiments do you do in space? 3. How do you eat without your food flying away? 4. Is it colorful in space? 5. How long did it take to get to the ISS? 6. What is something that you do in space that is different than on Earth? 7. How do you take a shower in space? 8. Has the ISS ever been hit by a meteorite? 9. How long does your oxygen tank last when you are on a spacewalk? 10. How many rooms does the ISS have? 11. Does anyone ever get sick with a cold or the flu on the ISS? 12. What do you sleep in at night? Do you have space pajamas? 13. Who inspired you to be an astronaut? 14. What is the one of the most interesting things you have seen when you are in space? 15. What do you do to relax when you are in space? 16. What is the most interesting job you have done on the ISS? 17. What does a sunrise or sunset on Earth look like from space? 18. What is something that you miss about Earth? 19. Can you see stars from the ISS? 20. What does space sound like? Can you hear anything? 21. What should a student study in school to be an astronaut? 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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Special Event Stations Commemorate ESOC 50th Anniversary
by JoAnne K9JKM 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Here is a bit of amateur radio news that is more timely transmitted now rather than waiting for the weekend news cycle. ----- Special Event Stations Commemorate ESOC 50th Anniversary The European Space Agency – Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt will celebrate it's 50th Anniversary. The ESOC radio club DL0ESA will be active between September 8 - 10. Additionally some members will operate from their home QTH using their own calls to spread the word of the special event station. These will also count toward the ESA Radio Award: https://sites.google.com/site/esahamradio/ Next, between September 18 to October 5, Age-Riise Raymond, LA5PMA and Javier Roldan, EA1HEO, will activate EG1ESA, a special event station operating from the Cebreros Ground Station in Spain. This item was originally posted on the DX Coffee web site: http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2017/dl0esa-operations-centre-esoc-will-become-… [ANS thanks DX Coffee for the above information] -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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This may take a while.
by Norm n3ykf 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

Last operating trip to OA land, I had the pleasure of assisting the Radio Club Peruano in rehabbing their satellite station. The only bittersweet pill taking these strange trips is that the chances of working someone there, myself, from home, is almost nil. Leaving a working station was my way of hoping someone would use it. OA4/XQ3SA has been active from the club station in FH17. It still works, four years after rehab. Under rehab: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/8251934224/in/photostream/ Blasting off on the next trip with some new (well tested) gear in a few days: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/37028859145/in/dateposted/ World class snorkeling and ham radio. What a vacation. Cheaper than disney by half. Certainly less dangerous. Time to introduce the little monsters to Nemo. Norm n3ykf

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Satreporter attack
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

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slightly OT SO-50 rove on Tuesday September 5th
by Ted 06 Sep '17

06 Sep '17

A bit OT, but a question comes to mind: Oregon is currently under a Huge Smoke Cloud from forest fires.(pretty much the entire State). Here is So Oregon, visibility is 1/2 mile and ceiling at the airport is 2200. Ash particulate is falling and visible to the eye. Do these conditions impact satellite contacts, LEO or otherwise? 73, Ted K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ruth Willet Sent: Monday, September 4, 2017 4:54 PM To: John KI4RO Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] EM82 SO-50 rove on Tuesday September 5th Yes. Tuesday evening eastern time at 8:12 which is 00:12 Wednesday UTC time. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 4, 2017, at 6:53 PM, John KI4RO <johnki4ro(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I think you meant Wednesday, didn't you? I don't see a 0012z pass on > Tuesday, but I see one on Wednesday. > > 73 > John KI4RO > > > > > <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack > <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=johnki > 4ro(a)gmail.com&idSignature=22> > _______________________________________________ > 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

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-05 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-05 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC 67 deg Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-11 12:58:34 UTC 77 deg (***) Boston Red Sox Outreach to School Groups, Boston, MA, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-09-14 15:03:58 UTC 56 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-05 17:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 1156. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1115. 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 2017-09-04 20:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Message sent to Voyager 1 - 40th anniversary
by Rick Walter 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

Captain Kirk, William Shatner, gave the command to send the 40th anniversary message to Voyager 1 from NASA's control center. The message was submitted by Oliver Jenkins and chosen by a committee. The message consisted of 448 bits of info, transmitted by the 70 meter dish in Madrid Spain. It took 28 seconds to sent at a rate of 16 bits/second. It will travel 12.9 billion miles to reach Voyager's position in interstellar space. It will take 19.25 hours, traveling at the speed of light to reach Voyager 1. The message is: "We offer friendship across the stars. You are not alone". The message was transmitted at 17:20:01 UTC, 1:20:01 PM EDT. Rick, WB3CSY FN10 Sent from Rick's iPhone 6S "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke "Klaatu Barada Nikto" - The Day the Earth Stood Still

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North Carolina hams with Yaesu G-5500 or cross polarized VHF yagis to borrow ?
by John Brier 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

Hi, I have a need to borrow equipment like this in the first half of 2018. If you are a North Carolina sat op that has a Yaesu G-5500 or cross polarized yagis I could use, please contact me off list. Also, If you know people who have this equipment and might be able to help let me know too. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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RE{ K2BSA/5 on SO-50 on Tuesday.
by Tom Schuessler 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

We had technical issues on the practice run tonight. Will be switching to a simpler setup for Tuesday. It will work. See you on the bird. 73, Tom, N5HYP ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 11:32:16 -0500 From: "Tom Schuessler" <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] K2BSA/5 on SO-50 Tuesday evening Message-ID: <003d01d3259b$613c3290$23b497b0$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" All, Weather permitting, please be looking for K2BSA/5 on SO-50 Tuesday evening, September 5, 7:11P CDT (9/6 0011Z) as we demonstrate amateur radio satellite communications to a Scout troop in the DFW Metroplex, EM12. Control operator for the pass will be Eagle Scout Alexander Pritchard, KG5GKQ. Please look out for the K2BSA/5 call and give us a shout and maybe stoke some excitement to these young people. This is a 60+ degree pass to the east so almost all of the US should be in the footprint. Since Alexander has never actually done the satellite thing with himself as the lead, we are going to do a practice run tonight 9/4 on a 6:45P (2345Z) SO-50 pass and I will have him use his own call on this one, KG5GKQ. Be patient with the guy as he will be nervous I am sure. This is a lower elevation for us, 22 degrees to the east so the QRM might be heavy. We will be running a little power, probably 25 watts which should help. Look for us on the air for these two passes and give a shout to the respective calls. Alexander and the Scouts present will appreciate it. 73 Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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Satellite presentations/demos for clubs in central North Carolina?
by Philip Jenkins 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

I've done a club presentation (and attempted demo) on satellites at one club in western-central NC this year, and have another one scheduled in about 10 days at a second club (and currently working out the logistics for a third club in western NC in October). At the Shelby NC Hamfest two days ago, I was approached by a member of still another club - and was introduced to someone else from yet another club - about doing satellite presentations for those clubs - no time table, could even be done next year.. Both of the latter are in the Charlotte area; one meets on the first Monday night of each month, and the other on the third Monday night. I'm willing to do both, but I was wondering if there was someone more centrally located in NC who might want to pick up the gauntlet! I'm near Asheville; one of them is at best 2 hours away, and the other 2.5-2.75 hours away. I've been doing these as a Satellite 101 course, and I'll be glad to share with you the documents I've created (which you are free to modify); one being a short Word document on how/where to listen (and track) the FM birds and ISS, and an approximately 25 slide PowerPoint giving more background and discussing transmitting to both FM/ISS and the analog birds. So, if you're in central NC and want to help spread the word, please contact me off-list. I really would appreciate the help! TNX de Philip N4HF N4HF(a)AMSAT.ORG

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Icom preamp sold
by Richard Lawn 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

My Icom preamp has been sold. Thanks you Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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PSAT (NO-84) 2m Packet Performance?
by Scott 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

Hi everyone! For the past few days, with no changes to my setup, I am receiving a LOT more 2m packets from PSAT and it seems to be receiving me a lot better as well. Since I’m fairly new to all this, I was just wondering if this has happened periodically in the past? Depending on ??? factors, does the digipeater on that particular satellite hear & transmit better in some kind of cycle? Oh, and it’s not just me... numerous call signs are showing up on the website as successful digipeats. Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

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Re: [amsat-bb] EM82 SO-50 rove on Tuesday September 5th
by John KI4RO 05 Sep '17

05 Sep '17

I think you meant Wednesday, didn't you? I don't see a 0012z pass on Tuesday, but I see one on Wednesday. 73 John KI4RO <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=johnki4ro@gm…>

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Re: [amsat-bb] Route 66 OTA - W6D Sept 9 - 17th
by John KI4RO 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

OMG! I used to belong to CBARC when I was stationed at March AFB in the early 70s Small world 73 John KI4RO <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=johnki4ro@gm…>

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Route 66 OTA - W6D Sept 9 - 17th
by christy hunter 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

All, Route 66 special event station event activities will be starting Sept 9 thru Sept 17th. I will be operating again this year as W6D (Victorville, CA) on the Sats, on as many birds as I can (FM/transponder/packet - but no CW) throughout the week from home QTH (DM14). Citrus Belt ARC is hosting the event for this 18th year. for more info on the event: http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=15 see you next week for this fun event. 73 Christy KB6LTY --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com

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Icom Preamp for sale
by Richard Lawn 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

I have an Icom AG-35 435 Mhz preamp that has become excess to my needs. I recently replaced the device and I'll throw in a spare in case you do what I did and pop it! It comes in the original box and with the schematic just in case :) I'd like $125 for it and I'll pay shipping. Paypal is fine but I do not want to sell internationally. 73 Rick, W2JAZ

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EM82 SO-50 rove on Tuesday September 5th
by Ruth 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Hi all, I will be roving to EM82 for the 00:12z SO-50 satellite pass on Tuesday, September 5th. It’ll be a one pass rove this time to a new location for me, so I’ll do the best I can. I hope to work as many folks who need this grid as possible! 73, Ruth KM4LAO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-04 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-04 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: West Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful Mon 2017-09-04 15:50:05 UTC 79 deg (***) Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC 67 deg Exp. 50 back on earth (***) Peggy Whitson Exp. 51 back on earth (***) Jack Fischer K2FSH Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Congratulations to all on a job well done! (***) **************************************************************************** ** 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-04 20:00 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 1156. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1115. (***) 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 2017-09-04 20:00 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. 50 back on earth (***) Peggy Whitson Exp. 51 back on earth (***) Jack Fischer K2FSH Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Congratulations to all on a job well done! (***) Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Geosyncronous bird
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

I have seen the mention of the satellite being on 6 and 3 cm. My question is which will be the up link and which the down link?K8TL

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K2BSA/5 on SO-50 Tuesday evening
by Tom Schuessler 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

All, Weather permitting, please be looking for K2BSA/5 on SO-50 Tuesday evening, September 5, 7:11P CDT (9/6 0011Z) as we demonstrate amateur radio satellite communications to a Scout troop in the DFW Metroplex, EM12. Control operator for the pass will be Eagle Scout Alexander Pritchard, KG5GKQ. Please look out for the K2BSA/5 call and give us a shout and maybe stoke some excitement to these young people. This is a 60+ degree pass to the east so almost all of the US should be in the footprint. Since Alexander has never actually done the satellite thing with himself as the lead, we are going to do a practice run tonight 9/4 on a 6:45P (2345Z) SO-50 pass and I will have him use his own call on this one, KG5GKQ. Be patient with the guy as he will be nervous I am sure. This is a lower elevation for us, 22 degrees to the east so the QRM might be heavy. We will be running a little power, probably 25 watts which should help. Look for us on the air for these two passes and give a shout to the respective calls. Alexander and the Scouts present will appreciate it. 73 Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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ISS FaceBook Group
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

You are invited to join the Facebook group Dedicated to the ISS SatGates https://m.facebook.com/groups/121131391951485 Andrew

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Facebook group ISS SatGates
by Andrew Rich 04 Sep '17

04 Sep '17

You are invited to join the Facebook group Dedicated to the ISS SatGates https://m.facebook.com/groups/121131391951485 Andrew Sent from my iPhone

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FT-736R for sale
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 03 Sep '17

03 Sep '17

One of the locals has a Yaesu FT-736R with 6 meter, 2 meter and 70 cm modules with excess to his needs. Comes with mic, power cord and manual. Asking $1200 plus shipping. If interested, contact Scott NV5T directly at orzechs(a)suddenlink.net

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ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 03 Sep '17

03 Sep '17

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-246 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: * New Book About the History of the Australis OSCAR 5 satellite * WVU Lane Dept. of Computer Science & EE ARISS Contact * AMSAT 2017 Symposium Call for Papers * AMSAT Office Reopens September 6 * AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-246.01 ANS-246 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 246.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 3, 2017 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-246.01 New Book About the History of the Australis OSCAR 5 satellite The University of Melbourne has invited the WIA to an invitation only book launch on September 20 of a new book on the Australis OSCAR 5 satellite. The story of how Melbourne University Students built Australia's first satellite has been written and the publication is about to be launched. This is on the eve of students at the same university building a nano-satellite ready for space next year. The Wireless Institute of Australia is assisting the project with IARU frequency and other coordination. A member of the university engineering faculty class of 1968 and leading the student team that built Australis was Dr Owen Mace, who has written a definitive book. The satellite went into orbit in January 1970 operating successfully for nearly two months before its batteries ran out of power. [ANS thanks VK1WIA News for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- WVU Lane Dept. of Computer Science & EE ARISS Contact Upcoming ARISS contact with W. Virginia University, Lane Dept.of Computer Science & EE, Morgantown, WV should be audible across Eastern US. An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at West Virginia University, Lane Dept.of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV on 04 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W8CUL. The contact should be audible over the state of West Virginia, USA and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Amateur Radio Club at WVU has existed since 1912, making it one of the oldest student organization at WVU. They provide students a testbed to conduct various experiments such as satellite and digital communications, radio astronomy and drone development. They are housed within the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, which provides educational programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and biometric systems. WVU is a land grant university and is the largest educational institution in the state. Located in Morgantown, WV, with branch campuses spread throughout the state, WVU is extremely involved in all state affairs. As of 2015, slightly under 30,000 students were enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs, a population comprised nearly equally (49%/51%) of in-state and out-of-state students, respectively. Present at our contact will be students from elementary and middle schools from throughout the surrounding area. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you do laundry in space? 2. What is the most challenging part of getting to the ISS? 3. Would you ever go on a mission to Mars? 4. Did you get to see the eclipse from space? 5. What feeling on Earth closely relates to what it feels like to be in space? 6. Has the ISS ever been struck by space debris before? 7. What would happen if someone got sick on the ISS? 8. How long did you have to train to enter zero gravity? 9. How do you stay warm on the ISS? 10. What do you do in your free time? 11. Is using liquids in science experiments on the ISS hard? 12. What was your first day on the ISS like? 13. How bright is the sun in space? 14. In your job, what is the most dangerous thing you have to be prepared for, and has that thing ever actually happened? 15. Can you sleep at night because there is no sunrise or sunset? 16. Which do you like better, space or earth? 17. What is the first meal you'll eat when you get back to earth? 18. Are there any space-specific games that you play on the ISS, like football or video games? 19. Is there space pizza? 20. Do you have a nickname for your rocket? 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 [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT 2017 Symposium Call for Papers This call for papers is for the 2017 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 27, 28, 29, 2017 at the Silver Legacy Resort, Reno, Nevada. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by October 6 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dan, N8FGV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Office Reopens September 6 The AMSAT Office has been closed since August 25. It will reopen on Wednesday, September 6th. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA BoD Ballots Due At AMSAT Office By September 15, 2017 The time is fast approaching please submit ballots today! They must be RECEIVED at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2017! Ballots for AMSAT-NA's Board of Directors were mailed to members in good standing on July 15. Members are encouraged to complete their ballots and return them as soon as possible. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15 in order to be counted. This year AMSAT-NA will be electing four voting members of the Board of Directors. These will go to the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be one alternate chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. The 2017 candidates, in alphabetical order by last name are: Jerry Buxton, N0JY Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Peter Portanova, W2JV Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that will accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. You have the option to vote for up to four candidates. [ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Takaishi City Central Public Hall, Takaishi City, Japan and Astronaut Jack Fischer K2FSH using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-08-14 10:37 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via 8N3TA. ARISS Mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ. + A Successful contact was made between Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN, USA and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-08-31 17:42 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via AA4UT. ARISS Mentor was Dave AA4KN. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-01 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: West Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-04 15:50:05 UTC Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + AMSAT Journal is in the mail Look for your copy. AMSAT Journal is mailed to members in good standing. Join Today! Membership includes the AMSAT® Journal and discounts on purchases made through the AMSAT store. You can see representative articles available only to our members in the Sample Download Section. Membership also supports many AMSAT activities including: OSCAR satellite operations! Amateur Radio on the ISS! Hamfest forums! Technical achievement awards! Educational support! Beginner materials! Future satellites! Membership to AMSAT can be purchased in our online store membership section: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ {ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] + AMSAT Symposium AMSAT NA announces that the 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday through Sunday, Oct 27, 28, 29, 2017 in Reno, Nevada. Location will be at the Silver Legacy Resort, 407 N Virginia Street, in Downtown, Reno. The 2017 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features: * Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations * Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World * Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members * Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers * AMSAT-NA Annual General Membership Meeting * Auction, Annual Banquet, Keynote Speaker and Door Prizes !! Our Keynote Speaker this year is Mr. Garrett Skrobot, Sr. Mission Manager of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program, or ELaNa, at NASA Headquarters Additional information about the 2017 AMSAT Symposium will be posted on the AMSAT web site, www.amsat.org The Silver Legacy is a 4-star Resort/Hotel/Casino which is an iconic 42-story hotel with its massive round dome and spires centered in downtown. Some of the perks include * Free parking for attendees. * Free transportation to/from the airport (10-minute shuttle ride). * Complimentary WiFi. * Multiple alternate activities and attractions are in the Reno area. -Nevada Museum Of Modern Art -Fleischmann Planetarium (UNR Campus) -National Bowling Stadium -National Automobile Museum * We are working on tours of Virginia City and Lake Tahoe. Room Reservations may be made at the web-link https://www.amsat.org/symposium-hotel/ [ANS thanks Symposium committee for the above information] + Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, Contact Information AMSAT-NA 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526 USA Toll-Free: +1 (888) 322-6728 Phone: +1 (301) 822-4376 Fax: +1 (301) 822-4371 info(a)amsat.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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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Follow-up on EN45/EN46 trip
by Rolf Krogstad 02 Sep '17

02 Sep '17

We are back from working stations from EN45 (10 QSOs) and EN46 (15 QSOs). All contacts are now uploaded to LOTW. For my call I used "NR0T", with no suffix of any kind. I know for sure of two busted calls. If you find that your QSO with me is not in LOTW, please send me an email with the QSO details and I will check to see if it is one of the calls I busted. I had connector problems from EN45 on the 1409z pass of FO-29 and only worked 3 stations. The 1553z pass from EN46 was much better with 15 QSOs and 3 to 4 per minute at times. We then returned to EN45 and tried AO85 (4 QSOs) at 1731z and UKUBE1 at 1932 (2 QSOs). Many thanks to my wife, Taty, OA4ABC, who was the "Armstrong brand" antenna rotator while I worked the rig. We used an Arrow antenna, a pair of FT897Ds and SatPC32. Great fun - I hope some of you got some needed grids. 73, Rolf NR0T <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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question
by Jerry Ehlers 02 Sep '17

02 Sep '17

Hi: Where can get the spec,s for a Advanced Receiver Research Model R432/435VD pre amp I went to there web site and it wasn,t listed. Jerry w0sat

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VUCC Awards/Endorsements for August 2017
by John Papay 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

The August Satellite VUCC Awards/Endorsements listing will be delayed. On or about August 15th, 2017, the ARRL website stopped posting the VUCC standings for satellites as well as all other bands. The problem was referred to the ARRL Awards Manager and she referred the problem to the ARRL IT Group. Once the problem is resolved and the postings start up again a list will be generated and posted to the amsat-bb. Thanks for your patience. 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Op from EN45 & EN46
by Rolf Krogstad 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

On Saturday, Sept. 2nd, I will operate FO-29 from EN45 starting at 14:08 and from EN46 on the next pass starting at 15:54. I may be on other satellites in addition around that time. More current updates will be on Twitter from @NR0T_Rolf. 73, Rolf NR0T

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-01 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-09-01 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN, direct via AA4UT The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Thu 2017-08-31 17:42:14 UTC 60 deg (***) West Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-04 15:50:05 UTC 79 deg Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC 67 deg Exp. 52 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy **************************************************************************** ** 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-09-01 02:00 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 1155. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1114. (***) 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 2017-09-01 02:00 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. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Exp. 51 on orbit Jack Fischer K2FSH Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Exp. 52 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cleaning up the Global APRS Satellite ground station network (update a)
by Roy Dean 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

Bob - I have a cheesy omni running direwolf that had been running a 5 second delay. I changed it to the new symbol (from the black diamond with "R" overlay), and also changed it to the "O" overlay as the "SATGATE" delay has been changed to 15s. Do I understand you correctly that I should leave the overlay on because the 15s delay is implemented? Or by "blackhole fix", do you mean an IS system wide fix? --Roy K3RLD So you can use \] now, but do not use any of the overlays until the > blackhole fix is implemented. > Maybe later the FINDU search can include a wild card for the overlay so we > can search for *] symbols. > > Bob > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cleaning up the Global APRS Satellite ground station network (update a)
by Robert Bruninga 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

[Updated in response to feedback from the initial post on 7 Aug] We need to better organize our APRS satellite ground stations network. Over an 18 month review, we found about 330 unique IGATES feeding the APRS-IS and captured by the two APRS live satellite web pages on FINDU: http://pcsat.findu.com and http://ariss.net A hot topic at SmallSat conferences is always the need for remote ground station networks. But for two decades, APRS has always had a global ground station network with hundreds of SATGATES on the APRS downlinks of 145.825. Here are some problems that I think we can solve: 1) The black-hole problem of locals direct to Satgates not showing up on the downlink pages 2) No means for premium stations to self identity 3) No means to easily compare satgate capabilities 4) No means to easily indicate satellite traffic captured on other frequencies 5) No easy means to visualize the network in real time 6) The problem of distinguishing RX only SATGATES 7) Future potential for remote transmission via a remote SATGATE for satellite controllers BlackHole Fix: Steve Dimse, K4HG, the author of FINDU proposes: Proper SATGATEs clients should simply delay any directly heard packet for 15 seconds when operating in satgate mode. If a local station successfully digipeats via the satellite and is captured either through this satgate or through another satgate, then the digipeated packet will make it to ariss.net before the directly heard packet. Putting this into all SATGATE software clients would solve the problem (in the area of that satgate and in the area of that user). There are far too many different APRS IGATE clients to make this work across the board. But when combined with our goal to more formally define and identify the APRS-Satellite Ground station network, it does become a viable approach when we use a unique symbol just for these new SATGATES. As previously proposed, we define a new SATGATE symbol, \] that is currently unassigned for SATGATE stations that are permanent parts of this network. Then, when they implement the 15 second delay on direct-heard packets to solve the black-hole problem, they can further segregate their major capabilities using Overlay characters. Phase 1 begins with identifying all permanent SATGATES intending to participate with the special \] symbol. Phase 2 adds blackhole fix to clients which then self-identify their class overlays on that symbol. \] For immediate use by permanent satgates intending to self-identify as part of this network (but w/o the BH fix) A] for AMSAT Oscar class tracking station (2-way, 50W typical radio) L] for Lower gain class stations (think, Arrow antenna, 3 elements on VHF) O] for Omni antenna coverage (no tracking) H] for HFSAT (that will be our next one in a few years) U] for UHF downlinks ( channel TBD) S] for Schools and University class A stations R] for future class A remote access satgates (for satellite operators only) V] for Class A stations scanning and tracking Various other satellite downlinks APRS traffic T] for omni stations that similary Tune other satellite downlinks APRS traffic P] for Portable stations currently operating in non permanent locations FINDU shows no current users of this symbol. But once SATGATE stations begin to implement it you can see them using the FINDU filter: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/symbol.cgi?icon=\]&limit=200 So you can use \] now, but do not use any of the overlays until the blackhole fix is implemented. Maybe later the FINDU search can include a wild card for the overlay so we can search for *] symbols. Bob

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Upcoming ARISS contact with W. Virginia University, Lane Dept.of Computer Science & EE, Morgantown, WV
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at West Virginia University, Lane Dept.of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV on 04 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W8CUL. The contact should be audible over the state of West Virginia, USA and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Amateur Radio Club at WVU has existed since 1912, making it one of the oldest student organization at WVU. They provide students a testbed to conduct various experiments such as satellite and digital communications, radio astronomy and drone development. They are housed within the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, which provides educational programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, and biometric systems. WVU is a land grant university and is the largest educational institution in the state. Located in Morgantown, WV, with branch campuses spread throughout the state, WVU is extremely involved in all state affairs. As of 2015, slightly under 30,000 students were enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs, a population comprised nearly equally (49%/51%) of in-state and out-of-state students, respectively. Present at our contact will be students from elementary and middle schools from throughout the surrounding area. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you do laundry in space? 2. What is the most challenging part of getting to the ISS? 3. Would you ever go on a mission to Mars? 4. Did you get to see the eclipse from space? 5. What feeling on Earth closely relates to what it feels like to be in space? 6. Has the ISS ever been struck by space debris before? 7. What would happen if someone got sick on the ISS? 8. How long did you have to train to enter zero gravity? 9. How do you stay warm on the ISS? 10. What do you do in your free time? 11. Is using liquids in science experiments on the ISS hard? 12. What was your first day on the ISS like? 13. How bright is the sun in space? 14. In your job, what is the most dangerous thing you have to be prepared for, and has that thing ever actually happened? 15. Can you sleep at night because there is no sunrise or sunset? 16. Which do you like better, space or earth? 17. What is the first meal you'll eat when you get back to earth? 18. Are there any space-specific games that you play on the ISS, like football or video games? 19. Is there space pizza? 20. Do you have a nickname for your rocket? 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): 1. Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05 UTC 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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SSTV on AO-85
by Roland Zurmely 31 Aug '17

31 Aug '17

2 SSTV images via AO-85 = FOX-1A <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/fox.htm#h> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN USA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN on Aug 31. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:42 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and AA4UT. The contact should be audible over the state of Tennessee, USA and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The University of Tennessee Knoxville is an amazing school located in the hills of Tennessee. It is the largest campus in the state, hosting more than 30,000 students. This school is known for its engineering and science heritage, having close ties with research facilities such as Oak Ridge National Lab. Also, included in our alumni are 9 astronauts including the recent ISS inhabitant Scott Kelly. The Student Space Technology Association is looking forward to our contact with the International Space Station from our contact site at Hardin Valley Academy here in Knoxville. Our school is filled with thousands of eager students seeking to pursue careers in the space industry. With our vision of becoming a top-tier research school, our students are set to become the next leaders in STEM industries. We are excited to encourage the students at Hardin Valley Academy to pursue STEM areas at the university level. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is it difficult to remain up to date on recent events on Earth? 2. Have there been any recent advancements made in ISS biological research that could be applied on Earth? 3. How do you feel about riding on a commercial spacecraft like SpaceX's Dragon Capsule as opposed to a government agency's craft? 4. When doing research, or any other investigation, what kind of cleaning processes do you use on your equipment, or even yourself, to avoid contamination of material and equipment? 5. Has there been any research that has been done with the possible application of zero g therapy to joint diseases such as arthritis. 6. Having used current NASA spacesuits, are you excited about the new space clothing developments being made like the Skinsuit? 7. Why does the vegetable growth experiment chamber have a pink-looking light rather than a white light? 8. Are there any items/tools that are "lost" inside ISS? 9. How often do software updates occur on ISS? (***) 10. Are there any experiments related to additive manufacturing going on at the moment? 11. Using the Haptics-2, how close do you think the technology is to application on Mars? What kind of applications could you see the technology being used for? Anything memorable from the experiment? 12. How often, and how, do you launch satellites from the ISS? 13. Are there plans to test means of producing artificial gravity in the near future? 14. Can you talk about the inflatable module that was delivered to the ISS in April of 2016? 15. Would there be any foreseeable benefits in performing complex medical operations (such as open heart surgery) in a zero g environment. 16. How did the ROSA deployment go? 17. What was the solar eclipse viewing experience from space? 18. What 'treat' from the Dragon cargo - ice cream or fresh avocado - was the most popular? 19. What has been your most interesting experiment? 20. What type of container do the rodents and fruit flies travel back to earth in? 21. What major differences have you found in the ISS since your last mission? 22. Do you get to eat any plants that are growing on the ISS? 23. What are some of the things that are you doing that are results of research done on the ISS? 24. What are some of the changes to space clothing you use like Skinsuit? 25. How difficult is it to learn to sleep in zero gravity? 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): 1. West Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-04 15:50 UTC 2. Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05 UTC 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-08-30 16:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Aug '17

30 Aug '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-08-30 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Student Space Technology Association, Knoxville, TN, direct via AA4UT The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-08-31 17:42:14 UTC 60 deg West Virginia University, Lane Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, Morgantown, WV, direct via W8CUL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-09-04 15:50:05 UTC 79 deg (***) Meadows Elementary School, Manhattan Beach, CA, direct via KM6BWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-09-08 17:05:30 UTC 67 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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Francesco IKØWGF with 119 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 2017-08-30 16:00 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 1154. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1113. 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 2017-08-16 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. 50 on orbit Peggy Whitson Exp. 51 on orbit Jack Fischer K2FSH Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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