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Cubesat mission of the year
by Andrew Glasbrenner 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

In conjunction with Smallsat, CalPoly has a survey for cubesat mission of the year. Although Fox-1A isn't listed, there is a write-in opportunity at the bottom of the survey. As AMSAT VP Engineering Jerry Buxton tweeted "@AMSAT Fox-1A launched October 8, 2015. 100% operational with Vanderbilt ISDE radiation experiment and amateur radio 2 way communications." Please visit surveymonkey.com/r/MH8DCJ9 and write-in AMSAT Fox-1A at the end of the survey. The poll closes this evening. Thanks, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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Re: [amsat-bb] Es'hail-2 re-scheduled for launch in Q3/2017
by PA3GUO 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Very sorry to see this fantastic new satellite getting delayed! I consider it as a major boost to use of high frequencies by satellite-radio amateurs (beyond the fact that it is a HEO sat). Well, it IS still a great opportunity to look forward to!! Henk, PA3GUO, The Netherlands ---- We have been informed by Es'hailSat Qatar Satellite company, that the launch of Es'hail-2 with the first P4-A geostationary amateur radio transponder is shifted to Q3/2017.

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Light duty az-el rotators
by Dave Mann 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

I'm going to start using the Arrow dual-band antenna with my FT-736. I've ordered the EA4DX rotor control. Isn't there a combination of inexpensive tv rotators which I can use? I remember using a "pass-thru" rotator set when I was DA1BB; two rotators, one for azimuth and one for elevation. Seems to me I bought them locally. Balanced the horizontal mast with a weight at one end. That set up was with a Fritzel 2-m and 70-cm helical set. The channel master rotors I've seen have a flat base. Looks like Overkill. Any ideas? 73 Dave N4CVX Sent from my iPad

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Re: [amsat-bb] Uplink frequency of FM satellites
by Ronald G. Parsons 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

I had a little time to test just now before AO-85 got too busy. I was trying to change a lot of things but at the time of the test, uplink 435175 LHCP and LHCP on the downlink was the best. Of course a short time later RHCP was better. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" Ron W5RKN From: Ronald G. Parsons Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 10:20 AM To: Paul Stoetzer Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Uplink frequency of FM satellites Thanks Paul, I had heard that AO-85 was lower than the nominal, 435180, and did a short test yesterday. 435180 gave acceptable audio and 435168 produced distorted and noisy audio. I’ll try 435172. The satellite is so busy it’s hard to get a good test in. Ron W5RKN From: Paul Stoetzer Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 4:08 AM To: Ronald G. Parsons Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Uplink frequency of FM satellites There's nothing to suggest that 145.850 isn't it for SO-50. Measurements after launch showed that the uplink for AO-85 is about 435.172 MHz. 73, Paul, N8HM On Monday, August 8, 2016, Ronald G. Parsons <w5rkn(a)w5rkn.com> wrote: Is there any good current data on the actual center uplink frequency at the satellite of the current crop of FM satellites such as SO-50 and AO-85? Ron W5RKN _______________________________________________ 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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Modulating UHF Retro Reflector at RF?
by Roland Zurmely 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

> Daniel Cussen dan at post.com > Tue Aug 9 14:54:15 UTC 2016 > There is a CW radar in France on 143.050 > I think some EME guys use these as high power beacons off the moon Yes ! Graves radar received in Brazil: <http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/graves.htm> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Uplink frequency of FM satellites
by Ronald G. Parsons 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Is there any good current data on the actual center uplink frequency at the satellite of the current crop of FM satellites such as SO-50 and AO-85? Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Modulating UHF Retro Reflector at RF?
by Ross Whenmouth 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Years ago I built a "moving target simulator" for a K-band CW (homodyne) radar. I simply took the Gunnplexer module out of a K-band automatic door opener (a 24.125 GHz resonant cavity complete with feed horn, Gunn diode local oscillator and RX mixer diode) and fed my simulated doppler AF signal into it's RX mixer diode (I did not energise the Gunn diode - so the microwave oscillator was NOT operating). When I illuminated it with 24 GHz RF from the radar, it produced good reflections at RF + AF and RF - AF. I did not have access to good K-band microwave test equipment so I was unable to quantify the strength of the reflections or mixing conversion loss, etc. So I would say that yes, subject to sufficient link budget, if you had an antenna in orbit, coupled to a mixer diode, and you drove that mixer diode with AF modulation, then that antenna will re-radiate the mixing products of the RF illumination and AF modulation. Would this be an interesting experiment for an ulta-low-power bird that does not have the power budget to run an RF transmitter? 73 ZL2WRW Ross Whenmouth

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Nusat-1 and Nusat2
by Vincenzo Mone 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Hi folks, I want to know if the Nusat-1 and Nusat-2 are active. Also I read that Nusat-1 and Nusat-2 has a beacon at 38k4 baud. I would like to know if it is the same 38k4 baud of the old satellites Like MO-46 and UO-36 or if there anyone active at that velocity. Thanks 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ******************************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7244294 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7244294 ***** *******************************************

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Upcoming ARISS contact with OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic on 10 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR1ISS and OK2KJT. The contact should be audible over the Czech Republic 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 International Electronic and Ham Radio Camp is a volunteer project led by the members of three radio clubs: OK2KJT, OK2KFJ and OK2KDJ. The summer camp is located in the Czech Republic (locator: JN78XW) and lasts 11 days. The objective is to get 44 children between 10 and 16 years interested in electronics and to demonstrate to them a fantastic world of amateur radio. The camp stuff is composed of experienced and enthusiastic semiconductor industry professionals who are also volunteer during the school year, leading children's free time electronic groups every week. Children make electronic equipment, build antennas, participate in HF and VHF ham radio contests, listen to amateur satellites and try the Amateur Radio Direction Finding (abr. ARDF). Except a technical programme, sport, games, competitions and various activities promoting sense of community and team spirit - these activities are performed in the camp and its surrounding forest. Some children had already been interested in amateur radio and obtained their own licenses. The camp started in 2012 and this year, it is already its 5th edition. It is a completely self-financed venture (no grants, no funding needed). A lot of photos from the last year(s) can be seen on this website: http://www.elektrotabor.cz/2015. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the temperature inside and outside the ISS? 2. What would you compare the smell of the stations recycled air which you breathe to? 3. What percentage of all the buttons, keypads and switches on the ISS do you perfectly know in terms of functionality? 4. Could the human eye see a strong light source, like a car high beam, from Earth pointing out the ISS at night? 5. Is there any component or device currently deployed in operation on the ISS which has been completely made by 3D printing? 6. How often do you operate a ham radio station, except the ARISS project? 7. Based on your personal experience, do you believe people could successfully sustain very long space travels, for example to Mars, in small spacecrafts? 8. Do you work on changing shifts on the ISS? 9. If necessary, how do you scratch your face while you are in the space suit in the open space? 10. Is the taste of food on the ISS as on Earth or synthetic? 11. Is the travel from Earth to the ISS and back survivable for an ordinary person? 12. What is your opinion about the progress in the space industry since the first Moon landing 50 years ago, up till now when humans are just orbiting Earth? 13. Do you have any program for making and growing own food on the ISS? 14. How long would it take to prepare for the emergency exit? 15. Do you believe that today or in nearest future there could be manufactured and launched new generation satellite entirely made by 3D printing? 16. How much free time do you have every day? 17. When you are watching Earth from the ISS window, have you changed your mind regarding your personal opinions on humans, human society, ecology and other local and global problems? 18. Do you feel the infinite size of the space? 19. How much exercise do you need to keep yourself fit? 20. How do you communicate from the space with your family? 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. U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 14:48:24 UTC 2. Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY, direct via K2ZRO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-18 16:24:42 UTC 3. Daisen Elementary School, Saihaku-gun, Japan, direct via 8J4DISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-20 08:50:19 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 2016-08-08 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-08 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 UTC 90 deg U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 14:48:24 UTC 83 deg (***) Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal NY, direct via K2ZRO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-18 16:24:42 UTC 29 deg (***) Daisen Elementary School, Saihaku-gun, Japan, direct via 8J4DISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-20 08:50:19 UTC 42 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 120 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-08-08 22:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1076. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1041. 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 2016-08-06 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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wsjt help
by James Brown 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

I am looking for help with set up of wsjt-10 with signalink and IC-910H. Thanks Jim KI6WJ

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Trackbox and 2 meters problem
by Vincenzo Mone 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Hi folks, I own from a long time the Trackbox for satellites tracking. >From a while I cannot work any 3 meter downlink satellite when it is switched on as I can hear on the 2 meters downlink a noise like a ciuf ciuf train coming from the Trackbox CPU clock. Please anybody can tell me how to eliminate the problem or can suggest me something like a trackbox that do not have the CPU clock problem like the trackbox has? Any help will be really appreciated 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ******************************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7244294 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7244294 ***** *******************************************

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Modulating UHF Retro Reflector at RF?
by Robert Bruninga 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

At the SMALLSAT conference there are always presentations on modulating optical retroreflectors so very low power passive pspacecraft can still communicate telemetry by simply modulating the mirror of a laser reflector. Can we do this at RF? Unfortunately the 218 MHz megawatt radar fence in Texas is now shut down... But, now with the amateur radio announcement of the return of the HAARP ionosphere transmitters in Alaska, there too is another high power CW system. But it is at HF. http://www.arrl.org/news/haarp-facility-to-reopen-in-2017-under-new-ownersh… So what other HUGE power continuous RF emitters are there that transmits straight up that could be used by a passivle ON/OFF modulation of a resonant dipole in space to convey a few bits of data from a piece of wire in space? I assume this is a 1/R^4 range equation. If I do the numbers right, a passive dipole only 200 miles up with a 10 megawatts ERP transmitter at 300 MHz could be detected by a good low noise CW receiver using a 15 dBi receive antenna at -128 dBm in a CW bandwidth? How many dB can this be improved with DSP processing? Its just a mind game. A small matchbox size satellite with dipole antenna could at least report a few bits of data per pass over the radar beam? I think the Airforce is re-building the radar fence but at S band. At that frequency some gain can be added with multi passive dipoles on a cubesat size satellite gravity gradient stabilized to keep it pointed down. If it could be made to work, what could we do with it? Just thinking... Bob, WB4APR

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DO44
by Chris Vernon 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

I will be active on SO50 19.55utc pass Chris VE6CMV DO44 Cold Lake Alberta.

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Ceuta & Melilla and grid IM76 in FM Sats 12th-16h August
by Félix Páez 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Hi Friends, As promised I will actívate the autonomous city of Ceuta (DXCC entity Ceuta & Melilla) between days 12th-16th. I don’t know how many passes I will be able to work. Most of the time I will be in Algeciras city (gid IM76) that I will also activate. It is a family trip so I don’t have all the free time I would like. Anyway most probable passes will be on Friday / Saturday / Sunday. Callsign will be EA9/EA4GQS. Activations from grid IM76 will be worked as EA4GQS/P Thanks and I hope I can give you the entity! Felix – EA4GQS

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NO-84 questions
by Mark Lunday 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

2315Z pass. I could see someone in the passband, but it showed as 6 traces rather than one. Does that mean the transponder was overdriven with PSK? I attempted to see if I could get through and at least see my downlink, but no luck. I figured even without the Doppler-compensated software, I should see my signal..30 watts to an off-center-fed dipole at 56 feet. Thoughts/suggestions welcome. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com

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FUNcube-1 mode
by Graham Shirville 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

Hi All, FUNcube-1 is now (22:04 UTC) back in autonomous mode...high power tlm is active when in sunlight and transponder with low power tlm when in eclipse. 73 Graham G3VZV

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Re: [amsat-bb] DO44
by Richard Tejera 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

Been there, done that. Pretty sure it's not an exclusive club. Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On August 7, 2016, at 14:24, Lee Ernstrom <lee.ernstrom(a)rcwilley.com> wrote: Today on the 2013 UTC pass of SO-50 I heard VE6CMV in DO44. When I tried calling him I quickly learned that my Alinco hand held had a dead battery. Hopefully he will be around on the next SO-50 pass. WA7HQD, Doc Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ 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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DO44
by Lee Ernstrom 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

Today on the 2013 UTC pass of SO-50 I heard VE6CMV in DO44. When I tried calling him I quickly learned that my Alinco hand held had a dead battery. Hopefully he will be around on the next SO-50 pass. WA7HQD, Doc Sent from my iPad

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Es'hail-2 re-scheduled for launch in Q3/2017
by Peter Guelzow 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

We have been informed by Es'hailSat Qatar Satellite company, that the launch of Es'hail-2 with the first P4-A geostationary amateur radio transponder is shifted to Q3/2017. The announcement is available on the corporate Es'hailSat website at https://www.eshailsat.qa/en/satellites/index/ 73s Peter, DB2OS

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N8RO Portable Operations
by Ronald Oldham 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

We will start a road trip on Thursday Aug 11. The trip will head north to OK, KS, NE, SD, ND and SK. We will then head west on the Trans Canadian Highway to AB & BC. From BC we will go to WA, MT, WY, CO and then work our way home to TX on Friday August 26. While the trip is primarily a vacation, I will attempt to make satellite contacts, hopefully one or two a day, on XW-2C, AO-85, SO-50 and FO-29 along the way. Possible grid activations include: EM03/04, EN00/01, EN04/05, DN88/89, DO50/60, DO11/21, CO90, CN99, CN78/88, CN97/96, DN36/37, DN75/76, DN71 and DM95. I hope to contact many of you during this trip. 73, Ron – N8RO

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ANS-220 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-220 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: * Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG Awarded Louis Varney Cup * Amateur Radio Presentations at EMF 2016 Guildford * AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium Videos Now Available * Dayton Hamvention Moving to Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia * LoTW adds UKube-1 Support * Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, is 2016 Young Ham of the Year * NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative Opens Space to Educators, Nonprofits * Sign Up for New NASA Education 'Science WOW!' Weekly Email Newsletter * AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-220.01 ANS-220 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 220.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 7, 2016 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-220.01 Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG Awarded Louis Varney Cup On July 31 at the AMSAT-UK International Space colloquium in Guildford the RSGB Board Chair Steve Hartley G0FUW presented the RSGB Louis Varney Cup for Advances in Space Communications to Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG. The award was in recognition of Wouter’s outstanding technical contributions to several amateur satellites and associated outreach. The presentation can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/8GpewVRTKXQ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amateur Radio Presentations at EMF 2016 Guildford Many radio amateurs are giving presentations at the Electromagnetic Field EMF 2016 event taking place near Guildford August 5-7 and two special event stations will be operating from the site. It is hoped the presentations may be streamed live on the web. The event is aimed at makers, scientists, engineers and radio enthusiasts. Most radio amateurs will be in two villages on the site, HABville and the Amateur Radio Village. The London Hackspace Amateur Radio Club are planning to erect at least one of their Clark masts in the amateur radio village. London Hackspace will be showcasing Amateur Radio on bands from 3.5 MHz (80m) to 430 MHz (70cm) and maybe higher using the call sign GB4EMF. RSGB Youth Committee member Rebecca M6BUB will be at the GB8EMF station which will be using three ICOM transceivers, two IC-706MKIIG and an IC-746. At 1559 GMT (4:59pm BST) on Saturday, August 6 the International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Kate Rubins KG5FYJ should be receivable at the event on a handheld radio tuned to 145.800 MHz FM. Full details at http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2016/july/ariss-event- 0608.htm The amateur radio satellite talks being given over the weekend are: • A hacker’s guide to satellites — Dave Rowntree 2E0DRV (drummer in rock-band Blur) • Receiving live video from the Space Station — Daniel Cussen EI9FHB HamTV • The story behind $50SAT, a new approach to Amateur satellite design which became the world’s smallest operational satellite, built for £125 in a garden shed — Stuart Robinson GW7HPW Other presentations by radio amateurs include: • 100 years of Shannon — the man, his work and his legacy — Matthew Ireland MW0MIE • Asynchronous or Analogue Methods for Computation — Matthew Ireland MW0MIE • Connecting computers together over 1,000s miles without using the Internet — GB8EMF Amateur Radio Station • Hacking Robot Dinosaurs — Dr Lucy Rogers M6CME (Judge on BBC Robot Wars) • My Ubertooth Year — Michael Ossmann AD0NR developer of HackRF One SDR • Numbers Stations: Cold War, short waves — Henry Cooke • Rebooting a Hobby: How Modern Digital Comms are Reviving Amateur Radio — Ryan Sayre M0RYS Electromagnetic Field EMF 2016 https://twitter.com/emfcamp https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule https://www.emfcamp.org/line-up/2016 EMF HABville https://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Village:HABville EMF Amateur Radio Village https://wiki.emfcamp.org/wiki/Village:Amateur_Radio London Hackspace ARC https://twitter.com/m0hsl https://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Group:Amateur_Radio Previous EMF events have generated BBC News coverage https://amsat-uk.org/2014/09/02/bbc-reports-emf-2014/ What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio Find a short Amateur Radio training course near you at https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/ The book Getting Started with Amateur Satellites 2016 is available from the AMSAT-UK online shop http://tinyurl.com/ANS220-GettingStartedUK [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium Videos Now Available Thanks to the hard work of British Amateur Television Club (BATC) and AMSAT-UK volunteers the videos of the presentations given to the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium held in Guildford on July 30- 31, 2016 are now available on YouTube. During the Colloquium AMSAT-UK operated a satellite ground station using the call sign G0AUK. Contacts were made via the SO-50, AO-85 and FO-29 satellites. The ground station used the Kenwood TS-2000X transceiver that was successfully used for all the UK school contacts with astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS during his Principia mission on the International Space Station. The TS-2000X was kindly loaned by Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd and Kenwood Communications UK. The 2016 Colloquium presentations along with those from previous years can be found on the AMSAT-UK YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/AMSATUK/playlists The videos of the presentations can either be watched online or downloaded to your PC using readily available free YouTube download software for showing at club meetings. AMSAT-UK publish a quarterly newsletter OSCAR News, a sample issue can be downloaded here. Electronic (PDF) membership is £15 a year – https://amsat-uk.org/new-members/join-now/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dayton Hamvention Moving to Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia Hamvention® announced today that it will be moving to the Greene County Fairgrounds and Event Center in Xenia, Ohio, after 52 years at Hara Arena. That’s about 16 miles east of Dayton center off US Route 35 (see map). Hara Arena announced last week that it would be closing, and Hamvention indicated that it soon would be announcing its back-up plan for a new venue in the Dayton area. “We appreciate and value all the time and effort of the many partners, in particular the Greene County Agricultural Society, the Greene County Board of Commissioners and the Greene County Convention & Visitors Bureau has put into helping Hamvention find the right venue to continue our long history here in the Miami Valley,” Hamvention General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, said. “We look forward to a long and mutually prosperous relationship.” Last week, after Hara Arena announced it would close, Cramer had said, “We have spent many hours over the last few years evaluating possible locations and have found one in the area we believe will be a great new home! We all believe this new venue will be a spectacular place to hold our beloved event. Please rest assured we will have the event on the same weekend and, since it will be in the region, the current accommodations and outside events already planned for Hamvention 2017 should not be affected.” Hamvention chief spokesman and board member Mike Kalter, W8CI, told ARRL today that announcement of the new venue came a bit sooner than he’d anticipated last week. He pointed out that the event annually attracts in excess of 25,000 visitors from every US state and some 60 countries around the world. “The key thing is that we plan to have a 5-star event,” he said of Hamvention 2017. “We’ll put a lot of time and energy into it.” The move to Xenia could prove to be a huge financial bonanza for the city and Greene County. Hamvention typically has meant millions of dollars to the Dayton/Montgomery County area, and some of that benefit now could migrate eastward down US 35. Kalter conceded that the new venue in Greene County is a slightly longer drive from Dayton City Center -- where some Hamvention-related events traditionally occur -- than it was to Hara Arena, but he believes it will be worth the trip. “Montgomery County didn’t have anything for us,” he said. “We looked exhaustively. We’ve known this is what we’d do for about a month — if Hara Arena would no longer be available.” And the flea market at the new site? “Our plan is to have a much better flea market,” Kalter said. “We have two or three different options, but we think people are really going to like it.” He said the entire fairgrounds facility was rebuilt several years ago after it was destroyed by a tornado, so the buildings are newer than Hara, which was built in the 1950s. He said there will be opportunities to bring in campers — with 30 A service, water, and sewer available. Kalter believes the change in venue in and of itself will be a big incentive for a lot of people who may be just thinking about attending Hamvention 2017 right now. “We expect next year to be a big year,” he said. “We expect a lot of people to come to see what it’s like.” [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- LoTW adds UKube-1 Support The ARRL has informed Paul, N8HM that TQSL configuration file version 9.3 will be released shortly adding support for UKube-1 in LoTW. Please note that due to character limitations, the satellite name for LoTW will be "UKUBE1" Clayton W5PFG followed up saying "Simply launching the TQSL application should inform you that a new configuration file is available. I've updated my log and uploaded all of my UKube-1 contacts with the new SAT_NAME parameter UKUBE1." [ANS thanks the ARRL, Paul N8HM, and Clayton W5PFG for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Skyler Fennell, KD0WHB, is 2016 Young Ham of the Year Skyler Fennell KD0WHB, of Denver, CO, has been selected as the 2016 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Young Ham of the Year by the Amateur Radio Newsline. Skyler's interest in satellite communications resulted in a revival of Colorado Amateur Satellite Net where he became a net control operator and created a website for the net: https://amsatnet.info/ Skyler, 17, is the son of Karl and Carol Fennell, and recently graduated with honors from Denver School of the Arts. Skyler was first licensed in July 2013 as a Technician and upgraded to General by September 2013. He took and passed his Extra class license exam in January 2014. Skyler's interest in basic electronics was sparked when he was in the fourth grade and continued into middle school and high school. Among his early building projects were a laser spirograph, audio amplifiers, and high voltage transformer drivers. A high school friend, Jordan Walters, KD0MLV, introduced Skyler to amateur radio when he was a freshman in high school , explaining how radio transmissions could bounce off layers of the atmosphere. That led Skyler to engage in a six-month period of study, testing and operating that resulted in his path to Extra. Skyler has extensive experience in designing and working on repeater systems and introduced an AllStar Link system for one of the Rocky Mountain Radio League's repeaters. He began working with the AB0BX STEM School Amateur Radio Club in nearby Littleton, CO and got involved in the group's Edge of Space Sciences missions (balloon launches with amateur equipment). He became project manager for its 440Mhz repeater and helped put together an AllStar and EchoLink repeater for students, serving as a mentor for construction of the project. Skyler started the Denver School of the Arts amateur radio club in August 2015 and was trustee of the club call - KE0FXH. Skyler has chronicled several of his amateur radio and technical achievements on his YouTube channel - "Skyler F." He was also involved in proposing and assisting in the construction of a VHF/UHF repeater at a remote base site on Blue Mountain in the Denver area and added an AllStar link to the system. This past May, Skyler spoke at the Youth Forum at the Dayton Hamvention on the topic: "Homebrewing on a Budget." He also addressed the Quarter Century Wireless Association forum in Dayton about how his technical interests will help him further his educational and career goals. Skyler is an Eagle Scout, a rank he achieved at the age of 13. He also combined his interest in cycling and amateur radio, assembling a bicycling mobile set-up with VHF and UHF radios. He is also an accomplished pianist and earned the first-place trophy in the recent U.S. International Duo Piano competition in Colorado Springs this past February after performing a Poulenic piano sonata for four hands, two pianos. Skyler will be recognized during the Huntsville Hamfest on Aug. 20 in the Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL. The Young Ham of the Year award was inaugurated by William Pasternak, WA6ITF, in 1986. Upon his passing in 2015, Bill's name was added to the award as a memorial to his commitment to recognizing the accomplishments of young people to the amateur radio service. In addition to Amateur Radio Newsline, CQ Magazine and Yaesu USA are primary sponsors, along with Heil Sound Ltd. and Radiowavz Antenna Company. Skyler will be receiving a gift of amateur radio gear from Yaesu and a complimentary week at Space Camp, Huntsville, provided by CQ. [ANS thanks Amateur Radio Newsline and CQ Communications, Inc. for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative Opens Space to Educators, Nonprofits Accredited education institutions, nonprofit organizations and NASA centers can join the adventure and challenges of space while helping the agency achieve its exploration goals through the next round of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). Applicants must submit proposals by 4:30 p.m. EST, Nov. 22. The CSLI provides CubeSat developers with a low-cost pathway to space to conduct research that advances NASA's strategic goals in the areas of science, exploration, technology development, education and operations. The initiative provides students, teachers and faculty with the chance to get hands-on flight hardware development experience designing, building and operating these small research satellites. NASA will make selections by Feb. 17, 2017, but selection does not guarantee a launch opportunity. Selected experiments will be considered as auxiliary payloads on agency launches or for deployment from the International Space Station beginning in 2017 through 2020. If chosen, U.S. nonpro?t and accredited educational organizations are entirely responsible for funding the development of the small satellites. To date, NASA has selected 119 CubeSat missions, 46 of which have been launched into space. NASA has offered a launch opportunity to 95 percent of those selected through previous announcements, with 29 scheduled for launch within the next 12 months. The selected CubeSats represent participants from 32 states, demonstrating the significant progress NASA has made on a remarkable goal established during the 2015 White House Maker Faire, to launch a small satellite from at least one participant in every state during the next five years. For this round of the initiative, NASA is particularly interested in participation from organizations in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 18 states not previously selected. These states are: Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming. CubeSats are in a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. Base CubeSat dimensions are about 4-by-4-by-4 inches (10-by-10-by-11 centimeters), which equals one Cube, or 1U. CubeSats supported by this launch effort include volumes of 1U, 2U, 3U and 6U. CubeSats of 1U, 2U and 3U size typically have a mass of about three pounds (1.33 kilograms) per 1U Cube. A 6U CubeSat typically has a mass of about 26.5 pounds (12 to 14 kilograms). The CubeSat's final mass depends on the selected deployment method. Small satellites, including CubeSats, play a valuable role in the agency’s exploration, science, technology and educational investigations. These miniature satellites provide a low-cost platform for NASA science missions, including planetary exploration, Earth observation, and fundamental Earth and space science. They are a cornerstone in the development of cutting-edge NASA technologies like laser communications, satellite-to-satellite communications and autonomous movement. NASA also is using small satellites to demonstrate and validate the vehicles, systems and protections humans need to live and work in space and on other worlds. They are an inexpensive means to engage students in all phases of satellite development, operation and exploitation through real-world, hands-on research and development experience on NASA-funded rideshare launch opportunities. For additional information about NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/CubeSats_initiative To explore images from our previous launches, follow us on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145538433@N02/ Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasa_cubesat/ [ANS thanks NASA News Release for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for New NASA Education 'Science WOW!' Weekly Email Newsletter Are you a science educator or interested in science education? Sign up for the NASA Education "Science WOW!" mailing list. Receive an email with NASA's latest science education offerings delivered "Weekly on Wednesdays." Science starts with a question, and so does "Science WOW!" Each week's message kicks off with a science question and a link to where you can find the answer. "Science WOW!" also highlights an awesome science education tool each week. These featured resources will include NASA apps, interactive games, 3-D printing templates and more! Plus, "Science WOW!" delivers -- right to your inbox -- the latest science education opportunities offered by NASA. It's a simple way to keep up with the latest professional development webinars, student contests, workshops, lectures and other activities. The first "Science WOW!" message is scheduled to be sent on Aug. 10, 2016. To register your email address and be added to the list, visit https://www.nasa.gov/education/sciencewow/. [ANS thanks NASA Education Express Message -- Aug. 4, 2016 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail Ballots have been mailed to AMSAT-NA members in good standing, and must be returned to the AMSAT-NA office by September 15, 2016 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent by air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your QTH, please contact the AMSAT-NA office. Your completed ballot should be sent as promptly as possible, and those from outside North American preferably by air mail or other expedited means. This year there are five candidates: Tom Clark, K3IO Clayton Coleman, W5PFG Mark Hammond, N8MH Bruce Paige, KK5DO Paul Stoetzer, N8HM The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as voting Board Members with two year terms. The two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will be non- voting Alternate Board Members with terms of one year. Please vote for no more than three candidates. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT-NA. [ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan and Astronaut Takuya Onishi KF5LKS using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Tue 2016-08-02 08:36:03 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via BNØSH. ARISS Mentor was Satoshi 7M3TJZ. + A Successful contact was made between Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL, USA and Astronaut Kate Rubins KG5FYJ using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Telebridged via IK1SLD. ARISS Mentor was Charlie AJ9N. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-04 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 15:25:44 U.S. Space & Rocket Center Information: Since 1982, Space Camp® at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama has been inspiring people of all ages about space science, space flight, and space exploration. Among the 750,000 Space Camp graduates worldwide are five astronaut alumnae, including Dr. Kate Rubins, slated to launch on expedition 48/49 to the ISS this summer. Her presence on the space station provides an incredible opportunity for young people currently attending Space Camp to be able to talk to someone who was once in their shoes who went on to become an astronaut. It is also very likely that international students will be taking part in Space Camp during the link. These students will have a unique opportunity while visiting the United States to take part in an active exchange with the largest multi- national laboratory on-or off-the planet! In addition to Space Camp trainees, museum guests will have the opportunity to take part in the activity. As the original NASA visitor center, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center has been telling NASA's story since 1970. And with over 650,000 visitors annually, the Space and Rocket Center is Alabama's top tourism attraction. And depending on when the event falls in the summer, the USSRC may also bring in educators attending Space Academy for Educators, an immersive professional development program conducted throughout the summer months annually. In short, the USSRC hope to maximize both camp and museum guest participation to promote the scientific activities taking place on the ISS, as well as highlight the technology that allows such an exchange to take place. Expected Questions: 1. What was your favorite subject in school? 2. What was your toughest subject in school? 3. Who were your heroes growing up? 4. What is something you learned at Space Camp you are using in space? 5. What advice would you give a student who wants to become an astronaut? 6. What advice would you give to someone at Space Camp this week? 7. Were you afraid when your rocket launched? 8. What was the hardest thing in astronaut training? 9. How often do you talk to your family? 10. Do you speak Russian with the Russian cosmonauts? 11. What does it smell like on the ISS? 12. What is the coolest thing that you have seen in space? 13. What is your favorite food to eat in space? 14. What medical research are you working on while you're on the Space Station? 15. What other cool research projects are you helping with? 16. As a researcher, do you think NASA's biological space research will one day lead to a cure for diseases like HIV or cancer? 17. Do you work with research projects from other countries? 18. What do you think is the biggest effect on an astronaut's body from long-term spaceflight? 19. How will research on the Space Station help us get ready to go to Mars? 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. Exp. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS The next ARISS Application Window will begin September 1, 2016 and run through November 1, 2016. Be alert for the official announcement which will be released the second half of August. The announcement will include links to the updated Application Guide as well as the application form and other information pertinent to the application process. Look for the announcement here in the AMSAT News Service Bulletin, via the AMSAT-BB, via the ARRL and several other news venues. [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + ISS R&D Presentations ISS Contact and Booth Photos If you weren't able to attend the ISS Research & Development Conference last month, or watch the live webcast, use this link to access all the videos, presentations and photos: http://www.issconference.org/resources.php [ANS thanks the American Astronautical Society and the ISS R&D Confrence for the above information] + Want to learn more about Rocket and Space Technology? Visit Robert A. Braeunig's Rocket and Space technology site at http://www.braeunig.us/space/index_top.htm [ANS thanks C. Robert Welti, PhD. for the above information] + SUPPORT AMSAT-NA AMSAT Store http://store.amsat.org/catalog/ JOIN AMSAT http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=32 AMSAT's President's Club Donation http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=34 Make a General Donation http://store.amsat.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=35 Support the FOX Satellites http://tinyurl.com/ANS220-SupportFox Support ARISS http://tinyurl.com/ANS220-SupportARISS --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-06 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-06 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact was successful: Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 UTC 32 deg (***) Congratulations to Kate as this was her first ARISS contact! (***) OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 UTC 90 deg U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 15:25:44 UTC 66 deg **************************************************************************** ** Citing health issues, long time Australian ARISS ambassador, co-ordinator, mentor, and telebridge operator Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI has elected to step down at the end of August. Tony has been an outstanding ARISS mentor and telebridge operator from the SAREX days right up to what is now ARISS. Tony has mentored 56 ARISS schools and has been the ARISS telebridge station for 51 contacts. Shane Lynd VK4KHZ will be taking over Tony's duties in September. Shane has so far been the telebridge operator for 36 contacts. (***) Thanks Tony!! **************************************************************************** ** 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 120 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-08-06 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1076. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1041. (***) 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 2016-08-06 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Brazil - South Africa via AO-7
by Eduardo PY2RN 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

Thanks Bruce, ZS6BK for our QSO now at 17:05UTC via AO-7. For a long time I was expecting a qso opportunity with ZS / East Coast Africa via LEO sat. 73 Ed PY2RN.

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ARISS contact Space Jam 2016 being streamed now
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

The ARISS contact with Space Jam 2016 is now being streamed from IK1SLD. http://www.batc.tv/ch_live.php 73, Charlie

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Mode Designators
by Kevin M 06 Aug '16

06 Aug '16

Just a few quotes from Mr Laws... (from this thread only... if I cared, I could find plenty more) "is only supported half-heartedly by AMSAT itself.""sadly, AMSAT doesn't have a standard""I'd harangue my Division Director""I've not paid enough attention to AMSAT in the past to know how to do that here and I've only been a member since Dayton.""I've offered in the past to help clean up crufty old stuff on the site before and I make the same offer again. At the very least, the cruft needs to be marked as cruft with links to current documentation." Let me clue you in a bit, sir... read what you've said and you might just get an idea as to why no one has taken you up on your offer. Hint: AMSAT is not a monolithic entity... it's a collection of hams with long standing experience and traditions that existed a very long time before this year's Dayton. Hams that likely don't always agree and even more likely do not take kindly to BEING 'harangued' and sniped at as you have been doing the last couple months. Perhaps it would be wise to sit back for once and get the lay of the land before you try to come in, take over and completely change something that you self admittedly have 'not paid attention' to. Simply put... chill, dude... you are not winning friends and influencing people here the way you are going on. And maybe that's why no one has taken you up on your 'offer'. ------------------------------------------------------------------"Control is the need of the fearful mind. Trust is the need of the courageous heart."

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Old QSOs on UO-14, AO-27 & SO-35, and other FM birds
by Scott Medbury 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

I have begun uploading paper logs from 2000 to 2013 in LoTW. If I have worked you in the past and want to skip ahead for awards or other reasons, please let me know by sending an Adi file that I can check. There are a number of fairly rare grids in the mix all over the US, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID

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FN05/06 Activation This Weekend
by Ken Alexander 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi All, I've made plans to travel to FN05 and FN06 tomorrow (Aug 6) and Sunday (Aug 7). Schedule is as follows: *Saturday UTC* ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ---------------------------------------------------------- * 06.08.2016 SO-50 18:11 18:23 12 48 329 - 131* 06.08.2016 AO-85 18:40 18:50 10 10 284 - 025 *06.08.2016 SO-50 19:52 20:03 11 21 309 - 181* 06.08.2016 AO-85 20:25 20:32 07 05 327 - 041 06.08.2016 AO-85 22:07 22:16 09 10 339 - 080 *06.08.2016 AO-85 23:47 23:59 12 41 330 - 129* *Sunday UTC* ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ---------------------------------------------------------- *07.08.2016 AO-85 01:28 01:38 10 21 312 - 182* 07.08.2016 SO-50 08:28 08:38 10 11 154 - 053 *07.08.2016 SO-50 10:06 10:19 13 81 211 - 036** ** 07.08.2016 SO-50 11:48 11:59 11 19 262 - 027* 07.08.2016 SO-50 13:32 13:40 08 06 308 - 032 07.08.2016 AO-85 14:04 14:14 10 11 152 - 054 07.08.2016 SO-50 15:15 15:23 08 06 333 - 057 *07.08.2016 AO-85 15:42 15:56 14 75 209 - 036* I plan to be on for the passes shown above in Bold text, and won't rule out the others. I don't yet know where I will be for any given pass. Most likely the fist 1 or 2 passes on Saturday and the last pass on Sunday will be from FN05 and the others will be from FN06. *About the AO-85 passes**:* My HT's output isn't sufficient to get into the satellite reliably. Instead, I will be bringing my KX3 + 70cm transverter and try operating semi-duplex. I'm not sure if the KX3 will operate cross-band split. If not then I'll leave it at home and try harder to hit more of the SO-50 passes on Sunday. Let's have some fun! 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS

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FUNcube-1 Operations
by Graham Shirville 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi All, Just to confirm that FUNcube-1 is now operating in continuous amateur mode with the transponder active for the weekend. 73 Graham G3VZV

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WD9EWK @ NPOTA MN52, tomorrow (6 August) afternoon
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi! I will make a quick trip to Montezuma Castle National Monument, site MN52 for the ARRL's National Parks on the Air activity, tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, 6 August) for a few passes. Montezuma Castle National Monument is along I-17 near Camp Verde, Arizona - between Phoenix and Flagstaff in grid DM44. For this activation, I am focusing on the SO-50 pass at 2132 UTC, followed by an ISS pass at 2207 UTC. If AO-7 remains in mode B during the afternoon, I might try the AO-7 pass at 2112 UTC before SO-50 comes by. Depending on weather and how well I do on these passes, I might stick around for later passes on these satellites, until the monument's closing time at 5pm (0000 UTC). During the mid- to late-afternoon, I should be able to tweet photos and other updates on my activity from Montezuma Castle. My @WD9EWK Twitter feed is public, and - if you don't do Twitter - visible at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK I will upload my log to Logbook of the World after I return home. I am hoping to work at least 10 different stations, to make this an official activation under the ARRL's NPOTA rules. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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PJ6Y QRV SO50 & FO29 today
by Sean K. 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hi all- Just heard from James with the PJ6Y youth group on Saba. They will be on FO29 today at 1705z half-duplex, listening around 870. Also will be on the 1937z SO50 pass. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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FM03/13
by R.T.Liddy 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

I'll be on vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC, with the Familythis week and part of next week. We'll be staying near thefar north end of FM03 and close enough that FM13 wouldbe a short jaunt. I'm intending to put them on the air atleast a few times on FO29 & SO50. (Holiday style) CUL & 73 de Bob K8BL

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 247
by Tom Schuessler 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Another W32A issue is that it will not, without modifications, work for transmit on 435 as it is supposedly out of band. I can't use mino for AO-85 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP Message: 8 Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 18:17:16 +0000 (UTC) From: Bob- W7LRD <w7lrd(a)comcast.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] IC-w32A Message-ID: <433446633.51525447.1470248236849.JavaMail.zimbra(a)comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 This is not mine-just pointing it out to anyone looking for a good sat hand held 73 Bob W7LRD http://www.ebay.com/itm/391518060986?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName =STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

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Colorado Amatuer Satellite Net
by Skyler F 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

I will be running the net tonight. All Three Internet systems seem to be working today: AllStar 41694, 41715, 42845, EchoLink AMSAT 101377 and IRLP 9870 Denver Reflector. Local RF 449.625 and 448.975 and on 2-meter simplex by user request through my Blue Mountain Remote Base. The net will be informal and I will be doing net control while Bicycle Mobile if the weather still looks good in a hour. 7PM Mountain Time here in Denver (9PM East Coast, 6PM West Coast) 73 Skyler KD0WHB

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL on 06 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:59 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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. Greetings from the participants and volunteers of Space Jam 10 in Rantoul, Illinois. Though primarily a weekend Scouting and STEM education event, we are open to all interested youth. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from 27 states have come together in an educational and fun format to learn life skills that will prepare them for the increasingly complex future. We are adding Art to STEM this year making STEAM. While it is well known that Scouting teaches pioneering skills like camping and wilderness survival, the new pioneers and wilderness are in outer space and we are working hard at 44 technology oriented Merit Badges and activities, plus some fun things like the Duct Tape Merit Badge. Talking to the astronauts on the ISS is an unforgettable part of the experience at Space Jam and that's next on our list. We will not know for many years whether one of these youths becomes an astronaut themselves but it is certain that they are all part of tomorrow's leaders. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you train to sleep in space? 2. What type of engine propulsion will we use to go to Mars? 3. Could we drop containers to the Mars surface but leave the engine in orbit? 4. Would a steam powered train whistle work in space? 5. How long did you train for this mission? 6. Could cables be stretched to an EARTH orbiting station & used as tracks to reach orbit? 7. Could cables be stretched to a MARS orbiting station & used as tracks to reach orbit? 8. If a ship left Mars, traveling 17,500 mph, what is the shortest time it could take to reach Earth? 9. What activity do you look forward to the most when you wake up on the ISS? 10. Will you be training for future missions? 11. What is your favorite food on the space station? 12. How many bits of space junk does NASA track & how can we reduce the problem? 13. Are there earth-bound disabilities that might be irrelevant in space weightlessness? 14. Is there art on the walls of the ISS or do you see examples of the Arts in space? 15. If we found cave art on Mars what do you imagine it would depict? 16. Are there any musical instruments on the ISS? 17. Every discipline can be an art; from the people who sew the stitches on a space suit to a computer programmer, aren't we all artists when we do our best? 18. The theme for SJ 10 is the Arts; should STEM education be changed to STEAM? 19. What music do you listen to on the ISS? 20. What is your favorite form of art? 21. How is the espresso machine working? 22. What fresh foods do you most look forward to on delivery day? 23. When will we first set foot on Mars? 24. When will we go back to the Moon? 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. OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 UTC 2. U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 15:25:44 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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Colloquium videos + Louis Varney cup for Advances in Space Communications
by M5AKA 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium Videos Now Available https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/03/space-colloquium-videos/ Louis Varney cup for Advances in Space Communications presented to Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/04/louis-varney-cup/ Ofcom 5 GHz Consultation – RSGB and AMSAT-UK responses https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/01/ofcom-5-ghz-rsgb-amsat-uk/ Amateur radio satellite presentations at EMF 2016 Guildford Aug 5-7 https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/04/amateur-radio-emfcamp/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Mode Designators
by Joe 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

While I was getting ready to activate a NO-84 Station here. I noticed my computer logging program had a small glitch with trying to log a contact on this bird. we got it semi worked out, it was the designator for the mode. ya know like Mode "A" or mode "J" etc. The program writer has many, but it did not have what this NO-84 is running and from what I see here, Designator *H* *A* *V* *U* *L* *S* *S2* *C* *X* *K* *R* Band 15 m <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_meters> 10 m <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_meters> 2 m <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_meters> 70 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70_centimeters> 23 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_centimeters> 13 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_centimeters> 9 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_centimeters> 5 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_centimeters> 3 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_centimeters> 1.2 cm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1.2_centimeters> 6 mm <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_millimeters> Frequency (General) 21 MHz 29 MHz 145 MHz 435 MHz 1.2 GHz 2.4 GHz 3.4 GHz 5 GHz 10 GHz 24 GHz 47 GHz I'm guessing it would be mode "AU"? Now he was asking for a as complete list as possible of all modes that are possible, can anyone tell me what to tell him? he wants to add them all to his software. Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] Mode Designators
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

How does all that work out when going to upload to LOTW? Does it automatically convert TX band to 2m, 70cm, and so on or does that also need to be done manually? Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S7

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[Video] How to Track the ISS with Heavens-Above.com
by John Brier 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lWQrtLQvE Track the ISS, SO-50, or any other satellite. http://heavens-above.com/ New videos every Wednesday! Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceComms1?sub_confirmation=1 Equipment I use for ISS Reception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JwOwjYIkM Thanks for watching and 73, John Brier, KG4AKV

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-04 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-04 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C, direct via BNØSH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact was successful: Tue 2016-08-02 08:36:03 UTC 33 deg (***) Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 UTC 32 deg OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 UTC 90 deg U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 15:25:44 UTC 66 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 120 (***) Francesco IKØWGF with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-08-04 06:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1075. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1040. (***) 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 2016-08-04 06:00 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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IC-w32A
by Kevin M 04 Aug '16

04 Aug '16

Unfortunately a lot of 5 digit serial numbers desense themselves as well... I know, I have gone through two different 5 digit models without success. The real way to tell is if a soft mod (pushing some buttons on the keypad) will open up the radio to 800 Mhz receive. When they were forced to removed the 800 Mhz capability, that is when they changed the filtering and the desense on Mode J began. Extended RX soft mod: Extended receive range (adds 300mhz and 800mhz range, mirrors celluar at 961.11-986.10) A. Turn off HT B. Hold down Main, Band, Call & Squelch while turning on HT. 73, Kevin N4UFO -------------------------------------------------------------------- Unfortunately we can't see whether or not the serial number is 5 or 7 digits. The newer 7 digit models desense themselves when transmitting on 2 meters and receiving on 70cm. 73, Paul, N8HM

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IC-w32A
by Bob- W7LRD 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

This is not mine-just pointing it out to anyone looking for a good sat hand held 73 Bob W7LRD http://www.ebay.com/itm/391518060986?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageNam…

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GRID IN91 5th and 6th August in FM sats
by Felix Paez EA4GQS 03 Aug '16

03 Aug '16

Hi Friends, I will be transmiting from GRID IN91 (callsign EA4GQS) (small Jaraba village near Zaragoza, in Spain) in avaliable FM sats. Almost sure passes: Friday 5th: SO-50 14:33 UTC, LilacSat 2 17:37 UTC (if active), FOX 1A 20:09 UTC Saturday 6th: SO-50 13:18 UTC. As always all QSOs confirmed by LOTW.. 73s - Felix EA4GQS

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UKube-1 in LoTW
by Paul Stoetzer 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

The ARRL has informed me that TQSL configuration file version 9.3 will be released shortly adding support for UKube-1 in LoTW. Due to character limitations, the satellite name for LoTW will be "UKUBE1" 73, Paul, N8HM

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RF Sensing Preamps, Sequencer, or both?
by Fred Castello 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Hi folks, I am in the process of trying to set up a station here and have been researching equipment. While I suspect there will be a fair amount of variety, I am curious to the responses to my question: Do you use the relatively less expensive “indoor” NON RF switching preamps in an enclosure near the antennas (on the tower) with RF relays and with a sequencer in the shack (do the preamps holdup up on the tower even if protected?) OR Do you use RF sensing preamps mounted at the tower OR Both (for those that are extra careful)? I suspect operators that do other VHF/UHF low signal work tend toward sequencers (one for 2 meters and one for 440), i.e. moon bounce, meteor scatter, etc. Also, I am curious what type/brand/model of RF relays folks use? As usual, I really appreciate your time. Best, Fred Castello, KF4FC

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(no subject)
by Edward R Cole 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Fred, I would guess most use RF sense switched mast-head preamps since they are using radios with a single antenna connector. But some folks modify the radio so the Rx has an independent antenna input isolated from the Tx so they can run a separate coax line to a simple preamp and use a coax relay on the antenna side of the preamp. This requires a separate coax run to the Tx output. This second approach is not uncommon approach for those involved in serious weak-signal VHF+ operating (which includes eme). I have both approaches at my station. I have several DEMI transverters that provide separate Tx and Rx antenna connection so a simple remote located preamp with TR relay can be used. But I also have a FT-736R (unmodified) which can use a yagi with Rf sense-switched preamp and only requires one coax run. I do have external switching control line to that preamp which will require adding ext. PTT from the FT-736R. I originally used preamps for 144 & 432 with separate TR relays for my AO-40 era satellite set up and will be restoring that this summer. This will require modifying my FT-736R. I use a station control panel with integrated sequencer, but that was done for eme and other weak-signal operation (not specifically for satellite). My satellite control ckts will utilize the sequencer (which provides extra protection to the preamps - but not normally used by satellite stations. 73, Ed - KL7UW From: Fred Castello <fredcastello(a)gmail.com> To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] RF Sensing Preamps, Sequencer, or both? Message-ID: <579fe396.e928c80a.c54fd.4af3(a)mx.google.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi folks, I am in the process of trying to set up a station here and have been researching equipment. While I suspect there will be a fair amount of variety, I am curious to the responses to my question: Do you use the relatively less expensive ?indoor? NON RF switching preamps in an enclosure near the antennas (on the tower) with RF relays and with a sequencer in the shack (do the preamps holdup up on the tower even if protected?) OR Do you use RF sensing preamps mounted at the tower OR Both (for those that are extra careful)? I suspect operators that do other VHF/UHF low signal work tend toward sequencers (one for 2 meters and one for 440), i.e. moon bounce, meteor scatter, etc. Also, I am curious what type/brand/model of RF relays folks use? As usual, I really appreciate your time. Best, Fred Castello, KF4FC 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com "Kits made by KL7UW" Dubus Mag business: dubususa(a)gmail.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-02 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-08-02 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C, direct via BNØSH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-08-02 08:36:03 UTC 33 deg Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 UTC 32 deg OK2KJT Radioclub, Valasska Polanka, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KET The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-08-10 18:56:17 UTC 90 deg (***) U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-11 15:25:44 UTC 66 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-08-02 03:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1074. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1039. (***) 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 2016-07-28 04:00 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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PJ6Y from Saba (FK87jp)
by WX4TV 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

PJ6Y (11 year old AE4FH at the mic) is QRV from Saba (FK87jp) at 15:57:48 EDT today. It's an 89 degree pass here in Saba so not too much coverage into NA. Our QTH is 1300 feet ASL and faces north. We should have several great passes in the next week. We will definitely be on SO-50 and FO-29. We will attempt AO-85 and Lilacsat. This is the only SO-50 pass we will do with NA coverage from here today. James Lea Sent from my iPhone

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FO-29 Digitalker Recording
by Scott 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Since I'm new at this, perhaps the Digitalker on FO-29 is nothing unique. But I heard it tonight for the first time and was recording with my SDRPlay, so if anyone else has not heard it, here is a link to a 1-minute recording with the noise gaps removed: http://k4kdr.github.io/files/2016-08-01--FO29--digitalker.mp3 The quality is not great; I wasn't expecting to see FM. But you can understand a good portion of it. 73! -Scott, K4KDR Montpelier, VA USA

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Dayton Hamvention Location Update
by Clayton W5PFG 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

http://www.whio.com/news/news/officials-to-announce-big-event-coming-to-gre… 73 Clayton W5PFG

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ARRL NPOTA Activation of President’s Park (The White House) – August 5th & August 6th
by Paul Stoetzer 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Members of the Great South Bay ARC headed by Mike Sartoretti, KC2SYF, have obtained a permit from the National Park Service to operate from President’s Park (The White House) for the ARRL National Parks on the Air event. The operating location will be the southeast side of the Ellipse. The call sign for the operation will be KC2SYF and the park designator is DZ10. Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, will be providing satellite operations and will be active on all voice satellites (SSB/FM) from 1400 UTC to 2100 UTC on Friday, August 5th and Saturday, August 6th. The pass list is below: WinAos QTH: -77.0/38.9 T#: 14096 Sat.: 9 [Standard] ———————————————————- Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ———————————————————- 05.08.2016 AO-85 14:50 15:03 13 25 177 – 045 05.08.2016 FO-29 15:29 15:42 13 20 125 – 001 05.08.2016 AO-85 16:30 16:44 14 44 228 – 027 05.08.2016 FO-29 17:13 17:27 14 48 181 – 341 05.08.2016 SO-50 17:47 17:58 11 18 342 – 108 05.08.2016 UKUBE-1 18:05 18:16 11 32 001 – 217 05.08.2016 AO-07 18:24 18:43 19 27 118 – 351 05.08.2016 SO-50 19:27 19:40 13 56 324 – 160 05.08.2016 AO-07 20:14 20:35 21 69 169 – 342 06.08.2016 AO-73 13:59 14:10 11 40 021 – 176 06.08.2016 AO-85 15:15 15:29 14 58 198 – 036 06.08.2016 AO-73 15:36 15:45 09 17 349 – 234 06.08.2016 FO-29 16:18 16:32 14 54 152 – 352 06.08.2016 UKUBE-1 16:46 16:57 11 31 025 – 171 06.08.2016 AO-85 16:57 17:09 12 22 252 – 021 06.08.2016 AO-07 17:27 17:42 15 12 089 – 356 06.08.2016 FO-29 18:04 18:17 13 16 208 – 330 06.08.2016 SO-50 18:12 18:25 13 38 335 – 131 06.08.2016 AO-07 19:15 19:35 20 55 143 – 348 06.08.2016 SO-50 19:53 20:04 11 21 313 – 183 05.08.2016 AO-07 20:14 20:35 21 69 169 – 342 Planned frequencies for the linear transponders are as follows: AO-7B – 145.940 MHz AO-73 – 145.965 MHz FO-29 – 435.865 MHz UKube-1 – 145.945 MHz In addition to satellite operations, there will also be two 100 watt HF stations operating split. Bands will be 40, 20, and possibly 10 meters as well as 2 meters simplex. QSL via LoTW.

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70cm 1200 AFSK Tlm
by John Mac 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

Hi all... I am trying to find a satellite that transmits 70cm 1200 AFSK on each pass. The reason is to find out whats required as far as antenna , would a preamp be required and the such, while using a Omni style antenna if at all possible....so basically doing some tests. I am looking but have not found one at this stage.. regards John

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Aug '16

01 Aug '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C on 02 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:36 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and BN0SH. The contact should be audible over Taiwan 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 Sacred Heart Primary School in Taiwan was founded in 1965 and is part of the world family of Sacred Heart Schools which can be found on five continents. Its philosophy of education is rooted in the development of the whole person. This founding vision was that of a great educator- Madeleine Sophie Barat - who lived at the time of the French Revolution. In her day, as in ours, the social fabric was disintegrating. Her response was to try to rebuild and transform society through an education based on solid intellectual training and spiritual values leading to the development of the whole person. Sacred Heart Education People in East Asia are, to a large extent, shaped by Confucianism, whose tradition stresses respect for teachers and family. Our teachers are provided with regular in service training to enable them to meet the unique challenges of personal and social responsibility, posed by the influence of modern technology and the Western stress on individualism, which are rapidly changing our world. At the same time, they learn to nurture a global awareness and concern in their students. Sacred Heart School strives to give students a well-rounded education, based on the conviction that each person has talents and capacities which can contribute to the betterment of society. We believe that school is the place for students to both acquire a love of learning and experience hope, joy and fullness of life. We are convinced that true human development is based on faith in God's love for each person.Youngsters of various religious beliefs are welcome. Faith is integrated with life and students are offered an education which teaches personal values and emphasizes mutual respect among all people. At the same time, a deep appreciation for intellectual values is cultivated, allowing students to be knowledgeable, questioning, and reflective. Our students are taught to be persons capable of being both independent and able to work with others; of having a compassionate heart, especially for the marginalized of society and of experiencing joy in service and in living for others. Creativity is encouraged in the teaching of all subjects so that the students can develop their own vision and learn to live with commitments. Profile At present the school has 781 students from 7 to 12 years of age. The campus is ideally situated in the suburbs, at the foot of the gGoddess of Mercy Mountainh, with the Tamsui River in the foreground. School buildings are surrounded by spacious gardens with abundant flowers, birds and trees. We believe that both dedicated educators and a healthy environment are essential to quality education which will influence the students for life. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does it feel like in zero gravity in the outer space? 2. Why do you want to become an astronaut? 3. How long will you stay in the space this time? And what is your mission? 4. How did you feel when you are going to the space? Were you nervous when you take off? 5. What is the most unusual thing that you experienced in the space? 6. How do you put on the space suit? 7. Where does the oxygen you breathe in the space station come from? 8. What does it feel like to be in the space suit? Can you wear glasses when you are in space suit? 9. How do you fly a spaceship? 10. With naked eyes, what objects on earth can you see from the space? 11. Have you seen anything strange such as aliens, black hole or a worm hole? 12. Is there electricity in the spaceship? Is there gas or do you cook in the space? Is there Internet connection in the space ship? 13. Can you watch TV, such as NBA or MLB in the space? 14. Does water feel the same as it is on earth? 15. What do astronauts like to do in space? 16. Do you exercise? Is there a place where you can exercise? 17. What kind of food do you eat? 18. What if there is not enough water or food? 19. What do you do with your pee and poo? 20. Where do you throw your garbage? 21. Can you grow plants in the space? 22. Can you bring a pet there? 23. Have you been to other planets? 24. Do you bump into things when you float? 25. How do you avoid bumping into something? 26. What happened when one of you gets sick? 27. What if you have a runny nose? What happened if you throw up? 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. Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 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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AO-85
by skristof＠etczone.com 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

Was AO-85 quiet on the most recent pass (in the past few minutes) or did the roofers disconnect my antenna? Steve AI9IN

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XE1AY/P Concinas Island
by Clayton Coleman 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

I spoke with Ismael, XE1AY this morning on SO-50 at 12:04 UTC. He mentioned that he would later be visiting Cocinas Island, DK79kn and would operate from there. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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EO-79 active
by Alan 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

This morning during the AMSAT-UK symposium Wouter, PA3WEG reported that the transponder is active. Shortly afterwards, a QSO was announced. Note that power budget and resets may limit the duration of activity. 73s, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- Keep Calm and Carry On

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ANS-213 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joseph Spier 31 Jul '16

31 Jul '16

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-213 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: * ARISS International Face-to-face Meeting Announced for 2016 * RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Nearing Completion * AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2016 July 29-31 * Dayton Hamvention® 2017 Venue Announcement * Good-Bye, Hara Arena! Hamvention to Relocate in 2017! * UK Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS, Heads Ham Contingent to 10 Downing Street * South African SDR Transponder Working Group * Past AMSAT President Doug Loughmiller, W5BL, SK * AMSAT Events * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-213.01 ANS-213 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 213.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE July 31, 2016 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-213.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS International Face-to-face Meeting Announced for 2016 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Face-to-face Meeting for 2016 will take place in the Houston, Texas area, hosted by ARISS-US team members who will welcome the worldwide ARISS team. The dates are November 15 – 18, 2016. Meeting attendees can go on a special tour Monday afternoon, November 14 at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). ARISS-International Face-to-face Meetings are always open to the public from around the world as observers, and there is no registration fee. The meeting immediately follows the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium to accommodate symposium attendees who can extend their stay. Meeting dates selected coincide with ARISS’s 20th anniversary and the team will be celebrating its 20 successful years. In November 1996, the first international ARISS meeting took place at NASA Johnson Space Center, as well. Many ARISS international team members plan to participate in this year’s meeting. The ARISS-International Face-to-face Meeting agenda is being worked and will center around ARISS’s hardware development project and future initiatives, sustaining the ARISS program through strategic partnerships and fundraising, and making a quantum improvement in educational outcomes. Other topics and discussions will be on: · how the full ARISS worldwide team can leverage the major outcomes achieved by the ARISS United Kingdom team members during Astronaut Tim Peake’s mission, · educating the team on expectations of ARISS’s two new benefactors: NASA Space Communications and Navigation and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space · celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of ARISS, and · additional topics critical to the future of ARISS. The ARISS team welcomes all people from around the globe to the ARISS-International Face-to-face Meeting as observers. ARISS hopes attendees new to ARISS will decide to begin volunteering after learning about the many things the ARISS team does. Those interested in coming to the meeting during any part of November 15 - 18 can e-mail Rosalie White (k1sto(a)arrl.org) or Frank Bauer (ka3hdo(a)verizon.net). Information will then be forwarded about the hotel that will offer a special rate . 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), and the 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, go to: www.ariss.org www.amsat.org www.arrl.org Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status [ANS thanks ARISS and the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Nearing Completion RadFxSat flight unit has been assembled and is going through various stages of testing before it is put through environmental (shock, vibe, bakeout) testing in August for completion in early September. Launch is scheduled for January 20, 2017. In a recent test stop in Fox Labs for a few days, most of the testing was streamed live on YouTube to give enthusiasts an opportunity to “look over the shoulder” of VPE Jerry Buxton, N0JY as he conducted tests on the flight unit along with other Fox Engineering Team members on GoToMeeting. If you missed the live video, you can view the archives at http://www.youtube.com/c/n0jy/live RadFxSat is expected to be back in Fox Labs around August 11 for another round of tests and it is planned to have live streaming during those tests as well. http://www.amsat.org/?p=5379 [ANS thanks Jerry, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President of Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2016 July 29-31 The 2016 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium is taking place at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, over the weekend of July 29-31. The event is open to all. The presentations will be streamed at https://beta.batc.tv/live/amsatuk A full program of presentations, covering all aspects of the amateur satellite world, has been developed for the Saturday and Sunday and a “Beginners Session” was scheduled for the Friday afternoon. AMSAT Vice President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA was scheduled to give an update on the AMSAT-NA Fox Satellites on Saturday. Download the PDF Schedule https://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/schedule-2016-amsat-uk- colloquium-issue-h.pdf Sessions will include updates on the many new satellites that are expected to be launched over the next few months. This includes Eshail-2 which will carry the first ever geostationary amateur radio transponder and provide more than 8 MHz of new intercontinental spectrum – it will provide coverage to five continents. Additionally we will have a session on how to develop software receivers using GNU radio, reviews of the Tim Peake GB1SS ARISS contacts and the STEM results achieved, information about a new 76 GHz satellite project, a review of how to operate “in the field” and lots more. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dayton Hamvention® 2017 Venue Announcement The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) regrets to inform our many vendors, visitors and stakeholders that, unfortunately, HARA has announced the closing of their facility. We have begun execution of our contingency plan to move Hamvention® 2017 to a new home. DARA and Hamvention® have enjoyed many successful years working together with HARA Arena and we wish the Wampler family the best. DARA and Hamvention® have been working on a contingency plan in the event HARA would become unavailable. We have spent many hours over the last few years evaluating possible locations and have found one in the area we believe will be a great new home! Due to logistics and timing issues, we will make a formal announcement introducing our new partner. This information will be coming soon. We all believe this new venue will be a spectacular place to hold our beloved event. Please rest assured we will have the event on the same weekend and, since it will be in the region, the current accommodations and outside events already planned for Hamvention® 2017 should not be affected. http://hamvention.org/dayton-hamvention-2017-venue-announcement/ [ANS thanks DARA, Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, and the Hamvention Staff for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Good-Bye, Hara Arena! Hamvention to Relocate in 2017! Hamvention® has announced that Hara Arena, the home of Hamvention since 1964, is closing, but Hamvention will continue. Hamvention 2016, the event’s 65th running, was also the last held in the six-building Hara complex. Hamvention 2017 will be held at a new, yet-to-be-disclosed location in the Dayton area. “The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) regrets to inform our many vendors, visitors and stakeholders that, unfortunately, Hara has announced the closing of their facility,” a news release from Hamvention General Chair Ron Cramer, KD8ENJ, said today (July 29). “We have begun execution of our contingency plan to move Hamvention® 2017 to a new home. DARA and Hamvention have enjoyed many successful years working together with Hara Arena and we wish the Wampler family the best.” The news has struck the Amateur Radio community like a lightning bolt — albeit tempered only by DARA’s assurances that Hamvention will not be going away as well. “We are painfully aware of the loss this announcement will generate, which is why we have fought so long and hard to prevent it,” Hara Arena Marketing Director Karen Wampler said in a news release. According to Cramer, DARA and Hamvention have been working on a contingency plan in the event that the deteriorating Hara Arena ever should become unavailable. “We have spent many hours over the last few years evaluating possible locations and have found one in the area we believe will be a great new home!” The announcement said that DARA and Hamvention expect to make a formal announcement soon “introducing our new partner.” “We all believe this new venue will be a spectacular place to hold our beloved event,” Cramer said. “Please rest assured we will have the event on the same weekend and, since it will be in the region, the current accommodations and outside events already planned for Hamvention 2017 should not be affected.” “We look forward to your continued support as we move to a new future with The Dayton Hamvention.” A hockey team’s cancellation of its upcoming season earlier this month had raised questions about the future availability of Hara Arena for Hamvention®. Hara Arena has been facing long-standing financial problems — including unpaid property taxes. Renovations promised for the 2016 Hamvention never materialized. Hamvention attracted more than 25,000 visitors this spring and is worth millions of dollars to the Dayton area economy. The Wampler family has owned and operated Hara Arena since its humble origins in the 1950s, when Wampler Ballarena — then a dance hall and now an exhibit hall familiar to Hamvention visitors — was built in what had been a family- owned orchard. http://www.arrl.org/news/good-bye-hara-arena-hamvention-to-relocate-in-2017 [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS, Heads Ham Contingent to 10 Downing Street UK Astronaut Tim Peake, KG5BVI/GB1SS -- just back from a duty tour on the International Space Station -- headed a contingent of radio amateurs and youngsters invited to visit the new Prime Minister Theresa May at 10 Downing Street earlier this month. The July 18 reception at the PM's residence celebrated the success of Peake's "Principia Mission" and his time in space. Sandringham School student Jessica Leigh, M6LPJ, and her head teacher Alan Gray, G4DJX, were among those also on hand, along with students from the Principia Mission schools. Jessica, then a brand-new ham, was the first student in the UK to speak with Peake during an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) ham radio contact with the ISS. Peake inaugurated the use of the ISS Ham TV system when he spoke on January 8 with Jessica and other students at Sandringham School in Hertfordshire, England. Also attending the reception at 10 Downing Street were Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, and the UK's first astronaut, Helen Sharman, GB1MIR, who traveled to the Russian Mir space station in 1991. Cristoforetti was among those responsible for configuring the Ham TV digital Amateur Radio TV (DATV) system on the space station. Peake dedicated part of his 6 months in space to educational activities for youngsters on Earth. He described his Principia Mission as the largest and most ambitious educational outreach program of any European space mission. It was supported by ARISS, the UK Space Agency, the ESA, and others on a long list of educational institutions and organizations. The July 29-31 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford will feature presentations about Peake's Principia Mission, and Sandringham School students will talk about their ARISS experience. [ANS thanks ARISS and the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- South African SDR Transponder Working Group During the first AMSAT SA SDR conversation, who met on Wednesday 27 July 2016, the participants discussed various aspects of changing transponders on future satellite missions to Software Defined Radio. The first step in the process is to develop a roadmap. The first roadmap proposals will be discussed at the group's next Skype conversation on Wednesday 10 August. The group is also working on setting up an information sharing platform. Visit www.amsatsa.org.za for more information on how to become a member of AMSAT SA and to join the SDR conversation. [ANS thanks the South African Radio League News for Sunday, 31 July 2016 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Past AMSAT President Doug Loughmiller, W5BL, SK Past AMSAT President and AMSAT Journal Editor Doug Loughmiller, W5BL, of McKinney, Texas, died on July 22. An ARRL Life Member, he was 60 and had been suffering from cancer. “This is very sad news,” said Al Ward, W5LUA. “He will be missed greatly.” Loughmiller was probably best known in recent years as a high-altitude Amateur Radio ballooning enthusiast, and he evangelized on that topic at the ARRL Centennial Convention in 2014 as well as at Dayton Hamvention®. He was the co- moderator of the BalloonSat Forum at Hamvention, and the co-founder of ARBONET (Amateur Radio Balloon over North East Texas) — described as “a poor man’s space program.” He also held a pilot’s license and was interested in motor sports, fishing, and scuba diving. He also was an active Amateur Radio instructor, and he was the recipient of the 2008 Herb S. Brier Award bestowed by the ARRL to recognize a volunteer Amateur Radio instructor. Loughmiller grew up in Indiana and, after graduating from high school there, he attended Paris Junior College in Texas. His first career was as a baker, but from there he jumped to a job in the Satellite Communications Department at the University of Surrey, in England, as a payload supervisor. Subsequently he pursued a successful career in the electronics component industry, working for Arrow Electronics, Future Electronics/FAI, and RAM Electronic Sales. Loughmiller ran for elective office in the ARRL West Gulf Division and in the North Texas Section. He was a member of the Denton County Amateur Radio Association and the Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club, where he served as president in the 1980s. A service was helded in Paris, Texas, on July 27, with many AMSAT, ARRL, and amateur radio friends in attendance. http://www.arrl.org/news/past-amsat-president-doug-loughmiller-w5bl-sk [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Events Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations, forums, and/or demonstrations). *Saturday, 6 August 2016 – Austin Summerfest in Austin TX *Saturday, 13 August 2016 – KL7KC Hamfest in Fairbanks AK *Saturday, 20 August 2016 – Spark in the Park in Wyoming MI *Saturday, 3 September 2016 - Shelby Hamfest in Shelby, NC (ARRL North Carolina State Convention) - AMSAT Forum Only *Saturday and Sunday, 10-11 September 2016 Boxboro Hamfest in Boxborough, MA (ARRL New England Division Convention) *Friday, 23 September 2016 – presentation at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Amateur Radio Club in Pasadena CA *Friday and Saturday, 21-22 October 2016 – CopaFest 2016, south of Maricopa AZ *Saturday, 12 November 2016 – Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Marana AZ *Saturday, 3 December 2016 – Superstition Superfest in Mesa AZ *Saturday, 14 January 2017 – Thunderbird Hamfest 2017 in Phoenix AZ *Saturday, 4 February 2017 – Palm Springs Hamfest in Palm Springs CA *Friday-Sunday, 10-12 February 2017 Orlando HamCation in Orlando, FL *Friday and Saturday, 17-18 February 2017 – Yuma Hamfest in Yuma AZ [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Successful Contacts * A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students attending the ESA Space Camp 2016 in Lenk, Switzerland, was successful Mon 2016-07-25 . * A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students at United Space School hosted by the Foundation for International Space Education (FISE), in Seabrook TX, USA was successful Tue 2016-07-19. * A telebridge via VK4KHZ with students at the YOTA Camp 2016 IARU-R1 in Salzburg, Austria,was successful Mon 2016-07-18. * A telebridge via W6SRJ contact with students participating in Frontiers of Flight Museum's “Moon Day 2016”, Dallas TX, USA was successful Sat 2016-07-16. * A telebridge contact via W6SRJ with students from a consortium of schools attending the ISS R&D Conference, San Diego, CA, USA as part of STEM Day was successful Thu 2016-07-14. . Upcoming Contacts * A direct contact via BNØSH with students at Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C, is scheduled for Tue 2016-08-02 08:36:03 UTC. The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi, KF5LKS. The Sacred Heart Primary School in Taiwan was founded in 1965 and is part of the world family of Sacred Heart Schools which can be found on five continents. Its philosophy of education is rooted in the development of the whole person. This founding vision was that of a great educator- Madeleine Sophie Barat - who lived at the time of the French Revolution. In her day, as in ours, the social fabric was disintegrating. Her response was to try to rebuild and transform society through an education based on solid intellectual training and spiritual values leading to the development of the whole person. Sacred Heart Education People in East Asia are, to a large extent, shaped by Confucianism, whose tradition stresses respect for teachers and family. Our teachers are provided with regular in service training to enable them to meet the unique challenges of personal and social responsibility, posed by the influence of modern technology and the Western stress on individualism, which are rapidly changing our world. At the same time, they learn to nurture a global awareness and concern in their students. Sacred Heart School strives to give students a well-rounded education, based on the conviction that each person has talents and capacities which can contribute to the betterment of society. We believe that school is the place for students to both acquire a love of learning and experience hope, joy and fullness of life. We are convinced that true human development is based on faith in God's love for each person.Youngsters of various religious beliefs are welcome. Faith is integrated with life and students are offered an education which teaches personal values and emphasizes mutual respect among all people. At the same time, a deep appreciation for intellectual values is cultivated, allowing students to be knowledgeable, questioning, and reflective. Our students are taught to be persons capable of being both independent and able to work with others; of having a compassionate heart ? especially for the marginalized of society and of experiencing joy in service and in living for others. Creativity is encouraged in the teaching of all subjects so that the students can develop their own vision and learn to live with commitments. Profile At present the school has 781 students from 7 to 12 years of age. The campus is ideally situated in the suburbs, at the foot of the Goddess of Mercy Mountain, with the Tamsui River in the foreground. School buildings are surrounded by spacious gardens with abundant flowers, birds and trees. We believe that both dedicated educators and a healthy environment are essential to quality education which will influence the students for life. * A telebridge contact via IK1SLD with Scouts participating in Space Jam 10, in Rantoul IL, USA, is scheduled for Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 UTC. The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins, KG5FYJ. Greetings from the participants and volunteers of Space Jam 10 in Rantoul, Illinois. Though primarily a weekend Scouting and STEM education event, we are open to all interested youth. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts from 27 states have come together in an educational and fun format to learn life skills that will prepare them for the increasingly complex future. We are adding Art to STEM this year making STEAM. While it is well known that Scouting teaches pioneering skills like camping and wilderness survival, the new pioneers and wilderness are in outer space and we are working hard at 44 technology oriented Merit Badges and activities, plus some fun things like the Duct Tape Merit Badge. Talking to the astronauts on the ISS is an unforgettable part of the experience at Space Jam and that's next on our list. We will not know for many years whether one of these youths becomes an astronaut themselves but it is certain that they are all part of tomorrow's leaders. Watch http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled. [ANS thanks ARISS, Dave, AA4KN, and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over Fripp Island Activation EM92 On the AMSAT-BB, Nick, KE8AKW reports: On around July 30th to around August 6th we are going to be working the satellites from Fripp Island, South Carolina, EM92 and also will be activating IOTA NA-110 (Fripp Island) on HF 40-10 meters using a FT-857D and either a Buddipole or End fed dipole. As for our satellite work we are working all available satellites SSB/FM, the gear consists of a Arrow antenna and a IC-821. Note that we will be working the satellites and HF casually but will try to get it on air as much as possible. The operators will be either me or my Dad N8XQM behind the mic. Will try to post updates here either on the AMSAT-BB or my Twitter on how the operations are going. Fripp Island is a small island near the border of Georgia close to Savanna, it is a gated community noted for its nice vacation spot. Hope to hear you from Fripp Island. [ANS thanks Nick, KE8AKW for the above information] Chinese Rocket Burns Up Over North America The body of China's experimental Long March 7 rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday night, July 27th, around 9:38 p.m. Pacific Time, creating a bright fireball over the western USA. The glowing trail was spotted in Utah, Nevada and much of California. The re-entry signaled the Long March 7's return from one month in space. It began its mission on June 25, 2016, in a night launch from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island off China's southern coast. The flight tested new technologies essential to China's developing space program. The Long March 7 is expected to play a key role in the construction of a Chinese space station planned for the decades ahead. Videos of the can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=E1JRauKggsc [ANS thanks SpaceWeather.com for the above information] National Parks on The Air - Satellite Activation - Blue Ridge Parkway Video John Brier, KG4AKV, has post a video on YouTube of his recent NPOTA Activity. https://youtu.be/EyXZ59-t8BQ John reports this was filmed on Sunday July 17th, 2016 on the Craggy Overlook Trail on the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina. I think this video is pretty fun! This was my first National Parks on The Air (NPOTA) activation and it couldn't have been more exciting and beautiful. I made ten contacts, which is the minimum required to get credit for an NPOTA activation, and half of those contacts were from a short pileup immediately after I put my call out on the bird, SO-50. This pass is from Sunday July 17th 2016 but I technically did my first activation the day before at the same place, and I even made 14 contacts on that near overhead pass, but I had more video sources (four) from Sunday than Saturday, and I also operated better, with more efficiency and with less screwups (though not none), than the Sunday activation. Saturday felt very hectic as I struggled to operate well while also tracking the relatively faster moving satellite overhead. If I make a video of that pass I'm sure it won't seem that bad to others but that's just how it felt. I probably will make a video of that pass too but I definitely also want to make more opportunities for me to experience pileups like this. That's why it was so exciting. As I said at the end of the video there are three national parks on the Outer Banks of North Carolina: Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras and the Wright Brothers National Memorial. I'm sure those would be great places to get some cool video, though I'm not sure if I'll be able to use my DSLR out in that harsh environment! They'll also just be fun to visit. I'm thinking of trying HF operation too as I bet I could get a pileup there too. Maybe I'll get a Buddipole. That would be a cool addition to my operating because over the last year I've done almost exclusively satellite communications. It would be another opportunity for a different kind of video too. Stations contacted: 01) K8II 02) NP4JV 03) W7JSD 04) N6UA 05) KC3FHV 06) NX9B 07) W5CBF 08) KD8ATF 09) KD8VRX 10) K8YSE Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceComms1?sub_confirmation=1 Links to videos featured at the end: TOMSK Bandit ISS Repeater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svnB7h_k7_M My First Perfect ISS SSTV Image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7to9uX1sWC4 Equipment I use for ISS Reception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JwOwjYIkM ISS Reception (Kopernik Observatory): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGFEanljOG8 [ANS thanks John Brier, KG4AKV 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, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org

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ARISS News Release no. 16-07
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

ARISS NEWS RELEASE no. 16-07 Friday, July 29, 2016 David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org ARISS International Face-to-face Meeting Announced for 2016 Featuring a Special Tour of the NASA Johnson Space Center The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Face-to-face Meeting for 2016 will take place in the Houston, Texas area, hosted by ARISS-US team members who will welcome the worldwide ARISS team. The dates are November 15 - 18, 2016. Meeting attendees can go on a special tour Monday afternoon, November 14 at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC). ARISS-International Face-to-face Meetings are always open to the public from around the world as observers, and there is no registration fee. The meeting immediately follows the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium to accommodate symposium attendees who can extend their stay. Meeting dates selected coincide with ARISS's 20th anniversary and the team will be celebrating its 20 successful years. In November 1996, the first international ARISS meeting took place at NASA Johnson Space Center, as well. Many ARISS international team members plan to participate in this year's meeting. The ARISS-International Face-to-face Meeting agenda is being worked and will center around ARISS's hardware development project and future initiatives, sustaining the ARISS program through strategic partnerships and fundraising, and making a quantum improvement in educational outcomes. Other topics and discussions will be on: · how the full ARISS worldwide team can leverage the major outcomes achieved by the ARISS United Kingdom team members during Astronaut Tim Peake's mission, · educating the team on expectations of ARISS's two new benefactors: NASA Space Communications and Navigation and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space · celebrating the 20thanniversary of the establishment of ARISS, and · additional topics critical to the future of ARISS. The ARISS team welcomes all people from around the globe to the ARISS-International Face-to-face Meeting as observers. ARISS hopes attendees new to ARISS will decide to begin volunteering after learning about the many things the ARISS team does. Those interested in coming to the meeting during any part of November 15 - 18 can e-mail Rosalie White (k1sto(a)arrl.org) or Frank Bauer (ka3hdo(a)verizon.net). Information will then be forwarded about the hotel that will offer a special rate . 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), and the 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, go to: www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org , and www.arrl.org . Also, join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) / Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Contact: David Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR , aa4kn(a)amsat.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL on 27 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:59 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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 Peoria Riverfront Museum focuses on interdisciplinary learning - a fusion of art, history, science and achievement designed to develop knowledge, critical thinking skills and a lifelong passion for learning. We have a state-of-the-art planetarium to teach astronomy and other science topics, and a giant screen theater that shows educational and feature films. Our mission is to inspire lifelong learning for all - connecting art, history, science and achievement through collections, exhibitions and programs. Peoria is the largest city in Central Illinois, with a population of 115,000 in the city, and about 400,000 in the greater metro area. The surrounding area is rural, with a great deal of farming communities. The questions to the astronaut will be asked by students in our "Space to Ground" club, and by museum visitors and staff. The questions labeled "Staff/Audience Member" were collected from museum visitors, but we are not sure if the person who submitted the question will be at the event, so we do not have names. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What happens when you sneeze in space? 2. What do you miss from Earth most while you are in space? 3. How do the plants grow differently in space than on Earth? 4. From space, what area on Earth looks best? 5. What do you do for fun while on the ISS? 6. Is it true that your spine grows abnormally in space? 7. Would you prefer to go on a spacewalk, or to go for a walk on Earth with gravity? 8. What is the first thing you will eat when you return to Earth? 9. What will you be doing today after you are done talking to us? 10. Which current science experiment on the ISS interests you most? 11. What is the most difficult job you do on the ISS? 12. How many sunsets do you see in a day? 13. What was the most difficult part of adjusting to weightlessness? 14. Where do you see human spaceflight in 50 years? 15. Do you have trouble running into things while moving about the ISS? 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), and the 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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NPOTA activations via satellite in southern Arizona on 28 July - report (long!)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

Hi! On Thursday, 28 July 2016, I decided to make a day-trip to southern Arizona. I went to a grid that isn't terribly rare, DM42, and planned to operate from a couple of National Parks on the Air sites around Tucson. I have enjoyed working other satellite operators who have operated from the NPOTA sites, and have tried to do my small part to put NPOTA sites on the satellites. With AO-85 and SO-50 passes during the day, those passes helped me work enough stations at each site to have two more official NPOTA activations. After leaving home early Thursday morning, I drove to the western edge of Saguaro National Park, near Tucson. Saguaro National Park has two sections, on the west and east sides of Tucson. I decided to work from the western half of the park, since that made for a shorter drive, and I was confident I could find locations that would let me work both western and eastern passes. With a fuel stop near Tucson, I made it to the first of the three spots I would operate from - along a road near the western boundary of the national park - in under two hours. The first pass was a western SO-50 pass around 1550 UTC. I expected more stations to show up, even on a Thursday morning. I worked the only two stations I heard: NP4JV in southern Arizona, and VA6OK in Alberta. As I wrapped up working this pass, I had a visitor. Jim KB7YSY, who saw my post to the AMSAT-BB on Wednesday (27 July) evening. Jim lives very close to this part of Saguaro National Park, and had e-mailed me earlier Thursday morning asking where I was planning to go. Jim also saw my APRS track, so he was able to find me easily. We chatted for a few minutes, and Jim mentioned a picnic area that he thought I might want to use. More on that later. After that SO-50 pass, I had about 90 minutes until the next two passes I planned to work. I went to the visitor center, so I could put the stamps for the park in my passport, and then drove along a road on the north side of the park. I needed to find a good spot with a great view to the east, for the passes around 1730-1830 UTC. FO-29 was passing by at a maximum elevation of 11 degrees, and AO-85 was only going up to a maximum elevation of 5 degrees. After about 45 minutes of driving around, I found an intersection where I could pull off the road and have a good view to the east. With the western portion of Saguaro National Park being in the Tucson Mountains, this was no easy task. I was able to hear myself through FO-29, but made no QSOs on the 1735 UTC eastern pass. Maybe I should have tried the western AO-73 pass at that time, which was a 19-degree pass. Then came AO-85 at 1805 UTC... I have been reading on Twitter about how NP4JV has been working low AO-85 passes from southern Arizona. I figured that I could make a try at doing the same thing, if I had a good spot. It turned out that I found a great spot for the 5-degree pass. I made 5 contacts in the middle 3 minutes of the 9-minute pass. It seemed easier for me to work this 5-degree pass, compared to some passes at higher elevations. After the AO-85 pass, I had just over an hour before the next pair of passes, FO-29 and AO-85 again. I grabbed a sandwich at a Subway just outside the national park, and then visited that picnic area Jim KB7YSY mentioned. The picnic area was just inside the national park boundary, and was perfect for these two passes around 1915-2000 UTC. FO-29 was going to rise to a maximum elevation of 76 degrees, followed by AO-85 going up to a maximum elevation of 63 degrees. FO-29 had some activity, and I was able to work Endaf KG6FIY in California and George WA5KBH in Louisiana. Unfortunately, I couldn't work the other 2 or 3 stations I heard, but two contacts were better than zero contacts on the earlier FO-29 pass. AO-85 at 1940-1955 UTC had a great crowd. Once the satellite rose above the mountains south of me, I was able to work 9 stations across the continental USA and Canada. I had a visitor stop by while I was working the pass, wondering if I was tracking animals. I explained that I could track animals, but I wasn't doing that. I also mentioned the National Parks on the Air program, the reason why I was operating from the park. If not for the NPOTA program, I wouldn't have been in the park at midday, with the temperatures already up to 106F/41C outside. With the 9 contacts I made on AO-85, I had a total of 18 contacts with 13 different stations. This made my visit to Saguaro National Park an official NPOTA activation, having worked at least 10 different stations. Instead of trying to work the next AO-85 pass at 2123 UTC from here, I drove north about 40 miles to find a spot for the next NPOTA activation I hoped to make. Northwest of Tucson along the I-10 freeway is Picacho Peak State Park. This park has two bits of history associated with it. Picacho Peak was the site of the westernmost battle in the US Civil War. Not a big battle, but a small bit of US history in Arizona a half-century before becoming a US state. Almost a century before the Civil War battle, the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza led expeditions from Mexico through what is now Arizona and California, up to what would become the city of San Francisco. Picacho Peak was used as a camp for the de Anza expeditions, and is within the corridor defined by the National Park Service for the de Anza National Historic Trail. The 2123 UTC AO-85 pass favored the west coast, with a maximum elevation of 17 degrees. After driving through the Picacho Peak park, I parked at the westernmost trailhead in the park. From there, I worked 5 stations up and down California, and one station in Oklahoma, in about 10 minutes. Logging 6 stations on this pass made me confident I could work 4 more different stations on the later SO-50 pass, so I could count this stop as another NPOTA activation. Now in the mid-afternoon, the outside temperature was up to 109F/43C. I had hoped to go in the visitor center at Picacho Peak to kill some time, and get the NPS passport stamp for the de Anza National Historic Trail at Picacho Peak. I had to wait about 30 minutes for the rangers to come back to the visitor center. I did not care about fuel economy for my car between passes, as I was using my car's air conditioning to have a cool place to escape the heat. When the visitor center opened up, I was able to get those passport stamps. Unlike most national parks, the stamps were kept behind a counter, and I had to ask for them. Not many apparently ask for these stamps, probably not realizing that this state park is also part of a rather large National Park Service unit (the de Anza trail). With the passport stamps out of the way, I found a spot at the eastern edge of the park with a nice view to the northeast. I had an SO-50 pass coming at 2244 UTC, with a maximum elevation of 18 degrees. From Picacho Peak, this meant a pass that would cover almost all of the continental USA. With the earlier AO-85 contacts, I figured I should be able to get 4 contacts on this pass. Not only did I get the 4 I hoped to log (that was done in the first 2 minutes of the pass), I worked a total of 14 stations. Thirteen of these stations were across the continental USA, and one was in Cuba (CO6HLP). This pass alone was more than enough to make this stop an official NPOTA activation. I logged 20 contacts between the two passes, doubling the minimum number I needed for an activation (10). After putting my gear back in the trunk of my car, I drove home. All QSOs made from these two locations have been uploaded to Logbook of the World. If anyone would like to receive a QSL card for a contact made with WD9EWK on Thursday, please e-mail me with the QSO details. Please note that anyone participating in the National Parks on the Air activity must use LOTW, as ARRL will not accept QSL cards for any awards connected with this activity. Thanks to everyone who worked me at these two sites! Despite the hot weather, it was fun to activate two different NPOTA sites in the same day, all via satellite. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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Fripp Island Activation
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

Hello AMSAT members, On around July 30th to around Augest 6th we are going to be working the satellites from Fripp Island South Carolina, EM92 and also will be activating IOTA NA-110 (Fripp Island) on HF 40-10 meters using a FT-857D and either a Buddipole or End fed dipole. As for our satellite work we are working all available satellites SSB/FM, the gear consists of a Arrow antenna and a IC-821. Note that we will be working the satellites and HF casually but will try to get it on air as much as possible. The operators will be Either me or my Dad N8XQM behind the mic. Will try to post updates here either on the BB or my Twitter on how the operations are going. Fripp Island is a small island near the border of Georgia close to Savanna, it is a gated community noted for its nice vacation spot. Hope to hear you from Fripp Island and hope to have fun down here. 73 KE8AKW Nick

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Hara Arena News
by Alan 30 Jul '16

30 Jul '16

According to the ARRL, they are going to put the Arena out of its misery: http://www.arrl.org/news/good-bye-hara-arena-hamvention-to-relocate-in-2017 73s, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- Keep Calm and Carry On

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Sad News Fw: Hara Arena News
by Doug Kuitula 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 14:05 Subject: [amsat-bb] Hara Arena News > According to the ARRL, they are going to put the Arena out of its misery: > > http://www.arrl.org/news/good-bye-hara-arena-hamvention-to-relocate-in-2017 > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > ----------------------------------- > > Keep Calm and Carry On > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Does EO79/Funcube-3 have telemetry?
by Bob 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Hi, With Graham's announcement that the EO79/Funcube-3 transponder has been activated for a few days, I want to give a listen. I am confused if it has telemetry or not. funcube.org.uk says it is "transponder only", and there is no mention of funcube-3 in the data warehouse. amsat.org says it has telemetry on 148.815. Anybody know for sure? 73, Bob, WB4SON

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EO79 transponder operations
by Graham Shirville 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Hi All, As suggested yesterday, we now expect the transponder to be activated during the upcoming pass over Europe around 10:!5 UTC – it should stay on until the battery safe mode trigger is activated after perhaps 6 or 7 orbits. Saturday will probably be a recharge day and not active. However on Sunday we expect it to again be activated. If you are not able to attend the AMSAT-UK Colloquium tomorrow you can watch a webstream - kindly provided by volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC). https://beta.batc.tv/live/amsatuk The FUNcube session starts at around 11:10 BST / 10:10 UTC and will provide an update on the plans for the future regular operation of this transponder. 73 Graham G3VZV

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Streaming of AMSAT-UK Colluqiuium Talks this weekend
by M5AKA 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

For those unable to join us at Guildford this weekend for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium there be live streaming of the presentations kindly provided by volunteers from the British Amateur Television Club (BATC). The webstream will be available at this new location: https://beta.batc.tv/live/amsatuk The Live Stream will begin on Saturday morning, July 30 at 10:15 BST with the Official Opening by Professor Sir Martin Sweeting G3YJO. The PDF Programme Schedule, Day-Pass Booking and Travel information are at https://amsat-uk.org/2016/06/30/amsat-uk-international-space-colloquium-201… Recordings of all talks will be posted on the AMSAT-UK YouTube Channel following the event https://www.youtube.com/user/AMSATUK 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Grid activation: EM86 Friday 7/29 - two passes
by Kevin M 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Barring bad weather and the unforeseen, the XYL and I plan to drive up to Johnson City TN tomorrow, Friday 29 July 2016. I hope to be there in time to set up for the western ascending pass of the FO-29 satellite at 1822z. Then after sampling the local Tennessee barbecue, I intend to get the gear out again to operate on a near overhead descending pass of SO-50 at 2130z. I will only be operating with 5 watts, so I'd like to ask people to not pound the satellite with high power or call me needlessly. If I can get into the bird, I will be calling CQ or working someone. Look for me in the lower half of the FO-29 passband around 838-840. I have a small list of calls I will be specifically listening for... if you would like to get on 'my list', send me an e-mail before morning to n4ufo(a)yahoo.com or send me a direct message on twitter to @UFOrover where I will also post any updates when/if I am near a Wi-Fi spot. I also hope to upload my logs to LotW from the field. 73 and hope to work you from the other side of the Appalacians, Kevin N4UFO

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[Video] National Parks on The Air - Satellite Activation - Blue Ridge Parkway
by John Brier 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

https://youtu.be/EyXZ59-t8BQ Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceComms1?sub_confirmation=1 Stations contacted: 01) K8II 02) NP4JV 03) W7JSD 04) N6UA 05) KC3FHV 06) NX9B 07) W5CBF 08) KD8ATF 09) KD8VRX 10) K8YSE This was filmed on Sunday July 17th, 2016 on the Craggy Overlook Trail on the Blue North Carolina. I think this video is pretty fun! This was my first National Parks on The Air (NPOTA) activation and it couldn't have been more exciting and beautiful. I made ten contacts, which is the minimum required to get credit for an NPOTA activation, and half of those contacts were from a short pileup immediately after I put my call out on the bird, SO-50. This pass is from Sunday July 17th 2016 but I technically did my first activation the day before at the same place, and I even made 14 contacts on that near overhead pass, but I had more video sources (four) from Sunday than Saturday, and I also operated better, with more efficiency and with less screwups (though not none), than the Sunday activation. Saturday felt very hectic as I struggled to operate well while also tracking the relatively faster moving satellite overhead. If I make a video of that pass I'm sure it won't seem that bad to others but that's just how it felt. I probably will make a video of that pass too but I definitely also want to make more opportunities for me to experience pileups like this. That's why it was so exciting. As I said at the end of the video there are three national parks on the Outer Banks of North Carolina: Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras and the Wright Brothers National Memorial. I'm sure those would be great places to get some cool video, though I'm not sure if I'll be able to use my DSLR out in that harsh environment! They'll also just be fun to visit. I'm thinking of trying HF operation too as I bet I could get a pileup there too. Maybe I'll get a Buddipole. That would be a cool addition to my operating because over the last year I've done almost exclusively satellite communications. It would be another opportunity for a different kind of video too. Until next time, thanks for watching! 73, John Brier KG4AKV Links to videos featured at the end: TOMSK Bandit ISS Repeater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svnB7h_k7_M My First Perfect ISS SSTV Image: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7to9uX1sWC4 Equipment I use for ISS Reception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JwOwjYIkM ISS Reception (Kopernik Observatory): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGFEanljOG8

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FUNcube news
by Graham Shirville 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Hi All, In advance of the upcoming AMSAT-UK Colloquium which starts tomorrow, FUNcube-1 is now in continuous transponder mode. We expect to revert to autonomous mode on Monday evening. FUNcube-2 transponder continues to be operational. We also anticipate that the FUNcube-3 transponder on EO79 may also be activated for some orbits tomorrow, and also possibly on Saturday as well. Further news about these spacecraft and further upcoming FUNcube missions will be made available at the Colloquium. 73 Graham G3VZV

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-28 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-28 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact was successful: Wed 2016-07-27 19:59:27 UTC 36 deg (***) Sacred Heart Primary School, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C, direct via BNØSH (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-08-02 08:36:03 UTC 33 deg (***) Space Jam 10, Rantoul IL, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Kate Rubins KG5FYJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2016-08-06 15:59:03 UTC 32 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-07-28 04:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1074. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1039. (***) 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 2016-07-28 04:00 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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WD9EWK from southern Arizona on Thursday (28 July) - NPOTA activity!
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 28 Jul '16

28 Jul '16

Hi! I am going to be operating from one, and maybe two, sites in the ARRL's National Parks on the Air program during Thursday. I plan on starting the day from the western part of Saguaro National Park, west of Tucson AZ. I hope to be in Tucson for the western SO-50 pass around 1550 UTC, and plan on staying in the park for other passes until I at least make contacts with at least 10 different stations. I see AO-85 passes in the midday timeframe, so I should be around through at least those passes. Depending on how the mountains are in relation to the roads through that part of the national park, I may not operate from just one spot. Saguaro National Park is NPOTA site NP49, and in grid DM42. If I make the requisite number of contacts with unique call signs from Saguaro National Park for an official NPOTA activation (10), I am thinking about making another stop on the way back to Phoenix late in the afternoon. The Picacho Peak State Park is a state park along the I-10 freeway about 50 miles/80km northwest of Tucson. This state park is not part of the NPOTA program, but it is along the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail that is part of NPOTA. The state park is one of the many sites along this trail with a National Park Service passport stamp for the trail. I may be able to work the SO-50 pass around 2245 UTC, which covers much of the continental USA and Canada, from here. There is a slight possibility of also working the 2125 UTC AO-85 pass, but I'm not 100% sure I'll be up to Picacho Peak in time for that one. Just like Saguaro National Park and the Tucson area, this location is also in grid DM42, and the trail's NPOTA code is TR13. For US history buffs, Picacho Peak is the site of the westernmost battle during the US Civil War in the 1860s, the Battle of Picacho Pass. There are re-enactments of that battle every year at the park, and lately there have been more people at the re-enactments than were involved in the actual battle in 1862! One really good way to track my travels on Thursday is via APRS. I will use my TH-D72A on the terrestrial APRS network as I drive around southern Arizona, and I'll squawk my location as WD9EWK-9. Among other sites, you can see my location show up at: http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 I will try to update the AMSAT-BB with what I am doing during the day, but the best place for last-minute updates - and maybe some photos of where I am operating from - will be my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you aren't on Twitter yourself, not to worry. You can view my Twitter feed at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World sometime after I return from southern Arizona. Temperatures will be at or over 104F/40C in the afternoon down there, so I am not worrying about trying to upload QSOs to LOTW while I am at either of these sites. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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Test
by w4upd 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

Please excuse this test, but I haven't seen anything but bulletins through this for a while. Just checking to see if I can get through and receive. Regards, Reid, W4UPD Amsat: 17002

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Colloquium: Book now for SSTL Tour and Gala Dinner
by M5AKA 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

The AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium takes place July 29-31 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford and is Open to All. There will be two opportunities to visit the satellite facilities at the Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) Kepler building - Registration is required, see https://amsat-uk.org/2016/07/03/registration-sstl-kepler-visit/ Libby Jackson, Astronaut Flight Education Programme Manager at the UK Space Agency, with whom the ARISS UK team worked closely during the Tim Peake mission, will be speaking during the Gala Dinner on the Saturday evening, July 30. You can book the Gala Dinner along with Day Passes at the AMSAT-UK Shop: http://shop.amsat-uk.org/ Peter Gülzow DB2OS and Achim Vollhardt DH2VA will each be giving talks on the new Geostationary Phase 4A amateur radio satellite transponders due to launch early in 2017 https://amsat-uk.org/2016/07/21/new-geostationary-transponders/ Chris Saunders, Senior Mission Concepts Engineer at SSTL will give a presentation titled SSTL: LEO, MEO, GEO and Beyond, download the schedule for the weekend via https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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ZY8D/ZY8DIG Satellite Activation from Brazil's Isla das Canarias
by JoAnne Maenpaa 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

Here is a tidbit of news from the DARC DX Newsletter, DXNL 1999 - July 27, 2016 which is more timely now rather than waiting for the weekend ANS Bulletins. RSGB IOTA Contest 2016, July 30-31 ---------------------------------- The upcoming weekend sees this year's edition of the IOTA contest, organised by the RSGB. For rules and a list of participating stations see: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2016/riota.shtml http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/iota2016.html The Maranhao State East group: Anselmo/PS8AB, Joao/PS8PY, Ronaldo/PS8RV, Fernando/PU8PSF and PU8RZB will activate Ilha das Canarias (DIB MA-03, WW Loc. GI97bf, SA-072) as ZY8DIG on HF, 2 meters and satellite, and use the call ZY8D during the contest. QSL for both calls via PS8RV -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-27 02:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-27 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Contact was successful Sat 2016-07-23 18:50 UTC (***) Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-07-27 19:59:27 UTC 36 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 2016-07-27 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1073. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1038. (***) 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 2016-07-27 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. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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North and South Pole Gridsquares
by Chris Wilford 27 Jul '16

27 Jul '16

To the gridsquare chasers out there, I have a question regarding the poles. If a Ham was to transmit from the North pole what grids would he/she be activating? I've heard that RR could be the poles grid, but wouldn't the longitudinal intersection of all 18 North grids from AR - RR converge at the pole? That would give you 180 grids for one contact! Chris VE7CEW

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Re: [amsat-bb] W5BL (ex KO5I) SK
by RSoifer1＠aol.com 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Yes, Doug was one of the best. He served AMSAT as past President and Chairman of the Board, and made many friends as well as accomplishing much. R.I.P. Ray W2RS

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FO-29 QRM
by rsoifer1＠aol.com 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Patrick is right. The IARU Monitoring System does handle interference with satellites as well as on the HF bands. IARU MS in all three regions have signed on to this. In IARU Region 2, this was incorporated into the IARU MS mission through a Recommendation adopted at the 1998 R2 Conference, in which I participated. I should mention, however, that the purpose of IARU MS is to deal with non-amateur interference in the amateur bands (i.e., "intruders") rather than interference from one amateur operation to another. Amateur-to-amateur interference, e.g., terrestrial FM operations in the 145.8-1 46.0 MHz satellite segment, or interference to terrestrial operations from satellites operating outside of the satellite segments, can be dealt with by the relevant IARU Member Societies, as well as direct amateur-to-amateur contact as in the current case of interference to FO-29. The Mexican interference to AO-27 which Patrick mentioned came from non-amateur operations. LMRE was very helpful in resolving it. 73 Ray W2RS IARU Satellite Advisory Panel

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Re: [amsat-bb] FO-29 QRM
by Joe Leikhim 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Don't know if this helps, but.... Search the XML listing below for 145.900 and you will find several stations using 145.900 at two locations <station><call>DW8BRQ-L</call><location>[offline]</location><node>470163</node><lat>8.567330</lat><lon>123.368000</lon><freq>145.900</freq><pl>0</pl><power>1</power><haat>20</haat><gain>2</gain><directivity>0</directivity><status>N</status><status_comment>On @0128 DW8BRQ</status_comment><last_update>07/10/2016 01:28</last_update><dblocation>Dipolog City</dblocation> <station><call>DX8FAR-R</call><location>Fare 8 Dipolog City</location><node>651901</node><lat>8.567330</lat><lon>123.368000</lon><freq>145.900</freq><pl>0</pl><power>1</power><haat>20</haat><gain>2</gain><directivity>0</directivity><status>N</status><status_comment>On @0124 DW8BRQ</status_comment><last_update>07/10/2016 01:24</last_update><dblocation>Fare 8 Dipolog City</dblocation> <station><call>LU1OLP-L</call><location>[offline]</location><node>403572</node><lat>-24.983300</lat><lon>-65.683300</lon><freq>145.900</freq><pl>0</pl><power>4</power><haat>10</haat><gain>6</gain><directivity>0</directivity><status>N</status><status_comment>On @1455</status_comment><last_update>07/24/2016 14:55</last_update><dblocation>Ciudad de Salta</dblocation> https://www.google.com/#q=HI3JMN-r+145.900 http://www.echolink.org/node_location.xml -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-26 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-07-26 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Contact is a go for Sat 2016-07-23 18:50 UTC ESA Space Camp 2016, Lenk, Switzerland, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Takuya Onishi KF5LKS Contact was successful: Mon 2016-07-25 12:46:35 UTC 49 deg (***) Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria IL, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-07-27 19:59:27 UTC 36 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 Ericsson 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: Gaston ON4WF with 121 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 119 Francesco IKØWGF with 117 (***) **************************************************************************** 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 2016-07-26 06:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1072. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1037. (***) 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 2016-07-26 06:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 47 on orbit Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Aleksey Ovchinin Exp. 48 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Takuya Onishi KF5LKS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AO-85 Orbit 2901
by Oliver Krystal 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Hi there, KD9CFO here and I'll be attempting to work the upcoming AO-85 pass from EN51 at 4:41UTC. Apologies in advance if I step on anyone and/or can't make it back. This will be my first AO-85 pass to try to work. 73 KD9CFO

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Problem
by R.T.Liddy 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Erich, OK!!! I reloaded it into a clean folder exactly as youinstructed and I no longer get that error on startup. Now, I need to go back to my desktop and try to findmy Registration Code. HIHI 73 und Vielen Dank mein Freund! Bob K8BL From: Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann(a)t-online.de> To: R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 Problem Bob, I don't know why you get that error message. It is the first time I hear about it. Normally SatPC32 runs flawlessly under Windows 7, 32- and 64-bit. The SatPC32 program folder (usually on 64-bit Windows: C:\Program Files(x86)\SatPC32) contains some other program files: SatPC32ISS, Wisat32, WinAOS, WinListen etc. You can start them from Windows - Start - All Programs - SatPC32 or in the program folder using the Windows File Manager. Do these programs work? At present I suggest you uninstall SatPC32 and make a complete clean re-installation. (The program folder and the SatPC32 data folder must be completely empty). Open the downloaded ZIP file and in the Winzip window click "Extract" and "all" and unzip the file into an empty folder on you HD. Then RIGHT click on the setup file in that folder and from the list that opens choose "Run as administrator". When the installation is complete start the program to see whether it works better. If yes configure the program step by step for your equipment. When you have a working setup run the tool "DataBackup" (SatPC32 menu "Programs") to save your settings. Then you can easily restore a working setup when later problems occur. I hope you get it working. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 25.07.2016 um 18:51 schrieb R.T.Liddy: > AMSAT'ers, > I loaded SatPC32 onto a new laptop I plan to use on upcomingGrid Expeditions from the website. However, I get an errormessage when I try to run it. (Windows 7 on Lenovo Thinkpad) > Runtime error 217 > When I Google that message, all I get are links to programs thatwant to sell me software to scan my computer to fix it. > Any clues on how to fix this problem? > TNX/73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979) > _______________________________________________ > 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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FO-29 QRM
by Andrew Glasbrenner 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Just now on FO-29, I observed and recorded part of some strong FM QRM. These signals corresponded to an uplink of 145.900, and were from at least two sources, as there was a Spanish language QSO (of which I caught one US callsign), and a possibly non-amateur QSO in English with a northeastern accent and foul language. One or more of these may be originating from an Echolink node or similar gateway outside of the identifying station's control. I want to put this recording out there for anyone who might know or recognize the stations, and anyone that may hear something I didn't. The recording ends at about 16:08:15Z today. https://www.dropbox.com/s/64571tcoj0y3o2e/FO-29%20QRM%2024JUL16%20ending%201 6-08-15.mp3?dl=0 73, Drew KO4MA

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RadFxSat Testing
by Alan 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

If you are interesting in seeing RadFxSat (Fox-1B) being put through its paces, take a look at the live streaming here: https://www.youtube.com/c/n0jy/live 73s, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- Keep Calm and Carry On

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SatPC32 Problem
by R.T.Liddy 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

AMSAT'ers, I loaded SatPC32 onto a new laptop I plan to use on upcomingGrid Expeditions from the website. However, I get an errormessage when I try to run it. (Windows 7 on Lenovo Thinkpad) Runtime error 217 When I Google that message, all I get are links to programs thatwant to sell me software to scan my computer to fix it. Any clues on how to fix this problem? TNX/73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)

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Sint Maarten and Saba on FM satellites August 1 - August 9
by James G. Lea 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

My daughter Faith Hannah (AE4FH) and I will be operating on FM satellites from Sint Maarten on August 1 and possibly August 9 if there is time between flights and also from Saba from August 2 - August 9. She is heading to Saba (where we used to live) with the Youth DX Adventure. There will be three youth hams and their parents, as well as three team leaders on the DXpedition. The callsign from Saba will be PJ6Y. Most of these kids have NEVER been on satellite before. Please spread out your calls so they can get as many people in the log as possible. 73, James Lea - WX4TV ARRL Section Youth Coordinator - Northern Florida Section +1 (386) 414-0788 Want to learn more about all that Ham Radio has to offer? Check out http://www.HamRadio.World <http://www.hamradio.world/>!

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W5BL (ex KO5I) SK
by Joe Fitzgerald 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

We lost another really good guy ... http://wb5rdd.org/doug-loughmiller-w5bl-sk Wake Tuesday, Funeral Wendesday. Details at: http://starrettfuneral.frontrunnerpro.com/book-of-memories/2652235/Douglas-… de KM1P Joe

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Share ground transport for AMSAT Symposium?
by Dave Taylor 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

My wife and I will be traveling from Hobby airport to the Doubletree hotel in Galveston on Wednesday, Nov. 9 about 6 PM. Is anyone else traveling around that time interested in sharing costs (van, limo, or whatever)? I’m also interested in someone to share travel to the Johnson Space Center area after the cruise (for the ARISS-International meeting). Dave, W8AAS

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ANS-206 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 24 Jul '16

24 Jul '16

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-206 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: * AMSAT-UK Colloquium 29-31 July * AMSAT-NA 2016 Symposium at Sea * IARU President's Award to Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV * 70cm Satellite WebSDR Operational in the Netherlands * LibreCube CubeSat Open Standard Draft Open for Review and Comment * Satellite Operations From the Grand Canyon National Park * Radio Amateurs Invited to 10 Downing Street SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-206.01 ANS-185 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.01 From AMSAT HQ Kensington, MD. July 24, 2016 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-206.01 AMSAT-UK Colloquium 29-31 July This year’s Colloquium is less than a week away. The event, taking place as usual at the Holiday Inn in Guildford, will be held over the weekend of the 29/31st July. A full programme of presentations, covering all aspects of the amateur satellite world, has been developed for the Saturday and Sunday and a “Beginners Session” is scheduled for the Friday afternoon. As well as the presentations during the day, Libby Jackson, from the UK Space Agency, with whom the ARISS UK team worked closely during the Tim Peake mission, will be speaking during the Gala Dinner on the Saturday evening. Other highlights will include visits to the SSTL facilities (Friday evening and Saturday morning) and the opportunity to see the special ground station equipment that was used for all the ARISS contacts. This will be available for use for contacts during passes of all the available satellite transponders. Visitors can either turn up on the day, book day passes on the website. The URL for the AMSAT-UK shop to book day passes is http://shop.amsat-uk.org. Day passes cost £10 per day (incl tea/coffee, etc) , please pay at the AMSAT-UK shop (not hotel reception). If you wish to attend the Gala dinner on Saturday, please book at least 7 days in advance, either with the hotel (by booking dinner, bed, and breakfast), or at the AMSAT-UK shop. As well at the AMSAT-UK shop, there will be a number of specialist suppliers present, and we are hoping that the RSGB bookshop will also be present Members and non-members will be made very welcome and booking info can be found here https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ The Colloquium team are looking forward to meeting many old friends and making many new acquaintances during the event. [ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM, Hon Sec AMSAT-UK, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA 2016 Symposium at Sea Get ready to set sail for the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting – at sea! With only a few months between now and our sailing date of November 10, cabins are starting to fill up quickly. If you have not made reservations, please consider doing so to ensure your cabin preference may be accommodated. While our AMSAT group reservation has a negotiated rate for category 4B inside cabins, many group members have opted to reserve ocean view and balcony cabins. IMPORTANT NOTES: - Booking your Carnival Cruise does not register you for the AMSAT Symposium. There is a charge for each Symposium attendee of $40. This fee applies to those who will attend the technical presentations only and includes a copy of the printed Proceedings. Additional guests are entitled to attend all other events. The registration form is available from the AMSAT office or store website. - The AMSAT 2016 Space Symposium Cruise flyer included in the 2016 Board of Directors ballot mailing lists an incorrect group booking code. The correct AMSAT group code is 8Z0FR5. - Ground transportation options have been added to the FAQ page on the AMSAT Symposium web page. Carnival offers round-trip transportation from HOU airport to the cruise terminal at approximately $74 per person, IAH airport $94 per person. CONTACT INFORMATION AND LINKS: - Symposium registration: http://store.amsat.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=130 - Cruise registration: 1-800-438-6744 extension number 70005. Our group name is AMSAT and the group code is 8Z0FR5. Outside of the USA, the number to call is +1 305-599-2600 extension number 70005 (not available on weekends.) DATES AND LOCATION: - 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting November 10-14 aboard the Carnival Liberty departing from Galveston, Texas. - 2016 AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting November 9-10 at the DoubleTree Galveston Beach Hotel, Galveston, Texas. [ANS thanks Clayton, W5PFG, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- IARU President's Award to Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV On Thursday 21 July, Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, was informed by the IARU Secretariat that the IARU President's Award has been awarded to him for his many years of service to the IARU and the contributions he has made to the IARU especially in the area of satellite frequency coordination. The award will be presented to Hans during an upcoming League function. Congratulations Hans. [ANS thanks the South African Radio League News for July 23, 2016 for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 70cm Satellite WebSDR Operational in the Netherlands Fontys University Eindhoven, Netherlands, has opened their PI5FTS WebSDR to the amateur radio community. This site will receive the 70cm amateur satellite band: http://vhf.pi5fts.nl/ You need both Java and JavaScript enabled for this page to work properly. If you don't hear anything, probably Java is disabled or its version is too old (i.e., pre-1.4.2). A web chat feature for the SDR users is also included on the site. It is operated by Harry and Martin, e-mail pa3dsc-at-veron.nl. [ANS thanks the Fontys University Eindhoven for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- LibreCube CubeSat Open Standard Draft Open for Review and Comment The LibreCube standard project is engaged in the endeavor to write on a handbook that surveys openly available space standards (mostly ECSS and CCSDS) for potential application in CubeSat missions. In a message posted to the cubesat.org list, Artur Scholz announced that the draft of this handbook is now ready for review. It mainly consists of two parts: 1. Processes (i.e. Management, Quality, and Engineering) 2. Systems(i.e. the Space System, composed of Space Segment and Ground Segment). The reasoning for standardizing Processes is to improve quality and reliability, and to allow for cross support in testing. The benefit of standardizing Systems is improved reliability, collaboration, and cross support during development and operations. The table of contents is here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_-jwG2gLchfa19KeHBsc1B6cWM End of the year this handbook will be published as freely available open book. Before that, it would be extremely useful to get extensive feedback and review of the draft. If you would be willing to contribute as a reviewer and receive the draft, please provide the editor, Artur Scholz (artur.scholz(a)librecube.net) the following details of you: - full name - email - short background about yourself and experience with CubeSats/SmallSats Your feedback on the draft will be duly acknowledge in the final book! [ANS thanks Artur Scholz and the LibreCube Project for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Operations From the Grand Canyon National Park Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK, reported that the ARRL just released the July issue of their National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) newsletter for National Park Service staff and volunteers. On the last page of this month's newsletter is a short mention of one way to deal with an "uncooperative ionosphere" - work satellites. It shows Fernando Ramirez, NP4JV, working a satellite from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona. These newsletters are at: http://www.arrl.org/npota-for-nps and the July issue is available at: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/NPOTA-News/NPOTA-July2016.pdf Fernando commented, "It was a nice surprise to find our picture on this month's ARRL National Park on the Air newsletter! I am humbled by the mention. "I'm also happy to see that some of our trips and portable operations are helping to promote AMSAT and their goal of 'advancing the state of the art in space science, space education, and space technology.'" Fernando frequently posts reports of his satellite operating activities via Twitter where his ID is @NP4JV. You may also visit: http://twitter.com/NP4JV to see his activities, including the photo that got his name in the news. Sean Kutzko, KX9X, at the ARRL wrote via the AMSAT-BB, "It was an easy choice; that photo is amazing!" Congratulations, Fernando! [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK, Fernando Ramirez, NP4JV, and Sean Kutzko, KX9X, at the ARRL for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Amateurs Invited to 10 Downing Street Radio amateurs were invited to a reception at the UK Prime Minister’s residence to celebrate the successful mission of UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS. Sandringham school student Jessica Leigh M6LPJ and her head teacher Alan Gray G4DJX attended the event with Tim Peake GB1SS. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF and the UK’s first astronaut Helen Sharman GB1MIR also attended. Jessica was the first UK school student to establish amateur radio communications with Tim Peake during his six month mission on the International Space Station. The contact took place on January 8, 2016 and was featured on national TV and in the press. Year 10 pupil Jessica M6LPJ, along with two other students Polly M6POG and Emma M6GJQ, passed her amateur radio Foundation exam just before Christmas 2015 after training with the Verulam Amateur Radio Club. Sandringham school caters for 1300 students aged 11-19 with 100 teachers including specialist teachers of computing science and three female physics teachers all of whom have a specialist interest in space and astronomy. In addition, the head teacher Alan Gray G4DJX is a very active radio amateur who was extremely supportive of the ISS contact. Sandringham School presentation by ML&S https://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/28/sandringham-school-presentation/ Video of Tim Peake amateur radio contact with Sandringham School https://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/09/video-tim-peake-sandringham/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK 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, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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Trip to EN24 and EN25
by Rolf Krogstad 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Thanks to everyone for the QSOs on my trip to EN24 and EN25 today. I was the operator and my wife (OA4ABC) was the human antenna rotator. Things did not go quite as expected. Severe weather delayed the start of our operating by about 30 minutes or so. But once we got going from EN24 we did work 5 stations on AO-73 (1558z), 14 on FO-29 (1655z), 7 on SO-50 (1708z) and 1 on UKUBE-1(1742z). EN25 was an after-thought as we had just about enough time to get there before a 32 degree pass of FO-29. It was raining pretty hard at the start of the 1849z pass, but the rain stopped and I put up the antenna and managed 6 Qs from EN25 before the heavens opened up at which time I took down the antenna and shut down the radios. I have uploaded all the Qs to LOTW. If you do not find a match for our QSO, send me an email. I transcribed the log after getting home and I may have fumble fingered something. I set up a table in the back seat of my Rav4 and put my two FT-897Ds there and set up my Arrow antenna on a heavy duty camera tripod outside the car. I also had an Amsat Preamp on the receive antenna. The antenna rotator would do her job and adjust the azimuth two or three times on a pass. So with no elevation correction it wasn't ideal, but it meant that we basically kept dry inside the car. A total of 33 contacts were made. The trip home was the worst rain driving I have ever experienced. We stopped repeatedly because the visibility was reduced to zero. A great time was had by all (er..... 'both', to be more exact) and we hope to do it again from EN23 before too long. 73, Rolf NR0T and Taty OA4ABC (antenna rotator)

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Problem found with FT817ND: No luck with FM birds, despite repeated efforts
by Mark Lunday 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

The rig is NOT putting out a CTCSS tone on 70 cm. I used a VX6R to test this (thanks Paul S for the suggestion). I can confirm a tone is being transmitted on 2 meters, because it breaks the squelch on the VX6R. When I transmit on 70 cm, the squelch is not broken on the VX6R. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com _____________________________________________ From: Mark Lunday [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 3:31 PM To: 'amsat-bb(a)amsat.org' Subject: No luck with FM birds, despite repeated efforts Anyone else using an FT817ND that I can email with, offboard, regarding setup? I am not able to hear my downlink on AO-85 or SO-50 with the 67 Hz tone enabled. I must be doing something wrong. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com

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No luck with FM birds, despite repeated efforts
by Mark Lunday 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Anyone else using an FT817ND that I can email with, offboard, regarding setup? I am not able to hear my downlink on AO-85 or SO-50 with the 67 Hz tone enabled. I must be doing something wrong. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg(a)arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPc32 phantom satellites
by Jim White 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Erich, Thanks for the explanation. Would it be cleaner to delete all the old sats loaded in the table when the user switches to a different list? The current behavior is unpredictable. Jim On 7/20/2016 12:06 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote: > Jim, > If you want to track other satellites from a different "list" (that > means from a different source file) use the "Groups" feature (menu > "Satellites"). You can create "selected" lists for up to 12 groups. > You can select the source file you want to use with the particular > group. The selection will be saved when you click the "OK" button in > menu "Satellites". When you later select a group the program will > unload the previously loaded satellites and read the new data from the > selected source file and display (only) the satellites selected for > the group. > > With your methode (loading another source file and selecting a > satellite from that file while you are tracking the satellites from > another source file) one or more satellites from the previously loaded > source file can remain loaded. If the second data file is shorter > than the first one it will not overwrite all data lines of the first > file and the satellite data from these lines will remain loaded until > you restart the program. > > 73s, Erich, DK1TB > > Am 17.07.2016 um 23:38 schrieb Jim White: >> When I switch to a satellite in a different keps list and select just >> one sat to be visible and be the active satellite one or more sats >> from the previous list continue to show up in the display. I have to >> select the new sat twice before the old ones disappear. >> >> Example: >> I had 6 sats in the display from the 'amateur' list. >> Using the satellites menu I switched to the 'cubesat' list, selected >> just one sat, made it visible and made it the active sat. >> Clicked OK and one of the sats from the 'amateur' list continues to >> be visible in the display along with the cubesat I just selected. >> Back into the satellites menu and my selection of the cubesat list >> and the one cubesat has disappeared. Selected the cubesat list and >> the one satellite again, back into display and the one from the >> amateur list is still visible along with the cubesat. >> Into the satellites menu and now cubesat is selected and my one >> cubesast is shown in the selected box, and when I OK that back to the >> display the phantom one from the amateur list is finally gone. >> >> How can get the program to take the changes I make to what is >> displayed and tracked the first time? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via . 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-UK Colloquium Programme available as PDF
by David Johnson 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

Hi, The programme can be found online as a PDF at: http://tinyurl.com/amsat-2016-colloquium-programm More details of the event at: https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ IMPORTANT: For those attending and wishing to visit the Surrey Satellite Technology Kepler building, please read the notes on the main web page regarding security registration. BEGINNERS SESSION: In a previous version of the web site, this was stated as starting at 15:30 on Friday, please note that the start time is now 14:00 to allow us to catch more passes. 73 Dave, G4DPZ on behalf of the AMSAT-UK Committee

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Presentations on UK School ARISS Contacts
by M5AKA 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

There will be several presentations at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford about the successful school Amateur Radio contacts with Tim Peake GB1SS during his Principia mission on International Space Station (ISS). The Colloquium takes place at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, July 29-31 and is Open to All. Admittance is £10 per day. The School ISS presentations are: Saturday, July 30 All Times BST (GMT+1) 14:30 - The Sandringham School Principia Experience by students Jessica M6LPJ and Polly M6POG Evening - After Dinner Speaker will be Libby Jackson, Astronaut Flight Education Programme Manager at the UK Space Agency Sunday, July 31 09:15 - ARISS UK view of school contacts by Team Lead Ciaran Morgan M0XTD 09:45 - The Tim Peake Effect 1 by John Hislop G7OHO 10:15 - The Tim Peake Effect 2 and Life after Principia by RSGB Board Chair Steve Hartley G0FUW Further details and full schedule of speakers at http://amsat-uk.org/ For those unable to attend volunteers from BATC.tv will be streaming the presentations 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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EN24 activation Saturday
by Rolf Krogstad 23 Jul '16

23 Jul '16

I will be operating from EN24 on Sat. July 23rd from 1600z to 1800z. The plan is to work passes on passes of Ukube-1, FO-29, SO-50 & AO-73. 73 Rolf NR0T

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October East Coast Cruise
by Lee Ernstrom 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Hi Satellite Grid chasers, This coming October my wife and I will be taking a cruise up the east coast beginning in New York. Hopefully I will be passing through some grids that my satellite friends still need. On the 20th of July I received my Bahamas reciprocal license (C6AQD) At this time I haven't charted the course because I have been so busy on our new garage project so I don't know what grids I will be passing through. We will be on the Norwegian Gem. More details to follow when I have them. WA7HQD/C6AQD Lee Ernstrom

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Radomes
by Joe 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

I'm putting together a very basic and simple ground station. I have a Little Wheel 70cm for an antenna, and a NICE ARR 70 cm gasfet preamp. Now I want to mast mount of course the pre amp right at the antenna. And there are a lot of connections there. So was thinking of making some sort of a Radome to cover it all. And was thinking something as simple as a Ice Cream Bucket. Are there any "Plastics" I should avoid? I do not want to have any effect on the already weak RF. I want it to be as transparent as possible. Thoughts? Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] 1976-07-20: Viking 1 Lands On Mars
by Edward R Cole 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Nice that folks are remembering the 40th anniversary of Viking-I landing on Mars. I worked on the mission as Systems Analyst at the DSS-14 Tracking Station which is administered by JPL. Actually at the time of the landing I was between job's, having resigned at Goldstone in April and would not assume my new job at JPL DSN Engineering until September, 1976. I took a five month hiatus (vacation) traveling across America towing a travel trailer and seeing all the Bi-Centenial Events held by many Nat'l Parks and Historical locations. Celebrated July 4th, 1976 at Devil's Lake, ND (had planned to make it to Yellowstone but was slowed down by a couple days by getting sick on water from Isle Royale, MI). I was 32. I left JPL in July, 1979 heading up to Alaska for a different lifestyle (another story). 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com "Kits made by KL7UW" Dubus Mag business: dubususa(a)gmail.com

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AO-73/FUNcube mode change
by Jim Heck G3WGM 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Hi Folks, Just to let you know that I have just changed AO-73/FUNcube into full time amateur mode. Enjoy the transponder over the weekend. Plan as normal is to return the sat to auto switching mode on Sunday pm, utc 73 Jim G3WGM

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