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Re: [amsat-bb] tripod recommendations
by dnkucij＠myfairpoint.net 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

I have worked hundreds and hundreds of grids from indoors with an Arrow on a tripod. My favorite set-up is a nice sturdy, basic, Bogen tripod base, with a Bogen pan-tilt head that has a long handle. It easily supports the antenna and is very smooth to operate and track the satellites. The Bogen clip-in/quick release attachment is solid enough to hold the antenna by itself. You need to be able to change polarity by flipping the antenna between vertical and horizontal, it can make a big difference in effectiveness. If you will be operating portable or moving your set-up around frequently, I use most any, cheap tripod with a pan tilt head. Their quick-release mechanisms are fairly flimsy, so I keep a bunch of zip-ties handy to secure the antenna onto the base. Also, I have a small canvas bag and S hook handy to make a counter-balance when needed. Right now I have an old, small, circular sander I throw inside inside the bag. 73, Nick, KB1RVT

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Working AO-85 With An FT-817
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

During my portable operations in Arizona, I used my ft-8900 with the Arrow II with 20 watts and was able to make contacts just fine Down to 10 degrees on low passes. All that it requires is some power and very importantly you have to flip polarity to get the best transmit signal and you need to know what freqency you start on and end on. For me it's 436.170 AOS, and 180-185 end of pass.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT
by W M Willoughby 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

My wife and I are booked! Red KC4LE

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT
by Edward R Cole 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

I guess I should start by saying I've not attended Symposium since Sept. 2001 in Atlanta. Since retirement in 2009 I have only made about one ham conference per year due to living on 40% of my former income. We'll be attending the East Coast Super VHF Conference this year. Which brings up the main issue for someone like me living in Alaska. Airfare, airport parking, rental cars, hotel and meal costs for two people (my wife attends when I go to a conference) typically run over $2500. About $1400-1600 for airfare, alone. So maybe the cruise costs would be similar to combo of car rental+hotel+meals -- that would help sell the idea. But I run into another issue with my wife - she totally will not take a cruise in fear of catching sickness on a boat. Irrational - yes, but not surmountable for me. Don't even think that I would consider taking a cruise by myself! Ha! So sounds like fun! We will not be coming. PS: I'd love to be there when you explain to the Captain that there will be a hundred hams out waving antennas and operating radios on "his boat"! One-two? maybe; 100 hundred - ha ha ha 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com "Kits made by KL7UW" Dubus Mag business: dubususa(a)gmail.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT
by W M Willoughby 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

I did a quick Google search on the IARP that Paul mentioned. Here is the info on it: http://www.arrl.org/iarp - pretty easy. I am sure the Symposium webpages will have more and more info added in the coming weeks to cover all necessary aspects of travelling and operating abroad.

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Re: [amsat-bb] It's about time! FO-29 successfully worked!
by Jeff A. Boyd 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

On Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:49:43 -0500, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> wrote: > Congratulations! As far as the weak signals - what type of coax are you > using and how long is it? Most find that the 857 or 817 don't really need a > preamp to work FO-29 horizon to horizon, at least in a clear location. Coax > is cheaper than a preamp, so you might want to try it. I use 6' LMR-240 > jumpers myself. That might be what the problem is, then. I hadn't put too much thought into the coax -- I was just using 3-4m lengths of regular old RG58. LMR240 itself would be quite expensive to import, but fortunately there are Japanese-made equivalents like Fujikura 5D-SFA (113dB/km is the only figure I could find on this, if that's useful). http://www.fujikura.co.jp/eng/products/cable/coaxial/cd1211.html > From what I know of JA satellite operation, CW is definitely more popular > than SSB. The two 73 on 73 Award applications I've received from Japan have > shown a large majority of the QSOs on CW. Time to start polishing my in-head CW copy speed... 73 -- J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B the2belo(a)msd.biglobe.ne.jp http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/ http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS Twitter: @Minus2_C

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Cruise with AMSAT
by dnkucij＠myfairpoint.net 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

It is rumored that a well known, west coast, satellite workshop presenter has volunteered to put together a pre-cruise, on-line, workshop for anticipated Cruise with AMSAT Symposium attendees entitled, “Proper Cruise Wear Attire”. In support of the event, the AMSAT store will be stocking up on Hawaiian shirts with the organization’s logo on the pocket. In addition, all AMSAT officers on board, will have a supply of black, knee high socks for sale, with AMSAT spelled vertically in red letters on one side and an image of AO-85 on the other. Bon Voyage! 73, Nick, KB1RVT

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 11
by ingejack＠cox.net 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

Cruising with the family during the Symposium would be a great way to partake of the meetings while the rest of the family could enjoy the amenities of the cruise .I have personally take 5 cruises including the Baltic Sea cruise to Russia. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them and for a family outing they can't be beat. The prices are not much more than a hotel but where else can you get all the free food while enjoying foreign lands and scenery while partaking of the meetings !! I don't know why this subject was not brought up before !! Great Idea Clayton !! JACK- KC7MG ---- amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Small-Satellite Launch Vehicles (Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL) > 2. Re: Cruise with Amsat! (John Spasojevich) > 3. Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! (Bob) > 4. Re: Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! (W M Willoughby) > 5. Re: AO-85 DUV Help (Mark L. Hammond) > 6. ARISS Contact Wednesday (John Spasojevich) > 7. Re: Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! (Jerry Buxton) > 8. Re: Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! (Alan) > 9. Re: Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! (Glenn Anderson) > 10. Cruise with AMSAT (Ed Cunningham) > 11. Re: Cruise with AMSAT (Paul Stoetzer) > 12. Re: Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! (John Spasojevich) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 10:27:26 -0700 > From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" <vlfiscus(a)mcn.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Small-Satellite Launch Vehicles > Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20160110102022.00c2d370(a)pop.earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > Launch opportunities for us may be on the rise. > > A market for cubesats and other small satellites is driving development of > low-cost launch vehicles. > > > http://aviationweek.com/space/emerging-small-satellite-launch-vehicles#slid… > > > KB7ADL > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 11:35:37 -0600 > From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d(a)gmail.com> > To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: > <CA+qbou6Ef2Nd-jFDyzGYGtzFa+eux10U+hJtg86Lzd5eOnDDgw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I don't disagree completely with Clint, that said, if you have cruised > before you know that it can be as expensive ( Penthouse Suite on the top > deck) or as inexpensive (inside stateroom on the lowest passenger deck) as > you like. I've only been on one Carnival ship and it was out of Galveston, > the next to last trip out before Hurricane Ike came ashore. I have cruised > on another line and Carnival was ok, the only issue I has was personal I > guess..and maybe it was more because it was Texas than the line...but > watching a group of guys spitting tobacco juice on the carpet in one of the > show lounges was not fun. Anyway....if you are going alone....and don't > need a porthole or balcony, I'd suggest you see about what they call the > Class 1A stateroom...they are good for single travelers but can hold 2 > people (some ships are now fitted with cabins specifically for one person, > Liberty is not so there is usually a surcharge for one person in a cabin > vs. double). So if cost is a concern, there are ways to work around it. > Remember....your cabin is mainly to sleep in, typically you won't spend a > lot of time in it on a cruise so save your money on the room, you get > everything the ship has to offer. The timing is bad for a single dad with > a kid still in H.S. so I won't be there. > > Smooth Sailing & 73, > > John - AG9D > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:07 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > > > For comparison purposes, my wife and I have found the following: > > We usually go stay with relatives in Texas and Florida for the Winterfor > > several weeks at a time. To avoid getting sick of each other, wetake a week > > and give them/us a break. We have found that taking acruise is much cheaper > > than motels/meals/travel/entertainment. So,the idea of a Cruise/Symposium > > sounds very good. There are manyin the 3 and 4 day category that would be > > well-suited - IMHO.73, Bob K8BL > > From: Stephen E. Belter <seb(a)wintek.com> > > To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:39 AM > > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! > > > > Clint, > > > > Alan?s comments are well stated. Let me add a little more information. > > > > The proposal to hold the 2016 AMSAT Symposium on a cruise ship was > > assembled by Clayton, W5PFG. One of his major goals was to create a > > ?family friendly? venue. Where can we have a Symposium that non-ham > > members of the family can attend and have a good time? > > > > You object to the cost of a cruise. The reality is that most cruises are > > similar in price to the cost of a hotel room (hotels with conference > > facilities and restaurants) *with* meals. Note that the Symposium is not > > a money-making operation and one goal is to breakeven financially. > > > > Please note that the format of our Symposiums with published proceedings > > mimics that of academic conferences. This is important to the U.S. > > Government and helps us deal with ITAR regulations. Unfortunately, a > > virtual (online) conference does not meet their requirements. > > > > I think Clayton?s idea is a good one. Will attendance be up or down from > > recent Symposiums? I don?t know, and we won?t know until we try. I think > > it has a very good chance to be successful. AMSAT does a lot of > > experimenting with most of our activities. Every Symposium is an > > experiment. > > > > In general, AMSAT Symposiums are organized by a local committee of > > volunteers. Dayton was organized by Steve Coy and volunteers from DARA. > > Baltimore was organized by Frank Bauer and volunteers from the Maryland > > and DC area. > > > > In this case, Clayton stepped forward, did the investigation and leg-work, > > and assembled a proposal. Note that Clayton is an active satellite > > operator and an active rover. He is not an AMSAT board member or officer. > > He?s just an AMSAT volunteer, a great guy, and a friend. > > > > 73, Steve N9IP > > -- > > Steve Belter, seb(a)wintek.com > > > > > > > > > > On 1/10/16, 6:59 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Alan" > > <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org on behalf of wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Clint, > > > > > >You have found a personal niche in which you can function and provide a > > >valuable service, but it has > > >very narrow, limited perspectives and experiences. No harm in that, as > > >long as you recognize it. > > >Fortunately we have members with a wider range of skills, experience, and > > >viewpoints in AMSAT who can > > >understand and take advantage of the additional opportunities which you > > >deride. AMSAT has many > > >functions beyond publicity, and extensively uses telepresence to great > > >effect and economy, but at > > >least so far there is no substitute for periodic face time. Also, as hard > > >as it may be to believe, > > >some hams have interests outside of satellites and would relish a chance > > >to combine a family friendly > > >cruise with their hobby. My recommendation is to take a deep breath, get > > >some details and balance, and > > >see what plays out over the next few months. > > > > > >I will not be attending due to a prior commitment, so my only concern is > > >what Gulf grids they will > > >activate? > > > > > >73s, > > > > > >Alan > > >WA4SCA > > > > > > > > > > > ><-----Original Message----- > > ><From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clint > > >Bradford > > ><Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 10:14 PM > > ><To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org> > > ><Subject: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! > > >< > > ><Now THERE'S a guaranteed manner in which to increase > > ><attendance: add a cruise cost to air fare. > > >< > > ><You gotta be kidding. > > >< > > ><This makes your online pleas for money raising on behalf of AMSAT-NA > > ><for satellite projects seem trivial and unnecessary: AMSAT must > > ><be loaded if they think this is going to enhance their stature and > > ><bank account. > > >< > > ><This makes me wonder what the true desire is of AMSAT-NA. If it > > ><is, indeed, to "disseminate info about and build birds," then the > > ><best method available is remote, live, videocasts from presenters. > > ><That would cost the presenter NOTHING in transportation costs. > > ><It would involve EVERY CONTINENT on the planet. And it would > > ><allow the largest possible audiences to "attend." Minimal charge > > ><for password access to whatever session one wanted to see ... or > > ><a conference package fee ... allow that access to be shown to a > > ><classroom or audience ... those fees are TOTAL PROFIT to AMSAT > > ><(unless honorariums are paid to some presenters). > > >< > > ><Overhead costs to AMSAT-NA? Virtually nothing. Largest attendance > > ><ever of any AMSAT show in history? Guaranteed. > > >< > > ><Unless the same minds who thought up "let's take a cruise" are in charge > > ><of it ... only then could someone mess up so simple a concept to bring > > ><educational sessions to the largest audience. > > >< > > ><Clint Bradford > > ><_______________________________________________ > > ><Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > ><to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > > >Opinions expressed > > ><are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > >AMSAT-NA. > > ><Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > > >program! > > ><Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > > >Opinions expressed > > >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > >AMSAT-NA. > > >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > >Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:59:03 -0500 > From: Bob <bobsmacbox(a)yahoo.com> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: <EC295100-0112-4152-A904-6C9184E40492(a)yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Thanks to Clayton, a non-board member, just a regular member like the rest of us who stepped up to the bat to have us try something new. I remember when amateur satellites were new to me. It was exciting and different - like this new venture. I am sure that, with all of the quantitative expertise on the board, AMSAT has evaluated the cost-benefits of this venture and it passed. > > Great to try something new. > > NZ2Z > > Bob - Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d(a)gmail.com> > > Date: January 10, 2016 at 12:35:37 PM EST > > To: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> > > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! > > > > I don't disagree completely with Clint, that said, if you have cruised > > before you know that it can be as expensive ( Penthouse Suite on the top > > deck) or as inexpensive (inside stateroom on the lowest passenger deck) as > > you like. I've only been on one Carnival ship and it was out of Galveston, > > the next to last trip out before Hurricane Ike came ashore. I have cruised > > on another line and Carnival was ok, the only issue I has was personal I > > guess..and maybe it was more because it was Texas than the line...but > > watching a group of guys spitting tobacco juice on the carpet in one of the > > show lounges was not fun. Anyway....if you are going alone....and don't > > need a porthole or balcony, I'd suggest you see about what they call the > > Class 1A stateroom...they are good for single travelers but can hold 2 > > people (some ships are now fitted with cabins specifically for one person, > > Liberty is not so there is usually a surcharge for one person in a cabin > > vs. double). So if cost is a concern, there are ways to work around it. > > Remember....your cabin is mainly to sleep in, typically you won't spend a > > lot of time in it on a cruise so save your money on the room, you get > > everything the ship has to offer. The timing is bad for a single dad with > > a kid still in H.S. so I won't be there. > > > > Smooth Sailing & 73, > > > > John - AG9D > > > >> On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 11:07 AM, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > >> > >> For comparison purposes, my wife and I have found the following: > >> We usually go stay with relatives in Texas and Florida for the Winterfor > >> several weeks at a time. To avoid getting sick of each other, wetake a week > >> and give them/us a break. We have found that taking acruise is much cheaper > >> than motels/meals/travel/entertainment. So,the idea of a Cruise/Symposium > >> sounds very good. There are manyin the 3 and 4 day category that would be > >> well-suited - IMHO.73, Bob K8BL > >> From: Stephen E. Belter <seb(a)wintek.com> > >> To: 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > >> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:39 AM > >> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! > >> > >> Clint, > >> > >> Alan?s comments are well stated. Let me add a little more information. > >> > >> The proposal to hold the 2016 AMSAT Symposium on a cruise ship was > >> assembled by Clayton, W5PFG. One of his major goals was to create a > >> ?family friendly? venue. Where can we have a Symposium that non-ham > >> members of the family can attend and have a good time? > >> > >> You object to the cost of a cruise. The reality is that most cruises are > >> similar in price to the cost of a hotel room (hotels with conference > >> facilities and restaurants) *with* meals. Note that the Symposium is not > >> a money-making operation and one goal is to breakeven financially. > >> > >> Please note that the format of our Symposiums with published proceedings > >> mimics that of academic conferences. This is important to the U.S. > >> Government and helps us deal with ITAR regulations. Unfortunately, a > >> virtual (online) conference does not meet their requirements. > >> > >> I think Clayton?s idea is a good one. Will attendance be up or down from > >> recent Symposiums? I don?t know, and we won?t know until we try. I think > >> it has a very good chance to be successful. AMSAT does a lot of > >> experimenting with most of our activities. Every Symposium is an > >> experiment. > >> > >> In general, AMSAT Symposiums are organized by a local committee of > >> volunteers. Dayton was organized by Steve Coy and volunteers from DARA. > >> Baltimore was organized by Frank Bauer and volunteers from the Maryland > >> and DC area. > >> > >> In this case, Clayton stepped forward, did the investigation and leg-work, > >> and assembled a proposal. Note that Clayton is an active satellite > >> operator and an active rover. He is not an AMSAT board member or officer. > >> He?s just an AMSAT volunteer, a great guy, and a friend. > >> > >> 73, Steve N9IP > >> -- > >> Steve Belter, seb(a)wintek.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 1/10/16, 6:59 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Alan" > >> <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org on behalf of wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Clint, > >>> > >>> You have found a personal niche in which you can function and provide a > >>> valuable service, but it has > >>> very narrow, limited perspectives and experiences. No harm in that, as > >>> long as you recognize it. > >>> Fortunately we have members with a wider range of skills, experience, and > >>> viewpoints in AMSAT who can > >>> understand and take advantage of the additional opportunities which you > >>> deride. AMSAT has many > >>> functions beyond publicity, and extensively uses telepresence to great > >>> effect and economy, but at > >>> least so far there is no substitute for periodic face time. Also, as hard > >>> as it may be to believe, > >>> some hams have interests outside of satellites and would relish a chance > >>> to combine a family friendly > >>> cruise with their hobby. My recommendation is to take a deep breath, get > >>> some details and balance, and > >>> see what plays out over the next few months. > >>> > >>> I will not be attending due to a prior commitment, so my only concern is > >>> what Gulf grids they will > >>> activate? > >>> > >>> 73s, > >>> > >>> Alan > >>> WA4SCA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> <-----Original Message----- > >>> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clint > >>> Bradford > >>> <Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 10:14 PM > >>> <To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org> > >>> <Subject: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! > >>> < > >>> <Now THERE'S a guaranteed manner in which to increase > >>> <attendance: add a cruise cost to air fare. > >>> < > >>> <You gotta be kidding. > >>> < > >>> <This makes your online pleas for money raising on behalf of AMSAT-NA > >>> <for satellite projects seem trivial and unnecessary: AMSAT must > >>> <be loaded if they think this is going to enhance their stature and > >>> <bank account. > >>> < > >>> <This makes me wonder what the true desire is of AMSAT-NA. If it > >>> <is, indeed, to "disseminate info about and build birds," then the > >>> <best method available is remote, live, videocasts from presenters. > >>> <That would cost the presenter NOTHING in transportation costs. > >>> <It would involve EVERY CONTINENT on the planet. And it would > >>> <allow the largest possible audiences to "attend." Minimal charge > >>> <for password access to whatever session one wanted to see ... or > >>> <a conference package fee ... allow that access to be shown to a > >>> <classroom or audience ... those fees are TOTAL PROFIT to AMSAT > >>> <(unless honorariums are paid to some presenters). > >>> < > >>> <Overhead costs to AMSAT-NA? Virtually nothing. Largest attendance > >>> <ever of any AMSAT show in history? Guaranteed. > >>> < > >>> <Unless the same minds who thought up "let's take a cruise" are in charge > >>> <of it ... only then could someone mess up so simple a concept to bring > >>> <educational sessions to the largest audience. > >>> < > >>> <Clint Bradford > >>> <_______________________________________________ > >>> <Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >>> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > >>> Opinions expressed > >>> <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >>> AMSAT-NA. > >>> <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > >>> program! > >>> <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > >>> Opinions expressed > >>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >>> AMSAT-NA. > >>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > >>> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > >> expressed > >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >> AMSAT-NA. > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > >> expressed > >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >> AMSAT-NA. > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 13:04:25 -0600 > From: "W M Willoughby" <redski(a)bellsouth.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: <03db01d14bd9$b9b50610$2d1f1230$(a)bellsouth.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I think it is a great idea to try the cruise venue. I don't see how my wife > could possibly object to being on a cruise while I am in satellite > presentations and I know she would enjoy meeting some of my radio friends. > If the attendance is particularly low, we will know not to try it again! I > just hope Carnival will be cooperative about a bunch of hams waving > satellite antennas around. Imagine that picture - a dozen guys standing on > deck in Bermuda shorts, waving Elks & Arrows, wearing headphones and talking > to one another through a satellite! Sounds like some prime material for the > AMSAT Journal about a year from now. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:08:29 -0500 > From: "Mark L. Hammond" <marklhammond(a)gmail.com> > To: [email protected],[email protected] > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV Help > Message-ID: <4K8V1s00C5LoKnP01K8Vi7(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello Mike, > > The good news is that DUV works with the IC-910, no mods. > > For the IC-910 you need to use the same port and pin as used for 9600 full duplex satellite mode packet. I *think* it's MAIN data port pin 4----but do NOT trust me :) Too many radios, and too many flip-flops of main vs. sub on the different radios. Make sure menu settings are proper for 9600 satellite packet, too, or the audio won't be coming from the right source. > > Another HUGELY important matter---the sound card you are inputting into. With the IC-910 at my QTH, the built-in sound card in the PC motherboard works pretty well, using Line In. However, an external Apple USB audio dongle device will NOT work--it cuts off the lowe frequency and won't print any telemetry. > > So, even having the right port and pin isn't enough--make sure your sound card works, too! > > 73, > > Mark N8MH > > > > > >Message: 5 > >Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 19:45:47 -0700 > >From: "Mike McConnell" <w0pd(a)elp.rr.com> > >To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV Help > >Message-ID: <006101d14a87$d8625b60$89271220$(a)elp.rr.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > >I am trying to get the DUV telemetry working here. I have the Audio from my > >IC-910H ACC Socket (Pin 5 AF) feeding my computer with no luck on decode. > >Should I be obtaining the audio instead from the Data output 9600 pin 4? > > > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > >W0PD > > > >Michael McConnell, Ph D. > > > >Horizon City, TX 79928 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Message: 6 > >Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 22:06:14 -0500 > >From: Burns Fisher <burns(a)fisher.cc> > >To: Mike McConnell <w0pd(a)elp.rr.com> > >Cc: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV Help > >Message-ID: > > <CABX7KxWNZkQyh__smrCbYVvr6r_54QTPvRo8nzkJfvwfFiPz4w(a)mail.gmail.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > >Hi MIke, > > > >Yes, you certainly need to take it from data out. Normal audio will filter > >out the lows below a few hundred hertz, and that is right where the DUV > >data is. Check the specs though...sometime rigs take out all filtering on > >9600 baud packet. Some take out only the filtering on the high end. So > >you may have to hack a wire in on the other side of all the filtering. > > > >Burns W2BFJ > > > > > >On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Mike McConnell <w0pd(a)elp.rr.com> wrote: > > > >> I am trying to get the DUV telemetry working here. I have the Audio from my > >> IC-910H ACC Socket (Pin 5 AF) feeding my computer with no luck on decode. > >> Should I be obtaining the audio instead from the Data output 9600 pin 4? > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> W0PD > >> > >> Michael McConnell, Ph D. > >> > >> Horizon City, TX 79928 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:09:45 -0600 > From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d(a)gmail.com> > To: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS Contact Wednesday > Message-ID: > <CA+qbou5suhQ2KpZhnFiXaOMWeD1o3oL7LF_id0LiK-MgLSpHAQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at > > *Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado ?Benedetto Croce?, Civate, Italy* on > Wednesday 13 January. AOS is anticipated at 1135 UTC > > The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The > contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI in South Australia. > The contact is expected to be conducted in English. > > Audio from this contact will be fed into the: > > EchoLink *AMSAT* Server (101377) > > IRLP Node 9010 - Discovery Reflector > > Streaming Audio available on https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ > > Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes > prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the > preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station > call to the ISS. > > Please note that breaks on IRLP and Echolink are manual, connected > repeaters may time out. > > ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other > maneuver, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** > > 73, > > John - AG9D > > ARISS Audio Distribution > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:33:22 -0600 > From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy(a)amsat.org> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: <5692C012.7090000(a)amsat.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Sounds like prime material for somebody working on their Psychology PhD, > too! :-D > > Jerry Buxton, N?JY > > On 1/10/2016 13:04, W M Willoughby wrote: > > Imagine that picture - a dozen guys standing on > > deck in Bermuda shorts, waving Elks & Arrows, wearing headphones and talking > > to one another through a satellite! Sounds like some prime material for the > > AMSAT Journal about a year from now. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 14:58:50 -0600 > From: Alan <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> > To: "'Jerry Buxton'" <n0jy(a)amsat.org>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: <000201d14be9$b5492d30$1fdb8790$(a)GMAIL.COM> > > And meanwhile on the bridge, they are frantically trying to find where the sextants are stored because > the GPS says they are either in Hawaii or the Sahara Desert. > > 73s, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > <-----Original Message----- > <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Buxton > <Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 2:33 PM > <To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > <Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > < > <Sounds like prime material for somebody working on their Psychology PhD, > <too! :-D > < > <Jerry Buxton, NØJY > < > <On 1/10/2016 13:04, W M Willoughby wrote: > <> Imagine that picture - a dozen guys standing on > <> deck in Bermuda shorts, waving Elks & Arrows, wearing headphones and talking > <> to one another through a satellite! Sounds like some prime material for the > <> AMSAT Journal about a year from now. > <> > <> > <> > < > <_______________________________________________ > <Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:45:59 -0600 > From: Glenn Anderson <wb5tuf(a)earthlink.net> > To: Jerry Buxton <n0jy(a)amsat.org>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: <67j4y1if4ipoyiv2se7m95bo.1452462359079(a)email.android.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Put down the radio...pick up an adult beverage. ... > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy(a)amsat.org> > Date: 01/10/2016 14:33 (GMT-06:00) > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > > Sounds like prime material for somebody working on their Psychology PhD, > too!??? :-D > > Jerry Buxton, N?JY > > On 1/10/2016 13:04, W M Willoughby wrote: > > Imagine that picture - a dozen guys standing on > > deck in Bermuda shorts, waving Elks & Arrows, wearing headphones and talking > > to one another through a satellite! Sounds like some prime material for the > > AMSAT Journal about a year from now. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:03:31 -0700 > From: "Ed Cunningham" <edc2491(a)cox.net> > To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT > Message-ID: <000e01d14bf2$be589420$3b09bc60$(a)cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Remember, once you set foot on a cruise ship you are in another country and > must have an amateur radio license issued by the country the ship is > registered in. You must also have permission from the company and the > captain of the ship. > > > > Ed, N7EC > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:16:50 -0500 > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > To: Ed Cunningham <edc2491(a)cox.net> > Cc: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT > Message-ID: > <CABzOSOoiU=tFucAev75jtry4WzYDxMGQBW8jhpXhrt96nA-ZBA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > The Carnival Liberty is registered in Panama. An IARP will suffice and > those are easy to get. > > Carnival generally allows operating, but, of course we still need to get > permission from the Captain. > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Sunday, January 10, 2016, Ed Cunningham <edc2491(a)cox.net> wrote: > > > Remember, once you set foot on a cruise ship you are in another country and > > must have an amateur radio license issued by the country the ship is > > registered in. You must also have permission from the company and the > > captain of the ship. > > > > > > > > Ed, N7EC > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <javascript:;>. AMSAT-NA makes this open > > forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 12 > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:49:20 -0600 > From: John Spasojevich <johnag9d(a)gmail.com> > To: Glenn Anderson <wb5tuf(a)earthlink.net> > Cc: Amsat - BBs <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > Message-ID: > <CA+qbou60QQmMDbbkMz9RAsnDXtzqCyrj1kLRT_z5eV3QKM9DPw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Hams....on a cruise ship....with an unlimited amount of food...... OMG! > > John AG9D > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 3:45 PM, Glenn Anderson <wb5tuf(a)earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > Put down the radio...pick up an adult beverage. ... > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Jerry Buxton <n0jy(a)amsat.org> > > Date: 01/10/2016 14:33 (GMT-06:00) > > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat! > > > > Sounds like prime material for somebody working on their Psychology PhD, > > too! :-D > > > > Jerry Buxton, N?JY > > > > On 1/10/2016 13:04, W M Willoughby wrote: > > > Imagine that picture - a dozen guys standing on > > > deck in Bermuda shorts, waving Elks & Arrows, wearing headphones and > > talking > > > to one another through a satellite! Sounds like some prime material for > > the > > > AMSAT Journal about a year from now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. > AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > ------------------------------ > > End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 11, Issue 11 > ****************************************

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT
by randyw4412 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

The Wilder Crew is booked. WB4LHD RANDY & JOANN XYL SHOPPER KB4GGC. SEA everyone in November. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 6.-------- Original message --------From: David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 1/11/2016 3:33 AM (GMT-06:00) To: w5pfg(a)amsat.org, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT FYI 1-800 numbers only seem to work in the USA. 10/Nov is not listed as standard sailing, so details are difficult to find. 73 David -----Original Message----- From: Clayton W5PFG <w5pfg(a)amsat.org> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> CC: W M Willoughby <redski(a)bellsouth.net> Sent: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 23:58 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cruise with AMSAT There will be published guidance for onboard operations in the months to come. Being a Panama-flagged ship makes /HP operation fairly simple. My recommendation is to follow the web page that is up and running on the AMSAT website: http://www.amsat.org/?page_id=3667 There's a FAQ page linked at the bottom. The most important task today is reserving your cabin space. AMSAT cannot hold a large block of cabins indefinitely. The $150 per person deposit is 100% refundable up until September 11. 73 Clayton W5PFG On 1/10/2016 17:42, W M Willoughby wrote: > I did a quick Google search on the IARP that Paul mentioned. Here is the > info on it: http://www.arrl.org/iarp - pretty easy. I am sure the Symposium > webpages will have more and more info added in the coming weeks to cover all > necessary aspects of travelling and operating abroad. _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] Working AO-85 With An FT-817
by Fernando Ramirez 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

Just to echo Bill's advice and relate my own experience. I don't have any experience with the 817 as I use a 5 watts Chinese HT. I programmed 5 channels on my radio with 435.160 as AOS through 435.180 LOS and 435.170 for mid pass. Since I operate half duplex (I don't encourage this due to all the obvious reasons), I divide the arc on my tracking app in 5 segments to find the correct uplink frequency. The antenna I use is an Arrow II. You will tune for clear signal then twist 90° to transmit. Twist again to receive. I understand Elk users don't have a problem with this since both bands use the same polarity. Following this pass pattern, I've gotten into the satellite down to 6 degrees elevations. Also, I am only able to work the satellite on ascending passes (south to north) after it crosses the satellite apex. It's is hard but doable! 73 Fernando, NP4JV On Jan 10, 2016 8:48 PM, "B J" <va6bmj(a)gmail.com> wrote: I've made several attempts to work this bird with my '817, since it's winter where I live and setting up my IC-910 on my balcony would be impractical. I programmed my radio with the nominal uplink and downlink at 435.180 and 145.980, respectively. I haven't made any contacts so far, so I'm wondering if I should adjust the uplink closer to 435.172. (I'm assuming, of course, that I haven't been blacklisted or some such thing, hi.) Please advise. Thank you. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL _______________________________________________ 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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Working AO-85 With An FT-817
by B J 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

I've made several attempts to work this bird with my '817, since it's winter where I live and setting up my IC-910 on my balcony would be impractical. I programmed my radio with the nominal uplink and downlink at 435.180 and 145.980, respectively. I haven't made any contacts so far, so I'm wondering if I should adjust the uplink closer to 435.172. (I'm assuming, of course, that I haven't been blacklisted or some such thing, hi.) Please advise. Thank you. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Cruise with AMSAT
by Ed Cunningham 11 Jan '16

11 Jan '16

Remember, once you set foot on a cruise ship you are in another country and must have an amateur radio license issued by the country the ship is registered in. You must also have permission from the company and the captain of the ship. Ed, N7EC

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: Cruise with Amsat!
by W M Willoughby 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

I think it is a great idea to try the cruise venue. I don't see how my wife could possibly object to being on a cruise while I am in satellite presentations and I know she would enjoy meeting some of my radio friends. If the attendance is particularly low, we will know not to try it again! I just hope Carnival will be cooperative about a bunch of hams waving satellite antennas around. Imagine that picture - a dozen guys standing on deck in Bermuda shorts, waving Elks & Arrows, wearing headphones and talking to one another through a satellite! Sounds like some prime material for the AMSAT Journal about a year from now.

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ARISS Contact Wednesday
by John Spasojevich 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at *Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Benedetto Croce”, Civate, Italy* on Wednesday 13 January. AOS is anticipated at 1135 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI in South Australia. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* Server (101377) IRLP Node 9010 - Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio available on https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that breaks on IRLP and Echolink are manual, connected repeaters may time out. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other maneuver, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV Help
by Mark L. Hammond 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

Hello Mike, The good news is that DUV works with the IC-910, no mods. For the IC-910 you need to use the same port and pin as used for 9600 full duplex satellite mode packet. I *think* it's MAIN data port pin 4----but do NOT trust me :) Too many radios, and too many flip-flops of main vs. sub on the different radios. Make sure menu settings are proper for 9600 satellite packet, too, or the audio won't be coming from the right source. Another HUGELY important matter---the sound card you are inputting into. With the IC-910 at my QTH, the built-in sound card in the PC motherboard works pretty well, using Line In. However, an external Apple USB audio dongle device will NOT work--it cuts off the lowe frequency and won't print any telemetry. So, even having the right port and pin isn't enough--make sure your sound card works, too! 73, Mark N8MH >Message: 5 >Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 19:45:47 -0700 >From: "Mike McConnell" <w0pd(a)elp.rr.com> >To: <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV Help >Message-ID: <006101d14a87$d8625b60$89271220$(a)elp.rr.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >I am trying to get the DUV telemetry working here. I have the Audio from my >IC-910H ACC Socket (Pin 5 AF) feeding my computer with no luck on decode. >Should I be obtaining the audio instead from the Data output 9600 pin 4? > > > >Thanks > > > > > >W0PD > >Michael McConnell, Ph D. > >Horizon City, TX 79928 > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 22:06:14 -0500 >From: Burns Fisher <burns(a)fisher.cc> >To: Mike McConnell <w0pd(a)elp.rr.com> >Cc: AMSAT BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 DUV Help >Message-ID: > <CABX7KxWNZkQyh__smrCbYVvr6r_54QTPvRo8nzkJfvwfFiPz4w(a)mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > >Hi MIke, > >Yes, you certainly need to take it from data out. Normal audio will filter >out the lows below a few hundred hertz, and that is right where the DUV >data is. Check the specs though...sometime rigs take out all filtering on >9600 baud packet. Some take out only the filtering on the high end. So >you may have to hack a wire in on the other side of all the filtering. > >Burns W2BFJ > > >On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Mike McConnell <w0pd(a)elp.rr.com> wrote: > >> I am trying to get the DUV telemetry working here. I have the Audio from my >> IC-910H ACC Socket (Pin 5 AF) feeding my computer with no luck on decode. >> Should I be obtaining the audio instead from the Data output 9600 pin 4? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> W0PD >> >> Michael McConnell, Ph D. >> >> Horizon City, TX 79928

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Small-Satellite Launch Vehicles
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

Launch opportunities for us may be on the rise. A market for cubesats and other small satellites is driving development of low-cost launch vehicles. http://aviationweek.com/space/emerging-small-satellite-launch-vehicles#slid… KB7ADL

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Re: [amsat-bb] G-500A Controller Bulb Replacement
by Gary Or Terri Mayfield 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

Someone pointed you at my web page. I was flattered, but will mention it again as apparently it did not go out to all. http://www.kk0sd.net/rotorlight/Yaesu.htm 73 and Enjoy, Gary 'Joe' kk0sd > > --- Original message --- > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] G-500A Controller Bulb Replacement > From: Stephen E. Belter <seb(a)wintek.com> > To: Tony <dxdx(a)optonline.net>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Date: Sunday, 10/01/2016 7:53 AM > > Tony, > > I didn¹t see a response to your query, so let me try to help. I¹ve > not > replaced the bulb in a G-500A, but I have replaced them in a G-5400B > which > is an Az/El version of the G-500A. > > The meter illumination is provided by a 12V incandescent bulb located > above the meter face that is soldered to a small circuit board. If > you > know how to solder, it is a simple replacement. > > However, the replacement incandescent bulb can also burn out and > requirement replacement. > > I¹ve replaced the illumination on my controller with pairs of LEDs, > one > pair above each meter. You¹ll need to check the schematic for your > controller, but from memory, I think the power for the light was > 12VDC. > Or that there was 12VDC available. > > I put two LEDs in series and used something like a 680-ohm > current-limiting resistor. The best value for you will depend on the > LEDs. > > Hope this helps. > > 73, Steve N9IP > -- > Steve Belter, seb(a)wintek.com > > > > > > > On 1/8/16, 9:08 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Tony" > <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org on behalf of dxdx(a)optonline.net> wrote: > >> >> All: >> >> Need to replace the bulb that illuminates the meter on a Yaesu G-500A >> elevation controller and I was wondering if anyone had done this >> before. >> I'm assuming the bulb is located somewhere in the vicinity of the >> meter, >> but not seeing it by looking through the meter window. >> >> Thanks... >> >> Tony -K2MO >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >> Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >> of >> AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views > of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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G-500A Controller Bulb Replacement
by Tony 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

All: Need to replace the bulb that illuminates the meter on a Yaesu G-500A elevation controller and I was wondering if anyone had done this before. I'm assuming the bulb is located somewhere in the vicinity of the meter, but not seeing it by looking through the meter window. Thanks... Tony -K2MO

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Cruise with Amsat!
by Ted 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

Gee whiz...sounds like someone has been stuck in the double-wide too long.. (Good Old Clint, ever the optimist...) -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clint Bradford Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2016 8:14 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Cruise with Amsat! Now THERE'S a guaranteed manner in which to increase attendance: add a cruise cost to air fare. You gotta be kidding. This makes your online pleas for money raising on behalf of AMSAT-NA for satellite projects seem trivial and unnecessary: AMSAT must be loaded if they think this is going to enhance their stature and bank account. This makes me wonder what the true desire is of AMSAT-NA. If it is, indeed, to "disseminate info about and build birds," then the best method available is remote, live, videocasts from presenters. That would cost the presenter NOTHING in transportation costs. It would involve EVERY CONTINENT on the planet. And it would allow the largest possible audiences to "attend." Minimal charge for password access to whatever session one wanted to see ... or a conference package fee ... allow that access to be shown to a classroom or audience ... those fees are TOTAL PROFIT to AMSAT (unless honorariums are paid to some presenters). Overhead costs to AMSAT-NA? Virtually nothing. Largest attendance ever of any AMSAT show in history? Guaranteed. Unless the same minds who thought up "let's take a cruise" are in charge of it ... only then could someone mess up so simple a concept to bring educational sessions to the largest audience. Clint Bradford _______________________________________________ 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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ANS-010 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 10 Jan '16

10 Jan '16

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-010 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: * Cruising to the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium * ARISS-US Receives $5,000 Grant from Yasme Foundation * Best Fist Nominations Due * Your 2015 Space Symposium Photos Needed! * ARISS Commemorative SSTV Event Update * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-010.01 ANS-010 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 010.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. [MONTH DAY, YEAR] To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-010.01 Cruising to the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium The 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held aboard a commercial cruise ship departing from the port of Galveston, Texas. Sail dates are November 10-14 aboard the Carnival Liberty. Galveston is conveniently located near Houston, Texas with access from both the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and the Houston Hobby Airport (HOU.) This cruise will embark on Thursday afternoon at 16:00 CST and return on the following Monday morning at 08:00 CST. The trip includes two full days at sea and one day in port at Cozumel, Mexico. Symposium presentations and meetings will be conducted during the days at sea to allow free time during the stop in Cozumel. The AMSAT Board of Directors meeting will occur on shore at a Galveston hotel in the days prior to the Symposium. This year's cruise ship venue offers an environment for significant others, families, and friends to attend the AMSAT Symposium event with you. Many activities are available on a cruise ship including musical and theatrical performances, comedy, dancing, and casino gaming. During the stop in Cozumel there are many onshore activities and excursions available for your pleasure. There will be no post- Symposium tour offered since this venue incorporates the Cozumel visit. In preparation for this upcoming Symposium it is recommended you obtain a passport for travel as soon as possible. United States residents may find the most convenient place to obtain a passport is their nearest US Post Office. Not all USPS locations offer this service; check the US Postal Service website: https://www.usps.com/international/passports.htm Details on travel documents required for US citizens to take a Carnival cruise originating at a US Port and returning to the same port may be found here: https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1406 AMSAT is offering a group rate and booking code available starting January 5. Please book your cruise directly by calling 1-800-438- 6744 and dialing extension number 70005. Our group name is AMSAT and the group code is 8Z0FR5. It is recommended you make reservations very early since cabins are held for a short period of time. Reservations require a $150 USD per person deposit. The deposit is fully refundable up until September 11. Rates may vary depending upon cabin type selected and occupancy. Please utilize the group code as this directly benefits the Symposium and the amenities we are able to offer attendees. Further details will be released in the coming months via ANS, AMSAT- BB, and the AMSAT Journal. [ANS thanks Clayton W5PFG for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS-US Receives $5,000 Grant from Yasme Foundation The ARISS-US Team is thrilled to announce that it received a $5,000 grant from the Yasme Foundation, awarded to support the development of the power converters needed as a part of an extensive upgrade to the entire ARISS radio system onboard the International Space Station. Ward Silver, N0AX, President of the Yasme Foundation, www.yasme.org, said the Yasme Board decided to support ARISS, in part, as a catalyst for individuals and other groups to follow suit by donating to the radio system cause. Ward commented: “While you have a long way to go in funding the whole upgrade project, we hope our grant will encourage organizations and individuals to donate to ARISS. Yasme is happy to get that ball rolling.” ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, noted that receiving grants from more groups similar to Yasme can result in bigger sponsors being much more likely to donate funds and in-kind resources to the radio project. The 12 ARISS Delegates from around the world had voted in August 2015 to move forward with the planning that will ultimately develop all hardware needed for an upgraded ARISS radio system if funding could be raised. ARISS Chair Bauer, explaining that the power converters are critical to the overall ARISS equipment upgrade, remarked: “The Yasme grant will jump start the project by allowing the ARISS hardware team to build a prototype converter, purchase critical parts for the flight converters, and further develop the design. We will continue our pursuit of other funding so as to realize the completion of the entire upgrade project.” ARISS-US Delegate Rosalie White, K1STO, thanked Silver for his personal effort in delineating ARISS’s hardware needs and goals to the Yasme Board. She added: “Garnering the Yasme grant is a major step in helping ARISS progress with our fundraising for the upgraded system. We are elated to know that Yasme has faith in ARISS and its goals of piquing the interest of young people in science, technology, engineering, math, space, communications, and amateur radio.” Just three weeks ago in mid-December, a group of ARISS-US team members were at Johnson Space Center solidifying plans for the design of this next generation radio system. Other groups and individuals interested in supporting ARISS goals through a donation can contact Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, at ka3hdo(a)verizon.net or can go to the AMSAT Website, www.amsat.org, and submit a donation directly using the ARISS Donate button. ARISS rewards a beautiful ARISS Challenge Coin to donors giving $100.00 or more. 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. [ANS thanks Yasme ans ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Best Fist Nominations Due Ray Soifer, W2RS, would like to thank to all who participated in AMSAT's Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2016. If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to nominate someone you worked for Best Fist. Your nominee need not have had the best fist of those you heard, only of those you worked. Send your nomination to w2rs at amsat.org [ANS thanks Ray W2RS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Your 2015 Space Symposium Photos Needed! AMSAT Journal Editor, Joe Kornowski KB6IGK, reports that the AMSAT Journal needs your photos from the 33rd Space Symposium in October 2015. Please send your hi-res photos, with captions if possible, to journal at amsat.org by January 17. [ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Commemorative SSTV Event Update The SSTV commemoration of the first ARISS contact events is now tentatively planned for January 16. The transmission mode will be PD120. Because preparations are still in process, it is suggested that you stay tuned to AMSAT-BB and the AMSAT and ARISS web site for the latest information on this event. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA and Astronaut Timothy Peake KG5BVI using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2016-01-05 17:42 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridged via K6DUE. ARISS Mentor was AJ9N. This represents ARISS' 981st contact. + A Successful contact was made between Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK and Astronaut Timothy Peake KG5BVI using Callsign GB1SS. The contact began 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via GB1SAN. ARISS Mentor was MØXTD. This represents ARISS' 982nd contact. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Benedetto Croce”, Civate, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-13 11:35:44 UTC 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. ARISS Commemorative SSTV Event Update The SSTV commemoration of the first ARISS contact events is now tentatively planned for January 16. The transmission mode will be PD120. Because preparations are still in process, it is suggested that you stay tuned to AMSAT-BB and the AMSAT and ARISS web site for the latest information on this event and others that ARISS plans to conduct over the next few months. Remember that the official page for all things ARISS is www.ariss.org [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Satellite Operations from Cowtown Hamfest, January 15-16 Keith Pugh W5IU, reports that the Cowtown Hamfest in Forest Hill, Texas, a suburg of Fort Worth, will be held Friday and Saturday, 15- 16 January. Keith intends be on the air for as many passes as he can during the hamfest hours. [ANS thanks Keith W5IU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM (Former KC8YLD) kc8yld at amsat dot org

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Polarity
by Joe 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Cross Polarization. We all know that vertical to vertical = Zero db loss from cross polarization. same with horizontal to horizontal and Right hand circular to RHC as well s LHC TO LHC And then in theory, the "Infinite loss" when vert to horiz, and RHC to LHC But while in theory it says "Infinite" in practicality it's more like 30 to 40 db or so. Now I did notice this effect when I had an antenna array that the db loss was NOT linear. Like say at 45 degrees of polarity error, being half way in a linear world would be 15 to 20 db loss, but according to this pdf file it is only 3 db down. And I do agree with this because I do remember when rotating the polarity little change was noticed till the last bit and the max deep part was very small. Now does anyone know of a chart anywhere where the values for every degree of something really is? Like 45 deg is 3 db down, 50 deg =? 55 deg =? etc. anyone? Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Successful activation of NPOTA sites HP45+TR13 on SO-50
by Fernando Ramirez 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

I would like to thank KO6TZ, WD9EWK, KL7CN, W5PFG, N6UA, N8HM, K4FEG, K8YSE, N7EC and AA0CW for their contacts during the 20:20 utc SO-50 pass today. Those 10 contacts validated the activation of Tumacacori National Historical Park + Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail in southern Arizona. Equipment used: Chinese made HT and Arrow II Antenna. TQSL allows elegible NPOTA multiple units, which are included on the drop down menu when setting up the parks' names. As usual, the pass was busy, but free of whistlers, CQ'ers, hoolas, etc. Again, thank you all for your help. Log for the pass already on LoTW. 73! Fernando, NP4JV Nogales, AZ

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Video of ARISS between GB1SS and Sandringham school GB1SAN
by Ciaran Morgan 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

The full video of the web stream from Fridays contact between Sandringham school and Tim Peake is now available on YouTube. The video is a complete copy of everything that was web streamed from the school by the UK ARISS team. Please search for the "ARISS UK Team" and you will find a channel that I have set up. It currently contains the video from the Richard Garriott contact in Oct 2008 with Budbrooke School and the Sandringham contact. Over time, it will be populated with videos of the previous UK contacts. As further contacts with Tim occur, they will be uploaded to this YouTube channel. Enjoy! 73s Ciaran - M0XTD

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Regular Arrow vs. Alaskan Arrow
by Dave Swanson 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Hello Satellites friends and colleagues, Since I started making videos a few months back of my portable satellite operating, a lot of folks have picked up on the fact that I seem to use the 'Alaskan' Arrow (AKA) pretty often. I also tend to use the AKA for DX contacts and very long distance QSOs which always make it into my movies. Questions about the AKA versus the regular arrow have become by far the most asked topic of me from other operators. Clayton, W5PFG, wrote an outstanding piece on his blog ( http://www.w5pfg.us/2015/10/my-thoughts-about-alaskan-arrow-146437.html ) with his thoughts on the AKA, after his experience with one this fall, that I'd recommend that anyone interested in this topic also go read. Since I don't have a blog though, this is the best forum I have to express thoughts on the matter. If you have no intention of ever operating portable, or are convinced some other design is superior, then feel free to skip the rest of this thread. I'm not trying to make this into anything other than an answer to frequently asked questions I get, concerning the differences between the Regular Arrow and the Alaskan Arrow, and to try and address the 'is it worth it' question that inevitably follows the 'which one should I get' question. So, to start, the regular arrow is great antenna. I have one, and I use it for 95% of the passes I work. I used my regular arrow for my first QSOs with Brazil, Alaska, Hawaii, Northern Ireland, and England, all of which are between 5000km and 7200km from my home operating spots. It is lightweight, effective, and will suit the needs of nearly every satellite operator out there that seeks a portable antenna. If (and this is a huge if, that's outside the scope of this post, but so so important) you have a nice operating spot that has a clear view of the horizon with nothing in the way. You can easily work all birds in the sky AOS til LOS with the regular arrow, and be wildly successful. If I'm not chasing 7000km+ DX, I'll be on my regular arrow. If I'm hanging my arm out the window while /P in another grid? I'll be on my regular arrow. Backyard 45° SO50 pass in the evening? Regular Arrow. Most of the time, I'm on my regular Arrow. It probably doesn't look that way from pictures and video, but I typically don't document my routine operating.. no one wants to see that, they only wanna see the cool stuff. So, why do I own and use an AKA with everything I just wrote in mind? First, I do operate terrestrial VHF/UHF, as well as satellites, from mountain tops. For this type of work I'll physically attach the AKA with only one set of elements installed to my mast, pop it up in the air, and work folks in other grids on 2m or 70cm. If I'm Jeepin' to the mountain top, my equipment has to break down into small enough pieces I can fit it inside, or if I'm hiking, it needs to be small and lightweight enough to carry up on my back. The AKA represents the highest gain, lightest weight, most portable solution that I could find for my style of mountain-topping. Second, the AKA does have more gain, which is useful for working satellites. It's not a lot more gain, and it's not required on most passes, but I routinely work at < 0.5° in max elevation from elevated positions while portable, and so every db counts. Most people are probably not doing this... and judging by the considerable lack of activity I hear in the birds on these passes, I think there's a fair amount of evidence to support this theory. If you're routinely working exceptionally low passes at and near the horizon portable, then an AKA might be for you. If not, I wouldn't worry about it. Third, as mentioned many times by others, the AKA is big and heavy. As Jeff, NI3B, said a while back in a post "Holding one of those things up in the air for fourteen minutes and your arms will look like Popeye the Sailor Man at LOS." Combine this with my distaste for tripods, and you can see where we've got an issue. While I don't care much for canned spinach, I am a six-foot, 250 pound man, I split firewood by hand, and I try to keep myself pretty strong and in shape. I can hold the AKA for an entire pass without a huge issue, even thought my arms get pretty sore after. I absolutely understand that others may not be capable, or simply may not want to subject themselves to this kind of punishment. That's fine, you don't have too. Get a regular arrow, and save your biceps.. you'll be just fine. So in summary, If you're a mountain-top, multidisciplinary operator, that wants superior portable performance, weight and muscle fatigue be damned, then the AKA might be for you. If you're not, get the regular arrow, you won't be sorry. Feel free to ask questions, provide critiques. 73! -Dave, KG5CCI

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fyi
by Bob- W7LRD 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Recently bought a short jumper cable for my Chinese HT radio from MPD digital. Nice quality and reasonable price. 73 Bob W7LRD

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Pass Satellite Tracking - Rotor & Rigs
by Pedro Converso 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

App available at http://amsat.org.ar/pass.exe for download. This application is an upgrade on web app http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm To control Rotor/Rigs, run concurrently WispDDE Driver. ( http://www.mederoscnc.com/CX6DD/wispdde/wispdde.htm ) Thanks for fine comments and suggestions on pass.htm . Congrats all for excellent satellite activity shown on amsat-bb. If You care to try pass.exe, comments, changes, additions, welcome. Enjoy, Best 73, lu7abf, Pedro Converso

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Polarity
by Roland Zurmely 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

The theoretical value of the loss in dB as a function of the angle "alpha" of bias error for linear polarization is: 20log(cos(alpha)) Examples: for alpha= 45 degrees : 20log(cos(45)) = 20log(0,707) = -3 dBfor alpha= 60 degrees : 20log(cos(60)) = 20log(0,5) = -6 dBfor alpha= 89 degrees : 20log(cos(89)) = 20log(0,0174)= -35 dB 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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would someone tell me how to access the current amsat-bb archives
by Jack Colson 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

All I am able to find is those from 2009 to 1998. Thank you, sri for dumb question. W3TMZ

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AO-73/FUNcube Mode change
by Jim Heck 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Hi Folks, Just to say that I have now put AO-73/FUNcube in full time transponder mode for the weekend. As normal plan is to return it to education mode on Sunday pm (UTC) Apologies for being late due to operator error! (we normally try and do this mode change on Friday evenings) 73s Jim G3WGM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-09 07:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-09 07:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact was successful: Fri 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC 83 deg (***) Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Benedetto Croce”, Civate, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-13 11:35:44 UTC 33 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. **************************************************************************** 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 Francesco IKØWGF with 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-01-09 07:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1017. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 982. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, 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 2016-01-09 07:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AO-85 DUV Help
by Mike McConnell 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

I am trying to get the DUV telemetry working here. I have the Audio from my IC-910H ACC Socket (Pin 5 AF) feeding my computer with no luck on decode. Should I be obtaining the audio instead from the Data output 9600 pin 4? Thanks W0PD Michael McConnell, Ph D. Horizon City, TX 79928

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SatPC32 rotators
by Jack Colson 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

What rotators are being interfaced to Satpc32? 73, Jack, W3TMZ

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My New Callsign
by EMike McCardel 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Folks, Please note that, as of today, my callsign is now AA8EM EMike EMike McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD VP for Educational Relations AMSAT-NA Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [amsat-bb] Active 9600 Baud Satellites
by Mineo Wakita 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Download and install DK3WN's software and OCX.zip etc. Install vb6sp6 or vb6rt340 for MSCOMM32.OCX, MSWINSCK.OCX, and MSCHRT.OCX etc from the other web sites. How to run Softwares in Windows8.1(64bit) http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mix3win8.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Rotators which interface with satpc32?
by Jack Colson 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Any suggestions for as/el rotators which interface with satpc32? Thank you, w3tmz

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TV News reports of Sandringham ARISS contact
by M5AKA 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

Links for videos of TV news reports about Sandringham School Tim Peake ARISS amateur radio contact are at http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/08/bbc-tv-sandringham-school-amateur-radio-iss-… Sandringham students speak to Tim Peake GB1SS http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/08/sandringham-students-speak-to-tim-peake-gb1s… Video of the Women in Engineering activity which was part of Space Festival culminating in ARISS contact is at http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/07/students-prepare-for-iss-contact/ 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK on 08 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:47 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 direct between GB1SS and GB1SAN. The contact should be audible over portions of the UK 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. Sandringham School is a high performing coeducational non-selective and non-denominational secondary school, consistently graded Outstanding by Ofsted and being in the top 100 highest performing non-selective schools in England for the past 3 years. The school is a specialist science college, arts college and leading edge provider. It is also designated as one of the first 'World Class Schools' in the country. The school operates a significant amount of community and outreach activities, is an Initial Teacher Training provider and runs a Teaching School Alliance for Hertfordshire. Sandringham is also a "Gifted and Talented" lead school and International School, with significant international activities taking place throughout the year. The school also coordinates National Initiatives with the Education Endowment Foundation and has a significant reputation in the country for delivering outstanding comprehensive education. The total number of students on roll is 1300 and expanding, with children from age 11 - 19, including a very large and academic sixth form. The catchment area is local, serving the needs of St. Albans and Wheathampstead although sixth form students join the school from further away if they meet the entrance criteria. We have over 100 teachers in the school 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 headeacher is a very active radio amateur who is extremely supportive of this contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows 1. What do you think Isaac Newton would say if he knew that the name of your mission was based on his book? 2. If you had a liquid hydrocarbon in space would the intermolecular forces be strong enough to hold it in a ball of liquid? 3. How are rapid cooling of liquid metals performed in the EML experiment? 4. The EML is being used to study alloy structure and formation. What are the benefits of using space as a scientific platform? 5. What would happen to a helium balloon aboard the ISS? 6. With the EXPOSE-R2 experiment, are you able to predict if any samples will be able to survive outside in space? 7. What's the most exciting thing that's happened to you so far on the ISS? 8. With your view of earth, is there one thing which stands out visually? 9. We hear that you are planning on driving the Mars Rover from space, how does that work? 10. Does gravity affect time and aging? 11. If you could visit any planet in the solar system (which isn't gas), which planet would you visit and why? 12. How does your body feel when you are weightless? 13. What did you bring with you to the ISS? 14. Is the sun more powerful in space? 15. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a boy and is it like you thought it would be? 16. As you are communicating with us, do you get the chance to communicate with your family? 17. If you could send any message out into space what would it be? 18. What do you think the hardest adjustment in coming back down to Earth will be? 19. What is the most amazing thing you have seen in space? 20. Where do you stand on the theory of a multiverse existence and do you think it is possible to find any evidence for or against this in space? 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. Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado "Benedetto Croce", Civate, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-13 11:35:44 UTC 33 deg ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program visit the ARISS website at ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [amsat-bb] Active 9600 Baud Satellites
by Mineo Wakita 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

I posted many OCX files in my Dropbox. Please try using the capitalized file if the same file name like MSCHRT20.OCX, COMDLG32.OCX etc. They put in the same folder of DK3WN software. http://www.dropbox.com/sh/y4bhfcljoifv99x/AABsgaq9NXVnyi6XZngeUOQea?dl=0 JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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PSAT still going and going...
by Robert Bruninga 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

PSAT seems alive and well, supporting both APRS digipeating on 145.825 and PSK-31 on 435.350 FM downlink (28 Mhz uplink). I love a satellite that needs no care most of the time (unless some of our other ground stations are doing it and I’m clueless as usual.) Anyway, I just checked the downlink page http://pcsat.findu.com and see a handful of users over the last two weeks since I last checked. Orbit clock “s#058612” shows 586 orbits and 12 minutes since last reset, and that is about 40 days. I do notice that most telemetry is coming down in the dark (S# sun vectors mostly 0000’s) so it is in the dark over the northern hempiphere these days. But seems to be holding up. http://aprs.org/psat.html Bob, WB4APR

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Colorado Amateur Satellite net Begins in 1 hour
by Skyler F 08 Jan '16

08 Jan '16

This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1 hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday). 6PM Pacific 7PM Mountain 8PM Central 9PM Eastern Please visit us on *AMSATNET.INFO <http://amsatnet.info/>* *IRLP* 9870, the Denver Reflector *ALLSTAR LINK* 40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node *ECHOLINK* *AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L *LOCAL RF* 449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) 447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up) 447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback mountain) 147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO) 446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whopping 5 blocks of great coverage *REMOTE RF* Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking supported) Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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Active 9600 Baud Satellites
by Tony 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

All: Managed to decode several 9600 baud satellites in the past couple of weeks: UniSat-6: 437.426 XW-2F: 145.955 CAS-3G: 145.475 Tigersat: 435.000 LO-74: 437.445 Mike's (DK3WN) list of active satellites is a wonderful resource. There's a long list of telemetry software as well. http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535 Thanks Mike... Tony -K2MO

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star comm group
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Someone here keeps deleting my post on facebook amsat na ,If this keeps happening I WILL DUMP AMSAT www,starcommgroup.org Check this site out we have 3 awards there that are free to anyone This site supports Amsat NA and the use of the satellites . SO WHO EVER it is that deleted it please contact me wa4hfn(a)comcast.net and explain your hate for our humble self supporting Amsat support effort. This has offended me Damon Runion WA4HFN em55 wa4hfn(a)comcast.net

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HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY- W2JV
by W2JV 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Hello: It’s that time of year, put away the Holiday leftovers and be part of HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY. We will be celebrating our 17th year with over 30 forums! I will be doing a talk on the history and operation of Amateur Satellite’s, from our exciting beginnings to operating Duplex with todays reasonably priced equipment. If you cant attend please look for me, weather permitting, on all passes in FN30 during the day, thank you. 73 W2JV Peter weather and links

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Re: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ Thunderbird Hamfest in Phoenix AZ, Saturday morning (9 January)
by Richard Tejera 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Patrick, I'll see you there, and like last year I'll be at Yuma as well. Happy to help you man th a AMSAT booth there as well. 73 Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On January 6, 2016, at 20:57, "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> wrote: Hi! Weather permitting, I will have an AMSAT booth at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest in Phoenix, Arizona. The hamfest site is a church parking lot, west of the I-17 freeway and south of Bell Road. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?348-hamfest It has been raining here in Phoenix for the past couple of days, and the rain should continue through Friday. Current forecasts show no rain on Friday evening and Saturday morning, so this should hopefully ensure a rain-free hamfest. I will try to post more information on Friday evening and/or Saturday morning here on the -BB, and I will certainly post updates on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you do not use Twitter, you can read my Twitter feed using a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK During the hamfest, WD9EWK will be on the air demonstrating satellite operation. If you hear WD9EWK, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest site is in grid DM33. After the hamfest, WD9EWK QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. If you would like to receive a QSL card for any QSOs made during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. No need to first send me a QSL card or SASE. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK _______________________________________________ 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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WD9EWK @ Thunderbird Hamfest in Phoenix AZ, Saturday morning (9 January)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Hi! Weather permitting, I will have an AMSAT booth at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest in Phoenix, Arizona. The hamfest site is a church parking lot, west of the I-17 freeway and south of Bell Road. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?348-hamfest It has been raining here in Phoenix for the past couple of days, and the rain should continue through Friday. Current forecasts show no rain on Friday evening and Saturday morning, so this should hopefully ensure a rain-free hamfest. I will try to post more information on Friday evening and/or Saturday morning here on the -BB, and I will certainly post updates on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed. If you do not use Twitter, you can read my Twitter feed using a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK During the hamfest, WD9EWK will be on the air demonstrating satellite operation. If you hear WD9EWK, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest site is in grid DM33. After the hamfest, WD9EWK QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. If you would like to receive a QSL card for any QSOs made during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. No need to first send me a QSL card or SASE. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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AO-73 contacts correction
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Senior moment. I will be receiving on 145.960. Sheesh........that's what happens when you get old ! ! ! Sorry for the confusion everyone. I will be looking for CW contacts around 145.960 and may move as suggested. Thanks for your patience!.73'...Ed WA7ETH

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Re: [amsat-bb] Request for 1906Z SO-50 Pass
by Rick Tejera 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Good for her! I hope the Hamcation posts video of her presentation. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Radio Club www.w7tbc.org 623-572-0713 623-203-4121 (cell) SaguaroAstro(a)cox.net -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Lea - WX4TV Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 10:06 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Cc: Carole Subject: [amsat-bb] Request for 1906Z SO-50 Pass Good Morning, Hope (KM4IPF) will be presenting at the Youth Forums at the Orlando Hamcation and Dayton Hamvention. She gives her first practice presentation tonight at the Orlando OARC meeting and gives another one again tomorrow at the Lake Monroe LMARS meeting. She is putting the finishing touches on her PowerPoint right now, and we find that we don't have any good video of her actually working contacts on a pass. Weather permitting (it's a cold 70 degrees and rainy here in Florida), we will shoot video of her working the 1906Z pass this afternoon. If there is not a rare grid on the pass, would anyone who can make the pass please listen for her and work her for the video? Remember, she is 9 years old and still learning to do it all on her own, so if you could give callsigns and grids a couple of times when you work her, it would be appreciated! If you're in Central Florida, come hear her tonight or tomorrow, and if you make the hamfests, be sure to attend the Youth Forums. The kids who speak at them are the future of our hobby and they typically give some incredible talks. Know in advance that your QSO may end up in the talk! Thanks and 73, James Lea - WX4TV Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ 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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Looking for AO-73 CW contacts
by wa7eth＠frontier.com 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

I will be looking for some cw contacts on AO-73 this evening about 0503 - 0514Z - hoping to find some folks interested in CW .....I will be transmitting on uplink 145.960 and coming down wherever AO-73 decides it wants to put me. Hoping to hear some stations. 73'...Ed WA7ETH

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Info needed "European 145 and 435 MHz Diplexer and Dual Band Filter (Model: DCI-145-435-DX-DB)"
by EC4TR Luis 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Hi all One guy, is selling this filter, http://www.dci.ca/?Section=Products&SubSection=Amateur I am thinking in the possibility of using it for desensing problem with FO-29. I`m pretty sure it would work fine, but the question is, would it pass dc power for feeding the preamp? Somebody knows it? I asked them via email, but not answer. 73 Luis EC4TR

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Sandringham School students prepare for ARISS contact with Space Festival Week
by M5AKA 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Sandringham School Space Festival Week Events https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1uGINiJk1_CczF5YUw2bHd1S28/view Video of Sandringham Students in Ham Radio Buildathon http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/06/students-in-ham-radio-buildathon/ ARISS contact planned for Sandringham School in St. Albans http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/05/ariss-contact-planned-for-school-in-st-alban… ARISS Sandringham School contact – how to get involved http://amsat-uk.org/2016/01/05/iss-school-contact-how-to-get-involved/ Sandringham School students pass amateur radio exam http://amsat-uk.org/2015/12/30/tim-peake-sandringham-school/ Huffington Post report: Schoolgirl Is Going To Operate A Radio Station So She Can Call Tim Peake From Earth http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/01/05/this-schoolgirl-is-going-to-oper… 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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It's so easy...
by James Lea - WX4TV 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

…a little girl can do it! https://youtu.be/13COZU957IU <https://youtu.be/13COZU957IU>

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Request for 1906Z SO-50 Pass
by James Lea - WX4TV 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Good Morning, Hope (KM4IPF) will be presenting at the Youth Forums at the Orlando Hamcation and Dayton Hamvention. She gives her first practice presentation tonight at the Orlando OARC meeting and gives another one again tomorrow at the Lake Monroe LMARS meeting. She is putting the finishing touches on her PowerPoint right now, and we find that we don't have any good video of her actually working contacts on a pass. Weather permitting (it's a cold 70 degrees and rainy here in Florida), we will shoot video of her working the 1906Z pass this afternoon. If there is not a rare grid on the pass, would anyone who can make the pass please listen for her and work her for the video? Remember, she is 9 years old and still learning to do it all on her own, so if you could give callsigns and grids a couple of times when you work her, it would be appreciated! If you're in Central Florida, come hear her tonight or tomorrow, and if you make the hamfests, be sure to attend the Youth Forums. The kids who speak at them are the future of our hobby and they typically give some incredible talks. Know in advance that your QSO may end up in the talk! Thanks and 73, James Lea - WX4TV Sent from my iPhone

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Solar powered mobile satellite operations
by Robert Bruninga 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Here are a few more solar factoids (for your mobile satellite operations): The solar panel area to fully power the average American commuter car (EV) for the average 12,000 miles per year is about 150 sqft (a 3 kW array) Amazingly, the area of a typical car parking space is also about 150 sqft. So all one needs to do is cover their car parking space with solar panels and have free local transportation energy for LIFE. And amazingly enough, each car in America has at least 5 parking spaces for it. One at home, one on the street, one at work, one at church, one at shopping and sports venus, etc... so all you need is just one to be covered in solar panels and we have carbon free local transportation (12,000 miles a year for free and for l life). See: http://insideevs.com/design-relationship-between-electric-cars-solar/ In addition, The supply chain from the roof of the carport (also providing shade to the car below it) is about 30 feet and is over 85% efficient, and you own it and no one can take it away or change the costs on you at any time. Compare this to the 8000 mile supply chain from oil well to your gas tank, where there are dozens of risky greedy players in the middle and where only 20% of the energy actually gets to your car. So it is no coincidence that now almost every car manufacturer is seeing the light and is now building an EV (there are over 30 on the market now*). They may not be advertising them because they make higher profit margins on selling gas cars to gullible buyers, but they are positioning themselves for when consumers wake up and also see the light for their local transportation needs. BMW has already said that all of their cars will be electric (or hybrid) within 10 years. For your mobile satellite station, however, this does not say to cover the roof of your car with solar (unless it is a flat RV or van) because the mobile satellite station is only in use about an hour a day while the parking SPACE with SOLAR panels is operating sun-up-to-sun-down and flat panels cost only 10% of ones that can bend a little. Plus the full dimensions of a "parking space" is actually more than 10 times the surface area of the small center portion of the roof of a car. So the cost effectiveness of solar on the car is about 10% of 10% or about 1% the effectiveness of having them on your car port. Besides, keeping the roof clear for antennas is more important anyway. * http://evadc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/EVInfoSheet-20150101.pdf Bob, Wb4APR

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Christmas present arrived!
by Jeff A. Boyd 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

My AMSAT membership package finally arrived today. Thanks to Martha for all the hard work! (And no thanks to the USPS for taking eleventillion years to get it here.) The laminated frequency guide card alone is worth the price, since I can never keep track of inverting SSB transponder frequencies in my head (the ham equivalent of not being able to tell left from right) so this removes all the guesswork. Also, my member number, 39693, is a palindrome. -- J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B the2belo(a)msd.biglobe.ne.jp http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/ http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS Twitter: @Minus2_C

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-06 08:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-06 08:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact was successful: Tue 2016-01-05 17:42:06 UTC 81 deg (***) Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC 83 deg Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Benedetto Croce”, Civate, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-13 11:35:44 UTC 33 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. **************************************************************************** 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 Francesco IKØWGF with 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-01-06 08:00 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 1016. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 981. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, 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 2016-01-06 08:00 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. 43/44 on orbit Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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request for info on North American grids active via satellite in 2015
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Hi! I'm trying to put together some data to illustrate how many grids around North America (including Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean) that have been active on the satellites in 2015. I asked for this information on Twitter earlier today, and I'll make the same request here. If you have operated from grids away from home, please send me the list of grids you have worked from. Please include your home grid in the list. I would like to make a map of grids that were available via satellite during 2015, and possibly scribble an article for the AMSAT Journal as well. Besides my own activity in 2015, I have lists from the following stations: AA5PK KA4H KX9X N8HM NP4JV W5PFG I will generate a map based on all submissions I receive, and probably some other maps based on the lists I receive from other stations. Even if your list is nothing more than one other grid besides your home grid, every submission is appreciated. I am hoping to have this information by 15 January 2016, so I can then make the maps and write that article about which grids have been on the air during 2015 before getting too far into 2016. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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New Distribution of Core Concepts Survey
by Brandon Shirley 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

To whom it may concern, Dr. Stephen Clyde & Brandon Shirley in the Department of Computer Science at Utah State University are conducting a set of surveys as part of Brandon's PhD research to find out more about software development practices and attitudes in the space industry. You have received this email because of your interest in or involvement with the space industry. We greatly need your participation. We are asking that anyone that has insight into in software development that relates to space industry participate in this survey. The beginning of the survey has background questions that will give context to your responses. The survey set is currently made of six surveys, listed below, that will be distributed over the course of a few months. You have a chance at receiving a gift card for participating in this survey as well as a chance at receiving a gift card for your overall participation in the entire survey set. There will be seven drawings for gift cards: one drawing for each survey and one overall drawing for the survey set. For each survey-specific drawing, two participants in that survey will be selected at random to receive a $25 gift card. For the overall drawing, two participants from the pool of all participants of any survey will be selected to receive a $200 gift card. At the end of this survey, you will be redirected to a webpage that asks for an email address. You must enter a valid email address to be considered for this surveys drawing or the overall survey set drawing. Each survey stands on its own: opting to not participate in one survey does not exclude you in any way from participating in any subsequent surveys. Likewise, participating in one survey does not obligate you to participate in any subsequent surveys. The surveys are as follows and will be distributed in the following order: 1) SISDPA : Core Concepts 2) SISDPA : Development Preferences 3) SISDPA : Open Systems Architecture and Modularity 4) SISDPA : Security 5) SISDPA : Reuse, Interoperability, Portability, Code Complexity 6) SISDPA : Network You can you use the link below to access the Core Concepts survey. We greatly need your participation and your responses to the surveys will make a meaningful contribution to this research while allowing you an opportunity to reflect on you current software development practices and how these practices affect the projects on which you have and will work. This survey set will be used to determine the path of future research, as well as increase the body of knowledge that relates to software development practices and attitudes in the space industry. You can access the Core Concepts survey of the Space Industry Software Development Practices and Attitudes survey set using the following link: https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8jp3RTKGUExYpQF You can copy and paste the following URL into your address bar. We plan to send out one reminder email a week until the survey closes. The duration of the survey will be two to three weeks. You will receive the reminder email regardless of where or not you have participated in a survey. The subject of the email will read "Reminder Email..." for these weekly reminders, and "New Distribution..." at the start of a new survey. See http://brandon.bluezone.usu.edu/Files/LOISpaceSoftwareAttitudes_Final.pdf for the Letter of Intent (LOI) that explains your role as a participant should you choose to participate. If you have questions please direct them to Brandon Shirley, via email b.l.s(a)aggiemail.usu.edu, the LOI lists additional contact information. Once the survey set is closed, we will analyze the data, and generate results. We will seek publication of these results in a conference or journal. This is a legitimate request for you participation, if you have any questions about the validity of this email you may refer to the Letter of Intent, contact Brandon Shirley, via email b.l.s(a)aggiemail.usu.edu, or Utah State University's Internal Review Board administrator at (435) 797 - 0567 or email irb(a)usu.edu. Note that the Core Concepts Survey was previously distributed. If you participated in the survey already then please visit the survey link and you will be given the opportunity to provide your email for entry into the Core Concepts Survey drawing as well as the overall survey set drawing. V/R, Brandon Shirley Mobile: 435.994.9165

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EM97 Activation
by John KI4RO 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

N8IUP has asked if I can activate EM97. I will be doing that on Saturday, 9 Jan on SO 50 @ 2044Z. It will be my first time trying to activate another grid square so please be gentle hi hi -- 73 John KI4RO

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SO-50 Orbit 70107
by Oliver Krystal 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Sorry about the poor first attempt. I was operating orbit # 70107, the 0429UTC pass of SO-50. Callsign is KD9CFO and my gridsquare is EN51ju. I only caught one call, but it was not the one that I heard repeat my call. Thanks for acknowledging my presence (if you're on the list).

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-04 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2016-01-04 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-01-05 17:42:06 UTC 81 deg Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC 83 deg Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado “Benedetto Croce”, Civate, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Tim Kopra KE5UDN (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2016-01-13 11:35:44 UTC 33 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. **************************************************************************** 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 Francesco IKØWGF with 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2016-01-04 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 1015. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 980. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, 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 2015-12-09 07:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS AUDIO for Friday's Contact
by John Spasojevich 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the *Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom *on Friday 8 January. AOS is anticipated at 08:47 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a DIRECT between GB1SS and GB1SAN in the United Kingdom. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. This contact is the first of Astronaut Tom Peakes' Principia Mission Audio from this contact will be available at: https://principia.ariss.org/ click on Live Webcast Audio from the Principia website will be fed for those unable to join into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) Server IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Audio on EchoLink / IRLP is dependent on the Principia website Please note that on Echolink /IRLP there are manual breaks approximately every third question. Connected repeaters may time out. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio

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ST-2 Tracker with G-5500
by David Maciel (XE3DX) 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Hello friends of the group, someone worked the LNB Tracker ST-2 Fox Delta Project, with the Yaesu Rotor G-5500. please comment on the experience and work. Thanks and good health for you and your family. David Maciel XE3DX *http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/ <http://www.qsl.net/xe3dx/>* *david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com <david.xe3dx(a)gmail.com>*

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Contribution for IRA
by Martha 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

Please note that Congress changed the rules last week. Now up to $100,000 tax-free direct payouts from IRAs to charity can be made from individuals age 70 1/2 and older. -- 73- Martha- AMSAT Manager

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IC-9100 For Sale on QRZ.com
by Frank Westphal 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

ICOM IC-9100 Purchased August 2015. Mint condition. Less than 10 hours use. 7 months left on ICOM warranty optional 3 & 6 kHz roofing filters installed all original packing, manual, hand mic, connectors etc. included $2195 shipped (CONUS only via FedEx ground) PayPal only Marc, WC1Xwc1x(a)arrl.net <mailto:[email protected]>

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Some DUMB hints about using SatPC32 computer aided tuning
by Burns Fisher 04 Jan '16

04 Jan '16

I had CAT working once upon a time, but recently it has not. I don't know what I changed when, but I could not get it to work at all until I spent several hours trying different things, and finally found the (duh) really dumb problems. 1) I have a TS2000. I'm pretty sure that I saw somewhere that you have to check the +12VRTS check box in Setup/Radio to make it work for the latest version of SatPC32. I'm not sure if it has to be, but it works when it IS checked. 2) Check the serial cable. I had the right one, and knew that I did (it generally wants straight through, not null modem). But apparently somewhere along the line a connector had come loose. Tighten them all down! 3) And here is the penultimate killer: In the Setup/Radio dialog box, when you check your manufacturer, you'll see to the right a "Model" label and a pull down to say what model of radio you have. But that "label" is actually a pulldown too. Select "baudrate" instead of "Model" and SET THE BAUDRATE. (I was sure I had seen it somewhere and that I knew what I had set it too. But I was wrong). 4) The ultimate killer in my case: The TS2000 needs to be power cycled after you change its baudrate (menu 56 for those who care) before it takes effect! I hope this helps someone! 73, Burns W2BFJ

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts on 05 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:42 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School is a vibrant school in the central Massachusetts town of Blackstone, adjacent to Rhode Island's northern border. It houses sixth through eighth grades for the regional school district that serves the towns of Blackstone and Millville. This is a quiet, somewhat suburban to rural area where most town residents choose to remain to raise their own families. The major landform in the area is the Blackstone River, which runs southeast through our towns. Because of this river, like many New England towns, these areas were prominent mill towns in the late industrial era, and our landscape is dotted with old mills near the river, many which have been repurposed for factory work, storage or condo living. Our regional school district has two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Our ten-year-old building was built to keep our students up-to-date with technology. We are proud to say that we have 5 computer labs and a STEM program for each grade. It is our sixth-grade students who will be asking the questions to the chosen ARISS astronaut. Sixth graders have just completed an extensive set of lessons about the ISS, its mission, the country partners who sponsor and keep the ISS going, its components, astronauts, some of the science happening on board, and a little bit about astronaut training. Earlier in the school year, they learned about our Universe, its history, the formation and the lives of stars and galaxies, our Sun and its solar system and Earth's place in all of this. Students are very excited to have this opportunity to speak with an ISS astronaut. In our classes, we often follow the path of the ISS, and we watch the Earth from the High Definition Earth Viewing System (HDEV) cameras placed on the ISS. We watched today's Soyuz TMA-19M launch and ISS docking, bringing the three new crew members for Expedition 46. We have also had some very successful ISS viewing parties where students returned to school with their parents after dark to view the ISS when it passed overhead. We know you astronauts can't see us, but we waved anyway! Thank you ARISS, NASA, ESA and all the ISS partners, our ARISS helpers Charlie Sufana and David Taylor, and all the astronauts who have participated in this great program which gives so many students a glimpse into and a personal connection with the science of space exploration and communication, on Earth and in space! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is your favorite ISS food? Do you try food/meals from other astronaut teams? 2. Is the oxygen you breathe on the ISS recycled, made or brought up by supply missions? 3. Does the ISS make noise? What causes the noise and how do you deal with it? 4. On the ISS, do you eat more or less than you did on Earth? What types of fresh food do you get from the supply missions? 5. What fun activities do you do in space? 6. How do you wash your clothes? What is the room temperature on the ISS? 7. What was the strangest experience you've been through in space? 8. Do you get to bring one or more personal possessions to the ISS for your time in space? What did you bring? 9. What inspired you to be an astronaut? When did you realize this? 10. How is sleeping in microgravity different in space? Is it a restful sleep? 11. What are some dangers of being on the ISS? 12. Are you on Twitter? Would you be able to send out a tweet either saying hello to us, or saying that you spoke to FWHMS here in Blackstone Massachusetts? 13. What type of tools do you use on a spacewalk? Where do you keep them while working? 14. What jobs or tasks do you do daily on the ISS? 15. What is your favorite place to be on the ISS? Why? 16. How long does it take for an astronaut to regain their strength, muscle, and bone health once they are back here on Earth? 17. I am a seventh grader. I choose a virtual middle school course called Space Station Academy. In this course we learned about how scientists study Earth from space and how the human body reacts to space in microgravity. I want to know how your body reacted when you first went into space. Did you get a bad headward fluid shift (space headache) or have the feeling of nausea? 18. I know astronauts bones become more fragile the longer they are in space due to the lack gravity, so you exercise extensively each day to counteract that. Do your bones feel any weaker or different now that you have been up for a few weeks? 19. Will popcorn pop in space? Do you have popcorn as a snack on the ISS? 20. Is there anything from Earth that you miss because you can't get it or you can't accomplish it on the ISS? 21. How much free time do you get? What do you do with your free time? 22. T. Peake - How will your London marathon run on the ISS be different than running in London? How will it be similar? 23. Have you or your fellow astronauts ever been injured in space? What would happen if someone became seriously injured or became ill? 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. Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri, 08Jan2016, 08:47 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the volunteer support and leadership from AMSAT and IARU societies around the world with the ISS space agencies partners: NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program visit the ARISS website at ariss.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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ARISS AUDIO for Tuesday Contact
by John Spasojevich 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the *Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA* on Tuesday 5 January. AOS is anticipated at 17:42 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) server IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS assuming no issues with the local node or reflector. Please note that all breaks are manual approximately after every third question, connected repeaters may time out. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other maneuver, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS AUDIO

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Neophyte SSB transponder operation follies
by Jeff A. Boyd 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Today weather and winds were favorable (seriously, it was T-shirt weather in January) so I set up camp along a suburban road with wide sky coverage, put up my Arrow antenna with homebrew tripod mount, and put in a full schedule of SSB sat passes interspersed with the domestic JA New Year's QSO Party on 2m. http://i.imgur.com/cJcu6PY.jpg I am a complete newbie at SSB birds so you'll have to bear with my abject failure at making any QSOs through any of them so far. Dealing with trying to find my own downlink signal *and* continually adjusting the antenna has proven a handful. But I'm making baby steps and am still confident that I'll eventually figure this all out. 1. AO-73 (https://soundcloud.com/minus2c/ao-73-pass-jan-3n-2016-0954jst) The good: I successfully heard the telemetry beacon at S9 signal strength, immediately upon AOS. This told me I was doing something right. Also, at 4:50 in the above recording, I heard my own downlink signal at long last, although it was a fleeting moment of triumph. I suppose I should have taken note of what both frequencies were. The bad: No QSOs. Also the FUNCube Dashboard doesn't seem to want to run on Wine, so I couldn't actually decode the telemetry, only listen to it howl at me. 2. AO-7, mode B (https://soundcloud.com/minus2c/ao-7-pass-jan-3-2016-1410-jst) The good: Hey, it's AO-7 mode B on a day I'm actually listening! I heard plenty of CW traffic, as well as station UA9UIZ in eastern Russia calling CQ. The bad: I'm not allowed to tx to AO-7 in mode B. The JA band plan doesn't permit transmitting on 432MHz to satellites. I have to wait until it's in mode A, and then I need to be able to listen on 10 meters. (Ignore for a moment the fact that you hear JS3QBP calling on CW, I think he shouldn't be.) 3. FO-29 (https://soundcloud.com/minus2c/fo-29-pass-jan-3-2016-1440-jst) The good: Well I heard UA9UIZ calling CQ again. The bad: Pretty much everything else. I heard nary a single peep of my own signal. I'm seriously wondering whether this old IC-706 is having problems transmitting LSB, because this is my fourth attempt at this bird by now and I haven't been able to get into it no matter how many times I tune up, down, and sideways while saying OOOOOOOOOOOOO into the mic. Sigh. And then the day was over. Christmas over. Vacation over. Back to work on Monday. I'll try again next weekend. 73 J. Boyd JR2TTS -- J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B the2belo(a)msd.biglobe.ne.jp http://www.flickr.com/photos/the2belo/ http://www.qrz.com/db/JR2TTS Twitter: @Minus2_C

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EO-79 transponder activation
by Wouter Weggelaar 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Hi All, Today, 21st of December 2015 at 1038 UTC, it is planned that the EO-79 transponder will be turned on for a prolonged period. The FUNcube transponder subsystem on QB50p1 (EO-79) had been provided by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL and is a similar subsystem as on FUNcube-1, but without the telemetry downlink circuitry. The current software running on EO-79 does experience occasional reboots. When these reboots happen, the transponder is automatically turned off and will have to be turned back on by a command station. The FUNcube team has selected a few command stations to do so, but be advised the transponder may be off. TLEs: AMSAT keps name: EO-79 Celestrak keps Name: QB50P1 Celestrak file: cubesat.txt NORAD # 40025 COSPAR designator 2014-033-R Frequencies: *Uplink:* 435.035-435.065 MHz LSB *Downlink:* 145.935-145.965 MHz USB EO-79 has been set to only beacon the normal AX.25 beacon every 30 seconds instead of 10 seconds. The beacon frequency is 145.815MHz and consists of AX.25 frames on BPSK. more details about the downlink can be found on the ISIS HAM page at http://isispace.nl/HAM/qb50p.html We kindly request you to share your experiences with the BB so everyone can benefit from operating tips and tricks, as well as being up-to-date on the status. We would also welcome any observation related to the transponder behaviour when the AX.25 beacon comes on. Just like FUNcube-1, the crystal oscillator circuits exhibit drift with temperature. This means manual tuning will probably work best. Lastly, the commanding team will not be available over Christmas, so the current activations are planned from today until Thursday 24th and from Monday 28th until Thursday 31st 73 and have FUN Happy Holidays Wouter Weggelaar, PA3WEG AMSAT-NL AMSAT-UK

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Waiting for Solar Panel Efficiency (Ha!)
by Robert Bruninga 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Compare the cost and efficiency of solar panels for cubesats and for your house: http://aprs.org/Energy/solar/efficiency-comparison-cost.png The 10,000 Watt array for your house costs less than a 10 W array for a cubesat satellite. I get tired of the excuse, “Im waiting for higher efficiency cells” when the cost of just doubling the efficiency from 15% to 30% is a factor of 1000 times more expensive. You’ll be dead before the expensive ones even come down by half (much less the 1000 to 1 needed to make them practical). And in fact it will never ever happen. Because a satellite builder will pay a measly $10,000 to DOUBLE the power of his 4 inch satellite and so the market for the highest efficiency cells will always get a premium price because the satellite buyers will always pay max dollars for max power independent of cost. And there will never be a decaying cost or learning curve, because as soon as someone comes up with a 32% solar cell, then the 30% technology is ABANDONED because the space industry will all move to the 32% cells and be happy to pay even more for the higher power and there is practically no market for last year’s 30% cells that cost 1000 times more than existing silicon cells at 15%. And without a growing market for last year’s HIGH efficiency cells, there will never be a learning curve and declining cost. Meanwhile the cheap 15% cells being mass produced for the terrestrial solar market in a MILLION times the volume at 1/1000 the cost already cost less than a window of the same size! Witness the cost reduction of 10 to 1 in the last 10 years and the 2 to 1 reduction in the last 3 years with improvements from 15% efficiency up to around 18% not by changing the technology of the 60 year old simple silicon, but just optimizing the manufacturing process (by the billions)… Solar is here, Now. And it won’t get any cheaper, because as the market expands exponentially the demand for bazillions of watts of solar will soak up every panel produced and homeowners are then competing with massive utility scale purchases of millions of panels. Solar panels now cost less than just a window of the same size. It is no longer the cost of the panels, it is simply the cost of labor that drives the majority of cost now. You can buy solar panels for under $0.70 a watt but to have a contractor installed system is hovering around $3.50 per watt and not going down much at all. Lastly, if you have sun, you KNOW eventually you will be going solar. So once you realize that, you should also realize that every electric bill you pay from now on is just throwing money away which would have been better invested in free electricity and 10% annual return for life on your roof or in your yard. Waiting gains nothing. Even the solar panels I bought 4 years ago at twice the price have already paid for themselves. Waiting would have gained nothing except 4 years of more wasted money to the utility and so many tons of burned coal wasted into the air. Here are some more thoughts… http://aprs.org/solar-now.html Summary, Solar and Satellites… the same but 1000 times cheaper on Earth. Bob, Wb4APR

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FUNcube Warehouse
by David Johnson 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Hi, Normal service is resumed. Apologies for the outage. 73 Dave

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FUNcube Warehouse Problem
by dave＠g4dpz.me.uk 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

Hi I made some changes to the warehouse last night to try to fix up capturing UKube packets where the sequence number changed erratically. Unfortunately I broke the FC1 processing, will revert the software in an hour or so. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. 73 Dave, G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone

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ANS-003 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joseph Spier 03 Jan '16

03 Jan '16

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-003 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: * Fox-1Cliff and -1D matching contribution offer * iCubeSat 2016, 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, Oxford, UK - Call for papers and registration * Spring 2016 CubeSat Workshop Abstracts Submission Due January 15 * 2016 NASA Academy * 2016 NOAA Undergraduate Scholarships * Tim Peake Sandringham School UK Contact * AMSAT Events * ARISS News SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-003.01 ANS-003 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 003.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE January 3, 2016 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-003.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox-1Cliff and -1D matching contribution offer I just want to thank everyone for the outstanding response to our year-end request for support for the Fox-1Cliff and -1D fundraiser. During the period of December 25th to December 31st, a total of $7052.41 was raised online through the FundRazr app. This includes a pledged $1000 matching donation from a generous donor/member. 73 weeks ago when we announced the launch opportunity for Fox-1Cliff (and later including -1D), we set $25,000 as a goal for online fundraising through social media and the FundRazr app. This amount covers a fractional but significant portion of the launch expense. (The total cost of construction and launch was estimated to be $125,000.) I'm very pleased that as of the 31th of December, we have raised $26,458 from over 250 contributors. Donations have varied from $3 and up, so everyone may contribute and be recognized. There is a continuing need to raise the additional funds necessary to launch Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D in 2016. Just visit https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/6pz92/ab/561Zd and pick your level of support. Donations of $1000 or more will receive a plaque with a solar panel protective cover after launch, and $100 qualifies for a Fox challenge coin to be delivered in 6-8 weeks when the next shipment arrives. Please see http://www.amsat.org/?p=4843 and http://www.amsat.org/?p=2957 for additional information. Thank you for the support, [ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- iCubeSat 2016, 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, Oxford, UK - Call for papers and registration iCubeSat 2016 - 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop 24-25 May 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom Call for papers and registration iCubeSat 2016, the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. Technical Program Talks and round tables will focus on three themes: technology, science, and open collaboration. The program will also include unconference sessions to provide additional opportunities to engage with the interplanetary CubeSat community and potential collaborators. Talks and supporting material will be streamed and archived on the conference website. A lively social program in and around summertime Oxford will be arranged for participants and their guests. Abstract Submission and Dates Talks on astrodynamics, attitude control and determination systems, citizen science, communications, landers, launch opportunities, open source approaches, outreach, payloads, policy, power systems, propulsion, reentry systems, ride-shares, science missions, software, standardization, structures, systems engineering and other related topics are all welcome. 1st June 2015 Registration opens at http://iCubeSat.org/registration 1st April 2016 Abstract upload deadline 15th April 2016 Notification of abstract acceptance 20th May 2016 Presentation (and optional paper) upload deadline Please confirm your interest in presenting or attending as soon as possible (to assist us size the venue) by completing the registration form at http://iCubeSat.org/registration Exhibition CubeSat specialists and other vendors are invited to contact exhibit(a)iCubeSat.org for details of exhibition opportunities. Location The 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop will be held on or near the University of Oxford campus, Oxford, United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 24th and Wednesday May 25th, 2016. Organizers The organizing committee can be contacted at committee(a)iCubeSat.org See you in Oxford! pp iCubeSat 2016 Organising Committee www.iCubeSat.org Download the conference poster: https://icubesat.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/20150606_icubesat2016poster.pdf [ANS thanks the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring 2016 CubeSat Workshop Abstracts Submission Due January 15 13th Annual CubeSat Developer's Workshop Abstract Submission Deadline is JANUARY 15, 2016! Workshop Dates: April 20-22, 2016 San Luis Obispo, CA, US Please keep abstracts under 500 words, the abstracts should indicate the ideas addressed within the presentation or poster, and the objectives of the presentation/poster. Readers should not have to read the full text to understand the abstract. More importantly, any topic is welcome! See http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/index.php/workshops/upcoming-workshops/ 123--workshop-schedule or http://www.cubesat.org/ [ANS thanks www.cubesat.org/ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 NASA Academy The 2016 NASA Academy is being offered at three locations: NASA's Ames Research Center in California, NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio, and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Applications are being solicited for this 10-week summer experience for college students with emphasis on immersive and integrated multidisciplinary exposure and training. Activities include laboratory research, a group project, lectures, meetings with experts and administrators, visits to NASA centers and space-related industries, and technical presentations. Students learn how NASA and its centers operate, gain experience in world-class laboratories, and participate in leadership development and team-building activities. Applicants must be U.S. citizens (including citizens of the U.S. territories Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Marianas) majoring in a STEM discipline. The applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time in accredited universities and colleges in the U.S. and its territories. Students may apply to any of the NASA Academy opportunities by following these steps: 1. Log into the NASA One Stop Shopping Initiative, or OSSI, site at https://intern.nasa.gov. 2. Register and set up an account. 3. Select the "Search Opportunities" tab at the top bar. 4. Select "NASA Center(s) of Interest" under "NASA Center/Facility." 5. Enter "Academy" in the "Keywords" block at the bottom of the screen. 6. Click the "Search" button at the very bottom of screen; a list of Academy Opportunities will then be displayed. 7. Click on the "View" icon in the first column under "Action" to read about the Opportunity of interest, followed by comments on additional instructions for completing the application, including two requested essays. The deadline for receipt of NASA Academy application(s) and associated documents is Feb. 16, 2016. Please direct questions about NASA Academy to NASA-Academy-Application(a)mail.nasa.gov. [ANS thanks the NASA Education Express Message -- Dec. 30, 2015 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 NOAA Undergraduate Scholarships The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is accepting applications for its 2016 Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship and 2016 Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Programs. The Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship Program provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to students majoring in STEM fields that directly support NOAA's mission. Participants conduct research at a NOAA facility during two paid summer internships. A stipend and housing allowance is provided. Students attending an accredited Minority Serving Institution as defined by the U.S. Department of Education (Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan-Native Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions) are eligible to apply for the program. The institutions must be within the United States or U.S. Territories. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must earn and maintain a minimum 3.2 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. The Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study with a paid internship at a NOAA facility during the interim summer session. A stipend and housing allowance is provided. Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university. Applicants also must have and maintain a declared major in a discipline including, but not limited to, oceanic, environmental, biological, and atmospheric sciences; mathematics; engineering; remote-sensing technology; physical and social sciences including geography, physics, hydrology, geomatics; or teacher education that supports NOAA's programs and mission. Participants must earn and maintain a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Applications for both scholarship programs are due Jan. 29, 2016. For more information, visit http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/. Please direct questions about these scholarship opportunities to StudentScholarshipPrograms(a)noaa.gov. [ANS thanks the NASA Education Express Message -- Dec. 30, 2015 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Peake Sandringham School UK Contact The first UK Amateur Radio school contact by UK astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS from the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 0847 GMT with students at Sandringham School, St. Albans in Hertfordshire. The school will use the call sign GB1SAN. The St. Albans based Verulam Amateur Radio Club (VARC) ran an Amateur Radio Foundation License course in December. Three of the candidates were pupils from Sandringham School who took the course in preparation for the contact with Tim Peake. ARISS UK will provide and set up all necessary radio equipment (for example, low earth orbit satellite tracking antennas and radios) to establishing a fully functional, direct radio link with the International Space Station from the school premises. In a ten-minute window when the ISS will be over the UK, an amateur radio contact will be established with Tim, and students will be able to ask him questions about his life and work on board the ISS. Tim will use a frequency of 145.800 MHz FM for the contact and his signal should be receivable across the British Isles and Europe. What equipment do you need to hear the ISS? Almost any 144 MHz FM transceiver will receive the ISS; you can even use a general coverage VHF scanner with an external antenna. As far as the antenna is concerned the simpler the better. A ¼ wave ground plane can give good results because it has a high angle of radiation. Large 2m colinears don’t work quite as well because the radiation pattern is concentrated at the horizon. You can receive the ISS using a 144 MHz hand-held outdoors with its helical antenna but a 1/4 wave whip will give far better results. In the UK we use narrow 2.5 kHz deviation FM but the ISS transmits on 145.800 MHz with the wider 5 kHz deviation used in much of the world. Most rigs can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters so select the wider filter. Hand-held rigs all seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard. The International Space Station is traveling around the Earth at over 28,000 km/h. This high speed makes radio signals appear to shift in frequency, a phenomenon called Doppler Shift. When the ISS is approaching your location the signal may be 3.5 kHz higher in frequency on 145.8035 MHz. During the 10 minute pass the frequency will gradually move lower reaching 145.7965 MHz as the ISS goes out of range. To get maximum signal you ideally need a radio that tunes in 1 kHz or smaller steps to follow the shift but in practice acceptable results are obtained with the radio left on 145.800 MHz. ISS Amateur Radio Stations There are two amateur radio stations available to astronauts on the ISS. The Russian Service Module has a dual-band Kenwood TM-D710 transceiver (this replaced the older TM-D700). Four antennas are available, three of which are identical and each can support both transmit and receive operations on 2m, 70cm, L band and S band. They also support reception for the Russian Glisser TV system, which is used during spacewalks. The fourth antenna is a 2.5 m long vertical whip that can be used to support High Frequency (HF) operations although at the present time there is no amateur HF equipment. The ESA Columbus Module has two Ericsson M-PA series FM 5 watt handheld radios, one for 145, and the other for 435 MHz, as well as the 2.4 GHz HamTV Digital Amateur Television Transmitter. Antennas are available for 145 and 435 MHz for the Ericsson handhelds; additionally, there are 1260 and 2400 MHz antennas for the HamTV system. Tim Peake will the using the equipment in the ESA Columbus Module. The ISS HamTV will not be available for the Sandringham School contact because the equipment will be turned off to permit other experiments. You’ll be able to listen online to Tim Peake GB1SS on the 145.800 MHz FM downlink by using the SUWS WebSDR radio at http://websdr.suws.org.uk/ Tim Peake ISS School Contacts Announced http://amsat-uk.org/2015/12/15/tim-peake-iss-school-contacts-announced/ Sandringham School http://www.sandringham.herts.sch.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SandringhamSch1 Verulam Amateur Radio Club http://www.verulam-arc.org.uk/ What is Amateur Radio? http://www.essexham.co.uk/what-is-amateur-radio Find an amateur radio training course near you https://thersgb.org/services/coursefinder/ ARISS http://www.ariss-eu.org/ [ANS thanks ARISS & AMSAT-UK 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, 9 January 2016 – Thunderbird Hamfest 2016 in Phoenix AZ *Friday and Saturday, 19-20 February 2016 – Yuma Hamfest and 2016 ARRL Southwest Division Convention in Yuma AZ *Saturday and Sunday, 12-13 March 2016 – ScienceCity science fair, on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson AZ *Saturday, 19 March 2016 – Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club Spring Hamfest 2016 in Scottsdale AZ *Saturday, 26 March 2016 – Tucson Spring Hamfest in Tucson AZ [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Upcoming Contacts Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-01-05 17:42:06 UTC 81 deg Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC 83 deg. Watch http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled. [ANS thanks ARISS, and Charlie, AJ9N 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Waiting for Solar Panel Efficiency (Ha!) rebuttal
by Robert Bruninga 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

> If the project is not operating by now, it'll cost 30% more after midnight. No. The 30% federal tax incentive was to end by the end of 2016, not the beginning. AND does'nt matter anyway, since the do-nothing congress actually included an extenaion in the spending bill. > Putting solar on an asphalt roof ... is a bad idea. Not a place to screw up. Use a reputable contractor with guarantee. They know how to do it right. > 42 panels 50 lbs per (for 11 kW system)... > Remember statics and dynamics?? > ... bracing rafters in a crawlspace is a mug's game. > In Florida in summer? Fatal. 50 lbs per panel over 18 sqft is only a load of 2.8 lbs per square foot and is insignificant compared to the required building code roof design figure of typically 30 psf. (Though in Florida the snow load is considered 0). The good news elsewhere is that solar panels melt snow far faster than a normal roof, so there is no multiday buildup and icing load... > Today as of 3pm EDT the system produced 23 kWh. > Best day so far was 100% FL sunshine and a COLD day: 82 kWh. Congratulations, sounds like you did it anyway... > HF RFI? Undetectable. Thanks, that is great news! > I got the last (3) 3.8kW transformer based inverters in stock. > SMA makes nice gear. Cadwelds, IMC 3/4" conduit. I was totally shocked when I ordered an SMA inverter to add to my other three XANTREX ones which only weighted 25 lbs. The SMA was so heavy I had to invite my son to dinner just to get help getting it from the porch to inside the house! Then had to feed him again a week later to help lift it into place. I think it is over 100 lbs? And compared to the XANTREX, there were may nitpicks I did not like about the SMA at all. But then of course, XANTREX doesn't make grid-tie inverters any more and SMA does seem to have very good reviews. On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Bob <WB4SON(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Sort of off the AMSAT topic, but the most recent estimate is that about > 20 > > gigawatts of solar will be added in 2016 -- almost doubling the total > > installed capacity of US solar power. This is being primarily driven by > > residential installations. Utility-scale installations are actually down > > 5%. > > > > One thing that was keeping mass market efficiency down was a glut of > > production capability that existed through 2014. Manufactures were not > > keen on investing in new processes at the same time they were going out > of > > business or consolidating. That glut has been drying up, prompting Elon > > Musk's to build a $1 billion dollar factory in Buffalo NY which will > > produce 1 GW of panels annually by the end of 2016. Those panels are > > expected to be 22.1% efficient. That's a pretty impressive gain in > > efficiency. > > > > Often times market conditions, not technology, dictates what reaches the > > mass market, and that has most certainly been the case in the solar > > industry. That 50% increase in panel efficiency doesn't necessarily mean > > that the cost per watt will be reduced in the short term -- those panels > > may simply sell for 50% more. > > > > 73, Bob, WB4SON > > > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Nick Pugh wrote: > > > >> Good point Bob but include the real estate cost in to the equation and > >> they improve. > >> nick > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: AMSAT-BB [On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 11:06 AM > >> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Waiting for Solar Panel Efficiency (Ha!) > >> > >> Compare the cost and efficiency of solar panels for cubesats and for > your > >> house: > >> > >> http://aprs.org/Energy/solar/efficiency-comparison-cost.png > >> >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Waiting for Solar Panel Efficiency (Ha!) Grid stability
by Robert Bruninga 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

Concerning our solar powered satellite ground stations:... > 6) [concerning]... grid stability. .. > The cheap models I tested had two very dangerous features: > A - they sensed each other as valid grid voltage,... > leaving an engineer unable to cut the power... > B - the grid frequency...would run away upwards Which is why all grid-tie inverters must be compliant with grid standards. Which is also why the local establishment requires permits and inspections and UL certification of all solar grid tie installations and which is also why ALL grid-tied inverters are required by the NEC and inspected to make sure they comply with all relevant standards. 1) They shut down within one half cycle on loss of grid power 2) They shut down on over voltage 3) They shut down on frequency out of tolerance usually anything more than 0.5Hz away from 60 Hz 4) They willl not come back on line until after monitoring the grid for 5 minutes to make sure it is safe and within operating limts. And lastly grid-tie inverters are not like a normal "inverter" at all. They are simply AC current sources that sense the existing 60.0 Hz grid and push current to lead the waveform and thus source power to the grid. Lose the waveform or any other condition, and it just stops. [What about power when the grid is down?] > 7) Our national grid has had 99.9999% uptime... with only 4 interruptions in 2014. Similar here. Typically we lose power about 4 hours a year which is about 99.96% uptime. And a simple deep cycle marine battery powers my home's critical circuits then. Or I plug into the Hybrid car. Bob > On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> > wrote: > >> > from a technical point of view there is a huge reason >> > to hold off on all these extra feed-ins (net-metering). >> > And that simple reason is grid stability. >> >> True and false.... >> >> It is true that the grid of 1970 has to evolve to avoid problems with grid >> stability. But they have been aware of these problems and have been >> evolving for the last 40 years to get away from the catastrophic results >> of >> business as usual and resulting half-country blackouts. >> >> Although the utilities are glacially slow to adapt, the growth of solar >> and >> wind has also been glacially slow because people just resist change even >> when it is to their advantage. But the GRID has seen it coming and has >> been getting ready. >> >> 10 years ago, they said the grid will go unstable above 2% solar (because >> they NEVER even looked at the weather to estimate tomorrow's load). Now >> the weather model is an excellent forcaster of available power an dload. >> Then 5 years ago they were saying the grid would go unstable at 10%. >> (Absolutely true if they still did nothing to improve their systems from >> the 1970s way of dispatching power But they have not been sitting still). >> >> Guess what, Hawaii has now passed 40% solar and the grid has still not >> gone >> unstable because every day they are improving how they manage the grid. >> Back in 2013, Germany exceeded 60% solar and wind and their grid held up >> fine. Then this year, the Netherlands peaked at 100% solar/wind and their >> grid did just fine. The US can easily keep up with the evolving grid as >> long as we dont get held back by the fossil fuel industry's opposition. >> >> So of course, the stability of the grid is a concern, but that is why we >> have some of the best EE's on the planet working in parallel for 3 decades >> with renwewable growth to stay ahead of the variability of renewable clean >> power. >> >> So I don't fault anyone for commenting on the stability of the grid, but >> it >> is always last year's news and not keeping up with the day to day march >> toward cleaner power. >> >> I attended an IEEE International Conference on Energy last year and >> expected to hear gloom and doom. I heard exactlly the opposite. Every >> paper showing techinques, and how to achieve stability and renewable >> growth were ten times as many as the few claiming doom. And most papers >> were showing how easy it was with positiv results and others how we will >> be >> able to grow the changes to make the grid more responsive. >> >> So keep a jaundiced ear to repetitions of decades or even last year's dire >> predictions... the world is changing despite the billions of dollars being >> spent by the fossil fuel industry to make sure they remain on top. >> >> Bob, Wb4APR >> >> >> >> >> > So regardless of any tariff schemes and/or the power companies trying to >> > keep their market, there is a substantial technical hurdle. I don't know >> > how it is in the US, but I did some research during an internship on >> this >> > in The Netherlands, and as a result, some kinds of inverters were >> outlawed >> > in the EU because they were really dangerous to the grid stability, and >> > also not safe in the end when instabilities did occur. >> > (and not all of those were made in china....) >> > Are they discouraging a growth beyond a certain size just to prevent >> this >> > issue? >> > >> > Maybe this is substantially different in the US, since the grid looks >> > completely different. >> > >> > >> > Wouter PA3WEG >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 5:36 PM, Burns Fisher <burns(a)fisher.cc> wrote: >> > >> >> I guess there are a lot of folks interested in this even though it is >> only >> >> peripherally related to satellites...I hope there are not too many >> >> objections. >> >> >> >> But I wanted to ask if anyone has heard this rumor: After a certain >> >> number >> >> of solar connections, power companies will no longer be required to do >> net >> >> metering. I don't know whether a) they would just not allow any more >> new >> >> installations with backfeed at all or b) for new installations they >> would >> >> only pay wholesale, or c) somehow they average retail and wholesale >> prices >> >> for everyone who is backfeeding. >> >> >> >> I can surely understand why a power company would WANT to do that. >> They >> >> are usually getting power that they have to pay extra for at a time >> when >> >> they need it less. But it certainly reduces some of the financial >> >> incentive to install, if true. Anyone know more? It would probably >> >> differ >> >> by state... >> >> >> >> 73, >> >> >> >> Burns W2BFJ >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > > If the project is not operating by now, it'll cost 30% more after >> >> > midnight. >> >> > >> >> > No. The 30% federal tax incentive was to end by the end of 2016, not >> the >> >> > beginning. AND does'nt matter anyway, since the do-nothing congress >> >> > actually included an extenaion in the spending bill. >> >> > >> >> > > Putting solar on an asphalt roof ... is a bad idea. Not a place to >> >> screw >> >> > up. >> >> > >> >> > Use a reputable contractor with guarantee. They know how to do it >> >> right. >> >> > >> >> > > 42 panels 50 lbs per (for 11 kW system)... >> >> > > Remember statics and dynamics?? >> >> > > ... bracing rafters in a crawlspace is a mug's game. >> >> > > In Florida in summer? Fatal. >> >> > >> >> > 50 lbs per panel over 18 sqft is only a load of 2.8 lbs per square >> foot >> >> > and is insignificant compared to the required building code roof >> design >> >> > figure of typically 30 psf. (Though in Florida the snow load is >> >> considered >> >> > 0). The good news elsewhere is that solar panels melt snow far >> faster >> >> than >> >> > a normal roof, so there is no multiday buildup and icing load... >> >> > >> >> > > Today as of 3pm EDT the system produced 23 kWh. >> >> > > Best day so far was 100% FL sunshine and a COLD day: 82 kWh. >> >> > >> >> > Congratulations, sounds like you did it anyway... >> >> > >> >> > > HF RFI? Undetectable. >> >> > >> >> > Thanks, that is great news! >> >> > >> >> > > I got the last (3) 3.8kW transformer based inverters in stock. >> >> > > SMA makes nice gear. Cadwelds, IMC 3/4" conduit. >> >> > >> >> > I was totally shocked when I ordered an SMA inverter to add to my >> other >> >> > three XANTREX ones which only weighted 25 lbs. The SMA was so heavy >> I >> >> had >> >> > to invite my son to dinner just to get help getting it from the >> porch to >> >> > inside the house! Then had to feed him again a week later to help >> lift >> >> it >> >> > into place. I think it is over 100 lbs? And compared to the XANTREX, >> >> there >> >> > were may nitpicks I did not like about the SMA at all. >> >> > >> >> > But then of course, XANTREX doesn't make grid-tie inverters any more >> and >> >> > SMA does seem to have very good reviews. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Bob <WB4SON(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > > Sort of off the AMSAT topic, but the most recent estimate is that >> >> about >> >> > > 20 >> >> > > > gigawatts of solar will be added in 2016 -- almost doubling the >> >> total >> >> > > > installed capacity of US solar power. This is being primarily >> >> driven >> >> > by >> >> > > > residential installations. Utility-scale installations are >> actually >> >> > down >> >> > > > 5%. >> >> > > > >> >> > > > One thing that was keeping mass market efficiency down was a >> glut of >> >> > > > production capability that existed through 2014. Manufactures >> were >> >> not >> >> > > > keen on investing in new processes at the same time they were >> going >> >> out >> >> > > of >> >> > > > business or consolidating. That glut has been drying up, >> prompting >> >> > Elon >> >> > > > Musk's to build a $1 billion dollar factory in Buffalo NY which >> will >> >> > > > produce 1 GW of panels annually by the end of 2016. Those panels >> >> are >> >> > > > expected to be 22.1% efficient. That's a pretty impressive gain >> in >> >> > > > efficiency. >> >> > > > >> >> > > > Often times market conditions, not technology, dictates what >> reaches >> >> > the >> >> > > > mass market, and that has most certainly been the case in the >> solar >> >> > > > industry. That 50% increase in panel efficiency doesn't >> necessarily >> >> > mean >> >> > > > that the cost per watt will be reduced in the short term -- those >> >> > panels >> >> > > > may simply sell for 50% more. >> >> > > > >> >> > > > 73, Bob, WB4SON >> >> > > > >> >> > > > On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Nick Pugh wrote: >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> Good point Bob but include the real estate cost in to the >> equation >> >> > and >> >> > > >> they improve. >> >> > > >> nick >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> > > >> From: AMSAT-BB [On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga >> >> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 11:06 AM >> >> > > >> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >> >> > > >> Subject: [amsat-bb] Waiting for Solar Panel Efficiency (Ha!) >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> Compare the cost and efficiency of solar panels for cubesats and >> >> for >> >> > > your >> >> > > >> house: >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> http://aprs.org/Energy/solar/efficiency-comparison-cost.png >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum >> available >> >> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >> >> Opinions >> >> > expressed >> >> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official >> views of >> >> > AMSAT-NA. >> >> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> >> program! >> >> > Subscription settings: >> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >> >> Opinions expressed >> >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >> of >> >> AMSAT-NA. >> >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >> Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of >> AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] [isrohams] Re: [amsatindia] New Year Greetings
by mrraghav＠isac.gov.in 02 Jan '16

02 Jan '16

Dear All, Thank You very Much for the New Year Wishes. I wish you and your family a very very Happy, Prosperous , Healthy and Fulfilling New Year 2016. Regards Raghavendra.M.R. VU3GTI Quoting "'V.MURALI KRISHNA' vmk(a)isac.gov.in [isrohams]" <isrohams(a)yahoogroups.com>: > > > > Dear All, > Thanks for the wishes. > I also Wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year. > > With Warm Regards > V.Murali Krishna. > > Quoting "Balaji VU3PZA kbala(a)isac.gov.in [isrohams]" > <isrohams(a)yahoogroups.com>: > >> >> >> >> >> OM! >> Wish you very happy and prosperous new year 2016. >> with regards >> Balaji (vu3pza) >> 73 de >> Balaji (VU3PZA) >> Managing Committee Member >> Upargrah Amateur Radio Club(VU2URC) >> ISRO Satellite Centre, HAL Airport Road >> Bangalore - 560 017, India. >> Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2404, (R)91-80-2522 0810 >> (M)91-94807 05796 (6pm-8am) >> Fax: 91-80-2508 2406 >> E-mail ID: vu3pza(a)gmail.com, kbala(a)isac.gov.in >> >> >> >> ------------------------- >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may >> contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized >> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not >> the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and >> destroy all copies of the original message. >> >> ------------------------- >> >> > > > > V MURALI KRISHNA > SCI/ENGR-SE;PFF/IFF/MFF > ISRO SATELLITE CENTRE > HAL AIRPORT ROAD > BANGALORE - 560 017. > INDIA. > EMAIL: vmk(a)isac.gov.in > Phone: > Office: +91-80-25083023 > +91-80-25083028 > > > > ------------------------- > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > ------------------------- > > __._,_.___ > > > ------------------------- > Posted by: "V.MURALI KRISHNA" <vmk(a)isac.gov.in> > ------------------------- > > > > > Reply via web post[1] • Reply to sender [2] • > Reply to group [3] • Start a New Topic[4] > • Messages in this topic[5] (2) > > ONE WORLD ONE LANGUAGE - ISRO HAMS > ---------------------------------- > To subscribe for this group, send an email to > isrohams-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > Visit Your Group[6] > > > [7] • Privacy[8] • Unsubscribe[9] • Terms of Use[10] > > > > . > > __,_._,___ Links: ------ [1] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/messages/1769;_y… [2] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bisrohams%5D%20Re%3A%20%5Bamsatindia%5D%20New%20Year%20Greetings [3] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bisrohams%5D%20Re%3A%20%5Bamsatindia%5D%20New%20Year%20Greetings [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3… [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/topics/1768;_ylc… [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmODVlNnRnBF9T… [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJldWpocjhvBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA… [8] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [9] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe [10] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [amsat-bb] [Bod] Happy New Year
by Mark L. Hammond 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Happy New Year, Dr. Bob! Glad to have you back in the fold. Yes, 2017 stands to be a wonderful year! 73, Mark N8MH At 07:30 AM 1/1/2016 -0500, Robert McGwier wrote: >I think 2016 will be a great year for AMSAT Â organizations around the world and for AMSAT-NA, it will be a major turn around year with multiple spacecraft to be launched and multiple I preparation or under consideration. > >I'm very happy to be active again with my AMSAT friends and around the world.Â The slow evaporation of the damage done by ITAR is readily apparent I our various circles doing technical work. > >It is exciting. > >HNY and 73s >Bob >N4HY > > > >-- >Bob McGwier >Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc >Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc >Research Professor Virginia Tech >Dir. Research: Â The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology >Senior Member IEEE,Â Facebook: N4HYBob,Â ARS: N4HY >Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) >Director of AMSAT > >_______________________________________________ >Via the BOD mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA >http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/bod

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Re: [amsat-bb] [amsatindia] New Year Greetings
by Kris Murthy 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Thank you for the warm words of greetings! I take pleasure sending in my New Year Greetings to everyone in the Group, Wish you all a very happy, prosperous, new year, 2016, studded with success, good health and very good activities in the world of Ham Radio! Raj/ VU2RAJ On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 2:16 PM, 'Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]' wmy(a)isac.gov.in [amsatindia] <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > > Warm wishes and greetings to all and to their family members for a 'Very > Happy New Year 2016'. > > 73 de > > Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] > Secretary & Station-In-Charge > Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC > ISRO Satellite Centre > HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. > Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192 > Mobile: 91-9880 341 456 > E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in > vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com > isrohams(a)yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > ------------------------------ > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> > ------------------------------ > Reply via web post > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amsatindia/conversations/messages/2782;…> > • Reply to sender <wmy(a)isac.gov.in?subject=Re%3A%20New%20Year%20Greetings> > • Reply to group > <amsatindia(a)yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20New%20Year%20Greetings> • Start > a New Topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amsatindia/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=…> > • Messages in this topic > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amsatindia/conversations/topics/328;_yl…> > (25) > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amsatindia/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJldHNwY24xBF…> > > > [image: Yahoo! Groups] > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkbGlhMG81BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkA…> > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <amsatindia-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > . > > __,_._,___ >

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Happy New Year
by Robert McGwier 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

I think 2016 will be a great year for AMSAT organizations around the world and for AMSAT-NA, it will be a major turn around year with multiple spacecraft to be launched and multiple I preparation or under consideration. I'm very happy to be active again with my AMSAT friends and around the world. The slow evaporation of the damage done by ITAR is readily apparent I our various circles doing technical work. It is exciting. HNY and 73s Bob N4HY -- Bob McGwier Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc Research Professor Virginia Tech Dir. Research: The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ) Director of AMSAT

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New Year Greetings
by K.CHANDRASEKHARAM 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Dear Friends, I wish you and your family members a very happy new year 2016. with regards, K.Chandrasekharam Quoting "'Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]' wmy(a)isac.gov.in [isrohams]" <isrohams(a)yahoogroups.com>: > > > > Warm wishes and greetings to all and to their family members for a > 'Very Happy New Year 2016'. > > 73 de > > Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] > Secretary & Station-In-Charge > Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC > ISRO Satellite Centre > HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. > Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192 > Mobile: 91-9880 341 456 > E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in > vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com > isrohams(a)yahoo.com > > > > ------------------------- > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > ------------------------- > > __._,_.___ > > > ------------------------- > Posted by: "Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS]" <wmy(a)isac.gov.in> > ------------------------- > > > > > Reply via web post[1] • Reply to sender [2] • > Reply to group [3] • Start a New Topic[4] > • Messages in this topic[5] (18) > > ONE WORLD ONE LANGUAGE - ISRO HAMS > ---------------------------------- > To subscribe for this group, send an email to > isrohams-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > Visit Your Group[6] > > > [7] • Privacy[8] • Unsubscribe[9] • Terms of Use[10] > > > > . > > __,_._,___ Links: ------ [1] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/messages/1765;_y… [2] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20New%20Year%20Greetings [3] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20New%20Year%20Greetings [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3… [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/topics/351;_ylc=… [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMTZqMHFjBF9T… [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlbzZvOHNyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA… [8] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [9] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe [10] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [amsat-bb] [isrohams] Re: [amsatindia] New Year Greetings
by V.MURALI KRISHNA 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Dear All, Thanks for the wishes. I also Wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year. With Warm Regards V.Murali Krishna. Quoting "Balaji VU3PZA kbala(a)isac.gov.in [isrohams]" <isrohams(a)yahoogroups.com>: > > > > OM! > Wish you very happy and prosperous new year 2016. > with regards > Balaji (vu3pza) > 73 de > Balaji (VU3PZA) > Managing Committee Member > Upargrah Amateur Radio Club(VU2URC) > ISRO Satellite Centre, HAL Airport Road > Bangalore - 560 017, India. > Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2404, (R)91-80-2522 0810 > (M)91-94807 05796 (6pm-8am) > Fax: 91-80-2508 2406 > E-mail ID: vu3pza(a)gmail.com, kbala(a)isac.gov.in > > > > ------------------------- > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > ------------------------- > > __._,_.___ > > > ------------------------- > Posted by: Balaji VU3PZA <kbala(a)isac.gov.in> > ------------------------- > > > > > Reply via web post[1] • Reply to sender [2] • > Reply to group [3] • Start a New Topic[4] > • Messages in this topic[5] (1) > > ONE WORLD ONE LANGUAGE - ISRO HAMS > ---------------------------------- > To subscribe for this group, send an email to > isrohams-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com > Visit Your Group[6] > > > [7] • Privacy[8] • Unsubscribe[9] • Terms of Use[10] > > > > . > > __,_._,___ Links: ------ [1] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/messages/1768;_y… [2] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bamsatindia%5D%20New%20Year%20Greetings [3] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20%5Bamsatindia%5D%20New%20Year%20Greetings [4] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3… [5] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/conversations/topics/1768;_ylc… [6] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/isrohams/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmODI5bGtlBF9T… [7] https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcGFkbWthBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA… [8] https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html [9] mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe [10] https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/ V MURALI KRISHNA SCI/ENGR-SE;PFF/IFF/MFF ISRO SATELLITE CENTRE HAL AIRPORT ROAD BANGALORE - 560 017. INDIA. EMAIL: vmk(a)isac.gov.in Phone: Office: +91-80-25083023 +91-80-25083028 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [amsat-bb] [amsatindia] New Year Greetings
by Balaji VU3PZA 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

OM! Wish you very happy and prosperous new year 2016. with regards Balaji (vu3pza) 73 de Balaji (VU3PZA) Managing Committee Member Upargrah Amateur Radio Club(VU2URC) ISRO Satellite Centre, HAL Airport Road Bangalore - 560 017, India. Phone:(O)91-80-2508 2404, (R)91-80-2522 0810 (M)91-94807 05796 (6pm-8am) Fax: 91-80-2508 2406 E-mail ID: vu3pza(a)gmail.com, kbala(a)isac.gov.in ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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New Year Greetings
by Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

Warm wishes and greetings to all and to their family members for a 'Very Happy New Year 2016'. 73 de Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] Secretary & Station-In-Charge Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC ISRO Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192 Mobile: 91-9880 341 456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy_mani(a)yahoo.com isrohams(a)yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Colorado Amateur Satellite net Begins in 1 hour
by Skyler F 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

NOTE, THE NET HAS BEEN DELAYED BY 15 MINUTES TODAY DECEMBER 24. Happy holidays. This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1 hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday). 6PM Pacific 7PM Mountain 8PM Central 9PM Eastern Please visit us on *AMSATNET.INFO <http://amsatnet.info/>* *IRLP* 9870, the Denver Reflector *ALLSTAR LINK* 40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node *ECHOLINK* *AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L *LOCAL RF* 449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) 447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up) 447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback mountain) 147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO) 446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whopping 5 blocks of great coverage *REMOTE RF* Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking supported) Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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Colorado Amateur Satellite net Begins in 1 hour
by Skyler F 01 Jan '16

01 Jan '16

This is a reminder that the Colorado Amateur Satellite net will begin in 1 hour from now (7PM mountain time Thursday). 6PM Pacific 7PM Mountain 8PM Central 9PM Eastern Please visit us on *AMSATNET.INFO <http://amsatnet.info/>* *IRLP* 9870, the Denver Reflector *ALLSTAR LINK* 40764, direct hookup to the repeater here. 41715, KC9ZHV hub at a data center if I am out of bandwidth. More info on AllStar - amsatnet.info/#node *ECHOLINK* *AMSAT* unless there is an ARISS contact, then go direct to KD0WHB-L *LOCAL RF* 449.625 (-) 141.3 ( WØKU Lookout Mountain) 447.225 (-) 141.3 (The STEM school repeater we set up) 447.850 (-) 141.3 (ACØKQ's repeater where he lives on TOP of saddleback mountain) 147.450 SIMPLEX (Aurora, CO) 446.275 (-) 100.0 Galena St. Local repeater at my house, giving a whopping 5 blocks of great coverage *REMOTE RF* Your Repeater here!, Email me if you want to link in or me to link your echolink or allstar repeater in automatically (no automatic IRLP linking supported) Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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Club Equipment - Error
by Clint Bradford 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Sorry for that post - it was NOT meant for the list. And i have NOT started drinkin' yet for New Years' celebration - honest. Clint

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Net - Colorado
by Clint Bradford 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Great job, Skyler, on the satellite net this evening. Although just a dozen or so checked in, there were more lurking - and, hopefully, learning and getting interested. Heck - one of your participants even offered a donation to your school's ham club! Clint K6LCS

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Final Jepoardy 12/30/2015
by Clint Bradford 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Most of you here - and any of the attendees of my 80+ amateur radio satellite presentations - would have known the answer to last night's Final Jepoardy(tm) question! GERMAN SCIENTISTS - was the category. The answer: "Best known for his theories about planetary orbits, in 1604 he became the first to explain how eyeglasses correct vision." Screenshots of the answer - AND solution - at the bottom of ... http://work-sat.com/Misc.html Merry 2016 to all! Clint K6LCS

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Sat32PC talking to radios question
by Brian Sarkisian, KG8CO 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

I recently installed the Sat32PC program and it doesn't look like the program is talking with the radios. I am using an IC-7000 and a FT-100D as the two radios. I have set up both radio's comport information and at this point I do not have a rotor. I see that SatPC32 is tracking as the frequency changes, however, the radios aren't doing anything. What am I missing? Thank you Brian, KG8CO

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AO-85 Celestrak TLE
by Frank Westphal 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

I use an IOS satellite tracking program called SatExpPro which downloads the TLE's from Celestrak. I can't find the TLE's for AO-85 at the Celestrak site. Does the Celestrak site use a different name for AO-85? There is no listing for Fox either. The SatExpPro program does not allow for the downloading of the TLE's from the AMSAT site which has the TLE's for AO-85. I use SatPC32 on my desktop and download the TLE's from the AMSAT site for AO-85. Is there a reason that the Celestrak site would not host the TLE's for AO-85? Thanks for any help in solving this mystery. 73, Frank K6FW

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LNB use on 10 Ghz?
by jameshickox＠sbcglobal.net 31 Dec '15

31 Dec '15

Hello,Questions about the discussion on inexpensive downlink using the satellite TV LNB's. Do they require any conversion to get from 11 Ghz down to the 10ghz ham band? If they don't, is there any significant loss in signal from being used on a different frequency than they were intended for? Is there anything posted on a Web page showing a working setup? Lastly, (I promise) Are there any working sats in the 10ghz range to test a system on? Thanks and 73, James AA5AO Abilene Texas Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note® 3, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-12-30 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-12-30 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-01-05 17:42:06 UTC 81 deg Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC 83 deg **************************************************************************** ** I would like to thank everyone who has supported ARISS since the first contact back 15 years ago. I can still remember ARISS contact #1 where I was the control operator at Burbank outside of Chicago. It has been a blast ever since. Now we are heading into 2016 where we hope to keep the traditions going. We have 2 contacts scheduled in the first week of the new year. Charlie AJ9N **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-12-20 to 2016-01-04, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** 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. **************************************************************************** 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 Francesco IKØWGF with 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-12-30 21:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1015. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 980. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, 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 2015-12-09 07:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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N3YKF/8R1
by Eduardo Erlemann 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

N3YKF/8R1 Worked on FO-29, AO-7 and SO-50 Thanks Ed PY2RN GG66

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Is anyone using a phased array for LEOs?
by Douglas Quagliana 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

I would like to hear from anyone who is (or was) using a phased array of antennas for LEOs. (For example, the LA2QAA 435-jpole phased array that appeared in the AMSAT Journal a few years ago). In particular I would like to know - what antenna elements you used (jpole, vertical, something else) for the array - number of elements in the array - what coax relays/switches you used (brand/model/signal losses?) for phasing? - details of the computer controlled steering or did you manual steer? - what band(s) (2m, 70cm, other)? - which satellite(s) you were trying to receive and -your overall experience with how well the phased array worked (or didnt work) for LEOs. If there's enough interest and/or replies then I'll write it up for an AMSAT Journal article. 73, Douglas KA2UPW/5

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Fox-1Cliff and -1D matching contribution offer
by Andrew Glasbrenner 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to AMSAT members and satellite enthusiasts everywhere! In this season of giving, we've had a generous offer for matching funds up to $1,000 for those that contribute to the Fox-1Cliff and -1D crowdsourcing campaign at https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/6pz92/ab/561Zd between now and December 31st. Make your donation twice as valuable by taking advantage of this opportunity and contributing before the end of the year, and help AMSAT fund the launch of the next two satellites in the Fox-1 series. Slated for launch in 2016 on the inaugural Spaceflight SHERPA mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, Fox-1Cliff and -1D carry university experiments from Pennsylvania State-Erie, Vanderbilt, University of Iowa, cameras provided by Virginia Tech, as well as amateur radio voice repeaters capable of U/V or L/V operation. Donations of $100 or more are eligible for a special AMSAT Fox challenge coin, and $1,000 or more qualifies for a plaque with an actual solar panel cover from Fox-1Cliff or -1D. (We've nearly exhausted our coin supply and are waiting on resupply from the mint. Plaques will be distributed sometime after spacecraft integration. Please be patient for delivery of either premium.) AMSAT is a 501-(c)-(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific organization of amateur radio operators whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and operate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage amateurs to utilize these resources. Please consider a tax-deductible contribution to AMSAT to help underwrite the development and launch expenses of our Fox satellite program. Donors wishing to provide additional matching funds please contact Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA at ko4ma(a)amsat.org.

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EO-79 transponder activation
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

Hi all, Wednesday 30th December 2015 - EO-79 activation and pass 1100 hrs - South to North here in Wales -UK. Transponder on and many stations heard very strongly working the satellite. I also heard my own downlink with my usual " ELK " antenna, however I was interrupted by very strong local QRM - We also have lots of rain which did not help. "Wouter -thanks to you and your team for the activation, dedication,time and effort. "HAPPY NEW YEAR " to all and Good Luck for future projects. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat - UK Amsat NA

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TS-2000 and 9600 baud Sats - Problem Solved
by Tony 30 Dec '15

30 Dec '15

All: Not sure why, but It took a factory reset to get my Kenwood TS-2000 working with an external 9600 baud TNC. The setup now works fine with 9600 baud satellites. So for those who may have a TS-2000, the rig will work with an external 9600 baud TNC right out of the box. The external TNC data rate (menu 50F) must be set to 9600. The same menu item must changed to 1200 when operating the TNC at 1200 baud. Thanks for all... Tony -K2MO

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A at 2158Z
by Paul Stoetzer 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

Yes, thanks for the QSO, Bob. As I said, I had much better signals on a pass I worked around 1000Z last year. The downside of a 10m downlink is the signals don't always get through the ionosphere very well! Glad to get three more Mode A QSOs into the log today. That makes only six QSOs I've ever made on Mode A. With my portable setup, it's difficult to manage the two antennas, but I wanted to make a few more QSOs before AO-7 only switches to Mode A when it randomly jumps modes, rather than on a predictable every other day schedule. 73, Paul, N8HM On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, R.T.Liddy <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > Paul, > > TNX for the AO-7A QSO at 2158Z! > > Very, very weak!!! Lots of QSB!! > > 73 & HNY, Bob K8BL > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','n8hm(a)arrl.net');>> > *To:* "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','amsat-bb(a)amsat.org');>" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','amsat-bb(a)amsat.org');>> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 29, 2015 3:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z > > Great to work WB8RJY and KC9ELU on that pass from here in EN82. Heard a few > other weak signals out there too. Signals were much weaker than when I > tried this setup from this spot in the middle of the night last year. Of > course, that's the problem with 10m downlinks when the band is open! I'll > try the next pass at 2144Z too. > > Apologies for being off frequency. I'm struggling through tuning, holding > the Arrow, and holding my hand mic since my headset adapter broke a few > days ago. Luckily a replacement is waiting for me in my mailbox in DC! > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','n8hm(a)arrl.net');>> wrote: > > > Good afternoon, > > > > I'll be on AO-7 Mode A at 1950Z today looking for a few QSOs. There's > only > > a few days left until AO-7 sees daily eclipses for many years to come, > > meaning the 24 hour timer will not function and the satellite will spend > a > > large majority of its time in Mode B. > > > > I may also be on the 2144Z pass. > > > > 73, > > > > Paul, N8HM > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org.');> AMSAT-NA makes this > open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-12-29 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2015-12-29 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Frederick W. Harnett Middle School, Blackstone, Massachusetts, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Tue 2016-01-05 17:42:06 UTC 81 deg Sandringham School, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, direct via GB1SAN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be GB1SS The scheduled astronaut is Timothy Peake KG5BVI Contact is a go for: Fri 2016-01-08 08:47:47 UTC 83 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ** I would like to thank everyone who has supported ARISS since the first contact back 15 years ago. I can still remember ARISS contact #1 where I was the control operator at Burbank outside of Chicago. It has been a blast ever since. Now we are heading into 2016 where we hope to keep the traditions going. We have 2 contacts scheduled in the first week of the new year. Charlie AJ9N (***) **************************************************************************** ** >From 2015-12-20 to 2016-01-04, there will be no US Operational Segment (USOS) hams on board ISS. So any schools contacts during this period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia team. **************************************************************************** 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. **************************************************************************** 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 Francesco IKØWGF with 115 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 114 **************************************************************************** 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 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2015-12-29 22:00 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 1015. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 980. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, 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 2015-12-09 07:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 43/44 on orbit Scott Kelly Mikhail Kornienko RN3BF Exp. 45 on orbit Sergey Volkov RU3DIS Exp. 46 on orbit Tim Kopra KE5UDN Timothy Peake KG5BVI Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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follow-up on request for list of North American grids activated in 2015
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 29 Dec '15

29 Dec '15

Hi! Thanks for the responses to my request last night for stations to send me information on the grids that they activated during calendar year 2015! I have received information from 18 different stations, and a couple of others have said they will compile their lists after 31 December. This is great, and I appreciate the responses. I would like to hear from any satellite operators in Mexico that have been active from more than their home grids, as I know I have worked a few down there in different locations during 2015. I would appreciate receiving this information by 15 January 2016, if others are interested in providing me their lists of grids activated in 2015. I also have details on a couple of other stations that have posted their lists of grids activated in 2015 online, and I will include those in my writeup. I received one comment that questioned my use of Twitter in my request for this information. I understand that many hams don't use, or care for, social media platforms like Twitter. Of the 18 stations that have sent me information, about 2/3 of them are also on Twitter - and all of those have operated from between 5 and 58 different grids in 2015. Many of us use Twitter specifically, since it does not require full access to the Internet to send information for others to see. Twitter can be used with SMS messages, which means just having access to a mobile phone network is all that is needed to interact with Twitter. Many of us also keep our Twitter feeds open for anyone to read - the reason why I usually refer to a link to see my @WD9EWK Twitter feed in a web browser (http://twitter.com/WD9EWK ), without having a Twitter account. Twitter is just another way to spread the word, a reason why I also posted my original request here on the AMSAT-BB list last night. If I was interested in plotting a map showing all of the grids that were active in 2015, this could be done by everyone submitting lists of grids worked during the year. Although that would make for a nice map, especially to see if it would have been possible to work all of the states in the continental USA during the year, that is a larger project I didn't want to take on. I'm looking to highlight those stations that go out and activate grids away from home, for the benefit of other satellite operators. Thanks again, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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