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Re: [amsat-bb] ARISS SSTV Archive Update Needed Before Diploma App Can be Submitted
by John Brier 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

oh they're up! thank you. No issue now. the issue was they weren't posted on the archive yet. Now I can submit my application with the links. Thanks for the heads up. Whoever processed the submissions, Thank you! John Brier, KG4AKV On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Will Marchant <will(a)spaceflightsoftware.com> wrote: > Hi John: > Sorry, I'm confused. It looks like the images you submitted show a > reception time on July 17. That should be OK for the award, right? > Best wishes, > Will > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:11:12 -0400 > From: John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> > To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS SSTV Archive Update Needed Before Diploma > App Can be Submitted > Message-ID: > <CALn0fKNkyJ321WKcww7dY34wobU3=pnDvvY=ABkYkFthD7QBWw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > First of all, Thank you to all involved with ARISS and especially > these SSTV events and the diploma process. I know you are all > volunteers and just doing this in your free time. > > Second, I should have submitted my images earlier, but I ended up only > submitting them on the 28th around 5:00 UTC > > I downloaded the latest image on the archive, from KE8AKW and the > timestamp on the file is from the 25th. > > The application requires we send links to our images as they appear on > the archive, and the deadline is the end of the month, so I am worried > it won't be updated in time for me to submit my application. Any > insight someone can offer on this? > > Thank you. > > John Brier, KG4AKV

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Canada-W6 so-50 mobile
by Eric T-N6SPP 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

Have made a few qso's to the mid-west at my LOS last few days.. Will try SO-50 daily after 2000z .. In Northern BC now..should be mobile for another 7days or so. Internet spotty. 73 Eric n6spp/ve6 ~via iP5

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Does weekly satellite report still exist?
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

When are they going to update Oscar.dcarr.org? I emailed KD5QGR about it and no response. We need to add new satellite to the page and get rid of old ones and maybe even make the page better. 73's KE8AKW

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Re: [amsat-bb] Does weekly satellite report still exist?
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

At 12:04 PM 7/29/2015 -0400, you wrote: >JE9PEL compiles a good list and keeps it up to date. > >http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm Thank you Paul. That's excellent and just what I've been missing. :-) I think I can even save it as text file for when I'm away from the internet. KB7ADL

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Does weekly satellite report still exist?
by Richard Ferryman 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

I used to receive the AMSAT Weekly Satellite Report but have not seen anything since 2013 (WSR-173). Does that list still exist? Dick G4BBH

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DM90 on 30 July
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

I plan to operate portable tomorrow (30 July) from DM90 on SO-50. My AOS is 1522Z and it's a mid-America pass. If I work you, I'll send a QSL. No need for a SASE. I'll also upload to LoTW. 73 Glenn AA5PK DM91

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ARISS SSTV Archive Update Needed Before Diploma App Can be Submitted
by John Brier 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

First of all, Thank you to all involved with ARISS and especially these SSTV events and the diploma process. I know you are all volunteers and just doing this in your free time. Second, I should have submitted my images earlier, but I ended up only submitting them on the 28th around 5:00 UTC I downloaded the latest image on the archive, from KE8AKW and the timestamp on the file is from the 25th. The application requires we send links to our images as they appear on the archive, and the deadline is the end of the month, so I am worried it won't be updated in time for me to submit my application. Any insight someone can offer on this? Thank you. John Brier, KG4AKV

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium video's
by Wouter Weggelaar 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

Hi All, Thanks to the cooperation between the BATC and AMSAT-UK, this years colloquium footage is becoming available online already. The BATC and AMSAT-UK teams are working to upload all video material on to the AMSAT-UK YouTube account. (http://youtube.com/user/AMSATUK) Video's will become available as soon as uploading is complete. Since the high-definition files are rather large, please allow for some time for editing and uploading. For convenience, if you wish to watch the entire colloquium, go to the playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTDI7lbh1cWq2av8hb6EzddopHERvDH0i Thanks, Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG BATC / AMSAT-UK team http://amsat-uk.org http://batc.tv

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Dr Helen Walker – UKube-1 presentation video
by M5AKA 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

The video of the UKube-1 presentation by Dr Helen Walker of RAL Space is now available. Helen is an astronomer, working in the Satellite Operations Group at STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. She has around thirty years experience of working with astronomical satellites, both as researcher and planning specialist. Watch the video at http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/28/dr-helen-walker-ukube-1/ 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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FUNcube Certificate of Achievement and QSL Card
by M5AKA 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

FUNcube Certificate of Achievement and QSL Card http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/29/funcube-certificate-of-achievement/ 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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G-5500 Controller Question
by Tony 29 Jul '15

29 Jul '15

All: I have an old Yaesu G-500A elevation rotator and a refurbished Yaesu G-1000 DXA azimuth rotator that I'd like to use with a G-5500 controller. I suspect the controller will work with the G-500A right out of the box, but I don't know about the G-1000 DXA. Any ideas? Tony

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g5400 AZ/EL control
by Michael J. Wolthuis 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

I have been out of the SAT new station construction for a while. I use a Uni_Trac on my station at home and have been for over 6 years. Now I am building a station for someone else. I need to control a g5400b. Is the LVB SatTracker from the Amsat store the way to go? Then use Sat32 to control the radio and the LVB? Any other ideas would be good, but this is for beginners and needs to be simple to put together and use. So, prefer not to use the Adrino solution. Thanks, Mike kb8zgl

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QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages (DOVE-17's speech?)
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

Yes, I sometimes go on the DD1US sounds from space page also, it has almost every satellite you can think of on there. Including UO-11 and UO-9'S digitalkers http://www.dd1us.de/spacesounds%202b.html . 73's KE8AKW

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TS790 radio control now working
by Scott Smith 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

Hi folks, I now have the satpc32 again controlling my TS790. I purchased a new usb/serial cable from the U.K. downloaded the drivers and it works fine. This cable is almost half the price of the other one which stopped working. It only cost 16., Tried it on Fo-29 and it does the job hi hi. 73 de Scott VE6ITV

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duplexer used as a filter
by kb2m＠arrl.net 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

I'm trying to setup a remote sat station and need help with a desence filter. I was using a Diamond MX72-n and was experiencing water intrusion. I then checked the archives and consulted the group and went to the recommended Comet CF-416. Guess what, I'm still getting water into the duplexer. I thought that it was more suited to outdoor service on the recommendation of the group. So, before I take apart one of the duplexers to attempt to waterproof, does anyone know of a duplexer that is designed for outdoor use on the tower? I really don't have the room for a 12 foot + crossboom, so I need to resolve the desence with the duplexer. Any suggestions from someone who has solved this? 73 Jeff kb2m

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Re: [amsat-bb] duplexer used as a filter
by Kevin M 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

> Resist any temptation to seal up every crack and crevice of the diplexer. > be sure to leave a weep hole or a small gap perhaps where your cables come in through the bottom so moisture can escape. Cannot agree with the above enough... You NEVER want to try and seal it up completely; mostly because you can't. (the block of epoxy being the exception) Warm day, heat beating down on it, cool rain comes, case temperature drops quickly, air inside will condense and suck a hole in your weather seal. Now you have moist air trapped inside... no weep holes. It's the same reason you never seal both ends of hollow feedline. Are you thinking of using preamps? Then I want to suggest you try TWO diplexers... one on each feedline before the preamps. The 'unused port' on each can be capped with a simple antenna connector and a 50 ohm 1/4 watt resistor across it. Now, need room for all that? How about a tactical gear case... I've found the black cases from MCM electronics (~$25) and antenna brackets at the hardware store (~$5): http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2011/01/satellite-antennas-again.html http://n4ufosat.blogspot.com/2014/11/finally-got-nice-day-without-too-much.… It's just a suggestion... your mileage may vary, batteries not included, attempt at your own risk. =^) 73, Kevin N4UFO

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Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW can be used for all AMSAT Awards
by Kevin M 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

Don't know who 'in the world' (<-- pun!) would have suggested such a crazy thing, but very great news, Bruce! I sure would have liked to have been the first to submit an LotW app, but I just got #85 confirmed towards the Century award (thanks YV5FRD!) and still have a few more to go. =^) 73 and here's hoping your application inbox gets filled!!! =^D Kevin N4UFO --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT will now accept LOTW contacts for all of their awards. We had been trying to figure out a way to do this and it was actually quite simple as suggested by one of our members. Log into your LOTW account, click on "Your QSOs". Select the station you want to include for your AMSAT award. Click on "Details". Use a screen capture program or Windows Snipping tool and attach that screen shot. The information displayed contains both callsigns, the DXCC entity, the Grid Square, the time/date and mode for the contact. Everything we need for the contact to be accepted. This will make it easier for everyone to submit for AMSAT awards as they do not also have to get a hard copy QSL card for their LOTW contacts. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE

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Re: [amsat-bb] QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages (DOVE-17's speech?)
by Robert Bruninga 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

Did DOVE OSCAR-17 ever say anything other than the “Hi, this is Dove in Space” as recorded here: http://www.dd1us.de/sounds/DO-17.mp3 That’s from a fantastic page I just found that has sounds from many satellites! http://www.dd1us.de/spacesounds%202c.html I’d like to put ananniversary copy of its best known announcement on QIKCOM I remember copying its telelmetry all the time, but I just don’t remember the voice. Bob *From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:[email protected]] *Sent:* Sunday, July 26, 2015 4:12 PM *To:* amsat bb *Cc:* Robert Bruninga *Subject:* Re: QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages AMSAT Armchair "contact" lawyers: Continuing with the DTMF message ideas. What kind of exchange "counts" for satellite contacts? (where counting matters)? Does it really have to be CQ... QSL... and then QSL ...? For the DTMF Voice system, we could have two more messages: " CQ Satellite, my number is *" (the satellite assigns the digit *) " QSL number _, my number is *" (station enters the _ in his reply) Usage would be: A station sends a DTMF uplink message "WB4APR says CQ Satellite my number is X". A responding station sends "W3ADO says QSL number X, my number is Y" Finishing it off with "WB4APR says QSL number Y, my number is X. Another station joins in "W4XYZ says QSL number X, my number is Z and the reply could be "WB4APR says QSL Number Z, my number is X... WB4APR made two valid contacts with XYZ and ADO. In otherwords is that required for an exchange? The number for "My number is *." is assigned sequencially for the pass, so that it is unique. The QSL station always has to enter the number of the matching station to which he is responding. Just a thought. Or does anyone give a hoot about counting satellite "contacts"? Bob, Wb4APR On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: In addition to all of the numbered ARL messages, we have now implemented all of these additional messages (as adjusted to fit) and found it was trivial to include a "0-9" modifier in messages... wherever a " _" appears. There is still some room. Remember, for the sender using DTMF the message and callsign always fits into 16 digits from the DTMF keypad. The format is: CeMMxCCCCCCpppp# Where e is an emergency flag which, along with x, must be 9 if this is a true emergency message otherwise it says "TEST ... " Where MM is the message number (00 to 99) Where x is a numeric modifier for messages with a "_" in them. Where CCCCCC is the callsign in DTMF and pppp is the key position codes for the 6 letters See http://aprs.org/qikcom-2.html Here are the new ones implemented. ------------------------ W2JV suggested: “Greetings from AMSAT. Keeping ham radio in space over 44 years”. ------------------------ WA1KAT suggested: There is no cell service here. Cell battery is dead. Cell power charging is limited. Radio power charging is limited. Next contact time available in 90 minutes. (time of one full orbit) Next contact time is tomorrow. Contact me on _ Meter band. (interpret as 1=160, 2=2m, 3=30, 8=80, etc) -------------------------- Bob added: Demonstrating APRStt at Hamfest Demonstrating APRStt to friends I am on schedule. I may be delayed _ hours I may be delayed _ days I may be early _ hours I May be early _ days I may quit early _ stops I may go farther _ stops We are camping and enjoying it greatly. We are hiking and enjoying it greatly. Call me on my cell. Call my cell on the hour. Please Send items number _. (1=Money,2= food, water, supplies, shoes, sleeping bag, blanket,fuel) We are operating on emergency power. We are operating on solar power. Just thinkin... Bob, WB4APR On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: Inviting proposed standard messages for the next APRS Satellite: Our next QIKCOM-2 APRS satellite will accept 2 digit uplink DTMF messages to be spoken on the downlink. We have already programmed all of the ARRL standard radio grams and emergency messages. But there is room for more. So think.... What kind of message would you want to send (that is not included in the existing ones) from your HT out in the wilderness. At a hamfest? or any other HAM Radio event or opportunity. Keep them simple and of the same order of length as the existing ones. The existing ones are listed here: http://nts.ema.arrl.org/node/30 But the implementation cannot include blanks for fill-in like the regular ones. But any sentence that stands alone can work. Just thought I'd open it up. Plenty of RAM and only 1 week before delivery... Serious considerations only. Thanks Bob, WB4APR

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Re: [amsat-bb] duplexer used as a filter
by Mike Ryan 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

I recommend taking some lessons from other gear that’s packaged for outdoor use. Like many outdoor preamps. Have a look at picture of these and you’ll see what I am getting at. Moisture comes from 2 places. From precipitation and from the air (condensation). I’ve use the following with great success. First the precipitation. Cover it like a “hat”. I use a piece of wide PVC or drainage pipe, though a plastic project box will do as well. I seal the top with a cap and leave the bottom open. All cables and connectors must come from the bottom for zero chance of water tricking in through a cable hole on the top or side or through the connectors. Also seal the connectors using some of the new vinyl coax wrap (love this stuff), electrical tape, or coax seal (though the latter can be a bear to cleanly remove later). What you're basically doing is affixing a “bucket” over the top of your diplexer. Now for condensation. Resist any temptation to seal up every crack and crevice of the diplexer. As long as there is any air inside, you will eventually get condensation due to temp and humidity changes. And it needs a way to get out when that happens. If you cover the bottom of your PVC pipe be sure to leave a weep hole or a small gap perhaps where your cables come in through the bottom so moisture can escape. The only perfect way around the condensation is to have no air at all inside the diplexer housing. Some companies use this approach for outdoor matchboxes and baluns where the whole thing is embedded in a block of epoxy. But before you try taking yours apart and using filler, epoxy, or silicone sealer to fill it up, let me tell you I’ve tried it and my diplexer just didn’t work well afterwards. I suffered added losses and and increased SWR. Perhaps gear just has to be designed for that from the ground up. Hope that helps. On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 8:38 PM, <kb2m(a)arrl.net> wrote: > I'm trying to setup a remote sat station and need help with a desence > filter. I was using a Diamond MX72-n and was experiencing water intrusion. > I then checked the archives and consulted the group and went to the > recommended Comet CF-416. Guess what, I'm still getting water into the > duplexer. I thought that it was more suited to outdoor service on the > recommendation of the group. So, before I take apart one of the duplexers to > attempt to waterproof, does anyone know of a duplexer that is designed for > outdoor use on the tower? I really don't have the room for a 12 foot + > crossboom, so I need to resolve the desence with the duplexer. Any > suggestions from someone who has solved this? > > > > 73 Jeff kb2m

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AMSAT Awards
by Bruce 28 Jul '15

28 Jul '15

It did not take long after the announcement that AMSAT would accept ARRL LOTW entries for Fraser, W3UTD, to submit 100% LOTW entries for the AMSAT Satellite Communication Achievement Award as well as the South Africa Satellite Communitcation Achievement Award. There have been several others that have included LOTW entries over the past few weeks while I was testing the idea. Next week, I will post more of the awards earned since my last post the other day, including Fraser's submission. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Re: [amsat-bb] Rotor Controllers
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Another possibility and one that I also use is the LabJack U12/Piggyback combination (I also have the LVB). The Piggyback you will need to build since Nova no longer sells it. The plans may be found in one of the documents that you can get for SatPC32. The U12 can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u12. The Piggyback can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback.JPG. Hope this helps. 73, Charlie AJ9N One of the ARISS mentors I don't see the LVB being sold in the AMSAT store at the moment, so this might be an alternative for you. In a message dated 7/26/2015 5:05:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ve3nxk(a)gmail.com writes: Wanting to upgrade my ham computer from XP/P4 to something newer and faster. Have used Nova, AEA ST-1, and Yaesu G-5500 for ever. Have a nice HP quad core machine with W7, that I cannot get to work with the ST-1, says cannot initialize port. Tried a couple of other units with same results, so I suspect it has something to do with the newer parallel ports. So what am I missing ??? I would prefer to use a USB port of course, but cannot find any controllers now that are ready to go, or will work with Nova. I am trying to stay with Nova and the Yaesu G-5500 What is everyone else using these days? -- Bill Booth VE3NXK Sundridge ON, Canada 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N FN05ns Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference. _______________________________________________ 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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P3E: Happy, but urging caution
by Robert McGwier 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Again, I caution. Until we have a contract, this is an opportunity. The most serious we have had since we launched AO-40 but a contract must be let to Virginia Tech by the USG to update the electronics and adapt the frame and components (remove the rocket and tanks), and get ready to use the VT ground station for operations along with AMSAT. I believe we will know before the 2017 fiscal year, but AMSAT's are ready to say yes as is VT. I love both of these guys Peter and Andrew. Be grateful after I get the USG to say yes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INlUCRmRhRk -- Bob McGwier Co-Founder and Technical Director, Federated Wireless, LLC Research Professor Virginia Tech Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)

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Videos of P3E Announcement and FO-29 Satellite Demo
by M5AKA 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Thanks to the British Amateur Television Club and Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG these video are now available: Video of P3E Satellite Announcement http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/26/video-of-p3e-satellite-announcement/ Satellite demonstration at AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/26/satellite-demonstration-at-amsat-uk-space-co… 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK ----

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Videos of P3E Announcement and FO-29 Satellite Demo
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

PD5LKM, No engine and tank is needed because the rocket will place it in a safe orbit with a safe pedigree, so no engine is needed. I believe reading somewhere is will carry the regular V/U transponder, and stuff in the GHZ's. 73's KE8AKW

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EO-80
by ingejack＠cox.net 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

I am travelling to Austria Germany and Northern Italy for 7 weeks and wondered if they have plans to turn on EO-80 in the near future ?? I understood that it would be turned on for ham use the middle of July but have heard nothing further. I was wondering if I should program in the frequencies for EO-80 or just leave the gear at home. Any information would be greatly appreciated Thanks JACK/KC7MG

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LOTW can be used for all AMSAT Awards
by Bruce 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

AMSAT will now accept LOTW contacts for all of their awards. We had been trying to figure out a way to do this and it was actually quite simple as suggested by one of our members. Log into your LOTW account, click on "Your QSOs". Select the station you want to include for your AMSAT award. Click on "Details". Use a screen capture program or Windows Snipping tool and attach that screen shot. The information displayed contains both callsigns, the DXCC entity, the Grid Square, the time/date and mode for the contact. Everything we need for the contact to be accepted. This will make it easier for everyone to submit for AMSAT awards as they do not also have to get a hard copy QSL card for their LOTW contacts. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Re: [amsat-bb] QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages (Valid Contacts - DONE!)
by Robert Bruninga 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Frank K5HS (ex KR1ZAN) came up with an excellent suggestion. Simply add the revolving QSO number to the downlinked GRID report! Then we need only the QSL message so that both stations can QSL each others grid!... So the DTMF grid will come down now as: "Grid FM19 from WB4APR QSO number X." A reply DTMF QSL message from someone else will be "W3ADO says QSL QSO number _. Thanks for the contact". Done. And this is an elegant simple solution that fits and the CPU only has 8 bytes of program memory left! (but 12k of message memory left)... Bob, Wb4APR -----Original Message----- From: prstoetzer(a)gmail.com [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Stoetzer Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 9:05 AM To: Robert Bruninga Cc: amsat bb Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages (Valid Contacts) Generally a QSO is considered to be an exchange of calls and one other piece of information - whether that's a signal report, grid square, serial number, name, etc. 73, Paul, N8HM On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: > Maybe what I really need to know, is whether a grid exchange is > required to constitute a valid satellite contact, or just an exchange of > calls? > > > > Bob > > > > *From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, July 26, 2015 4:12 PM > *To:* amsat bb > *Cc:* Robert Bruninga > *Subject:* Re: QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages > > > > AMSAT Armchair "contact" lawyers: > > Continuing with the DTMF message ideas. What kind of exchange "counts" > for satellite contacts? (where counting matters)? Does it really > have to be CQ... QSL... and then QSL ...? > > For the DTMF Voice system, we could have two more messages: > > " CQ Satellite, my number is *" (the satellite assigns the digit *) > > " QSL number _, my number is *" (station enters the _ in his reply) > > Usage would be: > > > > A station sends a DTMF uplink message "WB4APR says CQ Satellite my > number is X". > > A responding station sends "W3ADO says QSL number X, my number is Y" > > Finishing it off with "WB4APR says QSL number Y, my number is X. > > Another station joins in "W4XYZ says QSL number X, my number is Z > > and the reply could be "WB4APR says QSL Number Z, my number is X... > > WB4APR made two valid contacts with XYZ and ADO. > > In otherwords is that required for an exchange? The number for "My > number is *." is assigned sequencially for the pass, so that it is > unique. The QSL station always has to enter the number of the > matching station to which he is responding. > > Just a thought. Or does anyone give a hoot about counting satellite > "contacts"? > > Bob, Wb4APR > > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> > wrote: > > In addition to all of the numbered ARL messages, we have now > implemented all of these additional messages (as adjusted to fit) and > found it was trivial to include a "0-9" modifier in messages... > wherever a " _" appears. There is still some room. > > Remember, for the sender using DTMF the message and callsign always > fits into 16 digits from the DTMF keypad. The format is: > > CeMMxCCCCCCpppp# > > Where e is an emergency flag which, along with x, must be 9 if this is > a true emergency message otherwise it says "TEST ... " > Where MM is the message number (00 to 99) Where x is a numeric > modifier for messages with a "_" in them. > Where CCCCCC is the callsign in DTMF and pppp is the key position > codes for the 6 letters See http://aprs.org/qikcom-2.html > > > Here are the new ones implemented. > > ------------------------ > W2JV suggested: “Greetings from AMSAT. Keeping ham radio in space > over 44 years”. > ------------------------ > WA1KAT suggested: > There is no cell service here. > Cell battery is dead. > Cell power charging is limited. > Radio power charging is limited. > Next contact time available in 90 minutes. (time of one full orbit) > Next contact time is tomorrow. > Contact me on _ Meter band. (interpret as 1=160, 2=2m, 3=30, 8=80, > etc) > -------------------------- > Bob added: > Demonstrating APRStt at Hamfest > Demonstrating APRStt to friends > I am on schedule. > I may be delayed _ hours > I may be delayed _ days > I may be early _ hours > I May be early _ days > I may quit early _ stops > I may go farther _ stops > We are camping and enjoying it greatly. > We are hiking and enjoying it greatly. > Call me on my cell. > Call my cell on the hour. > Please Send items number _. (1=Money,2= food, water, supplies, shoes, > sleeping bag, blanket,fuel) > We are operating on emergency power. > We are operating on solar power. > > Just thinkin... > Bob, WB4APR > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> > wrote: > Inviting proposed standard messages for the next APRS Satellite: > > Our next QIKCOM-2 APRS satellite will accept 2 digit uplink DTMF > messages to be spoken on the downlink. We have already programmed all > of the ARRL standard radio grams and emergency messages. > But there is room for more. So think.... What kind of message would > you want to send (that is not included in the existing ones) from your > HT out in the wilderness. At a hamfest? or any other HAM Radio event or > opportunity. > Keep them simple and of the same order of length as the existing ones. > The existing ones are listed here: > http://nts.ema.arrl.org/node/30 > But the implementation cannot include blanks for fill-in like the > regular ones. But any sentence that stands alone can work. > Just thought I'd open it up. Plenty of RAM and only 1 week before > delivery... > Serious considerations only. Thanks > Bob, WB4APR > _______________________________________________ > 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] QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages (Valid Contacts)
by Robert Bruninga 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Maybe what I really need to know, is whether a grid exchange is required to constitute a valid satellite contact, or just an exchange of calls? Bob *From:* Robert Bruninga [mailto:[email protected]] *Sent:* Sunday, July 26, 2015 4:12 PM *To:* amsat bb *Cc:* Robert Bruninga *Subject:* Re: QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages AMSAT Armchair "contact" lawyers: Continuing with the DTMF message ideas. What kind of exchange "counts" for satellite contacts? (where counting matters)? Does it really have to be CQ... QSL... and then QSL ...? For the DTMF Voice system, we could have two more messages: " CQ Satellite, my number is *" (the satellite assigns the digit *) " QSL number _, my number is *" (station enters the _ in his reply) Usage would be: A station sends a DTMF uplink message "WB4APR says CQ Satellite my number is X". A responding station sends "W3ADO says QSL number X, my number is Y" Finishing it off with "WB4APR says QSL number Y, my number is X. Another station joins in "W4XYZ says QSL number X, my number is Z and the reply could be "WB4APR says QSL Number Z, my number is X... WB4APR made two valid contacts with XYZ and ADO. In otherwords is that required for an exchange? The number for "My number is *." is assigned sequencially for the pass, so that it is unique. The QSL station always has to enter the number of the matching station to which he is responding. Just a thought. Or does anyone give a hoot about counting satellite "contacts"? Bob, Wb4APR On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: In addition to all of the numbered ARL messages, we have now implemented all of these additional messages (as adjusted to fit) and found it was trivial to include a "0-9" modifier in messages... wherever a " _" appears. There is still some room. Remember, for the sender using DTMF the message and callsign always fits into 16 digits from the DTMF keypad. The format is: CeMMxCCCCCCpppp# Where e is an emergency flag which, along with x, must be 9 if this is a true emergency message otherwise it says "TEST ... " Where MM is the message number (00 to 99) Where x is a numeric modifier for messages with a "_" in them. Where CCCCCC is the callsign in DTMF and pppp is the key position codes for the 6 letters See http://aprs.org/qikcom-2.html Here are the new ones implemented. ------------------------ W2JV suggested: “Greetings from AMSAT. Keeping ham radio in space over 44 years”. ------------------------ WA1KAT suggested: There is no cell service here. Cell battery is dead. Cell power charging is limited. Radio power charging is limited. Next contact time available in 90 minutes. (time of one full orbit) Next contact time is tomorrow. Contact me on _ Meter band. (interpret as 1=160, 2=2m, 3=30, 8=80, etc) -------------------------- Bob added: Demonstrating APRStt at Hamfest Demonstrating APRStt to friends I am on schedule. I may be delayed _ hours I may be delayed _ days I may be early _ hours I May be early _ days I may quit early _ stops I may go farther _ stops We are camping and enjoying it greatly. We are hiking and enjoying it greatly. Call me on my cell. Call my cell on the hour. Please Send items number _. (1=Money,2= food, water, supplies, shoes, sleeping bag, blanket,fuel) We are operating on emergency power. We are operating on solar power. Just thinkin... Bob, WB4APR On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: Inviting proposed standard messages for the next APRS Satellite: Our next QIKCOM-2 APRS satellite will accept 2 digit uplink DTMF messages to be spoken on the downlink. We have already programmed all of the ARRL standard radio grams and emergency messages. But there is room for more. So think.... What kind of message would you want to send (that is not included in the existing ones) from your HT out in the wilderness. At a hamfest? or any other HAM Radio event or opportunity. Keep them simple and of the same order of length as the existing ones. The existing ones are listed here: http://nts.ema.arrl.org/node/30 But the implementation cannot include blanks for fill-in like the regular ones. But any sentence that stands alone can work. Just thought I'd open it up. Plenty of RAM and only 1 week before delivery... Serious considerations only. Thanks Bob, WB4APR

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Rotor Controllers
by Bill Booth 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Wanting to upgrade my ham computer from XP/P4 to something newer and faster. Have used Nova, AEA ST-1, and Yaesu G-5500 for ever. Have a nice HP quad core machine with W7, that I cannot get to work with the ST-1, says cannot initialize port. Tried a couple of other units with same results, so I suspect it has something to do with the newer parallel ports. So what am I missing ??? I would prefer to use a USB port of course, but cannot find any controllers now that are ready to go, or will work with Nova. I am trying to stay with Nova and the Yaesu G-5500 What is everyone else using these days? -- Bill Booth VE3NXK Sundridge ON, Canada 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N FN05ns Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference.

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Invitation to the 3rd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions and CubeSat Workshop
by IAA Conference University Satellite 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Dear All, I am glad to invite you to the *3rd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions and CubeSat workshop*, sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics <http://www.iaaweb.org/> and organized by G.A.U.S.S. Srl <http://www.gaussteam.com/>, that includes the *International Workshop on Lean Satellite Standardization*, organized by the Kyutech Institute <http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/english/>. Following the previous two successful editions of 2011 and 2013, this year’s Conference aims at providing relevant information on University satellites, opening an international forum on the CubeSat community topics. It is addressed to researchers, professors and students from all over the world. The *Call for Papers *is open! An exhibition space will give great visibility to companies too! *Booth rental* opportunities and *sponsorship packages* are available. The event will take place *from 30 November to 5 December 2015 in Rome* (Italy), in the prestigious Palazzo Rospigliosi <http://www.congressirospigliosi.it/en/location.html>, in the city centre. For more info, please visit: http://www.gaussteam.com/conferences/3rd -iaa-conference/ Best regards, Filippo Graziani President of GAUSS Srl ----- GAUSS Srl Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems website <http://www.gaussteam.com/> facebook <https://www.facebook.com/GaussSrl?fref=ts> twitter <https://twitter.com/gaussteam> linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/gauss-srl>

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Re: [amsat-bb] QIKCOM-2 SPoken Messages
by Robert Bruninga 27 Jul '15

27 Jul '15

Well, took a few moments and here are some of my ideas. I just realized I can allow a single digit modifier, so the digit can go from 0 to 8. Demonstrating APRStt at Hamfest Demonstrating APRStt to friends I am on schedule. I may be delayed N hours I may be delayed N days I may be early N hours I May be early N days I may quit early N stops I may go farther N stops We are camping and enjoying it greatly. We are hiking and enjoying it greatly. We are sailing and enjoying it greatly Call me on my cell Call my cell on the hour. Or there can maybe be 1-to-8 different whole word modifiers too. Like: Please Send ___ (Money, food, water, supplies, shoes, sleeping bag, blanket,fuel) We are operating on ___ power (Solar, wind, battery, generator, emergency) We are staying with ____ (Mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle, aunt,friends) Please pass to ____ (Mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle, aunt,friends) Just thinkin... Bob, WB4APR On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: > Inviting proposed standard messages for the next APRS Satellite: > > Our next QIKCOM-2 APRS satellite will accept 2 digit uplink DTMF messages > to be spoken on the downlink. We have already programmed all of the ARRL > standard radio grams and emergency messages. > > But there is room for more. So think.... What kind of message would you > want to send (that is not included in the existing ones) from your HT out > in the wilderness. At a hamfest? or any other HAM Radio event or > opportunity. Keep them simple and of the same order of length as the > existing ones. > > The existing ones are listed here: > http://nts.ema.arrl.org/node/30 > > But the implementation cannot include blanks for fill-in like the regular > ones. But any sentence that stands alone can work. > > Just thought I'd open it up. Plenty of RAM and only 1 week before > delivery... > > Serious considerations only. Thanks > > Bob, WB4APR >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Rotor Controllers
by Dene Oehme 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

> I would prefer to use a USB port of course, but cannot find any controllers now that are ready to go, or will work with Nova. I don't know about working with Nova but the ERC-M is USB and works fine for me with a 5500 and various other software. Dene VK5DO

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Videos of P3E Announcement and FO-29 Satellite Demo
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

I agree with Jerry :)

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium
by Graham Shirville 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

A big THANK YOU to all the presenters who made this year’s Colloquium so enjoyable! Also to the BATC for running the webstream. their recordings will be on their website shortly. Finally to Drew KO4MA for his exceptional, single handed, live demos of Satellite QSO’s form the car park. It seems we have exciting times ahead. 73 Graham G3VZV

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Why too much uplink power is bad
by Skyler F 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

Can someone explain to me why it is a bad thing for the satellite to have too much uplink power to it? Even if you send a huge amount of power up, I don't see how it could damage the satellite, by the time it reaches the sat, the power would be so low. Is this only something for the linear birds, does it apply to FM satellites as well? Thanks Skyler KDØWHB -- Skyler Fennell amsatnet.info KDØWHB electricity440(a)gmail.com

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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 207
by E.Mike McCardel 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-207 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity * AMSAT Awards Update * Request for help with SPROUT Telemetry Collection * QIKCOM-2 Satellite messages * NEON - Upcoming NASA Education Events For Your Attention * 73 on 73 Awards #21-#26 * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-207 ANS-207 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 207 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 26, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-207 AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity Virginia Tech has approached the US Government to fly the Phase 3-E space frame into High Earth Orbit (HEO) in order to support scientific payloads as well as serve as an amateur radio satellite. During the AMSAT-DL Annual Meeting on 4 JUL 15, the AMSAT-DL membership approved the concept, agreeing to allow the Phase 3-E space frame that is currently stored in Germany to be shipped to Virginia Tech in the USA for further construction, testing and preparation for eventual launch to HEO should the US Government formally agree to fund such a mission. Should the project move forward, AMSAT-NA will apply for frequency coordination from the IARU Satellite Advisor and satellite licensing from the FCC as the satellite's initial operator. Stay tuned to the AMSAT-DL Journal, the AMSAT-NA Journal, and the AMSAT-NA News Service for further developments and details as they become known. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Awards Update Here are our newest award recipients and quite a good batch we have this time. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Andrew Chaloupka, KB9WHV Lesley Swann, KM4BKO Joseph Kornowski, KB6IGK Bill Dillon, KG5FQX ------ AMSAT Communication Achievement Award Toralf Renkwitz, DJ8MS #563 Steve Kristoff, AI9IN #564 ------ AMSAT Sexagesimal Award Toralf Renkwitz, DJ8MS #167 David Webb, KB1VPH #168 ------ AMSAT Century Award David Webb, KB1PVH #43 Paul Stoetzer, N8HM #44 ------ AMSAT South Africa Communication Achievement Award Toralf Renkwitz, DJ8MS #US191 Steve Kristoff, AI9IN #US192 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement Award for 1000 contacts Michael McCoy, KC9ELU #83 with 2000, 3000, 4000 endorsements ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement Award for 5000 contacts Michael McCoy, KC9ELU #32 Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html [ANS thanks Bruce KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Request for help with SPROUT Telemetry Collection Students from Japan's Nihon University are requesting help gathering telemetry from the SPROUT satellite SPROUT was launched at May 24, 2014 from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. There are 3 main missions in SPROUT. ·Deployment demonstration of inflatable membrane structure. ·Demonstration of attitude determination and control technology for several kilogram class nano-satellite. ·Upbringing of human resources of a space sector For more information http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/sprout-e/ An English document describing SPROUT's FM Telemetry Data Format can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ANS207-SPROUT The students at Nihon University have deployed the demonstration of inflatable membrane structure. They find it necessary to collect as much data as possible to get information on the satellite. They are requesting reception cooperation from anyone who has the means of colecting the data, specifically mebers of AMSAT and amateur radio satellite enthusiasts. If you would like to assist contact, cssu12036 (at) g.nihon-u.ac.jp for more information. [ANS thanks Nihon University Students for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- QIKCOM-2 Satellite messages In a message to the AMSAT-BB on July 22 Bob Bruninga WB4APR, invites proposed standard messages for the next APRS Satellite: Bob writes, "Our next QIKCOM-2 APRS satellite will accept 2 digit uplink DTMF messages to be spoken on the downlink. We have already programmed all of the ARRL standard radio grams and emergency messages. But there is room for more. So think.... What kind of message would you want to send (that is not included in the existing ones) from your HT out in the wilderness. At a hamfest? or any other HAM Radio event or opportunity. Keep them simple and of the same order of length as the existing ones. The existing ones are listed here: http://nts.ema.arrl.org/node/30 But the implementation cannot include blanks for fill-in like the regular ones. But any sentence that stands alone can work. Just thought I'd open it up. Plenty of RAM and only 1 week before delivery... Serious considerations only." To clarify some thought processess Bob added in a subsequent follow- up, "Well, took a few moments and here are some of my ideas. I just realized I can allow a single digit modifier, so the digit can go from 0 to 8. Demonstrating APRStt at Hamfest Demonstrating APRStt to friends I am on schedule. I may be delayed N hours I may be delayed N days I may be early N hours I May be early N days I may quit early N stops I may go farther N stops We are camping and enjoying it greatly. We are hiking and enjoying it greatly. We are sailing and enjoying it greatly Call me on my cell Call my cell on the hour. Or there can maybe be 1-to-8 different whole word modifiers too. Like: Please Send ___ (Money, food, water, supplies, shoes, sleeping bag, blanket,fuel) We are operating on ___ power (Solar, wind, battery, generator, emergency) We are staying with ____ (Mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle, aunt,friends) Please pass to ____ (Mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle, aunt,friends) Just thinkin..." [ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEON - Upcoming NASA Education Events For Your Attention NEON - NASA Educators Online Network Free NASA STEM Education Webinars -- NASA Educator Professional Development Audience: In-service, Pre-service, Home School and Informal Educators + July 27, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. EDT: Exploring Strange New Worlds Series: Exoplanets and Kepler Mission (Grades 4-8) - Celebrate The centuries-old quest for other worlds like our Earth has been rejuvenated by the intense excitement and popular interest surrounding the discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. There is now clear evidence for substantial numbers of the three types of exoplanets; gas giants, hot super-Earths in short period orbits, and ice giants. During this webinar, teachers will learn to use tools scientists use to determine planet characteristics, learn about the mission and explore and interpret data from the mission. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/133574 + July 28, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. EDT: ISS Across the Curriculum: Social Studies and Geography in Space (Grades 4-8) - The International Space Station (ISS) is not just a science and math mission. It is a unique, orbiting laboratory that travels around the world and across your curriculum. This webinar will explore how the ISS can also be integrated into your social studies and geography curriculum with NASA inquiry lessons, online resources and teaching strategies. Let the ISS bring space and the world around us together in your classroom. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/129777 + July 29, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. EDT: Art and the Cosmic Connection (Grades K-16) - Celebrate New Horizons arrival at Geology meets art! Let you inner geologist use art to recreate craters, mountains, rivers, wind driven landscapes and more. Learn to read planetary images as well as Earth images. Meets NGSS for Earth Place in the Universe, Earth Systems, and with Social Studies integrations. Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/134190 + July 30, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. EDT: Rockets 2 Racecars: Session 4 - Educators Go Green (Grades 3-9) - Get your students revved up about science, technology, engineering and mathematics with NASA's Rockets 2 Racecars (R2R) STEM Education webinar series! In this webinar you will have access to various solar and engineering activities for the classroom and will discover various solar energy uses in space as well as on planet Earth. Join NASA Specialists to discuss how NASA utilizes the power of the Sun in our missions, such as the International Space Station and Mars Exploration Rovers, as well as how Pocono Raceway uses solar energy at the Pocono Raceway track! This webinar is guaranteed to brighten your day! Register online to participate. https://www.etouches.com/133233 For the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development webinar schedule, go to: http://www.txstate-epdc.net/events/ [ANS thanks NEON - NASA Educators Online Network for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 on 73 Awards #21-#26 Several 73 on 73 Awards have been recently issued. Congratulations to all! #21 - Kiyosi Hasegawa, JA3FWT #22 - Mariusz Kocot, SQ9MES #23 - Hector Luis Martinez, W5CBF #24 - George Carr, WA5KBH #25 - Michel Ribot, F6GLJ #26 - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM (application reviewed and award issued by W5PFG) For more information on the award see http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/ [ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + A Successful contact was made between [Entity, City, State, Country] and Astronaut [NAME, CALLSIGN] using Callsign [CALLSIGNE. The contact began [YEAR, Month, Date Time] UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was[direct/telebridge] via K6DUE. ARISS Mentor was KA3HDO. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule United Space School, Seabrook, TX 12:52 UTC July 28 An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at United Space School, Seabrook, TX on 28 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:52 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The scheduled astronaut is Kimiya Yui KG5BPH The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The United Space School is the premier educational program hosted by the Foundation for International Space Education (FISE). For two weeks each summer, FISE invites approximately 50 students from 23 different countries to the Clear Lake, Texas area to introduce them to aspects of working in the space sciences. During their stay, the students work together in teams to assemble a manned mission to Mars, utilizing knowledge gained from guest lecturers and interactive field trips. The Foundation for International Space Education Board of Directors has two head teachers and five team mentors to assist the students in their day-to-day activities. United Space School culminates in a project presentation, in which the students present their final project to a panel of industry experts and the public. Upon successful completion of their final project presentation, the students are awarded a graduation certificate. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How has your understanding of the universe changed now that you are seeing it from space? 2. What do you think about the plans of some multi-billion dollar investors to mine raw materials on asteroids and satellites? 3. If you were in an emergency situation inside the ISS where an ammonia leak is quite high and the hatches don't work, what would you propose as escape route to save you and your team, and why? 4. What is the most interesting experiment to perform, and why? 5. Do you see the speed of space travel progressing much further than the point it's at now (within our own solar system)? 6. When you return to Earth what do you think you will miss most about the Space Station? 7. What are your expectations of the manned trip to Mars? 8. Isn't the NanoRacks deployer a cool temperature when it's actually working? 9. How do you maintain a natural sleep pattern aboard the ISS? 10. What were the steps you took to become an astronaut? Do you have any advice for those of us who wish to go into space? 11. What do you think the biggest challenge to the space industry today, besides budget? 12. In terms of hardware, if you could have one thing installed on the ISS, what would it be? 13. What went through your mind while listening to the final countdown before lift-off? 14. How does the ISS keep away from space junk? 15. What are the first effects that you feel in zero gravity? 16. What was a favorite experience of yours while in space school? 17. How many meals do you eat in a day, and has your appetite changed at all? 18. Is moving around in microgravity conditions always fun, or does it get uncomfortable and annoying? 19. What do you think the most important decision you made that put you on the path to becoming an astronaut? 20. Have you ever seen anything weird in space you couldn't explain? 21. What planet would you like to investigate more, aside from Mars? Next planned event: 23rd World Scout Jamboree Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club, Bunkyo-ku, Japan, direct via 8N23WSJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS Contact is a go for: Fri 2015-07-31 11:26 UTC 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 Exp. 44 is now on orbit. Welcome aboard! Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Kimiya Yui KG5BPH Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS >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. [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + On July 22, 1962 the first live public trans-Atlantic TV broadcast was relayed by Telstar 1, a communications satellite that had been launched two weeks earlier. The broadcast featured CBS's Walter Cronkite and NBC's Chet Huntley in New York and the BBC's Richard Dimbleby in Brussels. Later that same day the satellite relayed the first telephone call to be transmitted through space. Although it is no longer fully functional, Telstar 1 is still in orbit around Earth. https://youtu.be/xdaHYAReYkg + What does it take to test, build and launch a compact (yet highly sophisticated) satellite into orbit? U-M students explain in this behind-the-scenes look at U-M's latest CubSat: http://tinyurl.com/UMich-Cubesat --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX AMSAT User Services and the Editors of the AMSAT New Service pass on our condolences to ANS Weekly Co-Editor Joe Spier K6WAO and his family on the death of Joe's mother this week. 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, KC8YLD kc8yld at amsat dot org

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Fwd: SO-50 2015-07-26 00:11 UTC pass. KG4AKV was in FM06, not FM05
by John Brier 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

Meant to CC amsat-bb for anyone else interested in the recording. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 4:08 AM Subject: SO-50 2015-07-26 00:11 UTC pass. KG4AKV was in FM06, not FM05 To: n5jf(a)att.net, k8yse(a)papays.com, w5cbf(a)amsat.org Sorry folks, I was actually in FM06 in Durham, NC, not my usual location of FM05 in Raleigh, NC. I was working the bird with my new ham friend, KK4TJH, who lives there in Durham. He got on at the end of our pass. He almost/[barely?] made contact with KV4NF in Florida. I have an audio recording if anyone is interested: https://soundcloud.com/johnbrier/satellite-so-50-recording-from-2015-07-26-… Here are some notes I made from the recording: EN91 DM66 New Mexico SE EN91 W5PFG KG6SLA EN42 (Iowa/Illonois/Wisconsin) 6:04 K8YSE EN91 Ohio - Contacted W5CBF EM21 - contacted N5JF EM40 KE8AKW - called me NX9B EM66 KV4NF EL97 (says it phonetically at 9:08) 08:15 N5JF EM40 - Contacted 10:09 KA4H 11:31 KP4WK EL87 (St. Petersberg Florida) 11:50 KK4TJH - called by KV4NF in EL97 Palm Bay Florida 73, John Brier, KG4AKV

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Potential Phase-3E Opportunity
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

Wow, great to hear another developement in P3E after so many years. P3E has been one of my favorite projects, Hopefully we can get it launched. 73's KE8AKW

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Potential Phase-3E Opportunity
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 26 Jul '15

26 Jul '15

Also looks like they are going to change the antenna config, and get rid of the rocket motor and propellant tank. I find that good because it reduces weight and complexity, and more space for payloads, And yes nothing is certain! :)... I'd rather have a HEO than a GEO, At least you can actually still move your antennas and work diffrent locations rather than a fixed location. And if they are going to move forward they need to make it so the batterys run off the panels when they die. Its quite sad its been sitting in storage for 7 years now, hopefully the goverment will help. 73's KE8AKW, Nick

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FSZ: Icom Z1A dualband HT
by John Geiger 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

I have for sale on of the select group of HTs that does full duplex, making it great for the FM satellites. It is an Icom Z1A 2m/70cm HT that does up to 5 watts with the correct battery pack. It does dual receive so you can listen to 2 frequencies at the same time, and can do dual inband receive as well. It works fine and comes with the BP170 battery case, so you can add AA cells to it. I will include 4 recharable AA batteries, which I have no way to charge. Also come with the belt clip, antenna, and wrist strap. You can find the manual on line. The lettering on a couple of the keys is warn, but you get use to their function rather quickly. This is the model where you can remote the top half of the HT to use as a speaker mic, if you can find the remote cable, which I don't have. I am asking $75 plus shipping for it and can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC

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AO-27?
by Fraser Bonnett 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

While waiting for SO-50 I started hearing tones and a strong carrier. I quickly looked up what birds use 436.795 and found AO-27 does (did?), so I quickly looked for where AO-27 should be and SatPC32 showed it was nearly right over me. Is AO-27 alive again? Fraser, W3UTD --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-206 Special Bulletin - AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity
by Roger Kolakowski 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

GO HOKIES from Virginia Tech ! Roger WA1KAT Richard Tejera <Saguaroastro(a)cox.net> wrote: >This is good news. Here's hoping it comes to fruition. > >Too bad Domenico won't get to enjoy it... > >Rick Tejera K7TEJ >Saguaro Astronomy Club >www.SaguaroAstro.org >Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club >www.w7tbc.org > >On July 25, 2015, at 09:01, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN >ANS-206 > >In this edition: > >* AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E >Opportunity > >SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-206.01 >ANS-206 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > >AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. >July 25, 2015 >To All RADIO AMATEURS >BID: $ANS-206.01 > >AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E >Opportunity > >Virginia Tech has approached the US Government to fly the Phase 3-E space >frame into High Earth Orbit (HEO) in order to support scientific payloads as >well as serve as an amateur radio satellite. During the AMSAT-DL Annual >Meeting on 4 JUL 15, the AMSAT-DL membership approved the concept, agreeing >to allow the Phase 3-E space frame that is currently stored in Germany to be >shipped to Virginia Tech in the USA for further construction, testing and >preparation for eventual launch to HEO should the US Government formally >agree to fund such a mission. > >Should the project move forward, AMSAT-NA will apply for frequency >coordination from the IARU Satellite Advisor and satellite licensing from >the FCC as the satellite's initial operator. > >Stay tuned to the AMSAT-DL Journal, the AMSAT-NA Journal, and the AMSAT-NA >News Service for further developments and details as they become known. > >/EX > > >_______________________________________________ >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] ANS-206 Special Bulletin - AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity
by Richard Tejera 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

This is good news. Here's hoping it comes to fruition. Too bad Domenico won't get to enjoy it... Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On July 25, 2015, at 09:01, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm(a)comcast.net> wrote: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-206 In this edition: * AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-206.01 ANS-206 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 25, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-206.01 AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity Virginia Tech has approached the US Government to fly the Phase 3-E space frame into High Earth Orbit (HEO) in order to support scientific payloads as well as serve as an amateur radio satellite. During the AMSAT-DL Annual Meeting on 4 JUL 15, the AMSAT-DL membership approved the concept, agreeing to allow the Phase 3-E space frame that is currently stored in Germany to be shipped to Virginia Tech in the USA for further construction, testing and preparation for eventual launch to HEO should the US Government formally agree to fund such a mission. Should the project move forward, AMSAT-NA will apply for frequency coordination from the IARU Satellite Advisor and satellite licensing from the FCC as the satellite's initial operator. Stay tuned to the AMSAT-DL Journal, the AMSAT-NA Journal, and the AMSAT-NA News Service for further developments and details as they become known. /EX _______________________________________________ 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-206 Special Bulletin - AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity
by JoAnne Maenpaa 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-206 In this edition: * AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-206.01 ANS-206 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 206.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 25, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-206.01 AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, and Virginia Tech Announce Potential Phase-3E Opportunity Virginia Tech has approached the US Government to fly the Phase 3-E space frame into High Earth Orbit (HEO) in order to support scientific payloads as well as serve as an amateur radio satellite. During the AMSAT-DL Annual Meeting on 4 JUL 15, the AMSAT-DL membership approved the concept, agreeing to allow the Phase 3-E space frame that is currently stored in Germany to be shipped to Virginia Tech in the USA for further construction, testing and preparation for eventual launch to HEO should the US Government formally agree to fund such a mission. Should the project move forward, AMSAT-NA will apply for frequency coordination from the IARU Satellite Advisor and satellite licensing from the FCC as the satellite's initial operator. Stay tuned to the AMSAT-DL Journal, the AMSAT-NA Journal, and the AMSAT-NA News Service for further developments and details as they become known. /EX

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Oscar-7
by Joe 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

Can anyone help me out. How is Oscar-7's mode "A" downlink signal level now days? IE: the 29.4 to 29.5 signal. Is the beacon on 29.5 running whether it is in mode A or B or just when in mode "A" I played a LOT with this Bird in the 70's and want to try again now. BUT........ I have been listening to every pass I can and I have yet to her any trace of it on 10 meters. I have also been watching this page. http://oscar.dcarr.org/ and it looks like it isn't in mode "A" very often, and sadly whenever it was, just happened to be a pass that I was not around for. UG! so you old farts. that played with this bird in the 70's what is the signal strengths like now compared to back then? Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Live streaming of Colloquium
by M5AKA 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

Thanks to the British Amateur Television Club (BATC) the presentations at this weekend’s AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium in Guildford will be streamed live. This year to provide an enhanced streaming experience, the webstream of the AMSAT-UK Colloquium, kindly provided by the BATC team, will be available at this NEW location: http://batc.tv/live/events/amsatuk/ Further details and programme schedule spreadsheet at http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/

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Re: [amsat-bb] help SDR# website down
by Danny Casier 25 Jul '15

25 Jul '15

Hi Terry; Many thanks. Website is back online. 73 Danny ON5UE OR1C -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Wendy and Terry Osborne [mailto:[email protected]] Verzonden: zaterdag 25 juli 2015 5:53 Aan: Danny Casier Onderwerp: Re: [amsat-bb] help SDR# website down Hi Danny, I installed the latest version yesterday. The installer is here: http://www.sdrsharp.com/#sdrsharp Just hit the download button. If you still have a problem, I can send you the installer file. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: Danny Casier Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 7:24 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] help SDR# website down The <http://www.sdrsharp.com> www.sdrsharp.com site seems to be down. Who can help me with the latest install? 73 Dan ON5UE / OR1C _______________________________________________ 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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[mixw] How to set up AFSK 1200 /1200 shift to copy Satellite UO-11?
by Bob KD7YZ 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

UO-11 is AFSK. according to one web page about UO-11: "The 145.826 MHz beacon transmits FM Audio Frequency Shift Keying (AFSK) 1200 bps ASCII data." . I am told UO-11 is 1200 baud and 1200 shift. It surely sounds different than the AX.25 I have been listening to. I didn't seem to setup Mixw anywhere correctly during a 5 min slice of the orbit today. Could somebody explain how to set that up please ? 73, -- Bob KD7YZ http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AMSAT LM#901 __._,_.___ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted by: Bob KD7YZ <kd7yz(a)denstarfarm.us> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reply via web post <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/conversations/messages/41730;_ylc=…> • Reply to sender <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20How%20to%20set%20up%20AFSK%201200%20%2F1200%20shift%20to%20copy%20Satellite%20UO-11%3F> • Reply to group <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20How%20to%20set%20up%20AFSK%201200%20%2F1200%20shift%20to%20copy%20Satellite%20UO-11%3F> • Start a New Topic <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMT…> • Messages in this topic <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/conversations/topics/41730;_ylc=X3…> (1) To Post a message, send it to: mixw(a)yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: mixw-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com To visit the groups site goto, https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info For software help visit http://www.nk7z.net Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZGNwOTgxBF9TAzk3…> * New Members <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/members/all;_ylc=X3oDMTJmamVrZHB1B…> 4 Yahoo! Groups <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJkZzc4OGUzBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkA…> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • Unsubscribe <mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe> • Terms of Use <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> . __,_._,___ 73, -- Bob KD7YZ http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AMSAT LM#901

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help SDR# website down
by Danny Casier 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

The <http://www.sdrsharp.com> www.sdrsharp.com site seems to be down. Who can help me with the latest install? 73 Dan ON5UE / OR1C

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19k2/9k6 GMSK recordings
by Michael Chen 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Hi, Anyone happen to have I/Q or audio recordings of 19k2/9k6 GMSK G3RUH AX25? I'll be appreciated if you can share them. I need a few to test my GNURadio demod. Thank you. Michael Chen, BD5RV/4 AMSAT-China: http://www.camsat.cn ----------------------------------- Twitter: http://twitter.com/bd5rv Email: michael.bd5rv(a)gmail.com Skype: michael-bd5rv

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FUNcube Warehouse Down
by dave＠g4dpz.me.uk 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

Hi Just got a couple of email alarms from the warehouse to say that it was down. The ISP is doing work on the Virtual Machine host. I'm currently on my way to the AMSAT colloquium. I will take a look when I get there. Dave, G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone

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Does NO-44 have SSTV ability?
by Bob KD7YZ 24 Jul '15

24 Jul '15

0220 on 24 july 2015 on 145.825 I am hearing what sounds like SSTV, strong then QSB then really strong, as the array tracks the bird. I don't recogmoze the duh,duh,duh-da-da duh-duh-duhduh duh da-da ... sorta song, hi hi I am trying Scottie-1 but also tried PDA180. No Joy. Swung array back east and lost it, back to bird and regained albeit then very QRP Or what else am I hearing from EM88LL mi;es from a city. 73, -- Bob KD7YZ http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AMSAT LM#901

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FT-817 For Sale
by Mike Jones, W6GYC 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

FT-817ND in excellent condition. Includes all original equipment: Radio, antenna, strap, battery, charger, manual, box, warranty card, original receipt, and battery compartment hatch Additional items include: WLB LiPo battery, charger, modified battery compartment hatch, and CAT/cloning cable. Very clean, and a non-smoking environment. Purchased December of 2014. Asking $550 which includes ConUS shipping.

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Duchifat digipeater, Brazil
by Roland Zurmely 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

PY2SDR and PY4ZBZ on the map : < http://www.h-space-lab.org/php/map-en.php > 73 de Roland.

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International Space Colloquium Guildford this weekend
by M5AKA 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

There is a great line up of speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ as well as visits to the satellite construction facilities at the SSTL Kepler Building. The event is open to all. Find out the latest about the new Geostationary and Geosynchronous Amateur Radio Microwave transponders. Admittance is £10 for the day and car parking is free. Trade Stands at the Space Colloquium Guildford http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/23/trade-stands-at-colloquium/ Phil Karn KA9Q to give ISEE-3 presentation at Guildford http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/22/phil-karn-ka9q-isee-3/ Satellite Beginners Session Friday, July 24 http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/22/satellite-beginners-session/ Speakers for Saturday, July 25 http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/16/colloquium-speakers-saturday/ Speakers for Sunday, July 26 http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/22/colloquium-sunday-july-26/ Keynote Presentation Professor Richard Holdaway formerly of RAL Space http://amsat-uk.org/2015/07/13/amsat-uk-colloquium-keynote-presentation/ Travel information and programme schedule at http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 73 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK ----

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Is ISS Digipeater not always on for use?
by Bob KD7YZ 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

The reason I ask is because the other day when ISS was xmit SSTV, I was able to digipeat through the 145.800 ax.25. As this was my first ever try at such a mode, I wasn't real sure what the heck I was doing. The last couple days I have tried to digipeat through but don't even hear anything on 145.800/145/990 . 73, -- Bob KD7YZ http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AMSAT LM#901

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PSAT Digipeating is turned off
by Robert Bruninga 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

PSAT digipeater has been turned off. The spacecraft has entered safe mode now several times due to low power. So we will keep it off until conditions improve. Do not use the PSK31 transponder either. We were so accustomed to excess power during the previous full sun period that we had evertyhign on… 95 miunte orbit 100% always in the sun. But now we are in a maximum eclipse period with only 59 minutes in the sun and 36 minutes in the dark. Cleary that is only 61% of the power we had before! The times of lowest power of course are just before dawn. Bob, WB4APR

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Ballot
by John Fickes 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Hello I don't recall and the directions didn't state, do we put a return address with call-sign on the return envelope, so you can check off who has voted ? Thanks and GL to the candidates John W0JW 1:16 Minutes:Greatest commercial EVER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxU1ZhINaHk

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QIKCOM-2 Satellite messages
by Robert Bruninga 23 Jul '15

23 Jul '15

Inviting proposed standard messages for the next APRS Satelltie: Our next QIKCOM-2 APRS satellite will accept 2 digit uplink DTMF messages to be spoken on the downlink. We have already programmed all of the ARRL standard radio grams and emergency messages. But there is room for more. So think.... What kind of message would you want to send (that is not included in the existing ones) from your HT out in the wilderness. At a hamfest? or any other HAM Radio event or opportunity. Keep them simple and of the same order of length as the existing ones. The existing ones are listed here: http://nts.ema.arrl.org/node/30 But the implementation cannot include blanks for fill-in like the regular ones. But any sentence that stands alone can work. Just thought I'd open it up. Plenty of RAM and only 1 week before delivery... Serious considerations only. Thanks Bob, WB4APR

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AMSAT Awards Update
by Bruce 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Here are our newest award recipients and quite a good batch we have this time. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Andrew Chaloupka, KB9WHV Lesley Swann, KM4BKO Joseph Kornowski, KB6IGK Bill Dillon, KG5FQX ------ AMSAT Communication Achievement Award Toralf Renkwitz, DJ8MS #563 Steve Kristoff, AI9IN #564 ------ AMSAT Sexagesimal Award Toralf Renkwitz, DJ8MS #167 David Webb, KB1VPH #168 ------ AMSAT Century Award David Webb, KB1PVH #43 Paul Stoetzer, N8HM #44 ------ AMSAT South Africa Communication Achievement Award Toralf Renkwitz, DJ8MS #US191 Steve Kristoff, AI9IN #US192 ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement Award for 1000 contacts Michael McCoy, KC9ELU #83 with 2000, 3000, 4000 endorsements ------ AMSAT Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Satellite Operator Achievement Award for 5000 contacts Michael McCoy, KC9ELU #32 73...bruce To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com/awards.html Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes

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FUNcube Warehouse Connectivity
by David A B Johnson 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Hi, There is a problem at the hosting company and we may experience a few outages today as they work on the VM host. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Just curious
by Steve Kristoff 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Is NO-84 OK? I seemed to hear a lot fewer packets than usual on this evening's pass, just a few minutes ago. Could be me. Just checking. Steve Kristoff AI9IN EM79ji skristof(a)etczone.com

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SO-50 AK,Yukon,BC -N6SPP
by Eric T-N6SPP 22 Jul '15

22 Jul '15

Hello group- I am relocating back to SFO from Anchorage,Ak. We plan on being mobile and ELK/HT portable from July 23-Aug 4.. Route is Anchorage - Fairbanks- Tok,Ak- Whitehorse,Yukon -Prince George, BC , WA ,and south to SFO. Will try to post pass attempts here pending cell mobile service etc.. (and on my closed facebook group "hf radio plus") Have hf/6 mobile too... Will chk in to "Noontime" & AK hf nets etc.. Hope to wk a some of you! 73,Eric n6spp ~via iP5

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73 on 73 Awards #21-#26
by Paul Stoetzer 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

Good evening, Several 73 on 73 Awards have been issued since my last update. Congratulations to all! #21 - Kiyosi Hasegawa, JA3FWT #22 - Mariusz Kocot, SQ9MES #23 - Hector Luis Martinez, W5CBF #24 - George Carr, WA5KBH #25 - Michel Ribot, F6GLJ #26 - Paul Stoetzer, N8HM (application reviewed and award issued by W5PFG) For more information on the award see http://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

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A Book for Manned Spaceflight Junkies!
by Eric Rosenberg 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

For those of you who are nostalgic about manned spaceflight, I've just run across a fabulous book: "Marketing The Moon, The selling of the Apollo Lunar Program by David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek with a forward by Captain Eugene A. Cernan. (130 pgs) MIT Press, 2014 ISBN 978-0-262-02696-3 ------------- To quote from the MIT website: In July 1969, ninety-four percent of American televisions were tuned to coverage of Apollo 11’s mission to the moon. How did space exploration, once the purview of rocket scientists, reach a larger audience than *My Three Sons*? Why did a government program whose standard operating procedure had been secrecy turn its greatest achievement into a communal experience? In* Marketing the Moon*, David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek tell the story of one of the most successful marketing and public relations campaigns in history: the selling of the Apollo program. Primed by science fiction, magazine articles, and appearances by Wernher von Braun on the “Tomorrowland" segments of the *Disneyland* prime time television show, Americans were a receptive audience for NASA’s pioneering “brand journalism." Scott and Jurek describe sophisticated efforts by NASA and its many contractors to market the facts about space travel—through press releases, bylined articles, lavishly detailed background materials, and fully produced radio and television features—rather than push an agenda. American astronauts, who signed exclusive agreements with Life magazine, became the heroic and patriotic faces of the program. And there was some judicious product placement: Hasselblad was the “first camera on the moon"; Sony cassette recorders and supplies of Tang were on board the capsule; and astronauts were equipped with the Exer-Genie personal exerciser. Everyone wanted a place on the bandwagon. Generously illustrated with vintage photographs, artwork, and advertisements, many never published before, *Marketing the Moon* shows that when Neil Armstrong took that giant leap for mankind, it was a triumph not just for American engineering and rocketry but for American marketing and public relations." ------------------ It's a combination of a coffee table full of great photographs and an engaging, well researched, well annotated, and well written story. Don't miss it... it's well worth the (affordable) price. 73, Eric W3DQ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Grid Needs in W1/W2?
by Kevin M 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

along lakes & the border: EN92, FN02, FN13, FN24 Cape Cod: FN51 Western Maine / NH: FN44, FN45, FN46 Coastal Maine: FN53, FN64 Thanks!!!

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FT-817 For Sale Addendum
by Mike Jones, W6GYC 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

I forgot to mention, please contact via personal email: w6gyc at w6gyc dot com

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W5PFG/P operation from NM & CO, 24 Jul to 1 Aug
by Clayton Coleman 21 Jul '15

21 Jul '15

Starting this weekend, I will be operating from grid squares in the states of New Mexico and Colorado. Saturday-Tuesday I'll be mostly near DM66/76 and continuing on Tuesday-Friday to DM57/67. This is a family holiday. Therefore I will likely be unable to accommodate any special pass requests. I'll be bringing equipment to operate all the current voice satellite fleet. I'll try to send periodic updates to Twitter @w5pfg if I know for certain I will work a specific satellite pass. 73, Clayton W5PFG

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Grid Needs in W1/W2?
by Sean K. 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Hi all- I'm considering a vacation in the next few weeks. Are there any grids in W1/W2 that folks need? I seem to recall that FN24 was needed by a few folks. Would be operating SO50 and half-duplex on FO-29, both with an Arrow. Lemmee know what y'all need and I'll take it under advisement. Sean Kutzko Amateur Radio KX9X

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4 x 10 70cm yagi array available
by John Geiger 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

I have for sale a set of 4 10 element 70cm antennas. These have 6 1/2 foot booms and are end mounted. With these antennas comes the H frame stacking framework with mounting brackets. The stacking distance is 3 feet by 4 feet. It also comes with the power divider for the 4 yagis. Everything you need to get the 4 bay system going is there. The antennas are homebrew but very well made, resembling M2 yagis. This system has been used for 70cm EME with good results. The 4 antennas have a common horizontal cross boom to mount in an elevation rotor if desired. I will have these available at Ham Holiday in Oklahoma Cityon Friday and Saturday. I am asking $200 or best reasonable offer for them. I can be reached by email or at 580-591-6885. I can also deliver these to the Dallas/Fort Worth area over the weekend of August 15-16 if you live there and are interested. 73 John AF5CC

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Fwd: Ham It Forward
by wa4hfn＠comcast.net 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

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MMSSTV question
by Cor PDØRKC 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Hello Steve, Try RX-SSTV it can save the pictures directly in jpg or bmp. After installing the software go to the menu-->RX-SSTV--->Default Save Format-->choose BMP or JPG It also suport the PD180 mode, it is simple and perfect! 73s Cor PD0RKC

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MMSSTV question
by Steve Kristoff 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Anyone else use MMSSTV to get the ISS pictures? I'm having difficulties pulling the pictures out as jpeg files so I can upload them to the appropriate places. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. Thank you! Steve Kristoff AI9IN skristof(a)etczone.com

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SatPC32 Multisat
by Raul Romero 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Hello all Have cuestión SatPC32 only Tracking 12 satellite in mode multisat? Have another opción for more Satellite? Raul CA3SOC

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CN74/CN75 SO-50 0330z tonight
by Bryan Green 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Will be on SO-50 0330z from CN74/CN75 line tonight. LotW=KL7CN/W7

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PSAT spinning fast?
by Robert Bruninga 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

On the last pass 1500 EDT or so, I was hearing a fade almost every 3 seconds in the PSK31 audio downlink. That would be 20 RPM. So I upped the Sun Vector telemetry sample rate to the highest to get now 24 samples per minute. But this plot shows only about 6 RPM. But if the audio is right, then we are sampling below the Nyquist rate and so the plot can be aliasing… So the question is. What do “you” hear as the audio spin rate in the PSK31 downlink on 435.350? Bob, Wb4APR

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cable needed
by n4qwf . 20 Jul '15

20 Jul '15

Anyone have a VC-H1 video camera to Kenwood D-700 mobile they would be willing to sell? Thanks <<John -- N4QWF Amateur Radio Operator Email N4QWF(a)AMSAT.ORG Formerly KC4AHW VK3FEZ 8BDXCC DXCC mixed 316 WAS HF #57,114 WAS Triple Play #1270 WAZ HF #9073 VUCC SAT #135 WAS SAT #296 OSCAR-11 20th birthday #1 51 on AO-51 #13 LON -79.256 LAT 37.459 Grid FM07il >From the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains *Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - "WOW, What a ride!"

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More ISS SSTV stuff from this morning...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Hi! I had a total of 3 passes where I could try to copy the SSTV pictures from the ISS this morning (1429, 1604, and 1742 UTC). I was able to get a picture on each pass, and one pass had about 1 2/3 pictures (most of one picture, then a nice and clean picture before LOS). I have uploaded my pictures to the ARISS SSTV picture gallery: http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php My 4 pictures are at: http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/uploads/10506.jpg (1431 UTC) http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/uploads/10554.jpg (1605 UTC) http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/uploads/10556.jpg (1610 UTC) http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/uploads/10575.jpg (1743 UTC) After the 1610-1613 UTC picture (the third link above), a Russian voice came on the 145.800 MHz frequency. I had not prepared for this, but tried some different uplink frequencies in an attempt to make a voice QSO. This was near my LOS time, and I was unsuccessful. I didn't hear anything that would indicate any station was working RS0ISS. Don't forget that there is an award for copying the current crop of SSTV pictures, which you can apply for online: http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/Apollo-Soyuz/en I wish I had more chances to get more pictures, but the 3 passes this morning were fun to be outside to see what I could get. I'm very happy to have received a clean picture, around the middle of a 65-degree pass here. :-) 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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Program like Satsked
by Vincenzo Mone 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Hi folks, since the launch of the new birds like PSAT BRICSAT and DEORBITSAIL, I was using Satsked. I prefer it because it has a terminal section built-in That I used and still use to send the keplerians to the Trakbox. Now with these three new birds as I put the new datas the program Crashes showing me in the middle of the program numbers letters And symbols that are content in the Keplerian file, and after it stucks So I cannot use it. Is there any program similar to the satsked that I can use without problems? Also I have problem using HalloKepler by DB3DH as it does not recognize The satellites Catalog numbers of the new bird. Any help will be really appreciated. 73's de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************** ******* GSM +39 328 7110193 ******* ****** SMS +39 328 7110193 ****** *** 2nd e-mail: vimone(a)tin.it *** *********************************

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SO-50 1903z CN84 LotW
by Bryan Green 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Will be on SO-50 this afternoon at 1903z from CN84. LotW = KL7CN/W7 Looks to be good eastern coverage. Sent from my iPhone

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ISS - Mission Accomplished
by Jerry Buxton 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Viewing the ISS SSTV pictures is always fun for me, that's part of what we all like to do. But today I had our 11 year old nephew Juan, who is visiting from Colombia, in the shack. He got an earful on the ISS from me about the SatPC32 tracking map, which we also compared on the globe, and who and what was up there on ISS. ISS passed over Colombia on the 1610 UTC pass too, so he saw how it's possible to see or hear them even from his home. He got a wonderful eyeful with the image we saw come down live, and I explained what the various things in the image were about. But hearing the cosmonaut calling, when I told him it was a real astronaut talking on the ham radio, was a real gol. Eyes wide open! ISS accomplished their mission of bringing "outer space" to kids today, and Juan jumped right on the tell-me-more wagon after the pass with great interest in the ISS, our amateur radio satellites (I showed him other ISS and ARISSat SSTV pictures I had received), and even HF ham radio as we tuned the bands and watched ISS track down across South America and into the Atlantic. It doesn't get any better than that. Thanks, RS0ISS! Thanks, ARISS! -- Jerry Buxton, NØJY

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SV5 Karpathos Island July 21-28
by JoAnne Maenpaa 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Hello everyone, This may be of interest to satellite stations in range of the Mediterranean This operating news is more timely sent now instead of waiting for the next weekly bulletins. ----- SV5, DODECANESE. Kim, ON4BCV, will be active as SV5/ON4BCV/p from Karpathos Island (EU-001) between July 21-28th. Kim states, "I'm working SO-50 Satellite with my Yaesu VX-7R and a hand-held Arrow (USA) antenna. All other SSB SAT's with my portable radio FT-817 using also the Arrow antenna with build in duplexer. I'm also working HF with the Yaesu FT-817 portable QRP, 5 watts and a telescopic multiband antenna abt. 1.5 meter long. QSL via ON4BCV. --- Thanks to the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1223, July 20, 2015. Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org AMSAT VP User Services

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ARISS Apollo-Soyuz Commemorative Diploma
by Frank Bauer 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

All, The ARISS commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission is going quite well. Some absolutely beautiful pictures have been posted on the ARISS SSTV image gallery. See: http://spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php Kudos to all on the great reception! Also, fantastic efforts on ISS and in Dallas Texas yesterday for the Moon Day/Frontiers of Flight Museum contact. It was fitting to have a US school and the Russian Cosmonauts conducting a joint ARISS contact on the 40th anniversary of the of the Apollo-Soyuz docking. In commemoration of the Apollo Soyuz SSTV event, ARISS will be distributing a limited edition diploma to all that received the SSTV images. If you want to get a commemorative diploma e-mailed to you, we are cordially invite you to listen on 145.800 MHz FM, decode the audio and share your received images with us. You can receive a commemorative diploma by filling in one of two application forms: English version: http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/Apollo-Soyuz/en or Russian language: http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/Apollo-Soyuz/ru The deadline to apply for the diploma is the end of July 2015. Enjoy! 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO ARISS International Chair

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ISS SSTV
by Steve Kristoff 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

On the 1430 UTC pass here in EM79 (SE IN) I was wonderfully surprised to hear voice greetings from a cosmonaut in between pictures. It wasn't a QSO, of course, but it was the first time I've heard voices from the Space Station. Thanks to the Cosmonauts and Astronauts for doing things to keep us Earthbound folks interested in Outer Space! Steve Kristoff AI9IN EM79ji skristof(a)etczone.com

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ISS SSTV reception
by Steve Kristoff 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Got a full picture on the 1300 UTC pass here in EM79 (SE IN). My expectations were low, as the max elevation was 25 deg, but it worked fine. Using M2 Eggbeater, an old Yaesu FT290RII, Signalink USB interface, and MMSSTV software (in AutoMode it picks out the correct mode very quickly). Steve Kristoff AI9IN EM79ji skristof(a)etczone.com

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ISS SSTV @ 1431 UTC in central Arizona
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Hi! I was able to copy one complete picture on a shallow ISS pass at 1431 UTC this morning. The pass had a maximum elevation of only 9 degrees, and the signals were strong even at the low elevation. I posted the picture on my Twitter feed, and you can see it at: http://pic.twitter.com/sEojLbhQkV I used a TH-D72A with my Elk log periodic, recording the audio with a Sony audio recorder. After the pass, I downloaded the recording to my laptop and played it into RX-SSTV. I tried to resync the recording at the two points where there are glitches, and this was the best I could get. Looking forward to the next pass at 1605 UTC, a higher pass with maximum elevation of 65 degrees... 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK

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ISS SSTV Mode to use?
by Bob KD7YZ 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Never worked with SSTV before. ISS is quite strong thru all passes. I hear the SSTV and am using MixW to "try" and decode. There are however numerous "mode" choices. So far I get scan lines, a upper-left to lower right slant, but no picture. What SSTV Mode? 73, -- Bob KD7YZ http://www.qrz.com/db/kd7yz AMSAT LM#901

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Reception Report ISS SSTV
by ka2pbt 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Solid copy in Warren County, NJ at 1300 UTC ... when the transmission started it blew me out of the chair :) https://youtu.be/73l9EVOmGpU http://pabut.org/PD180_20150719_131742.png 73 de ka2pbt --> Rob

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ISS SSTV Mode to use?
by Cor PDØRKC 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Hello Bob, Try RX-SSTV it does support the PD180: http://users.belgacom.net/mysoftware/Setup_RXSSTV.exe 73s Cor PD0RKC

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ISS SSTV
by F6GLJ 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

This morning at 09:58 UTC I have received a very beautiful picture from RS0ISS. The signal was very strong, 59+ 73 QRO de Michel F6GLJ

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small sat
by Nick Pugh K5QXJ 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

I will be attending Small Satin Logan Ut on Aug 8 who is attending and lets tage up Thanks nick Office 337 593 8700 Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Re: [amsat-bb] [sarex] ISS SSTV Apollo mission pictures in the ARISS SSTV Gallery!
by Fabiano Moser 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Just had a solid copy over Portugal Look at video: https://youtu.be/cslA-3Qsgtw 73 Fabiano CT7ABD On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 12:39 AM, Tony--- via SAREX <sarex(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Thanks Cor for your report. nothing heard here but we have a pass coming > up in 3 hrs so hope to see some pictures then. Thanks for your report. > > Regards Tony VK5ZAI (sent from laptop) > > J.A.(Tony) Hutchison > P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE > South Australia 5275 > > National ARISS Coordinator > & Satellite Ground Station > > Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org > > On 18/07/2015 8:54 PM, Cor PDØRKC via SAREX wrote: > >> >> >> Hello radio friends, >> >> Nattawat HS5ZBR and Prasad VU3YFD have sended their received ISS SSTV >> Apollo mission pictures to the ARISS SSTV Gallery website. >> http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV >> >> We are looking forward to see more ISS SSTV pictures. >> Please send them to >> http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/submit.php >> >> Good luck! >> >> 73s Cor PD0RKC >> >> >> >> >> >> ---- >> Sent via sarex(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. >> Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex >> >> >> >> > ---- > Sent via sarex(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. > Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex >

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PSAT/BRICsat status
by tommypnq＠centrum.cz 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Hi all, at last I have got to write something about those sats, I am from the group, which have built the PSK transponders. The PSAT is working fine and the TLE from AMSAT works for the predictions. The receiver is a bit deaf probably due to the mistuning of the receiving antenna, so please use the power, which is necessary to get solid copy in downlink. To the BRICsat, the satellite has negative power budget, it is off for the long periods of time and switches on for short periods varying between 5 and 20 minutes approx. In the previous weeks we had receptions every day on one pass, but between this occasions, there was week without a beep above Europe. Any kind of positive reception reports from both sides (PSK downlink, packet downlink) are welcomed. The most important information: the TLE info for BRICsat is invalid on the AMSAT page.The BRICSAT is leading in orbit in front of the PSAT, we are using the TLE from the ULTRASAT team from the page http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~ops/ultrasat/ultrasat_jspoc.txt and we are using ULTRASAT1=90720 as BRICsat and ULTRASAT3=90722 as PSAT. >From the receptions on omni antennas and AOS/LOS times and doppler, those are the right elements. Thanks for reading a bit lenghty info. 73! de Tomas OK2PNQ http://www.urel.feec.vutbr.cz/esl/

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Centennial 1 launched from ISS
by Nico Janssen 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

The 1U Cubesat Centennial 1 was launched from the ISS on July 16 at 06:41:39 UTC. Apparently Centennial's downlink on 437.375 MHz is only operational when the satellite is over the US. Centennial 1 is one of the objects in the range 40738 to 40743. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Election Ballots in the Mail
by Alan 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

Ballots have been mailed to AMSAT-NA members in good standing, and must be received at the AMSAT-NA office by 15 SEP 2015 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent by air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your QTH, please contact the AMSAT-NA office. Your completed ballot should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North American preferably by air mail or other expedited means. This year there are eight Board candidates: Barry Baines, WD4ASW Jerry Buxton, N0JY Steve Coy, K8UD Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Mark Hammond, N8MH EMike McCardel, KC8YLD Bob McGwier, N4HY Bruce Paige, KK5DO The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as voting Board Members with two year terms. The two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will serve as non-voting Alternate Board Members with terms of one year. Please vote for no more than four candidates. Election of Board members is both a responsibility as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT-NA. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. 73s, Alan WA4SCA AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary

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ANS-200 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joseph Spier 19 Jul '15

19 Jul '15

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-200 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail * W5KUB.com webcast with AMSAT; New Perk for Fox-1C donations * School Shortlist for Tim Peake Space Station Contact * SA AMSAT Kletskous Solar Cell Purchase * Pico and Nano Satellite Workshop in Würzburg * International Space Colloquium Guildford – Speakers for Saturday, July 25 * Duchifat1 Updates * Amateur Radio Geostationary Transponder and the Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham * AMSAT Events * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-200.01 ANS-200 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 200.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE July 19, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-200.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Ballots in the Mail Ballots have been mailed to AMSAT-NA members in good standing, and must be returned to the AMSAT-NA office by 15 SEP 2015 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent by air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your QTH, please contact the AMSAT-NA office. Your completed ballot should be sent as promptly as possible, and those from outside North American preferably by air mail or other expedited means. This year there are eight candidates: Barry Baines, WD4ASW Jerry Buxton, N0JY Steve Coy, K8UD Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Mark Hammond, N8MH EMike McCardel, KC8YLD Bob McGwier, N4HY Bruce Paige, KK5DO The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as voting Board Members with two year terms. The two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will be non-voting Alternate Board Members with terms of one year. Please vote for no more than four candidates. Please take the time to review the candidate statements that accompany the ballot and determine who you wish to see on the Board. Election of Board members is both an obligation as well as an opportunity by our membership to help shape the future direction of AMSAT-NA. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- W5KUB.com webcast with AMSAT; New Perk for Fox-1C donations Check out the AMSAT VPs of Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, and Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA on the W5KUB.com webcast from July 14th, talking all about Fox and AMSAT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGvaQCF-Rro Also, we have a new perk available for donations of $1,000 or more. Eighteen donors will receive engraved, mounted solar panel protective covers actually used on Fox-1C. Don’t miss this limited availability perk for supporting your amateur satellite program! Donations may be made via the AMSAT website, via the FundRazr crowdsourcing app at http://fnd.us/c/6pz92/sh/561Zd or via the AMSAT office at (888) 322-6728. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- School Shortlist for Tim Peake Space Station Contact On Tuesday, July 14 at the UK Space Conference in Liverpool the names were announced of the UK schools which have won the opportunity to contact UK astronaut Tim Peake via amateur radio during his mission to the International Space Station. Tim holds the call sign KG5BVI and is expected to use the special call GB1SS from the amateur radio station in the Columbus module of the ISS. Tim will launch to the ISS in December of this year and will spend 6 months working and living in space. The Amateur Radio competition is a collaboration between the UK Space Agency, the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the European Space Agency (ESA). Selected schools will host a direct link-up with the ISS during a two-day, space related STEM workshop which will be the culmination of a large range of learning activities using space as a context for teaching throughout the curriculum. ARISS UK (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will provide and set up all necessary radio equipment such as low earth orbit satellite tracking antennas and radios, to establishing a fully functional, direct radio link with the ISS from the schools’ very own 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. Owing to the nature of scheduling the links, which is dependent on geography, the exact orbit of the ISS and the crew schedules, the exact dates and times for possible links will not be known until 2 weeks before the link up is scheduled. The shortlisted schools will all be prepared for such scheduling challenges and, by having a number of schools, we can ensure that all links are used. Jeremy Curtis, Head of Education at the UK Space Agency, said: We’re delighted with the amount of interest in this exciting project and look forward to working with the selected schools as they make a call into space. Both Tim’s space mission and amateur radio have the power to inspire young people and encourage them into STEM subjects. By bringing them together we can boost their reach and give young people around the UK the chance to be involved in a space mission and a hands-on project that will teach them new skills. The following schools have been shortlisted for a possible ARISS call with Tim whilst he is in orbit on the ISS: Ashfield Primary School, Otley, West Yorkshire The Derby High School, Derby The Kings School, Ottery St Mary Norwich School, Norwich Oasis Academy Brightstowe, Bristol Powys Secondary Schools Joint, Powys Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth Sandringham School, St Albans St Richard’s Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea Wellesley House School, Broadstairs John Gould, G3WKL, President of the RSGB, said: The Radio Society of Great Britain will be delighted to support shortlisted schools by teaching their pupils about amateur radio and helping them through their licence exams where appropriate. Members of our Youth Committee are based across the UK and will be keen to visit the chosen schools in their area and chat to the pupils. The ARISS UK Operations team will now work with the shortlisted schools to prepare them for this exceptional opportunity during the mission of the first British ESA Astronaut. ARISS Europe http://www.ariss-eu.org/ [ANS thanks ARISS and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- SA AMSAT Kletskous Solar Cell Purchase SA AMSAT made a significant investment in the KLETSKOUS project by placing an order for solar cells with an overseas supplier. The solar cells will be used to build the first prototype solar panels for testing with the power unit. The electrical power system (EPS) is the sub-system that provides various other systems and the payload with power, and controls the charging and conditioning of the batteries. The first prototype was tested with panels borrowed from the Denel Dynamic CubeSat project. "We are looking forward to building our own panels to meet the physical dimension requirements of the space frame," Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, said. Fritz Sutherland, ZS6FSJ, who built the prototype, which he showed at the recently held SA AMSAT Space Symposium, designed the EPS. Both Hannes Coetzee and Frik Wolff, ZS6FZ, who recently joined the project team, will build the solar panels. The Kletskous project is funded by donations from radio amateurs. To learn more about the project and how to make your financial contribution visit www.amsatsa.org.za [ANS thanks SA AMSAT and the SARL weekly news in English 2015-7-11 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Pico and Nano Satellite Workshop in Würzburg The Pico and Nano Satellite Workshop in Würzburg will be held on September 15-16, 2015. We are happy to announce that several national and international institutions acknowledged the value of our workshop by providing co-sponsoring for this event. Thus, we would like to point out the great opportunity to further disseminate your scientific results as selected best contributions will be invited for paper publication in a conference proceedings in the IAA book series on Small Satellites. If you want to take the opportunity to present your current progress in the field of pico- and nano-satellites please do not forget to submit your presentation abstract by sending an email to pina2015(a)informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de until July 20, 2015. For more information and latest updates about the workshop please visit our website: http://www7.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/conferences/pina2015/ [ANS thanks the PiNa Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Colloquium Guildford – Speakers for Saturday, July 25 There is a great line up of speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium at the Holiday Inn, Guildford as well as visits to the satellite construction facilities at the SSTL Kepler Building. The event is open to all. Admittance is £10 for the day and car parking is free. Speakers for Saturday, July 25 • Introduction by Prof. Sir Martin Sweeting G3YJO OBE, FRS, FREng, FIET • SSTL Update by Tony Holt, Director, SSTL • The Satellite Applications Catapult PocketQube Kit by Chris Brunskill • AMSAT-DL Presention by Peter Guelzow DB2OS • What else does Space do for You! by Prof. Richard Holdaway, former Director RAL Space • The Nayif-1 opportunity by Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG • AMSAT-NA / Fox-1 Presentation by Drew Glassbrenner KO4MA • Dutch Satellite Days by Ivo Klinkert PA1IVO Further details at http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Duchifat1 Updates Duchifat1, launched 1 year ago, was supposed to have onboard a "standard" space APRS transceiver operating on 145.825MHz. That would have made the satellite compatible with ISS, other APRS satellites and APRS-IS. Unfortunately, a short time before launch, we realized that technically we couldn't keep the intended 145.825MHz transceiver in the final satellite configuration but we still wanted to make some contribution to amateur radio in space. After a quick research we discovered that the 2nd transceiver onboard Duchifat1, the ISIS (Netherlands) TRXUV planned for Duchifat1's command and telemetry can be programmed to also accept APRS packets!, however, limited to 14 characters long. Also, the downlink digital modulation was not the common space APRS of 1200bd AFSK but 1200bd BPSK, and the uplink frequency is in the UHF band. We therefore came with the idea of supporting COMPRESSED APRS, and instead of the standard digipeater, we implement kind of "store&forward" function in which the satellite collects packets during its flight in orbit and the students of Herzliya Science Center will download those packets and display them on a world map in a web site programmed by them. We published here a few weeks ago the opening of this service and put in our web site detailed instructions on how to use the Byonics TinyTrak4 (TT4) tracker, with or without GPS to generate packets in the required format that Duchifat1 will accept. So far, TWO pioneers used this service. THANKS PETER & MIKE! While the TT4 solution is still the best we know for sending your actual live position to Duchifat1, we are happy to announce the 'APRS Encoder', a new tool in our web site that can generate for you the COMPRESSED APRS packet for Duchifat1. The input for the new APRS Encoder is the station's (or nearby) coordinates set that can be obtained from Google Maps, so this solution is naturally adequate for stationary base stations, while mobile stations should still use the Byonics TT4. The output of the APRS Encoder is a 14 character long Compressed APRS packet that can be converted to 1200bd AFSK with a hardware TNC or software like MIXW – just copy the 14 chars string and paste it into the MIXW window. The MIXW should be set to mode Packet, using the most common "VHF 1200 baud (Standard 1200/2200Hz)" setting. Prior registration is required. All the details on the satellite, the registration and the APRS Encoder are at this link: www.h-space-lab.org Please read all the documentation in the site. We wish you all good luck and enjoy! 73 from 4X4HSC team: instructors 4Z1WS and 4X1DG, and the students! [ANS thanks AMSAT-BB and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amateur Radio Geostationary Transponder and the Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham HamRadioNow episode 211 features two presentations given at the TAPR/AMSAT banquet on Friday, May 15 at the 2015 Dayton Hamvention. The first is about the Amateur Radio transponder on the geostationary satellite Es’hail 2 by Thani Ali al-Malki followed by Adventures of a Hacker Turned Ham by Michael Ossmann AD0NR. The night begins with a short presentation on what will be the first Amateur Radio transponder on a geostationary satellite, a project of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society, with help from AMSAT DL (Germany). The satellite, Es’HailSAT-2, is owned by the Qatar Satellite Company, and senior engineer Thani Ali al-Malki will give the details. Western Hemisphere hams will be disappointed that the satellite footprint won’t cover anything in North America or Australia, and just a bit of South America. The satellite is primarily a communications system for Qatar and the Middle East, but the ham transponder will also cover Europe, Africa and western Asia (but also missing the China coast and Japan). Michael Ossmann, AD0NR, founder of Great Scott Gadgets grew up as a computer nerd embracing the hacker ethos. Eventually Michael became very interested in the security of wireless systems such as remote keyless entry, garage door openers, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. He designed Ubertooth One, a Bluetooth sniffer that was successfully funded on Kickstarter. Not one to rest, Michael later designed and successfully funded HackRF One, an open source SDR platform that attracted the attention of the amateur radio community. Michael talks about his unique perspective on the community as an outsider looking in, why he resisted getting an amateur radio license for years, and why he finally decided to join. Michael shares his thoughts on what it means to be a hacker, what it means to be a ham, and what amateur radio may look like in the decades to come. TAPR President Steve Bible N7HPR‘s introduction establishes the youth theme with an interesting survey of the crowd. http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN_Episode_0211.html Previous editions of HamRadioNow http://www.youtube.com/user/HamRadioNow/videos Es’hail 2 geostationary satellite http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/geosynchronous/eshail-2/ [ANS thanks 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). *Friday and Saturday, 7-8 August 2015 – Austin Summerfest in Austin TX* *Saturday, 15 August 2015 – Arctic Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Fairbanks AK *Sunday, 16 August 2015 – demonstration at Chena Hot Springs AK *Saturday and Sunday, 22-23 August 2015 – Boxboro Hamfest and ARRL New England Convention in Boxborough MA *Saturday and Sunday, 5-6 September - ARRL Roanoke Division Convention Shelby, NC Hamfest, AMSAT Forum scheduled for Saturday *Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 16-18 2015, AMSAT Symposium in Dayton OH (Dayton Crown Plaza) [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Contacts Pima County 4H/Vail Vaqueros 4H Club, Tucson, AZ, direct via W7LB The ISS callsign was scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut was Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact was not successful: Wed 2015-07-15 18:01:42 UTC 67 deg ARISS is attempting to determine what happened. Moon Day/ Frontiers of Flight Museum, Dallas, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign was scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut was Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact was successful: Sat 2015-07-18 16:58 UTC 84 deg The Moon Day contact was successful with 11 questions asked and 10 fully answered. The answer to the 11th question was lost in the noise at LOS. Participants asked the following questions: 1. How do you get internet? 2. How is your perspective of Earth different from ours who have not been to space? 3. What has been your most exciting and memorable experience during your time on the International space station? 4. As you don't have gravity in the Space Station, and nothing drops or drips down, what happens to a scoop of ice cream in space when it melts? Once it has melted, can you suck it up with a straw? Have you ever tried that? 5. What happens to fire in space? 6. What do you eat when in space? 7. What happens if an astronaut gets sick in space? Do they have a doctor on board? If not, do they have to go back to Earth early for treatment? 8. Has your time on the space station helped in the research of finding a way to send someone to Mars for a longer period of time? 9. If a meteorite, space junk, or another spacecraft collides with the ISS, or there was a fire on board, what kind of emergency procedures would be performed to ensure station integrity and crew safety? 10. What has been your biggest unexpected obstacle, and how did you solve it and still reach your goal? 11. How do you put on your spacesuit to go out in space? Upcoming ARISS Contacts Albert Park College, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS/OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Contact is a go for: Mon 2015-07-20 08:40:28 UTC 30 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] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over * Illinois High Altitude Balloon to Carry Repeater and SSTV The Balloon Assisted Stratospheric Experiments team at DePauw University plans to launch a high altitude balloon, BASE-85, on August 8, 2015 at 07:45 CDT (UTC - 5). The launch will be from the Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul, Illinois which is approximately 100 miles south of Chicago. The amateur radio payload on this balloon will include: + Telemetry: APRS: 144.390Mhz, APRS.FI: WB9SA-11; QRZ: WB9SA + Cross-Band FM Repeater: Uplink 144.34 MHz; Downlink 446.025 MHz. + SSTV unit will operate on 147.48 MHz using Scottie2 - 72 seconds on 30 seconds off. + 900 MHz tracking system. + DF beacon at 443 MHz Website: http://www.depauw.edu/academics/departments-programs/physics-astronomy/depa… ment-research/base/ [ANS thanks the BALLOON_SKED(a)yahoogroups.com e-mail list for the above information] ARISS SSTV Images Commmemorate 40th Anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission 40 years ago this week, the historic joint Apollo-Soyuz mission was conducted. Apollo-Soyuz (or Soyuz-Apollo in Russia) represented the first joint USA-Soviet mission and set the stage for follow-on Russia-USA space collaboration on the Space Shuttle, Mir Space Station and the International Space Station. The Soyuz and Apollo vehicles were docked from July 17-19, 1975, during which time joint experiments and activities were accomplished with the 3 USA astronauts and 2 Soviet Cosmonauts on-board. Apollo-Soyuz was the final mission of the Apollo program and the last USA human spaceflight mission until the first space shuttle mission in 1981. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of this historic international event, the ARISS team has developed a series of 12 Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images that will be sent down for reception by schools, educational organizations and ham radio operators, worldwide. The SSTV images are planned to start sometime Saturday morning, July 18 and run through Sunday July 19. These dates are tentative and are subject to change. The SSTV images can be received on 145.80 MHz and displayed using several different SSTV computer programs that are available on the internet. We encourage you to submit your best received SSTV images to: http://spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/submit.php The ARISS SSTV image gallery will post the best SSTV images received from this event at: http://spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php Also, as a special treat, on Saturday July 18 the ISS Cosmonauts will take time out to conduct an ARISS contact with students attending the Moon Day/Frontiers of Flight Museum event in Dallas Texas. This Russian Cosmonaut-USA Student contact is planned to start around 16:55 UTC through the W6SRJ ground station located in Santa Rosa, California. ARISS will use the 145.80 MHz voice frequency downlink (same as the SSTV downlink) for the Moon Day contact. For more information on ARISS, please go to our web site: www.ariss.org The ARISS international team would like to thank our ARISS-Russia colleague, Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, for his leadership on this historic commemoration. [ANS thanks ARISS, and Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair 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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Removing the time stamp option in RX-SSTV software.
by Cor PDØRKC 18 Jul '15

18 Jul '15

Hello radio friends, RX-SSTV is very popular SSTV soundcard software for receiving ISS SSTV pictures. After installing the software and receiving the images some of you might have noticed that the software version, mode, date and time are printed at the bottom on the received SSTV images. If you want the ISS SSTV pictures beautiful clean go to the RX-SSTV menu ---> -->Setup--->RX-SSTV--->Embed Date/Time/Call in Picture... select never. 73s Cor PD0RKC

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KL7CN/W7 CN84 SO-50 0304z
by Bryan Green 18 Jul '15

18 Jul '15

Will be on SO-50 at 0304z. Looks to be a good pass for East Coast ops who need OR and CN84. LotW=KL7CN/W7

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ISS SSTV Apollo mission pictures in the ARISS SSTV Gallery!
by Cor PDØRKC 18 Jul '15

18 Jul '15

Hello radio friends, Nattawat HS5ZBR and Prasad VU3YFD have sended their received ISS SSTV Apollo mission pictures to the ARISS SSTV Gallery website. http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV We are looking forward to see more ISS SSTV pictures. Please send them to http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/submit.php Good luck! 73s Cor PD0RKC

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AO-7 ??
by Bob- W7LRD 18 Jul '15

18 Jul '15

Tried to access AO-7 at 1630Z and 1820Z passes-could not hear myself. Is it me or are we in mode A or whatever? 73 Bob W7LRD

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