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Worm gear drive boxes for AZ and EL
by Mike Hoblinski 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

I was wondering how well would a worm gear assembly hold up for AZ and EL drives and what might be the drawbacks. I ran across one persons rotor project that uses worm gear boxes with Nema 21 stepper motors. The gear boxes themselves cost about 45 dollars each and appear to be quite rugged and waterproof. Github https://github.com/YohanHadji/SuperAntennaz Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuH7F1J6nr8 Satnogs https://community.libre.space/t/satnogs-all-metal-box-mountable-rotator/492… Mike N6IMF

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Re: Cubesats
by Daniel Schultz 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

I thought that the Cubesat community had annual conferences to exchange ideas on what works, but they still keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Part of training engineers is to teach them to look around and learn from other people's mistakes. >"So the Fox line has met industry standards (3 of 5 deployed successfully)." 3 out of 5 deployed successfully is a pretty dismal industry standard. The "industry" still considers Cubesats to be throw-away disposable space junk whose main function is to train students. (Train them for what is still a good question) They are considered to be successful if the students graduate from their school, they don't need to actually work for any length of time on orbit, or even to work at all after deployment. When Mike Griffith was running NASA, he even advised students to forget about building Cubesats and instead seek internship opportunities in the aerospace industry where they might be exposed to real world spacecraft engineering. A school in my local area recently built and launched a Cubesat under sponsorship of a local aerospace company. The satellite was deployed from the ISS and was never heard from. This local company has extensive test facilities, they could have invited the students to bring their Cubesat over to run a thermal vacuum test for one day at minimal cost, but no one ever thought of doing that. It could have been a highly educational opportunity for the students but reliability has never been part of the Cubesat curriculum. And it is not just student built Cubesats that have reliability problems, I have heard complaints from both Goddard and APL about the poor quality of commercially manufactured Cubesats. Even a NASA-built Cubesat suffered from a failed antenna deployment a few years ago. How long was RadFXsat in the p-pod before launch? Long storage times without battery maintenance could also be a risk factor. There is a reason why larger space missions have access hatches built into their launch vehicle shrouds for last minute inspections and maintenance. I am reaching a conclusion that Cubesats are too small to support the HEO communications mission that AMSAT members desire. Not only are they too limited in power generation and antenna size but they are also lacking in thermal control which is the key to a long lived satellite. If AMSAT were able to raise a couple million dollars we could buy a commercial launch for a larger satellite that would not require so many compromises in its design. We did raise that amount of cash for Phase 3D in the 1990's, albeit in the pre-ITAR days when international projects were still possible. Up until a couple decades ago AMSAT was the only small satellite builder in the world, now we live in a different world than the one we grew up in and we are just one of many such organizations. We have not yet adjusted to our brave new world. Dan Schultz N8FGV

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Re: Cubesats
by Dimitrios Simitas 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

CubeSats enjoy a up to a 39% industry average failure rate. From most common to least, CubeSat failure (21%), launch failure (12%), and not ejected and not specified are tied at 2% each. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijae/2019/5063145/ Successful deployment made up 61% of the 848 CubeSat launches between 2005 and 2018. So the Fox line has met industry standards (3 of 5 deployed successfully). The hardware, even if purchased to be space tolerant, is still assembled and ground based testing in a educational or not for profit environment is limited compared to the big commercial companies. It's the reason why Es'hail 2's amateur component was built commercially using AMSAT specifications. There is also the issue that as secondary payload CubeSats have been developed to not use active means of deployment. Such as hoping their solar cells, and antennas release. Which is suspected to have caused many failures as has been pointed out. Even so, SpaceX is seeing a 5% failure rate on their $2.5 million Starlink Satellites and even NASA's $4 billion Hubble had issues. Space can be unforgiving. And due to size and weight constraints of CubeSats, unlike larger commercial satellites, it's nearly impossible to build redundant systems to keep the satellite functional after any system failures. The term acceptable failure rate in engineering comes to mind. And expecting perfection out of a CubeSat just isn't going to happen. Dimitrios VA3DSZ

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 1 2021
by Ronald Parsons 01 Feb '21

01 Feb '21

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period January 1, 2021 through February 1, 2021. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL Jan Feb WA4NVM 1557 1568 WD9EWK (DM43) 630 632 VE7CEW 501 555 NM3B 481 553 N9FN 499 526 N7EGY 502 501 ?? ND0C 450 500 AC9O 359 475 W0NBC 435 437 PV8DX 373 412 KF6JOQ 353 403 AK7DD 376 390 W8LR 300 328 S57NML 205 291 K5ZM 179 277 VE4MM 227 263 VU2LBW 246 260 VE6WQ New 232 KV4T New 219 DG7YEO New 217 KF0QS 115 205 NA1ME 175 200 W4ALF 102 200 WD9EWK (DM41) 176 187 WA8ZID 126 176 DG3YJB New 103 HB9GWJ New 102 VE6BMX New 102 AA8CH (EN84) New 101 AB0XE New 100 KN4ZUJ New 100 KS4YT New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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Cubesats
by Ray Soifer 31 Jan '21

31 Jan '21

The intent of this email is to begin a serious techncal discussion. I do not know where it will lead. - My question is: is there something wrong with the Cubesat platform? Its failure rate is pretty high. If you include the university-built Cubesats which IARU has coordinated over the years, perhaps as many as half have failed upon reaching orbit. AMSAT-NA has orbited quite a few successful communications satellites, all of which are or were larger than Cubesats. I have been a member of AMSAT since 1969 and am not questioning its ability. Rather, my question concerns the Cubesat platform. The AMSAT-BB reflector includes people with successful as well as unsuccessful Cubesats. Can we learn anything from their experience? 73 Ray W2RS

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Re: [Blog] Comparison of AMSAT and ARISS official statements about respective anomalies
by Clint Bradford 31 Jan '21

31 Jan '21

> On Jan 30, 2021, at 8:39 AM, John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Two people responded off-list that it might be time to take this > conversation off-line. And many more have posted ONLINE how ridiculous your “blog” is. >> … let’s take conversation offline … If you truly enjoy amateur radio satellites, you’d delete the Facebook post, delete your blog post, and delete any other occurrences of it. AMSAT has been giving the amateur radio community “gifts” for more than 50 years. And also educating the planet. No one else comes close to their accomplishments. Your comparison of two very different events is illogical and ill-conceived. And several have told you that the past 24 hours. The three that defend you aren’t worth associating with - nothing can please them. Clint Bradford K6LCS PS By the way, an existing AMSAT board member loves your post! Patrick should resign immediately, and let someone who truly cares about amateur radio satellites volunteer their services.

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ANS-031 AMSAT Weekly News Bulletin
by Frank Karnauskas 31 Jan '21

31 Jan '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-031 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * RadFxSat-2 Update – (January 29, 2021) * RadFxSat-2 Signals Detected, AMSAT Engineering Continues to Assess Status (January 28, 2021) * ARISS Operations Situation * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 28, 2021 * QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Include Speaker Track on Amateur Radio Satellites * Ham Radio’s SuitSat Returns in Short Horror Film * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over * Iodine Thruster Could Slow Space Junk Accumulation SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-031.01 ANS-031 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 031.01 From Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) 712 H Street NE Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002 January 31, 2021 To ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-031.01 RadFxSat-2 Update (January 29, 2021) From AMSAT Vice President - Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY: "Thanks go to W5SAT, who applied the amateur radio spirit of exploration and innovation to helping find out "what's up?" with RadFxSat-2. "We appreciate his work and immediately applied it to our processes as we discover/recover RadFxSat-2. "Why was it not heard or found week ago? There could be an unexplained behavior such that it could not and was not able to occur until the other day. Our stations attempted transponder use under various conjectured and commanded states throughout this period as part of the exploration of the anomaly, but did not detect any signals. They were able to confirm their signals the night of the 27th. "Following that we turned attention to the beacon, as you know. We have not discovered the beacon yet and we have contacted some top class "big gun" stations, asking for their help. The signal will obviously be pipsqueak and may not even be there. The drive to find it, or if it is not detected then to take possible actions to activate it, is the information in the telemetry that is paramount to knowing through satellite data exactly what is going on. We asked you that the transponder not be used because any power to signals in the transponder downlink is power stolen from the beacon strength. We have asked everybody to listen, as from the beginning, to help find it and find status and solutions faster. It may sound boring or useless but it is at the heart of every satellite launch and commissioning phase and perhaps the biggest part the general satellite community can play in the lifetime of the satellite. The payoff is important to all of us, and I invite anyone to join the hunt and share in the enjoyment of - whatever happens. "I can't say what we will be doing tomorrow for sure, we will be looking for any reports and telemetry as more and larger stations join and because we have seen behavior that is not clearly understood. Procedures and conclusions that are not carefully thought out could result in losing what we have now. It is comparable to NASA taking careful time in dealing with anomalies (barring safety-related issues). Very importantly, we will be watching to see if anyone captured anything at all from the telemetry in the beacon. All you have to do is hunt and catch one frame and you are a hero in this game. Your help is greatly appreciated. "Unless there is some big news over the weekend, I expect that Monday evening would be the next opportunity for a short update, time permitting." [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President - Engineering for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- RadFxSat-2 Signals Detected, AMSAT Engineering Continues to Assess Status (January 28, 2021) On January 27, 2021, Brad Schumacher, W5SAT, reported copying his CW signal weakly via the RadFxSat-2 transponder. On the morning of January 28, AMSAT Engineering and Operations confirmed these reports and determined that RadFxSat-2 is partially functioning, though signals are extremely weak. AMSAT thanks W5SAT for his report. AMSAT also appreciate those who joined in determining whether they could detect their own or other signals in recent passes today. At this time it is essential and we ask you: Please do not attempt to transmit through the transponder until further notice. This is very important to the next steps the team is taking now. The next crucial step in evaluating the condition of RadFxSat-2 is to determine whether or not the 1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon is operating and, if possible, copy telemetry from the beacon. AMSAT asks that everyone with 70cm receive capability listen to the beacon frequency of 435.750 MHz (+/-) Doppler, upper sideband (USB). Use FoxTelem with your receiver in order to tune and capture any telemetry you can. Also make sure FoxTelem is set to "Upload to server" so that AMSAT receives your telemetry data. If you capture a good IQ recording on SDR, please send a detailed description of your recording to foxtelem(a)amsat.us. The team may respond with a request for your recording and details on how to transfer it to the AMSAT Engineering team. Please understand that keeping the transponder clear is essential to putting all power and attention to the beacon telemetry. Two-line elements (TLE's) are available in AMSAT's nasabare.txt distribution at https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt. Available data suggests that RadFxSat-2 is OBJECT M from the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne launch, NORAD ID 47320, international designation 21-002M. AMSAT thanks the Amateur satellite community for their perseverance and assistance while the AMSAT Engineering and Operations teams work to understand and resolve the situation with RadFxSat-2. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and Operations teams for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all begins with GOLF-TEE - a technology demonstrator for deployable solar panels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the ride. The journey will be worth it! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ARISS Operations Situation Thursday, January 28., 2021 Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS-USA Executive Director issued the following statement. "Today was a tough one for ARISS. Let me explain. "As you all know, an EVA (spacewalk) was conducted yesterday to install cabling on the exterior of Columbus to support the commissioning of the Bartolomeo attached payload capability mounted on the Columbus module. On January 26, prior to the EVA, our Columbus next generation radio system was shut off and the ISS-internal coaxial cable to the antenna was disconnected from the ARISS radio as a safety precaution for the EVA. During the EVA, our current external antenna coaxial cable, installed in 2009, was replaced with another one built by ESA/Airbus with four RF connectors included, as compared to the current 2 RF connections. This change was made to allow ESA to connect ARISS and 3 additional customers to Bartolomeo, as compared to ARISS and one additional RF customer. "As you might have seen yesterday, the EVA was conducted and our cable connection was swapped out. This morning, the crew restarted the radio system. Not hearing any Voice Repeater reports, we requested a switch to APRS packet. We still did not hear any downlink reports. At 1746 UTC we had a planned ARISS school contact between our certified telebridge station ON4ISS, operated by Jan in Belgium, and Mike Hopkins on ISS. No downlink signal was heard during the contact. The crew radioed down ???no joy??? on the contact about halfway through the contact and the Newcastle High School, Newcastle Wyoming, USA contact attempt ended. "Clearly, there is an issue. More troubleshooting will be required. It may be the new external RF cable that was installed during yesterday's EVA. It might also be from the connect and disconnect of the interior coaxial (RF) cable. So the interior cable cannot not be totally discounted yet. The crew took pictures of the coaxial cable and connector attached to the ARISS radio inside the ISS. Because the exterior cable is a Bartolomeo cable and not an ARISS cable, we are working with ESA and NASA on a way forward. NASA has opened a Payload Anomaly Report on this issue. We have talked to both the NASA and ESA representatives. These are the same folks that worked with us on previous ARISS hardware systems as well as the ESA Bartolomeo integration initiative. We have also asked our Russian team lead, Sergey Samburov, if we can temporarily use the radio in the Service Module for school contacts until we are able to resolve this issue. As we gather more information, we will share it with you. "On behalf of the ARISS International Board, the Delegates and the entire team, I want to thank all of you for your tremendous volunteer support to ARISS. We WILL get through this and be more resilient as a result." [ANS thanks Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS-USA Executive Director for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 28, 2021 Available data suggests that RadFxSat-2 is OBJECT M from the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne 1-19-21 launch, NORAD ID 47320, international designation 21-002M. Therefore, The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: RadFxSat-2 - NORAD Cat ID 47320. Thanks to Brad Schumacher, W5SAT for his report copying RadFxSat-2 and AMSAT Engineering Ops for the confirmation. The following satellite has also been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: OBJECT N - NORAD Cat ID 47345. This object was part of the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Demo 2 launch of January 19, 2021. Object N was initially given the wrong launch date but that date was later corrected to 1-19-2021. The current TLE's can always be downloaded at https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Keplerian Elements Manager for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo to Include Speaker Track on Amateur Radio Satellites The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 13 – 14, 2021 will devote a speaker track to AMSAT and the world of Amateur Radio satellites. The Expo is in “full planning mode” and promises “many exciting new things” for the upcoming event, which will include a world-class lineup of more than 60 speakers and workshops for beginners to experts. Presenters at nine AMSAT sessions will discuss the broad spectrum of ham radio satellites, including: - Introduction to Amateur Radio Satellites (Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW) - Getting on the Air with Satellites (Clint Bradford, K6LCS) - How to Enjoy Amateur Radio Contacts with the International Space Station (Frank Bauer, KA3HDO) - Implementation of LDPC Encoder on FPGA (Anshul Makkar) - Debris Mitigation in Earth’s Orbit (Anshul Makkar) - Digital Multiplexing Transponder from the Open Research Institute (Michelle Thompson, W5NYV) - Solving the ITAR and EAR Problem for the Amateur Radio Satellite Service (Michelle Thompson, W5NYV) - Remote Labs for P4XT Engineering Development (Paul Williamson, KB5MU) Thompson, an AMSAT Board Member, said working satellites is one of the most rewarding privileges of holding an Amateur Radio license. “There has never been a better time to be involved in amateur radio satellites, since some long-standing regulatory burdens have been lifted and advanced technology has never been more affordable and accessible,” Thompson remarked. “We have opportunities now that were not available as of even a few years ago. AMSAT is fortunate to contribute to the Expo by showcasing the truly amazing work going on around the world in the amateur satellite scene. And the Expo is an ideal partner to show it off to the wider ham audience.” AMSAT will have a booth at the Expo, where attendees can talk to experts, enthusiasts, operators, and technicians and obtain contact and membership information for the 30 AMSAT societies around the world. Early Bird tickets are $10 (to help cover the cost of this event) and $12.50 “at the door.” That includes entry for the live, 2-day event as well as access during the 30-day on-demand period following the event. Register on the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo website. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ham Radio’s SuitSat Returns in Short Horror Film SuitSat loses its innocence in a new video short sci-fi thriller Decommissioned. “Inspired by true events,” the video short resurrects the 2006 spacesuit/satellite that transmitted messages on 2 meters as it circled Earth. The original SuitSat-1 project, conceived by an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team, repurposed a decommissioned Russian Orlan spacesuit to function as a free-floating amateur radio transmit-only satellite. “ARISS designed and built an antenna and radio gear that got approved for installation into the suit, and cosmonaut Valeri Tokarev and Commander Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, put SuitSat-1 into orbit at the start of a spacewalk,” ARISS-US Delegate for ARRL Rosalie White, K1STO, recounted. SuitSat-1 transmitted a voice message, “This is SuitSat-1 RS0RS!” in several languages, plus telemetry and a slow-scan TV image on an 8-minute cycle as it orbited Earth. In the 6-minute film, a SuitSat returns in the future to haunt International Space Station commander “Diaz,” played by Joey Vieira. Diaz is seen taking photos from inside an observation dome on the ISS when he spies some distant space debris and radios Houston to express concern. “If there was any cause for alarm, you know we’d see it too,” Houston assures. As the object closes in, an increasingly anxious Diaz recognizes the “debris” as SuitSat. “This is SuitSat,” comes a voice on the ham radio. “Houston, you’re not gonna believe this. We’re picking up transmissions on the ham radio that sound identical to the SuitSat experiment,” he tells a skeptical mission control. “It’s SuitSat! I’m seeing SuitSat!” “SuitSat re-entered the atmosphere and burned up years ago,” mission control responds. “It’s impossible.” Decommissioned was produced by Perception Pictures and directed by Australian filmmaker Josh Tanner. He told Gizmodo that he produced the video “using the Unreal Engine technology that The Mandalorian used, albeit old-school rear projection, as opposed to the fancy LED wall tech they used.” SuitSat-1 — called Radioskaf or Radio Sputnik in Russian — was so successful that another unneeded Orlan spacesuit was subsequently refitted as SuitSat-2. As an interesting sidebar with respect to the real SuitSat, White explained, “After the ARISS engineers calculated SuitSat-1’s orbit and spin characteristics, they knew the legs and arms would have to be filled with something, so they asked the crew to stuff dirty laundry inside.” White said Decommissioned was a hit at a recent ARISS meeting. The original SuitSats were deorbited to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after their useful lives ended. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Iodine Thruster Could Slow Space Junk Accumulation For the first time ever, a telecommunications satellite has used an iodine propellant to change its orbit around Earth. The small but potentially disruptive innovation could help to clear the skies of space junk, by enabling tiny satellites to self-destruct cheaply and easily at the end of their missions, by steering themselves into the atmosphere where they would burn up. The technology could also be used to boost the mission lifetime of small CubeSats that monitor agricultural crops on Earth or entire mega-constellations of nanosats that provide global internet access, by raising their orbits when they begin to drift towards the planet. The technology was developed by ThrustMe, a spin-off company from the École Polytechnique and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and supported by ESA through its programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES). It uses a novel propellant – iodine – in an electric thruster that controls the satellite’s height above Earth. Iodine is less expensive and uses simpler technologies than traditional propellants. Unlike many traditional propellants, iodine is non-toxic and it is solid at room temperature and pressure. This makes it easier and cheaper to handle on Earth. When heated, it turns to gas without going through a liquid phase, which makes it ideal for a simple propulsion system. It is also denser than traditional propellants, so it occupies smaller volumes onboard the satellite. ThrustMe launched its iodine thruster on a commercial research nanosat called SpaceTy Beihangkongshi-1 that went into space in November 2020. It was test fired earlier this month before being used to change the orbit of the satellite. [ANS thanks ESA for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events No events listed. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Watch Twitter, there are lots pop-up roves happening lately. Send your upcoming rover operations to Paul Overn, KE0PBR at ke0pbr at gmail dot com. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Upcoming Contacts Vladivostok, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov. Contact is go for Friday, February 5, 2021 at 08:35 UTC. Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON, Canada, multi-point telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG. Contact is go for Friday, February 5, 2021 at 17:41:04. + Successful Contacts Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, Direct The ISS callsign was RSØISS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The astronaut was Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. Contact was successful on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 08:25 UTC. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + 35 Years Ago: Remembering Challenger and Her Crew On Jan. 28, 1986, the astronauts once again boarded Challenger as managers had cleared the launch despite unexpectedly cold temperatures overnight at KSC. Managers considered significant ice covering parts of the launch tower as not enough of a concern to delay the launch. In behind-the-scenes discussions, concerns by engineers about the effects of the cold temperatures on the integrity of O-rings in SRB segment joints were overruled by managers who cleared Challenger to launch. Liftoff took place at 11:38 a.m. Eastern time. As soon as Challenger cleared the launch tower, control of the vehicle shifted from KSC’s Launch Control Center to the Mission Control Center (MCC) at JSC, where ascent Flight Director Jay H. Greene and his team monitored the mission’s progress. For the first minute or so, the launch appeared to proceed normally, with the usual callouts between the crew and capsule communicator Richard O. Covey in MCC. At 73 seconds after liftoff, controllers lost all telemetry from Challenger and noticed a fireball on television screens. Stunned controllers slowly came to realize that the vehicle had suffered a major malfunction that the crew likely did not survive. Read the entire article at https://www.nasa.gov/feature/35-years-ago-remembering-challenger-and-her-cr…. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] + Build a Fully Automatic Amateur and APT Weather Satellite Ground Station Over on GitHub stdevPavelmc has released his software called FAASGS (Fully Automatic Amateur Satellite Ground Station). FAASGS is an open source program that allows RTL-SDR users to set up a satellite ground station that tunes, record and generate images for NOAA APT weather satellites, as well as records FM amateur radio satellites. The software runs on a single board computer such as a Raspberry Pi. Read the full article at https://www.rtl-sdr.com/. [ANS thanks RTL-SDR.com for the above information.] + ‘Another One Leaves The Crust’ Launch Completed By Rocket Lab Rocket Lab has successfully launched their 18th Electron mission, ‘Another One Leaves The Crust,’ on January 20, 2021. This is the first mission in a busy launch manifest for 2021, which includes multiple dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions for government and commercial customers. This year will also see Rocket Lab launch a Photon mission to the Moon in support of NASA’s CAPSTONE program. For the complete story go to https://news.satnews.com/2021/01/20/rocket-labs-first-launch-of-2021-for-mi…. [ANS thanks SatNews.com for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Not an AMSAT member? Join now at https://launch.amsat.org/ 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 additional benefits. President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub. 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact info at the amsat dot org for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings see https://www.amsat.org/mailing-list-faq/.

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Help with programming on W9KE "Cheap Rotor Controller"
by outlook_E4F33DD507FBA5FE＠outlook.com 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

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[Blog] Comparison of AMSAT and ARISS official statements about respective anomalies
by John Brier 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

Somebody said off-list they didn't understand the differences I was pointing out in the ARISS and AMSAT responses. I wrote a detailed comparison. I hope this explains what I mean. https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/comparison-of-amsat-and-ariss-o… 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Re: [Blog] Comparison of AMSAT and ARISS official statements about respective anomalies
by Clint Bradford 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

From a Facebook user to John: As a new person to the Satellite community. I dropped out the email BBS this morning because of some clear animosity between what appears to be two groups in AMSAT. John you seem like a good person and I appreciate your help this far. But you seem to be a main instigator in this....stuff. As an outsider and newcomer to the Satellite community. This stuff is unproductive, off putting and I’m out. Thanks again but no one needs this kind of childish crap with all that’s going on in the world. I use my hobbies as an escape to relax. God luck hope you all get yourself’s sorted out. Clint Bradford K6LCS Sent from my iPhone

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SiriusXM's new SXM-7 satellite suffers major payload failure, feared total loss. Insured for $225M.
by John Brier 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/1354478752730853380?s=19 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/sirius-xm-says-does-not-expect-satellite-ra… Similar to our recent difficulties. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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RadFXSat-2 Update
by Clint Bradford 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

THANK YOU for keeping ALL in “the loop” for the latest information. Clint Bradford K6LCS

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cube sat
by 73 Bob W7LRD 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

I ran across this little gizzmo, interesting. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/pdf/Brochure_IrisV2.1_201611-URS_Approved_…

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RadFxSat-2 Update – January 29, 2021
by Paul Stoetzer 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

From AMSAT Vice President – Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY: Thanks go to W5SAT, who applied the amateur radio spirit of exploration and innovation to helping find out “what’s up?” with RadFxSat-2. We appreciate his work and immediately applied it to our processes as we discover/recover RadFxSat-2. Why was it not heard or found week ago? There could be an unexplained behavior such that it could not and was not able to occur until the other day. Our stations attempted transponder use under various conjectured and commanded states throughout this period as part of the exploration of the anomaly, but did not detect any signals. They were able to confirm their signals the night of the 27th. Following that we turned attention to the beacon, as you know. We have not discovered the beacon yet and we have contacted some top class “big gun” stations, asking for their help. The signal will obviously be pipsqueak and may not even be there. The drive to find it, or if it is not detected then to take possible actions to activate it, is the information in the telemetry that is paramount to knowing through satellite data exactly what is going on. We asked you that the transponder not be used because any power to signals in the transponder downlink is power stolen from the beacon strength. We have asked everybody to listen, as from the beginning, to help find it and find status and solutions faster. It may sound boring or useless but it is at the heart of every satellite launch and commissioning phase and perhaps the biggest part the general satellite community can play in the lifetime of the satellite. The payoff is important to all of us, and I invite anyone to join the hunt and share in the enjoyment of – whatever happens. I can’t say what we will be doing tomorrow for sure, we will be looking for any reports and telemetry as more and larger stations join and because we have seen behavior that is not clearly understood. Procedures and conclusions that are not carefully thought out could result in losing what we have now. It is comparable to NASA taking careful time in dealing with anomalies (barring safety-related issues). Very importantly, we will be watching to see if anyone captured anything at all from the telemetry in the beacon. All you have to do is hunt and catch one frame and you are a hero in this game. Your help is greatly appreciated. Unless there is some big news over the weekend, I expect that Monday evening would be the next opportunity for a short update, time permitting.

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Request for AMSAT Engineering and Operations
by Roy Dean 30 Jan '21

30 Jan '21

I respectfully ask that AMSAT-NA Engineering and/or Operations publish a copy of the IOC (In Orbit Checklist), with any sensitive information redacted. I will also ask that the reasons for the redaction be provided. For example: "This sentence redacted as it relates to proprietary launch provider information." Or "This paragraph redacted as it relates to trade secret uplink transmission protocols." I feel this information can greatly enhance the collective knowledge of AMSAT-NA by getting more eyes on the procedure, perhaps even leading to some hindsight that could lead to future design changes/improvements, etc. --Roy K3RLD

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Satellite tracking script resurrected
by Joseph Armbruster 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

The recent thread about tracking BOBCAT-1, got me to thinking of this old script I wrote ages ago, to track satellites in Google Earth. To do this, I wrote a bit of Python that would obtain keps from amsat or space track and then carefully craft and host a kml file locally. The user could then drag this into Google Earth to track in near-realtime. It was configurable and really only driven by one python file and one config file. I had posted about it to the -bb a couple times since then but I hadn't really maintained the project. I found one repository on GitHub, that u0m3 had created. I forked (my own) project a few minutes ago from his repo and figured I could start maintaining it again. I just made the following updates: - supports amsats latest bare url - supports the latest spacetrack api - you can now plot / resolve satellite names via regex (so say all AO-* or STARLINK-*) If you take it for a spin, let me know what you think: https://github.com/josepharmbruster/ge-satellite-tracker The core of this could easily be integrated with rigctl or any other mapping app for tracking purposes, if someone wanted to roll their own. 73's Joseph Armbruster KJ4JIO

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ARISS News Release No. 21-06
by David Jordan 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

ARISS News Release No. 21-06 DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISS Operations Situation January 28, 2021 All, Today was a tough one for ARISS. Let me explain. As you all know, an EVA (spacewalk) was conducted yesterday toinstall cabling on the exterior of Columbus to support the commissioning of theBartolomeo attached payload capability mounted on the Columbus module. OnJanuary 26, prior to the EVA, our Columbus next generation radio system wasshut off and the ISS-internal coaxial cable to the antenna was disconnectedfrom the ARISS radio as a safety precaution for the EVA. During the EVA, ourcurrent external antenna coaxial cable, installed in 2009, was replaced withanother one built by ESA/Airbus with four RF connectors included, as comparedto the current 2 RF connections. This change was made to allow ESA toconnect ARISS and 3 additional customers to Bartolomeo, as compared to ARISSand one additional RF customer. As you might have seen yesterday,the EVA was conducted and our cable connection was swapped out. Thismorning, the crew restarted the radio system. Not hearing any VoiceRepeater reports, we requested a switch to APRS packet. We still did nothear any downlink reports. At 1746 UTC we had a planned ARISS schoolcontact between our certified telebridge station ON4ISS, operated by Jan inBelgium, and Mike Hopkins on ISS. No downlink signal was heard during thecontact. The crew radioed down “no joy” on the contact about halfwaythrough the contact and the Newcastle High School, Newcastle Wyoming, USAcontact attempt ended. Clearly, there is an issue. More troubleshootingwill be required. It may be the new external RF cable that was installedduring yesterday’s EVA. It might also be from the connect and disconnectof the interior coaxial (RF) cable. So the interior cable cannot not betotally discounted yet. The crew took pictures of the coaxial cable andconnector attached to the ARISS radio inside the ISS. Because theexterior cable is a Bartolomeo cable and not an ARISS cable, we are workingwith ESA and NASA on a way forward. NASA has opened a Payload AnomalyReport on this issue. We have talked to both the NASA and ESArepresentatives. These are the same folks that worked with us on previousARISS hardware systems as well as the ESA Bartolomeo integrationinitiative. We have also asked our Russian team lead, Sergey Samburov, ifwe can temporarily use the radio in the Service Module for school contactsuntil we are able to resolve this issue. As we gather more information,we will share it with you. On behalf of the ARISS International Board, the Delegates andthe entire team, I want to thank all of you for your tremendous volunteersupport to ARISS. We WILL get through this and be more resilient as aresult. 73, Frank -------------------------------------------- Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ARISS-USA Executive Director ARISS International Chair ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS –Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations on the ISS About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org . Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR

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Re: RadFxSat-2 and ARISS (was ARISS News Release No. 21-06)
by Bill Gaylord 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

This is also what i was hoping would eventually happen with Fox-1C other then vague answers that they basically tried everything. Is there like a legal reason the steps took so far can't be published? Or just a no time to do that sort of reason? KD9KCK

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Fox-1E Heard?
by Roy Dean 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/fox-1e-another-amsat-na-failed-sat… W5SAT has indicated that Fox-1E may be on and "transponding" - but only with extremely strong signals. --Roy K3RLD

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-29 01:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 29 Jan '21

29 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-29 01:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov Contact was successful for Thu 2021-01-28 08:25 UTC (***) SSTV Event Thu 2021-01-28 12:05 to 17:15 UTC Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact was not successful: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg (***) ARISS is investigating to determine what exactly happened. (***) SSTV Event Fri 2021-01-29 13:05 to 18:10 UTC Vladivostok, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov Contact is go for Fri 2021-02-05 08:35 UTC Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON, Canada, multi-point telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Fri 2021-02-05 17:41:04 UTC 40 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-29 01:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-28 23:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 141 (***) Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1416. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1349. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ANS-028 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - RadFxSat-2 Signals Detected, AMSAT Engineering Continues to Assess Status
by Paul Stoetzer 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-028 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT, 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 commun- icating 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. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ In this edition: * RadFxSat-2 Signals Detected, AMSAT Engineering Continues to Assess Status SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.01 ANS-028 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.01 From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC DATE January 28, 2021 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-028 RadFxSat-2 Signals Detected, AMSAT Engineering Continues to Assess Status On January 27th, Brad Schumacher, W5SAT, reported copying his CW signal weakly via the RadFxSat-2 transponder. On the morning of January 28th, AMSAT Engineering and Operations confirmed these reports and determined that RadFxSat-2 is partially functioning, though signals are extremely weak. AMSAT thanks W5SAT for his report. We also appreciate those who joined in determining whether they could detect their own or other signals in recent passes today. At this time it is essential and we ask you: Please do not attempt to transmit through the transponder until further notice. This is very important to the next steps we are taking now. The next crucial step in evaluating the condition of RadFxSat-2 is to determine whether or not the 1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon is operating and, if possible, copy telemetry from the beacon. We ask that everyone with 70cm receive capability listen to the beacon frequency of 435.750 MHz (+/-) Doppler, upper sideband (USB). Use FoxTelem with your receiver in order to tune and capture any telemetry you can. Also make sure FoxTelem is set to “Upload to server” so that we receive your telemetry data. If you capture a good IQ recording on SDR, please send a detailed description of your recording to foxtelem(a)amsat.us. We may respond with a request for your recording and details on how to transfer it to the AMSAT Engineering team. Please understand that keeping the transponder clear is essential to putting all power and attention to the beacon telemetry. Two-line elements (TLEs) are available in AMSAT's nasabare.txt distribution at https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt. Available data suggests that RadFxSat-2 is OBJECT M from the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne launch, NORAD ID 47320, international designation 21-002M. We thank the amateur satellite community for their perseverance and assistance while the AMSAT Engineering and Operations teams work to understand and resolve the situation with RadFxSat-2. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and Operations teams 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. President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub. 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Listening for Fox 1E / SDR Receivers Question.
by Alan Rich 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

There has been a recent thread about SDR receivers ( unrelated to Fox 1E). I have a yagi/LNA/filter assembly and a feeder to an RSP2 here. On one of the other forums there was a comment about maybe listening for the Fox 1E transponder LO or something other than just the beacon. Is there a detail block diagram available of the transponder that would call out the LO frequency ? (I'm guessing 581.65 MHz if its a single conversion) or any details of the passband filtering? Maybe there is enough LO leakage out the front or back end of the transponder to receive. If there is an AGC/ALC, the TX might be putting out a noise bump that could be seen by the SDR also. Anyway, just food for thought. Alan VE2NHR

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FT-736R 2 Mtr Receiver Mod
by Mike Lucas 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

In cruising the Internet I found a page covering a FT-736R 2 Meter receiver modification. It was published by G3RUH & looks like it was in Oscar News publication. It's supposed to reduce internal noise & therefore improve 2 Meter reception. It's pretty simple (changing a Mosfet) but wanted to see if anyone out there has performed this modification and if it actually made any perceived improvement. Thanks Mike N7ASZ

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Rocket Lab Orbital Maneuvering capability
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

This might be of interest: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/about-us/updates/rocket-lab-demonstrates-new-o… 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-28 00:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 28 Jan '21

28 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-28 00:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov Contact is go for Thu 2021-01-28 08:25 UTC SSTV Event Thu 2021-01-28 12:05 to 17:15 UTC (***) Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg SSTV Event Fri 2021-01-29 13:05 to 18:10 UTC (***) Vladivostok, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov Contact is go for Fri 2021-02-05 08:35 UTC Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON, Canada, multi-point telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Fri 2021-02-05 17:41:04 UTC 40 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-28 00:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1415. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1348. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: Request for AMSAT Engineering and Operations
by Matthias Bopp 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Zach, I am not sure Peter is reading these messages therefore I will chime in. The Es'hail-2 satellite is not of amateur design, that is correct. Es'hail-2 is rather a commercial communication satellite based on a MELCO DS-2000 platform. However, QO-100 is a ham-radio payload hosted on Es'hail-2. The idea, system level design, specification, design requirements were done by AMSAT-DL and as the owner of the satellite did not want to take any risk he decided to get the hardware build by a commercial company. AMSAT-DL members were part of the requirements reviews, critical design review and the design validation. QO-100 is not simply using modified hardware paths as there is no such path on commercial communication satellites. For instance, they normally do not have an S-band uplink nor a linear narrowband transponder (with a configurable AGC). The ground stations in Qatar and Bochum were designed and also built by AMSAT-DL (except for the dish in Qatar which was also donated by the owner of Es'hail-2. Peter DB2OS made an excellent job getting the people in Qatar excited about Ham Radio and hosting such a unique payload on Es'hail-2. This is how the first geostationary satellite Phase-4-A aka QO-100 was born and meanwhile people from more than 110 countries distributed over almost half the Earth can enjoy its fantastic capabilities. BTW compared to the complexity of the AO-40 satellite, QO-100 is actually much simpler. So, I would say that AO-40 was the Ferrari 😉 Kind regards Matthias www.dd1us.de<http://www.dd1us.de> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Zach Metzinger <zmetzing(a)pobox.com<mailto:[email protected]>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Januar 2021 19:49 An: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> Betreff: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Request for AMSAT Engineering and Operations On 1/26/21 12:11 PM, Jean Marc Momple wrote: > outstanding results such as QO-100 Small notes, as I have to get back the paying job in a few minutes: 1) This satellite is not of amateur design. According to AMSAT-DL's own publications, it is a Mitsubishi Electric Melco DS-2000. 2) If my memory is correct, one or more RF hardware paths were modified by Mitsubishi, to allow the satellite to operate in amateur allocations. This satellite does not carry amateur-designed hardware. (If I'm wrong, Peter, please correct me.) 3) This satellite was possible due to some superb negotiation by the AMSAT groups on the other side of the pond with an oil-rich country that just happened to be going their way. Comparing it to Fox, or even AO-40, is like comparing a go-kart you built to a Ferrari a rich person gave you. --- Zach N0ZGO ----------------------------------------------------------- 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! View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-27 16:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-27 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov Contact is go for Thu 2021-01-28 08:25 UTC Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG (***) Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg Vladivostok, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov Contact is go for Fri 2021-02-05 08:35 UTC Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON, Canada, multi-point telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Fri 2021-02-05 17:41:04 UTC 40 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-27 16:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1415. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1348. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Satellite Monitoring with SDR
by Gerald Payton 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

If I may ask if any members are using SDRPlay as monitoring for downlink signals? If so, what software is your preference or suggestions? I own a SDRPlAYdx and getting it out of mothballs. Reply directly please. ( gp_ab5r(a)outlook.com ). I don't want to interfere with the High Level BB traffic. 73, Jerry AB5R

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-27 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-27 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (***) Contact is go for Thu 2021-01-28 08:25 UTC (***) Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg Vladivostok, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov (***) Contact is go for Fri 2021-02-05 08:35 UTC (***) Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON, Canada, multi-point telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Fri 2021-02-05 17:41:04 UTC 40 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-27 02:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1415. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1348. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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HTML and MIME in Amsat-BB digests
by Daniel Schultz 27 Jan '21

27 Jan '21

Since the transition to the new mail system, I have been seeing a lot of HTML code and stuff that looks like encoded messages in the Amsat-BB digests: --_000_B3913BA665604DB29F3D399BE88B4D53princetonedu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 SGVsbG8sDQoNCiAgIEkgYWdyZWUgdGhhdCB0cmFuc3BhcmVuY3kgaXMgdGhlIGJlc3QgcG9saWN5 LiAgICBXaHkgbm90IGp1c3QgbWFrZSB0aGUgZG9jdW1lbnQgYXZhaWxhYmxlIHRvIHRoZSBtZW1i I have been though the account setup menu but I find no box to check for "send mail in plain text". This was not a problem before the switchover to the new mail system. Is anyone else seeing this? Dan N8FGV

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ISS- V/u repeater not active?
by Jean Marc Momple 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Hi all! Is the ISS V/u repeater down? I tried several times (and passes) to trigger it without success. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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XW-2D Malfunction?
by hamdan＠ix.netcom.com 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Dear Folks: I just got off from a pass of XW-2D. The pass started at around 23:48UTC here in my grid square of DM-79. It was a pretty good pass over my QTH with the highest point being at an elevation of about 50 degrees. I observed that the satellite appeared to be operating intermittently, i.e., it would cut in and out. I would transmit, and suddenly, my signal would appear on the downlink at about S6 or S7, and after a few syllables, it would cut out completely. A couple of times, I could hear someone else coming in on the downlink but I could only hear a few syllables as well and then they would cut out much like me. Occasionally, I would hear an intermittent buzzing noise. I then turned my receive frequency to the beacon. The beacon wasn't audible most of the time. Every now and then, I'd hear what appeared to be a solitary dash, but nothing else on the beacon frequency. I did vary my receive frequency to account for doppler and heard nothing else but that occasional solitary dash. For the record, immediately before the pass, I had worked an RS-44 pass without difficulty or anomaly. After the pass, I switched to some local repeaters and my equipment worked normally. Thus, I don't think my setup was the reason why XW-2D appeared to be operating intermittently. Anyone have any ideas what is going on? Thanks and 73 de Bernie, KF0QS

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-26 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 26 Jan '21

26 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-26 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg Eastern Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (***) Contact is go for Fri 2021-02-05 08:35 UTC (***) Ottawa Carleton District School Board, Ottawa, ON, Canada, multi-point telebridge via AB1OC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG (***) Contact is go for: Fri 2021-02-05 17:41:04 UTC 40 deg (***) ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-26 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1415. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1348. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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SATPC32 Help Requested
by Randy 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Equipment: Icom 9700 LVB Tracker SatPC 32 Yaseu Rotor G-5500 Everything is working except for one thing the rotor will not track the birds automatically. I have gone thru the LVB configuration checked and rechecked many times. Here is the error message I get on my computer screen: SERVERS DX (NO ACESS) When I was originally installing SATPC32 I had a terrible time with ADMINSTRATIVE PRIVALAGES. Upon my limited reading ability maybe this is the problem somewhere down the line. Hope I explained the problem to get some ideas. Randy WB4LHD EM55 Cut my baby ham teeth on Oscar6

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IQ files of LEO East Coast passes
by Jeff 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Not sure if anyone would want these, but I have modified a RPI APT weather capture program to automatically capture the LEO’s with 2 meter downlinks. The 240KHZ wide spectrum files are captured using a 137 QFH (for now), a rtlsdr and a RPI 3b.They are then converted to SDRSharp format with iqtoSharp and trimmed to the center 6 minutes of the pass with sox. Finally they are uploaded to GDrive. I then download a file when I want to listen. On SDRSharp I set the input to IQ File and then load the downloaded IQ file. Fileplayer is a (better) plugin to use. I also click Correct IQ to eliminate the center line in rtlsdr captures. Finally I use the Baseband Noise Blanker to eliminate my neighbors TV. The spectrum files allow you to tune around the 240 kHz capture - you have to manually adjust for doppler. (i have connected GPredict to SDRSharp using the Time Controller with mixed results for doppler correction and find it easier to just adjust manually.) As you know most of the passbands are +/- 10KHZ from the center frequency. Each file is 165MB! The files are uploaded here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fdqCko4e5XkTYRWZS5oJX6sz51CdhKPc?us… <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fdqCko4e5XkTYRWZS5oJX6sz51CdhKPc?us…> Jeff K2DSR

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Fwd: Re: UVSQsat - TLE Update for 2021/01/24 - New update ...
by Jean-L. RAULT 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

It means that I looked at the wrong Youtube/SpaceX video ... Sory for the mistake, and good luck to the 143 payloads ! Jean-Louis Le 24/01/2021 à 18:27, Ryan Butler a écrit : > That was yesterday, launch occurred on time today and was streamed by > SpaceX on Youtube. > > Ryan, NF0T > > > On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 11:26 AM Jean-L. RAULT <f6agr(a)orange.fr > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Again, the launch was canceled because of "weather conditions RED" > and posponned to tomorrow at 10 AM "Eastern time" > > (Source: SpaceX) > > Jean-Louis F6AGR > > > > Le 24/01/2021 à 17:56, Ryan Butler a écrit : >> No luck on the first pass over Central US, guessing was probably >> not active yet due to recency of separation. >> >> Ryan, NF0T >> >> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 8:49 AM christophe.mcr >> <christophe.mcr(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Dear >> >> A new version of the TLE has been given. These new elements >> are based on the Celestrack version: >> https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/transporter-1.txt >> <https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/transporter-1.txt> >> >> The file has been updated in consistency: >> https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117708/ >> <https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117708/> >> >> 73 >> >> Christophe >> >> >> >> Le dim. 24 janv. 2021 à 12:08, christophe.mcr >> <christophe.mcr(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> >> a écrit : >> >> Dear >> >> SpaceX F9 Transporter-1 launch tentative is planned >> for 2021/01/24 15:00 UTC. >> >> The new set of TLE for UVSQsat is available : >> https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117708/ >> <https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117708/> >> >> 73 >> >> Christophe >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://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! >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> <https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> <http://amsat.org> >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >> https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://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! >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] <https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org> >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://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! > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > <https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > <http://amsat.org> > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://mailman.amsat.org

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UVSQsat - TLE Update for 2021/01/24
by christophe.mcr 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

Dear SpaceX F9 Transporter-1 launch tentative is planned for 2021/01/24 15:00 UTC. The new set of TLE for UVSQsat is available : https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117708/ 73 Christophe

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RadFxSat-2 | Fox-1E Status
by Robert Bankston 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

AMSAT Fox-1E Engineering Team is going through their orbit checklist and with the Operations Team exercising the steps to analyze and resolve the low or no signal situation with the telemetry beacon. We will let you know as soon as soon as the status changes. We ask that all continue to track and listen for RadFxSat-2. Thanks for your patience and support. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4AL President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

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AO92
by Jean Marc Momple 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

Dear All, Was quite happy to hear myself 59 on AO-92 this evening. Strong signal as good as before in spite in eclipse. I did not try the TLM capture. Just for info 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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New Mailing List Webpages - CHECK IT OUT
by Robert Bankston 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

To help you better understand AMSAT's new mail list services, Matt NJ4Y created a few new web pages on AMSAT's website, amsat.org. You can get there by selecting the Services tab, then AMSAT e-Mail Lists link or directly by going to amsat.org/amsat-email-lists/ In addition, Matt created a new AMSAT Mailing List FAQ webpage to help you get your account and delivery options set up correctly. You can access the FAQ by clicking on the link on the AMSAT e-Mail Lists page or directly at amsat.org/mailing-list-faq/. Like so many of our volunteers, Matt did an excellent job not only for AMSAT, but the entire AMSAT community. THANK YOU, Matt. I hope this helps clear up some of the misunderstanding and makes your use of the AMSAT mailing lists more useful. Onward and Upward, Robert Bankston, KE4AL President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

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ANS-024 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 24 Jan '21

24 Jan '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-024 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT, 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 commun- icating 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. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ In this edition: * Update on the Status of RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E * UVSQ-SAT Launch Now January 24th * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 21, 2021 * ftp.amsat.org Service to be Terminated * ARISS News * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-024.01 ANS-024 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 024.01 From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC DATE January 24, 2021 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-024 Update on the Status of RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E RadFxSat-2 was launched Sunday, January 17, on Virgin Orbit LauncherOne launch vehicle. Reports from the launch provider stated that telemetry confirmed that the deploy commands had been sent and that all of the doors opened successfully, resulting in payload orbits that were all within the ICD limits. Nominally, we expected to see “First (digital) Veronica” from the RadFxSat-2 telemetry beacon commencing 54 minutes after our deployment from the launch vehicle. That did not occur as expected. For each of our launches, we follow a number of steps documented in the “In Orbit Checklist” (IOC) spreadsheet. Confirmation of launch and deployment are the first steps and then, confirmation of beacon reception. All other steps follow that but there are steps in case of anomaly, beginning with the detection of the beacon. As always, from the moment we are deployed we look for signs of the beacon through the ears of amateur radio operators and other means, SatNOGS and webSDR to name a few. The antenna deployment and full start of the IHU to bring up the beacon can occur anywhere around the globe. AMSAT greatly appreciates the ongoing and reliable help we receive from you and it is by far the best satellite ground network even beyond that of many commercial players, for LEO orbits. Command coverage is limited to the United States for various reasons including regulatory requirements, so the opportunity to exercise the steps of the IOC occurs a few times per day as the orbit passes over us. With no sign of the beacon after a few orbits offering good footprints for reception, we proceeded with the contingency steps to verify the presence of or activate the beacon. This past week our Engineering and Operations Team members have been at work literally 20 hours per day exercising all of the contingencies outlined in the IOC steps. These steps have grown and matured with each launch of a Fox-1 program CubeSat and are tailored to the specific satellite. RadFxSat-2, while she may seem to be much the same as the others with the exception of the transponder vs. FM radio, does present a number of variations to be included in the IOC. As the results of those steps were exhausted with no beacon detected, we added meetings and increased emails including all of our engineers to discuss possible causes by any of the systems and to develop further steps. From those we drew new steps of command sequences that might overcome whatever anomaly existed and make the beacon heard. As the week drew on, we continued brainstorming and steps to activate other functions that would provide proof of life. We continue to do so today and for whatever time until we exhaust all possibilities that we are able to draw from the expertise and satellite experience of our Engineering Team and Operations Team drawing from the design of RadFxSat-2 and lessons learned in the Fox-1 program as well as any from missions prior to AMSAT’s first CubeSats. AMSAT still needs your help as always, to help detect any sign of activity from RadFxSat-2. This includes ability to listen for local oscillators or transponder driver output in the case of a failed PA. I personally ask that those of you who are and have been interested in the entire process of bringing a new amateur radio satellite to orbit and through end of life to continue to contribute your curiosity and enthusiasm in exploring from your own station, to pursue the possibilities of a successful RadFxSat-2 mission along with us. I have received reports and queries from some of you, and I greatly appreciate your contributions. You are in fact volunteers in the AMSAT Engineering Team through your contribution. If you are interested, I ask that you do due diligence in your procedure if you think you have identified a signal by re-creating (if possible) and verifying to yourself that what you have is credible, as we do, before contacting us. That “standard” procedure is what adds value by making the information actionable rather than placing the onus of determining if it is even real upon us, because we are of course quite busy with that already. Please email your findings to foxtelem(a)amsat.us and allow us a day or two to acknowledge and/or reply. While we tend to talk about our involvement with RadFxSat-2 above all, a real effect reaches outside our mutual desire for amateur radio satellite fun. RadFxSat-2 is sponsored by Vanderbilt University as part of our long partnership going back to Fox-1A. RadFxSat-2’s mission belongs to Vanderbilt University as part of their RadFX series of missions seeking to verify and explore radiation effects on COTS components. Their mission coincides well with AMSAT’s desire to fly lower cost satellite missions using COTS components, in the unfriendly radiation environment of Earth orbit and beyond. Vanderbilt also sponsored the CSLI for RadFxSat (one) in our Fox-1B spacecraft back in 2012. Their proposal was selected by NASA, flown on the ELaNa XIV mission in November of 2017. RadFxSat’s mission was very successful in the information provided through the combined telemetry-gathering of all of those who pursue our missions through FoxTelem. Vanderbilt University published their results giving praise to AMSAT and our Fox-1 CubeSats. The experiments we host are built by students and Vanderbilt shares the experiences with the educational community in their area. That is a success for AMSAT as well in our goal to provide STEM and other educational contributions. While the RadFxSat-2 mission is problematic at this time, we will pursue every possibility to make her work for the amateur community and for our partner. I certainly hope to continue our partnership with Vanderbilt, the mutual benefit is a wonderful and fun undertaking that adds to the value of our satellites. [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President - Engineering, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ UVSQ-SAT Launch Now January 24th The launch of UVSQ-SAT, which carries an FM transponder for amateur radio use is now planned for January 24, 2020 at 15:00 UTC. The project team is offering a gift to the first 5 people who receive the satellite's signal and the first 5 people who receive and decode the signal and submit it to the AMSAT-F server and/or SatNOGS. For more information on UVSQ-SAT, see the following links: http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/?ong=Ham-Radio https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/ https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/inspire/ [ANS thanks Christophe Mercier, AMSAT-F President, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all begins with GOLF-TEE – a technology demonstrator for deployable solar panels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the ride. The journey will be worth it! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 21, 2021 On January 19, 2021 at about 22:28 UTC Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Demo 2 placed 11 new satellites into orbit. AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 was among the 11 new satellites. The following is a summary of identified and not yet identified satellites from that launch as the date of this email. So far, the following satellites have been identified and added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: CAPE 3 - Cat ID 47309 MiTEE 1 - Cat ID 47314 ExoCube 2 - Cat ID 47319 Thanks to Nico Janssen (PA0DLO), Alan Biddle (WA4SCA), and SatNogs for the above IDs. The object Cat ID 47316 is the Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket body and has not been added. The following are unidentified satellites that have been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: OBJECT B - Cat ID 47310 OBJECT C - Cat ID 47311 OBJECT D - Cat ID 47312 OBJECT E - Cat ID 47313 OBJECT G - Cat ID 47315 OBJECT J - Cat ID 47317 OBJECT K - Cat ID 47318 OBJECT M - Cat ID 47320 Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, notes that the unidentified OBJECTS C, D, and M are in the center of the pack and are good candidates for being RadFxSat-2. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Keplerian Elements Manager for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ftp.amsat.org Service to be Terminated User habits have evolved over the decades favoring file transfer via HTTP(S) and we are now seeing very little activity via the FTP protocol. AMSAT will eliminate the administrative burden and other costs of FTP operation and is proposing to terminate FTP services on 15 April 2021. Please let us know at webmaster at amsat.org if this will cause any difficulty with any automated systems, especially with respect to dissemination of orbital elements. If you have such a system, please adjust them to get elements from the following locations: https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all Editor's Note: The gigabytes of historical files and information available at ftp.amsat.org will continue to be available. Details for accessing this archive will be made available at a later date. [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT IT Team Leader for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact was successful: Thu 2021-01-21 18:27:40 UTC 52 deg Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be Mike Hopkins KF5LJG The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for Option #5: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, ARISS Operations, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events Want to see AMSAT in action or learn more about amateur radio in space? AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. From Clint Bradford, K6LCS THANK YOU to The Villages Amateur Radio Club in Florida! We just had a great time (01/21/2021) discussing working amateur satellites. One of their members' sons is THE control op for AO-27 - don't you DARE delete those memories from your radios just yet! Upcoming Zoom “How to Work Amateur Satellites With You HT” presentations: February 8 - An ARES meeting in Los Angeles county March 1 - Western Amateur Radio Association, Orange County, CA TBD - Palm Springs Desert RATS June 15 - Wellesley Amateur Radio Society, Eastern Massachusetts Think a 90-minute, informative, and FUN presentation on working satellites would be appropriate for YOUR club? Let me know! Clint Bradford K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com 909-999-SATS (7287) [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, and Clint Bradford, K6LCS, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Upcoming Satellite Operations ****Watch Twitter, there are lots pop-up roves happening lately, and I can’t keep this page updated with all of them.**** WL7T is roving in the Western US. Check https://twitter.com/Tyler_WL7T for updates. K7ZOO is roving DL88 or DL89. and others in the area. Check https://twitter.com/K7ZOO_rover for details. Please submit any additions or corrections to ke0pbr at gmail.com [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Satellite Shorts From All Over + The first satellite with a Hall-effect thruster has gone to space. Check out the Universe Today article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-024-Hall + An iodine propellant has been used to change a satellite's orbit for the first time. Check out the European Space Agency article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-024-Iodine + Videos of the 2021 Ham Radio University presentations are posted at https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioUniversityNLI Presentations handouts and slide decks are available at http://hamradiouniversity.org/past-presentations/ The HRU 2021 - The Art of Operating Amateur Satellites with an HT by Peter Portanova, W2JV is posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSj-mo7oYxE + Sean Kutzko, KX9X, discussed amateur satellites on the DX Engineering YouTube channel. Check out the replay at https://youtu.be/HYrcVbN2J9o + The November/December 2020 issue of The AMSAT Journal is available for AMSAT members at https://launch.amsat.org/The_AMSAT_Journal/ + Several new products are available on the AMSAT Zazzle store, including a set of coasters, a watch, a t-shirt featuring the AMSAT round logo, and more. Check out the new items! 25% of the purchase price goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear + All issues of The AMSAT Journal dating back to 2014 are now available to AMSAT members on AMSAT's new membership portal. The 1969-2013 archive will be added at a later date. All editions of AMSAT's Symposium Proceedings are also available for members. If you're a current AMSAT member, get logged on today. If you are not yet a member, consider joining today at https://launch.amsat.org/ + The 2020 edition of AMSAT’s Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available on the AMSAT store. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated every year with the latest amateur satellite information, and is the premier primer of satellite operation. The book is presented in DRM-free PDF format, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your first contacts on a ham radio satellite. The digital download is available for $15 at https://tinyurl.com/2020GettingStarted. The print edition is $30 plus shipping and is available at https://tinyurl.com/GS2020Print --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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. President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub. 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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FoxTelem question
by Roy Dean 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

I'm using 1.09n3. I just downloaded all the historical data for all the fox sats, and now the values are totally crazy. For example: AO-92 RT Battery Voltage: 2322 RT Temperature: 781 All other sats show similar behavior. If I display charts, Y axes are all way out of range, as are the individual values. This didn't seem to be the case prior to downloading the historical data. --Roy K3RLD

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AO-92 TLM frames not recorded on the Leaderboard
by P. Suryono Adisoemarta 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

Dear all, On the 03:50 UTC 23 Jan 2021, pass over Jakarta, my Foxtelem on the laptop received 2 frames from AO-92, but I noticed on the Foxtelem Leaderboard web page the status of AO-92 is still zero frame for the last 24 hours. Was there a change on the server that I missed? Note that on the 1 hour earlier AO-95 pass, my frames got recorded properly on the web page so at least my Foxtelem version 1.09n3) is working properly. 73 de Yono - YD0NXX

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TLE for UVSQsat
by christophe.mcr 23 Jan '21

23 Jan '21

Dear All Preliminary TLE for UVSQsat are available at https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117692/ The satellite separation is planned at 15h27 UTC on 21st Junuary. Previous message on this topic : or the launch of UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) , the project team will offer an gift for: · The* first 5 people who received the UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) signal* and sent it to the UVSQ-SAT team. The following information should be sent by email (uvsqsat.telemetry(a)latmos.ipsl.fr) to the team: o Last name first name o Call sign (optional) o Date and time received (UTC) o Geographic coordinates o The waterfall of the received signal or a wav file · The* first 5 people who received and decoded the UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5)* signal. The data should have been sent either to the AMSAT-F server <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>or to the SatNogsserver <https://satnogs.org/>. The satellite designed by LATMOS had its frequencies coordinated by IARU. In addition to experimental and educational missions, it will provide the amateur radio community with a new FM transponder. AMSAT-Francophone and the radio club F6KRK have been involved throughout the project. AMSAT-Francophone provides the amateur radio community with software to interpret the data and send it to the AMSAT-F & Satnogs database. You can start testing the software (in beta mode) and make your feedback for its improvement. The software runs on both Windows and Linux platforms. Information for downloading : https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/21-ecr-uvsqsat/ApplicationUVS… Two audio files are available for testing the software: · 1200 bps (BPSK / G3RUH) : SDRSharp_20201023_143925Z_437017790Hz_IQ --- Beacon_1200.wav <http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/assets/static/audio/SDRSharp_20201023…> · 9600 bps (BPSK / G3RUH) : SDRSharp_20201023_144839Z_437011810Hz_IQ---Beacon_9600.wav <http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/assets/static/audio/SDRSharp_20201023…> The satellite will transmit on the frequency: *437.020 MHz.* UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) satellite information: · http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/?ong=Ham-Radio · UVSQ-SAT | AMSAT Francophone (amsat-f.org) <https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/> · https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/inspire/ 73's -- *Christophe Mercier* *Président AMSAT-Francophone* *https://www.amsat-f.org <https://www.amsat-f.org>* <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Promising SDR platform: BeagleBone AI
by Zach Metzinger 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Hello all, I've recently acquired this board: https://beagleboard.org/ai Don't let the name fool you: AI is not the only thing this board is good for. In fact, it really doesn't have any specialized AI hardware at all. It's really a signal-processing platform. It has a dual-core Cortex-A15, two C66x DSPs, 4x PRUs (32-bit microcontroller cores for real-time control), 2x dual-core Cortex-M4s, and several graphics acceleration units. That's a whole lotta horsepower for $130. Combine this with any of the inexpensive USB-interfaced RF hardware and you've got a lot of possibilities for the determined amateur. I plan to make this the core of my SatNOGS setup, with all control and processing done on this board, relaying directly to the SatNOGS DB. --- Zach N0ZGO

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TX beacon
by Pete vk2pet 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Hi All, Currently I doing some SDR playing with GNC radio. Is there a satellite that I can send a packet to and get either a packet or confirmation tone back from the satellite. Looking for Uhf up & Vhf down if possible? 73 Pete

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TLE for UVSQsat - Updated for 23/01/21 launch
by christophe.mcr 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Dear All Updated preliminary TLE for UVSQsat are available at https://site.amsat-f.org/download/117692/ The satellite separation is planned at 15h27 UTC on 23st Junuary. 73 Christophe

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Strange Digest formatting
by Richard Lawn 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

It didn’t happen right after the changes made to this email reflector, but somewhere along the line things have become horribly corrupted to the point I may have to unsubscribe. I’ve received the digest for years and found it to be very useful and often helpful, but lately it’s become almost illegible with strange and irrelevant characters in mid sentence and so on. I’d attach an example but it might only make things more messy than they are. I apologize if this topic has already been introduced and beat to death, but if it was I probably couldn’t read it! 73 Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Re: Satellite Presentations
by Clint Bradford 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

I am delighted that clubs and conventions continue to realize there are hams (and soon-to-be-hams!) that desire to learn how to get started in this aspect of our magnificent hobby! I will not be so crass and say there’s an “up-side” to our pandemic. But Zoom presentations have, indeed, brought many to meetings that may have not been able to attend “physically” before. The home-bound, those without transportation, those who are ill, students and others - all are benefitting. After we get through all this, I feel many clubs might consider “simulcasting” meetings - in-person plus a simple-to-set-up live video feed. Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-999-SATS (7287) > On Jan 21, 2021, at 9:12 PM, Mark Lunday <wd4elg(a)outlook.com> wrote: > > Many thanks for doing this, Clint!!! > > Mark Lunday, WD4ELG

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M2 2M-440XPSS dualband yagi opinions
by John Geiger 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Is anyone using the M2 2m-440XP dualband yagi on the satellites? I have been thinking of getting one to improve my current base setup, and would be mounting the 2m elements horizontally which would put the 70cm elements vertically. Does the yagi give a pretty good take off angle for most of the satellite pass if you don't use elevation? Does it work pretty good overall as a satellite antenna? 73 John AF5CC

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Satellite Presentations
by Clint Bradford 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

From Clint Bradford, K6LCS THANK YOU to The Villages Amateur Radio Club in Florida! We just had a great time (01/21/2021 <x-apple-data-detectors://0>) discussing working amateur satellites. One of their members' sons is THE control op for AO-27 - don't you DARE delete those memories from your radios just yet! Upcoming Zoom “How to Work Amateur Satellites With You HT” presentations - February 8 <x-apple-data-detectors://1> - An ARES meeting in Los Angeles county March 1 <x-apple-data-detectors://2> - Western Amateur Radio Association, Orange County, CA TBD - Palm Springs Desert RATS June 15 <x-apple-data-detectors://4> - Wellesley Amateur Radio Society, Eastern Massachusetts Think a 90-minute, informative, and FUN presentation on working satellites would be appropriate for YOUR club? Let me know! Clint Bradford K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com <http://www.work-sat.com/> 909-999-SATS (7287) Sent from my iPhone

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Jan '21

22 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact was successful: Thu 2021-01-21 18:27:40 UTC 52 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be Mike Hopkins KF5LJG (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC (***) Contact is go for Option #5: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-22 03:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1415. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1348. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Interesting short film about Suitsat
by Alan 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

https://vimeo.com/502018179 73, Alan WA4SCA

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Please take me off
by James C Miller 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Please take me off all mailing lists. I forgot my password Thank you

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Please take me off your AMSAT mailing list
by Alex Lok 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Dear Sir I am currently subscribed and wish to be taken off the mailing list Thank you and kind regards, Alex Lok

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Retirement
by Martha Saragovitz 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

After 42 years as AMSAT Manager, I retired on December 31st. During those years, I made friends, saw cutting edge technology developed, met John Glenn, Owen Garriott, Ron Parise and experienced the launch of many satellites including SuitSat. I will miss my conversations with many of you and I'll miss the Organization which has been a big part of my life. I wish you all well and hope AMSAT will continue its goal of keeping amateur radio in space. -- 73- Martha -- 73- Martha

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FW: agw_online.exe
by Nick Pugh 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

I get an error type mismatch below is my ini # # This is the ini file for AGW_ONLINEKISS plus v. 3.2 # # PORT = 127.0.0.1:8000 # # MIRROR_COM_PORT = 7 # MIRROR_COM_SETTINGS = 9600,N,8,1 # #FILE_PATH = D:\Amateurfunk FILE_PATH = C:\Modem # TIMEFRAMES = YES LOGFILE = NO PAYLOADFILE = NO # CALLSIGN = K5qxj # # use QTH height in km # QTH_LAT = 30.1 QTH_LONG = -92.1 QTH_HEIGHT = 0.28 # # TLEFILE = D:\Amateurfunk\Orbitron\TLE\amateur.txt #TLEFILE = C:\users\nick5a\appdata\satpc32\kepler\nasa.all #TLEFILE = C:\users\nick5a\appdata\roaming\satpc32\kepler\nasa.all TLEFILE = C:\Modem\nasa.all #TLEFILE=C:\users\nick5a\appdata\roaming\satpc32\kepler\nasa.all Help nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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JY1SAT
by Paulo PV8DX 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Happy day everyone In today's JY1SAT pass My software could not read the voltage of the panels and battery ... Does anyone have any information about? Thanks. 73 de Paulo PV8DX

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-21 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-21 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-21 18:27:40 UTC 52 deg Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs (***) Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, multi-point telebridge via ON4ISS (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Victor Glover KI5BKC (***) Contact is go for Option #5: Thu 2021-01-28 17:46:13 UTC 80 deg (***) ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-21 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-20 18:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1414. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1347. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Rocket lab launch replay
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Last night's Rocket Lab launch was successful. New Zealand is experiencing gale force North-Westerly winds and has been for some days so I was surprised to find that they managed to launch. There is a long gap in the middle of the video at T-12 minutes while they are waiting for the wind to drop. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQyNuF-Du7c&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Roc… 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Good luck in retirement Martha
by Chris Busch 21 Jan '21

21 Jan '21

Martha, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with you since the AO-13 days, and it’s impossible to overstate the contribution you’ve made to ANSAT. Enjoy a well-earned retirement - every day will be a Saturday! You will be missed. Best wishes, Chris. K4CKB

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CAPE-3 Updates and Request
by Rizwan Merchant 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Hello all, I am one of the industry mentors and former students from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I wanted to draft up this quick email with a few things that might have been overlooked in the excitement of the last 24 hours. We've identified an issue with IARU listings of our frequencies. The listings contained a typo with regards to our UHF Radio. The below information is our satellite's configurations: *UHF*: *Frequecy: *437.325 (originally published as 435.325) *Modulation and Baud Rates*: FSK 1200, 9600, and FM 1200 (AX.25) *VHF*: *Frequecy: *145.825 *Modulation and Baud Rates*: FSK 1200, 9600, and FM 1200 (AX.25) We have beacons transmitted every 15 seconds, and the beacons will alternate configuration, meaning we'll transmit: Time 0s: UHF FSK 1200 Time 15s: UHF FSK 9600 Time 30s: UHF FM 1200 As of right now it is our belief the satellite is only transmitting on only the UHF. However we do not know for certain. We have heard a few passes throughout the day from Lafayette, LA, and heard our UHF beacons transmitting, however we have not been able to decode yet, which brings me to my request: Using the above information, if any one copies a packet from CAPE-3, please try to capture the hex string of our data and email it to me. We are looking to figure out the status of our satellite's health since launch. Thanks so much for everyone's support, and assistance, we really appreciate it. 73 Sincerely, Rizwan Merchant KF5BNL

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Retirement
by Perry Yantis 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Have a happy retirement Martha. Perry Yantis WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-20 18:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-20 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan, direct via 8N1ZH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact was successful: Wed 2021-01-20 08:17:59 UTC 70 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/94C9pVIvO6I Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-21 18:27:40 UTC 52 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-20 18:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-20 18:30 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 140 (***) Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1414. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1347. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Unsubscribe me from the list
by HP2VX Virgilio Castillo 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

As I have been re-activated on my original account (hp2vx(a)hotmail.com) after the Microsoft filtering my receptions ot the BB-messages on that account, please Unsubscribe me on this account. I am receiving duplicate messages. One is sufficient. Thanks, Virgilio. www.qsl.net/hp2vx/

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CAPE-3
by Mike Lucas 20 Jan '21

20 Jan '21

I see CAPE-1 in the list of Sat Definitions but not CAPE-3 It there another name for it? Thanks Mike N7ASZ

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Re: CAPE-3 Updates and Request
by Bill Erhardt 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Howdy from Bill K7MT in Helena, Mt Last pass 1900Z Heard 9600 FSK and 1200FSK and 1200 AX25 Decoded the 1200AX25 W5UL-11>W5UL-1:CAPE-3 W5UL-1100010001B0000000€ Nothing heard on the 145.825 down link. Cheers Bill Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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ARISS News Release No. 21-03
by David Jordan 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

ARISS News Release No. 21-03 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, Maine,USA January19, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio between the ISS and students fromMaine Regional School Unit #21 (MRSU21). Students will take turns asking theirquestions of ISS astronaut Mike Hopkins, amateur radio call sign KF5LJG, duringthe ARISS radio contact. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. TheARISS team in Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve asthe ARISS relay amateur radio groundstation. Each student asking aquestion will be conferencedin from home or social-distanced at school. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 21, 2021 at 1:27 pm EST (Kennebunk,ME) (18:27 UTC, 12:27 pm CST, 11:27 am MST, 10:27 am PST). ARISSinvites the public to view the live stream of the upcoming ARISS radio contact at:https://youtu.be/LN70OpJFMgs. The MRSU21 includes three elementary schools(with about 512 students, ages 8 – 11) on the southern coast of Maine. These arethe Sea Road School in Kennebunk (hosting the ARISS contact), Mildred L. DaySchool in Arundel and Kennebunkport Consolidated School in Kennebunkport. Duringthe year prior to this contact, MRSU21 implemented cross-curriculum courses (forgrades 3-5) that highlighted space-related subjects developed under various STEMfield of studies. Students also explored aspects of space travel throughvarious courses and activities in the subject categories of Art, Music,Physical Education (astronaut training), Food and Nutrition (space foodfavorites), and Library studies. All students in the district, starting atpre-Kindergarten, are immersed in STEM class and methodology. This ARISScontact project came into being due to a collaboration with Sea Road School’sSTEM team and members of the local Amateur Radio club (New England RadioDiscussion Society) who offered to do a free course in electronics and radiofundamentals, radio demonstrations, and electronics project-building. _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. How do you communicate with your family athome? 2.What do you miss the most from home? 3.How did you feel when you looked back and saw earth for the first time? 4.What are your favorite scientific experiments on the ISS right now? 5.Do magnets behave the same way in space as they do on Earth? 6.What is the most dangerous part of being in space? 7.What does it smell like in the space station? 8.How do you stay in shape on the ISS? 9.What happens if someone gets hurt in space? 10.How long and hard did you train to be an astronaut? 11.What are the side effects of being in space? 12.How do you conquer your fear in space? 13.What does a day in an astronaut's life look like? 14.Have you seen any super rare and awesome things in space? 15.Do stars look closer when you're in space? 16.What's your favorite part of being an astronaut? 17.Does the food you eat taste different than it does on earth? 18.Do you think we are the only intelligent life forms in the universe? 19.What classes in school helped you the most as an astronaut? 20.What surprised you most about being in space or on the ISS? ARISS – Celebrating 20Years of Amateur Radio Continuous Operations on the ISS About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Likeus on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio on the ISS and@ARISS_status.

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Proposed shutdown of ftp.amsat.org file server
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

User habits have evolved over the decades favoring file transfer via HTTP(S) and we are now seeing very little activity via the FTP protocol. AMSAT will eliminate the administrative burden and other costs of FTP operation and is proposing to terminate FTP services on 15 April 2015. Please let us know at webaster(a)amsat.org if this will cause any difficulty with any automated systems, especially with respect to dissemination of orbital elements. If you have such a system, please adjust them to get elements from the following locations: https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasa.all -Joe Fitzgerald AMSAT-NA IT Team

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Re: Fox-1E
by Mark Jessop 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

So far SatNOGS has observed CAPE-3, MiTEE, and EXOCUBE (CP-12): https://community.libre.space/t/virgin-orbit-launcherone-elana-20-2021-01-1… A few of the other sats are on frequencies which there isn't any support for (e.g. PIC-A and PIC-B beaconing around 903.5 MHz.. right in a 3G band here in Australia!), so no observations have been made of those. There's also a sat on 434.031 MHz (CACTUS-1), which is right in the middle of the ISM band in many countries, making it very difficult to observe. 73 Mark VK5QI On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 7:08 AM Zach Metzinger <zmetzing(a)pobox.com> wrote: > On 01/18/21 14:20, Roy Dean wrote: > > Ok, I'll be the first to ask: > > > > Has anybody in AMSAT engineering heard from RadFXSat-2? AMSAT status > page and multiple SatNOGs observations have yet to show any downlink. > > > > Besides just listening at the right time, is there anything the casual > operator can do to help out? > > I've not seen a peep (or a tweet) out of AMSAT about Fox-1E. > > NASA released this, publicly: > > http://www.publicnow.com/view/EC750A83CB3E2335E0D93303FFC449A884B05EE0 > > So one might conclude that they didn't get stuck in the P-pod. Has the > CAPE-3 team (KF5BNL is on this list) heard from their satellite? > > We're 24 hours in, so I would expect that at least one of those > satellites would have been heard by now. > > --- Zach > N0ZGO > > (I speak only for myself, using public information, not in any official > function of any organization. You know all I know.) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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! > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org >

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ARISS News Release No. 21-02
by David Jordan 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

ARISS News Release No. 21-02 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled for Students at Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan January18, 2021—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Hisagi JuniorHigh School and astronaut Shannon Walker radio call sign KD5DXB. Both onsite and remote access will be provided tothe student body at the time of the contact per Covid-19 guidelines. Amateur radio operators, using the callsign 8N1ZH will operate the hamradio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking their questions. English is thelanguage to be used during the contact. The downlinkfrequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for January 20, 2021 at 5:17 pm JST (Zushi), (08:17 UTC, 3:17 amEST, 2:17 am CST, 1:17 am MST and 12:17 am PST). The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/94C9pVIvO6I . Hisagi Junior High School is a publicschool (about 480 students, grades 7 – 9) in the central part of Japan, about50 km southwest of Tokyo. This ARISS contact will be a hands-on activity thatwill allow the students to learn more about the ISS and its purpose, and other space-travelrelated topics such as orbital mechanics. Students asking questions during thiscontact will be licensed amateur radio operators. _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. What kind of infection countermeasures are you taking againstthe COVID-19? 2. What was your driving force for the challenges? 3. I think it takes a lot of effort to become an astronaut, but isthere any way to continue the effort? 4. What is the most beautiful view you have ever seen in space? 5. What can we do only in space? 6. What was scary in space? 7. What is the inconvenience of the Space Station? 8. What kind of space food do you like the best? 9. What do you want to do when you return to Earth? 10. What was the hardest part of training to become an astronaut? 11. What can only be seen from space? 12. What is the hardest work in space? ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous AmateurRadio Operations on the ISS About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s SpaceCommunications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew membersaboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students,educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Likeus on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio on the ISS and@ARISS_status.

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RadFXSat-2
by Stephen Arbogast 19 Jan '21

19 Jan '21

Hi all …… my ground station is in Durango , Colorado, USA I successfully downloaded the tle for RadFXSat-2 into Gpredict and FoxTelem today… I listened at the apppriate times on three passes in range and heard nothing . I am using a simple ground station , RTL SDR wirth Arrow antenna pointed at point in sky of closest approach. I sure hope all is well with the the new Fox cubest. Steve . > On Jan 18, 2021, at 3:47 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..."Today's Topics: > > 1. gift for the first to receive UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) > (christophe.mcr) > 2. Re: Fox-1E (Mark Jessop) > 3. Re: RadFxSAT-2 TLE (Burns Fisher) > 4. Re: Upcoming rove in NM and southwest TX (Curt Laumann) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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! > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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K7ZOO NM TX activities (hopefully last correction!!)
by Curt Laumann 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

*(My apologies; needed a third correction to get it all clear and accurate. I'll fix Twitter, too.)* Hi All, From Jan 24-31 I'll be active on satellites from the below grids. Details can be found on Twitter @K7ZOO_Rover. I've also submitted a description to the author of the AMSAT Roving Page. Hope to catch you on the air. DM62 DM63 border DM70 DL79 border DL88 DL89 DL98 DM71 DM81 border Curt / K7ZOO

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Upcoming rove in NM and southwest TX
by Curt Laumann 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

HI All, From Jan 24-31 I'll be active on satellites from the below grids. Details can be found on Twitter @K7ZOO_Rover. I've also submitted a description to the author of the AMSAT Roving Page. Hope to catch you on the air. DM62-DM63 DM70-DM79 DL88 DL89 DL98 DM71-DM81. Curt / K7ZOO

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Re: RadFxSAT-2 TLE
by Hasan N0AN 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Using nasabare.txt with my tracking program, I show the next available passes in central USA to be 07:28z.,13 deg Max EL 09:04z, 64 deg Max El Next pass at decent hour: 15:41z, 26 deg Max EL Do others in central USA see similar passes? Also, is there only a PSK Beacon, or is there also a CW beacon? I have the PSK Beacon freq, but did not see a listing for cw. TIA, 73, N0AN Hasan

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gift for the first to receive UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5)
by christophe.mcr 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Dear, For the launch of UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) , the project team will offer an gift for: · The* first 5 people who received the UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) signal* and sent it to the UVSQ-SAT team. The following information should be sent by email (uvsqsat.telemetry(a)latmos.ipsl.fr) to the team: o Last name first name o Call sign (optional) o Date and time received (UTC) o Geographic coordinates o The waterfall of the received signal or a wav file · The* first 5 people who received and decoded the UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5)* signal. The data should have been sent either to the AMSAT-F server <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>or to the SatNogsserver <https://satnogs.org/>. UVSQ-SAT (INSPIRE-5) satellite information: · http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/?ong=Ham-Radio · UVSQ-SAT | AMSAT Francophone (amsat-f.org) <https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/> · https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/inspire/ The launch is planned now 22/01/2021. 73,s -- *Christophe Mercier* *Président AMSAT-Francophone* *https://www.amsat-f.org <https://www.amsat-f.org>*

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Fox-1E
by Roy Dean 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Ok, I'll be the first to ask: Has anybody in AMSAT engineering heard from RadFXSat-2? AMSAT status page and multiple SatNOGs observations have yet to show any downlink. Besides just listening at the right time, is there anything the casual operator can do to help out? --Roy K3RLD

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Arrow II Carbon Fiber Boom Clips
by Brian Wilkins 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

If anyone has the CF boom and would like to 3D print clips to fit the boom as the original, see here : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4728323 I remixed the original design and widened the clips. RG58 is still only supported and working on expanding to different coax sizes like RG8X or LMR240UF KO4AQF

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-18 18:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-18 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan, direct via 8N1ZH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact is go for: Wed 2021-01-20 08:17:59 UTC 70 deg Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/94C9pVIvO6I (***) Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-21 18:27:40 UTC 52 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-18 18:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-14 03:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 139 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1413. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1346. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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RadFxSat-2 TLE
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Current best estimate of TLEs RadFxSat-2 1 99995U 00000 21017.85640046 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 07 2 99995 60.6849 134.0000 0012810 280.8458 55.7744 15.21152014 05 de KM1P Joe

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radfex 1 update on tle
by Nick Pugh 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Is there an update on the tle? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 2, Issue 54
by Mike Herr 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Mine has been in the air for about 16 years, until this year, I have not had any problem. However, I am into it for the second time this year, the first time because the brake locked up on the Azmiuth rotator, the second time because the motor failure, same rotator. I am now in the process of rewinding the coils of the motor. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Pete vk2pet <vk2pet(a)internode.on.net> > To: John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:01:40 +1100 > Subject: [AMSAT-BB] G5500 maintenance > Hi all, > > Does anyone do any internal maintenance to the G5500 rotator? > > Yeasu does say, they are maintenance free, how ever I don't trust that > due to the 4 seasons, that could happen in one day where I live. > > 73 > > Pete > > vk2pet > > > > -- Mike Herr WA6ARA

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G5500 maintenance
by Pete vk2pet 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Hi all, Does anyone do any internal maintenance to the G5500 rotator? Yeasu does say, they are maintenance free, how ever I don't trust that due to the 4 seasons, that could happen in one day where I live. 73 Pete vk2pet

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Virgin Orbit confirms that payloads successfully deployed into target orbit
by Zach Metzinger 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

Hello all, For those who don't follow Twitter: > Virgin Orbit @Virgin_Orbit · 2h Payloads successfully deployed into > our target orbit! We are so, so proud to say that LauncherOne has now > completed its first mission to space, carrying 9 CubeSat missions > into Low Earth Orbit for our friends @NASA . #LaunchDemo2 So, Fox-1E is in orbit! However, I am not privy to the details of the schedule beyond this point, so we'll all be staying tuned for updates from AMSAT. --- Zach N0ZGO

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Rocket Lab launch delayed until Wednesday
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 18 Jan '21

18 Jan '21

See: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/434668/rocket-lab-reschedules-launch-to… 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Configuration HRD & FT-9100
by Mike Lucas 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

Trying to help a friend out configuring his Icom FT-9100 to Ham Radio Deluxe with Satellite Tracker From the digging I've done it appears Icom radios can be finicky getting CAT control to work. Anybody out there using this combination? We're running into some issues getting the USB connection to work and also trying to change the station location in the configuration for the Satellite Tracker s/w. Thank you! Mike N7ASZ

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ELaNa-20 (including FOX-1E) Preliminary TLEs?
by Mark Jessop 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

Hi, Just wondering if any of the team from FOX-1E would be able to share any preliminary TLEs for the upcoming launch, if they have any? This will help us schedule up observations on the SatNOGS network (and of course help other listeners too!). Even if the launch is bumped by a few hours these TLEs will still be useful, we can just bump them in time if necessary (using the process here: https://gist.github.com/darksidelemm/60dd22c74ebe2e6d89bae9e6a845da5e#but-w… ) Post-deployment TLEs or state vectors (once they are available) would also be very useful! 73 Mark VK5QI

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Re: Proposed shutdown of ftp.amsat.org file server
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

At 09:06 AM 1/17/2021 -0800, Bruce Perens <bruce(a)perens.com> wrote: >We should discuss this. What's your FAX number? :-) > >On Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 8:55 AM Douglas Quagliana ><<mailto:[email protected]>dquagliana(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I'm pretty sure Joe meant 15 April 2021 and just made a typo. >Douglas KA2UPW/5 > > >On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 10:47 AM Zach Metzinger ><<mailto:[email protected]>zmetzing(a)pobox.com> wrote: >On 1/16/21 9:25 PM, Joseph B. Fitzgerald wrote: > > > AMSAT will eliminate the administrative burden and other costs of FTP > operation and is proposing to terminate FTP services on 15 April 2015. > >"To the Wayback Machine, Sherman!" > >:-) > >--- Zach >N0ZGO Funny, I still do do FTP sometimes. Haven't gone too amsat FTP in a while. It is a fast way to exchange & grab files. KB7ADL

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Falconst-3 Question
by Tony 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

All: I was wondering how Falconsat-3 prioritizes APRS vs. BBS traffic? It seems as though APRS might take a backseat to BBS traffic due to the high volume of stations accessing the BBS. That assumes that the system can't handle more than one process at a time or that the BBS is given higher priority. Ground station transmissions are relatively short at 9600 baud so I don't believe packet collisions are keeping APRS traffic from getting through. I have no problem accessing the BBS, but APRS access seems restricted even when the beacon set to 30 second intervals. Any thoughts? Tony -K2MO

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ANS-017 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
by Frank Karnauskas 17 Jan '21

17 Jan '21

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-017 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * RadFxSat-2 Launch Delayed Until Sunday, January 17, 2021 * November/December 2020 AMSAT Journal Now Online * UVSQsat Scheduled for January 21, 2021 Launch * Seven US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process * CubeSat to Test Harnessing Earth's Magnetic Field for Propulsion * CHESS CubeSat Constellation to Carry FUNcube Transponders * International Amateur Radio Union Preparing for WRC-23 * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-017.01 ANS-017 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 017.01 From AMSAT HQ Washington, DC January 17, 2021 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-017.01 RadFxSat-2 Launch Delayed Until Sunday, January 17, 2021 Virgin Orbit announced a new launch date of No Earlier Than (NET) Sunday, January 17, 2021 with additional windows in January if needed. The specific window is 10:00 to 14:00 PST (1800 to 2200 UTC). Virgin Orbit seems to be using its Twitter account to make their public announcements, so that may be worth watching at https://twitter.com/Virgin_Orbit. AMSAT does not have preliminary TLE for the upcoming launch. If you are hoping to snag the first contact, Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT VP - Engineering suggests checking the nasabare.text TLE just prior to launch, maybe thirty-minutes after launch or until they are posted. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- November/December 2020 AMSAT Journal Now Online AMSAT members can read the November/December 2020 edition of the AMSAT Journal online. This edition includes: - Apogee View - Robert Bankston, KE4AL - Engineering Update - Jerry Buxton, N0JY - Educational Relations Update - Alan Johnston, KU2Y - Development Update - Frank Karnauskas, N1UW - For Beginners - Amateur Radio Satellite Primer VIII - Keith Baker, KB1SF/VA3KSF - Working FalconSat-3 Packet BBS with the Kenwood TH-D72A - Brian Wilkins, KO4AQF - Testing a More Fade-resistant BPSK Demodulator for Fox Linear - Transponder Spacecraft - Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ - The Success Story of SMOG-P, the World's Smallest Satellite - Gabor Geczy - Starting My Adventure With Amateur Radio Satellites - James Johnson, VE7HJ The AMSAT Journal is a bi-monthly magazine for amateur radio in space enthusiasts, published by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). Each issue is your source for hardware and software projects, technical tips, STEM initiatives, operational activities, and news from around the world. Join AMSAT today to start receiving your bi-monthly issue of The AMSAT Journal. Members can access the latest issue of The AMSAT Journal as well as archived editions at https://launch.amsat.org/The_AMSAT_Journal/. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT's GOLF Program is about getting back to higher orbits, and it all begins with GOLF-TEE - a technology demonstrator for deployable solar panels, propulsion, and attitude control. Come along for the ride. The journey will be worth it! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-GOLF +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ UVSQsat Scheduled for January 21, 2021 Launch The launch of UVSQsat is scheduled for January 21, 2021 by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida. UVSQ-SAT is a nanosatellite designed by LATMOS (Atmospheres Spatial Observation Laboratory) and developed at the Observatory of Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines. Its scientific and technological goals are observing essential climate variables, namely shortwave and longwave radiative fluxes at the top of the atmosphere and UV solar spectral irradiance. In addition to experimental and educational missions, it will provide the Amateur Radio community with a new FM transponder. AMSAT-Francophone and the radio club F6KRK have been involved throughout the project. AMSAT-Francophone offers software to interpret the data and send it to the AMSAT-F & Satnogs database. The software is in beta mode and available for testing and giving feedback for improvement. The software runs on both Windows and Linux platforms. Information for downloading is available at: https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/21-ecr-uvsqsat/ApplicationUVS… Two audio files are available for testing the software: - 1200 bps (BPSK / G3RUH): SDRSharp_20201023_143925Z_437017790Hz_IQ---Beacon_1200.wav - 9600 bps (BPSK / G3RUH): SDRSharp_20201023_144839Z_437011810Hz_IQ---Beacon_9600.wav The satellite will transmit on the frequency: 437.020 MHz. More information on the satellite frequencies: http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UVSQsat.html More information on the project: http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/index.php [ANS thanks AMSAT-F for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seven US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process January 7, 2021 - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools/host organizations selected for the July-December 2021 contact window. A total of seven of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a scheduled amateur radio contact with crew on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for the seven US host organizations during the July through December 2021 time period. They are now at work completing an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS Technical Mentors, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA. The seven schools advancing in the selection process are: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN Tarwater Elementary, Chandler, AZ Museum of Science & Technology, Syracuse, NY SpaceKids Global and Girl Scouts of Citrus, Winter Park, FL Civil Air Patrol - Illinois Wing, St Charles, IL Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC Savannah River Academy, Grovetown, GA [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- CubeSat to Test Harnessing Earth's Magnetic Field for Propulsion Although not an Amateur Radio satellite, a student-built CubeSat is of interest to the Amateur Radio Satellite Service. Built at the University of Michigan, it will investigate whether small satellites can be maintained in low Earth orbit without thrusters or propellant. Scheduled to launch from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 on January 10, 2020, the Miniature Tether Electrodynamics Experiment-1 (MiTEE-1) will test the concept of using the Earth's magnetic field to generate thrust. The usual way to overcome this is to use thrusters to boost the satellite into a higher orbit, but for smaller spacecraft, and especially CubeSats, this isn't currently an option - although efforts like the ThermaSat design are looking to bring lightweight propulsion systems to CubeSats. The result is that many perfectly good pieces of hardware are destroyed prematurely, deorbiting in a matter of months or even days. The MiTEE project will test the feasibility of using electromagnetism to provide propulsion by stringing a wire tether 33 to 100 feet (10 to 30 m) long between two CubeSats. The idea is that solar panels would provide electricity, which would run through the wire. As the satellite orbits the Earth, the ionosphere completes the circuit and, because a force is exerted on a wire when it conducts a current in a magnetic field, the tether generates thrust that can be used to boost the spacecraft into a higher orbit. As the force isn't very great, such an approach wouldn't be feasible for larger satellites, but the hope is it will be enough to allow small satellites to compensate for the drag of the atmosphere. The result of two and half years of work, MiTEE-1 won't actually produce any thrust. Instead, it will consist of a satellite about the size of a loaf of breadbox and another about the size of a smartphone that deploys on a one-meter (33-in) rigid boom. This will measure how much current can be drawn from the ionosphere under various conditions. The data from the mission will be used for planning and building the next MiTEE satellite, which will demonstrate the electric propulsion system concept in operation. More information is available at: https://newatlas.com/space/cubesat-earth-magnetic-field-boost-orbit/. [ANS thanks Jeff Davis and newatlas.com for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CHESS CubeSat Constellation to Carry FUNcube Transponders In 2020, a project between AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-NL and Swiss universities started with the aim of equipping two Swiss satellites with a linear transponder for Amateur Radio. With a linear transponder, several QSOs can take place simultaneously. The satellites can be operated in CW/SSB with the simplest equipment. The satellites also include features for classroom demonstrations and experiments. In numerous teleconference discussions, the technical possibilities could be sounded out and the realization prepared. The CHESS [Constellation of High Energy Swiss Satellites] project includes two satellites, which will be built simultaneously and later launched as a constellation. Both will provide a linear transponder for amateur radio use. The first satellite will have a nearly circular orbit at an altitude of 400 km. The second will have an elliptical orbit with an altitude of 350×1000 km. The satellites themselves are a project of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) with support from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU – Institute of Electrical Engineering IET), the University of Bern, the Valais University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES-SO), the Haute École Neuchâtel and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich. The amateur radio payload is a project of AMSAT-UK/-NL. On 18 December 2020, the successful system requirements review took place. The project coordination between CHESS and AMSAT lies with the Amateur Radio Association of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – Technology & Architecture, Horw. The Swiss AMSAT Operators provide information about the CHESS project at https://www.amsat-hb.org/funcube-chess/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- International Amateur Radio Union Preparing for WRC-23 Preparations are under way by the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) to represent the interests of the amateur and amateur-satellite services at World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23). The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sponsors WRCs, typically every 4 years, to consider revisions to the international Radio Regulations that define frequency allocations for various radio services. The next WRC is expected to be held in 2023. Potentially affected bands are 50 - 54 MHz (a new service has been proposed in an adjacent band); 1240 - 1300 MHz; 3300 - 3400 MHz; 10.0 - 10.5 GHz, and 241 - 250 GHz. In addition, studies are being conducted to identify protection requirements for space weather sensors that operate in frequency bands from 13 kHz to at least 15 GHz. Read the complete story at: http://www.arrl.org/news/international-amateur-radio-union-preparing-for-wr…. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo; March 13,14 2021 The second QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo will be held on March 13-14, 2021. There is an Amateur Radio speaker track and AMSAT will have a virtual booth during the event. Advance tickets are now on sale. More information at: https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/ [ANS thanks Virtual QSO Virtual Ham Expo for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations EL86; January 17-18, 2021 @KK4YEL: is heading out to EL86 for two days starting this Sunday evening. [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ARISS News + Upcoming Contacts Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan Direct via 8N1ZH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB. Contact is go for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 08:17:59 UTC. (70 deg) Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME Multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG. Contact is go for Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 18:27:40 UTC. (52 deg) + Completed Contacts Shigagakuen Junior & Senior High School, Higashioumi, Japan, Direct via 8N3SG The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz. The astronaut was Shannon Walker KD5DXB. Contact was successful on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:38:29 UTC. A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts from All Over + New Keplerian Element Set orb21007.2l.amsat Available Updated Keplerian elements were released on January 7, 2021 and are available at: https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information.] + 31st Anniversary of LO-19 Members of AMSAT Argentina will celebrate the 31st anniversary of the LUSAT (LO-19) satellite with the callsign LU7AA January 16-24, 2021. Stations will be QRV on HF on SSB, FT8, and CW. An award is also available. QSL via LU7AA direct or by eQSL. More information is available at http://lu4aao.org/lu7aa/cert_31_aniv_lusat_2021.htm. [ANS thanks JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 additional 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact info at amsat dot org for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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rad fex 1
by Nick Pugh 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

Joe Do you have an idea how many hours after launch will the sat be in site of the USA ??? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Two Line Element set for RadFXSat-2
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

At this time, no preliminary Two Line Element (TLE) set is available for RadFXSat-2. While we have a good idea of the inclination, mean motion and eccentricity, the other values are dependent on the exact launch time which is not known at this time. Publishing a TLE now that could result in predictions off by 3 or 4 hours would likely just confuse people, even more so if the launch date slips again. An accurate TLE set will be published just as soon as we have it. Monitor http://www.amsat.org/tle/current/nasabare.txt , amsat-bb, Twitter, Facebook For more information about the adventure element set management near launch, read Ray Hoad's guidance at: https://www.amsat.org/why-is-there-so-much-tle-confusion-when-new-cubesats-… de KM1P Joe

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tle for radfec-1
by Nick Pugh 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

What is the prelim tle for Radfex-1? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Rocket Lab launch Live stream starting in 4 Hours
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 16 Jan '21

16 Jan '21

See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2WY1il8lE&ab_channel=RocketLab 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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test
by Nick Pugh 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Test nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Feeding M2 Eggbeaters
by Mike Lucas 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Friend of mine just got a M2 Eggbeater SatPack 1setup for VHF/UHF. His rig covers both bands however only has a PL259 output so he's wondering how to feed those antennas with one feedline up to the boom. Is there an RF switched coax relay box or something else that will maybe work? I've always had radios with 2 RF coax outputs on the radio, then run 2 lines up to the tower & each antenna. I told him I'd post on here to see what feedback I got. Thanks Mike N7ASZ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-14 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2021-01-14 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Shigagakuen Junior & Senior High School, Higashioumi, Japan, direct via 8N3SG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact was successful: Wed 2021-01-13 10:38:29 UTC 26 deg Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/cT6j-7N6zCc Hisagi Junior High School, Zushi, Japan, direct via 8N1ZH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact is go for: Wed 2021-01-20 08:17:59 UTC 70 deg Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, multi-point telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled astronaut is Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Contact is go for: Thu 2021-01-21 18:27:40 UTC 52 deg ************************************************************************************************************* The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2021-01-14 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2021-01-14 03:30 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020; the window has now closed. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Sergey RV3DR with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 139 (***) Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1413. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1346. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov SpaceX-Crew 1 on orbit Victor Glover KI5BKC Mike Hopkins KF5LJG Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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LilacSat-1
by k7mt＠mt.net 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

Howdy gang, I have heard LilacSat-1 active over North America on the passes 22 and 2300 with great signals. This afternoon Chris VA3ECA,, Dave K0EKL, and I had a great qso the entire pass with excellent signals the entire pass. Some fading when it went overhead. We heard N7CZ but could not get back to him. These were my first contacts on LilacSat-1. I look forward to many more. Note, David an 8 called posted in Amateur Satellite Facebook said we were tooo fast on the PTT and he could not get in. Well, Chris and Dave started telling fish stories and how to cook Walleye no one was going to get in. I just listened !! Hee Hee !!! Cheers Bill K7MT Helena, Mt.

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Next Rocket Lab Launch looking good for Saturday
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1348812224983310338 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Correction to ARISS News Release No. 2021-01 issued on January 11, 2021
by David Jordan 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

January 12, 2021 - This concerns the upcoming ARISS contact with Shigagakuen Junior & Senior High School in Higashioumi, Japan scheduled for Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The URL link for viewing live streaming of the contact as posted in the ARISS News Release No. 2021-01 was found to be incorrect. Please note that the correct URL link is https://youtu.be/cT6j-7N6zCc .We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Dave, AA4KNARISS PR

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