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Ignore - test
by Ronald Parsons 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

Test

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ISS and LoTW
by Bob Meyers 18 Dec '20

18 Dec '20

I used ISS as satellite name and was rejected by LoTW. What should be used for satellite name when uploading QSO’s to LoTW? Bob WA8FXQ

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FoxTelem 1.09n5 released
by Chris Thompson 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

I have a slightly updated version of FoxTelem. This is not a mandatory upgrade and you won't get a reminder message. This includes just a couple of fixes: * Allow both Mode and Freq to be switched automatically in Find Signal mode, assuming Auto Start is on. This might be important to you if you use Find SIgnal and you want to track Fox-1E and the existing Fox spacecradft * Support a 12kHz IF for BPSK as requested by SatNogs. This will allow the IF from the SatNogs receiver to be decoded, including any recordings that are made by SatNogs ground stations. * Display correct error messages on WOD tab when T0 or keps not available If those are important to you then feel free to upgrade. The release is available here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n5_windows.zip http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n5_linux.tar.gz http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n5_mac.tar.gz If you are upgrading from 1.09n3 then you only need to replace the jar file. If you know how to do that, then the jar file is here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/test/FoxTelem.jar If you have questions then feel free to send me an email. 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Amateur Satellite Operation from Wales during Covid -19 restriction.
by gw1fky＠aol.com 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

BARRY AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY ( BARS) Barry Amateur Radio Society ( BARS ) - Located in South Wales -UK usually operates from its club station at his time of the year using our call signs and extend seasons greetings from Wales to other operators and families throughout the world.Sadly due to the lock down and restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 virus we are unable to gain access to operate from our club station.Fortunately we have had confirmed that our club members can operate using the call CC4BRS/A ( ie A is alternative )from their own QTH and the rules being adhered to. During the period Sunday 20th December - Saturday 25th December 2012 two of the club members plan to operatevia radio amateur satellites. With the success and coverage of QO-100 this will be the prime operation and we hopefullycan extend our greetings to many other operators. Ken ( GW1FKY ) will operate using the allocated call GC4BRS/A from his QTH in South Wales - grid locator IO81EMBernard ( (MW0GBW ) will also operate the club call from his QTH -grid locator IO81JK but not at the same time of course unless he can perhaps operate in digital mode.To keep things simple an exchange of confirmation of call sign - name - signal report and grid locator will make it easierin the event of multiple operators calling on the operating frequency. QSL Manager for the event is Glyn Jones ( GW0ANA )Seasons Greetings and "STAY SAFE"Ken EatonGW1FKY

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Mailman Help - I simply cannot access the BB
by Roy Dean 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

This will probably be my last post to the BB unless something changes. I use the BB web interface exclusively, and it simply will not load messages. For the last few days, the interface loads, but the messages do not. I just get the spinning "busy" fan thingie. In the unlikely event that the messages DO load (I'd say about 10% of the time), I am only able to click on one or two threads before all messages start showing display/loading errors regardless of which ones I click on. Seeing as I can't read responses, I will simply check the web interface in a few days. I hope this gets fixed. --Roy K3RLD

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Yaesu Rotor PC Interface
by Tony 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

All: I'm looking for a plug-n-play computer interface for the Yaesu 1000 DXA controller that will work with HRD. I found one for under $150 (see below). Recommendations appreciated. https://www.hamsupply.com/rotorcard-yaesu-dxa-rotors/ Tony -K2MO

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Pacsat Ground Station Upload Issue
by Tony 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

All: I've been testing Pacsat Ground Station for a while and I've noticed that my messages are not uploading. They seem to be stuck in the que and I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this? I know of one other Falconsat op having the same problem so it's probably not unique to my setup (Windows 10 / 64). In the meantime, I've been using WiSP which has been working well. Tony -K2MO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-17 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-17 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TBD 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 2020-12-17 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 2020-12-16 02:30 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 138 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 1411. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1344. 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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Saturday's Launch - OOOPS!
by Clint Bradford 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

Well, Paul advises I was wrong … When the new window is established, I’ll try a Zo0m session again! Clint

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Re: [Fieldops] Volunteers needed to man virtual booth on March 13 and 14
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Great Don, I will put you aon the list and there will be more communications later. From: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi(a)gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 2:58 PM To: n5hyp(a)arrl.net Subject: Re: [Fieldops] Volunteers needed to man virtual booth on March 13 and 14 I am interested in helping staff the booth. On Wed, Dec 16, 2020, 15:26 tjschuessler--- via Fieldops <fieldops(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: HI all, There is going to be another QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on the weekend of March1 3th and 14th, 2021. There was not much of an AMSAT/Amateur Radio in Space presence at the previous event this past August except for my “Getting Started” presentation. This time out, it appears there will be a number of good presentations relating to satellite communications, and it looks very likely that we will get an AMSAT “Track”. For this coming event, a virtual exhibit hall booth has been procured by generous AMSAT supporter. The booth will allow for Expo attendees to interact with representatives via text chat and hopefully even audio and video as well, plus the ability to have virtual handouts and even links to more information and sales of AMSAT merchandise. I am seeking volunteers who will be willing to give of some of that weekend in March to be available to man the booth and interact with attendees. Since the Exhibit Hall area will be open from Friday evening through early Sunday evening (North American Time), it will be helpful if we could get booth workers for all 48 hours or so of the event. The booth space purchased will allow for up to six simultaneous representatives, but can still function with it’s embedded links even if unmanned. Having people available though to answer questions and point people toward memberships will be very important. Thus, we need YOU! I put this out on the general AMSAT-BB a week or so ago and only got a few responses. The Ambassadors program is built to represent the organization for Hamfest opportunities, so I am hoping that many of you on this list will step up to put a good showing for the organization. Please do contact me off list at n5hyp(a)arrl.net <mailto:[email protected]> , tjschuessler(a)verizon.net <mailto:[email protected]> or n5hyp(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> and let me know of your interest. I know that this is about 3 months off and so you may not be sure what you will be doing that far out. If you can now commit, that would be very helpful in planning and scheduling. Let me know if there are specific times of the day that would work better than others or if there are any of the two days that won’t work at all. I am compiling a list and will be in contact with all interested parties very soon. I will also be making this plea again in a month or so. Hoping you will join us at the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo on March 13th and 14 to represent Amateur Radio in Space. 73 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP ----------------------------------------------- Fieldops mailing list -- fieldops(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to fieldops-leave(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Saturday's Launch - Let's ZOOM!
by Clint Bradford 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

I’ll be on the road … But if you want to join a Zoom Room at 10AM Pacific Saturday for the (hopeful) Virgin Orbit launch - drop on by! K6LCS Clint is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Karen's Fun, Fun, Fun, Bop 'Til You Drop Zoom Meeting! Time: Dec 16, 2020 02:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9099997287 Meeting ID: 909 999 7287 One tap mobile +12532158782,,9099997287# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,9099997287# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 909 999 7287 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kgOJ3Jebo

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Zoom Meeting for Saturday Launch
by Clint Bradford 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

I’ll be on the road … But if you want to join a Zoom Room at 10AM Pacific Saturday for the (hopeful) Virgin Orbit launch - drop on by! K6LCS Clint is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Karen's Fun, Fun, Fun, Bop 'Til You Drop Zoom Meeting! Time: Dec 16, 2020 02:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9099997287 Meeting ID: 909 999 7287 One tap mobile +12532158782,,9099997287# US (Tacoma) +13462487799,,9099997287# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 909 999 7287 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kgOJ3Jebo

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Mailman, Fieldops list.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

I finally had time to play around with the new Mailman listserv system and now that I have my account set up properly, I think it is pretty nice. Thanks to the AMSAT iT and user services teams for moving us forward. Since I am registered in the AMSAT Ambassadors program, I subscribed myself to the new version of the Fieldops list in the Mailman system, but discovered that it seems I so far, I am the only one to have added myself to that list (Application to the AMSAT exec in charge of the program is required first). I know there are more of you out there so do add yourself to that group by subscribing in the Mailman list settings. Good communications is key to an organization's survival. 73 Tom, N5HYP

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Last Night's Rocket lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Launch successful see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmbjFv3wa68&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Roc… for the replay. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-16 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 16 Dec '20

16 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-16 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via VK4KHZ 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: Tue 2020-12-15 19:00:49 UTC 32 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 2020-12-165 02:30 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 2020-12-16 02:30 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 138 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 1411. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1344. (***) 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-15 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-15 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin from Space, Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the National Research University of Mordovia State University, N.P. Ogarev, Saransk, Russia, direct via UD4UAE (***) 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 was successful 2020-12-13 10:14 UTC (***) Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) 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 Option #2: Tue 2020-12-15 19:00:49 UTC 32 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 2020-12-15 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 2020-12-15 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 138 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 1410. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1343. (***) 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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Mailman message display
by Roy Dean 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

Am I correct in understanding that the new list manager (at the link below) only displays "threads" and not individual messages (unlike the old BB archive)? https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Does anybody know if it's possible to display the list of messages like the old archive - individual (and not "thread") messages? --Roy K3RLD

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Volunteers needed March 13 and 14
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

March 13th and 14th are the dates for the next QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. With presentations, exhibitors and many opportunities for hams from around the world to congregate and share ideas and camaraderie. Last Summer, for the first VHE, I was the sole presenter for Amateur Radio in Space topics. This year, several of us have gotten together to expand the presence. The deadline to register presentations has past and we should have at least 3 in a block on one of the two days of the conference. Also for this version of the VHE, a "Virtual Exhibit Hall" booths space has been procured. This virtual booth allows for personal interaction with convention visitors via test, audio and video, as well as an opportunity for virtual handouts and on demand material. What I am looking to collect here, are volunteers who would be interested in manning such a booth for as much of the 48 hours that the event Exhibit Hall is open. We can have up to 6 booth representatives in the space at a time. You don't have to commit to all 48 hours, just need to give me an idea of what time of the Friday evening (US time) to Sunday evening of that weekend, that you would be willing to commit to. Having a broad collection of people from all skill and interest areas, plus good on-demand content, will make it a great opportunity to promote our aspect of the hobby and to present AMSAT organizations around the world, not just AMSAT-NA. To that end, I would welcome foreign participation from Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim, to be apart. Overseas help will allow staffing of the booth during our Western Hemisphere night-time. I know there are many of you that have traditionally done this at in-person ham-fests and expos so there should be a good pool of experienced people to do this. You can contact me off list at n5hyp(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> , n5hyp(a)arrl.net <mailto:[email protected]> or directly at tjschuessler(a)verizon.net <mailto:[email protected]> and let me know of your interest. I will set up a table of volunteers and try to schedule the list to occupy as much booth time as possible. Please let me know of your interest. 73 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Blame spammers for the mailing list problems
by Bruce Perens 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

While I also pine for the simpler days when you could just make a mailing list out of a mail alias, the reality today is that there are a lot of facilities built to deter spammers that create a roadblock for legitimate email admins to work through. The main ones we are dealing with here are meant to deter email forgery. This happens when a spammer forges *your *email as the purported source of their abuse. Thus, the better email servers all implement features like DKIM, DMARC, and SPF, which are meant to stop such forgery. The problem is that when a mailing list server relays your message, *it *is seen as the forger. So, there is significant mangling of headers that has to go on for a mailing list to operate properly today. The admin is working through this. Thanks Bruce

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Re: Test - No Longer Getting ANYTHING!
by Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

True, but I received your previous mail via Amsat-BB so we know that they are receiving and re-distributing your posts. Sure it hasn't gone into your bit bucket, rejected by your email client? > On 13/12/2020 13:48 Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > > > > Nigel, > > Yours came direct. Nothing received from AMSAT-BB. > > TNX/73, Bob K8BL > > > > On Sunday, December 13, 2020, 01:37:51 PM EST, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <nigel(a)ngunn.net> wrote: > > > I'm getting your posts. > > > > On 13/12/2020 13:06 Bob Liddy (K8BL) <k8bl(a)ameritech.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > AMSAT, > > > > Ever since I registered for the "new/improved" AMSAT-BB, I've gotten NOTHING! > > > > I chose to receive all the posts as they are made - no bulk, no archive, just all as they occur. > > > > Since then, ZERO/ZILCH/ZIP/NADA. > > > > TNX/73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, Since 1979) > > > > > > On Sunday, December 13, 2020, 10:43:35 AM EST, Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann(a)t-online.de> wrote: > > > > > > > > Test, ignore. > > > > > > > > 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 > > 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 > > > > > > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net > > > > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel(a)ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net

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AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin ANS-348
by kd4iz＠frawg.org 13 Dec '20

13 Dec '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-348 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(a)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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * AMSAT-BB has migrated email server * Launch Window for AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th * Robots Dominate Space News This Week * SpaceX's Starship SN8 soars on test launch with explosive landing * The Great Conjunction is Coming on December 21, 2020 * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December ##, 2020 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over * Tips for the New Operator - Mobile Apps 2 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-348.01 ANS-320 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 348.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE 2020 December 13 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-348.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT-BB has migrated email server software AMSAT’s IT team has been working to upgrade the Mailman software that supports mailing lists (aka reflectors, listserv, BB, etc). This upgrade became necessary for several reasons, one of which was the release of a new major revision of the Mailman software itself. The new version of Mailman has many improvements, including: an updated web UI, management of all list memberships with a single account, and a web UI for searching and browsing archives. The upgrade requires existing mail list users to sign up for a “new” account, which will be used to manage their existing list subscriptions and preferences. This will also require everyone to validate their preferences, aliases (if any), etc. Most existing preferences from the previous version of Mailman did not migrate. Please see the procedures below. Please contact postmaster(a)amsat.org with any questions or concerns regarding this upgrade. Procedures to to sign up for the new Mailman service were sent to all AMSAT-BB subscribers. Please read the PDF attached to the email. Matt, KM4EXS adds this reminder in a follow up email: Please use the "Sign Up" option, using the email address that you use for your subscriptions. That process will link the "new" account to all your existing subscriptions. You can then set your digest preferences as you like. [ANS thanks Matt Alberti / KM4EXS / AMSAT-IT Volunteer for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Launch Window for AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th December 2, 2020 Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission opens on December 19th. This launch will carry AMSAT’s RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E to orbit. RadFxSat-2, like RadFxSat / Fox-1B, now AMSAT-OSCAR 91, is a partnership opportunity between Vanderbilt University and AMSAT and will carry a similar radiation effects experiment, studying new FinFET technology. RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. The RadFxSat-2 spacecraft bus is built on the Fox-1 series but features a linear transponder “upgrade” to replace the standard FM transponder in Fox-1A through D. In addition, the uplink and downlink bands are re- versed from the previous Fox satellites in a Mode V/u (J) configuration using a 2 meter uplink and 70 cm downlink. The downlink features a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry the Vanderbilt science data in addition to a 30 kHz wide transponder for amateur radio use. Telemetry and experiment data can be decoded using FoxTelem version 1.09 or later. FoxTelem is available at: https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/. Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering looks for successful startup and indications of the general health and function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space. AMSAT will send a commemorative 3D printed QSL card to the first station capturing telemetry from RadFxSat-2. Uplink LSB 145.860 MHz through 145.890 MHz Downlink USB 435.760 MHz through 435.790 MHz 1.2kbps BPSK telemetry 435.750 MHz Launches on ELaNa XX – Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Launch Demo 2. [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, Contributing Editor ANS News Service for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Robots Dominate Space News This Week +Two groundbreaking robotic sample return missions dominated much of the space news this week. A capsule holding grains of rock and dust sampled from asteroid Ryugu hit the Earth’s atmosphere at 11.6 km/s and safely parachuted into the Australian outback. Hayabusa2 launched on Dec. 3, 2014, took four years to reach Ryugu, then did a bunch of science (in- cluding shooting it with a tantalum bullet and dropping numerous de- ployables on the body—here’s a detailed PDF about the mission), before returning with ~100 mg of samples, having covered a total of 5.24 bil- lion kilometers. The mission isn’t over for Hayabusa2 though—it’s now headed toward asteroid 1998KY26 for humanity’s first rendezvous with a fast rotating asteroid in 2031 and a flyby of 2001CC21 along the way. +After 19 hours of drilling and scooping samples, Chang’e 5’s ascent vehicle spring-launched and then blasted off, returning to lunar orbit carrying ~2 kg of regolith. It successfully rendezvoused with the re- turn vehicle, transferred the sample, and the return vehicle has em- barked on its multi-day return trip. These will be the first lunar samples returned since the 70s and the first sample return mission for China. The rendezvous of the ascent vehicle and the return segment used microwave radar that was accurate down to 0.1° and able to lock on to a circle with a 3.33 cm radius. +The cost to train deep neural networks is decreasing at 50x Moore’s Law, leading many to believe that machine learning, while very much in its infancy, will see many more space applications in the near future. Cut- ting edge applications, such as making autonomous decisions because throughput or speed-of-light delay prevent humans from doing so, have already been demonstrated, and more are on the horizon. [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with explosive landing SpaceX's Starship spaceflight system just took a big step on its path to Mars. The latest Starship prototype, a shiny silver vehicle known as SN8, launched on an epic high-altitude test flight today (Dec. 9), taking off at 5:45 p.m. EST (2245 GMT) from SpaceX's facility near the South Texas village of Boca Chica. The goal was to soar about 7.8 miles (12.5 kilometers) into the sky, perform some complex aerial maneuvers — including a "belly flop" like the one the final Starship will perform when coming back to Earth on operational flights — and then land safely near the launch stand. The 165-foot-tall (50 meters) SN8 appeared to notch all of these big milestones, except for the final one: The vehicle hit its landing mark but came in too fast, exploding in a dramatic fireball 6 minutes and 42 seconds after liftoff. Additional information and video available at: https://bit.ly/3n7KLV1 [ANS thanks Mike Wall of Space.com for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The Great Conjunction is Coming on December 21, 2020 In their closest encounter since 1623, Jupiter and Saturn appear as a single star in the evening sky next month. All through the summer and into the fall, the two gas giants of the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, have been calling attention to themselves in the southern evening sky. Jupiter of course, always appears brilliant and is usually one of the brightest nighttime objects, but in recent months it has stood out even more than usual because of the presence of bright Saturn trailing just off to its left (east). Appearing about one-twelfth as bright, Saturn has, in a way, served as Jupiter's "lieutenant" in this year of 2020. This will be the first time since 1623 that this event will be seen. Additional information is at: https://bit.ly/3m4ot5j [ANS thanks Joe Rao of Space.com for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AMSAT office is closed until further notice. For details, please visit https://www.amsat.org/amsat-office-closed-until-further-notice/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 11, 2020 None. Please refer to the TLE/Keplerian Element Resources at: https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/ [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ARISS NEWS for the week of 9 December, 2020 ARISS has posted a special anniversary message and a video celebrating our 20th Anniversary on the ARISS Web Page: <http://www.ariss.org>. An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS) for late December. This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 and continue through December 31. Dates are subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments. 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 Upcoming Contacts: Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via VK4KHZ (Shannon Walker KD5DXB) Tue 2020-12-15 19:00:49 UTC 32 deg -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following schools have now been postponed/cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neamț, Romania, direct via YRØISS 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 2020-12-08 16:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N and David Jordan AA4KN, of the ARISS operation team mentor group 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Upcoming Satellite Operations Upcoming Roves: Note from KE0PBR ****Watch Twitter, there are lots pop-up roves hap- pening lately, and I can’t keep this page updated with all of them.**** @N4DCW will be working passes from EM87 Dec 10-13. Click link to check for details: https://bit.ly/36V2SYM @KL7TN: DM67/68: If my plans still hold up, Dec 12-13 for DM67/68 is on my radar. @AD7DB: DM22 : Dec 17-20 Maybe DM13,23,32 Holiday Style on FM sats. No Major Roves are listed. Please submit any additions or corrections to KE0PBR (at) gmail.com [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events <No update listed this week> [ANS thanks AMSAT.org for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Satellite Shorts From All Over --------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy birthday to OSCAR 1 -- Age 59! + The first amateur satellite, simply named OSCAR (Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio), was launched on December 12, 1961, barely four years after the launch of the world's first satellite of any kind, Sputnik I. The satellite had to be built in a very specific shape and weight, so it could be used in place of one of the weights necessary for balancing the payload in the rocket stage. OSCAR 1 was the first satellite to be ejected as a secondary payload (the primary payload was Discoverer 36) and to subsequently enter a separate orbit. Its orbit decayed quickly, yet despite orbiting for only 22 days, OSCAR 1 was an immediate success. More than 570 amateur radio opera- tors in 28 countries forwarded observations to Project OSCAR (prede- cessor organization to AMSAT). (ANS thanks The Year in Space for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + SpaceX won $885.5 million in broadband subsidies the FCC awarded pro- viders Dec. 7 under its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) Phase 1 auction. SpaceX’s share of the funding is one of the largest among the 180 winning bidders. The FCC will distribute the $9.2 billion in RDOF funding over the next 10 years to help the winning providers bring broadband service to some 5.2 million unserved homes and busi- nesses in rural parts of the United States. (ANS thanks SpaceNews.com for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + SpaceX launched its upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft on Dec. 6. Based on Crew Dragon (basically stripped of seats, life support equipment, abort motors, and navigation interfaces), this was their 21st commer- cial ISS resupply mission. This version of Cargo Dragon is certified for five flights compared to its predecessor’s three, and it conducts automated docking instead of Canadarm-captured berthing. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + There may still be time to participate in the last part of the 2020 Open Source CubeSat Workshop. The workshop provides a forum for Cube- Sat developers and CubeSat mission operators to meet and join forces on open source projects. The focus of this year’s workshop is on sharing of ideas and open collaboration, even when confined at home. The target audience is academia, research institutes, companies, and individuals. The event takes place 12 and 13 December, 13:00 - 17:00 UTC each day: https://events.libre.space/event/4/ (ANS thanks Libre Space Community for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Surprisingly clear videos of the Arecibo Observatory collapse are now available, one from a drone that was actively inspecting a cable dur- ing the event and the other from a camera in the control room. A de- tailed frame-by-frame analysis is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59WQIRvezzI (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + GEOMAGNETIC STORM December 10, 2020 A coronal mass ejection (CME) occurred heading for Earth early in the week., and geomagnetic storms were forecast to occur when it arrived on December 9th and 10th. NOAA forecasters downgraded their possible G3 warning. Unfortunately for Skywatchers, auroras that were could originally thought possible as far south as Illinois and Oregon were not seen farther south than the northern tier. On the other hand satellite surface charging issues and HF propagation have remained unaffected without the blackouts typical of these dis- turbances. An interesting discussion of the reasons for this "non- event" is on Dr. Tamitha Skov's YouTube/Patreon channel at: https://bit.ly/38113ce (ANS thanks Spaceweather.com and Dr. Skov for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Next Rocket Lab launch delayed due to weather Due to weather over the range this week at LC-1 RocketLab are now tar- geting no earlier than Monday, 14 December UTC for #TheOwlsNightBegins mission. Terry ads in a follow up note: "There is a solar eclipse on Monday that may affect the mission so the launch is delayed until Tuesday." See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1337329320876904450 Target lift-off: UTC | 09:00 - 10:59 (ANS thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Samples of asteroid Ryugu arrive in Japan after successful Hayabusa2 capsule landing on Dec. 5 Japanese scientists are thrilled to finally have asteroid samples arrive Monday (Dec. 7) after a long flight from Australia — and a much longer journey through the solar system. An aerial shot of the Hayabusa2 return capsule and parachute after its landing on a bush in the Woomera Prohibited Area, Australia. Those rocks originate on a near-Earth asteroid called Ryugu; the Hayabusa2 spacecraft snagged them in 2019 before a yearlong journey to deliver them to Earth in a small sample-return capsule. The capsule landed on Dec. 5 in the Woomera Prohibited Area in South Australia, creating a stunning fireball in the pre-dawn skies. Japanese scientists on site successfully tracked down the capsule and collected the precious cosmic delivery to begin the final leg of its journey. See additional information and photos at: https://bit.ly/379wPnV (ANS thanks Meghan Bartels and Space.com for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- + /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ kd4iz at amsat dot org

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*please read* - Signing up for the new mailing list
by Matt NJ4Y 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

After a few days it seems some clarification is due about how to sign up, and manage your preferences on the new -BB system. During the migration to the new system, all the existing subscriber addresses were imported. That is why you are currently receiving messages from the list. However, even if you are currently receiving emails, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you have an account on the new list system. To manage your subscription settings (like digest delivery, etc.), you need to create an account. Effectively, you’ll be “claiming” the account associated with your email address. To create this account, visit https://mailman.amsat.org/accounts/signup/?next=/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb%4… <https://mailman.amsat.org/accounts/signup/?next=/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@a…> Once you’ve done so, you will be able to manage all your subscription settings as before. If you have trouble, feel free to contact me off-list. 73, Matt nj4y

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mailbox filling up!!
by Perry Yantis 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

I view the amsat mail listings then pick what I want to read.I DO NOT WANT ALL THESE EMAILS filling up my mail box.How do I turn this off without messing up being able to read just what I want to read??? Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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Next Rocket Lab launch delayed until Tuesday 15th
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

There is a solar eclipse on Monday that may affect the mission so the launch is delayed until Tuesday. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1337329320876904450 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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ARISS Special Bulletin
by David Jordan 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

AnARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International SpaceStation (ISS) for late December. This will bea special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS. The event is scheduled to begin on December 24 and continue through December 31. Datesare subject to change due to ISS operational adjustments. Dave, AA4KNARISS PR

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Remove from email ist
by aaronmichalb＠yahoo.com 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

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Mail Server upgrade issues
by David Bartholomew 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

I was able to sign in anew as instructed and set things for digest. They're coming in fine and now I don't have to see individual messages. However, the online archive has ceased. https://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/ does not have anything since about Dec 5th. Dave AD7DB

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Remove me
by edward kacura 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Please remove me from the mailing list, ASAP ! Thanks EdN7EDK

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New Mailmanager Failure
by amlist＠gobi-online.de 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Hello, some hours ago I tried to sign up at the new mailmanager under my email address XXXXXXXXX.de I got this message in my browser: > Bestätigungs-E-Mail wurde an XXXXXXXX.de verschickt. > Bestätige deine E-Mail-Adresse > Wir haben dir eine E-Mail geschickt, um deine Adresse zu verifizieren. > Bitte folge dem Link in der E-Mail um den Anmeldeprozess abzuschließen. > Bitte kontaktiere uns, falls die E-Mail nicht in ein paar Minuten angekommen ist. Which says I will receive a confirmation mail to XXXXXXX.de. And I should contact you (who is "you", Amsat ? Kitty ?, to what address ?) if I don'tn't receive that confirmation email in a few minutes. Now, after about 1 hour still nothing arrived here! So, what can I do ? *) XXXXXX.de is just used here for protecting my real e-mail address from spam. -- 73 de Norbert, DF5DP -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen amlist(a)gobi-online.de mailto:[email protected]

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ARISS News Release No. 20-26
by David Jordan 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-26 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled forStudents at Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, Oregon - USA December11, 2020—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 fromOregon Charter Academy (ORCA), in Mill City, OR. During the ARISS radiocontact, students will take turns asking their questions of astronaut ShannonWalker, whose amateur radio call sign is KD5DXB. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. ARISS team member Shane Lynd, using call sign VK4KHZ from an amateur radio club station in Glenden,Queensland, Australia will serve as the relay amateur radio station. Each student asking a question ofShannon Walker will be teleconferenced from home or social-distancedat school. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 15, 2020 at 11:00 am PST (MillCity), (19:00 UTC, 2:00 pm EST, 1:00 pm CST, 12:00 noon MST, 11:00 am PST). A public virtualcharter school, ORCA (with about 4,800 students ages 5 to18) provides onlineprograms via video teleconferencing, and virtual classroom courses (Zoom). ORCAopened in 2005, can reach students statewide (including remote areas), and employsover 200 teachers and staff. ORCA is in the second year of a partnership with the James P. Loftus MobileMuseum to provide monthly assemblies on a variety of STEM topics (astronomy, space science and engineeringrelated) via the Remote and Distant InteractiveOnline Sessions (RADIOS) program. These RADIOS are interactive assemblies thathighlight educational programming provided in real time by NASA and live-streamed from Space Center Houston. Additionally, student activities related to this ARISS contact havebeen used to supplement existing STEM course study materials. The upcoming ARISS contact will providestudents with a significant, relevant and timelyshowcase event that is being utilized to increase student’s awareness of andinterest in STEM-related careers. ORCA provides high school students with special opportunities through aprogram all about career and technical education. _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. How do you sleep? 2. Do compasses workin space? 3. Can you listen tothe radio on the spaceship that is the same on earth? 4. How many satellitesare in space? 5. Do you see stormsin outer space and what do they look like? 6. What do you haveto do for training to go on the ISS, and what is your favorite activity you hadto do during training? 7. Are you currentlygrowing any plants on the ISS? 8. Does it take awhile to get used to this new way of living, and is adjusting to being back onearth equally hard? 9. How is yourCircadian Rhythm affected while in space? 10. What is yourfavorite thing to research? 11. Are you allowedto have pets in space and if so what kinds? 12. Did you everaccidentally activate/deactivate something by bumping into it? 13. Do you watch TVin space? 14. How do you useelectronics phones, computers, and tablets, and touchscreens? 15. How do youcommunicate with people on Earth? 16. How do satellitecommunications work? 17. How long does ittake to get to the international space station? 18. What was the mostdangerous situation you ever faced in space? 19. What happens ifyour technology goes out? What is the back up? 20. How long is thedelay for a video call like this compared to something like texting or normallycalling someone on a phone? ARISS– Celebrating 20 Years 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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Goodbye
by Gregory Beat 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Poorly executed upgrade ... unsubscribing for now. Await enlightenment of organization.

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Amsat mail server blacklisted by zen.spamhaus.org
by PE0SAT | Amateur Radio 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

This morning I received the following message: "Your subscription has been disabled on the amsat-bb(a)amsat.org mailing list because it has received a number of bounces indicating that there may be a problem delivering messages to" After some investigation I found that the IPv6 address of the amsat mail server is blacklisted by spamhaus, there mail from this address is rejected. https://www.spamhaus.org/css/removal/record/2600:3c02::f03c:92ff:fe92:3fc7 To the mail administrators please investigate and send a request to spamhaus for list removal. Jan PE0SAT -- With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/ DK3WN SatBlog https://www.satblog.info/ Online Telemetry Forwarder: https://db.satnogs.org/stats/ SatNOGS: https://network.satnogs.org/users/PE0SAT/ irc://chat.freenode.net #Cubesat - Twitter @pe0sat

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Re: Mail Server upgrade issues Gibberish
by Joe Leikhim 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Why am I getting gibberish in my digest?? 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Fwd: DMARC Forensic Report for perens.com from IP 172.105.152.211
by Bruce Perens 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

I will also send this to the mailman admins, as obviously this message will be filtered by properly-acting servers. The mailman system is not handling DKIM email properly. DKIM is an anti-mail forgery measure. Using DKIM, my server attests that mail coming from me - directly - must be from my own servers, or it should be rejected as below. Mailing list systems mus change the headers to work properly with DKIM. There is information online on how to get Mailman working properly with DKIM. Bruce --------- Forwarded message --------- From: <no-reply(a)mx39.antispamcloud.com> Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:26 PM Subject: DMARC Forensic Report for perens.com from IP 172.105.152.211 To: <bruce(a)perens.com> A message claiming to be from you has failed the published DMARC policy for your domain. Sender Domain: perens.com Sender IP Address: 172.105.152.211 Received Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2020 06:26:52 +0100 SPF Alignment: no DKIM Alignment: no DMARC Results: Reject ------ This is a copy of the headers that were received before the error was detected. 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Mail Server upgrade issues
by David Reinhart 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

The only issue I'm having is that I'm getting individual messages vs. a digest. I logged into mailman and it looks like I'm still set to get the digest, but there also appears to be no way to edit the options. Dave, W4DSR (ex-WA6ILT)

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ARISS Special Bulletin
by David Jordan 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduledfrom the International Space Station (ISS) for late December. This will be a special SSTV event to celebratethe 20th anniversary of ARISS. The event is scheduled to begin on December24 and continue through December 31. Dates are subject to change due to ISSoperational adjustments.

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Please unsubscribe me!!!!
by Oscar Ortega 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Sent from my iPhone

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Next Rocket Lab launch delayed due to weather
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Next Rocket lab launch delayed until Monday UTC due to bad weather. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1336756706102001664 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Battery chemistry
by David Reinhart 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

I can understand why we haven't been using lithium cells up until now, but with the advent of LiFePO4 batteries is it possible they may be suitable for satellite use? Or is the charging cycle unsuitable since it includes temperature monitoring? I know on-orbit is different, but a large number of our local hams are now using these full-time to run their stations, continuously charged by AC or solar panels. In fact, our entire Field Day operation (should we ever get back into the field again) is powered by a bank of these batteries; a 24v bus regulated down to 14 volts at each radio. David Reinhart, W4DSR

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SSTV on RS-44 ?
by wa2ndv＠gmail.com 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

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Re: How to determine why Fox satellite batteries failed before projected 5 year lifetime
by Stephen DeVience 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

I think another lesson here is to consider failure modes and how to keep as much as possible working when a component does eventually break. For example, designing so that after the batteries die the satellite can still work without them when in sunlight (like AO-7 eventually did). Or maybe a way to switch uplink or downlink frequencies if one radio breaks (for example if AO-95 could use L-band in lieu of UHF). Of course with a small cubesat there's not a lot of room for redundant systems, but now that so much is done in software it might be easier than in the past. -Stephen N8URE

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Lindenblad
by marzo7088＠yahoo.com 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

Hello all.There is a nice article on building a EZ Lindenblad for 2 meters.I like the elevation pattern on the antenna and wondering if it pretty easy to convert to 70CM as well.I know the lengths change on the elements but does the circumference of the wire make a difference.If it is more involved i can always find one for 70CM Thanks Rich

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-09 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-09 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Turkish State Meteorological Service Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey Kuyubaşi Şehit Oğuzhan Duyar Secondary School, Keçiören, Turkey Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Maya Anatolian High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Direct via TC2TSC 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 was successful: Wed 2020-12-09 08:30:41 UTC 72 deg(***) About Gagarin From Space, Southwestern State University of Kursk, Kursk, Russia, direct via UB3WCL 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 Wed 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC (***) ************************************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************************************* 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 2020-12-09 19:00 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 2020-12-09 19:00 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 139 (***) Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 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 1409. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1342. (***) 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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Crazy amount of mail that I don't want!
by n1rcn＠aol.com 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

Hello, Please take this email address off whatever list it is on. I unsubscribed to the BB back during elections because things were out of control. Now I get 40 unsolicited emails a day. Thank You,Dwight FletcherN1RCN

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2 satellite antennas?
by marzo7088＠yahoo.com 09 Dec '20

09 Dec '20

I am looking into building 2 omni-directional satellites,just wondering if anyone is familiar with these 2 and can give me their opinions on them? link: http://wb5rmg.somenet.net/k5oe/Eggbeater_2.html http://www.antentop.org/w4rnl.001/turns.html The 2nd link is all can find on it.I have a PDF file I downloaded a while back that has directions on building it.But it's a Turnstile/ moxon and doesn't have the Ground screen. Thanks Rich

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Limits of Open Source development.
by Joe Fitzgerald 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Howie wrote: >This is a good example of why open source development is so important, >especially for a small volunteer organization. While I generally agree that there is a strong argument for open source development, it is important to realize that it has limitations. I am particularly grumpy about those limits today since I am involved in a particular project where all the open source goodness of GNU and Ubuntu was unable to provide well motivated engineers with working tools to properly migrate user preferences in what should have been a simple upgrade. de KM1P Joe

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How to determine why Fox satellite batteries failed before projected 5 year lifetime
by John Brier 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

I hope for this to be a purely engineering based discussion that could shed some light on this question. Please only respond from an engineering perspective in this thread. Data: According to the "AMSAT Fox-1 Systems Engineering Documentation" the satellites were expected to last at least five years. [1] For each satellite, before there were any issues with the batteries, they were able to power the transponder continuously without going into safe mode. However, once battery issues were encountered, the transponder would turn off unexpectedly while the satellite went into safe mode. Using that cutoff my back of the hand calculations show the following [2]: AO-92: batteries lasted 35% of their expected lifetime AO-91: batteries lasted 60% of their expected lifetime. AO-85: batteries lasted 87% of their expected lifetime. I know the batteries used were Nicad. I know they were matched. I believe the issue so far has been that one cell in the set has failed such that the minimum voltage required to run the transponder is not met. Is that last point correct? So that is the data that I am currently aware of. I think the next data to procure would be to understand what information was used to project a five year lifetime. Then you could look at the available data about the real satellites (from telemetry for example) to find out if there are any discrepancies that would explain the reduced lifetime. From my scanning of the "AMSAT Fox-1 Systems Engineering Documentation" I didn't see the battery chemistry mentioned. However, in addition to the "AMSAT Fox-1 Systems Engineering Documentation" there is a lot of information in the Fox engineering material from past Symposium Proceedings. These are available as PDFs to AMSAT members. Do people agree that the next steps would be to understand what information was used to project a lifetime of five years? If so, can anyone tell me, or can anyone go through the past Symposium Proceedings, and lay out what information was used to project a five year lifetime? If not, what are the better next steps in understanding the reduced battery lifetime? 73, John Brier KG4AKV 1) 2.3 Reliability Requirements 2.3.1 The satellite shall be designed for a minimum 5-year, on-orbit lifetime. " https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AMSAT-Fox-Docume… 2) AO-92 was launched/commissioned in January 2018. AO-92 has had battery issues since this fall such that it can't be used. AO-91 was launched/commissioned in November 2017 and now it too seems to be having the same battery issues. AO-85 was launched October 2015, declared EOM February 2020.

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My email address ??
by James Jipping 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Double OOOOOPPPSS! Having a bad day! Hope it gets better. Should have written : When the sign up asks for my email address does it mean "W8MRR(a)AMSAT.ORG" or "jijipping(a)gmail.com" ?? Thank you JHJ, W8MRR AMSAT 5512

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My email address ??
by James Jipping 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

OOOOOPPPSS! Should have written : When the sign up asks for my email address does it mean "W8MRR(a)AMSAT.ORG" or "jijipping(a)jmail.com" ?? Thank you JHJ, W8MRR AMSAT 5512

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My email address ??
by James Jipping 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

When the sign up asks for my email address does it mean "W8MRR(a)AMSAT.ORG" or "jijipping(a)comcast.net" ?? Thank you JHJ, W8MRR AMSAT 5512

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Mail Server Migration - Update for Yahoo, Verizon, AOL Users
by Matthew Alberti 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Hi Everyone, Thanks for your patience with the e-mail server migration. It has been a significant undertaking, with a lot of moving parts to account for. We discovered late afternoon on Monday that Yahoo/Verizon/AOL is purposely deferring delivery of messages from our new server. This is probably because it is not an established e-mail server (no history to the IP address). So it is a SPAM prevention measure. We expect this to last about 48 hours. This has had the unfortunate effect of delaying the confirmation e-mails, password reset e-mails, etc. from our new Mailman system. We see that the messages are indeed being delivered, but in some cases it has taken over 8 hours. We have been able to provide some workarounds and recommendations, but they are mostly specific to individual preferences. If you are encountering specific problems with anything AMSAT-NA e-mail related, please contact postmaster(a)amsat.org. Thanks. - Matt Alberti (KM4EXS) / AMSAT-IT Volunteer

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-08 16:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-08 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Turkish State Meteorological Service Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey Kuyubaşi Şehit Oğuzhan Duyar Secondary School, Keçiören, Turkey Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Maya Anatolian High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Direct via TC2TSC 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: Wed 2020-12-09 08:30:41 UTC 72 deg About Gagarin From Space, Southwestern State University of Kursk, Kursk, Russia, direct via UB3WCL (***) 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 Wed 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC ************************************************************************************************************* ************************************************************************************************************* 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: RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neamț, Romania, direct via YRØISS (***) **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 2020-12-08 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 2020-12-08 02:30 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 138 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 1407. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1340. 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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More Mailman Teething Issues
by hawat1＠yahoo.com 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

For those who may concern: When trying to contact postmaster(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> the email bounces. Guess there shouldn't be the '.' After the '@': ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- This is the mail system at host mail-01.amsat.org. I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below. For further assistance, please send mail to postmaster. If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the attached returned message. The mail system <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > (expanded from <postmaster(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> >): bad address syntax Cheers, Andreas (VK4TH)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-08 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-08 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB Contact was successful: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg (***) Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs Turkish State Meteorological Service Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey Kuyubaşi Şehit Oğuzhan Duyar Secondary School, Keçiören, Turkey Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Maya Anatolian High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Direct via TC2TSC 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: Wed 2020-12-09 08:30:41 UTC 72 deg Kursk, Russia, direct via Kursk, Russia, direct via RКØJ 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 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC ************************************************************************************************************* 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: RO-SAT One, Piatra-Neamț, Romania, direct via YRØISS (***) **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 2020-12-08 02:30 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 2020-12-08 02:30 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 138 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 1407. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1340. (***) 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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Mail Server Upgrade - Please Read
by Matthew Alberti 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

AMSAT Community, Please see below regarding the recent upgrade of the email system. *AMSAT-NA Mailman Upgrades* AMSAT’s IT team has been working to upgrade the Mailman software that supports mailing lists (aka reflectors, listserv, BB, etc). This upgrade became necessary for several reasons, one of which was the release of a new major revision of the Mailman software itself. The new version of Mailman has many improvements, including: an updated web UI, management of all list memberships with a single account, and a web UI for searching and browsing archives. The upgrade requires existing mail list users to sign up for a “new” account, which will be used to manage their existing list subscriptions and preferences. This will also require everyone to validate their preferences, aliases (if any), etc. Most existing preferences from the previous version of Mailman did not migrate. Please see the procedures below. Please contact postmaster(a)amsat.org with any questions or concerns regarding this upgrade. *Procedures to Signup for New Mailman List Service* • Visit https://mailman.amsat.org • Click “Signup” in the top right corner. • Fill out the form. For username, it is recommended that you use your e-mail address. • You will receive a confirmation e-mail. Click the link in the e-mail, and then click the “Confirm” button. • Login with your new AMSAT-NA Mailman account. • Navigate to the User Profile/Settings area by clicking the dropdown at the top right, and selecting “Account” – or Click Here. • Fill in your First Name, Last Name, time zone and click the “Update” button. • If you have alternate e-mail addresses you use to subscribe to lists, they can be added using the “E-mail Addresses” tab. *Notable Changes from Previous Version of Mailman* • A single account is used to manage your subscription and preferences (and list settings if you are a list owner). Delivery preferences, account updates, and subscription changes can all be made for any list you are a member of, with a single account. • All archives are now searchable in a web-based interface. See https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty or click the Archives link at the top of the site. • All e-mails from the Mailman system are encrypted in transit. • The mail server itself has an updated SPAM detection infrastructure, and improved validation of inbound and outbound messages. This should result in more reliable SPAM detection, and also improved “whitelisting” of legitimate AMSAT-NA e-mails.

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Neutron-1 on Amsat status page
by Stephen DeVience 07 Dec '20

07 Dec '20

Can we get Neutron-1 added to the Amsat satellite status page? It is currently awake 4 minutes then asleep 320 minutes, so it would be helpful for people listening for the beacon to post the status. -Stephen N8URE

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ic9700 and 9k6 operation
by Rob Ramsey 06 Dec '20

06 Dec '20

just wondering , what actually uses 9k6 currently ? any current sats use it ? anyone actually use it much? I haven't heard of much operation terrestrially here In NZ cheers and best wishes from Rob ZL3TCM

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ICOM 9700 9600 Baud Packet Question
by Tony 06 Dec '20

06 Dec '20

All: I reached out to the senior sales manager at ICOM today and asked about the possibility of adding 9600 baud packet capabilities to the IC-9700. He said he hasn't heard anything about 9.6 k, but he did mention that such matters are handled by the engineering department. I know some of you have contacted Icom regarding this matter and was wondering if anyone has heard directly from engineering? Tony -K2MO

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Solution: FoxTelem 1.09 can not write files at startup
by Chris Thompson 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

If you are having difficulty upgrading to FoxTelem 1.09 because it says that it can not write some files, then I have put together a procedure to migrate your data. If in frustration you reset the FoxTelem.properties file and now you don't have your old telemetry from 1.08, then this will still likely work and recover the data. Details are here: https://www.g0kla.com/foxtelem/tutorial_moving_foxtelem_logfiles.php Many thanks to Frank K6FW who helped work out this procedure. Feel free to reach out to me for help. 73 Chris G0KLA / AC2CZ -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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SAREX mailing list maintenance?
by Greg D 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

Hi folks, Is someone doing maintenance on the SAREX Mailing list? I got a "welcome to the list" notification this morning, and just now, a notice that I've been unsubscribed. I haven't attempted to do either... Is this intentional, or is something else going on? Greg KO6TH

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AO-91 flipped to Safe Mode for the third night
by Yono Adisoemarta 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

Dear all, For the third evening, AO-91 satellite flipped to Safe Mode during the 10 PM (15 UTC) pass over Indonesia, before reaching TCA. Reading the telemetry, battery voltages are ok. Anything else that tripped the sat into Safe Mode? 73 de Yono - YD0NXX Sent from my iPhone

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FoxTelem 1.09 released
by Chris Thompson 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

This release provides several enhancements and needed changes for RadFxSat, also known as FOX-1E. This new spacecraft sends 1200bps BPSK telemetry in parallel with a linear transponder. Downloading telemetry and sending it to the server will assist AMSAT and the Radiation tolerance experiments from Vanderbilt University. You can download it here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/FoxTelem_1.09n3_windows.zip http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.09n3_linux.tar.gz http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/FoxTelem_1.09n3_mac.tar.gz The following changes are in 1.09 (from 1.08): * Performance improvements on the telemetry tabs. This uses less CPU than 1.08. * Clearer display of historical records on the telemetry tabs for RT, MAX, MIN and WOD. * Bug fixes for Fox-1E decode and display of diagnostic tables, Whole Orbit Data, formatting of telemetry * Ignore extra commas in conversion curve comments * Allow a single spacecraft to be downloaded from the Fox Server, even if FoxTelem stores many spacecraft * Latest Golf-T layouts for development * BPSK CRC checksum calculation for GOLF-T * Another new way to decode and display the mode * More generic tab layouts to allow future expansion through soft coding * Throttle the DDE requests when decoder stopped * Many other bug fixes See the complete list on github here: https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+is%3Aissue+milestone… -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Fwd: A look at Chang’e 5 telemetry
by Zach Metzinger 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

Great analysis of an undocumented downlink from the Chinese moon lander. https://destevez.net/2020/11/a-look-at-change-5-telemetry/ --- Zach N0ZGO

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ARISS News Release No. 20-25
by David Jordan 04 Dec '20

04 Dec '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-25 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact Scheduled for Students at Athlone CommunityCollege, Athlone, Ireland December4, 2020—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the groupthat puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around theglobe 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 AthloneCommunity College, Athlone, Ireland and astronaut Shannon Walker, amateur radiocall sign KD5DXB. Amateur radio station EI1ISS will be the ground station forthis contact. About800 people will be onsite for the event. Students will take turns asking Walker questions and Englishis the language expected to be used during the contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHz. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 7, 2020 at 2:50 pm GMT (Athlone), (14:50 UTC, 9:50 am EST,8:50 am CST, 7:50 am MST and 6:50 am PST). The public is invited to watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs AthloneCommunity College has 1,200 students, ages 12 to 18, from a diverse range ofbackgrounds, and from both rural and urban areas. Mathematics, science and engineeringsubjects occupy a special place in the school curriculum for both the junior and senior levels, and studentshave enjoyed studying the ISS and space. In preparation for the ARISS contact,teachers have conducted lessons that involve science and physics studies. _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. Did you enjoy the launch into space? 2. Tell us somethingabout current experiments on the ISS? 3. What is yourfavourite area in the ISS? 4. What activities doyou do in your spare time? 5. What is the mostinteresting thing you have seen on Earth from the space station? 6. What evidence ofclimate change can you see from space? 7. How many years oftraining does it take to become an astronaut? 8. Where does the ISSget its energy from? 9. What happens ifyou are in a space suit and your nose becomes really itchy? 10. When you returnhome what will you miss most about the ISS? 11. What was the mostdifficult challenge you had to overcome during training? 12. When you firstsaw the earth from space what was your reaction? 13. Has somethinguseful on earth come from space experiments? 14. Are your musclesweak when you return from micro gravity? 15. If there was amanned mission to Mars would you consider going? 16. Will it ever befeasible to travel to another solar system? 17. How do you keepfit with the low gravity in space? 18. Does your senseof taste and smell change in space? 19. While on the ISSare you able to communicate with family? 20. When did youdecide you wanted to become an astronaut - from a young age or did yourinterest develop at a later age? _____________________________ ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations onthe 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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SatPC32 and Yaesu FT-817nd not working properly
by Curt Laumann 03 Dec '20

03 Dec '20

Hi All, I've used SatPC32 with my Icom IC-910H successfully, I tried using SatPC32 with my Yaesu FT-817nd and ran into some problems tonight. I'm seeking setup and troubleshooting help.. *a) Anomalous Behavior of FT-817nd* Frequency does not change to satellite frequencies Frequency stays on 7 MHz On SatPC32 start up, mode on FT-817 changes from LSB to FM (in accordance with AO-27) Radio rapidly switches between VFOa and VFOb a couple times when I select different satellites Correct mode (CW/FM) seems to be chosen. *b) FT-817nd notes* Factory reset performed CAT rate kept at 4800 Split mode is shown when SatPC32 is run I've tried two different FT-817nd's and they both exhibit this anomalous behavior. *c) SatPC32 setup parameters worth mentioning* version 12.8d - fresh installation C+ i CAT control is ON A- automatic satellite chane OFF V- VFO mode OFF ..........<Radio Setup> parameters............ Radio 1 "Yaesu" Model FT-817 Baudrate 4800 (verified same as menu item #14 "CAT RATE" on FT-817nd) COM port - 7 (verified correct with Windows Device Manager. I plugged and unplugged the CAT cable and could see COM7 appear and disappear with the Windows Device Manager) CAT delay 110 no boxes checked: RTS+12, DTS+12, KCT-Tuner, Auto Sat Rx/Tx change, Satellite Mode Radio 2 none *d) Reading the manual* I've read and followed the directions in the SatPC32 manual closely, including the 'Hints for Yaesu radio" file. *e) Communications to Yaesu verified with another program* I verified the computer and CAT cable can communicate with the FT-817nd at least when using CHIRP. I was able to successfully program memory channels in both FT-871nd's.. *QUESTIONS* a) is there a known problem with using this version of SatPC32 with an FT-817nd? b) Any thoughts of additional troubleshooting steps I could take? I suspect I just missed something in the setup manual, but I can't seem to figure out what. Thanks for any help you can provide. Curt / K7ZOO

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ANS-337 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th
by Paul Stoetzer 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-337 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-337 ANS-337 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 337.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE December 2, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-337.01 Launch Window for AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Opens December 19th Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 mission opens on December 19th. This launch will carry AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E to orbit. RadFxSat-2, like RadFxSat / Fox-1B, now AMSAT-OSCAR 91, is a partnership opportunity between Vanderbilt University and AMSAT and will carry a similar radiation effects experiment, studying new FinFET technology. RadFxSat-2 is the fifth and final Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. The RadFxSat-2 spacecraft bus is built on the Fox-1 series but features a linear transponder “upgrade” to replace the standard FM transponder in Fox-1A through D. In addition, the uplink and downlink bands are reversed from the previous Fox satellites in a Mode V/u (J) configuration using a 2 meter uplink and 70 cm downlink. The downlink features a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry the Vanderbilt science data in addition to a 30 kHz wide transponder for amateur radio use. Telemetry and experiment data can be decoded using FoxTelem version 1.09 or later. FoxTelem is available at https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/. Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering looks for successful startup and indications of the general health and function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space. AMSAT will send a commemorative 3D printed QSL card to the first station capturing telemetry from RadFxSat-2. RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E Frequencies: Telemetry Downlink - 435.750 MHz Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink - 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz Inverting Linear Transponder Downlink - 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz [ANS thanks AMSAT 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 stu- dent 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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ARISS News Release No. 20-23
by David Jordan 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-23 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact Scheduled for Students at ScuolaSecondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy December 2, 2020—AmateurRadio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received scheduleconfirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is the groupthat puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around theglobe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a telebridge contact via amateur radio and students will take turnsasking their questions of Victor Glover, amateur radio call sign KI5BKC. The ARISS teamin Casale Monferrato, Italy will use call sign IK1SLD to serve as the ARISS relay amateur radio ground station. English is the language that will beused for this contact. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 4, 2020 at 1:25 pm CET in Pistoia (12:25 UTC, 7:25 am EST, 6:25am CST, 5:25 am MST and 4:25 am PST). Scuola Secondariadi I grado (Anna Frank School) is a public middle school (junior highschool) in Pistoia, Italy. About120 students, ages 13 – 14 years, will be present during the contact, with 20students asking the questions. Students were guided by their STEAM studies todevelop their questions for the contact, and afterwards, to better understand theastronaut’s answers; they will apply the topics in experimental analogies intheir science laboratory classes. Anna Frank school has two science laboratories: one dedicated to chemistry and physics, andanother dedicated to biology and anatomy. _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. How do you sleepin space? 2. Is it possible togrow a plant on the ISS? 3. How long does ittake to get to the Space Station? 4. When you are onthe Space Station, do you ever wish to go back home? 5. How fast is thespace station going? 6. What is theinternal temperature of the ISS? 7. How is the feelingof moving from terrestrial gravity to space gravity? 8. Which are theactions to be performed in case of emergency? 9. What are thestrangest sensations you feel when you return to Earth? 10. If you couldbring a loved one on the Space Station, who will you bring with you? 11. How do you feelwhen you take spacewalks? Are you afraid or is it a beautiful feeling? 12. Do you have amedical kit and a physician on board the ISS? 13. What is thetraining astronauts like? Is it hard? 14. Is the food inspace all lyophilized, or is there something in liquid state, apart fromdrinks? 15. What are the mostdifficult and which are the most exciting parts of your jobs? 16. How do you seeARISS and the amateur radio on board the ISS? 17. How many hours doyou work a day and what are you experiencing and studying now? 18. Has the food agood flavor after you add water on it? 19. Have you had anytechnical problems? Which types are the most frequent? 20. Which is theoldest module of the ISS? ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur RadioContinuous Operations on the ISS About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societiesand the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the RadioAmateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), theISS National Lab-Space Station Explorers, and NASA’s Space Communications andNavigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration ofscience, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics byorganizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard theISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators,parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateurradio. 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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ARISS News Release No. 20-24
by David Jordan 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-24 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled for Students at Tecumseh Public Schools District, Tecumseh, Oklahoma, USA December2, 2020—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 Tecumseh High School,Tecumseh, OKand astronautShannon Walker, amateur radio call sign KD5DXB. Bothonsite and remote access will be provided to the student body at the time ofthe contact per Covid-19 guidelines. Amateur radiooperators, using the Tecumseh High School Amateur Radio Club call sign K5THS,will operate the ham radio ground station for this contact. Students will take turns asking Walkertheir questions. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHz. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for December 4, 2020 at 12:33 pm CST (Tecumseh), (18:33 UTC, 1:33pm EST, 11:33 am MST and 10:33 am PST). The public is invited to watch the livestream at: mkleine(a)live.comor https://w5nor.org/k5ths/. Tecumseh PublicSchools District (with about 2000 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 12thgrades) is a rural school district that includes five grade-level sites andalso the College, Career Readiness and STEAM Center and employs nearly 275teachers and support staff. The District’s high school students and staff inthe STEAM Center’s Electronics and Amateur Radio Class will be the lead hostfor this ARISS contact. Students and staff at all the District’s sites andgrades will have been involved at different learning levels (utilizing various grade-appropriateSTEAM class activities) in preparation for the ARISS contact. In developing theschool’s amateur radio class, the school partnered with the local radio operators of the Pottawatomie County Amateur Radio Club and SouthCanadian Amateur Radio Club who were instrumental in providing equipment,installation, and technical expertise, and who will be on hand during the ARISScontact. Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. If you could go back to high school, what is one thing you would make sure you paid more attention to? 2. What was thescariest part when traveling through the atmosphere? 3. Are you longingfor the day you’ll return to earth or already putting on your brakes so thatyou can stay on the ISS longer? 4. What is one skillthat every astronaut should have before entering the astronaut program? 5. Have you seen anychanges in your circadian rhythms, or those of any plants or animals on boardthe ISS? 6. How does NASAtrain you to deal with zero gravity? 7. How do you getdressed without your clothes floating away? 8. How does NASAprepare you for walking on earth after months of being in space? 9. Is there a sightin space that was breathtaking the first time you saw it, and what was it? 10. If there is asmall space particle that penetrates the ISS, how is that handled? 11. What are some ofyour favorite experiments in which you are involved? 12. How much trainingdo you need before going into space? 13. What happens ifyou become sick on an EVA or inside the ISS? 14. What is the mostchallenging plant to try to grow in space? 15. Does time changein space? 16. How do you sleepin space? 17. How do youmaintain body heat in and out of the ISS? 18. If someone isinjured on the ISS, how do you respond? 19. If afree-floating one-ounce drop of water were to freeze in the ISS, would it berough or smooth in shape? 20. What are some ofthe personal items you brought with you to the ISS? _____________________________ ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Amateur Radio Operations onthe 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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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of Doppler.SQX file
by Bill Dzurilla 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot. 73, Bill NZ5N On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Hello, Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44. I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB What am I doing wrong? Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of Doppler.SQF file
by Mineo Wakita 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

I corrected it from NOR to REV for CAS-4A, CAS-4B, and RS-44. If it still have a mistake in the file, please let me know. http://dl.dropbox.com/s/inq5d3pkh3ojhs8/NewDoppler.zip by DK1TB / Modified Doppler.SQF JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Need help on BY70-2 RX with M6SIG distro
by Vincenzo Mone 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

Hello all, I am looking for help on how to receive the BY70-2 with the M6SIG Linux distro. I cannot get correctly the data transferred i the Proxy. I got the gr-lilacsat with the command: git clone https://github.com/bg2bhc/gr-lilacsat gr-lilacsat-master. Set all how it says in the read me.md file but no luck. I am noticing Thani see the signal in the FCDPP flowgraph ( I am using a Funcube Dongle Pro Plus to RX ) but I do not get the constellation in the BY70-2 demod flowgraph and in the meantime nothing in the Proxy window. I have the same results also with good signals and with higher passes of the satellite. Please anybody can tell me where am I missing? Anybody can help me to solve the problem? Thanks in advance who will help me 73's de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ******************************************* ******* GSM +39 328 7110193 ******* ****** SMS +39 328 7110193 ******* ********************************************

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Arecibo collape
by 73 Bob W7LRD 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

RIP Arecibo (sobsob) I remember several years ago they did some EME on 70cm. I could copy them very easily 73 Bob W7LRD https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arecibo-observatory-radio-telescope-puerto-ric…

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-02 01:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 02 Dec '20

02 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-02 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 Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***) Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/viVQBI4WzKs (***) Kursk, 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 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC ************************************************************************************************************* 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 2020-12-02 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 2020-10-14 18:00 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 137 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 1403. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 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 now 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-01 21:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 01 Dec '20

01 Dec '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-12-01 21:00 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 Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS 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 Shannon Walker KD5DXB (***) Contact is go for: Mon 2020-12-07 14:50:49 UTC 63 deg (***) Kursk, 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 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC ************************************************************************************************************* 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 2020-12-01 21:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2020-10-14 18:00 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 137 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 1403. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 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 now 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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Kenwood TM-D710G TNC Cable?
by Tony 01 Dec '20

01 Dec '20

All: Does anyone know if the Kenwood PG-5H programing cable is the same as the PG-5G used to connect to the internal TNC on the TM-D710G? The manual is a bit vague on whether the PG-5H that connects to the rear of the radio is the same as the PG-5G that connects to the front panel to access the TNC. Tony

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Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed last night
by Ronald Parsons 01 Dec '20

01 Dec '20

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/1/21754959/arecibo-observatory-platform-col lapse-dish-puerto-rico-telescope Ron W5RKN

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for December 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Dec '20

01 Dec '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period November 1, 2020 through December 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL Nov Dec WC7V 1218 1229 W5CBF 657 723 AA8CH 702 718 NS3L 600 625 N9FN 486 499 K5IX 402 450 W0NBC 176 435 AB1OC 215 261 AA2HJ 100 253 W8LR 200 225 DL4ZAB 178 201 NA1ME 126 150 W9TTY 100 114 N8URE 101 104 AD5JK New 102 DL6KBG New 101 KC2BBU New 101 AI4IC 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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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - need help with configuration of Doppler.SQX file
by crohtun＠aol.com 01 Dec '20

01 Dec '20

NOR instead of REV is the problem. Had exactly the same symptoms you describe on CAS-4A and B because they were set to NOR. Changing that parameter did the trick.73, KN2K Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Bill Dzurilla via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I was just advised that, contrary to the RS-44 line in the JE9PEL file, it should be REV rather than NOR. If so, that would explain a lot. 73, Bill NZ5N On Monday, November 30, 2020, 02:10:53 PM EST, Bill Dzurilla <billdz.geo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Hello, Does anyone have any tips for proper configuration of the Doppler.SQX file on SatPC32? I'm having a hard time getting it correct for RS-44. I started with the standard line from JE9PEL: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435640,145965,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB When I heard the sat, I started clicking the Uplink Calibration buttons in the CAT Control window until my voice sounded natural. It was pretty far off, something like 8800hz. To save, I clicked on Change/Store Data File and then clicked RX/TX Freq. Data. I thought this was all I needed to do, but on the next pass my TX and RX were again out of sync. On every pass, I need to start over, and each time the uplink frequency is several thousand hertz off. My current line is: RS-44 (DOSAAF-85),435631.85,145970.86,USB,LSB,NOR,0,0,SSB What am I doing wrong? Thanks and 73, Bill NZ5N _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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9k6 FSK packet with FT-991A (Mirek Kasal)
by Miroslav Kasal 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Hi all, Please, has anyone experience with 9k6 FSK packet operation with FT-991A transceiver? Let me know your practice, please. Thank you in advance. Mirek OK2AQ -- Tento e-mail byl zkontrolován na viry programem AVG. http://www.avg.cz

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R: RE: R: Re: ISS SSTV frequency
by ik5jrz＠tin.it 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Thanks Frank, saying to move to 145.825 in fact I forgot all the other problems but it is certainly a local problem in some areas. So our only hope is that these repeaters will not be renewed or converted to digital. Thanks anyway for the reply. 73 Carlo IK5JRZ. ----Messaggio originale---- Da: ka3hdo(a)gmail.com Data: 30-nov-2020 22.29 A: <ik5jrz(a)tin.it>, <fabrizio.carrai(a)gmail.com>, <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Ogg: RE: [amsat-bb] R: Re: ISS SSTV frequency All, We CANNOT move the ARISS SSTV frequency to 145.825. This is being used for other satellites employing APRS and we would interfere with their operation. Prior to their being an ARISS station on ISS, we conducted an extensive, international effort to ensure ARISS had a clear downlink on 2 meters. We worked with all IARU regions and concluded that the best world-wide downlink frequency for Human would be 145.80 MHz. At the time (1997) the United States had terrestrial APRS on 145.79. In the USA we worked with the APRS community in a collaborative fashion to QSY APRS terrestrial from 145.79 to 144.39 (where it is today). This was a HUGE effort and required many digipeaters, several on snow covered mountains, to be modified or replaced. Donations were collected. And AMSAT-NA and TAPR worked together to make it happen. Again, please note that IARU region 1 agreed with this downlink frequency for human spaceflight many years ago so we could have one common downlink. I am very sorry you are experiencing this. I think this will take local coordination to resolve this. Similar to what we did for terrestrial APRS. Trying to move ARISS around in the very small OSCAR 2 meter sub-band (145.8-146) is virtually unworkable, given the many 2 meter satellites that are employing this band. I hope this helps explain things from an ARISS perspective. Back in the day, I was given the unenviable task of working these frequency coordination issues for human spaceflight. To be clear, we are much better today than some of the issues we were experiencing in the past. And changing things around will probably make it worse for ARISS and other users in the satellite community. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO Chair, ARISS-International -----Original Message----- From: ik5jrz(a)tin.it <ik5jrz(a)tin.it> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 2:36 PM To: fabrizio.carrai(a)gmail.com; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] R: Re: ISS SSTV frequency Thanks for answer, The repeater is R7a (Monte Secchieta), it's not only an Italian problem unfortunately, I have read many complaints in other areas as well. I don't question the correct spacing between frequencies, but I'm afraid it's only on actual paper. I don't want to doubt that the repeater is working correctly, but I think that if the ISS transmitted at 145.825, since when it transmits in SSTV APRS is disabled, the problem would be solved. The video demonstrates the proximity between the frequencies even if I admit to being in the high area and to receive the repeater very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsoSjh54a3A&amp;ab_channel=IK5JRZThanks again. Carlo IK5JRZ.

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Giving Tuesday
by ka3hdo＠gmail.com 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

All, I would like to remind everyone that tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. If you feel that satellite development is important and you support the educational activities many of us do to promote STEM careers and the amateur radio hobby, then don't forget the teams that are making that happen! Whether it is a donation to GOLF: https://www.amsat.org/donations/amsat-golf-program-donations/ or to ARISS: https://www.ariss.org/donate.html, your donation is welcomed and appreciated. You would be surprised how each donation, little or big, come together allow these projects and programs to be realized. For those that plan to donate during tomorrow's Giving Tuesday, we all thank you in advance! 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

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R: Re: ISS SSTV frequency
by ik5jrz＠tin.it 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Thanks for answer, The repeater is R7a (Monte Secchieta), it's not only an Italian problem unfortunately, I have read many complaints in other areas as well. I don't question the correct spacing between frequencies, but I'm afraid it's only on actual paper. I don't want to doubt that the repeater is working correctly, but I think that if the ISS transmitted at 145.825, since when it transmits in SSTV APRS is disabled, the problem would be solved. The video demonstrates the proximity between the frequencies even if I admit to being in the high area and to receive the repeater very well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsoSjh54a3A&ab_channel=IK5JRZThanks again. Carlo IK5JRZ. ----Messaggio originale---- Da: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Data: 30-nov-2020 12.51 A: "Pedro Converso"<pconver(a)gmail.com> Cc: "AMSAT BB"<amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Ogg: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV frequency According to the band plan reported on the ARI web site, the space communication band is protected starting at 145.794 Mhz, i.e. 6 Khz below 145.800 Mhz. The R7a is indeed at 145.7875 Mhz with a bandwidth of 12 Khz there shouldn't be any interference (in theory). Have you checked which repeater is in your (our) zone ? Ciao Fabrizio IU5GEZ Il giorno dom 29 nov 2020 alle ore 23:11 Pedro Converso via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> ha scritto: > This situation doesn't happen in IARU R2, as 145.790-145.800 is a > protection segment. > > In IARU R1, there is no such a protection, suggest request change thru > your IARU Rep. > > > On 11/29/20, John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > What repeater are you referring to exactly? > > > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > > > On Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 16:51 ik5jrz--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> I am very interesting to know how many peoples in the world have my, and > >> not only mine..problem for receive ISS SSTV on 145.800. The problem is > >> the > >> repeater (7a) at 145.787.5 and ISS , for doppler naturally go down > >> 145.800 > >> and its impossible to receive well if someone talk on repeater. > >> Thanks for attention. > >> Carlo IK5JRZ. > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > >> Opinions > >> expressed > >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >> AMSAT-NA. > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > >> program! > >> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- *Fabrizio* _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-11-30 19:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-11-30 19:30 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 Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg Kursk, 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 2020-12-09 11:45 UTC ************************************************************************************************************* 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 2020-11-30 19:30 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 2020-10-14 18:00 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. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on October 8, 2020 at 8PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2020.eventbrite.com The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 137 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 1403. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 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 now 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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ISS SSTV frequency
by ik5jrz＠tin.it 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Hello, I am very interesting to know how many peoples in the world have my, and not only mine..problem for receive ISS SSTV on 145.800. The problem is the repeater (7a) at 145.787.5 and ISS , for doppler naturally go down 145.800 and its impossible to receive well if someone talk on repeater. Thanks for attention. Carlo IK5JRZ.

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Re: [amsat-bb] More Rotator Questions
by Gary 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

We have a winner! Thanks Mark. 73, Gary "Joe" kk0sd -----Original Message----- From: Mark Johns, K0JM <k0jm.mark(a)gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 12:44 PM To: Gary <gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] More Rotator Questions It appears to be an RCA 10W707 from circa 1960 or so. One sold on eBay recently for $300! -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:34 PM Gary via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > I am still going through my box 'o' salvaged rotators and came across a Mystery rotator. It looks a lot like an Alliance U-100, but can accommodate a slightly larger mast. It also is a 5 wire rotator, not 4. The 'weather proofing' ring is black. And the connection screws are in a different pattern than the Alliance T45 or C225 rotators. > > I posted some pictures to a small write up here: > http://www.kk0sd.net/mystery/mystery.htm > > Finally, Does anyone know off the top of their head which screw on a Channelmaster 3 wire rotator is CW, which is CCW and which is the common? > > I appreciate you taking the time to look. > > Thanks and 73, > Gary "Joe" kk0sd > gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Rover Q's
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

Gridders, All Rover Q's from recent operations now in LoTW. EM21/22/31/32/33/44/54, EN91, FN01. Let me know if I botched yours and I'll recheck my recordings. 73, Bob K8BL

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More Rotator Questions
by Gary 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

I am still going through my box 'o' salvaged rotators and came across a Mystery rotator. It looks a lot like an Alliance U-100, but can accommodate a slightly larger mast. It also is a 5 wire rotator, not 4. The 'weather proofing' ring is black. And the connection screws are in a different pattern than the Alliance T45 or C225 rotators. I posted some pictures to a small write up here: http://www.kk0sd.net/mystery/mystery.htm Finally, Does anyone know off the top of their head which screw on a Channelmaster 3 wire rotator is CW, which is CCW and which is the common? I appreciate you taking the time to look. Thanks and 73, Gary "Joe" kk0sd gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com<mailto:[email protected]>

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SATPC32 help
by Bruce 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

I have a weird thing happening. On some of the satellites, no matter which way I place the frequencies, VHF,UHF or UHF, VHF the IC-9100 always loads the 2m in the receive and the 70cm in the transmit. Thus, SO-50 will not work as the VHF has to be in the transmit. I change it in the doppler.sqf file, quit out of SATPC32 and restart it. Does not matter. Still loads the same way. I cannot figure this one out. Here is what I have tried on SO-50 SO-50,145850,436795,FM,FM,NOR,0,0 SO-50,436795,145850,FM,FM,NOR,0,0 Everything worked fine a few weeks ago prior to the radio changing the COM ports when I switched routers (went from COM 11 to COM 3). I have changed the COM port in SATPC32 for the radio. It does place the radio back in the same mode and frequency it was in before starting SATPC32 when you exit the program. This means we are talking to the radio just fine. Any ideas? Please email me directly so we do not blow up the BB. Thanks 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2022 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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Re: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100
by Gary 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

Thanks to Greg, Ed, Michael, and Jerry! The Digi-Key order has been placed, and I am a little closer to AZ/EL again. 73, Gary “Joe” kk0sd From: Jerry Ehlers <w0sat2(a)gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2020 7:15 PM To: Gary <gary_mayfield(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100 Gary: I worked on these rotors in 1950,s and 60,s The capacitor is a 2 terminal 155 Mfd @ 50 volts non- polarized This makes the 2 phase motor turn the rotor. Jerry w0sat On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 5:56 PM Gary via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Years ago I used an Alliance U-100 for an elevation rotator. I turned the control box upside down and the "S" indicated "Straight Up". The click box indicator does not lend itself to computer control, and I parted with that setup long ago. I picked up a couple junker U-100s the other day without a control box. I don't really need the control box, but was hoping someone could tell me the value of the starting cap in the control box. Does anyone happen to know the value of the starting cap in the U-100 control box? Thanks and 73, Gary "Joe" kk0sd _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] Alliance U-100
by MICHAEL WILLIAMS 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

My U-110 schematic shows a cap value pf 155-258 uf across terminals 1& 2 of the control box. I'm not sure of the differences between the U-100 and U-110. This would be a non polarized cap. GL, Mike, K9QHO

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Alliance U-100
by Gary 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

Years ago I used an Alliance U-100 for an elevation rotator. I turned the control box upside down and the "S" indicated "Straight Up". The click box indicator does not lend itself to computer control, and I parted with that setup long ago. I picked up a couple junker U-100s the other day without a control box. I don't really need the control box, but was hoping someone could tell me the value of the starting cap in the control box. Does anyone happen to know the value of the starting cap in the U-100 control box? Thanks and 73, Gary "Joe" kk0sd

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ANS-334 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 29 Nov '20

29 Nov '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-334 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Happy 7th Birthday AMSAT-OSCAR 73 (FUNcube-1) * Neutron-1 Signals Received * GridMaster Awards #20-#25 Issued * Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for November 26th * ARISS News * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-334.01 ANS-334 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 334.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE November 29, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-334.01 Happy 7th Birthday AMSAT-OSCAR 73 (FUNcube-1) AO-73 celebrated its 7th birthday in orbit last weekend. Launched on November 21, 2013 at 07:10 UTC on a Dnepr rocket, FUNcube-1 was launched along with 31 other satellites, 19 of which carried amateur radio payloads. With just a few resets over 7 years, the satellite continues in operation today. Paul Stoetzer N8HM is sponsoring an award for contacts made via the satellite. The award aims to promote activity on AO-73. https://amsat-uk.org/funcube/73-on-73-award/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Neutron-1 Signals Received Following deployment from the ISS on November 5th, no signals were intially received from Neutron-1. Thanks to SatNOGS and the efforts of the amateur radio community, several beacons were eventually received and decoded. The HSFL team has concluded that the satellite is in a normally charging deep sleep mode. The Neutron-1 sends a huge thank you to JA0CAW, VK2DWT, and all the other ham radio operators listening for the beacon! The team is working to decode the .wav files sent over. Thanks to the beacon receptions, Neutron-1 has been identified as NORAD object 46923 and is now included in AMSAT's TLE distribution. More information about the Neutron-1 mission can be found at https://www.hsfl.hawaii.edu/ [ANS thanks the Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ GridMaster Awards #20-#25 Issued Recent roves have generated a number of applications for AMSAT's GridMaster Award, including four applications on November 23rd. 20 Martin A. Schuette N9EAT November 1, 2020 21 Kevin Zari KK4YEL November 19, 2020 22 Robert Sours K9UO November 23, 2020 23 Chris Tabor K7TAB November 23, 2020 24 Paul Overn KE0PBR November 23, 2020 25 Casey Tucker KI7UNJ November 23, 2020 The GridMaster Award is AMSAT's most prestigious operating award. This award was first introduced by Star Comm Group in 2014. AMSAT thanks Damon Runion, WA4HFN, and Rick Tillman, WA4NVM, for not only sponsoring this award since its inception, but, also, entrusting AMSAT with the honor of carrying on this important award for the benefit of the entire AMSAT community. The GridMaster award is available to all amateurs worldwide who submit proof with written confirmation of contacts with each of the 488 maidenhead grids located within the contiguous United States of America. [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for November 26th The following satellites have been and added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: BY70-3 - NORAD Cat ID 46839 - BY70-3 is not transmitting on its coordinated frequency of 437.443 MHz. BY70-3 is transmitting on an uncoordinated frequency of 437.600 MHZ. Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, for verifying the NORAD Cat ID's and transmitting frequencies for the above satellite. Neutron-1 - NORAD Cat ID 46923. The following satellites have decayed from orbit and have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution: UiTMSat 1 - NORAD Cat ID 43589 (Decayed on November 20, 2020 per Space-Track). Maya 1 - NORAD Cat ID 43590 (Decayed on November 19, 2020 per Space-Track). [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5GQD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager 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 News 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 scheduled astronaut is Sergey Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 deg Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is looking for Luther Burbank School alumni who participated in the ham radio contact on Dec. 21 2000, in relation to our 20th year Anniversary celebration. Please contact Charlie Sufana AJ9N at aj9n at aol.com for more info. 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. No upcoming presentations listed [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, 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 No upcoming roves listed 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 + Sean Kutzko, KX9X, has released his latest video on amateur satellite operation for DX Engineering. Follow along as he walks you through an entire linear satellite pass, complete with notes and annotations: https://youtu.be/cwtmP1sDL9g + A photo of AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E while it awaits integration is prominently featured in Virgin Orbit's new blog post regarding the upcoming launch of LauncherOne: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-334-VO + The Wireless Institute of Australia is working on a plan to coordinate building Australian amateur radio satellites and has a draft policy out for member review and comment: https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2020/20201121-1/index.php + Take a Trip to the Moon — and an Artemis Launch — with the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest! Take remote learning a little further — as in 250,000 miles further. NASA collaborated with Future Engineers to create the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest. The contest, open to U.S. students in grades K-12, launches on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and runs through Dec. 17, 2020, challenging participants to imagine leading a one-week expedition to the Moon’s South Pole. Just imagine: You and a crew of astronauts will explore the lunar surface, making discoveries to assist future explorers. Describe your team — the number of astronauts in your crew, the skills they possess, their personality traits, and the attributes you would want in crewmates. Next, what machine, piece of technology, or robot would you leave behind on the lunar surface to help future astronauts explore the Moon? To enter the contest, students must submit their essays by Dec 17. The essays will be divided into three groups, for judging by grade level – K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Make sure to check out the full list of contest details, including that your essay should be no more than 100 words (grades K-4), 200 words (grades 5-8), or 300 words (grades 9-12). Students can sign up individually at the contest site or teachers can register their entire class. Every student who submits an essay will receive an official certificate and be invited to a NASA virtual event featuring an astronaut! Semifinalists will be invited to represent their state or territory in a series of Artemis Explorer sessions with NASA experts. Nine finalists will have the opportunity to travel with a parent to NASA’s Johnson Space Center next summer to learn about lunar exploration. The national winner in each grade division will win a family trip to see the first Artemis flight test, watching the most- powerful rocket in the world launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/stem/artemis-essay-contest/ (NASA press release) + 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 + AMSAT Remove Before Flight keychains are again available on the AMSAT store. Purchases help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-remove-before-flight-keychain/ + 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 stu- dent 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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ARISS
by James C Thomason 28 Nov '20

28 Nov '20

Where do I find the operating schedule for the ARISS FM cross band repeater? Days off-on etc? Thanks WX5T James

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Successful PSAT SSTV and Waterfall Drawing Experiment
by Stephen DeVience 28 Nov '20

28 Nov '20

Adding to Brian's explanation, For the transmission, I was using a 5W RS-HFIQ radio attached to an RM Italy amplifier. The radio is run by HDSDR, so I was able to pipe in audio from both FLDIGI and MMSSTV simultaneously. I continuously sent a blank PSK tone with FLDIGI and then sent various SSTV images from MMSSTV. I had Orbitron controlling the HDSDR frequency to correct for uplink doppler, so both the PSK and SSTV would stay on the correct frequency. It also took a few tries to calibrate the uplink frequency, which was about 250 Hz lower than the published value. This was important because SSTV demodulators want the tones at the correct frequencies. For spectrum writing, a sent a message with a second instance of FLDIGI while the first instance was sending PSK. -Stephen, N8URE

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other used gear.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 28 Nov '20

28 Nov '20

On the same site https://www.mtcradio.com/ for their trade in used gear for sale, as the Icom 910H they also show a Yaesu FT847 and also list an Yaesu FT 818ND, but the picture connected to that list is for an Yaesu FT736. Still might be work checking out for someone. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Icom 910H for sale.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 28 Nov '20

28 Nov '20

I have no dog in the hunt here, but here is a deal on a supposed never used Icom 910H from Main Trading Company in Paris Texas. Great rig for portable full duplex satellite use base or portable. At the top of their used gear list. https://www.mtcradio.com/u6108-as-new-never-used-icom-ic-910h/ Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-11-27 17:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 28 Nov '20

28 Nov '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-11-27 17:30 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 Ryzhikov Contact is go for Thu 2020-12-03 08:45 UTC Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, 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 Victor Glover KI5BKC Contact is go for: Fri 2020-12-04 12:25:22 UTC 50 deg Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via K5THS 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: Fri 2020-12-04 18:33:30 UTC 78 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 2020-11-26 05:00 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 2020-10-14 18:00 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. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on October 8, 2020 at 8PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2020.eventbrite.com The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. 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 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 137 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 1403. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 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 now 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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vertical antenna
by 73 Bob W7LRD 27 Nov '20

27 Nov '20

anyone using a vertical antenna for the FM satellites? Which one & how does it work? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Doppler correction between AOS and LOS
by lu9cbl＠gmail.com 27 Nov '20

27 Nov '20

Hi to all, a friend of mine, has satpc32 with and SDR. We have the doppler correction, when the satellites it's in AOS, de frequency it's OK, in TCA has (for example) 1 KHz difference, and in LOS has 2 KHz difference. It's there any configuration to modify??? all the satellites that we found, in AOS has the correct frequency, but in TCA and LOS its not the same as we can see in the waterfall of HDSDR. Ir i compare the doppler with http://www.amsat.org.ar/pass.htm the frequency has the same between the waterfall and the webpage. Thanks in advance. Mati LU9CBL -- El software de antivirus Avast ha analizado este correo electrónico en busca de virus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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