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Rt 66 OTA 2020 - W6D
by christy hunter 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

Hello All, COVID19 will not stop Route 66 on the Air! For this year it starts Sept 12 goes thru the 20th. If you will be hunting for the W6 stations for this event, I will be representing W6D on the Sats, FM, and SSB birds. only paper QSL cards will be issued for W6D contacts. (no LoTW) for the mailing address go to QRZ.com for W6D. This page also has link for more info on the event. I will be operating from my home QTH, in DM14. (not far from Rt 66) good hunting! 73 Christy KB6LTY

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ISS Crossband Repeater
by BeetleJerald Oliver 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

For LoTW purposes, is the crossband repeater logged as ISS-FM, or just ISS. Just made my 1st contact thru the repeater this morning.... Jerry KJ4EU

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ICOM CR-293 HIGH STABILITY CRYSTAL UNIT
by W0JW John 09 Sep '20

09 Sep '20

Hello to the group I am wondering if anyone has a ICOM CR-293 HIGH STABILITY CRYSTAL UNIT in excess of their needs ? If so please drop me a line at W0JW@ARRLNET Thanks John W0JW

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AMSAT BoD Election... Please Vote!
by Jeff Moore 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

There can't be anything going on in "board meetings" when they aren't having any! Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 4:01 AM Joseph Armbruster via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > I would like to see regular updates again, in an environment that is free > of legal intimidation and rich of engineering activity, like it use to > be... That's why I voted for: Hammond, Paige, Stoetzer. > > AMSAT should be voting for people who speak well about AMSAT, work for > AMSAT and want it to continue to evolve and grow. I have seen some board > members speak up now and then, but it seems limited now and focused on > answering specific engineering questions. > > I'm not on the board of AMSAT, or involved with the board in any way, but > from all observations i've been able to make from the -bb traffic, it seems > like many on the BOD are being forced to walk on eggshells with their words > and are being stifled due to legal threats. Reference the -bb email > "[Reply to W5PFG's letter of 10 July 2020", and all it's majesty. With an > email like this being sent publically to the -bb, who knows what else has > gone on behind the scenes or in board meetings. Not sure if the email was > sent just-for-show or not (you know how some people can be these days...), > but that's the work of Patrick and Michelle (ref the email), whom appear to > be part of the root cause of the deafening silence we are experiencing from > the board. If you want to do AMSAT a service, sift through the -bb and > vote-away the friends-and-family of ORI. Otherwise, it feels like it will > be the last year, ad-infinitum, minus any engineering activity. > > Joseph Armbruster > KJ4JIO > > >

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ARISS News Release No. 20-15
by David Jordan 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-15 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISS Contact Scheduled for Students at College Raymond Sirot, Gueux, France September 8, 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 ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, amateur radio call sign KF5KDR. ARISS telebridge operator Tony Hutchison, call sign VK5ZAI, will relaythe ARISS contact via his ham radio ground station in Pinks Beach, Australia. The ARISS radio contact is scheduled forSeptember 10, 2020 at 10:17 pm CEST (Gueux) (08:17 UTC, 4:17 amEDT, 3:17 am CDT, 2:17 am MDT and 1:17 am PDT). The schoolselected for the telebridge ARISS school contact is College Raymond Sirot orRaymond Sirot Middle School (with about 600 students ages 11 to 15) in thesmall town of Gueux. It is a rural school located in the northeastern area ofFrance, about 100 miles northeast of Paris. The school teachesstudents a wide range of subjects including technology, physics, biology,chemistry, mathematics, and the arts. _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. Why did you choosethis job? 2. How long did ittake to get ready for this mission? 3. What were yourfeelings when you left the Earth? 4. What was the firstthing you did when you got on board the ISS? 5. What are the mainobjectives of your mission? 6. What are the goalsof the experiments made in the ISS? 7. How are yousupplied during your mission? 8. How do you getenough water? Do you recycle it? 9. What do you do ifan astronaut gets sick on the ISS? 10. How does it feelto witness 16 sunsets and sunrises in one day and therefore, how do you makethe difference between night and day? 11. What is the mostdifficult task of daily life to achieve in weightlessness? 12. Is it difficultto wash yourself? To go to the toilet? 13. What do you dowhen you have some free time? 14. What is the mostdifficult thing you have to deal with in the ISS? Being far from your family?Fearing a technical problem? Living close to each other? 15. Do you think thathumankind will be able to colonize other planets one day? 16. Since your veryfirst mission, have you noticed any changes on the Earth? 17. What is your bestmemory in space? 18. What is yourworst memory in space? 19. Have you everbeen afraid for your life during a space mission? 20. Have you everobserved strange phenomena from the ISS? ARISS – Celebrating 20 Years of Amateur Radio Continuous 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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Help with recordings of UPMSAT-2
by Felix Paez EA4GQS 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Dear friends, UPMSAT-2 team would appreciate a lot if some of you could send some recordings of their satellite. They are very interested in recordings made outside Spain. Please be aware that UPMSAT-2 should be received in 437.405 MHz using USB, not FM. Any transmissions can be send to contacto(a)amsat-ea.org Thanks a lot, Felix EA4GQS

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ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Virtual Conference (DCC), September 11 - 12 (THIS WEEK)
by Mark Thompson 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

39th Annual ARRL / TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) THIS WEEK - Friday, September 11th & Saturday, 12th DCC will be a virtual conference using Zoom video communications and YouTube video-sharing platforms. DCC information, Technical Papers, Presentation Schedule & Registration Available at: DCC Information DCC Technical Papers DCC Presentation Schedule DCC Registration Registered DCC attendees participating via Zoom will be able to interact with presenters and other attendees via a chat room as well as raise a virtual hand to ask questions. (you don’t need a Zoom account to register). Non-registered DCC attendees can watch the live stream for free on YouTube, however non-registered DCC attendees will not be able to ask questions or chat. No registration is required for YouTube access. The YouTube URL will be announced and posted on this webpage preceding the DCC. DCC registration is free for TAPR members and $30 for non-members. Members receive a 100% discount at checkout. Non-members who would like to join TAPR and receive the free DCC pass can simply add TAPR membership and DCC registration to their shopping carts. After checkout, they will receive the free DCC pass when their membership is processed.

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Request for a couple Fox telemetry files? (to practice decoding)
by Curt Laumann 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Hello, I downloaded and installed the Fox 1 Telemetry tool. A group of us are going to discuss using this tool during our weekly net tonight, and It thought it would be helpful to have a couple of audio files to practice decoding. If you have one or two telemetry audio files that you could send to k7zoo(a)arrl.net it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Curt / K7ZOO

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT BoD Election... Please Vote!
by Burns Fisher 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

It seems perfectly clear that the root problem with AO-92 is that the batteries are no longer holding a charge as well as they did when new. I am not a battery expert, and unfortunately, we had no battery expert volunteers when the Foxes were being built (although we do now). Fox was designed for AMSAT engineering and ops to learn about cubesats. This is one of the things we learned. All the Foxes are complete--there is nothing we can do about that except work for better results on Golf. Another issue is that AO-92 sometimes stays in safe mode after the voltage rises again as it exits eclipse and requires a command station to start the repeater again. That is not the design. I'll take responsibility for that behavior since I wrote that software. And believe me I *am* analysing it to ensure future birds that I work on don't have that bug (which is subtle to the extent that I have not yet found it, or even been able to reproduce it on the ground). I'd add that these problems are most likely based on volunteer engineers with limited time butting up against fixed launch schedules set by large for-profit corporations with big payrolls. It's hard for me to imagine blaming the board of a volunteer, non-profit corporation for this situation. 73, Burns Fisher, WB1FJ AMSAT Flight Software Volunteer

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Re: [amsat-bb] Request for a couple Fox telemetry files? (to practice decoding)
by Roy Dean 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

> > Hello, I downloaded and installed the Fox 1 Telemetry tool. A group of us > are > going to discuss using this tool during our weekly net tonight, and It > thought it would be helpful to have a couple of audio files to practice > decoding. If you have one or two telemetry audio files that you could send > to > k7zoo at arrl.net <https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> it > would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Curt / K7ZOO Curt, I actually plan on listening in this evening, and have an audio file from a pass yesterday, however it is over 100 mb. Do you have a way of accepting this via something other than email? --Roy K3RLD

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-09-08 12:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-09-08 12:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: College Raymond Sirot, Gueux, France, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Thu 2020-09-10 08:17:01 UTC 57 deg Avellaneda Ikastetxea, Sodupe, Spain, telebridge via ZS6JON (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Fri 2020-09-18 12:56:34 UTC 65 deg (***) There is a new radio on board the ISS. The Kenwood D710GA is now in use. The crossband repeater is now available when the radio is not being used for ARISS school contacts. The frequencies are 145.99 MHz up (67 tone) and 437.800 MHz down. Watch the Doppler on the downlink. ######################################################################################################################################## 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. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also. 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) 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 2020-09-08 12:30 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 2020-09-02 20:00 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 ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed. 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. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. 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. ******************************************************************************* 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 135 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 1397. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1330. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: 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. 62 now on orbit Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Anatoli Ivanishin Ivan Vagner **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT BoD Election... Please Vote!
by E.Mike McCardel 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Jeff stated “ A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so. ” This is incredibly misleading and distorted. The VP of engineering said no such thing. In fact if you take the time to actually read his statement he offered to share information if someone wanted to dig deeper. He did say that current engineering priorities were “focused on Golf”. This is a far cry from saying he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92. You can look it up and read it for Yourself. People, please, do your fact checking and don’t be mislead by distortions of the truth. EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator > On Sep 7, 2020, at 9:01 PM, Jeff Johns via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > A few days ago, one of the BoDs and the VP of Engineering stated on QRZ.com that he couldn’t be bothered with the failure of AO-92 and that if anyone wanted to know what happened to it, they could look at the data but he was too busy to do so.

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New AMSAT net for Dallas/ Ft. Worth, Texas
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 07 Sep '20

07 Sep '20

The DFW Metroplex has had a local AMSAT net for at least 35 years on the Arlington ARC repeater each Wednesday evening. It continues to be a great home for the net. I am a regular net control and have taken over the organization of the net following the passing of our late friend, Keith Pugh, W5IU. The metro area has grown so much to the North and East however, that most likely, folks up in that area have no way to get into the Arlington machine which is in the southwest quadrant, which in some cases is over 60 miles away. I tried to engage a linked repeater group in the area but they were not willing to host a "Non-Affiliated net" on their system. The Arlington machine has no Internet connectivity for modes like Wires-X or other of the digital voice modes. Thus I proposed to the Dallas Amateur Radio Club, of which I am a member, to let me host an AMSAT net-EAST. Dates will be every Tuesday at 8PM CT except the first Tuesday of the month. DARC does have an Echolink node on W5FC-R so it will allow for folks who can't hit it by RF, a chance still to get in with a local group of satellite enthusiasts. Oh yes, we will continue to host the West net on the Arlington machine as will. Yup, this is the same time as the Houston AMSAT net, which has an Echolink presence at the same time, but no intentional competition is intended. That is the slot DARC could give me. Our first DFW AMSAT East net is tomorrow, September 8th. I am posting this here, because I am hoping to do something unique with this net. I want to have a 20 minute "Expert" section where satellite chasers, designers, rovers, data downloaders, antenna builders and more, can share their passion for certain aspects of the hobby. Having an Echolink connection to the repeater means it will be easy to draw from the larger AMSAT community, both here and abroad. If you would be interested in being a part of this one week, please do drop me a note off list and we can discuss and set up a week for you to present. Hope yo can be a part of this new outreach venture. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Re: [amsat-bb] Icom IC-9700 and Kantronics TNC
by Yono Adisoemarta 07 Sep '20

07 Sep '20

What is the setup to decode ? I’ll try to replicate the problem as I have a 9612 somewhere in the storage. 73 de Yono - YD0NXX Sent from my iPhone

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Manual Tracking ISS pass times
by Robert Bruninga 06 Sep '20

06 Sep '20

For those who dont keep an up-to-date ISS tracking program always handy, I find it easy to remember that in general ISS passes are about 23 minutes later each day, but overall ,moving Earlier by 51 minutes every other day. See the plot about 40% down this page: http://aprs.org/MobileLEOtracking.html Nice to remember when you dont have access to heavens-above.com Again the actual orbit is moving earlier each day, but almost repeats every other day. Bob

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SatPC32 vs. HRD
by Rafael Pena 05 Sep '20

05 Sep '20

Mr. Payton, thanks for the many Qs in sat mod. I have used HRD with 9100 but it was caos....never / will not work, they claim is the Icom 9100 problem :( ...but since we are in the Icom 9700 once you talk to the radio which is not that difficult to do and setup the rotator. The display of the sats is awesome. One can track the sats via Elevation, World Map, or Radar. ....then....I have found that in many instances I have to enter the sat frequency, mode, etc., which can happen with any other software....logging now....kind of cumbersome to log a Sat qso...too many steps just to do one Sat log ...the software does not detect automatically the sat name...or maybe I don't know how to use it..... doppler works ok... Then I also used / tested Log40M...great software which allows just about anything, log, uploads, doppler, sat updates, rotor control, etc. Display of sats is neat. Very easy to setup...My issues were with uploading to eQSL...the contacts were not being uploaded properly...rejected by the other operator because of the wrong mode or something like that. LotW, QRZ was ok...just eQSL had this issue...maybe is fix with newer version. It was many months ago and I could not be manually uploding to eQSL. Now comes SatPC32. In conjunction with DXLab suite of apps, the Icom 9700 can be used in both, non-sat and sat mode as the software knows SatPC32 movements. DXKeeper automatically knows the name of satellite, mode, freq, time, etc. Loggin is a breeze....and properly setup it will tell you all of the needed information from the other operator; grid, name, qth, etc. Uploads to LotW, eQSL, QRZ are possible. My $.05 .... NN3RP / Rafael ******************************************** Message: 7 Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2020 21:36:10 +0000 From: Gerald Payton <gp_ab5r(a)outlook.com> To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 vs. HRD Message-ID: <SN6PR11MB275287724C1FF25CAC78E3C7D02D0(a)SN6PR11MB2752.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" As I have previously stated, I am new and in the planning stages of my satellite station. I have SatPC32 installed and impressed with its abilities. Also, I am receiving encouragement from a friend to try HRD (Ham Radio Deluxe) which I also own. I was wondering if and how many satellite operators are using HRD or have tried it. I suspect that SatPC32 of used primarily by most everyone. Many thanks for the help being received here and off the BB. 73, Jerry AB5R ------------------------------

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LoTW and the ISS repeater
by Ronald Parsons 05 Sep '20

05 Sep '20

To be consistent with other satellites, which use the popular keps satellite name as the LoTW satellite name, LoTW should accept "ISS" as a satellite name along with "ARISS" Cc: LoTW-help(a)arrl.org Ron W5RKN

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SatPC32 vs. HRD
by Gerald Payton 04 Sep '20

04 Sep '20

As I have previously stated, I am new and in the planning stages of my satellite station. I have SatPC32 installed and impressed with its abilities. Also, I am receiving encouragement from a friend to try HRD (Ham Radio Deluxe) which I also own. I was wondering if and how many satellite operators are using HRD or have tried it. I suspect that SatPC32 of used primarily by most everyone. Many thanks for the help being received here and off the BB. 73, Jerry AB5R

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Icom IC-9700 and Kantronics TNC
by Tim N8DEU 04 Sep '20

04 Sep '20

Has anybody interfaced a Kantronics 9612 or the KM XL TNC to the accessory port of the Icom IC-9700? The reason I am asking is there are two IC-9700 users using the same firmware who are experiencing the same issue with both of these TNC’s. Packets are decoded with little to no issue on the receive side, but the transmit side is a different story. It seems only about 30% of the transmitted packets are decoded by other stations using 1200 baud. The deviation of the transmit signal and the TX delay are not the issue. The same TNC works with no issue on a Yaesu FT-736 and the FT-847. Thank You, Tim Cunningham - N8DEU

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ISS FM Repeater Report
by Roy Dean 04 Sep '20

04 Sep '20

I worked the 9:00z pass this morning (12 degrees max, to my north - typically my best passes). I had to get up early for work and I ended up waking up 2 hours early and not being able to fall back a asleep, so what the heck. The only callsigns on were myself and KE8FZT. Andrew was choppy getting in at half a watt, constantly cutting in and out. When he was getting in, he was clear as day - full quieting. I couldn't get in at all until around TCA, and at that point I was also loud and clear, but couldn't bring up the repeater on every attempt (I'd say I got in every 2nd or 3rd attempt). As soon as the ISS fell below about 6 degrees, I couldn't get in anymore. I was transmitting at 20 watts the whole time. I tried tones from 67 to 88.5 Hz from about 6 degrees to 3 degrees, with no luck. Is this radio connected to the same antenna system that the old packet radio was hooked up to? It really seems to be behaving just like the packet system (hit or miss getting in). --Roy K3RLD

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Re: [amsat-bb] gprediict and PI
by Roy Dean 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

> > Hi GuysI want to embark on converting my sat station over to PI 4b > computer using gpredict,hamlib and a compatible rotor control unit that > will work with Yaesu G5500. > I am sure someone out there has done this but I am in need of an elmer! > Someone will comment, why. I have my hF stations working fine with PI and I > want to send Microsoft to the dungeon! > Jim KI6WJ While I don't do it now (I use Ubuntu on a normal pc), my first rotator setup was on a Pi 3B+. There was no secret to it, other than at the time there was a bug in the GS232 code for Hamlib that interfaced with my G-5400B and Fox-Delta ST2. However a code savvy ham submitted an update to Hamlib which is now implemented in their main branch that is specific to the Fox-Delta ST2 controller (608 FoxDelta GS232/ST2). If you follow the setup commands for both software packages, it should be straight forward. --Roy K3RLD

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gprediict and PI
by James Brown 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Hi GuysI want to embark on converting my sat station over to PI 4b computer using gpredict,hamlib and a compatible rotor control unit that will work with Yaesu G5500. I am sure someone out there has done this but I am in need of an elmer! Someone will comment, why. I have my hF stations working fine with PI and I want to send Microsoft to the dungeon! Jim KI6WJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Delaware Contact
by Albert Ozias 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

I am encouraged by the numbers of Satellite operators who would also to like to make a DE contact. I appreciate that it is less complicated to set up a portable station for the FM mode but my hope is whomever makes DE available has linear satellite capability. With my present station in western OR I cannot work further east than MT on FM birds but can work the Midwest on CAS-4A/B and the east coast on RS-44. 73 - Al -N7EQF -CN84

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ISS Crossband Repeater
by BeetleJerald Oliver 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

I can hear the downlink on 437.800 Mhz great....However, cannot get into the repeater......Is 145.990 Mhz with 67 Hz tone correct ? Or did I miss something... Jerry KJ4EU

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Fwd: ISS Crossband Repeater
by David Worboys 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Yup, thats correct although I had difficulty accessing the repeater for the first 3 or 4 minutes of that last pass - after that it was fine! David KG4ZLB On Sep 3, 2020, at 10:48 AM, BeetleJerald Oliver via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I can hear the downlink on 437.800 Mhz great....However, cannot get into the repeater......Is 145.990 Mhz with 67 Hz tone correct ? Or did I miss something... Jerry KJ4EU _______________________________________________ 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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PO-101 QSL Card
by Tim Crawford 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Just a reminder to everyone that you can secure a QSL card from the operators of PO-101 (jpeg image) that they will email you. TimKE7TAC https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH Diwata2PH@Diwata2PH·Jan 19[QSL CARDS for QSOs]CQ operators of PO-101! If you have successfully operated PO-101, you can request a QSL card from us! Just fill in the necessary info and we'll send it to you as a token of appreciation for using PO-101 :) QSL Card:QSL Card for QSOs via PO-101Please fill out the necessary information for your QSL card. Complete this form for each confirmed QSO. QSL cards will be released at the end of the month through your provided email. 73docs.google.com

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Vega rocket (VV16) - lauched with success
by christophe.mcr 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Dear The Vega rocket was successfully launched. The satellites were separated. TLE Les TLE : 1 74002U 14900A 20247.14839410 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 04 2 74002 97.4424 320.0103 0002779 53.5911 328.5572 15.10021350 03 73 Christophe <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [amsat-bb] 3D printing and threaded inserts
by Curt Laumann 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Hi Paul, Right! This 3D printing enables so many different projects, is relatively EASY and LOW COST !!! To share some of the salient points for those not too familiar with 3D printing: A good-quality printer can be had for $250 (Ender3 is a VERY popular printer) Parts the size of your fist cost about $1 to $2 (roughly speaking) As Paul noted, there are materials which nicely survive UV and heat. You could print PETG parts for outside, or in the heat of your car. Parts take between an hour and a day to print, depending on size, complexity and density. FreeCAD software is really, really a nice match to what we do in amateur radio. A couple of hams here in Tucson love it, and it is very nicely suited to making ham radio widgets :) Cura software (also free) is used to take the output of FreeCAD and create "gcode" which drives the 3D printer. The heat insert tool that Paul referred to in his previous email can be seen at the link below: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078K72615/?coliid=I1K4DNMRZKIRXN&colid=2BL2OM2F3… As for material, I get filament made by eSun which prints very nicely. I use PLA+ for stuff indoors, and PETG for outdoor products. Fun Fact: I print 27 whistles in a batch (takes 23 hours), add split rings, and give them away as gifts. They're about a dime each. Another Fun Fact: "Thingiverse" contains 1000's of projects that can be printed. All of this information is well known to avid 3D printer people, and I'm sure others can chime in with their perspective / ideas / product recommendations. BOTTOM LINE: If you like to build stuff, ANY stuff, and are willing to learn a very minor amount of software, the payoff is very very high! Curt / K7ZOO Tucson AZ On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 9:05 PM Paul Andrews <w2hro.fn20(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Curt, > > Nice presentation. I also started 3D printing in May and recently > discovered heated brass inserts. These items can really expand the range > of possibilities. I have designed a folding satellite dish with 3D printed > parts and waterjet cut aluminum. We recently improved the strength of a > few parts using the brass inserts for M3 bolts. > > A standard soldering iron works nicely but you can achieve better accuracy > using a soldering iron tip specially designed to install the inserts. > > What plastic are you printing? I found that PETG is easy to print, UV > stable and will hold up in summer heat outdoors. > > 73 - Paul - W2HRO > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 10:39 PM Curt Laumann via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> To support my interest in building amateur radio equipment I recently dove >> into 3D printing. I'm sure many are aware of the technique below, but >> still others might find it interesting. >> >> *You can easily install threaded brass inserts into 3D printed parts, >> making them very robust and useful.* Feel free to view the PDF file at >> the >> link below for a brief introduction to this technique. >> >> Curt / K7ZOO >> Tucson AZ >> >> >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pk_TxQrJCwZ3NnAyDzvdfZ9ijtQBwNNq/view?usp=… >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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[Video] Two videos about the new ISS crossband repeater
by John Brier 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Part 1: "The ISS crossband voice repeater is back!" https://youtu.be/6LIgfv_cDCk Part 2: "My first pass on the new ISS crossband voice repeater!" https://youtu.be/M4gYuUgPAWY Congrats to ARISS and all involved on this milestone for the next gen IORS. It sounds great. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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3D printing and threaded inserts
by Curt Laumann 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Hi All, To support my interest in building amateur radio equipment I recently dove into 3D printing. I'm sure many are aware of the technique below, but still others might find it interesting. *You can easily install threaded brass inserts into 3D printed parts, making them very robust and useful.* Feel free to view the PDF file at the link below for a brief introduction to this technique. Curt / K7ZOO Tucson AZ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pk_TxQrJCwZ3NnAyDzvdfZ9ijtQBwNNq/view?usp=…

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DELAWARE CONTACT?
by john＠papays.com 03 Sep '20

03 Sep '20

Several are asking about a Delaware contact. DE has always been rare on satellites. It was one of the last I needed for WAS more than a decade ago. The most recent op that I am aware of was WA3X. He has no email in qrz and hasn't uploaded to LOTW in about a year. N8HM operated from there as W3ZM/3 in October 2019. Maybe Paul could be persuaded to take the train up there and satisfy the demand for Delaware? 73, John K8YSE

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Re: [amsat-bb] Just wondering. Are any of the modules on curently flying Fox Sats opensource?
by Bill Gaylord 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Thank you. Anyone know what licensing that documentation would be under? If any. (Like an opensource license or if its got no license making it All Rights Reserved) William Gaylord KD9KCK (Resent as I forgot to reply to the BB) On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 6:16 PM Robert Bankston <ke4al(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Bill, > > You can view Fox Engineering Data on the AMSAT website. Link is under > Projects|The Fox Project > > Direct link is > https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/AMSAT-Fox-Docume… > > In addition, as an AMSAT member, you can review past issues of the AMSAT > Proceedings and The AMSAT Journal archive on our member portal, > launch.amsat.org. There's a lot of great information in there. > > Robert, KE4AL > > On Tuesday, September 1, 2020, 05:43:52 PM CDT, Bill Gaylord via AMSAT-BB > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > I am just wondering are any of the stuff in the current Fox Sats > opensource? If not, why not? If so, where could I find information on it? > > William Gaylord, KD9KCK > _______________________________________________ > 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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ISS FM repeater
by Jean Marc Momple 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Dear All, Just to let you know that Patrice (3B8FA) ad myself did superb QSO via the iSS FM repeater just a few minutes ago. Working fine 59+ both ways on V/U (145.990/437.800 MHz), really nice to have the ISS repeater back on air. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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Re: [amsat-bb] Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by Daniel Schultz 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

According to the IARU website description, "AMICal Sat is an educational mission which has been developed by UGA-CSUG and MSU-SINP during 30 month. It involved 50 students of different level and specialties." One of the reasons that amateur radio still exists is that we can educate the next generation of students, and AMICal Sat seems to fulfill that mission. If it was a commercial or government mission or an academic mission without substantial student involvement, then Part 5 or whatever the European equivalent is would be more appropriate, but to grow the next generation of space scientists and satellite engineers it would seem to be a legitimate use of amateur radio frequencies. Dan Schultz N8FGV On 09/01/20 14:15, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> Are any of these "amateur" payloads actually amateur usable >> transponders, or are they just telemetry transmitters on amateur >> frequencies? >I second that sentiment, Jim. Seems like a lot of orbiting class >projects, without much amateur relevance, using our bands. >IMO, these should be Part 5 licenses in some other segment.

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Re: [amsat-bb] DE activation
by Roy Dean 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

For a while, N3ROY was very active. Maybe try shooting him an email. --Roy (unrelated to the above callsign holder) K3RLD

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DE activation
by Russ Kinner 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I would think some Philadelphia based Sat. Ops. might be able to get the state on air. I hope to be in the general area in late November and might make a day trip to DE. Not sure about the trip yet but that seems to be a demand I could fill. Rusty, WA8ZID

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ARISS News Release No. 20-13
by David Jordan 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-13 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE First Element of ARISSNext Generation (Next-Gen) Radio System Installed in ISS ColumbusModule September2, 2020—The ARISS team is pleased to announce that set up and installation of the first element of our next generation radiosystem was completed and amateur radio operations with it are now underway. Thisfirst element, dubbed the InterOperable Radio System (IORS), was installed in theInternational Space Station Columbus module. The IORS replaces the Ericssonradio system and packet module that were originally certified for spaceflighton July 26, 2000. Initial operation of the new radio system is in FM cross bandrepeater mode using an uplink frequency of 145.99 MHz with an access tone of 67Hz and a downlink frequency of 437.800 MHz. System activation was firstobserved at 01:02 UTC on September 2. Special operations will continue to beannounced. The IORS was launched from KennedySpace Center on March 6, 2020 on board the SpaceX CRS-20 resupply mission. It consists of a special, space-modified JVC Kenwood D710GAtransceiver, an ARISS developed multi-voltage power supply and interconnectingcables. The design, development, fabrication, testing, and launch of the first IORSwas an incredible five-year engineering achievement accomplished by the ARISS hardwarevolunteer team. It will enable new, exciting capabilities for ham radiooperators, students, and the general public. Capabilities include a higherpower radio, voice repeater, digital packet radio (APRS) capabilities and aKenwood VC-H1 slow scan television (SSTV) system. A second IORS undergoes flight certification and willbe launched later for installation in the Russian Service module. This secondsystem enables dual, simultaneous operations, (e.g. voice repeater and APRSpacket), providing diverse opportunities for radio amateurs. It also provides on-orbitredundancy to ensure continuous operations in the event of an IORS componentfailure. Next-gen development efforts continue. For theIORS, parts are being procured and a total of ten systems are being fabricatedto support flight, additional flight spares, ground testing and astronaut training.Follow-on next generation radio system elements include an L-band repeateruplink capability, currently in development, and a flight Raspberry-Pi, dubbed “ARISS-Pi,”that is just beginning the design phase. The ARISS-Pi promises operations autonomy and enhanced SSTVoperations. ARISS is run almost entirely by volunteers, and with the help of generouscontributions from ARISS sponsors and individuals. Donations to the ARISS program for next generation hardwaredevelopments, operations, education, and administration are welcome -- pleasego to https://www.ariss.org/donate.html to contribute to these efforts. ARISS--Celebrating 20years of continuous amateur radio operations on the ISS! 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, 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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AMSAT Status for Android
by Loren M. Lang 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I have an initial working version of the AMSAT Status app that can submit reports as well as can show existing status reports submitted by others. However, it's still a bit rough on the edges and can crash on older devices so I don't want to hit publish just yet, but I am up for adding anyone to the initial testing. If you are interested in being added to the Alpha releases to try it out, just send me a direct email and I can add you. You should get any updates up to the public release. -Loren K7IW

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by Stephen DeVience 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

I would suggest that all these educational satellites that are just sending telemetry should have their own allocation, but the powers-that-be would probably take the spectrum from us to make it! So I suppose all these satellites at least help us protect the spectrum. Amicalsat has all of the protocols nicely documented so we can capture data and process it. I think that's a fair use of ham radio. On the other hand, the information on TTU100 is less forthcoming: https://old.taltech.ee/projects/mektory-eng/satellite-programme-3/satellite… Sure we can capture telemetry, but the other experiments are just using the ham bands for their own purposes. The trade off is that we can claim the 10 GHz band is being used by ham radio the next time someone tries to take it away. -Stephen N8URE

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Delaware Contact?
by Albert Ozias 02 Sep '20

02 Sep '20

Do amateur radio operators who are active on linear satellites from DE exist? Al - N7EQF - CN84

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Just wondering. Are any of the modules on curently flying Fox Sats opensource?
by Bill Gaylord 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

I am just wondering are any of the stuff in the current Fox Sats opensource? If not, why not? If so, where could I find information on it? William Gaylord, KD9KCK

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by christophe.mcr 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

The Vega rocket (VV16) is scheduled to leave Kourou on *02 september * 2020 at 3h36 CEST with 53 satellites on board. One of the satellites that will be leaving is the *Amicalsat *satellite built by the CSUG (Centre Spatial Universitaire Grenoblois). The measurements made by the satellite will be available to all. They will allow radio amateurs to use them for propagation predictions. The project's website (in english) has just been put online: http:// amicalsat.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/. The Amsat-Francophone supported this project: http://site.amsat-f.org/ amicalsat/ A software (Linux & Windows) is provided for decoding the telemetry and sending it to the database (SatNogs). The user manual is available (in english) https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s… *Beacon* *Frequency* *Modes* *Callsign* UHF 436.1 MHz AFSK 1200 RS17S S band 2,415.3 MHz GFSK 1000 kb/s http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0Amicalsat.html Reports are welcome. Thank you for your help. The first 5 people who receive a frame from AmicalSat will receive a gift. To submit your frame uses the satnogs SIDS or email satellite(a)adri38.fr. 2 other satellite : *Satellites * *beacon* *frequency* *Modes* *indicatif* *UPMSat-2* UHF 437.405 MHz AFSK 1200 UPMST2 *TTU100* Primary 435.450 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 et CW *TTU100* Secondary 10465.000 MHz OPSK de 62,5 Kbs a 20 Mbs * TTU100 : * http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0TT%C3%9C100%20(TT%C3%9CSat,%… * UPMSat-2 : * http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UPMSat-2%20.html *TLE* 1 74001U 20500A 20246.14839410 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 05 2 74001 97.4424 319.0247 0002779 53.5911 328.5572 15.10021350 09 73 Christophe Mercier Amsat-F chairman

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Does the new ICOM IC-705 have a "Satellite Mode"?
by gliderpilot＠protonmail.com 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Folks, Does the new ICOM IC-705 have a "Satellite Mode" like the ICOM IC-9100? 73's de Oscar (N6PAZ)

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Vega rocket (VV16) launch has been postponed
by christophe.mcr 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Dear The launch of Arianespace’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept flight with Vega has been postponed due to the storm track of Typhoon Maysak over South Korea, which requires that the Jeju ground-based telemetry station be protected. Source : https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/vv16-vega-weather-delay/ 73 Christophe Mercier Amsat-F chairman <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Re: [amsat-bb] Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload
by Jim Walls 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

On 09/01/2020 11:28, kd4iz(a)frawg.org wrote: > there are > 3 Sats according to the website in Christophes' email, not 53. Must be a > typo. Actually there are 53 satellites on the launch - and one of those is actually a launcher that will deploy 12 cubesats. However, only three are using amateur frequencies. -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395

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AMSAT- 20% OFF ARRL's Energy Choices book
by Robert Bruninga 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

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S band
by 73 Bob W7LRD 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Hello- I was thinking of blowing the dust of some of my AO-40 (sobsob) equipment. Is there anything, or will there be anything "up there" that has S band capability? 73 Bob W7LRD

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S band
by Perry Yantis 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

DTUSAT-2 still has a beacon at 2401.860, tune up and down around this frequency.Short cw data that lasts about 5 seconds and repeats about every 15 seconds.I just heard it today. Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period August 1, 2020 through September 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! WOW! Long list again this month! CALL August September K8YSE 1926 1935 This was missed last month WA5KBH 759 766 W5RKN 708 721 AA8CH 641 702 N6UK 675 687 N0JE 652 655 NS3L 575 600 KI7UNJ 527 551 AD0HJ 450 478 AF5CC 425 461 KE8FZT 428 450 N9FN 403 450 PS8ET 434 450 W7JSD 355 375 WA9JBQ 326 355 KC9UQR 326 351 KC9VGG 310 336 N3CRT 200 303 K0JM New 300 KS1G 233 285 WW8W 228 260 K5CIS 150 250 KX9X 100 219 WB7QXU 140 204 KF6JOQ 101 201 WD9EWK (DM41) 164 176 KX9X (EN50) New 175 LW2DAF 130 166 W8LR 100 149 KB9STR 104 138 K1PAD New 130 DF2ET New 129 WA8ZID New 126 PP2RON New 106 KI4ASK New 105 KO4AQF New 104 K5TA New 101 LU3FCA 100 101 NA1ME 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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satpc32 install
by 73 Bob W7LRD 31 Aug '20

31 Aug '20

where do I find my id to install satpc32 on a different computer? 73 Bob W7LRD

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Rocket Lab Launch Successful
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 31 Aug '20

31 Aug '20

This afternoon's launch (number 14) was successful. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPIhI5mRDRI&feature=youtu.be 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Doppler Tracking Discontinuity at TCA - Problem Solved
by Hasan N0AN 30 Aug '20

30 Aug '20

Over the last week or two, I have been getting a 200 Hz discontinuity jump in my uplink frequency at TCA (Time of Closest Approach), also known as the zero doppler point. This happened on every bird, every pass. (all mode B, 70cm up, 2m down) AOS was early, LOS was late, and doppler tracking was non-linear and had the bad jump at TCA. Today, thanks to K5GZR and KB7IJ, the problem source was identified and corrected. It was caused by a terrible error in the definition of my Home Altitude. I typed in, 350 meters. The program took it 35,000 meters. I corrected it and now doppler tracking in SDRC v3.x is perfect. If anyone else ever gets a set of symptoms like mine, take a look at your Home QTH altitude setting. Being off by a factor of 100:1 makes a difference. 73, N0AN Hasan

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Re: [amsat-bb] Grids
by Brad Smith 30 Aug '20

30 Aug '20

< but I'm wondering if the marker would be sufficient evidence? Depends who placed it, I suppose?> I live near the intersection of 4 grids. It is in a subdivision. There is a bronze marker placed near the curb, explaining the meaning of the grid lines and longitude and latitude. BUT, the actual intersection is across the street, in someone's front yard, not at the curb, where the plaque is placed. You have to rely on your GPS, or one of several grid mapping programs that you can enlarge and do a print screen. Both will work. I use a hand held GPS for this and also for geocaching. Brad KC9UQR

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO92 1728Z August 28
by Scott Davis 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

There’s an active station WB4Z, who is in EM70, so it’s very likely you might have heard “WB4Z…EM…” -Scott K5TA

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Proximity to grid line boundary
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

For my information, as I am not much of a rover, but as I may be doing a little local grid rove sometime next weekend by request, how far from a grid boundary can you be for it to count? I found a 4 corners grid boundary in my area, but it is way rural in a deep clump of vegetation with a dirt road a couple hundred feet away. What is the maximum deviation from an X .000000; Y.000000 location for it to be legal as a 4 grid location? I will probably do a much easier 2 grid line location, but just wondering. Thanks much. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Re: [amsat-bb] Doppler Tracking Discontinuity at TCA - Problem Solved
by Hasan N0AN 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

Gerald, https://www.sdr-radio.com/download ...and I listed the program by name in my prior message and when I googled that name I got several listings like the url post immediately above. Did google not work for you? You might find this particularly interesting where the options in the satellite pane of the software are discussed. https://www.sdr-radio.com/options It is free, for amateurs, btw. 73, N0AN Hasan On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 1:38 PM Gerald Payton <gp_ab5r(a)outlook.com> wrote: > Is this program TOP SECRET or can anyone look at it? I'm new and trying > to soak in these things. But just talking about it and not supplying a URL > does not help. > > 73, > Jerry AB5R > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> on behalf of Hasan N0AN via > AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 29, 2020 1:15 PM > *To:* Bruce Perens <bruce(a)perens.com> > *Cc:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] Doppler Tracking Discontinuity at TCA - Problem > Solved > > Hi Bruce, > I'm sure it should be error trapped when an absolutely crazy value is > input, but I'm not pointing the finger at any programmer, when I, in fact, > input the wrong, really wrong, value. > > I'm just glad I found it and now doppler tracking is perfectly even on an > 89 degree overhead pass. > > Considering all the things done right in the software, way beyond any other > program I've seen, I'm not going to complain. > > The program auto-schedules, tracks, prioritizes and presents for decoding > AO-73, EO-88, JO-97, AO-91 and AO-92, with no operator intervention > whatsoever. Any number of birds can be added or deleted. > > I can let it run overnight and come down and see every bird's TLM perfectly > decoded. > > If I chose to, I could have it IQ record every pass and go back and decode > it again later. > > The program is absolutely amazing. The fact that it accepted a ridiculous > input value from me without warning me, is to my way of thinking, small > potatoes. :-) > > (SDR-Radio Console v 3.x ) > > 5 EL Yagi > 60' Hardline > Duplexer > ARR GasFET > Funcube Pro+ SDR > > SDRConsole v3 > > Rotor control by SDRC > PSTrotator > 15 deg uptilt yagi (5 EL on 2m, 8 EL on 70cm, interlaced, common feedpoint) > > Anyone using an SDR that has not used SDRC for controlling it, for > satellite work, has no idea how enriching an SDR setup with good software > can be. > > 73, N0AN > Hasan > > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 12:52 PM Bruce Perens <bruce(a)perens.com> wrote: > > > It's a software bug when the software quietly accepts an impossible > > parameter. > > > > On Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 6:17 AM Hasan N0AN via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > wrote: > > > >> Over the last week or two, I have been getting a 200 Hz discontinuity > jump > >> in my uplink frequency at TCA (Time of Closest Approach), also known as > >> the > >> zero doppler point. This happened on every bird, every pass. (all mode > B, > >> 70cm up, 2m down) > >> > >> AOS was early, LOS was late, and doppler tracking was non-linear and had > >> the bad jump at TCA. > >> > >> Today, thanks to K5GZR and KB7IJ, the problem source was identified and > >> corrected. > >> > >> It was caused by a terrible error in the definition of my Home > Altitude. I > >> typed in, 350 meters. The program took it 35,000 meters. > >> > >> I corrected it and now doppler tracking in SDRC v3.x is perfect. > >> > >> If anyone else ever gets a set of symptoms like mine, take a look at > your > >> Home QTH altitude setting. Being off by a factor of 100:1 makes a > >> difference. > >> > >> 73, N0AN > >> > >> Hasan > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 >

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 15, Issue 357
by Douglas Tabor 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

At long last, a BB digest with News you can Use. 73 and everyone have a great weekend! Doug, N6UA DN71qd Douglas Tabor dtabor52(a)gmail.com

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AO92 1728Z August 28
by John Geiger 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

Who was the WB4Z station on yesterday's AO92 pass at 1728Z? He called me a couple of times and I finally worked him. I had it written down as WB4ZEM but that call is not coming up in QRZ.COM or on the FCC's website so it must be something else. 73 John AF5CC

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VUCC in the books
by Russ Kinner 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

I have with the latest LotW update yesterday exceeded 125 grids and have applied to the ARRL for the VUCC Satellite certificate with the 125 sticker. Thanks to all the rovers such as AD0HJ, WY7AA, WD9EWK, N6DNM, K5ZM, N7EGY and many others. Now it's time to get out there myself so I'm planning a short trip to adjacent grids to get some of the lesser occupied AZ grids on the air. It Will be FM only to begin with until I can upgrade my rig but maybe I can be someone's grid hero in a few months.I For 6 months since my first contact post retirement, it's been loads of fun (and occasionally frustrating getting my signal in to the bird). Made contacts even on AO-27! Rusty, WA8ZID

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FW: G5400 rotator position pot.
by Gary 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

I was unable to reply directly. -----Original Message----- From: Gary Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 11:43 AM To: Tom Lubbers K8TL <k8tl(a)earthlink.net> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] G5400 rotator position pot. Tom, I hate emails that don't answer the questioned asked, but find myself doing it anyway. When I had a 5400 I was able to repair the pot. There used to be a wire that twisted as the pot turned. This wire liked to fail from repeated twisting. You may want to try replacing it. 73, Gary kk0sd -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Tom Lubbers K8TL via AMSAT-BB Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 11:09 AM To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] G5400 rotator position pot. Anyone know a source or a replacement pot for the Yaesu G5400 azimuth rotor. That's the 500 ohm pot that measures the position. Tom K8TL _______________________________________________ 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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G5400 rotator position pot.
by Tom Lubbers K8TL 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

Anyone know a source or a replacement pot for the Yaesu G5400 azimuth rotor. That's the 500 ohm pot that measures the position. Tom K8TL

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Noise Blanker in FM
by John Geiger 29 Aug '20

29 Aug '20

Does anyone on the list know of any satellite radios or 2 meter radios that have a noise blanker that functions in FM mode? I am getting some bad noise to my north and northeast that is interfering with the FM sats, so am looking for a rig that can help with this. 73 John AF5CC

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Rocket Lab Launch postponed again
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 28 Aug '20

28 Aug '20

The weather at the launch is not looking very good for today or tomorrow. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1299090222462808064 New launch date Sunday 30th August . See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1299090967568330752 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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ElectroSense Up/Down Converter board for 0-6 Ghz
by Mike Hoblinski 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

I read this on the RTL-SDR web site and thought it might be of some interest. It's a converter board being developed for a spectrum monitoring project. Its a low cost converter board to be used with a RTL-Sdr dongle and a Raspberry pi board and it may be capable of working up to 13 Ghz. https://www.rtl-sdr.com/testing-the-electrosense-up-downconverter-expansion… ElectroSense Project and Board website. https://electrosense.org/#!/ Mike N6IMF

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TS-2000x PROGRAMMING
by William Herzberg 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

HELLO ALL… Ive been using a TS-2000x for over 3 years now… Ive been using it for both normal HF as well as the satellites… Ive found it an excellent satellite rig… The only problem with it is that its only got 10 pre-programmed memory channels… But it does have 300 main memory channels… I programmed it with all the frequencies used by W1AW… That give me an excellent indication as to which bands are open… I often checked the upper HF frequencies to see if the bands are open… Over the last several weeks, there have been afternoons and evenings when I was able to hear the broadcasts all the way up to 10 meters…. Usually the broadcasts cut off above 17 meters…. Ive found that Its easiest to program the analog sats into the satellite memories… That leaves the main channels to program the FM birds… It does mean that if I am trying to access the FM birds, I have to program at least 2 channels for each FM satellite… One channel for uplink, the other for downlink… It works quite well….. Ive made 300 contacts through both the FM and the Analog satellites this way… It also works to monitor the beacon satellites… I can copy LO-19 quite well…. That satellites been up for more than 30 years… It sends a steady carrier…. But its got a really good signal… Ive recently acquired an ICOM IC-9700… It does work quite well… But I still think my Kenwood works a bit better… BTW… Im using the rigs barefoot…less than 80 watts…into an Eggbeater on top of the roof… I have a UHF preamp…. It kicks things up by almost twice the signal strengths… Ive got to return a 2 meter preamp because it doesn’t work…. But that should boost up the 2 meter signals… Good luck all… Hope to see ya on the birds… I made my first qsos on the 9700… Im hoping the new upgrades will boost things up a bit… 73… de Bill, AA8WH… Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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Roving DM07/08 gridline
by Bob Keating 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

I will be on vacation next week in the Eastern Sierra and plan to work AO-91, AO-92 and PO-101 from the DM07/08 gridline on a holiday schedule from Wednesday, Sept. 2 to Saturday, Sept. 5. I will post more info once we arrive. Hope to work you on the birds. 73, Bob N6REK

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APRS Messaging QSOs
by Robert Bankston 27 Aug '20

27 Aug '20

It's a shame that their are not more APRS messaging satellite QSOs being done via ARISS and other satellites. Is this because... * Lack of equipment? * Erratic operational schedules? * Proliferation of non-attended stations (beacons)? * Too much button pushing? Most ops you an HT and very few of those have APRS messaging capability. Those HT's that do (including mobiles) are a bit clunky and require fast thumbs to complete all of the necessary steps to complete a QSO. Of course the more you do it, the more second nature it becomes, but that circles back to the erratic scheduling. One solution could be to develop an app or software with prescribed message formatting and QSO automation, similar to similar FT8. (click on target call in station list) * [Target Call] [My Call] [My Grid] * [My Call] [Target Call] (Target Grid] * R [Target Grid] * RR [My Grid] (click on log QSO) Single board computers could easily handle the task (even the Pi Zero), for those worried about keeping their station small. Only thing left would be a microarduino TNC or soundcard and a couple cables to the HT mic and earphone jacks. Just a thought. 73, Robert KE4AL

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APRS Messaging QSOs
by Stephen DeVience 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

I regularly try making APRS QSOs with my TH-D72 and a yagi, and I'm occasionally successful. I find the ARISS digipeater is difficult to get into with that setup. I'm not sure if it's an equipment issue or if the station blocks the antenna somehow. Hopefully they get the upgraded system going soon. The automatic beacon stations also don't help, since they just cause collisions. I put "live" in my beacon message so ops know they can try to QSO with me. PSAT is easier, but the APRS is barely ever on. Falconsat seems more reliable, but with fewer operators on it. Finally, I've found even terrestrial APRS to require more power than FM voice in order to work reliably. -Stephen, N8URE

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Rocket Lab Launch postponed until Saturday UTC
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 26 Aug '20

26 Aug '20

Weather forecast for the next couple of days is not so good so launch is postponed until Saturday 29th UTC. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1298342523203592192 Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Help with programming TS-2000 for satellites.
by Gerald Payton 25 Aug '20

25 Aug '20

I need help programming my Kenwood TS-2000 for satellites. I bought the R T System's software hoping that would do the trick, but NOPE. I've been told that Ham Radio Deluxe allows programming the satellite frequencies, but I cannot find anything regarding that. If I may please, I'd like to solicit help or advise please reply directly rather than tie up the BB 73. Jerry AB5R

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DMR TG 98006 & Fusion US-AMSAT links being disrupted by what appears to be two hotspots on the same freq.
by Steve Nordahl 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

I'm sure some of you who use either DMR Talk group 98006 or the Fusion US-AMSAT links have noticed over the last couple days, both the DMR TG98006 & Fusion US-AMSAT links are currently unusable & being disrupted by what appears to be a couple hotspots that have been activated by someone on the same frequency at one location. Basically repeating what ever they hear non-stop until the link times out. Steve NS3L

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ANS editors wanted
by Mark Johns, K0JM 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Are you the sort of ham who may not have the skills to put together a satellite, but who does a pretty good job of putting *WORDS* together? The AMSAT News Service (ANS) prepares and distributes weekly news bulletins about the world of amateur satellites, and ANS is in need of additional rotating editors. Editors take turns putting together the weekly bulletins, one week each month, more or less. They also help one another out by seeking news items to pass along to the editor of the week, and proofreading. Online training and mentoring is provided. Time commitment is usually 4-6 hours per month, once trained and up to speed. This is a great way for wordsmiths to contribute to AMSAT and to serve your fellow amateurs. Contact k0jm [at] amsat.org with questions or to volunteer. -- 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

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Satellite log book?
by Bob Hammond 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Any suggestions for a small spiral-bound log book for satellite contacts? Bob W7OTJ

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FOX-1D (AO-92) in safe mode
by John E. Amdor IV 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Today (8/24) at ~4:16 UTC I was attempting to uplink to AO-92 when Veronica announced “FOX-1 Delta, Safe Mode”. Does anyone know what put AO-92 in safe mode, and will this happen every night? KE0NEV

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Re: [amsat-bb] Excel to ADIF
by Roy Dean 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Forgot to mention, I'm running linux exclusively. I could try Wine, but in the past that's led to a bunch of despair (frequent corruption of other stuff while wine tries to get the software to run). I appreciate the advice from everybody, however. I am giving Dave's software a try, for now. --Roy K3RLD > Roy, > > For me the fastest way from pencil and paper to ADIF is Fast Log Entry. You can see it here:https://www.df3cb.com/fle/ > > If your heart is set on a spreadsheet step that is another story. > > 73, > Joe kk0sd > >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-24 15:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-24 15:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Information and Technologies Branch, Department of Education-Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact was successful: Mon 2020-08-24 09:32:57 UTC 34 deg (***) Thanks to Bob VK4DA, the live audio should be available: Echolink *HAM* 69556 / IRLP 9556 / AllStar 48820 49903 ######################################################################################################################################## 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. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also. 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) 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 2020-08-24 15:00 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 2020-08-24 15:00 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 ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed. 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. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. 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. ******************************************************************************* 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 135 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 1396. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1329. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: 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. 62 now on orbit Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Anatoli Ivanishin Ivan Vagner **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Excel to ADIF
by Roy Dean 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

So I have 4 pages of contacts I need to log, and I'm dreading it. I figured I may as well do myself a favor and write a spreadsheet that spits out an ADIF file so that I don't have to create the ADIF with TQSL (which I despise). I don't use any other logging software, either - just pen and legal pad (actually it's engineering paper this time). Before I embark on this journey of frustration, has anybody already created a satellite friendly excel (or better - libre office) file that converts multiple contacts into a single ADIF? Otherwise I'll share mine when I'm eventually done (I have found a bunch that are non-satellite friendly). --Roy K3RLD

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Amateur operator courtesy on Satellite
by P. Suryono Adisoemarta 24 Aug '20

24 Aug '20

So where is the amateur operator courtesy on Amateur Satellite ? Apologize I'm going to vent-off after this morning's (23 Aug, 01:20 UTC) SSTV exercise on IO-86 satellite First is a background of IO-86, which is the secondary (amateur radio) payload on Indonesia's LAPAN A2/ORARI that was completely designed by AMSAT-ID team with LAPAN's satellite design team. This amateur payload was designed primarily to assist in disaster communication while regular communication lines are off utilizing only handheld radio (HT) with a simple beam antenna, thus the payload has a high-gain receiver antenna and relatively high power (5W) transmitter. IO-86 has performed flawlessly in several emergency communication (such as earthquake in Lombok, 2017, tsunami in Palu 2018 and flashflood in Masamba, 2020, all using HT). To ensure availability of amateur radio operators ready for future emergency communication, AMSAT-ID has been conducting various communication exercises thru IO-86. On top of Voice and APRS communication, IO-86 also supports SSTV mode where one can transmit pictures of the emergency location, thru the voice FM repeater. So this morning, to mimic an immediate request for SSTV, part of Emergency Readiness component of IO-86, I transmit on IO-86 requesting all stations to standby, several times, to clear the frequency for SSTV transmission. But a high-power station, from a neighboring country, kept overpowering IO-86 with his call for a QSO. Repeated requests to standby are just kept being ignored. So, where is the courtesy of amateur operators of a standby request? To stop transmitting and monitor the frequency as maybe there is another activity being conducted. I'll share the lesson learns from the SSTV thru IO-86 exercise in another email 73 de Yono - YD0NXX AMSAT-ID Jakarta, Indonesia

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IC-9700 Remote Control
by Stephan Greene 23 Aug '20

23 Aug '20

Looking at setting up a remote base satellite station to escape local increasing RFI, foliage, adverse terrain etc... I've been studying successful implementations using TS2000, FlexRadios, etc.and software SatPC32, FLRig, DXCommander, VNC, NX, etc... and may end up going one of those ways. Also looking at IC-9700. If you've successfully used an IC-9700 remotely, please email me direct. What software are you using, remote access method, additional accessories or items you found particularly handy. Thanks in advance! 73 de KS1G

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Next Rocket Lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 23 Aug '20

23 Aug '20

Hi Folks, Next Rocket Lab Launch is due Thurs 27th at 03:05 UTC. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1296886523212656641 Expect the launch to be streamed as usual. There may be updates on their twitter feed during the week. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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ANS-236 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by KI7UNJ Tucker 23 Aug '20

23 Aug '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-236 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * Ballot Return Date is September 15 * Two-Minute Engineering Video Update Available * New Distance Records * ORI's Digital Microwave Broadband Communication System Determined to be Free of ITAR * SmallSat 2020 Virtual Conference Proceedings Available Online * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-236.01 ANS-236 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 236.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. August 23, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-236.01 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ballot Return Date is September 15 With four weeks of balloting remaining, I think a reminder of procedures is warranted. Ballots for the AMSAT board of directors election must be received by 5 p.m. US Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 15. If you have received your ballot and wish to vote, please mail your ballot with sufficient time to arrive by this time. If you have not received your ballot and were a member of AMSAT on July 1, please email me at brennanprice(a)verizon.net to request a replacement ballot. All such requests that were made by today (Monday, August 17) have been fulfilled no later than today. A note to non-US based members: The printed return envelope does not specify that the return address is in the United States. The design of the envelope (my effort alone) may be fairly criticized on this basis. Several non-US members have added USA to the printed return address and successfully returned the ballot. This is my recommended remedy, but if for whatever reason it's too late for that (and I know of one such case), I will gladly send a replacement (as I have in said case). I am verifying envelopes against the voter list and keeping them unopened until the time of counting, when they will be opened face down and separated from the ballot without immediate counting to maintain secrecy. This is a key part of verifying that each ballot going out generates no more than one ballot coming back in. Presumably out of an understandable but self-defeating desire to ensure the secrecy of the ballot beyond this procedure, about ten members have sought to obscure the return address or use a different envelope, either with no return address or a different return address. In all but one of those cases, the printed address was insufficiently obscured, or the alternate address was traceable to a member who had not yet voted. The attention required to verify the nonconforming envelope in each case substantially exceeded the attention normally necessary, and actually increased the possibility of me inadvertently discerning the contents without opening the envelope through inspection I would ordinarily forego. Nevertheless, these envelopes have been accepted for eventual accounting. [ANS thanks Brennan Price, N4QX, AMSAT Secretary 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Two-Minute Engineering Video Update Available Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President-Engineering has published a two- minute video update on the progress of AMSAT projects. Among the highlights are: - The RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E satellite is ready for delivery and integration and is expected to launch by the end of the year. - The University of Maine will use an AMSAT LTM-1 module for command and control of their upcoming CubeSat mission, MESAT-1. The LTM-1 also provides a linear transponder for amateur radio use. AMSAT is in discussions with additional partners about flying LTM-1 modules. - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, vendors have been delayed in supplying printed circuit boards for the GOLF-TEE project. The impact of the pandemic has also affected the amount of time AMSAT's volunteer engineers have for their hobby work. Completion of GOLF-TEE is expected by the end of June 2021. - Dependent on fulfilling its primary mission, the GOLF-TEE satellite may include a X-band downlink parrot of the V-band uplink and L/S band uplinks which are planned for GOLF-1. - Research is underway to place GOLF-1 into a higher orbit while meeting regulatory requirements. - GOLF-TEE is a candidate for a launch on an upcoming DoD mission. You can view Jerry's update at: https://youtu.be/9H4iM1hoVG4. [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President-Engineering for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- New Distance Records Congratulations to Jerome LeCuyer, F4DXV and Joseph Werth, KE9AJ on extending their record distance on AO-7 by another 140 km! The new record stands at 8,204.592 km. KE9AJ was in DM79IQ58 and F4DXV was in JN14CH76. Jerome also claimed two other records during his trip to JN14. First, on 10-Aug-2020, he worked VE1VOX in Nova Scotia on AO-92, a distance of 5,011 km. Three days later, a QSO with Nathan White, N5LEX in FN11 set a new record distance covered of 6,183 km on AO-91. The QSO occurred at 13:37 UTC on 13-Aug-2020. [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8MH, AMSAT Executive Vice President for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ORI's Digital Microwave Broadband Communication System Determined to be Free of ITAR The United States Department of State has ruled favorably on Open Research Institute's commodity jurisdiction request, finding that specified “Information and Software for a Digital Microwave Broadband Communications System for Space and Terrestrial Amateur Radio Use” is not subject to State Department jurisdiction under ITAR, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Export regulations divide both technical information and actual hardware into three categories. The most heavily restricted technologies fall under ITAR, which is administered by the State Department. Technologies subject to more routine restrictions fall under EAR, the Export Administration Regulations, administered by the Department of Commerce. Technologies that are not subject to either set of regulations are not restricted for export. On 20 February 2020, Open Research Institute (ORI) filed a Commodity Jurisdiction (CJ) Request with the US State Department, seeking to establish that key technologies for amateur radio are not subject to State Department jurisdiction. “Information and Software for a Digital Microwave Broadband Communications System for Space and Terrestrial Amateur Radio Use” was assigned the case number CJ0003120. On 11 August 2020, the case received a successful final determination: the technology is not subject to State Department jurisdiction. The Final Determination letter can be found at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-236-ORI [ANS thanks Open Research Institute, Inc., 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ SmallSat 2020 Virtual Conference Proceedings Available Online The 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference was a virtual event hosted by SmallSat.org and Utah State University, Logan, Utah. The event attracted 8,100 participants over three days August 1-3, 2020. With the conference theme, "Space Mission Architectures - Infinite Possibilities", the conference explored the realm of possible space mission architectures and how they can be practically achieved to support the diverse needs of the global space community. Organized along twelve technical tracks, all 162 presentations are available to the public. Additionally, literally hundreds of posters can be downloaded for viewing. Especially useful is a search function on the site that can search keywords to help find presentation and posters that deal with specific topics. For those interested in the future of small satellites, including those in the Amateur Radio Satellite Service, there is one especially pertinent presentation entitled " Small Satellite Regulation in 2020" with attorneys Lynne Montgomery and Christopher Bair of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP. In this twelve minute presentation, Ms. Montgomery thoroughly covers the range of regulations affecting small satellite operations, the agencies involved, licensing procedures and what future legal burdens are looming for small satellite operators. The complete collection of presentations and posters can be seen at: https://smallsat.org/. [ANS thanks SmallSat.org 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 * Quick Hits: DM97/98 & EM08/09, 8/29 & 8/30: Super Rover @ADoDX is heading out for the Kansas QSO party and N0E. More to come. * Major Roves: @WA9JBQ is heading out to Idaho DN24,DN25,DN26 DN34, DN16, DN15, and DN14 starting August 15th. Then moving into Montana for DN35,DN36, DN37, DN38 DN49 DN47. He will be out a total of 5-6 weeks. Mostly FM some linear. Will post to twitter details. [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News * Upcoming Contacts: Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Wed 2020-08-19 18:21:55 UTC 85 deg Watch for live stream starting about 20 to 30 minutes ahead of AOS at: https://youtu.be/1Pwcc2rilz0 [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Shorts from All Over * NASA At Home Offerings Updated Regularly As was reported before, NASA continually offers a variety of videos, podcasts, virtual tours, e-books and activities. This service has offerings that are of interest to adults as well as students with an interest in space exploration. The lineup changes weekly so, if you haven't been back in a while, take a moment to see the current assortment at: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/nasaathome/index.html [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] * Build a Simple ISS Tracker with Raspberry Pi Fancy tracking the ISS’s trajectory? Looking for a project beyond using your smart phone app? All you need is a Raspberry Pi, an e-paper display, an enclosure, and a little Python code. Check out The MagPi Magazine issue #96. The download is free and can be found at: https://magpi.raspberrypi.org/issues/96. [ANS thanks RaspberryPi.org for the above information.] *ARS Technica Review Launch Prospects ARS reviews four smallsat rockets that might launch this year: Astra (this month?), Firefly (November?), Virgin Orbit (EOY?), and ExPace’s Kuaizhou-11 (?). Read it at https://bit.ly/3gkyLv6. [ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information] *Faster Than the Speed of Light? If you’re a fan of science fiction, chances are you've encountered spaceships that use a warp drive, “fold space,” or “jump” drive. Unfortunately, the immutable laws of physics tell us that this is simply not possible. Those same laws, however, also tell us that near-light-speed travel comes with all sorts of challenges. Luckily for all of us, NASA addresses these in a recently-released animated video that covers all the basics of interstellar travel! See it at: https://youtu.be/l4u4wV_dOi0 [ANS thanks Universe Today for the above information] *NASA Investigating Air Leak on ISS NASA is tracking down the source of a minor air leak on the International Space Station. Crewmembers of the station's current Expedition 63 are in no immediate danger and will spend the weekend in the orbiting laboratory's Russian segment, inside the Zvezda service module, NASA officials said in an update on Thursday, 20 August. Full story at https://bit.ly/34lVnZZ [ANS thanks Space.com for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Casey Tucker, KI7UNJ ki7unj at amsat dot org Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!

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Next steps for open source satellite regulatory relief
by Michelle Thompson 22 Aug '20

22 Aug '20

Greetings all! Next steps for open source satellite regulatory relief, building on the Final Determination letter from the US State Department, began Friday 21 August 2020. 1) A Commodity Classification Request to the US Commerce Department is underway! 2) An Advisory Opinion request that this openly published work ceases to be subject to the EAR will follow the classification request, and is already underway as well. The summary of the Commodity Jurisdiction request will eventually be published by the State Department at https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=6ea6afdcdbc363… And, our wonderful law firm says we are now able to publish the DS-4076. Why? 1) info contained is already openly published 2) because the request was successful The first reason is straightforward. Our designs and policies covered are already published. This is not usually the case for a request. It is much more common to have proprietary and confidential information presented for a determination. There are "few to none" submission packets generally published. The second reason is because if a request is not successful then the information contained within it may end up being controlled upon final determination. So, if you publish before the final determination is made, then there is a big risk that you have disclosed controlled information. This was the most pressing reason not to publish the form until the determination was made. The lawyers did not recommend one way or another (let the State Department Summary serve or publish the entire form in addition to the State Department Summary). They left it up to those of us that commissioned the work, which is customary. Since most of the team already wanted to release the documents involved, the lawyers cleared the way, and we think it's a good idea on general principals, it's at https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/tree/master/Regulatory Another part of the discussion with the law firm was how these results can be best used by others. This has significant relevance in industry and academia. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible to use the results. There were three suggestions here. 1) Help people that have the money for it make additional similar filings. 2) Write about it in popular and technical press. 3) Write implementation guidelines and policies for others to adopt. The goal of additional filings is to build a body of Final Determination letters that solidly support open source work. This is somewhat similar to the way patent portfolios work in commercial settings. It's the sort of thing AMSAT can really help with, given the connections and legacy. Writing about the determination helps build momentum and confidence. This includes but is not limited to conference proceedings, newspaper tech sections, and blogs. "How to Comply" checklist and set of policies at a minimum would help technical organizations snap into the zone. Making this accessible through clear guidelines is, to me, a necessary step. The law firm will review them before they are published. This effort gives direct and large benefits to AMSAT in particular. It allows free and open international collaboration, dramatically reduces legal risks, increases the potential volunteer corps, simplifies fundraising, and reduces management burdens. The work applies to orbits besides GEO and technology besides DVB-S2/X. Those that "insist" on extremely narrow final determinations can write their own Commodity Jurisdictions requests and expect to get the same result because they can use this one directly in their request as a reference. As said before, additional filings would be of great benefit to the community because a population of results strengthens the case for open source work. However, additional filings are not strictly necessary to completely reverse the ITAR/EAR situation at AMSAT. The key to using this result, or any like it, is that the public domain carve out is solid and provides a bright path out of a bad place. In order to use it, one has to commit to open source policies and follow the law with regard to what constitutes publishing. You do have to avoid the things we specifically avoided. Those are going to be highlighted in the guidelines. They are things that AMSAT engineering does not do in the first place and will pose no impediment. This final determination letter doesn't relieve anyone of having to file for a license to take hardware out of the country, but that isn't impossibly hard either. The word from experienced commercial and amateur satellite builders is that the heavy lifting has been done and we are in a "very improved" state. There are several organizations that have gotten in touch about this to collaborate and/or take advantage of it. I will do my best to get traction in the commercial and industrial world as well as amateur and academic. I will not give up until we have a situation where there is the absolute minimum regulatory fear and risk for amateur volunteers, and we get the maximum amount of free and open international technical cooperation. This sort of work is the least I can do to pay it forward. Amateur radio was the reason engineering became my vocation. Amateur radio is responsible for a great deal of my personal success. Thank you to those that have supported this effort. To everyone that voted for me for AMSAT Director, this is what I was talking about delivering to you as part of my campaign. I have faith that the organization will take full advantage of it. -Michelle W5NYV

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ARISS News Release No. 20-12
by David Jordan 22 Aug '20

22 Aug '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-12 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISS Contact Scheduledfor Students, Faculty at i-Educate Conference, Hosted byQueensland Government Department of Education, Brisbane, Australia August20, 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and studentswill take turns asking their questions of ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, amateur radio callsign KF5KDR. There will be a live closed videolink, and 500 educators tied into the conference will watch the students. FredKemmerer, call sign AB1OC, in New Hampshire (USA) will serve as the relayground station. Shane Lynd, call sign VK4KHZ in Australia will be themoderator. Bob Pitman, call signVK4DA in Australia will distribute live audio via Echolink *HAM* 69556, IRLP 9556, and AllStar 48820 49903. The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for August24, 2020 at 7:32 pm in Brisbane (09:32 UTC, 5:32 am EDT, 4:32 amCDT, 03:32 am MDT and 02:32 am PDT). This contact is in conjunction with the online i-Educate 2020 Conference sponsored by the Department of Education,Queensland Government in Brisbane, Australia. The purpose of the weeklong conferenceis for school digital leaders to present interactive solutions in online workshopsettings to demonstrate to educators and school staff how to enrich technology-learningoutcomes in classrooms and increase STEM availability awareness in schools. _____________________________. Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. What was the mainambition or reason for going to the ISS in the first place? 2. What was it likesee space for the first time? 3. Do you ever havearguments? 4. Did you have anyissues (personal, technical) whilst flying up towards the ISS? 5. Was your childhooddream being a pilot and this is the progression, or did you always dream ofgoing into space? 6. What mindset doyou need to have to be an astronaut? 7. How did you becomeinterested in being an astronaut? 8. Circa what year doyou predict space hotels will be physically possible to achieve? And do youthink these space stations are the first steps towards developing said hotels? 9. When you are inspace, you orbit the Earth incredibly fast. Because of this, has yourperception of time changed since being in space? If so, how is it different? 10. How do you keeppersonal hygiene up to standards e.g. how you go for a shower/bath, toilet, andshaving? 11. Have you had alife threatening experience on the space station? 12. How does it feelto be isolated in space, knowing there isn’t anyone else around you exceptyourself and fellow crew mates? 13. During yourlaunch windows there have been several technical delays, how do you deal withthe build-up and then let down of your emotions in these events? 14. What will youmiss the most about life on the ISS when you return to Earth? 15. You were a NavySeal, what brought you across to NASA and spaceflight? 16. What is it likegoing on a spacewalk for the first time? 17. How do youmaintain a positive mindset and good mental health in space, for example withthe global pandemic of COVID-19 how are you coping with being such a distanceaway from the people you love and care about? 18. What were youremotions during lift off? 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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A few minor nit-picks about the AMSAT Status webpage
by Loren M. Lang 22 Aug '20

22 Aug '20

Nothing major, just a few small nitpicky items I noticed while developing my App for the AMSAT Status webpage. The first is that the quarter hours are not perfectly equal. That they are listed as: :00-15 :16-30 :31-45 :46-59 I popped out because it didn't quite align with my time-picker widget that goes 0, 15, 30, 45. The minutes should really be either: 00-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 Or: 01-15 16-30 31-45 46-00 If they are all perfectly 15 minutes long. My widget automatically selects the current quarter hour when it's loaded. Though, it is a pretty minor issue. The other item I would like to see changed is the return of a test satellite or two. There used to be AO-98 and AO-99, I believe, before those numbers became real satellites that were advertised as being for testing purposes. It would be nice to have something I could put in there for testing that would also be select-able from the AMSAT API at /status/api/v1/sat_info.php that I could use to provide automated testing of my App. It doesn't necessarily have to show on the main page as long as I can pull it back down through the API so I can automate release testing whenever I provide an update. Thanks for providing this great service! 73s, -Loren K7IW

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DIWATA-2B (PO-101) - Tone setting in SubTone.sqf
by Rafael Pena 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

Charles, it worked this time! I had rem out one in lieu of the other (the one you provided). I reset it. I've just worked a pass of the sat (though briefly)... 73 / Rafael / NN3RP Message: 5 Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:52:56 -0400 From: Charles Reiche <charlieray(a)gmail.com> To: Rafael Pena <pinoleronica(a)hotmail.com> Cc: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DIWATA-2B (PO-101) - Tone setting in SubTone.sqf Message-ID: <CAMkCmDrk44fL9HgBhBG0-WQOyU_nbrRc77aaUtHZzDjw2j+scg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Rafael, I've been using: PO-101,141.3,$3F,1 and it works on my 9700. Make sure "PO-101" is the full name in your keps file or rename your subtone.sqf entry to match the keps name Parameter 3 and 4 ($3F and after) should be ignored by the software as those are for Yaesu and Kenwood. 73 N3CRT Charles Reiche On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 7:45 PM Rafael Pena via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > This might have been discuss / addressed before. I tried searching the > BB but I could not find a search engine? > > I am using new Icom 9700 (yeay!) and I have not been able to TX on the > above subject sat. The T for tone in the software comes on automatically > with T1. My Tone setting in the SubTone.sqf file is: > > PO-101,141.3,$08,22 > > I also use: PO-101,141.3,$3F,1 > to no avail. > > Any tips are appreciated. > > Rafael / NN3RP > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Bod meetings
by Pgprendergast 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

After reading many posts it appears many confuse the purpose of a bod. The frequent calls for frequent meetings suggest that many people feel the bod is a so called operations committee instead of what a bod is supposed to be. The bod should only set the mission vision and values of the organization. Further the bod is exclusively responsible for holding the directors and officers accountable for delivering on those goals. If the bod has to meet “frequently “ then something is amiss Some current bod members clearly demonstrate a lack of understanding between engaging in operations and providing leadership Peter W2PP Life Member Sent from my iPhone

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ARISS News Release No. 20-12
by David Jordan 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-12 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISS Contact Scheduledfor Students, Faculty at i-Educate Conference, Hosted byQueensland Government Department of Education, Brisbane, Australia August20, 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 telebridge contact via amateur radio and studentswill take turns asking their questions of ISS Commander Chris Cassidy, amateur radio callsign KF5KDR. There will be a live closed videolink, and 500 educators tied into the conference will watch the students. FredKemmerer, call sign AB1OC, in New Hampshire (USA) will serve as the relayground station. Shane Lynd, call sign VK4KHZ in Australia will be themoderator. Bob Pitman, call signVK4DA in Australia will distribute live audio via Echolink *HAM* 69556, IRLP 9556, and AllStar 48820 49903. The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for August24, 2020 at 7:32 pm in Brisbane (09:32 UTC, 5:32 am EDT, 4:32 amCDT, 03:32 am MDT and 02:32 am PDT). This contact is in conjunction with the online i-Educate 2020 Conference sponsored by the Department of Education,Queensland Government in Brisbane, Australia. The purpose of the weeklong conferenceis for school digital leaders to present interactive solutions in online workshopsettings to demonstrate to educators and school staff how to enrich technology-learningoutcomes in classrooms and increase STEM availability awareness in schools. _____________________________. Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. What was the mainambition or reason for going to the ISS in the first place? 2. What was it likesee space for the first time? 3. Do you ever havearguments? 4. Did you have anyissues (personal, technical) whilst flying up towards the ISS? 5. Was your childhooddream being a pilot and this is the progression, or did you always dream ofgoing into space? 6. What mindset doyou need to have to be an astronaut? 7. How did you becomeinterested in being an astronaut? 8. Circa what year doyou predict space hotels will be physically possible to achieve? And do youthink these space stations are the first steps towards developing said hotels? 9. When you are inspace, you orbit the Earth incredibly fast. Because of this, has yourperception of time changed since being in space? If so, how is it different? 10. How do you keeppersonal hygiene up to standards e.g. how you go for a shower/bath, toilet, andshaving? 11. Have you had alife threatening experience on the space station? 12. How does it feelto be isolated in space, knowing there isn’t anyone else around you exceptyourself and fellow crew mates? 13. During yourlaunch windows there have been several technical delays, how do you deal withthe build-up and then let down of your emotions in these events? 14. What will youmiss the most about life on the ISS when you return to Earth? 15. You were a NavySeal, what brought you across to NASA and spaceflight? 16. What is it likegoing on a spacewalk for the first time? 17. How do youmaintain a positive mindset and good mental health in space, for example withthe global pandemic of COVID-19 how are you coping with being such a distanceaway from the people you love and care about? 18. What were youremotions during lift off? 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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LEO Pack Antennas Questions
by Jeff Davis 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

Just a couple questions about the M2 LEO Pack antennas. 1. Does the "pack" include the cross-boom? 2. Has M2 made switches available yet to facilitate LH and RH circular polarization? Thanks. -- 73 de Jeff

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Re: [amsat-bb] HEO & Geo Orbits,
by Jim Walls 21 Aug '20

21 Aug '20

On 08/19/2020 20:45, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote: > You know, a number of posts ago I asked if any of the current BOD could pick up the phone and make a personal call to any of the shakers & movers in the current space world. > > DEAD silence! > It may not have been YOUR suggestion, but I recall that one has been answered. As I recall reading here, AMSAT HAS been in contact with various launch providers. And no, I'm not going to do the research for you to find it (I don't keep all messages on this reflector). -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 http://members.dslextreme.com/users/k6ccc/ AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395

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DIWATA-2B (PO-101) - Tone setting in SubTone.sqf
by Rafael Pena 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

This might have been discuss / addressed before. I tried searching the BB but I could not find a search engine? I am using new Icom 9700 (yeay!) and I have not been able to TX on the above subject sat. The T for tone in the software comes on automatically with T1. My Tone setting in the SubTone.sqf file is: PO-101,141.3,$08,22 I also use: PO-101,141.3,$3F,1 to no avail. Any tips are appreciated. Rafael / NN3RP

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Notice to All AMSAT-BB Subscribers
by Robert Bankston 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! The AMSAT-BB Acceptable Use Policy is clear in stating appropriate content is respectful of the members and readers of the AMSAT List. Discussion of AMSAT plans and policies must be in ways that foster better understanding of the opportunities, trade-offs, and limitations that AMSAT faces, and constructive suggestions for improvement. https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/AMSAT_AUP_061819… The AMSAT BB is NOT your personal soapbox or the place for you to make drive by attacks on individuals or AMSAT. There are over 2,500 subscribers to this List, who are here to discuss, learn, and advance amateur satellites service. Henceforth, any subscriber who: * makes inflammatory posts containing attacks against individuals or AMSAT; * makes known false statements, whether to purposefully evoke a response or not; or * makes posts that clearly does not add value to a discussion will be removed from the subscriber list. This is your one and only warning. Robert Bankston, KE4AL Vice-President, User Services Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

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It's here!
by Steve Kristoff 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

Woo-hoo! My BoD ballot arrived today. Why so late? Perhaps I live in some far-flung district such as Luxembourg or Tasmania. No, it's worse than that. Indiana. If I return it today perhaps it will arrive back in the hands of the Secretary before the deadline. Who says the USPS is having problems? Steve AI9IN

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Ridiculous reactions
by Michael Tondee 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

We have potentially great news about ITAR and all certain people can think to do is try to tear it down. Could it be that some people don't want AMSAT to be out from under ITAR because it removes a convenient excuse for the lack of ability to get anything consequential done towards launching an HEO satellite? The premature negative reactions are ridiculous. 73, Michael, W4HIJ

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Upcoming Zoom Satellite Presentations
by Clint Bradford 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

I am conducting "working the easy satellites" sessions via Zoom on ... - September 2 - September 14 - October 27 If you might be interested in attending either of these Zoom presentations, please send me a private email for exact times and Zoom meeting number! And don't not forget to update your Zoom app regularly - ONLY by going directly to their Web site or using the app's drop-down option, "Check for updates." Clint Bradford K6LCS 909-999-SATS (7287) k6lcs(a)ham-sat.info

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Working Satellites
by Les Rayburn 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

We’ve voted—and regardless of the outcome, it’s clear that there are some issues facing the organization that need to be ironed out. In the meantime, can we return this e-mail list to the discussion of working amateur satellites? My days and nights are filled with politics—and now my hobby too. It’s just too much. With all due respect. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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

20 Aug '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-20 12:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Information and Technologies Branch, Department of Education-Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via AB1OC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Mon 2020-08-24 09:32:57 UTC 34 deg (***) Thanks to Bob VK4DA, the live audio should be available: Echolink *HAM* 69556 / IRLP 9556 / AllStar 48820 49903 ######################################################################################################################################## 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. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools (***) Cancelled: No new schools The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also. 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) 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 2020-08-20 12:30 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 2020-08-20 01:00 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 ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed. 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. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. 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. ******************************************************************************* 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 135 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 1395. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1328. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: 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. 62 now on orbit Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Anatoli Ivanishin Ivan Vagner **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Transparency and Double Standards
by Joe Leikhim 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

This is getting outright silly. _It is the AMSAT equivalent of Obama's Birth Certificate._ Makes me wonder...... Anyone can look up that form on line with Google and they will find 1) It is an online form, 2) You won't find anyone's completed form in a Google Search. ORI hired an attorney to enter the form and it is the attorney's work product. Probably if it were released here, certain unnamed trolls would pick it apart simply to try and find a technical fault. If you were not part of the solution, you don't have a right to criticize the process. Who really cares about this. The result is that ORI jumped a hurdle. That is a good thing and took effort. Apparently others did not make the effort or we would have launched an HEO in past 15 years rather than wring hands over SCARY SCARY ITAR. The only ones whining are those who are ganging up in opposition of the new board members. "Michelle, The request form itself contains ALL OF THE INFORMATION that anyone on the -bb should care about on this matter. For all we know right now, the request paperwork may not have even referenced the designs that you speak of. We literally have no way of knowing. Joseph Armbruster KJ4JIO" -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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HEO & Geo Orbits,
by Joe 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

OK getting into a LEO orbit isn't all that hard. How about a mission of a Nice linear bird, But why not add Musk's ION engine to it, and just let it burn till it eventually gets into a HEO orbit or GEO orbit. even if it takes years to get there who cares? Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com

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Recording Passes
by Gerald Payton 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

GETTING STARTED: I realize that many Amsat OPs are using handheld antennas and operating portable. However, I am planning a base station using my Kenwood TS-2000. I do not visualize myself operating portable primarily that I do not have needed radios etc. and my age. UGH! I further realize that using some sort of recorder during a pass is almost a MUST HAVE. Besides the obvious for base station operations of a digital of an analog recorder; what other options would some of you seasoned OPs suggest. I know that the TS-2000 does have a recorder accessory (DRU-3A) but finding one might be a challenge due to the age of the radio. Thanks and 73, Jerry AB5R

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-20 01:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-08-20 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via K2ZRO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact was successful: Wed 2020-08-19 18:21:55 UTC 85 deg (***) Watch for live stream starting about 20 to 30 minutes ahead of AOS at: https://youtu.be/1Pwcc2rilz0 Information and Technologies Branch, Department of Education-Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Mon 2020-08-24 08:09:22 UTC 80 deg This time is going to change. (***) Watch for new contact time: Mon 2020-08-24 09:32:57 UTC 34 deg via AB1OC (***) Thanks to Bob VK4DA, the live audio should be available: Echolink *HAM* 69556 / IRLP 9556 / AllStar 48820 49903 (***) ######################################################################################################################################## 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. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: Estes Park Elementary School (***) Cancelled: No new schools The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also. 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) 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 2020-08-20 01:00 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 2020-08-20 01:00 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 ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed. 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. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. 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. ******************************************************************************* 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 135 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 1395. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1328. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: 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. 62 now on orbit Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Anatoli Ivanishin Ivan Vagner **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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