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huskysat-1
by Kevin 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

Noticed today that huskysat stops sending data and sends only a carrier for about a second then starts back up, saw it do that 4 times last pass. DAC overflows? 73 Kevin wa7fwf

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Re: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem with RTL-SDR
by Roy Dean 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

> > What am I missing? Thanks, Greg KO6TH Greg - I've had zero luck using the rtl-sdr dongle directly with FoxTelem. I can get it to connect, at least - but it decodes almost nothing (it has to be a super powerful signal to get anything). However, if I use the same dongle, with GQRX audio piped into FoxTelem via pulse audio, then it works wonderfully. Not sure why the difference is. I will say that running the GQRX and FoxTelem guis at the same time is a major processor drain. Usually FoxTelem will give up the ghost a few seconds in. If I switch off of the input tab into one of the spacecraft tabs, the processor usage drops dramatically and then I continue on. But this is on a 10 year old laptop so who knows. --Roy K3RLD

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ANS-040 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Mark D. Johns 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-040 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and commun- icating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President * Phoenix CubeSat Upcoming Deployment * New ISS Tour Video Goes Inside Cygnus NG-12 * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution * HuskySat-1 Gains Enthusiastic Following * Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Proposes amsatLink Project * 10 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process * AMSAT at Yuma (Arizona) Hamfest, 14-15 February 2020 * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-040.01 ANS-040 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 040.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE 2020 Feb 09 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-040.01 Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President At a special meeting held via teleconference, the AMSAT Board of Directors elected Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, President. Coleman previous- ly served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2017-2019 and also served as AMSAT's Secretary during this time. He has also volun- teered in several other capacities for AMSAT, including chairing the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium held aboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty. Coleman’s first introduction to amateur radio in space was with SAREX and Mir. An interest in setting up an AX.25 BBS and nodes led to him trying out the Mir Personal Message System (PMS) and digipeater to make contacts in the early 1990s. It wasn’t until a visit from a friend in 2011 that Coleman was bitten by the OSCAR bug and began his AMSAT journey chasing operating awards. Having held other leadership roles in his community, nonprofits, and critical infrastructure, Coleman’s desire is working with constituents to improve organizational processes and align them with strategic goals. Professionally, Coleman works in the industrial process con- trol sector as both a consultant and business development manager. He resides in the North Texas area with his spouse and two children. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Board of Directors and AMSAT President Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix CubeSat Upcoming Deployment Several CubeSats are scheduled to be deployed from the ISS into orbit on 12 Feb. Among them is the Phoenix CubeSat, which is a 3U CubeSat developed by Arizona State University to study the effects of Urban Heat Islands through infrared remote sensing. Following deployment, the Phoenix operations team would appreciate as much help as possible with identifying the spacecraft and verifying that it is operational. Phoenix is scheduled for a deployment time of *8:30 UTC* on 12 Feb. Please note that two CubeSats being deployed on this date operate on the same frequency. Both Phoenix and QARMAN share the frequency of *437.35 MHz*, and both utilize an AX.25 9600 baud protocol with GMSK modulation. Both CubeSats will also be deployed within 1.5 hours of each other, and will therefore be close to each other in orbit. Please be mindful of this situation, and if you have any doubt about the Cube- Sat that you are receiving, please get in touch with Sarah Rogers, Project Manager, Phoenix CubeSat, sroger13 [at} asu.edu with any ques- tions or concerns. To read more about the Phoenix CubeSat, it's transmitter characteris- tics, and how you can decode the signal, please see the website at http://phxcubesat.asu.edu/content/amateur-operations! [ANS thanks Sarah Rogers, KI7OOY, 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- New ISS Tour Video Goes Inside Cygnus NG-12 A video by astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan posted on the European Space Agency YouTube channel on January 26th, 2020 shows Luca going inside the Cygnus NG-12 vehicle, which took cargo, as well as several satellites, including HuskySat-1, to the ISS. Even more relevant to HuskySat-1 and the the amateur radio satellite community, Luca mentions the "delivery system" they planned to install on the vehicle before it was released, which happened on January 31st. HuskySat-1 was deployed from the delivery system later that day. Luca says he thinks it's really cool that the delivery system provides another way to gain access to space, and I couldn't agree more. The Cygnus tour begins at 24:42 into the video, and the delivery system is mentioned at 26:57. This link to the video goes directly to 24:42: https://youtu.be/Snn1k_qEx20?t=1482 [ANS thanks John Brier, KG4AKV, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution The following satellite's NORAD CAT ID has been changed in this week's AMSAT TLE distribution: OCULUS-ASR is now object NORAD CAT ID 44348 The following satellites have been deleted from this week's AMSAT TLE distribution: OBJECT H - NORAD CAT ID 44346 (non-amateur satellite TEPCE, decayed February 1,2020) OBJECT J - NORAD CAT ID 44347 (non-amateur satellite FALCONSAT-7) TBEX-A - NORAD CAT ID 44356 (non-amateur satellite) The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's TLE distribution: HuskySat 1 - NORAD CAT ID 45117 (Cygnus NG-12 Spacecraft deployment, 1/31/2020). (Thanks to Nico Janseen, PA0DLO, for satellite identification.) [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- HuskySat-1 Gains Enthusiastic Following Initial reports indicate considerable interest among amateurs in tracking and capturing data from the newly deployed HuskySat-1. The satellite, designed at the University of Washington, was launched to the ISS by Cygnus NG-12 on November 2, 2019. It was deployed to a higher orbit from the ISS by Cygnus on January 31, and began telemetry transmissions on 435.800 MHz. HuskySat-1’s 1,200 bps BPSK beacon is active and decodable with the latest release of AMSAT’s FoxTelem software. FoxTelem is available at https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem HuskySat-1 is a CubeSat, and will demonstrate onboard plasma propul- sion and high gain telemetry for low Earth orbit that would be a pre- cursor for an attempt at a larger CubeSat designed for orbital inser- tion at the Moon. HuskySat-1 is expected to carry out its primary mission before being turned over to AMSAT for activation of a 30 kHz wide V/U linear trans- ponder for SSB and CW. Initially it looked like object 2019-071G was HuskySat-1, but our friends at the 18th Space Control Squadron published data on addi- ional objects in recent days, and there is considerable evidence suggesting that HuskySat-1 is actually one of those instead. Element sets for objects 2019-071H and 2019-071J are now distributed in nasabare.txt as candidates for the "Real" HuskySat-1. Usually element sets are good for a week or more, at least for ham purposes where we have fairly wide beam widths. The exception is the ISS, the only spacecraft we have in nasabare.txt that maneuvers, and we keep its element sets "fresh" by applying updates from Johnson Spaceflight Center several times per day. Husky-Sat 1 will be testing a thruster early in its mission, and endeavors to demonstrate a delta- V of 100m/sec or more. This could cause the accuracy of element sets to degrade more quickly than usual. [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT IT Team Leader for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Proposes amsatLink Project amsatLink is a proposed three-phased program to ultimately establish a constellation of nanosatellites, linked in a peer-to-peer voice commun- ications network for amateur satellite service. As a wireless ad hoc network, future satellites can be added to the network and ground stations, moving in and out of a nanosatellite node’s footprint, can easily join and exit the network. The proposal is to create an IEEE 802.11 wireless ad hoc network, op- erating within the FCC Part 97 amateur radio frequency allocation of the 2.4 GHz microwave band. Individual satellite and ground nodes would connect directly, dynamically, and non-hierarchically to as many other nodes as possible and cooperate with one another to create one virtual network that can efficiently route data from/to clients. While the idea of cross-link communication between satellites is not new, amsatLink hopes to continue the efforts of NASA’s PhoneSat, EDSN constellation, and NODES missions, by expanding the network to include ground-based nodes, demonstrating the use of voice over internet pro- tocol communications, and organizing nodes into clusters, where each cluster consists of one nanosatellite node and any visible ground nodes. amsatLink will continue NASA’s design philosophy by utilizing commer- cial-off-the-shelf hardware and keeping the design and mission objec- tives as simple as possible. Estimated total hardware cost per satel- lite is less than $5,000. Proposed ground stations will also use off the shelf equipment with a total estimated cost of less than $150. For more details, see https://ke4al.github.io/amsatLink/ Robert seeks further discussion of this proposal among AMSAT members. [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools and host organizations selected for the second half of 2020. Of the proposals submitted during the recent proposal window, 10 were accepted to move forward in the selection process for a scheduled amateur radio contact with a crew member on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. The schools and host organizations are now engaged in the next step of the acceptance process. When ready, they will be put in the scheduling queue for a contact during the July to December 2020 time period. Al- though ARISS expects to schedule all 10 during this period, changes to NASA crew availability might force some delays to the next time period. The schools and host organizations are: Estes Park Elementary School Estes Park, CO Green Bank Elementary School Green Bank, WV Tecumseh Public School Tecumseh, OK RSU #21 Kennebunk, ME JFK High School Denver, CO Oregon Charter School Mill City, OR Newcastle High School Newcastle, WY Tarwater Elementary School Chandler, AZ Kopernik Observatory Vestel, NY Salem-South Lyon District Library South Lyon, MI [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT at Yuma (Arizona) Hamfest, 14-15 February 2020 AMSAT will be at the Yuma Hamfest, which is also serving as the 2020 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention, on Friday and Saturday, 14-15 February 2020. The hamfest will be at the Yuma County Fairgrounds, along 32nd Street, across the street from Yuma International Airport and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, south of Interstate 8. More about the hamfest is available at: http://www.yumahamfest.org/ WD9EWK will be on the satellites during the hamfest, demonstrating satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please call and join in the demonstration. The hamfest site is in grid DM22, in Arizona's Yuma County. QSOs made during the hamfest will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail WD9EWK directly with the QSO details). Patrick will tweet updates from the hamfest using the @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not use Twitter, you can see the tweets in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK In addition to the WD9EWK demonstration, AMSAT member Dave Bartholomew, AD7DB, will give a presentation "Getting Started on FM Satellites" on Saturday (15 February) morning at the hamfest. Dave's presentation is scheduled for 10:20 a.m. [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meet- ings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. Current schedule: February 14-15, 2020, Yuma Hamfest and ARRL Southwest Division Convention, Yuma, AZ (see details above) February 15, 2020, Cabin Fever Reliever Hamfest, Saint Cloud, MN March 6, 2020, Irving Hamfest, Irving, TX March 14-15, 2020, Science City, University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ March 21, 2020, Midwinter Madness Hamfest, Buffalo, MN March 21, 2020, Scottsdale (AZ) Amateur Radio Club Hamfest March 28, 2020, Tucson Spring Hamfest, Tucson, AZ March 29, 2020, Vienna Wireless Winterfest, Annandale, VA May 2, 2020, Cochise Amateur Radio Assn. Hamfest, Sierra Vista, AZ May 8-9, 2020 Prescott Hamfest, Prescott, AZ May 15-17, Hamvention, Xenia, OH June 12-13, 2020, Ham-Con, Plano, TX A copy of the AMSAT hamfest brochure is available for download: AMSAT Intro Brochure. This color brochure is designed to be printed double- sided and folded into a tri-fold handout. To include your upcoming AMSAT presentation and/or demonstration, please send an email to ambassadors (at) amsat (dot) org. [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Satellite Shorts Feb 15 CN78 ADODX FM and Linear (@ad0dx) Mar 14-15 DN26/36 KC7JPC Linears (and possibly FM) #SnowBirdRove (EL79) – February 1-29, 2020 Joe, KE9AJ, will cross the border into Florida, seeking climatical asylum in EL79 for the entire month of February. Since he will be there for an extended period, with both FM and linear gear, keep an eye on Joe’s Twitter feed for specific pass announcements: https://twitter.com/KE9AJ Key West and Boca Grande Key (EL94, EL84+) February 9-11,2020 Clayton, W5PFG, will be in Key West, Florida (EL94) February 9 through the 11, 2020. Monday, February 10, 13:15-17:30 UTC, Clay- ton will operate FM & SSB satellites from EL84xm, Boca Grande Key. Listen for W5PFG near these dates for additional Florida grids, such as EL79, EL89, EL99, EL86, EL96, & EL95. Keep an eye on Clay- ton’s Twitter feed for announcements https://twitter.com/w5pfg Del Carmen Island (EK48cp) February 9, 2020 Ismael, XE1AY, will operate from Del Carmen Island (DL87th) on Sun- day 9 February, using the callsign 4A2L (see QRZ). Ismael only expects to operate FM satellites for a couple of hours. In addi- tion, they plan to operate CW, SSB, and FT8. Isla Perez, Mexico (EL52, EL50, EL51) February 11 – 17, 2020 Members of Radio Club Puebla DX will be active as 6F3A from Isla Perez, Mexico, between February 11-17. The operators mentioned are Patricia/XE1SPM (Team Leader), Ismael/XE1AY, Eduardo/XE2YW and Ricardo/XE1SY. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters, and include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16). QSL via XE1SY. Ismael, XE1AY, reports that he doing CW and the satellites, and will also TX from EL50 and XE1AY/mm from EL51. Big Bend National Park (DL88) March 16-17, 2020 Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend National Park to put grid DL88 on the air. Details will be added here, as they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep an eye on their individual Twitter feeds: https://twitter.com/ad0dx, https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5 Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services, for the above information] Operators Alex/VE1RUS and Pierre/VE3TKB will once again be active as VY0ERC from the Eureka Weather station between now and March 28th. This station is operated by the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka, Nunavut, Canada. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly 80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB, the Digital modes (FT8 and RTTY) and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to their spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. For updates, see: https://twitter.com/vy0erc [ANS thanks The Ohio/Penn Dx Bulletin for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth on Feb. 6, along with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency. Koch launched March 14, 2019. Her first journey into space of 328 days is the second-longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astro- naut and also places her seventh on the list of cumulative time in space for American astronauts. Full story: https://bit.ly/386BTrc (ANS thanks spaceref.com for the above information) + SpaceX has been garnering all the headlines when it comes to satel- lite constellations. Their Starlink system will eventually have thou- sands of tiny satellites working together to provide internet access. But on Thursday, Feb. 6, OneWeb launched 34 satellite from the Bai- konur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz launch vehicle. Eventually, OneWeb intends to have as many as 5,000 satellites in orbit. (ANS thank universetoday.com for the above information) + An industry report forecasts demand for 14,000 to 20,000 new satel- lites to be launched in the next decade. The report suggests that launch slot availability will be a challenge for satellite operators, and that delays due to longer lead times and additional costs will put pressure on research, commercial, and military operators. (ANS thanks satmagazine.com for the above information) + NASA declared the Spitzer Space Telescope’s 16-year mission complete on Thursday, Jan. 30 after sending final commands for the spacecraft to enter hibernation as it drifts farther from Earth. The Spitzer Space Telescope, one of NASA’s original four “Great Observatories,” studied the most distant galaxy ever observed in the universe, gathered data on the characteristics of planets around other stars, and detected a new ring around Saturn. (ANS thanks spaceflightnow.com for the above information) + Finnish amateur photographers have discovered a new auroral form. Named 'dunes' by the hobbyists, the phenomenon is believed to be caused by waves of oxygen atoms glowing due to a stream of particles released from the Sun. In the study, published in the journal AGU Advances, the origins of the dunes were tracked to a wave guide formed within the mesosphere and its boundary, the mesopause. (ANS thanks astrowatch.net for the above information) + The JAMSAT general meeting and space symposium will take place at the Tokyo, Odaiba, Science Museum on March 14 and 15. (ANS thanks JAMSAT for the above information) + Bob Atkins KA1GT has documented his recent observations of interfer- ence to 1296 EME from the Galileo navigation satellites' E6 mode. Read Bob's article at https://bobatkins.com/radio/galileo-1296.html (ANS thanks Southgate ARC for the above information) + Minutes of the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors meeting are now avail- able at https://www.amsat.org/minutes-of-the-board-of-directors/ The December 2018 Annual Financial Review report is also now avail- able at https://www.amsat.org/audit-and-other-financial-reports/ (ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, K0JM at amsat dot org

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UHF Reference frequency for setting ppm offset in SDR.
by Roy Dean 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

I did a google search on how I could better calibrate my el-cheapo SDR to receive HuskySat-1 (I use NOAA weather stations to calibrate roughly to VHF), and I found this article by WA1CYB: https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2017Symposium-SD… Sure enough, Channel 17 had a strong pilot tone at 488.309441 for me to use as a half-way decent reference! Hoping this can help others in the future. --Roy K3RLD

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WD9EWK @ DM31, next Thursday (13 February 2020)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

Hi! On my way to the Yuma Hamfest on Thursday, 13 February, I will visit grid DM31 in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona. Depending on traffic leaving Phoenix and the weather, I hope to be down there between 1430 and 1600 UTC. I plan on working passes until it gets dark down there, which should be around 0100 UTC, as I still need to be in Yuma that evening in advance of the hamfest. I will work satellites in FM, SSB, and packet, depending on availability. I will probably operate from the national monument's visitor center, which is in grid DM31ow. I will run APRS in my car using WD9EWK-9 for the drive, but APRS coverage doesn't normally extend into the national monument and around the USA/Mexico border in that area. You can follow my drive at: http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 I hope to be able to tweet updates from DM31, which would appear on my @WD9EWK Twitter account. For those who do not use Twitter, you can see my tweets in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK QSOs from DM31 will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. QSL cards are available on request - please e-mail me with the QSO details. No need to first send me a QSL card and/or SASE. If you are in my log, I will be happy to send a QSL card. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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FoxTelem Version 1.08z released
by Chris Thompson 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

This is a bug fix release for FoxTelem to fix an issue with the IQ decoder for PSK. If everything is working for you, then you do not need to upgrade. This has been tested for a couple of days but has not had the long regression testing that we usually do. I'm releasing it now (quickly) because if you are using the internal SDR in FoxTelem, in IQ mode, then this is a mandatory upgrade. It does not work well with weak signals currently and this fixes that. It worked fine in the lab, hi hi. It should now perform as well as a separate SDR. I personally am still getting much better performance from my old FT736R and others are getting good results with modern radios. But this raises the performance of SDR based decodes. http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/ One thing worth considering. Doppler tracking works better than FindSignal but you have to be using the latest keps and you need to consider exactly what the downlink frequency needs to be set to for your situation. Note that FoxTelem already offsets by 1.4kHz to put set the center of the PSK signal in the sideband. You don't need to offset it. (You do if you are using a seperate SDR and feeding the audio to FoxTelem). If you are running in FindSignal mode (without keps) then the bit SNR level at the bottom of the window is critical. For COSTAS it needs to be about 1.5 for Dot Prod it MUST be lower, say 0.5, Otherwise it will never lock on. Yea, lots of settings to get wrong. Have fun playing. Please send reports and let me know how it works for you. 73 Chris g0kla / ac2cz -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Re: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem bug fix release 1.08y
by Chris Thompson 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

I'm not familiar with the program that is opening the archive. That seems to be the program throwing the error. If you unpack it at the command line does it work? The commands are: gunzip FoxTelem_1.08y_linux_tar.ga tar xvf FoxTelem_1.08y_linux.tar That should create a folder will all of the files in. Run those and let us know what error message they throw. The program you are running is almost certainly just running those commands for you. 73 Chris On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 5:15 PM David Padilla <subsitall2(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Greetings. I can't get past this message when trying to upgrade to 08y > from 08w FIAB. Thanks, David WG1K > > On Sunday, February 2, 2020, 6:47:15 AM MST, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > > If you are looking at the server data from HuskySat then there is a bug > that prevents it from being downloaded. This release fixes that. It also > prevents a couple of crashes that have been reported. > > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/ > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/ > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/ > > If you know what you are doing, then you only need the jar file and can > copy that into your 1.08w installation. > > 73 > Chris > > -- > Chris E. Thompson > chrisethompson(a)gmail.com > g0kla(a)arrl.net > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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HuskySat-1 in nasa.all has a space in its name
by Ronald Parsons 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

In today's nasa.all file, HuskySat's name has a space in it: "HuskySat 1" Spaces in satellite names can cause problems for some applications. nasa.bare has it correct: "HuskySat-1" Ron W5RKN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-08 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 08 Feb '20

08 Feb '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-08 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space: Students of the South-Western State University of Kursk at a youth conference at the UTE University, Quito, Ecuador, direct via RV3DR/HC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact was successful: Fri 2020-02-07 13:59 UTC (***) 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) 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 2020-02-08 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-02-08 03:30 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com . The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. More Information For 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 132 (***) 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 1380. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1313. (***) 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. 60 on orbit Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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First call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2020
by David Johnson 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Hi This is the first call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2020 which will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ, United Kingdom. AMSAT-UK invites speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated activities, for this event. Those wishing to present at the event should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk Further information https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium <https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium> 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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ARISS Contact at Electromagnetic Field Camp
by David Johnson 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Hi The ARISS-UK Team have announced that the Electromagnetic Field event https://emfcamp.org <https://emfcamp.org/?fbclid=IwAR0SSY9tH6thvqms615VIkDYRLwDkLv98rFNOKhUeCdVd…> is to host an ARISS contact during the weekend of 23rd-26th July 2020 at Easton Manor Deer Park, Herefordshire, UK. The callsign for the contact will be GB4EMF and the ISS will use NA1SS. More details about the contact to follow. 73 Dave, G4DPZ AMSAT-UK Committee Member FUNcube Team Member AMSAT-NA Life Member

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EM31/32
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

Gridders, On my 1709Z pass today on AO-92 from the EM31/32 Line in LA, I logged the following Calls: K5DCC, K0TLG, N0JE, KI7UNJ, N3GS, WA5KBH, K9UO, W7JSD, K3RRR, AA6DY, KB6LTY, N8RO, N5UP, K7TAB On my 1745Z pass today on AO-91 from EM31/32 in LA, I logged the following Calls: WD9EWK, WA9JBQ, + 12 minutes of chaos!! In spite of it being an almost directly overhead pass at 1745Z, there was so much chaos and rude behavior that it was nearly impossible to complete a QSO. I've been operating Satellites since 1979 and I've never experienced anything like this. I can't even imagine what it must be like on weekends. My plan/hope was to do a lot of roving to adjacent Grids while here in EM32 until 3/5-ish, but I don't think I can tolerate such obnoxious activity. Perhaps, I'll only spend my time on the Linears. As long as I'm in the commenting mode, here are a few more. When it's busy and you are calling someone, use THEIR Call when you call them. Otherwise, no one knows your intention. When traffic is light, that's not much of an issue. Use Phonetics as much as possible, including saying individual numbers. Say 6-7 or 5-7 instead of 67 or 57 which sound almost exactly the same. Finally, for now, try not to jump into the middle of a QSO attempt before it completes. It eats up the short time available since they may have to try again and so will you. Next thing you know, the Satellite will be gone and nobody has made their contacts. If I botched your Call or missed it during my transcription, let me know and I'll re-check my recording. Will upload to LoTW soon. (No eQSL) 73, Bob K8BL (AMSAT #6593, since 1979)

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New Candidate Objects for HuskySat-1
by Alan 07 Feb '20

07 Feb '20

We have 3 new objects, H,J, and K. http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt K is clearly not HuskySat-1, but H and J are VERY close to G, lagging very slightly. 73, Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-06 17:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-06 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space: Students of the South-Western State University of Kursk at a youth conference at the UTE University, Quito, Ecuador, direct via RV3DR/HC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact is go for: Fri 2020-02-07 13:59 UTC (***) Exp. 59 Christina Koch: back on earth (***) Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP: back on earth (***) Alexander Skvortsov: back on earth (***) Congratulations to all on a job well done! (***) 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) 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 2020-02-06 17:30 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 2020-01-29 03:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com . The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. More Information For 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 131 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 1379. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1312. 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. 59 Christina Koch: back on earth (***) Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP: back on earth (***) Alexander Skvortsov: back on earth (***) Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] HuskySat-1 TLE
by Bob Hammond 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

I don't see HuskySat-1 in nasabare.txt when I update my sats and/or keps in SatPC32. What am I missing? Bob W7OTJ On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 5:49 PM Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > nasabare.txt updated and tracking available at > https://www.amsat.org/track/satloc.php?lang=en&satellite=HuskySat-1 > > de KM1P > > _______________________________________________ > 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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HuskySat-1 Telemetry Doppler Adjust rate?
by Roy Dean 06 Feb '20

06 Feb '20

What are all all the computer controlled stations using for doppler adjust interval? I had previously tried 100ms, and was getting about 45 frames per decent pass. I just had a 50deg pass and increased the interval to 500ms, and got almost 70 frames. I wonder if there is a sweet spot? --Roy K3RLD

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Clayton Coleman
by alex weimer 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

Congratulations Clayton. Thanks for all the hard work and dedication you have done or the Amsat community .73 JACK KC7MG

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AO-92 in L/v at 0143u 05 Jan 2020 for 24 hrs
by Mark L. Hammond 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

Happy L-band! Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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ANS-036 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President
by Paul Stoetzer 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-036 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-036 ANS-036 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 036.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE February 5, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-036.01 Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President At a special meeting held via teleconference, the AMSAT Board of Directors elected Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, President. Coleman previous- ly served as a member of the Board of Directors from 2017-2019 and also served as AMSAT's Secretary during this time. He has also volun- teered in several other capacities for AMSAT, including chairing the 2016 AMSAT Space Symposium held aboard the cruise ship Carnival Liberty. Coleman’s first introduction to amateur radio in space was with SAREX and Mir. An interest in setting up an AX.25 BBS and nodes led to him trying out the Mir Personal Message System (PMS) and digipeater to make contacts in the early 1990s. It wasn’t until a visit from a friend in 2011 that Coleman was bitten by the OSCAR bug and began his AMSAT journey chasing operating awards. Having held other leadership roles in his community, nonprofits, and critical infrastructure, Coleman’s desire is working with constituents to improve organizational processes and align them with strategic goals. Professionally, Coleman works in the industrial process con- trol sector as both a consultant and business development manager. He resides in the North Texas area with his spouse and two children. AMSAT members will have the opportunity to meet Coleman at the Orlando HamCation on Saturday, February 8th. He will hold a meet and greet at the AMSAT booth from 9:30am-10:30am and 2:00pm-3:00pm. He will also make remarks at the AMSAT Forum, which will be held at 12:30pm Satur- day in Room CS III at the Lakeside Pavilion. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Board of Directors and AMSAT President Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73 and Remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Corrected Husky-1 Telem Frequency
by Mike Lucas 05 Feb '20

05 Feb '20

Would someone please repost the corrected downlink Telem frequency to use for Doppler control. Thanks! Mike N7ASZ

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Uploading Telem Data To Server
by Mike Lucas 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

What actually sends the captured log data to the AMSAT server? I have the box checked in Settings but see no button or option to actually send it. Captured my first frames tonight from Husky-1. Thanks. Mike N7ASZ

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New ISS tour video goes inside Cygnus NG-12 which deployed HuskySat-1 to space
by John Brier 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

A video by astronauts Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan posted on the European Space Agency YouTube channel on January 26th, 2020 shows Luca going inside the Cygnus NG-12 vehicle, which took cargo, as well as several satellites, including HuskySat-1, to the ISS. Even more relevant to HuskySat-1 and the the amateur radio satellite community, Luca mentions the "delivery system" they planned to install on the vehicle before it was released, which happened on January 31st. HuskySat-1 was deployed from the delivery system later that day. Luca says he thinks it's really cool that the delivery system provides another way to gain access to space, and I couldn't agree more. The Cygnus tour begins at 24:42 into the video, and the delivery system is mentioned at 26:57. This link to the video goes directly to 24:42: https://youtu.be/Snn1k_qEx20?t=1482 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-04 19:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-02-04 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Possible Russian supported contact with Ecuador, via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact possibly is go for Fri 2020-02-07 14:00 UTC 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) 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 2020-02-04 19:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2020-01-29 03:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com . The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. More Information For 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 131 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 1379. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1312. 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. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AMSAT at Yuma (Arizona) Hamfest, 14-15 February 2020
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Hi! AMSAT will be at the Yuma Hamfest, which is also serving as the 2020 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention, on Friday and Saturday, 14-15 February 2020. The hamfest will be at the Yuma County Fairgrounds, along 32nd Street, across the street from Yuma International Airport and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, south of Interstate 8. More about the hamfest is available at: http://www.yumahamfest.org/ WD9EWK will be on the satellites during the hamfest, demonstrating satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please call and join in the demonstration. The hamfest site is in grid DM22, in Arizona's Yuma County. QSOs made during the hamfest will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail me directly with the QSO details). I will tweet updates from the hamfest using my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not use Twitter, you can see the tweets in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK In addition to the AMSAT presence in Yuma, AMSAT member Dave Bartholomew AD7DB will give a presentation "Getting Started on FM Satellites" on Saturday (15 February) morning at the hamfest. Dave's presentation is scheduled for 10.20am that morning. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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AMSAT graffiti
by johnv＠frontier.com 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Is there a website that I can get a AMSAT graffiti to put on a poster board? I will be at a grade school, 7QP and Field Day demonstrating satellite operations and the hobby. I was thinking a poster board of 16" by 24" minimum so the file maybe somewhat big. I will have it done at Staples. John N7AME Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

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amsatLink - a proposed cross-linked satellite communications network
by Robert Bankston 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

I wanted to take a moment of your time to share a project proposal I am working on, called amsatLink – an open source nanosatellite constellation that enables cross-link communication and multipoint scientific measurements amsatLink is a proposed three-phased program to ultimately establish a constellation of nanosatellites, linked in a peer-to-peer voice communications network for amateur satellite service. As a wireless ad hoc network, future satellites can be added to the network and ground stations, moving in and out of individual nanosatellite node footprint can easily join and depart the network. In addition, as a constellation of nanosatellites orbiting the Earth, AMSATlink allows for the multipoint collection of space weather measurements, which contribute a unique and invaluable scientific data set for scientific and educational analysis. While the idea of cross-link communication between satellites is not new, amsatLink hopes to continue the progression of NASA’s PhoneSat, EDSN constellation, and NODES missions. amsatLink differentiates itself by (1) expanding the network to include ground-based nodes, (2) demonstrating the use of voice over internet protocol communications, and (3) organizing nodes into clusters, where each cluster consists of one nanosatellite node and all visible ground nodes. Phase 1 will focus on designing and building working prototypes of both nanosatellite and ground nodes as a proof of concept and system integration. Testing will include a terrestrial-based simulation and a high-altitude (60,000 – 105,000 feet ASL) simulation as a payload aboard high-altitude HAB launch. In Phase 2, we will build two 1.5u nanosatellite nodes and launch them from the ISS as a technology demonstrator of a peer-to-peer communications network. Due to the ISS-launched orbits being only 400km-415km, we expect a short mission lifetime of only one to two weeks. Phase 3 will begin with the initial deployment of a three 1.5u nanosatellite formation at an optimal orbital altitude. Subsequent launches will add nodes to the network, greatly expanding the cross-link coverage area. In addition, amsatLink will continue NASA’s design philosophy by strictly utilizing commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and keeping the design and mission objectives as simple as possible. Estimated total hardware cost per satellite is $5,000. Proposed ground stations will also use commercial off the shelf equipment with a total estimated cost of less than $150. The amsatLink program is just getting started. You can follow along by visiting the GitHub page https://ke4al.github.io/amsatLink/ and GitHub repository https://github.com/KE4AL/amsatLink. In addition, I have set up a Twitter account (https://twitter.com/Amsat_Link) to share day-to-day efforts. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4AL ke4al.github.io/amsatLink/ twitter.com/Amsat_Link

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Re: [amsat-bb] Bob WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Robert Bruninga 04 Feb '20

04 Feb '20

Warning - TMI (too much info! ...but as an engineer who sees things in numbers...) Turns out I went from 200 lbs down to 160 in 4 months as tumor grew and was finally removed 0.1" larger than a basketball! They still cannot identify it! In recovery. Lesson is push Dr's for reports and scheduling. One week delay between each of 22 Dr procedures adds up over 4 months, and 3 surgeon team over 8 hours. And 8 days in hospital... I cannot imagine the cost! So glad to have insurance. No emails please. It is 8th day in hospital and 1st time to to look at computer and 8 day backlog. Things are looking uup! Bob, WB4APR On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 4:04 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> wrote: > Bob (WB4APR) will be offline till march. > > I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits, > they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at > Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until > they > can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of > a > football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday > to > take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching. > > I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus > weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. > So > I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to > PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake. > > So, don’t expect any email responses from me till march. > > Bob, WB4APR >

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ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 20-02
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

ARISS News Release No. 20-02 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process Feb 3, 2020 -Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the schools and host organizations selected for the second half of 2020. Of the proposals submitted during the recent proposal window, 10 were accepted to move forward in the selection process for a scheduled amateur radio contact with a crew member on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. The schools and host organizations are now engaged in the next step of the acceptance process. When ready, they will be put in the scheduling queue for a contact during the July to December 2020 time period. Although ARISS expects to schedule all 10 during this period, changes to NASA crew availability might force some delays to the next time period. The schools and host organizations are: Estes Park Elementary School Estes Park, CO Green Bank Elementary School Green Bank, WV Tecumseh Public School Tecumseh, OK RSU #21 Kennebunk, ME JFK High School Denver, CO Oregon Charter School Mill City, OR Newcastle High School Newcastle, WY Tarwater Elementary School Chandler, AZ Kopernik Observatory Vestel, NY Salem-South Lyon District Library South Lyon, MI 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. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR

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Re: [amsat-bb] HUSKY-1 TELEM DATA
by Roy Dean 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

> > I don't know about recording it with a > microphone/speaker or even hardwired from a radio. Anyone have any > experience with doing it that way? Paging KG4AKV...... How did you record the audio from your 706MKIIG? (John posted a youtube video of him decoding a recording successfully, but not sure how he recorded it). --Roy K3RLD

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HUSKY-1 TELEM DATA
by Mike Lucas 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Is Husky-1 transmitting telemetry every pass? I could hear it yesterday OK but it was a high elevation pass a few min ago & heard nothing. Secondly, if someone posts up a good audio recording we should be able to replay it with our own FOX-1 s/w and decode frames, is that a correct assumption? Thanks everyone! Mike N7ASZ

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wb4apr
by Jeff 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Does anyone know how Bob's operation went. I'm hoping he's doing ok.. concerned Jeff kb2m

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Re: [amsat-bb] Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700
by Bob 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hi Jeff, Thanks for the tip! I did answer one of my two questions myself. I had failed to turn "CI-V USB Echo Back" ON in the IC-9700 settings, and without that, it won't do more than one step (I guess it fails to hear back from the radio that it succeeded). So turning that ON, allows it to correct for Doppler per the CAT Setting step size. Still can't get the map to stay centered on my observer location. 73, Bob, WB4SON On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 3:55 PM Jeff <kb2mjeff(a)att.net> wrote: > Hi Bob. Try resetting your USB connection by removing/ plug in the cable > from the 9700 and restart SatPC32. I also had the same issue of the > program > following the sat instead of my location a few months ago when setting up > a > new laptop with SatPC32. Even though I had observer selected as the center > map on it didn't take after a store and reboot of the program. I think it > fixed it's self after a windows reboot. > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Bob via AMSAT-BB > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2020 15:39 > To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700 > > I have just downloaded and installed a new copy of SatPC32 12.8d and > registered it. I'm using it with a new radio as well, an IC-9700. I did > all > the things I thought I remembered to setup the program and radio, and it > sort of works.... > > My problem is when the program starts up, it will shift the radio into the > Satellite Mode (good), and if I toggle the "C-/C+" CAT ON/OFF command, it > will take the calculated frequency and set the radio correctly (good). > However the radio is frequency is never updated after that, despite having > a > CAT Tuning Interval of 30 Hertz for SSB. If I toggle the "C" command off, > then back on, it will update once, but never again. The other interesting > thing is the manual tuning controls (the arrows to the right of the > frequency display on SatPC32) work all the time. Click up 1k and the > Downlink changes by 1k. > > All of the above seems to make me think that the radio and SatPC32 have > been > setup correctly (and are talking to each other), but I don't understand why > I just get an initial frequency correction and nothing else. Likely some > bone-headed thing I have forgotten to do. Any ideas? > > The other odd thing is that I can't fix the map to be stationary on the > observer -- it always follows the satellite. I've stored that setting and > restarted several times. > > Thanks in advance! > > 73, Bob, WB4SON > _______________________________________________ > 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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Help with new SatPC32 Setup with IC-9700
by Bob 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

I have just downloaded and installed a new copy of SatPC32 12.8d and registered it. I'm using it with a new radio as well, an IC-9700. I did all the things I thought I remembered to setup the program and radio, and it sort of works.... My problem is when the program starts up, it will shift the radio into the Satellite Mode (good), and if I toggle the "C-/C+" CAT ON/OFF command, it will take the calculated frequency and set the radio correctly (good). However the radio is frequency is never updated after that, despite having a CAT Tuning Interval of 30 Hertz for SSB. If I toggle the "C" command off, then back on, it will update once, but never again. The other interesting thing is the manual tuning controls (the arrows to the right of the frequency display on SatPC32) work all the time. Click up 1k and the Downlink changes by 1k. All of the above seems to make me think that the radio and SatPC32 have been setup correctly (and are talking to each other), but I don't understand why I just get an initial frequency correction and nothing else. Likely some bone-headed thing I have forgotten to do. Any ideas? The other odd thing is that I can't fix the map to be stationary on the observer -- it always follows the satellite. I've stored that setting and restarted several times. Thanks in advance! 73, Bob, WB4SON

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FoxTelem
by James Jipping 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Good Morning. Getting setup to copy telemetry from HuskeySat-1. Are the Keps for the bird correct in FoxTelem and/or SDRConsol/ satellites?? Is NasaBare.txt correct ?? I can track using SatPC32 w/Foxtelem/ FUNCube Pro or SDRConsol w/wispdde/ FUNCube Pro. Any advice ?? Thank you!! Jim , W8MRR (AMSAT #5512)

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Phoenix CubeSat Upcoming Deployment!
by Sarah Rogers 03 Feb '20

03 Feb '20

Hello, everyone! On Feb 12, several CubeSats are scheduled to be deployed from the ISS into orbit. Among them is the Phoenix CubeSat, which is a 3U CubeSat developed by Arizona State University to study the effects of Urban Heat Islands through infrared remote sensing. Following deployment, our operations team would appreciate as much help as possible with identifying the spacecraft and verifying that it is operational! Phoenix is scheduled for a deployment time of *8:30 UTC.* In addition, I would also like to call special attention to the fact that two CubeSats being deployed on this date operate on the same frequency. Both Phoenix and QARMAN share the frequency of *437.35 MHz*, and and utilize an AX.25 9600 baud protocol with GMSK modulation. Both CubeSats will also be deployed within 1.5 hours of each other, and will therefore be close to each other in orbit. If you intend to track the CubeSats on this upcoming deployment, please be mindful of this situation, and if you have any doubt about the CubeSat that you are receiving from, please feel free to get in touch with me with any questions or concerns. To read more about the Phoenix CubeSat, it's transmitter characteristics, and how you can decode the signal, please see our website at http://phxcubesat.asu.edu/content/amateur-operations! Cheers, Sarah Rogers Project Manager, Phoenix CubeSat

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Foxtelem
by Pete vk2pet 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Good afternoon from a hot Australia. I'm trying my hand at Foxtelm, but I can't get it to work. Setup is: IC9100, output is on Data1 on the discriminator tap, into the line in on the computer. (ic9100 is set to it's wide band width, 15khz) Antenna setup is 2 x 16 element ((crossed polarized) vhf & uhf beams on GG5500 rorator. Line tap is going into a win10 pro machine running Foxtelem, sound card is set to 48000hz. I have read the instructions & everything seams to as same as the instructions, but still no data. Any ideas? 73'3 Pete Chatwin vk2pet

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[Video] HuskySat-1 decoded with manual tuning and no SDR
by John Brier 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

After some difficulty, I was able to decode HuskySat-1 on my second attempt. https://youtu.be/CisgT_umZQM One thing I didn't mention in the video, at the end of the pass around 10 degrees elevation and lower I decoded a lot of frames because the signal was still strong and by that point the frequency wasn't changing much anymore, as the satellite's relative speed stopped changing. Thank you again to University of Washington for launching this satellite and putting the AMSAT linear transponder on it! I wish you luck in all your missions! Check out the UW video about their satellite: https://youtu.be/U57sES6oFgw 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Re: [amsat-bb] Tuning HuskySat-1 telemetry signal
by Mark L. Hammond 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Mine looks the same--using dot product (DP) decoder as well. The eye looks prettier on Costas, but here copy isn't quite as good as the DP. Using object "G" my recent 86 deg pass was fully automated! Carrier ranged from like 1460 up to 1600 back down to 1450 ish again....super nice. For IC-9700 users--AF over USB works fine, as does AF out of ACC 1 jack on rear, as does AF out of Main EXT-SP jack on rear. (Not having much luck using IQ for now...) Mark N8MH At 01:54 PM 2/2/2020 -0500, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB wrote: >Since I can't post a picture to the group, I've started a QRZ thread: > >https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/huskysat-1-and-foxtelem.690761/ > >I'm getting good decodes, but my eye diagram looks more like a teardrop >than an "eye". Any suggestions? > >--Roy >K3RLD >_______________________________________________ >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] Tuning HuskySat-1 telemetry signal
by Roy Dean 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Since I can't post a picture to the group, I've started a QRZ thread: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/huskysat-1-and-foxtelem.690761/ I'm getting good decodes, but my eye diagram looks more like a teardrop than an "eye". Any suggestions? --Roy K3RLD

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Building FoxTelem (follow up from Error accessing FunCube Pro...)
by Joseph Armbruster 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Chris (et al), This is a reference for anyone attempting to build FoxTelem independently and maybe hack at it a bit. The current source available in github is technically incomplete and can not be used to reproduce a release version. I used master @ 7dd26797c88c30c9e6311907074eea037b394048. Chris, if you can provide the missing pieces for me, I can create a clean-patch that fixes that various pieces and allows it to build cleanly out of github. I'll submit a patch back to you, if you'd like to integrate it. Or, if you clean it all up, i'll pull and verify that it's all squeaky clean. This took me about an hour to hack through and get running, while helping the kids with homework, so it's notta-bad! Here's what I had to do to get everything building. - clone: https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem - predict4java did not exist in the classpath. * project library pointed to c:\users\chris\desktop\workspace\foxtelem\lib - removed the predict4java Project (since it does not exist in the source tree) * Chris - you indicated this was a custom build, so this was expected :-) - added jar located in /lib/predict4java.jar to libraries * this did not work for me, so I went back on this and just... - clone: https://github.com/davidmoten/predict4java.git\ * edits to SatPos to make it FoxTelem compatible (interface-wise... NOT implementation-wise) - made the isEclipsed function public - added an empty placeholder GetDopplerFrequency method - cloned: https://github.com/davidmoten/guava-mini.git - to make FoxTelem compiler, I had to... * add placeholder for missing function setCreateddate in FoxTLE * fix getRangeCircle call in MapPanel, since it's expecting an double array, but the call returns a list of positions... just updated the code to use the Position instead instead - Now, it runs! Though functionality will not match a deployed release, due to the placeholder functions implemented above. I'm all hands, let me know if you'd like some help! 73's Joseph Armbruster KJ4JIO > >>

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HuskySat 1 identified
by Nico Janssen 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Doppler measurements show that HuskySat 1 is object 45117 (2019-071G). Downlink frequency: 435.79973 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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LU7AA Buoy sailing
by Amsat Argentina 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

Thanks! for the over 260 WSPR Reporters following NEMO-1 drifting Buoy. Reports at:http://lu7aa.org/buoy.asp Pics: http://amsat.org.ar?f=buoy Watching APRS capture on 145.825 to see any Sat digi. 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina

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New Candidate Objects for HuskySat-1
by Alan 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

The post-deployment Keps are beginning to age. Reports are that the satellite is running noticeably ahead, and automatic Doppler tuning is not very effective. Space Track has now released 5 objects which can be found in CelesTrak at: http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt They are currently the last ones, 2019-071C through 2019-071G. 2019-071C 1 45113U 19071C 20032.81212060 -.00000378 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997 2 45113 51.6415 303.3594 0012021 285.5472 195.1382 15.32728823 161 2019-071D 1 45114U 19071D 20032.81282501 .00002847 00000-0 10000-3 0 9992 2 45114 51.6392 303.3520 0011297 277.7226 206.9640 15.32814794 160 2019-071E 1 45115U 19071E 20032.80963991 .00002845 00000-0 10000-3 0 9999 2 45115 51.6387 303.3757 0012406 281.6995 185.4556 15.32784999 145 2019-071F 1 45116U 19071F 20032.80232506 .03379048 00000-0 92059-1 0 9998 2 45116 51.6406 303.4018 0011383 285.9215 141.1777 15.33072316 197 2019-071G 1 45117U 19071G 20032.80952942 .00002863 00000-0 10000-3 0 9995 2 45117 51.6377 303.3690 0010449 296.7674 170.5149 15.32985181 158 They are currently tightly grouped, but running 1-2 minutes ahead of pre-deployment Keps. I would suggest trying the middle one, 2019-071E for now. Reports on agreement of individual objects welcome! 73, Alan WA4SCA

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FoxTelem bug fix release 1.08y
by Chris Thompson 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

If you are looking at the server data from HuskySat then there is a bug that prevents it from being downloaded. This release fixes that. It also prevents a couple of crashes that have been reported. http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/ If you know what you are doing, then you only need the jar file and can copy that into your 1.08w installation. 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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What is the status of CAS-5
by Nick Pugh 02 Feb '20

02 Feb '20

What is the status of CAS-5 nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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ANS-033 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-033 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: * HuskySat-1 Deployed, Telemetry Beacon Active * Free Digital Copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Now Available for New or Renewing Members * Joe Spier, K6WAO, Resigns as AMSAT President * Melissa Pore To Be Honored at Hamcation February 2020 * W1ANT Pro Satellite Tracker Announced * AMSAT Argentina Drifting APRS Buoy on 145.825 MHz * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2020 * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Upcoming AMSAT Events * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-033.01 ANS-033 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 033.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. February 2, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-033.01 HuskySat-1 Deployed, Telemetry Beacon Active The University of Washington's HuskySat-1 CubeSat was deployed from the Cygnus NG-12 spacecraft on Friday, January 31 at approximately 2230 UTC. HuskySat-1's 1,200 bps BPSK beacon is active on 435.800 MHz and is decodable with the latest release of AMSAT's FoxTelem software. HuskySat-1 will be made available for Amateur Radio use following its primary mission to test a pulsed plasma thruster and experimental K band (24 GHz) communications system. HuskySat-1 features a 30 kHz wide 145 to 435 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW: HuskySat-1 - Uplink: 145.910 - 145.940 MHz LSB/CW - Downlink: 435.840 - 435.810 MHz USB/CW (inverting) - Telemetry: 435.800 MHz 1K2 bps BPSK 24049.00 MHz (U of Washington experimental downlink) The TLE as of January 31, 2020 at 2339Z are: HuskySat-1 1 99934U 1001D 20031.87746807 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 13 2 99934 51.5569 307.6644 0013532 287.5589 72.3913 15.32433103 16 The latest version of FoxTelem software to decode the 1200 bps BPSK beacon is available at: https://www.amsat.org/tlm The Fox-In-A-Box FoxTelem software has been updated for HuskySat-1 Operation at it's download website: http://burnsfisher.com/AMSAT/FoxInABox [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, NØJY AMSAT Vice President - Engineering for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Digital Copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Now Available for New or Renewing Members While the HuskySat-1 completes it's scientific mission, check out the best resource for learning how to work through linear transponder satellites (and other types of amateur satellites). For a limited time, AMSAT is making the "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites" book available as a download with any paid new or renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store. This offer is only available with purchases completed online, and for only a limited time. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated every year with the latest amateur satellite information, and is the premier primer of satellite operation. The book is presented in PDF format, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your first contacts on a ham radio satellite. Please take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store at https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option. While there, check out AMSAT's other items, including the M2 LEOpack antenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag. Be sure to view your cart before going to checkout. If you add a membership and then go directly to checkout, you'll never see an option to add your free gift. If you have trouble selecting your free gift, please see this YouTube video to see the steps necessary. https://youtu.be/oRqk5Am-UzE [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Spier, K6WAO, Resigns as AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, has tendered his resignation as AMSAT President, citing personal reasons. Spier had served as AMSAT's President since October 2017. Prior to his tenure as President, Spier served as AMSAT's Executive Vice President and Vice President - Educational Relations. He also served as an AMSAT News Service Editor and as a member of the ARISS Education Team. Under the AMSAT bylaws, Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, assumes the office of President until the next meeting of the Board of Directors. Stoetzer said "I want to thank Joe for his many years of service to AMSAT in a variety of roles. I especially want to recognize his efforts to mark AMSAT's 50th Anniversary with special events at the Dayton Hamvention and AMSAT Symposium. His leadership in bringing together a variety of figures from the history of amateur radio in space in Arlington, VA this past fall helped to make the Symposium a very special event." [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Pore To Be Honored at HamCation February 2020 Melissa Pore, an ARISS-US Education Committee member, recently earned Orlando HamCation's 2020 Carole Perry Educator of the Year award. She will be feted at their February convention; the award recognizes teachers making outstanding educational contributions. Melissa is an engineering and computer science teacher at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, VA. She led weeks of STEM and radio activities leading up to the school’s 2018 ARISS contact. She heads the school’s engineering and ham radio clubs. At her previous school, she worked with the STMSAT-1 CubeSat project, the first satellite built by elementary school students. She helped staff an ARISS exhibit at the 2019 Space Explorers Education Conference in Houston and will present a workshop there in 2020. At the 2019 Space Port Area Conference for Educators, she received a plaque from the ISS National Lab SSE program citing her “service, commitment, and desire to push the boundaries of STEM Education.” She brings her students to staff some of ARISS's outreach exhibits, such as a 2019 one at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- W1ANT Pro Satellite Tracker Announced Heimir, W1ANT announces that the Pro version has no ads and adds some features. Most notably the ability to group the satellites. The groups can then be enabled and only satellites from enabled groups will show up in the satellite overview. Other features include: - Get a list of Amateur Radio satellites visible from your current location in the next 24 hours. - Get an overview over their paths from acquisition to loss of signal (AOS to LOS). - Only passes above the minimum elevation are shown on the list. - Select one of them and get information on their on-board radios. - Select one of their radios and be able to point your phone directly at it so you can easily operate it. - Extra information, i.e. the actual frequencies to use for uplink and downlink is also presented taken the Doppler effect into account. Get full information on the app at the Google Play Store. [ANS thanks Heimir Thor Sverrisson, W1ANT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Argentina Drifting APRS Buoy on 145.825 MHz On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 1400 GMT AMSAT Argentina deployed a drifting buoy on South Atlantic Seas that aims to transmit APRS on the satellite packet frequency of 145.825 MHz. WSPR will also be transmitted. AMSAT Argentina reports the APRS beacon, callsign LU7AA-11, will initially be on Argentina's APRS frequency of 144.930 MHz but will change frequency to 145.825 MHz so that it can be digipeated by the amateur packet radio satellites. The WSPR beacon will run 900 mW on 14095.6 kHz with the call sign LU7AA. Release will be 100 km offshore Mar del Plata coast, seeking east aiming currents/winds. The objective is to track sea currents tracking and HF/VHF/SAT QRPp propagation tests. AMSAT Argentina, LU7AA, will appreciate WSPR stations receiving/reporting 20M. Further information and pictures at http://amsat.org.ar?f=buoy [ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2020 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period January 1, 2020 through February 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! KO4MA 1701 1750 WA5KBH 744 759 KE4AL 602 625 WD9EWK (DM43) 597 600 K0FFY 260 576 N1AIA 257 494 G0ABI 320 453 AB5SS 306 411 AD0HJ 375 405 AC9E 353 401 W5TD 392 396 K5IX 350 375 MI6GTY 354 360 W7JSD 336 355 PS8ET 326 350 ND0C 250 301 KJ4EU 206 261 KC9UQR 196 240 W4DTA 180 217 N9FN 194 207 N0RSR 154 200 VE1VOX 155 157 PU4JOE 101 150 WA9JBQ 125 150 K5ZM 101 135 S57NML 100 126 KN6DBC New 125 AB4GE 100 122 XQ3SA New 114 KE0WPA New 108 RA3S New 107 EA2AA New 101 W4ZXT New 100 WR0H 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! [ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Shorts - Feb 15 CN78 ADODX FM and Linear (@ad0dx) - Mar 14-15 DN26/36 KC7JPC Linears (and possibly FM) + SnowBirdRove (EL79) – February 1-29, 2020 Joe, KE9AJ, will cross the border into Florida, seeking climatical asylum in EL79 for the entire month of February. Since he will be there for an extended period, with both FM and linear gear, keep an eye on Joe’s Twitter feed for specific pass announcements: https://twitter.com/KE9AJ. There is a possibility that Joe may have to make a pit stop in EM54 and EM53 on his way down South on February 1. Monitor Twitter for updates. + Antigua (FK97) February 2 – 9, 2020 Mel, W8MV, will be in Antigua 2-9 February. Mel is waiting for his operating license. Will update as soon as it arrives. FM only. QSL via LOTW. + Key West and Boca Grande Key (EL94, EL84+) February 9-11,2020 Clayton, W5PFG, will be in Key West, Florida (EL94) February 9 through the 11, 2020. Monday, February 10, 13:15-17:30 UTC, Clayton will operate FM & SSB satellites from EL84xm, Boca Grande Key. Listen for W5PFG near these dates for additional Florida grids such as EL79, EL89, EL99, EL86, EL96, & EL95. Keep an eye on Clayton’s Twitter feed for further announcements https://twitter.com/w5pfg + Isla Perez, Mexico (EL52, EL50, EL51) February 11 – 17, 2020 Members of Radio Club Puebla DX will be active as 6F3A from Isla Perez, Mexico, between February 11-17. The operators mentioned are Patricia/XE1SPM (Team Leader), Ismael/XE1AY, Rey/XE1SRD and Ricardo/XE1SY. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters, and include the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16). QSL via XE1SY. Ismael, XE1AY, reports that he doing CW and the satellites, and will also TX from EL50 and XE1AY/mm from EL51. + Big Bend National Park (DL88) March 16-17, 2020 Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend National Park to put grid DL88 on the air. Details will be added here, as they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep an eye on their individual Twitter feeds: https://twitter.com/ad0dx, https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5 [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.] + DX Satellite Operations on QO-100 Matteo, IZ4YGS will be QRV as 9G5GS from Sanzule, Ghana from February 1 - 26. He plans some activity on Satellite QO-100. QSL direct to home call. Special event station II3BIA will be QRV from February 1 - 29 during the Biathlon World Championships 2020 being held in Antholz. Activity includes possible activity on Satellite QO-100. QSL via IN3ZWF. [ANS thanks ARRL DX News for the above information.] + FJ, ST. BARTHEMELY. Operators Pat/N2IEN, Lee/WW2DX, Rock/WW1X and Ray/W2RE will be active as FJ/N2IEN, FJ/WW2DX, FJ/WW1X and FJ/W2RE respectively from St. Barthemely (NA-146) between February 15-22. Activity will be holiday style on various HF (160-6m)/VHF/UHF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and satellites. QSL via their home call signs. [ANS thanks the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin for the above information.] + ZS95SARL celebrates the 95th anniversary of the South African Radio League, founded in May 1925 as South African Radio Relay League(renamed after WW II). QRV during the whole year on HF, VHF, UHF and via satellites. QSL via bureau. [ANS thanks the DARC DX Newsletter for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming AMSAT Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through Amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. Current schedule: - February 7-9, 2020, Hamcation, Orlando, FL - February 14-15, 2020, Yuma Hamfest and ARRL Southwest Division Convention, Yuma, AZ - February 15, 2020, Cabin Fever Reliever Hamfest, Saint Cloud, MN - March 6, 2020, Irving Hamfest, Irving, TX - March 14-15, 2020, Science City on University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - March 21, 2020, Midwinter Madness Hamfest, Buffalo, MN - March 21, 2020, Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club Hamfest, Scottsdale, AZ - March 28, 2020, Tucson Spring Hamfest, Tucson, AZ - March 29, 2020, Vienna Wireless Winterfest, Annandale, VA - May 2, 2020, Cochise Amateur Radio Association Hamfest, Sierra Vista, AZ - May 8-9, 2020 Prescott Hamfest, Prescott, AZ - May 15-17, Hamvention, Xenia, OH - June 12-13, 2020, Ham-Con, Plano, TX +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT's GOLF-TEE satellite recently reached a major milestone when prototype boards transmitted telemetry for the first time. Help support AMSAT's path back to HEO by donating today! https://www.amsat.org/donations/amsat-golf-program-donations/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ARISS News + Upcoming School Contacts Possible Russian supported contact with Ecuador, via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact possibly is go for Friday, February 7, 2020 UTC. + ARISS congratulations Satoshi 7M3TJZ who has now mentored 138 schools. + 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. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + AMSAT-Spain Readies Two Satellites The Hades and EASAT-2 PocketQubes from AMSAT-Spain will carry VHF/UHF linear transponders and analog and digital two-way communications capability, including store-and-forward. Launch is planned for late 2020. More information is available at https://amsat-ea.org [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA for the above information.] + Training course: Product Assurance in ESA projects for SMEs On March, 31 to April 1, 2020 the European Space Agency invites participants interested in either Hardware or Software Product Assurance (PA) to join its specialists for a two-day training session at ESA/ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands). The course aims at providing SME participants with an overview of the PA tasks to be performed throughout a project. While a generic overview of Product Assurance tasks is provided to all participants on day 1, day 2 treats Hardware and Software PA aspects in more detail. Participants choose either the Hardware PA or Software PA module, depending on their needs and interests. More information and registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-033-ESA-PA [ANS thanks the ESA 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, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org

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help installing SatPc32 on W10
by christy hunter 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

SatPc32 is running on my windows 10, but I cant get the updated Keps to be seen by the program. I set the source files in the File menu to go to a public folder and that works, but of course that folder is not being updated with the update feature in the program. I noticed that the files/Keps getting update is in my Admin user account. and that folder : AppData/Roaming is not shown in the drop down list when choosing source files in SatPc32, any hints to get this going? thanks in advance. 73 Christy KB6LTY

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Tuning HuskySat-1 telemetry signal
by k.swaggart＠charter.net 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

Last night I didn't have any success decoding HuskySat-1's telemetry even though the signal was very strong. Thought today I might try using SpecTran to help position the USB signal for decoding. What audio frequency should I use? Approx 200 Hz? 73, Ken, W7KKE

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period January 1, 2020 through February 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! KO4MA 1701 1750 WA5KBH 744 759 KE4AL 602 625 WD9EWK (DM43) 597 600 K0FFY 260 576 N1AIA 257 494 G0ABI 320 453 AB5SS 306 411 AD0HJ 375 405 AC9E 353 401 W5TD 392 396 K5IX 350 375 MI6GTY 354 360 W7JSD 336 355 PS8ET 326 350 ND0C 250 301 KJ4EU 206 261 KC9UQR 196 240 W4DTA 180 217 N9FN 194 207 N0RSR 154 200 VE1VOX 155 157 PU4JOE 101 150 WA9JBQ 125 150 K5ZM 101 135 S57NML 100 126 KN6DBC New 125 AB4GE 100 122 XQ3SA New 114 KE0WPA New 108 RA3S New 107 EA2AA New 101 W4ZXT New 100 WR0H 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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[Video] my audio recording of HuskySat-1
by John Brier 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

Here is a little video I made about my reception of the beacon. I heard its first active pass over North America and in this video I play back the recording as well as simulate the pass in Orbitron sat tracking software.. https://youtu.be/Ddge6CvOk0s 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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UskySat-1
by Pedro Converso 01 Feb '20

01 Feb '20

HuskySat-1 passes, modes & frequencies+Doppler for your location in local time at: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=huskysat Congrats! and Thanks for a new bird. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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Re: [amsat-bb] Frequencies for HuskySat-1?
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Nice - I scored a fair amount of frames while manually tuning for doppler. Award for the scariest sounding telemetry downlink! That noise is the stuff nightmares are made of! Congrats to the AMSAT and Husky engineering teams for getting this far, and I hope everything continues to go well! --Roy K3RLD

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Frequencies for HuskySat-1?
by Mike Lucas 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Searched &searched for the frequencies. obviously not the right place. I've found every bit of information except that. Thanks in advance. Mike N7ASZ

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HuskySat-1 TLE
by Jerry Buxton 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Here are the latest elements for HuskySat-1. HuskySat-1 1 99934U 1001D 20031.87746807 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 13 2 99934 51.5569 307.6644 0013532 287.5589 72.3913 15.32433103 16 -- Jerry Buxton, NØJY

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Re: [amsat-bb] Huskysat-1 Deployment
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

It appears that HuskySat-1 is alive, and I'm thinking it's about 5 minutes behind the ISS. --Roy K3RLD

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Fwd: Rocket Lab Launch Replay
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Rocket Lab Launch Replay Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2020 13:23:50 +1300 From: Wendy and Terry Osborne <wandtosborne(a)gmail.com> To: amsat.bb(a)amsat.org The winds over the launch site finally dropped at about 03:00 UTC (yesterday afternoon NZDT). You can view the replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0n9U3JV0L0 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Re: [amsat-bb] Huskysat-1 Deployment
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

> > Standard USB at a normal width like 2.4 kHz should work fine for BPSK as > far as I know. 73, Paul, N8HM Thanks, Paul. I figured as much but I didn't want to miss out on an opportunity for the first telemetry reception (which will more than likely come after the pass here in SEPA). --Roy K3RLD

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Re: [amsat-bb] Huskysat-1 Deployment
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

> > SSB Final question. I have to run out and pick up a pizza, so I'll probably miss the pass (so won't be able to switch on the fly). USB or LSB? Recommendation for filter width? --Roy K3RLD

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Huskysat-1 Deployment
by Nitin Muttin 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Does anyone know if the Huskysat-1 has been deployed from Cygnus. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG]

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Re: [amsat-bb] Huskysat-1 Deployment
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Last minute question! If I am capturing the signal via SDR (GQRX and an RTL-SDR) and piping into FoxTelem, what modulation should I use? Or is this just not possible with HuskySat? --Roy K3RLD

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-01-31 20:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-01-31 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Possible Russian supported contact with Ecuador, via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact possibly is go for Fri 2020-02-07 14:00 UTC 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) 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 2020-01-31 20:30 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 2020-01-29 03:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com . The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. More Information For 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 131 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 1379. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1312. 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. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] Crew packing Cygnus for departure (and launch of HuskySat)
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Will there be any updates (addiitions) required for FoxTelem to enable HuskySat telemetry reception? Currently I get a spacecraft error when I try to enable HuskySat (understandable, no TLEs, etc.). --Roy K3RLD

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AMSAT-LU Buoy Jan-30
by Amsat Argentina 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

On Jan-30 14:00z AMSAT Argentina will deploy a WSPR/APRS drifting Buoy on South Atlantic Seas. Release will be 100 Km. offshore Mar del Plata coast, seeking west aiming currents/winds. Callsign: LU7AA. Details & photos: http://amsat.org.ar?f=buoy Objective: Sea currents tracking & HF/VHF/SAT QRPp propagation tests. Will appreciate WSPR stations receiving/reporting 20m. 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina

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FM sats from CM94
by Bob Keating 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

I’ll be logging all of my contacts from CM94 as N6REK/P on QRZ.com and LOTW. Hope to catch you on the FM birds this weekend. 73, Bob N6REK Sent from my iPhone

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SatPC32 install issue
by Daniel Walter 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

I had been using an old version 'd' for quite a while with my IC9700. On trying to update to the latest 'd' version, I keep getting an error message: "Error while loading file YaesuIIPar.SQF, program will close" I am using Win7 64bit Pro. Any help would be appreciated. (Of course, SDX still loads and then has to be taken down with Task Manager.) Dan Sent from ARS: NM3A

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ANS-031.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Free Digital Copy of “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites” Now Available for New or Renewing Members
by Paul Stoetzer 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-031.02 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Free Digital Copy of “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites” Now Available for New or Renewing Members SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-031.02 ANS-031.02 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 031.02 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE January 31, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-031.02 Free Digital Copy of “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites” Now Available for New or Renewing Members The University of Washington's HuskySat-1 CubeSat is scheduled to be deployed from the Cygnus NG-12 spacecraft at 22:30 UTC today. HuskySat-1 carries an AMSAT VHF/UHF linear transponder that will be made available for amateur use following its primary mission to test a pulsed plasma thruster and experimental K band (24 GHz) communications system. While the satellite completes it's scientific mission, check out the best resource for learning how to work through linear transponder sat- ellites (and other types of amateur satellites). For a limited time, AMSAT is making the “Getting Started With Amateur Satellites” book available as a download with any paid new or renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store. This offer is only available with purchases completed online, and for only a limited time. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated every year with the latest amateur satellite information, and is the premier primer of satellite operation. The book is presented in PDF format, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your first contacts on a ham radio satellite. Please take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store at https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option. While there, check out AMSAT’s other items, including the M2 LEOpack antenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag. Be sure to view your cart before going to checkout. If you add a membership and then go directly to checkout, you’ll never see an option to add your free gift. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73 and Remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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New pro version of Android W1ANT Tracking Software
by Heimir Thor Sverrisson 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Hi all, for the people asking for being able to edit the list of satellites and get rid of the ads, there are good news. I've now published a paid PRO version of the app at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolprimes.sattrack.pro . Also let me know if you want me to add satellites. If you do a link to a web page about it that I can link to in the app would be great. 73 /Heimir W1ANT

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ANS-031 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Joe Spier, K6WAO, Resigns as AMSAT President
by Paul Stoetzer 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-031 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Joe Spier, K6WAO, Resigns as AMSAT President SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-031.01 ANS-031 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 031.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE January 31, 2020 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-031.01 Joe Spier, K6WAO, Resigns as AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, has tendered his resignation as AMSAT President, citing personal reasons. Spier had served as AMSAT's President since October 2017. Prior to his tenure as President, Spier served as AMSAT's Executive Vice President and Vice President - Educational Relations. He also served as an AMSAT News Service Editor and as a member of the ARISS Education Team. Under the AMSAT bylaws, Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, assumes the office of President until the next meeting of the Board of Directors. Stoetzer said "I want to thank Joe for his many years of service to AMSAT in a variety of roles. I especially want to recognize his efforts to mark AMSAT's 50th Anniversary with special events at the Dayton Hamvention and AMSAT Symposium. His leadership in bringing together a variety of figures from the history of amateur radio in space in Arlington, VA this past fall helped to make the Symposium a very special event." [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73 and Remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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SatPC32 CountDown can't show multiple passes from the same sat?
by John Brier 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

I just noticed this with two different sats. I got a screencap of it too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK9IkhltFJ4 ISS is in view, and while it is in view CountDown doesn't show an upcoming 65 degree ISS pass that should be between SO-50 and AO-91 in the middle of CountDown. After ISS goes out of view the 65 degree pass pops up where I expect it to be the whole time. Watch the local time at 20:23:38, about 10 seconds into the video. Is there a setting to allow multiple passes from the same sat or is this a bug/feature request situation? 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Montessori School satellite demos
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

On Saturday, Feb 1, I will be doing several satellite passes for an "International Day" PTA event at Mata Montessori School in far East Dallas, TX, EM12 (Amateur Radio and AMSAT are international, right?) This though, is a non-amateur radio related event but I got involved through connections with the DFW chapter of the National Space Society. The target audience will be families of students attending the school. I think the upper age limit will be 8th grade. I will be attempting three FM passes, 1718Z AO-91, 1743 AO-92 and 1848 AO-91. The first 91 pass may be iffy due to building obstructions, but the last two will be definite. My hope is to have a good crowd in toe for these passes and will probably have them shouting out my call and grid to get them involved. Please look for me, N5HYP and give a call out. Thanks in advance for supporting this outreach. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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CM94 Rove
by Bob Keating 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Greetings everyone , After a bit of a hiatus, I will back on the FM sats from CM94 this weekend. On a holiday schedule, planning to work AO-92 and AO-91 around 10:05 and 10:35 respectively. More to come tomorrow 73, Bob N6REK Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [amsat-bb] CONTINUATION OF HELP WITH USB TO SERIAL CONTROL OF KENWOOD
by Bill Booth 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

On 2020-01-30 7:17 p.m., Rick Walter via AMSAT-BB wrote: > It is ironic that it worked yesterday on Win 7! I had lots of problems like this when I upgraded to 10 with the usb/serial port cable. In the end I got a new one that used a FTDI Chip and after I installed the driver it worked like it should. Windows 10 did not like what I was using I guess. -- Bill Booth VE3NXK Sundridge ON, Canada 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N FN05ns Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference.

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Rocketlab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

Livestream due to start in about 15 minutes. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfDutnzddy4&feature=youtu.be 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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CONTINUATION OF HELP WITH USB TO SERIAL CONTROL OF KENWOOD
by Rick Walter 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

I have been using the RASCAL R-KW13PD made by BUX COMM CO for years to control my Kenwood TS-2000X via satPC32 software to work the birds.I have been using an HP Windows 7 laptop. Today, I just finally updated that laptop to Windows 10. Everything seems to works great since the upgrade. However, when I try using my normal interface which was always connected to COM 3, The satPC32 software tells me it can't find the radio on COM3. When I check the device manager is claims the device is working. Any ideas? Thank you. 73, Rick - WB3CSY -- Sent from Rick's gmail account

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Help with USB to serial interface to Kenwood TX-200X
by Rick Walter 30 Jan '20

30 Jan '20

I have been using the RASCAL R-KW13PD made by BUX COMM CO for years to control my Kenwood TS-2000X via satPC32 software to work the birds.I have been using an HP Windows 7 laptop. Today, I just finally updated that laptop to Windows 10. Everything seems to works great since the upgrade. However, when I try using my normal interface which was always connected to COM 3 -- Sent from Rick's gmail account

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Can sat32 run on a raspberry?
by James Brown 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Arrow Antenna and Loctite
by Brad Smith 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

<The screw-on elements are subject to coming lose with vibration, so one would need a way to permanently tighten them (lock-tite on threads?).> Replace the steel threaded rods with stainless steel threaded rod or studs. Available from local hardware store or McMaster Carr. If you want to use Loctite, only use "Removable Loctite 242" for very obvious reasons. You can buy Loctite at McMaster Carr. By the way, the threaded rods are 8-32 thread size. I like to use stainless steel wave washers at each connection to the square tube, but that is because I don't use Loctite on it and the elements do loosen up. Everything is available at McMaster Carr. The threaded rod is available in one foot pieces that have to be cut or as studs. Brad Smith KC9UQR

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[Video] Preamp test in front of radio / satellite ground station build update
by John Brier 29 Jan '20

29 Jan '20

Here is a little update on my satellite ground station build project and a demonstration of a test I did with my Advanced Receiver Research 2 meter preamplifier. https://youtu.be/BNai203eUnI 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Error accessing FunCube Pro from FoxTelem
by James Jipping 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Good Evening! While attempting to use my FunCube Pro directly from FoxTelem I get an error: LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_FOUND. An internet search has found mentions of the error but no solutions for my situation. I am using Windows 10 for the OS on my comupter. Any thoughts or suggestions ?? By the way, I use SDRConsole and feed the audio via VB_Audio Virtual Cable with GREAT results. I even have RSDConsole with WispDDE running the antenna rotor controller. I thought I would try the direct feed FoxTelem- to-FunCube before I set up My Raspberry Pi for "Fox-in-a-Box" One last question, while I'm here: Is there any way FoxTelem without SDRConsol, with a DDE program , could run the rotor controller? Thank you for you help. Jim Jipping, W8MRR AMSAT # 5512

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AO-92 mode L/v at 0236u for 24 hrs 29 Jan 2019
by Mark L. Hammond 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Happy L-band! 73, Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work
by John Geiger 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well? They do sell a mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast. Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few years on end? Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which have approximately the same boom size and number of elements? 73 John W5TD

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Re: [amsat-bb] [Video] Preamp test in front of radio / satellite ground station build update
by John Brier 28 Jan '20

28 Jan '20

SSB Electronics has mast mount preamps that some people prefer over ARR, that I assume are comparable. But my googling produced a website that has an error loading. 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 4:05 PM Steve A <onmontauk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Now that Advanced Receiver Research has stopped production, is there a suitable replacement? I am looking for my ground station. > Steve W2AKK > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 3:56 PM John Brier via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >> >> Here is a little update on my satellite ground station build project >> and a demonstration of a test I did with my Advanced Receiver Research >> 2 meter preamplifier. >> >> https://youtu.be/BNai203eUnI >> >> 73, John Brier KG4AKV >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work
by Edward R Cole 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

John, Not for permanent home station use, but I have used the six UHF element Arrow as part of a rover in VHF Contest operation: http://www.kl7uw.com/RoverJune06.jpg On the far side of the crossboom. Had to mount facing sideways as the 3-element 6m beam was too wide to be street-legal. No rotator (used truck). Also six element 2m and 18 element 900-MHz loop yagi. Made 81 mile contact using 15w on 927.50 FM from local 400-foot hill. The screw-on elements are subject to coming lose with vibration, so one would need a way to permanently tighten them (lock-tite on threads?). 73, Ed - KL7UW From: John Geiger <af5cc2(a)gmail.com> To: VHF Contesting Reflector <vhfcontesting(a)contesting.com>, VHF Reflector <vhf(a)w6yx.stanford.edu>, AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Arrow Antennas for terrestrial work Most of the reviews I have seen for the Arrow Antenna dualband yagis are regarding their use on the satellites, which I think is what they are mainly made for. Has anyone on the list used one of their dualband antennas mounted permanently for terrestrial work as well? They do sell a mounting bracket for permanent mounting to a mast. Do they seem well made enough to withstand the outside elements for a few years on end? Do they seem to perform as well as other antennas which have approximately the same boom size and number of elements? 73 John W5TD 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: dubususa(a)gmail.com

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Arrow For Other Uses
by Brad Smith 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

I have used my Arrow to contact repeaters and for simplex. Works fine. I would replace the studs and screws with stainless and also place bronze wave washers between each element and the boom. But, I don't know about leaving it out in winter weather. Brad Smith KC9UQR

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Crew packing Cygnus for departure (and launch of HuskySat)
by Chris Thompson 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/01/27/science-soon-resumes-on-cosm… The space station blog says that the crew are packing the Cygnus for departure. It's my understanding that it will boost to a higher orbit and release its small sats, including AMSAT-NAs collaboration with the University of Washington - HuskySat. ( http://www.arrl.org/news/huskysat-1-successfully-lifted-into-space) So it you want to collect telemetry on 70cm from a cubesat, using FoxTelem, then this is your chance. Prepare your station for reception. The blog says that the Cygnus spacecraft will depart "at the end of the week". 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Fwd: Re: WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Paulo PV8DX 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

It will be in my prayers Come back soon. Good recovery 73 de Paulo PV8DX Em 25/01/2020 17:03, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB escreveu: > WB4APR will be offline till march. > > I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits, > they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at > Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until they > can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of a > football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday to > take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching. > > I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus > weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. So > I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to > PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake. > > So, don’t expect any email responses from me till march. > > Bob, WB4APR > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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TS-2000X For Sale
by Roger - W7TZ 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

I've decided to let go of my TS-2000x. This radio is just back from MTS, 1/23/20, after a thorough checkout, minor repair and alignment. Excellent condition all around. (Please feel free to ask questions. Pics available). Includes hand mic, power cord and 4 band external acc assy. $1250 shipped conus. Paypal ai7rogerroger(a)gmail.com Thanks,73,Roger 73, Roger W7TZ CN83ia

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Next Rocket Lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Next Rocket Lab launch scheduled for Friday 31st January 00:00 to 04:00 UTC (13:00 to 17:00 NZDT). See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ Cheers, Terry Osborne

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Re: [amsat-bb] WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Best wishes to you and your family on your recovery Bob. You have done so much good for AMSAT over the many years with all the satellites you have gotten into orbit. We all appericate your efforts over the years of trying to get new stuff launched despite all the massive roadblocks in your way of doing so. Looking forward to PSAT-3 with the SSTV downlink of the earth! 73 Nick KE8AKW

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WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Robert Bruninga 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

WB4APR will be offline till march. I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits, they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until they can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of a football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday to take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching. I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. So I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake. So, don’t expect any email responses from me till march. Bob, WB4APR

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia on 28 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:51 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and YU7BPQ. The contact should be audible over Serbia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Story: Primary school Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj from Sremska Mitrovica, situated on the left bank of the Sava river in the middle of the region of Srem, is a vibrant, friendly and nurturing school with 65 years of tradition and experience. The motto of the school based on the lyrics of a famous Serbian poet Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj: "Where I stopped, you carry on", so at school they try to continue the tradition of open-minded, creative, innovative, child-oriented learning and teaching. Based on the past generations' legacy, the school is striving towards shaping cosmopolitan citizens with highly developed tolerance within a multinational society while employing a spectre of techniques to keep up with the modern, high-tech approaches. The school offers a broad, however, balanced curriculum in a stimulating environment to our 1044 pupils, supported by a wide range of after school clubs and quality school trips. They are always seeking ways to bring to life STEM and foreign language subjects via real-life situations. This year pupils, teachers, and the HAM operators who support them are as busy as bees, or perhaps as the ISS crew, because they want to talk to the astronauts on the ISS so they are learning about space through various subjects and activities. It is a part of their educational proposal with ARISS. There are fun classes, costumes, Milky Way installation, drawings, maths, history geography and more! Their friends from the radio amateur club YU7BPQ are helping them with the radio contact! They made a huge antenna! Radio communication is for most students and teachers a new experience. Furthermore, they are learning how to use an amateur radio station! Just imagine how thrilling it is to press the button and hear some noise before you hear the voice behind it! Old school though good stuff! You can follow all their activities on the project blog page https://022tothemoonandback.zmajsm.edu.rs/home/about-project/ Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Which planet would you like to visit and why? 2. What manmade wonders can you see from space? 3. What is the furthest spot on the horizon and what can you see around you? 4. Why is the temperature at ISS at constant 38 degrees? 5. What do you do when you cut yourself? 6. What do you do when you can't sleep? 7. What kind of music do you listen to and who chooses it? 8. What do you do for fun? 9. What is your favourite thing about space? 10. Is your space suit comfortable? 11. Is life in space difficult? 12. Can you eat ice cream in space? 13. What is on today's menu? 14. Do you prefer taking off or landing and why? 15. What do you miss most about Earth? 16. Can you see thunders and lightening on Earth? 17. What would you do if you happen to drift away from ISS? 18. What do you do when you get ill? 19. What does it feel like when you get back to Earth? 20. How does the Earth look from above? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD 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 (STEM) 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. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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WB4APR off line till march
by VK4NBL 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Best Wishes Bob from Down Under Cheers -- Pete - vk4nbl

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EN77 on Monday 27-Jan
by aa8ch 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Hi!So if the wx holds fair, I shall endeavour to be on the following passes 27-Jan from EN77: AO91 1530UTC US East, XW2A 1556UTC US West, AO7 1606UTC EU, AO92 1620UTC US central, AO7 1752UTC EU. AO91 at 1843UTC may be from there or from EN76. QSL to LOTW, logging as AA8CH/VE3. Hope to hear you if you need it. 73, Chris AA8CH

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Satellite station at Winter Field Day in Fremont CA (CM97)
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Greetings, Portable and hand-held satellite operation is planned for the Winter Field Day in CM97 between 10am and 2pm PST today (ref http://www.sbara.org). A couple of operators may try their hand at working the FM birds AO-91 and AO-92. I expect the passes today to be pretty busy, but would appreciate a come back if you hear the club call KU6S. Many thanks and 73! Umesh k6vug

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DirecTV races to decommission broken Boeing satellite before it explodes
by Zach Metzinger 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Here's an interesting article from the newsfeed: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/directv-races-to-dec… --- Zach N0ZGO

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Agrupamento de Escolas Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira, Portugal
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Agrupamento de Escolas Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira, Portugal on 27 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and CS2ASL. The contact should be audible over Portugal and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Story: The Serafim Leite Schools is located in the north of Portugal in the city of São João da madeira. It was born in 1957, and during this 60 years of existence it has been growing. It started by being a school with only the grammar and today has all levels of education: First cycle, Second cycle, Third cycle and Secondary. Currently it has more than 1200 students and 110 teachers that are distributed in three buildings that make up the Serafim Leite schools cluster. Its identity is closely linked to vocational education that is a national reference in vocational education. The training offer includes Electronics, Computer, Mechanical, Audiovisual, Markting, Science and Technology, Socioeconomic Sciences, Visual Arts and recurrent adult education. It is a school where children arrive still small in their parents' arms and leave the school like men and women who are already graduated with a high degree of knowledge. It is in this educational environment where human and social values are privileged that our students grow with the notion that humanity is urgently required to take action to reverse the global warming of the earth, making their own school an Eco-School.The astronaut could be our eyes helping us to look the Earth in another way. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is your daily routine like on board? 2. When you have a health problem what do you do? Are there any doctors on board? 3. When astronauts go to space for how long do they stay there? 4. Do you miss family? 5. Do you remember the very first moment that you look outside de ISS and saw the planet earth? What did you felt and did you think of someone special? 6. How do you bath in a ship? 7. How can you get water in space? 8. What is it like to live in the ISS? 9. What kind of experiences take place from the ISS and what are the advantages of making them from there? 10. How is it possible to create an atmosphere within the ISS? 11. Is the perception of time on board of the ISS different from the one you have on Earth? 12. How many hours of exercise should an astronaut do each day? 13. What effects does space flight have on the human body, and what do you feel? 14. When you are not working what do you do? 15. Being a different profession how old did you realize you wanted to be an astronaut? 16. What do you miss the most about Earth? 17. How can weightlessness influence the health of astronauts? 18. Tell us about your adventure in space? 19. How can you communicate with your family? 20. Do you feel scared when you are in space? 21. How and where do they sleep? 22. How long do astronauts train to perform space missions? 23. Do you have any specific food when you are on missions? 24. In an emergency situation can you all return to Earth? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, direct via YU7BPQ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Tue 2020-01-28 15:51 UTC 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 (STEM) 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. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Any chance AO-92 will remain in mode UV this weekend (WFD)?
by Bob 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

It is Winter Field Day weekend... Is there any chance that AO-92 will remain in Mode UV from Sat 19:00UTC to Sun 19:00UTC? 73, Bob, WB4SON

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Warning Label, One Antenna To Do It All
by Wes Baden 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Newbie here--using satellites only for three weeks. I'd appreciate Elmers offering answers to my second question. The first is asked in jest. 1. Shouldn't there be a warning label on AMSAT web sites and publications, to the effect, "WARNING: Satellite operation is highly addictive"? I've been on the air for 63 years, and the fun I'm having is matched only by my first year operating with a Heathkit AT-1 and Hallicrafters S38D on 40 meter CW. 2. More seriously, I currently am using 70cm and 144 MHz small yagis mounted separately on tripods on my snow and ice covered deck, fixed at 230 degrees, which however has enabled me to make many contacts (and 16 states so far). I'm looking to put up "real" antennas in the spring, on a 40 foot tower. I've always been a "one antenna to do it all" guy on HF, and I wonder if that also would be possible for both SAT and terrestrial VHF/UHF QSOs, on CW, SSB and FM. Needless to say, I realize that any such antenna would represent a compromise, getting the job done ideally but certainly not be the best performer on one particular band or mode. Comments about the M2 LEO Package? Great for SAT, and only losing 3 dB, I believe, for terrestrial communications. And what about somewhat longer linear yagis (not phased) on the same cross arm but slanted 90 degrees in relation to each other? So far, in my SAT work, I'm not seeing much in the way of difference between vertical and horizontal polarization. Presumably slant polarization works fine on SAT too, and it also would still do the job on both CW/SSB and FM where you definitely don't want to be 100% vertical (CW/SSB) or 100% horizontal (FM) and therefor lose 20-30 dB of gain. Many thanks for your collective wisdom and experience. Wes NA1ME FN54

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Google Summer of Code - mentorship application update!
by Michelle Thompson 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

Google Summer of Code application is complete! We are not guaranteed to be accepted, but it will be great if we are. Applying is a big step forward in representing amateur radio software, raising awareness of amateur satellite, and involving new audiences. It puts a positive light on AMSAT and ORI. I am looking for additional ideas for achievable summer software projects to add to the list of proposals. We have until 5 February to finalize this list. What do you think needs attention? All organizations will be notified of their status on February 20, 2020. The projects need to be open source. They must support something in or related to the amateur satellite service. They must be appropriate for motivated university students to complete over a summer. The list will be good to have regardless of GSoC acceptance because it can be used to increase involvement and to produce needed software for the community. Ideas too ambitious or open-ended for GSoC will be included in a different list for community reference. Thank you very much to those that have volunteered to mentor! If you are on the fence about it or concerned about the level of commitment, then please know there is a wide range involved. Providing backup support, encouragement, code review, or document review is a welcome and appreciated part of the process. My goal is to make it easy to participate at all levels. -Michelle W5NYV

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Taurus-1 Status
by Vincenzo Mone 22 Jan '20

22 Jan '20

Hi folks, Please anybody can tell me the status of Taurus-1? Is it still alive? Thanks Enzo 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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