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AO-92 in L/v at 0238utc 12/25/19 for 24 hrs
by Mark L. Hammond 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

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

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Re: [amsat-bb] Tweet by F5UII - Christian on Twitter. Xmas wishes via the QO-100 WB DATV transponder.
by Roy Dean 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

> > We really need/want one these GEOstationary ham band transponder > satellites over the Americas ! > Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. Plenty of Christmas cheer on the LEO sats - W2S (12 Days of Christmas) has been very active, too. --Roy K3RLD

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Tweet by F5UII - Christian on Twitter. Xmas wishes via the QO-100 WB DATV transponder.
by KC9SGV 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

These European hams are having the time of their lives ! We really need/want one these GEOstationary ham band transponder satellites over the Americas ! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. F5UII - Christian (@f5uii) 12/23/19, 4:37 PM Here a short direct live of my uplink #DATV video to #QO100 satellite twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Download the Twitter app Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad

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KI7UNJ ROVE - CN90/CM99/DM09/DN00/DN10/DN20/DN22/DN13/DN23
by KI7UNJ Tucker 24 Dec '19

24 Dec '19

I'm going for a quick rove this weekend. Will beacon via APRS (KI7UNJ-9) You can track me with a KML overlay of grids and Op locations. tinyurl.com/KI7UNJ-ROVE <https://t.co/1o0gW8ZbkC?amp=1> PASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS more may be announced via twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ 2019-12-20 CN90 AO-92 1726Z AO-91 1802Z CM99 PO-101 2022Z AO-7 2156Z DM09 CAS-4B 2339Z LIL-2 2343Z SO-50 2352Z *2019-12-21 ZULU * CAS-4A 0008Z XW-2B 0031Z CAS-4B 0118Z SO-50 0132Z XW-2A 0339Z AO-92 0404Z 2019-12-21 DN00/10 LINE AO-92 1705Z SO-50 1725Z AO-91 1822Z AO-92 1837Z DN20 CAS-4A 2221Z CAS-4B 2129Z AO-85 2345-2357Z CAS-4A 2358Z 2019-12-22 DN22 XW-2A 1553Z SO-50 1610Z AO-92 1643Z AO-91 1709Z 2019-12-23 DN13/23 LINE AO-91 1730Z AO-92 1754Z -- Casey Tucker KI7UNJ AMSAT Ambassador https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ http://bit.do/ki7unj <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=…>

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OFFICE CLOSED
by Martha 23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

The AMSAT Office will be closed from Dec 24th - Jan 3rd. We will reopen on Jan 6th. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! -- 73- Martha

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Satellite antennas - Spoken for
by Eddie 23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

The satellite antennas have been spoken for. Thanks !

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Satellite antennas - Must pick up- free
by Eddie 23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

Have 2 432 yagis, a KLM 14C +4 2m, a KLM 18C +4 432mhz with cross boom and rotor. You must disassemble. Some dishes and dish parts and parts of other antennas. Email to set up pickup. WB4MLE eddie (dot) seymour (at) gmail (dot) com

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CAS-6 Beacon?
by Hasan al-Basri 23 Dec '19

23 Dec '19

Has anyone from Stateside heard TLM from CAS-6? (not expecting xponder on, just want to hear its heartbeat) I see a couple isolated reports from other areas of the world. There was no signal on the 5 deg EL earlier pass, and now waiting for teh 10;57 a.m. 16:57z pass with an EL of 64 deg here in central USA 73, N0AN I'm guessing that even the beacon may not be on while out of range of China 73, N0AN Hasan

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Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar- OSCAR 106 (MO-106)
by Peter Horvath 22 Dec '19

22 Dec '19

Hello, on this happy occasion I'd like to add some more info about MO-105 and MO-106, hoping that more people will be tune in and listen to the telemetry received from the satellites. SMOG-P (MO-105) is a 1p PocketQube (5x5x5 cm, 250 grams), a fully redundant tiny satellite with an actual scientific payload: a flying spectrum analyzer. It measures the scattered RF energy over the UHF band (specifically, in the digital terrestrial TV band) that can be detected in space. ATL-1 (MO-106) is a larger 2p PocketQube featuring the same spectrum analyzer experiment. Both satellites transmit almost identical telemetry data. In addition to basic CW telemetry carrying callsign, battery voltage and temperature, there is a digital telemetry with variable data rate and coding scheme. Most frequently, modulation is 1250 or 5000 bps GMSK. The data is encoded either by the well-known "AO-40" FEC, or a shorter, proprietary variant of it, but they can also use a more powerful, state-of-art repeat-accumulate (RA) coding scheme. Some practical information about receiving the telemetry: A GUI telemetry receiver is available for Windows and Linux (soon for OS X as well), and a command line receiver can also be used (Linux only). Both can be downloaded from https://gnd.bme.hu:8080/index The programs are able to submit the received packets to the central telemetry data base. This requires a quick registration, the login credentials can be used with either of the decoders. There are some issues with the GUI software that hopefully will be resolved within a few days. These decoders assume either a USB receiver connected through the sound card or an rtl-sdr receiver. Thanks to Daniel Estevez, EA4GPZ, a high quality, full decoder and packet uploader is also available for GNU Radio 3.8 within the out-of-tree module gr-satellites. For uploading to the received packets, it uses the same login as the "official" programs do: https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites/tree/maint-3.8 This decoder can unleash the full potential of the RA FEC. You'll need to put an FM demodulator in front of the flowgraph. I'd be glad to see many submissions on the "Leaderboard" from around the world: https://gnd.bme.hu:8080/leaderboard Having many receiving stations around the globe could greatly improve the global picture the spectrum analyzer payload can offer. 73 Peter HA5CQA/AK4RP

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question on g5400 controller
by mikflathead＠aol.com 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

I am trying to help out someone with a controller. The control box works manually but does not work with his Sat32 controller. I am not familiar with the software but am trying to diagnose the control box. I am assuming a few volts on the DIN connector that correlate with the relay switching transistor should cycle the relays. If my thinking is correct how many volts would I apply to the DIN pins to prove out the controller is working correctly? Hope this makes some sense. Thanks Mike WB8PFZ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 21 Dec '19

21 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo “Japigia 1 – Verga”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo “Caporizzi – Lucarelli”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact was successful: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg (***) After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The 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 136 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 1374. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1307. (***) 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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question on g5400 controller
by mikflathead＠aol.com 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

Someone helped. The 4 pins need to be grounded to activate the relays. Thanks Mike

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FloripaSat 1 identified
by Nico Janssen 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

Doppler measurements show that FloripaSat 1 is object 44885 (2019-093G). Downlink frequency now: 145.90047 MHz with some frequency drift. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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FLORIPSAT loud over Colorado
by Jim White 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

Hearing FLORIPSAT during current pass over Colo quite strong on 436.100. Beaconing data once a minute. The prelim keps that have been distributed were very close. Any plans for a decoder? Jim

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CAS-6 and FLORIPASAT-1 TLE
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

FLORIPASAT 1 44879U 19093A 19354.33696156 -.00000054 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994 2 44879 97.9721 66.4310 0014690 262.9914 182.6900 14.81287121 36 CAS-6 1 44880U 19093B 19354.33662425 -.00000054 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998 2 44880 97.9727 66.4325 0014311 264.4859 179.4374 14.81338976 28 As reported by by JE9PEL/1 *****OBJECT NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY WRONG ***** de KM1P Joe

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CAS6A & FLORIPASAT
by Pedro Converso 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

Using prelim. TLEs, new sats predictions & freqs available at: http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=cas6a,floripasat Congrats & Thanks Brazil & CAS for new birds. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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Movie: The Aeronauts.
by KC9SGV 20 Dec '19

20 Dec '19

If you are into HAB as well... Watch the brand new Amazon movie, "The Aeronauts". Very entertaining. Gives one an idea of what the balloons encounter and suffer. https://youtu.be/Rm4VnwCtQO8 Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad

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FloripaSat 1 launch December 20
by Nico Janssen 19 Dec '19

19 Dec '19

The Brazilian Cubesat FloripaSat 1 is to be launched on 2019-12-20 at 03:21 UTC with a CZ-4B rocket from Taiyuan Space Center, together with several other satellites including CAS 6. Info on FloripaSat 1: https://floripasat.ufsc.br/ Amateur radio info: https://floripasat.ufsc.br/communication-info/ http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=646 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Comprensivo "Japigia 1 - Verga", Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo "Caporizzi - Lucarelli", Bari, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Dec '19

19 Dec '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo "Japigia 1 - Verga", Bari, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo "Caporizzi - Lucarelli", Bari, Italy on 20 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:35 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and IZ7RTN. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Stories: Istituto Comprensivo "Japigia 1 - Verga" Orione and Verga with pupils of age range 3 to 14 years. The pupils attending the school are 1125. Our school is well known and has distinguished itself for the advanced level of technology and projects. In the school there is modern equipment and space suitable for experiments/tests. Our Institute proposes different activities of educational robotics, simple and practical approach to the operation of robots, to the computer planning and the learning of technical subjects as science and mathematics with the purpose to stimulate the curiosity and the use of logic in students. Every year they participate successfully in national and regional competitions. Our Institute, besides participating every year to the week of the Code, transversally proposes the activity of coding to the disciplines studied with the purpose to develop in the learners the capacity of problem solving. Whereas during the week of the National Plan for the Digital School, the pupils of our Institute take part in a series of activities that involve the family and the personnel of the school experimenting different activities such as the digital sketch with Autocad, the digital comic strip, the 3D printer, the virtual classroom, small competitions of robotics to show the innovation that already exists in our school but that is in constant evolution. Moreover, in 2016 and 2017 pupils were involved in the international educational project "Mission X" concerning physical activity and proper nutrition that encourages children to train like a real astronaut. They have been able to understand the importance of healthy eating and regular physical activity, participating in an international challenge in which they did physical exercises and activities in the classroom, discovering what happens in space and how they can one day become protagonist of an international space adventure. A group of pupils has also participate in the STEM project "Cpu maker for pupils with a great mind", activity that led to the realization of a microprocessor starting from the use of a Raspberry Pi, that is a calculator implemented by a single electronic card. Istituto Comprensivo "Caporizzi - Lucarelli" The I.C. "Caporizzi _ Lucarelli" is a recent school institution that started its journey on September 1, 2016 following the unification between primary school "C. Collodi " and secondary school " Antonio Lucarelli " in Acquaviva delle Fonti (Bari.. The school is composed of 7 school buildings and welcomes pupils aged from 3 to 14 years. The total number of pupils is 897 of which 4% are of foreign origin coming from European Union countries and non-EU countries. The number of teachers is 104. The school welcomes pupils with a family background diversified by the cultural and economic point of view. The school has got scientific, artistic, linguistic and technological laboratories and two gyms. There also is a laboratory devoted to atmospheric sciences. Meteorological model WRF (weather research and forecasting. is implemented and local meteorological forecast are realized. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. In caso di colonizzazione dello spazio da parte dell'uomo, ci potranno andare tutti o solo i più ricchi? Esiste uno scudo spaziale capace di proteggerci da meteoriti e dalle radiazioni del sole? 2. Sappiamo che l'uomo ritornerà a breve sulla luna, come si intende colonizzare il nostro satellite naturale? 3. La stampante 3D, progettata da Samantha Cristoforetti, a bordo della ISS, quali funzionalità ha? 4. Le future missioni spaziali potranno essere supportate da aziende private? 5. Nello spazio si usano solo combustibili fossili o anche energia nucleare? 6. Ci sono programmi per realizzare nuovi sistemi di propulsione in modo da viaggiare nello spazio più velocemente? 7. Con quali sistemi informatici funzionano le apparecchiature a bordo? 8. La scoperta dell'acqua su Marte cosa potrebbe rappresentare per i futuri esploratori spaziali? 9. A che punto è la robotica in Italia? 10. Le attività exstra veicolari possono avere degli effetti negativi sulla salute degli astronauti? 11. È stato lanciato il robot russo, denominato Fyodor, ma la sua avventura nello spazio è terminata perché le sue gambe si sono dimostrate d'intralcio. Si è già pensato ad un robot con una forma più adatta per svolgere determinati compiti? 12. Ha notato evidenti variazioni nella dimensione dei ghiacciai e nell'avanzamento dei deserti tra la sua prima missione sulla ISS e la seconda? 13. In quale modo l'Italia ha contribuito alla realizzazione dei moduli che compongono la ISS? 14. A che punto sono le sperimentazioni relative alle malattie più gravi, come i tumori? 15. Come fanno gli astronauti a proteggersi dai raggi cosmici, soprattutto durante le missioni EVA? 16. Secondo le vostre esperienze è possibile costruire una base operativa sulla Luna per ulteriori scoperte? 17. Le batterie in uso sulla ISS hanno le stesse caratteristiche di quelle terrestri? Come vengono smaltite? 18. La ISS può ulteriormente ampliarsi con altri moduli? 19. Cosa accadrà alla ISS quando non sarà più utilizzabile? 20. Di che cosa è fatto lo spazio? 21. E' possibile osservare dalla ISS le calamità naturali che avvengono sulla Terra? 22. Quante radiazioni vengono assorbite da un astronauta sull' ISS? 23. Quali sono i requisiti che devono avere gli astronauti per svolgere missioni all'esterno della ISS? 24. Avete mai sbagliato qualcosa? Qual è la funzione della robotica nello spazio per il futuro? 25. C'è un modulo costruito interamente in Italia? 26. Si è già pensato a una nuova Stazione Spaziale Internazionale, quando quella già esistente terminerà il periodo di funzionamento previsto? E quali modifiche tecnologiche si apporteranno? 27. A fine ottobre, in collaborazione con l'agenzia spaziale italiana ASI e quella europea ESA, è stato pubblicato un numero speciale del fumetto Nathan Never nel quale lei è tra i protagonisti. Che sensazioni le ha procurato questa circostanza? 1. In the case of colonization of space by man, can all or only the richest go? Is there a space shield capable of protecting us from meteorites and sun radiation? 2. We know that humans are going back to the Moon soon; how are we going to colonize our natural satellite? 3. The 3D printer designed by Samantha Cristoforetti, on board the ISS, what features does it have? 4. Could it be that future space programs will be funded by private agencies? 5. Does space use only fossil fuels or even nuclear energy? 6. Are there any researches on finding new faster technologies to travel across the universe? 7. Which computer systems do the on-board equipment work with? 8. What would the discovery of water on Mars represent for future space explorers? 9. At what point is robotics in Italy? 10. Can the EVAs cause any negative effects on the health of astronauts? 11. The Russian robot, named Fyodor, has been launched, but his adventure in space is over because his legs have proved to be a hindrance. Have you already thought of a robot with a more suitable form to perform certain tasks? 12. Have you noticed any significant variation in the dimensions of the polar ice caps and deserts between your first and second mission on the ISS? 13. How has Italy contributed in developing the different modules composing the ISS? 14. At what point are the experiments related to the most serious diseases, such as tumors? 15. How do astronauts protect themselves from the cosmic rays, especially during the EVA missions? 16. According to your experiences, is it possible to build an operational base on the Moon for further discoveries? 17. Are the characteristics of the batteries used on the ISS the same of the ones on Earth? How are they disposed of? 18. Can the ISS further expand with other modules? 19. What will happen to the ISS when it won't be used anymore? 20. What is space made of? 21. Can you observe natural disasters on the Earth from the ISS? 22. How many radiations are absorbed by an astronaut on the ISS? 23. What are the requisites for astronauts to take part to missions outside the ISS? 24. Have you ever done something wrong? What is the function of robotics in space for the future? 25. Is there a module completely produced in Italy? 26. Have you already thought of a new International Space Station, when the existing one will end the planned period of operation? And what technological changes will they make? 27. How does it feel to be one of the protagonists of the special number of the comic "Nathan Never", published at the end of October in collaboration with ASI and ESA? 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): No other schools are planned until the week 01-06-2020 to 1-12-2020. 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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ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar- OSCAR 106 (MO-106)
by Paul Stoetzer 19 Dec '19

19 Dec '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-353 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: * SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar- OSCAR 106 (MO-106) SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-353.01 ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 353.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE December 19, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-353.01 SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar- OSCAR 106 (MO-106) On December 6, 2019, the Technical University of Budapest SMOG-P and ATL-1 PocketQubes were launched on an Electron launch vehicle from the Mahia Launch Complex in New Zealand. SMOG-P and ATL-1 were developed as part of the university curriculum and operated in cooperation with the HA5MRC Technical University amateur radio club. The satellites carry spectrum monitoring payloads and are currently active. At the request of the Technical University of Budapest, AMSAT hereby designates SMOG-P as Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105), and ATL-1 as Magyar- OSCAR 106 (MO-106). We congratulate the owners and operators, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them a long mission and continued success on this and future projects. 73, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator [ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-19 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-19 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo “Japigia 1 – Verga”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo “Caporizzi – Lucarelli”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-19 02:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-18 04:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators 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 138 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 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 1373. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. 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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Old AMS-81 Tracking Program
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Hi Paul and anyone else who might be interested, In case the attachments didn’t make it through the email system, I have put a reprint of the AMS-81 article from the magazine “Orbit May/June 1983” here. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bmhmq43t36uzsc9/AAAdaa5xY-IgdJLdL4lC83V6a?dl=0 . Orbit magazine was the for-runner of the AMSAT Journal. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS sstv
by Dave Webb KB1PVH 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Scott, Just using the USB cable. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S9 On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:51 PM Scott Harvey <ka7fvv(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > What did you use to get RX-SSTV to work for the 9700? I have just been > running an audio cable from the headphone jack to my computer. > > 73, Scott, KA7FVV > Director - KBARA kbara.org > Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater > Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater > ka7fvv.net <http://www.ka7fvv.net> > > > On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 03:43:36 PM PST, Dave Webb KB1PVH via > AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > > The 9700 doesn't need to be in Data mode to RX SSTV. Make sure in MMSSTV > you have the 9700 audio codec selected as the input source. > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:36 PM Eric Garner via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > > wrote: > > > is the ic-9700 in "data" mode? > > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 3:21 PM James Brown via AMSAT-BB < > > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > > wrote: > > > > > Still trying to make MMSSTV decode using ic-9700, usb to pc. have audio > > > codec selected but no trace. > > > What do I need to do? > > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- > > --Eric > > _________________________________________ > > Eric Garner > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions > > expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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ISS sstv
by James Brown 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Still trying to make MMSSTV decode using ic-9700, usb to pc. have audio codec selected but no trace. What do I need to do? Jim

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OPS-SAT identified
by Nico Janssen 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

Doppler measurements show that OPS-SAT is object 44878 (2019-092F). Downlink frequency: 437.200 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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AO-92 L/v
by Ronald G. Parsons 18 Dec '19

18 Dec '19

KO4MA @glasbrenner AO-92 now in L/v at 0159UTC. We'll revert to U/v automatically in 24 hours. By Ron W5RKN

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Duchifat-3
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 17 Dec '19

17 Dec '19

I just discovered that the TLE for Duchifat3 in the nasabare.txt file are incorrect. Correct TLE are in tle-new.txt as DUCHIFAT-3. Glenn AA5PK

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Rover Announcements
by Robert Bankston 16 Dec '19

16 Dec '19

A lot of rovers are heading out over the next few months. Be sure to check out AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations page for the latest announcements. https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ Good Luck and Good Hunting! 73, Robert, KE4AL

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sstv-ISS
by James Brown 16 Dec '19

16 Dec '19

Could someone elmer me with setup for ic-9700 and sstv. I use sat32pc and downloaded mmsstv but i can not get it to talk to the 9700. Is there some tutorial for this. Jim

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Kenwood TS-2000 for Sale - eBay
by E.Mike McCardel 16 Dec '19

16 Dec '19

I have recently relisted my Kenwood TS-2000. The recent buyer cancelled after the sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-TS-2000-Radio-Transceiver-With-MC-60-Micro… EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator

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Fossasat
by Nick Pugh 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

Has anybody heard from fossasat? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Re: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT Images?
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

Yes JO-97 has been sending its SSDV (Slow Scan Digital Video) since launch 24/7 and it seems its images it sends down gets updated every few months or so which is not very frequent. Unfortunately there has been no communication on what the status of the transponder it or if it will ever be activated. AO-73/EO-88 do not send down SSDV like JO-97 does. Also we haven't even gotten a telemetry format to even see the telemetry properly, if you look at the dashboard while decoding telemetry from JO-97 you will notice its all invalid/nonsense data. To my knowledge the dashboard does save in the images in the program somewhere, you will have to do some digging to find them (I think it saves to app data directory). 73 Nick KE8AKW

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-15 19:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-15 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo “Japigia 1 – Verga”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo “Caporizzi – Lucarelli”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-15 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 2019-12-15 19:30 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 138 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 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 1373. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. 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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JY1SAT Images?
by Hasan al-Basri 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

All this time, I've been collecting and reporting telemetry from JY1 and I just noticed that it is also sending images (at least some times). Some info please: 1. Can the program be told to autosave images. (Looks like it does in AppData subdirectory) 2. Is JY1 always sending down image data? 3. Do either AO-73 or EO-88 do the same thing? I thought image was a special mode only turned on now and then. Perhaps that is true and I just got lucky bumbling around this morning! Tnx any info. 73, N0AN Hasan

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Re: [amsat-bb] Satpc32
by Erich Eichmann 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

Hi Peri, SatPC32 has to send the commands as required by the Yaesu GS-232 protocol. There is a single command that causes both rotors to run to the calculated target positions, the format is Waaa eee. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 14.12.2019 um 22:07 schrieb Peri Cosseboom AA7WB: > Hi, Attached is an email thread in which a problem affecting Satpc32 due to Yaesu changing the G5500' motors from AC to DC mid 2019 is discused.Satpc32 sends the A & E commands simultaneously. This worked with the old AC motors, it does not work now. I've asked Yaesu and EA4TX, Pablo to address the problem. They were uninterested. The emails were sent mid September. I've waited until now hoping that I wouldn't be the first to report this problem. I purchased Satpc32 from AMSAT of which I'm a member. I've yet to be able to use it. Thank you in advance for your help. 73 de AA7WB Peri702 979 9750 *****************************************************************Peri, > As I said before, EA4TX, DK1TB and other vendors are not responsible for the problem. It is Yaesu that did not test their controller to see if it could start both motors simultaneously without the controller going into an overload fault. Hammer Yaesu, no one else is responsible for the problem. I referred the problem to Yaesu but it is obvious to me that they don't have a g-5500DC in the shop so they can test for the problem in California. I am not surporsed. > You can find a previous pass time by using SatPC32. Click Tracking and then Preview and set the date/time of interest. Then use the Arrows to go forward or backward in time with the satellite of interest selected. > I use a Heil lightweight headset with my Icom910H. It is not the one that completely covers the ears. They are expensive but are very good quality. > 73, > John K8YSE > > > On 2019-11-15 16:54, Peri Cosseboom AA7WB wrote: > > Hi John, > > Nice hearing you today. Good signal, of course. I should sound better: using headphones and getting the hang of using the rotator manually. > > I'm a bit disappointed with EA4TX, at first he was giving good advice in a difficult situation. The last couple of evaluations/suggestions were obviously incorrect. I've yet to pass on the problem to AMSAT and Satpc32. Just lazy and playing radio. > > Two questions for you: any recommendations for a headset? I'm using a Sony set of earphones that are uncomfortable and of medium audio quality. > > Is there any way to get the time of a prior pass? I worked AO85 on Sunday 10 November, AK7DD, DM 27/28. Having difficulty with the controller, I neglected to note the time. > > 73 de AA7WB > > Peri > > > > > I have a reservation for a table for one in Valhalla. Just waiting for Odin's call. > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: k8yse(a)papays.com > Date: 11/7/19 11:12 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: Peri Cosseboom AA7WB <ls5102(a)cox.net> > Subject: Re: Satellites > > > Peri, > Based on your experience, I sent an email to Yaesu about the problem. Maybe I will be surprised but my expectations are low. This should not be a software fix. It is a Yaesu design problem. And we, as consumers of amateur radio products, should not put up with it. > 73, > John > > > On 2019-11-06 20:27, Peri Cosseboom AA7WB wrote: > > John, > > Here's a copy of my summary email to EA4TX, Pablo, the developer of the EA4TX USB rotator interface. > > Following the instructions and online tutorials, I couldn't get Satpc32 to drive the Yaesu G5500 rotator. > > Midyear, Yaesu changed their motors from 24 Vac to 24 Vdc. > > After a couple of weeks of pretty intense remote testing, by Pablo, on my computer it was determined that the problem lies in the fact that the Satpc32 software sends both the azimuth and elevation movement command simultaneously. This results in two motors attempting to start at once which apparently trips protection in the G5500 unit necessitating a cycle of the G5500's power switch to restart. The rotator does not move. > > It is my belief that the easiest fix is to modify the Satpc32 to have a delay between movement commands. Pablo tried an approximately 1 second delay between commands to move, and it worked fine. > > I am unknown in the amateur radio satellite community. Therefore have little credibility. Eg. it took 3 emails to convince EA4TX that yes Yaesu did change the motor voltage, and no I'm not crazy. Irritating. > > So I welcome your comments and encourage you to pass this on to where it will do the most good. > > 73 de AA7WB > > Peri > > ×******************************************************************** > > > > Pablo, > > > > > > Doing some research it would seem that Yaesu has incorporated current regulating circuitry in their power supply. And Yaesu is unlikely to modify their unit just for me. > > > > To me there are 3 solutions: > > > > 1) Use a power supply or power supply of sufficient capacity to power the G5500. > > > My understanding is that there is quite a bit of current necessary to start 2 DC motors. Perhaps more than can be accommodated by a regular power supply or anything less than a auto battery. > Also, the power supply of the G5500 control unit is university used to power the rotator irrespective of the control method. > > > 2) You can modify your unit to incorporate a delay prior to the relay circuitry. > > > I have no idea how that could be accomplished. > > > 3) Ask the developer of Satpc32 to incorporate a delay in the software commands. > > > To my way of thinking it's a lot easier to code than to redesign hardware. > > > I will send the developer of Satpc32 an email explaining the situation. I'll mention your name with your permission. > > > Nobody knows me but you are well known in the community. It would be best if you could just forward this email to him. His email is on the satpc32 website. It is in everyone's best interest to have everything work with the two of the most popular satellite radio accessories the G5500 and of course your EA4TX. Good for sales if everything works together. > > > Thanks again for your help today it's very much appreciated. > > > 73 de AA7WB > > > Peri

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.sqf file
by James Brown 15 Dec '19

15 Dec '19

Running IC-9700 with SAT 32 using 50 for cat delay. Seams to be updating too fast. What is suggested for this radio? Could someone forward me a copy of their .sqf file that is working with the ic-9700. My AO-07 is way off. unable to find my uplink and set it correctly. Thanks Jim KI6WJ

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ANS-359 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Mark D. Johns 14 Dec '19

14 Dec '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-359 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: * Calling All Radio Amateurs: Help Find OPS-SAT! * FCC Moves to Remove 3.4 GHz Amateur Satellite Allocation * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution * FoxTelem version 1.08w Released * AMSAT-EA works against the clock on GÉNESIS satellites * New NASA eBook Reveals Insights of Earth Seen at Night from Space * Israel Applauds Successful Launch of Duchifat3 * Ham Radio University Satellite Operations Forum on January 4 * Possible ARISS SSTV Operation Before Year's End * Recent ARISS Contacts * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.01 ANS-359 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 359.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE 2019 Dec 15 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-359.01 Calling All Radio Amateurs: Help Find OPS-SAT! Calling all radio amateurs! The European Space Agency (ESA) is chal- lenging anyone with amateur radio equipment to catch the first signals from OPS-SAT, ESA’s brand new space software laboratory. On 17 December, OPS-SAT will be launched into low-Earth orbit on a Soyuz rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, together with ESA’s Cheops exoplanet-tracker. Once launched, the satellite will deploy its solar panels and ultra- high frequency antenna, and then start to send signals back home. Could you be the first on Earth to catch them? ESA’s mission control team in Darmstadt are asking for your help to find the fledgling Cube- Sat. OPS-SAT is a first-of-its-kind CubeSat dedicated purely to experimen- tation. It carries a wide variety of advanced payloads allowing ‘Ex- perimenters’ to deploy and test their software and apps in space. Anyone can apply to be an Experimenter! Find out more about the mis- sion, and how to apply, here: https://tinyurl.com/ul8327f Lift-off is scheduled for 08:54:20 UTC on 17 December. Deployment will begin 15044.6 seconds later (T+15044.6 seconds), expected to be at 13:05:04 UTC. OPS-SAT will begin transmitting 15 minutes after satel- lite deployment and after ultra-high frequency (UHF) antenna and solar array deployment have been confirmed. The first two passes over Europe are expected on the same evening. To track OPS-SAT, a preliminary launch TLE is available here, and will be updated as soon as new orbital information is available. Main downlink characteristics: Space segment transceiver GomSpace NanoCOM AX100 Frequency UHF – 437.2 MHz Modulation GMSK Occupied Bandwidth 25 kHz Baudrate 9k6 Modulation Index 0.5 More information can be found at: https://github.com/esa/gr-opssat/blob/master/docs/os-uhf-specs.pdf [ANS thanks ESA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required Minimum Distribution for 2019? Consider making a donation to AMSAT! Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000 per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or accountant to make certain you are eligible. AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and operate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID is 52-0888529. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC Moves to Remove 3.4 GHz Amateur Satellite Allocation AMSAT (@AMSAT) tweeted at 11:51 AM on Thu, Dec 12, 2019: "At today's Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission passed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to delete the amateur allocation at 3.3-3.5 GHz, including the amateur satellite service allocation at 3.4-3.41 GHz." Later, @AMSAT tweeted: "Noting the importance of microwave spectrum for future amateur satel- lites in HEO and/or GEO orbits and beyond, AMSAT will file comments in this proceeding opposing the deletion of this amateur satellite service allocation." Watch ANS bulletins for future developments. [ANS thanks @AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's TLE distribution: SMOG-P - NORAD CAT ID 44832 (per Nico Janssen, PA0DLO). 1 44832U 19084J 19346.85910300 .00001000 00000-0 50000-4 0 05 2 44832 97.0009 211.0657 0089111 218.3064 289.3286 15.64885322 06 Frequency: 437.1497 MHz. The Israeli student satellite Duchifat3 was successfully placed in or- bit by ISRO (India) on December 11, 2019 along with several other sat- ellites. Therefore, it will take a while for those objects to separate enough to accurately identify Duchifat3. The following is a set of preliminary TLEs supplied by Nicholas Mahr, KE8AKW (via AMSAT-BB) on December 12, 2019 for your use: Duchifat3 1 84101U 19345.41319444 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 08 2 84101 37.0000 148.0000 0001442 0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222 03 On Dec. 13, Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, verified Doppler measurements show- ing that Duchifat 3 is object 44854 (2019-089C). The telemetry down- link frequency is 436.400 MHz. AMSAT Another PocketQube on this launch (only 5 cm on a side!0 has been iden- tified as ATL 1 1 44830U 19084G 19346.85945000 .00001000 00000-0 50000-4 0 08 2 44830 96.9998 211.0781 0044791 228.7076 277.5196 15.64736264 09 Frequency: 437.1741 MHz. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, Orbital Elements Manager, and Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- FoxTelem version 1.08w Released Chris Thompson, AC2CZ/G0KLA, has announced the release of version 1.08w of the FoxTelem software. This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem. If you have been seeing issues then you should upgrade to this new version. Primarily it addresses the following: * Crashes seen at run time * Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or another program using DDE * Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display It is available as usual here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/ Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues. Keep them coming. Please advise Chris if you see any other issues via g0kla <at> arrl.net Fox-in-a-box orders from the AMSAT Store after December 13, 12:01 UTC (that is, by the time you see this) will also ship with FoxTelem V1.08w. The FIAB download directory has not yet been upgrad- ed, but a downloaded SD card as well as existing cards are very easy to upgrade. Please see previous articles here and in the ANS for how to do it. [ANS thanks Chris Thompson, AC2CZ/G0KLA, and Burns Fisher, WB1FJ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA works against the clock on GÉNESIS satellites AMSAT EA is workin against the clock, together with students from the European university, in the development of the GENESIS satellites. The 1.5 P pico sats, measuring 7.5x5x5cm are expected to be launched from the United States in February 2020. These satellites are based on the designs of EASAT-2 engineering and will allow testings of the EASAT-2 subsytems. The estimated time in orbit of the GENESIS is estimated at around a month. They incorporate the linear transponder receiver module design- ed for EASAT-2 and an Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) transmitter. They will offer functionality of a regenerative repeater in ASK and CW and also incorporate the ionic motor experimental for pocketqubes devel- oped by Applied Ion Systems. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- New NASA eBook Reveals Insights of Earth Seen at Night from Space Earth has many stories to tell, even in the dark of night. Earth at Night, NASA’s new 200-page ebook, is now available online and includes more than 150 images of our planet in darkness as captured from space by Earth-observing satellites and astronauts on the International Space Station over the past 25 years. The book is free for download in Kindle, ePub, and PDF formats at https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/earthatnight_detail.html “Earth at Night” shows how scientists use images such as this astronaut photo of the Gulf of Mexico taken from the International Space Station over the southern United States to study our changing planet. The images reveal how human activity and natural phenomena light up the darkness around the world, depicting the intricate structure of cities, wildfires and volcanoes raging, auroras dancing across the polar skies, moonlight reflecting off snow and deserts, and other dramatic earthly scenes. “Earth at Night explores the brilliance of our planet when it is in darkness,” wrote Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, in the book’s foreword. “The book is a compilation of stories depicting the interactions between science and wonder. I am pleased to share this visually stunning and captivating exploration of our home planet.” In addition to the images, the book tells how scientists use these observations to study our changing planet and aid decision makers in such areas as sustainable energy use and disaster response. NASA brings together technology, science, and unique global Earth ob- servations to provide societal benefits and strengthen our nation. The agency makes its Earth observations freely and openly available to everyone for use in developing solutions to important global issues such as changing freshwater availability, food security and human health. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Israel Applauds Successful Launch of Duchifat3 Israel has applauded the successful launch of Isro’s PSLV-C48 rocket that put an experimental satellite built by students of its country into orbit on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Cuchifat-3 Israeli satellite was among nine foreign customer satellites piggybacking on India's primary payload Risat-2BR1, a military radar imaging satellite. The launch oc- curred at 09:55 UTC. Full article at https://tinyurl.com/uz7p35u Duchifat3 was built by high school students supported by Herzliya Science Center in Israel and carries an on-board camera for earth imaging. The V/u FM transponder has an uplink of 145.970 MHz and a downlink of 436.400 MHz -- however some reports indicate that the FM repeater downlink may actually be at 436.420 MHz. [ANS thanks The Times of India and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ham Radio University Satellite Operations Forum on January 4 The 21st annual Ham Radio University, on Saturday, January 4, 2020 is a "A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and fellowship among Amateur Radio operators." The event will be held at: LIU / Post Hillwood Commons Student Center 720 Northern Boulevard Brookville, NY 11548 Web: http://hamradiouniversity.org/ The suggested donation $5 - no preregistration is required! Doors open at 7:30 AM with first forums at 8:30 AM. Satellite operation is a part of the learning experience: 11:00 a.m. Satellite Operations for Beginners by Frank Garofalo WA2NDV [ANS thanks the Ham Radio University 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Possible ARISS SSTV Operation Before Year's End ARISS reports the possibility of a worldwide commemorative SSTV opera- tion from the International Space Station on Friday, Dec. 27 or Satur- day, Dec. 28 and following days. The SSTV downlink frequency is 145.800 MHz. ARISS will provide more information as it becomes avail- able. Watch the amsat-bb and follow @ARISS_status on Twitter for up- dates. An SSTV system is an integral part of one of the ARISS ham radio sta- tions, NA1SS/ RS0ISS in the Service Module. It transmits and receives JPEG still images.This system utilizes the Kenwood D700 and D710 ra- dios and the ARISS antennas mounted on the Service Module. The SSTV equipment also includes SpaceCam and MMSSTV software, a radio/computer interface module and data cables. A Kenwood VC-H1 is also used to pro- vide near real-time automatically transmitted images once every 3 min- utes, when active. A Kenwood D710 radio located in the Service Module was deployed by the Russian Space Agency, Energia to provide extended support of imaging experiments using various SSTV formats. It employs SpaceCam and MMSSTV software to transmit stored images. The current Expedition 61 crew aboard the ISS includes Dr. Andrew “Drew” Morgan, KI5AAA, an emergency physician in the U.S. Army; veter- an pilot Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, RK6ATR; Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP, an Italian Air Force officer, pilot, and engineer; pilot Cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka; biologist Dr. Jessica Meir; and electrical engineer Christina Koch. [ANS thanks ARISS and NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming and Recent ARISS Contacts Istituto Comprensivo “Japigia 1 – Verga”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo “Caporizzi – Lucarelli”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RØISS, The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP. Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg There are few upcoming ARISS school contacts due to school holiday vacations around the world. Recent contacts were: A contact with About Gagarin From Cosmos, City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 11. The ISS callsign was scheduled to be RSØISS, and the sched- uled astronaut was Alexander Skvortsov, RK6ATR. A contact with Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA was scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12. The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS, and the scheduled astronaut was to be Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP. ANS has verified that these contacts took place as scheduled. The ARISS contact with Council Rock High School South students at the Northampton, Pennsylvania school on Thursday, December 5 rece- ived local press coverage in the Bucks County Courier Times news- paper: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-349-ARISS-CouncilRock [ANS thanks ARISS 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations For "Ham Radio Day Aboard the Queen Mary" on Saturday, 14 December 2019. Endaf Buckley, N6UTC, and Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, will work passes as W6RO between 1700 UTC and 0100 UTC (9am-5pm Pacific time) from the Sports Deck on the RMS Queen Mary, next to the W6RO Wireless Room. More information about this event is available at: https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-November/075512.html and at https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/ham-radio-day/home/ On Sunday, 15 December 2019, N6UTC and WD9EWK will go north of the Los Angeles area to the DM04/DM05/DM14/DM15 (35.0 N 118.0 W) grid intersection. They plan on working passes for a few hours there, starting with an AO-92 pass around 1740 UTC. [ANS thanks AMSAT Board member Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, for the above information] South Florida (EL95, EL96) December 11-15, 2019 James, K4WPX, will be in EL96/95 December 11th-15th, vacation style, mostly evening passes, FM only. James will be staying in EM96 but ~1mile from the EM95 line, so he can skip over there for some passes, too. Pass announcements via Twitter: https://twitter.com/k4wpx Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a holiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got away – BK28. Keep an eye on Alex’s Twitter feed for further announce- ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF Big Bend National Park (DL88) March 16-17, 2020 Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend Nation- al 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, AMSAT VP-User Services, for the above information] XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, is once again active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, until December 20th. Activity is usually holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He states that he works mostly on the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW. He will concentrate on 160/80/60 meters. "PLS Skeds for 80 and 160." He will also be active on the Satellites (including 3W into 85cm dish for QO-100) See QRZ.com more details. QSL via M0OXO, direct or by M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). ZZ, BRAZIL (WFF Op). Operators Joao Carlos/PU4GOD, Leo/PY1CC, Aldir, PY1SAD and Eduardo/PU1REC will be active from the headquarters of the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park (PYFF0226) with special callsign ZZ1F between December 12-15th. This is during the first weekend of the Brazilian Parks event, under the coordination of Ronaldo (PS8RV). Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters including VHF using CW, SSB, Satellites and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW or QRZ.com. [ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1443 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Some observers have reported that satellite JY1 is, at least occa- sionally, transmitting image data from its on-board camera. (ANS thanks Hasan Schiers, N0AN, for the above information) + Want to build a satellite? A scholarly book, "Low Earth Orbit Satel- lite Design" by Dr. George Sebestyen, Steve Fujikawa, Alex Chuchra, and Nick Galassi, was recently published by Springer, Inc. This book offers an in-depth guide to engineers and professionals seeking to understand the technologies behind Low Earth Orbit satellites. At $139.99 for the hardcover edition, it might be a pricey stocking- stuffer, but paperback and ebook editions are cheaper, and Springer is running a holiday book special: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319683140#aboutBook (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) + ESA’s short film, The Burn, takes us into the heart of Europe’s mis- sion control during a critical moment in the life of a future mis- sion. Filmed on site in Darmstadt, Germany, with the help of volun- teers (many of whom are real-life spacecraft controllers), The Burn illustrates the critical importance of decades of investment in state-of-the-art mission operations infrastructure and highly train- ed teams to flying Europe’s most daring space missions. View the film at: https://tinyurl.com/yxxewnjt (ANS thanks ESA for the above information) + NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, aims to carry astronauts to the moon in 2024 as part of the Artemis project, and has been described as "the most powerful rocket ever built." The SLS has just completed its latest round of testing: a "test to failure" pressure test of the main liquid hydrogen tank. The tank withstood more than 260% of expected flight loads before buckling and rupturing! The tank was pushed to its limit and failed at the point predicted by the ana- lysts, which is good news for the models used by NASA. (ANS thanks engadget.com and NASA for the above information) + Meade Instruments, a company familiar to backyard astronomers, has filed for bankruptcy. The company has fallen on hard times in recent years, as they’ve faced increasing competition. Meade also recently lost a lawsuit, which pushed them over the edge into bankruptcy. The company is based in Irvine, California, and was founded in 1972. They started out selling small refracting telescopes. They expanded and now sell telescope models worth up to $10,000. (ANS thanks Universe Today for the above information) + The Orbital Index blog (orbitalindex.com) maintains a directory of free space-related software resources for space hobbiests at: https://github.com/orbitalindex/awesome-space (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) + The Orbital Flight Test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is scheduled for Dec. 20 at 6:36 a.m. EST. The uncrewed flight test will be Starliner’s maiden mission to the International Space Sta- tion for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. (ANS thanks NASA 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-14 21:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 14 Dec '19

14 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-14 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo “Japigia 1 – Verga”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo “Caporizzi – Lucarelli”, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg (***) After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. (***) We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-14 21:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-14 21:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators 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 138 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 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 1373. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. 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] Questions on USNA Satellite Identifications (PSAT2 PSK31 - use it)
by Robert Bruninga 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

P.S. The SSTV is automatic once every 2 minutes or 4 minutes depending on Energy levels. But ONLY in spacecraft daylight. The PSK31 audio downlink does not activate unless someone is TXing PSK31 on the ten meter uplink. That is around 29.4815 So I guess there is nothing to hear unless we get some people on the ten meter uplink. (this is unlike PSAT which has an uplink in the NORMAL terrestrial PSK31 frequency and there is usually someone on (unknowingly being relayed). Not so for PSAT2 which has to have someone transmitting first. But if you do, you get the full transponder for the full pass as long as you keep transmitting. Others can join you a few dozen Hz away and have a multi-way chat. Bob, WB4aPR *From:* Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> *Sent:* Friday, December 13, 2019 9:53 AM *To:* amsat bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> *Cc:* Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> *Subject:* FW: Questions on USNA Satellite Identifications Although we have lost the PSAT-2 VHF downlink, the UHF PSK31 and SSTV camera are still on 435.350. We have been asked by authorities to confirm that PSAT2 is correctly catalogued as 44354? (I believe it is) Similarly, USNAP1 is still beaconing once a minute on 145.825. They are asking if it could be 44357 (OBJECT U) instead of 44355 Having moved out of our lab/groud station of 27 years we have no antennas and cannot easily do this until the spring. Thanks Bob, WB4APR

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Re: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

Yes we have been discussing this on twitter. It was successfully launched yestorday by ISRO and shortly after it was heard by Glenn AA5PK and a few others over the US on 436.420 with the FM repeater active. As of today the FM repeater is not on, only 9600 baud telemetry. So very good sign the satellite is functioning well. There's also a good chance that the repeater will be active continuously rather on a schedule as they said all 3 of its payloads will operate in "parallel" Frequencys: Downlink: 436.420 (stated 436.400 but it's been heard 20khz above the published frequency for some reason) Uplink: 145.970 no tone Status as of this post: 9K6 telemetry only. Preliminary TLE (not 100% accurate but close) allegedly could be object 2019-089B DUCHIFAT-3 1 84101U 19345.41319444 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 08 2 84101 37.0000 148.0000 0001442 0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222 03 73 Nick KE8AKW

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FW: Questions on USNA Satellite Identifications
by Robert Bruninga 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

Although we have lost the PSAT-2 VHF downlink, the UHF PSK31 and SSTV camera are still on 435.350. We have been asked by authorities to confirm that PSAT2 is correctly catalogued as 44354? (I believe it is) Similarly, USNAP1 is still beaconing once a minute on 145.825. They are asking if it could be 44357 (OBJECT U) instead of 44355 Having moved out of our lab/groud station of 27 years we have no antennas and cannot easily do this until the spring. Thanks Bob, WB4APR

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FN44 AO-92
by Mike Seguin 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

I'm going to try AO-92 in ~ 1/2 hour from FN44, my contest station. No elevation, but we'll see how it goes. Sorry for the short notice.... Mike, N1JEZ FN44ar VT

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TLEs for ATL 1 and SMOG-P
by Nico Janssen 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

Apparently it is not easy for18 SPCSto determine accurate TLE sets for the PocketQubes in the 2019-084 launch. This is understandable, given their small size of only 5 cm. Therefore I determined the TLE sets for ATL 1 (44830) and SMOG-P (44832) myself, using accurate doppler measurements. These should (initially) be accurate within a few seconds. ATL 1 1 44830U 19084G 19346.85945000 .00001000 00000-0 50000-4 0 08 2 44830 96.9998 211.0781 0044791 228.7076 277.5196 15.64736264 09 Frequency: 437.1741 MHz. SMOG-P 1 44832U 19084J 19346.85910300 .00001000 00000-0 50000-4 0 05 2 44832 97.0009 211.0657 0089111 218.3064 289.3286 15.64885322 06 Frequency: 437.1497 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Duchifat 3 identified
by Nico Janssen 13 Dec '19

13 Dec '19

Doppler measurements show that Duchifat 3 is object 44854 (2019-089C). Telemetry downlink frequency: 436.400 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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I am releasing FoxTelem 1.08w
by Chris Thompson 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem. If you have been seeing issues then upgrade to this new version. Primarily it addresses the following: * Crashes seen at run time * Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or another program using DDE * Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display It is available as usual here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/ http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/ Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues. Keep them coming. Let me know if you see any other issues. 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Green Heron RT-21 AZ/EL rotor controller
by Jeff kb2m 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

I’m looking to buy a Green Heron RT-21 AZ/EL rotor controller to replace the one that came with my Alfa Spid AZ/EL RAS. Every time I move back here for the winter I end up taking apart and fixing the Rot2pro G that came with the Spid rotor. If any one that has one I would like your opinion, Thanks… 73 Jeff kb2m

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Your opportunity to help ESA and visit their facilities at Darmstadt
by Graham Shirville 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Calling_radio_amateurs_help_… 73GrahamG3VZV

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-12 18:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-12 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg (***) We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-12 18:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-12 18:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The 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 138 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 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 1373. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. (***) 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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Duchifat3 FM transponder?
by skristof＠etczone.com 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

I read somewhere (from ANS?) that Duchifat3 was supposed to launch yesterday and has an FM V/u transponder. I haven't seen any announcements about it here. Anybody have any updates or corrections? Steve AI9IN

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Operating from Arizona and California (13-15 December 2019)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Hi! I will be on the road tomorrow, heading to California. On my way there, I will stop on the DM23/DM24 grid boundary in western Arizona to work some passes. I plan on working passes between 1600 and at least 1900 UTC, before resuming my drive. I was just out there a few weekends ago, but wanted to put this spot on the air again since I would be passing through the area. My drive should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9, at web sites like: http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 Over the weekend, I will work passes from two different locations in southern California. I previously posted the plans for "Ham Radio Day Aboard the Queen Mary" on Saturday, 14 December 2019. Endaf N6UTC and I will work passes as W6RO between 1700 UTC and 0100 UTC (9am-5pm Pacific time) from the Sports Deck on the RMS Queen Mary, next to the W6RO Wireless Room. More information about this event is available at: https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-November/075512.html https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/ham-radio-day/home/ On Sunday, 15 December 2019, Endaf N6UTC and I will go north of the Los Angeles area to the DM04/DM05/DM14/DM15 (35.0 N 118.0 W) grid intersection. We plan on working passes for a few hours out there, starting with an AO-92 pass around 1740 UTC. I will upload my QSOs as WD9EWK to Logbook of the World, and N6UTC also uses LOTW. W6RO does not use LOTW, but will issue QSL cards following the procedure at: http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO The Queen Mary is in grid DM03. The QSO number mentioned on this page is not required for satellite QSOs. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Tweet by Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) on Twitter. Only on a GEO satellite....!
by KC9SGV 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) (@2m0sql) 12/10/19, 11:01 AM Not a bad spot for operating on QO-100 pic.twitter.com/WoWCBCtUf8 Download the Twitter app Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad

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NASA needs some help designing new Gateway and Lunar Lander Spacecraft!
by Joe Leikhim 12 Dec '19

12 Dec '19

Reposted from RadioReference. "Hey folks. I'm a total newbie in this community and I apologize if this isn't the proper forum for this post - please feel free to move it or let me know where I should put it if it is out of place. In short, over at NASA Johnson Space Center (in Houston), we are having trouble finding folks for a number of systems engineer level positions. I shouldn't say we are "having trouble"... it is just that we are on some short schedules and would like to find interested candidates as quickly as possible. A few of the areas we are looking for support are in RF Communications, Audio, and Lighting. After doing some research, I decided I might try posting in a forum like this to see if anyone in the radio community was either interested in a change or just looking to better utilize their skills. Or perhaps know of someone else who might be. The Gateway is a new orbiting outpost around the moon in what is called a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit. Some google searching on NASA Gateway will probably shed some light on the design thus far. The other element will be lunar lander vehicles that go back and forth from the South pole of the Moon to the Gateway vehicle. Right now the program is heavy on systems engineering - writing documents for requirements, interface control, verification, etc. Eventually that will lead into participating into preliminary and then critical design reviews. We are interested in candidates that want to work in Houston and can participate in the above systems engineering steps as well as help determine RF performance (in the case of the RF Communications position) and determine link budgets, forward error correction analysis, etc. Required experience would be at least a BS degree in a related field. Lots of other experience would be a plus, but rather than go through all that here, I would just say, if any of this sounds like it could apply to you or someone you know, please get in touch with me! You can reach me at frank.j.graffagnino(a)nasa.gov " <mailto:[email protected]> -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida JLeikhim(a)Leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM

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Roving in EN54/64
by Brad Smith 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

I will be roving in EN54/64 on Saturday and Sunday, 12/14 and 12/15 and will try to work the day passes of AO-91 and AO-92. Brad KC9UQR

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AO-07
by James Brown 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

My IC 9700 and sat 32 appear to be way off frequency. What should the correct dopler .sqf frequency be? Jim

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Cosmos, City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact was successful Wed 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC (***) Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-11 23:30 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 2019-12-11 23:30 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 138 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 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 1372. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1305. (***) 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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fossasat
by Nick Pugh 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Has anyone of the list able copy fossasat? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 05:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Cosmos, City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for Wed 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-10 16:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-10 16:30 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 138 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Sergey RV3DR with 129 (***) 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 1370. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1304. (***) 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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AO-92 in L/v at 0252Z
by Andrew Glasbrenner 11 Dec '19

11 Dec '19

And will revert to U/v in 24 hours. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Dec '19

10 Dec '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO on 12 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:29 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and N0KBA. The contact should be audible over the state of Missouri 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: Hello Astronauts! Greetings from Woodridge Middle School in High Ridge, MO. Our school is about an hour south of St Louis in rural Jefferson County and part of the Northwest R1 School District. Jefferson County has a long history of pioneering and innovative spirit going back to the early 1800s. This mentality lives on with our students and staff at Woodridge. Our school and our district are eagerly working to help foster student interest in STEM careers through awesome programs like Project Lead the Way, ARISS and other hands-on phenomenon based projects. The 612 students of Woodridge have really shown tremendous excitement over our space station contact. To capitalize on this energy, our staff has integrated space and engineering related topics into the curriculum in all subjects. This effort will inspire our students to a lifetime of service to the nation. Many of the students' families struggle with poverty and lack motivation or hope for their futures. For some, the energy associated with these exciting events and projects is what keeps kids invested in their education. The ARISS contact has already had a significant positive impact with reduced truancy and increased scores in STEM subjects. We will continue the momentum we are experiencing by integrating more opportunities and capitalizing on the opportunity we are getting for our students. We cannot emphasize enough how grateful we are for this opportunity. Ultimately, our students face many disadvantages due to low income and this is a way to further opportunities for them. We want what is going to offer our kids the best chance at success we can find them. We also want them invested so they work on their futures and internalize the desire to be all they can be. You are helping us and all humanity with this desire. Thanks. With admiration, Students and Staff of Woodridge Middle School PS: Hey Drew! Go Army! Beat Navy!!! Laybourn Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do your tears stick to your eyes or float away if you cry in space, or even just water? 2. If you are outside the ISS are sounds from the inside able to be felt if your hand is against the side of the ISS? 3. Are you able to see other types of phenomenon which we cannot from the surface of Earth? 4. We know our bodies change in space like reduced bone density; would you fully heal from a broken bone before returning to earth? 5. When you travel by rocket to the ISS do you feel the direction change as the rocket turns to enter orbit? 6. What's it like to readjust to earth? 7. How is time measured in space for your daily schedule? 8. How hazardous is the solar radiation are you exposed to in outer space? 9. Is water recycled continuously? 10. What have you brought with you to space which is unusual? 11. How did you feel the first time you saw earth from Outer space? 12. If the Space Station is hit by debris, and damaged how would you return? 13. Solar storms can adversely impact electronics and radio. How do they impact humans or other living things in space? 14. How does reduced or zero gravity affect your breathing? 15. What is your day to day life like on the International Space Station? 16. Are there any unusual exercises you use to stay fit while in the ISS? 17. Why did you choose to be an astronaut? 18. What is the scariest thing you have experienced in space? 19. What is the coolest thing you can see from space that we cannot? 20. Does the food taste good? 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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Fossasat-1 news. We have seen this before...
by KC9SGV 09 Dec '19

09 Dec '19

Sounds like the recently launched Fossasat-1 mini LoRa satellite is mute... They are working on it. Some ham radio elements. See the video also. https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-fossasat-1-lora-iot-ground-station/ Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad

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LoRa radio neutron dector
by Nick Pugh 09 Dec '19

09 Dec '19

The satellite team at the University of Louisiana will fly a LoRa radio and a neutron detector on its next sat. We are seeking information on those team that plan to use these technologies. Please let us know who your and we can share information. nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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No Warehouse Updates in Two Days?
by Hasan al-Basri 09 Dec '19

09 Dec '19

http://data.amsat-uk.org/ranking Not complaining, just wanted to make sure nothing had changed on my end. I'm seeing no incrementing of the data for the 3 birds I feed to it, AO-73, EO-88 and JO-97, I read in a message earlier that some work was being done, but want to make sure I hadn't done something flakey here! :-) 73, N0AN Hasan

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tle rocket lab
by Nick Pugh 09 Dec '19

09 Dec '19

Does anyone of the list have the TLT for the rocket lab launch dec 6 or the smog-1 sat? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Re: [amsat-bb] Recording Failure
by Roy Dean 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1338905/ There are several other recordings of this pass on the SatNogs website - however the site is extremely slow right now (it's still downloading audio for me after over a minute). Hopefully this is just a temporary slow down, though. We had a contact at about 15:32z, btw. :D --Roy K3RLD > While roving in EN62 on Sunday, 12/8, working AO-92 at 15:30 UTC, I made > several contacts, but my recorder failed to record. If anybody reading this > worked KC9UQR on that pass, please email me so we can complete the contact. > Or perhaps someone has a good recording of the pass, that they can send > me. Brad KC9UQR corlissbs at aol.com

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Recording Failure
by Brad Smith 08 Dec '19

08 Dec '19

While roving in EN62 on Sunday, 12/8, working AO-92 at 15:30 UTC, I made several contacts, but my recorder failed to record. If anybody reading this worked KC9UQR on that pass, please email me so we can complete the contact. Or perhaps someone has a good recording of the pass, that they can send me. Brad KC9UQR corlissbs(a)aol.com

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Icom Ic-2720 question
by Colin Zylka 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi, all... I’ve just finished reading the latest version of “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites “ and in the list of full duplex mobile radios, I see the Icom Ic-2720 is listed. Well, I happen to own two Ic-2720h radios and can’t find anything in the owners manual about using them in full duplex. Does anyone have the steps to set these to full duplex? Thanks Colin K7VIZ

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Last night's Rocket Lab Launch sucessful.
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Replay is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=QK9mQdar5_w&feature=emb_logo Cheers, Terry Osborne

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FC Warehouse Service Restored
by David Johnson 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi, Thank you for your patience, the warehouse is collecting and displaying data correctly. The satpos is showing 0, 0 because the calculator is the faulty part and which I will fix over the weekend. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Re: [amsat-bb] ao73 data warehouse
by David Johnson 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi, The problem was with the service that calculates the satellite position when the packet is received. It was failing and the processes that relying on it were stalling :-( Now fixing up the display functions, so that may look a little odd while I do that. As always, the Dashboard have caught up. Dave

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AO-91 12/7 1810U K2BSA/5
by Tom Schuessler 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi guys and gals, I will be doing another radio merit badge class this coming Saturday,December 7th, for a bunch of scouts at Camp Wisdom in Dallas Texas. Thanks to Jim Wilson K5ND who is the trustee for the scouts club call, K2BSA, we will be putting the/ /5 call on for the AO-91 pass starting at my 1810 UTC. Please look for that call and give our Scouts a shout back as they shout our call back to you. Will also be on the air with that call between 1900 and 2100 on HF, probably 20 m and probably just under 14.290. I would really love it if someone could email me or text me a recording from your end of that pass. I like to show the scouts what they sounded like on the other end of the link. Although satellites are not a normal part of the radio merit badge, I always try to throw a contact and some satellite education in to help with the point that amateur radio is really a cool hobby with some fun challenges and some good learning to be had. Please look for us on the air and especially that Satellite pass. I would really appreciate it. 73 Tom N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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FUNcube Data Warehouse
by David Johnson 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Hi, We are experiencing some problems with the database that supports the warehouse, Fixing it at the moment. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Live Amateur Radio Satellite Demo was Conducted for Physics Students at Rajkot (Gujarat) INDIA
by Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

Dear Amsat Members, On 4th Dec 2019 I successfully gave Live Amateur Radio Satellite (AO91) Demo amongst 50 final year B.Sc (Physics) Students. A special Hands on workshop of Applied Physics was organised by School of Science RK University Rajkot India from 2nd to 6th Dec 2019. Myself Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP (Regional Coordinator, AMSAT-INDIA) was invited to conduct presentation on Amateur Radio & it's Application along with Live Satellite Demo. I carried out detailed presentation on ham radio topics ranging from CW to Satellites! Many doubts & queries were resolved. Also displayed Radio stuff, antenna, accessories, CubeSat model, SDR Dongle, Keyer & Paddle, QSL Cards, ARISS Awards etc. for better understanding for students. AMSAT functioning & it's motto was explained in detailed. Few amateur satellites were bring into notice made/supported by various AMSAT organisations. 'ARISS student outreach program' highlights were also given & played original audio conversation happened between 13 year Student (Sakshi Vagadia) and female Astronaut Sunita William aboard ISS, particular ARISS event was carried out on 14th Nov 2012 at Science City Ahmedabad Gujarat by we few hams. Below is the link to enjoy conversation: https://tinyurl.com/sakshi-talks-sunita Students surprised to see scientific capabilities of ham radio reaches upto ISS Astronauts & even further to moon with EME experiments! For our final Live Satellite Demo (AO91) we all incl. group of students & faculties assembled to terrace. It was good pass with 44° max elevation. AOS was at 1247 (IST) & LOS at 1259 (IST) I made students familiar with important Satellite terms such as AOS, TCA, LOS, Uplink Freq, Downlink Freq, Doppler shift, Tracking with apps etc. I used IOio dual band antenna with two separate HTs. Necessary frequency & tx ctcss tone was set & tested before pass. For Tx Speaker Mic was used for convenience, and for Rx small PA was connected to HT so whole group can listen to our possible two way QSO. I was prepared aiming IOio antenna at 180° (South), on AOS time at 1247 (IST) I gave few Sat calls... De VU2EXP on AO91 Satellite... repeat... soon heard a station replying me!!! Cheers!!! It was VU3PENfrom Hyderabad (MK97em) 955 Kms from us. Students can't stop their excitement and started cheering up!!! Thereafter we were able to contact with VU3BXS (MM80pd) 1083 Kms, A65BP from UAE (LL75qj) 1602 Kms, VU2DGR (MJ89gg) 1576 Kms. Very near to LOS we heard R9LR but couldn't exchange report. Students as well as faculties were very excited to learn on ham radio & just thrilled to witness this live SatDemo. I thanks to all hams for their valuable support for my demo. Also thanks to Prof. Harshal Desai, Dr. Savan Katba, Dr. Ashish Tanna & RK University to give me wonderful platform to conduct this Ham Session. Best 73's Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP Rajkot - Gujarat Regional Coordinator West India Zone AMSAT-INDIA M: 9898283916 E: vu2exp(a)gmail.com www.qrz.com/db/vu2exp

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Rocket Lab Launch this evening?
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 05 Dec '19

05 Dec '19

Hi Roger, They are getting prepared for a possible launch this evening 07:56 UTC, 20:56 NZDT. It’s a bit windy however, same here....... See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1202683750326210560 Cheers, Terry Osborne

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Rove to DM63
by Dan Eggert 05 Dec '19

05 Dec '19

I will be going up to Tularosa NM in grid DM63 on Friday for a few hours. I plan on working AO-92 at 1745 UTC, AO-91 at 1926 UTC, SO-50 at 1931 UTC and PO-101 at 1954 UTC. I may not get to the SO-50 pass if the AO-91 pass gets busy since These two passes overlap. Dan Eggert - AC9E Sent from my iPad

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DL88 Rove March 16/17, 2020
by Ron Bondy 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Hi Everyone, Please mark your calendars for March 16/17, 2020 for DL88. Josh W3ARD, Doug N6UA and myself are planning to activate DL88 for 12 to 18 hours over these dates. FM and Linear. Details to follow, just wanted to allow folks to get this on their calendars. Cheers, Ron, ad0dx

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 18:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg (***) City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation. MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area. (***) The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC We have also been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-04 18:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The 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 anticipates that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS is happy to announce a second 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 deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. 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 137 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Sergey RV3DR with 128 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 1366. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. 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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ISS SSTV This Week?
by Clint Bradford 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Surprising, especially with a cargo mission heading its way to the ISS this week. BUT ... Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station on Wednesday to Friday, December 4, 5 and 6. This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV activity from the ISS. • Dec 4: On - 12:00 GMT, Off - 16:50 GMT • Dec 5: On - 11:25 GMT, Off - 17:15 GMT • Dec 6: On - 10:20 GMT, Off - 16:40 GMT Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module. Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You can check for updates regarding planned operation at: ISS Ham https://twitter.com/RF2Space ARISS Status https://twitter.com/ARISS_status ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ AMSAT Bulletin Board http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Read the MagPi article Pictures from space via ham radio https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/ ISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/ Sent from my iPhone

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Didn't show up on findu
by skristof＠etczone.com 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

I just successfully digipeated through the ISS, or so it seemed. My packet came back and showed on my screen on UISS. But it didn't register on the findu.com site for the space station. Why might that happen? I do not believe that has ever happened to me before. Steve AI9IN Oldenburg IN Grid EM79

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AO-92/L
by 73 Bob W7LRD 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Will try West coast pass at 11pm pst Seattle 73 Bob W7LRD

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msg to W7UL
by 73 Bob W7LRD 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

Good signal here in CN87, at times full quieting. 73 Bob

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FN64 visit this week
by Scott Richardson 04 Dec '19

04 Dec '19

I plan to operate from grid FN64, Washington County, Maine, this Friday and Saturday, December 6&7. I hope to be on between 1600 and 2000z, 0000 and 0300z, and 1400 and 1600z. While most passes during these windows are FM, I am prepared for linear satellites. I will operate QRP, as always, with my Arrow. This is not exclusively a radio jaunt, so I may not be on every available pass. No blind calls, please. I may have the chance to activate FN54 for one pass around 1630z on Saturday. Updates will be via Twitter @scottN1AIA when service is available. Upload to LoTW will probably be December 8. 73, Scott N1AIA

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AO-92 in L/v...
by Andrew Glasbrenner 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

.at 0216Z 4DEC for approximately 24 hours. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Ops

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation. These times primarily favor those in the Moscow area. The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC We have also been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27. 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 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The 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 anticipates that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS is happy to announce a second 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 deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. 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 137 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Sergey RV3DR with 128 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 1366. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia", Lipari, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at two schools. B. Pascal Institute - Public School in Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia" in Lipari, ItalyID9GKS on 07 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:44 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and ground stations IKØMGA in Rome, Italy and ID9GKS in Lipari, Italy. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Stories: translated: B. Pascal Institute - Public School The "B. Pascal Institute" has two location: the main complex of buildings and facilities is located in the North area of Rome, the other branch is placed very close to the centre town of Rome. More than 750 students are now present in the Institute (14-19 aged). Inside the Pascal Institute there is an amateur radio station, it's callsign is IK0MGA, installed about 25 years ago, with the purpose to give the opportunity of a direct experience of radio communication and equipment management to the students. This station is located in a radio room & electronic laboratory, equipped with media facilities and a space for 40 seats; adjacent to this there is another room with analogue teleconference and PC projector facilities. translated: Lipari Comprehensive Institute "S. Lucia " The Istituto Lipa 'Lipari', is located on the island of the same name and on the nearby island of Vulcano, both belonging to the Aeolian archipelago, in the province of Messina in Sicily, and includes kindergarten, primary school and of 1st grade secondary school. The school hosts around 600 students, divided among the three orders. It is equipped with a series of educational laboratories for information technology, foreign language teaching, robotics, musical music, but also carpentry and ceramics. Most of the teaching classrooms are equipped with Interactive Multimedia Whiteboards (LIM) to support the curriculum teaching that takes place daily in the classroom. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Come muoversi e cosa si prova in EVA ? 2. Stiamo in un periodo di forti cambiamenti climatici, tra la tua prima missione del 2013 e adesso, hai visto i cambiamenti osservando il nostro pianeta dalla stazione? 3. Considerazioni sulla futura obsolescenza degli strumenti e tecnologie attuali 4. Come ti sei preparato ad affrontare i lunghi periodi in assenza di gravità e ad alti livelli di radiazioni? 5. Quali sono le persone e gli esperti più richiesti nella ISS? 6. Hai avuto paura per l'incidente che hai avuto qualche anno fa con l'acqua nel casco? 7. Ci sono possibilità di colonizzazione di altri pianeti? 8. Che sensazione hai provato vedendo per la prima volta la tua terra natale, la Sicilia, dallo spazio? 9. Gli esperimenti nella iss possono farci capire se c'è vita in altri sistemi solari? quante probabilità ci sono di trovare vita in altri sistemi? 10. Possono crescere piante all'interno della stazione? e all'esterno? 11. Se vi ammalate, quale dotazione medica avete a bordo? 12. Sono mai stati portati animali nella ISS? 13. La permanenza a bordo che influenza ha sulla vita post-viaggio? es. percezione di "no gravità in sogno .. 14. Quanto è pericolosa la spazzatura spaziale? 15. Come controllate la reazione muscolare e le funzioni motorie nella ISS? 16. Ci sono occasioni in cui dovete tenere la tuta stando all'interno dell'astronave? di che materiale è fatta? 17. Come si gestisce un grave problema tecnico, tipo l'avaria di un componente? È possibile che un'avaria sia provocata da terra? 18. I cibi nello spazio sono alterati nel gusto o no? 19. Che sensazioni dà la vista della terra e dello spazio infinito? 20. Come vengono gestite le emergenze, per esempio, in caso di incidente a uno di voi? translated: 1. During an EVA, how do you move and what are your feelings? 2. We are going through a period of strong climate change, due to human activities. Between your first mission in 2013 and now, have you seen the changes by observing our planet from the station? 3. What do you think about the equipment and instrument, now in use, that becomes obsolete in a short time? 4. What kind of training did you do in order to get ready to face long periods of weightlessness and high levels of radiation? 5. Which are the professional skills and expertise most requested for the ISS? 6. Did you feel frightened some time ago when, during an EVA, you saw water flow inside your helmet? 7. Do you think that we will have the possibility to colonize exoplanets? 8. What did you feel when you saw your homeland, Sicily, for the first time from space? 9. The experiments, carried out in the ISS, can they support the idea of a life presence in any exoplanets? How many possibilities we have to find 'life' outside our solar system? 10. Can plants grow inside, or outside, the station? 11. If you fall ill, which kind of medical treatment can you execute on board? 12. Have animals ever been brought in the ISS? 13. After a long stay inside the ISS how do you change your life once back at home? For example: a dream in 'no gravity' condition? 14. How dangerous is space waste & debris? 15. How do you control the muscle reactions and the movement in the ISS? 16. Do you need to wear the spacesuit inside the spaceship? What is it made of? 17. How do you manage a serious technical failure, like equipment ' damage? Is it possible that such emergency could be caused by the NASA mission control? 18. Are the food taste/flavours changed or adulterated in your meal on board? 19. Which is your feeling looking at the earth compared to the deep space? 20. How are emergencies handled, for example, in the event of an accident to one of you during your stay on the station? 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. City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 2. Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29 UTC 3. Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06 UTC 4. Watch for possible MAI-75 operation. ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC 5. We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA on 05 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KC3NGG. The contact should be audible over the state of Pennsylvania 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. Join the Council Rock Face Book Group for updates and watch a live stream of the contact on Thursday between 17:30 - 18:30 UTC. · Facebook page & link for live stream video of the contact: https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal · Council Rock Amateur Radio Club Homepage: https://www.crsd.org/Page/57298 · Council Rock Amateur Radio Club Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crsouthradio/ Story: A team of science and technology students and their teachers from Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA will be making a long-distance call in December 2019 that is literally "out of this world". The team is comprised of students from our school radio club, teacher mentors and our local Warminster Amateur Radio Club (WARC). Our team has installed a UHF/VHF radio system and antennas and organized a club within our school. Our club meets on a regular basis throughout the year where students participate in various activities and projects. The club has been in place for the past 4 years, and originated from our Astronomy and Meteorology program in our school. Both our Astronomy/Meteorology classes and our Technology classes have participated in many NASA programs. Two of our teacher mentors are members of NASA's "Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers." In 2013, our team participated in NASA's Microgravity Experience where we created a robot that could maneuver in microgravity. We took it to the Johnson Space Center where we successfully tested it onboard "Weightless Wonder." >From this contact, we hope to inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue interests, and even careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To talk with an astronaut that is living their dream, and using a blend of old and new technologies to do it, will provide a lifelong learning experience for all involved. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How has being in space affected your view of life on Earth? 2. What were some of your favorite STEM projects that you worked on? 3. What was it like being part of the mission that participated in the first female spacewalk? 4. What inspired you to put in the enormous commitment to become an astronaut? 5. For students that are looking to pursue a career in space, what advice would you give them? 6. How will the new chocolate chip cookie machine work in microgravity and are you looking forward to your first cookie in space? 7. Have any astronauts ever gotten sick in space and how would it be dealt with if it happens? 8. What experiments have you worked on that involved living more sustainably on Earth? 9. What advantages are there to running experiments in a microgravity environment? 10. Have you noticed any physical changes about your body since living on the ISS? 11. Why do you believe it is important for students and children to be excited about space and the sciences? 12. What has been your most memorable experience on the ISS? 13. What is the biggest mistake that you have made while in space and what did you learn from it? 14. Since being in space, have you noticed your taste in food or cravings change? 15. What do you miss most in space that you would normally have on Earth? 16. What vegetables will the ISS work towards growing in the future as the phased research project involving Veg-0404A, Veg-04B, and Veg- 05 continues? 17. What do the Northern Lights look like from space? 18. What time zone do you use on the ISS and has it been hard to adjust to the day/night cycles while in orbit? 19. What are your favorite things to do in your free time while in ' space? 20. Do you ever have any personal space or privacy while on the ISS? 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. B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia", Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44 UTC 2. City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 3. Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29 UTC 4. Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06 UTC 5. Watch for possible MAI-75 operation. ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC 6. We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact was successful: 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC (***) Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka (***) Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC (***) Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov (***) Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC (***) Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via NØKBA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP (***) Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg (***) Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA (***) Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06:25 UTC 81 deg (***) Watch for possible MAI-75 operation. ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. (***) The latest info we have is: Wed 2019-12-04 12:00 to 16:50 UTC Thu 2019-12-05 11:25 to 17:15 UTC Fri 2019-12-06 10:20 to 16:40 UTC We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on Fri 2019-12-27 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 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The 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 anticipates that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS is happy to announce a second 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 deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. 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 137 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Sergey RV3DR with 128 (***) 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 1366. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. (***) 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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Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
by Brennan Price 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days. Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2. 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary

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Satellite Base Stations for Sale eBay TS-2000 & FT-847
by E.Mike McCardel 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Folks, I am selling two transceivers on eBay. TS-2000 with MC-60 microphone https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-TS-2000-Radio-Transceiver-With-MC-60-Micro… Yaesu FT-847 https://www.ebay.com/itm/FT-847-Yaesu-Satellite-HF-6m-2m-440-All-mode/33341… EMike McCardel, AA8EM Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator

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Duchifat3 APRS launch + Galileo + 144 MHz WebSDR
by M5AKA 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

Articles for the next issue of OSCAR News are welcome. They should be sent to the Editor Slade Stevens 2E0SQB email: ON-editor at amsat dot org Duchifat3 carrying an APRS Digipeater is expected to launch in December on India's PSLV C48 mission http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=586 See other IARU satellite coordination information at http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ Bernhard Isemann OE3BIA / PA3BI gave a talk on Galileo GNSS constellation at the ÖVSV Amateur Radio Center on Wednseday, November 27. While the slides are in English the talk itself is in German. Fortunately YouTube Auto-translation makes it understandable. Click on CC icon to enable subtitles then in Settings (cog icon) select Auto-translate->English Watch the video at https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-711kVqNM Daniel Estévez EA4GPZ / M0HXM has posted an article on the Oscillations and relativistic effects in Galileo broadcast clocks, see https://destevez.net/2019/12/oscillations-and-relativistic-effects-in-galil… The AMSAT-UK and BATC 144-146 MHz Web-based Software Defined Radio installation at Goonhilly is now available. The WebSDR uses the standard FUNcube TLM Receive Antenna available from the AMSAT-UK Online Store https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/24/goonhilly-144-146-mhz-websdr/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Aborted DM 13/14/23 Rove
by Bob Keating 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

My apologies to anyone who was hoping to contact me on the DM13/14 or DM13/23 grid lines over the Thanksgiving weekend while I was in Joshua Tree NP. I was only able to make one pass on SO-50 from DM13xx on Wednesday Nov. 27, the rest of the weekend I was dealing with not only inclement weather, but also a comedy of errors that resulted in us having to relocate our campsite every day we were there. Hopefully I will have better luck when I am at Refugio State Beach, CM94, the weekend of Dec. 13. 73, Bob N6REK

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Re: [amsat-bb] IC9100 and doppler adjust
by Roy Dean 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

Matias, There is a forked version of Gpredict that claims to have solved the IC 910/9100/9700 doppler correction issue. I believe the fork is located here: https://github.com/arodland/gpredict/tree/ic-910-hack I have not tried this fork, as I don't own any of the above transceivers, so I cannot comment on it's effectiveness. Some discussion of the issue can be found in the Libre Space forums here: https://community.libre.space/t/icom-ic9700-doppler-control/4818 Good luck, and please let us know how you proceed. Part of my hesitation to buy a 9700 is this issue, as I only have Linux computers at home (besides an old ipad and my wifes Surface Pro). --Roy K3RLD

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IC9100 and doppler adjust
by LU9CBL 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

Hi to all! In my local club we are experimenting with a ground station, to track different satellites (Voice, Telemetry, etc). We use the K3NG rotator controller to move a Yaesu GS5500 Rotor, and an IC9100 as the transceiver part. Both are controlled via Gpredict in a linux enviroment (Ubuntu). We have a problem with the doppler adjustment in the MAIN and the SUB from the equipment (aparently it's a bug in Gpredict with Hamlib thats not solved). Someone use for satellite communication the IC9100??? can you share your software setup for control the dopler in the MAIN and SUB at the same time?? Thanks a lot for yout time, and sorry for my poor english. Matias LU9CBL lu9cbl(a)gmail.com / satelitales(a)lu4aa.org

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2019
by Ronald G. Parsons 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period November 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Oct 01Nov KO4MA 1694 1701 WA5KBH 738 744 W5RKN 694 702 N3GS 597 601 VE7CEW 478 501 KK4YEL 400 413 AD0HJ 353 375 N7EGY 300 351 W5CBF New 179 N0RSR New 154 N0RC 100 104 EA8CXN New 101 VE2NGO New 100 VU2LBW 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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Use of "veronica" beacons on wikipedia
by Roy Dean 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

I recorded some very high quality beacons for AO-95, and was hoping to put them in wiki commons for inclusion on the AO-95 wikipedia page. However before doing so you are warned about copyrighted material and I realize that uploading that recording is likely no different than uploading anybody else's musical or spoken word work. I also took a screen grab of the waterfall showing the characteristic "fox tail", which I believe is free and clear - and I checked the AMSAT website regarding copyrighted material and it only mentions audio used on the AMSAT website (I think). Anyhoo, can I get written permission to post beacon recordings to wiki commons (wikipedia)? Do I need to go through the website form (it doesn't really to "work" for recorded audio, only images) If not, no biggie. Happy Thanksgiving, all! --Roy K3RLD

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ANS-335 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Mark D. Johns 30 Nov '19

30 Nov '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-335 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: * AMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders * AMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest * Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab’s 10th Mission * FCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz * WRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band * AMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480 * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-335.01 ANS-335 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 335.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE 2019 Dec 01 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-335.01 AMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders Starting from Nov. 26, the AMSAT Fox Telemetry leaderboard will now show MONTHLY totals. The top stations will be those that have submit- ted the most telemetry in the last 30 days. The old style leaderboard can be accessed by clicking "All-time Leaderboard" to see totals since the launch of Fox-1A. To see more than the top 10 stations, click on "Show all ground stations" to see everyone. The leaderboard has also been updated to show PSK frames decoded along- side FSK frames. DUV and Highspeed are both counted but are not shown separately on the totals page. HuskySat-1 is now at the ISS on the Cygnus. We expect it to be boosted to its target orbit in the new year. It will transmit BPSK telemetry continuously on 70cm, so dig out that 435Mhz antenna and make sure it works! Fox-1E will follow in the (hopefully near) future and will also transmit PSK on 70cm. As with previous spacecraft, the telemetry collected is sent to our University Partners who fly experiments and help make these missions possible. Please collect and forward telemetry if you can. The link to the leaderboard is: https://www.amsat.org/tlm/ If there are questions, contact Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ via email: g0kla <at> arrl.net (ANS thanks Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information) --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The digital download version of the 2019 edition of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today! https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest AMSAT will be at the Superstition Amateur Radio Club's "Superstition Superfest" hamfest on the morning of Saturday, December 7, 2019. The hamfest will be in the southwest parking lot of Mesa Community College, located on the east side of Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and US-60 exit 177 in Mesa, Arizona. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://superstitionsuperfest.org/ WD9EWK will be on the satellites during the hamfest, demonstrating satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass that morning, please call and be a part of a demonstration. The hamfest site is in grid DM43, in Arizona's Maricopa 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 at patrick <at> wd9ewk.net with the QSO details). [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required Minimum Distribution for 2019? Consider making a donation to AMSAT! Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000 per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or accountant to make certain you are eligible. AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and operate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID is 52-0888529. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab’s 10th Mission Rocket Lab has announced that its next mission will launch multiple microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different countries. The launch window for Rocket Lab’s tenth flight, will open November 25, New Zealand time, and take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. Onboard this rideshare mission are six spacecraft comprised of 5cm PocketQube microsatellites from satellite manufacturer and mission management provider Alba Orbital. Two of these satellites include downlinks in the UHF amateur radio band. TRSI is a PocketQube for technology demostration. Its main objective is to show which functionality can be achieved with dimensions of 5cm x 5cm x 5cm. It carries two experiments that are connected to the amateur-satellite service. + First is a waterfall experiment which will show an image in the waterfall diagram by hopping the frequency within its transmission band (image-type beacon). + The second experiment is to analyze RF reception capabilities from LEO with a novel detector receiver and a small patch antenna. It was designed to test if small satellite receivers which don´t need deployable antennas are feasible. The received signal´s envelope will be sampled and forwarded using UHF in MFSK for signal ana- lysis. During the experiment phase the satellite will also perform as an amateur CW repeater, providing additional RX strength indi- cation; eg. CW morse signals will be re-sent in MFSK, showing the RX amplitude in dBm. A downlink on 437.075 MHz has been coordinated. IARU Frequency Coordination information has been posted at: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=649 FossaSat-1 PocketQube by AMSAT-EA which has a 5x5x5cm structure and a total mass of 250 grams. Radio link testing features a new experi- mental RF chirp modulation called LoRa which greatly improves the link budget reducing the power consumed and reduces the cost of receivers. The output power from the transmitter required for the correct recep- tion during a pass is also very low at well under 100mW, being spread spectrum at such low power it poses no interference risk. It operates at a considerable level below the noise level of other systems and would cause no interference to weak narrowband signals. Students & amateurs will be able to receive telemetry from the satel- lite with inexpensive hardware, expanding & promoting the amateur sat- ellite community with youth. Uplink challenges will also be carried out with rewards for amateurs. The mission is completely open source with all information regarding the design of the satellite & how to decode its information clearly laid out & hosted by AMSAT-EA. The site will provide decoding soft- ware for SDR use in order to allow anyone to decode LoRa using common existing hardware & host software for users to submit telemetry data, making all data public and rewarding users with certificates & awards. The UHF downlink plans on using FSK RTTY 45 BAUD ITA2, 100mW 183hz Shift and LoRa 125kHz, Chirp Spread Spectrum Modulation, 180 bps, 100mW. A downlink on 436.700 MHz has been coordinated. IARU Frequency Coordination information has been posted at: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=652 A commercial payload on board is ALE-2 from a Tokyo-based company creating microsatellites that simulate meteor particles. See http://star-ale.com/en/news/317/2019/01/04/ for more information. Rocket Labs mission web page can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/y672rjj5 [ANS thanks Rocket Labs, IARU, AMSAT-EA, TRSI, and Alba Orbital 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz At its December 12 open meeting, the FCC will consider adopting a No- tice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to remove the amateur radio 9-centimeter allocation at 3.3 – 3.5 GHz. ARRL plans to comment in opposition to the proposed action. According to an FCC “Fact Sheet,” the proceeding WT Docket 19-348, “Facilitating Shared Use in the 3.1 – 3.55 GHz Band,” is a follow-on from the MOBILE NOW Act, approved by the 115th Congress, which requires the FCC and the US Department of Comm- erce to make available new spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broad- band use. It also requires the FCC to work with the National Telecom- munications and Information Administration (NTIA) to evaluate whether commercial wireless services and federal incumbents could share spec- trum between 3.1 and 3.55 GHz. NTIA manages spectrum allocated to fed- eral government users. “This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would propose to remove the exist- ing non-federal allocations in the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band as a step to- wards potential future shared use between federal incumbents and com- mercial users,” the FCC Fact Sheet explains. “By taking the initial step needed to clear the band of allocations for non-federal incum- bents, the Commission furthers its continued efforts to make more mid- band spectrum potentially available to support next generation wireless networks — consistent with the mandate of the MOBILE NOW [Making Oppor- tunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless] Act.” The NPRM proposes to clear the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band of existing non-fed- eral users by removing non-federal secondary radiolocation and amateur allocations [emphasis added] in the 3.3 – 3.55 GHz band and to relocate incumbent non-federal users out of the band. The FCC would seek comment on relocation options and “transition mechanisms” for incumbent non- federal users, either to the 3.1 – 3.3 GHz band or to other frequencies, and on how to ensure that non-federal secondary operations in the 3.1– 3.3 GHz band will continue to protect federal radar systems. Regarding the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Service allocations, the FCC NPRM asks whether existing amateur spectrum in other bands might support operations currently conducted in the 3.3 – 3.5 GHz band. The 3.40 – 3.41 GHz segment is designated for amateur satellite communica- tion. “We seek comment on the extent to which the band is used for this purpose, whether existing satellites can operate on other amateur satellite bands, and on an appropriate timeframe for terminating these operations in this band,” the FCC NPRM says. Also at its December 12 meeting, the FCC will consider another NPRM in WT Docket 19-138 that would “take a fresh and comprehensive look” at the rules for the 5.9 GHz band and propose, among other things, to make the lower 45 MHz of the band available for unlicensed operations and to permit “Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything” (C-V2X) operations in the upper 20 MHz of the band. The FCC is not proposing to delete or other- wise amend the amateur allocation, and it would continue as a secon- dary allocation, but the primary allocation for 5.850 – 5.925 GHz would change. The amateur radio 5-centimeter allocation is 5650.0 – 5925.0 MHz, and the NPRM, if approved, would address the top 75 MHz of that amateur secondary band. While no changes are proposed to the amateur alloca- tion, anticipated more intensive use by primary users could restrict secondary amateur use. The band 5.850–5.925 GHz has been reserved for use by dedicated short- range communications (DSRC), a service in the intelligent transporta- tion system (ITS) designed to enable vehicle-related communications, the FCC said in a Fact Sheet in WT Docket 19-138. “The Commission ini- tiates this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to take a fresh and compre- hensive look at the 5.9 GHz band rules and propose appropriate changes to ensure the spectrum supports its highest and best use.” ARRL also will file comments opposing any changes affecting the 5-centimeter amateur allocation. Both draft FCC proposals are subject to change prior to a vote at the December 12 FCC meeting, and there will be opportunity to file com- ments and reply comments on the final proposals after they are re- leased. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- WRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band In the final week, the meetings at WRC-19 have been running until 3 in the morning in an attempt to get the work completed. The RSGB have released their WRC-19 report covering small satellites and also the Amateur 1240-1300 MHz band. The report notes “A lesson from the process indicates how difficult it may be in future to achieve any upgrade to other amateur allocations.” Read the RSGB Small Satellites and 23cm report at https://tinyurl.com/vjfho66 Friday, November 22 saw WRC-19 conclude its month long biggest ever conference. Many of the 3,300 delegates had started to travel home even before the release of the ‘Provisional Final Acts’ and closing ceremony. The ITU website has released the provisional acts as a huge 567-page PDF document—a tribute to the the hardworking editorial and transla- tion teams at the conference. These provisional acts are due to come into force on January 1, 2021, so no early changes are currently ex- pected in practice. Read the RSGB WRC-19 Final report at https://tinyurl.com/qjw9kvd WRC-19 Provisional Final Acts – a 567 page document - is available at https://tinyurl.com/tyzfvl3 [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480 The auctions for a set of gold-plated AO-7 cufflinks and a 50th Anniversary AMSAT lab coat recently concluded and raised $480 to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space. Thank you to all of the bidders for participating in the auctions! If you missed out on the auctions, but still want to help out, please consider donating or purchasing items from the AMSAT store at www.amsat.org today! [ANS thanks Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for: 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC Council Rock High School South, Holland, Pa., direct via KC3NGG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IKØMGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari “S. Lucia”, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg For more information, the ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, ARISS operation team, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 - December 6, 2019 The Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6th through Dec- ember 11th. They have some house keeping duties to perform on arrival and just before they leave, not to mention that it's wicked cold up there (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye on the VY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to step out- side: https://twitter.com/vy0erc Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd - 6th. Key word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to act- ivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner's Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85 Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd – 6th. Key word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to ac- tivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner’s Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85 Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a holiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further announce- ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + NASA's "Ride to Station" App and Educator Guide equips educators with simple tools and knowledge to take a fun, interactive app and turn it into a powerful, educational tool for students of all ages! The in- teractive app gives an overview of the complexities involved in get- ting to and conducting research aboard the International Space Sta- tion. The app is also challenging and fun! The Commercial Crew Pro- gram focuses on working with NASA’s two partners Boeing and SpaceX to create American commercial capabilities to safely send humans to and from the International Space Station. For more information see: https://tinyurl.com/vj9gyfr (ANS thanks NASA for the above information) + Rovers and some multiop VHF/UHF contest stations will be interested in the future Down East Microwave DEM V/U Xverter. This device covers ALL 5 OF THE AMATEUR BANDS between 144 MHz and 1.2 GHz. According to the preliminary information from the manufacturer: "All frequencies convert to/from 28 MHz. The transmit output level is approximately 1 watt and will exhibit a 2 dB noise figure with greater than 15 dB gain on all bands. The Transverter will also contain an AUX RF port that will be configured as an additional 2M port for connection to a higher frequency transverter such as our future DEM MICRO-VERTER con- taining 4 additional higher bands of operation." (ANS thanks Pete Heins, N6ZE, the Pacific NorthWest VHF Society, and www.downeastmicrowave.com for the above information) + Rocket Lab has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. KSAT’s KSATlite ground network is designed and optimized for small satellite systems, providing Photon customers with downlink and uplink capabilities in UHF, S-band, X-band, and Ka-band across a global ground station net- work of over 200 antennas that supports 50,000 contacts per month. (ANS thanks SatMagazine.com for the above information) + NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will be testing an improved waveform on the 48-MHz Tropospheric Doppler Radar Wind Profiler (TDRWP) from Monday, November 25 through Sunday, December 2. The purpose of the test is to improve the instrument’s resolution and still operate with- in the assigned bandwidth. NASA is requesting the amateur radio com- munity to report via email to ksc-tdrwptest(a)mail.nasa.gov any detect- ed emissions in the 50 – 54 MHz band dur ing that period. Include the date, time, location, frequency, and any other pertinent informa- tion (such as IQ files of the signal for evaluation) that might as- sist NASA in assessing potential impacts to the amateur radio comm- unity. (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information) + NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 12:51 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 4, for the launch of its 19th resupply mission to the International Space Station under contract with the agency. Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website Tues- day, Dec. 3, with prelaunch events. The Dragon spacecraft, which will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Sta- tion in Florida, will be filled with supplies and payloads, includ- ing critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science investigations and technology demonstrations that will occur during Expeditions 61 and 62. (ANS thanks NASA for the above information) + Jerri Ellsworth, AI6TK, who was the AMSAT/TAPR guest speaker at Day- ton in 2018, was featured as a "technology visionary" by the New York Times in an article first published in October, but highlighted once again in a series wrap-up on Nov. 26. Those who have a N.Y. Times online account can access the story at https://tinyurl.com/tmkhqaq + ANS wishes a happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend (or what remains of it) to all U.S. satellite operators! --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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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VY0ERC
by Mike Seguin 30 Nov '19

30 Nov '19

Nice to hear/work VY0ERC in ER60 on AO-7 just now. Good signal! -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Fort Worth Tx Cowtown Hamfest Jan 17 and 18
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

AMSAT will be represented at the 2020 Cowtown Hamfest in Fort Worth, TX on January 17 and 18 with a table, demos and presentations. If you live in the North Texas area, this is a great event, well attended and lots of vendors. We also need help to man the table, do the demos and assist with the presentations. Please put it on your calendar. Info at http://www.cowtownhamfest.com/ (Still their 2019 site but with information on 2020 on front page and table/ticket sales now open as well). The Cowtown amateur Radio Club was a home for our dearly beloved and SK, Keith Pugh, W5IU. The organizers offered AMSAT a no charge table space in the market area so a big thank you to them is in order. Hope you will plan to be a part of this fine event. If you can assist in any way for AMSAT, please drop me an email at N5HYP(a)arrl.net and we will get the planning going. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP, AMSAT Ambassador EM12ms

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W0JT and KL7NO Silent Key's (SK)
by JoAnne K9JKM 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

From: All-members [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Platt via All-members Sent: Friday, November 29, 2019 1:21 PM To: all-members(a)csvhfs.org Subject: [All-members] W0JT and KL7NO Silent Key's (SK) I am sorry to say that I have two SK reports to pass along to all Society members. Albert “Al” Noe (81), KL7NO, from Fairbanks Alaska, passed away Monday evening, November 25, 21 months after being diagnosed with stage 4 Pancreatic cancer. Al was an avid 6 meter operator just outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in grid BP54. He was still active on 6 meters up until the very end. For over 40 years Al provided EME, AMSAT, and many other contacts on 6, 2, 1.25 meters, 70 & 23 centimeters from his Alaska QTH just outside of Fairbanks. Blanchard Family Funeral Home in Fairbanks will be handling Al’s services and an obituary will be published at a later date. https://www.blanchardfamilyfuneralhome.com/ John Toscano, W0JT, passed away Wednesday, November 27, in San Antonio. He fought a long battle against many health problems during the last several years. Since moving to Texas, he had almost completed his dream station (6-m through 10 GHz) at a great location (20 dB hilltop) and participated in both AMSAT and RMG club activities. Previously, while in Minnesota, he was a very active NLRS member on the VHF/UHF/SHF bands with fixed, rover and portable stations. As a retired pharmacist and U of MN assistant professor, John will be remembered for his programming contributions with his 10 GHz contest logging/scoring program and his on-line contest activity spreadsheets. He also had many interests in astronomy and astrophysics. 73, Jon W0ZQ

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IC-9700 on sale today
by Alan 29 Nov '19

29 Nov '19

GigaParts has it on Black Friday sale for $1449.95 with free shipping. 73, Alan WA4SCA

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Brian Kantor, WB6CYT, SK
by Phil Karn 28 Nov '19

28 Nov '19

I have very sad news. My good friend, Brian Kantor, WB6CYT <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-qRxpLrc/1/X4/i-qRxpLrc-X4.jpg>, suddenly passed away this week at his home in San Diego, California. Brian retired only two years ago after 47 years of service on the staff at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Way back in the mid 1980s, Brian and I founded AMPRnet, the TCP/IP over amateur radio network. He continued to manage it until his passing. Brian recently created and served as chair and CEO of Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), a charitable foundation funded by the sale of unused AMPRnet IPv4 addresses. ARDC promotes STEM education and amateur radio digital development through scholarships and by funding the development of open source hardware and software. Brian will be sorely missed and impossible to replace. Memorial arrangements will be announced when known. Phil Karn, KA9Q

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