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HEO and EMCOMM
by Les Rayburn 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

One application for a geostationary satellite that should not be discounted would be emergency communications. During Hurricane Michael in the panhandle of Florida last year, amateur radio (HF) was critical despite scores of temporary cell towers being deployed into the area. We were on the ground, embedded with law enforcement for over a week in Panama City, and saw first-hand the communication difficulties. Problems with IP routing prevented many of these temporary cell sites from working properly, forcing amateur radio back into the forefront. Ditto Hurricane Maria, where the island location made communications difficult. Having a geostationary amateur satellite available 24/7 would greatly increase the ability of amateur radio to provide EMCOMM on a backup basis to served agencies when needed. This is a mission that would appeal to DoD, Congress, and many other stakeholders. AMSAT should discuss these possibilities with the ARRL and begin lobbying our contacts on the Hill to find a ride for this mission. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Exciting VARA SAT digital experiments via QO-100
by KC9SGV 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Hi All, ISO0GRB has set up a Winlink server via QO-100. The digital mode used, is the new VARA SAT of Jose, EH5HVK, with increased latency and wider frequency mismatch tolerance. This slows the thruput a bit, but still gives very useful operating results. See the discussion here: https://forum.amsat-dl.org/index.php?thread/2829-is0grb-winlink-server-on-q… Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue
by Daniel Schultz 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Jean Marc, Yes, it is wonderful that hams in your hemisphere were offered this amazing opportunity from Qatar. However, the economics of middle eastern royalty differ somewhat from economics in our hemisphere, where corporate stockholder value is the primary if not the only business consideration. We have had some potential GEO opportunities with Intelsat and the US Air Force, but business considerations eventually won out and the projects died. We will keep trying to find one of these opportunities, but we must have a plan of action to proceed on our own if a rich benefactor does not come forward. One of the factors that I did not mention in my previous missive is that we are now in the era of "full cost accounting" in which it is much harder for a project manager to bury the integration cost of an amateur satellite into his general budget. 73, Dan Schultz N8FGV ------ Original Message ------ Received: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:15:04 AM EDT From: Jean Marc Momple <jean.marc.momple(a)gmail.com> To: Daniel Schultz <n8fgv(a)usa.net>Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue > Daniel, > > One way around all the issues you mentioned is may be to "copy with pride" the QO-100 GEO which has changed Radio Amateur satellites operations this part of the world. > > To explain; we are now we are back to experimentation building PA’s, feeds etc… also enabling new modes which where not possible before (ATV in my case). For 3B8 this is fantastic as in spite active on LEO's since 1978, not much to do as we are in the middle of the ocean, only a few guys reachable on LEO good passes. Now we can QSO with half of the world on a bird, loud and clear 24/7 e.g. > > What I mean is that trying to partner with some commercial operators to have a HAM transponder on board of their satellite may be a solution, some may even sponsor if we are convincing enough. More it would be fantastic to have worldwide coverage with say 3 GEO’s, just a vision. > > Some food for thought. > > 73 > > > Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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PSAT2 Commanding of transponder/camera boards
by Robert Bruninga 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

PSAT2 is looking for stations in the low latitudes (below 35 deg) for better commanding. With the 28 degree orbit, our best command stations rarely see PSAT2. We need stations for PSAT2 VHF with a radio capable of 1 KHz steps or less on FM. We also need stations for the PSK31 and SSTV commanding. These need UHF reception able to make I/Q recordings. And for SSTV commanding, a station with HF 29 MHz uplink is desired. So far, PY5LF in Brazil has been working very well. Bob, Wb4APR

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue
by Daniel Schultz 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

On July 28, 2019 6:46:20 PM CDT, Ev Tupis via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >What are the top barriers to revisiting highly elliptical and AO-40 type goals? >Ev, W2EV We would all love to have another HEO satellite, however the ecosystem in which we live today has changed a great deal since AMSAT built AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40 a couple of decades ago: 1. The launch market has become saturated with small satellites. In the 1970's, 80's and 90's, AMSAT was often the only entity that was willing to put a satellite on top of a new untested launch vehicle. Today every university on the planet has its own satellite project, along with more and more high schools and even a few elementary schools. AMSAT is working with some of these universities to carry ham radio transponders on their satellites, but the university satellite mission is different from our mission, they just want to throw together something fast and cheap that can launch before the students graduate, and they don't need to get to HEO to do that. Long term reliability is not part of their equation. Commercial and Government entities have also discovered the value of small satellites, and the launch market has reacted to that by charging market-based prices for launches that AMSAT used to get for free or at highly discounted rates. We have to compete against commercial enterprises funded by venture capital, and because of the non-commercial nature of amateur radio, we can't use the same business model of charging the end users to recover our costs. NASA can and does launch small Cubesats for educational and scientific purposes that fit into the NASA mission, but amateur radio communications by itself does not advance the NASA mission. We need to find partners in the educational and scientific world to get launches through this program. Because Cubesats have dominated the satellite market, there are no more affordable launches for satellites the size of AO-13, let alone AO-40. We are now faced with the need to cram the functionality of an AO-13 satellite into a 3U (or possibly 6U) Cubesat. We may or we may not be able to do that, there is a limit to the ability to cram 50 Kg of payload into a 5 Kg box. While Moore's Law has enabled today's electronics technology to be smaller and lighter than it was two decades ago, remember that satellites are driven by Shannon's Law, not by Moore's Law. We need to generate electrical power and we need antenna gain to carry out a satellite communications mission. AO-13 was a simple spinning satellite that was big enough to accept the inefficiencies of off-pointed solar arrays. On a Cubesat we would need to keep the smaller solar arrays precisely aimed at the Sun and the antennas aimed at the Earth, and this requires sophisticated three axis control systems. 2. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that came into force about 20 years ago have placed severe restrictions on our ability to work with foreign partners. AO-40 was built by a partnership of more than a dozen countries all contributing parts, subsystems and money to get it done. Today we are cut off from the rest of the world. Building a wall around the USA has never made us safe or prosperous. 3. Orbital debris regulations now require satellite builders to prove to the FCC that the satellite will reenter in 25 years or less. In highly inclined elliptical orbits such as AO-13 we can possibly exploit solar and lunar resonances that will bring down the satellite in a decade or two, but in the lower inclination GTO launches that are more common, we would be dependent on rocket thrust to provide the delta-V to lower the perigee. If you look at the NORAD catalog, most of the spent rocket bodies left in GTO remain there for a long time unless they are deliberately de-orbited. All of these factors have lined up to make the AMSAT mission much more difficult than it was 20 years ago. Spaceflight is hard, and if we don't have the fortitude to meet the new challenges, than we will not be part of it in the future. I believe that we can and we will have new HEO satellites but we won't be doing it under the rules that we operated under in the past. If somebody wanted to write a check for $20 million, we could buy a HEO launch to whatever orbit we wanted, but in the absence of such support we will have to use cleverness and guile to get it done. I have constantly reminded the satellite professionals that it was the hams who created the secondary launch market that they now enjoy, but I have have so far not seen much interest from them in reciprocating that favor. 73, Dan Schultz N8FGV

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Fwd: AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue
by KC9SGV 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: KC9SGV <kc9sgv(a)gmail.com> > Date: July 29, 2019 at 10:00:55 AM CDT > To: Zach Leffke <zleffke(a)vt.edu> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue > > Excellent points and thoughts by Dan and Zach. > > I might just add that yes, we have ITAR and EAR, but would asking a future South American commercial GEO communications or TV satellite effort to just lend us a standby transponder or two, be a violation of these laws ? > (Existing power, budget, etc.) > We could act naive and just ask. > Sometimes, just asking, is all that is needed. > Especially if STEM is pushed. > > Bernard, > KC9SGV > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jul 29, 2019, at 9:31 AM, Zach Leffke via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >> >> Good summary Dan. >> >> I have nothing major to add, but would like to make two statements: >> >> 1) through the VT/AMSAT partnership in the past we explored opportunities for both HEO and GEO missions. The most 'real' of those opportunities involved a possible GEO mission on an Air Force satellite, with VT engineers bridging the military/ham radio sides. HEO was a briefer opportunity, and sadly neither of the opportunities panned out (though technically GEO is 'on hold indefinitely'.....). From my work with the Hume Center at VT and the Space@VT group, I will attempt to keep my eyes open for similar opportunities in the future, and if something appears to have 'meat on the bone' as a target of opportunity and potential rideshare/secondary payload, I'll bring it to AMSAT's attention. I would encourage others to do the same if they are in a similar position........it may be we don't pay for a HEO/GEO, but rather an odd confluence of events makes something materialize in our favor....and we should be ready, willing, and able to take advantage of those situations.... >> >> 2) I also constantly remind folks (from students to gov't officials when the opportunity presents itself) about Dan's last statement that Ham radio made the secondary launch market. OSCAR-1 launched 4 years and change after Sputnik-1, and I love watching eyes widen when folks realize what that means (especially the gov't types). >> >> >> -Zach, KJ4QLP >> >> P.S. LOVE the positive direction of this thread... >> >> -- >> Research Associate >> Aerospace Systems Lab >> Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology >> Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University >> Work Phone: 540-231-4174 >> Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 >> >>> On 7/29/19 10:08 AM, Daniel Schultz via AMSAT-BB wrote: >>> On July 28, 2019 6:46:20 PM CDT, Ev Tupis via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >>> wrote: >>>> What are the top barriers to revisiting highly elliptical and AO-40 type >>> goals? >>>> Ev, W2EV >>> We would all love to have another HEO satellite, however the ecosystem in >>> which we live today has changed a great deal since AMSAT built AO-10, AO-13 >>> and AO-40 a couple of decades ago: >>> >>> 1. The launch market has become saturated with small satellites. In the >>> 1970's, 80's and 90's, AMSAT was often the only entity that was willing to put >>> a satellite on top of a new untested launch vehicle. Today every university on >>> the planet has its own satellite project, along with more and more high >>> schools and even a few elementary schools. AMSAT is working with some of these >>> universities to carry ham radio transponders on their satellites, but the >>> university satellite mission is different from our mission, they just want to >>> throw together something fast and cheap that can launch before the students >>> graduate, and they don't need to get to HEO to do that. Long term reliability >>> is not part of their equation. >>> >>> Commercial and Government entities have also discovered the value of small >>> satellites, and the launch market has reacted to that by charging market-based >>> prices for launches that AMSAT used to get for free or at highly discounted >>> rates. We have to compete against commercial enterprises funded by venture >>> capital, and because of the non-commercial nature of amateur radio, we can't >>> use the same business model of charging the end users to recover our costs. >>> NASA can and does launch small Cubesats for educational and scientific >>> purposes that fit into the NASA mission, but amateur radio communications by >>> itself does not advance the NASA mission. We need to find partners in the >>> educational and scientific world to get launches through this program. >>> >>> Because Cubesats have dominated the satellite market, there are no more >>> affordable launches for satellites the size of AO-13, let alone AO-40. We are >>> now faced with the need to cram the functionality of an AO-13 satellite into a >>> 3U (or possibly 6U) Cubesat. We may or we may not be able to do that, there is >>> a limit to the ability to cram 50 Kg of payload into a 5 Kg box. While Moore's >>> Law has enabled today's electronics technology to be smaller and lighter than >>> it was two decades ago, remember that satellites are driven by Shannon's Law, >>> not by Moore's Law. We need to generate electrical power and we need antenna >>> gain to carry out a satellite communications mission. AO-13 was a simple >>> spinning satellite that was big enough to accept the inefficiencies of >>> off-pointed solar arrays. On a Cubesat we would need to keep the smaller solar >>> arrays precisely aimed at the Sun and the antennas aimed at the Earth, and >>> this requires sophisticated three axis control systems. >>> >>> 2. The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that came into force >>> about 20 years ago have placed severe restrictions on our ability to work with >>> foreign partners. AO-40 was built by a partnership of more than a dozen >>> countries all contributing parts, subsystems and money to get it done. Today >>> we are cut off from the rest of the world. Building a wall around the USA has >>> never made us safe or prosperous. >>> >>> 3. Orbital debris regulations now require satellite builders to prove to the >>> FCC that the satellite will reenter in 25 years or less. In highly inclined >>> elliptical orbits such as AO-13 we can possibly exploit solar and lunar >>> resonances that will bring down the satellite in a decade or two, but in the >>> lower inclination GTO launches that are more common, we would be dependent on >>> rocket thrust to provide the delta-V to lower the perigee. If you look at the >>> NORAD catalog, most of the spent rocket bodies left in GTO remain there for a >>> long time unless they are deliberately de-orbited. >>> >>> All of these factors have lined up to make the AMSAT mission much more >>> difficult than it was 20 years ago. Spaceflight is hard, and if we don't have >>> the fortitude to meet the new challenges, than we will not be part of it in >>> the future. I believe that we can and we will have new HEO satellites but we >>> won't be doing it under the rules that we operated under in the past. If >>> somebody wanted to write a check for $20 million, we could buy a HEO launch to >>> whatever orbit we wanted, but in the absence of such support we will have to >>> use cleverness and guile to get it done. I have constantly reminded the >>> satellite professionals that it was the hams who created the secondary launch >>> market that they now enjoy, but I have have so far not seen much interest from >>> them in reciprocating that favor. >>> >>> 73, Dan Schultz N8FGV >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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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Launch 2019-043
by John Mac 29 Jul '19

29 Jul '19

Hi all, I asked this question on twitter but no response at this time. If there were more than 1 satellite on that Launch, I have not seen any TLE for the other satellites yet. Anyone have any info ?? or have I missed something? John

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-NA solution: DX (HEO) to attract more interest and revenue
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 28 Jul '19

28 Jul '19

Hello Dave KJ9I, "Everyone: Solution/recommendation: HEO ASAP (yes I am aware of GOLF) to make DX possible and bring in a new 'market' (revenue) and interest level to AMSAT." It may come as a surprise to many that there are no objections anywhere within AMSAT leadership about pursuing HEO opportunities as soon as possible (ASAP.) The emphasis on "possible" is where things get tricky. The current board members, with whom I have shared the pleasure of serving AMSAT, support and encourage technologies and launch opportunities to push us beyond LEO. It takes resources across many disciplines to make things happen: engineering volunteers, project leadership, money, and economical launch opportunities, to name a few. There are many great ideas (HEO, MEO, Digital, 3U & 6U Cubesats) but ultimately decisions must be made to deliver AMSAT missions. Sometimes it involves risk. The long and short term track record of AMSAT is good, especially when you consider the periodic, multi-million dollar failures of the commercial world. One more comment on the word "market:" Amateur radio satellites are not pay-to-play for obvious legal reasons. Like most amateur radio infrastructure, such as repeaters, costs are mostly borne by a generous few -- not the multitude of users. Ask anyone who operates an amateur radio resource, even websites like QRZ.com, and they will tell you that the masses do not contribute. I do not believe popularity of a satellite directly affects revenue. It has yet to be proven. Historically AMSAT has seen small increases in membership after missions but this does not come close to funding projects. Bottom line - it is purely a myth that AMSAT doesn't pursue or endeavor to provide amateur transponders with greater coverage and DX opportunities. When and how we get there requires a combination of dedicated volunteers and generous benefactors. 73, Clayton W5PFG

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LVB Tracker for sale
by Philip Jenkins 28 Jul '19

28 Jul '19

Posting for a local guy who is not on the BB, so please contact him with questions about the tracker, not me. *“For Sale : LVB tracker in excellent condition asking $175. Buyer pays shipping. Contact W4RYF(a)ARRL.NET" <W4RYF(a)ARRL.NET>* Philip N4HF

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FS IC-910H
by Tom Deeble - KA6SIP 28 Jul '19

28 Jul '19

Greetings, I have an ICOM IC-910H in good condition with new 1.2 GHz module for sale. Includes mic, carry handle, CT-17 Level Converter, manual etc in original box. $1,200 + shipping/insurance. Will pack in double box. Let me know if you are interested via ka6sip at aol.com. Prefer PayPal and would like to sell to someone via AMSAT instead of e-bay. Thanks,Tom Tom Deeble - KA6SIP, ka6sip(a)aol.comMt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership ChairmanMDARC, PO Box 23222, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-0222PACIFICON - Oct 18-20, 2019, San Ramon

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SatPC32, PSTRotator and 360 Degree Rotators
by John 28 Jul '19

28 Jul '19

Hi All, For various reasons, we use PSTRotator to control our rotator/elevator stack - mostly due to the need for IP control of the ERC-M, which SatPC32 doesn't seem to natively handle. It all works fine, for the most part, with the exception of the fact that I don't seem to be able to change my endstop value - normally this would be in the "Rotor" configuration settings, but since I'm leaving SatPC32 set to 'None' and having PSTRotator in 'Tracking' mode (it follows SatPC32's headings anyway), I can't see the option (it's not in the list) in order to pick South for my endstop instead of North. I can choose between 90 and 180 degree elevation (we use 180 as we only have 360 degrees of azimuth), but does anyone know how I can make SatPC32 understand the endstop being at the North instead of the South? Many thanks in advance, John (M5ET)

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New Handheld for SO-50
by Kees van Oosbree 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Hello, I've been working the birds for a while now, and I have been using only 2 Boafengs. I've realized they desense VERY easily on SO-50 and even AO-91 and 92. I have a band pass filter for the FOX sats, so I can hear my downlink. However, I still haven't figured out a way to get full duplex on SO-50. Are there any dual-band handhelds that can receive SO-50? 73 de KE0STO

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ANS-209 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-209 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * CAS-7B Launched and Operational * Upcoming ARISS SSTV Events * AMSAT-Chile developing CESAR-1 FM / digital satellites * FO-99 Transponder Activated over North America, Other Activations Scheduled * LO-94 Lunar Impact Expected on July 31st * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 26, 2019 * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-209.01 ANS-209 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 105.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 28, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-209.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium will be held October 18-20 in Arlington, VA. For details, see: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- CAS-7B Launched and Operational On July 25, 2019, CAMSAT's CAS-7B satellite was successfully launched on the first orbital launch of iSpace's Hyperbola-1 rocket. CAS-7B is in a very low earth orbit with an apogee of 296 km and a perigee of 278 km. The inclination is 42.7 degrees. At this altitude, decay is expected by August 11th. CAS-7B carries a 100 mW CW telemetry beacon at 435.715 MHz and an FM transponder with an uplink of 145.900 MHz (16 kHz bandwidth, no tone required) and a downlink of 435.690 MHz (100 mW). Many QSOs around the world have been reported via the FM transponder. Reports indicate the transponder requires a considerable amount of EIRP to access and that the satellite is spinning fast causing rapid fading of signals. More information about CAS-7B can be found at https://www.amsat.org/camsat-cas-7b-is-ready-for-june-launch/ [ANS thanks CAMSAT and JA0CAW for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS SSTV Events ARISS Russia plans to activate the MAI-75 SSTV experiment on July 29 with images starting at 13:15 UTC ending at 21:25 UTC, then again starting July 30 at 13:50 UTC ending 19:30 UTC. Downlink frequency is 145.800 MHz FM using the PD-120 SSTV mode. ARISS plans to commemorate Owen Garriott's outstanding accomplishments with ham radio in space during an ISS SSTV event starting 09:40 UTC on August 1 and ending 18:15 UTC on Aug 4. Downlink freq will be 145.800 MHz FM using the PD-120 SSTV mode. However, there is a possible switch out in images for SSTV event scheduled for August 1-4. This may result in planning an additional SSTV event for the end of August that would feature the Owen Garriott commemorative images at that time. We expect an update on this after July 26th [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-Chile developing CESAR-1 FM / digital satellites AMSAT-CE is designing and building five satellites, to be used by radio amateurs around the world, which will allow a series of scientific experiments in the field of digital communications, as well as gravimetric and orbitgraphic studies. Of these five satellites, one will be the engineering prototype, three will be flight units, and the remaining one will be used to check or replicate on the ground the operation of the units that are in space. AMSAT-CE has also promoted the installation of three earth stations, in Iquique, Temuco and Pto. Montt. Technical characteristics *CESAR-1 is of microsat technonogy (cube shape, 23 cm per edge). *The satellite reception frequencies will be in the 145 MHz band (5 channels) and 1,575 MHz (GPS). *The satellite transmission frequencies will be in the 436 MHz band (2 channels). *The modulation will be FSK (AX.25 9.6 kbps) or narrowband FM. *The magnetic stabilization will be by permanent magnets. *It will have a magnetic brake (the rotation due to the photonic spin will be stopped by seven bars of hydrogen steel, which will cut lines of force from the earth's magnetic field). *The estimated useful life is 10 years. *The mass will be approximately 12 kg *The period will be 100 minutes (that's about 14 revolutions a day). *The satellite platform consists of 5 modules made of space aluminum AL6061-T6. *The electrical energy will be stored in a Saft NiCd battery, made up of 8 batteries of 7 Ah each. *The solar cells will be Spectrolab, triple junction (GalnP2-GaAs-Ge), or the like. Contributions of the CESAR-1 Project to the Country AMSAT-CE satellites will be added to the projects already undertaken by the Chilean Air Force (FASAT) and the University of Chile (SUCHAI), but they have as their main characteristic that they are the first ones that are being designed and built entirely in the country, which constitutes a huge challenge, and a scientific and technological contribution. Among the benefits that the country and the amateur radio can obtain from AMSAT-CE satellites are: - Education (interest young people in space radiocommunications) - Support in emergency situations - Scientific experimentation (in the frame for experiments) - Boosting a national aerospace industry - Experimentation with the Internet - National Amateur Radio Unit, and - International recognition for the country. Experiments The CESAR-1 satellite will have five main (E) experiments: E1 A digital transponder between two earth stations, to be used in real time, during the period in which both are being illuminated by the satellite (radio-packets in AX.25 at 9,600 kbps). E2 A digital transponder between two earth stations, to be used in deferred time, as an electronic message box (Store & forward with radio-packets in AX.25 at 9.6 kbps). E3 An analog repeater that will allow two earth stations that are being illuminated by the satellite to be linked, to broadcast audio (voice) in real time, in FM mode. E4 Communication between two terrestrial repeaters, with link to the satellite, which will allow long distance, but temporary, calls to low-power portable stations (voice, FM, 147 MHz access), and E5 An on-board GPS receiver, which will collect information for gravimetric and orbitgraphic research. The orbit of CESAR-1 will be low, polar and heliosynchronous (about 800 km high). *In any case, given the time elapsed, it is possible that both the experiments and the electronic part considered for them must be modernized. Cost of the Project and its Financing The cost of the project, in money, amounts to about USD 700,000 (necessary for the construction of five satellites, launch of one, implementation of two command and control stations, and three terrestrial repeaters). Of that amount, around USD 300,000 have already been contributed by external sponsors, and by members of the AMSAT-CE Foundation. However, we have not yet been able to obtain the financing of the remaining USD 400,000 Additionally, and conservatively, we estimate that the project requires some 36,000 man-hours of managers and specialists. Much of those 36,000 hours have already been or are being voluntarily contributed by the AMSAT-CE partners. Essentially, the monetary resources that are still missing are needed to finance the solar cells of CESAR-1, hire professional services to finish the construction of what is pending, and cover the costs of the tests and the first launch. Project status Although it is a radio amateur project, it does not cease to correspond to a professional and complex project. But the more than 20 years we have been working - without reaching the goal - have exhausted some of our partners, and this has generated a shortage of volunteers. It has not been easy to finish the first satellite - which should have flown in the late 1990s - because in Chile there is still not enough awareness about the possibilities offered by space activity to the country. Despite this, the construction of CESAR-1 is quite advanced (more than 70%): -5 mechanical satellite structures are built. -8 UHF transmitters are finished, and aligned in their working frequencies. -The sources of power are finished. -The receivers have an advance of 90%. -The GPS experiment has an advance of 70%. -In the OBC with its EDAC and RAM disk, the software needs to be refined. -The international coordination of frequencies in the ITU was concluded, but today it would have to be reactivated, for the time elapsed. -There are, yes, the photovoltaic cells, the assembly in Chile and the final tests (which will probably be done in Brazil). -It is also necessary to reactivate the obtaining of the pitcher. Website: https://www.amsat-ce.org/proyecto-cesar [ANS thanks AMSAT-CE for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ New 2019 AMSAT Apparel Now Available on the Web Didn't make it to Hamvention but you want the latest in AMSAT haberdashery? The new 2019 tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats are now available in the AMSAT online store. Browse the styles and sizes online and put your order in today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-apparel/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- FO-99 Transponder Activated over North America, Other Activations Scheduled On July 25, 2019, the V/u linear transponder on FO-99 (NEXUS) was activated over North America for the first time. Stations heard include W5CBF, KB4PML, N4QX, AA5PK, KX9X, N8HM, K0FFY, and N2ACQ. FO-99 is active on a schedule. The power budget does not permit full- time transponder operations. Schedule updates can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GsNihonuniv Upcoming North American FO-99 operations: Victoria, Canada - August 17th - 04:28:33 UTC - 04:40:01 UTC Denver, US (SSTV) - August 24th - 03:30:20 UTC - 03:41:50 UTC Topeka, US - August 31st - 02:34:47 UTC - 02:45:45 UTC Operations are performed from about 5 minutes before the listed AOS to 5 minutes after LOS. Transponder frequencies are 145.900 MHz - 145.930 MHz up and 435.880 MHz - 435.910 MHz down, inverting. The SSTV / digitalker downlink is 437.075 MHz. The Nihon University Ground Station asks that stations completing QSOs via FO-99 upload their audio to Twitter or the NEXUS website. http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/nexus/E0_Top.html [ANS thanks the Nihon University Ground Station and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- LO-94 Lunar Impact Expected on July 31st Here is the LO-94 (DSLWP-B) UHF plan for the following days: 29 Jul 00:15 to 02:15 29 Jul 04:30 to 06:30 29 Jul 20:00 to 22:00 30 Jul 05:30 to 07:30 30 Jul 16:20 to 18:20 31 Jul 06:30 to 08:30 31 Jul 13:24 to 15.24 1 Aug 05:30 to 07:30 All time in UTC. GMSK on both freq & JT4G on 435.4. JT4G repeater message on 436.4 TBD. Lunar impact expected to be at about 31 Jul 14:20. Later windows for backup. SSDV album: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html Online JT4G telemetry forwarder: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g_forwarder.html JT4G telemetry display: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g.html GMSK telemetry: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html [ANS thanks Wei Mingchaun, BG2BHC, Harbin Institute of Technology, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 25, 2019 The following Amateur Radio satellites have decayed from orbit and have been removed from this week's TLE distribution. NJUST-1 - NORAD CAT ID 42722 - Decayed 07/20/2019 (per Space-Track) AOXIANG-1 - NORAD CAT ID 42735 - Decayed 06/26/2019 (per Space-Track) The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's TLE distribution. CAS-7B - TEMPORARY CAT ID 99999 (This CAT ID will be changed to a permanent ID later.) The initial TLE supplied by Alan Kung, BA1DU on July 25, 2019 on AMSAT-BB. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT has received $3,913.29 from AmazonSmile. Search for "Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation" https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_twt_dshb_smi * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $33,250 raised or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations +J6 St Lucia, (FK94) July 21 – August 3, 2019 Frank, K3TRM, will be operating as J6/K3TRM from Gros Islet, St. Lucia (FK94mb) between July 21 – August 3, 2019. Activity will be on 40-6M using SSB, CW, and Digital (RTTY & FT8) and satellite. More info available on Frank’s QRZ page: https://www.qrz.com/db/J6/K3TRM and Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/k3trm +CY9 St. Paul Island (FN97) – July 31 to August 8, 2019 CY9C will be on St. Paul Island July 31st through August 8th. This is an all bands/mode dxpedition, with EME and Sats as well. More info available at http://cy9c.com/index.html. +West Yellowstone (DN44) August 2-3, 2019 Dennis, N7EGY, will be attending a family reunion August 2-3, and should be able to sneak away for a few FM passes. Keep an eye on Dennis’ Twitter feed for further updates: https://twitter.com/n7egy1 +AZ NV UT (DN25-DN28, DM37-DM38, DM46-DM47) August 3-10, 2019 Ian, K5ZM, will be wandering through the Southwest August 3rd – 10th, mostly operating as W3ZM/7: Aug 03: NV DM25/DM26 line Aug 04: AZ DM36 Aug 06: NV and UT DM27/DM28/DM37/DM38 Aug 07: AZ DM46 + UT DM47 Aug 10: NV DM25/DM26 line Aug 05 & 08: non ham stuff = K5ZM Aug 09: TBD! Watch for updates on Ian’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/k5zm_ +Florida Keys (EL95) August 4-11, 2019 Philippe, EA4NF will be operating from EL95 (Key Largo and Brickell Key) as KC3NSG, from August 4 to 11, 2019. FM and Linears. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT +Washington Invasion (CN96/96 & DN06/07/17/17) – August 9-10, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be heading North to invade the State of Washington, August 9th and 10th. Keep an eye on Casey’s Twitter feed for specific pass announcements: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ +FP - St Pierre et Miquelon (GN16) – August 10-18, 2019 A DXpedition is planned to St Pierre et Miquelon, August 10th through the 18th. The team will operate as T05M will from Ile aux Marins on 6-160m, but there is a possibility of some FM Satellites. Keep an eye on their website for updates: http://fp2019.net/ +Santa Rosa Island, CA (CM93) – August 12-14, 2019 Ron, AD0DX, is heading back to Santa Rosa Island, August 12th -14th. When not distracted by the feathered-birds, Ron will be on FM and linear satellites as W6R. Keep an eye on Ron’s Twitter feed for updates at the dates get closer. https://twitter.com/ad0dx +Goose Bay, Labrador (FO93) August 12-14, 2019 Chris, VE3FU, will be visiting family / friends and maintenance of his HF remote station in FO93, but he should be on the FM sats as VO2AC. Chris will try to post here before each pass, so keep an eye on his Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/ChrisVE3FU +6Y - Jamaica (FK18) August 12-19, 2019 Philippe, EA4NF will be operating from JAMAICA (IOTA NA-097 – Grid FK18) in Satellite with the special call 6Y4NF from August 12 to 19, 2019. QRV Satellite in FM and SSB. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates : https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT. Remember to check out W3ZM On the Road for additional upcoming activations! https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/ [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over +Ballots for the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election have been mailed. Candidate statements may be found at https://www.amsat.org/2019-board-statements/ +AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E satellite is now expected to launch this fall. RadFxSat-2 will fly on the ELaNa XX mission on the second flight of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne. +With the newest FM satellite, CAS-7B, now in orbit, we take a look back at the first satellite configured as an FM relay, AO-21 / RS-14, for #ThrowbackThursday #AMSAT50th https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1154373271023947777 +Robert Bankston, KE4AL, tweeted about the first "walkie-talkie satellite terminal" used by KB4CRT to work stations through AO-10. https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama/status/1154240267706339331 --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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 additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-27 22:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-27 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact was successful: Sat 2019-07-27 18:27:56 UTC 68 deg The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-07-27 22:00 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-07-27 22:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1325. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1268. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32, PSTRotator and 360 Degree Rotators
by John 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Hi Dave, The ERC unit runs via an IP serial server, so that we can access it from multiple parts of the site. We have a similar remote control mechanism for the rig, but that side all works fine. Still waiting for the next pass that goes through North, to see if SatPC32 now remembers the endstop as North! John (M5ET) From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh(a)gmail.com> Sent: 27 July 2019 18:20 To: John <john(a)amber.org.uk> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32, PSTRotator and 360 Degree Rotators So you have the ERC unit connected via IP and not USB? Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S9 On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 1:15 PM John <john(a)amber.org.uk <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hi Dave, Thanks for the insights – yes, PST is set correctly with North as the endstop. When I select Yaesu GS232, it goes through the whole “you need to set up serversdx” palaver, which since I’m unable to use SDX (it doesn’t talk IP), seems a little counter intuitive. That said, it did make the option to set an endstop temporarily available, so hopefully by changing it, storing the configs and then choosing “None” again, it might remember the North endstop. My next pass in a few minutes will hopefully confirm. PST has no issue tracking the headings that SatPC32 displays even with the rotor set to none, so hopefully the temporary enable then disable will work. I’ll report back shortly. John (M5ET) From: Dave Webb KB1PVH <kb1pvh(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: 27 July 2019 18:00 To: John <john(a)amber.org.uk <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32, PSTRotator and 360 Degree Rotators John, In Rotor setup in SatPC32 you select Yaesu_GS-232 in the drop-down for the ERC-M controller, FYI. In the PSTRotator Satellite Tracking window if you click on Setup>Rotor Stop you can select North or South. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S9 On Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 12:48 PM John via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hi All, For various reasons, we use PSTRotator to control our rotator/elevator stack - mostly due to the need for IP control of the ERC-M, which SatPC32 doesn't seem to natively handle. It all works fine, for the most part, with the exception of the fact that I don't seem to be able to change my endstop value - normally this would be in the "Rotor" configuration settings, but since I'm leaving SatPC32 set to 'None' and having PSTRotator in 'Tracking' mode (it follows SatPC32's headings anyway), I can't see the option (it's not in the list) in order to pick South for my endstop instead of North. I can choose between 90 and 180 degree elevation (we use 180 as we only have 360 degrees of azimuth), but does anyone know how I can make SatPC32 understand the endstop being at the North instead of the South? Many thanks in advance, John (M5ET) _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> . AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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First DTMF grid!
by Robert Bruninga 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

Here is a video PY5LF recorded of his first successful DTMF Grid uplink: You do not hear his DTMF uplink but you hear the voice response and the APRS packet that results: https://www.facebook.com/py5lf/videos/2634132619939772/?t=0 That packet is a 3rd party APRS format for that grid report. It did not get picked up by either the PSAT2 telemetry or USER pages beacause of the 3 rd party format probably. Ill see if we can fix that.

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Re Antenna Question
by Brad Smith 27 Jul '19

27 Jul '19

<"Louder" is more S-meter bars, or audibly louder?> <Is the horizon, for you, over a relatively unpopulated area? Do you live in a more populated area?> Audibly much louder at or near the horizon. I have never checked the S-meter while transmitting, but relied on what I hear in my earphones. Actually, on the D72, the S-meter only operates on receive and displays the power level on transmit, so it won't tell me what I need to know. Not super populated and I roam a lot and notice the same thing happening no matter where I go-as long as I have a pretty good view of the horizon. Brad Smith KC9UQR

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No TLM on AO-85 pass 2226z 24JUL2019
by Hasan al-Basri 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

Was TLM off for that pass? No DUV indication at all, I can usuaLly hear the sub-audible and nothing showing on FoxTelem softare. 73 N0AN Hasan

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Antenna Question
by Brad Smith 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

I have two Arrow 2 antennas and have been using them since 2013 on FM satellites. I use a Kenwood TH-D72 radio which is full duplex, so I can hear myself very well when I get into the bird. I am wondering about a phenomenon that I experience and why it happens. It is much easier for me to hit the bird (and I have a much louder signal) when the bird is just about on the horizon than when it is directly overhead, or at a very high altitude. This should not be the case, as overhead it is only 400 miles away, but on the horizon, it is 2,000 miles away. But I am so much louder at the horizon. I "boom" into the bird. Does anyone have any answer to why this is? Brad KC9UQR

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SatPC32 Not responding with 9700
by Richard Lawn 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

All was well until suddenly SatPC32 started to not respond and lock up. I'm using Win 10 with the most current version of SatPC32 and the Icom 9700. I left the station for about a week but have made no changes since all last worked. Any suggestions? Uninstall SatPC32 and reinstall it? Rick, W2JAZ

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Fwd: USNAP1 lives! - capture UHF data pse
by Robert Bruninga 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

It looks liike PSAT2's sister cubesat finally woke up today (a month after launch) at 0614z on 25 July: http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=usnap1-1&time=1 The VHF telemetry shown here has only bus voltage. The digipeater is OFF and will remain off until we find out what happened. In the mean time, we need all the capture we can get of the 9600 baud downlink on 437.605 MHz +/- Doppler. There is a beacon every 30 seconds. Bob, WB4APR

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Using JPL Horizons Ephemerides Data
by Reid Crowe 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

Is there a way to use (or convert) JPL Horizons Ephemerides data with tracking programs like SatPC32 that use Two Line Elements? 73, Reid N0RC

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CAS 7B
by Tom Schuessler 26 Jul '19

26 Jul '19

Do I assume that CAS -7B is one of the 2019-044 either A, B, or C? Tom, N5HYP

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WD9EWK @ DM54/DM55 on Saturday (27 July 2019)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

Hi! I am planning a day-trip to the DM54/DM55 grid boundary on Saturday, 27 July 2019. The spot I will use is one I have visited a few times in the past, along old US-66 and next to the I-40 freeway in Navajo County, Arizona - between Holbrook and Petrified Forest National Park. I hope to be out there between 1600 and 1630 UTC, and plan to operate until sunset (weather permitting). I will work FM, SSB, and - if available - packet from there. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after I return home, and QSL cards are available on request. My travel to and from the DM54/DM55 grid boundary should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9, and can be seen at (among other places): http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates during the day. If you do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-25 16:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-25 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Sat 2019-07-27 18:27:56 UTC 68 deg Exp. 60 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-07-25 16:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-07-17 04:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1324. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1267. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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FO-29
by ke4kol 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

What is the latest update on FO-29? Thanks,Jim Bennett, KE4KOL.

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CAS-7B (BP-1B) Will be launched today
by Alan Kung 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

Hello, CAS-7B will be launched today, TLE is as follows, CAMSAT is looking forward to receive CW beacon record. Thank you for your help! 73 Alan, BA1DU -------- Forwarding messages -------- From: "Alan Kung via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2019-07-19 06:34:41 To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-7B (BP-1B) TLE Update Planned to launch CAS-7B at 05:00:00UTC on July 25, 2019, the launch vehicle Hyperbola-1 will run for 862.0206 seconds and then CAS-7B satellite will be deployed at 05:14:22.0206 CAS-7B(BP-1B) 1 99999U 19206.21831019 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00001 2 99999 042.7339 008.2068 0013606 285.8754 218.2911 15.94575754000011 73 Alan, BA1DU _______________________________________________ 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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CAS-7B
by PY5LF 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

Hi CAS-7B heard loud and clear over GG54 , 5:57 UTC, 25 JULY 2019. Telemetry in 435.715 CW and transponder FM UP 145900, DW 435690 , both working nice. I`ll send a video to youtube. Congrats ! -- *PY5LF * *Luciano Fabricio* *www.falautomation.com.br <http://www.falautomation.com.br>* <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Livre de vírus. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…>. <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Upcoming ARISS contact with 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia on 27 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:27 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and ON4ISS. The contact should be audible over Belgium and portions of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The 24th World Scout Jamboree is hosted by the North American team of Canada, Mexico, and USA. It is an event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. 40,000 Scouts are expected to be in attendance from 160 countries. Scouts are ages 14 to 17, male and female, all races and nationalities. Official languages are English, French, and Spanish, but many other languages will be spoken at the event, reflecting the worldwide diversity of Scouting. Amateur radio has been in operation at World Scout Jamborees since GB3SP in 1957 in the United Kingdom. From this effort grew Jamboree on the Air, now the largest annual Scouting event in the world with nearly 2 million Scouts participating. Subsequent World Jamborees provided amateur radio operations and most of the recent events also hosted an ARISS Contact. This track record demonstrates Scouting's ever present focus on science, technology, engineering, and math as well as the magic of making two-way contacts at a distance - even in space with an astronaut on the International Space Station. The site of the World Scout Jamboree is the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve in West Virginia, USA. This is also where the USA National Jamborees are held. Most recently Astronaut Luca Parmitano conducted an ARISS contact during the 2013 Jamboree. We send a special note to Astronaut Drew Morgan, an assistant Scoutmaster, for his encouragement during our proposal. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you think is the most important thing you believe young people should do in Scouting to help them in their future careers such as being an astronaut or working in the sciences? 2. Here at the World Jamboree we like to trade items with scouts from around the world as a way to bond and remember our new friendships. Do you ever trade patches or parts of your uniforms with your international crew members? 3. What is the single prettiest place or region on Earth to see from space? 4. Do you bring something special with you so when you get back, so you can say, "This has been in space!"? 5. What food do you miss the most that you can't have in space? 6. What if the ISS lost communication with Earth? 7. What kind of emergency drills or practice do you do aboard the ISS, and how often? 8. Do you need to drink more or less water in space than you do on earth? 9. How do the plants orientate themselves to grow in space? 10. Is biological cell division the same in space as on Earth? 11. How did it feel to see Earth from space for the first time? 12. A part of the Scout Law is A Scout is Reverent. Have you had a memorable moment during your time on the ISS that has led to you showing reverence? 13. Have you been on a spacewalk yet? If so, what is it like walking outside the ISS? 14. Of all the professions available, why did you choose to become an astronaut? 15. If there was one thing you wish you could have learned when you were younger in an organization such as the Scouts, or at school, to help you perform tasks in space, what would it be? 16. Are there any bugs or animals on the ISS now and if so, what is their purpose? 17. What is the single most important quality that you possess that you think got you into the space program? 18. With everyone, and many things, floating in microgravity, how do you keep the space station clean? 19. Do you have regular sleep and work schedules? 20. What are the best and worst aspects about living on board 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): TDB 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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AMSAT info table at Asheville NC Hamfest, Saturday July 27
by Philip Jenkins 23 Jul '19

23 Jul '19

I'm manning an AMSAT info table this Saturday, July 27, at the Asheville (Waynesville) NC Hamfest (EM85), distributing some general info/documents and selling some AMSAT store merchandise. Demos will be attempted on some FM birds, most likely by KK4FFE or possibly N4HF. The best passes are (AOS in UTC): AO-85 11:39 (hamfest opens at 12;00) AO-85 13:18 SO-50 14:32 AO-92 15:59 AO-91 17:12 (not likely; hamfest will probably have wound down by this time) Philip N4HF AMSAT Ambassador

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Technical Handbook for Satellite Monitoring - available for cost of shipping!
by Michelle Thompson 23 Jul '19

23 Jul '19

I have an extra copy of the 2017 edition of Roland Proesch's Technical Handbook for Satellite Monitoring and I would like to give it away! Just setting shipping and it can be yours. Here's a link to the 2017 version's table of contents: http://frequencymanager.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Technical-Handbook-fo… Available from now through Monday. If multiple people interested, will pick someone at random! I enjoy and use this book and want to find it a new home. -Michelle W5NYV

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PSAT2 in DTMF Grid uplink mode. Digi is off.
by Robert Bruninga 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

PSAT2 is now in DTMF Grid uplink mode. See user guide http://aprs.org/psat2.html The DIGI is off, The APRS-to-Voice is off PSK31 and SSTV remain on. Uplink for DTMF is now 145.9800 Please, unless you can track Doppler on the uplink to within 500 Hz, DO NOT even try DTMF except the middle 60 seconds of any given pass. Lower pass the better. Otherwise the Doppler will kill the 4 second transmission and you will only be QRMing everyone else with no chance of success for yourself. This is going to be hard due to the narrowband receiver. Again, TX only with radio set to BNARROBAND FM. Otherwise, It will NEVER work. Bob, WB4aPR

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Direwolf for CAS-4 telemetry decoding
by Hans BX2ABT 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

A hint for people who want to use Direwolf instead of UZ7HO's soundmodem. I finally worked out why I wasn't having success with decoding telemetry from CAS-4AB: for decoding 4800 baud signals you need the K9NG/G3RUH baseband and that needs a special setting in the Direwolf config file, namely in the modem entry. Normally the modem entry looks like this.... MODEM 4800 Change it to the following and it works.... MODEM 4800 0:0 This info can be found in section 9.2.2 "Radio channel -Modem configuration , general form" of the Direwolf user guide. You can find the complete config file and screenshots of the decoding process on my website: BX2ABT.com Next step is to decode telemetry from the XiWang sats. They are using 9600 baud and from what I understand the GOMX-1 baseband. Not sure what the difference is with G3RUH, so any hint on reading material to start grokking this stuff is apperiated. 73 de Hans BX2ABT

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"Moon Day? special events.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 22 Jul '19

22 Jul '19

I hope everyone who worked at special events commemorating Apollo 11's historic mission had a great time this weekend. Those involved with our event at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas had a great time introducing hundreds of people to some basic aspects of satellites, and specifically Amateur Radio in space. Thanks to all who helped, Mac Cody, AE5PH (FM satellite passes), Jay Cox, KG5BZW, Virginia Smith, NV5F, Tim Staley, K5TGS, Doug Quagliana, KA2UPW and Dave Buchanan, W5TRX (with wife Leah) for giving their day to represent AMSAT. Thanks as well to the Dallas Amateur Radio Club (Our display neighbors) for their assistance. Also thanks to Alan Johnston, KU2Y for his contribution in loaning the Fox Engineering model and Cubesat Simulator for this event. Both items are great eye catchers at venues like this. 73 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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ANS-202 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by E.Mike McCardel 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-202 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. In this edition: * AMSAT is proud to announce the relaunch of its AMSAT Ambassador Program * Watch for ISS, SSTV Activity * Nihon University Announces FO-99 US Operation Plan * FO-29 update from JARL * 2019 Mid-Year Fundraising Letter * 2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-202.01 ANS-202 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 202.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 21, 20198 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-202.01 AMSAT is proud to announce the relaunch of its AMSAT Ambassador Program The AMSAT Ambassador Program is an opportunity for AMSAT members to share what they've learned about amateur radio in space with others, and, in the process, help inspire the next generation of AMSAT'ers. AMSAT Ambassador Program Goals: - Educate other amateur radio operators and the general public on amateur radio in space related subjects. - Represent AMSAT by sharing enthusiasm for Amateur Radio in Space with others, whether at in-person events, practical demonstrations, online, or in written communications, and share AMSAT’s mission and vision. - Connect volunteers with potential members both in-person and online in a manner encouraging their affiliation by membership with AMSAT. - Offer personal mentoring and coaching to new enthusiasts either in-person or via online means such as email, chat, and social media. - Connect members and potential enthusiasts with proper resources at AMSAT when they seek more knowledge, volunteer to serve, or have concerns with the organization. Become an AMSAT Ambassador and do your part towards making this happen by informing people about the value of amateur radio in space and encouraging their support and involvement. Please visit the AMSAT Ambassador Program webpage for more information: https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/ 73, Robert Bankston, KE4AL Vice-President, User Services, Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT, Director, AMSAT Ambassadors --------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch for ISS, SSTV Activity ARISS SSTV activity is planned for various times during the week of July 29 through Aug 4. As more specific dates and times are determined, they will be made available at the ARISS website ( www.ariss.org) and at the official ARISS facebook page at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS). [ANS thanks Dave, AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ New 2019 AMSAT Apparel Now Available on the Web Didn't make it to Hamvention but you want the latest in AMSAT haberdashery? The new 2019 tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats are now available in the AMSAT online store. Browse the styles and sizes online and put your order in today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-apparel/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nihon University Announces FO-99 US Operation Plan Place Operation Date AOS LOS Max El Washington DC Transponder July 27 02:28:43 02:39:53 35.08 Topeka, KS Transponder Aug 10 03:46:43 03:57:57 31.35 Denver, CO SSTV Aug 24 03:30:20 03:41:50 50.01 All times UTC Operation will be performed from 5 minutes before AOS to 5 minutes after LOS. Total operation time is about 20 min. The operation may be cancelled if uplink is not received. [ANS thanks Nihon University for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- FO-29 update from JARL "Analog transmitters of Fuji No. 3 (FO-29) have been suspended since July 9, 2019. Currently, we are doing situation grasp and information gathering, but we will inform you as soon as the situation is understood. If you have telemetry data after July 8th (UTC), please send it to the following address. [Transmission destination of telemetry data] oper (at) jarl.org Thank you for your cooperation in collecting information on "Fuji No. 3" of many users. JARL Secretariat Member Section Fuji 3 Telemetry Section" Source: https://www.hamlife.jp/2019/07/17/fo29-jas2-silent/ [ANS thanks hamlife.jp for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 Mid-Year Fundraising Letter The following funraising letter from AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, was recently mailed to all AMSAT members. Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today. Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526 USA July 10, 2019 AMSAT Member, I am writing to provide an update to the membership on AMSAT's activities and invite everyone to our 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, to be held October 18-20, 2019. For more details, go to https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/. I hope to see you there! It takes considerable volunteer effort and real dollars to keep Amateur Radio in Space™. AMSAT needs some important assistance in the areas of User Services and Engineering. If you would like to volunteer, please contact me at k6wao(a)amsat.org. You may also assist AMSAT by making a tax-deductible contribution. AMSAT has several fundraising needs. The daily operation of AMSAT is accomplished by donations to the General Fund. This fund is also used to fill other department needs. The other main department needs are the fund for GOLF (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint) 3U CubeSats design/construction and ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station). AMSAT has had success in the launch of AO-92 (Fox-1D) in January of 2018 and the launch of AO-95 (Fox-1Cliff) in December of 2018. AO-95 achieved orbit and the beacon functions properly, unfortunately the satellite's receiver is not operational. AMSAT Engineering and Operations are trying to determine the cause of the issue. AMSAT partnered with Spaceflight Inc. by contracting and paying for these launches. Fundraising for Fox series satellites have not yet recouped this expenditure, so donations are still being accepted. AMSAT is expecting the launch of RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E), our partnership with Vanderbilt University, by no earlier than the end of summer. RadFxSat- 2 will launch on the ELaNa XX mission, on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne, and carry an AMSAT V/u linear transponder and radiation experiments for Vanderbilt University. AMSAT is also partnering with several universities to fly this linear transponder on their CubeSats. The first of these will fly on HuskySat-1, from the Husky Satellite Lab at the University of Washington, later this year. AMSAT has been selected for two CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) opportunities for GOLF-TEE and GOLF-1. GOLF's 3U spaceframe is being designed with versatility to add mission specific radios, power supplies, and experiments. A series of GOLF CubeSats will provide better coverage and a greater footprint will allow more coverage by fewer satellites. GOLF also allows AMSAT to continue and expand partnerships with universities, NASA and others. GOLF will also provide for additional experimental payloads such as GPS, satellite interlinking, and others. Your donations help AMSAT keep GOLF-TEE and GOLF-1 on schedule. The first GOLF CubeSat, GOLF-TEE, will jump start the GOLF program with a launch to LEO as early as 2020. GOLF-TEE will use Attitude Determination and Control (ADAC) and an experimental 5 GHz /10 GHz software defined radio transponder. AMSAT will benefit by gaining knowledge as well as hardware for future missions. GOLF-TEE also provides an opportunity to fly projects that have been developed by AMSAT's Advanced Satellite Communications and Exploration of New Technology (ASCENT) "skunk works" program. GOLF-TEE will carry a Fox-1E design V/u linear transponder and new RadFx (Radiation Effects) experiment like that in AO-85 for Vanderbilt University, but testing FinFET technology. GOLF-1 will aim for higher LEO orbit as the first official "Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint" AMSAT CubeSat. Launch is targeted for 2020- 2021. You may make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT at https://www.amsat.org/donate/. As of this writing, the ARISS FundRazr has raised $33,250 of the $150,000 for critical amateur radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS to enable students to talk to astronauts in space via amateur radio. ARISS is in critical need of this infrastructure update. Through your donations ARISS seeks the following upgrades: * Next Generation radio system will support easier radio mode transition, to enable new, exciting capabilities for hams, students and the general public including: * New amateur radio communication and experimentation capabilities, including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital packet radio (APRS) capabilities * Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both the US and Russian segments of ISS * New multi-voltage power supply (MVPS) will support present and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to be conducted ARISS is building 10 Next Generation Radio Systems to support our development, on-orbit operations, training and long-term maintenance. This includes units on-orbit (2 units--1 unit each in US and Russian segment), flight spares (2 units), training (3 units), testing (1 unit) and ground-based maintenance & troubleshooting (2 units). ARISS has kicked off a FundRazr campaign for this initiative. The project is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year. AMSAT is also working with our ARISS partners to develop an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Stay tuned for more details on this exciting project. You may make a one time or recurring donation to ARISS by clicking the ARISS Donations button at https://www.amsat.org/donate or directly to the FundRazr at https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen. Help Keep Amateur Radio in Space™ Thanks! Joe Spier, K6WAO President, AMSAT [ANS thanks Joe K6WAO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting Please join us for the 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Symposium, to be held in the Washington, DC Metro Area on October 18, 19, and 20, 2019. The Symposium venue will be the Hilton Arlington, located in the heart of the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA. The Hilton Arlington is located at 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia, 22203, USA TEL: +1-703-528-6000 and the reservation code is AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation). Connected to the Ballston Metro Station, the hotel offers easy and effortless access to Washington DC's top tourist destinations like the National Mall, Smithsonian Museums and historic monuments. The hotel is six miles from Reagan National Airport and the National Mall. There are plenty of restaurants nearby. The Symposium will feature OSCAR Park - a display of satellites from throughout the history of amateur radio in space - paper presentations, and a banquet with speakers celebrating AMSAT's long history, and other events. The AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting will be held on October 16th and 17th at the same hotel. Two guided tours are available. On Sunday, October 20th a bus tour to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum is available for $30 (max 35 people) and on Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier will lead a day tour to the National Mall via the Metro. So please plan on attending the 50th Anniversary Symposium - you will be glad you did and keep checking the AMSAT website for further updates and information. https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations As of July 19, 2019 Remember to check out W3ZM On the Road for additional upcoming activations! Wyoming and Montana (DN62, DN63, DN64, DN65, DN54) July 20-27, 2019 RJ, WY7AA, will be roving in DN62 and DN63 for the 16:00-20:00 UTC FM passes, Sat. July 20th. On Sun. July 21st, he will work one pass only from DN65, SO-50 at 16:58 UTC. For the remainder of the week, RJ will be camping in DN64, working holiday style FM and linears, with one side trip during the week for a few FM passes from DN54. RJ will try to get word to Twitter when he plans to do so, but expects to be without Twitter for the trip, and likely out of cell phone range, as well. #unplugged St Lucia, (FK94) July 21 – August 3, 2019 Frank, K3TRM, will be operating as J6/K3TRM from Gros Islet, St. Lucia (FK94mb) between July 21 – August 3, 2019. Activity will be on 40-6M using SSB, CW, and Digital (RTTY & FT8) and satellite. More info available on Frank’s QRZ page: https://www.qrz.com/db/J6/K3TRM and Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/k3trm CY9 St. Paul Island (FN97) – July 31 to August 8, 2019 CY9C will be on St. Paul Island July 31st through August 8th. This is an all bands/mode dxpedition, with EME and Sats as well. More info available at http://cy9c.com/index.html. Florida Keys (EL95) August 4-11, 2019 Philippe, EA4NF will be operating from EL95 (Key Largo and Brickell Key) as KC3NSG, from August 4 to 11, 2019. FM and Linears. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates : https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT Washington Invasion (CN96/96 & DN06/07/17/17) – August 9-10, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be heading North to invade the State of Washington, August 9th and 10th. Keep an eye on Casey’s Twitter feed for specific pass announcements: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ St Pierre et Miquelon (GN16) – August 10-18, 2019 A DXpedition is planned to St Pierre et Miquelon, August 10th through the 18th. The team will operate as T05M will from Ile aux Marins on 6-160m, but there is a possibility of some FM Satellites. Keep an eye on their website for updates: http://fp2019.net/ Santa Rosa Island, CA (CM93) – August 12-14, 2019 Ron, AD0DX, is heading back to Santa Rosa Island, August 12th -14th. When not distracted by the feathered-birds, Ron will be on FM and linear satellites as W6R. Keep an eye on Ron’s Twitter feed for updates at the dates get closer. https://twitter.com/ad0dx 6Y Jamaica (FK18) AUGUST 12-19, 2019 Philippe, EA4NF will be operating from JAMAICA (IOTA NA-097 – Grid FK18) in Satellite with the special call 6Y4NF from August 12 to 19, 2019. QRV Satellite in FM and SSB. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on Philippe’s Twitter feed for further updates : https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT. Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $33,250 raised or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + 2019-07-16 19:35 UTC between Cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin using ISS callsign RSØISS and About Gagarin From Space. Performing amateur radio communication session with the 8th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova rep. Bashkortostan Aerospace School of. U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia Contact was direct via RZ9WWB. ARISS Mentor was Sergey RV3DR Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Sat 2019-07-27 18:27:56 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + CAS-7B Launch July 25, 2019 Planned to launch CAS-7B at 05:00:00UTC on July 25, 2019, the launch vehicle Hyperbola-1 will run for 862.0206 seconds and then CAS-7B satellite will be deployed at 05:14:22.0206 CAS-7B(BP-1B) 1 99999U 19206.21831019 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00001 2 99999 042.7339 008.2068 0013606 285.8754 218.2911 15.94575754000011 [ANS thanks Alan, BA1DU for the above information] + Tweet from AMSAT-UK AMSAT-UK (@AmsatUK) tweeted at 2:28 PM on Fri, Jul 19, 2019: #Peru: Holders of the 100 watt Novice (Class C) #AmateurRadio license have been granted access to 144-146 MHz (previously just 146- 148) and the entire 70cm band. They are now permitted to use the Satellites https://t.co/lHMwcq0two#hamradio #hamr (https://twitter.com/AmsatUK/status/1152314187344990210?s=03) [ANS thanks @Amsat-UK 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, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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G0KLA Tracker Updated
by Chris Thompson 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

I have posted a slightly updated version of the G0KLA Tracker program. The updates are minor but hopefully helpful to some. Download available here: http://www.g0kla.com/klatrack/index.php Changes include: * Support local keps files * Process keps files from other web locations correctly * Clearer behaviour when horizontal lines toggled * Default the past period to 30mins vs 0 mins Any comments welcome. 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Re: [amsat-bb] W4A Special Event Station this weekend
by Roy Dean 20 Jul '19

20 Jul '19

Also note that N1KSC is on the birds. Just had a qso on SO-50! I guess I should have expected them, but still a very pleasant surprise on July 20th, 2019. --Roy K3RLD > W4A is up and running! Just worked them on the XW2F pass here in FM18 > (Maryland) @ 2210 on the 19th. First one in their log! Sounding good Tim! > 73 de Cal/N3CAL

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W4A Special Event Station this weekend
by Tim N8DEU 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Listen for amateur radio station W4A, a special event station, operating on Amateur Radio Satellites and HF bands this weekend commemorating after 50 years of the landing of the "Eagle" and six hours later man walked on the moon. We will be operating inside the park from the US Space and Rocket Center grounds at Huntsville, Alabama. You never know who will be at the microphone at the satellite station as there will be several dignitaries onsite from the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. This is an opportunity that does not happen often. Additional information can be discovered at: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/w4a Tim Cunningham - N8DEU

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Re: [amsat-bb] Anyone on EO-88?
by Roy Dean 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

> > If my remarks came across as “shaming,” I apologize. They were intended as > encouragement. Yes, FM is cheap and easy, but the level of operator skill > necessary to get QSOs on a crowded channel is daunting. The skills > necessary to put together a linear station are more on the technical side. > That’s a challenge, but it can be fun to get there. And I apologize for misunderstanding. I do agree that linears are way more challenging than FM (and I remember how frustrated I was when I couldn't make contacts with a couple of baofengs on SO-50!!!). The true shame is that all mode full duplex transceivers aren't more common! But having worked in the consumer electronics sector before, I understand that our tiny little market isn't likely to push the big manufacturers in that direction anytime soon. I can't blame them for not wanting to lose money on R&D and production tooling. :) --Roy K3RLD

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Re: [amsat-bb] Anyone on EO-88?
by Roy Dean 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

What I can't understand is that people continue to shame other hams for not operating on the linears. Having only just recently obtained the equipment necessary to work the linears (and then, only at the shack, my equipment is not portable in any way), I can say that it was not cheap nor easy to do. Working the FM birds is both far cheaper and easier, for sure. Those that are stuck on the FM birds are likely not doing it by choice. It's all they have. Please keep that in mind. --Roy K3RLD > EO-88 is in a low inclination orbit and so stays close to the equator. Many > of us in the northern part of the continental U.S. and Canada cannot access > it because it never passes far enough north for us to be in the footprint. > That said, it can sometimes be lonely on linear satellites on passes that > cover much of the continental U.S. I can’t understand why people would > prefer to step all over one another on a single channel FM bird rather than > spread out on a nice passband. Yes, the linears require a bit more effort, > technical skill, and possibly a > bit more of a monetary investment. But by finding some bargains on used > gear and learning a bit more about how things work, they are well within > reach of the average ham.

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RE PSAT2 Object Number is 44354 - not -357
by cchunter3＠mindspring.com 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

hi Bob, I have also been tracking object 44355. it is trailing 354 enough that I can hear packets when my local is outside of 44354 but just within footprint 355 on training edge of pass. this has been consistent. however they are not strong enough to decode. I can only assume they are PSAT2. Not sure if that is valid assumption. I also have seen, using both these objects, that the SSTV 435 frequency is about 7-8mhz higher that published. THANKS! 73 Christy KB6LTY DM14 --------- Anyone who has a reference to PSAT2 as object number 44357 needs to change it to 44354. It is definatley not 44357. But it is still unreaolved between 44354, 355 and another one, though we are pretty sure it is 44354. So change your referecnes to 44354 thoiugh we are not going to formally request that number until we see more separation from other objects. Our temporary ground station in a close t on a 3rd floor sucks. SO if anyone has better proof it is 44354, then we welcome it. But it ain't 44357. Bob, WB4aPR

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PSAT2 Object Number is 44354 - not -357
by Robert Bruninga 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Anyone who has a reference to PSAT2 as object number 44357 needs to change it to 44354. It is definatley not 44357. But it is still unreaolved between 44354, 355 and another one, though we are pretty sure it is 44354. So change your referecnes to 44354 thoiugh we are not going to formally request that number until we see more separation from other objects. Our temporary ground station in a close t on a 3rd floor sucks. SO if anyone has better proof it is 44354, then we welcome it. But it ain't 44357. Bob, WB4aPR

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Yaesu FT847 for sale
by John Geiger 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

I have for sale a 2000 production year Yaesu FT847 HF/6m/2m/70cm satellite radio. This model does 100 watts on HF and 6 meters, and 50 watts on 2m and 70cm. It also does full duplex for satellite operation, making it a great HF/VHF/UHF station radio, and it is still small enough to make mobile or portable. This is still one of the best satellite radios out there, and allows you to do full duplex on Mode A as it has HF on it. It has a built in CW keyer, DSP noise reduction and bandwidth tuning, autonotch filter, transmit monitor, and speech processor. Everything works fine on it and the physical condition is pretty good, with a few scratches here and there on it. The face looks good on it. It is missing the tilt up wire bale on the bottom, but it does have the carry handle on it. It comes with the power cord, hand mic, and manual. Very nice operating rig where you can do it all in one box. I am asking $705 shipped in the US. I can take paypal/check/MO/cash. Pictures available on request. 73 John W5TD

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Anyone on EO-88?
by Lapo Pieri 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Hi, few minutes ago I've called for half a pass over Europe when EO-88 was in eclipse but no signal hrd, except mine... anybody use EO-88? 73, de Lapo IK5NAX

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W3ZM/9 FM ops in EN50, EN60, EM59, EM69 Fri 7/19 through Sun 7/21
by John Stone 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Hi, I'm planning to operate as W3ZM/9 this weekend from Friday through Sunday, with updates posted on twitter: https://twitter.com/KC9VGG Tentative plan outline: On Friday daytime passes I will be on the road traveling, but I hope to stop and try and operate at least one pass (AO-91/92 or SO-50) handheld while I'm driving in EM59 or EM58. Friday evening I'll be operating the late night passes of AO-91 and AO-92 from EN50. Saturday I'll have to work the first couple of mid-day passes from EN50, then I'll be quickly heading over to EN60 asap from there. If everyone already has EN50, I could skip the mid-day SO-50 pass to hit the road to EN60, EM59 or EM69 for the AO-92 and AO-91 passes. For the late night passes I'll have to operate in EN50. On Sunday, assuming cooperative weather, I plan to try and operate the daylight passes from one or more grid lines among EN50, EN60, EM59 and EM69. I'll depend on how my recon for good operating locations turns out. If people favor a particular grid or grid line, that would be useful to know before I scout operating locations on Saturday. Variables: Scattered thunderstorms on Sunday 7/21. To operate AO-92 on L-band I will have to lug my IC-9700 out for use with handheld antennas since that's all I've got for L-band presently. I haven't worked PO-101 yet, but it's in my radios and I'll keep an eye out for it and work it if the the transponder is active. I will update on twitter as things progress. 73, John Stone, KC9VGG EN50

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CAS-7B (BP-1B) TLE Update
by Alan Kung 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

Planned to launch CAS-7B at 05:00:00UTC on July 25, 2019, the launch vehicle Hyperbola-1 will run for 862.0206 seconds and then CAS-7B satellite will be deployed at 05:14:22.0206 CAS-7B(BP-1B) 1 99999U 19206.21831019 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00001 2 99999 042.7339 008.2068 0013606 285.8754 218.2911 15.94575754000011 73 Alan, BA1DU

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Re: [amsat-bb] MacDoppler 2.3
by Steve Nordahl 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

Burns, I posted this same response on FB. I asked for this change some time ago and Don made the change in Version 2.30 Beta 4.Here's what I asked for initially.. Don, This topic has come up by other users asking this question so I'm posing it to you.. Currently users have to refer to a tone list to select the the correct TX tone for editing satellites. In the case of SO-50 for example.. Why can't we manually enter the working or wake-up tone of 67.0 (1 in this case) or 74.4 (3 in this case) rather than cross check a list to find out what tone number 1 or 3 means? Don's response.. "Version 2.30 Beta 4 requires the actual tone and ctcss values to be stored in mode.dat (e.g. 67.0) and the Modes editor - zero or blank still signifies no tone." Steve Nordahl, NS3L

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Board of Directors Election
by Paul Stoetzer 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

With reports that ballots for the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election have begun to arrive in member's mailboxes today, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask that AMSAT members vote for me, my fellow incumbent directors, Jerry Buxton, N0JY and Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and Brennan Price, N4QX. I have posted some more detailed information about the work we've done, my views, and plans for the future at http://www.n8hm.net If you have any questions, please email me at n8hm(a)amsat.org and I will answer them as soon as possible. With your support, we will continue our work to keep amateur radio in space for another 50 years and beyond. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM

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MacDoppler 2.3
by Burns Fisher 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

Just to help out someone else using MacDoppler. I believe but that for previous versions, you set the tone for a satellite the the tone number in the radio (at least mine was set for 1). MacDoppler 2.3 wants the tone in Hz. Much more sensible, except that it does not fix up your existing value. It took me some searching to figure out why 1) I was not turning on AO-85, and (2) when I realized I was not sending a tone, why MacDoppler was not setting the tone on my TS-2000. BTW, after manually turning on the tone, I got AO-85, and after the pass, and fixing my entries in MacDoppler, it now sets the radio correctly. 73, Burns WB1FJ

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Tis the season! An election appeal.
by Michelle Thompson 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

If you're a member of AMSAT North America, please consider voting for me for the upcoming election. Ballots are out! Voting closes September 15th. Here's my candidate statement and qualifications: https://w5nyv.blogspot.com/2019/05/candidate-statement-amsat-na-board-of.ht… Many of you read it when it was posted in May, and asked excellent questions! I answered them here in a followup: https://w5nyv.blogspot.com/2019/06/campaign-statement-21-june-2019-amsat.ht… Here's a letter from Bruce Perens, co-founder of Open Research Institute, Inc. about the campaign. https://perens.com/static/AMSAT/Election2019.html Thank you so much for the support and consideration. The campaign has been a very positive experience, with lots of contacts made and encouragement received. Our community is well worth the effort! Regardless of the results, I'll keep doing all the work that I have been doing for advanced digital payloads and ground systems. All of the work I do is open source and open access with international collaboration. Bringing this successful management and technical practice to AMSAT is my goal. It will make a substantial positive difference in all aspects of the organization. Thank you! -Michelle W5NYV

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DN46 from July 21-24
by Bob Hammond 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

I will be in DN46 from July 21-14 and will attempt contacts. I am restarting in ham satellites (last contact was in 2003 or so from BP64) with the same Arrow antenna and Icom Z1A. Bear with me as I fiddle and fumble. What do you all suggest as the best sats to operate? Bob W7OTJ (was WL7CQX)

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Fwd: Grid Activation in South Dakota
by Kees van Oosbree 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kees van Oosbree <arrl.kvan(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Grid Activation in South Dakota To: KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj(a)gmail.com> ********************************************************************************CHANGE OF PLANS**************************************************************************************************************** I will NOT be in SD for my vacation. Decided to come home from SD after visiting my sister in Medical School. I am going up the North Shore with my parents in MN, July 18-21. Still a lot of rare grids there as well. Going to be working from 3 different grids: EN47 EN57 EN58 These grids are tied together right where I'm going to be staying. Hear for me on the FM satellites. Thank you for all the contacts from South Dakota. 73 de KE0STO On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:57 PM KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds good, thanks! > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 10:57 AM Kees van Oosbree <arrl.kvan(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I bet I would! I am figuring it out right now. Might need to get a new >> account , but will definitely get it soon. Thank you! >> >> 73 de KE0STO >> >> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:32 PM KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You would make a lot of people happy. One of the grids you will be in >>> (EN13) is a grid that many have but not confirmed in LOTW due to the OP >>> that lives there not uploading to LOTW... its a long story ;-) >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 10:24 AM Kees van Oosbree <arrl.kvan(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I used to do LOTW, but something happened with my password, so I >>>> completely lost my LOTW account. I might try it again, just to see if I >>>> can pull my LOTW up again. >>>> >>>> Actually, I'll try that out now! >>>> >>>> 73 de KE0STO >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 12:20 PM KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Any chance of LOTW? I See on QRZ you state you don't, but show on the >>>>> LOTW site you have uploaded to LOTW in the past. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 10:58 AM Kees van Oosbree via AMSAT-BB < >>>>> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Awesome, thanks Robert! >>>>>> >>>>>> I am going to be a little busy on Monday, but will definitely do >>>>>> Tuesday >>>>>> passes. >>>>>> Here are the passes: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *AO-92: Tuesday, July 16* >>>>>> AOS- 16:42 UTC >>>>>> TCA- 16:47 UTC Max Elevation: 88 degrees >>>>>> LOS- 16:53 UTC >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *AO-91: Tuesday, July 16* >>>>>> AOS- 18:07 UTC >>>>>> TCA- 18:13 UTC Max Elevation: 89 degrees >>>>>> LOS- 18:18 UTC >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *SO-50: Tuesday, July 16* >>>>>> AOS- 18:15 UTC >>>>>> TCA- 18:22 UTC Max Elevation: 84 degrees >>>>>> LOS- 18:29 UTC >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> These are only *Tuesday* passes. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll send out the other passes for this week when I get more >>>>>> information of >>>>>> what we are doing in South Dakota. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you all for your support. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 73 de KE0STO >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 9:51 PM Robert Bankston <ke4al(a)yahoo.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > Kees, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks for the heads up. I posted your trip to AMSAT's Upcoming >>>>>> Satellite >>>>>> > Operations webpage: >>>>>> > https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ >>>>>> and >>>>>> > blasted it out on Twitter. Feel free to update here on BB. I'll >>>>>> make sure >>>>>> > word gets out. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Have fun and safe travels. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 73, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Robert Bankston, KE4AL >>>>>> > AMSAT-NA VP of User Services >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Twitter: @KE4ALabama >>>>>> > Website: KE4AL.wordpress.com >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Friday, July 12, 2019, 08:48:12 PM CDT, Kees van Oosbree via >>>>>> AMSAT-BB < >>>>>> > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Hello, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I will be activating EN12/EN13 grid line in Vermillion, South >>>>>> Dakota under >>>>>> > the callsign KE0STO. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > The dates will be July 15-17, Monday-Wednesday of next week. I >>>>>> might go >>>>>> > and activate other grids in SD when I have a chance on my road trip. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I will only be working the FM satellites. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thank you! >>>>>> > >>>>>> > 73 de KE0STO >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>> > 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Casey Tucker KI7UNJ >>>>> 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=…> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> Casey Tucker KI7UNJ >>> 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=…> >>> >>> >> > > -- > > > Casey Tucker KI7UNJ > 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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CAS-7B (BP-1B) TLE Update
by Alan Kung 18 Jul '19

18 Jul '19

Planned to launch CAS-7B at 05:00:00UTC on July 25, 2019, the launch vehicle Hyperbola-1 will run for 862.0206 seconds and then CAS-7B satellite will be deployed at 05:14:22.0206 CAS-7B(BP-1B) 1 99999U 19206.21831019 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00001 2 99999 042.7339 008.2068 0013606 285.8754 218.2911 15.94575754000011 73 Alan, BA1DU

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AO-85 turned on 0030z July 18
by Mark L. Hammond 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

I turned AO-85 back on. Use it while illuminated, while you can. If the satellite is in eclipse, please do not use or kerchunk it! 73, Mark N8MH -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Control Operator Clarification
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

Greetings, Sometimes I have kids and would-be-hams watching me wide-eyed work the FM sats and I wished I could get some of them on the pass too. So the question is, is it legal to allow them do it with me as the control operator handling the PTT ? on a not-so-busy pass, of course ! Thanks and 73, Umesh, k6vug

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FO-29 update from JARL
by Paul Stoetzer 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

"Analog transmitters of Fuji No. 3 (FO-29) have been suspended since July 9, 2019. Currently, we are doing situation grasp and information gathering, but we will inform you as soon as the situation is understood. If you have telemetry data after July 8th (UTC), please send it to the following address. [Transmission destination of telemetry data] oper(a)jarl.org Thank you for your cooperation in collecting information on "Fuji No. 3" of many users. JARL Secretariat Member Section Fuji 3 Telemetry Section" Source: https://www.hamlife.jp/2019/07/17/fo29-jas2-silent/ 73, Paul, N8HM

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SatPC32 and SDR Console
by jeff griffin 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

I'm trying to replace my panadapter display program HDSDR that I use with my Pat V boarded IC-9100, with SDR Console. I'm trying to get SDR Console running with SatPC32's DDE interface, if possible. Now I'm not tying to add the SDRPlay as a receiver, as it's connected to the 9100 through the pat V board, all I want to do is have it follow the 9100 RX. As I'm new to SDR Console does anyone know of where I can find some documentation on how to do this ? Thanks. 73 Jeff kb2m

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-17 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-17 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space. Performing amateur radio communication session with the 8th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova rep. Bashkortostan; Aerospace School of. U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact was successful Tue 2019-07-16 19:35 UTC (***) ====================================================================== 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Sat 2019-07-27 18:27:56 UTC 68 deg The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-07-17 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-07-17 04:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 (***) **************************************************************************** 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 1324. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1267. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] FO-29 quiet
by Zach Metzinger 17 Jul '19

17 Jul '19

On 2019-07-15 16:48, Mineo Wakita via AMSAT-BB wrote: > FO-29 State: > http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29siln.htm Satnogs station 335 (ON4LS) heard it, or something that had a Doppler shift like a satellite, today: https://network.satnogs.org/observations/829247/ --- Zach N0ZGO

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TAPR Trakbox Kit FS
by Robert Switzer 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

This is essentially NOS. I purchased it from another ham a couple of years back and did not open anything, except to read the instructions. $50 including shipping. Robert KA2CZU

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Appalachian Golden Packet event needs NOVA operator
by Robert Bruninga 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

For the annual Appalachian Golden Packet event this Saturday, we still need someone with a D700 or D710 to drive up to the Hawksbill Observation point and provide a very critical digipeater in the 4 hour event. (Maine to Ga APRS packet exchange). This site is East of Harrisonburg on I-81 and SW of Manassas, VA. See: http://aprs.org/hamtrails/hawksbill.html Actually, we have a volunteer but he does not have a D700 or D710 radio to be the digipeater (both 1200 and 9600 baud). It's a 4 hour event form 1100 on Saturday until we make the link or no later than 1500. Bob, Wb4aPR

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July 17 FM Sat pass
by leh.ch＠charter.net 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

WB7VUF is going to be in CN83 on Wednesday the 17th to work AO-92,AO-91 & SO-50.From 1700z to 2100z.

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APRS Satellite PATHs
by Fred Hillhouse 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Greetings, According to http://www.aprs.org/iss-faq.html WHAT PATH DO I USE? All APRS satellites and the ISS support the generic paths of ARISS or APRSAT. Since all of these satellites supports the same generic paths (when properly configured), this means you can operate either ISS or PCsat or PSAT without reconfiguring your TNC! Just set your UNPROTO path to APRS VIA ARISS and it should work with all APRS birds. And: http://aprs.org/psat2.html Sister APRS Satellites: Other APRS transponder satellites on orbit or in work all share a common uplink, a generic digipeter alias (APRSAT and ARISS) and a common downlink (145.825 MHz) so all user traffic appears on the live APRS satellite downlink page and ISS downlink page. The graphic below shows how the commonality of all this operaation integrates together with worldwide users and the internet linked ground stations. Are these statements really true? If so, why would I consider using the PATH of PFS3-1 for FalconSAT-3 or RS0ISS for ISS? Thank you! Best regards, Fred N7FMH --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Unable to igate AISAT
by pedro＠dutrasousa.name 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Hi all, A little help. Seems that I'm unable to igate AISAT traffic, despite I can do it for all others (PSAT, PSAT2, PCSAT, BRICSAT2, ISS, BIRDBT, etc) Currently using UI-View32. Any special setup in the igate.ini settings? Thanks, 73 CU2ZG Pedro -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Posting to AMSAT-BB with Unsubscribed Email Account
by Robert Bankston 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

There has been an increasing trend on AMSAT-BB, wheresubscribers are posting to the BB with an email other than they one they usedto subscribe to the list. Usually these listmembers signed up with redirect email account (@amsat.org or @arrl.net), but attemptto post a message from their personal account. Others, who have multiple email accounts accidentally select the wrongone. When either of these situationsoccur, their post is put in quarantine until a list moderator physically logs in andclears it out. Your quarantined message is not alone. AMSAT-BB gets 300+ spam emails a day. Each time a post is placed in quarantine, thelist moderators receives an email notification. You can do the math to figure out how many emails we get each and everyday. I bring this up to help you realize that clearing your emailis not a fast process. We could take thetime to look up your name and/or call sign to make sure you are a subscriber,but, to be honest, this is not an easy process. Instead, you will more than likely receive an email stating “Non-membersare not allowed to post messages to this list.” The easy fix is just to resend you post from your subscribed emailaccount. If you changed email accounts,please visit the AMSAT-BB Info page: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb. From here you can log into your account andchange your email address. Thank you for your understanding. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-16 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 16 Jul '19

16 Jul '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-16 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space. Performing amateur radio communication session with the 8th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova rep. Bashkortostan; Aerospace School of. U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact was successful Thu 2019-07-11 20:30 UTC (***) ====================================================================== About Gagarin From Space. Performing amateur radio communication session with the 8th International Aerospace School. U.N. Sultanova rep. Bashkortostan; Aerospace School of. U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact is go for Tue 2019-07-16 19:35 UTC ====================================================================== 24th World Scout Jamboree, Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, West Virginia, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact is go for: Sat 2019-07-27 18:27:56 UTC 68 deg The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-07-16 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-07-16 03:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 119 (***) **************************************************************************** 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 1323. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1266. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Travelling Rig
by Brad Smith 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

I have put together a rig for when I travel and have no room for an Arrow 2 antenna, which consists of a Kenwood TM-D710GA radio and a dual band, Comet, 5/8 wave whip antenna. This allows for a quick setup to work a bird from new grid squares, without disrupting the family. On our recent trip, this worked great for AO-91 and AO-92. However, I can't a signal from SO-50 with this rig, even with a preamp. Does anybody else use this radio on SO-50 and would you have any suggestions? I know it is not an ideal situation, but it may be the "only game in town" for some trips. Brad Smith, KC9UQR

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SatPc32 AO-92 L Band Doppler.SQF with Icom-9700
by Cal Spreitzer 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

What should the Doppler.sqf values be for AO-92 L-Band be? I'm having issue with AO-92 L-Band uplink tracking on my IC-9700. I'm guessing it has something to do with the frequency trend (Nor/Rev) setting. I've tried it set to both Nor and Rev but for some odd reason the Nor/Rev setting does not make any difference and my uplink frequency keeps dropping during the pass when it should increase? I also noticed the IC-9700 display the NOR/REV never changes according to the what the .sqf is set. I'm not sure if this is a CAT issue with the rig or me? I'm using the current IC-9700 firmware 1.11. Here is what my current .sqf is set: AO-92,145880,1267350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Voice L/V I got it to work once but manually selecting the REV on the 9700 display. But then the very next pass it didn't work?? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Cal/N3CAL

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FO-29 quiet
by Eli Caul 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

Hi Folks - Has there been any news on what might have happened to FO-29? It's a wonderful resource, and I'm hoping it can be brought back into service. Fingers crossed, - Eli Caul KK6ZHZ Director of Customer Care Sonic

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PSAT2 SSTV camera status
by Tomáš Urbanec 15 Jul '19

15 Jul '19

Hello all, we would like to inform you, that during last Friday we were able to command the camera to take actual pictures in memory slots 8-15, so there are fresh pictures in the downlink, they were taken there over the Africa, I have allready decoded two of them from the weekend SATnogs audios, but there are more waiting to be received. We would like to reboot the camera system to get additional functionality, but it would rewrite the pictures taken during the deployment and not all are on the ground yet. So any additional reception reports of pictures are welcomed. Actual archive of pictures on the ground: http://www.urel.feec.vutbr.cz/esl/psat2/sstv/index.php 73! Tomas OK2PNQ and Ales OK2ALP

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Setting up an Igate with Xastir for ISS
by Brian Clark 14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

Hello Everyone, I am working to set up an Pi TNC using Xastir as an igate/digipeater for the ISS. Any guidance on the config would be helpful. Wasn't sure if it was as simple as having the radio configured for the correct frequency. I am presently configured for the standard 144.390 frequency for APRS, and that works fine. 73's de KF6FES Brian

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Upcoming Satellite Operations
by Robert Bankston 14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

Lots of great satellite DX and grid chasing opportunities happening this Summer. More information is available on the Upcoming Satellite Operations page of AMSAT's website: https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/. This page is updated often, sometimes with only on or two days notice, so check back often. If you are planning a trip, feel free to email me to get it posted. Happy Hunting! 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabamaWebsite: KE4AL.wordpress.com

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Fo 29
by Frank Staffa Jr. 14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

Is FO 29 having an issue? Couldn't get into the last pass, heard nothing Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Anyone need some grids around Arizona?
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 14 Jul '19

14 Jul '19

Hi! It's mid-summer, time to make trips away from the desert to cooler places and work satellites. I have already made a couple of trips north to work from DM34 and DM35 in June. Are there other grids that people need around northern Arizona? Options include... DM34/DM44 grid boundary: along I-17, near Camp Verde AZ DM35/DM45 grid boundary: north or south of I-40, west of Flagstaff AZ DM54/DM55 grid boundary: along I-40, east of Holbrook AZ I know there have been some travelers working satellites across northern Arizona, but it always seems like those grids are new for someone whenever they show up on the satellites. I have been to those places many times in the past, and enjoy making return trips to put them on the air. I could go to other places that don't have the cooler weather, like the DM23/DM24 boundary in western Arizona, or the DM52/DM53 boundary in southeastern Arizona - places I have visited already, earlier this year. Something like DM32 is not far from the Phoenix area, and can get there in less than an hour's drive. After two trips to grid DM31 in February, and the very hot temperatures down there in summertime, I will probably not try to get back down there until sometime after summer is done. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Dallas Frontiers of Flight Museum Moon Day a week away.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

The 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing is upon us. Saturday July 20th, the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, TX Love Field will be presenting it's annual "Moon Day" STEM event. AMSAT will be represented along side the Dallas Amateur Radio Club. We will be showing off the Fox cubesat engineering model, the AMSAT Cubesat Simulator, talking orbits and demonstrating Amateur Radio Satellite communications. This is a general public event, with lots of young people in attendance. If you live in North Texas, are a supporter of AMSAT and would like to spend some time next Saturday, helping with our display table, or assisting Mac Cody, AE5PH, in doing satellite contacts, please drop me an email and I will give you more details on when and how to help. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms N5hyp(a)arrl.net

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AO-92 data pages.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

AO-92 Image gallery at http://www.amsat.org/tlm/showImages.php?id=4 as mentioned in the AMS bulletin yields a completely blank page. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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ANS-195 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-195 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Sent * New Orbitrack iOS app free for Apollo 11 Anniversary * Help Needed - JAISAT-1 Telemetry * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 11, 2019 * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-195.01 ANS-195 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 105.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. July 14, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-195.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium will be held October 18-20 in Arlington, VA. For details, see: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ballots Sent AMSAT members should expect to see ballots for the 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election arriving in their mailboxes. The ballots have been sent for printing and will be mailed on or before July 15. The 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors election will be conducted differ- ently than in past elections. In previous years, the balloting process was handled by multiple vendors. This year, AMSAT has contracted with a single, independent party, ElectionBuddy, to conduct and fully manage the election process. You may cast your ballot by visiting a unique URL or utilizing the QR code printed on the mailing. You also have the option of returning your paper ballot in the supplied envelope to the AMSAT office. Please do not include any other correspondence in this envelope. It will be opened only by ElectionBuddy. If you do not receive your ballot, you will need to contact ElectionBuddy via email: amsat(a)electionbuddy.com. Individual candidates’ statement of qualification (biographies) are displayed on the ElectionBuddy website available to voters and are available on AMSAT’s website: https://www.amsat.org/2019-board-statements/ Because AMSAT has contracted ElectionBuddy for a fully managed election, they will be voters’ single point of contact regarding any ballot issues. The AMSAT Secretary or Office Manager may direct you to contact ElectionBuddy in situations deemed part of this fully managed election. Questions will not be answered on the AMSAT-BB or organizational Social Media accounts. In the previous election announcement, it was mentioned that voters would have the option to request a special paper ballot. The election process has been modified to eliminate this need. A single mailing has been designed to better accommodate traditional and online voting. Sincerely, Clayton L. Coleman, W5PFG AMSAT Secretary [ANS thanks AMSAT Secretary Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- New Orbitrack iOS app free for Apollo 11 Anniversary n the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s first manned moon landing, a new iOS app – Orbitrack – lets you explore the universe of spacecraft in orbit around our home planet today, using cutting-edge augmented and virtual reality technology. Better yet: for just one day, July 20th, 2019, Orbitrack (normally $4.99) will be offered for free on the iTunes Store. >From the original developer of the award winning SkySafari™ apps, Orbitrack is the first new release from Southern Stars since 2014. It includes spectacular new graphics, incredibly detailed 3D spacecraft models, fascinating illustrated mission descriptions, and a new database of more than 8,000 satellites updated daily from n2yo.com and celestrak.com. Orbitrack includes many classified military satellites, and SpaceX’s new Starlink mega-communications-satellite constellation. Both visual and radio observers will appreciate Orbitrack’s up-to-date catalog, which includes frequencies and call signs for amateur radio satellites, and predicts satellite passes and Iridium flares. Orbitrack’s brand new voice-controlled virtual reality mode works with any iPhone-compatible VR headset. And its rewritten augmented reaiity (AR) capability lets you identify satellites passing across the sky in real time, using you phone’s GPS, camera, and motion-sensing hardware. Orbitrack supports the latest Apple hardware and showcases the latest iOS technologies. Southern Stars founder Tim DeBenedictis writes, “When Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, there were only 159 satellites in orbit. Today, there are well over 40,000. The computing power of the entire lunar module would be dwarfed by today’s smallest cell phones. Offering our latest satellite tracking app for free seemed a good way to celebrate the past, while also looking forward to the future of spaceflight, both manned and unmanned.” To download Orbitrack for iOS devices from the iTunes Store, follow this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/orbitrack/id1092984911?mt=8 Available today for iOS devices, Orbitrack will be available for Android in the 2nd half of 2019. [ANS thanks Southern Stars for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ New 2019 AMSAT Apparel Now Available on the Web Didn't make it to Hamvention but you want the latest in AMSAT haberdashery? The new 2019 tee-shirts, polo shirts and hats are now available in the AMSAT online store. Browse the styles and sizes online and put your order in today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-apparel/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Needed - JAISAT-1 Telemetry JAISAT-1, a 3U CubeSat developed by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand was launched on July 5, 2019. The satellite carries a VHF/ UHF linear transponder for amateur radio use. The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Project Teamare urgently seeking raw data that can be received from all packets worldwide. Please send raw data and KSS files to RAST by email at jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com. The JAISAT-1 beacon signal is transmitted on 435.700 MHz in GMSK Mobitex 4800 bps mode. Two other satellites on this launch also use this engineering frequency. The code for JAISAT-1 frames 1 in row 11 is: 41 (0x29) - JAISAT UHF1 42 (0x2A) - JAISAT UHF2 Example of signals in this format can be found with the the reception of signals from the satellite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FDoE0oaesY JAISAT-1 has been identified as 2019-038F. TLEs are below: 2019-038F 1 44419U 19038F 19190.66730395 .00001667 00000-0 10000-3 0 9996 2 44419 97.4914 152.5407 0020014 233.1737 126.7422 15.12176922 634 [ANS thanks Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN, JAISAT Project Manager for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 11, 2019 The following Amateur Radio satellites have been removed from this week's TLE distribution. They are part of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy STP-2 launch of June 25,2019 at 06:30 GMT from launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center. They have been identified by Space-Track. OBJECT B - NORAD CAT ID 44340 - NPSAT1 (Non-Radio Amateur) OBJECT C - NORAD CAT ID 44341 - OTB (Non-Radio Amateur) OBJECT E - NORAD CAT ID 44343 - FORMOSAT7-3/COSMIC2-3 (Non-Radio Amateur) The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's TLE distribution. LightSail-2 - NORAD CAT ID 44420 - Separated from PROX-1, CAT ID 44330 [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Support AMSAT when you make purchases from Amazon! So far, AMSAT has received $3,913.29 from AmazonSmile. Search for "Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation" https://smile.amazon.com/ref=smi_ext_twt_dshb_smi * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $33,250 raised or about 17% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations +Iceland (HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25, IP35) – July 13-19, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. He’ll be staying in HP95 on July 13, IP15 on July 14-15, IP25 on July 16, IP03 on July 17-18, and HP94 on July 19. In total, he’ll be passing through HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25, IP35. There’s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort & announced on Twitter shortly prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio +CY9 St. Paul Island (FN97) – July 31 to August 8, 2019 CY9C will be on St. Paul Island July 31st through August 8th. This is an all bands/mode dxpedition, with EME and Sats as well. More info available at http://cy9c.com/index.html. +Washington Invasion (CN96/96 & DN06/07/17/17) – August 9-10, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be heading North to invade the State of Washington, August 9th and 10th. Keep an eye on Casey’s Twitter feed for specific pass announcements: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ +St Pierre et Miquelon (GN16) – August 10-18, 2019 A DXpedition is planned to St Pierre et Miquelon, August 10th through the 18th. The team will operate as T05M will from Ile aux Marins on 6-160m, but there is a possibility of some FM Satellites. Keep an eye on their website for updates: http://fp2019.net/ +Santa Rosa Island, CA (CM93) – August 12-14, 2019 Ron, AD0DX, is heading back to Santa Rosa Island, August 12th -14th. When not distracted by the feathered-birds, Ron will be on FM and linear satellites as W6R. Keep an eye on Ron’s Twitter feed for updates at the dates get closer. https://twitter.com/ad0dx Remember to check out W3ZM On the Road for additional upcoming activations! https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/ [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over +FO-29 has been offline since approximately 22:00 UTC on July 9th. The amateur satellite community awaits word from the satellite's operator, JARL, on the situation. +AMSAT Operations activated the Virginia Tech Camera on AO-92 on July 10th and July 11th in support of the ARRL Teachers Institute. Images captured can be found at http://www.amsat.org/tlm/showImages.php?id=4 +AMSAT Operations reports that AO-85 is shutting down each eclipse. The satellite turns on several minutes after entering sunlight, when voltages reach adequate levels to operate the satellite hardware. +Virgin Orbit conducted a successful drop test of LauncherOne on July 10th. This was the final test prior to the first test flight of the new air launch system. AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 / Fox-1E is scheduled to fly on the second launch of the LauncherOne, as early as late this summer. Details on the test can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-195-VO +The AMSAT Board of Directors meeting minutes page was updated with recent minutes. https://www.amsat.org/minutes-of-the-board-of-directors/ +AMSAT financial audit/review reports and IRS Form 990 filings can be found at https://www.amsat.org/audit-and-other-financial-reports/ +EA4GPZ's blog contains several updates on images captured by LO-94. See https://destevez.net/ for details. +This week's Flashback Friday Tweet from @AMSAT: https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1149667412779786240 In the late 1970s, the AMSAT-GOLEM-80 Microcomputer Project was designed as a low-cost and expandable Z80 or 8080 based microcomputer for amateur radio applications. Details can be found in the Sept 1979 issue of Byte Magazine. https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1979-09/page/n183 --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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 additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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CM93 Santa Rosa Island Activation Aug 12 to 14, W6R
by Ron Bondy 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

Hi Everyone, I will be activating grid CM93 Santa Rosa Island Aug 12 to 14 as W6R. I will be active on both FM and Linear satellites. I expect I will be able to tweet passes as I did last year. I should be able to start around 2200z on Mon Aug 12th and will finish up around 1900z on Wed Aug 14th. Last year I worked 45 grid squares from Santa Rosa Island, and would really like to get VUCC from Santa Rosa Island this year if possible. I will upload to LOTW within one week of returning home. After Santa Rosa Island I'll be doing some bird watching / camping with my wife and I'm not sure about internet access while camping. If you are new to satellites and are interested in the GridMaster award (work all 488 grids in the continental USA), this grid can be a little challenging because Santa Rosa Island is the only land mass in the grid. It's not as rare as DM02, but I believe the last activation was Aug 2018 for 48 hours. Cheers, Ron, ad0dx

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Grid Activation in South Dakota
by Kees van Oosbree 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

Hello, I will be activating EN12/EN13 grid line in Vermillion, South Dakota under the callsign KE0STO. The dates will be July 15-17, Monday-Wednesday of next week. I might go and activate other grids in SD when I have a chance on my road trip. I will only be working the FM satellites. Thank you! 73 de KE0STO

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Amsat Fox Telemetry Server down for maintenance
by Chris Thompson 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

Telemetry will queue at your ground station and will be automatically uploaded later. Totals on the web page will not update until then. Email me with any questions. 73 Chris g0kla

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Re: [amsat-bb] DopplerPSK and linux
by Roy Dean 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

Are you trying to run that from the command line, or by clicking on it in > the GUI? Tried both. Double clicking results in about 2 seconds of the mouse pointer turning into the ubuntu "busy" pointer, then nothing. Running from command line "java DopplerPSK.jar" results in the one line error. > Have you marked the .jar file as executable? looks ok: -rwxrwxr-x 1 dean dean 120002 Sep 19 2015 DopplerPSK.jar > Is the JAVA runtime installed on that PC? ( javac -version ) java version "1.8.0_201" Ok, having written all that, it dawned upon me that AC2CZ's FoxTelem runs perfectly and is also a .jar, so I inspected his "foxtelem" start script to see how he starts FoxTelem. His command line is "java -jar FoxTelem.jar" - I wasn't using the "-jar" part. DUH. Just tried it with the following terminal command and it started!! "java -jar DopplerPSK.jar" Just another case of "OE" -> operator error. --Roy K3RLD

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EN87 today
by aa8ch 13 Jul '19

13 Jul '19

Hi! If you are in need of EN87, look for AA8CH/VE3 on FM/linear satellites this afternoon local. QSL to LOTW as always. 73, Chris AA8CH

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DopplerPSK and linux
by Roy Dean 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

I get the following error when attempting to run DopplerPSK on Ubuntu: Error: Could not find or load main class DopplerPSK.jar Any clue as to what I may be missing? --Roy K3RLD

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No signal from FO 29
by Robert Hynd 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

Did not hear beacon and no signals thru the transponder.... not good. Bob N5URL Sent from my iPhone

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Need two Virginia APRS rovers next Saturday!
by Robert Bruninga 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

AMSAT Rovers: We desperately need 2 APRS Mountaintop weekenders for 4 hours on Saturday 20 July for the Annual APRS Golden Packet event from Maine to Georgia along the Appalachians. Goal is APRS messages the full length and into Canada. One needed station is in SW Virginia on top of Comers Rock near Wythville, VA and one in Northern Va on Hawksbill Mountain east of Harrisonville, VA. All of the other 15 mountains are signed up. It is a 4 hour event 11 AM to 3 PM. Both of these sites are drive-up except for the last hundred yards or so to the best operating position. http://aprs.org/hamtrails/comers-rock.html http://aprs.org/hamtrails/hawksbill.html Prove your APRS stuff! And enjoy the view and drive! Full event details: http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html PLUS, we will attempt PSAT2 relay on 3 passes during the event. All others hold off please. Contact me. Bruninga at usna dot edu Bob, WB4APR

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PSAT2 auto-reset
by Robert Bruninga 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

Sorry, PSAT2 auto-reset back to safe mode because we did not get the "we're still here" command uplinked in time. Only modes available are PSK31 and SSTV. We will try to restore normal operation on the next several orbits. Normal mode should show status bits of 01000111. Which has PSK31, SSTV, plus Digipeating plus APRS-to-Voice http://aprs.org/psat2.html Bob, Wb4aPR

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K0FFY in Iceland July 13-19
by Adam Whitney 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

I am taking my family (and my radios) to Iceland. I’ll be staying in HP95 on July 13, IP15 on July 14-15, IP25 on July 16, IP03 on July 17-18, and HP94 on July 19. In total, I’ll be passing through HP93, HP94, HP95, IP03, IP05, IP13, IP14, IP15, IP24, IP25, IP35. There’s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort holiday-style & I’ll attempt to announce on Twitter shortly prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio

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RF noise from a passing-by BMW i3
by Zach Metzinger 12 Jul '19

12 Jul '19

For those of you considering operating around electric vehicles, beware of the copious noise emitted by the BMW i3. I was sitting in a parking lot, engine off, operating mobile on 10m during the recent band openings. Rather abruptly, the band's noise floor increased to mid-scale on the S-meter. I briefly wondered if propagation had suddenly changed, and then I noticed a BMW i3 pass behind me and leave the lot. The noise left as well... I was back to a nice quiet band floor. I didn't have time to switch over to 2m/70cm SSB and see how far up the racket extended. I stumbled across an article relating much of the same, today. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098893_bmw-i3-electric-car-quirk-no-a… So, save the planet or save the spectrum. Perhaps not both at the same time? :-) --- Zach N0ZGO

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HT Radio
by Corlissbs 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Kees, the Kenwood TH-D72A does SO-50; very well. I know it is expensive, but you get what you pay for. It will also send and receive packets to and from the birds, which I am learning to do. You have a great signal on the birds. If you ever get a D72, I will help you set it up and learn to operate it. I love mine. Brad Smith KC9UQR Sent from Brad’s iPad

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AO-92 in Camera Mode
by Chris Thompson 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

For anyone decoding images and using FoxTelem with Doppler Tracking enabled I would appreciate any feedback on how high speed data is being decoded. Especially if you decoded camera frames in previous runs, like last October, and can compare. This was a new feature and previously tracking of the high speed signal was not great. Let me know if it is better (or worse!) 73 Chris -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Test
by Steve Nordahl 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Test Steve NS3L

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Urgent News! object 2019-038F GOS confirm JAISAT-1
by Tanan Rangseeprom 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Dear AMSAT member Urgently News!! RAST President Dr.Jakkree Hantongkom who had contacted German Orbital Systems (GOS) which had informed of object 2019-038F confirm JAISAT-1 satellite. 2019-038F 1 44419U 19038F 19190.66730395 .00001667 00000-0 10000-3 0 9996 2 44419 97.4914 152.5407 0020014 233.1737 126.7422 15.12176922 634 The JAISAT-1 Beacon signal on 435.700 MHz in GMSK Mobitex 4800 bps mode code for JAISAT-1 frames 1 in row 11 41 (0x29) - JAISAT UHF1 42 (0x2A) - JAISAT UHF2 Example of signals in this format can be found with the the reception of signals from the satellite. links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FDoE0oaesY The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Project Team are urgently seeking raw data that can be received from all packets worldwide. Please send raw data and KSS files to RAST by email at jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com Sincerely and with respect. Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN Project Manager of JAISAT-1

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-11 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Jul '19

11 Jul '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-07-11 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aerospace School of U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact is go for Thu 2019-07-11 20:30 UTC ====================================================================== Aerospace School of U.N. Sultanova summer camp, Kalinovka, Davlekanovsky, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexey Ovchinin Contact is go for Tue 2019-07-16 19:35 UTC ====================================================================== The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-07-11 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-07-03 19:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 118 **************************************************************************** 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 1322. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1265. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Radio Case
by Corlissbs 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Harbor Freight has several cases that are Pelican “knock-offs” and cost 1/3 the cost. I bought two and the quality is as good as Pelican. In fact, the “pluck and pull” foam is actually better than Pelican’s. (I have several Pelican cases) I buy a case for every radio. It is good protection. Brad KC9UQR Sent from Brad’s iPad

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Request for urgent to listen
by Tanan Rangseeprom 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Dear AMSAT member The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Team is request for urgent assistance from AMSAT members around the world to listen for the JAISAT-1 Beacon signal on 435.700 MHz in GMSK Mobitex 4800 bps mode for JAISAT-1 used frames 1 in row 11 41 (0x29) - JAISAT UHF1 42 (0x2A) - JAISAT UHF2 2019-07-08 20:00:55.630 UTC: [128 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)] 1 > C0 00 00 80 04 00 00 00 00 00 29 06 6C A3 69 77 23 5D 03 00 21 > 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 3A 00 C5 09 44 0C 6C 0A 8F 0B 44 00 08 41 > 00 05 00 01 07 9B 06 B9 00 0E 06 7D 00 05 00 0B 00 03 00 05 61 > 00 9F 00 06 00 07 00 06 00 05 00 0F 00 05 00 03 00 00 00 01 81 > 00 00 00 06 06 2C 0A 40 00 09 E0 00 03 00 AD 99 00 00 0A BA 101 > 03 00 00 5C 02 01 10 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 71 DB 121 > DC AA FF FF FF FF BB C0 Please send raw data and KSS files to RAST by email : jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com and please use 2019-038H for tracking JAISAT-1 satellite. This is the following link that you can download software decode : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rh9dlz086g2eiqr/AACJR97tTjemEH7JUu1xkaw1a?dl=0 2019-038H 1 44393U 19038H 19190.93248769 .00000295 00000-0 20832-4 0 9997 2 44393 97.4878 152.7961 0020703 233.1644 126.7690 15.12067899 676 Example of signals in this format can be found with the the reception of signals from the satellite links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOax6_bSKi0 Sincerely and with respect. Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN Project Manager of JAISAT-1

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Re: [amsat-bb] RF noise from a passing-by BMW i3
by Daniel Schultz 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

So BMW can't build a car that meets EMI specs so they just turn off the AM reception and hope that nobody notices? Are there no EMI regulations in Germany? Or maybe its the same mindset that allowed Volkswagen to cheat on their smog emissions by using engine software to trick the inspectors. If they can successfully claim that AM radio is obsolete, others might claim that Amateur Radio is obsolete when we try to complain about interference to our service. Or maybe the cell providers would like to force everyone to stream their news online so that we pay for our data service. The reason that US cars don't have "HD Radio" installed is that the satellite radio providers signed agreements with automakers to put satellite receivers in cars and they don't want to install a free service that might take customers away from subscription based satellite radio services. That plus the fact that "HD Radio" in the USA is a proprietary system that requires payment of licensing fees to iBiquity Inc, unlike Europe's open source digital radio standard. If we don't demand that technology providers observe some level of social reponsibility they will likely argue that the benefits of their new technology will outweigh the loss of "obsolete technology" and the public might accept that argument instead of asking them to spend a little more money to clean up their pollution. Dan Schultz N8FGV ------Original Message------ >I stumbled across an article relating much of the same, today. >https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1098893_bmw-i3-electric-car-quirk-no-a… >So, save the planet or save the spectrum. Perhaps not both at the same time? :-) >--- Zach N0ZGO

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Re: [amsat-bb] Neil Armstrong - Radio ham?
by Daniel Schultz 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

I think if Neil Armstrong had been a ham we would have heard about it long ago. He also has not lived in the family house in Wapakoneta since he was a boy, so any antennas must belong to a subsequent owner. Many houses in the rural parts of Ohio have fairly tall towers with television antennas for TV reception far from the cities. Residents of Wapakoneta might be far enough from the TV transmitters to benefit from such a tower. 73, Dan N8FGV ------Original Message------ >I cannot see any mention of Neil Armstrong being a radio ham so does anybody >know if the current owner of the house is a radio ham or perhaps this is just a >random house that happens to have a mast and antennas? >Best 73 Pete G0ABI

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RPi 4 (V1)
by Peter Ellis 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

For the information of electronics hobbyists.... BEWARE: There is a problem with Raspberry Pi 4 (version 1) https://www.techrepublic.com/article/your-new-raspberry-pi-4-wont-power-on-… Peter VK1PE

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Request for urgent to listen for the JAISAT-1 raw datal
by Tanan Rangseeprom 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Dear AMSAT member The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Team is request for urgent assistance from AMSAT members around the world to listen for the JAISAT-1 Beacon signal on 435.700 MHz in GMSK Mobitex 4800 bps mode for JAISAT-1 used frames 1 in row 11 41 (0x29) - JAISAT UHF1 42 (0x2A) - JAISAT UHF2 2019-07-08 20:00:55.630 UTC: [128 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0x29 1 > C0 00 00 80 04 00 00 00 00 00 29 06 6C A3 69 77 23 5D 03 00 21 > 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 3A 00 C5 09 44 0C 6C 0A 8F 0B 44 00 08 41 > 00 05 00 01 07 9B 06 B9 00 0E 06 7D 00 05 00 0B 00 03 00 05 61 > 00 9F 00 06 00 07 00 06 00 05 00 0F 00 05 00 03 00 00 00 01 81 > 00 00 00 06 06 2C 0A 40 00 09 E0 00 03 00 AD 99 00 00 0A BA 101 > 03 00 00 5C 02 01 10 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 71 DB 121 > DC AA FF FF FF FF BB C0 Please send raw data and KSS files to RAST by email : jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com and please use 2019-038H for tracking JAISAT-1 satellite. This is the following link that you can download software decode : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rh9dlz086g2eiqr/AACJR97tTjemEH7JUu1xkaw1a?dl=0 2019-038H 1 44393U 19038H 19190.93248769 .00000295 00000-0 20832-4 0 9997 2 44393 97.4878 152.7961 0020703 233.1644 126.7690 15.12067899 676 Example of signals in this format can be found with the the reception of signals from the satellite links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOax6_bSKi0 All amateur radio operators capable of receiving signals from the JAISAT-1 satellite are invited to send the data by email to jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com and the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand will have a SWL card to confirm reception. Sincerely and with respect. Tanan Rangseeprom, HS1JAN Project Manager of JAISAT-1

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Urgently seeking row data of JAISAT-1 satellite.
by Tanan Rangseeprom 10 Jul '19

10 Jul '19

Dear AMSAT member, Firstly, thanks for sending a congratulatory message to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (RAST) for the successful launch of the JAISAT-1 Satellite. The JAISAT-1 Project team has been informed by RAST President Dr Jakkree Hantongkom who had direct contacted to German Orbital Systems (GOS) which had informed him of problems relating to the beacon of the JAISAT-1 satellite and currently the JAISAT-1 satellite is in the process of the commissioning of various systems and getting them ready for use. GOS needs to use the beacon on the frequency of 435.700 MHz first before commissioning various systems for three satellites, namely JAISAT-1, LightSat and EXOCONNEXT, which are all using the Dstar One platform. In order for ease of control and to complete the commissioning of various functions it is necessary for GOS to use the Engineering Frequency of 435.700 MHz while the three satellites have orbits spaced apart allowing for GOS to adjust the operating frequencies separately. For JAISAT-1 the frequency is 435.325 MHz for as has been assigned by the IARU for the control of satellite operations. For the JAISAT-1 satellite, RAST has received funds from the NBTC's Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund for the Public Interest (BTFP) with support being made in periodic payments. According to the satellite progress report, RAST will be obliged to pay GOS a fee as a guarantee for successfully sending the satellite into space and to achieve this RAST needs to file a report to the BTFP in order to receive the funding for this payment. Consequently, RAST is making request for urgent assistance from AMSAT members around the world to listen for the JAISAT-1 Beacon signal on 435.700 MHz in GMSK Mobitex 4K8 mode, according to the advice from Mr Vlad Choreny as follows (Frames 1 in row 11): 11 (0x0B) - LightSat UHF1 12 (0x0C) - LightSat UHF2 41 (0x29) - JAISAT UHF1 42 (0x2A) - JAISAT UHF2 51 (0x33) - EXO connect UHF1 52 (0x34) - EXO connect UHF2 The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Project Team are urgently seeking row data that can be received from all packets worldwide. Please send Row data and KSS files to RAST by email at jaisatonetele(a)gmail.com so that RAST will be able to report the reception of signals from around the world to submit in a report to the BTFP to demonstrate that the GOS commissioning of all functions is complete up to and including the testing of the Linear Transponder in Mode-J that we will ask AMSAT members to test in the future. RAST therefore requests AMSAT members worldwide to gather information and send the details to RAST so that the society will be able to submit a report to the BTFP fund so that it will grant the final payment for GOS. With the JAISAT-1 launch, RAST has enabled AMSAT members worldwide to use the JAISAT-1 from now on. Please be informed accordingly. Sincerely and with respect Tanan Rangseeprom Project Manager of JAISAt-1

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