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WRC-23 Agenda Items may impact 144 MHz and 1240 MHz bands
by M5AKA 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

ARISS contact planned for Rowan Preparatory School UK on Tuesday, June 18 at 1251 GMT https://amsat-uk.org/2019/06/11/ariss-contact-planned-for-rowan-preparatory… WRC-23 Agenda Items may impact 144 MHz and 1240 MHz bands https://amsat-uk.org/2019/06/11/wrc-23-agenda-items-144-1240-mhz-bands/ 1240-1300 MHz band discussed by CEPT WGFM and CPG/PTA https://amsat-uk.org/2019/05/31/1240-1300-mhz-band-discussed-by-cept-wgfm-a… CubeSat Developers Workshop – talks now available https://amsat-uk.org/2019/06/06/cubesat-developers-workshop-talks-now-avail… AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2019 Second Call for Speakers https://amsat-uk.org/2019/06/09/colloquium-2nd-call-for-speakers/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Re: [amsat-bb] Stolen Satellite Rear
by Steve Nordahl 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Mike.. Make sure you post your stolen equipment list on both QRZ.com. and eHam.QRZ.com here: Stolen Radios, Scams and Rip-Offs | | | | | | | | | | | Stolen Radios, Scams and Rip-Offs Reports of thefts, rip-offs, and scams | | | eHam here: Stolen Gear | | | | | | | | | | | Stolen Gear Stolen Gear | | | Steve NS3L

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Re: [amsat-bb] Stolen Satellite Gear
by hdskullfire2 . 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Mike.. Make sure you post your stolen equipment list on both QRZ.com. and eHam. QRZ.com here: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?forums/stolen-radios-scams-and-rip-offs.85/ eHam here: https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/board,30.0.html Steve NS3L

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Fw: AO73 Mode change
by Graham Shirville 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Hi folks, AO73/FUNcube is now in amateur mode for the weekend with the transponder on! Please see below for all FUNcube mission info 73s Graham G3VZV and the FUNcube team. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FUNcube frequencies and other details ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ AO-73 FUNcube-1 The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends (from pm Fridays UTC to PM Sundays UTC) the transponder is operational 24/7. When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. During holidays, eg Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc, the transponder maybe activated for extended periods. Watch AMSAT-BB for announcements which are usually made on Friday evenings (UTC) The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.150 - 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.950 - 145.970 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.935 MHz BPSK (The passband may be up to 15kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Lower temperatures give higher freqs!) FUNcube-2 (aka FUNcube on UKube) The FUNcube-2 sub-system continues to operate autonomously and, almost continuously, in amateur mode. The transponder is operational and the telemetry downlink is functioning with about 70mW output. The FUNcube-1 Dashboard does not correctly display the telemetry but it does correctly decode the data and uploads it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse from where it can be examined. Most of the real time data channels are operational and these include battery voltages, temperatures and ADCS data coming via the main On Board Computer (OBC). The transponder is interrupted for a few seconds every 2 minutes when the other transmitter sends its CW beacon and, occasionally, for a few seconds when the main OBC reboots (approx seven times each orbit). The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.080 - 435.060 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.930 - 145.950 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.915 MHz BPSK (The passband may be up to 10kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low temperatures give higher freqs!) EO79 FUNcube-3 Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7 and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in future months as a result of experience. The nominal transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.0723-435.0473 MHz LSB (Inverting) Downlink: 145.946-145.971 MHz USB Further detailed info on EO79 transponder frequencies is at: https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/10/eo79-funcube-3-transponder-commences-regula… EO88/Nayif-1/FUNcube-5 EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The transponder is operational when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. The transponder frequencies are: Uplink: 435.045 – 435.015 MHz LSB (inverting) Downlink: 145.960-145.990 MHz USB Telemetry Tx: 145.940MHz All FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. We are very grateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space Bv, The Netherlands. _______________________________________________ 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: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Satellite Basics (Part 2) article by KX9X
by Ryan Noguchi 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Sean KX9X posted another introductory article on satellite operating on https://www.onallbands.com/satellite-basics-part-2-making-qsos-via-satellit…. Check it out. I did have a few exceptions to the advice given, as I believe they suggest less-than-ideal operating practices. Rather than contact Sean directly, I figured it would be worthwhile to post them here. If they're controversial, perhaps it will stimulate some thoughtful discussion. I want to start off by saying that I applaud Sean for providing some very thoughtful contributions to help introduce potential new satellite ops to the birds. My intent is really to provide constructive suggestions for improvement of the advice that we as a community provide to new satellite operators to set them off on the right path. "Currently, all FM satellites in orbit require a CTCSS (PL) tone of 67.0 Hz on your transmit frequency." Mostly true, but LilacSat-2 and PO-101 don't follow this model. "These instructions assume you are using a hand-held directional antenna. If you’re using your standard dual-band vertical antenna at home or on the roof of your car, you can ignore those instructions." Oh, man, I really don't think we should be encouraging newbies to try to work satellites using a vertical to receive the downlink. Also, very unsure why vertical antenna ops should ignore any of the rest of the instructions... Maybe okay to use a vertical to transmit, but to receive they really ought to be using an antenna with gain or with the ability to rotate to match polarization, ideally both. Please, let's not encourage more alligators! "A suggested frequency list of the three active FM satellites at the time of this writing (May 2019) is in Figure 1." Rather than provide yet another frequency list, can't we just reference an authoritative source elsewhere, e.g., on the AMSAT-NA web site? We all remember that recent ARRL article that posted many wrong frequencies; let's try to avoid risking a relapse of that. A frequency list like this can be helpful, so perhaps AMSAT-NA could include a list like this on the Frequency Summary page? FM Satellite Frequency Summary – AMSAT | | | | FM Satellite Frequency Summary – AMSAT | | | "Listen for a QSO to end, then give your callsign and your grid square, using standard phonetics." I don't think we should be suggesting that ops drop their call and grid on a busy FM pass. Unless you've already worked everyone else on the pass, there's really no good reason to just drop your call and grid. Find someone who is solid into the bird and appears to be hearing other stations well, and call them directly. (But not immediately after they've called someone else!) If you've already heard a callsign a couple of times during the pass, it'll also be easier to repeat it on the first try. When you wait until someone calls you, you run the risk of not being able to catch their full call on the first try and needing a fill. I think having the new op initiate the QSO gives them the best chance of having a successful first QSO. "KX9X: “Whiskey One Alpha Whiskey, thanks, Echo November Five Zero, Illinois, QSL? W1AW: “QSL, Fox November Three One, Connecticut, QSL?”" Much of this back-and-forth is extraneous. KX9X already provided his grid in his first transmission, and W1AW already provided his grid in his first transmission. Neither asked for a fill. Unless a fill is needed, KX9X would normally just end the QSO with his second transmission (KX9X: "W1AW QSL KX9X") which is really the norm. The other commonly heard pattern is when a rover is working from a rare grid. If KX9X is the rover, that first KX9X line in the sample QSO doesn't happen; the rover often announces their grid when responding to a caller, and the rover's transmission is often followed by that of a new caller calling the rover. If we want new ops to recognize when QSOs have ended, it's good for them to know how 95+% of successful QSOs really go down so they can more quickly recognize the pattern. Also, there's generally no need to identify state, unless it's a rare one. CT may be one of the few worth mentioning, but most states are not. "With one hand holding your radio and the other holding your antenna, how are you going to log your QSOs?" Recording the pass isn't the only way to handle this, and may not even be the best approach for newbies, at least as a primary method. I've posted in the past about the benefits of operating with one's writing hand free, and logging by hand during the pass when receiving, transcribing calls and grids as I hear them. It would be a useful technique to suggest to new ops, particularly those who may not already be experienced phone contesters, as an alternative that might also help to improve their ability to work the pass. Reading a callsign you've already written down can be much easier than recalling one you only heard verbally. I cannot overstate how immensely this practice helped me. "If you are using two HTs, you will need a diplexer, which isolates your transmitted signal from your receive radio. Without it, you will likely overload the front end of your receive radio, which will make contacts impossible. Several manufacturers such as Comet and MFJ offer diplexers; the Arrow antenna has an optional diplexer that is stored in the antenna handle." I haven't needed any filtering when using two HTs and an Arrow to work AO-91 or AO-92. Also, the BLP-200+ filter may be a useful option to suggest in lieu of those larger diplexers if one is using an Arrow antenna. 73, Ryan AI6DO

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Stolen Satellite Gear
by Michael Whitman 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

Good evening, AMSAT! This morning I discovered my personal vehicle had been stolen. Among the items inside, though hidden, was my complete satellite operation station. I understand this is a long shot, but please keep an eye out if you see any or all of these items up for sale in the near future: Yaesu FT-818ND (serial #: 8G910854) Icom IC-W32A (underside of battery has my callsign, I believe the side of the radio does as well but can’t remember) Bose QuietComfort 15 noise cancelling headphones Olympus LS-10 Linear Voice Recorder Arrow II Satellite Antenna (split boom) Also if you haven’t done it yet, let this be a good reminder to mark your equipment appropriately so it can be identified in case of loss or theft. 73, Michael, N4DCW -- Michael Whitman (904) 557-8243 images(a)michaelwhitman.net <mailto:[email protected]> Louisville, KY, USA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-11 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-11 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Peninsula Grammar, Melbourne, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-13 11:10:52 UTC 79 deg Smithsonian Air and Space – Udvar-Hazy, Chantilly, VA, USA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV (***) Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-15 18:11:51 UTC 42 deg Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-18 12:51:20 UTC 80 deg Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/ King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-06-19 08:49:20 UTC 58 deg 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 2019-06-11 02:00 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 2019-06-08 16:00 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 117 **************************************************************************** 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 1315. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1258. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain 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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ICOM 910H issue
by Paul Overn 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

Hello, I have an issue on my 910H. On my 910h, I get “desense” on all linear sats except FO29. FO29:is clear and perfect, but any other linear I just hear my crakely voice until I tune perfectly to hear myself. Then I can still hear the static version of me behind the clear version. I have replaced all cables, diplexers, connectors and the Arrow. The issue still is there. I have also tried to used an MJF diplexer on the 70cm side to try to stop the desense, but it didn't help. Any thought as to what the issue could be? Paul Overn KE0PBR Twitter: @KE0PBR `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º> *****************************************

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NO84 in safe mode
by Robert Bruninga 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

NO-84 is in safe mode due to lack of power at this phase in its orbit. It is showing PSAT-1 callsign (SAFE) and is unusable. Should improve in a month. Unknown if it will be usable by fieldday in 2 weeks. http://pcsat.findu.com Bob

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-10 15:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 10 Jun '19

10 Jun '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-10 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Peninsula Grammar, Melbourne, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-13 11:10:52 UTC 79 deg Smithsonian Air and Space – Udvar-Hazy, Chantilly, VA, USA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV (***) Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-15 18:11:51 UTC 42 deg Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV (***) Contact is go for: Tue 2019-06-18 12:51:20 UTC 80 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/ King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI (***) Contact is go for: Wed 2019-06-19 08:49:20 UTC 58 deg 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 2019-06-10 15:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-06-08 16:00 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 117 **************************************************************************** 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 1315. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1258. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain 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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EO-88 shutting off
by Perry Yantis 09 Jun '19

09 Jun '19

Last night after the AO-92 pass I got on EO-88 and it worked OK for a few minutes and then it shut off in the middle of the pass.I noticed that MacDoppler said the satellite was in darkness so maybe the batteries are low????? Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2019 Second Call for Speakers
by David Johnson 09 Jun '19

09 Jun '19

AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce the 2019 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held October 12-13 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre <http://kentshillpark.com/how-to-find-us>, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ. UK We invite speakers, to cover topics about Amateur satellites, CubeSats, Nanosats, Space, High Altitude Balloons and associated activities, for this event. Those wishing to speak should contact Dave, G4DPZ, dave at g4dpz dot me dot uk The weekend event attracts an international audience that ranges from those involved in building and operating amateur radio satellites to beginners who wish to find out more about this fascinating branch of the hobby. We will be including a roundup of a number of new live and potential spacecraft projects that are under investigation and/or development. Details of the event can be found here: https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ 73 Dave Johnson, G4DPZ on behalf of the AMSAT-UK Committee

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G5500 external control cable
by Bruce 09 Jun '19

09 Jun '19

I was just getting ready to solder up the G5500 external control cable. In the manual they provide a diagram of a 7-pin connector. However, the back of the controller is an 8-pin connector and Yaesu provided an 8-pin connector with the unit. Where can I get the information on the 8-pin wiring if it is not in the manual that was provided? An 8-pin connector would be numbered around the pin with the last number for the center pin. A 7-pin connector is numbered starting at the top, left to right for each row. This will connect to the LVB tracker which is labeled and easy to connect to. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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For sale ICOM AG-35 70cm Mast Head Preamp
by Paul Baldock 09 Jun '19

09 Jun '19

For sale ICOM AG-35 70cm Mast Head Preamp with home brew power inserter. Original owner. Verified 20dB gain. Includes original Instruction sheet. $145.00 including conus shipping - Paul KW7Y

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Good results with polyphase filterbank from Theseus Cores
by Michelle Thompson 08 Jun '19

08 Jun '19

Phase 4 Ground has had some good results with the RFNoC polyphase filterbank from Theseus Cores. Having a fast efficient polyphase filterbank for our payload is just as important as getting an LDPC decoder for the ground! Here's a video update on this week's work in the lab: https://youtu.be/iR6CJCCg_mw The hardest parts are coming together! Still plenty to do, but these blocks have been two years in progress. Seeing them start to work over the air is a real thrill. -Michelle W5NYV

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IC-910h Microphone Replacement Suggestion
by Jeff Wandling 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

After a long hiatus from Satellite work, I am rebuilding my shack to work the satellites again! My IC-910h has lost it's Mic. I need to replace it. Before I do, I wanted to ask the list for recommendations on vendor/product to replace the MH-12 mic for the IC-910h given an interest in choosing a better solution. I'm interested in either a head-set style or a hand-held style. Comments directly and I'll summarize if there's interest. Thank you, -jeff W7BRS

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Dum detí a mládeze Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Dum detí a mládeze Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, on 08 Jun. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:05 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and OK2KWX. The contact should be audible over the Czech Republic and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Dùm dìtí a mládeze Olomouc (eng.: House of Children and Youth, abbr. DDM Olomouc) - a leisure time center which operates in 5 buildings, whereas four are situated in Olomouc. Since April 2001 the DDM is constituted by Olomouc Regional Authority. For the whole public DDM offered both regular clubs and interest groups as well as occasional and stay events. Over 150 interest groups started to work every year, regularly - once, twice or three times a week - attended by 2602 children and youth at the age from 3 to 25 years only during the last school year (2017/2018). These activities were provided by 150 employees, external and voluntary workers. During the summer holidays, DDM Olomouc organized more than 30 summer camps for almost 800 children. In summer furthermore, as during the whole year, DDM Olomouc offers cheap accommodation both right in Olomouc and in Ochoz u Konice both locations are up to 30 km away from Olomouc. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How many solar panels are powering the entire station and do you have any other power sources? 2. What voltage do your instruments using aboard the ISS? 3. What would you tell the people who believe that the Earth is flat? 4. How often do you check the social networks and have you any time to watch Youtube? 5. Did the ASTROBEE's already arrive and do you use them already? 6. How far from the station can you go and can you move outside untethered? 7. How long does it take to get from Earth to the ISS? 8. What does being in a spacesuit feel like and what is outside temperature? 9. How long do the spacesuit's energy and oxygen supplies last? 10. Do you feel any changes to your muscular system during your mission, or is it a bit of a shock after your return back to Earth? 11. Do you need to strap in when you sleep and how do you enjoy sleeping in zero gravity? 12. How often do you eat and do you enjoy the taste of the food? 13. Have you experienced any accidents while on the station, for example, a device failure? 14. How do you fight a fire if it breaks out onboard the ISS? 15. How much waste is generated on the ISS and what are you doing with it? 16. Can you play any computer games and how much free time do you have? 17. What does it feel like to fly a rocket up into space? 18. How much time do you spend exercising each day? 19. How would you deal with a serious injury, for example, hand fracture? 20. How and how often do you communicate with your family? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Peninsula Grammar, Melbourne, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-13 11:10:52 UTC 2. Smithsonian Air and Space - Udvar-Hazy, Chantilly, VA, USA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-15 18:11 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Ham-Com 2019
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Ham-Com hamcom.org is being held in Plano, TX, on 7-8 June where AMSAT will have a booth. Several of us will also be doing satellite demonstrations from the hamfest in EM13. Listen for us (AA5PK, AE5PH, W5PFG and possibly others) on most of the FM and linear birds from 1700Z until 2000Z on Friday and 1345Z until 2030Z on Saturday. 73, Glenn AA5PK

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Roving June 7 and 8
by johnv＠frontier.com 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

I will be driving to Newport OR tomorrow June 7th and will try to stop for AO-91 in CN86 (maybe CN85 depending on traffic) at 13:12 local 2012 UTC. I will stop in Newport CN74 over night and on Saturday June 8th and I will try AO-91 at 11:57 local 1857 UTC and then AO-92 at 12:08 1908 UTC. This all depends on how the swap meet is going, cause I'm selling. Friday evening I will be at Yaquina Head Light USA-907 for those who also do lights. Most likely I be around 14.335 KHz. John N7AME

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Re: [amsat-bb] [ans] ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal
by Mark L. Hammond 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Way to go, Mr. President! Congratulations. Mark N8MH On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 11:04 AM JoAnne K9JKM via ANS <ans(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN > ANS-157 > > The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- > mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite > Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space > including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur > Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, > launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio > satellites. > > The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur > Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. > > Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: > ans-editor at amsat.org. > > You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service > Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans > > In this edition: > > * AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal > > SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-157.01 > ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > > AMSAT News Service Bulletin 157.01 > From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. > DATE June 6, 2019 > To All RADIO AMATEURS > BID: $ANS-157.01 > > AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal > > AMSAT President and ARRL Life Member Joe Spier, K6WAO, has been > awarded the Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal, a prestigious award granted > to individuals and organizations for outstanding global contributions > to Amateur Radio. > > Joe Spier, K6WAO is a long time supporter of Amateur Radio in Space > and international cooperation. K6WAO is the President of the Radio > Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). He has also served AMSAT as > Executive Vice President, and Vice President, Educational Relations. > > He is a long term supporter of Amateur Radio on the International > Space Station (ARISS) and scientific, technical, engineering, and > mathematics education. Spier is an AMSAT Life Member. He also is a > Life Member of American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Society > of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA). > > The award's namesake, Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel, was a radio amateur > who, over the years, used the call signs RAEM, U3AA, and UA3AA. Born > in Poland, Krenkel was an Arctic explorer who took part in the first > Soviet "drifting station," North Pole-1. He was made a "Hero of the > Soviet Union" in 1938 for his exploits. > > Krenkel's son, T.E. Krenkel, is among the four signatories to the > award certificate. The younger Krenkel, a professor at the Moscow > Technical College of Telecommunication and Informatics, said his > father was an avid radio amateur who served as the first chairman > of the Central Radio Club in the USSR. > > Krenkel's image appears on postage stamps from the USSR and Russia, > and he authored a biography entitled My Callsign is RAEM. In the era > when all radio amateurs received QSL cards via Box 88, Moscow, Krenkel > was allowed to have his own postal address on his QSLs and was issued > the non-standard RAEM call sign. > > Information about the Krenkel Medal can be found at: > http://krenkelmedal.org/index.php?id=49 > > [ANS thanks the Russian National Academy of Researches and > Discoveries 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. > > _______________________________________________ > Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA > https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans > -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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Doppler shift question
by David Bartholomew 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

I am composing a presentation about FM sats, hopefully to be given in a few months at a hamfest. How to remember which way to compensate for doppler: Always adjust the higher frequency. For V/u or U/v sats, this means adjust the 70cm side and leave the 2m side fixed. Which way to move it? Very easy to remember. If 70cm is the UPlink, you'll adjust your transmit frequency UPward through the pass. If 70cm is the DOWNlink, you'll adjust your receive frequency DOWNward through the pass. I think others have basically explained why. Dave AD7DB

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Doppler shift question
by Philip Jenkins 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

This came up at AMSAT Academy at Hamvention, and I still can't wrap my head around it (something simple I'm not getting, I'm sure). I know the xmit/receive frequencies aren't shifted, stay the same at the satellite. SO-50 has a 435 Mhz downlink; as the satellite approaches me from AOS I lower my receive frequency (and continue lowering it as the bird approaches LOS). So far so good. AO 91/92 have a 435 Mhz uplink,; as the satellite approaches me from AOS, I go up in my transmit frequency. Here is where I get lost: Why do I* lower* the frequency on 435 Mhz when receiving a satellite, but *raise* the 435 Mhz frequency when transmitting to a satelllite? So, my question boils down to - why should transmit doppler shift go in the opposite direction from receive on the same band? In both cases, the satellites are approaching me (from AOS). Basically, why the difference when I'm transmitting and when I'm receiving? 73 Philip N4HF

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CM 95 Roving
by Bob Keating 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

I will be working the FM satellites from CM95 in Pismo Beach, CA this weekend on a holiday schedule. Hope to catch some of you out there! 73, Bob N6REK

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ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal
by JoAnne K9JKM 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-157 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-157.01 ANS-157 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 157.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE June 6, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-157.01 AMSAT President Awarded Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal AMSAT President and ARRL Life Member Joe Spier, K6WAO, has been awarded the Russian E.T. Krenkel Medal, a prestigious award granted to individuals and organizations for outstanding global contributions to Amateur Radio. Joe Spier, K6WAO is a long time supporter of Amateur Radio in Space and international cooperation. K6WAO is the President of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). He has also served AMSAT as Executive Vice President, and Vice President, Educational Relations. He is a long term supporter of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) and scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics education. Spier is an AMSAT Life Member. He also is a Life Member of American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA). The award's namesake, Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel, was a radio amateur who, over the years, used the call signs RAEM, U3AA, and UA3AA. Born in Poland, Krenkel was an Arctic explorer who took part in the first Soviet "drifting station," North Pole-1. He was made a "Hero of the Soviet Union" in 1938 for his exploits. Krenkel's son, T.E. Krenkel, is among the four signatories to the award certificate. The younger Krenkel, a professor at the Moscow Technical College of Telecommunication and Informatics, said his father was an avid radio amateur who served as the first chairman of the Central Radio Club in the USSR. Krenkel's image appears on postage stamps from the USSR and Russia, and he authored a biography entitled My Callsign is RAEM. In the era when all radio amateurs received QSL cards via Box 88, Moscow, Krenkel was allowed to have his own postal address on his QSLs and was issued the non-standard RAEM call sign. Information about the Krenkel Medal can be found at: http://krenkelmedal.org/index.php?id=49 [ANS thanks the Russian National Academy of Researches and Discoveries 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.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Doppler shift question
by Roy Dean 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

SSB is just 1/3rd of AM (one sideband, no carrier), and we still have doppler to deal with on the linear sats.... What do you mean by this? --Roy K3RLD > More train Doppler effect. > These are sound waves, but the RF FM principle is the same. > Not sure why they don't use AM in space, like in aviation...I.e. NO > Doppler effect. https://youtu.be/fWX38qjECyE KC9SGV

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SatPC32/IC-9700 Start Up Issue
by Frank Karnauskas 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

After watching Daniel, W5EKG's You Tube video, I had SatPC32 and the IC-9700 working beautifully on the first try. (Thanks, Daniel!) The radio frequency tracked the software real-time just like it should. However, after playing around for a few minutes (changing satellites, turning the main tuning knob, etc.) The radio suddenly stopped following the frequency changes from SatPC32. The frequency intermittently updates after 10-20 seconds accompanied by the frequency on the radio display flashing white from MAIN to SUB for a brief moment. Usually nothing happens until I choose another satellite then the frequency updates once then...crickets. Pertinent information: Windows 10 IC-9700 Firmware 1.05 Icom Driver Version 1.30 Baud Rate: 19200 (Tried dropping it to 9600) The AFC is turned off. Tried rebooting the software. Tried rebooting the computer, etc. Any clues? 73, Frank FRANK KARNAUSKAS, N1UW

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SSTV
by ki6wj＠att.net 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

Anyone try to decode iss sstv with the 9700? IF so what was the set up? Jim KI6WJ

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Everett WA Everett High School STEM Demonstration
by johnv＠frontier.com 06 Jun '19

06 Jun '19

I will be at the Everett Sr. High School with 15 - 20 Physic students and their teacher to demonstrate the concept of Amateur Radio using a satellite - AO-91. It's near the end of the school year and the teacher will be doing hands-on project which include a balloon launch with a smart package that will tell GPS, temperature, direction using APRS. I will be setting up my tripod with a PA system for work as many of you as I can. Wednesday Jun 5 at 12:29 (PDT) 1929 UTC from Grid CN87. (I know, not the most rare grid). We will be on the front lawn of the school. I hope we can demonstrate how well we can exchange calls and grids in the shot time it's over us. Any suggestion, please email me offline Thank you John Van DalenN7AME

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Questions for the ARISS contact tomorrow with Moriah Central School at Pt. Henry, NY at 16:54 UTC .
by David H Jordan 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Concerning the ARISS contact scheduled with Moriah Central School in Pt. Henry, NY tomorrow for 16:54 UTC, the order in which the student questions will be asked has been changed. Below is a copy of the questions presented in their new order. 1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a value to all of humanity? 2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station? 3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working? 4. What have you learned the most from living and working in Space? 5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and what does it do? 6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems do they run? 7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to listen to? 8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space? 9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely? 10. What is your favorite science experiment on board? 11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be? 12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station? 13. What is the best part of working with people from different countries every day? 14. How did you become an Astronaut? Does your training for space start right away or do you have to move up in ranking? 15. What is your favorite food in space? 16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space station? 17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the future? 18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station? 19. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot that was sent to the ISS? 20. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the software on board the International Space Station?

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Help with SatPC32 and Dual Radios
by Michael Wolthuis 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Ok, so I am fairly new to SatPC32 since leaving my old setups.... I have dual FT-847's setup as follows: FT-847 - TX/RX UHF, RX 2.4ghz (down convert to VHF) FT-847 - TX/RX 2m So, I setup SatPC32 for two radios. Both radios are being controlled. Issue is it is fine for V/U, but then on a U/V SAT it has the frequencies flip-flopped. In other words, I think it always uses RADIO A for uplink and RADIO B for downlink? Is there a way to change/fix this behavior? I want U on the UHF radio and V on the VHF radio. Mike kb8zgl

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Re: [amsat-bb] (no subject)-CAS-4A 4B
by D. Craig Fox 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Great sats. I use them frequently. Craig N6RSX -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:01 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; ki6wj(a)att.net Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] (no subject) Jim, CAS-4A and CAS-4B are great satellites, used by both casual operators and rovers. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabamaWebsite: KE4AL.wordpress.com On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:57:33 AM CDT, Jim via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Any one in the US using CAS 4A and B? Is it worth setting up in radio? Jim _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ 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 (If this message is spam, please report it to IT Dept. Thank you.)

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23cm antenna for L/V
by jeff griffin 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

I'm looking for a medium length Antenna for my SAT station here in NJ. As space in limited at my winter home I went with a low gain Comet CYA-126E. I have a bit more space here, and a more restricted sky view so I'm looking for something around 6'+ or so with 25+ elements to help me burn through the leaves, too many freakin trees here J. I'm looking at a 25 L Directive Systems DSE2425LYK. I once had a 55L DSE when I had more space, no room for that here. Before I pull the trigger on the DSE25 I was wondering if anyone could recommend something a bit larger, but smaller then the DSE45's 12 ' boom length? Thanks in advance... 73 Jeff kb2m

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satpc32 V. 12.8d
by 73 Bob W7LRD 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Setting up satpc32 on a new computer. Where is the "setup" button? 73 Bob W7LRD

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XW2D satellite problem
by alex weimer 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

I was on XW2D at1401 utc pass and experienced extreme intermittent signals on the downlink ! Every few seconds I could hear myself , then would be cut off in mid sentence. K9VSW was also on but had the same problem. I would hear his signal , then he would be cut off as well. Signal when present was strong but there is a definite problem in the satellite JACK KC7MG

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Re: [amsat-bb] XW2D satellite problem?
by Robert Bruninga 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Or could it be a problem on the ground somewhere in the footprint de-sensing the satellite receiver? Bob -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of alex weimer via AMSAT-BB Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 10:13 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] XW2D satellite problem I was on XW2D at1401 utc pass and experienced extreme intermittent signals on the downlink ! Every few seconds I could hear myself , then would be cut off in mid sentence. K9VSW was also on but had the same problem. I would hear his signal , then he would be cut off as well. Signal when present was strong but there is a definite problem in the satellite JACK KC7MG _______________________________________________

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Re: [amsat-bb] 23cm antenna for L/V
by Ronald G. Parsons 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

I’ve been using the M2 Antenna model 23CM22EZA with good success. It has a 70” boom and is rear mounted. Very easy assembly. Ron W5RKN

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Any satellites using 13cm (2.4GHz) for downlink??
by g4bbh＠btinternet.com 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Does anyone know if there are any satellites using 13cm for downlink, probably for telemetry. I have an uplink system for QO-100 but am curious to see how it would work on some potential downlink. Richard(Dick) G4BBH --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] 23cm antenna for L/V
by jeff griffin 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Last time I bought one, a 55L in 2011, wasn't the company in Maine? It was, I think an engineering spinoff of Cushcraft. Is this true... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: Mike Seguin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 6:18 PM To: jeff griffin Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 23cm antenna for L/V You can't go wrong with the D/S antenna. I run a 55el 1269 version here for mode L and the same but at 1296 at my contest station. On 6/4/2019 5:59 PM, jeff griffin via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I'm looking for a medium length Antenna for my SAT station here in NJ. As > space in limited at my winter home I went with a low gain Comet CYA-126E. I > have a bit more space here, and a more restricted sky view so I'm looking > for something around 6'+ or so with 25+ elements to help me burn through the > leaves, too many freakin trees here J. I'm looking at a 25 L Directive > Systems DSE2425LYK. I once had a 55L DSE when I had more space, no room for > that here. Before I pull the trigger on the DSE25 I was wondering if anyone > could recommend something a bit larger, but smaller then the DSE45's 12 ' > boom length? Thanks in advance... > > > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Re: [amsat-bb] (no subject)-CAS-4A 4B
by D. Craig Fox 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Great sats. I use them frequently. Craig N6RSX -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Robert Bankston via AMSAT-BB Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 9:01 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; ki6wj(a)att.net Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] (no subject) Jim, CAS-4A and CAS-4B are great satellites, used by both casual operators and rovers. 73, Robert Bankston, KE4ALAMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabamaWebsite: KE4AL.wordpress.com On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:57:33 AM CDT, Jim via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Any one in the US using CAS 4A and B? Is it worth setting up in radio? Jim _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ 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 (If this message is spam, please report it to IT Dept. Thank you.)

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MAI-75 SSTV June 5-6
by Amsat Argentina 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

On 145.800 FM SSTV Jun-5 12:00-16:00 UTC and Jun-6 11:30-15:30 UTC. Opportunity to complete images for ISS-SSTV Diploma http://amsat.org.ar?f=9 . Passes at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=ISS (unfortunately no orbits over NA) Past images http://amsat.org.ar?f=iss . Good luck on capture. 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina

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(no subject)
by ki6wj＠att.net 04 Jun '19

04 Jun '19

Any one in the US using CAS 4A and B? Is it worth setting up in radio? Jim

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Wanted: G-5500 motor
by Paul Baldock 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

I'm looking for a motor from a G5500. Its for the elevation section, but I would guess the azimuth uses the same motor. I have a short on one of the windings, so actually all I really need is the winding assembly. Does any body have such a thing surplus to their needs? Thanks - Paul

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help with Rot2Prog USB controller for new Alpha-Spid RAS
by Bob KD7YZ 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

I just received my new (additional) Spid RAS. This Spid Az/eL WILL strictly be for Satellite work here. At the moment I have only the included USB Rot2Prog controller. Manually the Spid works through the Rot2Prog's (cheap) controller, Arrows, just fine, in both Az and El. I want to have PstRotator program control the Spid. But I see that the only new Port is Com2. I do not see an Elevation Port when the Rot2Prog box is connected by USB to the win-10 box. How to find both ports from one USB cable off the Rot2Prog Spid controller so I can do some tracking ? thanks -- 73 Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM #901

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PO-101 Use?
by Brad Smith 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

I just tried to work another pass of PO-101 and heard nothing again. Is anybody using the bird or is the repeater turned off? Brad Smith KC9UQR

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Fw: xw-2d problem
by Perry Yantis 03 Jun '19

03 Jun '19

Perry py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Perry Yantis <py41(a)att.net>To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019, 7:40:55 AM EDTSubject: xw-2d problem on the xw-2d pass at 1132 etc the transponder would come on for a second and then turn off??Anyone else notice this?? Perry WB8OTH py41(a)att.net sent from my Apple Macbook Pro

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CAS-7B / BP-1B + CEPT 23cm discussions
by M5AKA 02 Jun '19

02 Jun '19

CAMSAT V/U FM Transponder satellite CAS-7B / BP-1B expected to launch at the end of June https://amsat-uk.org/2019/06/02/cas7b-bp1b-satellite/ 1240-1300 MHz band discussed by CEPT WGFM and CPG/PTA https://amsat-uk.org/2019/05/31/1240-1300-mhz-band-discussed-by-cept-wgfm-a… ISS Slow Scan TV June 5-6 https://amsat-uk.org/2019/05/24/iss-slow-scan-tv-june-5-6/ AMSAT-UK payload on ESEO has been activated https://amsat-uk.org/2019/05/24/amsat-uk-payload-on-eseo-has-been-activated/ FUNcube Patch on ESA PFC 71 https://amsat-uk.org/2019/05/22/funcube-patch-on-esa-pfc-71/ RSGB AGM Es’hail-2 / QO-100 talk now available https://amsat-uk.org/2019/05/03/rsgb-agm-eshail-2-qo-100-talk-now-available/ Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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SatPC32 Antenna Swapping with SDR
by Lists_01＠kk9t.net 02 Jun '19

02 Jun '19

In reading the SatPC32 manual, section 3.C.bb, I see that SatPC32 provides an automated way to switch the antenna feeds by outputting a high or low on the DTR pin of the radio 2 com port through a transistor to switch a coaxial transfer switch. Is there any other way to do this if you are not using a traditional serial port but USB ports or virtual ports? My setup has a Yaesu radio for TX and an SDRplay for receive. When switching from V/u to U/v, it is necessary to swap the antennas and I would like to do this automatically with a coaxial transfer switch. As above, SatPC32 can do this in automated fashion. However, I am not using a DB9 com port for either radio (USB or internal ports only) and am trying to figure out how to get access to this DTR signal to use it for the automated switching. Has anyone used an SDR for the downlink and set up automatic antenna swapping and if so, how was it accomplished? Thanks, Tim KK9T

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for June 2019
by Ronald G. Parsons 01 Jun '19

01 Jun '19

Sorry for the late publication -- Playing with new radio. I have my priorities. Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period May 1, 2019 through June 1, 2019 . Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01May 01Jun NP4JV 730 763 W5RKN 660 675 KE4AL 502 556 AA8CH 500 550 NS3L 426 457 VE7CEW 386 428 K9UO 300 351 HP2VX 108 300 KK4YEL 200 300 AD0HJ 225 250 PT9BM 203 225 WW8W 181 201 ND0C New 153 W1OH 101 126 W5PFG (DM95) 109 125 KL2DN 100 112 WB4SON New 106 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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ANS-153 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne K9JKM 01 Jun '19

01 Jun '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-153 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019 * Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors * AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites * Lightsail-2 Scheduled for Launch June 22 - Beacon on 437.025 MHz * AMSAT-EA FossaSat-1 Receives IARU Coordination * QO-100 meets HAM RADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen * ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Send Your Name (and callsign) to Mars * RS-10 Downlink Provides Unique Troubleshooting Solution * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-153.01 ANS-153 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 153.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE June 2, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-153.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Dollar-for-Dollar Match on your ARISS Donation Thru June 17, 2019 During the ARISS Forum at the Hamvention, it was announced, that between now and June 17, that an anonymous donor will equally match one dollar for each dollar donated up to $10,000. Here is an excellent opportunity to get the most from your donations to the ARISS FundRazr. The FundRazr Project was initiated to raise $150,000 towards the ARISS Radio Upgrade on ISS. To date 90 contributors have donated $24,840 to the campaign, about 17% of the goal. $10,000 of your dollars, donated now, will raise that total to $44,840, including the matching funds. It would be great if we could actually achieve one-third of our goal ($50,000) by mid-June. Please donate today at https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_6ruVeeeNzOa6ruVeeeNzOa [ANS thanks AMSAT 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors election. Four directors' terms expire this year: those of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT 10605 CONCORD ST STE 304 KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526 In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha at amsat.org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15th. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If electronic means are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS. [ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Field Day on the Satellites The weekend of June 22-23, 2019 is Field Day! Each year the Ameri- can Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes our own version of Field Day focused on operation via the amateur satellites, held concurrently with the ARRL event. The AMSAT Field Day 2019 event is open to all Amateur Radio opera- tors. Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL rules for Field Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of all amateur satellites, both analog and digital. The congestion on FM LEO satellites is always so intense that we must continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satellite. This includes the International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS is operating Voice. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Note that no points will be credited for any contacts beyond the ONE allowed via each single-channel FM sat- ellite. Operators are encouraged NOT to make any extra contacts via the FM satellites. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Information for the operational satellites can be found in the tables posted on-line on the AMSAT web: + FM Satellite Frequencies https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ + Linear satellite Frequencies https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/ Up-to-date satellite status reports are posted by users at: https://www.amsat.org/status/ AO-92 may be in L/v for the first part of the event, depending on command station availability. Keep an eye on @AMSAT on Twitter for expected L/v mode change times. An article by Sean Kutzko, KX9X, “Get on the Satellites for ARRL Field Day”, published in the June 2018 issue of QST is reprinted with the ARRL’s permission can be accessed at: https://www.amsat.org/get-on-the-satellites-for-field-day The full set of rules (including downloadable documents) are posted at: https://www.amsat.org/field-day/ [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lightsail-2 Scheduled for Launch June 22 - Beacon on 437.025 MHz LightSail is a citizen-funded project from The Planetary Society. This cubesat will be propelled solely by sunlight, to Earth orbit. LightSail 2 is scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on June 22, 2019, and we will attempt the first, controlled solar sail flight in Earth orbit. LightSail 2 will ride to space aboard the Department of Defense Space Test Program-2 (STP-2) mission which will send 24 spacecraft to 3 different orbits. LightSail 2 itself will be enclosed within Prox-1, a Georgia Tech-designed spacecraft originally built to demon- strate close-encounter operations with other spacecraft. Prox-1 will deploy LightSail 2 seven days after launch. After a few days of health and status checks, LightSail 2's four dual-sided solar panels will swing open. Roughly a day later, four metallic booms will unfurl four triangular Mylar sails from storage. The sails, which have a combined area of 32 square meters [344 square feet], will turn towards the sun for half of each orbit, giving the spacecraft a tiny push no stronger than the weight of a paperclip. For about a month after sail deployment, this continual thrust should raise LightSail 2's orbit by a measurable amount. LightSail 2 will fly in a 24-degree inclination, 720 km, circular orbit. At latitudes of 42 degrees north it will reach a maximum elevation of 10 degrees above the horizon. Lightsail-2 has been issued an experimental radio license WM9XPA and transmit on 437.025 MHz. A morse beacon will transmit the callsign every 45 seconds. A packet beacon will transmit AX.25, FSK 9K6 bps data. Beacon information is available at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Lightsail-Morse-Beacon Documentation of the downlink telemetry data structure is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Lightsail-Telemetry [ANS thanks the Planetary Society for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA FossaSat-1 Receives IARU Coordination The IARU reported that AMSAT-EA FossaSat-1 satellite has received a downlink coordination to operate on 436.700 MHz with LoRa 125kHz, Chirp Spread Spectrum Modulation, 180 bps, 100mW; and, FSK RTTY 45 baud ITA2, 100mW 183hz Shift. The planned mission objectives for the 5x5x5cm 250gram satellite are: + General development of miniaturized and inexpensive satellite systems for space applications using off the shelf components. + Testing a new solar panel mechanism, making this satellite the smallest to have deployable solar arrays. These solar arrays will additionally increase the radar reflectivity significantly to that of a standard cubesat. + The promotion & involvement of students in aerospace development on an international level, giving them the opportunity to test their hardware and software experiments on the satellite. AMSAT-EA will be hosting STEM workshops & competitions for secondary stu- dents to participate in, a full section of the satellite is dedi- cated to these experiments for educational research. + The main mission of the satellite is the testing of a new experi- mental RF chirp modulation called LoRa, this new modulation hugely increases the link budget, reduces the power consumed and reduces the cost of receivers. Students & Amateurs will be able to receive telemetry from the satel- lite with inexpensive hardware, expanding & promoting the amateur satellite community among youth. Uplink challenges will also be carried out with rewards for amateurs. AMSAT-EA will provide decoding software for SDR use in order to allow anyone to decode LoRa using common existing hardware & host software for users to submit telemetry data, making all data public and reward- ing users with certificates & awards. The IARU coordination announcement can be accessed at: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=652 [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and the IARU for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- QO-100 meets HAM RADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, President of AMSAT-DL invites everyone to meet members of the QARS, AMSAT-DL and also QO-100 users, face-to-face at the HAM RADIO 2019 exhibition from June 21-23 June in Friedrichshafen. A special event station DL50AMSAT will be operating live from the AMSAT-DL booth, DATV (DVB-S2) transmissions are also planned. There will be several lectures around Qatar-OSCAR 10 and you can meet the P4-A team at the QARS and AMSAT-DL stands, which are located next to each other. We also welcome members of the BATC team at our booth. For more information visit: https://amsat-dl.org/en/ham-radio-2019-qo-100-meeting/ [ANS thanks Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, President of AMSAT-DL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS SSTV Planned Over Russia for Moscow Aviation Institute A Russian MAI-SSTV event is planned for Wednesday, June 5 from 12:00-16:00 UTC and June 6 from 11:30-15:30 UTC. Transmissions are expected to be at 145.800 MHz in SSTV mode PD120. Based on the times received, SSTV signals are not expected over N. America. This event uses a computer in the ISS Russian Segment, which stores images that are then transmitted to Earth using the ARISS Amateur Radio station located in the Service Module which employs the Kenwood TM-D710E transceiver. Amateur radio operators and other radio enthusiasts are invited to post the images they receive at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and is subject to change at any time. Online WebSDR receivers can be used to receive signals from the International Space Station at SUWS WebSDR located Farnham near London http://farnham-sdr.com/ and R4UAB WebSDR located European Russia http://websdr.r4uab.ru/. For updates check Twitter at https://twitter.com/ARISS_status/status/1131945966297182210?s=03 [ANS thanks ARISS and AMSAT-UK for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations See https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ for latest information. Pre-Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (Wyoming to Tennessee) – June 2-7, 2019 On June 2nd, RJ, WY7AA and the Elco will head South to start roving on the DM77/78 gridline, heading east working gridlines and corners along the way all the way to EM87/88 hopefully. RJ will try to be on as many FM passes as possible, with a few linears as time allows. Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have Twtter access along the road. Checkout WY7AA’s QRZ page for specific plans he will post before he leaves, and @dtabor (N6UA) will help by posting on Twitter if he has any updates from the road. EM57/EM67 Line – June 4, 2019 Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. He’ll post satellite passes a week before on twitter and the -bb, but will plan for the AO-9x and SO-50 midday passes. FM only. The day of, Michael will post updates via his twitter feed: https://twitter.com/MWimages Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (North Carolina to Ohio) – June 8-14, 2019 From June 8th to 14th, WY7AA will be traveling with several thous- and other Hot Rods along a winding route from NC to OH. RJ will mostly be activating in the evenings on FM passes including grids EM95, FM06, EM86, EM78, EM69, EN71, and EN81. Checkout the event route: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-HotRods And if anyone is anywhere close to the route, come out and see the spectacle and let RJ know on Twitter if you are coming out. Follow RJ on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9. #HomewardBoundRove (DN13, DN14, DN21, DN22, DN23) – June 14-18,2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be hitting a few grids on his way home. Look for DN13/DN14 line on June 14th, DN21/DN22 line June 15th, DN22 June 17, and DN23 June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700-200 0UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ Post Hot Rod Power Tour Rove (New York to Wyoming) – June 15-27, 2019 Following the Hot Rod Power Tour, I will be heading to FN02 for a few days and plan to work FN01/11 gridline around June 17-18. Details to follow. I will be heading as far east as FN32 and then eventually working my way back to DN71. Specifically looking for EN01/02 along the way. Details will be posted to Twitter and my QRZ page as the trip plans unfold. Follow him on APRS.fi as WY7AA-9, as he will not have Twitter access along the road. #JosephOrBustRove (DN04, DN05, DN15) – June 28-30, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be wandering around Eastern Oregon and decided to do a little grid activating. Look for Casey on FM passes in DN04 mid-Friday, June 28th, in DN15 Friday night to Saturday evening, and DN05 Sunday morning. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland. Tenta- tive schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25 July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19. There’s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly prior. https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Send Your Name (and callsign) to Mars NASA Press Release May 21, 2019 NASA is giving the public an opportunity to send their names — etched on microchips — to the Red Planet with NASA's Mars 2020 rover, which represents the initial leg of humanity’s first round trip to another planet. The rover is scheduled to launch as early as July 2020, with the spacecraft expected to touch down on Mars in February 2021. The opportunity to send your name to Mars comes with a souvenir board- ing pass and "frequent flyer" points. From now until Sept. 30, you can add your name to the list and obtain a souvenir boarding pass to Mars here: https://go.nasa.gov/Mars2020Pass The Microdevices Laboratory at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, will use an electron beam to etch the submit- ted names onto a silicon chip with lines of text smaller than one- thousandth the width of a human hair (75 nanometers). At that size, more than a million names can be inscribed on a single dime-size microchip. The chip (or chips) will ride on the rover under a glass cover. For more information on Mars 2020, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/mars2020 For more about NASA's Moon to Mars plans, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- RS-10 Downlink Provides Unique Troubleshooting Solution Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC, recalls a troubleshooting solution utilizing the downlink from the RS-10 satellite as he was resolving an HF noise problem in the radio system of New Zealand's Maritime Radio Network. (http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-NZ-Maritime-Radio) The New Zealand network consists of a chain of VHF base stations, an HF Transmitter site and an HF Receiving site. These are all linked back to an Operations Centre in Lower Hutt (near Wellington). During commissioning, Terry was visiting the Operations Centre where the operators mentioned that the HF receivers were very noisy. This didn't sound right since the receiving site had been chosen because it was in a remote area well away from any man made noise. Terry said, "To check how well the receivers were working I gave the operators the frequency and a week of pass times for RS-10. This was on a Friday. On Saturday I turned on my receiver at home on RS-10. My receiver was a TenTec Argonaut 505 with DGFet preamp and a half wave dipole at about 10 feet. RS-10's downlink boomed in at about 5x7. The Maritime operators heard nothing on their receivers. I fed the audio down the phone line to convince them it was working." The four HF receivers are fed from a Multicoupler that has a "Low Noise" amplifier feeding a splitter. On the following Monday, the technicians from the maintenance base visited the site and at AOS of RS-10, turned off the power supply to the multicoupler. The Oper- ations Centre reported down went the HF noise and up came the signal from RS-10. Terry reported on the solution, "There were many options for the 'Low Noise' amplifier in the multicoupler ranging from a 2dB noise figure 10 dB gain version up to a 30dB gain 15dB noise figure version. Upon removing the lid from the multicoupler it revealed that the 30dB gain 15dB noise figure version had been supplied rather than the 2dB noise figure 10dB gainversion specified. It turned out that the manufacturers of the Multicoupler hadn't actually made one with a 2dB NF/10dB Gain amp before and had just supplied their standard version. Putting in the right amplifier solved the problem." In closing, Terry wrote, "Satellite operators who have worked with preamps will recognise this problem." [ANS sends an 'Ahoy' with a tip of the sailing hat and thanks Terry Osborne, ZL2BAC for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Virgin Orbit has posted updated information about the LauncherOne initial flight which is AMSAT's RadFxSat-2 (Fox-1E) ride to orbit: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-Fox1E-VirginOrbital This cubesat will feature a V/u inverting analog SSB/CW transponder and a digital beacon: Uplink: 145.890 - 145.860 MHz LSB Downlink: 435.760 - 435.790 MHz USB Beacon: 435.750 MHz 1200 baud BPSK + AMSAT is pleased to offer a set of Titleist Pro V1x golf balls. One bears the GOLF-TEE logo, one the GOLF-1 logo and one the AMSAT 50th Anniversary logo. There are also a set of the same 3 golf balls with the logos that have also been signed by 3 of the AMSAT presi- dents. Keith Baker, KB1SF, has signed the GOLF-TEE ball, Barry Baines, WD4ASW, has signed the GOLF-1 ball and Joe Spier, K6WAO, has signed the AMSAT 50th Anniversary ball. The set of 3 balls is $50 plus shipping. The set of 3 balls with the 3 AMSAT President signatures is $100 plus shipping. Take care of your Father's Day shopping on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/product/2019-fundraising-golf-balls-set-of-3 + The ARISS team has posted an album of photos in memory of Keith Pugh, W5IU - SK at http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-ARISS-W5IU-Album (facebook). Keith was an active AMSAT and ARISS volunteer. He pas- sed away on May 24. A memorial service for Keith Pugh, W5IU, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, in the Sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church with a reception following. 1000 Penn St, Fort Worth, TX 76102. https://fpcfw.org/su-event/431761720/memorial-service-keith-pugh/ Obituary for Keith: https://www.swaimfuneralhome.com/obituary/keith-pugh + The Tico Times in Costa Rica featured an article about the ARISS contact with the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica on May 27. http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-ARISS-CostaRica + AMSAT-DL AMSAT Deutschland released a video of theQatar-OSCAR 100 (P4-A/ Es'hail-2) launch with a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida: https://youtu.be/8uQqZBIUfHY + NASA TV will provide live coverage as a SpaceX Dragon cargo space- craft is set to return to Earth from the International Space Station Monday, June 3. NASA Television and the agency’s website will pro- vide live coverage of the craft’s release beginning at 11:45 a.m. EDT. (UTC - 4) Around noon, flight controllers at mission control in Houston will deliver remote commands to the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detached Dragon from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public + The Science Museum's YouTube channel has a video of the first astronaut from the UK, Helen Sharman GB1MIR, who used amateur radio to talk to students in schools across the UK. In May 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space. The Soyuz TM-12 mission, which included Soviet cosmonauts Anatoly Artsebarsky, U7MIR and Sergei Krikalev U5MIR, launched on May 18, 1991 and lasted eight days, most of that time spent at the Mir space sta- tion. Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/x0-nMl0jf5E + The European Space Agency's Astro Pi Challenge which allows students to design an experiment, write the code, and then have it run by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, enjoyed a student's success recently when one of the Astro Pi units running a Raspberry Pi 1 B+ and a Raspberry Pi Camera Module captured the approach of a Soyuz spacecraft arriving at the ISS. Check out the photos and learn more at: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-captures-soyuz-in-space/ + Sean Kutzko, KX9X, has written a contribution to DX Engineering’s blog “On All Bands.” In this article, he writes about the basics of VHF propagation, to help you stay active during the solar mini- mum: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-KX9X-VHF -and- a newly released blog entry covers the basics of satellite operation: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-153-KX9X-Satellite + Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Radio Club of America Young Achiever Award, Dave Kalter Youth DX Adventure participant, recipient of an AMSAT Presidential Award is interviewed in a webcast ‘Sankalp’ from NewView Studios: https://youtu.be/TUce-WyZPdc The Sankalp program showcases and inspires youth in the community. + The Cal Poly CubeSat Team is requesting input to fill out their survey where they are gathering information about the connectors, electrical interfaces, and communication protocols currently in use by CubeSat and payload developers. The feedback will be used to help design the XCube platform, which will create opportunities for CubeSats to fly on NASA’s high altitude aircraft for testing and calibration purposes. Access the survey at: https://forms.gle/TKxTgcZKVmfNv8F17 + Edmund Spicer, M0MNG, made a video about his visit to Hamvention 2019. The AMSAT satellite demonstration station operated by Paul, N8HM and Matt, NJ4Y is shown: https://youtu.be/nnbQbJnkxs0?t=861 + The May 2019 issue of SatMagazine is available at: http://www.satmagazine.com/ + The June 2019 issue of CQ-DATV magazine is available at: https://cq-datv.mobi/72.php [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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QO-100 meets HAM RADIO 2019 in Friedrichshafen
by Peter Guelzow 01 Jun '19

01 Jun '19

Meet members of the QARS, AMSAT-DL and also QO-100 users, face-to-face at the HAM RADIO 2019 exhibition from 21st - 23rd June in Friedrichshafen. A special event station DL50AMSAT will be operating live from the AMSAT-DL booth, DATV (DVB-S2) transmissions are also planned. There will be several lectures around Qatar-OSCAR 10 and you can meet the P4-A team at the QARS and AMSAT-DL stands, which are located next to each other. We also welcome members of the BATC team at our booth. For more information visit: https://amsat-dl.org/en/ham-radio-2019-qo-100-meeting/ 73s Peter, DB2OS AMSAT-DL

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Moriah Central School - Pt. Henry, NY
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 31 May '19

31 May '19

NOTE: There has been a reschedule for the Moriah Central School - Pt. Henry, NY ARISS contact. This is a corrected reissue of the original press release for the school. The contact is now scheduled for June 6: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY on 06 Jun. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:54 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 VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Moriah Central School is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. It is a K-12 public school with nearly 800 students and 50 teachers. Located near the beautiful Lake Champlain, Moriah Central School is home of the Vikings! With many successful academic and athletic programs such as football, basketball, cheerleading, drama club, band, chorus and many student clubs, many opportunities are available for all students. In addition to a new educational technology center, the district is proud of our distance learning lab, amateur radio station, computer programming classes, and other programs designed specifically in helping the surrounding communities in Essex County. Moriah Central School District proclaims its mission to be the provision of a safe, supportive, and academically challenging environment for all students in our community. We are dedicated to the goals of educational excellence, preparation for college and careers, and the development of a high level of citizenship. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a value to all of humanity? 2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station? 3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working? 4. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the software on board the International Space Station? 5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and what does it do? 6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems do they run? 7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to listen to? 8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space? 9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely? 10. What is your favorite science experiment on board? 11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be? 12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station? 13. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot that was sent to the ISS? 14. How did you become an Astronaut? Does your training for space start right away or do you have to move up in ranking? 15. What is your favorite food in space? 16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space station? 17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the future? 18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station? 19. What is the best part of working with people from different countries every day? 20. What have you learned the most from living and working in Space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC 2. Dum detí a mládeze Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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FO-98 OrigamiSat-1 5.84 GHz downlink
by Mike Seguin 31 May '19

31 May '19

I apologize for the short notice..... The OrigamiSat-1 Team will remotely activate the 5.84 GHz downlink on FO-98 for four upcoming passes over the Northeastern US. The times listed are based on my QTH here in Vermont at FN34jm. 5.84GHz transmission from OrigamiSat-1 (FO-98) ---------------------------------------------------------- Day Objects AOS (U) LOS Period maxEl AZ ---------------------------------------------------------- 31.05.2019 FO-98 01:29 01:39 10 59 157 - 351 31.05.2019 FO-98 14:30 14:40 10 59 015 - 188 01.06.2019 FO-98 01:10 01:19 09 35 144 - 357 01.06.2019 FO-98 14:11 14:20 09 37 022 - 176 The latest kep data is here: FO-98 1 43933U 19003B 19150.08119722 .00000607 00000-0 29789-4 0 9993 2 43933 97.2825 208.2757 0018888 149.0302 270.2283 15.21599516 20077 I manually updated my nasa.all file in SatPC32 to use these. 5.8GHz specifications: http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/archives/722 http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/OP-S1-0117_5R… If you have 5.8 GHz receive capability and are in the Eastern US, please consider trying to detect the downlink. The equipment I am using is the same that I used to successfully detect NIWAKA in 2012 on 5.84 GHz. DEMI 5.760 GHz transverter with a 2' dish and Directive Systems linear feed (Horizontal). I also have a DEMI preamp inline. The IF I'll be using is a Funcube Dongle Pro+ set for 224 MHz. This equipment is my terrestrial 5.760 GHz system which works quite well out of band at 5.84 GHz. Please report any success here and you can also use the reception report on their website. The OrigamiSat-1 team is also on Twitter. @OrigamiSat1 -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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G5500 Interface
by Michael Brodeur 31 May '19

31 May '19

Hello all, I acquiring a Yaesu G5500 rotator and would like your opinions on the various rotator controller computer interface. What are the strengths and weakness of the various products? I am planning on using SatPC32 or HRD. Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made unit on Ebay. Thanks for your help. 73,

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AMSAT: Remoting of Radios
by Robert Bruninga 30 May '19

30 May '19

Subject: Remoting of Radios I saw a clever box at Dayton for remoting Radios and Controls over dozens of feet. The interconnecting cable was just standard VGA cables. The "VGA" boxes at the radio end had the correct pigtails to plug into the radio and the "VGA" box at the control location had jacks for the Mic, Control Head, data, and Speaker, etc. The cleverness was in using the 3 or 4 internally&seaparately shielded conductors in standard VGA cables to carry the signals while shielded. And with the phase out of VGA, there are usually tons of VGA cables appearing in junk boxes everywhere from ten feet to 100 feet. So save those VGA chassis mount connectors to take advantage of these easy to find multiconductor multipurpose "VGA" cables. Bob, WB4APR

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CNPOTA activation by CJ7EWK/3 on 12 May, from Point Pelee Nat'l Park
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 30 May '19

30 May '19

Hi! On Sunday, 12 May 2019, I operated as CJ7EWK/3 from Point Pelee National Park of Canada, southeast of Detroit and Windsor in grid EN81rx. I logged a total of 60 satellite QSOs from this location, and those QSOs were uploaded to Logbook of the World on that date. Thanks for the QSLs I have received via LOTW. Today, I just uploaded those 60 QSOs to the Canadian National Parks on the Air (CNPOTA) web site http://cnpota.ca/ to be a part of that year-long activity. As of now, I don't see any matches with my log in the CNPOTA web site. As CNPOTA is not integrated with Logbook of the World like the ARRL National Parks on the Air event was in 2016, chasers and activators are required to upload their logs to the CNPOTA web site to participate in CNPOTA. In this case, the upload may be a single QSO record in an ADIF file, a QSO with CJ7EWK/3 in EN81 on 12 May, as a chaser. A minimum of five confirmed QSOs are required for a CNPOTA activation, according to the rules at https://cnpota.ca/rules/ (section 7). It would be nice to have another activation of a CNPOTA site via satellite, as has already been done by W8LID (as VE6LID) and AD0DX earlier in 2019. Before the CNPOTA web site accepts a file upload, it is necessary to first register with the CNPOTA web site. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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dual band beam
by Mr B r a d 30 May '19

30 May '19

Robert I have the smaller 3 element cushcraft dual band beamthe swr has all ways been high on it also... 1. Cushcraft dual band Beam (Robert Bruninga) From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam Message-ID: <ccd4917772306d63074417ff122095ae(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam? Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1 MHz. Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz where it is off-scale high SWR. We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32 nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the best is still only at 148.2 MHz. Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to extend the matching element. Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable. Bob, Wb4APR *****************************************

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Re: [amsat-bb] Cushcraft dual band Beam - done
by Robert Bruninga 30 May '19

30 May '19

Finally after 4 days of trying absolutely everything to get from 151 MHz down to 145.8, including: Extending elements with threaded nuts on all. Extending driven element with 3/8" tips, extending boom as MFJ suggested and extending tuning tube, I got closer to 145 MHz (from original 151 MHz).. Got closer, but nothing below 2:1. Finally made a new center rod for the matching section that is 1" longer than the one provided. THAT SOLVED IT PERFECTLY. Got nice 1.1 SWR at 145.8 MHz as desired with everything restored to the original antenna. And now plenty of tuning range across all of two meters. So there simply was not enough capacity in the tuning stub! Bob, WB4APR -----Original Message----- From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 3:49 PM To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Cc: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> Subject: Cushcraft dual band Beam Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam? Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1 MHz. Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz where it is off-scale high SWR. We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32 nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the best is still only at 148.2 MHz. Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to extend the matching element. Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable. Bob, Wb4APR

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 May '19

30 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY on 04 Jun. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:22 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 adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Moriah Central School is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. It is a K-12 public school with nearly 800 students and 50 teachers. Located near the beautiful Lake Champlain, Moriah Central School is home of the Vikings! With many successful academic and athletic programs such as football, basketball, cheerleading, drama club, band, chorus and many student clubs, many opportunities are available for all students. In addition to a new educational technology center, the district is proud of our distance learning lab, amateur radio station, computer programming classes, and other programs designed specifically in helping the surrounding communities in Essex County. Moriah Central School District proclaims its mission to be the provision of a safe, supportive, and academically challenging environment for all students in our community. We are dedicated to the goals of educational excellence, preparation for college and careers, and the development of a high level of citizenship. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the purpose of the International Space Station and why is it a value to all of humanity? 2. What is the most amazing thing you have seen from the space station? 3. What do you get to do in your free time when you are not working? 4. What types of computer programming languages were used to write the software on board the International Space Station? 5. What is your favorite piece of hardware to use on the space station and what does it do? 6. What types of computers are you using on board, and what operating systems do they run? 7. Do you get to listen to music in space, and if so what do you all like to listen to? 8. What is the most difficult and dangerous thing about living in space? 9. How many people can fit on board the space station safely? 10. What is your favorite science experiment on board? 11. What do you think the importance of future space stations will be? 12. What is the importance of Amateur Radio on the Space Station? 13. What is the status of CIMON (Simon) the Artificially Intelligent robot that was sent to the ISS? 14. How did you become an Astronaut? Does your training for space start right away or do you have to move up in ranking? 15. What is your favorite food in space? 16. Are there any manmade objects on earth you can see from the space station? 17. Do you keep a journal of everything you do on board to remember in the future? 18. What can scientists do on Earth to help you on the Space Station? 19. What is the best part of working with people from different countries every day? 20. What have you learned the most from living and working in Space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC 2. Dum detí a mládeze Olomouc (House of Children and Youth Olomouc), Olomouc, Czech Republic, direct via OK2KWX The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Sat 2019-06-08 13:05:59 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Cushcraft dual band Beam
by Robert Bruninga 30 May '19

30 May '19

Any success with a cushcraft A27010S dual band beam? Just got a new one and it tunes up perfectly to 1.1 SWR but only at 150.1 MHz. Nothing we do with the matching network can lower the frequency to 145 MHz where it is off-scale high SWR. We now added 1/2" sleeves to the driven element and threaded on #10-32 nuts on the end of all the wire elements to lower the resonance, but the best is still only at 148.2 MHz. Am going to try extended the two piece boom an inch and lastly will try to extend the matching element. Just wanted to see what others did to make this beam usable. Bob, Wb4APR

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EM57/67 Rove Details
by Michael Whitman 29 May '19

29 May '19

AMSAT Friends, Next Tuesday, June 4, 2019, I’ll be on the EM57/67 gridline for the following passes: Satellite Footprint (UTC) Max Elv. AO-92 15:53 - 16:00 45º AO-91 17:28 - 17:39 69º SO-50 19:03 - 19:06 12º AO-91 19:08 - 19:13 14º SO-50 20:40 - 20:49 72º I’ll post updates to my Twitter account throughout the day: https://twitter.com/MWimages <https://twitter.com/MWimages> Thanks, Michael N4DCW -- Michael Whitman (904) 557-8243 images(a)michaelwhitman.net <mailto:[email protected]> Louisville, KY, USA

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Re: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse Development
by David G0MRF 29 May '19

29 May '19

Wow.... I thought my jobs list was large............ 73 David -----Original Message----- From: David Johnson <dave(a)g4dpz.me.uk> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Wed, 29 May 2019 11:16 Subject: FUNcube Data Warehouse Development Hi, I've finally got time to do more work development work on the new warehouse, as I've retired from full-timesoftware development and can spend more time in the shack, XYL allowing :-) In the longer term we plan to move the warehouse to Amazon Web Services to give us more residence and share development tasks with a larger team. Current task List: - FUNcube WOD csv export - Fix JY1Sat Frame counts - FUNcube High Res - Add 'position' to rankings - Fix Nayif-1 'last command' - High Res for FC1 - HIgh Res for Nayif1 - High Res for JY1Sat - Mobile menu - ESEO MinMax - ESEO WOD - Age colur rankings - Fitter Msgs for Nayif-1 - Migrate all wars to individual wars to shorten deployment time - Extract data for PhD Student - Move Historical UKube data to New Server including UI - Integrate Chip's Maps - Handle ESEO ESA WOD Payloads - Change image sizes There may be some short periods of service disruption as I make changes but as always, the Dashboards will catch up when service resumes. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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FUNcube Data Warehouse Development
by David Johnson 29 May '19

29 May '19

Hi, I've finally got time to do more work development work on the new warehouse, as I've retired from full-time software development and can spend more time in the shack, XYL allowing :-) In the longer term we plan to move the warehouse to Amazon Web Services to give us more residence and share development tasks with a larger team. Current task List: FUNcube WOD csv export Fix JY1Sat Frame counts FUNcube High Res Add 'position' to rankings Fix Nayif-1 'last command' High Res for FC1 HIgh Res for Nayif1 High Res for JY1Sat Mobile menu ESEO MinMax ESEO WOD Age colur rankings Fitter Msgs for Nayif-1 Migrate all wars to individual wars to shorten deployment time Extract data for PhD Student Move Historical UKube data to New Server including UI Integrate Chip's Maps Handle ESEO ESA WOD Payloads Change image sizes There may be some short periods of service disruption as I make changes but as always, the Dashboards will catch up when service resumes. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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AiSat-1 digipeating?
by Ted Krempa 29 May '19

29 May '19

Hi Rick and all, any updates on this sat? Is it still functioning as a digipeater like ISS? Tnx, Ted K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of saguaroastro via AMSAT-BB Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:59 PM To: AMSAT -BB Subject: [amsat-bb] AiSat-1 heard over Arizona All, just had a 70° pass of AiSat-1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I heard the first packet when it was only 3° above the horizon, but no decode. I heard about 10 packets during the 10 minute pass, but none decided. I also set about that many beacons up, but none were receive by the sat.I was using my D72A into an ELK lp.What have the rest of you been using and have you had any success?73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Deleted AO-91 recording 5-24-2019
by Bob Keating 28 May '19

28 May '19

By accident I deleted my recording of the AO-91 pass on Friday May 24 at 19:57 UTC. I know some of you have been very helpful in the past when I pull a bonehead move like this. Does anyone have a recording of this pass or can tell me where I may find a recording. Thank you so much! 73, Bob N6REK

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Re: [amsat-bb] FW: EA Antenna Duosat 'arrow style' hand held
by Kenneth P Alexander 28 May '19

28 May '19

No word on performance, but I'd be willing to bet it's as least as good as an Arrow. It's expensive compared to an Arrow, especially an Arrow with no diplexer, but I'd still love to try it. I've never been fond of the way Arrow elements screw together to mount on the boom. This is much more robust, and they can be removed with an Allen wrench. The biggest disadvantage I see is that it doesn't look like you can connect coax to it with BNC connectors. It appears you have to strip your coax cable and attach the leads to a pair of screw terminals. That's a potential point of mechanical failure and water entry if you don't seal and secure things properly. 73, Ken , VE3HLS On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 8:58 AM Ted Krempa via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > > Whilst perusing the new DX Engineering catalog, I see a new ‘arrow style’ > hand held using loops and supposedly weighing only about 1 ¾ lbs. It > appears > well constructed. A bit pricey… > > > > Any thoughts on performance, etc.? > > > > 73, Ted > > K7TRK > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-28 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 May '19

27 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-28 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Cartago and San Carlos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg (***) Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg (***) Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg (***) Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC Watch for these upcoming events: MAI-75 SSTV Event: Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC MAI-75 SSTV Event: Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC 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 2019-05-28 02:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-05-28 02:30 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 114 **************************************************************************** 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 1307. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain 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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Worked through AO-7 this morning...
by William Herzberg 27 May '19

27 May '19

Hey all...I noticed on my tracking app this morning that AO-7 was making a 40° pass, so I figured I'd give it a try...I set up my radio with the frequencies...And, lo-and-behold, I was hearing my downlinked signals...Right where it was supposed to be...I first sent some CW...Then went to voice...I did hear a station call, but it was near los..So I don't copy them...Last time I sent any signals through ao-7 was over 40 years ago...I made over 600 contacts through AO-7 & AO-8...I had an old KLM MULTI-2000, put out about 10 watts...I used home-made 10m, 2m, & 70 cm turnstiles...I had a 70cm down converter, with preamps for all three...I currently have a TS-2000x...My antenna is a 2m eggbeater....I'm using an mfj duplexer, for both uplink & downlink...It works well on both the analog and fm birds...I plan on getting a 70cm eggbeater soon...But it seems to be working fine with the single antenna... Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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FT991A and 9K6 FSK satellites
by Gustavo Carpignano 27 May '19

27 May '19

Dear Group, I'm using the UZ7HO high-speed sound modem, with an FT991a. While I can receive the satellites in 9k6 FSK without problems whenI transmit, it is not expected that the modulation does not deviate enough. Someone with experience in the FT991 to give me a clue? Regards. Gustavo, LW2DTZ

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Live Streaming question
by David Jordan 26 May '19

26 May '19

Hi Steve, I don't have my arissops schedule in from of me at the moment, but I assume you are mentoring the Canada contacts for next week. If so, are either of the two planning to provide live streaming and if so, can you provide the URLs for them so I can post them at our FB and Twitter accounts? Thanks, Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR Get Outlook for Android

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JY1SAT Upload Ranking not using alias
by Loren M. Lang 26 May '19

26 May '19

Hello, My site ID for Funcube satellites is my old callsign, AG7NC, however, an alias was installed so that it now shows up as K7IW for FUNcube-1 and Nayif-1, but my contributions for JY1Sat still appear as AG7NC. I looked through my settings and noticed that the upload URL for JY1Sat is different set to http://data.amsat-uk.org, but the other two are using http://data.funcube.org.uk. Is this correct? Or is there something else that's not set right? - Loren

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JY1SAT TLM Count Off
by Dave Ryan 26 May '19

26 May '19

JY1SAT TLM uploaded to warehouse will be less while sat is sending SSDV images, as the images are not uploaded to warehouse. Dave 5B4AOB / M0GIW

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Headset
by Francis Geraci 26 May '19

26 May '19

I have the Heil Pro Jr boom headset. The hinge on the headset broke and sent it to Heil, expecting an expensive repair. No RMA required, just send it to Us. A couple of weeks passed, opened the box, finding a brand new Headset, for $35.00 Wow W1FXX

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JY1SAT TLM Count Off
by Hasan al-Basri 26 May '19

26 May '19

On this site: http://data.amsat-uk.org/ranking I notice my frame count is way too low during a pass for JY1. Currently I'm at 33 on this pass in the software, but the site is only showing a frame count of 7 It looks like it is consistently running about 1/4 of what it should be? It has been like this for many weeks. The other birds, AO-73 and EO-88 are populating this site normally...and yes...I have checked where the upload is going...or the count wouldn't be incrementing at all, I would think. Dashboard V 1.0.1189.1 if there is a newer version, please point me to it. 73, N0AN Hasan

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Re: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W5IU
by Roy 26 May '19

26 May '19

What a shock. I thought Keith would live forever based on his AMSAT activities. I never knew Keith when I lived in Ft. Worth. I first met that Gentleman later through our AMSAT membership. He was a real asset to the program. I lost track of him and others these last few years due to health issues here. I had to give up my satellite activities and give away my antennas and rotor to another soon to be satellite operator. Keith will be greatly missed. I wish we could have chatted more. 73, Roy - W0SL (ex W5SLL)

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ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-11
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 May '19

26 May '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-11 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org Keith Pugh, W5IU Silent Key May 25, 2019 ARISS Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member Keith Pugh, W5IU. Keith spent his life on Earth as a true gentlemen serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love of God and all the great things on this Earth. Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through. But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world. And it is in Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019. Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community. Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA. Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team. Keith also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer. But, Keith being Keith, he kept most of his pain and suffering to himself. He remained joyful and humble until his death. In fact, just a few days before his death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference, apologizing that he came in late. None of us knew this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team. As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot. In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia. As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Paraphrasing this poem: While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has Slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Topped the windswept heights with easy grace And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space, Put out his hand and touched the face of God. Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the face of God. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO *************************************** Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs About ARISS 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. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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The loss of Keith Pugh and a visual satellite experience - a Starlink Group observation
by Steven Bienvenu 26 May '19

26 May '19

I met Keith Pugh in the late 80's, and was aware that he was party to the awesome Russian spacecraft exhibit I visited -In Ft. Worth, I think. He was a quality guy. I took my wife out tonight to try to spot the Starlink Satellites tonight. On the way to a poor local Viewing spot here in the city, we realized it was now overcast, and after arriving, we discovered we Could see only a single star in a small hole in the hazy clouds at about 69 degrees, the max elevation and about Right azimuth in the sky. Sure enough, we got a show, but completely different from the videos shown In various places on the net, including Spaceweather.com. Thanks to N2YO.com for the predix. We saw 9 very bright sats fly out of the deeper cloudiness and suddenly appear in the "hole" near the star, one after another, moving fast. Most were spaced 6 or so seconds apart, the latter ones much more, but all Very bright, at least first mag or more, And shining through a thin haze before they met the thicker edge of the hole on the other side and disappearing just as suddenly. They traversed the hole in perhaps 1.5 seconds or so, no more than two. I wondered if THESE in the group were flaring, and therefore so much brighter. It also appeared that a few Of them were not in the same trajectory , but very close to it. I'd read that engines were being fired to raise their Orbits now. Keith would have enjoyed seeing them. Fair winds... My condolences to his family; I know they will miss him. 73, Steven Bienvenu W5ZA Shreveport, La.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh's Pasisng
by Richard Lawn 25 May '19

25 May '19

Yes he was a pioneer for all of us and will be missed. Condolences to his friends and family. Rick, W2JAZ

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FS: Eggbeater II’s
by Joe KD2NFC 25 May '19

25 May '19

Selling my Eggbeater II’s. Had the setup in my backyard for a month or so. Selling it so I can buy a rotator for my arrow II. On the 70cm antenna one of the radials bent at the screw and it snapped but the screw is holding it and the thread that goes in the base. You can leave it that way or make a new radial and thread it. Selling for $300 plus shipping, US buyer desired. Joe KD2NFC Sent from my iPhone

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Memories of Keith
by AE5B 25 May '19

25 May '19

Memories of Keith Carla, K5RLA, managed Director Woolweaver’s ARRL booth at Ham-Com for several years before our retirement. I just hung around as the gopher. Keith’s AMSAT booth was often either next to us or across the aisle at Plano. She and I developed a great friendship with Keith during those days. We covered for each other at our tables when needed, we joked with each other...and we all know Keith’s sense of humor. Carla reminded me today of an example from those days. She had folks lined up at her table, selling memberships, handing out free promotional books with membership sales and Keith...well, he was all by his lonesome next door…. and then out of the blue she heard ”Come on over! I’ve got FREE STUFF too” then there was a pause and “Pretty girls get all the attention!” Not ashamed to to say that we both shed a tear yesterday for our friend. Our friend and his smile! John/Carla AE5B/K5RLA -- West Texas Affiliated Club Coordinator West Gulf Assistant Director West Texas Section Manager, retired ARRL WAS/VUCC Card Checker ARRL Life Member

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Keith Pugh, W5IU SK
by ka3hdo＠gmail.com 25 May '19

25 May '19

ARISS Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member Keith Pugh, W5IU. Keith spent his life on Earth as a true gentlemen.serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love of God and all the great things on this Earth. Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through. But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world. And it is in Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019. Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community. Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA. Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team. Keith also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer. But, Keith being Keith, he kept most of his pain and suffering to himself. He remained joyful and humble until his death. In fact, just a few days before his death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference, apologizing that he came in late. None of us knew this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team. As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot. In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia. As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Paraphrasing this poem: While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has Slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Topped the windswept heights with easy grace And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space, Put out his hand and touched the face of God. Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the face of God. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO *************************************** Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

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SpaceX’s fleet of Starlink Satellites
by Joe KD2NFC 25 May '19

25 May '19

What a sight to see https://vimeo.com/338361997 Joe Kd2nfc Sent from my iPhone

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w5iu sk
by Nick Pugh 25 May '19

25 May '19

Keith and I share last names and had lots of fun confusing hotel clerks. I will miss his company and cowboy hat at sat contact demos. God speed and 73's Keith nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Can you receive images from AO-92?
by Mandelbrot Set 25 May '19

25 May '19

Is the camera turned on? I was planning on using HDSDR and FoxTelem. I think that there are data packets sent as Data Under Voice (DUV) in the audio band from 0 to 200Hz in the same FM channel as the transponder audio. Can you really receive an entire image during a short satellite pass in that little bandwidth? Do other Oscar satellites have cameras?

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Keith Pugh, W3IU SK
by ka3hdo＠gmail.com 25 May '19

25 May '19

ARISS Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member Keith Pugh, W3IU. Keith spent his life on Earth as a true gentlemen.serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love of God and all the great things on this Earth. Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through. But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the Forth Worth, Texas area where picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world. And it is in Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019. Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community. Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA. Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team. Keith also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer. But, Keith being Keith, he kept most of his pain and suffering to himself. He remained joyful and humble until his death. In fact, just a few days before his death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference, apologizing that he came in late. None of us knew this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team. As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot. In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia. As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Paraphrasing this poem: While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has Slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Topped the windswept heights with easy grace And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space, Put out his hand and touched the face of God. Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W3IU SK as he touches the face of God. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO *************************************** Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

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Keith Pugh's passing
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 May '19

25 May '19

I just heard the news of Keith Pugh's passing. I am shocked and heartbroken. He was such a great mentor and friend to me through many years with AMSAT and ARISS. May God bless Keith and His peace be with his family. Dave Jordan, AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Funcube Dongle Pro Plus Repair
by Vincenzo Mone 25 May '19

25 May '19

Hello, my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus last night has stopped working. It is not even detected by the PC anymore. Please anybody can point me to someone for fix it? Thanks. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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Photos of Keith Pugh W5IU
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 May '19

25 May '19

If anyone has a photo of Keith Pugh W5IU you can share with me through email, it would be appreciated. I'd like to choose some for posting at our ARISS Facebook. Also, if you have one that has Keith hard at work at any AMSAT or ARISS events or photos special to you that you've taken with Keith, those too would be much appreciated. Please share photos that are around 600KB to 2 MB. NOTE: Please don't not reply to this email with the photos. Instead, send them to my gmail acct. at aa4kndhj(a)gmail.com and not to this email address. Thank you, Dave, AA4KN AMSAT Ambassador ARISS mentor ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [amsat-bb] Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
by Tom Schuessler 24 May '19

24 May '19

I do pray blessings and the Lord’s peace for his family and All of us who knew and loved him. For those of us in the satellite community who got our interest started because of Keith we owe a whole lot. As an ARISS mentor he was instrumental in getting many contacts organized including ones he did that I was involved with here in the DFW Area, including ones at the no longer in existence National Scouting Museum. His enthusiasm for amateur radio satellite is what put the bug in me. He truly will be missed. 73s Keith Tom Schuessler. N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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Fw: [W5SJZ] Notice: GOM Keith Pugh, W5IU/SK
by Jay Cox 24 May '19

24 May '19

Rest in Peace, Keith Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone Begin forwarded message: On Friday, May 24, 2019, 1:12 PM, jlwesty(a)sbcglobal.net [W5SJZ] <W5SJZ(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote: It is with a heavy heart that I contact the members here to notify you about Keith Pugh. Mr. Keith Pugh, W5IU has passed away at his home here in Fort Worth, Texas. Keith was so involved in the Fort Worth/Metroplex community that his passing will leave a gigantic hole in all his organizations. It is great sadness and I can only say May God Bless and Keep Keith, may he know the Peace of Jesus Christ. 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Re: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations
by Jim Jerzycke 24 May '19

24 May '19

I have a Radio Sport RS-2 that I use with my FT-847 and FT-1000D. A bit expensive, but excellent build quality, fit-and-finish, and they sound great. Best headset I've ever owned, and I've had quite a few! 73, Jim KQ0EA -----Original Message----- From: GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> To: AMSAT-BB <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> Sent: Fri, May 24, 2019 6:27 pm Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Boomset recommendations I'm very partial to Heil. It may be considered pricey but it works well. --- Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. GEO http://www.w3ab.org Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. On Friday, May 24, 2019, 11:13:03 AM PDT, Roger - W7TZ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new boomset. What does the satellite community like? Thanks, 73, Roger W7TZ CN83ia Grid Busters w7tz.webs.com _______________________________________________ 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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Boomset recommendations
by Roger - W7TZ 24 May '19

24 May '19

I'm using an IC-9100 for a variety of ham related functions and need a new boomset. What does the satellite community like? Thanks, 73, Roger W7TZ CN83ia Grid Busters w7tz.webs.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 May '19

24 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Cartago and San Carlos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC Watch for these upcoming events: MAI-75 SSTV Event: Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC MAI-75 SSTV Event: Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC 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 2019-05-24 19:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-05-20 17:00 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 114 **************************************************************************** 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 1307. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 May '19

24 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on 27 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:18 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 NA1SS and VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English and French. Story: Walter Murray Collegiate is in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Along with its many standard course, it has some excellent engineering/ electronics courses and a very extensive hands-on "shop" class which involves machinery, welding, carpentry, car repair etc. There is also very busy "tech" club that is involved in robotics as well as a "science" club that this year was very excited about the "Tomatosphere" project. Contact day with David will be very busy. We will, have on site, the University of Saskatchewan engineering faculty represented by USST, the University of Saskatchewan Space Design Team. USST will be demonstrating 2 of their projects that day. One team will represent and demonstrate CubeSatÕs and the other team will engage all the students with the Rover project. As well RASC Saskatoon will be there will solar scopes and will be in the auditorium with demonstration telescopes. As well ARISS/ SARC will have their amateur radio equipment for all the students. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do relations between countries on Earth impact relationships between astronauts of different nationalities? 2. What did you bring with you to space? 3. What are your next goals after you return to Earth? 4. As technology develops and it becomes safer and more economically efficient to send unmanned flights to space, what argument would you give in favour of continued investment in manned space flight? 5. Combien de force ressentiez-vous lorsque vous quittez l'atmosphère et échappez l'attraction gravitationnelle de la Terre? Translation: How much force do you feel when you are leaving the atmosphere and escaping the gravitational pull of Earth? 6. What do you think is the most interesting experiment you are working on currently on the ISS and why is it important? 7. Why do you think space travel is important in an age where problems like climate change exist? 8. With climate change growing on Earth, do you think the rate of space debris will cause a problem in the future? If so, what could be done about it? 9. How can people not interested in actually going to space help support Canadian space programs? Is there anything random civilians, high school students, etc. can do to help explore the galaxy? 10. Should we be considering the legal and economic impact of colonizing Mars or is it too early to consider at this time? 11. What do you think is the future of space exploration? Do you have ideas of what it might look like? 12. In space, you have to be very careful with the resources you are offered. How can you apply this to being more eco-friendly on Earth? 13. What is the most memorable view you remember seeing when you were traveling to, or actually at, the ISS? 14. What's something that you never realized until going into space? 15. Are the computers and parts of the ISS still from when it was sent into space or were they upgraded? 16. I know you have changed career paths a lot. What was the most valuable thing you learned while finding your passion as an astronaut? 17. What utensils are used to write in space? Can you use pens and pencils? If not, what do you use? 18. Do you think more resources should be spent on saving Earth or leaving it? 19. How has going into space and the experience of observing the universe from such a surreal perspective contributed to your opinion on the existence of life in other places? 20. Is medicine different in space? If so, how? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC 2. Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com 3. Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg 4. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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KI7UNJ and KI7UXT - ROVE CN83/CN84/CN85/CN86/CN76
by KI7UNJ Tucker 24 May '19

24 May '19

Good Afternoon, On my way to and during SeaPac Hamfest, I (KI7UNJ) will be doing some roving to CN83/CN84/CN85/CN86/CN76. KI7UXT will be meeting up for some tag team roving shenanigans starting with the late night passes on Friday. See below for schedule. Track KI7UNJ via APRS https://aprs.fi/ki7unj-9 Friday May 31st Passes will be: KI7UNJ AOS SAT GRID 1716Z AO-92 CN83 1745Z AO-91 CN83 1849Z AO-92 CN83 1917Z AO-91 CN83 2054Z AO-91 CN84 (or CN85) 2356Z SO-50 CN86 KI7UNJ and KI7UXT AOS SAT GRID 0137Z SO-50 CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line) 0357Z AO-92 CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line) 0528Z AO-92 CN86 or CN76 (hopefully line) On Saturday, June 1st I will be doing two FM Sat Demos at SeaPac Hamfest KI7UNJ AOS SAT GRID 1827Z AO-92 CN85 1939Z AO-91 CN85 Saturday Night: Please keep an eye out on twitter for passes it's up in the air! https://twitter.com/ki7unj and https://twitter.com/ki7uxt If you're going to be at SeaPac let us know! We will be monitoring the 2 talk-in freqs starting Friday night. KI7UNJ and KI7UXT -- 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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Upcoming ARISS contact for Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 May '19

24 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada on 27 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:44 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 adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Mildred Hall, a Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 School, is located in the heart of downtown Yellowknife with Frame Lake and its beautiful trail almost sitting in its backyard. It houses 271 students from the ages of 4 to 14 with very diverse backgrounds and cultures. Almost 80% of the students are Indigenous, so it boasts programming that is relevant to hands-on learning, science inquiry, outdoor experiential opportunities and the instruction of English, French and Dogrib. Our basic beliefs revolve around the acronym SOAR- Share what you have (S), Ownership (O), Achieve your very best (A) and Respect everyone and everything around you. (R). Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why is space travel so important to astronauts and other humans? 2. I saw a picture you took of the northern lights and we have a lot of them over here in Yellowknife. Are you able to fly through the northern lights? 3. How do you see the sun from where you are? Is there a sunrise or sunset? Is it different to how we see it on earth? 4. How long are you there and how long can a person stay in space? Does it affect your body in anyway, causing irreversible consequences? 5. Do you constantly work up there? Do you do anything for fun? If so,what? 6. What is your favorite thing about being in space? 7. What is the most challenging thing about being in space? 8. Does your hair and nails grow at the same rate in space? Is there anything different about the way they grow? 9. If there is an emergency on the space station and you have to escape, is there an emergency pod? If not what happens? 10. What is gravitational time dilation? 11. How do you keep time in space? Are you in a time zone? 12. Do you think humans will ever live on another planet? 13. What were you thinking when you blasted off? 14. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen or experienced in space? 15. Is it as silent as movies show? Why? 16. What do you miss the most while you are there? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC 2. Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 3. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 16:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 May '19

24 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin (***) Contact is a go for Wed 2019-06-05 07:50 UTC (***) Watch for these upcoming events: (***) MAI-75 SSTV Event: Wed 2019-06-05 12:00 UTC to 16:00 UTC (***) MAI-75 SSTV Event: Thu 2019-06-06 11:30 UTC to 15:30 UTC (***) 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 2019-05-24 16:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-05-20 17:00 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 114 **************************************************************************** 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 1307. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 May '19

24 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica on 27 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:31 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 IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. There are two locations connected. Both belong to the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC). San Carlos is located on the most-north Costarrican área. Although is recognized as a rural area, that has developed an agricultural production during the last 80 years, now is booming with technology-based companies, receiving the nickname "Costa Rica's Silicon Valley" to San Carlos. In Cartago, the Central location of TEC, the activity is organized by TECSpace, the space engineering student group of the university, with more than 100 members, and the Space Systems Engineering Laboratory (SETEC Lab) who was in charge of the design of the first satellite of Central America, launched in 2018. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What sentiments and feelings did you have when seeing space for the first time? 2. A journey to Mars will have to deal with multiple gravity transitions. Are there any projects of experiments that were proposed for this matter by space agencies? 3. How do you think the astronaut business will change with the advent of self-funded private human spaceflight? 4. Given your background as a physician, what areas of medicine do you think will be key to innovate and research to successfully undertake long term deep space missions? 5. What advice would you give to young students interested on being an astronaut or being involved in human spaceflight? 6. How will the space station influence the future plans for reaching the moon in 2024? 7. How much time did it take you to learn to fly a jet and what did you enjoy the most about that experience? 8. What challenging experiences did you have to face in order to become an astronaut? 9. Given your extremely great time management skills for being able to accomplish your 3 majors, and such other studies. What advice could you give other people about time management skills? 10. Of the experiments that you are working on right now on the ISS, what is your favorite? And what's it about? 11. Will your research on long distance medicine have an impact on medical services provided to remote communities, like Canada's Inuit people? 12. Now that you have experienced living in space for several months, what are two things you would recommend space ships have incorporated in their design for long term space voyages? 13. Will you please come and visit us at TEC when you and your family are on your next trip to Costa Rica? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN 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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Getting Back Into Satellites - Moxon Link
by Kenneth P Alexander 24 May '19

24 May '19

My apologies. Apparently the link I provided to the Moxon antenna article didn't work. This one ought to! http://www.oocities.org/w9bci/VHFUHFSatelite.pdf 73, Ken Alexander (still VE3HLS) So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com

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Getting Back Into Satellites
by Kenneth P Alexander 24 May '19

24 May '19

I posted a request in a recent blog looking for a volunteerr to host a remote ham station that I could operate remotely from here in Thailand. I was very pleased to receive two responses, one is conveniently located in the Toronto area and the other is further afield. The Toronto location is more appealing because the owner is there every day. The other location is at a friend's summer cottage, which remains unoccupied for months at a time. I'm thinking of building a circularly polarized crossed Moxon array as described in this article: [Link to Moxon Article] Any thoughts? Has anybody built and used one of these systems? *[By the way, please spare me the stern admonishments about what a compromise antenna/dummy load this is. **I'm well aware of the limitations. **I don't have the money for yagis and rotators, including yagis at fixed elevations and I also don't want the complexity. OK? 'Nuff said.]* I'm in the market for a used Icom IC-910H if anyone has one in good condition for sale. The 1.2 GHz adapter would be nice but is not critical. What is critical is that the radio is 100% functional. Other transceiver options...maybe an FT-818 or IC-7100 with a separate SDR receiver. I'd be happy with an 818 but the 7100 offers more horsepower to overcome transmission line loss and the shortcomings of the antenna system. I've been keeping my eye on the new RigPi device [https://rigpi.net/] for interfacing to the internet. I like what I see, but the documentation seems to be lagging, so I'll wait a little. Any comments or suggestions are most welcome, and if you do have a 910H in good condition for sale please let me know. It'll be nice to work satellites again! Ken Alexander (still VE3HLS) So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 01:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 May '19

23 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-24 01:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC), Los Suenos, Costa Rica, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 16:31:25 UTC 34 deg Starting about 15 minutes before AOS, watch for a live stream at www.ariotti.com Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 19:44:22 UTC 81 deg Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-27 20:18:50 UTC 48 deg 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 2019-05-24 01:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-05-20 17:00 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? 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 **************************************************************************** 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 114 **************************************************************************** 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 1307. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1250. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain 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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