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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT net in houston
by Mr B r a d 23 May '19

23 May '19

happened to be working in Houston this week and caught the amsat voice net on 2meters which included sstv thoroughly enjoyed that.Ko6kL On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 3:53:14 PM CDT, <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. L/V Mode on AO-92 (Dan Eggert) 2. FoxTelem 1.07y Update (Roy Dean) 3. here is a long shot (Kevin) 4. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC (aj9n(a)aol.com) 5. FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton" (Robert Bruninga) 6. Re: FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton" (skristof(a)etczone.com) 7. Quick trip to NW VK3 (David Giles) 8. Using PSTRotator Tracking S/W with iCOM IC-910H (Dave Hallidy) 9. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 UTC (aj9n(a)aol.com) 10. EN61/EN71 for Europe (aa8ch) 11. WD9EWK from DM23/DM24 line, Friday (24 May) morning (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)) 12. Transatlantic QSOs via FO-29 & AO-91 Possible (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)) 13. Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna (Roy Dean) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 20:52:26 -0600 From: Dan Eggert <daneggert(a)hughes.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] L/V Mode on AO-92 Message-ID: <10BA411D-4901-4450-A9DD-F501E0B2FD73(a)hughes.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I recently purchased a Alinco DJ-G7 handheld for 2 reasons. 1) It is a full duplex handheld. 2) it has the 1.2 GHz (23cm) band. I am somewhat disappointed in the full duplex mode. When you transmit in full duplex mode you can hear the CTCSS tone loudly, and it makes it hard to hear your return signal. Why is that I wonder? For L/V mode on Sundays with AO-92 It works great with only 1 watt output and my home brew 12 element yagi that I attached to the boom of my 2 meter/70cm tripod mounted antenna. I had 5 contacts today on the AO-92 passes. The real challenge is the manual doppler shift correction! Dan Eggert - AC9E Sent from my iPad ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 10:39:24 -0400 From: Roy Dean <royldean(a)gmail.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem 1.07y Update Message-ID: <CADGPg2t+3H6NTs6ixPuusOhMRWtERhUv+=pBfwhWJk38w6N4Ww(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm not sure how long it's been, but I figured I'd give an update on my FoxTelem 1.07y experience. I upgraded to 1.07y a few days after it was released, and was previously running 1.06r. My station is pretty simple, just a 3/4 wave vertical in my attic (with 4 radials), running to a FCDP+ plugged into a RasPi 3B. My decode rate has gone up by about 25 to 50 percent (was averaging about 50 to 75 frames a day, now getting about 70 to 100 per day). But more impressive (to me) is that it seems much more stable. It used to crash about once a month, and since updating to 1.07y I cannot recall a single crash occurrence (although I have had to stop/start it a couple of times for unrelated reasons). 2 thumbs up to the FoxTelem Team! --Roy K3RLD ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 09:02:08 -0700 From: Kevin <wa7fwf(a)gmail.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] here is a long shot Message-ID: <1d240e22-238c-8b5f-ce76-41b99e79b4e4(a)gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hi All, ?? Here is a long shot, does anyone have a XRef-PLL board for a 9100 that they want to part with? Thanks 73 Kevin WA7FWF ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:44:49 +0000 (UTC) From: aj9n(a)aol.com To: amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC Message-ID: <12571379.2627599.1558370689434(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg (***) ? Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 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?2019-05-20 17:00 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 145.8? 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 IK?WGF 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:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** 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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 16:35:04 -0400 From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton" Message-ID: <cd28cfb7e056936477c46ff25acf0c6b(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas! -----Original Message----- On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY 80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive structure. A true relic of DIY dreams: http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg Bob ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 17:44:35 -0400 From: skristof(a)etczone.com To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton" Message-ID: <4d7f608878d486380178bae242342b22(a)etczone.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII An impressive structure, no doubt. But I wonder what level of vibration/noise would propagate down the tower into the building when that beast is hoisted into the air. Steve AI9IN On 2019-05-20 4:35 pm, Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas! > > -----Original Message----- > On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY > 80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive > structure. > > A true relic of DIY dreams: http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg > > Bob ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 09:55:32 +0930 From: David Giles <vk5dg(a)internode.on.net> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Quick trip to NW VK3 Message-ID: <9cfcdd07-4768-40c1-b03a-f545717f9399(a)internode.on.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hello All, This Friday and Saturday I will be heading to Mildura in the north west of VK3.? I will be operating from Wyperfeld, Murray-Sunset and Hattah-Kulkyne National parks. For those collecting grids I will be in QF04, QF05 and QF15 (and maybe QF14). QF04 may be rare as I have not had a QSO to or from that one. Hope to catch you on the birds. 73 de David VK5DG ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 22:01:43 -0400 From: "Dave Hallidy" <k2dh1(a)frontier.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Using PSTRotator Tracking S/W with iCOM IC-910H Message-ID: <ECC7F1E1B05048A18401D62701CCFCB6@K2DHPC> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" All- I've been working to get my radio working correctly with the PSTRotator AZ/EL control software. The software tracks the satellites beautifully, but the Doppler tracking seems messed up (which is likely an operator problem on my part), so I need some help if anyone else is using this combination. Here's my problem: When I follow the instructions given in the manual, I can get the software to track the Doppler, but the tracking can't seem to be tweaked to get the downlink in exactly the right place- it's always about a kHz or so high. Of course, if the station I'm working is on my downlink frequency, I have to adjust my RX to get the proper audio frequency. Then the tracking takes over and my TX frequency jumps to again offset the downlink (it's tweaking the uplink, because the station I'm trying to work is still in the right place). What am I doing wrong? Has anyone here ever seen this issue and gotten this to work properly? Thanks in advance for any help- I really want this working before Field Day! 73 Dave K2DH ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 02:35:39 +0000 (UTC) From: aj9n(a)aol.com To: amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 UTC Message-ID: <1904881750.2906912.1558406139861(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for: Sun 2019-05-26 15:55 UTC ? Pacific Coast Schools, 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 (***) ? 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?2019-05-21 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 2019-05-20 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 145.8? 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 IK?WGF 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:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** 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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 12:09:34 +0000 (UTC) From: aa8ch <aa8ch(a)aol.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] EN61/EN71 for Europe Message-ID: <300134017.2179864.1558440574366(a)mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'll be on FO29 at 2015UTC today 21-May in case anyone might need those grids.? ??Updates @charliehotel10 twitter.? ? QSL LOTW.?? 73, Chris AA8CH ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 05:26:43 +0000 From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK from DM23/DM24 line, Friday (24 May) morning Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdAXDxXPjB7q+nnzT9JueaxNzTATQ1hYVEauAEkbf828A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi! On my way to southern California for the Memorial Day weekend on Friday (24 May), I will make a detour to work some passes from the DM23vx/DM24va grid boundary, north of the AZ-72/AZ-95 junction near Quartzsite in Arizona's La Paz County. I am planning to work the AO-91 and AO-92 passes between 1600 and 1830 UTC, and will try the CAS-4A and CAS-4B passes between 1700 and 1800 UTC. Updates on Friday morning will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed, which can be seen in a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK without a Twitter account. All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and please e-mail me directly if you work me and want a QSL card to confirm QSOs. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:38:00 +0100 From: "Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)" <peter(a)magicbug.co.uk> To: Amsat <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Transatlantic QSOs via FO-29 & AO-91 Possible Message-ID: <CAFvUaiprDQpNjxDF9mbvP9GL2BLpsn1zhZKnmBxMVaqD1Fm2MA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi All, I suspect a large amount of you are aware but as passes have been quiet, I thought I'd mention it on the newsgroup. At the moment it's possible to comfortably work North America on afternoon FO-29 and AO-91 passes. If you haven't worked Europe on satellites nows a good time to try :) A rough idea of what I have been working AO-91 - VY2HF, VE9CB, KB2YSI, VE9BEL, VE1EM, VO1YR, CJ7EWK/3 FO-29 - W3ZM/8, K4KDR, N6RFM, WB8RJY, VA3NNA, NS3L If you'd like to try a sked then let me know! 73, Peter, 2M0SQL (IO87ip) ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 16:46:42 -0400 From: Roy Dean <royldean(a)gmail.com> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna Message-ID: <CADGPg2sww_-k5A+bJXiHJ6R+Sjv3kmxZ=xEH2LO9zhobwtSyOQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Uh oh. https://www.rtl-sdr.com/spoofing-aircraft-instrument-landing-systems-with-a… Here's the interesting part: "They write that the attack could also be carried out from within the aircraft, but the requirements for a strong signal and thus large power amplifier and directional antenna would still be required, making the operation too suspicious to carry out onboard." --Roy K3RLD ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ 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 member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 14, Issue 199 *****************************************

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Office Closed
by Martha 23 May '19

23 May '19

The AMSAT Office will be closed through Monday, May 27th -- 73- Martha

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Does anybody have a copy of SatEvo?
by Tom Whiteley 23 May '19

23 May '19

Hello, I am doing a Masters in Space Engineering and I noticed some people on here had previously discussed a program called SatEvo by Alan Pickup. I have looked everywhere for a copy but to no avail so I wondered if anyone might have a copy they could share by any chance? Many thanks, Tom

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AO-92 LV Mode Equipment
by Corlissbs 23 May '19

23 May '19

I want to thank everyone who helped me with my request for how to work AO-92 in LV mode. The equipment is ordered and the adventure begins. Brad Smith KC9UQR Sent from Brad’s iPad

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LOTW ITEMS NOT SHOWING UP
by alex weimer 23 May '19

23 May '19

I have the same problems. I entered my contacts for AISAT-1. All entries took but did not show up yet ! zThat has been over 2 hours ago JACK KC7MG

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SDR Front End Protection and Spin Modulation Fading
by Mike N8MR 23 May '19

23 May '19

I have an SDRplay RSP1 that I’d like to use as a downlink receiver, along with an Arrow 146/437-10 antenna and Yaesu G-5400 az/el rotators. Uplink will be an Icom IC-7000. Using this setup, will the SDRplay need a Front End Protector to keep it from overloading? If so, which ones are recommended? Also, I am considering upgrading the antenna to an Alaskan Arrow. Is there a noticeable improvement in antenna performance and gain between the standard Arrow and the Alaskan? Would the improvement in gain also result in deeper fading during spin modulation? 73, Mike, N8MR

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FT-817 Satellite Interface ARRL
by Rudi 23 May '19

23 May '19

Hello, In the past there was a Satellite Interface available via ARRL for the FT-817, this is no longer the case. If anyone has one and wants to sell it, I like to buy it. If anyone has the diagrams, or manual with the instructions and the parts, I would like a copy so I can see if I can make it myself. Thanks for reply. Rudi / ON7CL / KB8TAB

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"New" LoTW items not showing up?
by Scott 23 May '19

23 May '19

Hello! Of course I was happy to see the announcement that PO-101, AISAT-1, & the FT4 mode had been added to TQSL. So, this morning I got caught up on the entries that I had not previously been able to log. Unfortunately, none of them are showing up in LoTW. I thought perhaps the system was backed up, but I just submitted a contact for an “old” satellite, and that showed up with a minute or two. Does anyone know if there’s a problem with the LoTW database, or am I just not doing something correctly? Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

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Re: [amsat-bb] nteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 22 May '19

22 May '19

Last week Mac Cody posted the question about volunteers for the AMSAT presence at Plano Texas Ham-Com on the 7th and 8th of June. Yes there will be AMSAT involvement. We have a table in the main hallway, right next to the National Weather Service. We will be doing demos and will have scheduled presentations. We always can use people help with any one of those activities. Please contact myself, or Keith Pugh W5IU for more information. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms mailto:[email protected] Mac A. Cody mailto:amsat-bb%40amsat.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bamsat-bb%5D%20Volunteers %20needed%20for%20AMSAT%20booth%20at%20Ham-Com%202019%3F&In-Reply-To=%3C9c74 6c3b-8202-9f14-d42d-da9948872e23%40att.net%3E ________________________________________ I see that there is an AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 in Plano, Texas. Has there been a request sent out for volunteers to man the booth or conduct satellite demos? I am certainly willing to help out. I plan on being at Ham-Com both Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday. 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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CAS4A FM Interference
by alex weimer 22 May '19

22 May '19

While trying to work CAS4A the FM stations in Mexico completely took over the satellite throughout the whole pass. I could hardly hear WA6RLR although he had a 5x7 signal. The FM stations were throughout the complete passband during the pass. Looks like this satellite will not be workable if this keeps up. JACK KC7MG DM42

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IC9700 help
by ki6wj＠att.net 22 May '19

22 May '19

Still can not get Doppler tracking between new 9700 and sat 32. Only tracks mode and band. Would like to contact someone who has it working and compare set up. Jim KI6WJ

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Extra, Extra Read All About It
by Bruce 21 May '19

21 May '19

Once again, we have stocked the store with some neat stuff. AMSAT Golf fundraising is underway more than ever before. You can order from the AMSAT online store a set of 3 golf balls. One has the Golf Tee logo, one has the Golf-1 logo and one has the AMSAT 50th Anniversary logo for only $50 If you really want something special, you can get the same three Golf Balls signed by three AMSAT Presidents, Keith Baker, KB1SF; Barry Baines, WD4ASW; and Joe Spier, K6WAO, for only $100. Available at the AMSAT online store under the Trinkets tab and only while supplies last. If we run out of the signed golf balls, we will have more signed. Coming soon - 2019 AMSAT Tee Shirts, Golf Shirts, Hats, decals and pins. 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-22 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 21 May '19

21 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-22 02:00 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 Pacific Coast Schools, 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 2019-05-22 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 2019-05-20 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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Sat Frequency Errors in QST
by Clint Bradford 21 May '19

21 May '19

A couple errors / typos in the FM satellite frequency chart in the current QST magazine. Please use what you have been using - nothing I. ‘50, ‘91, nor ‘92 has changed!

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Traveling with HT and Beam Antenna
by Roy Dean 21 May '19

21 May '19

Uh oh. https://www.rtl-sdr.com/spoofing-aircraft-instrument-landing-systems-with-a… Here's the interesting part: "They write that the attack could also be carried out from within the aircraft, but the requirements for a strong signal and thus large power amplifier and directional antenna would still be required, making the operation too suspicious to carry out onboard." --Roy K3RLD

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Transatlantic QSOs via FO-29 & AO-91 Possible
by Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) 21 May '19

21 May '19

Hi All, I suspect a large amount of you are aware but as passes have been quiet, I thought I'd mention it on the newsgroup. At the moment it's possible to comfortably work North America on afternoon FO-29 and AO-91 passes. If you haven't worked Europe on satellites nows a good time to try :) A rough idea of what I have been working AO-91 - VY2HF, VE9CB, KB2YSI, VE9BEL, VE1EM, VO1YR, CJ7EWK/3 FO-29 - W3ZM/8, K4KDR, N6RFM, WB8RJY, VA3NNA, NS3L If you'd like to try a sked then let me know! 73, Peter, 2M0SQL (IO87ip)

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EN61/EN71 for Europe
by aa8ch 21 May '19

21 May '19

I'll be on FO29 at 2015UTC today 21-May in case anyone might need those grids. Updates @charliehotel10 twitter. QSL LOTW. 73, Chris AA8CH

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WD9EWK from DM23/DM24 line, Friday (24 May) morning
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 21 May '19

21 May '19

Hi! On my way to southern California for the Memorial Day weekend on Friday (24 May), I will make a detour to work some passes from the DM23vx/DM24va grid boundary, north of the AZ-72/AZ-95 junction near Quartzsite in Arizona's La Paz County. I am planning to work the AO-91 and AO-92 passes between 1600 and 1830 UTC, and will try the CAS-4A and CAS-4B passes between 1700 and 1800 UTC. Updates on Friday morning will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed, which can be seen in a web browser at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK without a Twitter account. All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and please e-mail me directly if you work me and want a QSL card to confirm QSOs. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 May '19

20 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-21 02:00 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 Pacific Coast Schools, 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 (***) 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 2019-05-21 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 2019-05-20 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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Using PSTRotator Tracking S/W with iCOM IC-910H
by Dave Hallidy 20 May '19

20 May '19

All- I've been working to get my radio working correctly with the PSTRotator AZ/EL control software. The software tracks the satellites beautifully, but the Doppler tracking seems messed up (which is likely an operator problem on my part), so I need some help if anyone else is using this combination. Here's my problem: When I follow the instructions given in the manual, I can get the software to track the Doppler, but the tracking can't seem to be tweaked to get the downlink in exactly the right place- it's always about a kHz or so high. Of course, if the station I'm working is on my downlink frequency, I have to adjust my RX to get the proper audio frequency. Then the tracking takes over and my TX frequency jumps to again offset the downlink (it's tweaking the uplink, because the station I'm trying to work is still in the right place). What am I doing wrong? Has anyone here ever seen this issue and gotten this to work properly? Thanks in advance for any help- I really want this working before Field Day! 73 Dave K2DH

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Quick trip to NW VK3
by David Giles 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hello All, This Friday and Saturday I will be heading to Mildura in the north west of VK3. I will be operating from Wyperfeld, Murray-Sunset and Hattah-Kulkyne National parks. For those collecting grids I will be in QF04, QF05 and QF15 (and maybe QF14). QF04 may be rare as I have not had a QSO to or from that one. Hope to catch you on the birds. 73 de David VK5DG

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FW: Amazing tilt-over Wind tower in "Dayton"
by Robert Bruninga 20 May '19

20 May '19

Imagine this tilt-over-tower for your AMSAT antennas! -----Original Message----- On leaving the annual Dayton Hamvention yesterday, I noticed this huge DIY 80' tilt-over Wind tower and the house below it built around the massive structure. A true relic of DIY dreams: http://aprs.org/Energy/DIY-wind29.jpg Bob

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 May '19

20 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-20 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg (***) 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 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 2019-05-20 17:00 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? 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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here is a long shot
by Kevin 20 May '19

20 May '19

Hi All, Here is a long shot, does anyone have a XRef-PLL board for a 9100 that they want to part with? Thanks 73 Kevin WA7FWF

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FoxTelem 1.07y Update
by Roy Dean 20 May '19

20 May '19

I'm not sure how long it's been, but I figured I'd give an update on my FoxTelem 1.07y experience. I upgraded to 1.07y a few days after it was released, and was previously running 1.06r. My station is pretty simple, just a 3/4 wave vertical in my attic (with 4 radials), running to a FCDP+ plugged into a RasPi 3B. My decode rate has gone up by about 25 to 50 percent (was averaging about 50 to 75 frames a day, now getting about 70 to 100 per day). But more impressive (to me) is that it seems much more stable. It used to crash about once a month, and since updating to 1.07y I cannot recall a single crash occurrence (although I have had to stop/start it a couple of times for unrelated reasons). 2 thumbs up to the FoxTelem Team! --Roy K3RLD

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L/V Mode on AO-92
by Dan Eggert 19 May '19

19 May '19

I recently purchased a Alinco DJ-G7 handheld for 2 reasons. 1) It is a full duplex handheld. 2) it has the 1.2 GHz (23cm) band. I am somewhat disappointed in the full duplex mode. When you transmit in full duplex mode you can hear the CTCSS tone loudly, and it makes it hard to hear your return signal. Why is that I wonder? For L/V mode on Sundays with AO-92 It works great with only 1 watt output and my home brew 12 element yagi that I attached to the boom of my 2 meter/70cm tripod mounted antenna. I had 5 contacts today on the AO-92 passes. The real challenge is the manual doppler shift correction! Dan Eggert - AC9E Sent from my iPad

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AO-92 Question
by Brad Smith 19 May '19

19 May '19

Is there an HT that will work the 1.2 GHZ uplink of AO-92 in LV mode and will the Arrow 2 antenna transmit that frequency? Brad Smith KV9UQR

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ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
by E.Mike McCardel 19 May '19

19 May '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-139 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended * ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and Amateur Radio * ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience * ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS * Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-139.01 ANS-139 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 139.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. May 19, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-139.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Forum at Hamvention Well Attended The AMSAT Forum at the 2019 Dayton Hamvention was helod on Saturday, May 18 with a large crowd in attendance. Robert Bankston, AMSAT VP User Services moderated the forum which included these speakers: + AMSAT Status Report Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, highlighted recent activities within AMSAT and discussed some of our challenges, accomplishments, projects. + AMSAT Engineering Program Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President for Engineering, talked about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint) Projects. + AMSAT Education – Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President – Edu- cational Relations introduced the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator which featured a live demonstration. + AMSAT User Services – Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President User Services, discussed AMSAT’s 50 th Anniversary Operating Event and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS at Hamvention Shares Excitement of Space Exploration and Amateur Radio ARISS featured a display at their booth, shared with AMSAT, of the next generation hardware systems in development now. The display showed ways to discover how to maximize your opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham shack. ARISS was excited to talk about their visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway with NASA. The ARISS team presented an overview and status of the program and then conducted a panel with ARISS experts in operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ANS Asks For Stories About Your Hamvention-AMSAT Experience The Editors of the AMSAT News Service are interested in hearing your testimonials about your AMSAT experience during this years Hamvention. Please forward comments to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. We hope to use these as shorts in future ANS News Bulletins to stimulate interest and promote Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. Comments will also be shared with Editors of the AMSAT Journal. Tell us about new friends, old friends, new ideas, new techniques, inspirational epiphanies, or anything else that that got you excited about operating or becoming more involved in our great hobby. Again, please submit your stories to ans-editor (at) amsat.org. [ANS thanks ANS Editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Share Your Apollo Story with NASA July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the first time humans walked on the Moon. Coming this summer, NASA Explorers: Apollo is a commemorative audio series that examines the Moon's cultural and scientific influence over the last half century, while also peering into the future of planetary exploration. Listeners will meet a Moon detective, tour a lab for space rocks and hear from scientists whose lives and work have been shaped by the Apollo program. As a part of this series, NASA invites you to contribute to an oral history project celebrating giant leaps and exploration of all kinds. You can help NASA tell the Apollo story by sharing your own perspect- ive on lunar exploration, or by interviewing a loved one who lived during the Apollo era. NASA will select some submissions to feature in the audio series, on its website and/or social media. You'll find help for interview topics, recording instructions, and how to submit your entry posted at: https://www.nasa.gov/apollostories [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ASTRO PI Student Programs Run on ISS ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, announced that 4702 teams of students from 24 European countries successfully entered the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Zero challenge and had their programs run on the International Space Station for 30 seconds each. Of those entries, 135 teams made it to Phase 3 of the Astro Pi 2018-2019 Mission Space Lab challenge. They have received back the data from their experiments, which ran for 3 hours each on board the ISS. These teams have now reached Phase 4 (Analysis) of the challenge. Each team will now analyze their data and write a short scientific report. A jury of experts from ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation will select the teams with the 10 best reports as the winners of Mission Space Lab. Each winning team will receive a very special prize. Complete information can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-AstroPi [ANS thanks the ESA for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CLOSEOUT 2018 Symposium Proceedings now $15 + Shipping on the AMSAT Store while supplies last. https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations See https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Successful Contacts + 2019-05-17 08:51 UTC between Nick Hague KG5TMV using ISS callsign NA1SS and Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain Contact was telebridg via VK6MJ. ARISS Mentor was Marcelo IKØUSO. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg 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 [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + AMSAT Journal Call for Photos Joe Kornowski, KB6IGK, AMSAT Journal Editor sends a call for photos from the folks attending Hamvention 2019. Please send your photos (JPG format, as high resolution as feasible) to Joe at kb6igk at amsat.org [ANS thanks Joe KB6IGK for the above information] + NASA offers Open Source software resources at: https://code.nasa.gov/ : Lists 532 NASA open source projects https://software.nasa.gov/software/NPO-47703-1 : A general purpose dynamics library that can be used for the modeling of robotic plat- forms, space vehicles, molecular dynamics and such applications. http://gmatcentral.org/ : The General Mission Analysis Tool,a NASA- created Open Source version of Analytical Graphic Inc's (AGI) Sat- ellite Tool Kit (STK) [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] + AMSAT is selling brand new and special 50th Anniversary apparel! A golf shirt as well as a T-shirt were available at Hamvention and will be available, online, at the AMSAT store after everyone returns home from Hamvention. The shirts are black and include the AMSAT 50 Amateur Radio in Space logo, in gold! https://www.amsat.org/shop/ [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] + Here is an interesting article on how to watch the ISS all night long, as opposed to just at dusk and dawn: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-139-WatchISSch [ANS thanks Sky and Telescope via Charlie AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, EMike McCardel, AA8EM aa8em at amsat dot org

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Flex VU5K for sale
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 19 May '19

19 May '19

I have a Flex VU5K for sale. Sale includes Heil Yaesu mic adapter, power cord, firewire cable , assorted manuals, and the original box. $2000 plus actual shipping. 73 Jeff kb2m

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Volunteers needed for AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019?
by Mac A. Cody 19 May '19

19 May '19

I see that there is an AMSAT booth at Ham-Com 2019 in Plano, Texas. Has there been a request sent out for volunteers to man the booth or conduct satellite demos? I am certainly willing to help out. I plan on being at Ham-Com both Friday afternoon and all day on Saturday. 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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EN71 FO-29 5/19 2204z
by Andrew Northam 18 May '19

18 May '19

Hey Everyone, I am going to head down to EN71 tomorrow for the FO-29 pass for a few people who need it... 2204z 5/19 Fixed TX 145.940. Stop by if you need it, hope the storms stay away... Updates: Twitter.com/andrewbnortham —Andrew/KE8FZT -- Regards, Andrew Northam andrewbnortham(a)gmail.com (269) 762-0532

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fcd pro +
by Nick Pugh 18 May '19

18 May '19

My FCD Pro+ is broken how do I get it fixed? Where can I get a schematic? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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WA6RLR copied via XW-2C 00:53
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 17 May '19

17 May '19

FYI - heard WA6RLR with AC9E in QSO via XW-2C at 00:53 UTC..Sorry I wasn't setup to uplink. 73!Umeshk6vug

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 May '19

17 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia on 20 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:39 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 K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Curtin Primary School is located within the Australian Parliamentary triangle of Canberra which is the capital city of Australia. Our school of 500+ students revolves around creating opportunities for excellence for each student. Our graduates are effective learners, innovators and thinkers who are prepared for the challenges of secondary schooling and beyond. At Curtin Primary, we deliver the Australian Curriculum through contemporary teaching approaches. We provide a broad curriculum that values each learning area and dedicates time for students to learn how to learn. Our expert teachers are constantly learning from educational research and through collaborative planning and reflection. Our teachers provide individualized approaches to foster each student's academic and social development. Teachers spark each student's natural curiosity through rich inquiry learning. Our curriculum is designed to provide opportunities for students to learn about themselves, their world and ways to interact with it as effective citizens. At Curtin Primary, we believe learning is enhanced through community partnerships. We are privileged to receive ongoing support from our community and encourage our families to participate in all aspects of school life. Parents and family members support the school by sharing their personal and professional expertise with students, guiding student readers, participating in the student program and through fundraising. We also engage community organizations to provide opportunities for curriculum enrichment programs in areas of student interest, particularly those with a STEM focus. Our school community is very excited about the forthcoming ISS link up in May.Teachers have been showing live footage of the ISS and students have submitted questions to the school's ISS coordinator, Deborah Fitzgerald. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why are you in space? What are you working on? 2. How long have you been on the space station? 3. Do you ever worry about space junk hitting the ISS? 4. Do you go outside the space station? 5. What can you see in space from the ISS? 6. What does space smell like? 7. What is the most needed object in space? 8. Does time change in space? 9. Why does it look slow when the ISS is going so fast? 10. How do you know it is lunchtime when it's always dark? 11. How do you eat without your food going everywhere? 12. Do you have to take food and water with you to the ISS? 13. What happens if there is an emergency on the ISS? 14. What happens if you get hurt or sick on the ISS? 15. Do you get sick when you come back to Earth? 16. Why did you choose to become an astronaut? 17. How long did it take you to become an astronaut? 18. What was your favourite part of your training for the ISS? Why? 19. What do you do to pass the time in space when you are not working? 20. Do you have fun 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. 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 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 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 May '19

17 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg Watch for live stream at https://www.aranzadiikastola.eus/ (***) Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg 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 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 2019-05-17 15:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-05-17 15:00 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 1306. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1249. (***) 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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New Sat radio coming?
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 17 May '19

17 May '19

<https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/ 73 Jeff kb2m

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Re: [amsat-bb] New Sat radio coming?
by Kevin 17 May '19

17 May '19

I followed the first hint of a Icom IC-9700 and I kept a close eye on it and when they added the 10MHz ref in I plopped down some money and got on the reservation list for one. When I received it I found out the the reference in is nothing more than like the crystal calibrators of old and used for calibration, it does not lock the oscillator like on the 7610 or other radios that have a reference in. When the radio sits on your desk it gets pretty warm and then when you key up the fan kicks on and on 23cm SSB you can watch it drift 70Hz or more and then it slowly drifts back, not what you would expect for a modern radio in 2019, there are rumors that Icom may do a firmware patch to run the fan all the time to help with the drift, but a real reference in would have fixed this, I did a fan mod to run the fan all the time and yes it helps but the drift is still there. The more important thing to me though is that my old IC-820 and my IC-821 and my IC-910 and my IC-9100 all supported 9600 packet, for some 25 years Icom has provided the ability to do 9600 but for whatever reason they dropped support on the 9700 and failed to mention it, contacting Icom support they acted like they had never heard of 9600 packet, It's still being advertised as "All modes including FM, SSB, AM, CW, RTTY, Digital, D-Star Digital Voice and Digital Data", the digital part after RTTY is 1200 AFSK in Icom's mind, and why I am leery when someone says all mode now. Don't get me wrong, there will be many people who will use and love their 9700 and not notice these issues, and I also could deal with the drift but the 9600 missing is really a burn to me. So it's either Icom comes out with a firmware patch to fix the 9600 issue (losing hope on that one) or I go back to my 9100 (probably the best) or I get another 910 or some other 2nd radio to get 9600 packet back. 73 Kevin WA7FWF On 5/16/2019 8:56 PM, W3AB/GEO wrote: > Kevin, > > How were you burned by Icom? > > Inquiring minds want to know. > > ___ > Sent from my two way wrist watch > 73 de W3AB/GEO > > On May 16, 2019, 18:52, at 18:52, Kevin via AMSAT-BB > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > >Having recently been burned by Icom I will wait to see that on the > >Elecraft the Ref In is really for a 10MHz GPSDO lock and not just > >"calibration" and that the claim "all mode" really is all mode up to > >and > >including 9600 Packet. > > > >Other than that it looks pretty good... > > > >LOL > >Kevin WA7FWF > > > >On 5/16/2019 5:38 PM, kb2mjeff--- via AMSAT-BB wrote: > >> > ><https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/>; > >> https://qrznow.com/elecraft-k4-high-performance-direct-sampling-sdr/ > >> > >> > >> > >> 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 > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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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Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
by John Brier 16 May '19

16 May '19

Hi, A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am helping him get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in $subject, but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day pass I am not sure anyone will even be on. I need to see if he is available then, but if so, will anyone be on or can someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him? 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Re: [amsat-bb] Demo for one on 2019-05-16 - 1443 UTC - AO-92 pass?
by Roy Dean 16 May '19

16 May '19

John, Unfortunately I just read this post after having arrived at work (drove the Miata today, no room for Elk), so can't help you. However I will say that on the early Atlantic passes on weekdays, there are usually a least 2 or 3 ops every time. I don't think you'll have any problem making contacts. --Roy K3RLD > Hi, A colleague at work is in town from India this week and I am helping > him > get into ham radio. I told him I would try to do a little demo for him > tomorrow if possible. The best pass for me would be the one in $subject, > but it's out over the Atlantic ocean, and with it being an AM week day pass > I am not sure anyone will even be on. I need to see if he is available > then, but if so, will anyone be on or can > someone be on so I can have a successful demo for him? 73, John Brier > KG4AKV

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 16 May '19

16 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain on 17 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:51 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. Bergara, with its 15000 inhabitants, is in the Basque Country, an autonomous community of Spain. It has been very important in Science throughout history, since the chemical element Wolfram was first isolated in a laboratory here, in 1783. Also, until the end of the XXth century, Bergara has been the most important producer on fabric, including jeans such as Levis or Lee. Our school is here. Aranzadi School is formed by 452 families, 746 students and 69 professionals, with the collaboration of other people. Families can start being part of our school when the child is four months old and they can continue being members until the student finishes secondary school or high school. The school was set up by some parents of our town, in the year 1971 because they wanted a school that would be Basque and innovative. We are a cooperative whose access is public. We have followed that attitude for 47 years. Our school has been pioneer in the use of languages: it was the first school teaching English to 4 years old children. Pioneer in many things, we are working really hard for our school to be one of the best. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Were you scared when you travelled to the Space Station? How long is it? 2. Do you dream when you sleep? 3. Do watches work in the same way in the space and in the Earth? 4. What is, in your opinion, the most complicated task of an astronaut? 5. Do you think the Earth will be as beautiful in the future? 6. How do you know when you have to have lunch, or dinner or go to sleep? 7. How do you feel when you leave the Space Station in order to make reparations or to go for a walk? 8. Is the space the way you imagined it as a child? 9. What do you feel when you drink water? How do you drink it? 10. What do you feel when you wake up and you see the Earth so far away? 11. Do you think that maybe one day humans will live on the Moon or in Mars? 12. Is cosmic radiation disturbing when your eyes are closed? 13. What games do you play when you are there? 14. When you look from the Spacial Station, what colour is the Earth? 15. What do you feel when you are in the space? 16. What do you miss when you are in space? 17. Is the food you eat tasty? How is it like? 18. What do you do when you are sick? Do you take something special? 19. What did you feel the first time without gravity? 20. Was it difficult to get used to sleeping hanging? 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. Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 2. 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 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). ARISS in the US is funded in part by 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 informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.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 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 May '19

15 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg Watch for live stream at https://www.aranzadiikastola.eus/ (***) Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg 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 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 2019-05-15 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-04-30 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. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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 Schedule as of 2019-05-15 18:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 May '19

15 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-15 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg 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 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 2019-05-15 18:30 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 2019-04-30 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. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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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Office Closed
by Martha 15 May '19

15 May '19

The AMSAT Office is closed from Thursday, May 16 - Monday, May 20th. Hope to see many of you at the Xenia Hamcation. -- 73- Martha

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CJ7EWK/3 road trip - as of late Tuesday night
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 15 May '19

15 May '19

Hi! I'm still making progress moving up through Ontario along the 401 freeway. Most of Tuesday was spent around Toronto, either working passes in FN03 or FN04, or much of the morning and early afternoon on the FN03/FN04 grid line in Aurora (north of Toronto). Lots of QSOs, and a nice AO-91 QSO in the morning with Peter 2E0SQL in Scotland - my first satellite QSO with Scotland, and first transatlantic FM satellite QSO of any sort. Later in the afternoon, I had a chance to meet up with Adrian VA3NNA, and work some passes from the lakefront not far from his house in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough. After the late-afternoon meeting with Adrian, and a bite to eat, it was back to the road. I drove up the 401 freeway from Toronto to the town of Trenton, in grid FN14. Trenton is near the Canadian Forces air base of the same name, and I worked a couple of passes (AO-92, SO-50) from outside my motel. With a couple of other rovers also on those passes, they were busy - busy, but fun. Grids were going out to operators all over the country. I plan on sticking around FN14 in Ontario for Wednesday. With this late evening to get my logs updated, I won't start out too early in the morning. I plan on working passes from somewhere in this grid, possibly at a grid boundary yet to be determined. It is looking like I'll pass on making the drive all the way to either Montreal or Ottawa, so I can spend more time working from the rarely-heard grid FN14. I am planning on crossing back into the States on Thursday morning, which will wrap up this Canadian road trip. As I mentioned, my logs should be up to date in Logbook of the World now. If you don't see a confirmation in there, please e-mail me directly. More updates will follow on my @WD9EWK Twitter feed (visible at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK ), and my travels should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9 (http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 ). 73! Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Trenton, Ontario http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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W7D Rove Out West
by David Swanson 14 May '19

14 May '19

Hey Sat Ops, Wyatt, AC0RA, and myself will be roving out across the great basin from June 7-15, 2019 thru a bunch of rare grids in DN and DM land. The details (maps, routes, comm paths) are available here: http://druidnetworks.com/W7D_Chasers_Guide.pdf for anyone interested. This rove is primarily going to be a 6m expedition - but we'll also have a couple arrows with us, and plan to activate the squares on the birds too. Catch you on the air! -Dave, KG5CCI

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CJ7EWK/3 road trip update
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 14 May '19

14 May '19

Hi! After spending Sunday at Point Pelee National Park, the southernmost point on the Canadian mainland in grid EN81, I made it up to Toronto this afternoon. I made a stop to visit Pierre VE3KTB, one of the VY0ERC crew who worked satellites from the Canadian Arctic. Had lunch with him, too. Great guy! After that, I made it to the traffic of Canada's largest city. I was able to work some SO-50 and AO-92 passes from the FN03/FN04 grid boundary in Aurora, Ontario - north of Toronto. Not much radio today, but it helped to make Monday a (mostly) driving day. Tentative plans for Tuesday... probably staying around Toronto. I may be able to return to the FN03/FN04 grid boundary for some daytime passes. I probably won't leave the Toronto area until the evening. I'm looking to get into grid FN14 either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning for passes, as that grid is still one that appears to be in demand. Please follow my @WD9EWK Twitter feed, or visit http://twitter.com/WD9EWK for updates. APRS is working up here in Ontario, so you can also see where I'm going at http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 in a web browser. 73! Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Newmarket, Ontario http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-14 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 14 May '19

14 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-14 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 deg 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 (***) 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 2019-05-14 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 2019-04-30 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. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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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Hawaii High School Physics Class on AO-91 Today
by John Bonewitz 13 May '19

13 May '19

Aloha! My High School Physics class will attempt to work AO-91 today. Here are the details of the pass. AOS- 20:49z TCA - 20:52z El 3.3 degrees LOS - 20:55z It's not a perfect pass, but it's the best I've seen in several weeks that matches up with the class period. If you can, please give us a listen! Aloha and 73 John Bonewitz KH6JB BK29IO - Kea'au High School

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Re: [amsat-bb] omnis for sat work?
by Mr B r a d 13 May '19

13 May '19

I have a 4 way antenna switch with a 65ft tower mounted yagi and vertical, a vertical right over the shack feed with hardline and 8ft pole with a very old yagi and tv rotator and the yagi on the nearby pole beats them all every time to hear the sats. http://valleymedia.org/satchat/ham_sat_chatroom_antenna_review_-vhf-uhf-L-b… >As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work >are a poor compromise!! Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will >generally blow most omnis off the roof!

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CW FO29
by 73 Bob W7LRD 13 May '19

13 May '19

Hi CWer--You were probably trying to "find" yourself on the DL. Your CW fine in Seattle. hint- make sure you can hear the beacon and/or other stations, before "finding". 73 Bob Seattle

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ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-10
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 May '19

13 May '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-10 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org May 13, 2019: Hamvention and ARISS Work Together The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station team (ARISS) is pleased to announce that it is working together again with Hamvention this year. Hamvention's 2019 theme is, "Mentoring the Next Generation." ARISS's mission is all about mentoring and inspiring. Tens of thousands of people have been touched by the program: students, educators, community members, and new hams--all wanting to explore STEM and Amateur Radio through ARISS. Hamvention's support to ARISS began with approval for their first-ever ARISS Forum; it is Friday at 1:15-2:15 PM in Room 3. A group of speakers will present current and future lifelong learning activities for hams and students via ARISS SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and robots. Attendees will hear about the next gen on-orbit hardware systems, updates on school activities, ARISS's visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human spaceflight lunar Gateway, how to maximize hams' opportunities to make ARISS connections and listen to the ISS crew in home stations, and meet special guests. Hamvention will boost up ARISS by once again featuring a special ticket-drawing just minutes before the convention's famous Sunday drawing for bonus prizes. One ticket will be pulled from the drum for a lucky person to win an ARISS display case with coins. ARISS donated two ARISS Challenge Coins positioned side by side, showcased in a handsome wooden case with a brass plate. A challenge coin is the premium received by donors who give $100 or more to ARISS; the case allows the view of each of the coin's sides. The winning ticket will be tossed in the drum for a chance at all other prizes. 2019 Hamvention Prize Committee Chair Liz Clinc, KE8FMJ, wrote, "I will give you [ARISS] the same spot [at Sunday's prize event] as in previous years. As a collector of challenge coins, myself, I think this is a fabulous thing you do." The ARISS team welcomes Hamvention-goers at the ARISS booth in Building 1. A version will be featured of the Multi-Voltage Power Supply (MVPS) that ARISS will launch to replace the current aging ISS amateur radio station. ARISS hopes to boost its 2019 fund-raising campaign to help with the expensive space-rated parts required to finish building the MVPS units, and some costs of continuing ARISS operations. When Hamvention visitors donate $10, they will receive a new ARISS lapel pin and a chance in a raffle to win an ARISS Challenge Coin--the winning ticket to be drawn at the booth, 10:30 AM Sunday; the winner need not be present. For those unable to travel to Xenia, readers can donate any amount right now by going to http://www.ariss.org/donate.html And surprise-if you donate after May 16 on FundRazr.com, an anonymous benefactor will match your amount dollar for dollar, for which ARISS is very grateful. The match ends July 17, 2019. ARISS thanked everyone on the Hamvention staff whose efforts are aiding ARISS in its publicity and fund-raising goals. ARRL ARISS-US Delegate Rosalie White, K1STO, added: "We are so pleased and proud to know that Hamvention believes in the ARISS team and its goals of inspiring and mentoring STEM and Amateur Radio." 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-13 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 13 May '19

13 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-13 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg Curtin Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-20 08:39:42 UTC 27 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 2019-05-13 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 2019-04-30 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. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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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Re: [amsat-bb] AD0DX / VA3IIR / CJ3IIR Roving to Nova Scotia May 18 through June 4
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 13 May '19

13 May '19

Ron, Very ambitious!! That Grid quadrant looks like it's in a rock quarry roadway. COOL!! GL/73, Bob K8BL -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 5/13/19, Ron Bondy via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Subject: [amsat-bb] AD0DX / VA3IIR / CJ3IIR Roving to Nova Scotia May 18 through June 4 To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: Monday, May 13, 2019, 12:23 PM Hi Everyone, I will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada FN84 from May 18 to May 25. After that I will be roving vacation style on Cape Breton Island, activating grids FN95, FN96, FN97, GN05, GN06 holiday style from May 26 to June 3rd. On Saturday June 1st I am planning to be at the FN95/FN96/GN05/GN06 corner but I don't know the exact times yet. I am also planning on activating FN97 for a few hours probably on May 31. I will be active on FM and linear sats and will post passes on Twitter as @ad0dx with as much advance warning as possible. Hoping to work EU and West Coast USA / Canada in particular. I will be using the Canadian special event callsign CJ3IIR/1 on the air and logging in LOTW as CJ3IIR/1. I look forward to working you from Nova Scotia and hope to give you some new grids. Cheers, Ron, ad0dx / va3iir / cj3iir _______________________________________________ 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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AD0DX / VA3IIR / CJ3IIR Roving to Nova Scotia May 18 through June 4
by Ron Bondy 13 May '19

13 May '19

Hi Everyone, I will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada FN84 from May 18 to May 25. After that I will be roving vacation style on Cape Breton Island, activating grids FN95, FN96, FN97, GN05, GN06 holiday style from May 26 to June 3rd. On Saturday June 1st I am planning to be at the FN95/FN96/GN05/GN06 corner but I don't know the exact times yet. I am also planning on activating FN97 for a few hours probably on May 31. I will be active on FM and linear sats and will post passes on Twitter as @ad0dx with as much advance warning as possible. Hoping to work EU and West Coast USA / Canada in particular. I will be using the Canadian special event callsign CJ3IIR/1 on the air and logging in LOTW as CJ3IIR/1. I look forward to working you from Nova Scotia and hope to give you some new grids. Cheers, Ron, ad0dx / va3iir / cj3iir

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Starlink....
by Joe KD2NFC 13 May '19

13 May '19

What do we know about it? Sent from my iPhone

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TAPR/AMSAT Banquet - Ticket Deadline TOMORROW 18:00 EDT / 22:00 UTC
by Paul Stoetzer 13 May '19

13 May '19

It's Hamvention week! Be sure to purchase your tickets to the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet. The deadline is TOMORROW - Tuesday, May 14th - at 18:00 EDT / 22:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 14, Issue 191
by Brad Smith 13 May '19

13 May '19

I need EL84. I am 9 grids away from my DXCC and would appreciate the grid. Brad Smith KC9UQR In a message dated 5/12/2019 9:46:55 PM Central Standard Time, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org writes: I'm going to be in southern Florida the week following Dayton. Thought I'dsee how many folks need EL84.

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Re: [amsat-bb] N3EJ ?
by Roy Dean 13 May '19

13 May '19

He's in a van, down by the river. --Roy K3RLD > No email address on QRZ.com & didn't have any luck searching online. > Appreciate any contact info for N3EJ, Matthew Foley. Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

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N3EJ ?
by Scott 13 May '19

13 May '19

No email address on QRZ.com & didn't have any luck searching online. Appreciate any contact info for N3EJ, Matthew Foley. Thanks! -Scott, K4KDR

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VY0 outdoor operation?
by Ron VE8RT 13 May '19

13 May '19

There are a few reasons why I can't see handheld outdoor operation working from Cambridge Bay, NU Temperatures: https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/cambridge-bay/climate Average HIGH temperatures, WITHOUT windchill Jan -29C Feb -36C Mar -25C Apr -16C May -6C Jun +6C Jul +13C Aug +10C Sep +3C Oct -7C Nov -18C Dec -25C I work outdoors on the airport ramp in winter, gloves won't work. Maybe your Canada Goose parka will keep keep you warm, but your feet will rapidly loose heat if you're not moving. At what temperature does the radio quit working? At our winter temperatures many plastics will shatter (been there, done that) like glass if stressed. Over winter the sun sets on November 30th, it appears again on the horizon the following year on January 11th During the brief summer, biting insects are a problem throughout the north https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150915-Arctic-mosquito-warming-… OK, you're outside on warmer day, but cold enough so the bugs aren't a problem, it can be done, but what about the rest of the year? And even then, one person outdoors aiming an antenna, operating a radio, and keeping a log (audio recording of the QSOs would work) from a sought after grid, not having any previous experience, I think is at a reasonable risk of being overwhelmed and discouraged. Ron VE8RT in Yellowknife where it's much nicer, mostly cloudy and +1C at the moment. -- Ron VE8RT <ve8rt(a)yknwt.ca>

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EL84
by K5ZM 12 May '19

12 May '19

I'm going to be in southern Florida the week following Dayton. Thought I'd see how many folks need EL84. I have zero expectations of charter availability at this late date, but it can't hurt to at least gauge interest. If I get enough positive responses, I'll take the next step. Keep in mind this would be limited to whatever passes I could fit into a couple hours of a single day. 73 Ian, K5ZM

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Re: [amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
by John Kludt 12 May '19

12 May '19

Ron, Everything Jeff days is true. But some of us live in covenant restricted settings and an omni is much easier to sneak in under the radar. I have switched back and forth between eggbeaters and various verticals. So far 88 grids. Three points: 1) Pay attention to ERP. You are going to need a little more uplink power to make up for the lack of Tx antenna gain. 2) Always, always use a preamp at the antenna on 435 down links 3) Be patient. This is a compromise solution and you are not going to knock them down every pass. If it is all you can do go ahead. Better to be on the air working the birds as best you can than doing nothing at all. John Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone On May 11, 2019 00:34, Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work > are a poor compromise!! Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will > generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of > beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor! > But handheld can work almost as good!! > > 7 3 > Jeff Moore --- KE7ACY > CN94 > > > On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > wrote: > > > We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79. Because they fell a few > > points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF > > privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via > > satellite. Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get > > access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and > > its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of > > "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites". As we're heading into the > > time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what > > is the best compromise antenna for a base station. Keeping in mind > > their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the > > satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the > > satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. > > > > Ron VE8RT in DP22 > > > > -- > > Ron VE8RT <ve8rt(a)yknwt.ca> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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AO-92 L Band FN44
by Mike Seguin 12 May '19

12 May '19

I'm at my Camp in FN44 this morning and will attempt to work AO-92 L Band using my contest station here. No elevation on the antennas, but lots of power and big antennas. I'll be on the 1431 and 1605 passes. The 1605 pass will be the better of the two as I have some blockage to the North from this site. This site is in the Northeast corner of Vermont not far from the Canadian border at 2100'. -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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CJ7EWK/3 from EN81 on Sunday (12 May 2019)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 12 May '19

12 May '19

Hi! Look for CJ7EWK/3 on satellites from Ontario's Point Pelee National Park on Sunday, 12 May 2019. FM, SSB, maybe some packet too. Point Pelee National Park is in grid EN81. QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW as CJ7EWK/3 for FM and SSB, and without the /3 for any packet QSOs. Updates will be on my Twitter feed, and my travels should appear at http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 - even north of the border. More from Canada over the next few days. Probably heading to Montreal by mid-week. 73! Patrick CJ7EWK/3 - Tilbury, Ontario http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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ANS-132 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 11 May '19

11 May '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-132 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat dot org. In this edition: * AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019 * Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet * ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention * Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood and the ARRL for ARISS Donations * Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station! * Australia's ABC Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5 * ARSATC 4th Birthday * GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019 * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-132.01 ANS-132 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 132.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. May 12, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-132.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space Please consider a one-time or recurring donation today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Activities at Hamvention 2019 AMSAT Booth Maxim Hall (Building 1) - Booths 1007-1010 & 1107-1110 Stop by the AMSAT booth Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 9am- 1pm to meet board members, officers, and active satellite operators. You’ll be able to ask questions and see demonstrations of AMSAT’s current and upcoming technologies. Additionally, there will be a special "OSCAR Park" display to commemorate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary. And don't miss the opportunity to renew your membership and purchase special AMSAT 50th Anniversary t-shirts, golf shirts, and hats. Amateur Satellite Demonstrations Outside Main Entrance – Maxim Hall (Building 1) Friday, Saturday, Sunday 16 – 19 May 2019, 08:00 – 16:30 EDT Amateur Satellite operation demonstrations will be held outside the main Maxim Hall (Building 1 or E1) entrance. Every day, AMSAT will be demonstrating actual contacts with the operational amateur satellites. We especially want to invite youth to make a contact via an amateur satellite. All are invited to observe, participate and ask questions. Satellite pass times will be posted at the AMSAT booth (1007-1010 & 1107-1110) and in the demo area. ARISS Forum Forum Room 3 Friday, 17 May 2019, 13:15 – 14:15 EDT Out of this World Ham Radio via ARISS–Amateur Radio on the ISS Moderators: Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS Secretary & USA Delegate, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President Human Space Flight ARISS is one of the most unique and fun facets of our hobby. We inspire generations of students and hams through our International Space Station crew and radio connections. In this eye-opening forum, learn about current and future lifelong learning opportunities for hams—via SSTV, APRS, voice repeaters, radio experiments and even robots! Hear how ARISS inspires, engages and educates tens of thousands of students each year in STEAM (science, technology, engineering arts and math) and radio science. See the next generation hardware systems we have in development. Discover how to maximize your opportunities to make ARISS connections and to hear the ISS crew directly from your ham shack. And learn about our visionary initiative to fly ham radio on the human space flight lunar Gateway. Come meet the team that have enabled millions, worldwide, to experience the fun of our amateur radio hobby. The ARISS team will present an overview and status of the program and then conduct a panel/Q&A session with ARISS panel experts in operations, education, hardware, experimentation and exploration. We also hope to have some surprise guests attending! AMSAT Forum Forum Room 2 Saturday, 18 May 2019, 12:10 – 13:40 EDT Moderated by Robert Bankston KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President–User Services AMSAT Status Report – Joseph Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, will high- light recent activities within AMSAT and discuss some of our challenges, accomplishments, projects, and any late breaking news. AMSAT Engineering – Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President– Engineering, will talk about the Fox-1 and Golf (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint) Projects. AMSAT Education – Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President– Educational Relations will introduce the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator. AMSAT User Services – Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT Vice President– User Services, will discuss AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary Operating Event and the new AMSAT Ambassadors Program. AMSAT “Dinner at Tickets” Tickets Pub & Eatery, Fairborn, OH Thursday, 16 May 2019, 18:00 EDT The annual AMSAT “Dinner at Tickets” party will be held Thursday at 1800 EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery at 7 W. Main St, Fairborn, OH. Great selection of Greek and American food and great company! No program or speaker, just good conversation. Food can be ordered from the menu, drinks (beer, wine, sodas and iced tea) are available at the bar. Leave room for dessert, there’s an in-house ice cream shop! Come as you are. Bring some friends and have a great time the night before Hamvention. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tickets Still Available for TAPR/AMSAT Banquet The twelfth annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler Presidential Center on Friday at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a highlight of the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.) and TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) activities during the Dayton Hamvention. Tickets ($40 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store. The banquet ticket purchase deadline is Tuesday, May 14th. Banquet tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth. There will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth. Tickets purchased on-line will be maintained on a list with check-in at the door at the banquet center. Seating is limited to the number of meals reserved with the Kohler caterers based on the number of tickets sold by the deadline. The after-dinner speaker will be Dr. P. J. Erickson, W1PJE from the MIT Haystack Observatory, who will give a presentation entitled “New Frontiers in Human Understanding of Geospace: Radio Explorations of Near-Earth Space from Top to Bottom Through Joint Amateur – Scientist Partnerships.” Link to purchase tickets: https://www.amsat.org/product/tapramsat-joint-hamvention-banquet/ TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY 18:00 EDT ON TUESDAY, MAY 14TH [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Releases Mobile App for the Dayton Hamvention The ARRL has released a mobile app for Apple, Android, and Windows devices to help users navigate this year’s Dayton Hamvention®, host of the 2019 ARRL National Convention. The app will let attendees use their personal smart phone or tablet to navigate the extensive Hamven- tion program, prize drawings, activities, and exhibits. The ARRL has posted the details at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ARRL There is an introductory YouTube video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54NpMZWNl0g&feature=youtu.be [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Going to Hamvention? Please Stop By and Say Thank You to Kenwood and the ARRL for ARISS Donations If you are going to Hamvention next week, please stop by the Kenwood and the American Radio Relay League booths and say thank you for both organizations very generous donations to the ARISS Inter-Operable Radio System (IORS). The auction was completed at April 14th at 22:00 UTC. There were many bidders hoping to garner a special astronaut signed brand new JVC Kenwood TS-890S. There was similar bidding on a special astronaut signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook. Thanks to JVC Kenwood and ARRL, proceeds from the on-line auction raised over $5400 to benefit ARISS in its quest to launch a new custom-built higher-power radio system in late 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams can enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. ARISS also needs funding to keep intro- ducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities—and inspiring students about STEM and radio. Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the company’s idea for this special radio to be an exclusive for one ham to own. The limited edition boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook sold out fast last fall but ARRL saved back one set for ARISS's fund-raiser. AMSAT provided parts of the auction infrastructure. ARISS and I are thank- ful for all of its great sponsors and supporters! Don't forget to stop by the AMSAT and ARISS booths in Building 1. See you there! [ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. To help celebrate, we are sponsoring the AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Work the AMSAT Hamvention Demo Station! As previously announced, AMSAT will have it's traditional presence at Hamvention this year, including a satellite demo station. The demo station will operate under the AMSAT club callsign W3ZM/8. We intend to be on most passes of voice satellites between 12:00 UTC and 20:30 UTC on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th and between 12:00 UTC and 16:00 UTC on Sunday, May 19th. Hamvention is located in the six digit gridsquare EM89aq. As a reward for working the AMSAT demo station, individuals working us will receive a digital certificate upon request. Please email n8hm at amsat.org with your QSO details to receive a certificate. If you are attending Hamvention, please stop by the demo station outside Building 1! [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ CLOSEOUT 2018 Symposium Proceedings now $15 + Shipping on the AMSAT Store while supplies last. https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-books-and-dvds/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Australia's ABC Radio Commemorates 50th Anniversary of AO-5 It was some 50 years ago, 1969 in June, that AMSAT's Perry Klein, K3JTE reported in their newsletter that the Australis-Oscar A satellite (the first AMSAT undertaking) had been delivered to Goddard Space Center and was undergoing final tests. Hams were advised to monitor W1AW for bulletins as the launch date approached. Move on 50 years from W1AW to our own ABC AUSTRALIS OSCAR 5, THE ABC's CONVERSATIONS & 8.4 MILLION CANE TOADS? Peter Wolfenden VK3RV, WIA Historian tellus that a book about Space Junk, recently written by Australian Space Archaeologist, Dr. Alice Gorman was reviewed and discussed in the ABC's radio program "Conversations" last month. The official definition of Space Junk is along the lines of: "Something that does not now, or in the foreseeable future, have a purpose". About half way through the 52 minute program, up popped "Australis Oscar 5" and a conversation surrounding it, Australia's first conceived, designed and built satellite. Dr. Gorman and Fidler had "done their homework" about AO-5. hey knew when and where it was built during the mid 1960's and the fact that it was ready for launch in 1967. Dr. Gorman suggested that AO-5, still orbiting the Earth is part of Australia's space heritage. It 'could' be considered as space junk, but then she went onto suggest that it does indeed have a "future foreseeable purpose", for now it also has Cultural significance: + It represents Australia. + It was a Community Amateur Volunteer Project. + It was a useful project of co-operation world wide. + And it is not a big collision risk. It is estimated between 23,000 and 29,000 bits of stuff larger than 10 cm and millions and millions of pieces smaller than 10 cm exist. A very Queensland assessment of space junk weight was: more than 8.4 million Cane Toads! The Cane Toad Index is possibly quite appropriate as cane toads are spreading out of control and effecting our Earthly environment, not unlike unwanted space junk! Keep an eye out in our journal AR Magazine for Peter, VK3RV's very interesting read. [ANS thanks VK1WIA News for May 9, 2019 for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARSATC 4th Birthday ARSATC (Amateur Radio Satellite Community) is a group dedicated to satellite amateur radio amateurs. We are a group focused on projects and activities of satellite communication, linked to one of the largest groups of DX in Brazil, CDR GROUP and also a project linked to AMSAT-BR and partnerships with AMSAT-ID and AMSAT-NA. Your membership in the group has no costs and is open to any amateur or person who has an interest in participating in the activities developed. ARSATC was founded on May 17, 2015 by amateurs: • Gustavo Nicolau, PT9BM • José Valdir de Lima, PW8PM • Hermes S. Silveira, PQ2HX ARSATC does not have its own headquarters, because it is a community of amateurs spread all over the national and international territory, as we have members from north to south of Brazil and even outside, we did the programming together with the ARSTAC director team, where we decided to distribute tasks to the members of the community. In the southern region of Brazil (Curitiba), we will have our friend and member Luciano (PY5LF), with SSTV broadcasts on the North American satellite AO-91, which was granted to us on the weekends of May for use of this purpose. In the midwestern region (Paranaíba) Mato Grosso do Sul, we will have the member and also president, Gustavo (PT9BM), transmitting SSTV on the North American AO-91 satellite which was granted to us on the weekends of May for use of this purpose, and activating several FM and SSB satellites with a special ZV9ARSATC call, in addition to activity with Scouts of the region. In the north region (Ji-Paraná) Rondônia we have the member President ARSATC Valdir (PW8PM) who will be giving lectures in municipal schools and in IFRO, talking about the history of radio amateurism, about ARSATC and Minister Marcos bridges, and not yet confirmed due to the avail- ability of the site, a lecture given by PW8PM at the tele- communications museum in Ji-Parana. Activation of the special ZV8AEB call sign on several satellites, in honor of Minister Marcos Ponte (PY0AEB). And finally the party continues on the weekends with the IO-86 Lapan, satellite of Indonesia that through a partnership formed with ARSATC, passes over the brazil connected to the Saturdays enabling contacts from north to south of Brazil with amateurs, and for celebration to the 4th Anniversary ARSATC had spent more time on Brazil especially in May to enable contacts with Africa, thus establishing new records. My phone for questions and suggestions: +55 (69) 98478-3801 Jose Valdir de Lima (PW8PM) [ANS thanks Jose Valdir de Lima, PW8PM, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- GNU Radio Conference 2019 Call for Papers and Presentations GNU Radio Conference celebrates and showcases the substantial and remarkable progress of the world's best open source digital signal processing framework for software-defined radios. In addition to presenting GNU Radio's vibrant theoretical and practical presence in academia, industry, the military, and among amateurs and hobby- ists, GNU Radio Conference 2019 will have a very special focus. Summer 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first humans on the Moon. GNU Radio Conference selected Huntsville, AL, USA as the site for GNU Radio Conference 2019 in order to highlight and celebrate space exploration, astro- nomical research, and communication. Space communications are challenging and mission critical. Research and development from space exploration has had and continues to have far-reaching effect on our communications gear and protocols. Please join us September 16-20, 2019 at the "Huntsville Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center" hotel for the best technical confer- ence of the year. Registration and an online and mobile-friendly schedule will be posted at the conference web site: https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/ Call for All! We invite developers and users from the GNU Radio Community to pre- sent your projects, presentations, papers, posters, and problems at GNU Radio Conference 2019. Submit your talks, demos, and code! Please share this Call for All with anyone you think needs to read it. To submit your content for the conference, visit our dedicated conference submission site at: https://openconf.org/GRCon19/openconf.php First round closes 1 July 2019. If accepted, your content will be immediately scheduled. Final round closes 1 September 2019. Space permitting. Pun intended. If you have questions or need assistance with OpenConf, or have content that doesn't quite fit and you want to talk it over, please write grcon(a)gnuradio.org Topics may include but are not limited to: + Space (including ground stations) with special focus awards given to all accepted work with Space as a topic + Amateur radio + Radio astronomy + Atmospheric research + Theoretical work + Practical applications + Aviation + Biomedical + Citizen Science + Digital Signal Processing + Education + Radio Interface + Machine Learning + Cognitive Radio + Transportation + Wireless security [ANS thanks GRCon19 GNU Radio Conference 2019 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for May 9, 2019 The following amateur satellites have decayed and have been removed from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: PHOENIX - CAT ID 42706 (reentered 05-08-2019). BIRD-J - CAT ID 42820 (reentered 05-03-2019). BIRD-B - CAT ID 42823 (reentered 05-06-2019) [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $24,490 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? * Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ * Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. * Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ * Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear * Volunteer for AMSAT AMSAT relies on volunteers for nearly all of our activities. If you have an idea for how to help, please let us know, Details on volunteering can be found at https://www.amsat.org/volunteer-for-amsat/ [ANS thanks the AMSAT office for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations + FN13/FN14 Gridline – May 11-12, 2019 Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday style. Keep an eye on Michael’s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/k2mts for specific pass announcements. + Pennsylvania (FN00) – May 13-15, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still needs it. Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again. FM evening passes. Will look into FN01 to see if it’s possible. Watch Tanner’s Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter.com/twjones85. + NE SD WY CO TX Roadtrip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) – May 18-28, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with him. May 18 DN91 (NE) May 19-23 DN83 (SD) May 23-24 DN74 (WY) May 24-26 DN71 (WY) May 26-27 DM77 (CO) May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX). All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style. Open to schedules with EU. Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter.com/w5pfg + Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) – May 19, 2019 Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to early afternoon of May 5th. In addition, he might go to FN12 after- ward. FM & SSB Linear birds. Note, fair weather trip only. If heavy rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule. During the trip, Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9. See Steve’s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter.com/NS3L + Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) – May 19-21, 2019 Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a sat- ellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-0300 5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local). Probably FM & APRS only. Updates via Twitter https://twitter.com/AI6DO + Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) – May 25, 2019 KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th. Ruth may also do a pass or two from EN82 as time allows. Plan is for FM and linear sat- ellite passes, as well at QRP HF. Call sign for this activation and subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3. This will also be a CNPOTA activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website https://cnpota.ca/. Further announcements will be posted on Ruth’s Twitter feed https://twitter.com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the activation date. + Memorial Day Weekend on the Queen Mary – May 25-27, 2019 Satellite operating will make a return to the RMS Queen Mary during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (25-27 May 2019), as part of the “Memorial Day Salute to Service” by the Queen Mary. W6RO will be on the satellites, as well as the HF bands, during these 3 days. The Queen Mary will be honoring those who have served in the armed forces, and in particular the Queen Mary’s use as a troopship during World War II. The Queen Mary, along with other cruise ships, were pressed into service to ferry Allied soldiers around the world. Along with the other activities planned on the ship, some of which are already listed on the Queen Mary’s web site at: https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/memorial-day/home/ + Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) – May 31 to June 2, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd. Pass list to come in next few weeks. + EM57/EM67 Line – June 4, 2019 Michael, N4DCW, will be at the EM57/67 line on June 4, 2019. FM only. Specific pass times to be posted to Michael’s Twitter feed and AMSAT- BB as the day gets closer. https://twitter.com/MWimages + #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 17th, and DN23 June 18th. FM only. Pass times expected between 1700- 2000UTC. Specific passes to be posted on Casey’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ + #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. Tentative 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.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + Four AMSAT CubeSat Simulators are ready for "launch" at Hamvention. See them at the AMSAT Education table at the AMSAT booth next week! https://twitter.com/alanbjohnston/status/1126955948755554304 The CubeSat Simulator runs on a digital transceiver board for the Raspberry Pi designed by Jonathan Brandenburg. The Villanova CubeSat Club has assembled six Digital Transceiver boards for the Raspberry Pi and they will be available for a donation at the AMSAT Booth at Hamvention. Designs are also available on Github at https://github.com/BrandenburgTech/DigitalTxRxRPi/tree/master/kicad [ANS thanks Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT Vice President for Educational Relations for the above information.] + The weekly schedule for PO-101's FM repeater is generally posted after ANS has been published each week. Check @Diwata2PH on Twitter for schedule updates. https://twitter.com/Diwata2PH [ANS thanks PHL-Microsat for the above information.] + Social media users are invited to register to attend the next SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch, carrying nearly two dozen satellites to space from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Registration opens May 6 and closes at 12 p.m. EDT on May 16. Full NASA press release posted at: https://www.nasa.gov/social/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch Two amateur radio satellites are known to be manifest on this mission: PSAT-2 and BRICSAT-2 See http://aprs.org/psat2.html and http://aprs.org/bricsat-2.html for further information [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] + ESA's 2019 Space Debris Environment Report is now online, providing the latest facts and figures on the space junk surrounding our planet. The report includes recommendations on the policy and regulatory frameworks for space activities, the safety of space operations, rules of engagement for international cooperation, capacity-building and awareness, and scientific and technical research and development. Read the entire document at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-132-ESA [ANS thanks ESA for the above information.] + The Super VHF Conference 2019 Proceedings CD is now available to be ordered at: http://newsvhf.com/SuperconfCD2019.html [ANS Thanks W1GHZ via the Microwave List for the above information] + The Vintage News features story on LES-1 resuming transmissions after 46 years. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/05/09/us-satellite/ [ANS thanks The Vintage News 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 additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Dayton amsat
by Mark Kerhlikar 11 May '19

11 May '19

Can anyone on AMSAT board help me sign up for the Thursday Amsat forum at DARA? My call sign and email will not allow me to login to my account and register, and I’m not getting any response from resetting my password. Thanks Mark WD9HBF

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Satellite Demo at McKinney Amateur Radio Club meeting
by Mac A. Cody 11 May '19

11 May '19

All, I will be giving a presentation on FM satellite operations at the McKinney (Texas) Amateur Radio Club (MARC) monthly meeting this Tuesday evening, starting at 7:00PM (00:00 UTC). According to the predictions, LILACSAT-2 will be the only FM satellite passing by during that hour, so I am going to attempt to have a live demonstration. The local AOS will be 00:11:35 UTC, May 15th (7:11 PM Central Daylight Time, May 14th). According to the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page, LILACSAT-2 appears to have been active on early Wednesday (UTC) last week. That is no guarantee, though that it will happen this week. I will be calling during the pass of LILACSAT-2, so I hope that someone will be there to have a QSO. Thanks in advance! 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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suitable omni antenna for FM sats?
by Ron VE8RT 11 May '19

11 May '19

We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79. Because they fell a few points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via satellite. Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites". As we're heading into the time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what is the best compromise antenna for a base station. Keeping in mind their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators. Ron VE8RT in DP22 -- Ron VE8RT <ve8rt(a)yknwt.ca>

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JAMSAT report, language support for GRC, Phase 4 Ground update+strategy+test plan, GNU Radio Conference
by Michelle Thompson 11 May '19

11 May '19

My daughter Geneva and I had a wonderful time at JAMSAT Symposium in March 2019! There was a wide variety of talks about so many different payloads, a very special banquet dinner, adventures in Kyoto and Osaka, visits to ham radio stores, getting to see a new ICOM radio up close, lots of Pokemon, a Fire Festival, and making so many new friends. We were welcomed and will never forget the hospitality. A big part of Symposium was the GNU Radio Workshop by Imamura-san. It was an honor to share how we on Phase 4 Ground use GNU Radio in our presentation on Sunday morning. GNU Radio is a digital signal processing framework for software-defined radio. It’s the software that tells the hardware in your radio what to do. We need to be able to quickly and easily set up a software-defined radio to do whatever modulation and coding we want during development of new payloads and new ground stations. In many cases, GNU Radio is the exact right tool for this job. GNU Radio Companion is a Graphical User Interface that allows us to drag and drop functions onto a canvas. We click block outputs to connect to block inputs. When we do this, it creates a directed graph that implements radio functions. The signals flow from beginning to end. Each block modifies the signal, as if it was part of a circuit. The flow graph looks something like a block diagram combined with a software flowchart. GNU Radio has software variables. It can adapt to signal conditions and user input. The workshop at JAMSAT was held after the last talk on Sunday. It was several hours of hands-on training. Participants brought their own computers, installed GNU Radio, and created useful radio flow graphs that worked with real hardware. Several experiments were done in order. Imamura-san kept everything organized through a set of projected slides that had clear instructions. Optimizations and customizations were made so that participants could see how they can use GNU Radio to achieve their goals. The hardware included RTL-SDRs and Plutos. Imamura-san also demonstrated a live video transmission from the podium. Something that I noticed in the workshop was how much easier it would be if this community could use the software if it was in Japanese. I decided to see what was required. After some homework and reading, I got a very simple example working and understood the basic workflow. I asked JAMSAT if they were interested in a localized version of GNU Radio Companion. JAMSAT responded positively and work began in earnest! It started to become clear that after this initial groundwork, that additional languages would be much easier. I reached out to AMSAT-DL next, and got an enthusiastic response there too. As of today, both German and Japanese are in progress! I received an inquiry about Portuguese following the initial announcement that the main menus had successful translations in testing. It's now on the list after we fully test localization for German and Japanese. While at JAMSAT, I was able to give a status update for Phase 4 Ground. Phase 4 Ground is a broadband digital microwave system for both terrestrial and space use. It complies with both ITAR and EAR open source and public domain carve-outs, so it’s open to participation worldwide. All engineering is published as it’s created. All are welcome to participate. Phase 4 Ground is best suited for GEO and HEO satellite missions. The uplink is frequency division multiple access. We use a 5GHz uplink. The regenerative repeater payload receives the uplink signals, digitizes them, multiplexes them, and processes them into DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X frames. The downlink is 10GHz. DVB-S2 is Digital Video Broadcasting Satellite 2nd edition. The X stands for extensions down in to Very Low SNR modulation and codings. Very Low SNR is of interest to hams, so we include the extension to the main standard DVB-S2. We use both pilots and short frame lengths in order to make the receiver implementation as easy as possible. Pilot tones are optional, and there are medium and long frames available in the standard. There is a recommended order to receive DVB-S2/X frames. The first stage of the demodulator is symbol timing recovery. We have to figure out the best possible time to measure, or take a snapshot, of the received signal. The receiver does not know the phase of the transmitter clock. We will not be automatically coordinated with it. It's not just a problem with phase, either. The receiver and transmitter may disagree in terms of the period of the clocks, or we might have jitter, or we might have drift. We have to analyze the received waveform and synchronize our receiver clock to the transmitter clock that is “hidden” in the received signal. Then, once we are synchronized, we sample that symbol and report the results. Doing this gives us a reliable value for the received symbol. Now that we have a series of received symbols, we have to figure out the start of the frame. This is done in DVB-S2 (and many other protocols) by sending a fixed pattern at the start of every frame. For DVB-S2, this is called a Physical Layer Start of Frame sequence. It’s 26 symbols long. This is what we look for. Once we see it, we know where the start of the frame is! Frame synchronization can be done in several ways. There are two different methods described in the implementation guidelines for DVB-S2/X. One is relatively simple, using shift registers. The other is bit more complex, using state machines. There are advantages to using the state machine method, but it’s more complicated and expensive. The shift registers is simple and cheap, but gives up a bit of performance. This is the constant balance in digital communications. Performance comes at a cost! Right after frame synchronization, we correct for carrier frequency error. First we do a coarse correction. This can be done with a delay-and-multiply frequency error detector. Then we do a fine correction. This can be done with something like a feed-forward estimation algorithm. Coarse correction is in the MHz, and fine correction is the hundreds of kHz. Next, we do phase recovery. This is to fix any residual frequency offset from the coarse and fine frequency offsets. Phase 4 Ground will support all the modulation and codings of DVB-S2/X, but we expect lower order modulations to be more heavily used. This means that a pilot-assisted maximum-likelihood (ML) feed-forward estimator will be the most useful. If you compute the average phase of each pilot field, then you can subtract this out and improve the signal. Higher-order modulations will need another feedback loop. Automatic gain control is next. AGC can be done in many ways. One way to do it depends on the pilot symbols in DVB-S2/X standard. These symbols are sent at regular intervals to provide a known easy-to-receive signal. We use these known pilot symbols in order to determine the amplitude multiplication factor for the rest of the signal. Pilot symbols are optional in the DVB standard, but Phase 4 Ground requires them. When the pilot symbols are on, the AGC is listening. When the pilot symbols are off, the AGC turns off, and the information from the AGC is used. After AGC, the constellation is decoded. DVB-S2 has a lot of them! There are many techniques to get the bits from the constellations. GNU Radio has a very versatile and powerful constellation block. Instead of the usual MPEG transport stream (DVB-S2 is for satellite TV, so the content is usually broadcast television signals), we use the more flexible Generic Stream Encapsulation standard from DVB.org. This means we have less overhead and complexity, and can handle any digital traffic that the amateur operator wants to transmit. It’s just a digital pipe. Phase 4 Ground uses GNU Radio extensively in research and development as well as for archiving and publishing our work. GNU Radio is not just a tool to figure things out, but is also a way to define a reference design for the radio. Because Phase 4 Ground is not a bent pipe, the payload is more complex. This complexity needs to be fully tested on the ground before risking large digital circuits in space. All the uplink channels are received with a polyphase filter bank. The current polyphase filter bank implementation in GNU Radio needs some updates in order to achieve the speeds and performance that we want. This is an active area of research and development. There have been three efforts over the past three years by various groups that have attempted to update and improve the existing working polyphase filter bank in GNU Radio. There is some recent good news here! EJ Kreinar reported that his open project (Theseus Cores) has an open source FPGA polyphase channelizer! This works with RFNoC. We will experiment with this in our payload design. This could fill in a big piece of the system that we need. Check it out here: http://gitlab.com/theseus-cores/theseus-cores Ron Economos and Paul Williamson successfully implemented GSE in GNU Radio and in Wireshark. This made it possible to do transport layer testing. Ron Economos is the lead author of the DVB blocks in GNU Radio. Improvements to GSE continue today. The current focus is improving internetworking functions so that large amounts of data can be more easily handled. We intend to use multicast IP as much as possible, and making sure GSE integrates well with multicast IP is important. The path forward with that is in our test plan. You can find our test plan here: https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/blob/master/Papers_Articles_Prese… The error correction in DVB-S2/X is state of the art. There are not many other error correcting codes that are better than Low Density Parity Check + BCH. This is a concatenated digital code specified by the DVB standard for S2 and T2 transmissions. We have two open source implementations of LDPC decode for DVB-S2/X. The first one is for graphical processing units and was written by Charles Brain. It was demonstrated at 2017 AMSAT-NA Symposium and at several events following. The second open source implementation is in C by Ahmet Inan and can be found here: https://github.com/xdsopl/LDPC This version has been incorporated into GNU Radio by Ron Economos. This can be found here: https://github.com/drmpeg/gr-dvbs2rx The next step for LDPC is to implement and publish an open source version for FPGA. GNU Radio is very important for our voice codec work, uplink modulation experiments, and trying out authentication and authorization schemes. GNU Radio allows us to use a wide variety of off the shelf hardware to achieve things that were not possible only a few short years ago. The GNU Radio community has been welcoming, helpful, supportive, friendly, and a source of continually amazing software-defined radio advancements. GNU Radio has an annual conference. In 2018, we held a week-long “Block Party” for DVB-S2/X. We had fun, set up multiple demos, explained DVB-S2/X, made the case for open source LDPC, and made progress on DVB-S2 correlates and GSE. Phase 4 Ground made significant progress due to the generous support of the conference organizers and the community. Learn more about the conference here: https://www.gnuradio.org/grcon/grcon19/ Registration for 2019 is open. The conference will be held September 16-20, 2019 in Huntsville, AL, USA. There is a poster session, proceedings, talks, workshops, contests, and social activities. The theme for 2019 is Space Communications! There are special gifts for space themed content. If you have a GNU Radio project that you want to share, consider making a presentation at or sending a poster to GNU Radio Conference 2019. The collaboration between Phase 4 Ground and JAMSAT has been absolutely stellar and we all look forward to continued enjoyment and success. Next generation payloads will be more complicated with multiplexing and advanced digital techniques. We all need to be able to work together, internationally. Open source and public domain is the best way forward. Phase 4 Ground and Open Research Institute are entirely dedicated to making this happen. We will be keeping the momentum and progress going. ORI is proud to be an affiliate member of Open Source Initiative https://opensource.org/ Join the Phase 4 Ground team! Our work benefits all AMSAT organizations. Our mailing list can be found at our website https://openresearch.institute/ Write me at w5nyv(a)arrl.net if you want to join our Slack account. This is where daily engineering discussions take place. More soon! -W5NYV

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non-doppler correction on linear sats
by Hans BX2ABT 11 May '19

11 May '19

How to deal with signals (CW/SSB) where the other party doesn't seem to do doppler correction? I use an Airspy/IC820H combo to receive (2m) and transmit (70cm) and both are controlled by Gpredict so that uplink and downlink on linear sats stay in tune. However, I hear many stations that apparently don't do this and their signals "walk" up very fast, right out of my passband. Difficult to get their call, let alone have a QSO. So what should be my strategy to deal with this? 73 de Hans BX2ABT

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What influences LEO propagation?
by Hans BX2ABT 11 May '19

11 May '19

The last couple of days the Fox birds haven't been coming in as well as before. Signal strengths are down, fading has increased and it is almost impossible for me to open them. Now the sporadic E season also has kicked off in the last few days, with increased activity here in east Asia. Is this a coincidence or do the two have a connection? And are there other factors that influence LEO propagation? I know satellite tumbling is one factor that causes fades, but are there also ionospheric or atmospheric influences? Thanks for the insight. 73 de Hans (BX2ABT)

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DN01/02 GRIDLINE - 2019-05-13 - KI7UNJ
by KI7UNJ Tucker 10 May '19

10 May '19

Will be on the DN01/DN02 Gridline on Monday, May 13th FM Passes Only. AO-92 - 2019-05-13 17:20:05Z (+10 min 59 seconds) AO-91 - 2019-05-13 17:40:28Z (+9 min 44 seconds) AO-92 - 2019-05-13 18:53:19Z (+11 min 2 seconds) AO-91 - 2019-05-13 19:12:58Z (+14 min 10 seconds) Track me on APRS https://t.co/JZc3nbDywp Use DN02HA for Satmatch.com FP predictions -- 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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AMSAT Academy Registration Deadline TODAY at 23:59 UTC / 7:59pm EDT
by Paul Stoetzer 10 May '19

10 May '19

Don't miss out on the AMSAT Academy to be held on Thursday, May 16th, 9am-5pm at the DARA Clubhouse. Registration deadline is TODAY at 23:59 UTC / 7:59pm EDT. https://www.amsat.org/other-events/amsat-activities-at-hamvention-2019/ And don't forget - the deadline for the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet is Tuesday, May 14th at 22:00 UTC / 6:00pm EDT. 73, Paul, N8HM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-09 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 09 May '19

09 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-09 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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. 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 2019-05-09 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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 **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 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 Satellite Operations Page
by Robert Bankston 08 May '19

08 May '19

It seems that taking your AMSAT gear with you, where ever you go, is now the new norm. From the Queen Mary to Iceland, and all parts in between, satellite operators are making AMSAT's 50th Anniversary a year to remember. Stay informed by regularly checking AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations page, located at https://amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ 73, Robert Bankston, KE4AL AMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabama Website: KE4AL.wordpress.com

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W5PFG op from EM23/33 today
by Clayton W5PFG 07 May '19

07 May '19

I'll be on FO-29 at 22:36 UTC today (7 May) from Arkansas on the EM23/33 gridline. One pass only, then I move down to EM32 in Louisiana for the night and tomorrow. GL 73 Clayton W5PFG 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Hamvention Thursday AMSAT Dinner
by Tucker McGuire 07 May '19

07 May '19

Hi all, Is anyone that is staying near Miamisburg going to the Thursday AMSAT dinner? I am looking for a ride there if anyone's willing. Cheers & 73, Tucker W4FS

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2M RX preamp for sale
by GEO Badger 07 May '19

07 May '19

MiniKits.com.au 2m 144MHz VHF RX/TX Preamplifier This product is ideal for use with the Icom Multimode VHF transceivers including the IC-275, IC-820/821, IC-910H and IC9100 that have a PREAMP enable switch to supply +12vdc out of the antenna connector in RX mode. Transceivers without this function will require an external bias tee like the Mini-Kits EME168-2-70 to supply DC power up the coaxial cable. When using a high power RF amplifier up to 500 Watts, additional sequencing will be required to protect the pre-amplifier from damage. The Mini-Kits EME166 Sequencer can be adapted to be used for correct sequence timing of the RX to TX changeover. This unit is peaked for 145.800 MHz and mounted in a Nickel sprayed GME enclosure. It was used once for an ISS contact. $100.00 USD OBO. Buyer pays S&H. Specifications Frequency Range:Band Pass: 140 to 150MHz (BW 10MHz @ 1dB)Band Rejection: Typically 40dB @ 50MHz, 60dB @ 430MHz Gain Adjustable: Typically +18dB Max, 10dB Min @ 145MHz Noise Figure: 0.8dB ( Typically <0.7dB @ 145MHz)Through Loss: 0.05dB @ 145MHz (Bypass Mode)RF Power Handling: 100W CW (Un-Sequenced ) 500W PEP (Sequenced)Minimum RF Input: +20dBm (100mW) To activate the RF sensing circuitOperating Voltage: +11 to 15vdc (+12vdc @ 150mA Recommended)Board Size: 80mm L x 84mm W x 25mm H (with BNC connectors) --- Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. GEO http://www.w3ab.org Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.

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10 Days until Hamvention!
by Paul Stoetzer 07 May '19

07 May '19

Just 10 days until the Dayton Hamvention! Don't miss out on the AMSAT Academy, the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet, ARISS and AMSAT Forums, and more! The registration deadline for the AMSAT Academy is this Friday, May 10th. The registration deadline for the TAPR/AMSAT Banquet is Tuesday, May 14th. Details at https://www.amsat.org/other-events/amsat-activities-at-hamvention-2019/

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FCD pro + issue
by Nick Pugh 07 May '19

07 May '19

My fun cube dongle pro + will not receive any single. It appears like it lost its LNA. Is this a common issue? It also causes a reboot when first plugged into the USB connector. nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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W0WCS demo on AO-91 - 1704-1716 Z 7 May
by Randy Shirbroun 07 May '19

07 May '19

Greetings, I will be doing a demonstration at my daughter’s school tomorrow (Tuesday, 7 May) on the mid-day pass of AO-91 – AOS 1704 Z during the kids’ lunch break. I’ll be operating as W0WCS, the school club’s call sign and the grid is EN23. It’s not a rare grid – I’ve been pretty active from here with my own call since I got started on the birds in October, but W0WCS has never been on the satellites before, just HF. Hopefully we can get several QSOs to show the kids the magic of satellite communication! We will confirm by old-fashioned QSL cards as well as LotW. Thanks and 73, Randy, ND0C

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Better antenna for Alinco G7T
by Yono Adisoemarta 06 May '19

06 May '19

Dear all, Is there a better rubber ducky replacement for the Alinco G7T? Preferably with higher gain for the 1.2 GHz. 73 de Yono - YD0NXX Sent from my iPhone

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-07 01:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 06 May '19

06 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-07 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Aranzadi Ikastola, Bergara, Spain, telebridge via VK6MJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-17 08:51:35 UTC 84 deg (***) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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. 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 2019-05-07 01:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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 **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 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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Vertical satellite antennas
by Armando Mercado 06 May '19

06 May '19

Reference the recent discussion on omni satellite antennas, I've used for years a Ringo Range II. Works for most passes. Made many contacts with ISS & could hear AO-40 at apogee when it was working. -73 Armando N8IGJ

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Anyone on CAS-4B?!
by Lapo Pieri IK5NAX 06 May '19

06 May '19

Hi, I've tried to work a good pass of CAS-4B over Europe few minutes ago: calling cq for most of passes and listening over the bandwidth I got no responses and I haven't heard anyone... Just a case or the satellite is almost unused? 73, Lapo IK5NAX

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Free HughesNet dish north of seattle
by Robert Bruninga 06 May '19

06 May '19

Someone has offered a 33 inch wide and 28 inch vertical Hughes Net dish. The Feed is about two feet from the dish. If interested, reply direct to me wb4apr(a)amsat.org

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Last Evening's Rocket Lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 06 May '19

06 May '19

The Launch was successful. The replay is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahVDVWq_Ei4 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-06 01:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 05 May '19

05 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-06 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Cancelled due to Space X 17 launch delay and docking for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg (***) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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. 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 2019-05-06 01:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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 **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 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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Pass Past/Future
by Pedro Converso 05 May '19

05 May '19

Hello, Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label on http://amsat.org.ar/pass Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future satellite passes. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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Omni Vertical Antennas for Satellites?
by Robert Bruninga 05 May '19

05 May '19

By the way, When we say a vertical-over-a-ground plane, we are not talking about a "ground plane antenna". That commonly refers to a 1/4 wave radiating element and four "ground plane" radials. But this is no better than a vertical dipole when you model it in free space. Yes, the radials make a good match to 50 Ohm coax, but do not simulate an infinite ground plane.. The antenna pattern is still just a donut with half the energy going into the ground. So here is the question. If one put another set of ground radials 1/4 wave below the initial radials and tuned them longer to act like real 180 degree phase reversals (like reflectors on a yagi), would this then make the antenna really pick up the missing 3 dBi that otherwise goes into the ground? Bob

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KlaTrack [ Problem Saving Settings ]
by Les Rayburn 05 May '19

05 May '19

Several operators recommended the KlaTrack software tool for help with visualizing upcoming passes from amateur satellites. It seems like exactly what I’m looking for. Installed it on my Windows X, 64 bit machine without a problem. But I’m having trouble with saving the settings. When I make changes, such as entering my six digit grid square, or changing the theme, etc. Nothing changes on the display. Restarting the software has no effect. The installation instructions say that both Keps data and settings are stored in the “Home” directory and that you can also start the software using the command line. But that’s not very helpful. Any idea what I’m doing wrong? I’m sure it’s operator error. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Fw: [sbarahams] Satellite demo at "Radio In The Park" event
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 04 May '19

04 May '19

Many thanks to everyone with whom we were able to QSO today, I took the 10:36am pass as K6VUG, then AG6TT took the 11:55am pass and WB9YBM made the 12:11 pass. Steve (AG6TT) and Bill (WB9YBM) were new to satellites and had much fun working you guys, while all other onlookers enjoyed it. I got QSOs with AC9E and WD9EWK as planned. Thanks again. BTW, for some reason I noticed the AO-92 was very strong with almost no fades, however AO-91 was weaker and showed many fades. I'm not sure if it was something in my setup or at the bird. In any case, no biggie given the fun everyone had today. Next stop Field Day 2019 ! 73!Umesh k6vug On Sunday, April 28, 2019, 12:21:40 PM PDT, 'k6vug(a)sbcglobal.net' k6vug(a)sbcglobal.net [sbarahams] <sbarahams(a)yahoogroups.com> wrote: FYI - there is a good chance of demonstrating Amateur Satellites at this event on May 4th. The satellite passes will be as follows: Satellite Date From To Elevation -------------------------------------------------------- AO-92 5/4/2019 11:55:51 AM 12:07:18 PM 34.3° AO-91 5/4/2019 12:11:10 PM 12:24:00 PM 25.8° AO-91 5/4/2019 1:47:28 PM 2:00:20 PM 25.7° I'll bring the setup, you make the satellite contacts ! Best, Umesh, K6VUG __._,_.___ Posted by: "k6vug(a)sbcglobal.net" <k6vug(a)sbcglobal.net> | Reply via web post | • | Reply to sender | • | Reply to group | • | Start a New Topic | • | Messages in this topic (3) | Have you tried the highest rated email app? With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. Visit Your Group • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use SPONSORED LINKS . __,_._,___

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ISS Antenna
by KD2NFC, Joe Puma 04 May '19

04 May '19

Hey is this the 145mhz antenna we make contact with on the ISS? Is it a qfx with a ground plane Sent from my iPad

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Re: [amsat-bb] Pass Past/Future
by Roy Dean 04 May '19

04 May '19

Pedro, This is great, muchas gracias! One question, however - are the "past passes" historical values "locked in time", or are they "back calculated" from current keps? --Roy K3RLD > ------------------------------ > Hello, Upon suggestions, a small calendar had been added over Date Label on > http://amsat.org.ar/pass Hoping useful to allow retrieve past and future > satellite passes. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
by Devin L. Ganger 04 May '19

04 May '19

Greetings, programs! I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a detailed design? Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing. Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead. Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have. -- Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) email: devin(a)thecabal.org<mailto:[email protected]> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/> cell: +1 425.239.2575

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AO-92 mode
by Bob Keating 04 May '19

04 May '19

Will AO-92 be in V/U mode tomorrow? Thanks. 73, Bob N6REK Sent from my iPhone

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-04 05:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 May '19

04 May '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-05-04 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was unsuccessful for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC 59 deg (***) ARISS is trying to determine what happened. (***) Watch for live stream at: https://youtu.be/ZRVQdYdwbOE Stream should start about 17:30 UTC Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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. 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 2019-05-04 05:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1305. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1248. 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 **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-30 02:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 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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Rocket Launch scrubbed for today
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 04 May '19

04 May '19

See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1124523563778580481 Try again tomorrow. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Physics Class in Hawaii, AO-91 attempt
by John Bonewitz 04 May '19

04 May '19

Aloha! I’m a Physics Teacher at Kea’au High School (BK29LO). My students have built a yagi antenna and learned how to work amature radio satellites as part of a unit on satellite motion. They have successfully heard themselves on the downlink of AO-91 several times now, but we haven’t managed to make a contact. We are going to try to make another attempt today at 21:58z - 22:10z. It would be amazing if someone could listen for us! My call is KH6JB. I hope this is the right place to post something like this. Forgive me if I’ve left something out! 73 John Bonewitz KH6JB

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 May '19

03 May '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY on 07 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:15 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 K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The school is planning to live stream the event at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-bFBNgC1aYdGV493kb5ImA/live 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): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) 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 informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.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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