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Thanks to all for the help
by HUGH EMPEY 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

Thanks to everyone who helped with the call clarification. I was able to confirm the contact as KE7VA. The satellite community is most helpful and I hope I can return the favor some day. . 73'.Ed WA7ETH If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing. * Chuck Yeager

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Aurora Tonight Across Northern US?
by R.T.Liddy 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

There's a possibility of Aurora visible across Northern US tonight. KYFC - 73/GL, Bob K8BL https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g2-moderate-watch-effect-23-march-2019-utc-d…

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Call clarification
by HUGH EMPEY 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

On the AO-91 pass today March 22nd at the end of the 1949Z pass I worked a station with what I thought was KE7ACN in CN88. That call is not in CN88. Did anyone happened to record that pass and get the call? My tape recorder could not pull it out. Thanks in advance. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing. * Chuck Yeager

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Logging QSO's into LoTW from portable operations
by Michael & Carla 23 Mar '19

23 Mar '19

I just today started my portable operations on the FM birds...What is the recommended manner to log my portable contacts into LoTW from my N3FJP logging program? Do I need a new callsign certificate with a /P and then add station locations for each grid I work, or is there a better way to do this... KJ4EU Jerry...kj4eu(a)arrl.net

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Thank you
by johnv＠frontier.com 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning. Thank you to all those who helped me with it. It will be on the wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams Club. JohnN7AME

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Next Rocket Lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Hi Folks, Next Rocket Lab launch (DAPRA satellite) is on Sunday 24th at 22:30 UTC at the earliest. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1108929530125680640 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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Programs to work/log Sats from separate Rigs ??
by Bob KD7YZ 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

So I have a K3 which "generally" Rx's on VHF mode (Downlink) And I have an IC910 which therefore is usually on xmit on the UHF side (Uplink). And invariably I am using, and quite happy with SatPC32 to control the two radios. And the latter is done with the help of VSPE to make some virtual serial ports. So what program(s) can I use to be able to LOG the xmit and the Rx frequencies, the Calls, the locations of the guys ... and also upload/download/match, from LOTW ? ....and as a by product, keep track of Grids Countries and the like? Contesting of any form is not needed. thank you -- 73 Bob KD7YZ AMSAT LM #901

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IC-970 --> IC-9700 A nostalgic journey
by Ronald G. Parsons 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I cut my satellite teeth with a Icom IC-970 back in the early ‘90s. Getting to look through the IC-9700s manual was nostalgic. The 970 was my first VHF/UHF rig. I bought it used and it served me well for several years until I sold it and acquired an Icom IC-810. Satellites have been my passion ever since. I even wrote a Macintosh program to control the 970. The 970 was like an old used sports car – it required constant maintenance and repair. Every couple months, the 970 would stop transmitting. I soon learned that meant I had to open up the case and re-flow the solder tabs on the final. The 970 was where I realized the most important frequency to be aware of was the frequency of the uplink and downlink signal “as measured at the satellite.” In almost three decades, the satellite radio universe has changed a lot – for the better. Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Thank you
by Kevin M 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I earned VUCC-Sat #86 in Oct 1998 under my old callsign, AC5DK... Keep in mind though, John, your award means as much today as any of these old awards drawn with hand calligraphy on papyrus. X^D Kinda like that old joke... 'You know what they call the guy who graduates last in his class at medical school??? Doctor.' 73 & congrats!!! KevinN4UFO N1JEZ said: #73 in 1997 here.... On 3/22/2019 3:17 PM, Bruce wrote: > Oh, my..... I am showing my age now. I became a ham in 1993 and > immediately went into satellite operations. My VUCC in late 1993 is #17. > For at least a dozen years after that they increased very rarely. > > I am glad to see all the activity on the satellites and enough > satellites for everyone to have fun with. > > 73...bruce > > On 3/22/2019 1:54 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote: >> Congrats! >> >> On another note, the fact that we're at #427 in VUCCs issued is a >> testament to the increase in popularity of satellite ops and grid >> chasing over the past few years. VUCC Satellite has been around since >> either the late 1980s or early 1990s. I received #248 in March 2014. >> So, in about 5 years, about 42% of all satellite VUCCs issued in about >> 30 years have been awarded. >> >> 73, >> >> Paul, N8HM >> >> On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM johnv at frontier.com >> <johnv at frontier.com> wrote: >>> I just got number VUCC #427 certificate in the mail this morning. >>> >>> Thank you to all those who helped me with it. It will be on the >>> wall Monday after I show it off tomorrow at the Snohomish County Hams >>> Club. >>> JohnN7AME

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Kicksat sprites detected on 437.24
by andy thomas 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Sprite signals detected on 437.24 by Dwingeloo. Cees Bassa on Twitter there's a waterfall picture on the twitter site below showing the charateristic wide band tx of the sprite. | | | | | | | | | | | Cees Bassa on Twitter “The Sprites are alive! We just picked up transmissions at 437.24MHz with @radiotelescoop from the tiny Sprite s... | | | Sprites are 5mins ahead of Kicksat2. Zac Manchester, PI, reports hearing signals also in Stamford. 73 de andy G0SFJ

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IC-9700 manuals available
by David J. Schmocker 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Everyone: For those English-readers who share interest in Icom IC-9700, manuals are now available: Basic Manual http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_ENG_Basic_0. pdf Advanced Manual: http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/pdf/IC-9700_AdvancedManu al_ENG_0.pdf CS-9700 Software Programming Instructions: (http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/manual/disp_down.php?SWT=&ID=2 0190122001&GNR=Options&TYPE=C&PDNM=CS-9700&INQWORDSWT=No&INQWORD=) Very 73, David J. Schmocker, KJ9I

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IC-9700
by James Brown 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

Good news. My IC 9700 is due to arrive around the third week of April. Was thinking that the first challenge is getting sat32 to speak to it! Does sat32 need some form of software update for this radio or can we do it in the field? Jim KI6WJ

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ESEO has now started its commissioning
by Graham Shirville 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

On Monday December 3rd 2018, the 50kg ESA Education Office satellite ESEO was launched by Space-X on the Spaceflight SSO-A SmallSat Express mission. Following the launch from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, ESEO separated from the launch vehicle and automatically activated the periodic transmission of its telemetry beacon. However, by the time out of a predefined period, having not received commands from the ground station, the spacecraft automatically entered into safe mode. Some initial communications issues were experienced by ESEO in receiving commands from the ground stations in Forli’ (Italy) and Vigo (Spain), but they were resolved when the ESEO team of the Observatory of Tartu offered the possibility to use a ground station in Estonia. This is capable of transmitting with higher power, for a temporary contingent use. The Estonian ground station has been configured to be operated remotely by the ESEO MCC team, which involves students of the University of Bologna. ESEO then started executing the commands transmitted from ground. ESEO has now completed the LEOPS (Launch and Early OPerationS) phase of its mission, reaching the platform nominal mode and has begun the process of commissioning the whole satellite: firstly the platform functions, with the payloads functions following. As part of this commissioning process, but subject to the successful completion of other preparatory tasks of the platform subsystems commissioning, it is anticipated that initial testing of the AMSAT communications payload will be carried out within the next few weeks. AMSAT-UK will endeavour to provide some advance notice of these tests being undertaken, but the first step will be activation of the 1200bps BPSK telemetry beacon on 145.895MHz. The telemetry format matches previous FUNcube missions and data from this beacon will be forwarded to the FUNcube Data Warehouse using any of the FUNcube dashboards. However, to see the decoded values and graphical displays, please download the dedicated ESEO mission dashboard which is available here https://download.funcube.org.uk/ESEO_Dashboard_v1177.msi The payload has, additionally, a high speed, 4800bps BPSK data format downlink and also a Mode L/V FM transponder both of which will be tested. Further information about ESEO can be seen here: https://www.esa.int/Education/ESEO/ESEO_student_satellite_in-orbit_commissi… 73 Graham G3VZV

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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow code 2000 UTC to 2030 UTC today (Friday). Frequency will be between 10.110 MHz and 10.120 MHz. Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Steve AI9IN

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Logging on LoTW
by Bob Keating 22 Mar '19

22 Mar '19

I logged 26 QSOs from CM94 last weekend as N6REK/P on LoTW but have received only 4 QSLs. I thought CM94 is a relatively rare grid, plus I was hoping to get credit for KI7UNJs rove. Should I just be logging as N6REK even though I am operating a location other that my home QTH? I would like to get a good solid answer as I will be heading off to Utah next month and hope to get some QSLs from some new grids. Thanks. 73, Bob N6REK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-22 00:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-22 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko (***) Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 10:45 UTC (***) Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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) http://www.jarl.org/ ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-22 00:00 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 1294. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1237. 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 2019-03-21 03:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 21 Mar '19

21 Mar '19

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow code from 1600 UTC to 1630 UTC today (Thursday). Frequency will be between 10.110 MHz and 10.120 MHz. Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Steve AI9IN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg (***) Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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) http://www.jarl.org/ ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-21 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 1294. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1237. (***) 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 2019-03-21 03:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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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9100 with HS-Soundmodem, EasyTerm, CAT7200, VspMgr, and SatPC32..whew...
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

I posted this to various groups and individual’s a few days ago…. +I’ve been trying without success to get my 9100 working with HS-Soundmodem and EasyTerm. Everything +seems to be working except the PTT. I’m receiving data, and passing it along via ports 8000 and 8001, but +cannot get the PTT to work via the USB assigned com port. Thinking there is an issue with my 9100 I +configured it for WSJT-X via DXLab and it is running FT8 fine, no PTT issues. Does anyone have their 9100 +working with Soundmodem or HS-Soundmodem and can send me their settings? Thanks…. Andy, UZ7HO suggested that I use John G8BPQ’s program called CAT7200. This allows programs that can’t handle the RTS from Icom CI-V PTT command. I was blissfully unaware of this issue as I run my only other data setups like WSJT-X using DXLab as a go between, Dave does a great job with DXLab. I now have everything talking except SatPC32. I tried several different things, like setting up another application port in CAT7200, and also using VspMgr to try and split the port. No matter what I do SatPC32 will not control the radio, using the comport from either app. I’m getting close to getting this to work. Any suggestions on how to setup SatPC32? 73 Jeff kb2m

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Weather satellites
by Philip Jenkins 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

A local ham, N1DAY, has taken a DEEP dive into WX Sats, and I am so blown away by his website/blog on this topic that I am posting it to this BB (with his permission). (And feel free to ask him questions...) . I think this post would be really helpful to WX newbies. Enjoy! https://hamsignal.com/blog/this-is-major-tom-to-ground-control Philip N4HF EM85

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Kicksat sprites: CQ
by andy thomas 20 Mar '19

20 Mar '19

Hi Amsateers: This is a CQ from Zac Manchester, PI for the Kicksat-2 misison to deploy Sprites, sent on twitter: Calling all HAMs! We have sent commands to deploy the Sprites from #KickSat2. We are looking for volunteers to record daylight passes. We need at least 64 kHz IQ data centered at 437.240 MHz. The KickSat-2 TLE can be used for coarse tracking, but won't be super accurate. 7 replies 36 retweets 47 likes All recordings can go via the google group "kicksat gs" many thanks 73 de andy g0sfj

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Re: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
by GEO Badger 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Don, Since you are using the USB version you don't need a USB-RS 232 converter. But, you might look at your COM PORTS in the hardware setup section and verify that it is operating correctly. You can update your driver(s) there as well. --- Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. GEO http://www.w3ab.org Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 7:33:41 AM PDT, Don Boyer <don.boyer(a)comcast.net> wrote: I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older DLP-USB232M interface module installed. I am trying to use my LVB tracker with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port. Can anyone give me some advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and any set up recommendations? It looks like I need the current driver for the DLP-USB232M. But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are closed until March 25th. I am using the current version of SatPC32. 73, Don W7AIN _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
by Rolf Krogstad 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

Don, I have had no issues using the LVB Tracker with Windows 10 and SatPC32. One thing to check is how you connect the LVB to the PC. If your PC does not have a serial port, then you are probably using a "serial to USB" converter cable. My experience has been that many of the cheap cables use a chipset which is not compatible with the ham software I use. I always make sure that the "serial - USB" cable I purchase is based on the FTDI chipset. I have never had a problem using a "serial - USB" cable based on that FTDI chipset. There are a number of manufacturers of these cables. I got mine from Byte Runner - but there are many more vendors. 73, Rolf NR0T EN34 On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:33 AM Don Boyer <don.boyer(a)comcast.net> wrote: > I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older > DLP-USB232M interface module installed. I am trying to use my LVB tracker > with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port. Can anyone give me some > advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and > any set up recommendations? It looks like I need the current driver for > the > DLP-USB232M. But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are > closed until March 25th. I am using the current version of SatPC32. > 73, > Don W7AIN > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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LVB Tracker with Windows 7 & 10 Setup Issue
by Don Boyer 19 Mar '19

19 Mar '19

I recently obtained a used LVB tracker (USB version) that has an older DLP-USB232M interface module installed. I am trying to use my LVB tracker with both Windows 7 & Windows 10 via my USB port. Can anyone give me some advice regarding LVB tracker compatibility with Windows 7 & 10 versions and any set up recommendations? It looks like I need the current driver for the DLP-USB232M. But this driver is not available on the DLP site and they are closed until March 25th. I am using the current version of SatPC32. 73, Don W7AIN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-19 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com Khabarovsk University, Khabarovsk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is a go for 2019-03-26 (***) Ulluriaq School, Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC, Canada, via LU8YY (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI (***) Contact is go for: Thu 2019-03-28 16:14:54 UTC 47 deg (***) ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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) http://www.jarl.org/ ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-19 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 1293. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 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 2019-03-05 16:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow code from 2300 UTC to 2330 UTC today (Monday). Frequency will be between 7.045 MHz and 7.055 MHz. Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Steve AI9IN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
by Edward R Cole 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Gentlemen Guessing either you did not read the entire article By Kent-AWA5VJB, or misunderstood. Kent was addressing a way to use a metallic crossboom with crossed yagis. For satellite I suspect you have them connected to produce circular polarity. Normal installation would require the end parts of the crossboom be non-metallic (probably fiberglass for strength). No metal should be closer than half-wavelength from element ends. So the only way to dress cable from the driven elements is draped off the backend of the antenna booms. But Kent rigorously measured the effect of a metallic crossboom connection to the x-yagi boom to determine least interaction. The connection location on the antenna boom is critical but does allow running coax across both crossboom and antenna boom. Being "cheap and Lazy" I decided to mount my satellite antenna using a metal crossboom with Yaesu B5400 azel rotator. I run my cables on the boom with tight corners to keep cables close to surface on the booms. Everything works well. I've not made field measurements so do not know how well they are working but was good enough for AO40, modes US and LS. http://www.kl7uw.com/sat.htm Not currently RV for satellite. 73, Ed - KL7UW -------------------------------------- From: "Frank Karnauskas" <n1uw(a)gokarns.com> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom Message-ID: <000001d4dd4a$f11aa280$d34fe780$(a)gokarns.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This is quite curious. Page 1 of the WA5VJB paper says, "Run the coax back down the antenna and along the boom keeping the radius small..." His hand-drawn illustration shows the feedline going down the boom then making a hard turn at the boom-to-cross arm plate. The M2 instruction sheets for the 2MCP8A and 436CP16 antennas both state (in bold type), "Do not route feedline to boom to mast plate as exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field." Mr. Britain's paper is obviously focused on mounting the cross bar somewhere along the boom of a somewhat long antenna. The M2 instructions are for mounting short antennas from the back of the boom to the cross bar. Not the same situation. But, for a newbie like me, the definitive conclusion to this discussion is...I am still confused. I was hoping to hang my M2 LEO antennas Monday morning but now not until after I call the M2 support line for their read on this. 73, Frank FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW 73, Ed - KL7UW http://www.kl7uw.com Dubus-NA Business mail: dubususa(a)gmail.com

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yoctenna / yefa
by Lapo Pieri 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Hi to All, I just made my satellite station operational again and I'd like to show you my last labor: a new antenna for VHF and up that has a large bandwidth, high tollerance to fabrication tollerance and clean pattern. It is in its fairly early state of development but I think it could be of some interest for the community. So if you are curious you can find a short description here: http://www.radioteknos.it/yoctenna_yefa_en-1.html And any comments, criticism, or whatever are welcome 73, Lapo IK5NAX

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FoxTelem Version 1.07 released
by Chris Thompson 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

I'm officially releasing version 1.07 of FoxTelem. A test version has been out for a while, but it had several issues, including a lower decode rate than 1.06. That prevented release for a while. Those issues (and something like 65 other defects) are now all fixed and this decoder performs better than 1.06. Feel free to test them side by side and report back if that is not the case for you. We are always interested in any comparative results. In addition to defects in FoxTelem 1.06 and earlier versions of 1.07, this also introduces Doppler calculation with automatic adjustment of the decoder frequency. This is especially useful for decoding beacons and has been helpful in testing for Fox-1A / AO-85 and Fox-1Cliff / AO-95 which are both in SAFE mode. Decoding from Doppler takes a bit of configuration to get right. Have a read of the new sections in the manual or ask for help if you want to give it a try. There are pros and cons vs "Find Signal" for sure. Version 1.07 changes the core SDR within FoxTelem to use a Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO) rather than an FFT Filter for the conversion to base-band. This produces better decodes and will allow the support of wider bandwidth SDRs in the future. The old decoder is available still if needed from the settings screen. Read the manual for details. Version 1.07 also introduces two new BPSK decoders in advance of the Fox-1E launch. (I have no inside information about when that will be, but I have the decoder ready :) I also wrote some notes on the comparison between the two decoders, which you can read if you are interested in BPSK decoding performance, or just wonder what I do with my time in the evenings: http://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2019-03-09.php The releases are here: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/foxtelem_1.07y_windows.zip http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/foxtelem_1.07y_linux.tar.gz http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/foxtelem_1.07y_mac.tar.gz KEY CHANGES in 1.07 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Ability to add a new spacecraft from the menu. You can also remove them. * Doppler calculation and tracking as an option instead of "Find Signal" * A better SDR based on a Numerically Controlled Oscillator, ready for wider SDRs * Two new PSK decoders - Costas Loop and Dotproduct * RTL dongle implemented for testing, though more work to do * Stops downloading keps when position calc is off * Allows toggling of high speed / DUV display when in auto mode * Fixed plotting issues for Earth plots * Fixes several crashes and bugs * Fixes copy paste issues with tables * Respects left/right audio preference when processing wav files * Implements formats for later spacecraft - Fox-1E and HuskySat * Linux and Mac launch script updated to locate the JVM (especially on Mac). Please report if when this works/does not work * MEMS gyro calibration updated * Fixed a bug where AO-85 data from the server could not be stepped through And many other bug fixes. Full list of changes here: https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/12?closed=1 Let me know any feedback. 73 Chris G0KLA / AC2CZ -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson(a)gmail.com g0kla(a)arrl.net

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-18 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-18 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com Exp. 59 on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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) http://www.jarl.org/ ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-18 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 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 2019-03-05 16:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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 (***) Welcome aboard! (***) 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] Shoppinglist (Making a T notch filter)
by GEO Badger 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

How about rolling your own? https://qrznow.com/145-mhz-low-loss-bandpass-helical-filter/ https://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/Intermod/No_Tune_Filter.pdf Or DCI? http://dci.ca/ ___ Sent from my two way wrist watch 73 de W3AB/GEOOn Mar 15, 2019, at 07:39, Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt(a)msa.hinet.net> wrote: Hello all, Unfortunately it's not one transmitter, but four of them (I thought 5, but I just checked. Powers range from 1 - 10 kW), producing a lot of spurious signals and raising the noise floor by about 10 dB when pointing the beam into that direction. I don't think stubs will be broad enough to cover 89 to 106 MHz, but I never worked with them, so I'm guessing here. I don't have any problems with FM stations leaking onto 70 cm, just the air band, NOAA frequencies and 2 meters. My Airspy mini also picks up lots of spurious signals below 50 MHz, often hard enough to ID. I found this filter from Par Electronics (http://www.parelectronics.com/fm-broadcast.php), but it doesn't indicate if you can tx through it. Otherwise I will have to use it in the shack and remove it when I want to tx on 2m, with the risk of forgetting it and blowing it up. Will a sequencer be a solution then? 73 de Hans BX2ABT On 03/15/2019 09:42 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote: And you can make it without all the connectors at the T if you want. Though it takes some close and inventive soldering of the "T". Since the FM band is 88 to 108 that (I think) is far enough from 145 to add minimum loss. But at UHF, one needs to carefully check to make sure that the FM frequency is not also a multiple of the FM frequency. Tell us the FM broadcast frequency and we can take a quick look. Bob -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Wendy and Terry Osborne Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:50 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt(a)msa.hinet.net> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist Hi Hans, If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try making a Coax stub filter. You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length long at the FM Tx frequency and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the frequency that you want (2M /70CMs). A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100 Watts OK. You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors. To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs. If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band attached to your T and trim the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx frequency.v dir="auto">I haven't run the calculations for how long the stub should be but if it's useful I could do so. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: Hans BX2ABT Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:33 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I should at least get a good FM-band notch filter. Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power. Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb 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! 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Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom
by Frank Karnauskas 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

This is quite curious. Page 1 of the WA5VJB paper says, "Run the coax back down the antenna and along the boom keeping the radius small..." His hand-drawn illustration shows the feedline going down the boom then making a hard turn at the boom-to-cross arm plate. The M2 instruction sheets for the 2MCP8A and 436CP16 antennas both state (in bold type), "Do not route feedline to boom to mast plate as exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field." Mr. Britain's paper is obviously focused on mounting the cross bar somewhere along the boom of a somewhat long antenna. The M2 instructions are for mounting short antennas from the back of the boom to the cross bar. Not the same situation. But, for a newbie like me, the definitive conclusion to this discussion is...I am still confused. I was hoping to hang my M2 LEO antennas Monday morning but now not until after I call the M2 support line for their read on this. 73, Frank FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW ARRL MINNESOTA AFFILIATED CLUB COORDINATOR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ROTATING EDITOR 1402 SUMMIT SHORES DR. BURNSVILLE, MN 55306 N1UW(a)GOKARNS.com 612-644-9174 -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 2:29 PM To: radiomb; amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom Yes, you can, just pay attention to how far your coax turn is from your driven element. There are a couple spots to avoid. It is pretty well explained in Kent Britain's (wa5vjb) paper here: http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm 73, Gary kk0sd -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of radiomb Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 4:04 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Attaching the coax to antenna boom Building my new ground station and another question. I have always only elevated my antenna 90 degrees. I loose about 20 25 seconds while the azimuth rotator turns 180 degrees to track the rest of the pass. I have just let the coax hang off the back of the antennas in a big loop. I am afraid it will get hung up going 180 degrees. Question, Can I attach the coax to the antenna boom and run it back until it gets to the cross boom or will that throw off the radiation pattern? Thanks 73 Mike K4MIA _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Looking for older AMSAT Journal article
by Bob Hammond 18 Mar '19

18 Mar '19

I need a copy of an article on Mark Spencer's minimalist preamp in the Nov/Dec 2012 Journal. Anyone have a copy? 73, Bob W7OTJ

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Upcoming ARISS contact with North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada - CORRECTED RELEASE
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

CORRECTED RELEASE: Please note that the original ARISS press release for North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada sent on 3/17/2019 at 11:43 UTC, stated that the contact should be audible over Alberta, Canada. This was incorrect. The contact will instead be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. We sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Below is a corrected copy. ---------------------------------------- An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 20 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:16 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. North Point School for Boys, a private school in Calgary, provides a setting for boys from Kindergarten to Grade 9 in which they are challenged and motivated, developing into young men of integrity with a genuine love of learning. Through strong mentors, experiential learning and blended learning, students discover who they are and how they learn. Students will be learning about the International Space Station through social discussion, science class and engineering academy. Students will be building a scale model of the International Space Station and learning Canada's commitment to the space program. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How did you train to become an astronaut? 2. What do you do all day? 3. Is time different on the space station? 4. What is it like being weightless in space? 5. Is it hard to move around? 6. What is your favourite space food? 7. What is the coolest thing you have seen while on the space station? 8. How long does it take to get used to zero gravity? 9. What did you bring with you to the International Space Station? 10. Was it scary launching on the Space Shuttle? 11. Will you get to do a spacewalk? 12. Do you operate the Canadarm? 13. What does the sunrise look like? 14. How long was the Soyuz ride? 15. What is your rank with the Canadian Space Agency? 16. Do you get to see all the parts of the International Space Station? 17. Can you see Canada from space? 18. How do astronauts breathe with their EVA suits on? 19. Do astronauts eat together? 20. What is it like being 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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VK5DG/p in PF92, PF93
by David Giles 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

Hello All, I will be participating in the 6th VK5 National and Conservation Parks Activation Weekend on Saturday the 23rd of March. In the morning I will be in Little Dip Conservation Park (PF92) and the afternoon will be in Butcher Gap Conservation Park (PF93). I will be trying as many passes as I can on FM and SSB birds. 73 de David VK5DG

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Upcoming ARISS contact with North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 20 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:16 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Alberta, Canada 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. North Point School for Boys, a private school in Calgary, provides a setting for boys from Kindergarten to Grade 9 in which they are challenged and motivated, developing into young men of integrity with a genuine love of learning. Through strong mentors, experiential learning and blended learning, students discover who they are and how they learn. Students will be learning about the International Space Station through social discussion, science class and engineering academy. Students will be building a scale model of the International Space Station and learning Canada's commitment to the space program. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How did you train to become an astronaut? 2. What do you do all day? 3. Is time different on the space station? 4. What is it like being weightless in space? 5. Is it hard to move around? 6. What is your favourite space food? 7. What is the coolest thing you have seen while on the space station? 8. How long does it take to get used to zero gravity? 9. What did you bring with you to the International Space Station? 10. Was it scary launching on the Space Shuttle? 11. Will you get to do a spacewalk? 12. Do you operate the Canadarm? 13. What does the sunrise look like? 14. How long was the Soyuz ride? 15. What is your rank with the Canadian Space Agency? 16. Do you get to see all the parts of the International Space Station? 17. Can you see Canada from space? 18. How do astronauts breathe with their EVA suits on? 19. Do astronauts eat together? 20. What is it like being 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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Attaching the coax to antenna boom
by radiomb 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

Building my new ground station and another question. I have always only elevated my antenna 90 degrees. I loose about 20 25 seconds while the azimuth rotator turns 180 degrees to track the rest of the pass. I have just let the coax hang off the back of the antennas in a big loop. I am afraid it will get hung up going 180 degrees. Question, Can I attach the coax to the antenna boom and run it back until it gets to the cross boom or will that throw off the radiation pattern? Thanks 73 Mike K4MIA

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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

For anyone interested in the AMSAT on HF award I will be calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow code 1800 UTC to 1830 UTC today (Sunday). Frequency will be between 7.105 MHz and 7.115 MHz. Award info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Steve AI9IN

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Rovin' the Eights (and Sevens)
by Alex Free - N7AGF 17 Mar '19

17 Mar '19

AMSAT Grid Chasers, My semiannual rover trip to activate rare and somewhat rare grids will happen from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or longer depending on how things go). I will fly into Minneapolis and drive back to my home grid CN88, activating as many ENx8,ENx7,DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route. Hopefully I can hit many corners and lines. I will be on both linear and FM birds. As always, activations and route details will be posted to my Twitter @N7AGF at https://twitter.com/N7AGF. I will also be on APRS at https://aprs.fi/N7AGF-10. In areas of limited cell service, I'll be using inReach. Email or hit me on twitter with grid requests, route suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot. 73, Alex Free N7AGF

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AO-92
by Frank Staffa Jr. 16 Mar '19

16 Mar '19

I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call just now but we had a CLOWN on there constantly throwing a dead carrier and also whistling on top of everyone. Don't know if anyone else heard him/her but it was annoying and one reason why FM sats can be discouraging. Again I apologize to everyone trying to come back to my call. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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ANS-076 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne K9JKM 16 Mar '19

16 Mar '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-076 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention -- Call for volunteers * Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS * 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award * Lilacsat-1 LO-90 Re-entry Commemorative Competition * ARRL TI-2 Teachers Institute Includes Amateur Satellite Telemetry * ARRL Supports No Change to Table of Allocations for 45.5 - 47 and 47 - 47.2 GHz Bands * Upcoming Satellite Operations * AMSAT-DL QO-100 Up- and Downconverter Kit Modifications Announcement * Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution This Week * Satellite/AMSAT Presentation at Phoenix AZ - March 21, 2019 * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2019 * GPS Network May Experience Errors in "Week Number" Rollover * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-076.01 ANS-076 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 076.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE March 17, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-076.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 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 at the Dayton Hamvention -- Call for volunteers Last year, we had about 40 people assist with the AMSAT booth at the Hamvention. It was the efforts of those volunteers that made the 2018 Dayton Hamvention a success for AMSAT. The interaction with AMSAT members, satellite operators, designers, and builders makes the whole experience a lot of fun. The 2019 Hamvention is May 17-19 at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. Would you consider helping AMSAT at the Hamvention this year? Whether you're available for only a couple of hours or if you can spend the entire weekend with us, your help would be greatly appreciated. Please send an e-mail to Phil, w1eme(a)amsat.org if you can help. [ANS Thanks W1EME 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, ensure reliable packet operations and to keep the immensely popular SSTV operations running. We have reached a great milestone with $17,255 raised or about 12% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! ARISS has a lot of exciting upgrades to the ISS Radio system coming up. And we are in the expensive fabrication and testing phase right now. So every dollar counts!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS March 6, 2019 — The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook! Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures. Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction. They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018. Kenwood has been a super support- er of ARISS for years, and it was the company’s idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera- tor could own! The company hopes you’ll be a bidder who wants to sup- port ARISS. The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad. It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase. ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities—and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio! Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you’ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic! More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork. ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support. And if you don’t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space—look for the Donate but- ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page. Thank you! About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera- tive 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa- tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn at amsat.org [ANS thanks ARISS 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards says the 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award is now online: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Unlike the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award, the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award will be issued on one of the original goldenrod paper stock certi- ficates and signed by AMSAT’s founding President, Perry Klein, K3JTE (now W3PK). With only 20 original certificates available, this award will certainly become a collector’s item. The first 20 applicants to successfully submit 20 confirmed, qual- ifying contacts on any satellite will receive this award. A qualifying contact is defined as the establishment of two-way communication on any amateur radio satellite, with another station in a U.S. state, Canadian call area, or DXCC entity, no two of which may be the same. A U.S. state shall mean any state of the United States and the District of Columbia. All contacts must be made between March 03, 2019 00:00 UTC and December 31, 2019 23:59 UTC. Refer to the 50th Anniversary Awards program page (above) for the complete set of requirements and sub- mission instructions. As of March 15 Bruce says he issued 50th Anniversary Satellite Communication Achievement Awards to these satellite operators: Award # Callsign ------- -------- 590 W5RKN 591 K7TAB 592 KG5GJT 593 KB6LTY 594 KC9VGG 595 K6FW 596 N1RCN 597 K5IX 598 WD9EWK 599 KI7UNJ 601 VA3NNA (Award #600 was not a 50th certificate and went to W5RTX.) There are 9 more 50th Anniversary Anniversary Satellite Communication Achievement Awards still available. [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Lilacsat-1 LO-90 Re-entry Commemorative Competition Wei Mingchuan, BG2BHC, at the Harbin Institute of Technology in China says LO-90 (Lilacsat-1) is about to re-enter so the LO-90 team has announced the Lilacsat-1 Commemorative Competition (LOCC). Use Google translate to learn more of Lilacsat-1 at: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/ The contest period begins on March 16, 2019 at 00:00 UTC and con- tinues until Lilacsat-1 re-enters. The competition consists of two operating categories: + Amateur Radio Telemetry Group - Receive and upload as many telemetry packets as possible within the competition period. + Amateur Radio Communication Group - Make as many bidirectional QSO as possible in as many grid locator as possible within the competition period. For the telemetry competition each successfully uploaded telemetry packet to the Harbin Institute of Technology server counts as one point. BG2BHC advises there is a change to the Lilacsat-1 telemetry upload proxy address. Those using http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn should change it to http://data.lilacsat.online in proxy window of the dashboard. For the amateur radio communication competition a bidirectional contact consists on exchange of callsign and grid locator. Each QSO will count as one point. Each different grid counts as one multiplier. Duplicate QSOs with the same callsign do not count. Scoring and Awards ------------------ In the Amateur Radio Telemetry Group: final score = basic point which is the total number of telemetry packets uploaded. All telemetry data uploaded qualifies for a LilacSat-1 QSL card. In the Amateur Radio Communication Group: final score = basic point * multiplier + China: top 3 certificates issued. + World: Top 10 certificates issued. + The ham who receives the last downlink signal in the world and successfully uploads it to the server will receive a special gift. + Honor stickers - portable stations set up and operated in the field for this contest will receive a "Fiel " sticker affixed to the certificate. (Include a photo of the portable station.) The LO-90 team will publish the telemetry package list received from March 16, 2019 00:00 UTC to LilacSat-1 re-entry. Telemetry participants should send an e-mail with your callsign and address to: locc(a)lilacsat.online. (no later than April 30, 2019 00:00 UTC) Communication category participants should submit logs in Cabrillo or Excel XLS format containing your e-mail address, sent/received exchange information, UTC time of QSO. Send logs and information to locc(a)lilacsat.online no later than April 30, 2019 00:00 UTC. Include your photo of portable operation if applicable. LO-90 (LilacSat-1) operates on an FM uplink with a Codec2 digital voice downlink. A Linux Live ISO image with the decoder can be downloaded from: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-074-LO90-LiveCD (This will also work on Windows systems by booting off of the Linux Live CD. Then you reboot back into Windows when the pass is completed.) LO-90 Lilacsat-1 (http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/?page_id=594) Uplink: 145.985 MHz FM Downlink: 436.510 MHz Codec2 digital voice Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, has documented his LO-90 operating setup in his article, "Digital Voice on Amateur Satellites: Experiences With Lilacsat-OSCAR 90", published in the January/February 2019 issue of the AMSAT Journal. A PDF copy of this article can also be accessed on AMSAT's Station and Operating Hints page: to https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/ AMSAT-UK has posted an article about Lilacsat-1 at: https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/communications/lilacsat-1/ Orbital evolution estimates for Lilacsat-1 posted on DK3WN's page indicate re-entry around March 31: http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=93929 [ANS thanks the LO-90 team and the Harbin Institue of Technolgy 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ARRL TI-2 Teachers Institute Includes Amateur Satellite Telemetry The ARRL announced 2019 Teachers Institutes on Wireless Technology sessions. As part of its educational outreach through the Education & Technology Program (ETP), ARRL will offer week-long sessions of the Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology in July at ARRL Head- quarters in Newington, Connecticut. Applicants to the advanced TI-2 “Remote Sensing and Data Gathering” workshop are required to have completed TI-1 and be licensed Amateur Radio operators. Interested educators can find all the details and apply online at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-ARRL-TI2 The TI-2 “Remote Sensing and Data Gathering” workshop will concen- trate on analog-to-digital conversion and data sampling. Partici- pants will receive telemetry from Amateur Radio satellites and apply it to math and science topics. TI-2 participants are also introduced to a marine research buoy equipped with environmental sensors and taught how to create a similar design with a microcontroller to sample the data, configure it for Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) transmission, and receive and upload data to a spreadsheet for analysis. For more information, contact ARRL Lifelong Learning Manager Kris Bickell, K1BIC, at ARRL Headquarters. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Supports No Change to Table of Allocations for 45.5 - 47 and 47 - 47.2 GHz Bands The FCC has opened a brief window for public comment on recommendations approved by the World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee (WAC). Comments are due March 18 on International Bureau Docket 16-185. The FCC said the short comment period was necessary to allow time to finalize the US position for submission to the upcoming meeting of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). The Public Notice can be found in PDF format at, https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-172A1.pdf . Addressing WRC-19 Agenda Item 1.13, which serves to identify spectrum above 24.25 GHz that may be designated for International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), ARRL has recommended no change in the 45.5 - 47 and 47 - 47.2 GHz bands, with hopes that commenters will agree. The 47 - 47.2 GHz band is allocated to the Amateur and Amateur Satellite services. ARRL and other no-change proponents point out that no sharing and compatibility studies were performed between IMT-2020 systems and the relevant incumbent services in the 45.5 - 47 GHz and 47 - 47.2 GHz bands, although sharing and compatibility studies for a number of incumbent services were required under Resolution 238 of World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15). "In the absence of ITU Radiocommunication Sector studies, the only sustainable conclusion is that it has not been demonstrated that the incumbent services in either band - the Mobile-Satellite Service, the Radionavigation Service, and the Radionavigation-Satellite Service in the 45.5 - 47 GHz band, and the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite services in the 47 - 47.2 GHz band - can be protected, as required by Resolution 238," asserts the proponents of View B, which sides with no change to the current allocations. "In this regard, the View A proposal to identify mobile spectrum in the 45.5 - 47 GHz band for the terrestrial component of IMT, and to allocate spectrum in the 47 - 47.2 GHz band to the mobile service and identify the same for the terrestrial component of IMT, is fatally flawed. The absence of studies in the responsible ITU-R task group leaves the proposals unsubstantiated and incapable of adoption." View B proponents, including ARRL, are urging the FCC to accept the proposals of the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) for no change to the Table of Allocations in the 45.5 - 47 GHz and 47 - 47.2 GHz bands. [ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations + Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79) – February 3, to March 29, 2019 Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008). Time and weather permitting, they expect to be on the FM satellites from ER60 and EQ79. Announcements will be posted on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/vy0erc. + Radio Club de Heredia (EK70/EJ79) – March 17, 2019 Vic (TI2VLM), Octavio (TI3ATS), and Minor (TI2YO) will activate the EK70,EJ79 gridline at the Radio Club de Heredia, TI0RHU 30th Anniver- sary Field Day. Planned satellite passes are: AO-92 @ 13:27z, SO-50 at 16:37z, and AO-91 @ 17:47z. Watch for further announcements on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ti2vlm and https://twitter.com/OctavioAraya. + Key West, FL (EL94) – March 18-21, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, will be in Florida Keys on March 18 through 21, activating EL94 vacation-style. Adam’s taking his linear gear to see who he can hear East and South of that location If you still need EL94 please send direct message or email. Otherwise, he’ll be announcing on Twitter https://twitter.com/K0FFY_Radio + Ontario (EN93,EN94,FN03, FN04) – March 18-21, 2019 Ron, AD0DX, with his tire still warm from his last roving trip, is heading to Ontario, March 28th for a one day, four grid, special. Ron will tweet passes the day of the rove, which will most likely be morning passes. Follow Ron on his journey at https://twitter.com/ad0dx Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-DL QO-100 Up- and Downconverter Kit Modifications Announcement AMSAT-DL has recommended a modification to their QO-100 Upconvert- er and Downconverter kits which were shipped prior to March 1 to improve performance of the uplink SSB transmit signal and address reduced gain of the downlink wide-band DATV reception. Refer to AMSAT-DL's post at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-AMSAT-DL-Converter Kits being shipped currently will already have the modification. The changes primarily affect the wide-band DATV signal so the users of the narrow-band CW/SSB only operations are less affected. Users able to perform the modification themselves will find the instructions posted at: https://amsat-dl.org/en/fix-fuer-qo-100-downconverter For users unable to make the modification themselves AMSAT-DL says instructions for exchange of the old kits will be published soon. [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution This Week Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, noted changes to the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution this week. Exseed, Irvine 2 and VisionCube cubesats are not transmitting. They are part of the SpaceX SSO-A 12-03-2019 mission. Since they are not transmitting, the remaining objects listed by Space-Track are either one of these three non-transmitting amateur satellites or they are non-amateur satellites. Therefore, the remaining unidentified satel- lites on the SpaceX AAO-A mission can be removed from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution. The following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT TLE distribution: OBJECT D - CAT ID 43761 OBJECT P - CAT ID 43771 OBJECT T - CAT ID 43775 OBJECT U - CAT ID 43776 OBJECT W - CAT ID 43778 OBJECT X - CAT ID 43779 OBJECT AH - CAT ID 43789 OBJECT AV - CAT ID 43801 OBJECT BA - CAT ID 43806 OBJECT BD - CAT ID 43809 OBJECT BE - CAT ID 43810 OBJECT BS - CAT ID 43822 [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite/AMSAT Presentation at Phoenix AZ - March 21, 2019 Patrick, WD9EWK, will give a how-to presentation on working amateur satellites and AMSAT at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club's monthly meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The meeting site is room 147 at the North Valley campus of Northern Arizona University, 15451 N. 28th Drive in Phoenix AZ (northwest corner of I-17 and Greenway Road). More information is available at: http://www.w7tbc.org/content.php?128-general Patrick plans to demonstrate satellite operating depending on how the meeting goes. Possible passes that evening include SO-50 around 7:55pm (0255 UTC), a low AO-92 pass at 8:42pm (0342 UTC), and another SO-50 pass at 9:35pm (0435 UTC). If WD9EWK is on any of those passes, please feel free to give him a call and be a part of the demonstrations. The meeting site is in grid DM33. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available on request (please e-mail WD9EWK directly with QSO details if you would like a QSL card). [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for February 2019 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period February 1, 2019 through March 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! There were lots of new Not-in-my-home-grid awards this month. CALL 01Feb 01Mar ------- ----- ----- WC7V 1199 1200 AA5PK 1049 1055 WD9EWK 525 537 NS3L 375 400 AF5CC 351 381 AE5B 342 368 KE8FZT 275 301 W7JSD 257 279 K9UO 202 225 WB7VUF 107 206 N2NL New 179 N1PEB 125 138 WD9EWK(DM22) 108 131 W5PFG(DM80) New 125 WD9EWK(DM31) New 110 W5PFG(DM95) 100 109 TI2VLM New 106 W5PFG(DM93) New 105 KS1G New 102 PU4JOE New 101 W1OH New 101 If you find errors or omissions please contact Ron off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and he'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for The two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! [ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- GPS Network May Experience Errors in "Week Number" Rollover The GPS network will encounter a small millennium bug of its own in April when the network's "week number" rolls back to zero. This known issue especially could affect those who use GPS to obtain accurate Coordinated Universal Time. In the GPS network, the number of the current week is encoded into the message the GPS receives using a 10-bit field. This allows for weeks ranging from zero to 1023. The current period began on August 1, 1999. On April 6, 2019, the week number rolls over to zero and starts counting back up to 1023. This should not affect later-model GPS receivers that conform to IS-GPS-200 and provide UTC, but testing carried out by the US Department for Homeland Security raised the possibility that some units may misinterpret the rollover, shifting the date back to January 6, 1980, or possibly to another incorrect date. An affected GPS not only may report the incorrect date, but time accuracy that is critical to precise location data could be compromised. A nanosecond error in GPS time can equate to 1 foot of position or ranging error, according to DHS-published guidelines that explain the issue and suggest how to address it. View the offi- cial release at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-DHS-GPSRollover [ANS thanks the Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber- security & Communications Integration Center for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and renewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Satellite Shorts From All Over + Congratulations to these stations for establishing a new distance record via satellite: > FalconSAT-3 (V/U Digipeater) – 3,157 km. KE8AKW in EN80xv with KB6LTY in DM14jl. 15-Mar-2019 at 00:41 UTC. > AO-92 (L/V) – 3,626 km. WD9EWK in DM43bl with N1JEZ in FN44ar. 15-Apr-2018 at 16:36 UTC. Visit the distance records page at: https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ + The engineering beacon on Es'Hail QO-100 is active. Legacy software that decoded the AO-40 beacon will also work on QO-100: http://www.moetronix.com/ae4jy/ao40rcv.htm If QO-100 is out of range for your station use the WebSDR at: https://eshail.batc.org/.uk/nb/ and tune the receiver to the Upper Beacon. + AMSAT's Fox Operating Guide hamfest and demo handout sheet has been updated to reflect the current operational status of AO-85 and AO-95. The high and low resolution PDF files are available on their links at: https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/ + It is possible to search AMSAT's archives (amsat-bb and ANS) by using the "site:" command in Google. For example, to find all mentions of the word "Diplexer" in amsat-bb, type this line into a browser opened to the Google front page: Diplexer site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb To restrict the search to a particular year, type Diplexer site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2014 The AMSAT News Service (ANS) archives are searchable in a similar manner (for example hamvention in 2016): hamvention site:http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2016 (Thanks to Dan Schultz N8FGV) + On-line tweets indicate that the Philippine Diwata-2 satellite carrying an amateur radio FM transponder and APRS digipeater may be activated around March 29. The IARU has coordinated an FM downlink for voice, APRS and telemetry on 145.900 MHz and an FM voice uplink on 437.500 MHz. Additional Diwata-2 information is posted at: http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata2 https://www.facebook.com/PHLMicrosat + If you have lost you authorisation code for the AMSAT-UK FUNcube dashboards, there is a page on which you can request this code to be sent to your registered email address. See: http://data.badgersoft.com/recover-authcode (via G4DPZ) + Check out IZ5RZR's Two SatNOGS Satellite Rotators video posted at: https://youtu.be/tcdItBsMnC0 + The Internet Archive site makes all issues of 73 Magazine available: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-074-InternetArchive-73 Tools at https://mikeyancey.com/73mag/index.php offer indexed searches of the archive. + The March PDF of the weather satellite publication 'GEO News- letter' produced by the Group for Earth Observation is now available for free download. The Group for Earth Observation's aim is to enable amateur reception of weather and earth imaging satellites that are in orbit or planned for launch in the near future. Membership in GEO is free. Among the articles in this newsletter is How to "Receive X-Band Weather Satellites" by Jean-Luc Milette. Download the March 2019 GEO Newsletter from http://www.geo-web.org.uk/geoquarterly.php + Papers for IARU-R1 Vienna meeting can be accessed at: https://vienna.iaru-r1.org/conference-documents/c4/ > C4-002 bandplanning 15m satellites https://vienna.iaru-r1.org/conference-documents/c5/ > C5-011 @G3VZV Satellite Coordinator’s Report > C5-011 Annex to SCR > C5-012 2400 MHz satellite bandplanning > C5-029 Amateur Satellites + On March 14 NASA announced the projects selected in the 10th round of candidates for CubeSat space missions: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-076-NASA-10th-Round None of these satellites were found on the IARU Coordination pages at this time. + A free PDF of the current Raspberry Pi focused magazine, MagPi, issue 79, for March, 2019 is available now at: https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/issues/79/ The next issue of MagPi will feature articles on Amateur Radio Projects in issue 80, available for free download starting on March 28. + The March 2019 Edition of SatMagazine is provided free by Satnews Publishers and is available to read online or download at: http://www.satmagazine.com/ + The March 2019 issue of CQ DATV magazine is available for download at: https://cq-datv.mobi/69.php + The 2019 Cubesat Developers Workshop will be held April 23-25, 2019 at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA The schedule and additional information is posted at: http://www.cubesat.org/workshop-information [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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Portable operation from travel trailer/truck camper
by Bob Hammond 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

I've about completed Mark Spencer's WRAPS (tricked out version) AZ/EL rotator system. And I plan to use it with my small travel trailer or truck camper with my IC-9700......whenever IT GETS HERE! My question: should I set up a small extendable mast (I have several fiberglass sections of MGS mast left over from my permanent mast setup) I can mount to the trailer/camper? Or should I go with a tripod setup? Suggestions?

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SatPC32 Kep Update Failure
by NA1SA Loon 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

I use the nasabare.txt for my source file, but when I try to update keps using: http://www.amsat.org/ftp/keps/current/nasabare.all I continually get Download Failed. I use the nasabare.txt because it contains the CAS-4A, CAS-4B, and PSAT (NO-84) satellites, which are not in the amateur.txt file. Any suggestions? Loon NA1SA FN10 AMSAT 41057

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
by ka3hdo＠gmail.com 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Thanks Paul! We have a lot of exciting upgrades to the ISS Radio system coming up. And we are in the expensive fabrication and testing phase right now. So every dollar counts!! To answer a couple of the APRS questions out there: The system has been down recently because of the Soyuz docking. We now have an additional 3 crew members on ISS--a total of 6. We hope to have the radio system turned back on soon. We were waiting for the docking to occur for the crew to do a power cycle. We did launch and replace the old packet module with a "new" old flight backup unit. As some have pointed out, its characteristics are a bit different from the old one. Some have said that it is deaf. Note that when these were built in the late 1990's the radio system was set up with a tight 3 kHz deviation for packet. The suggestion to tighten up your deviation may improve your ability to better communicate with the system. In the meantime, the ARISS team is focused on getting the next-generation radio system built and flown. 73, Frank KA3HDO *************************************** Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:56:46 -0400 From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> To: Roy Dean <royldean(a)gmail.com> Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS? Message-ID: <CABzOSOqKUEx_mtpj9DFGvE7oe0t8+v3xbU6YQXn5=SCRwFja7A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Yes, please donate to ARISS to help make that a reality! https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_48JQ5vYnLCu48JQ5vYnLCu https://www.amsat.org/donate/ You can even make a small recurring monthly donation if you prefer. Every penny counts! 73, Paul, N8HM On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 11:54 AM Roy Dean <royldean(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > The ISS digipeater has been unreliable in the last couple of years. > Firstly, it is turned off whenever there is a special event happening on > the space station (space walks, re-supplies, etc). Secondly, the packet > module and radio are really old, and we've been seeing erratic behavior > from the pair (sometimes it's not on at all, sometimes it's on but weak, > sometimes it's deaf, etc.). There is a fancy new ARISS transceiver > slated to go up to the station soon, and we all hope that will remedy the > situation. Of course, sending a few bucks to ARISS can't hurt that > timeline. :) > > Regarding the switch between the 1200 and 9600 packet sats - there is no > easy way. I also use a D710 and it would be nice if you could select a > "profile" to swap in all of the path, modem speed, and duplex options - but > to my knowledge this is not possible. If you are connected via KISS > serial connection, you could automate this - but I'm not sure if there are > any software packages out there that would do that - at least without > having to manually change all the values via individual KISS commands > (which doesn't seem to be any better than using the built-in D710 UI). > > --Roy > K3RLD >

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FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations
by Graham Shirville 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Hi All,Just to confirm that AO73 is now in continuous education mode with the high power telemetry. Amateur mode may be expected to resume on Thursday morning(UTC)73GrahamG3VZV

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Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist (Making a T notch filter)
by Robert Bruninga 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

And you can make it without all the connectors at the T if you want. Though it takes some close and inventive soldering of the "T". Since the FM band is 88 to 108 that (I think) is far enough from 145 to add minimum loss. But at UHF, one needs to carefully check to make sure that the FM frequency is not also a multiple of the FM frequency. Tell us the FM broadcast frequency and we can take a quick look. Bob -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Wendy and Terry Osborne Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 11:50 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org; Hans BX2ABT <hans.bx2abt(a)msa.hinet.net> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist Hi Hans, If you have a plenty of RG213 and suitable connectors, you could try making a Coax stub filter. You need a cable length that is an odd multiple of a quarter wave length long at the FM Tx frequency and an even multiple of a quarter wave at the frequency that you want (2M /70CMs). A single RG213 stub would have about 25dB of rejection and would pass 100 Watts OK. You just need a coax T connector and some matching connectors. To trim the stub, use a set of garden secateurs. If you have a Bao feng or similar radio you could use that on the FM band attached to your T and trim the stub for minimum signal on the unwanted Tx frequency. I haven't run the calculations for how long the stub should be but if it's useful I could do so. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: Hans BX2ABT Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:33 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I should at least get a good FM-band notch filter. Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power. Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Shoppinglist
by Hans BX2ABT 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

My sis-in-law will be visiting from the States soon and I usually make her bring some stuff for me so I can save on freight costs. She will definitely bring an Arrow Antenna so I can start some portable operations. A Sony voice recorder is also on my list, as well as some coax cable (RG-400 is what I'm thinking of. Really expensive here). Don't have a budget for much more, but since I have a clear line-of-sight to some 10 kW FM transmitters from my QTH I thought I should at least get a good FM-band notch filter. Any recommendations on where to buy this in the US? I haven't found anything when I googled, not even a lot of 2/70 band pass filters, or low pass filters to prevent desensing on 70 cm. My own creations have a too high insertion loss, so this time I really want something a bit more professional and something that can handle at least 100 Watts of power. Any recommendations are welcome. Cheers. --Hans BX2ABT

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-15 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-15 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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) http://www.jarl.org/ ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-15 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 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 2019-03-05 16:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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FS-3 pacsat u/l
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

Moving off my 30 year old TNC due to poor data performance. The old DSP2232 has done it's job. I'm now in the middle of setting up a software based modem system using my IC-9100, EasyTerm, and HS_SoundModem. The data D/L performance really blows away the hardware based modem. This somewhat surprises me as 20 years ago, we as a group did simultaneous d/l tests using S/W and H/W modems, and at the time the hardware was far superior. The S/W modems and CPU's driving them have come a long way. Anyway what my problem is, how to activate PTT with this setup. I had this working a few years ago, but forgot what I did. Where I'm at now, I'm using vspMgr to try and split the IC-9100's PTT serial port, but no joy. Do I need to split the port? Or use VOX? Any one get this working? Thanks... 73 Jeff kb2m

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS? (Easy switching)
by Roy Dean 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

Funny, when I first got my D710 I looked into doing just that, but could've sworn that all the "important" info was not part of what could be stored in PMs. After looking at the manual again, I note that the list of parameters they show under the PM title say "below parameters CANNOT be stored in a PM". DUH! I must have originally read it as "can" and ignored the whole section due to no parameters of value being listed. So...... much.... wasted.... time! Thanks, Bob!!!! > Just program one PM memory for normal operation > Then one for Falconsat at 9600 using the path of PFS3-1, and then another > one for ISS/APRS/NO84 using the path VIA ARISS

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS? (Easy switching)
by Robert Bruninga 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

Yes, it is easy to maintain multiple profiles in the D710. One for Falconsat and one for ISS/NO84, etc Just program one PM memory for normal operation Then one for Falconsat at 9600 using the path of PFS3-1, and then another one for ISS/APRS/NO84 using the path VIA ARISS Then operations of any are only one PM push button away. But you must change the menu item AUTO-PM-STORE to OFF, or otherwise the PM will NOT remember the basic settings but will auto-save-anything you do and so you never know for sure what is in there. I always thoguth it strange that the default for AUTO-PM-SAVE defaults to ON which defeats the whole purpose (in my opinion) of having PM memories in the first plave. Bob -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Les Rayburn Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:09 AM To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS? Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood TM-D710. A couple of questions: 1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater hasn’t been active for the past several days? 2.) Is there any easy way to switch the path and other settings between FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I’d love to work both, but don’t do a lot of APRS operating so switching between them isn’t easy for me. Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could share some tips on best operating practices? 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS?
by Roy Dean 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

The ISS digipeater has been unreliable in the last couple of years. Firstly, it is turned off whenever there is a special event happening on the space station (space walks, re-supplies, etc). Secondly, the packet module and radio are really old, and we've been seeing erratic behavior from the pair (sometimes it's not on at all, sometimes it's on but weak, sometimes it's deaf, etc.). There is a fancy new ARISS transceiver slated to go up to the station soon, and we all hope that will remedy the situation. Of course, sending a few bucks to ARISS can't hurt that timeline. :) Regarding the switch between the 1200 and 9600 packet sats - there is no easy way. I also use a D710 and it would be nice if you could select a "profile" to swap in all of the path, modem speed, and duplex options - but to my knowledge this is not possible. If you are connected via KISS serial connection, you could automate this - but I'm not sure if there are any software packages out there that would do that - at least without having to manually change all the values via individual KISS commands (which doesn't seem to be any better than using the built-in D710 UI). --Roy K3RLD > Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood > TM-D710. A couple of questions: 1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater > hasn’t been active for the past several days? 2.) Is there any easy way to > switch the path and other settings between FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I’d > love to work both, but don’t do a lot of APRS operating so switching > between them isn’t easy for me. Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could > share some tips on best operating practices?

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ISS APRS?
by Les Rayburn 14 Mar '19

14 Mar '19

Trying to become active on APRS/packet on the satellites using my Kenwood TM-D710. A couple of questions: 1.) Anyone know why the ISS digipeater hasn’t been active for the past several days? 2.) Is there any easy way to switch the path and other settings between FalconSat3 and ISS/NO-84? I’d love to work both, but don’t do a lot of APRS operating so switching between them isn’t easy for me. Anyone else using the TM-D710 who could share some tips on best operating practices? 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-14 00:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-14 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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) http://www.jarl.org/ ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-14 00:00 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 1293. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 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 2019-03-05 16:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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WX sat software
by Philip Jenkins 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

I got this email from a guy I met at the Charlotte Hamfest. I know extremely little about receiving WX sats, so I told him I'd pass it on the AMSAT BB. Email him directly if you like.... avampato(a)comporium.net There is one correction to the email below. He actually meant NOAA 19, not 21. *Philip,* *Remember we met at the Charlotte Ham fest. What I wanted to know is what software is used to demodulate and display NOAA 21 Sat images. I receive a strong signal when the sat is overhead. I watched the utube videos, but they didn't help.* *Thanks,* *Joe Avampato* *W8DKR* Philip N4HF

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Tuning above 435.360 MHz when working AO-92 U/V??
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Hi! A couple of weeks ago, when I started using my old Icom IC-W32A on the FM satellites again, I saw that I was having to tune up to 435.365 MHz on the AO-92 U/V uplink to get through near my LOS. I didn't think much about it then, since the radio is at least 15 years old. It worked, even with the additional tuning step, and did a decent job on AO-91 and AO-92 (U/V). It's one of the later W32A models, with a 7-digit serial number that doesn't include any capabilities to receive at 800 MHz, and doesn't work SO-50 full-duplex. I was on AO-92 U/V earlier this week using my TH-D72 HT. On one pass Monday morning, I found that I had to tune up to 435.365 MHz near the end of a pass to get through the satellite. This was the first time I could recall having to do this with my TH-D72. I asked about this on Twitter and the QRZ satellite forum; a few others have noticed the same thing. I am now finding that when I work AO-92 U/V, I don't stay on 435.340 MHz very long. Maybe a minute or so, about the same amount of time I have been on 435.365 MHz before LOS. I spend a similar amount of time on the other 4 tuning steps for AO-92 U/V (435.345 through 435.360 MHz). Once I saw this, it is not a big deal to be prepared to use a 6th tuning step on my radios. This is a relatively new thing, as I wasn't having to tune above 435.360 MHz a year ago - or even 3-4 months ago - when working AO-92 U/V. For those using HTs or FM mobile radios to work AO-92 U/V, does anyone else find they are having to transmit above 435.360 MHz late in those passes to get through? If you're using something like an IC-910 or IC-9100, where are your radios ending up when working AO-92 U/V? Or an alternative question... what are you using as the nominal uplink frequency for AO-92 U/V? Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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JAMSAT Phase 4 Ground and Space meetup
by Michelle Thompson 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

I’ll be speaking and doing demonstrations at JAMSAT Symposium this weekend. If any one is there, and wants to meet up, please let me know! Focus is on how we use GNU Radio on Phase 4 Ground and why it’s such a great tool for amateur radio experimentation. We are on deck on Sunday. Work on broadband microwave digital system GEO and ground stations for North America continues and has made some big steps forward lately. Read about recent activities at https://openresearch.institute, or in AMSAT-NA Journal when they have space. -Michelle W5NYV -- -Michelle W5NYV "Potestatem obscuri lateris nescis."

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Re: [amsat-bb] Shoppinglist
by Roy Dean 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Hans, I was going to recommend the same RTL-SDR.com filters, with the caveat that you cannot transmit through them. This shouldn't be a problem if you are using an arrow (just be sure to not TX on the antenna it's connected to), though? (somebody can correct me if I am wrong). I will say that I researched band reject filters a while ago that can take significant power, and they are REALLY expensive (like $100 and up). I own one of these cheap RTL-SDR.com FM filters and it does work (although I've never used it for sat ops). --Roy K3RLD > I doubt these can take more than a few Watts. I want something you can > use for higher power. Thanks for the link, though.

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Hawaii contact
by Douglas Tabor 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Looking for a Hawaii station for an AO-7 contact from RE66 - should be situated around the 28th of March at a place where I should have a slightly negative horizon. Appears to be 2 short passes a day. Any takers from Hawaii? 73, Doug Douglas Tabor, N6UA dtabor52(a)gmail.com

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CM94 this past weekend
by Bob Keating 13 Mar '19

13 Mar '19

Just a note to all whom I had QSOs with this past weekend... I am in the process of uploading all contacts to LoTW and should be done by tomorrow. Not sure if it makes a difference, but my call sign is showing up as N6REK/P on my logged QSOs. Thanks to everyone who responded to me. 73, Bob N6REK

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cubesats with Seismic data payload
by shakeel -ur-rehman 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

Hi all I am looking for any advice or information through which I can receive satellite telemtry related to seismic data . any one who have received such satellite payload using amateur satellite ground station ,please provide the name of satellite and receiving satellite ground station specification . I have found Twinsat-1N nanosatellite mission flown on QB50 project but it was unsuccessful mission. looking for information about satellite with seismic data payload whether nano/cubesat which are currently in orbit and whose satellite pass can be received. Thanks and regards shakeel

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Renewal of Orbital Data Request for TLE Redistribution by AMSAT NA for 2019-2020 Completed
by Ray Hoad 12 Mar '19

12 Mar '19

I am pleased to announce that AMSAT-NA's request to re-distribute TLE elements from Space-Track website has been approved for the period April 1, 2019 to April 1, 2020. Our ODR (Orbital Data Request) to distribute the Space-Track TLEs was approved by Air Force 18 SPCS on March 8, 2019. Thanks to Air Force 18 SPCS, Perry Klein, W3PK and Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for their help in this yearly process. We are "good to go" for another year. Ray Hoad WA5QGD AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-12 02:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-12 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg Watch for live stream starting about 10-15 minutes before AOS at: www.ariotti.com (***) ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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, click here. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-12 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 1293. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 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 2019-03-05 16:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-11 16:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-03-11 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: North Point School for Boys, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-03-20 20:16:09 UTC 86 deg (***) ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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, click here. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) ****************************************************************************** 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 112 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-03-11 16:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1293. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1236. 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 2019-03-05 16:00 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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CM 94, AO92
by Bob Keating 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Will be on the 17:31UTC pass of AO92 this morning. Last chance for CM94. Bob N6REK Sent from my iPhone

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AO-73
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

Does anyone know why AO-73's d/l is doubling your signal. In other words your signal is being repeated about 1k lower at about 3/4 as strong as your main signal. You can tune to either one to listen to the D/L. I noticed this starting about a week ago.... 73 Jeff kb2m

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Doppler PSK for NO-84
by NA1SA Loon 11 Mar '19

11 Mar '19

I'm attempting to set up Doppler PSK with a SignaLink USB. In the "Audio Device" menu there is the option to select "SignaLink USB Audio CODEC). It will not key up. Any suggestions on how to make this work? Loon NA1SA FN10 AMSAT 41057

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CN95 - 2019-03-11
by KI7UNJ Tucker 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

Doing a quick trip up to CN95 tomorrow (March 11TH). This is as long as it doesn’t snow too much tonight, I have 2 activation points in mind but don’t know if they will be snowed in or not. Will update on twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ Will be on APRS https://aprs.fi/ki7unj-9 PASSES: - AO-92 - 2019-03-11 17:26:07Z - AO-91 - 2019-03-11 19:02:43Z - maybe... AO-91 - 2019-03-11 20:38:50Z -- Casey Tucker KI7UNJ https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ

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I just randomly met a French QO-100 operator
by John Brier 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

Pics and article on my blog but I'm posting the text inline below for your convenience. https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/i-just-met-a-french-qo-100-oper… Unbelievable. I just had lunch with a French QO-100 satellite operator. His name is Alexendre. He is in my area for work for the weekend. I was driving to Waffle House for some food when I heard him identify as W4/F5USF on the 146.64 RARS repeater. Intrigued by a French station over here, I responded to his call and he said he was out looking for lunch too. He also said he was in South West Raleigh which is where I live and where I was! I asked him how long he was going to be here as I was busy this afternoon and he said he was leaving tomorrow so I figured I should meet up with him since he wasn’t going to be in the US that long. We met at a Jason’s Deli and when he asked me what my ham radio interests were I told him satellite. He said he used to work sats like AO-7 but recently had been working QO-100. He apologized that we didn’t have a GEO sat over here. Haha. At lunch he told me all about his QRP QO-100 setup. It’s only strong enough to work CW, but he is working on getting more power so he can do SSB. He has a degree in microwave engineering so when I told him I honestly didn’t understand a lot of the concepts related to running a QO-100 station he started teaching me about mixing signals to get 2.4 GHz, LOs, RFs, how to get stable reference signals without GPS, etc. Very interesting. I showed him some of the satellite gear I had in my car and he snapped a picture of me with it to show his friends. Before we left I gave him some Space Comms, SatNOGS and Libre Space stickers. He is also a SOTA op and that is what he has the FT-817 for. He plans to activate a SOTA summit before he leaves the US. 73, John Brier KG4AKV P.S. Within the next hour or two I’m going to do a livestream on YouTube updating on the progress of my satellite ground station build.

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EN61/EN71 line March 11
by aa8ch 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

HiI plan to be on the EN61/EN71 line Monday March 11 for AO91 at 1900UTC and SO50 at 1915 UTC. If you need either grid send me an email and I'll be sure to listen for your call.LOTW. 73Chris AA8CH

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Charlotte NC hamfest this past weekend
by Philip Jenkins 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

As part of my flea-market space, I included some AMSAT info - an actual size cardboard model of a cubesat, a copy of the AMSAT Journal, a copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites", the Fox Operating Guide (and another document I prepared which tells which frequencies to receive the FM birds and how to track them, along with some online resources). The thing which got the most attention was my fully assembled Arrow antenna - and I could have sold at least 5 of them had I had any to sell! :-) Most of the questions I fielded were about QO-100. >From this, I have been tentatively invited to give "Satellite 101" presentations at least 2 ham clubs, and possibly a third, (I think I've done about 8 similar presentations over the past 18 months.) This wasn't a full-blown AMSAT only information table like at some hamfests (John KG4AKV and I are doing one (and he's planning to do demos) at the Raleigh Hamfest April 20) with some merchandise from the AMSAT online store; it was a last minute idea since I had some extra space on the table. As an added bonus, it was *completely* unexpected to see Barry WD4ASW there, and get to talk to him for a few minutes both days. I also got to meet Andy N4LAZ, who is fairly new to both ham radio and satellites, and has put EM95 on the air on a fairly regular basis. Philip N4HF

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Re: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellite Array
by Alan 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

Mike, I have one. Mostly good, but some bad. From a strength standpoint, it does a good job. The metal center section makes it easy to clamp it without having it either compress the tubing or having it slip. It will handle any likely set of antennas. The bad, and suprising, is that after it was up for 4 years here in Tennessee, I noticed some "glitter" under the array on the roof. The protective coating had spalled off, leaving the very itchy fiberglass exposed. For now, when I work on it I use gloves and a long sleeve shirt. At some point, I will probably paint some sealer, but that will require mostly removing all the antennas and cables. I talked with a local marine dealer, not a big market in Tennessee, who said there were special paints to seal fiberglass. Ironically, according to him it requires special preparation to paint fiberglass in good condition, but much less if the coating is missing or damaged. I would definitely check with a marine dealer there. Previously, I used a fiberglass tube with a large round wooden rod to reenforce it. That was significantly shorter, but lasted 15+ years. 73, Alan WA4SCA <-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of <radiomb <Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2019 21:18 PM <To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <Subject: [amsat-bb] Boom For Satellite Array < <Hello, < I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30, a <small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the <M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it? Any <other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather proof it. <The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi <TNX 73 Mike K4MIA <_______________________________________________ <Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions <expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT- <NA. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Boom For Satellie Array
by radiomb 10 Mar '19

10 Mar '19

Hello, I am redoing my antenna system. I will be putting up a 2MCP14, 436CP30, a small camera and some kind of 1.2 beam. Anyone using the M2 FGCB60 Heavy Duty Fiberglass Crossboom Kit. How do you like it? Any other options? When I get it should I coat it with anything to weather proof it. The sun is bad in south Florida. Hi Hi TNX 73 Mike K4MIA

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ANS-069 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-069 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: * Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS * AMSAT-F Space Meeting is First Live DATV Conference via QO-100 * GNU Licensed KLog Logbook Software v.0.9.7 Released * How to Support AMSAT * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-069.01 ANS-069 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 034.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. March 10, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-069.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS March 6, 2019 — The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook! Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures. Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction. They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018. Kenwood has been a super support- er of ARISS for years, and it was the company’s idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera- tor could own! The company hopes you’ll be a bidder who wants to sup- port ARISS. The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad. It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase. ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities—and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio! Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you’ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic! More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork. ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support. And if you don’t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space—look for the Donate but- ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page. Thank you! About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera- tive 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa- tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn at amsat.org [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-F Space Meeting is First Live DATV Conference via QO-100 AMSAT-Francophone offered live DATV video of their 2nd Space Meeting on March 9-10, 2019. AMSAT-F (http://site.amsat-f.org/) and Electrolab (https://www.electrolab.fr/) have deployed a DATV ground station to operate via the QO-100 transponder. The DATV team led by Yannick Avelino and with the support of Evariste, F5OEO developed the station that will transmit live the conference. The team was in contact with AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-UK for permission to operate the satellite during these days. They thank AMSAT-DL for allowing these transmissions. [ANS thanks AMSAT-Francophone 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/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ GNU Licensed KLog Logbook Software v.0.9.7 Released Jaime, EA4TV, released KLog v.0.9.7, a multiplatform free hamradio logging program which is able to run in Linux, Windows and macOS. The latest release allows the user to add, remove or edit satel- lites to the KLog DB allowing import or export of satellites data. KLog supports ADIF as a default file format. Additional features of KLog include QSO management, QSL management, a DX-Cluster client, DXCC management, ClubLog integration, WSJT-X, and DX-Marathon support. Several languages are supported including Catalan, Croatian, Danish, English, Finish, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Additional information and access to downloads can be found at: https://www.klog.xyz/ [ANS thanks Jaime, EA4TV for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ How to Support AMSAT AMSAT relies on the support of our members and the amateur radio community to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. How can you help? *Join AMSAT Both you and AMSAT will benefit when you join. You get the AMSAT Journal bimonthly and support from AMSAT Ambassadors. Member dues and donations provide AMSAT’s primary support. Join today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ *Become a Life Member Becoming a Life Member has never been easier. Now you can become a Life Member with 12 monthly payments of $74 through our online store. See https://www.amsat.org/product/lifetime-membership/ for details. *Donate to AMSAT Make a one time or recurring donation to AMSAT today. Even as little as one dollar a month can make a difference! Donate today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ *Purchase AMSAT gear on our Zazzle storefront. AMSAT receives 25% of the price of each sale on AMSAT logo merchandise from our Zazzle storefront located at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear *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 AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, 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 $17,255 raised or about 12% towards our goal. This would not have been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more information and to DONATE TODAY visit: https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Upcoming Satellite Operations +Eureka Nunavut (ER60, EQ79) February 3, to March 29, 2019 Eureka ARC, VY0ERC, will be QRV from Eureka, NU (NA-008), February 3 until March 29, 2019. Time and weather permitting, they expect to be on the FM satellites from ER60 and EQ79. Announcements will be posted on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vy0erc. +Poland, Lithuania, Kaliningrad, St Petersburg, Aland Island, and Finland February 24 to March 13, 2019 I am on the first of four flights now on the way for another one of my signature trips. This voyage will take me to Poland (Feb 24-28), Lithuania (Feb 28-Mar 4), Kaliningrad (Mar 4-7), Saint Petersburg (Mar 7-11), Åland Islands (Mar 11-13), and Helsinki (Mar 13-14). I think the most desired entities are going to be UA2 and OH0 (unfortunately OH0 is gonna be quick, get in in the evening and leave in a morning, so two nights and one full day). I’m hoping to make US contacts from every entity and will try to hit as many grids as feasible (I’ll have a car in Vilnius and Kaliningrad), but good transatlantic locations will take precedence over grids. Don’t expect me on every pass, I’m traveling with family and we’ll be doing touristy stuff, but I’ll make my best effort to be on the great AO-7 and FO-29 passes across the ocean, updates will be on Twitter @AL6D_Alaska. I’m operating ninja portable like the good ole days, QRP with two FT-817NDs and an arrow, hopefully that doesn’t attract too much negative attention from customs in Russia. 73, Gabe “Harambe” Zeifman AL6D/VE6NJH/Harambe1 +France (JN07) March 10, 2019 Jérôme, F4DXV, will be in JN07 on Sunday with his family. Due to the rarity of this grid on amateur satellites, Jérôme hopes to be on the 16:55 utc AO-7 pass for South American and North American grid chasers. Being part of a family trip, keep an eye on Jérôme’s Twitter feed for updates: https://twitter.com/F4DXV [ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and renewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Satellite Shorts from All Over + AMSAT has secured permission to redistribute orbital data provided by the US Department of Defense Joint Force Space Component Commander for another year. Thanks to the work of Ray Hoad, WA5QGD and Perry Klein, W3PK, the world's best source of orbital elements for amateur radio satellites will continue via the KEPS mailing list and www.amsat.org/tle/ + Eduardo, PY2RN, in Brazil reports working RAST club station HS0AJ in Bangkok, Thailand via QO-100. The distance between PY2RN in GG66lw and HS0AJ in OK03fp is 16,445.3 km. (Via PY2RN on the AMSAT Facebook page) + A new distance record was claimed on IO-86's FM transponder: 5,157 km. PU4JOE in GH91ac <> @hp2vx in FJ09ga. 02-Mar-2019 at 17:25 UTC https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ (Via N8HM) + Radio World has published an article about amateur radio and ARISS by Brian Clark, KF6FES. Read it at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-069-RW + K5EM has added a zoomable grid map on his satmatch.com site: https://www.satmatch.com/maiden It works like the other google maps - the more you zoom in the more detail you get. (Via K5EM) + JAMSAT has posted a video demonstrating the FO-99(NEXUS) Digitalker. View it at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-069-FO99 (via JAMSAT) + In ANS-061, it was reported that the University of Virginia's CubeSat constellation due for launch next month will carry UHF packet repeaters. However, due to licensing issues, the satellites will operate in non-amateur spectrum at 401 MHz. KQ9P, from the UVA team reports that they are hopeful that their next CubeSat project will carry an amateur payload. (via KQ9P) --------------------------------------------------------------------- /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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Placement of Preamp
by WA2NDV 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Hello all, So on a lark I purchased a Chinese preamp that claims to cover almost DC to light LOL. seen here On 440 uplinks I was swamping my 2 meter RX so I have a 4 pole 2 meter bandpass filter inline now. My question is where is the best place to place the preamp, output or input of the bandpass filter. Right now its on the input to the filter. Does anyone have some real world experience with this ? I have a single coax dual band antenna feeding a 2/440 duplexer. 2 Meter radio is Yaesu FT-817 and 70cm radio is a FT-991A so this filter and amp are fed from the duplexer 2 meter port. I just heard XW-2C at 3 degrees—never heard that before so it is working. I appreciate your comments. 73 Frank WA2NDV

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switch satellites automatically?
by EDWARD KROME 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Hi all I am trying to train SatPC32 to automatically switch satellites as they become visible. I am using an SDRPlay RSP1, controlled by HDSDR. Works. SatPC32 is connected to HDSDR through virtual com ports. That also works. The satellites of interest are in a separate subdirectory. They are prioritized through prior.sqf. In SatPC32, when I click C+ for control of the RSP1, it works just fine. But when I click A+ (which is supposed to switch to automatic satellite control as the satellite is visible), it does not do so. I know I've missed something here... help, please. Thanks! Ed K9EK

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CM94 SO-50
by Bob Keating 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Will be on the 21:41 utc pass if SO-50 from CM94. Bob N6REK Sent from my iPhone

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Fox Delta
by James Brown 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

I do have two FOX Delta SD 2(USB) controllers available! One I used with the G5500 the other never used (spare) They work fine with SAT 32 Jim KI6WJ

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Alfaspid ras 2 rotator
by Claus Bjeverskov 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

I have an icom 910, I use sat pc 32 and a modem from zlp electronic to control the frequency automatically. As a rotor I have an Alfaspid race 2, how do I control the rotor automatically.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Hawaii contact.
by Mark Pisani 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Hi Bob, Last year I took my Kenwood TH-D72 HT with a Diamond RH77CA whip antenna to Maui, BL10 and was able to have QSOs with Chris VE7CEW, Christy KB6LTY and Lyle WB7VUF via some low western AO91 passes. I also worked Gabe AL6D when he was in Maui & Oahu from my QTH in DM04 via SO-50 earlier this year. 73 de Mark KK6OTJ

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Hawaii contact.
by Bob Keating 09 Mar '19

09 Mar '19

Has anyone been able to contact a Hawaii station during a low western pass of an FM satellite? Sent from my iPhone

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primary missions for ao-7 and fox-1a
by Yanko Yankov 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Does anyone know what were the primary missions for ao-7 and fox-1a before they were turn over to hams? I'm trying to find that information online and I'm unable to . Thanks Yanko, nx9g

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Re: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by Bob Hammond 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Les, Good deal on your order. It was fun to build, and yes, the price is hard to beat. I bought a DIN connector and cable to connect the controller to the G-5500B from an ebay seller. It was low price too. That's how I connected mine. I'm looking forward to the IC-9700 and plan to use an Alpha Delta coax switch for my 2m and 70cm antennas so I can use the SDRPlay as a receiver when desired. 73, Bob W7OTJ On Thu, Mar 7, 2019 at 11:44 AM Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > Bob, > > I just ordered the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller based on your > recommendation. The price is hard to beat too! > > How difficult is it to wire up the connecting cable for the Yaesu G-5500b? > > I’m currently using an Icon IC-910H, but hope to upgrade to the IC-9700 > later this year. I’m trying to rig up an interface to allow me to use an > SDRPlay RSP2 for receive now. > > Hope to work you on the birds soon. Let me know how you like that IC-9700. > Thanks again! > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63nf > AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > > > > > On Mar 7, 2019, at 6:36 AM, Bob Hammond <propgrinder(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Les, I recently finished the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller and am quite > happy with it. I use a G5500B and SatPC32. Still waiting for the Icom > IC-9700 so I can get on the air. All I have hooked up now is a SDRPlay > rsp2. > > Bob > W7OTJ > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:34 PM Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > >> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the >> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my >> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites >> throughout their passes. >> >> I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone >> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? >> >> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any >> thoughts? >> >> >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… >> < >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… >> > >> >> >> 73, >> >> Les Rayburn, N1LF >> Maylene, AL >> EM63nf >> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >> Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of >> AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > >

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TM Decoding Issue
by Al Rothermich 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Has anyone successfully decoded Telemetry from the Fox satellites using an IC-910H and a Rigblaster Pro Advantage? I have had no luck locking onto the TM signal, and I'm wondering if there is a built in high pass filter that's causing the issue. Any help would be appreciated. Al - WB0QLU

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Hot new item at AMSAT online store
by Bruce 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Earlier in the week I had mentioned to a few that this item would be in the store this weekend. I beat that deadline and got it on the shelf today. The 50th Anniversary AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Communications Achievement Award is now online. There are only 20 of these certificates in existence unless there is a box around here that I did not see (highly unlikely). Do not rush over to the story and purchase one just yet. You must first send your LoTW or QSL card scans to me to confirm that you do in fact have the necessary qualifying contacts made from March 3, 2019 through December 31, 2019. After I confirm it and send you an email, you can go online to purchase yours. I have already received a few entries while I was under the weather. Will be looking at all of them this weekend. These certificates I can send out immediately as I have them in hand. The other certificates we still need to create. 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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Test don't read
by F6GLJ 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ

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uplink offset tracking issue
by James Brown 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

on sat 32pc using ft817 downlink and ic7100 uplink. can not get the frequency correction to change and bring uplink onto the downlink for SSB sats. reading the sat32 instructions is confusing but still unable to make change. My offset for the uplink is at -8.135 and downlink 2.803. This results in my uplink being way up the band from the downlink station. Any guidance would be great. Jim

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AO73 FUNcube-1 mode change
by Graham Shirville 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Hi All, As usual, AO73 FUNcube-1 is now in transponder mode for the weekend - available to all continents:) 73 Graham G3VZV

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dop. sqf.files
by James Brown 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

As a follow up to my earlier post. Could someone forward a copy of their Doppler sqf file . I will compare mine and correct what ever is needed . jim KI6WJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Dragon Crew vehicle
by Roy Dean 08 Mar '19

08 Mar '19

Anybody see this? The ISS was at about 20° to 10° during the reentry, so I peaked out my window to see if I could see anything, but I suspect I am too far north (Philadelphia) to see the Dragon which was no doubt well below (and behind?) the ISS at that point. It's kind of hazy/cloudy here, too... ---Roy K3RLD > There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be visible > on the East coast. > Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida. > The "sonic boom" may also be heard. > > >*From w1fxx* > >

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Dragon Crew vehicle
by Francis Geraci 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

There is an article on Space.com, the the vehicle "reentry" MAY be visible on the East coast. Splash down is 8:45 am EST. off the coast of Florida. The "sonic boom" may also be heard. >From w1fxx

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AMSAT-F RENCONTRE SPATIALE DU 9 & 10 MARS 2019 : Conferences broadcast live via the QO100 transponder
by christophe.mcr 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Dear All AMSAT-Francophone and Electrolab have deployed a ground station to operate the QO100 transponder in DATV. The "broadcast DATV" team led by Yannick Avelino and with the support of Evariste F5OEO has developed the station that will allow the conferences of the "AMSAT-F RENCONTRE SPATIALE DU 9 & 10 MARS 2019" to be broadcast live. The team has been in contact with AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-UK to obtain permission to operate the satellite during these days. We thank AMSAT-DL for allowing us this retransmission. 73 Christophe

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Fwd: Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by Bob Hammond 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Les, I recently finished the Fox Delta ST2 USB controller and am quite happy with it. I use a G5500B and SatPC32. Still waiting for the Icom IC-9700 so I can get on the air. All I have hooked up now is a SDRPlay rsp2. Bob W7OTJ On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 11:34 PM Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the > installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my > 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites > throughout their passes. > > I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone > point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? > > Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any > thoughts? > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > < > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > > > > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63nf > AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by John Brier 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Don't forget to CC amsat-bb in replies. 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 08:41 Noel Petit <petitnoel47(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Highly recommend Easy Rotor Controller USB from Vibroplex.Get kit, cable > for 5500 and case. Assembly is simple and it works. Velcro it to the > the G5500 controller and off you go. I am using mine on SatPC32 and > WxTrack. > > Noel Petit > WB0VGI > Harris, MN > > > On 3/7/2019 6:38 AM, John Brier wrote: > > Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available > > assembled. > > > > > http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-the… > > > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > > > P.S. You must have a big attic! > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > > > >> With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the > >> installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my > >> 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track > satellites > >> throughout their passes. > >> > >> I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone > >> point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? > >> > >> Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any > >> thoughts? > >> > >> > >> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > >> < > >> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Les Rayburn, N1LF > >> Maylene, AL > >> EM63nf > >> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions > >> expressed > >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > >> AMSAT-NA. > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Re: [amsat-bb] Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by aj9n＠aol.com 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

Another one to consider and I haven't seen it already listed, is the LabJack U12 along with its Piggyback. The Piggyback schematic can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback.JPG. The instructions for using the LabJack U12 are found under ?Hints (Rotor) Readme(Labjack.txt). I think it cost me less than $20 in parts to build the Piggyback. The Piggyback interfaces the LabJack U12 to the rotor control box; the U12 then interfaces with the computer via USB. SatPC32 also shows the LabJack U3 but I am unfamiliar with the capabilities of it. LabJack U12 info can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u12The LabJack U3 info can be found at https://labjack.com/products/u3. The U3 Piggyback schematic can be found at http://www.dk1tb.de/lj_piggyback_u3.JPG I have 2 of these U12s and both are solid. My first Piggyback I bought with Nova a long time ago. I build the second one so that I made sure I had spares since I loan my equipment out for schools to have an ARISS contact. Hope this helps. 73,Charlie Sufana AJ9NOne of the ARISS mentors In a message dated 2019-03-07 07:39:46 Eastern Standard Time, johnbrier(a)gmail.com writes: Below is a list of interfaces. Several of them are assembled or available assembled. http://sats.wikidot.com/what-yaesu-g-5550-rotor-computer-interfaces-are-the… 73, John Brier KG4AKV P.S. You must have a big attic! On Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 02:35 Les Rayburn <les(a)highnoonfilm.com> wrote: > With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the > installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my > 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites > throughout their passes. > > I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone > point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? > > Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any > thoughts? > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > < > https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… > > > > > 73, > > Les Rayburn, N1LF > Maylene, AL > EM63nf > AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Computer Control of Yaesu G-5500B Rotor
by Les Rayburn 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

With a lot of help from Marcus Thomas, KF4YHP I finally completed the installation of my Yaesu G-5500B Az-El rotor tonight. This will allow my 432, 2 Meter, and 1296 antennas inside my attic to finally track satellites throughout their passes. I’d like to have computer control of the rotor using SatPC32. Can anyone point me towards an assembled interface that will work well? Saw this on ebay, but not sure how well it will work with SatPC32. Any thoughts? https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-… <https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Rotator-control-interface-board-box-for-YAESU-…> 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Weekend Rove to CM-94
by Bob Keating 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

My lovely wife and I will be hooking up the 5th wheel and heading up to Refugio State Beach (CM-94) with the dogs for the weekend. I plan to work some of the passes of the FM satellites on a "holiday" schedule on March 8, 9 & 10. If I can get my FT-991 set up properly, I might even try FO-29. Hope to catch you on the birds! 73, Bob N6REK

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ANS-065 Special Bulletin - ARISS Auction
by Mark D. Johns 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE Special Bulletin - ARISS Auction ANS-065 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-065.01 ANS-065 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 037.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE March 6, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-065.01 Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS March 6, 2019 — The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook! Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures. Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction. They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018. Kenwood has been a super support- er of ARISS for years, and it was the company’s idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham opera- tor could own! The company hopes you’ll be a bidder who wants to sup- port ARISS. The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad. It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase. ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities—and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio! Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you’ll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic! More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork. ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support. And if you don’t do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space—look for the Donate but- ton near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page. Thank you! About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a coopera- tive 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educa- tors, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org

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ARISS News Release No. 19-04
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-04 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISS March 6, 2019 - The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique JVC Kenwood TS-890S signed by astronauts! Or, you could be top bidder on a special astronaut-signed 6-volume boxed set 2019 ARRL Handbook! Bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. You could own this one-of-a-kind beautiful Kenwood TS-890S; your ham station would boast the only Kenwood in the world showcasing astronaut signatures. Your top bid on the limited edition boxed-set 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications would mean your bookshelf includes astronaut signatures among your book collection. JVC Kenwood, a proud supporter of ARISS, generously gave a brand new TS-890S for ARISS to auction. They first offered the radio for sale in the US in the last half of 2018. Kenwood has been a super supporter of ARISS for years, and it was the company's idea for this radio, with astronaut signatures, to be an exclusive that just one ham operator could own! The company hopes you'll be a bidder who wants to support ARISS. The limited edition 2019 ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications sold out fast once ARRL posted their ad. It was the first time that ARRL divided the Handbook into volumes, which nestle in a hard slipcase. ARRL, an ARISS sponsor along with AMSAT and NASA, saved back one boxed set to give ARISS for the fund-raiser auction. When you bid in this auction you could be the crucial person who helps ARISS launch its new custom-built higher-power radio system in 2019 with its voice repeater and improved packet APRS and SSTV capability that thousands of hams enjoy. The new system will replace the aging, problematic units currently on the ISS. You may be the winning bidder who helps ARISS continue introducing ham radio to thousands of students, teachers, parents, and whole communities-and inspiring students about science, technology, engineering, math, and radio! Don't forget; set yourself a reminder: bidding starts April 8th at 12:00 UTC and ends April 14th at 22:00 UTC. Be the winning bidder for one or both of these two exclusive offerings and you'll own a rare article that makes your ham station a classic! More auction details will soon be posted at www.ariss.org including that winning bidders will be responsible for shipping costs and for handling any required customs paperwork. ARISS thanked JVC Kenwood and ARRL for their generous support. And if you don't do auctions, please contribute a donation to help ARISS launch its new radio system into space-look for the Donate button near the top right corner of the www.ariss.org page. Thank you! 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 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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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 06 Mar '19

06 Mar '19

If you are working on the 50th Anniversary AMSAT on HF award, I will be calling "CQ AMSAT" in slow CW between 1830 UTC and 1900 UTC today. Frequency will be between 14.045 MHz and 14.055 MHZ. Info: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/ Steve AI9IN

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