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Re: [amsat-bb] Fw: I'm curious
by Roy Dean 07 Feb '19

07 Feb '19

> > I have also been told, and if I remember correctly, due to ITAR, at > least for the Fox birds, information cannot be shared about their > command functionality Since I'm already on the Fed's "watch list", it won't hurt to let everybody know.... The command sequence is: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Coincidentally, it will also open the Druidia atmospheric dome port.... --Roy K3RLD

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Fwd: [PNWVHFS] FT-736 with 220 and 1.2
by 73 Bob W7LRD 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Just fowarding this. 73 Bob W7LRD -------- Original Message ---------- From: Greg Stahlman <kj6ko(a)innercite.com> To: Wswss(a)mailman.qth.net, pnwvhfs(a)googlegroups.com Date: February 6, 2019 at 5:12 PM Subject: [PNWVHFS] FT-736 with 220 and 1.2 Before this goes on ebay, I have the following… FT-736R with MD-1 Desk Mic, 1.2 and 220 modules, Keyer, CTCSS Tone board. Internal supply still works and comes with AC power cord. Only thing missing is the little door that covers the A/V jacks for the 1.2 module. Excellent cosmetic shape and everything works perfectly! Recent "basic" tune up. (Power, ALC, RX and Freq check) No manuals. No original box. $1100 + $75 shipping and insurance. (It will be boxed very well and sent Fedex) Paypal preferred. Local pickup if you want in Sacramento area. Email me direct if you want photos. I'm pretty sure there aren't any on here, but message to scammers/parts swappers…..Every board, module and option plus serial numbers have been logged, photographed and has hidden marks with IR ink so don't even think about it! 73 Greg Stahlman KJ6KO Trustee Northern California 900 Repeater System NC9RS kj6ko.com nc9rs.com -- ~The Voice of the Pacific NorthWest VHF Society~ You are subscribed to the Google Groups "PNWVHFS" group. To post to this group, send email to PNWVHFS(a)googlegroups.com To read message history, visit http://groups.google.com/group/PNWVHFS --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PNWVHFS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pnwvhfs+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com mailto:[email protected] . To post to this group, send email to pnwvhfs(a)googlegroups.com mailto:[email protected] . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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ROVE - DM 15/25/16/26/17/18/27/28/38/37/36 Feb 8-10th
by KI7UNJ Tucker 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Myself (KI7UNJ) and KI5BEX will be roving this weekend and will be activating DM 15/25/16/26/17/18/27/28/38/37/36 on FM Satellites only. For a complete list of passes and to keep updated as we go along visit: https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ QRZ also has the list of passes but will not be updated while roving: https://www.qrz.com/db/ki7unj Hope to work you all this weekend. -- KI7UNJ https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ http://bit.do/ki7unj <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=…>

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4 cubesats deployed from ISS; Cat1,Delphini,UNITE,TECHEDSAT-8
by christy hunter 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

I just saw this announced by Nanoracks; someone earlier on this BBS was asking about a TECHEDSAT-8 cubesat. http://nanoracks.com/nanoracks-completes-15th-cubesat-mission-on-internatio… four cubesats released: Assume it was done on January 31 2019? The satellites deployed and their timestamps were: *CAT-1/CAT-2:* 10:25 GMT/4:25 CST *Delphini-1:* 12:00 GMT/6:00 CST *UNITE:* 13:40 GMT/7:40 CST *TechEdSat-8:* 16:45 GMT/10:45 CST TechEdSat-8, and Unite are listed on Nasa's ELaNa site; https://www.nasa.gov/content/upcoming-elana-cubesat-launches and only Delphini-1 is listed as being coordinated(that I could find) ; http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ per the IARU site Delphini-1: Supporting Organisation Aarhus University – Department of Engineering Contact Person nh(a)eng.au.dk.nospam Headline Details: The Delphini-1 mission is a 1U CubeSat and is an educational and amateur radio mission with the purpose of teaching students and academic staff how to operate a nanosatellite in space, its electronics and all aspects of physics involved in space. Proposing a UHF downlink using9k6 GMSK. Planning a Nanoracks deployment from the ISS in October 2018. More details are available at http://projects.au.dk/ausat/delphini1/ **A downlink on 437.500 MHz has been coordinated** Application Date: 06 Jan 2018 Freq coordination completed on 25 Jan 2018 73 Christy KB6LTY

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Re: [amsat-bb] Operating SSB sats
by Ronald G. Parsons 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

One reason for some drifting, even with computer control. is not using up-to-date keps. Another is inaccurate time on one or both computers. But always be patient to those standing outside in rain or snow, and be patient with them. And always have fun. Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Operating SSB sats
by Ronald G. Parsons 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Umesh, A question and comment on your statement: > (b) Sometimes I hear a station calling CQ and it remains on the same > frequency during successive CQs, The method SatPC32 and HRD and others employ is keeping the “frequency at the satellite” a constant, varying your uplink and downlink frequencies as appropriate. In your statement above, do you mean by “on the same frequency” that you need not change your SatPC32 controlled frequency to remain tuned in to the CQing station? If so, then both of you are tuning to keep the “frequency at the satellite” a constant. This method is the preferred method of tuning for base stations. Mobile stations may not be able to do it. By keeping “frequency at the satellite” a constant, QSO’s with many participants can converse as easily as though they were on 20m. Ron W5RKN Umesh, If you can tune around and always hear your own downlink on the correct frequency, then you are doing everything right. 73, Paul, N8HM On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 12:42 PM k6vug at sbcglobal.net <k6vug at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Good Morning All, > I'd like to understand something that seems to be happening with SSB > birds. > > I realize that they are two kinds of operators - one that has a computer > controlled station and one that tunes manually, and I respect both types. > The following observation is about two computer controlled stations working > via a SSB satellite - > > (a) My station is computer controlled (SatPC32 or HRD) and can hear myself > on the downlink throughout the pass. I can also go up or down the pass > band and still hear myself without needing to retune the uplink. It is > pretty rock solid, almost like HF operation. > > (b) Sometimes I hear a station calling CQ and it remains on the same > frequency during successive CQs, so I'm guessing their station is also > computer controlled. I can tune in and stay on their calling frequency. > > (c) However, when I can respond, it seems they have to tune their downlink > a bit to hear me well. So when they come back to my response, they are a > bit off-frequency (about 300Hz) and sound like Mickey Mouse, until I retune > the downlink to hear them well again. This keeps happening throughout the > QSO. > > (d) This "drifting" happens only with some stations calling CQ and not > everyone. > > Considering both stations are computer controlled at each end, I'm trying > to understand if I'm doing anything wrong/incorrect. Learning to operate > SSB sats has been humbling as well as exciting, I'd appreciate any pointers > for this situation. Thanks in advance. > > > 73! > Umesh > k6vug > >

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Operating SSB sats
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

Good Morning All, I'd like to understand something that seems to be happening with SSB birds. I realize that they are two kinds of operators - one that has a computer controlled station and one that tunes manually, and I respect both types. The following observation is about two computer controlled stations working via a SSB satellite - (a) My station is computer controlled (SatPC32 or HRD) and can hear myself on the downlink throughout the pass. I can also go up or down the pass band and still hear myself without needing to retune the uplink. It is pretty rock solid, almost like HF operation. (b) Sometimes I hear a station calling CQ and it remains on the same frequency during successive CQs, so I'm guessing their station is also computer controlled. I can tune in and stay on their calling frequency. (c) However, when I can respond, it seems they have to tune their downlink a bit to hear me well. So when they come back to my response, they are a bit off-frequency (about 300Hz) and sound like Mickey Mouse, until I retune the downlink to hear them well again. This keeps happening throughout the QSO. (d) This "drifting" happens only with some stations calling CQ and not everyone. Considering both stations are computer controlled at each end, I'm trying to understand if I'm doing anything wrong/incorrect. Learning to operate SSB sats has been humbling as well as exciting, I'd appreciate any pointers for this situation. Thanks in advance. 73! Umesh k6vug

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JPL news item on MARCOs
by christy hunter 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

NASA/JPL is still listening for the little Sats (they call cubesats) that accompanied the lander to Mars last year. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7327&utm_source=iContact&utm… 73 Christy KB6LTY

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ANS-037 Special Bulletin - Reminder ARISS/NOTA Slow Scan TV Event February 8-10
by JoAnne K9JKM 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE Special Bulletin - ARISS/NOTA Slow Scan TV Event February 8 - 10 ANS-037 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: * REMINDER - ARISS/NOTA Slow Scan TV Event February 8 - 10 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-037.01 ANS-037 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 037.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE February 6, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-037.01 REMINDER - ARISS/NOTA Slow Scan TV Event February 8 - 10 ARISS is running another of their popular Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. Transmissions began Friday, Feb. 8 at 14:00 UTC and are planned to run through Sunday, February 10 at 18:30 UTC. SSTV operations is a process by which images are sent from the Inter- national Space Station (ISS) via ham radio and received by ham opera- tors, shortwave listeners and other radio enthusiasts on Earth, simi- lar to pictures shared on cell phones using twitter or instagram. SSTV images are being transmitted from the ISS at the frequency of 145.800 MHz using the PD120 SSTV mode. These can be received using ham radio equipment as simple as a 2 meter handheld radio or a common shortwave or scanner receiver the covers the 2 meter ham band. After connecting the audio output of the radio receiver to the audio input of a computer running free software such as MMSSTV, the SSTV images can be displayed. Transmissions consist of eight NASA On The Air (NOTA) images and an additional, four ARISS commemorative images will also be included. See: https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/ Once received, Images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php You can receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting your image. See details at https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, sched- ules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. Please check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 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 $16,895 raised or about 11% 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ [ANS thanks ARISS and NASA on the Air for the above information]

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ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-03
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Feb '19

06 Feb '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-03 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE US Schools/Groups Move Into Phase 2 of ARISS Selections February 5, 2019- The ARISS-US Team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) is pleased to announce schools or organizations submitting proposals have been selected to advance to the next stage of planning to host amateur radio contacts from July to December 2019. The contacts will be with International Space Station (ISS) crew members using the ARISS equipment on the ISS. A review team of teachers from the ARISS-US Education Committee selected proposals after the recent proposal window closed. The groups will go forward to Phase 2, developing an amateur radio equipment plan to host a scheduled ARISS contact. ARISS's primary goal is to engage people in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities, and involve them in pursuits related to space exploration, amateur radio, communications, and associated areas of study and career options. After a recent ARISS contact, Joanne Michael, KM6BWB, at Meadows Elementary School in Manhattan Beach, CA, stated, "ARISS is such an incredible opportunity for students to gain a once-in-a-lifetime experience and real-world skills that they can use the rest of their lives. What a wonderful program!" ARISS anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for these US host organizations. The candidates must now complete an equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by the ARISS technical team, the final selected schools / organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities. The schools and organizations are: 24th World Scout Jamboree West Virginia Council Rock High School South Holland, PA Galileo STEM Academy Eagle, ID Golden Oak Montessori Castro Valley, CA Lakeside Elementary School West Point, UT Loudon County Space Dreamers Ashburn, VA Pearsall High School Air Force Jr. ROTC Pearsall, TX Santa Barbara Public Library Santa Barbara, CA Sonoma County Library Rohnert Park, CA Traverse Area District Library Traverse City, MI University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club Boulder, CO Woodridge Middle School High Ridge, MO Young Scientists Program at USC Los Angeles, CA 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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All power to the ISS!
by Ciaran Morgan 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

All, You may be aware of the MarconISSta project that has been running on the ARISS station in the Columbus module of the ISS - https://marconissta.com The project team have been informed that the experiment is due to be decommissioned on Feb 9th and Martin Boucher DJ1MBB, the lead for MarconISSta, has requested some support to help categorise the antennas on the ISS. If you have UHF tx capability and can track the ISS, please have a look at https://marconissta.com/2019/02/05/urgent-call-all-power-to-the-iss/ and help if you can. 73s Ciaran M0XTD

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-85 status?
by Roy Dean 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

> > Just what is "Safe Mode"? Is it OK to make a call when the bird is in > safe mode? Safe mode is the beacon/TLM only, every couple of minutes. No point in attempting QSO's, as the transponder will not be on. The spacecraft can be placed in Safe Mode by a control operator, or it can switch in automatically depending on the status of onboard systems. If you hear "Hi, this is Amateur Radio Satellite Fox-1" (or something like that), then the transponder is on. If you hear "safe mode", then obviously the transponder will not be on. --Roy K3RLD

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Correction to ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-02 sent Feb 3, 2019
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 05 Feb '19

05 Feb '19

Concerning the ARISS News Release No. 19-02 sent on Feb 3, please make note that the February 8 start time for the ARISS/NOTA SSTV Event has been changed from 18:25 UTC to 14:00 UTC. Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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I'm curious
by Francis Geraci 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

How do "Ground controllers" command the "Birds" Secret handshakes, back doors, special frequencies ? I'd love to see a "Ground control" station. Maybe a "YouTube" ? Now, that's a job I'd love, or maybe NOT. I'm sure it A LOT of work. Thanks Guy's for "always" being there, to care for "Our Girls" IF not appropriate, it's OK, just curious. W1FXX

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Re: [amsat-bb] Lost recordings of passed worked on 31 January 2019
by Roy Dean 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

> > Hello all: > I need help with recordings of recent passes. I made a mistake turning on > my audio recorder, and I have no way to reconstruct my log. > On Thursday 31 January, I worked a few passes of AO-91 and AO-92 while > mobiling through some fairly rare grids: FN58, FN57, FN67 and FN66. These > passes were as follows:- AO-91: starting at 1433, 1607 and 1744 GMT- AO-92: > starting at 1345, 1518 and 1653 GMT. > Do any of you have recordings of these passes? Did you work me on those > passes? I would like to rebuild my logs so the people I worked will get > credit for those grids. > 73, > Dave VE9CB also VO2AAA - my GO11, FO62 and FO93 logs are all uploaded to > LotW 17:44z AO-91 https://network.satnogs.org/observations/439351/ 16:53 AO-92 https://network.satnogs.org/observations/442168/ There may be more, but I think these are the only two of decent quality --Roy K3RLD

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Lost recordings of passed worked on 31 January 2019
by Dave G. ve9cb＠rac.ca 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Hello all: I need help with recordings of recent passes. I made a mistake turning on my audio recorder, and I have no way to reconstruct my log. On Thursday 31 January, I worked a few passes of AO-91 and AO-92 while mobiling through some fairly rare grids: FN58, FN57, FN67 and FN66. These passes were as follows:- AO-91: starting at 1433, 1607 and 1744 GMT- AO-92: starting at 1345, 1518 and 1653 GMT. Do any of you have recordings of these passes? Did you work me on those passes? I would like to rebuild my logs so the people I worked will get credit for those grids. 73, Dave VE9CB also VO2AAA - my GO11, FO62 and FO93 logs are all uploaded to LotW

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AO-85 status?
by skristof＠etczone.com 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

I was hoping to do early morning QSO on AO-85 just now. I didn't hear any other QSOs, but I did hear the Fox voice say "Safe mode" a couple of times. I'm aware that the bird has been having battery issues lately. I did not attempt a call. Just what is "Safe Mode"? Is it OK to make a call when the bird is in safe mode? There is another pass this afternoon when AO-85 will be in full sun. Will it be in transponder mode then? I know these are basic questions, but I appreciate the help. Steve AI9IN

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FUNcube Dashboard Auth Code Recovery
by David Johnson 04 Feb '19

04 Feb '19

Hi, If you have lost you authorisation code for the dashboards, we now have a page on which you can request the code to be sent to your registered email address. http://data.badgersoft.com/recover-authcode 73 - Dave, G4DPZ

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JY1Sat Data on FUNcube Warehouse
by David Johnson 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

Hi The data now displays fitter messages and WOD as well as real-time. http://data.amsat-uk.org/ui/jy1sat-fm (fm indicating Flight Model) Thanks for you patience as we make changes 73 Dave Sent from my iPhone

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DUV Decoding question
by Francis Geraci 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

First, I want to "Thank", Alan, WA4SCA, for his "guidance". He pointed out my problem with "decoding" DUV data. I had forgotten about the "filtered" audio issue. He pointed out that I need to use "9600 baud" data. On my first decoding attempt, I recorded a pass on my phone, cleaned it up in "Audacity" and tried to decode it with the "Funcube" software. That, of course, was a failure. Audio was great. No data. decoded. Question, Mainly for Icom user's. Do I get the unfiltered Audio / DUV from the* 6-pin mini DIN TNC connector* or the *#12 pin on the accessory connector ? *I don't know if either provides unfiltered audio. How do You Icom guys do it ? I understand that "Dongles" are perfect, but I don't want a "computer in the mix. Just my Icom IC-xxxx. ( 4 each ) My IC-706 is "ready" in a "Go" bag. Thanks in Advance W1FXX - Beautiful Sunny Fla. Key's

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L/v ops
by Andrew Glasbrenner 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

All, Please be careful to leave some gaps for the new ops on L/v mode. Those running low power, handheld, or with manual tuning may need a few extra seconds to get on frequency and be heard. 73, Drew KO4MA

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AO-92
by Mike Seguin 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

Just a quick heads up, AO-92 has switched back to U/v. No L/v on the last pass. -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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EN64/EN74
by ch 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

Hi I hope to activate the EN64/EN74 line on today's (3-Feb) pass of AO91 at 1849UTC. Possibly also the AO85 pass at 1825UTC too, if the SAT is in operation. QSL to LOTW. If you need either grid, I'd be happy to hear you. 73Chris AA8CH

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request for telemetry recording during X-CubeSat orbital decay
by Jean-Pierre Godet 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

Jean Guérard, from the french national aerospace research centre ONERA, is requesting to all who as the opportunity, please, to record the last telemetry frames of the bird launched in May 2017 by the polytechnic school (in Palaiseau, France). X-Cubesat is expected to decay around Mon, 04/02/2019 10:58:00 +/- 7 hours UTC (these predictions are provided by Joseph Remis, expert in satellite reentry predictions from the International Astronomical Center). The frequency is 437.020 MHz (measured here 437.01792), modulation AFSK 1k2, mode AX25. Warning, the fresh tle are already not too good, but anyways... Please, send information directly to Jean Guérard, jean.guerard(a)saf-astronomie.fr Many thanks my friends, have a good Sunday, 73 ! Jean-Pierre F5YG

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ARISS News Release No. 19-02
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-02 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org Announcing ARISS/NOTA Slow Scan TV Event Feb 2, 2019: ARISS is planning another of their popular Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment events. Transmissions are scheduled to begin Friday, Feb. 8 at 18:25 UTC and run through Sunday, Feb. 10 at 18:30 UTC. SSTV operations is a process by which images are sent from the International Space Station (ISS) via ham radio and received by ham operators, shortwave listeners and other radio enthusiasts on Earth, similar to pictures shared on cell phones using twitter or instagram. When this event becomes active, SSTV images will be transmitted from the ISS at the frequency of 145.80 MHz using the SSTV mode of PD120 and can be received using ham radio equipment as simple as a 2 meter handheld radio or a common shortwave or scanner receiver the covers the 2 meter ham band. After connecting the audio output of the radio receiver to the audio input of a computer running free software such as MMSSTV, the SSTV images can be displayed. Transmissions will consist of eight NASA On The Air (NOTA) images (see https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/). In additional, four ARISS commemorative images will also be included. Once received, Images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php . In addition, you can receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting your image. Once the event begins, see details at https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ . Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. Please check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status. 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-02-03 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Feb '19

03 Feb '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-02-03 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg (***) Watch for livestream at: https://www.campodeflores.com/2019/02/project-ariss-live/ Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20:21 UTC 44 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-02-03 03:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. 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 1288. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1231. (***) 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 2019-02-03 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: [amsat-bb] HRD, SatPC32, SDRConsole and their satellite tracking
by Michael Carper, Ph.D. 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Thanks, Stefan. Mike, WA9PIE On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 9:29 AM Stefan Wagener <wageners(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Rather than trying to compare apples and oranges between various satellite > tracking programs and their perceived satellite tracking inaccuracies, I > ran SatPC32, HRD V.:6.5.0.184 and SRDConsole V.3.0.4 simultaneously on the > same machine with the same internal clock and exact matched home location > incl antenna height, same Kepler data etc.The results can be seen on the > attached image (for those that receive this email directly). All three > programs and are matching each other in terms of satellite position > relative to location. Any significant discrepancies between programs that > users might experience are most likely attributable to differences in > program setup and not a result of program bugs as indicated lately in > messages. > > For those reading this message on the BB, I will post the image on the > AMSAT Facebook page. > > Hope this helps, > > Stefan, VE4NSA > > > > > On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 7:02 AM Roy Dean <royldean(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Mike, I don't see any times listed for the Amsat tracking. I think the >> problem is people are saying that HRD "lags" (ie, the track is correct, >> but >> several seconds/minutes behind). Regardless of if that is true or not, >> what I would suggest to verify HRD's tracking is to open two windows, one >> with AO-91 or 92 in HRD (realtime, during an actual pass), and one with >> Amsat Argentina's website: >> >> http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm >> >> Be sure to enter your correct grid square and select the correct >> satellite, >> and it will tell you current Az/El and doppler frequencies for Uplink and >> Downlink. I've found this site to be very reliable, and no installs are >> required (it runs in the browser). >> >> --Roy >> K3RLD >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> > Regarding the control of two VFOs simultaneously... we're working on >> this >> > next. On another note, I've been comparing satellite passes between HRD >> > Satellite >> > Tracking and AMSAT's tracking and I am unable to find any differences. >> > Here's an example with AO-91: >> > http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/AO-91-Pass-min.png >> > >> > Mike, WA9PIE >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
by Roy Dean 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Mike, I don't see any times listed for the Amsat tracking. I think the problem is people are saying that HRD "lags" (ie, the track is correct, but several seconds/minutes behind). Regardless of if that is true or not, what I would suggest to verify HRD's tracking is to open two windows, one with AO-91 or 92 in HRD (realtime, during an actual pass), and one with Amsat Argentina's website: http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm Be sure to enter your correct grid square and select the correct satellite, and it will tell you current Az/El and doppler frequencies for Uplink and Downlink. I've found this site to be very reliable, and no installs are required (it runs in the browser). --Roy K3RLD ------------------------------ > Regarding the control of two VFOs simultaneously... we're working on this > next. On another note, I've been comparing satellite passes between HRD > Satellite > Tracking and AMSAT's tracking and I am unable to find any differences. > Here's an example with AO-91: > http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/AO-91-Pass-min.png > > Mike, WA9PIE

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FM radio suggestions?
by Ron VE8RT 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

GM, I have a friend in an isolated community working on passing their Canadian Basic Amateur Radio Licence. If they pass with honours they'll have access to the HF bands, otherwise they're restricted to VHF and up. To start them off I was going to suggest getting on the FM satellites. I would also like to upgrade my satellite gear to include digital capability and thought I'd look into getting a second of the same radio, easier to mentor them at a distance if we're using the same gear. The model of interest is the FT-8900R and I'm open to suggestions. And I was thinking of ordering a printed copy of Getting Started on Amateur Satellites 2018 to be sent to them. For myself, I'd like to explore digital satellites, APRS and store and forward, are there current (quite a few out of date ones have turned up) website for beginners? Thanks, Ron VE8RT DP22 -- Ron VE8RT <ve8rt(a)yknwt.ca>

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FUNcube Warehouse maintenance
by David Johnson 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Hi I will be doing some changes to the warehouse this weekend to extend JY1Sat support. There will be short outages while these changes are uploaded. 73 Dave, G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone

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Gpredict on Raspberry Pi
by Paul Overn 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Playing around with gPredict on the R-pi. Wondering how to add another location for TLE files? The Rpi version does not have the "add TLE" option in the TLE screen. So it looks like I'm stuck with only the one TLE location. I'm specifically trying to add AO-85, but I'm sure there are others. Paul Overn KE0PBR Twitter: @KE0PBR `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

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XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
by Les Rayburn 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

I’m a bit of a nomad, and have always enjoyed taking the roads less travelled. That applies to my hobby as well—those of us who work VHF are a fairly rare bunch. Those who work satellites; not often spotted in the wild. But apparently, rarer still are those who enjoy making contacts on satellites that are not AO-91, A0-92, SO-50, and FO-29. Working from home today, so I got on nearly every satellite pass over the United States. Alternated between calling CQ and searching for others to work. The results of working eight different passes? Four contacts for the day. Two on SO-50, one each on AO-91 and FO-29. Called CQ on XW-2A at dinner time. High elevation pass. Good strong downlink the entire pass from horizon to horizon. Nada… It did net me an SWL report from Mark Gluch, KB3CI who heard me loud and clean in EN82 near Detroit. He doesn’t have the transmit side working yet for the linear birds, but will soon. Ditto on AO-7, a whole pass on FO-29 this morning, and at least three of the XW birds. Last weekend, I listed to the L band activity on AO-91 and there was a ton more activity there than I heard today. (I’m working on getting the 1296 Yagi up so I can join you folks.) We’ve got a sky full of great satellites that perform well. Let’s use them. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”

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SDRplay RSP2pro test antenna?
by Ted Krempa 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Hi Just got around to install with SDR Console and will be playing around with the Satellite portion. Question: for testing on rx, would a discone or dual band vertical work best ? (before I set up the real antenna - Elk on a rotor) Any input appreciated 73, Ted K7TRK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-02-02 13:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-02-02 13:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg Watch for livestream at: https://www.campodeflores.com/2019/02/project-ariss-live/ (***) Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20:21 UTC 44 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-02-02 13:00 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 1287. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1230. 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 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf 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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SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
by George Sakai 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Hi All, I have just installed Ham Radio Deluxe in my Windows 10 computer which I use for SatPC32. My radio is IC-9100. The computer has two COM ports. One is used for SatPC32 and I designated the second COM port for the Ham Radio Deluxe. But, the Ham Radio Deluxe does not connect to IC-9100. What am I doing wrong? Appreciate any help. 73, George N3GS, EM28 in Kansas

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FO-99
by Les Rayburn 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Congratulations to the NEXUS team for the successful launch and testing of their satellite, now designed Fuji-OSCAR 99. Am I correct that eventually this satellite will be used for Mode J linear transponder operation, similar to FO-29? FO-29 is a remarkable bird—here’s wish FO-99 the same success. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

If there are any AMSAT members out there who are also SKCC (Straight Key Century Club) members and are working on the AMSAT on HF award, please watch for me on the SKCC sked page and we can make an attempt to exchange numbers. (If you are not an SKCC member and want to try a slow code (<= 15 wpm) exchange, send me an email off-list and we can set up a sked.) Steve AI9IN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland on 04 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:20UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9HSLU. The contact should be audible over Switzerland and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Story: Musegg Grammar School Lucerne - Our school is a short-term grammar school in the heart of Lucerne, where students can obtain their "Matura exam" (A-levels) within four years. We accept students on the basis of them having completed two or three years of secondary school. Momentarily, 480 pupils are attending our school and are being taught by a total of 83 teachers. We have an independent profile which is focused on an artistic and paedagogical teaching culture. Music and arts are of great importance in our school tradition and our daily school life. Our major subjects are creative arts, biology/chemistry, music, paedagogics/psychology/philosophy, physics/applied mathematics, economics/law. Our school offers eight special weeks per school year which permit an interdisciplinary approach to various topics. The "Matura exam" (A-levels), the final diploma of our grammar school, enables our students to study at any university in Switzerland. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. We take a lot of photos today. When you first arrived in space, did you take a picture of the Earth, sunrise, sunset or anything else? 2. If your country has an upcoming election, are you able to vote on the ISS? 3. Suppose you woke up and realized that the Earth isn't there anymore - what would you do? 4. What's your favorite city to look at from space? 5. Now that you have lived in space, would you colonize Mars? 6. Have you ever been afraid of never getting back to Earth? 7. What do you do when you have an argument with the other astronauts? 8. Do you believe that there are other living creatures in space beyond Earth? 9. What experiment are you conducting at the moment? 10. How has the experience of seeing our planet from outside and far away influenced your mindset and outlook on life? 11. What do you think of Elon Musk and his involvement in space travel, population of Mars and reusable rockets? 12. Is it possible to get sick on the ISS? 13. Do you have any free time, if yes what do you do? 14. How long did it take you to get used to zero-gravity? 15. What do you miss most from the Earth? 16. How does time pass? Slower or faster than on Earth, what does it feel like? 17. Can you take any personal object to space with you? 18. Why did you choose to become an astronaut? 19. What is your favorite food on the ISS? 20. What did you feel when you reached the orbit and saw our galaxy? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via UA6HZ The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the 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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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for January 2019
by Ronald G. Parsons 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period January 1, 2019 through February 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Jan 01Feb WC7V 1160 1199 N4UFO 725 729 AA8CH 406 451 W7QL 350 401 VE7CEW 356 386 N3GS 332 370 K5IX 227 250 K9UO 175 202 PU8RFL 146 151 PS8MT 145 150 PU8RJI 101 115 PT2AZ New 103 W6AAE New 102 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for The two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal on 02 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:23 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and CS5SS. The contact should be audible over Portugal 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. Private school build in 1967, which integrates 1.200 students, from Kindergarten until 12th grade. It has a robotics club which enables students to develop telecommunication skills. At Colégio Campo de Flores (www.campodeflores.com) there are two teachers who are ham radio (CT1-BOP and CT1-FGK) lovers and do their best to involve students in the activities promoted by the club. The following students also collaborate in the club: Gonçalo Veríssimo, Diogo Martins, Sara Figueiredo, Sofiya Joosab, Rita Farias, Sarah Joosab, Catarina Candeias, Francisco Ventosa, Manuel Silva, Tiago Penedo, Catarina Castro, Margarida Orrico, Marta Martins, Miguel Baptista, Carolina Martins, Inês Lopes, Inês Marques Lopes, João Igreja, Rafaela Geraldes e Sofia Nóbrega. This club is a tracking satellite station, too, in association with Swiss Cube, a small satellite of the CubeSat class (1kg - 1dm3) which was built by the Space Center at EPFL and many universities and HES of Switzerland. Furthermore, our robotics club has got a personal weather station with the ID ISETBALA7 (underground network). Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. In your opinion, what skills must an astronaut have? 2. What would you advise to someone who hopes to be in your place one day? 3. What effects does space cause on human body? 4. How long did you take to adjust to zero gravity? 5. Can you describe a typical day on ISS? 6. Which daily routine is harder for you? 7. What would be a different day aboard ISS? 8. What do you do not to think about the ones you miss the most? 9. Besides our planet, what else can you see when you look through the window? 10. Have you ever seen a black hole? 11. How do you distinguish day from night? 12. How do you fight illnesses? 13. What dangers do you face? 14. Which technologies allow you to survive? 15. Which energy sources do you use on ISS? 16. What scientific experiments do you perform on ISS? 17. What are the most interesting/exciting scientific discoveries so far? 18. The Earth is becoming overpopulated, do you think that living in space is an alternative? 19. Is space as polluted as Earth? 20. What did you feel when you first saw our planet from space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20 UTC 2. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via UA6HZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the 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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They're ALIVE! (AMSATS)
by Robert Bruninga 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Wow, Lots of Sats! During our annual student Lab week where students must go outside and find a bird, I have been AMAZED at the number of birds. Its like a full time job! We are never more than a few minutes from a good TRANSPONDER pass. With the number of birds, I am amazed that we are not so spread out, that there are even enough people on any one bird to make a quorum. Anyone who has not been paying attention (like me), wake up, There are bird transponders everywhere! Bob, WB4APR

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CAS4A & XW Numbers
by Les Rayburn 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Pardon the flood of newbie questions. I’m trying to add CAS-4A and CAS-4B to my list of active satellites in SatPC32. When I add them from the NASA.ALL keeps, the file doesn’t include any frequency information for the CAT radio control. Understand that satellites are renamed (sometimes) when they achieve operational status. For example, XW-2A used to be called CAS-3A. What am I doing wrong? Are both CAS-4A and CAS-4B active and available for amateur use? 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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Satellite Packet ?
by Gustavo Carpignano 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Hi, I received the following packet radio header id and destination callsigns in kiss mode POSIX-1>DSTCAL-2 in UHF sat segment. Someone knows whay satellite originates it ? Regards. Gustavo, LW2DTZ

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SatPC32, Countdown, & "zu viele Satelliten!"
by Les Rayburn 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

I’m sure this has been covered in the past, but it’s kicking my butt. With the proliferation of LEO satellites in recent years, amateurs are fortunate to have a lot of birds available for use. Like many hams, I use SatPC32 to control my rig, and track upcoming passes. Their sub-program, Countdown does a good job of listing upcoming passes and their AOS/LOS times. However, it’s limited to 12 satellites. If you try to add additional birds, you get the dreaded “zu viele Satelliten!” message. Translation: Too Many Satellites. I’m sure there must be a work-around that involves creating multiple groups, or something, but I haven’t been able to crack this. Does anyone else have a good method? I know Ham Radio Deluxe has been working to improve their satellite program. Is anyone using this currently? Is it a better option? Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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FT-217 Battery Replacemnt?
by Robert Bruninga 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Anyone ever replaced the 9.6v NiMh battery in an FT-817 with three Lithium cells? I know this is not a good thing to do, but the 9.6v internal charger should cut out at 10.4v and three Lithiums don't reach full charge until 12.6v so I don't think they will ever get overcharged. Stopping at 10.4v, they would only get to 3.5v per cell... Hummh... not very much charge at all on a Lithium. But at least I'll get through this upcoming class with it. Bob

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Ham Radio Deluxe & satellite related topics
by Michael Carper, Ph.D. 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

Folks, As I've said before, we're absolutely committed to resolving all defects in the software and making it the best product available for satellite operators. I just began testing our new beta (6.5.0.188) with our Rotor Control and Satellite Tracking applications. We have just made some changes to these apps and will continue until all reported issues are resolved. We believe that the majority of the 33 Rotor Control issues will be resolved by these changes... which also corrects a number of items in the Satellite Tracking app. My test with a Portable Rotation AZ/EL controller (PR12SAT) and FT-991A worked as expected (with a few known issues we're working on). The rotor correctly tracked the satellite and the rig's downlink was correctly controlled. There's still an issue I want resolved related to the Doppler frequency correction on the uplink. I have also compared the path of several key satellites in Satellite Tracking against the AMSAT tracking website. I don't see any differences in tracking the satellite. (I have found that the term "tracking" can refer to updating the rig's frequency in our Rig Control or Satellite Tracking app, it can refer to the Rotor Control tracking a satellite pass, and it can refer to the software's ability to track the path of a satellite during its pass.) I'm looking for feedback. I've heard of "tracking" problems... but I'm not seeing these problems. I'm happy to listen to and test any reports or explanations you have for this tracking problem. Mike, WA9PIE

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Re: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio Deluxe & satellite related topics
by Roy Dean 31 Jan '19

31 Jan '19

The below sounds correct to me. The speed of the object traveling toward you makes up for the lower frequency from terrestrial origin. --Roy K3RLD > But the uplink frequency has the opposite behavior and is clearly not > correct. That is - as the sat is headed towards you from AOS, the rig is > tuned to a TX frequency LOWER than the TX frequency of the sat and it's > increasing until TCA (where, momentarily the rig is tuned exactly to the > sat's RX/upling frequency)... then begins to increase in frequency as the > sat moves away towards LOS. None of that makes sense to me.

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Psat-2/Bricsat-2 Launch?
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

I have seen information on Gunters space page saying that PSAT-2 and BricSat-2 (The Successors of NO-84/83) Could be launched on a Falcon Heavy in the month of April on the 3rd launch ever on the Falcon Heavy after the 2nd flight in March (if these flights arent going to be delayed of course.) Nice to see more digital birds possibly going up here soon.

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ARISS News Release No. 19-01
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-01 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org Jan. 30, 2019 The ARISS Team Thanks You for Your Tremendous Support in 2018! As the ARISS team reviews 2018 successes, it is time to say thank you to our very dedicated supporters. To begin expressing thanks appropriately, ARISS commends 2018 donors who contributed $1,000 or more. The extreme confidence in ARISS by these generous individuals, organizations, and corporations propels ARISS's successes in using Amateur Radio for a thrilling conversation with an orbiting ISS astronaut to introduce youth, educators, and others to science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, space, radio technology and Amateur Radio. They are: Tom Clark, K3IO Dayton Amateur Radio Association John Dean, K0JDD Frank Donovan, W3LPL HamJam, sponsored by North Fulton Amateur Radio League Irving Amateur Radio Club JVC KENWOOD Corporation Joe Lynch, N6CL & Carol Lynch, W6CL MFJ: Martin Jue, K5FLU & Betty Jue Levi Maaia, K6LCM & Daniela Maaia, W6DRM Ren Roderick, K7JB Robert Sherwood, NC0B William Tynan, W3XO (now SK) Yasme Foundation Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Each of these donors is an ARISS honorary team member; we are gratified for their robust backing of ARISS. ARISS wouldn't exist at all without its major sponsors. We cannot extol enough, the continuing and vital support of: NASA Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) We fervently applaud them all. NASA, AMSAT, and ARRL have backed ARISS since 1996 during its infancy when the team first developed ideas for the program! ARISS also pays tribute to the many other donors who firmly stood with ARISS's goals in 2018. Even more important, many of these donors faithfully contribute their dollars year after year. Every donor's support is critical to launching the new ARISS hardware in 2019. The new radio system will improve ARISS educational activities, the packet and SSTV capabilities, and will include other exciting communications features, such as a voice repeater. The new system will ensure that ARISS communications will continue seamlessly for the weekly school and youth group radio contacts with astronauts on the Space Station. ARISS has a ways to go to reach our dollar goal before launches of new equipment can occur, and there is not a lot of time left. 2018 ARISS donors stated that they hoped their generosity would encourage others to become ARISS backers. You can join in the funding challenge by contacting Frank Bauer, ka3hdo(a)gmail.com or Rosalie White, k1sto(a)arrl.org. We hope to hear from you! Contributions can be given directly at http://www.ariss.org/donate.html ARISS saw a very positive 2018. We hope for an even more stupendous 2019 thanks to generous donors like you. Thank you for your support! 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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NEXUS designated as Fuji-OSCAR 99
by Andrew Glasbrenner 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

On January 18, 2019, NEXUS was launched on an Epsilon launch vehicle from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center in Japan. NEXUS (NExt generation X Unique Satellite) is a satellite developed jointly by Nihon University College of Science and Technology and the Japan Amateur Satellite Association (JAMSAT). NEXUS demonstrates several new amateur satellite communication technologies, and includes a mode V/u linear transponder. Telemetry has been received and decoded around the world since the launch, and the transponder was successfully tested on January 26th. More information may be found at http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/nexus/E0_Top.html At the request of the Nihon University College of Science and Technology and JAMSAT, AMSAT hereby designates NEXUS as Fuji-OSCAR 99 (FO-99). We congratulate the owners and operators of FO-99, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects. 73, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-30 18:15 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-30 18:15 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20:21 UTC 44 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via UA6HZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-01-30 18:15 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 1287. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1230. 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 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf 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 2019-01-30 17:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-30 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20:21 UTC 44 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-01-30 17:30 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 1287. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1230. 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 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf 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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Help needed-SatPC32
by Butch 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

If anyone has successfully retrieved az-el data from SatPC32 via a USB port, please contact me (occamrazr…yahoo.com) I have explored DDE, labjack, ServerSDX and others with no success. The data string that I am looking for is output at 1Hz and looks like this: SNAO-85 AZ316.6 EL5.1 UP435171213 UMNor DN145982947 DFM MA153.4 Tnx & 73 Butch K8KO

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XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
by cchunter3＠mindspring.com 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

Don't forget CAS4A, CAS4B, excellent Satellites. with a regular cast of characters in the evening, and when its not too early in the am. 73 Christy KB6LTY ------------------- I’m a bit of a nomad, and have always enjoyed taking the roads less travelled. That applies to my hobby as well—those of us who work VHF are a fairly rare bunch. Those who work satellites; not often spotted in the wild. But apparently, rarer still are those who enjoy making contacts on satellites that are not AO-91, A0-92, SO-50, and FO-29. Working from home today, so I got on nearly every satellite pass over the United States. Alternated between calling CQ and searching for others to work. The results of working eight different passes? Four contacts for the day. Two on SO-50, one each on AO-91 and FO-29. Called CQ on XW-2A at dinner time. High elevation pass. Good strong downlink the entire pass from horizon to horizon. Nada… It did net me an SWL report from Mark Gluch, KB3CI who heard me loud and clean in EN82 near Detroit. He doesn’t have the transmit side working yet for the linear birds, but will soon. Ditto on AO-7, a whole pass on FO-29 this morning, and at least three of the XW birds. Last weekend, I listed to the L band activity on AO-91 and there was a ton more activity there than I heard today. (I’m working on getting the 1296 Yagi up so I can join you folks.) We’ve got a sky full of great satellites that perform well. Let’s use them. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5400B Service Manual
by Kevin M 30 Jan '19

30 Jan '19

> I will likely lube the gears with lithium grease, and was going to use synthetic axle grease on the bearings, but perhaps somebody has a more appropriate suggestion? I e-mailed you more details privately, Roy, but for the benefit of others, I was advised to use marine grease... found some at Walmart that worked for ~$5. Also, get some wooden tongue depressors to spread the grease on... that made things a whole lot easier!! 73, Kevin N4UFO p.s. I have a complete set of 5400B/5600B style rotors here I would like to find a home for... just no way to ship them. Some of the bolts and mounting hardware need a little cleaning up (surface rust), but the rotors themselves and the controller are fine and working when removed from service last summer. If anyone thinks they might like to come get them, I have a reasonable price in mind... e-mail me off list.

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ARISS on Ham Talk Live This Week
by JoAnne K9JKM 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Ham Talk Live Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, the international chairman of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program, is back to take your calls about ARISS! We'll talk about the latest on the equipment, SSTV, and plans for the future. Plus, you can learn all about Space Bees! Tune into Ham Talk Live! Thursday night (1/31) at 9 pm EST (Friday 0200Z) by going to hamtalklive.com. When the audio player indicates LIVE, just hit the play button! If you miss the show live, you can listen on demand anytime also at hamtalklive.com; or a podcast version is on nearly all podcast sites a few minutes after the live show is over. Some sites include Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, SoundCloud, and iHeart Podcasts; and it's also available on YouTube. A replay is also broadcast on WTWW 5085 AM on Saturday nights (Approximately 6:30 pm Eastern). Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Sony ICD-PX370
by Les Rayburn 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Thanks to several folks on the list who pointed out that the audio recorder was the Sony ICD-PX370. Some went even further sending me the direct link on Amazon, etc. Best thing about the satellite hobby is that it retains the value of ham radio as it was when I entered the hobby forty years ago. Thank you so much. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”

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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G-5400B Service Manual
by Roy Dean 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Patrick, I found the installation instructions, too. I was hoping more for dissassembly/lube instructions. However, I've got both halves split open and cleaned up already, and it was pretty easy. I actually got this rotator from Stephen (VE4NSA) who is also on this list. So far, the rotor appears to be in good shape. No signs of water intrusion, gears are still looking good and all have grease on them. The ball bearings all had grease, as well, although it was very thick and a lot had oozed out and was dry on the exterior of the housings (WD-40 cleaned that up nicely). My wife is due home any minute and is likely to be upset when she sees this exploded rotator spread across the dining room table) I will likely lube the gears with lithium grease, and was going to use synthetic axle grease on the bearings, but perhaps somebody has a more appropriate suggestion? This assembly was sold to me as a "tech special", so the controller actually needs some work, too (I believe it was one of the gages didn't register.... was that you that had the same issue?) One other question to the group, was recommendations for the control wire. I think I remember somebody suggesting network cable wire? Is there anywhere where I can find the small 8-pin connectors (look to be DIN)? I'm hoping to use new connectors and make "extension" cables of different lengths depending on how I am using the system, so I'll need male and female connectors. --Roy K3RLD > Hey Roy, I just found the installing instructions somewhere, but can't > find them atm! But: I bought a used G-5400B about two years ago and it has > done more > than 10k observations on my SatNOGS station #37 now. It was laying > around for about 15 years before I bought it and for sure was used a > while. It is still working and the only issues I am now dealing with are at > the > controller box. Best regards, 73, Patrick, DL4PD

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Re: [amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors
by Francis Geraci 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Terry, Thanks for the thoughts. I "combed" thru the Keps. I did notice that AO-91 had a catalog # of 43015, not 43017. I corrected that. Still, no Joy. AO-92 is OK. AO-85 still a problem, and AO-91 is still 30 minutes off. It definitely is something with the Keps. HRD and SatPC32 use different "element sets". SatPC32 uses "nasa.txt", HRD uses "nasabare.txt and amateur.txt". I need to figure out how to get "nasa.all" into HRD. And, one of the 2 element sets, in HRD, is loading 3 keps entries for AO-91, each with different "catalog numbers", as noted above. Also, I have noticed with each "update" (many), the sat track gets slower loading. There is an "upcoming" update. I may try and "uninstall" HRD, reinstall with a "fresh" copy. Thanks again. Best from the "Florida Keys" WB1FXX On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 8:25 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne < wandtosborne(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Francis, > > Do you have multiple entries for AO-91 and AO-85? > I have found this to be a problem with some other tracking programs. > What happens is that you load the keps just after launch before the sats > have been finally identified. > The keps are then updated with a different object number and you get 2 > entries for a given sat. > > I've just downloaded a demo of HDR Sat and I just have 1 entry for each > and > it tracks correctly. > > 73, > Terry Osborne ZL2BAC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Francis Geraci > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2018 6:24 AM > To: Suryono Adisoemarta via AMSAT-BB > Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors > > I use HRD Sat., SatPC32 and Amsat Droid. > SatPC32 and Amsat Droid agree on position of FM birds, HRD shows some birds > 30 min. earlier than expected. Mainly, AO-91 and AO-85. Anyone else noticed > this tracking error ? > I have "poured" thru ALL HRD's settings, reloaded keps, etc. Nothing seems > to correct this tracking anomaly. Grrrrr. > > Best to All - WB1FXX > _______________________________________________ > 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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Sony MP3 recorder for Satellite
by Les Rayburn 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Recently someone recommended a Sony audio recorder that would allow monitoring through the headphone jack while the unit was recording a new file. I’ve misplaced that message. Can someone refresh my memory? Thanks so much. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”

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Yaesu G-5400B Service Manual
by Roy Dean 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Does such a document exist? If yes, can somebody point me to where I can download it? Just acquired a used one and such a manual could come in handy for when I can't put it back together after refurbing bearings, etc. Thanks. --Roy K3RLD

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DUV reception
by Francis Geraci 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

I believe I read, awhile ago, when RXing the FM birds, DO NOT have the "squelch". I believe I may have had mine open, and did not get any data. And thoughts ? W1FXX

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Re: [amsat-bb] HRD tracking errors
by John Kludt 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

Mike, Sorry about that I now have my threads crossed. John Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone On Jan 28, 2019 6:00 PM, "Michael Carper, Ph.D. via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > We’re fixing the time problem first. > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 11:24 AM Francis Geraci <fgeraci14(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > I use HRD Sat., SatPC32 and Amsat Droid. > > SatPC32 and Amsat Droid agree on position of FM birds, HRD shows some birds > > 30 min. earlier than expected. Mainly, AO-91 and AO-85. Anyone else noticed > > this tracking error ? > > I have "poured" thru ALL HRD's settings, reloaded keps, etc. Nothing seems > > to correct this tracking anomaly. Grrrrr. > > > > Best to All - WB1FXX > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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SATPC32 GS-232 Rotor Control Protocol
by Robert Bruninga 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

A student is trying to build a rotor control to work with SATPC32 via COM1. He wants it to use the "Waaa eee" (AZ/EL) or the AZaaa ELeee Easycomm formats. When we set SATPC32 to track a satellite, it does not seem to send any elevation and only uses the Maaa Azimuth output. How do we tell SATPC32 to output both AZ and EL in either format? Bob

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HRD tracking errors
by Francis Geraci 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

I use HRD Sat., SatPC32 and Amsat Droid. SatPC32 and Amsat Droid agree on position of FM birds, HRD shows some birds 30 min. earlier than expected. Mainly, AO-91 and AO-85. Anyone else noticed this tracking error ? I have "poured" thru ALL HRD's settings, reloaded keps, etc. Nothing seems to correct this tracking anomaly. Grrrrr. Best to All - WB1FXX

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EL15,16 Tuesday, 29JAN19 AO-92
by Bob Cutter 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

EL15,16, Tuesday, 29JAN19,1608z. AO-92 72, Bob KI0G Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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ARR SP432VDG preamp w/choke FS
by Richard Tucker 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

John Do you still have the ARR SP-432-vdg preamp for sale for $85.00. Rick W0RT

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-28 18:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-28 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20:21 UTC 44 deg (***) Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-01-28 18:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1287. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1230. 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 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf 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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eAntenna
by Les Rayburn 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

Wondering if anyone has experience with the eAntenna LFA DUOSAT antenna? My satellite antennas are mounted in the attic of my HOA home. I’m using an Arrow Alaska Antenna, mounted at about 10 degree elevation on a TV rotor. http://www.eantenna.es/?p=3325 The LFA design claims to be a low-noise antenna, which is why I’m interested. Gain is not the limitation of my system, but rather nearby noise sources from my own home and neighbors. If the LFA could reduce that noise, it might offset the lower gain vs. the Alaskan antenna—but I’m not confident. Anyone have direct experience with this antenna? 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”

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Yaesu G-5500 Elevation read
by Vincenzo Mone 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Hello, today while I was doing satellite activity, I had not under the eye the Yaesu G-5500 control box. I have turned my eyes to the control box and have noticed that The Elevation needle on meter shows 0 degrees. The antenna are moving because if I press the UP button I can see the Antennas moving UP while if I turn them Down I can see them going down. The only problem Is the needle on the meter that does not move and it is stopped on 0 degrees. The Azimuth side is OK. What could it be? Something in the Control Box? What can I try to see if the problem Belongs from the control box in the shack or on the roof? Any help will be really appreciated. Thanks 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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Yaesu G-5500 Elevation read
by jarda 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Hello Vincenzo, the G5500 rotator requires 6 wires for azimuth (connection between the control unit and the rotator unit) and another 6 for elevation. 3 wires are designed for motor power supply and 3 for voltage from the potentiometer (angle sensor). It seems that one (or more) of the three wires connecting the potentiometer to the control unit is broken. Then the rotor moves up and down correctly, but there is no signal about the antenna position. The connection between the potentiometer and the control unit must be checked. One wire is used as ground, the other one feeds the potentiometer and the third detects voltage from the potentiometer according to the rotation of the antenna. 73 jarda ok2gz --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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AO-85 recent post on the BB
by Jean Marc Momple 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Dear All, Just to say that I made a few QSO (to myself) on AO-85 these days and received strong signal from the Bird. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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OrigamiSat-1 granted FO-98 OSCAR number
by Andrew Glasbrenner 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

On January 18, 2019, OrigamiSat-1 was launched on an Epsilon launch vehicle from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center in Japan. The first satellite of the ORIGAMI (ORganizatIon of research Group on Advanced deployable Membrane structures for Innovative space science) Project of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, OrigamiSat-1 includes a deployable membrane structure experiment, as well as a 5.8GHz high speed downlink experiment. Telemetry has been received and decoded around the world since the launch. More information may be found at http://www.origami.titech.ac.jp/ At the request of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, AMSAT hereby designates OrigamiSat-1 as Fuji-OSCAR 98 (FO-98). We congratulate the owners and operators of FO-98, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects. 73, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator

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Lunar-OSCAR 94 will reach EOL around August
by Nico Janssen 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

All, BG2BHC announced last week that Lunar-OSCAR 94 has successfully carried out a maneuver to reduce its perilune, so that the spacecraft will impact the lunar surface around August this year. This is done to avoid space junk in lunar orbit. For the time being normal operations with LO 94 continue, so further telemetry transmissions will be planned and pictures of the Moon and Earth will be transmitted. The satellite is also available for digital QSO experiments. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Question abt the moon rover on the far side
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Sorry if off-topic but I have a burning question and thought I'd ask here... So far I haven't come across any info about how the earth stations are communicating with the rover on the far side of the moon. I always assumed that once anything went to the far side, comms was essentially down, plus the far side of the moon always remain the far side. So, is there a "mother-ship" that is acting as a reflector or relay ? Just curious... Thanks, Umesh k6vug

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AMSAT at Yuma (Arizona) Hamfest - 15-16 February 2019
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Yuma Hamfest in southwestern Arizona on Friday and Saturday, 15-16 February 2019. This year's hamfest also serves as the 2019 ARRL Southwestern Division Convention. The hamfest will be at the Yuma County Fairgrounds, along 32nd Street between Pacific Avenue and Avenue 3E, and south of I-8 exit 3, in Yuma. The fairgrounds is across the street from Yuma International Airport and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, More information about the hamfest is available from: http://www.yumahamfest.org/ During the hamfest, I will have demonstrations of satellite operating from outside the main hall on the fairgrounds. If you hear WD9EWK on passes during those two days, please feel free to call and be a part of the demonstrations. I may not be able to work every possible pass from the hamfest, but hope to work a variety of passes in FM, SSB, and even packet. The hamfest site is in grid DM22. Contacts made with WD9EWK will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards for contacts made with WD9EWK will be available on request after the hamfest (please e-mail me directly with the QSO details). During the hamfest, I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates from the hamfest. If you do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK Hope to see you in Yuma, or - if you can't make it there - please call WD9EWK if you hear a demonstration in progress during the hamfest. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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WD9EWK @ DM12/DM22 line on 17 February 2019
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

Hi! After the end of the upcoming Yuma Hamfest, I plan to make a drive west to the DM12/DM22 grid boundary along I-8 near the west end of California's Imperial Valley on Sunday, 17 February 2019. I hope to work passes for a few hours out there, with much cooler weather than what I experienced last July when I was previously out there. :-) The DM12/DM22 grid boundary, at the town of Ocotillo, is in Imperial County. While I am out there on the 17th, I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to send updates. Even without a Twitter account, these updates will be visible in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK My travel out to the DM12/DM22 line should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9: http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 All QSOs made from the DM12/DM22 line will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after I return home. If you would like a QSL card, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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WD9EWK @ DM31, next Saturday (2 February 2019)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

Hi! I will make a drive out to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and the rarely-heard grid DM31, next Saturday (2 February 2019). I hope to be out there by 1600 UTC, staying until sunset - approximately 6pm local time, or 0100 UTC. I may try to park on the DM31/DM32 grid boundary for some passes, but more than likely I will be somewhere near the national monument's visitor center - a few miles north of the USA/Mexico border along Arizona route 85. This area is in the northeast corner of grid DM31, Pima County. I will work FM and SSB satellite passes that fall within that timeframe, along with some FalconSat-3 passes. Being near the international border, coverage by the mobile phone and terrestrial APRS networks gets spotty. I hope to be able to send updates from DM31 using my @WD9EWK Twitter account - visible in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK I don't think I will have APRS coverage near the border, but much of my travels next Saturday should appear on APRS as WD9EWK-9: http://aprs.fi/wD9EWK-9 All contacts made from DM31 will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the day-trip. If you would like to receive a QSL card for contacts made with WD9EWK in DM31, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in the log, I'll send you a card. No need to send me QSL cards or SASEs to get my QSL card. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Easy Satellite Pass Grouping
by Robert Bruninga 26 Jan '19

26 Jan '19

I just found an easy way to get a printout off all amateur satellites for the Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Overnight. I have long been challenged to be able to easily recommend to students a good list of satellites to go track during class hours. Now I have an easy way. Just go to heavens-above.com and select Amateur satellites - all passes. Then when the page comes up, select PRINT and it comes out to 4 pages. (for me anyway)... When I did it around 1 PM, I got the pages roughly split to the four groups above. For classes, I can toss the evening and overnight and have two pages for my students to find a pass during class times. These are usually good for several days (not exact times) but for quickly assessing at a glance, what satellites are generally coming over this week during the 8 AM to 6 PM class times. I do not show them the list, they are supposed to PREDICT a satellite pass time by themselves, but this bundling gives me an easy list from which to suggest good possibilities. Of course, you have to be sure to enter your ground station location and your latitude will make a difference to the total number of satlliites involved. Your mileage may vary! Bob, WB4APR

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Winterfield day and FM satellites
by Tom Schuessler 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Can anybody please clarify, if with winter field day, do the FM satellite rules of one contact per FM satellite remain as they are in Summer field day? Thanks. Tom N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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M2 LEO Pack Coax Routing
by Frank Karnauskas 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

I am ready to hang my LEO pack but I would appreciate some clarification on routing the coax off of the beams. The instructions read: "Allow coax to hang in a loop between the rear end of the boom and the reattachment point (at least 12" beyond the element tips) on the mast or cross boom. Do not route feed line to boom-to-mast plate as exiting antenna here will adversely affect circular field." In the first sentence they say to hang the loop from the rear end of the boom but in the second sentence they say not run the feed line to the boom-to-mast plate...which is at the rear end of the boom. Anything anyone can share to help my simple mind understand what works will be greatly appreciated. 73, Frank N1UW We have no problems, only insurmountable opportunities.

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WISP
by Jeff kb2m 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

I was merrily rolling along with a full-dir then all of a sudden WISP loses all it's config data. Sats disappeared, my lat long is set to 0, etc. There doesn't seem to be a corrupt file involved. I try to redo a sat and it doesn't seem to accept any data, just the sat name. Is there anyway around this other then a complete re-install? I'm running WIN10... 73 Jeff kb2m

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2016-066G Query
by Ross Clelland 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Dear Alan Kung I'm contacting you today about the satellite you operate, 2016-066G on behalf of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. I'm part of a student team of computer scientists involved in a student project which aims to upgrade an existing ground station to be able to use Software Defined Radio. As part of our research project we need to receive signals from a satellite in orbit and decode them to obtain meaningful data such as telemetry data as a proof of concept. To assist with this, we were hoping you would be willing to share some of the essential pieces of this process such as audio samples from your satellite, any flowgraphs you might have created for them, particularly using GNU Radio, or any associated decoding or ground station software. In return for this, once the project is functional we would be happy to report data we were able to receive back to you. Kind Regards, Ross MEng Computer Science, University of Strathclyde

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Re: [amsat-bb] Masthead RF preamp suggestions?
by John Brier 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 9:05 AM Stephen E. Belter <seb(a)wintek.com> wrote: > Advanced Receiver Research (ARR, www.advancedreceiver.com) has less expensive preamps that are also popular, but you'll need to build the weatherproof housing. The front-end filtering isn't as good as the SSB. The 160 watt ARR preamps are weatherproof. Not sure they are inexpensive though :-) http://www.advancedreceiver.com/page10.html 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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NEXUS identified
by Nico Janssen 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Doppler measurements show that NEXUS is object 43938, 2019-003G. Downlink: 437.0732 MHz. 73, Nico PA0DLO

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Masthead RF preamp suggestions?
by Ken M 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Hello all, I am seeking suggestions for reasonably low-cost (but reasonably effective) masthead preamps for 2m and 70cm to go along with a pair of omni QFH antennas. Kit or commercial is fine. Also any thoughts on how effective preamps might be on omni antennas vs highly directional antennas. Thanks - 73 Ken VA7KBM

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Anyone have a Gulf Alpha 70cm 8x8 CP antenna?
by Bob Hammond 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

I’ve lost the instructions on how to properly place the driven element shorting blocks. I’ve tried using my SWR meter but with no good results. Bob

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FUNcube Warehouse Maintenance
by David Johnson 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Hi, There may be some short outages in the warehouse today as we do some upgrades. Dashboards will pick up when the server comes back. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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AMSAT at Charlotte NC Hamfest?
by Philip Jenkins 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Hi all I'm considering doing an AMSAT info booth at the Charlotte Hamfest this year. The hours are a bit unusual, as it is a Friday & Saturday event - 3-7pm on Friday, March 8 and 830 am - 4 pm on Saturday, March 9. (I helped with info tables at the Raleigh NC and Shelby NC hamfests last year, and things went really well. John KG4AKV handled the demos at Raleigh, and John K4SQC did those duties at Shelby.) I haven't fully decided to do this yet, just wanted to see if other were interested in helping me man the table on Saturday, and I'd REALLY appreciate it if someone would attempt some demos outside (FM or SSB birds - or both!). I don't expect those helping to stand at the table ALL day, just give me a break from time to time. (I tend to lose my voice after a few hours from talking so much. :-) ) I also don't want to get in anyone's way if he or she is already planning AMSAT activities of any kind there. Just let me know. Philip N4HF

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

23 Jan '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ashbury College Junior School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact as successful: Wed 2019-01-23 19:51:36 UTC 22 deg (***) Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. (***) 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. (***) ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1287. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1230. (***) 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 2019-01-23 23:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf 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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OrigamiSat-1 reception
by Mike Seguin 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

On January 18, Origamisat-1 was launched in to orbit. Developed by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, this satellite carries a 5.84 GHz downlink similar to the one on FITSAT-1 NIWAKA. Back in 2012, I was able to detect NIWAKA using my portable 5.760 GHz rig. At the time, the satellite was primarily only active over the control ground station in Japan. I put in a request for activation over the East Coast of the US for several passes and was able to detect the 5.84 GHz downlink. I've been in contact with the control operators of Origamisat-1 and they are interested in activating the 5.84 GHz downlink for me during some East Coast passes. Tracking Origamisat-1 is a real challenge. It is a LEO, so is only visible for 10-15 minutes depending on the pass. The challenge is not only tracking the satellite both AZ and EL with a dish that has maybe 3-5 degree beamwidth, but the Doppler can run a little over ±100 kHz. The 5.84 GHz downlink is 420KF1D 115kbps. It transmits for 10 secs and is then off for 5 secs and then repeats. For my NIWAKA reception, I used a 2' dish with my DEMI 5760 transverter and for an IF, a Funcube Dongle SDR tuned to 224.000 MHz. I used a original Funcube for my first reception which only had 96 kHz BW, but will use a Funcube Pro+ this time which has 196 kHz BW which should eliminate having to tune at all during the pass. Is there any interest from others in trying to detect the downlink? I will be looking at possible passes in early February. The Origamisat-1 team is now still in the initial testing phases, so it will be a while before I can try. If you are interested, please let me know so we can coordinate our efforts. -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Antenna pointing
by Mike Herr 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

Got on FO29 today after one of our gentle desert breeze wind storms. Signals were way down as was my downlink. Finally worked Brent, VE5SWL, on CW but it was a chore. Checked all the cables, rf seems to be going in the right directions.Checked CAS-4B pass, same thing. Put the array flat and dead South. Went outside and checked, dead flat but pointing due East. I guess gain and side rejection is a real thing! ;>) -- Mike Herr WA6ARA DM-15dp Home of The QRP Ranch No trees were killed in the sending of this message, however, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. "Dad says that anyone who can't use a slide rule is a cultural illiterate and should not be allowed to vote. Mine is a beauty - a K&E 20-inch Log-log Duplex Decitrig." - Robert Heinlein

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-23 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-01-23 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ashbury College Junior School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-01-23 19:51:36 UTC 22 deg Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg (***) 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. (***) 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. (***) ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-01-23 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 1286. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1229. 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 2019-01-09 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu rotor parts needed
by mike repinski 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

My elevation rotor has holes on both sides. Mike

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Rotor inquiry
by Roy 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Due to age and physical limitations I have not been able to keep up to date with the maintenance requirements on my satellite antennas and rotators. As a result I have given the roof top equipment to another future satellite user. My rotators were an Emotator EV-800DX AZ/El unit. The El Rotor has a problem in need of parts. The Japanese company doesn't send individual parts it seems and recommends sending the rotor back to them for repair. The guy I gave the unit to is very competent with mechanical repairs. He is wanting to find someone with a similar rotor which is only good for parts that he can scavenge. If anyone knows of a source of parts for this rotator, please let me know so I can help him repair it. The motor is OK. The problem is in the gear train. I have missed being able to be on the satellites the past couple of years but climbing on the roof at age 88 has been put to an end. And to think I got within six contacts of getting that satellite DXCC certificate many years ago. Best wishes to all the guys I used to hangout with on AO6, AO7, AO10 and the UO22 Satgate gang. 73, Roy -- W0SL (ex W5SLL) Sent from my iPad R/D/Gd/Ggd

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ICOM IC-9100 Satellite mode/HF mode issue
by Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Dear Members, I am using ICOM IC-9100 for more than a year for tracking satellites. My ICOM main band is stuck in HF mode and now it never goes out of HF mode nor it goes to satellite mode. Dont know what happened even after reset the issue is not resolved. Please help me. Best Regards, Muhammad Shoaib Maqbool

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AMSAT Journals in electronic form?
by Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Are these available somewhere? I'm trying to get rid of as much paper as practical, and I have a big stack of these. Iirc, there was an AMSAT project for an S100 bus card :-). 73, Doug

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Re: [amsat-bb] OrigamiSat-1
by Mike Seguin 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

I wonder if there is a chance that the 5.84 GHz downlink could be activated for a few passes over the East Coast of the US. I'm in Burlington, VT and would love to see if I can detect that satellite as I did FITSAT-1 N1WAKA. Mike On 1/20/2019 6:28 AM, Mineo Wakita wrote: > Origami is one of Japan's traditional paper-craft arts, the art > of folding paper. It make with a piece of small square paper. > JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita-- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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W7LB SK
by Ray Soifer 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Sorry to have to report the passing of Larry Brown, W7LB. I uploaded info about the Celebration of Life, which will be held at Larry's home near Tucson. 73 W2RS

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Es'hail2 S Band upconverter
by David G0MRF 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Just a quick FYI for anyone building a station for P4A I decided to order a 'BU-500 70cm to S-Band upconverter' It looks to be a nice device with a USB programmable oscillator, but I was a little concerned that the e-bay shop was in Taiwan and delivery could be over a month. However, 24 hrs after placing the order, I received an e-mail saying my converter has been sent from Austria, which means no 20% import duty and hopefully delivery in a few days rather than 30. https://www.ebay.com/str/HiDes168/EsHail2/_i.html?_storecat=15474554015 Thanks David G0MRF

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