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FUNcube Site Navigation
by David Johnson 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

HI, As we migrate the FUNcube data warehouse, we have made small change to the new warehouse at http://data.amsat-uk.org The FC1 mission link is now pointing back to original site. You can still access the new one directly at http://data.amsat-uk.org/ui/fc1-fm To all those uploading data to the new site THANK YOU, it aids testing greatly. Dave, G4DPZ

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File not found for ESEO Dashboard
by Loren M. Lang 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

I get a file not found while trying to download the dashboard for the ESEO satellite as found on the satellite information page: https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/21/eseo-information/ Where can I find the latest dashboard? 73s, Loren K7IW

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Roaming Oahu and Maui
by johnv＠frontier.com 02 Dec '18

02 Dec '18

Just a reminder ...... I will be in Hawaii December 3 - 14 and will on two islands, Oahu and Maui. I hope to rove BL01, BL10 and BL11. The Hawaiian Islands appear to have ten (10) different grids and I hope I could work all of them. I can only work FM satellites AO91 and AO92. I will also listen for Lilisat-2 but haven't any success in my home Grids of CN87. Has anyone worked Hawaii from the West Coast? I will be trying from Bellows AFS or the Pali Lookout or another spot on Oahu with some of the low east (for me) facing orbits. John N7AME425.280.6396johnv(a)frontier.com

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ANS-336 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne K9JKM 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-336 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: * Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd * AMSAT Web Adds Donation Portal * Amateur Radio Contest for Receiving PW-Sat2 Telemetry * Additional Amateur Radio Communication Cubesats Launch on SSO-A * AMSAT-DL Provides Update for Es'hail-2/P4A Geosynchronous Orbit * Nihon University NEXUS VU-mode Linear Transponder Launch Announcement * AMSAT Rover Award Updates * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018 * Upcoming Satellite Operations Reported by KE4AL * ESA and RaspberryPi.org Collaborate on Astro Pi Mission Zero * MarCo Cubesats Relay NASA's InSight Mars Lander Touchdown * Happy 20th Anniversary to the International Space Station * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-336.01 ANS-336 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 336.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE December 2, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-336.01 Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission carrying Fox-1Cliff is now targeted for launch on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 18:33 UTC. In addition to Fox-1Cliff, the SSO-A mission will carry several other amateur radio satellites, includingF UNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT, and ExseedSat. The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and extends for approximately 30 minutes. At press time less than 24 hours remain until the scheduled launch of Fox-1Cliff! The SpaceX video feed of the launch and a live blog of the launch events can be found on the AMSAT website: https://www.amsat.org/fox-1cliff-launch-live-blog/ Some amateur operators choose to participate in an unofficial on-line chat (Internet Relay Chat) at: https://webchat.freenode.net/ then enter your callsign as your Nickname; enter #cubesat as the Channel. You do not need to 'Auth to services' so leave that unchecked. Verify you are not a robot and then Connect. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Do not attempt to access this satellite until the activation announcement from AMSAT Engineering and AMSAT Operations Teams +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Here is what to expect after launch: + Capturing Initial Telemetry is the Most Important Task + Safe Mode/Beacon Mode Operation on Start Up + On-Orbit Checklist Activities + Activation for Amateur Radio Access + Fox-1Cliff Technical Details Capturing Initial Telemetry is the Most Important Task ------------------------------------------------------- Following the successful launch and deployment of Fox-1Cliff, all amateur radio satellite enthusiasts can play an important part in the commissioning of the new satellite. Telemetry helps us tremendously, starting ASAP after startup (~59 minutes after deployment*) and for the next 72-96 hours at least (for the life of the satellite is preferred!) as we look for successful startup, watch the general health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate to space, and start to perform the on orbit checkout. The first station to successfully receive and submit telemetry to the AMSAT server will receive a special 3D printed QSL card acknowledging their contribution. If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem, please be sure that "Upload to Server" is checked in your settings and your Ground Station Params are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone waiting to get on the air with Fox-1Cliff tremendously, by capturing Fox-1Cliff telemetry. Safe Mode/Beacon Mode Operation on Start Up ------------------------------------------- In the initial Safe Mode after startup, which we actually call Beacon Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time then does the two minutes off cycle. For those of you capturing telemetry, that means that you will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames because the High and Low are truncated as it takes just over 10 seconds to send two frames. You will hear Veronica announcing "Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode" while in Beacon Mode. We will likely leave the satellite in Beacon Mode for 24 hours to observe power telemetry. If we are seeing good readings from what you gather, when it comes over the U.S. for the first good pass after that holding period we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal Safe Mode. That puts Fox-1Cliff in full (still Safe Mode though) operation and transmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one Current frame followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame. On-Orbit Checklist Activities ----------------------------- We will begin the rest of the in orbit checklist activities at that time, and it is expected to take 7 to 10 days. Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air and have fun sooner by being polite and patient! The in orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1D and could be completed in as little as 7 days if we have the cooperation of the users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur Operating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so we can do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder mode for testing. I cannot stress enough, the importance of this cooperation not just for us but also for all users, simply having a little patience so we can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately as possible. Activation for Amateur Radio Access ----------------------------------- AMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the transponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the transponder, please do not assume that it is open for general use - check our website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you are not accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly causing interference as well. Many hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making Fox-1Cliff happen. Just like any ham radio project you might undertake, we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when we are done, we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of amateur radio. I have to say though, that the incidents we have experienced in the past with stations intentionally disregarding the command stations requests to keep the frequency clear during testing not only delays the commissioning, but also negatively impacts the enthusiasm that our volunteers feel toward handing over a new bird to the members and users as soon as possible. I am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of your time to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete the last few days of getting Fox-1Cliff in orbit and operating for all of you. Fox-1Cliff Technical Details ---------------------------- Uplink: 435.300 MHz / 1267.300 MHz** with 67 Hz CTCSS Tone Downlink: 145.920 MHz ** Uplinks switched by command station, not operational simultaneously Nominal operating frequencies may vary slightly after launch. Ground stations need to adjust your transmit frequency for Doppler Shift. One suggested approach includes programming 5 uplink fre- quencies into memory channels and stepping through the channels depending on Fox-1Cliff's relative position to you. (Fc in the table below is the nominal uplink center frequency = 435.300 MHz). Full duplex operation is recommended to allow you to hear if you are tuned on-frequency and also avoids interfering if another station is transmitting. ADJUSTING YOUR UPLINK FREQUENCY to TRACK DOPPLER SHIFT ------------------------------------------------------ AOS (Memory Channel 1) Fc - 10 KHz 435.290 MHz Approaching (Memory Channel 2) Fc - 5 KHz 435.295 MHz Nearest (Memory Channel 3) Fc 435.300 MHz Departing (Memory Channel 4) Fc + 5 KHz 435.305 MHz LOS (Memory Channel 5) Fc + 10 KHz 435.310 MHz Access the Fox-1 Operating Guide on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/ Find all of AMSAT Fox-1 frequencies on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ SatPC32 users can find updated *.SQF files at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-336-SatPC32files [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President-Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Web Adds Donation Portal AMSAT relies on your donations to Keep Amateur Radio in Space. Please consider a donation to the AMSAT General Fund, the GOLF Program, or ARISS today! Access the Donation Portal on the AMSAT front page http://www.amsat.org --> Select Donate from the main menu bar -or- visit https://www.amsat.org/donations/ for direct access to the page. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Amateur Radio Contest for Receiving PW-Sat2 Telemetry PW-Sat2, the second Polish student satellite, also launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 SSO-A flight with AMSAT Fox-1Cliff, is a student pro- ject with the goal to test a new deorbit sail. A team formed of over 30 students from many different faculties of Warsaw University of Technology started working on a new satellite in 2013. For more information visit: https://github.com/PW-Sat2/HAMRadio/wiki Amateur radio operators are invited to take part in a multi-faceted contest. How to take part in the contests? It's easy! Register on the website: https://radio.pw-sat.pl/ - then - use the application for HAM radio, to receive, decode and upload PW-Sat2 frames to our cloud based service. Just after completing of the PW-Sat2 satellite mission, the team will announce the winners and send prizes! On the ham radio contest web page https://pw-sat.pl/en/ham-contest/ you'll find several categories to participate: + QSL cards - for a correctly received and decoded frame + The first received and uploaded frame - First come, first served! + The last received and uploaded frame - During the deorbit sail deployment sequence! + The largest number of uploaded frames PW-Sat2 will transmit on 435.275 MHz using 1k2-9k6 BPSK AX25. [ANS thanks the PW-Sat2 team for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Additional Amateur Radio Communication Cubesats Launch on SSO-A JY1SAT is a one unit CubeSat, dedicated to the memory of His Majesty the late King Hussein, the first founder of the HAM Radio in Jordan and holder of call sign JY1. This will be Jordan's first satellite. JY1SAT contains the AMSAT-UK FUNcube-6 communications transponder with expanded capabilities to be able to transmit stored images reflecting the Jordanian culture and its historical heritage, along with a voice message recorded by the Crown Prince to be transmitted in space to receivers around the world. Frequencies for the JY1SAT FUNcube-6 transponder include: Uplink: 435.100 - 435.120 MHz CW, LSB Downlink: 145.855 - 145.875 MHz CW, USB Telemetry: 145.840 MHz (FUNcube BPSK format, new Dashboard software will be made available) JYISAT will transmit pre-stored images of the Kingdom which have been selected by a national competition. These images will be downlinked using a SSDV digital format. The SpaceX Falcon-9 v1.2 launch from Vandenberg also includes 40+ cubesat passengers, notably ExseedSat 1 from India, the European Student Earth Orbiter - ESEO (FUNcube 4) and AMSAT-NA Fox 1Cliff. Exseedsat-1 ----------- Uplink: 435.340 MHz FM voice with 67 Hz CTCSS tone and APRS digipeater Downlink: 145.900 MHZ FM voice, APRS digipeater, telemetry ESEO (FUNcube 4) ---------------- Uplink: 1263.500 MHz FM voice with 67Hz CTCSS tone Downlink: 145.895 MHz FM voice and telemetry See also the AMSAT-UK summary of mission descriptions and frequencies at: https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/ [ANS thanks the satellite teams for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-DL Provides Update for Es'hail-2/P4A Geosynchronous Orbit Es'hail-2 with the P4A transponder is currently in a temporary GEO slot at ~24°E. After testing the satellite will be moved to the location planned to be at 26°E. Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, explained the current testing and commis- sioning procedures, "During the next 1-2 month Es'hail-2 will undergo fine tuning and extensive In-Orbit-Testing (IOT). The current orbital position is selected to not interfere with other GEO satellites nearby. Once testing is finished, the satellite will slowly be drifting to and stationed at the final position." The checkout and inauguration of the both AMSAT transponders will be performed after the IOT phase is finished as explained at: https://amsat-dl.org/p4a-positionining-and-iot Peter reported several "hunters" have already spotted the Engineer- ing beacon from Es'hail-2, so obviously everything looks good and is going according to plan. Stay tuned for latest news on https://amsat-dl.org and the official Es'hail-2 / P4-A discussion forum on: https://forum.amsat-dl.org/index.php?board/3-es-hail-2-amsat-phase-4-a/ The AMSAT Phase 4-A transponder on Es’hail-2 is a joint project by the Qatar Satellite Company (Es’hailSat), the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) and AMSAT Deutschland (AMSAT-DL). Recent Keplerian Elements for Es'hail-2 are: ES'HAIL 2 1 43700U 18090A 18331.74832885 .00000138 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994 2 43700 0.0937 247.5840 0001194 359.8609 112.5666 1.00272646 252 Pedro, LU7ABF says that the tracking site on the AMSAT-Argentina web provides visualization of the current satellite location and footprint: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=ESHAIL [ANS thanks Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, AMSAT-DL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nihon University NEXUS VU-mode Linear Transponder Launch Announcement Mikio Mouri, JA3GEP, JAMSAT, announced the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans to launch RAPIS-1(RAPid Innovative Payload Demon- stration Satellite) and three small satellites (Micro-Dragon, RISESAT, ALE-1) and three CubeSats (OrigamiSat-1, Aoba VELOX-IV, NEXUS) on January 16, 2019 at 00:50 UTC (January 17, 2019 at 09:50 JST) from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center. NEXUS(NExt generation X Unique Satellite) is designed and manufact- ured by Nihon University, and it includes a VU-mode(mode-J) Linear Transponder: + Uplink: 145.930 MHz - 145.900 MHz + Downlink: 435.880 MHz - 435.910 MHz + Telemetry: 437.075 MHz 0.1W CW Nihon University has published more information about NEXUS: http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/nexus/1_Nexus.html (using google translate may help) OrigamiSat-1 will have downlinks on 5840.000 MHz (115kbps data rate) and 437.505 MHz (1k2 AFSK and CW) Aoba VELOX-IV will have a downlink on 437.225 MHz (9k6 GMSK AX25) Access the JAXA launch announcement press release at: http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2018/11/20181130_epsilon4.html [ANS thanks Mikio Mouri, JA3GEP, JAMSAT for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $15,645 raised or about 10% 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT Rover Award Updates AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, says that congratulations are in order for the newest Rover Award operators: Since the last Rover Award announcement in ANS-266 the following stations have qualified for the award: Number Callsign Award Date ------ -------- ---------- 035 AD7DB 26 Sep 2018 036 AB5SS 24 Nov 2018 037 W9TWJ 26 Nov 2018 The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of the defined criteria posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award. Points can be earned for each grid square activated outside of your home grid square using the FM, linear, and digital satellites. While FM contacts count for 1 point each multiplier points are available for contacts via the linear and digital satellites. Additional points are available for photographs, publicity, social media promotion, and AMSAT Journal articles. The options are numerous so please refer to the Rover Award Website for all of the details. [ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018 Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period November 1, 2018 through December 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Nov 01Dec KD8CAO 1253 1262 N0JE 562 569 WD9EWK 500 513 KE4AL 480 502 NM3B 416 481 AA8CH 351 406 AE5B 295 300 N3GS 277 300 KE8FZT 254 275 W7JSD 239 257 N4YHC 175 250 PT2AP 200 221 PS8ET 201 211 K3RRR New 200 AD0HJ 100 175 WW8W 128 152 K9UO New 150 WA7HQD 138 148 PU8RFL 125 134 PS8MT New 130 K7ULS New 119 CU2ZG New 101 PU8RJI New 101 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 November 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! [ANS thanks Ronald Parsons, W5RKN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Reported by KE4AL + Yuri UT1FG/MM will be going into port at Santos Brazil during the week of November 26-30 to unload. It should take 3-4 days. His next port will be in Argentina where he will load cargo and then proceed to the Baltic Sea. Lots of new grids are anticipated along the way. He has been active on all of the SSB and FM birds and reports contacts with V51 and ZS on AO-7. (via K8YSE on amsat-bb) + James WX4TV wrote, "Watch the DX Clusters for N4P." This will be for the Dry Tortugas National Park DXpedition that we are doing from December 14-17. They will be on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, and the FM satellites. (WX4TV via Facebook) + Switzerland (FN30, JN36, JN47) – November 28 – December 7, 2018 Brennan, N4QX, fall ASMAT roving plans: * JN36 as HB9/N4QX & from 4U1ITU November 28 – December 7 as work permits * JN47 as HB9/N4QX & HB0/N4QX December 1-2 For now, FM only. Watch Twitter for pass announcements. https://twitter.com/BrennanTPrice. QSLs *exclusively* via Logbook of the World. + Brazil (GH62,GH63,GH72,GH73) – November 30, 2018 PP2CC, PT2AZ amd PT2AP will activate 4 grids in Brazil on 30 November. Specific passes should be announced on Twitter https://twitter.com/PT2AP + Oahu and Maui (BL01, BL10, BL11) – December 3-14, 2018 John, N7AME, will be in Hawaii December 3-14. John hopes to rove BL01, BL10 and BL11, but the Hawaiian Islands appear to have ten (10) different grids, and he hopes he can work all of them. John can only work FM satellites AO-91 and AO-92. + Greenburg, PA (FN00) – December 10-12, 2018 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be travelling for business the week of December 10-12, to Greensburg, PA (FN00). He will attempt to be active on FM evening passes and hopefully not freeze! Specific pass announcements will be posted to Twitter: https://twitter.com/twjones85 + RMS Queen Mary (DM03) – December 15, 2018 Patrick , WD9EWK, will be part of a day of satellite operating from a deck on the RMS Queen Mary, docked at Long Beach in southern California, on Saturday 15 December 2018. Operations will be port- able, almost like a Field Day, and should include FM, SSB, and possibly packet. All operations from the Queen Mary will be as W6RO, the call sign for the wireless room on the ship operated by the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach. Depending on staffing in the W6RO wireless room, there may also be HF activity during the satellite operation. QSLing for the W6RO satellite activation will be handled per the procedure on W6RO’s QRZ page: http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESA and RaspberryPi.org Collaborate on Astro Pi Mission Zero The European Space Agency announced the official launch the of Astro Pi Mission Zero, part of the 2018-2019 European Astro Pi Challenge. This is an ESA Education programme run in collabora- tion with RaspberryPi.org. In this challenge, students and young people get the chance to have their computer programs run in space on the International Space Station! Read the full entry details and get the latest program resources on-line at: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/mission-zero-2018-19/ Students and young people will have until 20 March 2019 to form teams and write a simple program to display their personal mes- sage to the astronauts onboard. The Mission Zero activity can be completed in a couple of hours with just a computer and an internet connection. You don't need any special equipment or prior coding skills, and all participants that follow the guidelines are guaranteed to have their programs run in space. [ANS thanks ESA and RaspberryPi.org for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- MarCo Cubesats Relay NASA's InSight Mars Lander Touchdown Riding along with NASA's InSight Mars Lander were two CubeSats, the first of this kind of spacecraft to fly to deep space. The twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demon- stration called Mars Cube One (MarCO). Visit the MarCo web pages and watch a mission video at: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/missions/marco.php -and- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7295 During InSight's entry, descent and landing (EDL) operations, the lander transmitted information in the UHF radio band to NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) flying overhead. MRO would then forward EDL information to Earth using a radio frequency in the X band, but cannot simultaneously receive information over one band while trans- mitting on another. Confirmation of a successful landing could be received by the orbiter more than an hour before it's relayed to Earth. The two CubeSats separated from the Atlas V booster after InSight's launch, then travelled along their own trajectories to Mars. After release from the launch vehicle, MarCO's deployed two radio antennas and two solar panels. The high-gain, X-band antenna is a flat panel engineered to direct radio waves the way a parabolic dish antenna does. MarCO navigated to Mars independently of the InSight space- craft, with its own course adjustments on the way. The successful MarCO cubesat demonstration mission it could allow for additional communications relay option for use by future Mars missions in the critical few minutes between Martian atmospheric entry and touchdown. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy 20th Anniversary to the International Space Station The largest and most complex international construction project in space began on the steppes of Kazakhstan 20 years ago this month. Atop its Proton rocket, on Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block (FGB) thundered off its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome into cold wintry skies. Zarya was built by the Khrunichev in Moscow and served as a temporary control module for the nascent ISS. On Dec. 4, Space Shuttle Endeavour on the STS-88 mission roared off Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying the Unity Node 1 module in its cargo bay. Built by The Boeing Corporation at a facility at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Unity was the first American component of the ISS. A collection of interesting ISS historical articles begins at: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/20-years-ago-iss-construction-begins [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 is AMSAT's 50th Anniversary! Watch this space for announcements of special events coming in 2019 Get ready to help celebrate with us at the Hamvention Symposium 2019 promises to be a special event Stand by for 50th anniversary operating events and awards +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Satellite Shorts From All Over + The 20th annual Ham Radio University event will be held on Saturday January 5, 2019 at LIU/Post Hillwood Commons Student Center in Brookville, NY. Frank Garofalo, WA2NDV will host the "Satellite Operations for Beginners" forum scheduled for 9:00 AM. Find the full details at: http://hamradiouniversity.org/ + The European Space Agency published a timelapse video of the Russian Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft launched on 16 November 2018 at 18:14 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBfzCgXHgk&feature=youtu.be The Progress spacecraft delivered food, fuel and supplies, including about 750 kg of propellant, 75 kg of oxygen and air and 440 liters of water. Also on-board was the replacement #ARISS packet module. Some notable moments in this video are: 00:07 Soyuz-FG rocket booster separation. 00:19 Core stage separation. 00:34:05 Core stage starts burning in the atmosphere as it returns to Earth after having spent all its fuel. 00:34:19 Progress spacecraft separates from rocket and enters orbit to catch up with the International Space Station. (most of the action occurs on the top-right portion of the screen) + Listen for amateur radio clubs at NASA facilities as they partici- pate in the NASA On The Air activity to commemorate the 50th anni- versary of the Apollo 8 mission that spanned launch December 21, 1968, to splashdown on December 27, 1968. The 50th anniversary event will start on 0000 UTC December 21, 2018 through 2359 UTC December 27, 2018. 14.271 MHz and other bands depending on condi- tions with spotting announcements on DX clusters, facebook, and twitter. QSL and a certificate with information available on QRZ.com under the callsign of the stations contacted. This will mark the concluding event of the year-long NASA On the Air celebration of 60th anniversary of NASA. See https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/ + Congratulations to Jharwin, DW2JHA on apparently the first IGATED ISS packet from the Philippines. He built his own TNC to digipeat packets using his FT-60 radio. His IGATE is based on a Raspberry Pi Zero, DireWolf packet software, and an RTL-SDR dongle. (via DW2JHA on AMSAT-NA facebook) + F1NNI maintains the AAR29 Satellite Status Page at: http://aar29.free.fr/sat/indexlogin.html + AMSAT-UK explains their software series of FUNcube Payload Telemetry Dashboards - Each satellite with a FUNcube payload has a dedicated dashboard and we have created a one page PDF summary of those dashboards, their current version number and a dedicated download link, see: https://amsat-uk.org/2018/12/01/funcube-payload-telemetry-dashboards/ + A number of free technical items have crossed the editorial desk this past week: - Rhode & Schwartz has a free Wireless Communications Standards Poster for download: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-336-RhodeSchwartz - AMSAT-DL found a source for rocket paper models: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-336-RocketModels - A book Wi-Fi paradigm shift with 802.11ax is available at: https://content.aerohive.com/802.11ax_dummies_book - A book Visualize the Relationships in Your Connected Data. Download the O'Reilly Graph Databases Ebook for Free: https://neo4j.com/lp/book-graph-databases-fb + Registration for the 2019 CubeSat Developers Workshop Sponsor & Exhibitor is now open. This year the cubesat workshop will be held April 23-25, 2019 at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. Register at: https://calpoly.irisregistration.com/Register?code=cubesat-sponsors-2019 Their e-mail is cubesat-workshop(a)calpoly.edu. Join the mailing list at: http://www.cubesat.org/mailinglist/ or follow on Twitter @CalPolyCubeSat for the latest Workshop updates! #CubeSatDW + India launched a PSLV flight on Thursday, November 29 that included four CubeSats which are using 70cm downlink frequencies that have been coordinated by the IARU: - FacSat-1 - 9k6 GMSK downlink - 3CAT1 - 9k6 FSK downlink - InnoSat-2 - 50kHz wide telemetry using AX25 proprietary packet format - Hello World - 9k6 packet 2GFSK for telemetry & 1Mbps MSK downlink on S Band For more details of these cubesats see the IARU pages at: see http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished.php See also the AMSAT-UK summary at: https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/27/ham-radio-satellites-launch-from-india/ (Graham Shirville, G3VZV) [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and remember to behave, and do your part to help Keep Amateur Radio In Space, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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FUNcube Payload Telemetry Dashboards
by M5AKA 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

The launch of Spaceflight’s SSO-A SmallSat Express mission, carrying many amateur radio satellites, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for 18:31:47 GMT on Sunday, December 2. Watch the launch live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq8kS6UoOrQ Frequencies of satellites on SSO-A mission with amateur radio payloads https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/ FUNcube Payload Telemetry Dashboards https://amsat-uk.org/2018/12/01/funcube-payload-telemetry-dashboards/ Amateur radio satellites launched from India Thursday, November 29 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/27/ham-radio-satellites-launch-from-india/ Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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AO-85 DUV
by Kevin Schuchmann 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Hi All, It looks like the DUV on AO-85 has failed or has been turned off. 73 Kevin WA7FWF

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Less than 24 Hours Until Fox-1Cliff's Scheduled Launch
by Paul Stoetzer 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Less than 24 hours until the scheduled launch of Fox-1Cliff! The SpaceX video feed of the launch and a live blog of the launch events can be found on the AMSAT website at https://www.amsat.org/fox-1cliff-launch-live-blog/ 73, Paul, N8HM

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FVUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2018
by Ronald G. Parsons 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period November 1, 2018 through December 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Nov 01Dec KD8CAO 1253 1262 N0JE 562 569 WD9EWK 500 513 KE4AL 480 502 NM3B 416 481 AA8CH 351 406 AE5B 295 300 N3GS 277 300 KE8FZT 254 275 W7JSD 239 257 N4YHC 175 250 PT2AP 200 221 PS8ET 201 211 K3RRR New 200 AD0HJ 100 175 WW8W 128 152 K9UO New 150 WA7HQD 138 148 PU8RFL 125 134 PS8MT New 130 K7ULS New 119 CU2ZG New 101 PU8RJI New 101 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 November 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018. 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!

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need help with ft991a
by Tom Medlin 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Im getting back in to satellite after about 6 years being off. My ts-2000 used to work great but when i have tried it this time, every satellite is very weak and almost cants hear anything. To troubleshoot if it was my antenna system, i placed a new FT-991A on the antennas. I hear the satellites pretty well. im using satpc32. but the ft991a is a halfduplex radio and i can not hear my own signal. This means i cant calibrate it to the correct frequencies. I know people are using the ft991a. Does anyone have a way to calibrate the uplink or downlink using the satpc32? antennas are 14 element 2 meter and a 11 element 70 cm antenna on az/el rotor and about 100 ft of the new messi low loss superflex cable. Thanks, Tom Medlin W5KUB Live ham radio show Amateur Radio Roundtable every Tues night at 8:00 PM central (0100 UTC Weds) on W5KUB.COM <http://w5kub.com/> The show is also simulcast on international shortwave station WBCQ on 5130 Khz Please check out our ham radio video broadcast page at http://w5kub.com and please join our W5KUB video facebook group at *https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/w5kub/>*

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Changing callsigns for AO-73 Dashboard
by Loren M. Lang 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

What's the correct procedure for getting my callsign updated on the FUNcube Data warehouse? I can't seem to just register a new account as it says the email address is already in use. I did find this question on the forum, but there was no answer: http://forum.funcube.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=278 I've also uploaded data for Nayif-1 in the past, but I can't remember if it uses the same account. Thanks! 73, Loren K7IW formerly AG7NC

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Falcon launch
by Ross Biggar 01 Dec '18

01 Dec '18

Do we have an initial vector and time after launch for Fox 1 Cliff? Ross ZL1WN Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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JY1Sat TLE
by David Johnson 30 Nov '18

30 Nov '18

Hi, Thank to David Bowman, G0MRF for the elements, I have generated these keps for a Sunday launch. 1 50001U 18001A 18336.77000000 .00000000 00000-0 30100-5 0 9990 2 50001 97.7750 45.6500 0012840 330.5234 142.2700 15.00250000 18 All the usual caveats apply :-) 73 Dave, G4DPZ on behalf of the FUNcube Team

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SatPC32 error
by Francis Geraci 29 Nov '18

29 Nov '18

Anybody know what an "unspecified error" is in SatPC32 is ? Thanks - W1FXX

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Amazon Ground Station
by Mike Hoblinski 29 Nov '18

29 Nov '18

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-ground-station-ingest-and-process-data… I saw this on the Satnogs site and thought I would post it here. Not sure what amazon is going to charge for this service. Mike Hoblinski N6IMF

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ANS-333 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd
by Paul Stoetzer 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-333.01 In this Special Bulletin: * Fox-1Cliff Launch Targeted for December 2nd SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-333.01 ANS-333 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 333.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD DATE November 29, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-333.01 SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission carrying Fox-1Cliff is now targeted for launch on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 18:31:47 UTC. In addition to Fox-1Cliff, the SSO-A mission will carry several other amateur radio satellites, includingF UNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT, and ExseedSat. The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and extends for approximately 30 minutes. [ANS thanks SpaceX and AMSAT for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-29 00:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-29 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Robert-Mayer-Gymnasium, Heilbronn, Germany and Realschule & Gymnasium Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany, direct via DN1RMG and DN2RV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Wed 2018-12-05 14:20:43 UTC 71 deg Hudson Memorial School, Hudson, NH, direct via N1FD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Fri 2018-12-07 18:48:30 UTC 48 deg If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-29 00:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1280. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1224. 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 2018-11-27 22:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Satellite launch from India Nov 29 + MYSAT-1
by M5AKA 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

Amateur radio satellites to launch from India Thursday, November 29 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/27/ham-radio-satellites-launch-from-india/ Al-Farabi 2 nanosatellite 436.500 MHz http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/november/al-farabi-2-nanosatellite.htm SSO-A mission with Amateur Radio satellites postponed until early December https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/ MYSAT-1 along and KickSat-2 with 100 Sprites to be deployed from ISS https://www.thenational.ae/uae/science/we-have-lift-off-uae-built-mysat-1-s… Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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ES'HAIL 2 in place
by Pedro Converso 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

Seems by latest TLEs ES'HAIL reached GeoSync Orbit ES'HAIL 2 1 43700U 18090A 18331.74832885 .00000138 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994 2 43700 0.0937 247.5840 0001194 359.8609 112.5666 1.00272646 252 For Az/El, coverage & freqs at your place try: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=ESHAIL Welcome to our first amateur Geosynchronous satellite ! 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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Lilacsat-1 receive
by Vincenzo Mone 28 Nov '18

28 Nov '18

Hello, please is there any way to listen and decode the Lilacsa-1 satellite using Windows O.S. I am trying with the live Mint CD made from M6SIG but no luck. Any help will be really appreciated 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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ANS-332 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Launch Postponed
by Paul Stoetzer 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-332.01 In this Special Bulletin: * Fox-1Cliff Launch Postponed SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-332.01 ANS-332 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 332.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD DATE November 28, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-332.01 SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: Smallsat Express mission, previously scheduled for November 28th, has been postponed due to extreme high-altitude winds at Vandenberg Air Force Base. A new launch date will be announced once coordinated with the range. The SSO-A mission will carry several amateur radio satellites, including AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff, FUNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT, and ExseedSat. The launch window each day opens at 18:31:47 UTC and extends for approximately 30 minutes. [ANS thanks SpaceX and AMSAT for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Funcube Nayif-1 and JY1SAT dashboard
by Graham 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Good evening all, What is the correct url to use to stream data to for the Funcube, Nayif-2 and JY1SAT dashboards? Should all three dashboards be pointing to the same url for streaming data or should the funcube or nayif-1 or jy1sat dashboard be pointing to different url's for streaming data to the warehouse(s)? I thought I saw am posting about updating a URL but I can no longer find it and am uncertain at this time if it was the url for streaming data to the warehouse(s) or just for the new interface for all missions i.e. http://data.amsat-uk.org/missions cheers, Graham ve3gtc FN25

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-27 22:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-27 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg (***) Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) Robert-Mayer-Gymnasium, Heilbronn, Germany and Realschule & Gymnasium Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany, direct via DN1RMG and DN2RV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Wed 2018-12-05 14:20:43 UTC 71 deg (***) Hudson Memorial School, Hudson, NH, direct via N1FD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Fri 2018-12-07 18:48:30 UTC 48 deg (***) If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-27 22:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1280. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1224. (***) 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 2018-11-27 22:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Doppler measurment of TCA
by Jim White 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Wednesday's launch of a large batch of satellites seems an opportunity to try the Doppler shift method of matching a satellite to a set of keps. In reading a few blogs and posts it seems the method is to use an SDR and GNURadio tools to determine the time of TCA for a downlink signal. Then use a tracking program to provide the TCA time for several sets of keps. And finally to match the observed/calculated TCA with one set of keps. Can anyone provide a pointer to a GNURadio flow diagram that includes a tool to calculate TCA time from the signal received during a pass? I'm pretty new to GNURadio so finding such resources is still a bit of a mystery for me. Jim

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AO-92 U/v or L/V mode?????
by Vincenzo Mone 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Hi folks, Please is there a method or a schedule to know when the AO-92 is on U/v or L/v mode? 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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PSLV launch Thursday 29th November
by Graham Shirville 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Hi All, Just a few hours after the scheduled launch of many spacecraft using amateur satellite spectrum on xthe Spaceflight SSO-A launch, there will also be a PSLV launch from India on Thursday 29th November. This includes four CubeSats, 3CAT1, FacSat-1, InnoSat-2 and Reaktor HelloWorld, which are using 70cms downlink frequencies that have been coordinated by the IARU. see http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished.php for details I dont have any orbit details but the approx lift off time has been reported as 0400 UTC. Happy chasing! 73 Graham G3VZV PS for the latest update on JY1SAT please check our website https://funcube.org.uk/ - we will really appreciate all reports and telemetry feeds to the Data Warehouse

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VHF/UHF/Satellite items for sale
by John Geiger 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

I have a couple of different items for VHF/UHF operations that I am selling. They can be put to good use on the satellites as well. Here is what I have available: 1. A Baofeng UV82 2m/70cm 5 watt HT. 1 month old, operates fine. Comes with all of the standard accessories-antenna, battery, drop in charger, ear piece, box, and manual. Has the same slightly longer antenna than the UV5R does. I am asking $25 shipped for it. 2. MFJ 916B diplexer with SO239 connectors. Splits HF-2m and 70cm and above. Great for using a dualband antenna with 2 rigs, or a VHF/UHF radio with 1 connector to 2 separate antennas. These sell new for $24 plus shipping. I am asking $20 shipped for it. 3. AMSAT satellite frequency chart. Nice laminated sheet with the current satellites and their uplink and downlink frequencies listed. These sell new for $8 plus shipping, I am asking $5 shipped. I can take paypal/check/MO. 73 John AF5CC

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Visiting Australia
by Franklyn A. Ballentine, Jr 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Hi,Everyone, I got word from my employer that I'll be transferring to our Australia office next year, most likely in January, It will be on a two year temporary work visa. Is anyone familiar with process of applying for a reciprocal license? I have my Amateur Extra. Thanks and 73 Frank B kb1qzh

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-27 04:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-27 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space, Ham Radio Session With The Chinese Youth, Chengdu, China, direct via BI8CKU (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact was successful for 2018-11-22 11:25 UTC Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-27 04:30 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 1278. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1222. 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 2018-11-24 21:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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DM80/DM71/DM81 Rove
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 27 Nov '18

27 Nov '18

On Sunday, 2 December, I'll travel west to activate the DM71/DM81 grid line. I'll pass through DM80 en route to/from the grid line and will attempt a pass or two from DM80 (or possibly DM80/DM81 line). I expect to be on the air between 1630Z and 2030Z. With AO-92 in L band, it'll be AO-85 and AO-91 passes for the FM-only ops. CAS-4A and CAS-4B are the linear sats during that time period. A shallow AO-7 pass is also possible. I'll post updates on Twitter (@AA5PK) and will run an APRS tracker (AA5PK-9). 73 Glenn AA5PK

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ThumbNet SDR
by E.Mike McCardel 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

I few years ago I acquired a ThumbNet USB Rtl-sdr dongle. They were made available by a group called Thumbsat (thumbsat.com). I have never used it but it appears different than the N3 they now have available. I can’t find any of my documentation. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this item. I hope to try using it with SDR#. The only experience I have in this area is with a funcube dongle, which I have misplaced. If anyone has suggestions or can point me toward some documentation I would appreciate it. 73, EMike EMike McCardel, AA8EM Senior Editor AMSAT News Service Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations

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Activation of CN79 November 30th, December 1st
by Chris Wilford 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Hello AMSAT Friends! I will be on a trip to Powell River, BC (CN79) for the BC Provincial Championships in Volleyball where my daughter is competing. I will be activating this grid on a vacation style schedule during Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st using both linear and FM birds (and hopefully some packet too). I will announce passes ahead of time via Twitter (you see, it is good for something), please follow me @VE7CEW or if you don't have an account you can see my tweets at https://twitter.com/VE7CEW You may also email me at my QRZ email address and I'd be glad to try to setup a SKED with you. 73 Chris Wilford, VE7CEW

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ARISS and Giving Tuesday
by ka3hdo＠gmail.com 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

All, Just a reminder that tomorrow, Nov. 27, is giving Tuesday. I hope some of you get out there and give to your favorite cause. I also hope AMSAT and ARISS are at the top of your lists. The following is on the top page of the ARISS web site. Take a look at: www.ariss.org <http://www.ariss.org> The donate button is there too. So please consider a donation to ARISS. It should also be noted that while folks are giving to their favorite causes tomorrow, the ARISS hardware team will be presenting to NASA the thermal modifications made to the power supply of the ARISS next-generation radio system If we get through this hurdle, our next step is flight hardware fabrication, flight testing and launch! Please wish the ARISS hardware team the best! Thanks for all your interest and support to ARISS! Ad Astra! 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs ************** Tuesday, Nov. 27 is <http://www.givingtuesday.org/> #Giving Tuesday, when many people donate to a favorite cause. Gifts to ARISS on Tuesday or at any time of the year are a wonderful way make a difference to our youth, to our communities and to the amateur radio hobby. All ARISS donations via AMSAT (including Fundrazr) are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. If donating directly to AMSAT, be sure to designate "ARISS" on your check, in the PayPal notes or in your letter. Our readers can consider doing the same thing John Carobine, WB8RFB, did -- here is his letter. I'm not one who considers myself influenced much by advertisements but I recently made a donation to AMSAT-NA to support the ARISS mission of bringing technology awareness to a whole new generation of young people because of one; namely, the Kenwood advertisement on the back page of the July 2018 edition of QST Magazine. I "connected" with it and it made me want to support this program in whatever capacity I can. In part, the ad stated "The ARISS mission is to provide and operate Amateur radio systems in space aboard the International Space Station, helping inspire, educate and engage youth and communities worldwide in science, technology, engineering and mathematics." The last 11 years of my working life were spent as an adjunct instructor of adult education in my local college's GED program. I taught some of those subjects. As I told my students "knowledge is power and power enables one to have many options." The mission statement struck a cord with me having worked in various capacities in each of those areas over the span of my entire working career. I spent twenty years in the U.S. Navy working in various meteorological, oceanographic, electronic and computer maintenance and management capacities. Those activities plus additional formal education opened future employment doors for me in the civilian sector for 30 additional years. Exposing school students via ARISS to the possibilities of careers in STEM is nothing short of positive. As stated so many times before, we never know what lesson, activity, or casual statement will open a person's mind and inspire them to greatness. As I celebrate 47 years in amateur radio, I encourage others to reflect upon what amateur radio has meant and done for them. I hope that you too will be inspired to "pay it forward" and help preserve and promote an avocation that has meant so much to all of us. John Carobine, WB8RFB Life Member Permission to post this letter, originally printed in December 2018 QST, was received from John Carobine, WB8RFB, and ARRL.

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Correction to the original ARISS press release for tomorrow's Troyes, France contact
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Concerning tomorrow's ARISS contact with Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud in Troyes, France, some of the original student questions have been changed. Refer to our original press release posting on Nov. 24, 2018 for a complete list of the original questions. Below are the new questions. Q1: How are you enjoying your mission? Q7: Were you sad about the Soyuz abort last month? Q11: Will your future travels bring you to Troyes? Q15: When taking photos of Earth, can you see Troyes? Q19: Is there a phone on the ISS and do you ever have the chance to speak with French Astronaut Michel Togini from space? Q22: Do you sleep when it is night outside? Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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FOX-1C predictions
by Pedro Converso 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Thanks! David & Dave for provisional Keps, Predictions/freq/modes for FOX-1C & others available at: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=fox1c,exsee,k2sat,eseo1,jy1-sat Good luck on launch and for early chasers !! 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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VE3FAL in EO60 on SO-50 tonight
by John Papay 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Fred, VE3FAL, will be on the SO50 pass tonight, 27Nov at 0031utc from EO60. The entire USA and Mexico will be in the footprint on this pass. All of the EO grids are rare so this is a great opportunity to put one in the log. QSL via LOTW! 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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UT1FG/MM Update
by John Papay 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Yuri UT1FG/MM will be going into port at Santos Brazil tonight or tomorrow morning to unload. It should take 3-4 days. His next port will be in Argentina where he will load cargo and then proceed to the Baltic Sea. Lots of new grids are anticipated along the way. He has been active on all of the ssb and fm birds and reports contacts with V51 and ZS on AO-7. 73, John K8YSE --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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TE Systems - Model 4450G - 180w 440 MHz
by Paul Andrews 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Satellite OPs: I have a 440 MHz amp available: TE Systems - Model 4450G (Perfect Condition) Input: 5-10w / Output: 180w DC Power: +13.8vdc / Amps: 30 amps max Connectors: N-type (in/out) RF Sense Switching Integrated Preamp Astron SS-50 Power Supply 73 - Paul - W2HRO

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Provisional keps for SSO-A launch
by David G0MRF 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Hi folks. Dave G4DPZ and I have generated some provisional keps for Wednesday's launch from Vandenburg. Usual conditions apply....good for estimates over a couple of days. Assumes 18.32UTC launch and no change in planned altitude / inclination from last week. JY1-Sat 1 50001U 18001A 18332.77000000 .00000000 00000-0 30100-5 0 99962 50001 97.7750 40.4000 0012840 330.5234 141.2700 15.00250000 15 Thanks David G0MRF

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Re: [amsat-bb] software to decode wx2 sats
by Roy Dean 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Some 3rd party "support" still available here: https://wxtoimgrestored.xyz/ --Roy K3RLD > Wxtoimg has been abandoned by the author. I do however have a copy I can > make available. Email or PM me and I will forward a link. Rick Tejera > (K7TEJ) > Saguaro Astronomy Club > www.saguaroastro.org > Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club > www.W7TBC.org

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TLE 4 Kiwisat
by Nick Pugh 26 Nov '18

26 Nov '18

Where can I find the tlt for kiwisat? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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UHF amps
by Jim White 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

I'm looking for suggestions on UHF power amps. One of my stations uses a 10mw output SDR with a 2W gain block after it on TX. Right now I'm driving the 2W into a MIRAGE D26 to about 35W. I'd like to have about 100W. As I look at the various amateur power amps I'm not finding anything with 2W in and 100ish out. I could add some attenuation to the SDR/2W amp string and get the D26 output down to perhaps 20W to drive another power amp but that's not desirable because two amps in series creates a few problems. I can find Minicircuits gain blocks that would get me to perhaps 10W, in place of the 2W gain block, then drive something like a D1010 but those are a bit steep at >$1,000.... So any ideas on how to get the SDR 10mw output up to about 100W would be appreciated. Jim

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(no subject)
by mikflathead＠aol.com 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

I would build an amplifier using a Mits or Toshiba power module. Simple at around $100. Mike

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Good tear-down and internal information on 10 GHz LNBs
by Zach Metzinger 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Hello all, While dreaming of a 10 GHz downlink setup for future satellites, I came across this page: http://www.pabr.org/radio/lnblineup/lnblineup.en.html Great resources to be found here on the internal construction of the LNBs available from eBay and the like. --- Zach N0ZGO

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software to decode wx2 sats
by Nick Pugh 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

What software do you recommend to decode the wx2 sats? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Help with UISS
by HUGH EMPEY 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

Would like to chat with someone who is comfortable with UISS. I am receiving fine, but not getting anything to the FT-847. I can't see the forest for the trees, I guess. Please contact me off the BB at wa7eth(a)frontier.com <mailto:[email protected]> Thanks. . Ed WA7ETH If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing. * Chuck Yeager

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Nov '18

25 Nov '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France on 27 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:28 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) Troyes is pronounced -[trwa]- but if it has been famous for centuries, it hasn't got anything to do with the famous war in Greek mythology. Original capital of the Champagne region, Troyes is a French city of artistic and historical importance located at one and a half hour from Paris. At the heart of a French and European wide transport network, its strategic position made Troyes a centre of commercial influence during the Middle Ages and the birth place of the 'Champagne Fairs'. Its 137 ha of protected land sits within the Seine diversion area which had been carried out in order to facilitate the textile industry. Today, Troyes is the European capital of the outlet centres (4M visitors/year), and it remains the city of knitting as it has been since the Middle Ages with brands such as Petit Bateau, DIM, Lacoste, Zadig et Voltaire, Absorba or Olympia having originated here. Its town centre, nicknamed 'Champagne cork' (because of its shape viewed from above), harbours a vast quantity of artistic and architectural treasures: 10 churches (listed status) , 5 museums , 10,000m2 of stained glass windows dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries , One of the most important libraries in France (more than 750000 books) including a unique set of documentary materials from the Middle Ages listed by UNESCO as a heritage site, The original editions of the Bible from Bernard de Clairvaux and the Diderot and d'Alembert Encyclopaedia. An awarded city: Child friendly city, City of heritage and art, European Heritage site, 4 blooms - 'cities in bloom', 2nd champagne producer worldwide, Active and sports friendly city, Troyes, 2015 disabled sports city, Cycling territory, Member of the OMS 'Villes-Santé' network. A genuine quality of life. Within its vibrant life basin,Troyes offers all the benefits of a 180000 inhabitants urban area in terms of health infrastructure, education, culture, services and shopping facilities. Troyes town centre is home to 140 national brands and a covered market opened 7 days a week. Troyes provides a prime and pleasant environment as well as a fully pledged quality service offering and reasonable living costs. Boasting 150 ha of green spaces within the city boundaries, the inner city offers more than 25m2 of nature per inhabitant. 120 km of cycle lanes link (among other) the city to the Forêtd'Orient lakes and 31 additional kms are being planned in the suburbs. Our golden rule is proximity.With more than 10700 students - a number that has grown 5fold in the last 20 years - 30 higher education and research institutes and more than 170 training programmes, Troyes is the 2nd most attractive city in its category for students. Young city, Troyes boasts 35 state schools, 12 nurseries and 8 leisure centres. School information: Our school is divided into two: "Arnaud" Nursery and "Jean Jaures" primary schools.It hosts about 220 pupils from year 3 to year 11. The school is built at the heart of the city centre nicknamed "Champagne cork" because of its shape viewed from above. Arnaud Nursery is named after a painter, Marcel Arnaud.Jean Jaures Primary School is named after a famous French politician. The pupils are delighted to work together and communicate on a common project. They can discover new things about Astronomy and the International Space Station and they can help each other. Participating in the ARISS project offers them the opportunity to develop their scientific knowledge, their critical mind and their desire to learn. It gives meaning to what they learn, it combines their academic skills with the real world, and in the future, as citizens, they might be able to change the society in which they live. They are also excited and happy to be part of a project that develops their self-esteem and opens them up to the outside world. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How are you doing? 2. What is your best feeling in space? 3. Can you see the colours of the stars? 4. Have you ever seen any aliens? 5. What's your job on the ISS? 6. Is it dangerous in space? If yes, what's dangerous? 7. Were you sad when the Soyuz rocket crashed last month? 8. Where and how can you find oxygen to breathe? 9. Is there a pipe that brings back your waste to Earth? 10. What is a typical day like? 11. Could you come and visit us in Troyes? 12. What do you do when you are outside the station? 13. What is beautiful in space? 14. Do you come across satellites in space? 15. Could you take a picture of Troyes, 48.176N and 4.046E? 16. What personal things did you bring on board? 17. Do you feel sick in space? 18. How will you return to Earth? 19. Is there a phone in the ISS to call Michel Tognini? 20. Do you play games on board? 21. Do you exercise on board? 22. Do you sleep at night? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-329 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: * Fox-1Cliff Launch Scheduled for 28-Nov-2018 at 18:32 UTC * Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Elected AMSAT Vice-President of User Services * Fox-1Cliff Launch - Your Help is Needed! * ESA Announces "First Telemetry" Contest for ESEO * Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1 * FCC Dismisses AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsideration * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-329.01 ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 329.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE November 25, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-329.01 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ 2019 is AMSAT's 50th Anniversary! Watch this space for announcements of special events coming in 2019 Get ready to help celebrate with us at the Hamvention Symposium 2019 promises to be a special event Stand by for 50th anniversary operating events and awards +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Fox-1Cliff Launch Scheduled for 28-Nov-2018 at 18:32 UTC SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: Smallsat Express mission is scheduled for launch on November 28, 2018. The SSO-A mission will carry several amateur radio satellites, including AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff, FUNcube on ESEO, JY1-SAT, K2SAT, and ExseedSat. The launch window opens at 18:31:47 UTC and will extend for approx- imately 30 minutes each day. [ANS thanks SpaceX and AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ For a limited time, new and rewewing AMSAT members will receive a free digital copy of "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites" Join or renew your AMSAT membership today at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bankston, KE4AL, Elected AMSAT Vice-President of User Services AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO recently forwarded the name of Robert Bankston, KE4AL of Dothan, AL, to the AMSAT Board of Directors. Robert, who was this year's AMSAT Symposium Chairman, has an MBA from Troy University and is a Certified Public Accountant. On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Robert was elected by the Board as Vice-President of User Services. "I want to welcome Robert to the Executive Team in filling a position that has been vacant for far too long. Robert has taken on the task of essentially providing the AMSAT membership with the services that our members expect in the 21st century. I look forward to working with him." said Joe. The AMSAT Vice-President of User Services is the team leader for the AMSAT News Service (ANS), the AMSAT Journal, Dayton Hamvention, Contests and Awards, AMSAT Ambassadors, AMSAT Nets, AMSAT Website, and Electronic Communications. "With the AMSAT Golden Jubilee this next year, the VP, User Services will be hard work, exciting, and fun!" [ANS thanks Joe Spier, K6WAO, AMSAT President, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Fox-1Cliff Launch – Your Help is Needed! *** Please share this information through all of your club and group news outlets! *** Following the successful launch and deployment of Fox-1Cliff, all amateur radio satellite enthusiasts can play an important part in the commissioning of the new satellite. Telemetry helps us tremendously, starting ASAP after startup (~59 minutes after deployment*) and for the next 72-96 hours at least (for the life of the satellite is preferred!) as we look for successful startup, watch the general health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate to space, and start to perform the on orbit checkout. The first station to successfully receive and submit telemetry to the AMSAT server will receive a special 3D printed QSL card acknowledging their contribution. If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem, please be sure that “Upload to Server” is checked in your settings and your Ground Station Params are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone waiting to get on the air with Fox-1Cliff tremendously, by capturing Fox-1Cliff telemetry. In the initial Safe Mode after startup, which we actually call Beacon Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time then does the two minutes off cycle. For those of you capturing telemetry, that means that you will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames because the High and Low are truncated as it takes just over 10 seconds to send two frames. You will hear Veronica announcing “Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode” while in Beacon Mode. We will likely leave the satellite in Beacon Mode for 24 hours to observe power telemetry. If we are seeing good readings from what you gather, when it comes over the U.S. for the first good pass after that holding period we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal Safe Mode. That puts Fox-1Cliff in full (still Safe Mode though) operation and transmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one Current frame followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame. We will begin the rest of the in orbit checklist activities at that time, and it is expected to take 7 to 10 days given the Thanksgiving holiday. Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air and have fun sooner by being polite and patient! The in orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1D and could be completed in as little as 7 days if we have the cooperation of the users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur Operating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so we can do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder mode for testing. I cannot stress enough, the importance of this cooperation not just for us but also for all users, simply having a little patience so we can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately as possible. AMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the transponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the transponder, please do not assume that it is open for general use – check our website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you are not accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly causing interference as well. Many hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making Fox-1Cliff happen. Just like any ham radio project you might undertake, we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when we are done, we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of amateur radio. I have to say though, that the incidents we have experienced in the past with stations intentionally disregarding the command stations requests to keep the frequency clear during testing not only delays the commissioning, but also negatively impacts the enthusiasm that our volunteers feel toward handing over a new bird to the members and users as soon as possible. I am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of your time to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete the last few days of getting Fox-1Cliff in orbit and operating for all of you. Thank you very much, see you on the bird! Jerry Buxton, N0JY (AMSAT VP Engineering) *Time of deployment will be made generally available through AMSAT as soon as Spaceflight provides the information to us. [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President-Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront. 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESA Announces "First Telemetry" Contest for ESEO To celebrate the launch of the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO), ESA's Education Office challenges the amateur radio community to listen out to be first to hear the new spacecraft orbiting Earth. ESEO is currently due to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, as part of the SSO-A launch; spacecraft separation and activation is scheduled at about 2 hours 13 minutes after launch. About two minutes after being deployed into its final orbit, ESEO will begin transmitting with its beacon signals to Earth that can be picked up by anyone with common amateur radio equipment. ESA challenges anyone to send to eseo(a)esa.int the recording of the signal of the 437.00 MHz signal received from ESEO during its pass in visibility of their ground station. For one week after the ESEO launch, the first email coming from each continent (America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Antartica), sent by radio-amateurs who recorded the signals received from ESEO, for which the signal recorded is confirmed to belong to ESEO, will be awarded an official ESA Education shirt of the ESEO mission. More information about ESEO can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO1 ESEO UHF Beacon Information: Frequency: 437.00 MHz Transmission Format: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO2 Modulation Format: GFSK Beacon schedule: + Every 1 minute when in safe mode and just after deployment during the de-tumbling phase + Every 1 minutes when in sunlight + Every 5 minutes when in eclipse Telemetry equations are documented at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO3 What your email should contain: + An IQ recording in a recognised format + Your Name + Your Callsign (if any!) + Snailmail address for delivery of your polo shirt + Reception time of the beacon + Details of any telemetry decoded + Your Location + A few lines about your equipment Access the full press release at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-ESEO4 [ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1 Five years ago, on November 21, 2013, FUNcube-1 launched into space. Soon, we hope to welcome ESEO (FUNcube-4) and JY1SAT (FUNcube-6) into space. A remarkable achievement by the radio amateur volunteers of AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. See https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/21/happy-5th-birthday-funcube-1/ for more information. [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone with $15,645 raised or about 10% 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 +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- FCC Dismisses AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsideration On November 15, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Reconsideration regarding mitigation of orbital debris. In the Order on Reconsider- ation, the Commission dismissed AMSAT's 2004 Petition for Reconsider- ation of the Commission's 2004 orbital debris regulations as applied to amateur satellites. AMSAT released a statement on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and dismissal of the Petition for Reconsideration: "For nearly 60 years, amateur radio hobbyists, experimenters, and researchers from AMSAT, other amateur radio organizations, and universities worldwide have pioneered numerous satellite tech- nologies, including inter-satellite communication links, search-and- rescue satellite systems (SARSAT), reception of GPS signals at altitudes above the GPS constellation, and the use of commercial off-the-shelf components in space while accomplishing this with smaller and smaller satellites. We look forward to working with the FCC to craft a regulatory framework that addresses the growing concerns regarding orbital debris while preserving the flexibility for hobbyists, experimenters, and researchers to access a variety of orbits." The full text of the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order on Reconsideration can be found at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-159A1.pdf [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg (***) Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Randy, K7AGE has released a video of the November 2018 AMSAT Symposium in Huntsville Al. The video highlights are at : https://youtu.be/bS3Y12dyyD0 (K7AGE on Twitter) + James WX4TV wrote, "Watch the DX Clusters for N4P." This will be for the Dry Tortugas National Park DXpedition that we are doing from December 14-17. They will be on 80m, 40m, 20m, 17m, and the FM satellites. (WX4TV via Facebook) + John, N7AME, will be in Hawaii December 3 - 14 and will on two islands, Oahu and Maui. He hopes to rove BL01, BL10 and BL11. The Hawaiian Islands appear to have ten (10) different grids and he hopes he could work all of them. Contacts are planned to be worked on AO91 and AO92. (John N7AME johnv at frontier.com) + The C. A. Muller Radio Astronomy Station (PI9CAM) has posted an article about photographing the far side of the moon with the LO-94 amateur radio satellite. https://tinyurl.com/ANS-329-PI9CAM (PI9CAM) [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and remember to do your part to help Keep Amateur Radio In Space, This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM N8HM at amsat.org

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Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50 pass
by John Brier 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

I'll be active from grid FM14 on the 2018-11-25 0121 UTC SO-50 pass. Very good for out west. [1] Only 7 degrees for me. 73, John Brier KG4AKV 1) https://t.co/tyJdd4KEmK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24 21:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-24 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg (***) Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (staRting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-24 21:00 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 1278. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1222. (***) 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 2018-11-24 21:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AMSAT @ Mesa AZ hamfest next Saturday (1 December 2018)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Superstition Superfest hamfest next Saturday, 1 December 2018. The hamfest will be in the southwestern parking lot at Mesa Community College, along Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and US-60 exit 177 in Mesa, Arizona. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://superstitionsuperfest.org During the hamfest, I will have demonstrations of satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on any passes, please call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest is located in grid DM43, Maricopa County. All QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If you would like to receive a QSL card for working WD9EWK during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I will send you a QSL card. I will post updates from the hamfest on my @WD9EWK Twitter account. If you do not use Twitter, you can still see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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France (IN94) on AO-07B
by F6GLJ 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

Hello. I'll be on AO-07B next pass, between 17:29 and 17:39UTC, very good pass for qso NA France. I hope meet you. 73 Qro de Michel F6GLJ https://www.qrz.com/db/F6GLJ

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Grid FM14 activation on 2018-11-24 1708 UTC AO-91 pass
by John Brier 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

$subject 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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software recomendation
by Nick Pugh 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

In an earlier post I mis typed the sat name I meant to say xw2 to decode the 9k6 data streams Not the wx2 sats nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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software decode 9k6
by Nick Pugh 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

What software do you recommend to decode the wx2xxx sats? nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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Symposium proceedings in electronic format?
by Brad Brooks 24 Nov '18

24 Nov '18

When I was there in Huntsville for the Symposium, I had thought there was going to be proceedings also available in electronic format (flash drive, download?). Was I mistaken, or did I miss something? 73 Brad WF7T

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Missed the last letters of your call on AO-91
by johnv＠frontier.com 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

On AO-91 I got several calls and one of them called me N9AME then corrected to N7AME. But you letters at the end of both transmission were marginal and I heard two different call starting with N6Y?? grid DM03. The time was 20:08 +/- 11/23 and right after that KB6A called and I answered. Thanks for your help N7AMEJohn

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Grid FM13 activation on the 2018-11-24 - 0054 UTC SO-50 pass
by John Brier 23 Nov '18

23 Nov '18

I will activate FM13 again tonight. This pass will cover all of the US, albeit at very low elevation on the west coast. [1] 73, John Brier KG4AKV 1) screenshot of Orbitron on my tweet https://twitter.com/SpaceComms1/status/1066096863118532608

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Upcoming ARISS contact with IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada on 24 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:05 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (staRting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo The IMP Company makes the Robotic Arms for the ISS and did for the Shuttles. Despite the disappointment of having to cancel a previously planned ARISS in late September during our Family Day activities preparations for this next opportunity to speak with Serena are in full swing. The original participants who were selected from a pool of applications received from our IMP Aerospace and Avionics facilities are prepared and looking forward to taking part in this very unique opportunity. During the delay the youngsters were able to do additional research on station life and experiments which has resulted in some interesting questions that we hope Serena will enjoy. As an ARISS Mentor it's very encouraging to see the level of interest from the entire group including parents. As a contractor IMP Aerospace has a long history in the manufacture of space rated avionics components. This includes portions of STS Canadarm and the ISS Canadarm2 as well as numerous satellite and planetary rovers. The original contact was planned to take place in one of our maintenace hangars at Halifax Stanfield International Airport however with this new opportuntiy we have moved the venue to the Keshan Goodman Branch of the Halifax Public Library System. This been the site of previous ARISS contacts and always draws alot of attention. This location allows us to invite media as well as the general public to observe and share in the inspiration this contact has to offer. In addition to the usual pre-contact activities a presentation from the Halifax Center of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will focus on space based astronomy as well as specific instruction on how to identify visable ISS passes. The contact will also have a potential for global viewing as the contact will be simulcast from not only the library location but from the ground station located at IK1SLD in Northern Italy. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What happens when you sneeze in space? 2. What kind of physical training do you have to go through before going into space? 3. Do you believe signs of life, past or present, will be found in our Solar System? 4. What is the coolest thing you've seen from the Space Station? 5: How do you handle medical issues in space especially if they are life- threatening? 6: What's it like to be an astronaut? 7. What does it smell like inside the ISS? 8. Is any food grown on the Space Station? 9. How do you do laundry on the ISS? 10. How does your spacesuit stay warm? 11. In order to maintain altitude or avoid orbital debris a reboost or avoidance maneuver is performed. Can you feel that taking place inside the ISS? 12. How long did it take for you to adjust to the weightless environment on the ISS? 13. How does life spent on the underwater training laboratory "Aquarius" compare with life on the ISS? 14. Is it noisy or quiet inside the space station? 15. What has been the biggest health concern astronauts have had to deal with? 16. What's your favorite space meal? 17. How do Astronauts take a shower in space? 18. Does the entire crew gather for meals? 19. What do you do in your spare time for entertainment? 20. How do you know when to go to bed at night? 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. Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28 UTC Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) 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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Grid FM13 activation on 2018-11-23 - 0028 UTC SO-50 pass
by John Brier 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

I am in Wilmington for Thanksgiving at my parents' house. Later tonight I will go to Kure Beach to activate FM13. I know this is short notice so I may activate another time between now and Sunday when I leave. 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-22 14:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-22 14:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (staRting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo (***) Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (starting about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS)(***) If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-22 14:30 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 1277. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1221. 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 2018-11-13 18:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-22 14:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-22 14:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com (stating about 10 to 15 minutes before AOS) and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo (***) Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-22 14:00 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 1277. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1221. 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 2018-11-13 18:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-22 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Nov '18

22 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-22 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-22 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 1277. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1221. 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 2018-11-13 18:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Roving in Paridise (Hawaii)
by johnv＠frontier.com 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

I will be in Hawaii December 3 - 14 and will on two islands, Oahu and Maui. I hope to rove BL01, BL10 and BL11. The Hawaiian Islands appear to have ten (10) different grids and I hope I could work all of them. I can only work FM satellites AO91 and AO92. I will also listen for Lilisat-2 but haven't any success in my home Grids of CN87. And some of you in Hawaii might let me know if you have worked the mainland CN87 from Bellows AFS or the Pali Lookout or another spot on Oahu. John N7AME425.280.6396johnv(a)frontier.com

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Azimuth Only Rotator with SatPC32?
by ronald mosher 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

I am going to build an Az/El rotator, but that will take a while. In the meantime, I'm wondering whether I could control an unused TV rotator (Channel Master 9521) with the SatPC32 as an Az only rotator for my single Arrow antenna. Any suggestions? Ron K0PGE Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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360 degree video of Serena Aunon-Chancellor working NA1SS from Oct 25
by John Brier 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

https://www.facebook.com/groups/201031309923094/permalink/2806315769394622/ She looks like she is really enjoying it :-) This was posted by Keith E. Brandt. According to his Facebook profile he is a flight surgeon at JSC. He says: "Did you contact the ISS on Oct 25? This video is from a west coast pass where Serena Aunon-Chancellor, KG5TMT, was working random contacts. It doesn't have audio, so if anyone has ground contacts from that day, I'd like to get recordings of the ground pass to match up with the video." October 25th was a Thursday. I don't remember reports of her being active on Thursday. 73, John Brier KG4AKV P.S. I worked her yesterday and made a short video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwm-6tf7KCs

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Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1 + ESEO JY1SAT Dashboards
by M5AKA 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Happy 5th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73) https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/21/happy-5th-birthday-funcube-1/ ESEO (FUNcube-4) launch information and Dashboard https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/21/eseo-information/ ESEO ready for launch https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/17/eseo-launch/ JY1SAT (FUNcube-6) Launch Information and Dashboard https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/16/jy1sat-cubesat-information/ Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Nayif-1 Data Warehouse
by David Johnson 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Hi, We have changed the IP address to which http://data.amsat-uk.org is associated. Once you see the new page, click on the link below the satellite Image. It will take up to 24 hours for this to propagate, once done you will see the new web site. All Nayif data is already being pointed to this new IP address. Only Realtime is being displayed at the moment. We are working on the other pages (WOD,FItter/HighRes) as part of the parallel JY1Sat & ESEO developments.(Scores will be updated to account for the values on the old server) FUNcube-1 data/warehouse will remain at it's current URL for some time as we take daily feeds for analysis. Many thanks for all your patience and support! 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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FUNcube Warehouse Drop Out
by David Johnson 21 Nov '18

21 Nov '18

Hi, My apologies that between 16:00 UTC on the 20th and 0730 on the 21st the FC warehouse was not collecting data. It was in fact being routed to the new warehouse, my ruse to 'copy' it failed :-( Normal service is resumed. 73 - Dave

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Office Closed
by Martha 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

The AMSAT Office will be closed from Wednesday, November 21st - Monday, November 26th -- 73- Martha

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New FUNcube Data warehouse transition
by David Johnson 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Hi, We are starting to commission the warehouse and it should be appreciated if all users of the Nayif-1 Dashboard would point the dashboard URL to http://data2.amsat-uk.org We will mop up any data that is sent to the existing warehouse and update the scores appropriately (may not be immediate as we have a lot on our hands). As FC1 has significantly more data to migrate we are going to hold off on that. 73 Dave, G4DPZ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-20 03:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-20 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-20 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 1277. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1221. 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 2018-11-13 18:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Station advice: coax
by Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET 20 Nov '18

20 Nov '18

There's been a lot of good station advice on the reflector recently that I've really appreciated. I'm slowly but surely building up my sat ground station. I've got my Yaesu G5400B connected and running and I've got an antenna plan. The next issue is running coax. What's the recommendation on coax runs? It looks like I'll have between 75 and 100 ft from the shack to the mount. I can envision running a separate line for 2m and 440, but is it also effective to use a diplexer at the antenna? Does that limit my ability to later add a mast-mounted preamp with power-over-coax? (I'll probably add preamp(s) at a later date) Is the ultraflex coax really necessary for hooking up around the rotator? I'm sure it's better, but is it really worth the extra cost? I certainly don't want to pay the high price for ultraflex for the full run, especially if I'm using two lines. Thoughts appreciated. 73, Keith -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keith E. Brandt, MD, MPH /wd9get(a)amsat.org/ /Christianity and science are opposed… but only in the same sense as my thumb and forefinger are opposed- and between them I can grasp everything. /—Sir William Bragg (Nobel Prize for Physics- 1915) *This message transmitted with 100% recycled electrons

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Doppler.sqf File Correction.
by E.Mike McCardel 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

In lieu of the earlier discussion concerning errors in the Doppler.SFQ information reported in this weeks ANS here is the corrected information. I hope. Copy and paste the following lines into the "Doppler.SQF" folder: FOX1-Cliff,145920.0,435300.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V FOX1-Cliff,145920.0,1267300.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V ESEO,145895.0,1263500.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM L/V K2SAT,435835.0,145980.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM V/U ExseedSat,145900.0,435340.0,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,FM U/V JY1SAT,1459865.0,435110.0,USB,LSB,REV,0,0,CW/SSB Transponder JY1SAT,145840,0,USB,USB,NOR,0,0,Beacon E. Michael McCardel, AA8EM, former KC8YLD Senior Editor for AMSAT News Service, Past VP Educational Relations for AMSAT-NA Have you donated to get your Fox-1 Challenge Coin Yet? http://www.amsat.org/?p=3275

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-19 17:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-19 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Templeton Academy International, Nainital, India, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact canceled: Wed 2018-11-21 08:00:30 UTC 36 deg (***) Cancelled due to logistical support problems at the event site, it will not be re-scheduled. (***) IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo Ecole Primaire Jean Jaurès et Arnaud, Troyes, France, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is go for: Tue 2018-11-27 16:28:57 UTC 34 deg (***) If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, 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 2018-11-19 17:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1277. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1221. 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 2018-11-13 18:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ANS-322 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins SATPC32 FILES ERROR
by cchunter3＠mindspring.com 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

It looks like the SATPC32 frequency/DOPPLER files for the Sats listed have reversed the frequencies. 73 Christy KB6LTY

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FW: [Launch Alert] Launch Delayed
by Rick Tejera 19 Nov '18

19 Nov '18

FYI Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org -----Original Message----- From: launch-alert-bounces(a)mailman.qth.net <launch-alert-bounces(a)mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Launch Alert Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 8:01 PM To: launch-alert(a)mailman.qth.net Subject: [Launch Alert] Launch Delayed Monday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB has been delayed to allow SpaceX to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. A new launch date has not been announced. ______________________________________________________________ Launch-Alert mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/launch-alert Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] Message delivered to saguaroastro(a)cox.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
by Michael 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my thoughts. 73, Michael, W4HIJ > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob- W7LRD > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM > To: amsat-bb > Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion > > Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and functioning, > we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite > down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting > with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into > satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the difficulty > and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the easy sat > this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx somewhat > analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes > one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no > doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion. > _______________________________________________ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383
by Michael 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

So I work out the kinks for however long that takes.... a week, a month, etc. Then it sits at the ready, only needing an occasional test. Any emergency or public service work I do is most likely going to be from here in the shack anyway. Not all of us are able to be out in the field, on the front lines anymore. While I have great respect for those who rush to the scenes of emergencies with "go box" in hand, it's not something I can do. I agree that it would be boring if we all wanted to do the same thing. Crowded too! I just feel that the hobby in general and the satellite end especially, puts too much emphasis on the "easy" part these days. Let's keep pushing the "challenge" part too. I just don't feel there is enough emphasis on that anymore. In all things, balance. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 11/17/2018 10:09 PM, Devin L. Ganger wrote: > Food for thought: it’s hard to use a service in an emergency if you > haven’t worked out the kinks when there is no pressure. > > People find challenge in all sorts of different aspects of the hobby. > Think of how boring it would be if we all wanted to do the same thing! > One ham’s challenge is another ham’s boredom — and that’s a feature, > not a bug. > > > -- > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) > email: devin(a)thecabal.org > web: Devin on Earth > cell: +1 425.239.2575 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> on behalf of Michael > <mat_62(a)charter.net> > *Sent:* Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:55 PM > *To:* amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > *Subject:* Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 383 > I pretty much agree with Bob here. I got into sats for the challenge. I > pretty much despise the term easy-sat. Easy isn't fun to me. To each > their own I guess. I certainly can see it's value for emergency use, but > day to day use would be boring IMO. No sense of accomplishment. Just my > thoughts. > > 73, > > Michael, W4HIJ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bob- W7LRD > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2018 5:17 PM > > To: amsat-bb > > Subject: [amsat-bb] an opinion > > > > Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and > functioning, > > we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the > satellite > > down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no > experimenting > > with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I > got into > > satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the > difficulty > > and challenge. This is the ultimate ?easy sat?. If one wants the > easy sat > > this is your baby. Yes once established one can ?work? lots of dx > somewhat > > analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) > makes > > one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion > will no > > doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion. > > _______________________________________________ > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views > of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Fox Cliff-1 Launch time and vehicle
by Jeff Yanko 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Hi all, Just wondering what time the Fox Cliff-1 launch is scheduled for from Vandenberg? Plus will NASA TV be carrying the launch feed live? 73, Jeff WB3JFS

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Re: [amsat-bb] Beginner Sat's Leo's - Ask advise
by Richard Lawn 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Honestly, all I use to great success at my vacation summer QTH is a regular dual band Arrow, not even the big one, and an AZ rotor. I made a mount so,I could angle he antenna permanently at about 30-40 degrees and I let Satpc32 software handle the rotation control. It worked very well considering until,I ended up buying a new G5500 for the home QTH and repaired the old 5400 for the lake house so now I use he same antenna but with AZ and EL control and that works extremely well? I’ve tried many antennas including a pair of M2 egg beaters which never worked that well for me. 73 Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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correction oops
by Bob- W7LRD 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

make that ao-92 for L band SQF file 73 Bob W7LRD

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AO73 L band
by Bob- W7LRD 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

needed SQF file for AO73 L band 73 Bob W7LRD

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an opinion
by Bob- W7LRD 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Regarding the newest GEO. Once the GEO bird is in position and functioning, we just fix our antennas to one spot, no doppler, no hunting the satellite down, no planning for the next access time, or direction, no experimenting with hardware or various antenna systems, no ongoing challenge. I got into satellites many years ago because of the hunting, because of the difficulty and challenge. This is the ultimate “easy sat”. If one wants the easy sat this is your baby. Yes once established one can “work” lots of dx somewhat analogous to a phone call. A highly elliptical orbit (AO40 sob sob) makes one actually work, learn, experiment, and yes have fun. My opinion will no doubt be different from others. No flames please, just a discussion.

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Up and down converters
by Gopal Madhavan 18 Nov '18

18 Nov '18

Is any information available for up and down converters for using VHF and UHF radios to work the new Geo Stationary satellite? Gopal Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN / M0GDB 6, Shreyas Apartments 128 Greenways Road Chennai- 600 028, India Mob: + 91 94440 18452

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Re: [amsat-bb] Up and down converters
by Gregory Beat 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

The new P4-A (Es’hail 2) satellite will be located a 26° East longitude (west of Istanbul, Turkey). You should “bookmark” the AMSAT-DL web page on P4-A. https://amsat-dl.org/eshail-2-amsat-phase-4-a This web page has the basic information on the P4-A / Es’hail 2 satellite. The satellite is NOT yet “in GEO position” for operation (typically several weeks) AMSAT-DL will announce, when open in 2019. https://amsat-dl.org/p4a-positionining-and-iot?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_mediu… — The P4-A Satellite only has “S-band” UPLINK with RHCP and “Ku-band” DOWNLINK (Vertical for narrow; Horizontal for Wide) transponders. Their are Two (2) Linear Transponders : Narrow (250 kHz) and Wide Band (8 MHz) — I would suggest that you FIRST focus on your DOWNLINK (Receiver) setup. While Commercial solutions will require $$$, numerous Ku-band satellite TV components exist in the global market — as starting points for DIY builder. DIY solutions will require previous “Maker” / “Builder” fabrication skills & technical knowledge. IF you are an appliance radio operator, this is not a good “first DIY build”. — Roland, DF3LZ has been documenting his DIY Receiver Build (follow on Twitter @DF3LZ ) , using the Octagon Optima OTLSO LNB and the DF9NP PLL with 10 MHz GPS. http://lnbreviews.blogspot.com/2017/04/octagon-optima-otlso-pll-slim-twin.h… Dieter Leupold, DF9NP http://www.df9np.de/page2.html Price List http://www.df9np.de/Contents/Price%20List%20PLLs.pdf ==== From: "Gopal Madhavan" Subject: [amsat-bb] Up and down converters Any information available for up and down converters that use VHF and UHF radios to work the new Geo-Stationary satellite? (P4-A, Es’hail 2) Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN / M0GDB

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Fox-1Cliff Launch delayed
by Ronald G. Parsons 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

SpaceX@SpaceX ·2h Standing down from Monday’s launch attempt of Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express to conduct additional pre-flight inspections. Once complete, we will confirm a new launch date.

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Congratulations to the guys who are devoted to make the hobby progress
by Jean Marc Momple 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

Dear All, I decoded CubeBel 1 TLM today for the first time and was happily surprised to read: "2:Fm EU10S To EU1XX <UI R Pid=F0 Len=256> [19:51:46R] [AA] [+++++++] ãÂ.@>þ+)Many thanks to DK3WN, UZ7HO and SatNOGS!i" I was really happy to see the callsigns of these 2 Guru’s which are doing such great job for the community coming down from the bird. My thoughts going also to many others doing/ enabling such great success for the community working long hours without even expecting any recognition or reward, it is so great that Mike and Andy are being recognized for their great work with messages coming from space. My personal congratulations to them and to all others doing tremendous work putting birds in space and the required tools required to enjoy the hobby. Please join me to say "Grand Bravo" to Andy and Mike, and to all others for their achievements which enable use to play with space technologies at home with relatively humble means. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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British Amateur Television Club (BATC) : Es’hail 2 (P4-A)
by Gregory Beat 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

In co-operation with AMSAT Deutschland, the British Amateur Television Club will be operating a WebSDR for the Narrowband segment, and a Spectrum Viewer for the Wideband (DATV) segment of P4-A. https://eshail.batc.org.uk/ The Goonhilly Earth Station is supporting the P4-A project, providing hosting for the Ground Station facility at their world-famous site in Cornwall, UK. BATC has a specific forum for Es’hail 2 (P4-A) DATV transponder discussions. https://forum.batc.org.uk/viewforum.php?f=101 w9gb Sent from iPad Air

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Es’hail-2 + JY1SAT
by M5AKA 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

Es’hail-2 / P4-A positioning and IOT phase started https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/17/eshail-2-p4-a-positioning-and-iot-phase-sta… JY1SAT Launch Nov 19 Information and Dashboard https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/16/jy1sat-cubesat-information/ Nov 19 SSO-A mission with Amateur Radio satellites (with link to some Doppler.sqf info) https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/ Es’hail-2 geostationary satellite launch https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/05/eshail-2-geostationary-transponders/ Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Re: [amsat-bb] Up and down converters
by Nitin Muttin 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

Hi Gopal, For the downlink for es'hail 2 is on 10.5GHz for which DTH PLL STB + DTG dish can be used with an SDR. For the uplink on 2.4 Ghz we do not have the allocation in VU for satellite service. Hence I will be more on the listening mode using DTH STB + SDR. Commercial products are available https://shop.kuhne-electronic.de/kuhne/de/onlineshop/EsHail-2/ 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Saturday, 17 November, 2018, 6:14:50 PM IST, Gopal Madhavan <gopal(a)madhavans.org> wrote: Is any information available for up and down converters for using VHF and UHF radios to work the new Geo Stationary satellite? Gopal Gopal Madhavan VU2GMN / M0GDB 6, Shreyas Apartments 128 Greenways Road Chennai- 600 028, India Mob: + 91 94440 18452 _______________________________________________ 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 Virus-free. www.avg.com

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FUNcube 1 Data warehouse disruption
by David Johnson 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

Hi, My apologies but I need to capture some frames from FC1 so there is a redirect going on for about 30 minutes. Will switch it back later (scores will be amended appropriately) 73 - Dave, G4DPZ

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Nayif-1 Packets being rerouted to new Warehouse
by David Johnson 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

Hi, I am testing the redirect for a hour or so. Your scores on the existing warehouse will not increment (i will fix up later) but you can see your scores and the data at: http://data2.amsat-uk.org/ranking and http://data2.amsat-uk.org/ui/nayif1 73 - Dave, G4DPZ

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PP2RON <> GH52dx
by Ronnan Werneck 17 Nov '18

17 Nov '18

Hi there, I'm operating from my farm QTH (GH52dx) and I'm looking for USA east cost stations on next pass for North America, starting around 19:42UTC. I'll be here untill sunday QRV also on FO-29 when passes are good for USA. Pse QSP. 73 Ron PP2RON

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EN63 mini rove Nov 17
by aa8ch＠aol.com 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

HiAnyone needing EN63 confirmed in LOTW I'll be on 2 passes Saturday November 17th, 2018. AO91 1750UTC AO85 1839UTC QSOs as always will be uploaded to LOTW. Shoot me an email if you need it and I'll listen for you 73Chris AA8CH

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Re: [amsat-bb] South Texas Grid Rove
by Jack KC7MG 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Glenn: time for a new car after all those roving miles. Thanks for the new grids 73 JACK KC7MG Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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FUNcube Warehouse Testing
by David Johnson 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Hi I am going to do a quick change to the Apache config on data.amsat-uk.org (the Nayif1 server) tomorrow to point it to data2 just to check the load for a couple of hours. I will pump back any data we get into the existing warehouse along with any points accrued. Many thanks for your patience in helping to get JY1Sat and ESEO data right first time. As with FUNcube, UKube and Nayif we will know who uploads the Epoch packet :-) Dave, G4DPZ

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JY1SAT Sat Warehouse
by Hasan al-Basri 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

I've been decoding and uploading AO-73 data with the Funcube-1 Dashboard. I just downloaded and installed JY1-Sat Dashboard. IAre the Site ID (my call) and the Auth code the same for both upload sites? I should have a pass of EO-88 in about 30 minutes. Is there any indication from the software that my data is being accepted at the site, based on the same ID and Auth as for AO-73 ? TIA, 73, N0AN Hasan

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Telemetry hunters: What are your plans for the SSO-A launch next week?
by Douglas Quagliana 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

All, If you are interested in satellite telemetry, what are your plans for the SSO-A launch next week? There are a large number of satellites with telemetry downlinks spread over 2m, 70cm, and 2.4GHz and right after launch they will probably all be clustered not-too-far-apart. Getting telemetry from more than one of them seems problematic although I suppose you could get an SDR and record all of 145.8-146 or record all of 435-438 MHz with the intention of post processing the recording for each satellite of interest. Is anyone planning on doing something like this, or is everyone just going to go after one or two satellites? If you do make recordings, particularly if they have multiple downlink signals, I'd like to get a copy. 73, Douglas KA2UPW/5

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PP2RON <> GH52dx
by Ronnan Werneck 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

Sorry, I forgot to mention that it will be in the next AO-7 satellite pass for USA (19:42UTC) 73 Ron PP2RON

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Very confused
by Hasan al-Basri 16 Nov '18

16 Nov '18

What sfotware is used to decode and upload Nayif-1 satellite telemetry? It appears to be a funcube, i"ve seen its tlm but, of course, Foxcube-1 Dashboard does not decode it. Further, if there is separate software, does it use the same Site ID and Auth Code? Sorry for the confusion, because I certainly am! 73, N0AN Hasan

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