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Launch window for the next Rocket Lab launch announced.
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hi Launch Watchers, Just announced: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1057361750276730880 There should be another one later in November. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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FoxTelem Set Up
by sean fay 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hello I am working on getting FoxTelem working I am able to decode packets from recordings in the manual http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/recordings/ I am not able to decode packets from recording at https://www.amsat.org/ao-92-commissioned-open-for-amateur-use/ I am not able to decode packets from my SDRconsole V3 Any help guidance would be appreciated I think my first step is, should i be able to decode packets from the commissioning recording? Thanks in advance Sean Fay AA0AN

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Unsuccessful attempts in APRS through NO-84
by Rocco Labella 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hi, I've been trying to make APRS (AFSK 1k2 bps) contacts through NO-84 Satellite, and have been unsuccessful in all attempts using UISS and SOUNDMODEM. UISS configured with CQ & ARISS. Incoming packets from satellite decoding perfectly 100% but when I TX, satellite ignore me :( . I've monitored the outgoing audio and adjusted the TX level, with no results. Also I've monitored the outgoing audio and i heard a little audio tone difference between AGWPE and SOUNDMODEM. I tried also with terrestrial APRS digi and it work 80% good using SOUNDMODEM and 100% using AGWPE. Of course everything works perfectly using a hardware TNC. I'm coming to the conclusion that this must be a problem with my SOUNDMODEM settings, because if i use AGWPE, all work fine and NO-84 repeat my packet 100%, without changing anything on the transmitter (TS2000). Similar results through ISS APRS digi, (a little better) I would like to know if someone use a similar setup with good results. 73 Rocco IK8XLD www.qrz.com/db/ik8xld

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AMSAT @ Oro Valley ARC hamfest in Marana AZ (10 November 2018)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club's annual hamfest on Saturday, 10 November 2018 (the weekend after the AMSAT Symposium), in Marana, Arizona. The hamfest will be at the Marana Middle School, along the east I-10 frontage road southeast of exit 236, and approximately 25 miles northwest of downtown Tucson. Information about the hamfest is available in a PDF flyer: https://www.tucsonhamradio.org/images/2018%20Oro%20Valley%20Hamfest.pdf or from the club's web site: https://www.tucsonhamradio.org/ Along with the AMSAT booth, look for demonstrations of satellite operating from the hamfest. I will use my own WD9EWK call sign for the demonstrations. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please feel free to call and be a part of the demonstrations. The hamfest is in grid DM42jk, in Arizona's Pima County. I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates from the hamfest, along with pictures. If you don't use Twitter, you can see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK Any QSOs made with WD9EWK during the hamfest will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If you would like to receive a QSL card for a QSO during a demonstration, please e-mail me after the hamfest with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I'll be happy to mail a card your way. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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fading?
by James Brown 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Just worked the last two passes of AO91 and experiencing deep fading.I am using a pair of Gulf Alfa CP yagis and do not normally see fading issues. Any thoughts? Jim KI6WJ

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AO-85 question
by skristof＠etczone.com 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Lately, I've been trying other FM satellites besides SO-50. I have made contacts on AO-92, but I can't get anything from AO-85. On AO-85 I can hear the voice ID of the satellite plain as day, but I never hear any other hams trying to make contacts and I can't seem to get into the satellite. My set up is two Baofeng handhelds and an Arrow antenna. This set up works fine on SO-50 and AO-92 so I know that it works. For AO-85 I'm using 435.170 for the uplink and 145.980 for the downlink. I have the uplink sending the 67.0 Hz tone. So, what am I missing? Constructive tips would be very much appreciated. Steve AI9IN

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Office Closed
by Martha 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

The AMSAT Office will be closed until Nov. 6th. See you in Huntsville! -- 73- Martha

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SMT soldering
by Butch 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Does anyone in the group know of a person or shop that does SMT PCBs from Gerber files through populating and soldering components. This is an open source project. The boards are 4” x 4”. Quantities are small. If so, please contact: occamrazr yahoo com Thanks

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antenna switching
by James Brown 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

I am currently manually switching antennas between uplink and down link radios when needed. is there a switch or other method to use? Jim KI6WJ

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SSTV
by James Brown 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

In a attempt to decode the sstv signals, I managed to crash SAT 32. I now have everything working again but have missed the window for ISS SSTV.My station is SAT32PC with ERC rotor tracking. FT817 radio 1 as downlink and IC7100 as radio 2 uplink.I downloaded MMSSTV but could not decode the SSTV signal. I realized that there was no audio link to mmsstv. That's when SAT 32 crashed I had tried to change to configuration 2. I was unaware that there was a corrupted file in the software. What I am confused about is what sstv software should I use for ISS and how should it be configured to allow sat32 to do its job and decode the signal without conflicts? Jim KI6WJ

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Update on tomorrow's ARISS contact with Tallmadge Community Learning Center in Lancaster, Ohio
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Update on tomorrow's ARISS contact with Tallmadge Community Learning Center in Ohio. The contact scheduled for 14:56 UTC on Wednesday October 31 will be streamed on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WASCCLC --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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S band satellite
by Jim White 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

I'm working with a university that has a new 4 meter S band dish they are trying to test out. Can anyone recommend a satellite they know is transmitting in the 2200 to 2300Mhz band? Geo or LEO as long as it's transmitting. Any modulation; we are using a spectrum analyzer to detect the signals. Thanks, Jim jim.white(a)coloradosatellite.com wd0e(a)amsat.org

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HF Satellites
by 2 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Interest in planned satellites carrying 10 and 15 meter transponders is growing steadily, owing in large part to the DX possibilities these satellites will open. The best source I know of for information about propagation from such satellites is the Space Radio Handbook, by the late John Branigan, GM4IHJ (SK), published by RSGB. Unfortunately, this book is out of print and may be difficult to find. November QST arrived several days ago. As always, I turned to the monthly column describing the contents of QST 25, 50 and 75 years ago. Was I surprised! In the "50 Years Ago" section, about November 1968 QST, was an article I had written, about which I had totally forgotten in the intervening 50 years. It was called "Antipodal Reception of Satellite Signals," discussing what was then known about such things and proposing an experiment to be carried out using the 10 meter beacon to be carried on OSCAR-Australis, the name of which was changed to Australis-OSCAR 5 after its launch in 1970. Readers of that article will also want to read the results of the AO-5 propagation experiments, which I presented in October 1970 QST. You will find these articles in the QST archive on ARRL's Web site, under my call sign at the time, K2QBW. Unfortunately, copyright laws prevent my attaching them here. I turned out to be in very good company. Also researching in this field at the time were Dr. Owen Garriott. W5LFL, later to be the first US ham in space, and Dr. O. G. (Mike) Villard, Jr., W6QYT (SK), an early pioneer of SSB. Both were then at Stanford University. 73 Ray W2RS

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA on 02 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:50 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KB1MDS. The contact should be audible over the state of Massachusetts 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. This ARISS Project has become a school-wide endeavor here at Pathfinder capitalizing on our students' interests in the trades and STEM subjects and giving them an interdisciplinary opportunity to apply their various skill sets. We have incorporated many of the technical areas to construct the radio station and prepare for the ARISS Contact and challenged our students to learn more about wireless technology and radio science. Many shops were directly involved, including Advanced Manufacturing, Auto Body, Business Technologies, CAD, Electrical, Electronics, HVAC/R, Programming and Web and many of the academic courses have been involved including the History, Math, and Science Departments. Students have helped build the radio station, advertise the event, solicit and narrow down questions for the astronauts, and document the entire process on the Web. Academic teachers have also incorporated the ARIIS project into their curriculums creating an engaging educational opportunity for the school. All involved have had the chance to learn more about space exploration, technology, and communications. This project has also become an opportunity for engagement with the larger community through work with local businesses, media, and amateur radio clubs. All of this work by the various stakeholders has led to this once in a lifetime opportunity for our all involved. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Our bodies are used to living with the force of gravity, how does living in micro-gravity affect the human body? 2. How has seeing Earth from space impact your view on the world? 3. With the amount of heat generated on the ISS, how do you dissipate heat into space when heat transfer through a vacuum is poor? 4. How often do you refuel the propulsion system and what is the fuel? 5. If you need to manufacture a part or tool on the ISS, how is this accomplished? Do you have any machines such as 3D-printers, mills, or drills to assist you? 6. After reaching a professional goal of space travel, what piece of advice could you share with high school students who are navigating toward their future? 7. Do you generate enough electricity to power everything on the ISS and if not, how do you compensate for the lack of power generated? How do you manage excess generated power? 8. Working with a number of nations, is there a uniform set of rules that guide activities and projects on ISS? 9. How difficult is it to readjust from living in space somewhat isolated for 6 months in a micro gravity environment to living on Earth? 10. How do you prevent/monitor space debris from coming in contact with the ISS, and in the event of a space debris collision how do you fix the outside of the space station? 11. The temperature difference can be over 300 degrees different from the sunny side of the ISS to the shaded side, why do we not use thermal generators? 12. What kinds of experiments that are difficult or impossible on Earth are best suited to the microgravity on the Space Station? 13. When the ISS is facing the Sun, the sunlight side is at about 120 degrees Celsius, and the other side is at about -160 degrees Celsius. How do you thermoregulate the inside of the Station between these extremes, considering that there is no thermal convection in the microgravity environment? 14. Do you see a geotropic response from plants? 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. Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington, VA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-11-08 15:56 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Amazon Smile now contributing 5% to your favorite charity (through 2 November)
by Alan 30 Oct '18

30 Oct '18

Amazon Smile is running a special, through 2 November, where they give 5% of your purchase to the charity you have registered. You HAVE registered AMSAT, right?! This is 10X the normal .5%, so it might be a good time to purchase those big ticket items you have been wanting. 73, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------- The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH on 31 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K8QIK. The contact should be audible over the state of Ohio 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. Tallmadge Elementary is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the town of Lancaster, Ohio. The ages of our students range between 5 years to 11 years of age. Our school is so excited for our ARISS contact. Our staff meeting, at the start of our school year, watched a video of our space camp initiative. Every morning the principal during morning announcements, gives a fact about space. He also reads articles from the National Geographic magazine for discussion. The teachers was asked to display space themes on the hallways outside their classrooms, as well as in their classrooms. Our main hall portrays posters of all 25 Ohio astronauts. Special t-shirts were purchased for the staff and students. Space themed music and videos are being shown in our classrooms. The NASA website is being used in our computer tech classes. At the end of this school year, our 4th and 5th graders will take a field trip to Lancaster High School's planetarium. We will be hosting space and radio camps. Our students will begin by watching the video with astronaut Sunita Williams giving a tour of the ISS. Camps will have activities for the students, such as sampling space ice cream, learning Morse Code, electricity and magnetism, solar power, and many more topics. These topics will be taught with the help of the Lancaster and Fairfield County Amateur Radio Club, K8QIK. We will also have a presentation from The Curiosity Dome, a portable HD planetarium. Tallmadge Elementary has a 21st Century Grant after school program. The students in this program will be learning Morse Code, radio communications, electricity and magnetism, solar power, and will be learning about the ISS. Last spring these students participated in NASA's Rockets Rock and Aeronautics program. On Fridays, these students will train with NASA's Train like an Astronaut physical education program. COSI, our local science center, will visit with a handson workshop focusing on robotics. After school students will also have hands on projects with Arduino, building an hydraulic arm, building crystal radios, making Arduino robotic cars, building ISS models from blocks, and many other projects. Our students, staff, parents, radio club members, and our community are looking forward to our contact with the ISS. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you scratch your nose in your spacesuit? 2. How many times do you go around the earth in a year? 3. How do you know when it is time to go to bed and when to get up? 4. What does it feel like when you walk or float in outer space and how does your body feel when there is no gravity? 5. How many years of schooling does it take to become an astronaut? 6. What does an orbital sunrise look like? 7. What is it like living on earth after living in space? 8. Why does a meteor catch on fire when passing through the atmosphere? 9. Can you describe what a typical day in outer space is like? 10. What scares you the most in outer space? 11. Does your space ship have a nick name? 12. How do you take a shower in space? 13. What would happen if your ship broke down; what is your back-up plan? 14. What is the most surprising aspect of a spacewalk? 15. What do you think you do on the International Space Station that would make life on earth easier for everyone, including yourself? 16. Are there places besides earth people could live? 17. Since the sun is 5,772 Kelvins, how can Space still be cold? 18. Does your phone, laptop, and ipad work up there? 19. If you had the chance to design your own mission or choose your own destination, where would you go? And why? 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. Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50 UTC 36 deg 2. Bishop O'Connell High School, Arlington, VA, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-11-08 15:56 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-30 01:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-30 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56:40 UTC 27 deg Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50:19 UTC 36 deg Bishop O’Connell High School, Arlington, VA, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-11-08 15:56:28 UTC 51 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 2018-10-30 01:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1273. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1217. 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 2018-10-25 16:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 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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Portable, Full-Duplex Transceiver
by ronald mosher 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

I am new to satellite communication and this is my first post. My setup so far includes an Arrow antenna on a camera tripod, an SDR (RSP) and SatPC32 software on a Surface Pro. I would like to buy a portable, HF/VHF/UHF, Full-Duplex transceiver that I can use for both portable HF QRP and for satellite work. So far, I have not been able to find such a radio. Any recommendations would be much appreciated. Also, I would like to buy or build an AZ-EL rotator that is suitable for a portable setup. I am leaning toward building as a less expensive alternative. I have been studying the WRAPS version by WA8SME and the Mini Mk-2 by VK3FOWL and VK3YSP. Both look to be of about equal construction complexity. Any thoughts on either if these rotators, or any other inexpensive rotator would also be very much appreciated. It is exciting to be learning a new phase of ham radio and to be a part of this group. Thank you for any suggestions. 73, Ron K0PGE

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Satellite/AMSAT presentation next Monday (5 November 2018) in Mesa AZ
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Hi! I will be giving a presentation on amateur satellites and AMSAT for the Sunlife Amateur Radio Club at their weekly meeting next Monday (5 November 2018) in Mesa, Arizona. The club meets in the Greenfield Village RV Park, along Main Street between Greenfield and Higley, north of the US-60 freeway in Mesa. The meeting starts at 10am (1700 UTC). More information about the club is available at: http://www.sunlifearc.org/ There may be a possibility of a demonstration before or after the 10am meeting - or possibly demonstrations before and after the meeting. If this happens, I will use my own call sign WD9EWK. If you hear me on next Monday morning, please feel free to call and be a part of a demonstration. I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to send updates about the meeting, and especially any demonstrations, next Monday morning. If you do not use Twitter, you can see my tweets in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK Any contacts made during demonstrations will be uploaded to Logbook of the World sometime after Monday morning. If you would like a QSL card for a contact made during a demonstration, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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ISS SSTV Active
by Alfred Watts 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

ISS SSTV was active on 145.800 and received on a 40 deg. Pass from Albuquerque, NM 10/29/18 18:21 UTC 73 AF5VH Alfred C. Watts e-mail: awatts44(a)comcast.net <mailto:[email protected]> cell: (505) 449-7044 1159 Laurel Loop NE Albuquerque, NM 87122 (505) 237-2043 34808 County 2 Blvd. Frontenac, MN 55026 (651) 345-3007

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Just 3 Hours Left for Online AMSAT Symposium Registration!
by Paul Stoetzer 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Online ticket sales for the 2018 AMSAT William A. Tynan W3XO Memorial Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting will end at 12:00 Noon EDT TODAY. Tickets to the Symposium may also be purchased at the door. but banquet tickets MUST be purchased online by Noon EDT today. They will NOT be available for purchase at the door. Purchase your tickets at https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/ 73, Paul, N8HM

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Re: [amsat-bb] NASA on the Air images with MMSSTV overlay?
by John Brier 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

So I hadn't seen this image yet: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/9s3bvh/iss_is_transmitting_s… Clearly that is not the template. It was just a choice to make RS0ISS larger. I believe it is the Russian equipment and these events don't happen without them so it makes sense to me. I dont think all the images have NA1SS in them but I'm pretty sure they all have RS0ISS in them. 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 15:57 Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. Looks like they have things sorted now. Nice image received on > the 19:03z pass here in CM98. > > Greg KO6TH > > p.s. Just a nit... Why does the RS0ISS call sign appear in a > significantly larger font than "NA1SS 10/12" in the SCaN images? Is there > a legal reason (station license)? > > > John Brier wrote: > > Some of them have the overlay. It is not just you. It is weird how they > all don't have it though. > > Just had a nice 53 degree pass here. There was a 3 min gap between the > last two images. > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 13:25 Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I let my radio and SSTV program run last night. Several passes, none >> super high, so my expectations were low. Also the whole downlink >> frequency thing. But, as I sift through the images and static of the >> night, I see about a half dozen partial pictures! Yea! >> >> But, three of them, two from the 12:35z pass, and one from the 14:11z >> pass, have an overlay from MMSSTV calling "CQ SSTV"! Were they sent >> down from the ISS this way, or was someone locally rebroadcasting them >> (incorrectly)? The image from the 11:02z pass seemed fine, though I >> only go a part of it ("Curiosity on Mars"), as was the 15:49z pass. >> >> Next pass, a low one, beginning in 4 minutes at 17:27z... Fingers crossed. >> >> Greg KO6TH >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >> Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of >> AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] NASA on the Air images with MMSSTV overlay?
by John Brier 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

I think the template uses whatever callsign is set in MMSSTV. The template is huge. Also I was told MMSSTV has five templates and when you load images to transmit into it the first five get the templates and presumably the others don't which is why some have the template and others don't. 73, John Brier KG4AKV On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 15:57 Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. Looks like they have things sorted now. Nice image received on > the 19:03z pass here in CM98. > > Greg KO6TH > > p.s. Just a nit... Why does the RS0ISS call sign appear in a > significantly larger font than "NA1SS 10/12" in the SCaN images? Is there > a legal reason (station license)? > > > John Brier wrote: > > Some of them have the overlay. It is not just you. It is weird how they > all don't have it though. > > Just had a nice 53 degree pass here. There was a 3 min gap between the > last two images. > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > On Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 13:25 Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I let my radio and SSTV program run last night. Several passes, none >> super high, so my expectations were low. Also the whole downlink >> frequency thing. But, as I sift through the images and static of the >> night, I see about a half dozen partial pictures! Yea! >> >> But, three of them, two from the 12:35z pass, and one from the 14:11z >> pass, have an overlay from MMSSTV calling "CQ SSTV"! Were they sent >> down from the ISS this way, or was someone locally rebroadcasting them >> (incorrectly)? The image from the 11:02z pass seemed fine, though I >> only go a part of it ("Curiosity on Mars"), as was the 15:49z pass. >> >> Next pass, a low one, beginning in 4 minutes at 17:27z... Fingers crossed. >> >> Greg KO6TH >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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ISS SSTV currently on wrong frequency 145.480 or 145.475
by John Brier 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

145.480 according to this report: https://twitter.com/M0GIW/status/1056139984397352960 145.475 according to this one (with image) https://twitter.com/MrMartinMah/status/1056137638426693632 73, John Brier KG4AKV

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HELP Please
by James Brown 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

I messed up sat 32. I was trying to make the sstv program work. I realized that the downlink radio(ft 817) needed to be changed so that it could connect to mmstv. I had this brilliant idea to change from config 1 on sat 32 to a new config 2 so that I could set up for sstv. that caused a error "Error while loadingfile YAESUE11ParSemi.sqf" I can not recover sat 32. What do I do?? ThanksJim KI6WJ

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IC-910H sold
by wa7dxz 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

Thanks, group, it went to a happy mid west satellite guy. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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NASA on the Air images with MMSSTV overlay?
by Greg D 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

Hi folks, I let my radio and SSTV program run last night. Several passes, none super high, so my expectations were low. Also the whole downlink frequency thing. But, as I sift through the images and static of the night, I see about a half dozen partial pictures! Yea! But, three of them, two from the 12:35z pass, and one from the 14:11z pass, have an overlay from MMSSTV calling "CQ SSTV"! Were they sent down from the ISS this way, or was someone locally rebroadcasting them (incorrectly)? The image from the 11:02z pass seemed fine, though I only go a part of it ("Curiosity on Mars"), as was the 15:49z pass. Next pass, a low one, beginning in 4 minutes at 17:27z... Fingers crossed. Greg KO6TH

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Satellite station for sale
by wa7dxz 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

Selling my M2 LEO Pak , up 2 months. Paid $549, sell for $400.Also stock IC-910 H, no 1.2 module in it. With mic and manual. $1000Prices are firm. Located in Phoenix area DM 33.Plans changed, going to do more FM roving.Bob LucasCall or text 623.377.5830Or reply to wa7dxz(a)aol.com Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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1.2G portable antennas
by Bob Cutter 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

My HB 5 turn helical and Alinco HT do not seem to cut it on AO-92. Anyone else trying portable? 72, Bob KI0G Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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launch with Fox-1Cliff
by Masahiro Arai 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

Here is the satellites list that launch with Fox-1Cliff from Gunter's Space Page. 69 satellites are listed. I found 20 satellites on the IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination web site. Let me know whether another satellites operate on amateur band. Amateur Satellite SeeMe, ESEO (FUNcube 4), CSIM-FD, ITASAT 1, K2SAT, MinXSS 2, SNUSAT 2, ZACUBE 2 (ZA 004), PW-Sat 2, SNUGLITE, VisionCube, RANGE A, RANGE B, ExseedSat 1, Fox-1Cliff, Irvine 02, JY1-Sat, KNACKSAT, MOVE 2, Suomi-100 Others SkySat 14, SkySat 15, Eu:CROPIS, STPSat 5, FalconSat 6, NEXTSat 1, KazSTSAT, eXCITe (PTB 1), ICEYE X2, BlackSky Global 2, Hawk 1, Hawk 2, Hawk 3, Capella 1, AISTECHSAT 2, Hiber 2, Landmapper-BC 4 (Corvus-BC 4), ROSE 1, ORS 7A (Polar Scout 1), ORS 7B (Polar Scout 2), Al-Farabi 2, Astrocast 0.1, Audacy 0, BRIO, Centauri 2, Eaglet 1, Flock-3s 1, Flock-3s 2, Flock-3s 3, ICE-Cap, KazSciSat 1, Orbital Reflector (ORS 1), RAAF M1, SeaHawk 1, THEA, VESTA, Elysium-Star 2, Hamilton 1, SpaceBEE 9, SpaceBEE 10, SpaceBEE 11, WeissSat 1, BeeSat 5, BeeSat 6, BeeSat 7, BeeSat 8, BlackHawk, ENOCH, SIRION Pathfinder 2 73 Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan

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SATPC32
by Kirk P 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

So Im new to using my IC9100 and SATPC32..so PSE bare with me..HI. Using Ver 12.8d Im finding that for some passes tracking works well. I can follow along with stations fine. I hear my DL fine. For other passes I cant hear my DL at all..Though I can see myself on an SDR rx but way off freq from where radio is looking.. Also noticed that the CAS-4B bird when selected does not have any freq data showing thus no radio qsy or tracking. (Have not checked all of them) Tried to find the .SQL file but it seems that does not exist. Can someone walk along with me and get my pointed in right diretion please. Much appreciated. Kirk, N0KK Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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Re: [amsat-bb] APRS to Moon orbit?
by Ross Whenmouth 28 Oct '18

28 Oct '18

Nick, LORA uses chirp spread spectrum, with a signal that is ~ 125 kHz wide (in 11 bps mode). If we have sufficient spectrum to accommodate this, then it might be worth considering. Sorry Bob, I must have miss-read your original posting? as I did not realise that your proposal was for a backup command link as opposed to an APRS user port. Considering the wide coverage area, and the need for only a small number of backup-capable ground stations, would it be reasonable to increase the requirements of the backup ground station to that of a "big-gun" EME station? If the RX chain of an FM receiver was non-linear before the last IF filter, I'd expect that radio to be terribly susceptible to intermodulation? (though after the RX RF has passed through the last IF filter, then yes, linearity does not matter for FM). When I get a chance, I'll have to do an experiment with an FM RX, an RF signal generator and an oscilloscope connected to the 455 kHz IF... 73 ZL2WRW Ross Whenmouth

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Dual band beam comparisons
by John Geiger 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

Does anyone have any experience comparing the Cushcraft A270-10S dualband yagi with the MFJ 1768 yagi? I have used the Cushcraft before, and am looking at getting a dualband yagi again. Has anyone used the MFJ yagi, and if so, what is your opinion of it? 73 John AF5CC

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Ten-Koh, PROITERES-2, DIWATA-2B, Stars-AO, AUTcube2 Launch info
by Masahiro Arai 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

Five satellites which operate amateur band launch at 0408z 29th Oct by H-IIA F40. The satellites are Ten-Koh, PROITERES-2, DIWATA-2B, Stars-AO and AUTcube2. They will separate around Antarctica and toward South America. Ten-Koh's web site shows its initial TLE as following. This will help for chasing the satellites. http://kit-okuyama-lab.com/%e3%81%a6%e3%82%93%e3%81%93%e3%81%86/ten-koh-orb… TENKOH STK sim 1 99999U 18302.19537037 .00000103 00000-0 98916-5 0 00009 2 99999 097.7878 44.6815 0022959 006.5055 234.0628 14.92980398000011 Ten-Koh http://kit-okuyama-lab.com/%e3%81%a6%e3%82%93%e3%81%93%e3%81%86/ten-koh-orb… (in Japanese) http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=579 downlink 437.390MHz AFSK 1200bps, BPSK 9600bps, CW 437.510MHz WSJT uplink 435.280MHz PROITERES-2 http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=566 downlink 145.850MHz AFSK, CW uplink 435.650MHz DIWATA-2B http://phl-microsat.upd.edu.ph/diwata2 http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=593 downlink 145.900MHz FM Repeater, CW tlm, APRS, AFSK uplink 437.500MHz FM Repeater Stars-AO http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/starsao.html https://stars-ao.info/ (in Japanese) http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=558 downlink 437.350MHz CW, 437.400MHz AFSK, 437.200MHz HighSpeed degital AUTcube 2 http://www1.aut.ac.jp/~nishio-lab/AUTcube2/index_AUTcube2_E.html http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=575 downlink 437.385MHz AFSK 1200bps FSK 9600bps, 437.505MHz WSJT Launch live broadcast by JAXA and MHI on YouTube from 0330z 29th Oct https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAyL0VCf_L4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42lrAkmBNvg JAXA Special Website: Earth Observation Satellites http://fanfun.jaxa.jp/eos/en/index.html MHI Launch Services Twitter https://twitter.com/MHI_LS H-IIA F40 Launch Procedure event T altitude HH:MM:SS km -------------------------------------------------------- 1 liftoff 00:00:00 0 2 solid rocket booster burnout 00:01:48 42 3 solid rocket booster separation 00:02:06 54 4 upper fairing separtion 00:04:20 131 5 1st stage main engine cuttoff 00:06:38 271 6 1st/2nd stage separation 00:06:46 283 7 2nd stage engine ignition 00:06:55 297 8 2nd stage engine cuttoff 00:15:26 613 9 Ibuki-2(GOSAT-2) separation 00:16:16 613 10 lower fairing (adapter) jettison 00:19:51 613 11 lower fairing (cylinder) jettison 00:19:56 613 12 KhalifaSat separation 00:24:21 616 13 Ten-Koh separation 00:33:20 623 14 PROITERES-2 separation 00:38:20 624 15 DIWATA-2B separation 00:43:20 621 16 Stars-AO separation 00:48:20 614 17 AUTcube2 separation 00:51:00 610 Source: Rocket Launch Plan by JAXA and MHI Aug 2018 Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan

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W5FC on the sats.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

I will be doing a series of demonstrations and talks at a Dallas Amateur Radio Club mentoring event called "Technet on the Hill" at Flagpole Hill Park in NE Dallas, Texas, this afternoon, Saturday, 10/27-2018 from probably after 1900Z to maybe 0100Z. I will be using the club call W5FC and hoping to get some folks new to satellite on linear passes as well as the FM birds that will be available. If you here us on, please give us a shout. 73 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12

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9100 tones on satpc32
by bob lee 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

Good day, I was wondering if you had the tone problem fixed up on your 9100 if not you have to set up the tones on satpc32 subtone.sql heres mine for a couple I use AO-85,67.0,$7C,1 AO-85,74.4,$7C,3 AO-91,67.0,$7C,1 AO-91,74.4,$7C,3 AO-92,67.0,$7C,1 AO-92,74.4,$7C,3 you can see it in the ? menu under auxillary files then once you select a sat you click the "T" on the main screen If you have multiple tones set up, clicking on the "T" will cycle through the tones setup in the subtone file hope this helps if you havent figured it out 73 Bob VE3CGA

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Re: [amsat-bb] APRS to Moon orbit?
by Ross Whenmouth 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

I strongly suggest using a modulation other than 1200 baud AFSK packet (AX.25) over NBFM. The path you propose is severely power limited, and AFSK over NBFM is at about a 7 to 10 dB penalty compared to other modulations (like BPSK or direct FSK): https://www.rowetel.com/?p=3799 From my perspective, it would be much easier to connect a PC soundcard to an SSB transceiver to produce say 25W BPSK / MSK / etc than it would be to "upgrade" my station to include a 250W amplifier + PSU, etc. Also, a "9k6 ready" FM transceiver could be used for a direct FSK uplink (1200 bps direct FSK @ 50W ?), and the IF of an FM transceiver can be tapped before the limiter, mixed down from 455 kHz to say 12 kHz and fed into the line in of a PC soundcard, permitting a BPSK etc downlink to be received with an FM rig and demodulated in software on the PC... AX.25 packet doesn't have any forward error correction, thus a single bit error results in the whole packet being dropped (we can do better!): http://www.stensat.org/docs/FX-25_01_06.pdf Assuming that the bird was in an "earth-synchronous" polar orbit around the moon, it would always have line of sight to the surface of the earth, and a gain antenna pointed perpendicular to the plane of the polar orbit would always face the earth. I believe that getting mass to lunar orbit is horrendously expensive, so would it make more sense to use a gain antenna on the satellite? a 100W UHF amplifier (for an omni antenna) requires quite a bit of power and cooling to operate, and I bet that cooling a 100W amplifier in a vacuum and microgravity is an "interesting" engineering challenge... Dare I say it, but the path loss to / from geostationary earth orbit is significantly less, the coverage area is still really good (like a 1/3rd of the earths surface from a single satellite) and we've probably got far more chance of getting a payload there (es'hail-2...). 73 ZL2WRW Ross Whenmouth On 26/10/18 10:59 AM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:46:23 -0400 > From: Robert Bruninga<bruninga(a)usna.edu> > To:[email protected] > Subject: [amsat-bb] APRS to Moon orbit? > Message-ID:<9916263926d9b8f446280d0b78967759(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Here's a crazy idea for APRS to moon orbit (omni antenna). > > Unless I did something wrong, I think an Oscar class long yagi, and 250W > amp and 1200 baud FM packet can be received out near the moon with 3 dB > margin? A key factor is that the nearly 16 dB of assumed noise floor we > have here on the ground at VHF does not exist in deep space. And VHF > gives the largest receive aperture for a crossed dipole on the spacecraft. > > The omni UHF downlink is a bear. But with quad UHF long yagis and a 100W > transmitter at the moon distance we still come up about 12 dB short. Can > we make up for that with distributed processing gain from a minimum of 16 > Oscar class ground stations all phased together with the internet and GPS > precise timing and a little software? > > If we could, then we have APRS out to moon orbit, with the downlink > visible to all via the APRS internet system. And in digipeating mode, we > have half-earth coverage half the time when the moon is up. > > What did I do wrong? > > Bob, Wb4APR

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FLASH: 2018 AMSAT Symposium Tickets
by Robert Bankston 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

We are one week out from the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General Meeting, November 2-4, at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville Alabama. Online ticket sales end at Noon (EST), October 29th. Tickets to the Symposium can still be purchased at the door, but the price increases to $70. Banquet tickets will NOT be available for purchase after Monday. It is going to be a great Symposium, so don't miss out. I look forward to all of the eyeball QSOs. 73, Robert Bankston 2018 AMSAT Symposium Chair

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2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General Meeting Schedule
by Robert Bankston 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

NEWS FLASH: The list of papers to be presented at the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General Meeting, as well as the AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast have been added to the Schedule on the AMSAT website. http://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ 73, Robert KE4AL 2018 AMSAT Symposium Chair

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AO73 FUNcube -1 mode change
by Graham Shirville 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

Hi All, Just to report that AO73 is now in continuous educational mode with high power telemetry whilst we continue to investigate the reasons for the changes in spin rate that are taking place whilst the spacecraft is in continuous sunlight. Please enjoy the strong and easy to receive signals! 73 Graham G3VZV

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UKube-1 falls silent
by Hans BX2ABT 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

This was posted on the Southgate ARS website: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/october/ukube-1-falls-silent.htm#.W9J… Luckily I heard this one for the first time mid-August with a strong CW beacon. http://bx2abt.com/main/data/_uploaded/media/20180816_0753_145845-ukube1.mp3 Another one bites the dust?

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Falconsat
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

Is anyone using Falconsat anymore? I just work a pass, it’s been about 5 months since I’ve last been on. 73 Jeff kb2m --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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APRS to Moon orbit?
by Robert Bruninga 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

Here's a crazy idea for APRS to moon orbit (omni antenna). Unless I did something wrong, I think an Oscar class long yagi, and 250W amp and 1200 baud FM packet can be received out near the moon with 3 dB margin? A key factor is that the nearly 16 dB of assumed noise floor we have here on the ground at VHF does not exist in deep space. And VHF gives the largest receive aperture for a crossed dipole on the spacecraft. The omni UHF downlink is a bear. But with quad UHF long yagis and a 100W transmitter at the moon distance we still come up about 12 dB short. Can we make up for that with distributed processing gain from a minimum of 16 Oscar class ground stations all phased together with the internet and GPS precise timing and a little software? If we could, then we have APRS out to moon orbit, with the downlink visible to all via the APRS internet system. And in digipeating mode, we have half-earth coverage half the time when the moon is up. What did I do wrong? Bob, Wb4APR

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ARISS in Raspberry Pi magazine + FCC Galileo GPS + Orbital Debris
by M5AKA 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

ARISS and Amateur Radio in Raspberry Pi magazine article, free PDF download https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/25/ariss-and-amateur-radio-in-raspberry-pi-mag… Galileo GNSS / GPS – FCC to vote on use of signals in USA Also FCC Chair Ajit Pai is proposing the first comprehensive review of the FCC’s orbital debris rules since their adoption in 2004 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/25/galileo-gps-fcc-vote/ 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-25 16:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-25 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg (***) Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 deg (***) Watch for live stream at Www.facebook.com/NCCVTSD/ Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56:40 UTC 27 deg Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50:19 UTC 36 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 2018-10-25 16:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1273. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1217. (***) 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 2018-10-25 16:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 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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ESEO + LO-94 + FUNcube Challenge
by M5AKA 25 Oct '18

25 Oct '18

ESEO’s Educational Story Continues https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/24/eseos-educational-story-continues/ LO-94 spacecraft signal decoded after bouncing off Moon https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/24/lo-94-spacecraft-signal-decoded-after-bounc… ARISS Joins NASA On-The-Air for a Special SSTV Event https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/23/ariss-joins-nasa-on-the-air-for-a-special-s… Scouts participate in FUNcube Challenge https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/22/scouts-participate-in-funcube-challenge/ SSTV active on IO-86 during JOTA https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/20/sstv-from-space-for-jota-and-space-station-… 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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Extended info about calibrating your LVB tracker and G5500 rotor
by Burns Fisher 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

For some reason the 5500 and the LVB in my system got out of whack. It may have been when I switched from "450 degree azimuth" mode to "flip" (i.e. 180 elevation) mode. I don't know. But even after calibrating the LVB several times, it would not set the elevation to 180 and setting it to 90 degrees ended up something like 15 degrees off. I took the LVB cover off to access the connections to the 5500, and discovered that far from sending an analog voltage of 2 to 4.5V to equal 0 to 180 degrees as the Yaesu docs say, the 5500 was sending 0V to 5.5 or so. A bit more work found that the LVB did not respond to much more than 5V. I assume that is the reference voltage on the A/D converter. A look at the schematic on the 5500 found a pot that appeared to adjust the voltage to the LVB independently of the meters. There is zero documentation, but the back of the 5500 case actually has 4 pots: Max meter and Max output for both Az and El. So holding my breath, I turned the Max Output pot and sure enough the voltage to the LVB went down. I set the rotor elevation to 180 degrees (by eye) and then turned the pot till the LVB readout just started changing. Then I used the LVB calibration procedure to match that location to what the LVB thought was 180. Voila! 90 is now pretty good too. In retrospect, this is not inobvious; however the fact that the Yaesu docs say 2V to 4.5V and the fact that the LVB was not responding beyond a certain elevation required some investigation. Hopefully this little post will save someone else from having to repeat the investigation. 73, Burns, WB1FJ

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Re: [amsat-bb] Portable, Full-Duplex Transceiver
by Rick Tejera 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

Adding to what Mike said, You indicated you have an RSP SDR receiver. If the though of to 818's puts a crimp in your budget, why not just use one for the uplink and use the SDR on the Downlink? Patrick Stoddard WD9EWK uses this set up with great success. Rick Tejera (K7TEJ) Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.W7TBC.org -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org> On Behalf Of Mike Diehl Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 12:00 PM To: ronald mosher <rfmosher(a)cox.net> Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Portable, Full-Duplex Transceiver I’m unaware of a QRP HF rig that can do full duplex satellite as well. However, since yaesu doesn’t make an official FT-1634 you can make one with 2 FT-817’s, one for the uplink and the other for down. If you’re buying new it would be two FT-818’s so I guess that would make it an FT-1636. There are some rigs that do HF and satellite like the TS-2000 and IC-9100 but they’re not QRP rigs. 73, Mike Diehl W8LID/VE6LID > On Oct 24, 2018, at 12:59, ronald mosher <rfmosher(a)cox.net> wrote: > > I am new to satellite communication and this is my first post. My > setup so far includes an Arrow antenna on a camera tripod, an SDR > (RSP) and SatPC32 software on a Surface Pro. I would like to buy a > portable, HF/VHF/UHF, Full-Duplex transceiver that I can use for both > portable HF QRP and for satellite work. So far, I have not been able > to find such a radio. Any recommendations would be much appreciated. > > > > Also, I would like to buy or build an AZ-EL rotator that is suitable > for a portable setup. I am leaning toward building as a less > expensive alternative. I have been studying the WRAPS version by > WA8SME and the Mini > Mk-2 by VK3FOWL and VK3YSP. Both look to be of about equal > construction complexity. Any thoughts on either if these rotators, or > any other inexpensive rotator would also be very much appreciated. > > > > It is exciting to be learning a new phase of ham radio and to be a > part of this group. Thank you for any suggestions. > > 73, > > Ron K0PGE > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. > Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Need help figuring out ISS Packet UPlink stuff
by Bob KD7YZ 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

Hi, after I switched to Win 10/64 pro a couple weeks ago, I no longer can make program UISS/AGWPE get a response from the ISS 145.825 AX.25 setup. NOTE: I regularly decode packets from them ... even a few mins ago. What settings, with respect to uplink, am I missing ? I use an IC910H for the ISS work and a 2m 5wl beam on Alpha-Spid rotator. If I could test the UISS program SENDING a packet locally to some sort of APRS or AX.25, then I could test the setup on the earth path. I do not know how to do that. As, even though I copy/decode 144.390 packets here, and 145.825 packets here, I try sending but do not know what to put in the "TO" and the "VIA" to be able to make that station hear me .. or repeat me .. or send an ACK ... whatever I am clueless on what form, or PL, I need to use on either the ISS or into the packet system. someone give a basic format that will allow me to test this station setup earth-wise please ?? thank you very much. -- 73, Bob KD7YZ LM# 901

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Intro AMSAT presentation
by Keith E. Brandt, WD9GET 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

Could someone please send me a basic AMSAT presentation that I could use as a basis for a club presentation? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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icom IC821H SUB mode
by alex weimer 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

I have an Icom IC821H which is running flawlessly with the exception of the SUB light flashing intermittently while in SAT Mode ! It doesn't seem to affect the operation however it is annoying to see it continuously blinking Sub Sub Sub etc. I have the squelch set the highest and the audio set the lowest on the SUB band. I can shut off the SUB band completely but that doesn't help when I want to be in Full Duplex mode for the sats. Does anyone else owning an ICOM IC821H have this problem ? I would be interested to find out iof there is a cure for it or if this is just SOP for this radio ! There is nothing in the manual pertaining to this problem. Thanks JACK KC7MG

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FoxTelem with Linux?
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 24 Oct '18

24 Oct '18

Hi Folks, I have just got an old Toshiba A100 laptop running on Linux. I have GPredict, gqrx and FoxTelem running. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get gqrx feeding audio to FoxTelem? Thanks, 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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ERC-M/Yaesu 5500/PCSat32 Interface
by Frank Karnauskas 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

If anyone can help me fast-track interfacing the following: * ERC-M SMD rotor control interface (Assembled; via Vibroplex) * ERC-M Desktop Housing * Yaesu 5500 el/az rotator * SatPC32 software I would greatly appreciate you contacting my offline at N1UW at GOKARNS dot COM. My M2 LEO pack is on the way (ordered through the AMSAT store, of course). I promise not to be a long term drag. 73, Frank FRANK W. KARNAUSKAS, N1UW ANS ROTATING EDITOR 3670 E. KINGLER SPRING PL. TUCSON, AZ 85718 T: 612-644-9174 E: N1UW(a)GOKARNS.COM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-23 18:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-23 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Tue 2018-10-23 09:14:26 UTC 63 deg Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 deg Watch for live stream at Www.facebook.com/NCCVTSD/ (***) Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56:40 UTC 27 deg Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50:19 UTC 36 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 2018-10-23 18:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1270. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1215. 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: Delaware, 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 2018-10-23 16:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 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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2 meter interference from WiFi hub
by Burns Fisher 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Hi all, I finally figured out why I could not receive AO-91. It turns out that my old Apple Time Capsule (a wifi hub with a disk built in) was pumping out a nice strong carrier on 145.965 totally overwhelming the satellite. I have another newer Time Capsule that was fine. So the question is: I want to replace this with another WiFi hub. Does anyone have good or bad recommendations for a hub that does not generate a lot of RF? (When you google Wi-Fi and RF interference, you mainly get other things that interfere with Wi-Fi :-)) Thanks and 73, Burns WB1FJ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-23 16:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-23 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Tue 2018-10-23 09:14:26 UTC 63 deg (***) Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 deg Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56:40 UTC 27 deg Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50:19 UTC 36 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 2018-10-23 16:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1270. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1215. (***) 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: Delaware, 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 2018-10-23 16:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 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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2018 AMSAT Symposium Keynote Speaker
by Robert Bankston 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

We are pleased and excited to announce that the AMSAT 36th Annual Space Symposium and General Meeting Banquet keynote speaker this year will be Justin Foley, a Systems Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Justin became involved in the CubeSat program, building satellites, as a student at Cal Poly in 2005. Upon graduation, he was hired by Cal Poly to work launch integration full-time and has since worked every P-POD launch, either as an integrator or operator. Justing specialized in ground stations and mission operations, radio licensing, interface control, range safety documentation and was one of the primary operators for The Planetary Society’s LightSail CubeSat. In May of 2017, Justin transitioned from Cal Poly to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working on the Mars 2020 rover as part of the System Testbed Engineering group, specializing in instruments and avionics, fault protection, telecom, and power More information about the AMSAT Symposium, schedule, tours, and registration is available on the AMSAT website at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/ https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/ We hope to see you in Huntsville! Robert Bankston, KE4AL 2018 AMSAT Symposium Chair

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Help with accessing ISS with UISS Program
by KD7YZ 23 Oct '18

23 Oct '18

Hi, after I switched to Win 10/64 pro a couple weeks ago, I no longer can make program UISS/AGWPE get a response from the ISS 145.825 AX.25 setup. NOTE: I regularly decode packets from them ... even a few mins ago. What settings, with respect to uplink, am I missing ? I use an IC910H for the ISS work and a 2m 5wl beam on Alpha-Spid rotator. If I could test the UISS program SENDING a packet locally to some sort of APRS or AX.25, then I could test the setup on the earth path. I do not know how to do that. As, even though I copy/decode 144.390 packets here, and 145.825 packets here, I try sending but do not know what to put in the "TO" and the "VIA" to be able to make that station hear me .. or repeat me .. or send an ACK ... whatever I am clueless on what form, or PL, I need to use on either the ISS or into the packet system. someone give a basic format that will allow me to test this station setup earth-wise please ?? thank you very much. -- 73, Bob KD7YZ LM# 901

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE on 24 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K2CCW. The contact should be audible over the state of Delaware 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. School Information: At Delcastle, where the event will take place, each science class is supporting the ARISS contact through their lessons and class activities. Physical science teachers are investigating electromagnetic waves, to help students understand how radio waves are used to communicate with the ISS and how the space station protects its crew from solar radiation. Biology students are investigating methods of growing a sustainable food supply for space travel as part of their unit on photosynthesis and cellular respiration. Chemistry students are exploring the nuclear reactions that powers the Sun and learning how to calculate exposure to solar radiation. Integrated science teachers focus their lessons on the different types of radio waves used for communication and how solar weather can affect their transmission. From these lessons, students will prepare questions for the ISS astronauts. Just as on the International Space Station, teamwork is an important part of our mission to prepare students for a career and/or college. Students in the school's Digital Media career program designed and produced banners and t-shirts and are using social media platforms to promote the ARISS contact. Students and faculty also designed a website, TalkToTheSpaceStation.com, so the community at large could learn about ARISS. Video production students will document the event and stream the experience on Facebook Live so all NCCVTSD students and viewers everywhere can participate. Hodgson Vo-Tech High School, a sister school 15 miles to the south of Delcastle, is building the ground station antennas. Students in the school's Academy of Manufacturing / Pre-Engineering career area are responsible for the antenna construction. The antenna will be installed on Delcastle's roof for communication with the ISS. The ARISS experience is a unique opportunity for our school and would not be possible without the help and support of the local community. ILC Dover, developer and producer of the Space Suit Assembly used by the crew of the ISS, was an original endorser of our ARISS proposal. The company, located 60 miles south of the school, is curating a temporary exhibit of its technology that will be on display at Delcastle for students to visit days prior to the ARISS contact. Coincidently, an ILC Dover design engineer and a materials expert are both graduates of Delcastle and have led the exhibit planning. Our sponsoring partner, Radio Newark, is providing the engineering and ground station operations in partnership with the students and faculty at Delcastle and Hodgson. We are certain that young minds will be challenged throughout this STEM-focused activity. Radio Newark, the sponsoring organization, is a Science radio station. The station is an IRS-recognized educational broadcast service that focuses on stories about science and scientists, and current news from the world of science. The station can be heard through iTunes, apps like TuneIn and Rad.io, and through our online player at radionewark.org. Over the air, WIZU-FM may be heard in our hometown of Newark, Delaware, broadcasting from the STAR Campus (Science, Technology and Advanced Research) of the University of Delaware. Radio Newark is sponsoring the ARISS event, and providing project management, engineering and ground station operations in partnership with the Delcastle's AV and IT staff and students. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does your body adjust to living without gravity and what changes will you feel when you return to Earth? 2. How significant is the threat of solar weather to the crew on the space station? 3. How do you train or prepare for mechanical problems during a mission? Do you need plumbing, welding or electrical skills to make necessary repairs? 4. We've read different descriptions for the odd and unique smell encountered in space. Have you experienced this smell on the ISS? If so, how would you describe it? 5. What will be the biggest thing to give up when having to leave the space station and return to Earth? 6. What changes are seen in plants grown in space compared to plants grown on the Earth? 7. Experiments on plant growth have occurred on the International Space Station. What could this mean in the future for sustainable farming practices in both space and on the Earth? 8. What would happen if there is a serious medical issue with one of the astronauts? If someone were to get injured, is the recovery process of a wound any different, longer, or shorter than it is on earth? 9. What are the hardest parts of your job on the ISS? 10. How do the electrical systems on the International Space Station work without a an actual "ground"? 11. What is the hardest thing to describe about space to someone who has never been there? 12. Does sleeping while "strapped down" feel much different than sleeping in your bed at home? 13. If offered, would you join the first group of pioneers to make a habitable territory on the moon or on Mars? 14. How much radiation does your body experience in space and how does the structure of the ISS protect you? 15. Can a cell phone be used the ISS to call the Earth or another space station? 16. What are some of health risks living on the ISS for an extended time 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. Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56 UTC 2. Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany on 24 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:22 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between DP0ISS and ground stations DL0TSD and DK0LG. The contact should be audible over Germany 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. School Information: Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden MINT-Exzellenz in der Region Dresden: MANOS Der Name "MANOS" war nie offizieller Schulname. Nach den ersten großen Erfolgen unserer Schule, hat er sich bei Schülern, Lehrern und Eltern als Abkürzung für Martin-Andersen-Nexö-OberSchule (deshalb auch die MANOS) eingebürgert und ebenso in der nationalen und internationalen Öffentlichkeit über all die Jahre als Marke erhalten. In Mathematik, Informatik und den Naturwissenschaften ist es unsere Absicht, ein vertieftes Verständnis zu fördern und nicht einfach mehr Inhalte zu vermitteln. Dazu werden die Klassen geteilt, um in kleineren Lerngruppen die Schüler häufiger und intensiver experimentieren zu lassen. Wir wollen erreichen, dass unsere Schüler die richtigen Fragen stellen und Problemlösungskompetenzen entwickeln. Als eine der ganz wenigen Schulen in Sachsen, bieten wir Astronomie als eigenständiges Unterrichtsfach an und lassen die Faszination Raumfahrt durch Kontakte zu unseren außerschulischen Partnern, wie dem Dresdner Schülerlabor des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt, lebendig werden. Viele unserer Schüler sind als Amateurfunker beim DARC-Pentacon-Dresden besonders engagiert und haben uns so auf den Weg in Richtung ISS gebracht. Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau Das Liborius-Gymnasium ist eine freie Schule in Trägerschaft der Edith-Stein-Schulstiftung des Bistums Magdeburg. Die Schule wurde 1991 gegründet und führt die Schülerinnen und Schüler von der 5. Klasse bis zur 12. Klasse zur Hochschulreife (Abitur). Im Rahmen der fakultativen Kurse belegen einige Schülerinnen und Schüler das Fach Astronomie in Klasse 10 dreistündig pro Schulwoche. Projektorientiert beschäftigen sich diese Kurse mit Problemen der Raumfahrt und Astrophysik. Die Amateurfunk-Schulstation DK0LG existiert seit 2007 und wurde aus der langjährigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Amateurfunk und Elektronik heraus gegründet. 20 Schülerinnen und Schüler nehmen regelmäßig Teil, viele von ihnen sogar bis zum Verlassen der Schule mit erfolgreichem Abschluss des Abiturs. Die AG-Teilnehmer beschäftigen sich mit Themen wie Grundlagen der Elektronik, Schaltungsentwicklung, Mikrocontrollertechnik, Amateurfunk auf Kurzwelle und UHF/VHF. Seit einiger Zeit rückt das Interesse der Schülerinnen und Schüler der AG stark in Richtung Stratosphärenballonmissionen. So gelang es den Schülern bereits seit 2013 erfolgreich vier Ballone mit schrittweise komplexeren Nutzlasten zu starten. Im Schuljahr 2017/18 werden die Schülerinnen und Schüler der Astronomiekurse und der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Elektronik und Amateurfunk des Liborius-Gymnasiums das Themengebiet Raumfahrt vertiefen. Ziel soll es sein, zu einer Schulveranstaltung unter Beteiligung von Schülern, Eltern und Medienvertretern die Ergebnisse der gemeinsamen Arbeit in Form von Vorträgen, experimentellen Demonstrationen und als Höhepunkt den Direktkontakt mit der ISS zu präsentieren. Translated: Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden MINT-Excellence in the Dresden region: MANOS The name "MANOS" was never an official name. He has been an abbreviation for Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Ober-Schule. Since the first successes of our school MANOS became a brand in the national and international public over all the years. It is our aim to promote a deeper understanding in the fields of mathematics, IT and the sciences, instead of imparting more contents. Therefore, the classes are divided to allow the students to experiment more frequently and more intensively in smaller study groups. We want our students to ask the right questions and develop problem-solving competences. We are one of few schools in Saxony that are offering astronomy as a stand-alone subject and through our contacts to external partners, such as the students' laboratory in Dresden and the German centre for air- and space travel (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt) the students fascination for space travel can come alive. Many of our students are particularly engaged as amateur radio operators at the DARC-Pentacon-Dresden and have thus taken us on the way towards ISS. Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau The Liborius Gymnasium is a private school which is sponsored by the Bistum Magdeburg. The school was founded in 1991 and hosts grades five through twelve including those seeking Abitur. Astronomy is one of the courses we offer to our students in the tenth grade which consists of three classroom hours a week. This course is manly used to discuss the difficulties of space travel and the depth of astrophysics. The ham radio station DKOLG became active in 2007 as a part of the ham radio and electronics club at our school. We have around 20 active members and most of them remain members until graduation. These students learn the basics of electronics, micro-controller techniques, ham and shortwave radio, and UHF/VHF. The interest of our students in the club in stratosphere balloon missions has grown over time. So our students have been able to send four balloons into the stratosphere, each time with a better system and better technology than the last. During the school year of 2017/2018 the students of the astronomy classes and the work group for engineering and ham-radio at the Liborius High School are going to study the topic space travel more intensely. The goal is to present the results of the joint work as reports, experimental demonstrations and as a highlight the direct contact with the ISS at an assembly including the students, parents and media representatives. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. An welchen Experimenten arbeiten Sie zur Zeit? 2. Mussten sie bisher eine Notfallsituation bewältigen? 3. Sehen Sie es angesichts strahlungsbedingter Gefahren als realistisch an, dass Menschen in absehbarer Zeit das Sonnensystem bevölkern? 4. Wie handelt man, wenn ein Astronaut schwer erkranken sollte? 5. Was war ihr schönstes/anstrengendstes Experiment? 6. Muss man während des Aufenthaltes auf der ISS zum Friseur? Wachsen die Haare schneller? 7. Wie verbringen Sie Feiertage (Weihnachten, Geburtstage) auf der ISS? 8. Ist es anstrengend auf der ISS zu leben? 9. Wird einem auf der ISS aufgrund der Schwerelosigkeit schwindlig? 10. Können Sie sich durch Schwimmbewegungen an Bord der Raumstation fortbewegen? 11. Sie haben einen elektronischen Assitent Cimon mit an Bord. Wie gefällt ihnen die Zusammenarbeit mit Cimon? Würden Sie einen menschlichen Partner vorziehen? 12. Was waren ihre Gedanken als sie bei ihrer ersten Mission nach geglückter Landung wieder die Erde unter den Füßen spürten? 13. Was schätzen Sie am Leben auf der Erde am meisten? 14. Wir sind Mitglieder einer AG Amateurfunk und Elektronik. Was halten Sie vom Hobby Amateurfunk? 15. Würde für Sie ein dritter Einsatz als Astronaut in Frage kommen? 16. Was waren ihre ersten Gedanken, als Sie die Erde vom Weltall aus sahen? 17. Das Ende der Nutzung der ISS nach heutiger Verfahrensweise ist absehbar. Welche Zukunft wünschen Sie sich für die ISS? 18. Hat die Abweichung der Bahn der Raumstation vom idealen Kreis Auswirkung auf Experimente? 19. Was war Ihre coolste oder witzigste Aktion mit der Schwerelosigkeit, abgesehen von den wissenschaftlichen Experimenten, also in Ihrer Freizeit? 20. Haben Sie guten Kaffe und ist er kompliziert zu machen? 1. On which experiments you currently work? 2. Did you have to cope with an emergency situation up to now? 3. Do you see it realistic, despite the danger of radiation related issues, that human beings in the foreseeable future will populate our solar system. 4. How does one act if an Astronaut suffers from a serious illness? 5. What has been your best/ most challenging experiment? 6. Do you have to see a hairdresser during your stay at ISS? Does your hair grow faster in space? 7. How do you spend the holidays such as (Christmas and birthdays) at ISS? 8. Is it demanding / exhausting to live on board of ISS? 9. Does one get dizzy on board of ISS due to gravity-free conditions in space? 10. Can you move on board of ISS with the help of natatory movements? 11. You have an electronic assistant (Cimon) on board. How do you like the interaction with Cimon? Would you prefer to cooperate with a human partner? 12. What were your thoughts when you successfully had landed after your first mission and could feel solid earth under your feet? 13. What do you like most about living on earth? 14. We are members of the amateur radio club and electronics. How do you think about the hobby "amateur radio"? 15. Would you consider a third mission as an astronaut? 16. What were your first thoughts when you could see the Earth from space? 17. The end of the use of ISS as we know it today is foreseeable. Which future do you wish to see for ISS? 18. Does the difference of the actual trajectory of the ISS have an impact on the experiments? 19. What was your coolest or funniest action with the weightlessness, apart from the scientific experiments, so in your free time? 20. Do you have good coffe and is it complicated to make? 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. Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48 UTC 2. Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56 UTC 3. Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-22 16:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-22 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Mon 2018-10-22 13:05:49 UTC 49 deg (***) Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-23 09:14:26 UTC 63 deg Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 deg Tallmadge Community Learning Center, Lancaster, OH, direct via K8QIK The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-31 14:56:40 UTC 27 deg (***) Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School, Palmer, MA, direct via KB1MDS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-11-02 14:50:19 UTC 36 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 2018-10-22 16:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1268. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1214. (***) 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: Delaware, 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 2018-10-22 16:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 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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FUNcube Warehouse
by David Johnson 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

Hi, I preparation for JY1Sat and ESEO we are doing some data migration of existing FUNcube data on to some new servers. Users may experience occasional slight delays in upload and display performance, over the next few days, this will be due to me putting strain on the existing database. The outcome of this will be a singe end point for all data uploads and viewing of the data for all satellites in the constellation. You can follow our progress at http://data.badgersoft.com (place holder for development). Please note that data and pages WILL change their look / content during development. - Dave, G4DPZ

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany on 23 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:14 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between DP0ISS and DN3HB and DN5ABG. The contact should be audible over Germany and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in German. Story: Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck An der IGS OHZ werden zurzeit im Sekundarbereich I (5. bis 10. Klasse) ca. 980 SchülerInnen und im Sekundarbereich II ca. 300 SchülerInnen unterrichtet. Die IGS OHZ ist eine Ganztagsschule und wir verstehen uns als eine pädagogische Reformschule. Wir gehen davon aus, dass alle Menschen verschieden sind und daher individuell gefördert werden müssen. In der IGS OHZ werden Kinder aller Begabungen aufgenommen, um gemeinsam zu lernen, arbeiten und zu spielen. Wir gestalten das Zusammenleben junger Menschen nach dem Motto "verschieden sein - gemeinsam lernen" und fördern so ein tolerantes Miteinander. An der IGS bemühen uns um die Entwicklung und Lernfortschritte jedes Kindes, um seine ganz besonderen Möglichkeiten und Fähigkeiten. Es gibt an der Gesamtschule von der Klasse 5 bis 9 kein sitzen bleiben. Statt Kinder auf verschiedene Schulformen vorzubereiten oder sie gar auszulesen, bietet die IGS einen gemeinsamen Unterricht. Neben dem Erwerb von Fachwissen ist für uns Soziales Lernen unabdingbar. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen sollen sich in ihren Unterschiedlichkeiten annehmen und respektieren. Sie sollen lernen: anderen zu helfen, aber auch sich selber helfen zu lassen, Konflikte zu lösen, gemeinsame ihre Lernerfolge steigern. Die IGS legt deshalb einen besonderen Wert auf die Gemeinschaft im Klassenverband und im Jahrgang. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen werden in den sechs Jahren von einem Klassenlehrertandem betreut. Um das demokratische Handeln zu erlernen und zu erleben ist im Stundenplan eine Verfügungsstunde fest verankert. Internationale Begegnungen sind ein fester Bestandteil des Schullebens. So besteht u.a. eine Partnerschaft mit einer Schule in Kuopio (Finnland) und in Barcelona (Spanien) in der Sek I, in Kwidzyn (Polen), in Ptolemaida (Griechenland) und in Verona (Italien) in der 11. Klasse. Der jährliche Austausch nimmt einen festen Platz im Jahresablauf ein. Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit im Ausland ein Betriebspraktikum zu absolvieren. Gymnasium Soltau Das Gymnasium Soltau ist das Gymnasium der Stadt Soltau, welche sich ziemlich genau in der Mitte zwischen den bekannten Metropolen Hamburg, Bremen und Hannover in der Lüneburger Heide in Niedersachsen befindet. Zur Zeit besuchen ungefähr 1000 Schüler das Gymnasium und werden dabei von circa 80 Lehrern unterrichtet. In diesem Jahr feiern wir das 125-jährige Bestehen unserer Schule unter dem Motto: "125 Jahre Gymnasium Soltau - weltweit und darüber hinaus". Seit vielen Jahren ist die naturwissenschaftliche Fachgruppe in der Lage alle Fächer sowohl auf grundlegendem als auch erhöhtem Niveau anzubieten. Darüber hinaus gibt es auch nachmittags viele AGs in denen die Schüler ihrem Forscherdrang nachkommen können, wie zum Beispiel im Erfinderclub, der in Zusammenarbeit mit einem hier ansäßigen technischen Betrieb durchgeführt wird. Außerdem gibt es jährliche Kurse in Robotik für Jahrgang 7, Fräsen für Jahrgang 10 und 3D-Druck für die höheren Jahrgänge. Andere Schwerpunkte der Schule finden sich im Bereich Kunst und Musik, die das Schulgebäude verschönern und und mit mehreren Konzerten erfreuen. Schon in der 5. Klasse wird eine Bläserklasse eingerichtet, in der die Schüler intensiv an ihren Fähigkeiten mit den Instrumenten arbeiten. Über das Jahr verteilt gibt es drei Konzerte in denen die Schüler ihr Können demonstrieren, eins davon ein Benefizkonzert was selbstständig durch die Schülerschaft organisiert und durchgeführt wird. Die sprachliche Fachgruppe ist ein weiterer großer Eckpfeiler unseres Schullebens mit Austauschprogrammen nach Rennes und Paris oder im Fall von Latein nach Xanten, wo man sich alte römische Bauwerke anschauen kann. Außerdem führt die Lateinfachschaft jährlich eine Mythennacht durch, wo die Kinder die Mythen der Griechen und Römer kennenlernen. Nicht zuletzt stellt jeder Jahrgang eine Cafeteria-Klasse, die dann an einem Austausch nach Tschechien teilnimmt. An unserer Schule gibt es eine lange Tradition des Theaterspiels. So wird in jedem Jahr ein "Klassiker" einstudiert und dann den Mitschülern, Eltern und Lehrern in mehreren Aufführungen vorgeführt. Das Gymnasium hat in den letzten Jahren an einigen Projekten teilgenommen, so zum Beispiel Comenius, "Schule ohne Rassismus" und einem Zertifikat für humanitäre Schule. Translation Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck Currently there are approximately 980 pupils in the junior secondary (5th - 10 grade) and approx. 300 pupils in the secondary at the IGS OHZ (integrated comprehensive school). We are an all-day-school and perceive ourselves as a pedagogical and educational reform school where we see everyone as an individual that needs individual fostering. All pupils are accepted at our school in order to work, learn and play together. Fort our young and adolescent pupils we design our cohabitation with the motto: "Be different - Learn together". This way encourages a peaceful atmosphere of openness and tolerance. Here, at our school we strive towards each and everyone's single growth and progress, not only in education but also in life, and care for each and everyone's opportunities and skills. >From grade 5 to 10 no pupil has to repeat a year due to our school system in which all pupils are taught together in each and every subject. Besides the acquisition of skills in different subjects, social learning and the support of the social integration is indispensable. All pupils should accept and respect social differences. They ought to learn: helping others, accepting help for oneself, resolving conflicts and increasing their learning success. This is why our school places a great deal of importance on the community in the class and in the entire year (5th through 10th). The young students and youths (5th to 10th grade) are taught by teacher tandems. To acquire and experience democratic behavior every class has an ordinance hour with one of the tandem teachers. International encounters are a fixed and integral part of everyday school life. As of now there are different partnerships with schools in Kuopio (Finland), Barcelona (Spain) for grades 8 and 10 as well as Kwidzyn (Poland), Ptolemaida (Greece) and in Verona (Italy) for grade 11. Yearly exchanges are firmly established presences in our yearly schedules. Gymnasium Soltau The Gymnasium Soltau is the high school of the city Soltau which is located right in the center between the three famous cities Hamburg, Bremen and Hannover in the Lüneburger Heide in Lower Saxony. Currently there are approximately 1000 students visiting the Gymnasium Soltau which are being taught by approximately 80 teachers. This year, we are celebrating the 125th school anniversary with the motto: "125 years Gymnasium Soltau - worldwide and even beyond". For many years the science department of the school has been able to provide courses in all scientific subjects on basic and advanced levels. There are also many voluntary workgroups in the afternoons in which students can nurture their curiosity for science like the inventors club which is realized in collaboration with a local tech company. There are also annual courses in robotics for all 7th grades, a seminar in milling for 10th grades and a seminar in 3D printing for the older students. Another focal points in school life are the arts and music department which are active in embellishing the school building and giving concerts. From an early age students are taught wind instruments in a special tutor group. There are 3 concerts throughout the year in which the students can present the skills they learned, one of which is a charity concert organized by the students themselves. The linguistic department is another cornerstone in school life providing exchange programs to Rennes and Paris or in case of Latin an excursion to Xanten to visit old Roman structures. There is also a so called myths night, where the young students get to know the myths of the old Greeks and Romans. Each year there is a cafeteria-class that is participating in an exchange program to Czechia. Also we have a long history of theatre workgroups in our school life which rehearse classical screenplays and present them to the whole school in several performances throughout the year. The school has taken part in several projects during the last years like Comenius, "school against racism" or a humanitarian certificate. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Was war Ihre beste Erfahrung im Astronautentraining oder im Weltraum? 2. Haben Sie auf der ISS eine Waschmaschine und Wäschetrockner? 3. Ist der Raketenstart vergleichbar mit einer Achterbahnfahrt oder wie fühlt es sich an? 4. Würden wir Kinder im Weltall schneller wachsen? 5. Wie schnell gewöhnt man sich an die Schwerelosigkeit und nach der Rückkehr dann wieder an die Schwerkraft? 6. Wie sind Sie auf die Idee gekommen Astronaut zu werden? 7. Welches war Ihr Lieblingsfach in der Schule und inwiefern hatte es Einfluss auf Ihren Werdegang als Astronaut? 8. Was machen Sie, wenn jemand auf der ISS krank wird, z.B. eine Erkältung bekommt? 9. Wie würden Sie das Astronautenleben in einem Satz beschreiben? 10. Nehmen Sie Wasser mit zur ISS mit? Wie viele Liter sind das? 11. Wie gestalten Sie Freizeit und Privatleben auf der ISS? 12. Was ist Ihr Forschungsgebiet und wie weit sind Sie damit? 13. Haben Sie ein Vorbild in wissenschaftlicher Hinsicht? 14. Was war das größte / gefährlichste technische Problem, dass Sie auf der ISS bisher hatten? 15. Gibt es eine Möglichkeit die manuelle Kontrolle über die ISS zu erlangen um ein Ausweichmanöver durchzuführen? 16. Wie sind Sie an den Job gekommen bzw. wie sind Sie ein Astronaut geworden? 17. Wie fühlt es sich an, einer der wenigen Menschen zu sein, der die Erdathmosphäre verlassen hat? 18. Das Astronautentraining, wie muss man sich das vorstellen? Was müssen Sie alles üben und können? 19. Beeinflusst dein Aufenthalt im Weltraum deine Weltanschauungen, Überzeugungen usw.? 20. Nach welcher Uhrzeit richten Sie sich? 1. What was the best experience you had in your training or in space? 2. Do you have a washing machine and clothes dryer on the ISS? 3. Does the rocket launch feel like a rollercoaster ride or how does it feel? 4. Would we kids grow faster in space? 5. How fast do you get used to weightlessness and after you return to earth to gravity again? 6. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 7. Which was your favorite subject in school and how did it influence your career path as astronaut? 8. What do you do if someone on the ISS became ill and for example had a cold? 9. How would you describe your daily life on the ISS in one sentence? 10. Do you take water with you to the ISS? How many liters do you take with you? 11. How do you organize free time and privacy on the ISS? 12. What is your field of research in space and how much research do you still have to do? 13. Do you have a scientific role model? 14. What has been the biggest/ most dangerous problem that you have had on the ISS so far? 15. Is it possible to take control over the ISS's steerage to perform an evasive maneuver? 16. How did you get the job as an astronaut? 17. How does it feel to be one of the few people who left our atmosphere? 18. What does the training to become an astronaut look like? What do you need to be able to do and practice? 19. Does your stay in space influence your world views, beliefs, etc.? 20. What is the time you use in space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22 UTC 2. Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48 UTC About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [amsat-bb] KR-400 transformer wiring
by Hans BX2ABT 22 Oct '18

22 Oct '18

Hello Jim and others on the list, Tried various combinations today and the closest to the original voltages was the following: - One side of 110V connected to shorted 1 and 2. - The other side of 110V connected to shorted 5 and 6. A combination of 3 and 4 also worked, but voltages were 15% too high. As I wrote, I forgot about "half the voltage, double the current", so two primary windings should be in parallel with each other when using 110V in order to balance the current. All's well that ends well. Next step is to see if the rotator still rotates. 73 de Hans BX2ABT On 10/21/18 10:24 PM, Jim Sanford wrote: > Try this: > > Remove the short from 2 and 5. > > Connect 110V to 1 and 2. > > Short 3 - 6. > > Measure output voltage. If too low, put power at 4 and 5. > > > It is possible that this would put 3 - 5 and 4 - 6 in opposite > phases. In which case, you'll have ZERO output. In this case, short > 3 and 4 instead of 3 and 6. Again try power at 1 and 2 first. > > > Good luck, and please share results! > > 73, > > Jim > > wb4gcs(a)amsat.org > > > > On 10/21/2018 9:12 AM, Hans BX2ABT wrote: >> I got this old KR-400 azimuth rotor as a gift, but is wired for 220V >> and I need to run it off of 110V. The transformer's wiring now looks >> like this: >> >> >> | 220V | >> | | >> |~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~| >> 5 1 3 6 2 4 >> | | >> |__________________| >> >> >> If the drawing is messed up, here is the gist of it: The primary >> consists of two (parallel/separate) windings, one with odd, one with >> even numbering (3-5 and 4-6) with the center of the winding named 1 >> and 2. Currently 2 and 5 are shorted and 220V comes in at 1 and 6. So >> current flows from 1 to 5 to 2 to 6 and vice versa. >> >> To rewire to 110V I guess I just use any of the combination 1-3, 1-5, >> 2-4 or 2-6. But I am just curious why the 220V wiring was done over >> two coils, not one? Was this factory standard or has my unit been >> modified with a different transformer? >> >> Once I get the control unit powered up it time to test the rotator >> and see if it needs any maintenance (probably will, because it hasn't >> been used for a long while). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] AlfaSpid issue
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 21 Oct '18

21 Oct '18

After going over the schematic (Thanks Dimitry) I see nothing wrong with the hardware, in fact I wonder if there was ever a hardware issue. I used the EL cable to move the antennas CCW about 1.5 turns. When I fired it up after replacing the relays it was stuck in CW on. I had to do this in an odd way , by resetting the el down 20 degrees at a time to bring the antennas back to north. Now I get no tactile(relay click on CCW AND EL up with the cables disconnected. All 4 relays seem good, this to me appears to be in the ROT2 firmware. Jerking around with the buttons in the setup routines in a meaning less way will get all for relays to click, but when I go to operational mode I’m back to CCW and EL only. Monday I’m going to try and contact someone who represents this company in the US. Anyone have a contact for AlfaSpid in the US? It seems there are lots of issues with this controller... 73 Jeff kb2m I had similar problems to this over the last 18 months with the SPID ROT2 controller. It was replaced 3 times and showed the same issue as you have intermittently over this time. I am using MacDoppler and my supplier and the manufacturer were convinced it was software. On returning to the manufacturer and taking the trouble to get my concerns and issues translated into Polish. I track numerous satellites, some one after another and listed all of this. So I returned the controller and rotor to Poland (at their expense) but they only tracked the ISS over a couple of days and found nothing wrong. Not wanting to continue with the ROT2 as I was convinced this was the issue I upgraded to their MD02 controller. Although this has its own quirks I have not suffered from the same relay related issue since. There are also several YouTube videos of the problem that yours is exhibiting https://youtu.be/GWbhez5vadM Sorry I haven’t got the cure. Best 73 Pete G0ABI On 20 Oct 2018, at 23:37, kb2mjeff(a)att.net wrote: Here I go answering my own questions. I think I found part of my problem. The buttons don't line up in the case very well and caused the rotor to hung up turning in one direction. That was problem number two, I fixed problem number one the bad relay that started all of this.To fix this temporality I have the board out of the case to test and what is now happening is that I still can't turn CCW. All buttons work ok except for the CCW button. I tried a reset thinking that I'm over some set location in the firmware that I cant go CCW, but the reset doesn't work. I replaced all 4 relays. With the rotor completely disconnected I can get a relay click for every rotational control button except CCW, it has to be a glitch in the firmware I can't clear, as I replaced all four relays. And no I really don't want to spend the $900 for the green heron controller. Any other ideas? Thanks for your help... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: kb2mjeff(a)att.net Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2018 3:37 PM To: Amsat Subject: [amsat-bb] AlfaSpid issue I’m back at my winter home in Florida and decided today, to work on my AlfaSpid rotor control box issue. I replaced two relays to fix the Elevation issue but in testing it before I replaced the other two relays I’m now having a problem with the azimuth that’s been working 100% until this point. When I turn on the rotor control the elevation now seems to work ok, but now the azimuth immediately goes into a clockwise rotation. No matter what I do to the controller, upon startup it starts turning CW, only way to stop is to power it down The azimuth was working fine this morning when a worked a couple of sat passes. Anyone have any ideas? Does anyone know where I can send this to have it fixed? I have no schematic, or even simple instructions on how to reset, etc. 73 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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AO-91 Transatlantic
by Peter Green 21 Oct '18

21 Oct '18

Hi Burns Many thanks for the QS so it was a little scratchy at times but we made it thank you for FN42. There was also a CU3 and an EA5 calling on the satellite. It would be absolutely great to get more operation from North America on the FM satellite working transatlantic. Thanks again for taking the time and trouble to come up on the satellite. Best wishes Pete G0ABI Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [amsat-bb] KR-400 transformer wiring
by Hans BX2ABT 21 Oct '18

21 Oct '18

Ah, I forgot about the (double compared to 220V) current being distributed between two parallel windings when using 110V, so that must be it. It's late now, but will try Monday. Cheers, Hans On 10/21/18 10:24 PM, Jim Sanford wrote: > Try this: > > Remove the short from 2 and 5. > > Connect 110V to 1 and 2. > > Short 3 - 6. > > Measure output voltage. If too low, put power at 4 and 5. > > > It is possible that this would put 3 - 5 and 4 - 6 in opposite > phases. In which case, you'll have ZERO output. In this case, short > 3 and 4 instead of 3 and 6. Again try power at 1 and 2 first. > > > Good luck, and please share results! > > 73, > > Jim > > wb4gcs(a)amsat.org > > > > On 10/21/2018 9:12 AM, Hans BX2ABT wrote: >> I got this old KR-400 azimuth rotor as a gift, but is wired for 220V >> and I need to run it off of 110V. The transformer's wiring now looks >> like this: >> >> >> | 220V | >> | | >> |~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~| >> 5 1 3 6 2 4 >> | | >> |__________________| >> >> >> If the drawing is messed up, here is the gist of it: The primary >> consists of two (parallel/separate) windings, one with odd, one with >> even numbering (3-5 and 4-6) with the center of the winding named 1 >> and 2. Currently 2 and 5 are shorted and 220V comes in at 1 and 6. So >> current flows from 1 to 5 to 2 to 6 and vice versa. >> >> To rewire to 110V I guess I just use any of the combination 1-3, 1-5, >> 2-4 or 2-6. But I am just curious why the 220V wiring was done over >> two coils, not one? Was this factory standard or has my unit been >> modified with a different transformer? >> >> Once I get the control unit powered up it time to test the rotator >> and see if it needs any maintenance (probably will, because it hasn't >> been used for a long while). >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > >

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KR-400 transformer wiring
by Hans BX2ABT 21 Oct '18

21 Oct '18

I got this old KR-400 azimuth rotor as a gift, but is wired for 220V and I need to run it off of 110V. The transformer's wiring now looks like this: | 220V | | | |~~~~|~~~~| |~~~~|~~~~| 5 1 3 6 2 4 | | |__________________| If the drawing is messed up, here is the gist of it: The primary consists of two (parallel/separate) windings, one with odd, one with even numbering (3-5 and 4-6) with the center of the winding named 1 and 2. Currently 2 and 5 are shorted and 220V comes in at 1 and 6. So current flows from 1 to 5 to 2 to 6 and vice versa. To rewire to 110V I guess I just use any of the combination 1-3, 1-5, 2-4 or 2-6. But I am just curious why the 220V wiring was done over two coils, not one? Was this factory standard or has my unit been modified with a different transformer? Once I get the control unit powered up it time to test the rotator and see if it needs any maintenance (probably will, because it hasn't been used for a long while).

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Lapan IO86
by PY5LF 20 Oct '18

20 Oct '18

Jamboree on the air , Lapan , IO86 . https://youtu.be/iPh-D0h_cEI 73

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AlfaSpid issue
by kb2mjeff＠att.net 20 Oct '18

20 Oct '18

I’m back at my winter home in Florida and decided today, to work on my AlfaSpid rotor control box issue. I replaced two relays to fix the Elevation issue but in testing it before I replaced the other two relays I’m now having a problem with the azimuth that’s been working 100% until this point. When I turn on the rotor control the elevation now seems to work ok, but now the azimuth immediately goes into a clockwise rotation. No matter what I do to the controller, upon startup it starts turning CW, only way to stop is to power it down The azimuth was working fine this morning when a worked a couple of sat passes. Anyone have any ideas? Does anyone know where I can send this to have it fixed? I have no schematic, or even simple instructions on how to reset, etc. 73 Jeff kb2m --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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How many things can go wrong at once?
by Burns Fisher 20 Oct '18

20 Oct '18

A couple days ago work G0ABI via AO-91 based on a sched we had made. Suddenly the elevation in my rotor did not work! So I moved it by hand, called and called...I did not hear myself. Later Peter sent me a recording--he had heard me just fine so my Rx was screwed up Today, I found the rotor problem (a cable). I had hoped it would be the same problem with the Rx (like a hungry mouse) but no, apparently not. So I tried 91 again today. Wait, why is the downlink band so quiet? First, something had happened to my database in MacDoppler and it was all hosed. It had the AO-91 as a V/u satellite and the wrong freq anyway. Fixed that in time. Still very quiet on the band. Took my HT to probe around a bit. Some strong carrier on 145.965. I went outside and suddenly heard a voice. Aha! Someone using the satellite band! Oh, wait, that is AO-91 booming in on my HT with rubber ducky at about 5 degrees above the horizon! That was actually pretty cool! (I was probably hearing contacts with SparkFest!) Still trying to find the source of the 145.965 (besides AO-91 of course). It is clearly inside my house--I even know which breaker. But so far not the obvious things (power supply, network switch, computer, UPS, etc). I'll keep looking. But it just goes to show that when a bunch of things happen at once, it is not ALWAYS due to the same root cause. 73, Burns WB1FJ

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AO-91 demo today 1714 UTC - 2018-10-20 from SparkCON
by John Brier 20 Oct '18

20 Oct '18

Hi all, I will be doing a demo from downtown Raleigh, NC (FM05) today for SparkCON, an annual "creativity festival." SparkCON has lots of sub groups for various creativity pursuits like poetrySPARK and fashionSPARK. I will be doing the demo for geekSPARK. https://sparkcon.com https://sparkcon.com/geekspark/ I decided to do this demo last minute so it is not on the schedule. This AO-91 pass is a good pass because it goes N-S and is high elevation (68 degrees) and I will be on Fayettville street which is also N-S and is the main downtown road which is surrounded by tall buildings. I have not tested the area for QRM though, so that may be an issue. Anyway, if you hear me, give me a call! 73, John Brier KG4AKV P.S. Serena Aunon-Chancellor is on the mic from NA1SS today and making random contacts according to reports on Twitter from Patrick WD9EWK and others. Good luck to all who call her!

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ARISS News Release No. 18-12
by David Jordan 20 Oct '18

20 Oct '18

ARISS News Release No. 18-12 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org ARISS SSTV Joins with NASA On The Air for a Special Event Oct. 19, 2018: Amateur Radio OnThe International Space Station (ARISS) is planning a very special Slow Scan TV event currently scheduled to start October 27 about 10 am UTC. Helping to support the event will be NASA’s Space, Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Dept. The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program manages NASA’s three most important communications networks. The Space Network (SN), Near Earth Network (NEN), and the Deep Space Network (DSN. Just as in past ARISS SSTV commemorations, 12 images will be downlinked, but this time with 6 featuring the SCaN educational activities while the other 6 images will commemorate major NASA anniversaries, ie when NASA was established, astronauts first landing on the moon, etc. In addition to the fun of receiving these images, participants can qualify for a special endorsement for the NASA On The Air (NOTA) celebration event. To learn more about NOTA, visit ( https://nasaontheair.wordpresscom). Once received, Images can be posted and viewed athttp://www. spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php .The transmissions are expected to be broadcast at the usual frequency of 145.800 MHz using the PD-120 SSTV mode. Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. More information will follow soon, so please continue to check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, theAMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status. About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support theInternational Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR Get Outlook for Android

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Re: [amsat-bb] Need spare parts for Yaesu G-5500 azimuth motor
by David J. Schmocker 19 Oct '18

19 Oct '18

Dear A.Tahir: Through a telephone call, I also learned this: The USA Yaesu office has changed the old P/N 8000379 to new P/N S800947 (same part, new number) and The USA Yaesu office has this part in stock (cost several US Dollars plus shipping). Perhaps the U.K. Office may also (have the part in stock)? I hope this helps! Very 73, Dave KJ9I On 10/19/18, 9:20 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Gregory Beat via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org on behalf of amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >The Yaesu antenna rotator product line was purchased from KenPro Electric >(Japan) in 1990s. Until the 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami, these >antenna rotators were manufactured in Japan. There were shortages (see >KB5WIA below), as Yaesu had to replace some OEM suppliers, and prices >rose afterward. >https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T?hoku_earthquake_and_tsunami > >While you could order replacement parts from Yaesu HQ (Japan), >http://www.yaesu.com/jp/amateur_index/index.html >there are regional Yaesu centers that can order these parts for you >IF the regional center does not have "in stock". > >In Europe, Yaesu has a regional center in the United Kingdom (UK). >http://www.yaesu.co.uk/contact_us.php >Yaesu (UK) Ltd >Unit 12 >Sun Valley Business Park >Winnall Close >Winchester >SO23 0LB >United Kingdom >+44 (0)1962 866667 >For Service enquiries please email : service(a)yaesu.co.uk >This email page is for Yaesu Amateur and Airband products only. >-- >You can use Alibaba or Google, >BUT you MUST know the specifications of the Pinion Gear. >-- >KHK Gears >https://khkgears.net/new/plastic_gears.html >Kohara Gear Industry Co.,Ltd. (Japan) >13-17 Nakacho Kawaguchi-shi Saitama-ken, 332-0022, Japan >TEL : +81 48 254 1744 FAX : +81 48 254 1765 >How to Select KHK Gears >https://khkgears.net/new/how_to_select_gears.html >== >Rebuilding / Rewinding the Yaesu G-5500 azimuth motor (March 2012) >by KB5WIA >http://kb5wia.blogspot.com/2012/03/yaesu-g5500-rotator-motor-repair.html > >Yaesu G-5500 Elevation rotator repair/restoration >by Ivo Klinkert, PA1IVO >https://ivok.home.xs4all.nl/pa1ivo/G-5500.html >== > >73, greg >w9gb >== >>>Original Message >I need a replacement plastic pinion gear used in the motor. I could not >find a spare parts source for this gear. >The Yaesu G-5500 Service Manual on Page 13, Rotator Section picture >indicates this heat is part 21, *pinion gear and WXSTD P/N :is 8000379* >- >I want to pay and order this part, if I know the source. >IF you have an extra one or you know a parts source for this part, >I need their contact address, e-mail, and telephone order. > >A.Tahir DENGIZ (TA2T) >e-mail : atdengiz(a)gmail.com >Golbasi ANKARA - TURKEY >== >_______________________________________________ >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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JOTA-JOTI FUNcube Challenge + Colloquium Videos
by M5AKA 19 Oct '18

19 Oct '18

During JOTA-JOTI a special, coded, message will be transmitted from the FUNcube-1 (AO73) satellite. The message is coded using the Enigma cipher machine. The deciphering key and Enigma settings can be obtained by answering a set of questions https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/19/the-jota-joti-funcube-challenge/ Video of talk at AMSAT-UK Colloquium / RSGB Convention Milton Keynes ARISS Report by Ciaran Morgan M0XTD and Eleanor Griffin M6NWZ given Saturday, Oct 13, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgwnmx-gxOE 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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IO-86 on JOTA
by Suryono Adisoemarta 19 Oct '18

19 Oct '18

Dear all, IO-86 Satellite will be activated for JOTA this weekend. In alignment with the objective of this satellite in emergency communication support in remote area, all JOTA stations are encouraged to be portable ops . No mobile nor base station during JOTA on IO-86 please. Your cooperation is very much appreciated . 73 de Yono - YD0NXX AMSAT-ID Sent from my mobile device

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-18 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-18 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM, direct via NM5HD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Thu 2018-10-18 16:25:57 UTC 29 deg (***) Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-10-22 13:05:49 UTC 49 deg Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-23 09:14:26 UTC 63 deg Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 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 2018-10-18 19:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1267. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1213. (***) 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: Delaware, 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 2018-10-18 19:00 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 @ "CopaFest 2018" near Maricopa AZ (27 October 2018)
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Maricopa Amateur Radio Association's "CopaFest 2018" hamfest on Saturday, 27 October 2018, on the Ak-Chin Indian Community reservation south of Maricopa, Arizona. The hamfest will be held at the UltraStar MultiTainment Center at Ak-Chin Circle, next to the Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino along Arizona route 347 on the reservation. This will be a half-day event, running from 7am to 1pm (1400-2000 UTC). More information about the hamfest is available at: https://www.copafest.org/ Along with the AMSAT booth, look for demonstrations of satellite operating from the hamfest. I will probably use my own WD9EWK call sign for the demonstrations. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass, please feel free to call and be part of the demonstrations. The hamfest is in grid DM33xa, in Arizona's Pinal County. I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to post updates from the hamfest, along with pictures. If you don't use Twitter, you can see these updates in a web browser at: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK Any QSOs made with WD9EWK during the hamfest will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the hamfest. If you would like to receive a QSL card for a QSO during a demonstration, please e-mail me after the hamfest with the QSO details. If you are in my log, I'll be happy to mail a card your way. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Re: [amsat-bb] DSLWP-B UHF Plan and Pictures from Lunar Orbit
by Zach Metzinger 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

Great article, found on another list, about the images captured: http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/imaging-the-earth-from-lunar-orb… --- Zach N0ZGO

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Re: [amsat-bb] Antenna for 1200MHZ for satellites and EME Activity?
by Ronald G. Parsons 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

I just put together an M2 23cm antenna 23CM22EZA, 1250-1300 MHZ, 18 dBi gain. It is a new design with the elements in two metal stampings, eliminating all those locking washers on each element. It is rear mountable, either H or V polarization. Very simple to assemble. Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] Status of AMSAT Ambassadors program?
by Clayton W5PFG 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

Hi Philip, For privacy reasons there is no public listing because we have not offered any choice to opt in or out of a listing. However, if someone approaches AMSAT with a specific request we will seek to find an Ambassador who can help them. The program is still in relative infancy after a brief reboot from the previous Area Coordinator program. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Status of AMSAT Ambassadors program?
by Philip Jenkins 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Hi I see info about the Ambassador's Program on the AMSAT website, but I've been unable to find a listing of just *who* is an ambassador on the site...am I missing something? Is the program still open to potential "hambassadors"? Thanks Philip N4HF

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Microstrip 437 MHz antenna
by andy thomas 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Hi folks, We are looking for for an antenna for 70 cm with no moving parts on a cubesat face. So I'm thinking of a microstrip patch antenna. Online calculations requires blocks greater than 10 * 10cm, so I am thinking of a short microstrip stub to match to a 10 x 7.5 cm patch on FR4 pcb double-sided with a groundplane underneath. Any thoughts and advice gratefully received! Callsign <at> amsat Dot org 73 de andy G0SFJ

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EQUiSat Optical Beacon CubeSat
by Trevor . 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Students at the Ivy League Brown University are developing an amateur radio satellite EQUiSat that will carry a Xenon Flash Tube (XFT) subsystem to act as an Optical Beacon that should be visible to the unaided eye of observers on Earth. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10635 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAK-UK http://www.amsat-uk.org/ ----

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AO-92 for Jamboree on the air.
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Hi Fox control team. I know that the convention these days is to shift Fox 1D/AO-92 to L band uplink in the early hours of UTC Sundays and then go back early UTC Monday. This weekend, October 19-21, is Jamboree on the Air, a marvelous opportunity to showcase Amateur Radio in space to young scouts and adult scouters. JOTA is from Friday evening local time through Sunday local time. Since a lot of us who may be running Amateur satellite stations for JOTA, do not have L band uplink capabilities. I am requesting on these behalf other JOTA stations, that the control team consider forgoing the weekly switch to L band to allow more people access to AO-92 passes on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Thanks for your consideration 73 Tom, N5HYP

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-17 05:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-17 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kursk University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact was successful: Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC (***) Ganerben-Gymnasium Kuenzelsau + Georg-Wagner-Schule, Kuenzelsau, Germany, direct via DN6SP The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Tue 2018-10-16 10:28:26 UTC 63 deg (***) Sint-Jozefcollege, Turnhout, Belgium, direct via ON4NOK/P The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Tue 2018-10-16 12:04:13 UTC 88 deg (***) Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM, direct via NM5HD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-10-18 16:25:57 UTC 29 deg Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-10-22 13:05:49 UTC 49 deg (***) Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz – Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-23 09:14:26 UTC 63 deg (***) Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Gymnasium Dresden/DLR_School_Lab TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, and Liborius-Gymnasium Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany, direct via DLØTSD and DKØLG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 08:22:55 UTC 78 deg (***) Delcastle Technical High School, Wilmington, DE direct via K2CCW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-24 17:48:48 UTC 52 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 2018-10-17 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1266. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1212. (***) 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: Delaware, 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 2018-10-10 23:00 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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Re: [amsat-bb] Antenna for 1200MHZ for satellites and EME Activity?
by Patrick Leicht 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

Hello Enzo, I'll try this week a homemade 24 element yagi (DL6WU design). I think this antenna is only for sats an for EME to small with my 10W from the TS-2000X. 73 de Patrick (DL3MLP) -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: vimone(a)alice.it <vimone(a)alice.it> Gesendet: Montag 15 Oktober 2018 22:49 An: amsat-bb(a)Amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Antenna for 1200MHZ for satellites and EME Activity? Hello, please anybody can suggest me an array antenna for 1200MhZ for satellites and EME Activity? 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 ***** ********************************* _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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SatPC32 and IC-9100 - CTCSS problem
by g4saq＠amsat.org 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

I wonder if anyone can help with this please? I am using SatPC32 v12.8d on a Windows 10 computer with my Icom IC-9100 connected via USB. The Doppler tracking works fine, so the basic CI-V link is obviously ok. My problem is that the radio does not set the desired CTCSS tone, as specified in the file SubTone.SQF A letter 'T' appears on the radio when I select T1 or T2 in SatPC32. It disappears again when I select T0. However, the tone is not set correctly. As an example with SO50. The SubTone.SQF file contains two entries, one for a 67.0hz tone (T1) and the other for a 74.4Hz tone (T2). The radio will respond to T1 and set 67.0Hz but will not change tone when I select T2. With single tone satellites, the tone will not change from what was set before SatPC32 was started (i.e. if I had been accessing a terrestrial repeater earlier) I have not changed the SubTone.SQF parameters since installing SatPC32 v12.8d Many thanks.

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M2 70cm Cross Yagis on LHCP
by Sion Chow Q. C. (9M2CQC) 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

Dear All, We are trying to setup determine how to setup the M2 436CP42UG & 436CP30 antennas for fixed LHCP polarity. However the manual only provides instructions for RHCP. Tried to Google this up but failed to find any information too. Any pointers or advice will be greatly appreciate. Thank you. 73, Sion, 9M2CQC

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SatPC32 and Green Heron rotor controller
by Bob KD7YZ 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

Hi All I seem unable to make the GH-Tracker software of the Green Heron rotor controller get mated up with my SatPC32 in DDE mode for Rotor. The actual rotator is Alpha-Spid Anyone offer any guidance? -- 73, Bob KD7YZ

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AO91 at 2020 10/15
by johnv＠frontier.com 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

The afternoon around 2030 utc in the west coast I worked a gentleman, I thought was VE6DTX and he gave me a grid at DO81 but there is nothing on QRZ.com. My callbook with N3FJP gave me FN04. Though both are new for me, I'd like any confirmation that I worked and copied his call correctly Thank you John N7AMECN87/88 (today)

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SatPC32 and Green Heron rotor controller
by Bob KD7YZ 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

Hi All I seem unable to make the GH-Tracker software of the Green Heron rotor controller get mated up with my SatPC32 in DDE mode for Rotor. The actual rotator is Alpha-Spid Anyone offer any guidance? -- 73, Bob KD7YZ

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Lilacsat images
by Vincenzo Mone 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

Hello, would like to know what t i need and the procedure to receive the images of the Lilacsat birds. Anybody can help me please? 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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Antenna for 1200MHZ for satellites and EME Activity?
by vimone＠alice.it 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

Hello, please anybody can suggest me an array antenna for 1200MhZ for satellites and EME Activity? 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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Lilacsat images
by vimone＠alice.it 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

Hello, would like to know what t i need and the procedure to receive the images of the Lilacsat birds. Anybody can help me please? 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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CP antenna build: unexpected discovery
by Norm n3ykf 14 Oct '18

14 Oct '18

Hi all! Built a 2x10 CP UHF antenna. Started with an Arrow 437X14. Two 7 element antennas on the same boom. Added three sets of elements. Have been using this as a linear antenna in my satellite rig. It's been performing reliably for three years, including all DX trips This is one of those projects that took a lot of learning, mostly how to use the analyzer and become good at SMA connectors. Pic of the antenna here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/44365875084/in/dateposted/ The next three photos are of the scans made at the end of the project, verifying CP, +/- 90 degrees. Note that the offset from the adapters has to be figured in. 18.3 degrees. Using three 9V rechargables in series to make the +V to drive the relays. RG-142b/u and SMA male connectors both from ebay. Got out to play with it a few days ago. The CP rig doesn't appear to add much to the received signal where there is no obstruction. It does make a noticeable difference toward the horizon where trees come into play. While measuring parts, I found that the little 26VDC SMA relays measured out NC and NO to 231 and 231.8 deg respectively. The actual path: 4.5cm. HUH? Managed to damage one of the relays. Bypassed the center pin crushing the female contact in the relay. So I took it apart. Nothing inside to justify an unusual measurement. Pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/44604433654/in/dateposted/ The SMA jumper that was made using 90's and adapters to connect NC->NC measured out to 281.3 degrees. Path measurement: 9.5cm. Another surprise. Doing the math, the relays appear to have a velocity factor of .1(back of the envelope math). Is this for real? A surprise considering that I've never seen anything with that low of a parameter. Catch you on the birds Norm n3ykf

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W3ZM from the ARISS-USA Education Summit
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Oct '18

14 Oct '18

Good evening, I will be demonstrating satellite operation at the ARISS-USA Education Summit in College Park, MD tomorrow afternoon on the CAS-4B pass at 20:14 UTC. I will be using the AMSAT club callsign, W3ZM. If you're around and in the footprint, please give us a call! I may also pop up on a pass or two other than that, but that will be the primary demo pass for the group. 73, Paul, N8HM

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AO-92 2018-10-14 05:34 UTC
by Endaf Buckley 14 Oct '18

14 Oct '18

The pass was literally wiped out by what I think was an "intentional" mic key which included feedback, my suspicion someone was physically holding the microphone. I did manage to pull out N6RSX & KB6LTY. A link to my recording is below. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1efUhOTs_1xq2jl9eeude6uBK0_OVAuby Endaf N6UTC / MW1BQO

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South Texas grid expedition
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 13 Oct '18

13 Oct '18

Barring unforeseen circumstances, I plan to travel to south Texas 11-15 November. I expect to activate grids EL06, 07, 08, 15, 16, 17 and 18. I'll be on both FM and linear satellites and will post which on Twitter @AA5PK. I'll also be position beaconing on APRS AA5PK-9. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW upon my return home. Hard copy QSLs available by email request. No SASE needed. Glenn AA5PK

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Oct '18

13 Oct '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Valley High School, Albuquerque, NM on 18 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:25 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and NM5HD. The contact should be audible over the state of New Mexico 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. Our upcoming ISS contact consists of several Albuquerque Public Schools, elementary, middle and high schools. Students from Chaparral ES, Mission Ave. ES, Garfield MS, and Valley High School will be asking questions of NASA Astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor. These students are part of a multi-year Federal Grant, "Engineering The Future" K-12 STEM Pathway and our high school students from Valley HS have already had experience tracking satellites and have learned about some of the essential systems to build a cubeSAT. Cadet Jared Manalo , KG5TWD, from Valley HS is in training to make the call. Questions have been submitted from all schools and students and teachers alike are getting very excited about the contact. Our contact will be streamed to all APS schools and lessons have been sent around the district in preparation. Exciting times for Albuquerque Public Schools. Looking forward to visiting with you soon. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did NASA originally build the Space Station, and has the mission changed over the years? 2. What is the hardest job you have done in space? 3. When you were little, did you dream of being an astronaut? 4. What kinds of hazards are astronauts exposed to on the job? 5. Do you get sick in space, and what are the procedures for an astronaut with a serious illness? 6. How well do you sleep in zero gravity, and how long do you sleep compared to your regular sleep cycle? 7. How has the ISS research prepared humans to be able to live on planets in outer space? 8. What kind of systems, testing or research is being done on the ISS to support the Deep Space Gateway project? 9. If Americans had all the materials to land on the moon in the 60's (1969) why can't we land on the moon now that we have more and better technology? 10. If a woman becomes pregnant in space, has your research shown that a fetus can develop normally? 11. What kind of physical and mental testing do you get to be ready to go into space? 12. What kind of medical testing does an astronaut have to go through to be ready for duty? 13. When in space can you see the earth spinning or rotating? 14. How many years of hard work is required to become an astronaut, and what is the best degree to get as an astronaut? 15. What is the ISS crews response if the Space Station is hit with space debris or a meteorite? 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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