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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-29 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 29 Jan '24

29 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-29 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sorry gang, we found out about this contact after the fact. (***) Aznakaevsky district schools, Aznakaevsky, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via RC4P (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Oleg Kononenko (***) The ARISS mentor is RV3DR (***) Contact was successful for 2024-01-27 13:55 UTC (***) Congratulations to the Aznakaevsky school students, Oleg, and mentor RV3DR (***) Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Tue 2024-01-30 13:38:09 UTC 58 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:12:57 UTC 56 deg via IK1SLD (***) Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:50:25 UTC 58 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Watch for Livestream at https://youtube.com/live/G72VqFDlh0g?feature=share (***) Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:34:50 UTC 52 deg (***) Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:21:26 UTC 80 deg (***) Axiom AX-3 crew on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Michael López-Alegría Walter Villadei IUØRWB Alper Gezeravcı KJ5DIY/TA5TRU Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-29 23:00 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-29 23:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 222 (***) Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1687. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1593. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM Axiom AX-3 crew on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Michael López-Alegría Walter Villadei IUØRWB Alper Gezeravcı KJ5DIY/TA5TRU Marcus Wandt KJ5COO **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-29 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 29 Jan '24

29 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-29 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Tue 2024-01-30 13:38:09 UTC 58 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:12:57 UTC 56 deg via IK1SLD (***) Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:50:25 UTC 58 deg via VK4KHZ (***) Watch for Livestream at https://youtube.com/live/G72VqFDlh0g?feature=share (***) Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:34:50 UTC 52 deg (***) Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:21:26 UTC 80 deg (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-29 04:00 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 221 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1591. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117
by samuel galet 29 Jan '24

29 Jan '24

Ray, Thanks for the information. I can set up a receiver that I have that tunes 440 sideband and see if I hear anything. I don't have a preamp for 440 only for 2 meters I may try an old analogue tv amplifier but I have heard they are very noisy. 73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: crohtun--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-28 1:45 p.m. (GMT-05:00) To: samuel galet <samuel.galet(a)outlook.com>, Bernie and Cheryl <hamdan(a)ix.netcom.com>, ">> AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117 Samuel, IO-117 is simplex so a UHF rig capable of split operation is required. Doppler shift of tx and rx from the bird’s nominal operating frequency is always equal and opposite in sign. . Examples of software that will control for Doppler include the SatPC32ISS version developed for IO-117 and the CSN S.A.T. Other required software to code and decode packets include UZ7HO’s soundmodem (or its equivalent) and a client user interface, the best-in-class being OZ9AAR’s GreenCube Terminal. S5Labs originally recommended that you run at least 25w and have a beam with at least 12dBi of gain. With the heavy congestion on the satellite today, something more like 50w at the driven element and at least 15dBi will get you digipeat rates in the single digits on congested passes. Decoding packets requires adequate SNR. You’ll hear them by ear well before decoding will start. You may need a mast-mounted preamp to get adequate SNR. BUT…here’s the thing…S5Labs has a requirement to shut down IO-117 now that its mission has ended. “Passivation” is slated for 5 February unless the shut down requirement can be annulled and some other organization takes over control of the bird. That is all yet to be determined. 73, Ray KN2K Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> On Sunday, January 28, 2024, 12:25 PM, samuel galet via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Good afternoon all. Is it possible to decode digipeats and transmit digipeats to io117 without elaborate equipment such as the icom 9700 but just a dual band vhf uhf transceiver with adequate output power on uhf and a simple 440 beam or ground plane antenna all manually positioned? What software do I need to be effective? Thanks to all. 73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Bernie and Cheryl via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-27 2:49 a.m. (GMT-05:00) To: ">> AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117 Dear Folks: At 2:02 UTC today (the 27th), I was fortunate enough to work TX5S on IO-117. I was able to decode a number of their digipeats to the satellite, and I am grateful that they were able to decode one of mine (I got the always appreciated "Logged 73" message from them). 15 minutes later, they sent a text to "ALL" saying "Last Pass" and worked a few more people before the bird hit LOS for me. It was like they were waving good bye (they are taking down their stuff tomorrow). They were a great operation on the HF bands, but it's the first time I've worked a major DXpedition on satellite. What a thrill! I so hope that we, as a community, can find the means to prevent the decommissioning of IO-117 as announced the other day. I appreciate AMSAT-NA reaching out and offering to do whatever is necessary to keep it going. 73 de Bernie, KF0QS ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117
by crohtun＠aol.com 28 Jan '24

28 Jan '24

Samuel, IO-117 is simplex so a UHF rig capable of split operation is required. Doppler shift of tx and rx from the bird’s nominal operating frequency is always equal and opposite in sign..Examples of software that will control for Doppler include the SatPC32ISS version developed for IO-117 and the CSN S.A.T. Other required software to code and decode packets include UZ7HO’s soundmodem (or its equivalent) and a client user interface, the best-in-class being OZ9AAR’s GreenCube Terminal. S5Labs originally recommended that you run at least 25w and have a beam with at least 12dBi of gain. With the heavy congestion on the satellite today, something more like 50w at the driven element and at least 15dBi will get you digipeat rates in the single digits on congested passes. Decoding packets requires adequate SNR. You’ll hear them by ear well before decoding will start. You may need a mast-mounted preamp to get adequate SNR. BUT…here’s the thing…S5Labs has a requirement to shut down IO-117 now that its mission has ended. “Passivation” is slated for 5 February unless the shut down requirement can be annulled and some other organization takes over control of the bird. That is all yet to be determined. 73, Ray KN2K Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Sunday, January 28, 2024, 12:25 PM, samuel galet via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Good afternoon all. Is it possible to decode digipeats and transmit digipeats to io117 without elaborate equipment such as the icom 9700 but just a dual band vhf uhf transceiver with adequate output power on uhf and a simple 440 beam or ground plane antenna all manually positioned? What software do I need to be effective? Thanks to all. 73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Bernie and Cheryl via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-27 2:49 a.m. (GMT-05:00) To: ">> AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117 Dear Folks: At 2:02 UTC today (the 27th), I was fortunate enough to work TX5S on IO-117. I was able to decode a number of their digipeats to the satellite, and I am grateful that they were able to decode one of mine (I got the always appreciated "Logged 73" message from them). 15 minutes later, they sent a text to "ALL" saying "Last Pass" and worked a few more people before the bird hit LOS for me. It was like they were waving good bye (they are taking down their stuff tomorrow). They were a great operation on the HF bands, but it's the first time I've worked a major DXpedition on satellite. What a thrill! I so hope that we, as a community, can find the means to prevent the decommissioning of IO-117 as announced the other day. I appreciate AMSAT-NA reaching out and offering to do whatever is necessary to keep it going. 73 de Bernie, KF0QS ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117
by samuel galet 28 Jan '24

28 Jan '24

Yes I have a multi mode 440 transceiver. Icom 471h that was part of an estate I bought years ago. I need to power it up to see if it works. Later today after my grand children leave. 73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-28 12:53 p.m. (GMT-05:00) To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117 At 05:26 PM 1/28/2024 +0000, you wrote: >Content-Language: en-CA >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > >boundary="_000_MN6PR15MB6286C02A07477E7EC5BD30428A7F2MN6PR15MB6286namp_" > >Good afternoon all. > >Is it possible to decode digipeats and transmit digipeats to io117 without >elaborate equipment such as the icom 9700 but just a dual band vhf uhf >transceiver with adequate output power on uhf and a simple 440 beam or >ground plane antenna all manually positioned? > >What software do I need to be effective? > >Thanks to all. > >73 de VE2LJV Hi Samuel, Is it an all mode rig? Up & downlink on Greencube is 70cm USB, and requires a good receive setup for best operating enjoyment. I plan on getting on there again soon before it goes SK. 73, KB7ADL ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 28 Jan '24

28 Jan '24

At 05:26 PM 1/28/2024 +0000, you wrote: >Content-Language: en-CA >Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > >boundary="_000_MN6PR15MB6286C02A07477E7EC5BD30428A7F2MN6PR15MB6286namp_" > >Good afternoon all. > >Is it possible to decode digipeats and transmit digipeats to io117 without >elaborate equipment such as the icom 9700 but just a dual band vhf uhf >transceiver with adequate output power on uhf and a simple 440 beam or >ground plane antenna all manually positioned? > >What software do I need to be effective? > >Thanks to all. > >73 de VE2LJV Hi Samuel, Is it an all mode rig? Up & downlink on Greencube is 70cm USB, and requires a good receive setup for best operating enjoyment. I plan on getting on there again soon before it goes SK. 73, KB7ADL

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Re: TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117
by samuel galet 28 Jan '24

28 Jan '24

Good afternoon all. Is it possible to decode digipeats and transmit digipeats to io117 without elaborate equipment such as the icom 9700 but just a dual band vhf uhf transceiver with adequate output power on uhf and a simple 440 beam or ground plane antenna all manually positioned? What software do I need to be effective? Thanks to all. 73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Bernie and Cheryl via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-27 2:49 a.m. (GMT-05:00) To: ">> AMSAT" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117 Dear Folks: At 2:02 UTC today (the 27th), I was fortunate enough to work TX5S on IO-117. I was able to decode a number of their digipeats to the satellite, and I am grateful that they were able to decode one of mine (I got the always appreciated "Logged 73" message from them). 15 minutes later, they sent a text to "ALL" saying "Last Pass" and worked a few more people before the bird hit LOS for me. It was like they were waving good bye (they are taking down their stuff tomorrow). They were a great operation on the HF bands, but it's the first time I've worked a major DXpedition on satellite. What a thrill! I so hope that we, as a community, can find the means to prevent the decommissioning of IO-117 as announced the other day. I appreciate AMSAT-NA reaching out and offering to do whatever is necessary to keep it going. 73 de Bernie, KF0QS ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-28 17:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 28 Jan '24

28 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-28 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for Tue 2024-01-30 13:36:20 UTC 62 deg Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg Watch for Livestream at https://youtube.com/live/G72VqFDlh0g?feature=share (***) Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-28 17:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 221 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1591. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ANS-028 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for Jan. 28
by Mark Johns, K0JM 28 Jan '24

28 Jan '24

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-028 In this edition: - IO-117 GreenCube to cease operating on February 5 - AMSAT Responds to Scheduled Decommissioning of IO-117 - Apogee View - New, Portable Antenna Satellite Antenna Design is Perfect for ECOM - AMSAT Thanks 2023 President’s Club Members - Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 26, 2024 - ARISS News - Upcoming Satellite Operations - Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events - Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. *Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat [dot] org.* You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ ANS-028 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2024 JAN 28 IO-117 GreenCube to cease operating on February 5 At 1622 GMT on Thursday, January 25, 2024 @S5Lab posted on X that the GreenCube IO-117 Digipeater would be permanently deactivated on February 5. Designed and developed by students of Sapienza University of Rome, GreenCube IO-117 was the first satellite to carry an amateur radio payload into Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) – 6,000 km. The S5Lab post on X said: Dear Friends, After one year and a half of operations, it is time to conclude the GreenCube operations with the planned de-commissioning activities. After the conclusion of the nominal experiment and with the digipeater payload active for more than one year, we will perform the passivation operations for the satellite. The planned passivation operations will be executed on Monday, 5 February 2024, at 00:00 UTC. From that day, GreenCube will be completely passivated and the digipeater will be switched off for good. We want to thank everyone that endorsed, supported or participated in the mission and the radio amateur community that enthusiastically became a true part of our project. We hope that GreenCube will somehow be part of your memories of radio amateurs, space engineering enthusiasts, and we hope to involve you soon in many more adventures. Thanks once again for the unbelievable memories shared together… See you soon! The GreenCube Team at S5Lab [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.] ------------------------------ AMSAT Responds to Scheduled Decommisioning of IO-117 AMSAT leadership, as were all amateurs, saddened to learn that S5Lab plans to decommission IO-117 (GreenCube) and execute a passivation operation on February 5, 2024. AMSAT stands ready to leverage its decades of experience and work with S5Lab, AMSAT Italia, other AMSAT organizations, and the amateur satellite community at large to overcome any obstacles, regulatory or otherwise, to keeping IO-117 in service for as long as possible. This afternoon, AMSAT President Robert Bankston, KE4AL, sent the following letter to S5Lab expressing its desire to provide any support it can to keep the satellite in operation. January 25, 2024 Sapienza Space Systems and Space Surveillance Laboratory (S5Lab) Sapienza University of Rome Via Email To The GreenCube Team: Over the past 13+ months, amateur satellite operators around the world have enjoyed the use of the digipeater on GreenCube (IO-117). As amateur radio’s first satellite in a medium earth orbit (MEO), it has opened worldwide long-distance contacts via amateur radio satellite that had not been possible since the loss of AMSAT-OSCAR 40 in 2004. As this letter is being written, a DXpedition to Clipperton Island in the Pacific Ocean has made contact with several hundred amateur operators around the world – the first activation of this rare location on amateur satellite in over 30 years. AMSAT and the amateur satellite community greatly appreciate your team making this wonderful resource available. Not only has this satellite been a great resource to the amateur community, but the amateur community has also assisted GreenCube’s mission by uploading millions of frames of data received – including much data from when the satellite is not within the primary ground station’s footprint. Launches above low earth orbit are rarely available for amateur satellite missions. Since the first amateur radio satellite launched in 1962, fewer than ten have gone to orbits beyond LEO and only QO-100 (available to only part of the world) and IO-117 remain in service. Due to the unique orbit and capabilities, we request that S5Lab postpone the scheduled passivation operation and keep the satellite’s digipeater in service. Amateur satellites have a long tradition of extended lifetimes. Amateur radio operators still utilize AMSAT-OSCAR 7 – launched nearly fifty years ago in 1974 – for communications on a daily basis. Many other amateur radio satellites have been actively used for ten to twenty years. AMSAT stands ready to leverage our 55 years of experience in managing amateur radio satellites and work with S5Lab, AMSAT Italia, other AMSAT organizations, and the amateur satellite community at large to overcome any obstacles, regulatory or otherwise, to keeping GreenCube in service for as long as possible. Sincerely, Robert Bankston, KE4AL President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* *The 2024 AMSAT President’s Club coins are here now!Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus* *Join the AMSAT President’s Club today and helpKeep Amateur Radio in Space!https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-clu <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club>*b <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club> *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* Apogee View As 2023 comes to a close, it is a great time to reflect on where we are, what we have accomplished, and what is waiting for us over the next horizon. 2023 has passed by so quickly. Our presence at Hamcation led right into Hamvention, followed by our annual Symposium. We shared the AMSAT story with attendees at the CubeSat Developers Workshop and developed strategic contacts with others in the space industry. Our engineers on the GOLF team found a solution for an attitude determination and control system – a major sticking point in developing GOLF-TEE. The Fox Plus team made significant progress, with the possibility of being able to launch their first satellite at the end of the coming year. Our volunteers in the ASCENT program developed a new packet radio that will fly on an upcoming Fox Plus mission and started work on a software-defined radio (SDR) that will add greater flexibility to how we communicate in future flights. Additionally, if that was not enough, our Education and CubeSat Simulator team is nearing completion of the new v1.3 AMSAT CubeSat Simulator, which incorporates a Raspberry Pi Pico microprocessor. AMSAT should… Not a day goes by when an AMSAT member does not recommend a great idea to advance amateur radio in space, expand our communications footprint, educate new satellite operators, and make our organization more efficient. While I would love to implement each and every one of them, we do not have the resources to make it happen. While we have never been in a better position financially, we need to have the necessary people to bring all these great ideas and dreams into reality. AMSAT is an all-volunteer organization. As such, we rely on our members to not only invest their hard-earned dollars but also roll up their sleeves to design, build, and launch amateur radio payloads into space. Being short-staffed is not the end of the world, nor does it mean we must give up on our dreams. We just need to find creative ways to make it happen. One solution is to partner with other AMSAT organizations worldwide on future satellite projects. We have already proven that together, we can accomplish so much more. Additionally, we can outsource some of the basic satellite systems and components we have already mastered and focus our limited human resources on developing new technologies and communication methods. When AMSAT was formed in 1969, we were the only game in town. Now, you can’t google satellites without stumbling across a trove of commercial vendors who offer complete, flight-proven satellite packages with just a click of a button. This same outsourcing principle can be applied not only to building satellites but to our administrative and back-office tasks, as well. We desperately need someone to assist in providing the quality of service that our members deserve, and our website seriously needs a complete makeover and rewrite. In closing, I want to thank each of our volunteers and members personally. None of this would have been possible without your hard work, dedication, and support. We have an opportunity to achieve so much more with you. As we move forward into the coming year and beyond, I hope your generosity will continue. Until the next time, 73! [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President for the above information.] ------------------------------ New, Portable Antenna Satellite Antenna Design is Perfect for ECOM Researchers at Stanford University and the American University of Beirut (AUB) have developed a portable antenna that could be quickly deployed in disaster-prone areas or used to set up communications in underdeveloped regions. The antenna, described recently in Nature Communications, packs down to a small size and can easily shift between two configurations to communicate either with satellites or devices on the ground. “The state-of-the-art solutions typically employed in [disaster] areas are heavy, metallic dishes. They’re not easy to move around, they require a lot of power to operate, and they’re not particularly cost-effective,” said Maria Sakovsky, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford. The antenna designed by Sakovsky and her colleagues at AUB is made of fiber composites (a material often used in satellites) and resembles a child’s finger-trap toy, with multiple strips of material crossing in spirals. Just like any helix-based antenna, conductive material running through the antenna sends out signals, but thanks to its unique structure, the researchers can adjust the pattern and power of those signals in the new antenna by pulling it into longer shapes or shorter shapes. “Because we wanted the antenna to be able to collapse into a packable shape, we started with this structure that led us to a very untraditional antenna design,” Sakovsky said. At its most compact, the antenna is a hollow ring that stands just over 1 inch tall and about 5 inches across – not much larger than a bracelet – and weighs 1.4 ounces. In this shape, it’s able to reach satellites with a high-power signal sent in a particular direction. When stretched out to about a foot tall, the antenna sends a lower power signal in all directions. “The frequency you want to operate at will dictate how large the antenna needs to be, but we’ve been able to show that no matter what frequency you operate at, you can scale this design principle to achieve the same performance,” Sakovsky said. To be deployed in the field, the antenna would need to be paired with a transceiver to send and receive signals, a ground plane to reflect radio waves, and other electronics, but the whole package would still only weigh about 2 pounds. Read the complete story at http://tinyurl.com/ANS-028-Antenna. [ANS thanks Stanford News and Space Daily for the above information.] *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* * Need new satellite antennas? Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ <https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/>* *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* AMSAT Thanks 2023 President’s Club Members AMSAT gratefully recognizes the generous members of the 2023 AMSAT President’s Club. These AMSAT members together contributed $52,542 in 2023 to support AMSAT’s continuing innovations in engineering and educational programs. Since its inception three years ago, President’s Club members have raised well over $150,000 as AMSAT prepares for Amateur Radio’s continued presence in space with the Fox Plus and GOLF programs. AMSAT invites you to become a member of this select group by visiting the announcement at https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/. <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/> *TITANIUM LEVEL ($4,800+)* Anonymous Barry Baines, WD4ASW Alan Biddle, WA4SCA William Brown, K9LF *PLATINUM LEVEL ($2,400+)* Steve Belter, N9IP Doug Tabor, N6UA *GOLD LEVEL ($1,200+)* John Botti, KC8OKB Burns Fisher, WB1FJ Mark Hammond, N8MH Frank Karnauskas, N1UW John Kludt, K7SYS Glenn Miller, AA5PK Mary Monteiro Michael Stipick, KC4RI *SILVER LEVEL ($600+)* Warren Fugate, W3WE Mark Johns, K0JM Joseph Lynch, N6CL Thomas Oates, KQ4FJW Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Pendergast, W2PP Scott Shaheen, WB8OOJ Jason Schwarz, N4JJS *BRONZE LEVEL ($300+)* Allen Kenny, KK4AK Edward Krome, K9EK Donald Lum, WA6ICW Bruce Perens, K6BP Donald Pettigrew, K9ECT Barbara Simpson, KA5CFB Dave Taylor, W8AAS James Tittsler, 7J1AJH David Vine, WA1EAW *CORE LEVEL ($120+)* Arlan Arrison, KB2AYU David Batzie, N2VDY Randy Berger, WA0D Alan Boggs, K7IIV George Carr, WA5KBH Jim Clary, ND9M Richard Dittmer, KB7SAT Todd Dugdale, KD0TLS Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Stephan Greene, KS1G David Hartrum, WA3YDZ Brian Lopeman, KI7WXP Art Payne, VE3GNF Thomas Schaefer, NY4I Larry Schroeder, KD4HSL Martin Shinko, KB3AEV Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Stefan Wagener, VE4NSA Jeremy Wyatt, KA2PFD David York, N8SGZ [ANS thanks Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP – Development for the above information.] *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* *Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stufffrom our Zazzle store!25% of the purchase price of each product goestowards Keeping Amateur Radio in Spacehttps://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gea <https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear>*r <https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear> *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 26, 2024 Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. Elements in the TLE bulletin files are updated daily. TLE bulletin files are updated to add or remove satellites as necessary Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/. The following satellites have been removed from this week’s AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: DCBB NORAD Cat ID 40912 Decayed from orbit on or about 21 January 2024 [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information.] ------------------------------ ARISS NEWS Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. *Upcoming Contacts* Omer Cemile Guler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selcuklu, Turkey, telebridge via VK4KHZ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS. The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci, KJ5DIY. The ARISS mentor is ON6TI. Contact is go for Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 13:36:20 UTC. Bandirma Sehit Guvenc Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandirma, Turkey, telebridge via IK1SLD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS. The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci, KJ5DIY. The ARISS mentor is ON6TI. Contact is go for: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 12:10:37 UTC. Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt, KJ5COO. The ARISS mentor is ON6TI. Contact is go for: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 12:48:03 UTC. Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli, KI5WSL. The ARISS mentor is W4NTR. Contact is go for: Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 17:31:46 UTC. Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara, KI5TOM. The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ. Contact is go for: Friday, February 2, 2024 at 18:17:46 UTC. *Completed Contacts* IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON. The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The crewmember was Walter Villadei, IUØRWB. The ARISS mentor was IZ2GOJ. Contact was successful on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 09:35 UTC. Watch the Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQUWMww9yE. Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI. The ISS callsign was IRØISS. The crewmember was Walter Villadei, IUØRWB. The ARISS mentor was IKØWGF. Contact was successful on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 14:37 UTC. Center for Children’s (Youth) Technical Creativity “Young Motorist”, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via UB3T. The ISS callsign was RSØISS. The crewmember was Konstantin Borisov. The ARISS mentor was RV3DR. Contact was successful on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 15:30 UTC. The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. The Service Module radio, the Kenwood D710GA, normally operating as a APRS packet repeater is currently stowed. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. 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. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.] ------------------------------ Upcoming Satellite Operations None currently listed. A growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their grid square activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the website, you gain easy access to comprehensive information about the operators responsible for activating specific grid squares. Additionally, you have the ability to assess the match score between yourself and a particular rover for a given pass, while also being able to identify the upcoming satellite passes that are accessible from your location. [ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, for the above information.] ------------------------------ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. - Orlando HamCation 2024 Friday February 9th through Sunday February 11th, 2024 Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park 4603 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Florida 32808 https://www.hamcation.com - 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight Thursday February 22nd through Saturday February 24th, 2024 Center for Space Education: Astronauts Memorial Foundation Kennedy Space Center, M6-306 405 State Road, FL 32899 https://www.ariss.org/overview.html - 2024 CubeSat Developer’s Workshop April 23-25, 2024 San Luis Obispo, CA https://www.cubesatdw.org/ - Dayton Hamvention 2024 Friday May 17th through Sunday May 19th, 2024 Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center 120 Fairground Road Xenia, OH 45385 https://hamvention.org ------------------------------ Satellite Shorts From All Over - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) was named Partner of the Month of the International Space Station National Laboratory, which is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Using amateur radio, ARISS offers students around the world opportunities to talk with astronauts on the International Space Station. A primary goal of ARISS is to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects and careers among young students. ARISS is a cooperative venture of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States, and other international space agencies and international amateur radio organizations around the world. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.] - Ingenuity, the little Mars helicopter that could, can’t anymore. At least one rotor broke during the robotic flying machine’s most recent flight last week, NASA officials announced on Thursday. Ingenuity remains in contact with its companion, the Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up riverbed for signs of extinct Martian life. Ingenuity will now be left behind. [ANS thanks the New York Times for the above information.] - The International Space Station might keep flying past 2030. A senior NASA official said there is “no big concern” about the health of the International Space Station (ISS) that would require an operational stop six years from now, when the current agreement expires between most of the ISS partners. “There’s nothing magical that happens in 2030,” according to Steve Stich, the manager of the commercial crew program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Stich said NASA is eyeing the progress of commercial space stations that will host agency astronauts and science in the 2030s. “We want them [the commercial stations] to be supportive, and then when they’re ready to go, that’s when ISS will move out of the way.” [ANS thanks the Space.com for the above information.] ------------------------------ Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: - Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). - Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. - Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. - Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! This week’s ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw [at] amsat [dot] org

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TEVEL-7
by david.greenberg 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-7 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 27.01.24 08:46U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-3
by david.greenberg 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-3 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 27.01.24 08:06U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TX5S (Clipperton Island) on IO-117
by Bernie and Cheryl 27 Jan '24

27 Jan '24

Dear Folks: At 2:02 UTC today (the 27th), I was fortunate enough to work TX5S on IO-117. I was able to decode a number of their digipeats to the satellite, and I am grateful that they were able to decode one of mine (I got the always appreciated "Logged 73" message from them). 15 minutes later, they sent a text to "ALL" saying "Last Pass" and worked a few more people before the bird hit LOS for me. It was like they were waving good bye (they are taking down their stuff tomorrow). They were a great operation on the HF bands, but it's the first time I've worked a major DXpedition on satellite. What a thrill! I so hope that we, as a community, can find the means to prevent the decommissioning of IO-117 as announced the other day. I appreciate AMSAT-NA reaching out and offering to do whatever is necessary to keep it going. 73 de Bernie, KF0QS

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-26 17:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 26 Jan '24

26 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-26 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for Tue 2024-01-30 13:36:20 UTC 62 deg Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg Watch for Livestream at http://www.ariotti.com/ (***) Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-26 17:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 221 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1591. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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TEVEL-5
by david.greenberg 26 Jan '24

26 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-5 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 26.01.24 08:01U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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AMSAT UK 2023: Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload Proposal. Frank Zeppenfeldt PD0AP, ESA
by Mark Thompson 26 Jan '24

26 Jan '24

Video AMSAT UK 2023: Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload Proposal. Frank Zeppenfeldt PD0AP, ESA Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload Proposal | | | | | | | | | | | 2023: Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload Proposal. Frank Zeppenfeld... | | | Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2407 for Friday December 15th, 2023 ESA EXPLORES POSSIBLE MICROWAVE AMATEUR PAYLOAD ON SATELLITE STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Is there room aboard a satellite for a geostationary microwave amateur payload to cover part of North America? Jeremy Boot G4NJH looks at that question. JEREMY: The European Space Agency has an approved proposal to investigate sharing a commercial geostationary satellite contract to piggy-back a microwave amateur payload on it to cover Europe and part of North America. The investigatory project was presented by ESA's Frank Zeppenfeldt, PDØAP, to the AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Milton Keynes on the 14th of October. Frank described a payload that would have both an amateur radio and educational role, with two uplink transponders on 5.6 GHz and two downlink transponders on 10 GHz. The payload would be capable of handling narrowband modes such as CW and SSB and narrowband digital modes but would also have the capacity for wideband modes such as amateur TV. The proposal from AMSAT-UK and the British Amateur Television Club has input and support from the newly incorporated AMSAT-CA's Technical Working Group as well as from AMSAT-USA. According to a November 30th position paper from AMSAT-CA's president Stefan Wagener, VE4SW, and technical director Levente Buzas, VA7QF, a number of amateur radio satellite associations are helping Frank promote the project to commercial satellite operators in 2024 during the World Satellite Business Week. Stefan told Newsline that Frank hopes to use the QO-100 geostationary amateur payload on Qatar's Es’hail 2 satellite as an example so another commercial partners can be identified to carry a similar payload in a position over the Atlantic to cover Europe and Canada. The study is being undertaken with the help of €250,000 in ESA funds. This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH. (AMSAT-CA, AMSAT NEWS)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Center for Children's (Youth) Technical Creativity "Young Motorist", Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via UB3T The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact was successful for: Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC (***) Congratulations to the "Young Motorist" students, Konstantin, and mentor RV3DR! (***) Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for Tue 2024-01-30 13:36:20 UTC 62 deg Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-25 21:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 221 (***) Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1591. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ANS-025 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube)
by Paul Stoetzer 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

*AMSAT *News Service Special Bulletin*ANS-025* *January 25, 2024* In this edition: - AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube) The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on https://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ ------------------------------ AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube) We were saddened to learn this morning that S5Lab plans to decommission IO-117 (GreenCube) and execute a passivation operation on February 5, 2024. AMSAT stands ready to leverage our decades of experience and work with S5Lab, AMSAT Italia, other AMSAT organizations, and the amateur satellite community at large to overcome any obstacles, regulatory or otherwise, to keeping IO-117 in service for as long as possible. This afternoon, AMSAT President Robert Bankston, KE4AL, sent the following letter to S5Lab expressing our desire to provide any support we can to keep the satellite in operation. January 25, 2024 Sapienza Space Systems and Space Surveillance Laboratory (S5Lab) Sapienza University of Rome Via Email To The GreenCube Team: Over the past 13+ months, amateur satellite operators around the world have enjoyed the use of the digipeater on GreenCube (IO-117). As amateur radio’s first satellite in a medium earth orbit (MEO), it has opened worldwide long-distance contacts via amateur radio satellite that had not been possible since the loss of AMSAT-OSCAR 40 in 2004. As this letter is being written, a DXpedition to Clipperton Island in the Pacific Ocean has made contact with several hundred amateur operators around the world – the first activation of this rare location on amateur satellite in over 30 years. AMSAT and the amateur satellite community greatly appreciate your team making this wonderful resource available. Not only has this satellite been a great resource to the amateur community, but the amateur community has also assisted GreenCube’s mission by uploading millions of frames of data received – including much data from when the satellite is not within the primary ground station’s footprint. Launches above low earth orbit are rarely available for amateur satellite missions. Since the first amateur radio satellite launched in 1962, fewer than ten have gone to orbits beyond LEO and only QO-100 (available to only part of the world) and IO-117 remain in service. Due to the unique orbit and capabilities, we request that S5Lab postpone the scheduled passivation operation and keep the satellite’s digipeater in service. Amateur satellites have a long tradition of extended lifetimes. Amateur radio operators still utilize AMSAT-OSCAR 7 – launched nearly fifty years ago in 1974 – for communications on a daily basis. Many other amateur radio satellites have been actively used for ten to twenty years. AMSAT stands ready to leverage our 55 years of experience in managing amateur radio satellites and work with S5Lab, AMSAT Italia, other AMSAT organizations, and the amateur satellite community at large to overcome any obstacles, regulatory or otherwise, to keeping GreenCube in service for as long as possible. Sincerely, Robert Bankston, KE4AL President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) A PDF copy of this letter can be found at https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Letter-from-AMSA… *[ANS thanks AMSAT President Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]* ------------------------------ Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: - Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). - Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. - Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. - Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. *73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* *This week's ANS Editor,* *Paul Stoetzer, N8HM* *n8hm [at] amsat.org <http://amsat.org>* *ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002*

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-25 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-25 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Center for Children's (Youth) Technical Creativity "Young Motorist", Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via UB3T (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for Tue 2024-01-30 13:36:20 UTC 62 deg Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via N4CTE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-25 02:30 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-24 20:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1591. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Veronika DIGI succeeded
by ji1izr/Masahiro Sanada 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Hello, DE JI1IZR. I have tried to DIGI for Veronika sevral times, and I have succeeded that today. You can see the screen copies through my X(ex. Twitter) @ji1izr. ********************************** Masahiro Sanada JI1IZR PM95pi Hiratsuka-city Kanagawa,Japan ji1izr_1975(a)nifty.com ji1izr(a)jarl.com ji1izr(a)jamsat.or.jp blog in English: https://ji1izr.cocolog-nifty.com/ blog in Japanese: https://ji1izr.air-nifty.com/ **********************************

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-24 20:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 24 Jan '24

24 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-24 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact was successful: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg (***) Congratulations to the “Anna Rita Sidoti students, Walter, and mentor IKØWGF! (***) Watch for Livestream at https://www.icgioiosa.edu.it/2-uncategorised/1604-axiom-social-news-eventi-… Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for Tue 2024-01-30 13:36:20 UTC 62 deg Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-24 20:00 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-24 20:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 153 (***) Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1685. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1591. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: TX5S on RS44
by Mark Johns, K0JM 24 Jan '24

24 Jan '24

They have been very active on IO-117. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 11:37 AM Bob Johnson via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Has anyone noticed that the dxpedition TX5S in grid DK50 would be a killer > contact for satellite fans. I'm sure they could cobble together a up/down > link. Everyone of us should send them a email to see if they can do that. > Imagine the pile up on a satellite😉 > 73 Bob W7LRD > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: TX5S on RS44
by Fernando Ramirez 24 Jan '24

24 Jan '24

There are no plans to work other satellites besides Greencube, according to their band plan. And, based on the satellite setup pictures they posted on their Groups.io account, they only have a UHF Yagi antenna. 73 Fernando, KF7R ________________________________ From: Bob Johnson via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 10:37 AM To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] TX5S on RS44 Has anyone noticed that the dxpedition TX5S in grid DK50 would be a killer contact for satellite fans. I'm sure they could cobble together a up/down link. Everyone of us should send them a email to see if they can do that. Imagine the pile up on a satellite😉 73 Bob W7LRD

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TX5S on RS44
by Bob Johnson 24 Jan '24

24 Jan '24

Has anyone noticed that the dxpedition TX5S in grid DK50 would be a killer contact for satellite fans. I'm sure they could cobble together a up/down link. Everyone of us should send them a email to see if they can do that. Imagine the pile up on a satellite😉 73 Bob W7LRD

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FW: Re: Sat Talks Scheduled
by samuel galet 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

Send him an email. I'm sure you can work something out. I don't think you need to be an ARISS member . I get several emails from their bulletin board every day on schedules for live school ISS qsos and all kinds of technical stuff like how to set up your radio to talk to your rotors etc. Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-19 10:48 p.m. (GMT-05:00) To: samuel galet <samuel.galet(a)outlook.com> Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org>, ans-editor(a)amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Sat Talks Scheduled Most are Zoom presentations, Samuel. Think your VE2RMP club would be interested in one??? Clint K6LCS > On Jan 19, 2024, at 7:16 PM, samuel galet via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Is it a zoom presentation? ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-23 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-23 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg Watch for Livestream at https://www.icgioiosa.edu.it/2-uncategorised/1604-axiom-social-news-eventi-… Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for Tue 2024-01-30 13:36:20 UTC 62 deg (***) Contact event date and telebridge station changed due to a scheduling conflict. (***) Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-23 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-22 19:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 152 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1684. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1590. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Mentors UK / Stoke / Manchester
by Stephen Thornber 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

Hi, Just wondering if there’s any Radio Amateur Satellite 📡 people locally (20/30 miles) Stoke on Trent. Just want someone who knows stuff and willing to show me and guide me on what’s possible and exciting stuff for me to take me into my retirement. Stephen G6SGA

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Unbelievable decode from GreenCube.
by Starr Moffatt 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

Hi All, I was in the shack and heard a couple of signals from GreenCube. At that time GreenCube elevation was -10.5 degrees at an azimuth of 191 degrees at my QTH. Also the distance was 11655km. My 19 element antenna was pointed at 290 degrees and therefore was 99 degrees off pointed. The antenna was also elevated at +7degrees. There was a decode in SoundModem from one, which I have a screenshot of. The decode was short and had an error of 9. (Nothing in the telemetry or Digipeater). My QTH is RE66gl and the time of the decode was 1 22 24 22:18:51 UTC Any thoughts? Perhaps ducting and aircraft enhancement combined. Considering the distance and the GreenCube's output power I believe this was a highly unusual event whatever path was used! 73 Starr ZL3CU

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ARISS News Release No. 24-03
by David Jordan 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

ARISS News Release No.24-03 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, GioiosaMarea, Italy January22, 2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an Axiom Mission (Ax-3) astronautaboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students at the Anna RitaSidoti Institute located in Gioiosa Marea, Italy. ARISS conducts 60 -100 of these specialamateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crewmembers with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS. The Gioiosa Marea’s Institute “Anna Rita Sidoti”, serves about730 students in three school levels; nursery, primary and lower secondary.Theschool will engage all students in preparation for this ARISS contact and issupported by local radio amateur members of the Italian Radioamateur Associaion(ARI) who will provide practical and technical support for the event. This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of astronautWalter Villadei, amateur radio call sign IUØRWB. Villadei is a colonel in theItalian Air Force (ItAF), and the pilot for Axiom Space’s Ax-3 mission to theISS on the SpaceX Dragon. Villadei currently lives in Rome, Italy, and ishonored to have this opportunity to not only achieve one of his greatest life’sdreams, but also to use the Ax-3 mission to ignite a passion for STEM educationin teachers and students worldwide to each pursue their ambitions. The downlink frequency for this contact is145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprintthat also encompasses the relay ground station. The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Gioiosa Marea, Italy. The amateur radio volunteer team at the groundstation will use the callsign IT9DBI, to establish and maintain the ISSconnection. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 24, 2024 at 3:37:22 pm CET (Italy)(14:37:22 UTC, 9:37 am EST, 8:37 am CST, 7:37 am MST, 6:37am PST). Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.icgioiosa.edu.it/2-uncategorised/1604-axiom-social-news-eventi-… _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: EnglishTranslation: 1.At what age did your passion for space begin? 2.In space can you surf the internet and use social media? 3.Can you cook hot food in the space or do you eat cold food from therefrigerator? 4.Which of an astronaut's five senses is most affected by microgravity? 5.How and how much do you sleep in space? 6.How did you feel before leaving on a mission? 7.Have you ever seen unidentified objects outside the spacecraft? 8.How do you take care of your daily hygiene? 9.How did you prepare before leaving for space? 10.Do you ever get bored? 11.Do you experience good or bad sensations in a state of microgravity? Is itannoying to be in a state of microgravity after a while? 12.During this mission what type of research will you carry out? 13.How do you contact family members from space? 14.How do you use the toilets in Space? 15.What is the thing you miss most about the Earth? 16.What do you do in your free time on the space station? 17.Do any of you write a logbook? 18.How is time perceived in space? 19.Even though you have chosen to go on a space mission, and even though you havebeen physically and psychologically prepared, do you ever feel afraid? 20.Do you astronauts always float inside the space station, or is there a roomwith Earth's gravity on board? AboutAxiom Mission 3: Asthe first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the ISS, Axiom Mission 3(Ax-3) redefines the pathway to low-Earth orbit for nations around the globe.This mission marks a new era of opportunity for countries to join theinternational space community and access low-Earth orbit to advance explorationand research in microgravity. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the ISS. In the United States,sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio DigitalCommunications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’sSpace Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS NationalLab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radiobetween crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-onlearning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. Formore information, see http://www.ariss.org . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Findus on social media at: X(formally Twitter): ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon:[email protected] Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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Clipperton on Satellites
by JOHN GEIGER 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

Is TX5S only going to operate on Greencube, or are they planning on linear satellites as well? They should be in the footprint for much of the US on RS44, FO29, and AO7. I tried looking on their website but for some reason couldn't find anything about operating plan or frequencies. 73 John AF5CC Sent using {0}

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-22 19:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-22 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ Contact was successful: Mon 2024-01-22 09:35:49 UTC 44 deg(***) Congratulations to the IC Statale Villa Guardia students, Walter, mentor IZ2GOJ, and telebridge ZS6JON! (***) Congratulations to Walter for his first ARISS contact. (***) Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQUWMww9yE Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg Watch for Livestream at https://www.icgioiosa.edu.it/2-uncategorised/1604-axiom-social-news-eventi-… Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC Ömer Cemile Güler Imam Hatip Secondary School, Konya, Selçuklu, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Mon 2024-01-29 13:47:15 UTC 63 deg (***) Bandırma Şehit Güvenç Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Bandırma, Türkiye, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TC100ISS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Alper Gezeravci KJ5DIY The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:10:37 UTC 53 deg (***) Bilingual Montessori School of Lund (Stiftelsen BMSL), Lund, Sweden, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Marcus Wandt KJ5COO The ARISS mentor is ON6TI Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-31 12:48:03 UTC 54 deg (***) Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering, Huntsville, AL, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL (***) The ARISS mentor is W4NTR Contact is go for: Thu 2024-02-01 17:31:46 UTC 56 deg (***) Thrive Home School Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, direct via AFØS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM (***) The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ Contact is go for: Fri 2024-02-02 18:17:46 UTC 73 deg (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-22 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-01-22 19:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 152 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1684. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1590. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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TEVEL-7
by david.greenberg 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-7 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 22.01.24 19:02U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-2
by david.greenberg 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-2 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 22.01.24 18:29U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-22 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 22 Jan '24

22 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-22 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ Contact is go for: Mon 2024-01-22 09:35:49 UTC 44 deg Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQUWMww9yE Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg Watch for Livestream at https://www.icgioiosa.edu.it/2-uncategorised/1604-axiom-social-news-eventi-… (***) Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-22 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2023-12-14 18:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 152 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1683. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1589. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ANS-021 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for Jan. 21
by Mark Johns, K0JM 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-021 In this edition: * Microwave Ambitions for GOLF Satellites * All-Ham Axiom Crew Launched for Commercial Visit to ISS * AMSAT Argentina Celebrates 34 Years of LUSAT * AMSAT Volunteers Needed For the Upcoming 2024 Orlando Hamcation * IO-117 Project Group Presents the IO-117 Code of Conduct * NASA Program Empowers Students for EZIE-Mag CubeSat Mission * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Jan. 18 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. *Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org <http://amsat.org>* You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ *ANS-021 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins* To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2024 JAN 21 Microwave Ambitions for GOLF Satellites Recently AMSAT News Service had the opportunity to interview Zach Metzinger, NØZGO, AMSAT Director and Volunteer Engineer, about the work that is being done to add microwave communication bands to the GOLF satellites. ANS: “Zach, I understand that AMSAT will add microwave capability to the new GOLF CubeSat satellites, currently in design and evaluation. Is this correct?” ZM: “Yes, that is correct! AMSAT had microwave capabilities in earlier satellites such as AO-10 and AO-40 and only a 1.2GHz downshifter on the newer CubeSats, that is the Fox series of satellites. The GOLF (Greater Orbit Larger Footprint) satellites are currently under development. GOLF-TEE is the first of these satellites and is the technology demonstrator for the GOLF series, which is in turn the successor to the FOX satellites. GOLF-TEE will have more capability as we increase the capability and functionality of our satellites, including adding microwave bands. “ ANS: “What is driving this increased functionality of the GOLF series?” ZM: “Due to new orbital debris regulations, the FCC will require us to be able to be able to move as well as deorbit satellites, so we are adding the ability to orient and steer the satellite. While this adds complexity, it will also help us to improve the functionality of the satellite. For example: We will now be able to have the satellite maintain direction and orientation which will allow us to point the antenna for improved gain. This increased functionality is causing the increase in size. The GOLF satellites are a 3U size satellite, that is 30 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm. (The predecessor FOX satellites are 10 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm.) With the increase in size, we can also add other functionality, in this case the microwave capability we are discussing here today.” ANS: “Can you tell us a little about how this is implemented?” ZM: “While GOLF-TEE will have the usual 2m uplink and 70 cm downlink bands, it will also have an X-band (10 GHz) downlink transmitter. The 10 GHz SSPA board has already been demonstrated and works well. The 10 GHz SSPA has a peak power of 1 watt. “We will also use a Software Defined Radio (SDR) which we will purchase. (For the development and demonstration, we have been using the Ettus E310 radio.) This will enable many simultaneous uplink bands, for example 1.2 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.7 GHz, etc. The whole system is very flexible. For example, the microwave antenna will support frequencies from 1 GHz to 26 GHz.” ANS: “It is very exciting to hear about these improved capabilities. What are the next steps?” ZM: “We continue to test the system and tweak the hardware. We will be ready to be on GOLF-TEE, which is estimated to launch in the second quarter of 2025. If it works well, it could be turned on for general use, but of course we will have to see. We definitely plan to have the microwave bands operational on succeeding GOLF satellites. One more tidbit of information that folks may find interesting: The orbit for GOLF-TEE will be LEO. The next satellite, GOLF-1, could be LEO or perhaps MEO or HEO. ANS: “This is an exciting development. How can we learn more?” ZM: “I gave a 20-minute presentation on this at the AMSAT Annual Space Symposium, which you can see on YouTube.” ANS: Thank you for your time, Zach! Link to Zach Metzinger’s presentation is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcO4-h7bbxs&t=2270s [ANS thanks Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO, AMSAT Director and Volunteer Engineer, and Mark Blackwood, KI5AXK, AMSAT Staff Writer, for the above information.] ------------------------------ All-Ham Axiom Crew Launched for Commercial Visit to ISS With retired NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegría, KE5GTK, and Italian co-pilot Walter Villadei, IUØRWB, at the controls, flanked by Turkish mission specialists Alper Gezeravci, KJ5DIY, and Marcus Wandt of Sweden, KJ5COO, a SpaceX Falcon 9 thundered to life at 21:49 UTC Thursday and climbed away from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center atop a brilliant jet of flaming exhaust. *A Falcon 9 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying an international crew on a commercial mission to the space station. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now.* Rocketing away along a trajectory paralleling the East Coast of the United States, the 12-minute climb to space got off to a picture-perfect start, thrilling area residents and tourists with a late-afternoon sky show despite low clouds that limited the view. Adding to the spectacle, the booster’s first stage, heralded by twin sonic booms, flew itself back to a rocket-powered landing at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, chalking up SpaceX’s 43rd landing in Florida and its 265th overall. A few minutes later, the Crew Dragon capsule was released to fly on its own. SpaceX Chief Engineer Bill Gerstenmaier radioed congratulations to the crew “on a great ride to orbit. I think you’re demonstrating the ultimate in reuse — a reused commander, reused Dragon and a reused Falcon.” If all goes well, López-Alegría and Villadei will monitor an automated approach to the space station, catching up from behind and below to set up a docking at the lab’s forward port early Saturday. They’ll be welcomed aboard by the station’s current seven-member crew: Soyuz MS-24/70S commander Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, and his two crewmates, Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, KI5TOM, along with NASA Crew-7 commander Jasmin Moghbeli, KI5WSL, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, KG5GCZ, Japanese flier Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW, and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov. At least two ARISS school contacts are scheduled with Axiom crewmembers, and participants in previous Axiom missions have activated the ARISS equipment on board the Space Station for casual contacts in the past. Once their experiments are complete, López-Alegría and his crewmates will strap back into their Crew Dragon and undock from the space station on Feb. 3 for a fiery plunge back to Earth and splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Axiom flights are sanctioned by NASA, which is trying to encourage private-sector development in low-Earth orbit. The company is using the “private astronaut missions,” or PAMs, to gain experience with orbital operations before launching its own space station modules later this decade. [ANS thanks spaceflightnow.com for the above information] *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* *The 2024 AMSAT President’s Club coins are here now!* *Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus* *Join the AMSAT President’s Club today and help* *Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* *https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/* <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/> *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* AMSAT Argentina Celebrates 34 Years of LUSAT On Jan-22, 34 years ago was launched LO-19, LUSAT, 1st Argentine Satellite, till now emitting on 437.125 KHz. During ‘LUSAT Week’, from Saturday-20 to Sunday-28 January 2024, AMSAT-LU, several Radio Clubs and collaborators will deliver a QSL commemorative of the 34rd anniversary of LUSAT, see: lusat33qsl.jpg, and the 34rd anniversary silver certificate with 5 (five) contacts or gold with 15 (fifteen) contacts, it will not be mandatory to communicate with LU7AA. This Certificate complies with all the requirements of Argentine Resolution 3635-E/2017, articles 4.5.4 and 4.6.4, and therefore having LU7AA in force Legal Status and being recognized by ENACOM is valid for category promotions. It will be operated by radio means of the radio amateur service only, in multiband/multimode, terrestrial HF/VHF/UHF and via active amateur satellites. More information at LU7AA at qrz.com. Collaborators will be calling: ‘LUxxx collaborating station of AMSAT Argentina, grants Commemorative QSL for the 34rd Anniversary of LUSAT’. Do not miss this Certificate or QSL like the previous ones, it will be a pride to have it and for AMSAT your participation. Radio clubs and radio amateurs were invited to operate as a collaborating station. To sign up as a Collaborating station see: https://forms.gle/iyEYE5F3gskmRdkQ8 *Bases:* To obtain the QSL you must contact a collaborating station, or as a short wave listener receive a QSO between stations related to the 34rd anniversary event of LUSAT. To obtain the Certificate, it will be necessary to contact (Radio amateurs) or listen (Short Wave Listeners) by radio at least 5 collaborating stations (silver), or 15 stations (gold) in any band and mode. Finalized contacts or listening and after January 29: For radio amateurs, go to https://forms.gle/c2RJE5LyBqz5erh7A and inform your contacts, it is not necessary to send QSLs or images. For Short Wave Listeners, go to https://forms.gle/pkHNsQuWRo4MB21DA and report your listen stations, it is not necessary to send QSLs or images. *Issuance of the Certificate:* The LUSAT 34rd Anniversary Certificate will be issued free of charge, digitally to the email of each applicant. The Certificate can be printed by the recipient if desired. More information and images: http://amsat.org.ar?f=34 Celebrating its permanence in space, our LUSAT continues to emit a strong carrier after 34 years, receivable at 437.125 KHz. +/- Doppler. See pass schedules at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=LUSAT Details: http://amsat.org.ar?f=34 http://qrz.com/db/LU7AA https://www.qrzcq.com/call/LU7AA (also in English) Collaborating stations registration open at https://forms.gle/iyEYE5F3gskmRdkQ8 LUSAT could be tracked/seen thru http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=lusat Deeply appreciation to AMSAT-NA than in the eighties develop AO-16 & LO-19 novel pacsat protocol and lead on design and launch. [ANS thanks AMSAT Argentina, LU7AA, for the above information] *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* *Need new satellite antennas? * *Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,* *and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through* *AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards* *Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.* *https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/* <https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/> *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* AMSAT Volunteers Needed For the Upcoming 2024 Orlando Hamcation The new year is now upon us and that means the 2024 HamCation in Orlando, Florida (Feb. 9 – 11) is just around the corner. The hamfest began in 1946 and in 2024 celebrates its 78th year having achieved the designation as being the 2nd largest gathering of ham operators in the world annually. Along with a myriad of popular amateur radio vendors and enormous tailgate area to peruse through, AMSAT will also be on hand and we could sure use your help. If last year’s 21,800 attendees are any indication of what’s ahead, we would greatly appreciate you sharing at least 2 to 4 hours of your time at the AMSAT booth sometime during the three-day event, introducing fellow hams to what amateur satellites are all about, helping those who maybe having problems getting on the air and best of all, connecting face to face with hams you’ve talked to on the satellites. So if you would like to join us at the AMSAT booth or have any questions about helping out, please contact David Jordan, AA4KN at aa4kn(a)amsat.org. BTW, the average temp. for Orlando in February is a high 75 deg. and low 54 deg. … hard to beat that!! For more details on 2024 HamCation, visit https://www.hamcation.org [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, AMSAT Ambassador in Central Florida for the above information] ------------------------------ IO-117 Project Group Presents the IO-117 Code of Conduct A group of amateurs who regularly work the IO-117 satellite has worked to develop a code of conduct for using this popular digipeating resource. The purpose of the IO-117 Code of Conduct document is to provide suggested operational guidelines that will hopefully optimize everyone’s access to the limited resource single channel digipeater aboard IO-117. If better messaging discipline can be adopted as well as a better understanding of what operating techniques improve or diminish the success of a station’s transmission being digipeated by IO-117, then the entire group of operators on an individual pass will benefit from implementing these standards. Those involved in this project, in alphabetical order, are: 2MØSQL, DF2ET, FG8OJ, IK3ITB, JH8FIH, JK2XXK, KF7R, KGØD, KH6WI, KIØKB, OZ9AAR, and W8LR. *IO-117 CODE OF CONDUCT* 1. LISTEN MORE TRANSMIT LESS – Consider giving the station you are calling several minutes to return Your call before you call again. The use of Greencube Terminal program by OZ9AAR (GC-T) with its “yoU Heard Me” feature (UHM — available in the latest GC-T version, 1.0.0.85) turned on may aid in this process. The software is available for free download at: https://www.moonbounce.dk/hamradio/greencube-terminal-program.html 2. STATIONS SHOULD USE THE MINIMAL POWER NECESSARY TO ACCESS THE SATELLITE. 3. AVOID CALLING CQ MORE THAN ONCE EVERY 5 MINUTES. 4. AVOID DUPE QSOs – Other than occasional contacts with friends and for testing purposes we should discourage repeat contacts with stations already confirmed in your log, particularly for uncommon or rare DX stations. 5. AVOID 2X – 3X IDENTICAL TRANSMISSIONS IN BACK TO BACK TO BACK DIGIPEATS BY ANY MEANS. The Use of GC-T/UHM ABSOLUTLEY helps you avoid this problem. 6. WHEN CALLING A STATION, TIME YOUR TX TO WHEN THEY WILL MOST LIKELY BE LISTENING FOR NEW CALLS. AFTER THEY SEND A CQ OR SEND ANOTHER STATION THEIR R73 TX. 7. KEEP MESSAGES AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE – Every millisecond saved does make a difference. Four character grids only, not six characters. 8. AVOID SENDING SUPERFLUOUS DATA – 599 is irrelevant on a digipeater. Avoid sending operator names. Use 2-Letter ID for states; don’t include city or regional quantifiers (ie: “SoCal”, just send “CA”). You can shorten “UR 599, DN84fj, Sturgis South Dakota, LoTW, QSL?” to “DN84 SD” with no loss of relevant information for the QSO. 9. CALLING FOR A SPECIFIC STATE IS UNNECESSARY AND UNPRODUCTIVE – That info is available on GC-T and the Greencube Reporter: https://oscarwatch.org/greencube/. 10. WHEN A STATION DECLARES “SKED” IN THE TX MESSAGE DO NOT CALL THAT STATION UNTIL THEY HAVE FINISHED THEIR SCHEDULED CONTACT – Both stations should use SKED GRID in message & use COSI (Callsign of Special Interest). 11. WHEN WORKING A RARE CALL/GRID STATION THAT IS USING THE GC-T MULTICALL FEATURE THEIR “R73” TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO FINISH THE QSO: GC F/H Mode: similar to FT8 F/H mode. 12. FOR ROVERS, PUTTING YOUR ROVING GRID IN THE “R73” TRANMISSION IS ACCEPTABLE, AS WELL AS BEING HELPFUL, TO ALL STATIONS COMING INTO THE FOOTPRINT. 13. SUGGESTED MESSAGE FORMAT: FT8 Format (GC F/H Mode) and GRID Format: 4 Characters only NOT 6 Calling Message: P5ABC CQ PM39 P5ABC 3Y0ABC PM39. P5ABC 3Y0ABC/R/P PM39 Response 73 Message: 3Y0ABC P5ABC R73 or RR73 3Y0ABC/R/P P5ABC R73 JD15 14. AS A FORM OF COURTESY, THE R73 EXCHANGE IS USUALLY BILATERAL BUT ONE MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE SATELLITE, SO THE LAST R73 MAY BE WELCOMED BUT NOT MANDATORY – The use of GC-T/UHM may aid you in this decision process. 15. ROVERS SHOULD ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE STATION, TO INCLUDE THE USE OF THE GC-T/UHM FEATURE WHEN INTERNET ACCESS IS AVAILABLE, IN ORDER TO MAKE AN IO-117 ACTIVATION PRODUCTIVE AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL STATIONS INVOLVED. [ANS thanks Jeff Schwartz, KI0KB, and the IO-117 Project Group for the above information.] *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* *Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?* *Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff* *from our Zazzle store!* *25% of the purchase price of each product goes* *towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space* *https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear* <https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear> *+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+* NASA Program Empowers Students for EZIE-Mag CubeSat Mission The Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) team at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is extending an invitation to citizen scientists, schools, and researchers to actively participate in NASA’s CubeSat mission set to capture the magnetic signatures of Earth’s upper atmosphere. The project, known as EZIE-Mag, is distributing 700 Raspberry Pi-powered experimentation kits, providing an unprecedented opportunity for enthusiasts to contribute valuable ground-based readings to the mission. Dr. Nelli Mosavi-Hoyer, project manager for EZIE at Johns Hopkins APL, emphasizes the importance of citizen scientists’ involvement, stating, “EZIE-Mag provides the mission with a unique opportunity to engage citizen scientists in this important research. Measurements made by these kits will be complementary to data collected by the three EZIE spacecraft.” The core of NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer program consists of three CubeSats, scheduled for launch in the late stages of 2024. These CubeSats will play a pivotal role in recording the magnetic fingerprints of Earth’s auroral electrojets – electrical currents flowing between the outer limits of the atmosphere and surrounding space. While the CubeSats map these currents, the EZIE-MAG initiative aims to enhance the mission with additional ground-based data. *Adebayo Eisape, second from left, an electrical engineering doctoral student at Johns Hopkins University, watches as high school students with the Lab’s ASPIRE program assemble the EZIE-Mag kit. (Image credit: Ed Whitman/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory)* Dr. Jesper Gjerloev, EZIE project scientist, stresses the inclusive nature of involving citizen scientists in the project, highlighting that it was previously considered unfeasible due to the high costs of custom equipment, ranging from $25,000 to $500,000. The innovative solution involved creating a low-cost sensor connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero single-board computer. EZIE ground systems engineer Rob Barnes, inspired by a science fair project with his niece and nephew, developed prototypes for the EZIE-Mag kits. These kits, priced at just $200, include a low-cost magnetometer sensor paired with GPS for accurate time and location data, connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero. The cost reduction allows the team to distribute the kits to schools free of charge. Barnes explains, “When we distribute EZIE-Mags, the data that’s going to come in from all these schools and places is actually going to be included as part of the mission database. We’re going to do real science with it. You get all the parts and they just snap together, and you’re done.” *The EZIE team will make and freely distribute approximately 700 EZIE-Mag kits to teachers and students across the United States, with a specific focus on Indigenous schools. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Ed Whitman)* The EZIE-Mag program has also formed partnerships with the Indigenous Education Institute and Little Singer Community School, establishing five Indigenous-based collaborative workspaces equipped with EZIE-Mag kits. In total, up to 700 kits will be distributed to schools in underserved communities. Dr. Gjerloev applauds the active participation of schools, stating, “They’re actively participating, providing data that is used in our solutions. As a middle schooler or high schooler, you can say, ‘I’m actually providing data and making measurements that are important and being used for a NASA mission.’ That’s the way it should be. It’s much more exciting than sending out a flyer.” For those interested in joining the EZIE-Mag project, further information and an application form for the kit are available on the project website: https://ezie.jhuapl.edu/outreach/ezie-mag. [ANS thanks Gareth Halfacree, hackster.io, for the above information] ------------------------------ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Jan. 18 Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated daily in the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin files will be posted immediately after reliable elements become available for new amateur satellites. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/. This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution. [ANS thanks AMSAT Orbital Elements page for the above information] ------------------------------ ARISS NEWS Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei, IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ Contact is go for: Mon 2024-01-22 09:35:49 UTC 44 degrees elevation Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQUWMww9yE Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei, IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 degrees elevation Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC *The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).* If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. *The packet system Temporarily stowed. (145.825 MHz up & down). SSTV Status is OFF.* As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. 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. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information] ------------------------------ Upcoming Satellite Operations None scheduled at this time. [ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information] ------------------------------ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. + Orlando HamCation 2024 Friday February 9th through Sunday February 11th, 2024 Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park 4603 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Florida 32808 https://www.hamcation.com + 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight Thursday February 22nd through Saturday February 24th, 2024 Center for Space Education: Astronauts Memorial Foundation Kennedy Space Center, M6-306 405 State Road, FL 32899 https://www.ariss.org/overview.html + Dayton Hamvention 2024 Friday May 17th through Sunday May 19th, 2024 Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center 120 Fairground Road Xenia, OH 45385 https://hamvention.org [ANS thanks the AMSAT Events page for the above information] ------------------------------ Satellite Shorts From All Over [image: GridMaster Plaque] + Congratulations to Lyle Hood, WB7VUF, for being awarded GridMaster Award #63! This prestigious award, introduced by Star Comm Group in 2014 and sponsored by Damon Runion, WA4HFN, and Rick Tillman, WA4NVM, is now entrusted to AMSAT for the benefit of the entire AMSAT community. The GridMaster Award recognizes amateurs worldwide who establish two-way communication via amateur satellite with operators in all 488 Maidenhead grids in the contiguous United States of America. More information about this award can be found on the AMSAT website at https://www.amsat.org/gridmaster. Well done on this remarkable achievement Lyle! (ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards for the above information) + Kudos to Tom Kenny, NJ2DX, on achieving AMSAT Century Award #60! This distinguished recognition entails confirming satellite contacts with a mix of one hundred USA states, Canadian provinces, or DXCC entities. Tom met the requirements for the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement Award and AMSAT Sexagesimal Award by respectively establishing satellite contacts with twenty and sixty distinct entities from within a 40-kilometer radius of the same location, paving the way for eligibility for this distinguished honor. For more information about this award, please visit the AMSAT website at https://www.amsat.org/awards. Once again, congratulations to Tom on this exceptional accomplishment! (ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards for the above information) + Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander was launched on January 8 under an experimental new partnership between NASA and private industry intended to reduce costs for American taxpayers and seed a lunar economy. But it experienced an explosion shortly after separating from its rocket and had been leaking fuel, making it impossible to reach its destination. Astrobotic announced that it had lost contact with its spacecraft shortly before 2100 GMT Thursday, January 18, indicating a “controlled re-entry over open water” as it had predicted. Engineers had executed a series of small engine burns to position the golf cart-sized robot over the South Pacific to “minimize the risk of debris reaching land.” (ANS thanks Space Daily for the above information) + After a leisurely, fuel-efficient trip to the Moon, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) SLIM lander (aka “Moon Sniper”) attempted a pinpoint landing at 15:20 UTC on Jan. 19. Pinpoint in this context means shooting for a landing area ellipse of 100 x 100 meters after a 20-minute autonomous descent process. That’s a smaller target area than ever attempted by a lunar lander, though China’s Chang’e 3 lander managed to land 89 meters from the center of its 6,000 x 6,000 meter target in 2013. While the soft landing was a success, JAXA is still analyzing data to determine the precision of the landing. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index and JAXA for the above information) + The Chinese Academy of Sciences, ESA, and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany collaborated on the Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope that launched last week on a Long March 2C. The telescope will observe X-ray bursts from energetic sources such as neutron star mergers and black holes and will monitor how these change over time. It will orbit Earth at 600 km and carry two instruments. The Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) uses hundreds of thousands of square fibers “inspired by the eyes of lobsters” which can collectively image almost a tenth of the celestial sphere at a time. Once sources are identified, they can be imaged in more detail with the narrower but more sensitive, two-module Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT). (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) ------------------------------ Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: * Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). * Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. * Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. * Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! This week’s ANS Editor, Mark Johns, KØJM k0jm [at] amsat.org

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ARISS News Release No. 24-02
by David Jordan 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

ARISS News Release No.24-02 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Istituto Comprensivo di Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy January20, 2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an Axiom Mission(Ax-3) astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and students atthe IC di Villa Guardia located in Villa Guardia, Italy. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateurradio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew memberswith ham radio licenses aboard the ISS. Istituto Comprensivo di Villa Guardia consists of three primaryschools (with students aged 6 to 10) and two middle schools (students aged 11to 13) and is located in Villa Guardia, near the city of Como, in northernItaly. The school’s STEM curriculum includes two hours of science, twohours of technology every week and employs a team of teachers providing boththeoretical and practical teaching with scientific and technologicalexperiences. This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask theirquestions of astronaut Walter Villadei, amateur radio call sign IUØRWB. Villadeiis a colonel in the Italian Air Force (ItAF), and the pilot for Axiom Space’sAx-3 mission to the ISS on the SpaceX Dragon. Villadei currently lives in Rome,Italy, and is honored to have this opportunity to not only achieve one of hisgreatest life’s dreams but also to use the Ax-3 mission to ignite a passion forSTEM education in teachers and students worldwide to each pursue theirambitions. The downlink frequency forthis contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within theISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station. The ARISS amateur radio ground station(telebridge station) for this contact is in Paardekraal, South Africa. Theamateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsignZS6JON, to establish and maintain the ISS connection. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for January 22, 2024 at 10:35:49 am CET (Italy)(9:35:49 UTC, 4:35 am EST, 3:35 am CST, 2:35 am MST, 1:35am PST). Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQUWMww9yE _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: (Translation) 1.How does an astronaut prepare himself to face a mission? 2.What kind of emotion did you feel at the first launch? 3.During your training, did you get new habits, that you still use in normallife? 4.Why did you choose to do this job? 5.How long have you studied to become an astronaut? 6.What do you like about this job? 7.What is your work goal? 8.What does the Earth look like from up there? 9.What’s the most fascinating thing you have ever seen in space? 10.Have you ever heard strange noises coming from Space? 11.Are there any particular images of space seen from the ISS that you want todescribe us? 12.Have you ever seen a comet from the ISS? 13.How is floating in microgravity? 14.Are the 5 senses perceived in space as they are on Earth? 15.What time do you set on the watch on the ISS, not being able to rely on sunriseand sunset? 16.How will you feel when you set foot on Earth again? 17.How long does rehabilitation take (once you return to Earth)? 18.What does it mean to you to represent humanity in space? 19.Could it be good for humans to bring a pet in space? 20.When you come back to Earth, how is feeling gravity again? AboutAxiom Mission 3: Asthe first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the ISS, Axiom Mission 3(Ax-3) redefines the pathway to low-Earth orbit for nations around the globe.This mission marks a new era of opportunity for countries to join theinternational space community and access low-Earth orbit to advance explorationand research in microgravity. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League(ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before andduring these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities takepart in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Findus on social media at: X(formally Twitter): ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon:[email protected] Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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Re: Sat Talks Scheduled
by Clint Bradford 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Most are Zoom presentations, Samuel. Think your VE2RMP club would be interested in one??? Clint K6LCS > On Jan 19, 2024, at 7:16 PM, samuel galet via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Is it a zoom presentation?

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Re: AO-7 Mode A Sked
by Zach Metzinger 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

On 1/19/24 17:57, K4IDC via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I'm new to the satellite game so I don't know the history/condition of > AO-07..is mode A the only option these days? Mode B is more commonly available than Mode A, and sometimes it does neither (just beacons). Your best bet is to watch reports from other stations: https://amsat.org/status/ 73, --- Zach N0ZGO

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Re: Sat Talks Scheduled
by samuel galet 20 Jan '24

20 Jan '24

Is it a zoom presentation? 73 de VE2LJV Samuel Galet Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message -------- From: Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Date: 2024-01-19 5:42 p.m. (GMT-05:00) To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org> Cc: ans-editor(a)amsat.org Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Sat Talks Scheduled Launching 2024 with a bang - I have four satellite presentations lined up for February so far! Think a 60-75-minute presentation on working the “easy” FM voice satellites would be appropriate for your club or convention? AMSAT Ambassadors are ready for you! Clint Bradford K6LCS work-sat.com<http://work-sat.com> 909-999-SATS (7287)

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Re: AO-7 Mode A Sked
by K4IDC 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

I'm new to the satellite game so I don't know the history/condition of AO-07..is mode A the only option these days? Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 9:28 PM Will Ruef via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Anyone interested in trying some contacts on AO-7 mode A? The > transponder has been in great shape the last couple of times I worked it > but no luck catching anybody on there. Just an occasional whistle or cw > paddle of someone trying to find their signal. I am in DM04 and can work > the bird consistently in that mode on passes 25 degrees elevation or more. > > Hope everybody is having a great weekend. > > 73, > > Will, KN6QVA > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org >

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Sat Talks Scheduled
by Clint Bradford 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Launching 2024 with a bang - I have four satellite presentations lined up for February so far! Think a 60-75-minute presentation on working the “easy” FM voice satellites would be appropriate for your club or convention? AMSAT Ambassadors are ready for you! Clint Bradford K6LCS work-sat.com <http://work-sat.com/> 909-999-SATS (7287)

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SOLVED!: SatPC32 & TS-790, Auto mode selection problem
by K4IDC 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

I'm very pleased to say that the issue of my TS-790 going to Auto LSB during Doppler updates from SatPC32 has been solved. Vince KB7ADL suggested a reset of the radio (hold A=B & turn radio on), which I did this evening and the problem disappeared. Now mode is kept as put from either SatPC32 or front panel with Auto off, and mode is automatically switched as designed with Auto mode select on. Thank you very much, Vince KB7ADL, and thank you very much Erich DK1TB. Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 12:15 PM Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > At 12:21 AM 1/18/2024 +0000, K4IDC <robink4idc(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >I'd like to know if anyoneÂ on the list has a successful configuration for > SatPC32 & the Kenwood TS-790. The issue I'm seeing is that whenever the > 2m band is used at or above 145.800, the radio automatically sets itself > to Auto LSB, regardless of whether or not it was in Auto mode selection > to start with. I'm aware that Auto mode selection is a built-in operating > convenience, but it's not convenient if the radio or the software changes > that mode setting. If I try to use a 2m frequency on FM at or above > 145.800, the rig goes to > Auto LSB. After it does this, I can manually set it back to FM or USB or LSB > without the Auto feature, but upon the next Doppler update from SatPC32 > it goes back to Auto LSB....every single time. I've tried varying the CAT > delay in SatPC32; no help. I've been in contact with Erich and he's been very patient and helpful, but > the issue remains. Erich said there's no command from SatPC32 to enable > the Auto mode select, and I believe him. That fact is supported by the > external control manual which lists all the available commands for the > rig under computer control...Auto mode selection isn't listed in the > commands. > >Anyone? > > > >Thanks, > >Robin Midgett K4IDC > > > Hi Robin, > > I use Satpc32 to control my TS-790, I've never had this issue. you might > Check the command line in doppler.sqf to be sure Satpc32 isn't commanding > the rig to LSB. > I've had my TS-790 since the mid 1990's. One other thing you might try. > The the control logic in the rig might be messed up. Do a cold reset, or > a full reset. > Let us know what you find. > > KB7ADL > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org >

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-19 20:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-19 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ Contact is go for: Mon 2024-01-22 09:35:49 UTC 44 deg Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQUWMww9yE (***) Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov The ARISS mentor is RV3DR Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-19 20:00 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2023-12-14 18:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal window has been extended and is now due to ARISS by February 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 152 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1683. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1589. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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TEVEL SATS
by david.greenberg 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Hi everybody,We have a tecjnical issue at the ground station.It looks like it will not be possible to activate the sats during the weekend.73,David, 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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AMSAT Volunteers needed for the upcoming 2024 Orlando Hamcation event on Feb 9 - 11
by David Jordan 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

The new year is now upon us and that means the 2024 Hamcation in Orlando, Florida (Feb. 9 - 11) is just around the corner.The hamfest began in 1946 and in 2024 celebrates its 78th year having achieved the designation as being the 2nd largest gathering of ham operators in the world annually. Along with a myriad of popular amateur radio vendors and enormous tailgate area to peruse through, AMSAT will also be on hand and we could sure use your help. If last year's 21,800 attendees are any indication of what's ahead, we would greatly appreciate you sharing at least 2 to 4 hours of your time at the AMSAT booth sometime during the three-day event, introducing fellow hams to what amateur satellites are all about, helping those who maybe having problems getting on the air and best of all, connecting face to face with hams you've talked to on the satellites. So if you would like to join us at the AMSAT booth or have any questions about helping out, please contact David Jordan, AA4KN at aa4kn(a)amsat.org. BTW, the average temp. for Orlando in February is a high 75 deg. and low 54 deg.... hard to beat that!! For more details on 2024 Hamcation, visit https://www.hamcation.org Dave, AA4KNAMSAT Ambassador in Central Florida

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Re: SatPC32 & TS-790, Auto mode selection problem
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

At 09:20 AM 1/19/2024 -0600, RobinK4IDC(a)gmail.com wrote: >Thanks for responding, Vince. Your response helps confirm that there's a >bug in my radio. I haven't used the memory functions in the '790 in a long >time, so doing a reset of either or both types poses no significant loss. >I'll give it a shot & let the list know of the outcome. >Doppler.sqf was one of the first things Erich had me look at, and then >modify as a test to try to make the rig behave differently. The radio >didn't behave differently with the modifiedÂ Doppler.sqf; it still >selected LSB Auto at 145.8MHz. during the first Doppler update. > >To be clear, it's not a case of the rig going to LSB, but it is a case of >the rig going to LSB Auto, as in Auto mode selection based on frequency of >operation. This isn't always a problem since some satellites use 2m LSB / >70cm USB, but others use 2m USB or FM / 70cm LSB or FM, or FM / FM >uplinking on >145.8MHz, so when SatPC32 sets the 2m frequency correctly >during a satellite change & then updates that frequency for Doppler, the >rig goes to LSB Auto, regardless of the mode it was in seconds >earlier..very annoying! > >Thanks, >Robin Midgett K4IDC Hi Robin, There have been times over the years my TS-790 has had a few hick-ups, doing a reset got things back in order. I don't use the memories in mine either. I may see if I can duplicate the issue you're having on my TS-790 tonight to see why your rig goes into Auto mode. 73 KB7ADL

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Re: SatPC32 & TS-790, Auto mode selection problem
by Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

At 12:21 AM 1/18/2024 +0000, K4IDC <robink4idc(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I'd like to know if anyoneÂ on the list has a successful configuration for >SatPC32 & the Kenwood TS-790. >The issue I'm seeing is that whenever the 2m band is used at or above >145.800, the radio automatically sets itself to Auto LSB, regardless of >whether or not it was in Auto mode selection to start with.Â I'm aware >that Auto mode selection is a built-in operatingÂ convenience, but it's >not convenient if the radio or the software changes thatÂ mode setting. >If I try to use a 2m frequency on FM at or above 145.800, the rig goes to >Auto LSB. After it does this, I can manually set it backÂ to FM or USB or >LSB without the Auto feature, but upon the next Doppler update from >SatPC32 it goes back to Auto LSB....every single time. I've tried varying >the CAT delay in SatPC32; no help. >I've been in contact with Erich andÂ he's been very patient andÂ helpful, >but the issue remains. Erich said there's no command from SatPC32 to >enable the Auto mode select, and I believe him. That fact is supported by >the external control manual which lists all the availableÂ commands for >the rig under computer control...Auto mode selection isn't not listed in >the commands. > >Anyone? > >Thanks, >Robin Midgett K4IDC Hi Robin, I use Satpc32 to control my TS-790, I've never had this issue. you might Check the command line in doppler.sqf to be sure Satpc32 isn't commanding the rig to LSB. I've had my TS-790 since the mid 1990's. One other thing you might try. The the control logic in the rig might be messed up. Do a cold reset, or a full reset. Let us know what you find. KB7ADL

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Re: Satpc32 and 736 will not connect via CAT
by K4IDC 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Hi Gary, Have you tried reinstalling the drivers for the USB<->serial cables? On my system, I have a USB-serial cable for the PC-radio (TS-790) & a USB cable to the rotor controller (LVB Tracker), each on its own USB serial comm port with independent drivers. It sounds like maybe the comm port drivers have become disrupted in your system. On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 4:36 PM Gary K4FMX via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > I just purchased an Ea7tx AZ/EL rotor controller and installed the > software. I got the rotor controller working from Satpc32 but when I went > back to the radio Satpc32 would no longer talk to the radio. I had that > working fine before installing the rotor software. > > > > I tried removing (uninstalling ) the rotor software and that did not help. > Even uninstalled and reinstalled Satpc32 software without the rotor > controller software. Tried several different ports but still can’t make It > connect to the radio (Yaesu 736). > > > > I don’t think that I was able to remove the “server software) that gets > put on by the rotor software? > > > > The cable to the radio from the PC is a blue max USB to serial cable. > > I tried another computer that never had the rotor software installed, only > Satpc32, and it talked to the radio fine. > > > > Any thoughts on how to fix? > > Thanks > > Gary K4FMX > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-18 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-18 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ Contact is go for: Mon 2024-01-22 09:35:49 UTC 44 deg Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg Youth Group, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS (***) The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov (***) The ARISS mentor is RV3DR (***) Contact is go for Thu 2024-01-25 15:30 UTC (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-18 02:30 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2023-12-14 18:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 10, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on October 5 2023 at 7 PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2023.eventbrite.com Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 152 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1683. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1589. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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SatPC32 & TS-790, Auto mode selection problem
by K4IDC 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

I'd like to know if anyone on the list has a successful configuration for SatPC32 & the Kenwood TS-790. The issue I'm seeing is that whenever the 2m band is used at or above 145.800, the radio automatically sets itself to Auto LSB, regardless of whether or not it was in Auto mode selection to start with. I'm aware that Auto mode selection is a built-in operating convenience, but it's not convenient if the radio or the software changes that mode setting. If I try to use a 2m frequency on FM at or above 145.800, the rig goes to Auto LSB. After it does this, I can manually set it back to FM or USB or LSB without the Auto feature, but upon the next Doppler update from SatPC32 it goes back to Auto LSB....every single time. I've tried varying the CAT delay in SatPC32; no help. I've been in contact with Erich and he's been very patient and helpful, but the issue remains. Erich said there's no command from SatPC32 to enable the Auto mode select, and I believe him. That fact is supported by the external control manual which lists all the available commands for the rig under computer control...Auto mode selection isn't not listed in the commands. Anyone? Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC

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Ham Radio Deluxe & TS-790 Satellite Operations...help please
by K4IDC 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

Does anyone on the list have Ham Radio Deluxe successfully configured for satellite operations with a Kenwood TS-790? I'd like to get some help if so, please. Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-17 05:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-01-17 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: IC Statale Villa Guardia, Villa Guardia, Italy, telebridge via ZS6JON (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ Contact is go for: Mon 2024-01-22 09:35:49 UTC 44 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo “Anna Rita Sidoti”, Gioiosa Marea, Italy, direct via IT9DBI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IRØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Walter Villadei IUØRWB The ARISS mentor is IKØWGF Contact is go for: Wed 2024-01-24 14:37:22 UTC 40 deg (***) The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-01-17 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2023-12-14 18:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 1, 2023 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 10, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on October 5 2023 at 7 PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2023.eventbrite.com Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 220 Francesco IKØWGF with 152 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 118 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1683. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1589. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 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, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** SpaceX Crew-7 on orbit Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ Satoshi Furukawa Konstantin Borisov Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Loral O’Hara KI5TOM **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Satpc32 and 736 will not connect via CAT
by garyschafer＠largeriver.net 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

I just purchased an Ea7tx AZ/EL rotor controller and installed the software. I got the rotor controller working from Satpc32 but when I went back to the radio Satpc32 would no longer talk to the radio. I had that working fine before installing the rotor software. I tried removing (uninstalling ) the rotor software and that did not help. Even uninstalled and reinstalled Satpc32 software without the rotor controller software. Tried several different ports but still can't make It connect to the radio (Yaesu 736). I don't think that I was able to remove the "server software) that gets put on by the rotor software? The cable to the radio from the PC is a blue max USB to serial cable. I tried another computer that never had the rotor software installed, only Satpc32, and it talked to the radio fine. Any thoughts on how to fix? Thanks Gary K4FMX

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by Glen Jenkins 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Hello Mark and others using SATPC32 and IC-9700, This IC-9700 Setup Instruction on Erich's site was very helpful and I now have communication between the PC and the IC-9700. It also appears that the Downlink and Uplink frequencies are getting populated properly for most satellites. The Doppler shifting is also working now. I seem to have a discrepancy with satellites that Rx and Tx on the same band, such as IO-117 that uses 70cm for both uplink and downlink. The Downlink frequency is communicated correctly from SATPC32 to the Upper section of the IC-9700 on 70cm. Yet the Lower portion of the IC-9700 shows a 2m frequency even thought SATPC32 shows that it is sending a 70cm frequency. The "TX" symbol on the IC-9700 appears only on the lower part of the display (this is the second receiver) so I cannot Tx on 70cm. The 2m Frequency is a remnant from the previous satellite that I selected. The IC-9700 cannot Rx and TX on the same band on its 2 separate transmitters/receivers in the rig. How are users of the IC-9700 working with this? Is what I have here NORMAL? I am a lot closer to getting this all working. Thank you. Glen, WB4KTF, EM10 -----Original Message----- From: <k0jm.mark(a)gmail.com> The instructions you seek are at: http://www.dk1tb.de/IC9700_Setup.pdf There are also several YouTube videos you can search for. People with SAT controllers always think that is the answer to every SatPC32 question. But one has nothing to do with the other. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM Glen Jenkins via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: Hello Amsat Members, I am totally new to Amateur Satellite work. I recently purchased and installed AMSAT's SATPC32 and want to use it with my IC-9700. I have a few questions and a request. 1 - On the IC-9700 should the receive (downlink) frequency be displayed on the UPPER portion of the screen and thus should the rig transmit on the displayed frequency that is on the lower portion of the screen (as I see the "TX" symbol there? On my setup, it appears that SATPC32 is setting the frequencies backwards. I see the satellite's Downlink frequency on the lower half of the screen with a "TX" next to it. So this must be incorrect. 2 -On the SATPC32 display should the "Downlink"display the receive frequency from the satellite and MATCH the frequency on SATPC32 in the upper half of the IC-9700 display? On my setup they do not match today, sometimes they are up to 2 MHz different. So maybe the communication between the program and the rig are not correct. 3 - I have been able to hear some stations (ex AO-73) yesterday on the 2m band.I have tried calling them. I assume that I should be able to call them and then simultaneously hear myself,but I NEVER hear myself. So how do I sync this up. My assumption is that the other station is listening for me on the same frequency so I should hear myself, I understand that the satellite repeater is receiving me on 70cm (uplink). Is there some procedure to follow in SATPC32 to get synced? 4 - Lastly, can someone please share with me their settings of the IC-9700 to make this all work? As I am new,I suppose that I'll have a few more questions until I get this all functioning correctly. Thanks to anyone and everyone who answer my questions above. 73s Glen,WB4KTF, Austin, TX EM10

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TEVEL-3
by david.greenberg 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-3 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 16.01.24 08:28U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-6
by david.greenberg 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-6 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 16.01.24 08:02U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by Fabio Roccatagliata 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by JoAnne Maenpaa 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

> How are users of the IC-9700 working with this? SatPC32ISS should help with IO-117. It should be a part of the SatPC32 download. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM joanne.k9jkm(a)gmail.com BM DMR TG 98006

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by Glen Jenkins 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

Mark, Thank you for pointing this instruction out. I am going over this now. Glen -----Original Message----- From: <k0jm.mark(a)gmail.com> Sent: Jan 15, 2024 1:23 PM To: Glen Jenkins <wb4ktf(a)pipeline.com> Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions The instructions you seek are at: http://www.dk1tb.de/IC9700_Setup.pdf There are also several YouTube videos you can search for. People with SAT controllers always think that is the answer to every SatPC32 question. But one has nothing to do with the other. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM Glen Jenkins via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: Hello Amsat Members, I am totally new to Amateur Satellite work. I recently purchased and installed AMSAT's SATPC32 and want to use it with my IC-9700. I have a few questions and a request. 1 - On the IC-9700 should the receive (downlink) frequency be displayed on the UPPER portion of the screen and thus should the rig transmit on the displayed frequency that is on the lower portion of the screen (as I see the "TX" symbol there? On my setup, it appears that SATPC32 is setting the frequencies backwards. I see the satellite's Downlink frequency on the lower half of the screen with a "TX" next to it. So this must be incorrect. 2 -On the SATPC32 display should the "Downlink"display the receive frequency from the satellite and MATCH the frequency on SATPC32 in the upper half of the IC-9700 display? On my setup they do not match today, sometimes they are up to 2 MHz different. So maybe the communication between the program and the rig are not correct. 3 - I have been able to hear some stations (ex AO-73) yesterday on the 2m band.I have tried calling them. I assume that I should be able to call them and then simultaneously hear myself,but I NEVER hear myself. So how do I sync this up. My assumption is that the other station is listening for me on the same frequency so I should hear myself, I understand that the satellite repeater is receiving me on 70cm (uplink). Is there some procedure to follow in SATPC32 to get synced? 4 - Lastly, can someone please share with me their settings of the IC-9700 to make this all work? As I am new,I suppose that I'll have a few more questions until I get this all functioning correctly. Thanks to anyone and everyone who answer my questions above. 73s Glen,WB4KTF, Austin, TX EM10 ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org (http://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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org (http://amsat.org) Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by Pedro Converso 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

Hi, Although not related to SATPC32, additional check on freq/doppler could be seen/controlled by using, http://amsat.org.ar/pass.exe together with wispdde driver at http://amsat.org.ar/wispdde.exe Just click on any visible satellite to get graphic tracking and dopplers CAT control. 73, lu7abf, Pedro. On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 4:22 PM Mark Johns, K0JM via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > The instructions you seek are at: > http://www.dk1tb.de/IC9700_Setup.pdf > > There are also several YouTube videos you can search for. > > People with SAT controllers always think that is the answer to every > SatPC32 question. But one has nothing to do with the other. > -- > Mark D. Johns, KØJM > AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor > Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd > ----------------------------------------------- > "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, > you would stay out and your dog would go in." > ---Mark Twain > > > On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM Glen Jenkins via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > >> Hello Amsat Members, >> >> I am totally new to Amateur Satellite work. I recently purchased and >> installed AMSAT's SATPC32 and want to use it with my IC-9700. I have a few >> questions and a request. >> >> 1 - On the IC-9700 should the receive (downlink) frequency be displayed >> on the UPPER portion of the screen and thus should the rig transmit on the >> displayed frequency that is on the lower portion of the screen (as I see >> the "TX" symbol there? On my setup, it appears that SATPC32 is setting the >> frequencies backwards. I see the satellite's Downlink frequency on the >> lower half of the screen with a "TX" next to it. So this must be incorrect. >> >> 2 -On the SATPC32 display should the "Downlink"display the receive >> frequency from the satellite and MATCH the frequency on SATPC32 in the >> upper half of the IC-9700 display? On my setup they do not match today, >> sometimes they are up to 2 MHz different. So maybe the communication >> between the program and the rig are not correct. >> >> 3 - I have been able to hear some stations (ex AO-73) yesterday on the 2m >> band.I have tried calling them. I assume that I should be able to call them >> and then simultaneously hear myself,but I NEVER hear myself. So how do I >> sync this up. My assumption is that the other station is listening for me >> on the same frequency so I should hear myself, I understand that the >> satellite repeater is receiving me on 70cm (uplink). Is there some >> procedure to follow in SATPC32 to get synced? >> >> 4 - Lastly, can someone please share with me their settings of the >> IC-9700 to make this all work? >> >> As I am new,I suppose that I'll have a few more questions until I get >> this all functioning correctly. Thanks to anyone and everyone who answer my >> questions above. >> >> 73s >> Glen,WB4KTF, Austin, TX >> EM10 >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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. >> Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at >> https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >> https://mailman.amsat.org >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by Mark Johns, K0JM 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

The instructions you seek are at: http://www.dk1tb.de/IC9700_Setup.pdf There are also several YouTube videos you can search for. People with SAT controllers always think that is the answer to every SatPC32 question. But one has nothing to do with the other. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM Glen Jenkins via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Hello Amsat Members, > > I am totally new to Amateur Satellite work. I recently purchased and > installed AMSAT's SATPC32 and want to use it with my IC-9700. I have a few > questions and a request. > > 1 - On the IC-9700 should the receive (downlink) frequency be displayed on > the UPPER portion of the screen and thus should the rig transmit on the > displayed frequency that is on the lower portion of the screen (as I see > the "TX" symbol there? On my setup, it appears that SATPC32 is setting the > frequencies backwards. I see the satellite's Downlink frequency on the > lower half of the screen with a "TX" next to it. So this must be incorrect. > > 2 -On the SATPC32 display should the "Downlink"display the receive > frequency from the satellite and MATCH the frequency on SATPC32 in the > upper half of the IC-9700 display? On my setup they do not match today, > sometimes they are up to 2 MHz different. So maybe the communication > between the program and the rig are not correct. > > 3 - I have been able to hear some stations (ex AO-73) yesterday on the 2m > band.I have tried calling them. I assume that I should be able to call them > and then simultaneously hear myself,but I NEVER hear myself. So how do I > sync this up. My assumption is that the other station is listening for me > on the same frequency so I should hear myself, I understand that the > satellite repeater is receiving me on 70cm (uplink). Is there some > procedure to follow in SATPC32 to get synced? > > 4 - Lastly, can someone please share with me their settings of the IC-9700 > to make this all work? > > As I am new,I suppose that I'll have a few more questions until I get this > all functioning correctly. Thanks to anyone and everyone who answer my > questions above. > > 73s > Glen,WB4KTF, Austin, TX > EM10 > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org >

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Re: SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by mikflathead＠aol.com 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

I use the SAT controller in my station. The receive frequency is on the bottom of the display. Mike On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 02:09:35 PM EST, Glen Jenkins via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Hello Amsat Members, I am totally new to Amateur Satellite work. I recently purchased and installed AMSAT's SATPC32 and want to use it with my IC-9700. I have a few questions and a request. 1 - On the IC-9700 should the receive (downlink) frequency be displayed on the UPPER portion of the screen and thus should the rig transmit on the displayed frequency that is on the lower portion of the screen (as I see the "TX" symbol there? On my setup, it appears that SATPC32 is setting the frequencies backwards. I see the satellite's Downlink frequency on the lower half of the screen with a "TX" next to it. So this must be incorrect. 2 -On the SATPC32 display should the "Downlink"display the receive frequency from the satellite and MATCH the frequency on SATPC32 in the upper half of the IC-9700 display? On my setup they do not match today, sometimes they are up to 2 MHz different. So maybe the communication between the program and the rig are not correct. 3 - I have been able to hear some stations (ex AO-73) yesterday on the 2m band.I have tried calling them. I assume that I should be able to call them and then simultaneously hear myself,but I NEVER hear myself. So how do I sync this up. My assumption is that the other station is listening for me on the same frequency so I should hear myself, I understand that the satellite repeater is receiving me on 70cm (uplink). Is there some procedure to follow in SATPC32 to get synced? 4 - Lastly, can someone please share with me their settings of the IC-9700 to make this all work? As I am new,I suppose that I'll have a few more questions until I get this all functioning correctly. Thanks to anyone and everyone who answer my questions above. 73s Glen,WB4KTF, Austin, TX EM10 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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SATPC32 and IC-9700 Questions
by Glen Jenkins 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

Hello Amsat Members, I am totally new to Amateur Satellite work. I recently purchased and installed AMSAT's SATPC32 and want to use it with my IC-9700. I have a few questions and a request. 1 - On the IC-9700 should the receive (downlink) frequency be displayed on the UPPER portion of the screen and thus should the rig transmit on the displayed frequency that is on the lower portion of the screen (as I see the "TX" symbol there? On my setup, it appears that SATPC32 is setting the frequencies backwards. I see the satellite's Downlink frequency on the lower half of the screen with a "TX" next to it. So this must be incorrect. 2 -On the SATPC32 display should the "Downlink"display the receive frequency from the satellite and MATCH the frequency on SATPC32 in the upper half of the IC-9700 display? On my setup they do not match today, sometimes they are up to 2 MHz different. So maybe the communication between the program and the rig are not correct. 3 - I have been able to hear some stations (ex AO-73) yesterday on the 2m band.I have tried calling them. I assume that I should be able to call them and then simultaneously hear myself,but I NEVER hear myself. So how do I sync this up. My assumption is that the other station is listening for me on the same frequency so I should hear myself, I understand that the satellite repeater is receiving me on 70cm (uplink). Is there some procedure to follow in SATPC32 to get synced? 4 - Lastly, can someone please share with me their settings of the IC-9700 to make this all work? As I am new,I suppose that I'll have a few more questions until I get this all functioning correctly. Thanks to anyone and everyone who answer my questions above. 73s Glen,WB4KTF, Austin, TX EM10

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34 years LUSAT 20-28 January
by Amsat Argentina 15 Jan '24

15 Jan '24

On Jan-22, 34 years ago was launched LO-19, LUSAT, 1st Argentine Satellite, till now emitting on 437.125 KHz. A special Certificate to celebrate is being granted by radio from Jan-20 to Jan-28, thru many collaborating stations. Details: http://amsat.org.ar?f=34 http://qrz.com/db/LU7AA https://www.qrzcq.com/call/LU7AA (also in english) Collaborating stations registration open at https://forms.gle/iyEYE5F3gskmRdkQ8 LUSAT could be tracked/seen thru http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=lusat Deeply appreciation to AMSAT-NA than in the eighties develop AO-16 & LO-19 novel pacsat protocol and lead on design and launch. Thanks! 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina http://amsat.org.ar info at amsat.org.ar

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ANS-014 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Mitch Ahrenstorff (AD0HJ) 14 Jan '24

14 Jan '24

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-014 In this edition: * ARISS Announces NASA Astronaut Tony England WØORE as Speaker for 40th Anniversary Celebration * AMSAT Seeks Volunteers to Assist with AMSAT Booth at 2024 HamCation in Orlando Florida * Vulcan Centaur Triumphs in Maiden Voyage, Peregrine Lander Faces Lunar Setback * GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers January 2024 Rankings * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 12, 2024 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts from All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on https://www.amsat.org<https://www.amsat.org/> publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org<http://amsat.org/> You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org ANS-014 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2024 Jan 14 ________________________________ ARISS Announces NASA Astronaut Tony England WØORE as Speaker for 40th Anniversary Celebration Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced NASA astronaut Tony England WØORE as the latest addition to the esteemed lineup for the "40th Anniversary Conference: Celebrating the Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight" event at Kennedy Space Center, set to occur from February 22 to 24, 2024. Tony England will be the third astronaut speaker at the event, in addition to Richard Garriott, W5KQW, and Bill McArthur, KC5ACR. Tony England, the second astronaut to make ham radio contacts from space and the first to engage in Slow-Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions from orbit, brings a wealth of experience to the event. Selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967 at the age of 25, he holds the distinction of being the youngest candidate selected up to that time. England completed rigorous academic and flight training, earning his wings with distinguished honors in April 1969. His contributions to space missions include serving as a support crewman for Apollo 13 and 16 flights. Notably, England played a crucial role during the Apollo 16 mission as the Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Capcom, providing instructions to astronauts exploring the lunar surface. His expertise also extended to the development and communication of instructions for constructing lithium hydroxide canisters on Apollo 13. In the summer of 1985, England was a part of the STS-51-F mission, which carried a seven-man crew and Spacelab-2. This mission marked the first pallet-only Spacelab mission and the debut of the Spacelab Instrument Pointing System (IPS). England's responsibilities included activating and operating Spacelab systems, operating the IPS and the Remote Manipulator System, assisting with experiment operations, and being prepared for a contingency Extra-Vehicular Activity if needed. The mission successfully completed 126 orbits of the Earth. Richard Garriott W5KQW, a second-generation space traveler, ARISS veteran, and entrepreneur, has been announced as the keynote conference speaker. The 40th Anniversary Celebration event will also feature other distinguished speakers, including Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, a NASA Astronaut with experience on the Shuttle, Mir, and the International Space Station (ISS), and Mike Kincaid, NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Engagement. The 40th Anniversary Conference is scheduled to occur at the Center for Space Education, located next to the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Center in Florida. This event is not only a reflection on past achievements but also a platform to showcase the exciting potential of amateur radio in future human spaceflight endeavors. The discussions will encompass potential operations on commercial space stations, lunar exploration, and even ventures toward Mars. The celebration is poised to offer a retrospective of notable achievements and delve into the evolving role of amateur radio in shaping the trajectory of human space exploration. More details can be found on the ARISS website at https://www.ariss.org/overview.html. [ANS thanks Amateur Radio on the International Space Station for the above information] ________________________________ AMSAT Seeks Volunteers to Assist with AMSAT Booth at 2024 HamCation in Orlando Florida As the new year unfolds, the spotlight shifts to HamCation 2024, scheduled for February 9th to 11th in Orlando, Florida. Celebrating its 78th year since its establishment in 1946, HamCation proudly holds the distinction of being the second-largest annual gathering of ham operators globally. Hosted at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park, the 87-acre lakefront fairground transforms into a bustling center for radio-centric activities during HamCation. This cornerstone event in the amateur radio community is sponsored by the Orlando Amateur Radio Club and supported by volunteers from radio clubs across the region. For a detailed itinerary and logistical information about the 2024 HamCation, interested individuals are encouraged to visit the official website at https://www.hamcation.org<https://www.hamcation.org/>. One of the standout features of HamCation is the rich variety of attractions it offers. Participants have the opportunity to navigate through a vast tailgate area, browse exhibits presented by well-known amateur radio vendors, participate in informative forums, and establish connections with individuals who share similar interests. Beyond merely showcasing equipment, the event places a strong emphasis on fostering connections, exchanging knowledge, and celebrating the collective passion for radio communication. AMSAT extends a warm invitation to all attendees to visit their booth, where the fascinating world of amateur radio satellites can be discovered. With last year's attendance reaching an impressive 21,800 participants, AMSAT is actively seeking volunteers from their membership to dedicate at least two to four hours of their time during the three-day event. Volunteer tasks include introducing fellow hams to the world of amateur radio satellites, assisting those facing challenges in getting on the air, and best of all, connecting face to face with hams that you have talked to on the satellites. Robert Bankston, KE4AL, President of AMSAT, will be presenting information on Saturday, February 10th at 1:00 PM EST. His presentation, titled "AMSAT - Shaping the Amateur Radio Satellite World of Tomorrow," will involve an open discussion on designing the next generation of amateur radio satellites. The HamCation Forums and Speakers Guide are continually being updated with the latest information and can be viewed online at https://www.hamcation.com/forums-speakers. For those eager to be part of AMSAT's presence at HamCation or request more information about volunteering, David Jordan, AA4KN, serves as the point of contact. Interested individuals can drop him an email at aa4kn [at] amsat.org to express their interest or seek clarification on any questions they may have. Your involvement goes beyond contributing to the event; it's an opportunity to contribute to the vibrant community spirit that defines amateur radio. [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN for the above information] ________________________________ The 2024 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now! Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus [https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Coin-Both_5…] Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/ ________________________________ Vulcan Centaur Triumphs in Maiden Voyage, Peregrine Lander Faces Lunar Setback Vulcan Centaur, a new heavy-lift booster developed by United Launch Alliance (ULA), successfully completed its inaugural flight. However, the mission took a bittersweet turn as the Peregrine lander, set to be the first American spacecraft to touch down on the lunar surface since 1972, faced significant challenges shortly after separation from the Centaur upper stage. United Launch Alliance (ULA), known for its 100% mission success rate with the Atlas V and Delta IV rockets since 2006, faced a changing commercial launch landscape by the early 2010s. SpaceX's Falcon 9 was offering cheaper alternatives, prompting ULA to develop a more cost-effective and agile solution. The result was the Vulcan Centaur, a combination of a new first stage and an evolved Centaur III second stage. Originally planned for launch in 2019, the Vulcan program encountered delays, primarily due to the slower-than-expected development of the BE-4 engines by Blue Origin. Despite setbacks and an explosion during Centaur upper stage testing in March 2023, the January 8th launch marked a significant achievement for ULA. Powered by liquid methane and liquid oxygen (methalox), the Vulcan Centaur demonstrated successful flight, a milestone for American orbital rockets using this propellant combination. ULA's CEO Tory Bruno expressed satisfaction with the launch, labeling it one of the smoothest in his career. The successful flight positions ULA to compete more effectively in the evolving space launch market. While the Vulcan Centaur celebrated success, the fate of the Peregrine lander took a dramatic turn. Developed by Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine had ambitious plans, including bringing memorials, time capsules, scientific instruments, the Iris rover, and small robots to the lunar surface. Initial reports suggested a promising start when Peregrine separated from the Centaur and established communications with ground control. However, soon after enabling its propulsion systems, the lander faced difficulties maintaining its orientation, leading to a rapid depletion of its batteries. Astrobotic attempted to stabilize the craft, but it was confirmed that a leak was destabilizing Peregrine and draining essential propellants needed for a lunar landing. Astrobotic ruled out any possibility of a lunar landing, and as of the latest update, the team faces the challenge of navigating Peregrine as close to the Moon as possible before its propellant runs out. With communication uncertain, the fate of the lander remains uncertain. January 8th showcased both success and setbacks in space exploration. The Vulcan Centaur's triumphant launch demonstrated progress in rocket technology, while the Peregrine's struggles highlighted the inherent difficulties of space missions. As technology advances, the moon remains an enticing destination, with the upcoming Nova-C lander's launch in February offering renewed hope for successful lunar exploration. The events of this day remind us that despite the challenges, the pursuit of space exploration continues unabated. [ANS thanks Tom Nardi, Hackaday.com, for the above information] ________________________________ GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers January 2024 Rankings The January 2024 rankings for the Top 100 Rovers (Mixed LEO/MEO/GEO) in satellite operations, as determined by @GridMasterMap on Twitter, has been released. The ranking is determined by the number of grids and DXCC entities activated, taking into account only those grids where a minimum number of QSOs logged on the GridMasterMap website have been validated by a third party. Grid numbers do not directly reflect the exact number of activations. Satellite operators are encouraged to upload their LoTW satellite contacts to https://gridmaster.fr<https://gridmaster.fr/> in order to provide more accurate data. Updated: 2024-01-01 1 ND9M 26 K8BL 51 F4DXV 76 DF2ET 2 NJ7H 27 KE4AL 52 KE9AJ 77 WA9JBQ 3 N5UC 28 LU5ILA 53 JL3RNZ 78 W8LR 4 JA9KRO 29 DL2GRC 54 KM4LAO 79 OE3SEU 5 DL6AP 30 KI7UNJ 55 VE1CWJ 80 VE3GOP 6 WI7P 31 VE3HLS 56 PA3GAN 81 KJ7NDY 7 UT1FG 32 KB5FHK 57 VK5DG 82 KB2YSI 8 HA3FOK 33 LA9XGA 58 N4UFO 83 K0FFY 9 N9IP 34 N7AGF 59 KI7QEK 84 CU2ZG 10 N6UA 35 F4BKV 60 SM3NRY 85 N0TEL 11 WY7AA 36 XE3DX 61 N8RO 86 DL4EA 12 K5ZM 37 N6DNM 62 PT2AP 87 W8MTB 13 AD0DX 38 KE0PBR 63 W1AW 88 KG4AKV 14 W5PFG 39 KE0WPA 64 VA7LM 89 VE6WK 15 DP0POL 40 JO2ASQ 65 XE1ET 90 VE7PTN 16 AK8CW 41 PR8KW 66 AA8CH 91 HB9GWJ 17 AD0HJ 42 AC0RA 67 M1DDD 92 AF5CC 18 WD9EWK 43 K7TAB 68 VA3VGR 93 DK9JC 19 ON4AUC 44 W7WGC 69 VE1VOX 94 PT9ST 20 KG5CCI 45 EB1AO 70 FG8OJ 95 JM1CAX 21 KX9X 46 JK2XXK 71 PT9BM 96 KI0KB 22 ND0C 47 EA4NF 72 KI7UXT 97 VO2AC 23 N5BO 48 AA5PK 73 LU4JVE 98 LW2DAF 24 F5VMJ 49 SP5XSD 74 YU0W 99 N4AKV 25 DJ8MS 50 AD7DB 75 N4DCW 100 N6UTC [ANS thanks @GridMasterMap for the above information] ________________________________ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards [https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/cm/LEO-Pack1-300x298.png] Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware ________________________________ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 12, 2024 Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated daily in the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin files will be posted immediately after reliable elements become available for new amateur satellites. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/. The following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: DELFI-PQ NORAD Cat ID 51074 Decayed from orbit on or about 06 January 2024 Pegasus NORAD Cat ID 42784 Decayed from orbit on or about 07 January 2024 [ANS thanks AMSAT Orbital Elements page for the above information] ________________________________ ARISS News Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. No contacts have been scheduled from 2023-12-21 to 2024-01-14. The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2023-12-21 05:00 UTC. The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. The Service Module radio is temporarily stowed. Targeting return to service once a new computer has been delivered for SSTV use with this system. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information] ________________________________ Upcoming Satellite Operations No scheduled operations are listed at this time. A growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their grid square activations on https://hams.at<https://hams.at/>. By visiting the website, you gain easy access to comprehensive information about the operators responsible for activating specific grid squares. Additionally, you have the ability to assess the match score between yourself and a particular rover for a given pass, while also being able to identify the upcoming satellite passes that are accessible from your location. [ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, for the above information] ________________________________ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. + Orlando HamCation 2024 Friday February 9th through Sunday February 11th, 2024 Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park 4603 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Florida 32808 https://www.hamcation.com<https://www.hamcation.com/> + 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight Thursday February 22nd through Saturday February 24th, 2024 Center for Space Education: Astronauts Memorial Foundation Kennedy Space Center, M6-306 405 State Road, FL 32899 https://www.ariss.org/overview.html + Dayton Hamvention 2024 Friday May 17th through Sunday May 19th, 2024 Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center 120 Fairground Road Xenia, OH 45385 https://hamvention.org<https://hamvention.org/> [ANS thanks the AMSAT Events page for the above information] ________________________________ Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store! [https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AMSAT-Car-Flag-2…] 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear ________________________________ Satellite Shorts from All Over + Liftoff of Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) is scheduled for 22:11 UTC Wednesday, Jan. 17, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew will travel to the orbiting outpost aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after launching on the company's Falcon 9 rocket. The Ax-3 crew members are Commander Michael López-Alegría, KE5GTK, Pilot Walter Villadei, IU0RWB, of Italy, Mission Specialist Alper Gezeravcı, KJ5DIY, of Turkey, and ESA (European Space Agency) project astronaut Marcus Wandt, KJ5COO, of Sweden. Watch live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities, as well as docking operations on the NASA+ streaming service at https://plus.nasa.gov<https://plus.nasa.gov/>. (ANS thanks NASA for the above information.) + ARISS is calling for proposals from U.S. educational institutions to host an Amateur Radio contact with ISS crew members between July 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024. They seek organizations drawing large participation to integrate the contact into an education plan. Proposals are due by February 29, 2024, with details at https://www.ariss.org<https://www.ariss.org/>. A 10-minute Q&A session with astronauts provides students a firsthand experience of space life and research. Amateur Radio organizations worldwide, with support from NASA and international space agencies, facilitate these contacts. An ARISS Introductory Webinar on January 17, 2024, at 7 PM ET via Zoom is available for those interested. Inquiries can be directed to education [at] ariss-usa.org. ARISS aims to promote STEM exploration through radio contacts between ISS crew members and students. (ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations, for the above information) + India has marked another significant milestone in space exploration with the successful placement of the Aditya L-1 spacecraft into a periodic Halo orbit approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. This accomplishment follows India's pioneering achievement of landing an unmanned spacecraft on the moon's southern polar region four months earlier. Named after the Hindu god of the sun, Aditya-L1 is strategically positioned at Lagrange Point 1, providing an uninterrupted five-year study of the sun's outer layer. This achievement underscores India's unique capability to travel vast distances in space, setting it apart as the first in Asia to do so. With a focus on understanding space weather, the spacecraft is equipped with seven scientific instruments to monitor solar wind particles and magnetic fields. (ANS thanks Anjana Pasricha, Voice of America, for the above information) + NASA has announced delays to its Artemis program, pushing back the anticipated return of astronauts to the moon to 2026. The Artemis 2 mission, originally scheduled for November 2024, is now set for September 2025, while the Artemis 3 moon-landing mission, initially targeted for late 2025, is rescheduled for September 2026. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson emphasized that safety is the top priority, allowing more time for teams to address challenges with first-time developments, operations, and integration. Jim Free, NASA's associate administrator, underscored the decision's focus on crew safety. Various new systems and technologies, such as facilities at Kennedy Space Center and improvements to the Orion capsule, are still being tested ahead of Artemis 2. Despite setbacks, NASA remains enthusiastic about Artemis 2, seeing it as a representation of national and global achievements in space exploration. (ANS thanks Brett Tingley, Space.com, for the above information) + The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully inserted the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) into lunar orbit on December 25, 2023, at 16:51 (JST). SLIM's elliptical lunar orbit, connecting the Moon's north and south poles, has a 6.4-hour period, ranging from approximately 600km at perilune (closest point to the Moon) to 4,000km at apolune (furthest point). The orbit adjustment proceeded as planned, and the spacecraft is currently in normal condition. Over the next few weeks until mid-January 2024, SLIM's apolune point will be lowered, transitioning the orbit to a circular one at around 600km altitude. Subsequently, preparations for landing will commence, with the perilune point scheduled to be lowered to 15km on January 19, initiating the descent towards the lunar surface around 00:00 AM (JST) on January 20, and landing expected at approximately 00:20 AM (JST) on the same day. (ANS thanks Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for the above information) ________________________________ Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org<https://launch.amsat.org/> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: * Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). * Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. * Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half-time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. * Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org<http://amsat.org/> for additional membership information. 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! This week's ANS Editor, Mitch Ahrenstorff, ADØHJ ad0hj [at] amsat.org<http://amsat.org/>

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TEVEL-5
by david.greenberg 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-5 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 12.01.24 19:24U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-7
by david.greenberg 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-7 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 11.01.24 19:19U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-2
by david.greenberg 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-2 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 11.01.24 18:44U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by Nick 09 Jan '24

09 Jan '24

After researching around alot more and looking further at the schematic, the KR5600 controller would require me to add a starting cap to the azimuth side of the controller in order to use my KR400 azimuth rotator with it (as the KR600X has limit switches and therefore does not have the starting caps in the controller). I however have just ordered a used G5400B and will be putting a 100v 100uf cap on the elevation side and it will work fine as N8DEU has stated. Thank you for the help guys on this confusing issue. Nick KE8AKW

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by Nick 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

Tim N8DEU, That is great info to know that I can use a G5400 box by simply just adding a 100uf cap to the elevation side for my KR 5400 rotator system, I will keep that in mind! However my question I would still like to know (for our electrical engineers out there) is will a KR-5600 rotator box will work with my KR 5400 system. Attached is the manual for both showing the schematics of both boxes. It seems to me they are both basically the same (according to my very basic schematic knowledge). Nick KE8AKW

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ARISS News Release No. 24-01
by David Jordan 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

ARISS News Release No. 24-01 DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on theInternational Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals New Proposal Window is January 8, 2024 – February 29, 2024 January 8, 2024--- The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program isseeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations,individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crewmember on board the ISS. ARISS anticipatesthat the contact would be held between July 1, 2024 and December 31,2024. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contactdates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking fororganizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate thecontact into a well-developed education plan. The deadlineto submit a proposal is February 29, 2024. Proposal information and moredetails such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can befound at www.ariss.org.An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on January 17 at 7 PMET. The Zoom link to sign up is: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-qsrD0pGNLBvhR_2p5O9uTeRzO0u4… The Opportunity Crew membersaboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled AmateurRadio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length andallow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answersession. An ARISScontact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio betweenastronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms andcommunities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learnfirsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and tolearn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have anopportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, andradio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity ofscheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrateflexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radioorganizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies inRussia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with thisopportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide theequipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on theISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. Please directany questions to education(a)ariss-usa.org . About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) isa cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the spaceagencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States,sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio DigitalCommunications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’sSpace Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS NationalLab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promoteexploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radiobetween crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-onlearning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. Formore information, see http://www.ariss.org . Media Contact: Dave Jordan,AA4KN ARISS PR Find us onsocial media at: Twitter:ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon: ariss_intl(a)mastodon.hams.social Check out ARISSon Youtube.com.

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by mikflathead＠aol.com 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

I have had success in the past with dc caps wired + to +. Mike On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 10:23:19 AM EST, Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Appropriate capacitors are often marketed as "motor start capacitors" or "motor run capacitors" and your local supplier of building air conditioner parts likely stocks them. Here is an Australian stocking distributor that has one for about 14 Aussie dollars: https://www.motiondynamics.com.au/100-125f-250v-motor-start-capacitor.html de KM1P Joe ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

Appropriate capacitors are often marketed as "motor start capacitors" or "motor run capacitors" and your local supplier of building air conditioner parts likely stocks them. Here is an Australian stocking distributor that has one for about 14 Aussie dollars: https://www.motiondynamics.com.au/100-125f-250v-motor-start-capacitor.html de KM1P Joe

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by Chris Hodgeman 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

David Have you tried Alibaba? I just had a quick look and saw these. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/100uf-100v-Aluminum-Electrolytic-Cap… 100uf 100v Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor 100uf/100v Capacitor 10*17 20% - Buy 100uf 100v Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitor,100uf/100v Capacitor,Electrolytic Capacitor Product on Alibaba.com alibaba.com Cheers Chris VR2ZSS/VK4AX > On 8 Jan 2024, at 5:28 PM, David Hopkins via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Gentlemen, > Our radio club is in the process of designing rotator control boxes. > > We intend to have touch screen LCD's along with other niceties. > Our biggest problem is finding the 100uF AC capacitors to do the job. > All the ones we can find in this part of the world a 415V rating, very large and expensive. > > Does anyone know of a supply of the capacitors that Yaseu use in their rotators? > The working voltage needs to be only about 70V AC and thus much smaller than the normal motor start capacitors. > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > Thanks > David (VK4ZF) > > > > On 2024-01-08 2:38 pm, Tim N8DEU via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> I have used a Yaesu G-5400B controller box with my KenPro KR-400 elevation rotor for years at Field Day. You must add a 100uF capacitor between elevation terminal pins 4 and 5 on the back of the Yaesu G-5400B control unit to control the KenPro elevation rotor. The capacitor can be placed inside or outside of the control box. For convenience of removal, I chose to wire the capacitor externally and tie-wrapped the "FLUX" capacitor to the AC cord (picture attached). If you can see the picture, you may get a chuckle on how I labelled the capacitor. That always makes a great conversation piece at Field Day when explaining how signals get into space... >> >> Yaesu decided to move the capacitor from the Yaesu G-5400B control box to the elevation rotor housing. This is the reason the Yaesu G-5400B control box does not work with the KenPro elevation rotor. The Yaesu G-5400B controller does not contain the 100uF capacitor and the KenPro elevation rotor does not host the capacitor either. Whereas, the Yaesu elevation rotor does have the capacitor installed inside of it. >> >> The KenPro KR-400 is well known to have melted motor windings if the motor is allowed to run to the limit and the motor is not turned off. There are no limit switches to protect the KenPro motor. The limit switches were added to the Yaesu elevation rotor design. Back in the 1990's, I rewound the melted motor coils by hand. I would not recommend this unless you know what you are doing or you like to tinker. >> >> I have repaired the 5V regulator, coils, OpAmps, the transformer, and some lights on the meters over the years. Concerning the transformer, I actually used two separate transformers purchased from Radio Shack to provide the 2 voltage outputs at a fraction of the cost compared to the supplier. Both replacement transformers fit perfectly inside the control box. Radio Shack was such a great source of inexpensive parts to keep my Yaesu and KenPro Az/El rotors working. I really miss Radio Shack for the convenience. >> >> <Flux_Capacitor.jpg> >> >> >> >> 73, >> >> Tim Cunningham - N8DEU >> >> From: Nick via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2024 3:53 PM >> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility >> >> Hi all, >> I have a Kenpro KR-5400A Rotator system (KR-400 Azimuth Rotator, and KR-500 Elevation Rotator) and unfortunately the elevation side of the KR-5400A Control box is not working. I have been looking for a replacement KR-5400A control box with no luck yet but have come across a few KR-5600A Control Boxes for sale; my question for anyone that knows, is the KR-5600 Control box compatible with the KR-5400A Rotator system? To my knowledge the only difference between the KR-5400 and KR-5600 rotator systems is that the azimuth rotator on the KR-5600 is a KR-600X which is a slightly stronger rotator and it has limit switches where as the KR-400 rotator does not have limit switches in the rotator. I know that the Yaesu control boxes will not work with the Kenpro rotators without modification due to the starting caps being in the rotators rather then in the control boxes for the kenpros. >> >> Thanks Nick KE8AKW >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://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. >> Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org/> >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org/> > -- > Definitely not sent from an I-Phone > > David G Hopkins (VK4ZF) > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org/> > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org/>

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by David Hopkins 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

Gentlemen, Our radio club is in the process of designing rotator control boxes. We intend to have touch screen LCD's along with other niceties. Our biggest problem is finding the 100uF AC capacitors to do the job. All the ones we can find in this part of the world a 415V rating, very large and expensive. Does anyone know of a supply of the capacitors that Yaseu use in their rotators? The working voltage needs to be only about 70V AC and thus much smaller than the normal motor start capacitors. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks David (VK4ZF) On 2024-01-08 2:38 pm, Tim N8DEU via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I have used a Yaesu G-5400B controller box with my KenPro KR-400 > elevation rotor for years at Field Day. You must add a 100uF capacitor > between elevation terminal pins 4 and 5 on the back of the Yaesu > G-5400B control unit to control the KenPro elevation rotor. The > capacitor can be placed inside or outside of the control box. For > convenience of removal, I chose to wire the capacitor externally and > tie-wrapped the "FLUX" capacitor to the AC cord (picture attached). If > you can see the picture, you may get a chuckle on how I labelled the > capacitor. That always makes a great conversation piece at Field Day > when explaining how signals get into space... > > Yaesu decided to move the capacitor from the Yaesu G-5400B control box > to the elevation rotor housing. This is the reason the Yaesu G-5400B > control box does not work with the KenPro elevation rotor. The Yaesu > G-5400B controller does not contain the 100uF capacitor and the KenPro > elevation rotor does not host the capacitor either. Whereas, the Yaesu > elevation rotor does have the capacitor installed inside of it. > > The KenPro KR-400 is well known to have melted motor windings if the > motor is allowed to run to the limit and the motor is not turned off. > There are no limit switches to protect the KenPro motor. The limit > switches were added to the Yaesu elevation rotor design. Back in the > 1990's, I rewound the melted motor coils by hand. I would not > recommend this unless you know what you are doing or you like to tinker. > > I have repaired the 5V regulator, coils, OpAmps, the transformer, and > some lights on the meters over the years. Concerning the transformer, > I actually used two separate transformers purchased from Radio Shack > to provide the 2 voltage outputs at a fraction of the cost compared to > the supplier. Both replacement transformers fit perfectly inside the > control box. Radio Shack was such a great source of inexpensive parts > to keep my Yaesu and KenPro Az/El rotors working. I really miss Radio > Shack for the convenience. > > > > > > 73, > > Tim Cunningham - N8DEU > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Nick via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 7, 2024 3:53 PM > *To:* amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Subject:* [AMSAT-BB] Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility > Hi all, > I have a Kenpro KR-5400A Rotator system (KR-400 Azimuth Rotator, and > KR-500 Elevation Rotator) and unfortunately the elevation side of the > KR-5400A Control box is not working. I have been looking for a > replacement KR-5400A control box with no luck yet but have come across > a few KR-5600A Control Boxes for sale; my question for anyone that > knows, is the KR-5600 Control box compatible with the KR-5400A Rotator > system? To my knowledge the only difference between the KR-5400 and > KR-5600 rotator systems is that the azimuth rotator on the KR-5600 is > a KR-600X which is a slightly stronger rotator and it has limit > switches where as the KR-400 rotator does not have limit switches in > the rotator. I know that the Yaesu control boxes will not work with > the Kenpro rotators without modification due to the starting caps > being in the rotators rather then in the control boxes for the kenpros. > > Thanks Nick KE8AKW > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available athttps://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://mailman.amsat.org -- Definitely not sent from an I-Phone David G Hopkins (VK4ZF)

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by mikflathead＠aol.com 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

Have you tried swapping the elevation to the azimuth to see if that works? Could it be in the box? Just a thought. On Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 08:09:15 PM EST, Nick via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: The control box is showing the elevation meter is fully deflected right on the meter (180 degrees) when it's actually 0 degrees and the elevation rotator does not move when Up or Down is pressed. However, I can confirm the control box is putting out about 32v AC to the rotator via pins 4 to 6 and 5 to 6 when Up or Down is depressed. On Sun, Jan 7, 2024, 4:58 PM mikflathead(a)aol.com <mikflathead(a)aol.com> wrote: What is the control box not doing. They are not that complicated. On Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 04:54:07 PM EST, Nick via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Hi all,I have a Kenpro KR-5400A Rotator system (KR-400 Azimuth Rotator, and KR-500 Elevation Rotator) and unfortunately the elevation side of the KR-5400A Control box is not working. I have been looking for a replacement KR-5400A control box with no luck yet but have come across a few KR-5600A Control Boxes for sale; my question for anyone that knows, is the KR-5600 Control box compatible with the KR-5400A Rotator system? To my knowledge the only difference between the KR-5400 and KR-5600 rotator systems is that the azimuth rotator on the KR-5600 is a KR-600X which is a slightly stronger rotator and it has limit switches where as the KR-400 rotator does not have limit switches in the rotator. I know that the Yaesu control boxes will not work with the Kenpro rotators without modification due to the starting caps being in the rotators rather then in the control boxes for the kenpros. Thanks Nick KE8AKW ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by Tim N8DEU 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

I have used a Yaesu G-5400B controller box with my KenPro KR-400 elevation rotor for years at Field Day. You must add a 100uF capacitor between elevation terminal pins 4 and 5 on the back of the Yaesu G-5400B control unit to control the KenPro elevation rotor. The capacitor can be placed inside or outside of the control box. For convenience of removal, I chose to wire the capacitor externally and tie-wrapped the "FLUX" capacitor to the AC cord (picture attached). If you can see the picture, you may get a chuckle on how I labelled the capacitor. That always makes a great conversation piece at Field Day when explaining how signals get into space... Yaesu decided to move the capacitor from the Yaesu G-5400B control box to the elevation rotor housing. This is the reason the Yaesu G-5400B control box does not work with the KenPro elevation rotor. The Yaesu G-5400B controller does not contain the 100uF capacitor and the KenPro elevation rotor does not host the capacitor either. Whereas, the Yaesu elevation rotor does have the capacitor installed inside of it. The KenPro KR-400 is well known to have melted motor windings if the motor is allowed to run to the limit and the motor is not turned off. There are no limit switches to protect the KenPro motor. The limit switches were added to the Yaesu elevation rotor design. Back in the 1990's, I rewound the melted motor coils by hand. I would not recommend this unless you know what you are doing or you like to tinker. I have repaired the 5V regulator, coils, OpAmps, the transformer, and some lights on the meters over the years. Concerning the transformer, I actually used two separate transformers purchased from Radio Shack to provide the 2 voltage outputs at a fraction of the cost compared to the supplier. Both replacement transformers fit perfectly inside the control box. Radio Shack was such a great source of inexpensive parts to keep my Yaesu and KenPro Az/El rotors working. I really miss Radio Shack for the convenience. [cid:5393682d-f700-43f5-b7db-fb09deaf0500] 73, Tim Cunningham - N8DEU ________________________________ From: Nick via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2024 3:53 PM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility Hi all, I have a Kenpro KR-5400A Rotator system (KR-400 Azimuth Rotator, and KR-500 Elevation Rotator) and unfortunately the elevation side of the KR-5400A Control box is not working. I have been looking for a replacement KR-5400A control box with no luck yet but have come across a few KR-5600A Control Boxes for sale; my question for anyone that knows, is the KR-5600 Control box compatible with the KR-5400A Rotator system? To my knowledge the only difference between the KR-5400 and KR-5600 rotator systems is that the azimuth rotator on the KR-5600 is a KR-600X which is a slightly stronger rotator and it has limit switches where as the KR-400 rotator does not have limit switches in the rotator. I know that the Yaesu control boxes will not work with the Kenpro rotators without modification due to the starting caps being in the rotators rather then in the control boxes for the kenpros. Thanks Nick KE8AKW

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Re: Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by mikflathead＠aol.com 08 Jan '24

08 Jan '24

What is the control box not doing. They are not that complicated. On Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 04:54:07 PM EST, Nick via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Hi all,I have a Kenpro KR-5400A Rotator system (KR-400 Azimuth Rotator, and KR-500 Elevation Rotator) and unfortunately the elevation side of the KR-5400A Control box is not working. I have been looking for a replacement KR-5400A control box with no luck yet but have come across a few KR-5600A Control Boxes for sale; my question for anyone that knows, is the KR-5600 Control box compatible with the KR-5400A Rotator system? To my knowledge the only difference between the KR-5400 and KR-5600 rotator systems is that the azimuth rotator on the KR-5600 is a KR-600X which is a slightly stronger rotator and it has limit switches where as the KR-400 rotator does not have limit switches in the rotator. I know that the Yaesu control boxes will not work with the Kenpro rotators without modification due to the starting caps being in the rotators rather then in the control boxes for the kenpros. Thanks Nick KE8AKW ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Kenpro KR-5600 Control Box Compatibility
by Nick 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

Hi all, I have a Kenpro KR-5400A Rotator system (KR-400 Azimuth Rotator, and KR-500 Elevation Rotator) and unfortunately the elevation side of the KR-5400A Control box is not working. I have been looking for a replacement KR-5400A control box with no luck yet but have come across a few KR-5600A Control Boxes for sale; my question for anyone that knows, is the KR-5600 Control box compatible with the KR-5400A Rotator system? To my knowledge the only difference between the KR-5400 and KR-5600 rotator systems is that the azimuth rotator on the KR-5600 is a KR-600X which is a slightly stronger rotator and it has limit switches where as the KR-400 rotator does not have limit switches in the rotator. I know that the Yaesu control boxes will not work with the Kenpro rotators without modification due to the starting caps being in the rotators rather then in the control boxes for the kenpros. Thanks Nick KE8AKW

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TEVEL-3
by david.greenberg 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-3 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 07.01.24 19:27U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-6
by david.greenberg 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-6 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 07.01.24 19:16U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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CAN bus help
by nick 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

The satellite team at the University of Louisiana has decided to use the CAN Bus of its CAPE IV satellite. Our team and the EECE staff has almost no experience with the CAN BUS. We are looking for advice to deploy this technology. If you want to help, please contact us. nick Cell 337 258 2527 Helping UL become a world Class Engineering and Educational School Disagree I Learn

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ANS-007 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Paul Stoetzer 07 Jan '24

07 Jan '24

*AMSAT *News Service*ANS-007* *January 7, 2024* In this edition: - Welcome to the New Look AMSAT News Service - 2024 President's Club Coins Now Available - W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary - VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of January 1, 2024 - Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 5, 2024 - ARISS and Amateur Radio Featured on the TODAY Show - Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project - ARISS News - Upcoming Satellite Operations - Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events - Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on https://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ ------------------------------ Welcome to the New Look AMSAT News Service For over 30 years, the AMSAT News Service has been a text only service. Initially, ANS was distributed via dial-up modems and packet networks. As technology has moved on, the text only format has become a significant limitation. In particular, the text only format was often not responsive on mobile devices in many email clients. We hope this new format improves the readability for our users and makes the content more engaging. We do plan to continue tweaking this format as the year goes on. We welcome feedback on this change at ans-editor [at] amsat.org *[ANS thanks the AMSAT News Service Team for the above information]* ------------------------------ 2024 President's Club Coins Now Available The 2024 President's Club coins are now available! This year's coin features an image of AMSAT's next satellite - GOLF-TEE. At all levels of membership - beginning with annual donations of $120 or more - President's Club donors receive the following recognition: - Listing in the AMSAT News Service and The AMSAT Journal - Commemorative Coin – A unique 2” metal coin with a highly polished gold finish and four-color accents. Each year’s coin will feature a different color scheme and different OSCAR satellite. - Membership Certificate – An 8.5” x 11” full-color personalized certificate. Donors at the Silver or higher levels receive even more benefits such as a handsome personalized acrylic desk plaque, tickets to the annual AMSAT Symposium, luncheons and dinners. See the table below for complete details. (Note that recognition items are provided by an anonymous donor and no member dues are used. 100% percent of your donation is used for AMSAT activities.) For persons or clubs wanting to make a contribution by check or electronic transfer, please contact Frank Karnauskas, VP-Development at f.karnauskas [at] amsat.org. Remember, AMSAT is a 501(c)3 corporation and your contribution may be tax deductible. Check with your tax advisor. For more information and to donate today, visit the AMSAT President's Club <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/>. *[ANS thanks Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT Vice President - Development, for the above information]* ------------------------------ *The 2024 Coins Are Here Now!Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus.**Join <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/> the AMSAT President’s Club today!* <https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/2024-coin-both_586/#ma…> ------------------------------ W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary *N6UA operating during the 2024 W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day* The W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day occurred on January 1st. Reports of activity were received on the AMSAT-BB from several stations. Steve Nordahl, NS3L, in Nazareth, PA reported making 13 CW QSOs on RS-44 and JO-97: RS-44: W3AVP, W0BZ, KD4O, N6UA, NU1U, KE8RJU/7, NM3B, VA3NNA, N8MR. NA1ME, KN2K JO-97: WA8FXQ, WB2TQE Steve Greene, KS1G, in northern Virginia, reported that he worked NM3B, N8MR, and WA3FIR on the 1350Z pass of RS-44. He did hear NS3L work NM3B, but didn't find him later in the pass to work him too. Scott Davis, K5TA, reported working N6UA and KA0WKQ on RS-44 and WA8FXQ on AO-7. Doug Tabor, N6UA, operated portable with a key attached to his leg. He operated on two passes of RS-44 - one from the back deck and one from the driveway. He worked NS3L, K5TA, and NA1ME and heard both WB7VUF and KE8RJU/7. Thanks to all for participating in this annual event! *In March 2022, the AMSAT community lost one of our pioneers when Ray Soifer, W2RS, became a silent key. In addition to his numerous contributions to AMSAT and the worldwide amateur satellite community, Ray was also the long time organizer of AMSAT’s CW Activity Day – previously AMSAT Straight Key Night – held in conjunction with the ARRL’s event on New Year’s Day. In recognition of Ray’s long time service to AMSAT and his keen interest in CW operating via satellite, AMSAT’s CW Activity Day is now known as the W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day.* *[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President, for the above information]* ------------------------------ VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of January 1, 2024VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary December 01, 2023 to January 01, 2024 Call 1-Dec 1-Jan K8DP 1581 1629 WC7V 1426 1451 AA5PK 1404 1426 N8RO 1384 1401 DL2GRC 1108 1166 N0JE 1057 1075 KC9ELU 254 1056 DG7RO 285 1005 AC9O 836 1001 XE1L 860 915 EA2AA 856 875 KG0D 700 801 JN2QCV 507 726 KJ7DZ 600 700 KK4YEL 589 674 N8MR 617 658 KB1HY 604 648 W8MTB 600 620 KC4CJ 126 602 JA1QJI 253 600 A65BR 532 554 EA3TA 400 503 JS1LQI 436 500 HP2VX 481 496 N3CAL 471 480 HB9GWJ 450 476 JA1GZK 350 435 KP3V 310 402 AG7NR 350 400 N9ZTS 302 400 DL8GAM 351 375 N6PAZ 342 350 N7ZO 304 350 AL7ID 261 320 K8BL 300 310 N7UJJ 250 308 ZS2BK 244 305 W6AER 201 302 HL1WP New 300 KH6WI 252 300 K6VHF 250 276 K9AQ 200 250 WD9EWK (DM41) 225 229 WA8ZID 202 226 KG4AKV (FM14) New 217 YV1DIG 200 213 JS2GGD 157 204 WD9EWK (DM23) 195 200 JL3OUW 123 187 AK2S New 152 N6UTC (DM15) 126 150 K9MU 100 129 N6UTC (DM14) 110 128 KB4DSL New 127 WD9EWK (DM13) 109 116 N8XHF New 106 EA3HAH New 100 WA1JAY New 100 Congratulations to the new VUCC holders! HL1WP is first VUCC Satellite holder from PM37 N8XHF is first VUCC Satellite holder from FM16 DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary December 01, 2023 to January 01, 2024 Call 1-Dec 1-Jan S57NML 125 175 OE6MDF 143 169 VU2LBW 152 162 YO3APJ 149 162 SV8CS 150 153 LA6OP 136 143 HB9RYZ 139 141 SP3AU 136 137 KB1HY 131 135 YO9HP 108 131 F6AOJ 125 129 IK6GZM 101 124 IK4DRY 107 122 IW7DOL 116 122 K8DP 112 122 A65BR 104 112 CT1EEB 111 112 KC9ELU 101 112 AA5PK 100 110 LA7XK New 106 TF1A 102 103 LA0FA 100 102 UW8SM New 102 EA5RM 100 101 W8LR New 100 Congratulations to the new DXCC Satellite holders! UW8SM is first DXCC Satellite holder from KN59 *[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]* ------------------------------ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 5, 2024 Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/ The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: *BeliefSat-0* NORAD Cat ID 58695 IARU coordinated downlink on 145.980 MHz The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: *VENTA 1* NORAD Cat ID 42791 Decayed from orbit on or about 03 January 2024 *[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]* ------------------------------ *Need new satellite antennas? Purchase an M2 LEO-Pack from the **AMSAT Store! <https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/>**When you purchase through **AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards **Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.* ------------------------------ ARISS and Amateur Radio Featured on the TODAY Show On January 5, 2024, the TODAY Show featured Harry Smith of NBC News going behind the scenes of last month's QSO between Harbor Creek School in Pennsylvania and the ISS. Video of the segment can be seen on YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gn1UKszRNY> ARISS International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, said of the segment: "What a phenomenal story of a breathtaking ARISS educational experience. Our heartiest congratulations to the Harbor Creek School: the Advanced Technology Group students, educators, families and Leader/Assistant Principal/ARISS Educator Drew Mortensen. WOW!!" *[ANS thanks the TODAY Show and ARISS for the above information]* ------------------------------ Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project A general announcement to the AMSAT community! Prof. Robert "Bob" Twiggs KE6QMD and Dr. Aaron Zucherman KM6CHY (a former student of his) are working on gathering and publishing a series on the history of the creation and adoption of the CubeSat, including its direct SmallSat forebears (AMSAT, WeberSat, OPAL, etc.) and educational picosat successors (CanSats, PocketQubes and ThinSats). While outstanding technical accounts have been written on the subject, we plan on focusing on the underreported human stories and drama during this early history. You can see our announcement here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bob-twiggs-b6163125_cubesat-smallsat-smallsa… The project was also mentioned in Aviation Week: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/cubesats-how-accidental… We specifically wanted to reach out to the AMSAT community to find those who worked on the early educational smallsat missions and AMSAT members who were mentors to many of the earliest (pre-2010) CubeSat mission teams. However, if you feel you have something else to contribute to CubeSat's history, we want to hear about it! A list of missions we are hoping to find AMSAT members from includes: - WeberSAT (Weber-OSCAR 18, WO-18, Microsat-3) - OPAL (OPAL-OSCAR 38, OO-38, StenSat,) - JAWSAT (Weber-OSCAR 39, WO-39) - SSETI-Express (XO-53, eXpress-OSCAR 53) - CUTE-1 (CO-55, CubeSat-OSCAR 55) - CUTE-1.7 (CO-56, CubeSat-OSCAR 56) - CUBESAT XI-IV (CO-57, CubeSat-OSCAR 57) - CUBESAT XI-V (CO-58, CubeSat-OSCAR 58) - Delfi-C3 (DO 64, Delfi-OSCAR 64) Please feel free to contact azucherman [at] gmail.com if you are interested in contributing. *[ANS thanks Aaron Zucherman, PhD, KM6CHY, for the above information]* ------------------------------ ARISS News Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. No contacts have been scheduled from 2023-12-21 to 2024-01-14. The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2023-12-21 05:00 UTC. The Service Module radio is temporarily stowed. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down), If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html *[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]* ------------------------------ Upcoming Satellite Operations No scheduled operations are listed at this time. A growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their grid square activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the website, you gain easy access to comprehensive information about the operators responsible for activating specific grid squares. Additionally, you have the ability to assess the match score between yourself and a particular rover for a given pass, while also being able to identify the upcoming satellite passes that are accessible from your location. *[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, for the above information]* ------------------------------ * Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?* Get an AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store <https://www.zazzle.com/store/amsat_gear>! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space ------------------------------ Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says, "Think a 75-minute presentation on "working the easy satellites" would be appropriate for your club or event? Let me know by emailing me at k6lcsclint (at) gmail (dot) com or calling me at 909-999-SATS (7287)!" Clint has NEVER given the exact same show twice: EACH of the 150+ presentations so far has been customized/tailored to their audiences. Scheduled EventsARISS 40th Anniversary Conference: Celebrating the Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight Center for Space Education, Adjacent to NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Center, Florida, USA February 22-24, 2024 More information is available at https://www.ariss.org/overview.html *[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, and AMSAT for the above information]* ------------------------------ Satellite Shorts from All Over + The ARRL has published Logbook of the World configuration file version 11.27, adding support for QSOs made through SO-121. + The SaxaVord Spaceport on the Scottish island of Unst in the Shetland Islands was approved to launch rockets in 2024, the first fully licensed orbital spaceport in Western Europe. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) + China launched 4 weather satellites and a pair of Beidou satellites… but again dropped a booster full of highly toxic hypergols on someone’s house. Video at https://bit.ly/3vo9mhu (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information) ------------------------------ Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: - Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). - Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. - Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. - Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. *73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!* *This week's ANS Editor,* *Paul Stoetzer, N8HM* *n8hm [at] amsat.org <http://amsat.org>* *ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002*

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Re: Backwards TX/RX with SATPC32 on IC-9700
by Mark Johns, K0JM 06 Jan '24

06 Jan '24

It appears that you may have entered the frequencies in reverse order in Doppler.SQF. See https://www.amsat.org/doppler-sqf-line-generator/ -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at 9:17 AM Glen Jenkins via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I am new to satellite operation, having just installed SATPC32 on my PC > for my IC-9700. > I am using the latest document : "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" from > AMSAT dated May 2023 for my data. > The attached image CAS-4B and SATPC31 Display shows that the data sent by > SATPC32 to the IC-9700 does not match the satellite data. One its is > backwards and two, the data itself is not matching here. Do I have > something setup incorrectly on the software or in my IC-9700, ? If so, what > do I need to correct. > > It appears to me that the RX and TX frequencies for the satellites are > backwards on the IC-9700 as set by SATPC32. The bands are switched for Rx > and Tx. > SATPC32 shows DOWNLINK as 145.925, and TX Uplink as 435.277 right now on > its top data line. > YET the IC9700 is getting sent as RX on 435.650 MHz (top of display) and > TX on the bottom of the display it shows 145.990 with a "TX" indicator next > to it. > So it's backwards, RIGHT? > > I see the same issue of backwards Rx and Tx on the IC-9700 on these other > Satellites set by SATPC32: > AO-73, > > Then: > AO-91, The Data on the display CAT Tuning shows "145960/435250 FM/FM" > which matched the AMSAT data. If I click "Execute", I get and Error > "Please, enter a valid RX frequency". Why? When I click OK on that error, > and then click on "Continue" the rig does show the correct Rx and TX data > settings. > > On AO-109, there is NO FREQUENCY data on the CAT Tuning, Does that mean > that the Satellite is missing from the nasa satellite data file? > > Thank you for the help, and if anyone wants to call me and walk me through > my errors and fixes, just email separately to wb4ktf(a)pipeline.com (mailto: > wb4ktf(a)pipeline.com) > > 73s > Glen Jenkins, P.E. > WB4KTF > Austin, TX > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Is Greencube digipeater on?
by Fernando Ramirez 06 Jan '24

06 Jan '24

Hola Gabriel! The satellite is currently operating at 300 bps. I worked several stations a few hours ago but it is sometimes hard to get through due to congestion (nothing new). Make sure to change the speed setting in your Soundmodem. 73 Fernando, KF7R ________________________________ From: Gabriel - EA6VQ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2024 2:20 AM To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Is Greencube digipeater on? Since yesterday morning it seems that the Greeencube digipeater is not available, or otherwise something is wrong in my configuration. Can you confirm please? -- 73. Gabriel - EA6VQ

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Is Greencube digipeater on?
by Gabriel - EA6VQ 06 Jan '24

06 Jan '24

Since yesterday morning it seems that the Greeencube digipeater is not available, or otherwise something is wrong in my configuration. Can you confirm please? -- /*73. Gabriel - EA6VQ*/

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Backwards TX/RX with SATPC32 on IC-9700
by Glen Jenkins 05 Jan '24

05 Jan '24

Hello, I am new to satellite operation, having just installed SATPC32 on my PC for my IC-9700. I am using the latest document : "Amateur Satellite Frequency Guide" from AMSAT dated May 2023 for my data. The attached image CAS-4B and SATPC31 Display shows that the data sent by SATPC32 to the IC-9700 does not match the satellite data. One its is backwards and two, the data itself is not matching here. Do I have something setup incorrectly on the software or in my IC-9700, ? If so, what do I need to correct. It appears to me that the RX and TX frequencies for the satellites are backwards on the IC-9700 as set by SATPC32. The bands are switched for Rx and Tx. SATPC32 shows DOWNLINK as 145.925, and TX Uplink as 435.277 right now on its top data line. YET the IC9700 is getting sent as RX on 435.650 MHz (top of display) and TX on the bottom of the display it shows 145.990 with a "TX" indicator next to it. So it's backwards, RIGHT? I see the same issue of backwards Rx and Tx on the IC-9700 on these other Satellites set by SATPC32: AO-73, Then: AO-91, The Data on the display CAT Tuning shows "145960/435250 FM/FM" which matched the AMSAT data. If I click "Execute", I get and Error "Please, enter a valid RX frequency". Why? When I click OK on that error, and then click on "Continue" the rig does show the correct Rx and TX data settings. On AO-109, there is NO FREQUENCY data on the CAT Tuning, Does that mean that the Satellite is missing from the nasa satellite data file? Thank you for the help, and if anyone wants to call me and walk me through my errors and fixes, just email separately to wb4ktf(a)pipeline.com (mailto:[email protected]) 73s Glen Jenkins, P.E. WB4KTF Austin, TX

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CubeSat History Project
by Aaron Zucherman 05 Jan '24

05 Jan '24

Good day, A general announcement to the AMSAT community! Prof. Robert "Bob" Twiggs KE6QMD and Dr. Aaron Zucherman KM6CHY (a former student of his) are working on gathering and publishing a series on the history of the creation and adoption of the CubeSat, including its direct SmallSat forebears (AMSAT, WeberSat, OPAL, etc.) and educational picosat successors (CanSats, PocketQubes and ThinSats). While outstanding technical accounts have been written on the subject, we plan on focusing on the underreported human stories and drama during this early history. You can see our announcement here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bob-twiggs-b6163125_cubesat-smallsat-smallsa… The project was also mentioned in Aviation Week: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/cubesats-how-accidental… We specifically wanted to reach out to the AMSAT community to find those who worked on the early educational smallsat missions and AMSAT members who were mentors to many of the earliest (pre-2010) CubeSat mission teams. However, if you feel you have something else to contribute to CubeSat's history, we want to hear about it! A list of missions we are hoping to find AMSAT members from includes: - WeberSAT (Weber-OSCAR 18, WO-18, Microsat-3) - OPAL (OPAL-OSCAR 38, OO-38, StenSat,) - JAWSAT (Weber-OSCAR 39, WO-39) - SSETI-Express (XO-53, eXpress-OSCAR 53) - CUTE-1 (CO-55, CubeSat-OSCAR 55) - CUTE-1.7 (CO-56, CubeSat-OSCAR 56) - CUBESAT XI-IV (CO-57, CubeSat-OSCAR 57) - CUBESAT XI-V (CO-58, CubeSat-OSCAR 58) - Delfi-C3 (DO 64, Delfi-OSCAR 64) Please feel free to contact azucherman(a)gmail.com if you are interested in contributing. Thank you, and Happy New Year! *Aaron Zucherman, PhD (KM6CHY)* E: azucherman(a)gmail.com P: 8054059205

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TEVEL-5
by david.greenberg 04 Jan '24

04 Jan '24

Hello All, TEVEL-5 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 04.01.24 07:33U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: M2 LEO Pack for Greencube
by D. Craig Fox 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

Rick, I use Directive Systems wide lobe yagis (5 el 2m, 11 el 70cm, vert pol) with no preamps and have no difficulty working Greencube. 73, Craig N6RSX From: Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 10:13 AM To: Amsat BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>; Richard Lawn <rjlawn(a)gmail.com> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Re: M2 LEO Pack for Greencube Hi Rick, Yes , these should work with masthead preamps especially for low elevation where you get good DX. I use Wimo X quads (stacked) and works great. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Wednesday, 3 January, 2024 at 11:03:40 pm IST, Richard Lawn via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I have a friend who is starting to assemble a satellite station and asked me if the smallish cir pol yagis like the M2 LEO Pack or WiMO pair would be sufficient to work GreenCube. Any recommendations would be appreciated which I will pass on to him. HNY & 73 Rick, W2JAZ ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org Click here<https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/Qm33LxXSaO7GX2PQPOmvUhzob7QNjb-22WjR0Xr-Xsda…> to report this email as spam. NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.

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Re: M2 LEO Pack for Greencube
by Nitin Muttin 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

Hi Rick, Yes , these should work with masthead preamps especially for low elevation where you get good DX. I use Wimo X quads (stacked) and works great. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Wednesday, 3 January, 2024 at 11:03:40 pm IST, Richard Lawn via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I have a friend who is starting to assemble a satellite station and asked me if the smallish cir pol yagis like the M2 LEO Pack or WiMO pair would be sufficient to work GreenCube. Any recommendations would be appreciated which I will pass on to him. HNY & 73Rick, W2JAZ ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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M2 LEO Pack for Greencube
by Richard Lawn 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

I have a friend who is starting to assemble a satellite station and asked me if the smallish cir pol yagis like the M2 LEO Pack or WiMO pair would be sufficient to work GreenCube. Any recommendations would be appreciated which I will pass on to him. HNY & 73 Rick, W2JAZ

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Re: BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?)
by Nitin Muttin 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

Yes, the payload is permanently attached to the POEM (Last stage). Since it is in equatorial orbit we in south India can access the payload. Example the max elevation for MK83SD in Bangalore is ~36 degree. K J Somaiya college of engineering built the payload and was launched by ISRO. @PE0SAT, I will share a recording of the APRS beacon heard at my station. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Wednesday, 3 January, 2024 at 02:57:40 am IST, Frank via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Will it remain attached to its launch container (POEM-3 ? It may be moot since it looks like an equatorial orbit of little use for most of us. It barely touches India, who launched it ! Am I missing something ? 73 Frank WA2NDV From: PE0SAT | Amateur Radio via AMSAT-BB Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 2:08 PM To: graham(a)shirville.com Cc: Amsat-BB Subject: [AMSAT-BB] BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?) An update on BeliefSat-0, The satellites is connected to the POEM-3 platform and that has TLE ID 58695 So for those that are able to receive BeliefSat-0 follow this ID. More in general, is someone able to share a recording so I can have a look and create a gr-satellites yml file. All the best, On 01-01-2024 19:51, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB wrote: ..and the coordinated frequencies are shown here! https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 73 Graham G3VZV Looks like the answer is yes! Took some digging, but this article points to BeliefSat-0 as an included payload: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-to-launch-xposat-and-10-othe… BeliefSat-0 looks to be this: https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/tree/main , which includes an FM repeater and APRS digipeater. -Will, KK7OBE On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 10:10 Jim Walls via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I was watching the Indian PSLV launch carrying the XPoSat satellite last night. Although it was hard to understand due to the accent, I thought they said that one of the secondary payloads was an amateur satellite. Anyone know if there was an amateur satellite on that flight? -- 73 ------------------------------------- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim(a)k6ccc.org Ofc: 818-548-4804 AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 Jan PE0SAT With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page https://www.pe0sat.nl/ irc://irc.libera.chat #Cubesat - Twitter @pe0sat SatNOGS: https://network.satnogs.org/users/PE0SAT/ LSF Core Contributor: https://libre.space/about-us/ DK3WN SatBlog https://www.satblog.info/ ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?)
by Nitin Muttin 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

Yes Joe, 73 Nitin [VU3TYG] On Wednesday, 3 January, 2024 at 04:29:04 am IST, Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: It is described as a "hosted payload" in the IARU frequency coordination documentation, so I am interpreting that to mean it is integrated permanently with POEM. https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 de KM1P Joe ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Volunteers needed to help at the AMSAT booth at 2024 Hamcation in Orlando, FL
by David Jordan 03 Jan '24

03 Jan '24

The new year is now upon us and that means the 2024 Hamcation in Orlando, Florida (Feb. 9 - 11) is just around the corner.The hamfest began in 1946 and in 2024 celebrates its 78th year having achieved the designation as being the 2nd largest gathering of ham operators in the world annually. Along with a myriad of popular amateur radio vendors and enormous tailgate area to peruse through, AMSAT will also be on hand and we could sure use your help. If last year's 21,800 attendees are any indication of what's ahead, we would greatly appreciate you sharing at least 2 to 4 hours of your time at the AMSAT booth sometime during the three-day event, introducing fellow hams to what amateur satellites are all about, helping those who maybe having problems getting on the air and best of all, connecting face to face with hams you've talked to on the satellites. So if you would like to join us at the AMSAT booth or have any questions about helping out, please contact David Jordan, AA4KN at aa4kn(a)amsat.org. BTW, the average temp. for Orlando in February is a high 75 deg. and low 54 deg.... hard to beat that!! For more details on 2024 Hamcation, visit https://www.hamcation.org Dave, AA4KNAMSAT Ambassador in Central Florida | | | | HamCation The largest amatuer radio / ham radio convention in Florida. | | |

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Re: BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?)
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

It is described as a "hosted payload" in the IARU frequency coordination documentation, so I am interpreting that to mean it is integrated permanently with POEM. https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 de KM1P Joe

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Re: BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?)
by Frank 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

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Re: BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?)
by Pedro Converso 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Thanks for information on BeliefSat-0 Tracking and freqs in local time at: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=BeliefSat Wishing good luck! 73, lu7abf, Pedro On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 4:08 PM PE0SAT | Amateur Radio via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > An update on BeliefSat-0, > > The satellites is connected to the POEM-3 platform and that has TLE ID > 58695 > So for those that are able to receive BeliefSat-0 follow this ID. > > More in general, is someone able to share a recording so I can have a look > and create a gr-satellites yml file. > > All the best, > > On 01-01-2024 19:51, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > ...and the coordinated frequencies are shown here! > > https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 > > > > 73 > > > > Graham G3VZV > > > > > Looks like the answer is yes! > > > > Took some digging, but this article points to BeliefSat-0 as an included > payload: > > > https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-to-launch-xposat-and-10-othe… > > > > BeliefSat-0 looks to be this: > > https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/tree/main , which includes > an FM repeater and APRS digipeater. > > > > -Will, KK7OBE > > > > On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 10:10 Jim Walls via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > wrote: > > I was watching the Indian PSLV launch carrying the XPoSat satellite last > night. Although it was hard to understand due to the accent, I thought > they said that one of the secondary payloads was an amateur satellite. > Anyone know if there was an amateur satellite on that flight? > > -- > 73 > ------------------------------------- > Jim Walls - K6CCC > jim(a)k6ccc.org > Ofc: 818-548-4804 > AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 > > > > Jan PE0SAT > > With regards PE0SAT > Internet web-page https://www.pe0sat.nl/ > irc://irc.libera.chat #Cubesat - Twitter @pe0sat > SatNOGS: https://network.satnogs.org/users/PE0SAT/ > LSF Core Contributor: https://libre.space/about-us/ > DK3WN SatBlog https://www.satblog.info/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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BeliefSat-0 (Re: Ham sat launched last night?)
by PE0SAT | Amateur Radio 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

An update on BeliefSat-0, The satellites is connected to the POEM-3 platform and that has TLE ID 58695 So for those that are able to receive BeliefSat-0 follow this ID. More in general, is someone able to share a recording so I can have a look and create a gr-satellites yml file. All the best, On 01-01-2024 19:51, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB wrote: > ...and the coordinated frequencies are shown here! > > https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=942 > > 73 > > Graham G3VZV > > Looks like the answer is yes! > > Took some digging, but this article points to BeliefSat-0 as an > included payload: > > https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/isro-to-launch-xposat-and-10-othe… > > BeliefSat-0 looks to be this: > > https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat-0/tree/main , which > includes an FM repeater and APRS digipeater. > > -Will, KK7OBE > > On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 10:10 Jim Walls via AMSAT-BB > <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > >> I was watching the Indian PSLV launch carrying the XPoSat satellite >> last >> night. Although it was hard to understand due to the accent, I >> thought >> they said that one of the secondary payloads was an amateur satellite. >> Anyone know if there was an amateur satellite on that flight? >> >> -- >> 73 >> ------------------------------------- >> Jim Walls - K6CCC >> jim(a)k6ccc.org >> Ofc: 818-548-4804 >> AMSAT Member 32537 - WSWSS Member 395 Jan PE0SAT With regards PE0SAT Internet web-page https://www.pe0sat.nl/ irc://irc.libera.chat #Cubesat - Twitter @pe0sat SatNOGS: https://network.satnogs.org/users/PE0SAT/ LSF Core Contributor: https://libre.space/about-us/ DK3WN SatBlog https://www.satblog.info/

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ENC: NA1ME: AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary
by ronnan＠gmail.com 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Hi there, I’m QRV for RS-44 schedules. CW/SSB. 73 Ron PP2RON GH53jg De: Wes Baden via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> > Enviada em: terça-feira, 2 de janeiro de 2024 08:49 Para: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]> > Assunto: [AMSAT-BB] NA1ME: AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary 9A1CAL, F5RRS, F5JRQ, EA3GFA, WA6ARA, N6UA and NS3L on east and west low horizon RS-44 passes from Maine. Heard KN2K. How about making one day a month a CW Activity Day? Always happy too to sked if anyone is looking for Maine or FN54. 73 and HNY to all.

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Re: NA1ME: AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary
by Mike Herr 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

I'd vote for a cw activity day too! Maybe first Saturday of the month? On Tue, Jan 2, 2024, 3:49 AM Wes Baden via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > 9A1CAL, F5RRS, F5JRQ, EA3GFA, WA6ARA, N6UA and NS3L on east and west low > horizon RS-44 passes from Maine. Heard KN2K. How about making one day a > month a CW Activity Day? Always happy too to sked if anyone is looking for > Maine or FN54. 73 and HNY to all. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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