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East Coast Roving Announcement 10-12 June
by Robert Bankston 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

Heading out from EM71 to FM16 Sunday, 10 June, activating grids EM73/EM74, EM84/EM94, EM95/FM05, and FM06 along the way, These will be single FM pass activations. Monday, 11 June, I will activate FM17, FM27, and FM26. I will be on multiple passes from each location, with a focus on FM birds and FO-29. Tuesday, 12 June, I will start off on the FM15/FM25 grid line, and then head back home through FM03/FM04, EM93/EM94, and EM83 with a single pass at each point. All QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW, upon my return. If you need a paper card, my QSL information is good on QRZ. Full schedule available at: https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama/status/1004730959105789952 You can follow me on my roving trip at http://aprs.fi/KE4AL-9 I will post updates on Twitter. My account is open to the public and can be viewed at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama Thanks and 73,Robert | KE4AL

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EL58 trip starts today
by Clayton W5PFG 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

AC0RA and I are in Louisiana and are hoping to be on the air from EL58 after 2300 UTC today, possibly sooner. We should operate until about 2000 UTC Saturday. 73 Clayton W5PFG 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Re: [amsat-bb] : DSLWP: First Amateur Radio Transmissions from
by Robert Ehresman 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

Bob: Thanks very much for the detailed reply! I'm sure I'm not the only appreciative reader either. So from your description it sounds like a station with approximately 1/4 the antenna elements typically considered necessary for closing an EME echo path on CW might be the lower margin of success. I have had 22 elements in the air on 70cm before but not now unfortunately, and not on an "EL" rotor before. I have some work to do. I'm not familiar with the Airspy's dynamic range off hand, but the RTLSDR's is not great. Seems like SDRs with a few more sampling bits would provide a leg up like the Lime. Anyway, it certainly helps to know where to start. Thanks again! 73; Bob KV4PC On Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 11:36 PM N6RFM1 gmail <n6rfm1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Bob, > > > > As you have read in earlier posts, several of us (and the list grows > slowly I think) have been able to both receive and decode signals. My > understanding is that early in the launch PY2SDR, CD3NDC, PY4ZBZ, K4KDR and > myself received signals. By some quirk of fate, I was able to report the > first properly decoded packet back to the team’s server. > > > > The setup here – 11 elements on 70cm (custom “Alaskan Arrows” with solid > elements), SSB E. SP-7000 on UHF preamp, 28 meters of ½ inch hardline, > bias-T, > > Airspy rtl-sdr dongle. Not a superstation by any stretch. > > > > At this point the DSLWP-B is in a lunar orbit. While DSLWP-A has been > reported on S-band, we don’t know its status or location. > > > > See http://destevez.net/2018/06/dslwp-bs-journey-to-the-moon-part-iii/ > for much more detail. This blog reflects a tremendous effort by many > experts including EA4GPZ, BG2BHC and Scott Tilley, among others. (Early > this year Scott discovered that the “long dead” IMAGE satellite was in fact > alive.) > > > > The DSLWP team has now conducted several tests after the lunar injection. > Cees Bassa and Jan PA3FXB have had some amazing results with the Dwingeloo > radio telescope in the Netherlands, during a lunar test window a few days > ago. Alas, we can only dream of such an antenna, and place to put it! > > > > Perhaps more relevant to your question - a very big round of applause for > Piotr SP5ULN who was successful with a decode from the lunar orbit. > Piotyr’s setup is a Cushcraft 719B 19 el Yagi, SSB Electronics LNA > (SP-7000), 30m of RF-10 coax, bias tee and simple RTL-SDR. So, we remain > hopeful… Others may have also been successful, but the DSLWP telemetry > server seems to be down and I can’t tell if there were any other recent > contributors. Perhaps Wei BG2BHC will give us another update and we can > find out what the setup was. > > > > BTW, there is another test and hopefully some of the friends in Japan will > be successful too. > > > > One more point, as far as I am aware only GMSK has been transmitted. But, > there is also a JT4G transmitter on –B. Hopefully, JT4G will be easier to > receive. I for one hope that will be the case. > > > > 73, > > > > Bob > > N6RFM > > >

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AMSAT at Ham-Com, June 8-10, 2018
by Mac A. Cody 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

All, AMSAT will have a booth at the 2018 Ham-Com in Plano, Texas, June 8 - 10. The AMSAT booth will be at two tables on the Main Hallway, north of the Snack Bar and across from the ARRL booth. There will be two presentations: one of Friday, June 8, at 2:00 PM and one on Saturday at 11:00 AM. I will be providing demos on the FM birds using my call sign AE5PH. Below is a tentative schedule of the satellite passes I'll be working. I will not be available Sunday morning, due to other commitments. DATE Satellite AOS (UTC) 08 Jun 18 AO-91 18:05:08 08 Jun 18 AO-91 19:41:14 08 Jun 18 SO-50 21:03:04 09 Jun 18 AO-85 13:31:08 09 Jun 18 AO-85 15:11:48 09 Jun 18 AO-92 16:40:54 09 Jun 18 AO-91 18:26:32 09 Jun 18 AO-91 20:03:55 09 Jun 18 SO-50 21:27:15 10 Jun 18 AO-91 18:48:13 (Subject to demand) I hope to hear you on the satellites this weekend and if you hear me, I'd appreciate a QSO from you. 73, Mac Cody / AE5PH

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Re: [amsat-bb] DSLWP: First Amateur Radio Transmissions from Lunar Orbit and Subsequent Test Plan
by John Mitchell 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

Bob Kv4PC said: "...It might be useful for the rest of us to hear what the successful configurations are (receiver, antenna, preamp, etc)...." (Bob read my mind) I just saw a Twitter feed from supertrack that he is using "4x23 yagi and 0.5/35 dB LNA". https://twitter.com/supertrack_it/status/1004615612386172928 johnm KK4VUR

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Oscar News #220 - Your input will be very welcome
by Graham Shirville 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

Hi All, The editors of the quarterly OSCAR NEWS magazine are now starting their hard work to put together the next edition. This will be published around the end of this month. Your news, views and articles for Oscar News are always very welcome. These really are the most exciting times to be involved win the amateur satellite world with so many unique new projects underway. The magazine continues to provide interesting details about these various space missions and the groundstations needed to communicate with them. We are able to accept your input in almost any of the usual formats but please keep the images separate or put them at the end of the document. Please contact us at ON-editor(a)amsat.org with your information or if you have any questions. thanks and 73 Graham - G3VZV

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Fox-1A (AO-85) in safe mode over Europe Jun 5 21:25?
by Zach Metzinger 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Hello all, I've been using (the most amazing) http://vhf.pi5fts.nl/ WebSDR to listen to passes on the other side of the globe. I noticed that Fox-1A was announcing "Safe Mode" with what sounds like 9600 bps telemetry. Is this normal? I didn't catch the voice announcement, but I do have a WAV file of the telemetry. --- Zach N0ZGO

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M2 keo pack coax connections
by wa7dxz 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

As I understand it, both the vhf and uhf antennas use N connectors, is that correct?My ic-910h uses a pl 259 type connector for the vhf side.Im ordering coax...should I order N connectors, then simply use an adapter (pl259 type to N) on the radio end of the vhf coax?BibWa7dxz Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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PSAT NO84 back up
by Robert Bruninga 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

DK3WN, Mike informs me that he has commanded PSAT digipeater back on. It has been in safe mode for almost a month and so, maybe it is time to bring it back on line and hope that it stays up through Field Day. Our Naval Academy ground station has been moved to a basement building for 18 months while renovations are in progress, so we are off line and dependent on our excellent volunteer station DK3WN for the honors... Bob, WB4APR -----Original Message----- From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) FalconSat-3 takes a little more to set up on a D72, but it is currently our only orbiting digipeater on 24/7. NO-84 is occasionally on, and maybe we can hope for its batteries to be charged enough so a command station can turn the digipeater on for Field Day weekend.... <snip>

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DSLWP: First Amateur Radio Transmissions from Lunar Orbit and Subsequent Test Plan
by Robert Ehresman 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Folks: It has been reported that some few hams have received DSLWP signals and some fewer have decoded GMSK packets following Lunar Orbit insertion. . It might be useful for the rest of us to hear what the successful configurations are (receiver, antenna, preamp, etc). I believe having a sense of what the minimum successful system gain and Noise Figure required would help the rest of us get something working. 73; Bob KV4PC

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No Phone Serve
by Martha 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

The AMSAT office has had no phone service today. COMCAST says they expect it to be up by 3:00PM. -- 73- Martha

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D72 to Falconsat-3 "User Phrases"
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

I am confused, which is not an uncommon thing. I have been wanting to try and figure out how to work Falxonsat-3 via my Kenwood D72a. I read Pat Stoddard's AMSAT Journal article but he does not do a step by step per se. I also read KB6IGK and WD9EWKs other article on the same subject. Mention is made on setting "User phrases". Looking at several different D72 manuals, I cannot for the life of me, see how one selects the phrase to use and how that gets into the string that is sent. I see the ability to set several phrases from inside RT systems D72 menu program (Not sure how those get entered in manual radio programming), nor do I see any instructions for sending). I watched a YouTube video of a guy making Falconst APRS contacts, but no explanation on how he got the phrases out. Wisdom please, 73 and thanks for the patient mentoring. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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Re: [amsat-bb] Help with SatPC32 Labjack Yaesu 5500 rotator control
by Alan 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Same here, beginning a week or so back. Investigating, but so far nothing determined. Using WIN7 64-bit, and wondering if there was something in the recent updates. 73, Alan WA4SCA <-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nick <Pugh <Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 08:54 AM <To: 'Amsat BB' <AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org> <Subject: [amsat-bb] help with yaesu 5500 rotator < <Hello Amsat-ers < < < <I am using an Yaesu 5500 rotator controlled by a Lab jack under Satpc32 <v8.1. Intermittently the rotator stall under computer control. The LED on <the lab jack indicate a signal to control the rotator to move but no <movement. Terminating Satpc32 the rotator works normal. Suggestions?? < < < < < < < <Nick k6qxj < <_______________________________________________ <Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions <expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT- <NA. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite <program! <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] D72 to Falconsat-3 "User Phrases"
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Hi Tom! FalconSat-3 takes a little more to set up on a D72, but it is currently our only orbiting digipeater on 24/7. NO-84 is occasionally on, and maybe we can hope for its batteries to be charged enough so a command station can turn the digipeater on for Field Day weekend. If you have some experience with exchanging messages through a digipeater, packet may actually be the easiest way to get a satellite QSO and the 100-point bonus under the ARRL rules. For Field Day, I will put both my Field Day exchange (normally 1B AZ) and my grid in the messages. I have worked stations on Field Day weekend who are only interested in grids, and I am usually not in my home grid DM43 for Field Day. Once you get your radio set up, go ahead and try it on some passes before Field Day - the sooner, the better. :-) There have been some stations on from California like AI6DO and KB6LTY regularly, and KB6IGK is occasionally on from Texas. I was on over the last weekend, from a hamfest on Friday and at home Sunday. We can help get you going with some QSOs in advance of Field Day. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 4:00 AM, Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> wrote: > Thank you Patrick and also to Rick for your responses. I am looking > forward to giving this a try and have a successful cure sellable before > field day. A lot of different concepts and procedures to absorb. > > 73 > >

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Re: [amsat-bb] D72 to Falconsat-3 "User Phrases"
by Richard Tejera 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Tom, With a message open and your cursor in the text field, press F(funtion key) that will pull up your list of user phrases that you have previously saved. Press the number of the phrase you wish to insert and it will paste it into the message text. Add anything else you want to the message (within character limits) and send. Easy least. Personally I have these phrases stored, which are enough to cover a packet QSO: 1: CQ De K7TEJ DM34 2: K7TEJ DM33 R QSL? 3: K7TEJ 73! I actually have the same set saved with different grids I operate from and a set with a field day exchange. Hope this helps Rick Tejera K7TEJ Saguaro Astronomy Club www.SaguaroAstro.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club www.w7tbc.org On June 5, 2018, at 20:23, tjschuessler(a)verizon.net wrote: I am confused, which is not an uncommon thing. I have been wanting to try and figure out how to work Falxonsat-3 via my Kenwood D72a. I read Pat Stoddard's AMSAT Journal article but he does not do a step by step per se. I also read KB6IGK and WD9EWKs other article on the same subject. Mention is made on setting "User phrases". Looking at several different D72 manuals, I cannot for the life of me, see how one selects the phrase to use and how that gets into the string that is sent. I see the ability to set several phrases from inside RT systems D72 menu program (Not sure how those get entered in manual radio programming), nor do I see any instructions for sending). I watched a YouTube video of a guy making Falconst APRS contacts, but no explanation on how he got the phrases out. Wisdom please, 73 and thanks for the patient mentoring. Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Wouxun KG-UV8D
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 05 Jun '18

05 Jun '18

Hi Folks, Is anyone using one of these on the FM Sats? If so how well does it perform? It appears to pretty much the same as the KG-UV9D but without the extra wideband receiver ranges. It seems to be able to do full duplex. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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WY7AA Rover Activation Trip June 6-25
by Robert Bragg 05 Jun '18

05 Jun '18

I am heading out for a summer road trip later this week with the old El Camino to attend the Hot Rod Power Tour. I will be traveling a strange winding route from WY to Indianapolis, then to the south from KY, TN, AL, GA, SC, NC, and back to TN. Followed by a side trip to Buffalo, NY before returning to Wyoming. The primary goal of the trip is the Power Tour, but I will be bringing the Arrow and the D72 along with me. I hope to activate as many grids as I can along the way. I will mostly be working AO-91 and AO-92. I won't be in the rarest grids ever, but I plan to be on back roads as much as possible and hopefully away from the cites when possible. I hope to get some good contacts and grids for you all. And I just want to give a big shout out to Sean KX9X, Patrick WD9EWK, and Doug N6UA for all the help getting me started. See you all on the birds. R.J. WY7AA P.S. I won't have much internet access, so I will try to put my plans on Twitter when I can, but it will be spotty.

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help yaesu g-5500
by Nick Pugh 05 Jun '18

05 Jun '18

Hello Amsat-ers My elevation rotator fails to move when using the manual controls intermittently. If I jog the control in the opposite direction momentarily the rotator works normally for the next few munities. The rotator fails to move in both the up or down direction. Help? Nick k5qxj

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-06-04 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-06-04 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Exp. 54 back on earth! (***) Congratulations to all! (***) Scott Tingle KG5NZA Norishige Kanai Anton Shkaplerov ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 103 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-06-04 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1231. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1180. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-05-31 23:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 54 back on earth (***) Scott Tingle KG5NZA Norishige Kanai Anton Shkaplerov Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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EL58hx Grid Expedition - THIS WEEK (7-9 June)
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

The activation of maidenhead grid square EL58hx by W5PFG & AC0RA is three days away. Even if you are not a grid or awards chaser, we would love to work you during this expedition via satellite. There are no permanent residents of this grid square, as most of it is open water in the Gulf of Mexico. What little land in EL58 is sandbar at mouth of the Mississippi River and accessible only by boat. See here: http://qthlocator.free.fr/index.php?locator=el58hx During the entire expedition, we will be land-based in the grid, meaning this activation will count as Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish (County), USA. It counts as Islands on the Air IOTA NA-168, Burwood Island. If you participate in the 2018 ARRL International Grid Chase, this might be your only opportunity to work EL58. Operating activity is estimated to begin around 23:00 UTC on 7-June. There are some variability in our arrival time and it will take us some time to prepare the site for operation. We will likely conclude operations around 15:00 UTC on 9-June. The list below are satellites we plan to utilize: FM: SO-50, AO-85, AO-91, AO-92 SSB: AO-7, FO-29, AO-73, XW-2A, XW-2B, XW-2C, XW-2F, CAS-4B Skeds are available for DX and stations greater than 6000 kms distance from EL58hx. Sked via direct email only to w5pfg at arrl dot net. Even if you worked the previous EL58 trip (K5L/mm), we'd love to work you again. This expedition we will use callsign W5PFG on satellites and AC0RA on 6m. We are hoping to work and confirm as many grid squares as possible, so if you want to work us from a nearby grid line to your home QTH, it is appreciated! AC0RA is responsible for the 6m side of our activation. You may hear either of us on 20m and 40m. Anyone who works us is encouraged to spot us. I may activate other grids in route to EL58, especially Wednesday, 6-June. I'll try to announce those via Twitter @w5pfg but it may be on short notice. 73, Clayton W5PFG

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AO73/FUNcube-1 Operations
by Jim Heck 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Hi All, The spacecraft is now operating in autonomous mode. ie: full power tlm when in the sun and with the transponder on when in eclipse. We couldn't switch on Sunday evening as planned due to operator availability. It is planned to switch the transponder to continuous operation on Friday as usual. Have fun 73 Jim G3WGM and the FUNCube team

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My two cents on this BBS vs. " A forum"
by Butch 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

I am an old ham but new to satellite operations and I’m building a ground station for a local middle school. I fully support AMSAT and this BBS. I have been on this BBS for a few months now looking for information that I could use. I’ve gotten good responses to my specific questions, but as a resource for newbies, I find it lacking. This BBS seems to me more of a “chat line” than a store house of knowledge. I would like to suggest that AMSAT create a forum that keeps up to date info on specific subjects such as active satellites, specific satellites (and their quirks), basic info for newbies, product reviews, volunteer Elmers, homebrew projects, buy/sell/trade, etc. In this way, the accumulated knowledge is stored and searchable and not tossed into the recycle bin. I would also like to suggest that AMSAT survey its members to get some real data on their thoughts rather than just having an open ended discussion. Thanks for listening. Butch K8KO

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Nominations for AMSAT Board of Directors Election 2018
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT-NA Board of Directors election. Three directors' terms expire this year: Tom Clark, K3IO, Mark Hammond, N8MH, and Bruce Paige, KK5DO. In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms. A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for Director. Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individual's names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 10605 Concord St, #304 Kensington, MD 20895-2526. In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means. These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to martha(a)amsat.org or faxed to (301)822-4371. No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

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Re: [amsat-bb] True bearings vs. magnetic
by Mike Diehl 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

Generally this question is asked WRT calibrating a rotor to north. In these cases the antennas on the rotors will be higher gain with a more narrow beam width. One must know all the variables like beam width and deviation at the QTH to say whether it is important or not. 73, Mike Diehl W8LID > On Jun 3, 2018, at 14:48, John KI4RO <johnki4ro(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > That's my point...for the average guy using a standard ARROW it isn't that big a deal....just get it pointed N or S and away you go. hi hi > > > 73 > John KI4RO > > >> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 2:41 PM, Mike Diehl <diehl.mike.a(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> You bring up an important point regarding beam width. The link provided shows a 3 element with 100° width so you need to be within 50° of either side of center to be inside the front lobe. >> >> Now consider a V/UHF beam that can have 3-5x as many elements. Say for instance you’re at 30° beam width or 15° to either side of center. If the station is off by 12.5° they are almost completely outside the lobe. >> >> With my 5x9 Arrow I notice just how much more accurate I need to be when pointing over the 3x7 Arrow II if I want maximum gain. >> >> That said, just how important it is to be true north versus magnetic north is going to depend on your beam width. >> >> 73, >> Mike Diehl >> W8LID >> >> > On Jun 3, 2018, at 12:10, John KI4RO <johnki4ro(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I don't think its all that critical based on what I see here: >> > >> > http://www.dx-antennas.com/Yagi3.htm >> > >> > >> > 73 >> > John KI4RO >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >

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Re: [amsat-bb] True bearings vs. magnetic
by John KI4RO 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

I don't think its all that critical based on what I see here: http://www.dx-antennas.com/Yagi3.htm 73 John KI4RO

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Wisp & Settings
by Vincenzo Mone 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

Hello, I am trying to set the Wisp on Windows 10 but having problems to get the settings permanent. If I go into Tracking and select the satellites I want to have under eyes, When I close the GSC and shut down the PC on the next Start-up of the PC and the Wisp program, I get the lower part of the GSC program Empty. I have to go again in the tracking tab and select again the satellites but At the next shut down and restart I am again at the beginning point. What to do to get them permanent? Thanks 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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ANS-154 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Chris Bradley (AA0CB) 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-154 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Help Requested to Monitor for Signals From Chinese Lunar Sats * Updates to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution * Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers * Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 * China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 * ARLP022 Propagation de K7RA * ARRL VUCC Satellite Awards and Endorsements * Upcoming Binaryspace HAB Launch * Satellite Shorts SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.01 ANS-154 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 154.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE JUNE 03, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-154.01 Help Requested to Monitor for Signals From Chinese Lunar Sats After their launch on 2018-05-20 at 21:28 UTC, LJ 1 and LJ 2 were maneuvered onto a track to the Moon. Several amateurs received telemetry from the satellites. But now LJ 1 appears to encounter problems. Quoting Wei BG2BHC: "Can you help to find amateurs in the US to help to monitor DSLWP-A on 435.425 and 436.425 now? We lost the contact of satellite A on S band after an orbit adjustment. We just tried to switch on UHF, but we don't know if it works or not. If operating, 435.425 MHz should be 500bps GMSK and JT4 alternately. 436.425 MHz should be 250 bps GMSK. Both transmit once in 5 minutes. LONGJIANG 1 - NORAD CAT ID 43471 LONGJIANG 2 - NORAD CAT ID 43472 [Nico, PA0DLO, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Updates to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that three cubesat carrying Amateur Radio payloads were deployed from the ISS on May 11 at around 1030 UTC. See AMSAT News Service bulletin ANS-133 for details. The following cubesats have been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution and are designated by Space-Track as follows: 1KUNS-PF (Kenya)- NORAD CAT ID 43466 (a 3U cubesat with a 1200 bps or 9600 bps telemetry beacon at 437.300 MHz) UBAKUSAT (Turkey)- NORAD CAT ID 43467 (a 3U cubesat with a CW beacon at 437.225 MHz, a telemetry beacon at 435.325 MHZ, and a linear transponder with a 435.200 - 435.250 MHz downlink / 145.940 - 145.990 MHz uplink) Irazu (Costa Rica) - NORAD CAT ID 43468 (a 1U cubesat with a 9600 bps telemetry beacon at 436.500 MHz) Nico Janssen (PA0DLO) reminds us that it is still too early to tell if the above CAT ID's are correct for each object. There may be changes. [ANS thanks Ray, WA5QGD, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for publication. Submission of papers are due by July 31st, 2018 and should be submitted to Maty Weinberg, ARRL 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 or via the Internet to maty at arrl.org The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. This year, the DCC is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 14- 16. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Software Defined Radio (SDR) • Digital voice (D-Star, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, DRMDV, G4GUO) • Digital satellite communications • Global position system • Precise Timing • Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) • Short messaging (a mode of APRS) • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • HF digital modes • Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks • Spread spectrum • IEEE 802.11 and other Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for A mateur Radio • Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio • Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking • Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications in Amateur Radio • Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols • Topics that advanced the Amateur Radio art Go to https://tinyurl.com/y7wgm6vh to view the guidelines for paper submissions [ANS thanks the TAPR PSR for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 You are invited to participate in the 2018 NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality {AAQ) Workshop. This event will take place at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 7 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The event targets academics (faculty, researchers, students) involved with space related activities such as cube sat, small sat, high altitude balloon, rocket and more. It is also designed for those wishing to be involved with NASA space related projects. The event will feature speakers and a poster session. Travel stipends from NASA are available to attendees on a limited basis and will favor those giving a presentation or poster. There is no registration charge for attending the event but registration in advance is required. Please register at the link below by July 31. http://spider2.eng.auburn.edu/AAQ/registration.html The NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality is an open access virtual academy of educational modules, lessons learned, standards, case studies and more related to quality assurance for space related projects, especially those from academic based teams. The website is: http://aaq.auburn.edu Links to the agenda and materials from previous NASA AAQ Workshops can be found at the link below: http://aaq.eng.auburn.edu/events [ANS thanks Alice Smith and Jeff Smith for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com) will be held at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an China on 18th - 20th November 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several sessions which will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch opportunities and all new technologies about microsatellites. In addition, another import session, International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on 20th November 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U payload capacity will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get information and submit the works through the official website of our contest: www.cubesatcontest.org. The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of CubeSat contest are both August 31, 2018. You could submit abstract and get information on the website www.microsatsymp.com Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition, during which you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other related technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about booth on the website. The event is supported by China National Space Administration, International Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese Institute of Command and Control. If you have any questions, please contact service at microsatsymp.com. [ANS thanks Ray Nugent for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARLP022 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP22 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 22 ARLP022 >From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA June 1, 2018 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP022 ARLP022 Propagation de K7RA On May 30 at 0005 UTC the Australian Space Forecast Centre issued a warning: "On 1 June geomagnetic activity is expected to increase to Active and Minor Storm levels due to arrival of the co-rotating interaction region and high-speed solar wind streams associated with the recurrent trans-equatorial coronal hole." On May 31 http://www.spaceweather.com issued this Solar Wind Alert: "NOAA forecasters estimate a 60% chance of minor G1-class geomagnetic storms on June 1st, increasing to 65% on June 2nd, when a stream of high-speed solar wind is expected to reach Earth. The last time this gaseous stream lashed our planet's magnetic field, almost a month ago, it sparked bright ribbons of purple light (a.k.a. 'STEVE') seen from multiple US states. Visit today's edition of http://www.spaceweather.com for more information." The Sun remained active over the past reporting week. Average daily solar flux rose from 70.1 to 74.9, and average daily sunspot number rose from 7.7 to 26.3. During the previous week in which the average daily sunspot number was 7.7, the first four days had no sunspots. New sunspot regions appeared on May 21, 23 and 24. Predicted solar flux is 77 on June 1-3, 76, 74 and 72 on June 4-6, 70 on June 7-8, 71 on June 9, 72 on June 10-14, 70 on June 15-17, 72 on June 18-23, 73 on June 24, 72 on June 25-30, 70 on July 1-6, 72 on July 7-11, 70 on July 12-14 and 72 on July 15. Predicted planetary A index is 25 on June 1-2, 15, 12 and 8 on June 3-5, 5 on June 6-12, 8 on June 13, 5 on June 14-18, 8 on June 19, 5 on June 20-23, 8 on June 24-25, 5 on June 26-27, then 15, 28, 15, 12, 10 and 8 on June 28 through July 3, then 5 on July 4-9, 8 on July 10, and 5 on July 11-15. 2018 ARRL Field Day is June 23-24. Assuming the predicted numbers above, conditions should be good for Field Day. We want to see low geomagnetic activity, and planetary A index at 5 and 8 on Saturday and Sunday are good indicators. During this period of low solar activity solar flux at 72 and 73 is also good. Ted Leaf, K6HI of Kona, Hawaii reports that he is still in operation through the local volcanic activity, and asks, "Are there beacons for the lower frequencies, especially now with the lower solar flux?" I found this Wikipedia resource for HF beacons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_propagation_beacon Of course, there are lower frequency HF resources on http://www.wsprnet.org, but this is a bit different than showing what you can tune in and hear without using a special weak signal mode. Any readers have suggestions for lower frequency HF beacons? Note that Ted has a comment on page 56 of the June 2018 QST regarding preamps and attenuator effects on receiver noise. >From last week: https://bit.ly/2LG8MAp F.K. Janda, OK1HH brings us this geomagnetic activity forecast for the period June 1-26, 2018. "Geomagnetic field will be: Quiet on June 11-12, 16-17, 20-23 Quiet to unsettled on June 10, 18, 24-25 Quiet to active on June 8-9 Unsettled to active on June 3-4, 7, 13-15, 19 Active to disturbed on June 1-2, (5-7, 26) "Solar wind will intensify on June 1-3, (4-8, 13-15), 16-17, (18-19, 22-24) "Remark: - Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement. - Forecasts remain less reliable." >From Dr. Tamitha Skov, the Space Weather Woman: "What's Old is New Again "Dear Tad, "I am still smiling at the huge response I got to a post I put up on Twitter this week. A newbie to our Space Weather community dared to talk about amateur radio as if it were an outdated hobby-- whoops, bad idea. I gently educated him. In doing so, I roused many radio amateurs and emergency communicators, who added their own comments and talked about their own personal experiences in the field. It was very gratifying. What I hadn't expected, however, was the strong interest in the concept that amateur radio will be critical to establishing over-the-horizon radio communications on planets like Mars in the near future. "This idea brings me back to how we managed to communicate over long distances many decades before we had satellites, internet or cellular networks. In terms of wireless communications on Earth, we were very much in the same place back in the early 1900s that we find ourselves in now when we think about colonizing Mars. Yet few people realize that despite all our advanced technology, we can't bring a cell phone to Mars. We will need to fall back on our 'old ways' of doing things when it comes to communicating on other planets. Isn't it funny how 'old' things become 'new' again? "Speaking of, this week brings us a new chance for a decent solar storm. Strangely though, the source of this storm is an old coronal hole that gave us a moderate level solar storm about a month ago. This old hole has survived its backside passage on the Sun and has now returned, with the new promise of bringing aurora views down to mid-latitudes again. Isn't it funny, what was old has become new again, in more ways than one! "Cheers, Tamitha" Dr. Skov's latest video report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwvKyY26lB0 If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, k7ra(a)arrl.net . For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service web page at, http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of numbers used in this bulletin, see http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of past propagation bulletins is at http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. More good information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/. Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation. Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins. Sunspot numbers for May 24 through 30, 2018 were 39, 32, 26, 27, 20, 22, and 18, with a mean of 26.3. 10.7 cm flux was 73.7, 75.7, 72.9, 74.6, 76.9, 74.9, and 75.3, with a mean of 74.9. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, and 4, with a mean of 3.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, and 5, with a mean of 4.7. [ANS thanks ARRL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL VUCC Satellite Awards and Endorsements Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period May 1, 2018 through Jun 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01 May 2018 01 Jun 2018 KO4MA 1598 1627 KD8CAO 1240 1253 N8HM 1025 1054 N8RO 1040 1051 K4FEG 877 901 K6FW 703 743 N9IP 589 609 N6UK 551 568 K5ND 502 526 WD9EWK 430 441 KE4AL 317 379 NS3L 300 325 VE7CEW 292 304 AA9LC New 299 AA8CH 218 256 G0ABI 124 200 N3GS 130 198 AA4FL 164 181 KE8FZT 100 175 XE1SEW New 130 WU2M New 105 KB2YSI New 101 PU8MRS New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. [ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Binaryspace HAB Launch Binaryspace is doing another High-Altitude Balloon Launch from about 07:00 CAT on 9 June from the Leeukop Farm Airfield in Deneysville in the Free State. Everybody is invited to join us for the day to launch and chase the balloon. We are estimating a 3-hour mission from launch to recovery. The Sasolburg Amateur Radio Club (ZS4SRK) will join us with the tracking and recovery of the payload. Flexible Use of Airspace has been approved and depending on weather or technical difficulties, the launch and/or the payload contents can change at any time. We have some new equipment to test on Mission - Binary 03. A SSTV Camera Transmitter (400 - 500 mW) will take a photo and transmit it every 5 minutes. The call sign is ZR6MUG and will transmit on 144.500 FM, Martin 1 Mode and you will need MMSSTV to decode. A Telemetry Transmitter (400 - 500 mW) will transmit telemetry data every 30 seconds under the call sign ZR6TG on 144.600 FM and you can use FLdigi to decode. And an APRS Transmitter (300 mW) will transmit position and altitude every minute on 144.800 MHz under the call ZR6TG-11. We will also have a Go-pro camera and a Science Lab (Raspberry pi based with lots of sensors) in the payload. The payload is estimated to be around 900 g and we are using a 1 000 g white balloon. There are several prizes and awards available. The first person to recover the payload will get a prize and footage of the payload coming down will receive a prize. Special awards will be given to everyone who captures the SSTV images and RTTY telemetry. Please e- mail the decoded information, time of transmission (bonus if you can provide a recorded sound clip), your location and the equipment used totvdbon(a)gmail.com. [ANS thanks SARL weekly news in English 2018-6-2 for the above information] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts (Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG's plan to activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx was rescheduled due to unsafe weather conditions. The new dates for the expedition are June 7-9, 2018. Please send your Hamvention photos that you would like to share with others in our amateur radio community to journal(a)amsat.org. (thanks to Joe, KB6IGK for the request) --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Chris Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org

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True bearings vs. magnetic
by Rick 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

I recently saw a question about this, but missed the answer. Being a newbie to sats also, I was wondering about that too. I assume it’s true bearings, because if it were magnetic, that would entail everyone to calculate the declination from there locale. So is it true? Thanks! Rick KE6LL

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Easy Rotor Controller (ERC-M), SATPC32, and Yaesu G5400B Antenna Rotor
by Roger Heindl 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

The Milwaukee Radio Amateur Club is sponsoring and assembling an ARISS contact station. We've purchased an ERC-M USB from Vibroplex and installed SATPC32 on a Windows 7 laptop. Our initial tests with the included software for the ERC work and we can control the rotor when we specify COM4. However when we launch SATPC32, the Rotor options for Yaesu only list LPT ports. Could anyone provide guidance for a way to specify USB COM4 for the ERC in the SATPC32 software? Reading the archives, it seems like others have been successful with this configuration. Could someone provide us with additional information on your setup for SATPC32? Or should we possibly consider an alternate software such as GPredict (though GPredict only had network settings for rotor control, I didn't see any COM port fields in GPredict either). I'm a bit confused how others set this up. Thanks for any assistance, Roger AC9BT

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Easy Rotor Controller (ERC-M), SATPC32, and Yaesu G5400B Antenna Rotor
by Dave Ryan 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

Hi You set the com port in the SDX server. Set up is described in manual www.dk1tb.de/manual_e.htm Dave M0GIW Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Beginner Resources
by Brad Brooks 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Butch, satellite operation can be daunting. There is a TON of information out there however. Let me suggest a couple of resources: Start here --> https://www.amsat.org/station-and-operating-hints/ Also, look into getting this book --> https://www.amsat.org/product/2018-edition-of-getting-started-with-amateur-… You didn't say what aspect of Sat operation you are interested in, or the scope of the middle school ground station, but there is plenty of good starter info above. As to the quality of information on this EMAIL reflector, it is what it is. This is NOT a threaded BBS, it is an email service. As to the storehouse of info, you can peruse the amsat-bb archives which I find quite helpful. There is quite a lot of info on Social Media as well. My suggestion is to review the link above, and ask your questions here and your social media of choice in order to further your knowledge. 73 Brad WF7T Nashville, TN EM66 --- Message: 11 Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 11:31:31 -0400 From: Butch <occamrazr(a)yahoo.com> To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] My two cents on this BBS vs. " A forum" Message-ID: <38E62D65-A5EF-4D7E-BA9C-453F08B85CD2(a)yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I am an old ham but new to satellite operations and I?m building a ground station for a local middle school. I fully support AMSAT and this BBS. I have been on this BBS for a few months now looking for information that I could use. I?ve gotten good responses to my specific questions, but as a resource for newbies, I find it lacking. This BBS seems to me more of a ?chat line? than a store house of knowledge. I would like to suggest that AMSAT create a forum that keeps up to date info on specific subjects such as active satellites, specific satellites (and their quirks), basic info for newbies, product reviews, volunteer Elmers, homebrew projects, buy/sell/trade, etc. In this way, the accumulated knowledge is stored and searchable and not tossed into the recycle bin. I would also like to suggest that AMSAT survey its members to get some real data on their thoughts rather than just having an open ended discussion. Thanks for listening. Butch K8KO

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Re: [amsat-bb] Wisp and NO -5
by Mineo Wakita 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Please refer, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/wisp_no5.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Re: [amsat-bb] Wisp and NO -5
by Mineo Wakita 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Please refer, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/wisp_no5.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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Es'hail - Friedrichshafen Ham Radio 2018
by M5AKA 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Earlier today David Bowman @g0mrf Tweeted: Peter DB2OS. Es'hail 2"The satellite is ready to be shipped to the launch site" 73 Trevor M5AKA

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Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
by Ryan Noguchi 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

I've been reporting my observations on the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status page. For the FM and linear satellites, it's a no-brainer: if I hear live traffic on the bird, or if I hear myself being transponded, then clearly "Uplink and Downlink Active" is appropriate. However, for the packet satellites, what's the criteria for reporting the uplink as active? The past two days, I've received continuous streams of non-APRS packets from FalconSat-3 on two passes, but despite manually sending my beacons many times on each pass, I don't get digipeated (at least no iGate seems to be picking up the traffic) and I don't receive any APRS packets from anyone else. My TH-D72A is properly configured per Patrick WD9EWK's excellent tutorial, and I've made QSOs earlier in the week with the radio in the same configuration it's in now. The only difference seems to be that I'm working FS-3 much earlier in the day, on a weekday, than I have in the past. I'm just using a TH-D72A, so for all I know, a dozen ops are having a grand ol' time on the BBS. I've been reporting these passes as "Downlink Only." Is that appropriate? I seem to be the only one this week who reported FalconSat-3 as anything but open for business. I'm planning to try one or more passes later today. 73, Ryan AI6DO

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Wisp and NO -5
by Vincenzo Mone 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Hello, i know it has been already discussed but due to a mail problems i've lost the email. Please apologize if i make a request already done. Today i have tried to request the directory to the Falconsat-3 satellite but i geta s response: NO -5 IK8OZV Maybe i am missing something in the setups. Will there bw anyone so kind to pint me to the right way and Correct my mistakes? Thanks in advance. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** *********************************

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New version of ATX beacon decoder
by Roland Zurmely 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

New version of ATX beacon decoder here: <<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/athenoxat.htm#k>> Results of the ATHENOXAT-1 IMAGE PUZZLES: ROUND 4 here: <<http://www.micro-space.org/ham.html>> 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Yubileiny RS-30 CW beacon
by Hans (BX2ABT) 02 Jun '18

02 Jun '18

Hello all, I'm trying out my 4 element 70cm LFA and (finally) received some decent signals from Athenoxat-1 (437.485 MHz). I had some good passes for Yubileiny RS-30 in the last couple of days, but I didn't observe anything. So, questions: 1) is RS-30 dead or still alive? 2) if alive, on which frequency is the morse code beacon active 435.215 or 435.315? 3) what mode should I use then: FMN or pure CW. I would like to know if anybody has observed RS-30 recently. On the web I can't find any recent observations. Thank you. Hans BX2ABT

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QSLs
by Ken Alexander 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

I have a small stack of QSL cards from people looking for verifications for grids I have roved to. This is to let you know you're going to be waiting for a while. I have a million things to do as I prepare to move the first week of July. A lot of tasks are being pushed to the back burner. The computer I use create my QSLs on and print from is already taken apart and packed. My printer is too large and heavy to move. I have to try and sell it or scrap it. Then I have to save up and buy a new printer when I get established in Thailand...not to mention convincing my new wife of the necessity! It'll be several months before I'm back in the QSL card business. Anyone wishing to avoid these delays should consider signing up for Logbook of the World. All the information for every satellite QSO I have ever made is already there. It's free to sign up and takes, what...half an hour? Upload the data for your QSOs with me and they will be verified in minutes. if you absolutely have to have paper QSLs then you'll be waiting while. If you're some kind of ARRL-hater and won't sign up for LoTW on principle then hooray for you. Make yourself comfortable while you wait. Finally, I'll be activating many grids on my Grand Finale Rove coming up in a few weeks. If you want a paper QSL from me then just e-mail me with the particulars and I'll send you one when I can. This goes for QSLs for past contacts; please don't send me any more QSL cards. I'm moving to Thailand with whatever I can fit in three suitcases (or less). QSL cards, even my old SWL cards going back to 1966 will not be making the trip. Thanks and 73, KenVE3HLS

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AO73/FUNcube-1 Operations
by Jim Heck 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

Hi All, The transponder has just been switched to continuous transponder operation. Will revert to continuous auto switching mode on Sun pm or Mon am UTC. morning. Have fun 73 Jim G3WGM and the FUNCube team

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Russian Cubesats to deploy during Spacewalk
by M5AKA 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

Russian CubeSats SiriusSat-1 (RS13S) and SiriusSat-2 (RS14S) to be deployed during a spacewalk in August https://amsat-uk.org/2018/06/01/russian-siriussat-cubesats-to-be-deployed-d… A report from Friedrichshafen Ham Radio 2018 event indicates there is no launch date for Es'hail 2, but satellite and testing is complete https://www.facebook.com/amsatuk/posts/1796030043773370 Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Re: [amsat-bb] Standard for AMSAT status board observations of FS-3
by Roy Dean 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

Ryan, When I cannot get digipeated on FS-3, and see no evidence of APRS digipeats from other ground stations, I also put "downlink only". So at least you are not alone. --Roy K3RLD > I've been reporting these passes as "Downlink Only." Is that appropriate? > I seem to be the only one this week who reported FalconSat-3 as anything > but open for business. I'm planning to try one or more passes later today.

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Summer Rover Announcement
by Robert Bankston 31 May '18

31 May '18

As part of my plans to activate 43 grids this Summer, I will be operating from EN37 26-31 July, holiday style. Plan is to introduce father-in-law, George KE0GQX, to satellites and roving. Besides EN37, we will make a run up to EN38, and then a two day excursion to activate EN47, EN48, EN57, and EN58. I will post a schedule on AMSAT-BB as we get closer. In addition, daily updates will be posted to my Twitter account (viewable online for those without a twitter account at https://twitter.com/KE4ALabama). All QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW upon my return, with my call sign KE4AL (no /P, /R, /5, etc.). LOTW uploads already include the grid I worked from, so there's not need for any additional suffix. For those who prefer a QSL card, my mailing address is good on QRZ.com. No postage required, but please include a self-addressed envelope to ensure I do not mess up your address. (For those keeping count, this is only 6 of the 43 Summer Grids. Announcement of other trips will be coming out shortly.) 73. Robert | KE4AL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-31 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 31 May '18

31 May '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-31 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sterrenschool De Globetrotter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Thu 2018-05-31 16:58:36 UTC 40 deg (***) ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 103 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-05-31 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1231. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1180. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-05-31 23:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 54 on orbit Scott Tingle KG5NZA Norishige Kanai Anton Shkaplerov Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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(no subject)
by Jose Elias Diaz 31 May '18

31 May '18

Hi guys I’ll be on AO91.... 0436 utc 01/06/2018 looking NA Enviado desde myMail para iOS

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G550 elevation Rotor
by alex weimer 31 May '18

31 May '18

Still looking for a Yaesu G550 elevation rotor .. If anyone has one in good working condition and wants to sell it, please email me Thank you JACK KC7MG good in qrz.com

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LongJiang 1 & 2 arrive at the Moon
by Nico Janssen 30 May '18

30 May '18

The Chinese microsats LongJiang 1 & 2 have arrived at the Moon. On 2018-05-25 between 14:00 and 15:00 UTC they are expected to pass the Moon at a distance of about 300 km. At that time they should perform a braking maneuver so that they can enter a high elliptical 300 x 9000 km orbit around the Moon. The planned orbit inclination is unknown. Unfortunately there is virtually no information on these satellites coming from China. It is not clear if LJ 1 is recovered. Telemetry is being received from the S band downlink of LJ 2 at 2275.22 MHz. All other information, including recent orbital data, is missing. Note that the usual satellite tracking programs and regular TLE data can not be used for tracking satellites near the Moon. You really need specific deep space tracking software and orbital elements. TLE sets for the LongJiangs that were published earlier have no value at all now that these satellites are in the vicinity of the Moon. Again I would like to refer to my web page on this subject: https://hamsat1.home.xs4all.nl/index.html 73, Nico PA0DLO

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CM94 coming June 16!
by David Bartholomew 30 May '18

30 May '18

AD7DB is planning a day trip to CM94 near Vandenberg AFB California. This will be on Saturday June 16 2018. Mark your calendar! I am planning to work passes from 1700z to 2300z timeframe, on SO-50, AO-91 and AO-92. More details will be posted on Twitter @ad7db as the time approaches. If you need this grid, I will try to be there for you. 73, Dave AD7DB

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sterrenschool De Globetrotter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 30 May '18

30 May '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sterrenschool De Globetrotter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands on 31 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:58 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Sterrenschool De Globetrotter, Rotterdam Sterrenschool De Globetrotter is a primary school in Rotterdam located in the inner city neighborhood Afrikaanderwijk (Feijenoord). The Afrikaanderwijk was one of the first areas with an international background, primarily consisting families of Turkish, Moroccan, Surinamese and Antillean descent. Globetrotter focused this school year on a project group of students from all grades with a need for extra challenges and assignments. The theme this year has been space exploration. Two teachers have been carrying out and will carry out the project in weekly lessons in order to provide in depth knowledge of the galaxy, space exploration and radio communication. During the rest of the week the students has been and will work on these assignments after their regular schoolwork. Central to this approach is that the students extend their work based on their own interests and share their work with the other students, teachers and parents. The two weeks prior to the contact with ISS, the entire school will be working on projects that have to do with the universe and ISS. Aloysius school, Maasland It started with a pupil from our school who had a question about a solar eclipse from space. This way we were involved in the ARISS project. Stefan Nelwan took the initiative for the application. Our school loves challenges. So, the Aloysiusschool, a small village school in rural Maasland, was chosen to participate in a large project. Together with the Globetrotter, a city school in the heart of Rotterdam, we had several contacts about the course of events. We made a website with lots of information for the children and gave lessons about morse code, but also about all kinds of themes around it, such as technology, innovation, physics and more. In the period that Stephen Hawking died, more input was released. In class we spoke about ISS, about the universe, about the solar system, space debris and even about the meaning of life. The universe is fascinating and brings us to the essence of our lives for now but also in the future. Children can handle this flawlessly. We built little plastic bottle- missiles and launched them on a soccer field. We watched films and saw our national pioneers Wubbo Ockels and André Kuipers take an important step in our history. One question led to another and so we all became all, step by step, a little wiser. We decided to ask the children of three regular classes (not only the children with a need for extra challenges and assignments) to put their questions on a digital bulletin board. Not every student put something on it, but eventually it filled with countless relevant and irrelevant questions. In the end we selected a number of relevant questions. We also looked at the fact that children experience things differently than adults. We hope that we have laid a foundation for further exploration and that the children will realize that we have to be careful with that piece of rock that rotates in an immeasurable universe, that we call Earth. It is remarkable to know that the Sun will swallow our planet in five billion years and eventually destroy everything we've built up. Space exploration can perhaps prevent humanity from ceasing to exist. We were not able to realize everything we had in our minds, but we are satisfied with the proceeds of the project and thank the people who made this possible for us. We have experienced the cooperation with the Globetrotter as very pleasant and meaningful. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is it hard to walk with gravity once you've returned to earth? 2. Is someone's blood pressure different in space? 3. What kind of work in ISS do you find easy and what difficult? 4. Can you catch diseases in space that you won't catch on earth? 5. Do you miss having pets in space? Would it be possible to have pets in ISS? 6. How do you see a solar eclipse from the ISS? 7. Do you have difficulties with the enclosed space? 8. You are conducting a lot of experiments in ISS, are there experiments that are secret and you can't tell anything about. 9. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 10. Can one be afraid of heights in space? 11. Is it nice to sleep in space, do you find it comfortable? 12. Is space radiation dangerous for your body and how do you prevent cell damage? 13. Do you miss your family, what do you miss that you didn't anticipate beforehand? 14. If you are in space, what is your greatest fear? 15. You are growing plants in ISS, do they grow well and how do you water them when there is no gravity 16. Does your body feel the same in space as on earth or are there differences? 17. Does one ever experience physical pain or discomfort from being in space? 18. What do you do when space-debris is heading towards ISS? 19. Do you sometimes organize joint activities such as a game 'evening'? 20. What kind of experiments are you currently doing in ISS? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Satellites in TX Factor Show + Bulgaria CubeSat
by M5AKA 30 May '18

30 May '18

Amateur radio satellites in TX Factor Show episode 21 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/05/30/satellites-tx-factor-21/ Bulgarian CubeSat EnduroSat on ISS awaiting deployment https://amsat-uk.org/2018/05/30/bulgaria-endurosat/ IARU R1 highlights threat to higher ham radio bands https://amsat-uk.org/2018/05/28/iaru-r1-highlights-threat-to-higher-ham-rad… Trevor M5AKA ---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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Emails from AMSAT Website
by Paul Stoetzer 30 May '18

30 May '18

Good afternoon, Many of you have received an email stating that your AMSAT website password had been changed. These emails were automatically generated during the final merge of our old membership database into our new system. There is no need to take any action. We apologize for any inconvenience. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

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help with yaesu 5500 rotator
by Nick Pugh 30 May '18

30 May '18

Hello Amsat-ers I am using an Yaesu 5500 rotator controlled by a Lab jack under Satpc32 v8.1. Intermittently the rotator stall under computer control. The LED on the lab jack indicate a signal to control the rotator to move but no movement. Terminating Satpc32 the rotator works normal. Suggestions?? Nick k6qxj

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Re: [amsat-bb] Emails from AMSAT Website
by Dino Papas 29 May '18

29 May '18

Ditto here… > On May 29, 2018, at 3:52 PM, skristof(a)etczone.com wrote: > > You state that "there is no need to take any action", but my password > doesn't work anymore. So, I or someone in charge of the AMSAT store need > to take some kind of action. Recommendation? > > Steve AI9IN > > On 2018-05-29 14:50, Paul Stoetzer wrote: > >> Good afternoon, >> >> Many of you have received an email stating that your AMSAT website >> password had been changed. These emails were automatically generated >> during the final merge of our old membership database into our new >> system. There is no need to take any action. >> >> We apologize for any inconvenience. >> >> 73, >> >> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM >> Executive Vice President >> Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) >> _______________________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Prescott AZ hamfest, 1-2 June 2018 (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 29 May '18

29 May '18

That sounds exciting, would you be on SSB birds too? Thanks & 73!UmeshK6VUG --------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 04:06:59 +0000 From: "Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)" <amsat-bb(a)wd9ewk.net> To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT @ Prescott AZ hamfest, 1-2 June 2018 Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe+GW-hECcdEkJRQQaz9uMkUEgDGjHkAVssLYWVAmSaQQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Prescott Hamfest, which is also serving as the 2018 ARRL Arizona State Convention, this Friday and Saturday (1-2 June 2018). <snip> Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Orbit software
by wa7dxz 29 May '18

29 May '18

I am looking for a simple software package that will simply allow me to follow the current orbit of a hamsat..."where is it now?"I do not need rotor/antenna control.Suggestions?Bob wa7dxzDm33 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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Emails from AMSAT Website
by Joe Fitzgerald 29 May '18

29 May '18

>You state that "there is no need to take any action", but my password >doesn't work anymore. So, I or someone in charge of the AMSAT store need >to take some kind of action. Recommendation? Presently I am working with our contractor to understand what happened and why it was not detected in testing, and develop appropriate actions for recovery. If website users need to do anything, we will let you know. de KM1P Joe

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Executable "Dslwp_rx_rtl" with GNURadio for Windows
by Mineo Wakita 29 May '18

29 May '18

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/dslwpwin.htm JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita

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AO73
by Graham Shirville 29 May '18

29 May '18

Hi All, AO73/FUNcube-1 is now in autonomous doe for the rest of the week. The transponder is on when the spacecraft is in eclipse. 73 Graham G3VZV

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(no subject)
by Mike S 29 May '18

29 May '18

http://screen.bowlgc.com Mike S

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WD9EWK satellite activity around central/northern AZ on 1-2 June
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 29 May '18

29 May '18

Hi! While attending the Prescott Hamfest this Friday and Saturday, I will have some time after each day to venture away from Prescott and operate from different locations. The DM34/DM35 line is about 30 miles north of Prescott via AZ-89, and is a nice spot for working satellites, for example. Is there any interest in working grids like DM35, DM44, or possibly DM45 on either Friday or Saturday evening? Or even something like DM25 to the northwest of Prescott along I-40? Please e-mail me directly, or send me a tweet or DM to my @WD9EWK Twitter account, if there are some grids in this area that you might want to hear on the satellites Friday or Saturday evening. The hamfest runs until 4pm/2300 UTC on Friday, and 3pm/2200 UTC Saturday. It would be after these times, when I would be able to depart Prescott for some other grids. I don't know how late I plan on staying out both nights, but I will end up back home sometime on Saturday night, possibly late that night, depending on where my post-hamfest Arizona road trip goes. I will have my TH-D72 squawking to the APRS network as WD9EWK-9, and this will be visible online at (among other places) http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9 in a browser window. Updates will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter account, which can be viewed in a browser window at http://twitter.com/WD9EWK without a Twitter account. Just like with the QSOs made during the hamfest, I'll upload any other QSOs I make this weekend to Logbook of the World. If you'd like a QSL card, please e-mail me the QSO details. If you are in the log, I'll send a card. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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AMSAT @ Prescott AZ hamfest, 1-2 June 2018
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 29 May '18

29 May '18

Hi! I will have an AMSAT booth at the Prescott Hamfest, which is also serving as the 2018 ARRL Arizona State Convention, this Friday and Saturday (1-2 June 2018). The hamfest will be at the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, on the north side of Prescott along Willow Creek Road, west of AZ-89 and south of the end of the AZ-89A (Pioneer Parkway) freeway. More information about the hamfest is available at: http://www.prescotthamfest.com/ During the two-day event, I will have demonstrations on amateur satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on the satellites during the hamfest, please fell free to call and be a part of the fun. The hamfest site is in grid DM34, in Arizona's Yavapai County. While at the hamfest, I will use my @WD9EWK Twitter account to send out updates, and pictures of the hamfest. If you are not on Twitter, you can still view these updates without having to get a Twitter account. Simply follow this link to view my tweets in a browser window: http://twitter.com/WD9EWK After the hamfest, all QSOs made with WD9EWK during these demonstrations will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. If you wish to receive a QSL card for any contacts made with WD9EWK during the hamfest, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. If you are in the log, I will send you a QSL card. There is no need to first send me a QSL card or SASE. Thanks in advance, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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AMSAT at the HamRadio 2018 in Friedrichshafen
by Peter Guelzow 28 May '18

28 May '18

AMSAT at the HamRadio 2018 in Friedrichshafen AMSAT-DL will again be present at Ham Radio 2018 from June 1 to June 3 in Friedrichshafen. Visit us at booth #567 in hall A1 Furthermore, a lecture "Es'hail-2 with AMSAT P4-A transponder" is planned for Saturday at 12:00 o'clock in room London area.

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(no subject)
by Mark Thompson 28 May '18

28 May '18

http://buy.v4events.com Mark Thompson

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ESERO Germany opened in Bochum
by Peter Guelzow 28 May '18

28 May '18

AMSAT-Deutschland e.V. and the Bochum Observatory are part of ESA’s current education iniative. On May 16, 2018, the newly founded European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) in Germany, or ESERO Germany for short, was officially launched at a ceremony at the Bochum Planetarium. So far there have been 11 such ESERO offices in 13 different European countries - Germany was not yet there. After a lengthy selection process, Bochum was finally selected as the location for Germany. In cooperation with the Ruhr-University Bochum, the Bochum Observatory, the AMSAT-DL and other partners are founding members of this educational and scientific consortium. This is a joint project of the European Space Agency ESA, the German Aerospace Center DLR and other partners with the core objective of integrating space research into school programmes and thus promoting the interest and skills of students in MINT subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology). The Bochum Observatory and AMSAT-DL are proud to be part of ESERO and are looking forward to contributing their expertise to the project! Link: http://amsat-dl.org/index.php/news-mainmenu-97/256-esero-germany-in-bochum-…

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Antennas used for AO-92 L/V, & a comment about AO-92 this morning...
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 27 May '18

27 May '18

Hi! It has been almost 4 months since AO-92 was opened up for general use, and the first L/V activation. I have tried to work the L/V configuration anytime it is active, whether I am home or away from home. I have worked approximately 20 different stations over this time. Most of the time, I have used a 5-element Comet CY-1205 Yagi with my Alinco DJ-G7T HT for my 1.2 GHz uplink. Sometimes, I go with a Chinese-made 10-element Yagi I ordered from an eBay seller. >From working different stations across the country, it seems like other stations I work are using larger antennas than mine - maybe the same 10-element Yagi I use, the 16-element Comet CYA-1216E Yagi, Yagis with more than 16 elements, or some have used a helix. My question is this: other than the HT duckies used by a couple of stations early on, does anyone besides me use an antenna smaller than a 10-element Yagi to work AO-92 L/V? If so, what are you using? I am not so concerned about transmitter power, as there are a few of us using HTs with 1W output on the 1.2 GHz band, and we are able to work AO-92 at that power level. A comment about the AO-92 pass around 1625 UTC this morning... This was not a high pass out here in Arizona, with maximum elevation around 13 degrees to the east. I have worked stations to the east around this elevation in the past, so I went out to try for more contacts. Near the midpoint of the pass here, I heard a station make 2 long CQ calls on the pass. There should be no need to make CQ calls, let alone long CQ calls, on any FM satellite. The 145.880 MHz AO-92 downlink is easy to hear. There are ample opportunities to get this set up, by working other AO-92 passes in the normal U/V configuration. If the issue is getting the uplink frequency and/or antenna aligned with the satellite, full-duplex operation should ensure that there is no need for a long transmission to be heard through the satellite. If you want to hear the audio I recorded from this pass, it is in my Dropbox space at http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ . Look in the Satellite_Audio-2018 folder, and find the MP3 file with the name starting with "20180527-1626UTC47" for the recording. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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IC-901H
by radiomb 27 May '18

27 May '18

I am looking for an IC-910H. A member in a local club has one for sale. What would be a fair price for it, it works and does not have 1.2G module. Also any ideas on finding the 1.2 module and a fair price for it. I was going to wait for the new IC-9700 but Icom said it might be a year out yet. Itching to get on the linear birds.73 Mike K4MIA | | Virus-free. www.avast.com |

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ANS-147 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 26 May '18

26 May '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-147 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * Help Requested to Monitor for Signals From Chinese Lunar Sats * Updates to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution * Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers * Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 * China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 * 25 Year Archive of Keplerian Elements Now on AMSAT Web Site * Satellite Shorts SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-147.01 ANS-147 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 147.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE May 27, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-147.01 Help Requested to Monitor for Signals From Chinese Lunar Sats After their launch on 2018-05-20 at 21:28 UTC, LJ 1 and LJ 2 were maneuvered onto a track to the Moon. Several amateurs received telemetry from the satellites. But now LJ 1 appears to encounter problems. Quoting Wei BG2BHC: "Can you help to find amateurs in the US to help to monitor DSLWP-A on 435.425 and 436.425 now? We lost the contact of satellite A on S band after an orbit adjustment. We just tried to switch on UHF, but we don't know if it works or not. If operating, 435.425 MHz should be 500bps GMSK and JT4 alternately. 436.425 MHz should be 250 bps GMSK. Both transmit once in 5 minutes. LONGJIANG 1 - NORAD CAT ID 43471 LONGJIANG 2 - NORAD CAT ID 43472 [Nico, PA0DLO, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Updates to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that three cubesat carrying Amateur Radio payloads were deployed from the ISS on May 11 at around 1030 UTC. See AMSAT News Service bulletin ANS-133 for details. The following cubesats have been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution and are designated by Space-Track as follows: 1KUNS-PF (Kenya)- NORAD CAT ID 43466 (a 3U cubesat with a 1200 bps or 9600 bps telemetry beacon at 437.300 MHz) UBAKUSAT (Turkey)- NORAD CAT ID 43467 (a 3U cubesat with a CW beacon at 437.225 MHz, a telemetry beacon at 435.325 MHZ, and a linear transponder with a 435.200 - 435.250 MHz downlink / 145.940 - 145.990 MHz uplink) Irazu (Costa Rica) - NORAD CAT ID 43468 (a 1U cubesat with a 9600 bps telemetry beacon at 436.500 MHz) Nico Janssen (PA0DLO) reminds us that it is still too early to tell if the above CAT ID's are correct for each object. There may be changes. [ANS thanks Ray, WA5QGD, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Communications Conference (DCC) Call for Papers Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published by the ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for publication. Submission of papers are due by July 31st, 2018 and should be submitted to Maty Weinberg, ARRL 225 Main Street Newington, CT 06111 or via the Internet to maty(a)arrl.org The ARRL and TAPR DCC is an international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas and techniques. This year, the DCC is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 14- 16. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and practical applications. Topics include, but are not limited to: • Software Defined Radio (SDR) • Digital voice (D-Star, P25, WinDRM, FDMDV, DRMDV, G4GUO) • Digital satellite communications • Global position system • Precise Timing • Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) • Short messaging (a mode of APRS) • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • HF digital modes • Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks • Spread spectrum • IEEE 802.11 and other Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for A mateur Radio • Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio • Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking • Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications in Amateur Radio • Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols • Topics that advanced the Amateur Radio art Go to https://tinyurl.com/y7wgm6vh to view the guidelines for paper submissions [ANS thanks the TAPR PSR for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Invitation to the 2018 NASA AAQ Workshop - September 7, 2018 You are invited to participate in the 2018 NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality {AAQ) Workshop. This event will take place at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 7 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The event targets academics (faculty, researchers, students) involved with space related activities such as cube sat, small sat, high altitude balloon, rocket and more. It is also designed for those wishing to be involved with NASA space related projects. The event will feature speakers and a poster session. Travel stipends from NASA are available to attendees on a limited basis and will favor those giving a presentation or poster. There is no registration charge for attending the event but registration in advance is required. Please register at the link below by July 31. http://spider2.eng.auburn.edu/AAQ/registration.html The NASA Academy of Aerospace Quality is an open access virtual academy of educational modules, lessons learned, standards, case studies and more related to quality assurance for space related projects, especially those from academic based teams. The website is: http://aaq.auburn.edu Links to the agenda and materials from previous NASA AAQ Workshops can be found at the link below: http://aaq.eng.auburn.edu/events [ANS thanks Alice Smith and Jeff Smith for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- China Microsatellite Symposium 2018 The China Microsatellite Symposium(CMS2018), (www.microsatsymp.com) will be held at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an China on 18th – 20th November 2018. The symposium includes keynote presentations and several sessions which will focus on the design experience, scientific missions, launch opportunities and all new technologies about microsatellites. In addition, another import session, International CubeSat and Mission Contest will be held on 20th November 2018, after which a free launch opportunity of 3U CubeSat or 1U payload capacity will be awarded to the winner of the first prize. Participants can get information and submit the works through the official website of our contest: www.cubesatcontest.org. The submission deadlines for the abstract of CMS2018 and work of CubeSat contest are both August 31, 2018. You could submit abstract and get information on the website www.microsatsymp.com Along with the symposium, there will also be a related exhibition, during which you can find the updated progress of CubeSat, launchers and other related technology. For exhibitors, you could also get information about booth on the website. The event is supported by China National Space Administration, International Astronautical Federation, Chinese Society of Astronautics and Chinese Institute of Command and Control. If you have any questions, please contact service(a)microsatsymp.com. [ANS thanks Ray Nugent for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 Year Archive of Keplerian Elements Now on AMSAT Web Site AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager Ray Hoad, WA5QGD has made his archive of orbital elements for active amateur satellites back to October 1993. Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P has posted this on the AMSAT web site at: http://www.amsat.org/tle/historical/ Joe commented, "Thanks for all those bulletins, Ray. That represents a lot of work over 25 years!" [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD and Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts (Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG’s plan to activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx on Memorial Day weekend, 2018, is rescheduled due to unsafe weather conditions. The National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center confirms 70% potential for a tropical depression to form in the next five days with potential to move into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Rainfall predicted to hit the Louisiana coast combined with additional moisture from the potential depression would inhibit safe access to the operating location. The new dates for the expedition are June 7-9, 2018. AMSAT Vice President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N0JY has made his Engineering presentation at the 2018 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT forum available on-line: http://amsat.us/?p=189 There is a PDF version for viewing, and the original pptx version. You may reuse the information in this presentation in its entirety as a presentation, or by the use excerpts from this presentation to enhance your own pre- sentation, so long as you do not alter the original wording when making your own slides. (via @N0JY on Twitter) Members of the Radio Club Croatian Flora Fauna will be active as 9A90P from Vela Palagruza Island (CI-084, LH 0057) between June 16-23rd. Operators mentioned are Marijan/9A1MB, Radovan/ 9A2SC, Zeljko/9A3DF, Branko/9A3ST, Kiko/9A4WY, Vito/9A5VS, Neven/9A5YY and Emir/9A6AA. Activity will be on 80-6 meters near the IOTA frequencies using CW, SSB, the Digital modes and the satellites. QSL 9A90P via 9A2MF. ADDED NOTE. Look for some operators to possibly operate (using their own callsign) from neighboring islands: Mala Palagruza (EU-090, CI-461) and Galijula Island (EU-090, CI-462). (thanks to Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1365) --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KT4TZ kt4tz at amsat dot org

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Rocket Lab new launch window announced
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 26 May '18

26 May '18

Hi Folks, Rocket Lab have just announced the new window for the next Launch. See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/news/updates/rocket-lab-confirms-new-its-busin… It will be streamed from their web site. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

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For Sale: UHF 10 MHz Wide 4 Pole Bandpass Filter (430 - 440 MHz)
by abowker＠bowkera.com 25 May '18

25 May '18

Having interference issues on UHF? Check out the following: DCI UHF 10 MHz Wide 4 Pole Bandpass Filter (Model: DCI-435-10C) UHF 10 MHz Wide 4 Pole Bandpass Filter (430 - 440 MHz) Ideal for US Satellite and weak signal The design for this bandpass filter is four full quarter-wave linear resonators with aperture coupling. It comes with silver-Teflon - gold "N" connectors. The filters are the same height and width as the VHF models but are slightly heavier and deeper. The DCI-435-10C is used in European-Asian ITU Regions 1 and 3, and is also used in North America for weak signal, packet and other specialized communications. Connector Type: "N" silver-Teflon - gold https://www.ebay.com/itm/292578930891 Thanks and 73 Alan WA6DNR

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AO91 BOSTON to Europe
by Tom Schuessler 25 May '18

25 May '18

I am still in New England and have access to a 9th floor patio overlooking Boston Harbor FN42 and want to try a 1 degree for me AO91 pass at 0400Z on early morning Saturday 26 May. No clue what the RF noise would be up here but it maybe my last shot before going back to Texas. 73 Tom N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-25 18:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 25 May '18

25 May '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-25 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sterrenschool De Globetrotter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-05-31 16:58:36 UTC 40 deg ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 103 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2018-05-25 18:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1230. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1178. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-05-24 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 54 on orbit Scott Tingle KG5NZA Norishige Kanai Anton Shkaplerov Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Fw: Athenoxat-1 beacon puzzles round 4
by Roland Zurmely 25 May '18

25 May '18

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Yesie Brama <yesie.l.brama(a)micro-space.org>To: Microspace <athenoxat(a)micro-space.org>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018, 6:51:32 AM GMT-3Subject: Athenoxat-1 beacon puzzles round 4 Dear friends, It's been a while and hope this email finds you well. We'd like to inform that we've just enabled the new round of Athenoxat-1 beacon puzzles. Beacon puzzles is the regular data beacon from Athenoxat-1 with specific type 3. It contains 10 frames per burst every minute (30sec interval alternating with Morse CW). It has a slight difference from the previous rounds and therefore we consider this experience as part of the in-orbit test. Hopefully it'll go smoothly. The kss files containing the frames can be submitted through the usual address athenoxat(a)micro-space.org Any number of frames are very useful for reconstructing the images. Thus we're hoping that stations with low elevation passes will still be able to participate. Our website will be updated daily and can be viewed here: http://www.micro-space.org/ham.html For the stations around our control station (in Singapore), please keep tuning in as the satellite stays beaconing although it may seem appear busy in comm.operation. The only apparent change is that you may not hear the Morse CW once our comm.operation starts. Please let us know if you need any clarifications or help in setting up some software for receiving Athenoxat-1 packets. Please feel free to inform others who may be interested and able to listen to Athenoxat-1. We are looking forward to your kss files then. Thank you in advance for listening, and have a good weekend. 73 de Athenoxat-1 team(Yesie 9V1SQ) | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |

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AO73 operations
by Graham Shirville 25 May '18

25 May '18

Hi All, Just to confirm that AO73/FUNcube-1 is now in continuous amateur transponder mode for the weekend. As we have another long weekend, you can expect the autonomous mode, with high power telemetry only in sunlight, to recommence either late Monday or first thing Tuesday (UTC) best 73 Graham G3VZV

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For Sale: Arrow Alaskan
by Dan Rahn 25 May '18

25 May '18

See ad on QRZ or email off-list for more info. $160 or even trade for the smaller version. Dan, K8EC

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User error on Falconsat-3
by Ryan Noguchi 25 May '18

25 May '18

If you tried to message me by APRS on FS-3 over the past month or so and received no response, it's because I managed to screw up when programming my TH-D72A memory channels for Falconsat-3. The first channel (AOS and rising) was fine, but the rest were totally messed up. As a result, I couldn't decode any packets for the last two-thirds of each pass. I have the channels configured properly now, so please try again next time! 73, Ryan AI6DO

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Trouble with LOTW?
by skristof＠etczone.com 24 May '18

24 May '18

Anybody else having trouble getting a file to upload to Logbook of the World today? I'm trying to load in some SO-50 QSOs from yesterday and it's not processing them. I use TQSL and don't usually have a problem. If I contacted you on SO-50 yesterday and you're waiting for me to confirm on LOTW, hang in there. I'm trying. Steve AI9IN

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The VE3HLS Grand Finale Rove!
by Ken Alexander 23 May '18

23 May '18

Get out your highlighter and circle June 15th, 16th and 17th on your calendars! You don't want to miss The VE3HLS Grand Finale Rove! This will be my final significant rove before I retire from satellite ops and get down to planning the next chapter of my life as I prepare to retire in Thailand. I will follow the St. Lawrence Seaway down from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, activating FN14, FN15, FN24/25, FN35/36, FN46/47, FN57/58 and FN59/69 along the way down and back. As always, the inspiration for the rove is a result of a few of you posting your grids QSLed maps to Twitter. I read them and base future roves on the gaps I see in your maps. I'll work out a basic schedule over the next week or two and post it here and on Twitter. 73, KenVE3HLS

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Maidenhead Grid EL58hx Activation Memorial Day Weekend 2018 - Rescheduled
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 23 May '18

23 May '18

(Venice, LA, USA) Wyatt Dirks, AC0RA, and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG’s plan to activate maidenhead gridsquare EL58hx on Memorial Day weekend, 2018, is rescheduled due to unsafe weather conditions. The National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center confirms 70% potential for a tropical depression to form in the next five days with potential to move into the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Rainfall predicted to hit the Louisiana coast combined with additional moisture from the potential depression would inhibit safe access to the operating location. The new dates for the expedition are June 7-9, 2018.

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CW on a TS-2000
by Burns Fisher 23 May '18

23 May '18

This may not seem like a satellite question, but it is. When using the paddle input for CW on a TS-2000 does the PTT light for the VFO you are using turn red as though you had pressed the mike key? Even on full break-in (when I might expect it to blink in time with the code)? It's satellite related because while I don't do CW, I built a little box to send dit-dit-dit to get tuned in on a linear satellite, and while I get the TS-2000's side tone in the earphone, I don't see the red light at all, and have not really found it on another radio. Thanks and 73, Burns WB1FJ

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Office Closed
by Martha 23 May '18

23 May '18

The AMSAT Office will be closed from Thursday, May 24 - Tuesday, May 29th. Happy Holiday! -- 73- Martha

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Chinese Lunar sats
by Mike Seguin 23 May '18

23 May '18

Any word on the two Chinese microsats LongJiang 1 & 2? -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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Re: [amsat-bb] GNURadio for Windows
by redski＠bellsouth.net 23 May '18

23 May '18

Thanks for sharing that link to the Windows version of GNUradio. That should make experimenting with GNU flowgraphs MUCH easier for us non-Linux flunkies. 73, Red KC4LE

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GNURadio for Windows
by Jim Barbre 23 May '18

23 May '18

There is a Windows version of GNURadio available for 64-bit machines. I am using ver. 3.7.9.2 on my Windows 7 laptop. I use it together with a program called "Amigos" for live decoding of pictures from the Russian Meteor WX satellite. It works great. Here is the link for the download. http://www.gcndevelopment.com/gnuradio/downloads.htm 73 Jim Barbre KB7YSY

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Satellites - 6E5RM Cancun Until June 1 and 6E5RM/XF3 Cozumel May 23-24
by JoAnne K9JKM 23 May '18

23 May '18

Just spotted this in the DXNL 2094 - May 23, 2018 DX Newsletter. Cozumel news will be old when the weekend ANS bulletins come out ... XE, Mexico: Members of the Radioclub Cancun will be active in the context of the Rally Maya Mexico 2018 between May 23 and June 1 with the callsign 6E5RM. QRV on 80-6m on SSB, RTTY, FT8, and via satellites. On May 23 and 24 they are also operating as 6E5RM/XF3 from Cozumel Island (NA-090). QSL via XE3N. DX Newsletter is a free and weekly service of DARC Committee "DX" (http://www.darcdxhf.de) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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SatPC32 rig setup files
by Butch 23 May '18

23 May '18

I want to replace the existing IC-7000 "rig setup file” as shown in setup > Radio setup > Icom > Model. So a few questions: 1. Where is this file located? It is not in the Icom folder. 2. What does model “others” do? 3. I am using a 7100. Is it OK to use the 7000 model? I do not want to do a restore with a data backup or reinstall if at all possible. Any and all help appreciated. Butch K8KO

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FN54 Maine, one last pass
by Tom Schuessler 22 May '18

22 May '18

Hi all, Pat Stoddard asked me for the grid and so I will try what for me is an 8° Fox 92 pass at 309Z, my local 2309 Eastern Tuesday evening. Would like to see western and central US stations Who need this grid to call. N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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FN 54
by Tom Schuessler 22 May '18

22 May '18

I will be on a fox 1D 92 pass over east central US at 1454Z and a 91 pass that hits western UK at 15 08Z this morning from FN 54 see you there Tom. N5HYP Sent from my iPhone

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UBAKUSAT and 1KUNS-PF identified
by Nico Janssen 22 May '18

22 May '18

All, Detailed doppler measurements show that UBAKUSAT is object 43467 (1998-067NQ) and 1KUNS-PF is object 43466 (1998-067NP). 73, Nico PA0DLO

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AMSAT TLE history now online back to October 2003
by Joe Fitzgerald 22 May '18

22 May '18

With thanks to Ray Hoad for sending me his archive, you can now find orbital elements for active amateur satellites back to October 1993 on the amsat web site at www.amsat.org/tle/historical Thanks for all those bulletins, Ray. That represents a lot of work over 25 years! 73 de KM1P Joe

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Recording TX & RX from one or two radios?
by Ken M 22 May '18

22 May '18

Hello AMSATers, I'm looking to record both TX and RX audio to a digital recorder, either at the QTH or in the field (but mainly in the field), in either of two common scenarios: 1. TX from one radio, and RX from a different radio (as in satellite use with one radio for uplink and one for downlink). 2. TX/RX from the same radio (as in a full-duplex radio for FM satellites, or for non-satellite use). I'm wondering if you know of a device (or a published circuit design) that will allow TX/RX recording while isolating the radios from each other and/or a radio's TX from it's RX, while linked to the same recorder? I have to believe this is a well-solved problem within the satellite radio community but I haven't found too many ideas for field use. This is seems to be an easier problem to solve at the QTH if recording to computer, with various sound interfaces (Signalink, etc.) so my main interest is in field use with a digital recorder so I can record my QSO's while juggling two radios plus antenna, etc. The easy alternative is just to record the RX side, which is easy, and works for logging but doesn't give you the full exchange. Thanks & 73! Ken VA7KBM

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Re: [amsat-bb] SO-50 from Maine to Europe
by Tom Schuessler 21 May '18

21 May '18

Probably the only other one I will book this evening is a all 92 at about 0020Z which will probably only be good for those in the Northeast US and Canada. Sent from my iPhone > On May 21, 2018, at 18:25, Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Tom, are you planning working the other FM passes this evening? It would be great to get FN54 in the log! > > 73, Don KB2YSI > >> On Mon, May 21, 2018, 18:17 Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> wrote: >> Hello across the pond, >> I am vacationing in the state of Maine in FN54 and m going to try a SO-50 pass that will hit western Europe this evening 2345 Z Monday, May 21. Since I normally live in Texas this type of thing is not something I usually get to do. So if you are available I would like to see who I could work. >> >> 73 >> >> Tom >> N5HYP/1 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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1990 version of ARRL's Satellite Experimenter's Handbook, by K2UBC
by Philip Jenkins 21 May '18

21 May '18

I was looking through my ham radio bookshelves (yes, plural!) a few weeks ago, and I had nearly forgotten that I had this book...so I've been re-reading it. (No, I'm not interested in selling it.... <grin>) The history alone - details about the birds up to and including AO-13 - makes for fascinating reading, never mind the technical details for orbital considerations, tracking, and building satellites. Remember that this when AO-13 was only 2 years old, AO-7 hadn't been heard from in a few years, and FM birds were only a twinkle in some engineer's eye. If you can find this book, I highly recommend that you borrow/buy it - quite interesting to read what was going on in the satellite world 28 years ago! (I bought it in late 92/early 93 to read on the plane trip to VP2M for an AO-13 DXpedition.) Philip N4HF

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SO-50 from Maine to Europe
by Tom Schuessler 21 May '18

21 May '18

Hello across the pond, I am vacationing in the state of Maine in FN54 and m going to try a SO-50 pass that will hit western Europe this evening 2345 Z Monday, May 21. Since I normally live in Texas this type of thing is not something I usually get to do. So if you are available I would like to see who I could work. 73 Tom N5HYP/1 Sent from my iPhone

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Santa Rosa Island CM93 Grid Schedule
by Ron Bondy 21 May '18

21 May '18

I had a nice table in my earlier email with my current grid schedule for my Aug trip, but the ascii text got reformatted. I've entered the grid schedule on my qrz.com page and will update as the Aug date approaches. We have our ferry and campsite reservations for Santa Rosa so I don't see those dates changing. https://www.qrz.com/db/AD0DX Cheers, Ron, AD0DX

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Janusz Kusocinski Primary School No. 71, Poznan, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 May '18

21 May '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Janusz Kusocinski Primary School No. 71, Poznan, Poland on 23 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:06 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Szko³a Podstawowa nr 71 im. Janusza Kusocinskiego in Poznan, Poland, is a 60-year old public primary school for students aged 6-15. Starting with the school year 2017/18, primary schools in Poland were extended from six to eight years so at present the school has 460 pupils in grades 1 to 7. The school is situated in the centre of one of Poland's greatest cities. A university, cultural and economic centre boasting a one thousand-year-old history, Poznan offers its inhabitants and visitors myriad educational opportunities of which the school takes full advantage. The school nurtures curiosity and creativity through an inspiring, broad and engaging curriculum. Thanks to a variety of educational programmes (e.g., Odyssey of the Mind, eTwinning, European Christmas Tree Decoration Exchange, etc.), the school offers its students opportunities for learning and development 'without borders' by which they will be enabled and empowered to attain their full potential and become competent in shaping their own future. The school puts great emphasis on STEAM activities. In the school year 2016/2017, the school piloted the 'Mission X. Train like an astronaut' educational programme in Poland and since then have been the centre for the programme in Poland. Despite their young age, the students attend lectures and workshops at best universities in Poland or give lectures at international student conferences. During the preparation period for the ARISS contact, the school cooperated with a local amateur radio club (SP3YOR) and plans have been made to establish an amateur radio club at school. The school takes part in various activities within the local community, cooperating with governmental institutions and NGO organisations. Szkola Podstawowa nr 71 im. Janusza Kusocinskiego in Poznan takes pride in its tradition of voluntary work. Every year, the school becomes the local Collection-Centre for Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy (The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity), the biggest, non-governmental, non-profit, charity organisation in Poland, which aims to support health care in Poland. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What was your path to becoming an astronaut? 2. What research conducted currently on the ISS has been specifically undertaken in preparation for the human exploration of destinations beyond low-Earth orbit? 3. If you had a chance to travel beyond our Solar System to find a new habitable planet for humans would you do it even if you knew you may never return to the Earth? 4. Does your being in space affect your general perspective on life? 5. What surprised you most in space? 6. What happens when you get ill on the ISS? 7. How does your ordinary day in life aboard the ISS look like? 8. For an experienced astronaut as you are, which is the best space movie and which is the worst? 9. Has anything dangerous ever happened to you? 10. How do you get drinking water on the ISS? 11. What do you miss most? 12. How do astronauts eat aboard the ISS? 13. Where does a compass point to in space? 14. How does taking care of personal hygiene differ from maintaining hygiene on Earth? 15. Do you ever feel collision with any objects or space debris? 16. Do you do anything just for fun on the ISS? 17. Is there anything you would like to do right now, although you know that you cannot? 18. How and where do you sleep? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 May '18

21 May '18

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden on 22 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:53 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. A short history of Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium: In 1993 two mothers living in Djursholm were concerned about the education of their children. They felt the public school in the area did not meet the standards they wanted. Louise Ankarcrona and Louise Westerberg were business women and decided to create a private school that would raise academic standards in Djursholm. The opened Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium, Djursholm in 1994.The school became very popular and in 1998 they opened another school located at Odenplan, in the heart of Stockhom. This school also became very popular, having a focus on the sciences. Louise and Louise were please with both school, but also wanted to focus on aesthetic arts, and so in 2003 they started a third school at Jarlaplan. Today all three schools are thriving and have become three of Stockholm's most sought after gymnasiums. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How is the ARAMIS-experiment going to be put into action? Explain how it would work. 2. Has the AMS-02 given any results about antimatter? Has the increase of sensitivity (from 10^-6 to 10^-9) given better results? 3. How could space engineering affect our planet and the environment? 4. Did you yield any significant results from the NICER project? 5. There is a lot of talk about creating a community on Mars and sending people to live there. Do you, as someone who has lived in space for a time, see this as something that is possible to achieve? 6. Based on the At Home In Space mission, how would you describe the sense of community at the ISS? 7. When you're going through the selection process, hoping to be chosen to train as an astronaut, would you admit to being afraid of anything, or would that seem not very astronaut-like? 8. How do you manage to stay in space for such long periods at a time? Is it physically and/or mentally challenging? 9. What experiments are you conducting in the Cold Atom Lab at the moment? 10. What is your goal of being an astronaut? Is it to explore new planets, contribute to science or being a part of a great adventure? 11. Which space movie made here on Earth is the most realistic? 12. Are there any space traditions? 13. What do you miss most from space when you are back on Earth? 14. What is the Earth activity that you miss the most when you're in space? 15. What made you decide being on the ISS was what you wanted to do? 16. What is your work when you're not in space? 17. What would you do if someone got severely sick? 18. How does the architecture on the ISS affect you? Why is everything white? 19. How do you navigate in the space station? 20. If you have long hair, do you have to cut it before going on the ISS? 21. How do you maintain contact with your family while on board the ISS? 22. Does the space station stay in orbit forever or does it get pulled towards earth? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Janusz Kusocinski Primary School No. 71, Poznan, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-05-23 11:06 UTC Watch for live stream at https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/live/ About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-91&92 Power Levels
by John KI4RO 21 May '18

21 May '18

They operate the same day or night. Check the pass prediction page at http://www.amsat.org/track/index.php and the schedule page at: https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/ to verify that you're listening at an appropriate time. Thanks for the QSO today 73 John KI4RO

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EN71 May 21
by aa8ch＠aol.com 21 May '18

21 May '18

If the rain breaks I hope to activate EN71 this afternoon AO85 1900UTC, AO91 1935UTC, AO07 1952UTC. All QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW. Chris AA8CH

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Aug 2018 Trip to Santa Rosa Island CM93
by Ron Bondy 21 May '18

21 May '18

Hi Everyone, I am planning a trip to Santa Rosa Island CM93 this summer and have reservations booked for the ferry and the campground on the island. My wife and I will be flying to Seattle first to see our son in Vancouver, and doing some touring around Vancouver Island and then Olympia National Parkin Washington. I will activate grids as much as possible, but the grids below are the ones I think I am planning on at this time. After that we fly to Santa Barbara and will be on Santa Rosa Island CM93 Aug 20 / 21 / 22 (Mon, Tues, Wed). I will probably activate the CM93 / CM94 grid line from the island but at this point I don't know which passes will be from the grid line.I will focus on CM93 as my wife and I hike and do some bird watching. Apparently the island is very windy, so on Aug 20 and 21 I will also work some evening night passes when hopefully the winds will be quiet. I will activate on SO-50, AO-91 and AO-92. I'm just getting started on the linear birds and hope to be comfortable on FO-29 by Aug. Below are the dates and grids that I'm planning on at a minimum at this time. Note that I'm planning on a special side trip to CO50 the morning of Aug 13th if the road is decent. Patrick WD9EWK was there in 2010 and indicates it is a logging road not suitable for rental cars. I will probably have to decide this when I arrive in Port Hardy CO60. I'd love to activate CN69 but I don't see any easy way to do it given our other travel plans. I've broken activations down to morning and evening based on our current plans to drive between Seattle / Vancouver / Vancouver Island / Olympia National Park. We will fly from Seattle to Santa Barbara on Sat Aug 18th (all plane tickets are booked) and activate CM93 Aug 20/21/22. We arrive on the island at 3pm on the 20th and leave the island at 3pm on the 22nd. Morning EveningSun Aug 12 CO60Mon Aug 13 CO50 CN79Tue Aug 14 CN79 Wed Aug 15 CN87 Thur Aug 16 CN77,CN87 CN87 Mon Aug 20 CM93Tue Aug 21 CM93 CM93Wed Aug 22 CM93 Please email me at adodx at yahoo dot com if you have any questions or comments. Please note that the island does not have cell coverage so I won't be able to tweet specific pass information during my time on the island. If you are on the US east coast and are interested in working CM93 please send me an email 1 week prior to the trip when pass information is available and if we have a window on the FM birds or FO-29 I'll be glad to look for you specifically on a low easterly pass from Santa Rosa. I hope this email isn't too premature, but I've had a few people ask about the dates for CM93 so they can make sure they are home to get the credit for the grid. Looking forward to activating and handing out some new grids this summer. Cheers, Ron, AD0DX

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AO-91&92 Power Levels
by John Marranca, Jr 21 May '18

21 May '18

Greetings all...it's been a long time since I have been active on the satellites. While I was married, I had a good station and could work nearly any satellite I could hear. After being limited to the FM birds, I had very limited success with SO-50, etc. But the Fox satellites have been simply awesome. I am having the time of my life working 91&92 with my UV5RA and 19" whip antenna. But only during the day. Do these satellites have a lower power at night/during eclipse?? John KB2HSH On Sun, May 20, 2018, 12:24 AM <amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? (Bill Acito) > 2. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-19 06:00 UTC > (aj9n(a)aol.com) > 3. urgent help from AMSAT members worldwide (Tanan Rangseeprom) > 4. Re: Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? (Bill Acito) > 5. Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 168 (Todd W Deckard) > 6. Re: Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? (Greene, Stephan A) > 7. LongJiang 1 & 2 to be launched towards the Moon (Nico Janssen) > 8. DSLWP Lunar Amateur Radio Mission to be Launched This Sunday > (???) > 9. DSLWP Live CD Download Link Update (???) > 10. AO-92 L/v active... (Andrew Glasbrenner) > 11. Re: AO-92 L/v active... (Paul Stoetzer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 20:32:46 +0000 > From: Bill Acito <w1pa(a)hotmail.com> > To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? > Message-ID: > < > FR1P152MB0405D5D5ABFEB1ACC31926FF98900(a)FR1P152MB0405.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > [[I haven't done this yet but I think others have and I plan to do it one > day: most recorders are stereo. Get a *channel* splitter (I bought one on > Amazon) and send radio audio to left channel, say, and an external mic to > right.]] > > I have been doing this for years. The key/trick is that you have to insert > a 40db pad on the rig audio side because the audio levels (mic vs rig) are > very different. Most audio recorders use a AGC of some sort, and with no > balancing L to R, the AGC will adjust for the stronger rig audio, and lower > its overall sensitivity so you won't hear the mic channel. Inserting the > 40db pad balances the left and right and will give you good audio on both > sides. > > Bill W1PA > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 02:10:58 -0400 > From: aj9n(a)aol.com > To: amsat-bb(a)AMSAT.Org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-19 > 06:00 UTC > Message-ID: <1637705c9e3-c90-801c(a)webjas-vae114.srv.aolmail.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-05-19 06:00 UTC > > > > Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: > > ? > > > > Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden, telebridge via K6DUE > > The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS > > The scheduled astronaut is Scott Tingle KG5NZA > > Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-05-22 08:53:38 UTC 33 deg (***) > > ? > > Janusz Kusoci?ski Primary School No. 71, Pozna?, Poland, telebridge via > W6SRJ > > The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS > > The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU > > Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-05-23 11:06:52 UTC 66 deg > > Watch for live stream at https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/live/?? > > ? > > > > > ****************************************************************************** > > 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 145.8? MHz. > > ? > > > ******************************************************************************* > > ? > > All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. > > ? > > > ******************************************************************************* > > > Several?of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and > not being able?to get in.? That has now been changed to? > http://www.ariss.org/ > > Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this?site. > > > **************************************************************************** > Looking?for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS??? > If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete? > details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham?Video.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > ? ? ? > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? > http://www.ariss-eu.org/? ? > > ? > > If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to > provide some insight. ?Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net > > **************************************************************************** > ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 > schools:? > > Francesco IK?WGF with 132 > > Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 129 > > Gaston ON4WF with 123 > > Sergey RV3DR with 103 > > > > **************************************************************************** > The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date > webpages?were removed and new ones have been added.? If there are > additional > ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. > > Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own > orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed > time. > All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and > time format? YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS > > > The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-05-19 06:00 UTC.? > (***) > > Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and > questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and?Echolink websites, and > instructions for any contact that may be streamed?live.?? > > > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf > > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt > > Total number?of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1228. ?? > Each school counts as 1?event. > Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1177. ? > Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. > Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. > > A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the > file. > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf > > Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: > Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas > Islands, and the Virgin Islands. > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > QSL?information may be found at:?? > http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? > > ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS > > > **************************************************************************** > The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-05-16 07:00 UTC. ? > > > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf > > Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing > Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC > > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction > .rtf > > Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf > > Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts > > https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 > > **************************************************************************** > > > Exp. 54 on orbit > > Scott Tingle KG5NZA > > Norishige Kanai > > Anton Shkaplerov > > ? > > Exp. 55 on orbit > > Drew Feustel > > Oleg Artemyev > > Ricky Arnold KE5DAU > > **************************************************************************** > > 73, > Charlie?Sufana AJ9N > One of the ARISS operation team mentors > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > ? > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 18:38:13 +0700 > From: Tanan Rangseeprom <nanrspm(a)gmail.com> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)amsat.org>, Paul > Stoetzer > <prstoetzer(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [amsat-bb] urgent help from AMSAT members worldwide > Message-ID: > <CAMw-yOXvGQJ+UmQ2bSnModcNAtH86cFPicA= > W4x+pXfeF07wHg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Paul Stoetzer, Executive Vice President of Radio Amateur Satellite > Corporation (AMSAT-NA) and member of AMSAT-BB > > The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under patronage of His Majesty the > King (RAST) would like to thank you for the SatPC32 program along with the > Registration Code for the HS0AJ Ground Station. I and members of RAST along > with the team building the JAISAT-1 satellite used your program to control > the Rotor with a V/U antenna to work automatically in order to receive > signals from amateur radio satellites that passed over Thailand. We have > posted a video on YouTube of this, along with audio from an IC-9100 > transceiver, which you can view by using the link below or by searching > YouTube for the callsign HS0AJ. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldjAA6e_Pjs > > We have made an application to the Thai regulator, the National > Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to set up ground > stations in different regions of Thailand in four locations, from North to > South and with the following callsigns: > > 1. GS station in the North of Thailand, using the callsign HS0AN > > 2. GS station in the South using the callsign HS0AS > > 3. GS Station in the Northeast of Thailand using the callsign HS0AO > > 4. GS station in the Central region of Thailand with the callsign HS0AL > > We intend to post videos from all of these stations on YouTube, similar to > those from HS0AJ, and we will establish ground stations all over the > country in order to receive signals from satellites and to enable amateur > radio operators and others in Thailand who are interested to access videos > from these stations on YouTube. > > However, now we are seeking urgent help from AMSAT members worldwide > because we are unable to contact the company Innovative Solutions In Space > (ISIS) with which RAST had signed a contract to buy components for a > U-class CubeSat but excluding the payload, being the Linear Transponder. > Since the beginning of this year up until now we have been unable to > contact ISIS, which is the reason for this appeal to you for urgent help in > the purchase of components for the Flight Model of the 1U CubeSat satellite > which is capable of carrying a payload of a Linear Transponder for RAST and > which has been assembled and has passed the testing phase. > > Can anyone please provide some recommendations to us regarding the assembly > of the satellite ? and as quickly as possible? RAST and its members are > lacking experience in satellite assembly and for the initial testing phase > and we are appealing for suggestions as to where we can find suppliers of > CubeSat components and as to who can test them and send the satellite out > into space? > > For your consideration, please find some YouTube links about testing and > building a Linear Transponder below: > > Thermal vacuum test > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8gebXAaj6M > > Vibration Test > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e02iOwZdM8 > > Design PCB > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z61l6r1AtQo > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBwMD5y3nns > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSb86DushF8 > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fXePZ-L86M > > 3D of JAISAT-1 Satellites > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNqO_3Q9vxo > > JITTER OF LOCAL OSCILLATOR 190MHz and 390MHz > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrSpHzPD-Y8 > > > > Sincerely and with respect, > > Tanan Rangseeprom > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 20:39:08 +0000 > From: Bill Acito <w1pa(a)hotmail.com> > To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? > Message-ID: > < > FR1P152MB040554B0BCE53D859BF58B8398900(a)FR1P152MB0405.LAMP152.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hosa-Stereo-1-8-3-5-mm-Male-to-Dual-Mono-1-8-Femal… > > You will likely have to build your own 40db pad ---? its two resisters. > > Bill > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 07:03:59 -0500 > From: Todd W Deckard <twdeckard(a)earthlink.net> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 168 > Message-ID: <CF4FBC12-C73A-4A69-BFF8-5B21CAFDB4AD(a)earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > mailing list bounced my pedantic response due to attached image size ... > > here?s a link to a parallel thread that has the image of ISS altitude over > time. > > > http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/need-help-with-ascending-node.54930… > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 19, 2018, at 6:43 AM, Todd W Deckard <twdeckard(a)earthlink.net> > wrote: > > > > As an aside, the ISS makes an adjustment approximately once a month. > They operate at a higher altitude now that the shuttle is no longer used > for resupply. Here is a plot from heavens-above. > > > > <image1.png> > > > > > > I have observed that if you are using an Arduino or another processor > with single precision math, the computed results age very quickly for any > LEO and practically I must update every few days. > > > > if you are using a more respectable math engine and are only concerned > about the orbital elements; the error in the satellite position is > approximately a kilometer at the epoch of the TLE. Then the simplified > perturbation model (SPG4) used by the common software we use loses about > 1-2km a day. > > > > all of this is a bit pedantic if you are hand pointing an antenna in the > noble tradition ... > > > > best > > Todd > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On May 18, 2018, at 9:51 PM, amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org wrote: > >> > >> Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to > >> amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > >> > >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org > >> > >> You can reach the person managing the list at > >> amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org > >> > >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >> than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." > >> Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Re: when are TLE's too old to use? (Gregory Beat) > >> 2. Re: Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? (Mark D. Johns) > >> 3. Re: when are TLE's too old to use? (skristof(a)etczone.com) > >> 4. FUNcube-1 mode change (Jim Heck) > >> 5. Falconsat With Wisp and Kenwood TS-200 Internal TNC > >> (Vincenzo Mone) > >> 6. Falconsat With Wisp and Kenwood TS-200 Internal TNC > >> (Vincenzo Mone) > >> 7. Falconsat With Wisp and Kenwood TS-200 Internal TNC > >> (Vincenzo Mone) > >> 8. Re: Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? > >> (skristof(a)etczone.com) > >> 9. Re: Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? (Ken M) > >> 10. Re: Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? (John Brier) > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> <mime-attachment> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. > >> AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons > worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views > of AMSAT-NA. > >> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > >> http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 14:32:09 +0000 > From: "Greene, Stephan A" <stephan.a.greene(a)vencore.com> > To: John Brier <johnbrier(a)gmail.com>, Steve Kristoff > <skristof(a)etczone.com> > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? > Message-ID: > > <905C3C6D2F7CC24386DD63AD6DE8D841EEFD29DF(a)DC7SWEXP002.corp.adroot.internal > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I think you want a "DJ splitter" cable. Typically a stereo (TRS) plug > and two separate MONO output jacks, one for the left and one for the > right channel. DJ's use one to monitor a track they are playing on one > channel while cueing up a 2nd track in their headphones; the DJ software > is configured to output to one track or the other. Use when you have a > laptop or tablet with one audio output and don't want to or can't use a > mixer or 2nd (USB?) audio device. Usually well-made because DJs hate > equipment failures mid-gig. (and we hams hate equipment failures in > mid-pass!) I have a Griffin DJ Cable and will have to test this myself. > Native Instruments (Traktor) and other DJ equipment vendors sell these. > $10-$12 give or take. > > The use in this thread is to combine 2 signals into one input jack, > while keeping them on separate tracks. Play the recording back in > software like Audacity as suggested by others. > > I agree the easiest approach is wire a cheap electret mic for local > (Uplink) audio. If you tap audio from your uplink radio mic input, you > may need to pad down the audio level to the recorder and take steps to > isolate the recording line from the radio input. > > The other "splitter" cable described connects left and right channels in > parallel and is intended . Usually called a headphone audio splitter. > You may get a mess unless you wire the plugs from your downlink and > local audio to put signals on just one channel. More trouble than it > is worth IMO. YMMV. > > 73 Steve KS1G > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Brier [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2018 10:52 PM > To: Steve Kristoff > Cc: AMSAT BB > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Recording TX & RX from one or two radios? > > Probably because I used the wrong term. It is a breakout cable. Here is > what I have. Haven't used it yet, but it should work. > > <url removed for berevity> > > 73, John Brier KG4AKV > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 17:25:11 +0200 > From: Nico Janssen <hamsat(a)xs4all.nl> > To: AMSAT <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] LongJiang 1 & 2 to be launched towards the Moon > Message-ID: <7385fa9f-4792-b2b7-4407-fc67e77df7ab(a)xs4all.nl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > All, > > The two Chinese microsats LongJiang 1 & 2 are to be launched > towards the Moon from Xichang on 2018-05-20 around 21:00 UTC. > They carry radio amateur payloads with 2 m uplinks and 70 cm > downlinks. Amateurs will be able to receive telemetry downlinks > but will also be allowed to send telecommands for taking and > downlinking pictures. There are also plans to enable FreeDV digital > voice communications through these spacecraft. > > The two LongJiang satellites are planned to perform formation > flying in a high elliptical orbit around the Moon (300 x 9000 km). > After launch it will take about 4 and a half days to reach the Moon. > This GMAT script should work well for the first days after launch: > https://hamsat1.home.xs4all.nl/LongJiang_NYC.script > The groundstation used in this script is a random location in New > York City. You can change this to your location by updating the > values under the GroundStation tab in GMAT. > > 73, > Nico PA0DLO > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 20 May 2018 02:01:24 +0800 (CST) > From: ??? <wmc_jx(a)163.com> > To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP Lunar Amateur Radio Mission to be Launched > This Sunday > Message-ID: <287a0b20.349.163799035a7.Coremail.wmc_jx(a)163.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GBK > > Dear OMs, > > > > DSLWP is a lunar formation flying mission led by Harbin Institute of > Technology for low frequency radio astronomy, amateur radio and education. > It consists of a pair of 47 kg microsatellites, to be launched into a lunar > transfer orbit UTC this Sunday evening, and finally enter a 300 x 9000km > lunar elliptical orbit. Onboard each satellite, there are two VHF/UHF SDR > transceivers to provide beacon, telemetry, telecommand, digital image > downlink and a GMSK-JT4 repeater. Onboard transmitting power is about 2 W. > > > > The first launch window will open at about 21:30 May 20th UTC. The > transmitters will be activated soon after separation. Satellite A will > transmit 500 baud GMSK with 1/4 turbo code on 435.425 MHz and 250 baud GMSK > with 1/2 turbo code and precoder on 436.425 MHz, and satellite B will > transmit 500 baud GMSK with 1/4 turbo code on 435.400 MHz and 250 baud GMSK > with 1/2 turbo code and precoder on 436.400 MHz, in every 5 minutes by > default. Each transmittion will last about 16 seconds. Radio amateurs in > South America will have the earliest chance to receive the signals from the > satellites, then North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe and Africa. > > > > Harbin Institute of Technology Amateur Radio Club expects radio amateurs > to join in this mission. We will prepare different QSL cards for different > flight phase for amateurs successfully made QSO or received telemetry. > Awards will also be given to the first 10 amateurs in each continent who > successfully decoded the signals from the satellites, received the most > number of packets, or received an image. Your participation will also help > the team to get a better knowledge of the status of the satellites. > > > > An open source decoding software based on GNU Radio to work with RTL-SDR > and USRP is provided. Not difficult to change the grc files to support > other SDR receivers. A small proxy software will send the decoded data to a > server for real-time display. > > > > Thank you very much and fingers crossed for a successful launch! > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Wei Mingchuan BG2BHC > > > > Links: > > IARU frequency coordination page: > http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=530 > > Link budgets: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/wp/?page_id=676 > > Decoder (GNU Radio OOT module): https://github.com/bg2bhc/gr-dslwp > > Decoder (Linux Live CD): https://1drv.ms/u/s!Av6J6WjI3UbMhHm8gwMr4Z_keqWH > > TLE: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/tle/dslwp.txt > > DSLWP-A Telemetry Display: > http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-a.html > > DSLWP-B Telemetry Display: > http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html > > > > > -- > > WEI Mingchuan > > > Research Center of Satellite Technology > Harbin Institute of Technology > mobile: +86-189-4501-5242 > e-mail: wmc_jx(a)163.com; bg2bhc(a)gmail.com > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 20 May 2018 08:31:49 +0800 (CST) > From: ??? <wmc_jx(a)163.com> > To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP Live CD Download Link Update > Message-ID: <7dea7110.12b3.1637af5a825.Coremail.wmc_jx(a)163.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GBK > > Hi OMs, > > > If the One Drive link for DSLWP does not work, please have a try with > this: > https://drive.google.com/file/d/16YQ3XvQ9hLp6ckpwFj4OkxO2ONzJ8ZSw/view?usp=… > > > 73! > > > Wei BG2BHC > > > > > -- > > WEI Mingchuan > > > Research Center of Satellite Technology > Harbin Institute of Technology > mobile: +86-189-4501-5242 > e-mail: wmc_jx(a)163.com; bg2bhc(a)gmail.com > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 22:43:39 -0400 > From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/v active... > Message-ID: <A8AE8B1B-C33F-47E9-A08C-F9C6A8ED42CB(a)mindspring.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Commanded on at 0235Z 20MAY and will remain active for ~24 hours. Enjoy! > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Sun, 20 May 2018 00:21:01 -0400 > From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> > To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> > Cc: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/v active... > Message-ID: > <CABzOSOpwCDUB7hjkxX= > Me+vAnCuh-x93sPXdaXRTiy+b6_FEKQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > If anyone at Hamvention wants to see portable L-band ops, stop by the demo > area outside Building 1 for an 87 degree pass of AO-92 at 11:36am tomorrow. > > 73, > > Paul, N8HM > > On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 22:43 Andrew Glasbrenner < > glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> > wrote: > > > Commanded on at 0235Z 20MAY and will remain active for ~24 hours. Enjoy! > > > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. 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