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ARISS News Release No. 23-57
by David Jordan 21 Oct '23

21 Oct '23

ARISS News Release No.23-57 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at A. L. Burruss Elementary School, Marietta, Georgia,USA October21, 2023 — Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) hasreceived schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboardthe International Space Station (ISS) and students at the A. L. BurrussElementary School in Marietta, GA. ARISSconducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year betweenstudents around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard theISS. A.L. Burruss Elementary School is an International Baccalaureate(IB) Primary Years Program World School and National School of Excellenceserving K-5 students. The school’scurriculum includes relevant STEM topics across all grade levels anddisciplines. Burruss students have been busy preparing for this event bystudying concepts related to outer space, radio waves, communication, and theInternational Space Station. In the Learning Garden and Stem Labs, they havebeen participating in the Tomatosphere™ project to study tomato seeds that havebeen exposed to space or space-simulated environments in comparison to seedwith no exposure. In the media center, the students have been tracking andmonitoring the location of the ISS using a Geochron monitor. In September, arepresentative from GOT Space and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium assisted studentsin using a VR headset to “tour” the ISS to learn more about it and, just beforethe scheduled contact, they will participate in the Amateur Radio School ClubRound Up to get hands-on experience with amateur radio before the contact.Membersof the North Fulton Amateur Radio League (NFARL) are supporting the school’s curriculumand assisting with the technical aspects involved in facilitating this ARISSradio contact. This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio and students will take turns asking their questionsof Astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, amateur radio call sign KI5WSL. The downlinkfrequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners thatare within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relay ground station. The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Marietta, GA. Amateur radio operators using call sign K4RGK, will operatethe ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for October 24, 2023 at 12:14:50 pm EDT (GA) (16:14:50UTC, 11:14 am CDT, 10:14 am MDT, 9:14 am PDT). Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: www.youtube.com/channel/UCuI4sKDBpERtEFs9bFrRMFA/live _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1.How do you brush your teeth and take showers in space? 2.How do you stay in touch with your family? 3.Do you have internet or TV in space so that you can contact people, find outthe news, or watch live sports? 4.Can you see the solar system? 5.Did you see anything during the recent solar eclipse? Could you tell it washappening? 6.Why did you decide to go into space and how did you get selected for the ISS?Did you dream of it when you were a kid? 7.What do you do all day? Do you have free time and what do you do forentertainment or for exercise? 8.How do you drink water if there is no gravity? 9.How do you get more food or supplies when you run out? 10.Is the food good and what is your favorite meal? 11.How do you know if it is day or night? 12.How do you get to and from the ISS? How long does it take? What is that travellike? 13.What did you think when Astronaut Frank Rubio and the cosmonauts had to staythere when the Soyuz MS22 was damaged? Did it cause problems to have extrapeople there? 14.Can you catch germs in space and what happens if someone gets sick up there? 15.How do you sleep in zero gravity? Do you lie down or stand up or just float? 16.Do you go outside of the space station and if you do how do you stay connected? 17.What do you see from up there and what is your favorite thing to see? 18.What is the first thing you will do when you get back home? 19.Do you have to do any math? 20.Is it scary up there? About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League(ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before andduring these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities takepart in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Findus on social media at: Twitter:ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon:[email protected] Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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AMSAT Annual General Meeting About to Begin
by Paul Stoetzer 21 Oct '23

21 Oct '23

The AMSAT Annual General Meeting is beginning now. Join us at https://www.youtube.com/live/DzKKHTBxyY8?feature=shared 73, Paul, N8HM

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M2 Eggbeater Radials
by Erik Eitel 21 Oct '23

21 Oct '23

Wondering if anyone has made their own radials for the M2 Eggbeater 2m and 70cm antennae. The hole is ¼” and M2 provides the length, but their kits are a bit pricey just for the radials. Just curious if anyone found a good material source. Thanks, 73 Erik K2ERK - FN20

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TEVEL-3
by david.greenberg 21 Oct '23

21 Oct '23

Hello All, TEVEL-3 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 21.10.23 08:10U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-7
by david.greenberg 21 Oct '23

21 Oct '23

Hello All, TEVEL-7 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 21.10.23 07:11U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: Seeking Nov/Dec. 2009 AMSAT Journal
by K4IDC 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Yes, article received, thank you very much. On Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 3:25 PM Alan <wa4sca(a)gmail.com> wrote: > See attached. > > > > *From:* K4IDC via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Sent:* Friday, October 20, 2023 15:13 > *To:* AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Subject:* [AMSAT-BB] Seeking Nov/Dec. 2009 AMSAT Journal > > > > I'd like to have a copy of the article in the Nov/Dec issue of the AMSAT > Journal discussing diplexers. The archives on the AMSAT page don't go back > that far. > > I see on the AMSAT web page that Martha has retired and the office is > permanently closed. This seems like a crippling blow to the organization. > > Any help with the article is appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Robin Midgett K4IDC >

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Re: Seeking Nov/Dec. 2009 AMSAT Journal
by Alan Biddle 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

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Seeking Nov/Dec. 2009 AMSAT Journal
by K4IDC 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

I'd like to have a copy of the article in the Nov/Dec issue of the AMSAT Journal discussing diplexers. The archives on the AMSAT page don't go back that far. I see on the AMSAT web page that Martha has retired and the office is permanently closed. This seems like a crippling blow to the organization. Any help with the article is appreciated. Thanks, Robin Midgett K4IDC

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ANS-293 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Schedule and Livestream Details Announced
by Paul Stoetzer 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-293 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ In this edition: * 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Schedule and Livestream Details Announced SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-293.01 ANS-293 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Bulletin 293.01 From AMSAT HQ WASHINGTON, DC DATE October 20, 2023 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-293.01 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Schedule and Livestream Details Announced The 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting lifts off at 1:00pm Central Daylight Time / 18:00 UTC on Friday, October 20th. If you are not joining us in Dallas this year, we are pleased to offer a live stream of the Symposium sessions on AMSAT's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AMSATNA/streams The Symposium schedule and direct livestream links for each day follow. All times are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5). The sessions start at 18:00 UTC on Friday and 13:00 UTC on Saturday. Friday, October 20th YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcO4-h7bbxs 1:00 – 1:15 Welcome Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President 1:15 – 1:45 A Survey of Small Satellite Propulsion Systems Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, AMSAT Assistant VP Engineering 1:45 – 3:00 AMSAT Engineering Update Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT VP Engineering Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, AMSAT Assistant VP Engineering Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO, AMSAT Board of Directors 3:00 – 3:15 Break 3:15 – 4:15 PACSAT Update and Demonstration Bill Reed, NX5R, PACSAT Project Manager, et al 4:15 – 5:00 Break-Out Session Member Services Saturday, October 21st YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzKKHTBxyY8 8:00 – 8:15 Welcome Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President 8:15 – 9:00 CubeSatSim Update and Demonstration Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT VP Educational Resources 9:00 – 9:30 ThinSat Project for High Schools Nick Pugh, K5QXY, and Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD 9:30 – 10:00 AMSAT Youth Initiative Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, AMSAT VP Development 10:00 – 10:15 Break 10:15 – 10:45 Amateur Radio Spectrum Use in the Lunar Environment Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS-NA Executive Director 10:45 – 11:15 Amateur Satellite Secondary Payloads Drew Glasbrenner, AMSAT Board of Directors/VP Operations 11:15 – 11:35 AMSAT-HB Update Michael Lipp, HB9WDF, President, AMSAT-HB 11:35 - 12:00 TBD 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 1:00 – 1:45 ARISS Update Dave Taylor, W8AAS, AMSAT US Delegate to ARISS International 1:45 - 2:15 40th Anniversary of Hams in Space & 2024 Anniversary Event Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS-NA Executive Director 2:15 – 2:45 Planned Non-AMSAT Amateur Satellites Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive Vice President 2:45 – 3:15 Space Qualified Antennas Kent Britain, WA5VJB 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM AMSAT Annual General Meeting & Awards Ceremony [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. President's Club donations may be made at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-PresClub. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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Re: AO-92 is back
by Jim McCullers 19 Oct '23

19 Oct '23

Heard twice in Alabama (EM63) Wednesday, last at 1pm pass (10 degree). Aborted contact on 1pm pass due to signal fade with low pass. Good signal on morning pass. Will try again tomorrow. Jim McCullers WA4CWI >From KO4MA: "Apparently AO-92 resurrected itself yesterday. Reports and FoxTLM data would be appreciated. Feel free to use repeater while illuminated. @AMSAT" 73, Alan WA4SCA ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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