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ARISS News Release No. 22-05
by David Jordan 02 Feb '22

02 Feb '22

ARISS News Release No. 22-05 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled for Students at Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany February2, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact with astronauts. ARISS is thegroup that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students aroundthe globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a direct contact via amateur radio between students at the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium,Lebach, Germany and Astronaut Matthias Maurer, amateur radio call sign KI5KFH. Students will take turns asking their questions.Local Covid-19protocols are adhered to as applicable for each ARISS contact. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHZ and may be heardby listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the radio relayground station. Amateur radio operators, using the call sign DL0JKG, willoperate the ham radio ground station for this contact. The ARISS radio contact isscheduled for February 4, 2022 at 12:37 pm CET (Lebach, Germany), (11:37 UTC, 6:37am EST, 5:37 am CST, 4:37 am MST and 3:37 am PST). Das JKG ist nun seit fast 10-Jahren imSaarland Vorreiterschule in Sachen Informatik, IT und Digitalisierung. Nebender Zusammenarbeit mit Partnern wie dem Globalplayer „Bosch GmbH Homburg“, dem„Umweltcampus Birkenfeld“ und dem lokalen Vertreter „Krämer-IT“ konnte dieLebacher MINT-Hochburg in diversen Projekten wie der Mitarbeit bei derEntwicklung der mittlerweile bundesweit verwendeten Bildungscloud oder demProjekt IT2School über die Landesgrenzen hinaus Anerkennung erwerben. Nachdem das Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium2018 zum ersten Mal als Mintfreundliche Schule Digital+ ausgezeichnet wurde,konnte sich die Schulgemeinschaft jüngst über die für Insider wenigüberraschende Rezertifizierung freuen. Nebenbei wird diese Expertiseabgerundet, durch die Tatsache, dass die Schule eines von 3 Gymnasien mit einemeigenen MINT-Zweig, also mit Informatik als eigenständigem Unterrichtsfach abKlassenstufe 8 sowie Leistungs- und Grundkursen in der gymnasialen Oberstufeund im Abitur ist. Als logische Folgerung kann man inLebach auch in Sachen IT-Infrastruktur stolz auf das erreichte sein. Die Schuleverfügt zudem seit über 15 Jahren über eine Amateurfunkstation (DL0JKG) undführt regelmäßig MINT-Forschungsprojekte wie Stratosphärenballonstarts oderRaketenprojekte durch. Daher freuen wir uns außerordentlich,mit unserem Landsmann Matthias Mauer live während des Überfluges des ISSsprechen zu dürfen, um so unsere Schüler für den MINT-Bereich motivieren zukönnen und ein unvergessliches Ereignis bei den Lernenden zu hinterlassen, vondem sie noch lange schwärmen dürften. Translation The JohannesKepler (JKG) high school is one of only three high schools, in the Lebach area,with a STEM department and also provides IT and digital technologies programs.JKG partners with the global player Bosch GmbHHomburg, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld (EBC), as well as local firms likeKrämer-IT. JKG teaches IT as an independent subject starting from grade 8 throughthe students’ a-level exams in advanced and honors courses. Student activitiesinclude amateur radio, operating the school’s amateur radio station (DL0JKG), and launching high-altitude balloons and model rockets. The public is invited to watch the live stream at: https://youtu.be/S15MUGSvlQI _____________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1. Zunächst die wichtigste Frage an denersten Saarländer im All: „Unn?“ 2. Sieht man die Saarschleife oder denBostalsee aus dem Weltall? 3. Gibt es Lyoner auf der ISS und wasgibt es sonst noch zu essen? 4. Spürst du Ehrfurcht, wenn du in dieWeiten des Weltalls statt zurück zur Erde blickt? 5. Was würdest du tun, wenn es gravierendeProbleme mit deinem Raumschiff gibt, zum Beispiel durch Weltraumschrott oderMikroasteroiden? 6. Was machst du, wenn du ernsthaftkrank wirst, zum Beispiel bei einem Herzinfarkt oder einer Blinddarmentzündung? 7. Sind die Auswirkungen des Klimawandelsvom Weltall aus zu erkennen? 8. Gibt es Projekte auf der ISS, diedas Klima und den Klimawandel erforschen? 9. Hälst du es für realistisch, dassBedingungen für menschliches Leben auf einem anderen Planeten geschaffen werdenkönnen, bevor unser Planet durch den Klimawandel für uns unbewohnbar wird? 10. Kann man aus dem All das Wolkenbandder Innertropischen Konvergenzzone und dessen Verlagerung im Laufe eines Jahreserkennen? 11. Ändert der Aufenthalt auf der ISSden Glauben? 12. Wie war der Flug zur ISS und wieist es im Weltraum? 13. Gibt es etwas, das du unbedingt inder Schwerelosigkeit machen wolltest, zum Beispiel einen Film schauen? 14. Wen oder was vermisst neben Familieund Freunden? 15. Wie hält du dich fit in derSchwerelosigkeit? 16. Habt ihr W-Lan da oben und hast dudein Smartphone mitgenommen? 17. Kannst du von deinen zweiLieblingsprojekten auf der ISS berichten. 18. Wie lange dauert die Ausbildung zumAstronauten und was war dein Lieblingsfach in der Schule? 19. Willst du auch zum Mond fliegen? 20. Sieht man von der ISS ausNaturkatastrophen auf der Erde, z.B. Ahrtal? Translation 1. First ofall, a most important question for the first Saarlander* in space: “Unn?“ 2. Can you see the Saarschleife or the Bostalseefrom space? 3. Do you have ring bologna on the ISS and whatelse do you get to eat? 4. Are you in awe when you look into the blackof space instead of back to Earth? 5. What would you do in case of an emergency onboard, i.e., dangerous space debris or micro-meteorites. 6. What do you do when someone gets seriouslyill, like having a heart attack or having appendicitis? Can you see the effectsof climate change from space? 8. Are there projects on the ISS that researchclimate change? 9. Do you think it is realistic that mankindwill make it to another planet before climate change renders Earthuninhabitable? 10. Can you see the clouds of the IntertropicalConvergence Zone and its movement across a year? 11. Did your stay on the ISS change yourbeliefs? 12. How was your flight to space and what’s itlike being on the ISS? 13. Is there something you really wanted toexperience in weightlessness, like watching a special movie? 14. Beside friends and family, who or what doyou miss the most? 15. How do you stay healthy in space? 16. Do you have Wi-Fi on board, and did you takeyour smartphone with you? 17. Can you tell us about your two favoriteprojects on board? 18. How long do you have to train to become anAstronaut and what was your favorite subject at school? 19. Do you also want to fly to the Moon? 20. Can you see natural catastrophes from space,like the flooding in West Germany last year? _____________________________ * Saarlandis a state in Germany on the western border. 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 Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS NationalLab-Space Station Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) and NASA’sSpace communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISS is topromote 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 www.ariss.org ARI . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Likeus on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Search on Amateur Radio on the ISS and@ARISS_status. Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-02-01 20:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-02-01 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: About Gagarin From Space, Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via RКØJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for: Wed 2022-02-02 08:45 UTC Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany, direct via DLØJKG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Contact is go for: Fri 2022-02-04 11:37:09 UTC 25 deg Watch for Livestream at: https://youtu.be/S15MUGSvlQI Gewerbliche Schulen Donaueschingen, Donaueschingen, Germany, direct via DN2FIS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Contact is go for: Thu 2022-02-10 10:00:59 UTC 71 deg Watch for Livestream at: Livestream – Kreismedienzentrum Schwarzwald-Baar (kmz-sbk.de) (***) The next mode change to voice cross band repeater is expected to occur in late January/early February 2022. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 2022-02-01 20:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2022-02-01 04:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 160 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 144 Francesco IKØWGF with 141 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1494. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1420. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 64 on orbit Pyotr Dubrov Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Exp. 65 on orbit Anton Shkaplerov SpaceX Crew-3 on orbit Raja Chari KI5LIU Thomas Marshburn KE5HOC Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Kayla Barron KI5LAL **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-02-01 16:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-02-01 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for: Wed 2022-02-02 08:45 UTC Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany, direct via DLØJKG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Contact is go for: Fri 2022-02-04 11:37:09 UTC 25 deg Gewerbliche Schulen Donaueschingen, Donaueschingen, Germany, direct via DN2FIS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Contact is go for: Thu 2022-02-10 10:00:59 UTC 71 deg (***) The next mode change to voice cross band repeater is expected to occur in late January/early February 2022. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 2022-02-01 16:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2022-02-01 04:00 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 160 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 144 Francesco IKØWGF with 141 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1494. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1420. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 64 on orbit Pyotr Dubrov Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Exp. 65 on orbit Anton Shkaplerov SpaceX Crew-3 on orbit Raja Chari KI5LIU Thomas Marshburn KE5HOC Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Kayla Barron KI5LAL **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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VUCC Standings Feb 2022
by Jon Goering 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

------------------------------------------------------------ VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for January 01, 2022 to February 01, 2022. ------------------------------------------------------------ WD9EWK (DM43) 671 675 VE6WQ 232 541 G0IIQ 251 519 VE4MM 421 432 KQ4DO 406 426 EA2AA 400 425 F4BKV 200 400 N7UJJ 201 250 KC9ELU 233 249 N8MR 175 206 YS1MS New 169 4J6D New 150 AA0MZ 116 138 JH0BBE 112 129 S21RC New 107 IK7FMQ New 103 K2MJP New 101 KC8T New 100 ------------------------------------------------------------ The above automated from a script from Doug-K8DP, thanks Doug! 73 Jon N7AZ

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VUCC Standings Feb 2022
by Jon Goering 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for January 01, 2022 to February 01, 2022. ------------------------------------------------------------ WD9EWK (DM43) 671 675 VE6WQ 232 541 G0IIQ 251 519 VE4MM 421 432 KQ4DO 406 426 EA2AA 400 425 F4BKV 200 400 N7UJJ 201 250 KC9ELU 233 249 N8MR 175 206 YS1MS New 169 4J6D New 150 AA0MZ 116 138 JH0BBE 112 129 S21RC New 107 IK7FMQ New 103 K2MJP New 101 KC8T New 100 ------------------------------------------------------------ The above automated from a script from Doug-K8DP, thanks Doug! The below statistics were obtained from data gleened from QRZ.com. Some of the calls in the VUCC standings are not available for whatever reason from QRZ. Multiple VUCC grid activations for same call were not used, only the "home grid square" VUCC by Country Antarctica 1 Argentina 2 Australia 1 Austria 1 Azerbaijan 1 Azores 1 Bangladesh 1 Brazil 15 Canada 18 Chile 1 Costa Rica 2 Cuba 2 El Salvador 1 England 6 France 2 Germany 14 Greece 1 Guadeloupe 1 Guernsey 1 Hong Kong 1 India 2 Italy 8 Japan 3 Mexico 14 Northern Ireland 1 Norway 1 Panama 1 Poland 1 Portugal 2 Puerto Rico 2 Romania 1 Russia 2 Slovenia 1 South Africa 2 Spain 6 Switzerland 2 United Arab Emirates 1 United States 389 Venezuela 1 West Malaysia 1 VUCC by US State AK 1 AL 9 AR 6 AZ 15 CA 32 CO 10 CT 5 DC 1 DE 1 FL 26 GA 8 HI 1 IA 5 ID 4 IL 11 IN 9 KS 6 KY 12 LA 6 MA 12 MD 9 ME 2 MI 16 MN 12 MO 6 MS 4 MT 1 NC 8 ND 1 NE 0 NH 1 NJ 4 NM 2 NV 3 NY 16 OH 14 OK 5 OR 9 PA 8 RI 3 SC 4 SD 1 TN 10 TX 30 UT 6 VA 8 VT 2 WA 13 WI 10 WV 2 WY 1 VUCC by Grid Square BK29 1 DM42 2 EL95 2 EM71 3 EN64 1 FN23 2 JN44 1 BP51 1 DM43 6 EL97 2 EM72 1 EN66 1 FN25 2 JN47 2 CM87 1 DM45 1 EL98 7 EM73 2 EN70 1 FN30 7 JN48 1 CM88 1 DM58 1 EM00 1 EM74 2 EN72 3 FN31 4 JN49 2 CM94 1 DM59 1 EM02 1 EM75 1 EN73 3 FN32 4 JN52 1 CM97 5 DM65 1 EM04 2 EM76 1 EN80 2 FN34 2 JN54 1 CM98 2 DM69 1 EM05 1 EM77 2 EN81 1 FN35 1 JN58 2 CM99 1 DM72 1 EM10 3 EM78 7 EN82 4 FN41 7 JN61 1 CN82 2 DM78 1 EM11 3 EM79 6 EN83 1 FN42 6 JN67 1 CN84 1 DM79 4 EM12 3 EM80 1 EN90 2 FN43 1 JN70 1 CN85 3 DM91 1 EM13 5 EM81 1 EN91 5 FN54 1 JN76 1 CN87 7 DN13 1 EM15 3 EM82 1 EN92 1 FN85 2 JN85 1 CN88 3 DN14 1 EM17 1 EM84 3 FF96 1 FN86 1 JN90 2 CN89 1 DN17 1 EM20 3 EM89 1 FH17 1 GF05 1 JO31 3 CN94 3 DN18 1 EM27 1 EM90 1 FI07 1 GG66 1 JO39 1 CN95 1 DN30 1 EM28 3 EM93 1 FJ09 1 GH40 1 JO41 1 CN97 1 DN31 1 EM29 3 EM94 1 FJ92 1 GH53 1 JO43 1 CO28 2 DN33 1 EM30 3 EM95 1 FK60 1 GH54 2 JO60 1 DK89 1 DN40 3 EM34 2 EM96 2 FK68 1 GH63 1 JO62 1 DL44 1 DN41 1 EM36 2 EM98 1 FK78 1 GH91 1 JO71 1 DL55 1 DN45 1 EM40 3 EM99 1 FK96 1 GI77 2 KF26 1 DL68 1 DN70 2 EM42 2 EN13 1 FM05 2 GI84 5 KG44 1 DL70 1 DN71 1 EM44 1 EN19 1 FM06 3 HM68 1 KG50 1 DL80 1 DN86 1 EM45 1 EN23 2 FM07 3 HM77 1 KM17 1 DL81 1 DO20 1 EM47 1 EN26 1 FM09 1 IB59 1 KN05 1 DL92 1 DO24 1 EM48 3 EN31 3 FM14 2 IL18 1 KO02 1 DL95 1 DO31 1 EM49 1 EN34 4 FM17 1 IM68 1 KO94 2 DL99 1 DO33 2 EM50 2 EN35 3 FM18 6 IN80 1 LL75 1 DM03 3 EJ79 1 EM54 1 EN37 1 FM19 6 IN83 1 LN40 1 DM04 2 EK09 4 EM55 5 EN41 3 FM29 2 IN89 1 MK82 1 DM05 2 EK36 1 EM56 2 EN44 1 FN01 3 IN94 1 ML88 1 DM06 1 EK53 2 EM58 1 EN45 1 FN02 1 IN95 1 NL53 1 DM08 1 EK70 1 EM60 1 EN50 4 FN03 4 IO64 1 OJ14 1 DM12 1 EL18 6 EM62 1 EN52 6 FN10 2 IO80 1 OL72 1 DM13 4 EL29 1 EM63 4 EN53 1 FN11 3 IO90 1 PM85 1 DM14 4 EL49 2 EM65 2 EN55 1 FN12 1 IO91 2 PM96 1 DM15 1 EL87 1 EM66 1 EN60 2 FN13 2 IO93 1 PM97 1 DM26 3 EL88 3 EM68 2 EN61 4 FN20 3 JN01 3 QF22 1 DM33 3 EL89 1 EM69 2 EN62 3 FN21 1 JN35 1 DM41 3 EL92 2 EM70 1 EN63 1 FN22 1 JN36 1 73 Jon N7AZ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-02-01 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 01 Feb '22

01 Feb '22

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-02-01 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Lewis Center for Educational Research, Apple Valley, CA, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Thomas Marshburn KE5HOC Contact was successful: 2022-01-31 17:47:42 UTC 35 deg (***) Congratulations to the Lewis Center for Educational Research students and Thomas! (***) Watch for Livestream at: https://www.facebook.com/events/7430066970340476/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMVvoEhwok Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Pyotr Dubrov Contact is go for Wed 2022-02-02 08:45 UTC Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany, direct via DLØJKG The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Contact is go for: Fri 2022-02-04 11:37:09 UTC 25 deg The next mode change to voice cross band repeater is expected to occur in late January/early February 2022. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** 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 2022-02-01 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2022-02-01 04:00 UTC. (***) https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 160 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 144 Francesco IKØWGF with 141 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 107 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed, and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1494. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1420. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 64 on orbit Pyotr Dubrov Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Exp. 65 on orbit Anton Shkaplerov SpaceX Crew-3 on orbit Raja Chari KI5LIU Thomas Marshburn KE5HOC Matthias Maurer KI5KFH Kayla Barron KI5LAL **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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HO-113 on LOTW?
by Bernie and Cheryl 31 Jan '22

31 Jan '22

Dear Folks: I have worked several people on HO-113 (it doesn't sound as weak to me as some have said it functions, but I've only covered a few passes so far) and would like to upload those QSO's to LOTW. Unfortunately, the QSO's don't show up despite all other QSO's uploading properly. I have asked several people how to designate the bird in my logging program (I use HRD Deluxe), as I had this happen with the ISS FM Repeater and found out that I needed to designate it as "ARISS" as opposed to "ISS" for the QSO's to get recognized by LOTW. I have been designating the satellite as "HO-113". Am I doing something wrong? If not, I'll begin looking to see if there is something else I am doing wrong. Thanks for any help you can give me. 73 de Bernie, KF0QS

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ANS-030 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins For January 30, 2022
by kd4iz＠frawg.org 30 Jan '22

30 Jan '22

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-030 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: * AMSATs GOLF-TEE CubeSat de-manifested from launch on ELaNa-46 * Weak Signals Heard from Spanish Satellites EASAT-2 and HADES * Svalbard QO-100 Satellite DX-Pedition Announced * Orbital Mechanics for New and Experienced Satellite Operators * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 27, 2022 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over ANS-030 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2022 Jan 30 AMSATs GOLF-TEE CubeSat de-manifested from launch on ELaNa-46 NASA has de-manifested GOLF-TEE from the ELaNa-46 mission at the request of AMSAT. ELaNa-46 was expected to launch no earlier than 2022. COVID-related restrictions and supply chain disruptions, affecting both AMSATs vendors and team, have put AMSATs ability to meet the mission integration timeline at high risk. AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, described some of the reasons for this decision: AMSAT finds itself in a similar situation to what other payloads and space-industry providers are experiencing. The worldwide pandemic and supply chain shortages are threatening everyones ability to properly and successfully deliver for launches. Out of respect for NASA, the launch provider, and other payloads, it is important to withdraw now, rather than later or, even worst, missing a launch integration deadline, which has possible financial penalty implications. GOLF-TEE and GOLF-1 have both been selected to participate in NASAs CubeSat Launch Initiative program, and NASA will continue to look for another launch for GOLF-TEE. AMSATs GOLF program plays an important role in AMSATs return to highly elliptical orbits. In addition to proving the maneuverability capabilities required by current and proposed orbital debris regulations, the GOLF program will work through a series of increasingly capable spacecraft to develop skills and learn systems for which we do not yet have the necessary low-risk experience. Among these are active attitude control, deployable/steerable solar panels, radiation tolerance for Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) components in higher orbits, and propulsion. The TEE designation in GOLF-TEE stands for Technology Exploration Environment and reflects GOLF-TEEs mission goal to test two critical systems needed for higher orbits. The first is an Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) that will allow active pointing of high gain satellite antennas, provide accurate attitude adjustments in future missions with maneuverability systems, and allow pointing the fixed solar panel array for best solar power in any given orbit type. The second is the Radiation-Tolerant Integrated Housekeeping Unit (RTIHU), which will allow AMSAT to gain initial orbit and space radiation exposure for radiation event-induced fault tolerant systems designed using COTS components. GOLF-TEEs RTIHU includes a command transceiver, and its design is based on the Hercules line of ARM architecture-based microcontrollers. GOLF-TEE will also evaluate a low-cost, deployable, fixed attitude, solar panel array design as part of AMSAT Engineerings exploration of fixed panel arrays that allow for outfitting a variable number of wings in order to best match the power requirements of various CubeSat missions. Additionally, GOLF-TEE will carry a modified Ettus E310 commercial software-defined radio (SDR), as an experimental package, to test the high speed data downlink in the 10 GHz band and a parrot V/x mode linear transponder to provide users with an opportunity to experiment with the 10 GHz microwave downlink. GOLF-TEE will also carry a legacy V/u linear transponder. GOLF-1 will build on technology and lessons learned from the GOLF-TEE mission; however, it will be a return to STEM-based educational missions, including hosted student radiation and imaging experiments in collaboration with AMSATs educational partners. GOLF-1 will require a more comprehensive de-orbiting plan and hardware that are in compliance with NASAs NPR 8715.6 NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris in order to be manifested on an ELaNa launch to the high altitude AMSAT is seeking. A significant amount of funding is necessary to complete the development and construction of the GOLF series of CubeSats. Please consider a donation today. Donations designated for the AMSAT GOLF program may be made at https://www.amsat.org/donations/amsat-golf-program-donations/ [ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, President AMSAT for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived! To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on October 15, 1972, this year's coin features an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6. Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Weak Signals Heard from Spanish Satellites EASAT-2 and HADES AMSAT-EA (Spain) has said it appears that EASAT-2 and HADES are transmitting, and that weak signals have been heard, but the satellites antennas may not have deployed. We confirm the reception of both EASAT-2 and HADES, as well as the decoding of telemetry and the FM recorded voice beacon with the call sign AM5SAT of the first one. EASAT-2 appears to be working well, except for the deployment of the antennas something that apparently has not yet occurred and causes weak signals, said AMSAT-EA Mission Manager Felix Paez, EA4GQS. However, the AMSAT-EA team confirms that, based on the reception of FSK, CW, the FM voice beacon, and the telemetry data that has been decoded, it can be said that the satellite is working perfectly. In the event of low battery or system malfunction, the onboard computer would not transmit CW messages or the voice beacon call sign, as it would be in [safe mode] with only fast and slow telemetry transmissions. At the request of AMSAT-EA, EASAT-2 has been designated as Spain-OSCAR 114 (SO-114) and HADES as Spain-OSCAR 115 (SO-115). These signals that confirm the operation of both satellites were received by Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ, at 1807 UTC on Saturday, January 15, using two antennas from the Allen Telescope Array. Doppler observations from the co-launched Delfi-PQ satellite and the amateur radio community have been used to identify the satellites orbits or TLEs. AMSAT-EA reports that Estévez performed a preliminary analysis using just one polarization of one of the Allen Telescope Array satellite dishes. EASAT-2 was detected with a relatively strong signal, close to the Delfi-PQ signal, obtaining voice FM beacon transmissions and FSK, FSK-CW at 50 baud, AMSAT-EA said. The CW beacon clearly shows the message VVV AM5SAT SOL Y PLAYA, which is one of several that both satellites emit, although the call sign AM5SAT confirms that it is EASAT-2, AMSAT-EA said. In the recording made by EA4GPZ, there is also a faint trace confirmed to be from HADES and stronger packets probably from the IRIS-A satellite. AMSAT-EA reports that signals from HADES are weaker than those of EASAT-2, most likely because the onboard computer has not yet managed to deploy the antennas either, although it will continue trying regularly, AMSAT-EA said. The reason the signals are suspected to be weaker at HADES is that the antennas are more tightly folded than those of EASAT-2. In any case, this is great news, since the transmission pattern confirms the proper functioning of the satellite. In the observations, you can see the FSK tones with a deviation of about 5 kHz interspersed with the FM carrier corresponding to the voice beacon of the satellite, which has call sign AM6SAT. The AMSAT-EA team is working to try to decode the telemetry signals and obtain more detailed information on the state of the satellite. AMSAT is asking amateurs with very high-gain antennas to try to receive them especially HADES. If we could decode telemetry, it would be very helpful for us. AMSAT-EA said. Until antennas are deployed, it will be very difficult to use their repeaters or to receive any SSTV camera images from HADES, but we hope that this will happen sooner or later, at least because, even if the computer doesnt succeed applying heat to the resistor where the thread [retaining the antennas] is attached, with time, the thread should break due to the space environment conditions. Details of the decoded telemetry and voice, as well as more details in: https://www.amsat-ea.org/ (Texts are In Spanish) And in the following Twitter threads: EASAT-2 transmissions: https://twitter.com/ea4gpz/status/1482457631566487553 EASAT-2 decodings by Gabriel Otero: https://twitter.com/gaoterop/status/1482758196037050382 HADES transmissions: https://twitter.com/ea4gpz/status/1482696274797338625. [ANS thanks Felix Paez, EA4GQS, AMSAT-EA Mission Manager and AMSAT News Service for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows, and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Svalbard QO-100 Satellite DX-Pedition Announced The very first Svalbard QO-100 Satellite DX-Pedition will take place April 22-24, 2022 from Kapp Linné Isfjord Radio at 78° North. ON4CKM Cedric, ON5UR Max and ON4DCU Patrick will take up the challenge and travel to Kapp Linné and stay there for 3 days, trying to be active 24 hours a day via the Qatar-OSCAR 100 satellite. They will operate two QO-100 satellite stations under the callsigns JW0W and JW100QO, while JW0X will be used by another team for contacts on shortwave. With QO-100 only 3° above the horizon, Kap Linné was the only suitable place in the area with Svalbard at the edge of the satellite footprint. Looking for a suitable location to stay and getting there, is one of the biggest challenges and cost drivers for the team. This is indeed a very unique opportunity to work this rare location and DXCC via satellite. And if they are lucky, they might also be able to contact DP0GVN at the german antarctic research Neumayer-Station III for the North/South distance record via QO-100. The team is seeking donations. Additional information and graphics may be found at: https://bit.ly/3KLZsJI. [ANS thanks Peter Gülzow, DB2OS, President AMSAT-DL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Orbital Mechanics for New and Experienced Satellite Operators Bob Meyers, WA8FXQ posted a useful link he discovered in the most recent Orbital Index. It is particularly good for those who want a better understanding of fundamental behind GPS. The link's author, Bartosz Ciechanowski, is a blogger who focuses on explorations of physics, math, and engineering. His animations couple with his straight forward explanations to create a clear view of each topic he tackles. His current blog post is focused on the principles behind GPS systems, however in the process of explaining how GPS systems work, he tackles orbital mechnics and the relationship of orbital altitude to radio footprint of satellites. His excellent animations make it possible for him to present the rather complicated mathematics visually and without requiring the viewer to have a strong mathematical background. His blog on the GPS system may be seen at: https://ciechanow.ski/gps/. He is also a Patreon creator and fields questions and discussions on that platform. [ANS thanks Bob Meyers, WA8FXQ and The Orbital Index for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 27, 2022 The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE Distribution. Grizu-263a - NORAD Cat ID 51025 (Thanks to Space-Track/CelesTrak for the identification.) Still waiting for the SpaceTrack Catalog ID for Tevel-1 thru Tevel-8, EASAT-2, and Hades to be identified. For info on these satellites, see AMSAT News Service Bulletin ANS-023 (January 23.2022) on www.amsat.org Finally, per AMSAT News Service Bulletin ANS-023, AMSAT-EA Receives Two OSCAR Designations: SO-114 & SO-115. Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations/OSCAR Number Administrator wrote: "At the request of AMSAT-EA, AMSAT hereby designates EASAT-2 as Spain-OSCAR 114 (SO-114) and HADES as Spain-OSCAR 115 (SO-115). We congratulate AMSAT-EA, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects." [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS NEWS: Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2022-01-27 01:30 UTC Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. Lewis Center for Educational Research, Apple Valley, CA, telebridge via K6DUE. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Thomas Marshburn KE5HOC. Contact is go for: Mon 2022-01-31 17:47:42 UTC 35 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Pyotr Dubrov. Contact is go for Wed 2022-02-02 08:45 UTC Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Lebach, Germany, direct via DLØJKG (***). The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS. The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Matthias Maurer KI5KFH. Contact is go for: Fri 2022-02-04 11:37:09 UTC 25 deg The next mode change to voice cross band repeater is expected to occur in late January/early February 2022. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit. Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Upcoming Satellite Operations {Copy directly from https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ however, leave out sub-headings for "Major Roves" or "Quick Hits." If time permits, edit out first-person comments such as "I will be going to ...." Make these third-person as news reports.} ISS Is in packet mode as of Jan 11th. 145.825 up and down. Going back to cross band repeater on 1/31. 4A90, MEXICO (Special Event). Members of the Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores (FMRE)[Mexican Society]are celebrating their 90th anniversary during January, February and March 2022 promoting each of the 31 States and Mexico City with the following 32 different special event callsigns and 4A90FMRE: January 1-15th: 4A90COL, 4A90CMX, 4A90EMX, 4A90GTO, 4A90HGO, 4A90JAL and 4A90MIC January 16-30th: 4A90MOR, 4A90NAY, 4A90PUE, 4A90QRO, 4A90TLX and 4A90VER January 31st-February 14th: 4A90AGS, 4A90BAC, 4A90BCS, 4A90COA, 4A90CHH and 4A90DGO February 15th-March 1st: 4A90NLE, 4A90SLP, 4A90SIN, 4A90SON, 4A90TAM and 4A90ZAC March 2-16th: 4A90CAM, 4A90CHI, 4A90GRO, 4A90OAX, 4A90QUI, 4A90TAB and 4A90YUC Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4 and the satellites. Awards are available (see QRZ.com for details). For more details on the event, see:http://fmre90.puebladx.org [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. Clint Bradford, K6LCS, AMSAT Ambassador gave his Getting Started presentation last June to a great club on the east coast - now they want MORE! The club has asked for a speaker to cover working the linear satellites. EME is of interest to them too! Clint would appreciate help finding a Zoom-capable speaker. For further details, please contact Clint Bradford, K6CLS at: Email: clintbradford [at] mac DOT com or 951-533-4984 - cell + ARRL National Convention February 10-13, 2022 DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld 10100 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32821 + Orlando HamCation February 11-13, 2022 Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park 4603 West Colonial Drive Orlando, Florida 32808 + CubeSat Developers Workshop April 2628, 2022 San Luis Obispo, CA + Hamvention 2022 May 20, 2022 to May 22, 2022 Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center 210 Fairground Road Xenia, Ohio 45385 https://www.hamvention.org + 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention October 7, 2022 - October 9, 2022 Event Center at Archer 3921 Archer Pkwy Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007 https://wyhamcon.org/site. Clint Bradford K6CLS, AMSAT Ambassador writes: "I have a really great club needing a speaker specializing in SSB, and touching on EME. They were given my Getting Started presentation last year, and want MORE! An East Coast club meets on Wednesdays Please send me a private email message if youre ready to Zoom!" Write to: Clint Bradford K6LCS Email: clintbradford AT mac DOT com 951-533-4984 - cell [ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + A Martian carbon biosignature? Not content to be overshadowed by the newer, shinier Perseverance, Curiosity has roved and drilled on (for nearly 10 years now). A paper and NASA summary both report (appropriately conservatively) on tantalizing new evidence from the rover of potential biosignatures in Gale crater. Curiositys SAM lab heated 24 different powdered rock samples to 850° C, releasing their solid carbon as methane gas. The onboard Tunable Laser Spectrometer then measured the carbon isotopes in that gas and found more 12C than would be expected based on the 12C-to-13C ratio in the modern Martian atmosphere. On Earth, life preferentially uses 12C over the heavier 13C, bioaccumulating it, so that we observe significantly more 12C than 13C in ancient rocks where life grew. Did ancient Martian microbial methanogenesis concentrate this isotope at Gale crater as it built up complex organic molecules? Maybe. Two other hypotheses offer abiotic explanations: one suggests that UV light could have caused CO2 in the Martian atmosphere to form isotopically enriched carbon monoxide molecules that settled to the surface, the other wonders if the isotopes arrived from space when our solar system drifted through a 13C-depleted giant molecular cloud hundreds of millions of years ago. Its also possible that the Martian atmospheric concentration changed over time for some unknown reason. On Earth, processes that would produce the carbon signal were detecting on Mars are biological, but we dont understand the Martian carbon cycle well enough yet to have any real confidence. As with other tantalizing results about microbial extraterrestrial life, this will probably just turn out to be a physicochemical process we dont yet understand. Or maybe not. See https://go.nasa.gov/35vE0IQ and http://bit.ly/3IIKpyF for details. [ANS thanks NASA and The Orbital Index for the above information] + Reaching the tipping point for 3D printing satellites: The number of 3D-printed parts on board satellites is growing amid advances in additive manufacturing. Satellite shops are embracing the technology to cut costs and accelerate production for increasingly capable spacecraft. Advances are paving the way to a future where satellites can print parts in orbit. But how close is the industry to 3D printing entire satellites? Its a tricky question, not least because the number of parts on a satellite differs greatly depending on its size and complexity, and range from simple foundational structures to intricate semiconductors. Cubesat parts can number in the hundreds of components while larger satellites can range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands for flagship missions such as the just-launched $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, said Emile de Rijk, CEO of additive manufacturing specialist Swissto12. But just five years ago, the use of 3D printed structures was largely experimental with very few parts being flown in missions and payloads that had a healthy risk appetite, according to de Rijk. Now, nearly all satellites built today have at least some 3D printed parts, he says, although most are still relatively simple mechanical bracketing systems for keeping a spacecrafts structure together. More information may be found at: https://bit.ly/3g3sWod. [ANS thanks Jason Rainbow at SpaceNews.com for the above information] + SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon: A rocket launched by Elon Musk's space exploration company is on course to crash into the Moon and explode. The Falcon 9 booster was launched in 2015 but after completing its mission, it did not have enough fuel to return towards Earth and instead remained in space. Astronomer Jonathan McDowell told BBC News it will be the first known uncontrolled rocket collision with the Moon, but the effects will be minor. The rocket was abandoned in high orbit seven years ago after it completed a mission to send a space weather satellite on a million-mile journey. It was part of Elon Musk's space exploration programme SpaceX, a commercial company that ultimately aims to get humans living on other planets. See https://bbc.in/3o4bpRa for the full story. [ANS thanks Georgina Rannard of BBC News for the above information] + NASA to name astronauts this year for first Artemis moon mission: NASA will announce later this year the four astronauts who will slingshot around the far side of the moon on the Artemis lunar programs first crew mission, currently scheduled for launch in 2024, the head of the agencys human space exploration division recently said. The crew is expected to include three U.S. fliers and one Canadian astronaut. The Artemis 2 mission will follow two years after NASAs Artemis 1 test flight, an unpiloted pathfinder mission scheduled to launch no earlier than March from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis 1 will be the first flight of NASAs Space Launch System, a heavy-lift rocket designed for lunar missions thats been in development for more than a decade. It will also be first trip by NASAs Orion crew capsule to the moon, following a demonstration flight that orbited Earth in 2014. The goal of NASAs Artemis program is to land astronauts on the moons surface for the first time since the final Apollo lunar mission in December 1972. The Artemis programs first attempt to land a crew on the moon is penciled in for the Artemis 3 mission, scheduled for 2025, with a derivative of the Starship vehicle SpaceXs is developing in South Texas. More info is available at: https://bit.ly/3L0nGQG. [ANS thanks Stephen Clark of Spaceflight Now for the above information] + Two New Satellite Distance Records Claimed: An initial distance record has been claimed on HO-113. A65GC (@farangov) worked @F4DXV on 13-Jan-2022 at 19:52 UTC - a distance of 5,298 km. Earlier in the month a new distance record has been claimed on AO-109. @ES4RM in KO49al completed a SSB QSO with @F4DXV in JN04iu on 22-Dec-2021 at 15:24 UTC - a distance of 2,445 km. See https://amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/. [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, Executive Vice President of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and ANS Editor for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: * Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). * Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. * Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. * Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ kd4iz [at] frawg dot org

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M2 LEO vs Wimo X-Quad
by Glenn VE9GJ 29 Jan '22

29 Jan '22

I have been thinking of upgrading my sat setup at the home shack. I am looking at the G-5500DC rotor but not sure of antennas. The Wimo X-Quads look very interesting. Anyone have any thoughts on the Wimos compared to the M2 antennas? Any other antennas I should be considering? 73 Glenn VE9GJ

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ARDC Community Meeting
by Robert McGwier 29 Jan '22

29 Jan '22

https://www.ampr.org/community-meeting-saturday-january-29-2022/ Dr. Robert W McGwier, Ph.D. Adjunct Faculty, Virginia Tech ARDC Member of Board N4HY: ARRL, TAPR, AMSAT, EARC Sky: AAVSO, SkyHub, Auburn AS, Skyscrapers

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