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What a Wonderful bird
by Jean Marc Momple 08 Nov '20

08 Nov '20

Dear All, If I was Louis Armstrong this would be the tittle of my song “What a Wonderful Bird” (QO-100). Just to share I copied many stations on both NB and WB (ATV) trough the bird today, but more important were 2 QSO’s I made on ATV (both video a audio) with Brazil and Germany on ATV, so nice to QSO’s with excellent audio and video from a bird in GEO. So great that QO-100 enable us in remote island to be able to enjoy Dx in these days of low HF propagation. Thanks to QARS and AMSAT-DL to have make this possible. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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AMICALSAT Award
by christophe.mcr 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Dear all The satellite has been active since September 3, 2020. The launch of the Vega rocket went well. According to the project team, the commissioning of the satellite is in progress and is proceeding normally. The team has succeeded in stabilizing the satellite and is beginning to test image capture and retrieval. The contributions of radio amateurs have been very important for the project. This has contributed to the commissioning of the satellite. In the case of AMICALSAT , it is possible to send telemetry to the dashboard hosted by the Satnogs network via - a Satnogs station - the AMICALSAT Decoder software provided by AMSAT-F. ( https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s… ) - the software edited by DK3WN (TLM Forwarder) Data from AMICALSAT Decoder is also sent to the AMSAT-F database ( https://amsat.electrolab.fr/). To date, more than 42 radio amateurs from all over the world have contributed more than 28,000 telemetry frames. In order to thank the radio amateurs who have sent telemetry via AMICALSAT Decoder software before December 31, 2020, AMSAT-F will issue a diploma. *Rules for issuing the diploma* The diploma in electronic format will be given to all radio amateurs or earphones that have received data from the Amicalsat satellite and sent these data to the AMSAT-F database with the "AMICALSAT Decoder" software. Depending on the number of data received on the AMSAT-F database (( https://amsat.electrolab.fr/) ) , the nature of the diploma will be different depending on the number of frames received before December 31, 2020 23:59 UTC : - GOLD Diploma for persons having sent more than 5000 frames to the AMSAT-F database. - Silver Diploma for those who have sent between 2500 & 4999 frames to the AMSAT-F database. - Bronze Diploma: for those who have sent between 500 & 2499 frames to the AMSAT-F database. - Diploma without mention for persons having sent between 1 & 499 frames to the AMSAT-F database The request for a diploma is done by sending an email to amsatf(a)amsat-f.org indicating your callsign or the name given in the AMSAT-F database to send the data. Only the received frames actually registered on https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ will be taken into account. Regards Christophe Mercier Amsat-F president

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-11-05 00:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 05 Nov '20

05 Nov '20

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-11-05 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TBD No ARISS school contacts are planned until at least 2020-11-30 ************************************************************************************************************* 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 2020-11-05 00:00 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 2020-10-14 18:00 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) The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 24th, 2020. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on October 8, 2020 at 8PM ET. The Eventbrite link to sign up is: https://ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2020.eventbrite.com The Opportunity Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session. An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact. Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations’ volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 137 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** 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 1403. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1336. 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, Wyoming, 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, 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. 63 now on orbit Kate Rubins KG5FYJ Sergey Ryzhikov Sergey Kud-Sverchkov **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Yaesu GS-232B question
by mikflathead＠aol.com 04 Nov '20

04 Nov '20

I am getting close to having my antenna tracking operational :) One problem I have encountered is adjusting the output voltage on the G-5400B rotor control to correspond to 180 degrees. I can get it up to 158. One other question, on doing the elevation A-D calibration. It asks to flip the antennas to the right horizon 180 degrees. Can I do this with the antennas pointed straight up at 90. Not sure if I can flip the antennas without causing some problems. Thanks Mike

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ICOM 9700 Display In Sat Mode
by Tony 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

All: I watched a few ICOM 9700 videos on Youtube and noticed that the display constantly switches from one band to the other while in Sat mode. It seems to take place while the satellite tracking software corrects each band for Doppler during a pass and I would imagine that constant highlighting of the display would hypnotize the user after a while : ) Is there a way to turn it off? Tony

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HRD Sat Tracker Frequency File?
by Tony 03 Nov '20

03 Nov '20

All: I'm getting ready to work satellites again after years of being off-air and I noticed there are many new birds that I need to add to my HRD tracking program which means entering the up and down links manually. I started doing that today and thought it might be possible to import the data from another HRD user? It certainly would save a lot of time! 73, Tony

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Re: [amsat-bb] AMICALSAT Award
by Jean Marc Momple 02 Nov '20

02 Nov '20

Good Day, I also get 1 transmission per pass of about 25 frames, last pass a few minutes ago was a 8 deg. elevation and battery voltage 12.9V. I will have a better pass with ele. 34 deg. in about 1 hr and will try to check timing between two transmission. Also, I went to the French AmicalSat WEB site and it is quite clear there that the Awards are for sending Telemetry to AMSAT Francophone directly with the AmicalSat decoder only. So I am sending to both Satnogs and AMSAT Francophone DB’s. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU) > On Nov 2, 2020, at 12:35 AM, Stefan Wagener <wageners(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you. > > Interesting, battery voltage showed 12.87 and 12.63 and there was only one transmission for ~10 minutes. > > > > 73, Stefan VE4SW > > On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 1:26 PM christophe.mcr <christophe.mcr(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear Stephan > > The frequency of the beacon depends on the battery health. In normal mode, one beacon each 30 seconds. > > 73 > > Christophe > > > Le dim. 1 nov. 2020 à 19:32, Stefan Wagener <wageners(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> a écrit : > Hi folks, > > Is the satellite telemetry transmission on a timer or location specific? I only seem to get one transmission even on a 10min pass. What's the frequency/timing of the transmission? > > Thanks, > > Stefan VE4SW > > On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 11:56 AM Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Good Evening, > > Address amsatf(a)amsat-f.org <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> bounce back presently, probably not yet activated. > > Nice initiative from AMSAT-FR to motivate us to send TLM. Bravo Messieurs. > > I am already sending via Satnogs and this will surely motivate me further to do so in future. > > All the best to Amicalsat, strong signal this side. > > 73 > > > Jean Marc (3B8DU) > > > On Oct 31, 2020, at 6:25 PM, christophe.mcr via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Dear > > > > The french version is available on : > > https://site.amsat-f.org/2020/10/11/diplome-amsat-f-amicalsat/ <https://site.amsat-f.org/2020/10/11/diplome-amsat-f-amicalsat/> > > > > Regards > > > > -- > > *Christophe Mercier* > > *Président AMSAT-Francophone* > > > > Le sam. 31 oct. 2020 à 15:21, christophe.mcr <christophe.mcr(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> a > > écrit : > > > >> Dear all > >> > >> The satellite has been active since September 3, 2020. The launch of the > >> Vega rocket went well. According to the project team, the commissioning of > >> the satellite is in progress and is proceeding normally. The team has > >> succeeded in stabilizing the satellite and is beginning to test image > >> capture and retrieval. > >> > >> The contributions of radio amateurs have been very important for the > >> project. This has contributed to the commissioning of the satellite. In the > >> case of AMICALSAT , it is possible to send telemetry to the dashboard > >> hosted by the Satnogs network via > >> > >> > >> - a Satnogs station > >> - the AMICALSAT Decoder software provided by AMSAT-F. ( > >> https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s… <https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/master/ApplicationAmicalsat/s…> > >> ) > >> - the software edited by DK3WN (TLM Forwarder) > >> > >> > >> Data from AMICALSAT Decoder is also sent to the AMSAT-F database ( > >> https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>). To date, more than 42 radio amateurs from > >> all over the world have contributed more than 28,000 telemetry frames. > >> > >> In order to thank the radio amateurs who have sent telemetry via AMICALSAT > >> Decoder software before December 31, 2020, AMSAT-F will issue a diploma. > >> > >> *Rules for issuing the diploma* > >> > >> The diploma in electronic format will be given to all radio amateurs or > >> earphones that have received data from the Amicalsat satellite and sent > >> these data to the AMSAT-F database with the "AMICALSAT Decoder" software. > >> > >> Depending on the number of data received on the AMSAT-F database (( > >> https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/>) > >> ) , the nature of the diploma will be different depending on the number > >> of frames received before December 31, 2020 23:59 UTC : > >> > >> > >> - GOLD Diploma for persons having sent more than 5000 frames to the > >> AMSAT-F database. > >> - Silver Diploma for those who have sent between 2500 & 4999 frames to > >> the AMSAT-F database. > >> - Bronze Diploma: for those who have sent between 500 & 2499 frames to > >> the AMSAT-F database. > >> - Diploma without mention for persons having sent between 1 & 499 > >> frames to the AMSAT-F database > >> > >> > >> The request for a diploma is done by sending an email to > >> amsatf(a)amsat-f.org <mailto:[email protected]> indicating your callsign or the name given in the > >> AMSAT-F database to send the data. > >> > >> Only the received frames actually registered on > >> https://amsat.electrolab.fr/ <https://amsat.electrolab.fr/> will be taken into account. > >> > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Christophe Mercier > >> Amsat-F president > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb <https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>. 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb <https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb>

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PSAT2 PSK31
by Stephen DeVience 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Today I was able to get a PSK signal through PSAT2, and it was recorded by KO4AQF in FL. I sent with a dial frequency of 29.4815 MHz and an audio frequency of 1000 Hz using DopplerPSK. It was detected at ~2650 Hz, which means the appropriate dial frequency to use is actually about 29.479 MHz. This agrees with the Brno team's website, where they say "The main function of the transponder is to receive PSK signals from 29.48 MHz uplink (passband from 29.4804 to 29.4826 MHz)." I also measured the downlink to be about 3.6 kHz higher than 435.350 MHz. -Stephen N8URE

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2020
by Ronald Parsons 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period October 1, 2020 through November 1, 2020. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL Oct Nov KO4MA 1753 1779 N3GS 652 679 N0JE 655 675 KE4AL 625 631 K7TAB 600 627 WD9EWK (DM43) 623 625 KI7UNJ 551 576 N9FN 450 486 K0JM 300 403 N5BO New 401 N4DCW 300 400 WA9JBQ 355 375 VE6WK 207 355 AK7DD 255 326 KS1G 285 325 KF6JOQ 251 303 W4DTA 275 301 N6RFM 226 276 W2ZF 101 276 K8BL 257 274 N7AGF 200 240 N3CAL 171 181 W7YED 127 163 DL6IAN New 154 K3HPA 128 150 EA2AA 125 148 NA1ME 100 126 WD9EWK (DM42) 100 126 WY4X New 108 N7UJJ New 101 F4BKV New 100 W4WT New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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AMSAT GridMaster Award
by Bruce 01 Nov '20

01 Nov '20

With last week's activation of DL88, there are 4 new recipients of the GridMaster award. They all sent in their applications within days of each other. #16 Chris AA8CH #17 Robert KE4AL #18 George N3GS #19 Kerry WC7V Awesome job and thanks to K5Z for activating the grid. I missed them as I was out of town and to far for it to count from my home grid. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2022 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat

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