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AMSAT Symposium Live Now
by Paul Stoetzer 17 Oct '20

17 Oct '20

The AMSAT Symposium is live now at https://youtu.be/EHDgrI_w8hY 73, Paul, N8HM

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Registration Deadline Imminent! 2020 AMSAT Virtual Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
by Paul Stoetzer 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Just a reminder that registration for Saturday's AMSAT Symposium closes in just under an hour and a half at 5:00pm CDT / 22:00 UTC. AMSAT members are encouraged to register for the Symposium at https://launch.amsat.org/Events/. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR MEMBER ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO REGISTER, PLEASE EMAIL ME DIRECTLY BY 5:00 PM CDT / 22:00 UTC SO WE CAN GET YOU REGISTERED. Registered members will be eligible for prize drawings and will be able to participate in Q&A sessions during the event. There are a lot of great presentations scheduled, so you do not want to miss this event! AMSAT members who are not able to log in to their accounts in order to register should consult the instructions for gaining access at https://launch.amsat.org/resources/Documents/Documents/The%20New%20AMSAT%20… Login details for the Zoom Webinar as well as a link to the 2020 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings will be emailed to registered attendees shortly after registration closes tomorrow evening. If you are not an AMSAT member, please consider joining AMSAT and registering for the webinar. An annual membership is just $44 ($22 for students) and includes access to The AMSAT Journal (including archives dating back to 2014), access to all Proceedings of AMSAT Symposia dating back to 1986, and access to special events such as this Virtual Symposium. If you do not wish to join AMSAT at this time, or prefer to view another way, the Symposium will also be simulcast via YouTube to the public at https://youtu.be/EHDgrI_w8hY If you are not able to join us or watch for the day, the YouTube replay will remain available for future viewing at the above link. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT

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Satellite demo on Saturday
by tjschuessler＠verizon.net 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

I hope everyone gets a chance to tune into the AMSAT symposium Saturday the 17th. I will try to if I can, but I do have a presentation and demo of Amateur Radio in space for the Bedford, TX radio club on Saturday morning via Zoom from my back yard. I am hoping to work one SO-50 FM pass, (1533Z AOS for me) and then one XW-2A pass (1602Z) while doing the presentation. We had hopes of doing something in person but COVID.... I have been told that in an edited form, this might end up on the Ham Radio 2.0 video podcast so we will see. Please look for me, N5HYP, or give me a call outright and help promote AMSAT and Amateur Radio in space to a broader audience. 73 Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms

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BugSat-1, Tita, object 40014
by MICHAEL WILLIAMS 16 Oct '20

16 Oct '20

Is anyone out there digipeating through BugSat-1? Thanks, Mike, K9QHO

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LoTW acronyms/abbreviations
by Steve Kristoff 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

I've looked all over LoTW and I can't find a place where they give definitions for their mode and submode abbreviations. Is PKT the abbreviation for packet as used for ISS APRS? Where do they define their abbreviations? Steve AI9IN Grid EM79ji Oldenburg IN

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dead satellite collision
by Michael Walker 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a34383707/space-junk-coll… On Tuesday, LeoLabs, a company that monitors the paths of space junk in low-Earth orbit, announced on Twitter it was tracking a potential conjunction—that's space-speak for a mid-orbit crash—tonight between a defunct Soviet satellite and a discarded Chinese rocket stage. According to the company's latest calculations, the objects are expected to come within 80 feet of each other (±59 feet). The probability of a collision is greater than 10 percent. If the satellites collide, the impact could spread a network of debris throughout low-Earth Orbit. Mike va3mw

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Re: [amsat-bb] LoTW acronyms/abbreviations
by Scott Davis 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

There are lots of modes, and they are further grouped into “mode groups.” Open TQSL, click on “Create an ADIF file…” and then “Mode.” The drop-down list will show all the available modes. -Scott K5TA

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Register Now for the 2020 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
by Paul Stoetzer 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

Just a reminder that registration for Saturday's AMSAT Symposium closes tomorrow (Friday, October 16th) at 5:00pm CDT / 22:00 UTC. AMSAT members are encouraged to register for the Symposium at https://launch.amsat.org/Events/. Registered members will be eligible for prize drawings and will be able to participate in Q&A sessions during the event. There are a lot of great presentations scheduled, so you do not want to miss this event! AMSAT members who are not able to log in to their accounts in order to register should consult the instructions for gaining access at https://launch.amsat.org/resources/Documents/Documents/The%20New%20AMSAT%20… Login details for the Zoom Webinar as well as a link to the 2020 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings will be emailed to registered attendees shortly after registration closes tomorrow evening. If you are not an AMSAT member, please consider joining AMSAT and registering for the webinar. An annual membership is just $44 ($22 for students) and includes access to The AMSAT Journal (including archives dating back to 2014), access to all Proceedings of AMSAT Symposia dating back to 1986, and access to special events such as this Virtual Symposium. If you do not wish to join AMSAT at this time, or prefer to view another way, the Symposium will also be simulcast via YouTube to the public at https://youtu.be/EHDgrI_w8hY If you are not able to join us or watch for the day, the YouTube replay will remain available for future viewing at the above link. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President AMSAT

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Re: [amsat-bb] ISS FM Repeater
by aj9n＠aol.com 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

The radio should be in packet mode. I am going to try and indicate what mode the radio is being set back to after an ARISS contact when I post the ARISS announcements to the AMSAT-BB. I will also try to let everyone know what mode is being used if the mode changes again between ARISS school contacts. 73,Charlie Sufana AJ9NOne of the ARISS Mentors In a message dated 2020-10-15 09:28:14 Eastern Standard Time, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org writes: Hi Jose. It looks like the ISS is sending packet at the moment. Just check out https://www.AMSAT.org/status/ to see what is happening with all the birds. 63, Rick Sent from Rick's iPad 3 "Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact" - Carl Sagan No trees were killed in the sending of this message, however, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > On Oct 15, 2020, at 8:59 AM, ea4hkf via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Are the ISS FM repeater active? I've tried some passes from portable > station, but i've not listened activity...I'm not sure if are my working > conditions, there're not activity or are not fullr working. > > TNX 73 > EA4HKF - Jose > IM78wq > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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ISS FM Repeater
by ea4hkf 15 Oct '20

15 Oct '20

Hi all, Are the ISS FM repeater active? I've tried some passes from portable station, but i've not listened activity...I'm not sure if are my working conditions, there're not activity or are not fullr working. TNX 73 EA4HKF - Jose IM78wq

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