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TS-2000X For Sale
by Roger - W7TZ 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

I've decided to let go of my TS-2000x. This radio is just back from MTS, 1/23/20, after a thorough checkout, minor repair and alignment. Excellent condition all around. (Please feel free to ask questions. Pics available). Includes hand mic, power cord and 4 band external acc assy. $1250 shipped conus. Paypal ai7rogerroger(a)gmail.com Thanks,73,Roger 73, Roger W7TZ CN83ia

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Next Rocket Lab Launch
by Wendy and Terry Osborne 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Next Rocket Lab launch scheduled for Friday 31st January 00:00 to 04:00 UTC (13:00 to 17:00 NZDT). See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/ Cheers, Terry Osborne

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Re: [amsat-bb] WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Best wishes to you and your family on your recovery Bob. You have done so much good for AMSAT over the many years with all the satellites you have gotten into orbit. We all appericate your efforts over the years of trying to get new stuff launched despite all the massive roadblocks in your way of doing so. Looking forward to PSAT-3 with the SSTV downlink of the earth! 73 Nick KE8AKW

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WB4APR off line till march (amsat)
by Robert Bruninga 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

WB4APR will be offline till march. I found a soft ball size tumor in Oct. After 22 procedures and Dr visits, they have done ever increasing invasive biopsies and even Cancer center at Johns Hopkins cannot still identify. And they cannot do anything until they can identify the type and how to treat it. But now that it is the size of a football in my lower abdomen, They have scheduled major surgery on Monday to take it out anyway along with other stuff it is touching. I must deliver PSAT3 for launch by 28 Feb. Been working full time plus weekends and holidays but only at 10% body energy level. Its not ready. So I hope recovery is possible quickly so I can finish. It is identical to PSAT2 function but without the stupid 5v/4v power mistake. So, don’t expect any email responses from me till march. Bob, WB4APR

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia on 28 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:51 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and YU7BPQ. The contact should be audible over Serbia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Story: Primary school Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj from Sremska Mitrovica, situated on the left bank of the Sava river in the middle of the region of Srem, is a vibrant, friendly and nurturing school with 65 years of tradition and experience. The motto of the school based on the lyrics of a famous Serbian poet Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj: "Where I stopped, you carry on", so at school they try to continue the tradition of open-minded, creative, innovative, child-oriented learning and teaching. Based on the past generations' legacy, the school is striving towards shaping cosmopolitan citizens with highly developed tolerance within a multinational society while employing a spectre of techniques to keep up with the modern, high-tech approaches. The school offers a broad, however, balanced curriculum in a stimulating environment to our 1044 pupils, supported by a wide range of after school clubs and quality school trips. They are always seeking ways to bring to life STEM and foreign language subjects via real-life situations. This year pupils, teachers, and the HAM operators who support them are as busy as bees, or perhaps as the ISS crew, because they want to talk to the astronauts on the ISS so they are learning about space through various subjects and activities. It is a part of their educational proposal with ARISS. There are fun classes, costumes, Milky Way installation, drawings, maths, history geography and more! Their friends from the radio amateur club YU7BPQ are helping them with the radio contact! They made a huge antenna! Radio communication is for most students and teachers a new experience. Furthermore, they are learning how to use an amateur radio station! Just imagine how thrilling it is to press the button and hear some noise before you hear the voice behind it! Old school though good stuff! You can follow all their activities on the project blog page https://022tothemoonandback.zmajsm.edu.rs/home/about-project/ Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Which planet would you like to visit and why? 2. What manmade wonders can you see from space? 3. What is the furthest spot on the horizon and what can you see around you? 4. Why is the temperature at ISS at constant 38 degrees? 5. What do you do when you cut yourself? 6. What do you do when you can't sleep? 7. What kind of music do you listen to and who chooses it? 8. What do you do for fun? 9. What is your favourite thing about space? 10. Is your space suit comfortable? 11. Is life in space difficult? 12. Can you eat ice cream in space? 13. What is on today's menu? 14. Do you prefer taking off or landing and why? 15. What do you miss most about Earth? 16. Can you see thunders and lightening on Earth? 17. What would you do if you happen to drift away from ISS? 18. What do you do when you get ill? 19. What does it feel like when you get back to Earth? 20. How does the Earth look from above? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the 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 (STEM) 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. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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WB4APR off line till march
by VK4NBL 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Best Wishes Bob from Down Under Cheers -- Pete - vk4nbl

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EN77 on Monday 27-Jan
by aa8ch 26 Jan '20

26 Jan '20

Hi!So if the wx holds fair, I shall endeavour to be on the following passes 27-Jan from EN77: AO91 1530UTC US East, XW2A 1556UTC US West, AO7 1606UTC EU, AO92 1620UTC US central, AO7 1752UTC EU. AO91 at 1843UTC may be from there or from EN76. QSL to LOTW, logging as AA8CH/VE3. Hope to hear you if you need it. 73, Chris AA8CH

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Satellite station at Winter Field Day in Fremont CA (CM97)
by k6vug＠sbcglobal.net 25 Jan '20

25 Jan '20

Greetings, Portable and hand-held satellite operation is planned for the Winter Field Day in CM97 between 10am and 2pm PST today (ref http://www.sbara.org). A couple of operators may try their hand at working the FM birds AO-91 and AO-92. I expect the passes today to be pretty busy, but would appreciate a come back if you hear the club call KU6S. Many thanks and 73! Umesh k6vug

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DirecTV races to decommission broken Boeing satellite before it explodes
by Zach Metzinger 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

Here's an interesting article from the newsfeed: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/directv-races-to-dec… --- Zach N0ZGO

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Agrupamento de Escolas Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira, Portugal
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 24 Jan '20

24 Jan '20

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Agrupamento de Escolas Serafim Leite, São João da Madeira, Portugal on 27 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and CS2ASL. The contact should be audible over Portugal and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Story: The Serafim Leite Schools is located in the north of Portugal in the city of São João da madeira. It was born in 1957, and during this 60 years of existence it has been growing. It started by being a school with only the grammar and today has all levels of education: First cycle, Second cycle, Third cycle and Secondary. Currently it has more than 1200 students and 110 teachers that are distributed in three buildings that make up the Serafim Leite schools cluster. Its identity is closely linked to vocational education that is a national reference in vocational education. The training offer includes Electronics, Computer, Mechanical, Audiovisual, Markting, Science and Technology, Socioeconomic Sciences, Visual Arts and recurrent adult education. It is a school where children arrive still small in their parents' arms and leave the school like men and women who are already graduated with a high degree of knowledge. It is in this educational environment where human and social values are privileged that our students grow with the notion that humanity is urgently required to take action to reverse the global warming of the earth, making their own school an Eco-School.The astronaut could be our eyes helping us to look the Earth in another way. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is your daily routine like on board? 2. When you have a health problem what do you do? Are there any doctors on board? 3. When astronauts go to space for how long do they stay there? 4. Do you miss family? 5. Do you remember the very first moment that you look outside de ISS and saw the planet earth? What did you felt and did you think of someone special? 6. How do you bath in a ship? 7. How can you get water in space? 8. What is it like to live in the ISS? 9. What kind of experiences take place from the ISS and what are the advantages of making them from there? 10. How is it possible to create an atmosphere within the ISS? 11. Is the perception of time on board of the ISS different from the one you have on Earth? 12. How many hours of exercise should an astronaut do each day? 13. What effects does space flight have on the human body, and what do you feel? 14. When you are not working what do you do? 15. Being a different profession how old did you realize you wanted to be an astronaut? 16. What do you miss the most about Earth? 17. How can weightlessness influence the health of astronauts? 18. Tell us about your adventure in space? 19. How can you communicate with your family? 20. Do you feel scared when you are in space? 21. How and where do they sleep? 22. How long do astronauts train to perform space missions? 23. Do you have any specific food when you are on missions? 24. In an emergency situation can you all return to Earth? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Primary School "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj", Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, direct via YU7BPQ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Tue 2020-01-28 15:51 UTC 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 (STEM) 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. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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