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AO-92 in L/v at 0233UTC
by Andrew Glasbrenner 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

AO-92 is in L/v at 0233UTC, for 24 hours. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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Eggbeaters--Extending Distance From Radials
by Wes Baden 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

New AMSAT member here, hoping to get on the air in the new future. I'm looking at the M2 Eggbeaters and I have a question that perhaps someone has thought about already or better yet done some modeling for. Specifically, has anyone replaced the 6 inch standoff mast on the EB-144 with something longer, and if so, how long, thus increasing the distance between the element loops and radials? (Also, would this even be possible on the EB-432 as it looks like there is no standoff mast and instead the body assembly attaches directly to the radial plate?) My thinking, perhaps faulty, is that extending the distance between the element loops and radials on both models would have the desired effect of flattening out the elevation pattern. That is, there would be less gain overhead (where satellites appear less frequently and high gain really isn't needed) but on the other hand gain would be increased in the 15-45 degree range. Has anyone modified the Eggbeaters in this way? Alternatively, has anyone modeled Eggbeaters with longer standoff masts? Is there an optimal distance for standoff masts for both models, for using satellites that are on the air at the present time? Thanks! Wes NA1ME.

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Looking for KI4AFK?
by skristof＠etczone.com 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

This morning I had a contact with KI4AFK(?) on AO-92. But I can't find KI4AFK on QRZ.com or in the FCC database. Also, the grid I have for you on my recorder is located about 500 miles off the coast of Chile. I'm assuming my recording device had a glitch or an ambient noise messed up recording your call and grid. If your call is close to KI4AFK and you had a QSO on AO-92 with AI9IN today please reply. Thank you! Steve AI9IN

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K8BL-EM53
by Bob Liddy (K8BL) 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Grid Chasers, I've uploaded the QSOs from my EM53 Rove on 11/17/19on SO-50 to LoTW. My audio Log showed: N6UA, K8YSE/7, K3RRR, W5RKN, K9UO, WE4B, N3CAL and AA8CH. There might have been another under the garble. Let meknow if I missed you. I'll be in and around EM32 this weekwith Family and show up sporadically. 73, Bob K8BL

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Back in the saddle again
by Bob Hammond 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

I made my first "new" sat contact yesterday after more than 20 years. K7YDL and I met up on XW-2B at about 1630 local. I was so shocked that someone answered my call that I forgot to give my grid and first name! Talk about tongue-tied. Thanks, Greg. The last time I was on the sats, I used my ICOM IC-W32A and an Arrow antenna from my deck in Fairbanks, AK (BP64). And with printed keps. I was WL7CQX then. This time, it's now an ICOM IC-9700 with M2 2M and 70CM CP antennas with polarity switching, a G-5500 rotor system with a Fox Delta ST2-0417 USB controller , and SatPC32. from Greenacres, WA (DN17). Now, I've got my father's callsign, W7OTJ (sk). He was first licensed in 1952. I'm still learning about the IC-9700 but OH MY, it's sweet. Bob W7OTJ

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Grid DN76 Baker MT
by Rick Wyrwas 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

I will be on AO 91 and 92 tomorrow 11 18. Grid DN 76 Give me a shout Rick WA9JBQ -- Rick Wyrwas

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Forgot my call
by Brad Smith 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

I forgot to put my call in the roving message. Brad KC9UQR

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-11-18 23:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-11-18 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Lakeside Elementary School, West Point, UT, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact was successful: Mon 2019-11-18 19:01:06 UTC 30 deg (***) Watch for live streaming at www.ariotti.com starting about 15 minutes before AOS Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche, Milano, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone – Mons. A. Pirovano, Merone, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Contact is go for: Thu 2019-11-21 09:12:07 UTC 50 deg Watch for live streaming at: Istituto San Paolo delle Suore Angeliche Milano: http://www.arierba.it/ariss_live/ Istituto Comprensivo Di Merone: http://www.arierba.it/ariss_live_2/ MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov Contact is go for 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC 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) 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 2019-11-18 23:30 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 2019-11-18 23:30 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 ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. Message to US Educators Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Contact Opportunity Call for Proposals Current Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019 Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 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 for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS is happy to announce a second proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 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 proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.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. More Information For 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. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com . 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. ******************************************************************************* 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 137 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Sergey RV3DR with 127 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 1363. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1299. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 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. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA Exp. 61 on orbit Oleg Skripochka Jessica Meir **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Roving
by Brad Smith 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

I will be roving in grids EN54 and EN/64 on 11/20 and 11/21 and will be on AO-91/92.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Othernet YouTube video (APRS Geo channel)
by Robert Bruninga 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

At about 7 minutes in to the video, he talks about the APRS feed on the Geo Ku band downlink (one satellite covers the USA and the other covers Europe. He demonstrates how you can send an APRS message into the APRS system anywhere on Earth and it will come down on that Ku band channel. Although he demonstrates it with an AP that feeds into the Internet APRS system, at least he mentions the RF links. 144.39 in NorthAmerica, 144.800 in Europe, etc, plus the several APRS Amsats http://aprs.org/sats.html This could be useful for anyone in the wilderness to check the Ku channel for traffic, and he can send his response via HF APRS, or Satellite APRS. Bob -----Original Message----- From: KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 8:36 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Othernet YouTube video. Hi All, Othernet YouTube video: Here is a brand new YouTube video for Othernet. Note that the skills developed to receive the Ku band SES-2 satellite signal, is exactly what would be required to receive the 10 GHz Ku band downlink signal from an eventual ham band GEO sat over the Americas. https://youtu.be/KCewB_PuvDk Bernard, KC9SGV Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________

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