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N6O/mm Rove to DM02 Sunday Sept 22nd
by Ron Bondy 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

Alex N7AGF and Ron AD0DX will be activating DM02 this Sunday Sept 22nd on FM and linear satellites. The AMSAT community really rallied behind this and the entire $2500 cost of the 24 hour charter was covered by donations - thanks to everyone that donated. All the details for the rove can be found on our N6O page at QRZ.COM. Our first pass is planned to be AO-91 at 12:30am PAC / 0730z this Sunday Sept 22nd. We will be active until around 12 noon PAC / 1900z on Sunday. We will be using N6O/mm on the air and logging in LOTW as N6O/mm. We plan to make as many linear and FM passes as possible to hand out this grid to everyone interested. We will probably skip low western passes. Alex has a Garmin InReach and will tweet passes, so watch his twitter feed @N7AGF. Thanks again for all the support to cover the cost of the boat charter. The weather looks great for the weekend and we are excited to be activating DM02. 73 Ron AD0DX and Alex N7AGF

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ANS-263 Special Bulletin - 2019 Election Results
by JoAnne K9JKM 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-263.01 In this Special Bulletin: * 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-263.01 ANS-263 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 263.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 20, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-263.01 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2019 Board of Directors Election, Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK; and Michelle Thompson, W5NYV; will serve on the board for two years. The First Alternate is Brennan Price, N4QX. The Second Alternate is Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S. Both will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 1,052 ballots cast (892 electronic + 160 paper) are as follows: 675 votes ... Michelle Thompson, W5NYV 585 votes ... Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK 526 votes ... Jerry Buxton, N0JY 515 votes ... Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA 480 votes ... Brennan Price, N4QX 435 votes ... Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S 399 votes ... Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 366 votes ... Jeff Johns, WE4B These results submitted September 20, 2019 by Clayton Coleman, W5PFG AMSAT Secretary /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 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. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org

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Re: [amsat-bb] [ans] ANS-263 Special Bulletin - 2019 Election Results
by Bruce 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

Congratulations to all those that ran and thank you for offering your time as an unpaid volunteer to be on the board. For those that won a seat on the board and a seat as an alternate, I look forward to working with you. 73...bruce On 9/20/2019 8:58 AM, JoAnne K9JKM via ANS wrote: > > AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN > ANS-263.01 > > In this Special Bulletin: > > * 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results > > SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-263.01 > ANS-263 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > > AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 263.01 > From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. > DATE September 20, 2019 > To All RADIO AMATEURS > BID: $ANS-263.01 > > 2019 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results > > As a result of the 2019 Board of Directors Election, Jerry Buxton, N0JY; > Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK; and Michelle > Thompson, W5NYV; will serve on the board for two years. > > The First Alternate is Brennan Price, N4QX. The Second Alternate is > Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S. Both will serve for a term of one year. > > The results of the voting with 1,052 ballots cast (892 electronic + 160 > paper) are as follows: > > 675 votes ... Michelle Thompson, W5NYV > 585 votes ... Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK > 526 votes ... Jerry Buxton, N0JY > 515 votes ... Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA > 480 votes ... Brennan Price, N4QX > 435 votes ... Howard (Howie) Defelice, AB2S > 399 votes ... Paul Stoetzer, N8HM > 366 votes ... Jeff Johns, WE4B > > These results submitted September 20, 2019 by > Clayton Coleman, W5PFG > AMSAT Secretary > > /EX > > In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, > and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to > receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from > the AMSAT Office. > > 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. > Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership > information. > > 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, > This week's ANS Contributing Editor, > JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM > k9jkm at amsat dot org > > _______________________________________________ > Via the ANS mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA > https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020 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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Emirati astronaut al-mansoori's QSO times confirmed
by andy thomas 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

According to Gulf News, which publishes the UAE's MBRSpaceCentre's official schedule, the ham radio sessions for Emirati astronaut Hazza al-Mansoori are as follows: Day 1, September 26 (Thursday): - HAM Radio: 11.33pm-11.42pm Emirati time The next space/ground contacts will be on Sunday 29th at 2.40pm to 2.57pm. Two more sessions are scheduled on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st at 4.14pm-4.34pm. It's not clear whether or not these will be on ham radio as on these Gulf News report that "The calls will last for roughly 17 to 20 minutes each" which I don't think is possible with a normal pass. No other detals are given yet. I have not checked the orbital precession times but they are likely to be in the same timeframe within the astronaut's schedule as I previously reported, and will reflect the AOS and pass time over the UAE. So one definite QSO time and three possibles. Full story at: https://gulfnews.com/uae/science/uae-in-space-have-questions-for-hazza-on-t… 73 de andy g0sfj

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AMSAT 50th Award
by Brad Smith 19 Sep '19

19 Sep '19

I received my certificate and it is beautiful. Thank you, Bruce and the AMSAT people for the work you put into this project. It is an honor to have this certificate. Brad KC9UQR

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-19 06:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 19 Sep '19

19 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-19 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Templestowe College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Wed 2019-09-18 08:06:32 UTC 42 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QalYOnHURYk Watch VK6MJ handle the contact: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk6mj Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD., telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC (***) The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_inde… https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_inde… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg Watch for livestream starting about 15 minutes before AOS at www.ariotti.com (***) AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-09-19 06:00 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-09-19 04:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1330. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1273. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Full Duplex
by RG 19 Sep '19

19 Sep '19

So half duplex I think was luck as i tried several times and no more contacts.Had three confirmed QSO's.Iknow full duplex is the way to go.Without having to get another antenna and more coaxial I wanted to see if I can hear the SSB birds on my OCF dipole that I finally have up, Well it's partially up.I can hear them but with a bit of reduction in signal whick makes sense plus it's RG8U.What I was wondering,Can I get it so that I hear myself to set up where I am on the downlink then leave as is,or do I need constantly be adjusting the downlink?Maybe when I get the dipole higher it will help,part of one leg is near the ground but the 45ft leg is pretty good.Other thing is,I have an Icom R10 and plan on getting some good preamps for the satelllite bands,Do you thing the radio is sensitive enough to work well with them?Thanks for your help.Rich marzo7088(a)yahoo.com

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W3ZM and LoTW
by skristof＠etczone.com 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

When submitting to LoTW a QSO with a W3ZM station should I just submit it as W3ZM or with the call area appended (e.g. W3ZM/2)? Steve AI9IN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-18 04:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-18 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Templestowe College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, telebridge via VK6MJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Wed 2019-09-18 08:06:32 UTC 42 deg Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QalYOnHURYk Watch VK6MJ handle the contact: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk6mj Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD., telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-09-20 19:58:23 UTC 54 deg School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Wed 2019-10-02 09:45 UTC (***) The Children’s Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD (CASIS#3), telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-09-23 20:08:27 UTC 89 deg Watch for live coverage at: https://childrensinn.org/in-the-news/iss-astronaut-to-talk-to-ill-children-… https://www.facebook.com/TheChildrensInn/ https://twitter.com/NIH Facebook Posts: https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157814902862450/?substory_inde… https://www.facebook.com/99591362449/posts/10157817661662450/?substory_inde… Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheChildrensInn/status/1162046525146566656 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567797227903950848/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6567419538596515840/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MaU0BD7lG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J8V1tAcpL/ University of Colorado Amateur Radio Club, Boulder, CO, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-09-24 17:43:20 UTC 86 deg AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium Sat 2019-10-12 to Sun 2019-10-13 The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) For many years I have on purpose not given the actual hyperlinks; I assume the user would do a copy/paste into their favorite browser. I am now thinking that the browsers have all grown up and most should be able to handle the link. Please let me know you experience any issues. So now you should be able to directly click on the link. (***) 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 2019-09-18 04:30 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-09-03 17:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf The ARISS webpage is at http://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 http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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: http://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) http://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 http://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: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 120 **************************************************************************** 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 1329. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1272. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://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: http://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 http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV Exp. 60 on orbit Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Alexander Skvortsov Drew Morgan KI5AAA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD - CORRECTED RELEASE
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS RELEASE REPLACES THE INITIAL FT. MEADE, MD. CONTACT RELEASE SENT AT 01:57 UTC ON 9-18-2019. THE CONTACT DATE ON THE INITIAL RELEASE WAS INCORRECT. An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Boys and Girls Club, Ft. Meade, MD on 20 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:58 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia 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 Fort Meade, Maryland Middle School / Teen (MST) Program provides an after-school and summer camp program for youth ages 11 to 18 (grades 6 - 12). The program has 174 enrolled members and 50 - 60 youth attend on any given day. Half of the youth that attend are from military families, and most of the other half have parents who work in DoD in some capacity. The MST Program encourages middle school and high school teenagers to be the best that they can be by challenging them through various means. It provides a safe and supervised environment for youth engagement. Youth are provided internet access, snacks, homework help, game systems, a basketball court, music equipment, pool table, and ping-pong table. Through a generous grant from Raytheon through the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), the program recently constructed a state of the art STEM center known as the Center of Innovation (COI), which incorporates training for MST Program staff, STEM events throughout the year, and a newly remodeled room with new STEM equipment for pushing the envelope in STEM experiences. Youth are now offered activities such as CAD, 3D printing and carving, and building circuits, to name a few. With the implementation of the COI, engineers and technologists of Raytheon, as well as government agencies such as DISA and NSA, consistently volunteer their time to offer STEM activities to youth. The program welcomes volunteers and the broader perspective that they bring. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you have any customs for greeting arriving astronauts? 2. Do you feel trapped by not being able to go outside whenever you want? 3. Can you see the whole earth from up there? 4. How does it feel to sleep in space? 5. Is the experience of being on the ISS worth being gone for so long? 6. How old do you have to be to go into space? 7. What are your roles? 8. What is your favorite type of work on the ISS? 9. What is the most interesting experiment you're doing on the ISS? 10. What kinds of things do you build with your 3D printers? 11. When you return to earth, do you feel completely different? 12. What do you eat, and how do you store your food? 13. What is your favorite space food? 14. Can you all participate in space walks? 15. Do you feel lost or disoriented when space-walking? 16. As a team, how do you resolve your differences? 17. What's the view like up there? 18. What happens when you get sick? 19. How long have you been up there? 20. Are you ready to come back home? 21. What do you do when you're onboard? 22. What do you do for fun? 23. How do you solve your problems when they arise? 24. What is it like to live and work in space? 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. School in Bulgaria, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-09-24 16:10 UTC 2. UAE school #1 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Fri 2019-09-27 12:10 UTC 3. UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Sat 2019-09-28 11:20 UTC 4. UAE school #3 with Space Flight participant, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD Contact is go for Tue 2019-10-01 TBD 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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