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Re: [amsat-bb] LOTW
by Roy Dean 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

Oops, before responding, I thought you were asking a question. Upon reading my response, I see you were pointing out exactly what I stated. Sorry about that! --Roy K3RLD > Rx and Tx bands are enough to get the QSL. --Roy > > K3RLD >* Hello all, I have never seen it mentioned that it is not > required to *>* enter the exact freq for tx or rec on sats, It saves time > and hassle! *>* Just thought I would put that out here. 73, Talk to you > on the sats. *>* Tom. n6nug, DM12*

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LOTW
by tom 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

Hello all, I have never seen it mentioned that it is not required to enter the exact freq for tx or rec on sats, It saves time and hassle! Just thought I would put that out here. 73, Talk to you on the sats. Tom. n6nug, DM12.

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - Change xmit freq while transmitting?
by Roy Dean 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

Mark, not sure if this was meant for me (as I mentioned tone not working well) - but I am not using SatPC32 - instead I am using Gpredict. Alex Csete (the software creator) has suggested that this may be a limitation of his and/or Hamlib software. It's typically not a big deal for me as I usually use a single TM-D710g for the FM sats. And when I use the Icom for Tx on the Fox satellites, i can usually rely on somebody else triggering the tone requirements. --Roy K3RLD > If you set Tone ON in SatPC32 it will keep it on in the rig as frequency > changes.

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Preliminary schedule for Astronaut al- Mansoori (ISS Expediition 61)
by andy thomas 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

According to the "tsiklogramma provedeniya" ( sequence diagram) on display in Star Sity last week, the Emirati Cosmonaut Hazza al-Mansoouri event for "ISS HAM session with the radio amateur service in the SM" is scheduled for 1515 UTC to 1535 UTC on his days in orbit there. It's not clear whether or not this is "open microphone". Shrewd observers will calculate his optimum time for QSO with his home country to establish the ideal date to hear him. The session is sandwiched between a conference for schools and a photo session. 73 de andy g0sfj

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Setting target downlink Frequency, SSB
by RG 04 Sep '19

04 Sep '19

Hello,I made about 3 contacts on the SSB birds.For the moment I'm running half duplex and I know it's not the best setup,But If I am using as an example CAS3A ,SatPC32 is set at around 435.208 in the doppler .SQF file.I have the uplink set to track my radio. the downlink is setup for manuel tracking,Would I listen in on 145.880 and move down as the program moves up?I would only be calling CQ and hope someone could tune me in as I try to tune them in.Am I way off here.Thanks in advance.Rich marzo7088(a)yahoo.com

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Mode L/v contacts and LoTW
by Ronald G. Parsons 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

Last weekend I made 16 L/v contacts on AO-92 and got 15 LoTW QSLs. The only missing QSL was from a ham that does not have an LoTW account. Thanks all. Ron W5RKN

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Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 - Change xmit freq while transmitting?
by Roy Dean 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

I use a 706MKIIG for my Tx rig, controlled by Gpredict (via Hamlib), and it DOES change the Tx frequency during transmit. The only problem I've seen is that it doesn't seem to maintain Tone settings, so if you need a tone on the uplink, you have to constantly turn it on as everytime the frequency updates the tone setting is erased. --Roy K3RLD > Can SatPC32 (or any other software for that matter) change the transmit > frequency on an Icom transceiver while it is transmitting? Yaesu doesn't > permit this. I'm particularly interested in the Icom IC-7100. Anybody > know? Reading through the SatPC32 docs I see that there is a > sentence about Yaesu rigs (FT-817, 818, 857, 991 etc) saying it can't be > done), but no similar statement about Icoms (706, 7000, 7100 etc.) Thanks > and 73, Ken Alexander > So Phisai, Thailand > Blog: bueng-ken.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-03 17:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-09-03 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kingston Community School, Kingston SE, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA Contact was successful: Tue 2019-09-03 08:06:34 UTC 27 deg (***) Watch for live simulcast at Echolink node *HAM* 69556 / IRLP 9556 / AllStar 48820 Galileo STEM Academy, Eagle, ID, direct via W7GSA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact was successful: Tue 2019-09-03 16:05:06 UTC 58 deg (***) 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 2019-09-03 17:30 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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QSL on AO 92 09 03 19
by Rick Wyrwas 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

For those that QSled and verified our QSOs on AO 92 at 15 37 hours and such please forward your call my recorder malfunctioned Thanks Rick WA9JBQ -- Rick Wyrwas

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SatPC32 - Change xmit freq while transmitting?
by Kenneth P Alexander 03 Sep '19

03 Sep '19

Can SatPC32 (or any other software for that matter) change the transmit frequency on an Icom transceiver while it is transmitting? Yaesu doesn't permit this. I'm particularly interested in the Icom IC-7100. Anybody know? Reading through the SatPC32 docs I see that there is a sentence about Yaesu rigs (FT-817, 818, 857, 991 etc) saying it can't be done), but no similar statement about Icoms (706, 7000, 7100 etc.) Thanks and 73, Ken Alexander So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com

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