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Re: [amsat-bb] Satellite rise time/elevation app
by Roy Dean 19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

https://www.g0kla.com/klatrack/index.php --Roy K3RLD I’m now at my vacation QTH and for the life of me I can’t remember the name > of this app and want to install it on my computer at the lake house. Can > someone point me in the right direction. Rick, W2JAZ

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

19 Jun '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-19 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: GBPOU RM "Saransk Polytechnic College", Saransk Russia, direct via R4UAB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Sat 2019-06-15 10:39 UTC King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Wed 2019-06-19 08:49:20 UTC 58 deg (***) Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-20 12:48:55 UTC 53 deg Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/ Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI, direct via W8TCM The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV (***) Contact is go for: Fri 2019-06-28 14:02:16 UTC 25 deg (***) 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 2019-06-19 19:00 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 2019-06-19 19:00 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 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 1318. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1261. (***) 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Satellite rise time/elevation app
by Richard Lawn 19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

Some months ago someone told me about an app that I think was created by a UK ham. It is a great color timeline showing visual indications of when satellites rise and decline and their elevations for any location as set in the setup screen. The timeline also shows the time for each satellite rise based on the users location. Users can also decide which which satellites they want to include on the timeline. Various parameters like these are established in the setup screen. I’m now at my vacation QTH and for the life of me I can’t remember the name of this app and want to install it on my computer at the lake house. Can someone point me in the right direction. Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Jun '19

19 Jun '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom on 20 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and GB4RPS. The contact should be audible over the United Kingdom 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: Rowan Preparatory School is a vibrant, friendly and nurturing community where girls are encouraged to be themselves. Our school is an independent preparatory school for girls between the ages of 2 to 11, located in the heart of Claygate (near Esher) in Surrey. A school with traditional values and a forward thinking approach to education, we seek to offer a broad and adventurous curriculum full of exciting opportunities. School life at Rowan is inspiring and offers a breadth of experiences which develop the whole child. The warmth that is evident when you walk through the door at Rowan creates the ideal learning environment for girls to fulfil their potential. They are nurtured and allowed to grow as individuals, encouraged to take risks and have a go at new skills and interests which will enrich their lives. Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths are at the heart of the curriculum at Rowan. Girls make the most of our dedicated specialist teaching spaces and delight in practical learning opportunities in the Engineering and Technology suite. From 3D printers to our radio recording studio, the environment at Rowan is geared towards encouraging creative and exciting learning, ensuring that the girls explore, question and discover in every area of learning. We are passionate about bringing STEM subjects to life and encouraging the girls to see how these subjects translate into the world beyond school. Experiences which will foster successful and inspirational women of the future! Rowan girls are prepared for the transition to a wide range of successful day and boarding schools and we pride ourselves on finding the right senior school environment for each and every girl. A personalised approach to learning and outstanding pastoral care in our happy environment, ensures that every girl develops a genuine love of learning. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How did the International Space Station get built when it just balances in the air? 2. What are the challenges to growing food in space if astronauts are to stay in space for longer? 3. Does your digestion change because in space there is no gravity so your intestine will float in your body? 4. Of all the experiments that you have done in space, what has given the most surprising result or has been the most exciting? 5. If you spin a ball in the ISS will it keep spinning or will it stop, and if it stops, what stops it? 6. In the future, will it be possible that someone can spend their entire life in space and if so, would their life expectancy change? 7. If you do a handstand in space does your blood go to your head if there is no gravity? 8. Is there anything you could learn about how bacteria and viruses behave in space that could help us defeat infectious bugs around the Earth? 9. NASA have said that they will establish a permanent presence on the moon within the next decade, how will they do this and what is the most exciting benefit for human kind? 10. In all of your time spent on board the ISS, what is the most exciting and extraordinary thing that you have experienced? 11. What new information about space are you hoping to learn? 12. Can you escape from a black hole? 13. We have learnt that astronauts are very busy and work long hours. So when you have free time, what do you do for fun? 14. How do you get rid of rubbish in space? 15. What are you looking forward to the most in nature when you return? 16. Our teachers and parents tell us that having a balanced diet is important. Is your diet closely monitored or do you have freedom to choose what you eat? What is your favourite meal? 17. How do you sleep in space? 18. What kind of dangers might you experience in space? 19. What is the most beautiful thing you can see in space? 20. We have heard that some people don't believe that the Moon landing took place, what is the best evidence that we have to disprove this theory? 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. Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI, direct via W8TCM The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Fri 2019-06-28 14:02 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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Falconsat-3 upload problem
by Hans BX2ABT 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

Up til now I have been successful in getting PacSatGroundStation (PSGS) to work on receive. You can go here if you want to see my setup: http://bx2abt.com/main/Falconsat-3 . I can hit FalconSat-3 with a directory request or file download request and get an immediate response and consequent downloads. Uploading is a different story, however. I have been able to get some messages uploaded, but it was more by chance. Right now if I want to upload I seem to get into a loop where PSGS keeps on sending out the same frame (I presume), then disconnects, after which the whole cycle starts over again. From the PSGS debugging info you can see that I am successful in logging into PFS3-12. My file gets a designated ID (1f14 in this case) and is ready to be received. Then it uploads what I presume is one frame (you can see this in Direwolf where the same chunk of data is send over and over again) after which possibly the reason why things don't work: "ER_BODY_CHECK received while uploading: /home/hans/PacSatGroundData/FalconSat-3/BX2ABT17.txt.out". The only mention of ER_BODY_CHECK I can find on the internet is that it is sent when the checksum on the file body fails. After that the whole sequence starts again, so the message never gets uploaded and out of the queue. Does this problem lie with FalconSat-3, Direwolf or PGSG, or somewhere else? Where is the checksum being made? This is my first forray into packet radio/PacSat, so I'm not an expert (yet). I don't want to make any (un)educated guesses, thus any help or hints are appreciated. Cheers, Hans BX2ABT This is the output (with debugging turned on) of PSGS: --------BEGIN------- Open ABCD: Ready to upload file: BX2ABT17.txt.out B: 209908947. U>> DEBUG 3: Open: Adding UP LINK Event: UL_CONNECT PB: Empty.. I>>From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 0 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 0 NS: 0 5 2 cc a7 fb 5c 4> SUCCESSFUL LOGIN to PFS3-12 by BX2ABT DEBUG 3: Open: Adding UP LINK Event: From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 0 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 0 NS: 0 5 2 cc a7 fb 5c 4> SUCCESSFUL LOGIN to PFS3-12 by BX2ABT DEBUG 3: Cmd Ok: Adding UP LINK Event: UL_REQUEST_UPLOAD DEBUG 3: Cmd Ok: UL_CMD: From:BX2ABT to PFS3-12 Ctrl: 0 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 0 NS: 0 8 3 14 1f 0 0 31 3 0 0 UL CMD: UPLOAD_CMD File: 1f14 Size: 331 S>> I>>From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 22 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 1 NS: 1 8 4 14 1f 0 0 31 3 0 0> Ready to receive file: 1f14 from BX2ABT at off: 817 DEBUG 3: Waiting: Adding UP LINK Event: From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 22 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 1 NS: 1 8 4 14 1f 0 0 31 3 0 0> Ready to receive file: 1f14 from BX2ABT at off: 817 DEBUG 3: Waiting: UL_GO_RESP: From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 22 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 1 NS: 1 8 4 14 1f 0 0 31 3 0 0> Ready to receive file: 1f14 from BX2ABT at off: 817 DEBUG 3: Waiting: GO FILE>From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 22 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 1 NS: 1 8 4 14 1f 0 0 31 3 0 0> Ready to receive file: 1f14 from BX2ABT at off: 817 DEBUG 3: Data: Adding UP LINK Event: UL_DATA_END DEBUG 3: Data: UL_DATA_END: UL_DATA_END S>> I>>From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 44 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 2 NS: 2 1 7 10> UL NAK 16: ER_BODY_CHECK DEBUG 3: Data End: Adding UP LINK Event: From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 44 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 2 NS: 2 1 7 10> UL NAK 16: ER_BODY_CHECK DEBUG 3: Data End: UL_NAK_RESP: From:PFS3-12 to BX2ABT Ctrl: 44 Type: I Cmd PF: 0 NR: 2 NS: 2 1 7 10> UL NAK 16: ER_BODY_CHECK NAK: ER_BODY_CHECK received while uploading: /home/hans/PacSatGroundData/FalconSat-3/BX2ABT17.txt.out TIME-1: PHT: uptime is 469/13:51:30. Time is Sat Jun 08 12:19:29 2019. U>> DEBUG 3: Idle: Adding UP LINK Event: UL_DISCONNECTED DEBUG 3: Idle: Adding UP LINK Event: Open ABCD: Open ABCD: B: 209908947. PB: Empty.. ---------END------- This is what Direwolf's output is: --------BEGIN------- PFS3-1 audio level = 68(+118/-110) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-1>LSTAT:I P:0x13A8 o:0 l:31473 f:31529, d:1 st:4 e:26<0x0d> Unknown APRS Data Type Indicator "I", Ambulance [0L] BX2ABT>PFS3-12:(SABM cmd, p=1) PFS3-12 audio level = 69(+115/-111) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-12>BX2ABT:(UA res, f=0) PFS3-12 audio level = 70(+119/-110) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-12>BX2ABT:(I cmd, n(s)=0, n(r)=0, p=0, pid=0xf0)<0x05><0x02>^<0xa8><0xfb>\<0x04> [0L] BX2ABT>PFS3-12:(I cmd, n(s)=16, n(r)=120, p=0, pid=0x08)<0x08><0x03><0x14><0x1f><0x00><0x00>1<0x03><0x00><0x00> PFS3-12 audio level = 70(+121/-110) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-12>BX2ABT:(RR res, n(r)=1, f=0) PFS3-12 audio level = 70(+121/-109) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-12>BX2ABT:(I cmd, n(s)=17, n(r)=120, p=0, pid=0x08)<0x04><0x14><0x1f><0x00><0x00><0xfe><0x00><0x00><0x00> [0L] BX2ABT>PFS3-12:(I cmd, n(s)=1, n(r)=2, p=0, pid=0xf0)<0xfe><0x00> the internet server that you sent me a message on April 11, but unfortunately I never was able to download it. It took a while to get the transmitting part working, but now it does and I'm very pleased to be able to contact you via FS-3. Truly an amazin [0L] BX2ABT>PFS3-12:(RR cmd, n(r)=2, p=1) PFS3-11 audio level = 65(+118/-109) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-11>PBLIST:PB: Empty.<0x0d> Unknown APRS Data Type Indicator "P", Original Balloon (think Ham b PFS3-12 audio level = 66(+117/-109) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-12>BX2ABT:(RR res, n(r)=1, f=1) [0L] BX2ABT>PFS3-12:(I cmd, n(s)=33, n(r)=120, p=0, pid=0x08)<0x08><0x03><0x00><0x00><0x00><0x00>1<0x03><0x00><0x00> PFS3-12 audio level = 74(+125/-111) [NONE] ||||||||| [0.4] PFS3-12>BX2ABT:(DISC cmd, p=1) [0L] BX2ABT>PFS3-12:(UA res, f=1) --------END-------

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Upcoming ARISS contact with King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia on 19 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:49 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 OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy 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. King Island District High School is located in the Bass Strait off the North West Coast of Tasmania. We cater for approximately 210 students from Kinder to Year 10. Our school is at the heart of our community, we value each student and their family. We have been striving to create resilient, innovative lifelong learners; our school has been on a learning journey with Literacy and Numeracy as our core fundamentals. Our students have the opportunities for on-island and off-island camps from Year 3 and up, we participate in sporting events in mainland Tasmania, we have students from Kinder to Year 10 being able to access specialist Music and Art lessons. We are grateful to have a well resourced MDT room, Computer Lab, kitchen which has then eventuated into a school café 'The Rock Café', which offers café style lunches, drinks and monthly dinners to our community giving our students first-hand experience of hospitality. We are also in the process of building our own golf hole to fit in with the islands golfing influx of late. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you become an astronaut? 2. What training do you need to be an astronaut to go to space and where did you do your training? 3. What sort of food do you eat and how do you determine your meal times in space? 4. What do you do in your spare time so you don't get bored while in space? 5. Does it get lonely in space? 6. How do you exercise in space? 7. How old is the International Space Station and do parts wear out in space like they do on earth? 8. What is your job on the ISS and how do you do it? 9. What are space worms and why are they so important in space? 10. How long does it take to orbit the earth? 11. Have you researched the black hole and if so, how big is it? 12. What kind of research do you do? 13. Do you have any advice for any of our students wishing to follow in your career path? 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. Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-20 12:48 UTC Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/ 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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ISS APRS Digipeater
by Jeff Johns 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

Here’s to hoping that the ISS digipeater is turned-on sometime soon. I missed getting to use it on a couple of passes today. Jeff Johns WE4B

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Fixed elevation - how many elements?
by Martin Cooper 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

I'm contemplating building a couple of yagis, possibly even crossed ones, and putting them up at fixed elevation (i.e. az-only rotator). What I'm unclear about is how many elements to consider. My location is really pretty dreadful for seeing sky. There's a big hill to the NE that restricts me to above 40 degrees in that direction. I'm in a single-storey house, with neighbouring two-storey houses to the NW, SW, and S. In between all that, there are other single-storey houses, and trees in most of the gaps between houses. I can't afford to put up a tower (and it could never get above the hill anyway), so I'm looking at not too much above my roofline. To at least get through the trees, I'd think more elements would be better. But more elements narrows the beam, and at fixed elevation, that, at some point, will restrict even further how much of the sky I can play with. I'm looking for thoughts on how many elements would be recommended, and how many would be too many, for a fixed elevation, both for VHF and UHF. Ultimately, I'd like to be able to get on the linears, so not limited to the FM sats. Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Martin. KD6YAM

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-17 20:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-06-17 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: GBPOU RM "Saransk Polytechnic College", Saransk Russia, direct via R4UAB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Sat 2019-06-15 10:39 UTC King Island District High School, Currie, TAS, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-06-19 08:49:20 UTC 58 deg Rowan Preparatory School, Claygate, United Kingdom, direct via GB4RPS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Thu 2019-06-20 12:48:55 UTC 53 deg Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org/ Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI, direct via W8TCM The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV (***) Contact is go for: Fri 2019-06-28 14:02:16 UTC 25 deg (***) 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 2019-06-17 20:30 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 2019-06-16 17:00 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 135 Francesco IKØWGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 117 **************************************************************************** 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 1317. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1260. 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_correction .rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 58 on orbit Oleg Konenenko David St-Jacques KG5FYI Anne McClain Exp. 59 on orbit Christina Koch Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague KG5TMV **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Quads on the satellites
by John Geiger 17 Jun '19

17 Jun '19

Has anyone tried the Cubix dualband quad on the satellites? I am wondering (hoping) that it might have a better elevation pattern than my Cushcraft A270-10S dualband yagi does. On Mode B passes, the satellite has to get to a 25 degree elevation or more before I really have a good chance at getting into the FM satellites. It would be nice to have something that allowed for better success at the lower elevations also. 73 John W5TD (ex AF5CC)

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