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Live Streaming question
by David Jordan 26 May '19

26 May '19

Hi Steve, I don't have my arissops schedule in from of me at the moment, but I assume you are mentoring the Canada contacts for next week. If so, are either of the two planning to provide live streaming and if so, can you provide the URLs for them so I can post them at our FB and Twitter accounts? Thanks, Dave, AA4KN ARISS PR Get Outlook for Android

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JY1SAT Upload Ranking not using alias
by Loren M. Lang 26 May '19

26 May '19

Hello, My site ID for Funcube satellites is my old callsign, AG7NC, however, an alias was installed so that it now shows up as K7IW for FUNcube-1 and Nayif-1, but my contributions for JY1Sat still appear as AG7NC. I looked through my settings and noticed that the upload URL for JY1Sat is different set to http://data.amsat-uk.org, but the other two are using http://data.funcube.org.uk. Is this correct? Or is there something else that's not set right? - Loren

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JY1SAT TLM Count Off
by Dave Ryan 26 May '19

26 May '19

JY1SAT TLM uploaded to warehouse will be less while sat is sending SSDV images, as the images are not uploaded to warehouse. Dave 5B4AOB / M0GIW

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Headset
by Francis Geraci 26 May '19

26 May '19

I have the Heil Pro Jr boom headset. The hinge on the headset broke and sent it to Heil, expecting an expensive repair. No RMA required, just send it to Us. A couple of weeks passed, opened the box, finding a brand new Headset, for $35.00 Wow W1FXX

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JY1SAT TLM Count Off
by Hasan al-Basri 26 May '19

26 May '19

On this site: http://data.amsat-uk.org/ranking I notice my frame count is way too low during a pass for JY1. Currently I'm at 33 on this pass in the software, but the site is only showing a frame count of 7 It looks like it is consistently running about 1/4 of what it should be? It has been like this for many weeks. The other birds, AO-73 and EO-88 are populating this site normally...and yes...I have checked where the upload is going...or the count wouldn't be incrementing at all, I would think. Dashboard V 1.0.1189.1 if there is a newer version, please point me to it. 73, N0AN Hasan

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Re: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh, W5IU
by Roy 26 May '19

26 May '19

What a shock. I thought Keith would live forever based on his AMSAT activities. I never knew Keith when I lived in Ft. Worth. I first met that Gentleman later through our AMSAT membership. He was a real asset to the program. I lost track of him and others these last few years due to health issues here. I had to give up my satellite activities and give away my antennas and rotor to another soon to be satellite operator. Keith will be greatly missed. I wish we could have chatted more. 73, Roy - W0SL (ex W5SLL)

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ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-11
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 26 May '19

26 May '19

ARISS News Release No. 19-11 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org Keith Pugh, W5IU Silent Key May 25, 2019 ARISS Friends, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ARISS team member Keith Pugh, W5IU. Keith spent his life on Earth as a true gentlemen serving others, enjoying friendship and relationships, and supporting his passions.amateur radio, flying and most importantly his love of God and all the great things on this Earth. Those that knew Keith considered him a Texan through and through. But truth be told, he was born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas. After college, he left Kansas and settled permanently in the Fort Worth, Texas area where picked up that Texas accent and welcomed us into his world. And it is in Texas where he passed away on May 24, 2019. Active with AMSAT and Amateur Radio satellites since the 1980's, Keith jump-started his passion for amateur radio on human spaceflight missions in 1991, when the Space Station Mir was in orbit and Soviet ham radio operators were talking to the world-wide amateur radio community. Keith helped install a Soviet Space Exhibit in Fort Worth in 1991 and he hosted Musa Manarov U2MIR's visit to the USA. Ultimately, Keith joined the ARISS team in 2004, where he has provided support as one of our operations leaders, technical mentoring numerous schools and ARISS contact organizations and providing his warm friendship and guidance to all in our team. Keith also attended several of our ARISS International meetings, including our 2008 ARISS-I meeting in Moscow and Kaluga. Many of us were aware of Keith's cancer. But, Keith being Keith, he kept most of his pain and suffering to himself. He remained joyful and humble until his death. In fact, just a few days before his death--this past Tuesday, Keith signed into the ARISS International teleconference, apologizing that he came in late. None of us knew this would be our last dialog with such a close friend and outstanding member of our team. As I stated, one of Keith's passions was flying as a private pilot. In fact for one of his vacations he flew a Cessna aircraft around Australia. As a fellow pilot, I know that Keith must have been an avid fan of the poem "High Flight" written by John Gillespie Magee Jr. Paraphrasing this poem: While we mourn the loss of our good friend, Keith Pugh, let us joyfully reflect on the fact that Keith has Slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Topped the windswept heights with easy grace And, while with silent lifting mind, Keith has trod The high unsurpassed sanctity of Space, Put out his hand and touched the face of God. Our thoughts and prayers are with Keith Pugh, W5IU SK as he touches the face of God. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO *************************************** Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO ISS Ham Radio Program Manager & PI ARISS International Chair AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs About ARISS 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. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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The loss of Keith Pugh and a visual satellite experience - a Starlink Group observation
by Steven Bienvenu 26 May '19

26 May '19

I met Keith Pugh in the late 80's, and was aware that he was party to the awesome Russian spacecraft exhibit I visited -In Ft. Worth, I think. He was a quality guy. I took my wife out tonight to try to spot the Starlink Satellites tonight. On the way to a poor local Viewing spot here in the city, we realized it was now overcast, and after arriving, we discovered we Could see only a single star in a small hole in the hazy clouds at about 69 degrees, the max elevation and about Right azimuth in the sky. Sure enough, we got a show, but completely different from the videos shown In various places on the net, including Spaceweather.com. Thanks to N2YO.com for the predix. We saw 9 very bright sats fly out of the deeper cloudiness and suddenly appear in the "hole" near the star, one after another, moving fast. Most were spaced 6 or so seconds apart, the latter ones much more, but all Very bright, at least first mag or more, And shining through a thin haze before they met the thicker edge of the hole on the other side and disappearing just as suddenly. They traversed the hole in perhaps 1.5 seconds or so, no more than two. I wondered if THESE in the group were flaring, and therefore so much brighter. It also appeared that a few Of them were not in the same trajectory , but very close to it. I'd read that engines were being fired to raise their Orbits now. Keith would have enjoyed seeing them. Fair winds... My condolences to his family; I know they will miss him. 73, Steven Bienvenu W5ZA Shreveport, La.

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Re: [amsat-bb] Keith Pugh's Pasisng
by Richard Lawn 25 May '19

25 May '19

Yes he was a pioneer for all of us and will be missed. Condolences to his friends and family. Rick, W2JAZ

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FS: Eggbeater II’s
by Joe KD2NFC 25 May '19

25 May '19

Selling my Eggbeater II’s. Had the setup in my backyard for a month or so. Selling it so I can buy a rotator for my arrow II. On the 70cm antenna one of the radials bent at the screw and it snapped but the screw is holding it and the thread that goes in the base. You can leave it that way or make a new radial and thread it. Selling for $300 plus shipping, US buyer desired. Joe KD2NFC Sent from my iPhone

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