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NASA Rover competition live feed
by Mark L. Hammond 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

Hi All, you might enjoy watching some of this competition at Huntsville, AL. We at Campbell University started an engineering program just 3 years ago--and we have two teams in the competition this year! Teams # 76 and 77. Go Camels! ;) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc 73, -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]

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FM Sats from DN08
by Scott Harvey 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

Myself, Kell, KI7UXT and maybe others in our group will be operating FM and APRS satellite holiday style and depending on weather from DN08, in NE Washington this weekend. 73, Scott, KA7FVV Director - KBARA kbara.orgAlternate Board of Director - AMSAT amsat.org Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater http://www.ka7fvv.net

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ESEO (FUNcube-4) Beacon Active + 76 GHz CubeSat
by M5AKA 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

The ESEO (FUNcube-4) 1200 bps BPSK telemetry beacon on 145.895 MHz was activated at 1040 UT on Friday, April 12, 2019 https://amsat-uk.org/2019/03/22/eseo-satellite-commissioning-starts/ See ESEO Real-Time Data in the AMSAT-UK Data Warehouse at http://data.amsat-uk.org/ui/eseo Download the ESEO (FUNcube-4) Dashboard App from https://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboard/ Australian CubeSat to use 76 GHz - launches July 2019 https://amsat-uk.org/2019/04/12/australian-cubesat-to-use-76-ghz/ Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ----

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What happened to the ISS SSTV audio level?
by Greg D 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

Hi folks, Had a great pass at about Noon today, local time. Nice strong S9 signals, good audio, but my SSTV software didn't seem to want to decode it. No idea why. Trying again just now (1:36pm pass). Nice strong carrier, but the audio is almost nonexistent. Wah happen? Anybody else experience this? Greg KO6TH

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Re: [amsat-bb] What happened to the ISS SSTV audio level?
by Roy Dean 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

I've been informed that the CW I shared is indeed the RS0ISS callsign. --Roy K3RLD > I recorded this CW at the end of the 22:30z pass yesterday. > https://clyp.it/jjl1cj3g I had to amplify the level by like 20db in some > spots to make it readable. > But I don't know CW, so not sure what it says. This CW came pretty much > when I was expecting the next image to start, but that image never came, > even though there was a minute or two left in the pass. --Roy > K3RLD

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Re: [amsat-bb] What happened to the ISS SSTV audio level?
by Roy Dean 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

I recorded this CW at the end of the 22:30z pass yesterday. https://clyp.it/jjl1cj3g I had to amplify the level by like 20db in some spots to make it readable. But I don't know CW, so not sure what it says. This CW came pretty much when I was expecting the next image to start, but that image never came, even though there was a minute or two left in the pass. --Roy K3RLD

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AiSat-1 heard over Arizona
by saguaroastro 12 Apr '19

12 Apr '19

All, just had a 70° pass of AiSat-1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I heard the first packet when it was only 3° above the horizon, but no decode. I heard about 10 packets during the 10 minute pass, but none decided. I also set about that many beacons up, but none were receive by the sat.I was using my D72A into an ELK lp.What have the rest of you been using and have you had any success?73Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)Saguaro Astronomy ClubWww.saguaroastro.orgThunderbird Astronomy ClubWww.w7tbc.org

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Park Co. Public Library with Boys & Girls Club of the High Rockies, Fairplay, CO
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Park Co. Public Library with Boys & Girls Club of the High Rockies, Fairplay, CO on 15 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:15 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W0W. The contact should be audible over the state of Colorado 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. Park County, Colorado, situated in the heart of Colorado covers 2,166 square miles (about the size of Delaware) and is home to just over 17,000 residents. We have two school districts, two incorporated towns, and two stoplights! The Library began monthly science sessions in each of the four branches in 2014. In 2018 when Dan Kern, President of the Park County Radio Club and Park County Emergency Coordinator for Amateur Radio Emergency Services, explained the ARISS program, the Library jumped at the chance to be part of this adventure. Dan and his team of licensed Amateur Radio operators began presenting content related to the ARISS program during STEAM Learning in the Library sessions in July 2018. The Library, already partners with the Boys and Girls Club, hosted the sessions creating a great mix of school and homeschool youth. To date, just over 200 students and dozens of adults have participated in at least one of our 31 sessions. Sessions were presented at three schools, too. Students learned: basic amateur radio protocol, how to talk on the radio, how to use the International Phonetic Alphabet, the various kinds of antennas and how they work, the layers of the ionosphere and how they affect radio signal propagation, and how to form meaningful questions for an ISS crew member. Over 100 questions were submitted making it very tough to choose only 20, and dozens of t-shirt designs were submitted making it a challenge for our panel of artists to create a composite design! In our last session, students began creating ISS models after they practiced their 'radio voice.' This program inspired the Library Manager to test for and receive her Amateur Radio license, and a mother-daughter team is currently studying for theirs. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What's it like when you first get into space, and how do you like being in space? 2. What's it like on the International Space Station and was the transition from gravity to no gravity weird? 3. Can you tell if it is day or night there, and like on earth, do you sleep when you don't see the sun? 4. Are you able to see any other planets where you are? 5. Why did you want to become an astronaut? 6. With no gravity, does your digestive system get messed up? 7. How do you drink water in space without spilling? 8. I live at 10,000 feet and have to drink lots of water to stay hydrated. Does altitude affect your body in space like it does on earth? 9. Does your appetite get bigger in space? 10. Does food expire at the same rate in space as on earth? 11. How do you celebrate holidays up there? 12. What liquids, solids, and gases are you testing on the International Space Station? 13. What new plants have been sent up for experiments? 14. What is the strangest thing you have experimented with in space? 15. Are the experiments you are doing in space going to help the environment down here and help scientists learn things on earth? 16. How long does it take to prepare for a spacewalk? And how long does it take for an airlock to re-pressurize? 17. Did you ever walk in space and what does it feel like? 18. What was the most surprising aspect of taking a spacewalk? 19. How do the doors work on the ISS? 20. How long does it take to recover from an extended trip to the International Space Station? 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. École internationale de Saint-Sacrement, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, direct via VE2GHO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-04-17 18:55:09 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 Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) 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 informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-04-12 03:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-04-12 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: École des Charmilles, Thyez, France, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact was successful: Thu 2019-04-11 12:55:18 UTC 64 deg (***) Huntington High School, Huntington, TX, direct via KI5AJL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-04-15 15:39:46 UTC 52 deg Park Co. Public Library with Boys & Girls Club of the High Rockies, Fairplay, CO, direct via WØW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-04-15 17:15:53 UTC 51 deg École internationale de Saint-Sacrement, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, direct via VE2GHO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-04-17 18:55:09 UTC 69 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) The ARISS webpage is at http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window is open April 1 - May 15, 2019 March 24, 2019: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, “Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.” Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students’ interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens April 1, 2019 and the proposal deadline is May 15, 2019. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered April 11, 2019 at 7 pm Eastern Time and April 16, 2019 at 9 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to https://ariss-proposal-webinar-spring-2019.eventbrite.com **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 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? 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 **************************************************************************** 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 113 **************************************************************************** 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. 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 2019-04-12 03:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1299. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1242. (***) 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 **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-04-12 03:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with Huntington High School, Huntington, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Apr '19

11 Apr '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Huntington High School, Huntington, TX on 15 Apr. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:39 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KI5AJL. The contact should be audible over the state of Texas 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. Huntington High School is located in Huntington, Texas which is a small, rural community located in deep East Texas near Sam Rayburn Lake. There are 493 students in our school. Currently, 10 of these students are involved in the ARISS program through their teacher Mrs. Peggy Albritton and our mentor, Mr. Kris Kirkland. Kris, who is a HAM radio enthusiast and a coach/mentor of our high school robotics team, is the person responsible for bring the ARISS program to our school. There are currently 3 Freshman, 3 Sophomores, 3 Juniors and 1 Senior participating. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most exciting experience that you have had or discovery you have made while on the ISS? 2. How does being in space affect blood pressure? 3. What is your favorite movie set in outer space, and which movie do you feel most accurately portrays what it is like in space? 4. How do you incorporate 3D printers on the ISS and how valuable is it to the success of the ISS program? 5. How much physical training do you have to do during a space mission and how do you do this? 6. What do you do for entertainment while in space? 7. What does it feel like wearing a spacesuit and are they custom made to fit you? 8. How good is the food on the space station and what's your favorite kind? 9. How can astronauts have a shower on board? 10. What type of physical training did you have to do to prepare to be on the ISS? 11. What advice can you give to students who aspire to follow in your footsteps? 12. Have you ever tried to pull pranks on each other and, if so, what were they? 13. If presented with the opportunity, would you like to be involved with colonizing Mars and how? 14. Is your daily routine regimented to a time zone, or can you sleep, wake, and work at times you choose? 15. How does being in space affect how you sleep and dream? 16. How do you clean up your messes in space? 17. When and why did you decide to become an astronaut? 18. Are you working on anything that will help make a colony on Mars. 19. How did you feel when you saw planet Earth for the first time? 20. What is the first thing you want to do when you get back on earth? 21. Do the astronauts ever leave time capsules to be found on the ISS in the distant future? 22. How do you brush your teeth on board the ISS? 23. What do you think should be the focus of the space program over the next years? 24. What do you want to do as soon as you get back home? 25. How do you draw blood in space for all the experiments requiring that? 26. What is your favorite part about living 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. Park Co. Public Library with Boys & Girls Club of the High Rockies, Fairplay, CO, direct via WØW The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague KG5TMV Contact is go for: Mon 2019-04-15 17:15:53 UTC 2. École internationale de Saint-Sacrement, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, direct via VE2GHO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Wed 2019-04-17 18:55:09 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 Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) 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 informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.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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