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FUNcube Warehouse maintenance
by David Johnson 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Hi I will be doing some changes to the warehouse this weekend to extend JY1Sat support. There will be short outages while these changes are uploaded. 73 Dave, G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone

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Gpredict on Raspberry Pi
by Paul Overn 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Playing around with gPredict on the R-pi. Wondering how to add another location for TLE files? The Rpi version does not have the "add TLE" option in the TLE screen. So it looks like I'm stuck with only the one TLE location. I'm specifically trying to add AO-85, but I'm sure there are others. Paul Overn KE0PBR Twitter: @KE0PBR `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

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XW-2A and Other Roads Less Travelled
by Les Rayburn 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

I’m a bit of a nomad, and have always enjoyed taking the roads less travelled. That applies to my hobby as well—those of us who work VHF are a fairly rare bunch. Those who work satellites; not often spotted in the wild. But apparently, rarer still are those who enjoy making contacts on satellites that are not AO-91, A0-92, SO-50, and FO-29. Working from home today, so I got on nearly every satellite pass over the United States. Alternated between calling CQ and searching for others to work. The results of working eight different passes? Four contacts for the day. Two on SO-50, one each on AO-91 and FO-29. Called CQ on XW-2A at dinner time. High elevation pass. Good strong downlink the entire pass from horizon to horizon. Nada… It did net me an SWL report from Mark Gluch, KB3CI who heard me loud and clean in EN82 near Detroit. He doesn’t have the transmit side working yet for the linear birds, but will soon. Ditto on AO-7, a whole pass on FO-29 this morning, and at least three of the XW birds. Last weekend, I listed to the L band activity on AO-91 and there was a ton more activity there than I heard today. (I’m working on getting the 1296 Yagi up so I can join you folks.) We’ve got a sky full of great satellites that perform well. Let’s use them. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf Member WTFDA, IRCA, NRC. Former CPC Chairman for NRC & IRCA. Elad FDM-S2 SDR, AirSpy SDR2, SDRPlay RSP-2 Pro, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Dennon TU-1500RD, Sangean HDT-1X, Ray Dees RDS Decoders, Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…”

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SDRplay RSP2pro test antenna?
by Ted Krempa 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Hi Just got around to install with SDR Console and will be playing around with the Satellite portion. Question: for testing on rx, would a discone or dual band vertical work best ? (before I set up the real antenna - Elk on a rotor) Any input appreciated 73, Ted K7TRK

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-02-02 13:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-02-02 13:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colégio Campo de Flores, Almada, Portugal, direct via CS5SS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Sat 2019-02-02 15:23:19 UTC 50 deg Watch for livestream at: https://www.campodeflores.com/2019/02/project-ariss-live/ (***) Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland, direct via HB9HSLU The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-02-04 15:20:21 UTC 44 deg Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 UTC 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-02 Possible SSTV as part of Inter MAI but only for a few orbits in range of Moscow. 2019-02-08 to 2019-02-10 Possible ARISS requested SSTV. ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 has now closed. The next window should go open in the spring of 2019. 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, click here. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) ****************************************************************************** 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 108 **************************************************************************** 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 2019-02-02 13:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1287. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1230. 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 2019-01-23 23:30 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 Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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SatPC32 and Ham Radio Deluxe
by George Sakai 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Hi All, I have just installed Ham Radio Deluxe in my Windows 10 computer which I use for SatPC32. My radio is IC-9100. The computer has two COM ports. One is used for SatPC32 and I designated the second COM port for the Ham Radio Deluxe. But, the Ham Radio Deluxe does not connect to IC-9100. What am I doing wrong? Appreciate any help. 73, George N3GS, EM28 in Kansas

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FO-99
by Les Rayburn 02 Feb '19

02 Feb '19

Congratulations to the NEXUS team for the successful launch and testing of their satellite, now designed Fuji-OSCAR 99. Am I correct that eventually this satellite will be used for Mode J linear transponder operation, similar to FO-29? FO-29 is a remarkable bird—here’s wish FO-99 the same success. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF Maylene, AL EM63nf AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member

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AMSAT on HF
by skristof＠etczone.com 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

If there are any AMSAT members out there who are also SKCC (Straight Key Century Club) members and are working on the AMSAT on HF award, please watch for me on the SKCC sked page and we can make an attempt to exchange numbers. (If you are not an SKCC member and want to try a slow code (<= 15 wpm) exchange, send me an email off-list and we can set up a sked.) Steve AI9IN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Kantonsschule Musegg, Luzern, Switzerland on 04 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:20UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9HSLU. The contact should be audible over Switzerland 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: Musegg Grammar School Lucerne - Our school is a short-term grammar school in the heart of Lucerne, where students can obtain their "Matura exam" (A-levels) within four years. We accept students on the basis of them having completed two or three years of secondary school. Momentarily, 480 pupils are attending our school and are being taught by a total of 83 teachers. We have an independent profile which is focused on an artistic and paedagogical teaching culture. Music and arts are of great importance in our school tradition and our daily school life. Our major subjects are creative arts, biology/chemistry, music, paedagogics/psychology/philosophy, physics/applied mathematics, economics/law. Our school offers eight special weeks per school year which permit an interdisciplinary approach to various topics. The "Matura exam" (A-levels), the final diploma of our grammar school, enables our students to study at any university in Switzerland. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. We take a lot of photos today. When you first arrived in space, did you take a picture of the Earth, sunrise, sunset or anything else? 2. If your country has an upcoming election, are you able to vote on the ISS? 3. Suppose you woke up and realized that the Earth isn't there anymore - what would you do? 4. What's your favorite city to look at from space? 5. Now that you have lived in space, would you colonize Mars? 6. Have you ever been afraid of never getting back to Earth? 7. What do you do when you have an argument with the other astronauts? 8. Do you believe that there are other living creatures in space beyond Earth? 9. What experiment are you conducting at the moment? 10. How has the experience of seeing our planet from outside and far away influenced your mindset and outlook on life? 11. What do you think of Elon Musk and his involvement in space travel, population of Mars and reusable rockets? 12. Is it possible to get sick on the ISS? 13. Do you have any free time, if yes what do you do? 14. How long did it take you to get used to zero-gravity? 15. What do you miss most from the Earth? 16. How does time pass? Slower or faster than on Earth, what does it feel like? 17. Can you take any personal object to space with you? 18. Why did you choose to become an astronaut? 19. What is your favorite food on the ISS? 20. What did you feel when you reached the orbit and saw our galaxy? 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. Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via UA6HZ The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Konenenko Contact is go for Tue 2019-02-05 08:25 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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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for January 2019
by Ronald G. Parsons 01 Feb '19

01 Feb '19

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period January 1, 2019 through February 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Jan 01Feb WC7V 1160 1199 N4UFO 725 729 AA8CH 406 451 W7QL 350 401 VE7CEW 356 386 N3GS 332 370 K5IX 227 250 K9UO 175 202 PU8RFL 146 151 PS8MT 145 150 PU8RJI 101 115 PT2AZ New 103 W6AAE New 102 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for The two months. It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work! Ron W5RKN

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