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Es'hail 2 Mission-Congratulations
by Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

It's a great achievement to make it real to have a Ham radio payload in the Geo platform. It gives a great feeling to see the World's first Geo-Stationary Ham Radio payload on-board Es'hail 2 is on its way to its parking slot. We all from Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC, here in ISRO Satellite Centre and AMSAT-India, Congratulate each and everyone, who made it possible this great achievement. Our good wishes and greeting from India for an early commissioning and complete & successful mission objectives realization. Mani [VU2WMY/KJ6LRS] Secretary & Station Director Upagrah Amateur Radio Club-VU2URC U R Rao Satellite Centre HAL Airport Road, Bangalore-560 017. Phone:(Office)91-80-25082598/25082054/25082192 Mobile: 91-9880 341 456 E-mail ID: wmy(a)isac.gov.in vu2wmy.mani(a)gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Es’hail mind storm. !!
by Nader Omer 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Es’hail-2 geostationary satellite carrying AmateurRadio transponders expected to launch November 15 - 2018/11/05/ Most of the operators have no gears to covering the new frequencies. So is it possible to put a down-converter and up-converter in one of the cubesat ?? Also the foot print will extend tremendously as the cubesat cover new distance far from all Es’hail fixed footprint ?! Anyone’s can use V/U gears tracking the cubesat ,which really the signal from Es’hail sat!! Again it’s a mind storm idea. I Hope others will share with more ideas and info !! 73’s Nader Omer St2nh N-O-PH

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Fwd: Watch Live: Es'hail-2 Mission
by Daniel Cussen 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

*WATCH LIVE: ES'HAIL-2 MISSION* SpaceX is targeting launch of the Es’hail-2 satellite on Thursday, November 15 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary launch window opens at 3:46 p.m. EST, or 20:46 UTC, and closes at 5:29 p.m. EST, or 22:29 UTC. The satellite will be deployed to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) approximately 32 minutes after liftoff. A backup launch window opens on Friday, November 16 at 3:48 p.m. EST, or 20:48 UTC, and closes at 5:29 p.m. EST, or 22:29 UTC. Falcon 9’s first stage for the Es’hail-2 mission previously supported the Telstar 19 VANTAGE mission in July 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. To watch the launch live or learn more about the mission, visit www.spacex.com/webcast.

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Arrow Antennas 437 X 14 Antenna
by Les Rayburn 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Not that experienced with satellite operation, so I’m hoping someone can fill me in. What would be the advantage of the Arrow 437 X 14 antenna be over their standard antenna with 7 elements on 437? I’m considering it for fixed station use—not portable. 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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Testing New FUNcube Warehouse
by David Johnson 15 Nov '18

15 Nov '18

Hi, Our new warehouse can now capture and store data for: funcube1 nayif-1 jy1sat eseo I'm currently working on the user interface to give it all the features of the existing warehouse but our priority is for LEOPS (realtime data) support for JY1Sat and ESEO. If you can spare a few packets from funcube1 and nayif-1 it should be appreciated. As part of the transition the URL for the FUNcube dashboard and viewing the UI is http://data2.amsat-uk.org Please make a note of your existing URL when you switch back. As always, many thanks for your support. 73 Dave, G4DPZ on behalf of the FUNcube Team

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ANS-318 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Launch – Your Help is Needed!
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-318.01 In this Special Bulletin: * Fox-1Cliff Launch – Your Help is Needed! SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-318.01 ANS-318 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 318.01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD DATE November 14, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-318.01 Fox-1Cliff Launch – Your Help is Needed! *** Please share this information through all of your club and group news outlets! *** Following the successful launch and deployment of Fox-1Cliff, all amateur radio satellite enthusiasts can play an important part in the commissioning of the new satellite. Telemetry helps us tremendously, starting ASAP after startup (~59 minutes after deployment*) and for the next 72-96 hours at least (for the life of the satellite is preferred!) as we look for successful startup, watch the general health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate to space, and start to perform the on orbit checkout. The first station to successfully receive and submit telemetry to the AMSAT server will receive a special 3D printed QSL card acknowledging their contribution. If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem, please be sure that “Upload to Server” is checked in your settings and your Ground Station Params are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone waiting to get on the air with Fox-1Cliff tremendously, by capturing Fox-1Cliff telemetry. In the initial Safe Mode after startup, which we actually call Beacon Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time then does the two minutes off cycle. For those of you capturing telemetry, that means that you will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames because the High and Low are truncated as it takes just over 10 seconds to send two frames. You will hear Veronica announcing “Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode” while in Beacon Mode. We will likely leave the satellite in Beacon Mode for 24 hours to observe power telemetry. If we are seeing good readings from what you gather, when it comes over the U.S. for the first good pass after that holding period we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal Safe Mode. That puts Fox-1Cliff in full (still Safe Mode though) operation and transmits a full two frames of telemetry which is one Current frame followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame. We will begin the rest of the in orbit checklist activities at that time, and it is expected to take 7 to 10 days given the Thanksgiving holiday. Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air and have fun sooner by being polite and patient! The in orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1D and could be completed in as little as 7 days if we have the cooperation of the users. It is very important, not to mention just plain good Amateur Operating Practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so we can do the on orbit tests, including when we turn on transponder mode for testing. I cannot stress enough, the importance of this cooperation not just for us but also for all users, simply having a little patience so we can conduct the tests as quickly and accurately as possible. AMSAT will make it broadly known when the tests are complete and the transponder is available for all to use. If you hear someone on the transponder, please do not assume that it is open for general use – check our website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you are not accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly causing interference as well. Many hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making Fox-1Cliff happen. Just like any ham radio project you might undertake, we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when we are done, we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of amateur radio. I have to say though, that the incidents we have experienced in the past with stations intentionally disregarding the command stations requests to keep the frequency clear during testing not only delays the commissioning, but also negatively impacts the enthusiasm that our volunteers feel toward handing over a new bird to the members and users as soon as possible. I am asking all satellite hams to contribute just a little bit of your time to the fun now, by being patient and just gathering telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, and helping us complete the last few days of getting Fox-1Cliff in orbit and operating for all of you. Thank you very much, see you on the bird! Jerry Buxton, N0JY (AMSAT VP Engineering) *Time of deployment will be made generally available through AMSAT as soon as Spaceflight provides the information to us. [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, AMSAT Vice President-Engineering for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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MS & LA Nov 18-19
by Robert Bankston 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

Anyone need Mississippi for #AMSAT WAS? I will be in MS Sunday, Nov 18: EM50 1809z AO-91 1908z AO-85 1951z AO-91 EM41|EM51 0027z SO-50 0207z SO-50 Cajun Activation, Monday, Nov 19th: EM40 1538z AO-92 1613z AO-85 1657z AO-91 EL59 1752z AO-91 1831z AO-91 EL49 0232z SO-50 0343z AO-92 Robert Bankston | KE4AL Website: www.ke4al.wordpress.com Twitter: @KE4ALabama

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-14 23:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-11-14 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Templeton Academy International, Nainital, India, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-11-21 08:00:30 UTC 36 deg IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-11-24 19:05:09 UTC 50 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.ariotti.com and on YouTube at https://youtu.be/FtU9oQigifo (***) If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html The information below is from the ARISS webpage: International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students ARISS-US program’s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 25, 2018: ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. 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. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA’s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. 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 October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.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, 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 2018-11-14 23:00 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 1277. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1221. 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 2018-11-13 18:00 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. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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SSO-A launch on Falcon 9
by Nico Janssen 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

The Spaceflight SSO-A launch on a Falcon 9 rocket is currently expected at 18:32 UTC on November 19 from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It is planned to launch 15 microsatellites and 56 cubesats on this mission. Several of those satellites will have amateur radio payloads. Full details on this complex launch, including the full list of satellites to be deployed, can be found here: https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/ar… 73, Nico PA0DLO

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India CubeSat Launch Nov 26 + Es'hail-2 Nov 15 + FUNcube Nov 19
by M5AKA 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

India's PSLV launch of CubeSats currently planned for November 26 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/isro-lines-up-3-rocket-launc… David Bowman G0MRF has supplied a provisional set of Keplerian Elements for JY1SAT with FUNcube-6 435/145 MHz SSB/CW transponder and Slow Scan Digital Video (SSDV) expected to be launched Monday, Nov 19 1 05555U 18001A 18323.01450000 .00000000 00000-0 18000-5 0 99912 05555 98.2000 30.5000 0000000 225.0000 130.3444 14.97380000 10 ESEO with FUNcube-4 1260/145 MHz FM transponder expected to launch Novemebr 19 http://www.esa.int/Education/Press_invitation Frequencies for Amateur Radio satellites launching on SSO-A mission Monday, November 19 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/14/ssoa-amateur-radio-satellites/ Es’hail-2 geostationary satellite with amateur radio transponders may launch Thursday, November 15 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/05/eshail-2-geostationary-transponders/ Es’hail-2 amateur radio transponder article https://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/amsat-uk_eshail-2_transponder_i… Videos of AMSAT Symposium talks https://amsat-uk.org/2018/11/02/live-stream-of-amsat-symposium/ FCC Satellite Related Filings https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/31/fcc-satellite-filings/ 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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