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145.800 - missed a golden chance for live astronaut QSO
by Scott 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Of course not everyone would have seen my tweet on this subject today, so I thought I'd share to the mailing list as well. During most passes of the ISS where I'm working with the packet digipeater on 145.825, I also monitor 145.800 just in case there is any activity on that frequency. For the first time in my personal experience, today one of the astronauts was randomly calling to see if anybody was listening. Of course I tried to reply on 145.800 simplex, but there are a number of possible uplinks and none of them were programmed into my radio. THEY ARE NOW! FYI, here is a list of uplink/downlink combinations that I found online: https://issfanclub.com/frequencies ... and here is the downlink audio from today with the gaps removed: https://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//files/2018-10-06--1858--ISS-voice.mp3 It was a real thrill and like so much of this hobby, a learning opportunity. 73 -Scott, K4KDR

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-08 22:00 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-10-08 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Allen Park Elementary School, Lee County School District, Ft. Myers, FL, direct via WØCTL The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Mon 2018-10-08 17:05:17 UTC 59 deg (***) Exp. 55 back on earth (***) Congrats to all for a job well done! (***) Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Amur University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Wed 2018-10-10 08:00 UTC Robert-Mayer-Gymnasium, Heilbronn, Germany and Realschule & Gymnasium Weingarten, Weingarten, Germany, direct via DN1RMG and DN2RV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DPØISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-10 14:03:32 UTC 61 deg Ashford School, Ashford, CT, direct via KZ1M The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-10-10 18:39:09 UTC 24 deg Kursk University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC 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 107 **************************************************************************** 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 2018-10-08 22:00 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 1262. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1208. (***) 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: Delaware, 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 2018-10-08 22:00 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. 55 back on earth (***) Congrats to all for a job well done! (***) Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU 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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Cassini-Huygens talk + Special Event Station GB0AUK
by M5AKA 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

AMSAT-UK Colloquium, Milton Keynes - Cassini-Huygens: Odyssey to Saturn and Titan by Professor David Southwood, Sunday, Oct 14 - web streamed https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/06/cassini-huygens-odyssey-to-saturn-and-titan… Special Event Station GB0AUK https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/07/special-event-station-gb0auk/ AMSAT-UK Construction Competition https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/29/amsat-uk-construction-competition/ FUNcube operations https://amsat-uk.org/2018/10/08/funcube-operations/ 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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L-band question
by David J. Schmocker 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Everyone: A genuine newby to satellites, I plan to get QRV with U/V bands as soon as I can (likely few months yet) due to difficulty procuring the orbital ring rotors required to clear the trees at my QTH. My goal is to work as many DXCCs over time as possible (and probably WAS too). Given this goal, is L-band helpful (will there be even 1 or more new DXCC QRV on L-band that is easier or not workable on U/V) vs. conventional U/V bands or should I stick with U/V given my interests/goals? Thank you 73, Dave KJ9I On 10/7/18, 5:31 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Andrew Glasbrenner" <amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org on behalf of glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >Like most Sundays UTC it is in L/v mode, with an uplink at 1267.358 or so. > >73, Drew KO4MA > >> On Oct 7, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Ross Biggar <ross.biggar(a)outlook.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> Is it my receiver or has the uplink on AO-92 gone silent or not >>receiving any uplink. >> I wan't able to access on the previous pass, and no access on this pass >> (at 10.24 NZtime). >> AO-85 is ok I could access that with a 4 degree pass ok 30 minutes ago. >> >> Comments please. >> Regards >> Ross >> ZL1WN >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >>Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >>of AMSAT-NA. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >>program! >> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >Opinions expressed >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of >AMSAT-NA. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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Signalink usb and UISS for 9600 baud packet
by alex weimer 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

I am running an Icom IC821H transceiver and the Signalink usb along with UISS software running the UX7HO High speed packet modem. However I can't seem to get this system to decode 9600 baud packet on falconsat-3 or Elfin A or B satellites. Is anyone using this combination to decode or send packets through the Falconsat-3 digipeater on 9600 baud ?? I have tried varied jumper wire settings on the Signalink and can send and decode 1200 baud packet with no problem. When trying 9600 baud the radio is set for 9600 baud using SET Mode but it still will not decode 9600 baud packets.. Anybody out there have an answer ?? Thanks JACK KC7MG

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Satellite operation from the Queen Mary - 15 December 2018
by Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 09 Oct '18

09 Oct '18

Hi! I will be part of a day of satellite operating from a deck on the RMS Queen Mary, docked at Long Beach in southern California, on Saturday 15 December 2018. Operations will be portable, almost like a Field Day, and should include FM, SSB, and possibly packet. All operations from the Queen Mary will be as W6RO, the call sign for the wireless room on the ship operated by the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach. Depending on staffing in the W6RO wireless room, there may also be HF activity during the satellite operation. Amateur radio has a long history on the Queen Mary, including a special- event station GB5QM that operated as the ship made its final voyage from England to Long Beach in 1967, and in almost 4 decades with the W6RO operations from Long Beach. More about the history of amateur radio on the Queen Mary is available at: https://queenmary.com/history/amateur-radio/ http://aralb.org/club-station-w6ro/ I had the pleasure of working AO-7 from W6RO in March 2016. An article covering this quick operation appeared in the AMSAT Journal, and is available from the "Articles" folder in my Dropbox space: http://dropbox.wd9ewk.net/ as well as an AMSAT-BB posting after that activation: http://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2016-March/057636.html QSLing for the W6RO satellite activation will be handled per the procedure on W6RO's QRZ page: http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO with one exception: no QSO numbers will be given during the satellite operation. Satellite QSOs from W6RO will be done in the normal manner, with an exchange of call signs and grid locators. W6RO is located in grid DM03. W6RO does not use Logbook of the World, so all QSL requests will need to be mailed directly to the W6RO address in QRZ. Thanks to Endaf Buckley N6UTC, the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach and the ARALB's W6RO Wireless Room Manager (David Akins N6HHR), and the Queen Mary management for their work in arranging this event. I look forward to another opportunity to work satellites from the Queen Mary. 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 silent (Ross Biggar)
by Kevin Zari 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

Ross, If the satellite is in 1.2GHz uplink, are you trying to transmit up on UHF? Please note: AO-92 placed into L/v mode at 0145Z and will remain in this mode for 24 hours. -Kevin (KK4YEL) ----- The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. from W4) >

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AO7 Telemetry
by PY5LF 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

AO7 telemetry on 145.970,00 CW heard today here . I already heard before on 435.106,00. https://youtu.be/ftEnHssKVXw 73

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AO-92 silent
by Ross Biggar 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

Hi all, Is it my receiver or has the uplink on AO-92 gone silent or not receiving any uplink. I wan't able to access on the previous pass, and no access on this pass (at 10.24 NZtime). AO-85 is ok I could access that with a 4 degree pass ok 30 minutes ago. Comments please. Regards Ross ZL1WN

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Re: [amsat-bb] AO-92 silent
by Mark L. Hammond 08 Oct '18

08 Oct '18

Hi Ross, It's listening on L-band, per the schedule. Are you transmitting on L-band or the normal 70cm uplink? https://www.amsat.org/satellite-schedules/ 73, Mark N8MH At 09:29 PM 10/7/2018 +0000, Ross Biggar wrote: >Hi all, >Is it my receiver or has the uplink on AO-92 gone silent or not receiving any uplink. >I wan't able to access on the previous pass, and no access on this pass (at 10.24 NZtime). >AO-85 is ok I could access that with a 4 degree pass ok 30 minutes ago. > >Comments please. >Regards >Ross >ZL1WN >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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