December 2008 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

ISS active on 143.625
by andy thomas 23 Dec '08

23 Dec '08

ISS heard on 143.625. Equipment clunking sounds, Commander and one other exchainging in Russian "Da? " "Da!", Harasho!, Rabotet etc., , and another voice in background as if patched through. Sounds like the're using VHF-1 as a composite return downlink to Russian ground control from the space walk. email me off the list if you want a copy, 55 seconds in WAV format. g0sfj AT amsat DOT org 73 de andy g0SFJ

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Re: Doppler correction
by andy thomas 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

I thought that you should tx low, not high, at the beginning of the pass, and high, not low, towards LOS? I'm not on 1.2 yet but I'm sure that when I hear on 2 and 70cms the bird is high at AOS, and although I'm not sure it's necessary, the auto corrector in HRD txs low at AOS. andy G0SFJ

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-12-22 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-12-22 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Ann Arbor, Michigan, direct via WA2HOM Contact is a go for: Sat 2008-12-27 15:59 UTC 21 deg (***) Technopolis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-01-03 10:35 UTC 76 deg (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 395. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2008-12-22 19:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2008-12-18 18:30 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_correctio… tf 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 ***************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Exp. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000…)

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ISS EVA Coming UP
by David Barber 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Don't forget, EVA coming up. David G8OQW

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Computer control of ICOM 1271A?
by Greg D. 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Hi folks, I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but I'll ask anyway... Has anyone succeeded in interfacing an ICOM 1271A 23cm transceiver to a computer for Doppler control? In preparation for the ISS L-band uplink, I maybe have barely enough uplink power to get in, but it will need to be right at mid-point on an overhead pass. That's when Doppler shift is the worst. I have been able to keep up with Doppler on AO-51 L/U by hand (while watching the computer prediction screen), so direct computer control isn't critical, but it seems like a good next step in station automation, if it's possible. The only interface I can imagine is to simulate mike up/down clicks through a parallel port. I am currently running a home-brew client for Predict under Linux, which spits out CAT strings to my Yaesu 736R via a serial port. So, mike-clicks will be a good bit of a re-write. I guess the only other alternative is some sort of swap of 1271 for a 23cm Yaesu module... Any takers (or is this a bad idea)? Greg KO6TH _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhe…

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ISS SSTV active! (22 Dec. 2008).
by Cor 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Hello All WB9IIV reported me that ISS SSTV is on again at 145.800Mhz (FM). On Harry his received ISS SSTV image is a paper to see written: Go for EVA I have posted the ISS SSTV image (from Harry) on my website. Good luck if you go to trie. 73's Cor PD0RKC http://iss.ontwikkel.nl

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Garriott and other space participants - interviews
by andy thomas 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Their stories are in : http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/21808/?a=f Garriott refers to his table "near the ham radio" and intriguingly talks about others who have "misconfigured the radio"... Easier to click on print and read that. andy g0sfj

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2008-12-22 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report December 22, 2008 1. Upcoming School Contacts Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, December 27 at 15:53 UTC. The museum provides opportunities to people of all ages to discover science, math and technology in an interactive environment. Science literacy is promoted through experimentation, exploration and education. Among the 200,000 that visit the museum annually are 36,000 students. The museum has received national recognition by the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Association of Science and Technology Centers. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is consistently rated the Best Kids' Activity in the annual "Best of Ann Arbor" list. Utilizing the amateur radio station exhibit at the museum to make contact with the ISS will provide validation of how technology can make such an event possible. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Technopolis in Mechelen, Belgium on Monday, December 29 at 11:43 UTC via telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. The mission of Technopolis is to bring science and technology to the public. The center has permanent and temporary exhibits and organizes workshops, school activities and other outreach activities. The ARISS contact will be open to all school children 6 -18 years of age and will be supported through a workshop, lecture or science show. 2. Canadian School Contact Successful Students from King George Elementary School in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada took part in a question and answer session with Sandra Magnus, KE5FYE. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Monday, December 15. Ten students were able to ask one question each of the astronaut as an audience of 320 looked on. Ray Boughen, Minister of Education Provincial Parliament, Dale McBain, City of Moose Jaw Mayor (both former educators) and Brenda Edwards, Director of Education for Prairie South School Division attended. Television stations taped the event and interviewed the children. Radio station CHAB interviewed the school coordinator. The Moose Jaw Times Herald printed an article covering the contact. See: http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=201052&sc=3 The story includes links to the contact video: http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/index.cfm?main=broadcast&bcid=10109 Principal Ward Milligan commented, "It was an awesome 'once in a lifetime experience' that will become more important in the lives of these students as they look back upon this event in years to come. Having a personal contact with someone in space increased the students' interest in space by three fold. Sandra Magnus was very enthusiastic and answered the students' questions in a manner they could relate to. She was very encouraging of the students. It was an inspirational and moving experience." 3. Italian Students Radio ISS On Thursday, December 18, students from Scuola Elementare Faleriense "Gianni Rodari" in Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT as over three hundred students, teachers and parents gathered for the event. Twenty-one students questioned the astronaut and Season's Greetings were exchanged. RAI3 Regional Television and some local media and newspapers covered the event. The audio was fed into the EchoLink servers. For more information, including photos and audio, go to: www.ariss-eu.org/2008_12_18.htm The Corriere News ran an article (in Italian): http://www.corrierenews.it/index.php/corrierenews3100/content/view/full/220… ESA mentions the recent Marco Polo, Circolo Didattico San Giuseppe and Gianni Rodari contacts in this story (also in Italian): http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMXK4TTGOF_Italy_2.html 4. Garriott Interview Available Science fiction writer Tracy Hickman interviewed Richard Garriott, W5KWQ about his ISS mission. Richard talked about his experience with the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program and the ham community worldwide. The entire interview is 2h 45m long and is available in 3 installments at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Dragonhearth. 5. ARISS International Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team meeting was held on Tuesday, December 16. Agenda items included the next face-to-face meeting, SuitSat-2 development status and the ARISS special event. Minutes have been posted to the ARISS Web site. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2008-12-16.htm 6. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Michael Barratt, KD5MIJ, took a refresher course on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) equipment and operations on Wednesday, December 17. Barratt is looking forward to supporting the program during his time on board the ISS as an Expedition 19 crew member. Expedition 19 is the first half of the planned 6 person crew. 7. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) printed 4 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news items in its January 2009 issue of QST. Under "Media Hits" (page 12) is a lengthy paragraph about how the media coverage for Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, was very prolific. A story on pages 59-60 is about Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, a student at Georgia Tech who's a ham and was quite interested in ARISS. She was friends with a ham teacher at a middle school near her middle school; the teacher had applied for an ARISS contact. The story is called "DXpedition to Planet Mars" and is about Andrea's involvement in the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). It says at the end that she wants to be an astronaut. Two columns under "Happenings" (page 63) are titled "Richard Garriott; W5KWQ Back on Terra Firma" which is about Richard and ARISS. It carries two pictures - one of the students in Austin who contacted him during his mission in space and the other is a photo of Richard. "Grants Focus on the Future of Amateur Radio" (page 95) covers three groups that won ARRL Foundation grants. One grant was given to the Eagle Scouts of Indiana who took part in an ARISS contact at the Space Jamboree 2008. The grant received was used to fund equipment for electronic building projects at the Space Jamboree which helped scouts complete the electronics merit badge. The equipment also served other regional and national scout gatherings to introduce amateur radio. Another group that received an award was the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum which is scheduled for an ARISS contact on December 27. The money received funded a ham station (and antenna) in the museum lobby. 8. ARRL and AMSAT Articles on ARISS Special Event The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a Web story about the 25th anniversary of ham radio in space. It includes the latest news covering the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) special event. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/12/18/10509/?nc=1 The ARRL also issued a W1AW bulletin on the same subject and an article was published in the ARRL Letter. See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/08/1219/ The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted the ARISS special event news on its Web site. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php

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Ooops - Mistake
by David Barber 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

There you go, gone and made a mistake: "Doppler is only across the range of 145.897 - 145.993, so 145.850 is well outside that range." That should of course be approx +/- 3KHz which as we all know is 145.987 - 145.993 Sorry! David G8OQW

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Doppler correction for 1.2 GHz on ISS
by Tony, VK5ZAI 22 Dec '08

22 Dec '08

All, The L band test with ISS scheduled for Dec 28-Jan 3 will require doppler correction. (see below) I have plotted an approx. doppler correction for those who aren't using auto correction. This is based on a 10 minute pass and is timed from AOS to LOS with the Frq that has to be added or subtracted to the base Frq of 1269.650 MHz. each minute. AOS = +30.000 KHZ 1min. = +29.900 2min. = +29.300 3min. = +27.800 4min. = +22.000 5min. = 00.000 6min. = -22.000 7min. = -27.800 8min. = -29.300 9min. = -29.900 LOS = -30.000 This chart is approx only but should work for most Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite Earth Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org Also click on :- http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22vk5zai%22&btnG=Google+Search&met… Frank H. Bauer wrote: > All, > > As I mentioned on November 29, the ARISS team is currently celebrating 25 > years of amateur radio operations from space. This e-mail describes > some of > the planned set of special event opportunities for the remainder of the > month of December and the beginning of January. > To date, the ISS crew has configured the radio to support cross-band > repeater operations, they have supported some SSTV downlinks and we > have had > the opporunity to participate in a special test of 9600 baud packet radio > operations on the simplex frequency of 145.825 MHz. > This week through December 19, we expect the ISS Ham radio system to > be on > the 145.825 MHz frequency supporting 1200 baud packet. If PCSAT is > configured during the week, double hop APRS is possible. > > Dec 21-26 we plan to support the Crossband repeater mode with a > twist. Our > intent is to configure the radio for 145.99 MHz uplink including PL > tone of > 67.0 and 437.80 MHz down. This will be performed in low power mode. We > should also note that an EVA is planned for that week. Expedition 18 > Commander Mike Fincke and Flight Engineer Yury Lonchakov plan to > perform a > spacewalk on December 22. As per standard procedure, the ISS Ham radio > system will be turned off for the EVA. > > Dec 28-Jan 3 we plan to reconfigure the Crossband repeater for a special > experiment. This will be a test of our L-Band uplink capability, > which, to > date, has not been proven out. Plan for an uplink of 1269.65 MHz and and > downlink on the standard frequency 145.80 MHz using low power. Given the > subtantial cable losses of the L-band system, we hope some "big guns" are > able to penetrate through, keep up with doppler, and make the connection. > > A special certificate is being developed for those who communicate > with the > ISS. This certificate will be awarded to those that have had 2 way > communications with the ISS on Voice, Packet (APRS), or through the voice > repeater. And those that have heard the ISS from space in any of the > ARISS > operations modes (Voice, SSTV, School Contact, Voice Repeater, Digital). > Valid dates to qualify for certificate: November 30 to January 15. > > To receive the certificate: A) Please note on your QSL the ARISS mode > of operation (e.g. SSTV, voice, > school, etc) and whether the contact with you was 1 way (receive only) > or 2 > way. B) Send your SASE to the normal ARISS QSL volunteer distributor > in your area > of the world. C) On the outside of the QSL envelope, please include > the words "25th > Anniversary Certificate" D) Make sure your envelope is big enough to > accept an 8.5 by 11 inch > certificate and includes the proper postage. E) Go to www.ariss.org > if you do not know where to send your QSL and please > use one of the standard international QSL distributors that are noted > on the > Web page. > Important note: We will be sending your certificate to the volunteer > distributors in bulk AFTER the event is over. (This saves workload and > money). So do not expect to see it until 1-2 months after the event > closes > on January 15. > We will provide more updates in the near future. We would like to remind > everyone that ISS flight requirements related to EVA and vehicle activity > may require the radio to be off for some portion of this schedule. And > school contacts and general QSO opportunities by the crew will also > preempt > this schedule for short periods of time. (But remember that if you hear > these, you still qualify for a commemorative certificate). > > Enjoy the ARISS ops on ISS! > 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO > AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs > ARISS International Chairman > > _______________________________________________ > ARISS-ops mailing list > ARISS-ops(a)amsat.org > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops > > > -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite Earth Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org Also click on :- http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22vk5zai%22&btnG=Google+Search&met…

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