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ISS Pass Today
by Dennis Rogers 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

I had know problems hearing all audio here in EL09rk, San Antonio, Tx this morning. W5KWQ, Richard was talking to a group of kids answering there question from a school. Only could pick up his part of the QSO, but did get him 59+ with an eggbeater (2m/70cm) setup on a TS2000X. 73's -- Regards, Dennis, N5VRP n5vrp.satx(a)gmail.com Dstar User / Gateway Admin / D-PRS Provider ARRL Member Cactus-Intertie Member AMSAT Member, President's Club 73's from SATX, EL09rk

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Addendum: Richard Garriott report: the first 3 days
by Stan Vandiver 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hi again, While sorting some SSTV audio out of the main files, I discovered Mike Finke making voice contacts _IN BETWEEN_ two SSTV transmissions. How the heck that happened, I don't know... and I'm surprised that I found it at all, but it sure indicates that I might have missed some other stuff in my activity log. If anyone thinks they made a contact and wants me to review my audio files at certain time marks, please let me know and I will do my best. Mike Finke, using NA1SS, heard calling "AO" (alpha oscar) and K9SM, both at 1938Z on 15 October. 73, Stan W4SV Hanna, IN

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2 days and nothing over South America
by Daniel LU5YBR 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hi, We heard nothing in the last 3 passes over Argentina, and nothing means no SSTV, no packet radio and no phone..... We are still waiting......... Regards Daniel Toth LU5YBR __________________________________________________ Correo Yahoo! Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! ¡Abrí tu cuenta ya! - http://correo.yahoo.com.ar

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tx time
by amsat 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hi all, Again i received a nice sstv image. orbit 56775. Like SM5SRR Eskil posted, You have to be lucky to receive due to the tx hang time when iss is not on a overhead pass. I wonder what happens after Richard leaves the iss. if the sstv stay's on, leave it like it is. then we would have much opportunities to receive sstv. If sstv would not be on all the time or we have to wait as long as we did now, maybe someone would set the hang time a little shorter... Tnx to all the people who have helped to setup this project. Grtz Ward

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1319utc
by Eskil van Loosdrecht 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hello; Beautiful pass a few minutes ago. Richard was having an ARISS contact with a school. Loud and clear signal from this end. He did a great job answering the questions. Fast and effective and yet personal. The kids must have loved it! After the ARISS contact was over, he started calling CQ. Unfortunately for me, he was only 2 degrees above the horizon. It shouldn't be too hard to work him. So keep listening because he seems to be quite active! 73, Eskil/SM5SRR

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ISS pass
by SM5SRR 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Hello folks, It seems the transmitter hangs a while after each transmission. After that there is a long period of silence. On my last pass 60 min ago, I heard the end of an SSTV transmission and managed to copy a picture during the second transmission. For the whole 11 minute pass, only 2 SSTV transmissions were made. Good luck. 73, Eskil/SM5SRR

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ISS visual
by Norm VK3XCI 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Spectaculau visual pass here at 1010 UTC. Easily the brightest object in the sky. Even went to eclipse right on time so I know my keps are good! Lights are on but nobody home!! -- Regards de Norm, VK3XCI Mildura on the Murray QF15bt

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Echolink
by Norm VK3XCI 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

D Of Topic....OT client does anyone know of an eEcholink client for Ubuntu Linux?? -- Regards de Norm, VK3XCI Mildura on the Murray QF15bt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-17 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Oct '08

17 Oct '08

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2008-10-17 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Special operating SSTV event SSTV system might be on Sun 2008-10-12 18:00 to 21:00 UTC Downlink should be 145.8 MHz The crew has been informed about JOTA, so watch for possible operation. (***) Students from Austin Independent School District and Mayor of Austin, TX, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact was successful 2008-10-15 17:49 UTC 26 deg (***) Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ Howard B. Owens Science Center’s Challenger Center (Lanham, MD) Challenger Learning Center of Columbia (Columbia, SC) Verizon Challenger Learning Center at MOSI (Tampa, FL) Brownsburg Challenger Learning Center (Brownsburg, IN) Contact was successful: Thu 2008-10-16 16:39 UTC 73 deg (***) Budbrooke Primary School, Warwick, England, direct via GB4OBS Contact is a go for Fri 2008-10-17 11:06 UTC 78 deg Watch live video stream at http://www.batc.tv (***) Combined group of Challenger Learning Centers, telebridge via W6SRJ Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (Indianapolis, IN) Challenger Learning Center at Paducah (Paducah, KY) Challenger Learning Center—St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-10-17 15:31 UTC 31 deg Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy, Austin, TX, direct via K5LBJ Contact is a go for: Sun 2008-10-19 13:15 UTC 47 deg Pinehurst School, Ashland, Oregon, telebridge via W6SRJ and WH6PN (***) Contact is a go for : Mon 2008-10-20 15:06 UTC via WH6PN and then handover to 15:14 UTC 54 deg via W6SRJ National Planetarium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for : Tues 2008-10-21 08:30 UTC 30 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 364. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 10. 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 2008-10-17 05:00 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2008-10-12 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_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. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 17 on orbit: Sergei Volkov Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)

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Richard Garriott report: the first 3 days
by Stan Vandiver 16 Oct '08

16 Oct '08

Hi all, Below is my log so far of ISS contacts and SSTV pics from Oct 14 - Oct 16... received from my home in Hanna, Indiana (near Chicago). I have been using a computer VOX recorder since the beginning of W5KWQ's mission and have audio files for all the activity in my log. If you made a voice contact and would like a copy of the audio that I received, please email me off the reflector at w4sv at arrl dot net Hope everyone is enjoying this special mission as much as I am (especially since I got a voice QSO at 1652Z today!). I also copied Richard's dad, Owen W5LFL, back in 1983, although I did not make a contact back then. You can hear an SWL copy of W5LFL (and the 2-way QSO's that I have made) on my website at http://www.mistymountains.us/w4sv/space.html . My QSO from today is not yet on the web, but I'll get it on there soon. 73 and Good Luck to all, Stan W4SV 14 October 2008 (times approximate but very close) 1423Z: N4AC, Randal, north side of Atlanta, GA - Richard acknowledges first QSO from space! 1427Z: W4TNJ, Warren, Virginia 1733Z: W8BYC, Matt, Sister Lake Elementary School - Richard acknowledges third QSO from space 1736Z: VA3H? (mobile?) 1737Z: N1MDZ 1737Z: N1QFY, Rick, Maine 1907Z: VE4MU - corrected to VE4AMU, Winnipeg 1915Z: WB3E 15 October 2008 (times approximate but very close) 1311Z: SSTV 1315Z: SSTV 1445Z: XE1AO 1446Z: NG9Y, Bob, southeastern Indiana 1448Z: W6SRJ 1449Z: SSTV 1452Z: SSTV 1620Z: SSTV 1624Z: SSTV 1628Z: SSTV 1757Z: School QSO in progress (Austin, TX) - no earth callsigns heard 1801Z: W8BYC, Valery 1802Z: N9CHA, Greg, Illinois 1803Z: K8YSE 1804Z: N1MDZ, (?) Middle School, Maine 1805Z: VE1AMA 1933Z: SSTV 1937Z: SSTV 1939Z: SSTV 1942Z: Richard asks, "Did I hear a call from Norway?" 1942Z: K8Y (Richard asks for rest of callsign) 16 October 2008 (times approximate but very close) 1336Z: K5MBH 1336Z: 5PTN 1337Z: Austin (Texas, I assume) 1337Z: ZWD0ACD, Austin 1338Z: Paul 1340Z: SSTV 1344Z: SSTV 1513Z: SSTV 1516Z: SSTV 1520Z: SSTV 1647Z: School contact in progress, Marika(?), Jane, Ricky or Rikea(?), Abby(?), comm check w/W6SRJ 1651Z: K9SM 1652Z: W4SV 1653Z: K3SZH, Joe, Pennsylvania 1654Z: KE5ATA or KA5ATA 1655Z: N8MS 1656Z: ZCF 1826Z: SSTV 1829Z: SSTV 2002Z: SSTV 2006Z: SSTV Passes in range, but nothing heard: 14 Oct: 1553Z, 2042Z, and 2217Z 15 Oct: 2108Z and 2244Z 16 Oct: 2135Z only

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