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Doppler Shift :-)
by Félim Doyle M3HIM 17 Aug '06

17 Aug '06

>From the September 2006 edition of the RSGB publication RadCom ... Doppler Shift - the tendency for daft ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. 73 de Félim M3HIM IO91ot Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK

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NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' LAUNCH
by Arthur Rowe 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Aug. 16, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Tracey Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' LAUNCH NASA senior managers on Wednesday unanimously voted to launch the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. Commander Brent Jett and his five crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 4:30 p.m. EDT on the STS-115 mission, which restarts construction of the International Space Station. The launch date was announced after the Flight Readiness Review, a traditional meeting in which top NASA managers and engineers determine whether the shuttle's complex array of equipment, support systems and procedures are ready for flight and assess any risks associated with the mission. "It was an honor to work with this team, a thrill to see another FRR," said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin. "It was a great review, and I look forward to a great launch." "The teams have done a great job of getting us here. We still have some minor open work in front of us. We look forward to the return to assembly," said Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, who chaired the Flight Readiness Review. Joining Commander Jett aboard shuttle Atlantis will be Pilot Chris Ferguson, mission specialists Joe Tanner, Dan Burbank, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Steve MacLean. The crew will install the P3/P4 truss, a girder-like structure, aboard the station. The new piece will include a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics. There will be three spacewalks to hook up the truss and prepare the arrays for operation. For STS-115 crew and mission information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle -end-

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ARISS Event - Reece High School, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, Fri (Aug 18) at 10:38
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

An International Space Station Expedition 13 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Reece High School, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia on Friday, 18 Aug 2006. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:38 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible to anyone in portions of Western United States and Mexico. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Additional listening options are listed below. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. IRLP - Connect to the IRLP reflector 9010. You may also connect via the IRLP Discovery website at http://www.discoveryreflector.ca/listen.htm. EchoLink - The audio from this contact will be available on the EchoLink *AMSAT* (node 101 377) and the *JK1ZRW* (node 277 208) conference rooms. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server. This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. _________________________________ AUDIO STREAMING AND AUDIO REPLAY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION: To join the event: URL: https://e-meetings.mci.com CONFERENCE NUMBER: 9830026 PASSCODE: SPACE STATIO To access the Audio Replay of this call, all parties can: 1. Go to the URL listed above. 2. Choose Audio Streaming under Join Events. 3. Enter the conference number and passcode. (Note that if this is a recurring event, multiple dates may be listed.) Replays are available for 30 days after the live event._________________________________ Devonport High and Reece High Schools with a total of 1,800 students have combined for this ARISS event. The two public schools serve the education needs of the city of Devonport in Tasmania. Devonport High was first opened in 1916 and shared rooms in the Town Hall till moving to their present site in 1920. In the year 2000 Reece High was burned to the ground and students co-located with Devonport High till the new school was rebuilt and officially opened in 2003. Since 2003 Reece High has won numerous international commendations. The combined students will be assembling at the Reece High School auditorium for the contact with the ISS Students will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How many people are on the ISS at any one time? 2. Do you ever feel claustrophobic in the space station? 3. Do space stations need to be driven in space or do they float in orbits? 4. How does the ISS change its orbit? 5. For what amount of time have you been in space? 6. While in space, how do your sleeping patterns alter without night and day? 7. Who makes the decisions about the expeditions and experiments that take place on the ISS? 8. How do you celebrate birthdays, Christmas etc. in space? 9. What space walks have been completed recently and for what reasons? 10. Do you have a stove/microwave in space? 11. Why can't you take pure Oxygen into space? 12. Do you have to do exercise in space? How do you keep fit? 13. What are the health issues that arise whilst in space? 14. Do day and night last the same amount of time on the space station as they do on Earth? 15. What do you eat? 16. How do you drink water - does it just float away? 17. Do you wash your clothes while in space, if so: how? 18. How far are you from earth? 19. In which ways, if any, do you communicate with your family? 20. Do you get homesick? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS has been undergoing SSTV evaluations and will be turned off prior to the contact. The radios will likely continue to be intermittently active during this evaluation and testing phase. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Sendai Yoshinari Junior High School, Sendai, Japan, direct via 8J7YJH Fri 2006-08-25 08:12 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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Teven-Tintenbar / ISS Contact Report
by Tony, VK5ZAI 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Teven-Tintenbar / ISS ARISS School Link-up 11th August 2006 The students from the small public school of Teven-Tintenbar, located in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales, Australia had a successful direct contact with the ISS on the evening of Aug.11, 2006. For several weeks prior to the event the principal, Mr. Keith Scott and staff had been preparing and releasing reports to the local media on the schools preparation. Children had been busy making models of space stations, rockets, shuttles and planets as well as painting murals to decorate the school. The big day had almost arrived and along with Nick,VK2ZTY who instigated the idea of ARISS contact Jack,VK2TRF and the Summer-land Amateur Radio Club set-up the Satellite Station with a full backup at the School, complete with computer controlled crossed Yagi antennas and a 70 cm. link back to VK2RSC in Lismore for an audio feed into Echo-link. Contact with the ISS was to be made at 5.32 pm local time so the school decided to devote the whole afternoon and evening to space, inviting “The Cosmic Couple” to attend during the afternoon bringing along their inflatable astrodome, 2 telescopes and model rocket display and speak to the children about astronomy and space. During the afternoon parent groups and teachers alike where preparing salads, cakes, coffee, and barbeques ready to feed both children and visitors after it was all over. By 4.00 p.m. this small primary school of only 180 students started to receive visitors for the evenings event and by 5:00 pm. it was estimated that between 350 - 400 parents and visitors had arrived. The actual contact took place from within the school library with the students who were taking part, their parents and radio equipment filling the room. A second and third room where set-up, complete with seating, and live audio and video for the guests. When it became obvious still more space would be required a large screen and video projector with audio was set-up outside for the overflow. Tony, VK5ZAI, the ARISS coordinator for Australia was present and spoke with 2 classes in the morning, then addressed the gathering just before contact was made, explaining the objects of ARISS and naming its sponsors. Nick, VK2ZTY was hoping that their oldest Radio Club member who has just turned 100 would be there to call the Space Station, however he wasn’t available so he want to the other extreme and asked the youngest member instead. Amy, VK2FCAT who is just 12 years old and has recently obtained her foundation licence stepped in and did a superb job. After making contact with the space Station 17 of the 23 students received answers from Astronaut Jeff Williams before the ISS went below the horizon. At this point Tony was again called upon to answer the last 6 student questions that hadn’t been answered as well as several more from the audience. The School Captain then presented each of those who helped make the evening a success with a small gift. The highlight of the evening being over, the crowd dispersed outside to enjoy the food that was prepared earlier in the day. The final thrill for everyone was 91 minutes later just after sunset when the ISS could be clearly seen to the north on its next orbit Numerous press where there, along with radio and TV, as well as a private video photographer making a documentary video. -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 Australian ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite ground Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-08-16 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-08-16 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Reece High School/Devonport Maritime Museum, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Fri 2006-08-18 10:38 UTC telebridge via W6SRJ at 63 deg Contact will streamed via the web. Sendai Yoshinari Junior High School, Sendai, Japan, direct via 8J7YJH Fri 2006-08-25 08:12 UTC 36 deg Total number of ARISS school contacts is 249. 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, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2006-08-16 18:00 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 2006-08-11 15:30 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 has been a rumor 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 13 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Expedition 13/14 Thomas Reiter DF4TR Expedition 14 crew: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Re: TIM held in Houston
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

The Russian participant was unable to attend so no discussions regarding the future HF radio on ISS were made. Next opportunity will be at the AMSAT/ARISS conference in San Francisco, Calif. during early Oct. http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/ Kenneth - N5VHO -----Original Message----- From: sarex-bounces(a)AMSAT.Org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Frey Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:53 AM To: SAREX(a)AMSAT.Org Subject: [sarex] TIM held in Houston Greetings Is there a report from the Technical Interchange Meeting which was held in Houston ? My special interest is the use of the FT-100 radio on HF which was also discusssed (?). Regards, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU ---- Sent via sarex(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! To unsubscribe, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex

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NASA TV FOR AUGUST
by Arthur Rowe 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 ***ALL PROGRAMS MAY BE PRE-EMPTED OR RESCHEDULED WITHOUT ADVANCE NOTICE*** *2006 * *August* *August 16, Wednesday* *NET 2 p.m.* - STS 115 Post-Readiness Review Press Conference - KSC *(Media Channel)* *August 17, Thursday* *9:05 a.m. - 9:25 a.m.* - ISS Expedition 13 In-Flight Educational Event with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, Nashville, TN - JSC *(Media Channel)* *1 p.m.* - NASA TV Satellite Audio Test - HQ *(Education Channel)* *August 18, Friday* *7 a.m. - 9 a.m.* - STS-115 Live Interviews with Deputy Mission Operations Director Paul Hill - JSC *(Media Channel)* *4 p.m.* - Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Press Conference - HQ *(Public and Media Channels)* *August 22, Tuesday* *2 p.m.* - Expedition 14 Preflight Briefing - JSC *(Public and Media Channels)* *3 p.m.* - Expedition 13 Recap Briefing - JSC *(Public and Media Channels)* *August 24, Thursday* *7 a.m. - 9 a.m.* - STS-115 Live Interviews with STS-115 Lead Space Station Flight Director John McCullough *(Media Channel)* *10 a.m.* - STS -115 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC *(All Channels)* *11:30 a.m.* - STS -115 Crew Arrival - KSC *(All Channels)* *12 p.m.* - NASA Leadership Development Program Graduation - HQ *(Public Channel)* *August 25, Friday* *10 a.m.* - STS -115 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC *(All Channels)* *4 p.m.* - STS -115 Launch Readiness News Conference - KSC *(All Channels)* *August 26, Saturday* *10 a.m.* - STS -115 Countdown Status Briefing - KSC *(All Channels)* *1 p.m.* - Exploration Systems Update Briefing - KSC *(All Channels)* *August 27, Sunday* *10:30 a.m.* - STS -115 Launch Coverage Begins - KSC *(All Channels)*

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ARISS Operations
by Frank H. Bauer 16 Aug '06

16 Aug '06

All, The ARISS team has been quite engaged with Pavel Vinogradov as he continues the testing and verification of the SSTV system on ISS. We expect this to continue over the next few weeks. Those active on the bands have noticed that the Kenwood radio system has been up and down over the past week or so. This is expected to continue as Pavel checks out the SSTV software, configures and optimizes the radio, and performs the integration checks necessary to make the SSTV system as autonomous as possible. Since this is a "spare time" activity for Pavel, please bear with us as we go through this aspect of system setup. It is not possible right now for Pavel to switch between modes (e.g. voice, packet and SSTV) on the Kenwood and continue the methodical process of system setup and reconfiguration. As has been the norm for school contacts (due to the current ISS vehicle attitude), we will use the Ericsson radio in the FGB for 2 meter voice operation when the crew desires to do voice QSOs. We appreciate your patience in this matter as we reconfigure the Kenwood system to support additional modes and operations. 73, Frank H. Bauer ARISS International Chairman AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

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Space Shuttle Mission STS-115
by Arthur Rowe 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR Z. ROWE N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Space Shuttle Mission STS-115 Orbiter: Atlantis Mission: Space Station Assembly Mission 12A Payload: P3/P4 Integrated Truss Segment Launch Window: Aug. 27 - Sept. 13 Launch Pad: 39B Mission Duration: 11 days Launch Date Decision Nears The two-day flight readiness review for mission STS-115 begins today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following the conclusion of the review on Wednesday, officials will host a news conference to announce the targeted launch date for STS-115. What is the flight readiness review? Approximately two weeks prior to the opening of the launch window for each space shuttle, the Shuttle Mission Management Team meets at Kennedy Space Center for a thorough review of the next mission. Also in attendance are other top-level NASA officials, Space Shuttle Program managers, engineers and contractors. The group conducts a comprehensive evaluation of all activities and elements necessary for the safe and successful performance of shuttle mission operations -- from the prelaunch phase through post-landing. They also examine the readiness of the space shuttle, flight crew and payloads to determine if everything is set to proceed with launch. At the conclusion of the review, the chairman of the Mission Management Team conducts a poll of the team members. If there are no unresolved issues, the members then sign a "Certification of Flight Readiness" to verify that all flight preparation processes to that date have been successfully completed. The official launch date is then set and announced, and shuttle processing continues toward the projected liftoff date. The STS-115 astronauts spent last week at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they conducted the terminal countdown demonstration test in preparation for their launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. + Read More + View Video (Real) + View Video (Windows) The Launch Team Meet the NASA team that is responsible for launching mission STS-115. + Launch Team What does it take to carry out a space shuttle mission? Shuttle experts answer questions submitte

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NASHVILLE STUDENTS TO TALK TO ISS CREW
by Arthur Rowe 15 Aug '06

15 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 August 15, 2006 Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 LONG-DISTANCE CALL: NASHVILLE, TENN., STUDENTS TO TALK TO THE CREW OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT What: Nearly 1,000 students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee Summer Programs in Nashville, Tenn., will attend a question and answer session via satellite with the three-member crew of the International Space Station and then get to talk to NASA astronaut Rhea Seddon, veteran of three space shuttle launches, on Thursday, August 17. Approximately 15-20 students from that group will actually talk to and ask questions of the space station crew during the event. The crew, comprised of a NASA astronaut, European Space Agency astronaut and Russian cosmonaut, are spending six months living and working on board the station – an orbiting research laboratory that NASA and agencies from 15 other nations are building in space. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee is partnering with the Nashville Public Schools and Vanderbilt University's Dyer Observatory in Nashville to deliver education opportunities focusing on preparing students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Who: Students from the Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville and veteran NASA astronaut Rhea Seddon will be available for media interviews. When: Thursday, Aug. 17 8:05 – 8:25 a.m. – Q&A with the International Space Station 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. – Guest speakers including U.S. Rep. Cooper 8:45 – 9:15 a.m. – Q&A with veteran astronaut Rhea Seddon 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. – Media tour of Wright Middle School Where: Wright Middle School 180 McCall St. Nashville School. -end- Marshall Space Flight Center Public and Employee Communications Office (256) 544-0034 (256) 544-2552 www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news

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