From joevk5ei at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 03:56:04 2017
From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 14:26:04 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
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Thanks for your suggestion on using the Arduino Andrew, but at this stage I
am exploring if the actual program can do this function.  May look at that
option later if required.

Colin I think you may be onto it there, I know I spoke to some others about
doing this but just cannot recall it.

I think a change needs to be done in one of the configuration files.

I have tried activating the RTS+ 12V function and I do get a constant
output voltage on the serial pin, I need it to stay low then switch high
when sat in view.

We will keep exploring and thanks again.

JP


On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
wrote:

> Just use an arduino on a serial port
>
>
> > On 31 Oct 2017, at 8:42 pm, Colin Hurst <cjhurst at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> > I have often wondered what some of the option offered under Radio Setup
> in
> > SatPC32 mean.
> > Must admit I have not read the manual as I have not required anything
> out of
> > the ordinary.
> > Just looking at the Radio Setup there is a RTS+12V selection that may or
> may
> > not suit your requirements.
> > Erich DK1TB the author of Satpc32 does monitor this site and he will no
> > doubt offer a more positive answer.
> > 73 Colin VK5HI.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> Pereira
> > Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2017 20:01
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
> >
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to output a serial port signal when a
> > satellite is in view.
> >
> > I would like to switch an external relay circuit when a particular
> satellite
> > is in view.
> >
> > Regards
> > Joe - VK5EI
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From joevk5ei at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 04:12:42 2017
From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 14:42:42 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
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Good suggestion Roger, will keep that one in mine.

My original plan was to build a timer circuit that would stay on for a few
minutes and use the voltage that activates the rotator motors as a trigger.

JP



On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Roger <ai7rogerroger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Joe,
> I was wondering if you could possibly use a vox circuit activated by the
> voice announcer which I believe, if I read things right, is activated once
> a bird is visible.
>
>
> 73, Roger
> W7TZ
> CN83ia
> Grid Busters
> w7tz.webs.com
>
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 8:56 PM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for your suggestion on using the Arduino Andrew, but at this stage
>> I
>> am exploring if the actual program can do this function.  May look at that
>> option later if required.
>>
>> Colin I think you may be onto it there, I know I spoke to some others
>> about
>> doing this but just cannot recall it.
>>
>> I think a change needs to be done in one of the configuration files.
>>
>> I have tried activating the RTS+ 12V function and I do get a constant
>> output voltage on the serial pin, I need it to stay low then switch high
>> when sat in view.
>>
>> We will keep exploring and thanks again.
>>
>> JP
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:26 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Just use an arduino on a serial port
>> >
>> >
>> > > On 31 Oct 2017, at 8:42 pm, Colin Hurst <cjhurst at bigpond.net.au>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Joe,
>> > > I have often wondered what some of the option offered under Radio
>> Setup
>> > in
>> > > SatPC32 mean.
>> > > Must admit I have not read the manual as I have not required anything
>> > out of
>> > > the ordinary.
>> > > Just looking at the Radio Setup there is a RTS+12V selection that may
>> or
>> > may
>> > > not suit your requirements.
>> > > Erich DK1TB the author of Satpc32 does monitor this site and he will
>> no
>> > > doubt offer a more positive answer.
>> > > 73 Colin VK5HI.
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
>> > Pereira
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2017 20:01
>> > > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>> > > Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone know if it is possible to output a serial port signal
>> when a
>> > > satellite is in view.
>> > >
>> > > I would like to switch an external relay circuit when a particular
>> > satellite
>> > > is in view.
>> > >
>> > > Regards
>> > > Joe - VK5EI
>> > > _______________________________________________
>> > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From pconver at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 04:35:51 2017
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 01:35:51 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
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Hello Richard,

Perhaps you can try the visual basic sources of wispdde made by CX1DD
available at:

http://ok1dx.cz/constructions/avrot/wispdde/wispdde.zip

It's well commented, I compiled under vbasic 2008 and it works.

I do use wispdde along with http://amsat.org.ar/pass.exe

73, LU7ABF, Pedro.



On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Richard Allen <rca at rcallen.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Dave.
>
> What version of Visual Studio and Windoze?
>
> Richard
>
> > On Oct 29, 2017, at 3:54 PM, David W0DHB <dave at w0dhb.net> wrote:
> >
> > What Devin said..
> >
> > I've been using NDDE for several years with VB.net and C# programs
> >
> > Dave W0DHB
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin L.
> > Ganger
> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 15:14
> > To: richard allen <rca at rcallen.com>; AMSAT Mailing List <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
> >
> > Are you aware of the open source class library called NDde?
> >
> > http://www.codeplex.com/ndde
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org
> > web: Devin on Earth
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of richard
> > allen
> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 1:40 PM
> > To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Cc: rca at rcallen.com
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
> >
> > Microsoft seems to be getting rid of DDE support.  Does anyone have some
> C#
> > or VB2017 DDE client code that can be built under Visual Studio 2017?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Richard W5SXD
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From pconver at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 05:08:54 2017
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 02:08:54 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] FO-29 transponder block diagram
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Hello Dany,

Try perhaps to check if your results match others tracking applications.

I do use http://amsat.org.ar/pass or http://amsat.org.ar/pass.exe with
wispdde driver or HDSDR.

Using last 2 combinations, I follow LO-19 constant carrier receiving CW and
software follows right on frequency, using either an FT-736 or FT-897.

To calculate Xmt & Rcv Dopplers, I take into account instant satellite
velocity related to user ground station, always using the latest TLEs.

We can share formulas to calculate both Dopplers if that helps.

Best 73, LU7ABF, Pedro

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> A few days ago I have transmitted and recorded a (low-power) FT8 signal
> through the FO-29 linear transponder to test some Doppler correction
> algorithms I'm developing (see
> http://destevez.net/2017/10/wsjt-x-and-linear-satellites-part-ii/)
>
> After Doppler correction, I'm left with a linear frequency drift both in
> my downlink signal and in the satellite CW beacon. However, the drift
> rate of my signal and the beacon are different. Specifically, my signal
> drifts 1.26 times faster than the beacon. I suspect that this drift is
> due to one of the local oscillators in FO-29.
>
> To understand this better, I need to look at a block diagram of the
> FO-29 linear transponder. The best I've found is this:
>
> http://www.jarl.org/English/5_Fuji/systeme.gif
>
> However, I need something similar to this:
>
> https://funcubetest2.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/funcube_
> rf_board_block_diagramv2-1_pa3weg_open-1.pdf
>
> Since I need to see the frequencies of all the local oscillators
> involved in the transponder and CW beacon.
>
> Is there a more detailed block diagram for FO-29 or does anyone know
> something about this information?
>
> 73,
>
> Dani EA4GPZ.
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From AJ9N at aol.com  Wed Nov  1 08:32:20 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 04:32:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-01 08:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <5c4dae.32b1d09e.472ae094@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-01  08:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Primaria e Secondaria di primo grado Istituto comprensivo  Via XVI 
settembre, Civitavecchia, Italy direct via IK?WGF
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA 
Contact was successful: Mon 2017-10-30 11:20:34 UTC 65 deg  (***)
Watch for HamTV

Asociaci?n Civil Instituto Maria  Montessori, San Crist?bel, Venezuela, 
direct via YY2CMR
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba  KE5DAR
Contact was successful: Tue 2017-10-31 18:23:28 UTC 35 deg
This was  the first ARISS contact for Venezuela. (***)

Liceo Scientifico  ?Francesco Cecioni?, Livorno, Italy and Liceo Artistico 
Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy,  direct via IQ5LI
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The  scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Fri  2017-11-03 09:27:26 UTC 87 deg
Watch for HamTV

Istituto di  Istruzione Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?, Lanusei, Italy, 
direct via  IS?BWM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-11-04  10:12:16 UTC 34 deg
Watch for HamTV

South Florida Science Center  and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via 
WS4FSC
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17:10 UTC 35 deg  (***)

Liceo Statale ?Ilaria Alpi?, Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S.  ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico ?Valdemaro Vecchi?,  Trani, Italy 
telebridge via VK4KHZ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16:29 UTC 56 deg (***)
Watch for  HamTV

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 125 (***)
Satoshi 7M3TJZ  with 124 
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-01 08:00 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 1178. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1133.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-01 08:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors










From erich.eichmann at t-online.de  Wed Nov  1 07:50:16 2017
From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 08:50:16 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32OM
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3Gk+O0W+1VPJ=iLVOKw6+R21m9TZ9Y9Qdo+ST+3rgUD+o8w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+O0W+1VPJ=iLVOKw6+R21m9TZ9Y9Qdo+ST+3rgUD+o8w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <424cdadb-6e52-05d8-ae1b-0f3561b6d94d@t-online.de>

Joe,
the RTS pins of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 COM ports can be (permanently) 
set high or low? (menu "Rotor Setup"). I added that option several years 
ago to have a source for feeding CAT interfaces. Also, the RTS pin of 
the? Radio 1 COM port must be set high if the radio is a TS-2000. This 
became necessary when I replaced (with V. 12.8c) the old MSComm32 
component (which supports? only 16? port numbers) by a newer one that 
can handle more ports.

The DTR pins of? the Radio 1 and Radio 2 COM ports can also feed 
interfaces.? The Radio 2 DTR pin can alternatively (menu "Options") be 
used to automatically steer an antenna switch? (or cross switch for 2 
antennas and 2 radios) when the user switches between uv and vu sats or 
vice versa.? The feature requires different uplink/downlink patterns but 
doesn't work on the base of a particular satellite name (but see below).

The program's "Priority" feature can be used to automatically switch the 
program to a particular satellite when it rises. The antenna could then 
be switched manually (not too much work, I think).

Provided you run 2 radios (to activate the Radio 2 functions) you could 
theoretically have a group that contains your particular satellite and 
only others with a reverse uplink/downlink pattern. Then the program 
could automatically switch to your? satellite when it rises and also 
switch the antennas. (I hope, hi, I didn't test that) .

73s, Erich, DK1TB

Am 31.10.2017 um 10:30 schrieb Joe Pereira:
> Does anyone know if it is possible to output a serial port signal when a
> satellite is in view.
>
> I would like to switch an external relay circuit when a particular
> satellite is in view.
>
> Regards
> Joe - VK5EI
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From rca at rcallen.com  Wed Nov  1 05:39:39 2017
From: rca at rcallen.com (Richard Allen)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 00:39:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
In-Reply-To: <CANTZqK=GHdG_VaOavXLbQ20gDuzr6zg9GL8p+wWGror3U4jS4Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20171027154020.E2256A48.rca@rcallen.com>
	<DM5PR0101MB31169A90A6EB584542724CFBCA5A0@DM5PR0101MB3116.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<00c301d350f8$1e355700$5aa00500$@w0dhb.net>
	<E31379D6-9A63-4CD8-84D2-068C9791DC70@rcallen.com>
	<CANTZqK=GHdG_VaOavXLbQ20gDuzr6zg9GL8p+wWGror3U4jS4Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8ABF257D-5E0A-4E54-8D3D-7B95D70CA7B6@rcallen.com>

Thanks for the suggestion, Pedro. 

I?m still collecting ideas. 

Richard W5SXD

> On Oct 31, 2017, at 11:35 PM, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello Richard,
> 
> Perhaps you can try the visual basic sources of wispdde made by CX1DD available at:
> 
> http://ok1dx.cz/constructions/avrot/wispdde/wispdde.zip
> 
> It's well commented, I compiled under vbasic 2008 and it works.
> 
> I do use wispdde along with http://amsat.org.ar/pass.exe
> 
> 73, LU7ABF, Pedro.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Richard Allen <rca at rcallen.com> wrote:
>> Thanks, Dave.
>> 
>> What version of Visual Studio and Windoze?
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> > On Oct 29, 2017, at 3:54 PM, David W0DHB <dave at w0dhb.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > What Devin said..
>> >
>> > I've been using NDDE for several years with VB.net and C# programs
>> >
>> > Dave W0DHB
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin L.
>> > Ganger
>> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 15:14
>> > To: richard allen <rca at rcallen.com>; AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
>> >
>> > Are you aware of the open source class library called NDde?
>> >
>> > http://www.codeplex.com/ndde
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
>> > email: devin at thecabal.org
>> > web: Devin on Earth
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of richard
>> > allen
>> > Sent: Friday, October 27, 2017 1:40 PM
>> > To: AMSAT Mailing List <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> > Cc: rca at rcallen.com
>> > Subject: [amsat-bb] C# DDE code
>> >
>> > Microsoft seems to be getting rid of DDE support.  Does anyone have some C#
>> > or VB2017 DDE client code that can be built under Visual Studio 2017?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Richard W5SXD
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From pavelmc at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 15:07:48 2017
From: pavelmc at gmail.com (Pavel Milanes)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:07:48 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS active 31/oct/2017 on voice over Cuba?
Message-ID: <932d552d-7878-1076-8722-53c117273078@gmail.com>

Hi to all.

A group of Cuban ham are excited about listening what he thinks was a 
ISS pass and locals are asking to me to write an article for our 
national web site; the news spread on 2m local repeater during the pass 
and a few hams managed to listen a few seconds after the LOS, that rise 
a lot of comments and interest...

The pass was on October 31 around 1 to 2 pm in CO land (CDT) on 145.800, 
does any has any details of that? or better a recording of the pass?

My pass predictions shows a good pass over Cuba but later on that day, 
not at this time... I was on a work meeting and don't heard it.

Thanks in advance...

-- 
73 CO7WT, Pavel.


From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed Nov  1 15:20:09 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:20:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS active 31/oct/2017 on voice over Cuba?
In-Reply-To: <932d552d-7878-1076-8722-53c117273078@gmail.com>
References: <932d552d-7878-1076-8722-53c117273078@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqnnURBVj0yeZyASV7bZ=b2h6OhgTtCaqG9f=a9vVOp7A@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, that was an ARISS QSO with a Venezuelan school:

"An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at Asociaci?n Civil Instituto Maria Montessori, San
Crist?bel, Venezuela on 31 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at
approximately 18:23 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately
9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and
YY2CMR. The contact should be audible over Venezuela and adjacent
areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz
downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English."

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Pavel Milanes <pavelmc at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi to all.
>
> A group of Cuban ham are excited about listening what he thinks was a ISS
> pass and locals are asking to me to write an article for our national web
> site; the news spread on 2m local repeater during the pass and a few hams
> managed to listen a few seconds after the LOS, that rise a lot of comments
> and interest...
>
> The pass was on October 31 around 1 to 2 pm in CO land (CDT) on 145.800,
> does any has any details of that? or better a recording of the pass?
>
> My pass predictions shows a good pass over Cuba but later on that day, not
> at this time... I was on a work meeting and don't heard it.
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> --
> 73 CO7WT, Pavel.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Nov  1 16:48:34 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 12:48:34 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Liceo_Scien?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?tifico_=27Francesco_Cecioni=22=2C_Livorno=2C_Italy_?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?and_Liceo_Artistico_Melotti=2C_Lomazzo=2C_Italy?=
Message-ID: <2353790CC403434B960BAA0D40B9214F@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liceo Scientifico 'Francesco Cecioni", Livorno, Italy and Liceo Artistico Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy on 3 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:27 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and IQ5LI. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

 

The liceo scientifico "Francesco Cecioni" in Livorno is a high school with about 1200 students. The school was born in 1972 as a subsidiary but in 1974 already got its own identity for the experimental and innovative methods introduced as response to the demanding instruction innovation. Since 2010 the school has four specializations: scientific, linguistic, artistic and humanistic; the half of the students follow the scientific specialization. From the '80s, Liceo Cecioni sent its representatives to the final rounds of the national competition in math and physics. At present, astrophysics is the topic of the "Astrolab" program, reserved for the best students of the school and organized in collaboration with a network that includes: TNG at Las Palmas (Canary), Pisa and Pavia University, Arcetri Observatory (Florence) and S.Marcello Pistoiese Observatory (Pistoia). The deep involvement in the "Zero Robotics" competition has increased the interest of the students in the space research.

 

Liceo Artistico "Melotti" in Lomazzo (Como) is arts high school addresses the study of aesthetic phenomena and artistic practice. It promotes the acquisition of specific methods of research and artistic production and the competence of related languages and techniques. It provides students with the tools necessary to know the artistic heritage in its historical and cultural context and to fully appreciate its presence and value in today's society. It helps students to deepen and develop their knowledge and competences and to mature the skills necessary to give expression to their creativity and design skills in the field of arts. (Age 14-18)

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

 

1. Come '? la percezione del tempo lass?? 

2. Dopo tutto ci? che hai visto c'? ancora qualcosa che pu? impressionarti?

3. Cosa ti piace di pi? della vita nello spazio a gravit? zero?

4. Hai mai avuto paura mentre ti trovavi nello Spazio?

5. Come gestisci o sfoghi le tue emozioni e tensioni sulla ISS?

6. Quanti anni hai studiato per diventare ci? che sei ora?

7. Ti sarebbe utile un sistema di realt? virtuale che simuli la vita sulla 

   terra? 

8. Qual ? di preciso il tuo ruolo nella stazione orbitale?

9. Qual ? il problema pi? difficile che hai incontrato durante la tua 

   missione?

10. Quante volte sei stato nello Spazio? 

11. Qual ? il problema di convivenza pi? grosso a bordo della ISS?

12. Cosa provi quando ti rendi conto di essere lontano dalla Terra?

13. Cosa provi quando guardi fuori nello spazio?

14. Ti ? mai capitato di vedere qualcosa di strano fuori nello Spazio?

15. Quando eri piccolo ti sarebbe piaciuto diventare astronauta?

16. Che significato ha per te essere un astronauta?

17. Come cambia il tuo umore quando sei nello spazio rispetto a quando sei a 

    terra?

18. Puoi affermare di avere realizzato il tuo sogno e che ? tutto ci? che hai 

    sempre voluto?

19. Qual ? la cosa che pi? ti spaventa riguardo alla tua missione?

20. Credi che un giorno la tecnologia potr? darci la possibilit? di popolare 

    altro pianeta?

21. E' fastidiosa la sensazione di "pesantezza" che hai al lancio?

22. Ti relazioni ogni giorno con la bellezza, la maestosit? e la stranezza 

    dello spazio; la tua concezione di questi termini ? cambiata rispetto a 

    quando eri sulla terra?

23. Hai la possibilit? di personalizzare un tuo spazio sulla stazione 

    spaziale?

24. Cos'e la prima cosa che pensi guardando la terra da l??

25. Quale uso immagini per le sfere di Zero-Robotics?

26. Sei stato chiamato dall' ESA oppure hai mandato un curriculum?

27. La prima volta che sei stato nello spazio ? stata la pi? memorabile? 

28. Quanto ? durata la preparazione a questo viaggio?

29. Quale cambiamento nel tuo fisico noti quando vivi a lungo nello spazio?

30. C'? mai stata qualche emergenza e se s?, come agite?

31. Qual ? stata la "scintilla" che ha acceso la tua passione per lo spazio?

32. Che scopo hanno le tue missioni?

33. E' mai accaduto a qualcuno di prendersi un raffreddore o un'altra 

    malattia a bordo della ISS?

34. Si riesce a vedere l'inquinamento prodotto dalla terra nello spazio? 

35. Cosa accade quando uno starnutisce a bordo della ISS? 

36. Le manca la sua famiglia?

37. Come gestireste una situazione di emergenza medica a bordo? 

38. Prima di partire occorre una preparazione fisica e di che tipo?

39. Quali sono gli odori dominanti a bordo della stazione spaziale?

40. Che cosa ti affascina di pi? nello spazio?

 

1. What is the perception of the time on the ISS?

2. After all that you have seen, is there something that still impress you?

3. What do you like more in the life at zero gravity?

4. Have you ever had fear while in space?

5. How to you manage the emotions and the stress on the ISS?

6. How long did you study to become what you are today?

7. Would a virtual reality system simulating the life on earth useful to you?

8. What is your role on the ISS?

9. What has been the most difficult problem you had in this mission?

10 .How many time have you been in space?

11. What is the biggest cohabitation problem on board the ISS?

12. What do you feel when you realize to be far from earth?

13. What do you feel when you look out to the space?

14. Have you ever seen something strange in the space?

15. Did you image to become an astronaut when you were young?

16. What does it means for you to be an astronaut?

17. How does your mood change respect when you are on earth?

18. Can you assert that you realized your dream and that this is what you 

    expected?

19. What is that mostly get you scared in your mission?

20. Do you think that the technology will allow us to live on another planet?

21. Was the extra weight sensation at the launch annoying?

22. You daily relate with the beauty, stateliness and oddity of the 

    space: did these terms change since you were on earth?

23. Did you personalize your own space in the ISS?

24. What is the first thing that came to your mind when you look at the 

    earth?

25. What use do you foresee for the Zero Robotics spheres?

26. Have you been contacted by ESA or did you send a curriculum?

27. Was the first time in space the most memorable?

28. How long was the training for this mission?

29. What are the body changes that you notice when you live in space?

30. Have you ever experienced a station emergency and how are you ready for  

    it?

31. What was the spark that turned on your passion for the space?

32. What are the purposes of your missions?

33. Did anybody get ill when on board the ISS?

34. Can you see the pollution on earth from space?

35. What happens when you sneeze on the ISS?

36. Do you miss your family?

37. How would you manage a medical emergency on board?

38. What physical training do you need before to fly to space?

39. What are the strongest smells on the ISS?

40. What mostly fascinates you in the space?

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the 

      International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

  1. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Leonardo Da Vinci", Lanusei, Italy, direct via IS?BWM

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 

     The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

     Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12 UTC

     Watch for HamTV

 

 2. South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via WS4FSC

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

     The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 

     Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17 UTC

 

 3. Liceo Statale "Ilaria Alpi", Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. "T.Fiore-C.Sylos", 

    Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico "Valdemaro Vecchi", Trani, Italy telebridge via VK4KHZ

    The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

    The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 

    Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16 UTC

    Watch for HamTV

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 


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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Wed Nov  1 16:57:00 2017
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 11:57:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS active 31/oct/2017 on voice over Cuba?
In-Reply-To: <932d552d-7878-1076-8722-53c117273078@gmail.com>
References: <932d552d-7878-1076-8722-53c117273078@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4549890e-ba30-aea8-674b-f1c6f11f62b2@comcast.net>

Hello Pavel,

Here is some video of the ISS contact with Venezuela. Perhaps you're 
friends will recognize parts of what they copied directly on 145.800.

https://www.pscp.tv/MontessoriLlama/1eaJbqojBpeGX?t=6

-- 
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org


From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Nov  1 18:24:57 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 14:24:57 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Istituto_di?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?_Istruzione_Superiore_=22Leonardo_Da_Vinci=22=2C_La?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?nusei=2C_Italy?=
Message-ID: <CA6F4F17B9E24EACAE3900BB6BF3161C@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Leonardo Da Vinci", Lanusei, Italy on 04 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:12 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and IS0BWM. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

 

Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Leonardo Da Vinci"

It is a general secondary school for students from 14 to 19 years old (a five years' curriculum), where general education is integrated in four specialised courses: scientific (with strong emphasis given to Maths, Physics and Science), linguistic (where they learn three second languages and literatures), human sciences (with Anthropology, Psychology and other Pedagogy), classical (where they are taught Old Greek and Latin). 

 

The school serves Lanusei and all the villages around with 600ca students attending its courses.

Apart from classrooms all equipped with interactive multimedia boards, in the school there are ICT labs, chemistry labs, physics labs, language labs and gyms.

 

What makes our school even more unique within the territory is the presence of a 'planetarium' used to enhance students analysis and study of astronomical phenomena, which is open to external visitors as well.

 

Our school is located in Lanusei-Ogliastra, an area in the central east part of Sardinia (Italy). The little town has only around 5,500 inhabitants, but has played a key role in the social, cultural and political history of Ogliastra, the subregion it is a co-capital of together with Tortol?.

 

The school has taken part in several projects/activities along the years concerning different educational fields. There are specific subject-oriented ones such as Maths Olympics, language certification preparation courses, Latin national contests, or  others focused on European citizenship (Comenius - multilateral projects). 

The school tries to stimulate students' education also being partner of associations such as AFS-Intercultura, local health service), public institutions (Sardinian Region, Province) and professional communities. All these activities have largely contributed to the development in our students of a better attitude towards the others and our community in general, while also improving their general knowledge and competence.

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

 

1.  quali sensazioni si provano durante la fase di lancio?

2.  come descriverebbe in tre parole la sua esperienza nello spazio?

3.  come ? stata la sua prima missione nello spazio?

4.  qual ? la principale differenza in ambito tecnologico tra la sua attuale 

    missione e quella del 2007?

5.  quando dorme, i suoi sogni sono legati alla Terra o allo spazio?

6.  quale ? stata la parte pi? impegnativa dell'ultimo addestramento?

7.  dopo la Luna, la Missione Marte come se la immagina?

8.  ha mai avuto paura guardando lo spazio buio che la circonda?

9.  dato la Sua esperienza di volo, meglio lo Shuttle o la Soyuz?

10.  con quale frequenza avete contatti con la vostra famiglia?

11.  tra gli esperimenti che state facendo, quali stanno dando i migliori 

     risultati?

12.  alla fine di una giornata di lavoro qual ? la prima cosa che desidera 

     fare?

13.  ? possibile importare dallo spazio batteri che potrebbero diventare 

     virali sulla Terra?

14.  sappiamo che al rientro dovete seguire un programma di riabilitazione, 

     di cosa si tratta?

15.  se degli asteroidi minacciassero la Terra, voi potreste fare qualcosa?

16.  al rientro dallo spazio quali sono le sensazioni fisiche ed emotive?

17.  nella routine quotidiana sulla Terra ha mantenuto qualche abitudine 

     acquisita sulla ISS?

18.  come ? cambiata la sua visione dell'universo da quando l'ha visto dallo 

     spazio?

19.  come vive l'internazionalit? dei colleghi? Il suo orgoglio di essere 

     italiano ? cresciuto?

20.  cosa pensa nel sapere di essere ci? che molti bambini sognano di 

     diventare?

21.  come ci si sente ad essere nella ristretta cerchia di persone che hanno 

     provato a vivere in assenza di gravit??

 

 

Translated: 

 

1.  what feelings are felt during the launch phase?

2.  How would describe his experience in space in three words?

3.  How was your first mission in space?

4.  what is the main technological difference between its current mission and 

    that of 2007?

5.  when you sleep, your dreams are related to the Earth or space?

6.  which was the most demanding part of the last training?

7.  after the Moon, how do you imagine the Mars Mission will be?

8.  Were you ever afraid to look at the dark space around you?

9.  given your flying experience, which is better the Shuttle or the Soyuz?

10.  how often do you have contact with your family?

11.  among the experiments you are doing, which are giving you the best 

     results?

12.  at the end of your busy day what's the first thing you want to do?

13.  can you import from the space bacteria something that could become viral 

     on Earth?

14.  we know that when you come back you have to follow a rehabilitation 

     program, what is it like?

15.  if asteroids threatened the Earth, could preventative action be taken?

16.  when returning from space, what are the physical and emotional feelings 

     you experience?

17.  in the daily routine on Earth, do you still retain some habits acquired 

     on the ISS?

18.  has your vision of the universe changed since he saw it from space?

19.  how does the internationality of colleagues work? Has your pride of 

     being Italian grown?

20.  what do you think about being what many children dream of becoming?

21.  How does it feel to be in the restricted circle of people who have tried 

     to live in the absence of gravity?

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the 

      International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

1. South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, 

direct via WS4FSC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17 UTC

 

 

 2. Liceo Statale "Ilaria Alpi", Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. "T.Fiore-C.Sylos", Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico "Valdemaro Vecchi", Trani, Italy telebridge via VK4KHZ 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 

Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16 UTC

Watch for HamTV

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. 

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 


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From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Wed Nov  1 15:27:50 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 01:27:50 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Changes to sat reporter coming
Message-ID: <9C2C863D-EF06-46A0-BB59-06A182C1FD15@internode.on.net>

Hello 

Some enhancements are coming to satreporter 

There will be a new main table sorted by last heard to give you an idea of what was heard in time 

The uptime an availability has been very good 

I might setup a production and live machine to make interruptions seamless

Let me know if any other satellites need to be added

I can also do email alerts for satellites

I want also to do a daily report of APRS satellites

I have to rework the statistics 

Andy VK4TEC 

http://59.167.159.165 <http://59.167.159.165/>



From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Wed Nov  1 16:31:06 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 02:31:06 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
Message-ID: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>

Hello

I used to make use of predict using scripts 

Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along 

What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about 

Satellite elevation and angle

Satellite doppler frequency 

I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto update keeps

I want to use perl to do the hard work

I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator 

Andrew 

From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Wed Nov  1 19:04:19 2017
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 19:04:19 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
Message-ID: <182071C9-060F-401A-A225-6A1E3A01D9CE@g4dpz.me.uk>

I have an open source Java / tomcat web app that provides that and can make it available.

73

Dave

Sent from my iPhone

> On 1 Nov 2017, at 16:31, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> I used to make use of predict using scripts 
> 
> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along 
> 
> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about 
> 
> Satellite elevation and angle
> 
> Satellite doppler frequency 
> 
> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto update keeps
> 
> I want to use perl to do the hard work
> 
> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator 
> 
> Andrew 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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

From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Wed Nov  1 19:49:16 2017
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joe Fitzgerald)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:49:16 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
Message-ID: <9bfe5596-2358-14d4-0d9d-04be1d32203f@alum.wpi.edu>

The libastro library contains essentially the same tracking functions
that Predict uses internally.? It is available for most distributions.?


73 de KM1P Joe




From diehl.mike.a at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 20:03:58 2017
From: diehl.mike.a at gmail.com (Mike Diehl)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 16:03:58 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
Message-ID: <C32ADA93-2979-4DAD-A8CA-B9EDFEBDCF33@gmail.com>

All of the above can be handled by an Arduino or compatible board that has a wifi or Ethernet module. I did it with an Adafruit Feather M0 and TFT feather wing. I started development on the auto update of keps from AMSAT using a wifi version of the board. I had to pack all that stuff up when I relocated out of Los Angles but now that I have to deal with winter I plan to get back to some of these projects that are collecting dust. You can have a look at one of my posts on twitter here https://twitter.com/w8lid/status/894272192480911360

73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID

> On Nov 1, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello
> 
> I used to make use of predict using scripts 
> 
> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along 
> 
> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about 
> 
> Satellite elevation and angle
> 
> Satellite doppler frequency 
> 
> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto update keeps
> 
> I want to use perl to do the hard work
> 
> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator 
> 
> Andrew 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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

From josepharmbruster at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 20:24:04 2017
From: josepharmbruster at gmail.com (Joseph Armbruster)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 16:24:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
Message-ID: <CADkz4c94fZ+U4kM1rE=SrBPbzmjfixHTB8gvT0V_SZE7=Pn97g@mail.gmail.com>

Andrew,

I wrote this a while back but it's still worth a look if you don't ind
using Python on your PI.  Google code is gone these days but so many
others had forked the project that I didn't bother backing it up.
Here's a url:

https://github.com/u0m3/ge-satellite-tracker

Joe

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I used to make use of predict using scripts
>
> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along
>
> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about
>
> Satellite elevation and angle
>
> Satellite doppler frequency
>
> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto update keeps
>
> I want to use perl to do the hard work
>
> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator
>
> Andrew
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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

From normanlizeth at gmail.com  Wed Nov  1 19:55:08 2017
From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:55:08 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <9bfe5596-2358-14d4-0d9d-04be1d32203f@alum.wpi.edu>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
	<9bfe5596-2358-14d4-0d9d-04be1d32203f@alum.wpi.edu>
Message-ID: <CAJUhCTN2vNvWO+syYV8Bu4X7Mwjb2ZpvN_D1vzBPw9fAQEp5tg@mail.gmail.com>

ANGST: G3RUH plan 13 algorithim libraries for arduino.

The original BBC basic code (plan 13 ) is easy to read.

Have fun.

Norm n3ykf

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
> The libastro library contains essentially the same tracking functions
> that Predict uses internally.  It is available for most distributions.
>
>
> 73 de KM1P Joe
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From w7vxs at arrl.net  Wed Nov  1 19:50:13 2017
From: w7vxs at arrl.net (Don Sandstrom)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 12:50:13 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
Message-ID: <CAGVjcAuE=i05dE=Q0zPct69piPkwCyd50gCVh_L9f33ntmxKLA@mail.gmail.com>

Andrew - If you can use Python, consider the pyephem module. It can predict
satellite passes, calculate azimuth/elevation, determine eclipse state, etc
based on TLE data. See http://rhodesmill.org/pyephem/tutorial.html.

73 - Don, W7VXS

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I used to make use of predict using scripts
>
> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along
>
> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about
>
> Satellite elevation and angle
>
> Satellite doppler frequency
>
> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto
> update keeps
>
> I want to use perl to do the hard work
>
> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator
>
> Andrew
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Wed Nov  1 20:30:39 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 06:30:39 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <CADkz4c94fZ+U4kM1rE=SrBPbzmjfixHTB8gvT0V_SZE7=Pn97g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
	<CADkz4c94fZ+U4kM1rE=SrBPbzmjfixHTB8gvT0V_SZE7=Pn97g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <6C10A6A8-9DCD-4FE9-8660-B6A6B2066ADB@internode.on.net>

I think I used predict for LINUX 

Does that ring a bell ?

Andrew 

> On 2 Nov 2017, at 6:24 am, Joseph Armbruster <josepharmbruster at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> I wrote this a while back but it's still worth a look if you don't ind
> using Python on your PI.  Google code is gone these days but so many
> others had forked the project that I didn't bother backing it up.
> Here's a url:
> 
> https://github.com/u0m3/ge-satellite-tracker
> 
> Joe
> 
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
>> Hello
>> 
>> I used to make use of predict using scripts
>> 
>> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along
>> 
>> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about
>> 
>> Satellite elevation and angle
>> 
>> Satellite doppler frequency
>> 
>> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto update keeps
>> 
>> I want to use perl to do the hard work
>> 
>> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator
>> 
>> Andrew
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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 at 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


From dxdx at optonline.net  Thu Nov  2 00:24:33 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 20:24:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisp Compression Program
Message-ID: <60a3639f-538d-a17a-5d8c-7a30765358f6@optonline.net>

All:

Is anyone seeing the error "Compression Program Missing" when sending a 
file with Wisp Message Maker? Apparently, the compression program 
(PKZIP?) is missing from the Wisp directory.

Thanks,

Tony -K2MO



From john at papays.com  Wed Nov  1 23:52:27 2017
From: john at papays.com (John Papay)
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:52:27 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards/Endorsements for October 2017
Message-ID: <20171102011223.0DDEF8A14@lansing182.amsat.org>

The VUCC Standings for October 2017 are improving in terms
of callsigns that have gone missing.  AI6GS K7TAB N1AIA
and AK4WQ(EN34) are back on the list.  This month I am listing
the previous months totals along with this months totals for
the ones that have changed.  If you don't agree with what is
on the November 1st listing, please contact the ARRL DXCC desk
and make that known.

Call	10/2/17	11/1/17
KO4MA	1562	1598
KB1RVT	1550	1554
AC0RA	1142	1194
WC7V	1101	1157
N8RO	1010	1020
AA5PK	 875	 996
K8TL	 973	 982
NP4JV	 552	 680
K6FW	 606	 661
N9IP	 502	 542
NJ4Y	 502	 516
W4FS	 482	 488
K5ND	 351	 391
WD9EWK	 375	 384
N9EAT	 135	 336
AI6GS		 290
N1AIA	 	 257
W7QL	 211	 252
K7TAB		 186
W4DTA	 151	 180
VA3NNA	 102	 176
K0FFY		 173 NEW VUCC
KX9X	 159	 172
AK4WQ(EN34)	 158
K9EI		 118 NEW VUCC
K4RGK	 100	 108
KE9AJ		 106 NEW VUCC
G0ABI		 105 NEW VUCC
KE4AL		 100 NEW VUCC

Congratulations to everyone who made the list this month.

This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf
listings for October 2nd and November 1st, 2017.  It's a visual
comparison so omissions are possible.  Apologies if your
call was not mentioned.  Thanks to all those who are
roving to grids that are rarely on the birds.  They are
doing most of the work!

73,
John K8YSE


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From josepharmbruster at gmail.com  Thu Nov  2 00:12:09 2017
From: josepharmbruster at gmail.com (Joseph Armbruster)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 20:12:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <CAGVjcAuE=i05dE=Q0zPct69piPkwCyd50gCVh_L9f33ntmxKLA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
	<CAGVjcAuE=i05dE=Q0zPct69piPkwCyd50gCVh_L9f33ntmxKLA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADkz4c8VD3XvHwx1-qAbTqrAMKyHQPbQEFODj4NxK0jwrFgGYg@mail.gmail.com>

Dan,

The tracker I wrote depends on pyephem :-)

Joe

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Don Sandstrom <w7vxs at arrl.net> wrote:
> Andrew - If you can use Python, consider the pyephem module. It can predict
> satellite passes, calculate azimuth/elevation, determine eclipse state, etc
> based on TLE data. See http://rhodesmill.org/pyephem/tutorial.html.
>
> 73 - Don, W7VXS
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I used to make use of predict using scripts
>>
>> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along
>>
>> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about
>>
>> Satellite elevation and angle
>>
>> Satellite doppler frequency
>>
>> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto
>> update keeps
>>
>> I want to use perl to do the hard work
>>
>> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator
>>
>> Andrew
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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 at 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!
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From k7trkradio at charter.net  Thu Nov  2 01:25:42 2017
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 18:25:42 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] [wsjtgroup] Caution Urged in Using High Duty Cycle
	Digital Modes on Satellites
In-Reply-To: <6ae300d2-dd68-daa4-0c99-cb461ec785c3@blomand.net>
References: <6ae300d2-dd68-daa4-0c99-cb461ec785c3@blomand.net>
Message-ID: <00b801d35379$80228310$80678930$@charter.net>

FYI from the wsjt Group

 

73, K7TRK

 

From: wsjtgroup at yahoogroups.com [mailto:wsjtgroup at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob McGraw K4TAX RMcGraw at Blomand.net [wsjtgroup]
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 6:05 PM
To: Wsjt
Subject: [wsjtgroup] Caution Urged in Using High Duty Cycle Digital Modes on Satellites

 

  

Satellite enthusiasts planning to try FT8 or MSK144 via satellite are 
being urged to use caution or possibly to avoid digital modes altogether 
in light of problems being blamed on the modes? high duty cycle. 
Stations have reported problems getting into satellite transponders, 
even during favorable passes, which were traced to digital-mode signals 
in the transponder passband.

AMSAT News Service quoted an AMSAT-BB post (full thread) by Matthew 
Stevens, NJ4Y, who cited his recent experience with FO-29.

?Experimentation isn?t the problem, too much power is,? Stevens said. 
?It?s bad enough on SSB, worse with CW, and killer on constant duty 
cycle modes like FT8.? ? Thanks to AMSAT News Service

Source:
http://www.arrl.org/news/caution-urged-in-using-high-duty-cycle-digital-modes-on-satellites

73
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Thu Nov  2 02:15:23 2017
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 21:15:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] [wsjtgroup] Caution Urged in Using High Duty
	Cycle	Digital Modes on Satellites
In-Reply-To: <00b801d35379$80228310$80678930$@charter.net>
References: <6ae300d2-dd68-daa4-0c99-cb461ec785c3@blomand.net>
	<00b801d35379$80228310$80678930$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <003201d35380$713e1650$53ba42f0$@net>

> FYI from the wsjt Group

AMSAT is the original author of this message. It was first released in ANS-295:
http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2017/000989.html

It is good that other news sources picked up on the message. Early reports indicated problems with these modes on the current satellites and discussed them on amsat-bb.

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org



From matthew at mrstevens.net  Thu Nov  2 02:34:40 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 22:34:40 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] [wsjtgroup] Caution Urged in Using High Duty Cycle
	Digital Modes on Satellites
In-Reply-To: <003201d35380$713e1650$53ba42f0$@net>
References: <6ae300d2-dd68-daa4-0c99-cb461ec785c3@blomand.net>
	<00b801d35379$80228310$80678930$@charter.net>
	<003201d35380$713e1650$53ba42f0$@net>
Message-ID: <7FC30BBF-2310-4D41-BF5C-0CB033471C02@mrstevens.net>

Recursive email lists? :-)

- Matthew nj4y

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 1, 2017, at 22:15, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm at comcast.net> wrote:

>> FYI from the wsjt Group
> 
> AMSAT is the original author of this message. It was first released in ANS-295:
> http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2017/000989.html
> 
> It is good that other news sources picked up on the message. Early reports indicated problems with these modes on the current satellites and discussed them on amsat-bb.
> 
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
> 
> 
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Thu Nov  2 03:03:58 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 23:03:58 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisp Compression Program
In-Reply-To: <60a3639f-538d-a17a-5d8c-7a30765358f6@optonline.net>
References: <60a3639f-538d-a17a-5d8c-7a30765358f6@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOaDcnP__+1jr2gPAB1_6GqWDEMwtHG3S26_4f6OfTJ=gw@mail.gmail.com>

Have not seen that error message, but I've only tried to upload small text
files.

On page-7 of the "AMSAT-2005-WISP-guide.pdf", it appears that you can
control when (or if) PKZIP is called for.   There is an option to set that
to "None", or you could make the auto-compress threshold larger.  However,
at least from my location, I think only small messages will upload/download.


-Scott,  K4KDR


================================


On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 8:24 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> All:
>
> Is anyone seeing the error "Compression Program Missing" when sending a
> file with Wisp Message Maker? Apparently, the compression program (PKZIP?)
> is missing from the Wisp directory.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony -K2MO

From joevk5ei at gmail.com  Thu Nov  2 08:32:34 2017
From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 19:02:34 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32OM
In-Reply-To: <424cdadb-6e52-05d8-ae1b-0f3561b6d94d@t-online.de>
References: <CAEW3Gk+O0W+1VPJ=iLVOKw6+R21m9TZ9Y9Qdo+ST+3rgUD+o8w@mail.gmail.com>
	<424cdadb-6e52-05d8-ae1b-0f3561b6d94d@t-online.de>
Message-ID: <CAEW3GkKoT5NW__WUcbc8iwe8NLAxeqQc_rOD9GoBiD-4DjriXA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for your explanation Eric, I will explore this further.

Regards
JP



On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 6:20 PM, Erich Eichmann <erich.eichmann at t-online.de>
wrote:

> Joe,
> the RTS pins of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 COM ports can be (permanently) set
> high or low  (menu "Rotor Setup"). I added that option several years ago to
> have a source for feeding CAT interfaces. Also, the RTS pin of the  Radio 1
> COM port must be set high if the radio is a TS-2000. This became necessary
> when I replaced (with V. 12.8c) the old MSComm32 component (which supports
> only 16  port numbers) by a newer one that can handle more ports.
>
> The DTR pins of  the Radio 1 and Radio 2 COM ports can also feed
> interfaces.  The Radio 2 DTR pin can alternatively (menu "Options") be used
> to automatically steer an antenna switch  (or cross switch for 2 antennas
> and 2 radios) when the user switches between uv and vu sats or vice versa.
> The feature requires different uplink/downlink patterns but doesn't work on
> the base of a particular satellite name (but see below).
>
> The program's "Priority" feature can be used to automatically switch the
> program to a particular satellite when it rises. The antenna could then be
> switched manually (not too much work, I think).
>
> Provided you run 2 radios (to activate the Radio 2 functions) you could
> theoretically have a group that contains your particular satellite and only
> others with a reverse uplink/downlink pattern. Then the program could
> automatically switch to your  satellite when it rises and also switch the
> antennas. (I hope, hi, I didn't test that) .
> 73s, Erich, DK1TB
>
> Am 31.10.2017 um 10:30 schrieb Joe Pereira:
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to output a serial port signal when a
> satellite is in view.
>
> I would like to switch an external relay circuit when a particular
> satellite is in view.
>
> Regards
> Joe - VK5EI
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From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Wed Nov  1 22:25:42 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 08:25:42 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <CAGVjcAuE=i05dE=Q0zPct69piPkwCyd50gCVh_L9f33ntmxKLA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
	<CAGVjcAuE=i05dE=Q0zPct69piPkwCyd50gCVh_L9f33ntmxKLA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F37188A5-959F-4CDC-99CB-2DB10CFA003A@internode.on.net>

Awesome !

Cheers guys 

Andy VK4TEC 


> On 2 Nov 2017, at 5:50 am, Don Sandstrom <w7vxs at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> Andrew - If you can use Python, consider the pyephem module. It can predict satellite passes, calculate azimuth/elevation, determine eclipse state, etc based on TLE data. See http://rhodesmill.org/pyephem/tutorial.html <http://rhodesmill.org/pyephem/tutorial.html>.
> 
> 73 - Don, W7VXS
> 
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net <mailto:vk4tec at internode.on.net>> wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I used to make use of predict using scripts
> 
> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along
> 
> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about
> 
> Satellite elevation and angle
> 
> Satellite doppler frequency
> 
> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto update keeps
> 
> I want to use perl to do the hard work
> 
> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator
> 
> Andrew
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Wed Nov  1 21:59:43 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 07:59:43 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <CAJUhCTN2vNvWO+syYV8Bu4X7Mwjb2ZpvN_D1vzBPw9fAQEp5tg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
	<9bfe5596-2358-14d4-0d9d-04be1d32203f@alum.wpi.edu>
	<CAJUhCTN2vNvWO+syYV8Bu4X7Mwjb2ZpvN_D1vzBPw9fAQEp5tg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <EF0D314F-1F1E-4C87-88F5-42F912395370@tech-software.net>

Awesome !


> On 2 Nov 2017, at 5:55 am, Norm n3ykf <normanlizeth at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ANGST: G3RUH plan 13 algorithim libraries for arduino.
> 
> The original BBC basic code (plan 13 ) is easy to read.
> 
> Have fun.
> 
> Norm n3ykf
> 
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 3:49 PM, Joe Fitzgerald <jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
>> The libastro library contains essentially the same tracking functions
>> that Predict uses internally.  It is available for most distributions.
>> 
>> 
>> 73 de KM1P Joe
>> 
>> 
>> 
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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Thu Nov  2 11:40:35 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 07:40:35 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisp Compression Program
In-Reply-To: <60a3639f-538d-a17a-5d8c-7a30765358f6@optonline.net>
References: <60a3639f-538d-a17a-5d8c-7a30765358f6@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <742F6E5E040A49839E707096D0A35315@kb2m4PC>

You need to put a copy of PKZIP in your WiSP directory. I have a copy here 
somewhere,  when I can finally get the time since moving down here for the 
winter to set WiSP up myself I will dig it out and send it to you, if 
needed.

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tony
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 8:24 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Wisp Compression Program

All:

Is anyone seeing the error "Compression Program Missing" when sending a
file with Wisp Message Maker? Apparently, the compression program
(PKZIP?) is missing from the Wisp directory.

Thanks,

Tony -K2MO


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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Thu Nov  2 20:11:17 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 06:11:17 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio items for sale
Message-ID: <032801d35416$bfd83e30$3f88ba90$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

I am having a tidy up and I am selling

 

A HackRF 10 MHz to 6 GHz SDR TX / RX - on ebay $100AUD 

 

A Funcube Dongle Pro+ - on ebay $100AUD

 

A Tigertronics Signalink - on ebay $100AUD

 

Andrew VK4TEC AUSTRALIA


From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Thu Nov  2 21:54:50 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 07:54:50 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio items for sale
Message-ID: <037401d35425$37221520$a5663f60$@tech-software.net>

HackRf

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182872867003

 

Funcube Dongle 

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182872973130

 

Regards

 

Andy VK4TEC 

//

 

Hello

 

I am having a tidy up and I am selling

 

A HackRF 10 MHz to 6 GHz SDR TX / RX - on ebay $100AUD 

 

A Funcube Dongle Pro+ - on ebay $100AUD

 

Andrew VK4TEC AUSTRALIA


From dave at druidnetworks.com  Fri Nov  3 05:19:27 2017
From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 00:19:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] KG5CCI Up North / K0D in the Dakotas
Message-ID: <CANq+eyV0+PL7oqNbCyQOdR7ckYruM4nCjx8TWmJ0eJdTrHw76g@mail.gmail.com>

Fellow Avian Linguists,

I've got some vacation I need to burn in 2017, and the better half needs
some time without a 2 year old running around to finish her school work, so
I'm heading to EN21 with kiddo in tow.  I'll go  north on Nov 5th, and try
and activate at least a few grids in the state of Missouri (since that's a
needed WAS entity) and once in EN21 I'll likely rove around the local area
(Iowa and Nebraska) and hit up EN20/11/10 while there. Watch my twitter
@KG5CCI for alerts.

Then on November 9th, 10th, and 11th I'm meeting up with Wyatt ACORA, and
we're going to go blasting thru the frozen plains of South and North Dakota
hoping activating numerous grids on Satellites and 6m MSK144. The plan
looks generally like this:

http://druidnetworks.com/K0D-Plan.png

Unfortunately the only way to make a trip like this work, is with a tight
schedule, and we both have to get back to our real lives after only a few
days off. This means we will likely only do 1 or maybe 2 passes from each
grid. Emphasis will be on grid lines when possible, and high, US wide
footprints when available. If you're needing of any of these grids, on
either Satellites or 6m, watch my Twitter for alerts.

73, Dave, KG5CCI

From AJ9N at aol.com  Fri Nov  3 06:47:11 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 02:47:11 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-03 06:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <2ae75.3b2e348a.472d6aef@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-03  06:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Liceo Scientifico ?Francesco Cecioni?, Livorno, Italy and  Liceo Artistico 
Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy, direct via IQ5LI
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Fri 2017-11-03 09:27:26 UTC 87 deg
Watch for  HamTV
Watch for live stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFXXIuThuTU  (***)

Istituto di Istruzione Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?,  Lanusei, Italy, 
direct via IS?BWM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to  be OR4ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go  for: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12:16 UTC 34 deg
Watch for HamTV

South  Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, direct via 
 WS4FSC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-06  16:17:10 UTC 35 deg 

Liceo Statale ?Ilaria Alpi?, Rutigliano,  Italy, I.I.S.S. ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico  ?Valdemaro Vecchi?, Trani, Italy 
telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16:29 UTC 56 deg
Watch for  HamTV

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 125 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-03 06:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1178. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1133.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-01 08:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors











From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov  3 04:15:09 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 14:15:09 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Ham Radio items for sale
Message-ID: <03fb01d3545a$5bb51420$131f3c60$@tech-software.net>

Funcube Dongle Sold Thank you 

 

From: vk4tec at tech-software.net [mailto:vk4tec at tech-software.net] 
Sent: Friday, 3 November 2017 6:11 AM
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Ham Radio items for sale 

 

Hello

 

I am having a tidy up and I am selling

 

A HackRF 10 MHz to 6 GHz SDR TX / RX - on ebay $100AUD 

 

A Funcube Dongle Pro+ - on ebay $100AUD

 

A Tigertronics Signalink - on ebay $100AUD

 

Andrew VK4TEC AUSTRALIA


From wa4hfn at comcast.net  Fri Nov  3 13:18:29 2017
From: wa4hfn at comcast.net (wa4hfn at comcast.net)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 13:18:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Grid Master
In-Reply-To: <191279608.47263317.1509714993501.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <49310147.47265544.1509715109459.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

Congrats to Al XE2AT
Grid Master Award #6
for more info go to www.squirttheburds.com
Damon WA4HFN em55

From rs2atmink at yahoo.com  Fri Nov  3 14:11:32 2017
From: rs2atmink at yahoo.com (Robert Switzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 14:11:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Grid Master
In-Reply-To: <49310147.47265544.1509715109459.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <191279608.47263317.1509714993501.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
	<49310147.47265544.1509715109459.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
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is there a spelling error.... should it be: SquirttheBirds ?

  
|  
|    |  
SquirttheBirds
   |  |

  |

 
 

    On Friday, November 3, 2017 10:07 AM, "wa4hfn at comcast.net" <wa4hfn at comcast.net> wrote:
 

 Congrats to Al XE2AT
Grid Master Award #6
for more info go to www.squirttheburds.com
Damon WA4HFN em55
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From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov  3 18:27:37 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 14:27:37 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
Message-ID: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>

All:

Has anyone used the Kenwood TS-710 series radios with their internal 
TNC's to work Falconsat or any of the Pacsats of the past? I believe it 
has full-duplex capability, but I'm not sure if the internal TNC can be 
active on both VHF and UHF.

If it does meet this criteria, then the only thing to do would be to 
connect the rig to a PC running Wisp. Talk about plug-n-play!

Tony -K2MO


From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov  3 18:54:42 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 14:54:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOr_6hu6cr-C7Wri9hmn7gt82aUBaoUior5fVF=RxMO4sA@mail.gmail.com>

The TM-D710 can do full duplex with it's internal TNC. Include "FU ON" in
the KISS initialization string (which essentially just turns off DCD sense).

I plan to attempt this with my TH-D72 either tonight or later this weekend.
The TH-D7A will do full duplex in standalone APRS mode, but not in packet
mode.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 2:27 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> All:
>
> Has anyone used the Kenwood TS-710 series radios with their internal TNC's
> to work Falconsat or any of the Pacsats of the past? I believe it has
> full-duplex capability, but I'm not sure if the internal TNC can be active
> on both VHF and UHF.
>
> If it does meet this criteria, then the only thing to do would be to
> connect the rig to a PC running Wisp. Talk about plug-n-play!
>
> Tony -K2MO
>
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From n4kd at bellsouth.net  Fri Nov  3 15:46:49 2017
From: n4kd at bellsouth.net (David Kuechenmeister)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 15:46:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracking Engine
In-Reply-To: <CADkz4c8VD3XvHwx1-qAbTqrAMKyHQPbQEFODj4NxK0jwrFgGYg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <42A6B510-3A33-41C2-944A-85DBFBB25433@internode.on.net>
	<CAGVjcAuE=i05dE=Q0zPct69piPkwCyd50gCVh_L9f33ntmxKLA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADkz4c8VD3XvHwx1-qAbTqrAMKyHQPbQEFODj4NxK0jwrFgGYg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1773201292.1819753.1509724009161@mail.yahoo.com>

Has anyone ever worked with the SGP4 propagator. I saw there was a python package for it at pypi.?https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sgp4
vy 73,Dave N4KD 

    On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 9:34 PM, Joseph Armbruster <josepharmbruster at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 Dan,

The tracker I wrote depends on pyephem :-)

Joe

On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Don Sandstrom <w7vxs at arrl.net> wrote:
> Andrew - If you can use Python, consider the pyephem module. It can predict
> satellite passes, calculate azimuth/elevation, determine eclipse state, etc
> based on TLE data. See http://rhodesmill.org/pyephem/tutorial.html.
>
> 73 - Don, W7VXS
>
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at internode.on.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I used to make use of predict using scripts
>>
>> Since then the raspberry pi and arduinos have come along
>>
>> What LINUX satellite tracking program could be queried or send data about
>>
>> Satellite elevation and angle
>>
>> Satellite doppler frequency
>>
>> I want to make a multi satellite radio and rotor control box with auto
>> update keeps
>>
>> I want to use perl to do the hard work
>>
>> I want an arduino or the Pi to do the doppler and rotator
>>
>> Andrew
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From wa4hfn at comcast.net  Fri Nov  3 17:08:17 2017
From: wa4hfn at comcast.net (wa4hfn at comcast.net)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 17:08:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] TYPO  squirt the birds  awards
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   www.squirtthebirds.com 
Sorry about  that eye sight is bad

From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Fri Nov  3 13:35:28 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 23:35:28 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat 3 GS
Message-ID: <6771EAAE-C963-43F1-831E-ED44E3592A38@internode.on.net>

Hello

I have a raspberry Pi. Airspy mini , direwolf

How do I setup up the fm frequency and bw ?

Doppler correction would be good

A doppler tracking 9k6 box all in one

Andrew 

Sent from my iPhone

From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov  3 18:37:55 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 04:37:55 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <062d01d354d2$dfaf9d90$9f0ed8b0$@tech-software.net>

Tony

Just be warey of doppler shift

I drive my radios using a satellite program.

I also do SDR

Without doppler you are going to loose part of your pass.

Is the TS-710  9600 baud ?

I get fantastic results with 8 kHz bandwidth

Andy VK4TEC

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, 4 November 2017 4:28 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?

All:

Has anyone used the Kenwood TS-710 series radios with their internal TNC's
to work Falconsat or any of the Pacsats of the past? I believe it has
full-duplex capability, but I'm not sure if the internal TNC can be active
on both VHF and UHF.

If it does meet this criteria, then the only thing to do would be to connect
the rig to a PC running Wisp. Talk about plug-n-play!

Tony -K2MO

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From jimlist at zoho.com  Fri Nov  3 19:46:19 2017
From: jimlist at zoho.com (Jim Heck G3WGM)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 19:46:19 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-73/ FUNcube-1 weekend operations
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Hi All,

FUNcube-1 AO73 is now in full time transponder mode  for the weekend. Plan 
as usual is to return it to normal operations on Sunday evening UTC.

Have FUN with the bird

73

Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube Team

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From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov  3 19:59:57 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 15:59:57 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <062d01d354d2$dfaf9d90$9f0ed8b0$@tech-software.net>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<062d01d354d2$dfaf9d90$9f0ed8b0$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <1d92d021-e85a-f92a-d5bf-e79ac4681162@optonline.net>

On 11/3/2017 2:37 PM, vk4tec at tech-software.net wrote:
> Tony Just be warey of doppler shift I drive my radios using a satellite program.

Andy:

I use Ham Radio Deluxe for satellite tracking and Doppler correction. I 
don't see the TM-710 rig control list, so it may not work. I'm guessing 
it might if one selects one of the other Kenwood radios.

Thanks,

Tony -K2MO

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov  3 20:03:18 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:03:18 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <1d92d021-e85a-f92a-d5bf-e79ac4681162@optonline.net>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<062d01d354d2$dfaf9d90$9f0ed8b0$@tech-software.net>
	<1d92d021-e85a-f92a-d5bf-e79ac4681162@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrs23j-3oz8WbF=cp7SGY8agcXfd+mKuB0TufF8vVu9VA@mail.gmail.com>

Kenwood mobile radios and HTs only have 5 kHz steps and no PC frequency
tune. You have to manually tune, but it works OK. You might miss a packet
or two while tuning, though.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> On 11/3/2017 2:37 PM, vk4tec at tech-software.net wrote:
>
>> Tony Just be warey of doppler shift I drive my radios using a satellite
>> program.
>>
>
> Andy:
>
> I use Ham Radio Deluxe for satellite tracking and Doppler correction. I
> don't see the TM-710 rig control list, so it may not work. I'm guessing it
> might if one selects one of the other Kenwood radios.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Tony -K2MO
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From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov  3 20:18:13 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:18:13 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TM-710 for Falconsat
Message-ID: <17ad45e7-fd56-0d9b-339c-ee390798dbd4@optonline.net>

Paul:

> The TM-D710 can do full duplex with it's internal TNC. Include "FU ON" 
> in the KISS initialization string (which essentially just turns off 
> DCD sense).

Sounds similar to how the TS-2000's internal TNC to worked when I used 
it to work Pacsats years ago. I guess the only obstacle would be tuning 
steps i.e., does the TM-710 allow small tuning steps in 5 KHz or less on 
70cm.

> I plan to attempt this with my TH-D72 either tonight or later this 
> weekend. The TH-D7A will do full duplex in standalone APRS mode, but 
> not in packet mode. 73,Paul, N8HM

If you specify which pass, I'll send you a short APRS message Paul.

Tony -K2MO

From john at papays.com  Fri Nov  3 20:01:04 2017
From: john at papays.com (John Papay)
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:01:04 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] PJ4/NA2AA FO29 XW's Friday night
Message-ID: <20171103203209.CC75095C2@lansing182.amsat.org>

David, PJ4/NA2AA, says he will try operating on
satellites XW's and FO-29 tonight (Friday).  He
will be leaving on Saturday afternoon.  Had a nice
chat with him on 28486 where he said he was pleased
with the effort and is planning to bring back more
equipment and pre-amps to make a permanent satellite
station on Bonaire.  He will do LOTW when he gets home.
73,
John K8YSE


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From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov  3 20:47:44 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:47:44 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrs23j-3oz8WbF=cp7SGY8agcXfd+mKuB0TufF8vVu9VA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<062d01d354d2$dfaf9d90$9f0ed8b0$@tech-software.net>
	<1d92d021-e85a-f92a-d5bf-e79ac4681162@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOrs23j-3oz8WbF=cp7SGY8agcXfd+mKuB0TufF8vVu9VA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/3/2017 4:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> Kenwood mobile radios and HTs only have 5 kHz steps and no PC 
> frequency tune. You have to manually tune, but it works OK. You might 
> miss a packet or two while tuning, though. 73,Paul, N8HM

Bummer Paul -- at least it's still doable with manual tuning.

Tony -K2MO


From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov  3 20:58:43 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:58:43 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] TQSL Config File 11.2 Released - FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A,
 CAS-4B Now Supported in LoTW
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrddPec5=ye5QR5GJUe16LfiUnO86i8pQFcw3hoHJQdWA@mail.gmail.com>

The ARRL released TQSL configuration file version 11.2 this afternoon.
FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A, and CAS-4B are now supported.

Note that FalconSAT-3 is abbreviated FS-3.

73,

Paul, N8HM

From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov  3 21:02:45 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 17:02:45 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TM-710 for Falconsat?
Message-ID: <3e67d34e-840c-a58a-fa6c-a7101eb86267@optonline.net>

Paul:

> I'm going to be trying the BBS, not the digipeater. Please feel free 
> to leave me a message!

That makes things easier - just finished typing up a short message. I 
should make the 23:00z pass.
>
> I'll be using a laptop with Linux and PB/PG, but when i figure it all 
> out and get some scripts written to automate the lengthy number of 
> commands you have to type in to get it all working, I'm going to be 
> trying it with my PocketCHIP. An extremely portable way of sending and 
> receiving messages via FalconSAT! 73, Paul, N8HM

PocketChip looks interesting - certainly small enough for portable work. 
Any chance of recording a short video while accessing Falconsat with 
this setup?

Tony -K2MO


>
>
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net 
> <mailto:dxdx at optonline.net>> wrote:
>
>     Paul:
>
>         The TM-D710 can do full duplex with it's internal TNC. Include
>         "FU ON" in the KISS initialization string (which essentially
>         just turns off DCD sense).
>
>
>     Sounds similar to how the TS-2000's internal TNC to worked when I
>     used it to work Pacsats years ago. I guess the only obstacle would
>     be tuning steps i.e., does the TM-710 allow small tuning steps in
>     5 KHz or less on 70cm.
>
>         I plan to attempt this with my TH-D72 either tonight or later
>         this weekend. The TH-D7A will do full duplex in standalone
>         APRS mode, but not in packet mode. 73,Paul, N8HM
>
>
>     If you specify which pass, I'll send you a short APRS message Paul.
>
>     Tony -K2MO
>
>
>


From scott23192 at gmail.com  Fri Nov  3 21:19:50 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 17:19:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TM-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <3e67d34e-840c-a58a-fa6c-a7101eb86267@optonline.net>
References: <3e67d34e-840c-a58a-fa6c-a7101eb86267@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOYjmhYuSyTP8GmzfNJvWjTe-8u4tsCdSU-epBzSDCRzLQ@mail.gmail.com>

>>> I'm going to be trying the BBS, not the digipeater

Hey guys!  Don't forget that it's not one or the other.  I'm not familiar
with how to use PB/PG yet, but at least with WiSP, it pretty much runs
itself.  So, you're free to work "ISS-style" QSO's with UISS at the same
time.

Yes, on some of the higher passes I've been quick enough to view the
refreshed directory list and mark a message or two for "Priority" download;
sometimes there is enough time left for them to download but so far, more
often than not, newly requested downloads happen on the next pass.

Of course everything I just said assumes a Windows computer.  I would also
like to learn more about PB/PG, so thanks in advance for any learnings that
you all might share as time goes by.

-Scott,  K4KDR

==================================

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> Paul:
>
> I'm going to be trying the BBS, not the digipeater. Please feel free to
>> leave me a message!
>>
>
> That makes things easier - just finished typing up a short message. I
> should make the 23:00z pass.
>
>>
>> I'll be using a laptop with Linux and PB/PG, but when i figure it all out
>> and get some scripts written to automate the lengthy number of commands you
>> have to type in to get it all working, I'm going to be trying it with my
>> PocketCHIP. An extremely portable way of sending and receiving messages via
>> FalconSAT! 73, Paul, N8HM
>>
>
> PocketChip looks interesting - certainly small enough for portable work.
> Any chance of recording a short video while accessing Falconsat with this
> setup?
>
> Tony -K2MO
>
>
>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net <mailto:
>> dxdx at optonline.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     Paul:
>>
>>         The TM-D710 can do full duplex with it's internal TNC. Include
>>         "FU ON" in the KISS initialization string (which essentially
>>         just turns off DCD sense).
>>
>>
>>     Sounds similar to how the TS-2000's internal TNC to worked when I
>>     used it to work Pacsats years ago. I guess the only obstacle would
>>     be tuning steps i.e., does the TM-710 allow small tuning steps in
>>     5 KHz or less on 70cm.
>>
>>         I plan to attempt this with my TH-D72 either tonight or later
>>         this weekend. The TH-D7A will do full duplex in standalone
>>         APRS mode, but not in packet mode. 73,Paul, N8HM
>>
>>
>>     If you specify which pass, I'll send you a short APRS message Paul.
>>
>>     Tony -K2MO
>
>

From wageners at gmail.com  Fri Nov  3 21:30:01 2017
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:30:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] TQSL Config File 11.2 Released - FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A,
 CAS-4B Now Supported in LoTW
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrddPec5=ye5QR5GJUe16LfiUnO86i8pQFcw3hoHJQdWA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOrddPec5=ye5QR5GJUe16LfiUnO86i8pQFcw3hoHJQdWA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHDoFW+CtjmJob2viSrod=-xGKrGyKftFpYetwboGh+1DA@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you!

Good to know,

Stefan

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 3:58 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> The ARRL released TQSL configuration file version 11.2 this afternoon.
> FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A, and CAS-4B are now supported.
>
> Note that FalconSAT-3 is abbreviated FS-3.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov  3 21:31:50 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 17:31:50 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TM-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOYjmhYuSyTP8GmzfNJvWjTe-8u4tsCdSU-epBzSDCRzLQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <3e67d34e-840c-a58a-fa6c-a7101eb86267@optonline.net>
	<CAJCSnOYjmhYuSyTP8GmzfNJvWjTe-8u4tsCdSU-epBzSDCRzLQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpL0Z0FM_grQcjiHZxxR=oYF6aYHiCJW0TrgtDVxmE-gg@mail.gmail.com>

You are absolutely correct, Scott!

I could keep a separate window open to make digipeater transmissions
as well. I just don't plan to do so while I'm trying to get BBS
uploads and downloads going, especially since I'm holding the antenna
and trying to manage all this!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 5:19 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm going to be trying the BBS, not the digipeater
>
> Hey guys!  Don't forget that it's not one or the other.  I'm not familiar
> with how to use PB/PG yet, but at least with WiSP, it pretty much runs
> itself.  So, you're free to work "ISS-style" QSO's with UISS at the same
> time.
>
> Yes, on some of the higher passes I've been quick enough to view the
> refreshed directory list and mark a message or two for "Priority" download;
> sometimes there is enough time left for them to download but so far, more
> often than not, newly requested downloads happen on the next pass.
>
> Of course everything I just said assumes a Windows computer.  I would also
> like to learn more about PB/PG, so thanks in advance for any learnings that
> you all might share as time goes by.
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>
> ==================================
>
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Paul:
>>
>> I'm going to be trying the BBS, not the digipeater. Please feel free to
>>> leave me a message!
>>>
>>
>> That makes things easier - just finished typing up a short message. I
>> should make the 23:00z pass.
>>
>>>
>>> I'll be using a laptop with Linux and PB/PG, but when i figure it all out
>>> and get some scripts written to automate the lengthy number of commands you
>>> have to type in to get it all working, I'm going to be trying it with my
>>> PocketCHIP. An extremely portable way of sending and receiving messages via
>>> FalconSAT! 73, Paul, N8HM
>>>
>>
>> PocketChip looks interesting - certainly small enough for portable work.
>> Any chance of recording a short video while accessing Falconsat with this
>> setup?
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net <mailto:
>>> dxdx at optonline.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Paul:
>>>
>>>         The TM-D710 can do full duplex with it's internal TNC. Include
>>>         "FU ON" in the KISS initialization string (which essentially
>>>         just turns off DCD sense).
>>>
>>>
>>>     Sounds similar to how the TS-2000's internal TNC to worked when I
>>>     used it to work Pacsats years ago. I guess the only obstacle would
>>>     be tuning steps i.e., does the TM-710 allow small tuning steps in
>>>     5 KHz or less on 70cm.
>>>
>>>         I plan to attempt this with my TH-D72 either tonight or later
>>>         this weekend. The TH-D7A will do full duplex in standalone
>>>         APRS mode, but not in packet mode. 73,Paul, N8HM
>>>
>>>
>>>     If you specify which pass, I'll send you a short APRS message Paul.
>>>
>>>     Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
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From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Fri Nov  3 17:46:55 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (vk4tec at internode.on.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 03:46:55 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3
Message-ID: <061901d354cb$be37f970$3aa7ec50$@internode.on.net>

Hello

 

What is the polarisation of the 435.103 MHz antenna on Falconsat-3 ?

 

Is the platform spin stabalised ?

 

Power output ?

 

Doing some link budget calculations

 

Andy VK4TEC

 

Author of the online satreporter 


From lanekg at gmail.com  Fri Nov  3 23:14:00 2017
From: lanekg at gmail.com (Greg Lane)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 18:14:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] N4KGL needs some Qs on F0-29 Pass 1403 UTC Nov 4th
Message-ID: <CAKBWdLoLwr=XNVFaZj=A1+EGxWACj5SWp9xPvZV8RyR7oBug7Q@mail.gmail.com>

I am doing the Nov 4th RaDAR Challenge from St Andrews State Park, FL at
EM70DC. I would be greatful for one to five contacts. I will shoot for
435.850 downlink using the frequency at satellite option on satpc32.

Thanks,

Greg Lane N4KGL


FO-29 will be visible from Panama City, on Saturday, November 4 09:03:16 AM
CDT
Starting in the S (172?)
Ending in the NNW (345?) at 09:19:43 AM CDT
Maximum elevation: 66?

http://issdetector.com

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov  3 23:53:22 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 19:53:22 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Getting Ready for RadFxSat (Fox-1B)
Message-ID: <CABzOSOq=+_3j7XgjzCtbvGy36VSdC6Le0tS+0Y=eqcRUcsdj5Q@mail.gmail.com>

INTRODUCTION

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is scheduled for launch on November 10, 2017.
RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats making up the NASA ELaNa XIV mission,
riding as secondary payloads aboard the Joint Polar Satellite System
(JPSS)-1 mission. JPSS-1 will launch on a Delta II from Vandenberg Air
Force Base, California.

RadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University ISDE and hosts
four payloads for the study of radiation effects on commercial off the
shelf components. RadFxSat features the Fox-1 style FM U/v repeater
with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on
145.960 MHz. Satellite and experiment telemetry will be downlinked via
the ?DUV? subaudible telemetry stream and can be decoded with the
FoxTelem software
(https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/).


LAUNCH AND EARLY ORBIT PHASE (LEOP)

RadFxSat will launch at 01:47 PST (09:47 UTC) on November 10, 2017
from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. At this time, pre-launch
Keplerian elements are not expected to be available. However, based on
the Local Time of the Ascending Node (LTAN) of the primary payload,
13:30, stations should expect to have their initial ascending passes
starting around noon local time. The estimated time of ?First
Veronica,? the initial beacon after deployment, is 12:07 UTC. Due to
the tight constraints on the primary payload deployment, the secondary
payloads may be delayed slightly, so this should be considered the
soonest the transmitter will be enabled. Orbital elements will be
published as soon as they are available on the AMSAT website. Stations
in Europe, South America, and North America should point your beams
south and have FoxTelem running while awaiting the initial post-launch
Keplerian elements.

Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many
parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering looks
for successful startup and indications of the general health and
function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space.

If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem please be sure that
"Upload to Server" is checked in your settings, and that your ?Ground
Station Params? are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone
waiting to get on the air with RadFxSat tremendously by capturing
RadFxSat telemetry.

About 60 minutes after deployment, or 140 minutes after launch, the
satellite will start up in Beacon Mode. In this initial mode, the
transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time and then will be off for
two minutes. For those of you capturing telemetry, that means that you
will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames. The High and
Low frames are truncated as it takes just over the 10 second limit to
send two frames. Veronica may also be cut off before she gets to say
her whole ID string as the full ID, ?RadFxSat Fox-1B Safe Mode,? is a
bit longer than the approximately 3.5 seconds she has in Beacon Mode.
If the voice ID is cut off, the satellite is still in Beacon Mode.

If AMSAT Engineering is seeing nominal values from the telemetry you
gather, the satellite will be commanded from Beacon Mode to Safe Mode
on the first good pass over the United States. In Safe Mode, the
satellite transmits a full two frames of telemetry (one Current frame
followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame).
Veronica now has time to make the whole ID announcement in Safe Mode.

The on-orbit checkout procedure for RadFxSat is similar to
Fox-1A/AO-85 and could be completed in as little as a few days if
users cooperate. It is very important, and good amateur operating
practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so the on-orbit
tests can be performed, including when the satellite is switched into
Transponder Mode for testing.

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 AMSAT?s website, Facebook, and Twitter before transmitting to be
sure you do not interfere with testing.

AMSAT asks all satellite operators to contribute just a little bit of
your time by gathering telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, to
help complete the last few days of getting RadFxSat operating for the
amateur radio community.

Lots of hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into
making RadFxSat happen. Just like any ham radio project you might
undertake, AMSAT builds satellites. AMSAT volunteers do it because
they like to, and when they are done, AMSAT freely shares their
project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of amateur radio.

Thank you very much and see you on the bird!


RADIO PROGRAMMING CHART

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Doppler Shift Correction

Memory 1 (AOS) - Transmit 435.240 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), Receive 145.960 MHz
Memory 2 (Approaching) - Transmit 435.245 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), Receive
145.960 MHz
Memory 3 (TCA) - Transmit 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), Receive 145.960 MHz
Memory 4 (Departing) - Transmit 435.255 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), Receive 145.960 MHz
Memory 5 (LOS) - Transmit 435.260 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), Receive 145.960 MHz

Frequencies are subject to change post-launch.


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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sat Nov  4 00:07:33 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 20:07:33 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup
Message-ID: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>

I had some time today to start working on my Pacsat station. Is anyone else trying to setup a 9100, WiSP, DSP2232, and SatPC32 ?  I got the setup to rx 1200 baud APRS packets, but can?t rx 9600 baud from Falconsat-3. I?m using an old cable I used to use with a 910, and an FT-847. I have 9600 baud turned on. Anyone else get this to work?

73 Jeff kb2m


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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Sat Nov  4 01:16:42 2017
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 21:16:42 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup
In-Reply-To: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>
References: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>
Message-ID: <2FAD861E-3D3D-4913-B99A-17DACD7EDD83@mindspring.com>

I'm using a 9100 with a PacComm Sprint-2. The cable setup is different than the 910...it's one jack on the rig rather than two.

73, Drew KO4MA

> On Nov 3, 2017, at 8:07 PM, <kb2mjeff at att.net> <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:
> 
> I had some time today to start working on my Pacsat station. Is anyone else trying to setup a 9100, WiSP, DSP2232, and SatPC32 ?  I got the setup to rx 1200 baud APRS packets, but can?t rx 9600 baud from Falconsat-3. I?m using an old cable I used to use with a 910, and an FT-847. I have 9600 baud turned on. Anyone else get this to work?
> 
> 73 Jeff kb2m
> 
> 
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From dxdx at optonline.net  Sat Nov  4 01:50:54 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 21:50:54 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpSp6ERBvoBoB2CKcrtT=hspDsQk9r+SpWitgKquBBRaQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOr_6hu6cr-C7Wri9hmn7gt82aUBaoUior5fVF=RxMO4sA@mail.gmail.com>
	<f5833556-3bb7-733b-700d-f1adf669d5c5@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOoKgnvL4SnYDKkUDeMXxwAqxVrWE-CHSP6KC=QmixK2-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<c110c864-f8ef-1e44-7c60-49a90279c779@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOpSp6ERBvoBoB2CKcrtT=hspDsQk9r+SpWitgKquBBRaQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8124126d-f081-6d12-927d-18692bbc1bc0@optonline.net>

On 11/3/2017 5:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> If I get it working, yes! The command line tools are cumbersome and
> not as nice as using WiSP, though. 73, Paul, N8HM
Paul:

I had company this evening so missed the first 2 Falconsat passes. I'll 
post your BBS message on the next pass which begins at 02:17z.

Tony -K2MO

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov  4 02:00:07 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 22:00:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <8124126d-f081-6d12-927d-18692bbc1bc0@optonline.net>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOr_6hu6cr-C7Wri9hmn7gt82aUBaoUior5fVF=RxMO4sA@mail.gmail.com>
	<f5833556-3bb7-733b-700d-f1adf669d5c5@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOoKgnvL4SnYDKkUDeMXxwAqxVrWE-CHSP6KC=QmixK2-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<c110c864-f8ef-1e44-7c60-49a90279c779@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOpSp6ERBvoBoB2CKcrtT=hspDsQk9r+SpWitgKquBBRaQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8124126d-f081-6d12-927d-18692bbc1bc0@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOq3K+kjy-R2aT1cQgbhyvse1s4X5fLb+L3eibBg2g3xQA@mail.gmail.com>

No luck so far here. Nothing coming through when I set the radio to
KISS, though I am sending packets and if I flip the radio to APRS
mode, the packets come in fine, so I'm not sure what's going on.

Going to give the digipeater a shot next pass and re-evaluate the rest
of the setup! Hope I can pick up your message in the next few days.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
> On 11/3/2017 5:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>
>> If I get it working, yes! The command line tools are cumbersome and
>> not as nice as using WiSP, though. 73, Paul, N8HM
>
> Paul:
>
> I had company this evening so missed the first 2 Falconsat passes. I'll post
> your BBS message on the next pass which begins at 02:17z.
>
>
> Tony -K2MO
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From dxdx at optonline.net  Sat Nov  4 02:57:56 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 22:57:56 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOq3K+kjy-R2aT1cQgbhyvse1s4X5fLb+L3eibBg2g3xQA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOr_6hu6cr-C7Wri9hmn7gt82aUBaoUior5fVF=RxMO4sA@mail.gmail.com>
	<f5833556-3bb7-733b-700d-f1adf669d5c5@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOoKgnvL4SnYDKkUDeMXxwAqxVrWE-CHSP6KC=QmixK2-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<c110c864-f8ef-1e44-7c60-49a90279c779@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOpSp6ERBvoBoB2CKcrtT=hspDsQk9r+SpWitgKquBBRaQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8124126d-f081-6d12-927d-18692bbc1bc0@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOq3K+kjy-R2aT1cQgbhyvse1s4X5fLb+L3eibBg2g3xQA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8d683e6d-c5cb-8509-3fc5-ad9320087a34@optonline.net>

Paul:

I was monitoring APRS and it looks like Scott, K4KDR, saw you on APRS 
via Falconsat. Wonder if you were able to exchange messages?

Tony -K2MO



On 11/3/2017 10:00 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> No luck so far here. Nothing coming through when I set the radio to
> KISS, though I am sending packets and if I flip the radio to APRS
> mode, the packets come in fine, so I'm not sure what's going on.
>
> Going to give the digipeater a shot next pass and re-evaluate the rest
> of the setup! Hope I can pick up your message in the next few days.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>> On 11/3/2017 5:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>> If I get it working, yes! The command line tools are cumbersome and
>>> not as nice as using WiSP, though. 73, Paul, N8HM
>> Paul:
>>
>> I had company this evening so missed the first 2 Falconsat passes. I'll post
>> your BBS message on the next pass which begins at 02:17z.
>>
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sat Nov  4 03:06:09 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 23:06:09 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <8d683e6d-c5cb-8509-3fc5-ad9320087a34@optonline.net>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOr_6hu6cr-C7Wri9hmn7gt82aUBaoUior5fVF=RxMO4sA@mail.gmail.com>
	<f5833556-3bb7-733b-700d-f1adf669d5c5@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOoKgnvL4SnYDKkUDeMXxwAqxVrWE-CHSP6KC=QmixK2-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<c110c864-f8ef-1e44-7c60-49a90279c779@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOpSp6ERBvoBoB2CKcrtT=hspDsQk9r+SpWitgKquBBRaQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<8124126d-f081-6d12-927d-18692bbc1bc0@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOq3K+kjy-R2aT1cQgbhyvse1s4X5fLb+L3eibBg2g3xQA@mail.gmail.com>
	<8d683e6d-c5cb-8509-3fc5-ad9320087a34@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnObFGAOziBWqZqEJ3-KV4XcT2txCDxoROFa2+SK1Bs8a6w@mail.gmail.com>

He sure did get digipeated several times!

Here's a tweet I posted with some pics:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/926642767127891968


-Scott,  K4KDR


=====================

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 10:57 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> Paul:
>
> I was monitoring APRS and it looks like Scott, K4KDR, saw you on APRS via
> Falconsat. Wonder if you were able to exchange messages?
>
> Tony -K2MO
>
>
>
> On 11/3/2017 10:00 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>
>> No luck so far here. Nothing coming through when I set the radio to
>> KISS, though I am sending packets and if I flip the radio to APRS
>> mode, the packets come in fine, so I'm not sure what's going on.
>>
>> Going to give the digipeater a shot next pass and re-evaluate the rest
>> of the setup! Hope I can pick up your message in the next few days.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/3/2017 5:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>>
>>>> If I get it working, yes! The command line tools are cumbersome and
>>>> not as nice as using WiSP, though. 73, Paul, N8HM
>>>>
>>> Paul:
>>>
>>> I had company this evening so missed the first 2 Falconsat passes. I'll
>>> post
>>> your BBS message on the next pass which begins at 02:17z.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov  4 03:09:28 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 23:09:28 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnObFGAOziBWqZqEJ3-KV4XcT2txCDxoROFa2+SK1Bs8a6w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
	<CABzOSOr_6hu6cr-C7Wri9hmn7gt82aUBaoUior5fVF=RxMO4sA@mail.gmail.com>
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	<CABzOSOoKgnvL4SnYDKkUDeMXxwAqxVrWE-CHSP6KC=QmixK2-Q@mail.gmail.com>
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Got your message, Scott, but never got an acknowledgement of my reply.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
> He sure did get digipeated several times!
>
> Here's a tweet I posted with some pics:
>
> https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/926642767127891968
>
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>
>
> =====================
>
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 10:57 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Paul:
>>
>> I was monitoring APRS and it looks like Scott, K4KDR, saw you on APRS via
>> Falconsat. Wonder if you were able to exchange messages?
>>
>> Tony -K2MO
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/3/2017 10:00 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>
>>> No luck so far here. Nothing coming through when I set the radio to
>>> KISS, though I am sending packets and if I flip the radio to APRS
>>> mode, the packets come in fine, so I'm not sure what's going on.
>>>
>>> Going to give the digipeater a shot next pass and re-evaluate the rest
>>> of the setup! Hope I can pick up your message in the next few days.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/3/2017 5:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If I get it working, yes! The command line tools are cumbersome and
>>>>> not as nice as using WiSP, though. 73, Paul, N8HM
>>>>>
>>>> Paul:
>>>>
>>>> I had company this evening so missed the first 2 Falconsat passes. I'll
>>>> post
>>>> your BBS message on the next pass which begins at 02:17z.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tony -K2MO
>>>
>>>
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sat Nov  4 03:14:53 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2017 23:14:53 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-710 for Falconsat?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpVK0Rb=+HEy_pzi7cL89oVx4CTSqkH6qmD+AWWdifQPA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <2246c091-ecd5-a86e-3734-27bbc87c0ff6@optonline.net>
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	<f5833556-3bb7-733b-700d-f1adf669d5c5@optonline.net>
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	<c110c864-f8ef-1e44-7c60-49a90279c779@optonline.net>
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Yeah, wasn't for lack of trying.  I tried & tried to get a reply digipeated
but no luck.

With all the BBS traffic up & down, sometimes working UISS feels like
merging onto interstate traffic.  Of course it's my own fault for running
both at the same time, but it sure is fun to try.

-Scott

==============

On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 11:09 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> Got your message, Scott, but never got an acknowledgement of my reply.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 11:06 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > He sure did get digipeated several times!
> >
> > Here's a tweet I posted with some pics:
> >
> > https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/926642767127891968
> >
> >
> > -Scott,  K4KDR
> >
> >
> > =====================
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 10:57 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Paul:
> >>
> >> I was monitoring APRS and it looks like Scott, K4KDR, saw you on APRS
> via
> >> Falconsat. Wonder if you were able to exchange messages?
> >>
> >> Tony -K2MO
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/3/2017 10:00 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> >>
> >>> No luck so far here. Nothing coming through when I set the radio to
> >>> KISS, though I am sending packets and if I flip the radio to APRS
> >>> mode, the packets come in fine, so I'm not sure what's going on.
> >>>
> >>> Going to give the digipeater a shot next pass and re-evaluate the rest
> >>> of the setup! Hope I can pick up your message in the next few days.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>>
> >>> Paul, N8HM
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 11/3/2017 5:03 PM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> If I get it working, yes! The command line tools are cumbersome and
> >>>>> not as nice as using WiSP, though. 73, Paul, N8HM
> >>>>>
> >>>> Paul:
> >>>>
> >>>> I had company this evening so missed the first 2 Falconsat passes.
> I'll
> >>>> post
> >>>> your BBS message on the next pass which begins at 02:17z.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Tony -K2MO

From AJ9N at aol.com  Sat Nov  4 06:34:05 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 02:34:05 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-04 06:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <372e3.307a7eb2.472eb95d@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-04  06:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Liceo Scientifico ?Francesco Cecioni?, Livorno, Italy and  Liceo Artistico 
Melotti, Lomazzo, Italy, direct via IQ5LI
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA
Contact was successful: Fri 2017-11-03 09:27:26 UTC 87 deg  (***)
Watch for HamTV
Watch for live stream at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFXXIuThuTU 

Istituto di Istruzione  Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?, Lanusei, Italy, 
direct via IS?BWM
The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12:16 UTC 34  deg
Watch for HamTV

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium,  West Palm Beach, FL, direct via 
WS4FSC
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17:10 UTC 35 deg 

Liceo  Statale ?Ilaria Alpi?, Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi,  Italy, and Liceo Scientifico ?Valdemaro Vecchi?, Trani, Italy 
telebridge via  VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16:29  UTC 56 deg
Watch for  HamTV

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 126 (***) 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ  with 124 
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-04 06:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1180. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1134.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-04 06:30 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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors











From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Fri Nov  3 21:42:53 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (vk4tec at internode.on.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 07:42:53 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 Antenna, PreAmp, SDR
Message-ID: <066501d354ec$b440ff90$1cc2feb0$@internode.on.net>

I am going to give this a try 

 

Get rid of any coax 

 

http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/falcon_sdr.jpg

 

Andrew


From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Sat Nov  4 06:52:34 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 16:52:34 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satreporter update
Message-ID: <EEB215B7-4A47-46FC-AC9E-ACC2DBE9FAB3@internode.on.net>

Hello

Added little floppy disk icon to the right

Takes you to the satellite data 

Regards

Andrew vk4tec

http://59.167.159.165/satreporter/index2.html


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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sat Nov  4 11:38:07 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 07:38:07 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup
In-Reply-To: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>
References: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>
Message-ID: <8FA4FAEC2D72467886809220DB9CDE87@kb2m4PC>

Moving right along here. This morning I discovered my problem with the RX. 
II 'm using the right SINGLE port, Data2, had 9600 baud selected,  but 
didn't turn on the data mode. Odd thing is the 9100 will RX 1200 baud packet 
with data mode off, but not 9600. I figured out that I need to select Modem 
28 in the DSP2232 for the 9600 baud RX to work. So we will be testing the RX 
with WiSP on Falconsat3 this evening. I'm also getting a connection error I 
don't understand when MSPE tries to connect to the 2232. In the meanwhile 
I'm falling back to running PuTTY to test RX and setup the 2232.

So the remaining issues are the MSPE connection error, and I haven't come up 
with an idea on how to do the WiSP PTT. I'm running SatPC32, with WiSP for 
the antenna pointing and doppler tuning.  Anyone using this setup have any 
answers?


73 Jeff kb2m


-----Original Message----- 
From: kb2mjeff at att.net
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 8:07 PM
To: Amsat
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup

I had some time today to start working on my Pacsat station. Is anyone else 
trying to setup a 9100, WiSP, DSP2232, and SatPC32 ?  I got the setup to rx 
1200 baud APRS packets, but can?t rx 9600 baud from Falconsat-3. I?m using 
an old cable I used to use with a 910, and an FT-847. I have 9600 baud 
turned on. Anyone else get this to work?

73 Jeff kb2m


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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sat Nov  4 11:50:20 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 07:50:20 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup
In-Reply-To: <8FA4FAEC2D72467886809220DB9CDE87@kb2m4PC>
References: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>
	<8FA4FAEC2D72467886809220DB9CDE87@kb2m4PC>
Message-ID: <D129850E71284048BB1670E86D062788@kb2m4PC>

Of course I meant to say...

I'm running SatPC32, along with with WiSP.  SatPC32 is used for the antenna 
pointing and doppler tuning.  Anyone using this setup have any answers?

-----Original Message----- 
From: kb2mjeff at att.net
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 7:38 AM
To: Amsat
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup

Moving right along here. This morning I discovered my problem with the RX.
II 'm using the right SINGLE port, Data2, had 9600 baud selected,  but
didn't turn on the data mode. Odd thing is the 9100 will RX 1200 baud packet
with data mode off, but not 9600. I figured out that I need to select Modem
28 in the DSP2232 for the 9600 baud RX to work. So we will be testing the RX
with WiSP on Falconsat3 this evening. I'm also getting a connection error I
don't understand when MSPE tries to connect to the 2232. In the meanwhile
I'm falling back to running PuTTY to test RX and setup the 2232.

So the remaining issues are the MSPE connection error, and I haven't come up
with an idea on how to do the WiSP PTT. I'm running SatPC32, with WiSP for
the antenna pointing and doppler tuning.  Anyone using this setup have any
answers?


73 Jeff kb2m


-----Original Message----- 
From: kb2mjeff at att.net
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 8:07 PM
To: Amsat
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup

I had some time today to start working on my Pacsat station. Is anyone else
trying to setup a 9100, WiSP, DSP2232, and SatPC32 ?  I got the setup to rx
1200 baud APRS packets, but can?t rx 9600 baud from Falconsat-3. I?m using
an old cable I used to use with a 910, and an FT-847. I have 9600 baud
turned on. Anyone else get this to work?

73 Jeff kb2m




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From pedro at dutrasousa.name  Sat Nov  4 12:08:37 2017
From: pedro at dutrasousa.name (Pedro Dutra Sousa)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 11:08:37 -0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] CT8/DL7VTX in HM58/68
Message-ID: <AD650B06-0CD8-40AF-9705-4FBE14C6907D@dutrasousa.name>

Hi all,

Jens, DL7VTX, is back in the Azores. He is now is S?o Jorge island which covers both HM58 and HM68.
As usual in his trips he is equipped with a 5/8 whip, but this time he brought the TH74d, so he?s complaining about not being full duplex.
So far is active is SO-50 and worked EB1AO.
He?ll remain in S?o Jorge island until November 7, then will be in Terceira island on the 8th, returning next to Germany.

Will be announcing soon my HM58 Christmas activation for this year. It?ll be a 4-5 days activation. Details later.

For now, ears open for DL7VTX.

73 Pedro
CU2ZG HM77



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From mrtoburen7 at gmail.com  Sat Nov  4 13:21:32 2017
From: mrtoburen7 at gmail.com (MrToby)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 08:21:32 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl
Message-ID: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>

Stefan's post about there being an updated version of TQSL got me
wondering.  What, if any, logging program is available that is really
suitable for logging Satellite contacts?  I've just been using Microsoft
EXCEL but would like something more dedicated that can produce files to
upload to TQSL.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

Marshall, AA0FO

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov  4 13:48:02 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 13:48:02 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl
In-Reply-To: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpuvocyUJq7FGf9pOGPTNKcKSoTa1rikfhGCM=1PMJqog@mail.gmail.com>

DXKeeper is the best I?ve found at handling satellite QSOs and tracking
VUCC properly with stations on grid lines and corners.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 09:22 MrToby <mrtoburen7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stefan's post about there being an updated version of TQSL got me
> wondering.  What, if any, logging program is available that is really
> suitable for logging Satellite contacts?  I've just been using Microsoft
> EXCEL but would like something more dedicated that can produce files to
> upload to TQSL.
>
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
>
> Marshall, AA0FO
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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sat Nov  4 13:57:27 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 09:57:27 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpuvocyUJq7FGf9pOGPTNKcKSoTa1rikfhGCM=1PMJqog@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOpuvocyUJq7FGf9pOGPTNKcKSoTa1rikfhGCM=1PMJqog@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3B795BEA724542AC87640BC78987E539@kb2m4PC>

I agree with Paul. DXLab is the best logging S/W for all Satellite  and non 
contest activities...

73 Jeff kb2m

-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul Stoetzer
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 9:48 AM
To: MrToby
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl

DXKeeper is the best I?ve found at handling satellite QSOs and tracking
VUCC properly with stations on grid lines and corners.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 09:22 MrToby <mrtoburen7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stefan's post about there being an updated version of TQSL got me
> wondering.  What, if any, logging program is available that is really
> suitable for logging Satellite contacts?  I've just been using Microsoft
> EXCEL but would like something more dedicated that can produce files to
> upload to TQSL.
>
> Thanks in advance for your recommendations.
>
> Marshall, AA0FO


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From ingejack at cox.net  Sat Nov  4 16:21:29 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:21:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
Message-ID: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>

Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??  There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite  Thanks  Jack  kc7mg

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov  4 16:57:42 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2017 16:57:42 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
In-Reply-To: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
References: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>

There?s a propagation panel that gives satellite options.

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:22 alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net> wrote:

> Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??
> There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite  Thanks  Jack  kc7mg
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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From ingejack at cox.net  Sat Nov  4 17:37:27 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 13:37:27 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DXKEEPER
Message-ID: <2005491811.2794.1509817047964@myemail.cox.net>

Paul  Thanks for the info Checked the Propagation box and it now works great. Nice program  73  JACK-KC7MG

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov  4 18:53:51 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 14:53:51 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with South Florida Science Center
	and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL
Message-ID: <23E391A6F0B943619CB25A02CB6A2B02@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL on 06 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:17 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and WS4FSC. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium 

 

The South Florida Science Center's Education team is very excited to have been selected by the ARISS program to be a contact site for the ISS this winter. Being located in Palm Beach County, the 3rd largest in Florida, has afforded us the opportunity to pull participants from all different demographics located from Boca Raton through Jupiter.  We have constructed our program for and invited participants from grades 3 - 12 to complete a 250-word essay with the topic "If you had a chance to ask an astronaut any question, what would it be and why?" One essay will be chosen from participating schools to then be presented to a panel of judges at the Science Center. We believe that the diversity of participants along with the variety of excellent exhibit spaces we have to offer, including our new exhibit, Astronaut, our in-house HAM Radio Station, and our newly renovated theater will offer a great setting for the awards and ISS communication ceremony.

 

The Science Center has always been a hub for space science, offering public viewings and educational programs in Palm Beach's only public planetarium and observatory. This Fall, we're proud to host a brand-new exhibit on the museum circuit, Astronaut. Through hands-on and full-body displays, this revealing science exhibition investigates the reality of what it takes to be a modern-day Astronaut. Visitors can experience a rocket launch, G-forces, grow a space garden, and more! We anticipate hosting several local school groups and encourage all ARISS contest participants to see the exhibit for themselves. No matter the age, ethnicity, or educational background, we guarantee that visitors will leave this exhibit with a new respect for Astronauts. We couldn't be more honored to participate in the ARISS program and help to inspire the next generation of space explorers. 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:

 

1. What is the most unexpected discovery you have made when doing your 

   science experiments on the International Space Station?

2. What do you think the future of air travel will be?

3. What is your favorite thing to do in space that feels different than it 

   does here on Earth?

4. How easy or difficult is it for astronauts to adjust their body's 

   Circadian rhythms knowing that it is always dark in space?

5. If you had suddenly received orders to turn back to earth, what would be 

   the last think you do in space before you head back?

6. What experiment do you consider to be the one that has best helped us live 

   better on Earth, or one that has helped out the most with space 

   exploration?

7. Can we launch a rocket from space or from the moon to make it to Mars?

8. How does it feel to be at zero-gravity?

9. How does an astronaut maneuver the rocket in space?

10. How do Astronauts manage their clothing and do you do laundry in space?

11. What was your biggest fear during your mission?

12. What are the steps of becoming an astronaut?

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the 

      International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

      1. Liceo Statale "Ilaria Alpi", Rutigliano,  Italy, I.I.S.S. "T.Fiore-         

         C.Sylos", Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico  "Valdemaro 

         Vecchi", Trani, Italy 

         telebridge via VK4KHZ

         The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

         The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 

         Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16 UTC

         Watch for HamTV

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 


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From AJ9N at aol.com  Sat Nov  4 21:00:03 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 17:00:03 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-04 21:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <449a2.55d44bc6.472f8453@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-04  21:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Istituto di Istruzione Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?,  Lanusei, Italy, 
direct via IS?BWM
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to  be OR4ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact was  successful: Sat 2017-11-04 10:12:16 UTC 34 deg (***)
Watch for  HamTV

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach,  FL, direct via 
WS4FSC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go  for: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17:10 UTC 35 deg 

Liceo Statale ?Ilaria  Alpi?, Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo  Scientifico ?Valdemaro Vecchi?, Trani, Italy 
telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo  Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16:29 UTC 56 deg
Watch  for  HamTV

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 127 (***) 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ  with 124 
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-04 21:00 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 1181. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1135.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-04 21:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors











From ingejack at cox.net  Sat Nov  4 23:58:00 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 19:58:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
	<CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1430106595.5951.1509839880350@myemail.cox.net>

Thanks Paul: I found it and it works great. 73 JACK-KC7MG


> On November 4, 2017 at 12:57 PM Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
>     There?s a propagation panel that gives satellite options.
> 
>     73,
> 
>     Paul, N8HM 
> 
> 
>     On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:22 alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net mailto:ingejack at cox.net > wrote:
> 
>         > > Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??  There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite  Thanks  Jack  kc7mg
> >         _______________________________________________
> >         Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org mailto:AMSAT-BB at 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
> > 
> >     > 
 

From mikesprenger at gmail.com  Sun Nov  5 00:31:49 2017
From: mikesprenger at gmail.com (Mike Sprenger)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 20:31:49 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
	<CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <510DB19B-E38B-46EC-B22A-74317B4B3D29@gmail.com>

If you choose a satellite from the sat list i.e. Fo29 it will change propagation to satellite.  

Be sure you have your TX and RX bands correct or you won't get an lotw match. 



Thanks,
Mike

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 4, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> There?s a propagation panel that gives satellite options.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:22 alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??
>> There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite  Thanks  Jack  kc7mg
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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 at 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.
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From kg5jup at gmail.com  Sun Nov  5 03:11:06 2017
From: kg5jup at gmail.com (Chris Bradley)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 22:11:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS 309 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CANk-AFs2oLJW=XJYsNbF=BYtn52kp8ynobqUtWdT_CrFdE1TTw@mail.gmail.com>

 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-309.01

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* QUIKCOM-1 Module Update
* Update Patch for FoxTelem
* New Grid Master Awarded
* Countdown Continues for RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch on November 10
* Satellite Operating Road Trip Announced - This Week
* AMSAT Describes RadFxSat/Fox-1B Commissioning Plans
* NASA JPSS-1 and ELaNa XIV/RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch Briefings and Events

* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-309.01
ANS-309.01 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 309.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
November 5, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-309.01



QUIKCOM-1 Module Update

The QIKCOM-1 module was to be powered by 28 volts after the host
spacecraft
deployed its solar panels, charged its batteries and determined that
power
was nominal.  Since QIKCOM-1 also had a completely separate QIKCOM-
11 VHF
beacon and separate antenna to come on over the USA too, and neither
have
been heard, we assume the module has not been powered up.  Both the
host
and QKCOM-1 were delivered about two and a half years ago and spent
most of
that time stored on ISS awaiting deployment.

We thank everyone who listened after the deployment on Friday, but
since
both transmitters are on common APRS frequencies, monitored
routinely in
USA and around the world we will surely see it anyway if it powers up.

Since it was deployed from ISS to avoid re-contact later, then it
will be
in essentially the same orbit but going lower.  And lower orbits go
faster.  Deployed at 0.3 m/s or about 1kph, my guess is it will gain
about
20 seconds a week.in front of ISS AOS as a wild guess.

Bob Bruninga, WB4APR

[ANS Bob Bruninga WB4APR for the above information]

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Update Patch for FoxTelem V.1.05 Available for Download

If you have already installed FoxTelem Version 1.05w in preparation
for RadFxSat it is recommended that you install an update patch. This
will upgrade you to 1.05x.

This patch fixes the following bugs with v1.05w or earlier 1.05
releases:
* When two spacecraft are tracked and "When Above Horizon" is set to
start
  and stop the decoder, the decoder NEVER starts.
* If the matched filter is selected for DUV then FoxTelem crashes
* When a spacecraft is being decoded, the position is not updated on
the
  screen
* When the decoders is automatically stopped/started, then the FunCube
  Dongle becomes disconnected

To apply this patch simply copy the jar file into your Version 1.05
installation directory and overwrite the existing file.

If you are running FoxTelem Version 1.04f or earlier, you should
install
the full release for Version 1.05x

The files for the full release and the patch are here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/

[ANS thanks Chris, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information]

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New Grid Master Awarded

Rick, WA4NVM and Damon, WA4HFN have teamed up to promote the
use of amateur satellites and support AMSAT North America with
a series of awards for satellite operators.

On November 3 Damon announced, "Congrats to Al, XE2AT for earning
Grid Master Award #6". The Grid Master Award is given for confirmed
satellite contacts with all 488 U.S. Grids.

Previous Grid Master award winners include:
#1 John     K8YSE    5/16/2014
#2 Doug     KD8CAO 12/15/2014
#3 Rick     WA4NVM   4/26/2015
#4 Glenn    AA5PK    8/22/2017
#5 Clayton W5PFG    9/14/2017

In addition to the Grid Master award Rick and Damon also sponsor
these satellite operating awards:

+ Got Grids Award - for 1 satellite contact in each of the
  10 maiden head grids blocks in the US

+ 5 in EM55 Award - for 5 satellite contacts with operators
  in EM55

+ These awards are available at no cost but Rick and Damon request
  you make a donation to AMSAT-NA.

For more information visit their web site:
http://www.squirtthebirds.com

[ANS thanks Damon, WA4HFN for the above information]
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Countdown Continues for RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch on November 10

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is scheduled for launch at 01:47 PST (09:47 UTC) on
November 10, 2017. RadFxSat is one of four CubeSats making up the NASA
ELaNa XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the Joint Polar
Satellite System (JPSS)-1 mission. JPSS-1 will launch on a Delta II
from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

RadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University ISDE and hosts
four payloads for the study of radiation effects on commercial off the
shelf components. RadFxSat features the Fox-1 style FM U/v repeater
with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on
145.960 MHz. See: https://www.amsat.org/countdown-to-launch-radfxsat-fox-1b/

Satellite and experiment telemetry will be downlinked via
the "DUV" subaudible telemetry stream and can be decoded with the
FoxTelem software.

Existing users of FoxTelem will get an upgrade notice and a download link
when they next re-launch FoxTelem.

If you have not tried FoxTelem before then you can download it from here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
(see related news item below for software patch information0

Launch updates are available via the United Launch Alliance web:
http://www.ulalaunch.com/delta-ii-to-launch-jpss1.aspx
and also at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-309-Spaceflightnow-Launch

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and Operations Teams for the above
information]
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Satellite Operating Road Trip Announced - This Week

On Friday Dave, KG5CCI revealed plans for road trip with the goal of
activating grids via satellite from Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North
and South Dakota.

Dave wrote, "I'll go north on Nov 5th, and try to activate at least
a few grids in the state of Missouri (since that's a needed WAS entity)
and once in EN21 I'll likely rove around the local area (Iowa and Nebraska)
and hit up EN20/11/10 while there."

On November 9th, 10th, and 11th, he plans to meet up with Wyatt, ACORA.
The dynamic duo will go blasting thru the frozen plains of South and North
Dakota hoping activating numerous grids on Satellites and 6m MSK144.

The planlooks generally like this:
http://druidnetworks.com/K0D-Plan.png
Watch Dave's twitter @KG5CCI for alerts.

In conclusion, Dave said, "Unfortunately the only way to make a trip
like this work, is with a tight schedule, and we both have to get back
to our real lives after only a few days off. This means we will likely
only do 1 or maybe 2 passes from each grid. Emphasis will be on grid
lines when possible, and high, US wide footprints when available."

[ANS thanks Dave, KG5CCI for the above information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

AMSAT Describes RadFxSat/Fox-1B Commissioning Plans

AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N?JY wrote what to
initially expect when the AMSAT RadFxSat/Fox-1B cubesat is launched
as a passenger on NASA's ELaNa XIV mission on Friday, Nov. 10, from
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Liftoff will be aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from
Space Launch Complex 2 and is targeted for 1:47 a.m. PT (4:47 a.m. ET,
9:47 am UTC) at the opening of a 65-second launch window. Launch cov-
erage will begin on NASA Television and the agency?s website at
1:15 a.m. PT.

RadFxSat/Fox-1B will automatically come up in Beacon Mode, transmitting
a beacon and voice ID (Veronica saying "RadFxSat Safe Mode") every two
minutes, starting about 50 minutes after deployment. The AMSAT command
stations will want to see voltage and current data to determine that
it's healthy and conduct various tests before opening it up for general
use.

Telemetry makes the engineering and operations teams very happy,
starting ASAP after startup (~55 minutes after deployment) and for
the next 72-96 hours at least as we look for successful startup, watch
the general health and function as the satellite begins to acclimate
to space, and perform the on orbit checkout. Ground stations are also
invited to continue uploading received telemetry for the life of the
satellite.

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 RadFxSat tremendously, by capturing RadFxSat telemetry.

In the initial Beacon Mode, the transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on
time then does the two minutes off cycle as Paul pointed out. 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. Veronica may also
be cut off before she gets to say her whole ID string. If Veronica is
speaking, "RadFxSat Fox-1B Safe Mode" which is the full ID, if it's cut
off then we're still in Beacon Mode. If we are seeing good data from
user telemetry data, it is likely when it comes over the U.S. for the
first good pass we will command it from Beacon Mode to normal Safe Mode,
which then puts RadFxSat 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.
Veronica now has time to make the whole ID announcement, in Safe Mode.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
--------------------
Jerry, N?JY commented further ...

Help your friends and all of our satellite ham friends get on the air
and have fun sooner by being polite and patient!

The on orbit checkout procedure is similar to Fox-1A/AO-85 and could
be completed in as little as a few 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 can't stress enough, the importance of this cooperation
not just for us but 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 don't assume that it is open for general use -
check the AMSAT website, Facebook, Twitter, to be sure you're not
accidentally jumping in with and unwittingly interfering with the
commissioning process.

Lots of hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into making
RadFxSat happen. Just like any ham radio project you might undertake,
we build satellites. We do it because we like to, and when we're done
we freely share our project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of
amateur radio.

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 RadFxSat in orbit and operating for all of you.

Thank you very much, see you on the bird!

[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N?JY, for the
above information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

NASA JPSS-1 and ELaNa XIV/RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch Briefings and Events

AMSAT RadFxSat/Fox-1B will be launched as a passenger on NASA's ELaNa
XIV mission. The primary payload for this flight is the Joint Polar
Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1), the first in a new series of four highly
advanced NOAA polar-orbiting satellites, which will help increase weather
forecast accuracy from three to seven days out.

JPSS-1 and ELaNa XIV (including RadFxSat/Fox-1B) is scheduled to launch
on Friday, Nov. 10, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Liftoff
aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch
Complex 2 is targeted for 1:47 a.m. PT (4:47 a.m. ET, 9:47 am UTC) at the
opening of a 65-second launch window. Launch coverage will begin on NASA
Television and the agency?s website at 1:15 a.m. PT.

Visit the NASA JPSS-1 Briefings and Events page for a full description
of the JPSS-1 mission and a timeline of press and launch events:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/jpss-1-briefings-and-events

The ELaNa missions generally get discussed on the L-2 Day Prelaunch
News Conference and Science Briefing followed by CubeSat owner inter-
views.

As AMSAT approaches the launch of RadFxSat/Fox-1B, Jerry Buxton, N?JY,
Vice-President Engineering, compiled a playlist of the streaming and
recorded videos he made as we went through the final testing and qual-
ification of the flight model: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-288-Fox1B-YouTube

On a related topic the next AMSAT-NA CubeSat of the Fox Team is Fox-1Cliff.
Here are links to videos showing Fox-1Cliff's "ride":
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-288-Spaceflight-Video-1
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-288-Spaceflight-Video-2

[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N?JY, for the
above information]

---------------------------------------------------------------------


Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ D-Star One is a 3U CubeSat, designed for technology
  demonstration. It will qualify a novel EPS and a new OBC, developed
  and built by GOS in Berlin. Among other payloads, the satellite will
  have four D-Star communication modules onboard. Two of these modules
  will be fully dedicated to the amateur radio community. The other two
  modules will be used for TT&C. **A downlink frequency of 435.700 MHz
  has been coordinated**

[ANS thanks AMSAT UK for the above information.]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

+ Page 12 of the November issue of SatMagazine features an article
  on the Jordanian JY1-SAT CubeSat which will carry an Amateur Radio
  linear transponder. Download the magazine PDF
  from http://www.satmagazine.com/ (via AMSAT-UK)

  [ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information.]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

+ The new version of the VHF handbook is available in the "Resources"
section of the iaru website and can be accessed at:
http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/vhfuhsshf/1737-vhf-manager-handbook-version-8-00

[ ANS thanks IARU Region 1 and AMSAT-UK for the above]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

+ 5K0, SAN ANDRES ISLAND (Update).  Members of the Grupo Yaguarete
DX, whopostponed their DXpedition
(which was scheduled between October and November) to Sint Martin due to
the extreme damage by hurricane Irma, have now re-scheduled to be active
 as 5K0T from San Andres Island (NA-033)
between November 12-26th. Operators mentioned are Joe/LU1FM (Team Leader),
Dan/LU9FHF, Andy/LU2JCW, Wally/LU3FMD, Fer/LU6FOV and Bob/KK6EK. Activity
will be on 160-10 meters, using CW, SSB, Digital modes (PSK31 and FT8)
and the Satellites. They plan to have 3 HF stations and one satellite
station on the air. Complete list of equipment is available on QRZ.com.
QSL via LU1FM. The 5K0T DXpedition will be officially supported by the
Cordell Expedition's DXA3 logging system <www.dxa3.org>. For more details
and updates, see: http://tarjetasqsl.com.ar/5k0t/index.html

[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1333 for the above information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

+ FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A, CAS-4B Now Supported in LoTW.
The ARRL released TQSL configuration file version 11.2.
FalconSAT-3, CAS-4A, and CAS-4B are now supported in LoTW.

Note that FalconSAT-3 is abbreviated FS-3. (via ARRL)

[ANS thanks A.R.R.L. for the above information]
---------------------------------------------------------------------


/EX

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional 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 stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Chris Bradley, AA5EM
aa5em at amsat dot org
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From gary_mayfield at hotmail.com  Sat Nov  4 13:23:55 2017
From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com (Gary)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 13:23:55 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl
In-Reply-To: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <DM5PR22MB090641EC5D3D725F711D3F9E8A520@DM5PR22MB0906.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

n3fjp's ACLog


73,

Joe kk0sd


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To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl

Stefan's post about there being an updated version of TQSL got me
wondering.  What, if any, logging program is available that is really
suitable for logging Satellite contacts?  I've just been using Microsoft
EXCEL but would like something more dedicated that can produce files to
upload to TQSL.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

Marshall, AA0FO
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From jerry.tuyls at telenet.be  Sat Nov  4 16:55:33 2017
From: jerry.tuyls at telenet.be (jerry.tuyls at telenet.be)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 17:55:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl
In-Reply-To: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJtf0Tmh2FEvT4GEJn+zgqiB+V7fjusu-88kd9n+S+9RDpK_TA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2032776439.11541076.1509814533247.JavaMail.zimbra@telenet.be>

You should look at VQlog, very good logprogram for VHF and up and sat-qso's.
No problems on uploading to e-qsl,LoTW etc
It has many features,and good service from EA6VQ when you have problems.

73's

Jerry

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "MrToby" <mrtoburen7 at gmail.com>
Aan: "amsat-bb" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Verzonden: Zaterdag 4 november 2017 14:21:32
Onderwerp: [amsat-bb] Sat Logbook / TQSl

Stefan's post about there being an updated version of TQSL got me
wondering.  What, if any, logging program is available that is really
suitable for logging Satellite contacts?  I've just been using Microsoft
EXCEL but would like something more dedicated that can produce files to
upload to TQSL.

Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

Marshall, AA0FO
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From kevin.rich at gmail.com  Sat Nov  4 18:13:14 2017
From: kevin.rich at gmail.com (Kevin Rich)
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:13:14 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-991/SatPC32 CAT Support
Message-ID: <CAAr_gOZ5ex52q-gn_JujX6nCFH7KgQ3osTnRs7-XSPdTSKzyug@mail.gmail.com>

I have been a Ham for 30+ years and just now getting started with the
satellites. I have made about a dozen contacts using SatPC32 and the ICOM
IC-9100 with just a PAR Electronics OA-144 Omniangle for the VHF downlink
and Diamond NR770HB for UHF uplink. Both are just sitting on the back
porch. These are obviously not the best antennas for satellite work but I
live in an HOA controlled community and don't have much other option so I
plan to operate portable when I can.

That leads to my question. I have SatPC32 with the SDRPlay RSP2 and HDSDR
configured as a downlink and am hoping to be able to use my FT-991 (not A)
as the uplink but I am unable to find a way to get it to work with the
software. Is it possible to get it working or does anyone have ideas of
other options that might work? I'll be operating portable with the Arrow
satellite antenna.

Having a great time and looking forward to working some of you on the birds.

73,

-Kevin
K3GYK / DM79nx

From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Sat Nov  4 17:11:46 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (vk4tec at internode.on.net)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 03:11:46 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
	<CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000601d3558f$ff2cd990$fd868cb0$@internode.on.net>

Do you guys want me to make an online satellite logger ?

Andrew 

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, 5 November 2017 2:58 AM
To: alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER

There?s a propagation panel that gives satellite options.

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:22 alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net> wrote:

> Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??
> There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite  Thanks  Jack  
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sat Nov  4 17:57:33 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 03:57:33 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite logging software offer
Message-ID: <001001d35596$662ee100$328ca300$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

Following on from the success of satellite reporter, and utilizing my
programming skills, I am going to offer a new project

 

A web based satellite logbook.

 

I need to ask what fields you would like ?

 

Regards

 

http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/

 

Andrew VK4TEC


From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sat Nov  4 18:54:40 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 04:54:40 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] New online satellite logger
Message-ID: <001d01d3559e$60c31df0$224959d0$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

Satlogger is taking shape

 

Please let me know if you want any more fields

 

Andy VK4TEC 

 

http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/

 

 


From ingejack at cox.net  Sun Nov  5 13:45:04 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 08:45:04 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
In-Reply-To: <W0Xb1w0613l3Eu9010XsbG>
References: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
	<CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<W0Xb1w0613l3Eu9010XsbG>
Message-ID: <447106723.662.1509889504036@myemail.cox.net>

Thanks Mike: It's a learning curve but looks like a Keeper 73 JACK KC7MG
By the way where is the satellite list ??

> On November 4, 2017 at 8:31 PM Mike Sprenger <mikesprenger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> If you choose a satellite from the sat list i.e. Fo29 it will change propagation to satellite.
>
> Be sure you have your TX and RX bands correct or you won't get an lotw match.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 4, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> > There?s a propagation panel that gives satellite options.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> >
> >> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:22 alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??
> >> There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite Thanks Jack kc7mg
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From ingejack at cox.net  Sun Nov  5 14:01:22 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 09:01:22 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DXKEEPER LOG
Message-ID: <622739065.499.1509890482842@myemail.cox.net>

Mike: thanks for the info on the satellite box and correct up/down frequencies. I made 4 entries and have already receive confirmations back. Great Log  !! Thanks 73  JACK-KC7MG

From ingejack at cox.net  Sun Nov  5 14:02:47 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 09:02:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DX KEEPER
In-Reply-To: <W0Xb1w0613l3Eu9010XsbG>
References: <943315008.2071.1509812489297@myemail.cox.net>
	<CABzOSOre=jC9_PLFwFkqc8zG16E2z5uCaDiM3dX3gr9V1og3-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<W0Xb1w0613l3Eu9010XsbG>
Message-ID: <1015762200.515.1509890567673@myemail.cox.net>

Thanks Mike. I made 4 entries and have received 4 confirmations back so the log is working. Just a matter of getting used to it now 73 JACK-KC7MG

> On November 4, 2017 at 8:31 PM Mike Sprenger <mikesprenger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> If you choose a satellite from the sat list i.e. Fo29 it will change propagation to satellite.
>
> Be sure you have your TX and RX bands correct or you won't get an lotw match.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 4, 2017, at 12:57 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> > There?s a propagation panel that gives satellite options.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> >
> >> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 12:22 alex weimer <ingejack at cox.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Paul: In dx keeper software, how do you show the qso as satellite ??
> >> There is no entry in the pull down box as Satellite Thanks Jack kc7mg
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Sun Nov  5 14:24:01 2017
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 14:24:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] D-Star and FM/SSTV CubeSats launch Nov/Dec
References: <2075651006.4368909.1509891841495.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2075651006.4368909.1509891841495@mail.yahoo.com>

November 28 launch for D-Star One CubeSat which will host four D-Star communication modules, two of them will be fully dedicated to amateur radio
http://www.d-star.one/

December 20 launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV 
Developed by Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of Activity in Huai'an 
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=589

IARU Region 1 announce new edition (8.00) of the VHF Handbook now available for free download 
http://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/vhfuhsshf/1737-vhf-manager-handbook-version-8-00

Page 12 of the November issue of SatMagazine features an article on the Jordanian JY1-SAT CubeSat which will carry an Amateur Radio linear transponder. Download the magazine PDF from 
http://www.satmagazine.com/

Jordan?s first satellite ? JY1-SAT 
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/10/24/jordans-first-satellite-jy1-sat/


Trevor M5AKA
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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sun Nov  5 14:49:43 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 09:49:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9100 AEA DSP2232 WiSP setup
In-Reply-To: <2FAD861E-3D3D-4913-B99A-17DACD7EDD83@mindspring.com>
References: <61DEF375C0DA405AA8BF40FED7704427@kb2m4PC>
	<2FAD861E-3D3D-4913-B99A-17DACD7EDD83@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <2B9159856AD24223894CDA30F8D8257E@kb2m4PC>

I'm a little confused trying to get the setup working with the 9100. I can 
key the 2232 into PTT, but not the 9100. I'm using a cable that I built 15 
years ago to work with my 847 and 910. looking at the 9100 manual it sez I 
can use the ACC port OR the DATA2 port.  I'm thinking now with the 9100 I 
might have to use the ACC connection on the 9100? Is anybody successfully 
working 1200 or 9600 packet with a TNC and  the 9100, with either the DATA2 
or ACC port?

73 Jeff kb2m




I'm using a 9100 with a PacComm Sprint-2. The cable setup is different than 
the 910...it's one jack on the rig rather than two.

73, Drew KO4MA

> On Nov 3, 2017, at 8:07 PM, <kb2mjeff at att.net> <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:
>
> I had some time today to start working on my Pacsat station. Is anyone 
> else trying to setup a 9100, WiSP, DSP2232, and SatPC32 ?  I got the setup 
> to rx 1200 baud APRS packets, but can?t rx 9600 baud from Falconsat-3. I?m 
> using an old cable I used to use with a 910, and an FT-847. I have 9600 
> baud turned on. Anyone else get this to work?
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m


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From normanlizeth at gmail.com  Sun Nov  5 05:53:32 2017
From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 01:53:32 -0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] FT-991/SatPC32 CAT Support
In-Reply-To: <CAAr_gOZ5ex52q-gn_JujX6nCFH7KgQ3osTnRs7-XSPdTSKzyug@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAAr_gOZ5ex52q-gn_JujX6nCFH7KgQ3osTnRs7-XSPdTSKzyug@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJUhCTNwwgR1-T6xpgrNmZR=e1_pjYMuk9v-kr1GHFP390c-2Q@mail.gmail.com>

Kevin,

Have you tried to set it (the FT-991) as any other (I'd try all of
them, fiddling with the other settings as well!) Yaesu radio in
satpc32? Some manufacturers have common subsets of commands.

I'm assuming that HDSDR is running on a pc and that it is emulating a
TS-2000 (satpc32 set up the same way)?

The SDR's usually need some filtering on the front end to keep local
RFI and transmitter harmonics at bay. Easy enough to find. A little
work to get it tuned, though.

One of my rotators is a G-5400 on a tripod with casters. Rolled it
into and out of the garage. Great for testing antennas and the like.

Have fun,

Norm n3ykf

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Kevin Rich <kevin.rich at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have been a Ham for 30+ years and just now getting started with the
> satellites. I have made about a dozen contacts using SatPC32 and the ICOM
> IC-9100 with just a PAR Electronics OA-144 Omniangle for the VHF downlink
> and Diamond NR770HB for UHF uplink. Both are just sitting on the back
> porch. These are obviously not the best antennas for satellite work but I
> live in an HOA controlled community and don't have much other option so I
> plan to operate portable when I can.
>
> That leads to my question. I have SatPC32 with the SDRPlay RSP2 and HDSDR
> configured as a downlink and am hoping to be able to use my FT-991 (not A)
> as the uplink but I am unable to find a way to get it to work with the
> software. Is it possible to get it working or does anyone have ideas of
> other options that might work? I'll be operating portable with the Arrow
> satellite antenna.
>
> Having a great time and looking forward to working some of you on the birds.
>
> 73,
>
> -Kevin
> K3GYK / DM79nx
> _______________________________________________
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sun Nov  5 16:47:59 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 02:47:59 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falsonsat-3 overload
Message-ID: <005b01d35655$d8fa7d60$8aef7820$@tech-software.net>

In an attempt to increase the signal strength I added a LNA in front of my
AirSpy Mini

 

Whet I noticed was that the decodes went down 

 

I tried some local signals

 

I noticed the signals were distorted.

 

So my advise is get antenna gain and high

 

Place the Software Defined Radio at the antenna

 

Be careful not to overload 

 

Arrow and rotator coming 

 

Andrew


From wa4hfn at comcast.net  Sun Nov  5 15:39:26 2017
From: wa4hfn at comcast.net (wa4hfn at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 15:39:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] awards
In-Reply-To: <882343877.49110715.1509896322733.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <1771315158.49111149.1509896366407.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

We have a tripple winner
Congrats to Al XE2AT for the following Squirt the Birds awards
 Grid Master #6
 5 in EM55 #61
 Got Grids? #18
 These awards are free and we at Squirt the Birts support Amsat NA
www.squirtthebirds.com for info
 73 WA4HFN Damon em55

From kontakt at sp3qfe.net  Sun Nov  5 21:38:19 2017
From: kontakt at sp3qfe.net (Armand SP3QFE)
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2017 22:38:19 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of ARISS.
In-Reply-To: <e93e4e93212ca59b677cdb4eededa98f@sp3qfe.net>
References: <2074112835.187089.1505098965541@connect.xfinity.com>
	<F0F7A041-1E7F-4F79-8871-000B98668162@gmail.com>
	<967cef44f37eb78919d04fa6eac959b9@sp3qfe.net>
	<06635482eaeb89cee1546f8c453769b7@sp3qfe.net>
	<8d711799194d626b7f98e83035c9ea96@sp3qfe.net>
	<CALn0fKMCnNLfZDb4g8SvDfug-ugb+F+A8Qep31mm17Njv6ba4g@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKNhjWL3L8pS=GUfKAV0=WufEBTN1qyYYu+2G2st89S_Pw@mail.gmail.com>
	<e93e4e93212ca59b677cdb4eededa98f@sp3qfe.net>
Message-ID: <8e6332eeb5c75a0c35e5b33974c47785@sp3qfe.net>

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for your information, about my mistake.

After discussions with partners, it is my pleasure to inform you that 
the application
window is closes on 30th Dec., 2017 (23:59 UTC).
I'm so sorry for my mistake and enjoy.

73, Armand SP3QFE.


On 2017-09-30 02:00, Greg D wrote:
> Thanks for the reminder, but I thought we had until 30 DECEMBER to do
> this?  At least, that's what your earlier email said...
> 
> Greg  KO6TH
> 
> Armand SP3QFE wrote:
> 
>> Hello Everyone,
>> 
>> The deadline is approaching. There is about one day left. Thank you
>> for your participation in this event. We hope you will enjoy with
>> your award and ARISS activities will always in your mind. Remember
>> please that we can play with HAM radio over the ISS, but before
>> that... a couples years ago, a bunch of people from ARISS and not
>> only worked to put it on the orbit.
>> 
>> 73, Armand SP3QFE
>> 
>> Awarded. ??????? ????????:
>> 
>> 2M0WDG;
>> 
>> 4X1AJ;
>> 
>> 9H1GW; 9W2BXN; 9W2DYA; 9W2LRN; 9W2VMW; 9W2VRD; 9W6ZUL; 9W8ZZK;
>> 
>> AI6V; AJ3DI; Alexis SWL;
>> 
>> BX1AD;
>> 
>> CD2AGH; CD3NDC; CE2EK; CE3GDR; CE3QC; CU2ZG;
>> 
>> Damien SWL;
>> 
>> E20ZFD; E21LYW; E22JME; E24DGV; E24KHS; E24MEH; E24NQN; E24PQG;
>> E24SBC; EA3IBC; EA7ADI; EA8ARI; EB2AOC;
>> 
>> F-17468; F4AHN; F4BPP; F4EAN; F4EZO; F4GNN; F4GVE; F4HTN; F4HXH;
>> F5NIH; F5RRO;
>> 
>> Gilles SWL;
>> 
>> HC1YC; HC3RJ; HC5VF; HC6IM; HK3001SWL; HK4GOO; HK4LPA ; HS0EHF;
>> HS1JAN; HS2CBP; HS2QJJ; HS2UPR; HS3LSE; HS3QGB; HS5ZBR; HS6MYW;
>> HS7WMU; HS7XPE; HSYFH;
>> 
>> IK3ASM; IT9ELT; IV3GQK;
>> 
>> JA0CAW; Jakub SWL; JR2AAAN/2;
>> 
>> K4TJL; K7WDO; KB6LTY; KB7QAG; KC7KIU; KD9ETQ; KE0BTX; KF5SMH;
>> KK4YEL;
>> 
>> LU1ECO; LU1EPC; LU1HVK; LU1KCQ; LU1QR; LU1XT; LU2DPW; LU2EE; LU2FCY;
>> LU2FGL ; LU3EH; LU4FTA ; LU4VSD; LU5HA; LU5UFM; LU6FAF; LU6FSD ;
>> LU7MT; LU8EY; LU9DDJ; LU9DHJ; LU9FSN; LU9XT; LW1DIW; LW2DYB; LW2EE;
>> LW5EE; LW7EDH; LW8EXS; LW9DFM;
>> 
>> M0GIW; M0JFP; MX0MXO;
>> 
>> N0STY; N1MDJ; N3UPY; N5KAR; N8EUL; Nicolas SWL;
>> 
>> OK2UUJ;
>> 
>> PE4KH; PQ2HX; PS7EK; PS8ET; PT9BM; PU2NGB; PU2WSQ; PU4AML; PU6OPW;
>> PU7ORD;
>> 
>> PU8MRS; PU8RFL; PW8PM ; PY2TWI; PY4ZBZ;
>> 
>> R3KDT; R3KEE; R9LR; RA0ATB; RA1WU; RK9UM; RN6MA;
>> 
>> SP3AYA; SP3DBM; SP3QFE; SP5ULN; SP8CGR; SP8OOB; SP9VEY; SQ3OOK;
>> SQ5GLU; SQ5TDW; SQ7SAY; SQ8W; SQ9ZAY; SV3CIX;
>> 
>> UA9UIZ;
>> 
>> VK2FJET; VK6FH; VU3TYG; VU3YFD;
>> 
>> WD4OTR; WD9EWK;
>> 
>> XE2MZS; XE3N; XE3WM;
>> 
>> YB8M; YB8M; YB8XM; YC9DCK ; YD3HNL; YF3CYT; YG3EKK;
>> 
>> On 2017-09-17 23:53, Armand SP3QFE wrote:
>> On 2017-09-11 09:20, Armand SP3QFE wrote:
>> Hello Everyone,
>> 
>> Between 20 and 24 July, 2017 a Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event has
>> 
>> been performed from the ISS. It was series #7 of 12 images, with
>> wonderful pictures taken over the last 20 years, covering  the
>> history of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).
>> 
>> 
>> The Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK), in cooperation with ARISS and
>> S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation ENERGIA,  offer an
>> electronic Award to Amateurs who  received and decoded at least one
>> SSTV series 7 image. This is a contribution to the commemoration of
>> the 20th Anniversary of ARISS.
>> 
>> Applying for the Award are is done at http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/
>> via an application form. Details are provided in English and in
>> Russian. The application window closes on 30th Dec., 2017 (23:59
>> UTC).
>> 
>> You can apply for a commemoration award by uploading at least one
>> image to  http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php
>> and
>> filling in application form.
>> 
>> PS. To avoid duplicates, applicants who already submitted an image
>> of
>> seriess 7, don't need to re-submit IMAGE(S). Filling in the
>> application form is required.
>> 
>> 73, Armand SP3QFE
>> 
>> FYI:
>> 
>> Awarded. ??????? ???????? (Awards has been sent by
>> email):
>> 
>> 4X1AJ, 9W2BXN, 9W2VRD, 9W6ZUL, AI6V, AJ3DI, Alexis, BX1AD, CD2AGH,
>> CD3NDC, CE2EK, CU2ZG, Damien D., E20ZFD, E22JME, E24DGV, E24NQN,
>> E24PQG, EA7ADI, EA8ARI, EB2AOC, F4AHN, F4EZO, F4GNN, F4GVE, Gilles
>> M.,
>> HC1YC, HC5VF, HC6IM, HS2QJJ, HS3LSE, HS7XPE, JA0CAW, K4TJL, KB6LTY,
>> KB7QAG, KC7KIU, KD9ETQ, KE0BTX, LU1EPC, LU1HVK, LU1KCQ, LU1XT,
>> LU2DPW,
>> LU2FCY, LU2FGL , LU5HA, LU5UFM, LU6FSD , LU7MT, LU9DHJ, LW1DIW,
>> LW2DYB, LW2EE, M0GIW, M0JFP, MX0MXO, N0STY, N8EUL, Nicolas F.,
>> OK2UUJ,
>> PE4KH, PQ2HX, PU2WSQ, PU4AML, R3KEE, R9LR, RA0ATB, RA1WU, RK9UM,
>> SP3AYA, SP3DBM, SP3QFE, SP5ULN, SP8CGR, SP8OOB, SP9VEY, SQ3OOK,
>> SQ5TDW, SQ9ZAY, UA9UIZ, VK2FJET, WD4OTR, WD9EWK, XE2MZS.
>> 
>> The application window closes on 30th Dec., 2017 (23:59 UTC).
>> 
>> Congrats! 73, Armand SP3QFE.

From wa2ndv at gmail.com  Sun Nov  5 22:40:34 2017
From: wa2ndv at gmail.com (Frank G)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 17:40:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on XW-2D
Message-ID: <59ff9362.7317c80a.87830.c332@mx.google.com>


Listened to the 2200Z pass over NY and heard what I thought was SSTV throughout the entire pass right in the middle of the transponder passband.

I could not decode with either DM-780 or MMSSTV. 

Can anyone confirm what this could have been ?

Thanks
Frank
WA2NDV


From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Nov  5 22:43:46 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 17:43:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on XW-2D
In-Reply-To: <59ff9362.7317c80a.87830.c332@mx.google.com>
References: <59ff9362.7317c80a.87830.c332@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrik2Jj62UN1jDm+5CnFN8PFxDGZe7AHqMv0wqqw9frmA@mail.gmail.com>

Frank,

This is noise that is internal to the satellite. I believe it is some
kind of image of the telemetry beacon that shows up in the
transponder's passband.

On some of the other XW-2s, you can also hear similar images at times
if you're in a quiet enough location to hear the transponder noise
floor, but its very prominent on XW-2D.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Frank G <wa2ndv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Listened to the 2200Z pass over NY and heard what I thought was SSTV throughout the entire pass right in the middle of the transponder passband.
>
> I could not decode with either DM-780 or MMSSTV.
>
> Can anyone confirm what this could have been ?
>
> Thanks
> Frank
> WA2NDV
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From dxdx at optonline.net  Sun Nov  5 23:53:48 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 18:53:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 APRS
Message-ID: <ba6af1d1-a4f9-2ef2-4be4-03cdb7b78e4f@optonline.net>

All:

Paul, N1PEB, managed to work Falconsat via APRS mobile this evening -- 
little else in the way of APRS. I'll be monitoring the next pass.

Tony -K2MO






From w4cx at bellsouth.net  Mon Nov  6 00:18:41 2017
From: w4cx at bellsouth.net (Darrell W4CX)
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 19:18:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 Set up cal?
Message-ID: <031b01d35694$ce5d5cd0$6b181670$@net>

In doing some Full-Scale adjustments to my G-5500 Rotor, I accidentally
fiddled with the Output Voltage Adjustments by mistake.  Now everything is
fubar because I wasn't careful enough.  Is there a guide somewhere to help
me get the Out Voltage setting back correctly?  The Full Scale adjustments
are well documented in the manual.  (BTW, I am using the LVB box, but have
it disconnected now).  Thanks.


From kq6ea at verizon.net  Mon Nov  6 03:48:36 2017
From: kq6ea at verizon.net (Jim Jerzycke)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 03:48:36 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] N3IYR Dish Instructions
In-Reply-To: <005901d34be5$2c6b2650$854172f0$@tech-software.net>
References: <005901d34be5$2c6b2650$854172f0$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <774b058f-5e7b-ab47-1514-2488beb790e1@verizon.net>

Greetings, all

Now we've settled in Colorado, I have enough space to set up my 
satellite station on a semi-permanent basis.

One of my antennas is an N3IYR 1 meter dish that I bought new quite a 
while ago.

I'm not sure if it ever came with instructions, but if it did, I lost 
them years ago.

SO...if it did come with docs, I'd greatly appreciate it if anybody who 
has them could copy them and send me a set.

Costs will be reimbursed promptly!

73, Jim? KQ6EA/0

From normanlizeth at gmail.com  Mon Nov  6 10:43:07 2017
From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 05:43:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 Set up cal?
In-Reply-To: <031b01d35694$ce5d5cd0$6b181670$@net>
References: <031b01d35694$ce5d5cd0$6b181670$@net>
Message-ID: <CAJUhCTM5KQotH9E8JhuSkBwaG+i0=jZhcs4vpTp7HMvJLexT1Q@mail.gmail.com>

Darrell,

Run the rotator to it's (az or el) limit switch. (0 or +4.5VDC is what
it's supposed to be).

Adjust the meter reading to match the rotator on the +4.5VDC end.

There are seperate pots for the aux output (az and el) that drives a controller.

First do the G-5500 control box, then check with a meter that the aux
high and low indication voltages (0-4.5VDC) are somewhere in the realm
of reality. The tracker will "calibrate" out minor inaccuracies.

I learn more from making mistakes than anything else.

Norm n3ykf

On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Darrell W4CX <w4cx at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> In doing some Full-Scale adjustments to my G-5500 Rotor, I accidentally
> fiddled with the Output Voltage Adjustments by mistake.  Now everything is
> fubar because I wasn't careful enough.  Is there a guide somewhere to help
> me get the Out Voltage setting back correctly?  The Full Scale adjustments
> are well documented in the manual.  (BTW, I am using the LVB box, but have
> it disconnected now).  Thanks.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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

From dxdx at optonline.net  Mon Nov  6 20:07:20 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:07:20 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
Message-ID: <b5fb8c3a-0c24-a8ab-2cd8-5115276d3a1b@optonline.net>

All:

Does anyone know of a compression program specifically designed to 
compress image files? Something beyond the capabilities of PKZIP or 7-Zip?

I've resized and re-sampled images to a reasonable size that would be 
appropriate for Falconsat, but I was wondering if there's something else 
one can do to reduce file size even further.

Tony -K2MO



From py4zbz at yahoo.com  Mon Nov  6 21:30:54 2017
From: py4zbz at yahoo.com (Roland Zurmely)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:30:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
References: <1090234959.3209567.1510003854147.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1090234959.3209567.1510003854147@mail.yahoo.com>

Use JP2 or JPEG 2000

73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

From dxdx at optonline.net  Mon Nov  6 23:11:36 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:11:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
In-Reply-To: <1090234959.3209567.1510003854147@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1090234959.3209567.1510003854147.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1090234959.3209567.1510003854147@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <b7b543e6-7713-1488-4ff7-5dbb078b1ebc@optonline.net>

Roland:

> Use JP2 or JPEG 2000 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

I found a plug-in for Irfanview that lets you set the size of the JPG or JP2 file. The file size of one image went from 50KB to less than 20KB without sacrificing too much image quality.

http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm

Thanks,

Tony -K2MO



From dxdx at optonline.net  Mon Nov  6 23:14:47 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:14:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOZ_GMpYOLPnaQE+BrOew7rP7NPuvfbq4OmjTSMROyhMsw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJCSnOZ_GMpYOLPnaQE+BrOew7rP7NPuvfbq4OmjTSMROyhMsw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@optonline.net>

Scott:

Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.

Tony -K2MO

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Mon Nov  6 23:28:55 2017
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 17:28:55 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat - Compressing Image Files
In-Reply-To: <b5fb8c3a-0c24-a8ab-2cd8-5115276d3a1b@optonline.net>
References: <b5fb8c3a-0c24-a8ab-2cd8-5115276d3a1b@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <58151c88-7bd8-54f5-9074-0e9c5951ce1f@pobox.com>

On 11/06/17 14:07, Tony wrote:
> All:
> 
> Does anyone know of a compression program specifically designed to
> compress image files? Something beyond the capabilities of PKZIP or 7-Zip?
> 
> I've resized and re-sampled images to a reasonable size that would be
> appropriate for Falconsat, but I was wondering if there's something else
> one can do to reduce file size even further.

If you use *BSD or Linux, the venerable image viewer "xv" will let you
save images in the JPEG formats. On the dialog after "Save file as ..",
you'll see the option to decrease the quality of the image. Lower
quality % -> less disk space but a blurrier image.

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Mon Nov  6 23:35:29 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:35:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
In-Reply-To: <30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@optonline.net>
References: <CAJCSnOZ_GMpYOLPnaQE+BrOew7rP7NPuvfbq4OmjTSMROyhMsw@mail.gmail.com>
	<30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOaQ3+jME50hD4rVPGY6xtP8kWuigJKq8Da8U4MNGpRAHg@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!

Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite.  I'll certainly be
putting that one into LoTW.

I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
soon.  That's very neat.   Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
satellites in the planning stages?

Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?

73!

-Scott,  K4KDR


================================

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> Scott:
>
> Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
>
> Tony -K2MO

From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon Nov  6 23:37:30 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:37:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOaQ3+jME50hD4rVPGY6xtP8kWuigJKq8Da8U4MNGpRAHg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJCSnOZ_GMpYOLPnaQE+BrOew7rP7NPuvfbq4OmjTSMROyhMsw@mail.gmail.com>
	<30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@optonline.net>
	<CAJCSnOaQ3+jME50hD4rVPGY6xtP8kWuigJKq8Da8U4MNGpRAHg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqNRaz40vr7OVaVgwmyDT8ghgDbotj4HKBFqTDvmtv1Dg@mail.gmail.com>

skCUBE has a 9600 baud 70 cm simplex digipeater on board, but it's only
been active over Europe and Japan.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!
>
> Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite.  I'll certainly be
> putting that one into LoTW.
>
> I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
> soon.  That's very neat.   Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
> satellites in the planning stages?
>
> Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
> compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?
>
> 73!
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>
>
> ================================
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> > Scott:
> >
> > Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
> >
> > Tony -K2MO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Mon Nov  6 23:47:54 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 18:47:54 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqNRaz40vr7OVaVgwmyDT8ghgDbotj4HKBFqTDvmtv1Dg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJCSnOZ_GMpYOLPnaQE+BrOew7rP7NPuvfbq4OmjTSMROyhMsw@mail.gmail.com>
	<30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@optonline.net>
	<CAJCSnOaQ3+jME50hD4rVPGY6xtP8kWuigJKq8Da8U4MNGpRAHg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOqNRaz40vr7OVaVgwmyDT8ghgDbotj4HKBFqTDvmtv1Dg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOZtUx7y=ufWwfnuzv0Fprqfb08k-XYu4k-+P4CMGhUM=w@mail.gmail.com>

>>>skCUBE has a 9600 baud 70 cm simplex digipeater on board, but it's only
been active over Europe and Japan

... Great point - and that's been painful because every time I've seen the
"digipeater active" countdown timer running on someone else's telemetry
posting, the math always seems to work out that it'll be turning off about
10 minutes before getting over my house!

-Scott,  K4KDR

======================

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:37 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> skCUBE has a 9600 baud 70 cm simplex digipeater on board, but it's only
> been active over Europe and Japan.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:35 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!
>>
>> Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite.  I'll certainly
>> be
>> putting that one into LoTW.
>>
>> I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
>> soon.  That's very neat.   Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
>> satellites in the planning stages?
>>
>> Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
>> compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?
>>
>> 73!
>>
>> -Scott,  K4KDR
>>
>>
>> ================================
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Scott:
>> >
>> > Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
>> >
>> > Tony -K2MO
>>
>

From n8hm at amsat.org  Tue Nov  7 02:36:33 2017
From: n8hm at amsat.org (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:36:33 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Launch Delayed,
	Now No Earlier Than November 14th
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoQ0o9nhQNKn-ab10ckWaZqi3_KPOgrucoq6dTGMwkJLg@mail.gmail.com>

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced this afternoon that the launch
of the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat has been delayed due to a
faulty battery on the booster. The launch is now scheduled for no
earlier than Tuesday, November 14th. Stay tuned to the AMSAT-BB, AMSAT
News Service, and the AMSAT web site for further details.


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

From n4hf.philip at gmail.com  Tue Nov  7 02:45:41 2017
From: n4hf.philip at gmail.com (Philip Jenkins)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 21:45:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT at Orlando Hamcation
Message-ID: <CAGdEbNbYrVrG1xCEXoxK0cQj2_1cCb_rmS7iF2X46SUh1c7Z2Q@mail.gmail.com>

Is anyone spearheading AMSAT activities (forum? demos? club table?) for
Orlando Hamcation?

I'm planning (but it isn't certain yet)  to come from NC after not
attending for 4 years...so I MIGHT be persuaded to help out at the AMSAT
table :-) (I need the practice - hoping to do something similar at a couple
of regional hamfests next year.)

I know usually AMSAT has a presence there, but haven't seen any chatter
about it yet. Also, is there a hotel where most of the AMSAT'ers stay?

Thanks

Philip N4HF

From AJ9N at aol.com  Tue Nov  7 06:47:56 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 01:47:56 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-07 06:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <73c1b.3a9d6c92.4732b11c@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-07  06:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

South Florida Science Center and Aquarium, West Palm Beach,  FL, direct via 
WS4FSC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact was  successful: Mon 2017-11-06 16:17:10 UTC 35 deg (***)

Liceo Statale  ?Ilaria Alpi?, Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S. ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi, Italy,  and Liceo Scientifico ?Valdemaro Vecchi?, Trani, Italy 
telebridge via  VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for 2017-11-11 11:16:29  UTC 56 deg
Watch for HamTV

TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson  High, Burleson, Texas, telebridge via 
W6SRJ (***) 
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo  Nespoli IZ?JPA (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-13 14:50:31 UTC 86 deg  (***)

Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. ?Pascoli Forgione?,  San Giovanni 
Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ  (***)
The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) 
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15:13 UTC 40 deg  (***)

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 127 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-07 06:00 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 1182. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1136.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-07 06:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors











From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Tue Nov  7 14:35:10 2017
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 09:35:10 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT at Orlando Hamcation
In-Reply-To: <CAGdEbNbYrVrG1xCEXoxK0cQj2_1cCb_rmS7iF2X46SUh1c7Z2Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGdEbNbYrVrG1xCEXoxK0cQj2_1cCb_rmS7iF2X46SUh1c7Z2Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0efd01d357d5$9dc4d750$d94e85f0$@mindspring.com>

Dave Jordan, AA4KN usually heads up Orlando activities.  There are always
demos, an AMSAT booth, and a forum. Any help would be appreciated.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Philip
Jenkins
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2017 9:46 PM
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT at Orlando Hamcation

Is anyone spearheading AMSAT activities (forum? demos? club table?) for
Orlando Hamcation?

I'm planning (but it isn't certain yet)  to come from NC after not attending
for 4 years...so I MIGHT be persuaded to help out at the AMSAT table :-) (I
need the practice - hoping to do something similar at a couple of regional
hamfests next year.)

I know usually AMSAT has a presence there, but haven't seen any chatter
about it yet. Also, is there a hotel where most of the AMSAT'ers stay?

Thanks

Philip N4HF
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From w4cx at bellsouth.net  Mon Nov  6 21:28:49 2017
From: w4cx at bellsouth.net (Darrell W4CX)
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 16:28:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 Set up cal?
In-Reply-To: <031b01d35694$ce5d5cd0$6b181670$@net>
References: <031b01d35694$ce5d5cd0$6b181670$@net>
Message-ID: <032501d35746$3d1aa540$b74fefc0$@net>

Many thanks to N3YKF, KB2M, WB8CXO (love the call!), and WA7FWF for your
elmering.  Got everything agreeing now.  I thought I had damaged something
when no amount of manual maneuvering caused any meter movement whatsoever,
but that was because I had bottomed out both pots.  

See you on the birds!
73 Darrell W4CX  

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Darrell W4CX
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2017 07:19 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5500 Set up cal?

In doing some Full-Scale adjustments to my G-5500 Rotor, I accidentally
fiddled with the Output Voltage Adjustments by mistake.  Now everything is
fubar because I wasn't careful enough.  Is there a guide somewhere to help
me get the Out Voltage setting back correctly?  The Full Scale adjustments
are well documented in the manual.  (BTW, I am using the LVB box, but have
it disconnected now).  Thanks.

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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Mon Nov  6 23:37:29 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 09:37:29 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] K4DKR via Falconsat APRS
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOaQ3+jME50hD4rVPGY6xtP8kWuigJKq8Da8U4MNGpRAHg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJCSnOZ_GMpYOLPnaQE+BrOew7rP7NPuvfbq4OmjTSMROyhMsw@mail.gmail.com>
	<30b4bb6e-3936-02af-b267-a3c668eedc39@optonline.net>
	<CAJCSnOaQ3+jME50hD4rVPGY6xtP8kWuigJKq8Da8U4MNGpRAHg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F0ED84A4-B51A-46A4-95F1-49CFCE81004A@tech-software.net>

Making rotator

Arrow antenna coming

Thd72a aswell 

Sent from my iPhone

> On 7 Nov 2017, at 9:35 am, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, very cool seeing your initial call -and- a reply back!
> 
> Thanks for giving 9600 a try on the new-to-us satellite.  I'll certainly be
> putting that one into LoTW.
> 
> I believe that I've seen that a D-Star capable satellite will be going up
> soon.  That's very neat.   Anyone of know of any more 9600 baud packet
> satellites in the planning stages?
> 
> Or, are we more likely to see additional 1200 satellites to maintain
> compatibility with the 145.825 APRS network?
> 
> 73!
> 
> -Scott,  K4KDR
> 
> 
> ================================
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Scott:
>> 
>> Message received via K4KDR-6 APRS / Falconsat.
>> 
>> Tony -K2MO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From py4zbz at yahoo.com  Tue Nov  7 16:12:09 2017
From: py4zbz at yahoo.com (Roland Zurmely)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 16:12:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Image received via Falconsat-3
References: <328329671.3823511.1510071129337.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <328329671.3823511.1510071129337@mail.yahoo.com>

Image from K2MO via Falconsat-3 :
<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/falconsat.htm#e>
73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

From at746david at gmail.com  Wed Nov  8 15:36:07 2017
From: at746david at gmail.com (David)
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:36:07 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] New online satellite logger
Message-ID: <5A032467.302@gmail.com>

Hello Andy and group:

Thanks for Satlogger. I have check it and it looks nice but I dont know 
if it worths to spend time and efforts for an "Online Satellite Logbook" 
when there is a popular one working since long. It is quite known, 
updated and used by several AMSAT operators everywhere.

See it here:
http://aar29.free.fr/sat/indexlogin.html

Maybe it is better to spend time on creating a new tool than to spend it 
in a "doubleworking". Just my oppinion.

Best 73s de David EA4SG

____________________________________________________________________________

Message: 1
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2017 04:54:40 +1000
From: <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
To: "AMSAT" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] New online satellite logger
Message-ID: <001d01d3559e$60c31df0$224959d0$@tech-software.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="us-ascii"

Hello

Satlogger is taking shape

Please let me know if you want any more fields

Andy VK4TEC

http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/

------------------------------

From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Wed Nov  8 22:20:15 2017
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 22:20:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] WRC19 Preparatory Meeting underway in Geneva
References: <727135628.8857322.1510179615484.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <727135628.8857322.1510179615484@mail.yahoo.com>

Countdown to World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/08/countdown-to-wrc19/

6th Staines Scouts receive FUNcube-1 (AO-79) message 
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/06/6th-staines-scouts-receive-funcube-1-message/

D-Star One CubeSat undergoes final tests 
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/press-releases/successful-final-tests-d-star-one-small-satellite/

November edition of the AMSAT-EA newsletter (in Spanish) is now available for download 
https://www.amsat-ea.org/contenidos/


Trevor M5AKA
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From m-arai at a.email.ne.jp  Thu Nov  9 16:31:05 2017
From: m-arai at a.email.ne.jp (Masahiro Arai)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 01:31:05 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] ELaNa XXII CubeSats deploy from ISS soon
Message-ID: <85cdc19f-a970-be5b-f873-2ee0ca3b91a4@a.email.ne.jp>

The JAXA announced to make ready for deployment of NRCSD#13 at 16th
and 17th Nov. CubsSats will deploy on the weekend or the next week.

NRCSD#13 is ELaNa XXII CubeSats including ASTERIA, Dellingr/RBLE,
OSIRIS-3U. They were delivered by Dragon CRS-12 this August.

IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination shows OSIRIS-3U will
operate on 437.505MHz with GMSK up to 38k4.


73

Masa  JN1GKZ     Tokyo Japan

From willmarbrowns at charter.net  Thu Nov  9 17:59:19 2017
From: willmarbrowns at charter.net (willmarbrowns at charter.net)
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:59:19 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] wisp & win xp
Message-ID: <XtzK1w00F358VEk01tzKcz@charter.net>

anyone having success copying falconsat using wisp 3215 and winxp? I
see where it willrun on win10 64bit by je9pel. wondering if wisp/winxp
is a problem or should I be looking elsewhere??off list reply okbruce
ke0lxen25

From eb1fvq at gmail.com  Thu Nov  9 18:22:53 2017
From: eb1fvq at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?Sm9zZSBFbGlhcyBEaWF6?=)
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:22:53 +0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?Amsat-EA_newsletter?=
Message-ID: <1510251773.101080932@f32.my.com>



New Newsletter 02/2017 AmsatEA english version.


https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/9653739/AMSAT-EA-Newsletter_02-2017.pdf

Enviado desde myMail para iOS

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Thu Nov  9 18:32:49 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 12:32:49 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] wisp & win xp
In-Reply-To: <XtzK1w00F358VEk01tzKcz@charter.net>
References: <XtzK1w00F358VEk01tzKcz@charter.net>
Message-ID: <000401d35989$25a9e840$70fdb8c0$@gmail.com>

It will run fine in XP, and WIN98 if you have a copy.  Did both.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


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From martha at amsat.org  Thu Nov  9 21:40:03 2017
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 16:40:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID: <CAPk0USxGG-6swjhf_E1tRkFyAQQzDmPjLx_kSUtu5PUw14XQVA@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT office will be closed on Friday, November 10th in observance of
Veterans' Day.

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73- Martha

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Thu Nov  9 22:37:16 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:37:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Liceo_Stata?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?le_=22Ilaria_Alpi=22=2C_Rutigliano=2C_Italy?=
Message-ID: <CF124E72AFD44658A00028E14462DBA4@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liceo Statale "Ilaria Alpi", Rutigliano, Italy

on 11 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:16 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas.  Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

 

Liceo Statale "Ilaria Alpi" is a Secondary School which offers different courses for students aged 13-18. It was founded in 1973 as dependent school and it became autonomous in 2006. 

Since 1997 we offer two experimental course: Scientific Studies and Technologic Studies.

In 1998 a Linguistic course and a Social Sciences course were added.

During this period the school has grown from 9 to 30 classes of students. According to the Gelmini Reform, we teach some subject, such as Maths Physics and Science, using CLIL methodology. Our school is located in a small town in Southern Italy, about 20 Km from Bari, in a rural area mainly concerned in fruit and vegetable export.

The teaching staff and pupils are open to changes and innovation. In 2011 we took part in the 

Comenius Partnerships "Maths is everywhere" which aimed to give a new dimension oh Maths teaching to applying new methods and to learn maths as a part of everyday life.

 

The high school I.I.S.S. "T.FIORE-SYLOS" in Terlizzi is characterized because it ensures a basic training extensive and deeper in science than in the humanities, with an emphasis on the study of foreign languages.It provides cultural and methodological tools to understand in depth the reality through the acquisition of rational , creative, design and critical attitudes in front of different 

situations, phenomenas and problems. It promotes the development of knowledge, skills and competencies consistent with capacities and personal choices, depending on the continuation of studies or of inclusion into the world of work. In the scientific laboratory are made chemical, 

physical and biological experiences such as the measurement of the PH using indicators;

the analysis of cellular tissues of animals and plants; the separation of mixtures through filtration and paper chromatography; the test of the law of Boyle; the determination of the density substances and the volume of materials; experiences on the kinematics of a material point, on the principle of Archimedes and on the laws of dynamics.

 

Liceo Scientifico "Valdemaro Vecchi" provides students with a sound preparation that is mainly grounded on both the knowledge of scientific subjects, supported by the development of logical and critical abilities, and an efficient self-study method. Beside the traditional path offered by the "liceo scientifico" (high school specializing in scientific subjects) aimed at studying the connection between scientific culture and humanistic tradition, we also offer the "applied sciences" option which provides the students with really advanced competences in the studies relevant to a scientific and technologic culture.

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. Come viene ricavato l'ossigeno per il fabbisogno degli astronauti a bordo 

   della ISS?

2. Dai vostri esperimenti sulla ISS si potranno dedurre invenzioni 

   tecnologiche utili nell'immediato?

3. La Stazione Spaziale ? un sistema chiuso. Come viene assicurata la 

   chiusura del ciclo, cio? il riutilizzo degli scarti di tutti i processi  

   che si svolgono all'interno?

4. Sappiamo che a bordo state coltivando delle piante, che tipo di 

   esperimenti state eseguendo?

5. Sulla ISS si fanno studi al fine di controllare le condizioni 

   metereologiche del nostro pianeta?

6. Le ricerche condotte sulle colture cellulari rivelano che la loro crescita 

   ? facilitata od ostacolata dalla microgravit??

7. Quali sono le tecniche di riabilitazione a cui siete sottoposti al vostro 

   rientro?

8. Quali insegnanti hanno avuto un ruolo importante nella tua vita?

9. Come influenza la comune percezione del tempo il fatto di osservare pi? 

   albe e tramonti nella medesima giornata?

10. La ISS ? stata progettata cosi come la vediamo, perch? assume questa 

    forma?

11. Che cosa si sogna durante le missioni nello spazio?

12. In relazione alla sua recente videoconferenza con il Papa, crede sia 

    possibile il dialogo tra scienza e fede?

13. Il Metabolismo umano come si comporta in assenza di gravita? Il tuo 

    metabolismo come sta reagendo?

14. In che modo lo stress dello spazio determina una mutazione accelerata dei 

    batteri rendendoli pi? pericolosi?

15. Qual ? il contributo scientifico, tecnologico e finanziario che l'Italia 

    offre a tale missione?

16. E' possibile la procreazione nello spazio?

17. Quali conseguenze potrebbero scaturire dalla contaminazione con batteri 

    non terrestri provenienti da pianeti, comete e satelliti che esploriamo?

18. Attualmente quali sono le ipotesi avanzate sulla possibilit? che le nuove 

    generazioni siano in grado di vivere nello spazio senza conseguenze 

    permanenti sul DNA, in ragione dell'azione dei raggi cosmici?

19. Nel momento in cui un meteorite impatta con la ISS in che modo e 

    possibile abbandonare la Stazione Spaziale?

20. So che ? stata scoperta una grotta lunare lunga 50 Km e alta 1000 m dove 

    si potrebbe trovare ghiaccio utilizzabile per colonie umane. Secondo lei 

    ? possibile che si possa formare una colonia umana sulla luna ed 

    eventualmente su altri pianeti?

21. Come ? progettata la tuta spaziale in modo da garantire la sicurezza 

    personale e la funzionalit? nello svolgimento delle azioni necessarie?

 

 

Translated: 

 

1. How is oxygen obtained for astronauts' needs on board ISS?

2. Will your experiments on the ISS be turned into useful technological 

   inventions in the immediate future?

3. The Space Station is a closed system. How is the closing of the recycle 

   process ensured, that is, the reuse of the waste of all the processes 

   taking place inside?

4. We know that on board you are cultivating plants, what kind of experiments 

   are you doing?

5. Is ISS doing studies to control the weather conditions of our planet?

6. Does research conducted on cell cultures reveals that their growth is 

   facilitated or obstructed by microgravity?

7. What are the rehabilitation techniques you undergo upon your return?

8. What teachers have played an important role in your life?

9. How does the common perception of time influence the observation of 

   sunrise and sunset on the same day?

10. Was ISS designed as we see it, why did it assume this form?

11. What do you dream about during space missions?

12. In connection with the recent videoconference with the Pope, is it 

    possible that a dialogue between science and faith is possible?

13. How does human metabolism behave in the absence of gravity? How does your 

    metabolism react?

14. How does space stress cause an accelerated mutation of bacteria making 

    them more dangerous?

15. What is the scientific, technological and financial contribution that 

    Italy offers to this mission?

16. Is it possible for procreation to occur in space?

17. What could be the consequences of contamination with non-terrestrial 

    bacteria from planets, comets and satellites we explore?

18. At present, what are the hypotheses advanced about the possibility that 

    new generations can live in space without permanent consequences on DNA, 

    because of the action of cosmic rays?

19. When a meteorite impacts with ISS how can you leave the Space Station?

20. I know that a lunar cave was discovered 50 km long and 1000 m high where 

    one could find ice usable for human colonies. According to her, is it 

    possible that a human colony can be formed on the moon and eventually on 

    other planets?

21. How is the space suit designed to ensure personal safety and 

    functionality in carrying out the necessary actions?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the 

      International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

   1.   TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson  High, Burleson, Texas, 

        telebridge via W6SRJ

        The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

        The scheduled astronaut is Paolo  Nespoli IZ?JPA

        Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-13 14:50 UTC

 

  2.   Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",

       San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ

       The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

       The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

       Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Thu Nov  9 22:56:52 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:56:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] wisp & win xp
In-Reply-To: <XtzK1w00F358VEk01tzKcz@charter.net>
References: <XtzK1w00F358VEk01tzKcz@charter.net>
Message-ID: <E7D23AB5324D46E69D79924A978E4029@kb2m4PC>

It's working fine here under 64 bit WIN7...

73 Jeff kb2m

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From: willmarbrowns at charter.net
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 12:59 PM
To: 'amsat-bb at amsat.org'
Subject: [amsat-bb] wisp & win xp

anyone having success copying falconsat using wisp 3215 and winxp? I
see where it willrun on win10 64bit by je9pel. wondering if wisp/winxp
is a problem or should I be looking elsewhere??off list reply okbruce
ke0lxen25
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From marklhammond at gmail.com  Thu Nov  9 23:11:02 2017
From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark L. Hammond)
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:11:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 users--tip for Directory requests
Message-ID: <XzB21w00C2NCbDF01zB2ac@gmail.com>

Hello fellow FS-3 Users,

Great to see all the use of the BBS!  It's robust and fun, so glad you all are using it.  It's seeing use around the world, based on the calls of the uploads. Super. 

I do want to share a tip, based on personal experience, with the PBBS.  

Observation---it seems like the Directory can never be fully updated; your station keeps requesting a directory update but there are still "holes" that it can't seem to fill.

Solution---in GSC, go to Housekeeping/Directory Maintenance, select Falconsat-3, and "check" the Remove Holes option, and then click "OK".   That will get you past the hiccup that seems to show up from time to time.

I have to do this about once every week or two at N8MH.   I've seen some of you in the "queue" for the full duration of the passes, so I expect that you are stuck and can't quite it updated.  Please do the above...

FS-3 is quite reliable and the bird has been operating over 2 years continuously since the last upload of the filesystem.  Quite a feat...AO-51 used to go for weeks or even months at a time, but we've never seen an uptime like this:

PHT: uptime is 741/17:58:23.  Time is Thu Nov 09 23:04:02 2017


Enjoy our "new" bird!   

73,



Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]
FS-3, AO-85 command station 


From ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp  Fri Nov 10 10:31:39 2017
From: ei7m-wkt at asahi-net.or.jp (Mineo Wakita)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:31:39 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 users--tip for Directory requests
Message-ID: <517322A670B3486ABC80356436E605CF@je9pel>

WiSP directory maintenance for uploading [Complement]

1- Do "File Housekeeping" and "Directory Maintenance".
2- Delete any PUL (partial) and ULX (could not upload) file.
3- Delete "MSPE Dir Holes.DAT" in C:\wisp\(satellite) folder.
4- Change to [N] the unnecessary files at Status[S] in View-Dir.
5- It also works well on Windows10, 64bit OS.

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/71105ws1.png
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/71105ws2.png
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/71105ws3.png
http://dl.dropbox.com/s/mm08s4a5bo4b25a/71105fs3.png

JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita



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From marklhammond at gmail.com  Fri Nov 10 13:47:41 2017
From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark L. Hammond)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 08:47:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] wisp & win xp
Message-ID: <CAPRXzyoS5sBqTE9HyD7kybD2bQZNGvzL5YDAZLQ1EsUw6GYg=g@mail.gmail.com>

It should work well under any version of Windows, Win95 and later.

Mark N8MH
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anyone having success copying falconsat using wisp 3215 and winxp? I
see where it willrun on win10 64bit by je9pel. wondering if wisp/winxp
is a problem or should I be looking elsewhere??off list reply okbruce
ke0lxen25

------------------------------


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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov 10 16:00:52 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 02:00:52 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] RS0ISS-1
Message-ID: <021001d35a3d$17d9a200$478ce600$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

Is the ISS PBBS off ?

 

Has anyone accessed RS0ISS-1 ? 

 

Andrew VK4TEC


From royldean at gmail.com  Fri Nov 10 18:00:27 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:00:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RS0ISS-1
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sEVQYSQPLnq02LTywrLJ6jQa9B5O94pAhQrD1o8ZAJjA@mail.gmail.com>

Use of the ISS bbs is highly discouraged.

From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov 10 22:15:47 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:15:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 users--tip for Directory requests
In-Reply-To: <XzB21w00C2NCbDF01zB2ac@gmail.com>
References: <XzB21w00C2NCbDF01zB2ac@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <80dd5433-686b-b065-4498-5119d15ff1b6@optonline.net>

Mark:

Thanks for refresher course. It's been a long time since I've used Wisp 
and I'm sure many others will appreciate this as well. Mr. Wakita's 
screenshots were helpful.

Tony -K2MO



On 11/9/2017 6:11 PM, Mark L. Hammond wrote:
> Hello fellow FS-3 Users,
>
> Great to see all the use of the BBS!  It's robust and fun, so glad you all are using it.  It's seeing use around the world, based on the calls of the uploads. Super.
>
> I do want to share a tip, based on personal experience, with the PBBS.
>
> Observation---it seems like the Directory can never be fully updated; your station keeps requesting a directory update but there are still "holes" that it can't seem to fill.
>
> Solution---in GSC, go to Housekeeping/Directory Maintenance, select Falconsat-3, and "check" the Remove Holes option, and then click "OK".   That will get you past the hiccup that seems to show up from time to time.
>
> I have to do this about once every week or two at N8MH.   I've seen some of you in the "queue" for the full duration of the passes, so I expect that you are stuck and can't quite it updated.  Please do the above...
>
> FS-3 is quite reliable and the bird has been operating over 2 years continuously since the last upload of the filesystem.  Quite a feat...AO-51 used to go for weeks or even months at a time, but we've never seen an uptime like this:
>
> PHT: uptime is 741/17:58:23.  Time is Thu Nov 09 23:04:02 2017
>
>
> Enjoy our "new" bird!
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]
> FS-3, AO-85 command station
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov 10 20:13:47 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 06:13:47 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 settings for AirSpy R2
Message-ID: <021f01d35a60$6c758e00$4560aa00$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

I am having success with 

 

Diamond base station antenna X200

AirSpy R2

Preamp 20 dB down stairs

IF Gain 11

Mixer Gain 11

LNA 8

Audio from SDR# 43 dB

Direwolf 9600

 

Andy VK4TEC 


From skristof at etczone.com  Sat Nov 11 12:50:10 2017
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 07:50:10 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR# settings for AO85?
Message-ID: <1b7bbe5edfaf80970e0ede7173bb92c1@etczone.com>

What are the optimal settings on SDR# (e.g. filter, order, bandwidth,
etc.) for downloading AO85 DUV data? I used to get 20 or so data
payloads on a good pass, now I'm lucky to get 1 and I can't figure out
what the difference is. Any constructive help would be appreciated.
Thanks! 

Steve AI9IN

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sat Nov 11 12:50:28 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 07:50:28 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] WiSP  64 bit PKZip options
Message-ID: <3717FED14BC84A6B8248ED80FF0D9F3E@kb2m4PC>

I?m running WiSP under 64 bit WIN7. I trying to setup PKZip to open a JPG downloaded  from Falconsat-3. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of PKZip that will be compatible with WiSP? Or how to configure WiSP to work with any new unzip type program?

73 Jeff kb2m


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From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sat Nov 11 13:34:30 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 07:34:30 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR# settings for AO85?
In-Reply-To: <1b7bbe5edfaf80970e0ede7173bb92c1@etczone.com>
References: <1b7bbe5edfaf80970e0ede7173bb92c1@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <000001d35af1$cdf68620$69e39260$@gmail.com>

Steve,

Which dongle are you using?

I have found that the settings are not very sensitive, and the best to
worst, based on some fairly extensive A/B testing, vary no more than 10%.
My current values with my Airspy:

Blackman-Harris 7
BW 10K
Order 200
AGC Off !!!

Note that AO-85 is currently in a period of continuous illumination which
shifts the beacon frequency 1.5-2 KHz lower than normal.  Some have found
that this is enough to decrease the throughput.  That will end Wednesday,
and be back to normal a few days after that.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA

 

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<What are the optimal settings on SDR# (e.g. filter, order, bandwidth,
<etc.) for downloading AO85 DUV data? I used to get 20 or so data
<payloads on a good pass, now I'm lucky to get 1 and I can't figure out
<what the difference is. Any constructive help would be appreciated.
<Thanks!
<
<Steve AI9IN
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From matthew at mrstevens.net  Sat Nov 11 14:16:25 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 09:16:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] EL89/99 this evening
Message-ID: <AC0F88B8-A32D-41B5-886A-AB160879884D@mrstevens.net>

Myself and N4ESS will be driving a couple hours north this afternoon to the EL89/99 gridline. First pass should be the 2248zwestern AO85 pass, so if you?re an FM only op and need these grids, don?t miss the pass!

We?ll be sticking around until at least the 0010z FO29 pass with coverage into EU and SA, and maybe a bit afterwards. I?ll be on linear passes of CAS-4B, the XWs and whatever else is going over between AO85 and FO29, so if you have linear capabilities and need the grids (or just want to say hi), try not to clog up the FM pass! Give the FM only guys a chance.

Keep an eye on twitter @nj4y_radio, and APRS nj4y-5 for updates...and if you need a pass sked give me a shout!

73,
- Matthew nj4y

Sent from my iPhone

From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com  Sat Nov 11 14:26:34 2017
From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 08:26:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cubesat channel on Internet Relay Chat
Message-ID: <5a070899.134a240a.2de0c.d64a@mx.google.com>

During launch and early operations phases of a cubesat deployment
many satellite operators participate in an unofficial Internet Relay
Chat (IRC) #cubesat channel on the Freenode network. IRC clients in-
clude Nettalk, mIRC, the ChatZilla plugin for Firefox browser. A web
based connection is available at: https://webchat.freenode.net 
(Nickname = Callsign; Channels = #cubesat) More information about the
Freenode network is posted at: https://freenode.net

--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org




From pierros at papadeas.gr  Sat Nov 11 15:15:29 2017
From: pierros at papadeas.gr (Pierros Papadeas)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:15:29 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cubesat channel on Internet Relay Chat
In-Reply-To: <5a070899.134a240a.2de0c.d64a@mx.google.com>
References: <5a070899.134a240a.2de0c.d64a@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAJWHm0xncYtne8HiMX7LbTq=GvG2y6-wxuaiTtxX9zzwU68KDw@mail.gmail.com>

You can also use riot.im as an IRC web-based client, with offline
history and a great mobile app:

https://riot.im/app/#/room/#freenode_#cubesat:matrix.org

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 4:26 PM, JoAnne K9JKM <joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com> wrote:
> During launch and early operations phases of a cubesat deployment
> many satellite operators participate in an unofficial Internet Relay
> Chat (IRC) #cubesat channel on the Freenode network. IRC clients in-
> clude Nettalk, mIRC, the ChatZilla plugin for Firefox browser. A web
> based connection is available at: https://webchat.freenode.net
> (Nickname = Callsign; Channels = #cubesat) More information about the
> Freenode network is posted at: https://freenode.net
>
> --
> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
> k9jkm at amsat.org
>
>
>
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov 11 20:23:39 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:23:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with TX-801st Air Force JROTC at
	Burleson High, Burleson, Texas
Message-ID: <3478A55C7A5B4B67B3512CA442633632@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas

on 13 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:50 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

The Burleson Independent School district educates almost 12,000 students, the majority between the ages of four and nineteen.  67% of the student population is White, 22% is Hispanic, and 6% is African American.  The final 5% is a wide mix of ethnicities.  37% of the district's student population participates in the federal Free/Reduced Lunch program.  The predominant native languages are English and Spanish, but 25 other native languages are represented within the student population.

 

The district's vision is for every learner to graduate with 21st Century problem solving and reasoning skills so that they are ready to embrace their dynamic future in a global society.  The AFJROTC objectives include ensuring every cadet develops: an appreciation of the basic elements and requirements for national security; respect for and an understanding of the need for constituted authority in a democratic society; patriotism and an understanding of their personal obligation to contribute to national security; habits of orderliness and precision; a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, and leadership; a broad-based knowledge of the aerospace age and fundamental aerospace doctrine, basic military skills; a knowledge of and an appreciation for the traditions of the Air Force; and an interest in completing high school and pursuing higher educational goals or skills.

 

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. Do any medications you take in space affect the body differently in space    

   than they would on Earth?

2. Research shows that spending so much time in space has some damaging 

   effects to the body. Could you please describe how any effects have 

   impacted you?

3. If you could safely visit another planet, which would it be and why?

4. Being in the International Space Station and having experienced different 

   situations, How has that changed the way you see Earth and space?

5. What obstacles did you have to overcome when you first arrived to space?

6. From your experiences on the ISS, would you live on Mars if possible?

7. Would you return to space in the event of colonizing another planet? Why 

   or why not?

8. What is the impact of losing your sense of smell when in space and how 

   long does it take to come back when you return to Earth?

9. Is there anything that can be done from space to minimize the impact of 

   deadly weather events, if so what?

10. I understand that mental exercises are a big part of the candidate 

    selection process to become an astronaut, but is there any way that one 

    can really be prepared for that kind of extended isolation? Were you?

11. Did you ever dream of being an astronaut when you were young? If so, is 

    it what you dreamed it would be?

12. In regards to space trash, how much will burn up in the atmosphere and 

    how much poses a danger to the planet?

13. I know that you use Electrolysis of water to create oxygen in the space 

    shuttle, but what would happen if you ran out of water?  Is there a 

    alternate way to create oxygen?

14. What kinds of tasks has the Robonaut 2 accomplished in its tests on the 

    ISS?

15. Do you prefer to live in a gravitated environment or do you prefer 

    weightlessness?

16. What do you think is the most advanced modification to the ISS?

17. What are you hoping to accomplish from 3D printing things in space?

18. Can you provide an example of an experiment in space that has made a 

    major contribution to mankind?

19. Do you think the collaboration on the construction of the ISS from 

    contributing countries affected the relationships between them?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1. Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",  San Giovanni 

       Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ

       The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

       The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

       Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From dxdx at optonline.net  Sat Nov 11 20:26:04 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:26:04 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat APRS Transmissions?
Message-ID: <7773fbfd-f84b-7ec3-16ad-a4b2cb37a713@optonline.net>

All:

I've noticed APRS transmissions sent from Falconsat on each pass and 
today one showed up as WX PFS3-11 as a weather station. I'm assuming 
this is an anomaly?

Tony -K2MO



From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov 11 20:23:39 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:23:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with TX-801st Air Force JROTC at
	Burleson High, Burleson, Texas
Message-ID: <2F83CFEF66FB432DABCE9A1E89A77A61@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas

on 13 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:50 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

The Burleson Independent School district educates almost 12,000 students, the majority between the ages of four and nineteen.  67% of the student population is White, 22% is Hispanic, and 6% is African American.  The final 5% is a wide mix of ethnicities.  37% of the district's student population participates in the federal Free/Reduced Lunch program.  The predominant native languages are English and Spanish, but 25 other native languages are represented within the student population.

 

The district's vision is for every learner to graduate with 21st Century problem solving and reasoning skills so that they are ready to embrace their dynamic future in a global society.  The AFJROTC objectives include ensuring every cadet develops: an appreciation of the basic elements and requirements for national security; respect for and an understanding of the need for constituted authority in a democratic society; patriotism and an understanding of their personal obligation to contribute to national security; habits of orderliness and precision; a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, and leadership; a broad-based knowledge of the aerospace age and fundamental aerospace doctrine, basic military skills; a knowledge of and an appreciation for the traditions of the Air Force; and an interest in completing high school and pursuing higher educational goals or skills.

 

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. Do any medications you take in space affect the body differently in space    

   than they would on Earth?

2. Research shows that spending so much time in space has some damaging 

   effects to the body. Could you please describe how any effects have 

   impacted you?

3. If you could safely visit another planet, which would it be and why?

4. Being in the International Space Station and having experienced different 

   situations, How has that changed the way you see Earth and space?

5. What obstacles did you have to overcome when you first arrived to space?

6. From your experiences on the ISS, would you live on Mars if possible?

7. Would you return to space in the event of colonizing another planet? Why 

   or why not?

8. What is the impact of losing your sense of smell when in space and how 

   long does it take to come back when you return to Earth?

9. Is there anything that can be done from space to minimize the impact of 

   deadly weather events, if so what?

10. I understand that mental exercises are a big part of the candidate 

    selection process to become an astronaut, but is there any way that one 

    can really be prepared for that kind of extended isolation? Were you?

11. Did you ever dream of being an astronaut when you were young? If so, is 

    it what you dreamed it would be?

12. In regards to space trash, how much will burn up in the atmosphere and 

    how much poses a danger to the planet?

13. I know that you use Electrolysis of water to create oxygen in the space 

    shuttle, but what would happen if you ran out of water?  Is there a 

    alternate way to create oxygen?

14. What kinds of tasks has the Robonaut 2 accomplished in its tests on the 

    ISS?

15. Do you prefer to live in a gravitated environment or do you prefer 

    weightlessness?

16. What do you think is the most advanced modification to the ISS?

17. What are you hoping to accomplish from 3D printing things in space?

18. Can you provide an example of an experiment in space that has made a 

    major contribution to mankind?

19. Do you think the collaboration on the construction of the ISS from 

    contributing countries affected the relationships between them?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1. Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",  San Giovanni 

       Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ

       The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

       The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

       Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov 11 20:23:39 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:23:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with TX-801st Air Force JROTC at
	Burleson High, Burleson, Texas
Message-ID: <ADAF4FBE900E4DBBA8616BD691D2B4C6@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas

on 13 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:50 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

The Burleson Independent School district educates almost 12,000 students, the majority between the ages of four and nineteen.  67% of the student population is White, 22% is Hispanic, and 6% is African American.  The final 5% is a wide mix of ethnicities.  37% of the district's student population participates in the federal Free/Reduced Lunch program.  The predominant native languages are English and Spanish, but 25 other native languages are represented within the student population.

 

The district's vision is for every learner to graduate with 21st Century problem solving and reasoning skills so that they are ready to embrace their dynamic future in a global society.  The AFJROTC objectives include ensuring every cadet develops: an appreciation of the basic elements and requirements for national security; respect for and an understanding of the need for constituted authority in a democratic society; patriotism and an understanding of their personal obligation to contribute to national security; habits of orderliness and precision; a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, and leadership; a broad-based knowledge of the aerospace age and fundamental aerospace doctrine, basic military skills; a knowledge of and an appreciation for the traditions of the Air Force; and an interest in completing high school and pursuing higher educational goals or skills.

 

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. Do any medications you take in space affect the body differently in space    

   than they would on Earth?

2. Research shows that spending so much time in space has some damaging 

   effects to the body. Could you please describe how any effects have 

   impacted you?

3. If you could safely visit another planet, which would it be and why?

4. Being in the International Space Station and having experienced different 

   situations, How has that changed the way you see Earth and space?

5. What obstacles did you have to overcome when you first arrived to space?

6. From your experiences on the ISS, would you live on Mars if possible?

7. Would you return to space in the event of colonizing another planet? Why 

   or why not?

8. What is the impact of losing your sense of smell when in space and how 

   long does it take to come back when you return to Earth?

9. Is there anything that can be done from space to minimize the impact of 

   deadly weather events, if so what?

10. I understand that mental exercises are a big part of the candidate 

    selection process to become an astronaut, but is there any way that one 

    can really be prepared for that kind of extended isolation? Were you?

11. Did you ever dream of being an astronaut when you were young? If so, is 

    it what you dreamed it would be?

12. In regards to space trash, how much will burn up in the atmosphere and 

    how much poses a danger to the planet?

13. I know that you use Electrolysis of water to create oxygen in the space 

    shuttle, but what would happen if you ran out of water?  Is there a 

    alternate way to create oxygen?

14. What kinds of tasks has the Robonaut 2 accomplished in its tests on the 

    ISS?

15. Do you prefer to live in a gravitated environment or do you prefer 

    weightlessness?

16. What do you think is the most advanced modification to the ISS?

17. What are you hoping to accomplish from 3D printing things in space?

18. Can you provide an example of an experiment in space that has made a 

    major contribution to mankind?

19. Do you think the collaboration on the construction of the ISS from 

    contributing countries affected the relationships between them?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1. Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",  San Giovanni 

       Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ

       The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

       The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

       Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From royldean at gmail.com  Sat Nov 11 20:40:40 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:40:40 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat APRS Transmissions?
Message-ID: <CADGPg2t6VMcpdjS79HWWqCS+g7LkexkFoT5H6vOYHRa-V=XZ-g@mail.gmail.com>

Tony,

on the 20:07z pass today, I also got a weird packet.  Mine was from PFS3-1,
however - and it looked to be more like a just a decode error where my
D710G just happened to "make sense" of the erroneous decode.   A lot of the
pack info had weird symbols that I can only describe as resembling what it
looks like to open a binary file in windows notepad.

--Roy
K3RLD

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov 11 20:23:39 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:23:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with TX-801st Air Force JROTC at
	Burleson High, Burleson, Texas
Message-ID: <60F09DD8F9D54DCA92B13E29C4B5C6B7@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas

on 13 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:50 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

The Burleson Independent School district educates almost 12,000 students, the majority between the ages of four and nineteen.  67% of the student population is White, 22% is Hispanic, and 6% is African American.  The final 5% is a wide mix of ethnicities.  37% of the district's student population participates in the federal Free/Reduced Lunch program.  The predominant native languages are English and Spanish, but 25 other native languages are represented within the student population.

 

The district's vision is for every learner to graduate with 21st Century problem solving and reasoning skills so that they are ready to embrace their dynamic future in a global society.  The AFJROTC objectives include ensuring every cadet develops: an appreciation of the basic elements and requirements for national security; respect for and an understanding of the need for constituted authority in a democratic society; patriotism and an understanding of their personal obligation to contribute to national security; habits of orderliness and precision; a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, and leadership; a broad-based knowledge of the aerospace age and fundamental aerospace doctrine, basic military skills; a knowledge of and an appreciation for the traditions of the Air Force; and an interest in completing high school and pursuing higher educational goals or skills.

 

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. Do any medications you take in space affect the body differently in space    

   than they would on Earth?

2. Research shows that spending so much time in space has some damaging 

   effects to the body. Could you please describe how any effects have 

   impacted you?

3. If you could safely visit another planet, which would it be and why?

4. Being in the International Space Station and having experienced different 

   situations, How has that changed the way you see Earth and space?

5. What obstacles did you have to overcome when you first arrived to space?

6. From your experiences on the ISS, would you live on Mars if possible?

7. Would you return to space in the event of colonizing another planet? Why 

   or why not?

8. What is the impact of losing your sense of smell when in space and how 

   long does it take to come back when you return to Earth?

9. Is there anything that can be done from space to minimize the impact of 

   deadly weather events, if so what?

10. I understand that mental exercises are a big part of the candidate 

    selection process to become an astronaut, but is there any way that one 

    can really be prepared for that kind of extended isolation? Were you?

11. Did you ever dream of being an astronaut when you were young? If so, is 

    it what you dreamed it would be?

12. In regards to space trash, how much will burn up in the atmosphere and 

    how much poses a danger to the planet?

13. I know that you use Electrolysis of water to create oxygen in the space 

    shuttle, but what would happen if you ran out of water?  Is there a 

    alternate way to create oxygen?

14. What kinds of tasks has the Robonaut 2 accomplished in its tests on the 

    ISS?

15. Do you prefer to live in a gravitated environment or do you prefer 

    weightlessness?

16. What do you think is the most advanced modification to the ISS?

17. What are you hoping to accomplish from 3D printing things in space?

18. Can you provide an example of an experiment in space that has made a 

    major contribution to mankind?

19. Do you think the collaboration on the construction of the ISS from 

    contributing countries affected the relationships between them?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

   1. Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",  San Giovanni 

       Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ

       The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

       The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA

       Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14 10:15 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov 11 20:49:43 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:49:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat APRS Transmissions?
In-Reply-To: <7773fbfd-f84b-7ec3-16ad-a4b2cb37a713@optonline.net>
References: <7773fbfd-f84b-7ec3-16ad-a4b2cb37a713@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoSEuqHuj3NRqbdD9S8Qi8ykkNx=r852FUuCasn_t7ztg@mail.gmail.com>

Since PFS3-11 is the PBBS, I'd guess that whatever set of characters
that shows a packet to be a WX station packet is present and the APRS
software is interpreting it as a WX station.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Tony <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:
> All:
>
> I've noticed APRS transmissions sent from Falconsat on each pass and today
> one showed up as WX PFS3-11 as a weather station. I'm assuming this is an
> anomaly?
>
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov 11 21:24:58 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:24:58 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Carmelita_M?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?anara=2C_Milano=2C_Italy_and_I=2EC=2E_=22Pascoli_Fo?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?rgione=22=2C__San_Giovanni_Rotondo=2C_Italy?=
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An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",  San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy on 14 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy

 

The "Carmelita Manara" School owns to bigger comprehensive institute Morosini- Savoia. 

Here is a very rich social contest, different cultures that can be found in the school itself.

The school is in a green zone and is quite near to the center. The children and teenagers and their needs are what we care for most. What we would like to do is:

-develop their curiosity and their interests for subjects;

-help them transfer what they know from one field to another;

-develop their commitments, their sense of responsibility and their self-confidence;

-teach them how to cooperate accepting different points of view;

-make them aware school is a place where they can be they are and where they will be listened to.

The first commitment of the school is to give students a friendly environment and to help them to overcame difficulties and enhance their capacities and individual skills. Our institute organizes supporting activity and courses. There are two coucellors in order to help guys, if needed, to stay better at school. We have a new fully equipped gym, a library with also a book crossing station, a recently restructured science laboratory, an auditorium in which we can do many activities as the tare, choir and conventions to form teacher and parents. We also have a vegetable-botanic garden where we teach our student rhythms of year and we take care of the important contact with earth. It is a very important didactic activity. In the garden is also possible to organize observation of sky by using telescopes (12-14).

 

I.C. "Pascoli Forgione", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione" was born in the school year 2009/2010 as part of a sizing operation that created new Comprehensive Schools, aggregating schools of different orders of the same municipal territory. It is situated in San Giovanni Rotondo, a Southern Italian town in the province of Foggia and it is used to work in a context which is typical of small towns. 

The Institute that includes about 800 students from the Kindergarten, and the Primary School to the Low Secondary school pursues the aim of a better and more consistent training process aimed to children from 3 to 13. Our students belong to different social, cultural and economic backgrounds.

On the pedagogical level, the Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione", for its structures, carries out the didactic educational continuity between the three types of schools. Teachers have the possibility to know and follow the educational process from the entrance of the Kindergarten up to the final examination of middle school; they exchange important information on the characteristics of learning and the evaluation of pupils.

They have also experienced forms of collaboration among the three grade levels, with constitution of "open teams" and the launching of integrated projects with particular reference to Physical Education, Music Education, Maths and Science and Foreign Languages. In fact the school is a Trinity Centre for language assessment, a Sports Centre in collaboration with the different Sports Societies of the province, we collaborate with Kangourou for English Competition, with Bocconi University for Maths competitions and with the ANISN (National Association of Natural Science Teachers) for Science Competitions.

Moreover for its various projects and involvement Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione" can be classified as a "school of the territory", because it interacts intensively with local authorities, associations, families, volunteers and cultural institutions.

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

Proposed questions generated by the Carmelita Manara and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione" students:

 

1. Ci piacerebbe vedere tue foto dei poli terrestri, ma la ISS non prevede 

   orbite polari: perche'?

2. Quale episodio della tua vita ti ha spinto a diventare astronauta? Sei 

   contento della scelta o ti aspettavi di piu'?

3. Abbiamo visto che avete gustato insalata spaziale, pensi sia possibile 

   arrivare a coltivazioni utili al sostentamento?

4. Nelle tue missioni spaziali ti e' mai capitato di assistere ad una 

   eclisse?

5. Quale e' il materiale che assume il comportamento pi? strano sotto 

   l'effetto della microgravita'?

6. L'organismo nello spazio risente della microgravita'. Se sulla Terra non 

   ci fosse stata una preparazione fisica, cosa avrebbe comportato?

7. Cosa ne pensi dei collegamenti ARISS e che messaggio dai a noi studenti?

8. Il gusto degli alimenti sulla ISS e' uguale a quello sulla Terra?

9. Lo spazio, grazie alla mancaza degli effetti del peso, puo' essere una 

   nuova frontiera per i disabili?

10. Noi sappiamo che nel vuoto il suono non si trasmette. Sulla ISS gli 

    astronauti come comunicano fra loro?

11. Il cervello reagisce in modo diverso nello spazio?

12. In caso di problemi di salute prendete farmaci? Se si, il loro tempo di 

    effetto e' diverso da quello sulla Terra?

13. Arcobaleni, fulmini globulari, aloni e altri fenomeni meteo: come si 

    vedono dalla ISS?

14. Sulla ISS come misurate l'orario?

15. Come si possono appagare le esigenze spirituali nello spazio?

16. Al rientro sulla Terra, un astronauta avverte ripercussioni fisiche 

    causate dalla forte variazione di gravita'? Cosa viene fatto ridurre gli 

    effetti?

17. Turismo spaziale: in quanti anni secondo te sara' alla portata di tutti 

    come oggi i voli low cost?

18. Con gli studi fatti fino ad ora, a che punto siamo con l'obbiettivo 

    "Marte"?

19. Cibo bonus e magliette preferite: cosa hai portato con te questa volta?

20. Ti senti mai come in un film di fantascienza?

21. Cosa ti piaceva fare alla nostra eta' di 12-13 anni?

22. Di notte fai sogni diversi da quelli che fai sulla Terra?

23. Dalla ISS riuscite a vedere altri satelliti (es Iridium)?

24. Dove ti senti "a casa"?

25. Quando sei sulla Terra cosa ti manca di pi? dello spazio?

26. Cosa porterai a casa con te da questo viaggio, in senso astratto?

27. Avete mai visto oggetti vaganti come meteoriti o spazzatura spaziale?

28. Quando ci sono le elezioni come fate a votare?

29. In quale parte della ISS ti trovi particolarmente bene?

 

 

Translated: 

 

1. We would like to see photos of land poles, but the ISS does not have polar 

   orbits: why?

2. What episode of your life has made you become an astronaut? Are you happy 

   with the choice or did you expect more?

3. We saw that you enjoyed a space salad, do you think it's possible to get 

   to useful crops for sustenance?

4. Have you ever seen eclipse from space?

5. What is the material that takes the strangest behavior under the 

   microgravity effect?

6. The organism in space suffers from microgravity. If there had been no 

   physical training on Earth, what would it have meant?

7. What do you think about ARISS and what message do you give us to students?

8. Is the taste of food on the ISS the same as on Earth?

9. Is space a new frontier for the disabled due to the lack of weight 

   effects?

10. We know that in the vacuum the sound is not transmitted. On the ISS, how 

    do the astronauts communicate with each other?

11. Does the brain react differently in space?

12. In case of health problems, do you take medication? If so, their effect 

    time is different from Earth?

13. Rainbows, globular lightning, halos and other weather phenomena: how do 

    you see them form the ISS?

14. How do you measure the time on the ISS?

15. How can spiritual needs be met in space?

16. When landing on Earth, does an astronaut experience physical 

    repercussions caused by the strong variation in gravity? What is being 

    done to reduce the effects?

17. Spatial Tourism: How many years do you think it will be available like 

    today's cheap flights?

18. With the studies so far, how far is the "Mars" goal?

19. Favorite food and t-shirts: what did you bring with you this time?

20. Do you ever feel like in a science fiction movie?

21. What did you like to do at our age of 12-13?

22. Do you make dreams different from what you do on Earth at night?

23. Can you see satellites from the ISS (eg Iridium)?

24. Where do you feel "home"?

25. On Earth, what do you miss most of space?

26. What will you bring home with you from this journey, in an abstract 

    sense?

27. Can you see floating objects, like meteorites, or space junk?

28. How do you vote in case of elections?

29. Which part of the ISS are you particularly comfortable with?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

   TBD

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From n6jsx at yahoo.com  Sat Nov 11 22:39:16 2017
From: n6jsx at yahoo.com (Dale Kubichek)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 22:39:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox1B: ???
References: <803594081.288334.1510439956189.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <803594081.288334.1510439956189@mail.yahoo.com>

Did Fox1B fly yesterday as scheduled? 

Best regards,?? 
Dale Kubichek, MS-EET, N6JSX
? Sidney, OH 45365? EN70vh

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HAM-SATs
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RDF-USA

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov 11 22:44:44 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 22:44:44 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox1B: ???
In-Reply-To: <803594081.288334.1510439956189@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <803594081.288334.1510439956189.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<803594081.288334.1510439956189@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqojyZojN4_pLEWZnqVGNpcmd+0=ffRiTaq6tn=N1u4cw@mail.gmail.com>

As posted several times on the AMSAT website, the BB, Facebook, Twitter,
eHam, Reddit, and QRZ, the launch has been delayed until 09:47 UTC on
Tuesday morning.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 17:39 Dale Kubichek via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Did Fox1B fly yesterday as scheduled?
>
> Best regards,
> Dale Kubichek, MS-EET, N6JSX
>   Sidney, OH 45365  EN70vh
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HAM-SATs
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RDF-USA
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From k9jkm at comcast.net  Sun Nov 12 00:37:15 2017
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 18:37:15 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-316 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-316

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In this edition:

* AMSAT RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch Delay - New Plan NET November 14
* FoxTelem V.1.05 Available for Download - Including Update Patch
* RadFxSat Telemetry Reception Challenge
* Special Membership Offer for RadFxSat Launch
* Fox-1D Integrated, Ready for Launch
* NASA ELaNa XX Mission Launching RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E Set for NET
 ? End of Q1 2018
* Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA
* November 15 Deadline for U.S. Proposals for ARISS Contacts
* D-Star ONE Launch on November 28
* November Satellite Activity Planned for HC8 Galapagos DXpedition
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


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ANS-316 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 316.01
 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE November 12, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT RadFxSat/Fox-1B Launch Delay - New Plan NET November 14

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced on November 6 that the launch
of the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat has been delayed due to a
faulty battery on the booster. The launch is now scheduled for Tuesday,
November 14th at 09:47 UTC. NASA TV coverage begins at 09:15 UTC.

Web streaming will be available on www.nasa.gov/ntv - launches are
also often streamed at http://www.ulalaunch.com and spaceflightnow.com

Continue reading for what you can expect after the launch and how you
can help ...

INTRODUCTION

RadFxSat is a partnership with Vanderbilt University ISDE and hosts
four payloads for the study of radiation effects on commercial off the
shelf components. RadFxSat features the Fox-1 style FM U/v repeater
with an uplink on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on
145.960 MHz. Satellite and experiment telemetry will be downlinked via
the "DUV" subaudible telemetry stream and can be decoded with the
FoxTelem software:
https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/ .

LAUNCH AND EARLY ORBIT PHASE (LEOP)

At this time, pre-launch Keplerian elements are not expected to be
available. However, based on the Local Time of the Ascending Node
(LTAN) of the primary payload, 13:30, stations should expect to have
their initial ascending passes starting around noon local time.

The estimated time of "First Veronica," the initial beacon after
deployment, is 12:07 UTC. Due to the tight constraints on the primary
payload deployment, the secondary payloads may be delayed slightly, so
this should be considered the soonest the transmitter will be enabled.

Orbital elements will be published as soon as they are available on
the AMSAT website. Stations in Europe, South America, and North America
should point your beams south and have FoxTelem running while awaiting
the initial post-launch Keplerian elements.

Participation in telemetry collection by as many stations in as many
parts of the world as possible is essential as AMSAT Engineering looks
for successful startup and indications of the general health and
function of the satellite as it begins to acclimate to space.

If you are capturing telemetry with FoxTelem please be sure that
"Upload to Server" is checked in your settings, and that your "Ground
Station Params" are filled in as well. You can help AMSAT and everyone
waiting to get on the air with RadFxSat tremendously by capturing
RadFxSat telemetry.

About 60 minutes after deployment, or 140 minutes after launch, the
satellite will start up in Beacon Mode. In this initial mode, the
transmitter is limited to 10 seconds on time and then will be off for
two minutes. For those of you capturing telemetry, that means that you
will only see Current frames and no High or Low frames. The High and
Low frames are truncated as it takes just over the 10 second limit to
send two frames. Veronica may also be cut off before she gets to say
her whole ID string as the full ID, "RadFxSat Fox-1B Safe Mode," is a
bit longer than the approximately 3.5 seconds she has in Beacon Mode.
If the voice ID is cut off, the satellite is still in Beacon Mode.

If AMSAT Engineering is seeing nominal values from the telemetry you
gather, the satellite will be commanded from Beacon Mode to Safe Mode
on the first good pass over the United States. In Safe Mode, the
satellite transmits a full two frames of telemetry (one Current frame
followed by, and alternating each ID cycle, a High or a Low frame).
Veronica now has time to make the whole ID announcement in Safe Mode.

The on-orbit checkout procedure for RadFxSat is similar to
Fox-1A/AO-85 and could be completed in as little as a few days if
users cooperate. It is very important, and good amateur operating
practice, to refrain from using the transponder uplink so the on-orbit
tests can be performed, including when the satellite is switched into
Transponder Mode for testing.

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 AMSAT's website, Facebook, and Twitter before transmitting to be
sure you do not interfere with testing.

AMSAT asks all satellite operators to contribute just a little bit of
your time by gathering telemetry, not using the transponder uplink, to
help complete the last few days of getting RadFxSat operating for the
amateur radio community.

Lots of hams put thousands of volunteer hours of their time into
making RadFxSat happen. Just like any ham radio project you might
undertake, AMSAT builds satellites. AMSAT volunteers do it because
they like to, and when they are done, AMSAT freely shares their
project with hams everywhere as is the spirit of amateur radio.

Thank you very much and see you on the bird!

RADIO PROGRAMMING CHART

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Doppler Shift Correction

Memory 1 (AOS)???? - TX 435.240 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), RX 145.960 MHz
Memory 2 (Rise)??? - TX 435.245 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), RX 145.960 MHz
Memory 3 (TCA)???? - TX 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), RX 145.960 MHz
Memory 4 (Descend) - TX 435.255 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), RX 145.960 MHz
Memory 5 (LOS)???? - TX 435.260 MHz (67.0 Hz Tone), RX 145.960 MHz

Frequencies are subject to change post-launch.

[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, Jerry Buxton, N?JY, for the
 ?above information]

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FoxTelem V.1.05 Available for Download - Including Update Patch

Given the United Launch Alliance Delta II launch delay to November 14
you have time to download and install AMSAT's FoxTelem Version 1.05
telemetry capture, decoding, and data warehousing software so your
ground station can participate and assist during the commissioning of
RadFxSat/Fox-1B.

If you have already installed FoxTelem Version 1.05w in preparation
for RadFxSat it is recommended that you install an update patch. This
will upgrade you to 1.05x.

This patch fixes the following bugs with v1.05w or earlier 1.05
releases:

* When two spacecraft are tracked and "When Above Horizon" is set to start
 ? and stop the decoder, the decoder NEVER starts.
* If the matched filter is selected for DUV then FoxTelem crashes
* When a spacecraft is being decoded, the position is not updated on the
 ? screen
* When the decoders is automatically stopped/started, then the FunCube
 ? Dongle becomes disconnected

To apply this patch simply copy the jar file into your Version 1.05
installation directory and overwrite the existing file.

If you are running FoxTelem Version 1.04f or earlier, you should install
the full release for Version 1.05x

The files for the full release and the update patch are here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/

The download package includes the latest version of the FoxTelem User
Guide.

[ANS thanks Chris, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information]

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RadFxSat Telemetry Reception Challenge

Get FoxTelem set up and ready to go on Tuesday! The first amateur
radio operator that successfully receives RadFxSat (Fox-1B) telemetry
and uploads it to the AMSAT server will receive a commemorative 3D
printed QSL card.

RadFxSat is scheduled for launch at 1:47am PST (09:47 UTC) on Tuesday,
November 14th from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The first
transmission from RadFxSat is expected to occur around 12:07 UTC. Due
to a lack of prelaunch Keplerian elements, it is not known exactly
where the satellite will be when it makes it's first transmission.

For further details regarding the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP)
of RadFxSat operations, please see:
https://www.amsat.org/getting-ready-for-radfxsat-fox-1b/

[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]

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Special Membership Offer for RadFxSat Launch

As part of the preparations for the launch of RadFxSat on November
10th, AMSAT is making our "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites"
book available for a limited time as a download with any paid new
or renewal membership purchased via the AMSAT Store. This offer is
only available with purchases completed online, and for only a limited
time. A perennial favorite, Getting Started is updated every year
with the latest amateur satellite information, and is the premier
primer of satellite operation. The 182 page book is presented in PDF
format, in full color, and covers all aspects of making your first
contacts on a ham radio satellite.

Please take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store
at https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option.
While there, check out our other items, including the M2 LEOpack
antenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag.

Thank you, and see you soon on RadFxSat!

[ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information]

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Fox-1D Integrated, Ready for Launch

While RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is just days from launch, preparations for the
launch of the next Fox-1 satellite are already underway. On Monday,
November 6th, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, 
delivered
Fox-1D to Spaceflight, Inc. in Seattle, WA where it was integrated into its
Innovative Solutions in Space QuadPack for delivery to India. Fox-1D will
launch on the next ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight, sched-
uled to take place by the end of December.

In addition to the Fox-1 U/v FM transponder, Fox-1D carries several univer-
sity experiments, including a MEMS gyro from Pennsylvania State University?
Erie, a camera from Virginia Tech, and the University of Iowa?s HERCI (High
Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument) radiation mapping experiment. Fox-1D
also carries the AMSAT ?L-Band Downshifter? giving the option of utilizing
a 1.2 GHz uplink for the FM transponder.

Fox-1D
------
Uplink:?? 435.350 MHz FM / 1267.350 FM MHz * (67 Hz CTCSS)
Downlink: 145.880 MHz FM
* Switchable by command station. Not operational simultaneously.

Read the full article, including photos, on the AMSAT web:
https://www.amsat.org/fox-1d-integrated-ready-for-launch/

[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM for the above information]

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NASA ELaNa XX Mission Launching RadFxSat-2/Fox-1E Set for NET
End of Q1 2018

AMSAT has been informed that the launch for the NASA Educational
Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XX mission carrying RadFxSat-2
(Fox-1E) is now scheduled "No Earlier Than" (NET) the end of Q1,
2018.

In addition to RadFxSat-2, the ELaNa XX mission will carry 12
CubeSats constructed both by NASA and several universities around
the United States. The mission will be launched by Virgin Galactic
on their LauncherOne air launch to orbit system from Mojave, CA

RadFxSat-2, like RadFxSat (Fox-1B), is a partnership opportunity
between the Vanderbilt University Institute for Space and Defense
Electronics and AMSAT and will carry a similar radiation effects
experiment, studying new FinFET technology.

RadFxSat-2 will be the fifth Fox-1 satellite built by AMSAT. Fox-1A,
now AMSAT-OSCAR 85 (AO-85), was launched on October 8, 2015 and is
fully operational, providing science data from it's onboard experi-
ments and FM transponder service for the amateur radio community.
Fox-1Cliff and Fox-1D are scheduled for launch soon. RadFxSat/Fox-1B
is scheduled to launch November 10, 2017.

The RadFxSat-2 spacecraft bus will be built on the Fox-1 series but
will feature a linear transponder "upgrade" to replace the standard
FM transponder in Fox-1A through D. In addition, the uplink and down-
link bands will be reversed from the previous Fox satellites in a
Mode V/u (J) configuration using a 2 meter uplink and 70 cm downlink.
The downlink will feature a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry channel to carry
the Vanderbilt science data in addition to a 30 kHz wide transponder
for amateur radio use.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Engineering and Operation Teams for the above
information]

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Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA

Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required
Minimum Distribution for 2017? Consider making a donation to AMSAT!

Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals
over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000
per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without
increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or
accountant to make certain you are eligible.

AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific
organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and operate
satellites in space and to provide the support needed to encourage
amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID is
52-0888529.

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Board of Directors for the above information]

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November 15 Deadline for U.S. Proposals for ARISS Contacts

Reminder - November 15 deadline! The Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host radio
contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space
Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018. See ARISS website
for additional details on expectations, proposal guidelines, and the
proposal form: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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D-Star ONE Launch on November 28

D-Star ONE is the first private German CubeSat and the first D-Star
communication spacecraft wordwide.

D-Star ONE will be launched on November 28, 2017 from Vostochny launch
site jointly with the Meteor-M ?2-1 mission of the Russian State Space
Corporation ROSCOSMOS. Final launch preparations are currently being
performed.

D-Star repeater & beacon frequencies:
Uplink:?? 437.325MHz
Downlink: 435.525MHz
RF-Power: 800mW

Additional information will be posted at: http://www.d-star.one/

Spaceflightinsider.com published an article about successful final
testing on D-Star ONE: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-Spaceflightinsider
www.spaceflightinsider.com)

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the D-Star ONE team for the above information]

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November Satellite Activity Planned for HC8 Galapagos DXpedition

HC8, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. An Argentinian group will be active as
HC8LU from San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Islands between
November 29 to December 8, 2017.

Operators include Alejandro/LU8YD, Alejandro/LU9VEA, Mario/LU7VB,
and Patricio/LU3YK. Pilot stations are Sergio/LU7YS and Javier/
LU5FF.

Activity will be on 160-10 meters using mainly SSB and Digital modes
(WSPR, JT65, FT8, PSK31). Also operations on the satellites (LEO, FM
and SSB). QSL via IK2DUW.

Visit their Blog page for updates, at: https://hc8lu.blogspot.com.ar

[ANS thanks the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1331 for the above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ Ever since the launch of OSCAR I in 1961, it has been traditional
 ? for amateur radio satellites to carry the name OSCAR, for "Orbiting
 ? Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio." At the request of the original
 ? Project OSCAR organization, AMSAT-NA now administers the numbering
 ? of OSCAR satellites. In anticipation of adding a new OSCAR on Tuesday,
 ? a listing of all 90 satellites that have received OSCAR designations
 ? has been posted to the AMSAT website at:
 ? https://www.amsat.org/orbiting-satellites-carrying-amateur-radio/

+ During launch and early operations phases of a cubesat deployment
 ? many satellite operators participate in an unofficial Internet Relay
 ? Chat (IRC) #cubesat channel on the Freenode network. IRC clients in-
 ? clude Nettalk, mIRC, the ChatZilla plugin for Firefox browser. A web
 ? based connection is available at: https://webchat.freenode.net
 ? (Nickname = Callsign; Channels = #cubesat) More information about the
 ? Freenode network is posted at: https://freenode.net

+ Damon, WA4HFN says congratulations are due to Al, XE2AT for his
 ? triple award winner for earning the following Squirt the Birds awards:
 ? o Grid Master #6
 ? o 5 in EM55 #61
 ? o Got Grids? #18
 ?These awards are free and we at Squirt the Birds support AMSAT NA
 ?Go to www.squirtthebirds.com for more info.

+ An article, "CubeSats are challenging" by Charles Phillips on 'The
 ? Space Review' at http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3364/1 offers
 ? university cubesat teams advice we already know ... "One good resource
 ? could be the busy amateur community that likes to listen for the down-
 ? link of satellites: a developer probably should have some amateurs
 ? lined up to listen just in case they are needed."

+ The Sun-Sentinel newspaper printed an article about the November 6
 ? ARISS contact with the South Florida Science Center in West Palm Beach
 ? with Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli:
 ? http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-SunSentinelARISS (www.sun-sentinel.com)

+ The Chertsey Radio Club got some good publicity for both amateur radio
 ? and the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) satellite in the Heathrow Villager newspaper
 ? published on November 4, 2017. During the JOTA event the FUNcube-1 sat-
 ? ellite transmitted a special Fitter Message from Space that the Scouts
 ? successfully decoded: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-AMSATUK-Scouts
 ? (www.amsat-uk.org)

+ The November edition of the AMSAT-EA newsletter (in Spanish) is now
 ? available for download https://www.amsat-ea.org/contenidos/ -and, a
 ? PDF file in English: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-AMSATEA-English
 ? (amsat-ea.org)

+ Masa, JN1GKZ, informs us from Tokyo that JAXA is preparing for the
 ? deployment of NRCSD#13 from the ISS in the November 16-17 timeframe.
 ? NRCSD#13 includes the ELaNa XXII CubeSats: ASTERIA, Dellingr/RBLE,
 ? and OSIRIS-3U. OSIRIS-3U will transmit on 437.505 MHz with GMSK data
 ? rates up to 38k4. The cubesats were delivered by Dragon CRS-12 in
 ? August, 2017.

+ On November 13, Venus and Jupiter will rise together in the morning
 ? sky shortly before sunrise. Venus and Jupiter will come within a mere
 ? 17 arcminutes of each other, and remain close for a day before and
 ? after the conjunction itself. (Reminder: Your fist held at arm's length
 ? measures about 10 degrees across. There are 60 arcminutes in 1 degree.)
 ? The two planets will be visible in the constellation Virgo, west of the
 ? waning crescent moon, which will be higher in the sky. Observers should
 ? look just south of east; the planets will be rising almost exactly ahead
 ? of the sun. https://www.space.com/33792-venus-jupiter-conjunction.html

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/EX

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional 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 stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information. And, with that consider the tale of the superconductor
who walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Get out! We don't serve
your kind here." The superconductor left without resistance.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org




From AJ9N at aol.com  Sun Nov 12 06:44:18 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 01:44:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-12 07:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <1de216.79fcb06d.473947c2@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-12  07:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Liceo Statale ?Ilaria Alpi?, Rutigliano, Italy, I.I.S.S.  ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?
, Terlizzi, Italy, and Liceo Scientifico ?Valdemaro Vecchi?,  Trani, Italy 
telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to  be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact was  successful 2017-11-11 11:16:29 UTC 56 deg (***)
Watch for  HamTV

TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas,  telebridge via 
W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for:  Mon 2017-11-13 14:50:31 UTC 86 deg

Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy  and I.C. ?Pascoli Forgione?, San Giovanni 
Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via VK4KHZ  
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-14  10:15:13 UTC 40 deg  

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 130 (***) 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ  with 124 
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-12 07:00 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 1185. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1137.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-12 07:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors











From g0iiq at outlook.com  Sun Nov 12 10:54:03 2017
From: g0iiq at outlook.com (David Pykett)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:54:03 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: VQLog & IC-9100
In-Reply-To: <HE1P194MB020361D97DB1933DC71141A1FA550@HE1P194MB0203.EURP194.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <HE1P194MB020361D97DB1933DC71141A1FA550@HE1P194MB0203.EURP194.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <HE1P194MB02035FBA5178CF45693018BBFA2A0@HE1P194MB0203.EURP194.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>




Hi

I have an Icom IC-9100 which works well with CAT but to try and make Satellite logging easier I have just downloaded VQLog, what I cant get to work is the up/down frequencies in the software when Satellite is selected as the mode and I have selected a Satellite.

Any help would be appreciated

73
Dave G0IIQ

From normanlizeth at gmail.com  Sat Nov 11 14:41:48 2017
From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 09:41:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] EL89/99 this evening
In-Reply-To: <AC0F88B8-A32D-41B5-886A-AB160879884D@mrstevens.net>
References: <AC0F88B8-A32D-41B5-886A-AB160879884D@mrstevens.net>
Message-ID: <CAJUhCTP0i_G97UnSsw3e8CcJ9uSSFXi1dbBThixF6TKrbTEFgg@mail.gmail.com>

Lived in Ocklawaha for six months (EL89). Weirsdale, like four miles
east on county 25 was EL99.

If you're headed to this area, dinner options include:

Alligator tail at Gator Joe's (full service bar/restaurant) in Ocklawaha

Or, if you're really hungry:

Alfie's (full service bar/restaurant). 2 miles west of Ocklawaha on
county 25. The queen rib rocks. Come famished, leave satiated.

Have fun dodging Florida Man, the snowbirds and village people.

Norm n3ykf

On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net> wrote:
> Myself and N4ESS will be driving a couple hours north this afternoon to the EL89/99 gridline. First pass should be the 2248zwestern AO85 pass, so if you?re an FM only op and need these grids, don?t miss the pass!
>
> We?ll be sticking around until at least the 0010z FO29 pass with coverage into EU and SA, and maybe a bit afterwards. I?ll be on linear passes of CAS-4B, the XWs and whatever else is going over between AO85 and FO29, so if you have linear capabilities and need the grids (or just want to say hi), try not to clog up the FM pass! Give the FM only guys a chance.
>
> Keep an eye on twitter @nj4y_radio, and APRS nj4y-5 for updates...and if you need a pass sked give me a shout!
>
> 73,
> - Matthew nj4y
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sat Nov 11 15:00:54 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 01:00:54 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 dying ?
Message-ID: <E249BC1B-34D1-4932-81C4-C9ADD6A1842E@tech-software.net>

It has been more than 12 hours since we have seen activity from falconsat-3

It was very weak that last pass

Is the bird dying ?

Andrew 

Sent from my iPhone

From G0IIQ at outlook.com  Sat Nov 11 16:03:45 2017
From: G0IIQ at outlook.com (David Pykett)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:03:45 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] VQLog & IC-9100
Message-ID: <HE1P194MB020361D97DB1933DC71141A1FA550@HE1P194MB0203.EURP194.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Hi

I have an Icom IC-9100 which works well with CAT but to try and make Satellite logging easier I have just downloaded VQLog, what I cant get to work is the up/down frequencies in the software when Satellite is selected as the mode and I have selected a Satellite.

Any help would be appreciated

73
Dave G0IIQ


From royldean at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 17:47:14 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:47:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Jack Audio w/FoxTelem
Message-ID: <CADGPg2vHj5Rf6_dudMKXJm52MZm=rEcN-xfZQLEmVJxrwwHLRA@mail.gmail.com>

I know I'm beating a dead horse, but has anybody here had recent success
using jack audio (ubuntu/linux) with FoxTelem?

I'm trying to pipe audio into FoxTelem with Jack, and I'm simply not doing
something correctly.   First and most importantly, whatever I am using to
generate audio (GQRX or rtl_fm from a terminal prompt) completely freezes
as soon as I start the jack server (before I even "connect" the input and
output), but resumes as soon as I stop the jack server.   Not sure if this
will ever work if jack stalls the software generating the audio.

Hoping to get something up and running by the Fox launch, but now I am
reminded as to why I gave up on this a few months ago.

Any tips before I throw in the towel (again)?

--Roy
K3RLD

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Nov 12 17:59:51 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:59:51 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Jack Audio w/FoxTelem
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2vHj5Rf6_dudMKXJm52MZm=rEcN-xfZQLEmVJxrwwHLRA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2vHj5Rf6_dudMKXJm52MZm=rEcN-xfZQLEmVJxrwwHLRA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOp5Z_02wbV23g9HGZ9G+vw0GhMtHm-_rGd52eOo1YUrOg@mail.gmail.com>

You don't need Jack. You can just use PulseAudio with it's virtual
sink and virtual source.

The following command should work:

pacmd load-module module-virtual-source source_name=loop_source
uplink_sink=loop_sink

Then you can use pavucontrol to send the audio to loop_sink from Gqrx
and use loop_source in FoxTelem.

73,

Paul, N8HM




On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know I'm beating a dead horse, but has anybody here had recent success
> using jack audio (ubuntu/linux) with FoxTelem?
>
> I'm trying to pipe audio into FoxTelem with Jack, and I'm simply not doing
> something correctly.   First and most importantly, whatever I am using to
> generate audio (GQRX or rtl_fm from a terminal prompt) completely freezes
> as soon as I start the jack server (before I even "connect" the input and
> output), but resumes as soon as I stop the jack server.   Not sure if this
> will ever work if jack stalls the software generating the audio.
>
> Hoping to get something up and running by the Fox launch, but now I am
> reminded as to why I gave up on this a few months ago.
>
> Any tips before I throw in the towel (again)?
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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

From dxdx at optonline.net  Sun Nov 12 18:07:18 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:07:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 dying ?
In-Reply-To: <E249BC1B-34D1-4932-81C4-C9ADD6A1842E@tech-software.net>
References: <E249BC1B-34D1-4932-81C4-C9ADD6A1842E@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <4eed6ba0-6f20-360d-35a9-b27d0e980224@optonline.net>

On 11/11/2017 10:00 AM, Andrew Rich wrote:
> It has been more than 12 hours since we have seen activity from falconsat-3 It was very weak that last pass Is the bird dying ? Andrew

The downlink seemed fine on the 01:00 p.m. pass Andrew.

Tony -K2MO

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sun Nov 12 18:53:16 2017
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 18:53:16 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 dying ?
In-Reply-To: <E249BC1B-34D1-4932-81C4-C9ADD6A1842E@tech-software.net>
References: <E249BC1B-34D1-4932-81C4-C9ADD6A1842E@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUcP8tDZ2MN5Gme+tGmyWAp=eQnJSvZEzfWNGdVg=M5-3g@mail.gmail.com>

Andrew,

I worked a couple of passes yesterday, using a TH-D72 HT and Elk
log periodic antenna. After not working this satellite in a couple
of weeks, its performance seemed to be just as good as it was
previously. I was able to work 2 stations on each of the two passes
I tried, and was able to get my HT's packets retransmitted when
FalconSat-3 was 3 or 4 degrees above the horizon - something I can't
do at home, but was easy to do in the desert 3 hours away from
home, and 5 minutes from the Mexican border in southern Arizona.

73!



Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK



On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 3:00 PM, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
wrote:

> It has been more than 12 hours since we have seen activity from falconsat-3
>
> It was very weak that last pass
>
> Is the bird dying ?
>
> Andrew
>
>

From ppapadeas at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 18:55:10 2017
From: ppapadeas at gmail.com (Pierros Papadeas)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 20:55:10 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 dying ?
In-Reply-To: <4eed6ba0-6f20-360d-35a9-b27d0e980224@optonline.net>
References: <E249BC1B-34D1-4932-81C4-C9ADD6A1842E@tech-software.net>
	<4eed6ba0-6f20-360d-35a9-b27d0e980224@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <CAJWHm0z28wpXMxjNGCJ-Lg9oqZnwvN+oC1gf1qNyWZa6XczH0A@mail.gmail.com>

Seems fine and transmits as usual. Check the latest observations in SatNOGS
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/?future=1&good=1&bad=1&unvetted=1&norad=30776&observer=&station=

On Nov 12, 2017 8:14 PM, "Tony" <dxdx at optonline.net> wrote:

> On 11/11/2017 10:00 AM, Andrew Rich wrote:
>
>> It has been more than 12 hours since we have seen activity from
>> falconsat-3 It was very weak that last pass Is the bird dying ? Andrew
>>
>
> The downlink seemed fine on the 01:00 p.m. pass Andrew.
>
> Tony -K2MO
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From brad.wf7t at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 19:06:23 2017
From: brad.wf7t at gmail.com (Brad Brooks)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 13:06:23 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Elmering needed for first Digi contact
Message-ID: <7bb02d98-7ab8-4c90-8394-077f4d013370@Spark>

I am flummoxed. I have a new-to-me TH-D7, and desire digital contacts via ISS and others. While I have read some of the recent how-to?s, I am afraid I am flunking class, and I am requesting some elmering.

Is there anyone in the community that would mind (and have the time) to work with me toward making my first digital sat contact?

73 Brad WF7T
EM66

From royldean at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 21:12:18 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 16:12:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Jack Audio w/FoxTelem
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOp5Z_02wbV23g9HGZ9G+vw0GhMtHm-_rGd52eOo1YUrOg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2vHj5Rf6_dudMKXJm52MZm=rEcN-xfZQLEmVJxrwwHLRA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOp5Z_02wbV23g9HGZ9G+vw0GhMtHm-_rGd52eOo1YUrOg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADGPg2vdD1kLcafSE4sarbHv4ApO-ZJFRN60achH2QHdCdsOtw@mail.gmail.com>

Paul,

Thanks for the advice.   This seems to be working a little bit better, but
I still have no clue how to define the inputs and the outputs via
pavucontrol.   Everything I do that results in audio actually getting to
FoxTelem turns out to be through the laptops internal microphone.   I can
verify this by clapping and seeing the display in FoxTelem change.   What
are the settings in pavucontrol that needed to be made?   Currently I have
the following:

Playback:
GQRX (audio output on)
Java  (audio stream on)

Recording:
ALSA plug-in [java]:  ALSA Capture from [built-in blah blah blah] (whole
bunch of options here, including the sink/source)

Output Devices:
Built In Audio Analog Stereo (port speakers)
Uplink Sink loop_sink on Built-in Audio Analog Stereo

Input Devices:
Internal Microphone
Virtual Source loop_source on Built-in Audio Analog Stereo

Configuration:
Profile Analog Stereo Duplex (whole bunch of options here)


Thanks in advance....

--Roy
K3RLD



On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> You don't need Jack. You can just use PulseAudio with it's virtual
> sink and virtual source.
>
> The following command should work:
>
> pacmd load-module module-virtual-source source_name=loop_source
> uplink_sink=loop_sink
>
> Then you can use pavucontrol to send the audio to loop_sink from Gqrx
> and use loop_source in FoxTelem.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know I'm beating a dead horse, but has anybody here had recent success
> > using jack audio (ubuntu/linux) with FoxTelem?
> >
> > I'm trying to pipe audio into FoxTelem with Jack, and I'm simply not
> doing
> > something correctly.   First and most importantly, whatever I am using to
> > generate audio (GQRX or rtl_fm from a terminal prompt) completely freezes
> > as soon as I start the jack server (before I even "connect" the input and
> > output), but resumes as soon as I stop the jack server.   Not sure if
> this
> > will ever work if jack stalls the software generating the audio.
> >
> > Hoping to get something up and running by the Fox launch, but now I am
> > reminded as to why I gave up on this a few months ago.
> >
> > Any tips before I throw in the towel (again)?
> >
> > --Roy
> > K3RLD
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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> program!
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From royldean at gmail.com  Sun Nov 12 21:21:42 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 16:21:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Jack Audio w/FoxTelem
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2vdD1kLcafSE4sarbHv4ApO-ZJFRN60achH2QHdCdsOtw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2vHj5Rf6_dudMKXJm52MZm=rEcN-xfZQLEmVJxrwwHLRA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOp5Z_02wbV23g9HGZ9G+vw0GhMtHm-_rGd52eOo1YUrOg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADGPg2vdD1kLcafSE4sarbHv4ApO-ZJFRN60achH2QHdCdsOtw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sVfzDyzFg3C2+r4r4zabNpB=486yyKTaagGPHFEx18Cw@mail.gmail.com>

Looks like I got it:

Playback
GQRX drop down set to "loop sink"

Recording:
ALSA Plug-in set to "monitor of loop sink"

Now no response to clapping, and "pausing" gqrx results in FoxTelem "flat
line".

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the advice.   This seems to be working a little bit better, but
> I still have no clue how to define the inputs and the outputs via
> pavucontrol.   Everything I do that results in audio actually getting to
> FoxTelem turns out to be through the laptops internal microphone.   I can
> verify this by clapping and seeing the display in FoxTelem change.   What
> are the settings in pavucontrol that needed to be made?   Currently I have
> the following:
>
> Playback:
> GQRX (audio output on)
> Java  (audio stream on)
>
> Recording:
> ALSA plug-in [java]:  ALSA Capture from [built-in blah blah blah] (whole
> bunch of options here, including the sink/source)
>
> Output Devices:
> Built In Audio Analog Stereo (port speakers)
> Uplink Sink loop_sink on Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
>
> Input Devices:
> Internal Microphone
> Virtual Source loop_source on Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
>
> Configuration:
> Profile Analog Stereo Duplex (whole bunch of options here)
>
>
> Thanks in advance....
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>> You don't need Jack. You can just use PulseAudio with it's virtual
>> sink and virtual source.
>>
>> The following command should work:
>>
>> pacmd load-module module-virtual-source source_name=loop_source
>> uplink_sink=loop_sink
>>
>> Then you can use pavucontrol to send the audio to loop_sink from Gqrx
>> and use loop_source in FoxTelem.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Paul, N8HM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:47 PM, Roy Dean <royldean at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I know I'm beating a dead horse, but has anybody here had recent success
>> > using jack audio (ubuntu/linux) with FoxTelem?
>> >
>> > I'm trying to pipe audio into FoxTelem with Jack, and I'm simply not
>> doing
>> > something correctly.   First and most importantly, whatever I am using
>> to
>> > generate audio (GQRX or rtl_fm from a terminal prompt) completely
>> freezes
>> > as soon as I start the jack server (before I even "connect" the input
>> and
>> > output), but resumes as soon as I stop the jack server.   Not sure if
>> this
>> > will ever work if jack stalls the software generating the audio.
>> >
>> > Hoping to get something up and running by the Fox launch, but now I am
>> > reminded as to why I gave up on this a few months ago.
>> >
>> > Any tips before I throw in the towel (again)?
>> >
>> > --Roy
>> > K3RLD
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>>
>
>

From john at papays.com  Sun Nov 12 23:24:29 2017
From: john at papays.com (John Papay)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 18:24:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PW8PM 4 Corner Grid Operation
Message-ID: <20171112232437.D55768063@lansing182.amsat.org>

Jose, PW8PM, went to the 4 corner grid square
of FH88/89/98/99 today for the 1930utc AO-7 Mode B
pass.  He worked quite a few stations in
South and North America.  A video was made of
the operation and can be viewed on youtube:
Search on "PW8PM AMSAT-NA" and you should find it
quickly. Contacts already confirmed in LOTW!

Jose, Thanks for making the effort to operate from
this 4 corner square.  Great operation!
73,
John K8YSE


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From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon Nov 13 00:46:01 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 19:46:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] PW8PM 4 Corner Grid Operation
In-Reply-To: <20171112232437.D55768063@lansing182.amsat.org>
References: <20171112232437.D55768063@lansing182.amsat.org>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqrZqUBMDkCQrRUx1nL7sRfEQkoxUQuRTV3_V=9+VJLBg@mail.gmail.com>

The direct YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5IfFbb48qk

It was certainly great to get three new South American grids in one
QSO! Thanks to Valdir for making the trip!

73,

Paul, N8HM



On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 6:24 PM, John Papay <john at papays.com> wrote:
> Jose, PW8PM, went to the 4 corner grid square
> of FH88/89/98/99 today for the 1930utc AO-7 Mode B
> pass.  He worked quite a few stations in
> South and North America.  A video was made of
> the operation and can be viewed on youtube:
> Search on "PW8PM AMSAT-NA" and you should find it
> quickly. Contacts already confirmed in LOTW!
>
> Jose, Thanks for making the effort to operate from
> this 4 corner square.  Great operation!
> 73,
> John K8YSE
>
>
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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Mon Nov 13 03:22:44 2017
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 03:22:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] PW8PM 4 Corner Grid Operation
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqrZqUBMDkCQrRUx1nL7sRfEQkoxUQuRTV3_V=9+VJLBg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20171112232437.D55768063@lansing182.amsat.org>
	<CABzOSOqrZqUBMDkCQrRUx1nL7sRfEQkoxUQuRTV3_V=9+VJLBg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <985882096.726093.1510543364185@mail.yahoo.com>

Excellent operation & excellent video!!Congrats to Jose and all that worked him. ?-BL

      From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
 To: John Papay <john at papays.com> 
Cc: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2017 7:46 PM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] PW8PM 4 Corner Grid Operation
   
The direct YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5IfFbb48qk

It was certainly great to get three new South American grids in one
QSO! Thanks to Valdir for making the trip!

73,

Paul, N8HM



On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 6:24 PM, John Papay <john at papays.com> wrote:
> Jose, PW8PM, went to the 4 corner grid square
> of FH88/89/98/99 today for the 1930utc AO-7 Mode B
> pass.? He worked quite a few stations in
> South and North America.? A video was made of
> the operation and can be viewed on youtube:
> Search on "PW8PM AMSAT-NA" and you should find it
> quickly. Contacts already confirmed in LOTW!
>
> Jose, Thanks for making the effort to operate from
> this 4 corner square.? Great operation!
> 73,
> John K8YSE
>
>
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Mon Nov 13 14:10:26 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:10:26 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Launch Countdown, Telemetry Reception Challenge
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqiRwK6KNH8XK=AoE9WP0z0zJtd+HWuqLorDrX_wGRptw@mail.gmail.com>

We're now less than 20 hours before the RadFxSat launch!

The first amateur radio operator that successfully receives RadFxSat
(Fox-1B) telemetry and uploads it to the AMSAT server will receive a
commemorative 3D printed QSL card.

RadFxSat is scheduled for launch at 1:47am PST (09:47 UTC) on Tuesday,
November 14th from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The first
transmission from RadFxSat is expected to occur around 12:07 UTC. Due
to a lack of prelaunch Keplerian elements, it is not known exactly
where the satellite will be when it makes it's first transmission.

For further details regarding the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP)
of RadFxSat operations, please see
https://www.amsat.org/getting-ready-for-radfxsat-fox-1b/


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

From dougg27 at hotmail.com  Sat Nov 11 22:52:22 2017
From: dougg27 at hotmail.com (Doug Andrews)
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2017 22:52:22 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox1B: ???
Message-ID: <CO2PR06MB697127AD2F9A3F7F7A91BC2B4550@CO2PR06MB697.namprd06.prod.outlook.com>

The last I heard it was delayed until at least the 24th with a battery problem.



.- ..-. --... --.. --.-


-------- Original message --------
From: Dale Kubichek via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Date: 11/11/17 2:39 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox1B: ???

Did Fox1B fly yesterday as scheduled?

Best regards,
Dale Kubichek, MS-EET, N6JSX
  Sidney, OH 45365  EN70vh

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HAM-SATs
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RDF-USA
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From py4zbz at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 13 15:48:33 2017
From: py4zbz at yahoo.com (Roland Zurmely)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:48:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 dying ?
References: <545792406.1028010.1510588113367.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <545792406.1028010.1510588113367@mail.yahoo.com>

FS3 is quite alive, received with strong 25 dB SNR with a 6-element OWA !
See also the image received from K2MO and WOD Whole Orbit Data.
<http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/falconsat.htm#f>
73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Mon Nov 13 16:24:35 2017
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:24:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat launch preliminary Keplerian elements
Message-ID: <142001d35c9b$e55c8b10$b015a130$@mindspring.com>

Good Morning,

 

Our launch provider has decided that we can release the preliminary
Keplerian elements for tomorrow morning's launch. These are preliminary, are
for the entire group in our deployer, and may not be very accurate,
especially after a few orbits. Please plan accordingly. As you can imagine,
things for me are a bit busy for the next few days with commissioning, so
please address any requests for help importing the elements or similar to
the list.

 

ELaNa 14

1 00000U 17017A   17317.46018518 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999

2 00000  97.6969 249.5697 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332    06

73, Drew KO4MA

AMSAT VP Operations

 

 


From bruninga at usna.edu  Mon Nov 13 16:53:10 2017
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:53:10 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 dying (NOT!) (Web portal?)
Message-ID: <ebb22869e32cb849bf71ba43116fb482@mail.gmail.com>

> FS3 is quite alive, received with strong 25 dB SNR with a 6-element OWA
!

And imagine how much more powerful it will be as an AMSAT comms capability
when someone writes a WEB interface making the flying store-n-forward BBS
available on line.

We have dozens of ground stations all around the world, each collecting
downlink packets and feeding them into the global APRS-IS.  But the PBBS
packets are not APRS and not collected by the APRS-IS since they use a
different PID bit.

All we need is a separate internet server that collects all the PBBS
packets... and then makes them available on an on-line web page showing
the entire PBBS trffic.

What a great service for disaster and remote communications using Ham
radio.

See the idea:  http://aprs.org/PFS3.html

Bob, WB4APR

From niefind.rolf at t-online.de  Mon Nov 13 16:36:33 2017
From: niefind.rolf at t-online.de (niefind.rolf at t-online.de)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:36:33 +0100 (CET)
Subject: [amsat-bb] good times in 1972
Message-ID: <1510590993956.7748593.95dea047a92f0e9f284bef7a7b3d3db12ae2810f@spica.telekom.de>

 
remember quite well the broadcast on 20m fom W3NAN on 20m in Oct. 1972.
#
No Keplerian elements but we find him on 10mtrs...
 
Goodtimes to remember
 
Rolf DK2ZF
?

From pconver at gmail.com  Mon Nov 13 17:35:28 2017
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:35:28 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat Passes
Message-ID: <CANTZqK=QwbihsNo30CBNGVpnVmEiP3BbntbR4NbNJM_enwHNOA@mail.gmail.com>

Passes and freqs available at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?sat=radfx

Wishing success launch and good Luck for early catchers !!

Thanks! Drew, KO4MA for preliminary Keplerian Elements.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

From cshields at gmail.com  Mon Nov 13 17:40:21 2017
From: cshields at gmail.com (Corey Shields)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:40:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat Passes
In-Reply-To: <CANTZqK=QwbihsNo30CBNGVpnVmEiP3BbntbR4NbNJM_enwHNOA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANTZqK=QwbihsNo30CBNGVpnVmEiP3BbntbR4NbNJM_enwHNOA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANnv5mb6j_PTi8GurDG8mjjDfyTkKQbzYrihekX2mQW4PW8Wkw@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks! Drew, KO4MA for preliminary Keplerian Elements.
>

Can someone share those preliminary keps?

Cheers,
-Corey  KB9JHU

-- 
Corey Shields

From matthew at mrstevens.net  Mon Nov 13 17:45:34 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:45:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat Passes
In-Reply-To: <CANnv5mb6j_PTi8GurDG8mjjDfyTkKQbzYrihekX2mQW4PW8Wkw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANTZqK=QwbihsNo30CBNGVpnVmEiP3BbntbR4NbNJM_enwHNOA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CANnv5mb6j_PTi8GurDG8mjjDfyTkKQbzYrihekX2mQW4PW8Wkw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtRrj2ijwwyv3ZcL2UU0dAFCBWVA4obq3dT1NrNkCinu7w@mail.gmail.com>

Drew included them in his original email... here they are again

ELaNa 14

1 00000U 17017A   17317.46018518 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999

2 00000  97.6969 249.5697 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332    06


- Matthew

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Corey Shields <cshields at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks! Drew, KO4MA for preliminary Keplerian Elements.
> >
>
> Can someone share those preliminary keps?
>
> Cheers,
> -Corey  KB9JHU
>
> --
> Corey Shields
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Mon Nov 13 18:24:06 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:24:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS CONTACT PRESS RELEASE UPDATE
Message-ID: <EC9BF2E09EE94347A6B0500A0E69E72E@DHJ>

ARISS RELEASE UPDATE:  Nov. 14, 2017

 

Cygnus launch delay has slipped the Carmelita Manara in Milano, Italy AND I.C. "Pascoli Forgione", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy contact from Nov. 14  to Nov. 15, 2017. 

See Below for details:

 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione",  San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy on 15 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:36 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

 

Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy

 

The "Carmelita Manara" School owns to bigger comprehensive institute Morosini- Savoia. 

Here is a very rich social contest, different cultures that can be found in the school itself.

The school is in a green zone and is quite near to the center. The children and teenagers and their needs are what we care for most. What we would like to do is:

-develop their curiosity and their interests for subjects;

-help them transfer what they know from one field to another;

-develop their commitments, their sense of responsibility and their self-confidence;

-teach them how to cooperate accepting different points of view;

-make them aware school is a place where they can be they are and where they will be listened to.

The first commitment of the school is to give students a friendly environment and to help them to overcame difficulties and enhance their capacities and individual skills. Our institute organizes supporting activity and courses. There are two coucellors in order to help guys, if needed, to stay better at school. We have a new fully equipped gym, a library with also a book crossing station, a recently restructured science laboratory, an auditorium in which we can do many activities as the tare, choir and conventions to form teacher and parents. We also have a vegetable-botanic garden where we teach our student rhythms of year and we take care of the important contact with earth. It is a very important didactic activity. In the garden is also possible to organize observation of sky by using telescopes (12-14).

 

I.C. "Pascoli Forgione", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione" was born in the school year 2009/2010 as part of a sizing operation that created new Comprehensive Schools, aggregating schools of different orders of the same municipal territory. It is situated in San Giovanni Rotondo, a Southern Italian town in the province of Foggia and it is used to work in a context which is typical of small towns. 

The Institute that includes about 800 students from the Kindergarten, and the Primary School to the Low Secondary school pursues the aim of a better and more consistent training process aimed to children from 3 to 13. Our students belong to different social, cultural and economic backgrounds.

On the pedagogical level, the Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione", for its structures, carries out the didactic educational continuity between the three types of schools. Teachers have the possibility to know and follow the educational process from the entrance of the Kindergarten up to the final examination of middle school; they exchange important information on the characteristics of learning and the evaluation of pupils.

They have also experienced forms of collaboration among the three grade levels, with constitution of "open teams" and the launching of integrated projects with particular reference to Physical Education, Music Education, Maths and Science and Foreign Languages. In fact the school is a Trinity Centre for language assessment, a Sports Centre in collaboration with the different Sports Societies of the province, we collaborate with Kangourou for English Competition, with Bocconi University for Maths competitions and with the ANISN (National Association of Natural Science Teachers) for Science Competitions.

Moreover for its various projects and involvement Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione" can be classified as a "school of the territory", because it interacts intensively with local authorities, associations, families, volunteers and cultural institutions.

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

Proposed questions generated by the Carmelita Manara and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione" students:

 

1. Ci piacerebbe vedere tue foto dei poli terrestri, ma la ISS non prevede 

   orbite polari: perche'?

2. Quale episodio della tua vita ti ha spinto a diventare astronauta? Sei 

   contento della scelta o ti aspettavi di piu'?

3. Abbiamo visto che avete gustato insalata spaziale, pensi sia possibile 

   arrivare a coltivazioni utili al sostentamento?

4. Nelle tue missioni spaziali ti e' mai capitato di assistere ad una 

   eclisse?

5. Quale e' il materiale che assume il comportamento pi? strano sotto 

   l'effetto della microgravita'?

6. L'organismo nello spazio risente della microgravita'. Se sulla Terra non 

   ci fosse stata una preparazione fisica, cosa avrebbe comportato?

7. Cosa ne pensi dei collegamenti ARISS e che messaggio dai a noi studenti?

8. Il gusto degli alimenti sulla ISS e' uguale a quello sulla Terra?

9. Lo spazio, grazie alla mancaza degli effetti del peso, puo' essere una 

   nuova frontiera per i disabili?

10. Noi sappiamo che nel vuoto il suono non si trasmette. Sulla ISS gli 

    astronauti come comunicano fra loro?

11. Il cervello reagisce in modo diverso nello spazio?

12. In caso di problemi di salute prendete farmaci? Se si, il loro tempo di 

    effetto e' diverso da quello sulla Terra?

13. Arcobaleni, fulmini globulari, aloni e altri fenomeni meteo: come si 

    vedono dalla ISS?

14. Sulla ISS come misurate l'orario?

15. Come si possono appagare le esigenze spirituali nello spazio?

16. Al rientro sulla Terra, un astronauta avverte ripercussioni fisiche 

    causate dalla forte variazione di gravita'? Cosa viene fatto ridurre gli 

    effetti?

17. Turismo spaziale: in quanti anni secondo te sara' alla portata di tutti 

    come oggi i voli low cost?

18. Con gli studi fatti fino ad ora, a che punto siamo con l'obbiettivo 

    "Marte"?

19. Cibo bonus e magliette preferite: cosa hai portato con te questa volta?

20. Ti senti mai come in un film di fantascienza?

21. Cosa ti piaceva fare alla nostra eta' di 12-13 anni?

22. Di notte fai sogni diversi da quelli che fai sulla Terra?

23. Dalla ISS riuscite a vedere altri satelliti (es Iridium)?

24. Dove ti senti "a casa"?

25. Quando sei sulla Terra cosa ti manca di pi? dello spazio?

26. Cosa porterai a casa con te da questo viaggio, in senso astratto?

27. Avete mai visto oggetti vaganti come meteoriti o spazzatura spaziale?

28. Quando ci sono le elezioni come fate a votare?

29. In quale parte della ISS ti trovi particolarmente bene?

 

 

Translated: 

 

1. We would like to see photos of land poles, but the ISS does not have polar 

   orbits: why?

2. What episode of your life has made you become an astronaut? Are you happy 

   with the choice or did you expect more?

3. We saw that you enjoyed a space salad, do you think it's possible to get 

   to useful crops for sustenance?

4. Have you ever seen eclipse from space?

5. What is the material that takes the strangest behavior under the 

   microgravity effect?

6. The organism in space suffers from microgravity. If there had been no 

   physical training on Earth, what would it have meant?

7. What do you think about ARISS and what message do you give us to students?

8. Is the taste of food on the ISS the same as on Earth?

9. Is space a new frontier for the disabled due to the lack of weight 

   effects?

10. We know that in the vacuum the sound is not transmitted. On the ISS, how 

    do the astronauts communicate with each other?

11. Does the brain react differently in space?

12. In case of health problems, do you take medication? If so, their effect 

    time is different from Earth?

13. Rainbows, globular lightning, halos and other weather phenomena: how do 

    you see them form the ISS?

14. How do you measure the time on the ISS?

15. How can spiritual needs be met in space?

16. When landing on Earth, does an astronaut experience physical 

    repercussions caused by the strong variation in gravity? What is being 

    done to reduce the effects?

17. Spatial Tourism: How many years do you think it will be available like 

    today's cheap flights?

18. With the studies so far, how far is the "Mars" goal?

19. Favorite food and t-shirts: what did you bring with you this time?

20. Do you ever feel like in a science fiction movie?

21. What did you like to do at our age of 12-13?

22. Do you make dreams different from what you do on Earth at night?

23. Can you see satellites from the ISS (eg Iridium)?

24. Where do you feel "home"?

25. On Earth, what do you miss most of space?

26. What will you bring home with you from this journey, in an abstract 

    sense?

27. Can you see floating objects, like meteorites, or space junk?

28. How do you vote in case of elections?

29. Which part of the ISS are you particularly comfortable with?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

   TBD

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN


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From zmetzing at pobox.com  Mon Nov 13 19:49:19 2017
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:49:19 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] 2017 Symposium video?
Message-ID: <2c35f9d7-9991-5368-cf15-8f2f6bd93f1c@pobox.com>

The paper presentations were videotaped, and I was wondering when/where
those will be posted online?

Thanks!

--- Zach

From AJ9N at aol.com  Mon Nov 13 21:11:47 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:11:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-13 21:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <202729.7f6c561d.473b6493@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-13  21:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas,  telebridge via 
W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact was  successful: Mon 2017-11-13 14:50:31 UTC 86 deg (***)

Carmelita  Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. ?Pascoli Forgione?, San Giovanni 
Rotondo, Italy,  telebridge via K6DUE (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for:  Wed 2017-11-15 11:36:55 UTC 36 deg (***)
Watch for live stream at  https://youtu.be/VeRXP9LCNlM (***)

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta  Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, 
France, telebridge via K6DUE (***)  
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) 
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22  08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE  (***)

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 130 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-13 21:00 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 1186. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1138.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-13 21:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors











From n8hm at amsat.org  Mon Nov 13 23:44:09 2017
From: n8hm at amsat.org (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:44:09 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrRpGjLDPRZ1z+zybb8PfO1yyQ3504KMznpvSpg8WGxkw@mail.gmail.com>

Join AMSAT for a live blog of the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch beginning
at 09:15 UTC. The launch is scheduled for 09:47 UTC.

Note that due to the delay in the Orbital ATK Antares / Cygnus launch,
the main NASA TV channel will be covering the berthing of Cygnus to
the International Space Station. Coverage of the JPSS-1 launch will be
available on the NASA TV Media channel (NTV-3).

https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

From va6bmj at gmail.com  Tue Nov 14 02:37:12 2017
From: va6bmj at gmail.com (B J)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 02:37:12 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Sells US Factory To
	General Atomic
Message-ID: <CAP7QzkMupSxHrM=fZYmLHbq-rLb+Mn0zmyKHZtAk53hcPH+hdw@mail.gmail.com>

http://spacenews.com/general-atomic-buys-surreys-us-smallsat-factory/

It appears that the main market GA's satellite business is the military:

http://spacenews.com/general-atomics-ramping-cubesat-production-muses-railgun-smallsat-launcher/

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Tue Nov 14 09:42:25 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:42:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrRpGjLDPRZ1z+zybb8PfO1yyQ3504KMznpvSpg8WGxkw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOrRpGjLDPRZ1z+zybb8PfO1yyQ3504KMznpvSpg8WGxkw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <646994462.2042722.1510652545682@mail.yahoo.com>

Wishing a successful launch and deployment of the satellite. Watching live now in India.?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA

      From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at amsat.org>
 To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2017 5:18 AM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
   
Join AMSAT for a live blog of the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch beginning
at 09:15 UTC. The launch is scheduled for 09:47 UTC.

Note that due to the delay in the Orbital ATK Antares / Cygnus launch,
the main NASA TV channel will be covering the berthing of Cygnus to
the International Space Station. Coverage of the JPSS-1 launch will be
available on the NASA TV Media channel (NTV-3).

https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)
_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Tue Nov 14 09:50:40 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:50:40 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
In-Reply-To: <646994462.2042722.1510652545682@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CABzOSOrRpGjLDPRZ1z+zybb8PfO1yyQ3504KMznpvSpg8WGxkw@mail.gmail.com>
	<646994462.2042722.1510652545682@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpfmpkzw=d_pZue7tVYAAL87qzxiOpWo-QirfHzsdHHrg@mail.gmail.com>

Launch has been scrubbed for today due to a couple of issues. Looking
at a 24 hour turnaround for a launch tomorrow morning.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 4:42 AM, Nitin Muttin <vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Wishing a successful launch and deployment of the satellite. Watching live
> now in India.
>
> 73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]
> Secretary, AMSAT INDIA
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at amsat.org>
> To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2017 5:18 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
>
> Join AMSAT for a live blog of the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch beginning
> at 09:15 UTC. The launch is scheduled for 09:47 UTC.
>
> Note that due to the delay in the Orbital ATK Antares / Cygnus launch,
> the main NASA TV channel will be covering the berthing of Cygnus to
> the International Space Station. Coverage of the JPSS-1 launch will be
> available on the NASA TV Media channel (NTV-3).
>
> https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/
>
>
> 73,
>
> Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
> Executive Vice President
> Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
>

From ka6sip at aol.com  Tue Nov 14 09:55:56 2017
From: ka6sip at aol.com (Tom Deeble - KA6SIP)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 04:55:56 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1B Delayed
Message-ID: <15fb9f4e87a-c06-22840@webjas-vae140.srv.aolmail.net>

Launch today No-Go.  Trying for a 24-hour turn-around - Wed 1:47 AM PST


Tom Deeble - KA6SIP,  ka6sip at aol.com
Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership Chairman
MDARC, PO Box 23222, Pleasant Hill, CA  94523-0222
PACIFICON -  Oct 19-21, 2018, San Ramon


From simon at sdr-radio.com  Tue Nov 14 09:50:08 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:50:08 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
In-Reply-To: <646994462.2042722.1510652545682@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CABzOSOrRpGjLDPRZ1z+zybb8PfO1yyQ3504KMznpvSpg8WGxkw@mail.gmail.com>
	<646994462.2042722.1510652545682@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <00ae01d35d2d$f4b488a0$de1d99e0$@sdr-radio.com>

Oh Well,

Launch cancelled, tomorrow maybe?

Simon Brown, G4ELI

www.dxgalaxy.com
www.sdr-radio.com
www.sdr-satellites.com


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB
Sent: 14 November 2017 09:42
To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at amsat.org>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog

Wishing a successful launch and deployment of the satellite. Watching live now in India. 73 Nitin [VU3TYG]Secretary, AMSAT INDIA

      From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at amsat.org>
 To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Sent: Tuesday, 14 November 2017 5:18 AM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
   
Join AMSAT for a live blog of the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch beginning at 09:15 UTC. The launch is scheduled for 09:47 UTC.


From n8hm at amsat.org  Tue Nov 14 14:06:03 2017
From: n8hm at amsat.org (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:06:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Next RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Attempt - 09:47 UTC 15-Nov
Message-ID: <CABzOSOr60JPg+t7Rsg38KcYcaWJkrXO_PbNxQqsy-NJccYQEaA@mail.gmail.com>

The next launch attempt for RadFxSat (Fox-1B) will occur at 09:47 UTC
on Wednesday, November 15th. Join AMSAT for a live blog of the launch
and first reception reports, beginning at 09:15 UTC. If the launch
goes as planned, RadFxSat will launch on the 43rd birthday of one of
its "grandfathers," AMSAT-OSCAR 7. AMSAT-OSCAR 7 also launched on a
Delta-family rocket (Delta 2310) from the west pad at Vandenberg Space
Launch Complex 2. The schedule hasn't been updated yet, but launch
coverage should be available on the main NASA TV channel (NTV-1) at
09:15 UTC.

https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/

73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Tue Nov 14 09:31:32 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:31:32 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Invitation to help populate Sat statsus
Message-ID: <00b901d35d2b$5d5e14a0$181a3de0$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

I have a big long list of satellites to log / record

 

I am seeking assistance to help populate the database 

 

If you hear a bird, would you help me by having a look and see if it already
has an entry if not, can you pop one in 

 

Cheers

 

Andrew VK4TEC

 

http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/index2.html


From pierros at papadeas.gr  Tue Nov 14 14:34:21 2017
From: pierros at papadeas.gr (Pierros Papadeas)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 16:34:21 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Invitation to help populate Sat statsus
In-Reply-To: <00b901d35d2b$5d5e14a0$181a3de0$@tech-software.net>
References: <00b901d35d2b$5d5e14a0$181a3de0$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <CAJWHm0z-6RnDYo2nuthB37fNWKf1nR5h4NKO3ohn-W4rqr+xUA@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Andrew,

All of those satellites are tracked automatically by SatNOGS.

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/

You can filter by satellite, station or even result (good or bad pass)
and even fetch those through our API to automate your chart.

Let me know if you need any more help on this.

~pierros

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 11:31 AM,  <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
> Hello
>
>
>
> I have a big long list of satellites to log / record
>
>
>
> I am seeking assistance to help populate the database
>
>
>
> If you hear a bird, would you help me by having a look and see if it already
> has an entry if not, can you pop one in
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> Andrew VK4TEC
>
>
>
> http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/index2.html
>
> _______________________________________________
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http://pierros.papadeas.gr
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From skristof at etczone.com  Tue Nov 14 14:58:03 2017
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:58:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass predictions?
Message-ID: <23025137f6486e9178b1b746814dd111@etczone.com>

amsat.org pass predictions are down? 

Steve AI9IN

From n8hm at arrl.net  Tue Nov 14 15:09:37 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:09:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass predictions?
In-Reply-To: <23025137f6486e9178b1b746814dd111@etczone.com>
References: <23025137f6486e9178b1b746814dd111@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpTVBc04YujnJDNdGH=5JG5_8wXSXeQsCOOnND0xXOAyg@mail.gmail.com>

Steve,

I've reported the issue to AMSAT IT. My theory is that the preliminary
keps for RadFxSat are crashing the engine used on that page.
Unfortunately, some prediction programs do not like the values used in
preliminary TLEs.

If that's the case, we may need to remove the preliminary keps from
the AMSAT distribution.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 9:58 AM,  <skristof at etczone.com> wrote:
> amsat.org pass predictions are down?
>
> Steve AI9IN
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Tue Nov 14 21:09:03 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:09:03 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat launch preliminary Keplerian elements
In-Reply-To: <142001d35c9b$e55c8b10$b015a130$@mindspring.com>
References: <142001d35c9b$e55c8b10$b015a130$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <750153a0-7e13-b086-b3fa-dfbb441f7a38@xs4all.nl>

All,

With the launch delay of one day, the epoch of the TLE set changes
from day 317 to 318. But also the RAAN needs to be adapted. The
RAAN changes from 249.5697 to 250.5553.

73, Nico PA0DLO


On 13-11-17 17:24, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> Good Morning,
>
>   
>
> Our launch provider has decided that we can release the preliminary
> Keplerian elements for tomorrow morning's launch. These are preliminary, are
> for the entire group in our deployer, and may not be very accurate,
> especially after a few orbits. Please plan accordingly. As you can imagine,
> things for me are a bit busy for the next few days with commissioning, so
> please address any requests for help importing the elements or similar to
> the list.
>
>   
>
> ELaNa 14
>
> 1 00000U 17017A   17317.46018518 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
>
> 2 00000  97.6969 249.5697 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332    06
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> AMSAT VP Operations
>
>   
>
>   
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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


From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Tue Nov 14 22:50:01 2017
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:50:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] OZ/KO4MA
Message-ID: <14fd01d35d9a$e7869520$b693bf60$@mindspring.com>

I recently added this call to my LOTW. If you'd like a LOTW confirmation,
please send me an email reply with the QSO data for me to cross-check, and
I'll upload sometime soon. I have logs back to my first operation in 2002.

 

73, Drew KO4MA


From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Tue Nov 14 21:17:35 2017
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 15:17:35 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat launch preliminary Keplerian elements
In-Reply-To: <750153a0-7e13-b086-b3fa-dfbb441f7a38@xs4all.nl>
References: <142001d35c9b$e55c8b10$b015a130$@mindspring.com>
	<750153a0-7e13-b086-b3fa-dfbb441f7a38@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <002701d35d8d$fe5128e0$faf37aa0$@mypbmail.com>

Rats!

Raymond Hoad
WA5QGD


-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen [mailto:hamsat at xs4all.nl] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 15:09
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>; 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat launch preliminary Keplerian elements

All,

With the launch delay of one day, the epoch of the TLE set changes
from day 317 to 318. But also the RAAN needs to be adapted. The
RAAN changes from 249.5697 to 250.5553.

73, Nico PA0DLO


On 13-11-17 17:24, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:
> Good Morning,
>
>   
>
> Our launch provider has decided that we can release the preliminary
> Keplerian elements for tomorrow morning's launch. These are preliminary, are
> for the entire group in our deployer, and may not be very accurate,
> especially after a few orbits. Please plan accordingly. As you can imagine,
> things for me are a bit busy for the next few days with commissioning, so
> please address any requests for help importing the elements or similar to
> the list.
>
>   
>
> ELaNa 14
>
> 1 00000U 17017A   17317.46018518 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
>
> 2 00000  97.6969 249.5697 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332    06
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> AMSAT VP Operations
>
>   
>
>   
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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




From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Wed Nov 15 02:38:21 2017
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joe Fitzgerald)
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:38:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Pass predictions?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpTVBc04YujnJDNdGH=5JG5_8wXSXeQsCOOnND0xXOAyg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <23025137f6486e9178b1b746814dd111@etczone.com>
	<CABzOSOpTVBc04YujnJDNdGH=5JG5_8wXSXeQsCOOnND0xXOAyg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <bf770822-ee4c-d19f-b2ad-20fba4ac87a9@alum.wpi.edu>

On 11/14/2017 10:09 AM, Paul Stoetzer wrote:

> My theory is that the preliminary
> keps for RadFxSat are crashing the engine used on that page.
>
A script that prepares the list of satellites for the tracking page
failed when the SATCAT object number is zero as is the case with the
preliminary RadFxSat TLE's.?? The script has been fixed in case someone
uses all zeros in that field again.

The bug was mine ... KD2BD's Predict engine was not at fault.

73 de KM1P Joe


From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed Nov 15 13:22:52 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:22:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Launch Scrubbed
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpFZb8P552r-O7WjspDk5tscpH6gy8f1Mi14T3aG49MdQ@mail.gmail.com>

>From United Launch Alliance: ?The launch of a United Launch Alliance
Delta II rocket carrying the JPSS-1 mission for NASA and NOAA was
scrubbed today due to a range safety hold and high upper level winds.
The team is working to establish a new launch opportunity.?

Based on the conversation between the launch director and Vandenberg's
weather officer during the NASA TV coverage, upper level winds may not
improve until this weekend.

Updates will be posted as we receive them.

73,

Paul, N8HM

From caylorman at gmail.com  Wed Nov 15 19:39:23 2017
From: caylorman at gmail.com (E.J. Caylor)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:39:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Special AMSAT Membership Offer for
	RadFxSat..download issue
In-Reply-To: <085101d3519e$c57702b0$50650810$@mindspring.com>
References: <1731988019.162271.1509369915398@connect.xfinity.com>
	<085101d3519e$c57702b0$50650810$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <CA+Bi8YtGEHC-SQNi961wrjonMu3QTR0X-QqKxvOkQp_MYbHzCw@mail.gmail.com>

I've recently had the same issue with my digital download upon joining
AMSAT.  I opened it a couple times on various computers, but when I finally
went to download and save a copy to my main machine, I got a message that I
didn't have anymore downloads available.  Was there any indication that a
limited number of viewings were available until I could no longer access it?

I'd really like to finish reading it and be able to use it as a reference.


-- 
E.J. Caylor, KK9EJ
http://www.flickr.com/photos/90520235 at N03/
http://caylorman.rrpicturearchives.net

From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Wed Nov 15 20:00:58 2017
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:00:58 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TH-D72A full-duplex HT for sale
Message-ID: <CAPovOwcNRHFSxxmWMNcSx6F6WNNkmaWj3dwMwRP+Q=im8s350g@mail.gmail.com>

For sale:

- Kenwood TH-D72A with two PB-45L batteries, charger, and rubber duck
- KSC-32 rapid charging stand
- Heil HTH-K headset
- No box or manual

Asking $320 shipped to continental USA with tracking and insurance. PayPal only.

73
Clayton
W5PFG

From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Wed Nov 15 22:14:32 2017
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:14:32 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 bps sats
Message-ID: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>

Can anyone suggest any current UHF downlink 9600 digital birds (other 
than FS3) to use for testing a station?? They must have high 
inclinations to be visible from Fairbanks, AK.

Thanks,

Jim


From n8hm at arrl.net  Wed Nov 15 22:17:18 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:17:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 bps sats
In-Reply-To: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
References: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrOcn661tg_hVczXfZQutVbzDdmQgyY1PAUyiFiLCym=Q@mail.gmail.com>

skCUBE has a UHF 9600 baud GMSK downlink and is in a polar orbit.
There are a few others, but that one immediately comes to mind.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Jim White <jim at coloradosatellite.com> wrote:
> Can anyone suggest any current UHF downlink 9600 digital birds (other than
> FS3) to use for testing a station?  They must have high inclinations to be
> visible from Fairbanks, AK.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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

From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed Nov 15 22:25:42 2017
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 17:25:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 bps sats
In-Reply-To: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
References: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9FfPWbhmURDUX-0Gr_x0UKA9XeXNLewH0tsX=aXKTO20vQ@mail.gmail.com>

Try here http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?page_id=29535

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S7

On Nov 15, 2017 5:17 PM, "Jim White" <jim at coloradosatellite.com> wrote:

> Can anyone suggest any current UHF downlink 9600 digital birds (other than
> FS3) to use for testing a station?  They must have high inclinations to be
> visible from Fairbanks, AK.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Wed Nov 15 22:19:08 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:19:08 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 bps sats
In-Reply-To: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
References: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
Message-ID: <6367A122-E4E5-4A4D-A75D-4703521AFDF2@tech-software.net>

Hey Jim

Atlantis is strong and decoded on direwolf

Andrew vk4tec 

Sent from my iPhone

> On 16 Nov 2017, at 8:14 am, Jim White <jim at coloradosatellite.com> wrote:
> 
> Can anyone suggest any current UHF downlink 9600 digital birds (other than FS3) to use for testing a station?  They must have high inclinations to be visible from Fairbanks, AK.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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


From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Wed Nov 15 22:20:22 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:20:22 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] 9600 bps sats
In-Reply-To: <6367A122-E4E5-4A4D-A75D-4703521AFDF2@tech-software.net>
References: <a50e5052-bcd3-ddfe-91c8-511c520dc116@coloradosatellite.com>
	<6367A122-E4E5-4A4D-A75D-4703521AFDF2@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <75E777AA-F826-47B8-91EB-A056785FFF9A@tech-software.net>

http://www.dk3wn.info/p/

Sent from my iPhone

> On 16 Nov 2017, at 8:19 am, Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
> 
> Hey Jim
> 
> Atlantis is strong and decoded on direwolf
> 
> Andrew vk4tec 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 16 Nov 2017, at 8:14 am, Jim White <jim at coloradosatellite.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Can anyone suggest any current UHF downlink 9600 digital birds (other than FS3) to use for testing a station?  They must have high inclinations to be visible from Fairbanks, AK.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
> 

From jbelstner at gmail.com  Thu Nov 16 03:07:36 2017
From: jbelstner at gmail.com (John Belstner)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 03:07:36 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] For Sale: Complete satellite ground station
Message-ID: <CAJM3DS0ZyLBYLE0R1ER496e+ubr-EHTD+1VAjB-9P2YEyPrhPg@mail.gmail.com>

Icom IC-910H with 1200MHz RF module and dual DSP modules
Yaesu G-5500 w/GS-232B
M2 Antennas: 2MCP14, 435CP30

Serious inquiries only please.  Email me off list and send you a Dropbox
link to some photos.

73 John W9EN

From w0sat2 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 16 04:43:03 2017
From: w0sat2 at gmail.com (Jerry Ehlers)
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:43:03 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] G-5400B control Box
Message-ID: <CAKcwWq_B1M1OGvb5maHcbTp8yWCGdbFKmHUZGbAP=kpE6xSVew@mail.gmail.com>

        I have an extra G-5400B Yaesu Control box for elevation and Azimuth
that
            I will sell. This has   been checked out on my spare rotor
system.
             This unit is like new .
                 It just needs pilot lamps.
               I will sell it for $175.00 shipped in the lower 48 only.
               payment by US Postal money Order
                           Jerry w0sat

From AJ9N at aol.com  Thu Nov 16 07:15:16 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:15:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-16 06:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <1c6fff.7d7f0522.473e9503@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-16  06:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. ?Pascoli  Forgione?, San Giovanni 
Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign  is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA
Contact was successful: Wed 2017-11-15 11:36:55 UTC 36 deg  (***)
Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/VeRXP9LCNlM

I.C.  Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, 
France,  telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go  for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg  K6DUE

****************************************************************************
**
International  Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ?
ARISS-US program education  proposal deadline is November 15, 2017


September 18, 2017: The  Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) program is seeking  proposals from U.S. schools,
museums, science centers and community youth  organizations to host
radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the  International
Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31,  2018.

Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with  oppor-
tunities to learn about space technologies and space  communications
through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program  provides
learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts  aboard
the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership  between
NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur  Satellite
Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and  worldwide
space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students  worldwide,
to pursue interests and careers in science, technology,  engineering
and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio.

Educators  overwhelmingly report that student participation in the
ARISS program  inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM
careers. Ninety-two percent  of educators who have participated in
the program have indicated that ARISS  provided ideas for encourag-
ing student exploration, discussion, and  participation, and 78
percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating  student
interest in STEM.

ARISS is looking for organizations that will  draw large numbers
of participants and integrate the contact into a  well-developed
education plan. Students can learn about satellite  communications,
wireless technology, science research conducted on the  space
station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and  any
related STEM subject. 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 this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for  students.

The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15,  2017.

The ARISS website has additional details on expectations,  proposal
guidelines, and the proposal form.  See:
http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html


****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 130 
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-16 06:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-16 06:30 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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From ke4al at yahoo.com  Thu Nov 16 04:10:49 2017
From: ke4al at yahoo.com (Robert Bankston)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 04:10:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mississippi EM50 | EM51 Grid Activation
References: <2095965392.875051.1510805449471.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2095965392.875051.1510805449471@mail.yahoo.com>

I will be in Mississippi this weekend to activate EM50 and EM51.? Plan is to spend all day Saturday in EM50, then head to EM50 | EM51 gridline for first half of day on Sunday.? This will be a mix of FM and Linear to help ease congestion on the FM birds, and, hopefully satisfy everyone that needs of these grids or Mississippi for WAS.
Note:? KG5GJT will activate EM40 in MS and K0FFY will activate EM22 on Saturday.? Believe both will only be operating on AO-85.? If you have the capability to work linears, this may be your safest bet.? We all know how FM birds can be on the weekend.
Here is my plan: (all times UTC)
Saturday 11/18 EM50 (MS)1328 FO-29 71E1344 SO-50 66SW1415 CAS4B 37SE1515 FO-29 14W1555 CAS4B 38NW1901 AO-85 26NE2042 AO-85 30W2058 CAS4B 50NE2238 CAS4B 25SW0227 FO-29 82W0353 SO-50 56NW
Sunday 11/19 EM50|51 line(MS)1410 SO-50 23W1418 FO-29 45W1545 CAS4B 31NW1908 CAS4B 20N1926 AO-85 67NE
Hope to catch you on the Birds!
73 de KE4AL, Robert

From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu Nov 16 13:21:06 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:21:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrJ+VhDUG1y_gMQF7Uv0m1PpeO1-uEAQjcLWQqvuQ_AZw@mail.gmail.com>

The next launch attempt for the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat will
be at 09:47 UTC on Saturday, November 18th. Join AMSAT for a live blog
of the launch at 09:15 UTC.

All information regarding the launch, including live video from NASA
TV and the live blog, can be found here:

https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

From willmarbrowns at charter.net  Thu Nov 16 18:53:56 2017
From: willmarbrowns at charter.net (willmarbrowns at charter.net)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 12:53:56 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ft-847 9600 baud tx
Message-ID: <aitw1w0084GL9d801itwiw@charter.net>

HELLO ALL, 

I am using ft-847sat mode...paccomm nb96 tnc [type2]...and wisp. 
I can rx 9600 downlink ok but cannot connect on the 145.840 uplink. 
ptt works ok. I listen with ht on 145.840 and hear white noise when tx
is keyed.
i assume that 9600baud set#23 auto transfers to sub band on tx??
so any thoughts?? 
I know this a shot in the dark but the candle is running out wick...73

bruce ke0lx 
en25 
willmar, mn 56201 
1 320 262 3328

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Thu Nov 16 19:54:32 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:54:32 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ft-847 9600 baud tx
In-Reply-To: <aitw1w0084GL9d801itwiw@charter.net>
References: <aitw1w0084GL9d801itwiw@charter.net>
Message-ID: <000001d35f14$b9573080$2c059180$@gmail.com>

Bruce,

Make certain that you see the 9600 baud icon when you transmit.  It is
possible to set the VFOs to different rates.  

Also, the FT-847 requires a _much_ higher drive level on 9600 baud than 1200
baud. Not all TNCs can do that without modification.

Setting deviation is much harder, and really requires deviation meter.
Suggest you start low, and work your way up.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


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<
<HELLO ALL,
<
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<is keyed.
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<so any thoughts??
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<
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<en25
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<1 320 262 3328
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From wa4hfn at comcast.net  Thu Nov 16 14:31:14 2017
From: wa4hfn at comcast.net (wa4hfn at comcast.net)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 14:31:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Got Grids award
In-Reply-To: <1380482942.66953855.1510842521067.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <501444781.66958364.1510842674797.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

Congrats to VA3NNA
Got Grids Award #19

We are working on our Squirt the Birds web page should be finished soom
Wa4hfn Damon em55

From gary_mayfield at hotmail.com  Thu Nov 16 23:00:58 2017
From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com (Gary)
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 23:00:58 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] N3MIM
In-Reply-To: <501444781.66958364.1510842674797.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <1380482942.66953855.1510842521067.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>,
	<501444781.66958364.1510842674797.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <DM5PR22MB0906A0EE42D096C4F921CF7E8A2E0@DM5PR22MB0906.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

I need to contact Carl can someone help me out?

Thanks,
Joe kk0sd

Sent from my iPhone

From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov 17 05:08:27 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:08:27 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna
Message-ID: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ?

 

I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom 

 

I don't want to force it

 

Andrew VK4TEC 


From koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl  Fri Nov 17 08:27:12 2017
From: koos at kzdoos.xs4all.nl (Koos van den Hout)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:27:12 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna
In-Reply-To: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
References: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <20171117082712.GA26102@kzdoos.xs4all.nl>

Quoting vk4tec at tech-software.net who wrote on Fri 2017-11-17 at 15:08:

> Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ?

Air. In a split boom there is obviously a piece of metal pipe in the split.

> I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom 
> I don't want to force it

My arrow is at home but the only reason I can imagine for this to happen is
when the duplexer has moved into the boom more than needed. Take it out
carefully and check for other objects inside the boom.

                                     Koos van den Hout PE4KH

-- 
Koos van den Hout                         Homepage: https://idefix.net/
                                           PGP keyid 0x5BA9368BE6F334E4
Webprojects:         Camp Wireless       https://www.camp-wireless.org/
                 The Virtual Bookcase   http://www.virtualbookcase.com/

From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov 17 08:06:07 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 18:06:07 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna
In-Reply-To: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
References: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <001b01d35f7a$ee28daa0$ca7a8fe0$@tech-software.net>

Fixed - I gently pulled back the coax harness

Worked ISS on an arrow and 5 watts from the beach

Cheers

Andrew VK4TEC

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Sent: Friday, 17 November 2017 3:08 PM
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna

Hello

 

Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ?

 

I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom 

 

I don't want to force it

 

Andrew VK4TEC 

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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Fri Nov 17 14:19:14 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:19:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna
In-Reply-To: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
References: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKOD4G9KmM6J8oEUwKuFv5--yLHhXyn78EWF+jhhsPTSFQ@mail.gmail.com>

Nothing should be in the way of the threaded bolt. The boom is empty unless
you have the diplexer from them and that isn't long enough to go up to
where the reflector is connected.

Probably the holes in the boom are just a little tight or the threaded bolt
is a bit bent. Try and "screw" it in with some pressure. Maybe try another
element/bolt. If it is brand new this is normal. In this case it's okay to
force it. You can shine a light inside the holes and see nothing is inside
the boom.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Nov 17, 2017 2:28 AM, <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:

> Hello
>
>
>
> Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ?
>
>
>
> I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom
>
>
>
> I don't want to force it
>
>
>
> Andrew VK4TEC
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com  Fri Nov 17 14:39:53 2017
From: w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com (Paul Andrews)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 09:39:53 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with arrow antenna
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKOD4G9KmM6J8oEUwKuFv5--yLHhXyn78EWF+jhhsPTSFQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <014401d35f62$1c340000$549c0000$@tech-software.net>
	<CALn0fKOD4G9KmM6J8oEUwKuFv5--yLHhXyn78EWF+jhhsPTSFQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAOsf+NRnU0cYLcOCizw9tOEScP+EprANWmWpbqoWB8hT7PXZKQ@mail.gmail.com>

There is a small section of copper pipe at the joining point between
the two halves of the boom.

Did the copper pipe slip?   Is the copper pipe longer than it should be?

Does your Arrow have the integrated Diplexer?  Maybe the Diplexer
cables are inside the boom?

Contact the Arrow manufacture - I'm sure they know the answer.

73 - Paul - W2HRO



On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 9:19 AM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> Nothing should be in the way of the threaded bolt. The boom is empty unless
> you have the diplexer from them and that isn't long enough to go up to
> where the reflector is connected.
>
> Probably the holes in the boom are just a little tight or the threaded bolt
> is a bit bent. Try and "screw" it in with some pressure. Maybe try another
> element/bolt. If it is brand new this is normal. In this case it's okay to
> force it. You can shine a light inside the holes and see nothing is inside
> the boom.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Nov 17, 2017 2:28 AM, <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello
>>
>>
>>
>> Can someone tell me what is inside the boom of the Arrow antenna ?
>>
>>
>>
>> I am having troubles getting the longest 2m element through the boom
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't want to force it
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew VK4TEC
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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> 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.
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Fri Nov 17 11:48:09 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 21:48:09 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 question
Message-ID: <008b01d35f99$f2650ca0$d72f25e0$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

I have been decoding Falsonsat-3 using direwolf and an SDR

 

Tonight I took the arrow and Kenwood THD72A to a hill

 

I had a good copy on the bird 

 

I have a question.

 

If I take a laptop and mobile connection, and hook into the THD72A TNC, can
I feed data into the APRS-IS ?

 

Does the Kenwood pass Falconsat-3 9k6 data ?

 

Cheers

 

Andrew VK4TEC


From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov 17 19:45:41 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:45:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 question
In-Reply-To: <008b01d35f99$f2650ca0$d72f25e0$@tech-software.net>
References: <008b01d35f99$f2650ca0$d72f25e0$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpW2SvCOwXCtkFwFkG6F3yJn=fVLJ4Vg2rvHuQS52_tHw@mail.gmail.com>

Yes

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 6:48 AM,  <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:
> Hello
>
>
>
> I have been decoding Falsonsat-3 using direwolf and an SDR
>
>
>
> Tonight I took the arrow and Kenwood THD72A to a hill
>
>
>
> I had a good copy on the bird
>
>
>
> I have a question.
>
>
>
> If I take a laptop and mobile connection, and hook into the THD72A TNC, can
> I feed data into the APRS-IS ?
>
>
>
> Does the Kenwood pass Falconsat-3 9k6 data ?
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> Andrew VK4TEC
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From jimlist at zoho.com  Fri Nov 17 20:57:06 2017
From: jimlist at zoho.com (Jim Heck G3WGM)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 20:57:06 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73/FUNcube Mode change
In-Reply-To: <39ED40E1AB4A4BC59C531C1A3F21D575@LAPTOP91ASAKDB>
References: <39ED40E1AB4A4BC59C531C1A3F21D575@LAPTOP91ASAKDB>
Message-ID: <6AECE34726D640D68222D697A38905DF@jimPC2>

Hi folks,

AO73/FUNcube is now in amateur mode for the weekend with the transponder on! 
Plan as normal is to switch back to auto switching mode on Sun pm UTC

73s Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team.



From brad.wf7t at gmail.com  Fri Nov 17 21:27:21 2017
From: brad.wf7t at gmail.com (Brad Brooks)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:27:21 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 CAT control of Two radios
Message-ID: <0028e9e1-e2d3-4ad5-b179-5d1303f9898e@Spark>

I am attempting SatPC32 control of two FT817ND. I found that mine is only controlling frequency on radio 1, although both radios are configured.

I have attempted the normal trouble steps: swapped radios, exchanged cat cables. I originally configured using Commander and can make both radios track. Each component seems to work ok.

Any thoughts? I have not yet tried a powered USB hub, nor from my big desktop/gaming computer. I have thus been testing using a passive hub and/or laptop USB ports.

73 Brad WF7T

From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Sat Nov 18 04:33:36 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 04:33:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrJ+VhDUG1y_gMQF7Uv0m1PpeO1-uEAQjcLWQqvuQ_AZw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOrJ+VhDUG1y_gMQF7Uv0m1PpeO1-uEAQjcLWQqvuQ_AZw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <607498586.809216.1510979616696@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Paul,
Is there a new set of pre launch TLE.?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]

      From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
 To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Thursday, 16 November 2017 6:54 PM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday
   
The next launch attempt for the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat will
be at 09:47 UTC on Saturday, November 18th. Join AMSAT for a live blog
of the launch at 09:15 UTC.

All information regarding the launch, including live video from NASA
TV and the live blog, can be found here:

https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/


73,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Executive Vice President
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)
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From AJ9N at aol.com  Sat Nov 18 07:05:38 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 02:05:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-18 06:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <2b719d.296fc601.474135c2@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-18  06:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de  Fermat, Toulouse, 
France, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg  K6DUE

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131 (***)
Satoshi 7M3TJZ  with 124 
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-18 06:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188.
Each school counts as 1  event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139.
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30 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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 07:43:25 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 01:43:25 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday
In-Reply-To: <607498586.809216.1510979616696@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CABzOSOrJ+VhDUG1y_gMQF7Uv0m1PpeO1-uEAQjcLWQqvuQ_AZw@mail.gmail.com>
	<607498586.809216.1510979616696@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000001d36040$eafa1df0$c0ee59d0$@gmail.com>

Nitin,

These are the latest for an 18 Nov launch.

RadFxSat
1 00000U 17017A   17322.46018518 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 00000  97.6969 254.4977 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332  -137

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA



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<The next launch attempt for the Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat will
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<of the launch at 09:15 UTC.
<
<All information regarding the launch, including live video from NASA
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<https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sat Nov 18 03:35:35 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 13:35:35 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat3
Message-ID: <DAB24C5D-025E-4CD8-91FF-0CF3E3948EFE@tech-software.net>


Hello

Last night I worked falconsat3 on a kenwood ht with tnc connected to aprs is

I did not pass any packets to the internet

I then used software defined radio and direwolf

Is anyone using thd72 for falconsat3 via the aprs is ?

Have I overlooked something

Or does direwolf pass more than the tnc does ?

Andrew vk4tec

Sent from my iPhone

From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sat Nov 18 09:48:46 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 09:48:46 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday
In-Reply-To: <000001d36040$eafa1df0$c0ee59d0$@gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOrJ+VhDUG1y_gMQF7Uv0m1PpeO1-uEAQjcLWQqvuQ_AZw@mail.gmail.com>	<607498586.809216.1510979616696@mail.yahoo.com>
	<000001d36040$eafa1df0$c0ee59d0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <007a01d36052$6dad1200$49073600$@sdr-radio.com>

Thanks Alan,

I see she's been launched just now.

Simon Brown, G4ELI

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www.sdr-radio.com
www.sdr-satellites.com


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Sent: 18 November 2017 07:43
To: 'Nitin Muttin' <vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Next Launch Attempt Saturday

Nitin,

These are the latest for an 18 Nov launch.

RadFxSat
1 00000U 17017A   17322.46018518 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 00000  97.6969 254.4977 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332  -137

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA



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<Is there a new set of pre launch TLE. 73 <Nitin [VU3TYG] <
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Saturday < <The next launch attempt for the Delta II rocket carrying
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live blog <of the launch at 09:15 UTC.
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<All information regarding the launch, including live video from NASA <TV
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From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sat Nov 18 11:24:33 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
Message-ID: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>

All,

Fox 1B was released from its P-POD at 11:09 UTC today over
northern Europe. It is in a slightly elliptical orbit with a perigee
of 439 km and an apogee of 811 km. The orbit inclination is
97.7 degrees. No downlink signals received yet.

The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 12:14:50 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 06:14:50 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
Message-ID: <000a01d36066$d5957970$80c06c50$@gmail.com>

RadFxSat
1 00000U 17000A   17322.46057870 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0 00004
2 00000  97.6996 257.5922 0258900 235.2917 178.7268 14.79536000      07





From the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp  Sat Nov 18 11:46:17 2017
From: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp (Jeff A. Boyd)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:46:17 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>

On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.

When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?

-- 
J. Boyd, JR2TTS/NI3B
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Twitter: @Minus2_C


From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov 18 12:34:08 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:34:08 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Received in South Africa
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpUpiV_SaZ6Gakkvnrp7nubr=m7ugTe9QB8VZXU5UFqgA@mail.gmail.com>

RadFxSat's signal was seen on the waterfall of the ZR6AIC WebSDR at 12:12 UTC.

73,

Paul, N8HM

From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sat Nov 18 12:36:19 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:36:19 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Heard
Message-ID: <013001d36069$d5ba1110$812e3330$@sdr-radio.com>

Yea!

 

Just heard 'her' on 145.960, brief ~ 10 second transmission, this is *not*
Fox-1A 'cos that's also transmitting 20kHz up. Running SDR, have the IQ data
recorded.

 

IO70kc

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

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www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> 
www.sdr-satellites.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> 

 

 


From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sat Nov 18 12:37:23 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:37:23 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat Heard
Message-ID: <013901d36069$fc114860$f433d920$@sdr-radio.com>

And again, loud and clear announcing Fox 1B over Cornwall.

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

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 <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-radio.com
 <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com

 

 

From: Simon Brown [mailto:simon at sdr-radio.com] 
Sent: 18 November 2017 12:36
To: 'amsat-bb at amsat.org' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: RadFxSat Heard

 

Yea!

 

Just heard 'her' on 145.960, brief ~ 10 second transmission, this is *not*
Fox-1A 'cos that's also transmitting 20kHz up. Running SDR, have the IQ data
recorded.

 

IO70kc

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

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From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 12:41:22 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 06:41:22 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1B Telemetry received!
Message-ID: <000001d3606a$8a7416a0$9f5c43e0$@gmail.com>

Telemetry being received.

http://www.amsat.org/tlm/health.php?id=2&port=

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA





From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sat Nov 18 12:51:35 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:51:35 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B Audio Recording
Message-ID: <014801d3606b$f789b280$e69d1780$@sdr-radio.com>

All,

 

On http://www.sdr-radio.com/Blog/PostId/19/radfxsat-fox-1b there's a MP3 of
the audio. The recent TLE seems pretty accurate:

 

1 00000U 17000A   17322.46057870 -.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0 00004

2 00000  97.6996 257.5922 0258900 235.2917 178.7268 14.79536000    07

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

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www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> 
www.sdr-satellites.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> 

 

 


From dquagliana at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 13:37:37 2017
From: dquagliana at gmail.com (Douglas Quagliana)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 07:37:37 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Recordings of RadFXSat in safe/beacon mode
Message-ID: <CALaYSmkUH5V5oKZzqfT7tw6KPPHqiaZ9FihsnF97_GLw9BOxGA@mail.gmail.com>

Friends,

If anybody has any recordings of RadFXSat in beacon or safe mode, I would
really
like to get a copy of your recording -- even if the telemetry did not
decode.

This is for a followup project based on the Fox1A project that I described
in my
previous Symposium paper "Finding Veronica: Methods for Obtaining
Recordings
of Satellite Passes and Searching for Fox-1 Satellite Telemetry Beacons
using
Known Noise on an FM demodulated downlink" -- except now for RadFXSat.

Douglas KA2UPW/5

From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sat Nov 18 14:25:07 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:25:07 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B Audio Recording
In-Reply-To: <014801d3606b$f789b280$e69d1780$@sdr-radio.com>
References: <014801d3606b$f789b280$e69d1780$@sdr-radio.com>
Message-ID: <01d401d36079$08957c00$19c07400$@sdr-radio.com>

And heard nattering away to herself on the pass which just finished over the
pond. TLEs seem good, audio good, no indication of spin or that sort of
thing.

Simon Brown, G4ELI

www.dxgalaxy.com
www.sdr-radio.com
www.sdr-satellites.com



From kb2fmg at yahoo.com  Sat Nov 18 14:49:38 2017
From: kb2fmg at yahoo.com (Mike McCann)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:49:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
In-Reply-To: <000a01d36066$d5957970$80c06c50$@gmail.com>
References: <000a01d36066$d5957970$80c06c50$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2104894666.770630.1511016578680@mail.yahoo.com>

Has anyone succeeded in importing these Keps into Gpredict? I have tried but Gpredict seems to ignore this data when I update from local files.
Mike KB2GHZ 

    On Saturday, November 18, 2017 7:16 AM, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 RadFxSat
1 00000U 17000A? 17322.46057870 -.00000000? 00000-0? 00000-0 0 00004
2 00000? 97.6996 257.5922 0258900 235.2917 178.7268 14.79536000? ? ? 07




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From kt4tz at cfl.rr.com  Sat Nov 18 15:03:51 2017
From: kt4tz at cfl.rr.com (Lee McLamb)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:03:51 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS Special Bulletin RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched
Message-ID: <4b3c00a1-981c-402d-5006-93583c24b78e@cfl.rr.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-322.01
RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91)

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 322.01
 ?From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE November 18, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-322.01

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91)

The Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launched at 09:47:36
UTC on November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Following a picture-perfect launch, RadFxSat was deployed at 11:09
UTC. Then the wait began. At 12:12 UTC, the AMSAT Engineering team,
watching ZR6AIC's WebSDR waterfall, saw the characteristic "Fox Tail"
of the Fox-1 series FM transmitter, confirming that the satellite was
alive and transmitting over South Africa. Shortly after 12:34 UTC, the
first telemetry was received and uploaded to AMSAT servers by Maurizio
Balducci, IV3RYQ, in Cervignano del Friuli, Italy. Initial telemetry
confirmed that the satellite was healthy.

After confirmation of signal reception, OSCAR Number Administrator
Bill Tynan, W3XO, sent an email to the AMSAT Board of Directors
designating the satellite AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91). Bill's email stated:

"RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was launched successfully at 09:47 UTC today
November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has
been received by several amateur stations.

RadFxSat (Fox-1B), a 1U CubeSat, is a joint mission of AMSAT and the
Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University.
The Vanderbilt package is intended to measure the effects of radiation
on electronic components, including demonstration of an on-orbit
platform for space qualification of components as well as to validate
and improve computer models for predicting radiation tolerance
of semiconductors.

AMSAT constructed the remainder of the satellite including the
spaceframe, on-board computer and power system. The amateur radio
package is similar to that currently on orbit on AO-85 with an uplink
on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on 145.960 MHz.
Experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the DUV subaudible
telemetry stream, which can be decoded using the FoxTelem software.

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was sent aloft as a secondary payload on the United
Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket that will transport the Joint
Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-1 mission. RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is one of
four CubeSats making up this NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
(ELaNa) XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the JPSS-1
mission.

Since RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has met all of the qualifications necessary to
receive an OSCAR number, I, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT
President, do hereby confer on this satellite the designation
AMSAT-OSCAR 91 or AO-91. I join amateur radio operators in the U.S.
and around the world in wishing AO-91 a long and successful life in
both its amateur and scientific missions.

I, along with the rest of the amateur community, congratulate all of
the volunteers who worked so diligently to construct, test and prepare
for launch the newest amateur radio satellite.

William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO
AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator"

AMSAT Engineering reminds stations that the satellite will not be
available for general use until the on-orbit checkouts are complete.
Please continue to submit telemetry to assist the Engineering team in
completing the commissioning process.

[ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information]

/EX



From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sat Nov 18 12:39:50 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 13:39:50 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
Message-ID: <d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>

Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
really measured TLE sets will be published later today.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
> When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
>


From morgan_st at bellsouth.net  Sat Nov 18 15:01:57 2017
From: morgan_st at bellsouth.net (Stewart Todd Morgan)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:01:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
Message-ID: <5f37392c-d658-b621-4a10-5c642ebb3f00@bellsouth.net>

Yeah, it screws up Orbitron as well.? Move the "07" on the second line 
to the left so that the "7" aligns with the "4" on the extreme right of 
the first line.? That should fix it.

Todd
AL0I



From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 15:43:31 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 09:43:31 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
In-Reply-To: <5f37392c-d658-b621-4a10-5c642ebb3f00@bellsouth.net>
References: <5f37392c-d658-b621-4a10-5c642ebb3f00@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <000401d36083$fd03bfe0$f70b3fa0$@gmail.com>

Unfortunately the formatting gets munged WRT to spaces.  I see formatting differences depending on which mail client I use.  Usually if you adjust it manually, it works.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


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<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
<
<Yeah, it screws up Orbitron as well.  Move the "07" on the second line
<to the left so that the "7" aligns with the "4" on the extreme right of
<the first line.  That should fix it.
<
<Todd
<AL0I
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From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Sat Nov 18 15:45:08 2017
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 09:45:08 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
	<d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>

I concur. Use pre-launch TLE for now.

Awaiting corrected POST-launch TLEs.

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
Orbital Elements Manager

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico Janssen
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 06:40
To: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully

Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
really measured TLE sets will be published later today.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
> When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
>

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From ewpereira at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 16:11:19 2017
From: ewpereira at gmail.com (Edson W. R. Pereira)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:11:19 -0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
	<d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
	<000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALNQy48hoFuWxbwdiiCZ_1qcOtUv9_Y8V_XcuP2mGRmELNdLVg@mail.gmail.com>

Received one TLM frame over southern Brazil around 15:34 UTC. Unfortunately
I forgot to set enable "Upload to Server" on FoxTlm.

This is the contents for the fox2rtmeasurements and Fox2rttelemetry_0_12480
files.

20171118153421,2,0,12480,-1,4.660957615276412,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0

20171118153421,2,0,12480,1,2316,3497,3443,1903,1893,1901,1802,1809,2709,2765,3116,2859,3195,2774,1844,1816,0024,1880,1819,1824,2006,0063,0095,1644,1648,0831,0673,1551,2521,2155,0000,0521,196609,0000,0001,0001,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0001,0001

73, Edson PY2SDR


On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com> wrote:

> I concur. Use pre-launch TLE for now.
>
> Awaiting corrected POST-launch TLEs.
>
> Ray Hoad
> WA5QGD
> Orbital Elements Manager
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
> Janssen
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 06:40
> To: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
>
> Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
> a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
> really measured TLE sets will be published later today.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
> On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
> > On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl>
> wrote:
> >
> >> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
> > When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
> >
>
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From andrew at tech-software.net  Sat Nov 18 15:02:34 2017
From: andrew at tech-software.net (andrew at tech-software.net)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 01:02:34 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Fox 1B heard over Australia
Message-ID: <010b01d3607e$45933f20$d0b9bd60$@tech-software.net>

Fox 1B heard over Australia

 

AirSpy Mini. Arrow Antenna 20 dB PreAmp

 

18/11/2017 15:02 UTC

 

Andrew VK4TEC 


From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sat Nov 18 16:00:37 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:00:37 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
	<d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
	<000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
Message-ID: <f236e360-b7dc-afa4-fc06-63b4bc503576@xs4all.nl>


The first four post-launch TLE sets have been published by Space-Track.
They are for objects 43013 through 43016. They seem to be for four of
the five cubesats in this launch. They are only seconds apart. Of course
it is not clear yet if the TLE set for Fox 1B is one of these sets and 
if so,
which one it is.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 18-11-17 16:45, Ray Hoad wrote:
> I concur. Use pre-launch TLE for now.
>
> Awaiting corrected POST-launch TLEs.
>
> Ray Hoad
> WA5QGD
> Orbital Elements Manager
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico Janssen
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 06:40
> To: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
>
> Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
> a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
> really measured TLE sets will be published later today.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
> On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
>> When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
>>
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From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Sat Nov 18 16:39:05 2017
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 10:39:05 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <f236e360-b7dc-afa4-fc06-63b4bc503576@xs4all.nl>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
	<d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
	<000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
	<f236e360-b7dc-afa4-fc06-63b4bc503576@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <000b01d3608b$c0297760$407c6620$@mypbmail.com>

Note that RadFxSat has now been designated AO-91 by AMSAT-NA.

(See announcement by Bill Tynan, W3XO on www.amsat.org)

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
Orbital Elements Manager


-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen [mailto:hamsat at xs4all.nl] 
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:01
To: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>; the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully


The first four post-launch TLE sets have been published by Space-Track.
They are for objects 43013 through 43016. They seem to be for four of
the five cubesats in this launch. They are only seconds apart. Of course
it is not clear yet if the TLE set for Fox 1B is one of these sets and 
if so,
which one it is.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 18-11-17 16:45, Ray Hoad wrote:
> I concur. Use pre-launch TLE for now.
>
> Awaiting corrected POST-launch TLEs.
>
> Ray Hoad
> WA5QGD
> Orbital Elements Manager
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico Janssen
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 06:40
> To: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
>
> Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
> a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
> really measured TLE sets will be published later today.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
> On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
>> When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
>>
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 16:42:31 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 11:42:31 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <CALNQy48hoFuWxbwdiiCZ_1qcOtUv9_Y8V_XcuP2mGRmELNdLVg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
	<d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
	<000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
	<CALNQy48hoFuWxbwdiiCZ_1qcOtUv9_Y8V_XcuP2mGRmELNdLVg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnObNxitSM-4KEGVCn08DODARhjs-=6rs1VZ-K4O_LUaTwA@mail.gmail.com>

Signal clearly visible at single-digit elevations from Virginia, USA.
Tried but unfortunately could not decode even on replay, but the "Eye
Diagram" in FoxTelem sure does try to form a nice circle!

Here is a screen print of the signal:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/931919767597969409

-Scott,  K4KDR


==============================

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Edson W. R. Pereira <ewpereira at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Received one TLM frame over southern Brazil around 15:34 UTC. Unfortunately
> I forgot to set enable "Upload to Server" on FoxTlm.
>
> This is the contents for the fox2rtmeasurements and Fox2rttelemetry_0_12480
> files.
>
> 20171118153421,2,0,12480,-1,4.660957615276412,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.
> 0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
>
> 20171118153421,2,0,12480,1,2316,3497,3443,1903,1893,1901,
> 1802,1809,2709,2765,3116,2859,3195,2774,1844,1816,0024,1880,
> 1819,1824,2006,0063,0095,1644,1648,0831,0673,1551,2521,2155,
> 0000,0521,196609,0000,0001,0001,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0001,0001
>
> 73, Edson PY2SDR
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I concur. Use pre-launch TLE for now.
> >
> > Awaiting corrected POST-launch TLEs.
> >
> > Ray Hoad
> > WA5QGD
> > Orbital Elements Manager
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
> > Janssen
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 06:40
> > To: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
> >
> > Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
> > a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
> > really measured TLE sets will be published later today.
> >
> > 73,
> > Nico PA0DLO
> >
> > On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
> > > On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
> > > When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
> > >
> >

From kb2fmg at yahoo.com  Sat Nov 18 16:51:21 2017
From: kb2fmg at yahoo.com (Mike McCann)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:51:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
In-Reply-To: <000401d36083$fd03bfe0$f70b3fa0$@gmail.com>
References: <5f37392c-d658-b621-4a10-5c642ebb3f00@bellsouth.net>
	<000401d36083$fd03bfe0$f70b3fa0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1012163453.794947.1511023881677@mail.yahoo.com>

That didn't work for Gpredict. I looked at it a little further and found? additional problems with the alignment of fields. This is just my opinion, but I think would be more productive to post a properly formatted TLE file on the AMSAT web site.
Mike KB2GHZ?  

    On Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:53 AM, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 Unfortunately the formatting gets munged WRT to spaces.? I see formatting differences depending on which mail client I use.? Usually if you adjust it manually, it works.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
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<Stewart Todd Morgan
<Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 09:02 AM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
<
<Yeah, it screws up Orbitron as well.? Move the "07" on the second line
<to the left so that the "7" aligns with the "4" on the extreme right of
<the first line.? That should fix it.
<
<Todd
<AL0I
<
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From avdeur at home.nl  Sat Nov 18 17:17:48 2017
From: avdeur at home.nl (Albert van Deursen)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 18:17:48 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] recordings of RadFXSat . Project finding Verronica -
	ex Douglas KA2UPW/5
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1428.1511020119.2213.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.1428.1511020119.2213.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <00b601d36091$2883ff60$798bfe20$@nl>

Hi Douglas,
Plse send me a mail at avdeur at home.nl so we can discuss how / where to
upload the 1.7 Gb IQ file I recorded is a first 27 NOV 17 12:31Z TLM pass
over W-EU.
73 Albert PD0OXW

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From ka3hsw at att.net  Sat Nov 18 17:28:46 2017
From: ka3hsw at att.net (George Henry)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 11:28:46 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox-1B just heard in Chicagoland!
Message-ID: <55C1E5BC59C042E18AD60949F3F95613@RadioRoomPC>

Just heard her announce "Fox-1B Safe Mode"!  Not currently set up to decode
telemetry, though.

 

George, KA3HSW


From py5lf at falautomation.com.br  Sat Nov 18 17:27:54 2017
From: py5lf at falautomation.com.br (PY5LF)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:27:54 -0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat
Message-ID: <CAAy53m6a0+LyCWnnoU+3U00nhdTCqVHhg3z-d1fmWVJ2vi0OZw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi
Very good signal over here at 18NOV2017 , 17:10UTC.
73

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov 18 17:46:47 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:46:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Keps
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrX6uqC5POqa1c5AvyBHGvQsP-edspZc7D5y1-Qb+AdrQ@mail.gmail.com>

Celestrak now has four objects from today's launch in their catalog.
2017-073C (Object 43015) tracked Doppler perfectly during the last
pass over North America, but the identification of the various objects
is subject to change as they separate.

2017-073C
1 43015U 17073C   17322.62015174 -.00000076  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 43015  97.6873 257.7630 0258702 236.7177 305.5679 14.77570475    37

https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt

73,

Paul, N8HM

From red at redwilloughby.com  Sat Nov 18 17:48:03 2017
From: red at redwilloughby.com (Red Willoughby)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 11:48:03 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFxSat
Message-ID: <6633f7f3-6aee-28e4-4cff-ba6e33e67615@redwilloughby.com>

I was able to decode only one frame during the 1722Z pass. It was just 
15 degrees maximum elevation. The next pass will be 58 degrees for me, 
so perhaps the number of decodes will increase. Congrats to all who have 
worked so long and hard on this project.

Red
KC4LE


From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Sat Nov 18 18:20:58 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 18:20:58 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
In-Reply-To: <1012163453.794947.1511023881677@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <5f37392c-d658-b621-4a10-5c642ebb3f00@bellsouth.net>
	<000401d36083$fd03bfe0$f70b3fa0$@gmail.com>
	<1012163453.794947.1511023881677@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <220721828.1169928.1511029258549@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Mike,
I use orbitron and adjusting the alignment as below works for me.
RadFxSat1 00000U 17000A ? 17322.46057870 -.00000000 ?00000-0 ?00000-0 0 000042 00000 ?97.6996 257.5922 0258900 235.2917 178.7268 14.79536000 ? ?07?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]

      From: Mike McCann via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 To: "APBIDDLE at MAILAPS.ORG" <APBIDDLE at MAILAPS.ORG>; 'Stewart Todd Morgan' <morgan_st at bellsouth.net>; "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, 18 November 2017 10:30 PM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
   
That didn't work for Gpredict. I looked at it a little further and found? additional problems with the alignment of fields. This is just my opinion, but I think would be more productive to post a properly formatted TLE file on the AMSAT web site.
Mike KB2GHZ?? 

? ? On Saturday, November 18, 2017 10:53 AM, Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:
 

 Unfortunately the formatting gets munged WRT to spaces.? I see formatting differences depending on which mail client I use.? Usually if you adjust it manually, it works.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of
<Stewart Todd Morgan
<Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 09:02 AM
<To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
<Subject: [amsat-bb] First Postlaunch Keps
<
<Yeah, it screws up Orbitron as well.? Move the "07" on the second line
<to the left so that the "7" aligns with the "4" on the extreme right of
<the first line.? That should fix it.
<
<Todd
<AL0I
<
<
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From pconver at gmail.com  Sat Nov 18 18:58:03 2017
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:58:03 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Passes & record
Message-ID: <CANTZqK=TQcQvQ=ac4DEMp9ypT1LP7WV1FtjPup+HPL2G4_av3A@mail.gmail.com>

Live tracking and frequencies available on
http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?sat=ao-91

Voice recorded on orbit 5 at Buenos Aires http://amsat.org.ar/ao-91.wav

Congratulations AMSAT-NA for success !

73, lu7abf, Pedro

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sat Nov 18 19:15:49 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:15:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: [keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for
	11-18-17
In-Reply-To: <0BA9A8A6B4BF43B9948E3C61F35C4DF3@ray45af0265077>
References: <0BA9A8A6B4BF43B9948E3C61F35C4DF3@ray45af0265077>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOoFsZiiXSNh3V-AGQ05jxWOXEUvLx-_6_S=9-9NGU=rCA@mail.gmail.com>

FYI..AO-91 keps are now in the AMSAT keps distribution. Keep in mind
that the NORAD ID may change as the various objects on the launch
separate from each other. For now, we are using object 43015.

73,

Paul, N8HM

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
Date: Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 2:05 PM
Subject: [keps] Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-18-17
To: KEPS <keps at amsat.org>


Yeah!  RadFxSat (AO-91) is finally in orbit and working! Congrats to
Fox-1B team! Well done.

Note: RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has been designated AO-91 per Bill Tynan,
W3XO, AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator.

Be aware that AO-91 (NORAD CAT ID 43015) has NOT been released for
general use. Do NOT transmit to AO-91 until on-orbit tests are
complete. If you hear the transponder on, do NOT assume that AO-91 is
open for general use. Check the AMSAT website, Facebook, or Twitter
before transmitting.

All references to RadFxSat are gone.  It is now AO-91.


_______________________________________________
Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps

From john at papays.com  Sat Nov 18 20:05:35 2017
From: john at papays.com (John Papay)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 15:05:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFox Transmission Timing
Message-ID: <20171118204010.1D8097FBA@lansing182.amsat.org>

For those who have not tried listening for RadFox,
here is what is being sent:

Transmission occur every 130 seconds or so and they
last about 13-14 seconds or so.  Otherwise there is no
signal from the satellite.

Transmissions start with 2 seconds of dead carrier,
followed by 5 seconds of data only.  Then there is
an announcement with data underneath that lasts about
3.6 seconds, followed by 1 second of data only.  Finally
the transmission concludes with approximately 1.7 seconds
of dead carrier.  All times are approximate.

The signal is good.

Congratulations to the engineering team for this
successful mission.  We are hopeful that the satellite will
perform well when fully operational.
73,
John K8YSE


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From g0kla at arrl.net  Sun Nov 19 01:20:13 2017
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:20:13 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 TLEs/KEPS with FoxTelem
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+s5p3ei=Su4o1imX0eX=5u3h6EdDt_mQ2JS8+5k2ESfbw@mail.gmail.com>

?If you are using FoxTelem and want it to automatically grab the latest
keps, or be in sync with the name you are using in SatPC32, then you need
to change the name of the spacecraft from RadFxSat to AO-91.  You can do
that from the spacecraft menu on the setup page.  Put AO-91 in the name box
instead of RadFxSat.  If you use a different source of TLEs now or in the
future, you can change that field to match.

And no, I'm not able to get the OSCAR number in advance so that I can build
it into the release :)  It will be in future releases though.

73

Chris?

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From g0kla at arrl.net  Sun Nov 19 01:30:49 2017
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:30:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Passes & record
In-Reply-To: <CANTZqK=TQcQvQ=ac4DEMp9ypT1LP7WV1FtjPup+HPL2G4_av3A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANTZqK=TQcQvQ=ac4DEMp9ypT1LP7WV1FtjPup+HPL2G4_av3A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+v_N3sUCdWkt_SP=vsXgRu4uVnayy+hn91-FbDLR+ierw@mail.gmail.com>

Many thanks Pedro, it was great to see some telemetry from Argentina!

73
Chris

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Pedro Converso <pconver at gmail.com> wrote:

> Live tracking and frequencies available on
> http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?sat=ao-91
>
> Voice recorded on orbit 5 at Buenos Aires http://amsat.org.ar/ao-91.wav
>
> Congratulations AMSAT-NA for success !
>
> 73, lu7abf, Pedro
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From g0kla at arrl.net  Sun Nov 19 01:33:59 2017
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 20:33:59 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
In-Reply-To: <CALNQy48hoFuWxbwdiiCZ_1qcOtUv9_Y8V_XcuP2mGRmELNdLVg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7e893987-a200-d1c1-19fc-02bc71ff38d6@xs4all.nl>
	<20171118204617.8DA2.63087B45@msd.biglobe.ne.jp>
	<d71173ae-5aab-0f12-ba08-b10802c497d0@xs4all.nl>
	<000a01d36084$369ffac0$a3dff040$@mypbmail.com>
	<CALNQy48hoFuWxbwdiiCZ_1qcOtUv9_Y8V_XcuP2mGRmELNdLVg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+tE4LGzA3EvXq4W516oOj1yijGui5psYpu4azPQKatnmQ@mail.gmail.com>

Edson,

many thanks for sending this in and for the subsequent frames collected
from Brazil.  We have very few stations collecting telemetry in South
America, so it was really important to get data from this part of the orbit.

73
Chris
g0kla

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 11:11 AM, Edson W. R. Pereira <ewpereira at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Received one TLM frame over southern Brazil around 15:34 UTC. Unfortunately
> I forgot to set enable "Upload to Server" on FoxTlm.
>
> This is the contents for the fox2rtmeasurements and Fox2rttelemetry_0_12480
> files.
>
> 20171118153421,2,0,12480,-1,4.660957615276412,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.
> 0,0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0
>
> 20171118153421,2,0,12480,1,2316,3497,3443,1903,1893,1901,
> 1802,1809,2709,2765,3116,2859,3195,2774,1844,1816,0024,1880,
> 1819,1824,2006,0063,0095,1644,1648,0831,0673,1551,2521,2155,
> 0000,0521,196609,0000,0001,0001,0000,0000,0000,0000,0000,0001,0001
>
> 73, Edson PY2SDR
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I concur. Use pre-launch TLE for now.
> >
> > Awaiting corrected POST-launch TLEs.
> >
> > Ray Hoad
> > WA5QGD
> > Orbital Elements Manager
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
> > Janssen
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 06:40
> > To: the2belo at msd.biglobe.ne.jp; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fox 1B/RadFxSat launched successfully
> >
> > Ignore my remark on the 20 minute offset. I was checking against
> > a wrong TLE set. The pre-launch TLE set should still be used until
> > really measured TLE sets will be published later today.
> >
> > 73,
> > Nico PA0DLO
> >
> > On 18-11-17 12:46, Jeff A. Boyd wrote:
> > > On Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:24:33 +0100, Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> The pre-lauch TLE set appears to be almost 20 minutes late.
> > > When should we expect an updated set? After it starts transmitting?
> > >
> >
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sun Nov 19 00:15:13 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:15:13 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Raspberry Pi SATGATE
Message-ID: <01ab01d360cb$7a0a2870$6e1e7950$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

I have made an install script to make a raspberry pi rtl sdr SATGATE

 

Here is the script 

 

http://tech-software.net/satgate/satgate.htm

 

Andrew VK4TEC


From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sun Nov 19 01:13:45 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:13:45 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat Fox 1B TX
Message-ID: <01e001d360d3$a7c15e70$f7441b50$@tech-software.net>

Hello

 

I have seen the new bird a few times from other people now as recorded on an
SDR 

 

I am seeing a short drift in tx frequency from 145.900 up to 145.960 MHz on
startup

 

Is this the LO coming into lock or a battery droop ?

 

Andrew VK4TEC 


From rick at vk6xlr.net  Sun Nov 19 06:47:04 2017
From: rick at vk6xlr.net (Rick Kowalewski)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:47:04 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] RadFXSat Fox 1B TX
In-Reply-To: <01e001d360d3$a7c15e70$f7441b50$@tech-software.net>
References: <01e001d360d3$a7c15e70$f7441b50$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <9b2da221-4efd-b601-1ec5-7ace670e380e@vk6xlr.net>

That "drift" is the characteristic ?Fox Tail? of the Fox-1 series FM 
transmitter.

Read here: 
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/radfxsat-fox-1b-launched-successfully-designated-ao-91

73,
Rick VK6RK

On 19/11/2017 09:13, vk4tec at tech-software.net wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have seen the new bird a few times from other people now as recorded on an
> SDR
>
> I am seeing a short drift in tx frequency from 145.900 up to 145.960 MHz on
> startup
>
> Is this the LO coming into lock or a battery droop ?
>
> Andrew VK4TEC

From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Sun Nov 19 08:41:42 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 08:41:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Fox 1B heard over India
In-Reply-To: <010b01d3607e$45933f20$d0b9bd60$@tech-software.net>
References: <010b01d3607e$45933f20$d0b9bd60$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <816758319.1273004.1511080902566@mail.yahoo.com>

Good signal on 11/19 06.30 UTC using ICOM 821H. no decode on foxtelm?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]

      From: "andrew at tech-software.net" <andrew at tech-software.net>
 To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Saturday, 18 November 2017 10:13 PM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT Fox 1B heard over Australia
   
Fox 1B heard over Australia

AirSpy Mini. Arrow Antenna 20 dB PreAmp

 

18/11/2017 15:02 UTC

 

Andrew VK4TEC 

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From joevk5ei at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 09:39:37 2017
From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:09:37 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
Message-ID: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>

Can someone please calculate for me a set of "dummy" geostationary keps for
my location PF95GD

I need the satellite to be at azimuth 180 deg and elevation 90 deg

I have tried several attempts and cannot get it precise :(

JP

From daniel at destevez.net  Sun Nov 19 10:11:10 2017
From: daniel at destevez.net (Dani EA4GPZ)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:11:10 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>

El 19/11/17 a las 10:39, Joe Pereira escribi?:
> Can someone please calculate for me a set of "dummy" geostationary keps for
> my location PF95GD
> 
> I need the satellite to be at azimuth 180 deg and elevation 90 deg
> 
> I have tried several attempts and cannot get it precise :(

Hi Joe,

This is impossible. Elevation 90? would only be possible for a station
right on the equator. At your latitude (-34.875) the maximum elevation
you can get from a geostationary satellite is 55.125?, and the azimuth
for that elevation would be 0?.

73,

Dani.

From joevk5ei at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 10:23:16 2017
From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:53:16 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
Message-ID: <CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.

I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the earth,
or am I wrong ?

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net> wrote:

> El 19/11/17 a las 10:39, Joe Pereira escribi?:
> > Can someone please calculate for me a set of "dummy" geostationary keps
> for
> > my location PF95GD
> >
> > I need the satellite to be at azimuth 180 deg and elevation 90 deg
> >
> > I have tried several attempts and cannot get it precise :(
>
> Hi Joe,
>
> This is impossible. Elevation 90? would only be possible for a station
> right on the equator. At your latitude (-34.875) the maximum elevation
> you can get from a geostationary satellite is 55.125?, and the azimuth
> for that elevation would be 0?.
>
> 73,
>
> Dani.
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From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun Nov 19 10:36:14 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:36:14 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>

You are wrong, a GEO *must* be over the equator, see the article in Wireless World, 1945 from Arthur C. Clarke ? .

http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/

Simon Brown, G4ELI

www.dxgalaxy.com
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www.sdr-satellites.com


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe Pereira
Sent: 19 November 2017 10:23
To: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.

I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the earth, or am I wrong ? 


From joevk5ei at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 10:38:23 2017
From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:08:23 +1030
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
Message-ID: <CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>

ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com> wrote:

> You are wrong, a GEO *must* be over the equator, see the article in
> Wireless World, 1945 from Arthur C. Clarke ? .
>
> http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/
>
> Simon Brown, G4ELI
>
> www.dxgalaxy.com
> www.sdr-radio.com
> www.sdr-satellites.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> Pereira
> Sent: 19 November 2017 10:23
> To: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
>
> Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.
>
> I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the earth,
> or am I wrong ?
>
>

From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun Nov 19 10:40:01 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:40:01 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <020401d36122$c0eb3a20$42c1ae60$@sdr-radio.com>

Ah,

 

That?s no problem at all, you just have to redefine the laws of physics and you?re good to go ? . Probably easier to move your QTH.

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

 <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.dxgalaxy.com
 <http://www.sdr-radio.com/> www.sdr-radio.com
 <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com

 

 

From: Joe Pereira [mailto:joevk5ei at gmail.com] 
Sent: 19 November 2017 10:38
To: Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com>
Cc: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

 

ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH 

 

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com <mailto:simon at sdr-radio.com> > wrote:

You are wrong, a GEO *must* be over the equator, see the article in Wireless World, 1945 from Arthur C. Clarke ? .

http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/

Simon Brown, G4ELI

www.dxgalaxy.com <http://www.dxgalaxy.com> 
www.sdr-radio.com <http://www.sdr-radio.com> 
www.sdr-satellites.com <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> 



-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> ] On Behalf Of Joe Pereira
Sent: 19 November 2017 10:23
To: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net <mailto:daniel at destevez.net> >
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org <mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.

I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the earth, or am I wrong ?

 


From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun Nov 19 10:43:45 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:43:45 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEGYLCsMimsgu=CpTZOdL7MGrh2a40nsj068-WnxiAbA+CaydQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEGYLCsMimsgu=CpTZOdL7MGrh2a40nsj068-WnxiAbA+CaydQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <020d01d36123$46100140$d23003c0$@sdr-radio.com>

Well,

 

What if we were to add some motors and sails and stuff to keep it in position?

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

 <http://www.dxgalaxy.com/> www.dxgalaxy.com
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 <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com

 

 

From: Gabriel Zeifman [mailto:gabrielzeifman at gmail.com] 
Sent: 19 November 2017 10:42
To: Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com>
Cc: Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com>; amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

 

That would not be a real thing

 

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 1:38 AM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com <mailto:joevk5ei at gmail.com> > wrote:

 

ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH


From daniel at destevez.net  Sun Nov 19 11:17:29 2017
From: daniel at destevez.net (Dani EA4GPZ)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:17:29 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <020d01d36123$46100140$d23003c0$@sdr-radio.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEGYLCsMimsgu=CpTZOdL7MGrh2a40nsj068-WnxiAbA+CaydQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<020d01d36123$46100140$d23003c0$@sdr-radio.com>
Message-ID: <e6ef3e94-e301-f017-b058-f2a1198069b4@destevez.net>

El 19/11/17 a las 11:43, Simon Brown escribi?:
> Well,
> 
>  
> 
> What if we were to add some motors and sails and stuff to keep it in position?

The amount of thrust you would need would be enormous. Roughly the same
thrust that you would need to keep the satellite hovering a few meters
over the ground.

From gabrielzeifman at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 10:26:16 2017
From: gabrielzeifman at gmail.com (Gabriel Zeifman)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 01:26:16 -0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEGYLCv_L7UnnosGj=ZQ-z1JQ-5WnvtVUg2MfHherNy86aA86Q@mail.gmail.com>

Geostationary satellites are only positioned on the equator (but may be at
any longitude)

73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 1:23 AM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.
>
> I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the earth,
> or am I wrong ?
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net> wrote:
>
> > El 19/11/17 a las 10:39, Joe Pereira escribi?:
> > > Can someone please calculate for me a set of "dummy" geostationary keps
> > for
> > > my location PF95GD
> > >
> > > I need the satellite to be at azimuth 180 deg and elevation 90 deg
> > >
> > > I have tried several attempts and cannot get it precise :(
> >
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > This is impossible. Elevation 90? would only be possible for a station
> > right on the equator. At your latitude (-34.875) the maximum elevation
> > you can get from a geostationary satellite is 55.125?, and the azimuth
> > for that elevation would be 0?.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Dani.
> > _______________________________________________
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From gabrielzeifman at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 10:42:07 2017
From: gabrielzeifman at gmail.com (Gabriel Zeifman)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 01:42:07 -0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEGYLCsMimsgu=CpTZOdL7MGrh2a40nsj068-WnxiAbA+CaydQ@mail.gmail.com>

That would not be a real thing

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 1:38 AM, Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com> wrote:

> ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com> wrote:
>
> > You are wrong, a GEO *must* be over the equator, see the article in
> > Wireless World, 1945 from Arthur C. Clarke ? .
> >
> > http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/
> >
> > Simon Brown, G4ELI
> >
> > www.dxgalaxy.com
> > www.sdr-radio.com
> > www.sdr-satellites.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> > Pereira
> > Sent: 19 November 2017 10:23
> > To: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net>
> > Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
> >
> > Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.
> >
> > I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the
> earth,
> > or am I wrong ?
> >
> >
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From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun Nov 19 11:27:08 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:27:08 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <MWHPR0101MB3120CA76BF24C836B0358FE1CA2D0@MWHPR0101MB3120.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>,
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
	<MWHPR0101MB3120CA76BF24C836B0358FE1CA2D0@MWHPR0101MB3120.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <021c01d36129$55fe02e0$01fa08a0$@sdr-radio.com>

All,

 

Here?s a map of US military satellites, aka FLTSAT (I think). These are geostationary and above the equator.

 

Simon Brown, G4ELI

 

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 <http://www.sdr-satellites.com> www.sdr-satellites.com

 

 

From: Devin L. Ganger [mailto:devin at thecabal.org] 
Sent: 19 November 2017 11:24
To: Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com>; Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

 

A satellite in geosynchronous orbit visible from your QTH will always be at the same azimuth and elevation. Those just won?t be 180 and 90, and the satellite won?t be ?directly? above you.

 

Sent from my Windows 10 phone

 


From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Sun Nov 19 10:46:39 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:46:39 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <005901d36123$b09b8c50$11d2a4f0$@tech-software.net>

Joe

What are you trying to do ?

Is it a rotator ? 

Can we fool it with dummy data 

Andrew 

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe Pereira
Sent: Sunday, 19 November 2017 8:38 PM
To: Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com> wrote:

> You are wrong, a GEO *must* be over the equator, see the article in 
> Wireless World, 1945 from Arthur C. Clarke ? .
>
> http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/
>
> Simon Brown, G4ELI
>
> www.dxgalaxy.com
> www.sdr-radio.com
> www.sdr-satellites.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe 
> Pereira
> Sent: 19 November 2017 10:23
> To: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
>
> Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.
>
> I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the 
> earth, or am I wrong ?
>
>
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From kt4tz at cfl.rr.com  Sun Nov 19 12:49:01 2017
From: kt4tz at cfl.rr.com (Lee McLamb)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 07:49:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-323 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <915ef7ce-7ab5-a23b-d768-5c423df77369@cfl.rr.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-323

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91)
* ESA Announcement for CubeSat Team Concurrent Engineering Workshop
* Australian Amateurs do first HamTV Telebridge outside of Europe
* UPDATE - Polish Amateur Radio Union Award for ARISS SSTV Reception
* December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV
* HamSCI Announces Workshop - Posts Survey
* Satellite Shorts From All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-323.01
ANS-323 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 323.01
 ?From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE November 19, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-323.01

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91)

The Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launched at 09:47:36
UTC on November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Following a picture-perfect launch, RadFxSat was deployed at 11:09
UTC. Then the wait began. At 12:12 UTC, the AMSAT Engineering team,
watching ZR6AIC's WebSDR waterfall, saw the characteristic "Fox Tail"
of the Fox-1 series FM transmitter, confirming that the satellite was
alive and transmitting over South Africa. Shortly after 12:34 UTC, the
first telemetry was received and uploaded to AMSAT servers by Maurizio
Balducci, IV3RYQ, in Cervignano del Friuli, Italy. Initial telemetry
confirmed that the satellite was healthy.

After confirmation of signal reception, OSCAR Number Administrator
Bill Tynan, W3XO, sent an email to the AMSAT Board of Directors
designating the satellite AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91). Bill's email stated:

"RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was launched successfully at 09:47 UTC today
November 18, 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and has
been received by several amateur stations.

RadFxSat (Fox-1B), a 1U CubeSat, is a joint mission of AMSAT and the
Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University.
The Vanderbilt package is intended to measure the effects of radiation
on electronic components, including demonstration of an on-orbit
platform for space qualification of components as well as to validate
and improve computer models for predicting radiation tolerance
of semiconductors.

AMSAT constructed the remainder of the satellite including the
spaceframe, on-board computer and power system. The amateur radio
package is similar to that currently on orbit on AO-85 with an uplink
on 435.250 MHz (67.0 Hz CTCSS) and a downlink on 145.960 MHz.
Experiment telemetry will be downlinked via the DUV subaudible
telemetry stream, which can be decoded using the FoxTelem software.

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) was sent aloft as a secondary payload on the United
Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket that transported the JPSS-1
satellite to orbit. RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is one of five CubeSats making
up this NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
(ELaNa) XIV mission, riding as secondary payloads aboard the JPSS-1
mission.

Since RadFxSat (Fox-1B) has met all of the qualifications necessary to
receive an OSCAR number, I, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT
President, do hereby confer on this satellite the designation
AMSAT-OSCAR 91 or AO-91. I join amateur radio operators in the U.S.
and around the world in wishing AO-91 a long and successful life in
both its amateur and scientific missions.

I, along with the rest of the amateur community, congratulate all of
the volunteers who worked so diligently to construct, test and prepare
for launch the newest amateur radio satellite.

William A. (Bill) Tynan, W3XO
AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator"

AMSAT Engineering reminds stations that the satellite will not be
available for general use until the on-orbit checkouts are complete.
Please continue to submit telemetry to assist the Engineering team in
completing the commissioning process.

[ANS thanks Paul, N8HM, for the above information]


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ESA Announcement for CubeSat Team Concurrent Engineering Workshop

Dreaming of flying a satellite into space but not sure how? Wonder
no more! The ESA Education Office and ESA's Systems and Concurrent
Engineering Section have the perfect workshop for you. We are currently
looking for university students who would like to participate in ESA
Academy's first? Concurrent Engineering Workshop dedicated to CubeSats.
The 4-day workshop will be organised between 16 and 19 January 2018 at
the Training and Learning Centre in ESEC, Belgium.

In concurrent design, all stages of a satellite design take place simul-
taneously, through the direct collaboration of engineers and scientists
from different disciplines in a dedicated and specially equipped facility.

The "CubeSats Concurrent Engineering Workshop" will introduce student
teams to the concurrent design of a CubeSat mission. The workshop can help
to better prepare those universities that are planning to embark on a Cube-
Sat project or are at the early stages of one. Teams wishing to participate
do not need to be at an advanced stage in their CubeSat project. They can
be at a conceptual and/or preliminary phase of their CubeSat design.

The deadline for applications is 4 December 2017, 23:59 CET.

Application requirements, program overview, and more information can be
found on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-ESA-Workshop
(http://www.esa.int)

[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information]


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Australian Amateurs do first HamTV Telebridge outside of Europe

Led by Shane, VK4KHZ in Queensland who handled the audio on 2m. and 
video for a
telebridge contact between the ISS and 3 Italian schools? on 11 Nov.? Four
stations across Australia joined together to "chain" the live video 
coming down
from the ISS on 2.4 Ghz.

As the ISS approached Australia from the west Martin VK6MJ in West 
Australia was
the first to receive the video signal down from Paolo, IZ0JPA and held the
signal till Joe VK5EI in Adelaide picked it up then onto Tony VK5ZAI in 
Kingston
SE South Australia finally as the ISS headed N-E over Queensland Shane 
picked up
the video signal in Glenden while he was handling the audio for the linkup.

The video from the 4 Australian hams was streamed live to the BATC site 
in GB.
where it was patched together to form one long video transmission so the 
public
could watch as Paolo answered the Italian students questions.

The URL for the British Amateur Radio Club is: https://ariss.batc.tv/hamtv/

[ANS thanks Tony, VK5ZAI, for the above information]


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UPDATE - Polish Amateur Radio Union Award for ARISS SSTV Reception

UPDATE November 5 - Armand SP3QFE advises that the deadline to apply
for your ARISS SSTV Reception Award has been extended to December 30,
2017 at 23:59 UTC. (see below for text of Armand's original bulletin
for details of the award).

Armand, SP3QFE reported the Polish Amateur Radio Union (PZK),
in cooperation with ARISS and S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space
Corporation ENERGIA, offer an electronic Award to Amateurs who
received and decoded at least one SSTV series 7 image during
the 20th Anniversary of ARISS commemorative 2017 a Slow Scan
Television (SSTV) event from the ISS between July20 and July 24.

The SSTV pictures transmitted during this event were series #7
of 12 of images covering the history of Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) over the last 20 years.

To apply for the award first upload your image(s) to the ARISS
SSTV Gallery at:
http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php

The Award rules and a link to the on-line application form are
on-line at: http://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ The deadline to apply
is September 30, 2017 at 23:59 UTC.

Note: If you have already uploaded images to the ARISS SSTV
Gallery you do not need to re-submit the image and only need to
complete the application form.

[ANS thanks Armand, SP3QFE for the above information]


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December 20 Launch for HA-1 CubeSat with FM transponder and SSTV

The IARU has announced frequency coordination has been completed for
HA-1, a 2U CubeSat developed by the Teenagers Amateur Radio Center of
Activity in Huaian, China. HA-1 is planned for launch on December 20.

HA-1 will be mainly used for teenagers in Huaian to carry out activities
related with amateur radio and aerospace science education. The cubesat
is equipped with amateur radio repeater and SSTV(Slow Scan Television)
component, which is to validate still image transmission in narrowband
voice channel.

There is an SSTV beacon, which puts Date/Time/Location information/temp-
erature etc on a SSTV picture. Amateurs worldwide can also use HA-1 to
test SSTV via the cubesat.

Uplink:??? 145.930 MHz FM
Downlink:? 436.950 MHz FM
Telemetry: 437.350 MHz 9k6 BPSK

[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information]

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HamSCI Announces Workshop - Posts Survey

HamSCI - the Amateur Radio citizen science initiative - has announced a
2-day workshop February 23-24 at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
in Newark. HamSCI's Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, has posted a survey to
gauge interest and potential attendance.

"We are inviting all hams and scientists interested in ham radio science,"
Frissell said. "This aim of this workshop is to foster collaborations
between the ham radio and the space science and space weather research
communities through presentations, discussions, and demonstrations. This
year's meeting will focus on solar eclipse analysis, ham radio data sources
and databases, and the development of a 'personal space weather station.'"

Full details and access to the survey are available on-line:
http://tinyurl.com/ANS-316-HamSCI-Workshop (arrl.org)

[ANS thanks the ARRL and HamSCI for the above information]


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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ Amateur-Satellite Service mentioned in article by @IARU_President Tim 
Ellam
 ? VE6SH about International Amateur Radio Union #IARU and CCIR/ITU-R. 
Download
 ? PDF of latest #ITU News Magazine 04/2017 (see page 55):
http://www.itu.int/en/itunews/Pages/default.aspx
 ? (via AMSAT-UK)

+ Jose, PW8PM, posted a YouTube video of his satellite operation from
 ? The four-corner grid square at FH88/89/98/99 on November 12. Jose
 ? worked several stations in South and North America via AO-7 Mode B.
 ? The direct YouTube link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5IfFbb48qk

+ Damon, WA4HFN, says interest is growing in the satellite operating awards
 ? offered by the Squirt-The-Birds Group. This week Damon says 
congratulations
 ? are due to Adrian Liggins, VA3NNA, for earning Got Grids? #18. These 
awards
 ? are free and we at Squirt the Birds support AMSAT NA.
 ? Go to www.squirtthebirds.com for more info.

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From devin at thecabal.org  Sun Nov 19 11:24:18 2017
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:24:18 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>,
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <MWHPR0101MB3120CA76BF24C836B0358FE1CA2D0@MWHPR0101MB3120.prod.exchangelabs.com>

A satellite in geosynchronous orbit visible from your QTH will always be at the same azimuth and elevation. Those just won?t be 180 and 90, and the satellite won?t be ?directly? above you.



Sent from my Windows 10 phone



________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Joe Pereira <joevk5ei at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 2:38:23 AM
To: Simon Brown
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

ok lets just call it a fixed positioned satellite above my QTH

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Simon Brown <simon at sdr-radio.com> wrote:

> You are wrong, a GEO *must* be over the equator, see the article in
> Wireless World, 1945 from Arthur C. Clarke ? .
>
> http://lakdiva.org/clarke/1945ww/
>
> Simon Brown, G4ELI
>
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> www.sdr-radio.com<http://www.sdr-radio.com>
> www.sdr-satellites.com<http://www.sdr-satellites.com>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Joe
> Pereira
> Sent: 19 November 2017 10:23
> To: Dani EA4GPZ <daniel at destevez.net>
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
>
> Thanks for your reply Dani, I need it above my QTH not on the equator.
>
> I would have thought a geo sat can be positioned anywhere above the earth,
> or am I wrong ?
>
>
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From royldean at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 13:02:30 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 08:02:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Raspberry Pi SATGATE
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sWRV7T+53nSzda==8RAc4O3Soz-W3AZVtzpaNiMmNJAA@mail.gmail.com>

Andrew,

This is a great way for somebody to get a satgate up an running quickly.
 Thanks!   One suggestion I would make is to use the direwolf "SATGATE"
command with an argument of 15s (IE:   "SATGATE 15").   This will help
eliminating "black holes" at your QTH with your own packets.

--Roy
K3RLD

From kd8coj at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 13:15:27 2017
From: kd8coj at gmail.com (KD8COJ)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 08:15:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TH-D72A
In-Reply-To: <CAJKai7CkahpuQGSPL-pDT_HZcoT5oV88u3Vhqj6xzd5wDRT3Wg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJKai7DxY5KvcRh6vb_-6b5HqqgkQeC8u5AtpXEP18gx_vJqTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJKai7CkahpuQGSPL-pDT_HZcoT5oV88u3Vhqj6xzd5wDRT3Wg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJKai7AGvv_X7cUbi66uvo+QLboWtazaUJUZchoSkP6CKbV+hA@mail.gmail.com>

I was wondering if the Kenwood TH-D72A is still available for purchase??



Gordon
KD8COJ

From pconver at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 13:33:03 2017
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:33:03 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
Message-ID: <CANTZqKmWo+fRNHN8pHOhASSDac+PUbeMhhXF3gn0zDnXN98n-Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hi JP,

May be GSP is an alternative to have a geostationary device over your
location PF95GD.

Was publicized on the 2013 TAPR/ARRL Digital Conference papers:

https://www.tapr.org/pdf/DCC2013-CAB-LU7ABF.pdf

73, lu7abf, Pedro

From n2wwd at mindspring.com  Sun Nov 19 14:43:04 2017
From: n2wwd at mindspring.com (Mindspring)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 09:43:04 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TH-D72A
In-Reply-To: <CAJKai7AGvv_X7cUbi66uvo+QLboWtazaUJUZchoSkP6CKbV+hA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJKai7DxY5KvcRh6vb_-6b5HqqgkQeC8u5AtpXEP18gx_vJqTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJKai7CkahpuQGSPL-pDT_HZcoT5oV88u3Vhqj6xzd5wDRT3Wg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJKai7AGvv_X7cUbi66uvo+QLboWtazaUJUZchoSkP6CKbV+hA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <08617491-4655-4A58-B8D4-3DD4B8ECF88C@mindspring.com>

Hey Gordon ? I still see it advertised in Ham Radio Outlet?s latest catalog along with the newer TH-D74A.

73 Ken N2WWD


> On Nov 19, 2017, at 8:15 AM, KD8COJ <kd8coj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was wondering if the Kenwood TH-D72A is still available for purchase??
> 
> 
> 
> Gordon
> KD8COJ
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From daniel at destevez.net  Sun Nov 19 15:07:59 2017
From: daniel at destevez.net (Dani EA4GPZ)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:07:59 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <021c01d36129$55fe02e0$01fa08a0$@sdr-radio.com>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>
	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>
	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>
	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>
	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>
	<MWHPR0101MB3120CA76BF24C836B0358FE1CA2D0@MWHPR0101MB3120.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<021c01d36129$55fe02e0$01fa08a0$@sdr-radio.com>
Message-ID: <ef58d9ad-a9ea-7a43-3613-833d094207bc@destevez.net>

El 19/11/17 a las 12:27, Simon Brown escribi?:
> All,
> 
>  
> 
> Here?s a map of US military satellites, aka FLTSAT (I think). These are geostationary and above the equator.

Where? Maybe you forgot the link.

From simon at sdr-radio.com  Sun Nov 19 15:17:12 2017
From: simon at sdr-radio.com (Simon Brown)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 15:17:12 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps
In-Reply-To: <ef58d9ad-a9ea-7a43-3613-833d094207bc@destevez.net>
References: <CAEW3Gk+v18wSti1cKVFJeGLw_z7w2=RW=K50s6UcjxfS=Lci3A@mail.gmail.com>	<97f2f542-fa01-57ff-a7f9-530f216f3626@destevez.net>	<CAEW3Gk+e7Yf5gV1LoGoSF=rvmzqJqtLUEWrPEgsLEj36o7-3jA@mail.gmail.com>	<01ff01d36122$39604870$ac20d950$@sdr-radio.com>	<CAEW3GkLiJeAbZFdn0GND4kfkaWV3CXThZzhWno-OYktZ62vL-g@mail.gmail.com>	<MWHPR0101MB3120CA76BF24C836B0358FE1CA2D0@MWHPR0101MB3120.prod.exchangelabs.com>	<021c01d36129$55fe02e0$01fa08a0$@sdr-radio.com>
	<ef58d9ad-a9ea-7a43-3613-833d094207bc@destevez.net>
Message-ID: <007501d36149$79a3c840$6ceb58c0$@sdr-radio.com>

Dani,

Seems that this list doesn't allow attachments - so here's a link: http://www.sdr-radio.com/Blog/PostId/17/pirates

Simon Brown, G4ELI

www.dxgalaxy.com
www.sdr-radio.com
www.sdr-satellites.com


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Dani EA4GPZ
Sent: 19 November 2017 15:08
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Geo "test"keps

El 19/11/17 a las 12:27, Simon Brown escribi?:
> All,
> 
>  
> 
> Here?s a map of US military satellites, aka FLTSAT (I think). These are geostationary and above the equator.

Where? Maybe you forgot the link.
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From w8aas at verizon.net  Sun Nov 19 15:26:05 2017
From: w8aas at verizon.net (Dave Taylor)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:26:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TH-D72A
In-Reply-To: <CAJKai7AGvv_X7cUbi66uvo+QLboWtazaUJUZchoSkP6CKbV+hA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJKai7DxY5KvcRh6vb_-6b5HqqgkQeC8u5AtpXEP18gx_vJqTw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJKai7CkahpuQGSPL-pDT_HZcoT5oV88u3Vhqj6xzd5wDRT3Wg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJKai7AGvv_X7cUbi66uvo+QLboWtazaUJUZchoSkP6CKbV+hA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <04DF6D7F-7F2C-4E6F-9CF3-301172541F00@verizon.net>

Yes, it is still in production. 

Dave

> On Nov 19, 2017, at 8:15 AM, KD8COJ <kd8coj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I was wondering if the Kenwood TH-D72A is still available for purchase??
> 
> 
> 
> Gordon
> KD8COJ
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From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Sun Nov 19 18:27:46 2017
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 18:27:46 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1
Message-ID: <2020EACE134745BB8D219E3A0F0EE37B@LAPTOP91ASAKDB>

Hi All,
FUNcube-1 is now operating in autonomous mode  so when in the sun we have full power telemetry and when in eclipse we have the transponder operating with the telemetry in low power.
This Tuesday will be FUNcube-1?s fourth birthday in space so please celebrate with us then.
73
Graham

From w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 18:57:31 2017
From: w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com (Paul Andrews)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:57:31 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 - Safe Mode Annoucement
Message-ID: <CAOsf+NQ_1GqUJ46z444bEyE3yWsSiXdMW7Lhc24h4evp5v5u=g@mail.gmail.com>

Satellite Fans,

I pointed my 2 x XP28 moonbounce antenna at AO-91 today.   The AO-91
pass was nearly directly overhead in FN20.   The FM signal quality was
so high - you can hear the room acoustics in the recording of the
child's voice.   Very cool.

Here is a YouTube link -   https://youtu.be/gepcNt2sW2g

73 - Paul - W2HRO

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 19:07:41 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:07:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
Message-ID: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>

I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying
to decode telemetry from AO-91.

I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't
expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are
fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am
wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the
peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be
according to the manual:

https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK

I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz 16bit wav.

Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into FoxTelem.

Here is my recording:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_FM05_-_KG4AKV_just_transmissions.wav?dl=0

Ideas?

73, John Brier KG4AKV

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Nov 19 19:10:24 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:10:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Keps
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrX6uqC5POqa1c5AvyBHGvQsP-edspZc7D5y1-Qb+AdrQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOrX6uqC5POqa1c5AvyBHGvQsP-edspZc7D5y1-Qb+AdrQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOq79hZ+XkddKn3nq0rJAiX+h3nAog3NCmo2Ud6af0=kOg@mail.gmail.com>

Checking the Space-Track catalog this afternoon, it appears that
2017-073D, NORAD ID 43016, is the object ID for all three of the 1U
CubeSats on the launch (EagleSat-1 and MakerSat-0 being the other
two).

Once JPSoC is able to track the three CubeSats individually, two
additional objects will be added to the catalog and then we'll be able
to make the determination of which of the three is AO-91.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 12:46 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> Celestrak now has four objects from today's launch in their catalog.
> 2017-073C (Object 43015) tracked Doppler perfectly during the last
> pass over North America, but the identification of the various objects
> is subject to change as they separate.
>
> 2017-073C
> 1 43015U 17073C   17322.62015174 -.00000076  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
> 2 43015  97.6873 257.7630 0258702 236.7177 305.5679 14.77570475    37
>
> https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Nov 19 19:11:11 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:11:11 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>

Seems likely that some sort of audio filtering is going on in your recorder.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:07 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying
> to decode telemetry from AO-91.
>
> I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't
> expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are
> fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am
> wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the
> peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be
> according to the manual:
>
> https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK
>
> I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz 16bit wav.
>
> Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into FoxTelem.
>
> Here is my recording:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_FM05_-_KG4AKV_just_transmissions.wav?dl=0
>
> Ideas?
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 19:16:21 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:16:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>

Oh interesting. I didn't consider that. I will see if I can hook the
radio into my laptop directly, or try another recorder, though my
other recorder does 44.1 KHz only, not 48 KHz like the manual says is
ideal.

Thanks Paul.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> Seems likely that some sort of audio filtering is going on in your recorder.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:07 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying
>> to decode telemetry from AO-91.
>>
>> I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't
>> expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are
>> fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am
>> wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the
>> peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be
>> according to the manual:
>>
>> https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK
>>
>> I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz 16bit wav.
>>
>> Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into FoxTelem.
>>
>> Here is my recording:
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_FM05_-_KG4AKV_just_transmissions.wav?dl=0
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 19:28:16 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:28:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi John.

No decodes here from your audio recording, either.  And the reception was
crystal clear.

Did set the data speed menu option to 9600?   I don't know if the 1200
setting would work with AO-91's DUV data or not; I use an SDR, so my RX
audio is already "in" the computer and connected to FoxTelem via VB Audio
cable.

Also, I have been using the following USB audio adapter for data audio
in/out with success in case you need a device for your computer that can
accomodate "line" level audio input:

https://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Technology-iMic-original-Adapter/dp/B003Y5D776

73!

-Scott,  K4KDR


===============================

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh interesting. I didn't consider that. I will see if I can hook the
> radio into my laptop directly, or try another recorder, though my
> other recorder does 44.1 KHz only, not 48 KHz like the manual says is
> ideal.
>
> Thanks Paul.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> > Seems likely that some sort of audio filtering is going on in your
> recorder.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:07 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying
> >> to decode telemetry from AO-91.
> >>
> >> I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't
> >> expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are
> >> fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am
> >> wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the
> >> peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be
> >> according to the manual:
> >>
> >> https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK
> >>
> >> I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz
> 16bit wav.
> >>
> >> Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into
> FoxTelem.
> >>
> >> Here is my recording:
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_
> 1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_FM05_-_KG4AKV_just_transmissions.wav?dl=0
> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>
> >> 73, John Brier KG4AKV

From endaf99 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 19:31:59 2017
From: endaf99 at gmail.com (Endaf Buckley)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:31:59 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 RX
Message-ID: <CAOG5GhTxfJRDqBoMSfV7rRwTJ8PP+iNXAKFVu9tb0J2Mb6t56A@mail.gmail.com>

I finally was able to go out and listen to AO-91 in safe mode and Veronica
was heard loud and clear here in Long Beach DM03.
73 de Endaf N6UTC

From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sun Nov 19 14:26:46 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 15:26:46 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 91 identification
Message-ID: <961ad4a1-a0c9-570c-94c3-7e5b0cfc12f0@xs4all.nl>

All,

Currently only three TLE sets have been published for the five
Cubesats that were launched with JPSS 1. Now 18SPCS claims
that JPSS 1 (soon to be called NOAA 20) is object 43013, that
MiRaTa is object 43014 and that Buccaneer RRM is object 43015.

Detailed doppler measurements show that AO 91 almost certainly
is object 43016 (2017-073D). But since two TLE sets are still
missing, we shall have to wait to be absolutely sure.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From johnbrier at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 19:45:23 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:45:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKM3T9UsZU1ujjm=NWrHO9azYteZw8PdZV23iboBSYybJA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for trying Scott.

I do have the 9600 setting enabled. I think you can also set which side of
the radio is used for data, and I believe I set it right, but I'm going to
double check.

Thanks for the USB sound card link. I actually have a 10 yr old laptop with
mic/line in that I might try. If I have to use a laptop during the pass I
almost feel like I might as well just go SDR. In general I don't like to
have things anchored to the ground and me, which is why I carry all my gear
on my body.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Nov 19, 2017 2:31 PM, "Scott" <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi John.

No decodes here from your audio recording, either.  And the reception was
crystal clear.

Did set the data speed menu option to 9600?   I don't know if the 1200
setting would work with AO-91's DUV data or not; I use an SDR, so my RX
audio is already "in" the computer and connected to FoxTelem via VB Audio
cable.

Also, I have been using the following USB audio adapter for data audio
in/out with success in case you need a device for your computer that can
accomodate "line" level audio input:

https://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Technology-iMic-
original-Adapter/dp/B003Y5D776

73!

-Scott,  K4KDR


===============================

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh interesting. I didn't consider that. I will see if I can hook the
> radio into my laptop directly, or try another recorder, though my
> other recorder does 44.1 KHz only, not 48 KHz like the manual says is
> ideal.
>
> Thanks Paul.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> > Seems likely that some sort of audio filtering is going on in your
> recorder.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:07 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying
> >> to decode telemetry from AO-91.
> >>
> >> I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't
> >> expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are
> >> fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am
> >> wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the
> >> peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be
> >> according to the manual:
> >>
> >> https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK
> >>
> >> I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz
> 16bit wav.
> >>
> >> Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into
> FoxTelem.
> >>
> >> Here is my recording:
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_
> 1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_FM05_-_KG4AKV_just_transmissions.wav?dl=0
> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>
> >> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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From maccody at att.net  Sun Nov 19 20:00:50 2017
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:00:50 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Reception of AO91 passing over AO91
Message-ID: <224de341-b733-d59f-6b55-aa80de0bd770@att.net>

Just wanted to report that I heard AO91, starting at a bit after 1920z, 
as it
passed over EM12 (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas metroplex).? The signal was 
loud and
clear.? Veronica is still announcing that RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is in 'safe 
mode'.
Congratulations on the successful launch and deployment!? Looking forward to
working AO91!

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH


From virgilcas at gmail.com  Sun Nov 19 20:12:25 2017
From: virgilcas at gmail.com (HP2VX Virgilio Castillo)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 15:12:25 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Nov. 19 - 19:14 to 19:27 Z pass
In-Reply-To: <CAK+A19dLzgUbRStYWYYsGkd8=kvxzDnXa+mdsHXCasSfcagcUA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAK+A19dgkahvnEFAFt=m6HToWCxfs5z1Aai2HobpBQ42Rr+S-Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAK+A19fvYb-=gC8sgk5rapYDg_y3avhYCqqrELnwDejfDAVWvw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAK+A19dLzgUbRStYWYYsGkd8=kvxzDnXa+mdsHXCasSfcagcUA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAK+A19dr+54tDm6y6Mjr__bn11UiVvk3mge423DyFTwsouj1FQ@mail.gmail.com>

Every once on a while A0-91 announcer fully heard on the sat pass Nov.19 /
19:14-27 utc sound great.. 145.9600 from (FJ09gb) grid.
Congrats to the team..

Virgilio /hp2vx

Enviado desde mi  Samsung S5 (SO-6.0.1) Android.

From anthonywiese at yahoo.com  Sun Nov 19 21:19:38 2017
From: anthonywiese at yahoo.com (Anthony Wiese)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 13:19:38 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 into CN70
Message-ID: <AF49F27E-BD28-45EA-86A1-65F8C11F96D6@yahoo.com>

AO-91 is full quieting into Northwest California. 
Anthony KG6LHW 

Sent from my iPad

From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sun Nov 19 21:44:35 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:44:35 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 91 identification
In-Reply-To: <961ad4a1-a0c9-570c-94c3-7e5b0cfc12f0@xs4all.nl>
References: <961ad4a1-a0c9-570c-94c3-7e5b0cfc12f0@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <88474997-9d67-46a2-43af-6efb1f2949c1@xs4all.nl>

All,

The missing two TLE sets have now been published by 18SPCS.
The reason it took so long is probably that it was hard to detect
all three 1U Cubesats with a distance between them of only a few
kilometers. Since they are now less than 2 seconds apart, it is not
yet possible to determine which one is AO 91.

So AO 91 is either object 43016, 43017 or 43018. For the time being
you can use any of the TLE sets for these three objects.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 19-11-17 15:26, Nico Janssen wrote:
> All,
>
> Currently only three TLE sets have been published for the five
> Cubesats that were launched with JPSS 1. Now 18SPCS claims
> that JPSS 1 (soon to be called NOAA 20) is object 43013, that
> MiRaTa is object 43014 and that Buccaneer RRM is object 43015.
>
> Detailed doppler measurements show that AO 91 almost certainly
> is object 43016 (2017-073D). But since two TLE sets are still
> missing, we shall have to wait to be absolutely sure.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
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From kc7mg at yahoo.com  Sun Nov 19 22:05:15 2017
From: kc7mg at yahoo.com (Alex Weimer)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:05:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
References: <984163920.1088045.1511129115688.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <984163920.1088045.1511129115688@mail.yahoo.com>

 AO-91? full quieting when heard in grid DM42 Arizona at? 1922 Z.. Very loud through complete pass.? JACK? KC7MG

From jeremy at jeremymturner.com  Mon Nov 20 00:21:49 2017
From: jeremy at jeremymturner.com (Jeremy Turner)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:21:49 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Satellite ADIF Logging Tool
Message-ID: <CAO4qtUfxMbD4GQzzk4hc1K=NKcbTTen6G9Gpa7PDc0q5pDXSKg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello all,

One of the challenges that I've had since starting to work satellites is my
logging workflow. I don't always get back to my logging app to log QSOs
immediately, I have found it challenging to get all the right settings to
get LOTW to match, and some logging apps don't even allow me to type all
the right settings in. I hated having to fill in 10 fields per QSO, that
always seemed to reset to the wrong values with every QSO!

I wrote myself a little Python console app to improve my workflow, and I
want to share Python Satellite ADIF or pysatadif with you.

For instance, if there is an SO-50 pass where I make several QSOs, I would
type:

pysatadif --satname SO-50 --timeon 1450 --qsodate 20171119 --qso KO6RM,DN70
--qso N0CALL,EL99

I can add as many QSOs per pass as I need. I can leave off the date if the
QSO was on the current UTC day.

The software pulls my station defaults including rig, power, and my grid
square from a defaults file (automatically generated for you on first run),
and pulls frequency, band, and mode from a directory of satellite info.
These can be overridden for you rovers and special event ops out there.

The resulting ADIF output can be imported into your favorite logging app,
TQSL or whatever else you'd like.

If this sounds interesting, you can install pysatadif on Windows, Mac or
Linux using Python 2.7 or 3.6 by running 'pip install pysatadif'.

For more information, check out:

https://github.com/jeremymturner/pysatadif
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysatadif

If you have questions, feel free to contact me off-list.

73,

Jeremy / KO6RM
jeremy at jeremymturner.com

From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Mon Nov 20 03:28:00 2017
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:28:00 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 91 identification
In-Reply-To: <88474997-9d67-46a2-43af-6efb1f2949c1@xs4all.nl>
References: <961ad4a1-a0c9-570c-94c3-7e5b0cfc12f0@xs4all.nl>
	<88474997-9d67-46a2-43af-6efb1f2949c1@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <000a01d361af$917a5180$b46ef480$@mypbmail.com>

As noted the objects are still too close to call who is who.  

For the time being, I will continue to use NORAD CAT ID 43015 until it becomes obvious that 43016, 43017, or 43018 is the preferred TLE set. I do not want to change CAT IDs any more than necessary.

The AO-91 team is still very happy with object 43015 TLE, but as is normal in these tight groupings, a change is also very probable.

Thanks Nico!

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
Orbital Elements Manager

-----Original Message-----
From: Nico Janssen [mailto:hamsat at xs4all.nl] 
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 15:45
To: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO 91 identification

All,

The missing two TLE sets have now been published by 18SPCS.
The reason it took so long is probably that it was hard to detect
all three 1U Cubesats with a distance between them of only a few
kilometers. Since they are now less than 2 seconds apart, it is not
yet possible to determine which one is AO 91.

So AO 91 is either object 43016, 43017 or 43018. For the time being
you can use any of the TLE sets for these three objects.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 19-11-17 15:26, Nico Janssen wrote:
> All,
>
> Currently only three TLE sets have been published for the five
> Cubesats that were launched with JPSS 1. Now 18SPCS claims
> that JPSS 1 (soon to be called NOAA 20) is object 43013, that
> MiRaTa is object 43014 and that Buccaneer RRM is object 43015.
>
> Detailed doppler measurements show that AO 91 almost certainly
> is object 43016 (2017-073D). But since two TLE sets are still
> missing, we shall have to wait to be absolutely sure.
>
> 73,
> Nico PA0DLO
>
>
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From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Mon Nov 20 05:21:30 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 05:21:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKM3T9UsZU1ujjm=NWrHO9azYteZw8PdZV23iboBSYybJA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKM3T9UsZU1ujjm=NWrHO9azYteZw8PdZV23iboBSYybJA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <530818124.1707760.1511155290024@mail.yahoo.com>

What I understand from the Decoder manual is that 9600 is for special experiments and under normal conditions the data under voice (DUV) is 200 bps hence i dont think 9600 setting needs to be enabled / wired at the radio.?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]
      From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
 To: Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> 
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 1:18 AM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
   
Thanks for trying Scott.

I do have the 9600 setting enabled. I think you can also set which side of
the radio is used for data, and I believe I set it right, but I'm going to
double check.

Thanks for the USB sound card link. I actually have a 10 yr old laptop with
mic/line in that I might try. If I have to use a laptop during the pass I
almost feel like I might as well just go SDR. In general I don't like to
have things anchored to the ground and me, which is why I carry all my gear
on my body.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Nov 19, 2017 2:31 PM, "Scott" <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi John.

No decodes here from your audio recording, either.? And the reception was
crystal clear.

Did set the data speed menu option to 9600?? I don't know if the 1200
setting would work with AO-91's DUV data or not; I use an SDR, so my RX
audio is already "in" the computer and connected to FoxTelem via VB Audio
cable.

Also, I have been using the following USB audio adapter for data audio
in/out with success in case you need a device for your computer that can
accomodate "line" level audio input:

https://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Technology-iMic-
original-Adapter/dp/B003Y5D776

73!

-Scott,? K4KDR


===============================

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh interesting. I didn't consider that. I will see if I can hook the
> radio into my laptop directly, or try another recorder, though my
> other recorder does 44.1 KHz only, not 48 KHz like the manual says is
> ideal.
>
> Thanks Paul.
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:11 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
> > Seems likely that some sort of audio filtering is going on in your
> recorder.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Paul, N8HM
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:07 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I made a cable to tap the 9600 data pin off my Kenwood and I'm trying
> >> to decode telemetry from AO-91.
> >>
> >> I am having trouble getting a continuously clean reception, so I don't
> >> expect frames, which I'm not getting, but parts of the reception are
> >> fine and yet FoxTelem still shows a low S/R of 1.2, 1.5 at best. I am
> >> wondering if there is still some filtering going on. I notice the
> >> peaks of the "bits" are not flat like they are supposed to be
> >> according to the manual:
> >>
> >> https://imgur.com/pfX7cSK
> >>
> >> I am recording the audio off the radio into a Zoom H1 at 48,000 KHz
> 16bit wav.
> >>
> >> Maybe I should try hooking the radio directly up to a computer into
> FoxTelem.
> >>
> >> Here is my recording:
> >>
> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ineqhoprz50ljl3/2017-11-19_-_
> 1743_UTC_-_AO-91_-_FM05_-_KG4AKV_just_transmissions.wav?dl=0
> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>
> >> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
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From n0jy at amsat.org  Mon Nov 20 05:59:18 2017
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:59:18 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 - Safe Mode Annoucement
In-Reply-To: <CAOsf+NQ_1GqUJ46z444bEyE3yWsSiXdMW7Lhc24h4evp5v5u=g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOsf+NQ_1GqUJ46z444bEyE3yWsSiXdMW7Lhc24h4evp5v5u=g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <e837d0a0-ad23-bd5a-8ec5-ee1ad0063409@amsat.org>

That is a nice recording, Paul.

I would like to state for the record that the ID is not actually a
"child", Veronica Monteiro was just starting in college when we made the
Fox-1x recordings.? Because of the need to sharply filter the recordings
with a 350 Hz high pass to eliminate any audio in the DUV telemetry
frequency range, it does have the effect of making her sound younger.?
That coupled with whatever your particular SDR or transceiver filtering
adds creates the rather common misconception that the recordings were of
a young child.

Veronica Monteiro is the daughter of the late Tony Monteiro AA2TX, who
as AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering brought the Fox-1 1U CubeSat
concept and project to the Board of Directors and "sold" the Fox-1
Program that has now produced 5 (OK 4 1/2 until Fox-1E is complete)
Fox-1 CubeSats.? The concept included a Morse Code ID for the beacon of
the FM repeaters, as stated in the System Requirements:

3.9.6 If the downlink transmitter has been un-keyed for a period of 5
minutes, the satellite shall send " HI THIS IS AMSAT FOX " in Morse code
via a keyed audio tone on the downlink transmitter.

When designing the software for the ID back in 2014 after I was
appointed VPE, the Fox-1 Team thought it would be a nice idea to use a
voice ID instead of Morse Code given the abilities of the IHU and
available memory.? In kicking around ideas about who would record the ID
it came to us that it would be a nice tribute to Tony if Veronica were
the voice ID.? Fox-1 software engineer Burns Fisher, who lives near
Tony's family, contacted them.? Veronica graciously agreed, and Burns
set out with his recorder to capture Veronica to become the voice of the
Fox-1 FM satellites.

>From their many clips I was able to assemble the various Safe Mode and
Transponder Mode IDs for each satellite/name, so I guess I'm to blame
for the processing I did that makes her sound like a child...

I listened to Veronica's IDs I'll bet hundreds if not a thousand times
in testing the Fox-1 engineering model and Fox-1A through D, and I still
get a kick and a smile from it every time I hear her - especially from
orbit!

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 11/19/2017 12:57, Paul Andrews wrote:
> Satellite Fans,
>
> I pointed my 2 x XP28 moonbounce antenna at AO-91 today.   The AO-91
> pass was nearly directly overhead in FN20.   The FM signal quality was
> so high - you can hear the room acoustics in the recording of the
> child's voice.   Very cool.
>
> Here is a YouTube link -   https://youtu.be/gepcNt2sW2g
>
> 73 - Paul - W2HRO
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From wa7fwf at gmail.com  Mon Nov 20 06:17:23 2017
From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin Schuchmann)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 22:17:23 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <530818124.1707760.1511155290024@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKM3T9UsZU1ujjm=NWrHO9azYteZw8PdZV23iboBSYybJA@mail.gmail.com>
	<530818124.1707760.1511155290024@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <52a32b02-a289-6aba-8a85-54aa773af1bd@gmail.com>

I will mention that for a Icom IC-9100 you need it in Data 9600 mode,? 
the reason being that 9600 gives you the full bandwidth, in non-data 
mode the radio filters out the sub-audible tones.

73 Kevin WA7FWF

On 11/19/2017 9:21 PM, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> What I understand from the Decoder manual is that 9600 is for special experiments and under normal conditions the data under voice (DUV) is 200 bps hence i dont think 9600 setting needs to be enabled / wired at the radio.?73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]
>        From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
>


From ka3hsw at att.net  Mon Nov 20 06:33:17 2017
From: ka3hsw at att.net (George Henry)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:33:17 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 TLEs/KEPS with FoxTelem
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+s5p3ei=Su4o1imX0eX=5u3h6EdDt_mQ2JS8+5k2ESfbw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+s5p3ei=Su4o1imX0eX=5u3h6EdDt_mQ2JS8+5k2ESfbw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CEBA762956B14B6DA1302B255D2FD8B2@RadioRoomPC>

I did that, but FoxTelem complains that it can't find the TLE for AO-91.  Nasabare.txt is in the download folder, and FoxTelem has extracted the keps for AO-85, but not AO-91.  I even tried copying and pasting the AO-91 data from nasabare.txt to FOX2.tle, but the program still complains that they are missing or corrupt...

Any suggestions?

George, KA3HSW



-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Chris Thompson
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 7:20 PM
To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 TLEs/KEPS with FoxTelem

?If you are using FoxTelem and want it to automatically grab the latest
keps, or be in sync with the name you are using in SatPC32, then you need
to change the name of the spacecraft from RadFxSat to AO-91.  You can do
that from the spacecraft menu on the setup page.  Put AO-91 in the name box
instead of RadFxSat.  If you use a different source of TLEs now or in the
future, you can change that field to match.

And no, I'm not able to get the OSCAR number in advance so that I can build
it into the release :)  It will be in future releases though.

73

Chris?

-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net


From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Mon Nov 20 10:49:50 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:49:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <52a32b02-a289-6aba-8a85-54aa773af1bd@gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKM3T9UsZU1ujjm=NWrHO9azYteZw8PdZV23iboBSYybJA@mail.gmail.com>
	<530818124.1707760.1511155290024@mail.yahoo.com>
	<52a32b02-a289-6aba-8a85-54aa773af1bd@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1891446339.2103371.1511174990560@mail.yahoo.com>

Noted Kevin, so my putting the radio in 9600 data mode the audio is now available from the discriminator directly. For some reason I am unable to decode the telemetry from AO85 and AO91 using a ICOM 821H and Signalink USB. Will try soon with an SDR as well.?73
Nitin [VU3TYG]

      From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf at gmail.com>
 To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
 Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 11:50 AM
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
   
I will mention that for a Icom IC-9100 you need it in Data 9600 mode,? 
the reason being that 9600 gives you the full bandwidth, in non-data 
mode the radio filters out the sub-audible tones.

73 Kevin WA7FWF

On 11/19/2017 9:21 PM, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> What I understand from the Decoder manual is that 9600 is for special experiments and under normal conditions the data under voice (DUV) is 200 bps hence i dont think 9600 setting needs to be enabled / wired at the radio.?73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]
>? ? ? ? From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
>

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From aa2bn at comcast.net  Mon Nov 20 11:59:02 2017
From: aa2bn at comcast.net (John Zaruba Jr)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 06:59:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 - Safe Mode Annoucement
In-Reply-To: <e837d0a0-ad23-bd5a-8ec5-ee1ad0063409@amsat.org>
References: <CAOsf+NQ_1GqUJ46z444bEyE3yWsSiXdMW7Lhc24h4evp5v5u=g@mail.gmail.com>
	<e837d0a0-ad23-bd5a-8ec5-ee1ad0063409@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <7EBC0BA8-909A-4A28-92E7-7EAB958EC70F@comcast.net>

What a wonderful tribute to Tony AA2TX!

73,

John K2ZA
AMSAT #22683

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 20, 2017, at 00:59, Jerry Buxton <n0jy at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> That is a nice recording, Paul.
> 
> I would like to state for the record that the ID is not actually a
> "child", Veronica Monteiro was just starting in college when we made the
> Fox-1x recordings.  Because of the need to sharply filter the recordings
> with a 350 Hz high pass to eliminate any audio in the DUV telemetry
> frequency range, it does have the effect of making her sound younger. 
> That coupled with whatever your particular SDR or transceiver filtering
> adds creates the rather common misconception that the recordings were of
> a young child.
> 
> Veronica Monteiro is the daughter of the late Tony Monteiro AA2TX, who
> as AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering brought the Fox-1 1U CubeSat
> concept and project to the Board of Directors and "sold" the Fox-1
> Program that has now produced 5 (OK 4 1/2 until Fox-1E is complete)
> Fox-1 CubeSats.  The concept included a Morse Code ID for the beacon of
> the FM repeaters, as stated in the System Requirements:
> 
> 3.9.6 If the downlink transmitter has been un-keyed for a period of 5
> minutes, the satellite shall send " HI THIS IS AMSAT FOX " in Morse code
> via a keyed audio tone on the downlink transmitter.
> 
> When designing the software for the ID back in 2014 after I was
> appointed VPE, the Fox-1 Team thought it would be a nice idea to use a
> voice ID instead of Morse Code given the abilities of the IHU and
> available memory.  In kicking around ideas about who would record the ID
> it came to us that it would be a nice tribute to Tony if Veronica were
> the voice ID.  Fox-1 software engineer Burns Fisher, who lives near
> Tony's family, contacted them.  Veronica graciously agreed, and Burns
> set out with his recorder to capture Veronica to become the voice of the
> Fox-1 FM satellites.
> 
> From their many clips I was able to assemble the various Safe Mode and
> Transponder Mode IDs for each satellite/name, so I guess I'm to blame
> for the processing I did that makes her sound like a child...
> 
> I listened to Veronica's IDs I'll bet hundreds if not a thousand times
> in testing the Fox-1 engineering model and Fox-1A through D, and I still
> get a kick and a smile from it every time I hear her - especially from
> orbit!
> 
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
> 
>> On 11/19/2017 12:57, Paul Andrews wrote:
>> Satellite Fans,
>> 
>> I pointed my 2 x XP28 moonbounce antenna at AO-91 today.   The AO-91
>> pass was nearly directly overhead in FN20.   The FM signal quality was
>> so high - you can hear the room acoustics in the recording of the
>> child's voice.   Very cool.
>> 
>> Here is a YouTube link -   https://youtu.be/gepcNt2sW2g
>> 
>> 73 - Paul - W2HRO
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From cdcardon at comcast.net  Mon Nov 20 17:12:03 2017
From: cdcardon at comcast.net (Carlos Cardon)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:12:03 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thanks to KE4AL
Message-ID: <016e01d36222$b0530fc0$10f92f40$@comcast.net>

Thanks to Robert, KE4AL, for the roving expedition to MS!   

 

My only remaining state for satellite WAS is now Delaware.  Anyone have a
recommendation for DE operators?

 

73,

Carlos

W7QL


From jeremy at jeremymturner.com  Mon Nov 20 02:49:41 2017
From: jeremy at jeremymturner.com (Jeremy Turner)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 18:49:41 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Satellite ADIF Logging Tool
In-Reply-To: <011101d361a6$21bd35f0$6537a1d0$@tech-software.net>
References: <CAO4qtUfxMbD4GQzzk4hc1K=NKcbTTen6G9Gpa7PDc0q5pDXSKg@mail.gmail.com>
	<011101d361a6$21bd35f0$6537a1d0$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <CAO4qtUfPnFCfJFiTw5damM=orS6CwsFHYRvPYL7sUKuqo90XOA@mail.gmail.com>

The idea for this was simply to make log entry less painful for me. I don't
have the desire right now to write my own logging app. But good luck with
your programming.

-- 
Jeremy Turner

On November 19, 2017 at 19:20:30, vk4tec at tech-software.net (
vk4tec at tech-software.net) wrote:

Hi Jeremy

Nice work

I was thinking about a LINUX based MySQL database that does a SYNC to a
master dartabase when connected to the net

You see the data in front of you but then bang it populates with the master
server when you connect.

I would make an IOS app but I am too busy making satgates and the cube sats
are popping out faster than I can keep track of ?

Web browser interface locally using perl ( cgi ) web page to enter details
( can pre-populate )

Do you have experience with MySQL databases, web portals and Internet
scripts using python ?

Here is an example

http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/index2.html

Andrew VK4TEC

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy
Turner
Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 10:22 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Satellite ADIF Logging Tool

Hello all,

One of the challenges that I've had since starting to work satellites is my
logging workflow. I don't always get back to my logging app to log QSOs
immediately, I have found it challenging to get all the right settings to
get LOTW to match, and some logging apps don't even allow me to type all
the right settings in. I hated having to fill in 10 fields per QSO, that
always seemed to reset to the wrong values with every QSO!

I wrote myself a little Python console app to improve my workflow, and I
want to share Python Satellite ADIF or pysatadif with you.

For instance, if there is an SO-50 pass where I make several QSOs, I would
type:

pysatadif --satname SO-50 --timeon 1450 --qsodate 20171119 --qso KO6RM,DN70
--qso N0CALL,EL99

I can add as many QSOs per pass as I need. I can leave off the date if the
QSO was on the current UTC day.

The software pulls my station defaults including rig, power, and my grid
square from a defaults file (automatically generated for you on first run),
and pulls frequency, band, and mode from a directory of satellite info.
These can be overridden for you rovers and special event ops out there.

The resulting ADIF output can be imported into your favorite logging app,
TQSL or whatever else you'd like.

If this sounds interesting, you can install pysatadif on Windows, Mac or
Linux using Python 2.7 or 3.6 by running 'pip install pysatadif'.

For more information, check out:

https://github.com/jeremymturner/pysatadif
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysatadif

If you have questions, feel free to contact me off-list.

73,

Jeremy / KO6RM
jeremy at jeremymturner.com
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From ka7fvv at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 20 17:03:48 2017
From: ka7fvv at yahoo.com (Scott Harvey)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:03:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
References: <1344569956.2060692.1511197428619.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1344569956.2060692.1511197428619@mail.yahoo.com>

Can someone point me in the direction of good plans for turnstile and egg beater antennas.? Preferably in English measurements.? I have a friend building a ISS igate and wants to try these antennas for receive.
73, Scott, KA7FVV
 President - KBARA ?
www.kbara.org 
 Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
http://www.ka7fvv.net

From matthew at mrstevens.net  Mon Nov 20 18:25:27 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:25:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Thanks to KE4AL
In-Reply-To: <016e01d36222$b0530fc0$10f92f40$@comcast.net>
References: <016e01d36222$b0530fc0$10f92f40$@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtQqQOjJvc1GnCA=x=ouWJ2-H_b0zVRuAQiPi6a-QRSBpw@mail.gmail.com>

KC3FQF has been active fairly recently from DE. His address on QRZ is
listed as PA, but he was giving his location as Delaware on the air, and
also uploaded to LOTW with Delaware for his state.


- Matthew
? nj4y?


On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Carlos Cardon <cdcardon at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Thanks to Robert, KE4AL, for the roving expedition to MS!
>
>
>
> My only remaining state for satellite WAS is now Delaware.  Anyone have a
> recommendation for DE operators?
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Carlos
>
> W7QL
>
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From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Mon Nov 20 18:32:51 2017
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:32:51 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] SKCUBE digi?
Message-ID: <c4819930-d094-9c5a-de2d-b57e5c480f01@coloradosatellite.com>

Anyone digipeating through SKCUBE?? While we have been using it to test 
pointing at a ground station in Fairbanks we noted some occasional 9k6 
packets in the 'quite' period between CW and telemetry downlink sequences.

Jim


From ka7fvv at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 20 20:30:10 2017
From: ka7fvv at yahoo.com (Scott Harvey)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:30:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using Funcuble Dongle Pro+ for Fox Telemetry
References: <1491196933.2229504.1511209810473.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1491196933.2229504.1511209810473@mail.yahoo.com>

Is anyone successfully using the Funcube Dongle Pro+ to capture Fox telemetry?? Just started working with it and don't seem to be having much luck.? I can select the dongle and the program seems to be seeing data but not getting any real time decode. Any pointers would be much appreciated.
73, Scott, KA7FVV
 President - KBARA ?
www.kbara.org 
 Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
http://www.ka7fvv.net

From kc7mg at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 20 18:22:32 2017
From: kc7mg at yahoo.com (Alex Weimer)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:22:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
References: <893558103.1547416.1511202152787.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <893558103.1547416.1511202152787@mail.yahoo.com>

 Heard AO-91 voice announcement at 1815Z when it was over the east coast. I received it while I?had only 2 degrees elevation at my qth in grid DM42 Arizona.? 73? JACK? KC7MG

From aa2bn at comcast.net  Mon Nov 20 21:12:19 2017
From: aa2bn at comcast.net (John Zaruba Jr)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:12:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Using Funcuble Dongle Pro+ for Fox Telemetry
In-Reply-To: <1491196933.2229504.1511209810473@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1491196933.2229504.1511209810473.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1491196933.2229504.1511209810473@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <E40B47A7-34FB-463B-AD00-806E25940BFD@comcast.net>

Scott,

It?s what I?m using and it works well.

Just make sure to set the center frequency well away from what you you want to receive, due to the DC spike.

In the input tab, try setting the frequency to 145.930, and in each spacecraft set up there is a check box to the the FCD scan for the satellite downlink frequency.

Mine are  working great with 2m and 70cm egg beater antennas.

73,

John K2ZA
AMSAT #22683

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 20, 2017, at 15:30, Scott Harvey via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Is anyone successfully using the Funcube Dongle Pro+ to capture Fox telemetry?  Just started working with it and don't seem to be having much luck.  I can select the dongle and the program seems to be seeing data but not getting any real time decode. Any pointers would be much appreciated.
> 73, Scott, KA7FVV
> President - KBARA  
> www.kbara.org 
> Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
> http://www.ka7fvv.net
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From kc7mg at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 20 21:23:27 2017
From: kc7mg at yahoo.com (Alex Weimer)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:23:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
References: <1147675867.17436.1511213007101.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1147675867.17436.1511213007101@mail.yahoo.com>


 

    On Monday, November 20, 2017 11:22 AM, Alex Weimer <kc7mg at yahoo.com> wrote:
 

  Heard AO-91 voice announcement at 1815Z when it was over the east coast. I received it while I?had only 2 degrees elevation at my qth in grid DM42 Arizona.? 73? JACK? KC7MG

   

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Mon Nov 20 22:52:29 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:52:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SKCUBE digi?
In-Reply-To: <c4819930-d094-9c5a-de2d-b57e5c480f01@coloradosatellite.com>
References: <c4819930-d094-9c5a-de2d-b57e5c480f01@coloradosatellite.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOa7HNzvYME867msf62n+-xiYNZPZsQq9azg6wKZX_upfQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jim.

In the past I have monitored several passes but the digipeater never seemed
to be active except over Europe or Asia.  There is even a count-down timer
on the telemetry that I see posted by others and when it has shown active,
by the time it would have gotten over the US, the digipeater was not going
to still be enabled.

Were you able to decode the packets to see what they were?

-Scott,  K4KDR

==========================


On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Jim White <jim at coloradosatellite.com>
wrote:

> Anyone digipeating through SKCUBE?  While we have been using it to test
> pointing at a ground station in Fairbanks we noted some occasional 9k6
> packets in the 'quite' period between CW and telemetry downlink sequences.
>
> Jim

From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Tue Nov 21 00:18:15 2017
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:18:15 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] SKCUBE digi?
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOa7HNzvYME867msf62n+-xiYNZPZsQq9azg6wKZX_upfQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <c4819930-d094-9c5a-de2d-b57e5c480f01@coloradosatellite.com>
	<CAJCSnOa7HNzvYME867msf62n+-xiYNZPZsQq9azg6wKZX_upfQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2146cd96-9fc1-2d78-bb14-03acbe8831dc@coloradosatellite.com>

Thanks Scott.

Our team recorded several passes over AK but hasn't looked at the data 
yet, and folks are all headed out for family trips and the like. Perhaps 
next week we will get a look at it.

It's a curiosity for us.? The objective of listening to it is to assure 
that station works when the next two LASP cubesats launch (MinXSS2 and 
CSIM).

Jim


On 11/20/2017 3:52 PM, Scott wrote:
> Hi Jim.
>
> In the past I have monitored several passes but the digipeater never seemed
> to be active except over Europe or Asia.  There is even a count-down timer
> on the telemetry that I see posted by others and when it has shown active,
> by the time it would have gotten over the US, the digipeater was not going
> to still be enabled.
>
> Were you able to decode the packets to see what they were?
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>
> ==========================
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Jim White <jim at coloradosatellite.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Anyone digipeating through SKCUBE?  While we have been using it to test
>> pointing at a ground station in Fairbanks we noted some occasional 9k6
>> packets in the 'quite' period between CW and telemetry downlink sequences.
>>
>> Jim
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Tue Nov 21 04:35:42 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 23:35:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with I.C. Villasanta,
	Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de  Fermat, Toulouse, France
Message-ID: <18A3686074414725A1C61055333FEB6E@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de  Fermat, Toulouse, France on 22 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:43 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian / English.

 

 

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta, Italy

 

"Enrico Fermi" Middle School is located in the center of Villasanta a small town near Monza in the North of Italy, there are 450 students and 40 teachers. Since year 2014, our school and "Pierre de Fermat" Middle School have been involved in a twinning project based on online communication and exchange visits. Our Italian Middle School will be in charge of establishing the TELEBRIDGE contact; ARISS technical mentors in Villasanta will help us on logistics and equipment. 

The French and the Italian students will ask questions in Italian from their respectful schools. ARI "Erba" is the amateur radio school club cooperating with us (12-14).

 

College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France

 

"Pierre de Fermat" Middle School is located in the centre of Toulouse in the South of France. There are 900 students and 40 teachers. Since year 2014 our French Middle School and the Italian "E. Fermi" have been involved in a twinning project based on online communication and exchange visits.

The Italian Middle School will be in charge of establishing the TELEBRIDGE contact, ARISS technical mentors in Villasanta will help them on logistics and equipment. The French and the Italian students will ask questions in Italian from their respectful schools. ARI section Erba is the amateur radio school club cooperating with us (12-14).

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. In che cosa consiste la formazione di un astronauta? Che studi hai fatto?

2. C'e' stato un insegnante che ha avuto un ruolo importante nella tua vita?

3. Come si modificano il sonno e i sogni sulla ISS?

4. Quali sono gli effetti della vita nello Spazio sull'organismo?

5. Che sensazione si prova in orbita? Mi chiedo se hai mai pensato di 

   paragonarti ad un diversamente abile in quelle condizioni?

6. Come riuscite a misurare lo scorrere del tempo se continuate a muovervi 

   attorno alla Terra?

7. In che modo l'Italia e la Francia contribuiscono alle missioni sulla ISS?

8. Puoi raccontarci qualche curiosita' su una delle tue missioni sulla ISS?

9. Poiche' nello spazio tutto "galleggia", ricorrete ad un particolare tipo 

   di cibo: ma e' buono? Che cosa mangerai oggi? 

10. Che cosa sogna di scoprire un astronauta scienziato nello Spazio? 

11. Le tue missioni nello Spazio hanno cambiato qualcosa della tua 

    personalita' e del modo in cui vedi le cose?

12. Hai mai visto qualcosa di strano nello Spazio che ti ha fatto pensare ad 

    altre forme di vita?

13. Com'e' una giornata tipo sulla ISS? 

14. Dalla ISS hai la fortuna di osservare il nostro Pianeta Terra. Nel corso 

    delle tue tre missioni hai potuto riscontrare dei cambiamenti evidenti? 

15. Questa tua terza missione si chiama "VITA". Perch?' e in cosa consiste?

16. In che cosa consiste l'esperimento "Perseo"?

17. Cosa si prova a lasciare la Terra e la propria famiglia per andare nello 

    Spazio? E a tornare dopo tanto tempo?

18. Al rientro e' dura ricominciare la vita quotidiana? La riabilitazione ? 

    difficile? In che cosa consiste e quanto dura?

19. Che cosa o chi ti ha spinto a diventare astronauta? Era un tuo sogno da 

    bambino?

20. Hai mai provato paura prima o durante una missione? Se si, come riesci a 

    superarle?

 

 

Translation:

1. What does training to be an astronaut consist in? What did you study at 

   college and at university?

2. Was there a teacher that played an important part in your life?

3. How do sleep and dreams change on the ISS?

4. What are the effects of life in Space on the organism?

5. How does it feel to move around in the absence of gravity? Have you ever   

   felt like comparing yourself to a disabled person, in those conditions?

6. How do you measure the passage of time as you are continuously traveling 

   around the Earth?

7. In which way do Italy and France contribute to the missions on the ISS?

8. Can you tell us a curious episode about one of your missions on the ISS?

9. As in Space everything "floats", you have particular type of food, but is 

   it good? What are you eating today?

10. What does a scientific astronaut dream of discovering in Space?

11. Have your missions in Space changed something in your personality or how    

    you see things?

12. Have you ever seen something strange in Space that made you wonder that 

    there might be other forms of life in the universe?

13. What is a typical day on the ISS like?

14. From the ISS you have the fortune of observing our Planet Earth. During 

    your three missions did you notice any obvious changes?

15. This, your third mission is called "VITA". Why? What does it consist of?

16. What does the experiment "Perseo" consist of?

17. How does it feel to leave Earth and one's family to go into Space? And 

    returning after a long period?

18. Once back on Earth, is it difficult going back to everyday life, do you 

    have to do rehabilitation and how long does it take?

19. What or who made you want to become an astronaut? Was it your dream as a 

    child?

20. Have you ever been afraid before or during a mission? If so how do you 

    overcome your anxiety?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

  TBD

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From AJ9N at aol.com  Tue Nov 21 05:47:00 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:47:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-21 05:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <10b668.663fc106.474517d4@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-21  05:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de  Fermat, Toulouse, 
France, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg  K6DUE

Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via  VK4KHZ (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***)  
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR (***)
Contact is a go for:  Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg (***)

Huntley Centennial Public  School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD 
(***)
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS (***) 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo  Nespoli (***)
Contact is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg  (***)

S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo  Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg  (***)

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - 
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)
The ISS callsign  is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo  Nespoli (***)
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS  (***)
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli (***)
Contact is a go for:  Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  (***)

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-21 05:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1188.
Each school counts as 1  event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139.
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30  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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From vk4tec at internode.on.net  Mon Nov 20 05:36:20 2017
From: vk4tec at internode.on.net (vk4tec at internode.on.net)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:36:20 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] gpredict and plotting doppler
Message-ID: <01c101d361c1$7f1ebe60$7d5c3b20$@internode.on.net>

Hello

 

I would like to write a perl script to eventually graph the doppler shift of
ISS, Falconsat and Fox1-B over time using LINUX 

 

Has anyone a script that can act as a server that gpredict can connect to
and would spit out data ?

 

I just used netcat and saw data

 

Just curious someone might have already done this ?

 

Andrew 


From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Mon Nov 20 02:20:24 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (vk4tec at tech-software.net)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 12:20:24 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Satellite ADIF Logging Tool
In-Reply-To: <CAO4qtUfxMbD4GQzzk4hc1K=NKcbTTen6G9Gpa7PDc0q5pDXSKg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAO4qtUfxMbD4GQzzk4hc1K=NKcbTTen6G9Gpa7PDc0q5pDXSKg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <011101d361a6$21bd35f0$6537a1d0$@tech-software.net>

Hi Jeremy

Nice work

I was thinking about a LINUX based MySQL database that does a SYNC to a master dartabase when connected to the net

You see the data in front of you but then bang it populates with the master server when you connect.

I would make an IOS app but I am too busy making satgates and the cube sats are popping out faster than I can keep track of ?

Web browser interface locally using perl ( cgi ) web page to enter details ( can pre-populate ) 

Do you have experience with MySQL databases, web portals and Internet scripts using python ?

Here is an example 

http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/index2.html

Andrew VK4TEC

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Turner
Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 10:22 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] New Satellite ADIF Logging Tool

Hello all,

One of the challenges that I've had since starting to work satellites is my logging workflow. I don't always get back to my logging app to log QSOs immediately, I have found it challenging to get all the right settings to get LOTW to match, and some logging apps don't even allow me to type all the right settings in. I hated having to fill in 10 fields per QSO, that always seemed to reset to the wrong values with every QSO!

I wrote myself a little Python console app to improve my workflow, and I want to share Python Satellite ADIF or pysatadif with you.

For instance, if there is an SO-50 pass where I make several QSOs, I would
type:

pysatadif --satname SO-50 --timeon 1450 --qsodate 20171119 --qso KO6RM,DN70 --qso N0CALL,EL99

I can add as many QSOs per pass as I need. I can leave off the date if the QSO was on the current UTC day.

The software pulls my station defaults including rig, power, and my grid square from a defaults file (automatically generated for you on first run), and pulls frequency, band, and mode from a directory of satellite info.
These can be overridden for you rovers and special event ops out there.

The resulting ADIF output can be imported into your favorite logging app, TQSL or whatever else you'd like.

If this sounds interesting, you can install pysatadif on Windows, Mac or Linux using Python 2.7 or 3.6 by running 'pip install pysatadif'.

For more information, check out:

https://github.com/jeremymturner/pysatadif
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pysatadif

If you have questions, feel free to contact me off-list.

73,

Jeremy / KO6RM
jeremy at jeremymturner.com
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From vk4tec at tech-software.net  Mon Nov 20 11:21:52 2017
From: vk4tec at tech-software.net (Andrew Rich)
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:21:52 +1000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
In-Reply-To: <1891446339.2103371.1511174990560@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <CALn0fKM1cJJe3TX0uBr8RUrRn4PjEa9EYfdkLiCEi68aWLJkFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOr4HQBb0Dea8U5FenXeEj_K2rkXMMHj5huSg7f1QY-87w@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKMu5OtBy2d7m8mKB1wLRzax_4M6rdL8V027mo1O_grOow@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJCSnOZJdMRiG7=EaQbYMJbnymExpDkPv0p_1hB57Q_W1moGQw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CALn0fKM3T9UsZU1ujjm=NWrHO9azYteZw8PdZV23iboBSYybJA@mail.gmail.com>
	<530818124.1707760.1511155290024@mail.yahoo.com>
	<52a32b02-a289-6aba-8a85-54aa773af1bd@gmail.com>
	<1891446339.2103371.1511174990560@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <84109A2F-AD26-4EDD-B0B5-5FF9409D2F48@tech-software.net>

The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth

Andrew VK4TEC

Sent from my iPhone

> On 20 Nov 2017, at 8:49 pm, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Noted Kevin, so my putting the radio in 9600 data mode the audio is now available from the discriminator directly. For some reason I am unable to decode the telemetry from AO85 and AO91 using a ICOM 821H and Signalink USB. Will try soon with an SDR as well. 73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]
> 
>      From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf at gmail.com>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
> Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
> 
> I will mention that for a Icom IC-9100 you need it in Data 9600 mode,  
> the reason being that 9600 gives you the full bandwidth, in non-data 
> mode the radio filters out the sub-audible tones.
> 
> 73 Kevin WA7FWF
> 
>> On 11/19/2017 9:21 PM, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> What I understand from the Decoder manual is that 9600 is for special experiments and under normal conditions the data under voice (DUV) is 200 bps hence i dont think 9600 setting needs to be enabled / wired at the radio. 73
>> Nitin [VU3TYG]
>>         From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
>> 
> 
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From hawat1 at yahoo.com  Tue Nov 21 07:16:36 2017
From: hawat1 at yahoo.com (Andy Kellner)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 07:16:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
In-Reply-To: <1344569956.2060692.1511197428619@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1344569956.2060692.1511197428619.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1344569956.2060692.1511197428619@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1607295016.122763.1511248596657@mail.yahoo.com>

Replys to the list, please.


      From: Scott Harvey via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 3:43
 Subject: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
   
Can someone point me in the direction of good plans for turnstile and egg beater antennas.? Preferably in English measurements.? I have a friend building a ISS igate and wants to try these antennas for receive.
73, Scott, KA7FVV
 President - KBARA ?
www.kbara.org 
 Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
http://www.ka7fvv.net
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From gw1fky at aol.com  Tue Nov 21 08:54:48 2017
From: gw1fky at aol.com (gw1fky at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:54:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 AO - 73
Message-ID: <15fddc9713f-c0e-6607@webjas-vaa113.srv.aolmail.net>

Hi all,
Today 21st November 2017 is a 4th birthday for FUNcube-1 ( AO- 73 ) since its launch in the year 2013.
"Congratulations and HAPPY BIRTHDAY "
The satellite has been a key player for me not only with many contacts, but also for its role in demonstrations,exhibitions and STEM
related work.


I  therefore offer my thanks and appreciation to all that have been involved in the project including radio amateurs for the contacts.
Their valuable time and effort, dedication and work, has been an inspiration for our hobby and education.
Likewise may I also offer my congratulations to the FOX - RadFX  (AO-91)  project and launch teams on the recent success.


Indeed many projects have or will be key players in our hobby.
A big "THANKYOU" -  Long may they continue as partners in our hobby and studies in science and technology.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY  

From planophore at aei.ca  Tue Nov 21 10:47:59 2017
From: planophore at aei.ca (Graham)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:47:59 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] gpredict and plotting doppler
In-Reply-To: <01c101d361c1$7f1ebe60$7d5c3b20$@internode.on.net>
References: <01c101d361c1$7f1ebe60$7d5c3b20$@internode.on.net>
Message-ID: <11832e76-9495-173b-49c7-29b4ea6ee642@aei.ca>

I have a python script that emulates a simple hamlib server (which does 
some conversion to control SDRSharp) that GPredict can use.

you can find it here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5v6x87kv4kq02g7/AAANexHJ6L4MgCRalXkOq5wta?dl=0

It has lots of comments and should be clear how it works.

Should run on Windows or Linux (careful on Linux with newlines, you may 
have to copy-paste into a new document to get the formatting to line up)

I use it all of the time running Gpredict and this script on a Raspberry 
pi which then controls SDRSharp running on a Windows 10 machine 
elsewhere on my small network.

cheers, Graham ve3gtc



On 2017-11-20 05:36, vk4tec at internode.on.net wrote:
> Hello
>
>   
>
> I would like to write a perl script to eventually graph the doppler shift of
> ISS, Falconsat and Fox1-B over time using LINUX
>
>   
>
> Has anyone a script that can act as a server that gpredict can connect to
> and would spit out data ?
>
>   
>
> I just used netcat and saw data
>
>   
>
> Just curious someone might have already done this ?
>
>   
>
> Andrew
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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


From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Tue Nov 21 10:56:51 2017
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:56:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday
References: <94081636.377192.1511261811862.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <94081636.377192.1511261811862@mail.yahoo.com>

FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday 
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/21/funcube-1-celebrates-4th-birthday/


Trevor M5AKA
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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Tue Nov 21 13:18:50 2017
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:18:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] K8BL Recent Roving
References: <1098111309.220144.1511270330788.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1098111309.220144.1511270330788@mail.yahoo.com>

SAT Gridders,

TNX for all the Q's last night from EM67/68. Tonight, I'll
be in northern MS, then to northern LA until after Thanksgiving.
My return route to the home QTH will be similar. Operation
will be strictly Holiday-Style (HIHI). QSOs will be uploaded
to LoTW when we get back in EN91 the first week of December.

Also, TNX to KG5CCI for posting the SO50 pass recording from
last night on Twitter! It was the first time my XYL was able
to actually hear one of my Rover activations as if it was happening
real time. Previously, she had only heard the noisey & garbled audio
from my little digital recorder.  :o)

73,    Bob -  K8BL                 (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)

From k.alexander at rogers.com  Tue Nov 21 16:00:19 2017
From: k.alexander at rogers.com (Ken Alexander)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:00:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Items For Sale
References: <1891209687.338397.1511280019491.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1891209687.338397.1511280019491@mail.yahoo.com>

I'm moving in 2018 and can't take these items with me.? Note that all prices include shipping to CONUS or Canada.

1.? Elecraft XV432 70cm transverter with optional crystal oven. Built by me.? Aligned & tested by Don Wilhelm W3FPR.? 28 MHz I.F.? 5W in, 20W out.? Can be reconfigured for other input levels.? Comes with manuals and power cable.? U.S. $350 
Read about it here:? http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm

2.? Elecraft XV144 2m all mode transverter.? New, unbuilt kit.? Comes with optional crystal oven.? 28 MHz I.F.? U.S.$450
Read about it here:? http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm

3.? Elecraft W2 Wattmeter with 200W sensor for 144 - 450 MHz.? U.S. $200
Read about it here:? http://www.elecraft.com/W2/W2.htm

4.? RF Concepts? RFC-4-110? 70cm amplifier? 15W in - 100W out.? Comes with manual and power cable.??? U.S. $225

5.? 80W? All Mode 2m Amplifier.? Designed by W6PQL.? Built for me by Ed, KL7UW.? New, comes with docs by KL7UW and power cables.? Set up to take 1W input to give full output.? U.S. $275
Read about it here:? http://www.w6pql.com/2_meter_80w_all_mode_amplifier.htm

6.? HobbyPCB RS-UV3 radio module.? This is a 144/220/450 MHz FM transceiver board. The RS-UV3 is a low cost transceiver solution for Packet Radio, repeaters, Echolink stations, base station and mobile applications. The RS-UV3 supports multiple interfaces including microphone/speaker, line level audio (soundcard), TTL serial control and Arduino Shield connections. The RS-UV3 has an built-in battery charger and provides conditioned power for the Arduino controller.? Comes with the optional RS-UV3 enclosure ($30 value), which I will include free.? Bought it a few months ago.? Never did anything with it.? U.S.? $85
Read about it here:? https://hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3

Thanks for your interest!

73,

Ken
VE3HLS

From rwmcgwier at gmail.com  Tue Nov 21 18:58:19 2017
From: rwmcgwier at gmail.com (Robert McGwier)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:58:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Raspberry Pi SATGATE
In-Reply-To: <01ab01d360cb$7a0a2870$6e1e7950$@tech-software.net>
References: <01ab01d360cb$7a0a2870$6e1e7950$@tech-software.net>
Message-ID: <CA+K5gzePMf1-vuV=1jpEB=OAu8B+wh8eA5LFfUZvC+Y1v5DdMA@mail.gmail.com>

Congratulations Andrew.  Nice work and I am sure the community joins me in
thanking you.

Bob
N4HY


On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM, <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:

> Hello
>
>
>
> I have made an install script to make a raspberry pi rtl sdr SATGATE
>
>
>
> Here is the script
>
>
>
> http://tech-software.net/satgate/satgate.htm
>
>
>
> Andrew VK4TEC
>
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-- 
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Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc
Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc
Research Professor Virginia Tech
Chief Scientist:  The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and
Technology
Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
Director of AMSAT
Member of PVRC (Roanoke-Blacksburg), TAPR,  life member of ARRL and AMSAT,
NRVR.ORG (Rocketry)

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Tue Nov 21 20:35:01 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:35:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMszjapVawBa+2M3vphqMa3xLYuhPv+sPDPwDvMzX9sJA@mail.gmail.com>

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-great-bird/

A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not.

Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much
about satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread
the excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications.
Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Tue Nov 21 21:18:45 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:18:45 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz
Message-ID: <9b2e3d94-08d6-cb28-d797-777b06fc8fb7@xs4all.nl>


Detailed doppler measurements confirm that NASA's scientific
6U Cubesat EcAMSat is object 43019 (1998-067NG). It was
launched from the ISS yesterday at 08:05 UTC.

It has a data downlink on 437.095 MHz.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From martha at amsat.org  Tue Nov 21 22:44:14 2017
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:44:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID: <CAPk0USyHKQ1qi2xdKY5MTvttOYcbWEEci_TZyiNkGM31xL5hRw@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT Office will be closed until Monday, November 27th.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

-- 
73- Martha

From k7trkradio at charter.net  Wed Nov 22 01:07:14 2017
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:07:14 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKMszjapVawBa+2M3vphqMa3xLYuhPv+sPDPwDvMzX9sJA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CALn0fKMszjapVawBa+2M3vphqMa3xLYuhPv+sPDPwDvMzX9sJA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001901d3632e$3c1e4ae0$b45ae0a0$@charter.net>

GREAT write up, John....passing it along to my local folks...

73, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:35 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-gr
eat-bird/

A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not.

Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much about
satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread the
excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications.
Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality.

73, John Brier KG4AKV
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From AJ9N at aol.com  Wed Nov 22 07:18:08 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:18:08 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <3c0554.3cdb4566.47467eaf@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22  07:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de  Fermat, Toulouse, 
France, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE
Watch for  live stream at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv9ePxki1Q (Italian school)  (***)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkbxqzjfWw (French school)  (***)


Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,  telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Mon  2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg

Huntley Centennial Public School,  Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact  is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg

S.G.B. De La Salle,  Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via  W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30  08:04:20 UTC 73 deg 

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister  school, St. Mary Academy - 
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The  ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The  scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30  17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-22 07:00 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 1188.
Each school counts as 1  event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139.
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30  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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From framirezferrer at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 15:58:57 2017
From: framirezferrer at gmail.com (Fernando Ramirez)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:58:57 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] HC8LUT Dxpedition (Galapagos)
Message-ID: <CAGHXx8gOa2N2vCKhvq3qvmeq_qo1A99UzVqhWG7h2sPKEEc-mA@mail.gmail.com>

Good morning fellow satelliteers!

Just a reminder that an Argentinian team featuring LU3YK, LU5FF, LU7VB,
LU7YS, LU8YD and LU9VEA will be active from San Cristobal, Galapagos
Islands (Grid EI59) as *HC8LUT* between November 29 to December 8,
2017.They plan to operate HF-6m and satellites. The focus on satellites
will be on AO-7, FO-29 and FM satellites (including AO-91 if available).

I have been in contact with Alejandro, LU8YD, and he informed me that they
will use a pair of Icom IC-7000, through a 5 elements VHF and 10 elements
UHF yagis. Satellite ops will be secondary since the radios will be shared
with the HF operation. They will try work as many passes as they can, with
good coverage towards the United States.

Please keep it civil and avoid working them repeatedly. Let's give
everybody a chance!

I will be in touch with the team during the expedition and will try to pass
as much information as I can.

Confirmations will be available on LoTW, Clublog and EQSL.

Have a great day

Fernando, NP4JV

From g0kla at arrl.net  Wed Nov 22 17:12:28 2017
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:12:28 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 TLEs/KEPS with FoxTelem
In-Reply-To: <CEBA762956B14B6DA1302B255D2FD8B2@RadioRoomPC>
References: <CAJOf0+s5p3ei=Su4o1imX0eX=5u3h6EdDt_mQ2JS8+5k2ESfbw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CEBA762956B14B6DA1302B255D2FD8B2@RadioRoomPC>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+s36Una4_Y2pe4MKXYe4kyO1XsA_xCe14Yu8NG6HTkjQQ@mail.gmail.com>

George,

Is AO-91 in the copy of nasabare.txt that you have?  Try deleting that file
and then restart FoxTelem.  It should download the latest.

Chris

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:33 AM, George Henry <ka3hsw at att.net> wrote:

> I did that, but FoxTelem complains that it can't find the TLE for AO-91.
> Nasabare.txt is in the download folder, and FoxTelem has extracted the keps
> for AO-85, but not AO-91.  I even tried copying and pasting the AO-91 data
> from nasabare.txt to FOX2.tle, but the program still complains that they
> are missing or corrupt...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> George, KA3HSW
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Thompson
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 7:20 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 TLEs/KEPS with FoxTelem
>
> ?If you are using FoxTelem and want it to automatically grab the latest
> keps, or be in sync with the name you are using in SatPC32, then you need
> to change the name of the spacecraft from RadFxSat to AO-91.  You can do
> that from the spacecraft menu on the setup page.  Put AO-91 in the name box
> instead of RadFxSat.  If you use a different source of TLEs now or in the
> future, you can change that field to match.
>
> And no, I'm not able to get the OSCAR number in advance so that I can build
> it into the release :)  It will be in future releases though.
>
> 73
>
> Chris?
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> g0kla at arrl.net
>
>


-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From ka3hsw at att.net  Wed Nov 22 17:36:53 2017
From: ka3hsw at att.net (George Henry)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:36:53 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 keps
Message-ID: <390C3A8A4CAE48C9A5B823FB9F229FE1@RadioRoomPC>

I'm using the keps from nasabare.txt, and when I toggle AFC on the rig, the
frequency doesn't budge from that calculated by SatPC32, so they appear to
be right on the money...

 

George, KA3HSW


From w7lrd at comcast.net  Wed Nov 22 20:08:08 2017
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:08:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 sqf file
Message-ID: <2083308286.51187785.1511381288832.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>

What is the doppler sqf file for AO-91. For those curious Bob is back, long story 
73 Bob W7LRD 

From regswood at iinet.net.au  Wed Nov 22 07:19:54 2017
From: regswood at iinet.net.au (Reg Wood)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:19:54 +1100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Packet Radio Programs
Message-ID: <aaaddfb4-9cdf-5bde-1c27-432c55b6773c@iinet.net.au>

 ?Hi

 ?I have a TNC3S and am in the stage of getting my sat progams up and 
running again and the
 ?last thing I need is to get a program that will work with 9600 and 
1200 bauds on the
 ?TNC3S.

 ?My antenna and radio tuning are working fine on Windows 32 with 
Uni_Trac 2003.

 ?Regards Reg VK2RW

From radiomb at bellsouth.net  Wed Nov 22 19:10:38 2017
From: radiomb at bellsouth.net (radiomb)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:10:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1853.1511366352.2213.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
References: <mailman.1853.1511366352.2213.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <645307214.1030356.1511377839052@mail.yahoo.com>

? The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth.
Andrew VK4TEC
What is a good computer interface that will handle 9k6 audio bandwidth?
Mike K4MIA

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Today's Topics:

? 1. Re: Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
? ? ? (Andrew Rich)
? 2. Re: Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas (Andy Kellner)
? 3. FUNcube-1 AO - 73 (gw1fky at aol.com)
? 4. Re: gpredict and plotting doppler (Graham)
? 5. FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday (M5AKA)
? 6. K8BL Recent Roving (R.T.Liddy)
? 7. Items For Sale (Ken Alexander)
? 8. Re: Raspberry Pi SATGATE (Robert McGwier)
? 9. [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... (John Brier)
? 10. EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz (Nico Janssen)
? 11. Office Closed (Martha)
? 12. Re: [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why... (Ted)
? 13. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00??? UTC
? ? ? (AJ9N at aol.com)
? 14. HC8LUT Dxpedition (Galapagos) (Fernando Ramirez)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:21:52 +1000
From: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
To: Nitin Muttin <vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in>
Cc: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise
??? ratio
Message-ID: <84109A2F-AD26-4EDD-B0B5-5FF9409D2F48 at tech-software.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset=us-ascii

The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth

Andrew VK4TEC

Sent from my iPhone

> On 20 Nov 2017, at 8:49 pm, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Noted Kevin, so my putting the radio in 9600 data mode the audio is now available from the discriminator directly. For some reason I am unable to decode the telemetry from AO85 and AO91 using a ICOM 821H and Signalink USB. Will try soon with an SDR as well. 73
> Nitin [VU3TYG]
> 
>? ? ? From: Kevin Schuchmann <wa7fwf at gmail.com>
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
> Sent: Monday, 20 November 2017 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Foxtelem and Kenwood TM-V71 signal to noise ratio
> 
> I will mention that for a Icom IC-9100 you need it in Data 9600 mode,? 
> the reason being that 9600 gives you the full bandwidth, in non-data 
> mode the radio filters out the sub-audible tones.
> 
> 73 Kevin WA7FWF
> 
>> On 11/19/2017 9:21 PM, Nitin Muttin via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> What I understand from the Decoder manual is that 9600 is for special experiments and under normal conditions the data under voice (DUV) is 200 bps hence i dont think 9600 setting needs to be enabled / wired at the radio. 73
>> Nitin [VU3TYG]
>>? ? ? ? From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
>> 
> 
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 07:16:36 +0000 (UTC)
From: Andy Kellner <hawat1 at yahoo.com>
To: Scott Harvey <ka7fvv at yahoo.com>, "amsat-bb at amsat.org"
??? <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
Message-ID: <1607295016.122763.1511248596657 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Replys to the list, please.


? ? ? From: Scott Harvey via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 To: "amsat-bb at amsat.org" <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Tuesday, 21 November 2017, 3:43
 Subject: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
? 
Can someone point me in the direction of good plans for turnstile and egg beater antennas.? Preferably in English measurements.? I have a friend building a ISS igate and wants to try these antennas for receive.
73, Scott, KA7FVV
 President - KBARA ?
www.kbara.org 
 Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
http://www.ka7fvv.net
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:54:48 -0500
From: gw1fky at aol.com
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 AO - 73
Message-ID: <15fddc9713f-c0e-6607 at webjas-vaa113.srv.aolmail.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

Hi all,
Today 21st November 2017 is a 4th birthday for FUNcube-1 ( AO- 73 ) since its launch in the year 2013.
"Congratulations and HAPPY BIRTHDAY "
The satellite has been a key player for me not only with many contacts, but also for its role in demonstrations,exhibitions and STEM
related work.


I? therefore offer my thanks and appreciation to all that have been involved in the project including radio amateurs for the contacts.
Their valuable time and effort, dedication and work, has been an inspiration for our hobby and education.
Likewise may I also offer my congratulations to the FOX - RadFX? (AO-91)? project and launch teams on the recent success.


Indeed many projects have or will be key players in our hobby.
A big "THANKYOU" -? Long may they continue as partners in our hobby and studies in science and technology.
Ken Eaton
GW1FKY? 


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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:47:59 +0000
From: Graham <planophore at aei.ca>
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] gpredict and plotting doppler
Message-ID: <11832e76-9495-173b-49c7-29b4ea6ee642 at aei.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

I have a python script that emulates a simple hamlib server (which does 
some conversion to control SDRSharp) that GPredict can use.

you can find it here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5v6x87kv4kq02g7/AAANexHJ6L4MgCRalXkOq5wta?dl=0

It has lots of comments and should be clear how it works.

Should run on Windows or Linux (careful on Linux with newlines, you may 
have to copy-paste into a new document to get the formatting to line up)

I use it all of the time running Gpredict and this script on a Raspberry 
pi which then controls SDRSharp running on a Windows 10 machine 
elsewhere on my small network.

cheers, Graham ve3gtc



On 2017-11-20 05:36, vk4tec at internode.on.net wrote:
> Hello
>
>? 
>
> I would like to write a perl script to eventually graph the doppler shift of
> ISS, Falconsat and Fox1-B over time using LINUX
>
>? 
>
> Has anyone a script that can act as a server that gpredict can connect to
> and would spit out data ?
>
>? 
>
> I just used netcat and saw data
>
>? 
>
> Just curious someone might have already done this ?
>
>? 
>
> Andrew
>
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:56:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: M5AKA <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday
Message-ID: <94081636.377192.1511261811862 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

FUNcube-1 celebrates its 4th birthday 
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/11/21/funcube-1-celebrates-4th-birthday/


Trevor M5AKA
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:18:50 +0000 (UTC)
From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl at ameritech.net>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, Starcom <starcom-bb at star-com.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] K8BL Recent Roving
Message-ID: <1098111309.220144.1511270330788 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

SAT Gridders,

TNX for all the Q's last night from EM67/68. Tonight, I'll
be in northern MS, then to northern LA until after Thanksgiving.
My return route to the home QTH will be similar. Operation
will be strictly Holiday-Style (HIHI). QSOs will be uploaded
to LoTW when we get back in EN91 the first week of December.

Also, TNX to KG5CCI for posting the SO50 pass recording from
last night on Twitter! It was the first time my XYL was able
to actually hear one of my Rover activations as if it was happening
real time. Previously, she had only heard the noisey & garbled audio
from my little digital recorder.? :o)

73,? ? Bob -? K8BL? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (AMSAT #6593 since 1979)


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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:00:19 +0000 (UTC)
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexander at rogers.com>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Items For Sale
Message-ID: <1891209687.338397.1511280019491 at mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

I'm moving in 2018 and can't take these items with me.? Note that all prices include shipping to CONUS or Canada.

1.? Elecraft XV432 70cm transverter with optional crystal oven. Built by me.? Aligned & tested by Don Wilhelm W3FPR.? 28 MHz I.F.? 5W in, 20W out.? Can be reconfigured for other input levels.? Comes with manuals and power cable.? U.S. $350 
Read about it here:? http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm

2.? Elecraft XV144 2m all mode transverter.? New, unbuilt kit.? Comes with optional crystal oven.? 28 MHz I.F.? U.S.$450
Read about it here:? http://www.elecraft.com/XV/XV.htm

3.? Elecraft W2 Wattmeter with 200W sensor for 144 - 450 MHz.? U.S. $200
Read about it here:? http://www.elecraft.com/W2/W2.htm

4.? RF Concepts? RFC-4-110? 70cm amplifier? 15W in - 100W out.? Comes with manual and power cable.??? U.S. $225

5.? 80W? All Mode 2m Amplifier.? Designed by W6PQL.? Built for me by Ed, KL7UW.? New, comes with docs by KL7UW and power cables.? Set up to take 1W input to give full output.? U.S. $275
Read about it here:? http://www.w6pql.com/2_meter_80w_all_mode_amplifier.htm

6.? HobbyPCB RS-UV3 radio module.? This is a 144/220/450 MHz FM transceiver board. The RS-UV3 is a low cost transceiver solution for Packet Radio, repeaters, Echolink stations, base station and mobile applications. The RS-UV3 supports multiple interfaces including microphone/speaker, line level audio (soundcard), TTL serial control and Arduino Shield connections. The RS-UV3 has an built-in battery charger and provides conditioned power for the Arduino controller.? Comes with the optional RS-UV3 enclosure ($30 value), which I will include free.? Bought it a few months ago.? Never did anything with it.? U.S.? $85
Read about it here:? https://hobbypcb.com/products/uhf-vhf-radio/rs-uv3

Thanks for your interest!

73,

Ken
VE3HLS


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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 13:58:19 -0500
From: Robert McGwier <rwmcgwier at gmail.com>
To: Andrew Rich <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
Cc: AMSAT <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Raspberry Pi SATGATE
Message-ID:
??? <CA+K5gzePMf1-vuV=1jpEB=OAu8B+wh8eA5LFfUZvC+Y1v5DdMA at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Congratulations Andrew.? Nice work and I am sure the community joins me in
thanking you.

Bob
N4HY


On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM, <vk4tec at tech-software.net> wrote:

> Hello
>
>
>
> I have made an install script to make a raspberry pi rtl sdr SATGATE
>
>
>
> Here is the script
>
>
>
> http://tech-software.net/satgate/satgate.htm
>
>
>
> Andrew VK4TEC
>
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-- 
Bob McGwier
Founder, Federated Wireless, Inc
Founder and Technical Advisor, HawkEye 360, Inc
Research Professor Virginia Tech
Chief Scientist:? The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and
Technology
Senior Member IEEE, Facebook: N4HYBob, ARS: N4HY
Faculty Advisor Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Assn. (K4KDJ)
Director of AMSAT
Member of PVRC (Roanoke-Blacksburg), TAPR,? life member of ARRL and AMSAT,
NRVR.ORG (Rocketry)


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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:35:01 -0500
From: John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...
Message-ID:
??? <CALn0fKMszjapVawBa+2M3vphqMa3xLYuhPv+sPDPwDvMzX9sJA at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-great-bird/

A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not.

Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much
about satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread
the excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications.
Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality.

73, John Brier KG4AKV


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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:18:45 +0100
From: Nico Janssen <hamsat at xs4all.nl>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, Ray Hoad <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] EcAMSat active on 437.095 MHz
Message-ID: <9b2e3d94-08d6-cb28-d797-777b06fc8fb7 at xs4all.nl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed


Detailed doppler measurements confirm that NASA's scientific
6U Cubesat EcAMSat is object 43019 (1998-067NG). It was
launched from the ISS yesterday at 08:05 UTC.

It has a data downlink on 437.095 MHz.

73,
Nico PA0DLO




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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:44:14 -0500
From: Martha <martha at amsat.org>
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>, Board of Directors <bod at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed
Message-ID:
??? <CAPk0USyHKQ1qi2xdKY5MTvttOYcbWEEci_TZyiNkGM31xL5hRw at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

The AMSAT Office will be closed until Monday, November 27th.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

-- 
73- Martha


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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:07:14 -0800
From: "Ted" <k7trkradio at charter.net>
To: "'John Brier'" <johnbrier at gmail.com>,??? "'AMSAT BB'"
??? <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's
??? why...
Message-ID: <001901d3632e$3c1e4ae0$b45ae0a0$@charter.net>
Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset="us-ascii"

GREAT write up, John....passing it along to my local folks...

73, Ted
K7TRK

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Brier
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 12:35 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] [Blog] AO-91 will be a great bird. Here's why...

https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/just-launched-ao-91-will-be-a-gr
eat-bird/

A lot of people here know all this but I wrote it up for those that may not.

Please feel free to share in communities that may not know as much about
satellites (or those that do!). My hope is it will help spread the
excitement about this bird and ham radio space communications.
Thank you to everyone in AMSAT-NA for making this bird a reality.

73, John Brier KG4AKV
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 02:18:08 -0500
From: AJ9N at aol.com
To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22
??? 07:00??? UTC
Message-ID: <3c0554.3cdb4566.47467eaf at aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22? 07:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and? events:

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de? Fermat, Toulouse, 
France, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently? scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA? 
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE
Watch for? live stream at 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv9ePxki1Q (Italian school)? (***)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkbxqzjfWw (French school)? (***)


Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,? telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be? NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Mon? 2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg

Huntley Centennial Public School,? Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently? scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact? is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg

S.G.B. De La Salle,? Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via? W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled? astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30? 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg 

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister? school, St. Mary Academy - 
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The? ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is? Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg? 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The? scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30? 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg? 

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on? the downlink of 145.8?? 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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS? congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:? 

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124? 
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with? 100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-22 07:00 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 1188.
Each school counts as 1? event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1139.
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:
Arkansas,? 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:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,? RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The? successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-18 06:30? 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_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.? 52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey? Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander? Misurkin
Joe Acaba? KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie? Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team? mentors













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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:58:57 -0700
From: Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer at gmail.com>
To: AMSAT -BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] HC8LUT Dxpedition (Galapagos)
Message-ID:
??? <CAGHXx8gOa2N2vCKhvq3qvmeq_qo1A99UzVqhWG7h2sPKEEc-mA at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Good morning fellow satelliteers!

Just a reminder that an Argentinian team featuring LU3YK, LU5FF, LU7VB,
LU7YS, LU8YD and LU9VEA will be active from San Cristobal, Galapagos
Islands (Grid EI59) as *HC8LUT* between November 29 to December 8,
2017.They plan to operate HF-6m and satellites. The focus on satellites
will be on AO-7, FO-29 and FM satellites (including AO-91 if available).

I have been in contact with Alejandro, LU8YD, and he informed me that they
will use a pair of Icom IC-7000, through a 5 elements VHF and 10 elements
UHF yagis. Satellite ops will be secondary since the radios will be shared
with the HF operation. They will try work as many passes as they can, with
good coverage towards the United States.

Please keep it civil and avoid working them repeatedly. Let's give
everybody a chance!

I will be in touch with the team during the expedition and will try to pass
as much information as I can.

Confirmations will be available on LoTW, Clublog and EQSL.

Have a great day

Fernando, NP4JV


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From red at redwilloughby.com  Wed Nov 22 20:19:04 2017
From: red at redwilloughby.com (Red Willoughby)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:19:04 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 sqf file
In-Reply-To: <2083308286.51187785.1511381288832.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <2083308286.51187785.1511381288832.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <ccb842fa-09f0-78d8-715c-b5a5e74a891e@redwilloughby.com>

Here's what I loaded:

AO-91,145960,435250,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,67 Hz tone required

I would expect the uplink (435250) to get adjusted a little after we are 
allowed full access to the bird.

Red
KC4LE


From wa4sca at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 20:26:31 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:26:31 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 sqf file
In-Reply-To: <2083308286.51187785.1511381288832.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
References: <2083308286.51187785.1511381288832.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <000001d363d0$2f760f10$8e622d30$@gmail.com>

AO-91,145960,435250,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,U/V

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob-
<W7LRD
<Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 14:08 PM
<To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
<Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 sqf file
<
<What is the doppler sqf file for AO-91. For those curious Bob is back, long
story
<73 Bob W7LRD
<_______________________________________________
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From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 20:50:21 2017
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:50:21 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 sqf file
In-Reply-To: <ccb842fa-09f0-78d8-715c-b5a5e74a891e@redwilloughby.com>
References: <2083308286.51187785.1511381288832.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net>
	<ccb842fa-09f0-78d8-715c-b5a5e74a891e@redwilloughby.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9Fdt6_7dv=wRJRcRejT=DoE2-bw3j8ikbtcp2YeefjrqmQ@mail.gmail.com>

You also need to put an entry in SubTone.SQF.

AO-91,67.0,$3F,1



Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S7

On Nov 22, 2017 3:47 PM, "Red Willoughby" <red at redwilloughby.com> wrote:

> Here's what I loaded:
>
> AO-91,145960,435250,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,67 Hz tone required
>
> I would expect the uplink (435250) to get adjusted a little after we are
> allowed full access to the bird.
>
> Red
> KC4LE
>
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From ingejack at cox.net  Wed Nov 22 21:22:56 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:22:56 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5400/5500
Message-ID: <833231803.6655.1511385776616@myemail.cox.net>

I am looking for a good clean Yaesu G5400 or G5500 rotor with control box. If anyone has one they would like to part with please email me with condition and price  Thanks   JACK-KC7MG

From lists at rudn.com  Wed Nov 22 20:31:14 2017
From: lists at rudn.com (Jeff Breitner)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:31:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Plans for Turnstile and Egg Beater Antennas
In-Reply-To: <1607295016.122763.1511248596657@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1344569956.2060692.1511197428619.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1344569956.2060692.1511197428619@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1607295016.122763.1511248596657@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAEjnAk6eddK=4f8+aK1u7Cst1QPaLmkimDxZZiBDyRq7V3F01w@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 2:16 AM, Andy Kellner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Replys to the list, please.



Preferred Eggbeater:
http://wb5rmg.somenet.net/k5oe/Eggbeater_2.html

I have also built this one, with some great success with it on AO-7.
http://www.oocities.org/w9bci/VHFUHFSatelite.pdf

From endaf99 at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 21:01:53 2017
From: endaf99 at gmail.com (Endaf Buckley)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:01:53 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
Message-ID: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>

Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only
caught the tail end  of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the 20:30
UTC pass.

From maccody at att.net  Wed Nov 22 22:16:43 2017
From: maccody at att.net (Mac A. Cody)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:16:43 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
In-Reply-To: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <89fb7fa9-4a08-c6ce-75e7-c115634a6d2b@att.net>

I also heard a station during that pass, calling from DM43.? I didn't
copy a call sign, as I only had a whip antenna attached at the time.

73,

Mac Cody / AE5PH

On 11/22/2017 03:01 PM, Endaf Buckley wrote:
> Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only
> caught the tail end  of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the 20:30
> UTC pass.
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
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From nss at mwt.net  Wed Nov 22 22:22:21 2017
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 16:22:21 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
In-Reply-To: <89fb7fa9-4a08-c6ce-75e7-c115634a6d2b@att.net>
References: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>
	<89fb7fa9-4a08-c6ce-75e7-c115634a6d2b@att.net>
Message-ID: <eb1fb628-b870-b69d-1801-e0f548fbfccc@mwt.net>

any of the web page predictors displaying this bird yet?

Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 11/22/2017 4:16 PM, Mac A. Cody wrote:
> I also heard a station during that pass, calling from DM43.? I didn't
> copy a call sign, as I only had a whip antenna attached at the time.
>
> 73,
>
> Mac Cody / AE5PH
>
> On 11/22/2017 03:01 PM, Endaf Buckley wrote:
>> Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only
>> caught the tail end? of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the 
>> 20:30
>> UTC pass.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
>> of AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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>
> _______________________________________________
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From info at fg8oj.com  Wed Nov 22 22:25:06 2017
From: info at fg8oj.com (Burt FG8OJ)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:25:06 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
In-Reply-To: <eb1fb628-b870-b69d-1801-e0f548fbfccc@mwt.net>
References: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>
	<89fb7fa9-4a08-c6ce-75e7-c115634a6d2b@att.net>
	<eb1fb628-b870-b69d-1801-e0f548fbfccc@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <5a15f942.8d091f0a.a3c24.b63a@mx.google.com>

Hi Joe,

You can set your grid on get prediction on https://sat.fg8oj.com/ao-91

73, Burt FG8OJ

From: Joe
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:23 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] AO-91

any of the web page predictors displaying this bird yet?

Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 11/22/2017 4:16 PM, Mac A. Cody wrote:
> I also heard a station during that pass, calling from DM43.? I didn't
> copy a call sign, as I only had a whip antenna attached at the time.
>
> 73,
>
> Mac Cody / AE5PH
>
> On 11/22/2017 03:01 PM, Endaf Buckley wrote:
>> Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only
>> caught the tail end? of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the 
>> 20:30
>> UTC pass.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
>> of AMSAT-NA.
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>> program!
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>
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From johnbrier at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 22:25:52 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:25:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
In-Reply-To: <eb1fb628-b870-b69d-1801-e0f548fbfccc@mwt.net>
References: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>
	<89fb7fa9-4a08-c6ce-75e7-c115634a6d2b@att.net>
	<eb1fb628-b870-b69d-1801-e0f548fbfccc@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKMt6HQjm3MGkyHfg8yzyBfoW7P5a1Du5F0yh9aNaC8dSw@mail.gmail.com>

n2yo is I believe and amsat.org of course.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Nov 22, 2017 5:24 PM, "Joe" <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> any of the web page predictors displaying this bird yet?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> On 11/22/2017 4:16 PM, Mac A. Cody wrote:
>
>> I also heard a station during that pass, calling from DM43.  I didn't
>> copy a call sign, as I only had a whip antenna attached at the time.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Mac Cody / AE5PH
>>
>> On 11/22/2017 03:01 PM, Endaf Buckley wrote:
>>
>>> Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only
>>> caught the tail end  of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the
>>> 20:30
>>> UTC pass.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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>>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> AMSAT-NA.
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>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
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From royldean at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 23:59:50 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:59:50 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
Message-ID: <CADGPg2svcWfvad72e-BQsSH9N6TNZF9=xXZahARpSsk5e-7WYQ@mail.gmail.com>

http://amsat.org.ar/pass has AO-91, as well.


> any of the web page predictors displaying this bird yet? Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com

From dxdx at optonline.net  Thu Nov 23 00:19:49 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:19:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth
In-Reply-To: <645307214.1030356.1511377839052@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <mailman.1853.1511366352.2213.amsat-bb@amsat.org>
	<645307214.1030356.1511377839052@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <6ea58830-4ad7-df78-d649-3d2de1f884c8@optonline.net>


> What is a good computer interface that will handle 9k6 audio bandwidth? Mike K4MIA

Mike:

I can confirm that the Signalink will not pass 9600 baud signals out of 
the box. The tech at Tigertronics told me that some have modified the 
unit to work 9600 baud packet, but didn't have any further details. I 
suspect the mod has to do with bypassing the audio transformers.

Another approach would be to use your PC's sound card along with UZ7HO's 
full-duplex Soundmodem. I've had great success working Falconsat using 
this setup with a cheap StarTech USB sound card. Scott's, K4DKR, 
plug-n-play PTT works well with this setup.

If your intention is to work Falconsat, you'll need a virtual serial 
port to link Wisp with the UZ7HO's Soundmodem. Let me know if you need 
further details.

UZ7HO's HS Soundmodem: http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm

StarTech Card: 
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Stereo-Adapter-External-ICUSBAUDIOB/dp/B001EHG7DM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511394080&sr=8-3&keywords=startech+usb+audio+adapter

Tony -K2MO

From onmontauk at gmail.com  Wed Nov 22 22:25:30 2017
From: onmontauk at gmail.com (onmontauk at gmail.com)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 17:25:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] For sale
Message-ID: <67082B8F-48F7-4CD9-A0EE-A7671C095CCA@gmail.com>

I got  a
kX3 End plates with Cover from www.gemsproducts.com. 

Paid $80

Make offer

Steve Akkala W2AKK
Onmontauk at gmail.com


Sent from my iPhone

From k2gog at yahoo.com  Wed Nov 22 23:53:44 2017
From: k2gog at yahoo.com (Steve Bossert)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 23:53:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKMt6HQjm3MGkyHfg8yzyBfoW7P5a1Du5F0yh9aNaC8dSw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOG5GhQxDg5f_rrm3Nh1J5Coa_KGsVdEiOpcWZz4h8WX+_jemg@mail.gmail.com>
	<89fb7fa9-4a08-c6ce-75e7-c115634a6d2b@att.net>
	<eb1fb628-b870-b69d-1801-e0f548fbfccc@mwt.net>
	<CALn0fKMt6HQjm3MGkyHfg8yzyBfoW7P5a1Du5F0yh9aNaC8dSw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <469168555.1579691.1511394824876@mail.yahoo.com>

Where ever the "ISS Detector" application pulls ita data for has had AO-91 for a few days. Easy to find in Google Play store. This is my mobile app of choice that does much more than its name lets on.
Steve K2GOG FN31awK2GOG at yahoo.com?

 
 
  On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 5:32 PM, John Brier<johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:   n2yo is I believe and amsat.org of course.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Nov 22, 2017 5:24 PM, "Joe" <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> any of the web page predictors displaying this bird yet?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> On 11/22/2017 4:16 PM, Mac A. Cody wrote:
>
>> I also heard a station during that pass, calling from DM43.? I didn't
>> copy a call sign, as I only had a whip antenna attached at the time.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Mac Cody / AE5PH
>>
>> On 11/22/2017 03:01 PM, Endaf Buckley wrote:
>>
>>> Just heard Veronica and also a couple of stations calling through, only
>>> caught the tail end? of one callsign BBV or BVV in DN79? This was the
>>> 20:30
>>> UTC pass.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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 at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
>> AMSAT-NA.
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>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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_______________________________________________
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From jh4phw at big.or.jp  Thu Nov 23 02:18:02 2017
From: jh4phw at big.or.jp (Shiro Sakai)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:18:02 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT Five Stars Award Rule update
Message-ID: <20171123111802.9A39.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>

AMSAT BB readers,

JAMSAT has updated the rule of JAMSAT Five Star Award.

There are two major updates.

1. Application fee from out side of Japan is free if you accept sea mail
2. Electric QSL with Satellite name can be accepted 

These updates are effective from January 2018.

Please visit http://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=575 for more detail.

+----------------------------------------------+
| Shiro Sakai (JH4PHW / JA1CUF / 9V1PW / WH0P) |
| Director of JAMSAT                           |
| eQSL advisory board member                   |
| Member of JARL, JARL QRP                     |
+----------------------------------------------+

From framirezferrer at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 03:24:40 2017
From: framirezferrer at gmail.com (Fernando Ramirez)
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:24:40 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT Five Stars Award Rule update
In-Reply-To: <20171123111802.9A39.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>
References: <20171123111802.9A39.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>
Message-ID: <CAGHXx8hmDLhN3e0=DcpNoTp1y-6KEtv3TqHtWbYhBNybMMUUWg@mail.gmail.com>

"f.QSL is accepted by traditional paper QSL card. In addition to it,
electric QSL with used satellite information, such as eQSL.cc can be
accepted. LoTW can not accepted because it doesn?t have satellite
information."

LoTW does have satellite information in the contact confirmation. EQSL.cc
is rarely used by US Hams, or at least not the preferred method.

73
Fernando, NP4JV

On Nov 22, 2017 7:59 PM, "Shiro Sakai" <jh4phw at big.or.jp> wrote:

> AMSAT BB readers,
>
> JAMSAT has updated the rule of JAMSAT Five Star Award.
>
> There are two major updates.
>
> 1. Application fee from out side of Japan is free if you accept sea mail
> 2. Electric QSL with Satellite name can be accepted
>
> These updates are effective from January 2018.
>
> Please visit http://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=575 for more detail.
>
> +----------------------------------------------+
> | Shiro Sakai (JH4PHW / JA1CUF / 9V1PW / WH0P) |
> | Director of JAMSAT                           |
> | eQSL advisory board member                   |
> | Member of JARL, JARL QRP                     |
> +----------------------------------------------+
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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From gabrielzeifman at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 03:03:46 2017
From: gabrielzeifman at gmail.com (Gabriel Zeifman)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:03:46 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT Five Stars Award Rule update
In-Reply-To: <20171123111802.9A39.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>
References: <20171123111802.9A39.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>
Message-ID: <CAEGYLCsU=rOUpBRvYPVFWL_GE3cnCnuRzk4eYTZRwWNRt40PVQ@mail.gmail.com>

?...In addition to it, electric QSL with used satellite information, such
as eQSL.cc can be accepted. LoTW can not accepted because it doesn?t have
satellite information.?

All LoTW satellite QSLs include satellite information

73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 5:58 PM Shiro Sakai <jh4phw at big.or.jp> wrote:

> AMSAT BB readers,
>
> JAMSAT has updated the rule of JAMSAT Five Star Award.
>
> There are two major updates.
>
> 1. Application fee from out side of Japan is free if you accept sea mail
> 2. Electric QSL with Satellite name can be accepted
>
> These updates are effective from January 2018.
>
> Please visit http://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=575 for more detail.
>
> +----------------------------------------------+
> | Shiro Sakai (JH4PHW / JA1CUF / 9V1PW / WH0P) |
> | Director of JAMSAT                           |
> | eQSL advisory board member                   |
> | Member of JARL, JARL QRP                     |
> +----------------------------------------------+
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From jh4phw at big.or.jp  Thu Nov 23 04:32:45 2017
From: jh4phw at big.or.jp (Shiro Sakai)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:32:45 +0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] JAMSAT Five Stars Award Rule update
In-Reply-To: <CAGHXx8hmDLhN3e0=DcpNoTp1y-6KEtv3TqHtWbYhBNybMMUUWg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20171123111802.9A39.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>
	<CAGHXx8hmDLhN3e0=DcpNoTp1y-6KEtv3TqHtWbYhBNybMMUUWg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20171123133244.9A4D.2A9B0D78@big.or.jp>

Fernando and all,

Thanks for indicating LoTW can keep satellite information. I have
updated the description on JAMSAT web.

73 Shiro

On Wed, 22 Nov 2017 20:24:40 -0700
Fernando Ramirez <framirezferrer at gmail.com> wrote:

> "f.QSL is accepted by traditional paper QSL card. In addition to it,
> electric QSL with used satellite information, such as eQSL.cc can be
> accepted. LoTW can not accepted because it doesn?t have satellite
> information."
> 
> LoTW does have satellite information in the contact confirmation. EQSL.cc
> is rarely used by US Hams, or at least not the preferred method.
> 
> 73
> Fernando, NP4JV
> 
> On Nov 22, 2017 7:59 PM, "Shiro Sakai" <jh4phw at big.or.jp> wrote:
> 
> > AMSAT BB readers,
> >
> > JAMSAT has updated the rule of JAMSAT Five Star Award.
> >
> > There are two major updates.
> >
> > 1. Application fee from out side of Japan is free if you accept sea mail
> > 2. Electric QSL with Satellite name can be accepted
> >
> > These updates are effective from January 2018.
> >
> > Please visit http://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=575 for more detail.
> >
> > +----------------------------------------------+
> > | Shiro Sakai (JH4PHW / JA1CUF / 9V1PW / WH0P) |
> > | Director of JAMSAT                           |
> > | eQSL advisory board member                   |
> > | Member of JARL, JARL QRP                     |
> > +----------------------------------------------+
> > _______________________________________________
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> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> > expressed
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+----------------------------------------------+
| Shiro Sakai (JH4PHW / JA1CUF / 9V1PW / WH0P) |
| Director of JAMSAT                           |
| eQSL advisory board member                   |
| Member of JARL, JARL QRP                     |
+----------------------------------------------+


From AJ9N at aol.com  Thu Nov 23 06:02:31 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 01:02:31 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-23 05:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <262ba2.616996fc.4747be75@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-23  05:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de  Fermat, Toulouse, 
France, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact was successful: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE  (***)
Watch for live stream at  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBv9ePxki1Q (Italian  school)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IkbxqzjfWw (French  school)


Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,  telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Mon  2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC 47 deg

Huntley Centennial Public School,  Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact  is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg

S.G.B. De La Salle,  Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via  W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30  08:04:20 UTC 73 deg 

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister  school, St. Mary Academy - 
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The  ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The  scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30  17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-23 05:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1190. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1140.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-23 05:30 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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From matthew at mrstevens.net  Thu Nov 23 07:12:24 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 02:12:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] First AO-91 qsos!
Message-ID: <C520C783-6206-4917-A4E2-BD53E77A72C2@mrstevens.net>

Thanks to Mark N8MH and Jerry N0JY for the surprise first QSOs on AO-91 this morning! I was up working on some school assignments, noticed the pass coming up and decided to step outside with my Kenwood D72 and Diamond 1/4 wave whip to listen in on the commissioning and engineering tests... and heard Mark declare AO-91 to be open for use!

I was able to get in fine with just the HT/whip at 5w, with around 35? elevation remaining on the pass. I worked N8MH first, and then a few moments later N0JY called me. I was able answer Jerry fine at around 12? elevation to my south. Amazing performance compared to AO-85! Can?t wait to try it with a decent antenna..

Thanks to both of you for the QSOs, and all the hard work you and the rest of the Amsat team put into AO-91! Looks (and sounds) like we?ve got a winner :-)

73,

- Matthew nj4y

Sent from my iPhone

From n0jy at amsat.org  Thu Nov 23 07:14:20 2017
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 01:14:20 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Commissioned!
Message-ID: <0db90395-a623-d80e-b1df-27be6a9cea55@amsat.org>

At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially
commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B).
N0JY turned over operation to N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the
AO-91 repeater during the pass over the Eastern U.S.
N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use!

-- 
Jerry Buxton, N?JY


From rick at vk6xlr.net  Thu Nov 23 08:05:31 2017
From: rick at vk6xlr.net (Rick Kowalewski)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:05:31 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Commissioned!
In-Reply-To: <0db90395-a623-d80e-b1df-27be6a9cea55@amsat.org>
References: <0db90395-a623-d80e-b1df-27be6a9cea55@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <b34a0d12-9917-f451-04fb-67183a99cdcd@vk6xlr.net>

Well done to all those involved :)

Sounded great here in VK6. Elevation was only 5?
Made a test call at 0738zm during its first VK operational pass.

73,
Rick VK6RK

On 23/11/2017 15:14, Jerry Buxton wrote:
> At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially
> commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B).
> N0JY turned over operation to N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the
> AO-91 repeater during the pass over the Eastern U.S.
> N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use!
>


From bryan at kl7cn.net  Thu Nov 23 08:41:05 2017
From: bryan at kl7cn.net (Bryan KL7CN)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:41:05 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 Commissioned!
In-Reply-To: <0db90395-a623-d80e-b1df-27be6a9cea55@amsat.org>
References: <0db90395-a623-d80e-b1df-27be6a9cea55@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <BC845B0A-F373-4956-85C9-9589062FFAF4@kl7cn.net>

We just had a lively mid-continent pass with many stations on from coast-to-coast!

Well done, AMSAT Team!

-- bag

Bryan KL7CN/W6
Location: CM98, usually
E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net
Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279

> On Nov 22, 2017, at 23:14, Jerry Buxton <n0jy at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially
> commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B).
> N0JY turned over operation to N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the
> AO-91 repeater during the pass over the Eastern U.S.
> N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use!
> 
> -- 
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From n6rfm1 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 13:56:01 2017
From: n6rfm1 at gmail.com (Bob Mattaliano)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:56:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 error
Message-ID: <77af25c0-55d2-9c04-63f4-e00271df0887@gmail.com>

Folks,

When using SatPC32, I see on occasion an error - 8.04E256 ist kein 
gultiger Integer-Wert

Translation- 8.04E256 is not a valid integer value

Erich if you see see this has anyone else observed and solved?

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Bob N6RFM


From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu Nov 23 14:10:32 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 14:10:32 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 error
In-Reply-To: <77af25c0-55d2-9c04-63f4-e00271df0887@gmail.com>
References: <77af25c0-55d2-9c04-63f4-e00271df0887@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqCf==Po2Om06K5yimumE8Vn_XxXUuE+4p2i6hfsaFCMQ@mail.gmail.com>

Do you have a decayed satellite in any of your groups?

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 09:04 Bob Mattaliano <n6rfm1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> When using SatPC32, I see on occasion an error - 8.04E256 ist kein
> gultiger Integer-Wert
>
> Translation- 8.04E256 is not a valid integer value
>
> Erich if you see see this has anyone else observed and solved?
>
> Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
>
> Bob N6RFM
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From mccardelm at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 14:31:57 2017
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:31:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-327 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletins - AO-91
	Commissioned
Message-ID: <CAM5+sosg1bLTtMoj9OdrBehoPfAZkZxyLjSwPAwqnV89cy5HXw@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-327

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* AO-91 Commissioned - Declared Open for Amateur Use!

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-327.01
ANS-327 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletins - AO-91 Commissioned
Declared Open for Amateur Use

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 327.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
Month Day, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-327.01


AO-91 Commissioned - Declared Open for Amateur Use!

At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially
commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B) Satellite. AMSAT VP of
Engineering, Jery Buxton N0JY turned over operation to Mark Hammond
N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the AO-91 repeater during the
pass over the Eastern U.S.

N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use!

[ANS thanks AO-91 Ops Team for the above information]


---------------------------------------------------------------------


/EX

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional 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 stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
EMike McCardel, AA8EM
aa8em at amsat dot org

From n6rfm1 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 14:33:36 2017
From: n6rfm1 at gmail.com (N6RFM1 gmail)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:33:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 error
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqCf==Po2Om06K5yimumE8Vn_XxXUuE+4p2i6hfsaFCMQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <77af25c0-55d2-9c04-63f4-e00271df0887@gmail.com>
	<CABzOSOqCf==Po2Om06K5yimumE8Vn_XxXUuE+4p2i6hfsaFCMQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <002e01d36468$0d410e20$27c32a60$@gmail.com>

Hi Paul,

 

Just found a duplicate of AO-85 in one of my Groups.  Not sure how that even happened, but fixed that.  Will keep an eye out to see if the error comes back.

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

 

 

From: Paul Stoetzer [mailto:n8hm at arrl.net] 
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 9:11 AM
To: Bob Mattaliano <n6rfm1 at gmail.com>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org; eric.eichmann at t-online.de
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 error

 

Do you have a decayed satellite in any of your groups?

 

73,

 

Paul, N8HM 

 

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 09:04 Bob Mattaliano <n6rfm1 at gmail.com <mailto:n6rfm1 at gmail.com> > wrote:

Folks,

When using SatPC32, I see on occasion an error - 8.04E256 ist kein
gultiger Integer-Wert

Translation- 8.04E256 is not a valid integer value

Erich if you see see this has anyone else observed and solved?

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Bob N6RFM

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From cchunter3 at mindspring.com  Thu Nov 23 17:06:40 2017
From: cchunter3 at mindspring.com (christy hunter)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 09:06:40 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] The signalink USB does not pass 9k6 audio bandwidth
In-Reply-To: <6ea58830-4ad7-df78-d649-3d2de1f884c8@optonline.net>
References: <6ea58830-4ad7-df78-d649-3d2de1f884c8@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <a31c1a52-8b72-c2fc-1da8-3f8c9bc9cdd6@mindspring.com>

Using my USB, FT 847, HS_soundmodem, and UISS, I have had success making 
contact with WD9EWK, and KK6OTJ on one FalconSat pass. (PFS3-1)

no modification to the USB (except to wire it for the pin 4 (9k6 on the 
radio dataport)). With this setup I can also connect with a local 9k6 
packet node.

 ?caveat: for transmitting, connection success to the node is not 
consistent, and for Falconsat very few hams are on for successive 
testing. (probably need to learn WISP for next step.)

For receive with this setup it decodes with no problem from what I can 
tell on all passes.

73 Christy KB6LTY? - Happy Thanksgiving All!

>>/What is a good computer interface that will handle 9k6 audio bandwidth? 
Mike K4MIA /
>Mike:

I can confirm that the Signalink will not pass 9600 baud signals out of
the box. The tech at Tigertronics told me that some have modified the
unit to work 9600 baud packet, but didn't have any further details. I
suspect the mod has to do with bypassing the audio transformers.

Another approach would be to use your PC's sound card along with UZ7HO's
full-duplex Soundmodem. I've had great success working Falconsat using
this setup with a cheap StarTech USB sound card. Scott's, K4DKR,
plug-n-play PTT works well with this setup.

If your intention is to work Falconsat, you'll need a virtual serial
port to link Wisp with the UZ7HO's Soundmodem. Let me know if you need
further details.

UZ7HO's HS Soundmodem:http://uz7.ho.ua/packetradio.htm

StarTech Card:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Stereo-Adapter-External-ICUSBAUDIOB/dp/B001EHG7DM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1511394080&sr=8-3&keywords=startech+usb+audio+adapter

Tony -K2MO



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From fredcastello at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 20:42:17 2017
From: fredcastello at gmail.com (Fred Castello)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:42:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] High Speed Telemetry, SDR#, and RTS/SDR
Message-ID: <5a1732aa.152b370a.b98e1.4115@mx.google.com>

Is anyone using this particular combination with the Fox 1 Telemetry Analysis Tool?  Today on one of my good passes with AO-91 I believe it was transmitting high speed telemetry and it seemed no matter what combination I used, I could not get the tool to decode the high speed telemetry.  I have no problem with the low speed Data Under Voice with this combination.  I have always assumed that the high speed telemetry is on the same frequency as voice and low speed DUV.  I would appreciate any thoughts anyone has as usual.
Best Regards,
Fred ? KF4FC


From py5lf at falautomation.com.br  Thu Nov 23 20:47:13 2017
From: py5lf at falautomation.com.br (PY5LF)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:47:13 -0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91
Message-ID: <CAAy53m4wi+JrDojXubPRQb-tKtNwUFt9Dr1bDNSY7n5VCr1Jtw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi
A short video about my firsts QSO on AO91.
Very nice sat ! Congratulations to all involved.

https://youtu.be/yS-uZdtvZH4

73

PY5LF
Luciano

From endaf99 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 21:07:46 2017
From: endaf99 at gmail.com (Endaf Buckley)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:07:46 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 made my first contacts.
Message-ID: <CAOG5GhQEG3X+acQ2m894YdK2tpZNCwbT3Zqu2RLvs4sUTUScrA@mail.gmail.com>

First contacts through AO-91 with my friends WD9EWK, NP4J, KK6OTJ, KB6LTY,
AA5PK and AI6V. Sounds amazing well done AMSAT.

From pconver at gmail.com  Thu Nov 23 21:48:55 2017
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:48:55 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 SA QSO's audio
Message-ID: <CANTZqKk7EXYoYROhy=biVTJ0jcbmQa5Xe1XNnjXCJM_tF4pohA@mail.gmail.com>

Sharing AO-91 audio of today's 1st orbit contacts in South America.

Audio at: http://amsat.org.ar/ao--91.wav

Local reports at: http://amsat.org.ar?f=z

Congrats and Thanks to all who made this jewel bird possible.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

From john at papays.com  Thu Nov 23 20:39:24 2017
From: john at papays.com (John Papay)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 15:39:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] UT1FG/MM Now Active
Message-ID: <20171123211037.0972C8A18@lansing182.amsat.org>

Yuri, UT1FG/MM, is back to sea on the Vessel Seahorse.
It is currently sailing from Algiers to Morocco where
it will load cargo.  The plan is to sail to a USA port
in the Gulf to be determined.

There are quite a few ships named Seahorse.  The
MMSI number is 538007572.

Yuri is using the Elk antenna but only has RG58 coax
feeding it.  Even so he reports working K3SZH on AO-7
today.  If he doesn't find coax in Morocco, perhaps we
can get some coax to him when he arrives in a USA port.
So he is likely to do better on a Mode B satellite rather
than one with a UHF downlink.  He has keps for AO-91,
AO-85 and CAS-4B.

Please wait for a while before sending your logsheets.
He will likely be able to mail qsl's when he docks in the
USA.

73,
John K8YSE



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From wb4lnm at aol.com  Fri Nov 24 01:56:47 2017
From: wb4lnm at aol.com (John Klingelhoeffer)
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2017 20:56:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91: *No* uplink frequency changes needed for Doppler
	shift
Message-ID: <15febbdd5bd-2b17-7ded@webjas-vac190.srv.aolmail.net>


I am puzzled why I am seeing announcements going out from apparently several sources indicating user UHF uplinks need to be changed to adjust for Doppler shift near to their own AOS and LOS.  I'm seeing this posted from the AMSAT-UK website as well as other places.  


The FOX1-B UHF receiver has automatic frequency control (AFC) that will slew the uplink users signal to the middle of the IF filter and the discriminator if s/he is anywhere within about +/- 10 kHz of the nominal uplink frequency.  From what I remember, the worst case UHF Doppler shift was about +/- 8.5 kHz.  


There should be *NO* need at all to 'predistort' the uplink transmission frequency to correct for uplink Doppler shift - that was the whole purpose of going through the complexity of adding AFC to the receiver I designed.    The AFC was certainly working fine during testing.  Just use the posted nominal uplink center frequency - that's all.  


This, by the way, is true for 1-A as well.  Only one of 1-Cliff or 1-D has the AFC knowingly disabled.  I guess we will see how that 'experiment' works when they get out of the barn.  


73



John...
WB4LNM
AMSAT FOX RF Design Team

From matthew at mrstevens.net  Fri Nov 24 08:03:05 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 03:03:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91: *No* uplink frequency changes needed for
	Doppler shift
In-Reply-To: <15febbdd5bd-2b17-7ded@webjas-vac190.srv.aolmail.net>
References: <15febbdd5bd-2b17-7ded@webjas-vac190.srv.aolmail.net>
Message-ID: <C00AB7D4-41FE-4721-94CB-ABEEB8E8CFE7@mrstevens.net>

Have you tried operating this way during a pass?

It doesn?t work on AO85 really. If you?re more than 5khz off on the uplink your audio tends to sound terrible (for example, using my IC-821H). AO-91 doesn?t seem to be any different in my initial tests over the past couple of nights. You don?t have to be exactly on frequency, especially if you are running power, but it is much easier to get in and your audio sounds much better if you do adjust reasonably close for doppler during the pass.

Maybe somebody else from engineering or ops can speak to this after the frequency sweeps they did over the last few days. Mine are just informal user tests based on my experiences making a few hundred QSOs on AO-85, and now about 20 on AO-91.

Congrats on the great receiver sensitivity by the way! The new bird is performing extremely well. I was able to get in AOS to LOS this evening, testing at 50mW with a handheld 7 element Arrow II and TH-D72 antenna.

73,

- Matthew NJ4Y

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 23, 2017, at 20:56, John Klingelhoeffer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> I am puzzled why I am seeing announcements going out from apparently several sources indicating user UHF uplinks need to be changed to adjust for Doppler shift near to their own AOS and LOS.  I'm seeing this posted from the AMSAT-UK website as well as other places.  
> 
> 
> The FOX1-B UHF receiver has automatic frequency control (AFC) that will slew the uplink users signal to the middle of the IF filter and the discriminator if s/he is anywhere within about +/- 10 kHz of the nominal uplink frequency.  From what I remember, the worst case UHF Doppler shift was about +/- 8.5 kHz.  
> 
> 
> There should be *NO* need at all to 'predistort' the uplink transmission frequency to correct for uplink Doppler shift - that was the whole purpose of going through the complexity of adding AFC to the receiver I designed.    The AFC was certainly working fine during testing.  Just use the posted nominal uplink center frequency - that's all.  
> 
> 
> This, by the way, is true for 1-A as well.  Only one of 1-Cliff or 1-D has the AFC knowingly disabled.  I guess we will see how that 'experiment' works when they get out of the barn.  
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> 
> John...
> WB4LNM
> AMSAT FOX RF Design Team
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov 24 14:57:21 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:57:21 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91: *No* uplink frequency changes needed for
 Doppler shift
In-Reply-To: <C00AB7D4-41FE-4721-94CB-ABEEB8E8CFE7@mrstevens.net>
References: <15febbdd5bd-2b17-7ded@webjas-vac190.srv.aolmail.net>
	<C00AB7D4-41FE-4721-94CB-ABEEB8E8CFE7@mrstevens.net>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOrTU0noqp_5kY8k_ETVeih2NrETJ8Fi_y5TF6Px3Vha3g@mail.gmail.com>

I worked a station last night who didn?t check the frequencies before the
pass. He was transmitting at 435.220 MHz when I worked him - 30 kHz low. He
sounded terrible, but it worked.

I?m still not sure it?s a great idea to advise that stations stay at center
frequency, I suppose time and experimentation will tell.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 03:04 Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net> wrote:

> Have you tried operating this way during a pass?
>
> It doesn?t work on AO85 really. If you?re more than 5khz off on the uplink
> your audio tends to sound terrible (for example, using my IC-821H). AO-91
> doesn?t seem to be any different in my initial tests over the past couple
> of nights. You don?t have to be exactly on frequency, especially if you are
> running power, but it is much easier to get in and your audio sounds much
> better if you do adjust reasonably close for doppler during the pass.
>
> Maybe somebody else from engineering or ops can speak to this after the
> frequency sweeps they did over the last few days. Mine are just informal
> user tests based on my experiences making a few hundred QSOs on AO-85, and
> now about 20 on AO-91.
>
> Congrats on the great receiver sensitivity by the way! The new bird is
> performing extremely well. I was able to get in AOS to LOS this evening,
> testing at 50mW with a handheld 7 element Arrow II and TH-D72 antenna.
>
> 73,
>
> - Matthew NJ4Y
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 23, 2017, at 20:56, John Klingelhoeffer via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am puzzled why I am seeing announcements going out from apparently
> several sources indicating user UHF uplinks need to be changed to adjust
> for Doppler shift near to their own AOS and LOS.  I'm seeing this posted
> from the AMSAT-UK website as well as other places.
> >
> >
> > The FOX1-B UHF receiver has automatic frequency control (AFC) that will
> slew the uplink users signal to the middle of the IF filter and the
> discriminator if s/he is anywhere within about +/- 10 kHz of the nominal
> uplink frequency.  From what I remember, the worst case UHF Doppler shift
> was about +/- 8.5 kHz.
> >
> >
> > There should be *NO* need at all to 'predistort' the uplink transmission
> frequency to correct for uplink Doppler shift - that was the whole purpose
> of going through the complexity of adding AFC to the receiver I designed.
>   The AFC was certainly working fine during testing.  Just use the posted
> nominal uplink center frequency - that's all.
> >
> >
> > This, by the way, is true for 1-A as well.  Only one of 1-Cliff or 1-D
> has the AFC knowingly disabled.  I guess we will see how that 'experiment'
> works when they get out of the barn.
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> >
> > John...
> > WB4LNM
> > AMSAT FOX RF Design Team
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Fri Nov 24 18:23:39 2017
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 18:23:39 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73 and EO79 Operations
Message-ID: <DC42558FC5D24133BF30DFD4F7B7465C@LAPTOP91ASAKDB>

Hi all,

Just to confirm that AO73 is now in full time transponder mode for the weekend.
Also please note that EO79 is presently not operational - more news soon.

73
Graham
G3VZV

++++++++++++++++++++++
AO-73 FUNcube-1

The transponder is normally operational only when the satellite is in eclipse, ie the solar panels are NOT being illuminated. During weekends (from PM Fridays UTC to PM Sundays UTC) the transponder is operational 24/7.

When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power. During holidays, e.g. Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc, the transponder maybe activated for extended periods. Watch AMSAT-BB for announcements which are usually made on Friday evenings (UTC)

The nominal transponder frequencies are:

Uplink: 435.150 ? 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.950 ? 145.970 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.935 MHz BPSK

(The passband may be up to 15 kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Lower temperatures give higher freqs!)

FUNcube-2 (aka FUNcube on UKube)

The FUNcube-2 sub-system continues to operate autonomously and, almost continuously, in amateur mode. The transponder is operational and the telemetry downlink is functioning with about 70mW output. The FUNcube-1 Dashboard does not correctly display the telemetry but it does correctly decode the data and uploads it to the FUNcube Data Warehouse from where it can be examined. Most of the real time data channels are operational and these include battery voltages, temperatures and ADCS data coming via the main On Board Computer (OBC).

The transponder is interrupted for a few seconds every 2 minutes when the other transmitter sends its CW beacon and, occasionally, for a few seconds when the main OBC reboots (approx seven times each orbit).

The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.080 ? 435.060 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.930 ? 145.950 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.915 MHz BPSK

(The passband may be up to 10kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low
temperatures give higher freqs!)

EO79 FUNcube-3
** EO79 is presently not operational - further information will be made available as soon as possible**

Due to power budget constraints the transponder cannot be operational 24/7 and an orbit specific schedule has been developed. The transponder will commence operation 27 minutes after the spacecraft enters sunlight and will stay on for a period of 25 minutes. This schedule may be modified in future months as a result of experience.

The nominal transponder frequencies are:
Uplink: 435.0723-435.0473 MHz LSB (Inverting)
Downlink: 145.946-145.971 MHz USB

Further detailed info on EO79 transponder frequencies is at:
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/10/eo79-funcube-3-transponder-commences-regular-operation/

EO88/Nayif-1/FUNcube-5

EO88 is presently operating in autonomous mode. The transponder is operational when the satellite is in eclipse, i.e. the solar panels are NOT being illuminated.

When the transponder is switched off, the telemetry beacon is on full power, when the transponder is on the beacon it is on low power.

The transponder frequencies are:

Uplink: 435.045 ? 435.015 MHz LSB (inverting)
Downlink: 145.960-145.990 MHz USB
Telemetry Tx: 145.940MHz

All FUNcube transponders are sponsored by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL. We are very grateful for the assistance given by Innovative Solution In Space Bv, The Netherlands.

From mvivona at yahoo.com  Fri Nov 24 19:43:18 2017
From: mvivona at yahoo.com (mvivona at yahoo.com)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 19:43:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD inverted satellite problem
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrTU0noqp_5kY8k_ETVeih2NrETJ8Fi_y5TF6Px3Vha3g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <15febbdd5bd-2b17-7ded@webjas-vac190.srv.aolmail.net>
	<C00AB7D4-41FE-4721-94CB-ABEEB8E8CFE7@mrstevens.net>
	<CABzOSOrTU0noqp_5kY8k_ETVeih2NrETJ8Fi_y5TF6Px3Vha3g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <307615385.1865972.1511552598521@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi All,
HRD (Ham Radio Deluxe) has just sent me an email wanting me to buy the latest license for ver-6. I replied to them that I would love to if they have fixed the know long standing issue with Doppler control of inverting satellites. I received a prompt reply with the typical "never heard if this" attitude?without actually saying it. He wants to know what my station setup is. Radio, Windows version, connection, etc. I wonder if one of you fine gentlemen can give a knowledgeable description of the exact circumstance and issues.It has been several years since I tried and failed with HRD?and?I don't actually remember the particular circumstances, and, so I don't have to go all through loading everything back on my computer and working through all the scenarios to find the problem.
thanks in advance.
Michael VivonaKC4ZVA EL98


From WB4SON at gmail.com  Fri Nov 24 19:49:04 2017
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:49:04 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91: *No* uplink frequency changes needed for
 Doppler shift
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOrTU0noqp_5kY8k_ETVeih2NrETJ8Fi_y5TF6Px3Vha3g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <15febbdd5bd-2b17-7ded@webjas-vac190.srv.aolmail.net>
	<C00AB7D4-41FE-4721-94CB-ABEEB8E8CFE7@mrstevens.net>
	<CABzOSOrTU0noqp_5kY8k_ETVeih2NrETJ8Fi_y5TF6Px3Vha3g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ9ktg5qQcqDKcXwvPONB=2zDWi7E5gS1RKZLkuAuvECRg@mail.gmail.com>

What if we consider it from a different perspective...  Say two signals of
approximately identical strength are transmitting to AO-91.  One has
adjusted for Doppler so the signal is showing up at the center of the bird
passband all during the pass.  The other has not, as is about 8 KHz on the
high side when the bird is approaching.

Wouldn't the signal closer to the center of the RX passband be the one more
likely captured?

Therefore wouldn't there be an advantage to adjusting for Doppler?

73, Bob, WB4SON

From dxdx at optonline.net  Fri Nov 24 20:18:57 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:18:57 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] NO-84 via APRS
Message-ID: <b7210394-cf3f-e45d-08dd-5a2f5faa78b7@optonline.net>

All:

Does NO-84 accept APRS digi-peating via APRSAT or is it strictly ARISS?

Tony -K2MO


From af5cc2 at gmail.com  Fri Nov 24 20:43:12 2017
From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:43:12 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 on LOTW
Message-ID: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>

Made my first AO91 QSOs today. Sounds like an excellent satellite!
Congrats to all involved for the successful launch and activation.  I
worked Gabe AL6D (congrats on new call) for a new grid.  However, on TQSL
you cannot choose AO91 for the satellite used. Has anyone heard from the
ARRL as to when AO91 will be added?

73 John AF5CC

From n8hm at arrl.net  Fri Nov 24 20:49:10 2017
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 20:49:10 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 on LOTW
In-Reply-To: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpm+BvRsH7XmhbHBJL-9k7B7kmRKs6w20uEeDHgJ13_VQ@mail.gmail.com>

TQSL should automatically update to config file 11.3 when you open it. That
file includes AO-91.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 15:44 John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Made my first AO91 QSOs today. Sounds like an excellent satellite!
> Congrats to all involved for the successful launch and activation.  I
> worked Gabe AL6D (congrats on new call) for a new grid.  However, on TQSL
> you cannot choose AO91 for the satellite used. Has anyone heard from the
> ARRL as to when AO91 will be added?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Fri Nov 24 20:51:34 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:51:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 on LOTW
In-Reply-To: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <B8BA9BD4AD2D4C949E6B46D61CC0E9D4@CSI9020>

Congrats, John!!

AO-91 is actually in the most recent update.  You might want to verify that 
you have TQSL v2.3.1 and Config Data v11.3

73!

-Scott,  K4KDR


=======================================

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Geiger
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 3:43 PM
To: AMSAT BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 on LOTW

Made my first AO91 QSOs today. Sounds like an excellent satellite!
Congrats to all involved for the successful launch and activation.  I
worked Gabe AL6D (congrats on new call) for a new grid.  However, on TQSL
you cannot choose AO91 for the satellite used. Has anyone heard from the
ARRL as to when AO91 will be added?

73 John AF5CC 


From gabrielzeifman at gmail.com  Fri Nov 24 20:47:31 2017
From: gabrielzeifman at gmail.com (Gabriel Zeifman)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 11:47:31 -0900
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 on LOTW
In-Reply-To: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <7F7B0075-A1B0-41B6-9667-082C6365B6C7@gmail.com>

Glad to work you, John! Make sure to update your configuration files, it?s in there (I had to go to the settings menu on the right side of TQSL and manually check for updates).

73,
Gabe
AL6D/VE6NJH

> On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:43 AM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Made my first AO91 QSOs today. Sounds like an excellent satellite!
> Congrats to all involved for the successful launch and activation.  I
> worked Gabe AL6D (congrats on new call) for a new grid.  However, on TQSL
> you cannot choose AO91 for the satellite used. Has anyone heard from the
> ARRL as to when AO91 will be added?
> 
> 73 John AF5CC
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From af5cc2 at gmail.com  Fri Nov 24 20:52:55 2017
From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 14:52:55 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO91 on LOTW
In-Reply-To: <7F7B0075-A1B0-41B6-9667-082C6365B6C7@gmail.com>
References: <CAHC1P2-PHA=KuyhaeTa33HH+kcymmPuYXa=9sSWck4u-OF2E1w@mail.gmail.com>
	<7F7B0075-A1B0-41B6-9667-082C6365B6C7@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHC1P2_2pEumFR4SC2K07pxk7ux_7kKZ9t_uSJvHDLSkYGL32w@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the information, was able to update the file and AO91 is there!

73 John AF5CC

On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Gabriel Zeifman <gabrielzeifman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Glad to work you, John! Make sure to update your configuration files, it?s
> in there (I had to go to the settings menu on the right side of TQSL and
> manually check for updates).
>
> 73,
> Gabe
> AL6D/VE6NJH
>
> > On Nov 24, 2017, at 11:43 AM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Made my first AO91 QSOs today. Sounds like an excellent satellite!
> > Congrats to all involved for the successful launch and activation.  I
> > worked Gabe AL6D (congrats on new call) for a new grid.  However, on TQSL
> > you cannot choose AO91 for the satellite used. Has anyone heard from the
> > ARRL as to when AO91 will be added?
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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!
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From royldean at gmail.com  Fri Nov 24 20:56:53 2017
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:56:53 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] NO-84 via APRS
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tCC5SU8jnJtBOt5=ZdXD+pPSBU5e3VJucMPQqmEB_hFg@mail.gmail.com>

Both:
http://aprs.org/psat.html


> All: Does NO-84 accept APRS digi-peating via APRSAT or is it strictly
> ARISS? Tony -K2MO

From AJ9N at aol.com  Fri Nov 24 21:27:39 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:27:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-24 21:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <4d2bbc.10b4d72e.4749e8ca@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-24  21:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via  VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled  astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58  UTC 47 deg

Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada,  telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS  
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact is a go for: Tue  2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg

S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and  Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg  

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - 
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg  

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-23 05:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1190. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1140.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-23 05:30 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_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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From k7trkradio at charter.net  Fri Nov 24 23:03:15 2017
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017 15:03:15 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb]  HRD inverted satellite problem
Message-ID: <006001d36578$69876c40$3c9644c0$@charter.net>

Hi Michael,

I discussed this topic several months ago, on email,  with Mike Carper, the owner of the HRD program. Mike told me he was committed to 'fixing' that portion of the program. I just forwarded your post to him and asked him to weigh in on this bbs.

In the meantime, tell the person you talked to that the HRD Sat portion simply DOES NOT WORK, especially on linear birds. It will get by on most FM birds, at least in the past. (it got me my VUCC mostly on AO-51) If you intend to get back to the person at HRD, tell them the best illustration of the problem in THEIR software can be shown by picking any satellite pass: start up HRD's sat program side by side with SatPC32 (you really don't even need a radio connection). Then look at the numbers for alt, elv distance, etc. They will not even be close. Since we know SatPC32 is the current 'gold standard', we can conclude that something in HRD is not right or not calculating properly. Simple as that. HRD cannot keep blaming someone else. The sat portion simply does not work.

I hope Mike joins this bbs and stands by his commitment, as expressed to me, to fix his great software, which clearly has the best graphics of any sat program in the marketplace.

73, Ted
K7TRK



-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of mvivona--- via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 11:43 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HRD inverted satellite problem

Hi All,
HRD (Ham Radio Deluxe) has just sent me an email wanting me to buy the latest license for ver-6. I replied to them that I would love to if they have fixed the know long standing issue with Doppler control of inverting satellites. I received a prompt reply with the typical "never heard if this" attitude without actually saying it. He wants to know what my station setup is. Radio, Windows version, connection, etc. I wonder if one of you fine gentlemen can give a knowledgeable description of the exact circumstance and issues.It has been several years since I tried and failed with HRD and I don't actually remember the particular circumstances, and, so I don't have to go all through loading everything back on my computer and working through all the scenarios to find the problem.
thanks in advance.
Michael VivonaKC4ZVA EL98

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From mvivona at yahoo.com  Sat Nov 25 00:42:54 2017
From: mvivona at yahoo.com (mvivona at yahoo.com)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 00:42:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD inverted satellite problem
In-Reply-To: <006001d36578$69876c40$3c9644c0$@charter.net>
References: <006001d36578$69876c40$3c9644c0$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <516330328.1946041.1511570574045@mail.yahoo.com>

Thank?you for your input Ted. That is exactly what I was looking for.?Michael Vivona

      From: Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net>
 To: mvivona at yahoo.com; 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb at amsat.org> 
 Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 6:02 PM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] HRD inverted satellite problem
   
Hi Michael,

I discussed this topic several months ago, on email,? with Mike Carper, the owner of the HRD program. Mike told me he was committed to 'fixing' that portion of the program. I just forwarded your post to him and asked him to weigh in on this bbs.

In the meantime, tell the person you talked to that the HRD Sat portion simply DOES NOT WORK, especially on linear birds. It will get by on most FM birds, at least in the past. (it got me my VUCC mostly on AO-51) If you intend to get back to the person at HRD, tell them the best illustration of the problem in THEIR software can be shown by picking any satellite pass: start up HRD's sat program side by side with SatPC32 (you really don't even need a radio connection). Then look at the numbers for alt, elv distance, etc. They will not even be close. Since we know SatPC32 is the current 'gold standard', we can conclude that something in HRD is not right or not calculating properly. Simple as that. HRD cannot keep blaming someone else. The sat portion simply does not work.

I hope Mike joins this bbs and stands by his commitment, as expressed to me, to fix his great software, which clearly has the best graphics of any sat program in the marketplace.

73, Ted
K7TRK



-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of mvivona--- via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 11:43 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] HRD inverted satellite problem

Hi All,
HRD (Ham Radio Deluxe) has just sent me an email wanting me to buy the latest license for ver-6. I replied to them that I would love to if they have fixed the know long standing issue with Doppler control of inverting satellites. I received a prompt reply with the typical "never heard if this" attitude without actually saying it. He wants to know what my station setup is. Radio, Windows version, connection, etc. I wonder if one of you fine gentlemen can give a knowledgeable description of the exact circumstance and issues.It has been several years since I tried and failed with HRD and I don't actually remember the particular circumstances, and, so I don't have to go all through loading everything back on my computer and working through all the scenarios to find the problem.
thanks in advance.
Michael VivonaKC4ZVA EL98

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From dxdx at optonline.net  Sat Nov 25 06:25:24 2017
From: dxdx at optonline.net (Tony)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 01:25:24 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] NO-84 via APRS
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2tCC5SU8jnJtBOt5=ZdXD+pPSBU5e3VJucMPQqmEB_hFg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2tCC5SU8jnJtBOt5=ZdXD+pPSBU5e3VJucMPQqmEB_hFg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <40b709dc-375d-3174-259c-c8a13fe4f3f0@optonline.net>

On 11/24/2017 3:56 PM, Roy Dean wrote:
> Both: http://aprs.org/psat.html
Thanks Dean.

>
>> All: Does NO-84 accept APRS digi-peating via APRSAT or is it strictly
>> ARISS? Tony -K2MO
> _


From n4ufo at yahoo.com  Sat Nov 25 07:28:35 2017
From: n4ufo at yahoo.com (Kevin M)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 07:28:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] N2YO tracking of AO-91
References: <2113608077.2847223.1511594915900.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2113608077.2847223.1511594915900@mail.yahoo.com>

After observing discrepancies between tracking on the N2YO website and actual observation, I asked some questions and figured out that there may be some initial confusion lingering over which object is which. I'm told that catalog ID 43016 is most accurate and after checking, it does agree with my observations.

So for anyone that has N2YO bookmarked to track AO-91, here is the link to what I believe is the correct tracking:? http://www.n2yo.com/?s=43016

I know N2YO has things labelled differently, but I have sent him a message to check on it. Just wanted to let folks know in case they are also having similar problems. N2YO is a great resource, in my opinion, and I've been using it for tracking the birds going on 5 years now. My thanks to N2YO!

73, Kevin N4UFO

From mccardelm at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 01:16:14 2017
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 20:16:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-330 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CAM5+sovLK8+sP3Y6DtagzO0aki=N3EdNamFD6gFHV6DKT_B+zA@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-330

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space
including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur
Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,
launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio
satellites.

The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur
Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat.org.

In this edition:

* AO-91 Commissioned - Declared Open for Amateur Use!
* Fox-1B/AO-91 Facts
* Special AMSAT Membership Offer Celebrating RadFxSat/AO-91
  Launch/Commissioning
* FUNcube-1 Celebrates 4th Anniversary
* Video of Launches of the Currently Orbiting FUNcube Satellites
* EcAMSat Deployed From ISS - 1200 baud Telemetry & QSL Card for
  Reports
* MAI-75 SSTV Over Moscow from ISS Planned for December 6-8
* UT1FG/MM Now Active
* Support AMSAT on Cyber Monday
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-21-2017, Object Comment
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-330.01
ANS-330 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 330.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
November 26, 2017
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-330.01


AO-91 Commissioned - Declared Open for Amateur Use!

At 06:50 UTC November 23, 2017 @AMSAT Engineering officially
commissioned AO-91 (RadFxSat/Fox-1B) Satellite. AMSAT VP of
Engineering, Jery Buxton N0JY turned over operation to Mark Hammond
N8MH and AMSAT Operations in a QSO on the AO-91 repeater during the
pass over the Eastern U.S.

N8MH responded and declared AO-91 open for amateur use!

[ANS thanks AO-91 Ops Team for the above information]


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Fox-1B/AO-91 Facts

Name(s): AO-91 Fox-1B (RadFxSat)
NASA catalog number: TBD
Launch: Not Earlier Than 21 Sept 2017
NASA ElaNa XIV Mission
JPSS-1 Delta II, Vandenberg AFB, CA
Orbit: LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
Inclination: 97.6908 (Assuming it is Object 43016)
Eccentricity: 0259769 (Assuming it is Object 43016)
Period: Approx. 95 minutes
Estimated orbital lifetime: 5+ years
Size: 10 x 10 x 10 cm (4 inch cube)
Weight: 1.3 kg (~3 pounds)
Transmit power: 400 mW (Minimum)
Downlink: 145.960 MHz FM voice
AFSK digital data up to 9600 bps
Uplink: 435.250 MHz FM voice (67.0 Hz CTCSS tone)

>From a communications standpoint Fox-1B has two major changes from
AO-85. First, it will fly with a more sophisticated power control
system which utilizes a Maximum Power Point Tracker to insure optimum
charging of the batteries under all illuminations. This will be
largely transparent to the typical user but will significantly
increase the available battery life. Second, the detection of the
67.0 Hz tone has been enhanced, which will also help accommodate
ground stations whose CTCSS tones may be slightly off frequency. The
combination will make accessing the satellite easier and also
decrease the likelihood of dropouts.

Doppler Shift Correction for Fox-1B

Correcting for Doppler shift will involve the same techniques as for
AO-85, with slightly
different frequencies to prevent mutual spacecraft interference:
Receive Frequency Transmit Frequency
 (67.0 Hz Tone)
Satellite Position
145.960 MHz 435.240 MHz (Mem #1) AOS
145.960 MHz 435.245 MHz (Mem #2) Approaching
145.960 MHz 435.250 MHz (Mem #3) Passing
145.960 MHz 435.255 MHz (Mem #4) Departing
145.960 MHz 435.260 MHz (Mem #5) LOS

Note that the AFC on the receiver may be working hinting that making
the above adjustments may not be necessary. AMSAT VP of Engineering
Jerry Buxton N0JY states "... in ground testing with Fox-1A.  We
could be +/- 10 kHz and not even know it (that's how it was tested,
one guy programmed the wrong frequency in his HT)."  He adds the
caveat,
"One station on the uplink is not the same situation as real life
though."

Fox-1B Telemetry

Subaudible Telemetry
Except for a different downlink frequency, the low speed subaudible
telemetry will be the same as for AO-85. It will be supported by the
same FoxTelem software released for AO-85.

High Speed AFSK telemetry
There are no experiments on Fox-1B which will require the use of
high speed telemetry.

[ANS thanks "Getting Started With Amateur Satellites 2107" By G.
 Gould Smith WA4SXM and Friends and other sources for the above
 information.]


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Special AMSAT Membership Offer Celebrating RadFxSat/AO-91
Launch/Commissioning

As part of the preparations for the launch of RadFxSat on November
10th and the successful commissioning of AO-91 (RadFx/Fox-1B)opening
it for Amateur use on November 23, AMSAT is making our ?Getting
Started With Amateur Satellites? book available for a limited time
as a download with any paid new or renewal membership purchased via
the AMSAT Store. This offer is only available with purchases
completed online, and for only a limited time. A perennial favorite,
Getting Started is updated every year with the latest amateur
satellite information, and is the premier primer of satellite
operation. The 182 page book is presented in PDF format, in full
color, and covers all aspects of making your first contacts on a ham
radio satellite.

Please take advantage of this offer today by visiting the AMSAT store
at https://www.amsat.org/shop/ and selecting any membership option.
While there, check out our other items, including the M2 LEOpack
antenna system, Arrow antennas, AMSAT shirts, and other swag.

Thank you, and hear you soon on RadFxSat!


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FUNcube-1 Celebrates 4th Anniversary

November 21st 2017, marked the fourth aniversary for FUNcube-1 in
orbit.

FUNcube-1 was launched at 07:10 UTC on November 21st 2013 and its
first signals were received immediately after deployment over the
Indian Ocean by amateurs in South Africa. Since then it has been
operating continuously in either its education mode or, with the
transponder active, in amateur mode when in eclipse and at weekends.

The spacecraft has spent the four years in space orbiting the earth
at between 640 and 580 km and has now travelled around the earth more
than 20,000 times. That represents a distance travelled of
approaching 500 million miles.

Up to now, each of the orbits has been spilt approximately 65% in
sunlight and 35% in eclipse. This has resulted in the temperatures
inside the small spacecraft varying by about 25o C during each orbit.

During the recent AMSAT Colloquium, Wouter, PA3WEG, during his
presentation about the FUNcube project mentioned that the power
available from the solar panels has been slowly increasing since
launch. This observation led the team to do some further
investigations as to the cause.

Although the launch was into a nominally Sun Synchronous orbit, over
time this has drifted and the spacecraft is now entering a period
when it will be in the sun for longer periods during each orbit.

The exact details are still being determined, but it seems likely
that, starting from January 2018, there will be periods when the
spacecraft will be in the sun for all, or almost all, of its orbits.
Of course, this means that the on-board temperatures will be much
higher than we have previously experienced in flight, although we
have some test records from pre-flight thermal air testing that were
undertaken after integration.

The key will be to discover what the equilibrium temperature will be
internally. For comparison, AO85 has already "enjoyed" periods of
full sun and its internal temperatures have reached up to around 55o
C.

So the next few months will be quite an exciting time for the team!
We remain extremely grateful to everyone is using the spacecraft for
both its educational and amateur missions. Of course we are also very
very grateful to those who are downloading the telemetry and
uploading the data to the Data Warehouse. It continues to provide a
unique record of "life on board" a 1U CubeSat in space.

FUNcube-1 / AO-73 details

TLM down link freq 145.935 MHz BPSK

Transponder:
Nominal Uplink 435.150 - 435.130 MHz LSB (Inverting) The passband
may be up to 15kHz higher depending on on-board temps. Low
temperature gives higher freqs!
Downlink 145.950 - 145.970 MHz USB

Please use a maximium uplink power of 5 watts to a 7 dBi gain
antenna. More power is not needed to use the transponder!

Currently operating full power TLM beacon (300 mW) when in sunlight,
and Transponder, plus low power (30mW) TLM beacon when in eclipse.
Normally switches to Transponder over weekends and holidays

[ANS thanks Funcube.org for the above information]


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Video of Launches of the Currently Orbiting FUNcube Satellites

Wouter Weggelar, PA3WEG, released a composite video showing all
currently orbiting FUNcube family satellites being launched:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLevT3C5v6c&feature=youtu.be


[ANS thanks Wouter PA3WEG and AMSAT-UK for the above information]


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EcAMSat Deployed From ISS - 1200 baud Telemetry & QSL Card for Reports

The E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite (EcAMSat) mission will investigate
space microgravity effects on the antibiotic resistance of E. coli, a
bacterial pathogen responsible for urinary tract infection in humans
and animals. EcAMSat is being developed through a partnership between
NASA?s Ames Research Center and the Stanford University School of
Medicine. Dr. A.C. Matin is the Stanford University Principal
Investigator.

EcAMSAT was deployed from the ISS on November 20, 2017.

EcAMSat will investigate spaceflight effects on bacterial antibiotic
resistance and its genetic basis. Bacterial antibiotic resistance may
pose a danger to astronauts in microgravity, where the immune response
is weakened. Scientists believe that the results of this experiment
could help design effective countermeasures to protect astronauts?
health during long-duration human space missions.

Operating at 437.100 MHz FM, the EcAMSat beacon sends an AX.25 packet
every 5 seconds, similar to the format of the GeneSat-1, PharmaSat,
O/OREOS, and SporeSat beacons; the packet contains data about the
spacecraft systems operation.

A tracking screen, mission information, and mission status are dis-
played on the EcAMSat Mission Dashboard: http://ecamsat.engr.scu.edu/
Links to beacon decoding and packet uploading instructions are also
included on the Dashboard.

An example of the EcAMSat QSL card is displayed at:
https://yc3bvg.blogspot.com/2017/11/ecamsat-qsl-cards.html

[ANS thanks the EcAMSat Team and NASA for the above information]


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MAI-75 SSTV Over Moscow from ISS Planned for December 6-8

The MAI-75 folks have scheduled some SSTV activity during specific
periods
each day from Dec 6-8. The times correlate to a small number of
passes each
day in range of Moscow.

Dec 6, 2017
Setup and power on -  13:40-14:20 UTC
Power off - 17:05-17:15 UTC

Dec 7, 2017
Power on -  13:45-13:55 UTC
Power off - 17:30-17:40 UTC

Dec 8, 2017
Power on -  14:05-14:15 UTC
Power off and stow - 17:00-17:10 UTC

See: https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]


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UT1FG/MM Now Active

Yuri, UT1FG/MM, is back to sea on the Vessel Seahorse. It is
currently sailing from Algiers to Morocco where it will load cargo.
The plan is to sail to a USA port in the Gulf to be determined.

There are quite a few ships named Seahorse.  The MMSI number is
538007572.

Yuri is using the Elk antenna but only has RG58 coax feeding it.
Even so he reports working K3SZH on AO-7 today.  If he doesn't find
coax in Morocco, perhaps we can get some coax to him when he arrives
in a USA port. So he is likely to do better on a Mode B satellite
rather than one with a UHF downlink.  He has keps for AO-91, AO-85
and CAS-4B.

Please wait for a while before sending your logsheets. He will
likely be able to mail qsl's when he docks in the USA.

[ANS thanks John K8YSE for the above information]


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Support AMSAT on Cyber Monday

With Cyber Monday approaching, please keep AMSAT in mind while making
purchases on Amazon.com through AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a simple
way to support your favorite non-profit organizations, including
AMSAT. To get started, go to https://smile.amazon.com and designate
AMSAT as the recipient of a percentage of your purchases by selecting
?Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.? After selecting AMSAT, and when
making purchases at Amazon, be sure to navigate to
https://smile.amazon.com.

[ANS thanks AMSAT Office for the above information]


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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for 11-21-2017, Object Comment

Due to Thanksgiving being on Thursday, the AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution
for this week will be today, November 21, 2017. Next week we will
continue with the normal TLE distribution on each Thursday of the
week. Note that, per comments below, AO-91 is most likely object
43016.

It appears that AO-91 is in the group of cubesats launched on 11-18-
17 that include objects 43016, 43017, and 43018. The object 43015
that we were using for AO-91 has separated enough to be confirmed as
Buccaneer RRM by 18th Space Control Squadron at Vandenburg AFB, CA.
One of 18 SPCS many missions is launch analysis.

Therefore, based analysis (by Nico Janssen, (PA0DLO) and discussion
by Alan Biddle (WA4SCA), Jerry Buxton (N0JY), Nico Janssen (PA0DLO),
Paul Stoetzer (N8HM) and myself AO-91 is most likely object 43016.
Note that these objects are still very close together and one more
change could be needed. The process of identification is one of
waiting for a group of objects to separate enough to isolate the one
you are interested in and positively identify it's signal as matching
a certain TLE set. Simple, right!

For comparison, Buccaneer (object 43015, not AO-91) is now at least
26 seconds from objects 43016, 43017, and 43018.  Objects 43016,
43017, and 43018 are still about 2 seconds apart. (Analysis by
Nico,PA0DLO)

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad for the above information]


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ARISS News

+ A Successful contact was made between I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta
  Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France
  and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA using Callsign NA1SS. The
  contact began Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC and lasted about
  nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via K6DUE.
  ARISS Mentor was Gianpietro IZ2GOJ backed up by Joseph F6ICS.
  Quantity of questions answered: 18
  Quantity of people in attendance: approximatelt 200
  Quantity of media present:  local newspapers

+ A Successful contact was made between I.C. ?Pascoli Forgione?, San
  Giovanni Rotondo, Italy and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA using
  Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-11-15 11:36 UTC and lasted
  about nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via K6DUE.
  ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF.


+ A Successful contact was made between Carmelita Manara, Milano,
  Italy and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA using Callsign NA1SS. The
  contact began 2017-11-15 11:36 UTC and lasted about nine and a half
  minutes. Contact was telebridge via  K6DUE.
  ARISS Mentor was Gianpietro IZ2GOJ.
  Quantity of questions answered:  23
  Quantity of people in attendance:  270
  Quantity of media present:  Newspaper and TV
  Additional information:  Raoul Nespoli (Paolo's brother) was a
  guest at Milano.

+ A Successful contact was made between TX-801st Air Force JROTC at
  Burleson High, Burleson, Texas, USA and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli
  IZ?JPA using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-11-13 14:50 UTC
  and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge
  via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor was Keith W5IU.
  Quantity of questions answered:  All 19
  Quantity of people in attendance:  225
  Quantity of media present:  local newspaper

+ A Successful contact was made between Liceo Scientifico ?Valdemaro
  Vecchi?, Trani, Italy and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA using
  Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-11-11 11:16 UTC  and lasted
  about nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via VK4KHZ.
  ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF.
  Quantity of questions answered:  14
  Quantity of people in attendance:  about 200
  Quantity of media present:  none reported

+ A Successful contact was made between I.I.S.S. ?T.Fiore-C.Sylos?,
  Terlizzi, Italy and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA using Callsign
  NA1SS. The contact began 2017-11-11 11:16 UTC  and lasted about
  nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via VK4KHZ.
  ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF.
  Quantity of questions answered:  14
  Quantity of people in attendance:  about 200
  Quantity of media present:  none reported

+ A Successful contact was made between Liceo Statale ?Ilaria Alpi?,
  Rutigliano, Italy from the University of Bari and Astronaut Paolo
  Nespoli IZ?JPA using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-11-11
  11:16 UTC  and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was
  telebridge via  VK4KHZ. ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF].
  Quantity of questions answered:  14
  Quantity of people in attendance:  about 200
  Quantity of media present:  none reported

+ A Successful contact was made between South Florida Science Center
  and Aquarium, West Palm Beach, FL, USA and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli
  IZ?JPA using Callsign NA1SS. The contact began 2017-11-06 16:17 UTC
  and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was Direct via
  WS4FSC. ARISS Mentors were Steve W1HQL and Ryan W4NTR.
  Quantity of questions answered:  All 12.
  Quantity of people in attendance:  100
  Quantity of media present:  TV and newspaper

+ A Successful contact was made between Istituto di Istruzione
  Superiore ?Leonardo Da Vinci?, Lanusei, Italy and Astronaut Paolo
  Nespoli IZ?JPA using Callsign OR4ISS. The contact began 2017-11-04
  10:12 UTC  and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was
  direct via IS?BWM and incorporated Ham TV.
  ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF.

+ A Successful contact was made between Liceo Artistico Melotti,
  Lomazzo, Italy and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA using Callsign
  IR0ISS. The contact began 2017-11-03 09:27 UTC and lasted about
  nine and a half minutes. Contact was telebridge via IQ5LI.
  ARISS Mentor was [NAME, Gianpietro IZ2GOJ.
  Quantity of questions answered:  15
  Quantity of people in attendance:  300
  Quantity of media present:  Local TV and newspapers

+ A Successful contact was made between Liceo Scientifico
  ?Francesco Cecioni?, Livorno, Italy and Astronaut Paolo Nespoli
  IZ?JPA using Callsign IR0ISS. The contact began 2017-11-03 09:27
  UTC and lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct
  via IQ5LI and incorporated Ham TV.
  ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF.
  Quantity of questions answered:  15
  Quantity of people in attendance:  300
  Quantity of media present:  Local TV and newspapers.

+ A Successful contact was made between Asociaci?n Civil Instituto
  Maria Montessori, San Crist?bel, Venezuela and Joe Acaba KE5DAR
  using Callsign IR0ISS. The contact began 2017-10-31 18:23 UTC and
  lasted about nine and a half minutes. Contact was direct via
  YY2CMR. ARISS Mentor was Brian VE6JBJ.
  Quantity of questions answered:  15
  Quantity of people in attendance:  650
  Quantity of media present: 44 press media representatives,
  regional, national, and international
  Additional information:  It was wonderful. The signal was 9+40dB.


+ A Successful contact was made between Primaria e Secondaria di
  primo grado  Istituto comprensivo Via XVI settembre, Civitavecchia,
  Italy and Astronaut Joe Acaba KE5DAR using Callsign NA1SS. The
  contact began 2017-10-30 11:20 UTC and lasted about nine and a half
  minutes. Contact was direct via IK0WGF and incorporated Ham TV.
  ARISS Mentor was Francesco IK?WGF.
  Quantity of questions answered:  16
  Quantity of people in attendance:  About 200
  Quantity of media present:  Video streaming was on BATC.TV
  Additional information:  https://youtu.be/nhWL4xLroKU

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-22 07:00 UTC

I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat,
Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE

Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact is a go for: Mon  2017-11-27 18:39:58 UTC

Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada, telebridge via
IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact  is a go for: Tue 2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC

S.G.B. De La Salle,  Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi
Nono, Mira, Italy, telebridge via  W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30  08:04:20 UTC

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister  school, St. Mary
Academy -
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD
The  ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The  scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC


[ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above
 information]


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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ EagleSat-1 Requests Help Listening for Beacon

  RadFxSat-1/Fox-1B AO-91's P-POD mate on the ELaNa XIV, EagleSat-1:
  their team is having trouble hearing their beacon on 437.645MHz. The
  beacon transmission timing is 1 minute. Please send reception
  reports to Deborah Jackson (jacksd40 at my.erau.edu) and Steven Buck
  (bucks2 at my.erau.edu) ... via
  [ANS thanks Jerry N0JY for the above information]

+ RSGB Space Posters

  Several of @theRSGB posters promoting Amateur Radio feature Space
  Communications. PDF Posters are available for free download from
  http://tinyurl.com/ANS330-RSGB-Posters

  [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]

+ New URL for Farnham WebSDR

  The SUWS LF/VHF/UHF/uW WebSDR based at Farnham near London has a
  new URL:  http://farnham-sdr.com/  The antennas on 2m and 70cm are
  optimized for Satellite and High Altitude Balloon reception.

  [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]


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From matthew at mrstevens.net  Sun Nov 26 02:09:52 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 21:09:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on AO-91 AFC
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtSgaa42kYdThngDwqdgL+ASrNeT8Kq=ndc_bWcTEJyGcg@mail.gmail.com>

I?ve done a bit of study on the Fox series AFC. I never really knew
much about it up until this point, but with all the discussion on the
amsat-bb about AO-91?s AFC function, and the alleged lack of uplink
Doppler tuning needed ? I figured I should educate myself a bit more.

I also wanted to test it out some. My observations (which I?ve
outlined in another BB post
http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2017-November/065569.html),
making hundreds of QSOs on AO-85 using various antennas, radios, and
power settings have been that there is definite need to tune the
uplink frequency for Doppler shift. My initial experiences working
passes on AO-91 from a few minutes after commissioning, using an HT
and whip, then an HT and Elk, then and HT and arrow, did nothing to
change my mind about tuning for the AO-91 uplink.

However, even though I already made a bunch of QSOs on AO91, I didn?t
really have enough data to make any kind of real conclusion about the
AFC on AO-91. So, I figured I?d try some experiments and post them
here!

>>

Today was the first pass I had worked on AO-91 with anything other
than a 0.05-5w Kenwood D72 HT for a radio. I broke out my Icom 821H
for a 90 degree lunchtime pass, turned up the power to the full ~35w,
and used my handheld arrow II antenna. Having already heard the
absolute zoo that has been daytime AO-91 passes, I was curious first
to hear how it went using more power (as far as being able to get in
over the dead carriers and multiple hetrodyning uplinks), and second,
how the AFC functioned with a lot of high-power users.

What I found: The AFC *does* seem to work! However, there are some
usage caveats that I have to note. When there is a single signal
coming into the bird, it seems to compensate fine for being off
frequency (within reason). I didn?t try too wide of a tuning range,
since compared to some stations I heard today I didn?t have enough
power to be way off (more on that in a minute). But I did try +/-
about 5khz, and it seemed to compensate just fine if I was the only
signal coming in.

That?s the rub however. There was virtually no time today where I was
the only signal coming into the bird! And when there was a bunch of
different signals, basically, the strongest uplink was the one that
determined the AFC tuning. You can hear that happening in the
recording which I?ll link to below. There was more than one instance
where I began to transmit over a carrier or other signal that I was
hearing (being careful not to transmit over any actual audible callers
or QSOs in progress). You can hear my audio go from poor to crystal
clear as the AFC (apparently) adjusted to my carrier ? and I did not
adjust my transmit frequency at the time. I assume that my signal was
stronger than the others, and the AFC ?picked? mine.

You can also hear a signal from XE3ARV, who had by far the strongest
signal I heard during the pass. Because his uplink signal was so much
stronger than anyone or anything else, it sounded like the AFC
adjusted to whatever his uplink frequency was. If I, or anyone else
was transmitting at the time, you can hear it IMMEDIATELY go from the
other clear (or scratchy) signal (depending on what state the AFC
tuning was in at the time), to a crystal clear downlink from XE3ARV.

Another observation of note was the downlink signal from 5K0T. At the
beginning of the pass you can hear a very clear signal from their
obviously strong uplink. As the pass progressed, the audio quality on
their downlink deteriorated a lot. The only reason I can see for this
is that they may have not been adjusting for Doppler during the pass,
and were possibly 10khz or more from the correct uplink frequency
(perhaps transmitting at 435.240 the entire pass?). I can?t confirm
this as I wasn?t there to see what was happening on their end, but
that is one possible explanation to why their signal sounded like it
did at the end of the pass. This hypothesis also is supported by
having heard another station on a much quieter, early morning pass the
other day who I know was transmitting 30khz off frequency. His audio
sounded very similar to 5K0T at the time.

Yet another observation is that when there are a lot of users on the
pass, it seems to be beneficial to adjust for Doppler. There were
several times during today?s pass where I did tune my radio to the
correct, Doppler adjusted uplink frequency. If there was a high level
of QRM, tuning for Doppler seemed to help my signal be received by the
satellite, as opposed to tuning +/- 5khz from the Doppler adjusted
value.

Here is my recording:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c8XYCoxFCKCyR4dtfwJCyM9tjfo1mLKd

TL;DR observations:

1. AFC does work within some limitations.

2. With multiple strong signals into the bird, the strongest ?wins? as
far as determining the AFC adjustment. This makes other signals tuned
to other frequencies sound ?staticky?

3. Transmitting very far off frequency makes your downlink audio sound bad.

4. Adjusting for Doppler seems to help your signal capture the sats
receiver better than other users who are operating at a similar power
level to you.

Conclusion so far: In practice, AFC is good for correcting minor
Doppler tuning errors. However, unless there is only one user
transmitting into the sat at a point in time, it does not eliminate
the need to tune your uplink for Doppler.

I would be curious to hear other observations and interpretations from
AO-91 passes. I think it?s helpful to support observations with
recordings, so others can listen and draw their own conclusions about
your interpretation of what has occurred.

Also, these are just my initial impressions from operating passes?and
these are subject to change over time :-)



73,

Matthew nj4y

From ka9p at aol.com  Sun Nov 26 03:52:06 2017
From: ka9p at aol.com (Scott)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 21:52:06 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on AO-91 AFC
In-Reply-To: <CAN8zKtSgaa42kYdThngDwqdgL+ASrNeT8Kq=ndc_bWcTEJyGcg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAN8zKtSgaa42kYdThngDwqdgL+ASrNeT8Kq=ndc_bWcTEJyGcg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <50A1DC0B-11E3-4673-AC78-7C056782D61B@aol.com>

Matt?s observations beg the question of what the design basis of the AFC system might be- single signal or a number of signals of varying amplitude and frequency.

In the end it may not matter much, but if understanding better how it works leads to more enlightened use of the bird than a few of the (obviously there?s still learning going on) passes this weekend, it could be very helpful.

Thanks for any info or guidance you engineering guys may have, and again, congrats on a super job.

73 Scott ka9p

Make something good happen!

> On Nov 25, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net> wrote:
> 
> I?ve done a bit of study on the Fox series AFC. I never really knew
> much about it up until this point, but with all the discussion on the
> amsat-bb about AO-91?s AFC function, and the alleged lack of uplink
> Doppler tuning needed ? I figured I should educate myself a bit more.
> 
> I also wanted to test it out some. My observations (which I?ve
> outlined in another BB post
> http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2017-November/065569.html),
> making hundreds of QSOs on AO-85 using various antennas, radios, and
> power settings have been that there is definite need to tune the
> uplink frequency for Doppler shift. My initial experiences working
> passes on AO-91 from a few minutes after commissioning, using an HT
> and whip, then an HT and Elk, then and HT and arrow, did nothing to
> change my mind about tuning for the AO-91 uplink.
> 
> However, even though I already made a bunch of QSOs on AO91, I didn?t
> really have enough data to make any kind of real conclusion about the
> AFC on AO-91. So, I figured I?d try some experiments and post them
> here!
> 
>>> 
> 
> Today was the first pass I had worked on AO-91 with anything other
> than a 0.05-5w Kenwood D72 HT for a radio. I broke out my Icom 821H
> for a 90 degree lunchtime pass, turned up the power to the full ~35w,
> and used my handheld arrow II antenna. Having already heard the
> absolute zoo that has been daytime AO-91 passes, I was curious first
> to hear how it went using more power (as far as being able to get in
> over the dead carriers and multiple hetrodyning uplinks), and second,
> how the AFC functioned with a lot of high-power users.
> 
> What I found: The AFC *does* seem to work! However, there are some
> usage caveats that I have to note. When there is a single signal
> coming into the bird, it seems to compensate fine for being off
> frequency (within reason). I didn?t try too wide of a tuning range,
> since compared to some stations I heard today I didn?t have enough
> power to be way off (more on that in a minute). But I did try +/-
> about 5khz, and it seemed to compensate just fine if I was the only
> signal coming in.
> 
> That?s the rub however. There was virtually no time today where I was
> the only signal coming into the bird! And when there was a bunch of
> different signals, basically, the strongest uplink was the one that
> determined the AFC tuning. You can hear that happening in the
> recording which I?ll link to below. There was more than one instance
> where I began to transmit over a carrier or other signal that I was
> hearing (being careful not to transmit over any actual audible callers
> or QSOs in progress). You can hear my audio go from poor to crystal
> clear as the AFC (apparently) adjusted to my carrier ? and I did not
> adjust my transmit frequency at the time. I assume that my signal was
> stronger than the others, and the AFC ?picked? mine.
> 
> You can also hear a signal from XE3ARV, who had by far the strongest
> signal I heard during the pass. Because his uplink signal was so much
> stronger than anyone or anything else, it sounded like the AFC
> adjusted to whatever his uplink frequency was. If I, or anyone else
> was transmitting at the time, you can hear it IMMEDIATELY go from the
> other clear (or scratchy) signal (depending on what state the AFC
> tuning was in at the time), to a crystal clear downlink from XE3ARV.
> 
> Another observation of note was the downlink signal from 5K0T. At the
> beginning of the pass you can hear a very clear signal from their
> obviously strong uplink. As the pass progressed, the audio quality on
> their downlink deteriorated a lot. The only reason I can see for this
> is that they may have not been adjusting for Doppler during the pass,
> and were possibly 10khz or more from the correct uplink frequency
> (perhaps transmitting at 435.240 the entire pass?). I can?t confirm
> this as I wasn?t there to see what was happening on their end, but
> that is one possible explanation to why their signal sounded like it
> did at the end of the pass. This hypothesis also is supported by
> having heard another station on a much quieter, early morning pass the
> other day who I know was transmitting 30khz off frequency. His audio
> sounded very similar to 5K0T at the time.
> 
> Yet another observation is that when there are a lot of users on the
> pass, it seems to be beneficial to adjust for Doppler. There were
> several times during today?s pass where I did tune my radio to the
> correct, Doppler adjusted uplink frequency. If there was a high level
> of QRM, tuning for Doppler seemed to help my signal be received by the
> satellite, as opposed to tuning +/- 5khz from the Doppler adjusted
> value.
> 
> Here is my recording:
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c8XYCoxFCKCyR4dtfwJCyM9tjfo1mLKd
> 
> TL;DR observations:
> 
> 1. AFC does work within some limitations.
> 
> 2. With multiple strong signals into the bird, the strongest ?wins? as
> far as determining the AFC adjustment. This makes other signals tuned
> to other frequencies sound ?staticky?
> 
> 3. Transmitting very far off frequency makes your downlink audio sound bad.
> 
> 4. Adjusting for Doppler seems to help your signal capture the sats
> receiver better than other users who are operating at a similar power
> level to you.
> 
> Conclusion so far: In practice, AFC is good for correcting minor
> Doppler tuning errors. However, unless there is only one user
> transmitting into the sat at a point in time, it does not eliminate
> the need to tune your uplink for Doppler.
> 
> I would be curious to hear other observations and interpretations from
> AO-91 passes. I think it?s helpful to support observations with
> recordings, so others can listen and draw their own conclusions about
> your interpretation of what has occurred.
> 
> Also, these are just my initial impressions from operating passes?and
> these are subject to change over time :-)
> 
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Matthew nj4y
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Sun Nov 26 04:15:01 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 23:15:01 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Ashbury College, Ottawa,
	Ontario, Canada
Message-ID: <CB5C54BD3A84493AA51A78AAE1174426@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 27 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:39 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

 

Ashbury College is an independent academic institution in the heart of Canada's Capital. From grades 4 to 12, students are prepared for post-secondary education, all while cultivating a strong sense of community engagement, and independent learning. We are part of the International Baccalaureate program and have a deep involvement in the Round Square initiative as well as additional science and math programs. We as a school believe that our participation in the ARISS communication session with the International Space Station would provide valuable and relevant information to our students, as well as reflect our roots in Internationalism, and STEM. The students attending the broadcast will be all of the grade 9 and 10 students, as well as students in the Space and Science course and Kinesiology course.

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1) Microgravity has shown to cause a decrease in muscle mass which can impact 

   muscle strength, endurance, contraction, and other key muscular    

   activities. What are some ways that you prevent muscular atrophy in zero    

   gravity and how do you prepare for this prior to space flight?

2) How do you adjust to a sleep cycle on the ISS (the sun sets 16 times)? How 

   do you re-adjust to a sleep cycle when you return to Earth?

3) What do you miss most about Earth while on the ISS?

4) Funding excepted, what are the obstacles to adding an artificial gravity 

   module to the ISS, considering the potential benefits astronauts could 

   receive from it during long-term space missions?

5) What was the application process like to become an astronaut? What set you 

   apart from your peers?

6) How do the plants grown on the ISS differ from those on Earth? Are there 

   any sustaining food sources?

7) What type of projects/research do you do in outer space and what is your 

   favourite experiment to work on the ISS?

8) In space, the loss of bone mass is found to be up to 10x the amount of 

   osteoporosis. On earth, one of the ways we prevent bone loss is by 

   increasing resistance training, however, there is no resistance in zero 
   gravity. How do you prepare for and cope with this bone loss in a micro-

   gravitational environment before, during and after space flight, 

   especially when you are up there for longer periods of time (i.e. 6 

   months)? Does this affect things like healing bone fractures?

9) What do you do for fun?

10) What is the most frustrating/exciting part of being an astronaut?

11) What were your first thoughts when arriving at the ISS? Any fear or just 

    excitement?

12) How will things be different with the new space station planned to orbit 

    the moon compared to the International Space Station?

13) How do you bathe?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

  

 1. Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada,  telebridge via IK1SLD

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS  

     The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli

     Contact is a go for: Tue  2017-11-28 18:46 UTC

 

 2. S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and  Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 

     Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ

     The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

     The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 

     Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04 UTC 

 

 3. Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - 

     Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 

     The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS

     The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  

     Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02 UTC  

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From matthew at mrstevens.net  Sun Nov 26 06:49:51 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:49:51 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on AO-91 AFC
In-Reply-To: <50A1DC0B-11E3-4673-AC78-7C056782D61B@aol.com>
References: <CAN8zKtSgaa42kYdThngDwqdgL+ASrNeT8Kq=ndc_bWcTEJyGcg@mail.gmail.com>
	<50A1DC0B-11E3-4673-AC78-7C056782D61B@aol.com>
Message-ID: <45C5E023-6F20-4713-B32A-07A560418709@mrstevens.net>

Update from the 0617z pass just now. Using a D72 and arrow, I tried transmitting adjusted for doppler shift, then changing from that doppler adjusted frequency first to 15khz low, then 10khz, 5, and finally back to the correct frequency. All on a much quieter pass than earlier, only 6 or 7 stations on at this time of the morning.

At -15khz, I was still easily able to access the repeater. However my audio was extremely muffled sounding, and difficult to understand. Another station on the pass reported it sounding ?extremely garbled.? I shifted to -10khz, and got the report back that my audio was clear and understandable. To my ears (full duplex), it still sounded a bit muffled but much better than before. Shifting back to -5khz, and then the approximate correct doppler adjusted uplink, I couldn?t really tell the difference between -5 and 0.

So, conclusion. The AFC seems to be working as advertised! With a 5w HT and arrow I had no problem getting in on a slow pass even 15khz off freq, albeit with terrible audio. However, while 10khz off was acceptable, +/-5khz was what I would consider ?good.?

My advice is to use the AFC as an aid, not a crutch. Don?t count on it to correct a large tuning error very well, especially on a busy pass with more than one user transmitting simultaneously.

Keep tuning for doppler on your uplink like you have been for AO-85, but don?t worry too much about being exact with it on AO-91. The AFC will ?fix? it if you?re off a few kHz.

As a side note, once again tonight I was hugely impressed with the audio quality, ease accessing the repeater, and horizon to horizon performance of the new sat! Amsat really scored with this one.

73,
- Matthew nj4y

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 25, 2017, at 22:52, Scott <ka9p at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Matt?s observations beg the question of what the design basis of the AFC system might be- single signal or a number of signals of varying amplitude and frequency.
> 
> In the end it may not matter much, but if understanding better how it works leads to more enlightened use of the bird than a few of the (obviously there?s still learning going on) passes this weekend, it could be very helpful.
> 
> Thanks for any info or guidance you engineering guys may have, and again, congrats on a super job.
> 
> 73 Scott ka9p
> 
> Make something good happen!
> 
>> On Nov 25, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Matthew Stevens <matthew at mrstevens.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I?ve done a bit of study on the Fox series AFC. I never really knew
>> much about it up until this point, but with all the discussion on the
>> amsat-bb about AO-91?s AFC function, and the alleged lack of uplink
>> Doppler tuning needed ? I figured I should educate myself a bit more.
>> 
>> I also wanted to test it out some. My observations (which I?ve
>> outlined in another BB post
>> http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2017-November/065569.html),
>> making hundreds of QSOs on AO-85 using various antennas, radios, and
>> power settings have been that there is definite need to tune the
>> uplink frequency for Doppler shift. My initial experiences working
>> passes on AO-91 from a few minutes after commissioning, using an HT
>> and whip, then an HT and Elk, then and HT and arrow, did nothing to
>> change my mind about tuning for the AO-91 uplink.
>> 
>> However, even though I already made a bunch of QSOs on AO91, I didn?t
>> really have enough data to make any kind of real conclusion about the
>> AFC on AO-91. So, I figured I?d try some experiments and post them
>> here!
>> 
>>>> 
>> 
>> Today was the first pass I had worked on AO-91 with anything other
>> than a 0.05-5w Kenwood D72 HT for a radio. I broke out my Icom 821H
>> for a 90 degree lunchtime pass, turned up the power to the full ~35w,
>> and used my handheld arrow II antenna. Having already heard the
>> absolute zoo that has been daytime AO-91 passes, I was curious first
>> to hear how it went using more power (as far as being able to get in
>> over the dead carriers and multiple hetrodyning uplinks), and second,
>> how the AFC functioned with a lot of high-power users.
>> 
>> What I found: The AFC *does* seem to work! However, there are some
>> usage caveats that I have to note. When there is a single signal
>> coming into the bird, it seems to compensate fine for being off
>> frequency (within reason). I didn?t try too wide of a tuning range,
>> since compared to some stations I heard today I didn?t have enough
>> power to be way off (more on that in a minute). But I did try +/-
>> about 5khz, and it seemed to compensate just fine if I was the only
>> signal coming in.
>> 
>> That?s the rub however. There was virtually no time today where I was
>> the only signal coming into the bird! And when there was a bunch of
>> different signals, basically, the strongest uplink was the one that
>> determined the AFC tuning. You can hear that happening in the
>> recording which I?ll link to below. There was more than one instance
>> where I began to transmit over a carrier or other signal that I was
>> hearing (being careful not to transmit over any actual audible callers
>> or QSOs in progress). You can hear my audio go from poor to crystal
>> clear as the AFC (apparently) adjusted to my carrier ? and I did not
>> adjust my transmit frequency at the time. I assume that my signal was
>> stronger than the others, and the AFC ?picked? mine.
>> 
>> You can also hear a signal from XE3ARV, who had by far the strongest
>> signal I heard during the pass. Because his uplink signal was so much
>> stronger than anyone or anything else, it sounded like the AFC
>> adjusted to whatever his uplink frequency was. If I, or anyone else
>> was transmitting at the time, you can hear it IMMEDIATELY go from the
>> other clear (or scratchy) signal (depending on what state the AFC
>> tuning was in at the time), to a crystal clear downlink from XE3ARV.
>> 
>> Another observation of note was the downlink signal from 5K0T. At the
>> beginning of the pass you can hear a very clear signal from their
>> obviously strong uplink. As the pass progressed, the audio quality on
>> their downlink deteriorated a lot. The only reason I can see for this
>> is that they may have not been adjusting for Doppler during the pass,
>> and were possibly 10khz or more from the correct uplink frequency
>> (perhaps transmitting at 435.240 the entire pass?). I can?t confirm
>> this as I wasn?t there to see what was happening on their end, but
>> that is one possible explanation to why their signal sounded like it
>> did at the end of the pass. This hypothesis also is supported by
>> having heard another station on a much quieter, early morning pass the
>> other day who I know was transmitting 30khz off frequency. His audio
>> sounded very similar to 5K0T at the time.
>> 
>> Yet another observation is that when there are a lot of users on the
>> pass, it seems to be beneficial to adjust for Doppler. There were
>> several times during today?s pass where I did tune my radio to the
>> correct, Doppler adjusted uplink frequency. If there was a high level
>> of QRM, tuning for Doppler seemed to help my signal be received by the
>> satellite, as opposed to tuning +/- 5khz from the Doppler adjusted
>> value.
>> 
>> Here is my recording:
>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c8XYCoxFCKCyR4dtfwJCyM9tjfo1mLKd
>> 
>> TL;DR observations:
>> 
>> 1. AFC does work within some limitations.
>> 
>> 2. With multiple strong signals into the bird, the strongest ?wins? as
>> far as determining the AFC adjustment. This makes other signals tuned
>> to other frequencies sound ?staticky?
>> 
>> 3. Transmitting very far off frequency makes your downlink audio sound bad.
>> 
>> 4. Adjusting for Doppler seems to help your signal capture the sats
>> receiver better than other users who are operating at a similar power
>> level to you.
>> 
>> Conclusion so far: In practice, AFC is good for correcting minor
>> Doppler tuning errors. However, unless there is only one user
>> transmitting into the sat at a point in time, it does not eliminate
>> the need to tune your uplink for Doppler.
>> 
>> I would be curious to hear other observations and interpretations from
>> AO-91 passes. I think it?s helpful to support observations with
>> recordings, so others can listen and draw their own conclusions about
>> your interpretation of what has occurred.
>> 
>> Also, these are just my initial impressions from operating passes?and
>> these are subject to change over time :-)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Matthew nj4y
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From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Sun Nov 26 09:30:20 2017
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 09:30:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO 91 Pass over India and South east asis
References: <645626248.3869144.1511688620076.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <645626248.3869144.1511688620076@mail.yahoo.com>

Worked 9V1SV at Singapore and vu2pep during the 1815 UTC pass . Great signals from the satellite. I was using a ICOM W32 with a rubber duck antenna. Many stations in India were able to hear the downlink on handheld radios. Thanks AMSAT NA for such a great satellite.

73
Nitin [VU3TYG]

From k7trkradio at charter.net  Sun Nov 26 16:03:15 2017
From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 08:03:15 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 12.8c help!
Message-ID: <000c01d366d0$11a19830$34e4c890$@charter.net>

Hi, 

 

I had not started the program in over a year, and yesterday when I decided
to get it functioning again, I get a constant error screen that says:

 

"Ungultige Gleitkommaoperation" the screen just keeps repeating..and the
tabs are greyed out

 

I'd rather not delete and reinstall if possible

 

Any help appreciated

 

73, Ted

K7TRK


From w8aas at verizon.net  Sun Nov 26 16:18:17 2017
From: w8aas at verizon.net (Dave Taylor)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 11:18:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 12.8c help!
In-Reply-To: <000c01d366d0$11a19830$34e4c890$@charter.net>
References: <000c01d366d0$11a19830$34e4c890$@charter.net>
Message-ID: <C252778D-0459-4B46-A49D-4137B292F530@verizon.net>

I?d guess outdated keps (maybe a satellite that has reentered).  Try deleting the keps files and restarting.

Dave

> On Nov 26, 2017, at 11:03 AM, Ted <k7trkradio at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> 
> 
> I had not started the program in over a year, and yesterday when I decided
> to get it functioning again, I get a constant error screen that says:
> 
> 
> 
> "Ungultige Gleitkommaoperation" the screen just keeps repeating..and the
> tabs are greyed out
> 
> 
> 
> I'd rather not delete and reinstall if possible
> 
> 
> 
> Any help appreciated
> 
> 
> 
> 73, Ted
> 
> K7TRK
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> 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.
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From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Sun Nov 26 18:59:46 2017
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:59:46 -0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO73/FUNcube-1 Operations
Message-ID: <E325B7726AB5467794BC617D435BBC9C@LAPTOP91ASAKDB>

Hi All,

Just to advise that AO73/FUNcube-1 is now in autonomous mode. For operational reasons the switch back to amateur mode for next weekend may not take place until ?first thing? (UTC) on Saturday 3rd Dec.

Have a great FUN week!

73
Graham
G3VZV

From chrisethompson at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 20:00:05 2017
From: chrisethompson at gmail.com (Chris Thompson)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:00:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] High Speed Telemetry, SDR#, and RTS/SDR
In-Reply-To: <5a1732aa.152b370a.b98e1.4115@mx.google.com>
References: <5a1732aa.152b370a.b98e1.4115@mx.google.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+tS2=g8u19jj1HOMrei0DyWXW38aHRdQPFn99VjDGv11g@mail.gmail.com>

Fred,

What bandwidth did you set for the FM channel in sdr#?  You can decode the
DUV slow speed telem with a 5kHz channel but the high speed needs to be
15-20kHz.

Chris

On Nov 23, 2017 15:42, "Fred Castello" <fredcastello at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is anyone using this particular combination with the Fox 1 Telemetry
> Analysis Tool?  Today on one of my good passes with AO-91 I believe it was
> transmitting high speed telemetry and it seemed no matter what combination
> I used, I could not get the tool to decode the high speed telemetry.  I
> have no problem with the low speed Data Under Voice with this combination.
> I have always assumed that the high speed telemetry is on the same
> frequency as voice and low speed DUV.  I would appreciate any thoughts
> anyone has as usual.
> Best Regards,
> Fred ? KF4FC
>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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> AMSAT-NA.
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 20:02:39 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:02:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] "Reverse" bias-tee ??
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOa+vE0kpDUbgjOuzU-HfatQh7k6+-6=q4NDi+ARWaRcsg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi everyone.

The schematic makes me think "yes", but I wanted to check before making a
purchase.

Normally a bias-tee is used to inject a DC voltage onto your coax to power
a pre-amp.  Since some pre-amps aren't powered off the coax, but rather
from a separate pair of pins, I was wondering if you can use a bias-tee AT
THE PRE-AMP to extract the DC voltage off our coax for connection to those
external power pins on the pre-amp?

Running a separate cable to power the pre-amp is not the end of the world,
but it would be convenient if I could turn on the bias voltage available on
the Airspy or RTL-SDR and then extract it up at the antenna to power a
pre-amp.

Thanks for any recommendations!

-Scott,  K4KDR

From wageners at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 20:03:31 2017
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 14:03:31 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] TNC3S High-Speed dual port Packet-Controller - FS -
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHADT83PVDfuyJbmgqvg=UHKSzQbMn5XEFtTYPH5DL0EGQ@mail.gmail.com>

Have a very nice TNC3S high speed dual port packet-controller for sale.
Unit has the 1200 and 9600 boards built in. See:
http://www.symek.com/g/tnc3s.html
for more information and user manuals. Asking $100 shipped within US and
Canada or best offer. Photos on request. If interested, contact me off the
BB. My callsign @ gmail.com

Thanks, Stefan VE4NSA

From zryder94 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 20:24:54 2017
From: zryder94 at gmail.com (Mike Thompson)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:24:54 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] 11/25 AO-91 recording
Message-ID: <CAGD5MUHMzuDtZn-vfeYWvELRbRma2C40i+AzFiqtokO9oCk1SQ@mail.gmail.com>

My audio recorder stopped working mid way through this afternoon?s AO-91
pass over the US. By any chance, did anyone happen to record my contacts?
AE0MT in EN34 with a VE7? station, and I think a N2 station. Thanks for
your help everyone.

From diehl.mike.a at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 20:53:15 2017
From: diehl.mike.a at gmail.com (Mike Diehl)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:53:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] 11/25 AO-91 recording
In-Reply-To: <CAGD5MUHMzuDtZn-vfeYWvELRbRma2C40i+AzFiqtokO9oCk1SQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGD5MUHMzuDtZn-vfeYWvELRbRma2C40i+AzFiqtokO9oCk1SQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8E1A20E6-5EB4-4BCD-A7DD-31217FBF507E@gmail.com>

Sounds like VE7CEW, not sure who the N2 is. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 26, 2017, at 15:24, Mike Thompson <zryder94 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My audio recorder stopped working mid way through this afternoon?s AO-91
> pass over the US. By any chance, did anyone happen to record my contacts?
> AE0MT in EN34 with a VE7? station, and I think a N2 station. Thanks for
> your help everyone.
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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From endaf99 at gmail.com  Sun Nov 26 23:11:12 2017
From: endaf99 at gmail.com (Endaf Buckley)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:11:12 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Unofficial AMSAT D-STAR net.
Message-ID: <CAOG5GhS2xP6PWdykFZT0nCLwC_5WbaePNO9TXUZK3nWVXQeFsA@mail.gmail.com>

The Unofficial AMSAT D-STAR net Monday at 03:30 UTC on Reflector 9C. This
is not affiliated with AMSAT and is just an informal round table type net
discussing all things satellite and more. 73 de N6UTC.

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Sun Nov 26 23:52:09 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 18:52:09 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood D74a
In-Reply-To: <CAOG5GhS2xP6PWdykFZT0nCLwC_5WbaePNO9TXUZK3nWVXQeFsA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOG5GhS2xP6PWdykFZT0nCLwC_5WbaePNO9TXUZK3nWVXQeFsA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4A3226EEB55A44A39BB59F5688302A0B@kb2m4PC>

Has anyone paired a D74a with say a FT-817 to work the  linear birds 
portable? I'm thinking of picking one up to have the SSB receive 
capability(or visa versa). I remember years ago trying this with a TH-F6A 
and was really disappointed in the wwiiddddeee receiver performance. Is the 
D74a able to rx a 3k wide sig properly? Just trying to make sure before I 
pull the trigger...

73 Jeff kb2m 


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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Mon Nov 27 00:51:45 2017
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:51:45 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood D74a
In-Reply-To: <4A3226EEB55A44A39BB59F5688302A0B@kb2m4PC>
References: <CAOG5GhS2xP6PWdykFZT0nCLwC_5WbaePNO9TXUZK3nWVXQeFsA@mail.gmail.com>
	<4A3226EEB55A44A39BB59F5688302A0B@kb2m4PC>
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUe4LjZAa2QaPU2toF5XYSXGVxtqt=CMMfM5VkFAkqNrzg@mail.gmail.com>

Jeff,

I have used the 817/D74 pair for the SSB birds. All-mode RX
in the D74 is much better than the TH-F6A. Just have to
adapt to a VFO knob that isn't (relatively) large and smooth
turning as the 817. You can also use the D74's recording
function so you don't forget who you work. Make sure
the recorder is set for the VFO you use for SSB RX.

Good luck, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK


On Sunday, November 26, 2017, <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:

> Has anyone paired a D74a with say a FT-817 to work the  linear birds
> portable? I'm thinking of picking one up to have the SSB receive
> capability(or visa versa). I remember years ago trying this with a TH-F6A
> and was really disappointed in the wwiiddddeee receiver performance. Is the
> D74a able to rx a 3k wide sig properly? Just trying to make sure before I
> pull the trigger...
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Mon Nov 27 01:02:02 2017
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (kb2mjeff at att.net)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:02:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood D74a
In-Reply-To: <CAN6TEUe4LjZAa2QaPU2toF5XYSXGVxtqt=CMMfM5VkFAkqNrzg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOG5GhS2xP6PWdykFZT0nCLwC_5WbaePNO9TXUZK3nWVXQeFsA@mail.gmail.com>
	<4A3226EEB55A44A39BB59F5688302A0B@kb2m4PC>
	<CAN6TEUe4LjZAa2QaPU2toF5XYSXGVxtqt=CMMfM5VkFAkqNrzg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <225FF2775DDD4299AEEB33F1E28252A3@kb2m4PC>

Hi Patrick, thanks for the quick reply. That was the answer I was looking for. Also the recording function is a bonus....

73 Jeff kb2m


From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 7:51 PM
To: mailto:kb2m at arrl.net 
Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Kenwood D74a

Jeff, 

I have used the 817/D74 pair for the SSB birds. All-mode RX
in the D74 is much better than the TH-F6A. Just have to 
adapt to a VFO knob that isn't (relatively) large and smooth
turning as the 817. You can also use the D74's recording 
function so you don't forget who you work. Make sure
the recorder is set for the VFO you use for SSB RX.

Good luck, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 


On Sunday, November 26, 2017, <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:

  Has anyone paired a D74a with say a FT-817 to work the  linear birds portable? I'm thinking of picking one up to have the SSB receive capability(or visa versa). I remember years ago trying this with a TH-F6A and was really disappointed in the wwiiddddeee receiver performance. Is the D74a able to rx a 3k wide sig properly? Just trying to make sure before I pull the trigger...

  73 Jeff kb2m 
   

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From wageners at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 01:28:32 2017
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 19:28:32 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] TNC3S High-Speed dual port Packet-Controller - FS -
In-Reply-To: <CAKu8kHADT83PVDfuyJbmgqvg=UHKSzQbMn5XEFtTYPH5DL0EGQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKu8kHADT83PVDfuyJbmgqvg=UHKSzQbMn5XEFtTYPH5DL0EGQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHBHbNtR-YrbwO2WnnWNtd2-JWxW7rFJCyXu3D3ezC0-HQ@mail.gmail.com>

The unit has been sold.

Thanks for all the interest,

Stefan



On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Stefan Wagener <wageners at gmail.com> wrote:

> Have a very nice TNC3S high speed dual port packet-controller for sale.
> Unit has the 1200 and 9600 boards built in. See:
> http://www.symek.com/g/tnc3s.html
> for more information and user manuals. Asking $100 shipped within US and
> Canada or best offer. Photos on request. If interested, contact me off the
> BB. My callsign @ gmail.com
>
> Thanks, Stefan VE4NSA
>
>

From e.krome at comcast.net  Mon Nov 27 02:37:07 2017
From: e.krome at comcast.net (Ed Krome)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 21:37:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] "Reverse" bias-tee ??
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOa+vE0kpDUbgjOuzU-HfatQh7k6+-6=q4NDi+ARWaRcsg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJCSnOa+vE0kpDUbgjOuzU-HfatQh7k6+-6=q4NDi+ARWaRcsg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4A95088A-E42D-48D9-951C-CD36524C743A@comcast.net>

Of course. If your preamp has a D.C. Blocking capacitor at the output, you can usually extract the D.C. by simply putting a small RF choke on the output pin. You MUST have a blocking cap. Generally, for narrow band use, it's not fussy. ARR suggested a 1 mH RFC. Try it. 
Bias T's get fancy only if you want broad frequency coverage.

Ed Krome K9EK
Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 26, 2017, at 3:02 PM, Scott <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone.
> 
> The schematic makes me think "yes", but I wanted to check before making a
> purchase.
> 
> Normally a bias-tee is used to inject a DC voltage onto your coax to power
> a pre-amp.  Since some pre-amps aren't powered off the coax, but rather
> from a separate pair of pins, I was wondering if you can use a bias-tee AT
> THE PRE-AMP to extract the DC voltage off our coax for connection to those
> external power pins on the pre-amp?
> 
> Running a separate cable to power the pre-amp is not the end of the world,
> but it would be convenient if I could turn on the bias voltage available on
> the Airspy or RTL-SDR and then extract it up at the antenna to power a
> pre-amp.
> 
> Thanks for any recommendations!
> 
> -Scott,  K4KDR
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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Mon Nov 27 03:34:11 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 22:34:11 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Huntley Centennial Public
	School, Carp, ON, Canada
Message-ID: <FBBAB5A4E571409FA51126B5DA3FC134@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada on 28 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:46 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between IR0ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The language is expected to be English.

 

 

Story about the school not available at this time. 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. What is the most interesting research you are doing?

2. How do you talk to your family and friends in outer space?

3. What do you eat and how do you cook in space?

4. How long does it take to get to space station?

5. What do you do to prepare for the re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and 

   gravity effects?

6. How is the space station controlled?

7. How long can people stay in space and what is the record?

8. What is the temperature outside of space station and how do you stay warm 

   both on board and when doing a spacewalk?

9. How is air produced on space station and how often do you bring supplies 

   on board?

10. What is the training process to become an astronaut?

11. Have you ever regretted being in space?

12. Since the toilet is made for zero gravity, how do you train to use it on 

    earth?

13. Does your view of the world change after your return from space?

14. What does it feel like returning to earth after being in space?

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

  

1. S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and  Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 

    Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ

    The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

    The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 

    Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04 UTC 

 

2. Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - 

    Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 

   The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS

   The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  

   Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02 UTC  

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From k2gog at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 27 01:47:59 2017
From: k2gog at yahoo.com (Steve Bossert)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:47:59 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood D74a
In-Reply-To: <225FF2775DDD4299AEEB33F1E28252A3@kb2m4PC>
References: <CAOG5GhS2xP6PWdykFZT0nCLwC_5WbaePNO9TXUZK3nWVXQeFsA@mail.gmail.com>
	<4A3226EEB55A44A39BB59F5688302A0B@kb2m4PC>
	<CAN6TEUe4LjZAa2QaPU2toF5XYSXGVxtqt=CMMfM5VkFAkqNrzg@mail.gmail.com>
	<225FF2775DDD4299AEEB33F1E28252A3@kb2m4PC>
Message-ID: <1538474137.3563666.1511747279206@mail.yahoo.com>

I agree with Patrick. The TH-D74 and FT-817 make a good SSB satellite combination. I recently posted a review on my local club site below:
http://omarcclub.org/forum/discussion/240/kenwood-th-d74-really#latest
The all mode RX on the TH-D74 is pretty good for VHF and UHF use. The built in audio recorder is fantastic. The Kenwood is a good radio for satellite operation in my book for these two reasons.
I find the up/down arrows makes for good tuning rather than the top knob on the D74 also.
Have not tried it yet related to satellite use, but Kenwood also has a nice remote control application for the D74 that may have some satellite use case usability I hope to test my theory out on soon.
I see a few vendors have put the TH-D74 on sale, so hope you pick one up before they go back up to regular price.

Steve K2GOGK2GOG at yahoo.com



 
 
  On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 8:11 PM, kb2mjeff at att.net<kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:   Hi Patrick, thanks for the quick reply. That was the answer I was looking for. Also the recording function is a bonus....

73 Jeff kb2m


From: Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) 
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 7:51 PM
To: mailto:kb2m at arrl.net 
Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Kenwood D74a

Jeff, 

I have used the 817/D74 pair for the SSB birds. All-mode RX
in the D74 is much better than the TH-F6A. Just have to 
adapt to a VFO knob that isn't (relatively) large and smooth
turning as the 817. You can also use the D74's recording 
function so you don't forget who you work. Make sure
the recorder is set for the VFO you use for SSB RX.

Good luck, and 73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK 


On Sunday, November 26, 2017, <kb2mjeff at att.net> wrote:

? Has anyone paired a D74a with say a FT-817 to work the? linear birds portable? I'm thinking of picking one up to have the SSB receive capability(or visa versa). I remember years ago trying this with a TH-F6A and was really disappointed in the wwiiddddeee receiver performance. Is the D74a able to rx a 3k wide sig properly? Just trying to make sure before I pull the trigger...

? 73 Jeff kb2m 
? 

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From hamdan at ix.netcom.com  Mon Nov 27 06:02:09 2017
From: hamdan at ix.netcom.com (Bernie and Cheryl)
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 23:02:09 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
Message-ID: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>

Dear Folks:

I am looking into getting a satellite tracker box to connect my computer 
to my G-5500 rotor so I don't have to manually track satellites any 
more.? I get the impression that I would hook the tracker box into the 
back of the rotor control box (where the 8 pin DIN female connector 
is).? However, the manual for the 5500 states as follows:? "If the 
optional GS-232 Computer Control Interfaces Unit is installed, the 
RS-232C cable from the computer routes through this grommet ..."

This implies that I need to buy something else from Yaesu and install it 
in the control box in order to utilize a tracker box. But, I've never 
heard of anyone doing that.? So, has someone out there hooked up a 5500, 
and did you have to buy an optional unit for the Yaesu rotor control box?

Thanks for your help.? 73 de Bernie, KF0QS


From dan at post.com  Mon Nov 27 13:23:55 2017
From: dan at post.com (Daniel Cussen)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:23:55 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
In-Reply-To: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
References: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <CAF3DnKjk1ELBJ3WWX_DJE5ijOeMuG-cin_t+-s3iYqnAbnJ2Dg@mail.gmail.com>

That is just a typo. The very old, very first version of the control box
did not have a connector for computer control , it may have had a grommet
instead.
On 27 Nov 2017 12:26, "Bernie and Cheryl" <hamdan at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Dear Folks:
>
> I am looking into getting a satellite tracker box to connect my computer
> to my G-5500 rotor so I don't have to manually track satellites any more.
> I get the impression that I would hook the tracker box into the back of the
> rotor control box (where the 8 pin DIN female connector is).  However, the
> manual for the 5500 states as follows:  "If the optional GS-232 Computer
> Control Interfaces Unit is installed, the RS-232C cable from the computer
> routes through this grommet ..."
>
> This implies that I need to buy something else from Yaesu and install it
> in the control box in order to utilize a tracker box. But, I've never heard
> of anyone doing that.  So, has someone out there hooked up a 5500, and did
> you have to buy an optional unit for the Yaesu rotor control box?
>
> Thanks for your help.  73 de Bernie, KF0QS
>
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From zryder94 at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 14:46:10 2017
From: zryder94 at gmail.com (Mike Thompson)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:46:10 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 Troubles
Message-ID: <CAGD5MUEM+FCBenQzJX0tnZRX8D-HwbbKPHxSau-Rydi1AzV8Fw@mail.gmail.com>

Good morning Ladies and Gent's.

Tried working SO-50 last night after a few successful contacts on AO-91,
and I was having a hard time hitting the bird. I am using a pair of HT's
(FT-60 on RX, VX-8 on TX), each connected to their respective elements of
my arrow antenna. TX tone was enabled, and I was hearing the bird just
fine, but couldn't seem to make it in. Did anyone by chance hear my call
sign? I know it's likely far to vague for anyone to give any real
suggestions, but I was a bit frustrated with my 2nd recent unsuccessful
attempt at working stations on SO-50.

Thank you.

Mike, AE0MT.

From zryder94 at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 14:47:54 2017
From: zryder94 at gmail.com (Mike Thompson)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:47:54 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 Frequencies
Message-ID: <CAGD5MUGxbgcXvvft+hnUDRF09ibcppxoqwDZiJXXLhytKhqb9Q@mail.gmail.com>

Good Morning Ladies and Gent's.
I have seen a few different frequency pairs listed for AO-85, and as I
understand it, the actual frequency tends to vary, but can anyone give me a
pair of frequencies to start with to get into AO-85? I understand the
uplink will need to shift +-10kHz, but shifting on either side of what
center frequency?

Thank you.

Mike, AE0MT.

From matthew at mrstevens.net  Mon Nov 27 15:00:39 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:00:39 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-85 Frequencies
In-Reply-To: <CAGD5MUGxbgcXvvft+hnUDRF09ibcppxoqwDZiJXXLhytKhqb9Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGD5MUGxbgcXvvft+hnUDRF09ibcppxoqwDZiJXXLhytKhqb9Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtSK4oAmY4SpAWMgGyfmD0YBDfcbhNm=qYL3KJLZ75skoA@mail.gmail.com>

Use the frequency chart at https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/

73,
- Matthew nj4y


On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 9:47 AM, Mike Thompson <zryder94 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good Morning Ladies and Gent's.
> I have seen a few different frequency pairs listed for AO-85, and as I
> understand it, the actual frequency tends to vary, but can anyone give me a
> pair of frequencies to start with to get into AO-85? I understand the
> uplink will need to shift +-10kHz, but shifting on either side of what
> center frequency?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Mike, AE0MT.
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 15:56:14 2017
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:56:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 Troubles
In-Reply-To: <CAGD5MUEM+FCBenQzJX0tnZRX8D-HwbbKPHxSau-Rydi1AzV8Fw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGD5MUEM+FCBenQzJX0tnZRX8D-HwbbKPHxSau-Rydi1AzV8Fw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOZjWOeznu_09THMV+Q=kDEiq0r7PxDELGgRMpa307zMJA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mike.

Like everyone else, I was on more than usual over the long holiday
weekend.  SO-50 did seem a little on the noisy side to me and there seemed
to be stations that were not in cleanly.  I got in a few times, but at
other points with plenty of elevation, it didn't seem to hear me w/ 10w to
roof-mounted antennas on a rotor.

Also, on at least two of the passes that I can recall this weekend, there
came a time mid-pass when the satellite went dead quiet.  Wondering if it
needed to be re-enabled w/ the 74.4 tone, I (and probably others) keyed up
with that tone for a couple of seconds and a moment later, the contacts
resumed.

So, I don't know if any of that is business-as-usual or not.  Just wanted
to reply with one person's observation.

73!

-Scott,  K4KDR

===========================

On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Mike Thompson <zryder94 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good morning Ladies and Gent's.
>
> Tried working SO-50 last night after a few successful contacts on AO-91,
> and I was having a hard time hitting the bird. I am using a pair of HT's
> (FT-60 on RX, VX-8 on TX), each connected to their respective elements of
> my arrow antenna. TX tone was enabled, and I was hearing the bird just
> fine, but couldn't seem to make it in. Did anyone by chance hear my call
> sign? I know it's likely far to vague for anyone to give any real
> suggestions, but I was a bit frustrated with my 2nd recent unsuccessful
> attempt at working stations on SO-50.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Mike, AE0MT

From k6fw1 at verizon.net  Mon Nov 27 16:03:22 2017
From: k6fw1 at verizon.net (Frank Westphal)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 08:03:22 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
In-Reply-To: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
References: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <082c2457-4353-9516-9b65-17aeeba66924@verizon.net>

Bernie,

I have the G-5400, previous model, and connected a tracker interface 
directly into the 8 pin DIN on the back of the control unit.? The 
tracker interface connects to your computer.? All the interface does is 
a level conversion from RS232 to TTL.? The tracker interface I use came 
from Germany.? SATPC32 works perfectly with this setup.

No additional parts or modification of the control unit was necessary.

73,

Frank
K6FW

On 11/26/17 10:02 PM, Bernie and Cheryl wrote:
> Dear Folks:
>
> I am looking into getting a satellite tracker box to connect my 
> computer to my G-5500 rotor so I don't have to manually track 
> satellites any more.? I get the impression that I would hook the 
> tracker box into the back of the rotor control box (where the 8 pin 
> DIN female connector is).? However, the manual for the 5500 states as 
> follows:? "If the optional GS-232 Computer Control Interfaces Unit is 
> installed, the RS-232C cable from the computer routes through this 
> grommet ..."
>
> This implies that I need to buy something else from Yaesu and install 
> it in the control box in order to utilize a tracker box. But, I've 
> never heard of anyone doing that.? So, has someone out there hooked up 
> a 5500, and did you have to buy an optional unit for the Yaesu rotor 
> control box?
>
> Thanks for your help.? 73 de Bernie, KF0QS
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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.
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> program!
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From va6bmj at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 16:06:22 2017
From: va6bmj at gmail.com (B J)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:06:22 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Low-cost Satellite Positioner Article on Hackaday
Message-ID: <CAP7QzkMTabHnfeSJfjb3BMJUahDZbtrPU_nDMbdHi+ZnL+qsNw@mail.gmail.com>

https://hackaday.com/2017/11/26/start-tracking-satellites-with-this-low-cost-azimuth-elevation-positioner/

Complete instructions are found in the URL the article refers to.

I find Hackaday to be a terrific site for projects and ideas for
things relating to computing and amateur radio.  I first heard about
it through listening to the Soldersmoke podcasts.

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Mon Nov 27 17:01:35 2017
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 12:01:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SO-50 Troubles
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnOZjWOeznu_09THMV+Q=kDEiq0r7PxDELGgRMpa307zMJA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGD5MUEM+FCBenQzJX0tnZRX8D-HwbbKPHxSau-Rydi1AzV8Fw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAJCSnOZjWOeznu_09THMV+Q=kDEiq0r7PxDELGgRMpa307zMJA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKNHzD3KF__bqJoDFMjzfkwbgOQWkyb3DikNZT71TWY8xw@mail.gmail.com>

Fwiw, the 10 minute timer resets/shuts off the repeater regardless of
whether it is being used. This seemed odd to me when I learned it, but it
is the case. So what you observed is normal.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Nov 27, 2017 10:59, "Scott" <scott23192 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike.
>
> Like everyone else, I was on more than usual over the long holiday
> weekend.  SO-50 did seem a little on the noisy side to me and there seemed
> to be stations that were not in cleanly.  I got in a few times, but at
> other points with plenty of elevation, it didn't seem to hear me w/ 10w to
> roof-mounted antennas on a rotor.
>
> Also, on at least two of the passes that I can recall this weekend, there
> came a time mid-pass when the satellite went dead quiet.  Wondering if it
> needed to be re-enabled w/ the 74.4 tone, I (and probably others) keyed up
> with that tone for a couple of seconds and a moment later, the contacts
> resumed.
>
> So, I don't know if any of that is business-as-usual or not.  Just wanted
> to reply with one person's observation.
>
> 73!
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>
> ===========================
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Mike Thompson <zryder94 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Good morning Ladies and Gent's.
> >
> > Tried working SO-50 last night after a few successful contacts on AO-91,
> > and I was having a hard time hitting the bird. I am using a pair of HT's
> > (FT-60 on RX, VX-8 on TX), each connected to their respective elements of
> > my arrow antenna. TX tone was enabled, and I was hearing the bird just
> > fine, but couldn't seem to make it in. Did anyone by chance hear my call
> > sign? I know it's likely far to vague for anyone to give any real
> > suggestions, but I was a bit frustrated with my 2nd recent unsuccessful
> > attempt at working stations on SO-50.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Mike, AE0MT
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From w3ab at yahoo.com  Mon Nov 27 17:45:46 2017
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:45:46 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
In-Reply-To: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
References: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
Message-ID: <1650469203.4091387.1511804746522@mail.yahoo.com>

You do not need anything? from Yaesu, but you do need a RS-232 interface.
Look into the LVB Tracker from Amsat. It works very well.Bernie, I'll send you a PM with the picture in it.?---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.

      From: Bernie and Cheryl <hamdan at ix.netcom.com>
 To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
 Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 4:27 AM
 Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
   
Dear Folks:

I am looking into getting a satellite tracker box to connect my computer 
to my G-5500 rotor so I don't have to manually track satellites any 
more.? I get the impression that I would hook the tracker box into the 
back of the rotor control box (where the 8 pin DIN female connector 
is).? However, the manual for the 5500 states as follows:? "If the 
optional GS-232 Computer Control Interfaces Unit is installed, the 
RS-232C cable from the computer routes through this grommet ..."

This implies that I need to buy something else from Yaesu and install it 
in the control box in order to utilize a tracker box. But, I've never 
heard of anyone doing that.? So, has someone out there hooked up a 5500, 
and did you have to buy an optional unit for the Yaesu rotor control box?

Thanks for your help.? 73 de Bernie, KF0QS

_______________________________________________
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From hamdan at ix.netcom.com  Mon Nov 27 18:21:58 2017
From: hamdan at ix.netcom.com (Bernie and Cheryl)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:21:58 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
In-Reply-To: <1650469203.4091387.1511804746522@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <de69598a-57d1-53d5-0819-806a39a65bd4@ix.netcom.com>
	<1650469203.4091387.1511804746522@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <160dfa15-a8f4-65bb-9768-5872b9f702e7@ix.netcom.com>

Thanks, Geo, and everyone for their replies.? I have been checking on 
the AMSAT website for weeks and the LVB Tracker doesn't appear, so I 
assume it's out of stock.? So, this morning I ordered the Fox Delta 
Tracker and am looking forward to hands-free tracking.

73 de Bernie, KF0QS


On 11/27/2017 10:45 AM, GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> You do not need anything? from Yaesu, but you do need a RS-232 interface.
> Look into the LVB Tracker from Amsat. It works very well.Bernie, I'll send you a PM with the picture in it.?---
>   Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
>   GEO
>
>   http://www.w3ab.org
>
> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
>
>        From: Bernie and Cheryl <hamdan at ix.netcom.com>
>   To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>   Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 4:27 AM
>   Subject: [amsat-bb] Question regarding Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL Rotor
>     
> Dear Folks:
>
> I am looking into getting a satellite tracker box to connect my computer
> to my G-5500 rotor so I don't have to manually track satellites any
> more.? I get the impression that I would hook the tracker box into the
> back of the rotor control box (where the 8 pin DIN female connector
> is).? However, the manual for the 5500 states as follows:? "If the
> optional GS-232 Computer Control Interfaces Unit is installed, the
> RS-232C cable from the computer routes through this grommet ..."
>
> This implies that I need to buy something else from Yaesu and install it
> in the control box in order to utilize a tracker box. But, I've never
> heard of anyone doing that.? So, has someone out there hooked up a 5500,
> and did you have to buy an optional unit for the Yaesu rotor control box?
>
> Thanks for your help.? 73 de Bernie, KF0QS
>
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From wageners at gmail.com  Tue Nov 28 00:53:42 2017
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:53:42 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SDR receivers for sale!
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHB1=d0qaJoE=TO3VdGQB3Dv3TK3TKNtLwceDh5kc5Swaw@mail.gmail.com>

Offer as a bundle three SDR receivers together:

1. Airpsy Mini
2. N3 SDR receiver
3. RTL-SDR receiver (V3): RTL2832U R820T2 TCXO+Bias T +HF

All three units together for $100 shipped (within US and Canada).

Please contact me offline at: my callsign @ gmail.com

Thanks,

Stefan VE4NSA

From n0jy at amsat.org  Tue Nov 28 07:39:34 2017
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 01:39:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Speaking of Hackaday
Message-ID: <32961aad-b825-6d4f-ef15-ba07e2c33b7a@amsat.org>

The Fox-1 MPPT is also in the Hackaday news...

https://hackaday.com/2017/11/27/amsat-mppt-goes-to-infinity-and-beyond/

-- 
Jerry Buxton, N?JY


From AJ9N at aol.com  Tue Nov 28 07:53:10 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:53:10 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-28 07:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <4dd31f.69921e36.474e6fe6@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-28  07:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Ashbury College, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, telebridge via  VK4KHZ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled  astronaut is Joe Acaba KE5DAR
Contact was successful: Mon 2017-11-27 18:39:58  UTC 47 deg (***)

Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON,  Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be  IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact is a go for: Tue  2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg

S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and  Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS  callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is  Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg  
Watch for live stream at  
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ari-riviera-del-brenta-live  (***)

Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - 
Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg 

School  of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC), 
Castelldefels, Spain,  direct via EG3UPC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS  
The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP (***)
Contact is a go  for: Mon 2017-12-04 15:10:12 UTC 43 deg  (***)

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-28 07:00 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 1191. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1141.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-28 07:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors












From k9jkm at comcast.net  Tue Nov 28 15:18:01 2017
From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne K9JKM)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:18:01 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV Global Testing December 5-6
Message-ID: <b651548d-c92a-45d0-8dfc-77b1c0fa5409@comcast.net>

http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ published an update to the
December MAI-75 SSTV testing schedule (originally scheduled
over Moscow and adjacent areas):

**UPDATE - Nov 28**
Seems the system will be put through some extended testing from
December 5 starting around 15:00 UTC and running until 09:00 UTC
on December 6. Test images will be used during this period. This
will provide near global coverage if all works well. 145.800 MHz.

-- 
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org


From zryder94 at gmail.com  Tue Nov 28 19:28:05 2017
From: zryder94 at gmail.com (Mike Thompson)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 13:28:05 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] 1800 UTC 11/28 AO-91 Pass Recording
Message-ID: <CAGD5MUEmj2=OEsA=xE-+YLw8U3D7oKg4kBSOUVSQdtyZgG8t+g@mail.gmail.com>

Something went goofy with my recorder again, and I was not able to record
the last AO-91 pass. I know I worked a bunch of guys, and aside from the
few who mentioned me on Twitter, I don't have any call signs. Can anyone
send me their recordings of the last pass?

Thank you.

AE0MT.

From ingejack at cox.net  Tue Nov 28 23:53:52 2017
From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:53:52 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5400 G5500  G550
Message-ID: <1855698728.17924.1511913232076@myemail.cox.net>

Still looking for a Yaesu AZ/El rotor or the G550 Elevation rotor in excellent shape. If anyone has one to sell please email me at my QRZ.COM email address Thank You  JACK  KC7MG

From Rday at nisdtx.org  Tue Nov 28 20:37:33 2017
From: Rday at nisdtx.org (Day, Wayne)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:37:33 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] D-Star One launch failure
Message-ID: <2cd9b5dfea2b493faa39905dc6514d8e@NISD-MBX02.nisdtx.org>

The Russian Meteor M2-1 satellite, a Canadian Telestar experimental satellite and 17 other secondary payloads, including the D-Star One satellite which would have been the first amateur radio satellite utilizing the D-Star digital voice and data format, have apparently been lost with the failure of the Fregat rocket stage launched aboard a Soyuz booster from the new Vostochny Cosmodrome.  Russian controllers say they were unable to contact the Meteor M2-1 after it was supposed to separate from the Fregat upper stage.  Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, says that they are analyzing the situation.

>From Spacefight Now: "Billed as the first German commercial CubeSat, the D-Star One spacecraft had four communications modules on-board, two of which were to be used by the amateur radio community. Developed by German Orbital Systems in Berlin in cooperation with the Czech company iSky Technology, officials hope to build follow-on satellites to construct a low Earth orbit communications network."

Hopefully, we'll get another chance to utilize D-Star communications with a satellite repeater some time in the future.

73 Wayne N5WD



From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Nov 29 05:23:52 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:23:52 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome,
	Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy
Message-ID: <B9C840E2AA7647569C3E08EC09CC073D@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, Italy on 30 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:04 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

S.G.B. De La Salle School started its educational activity for male students of the primary school in 1937, by initiative of the Friars belonging to Congregazione of San Giovanni Battista de La Salle, following his pedagogic principles. In 1963, the school hosted also the secondary level school and some years later the school was opened also to female students. The number of students in Rome is about 400 and the school is located not far from S. Peter Basilica and the Vatican Museum. The school belongs to a school network which is present, all over the world, in 82 countries.

 

The Comprehensive town of Mira "Luigi Nono" was born September 1, 2013, and consists of three types of schools: nursery school, primary and secondary levels, dislocate in school buildings of Mira,

Mira Porte and Gambarare. The number of pupils in these  institution are about 1630. Mira is a large town situated along the banks of the River Brenta and near Venice, popular for many of the fifteenth century villas located throughout the area. With other neighboring towns form the urban area called "Riviera del Brenta".

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. L'intensit? delle emozioni che si provano nello spazio potrebbero essere 

   cos? forti da rinunciare alla terra per sempre?

2. Sono uno sportivo, volevo sapere che tipo di preparazione fisica e 

   allenamento dovete fare prima di partire per una missione.

3. Il tempo sulla terra ? scandito dalla crescita dei fanciulli, delle 

   piante, del cambio delle stagioni. Nello spazio come si percepisce il 

   trascorre del tempo?

4. Ho saputo che fate molti esperimenti nello spazio, come la crescita delle 

   piante, mi dici qual ? il tuo esperimento preferito?

5. Sulla terra un importate sentimento umano ? la paura, come ? vissuto tale 

   sentimento nello spazio?

6. Volevo sapere cosa succede se uno di voi si ammala durante una missione? 

   C'? qualcosa che vi immunizza dalle malattie?

7. Come suddividete il tempo lavorativo e il tempo dello svago nella stazione 

   spaziale?

8. Durante le tue missioni ti ? mai capitato di avere un guasto 

   all'astronave, o un problema tecnico? Come lo avete risolto?

9. Dallo spazio, avete mai visto svilupparsi fenomeni naturali-metereologici 

   importanti?

10. Se avete problemi e doveste rientrare sulla Terra, come fate?

11. Come sono regolati i rapporti giuridici all'interno della stazione 

    spaziale?

12. Quanto tempo ci vuole per far s? che il tuo corpo si abitui nuovamente al 

    cibo e alla vita sulla terra?

13. Quali esperimenti fate e che sostanze chimiche usate nella stazione 

    spaziale?

14. Ho letto che qualche giorno fa hai osservato un asteroide infuocato 

    sfrecciare sui cieli dell'Africa. Ma se un giorno un asteroide puntasse 

    diritto sulla terra, come potremmo difenderci?

15. Qual ? il vostro primo pensiero quando scatta l'allarme d'emergenza?

16. Come funziona l'alimentazione e la pulizia personale?

 

 

Translated: 

 

1. Is the intensity of the emotions that you experience in space might be so 

   strong that you give up the land forever? 

2. I make sports, which kind of body training you have to undertake in 

   preparation for a mission?

3. Time on Earth is marked by the growth of children, plants, and change of 

   seasons. In the space how do you perceive the passage of time?

4. I know that you make many experiments in the space, like growing plants, 

   can you tell me which experiment is your preferred one?

5. On the ground, an important human feeling is fear, how has that sense felt 

   in space?

6. I would like to know what happens if an astronaut became ill during a 

   mission. Do you take anything that make you immune from infections?

7. How do you split the working time and leisure time in the space station?

8. Have you ever experienced any fault or any technical problem to the ISS 

   during your mission? How do you repaired it?

9. From space, have you ever seen the development of important natural-

   weather phenomena?

10. Should you need to come back to the earth, for any reason, how do you do?

11. How are the legal relations within the space station regulated?

12. How long you need to restore completely and to get again confidence with 

    the food and the life on the earth?

13. What experiments do you make and what chemicals are used in the space 

    station?

14. I read that some days ago you have observed an asteroid flying over 

    Africa. If an asteroid one day should fly towards the earth, how we could 

    defend from it? 

15. What is your first thought when it comes to emergency alarm?

16. How foods are prepared and how do you wash yourself and your clothes?

 

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

  

 1. Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - 

     Bay View, Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 

     The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be IR?ISS

     The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli  

     Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02 UTC

 

 2. School  of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC), 

     Castelldefels, Spain,  direct via EG3UPC

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS  

     The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP

     Contact is a go  for: Mon 2017-12-04 15:10 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From AJ9N at aol.com  Wed Nov 29 05:48:14 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:48:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-29 05:00
	UTC
Message-ID: <4eacaa.5f0fbb00.474fa41d@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-29  05:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Huntley Centennial Public School, Carp, ON, Canada,  telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS  
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli
Contact was successful: Tue  2017-11-28 18:46:37 UTC 50 deg (***)

S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome,  Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via  W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled  astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA 
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30  08:04:20 UTC 73 deg 
Watch for live stream at  
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ari-riviera-del-brenta-live

Bishop  Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - 
Bay View,  Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled  to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go  for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg 

School of  Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC), 
Castelldefels, Spain,  direct via EG3UPC
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS  
The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Contact is a go for: Mon  2017-12-04 15:10:12 UTC 43  deg

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-29 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1192. (***)
Each school counts  as 1 event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1142.  (***)
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-29 05:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors













From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Nov 29 05:50:23 2017
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:50:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Bishop Hendricken High
	School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - Bay View,
	Warwick, RI
Message-ID: <032CA0D5D4AD41DDA5D8C03F7A86902D@DHJ>

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Bishop Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary  Academy - Bay View, Warwick, RI on 30 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:02 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between IR0ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.

 

16 students from Bishop Hendricken and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, have been chosen to participate in the "Rhode Island Space Chat #2" after submitting questions based on the study of the ISS mission.  Hendricken will be the first high school in Rhode Island to host the ARISS event scheduled to take place in the school's Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Theater in front of a crowd of 350 science and technology students as well as school administrators and local dignitaries.

 

Founded in 1874, St. Mary Academy - Bay View, located in Riverside, Rhode Island, is an independent Catholic school serving a diverse population with more than 600 girls and young women enrolled in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.  There are opportunities for students to apply knowledge from their science, technology, engineering, art, and math coursework during internships at local companies.  Bay View students and alumnae frequently distinguish themselves through accomplishments in STEAM fields. In 2017, the Academy's Robotics Team won the Rhode Island championship in the FIRST? LEGO? League Robotics competition and went on to receive a 3rd place at the World Championship.

 

Bishop Hendricken High School, named for the Most Rev. Thomas F. Hendricken, first Bishop of Providence, opened its doors to 350 students in 1959. This premiere, all-boys Catholic college preparatory high school is located on 34 acres of land in Warwick, Rhode Island. With current enrollment at 940, the school offers five academic levels including a special 8th grade Honors Institute and an Options Program for students with mild to moderate developmental disabilities.

 

Bishop Hendricken has a rich tradition of attracting gifted scholars, artists and athletes. The school boasts over 500 National Merit and Commended Scholars and is the current home of the reigning U.S. National Academic Decathlon Champions and Rhode Island State Champions from 2011-2017.

 

Students pride themselves on providing over 42,000 hours of community service annually as they live out Hendricken's mission to bring each member of their community into a closer relationship with God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - through the development of the total person - heart, mind, body and soul.

 

 

 

Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 

 

1. How has your experience in space affected your personal faith or beliefs?

2. How does zero gravity impact the sound of a stringed instrument like a 

   guitar?

3. Does cell growth become stunted, accelerated, or simply remain constant in 

   microgravity?

4. How is vaccine drug discovery improved in your microgravity environment 

   versus a pharmaceutical research lab on Earth?

5. What results from space station research have yielded the greatest impact 

   on Earth?

6. How does long exposure to microgravity impact an astronaut's eyesight and 

   eye health?

7. Do adrenaline rushes in microgravity cause you to mentally process things 

   differently?

8. Since your body is better supported in zero gravity, do you expend less 

   energy and therefore eat less?

9. How do you combat loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia) 

   while in orbit?

10. If space tourism begins to take space travel out of the hands of \

    government, are there major concerns to opening it up to the private 

    sector?

11. With the human race on the cusp of interplanetary travel, what new fields 

    of study and skill sets will astronauts need?

12. How do planets and stars look differently from your vantage point?

13. How much is the human aging process impacted after a nine month trip to 

    Mars?

14. With global challenges like poverty and disasters, why is it important to 

    spend money on space travel?

15. What earthbound activities do you miss the most while in orbit?

16. When you aren't in space, what are your outside interests and hobbies?

 

 

PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES:

 

      Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

 

      To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status

 

 

 

Next planned event(s):

 

 1. School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering (EETAC), 

     Castelldefels, Spain, direct via EG3UPC

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS  

     The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP

     Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-12-04 15:10 UTC

 

 

 

About ARISS: 

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).  The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues.  With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums.  Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio.  For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 


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From fredcastello at gmail.com  Wed Nov 29 13:37:40 2017
From: fredcastello at gmail.com (Fred Castello)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 08:37:40 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracker
Message-ID: <B1CDF371-23C3-4531-870F-A2DD4DF34AC1@gmail.com>

I saw your request for a rotor control unit on the mailing list.  I was in your shoes a year ago or so and chose to go with the ERC-M USB unit:

http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/product_info.php?products_id=18 <http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/product_info.php?products_id=18>

It is a kit that went together VERY easily and I can?t over compliment the company and the support offered by its founder and CEO.  I would also suggest that you read the reviews at eHam.net:

http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8210 <http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8210>

All 5/5, really hard to beat.  I also want to state that I have no connection with the company at all.  I am sure there are other products out there that are fine, but I can tell you for sure that this product will work great and if you ever need support, you will get A-! support.

Good luck and Best Wishes,
Fred - KF4FC



From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Wed Nov 29 14:29:49 2017
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:29:49 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
Message-ID: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>

All,

Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
is object 43017, 2017-073E.

There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
about -19 Hz per minute.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From wageners at gmail.com  Wed Nov 29 17:16:43 2017
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:16:43 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracker
In-Reply-To: <B1CDF371-23C3-4531-870F-A2DD4DF34AC1@gmail.com>
References: <B1CDF371-23C3-4531-870F-A2DD4DF34AC1@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHAFsm6=Gh1Ppq5b6ACoVcEtAHm5rRqK9Kq+vc1CNd7WrQ@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Fred,

I totally agree. I run two of these units at my different locations for
many years now without any issues. They are solid, reliable units.

73, Stefan VE4NSA

On Nov 29, 2017 07:41, "Fred Castello" <fredcastello at gmail.com> wrote:

> I saw your request for a rotor control unit on the mailing list.  I was in
> your shoes a year ago or so and chose to go with the ERC-M USB unit:
>
> http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/product_info.php?products_id=18 <
> http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/product_info.php?products_id=18>
>
> It is a kit that went together VERY easily and I can?t over compliment the
> company and the support offered by its founder and CEO.  I would also
> suggest that you read the reviews at eHam.net:
>
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8210 <http://www.eham.net/reviews/
> detail/8210>
>
> All 5/5, really hard to beat.  I also want to state that I have no
> connection with the company at all.  I am sure there are other products out
> there that are fine, but I can tell you for sure that this product will
> work great and if you ever need support, you will get A-! support.
>
> Good luck and Best Wishes,
> Fred - KF4FC
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Wed Nov 29 18:52:05 2017
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:52:05 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
In-Reply-To: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>
References: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>
Message-ID: <000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>

Nico,

I get the same identification using a different technique.  While I haven't
had time to characterize the AO-91 transmitter frequency dependence on
temperature, in AO-85 is was about -62 Hz/degree C.  Looking at the changing
temperatures, that converts to about the same value in AO-91.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
<Janssen
<Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 08:30 AM
<To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad
<<ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
<Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
<
<All,
<
<Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
<is object 43017, 2017-073E.
<
<There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
<ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
<the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
<about -19 Hz per minute.
<
<73,
<Nico PA0DLO
<
<
<_______________________________________________
<Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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


From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Wed Nov 29 22:07:05 2017
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:07:05 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
In-Reply-To: <000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>
References: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>
	<000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000e01d3695e$64ef4100$2ecdc300$@mypbmail.com>

If all of you are OK with Object 43017 as AO-91, I will make the change
Thursday. 11-30-2017.

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
Orbital Elements Manager


-----Original Message-----
From: Alan [mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:52
To: 'Nico Janssen' <hamsat at xs4all.nl>; 'AMSAT bbs' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>;
'Ray Hoad' <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified

Nico,

I get the same identification using a different technique.  While I haven't
had time to characterize the AO-91 transmitter frequency dependence on
temperature, in AO-85 is was about -62 Hz/degree C.  Looking at the changing
temperatures, that converts to about the same value in AO-91.

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
<From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
<Janssen
<Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 08:30 AM
<To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad
<<ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
<Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
<
<All,
<
<Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
<is object 43017, 2017-073E.
<
<There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
<ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
<the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
<about -19 Hz per minute.
<
<73,
<Nico PA0DLO
<
<
<_______________________________________________
<Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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




From kayakfishtx at gmail.com  Wed Nov 29 22:17:24 2017
From: kayakfishtx at gmail.com (Clayton Coleman)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:17:24 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] For sale: Garmin GPS 76S
Message-ID: <CAPovOwcjL7XkCqKeWvyqNjucu5S24f_R6sgU7ND=6bNs-8fSdw@mail.gmail.com>

I have a Garmin GPS 76S for sale.  I have a serial cable and cigarette
power cable for it. No box, no manual.

It's a good model for satellite roving because it's got a decent sized
screen and displays the current location in Maidenhead Grid format.
Battery life is also good (4 x AA.)

$70 shipped.

73
Clayton
W5PFG

From AJ9N at aol.com  Thu Nov 30 01:37:17 2017
From: AJ9N at aol.com (AJ9N at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:37:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-30 01:30
	UTC
Message-ID: <4f1d49.6c0d8c28.4750bacd@aol.com>

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-30  01:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

S.G.B. De La Salle, Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo  Luigi Nono, Mira, 
Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be IR?ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA  
Contact is a go for: Thu 2017-11-30 08:04:20 UTC 73 deg 
Watch for live  stream at  
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ari-riviera-del-brenta-live

Bishop  Hendricken High School and its sister school, St. Mary Academy - 
Bay View,  Warwick, RI, telebridge via IK1SLD 
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled  to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli 
Contact is a go  for: Thu 2017-11-30 17:02:09 UTC 61 deg 
Watch for live stream of this event  at tinyurl.com/ISSchat2017 or  
https://livestream.com/accounts/9685187/events/7946215 starting at 16:35 UTC  (***)

School of Telecommunications and Aerospace Engineering  (EETAC), 
Castelldefels, Spain, direct via EG3UPC
The ISS callsign is  presently scheduled to be OR4ISS 
The scheduled astronaut is Mark Vande Hei  KG5GNP
Contact is a go for: Mon 2017-12-04 15:10:12 UTC 43  deg

****************************************************************************
**
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 at amsat.org or aj9n at aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on  the downlink of 145.8?  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 at sbcglobal.net
****************************************************************************
ARISS  congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 
 
schools:  

Francesco IK?WGF with 131
Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124  
Gaston ON4WF with 123
Sergey RV3DR with  100

****************************************************************************
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 2017-11-30 01:30 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.rtf
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

Total  number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1192. 
Each school counts as 1  event.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1142. 
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:
Arkansas,  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:  DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,  RS?ISS

****************************************************************************
The  successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-29 05:00 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.  52 on orbit
Randy Bresnik
Paolo Nespoli IZ?JPA
Sergey  Ryazanskiy

Exp. 53 on orbit
Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP
Alexander  Misurkin
Joe Acaba  KE5DAR

****************************************************************************

73,
Charlie  Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team  mentors













From kevin.w3dad at gmail.com  Wed Nov 29 14:31:37 2017
From: kevin.w3dad at gmail.com (A. Kevin Arber)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:31:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Tracker
In-Reply-To: <B1CDF371-23C3-4531-870F-A2DD4DF34AC1@gmail.com>
References: <B1CDF371-23C3-4531-870F-A2DD4DF34AC1@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAMAUB+LAWOVxSEJVu+1aQWdSpkuACkXHHaAXFxBJa45QEyTxqg@mail.gmail.com>

I have one of the ERC units (RS-232) for HD-73 rotor control.  It has
served me well for about 3 years and would recommend it.
Kevin/W3DAD

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 8:37 AM, Fred Castello <fredcastello at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I saw your request for a rotor control unit on the mailing list.  I was in
> your shoes a year ago or so and chose to go with the ERC-M USB unit:
>
> http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/product_info.php?products_id=18 <
> http://schmidt-alba.de/eshop/product_info.php?products_id=18>
>
> It is a kit that went together VERY easily and I can?t over compliment the
> company and the support offered by its founder and CEO.  I would also
> suggest that you read the reviews at eHam.net:
>
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8210 <http://www.eham.net/reviews/
> detail/8210>
>
> All 5/5, really hard to beat.  I also want to state that I have no
> connection with the company at all.  I am sure there are other products out
> there that are fine, but I can tell you for sure that this product will
> work great and if you ever need support, you will get A-! support.
>
> Good luck and Best Wishes,
> Fred - KF4FC
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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
>

From n0jy at amsat.org  Thu Nov 30 01:42:24 2017
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:42:24 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
In-Reply-To: <000e01d3695e$64ef4100$2ecdc300$@mypbmail.com>
References: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>
	<000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>
	<000e01d3695e$64ef4100$2ecdc300$@mypbmail.com>
Message-ID: <cd385d94-7b49-24c0-a63a-7139fbffbb05@amsat.org>

Go for it.? I just notified JSpOC to name catalog 43017 as AO-91.

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 11/29/2017 16:07, Ray Hoad wrote:
> If all of you are OK with Object 43017 as AO-91, I will make the change
> Thursday. 11-30-2017.
>
> Ray Hoad
> WA5QGD
> Orbital Elements Manager
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan [mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:52
> To: 'Nico Janssen' <hamsat at xs4all.nl>; 'AMSAT bbs' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>;
> 'Ray Hoad' <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
>
> Nico,
>
> I get the same identification using a different technique.  While I haven't
> had time to characterize the AO-91 transmitter frequency dependence on
> temperature, in AO-85 is was about -62 Hz/degree C.  Looking at the changing
> temperatures, that converts to about the same value in AO-91.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
> <Janssen
> <Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 08:30 AM
> <To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad
> <<ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
> <
> <All,
> <
> <Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
> <is object 43017, 2017-073E.
> <
> <There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
> <ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
> <the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
> <about -19 Hz per minute.
> <
> <73,
> <Nico PA0DLO
> <
> <
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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 at 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
>
>


From va6bmj at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 01:51:44 2017
From: va6bmj at gmail.com (B J)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 01:51:44 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming Rocket Lab Launch
Message-ID: <CAP7QzkOpwMOyu33CF9eXwP+yichPrcJW2Q--uMKuuqCgDGOYnw@mail.gmail.com>

The window for it opens 2017-12-08:

http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/29/rocket-lab-electron-launch-window-set-open-dec-8/

While on the subject of scheduling launches:

http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/29/falcon-heavy-debut-slips-january/

Meanwhile, there have  been a number of launch failures this year, the
most recent being a Russian rocket:

http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/28/soyuz/

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 02:23:41 2017
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:23:41 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming Rocket Lab Launch
In-Reply-To: <CAP7QzkOpwMOyu33CF9eXwP+yichPrcJW2Q--uMKuuqCgDGOYnw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAP7QzkOpwMOyu33CF9eXwP+yichPrcJW2Q--uMKuuqCgDGOYnw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <98ABD7D68EDD4D2E9916C6F393D31F11@OsbornesPC>

Rocket is on site and they are planning to stream video.
https://www.rocketlabusa.com/latest/rocket-lab-still-testing-launch-window-announced/
NZDT is UTC +13 hours so streaming would be from 01:30 UTC.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC

-----Original Message----- 
From: B J
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:51 PM
To: amsat-bb
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming Rocket Lab Launch

The window for it opens 2017-12-08:

http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/29/rocket-lab-electron-launch-window-set-open-dec-8/

While on the subject of scheduling launches:

http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/29/falcon-heavy-debut-slips-january/

Meanwhile, there have  been a number of launch failures this year, the
most recent being a Russian rocket:

http://parabolicarc.com/2017/11/28/soyuz/

73s

Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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From n0jy at amsat.org  Thu Nov 30 04:11:56 2017
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:11:56 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
In-Reply-To: <cd385d94-7b49-24c0-a63a-7139fbffbb05@amsat.org>
References: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>
	<000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>
	<000e01d3695e$64ef4100$2ecdc300$@mypbmail.com>
	<cd385d94-7b49-24c0-a63a-7139fbffbb05@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <96ecf6f5-8e96-acdb-255e-8c1dd4f4389b@amsat.org>

I apologize to everyone, I didn't realize that the conversation included
amsat-bb.? It was not my intention to tell the whole world what I had done.

?:-)

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 11/29/2017 19:42, Jerry Buxton wrote:
> Go for it.? I just notified JSpOC to name catalog 43017 as AO-91.
>
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
>
> On 11/29/2017 16:07, Ray Hoad wrote:
>> If all of you are OK with Object 43017 as AO-91, I will make the change
>> Thursday. 11-30-2017.
>>
>> Ray Hoad
>> WA5QGD
>> Orbital Elements Manager
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Alan [mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:52
>> To: 'Nico Janssen' <hamsat at xs4all.nl>; 'AMSAT bbs' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>;
>> 'Ray Hoad' <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
>> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
>>
>> Nico,
>>
>> I get the same identification using a different technique.  While I haven't
>> had time to characterize the AO-91 transmitter frequency dependence on
>> temperature, in AO-85 is was about -62 Hz/degree C.  Looking at the changing
>> temperatures, that converts to about the same value in AO-91.
>>
>> 73s,
>>
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>>
>>
>> <-----Original Message-----
>> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
>> <Janssen
>> <Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 08:30 AM
>> <To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad
>> <<ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
>> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
>> <
>> <All,
>> <
>> <Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
>> <is object 43017, 2017-073E.
>> <
>> <There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
>> <ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
>> <the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
>> <about -19 Hz per minute.
>> <
>> <73,
>> <Nico PA0DLO
>> <
>> <
>> <_______________________________________________
>> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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From matthew at mrstevens.net  Thu Nov 30 13:26:02 2017
From: matthew at mrstevens.net (Matthew Stevens)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 08:26:02 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
In-Reply-To: <96ecf6f5-8e96-acdb-255e-8c1dd4f4389b@amsat.org>
References: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>
	<000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>
	<000e01d3695e$64ef4100$2ecdc300$@mypbmail.com>
	<cd385d94-7b49-24c0-a63a-7139fbffbb05@amsat.org>
	<96ecf6f5-8e96-acdb-255e-8c1dd4f4389b@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <CAN8zKtRWSfC-spBCs+xOPAwcH6ZD5WQ4+PjsD-z3UvL7kNoB4A@mail.gmail.com>

A glimpse into the inner workings of Amsat! lol :-)

73,

- Matthew nj4y


On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 11:11 PM, Jerry Buxton <n0jy at amsat.org> wrote:
> I apologize to everyone, I didn't realize that the conversation included
> amsat-bb.  It was not my intention to tell the whole world what I had done.
>
>  :-)
>
> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
>
> On 11/29/2017 19:42, Jerry Buxton wrote:
>> Go for it.  I just notified JSpOC to name catalog 43017 as AO-91.
>>
>> Jerry Buxton, N?JY
>>
>> On 11/29/2017 16:07, Ray Hoad wrote:
>>> If all of you are OK with Object 43017 as AO-91, I will make the change
>>> Thursday. 11-30-2017.
>>>
>>> Ray Hoad
>>> WA5QGD
>>> Orbital Elements Manager
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Alan [mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:52
>>> To: 'Nico Janssen' <hamsat at xs4all.nl>; 'AMSAT bbs' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>;
>>> 'Ray Hoad' <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
>>> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
>>>
>>> Nico,
>>>
>>> I get the same identification using a different technique.  While I haven't
>>> had time to characterize the AO-91 transmitter frequency dependence on
>>> temperature, in AO-85 is was about -62 Hz/degree C.  Looking at the changing
>>> temperatures, that converts to about the same value in AO-91.
>>>
>>> 73s,
>>>
>>> Alan
>>> WA4SCA
>>>
>>>
>>> <-----Original Message-----
>>> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
>>> <Janssen
>>> <Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 08:30 AM
>>> <To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad
>>> <<ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
>>> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
>>> <
>>> <All,
>>> <
>>> <Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
>>> <is object 43017, 2017-073E.
>>> <
>>> <There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
>>> <ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
>>> <the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
>>> <about -19 Hz per minute.
>>> <
>>> <73,
>>> <Nico PA0DLO
>>> <
>>> <
>>> <_______________________________________________
>>> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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>>>
>> _______________________________________________
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From pedro at dutrasousa.name  Thu Nov 30 15:17:58 2017
From: pedro at dutrasousa.name (pedro at dutrasousa.name)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:17:58 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] HM58 Christmas operation
Message-ID: <20171130151758.Horde.FdDensiF14sxPAbWpgKa3q6@webmail.dutrasousa.name>

Hi All,

As usual I'll be in HM58 this Christmas and fully equipped.

I'll have an Alaskan Arrow, Yaesu FT-817ND, Yaesu FT-857D, Kenwood  
TS-2000 and a Wouxun KG-UV9DPlus. Most of the operation will be done  
using the TS-2000.

Expected operating days are December 23 and 24, plus 25 afternoon/evening.
Being a family holiday, skeds are accepted depending on availability.

The exact location is HM58qm, at CU7BC QTH (check QRZ.com), same place  
as last year.

I'll keep everyone posted on my twitter account (@pdsousa).

73,
Pedro CU2ZG


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From n6rfm1 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 14:57:28 2017
From: n6rfm1 at gmail.com (N6RFM1 gmail)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 09:57:28 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Question - Icom IC910-H full duplex operation using the
	Data jack inputs
Message-ID: <007401d369eb$8b4089d0$a1c19d70$@gmail.com>

I have an IC-910H question maybe someone can help with? 

 
Would like to set up mine for full duplex to work Falconsast-3 using the
Data  jacks for TX/RX data jacks for I/O but cannot seem to get the TX input
side working.  I do get RX data out of the radio no problem, so issue seems
isolated to TX input side of the Data jacks.
 
In brief, I made a cable so that the output of an UZ7HO sound modem will
pass audio into the Data jack input.  The cable ohms out OK, but I do not
seem to be getting the data/audio into the radio via either Data jack.  I
have set the audio going into the data jacks at ~ 0.4 V p-p.  I am aware
that when the rig is in Satellite mode, the Data jacks act in reverse.
 
To troubleshoot further, I have tried Split mode.  As I understand, this
should leverage the Main Data jack only? With the radio in split FM mode
only, even if I feed a 1k2 tone to the Main or Sub Data jack input and key
the radio (by pushing the front panel TX button), I cannot hear modulation
on a second radio set up to monitor the IC-910H TX frequency.   Have also
tried all sorts of combinations for the Main and Sub Data inputs, but no
joy.  

 

Is it required to assert PTT from the Data jack itself?

 

BYW, I already have 1K2 packet set up for the sound modem using the ACC
jack.  Works FB.  I'd just like to use the Data jacks for 9K2.  
 
 Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot further?  I will try an even lower
audio input level (as suggested by N8MH), but the TX light is bright with
0.4 V input suggesting that the automatic limiter may not be the problem?  

 

Hopefully, I have missed something very simple.  Direct email replies OK
too.  

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

N6RFM

 

n6rfm at gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 


From WB4SON at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 16:44:35 2017
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 11:44:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Live Stream Bishop Hendricken High School ARISS Contact
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ9Ntn6pe11sBjH_1Nski2g50Qm4k38O1j-jguJaV2BeWw@mail.gmail.com>

Rhode Island is livestreaming an ARISS contact now (11:40 AM EST).
Questions will be around 12_04 PM

You can listen to the livestream feed here:  https://livestream.com/
accounts/9685187/events/7946215

73, Bob, WB4SON

From framirezferrer at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 17:17:26 2017
From: framirezferrer at gmail.com (Fernando Ramirez)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:17:26 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] HC8LUT first pass
In-Reply-To: <CAGHXx8if+cxuddWEj9+u+P5rsrZpc0QzWN+evs=-zdz5VfJe1A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGHXx8gC7B6bXdLXcdS6KTyDxGxr87eQ_ZF+_xdHa+e7jSTjsQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8jQQW=1xLOX7inc3r6_y7zjmeF4BAxqTq3-SiaoSV8dNQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8gZZ63DwXNRLwVh4ffh6evFZ+xrPzLimxkBRr7EFiiSig@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8hi9WiJm9XLJHfK+9p1vWUrTNrBQeGH+7OrB5JHyugcrg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8hNDwT1OD74ASeTCpND5Keghj2NUPOTD68urZucRi7Qvw@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8h_rw4RU0h7fkxpo=84Ns65on4ZdqQGTauVWNQB4GHHiA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAGHXx8if+cxuddWEj9+u+P5rsrZpc0QzWN+evs=-zdz5VfJe1A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGHXx8im5R-=109iCYWFEGr3srSiCUthXDK=srn+zai7vtbO4w@mail.gmail.com>

Good morning!

Just received word from Alejandro, HC8LUT Dxpedition Manager, and he
informed that the satellite antennas are up and ready. They will try the
AO-7 pass that starts at 20:16z.

Best of luck to them and our fellow chasers. Please be mindful of your
uplink power!

73
Fernando, NP4JV

From WB4SON at gmail.com  Thu Nov 30 17:17:48 2017
From: WB4SON at gmail.com (Bob)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:17:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Live Stream Bishop Hendricken High School ARISS
	Contact
In-Reply-To: <CAPonRZ9Ntn6pe11sBjH_1Nski2g50Qm4k38O1j-jguJaV2BeWw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPonRZ9Ntn6pe11sBjH_1Nski2g50Qm4k38O1j-jguJaV2BeWw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPonRZ8NAV-efy+672tvNzN9HJz8cB19MU2hU+tkvs1JPUxVVQ@mail.gmail.com>

Fantastic contact livestreamed by the kids of Bishop Hendricken High
School.  Thank you Claudio for your great work

73, Bob, WB4SON


On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Bob <WB4SON at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rhode Island is livestreaming an ARISS contact now (11:40 AM EST).
> Questions will be around 12_04 PM
>
> You can listen to the livestream feed here:  https://livestream.com/
> accounts/9685187/events/7946215
>
> 73, Bob, WB4SON
>
>

From ray.hoad at mypbmail.com  Thu Nov 30 18:45:35 2017
From: ray.hoad at mypbmail.com (Ray Hoad)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:45:35 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
In-Reply-To: <cd385d94-7b49-24c0-a63a-7139fbffbb05@amsat.org>
References: <20e02e09-56ff-9aa8-01ac-558b88050a0e@xs4all.nl>	<000101d36943$274c8d50$75e5a7f0$@gmail.com>	<000e01d3695e$64ef4100$2ecdc300$@mypbmail.com>
	<cd385d94-7b49-24c0-a63a-7139fbffbb05@amsat.org>
Message-ID: <001001d36a0b$69c3a3d0$3d4aeb70$@mypbmail.com>

It?s a done deal! Tonight I'll send them out.

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
Orbital Elements Manager

Go for it.  I just notified JSpOC to name catalog 43017 as AO-91.

Jerry Buxton, N?JY

On 11/29/2017 16:07, Ray Hoad wrote:
> If all of you are OK with Object 43017 as AO-91, I will make the change
> Thursday. 11-30-2017.
>
> Ray Hoad
> WA5QGD
> Orbital Elements Manager
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan [mailto:wa4sca at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 12:52
> To: 'Nico Janssen' <hamsat at xs4all.nl>; 'AMSAT bbs' <amsat-bb at amsat.org>;
> 'Ray Hoad' <ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
>
> Nico,
>
> I get the same identification using a different technique.  While I haven't
> had time to characterize the AO-91 transmitter frequency dependence on
> temperature, in AO-85 is was about -62 Hz/degree C.  Looking at the changing
> temperatures, that converts to about the same value in AO-91.
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Nico
> <Janssen
> <Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 08:30 AM
> <To: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Ray Hoad
> <<ray.hoad at mypbmail.com>
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-OSCAR 91 identified
> <
> <All,
> <
> <Detailed doppler measurements show that AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO 91)
> <is object 43017, 2017-073E.
> <
> <There is a small frequency drift on the downlink of OSCAR 91. During
> <ascending passes, i.e. early afternoon passes from south to north, with
> <the satellite in full sunlight, the downlink shows a frequency drift of
> <about -19 Hz per minute.
> <
> <73,
> <Nico PA0DLO
> <
> <
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at 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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> 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.
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From k8bl at ameritech.net  Thu Nov 30 19:49:11 2017
From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:49:11 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] K8BL  Rover Q's --> LoTW
References: <703990305.5387997.1512071351959.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <703990305.5387997.1512071351959@mail.yahoo.com>

Gridders,
The Rover QSO's from my trip 11/20-11/28/17 have beenuploaded to LoTW. Let me know by e-mail with details ifone of yours appears to be missing.
73, ? ? Bob ?K8BL