From erich.eichmann at t-online.de Sat Sep 1 07:38:49 2018 From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 09:38:49 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator Issue In-Reply-To: <000901d44127$f6b58c10$e420a430$@rr.com> References: <577069157.3641494.1533625715406.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <577069157.3641494.1533625715406@mail.yahoo.com> <1234511008.3650110.1533625863543@mail.yahoo.com> <1899298084.1474826.1535697528720@mail.yahoo.com> <000901d44127$f6b58c10$e420a430$@rr.com> Message-ID: <02364249-05c4-eb72-5cf3-b91f2e564982@t-online.de> Hi Bob, you are running rotor control in flip mode. That mode is switched on by choosing 180 degs for max. elevation. Azimut is then limited to 360 degs (you can not combine flip mode and the 450-degs-option). With flip mode enabled the program should work as follows: It checks whether the az. rotor will get to it's end point (North) during the pass. Therefore it checks at the beginning of a pass (exactly: if you start tracking before the rotor has reached the end point) whether the satellite will cross the meridian of your location in the North during the pass. If so, it will steer the antenna in flip mode (az. antenna in opposite direction, el. antenna 180 - true elevation). The color of the control "R" will change to yellow). During such pass it should not switch from flip mode to normal mode. So, check whether your rotor control works in that way. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 31.08.2018 um 14:41 schrieb Robert Koepke: > I am using SATPC32 V12.8c with a Yaesu G5500 rotator and a GS-232B controller. In rotor setup the Max elevation is set to 180 degrees. The rotator has not been calibrated in some time, but it seems to be pointing in the correct direction and has been working properly. > > But on an overhead pass (>65 degrees) when I turned on the rotor control in SATPC32 the antenna went to the horizon at the proper azimuth but flipped so the control box showed elevation at 180 degrees (visually verified). Tracking was correct but when the antenna was back down to about 45 degrees the antenna swung around 180 degrees and "unflipped" the antenna, then tracked properly to the opposite horizon. Since then it has been working properly again, but I have not had another overhead pass. > > Has anyone seen this type of behavior or can direct me to a possible remedy? > > Thanks > Bob - AA6TB > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net Sat Sep 1 13:05:18 2018 From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 21:05:18 +0800 Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna design considerations Message-ID: <69fa4fdd-411b-bdec-1641-ea39783bcac3@msa.hinet.net> I'm slowly working towards building my own cross yagis for my home setup. I started learning to use MMANA-GAL in order to model the antennas and also looking for materials to build them. I found 8 mm aluminium round tubing for the elements and 3/8" square tubing for the boom. The cross boom is going to be 2" fiberglass, so I don't necessarily have to choose for foremast installation. I decided to settle on loop fed array yagis (LFA) because they are directly fed with coax cable. First question: any reasons for not using LFAs for cross yagis? Second question: what is the sweet spot between number of elements, beam width and boom length (for both 2m and 70cm antennas)? A lot of elements means more gain, a narrower beam width, but also a longer boom and more careful tracking. I haven't got any experience with working sats and I wonder what is better: a couple of more dB gain, or a slightly wider beam and a more compact antenna? So far I modelled a 4-element and 5-element LFA for 2 meters. The 5-element has a 1 dB gain advantage over the 4-element one, a 3 dB better F/B ratio, but is 2 meters in boom length, so that is quite substantial. Any input appreciated. Cheers. --Hans (BX2ABT) From rkoepke at socal.rr.com Sat Sep 1 14:51:35 2018 From: rkoepke at socal.rr.com (Robert Koepke) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 07:51:35 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator Issue In-Reply-To: <02364249-05c4-eb72-5cf3-b91f2e564982@t-online.de> References: <577069157.3641494.1533625715406.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <577069157.3641494.1533625715406@mail.yahoo.com> <1234511008.3650110.1533625863543@mail.yahoo.com> <1899298084.1474826.1535697528720@mail.yahoo.com> <000901d44127$f6b58c10$e420a430$@rr.com> <02364249-05c4-eb72-5cf3-b91f2e564982@t-online.de> Message-ID: <001501d44203$499c1d50$dcd457f0$@rr.com> Erich: Thank you so very much for your explanation below - that really helps understand what is happening. 73 Bob - AA6TB -----Original Message----- From: Erich Eichmann [mailto:erich.eichmann at t-online.de] Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2018 12:39 AM To: Robert Koepke; AMSAT-BB at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Yaesu G5500 Rotator Issue Hi Bob, you are running rotor control in flip mode. That mode is switched on by choosing 180 degs for max. elevation. Azimut is then limited to 360 degs (you can not combine flip mode and the 450-degs-option). With flip mode enabled the program should work as follows: It checks whether the az. rotor will get to it's end point (North) during the pass. Therefore it checks at the beginning of a pass (exactly: if you start tracking before the rotor has reached the end point) whether the satellite will cross the meridian of your location in the North during the pass. If so, it will steer the antenna in flip mode (az. antenna in opposite direction, el. antenna 180 - true elevation). The color of the control "R" will change to yellow). During such pass it should not switch from flip mode to normal mode. So, check whether your rotor control works in that way. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 31.08.2018 um 14:41 schrieb Robert Koepke: > I am using SATPC32 V12.8c with a Yaesu G5500 rotator and a GS-232B controller. In rotor setup the Max elevation is set to 180 degrees. The rotator has not been calibrated in some time, but it seems to be pointing in the correct direction and has been working properly. > > But on an overhead pass (>65 degrees) when I turned on the rotor control in SATPC32 the antenna went to the horizon at the proper azimuth but flipped so the control box showed elevation at 180 degrees (visually verified). Tracking was correct but when the antenna was back down to about 45 degrees the antenna swung around 180 degrees and "unflipped" the antenna, then tracked properly to the opposite horizon. Since then it has been working properly again, but I have not had another overhead pass. > > Has anyone seen this type of behavior or can direct me to a possible remedy? > > Thanks > Bob - AA6TB > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 w5rkn at w5rkn.com Sat Sep 1 18:12:03 2018 From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 13:12:03 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018 Message-ID: <21A8928D9BDC451397DC837DD3680E48@Ron8300PC> Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period August 1, 2018 through September 1, 2018. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! CALL 01Aug 01Sep N8RO 1051 1060 WI7P 829 835 WA5KBH 728 738 W5RKN 606 634 N6UK 568 626 N9EAT 428 550 WD9EWK 476 485 KE4AL 429 467 AA8CH 316 351 NS3L 325 350 W7QL 300 350 FG8OJ 200 253 N3GS 198 226 KE8FZT 200 225 N3CRT New 200 AC9E New 150 WW8W 103 128 AD0HJ New 100 N7NEV New 100 W4AQT New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at @.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for August 1, 2018 and September 1, 2018. 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! From wb1fj at fisher.cc Sat Sep 1 23:01:26 2018 From: wb1fj at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher (AMSAT)) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 19:01:26 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite operations next weekend Message-ID: Hi, Next weekend, (9/8 and 9/9) is the Boxboro (Mass) ham radio convention, the biggest in New England. There will be an AMSAT booth there, and in addition, the Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding an exposition for young people, which will include a big satellite station. Please listen for special event station N1T or club call N1FD during both days, and possibly testing on Friday, and be nice if there are newbies trying for their first contact! In addition, the AMSAT forum will take place all Sunday morning and will include demos of satellite contacts using a handheld and an HT. Please try for QSOs with on FM satellites Sunday morning from Bob Hayes KB1SWZ (not known if he will use a special event call sign). KE4AL, please post on the the AMSAT web site if you can! Thanks all! 73, Burns Fisher, WB1FJ AMSAT Fox-1 Flight Software Member, Nashua Area Radio Society From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Sun Sep 2 00:14:06 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (David Jordan) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 00:14:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite operations next weekend In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Burns, I have the pleasure of mentoring an upcoming ARISS contact with Hudson Memorial School in NH. The Nashua Amateur Radio Society is supporting this contact. They're a great group to work with. Wish I was there for this event. Dave, AA4KN ARISS mentor Get Outlook for Android From: Burns Fisher (AMSAT) Sent: Saturday, September 1, 7:15 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite operations next weekend To: ke4al at yahoo.com, AMSAT BB Hi, Next weekend, (9/8 and 9/9) is the Boxboro (Mass) ham radio convention, the biggest in New England. There will be an AMSAT booth there, and in addition, the Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding an exposition for young people, which will include a big satellite station. Please listen for special event station N1T or club call N1FD during both days, and possibly testing on Friday, and be nice if there are newbies trying for their first contact! In addition, the AMSAT forum will take place all Sunday morning and will include demos of satellite contacts using a handheld and an HT. Please try for QSOs with on FM satellites Sunday morning from Bob Hayes KB1SWZ (not known if he will use a special event call sign). KE4AL, please post on the the AMSAT web site if you can! Thanks all! 73, Burns Fisher, WB1FJ AMSAT Fox-1 Flight Software Member, Nashua Area Radio Society _______________________________________________ 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 Frank at GoKarns.com Sun Sep 2 01:03:41 2018 From: Frank at GoKarns.com (Frank Karnauskas) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 20:03:41 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin Message-ID: <001101d44258$caa911a0$5ffb34e0$@GoKarns.com> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-245 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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 dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * DMR Station QRM's AO-92 Uplink * AMSAT Announces New Store on Zazzle * AMSAT Rover Award Updates * AO73/FUNcube-1 Entering a Further Period of Full Sunlight * VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018 * 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Preliminary Schedule Announced * Interns Create Visualization of NASA Space-Ground Communications * AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-245.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 245.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 2, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-245.01 DMR Station QRM's AO-92 Uplink On August 27th, AMSAT Vice President-Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, noted: "Recently there has been a DMR signal QRM'ing the AO-92 uplink on 435.350 or close by. Hotspots, repeaters, terrestrial simplex (anything not satellite) should not be in 145.8-146.0 or 435-438 by international bandplan. Please QSY these radios ASAP. Please share to DMR, D-star, Fusion, P25 groups and similar, thank you!" For amateur operators in the U.S., FCC Part 97 has a bit to say about the way we should operate in the 145.8-146.0 and 435-438 MHz amateur satellite subbands. Regulations in many other countries are not as detailed as those established by the FCC on how we should operate on different frequencies and bands. This includes where hotspots and similar systems used for digital voice modes (i.e., DMR, D-Star, C4FM/Fusion) and other technologies like EchoLink and IRLP, should operate. Auxiliary stations are defined at 97.3(a)(7): "An amateur station, other than in a message forwarding system, that is transmitting communications point-to-point within a system of cooperating amateur stations." This definition includes "remote bases;" the nodes for systems like EchoLink and IRLP; and hotspots used for digital-voice modes like D- Star, DMR, and Fusion/C4FM (among others); as well as stations using these hotspots and nodes. Auxiliary stations are not allowed in the 145.8-146.0 and 435-438 MHz satellite subbands per 97.201(b) - among other subbands in the 2m and 70cm amateur bands. Repeaters are defined at 97.3(a)(40) as: "Repeater. An amateur station that simultaneously retransmits the transmission of another amateur station on a different channel or channels." Since most hotspots are operating on a single frequency, they would not qualify as a repeater. Even if the hotspot operates like a repeater as defined above, repeaters are not permitted to use 145.5-146.0 MHz and 435-438 MHz per 97.205(b). Beyond these two sections, Part 97 also has 97.101(a): "In all respects not specifically covered by FCC Rules each amateur station must be operated in accordance with good engineering and good amateur practice." Whether the hotspot is interfering with a satellite downlink in a particular area, or it is interfering with the satellite uplink affecting a much larger area, this would not be good amateur practice. In addition to subbands where hotspots are not permitted, 97.101(b) is also relevant: "Each station licensee and each control operator must cooperate in selecting transmitting channels and in making the most effective use of the amateur service frequencies. No frequency will be assigned for the exclusive use of any station." Frequencies used by satellites are usually incapable of being changed, and have been registered with a regulator like the FCC and the ITU. Hotspots are usually frequency-agile, and the frequencies used by those systems can be changed to avoid potential interference to satellites and other stations. And all of this is in addition to local bandplans, which may already have provisions for hotspots or simplex nodes. [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Announces New Store on Zazzle AMSAT is pleased to announce a new storefront on Zazzle. Currently, we have several products available with the AMSAT logo, including t- shirts, hooded sweatshirts, mugs, mousepads, and stickers. Colors and styles for each product are fully customizable. Even kids sizes and athletic wear are available through the customization options. Now you can outfit the whole family in AMSAT logo gear! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. The storefront can be accessed at https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear Stay tuned as we add more products to the storefront over the coming days and weeks. [ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Rover Award Updates The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of the roving achievements posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/ Since the last update in ANS-210, the following awards have been announced: Award Call Date Issued ------ ------- ----------- 028 K4FTP 30 Jul 2018 029 KB2YSI 15 Aug 2018 030 N3CRT 17 Aug 2018 031 N2WLS 19 Aug 2018 032 K2MTS 22 Aug 2018 [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AO73/FUNcube-1 Entering a Further Period of Full Sunlight AO73/FUNcube-1 has been in space for almost five years and the original Sun Synchronous Orbit has now changed slightly such that the spacecraft will no longer be in eclipse for 35 mins every orbit. The eclipse period has already reduced and will again become zero on September 8, 2018. This means that our usual autonomous switching between transponder on in eclipse and high-power telemetry when in sunlight will no longer be effective! This schedule was originally planned to provide a very strong telemetry signal for schools to use during daylight hours and for amateur operation at night (and also at weekends and over holidays). We have already experienced a short period of full sunlight but this time it looks like the spacecraft will be in this situation for more than eight months until sometime in April next year. In addition to the additional thermal effect that will occur during this period, we also expect that the spin rate will increase. The reason for this effect is not yet fully understood but may be related to the amount of current flowing from the solar panels to the spacecraft bus being sufficient to cause a torque effect with the earth's magnetic field. We have therefore decided to have AO73/FUNcube-1 initially operate for alternate periods of one week in either safe or educational modes. This should enable us to evaluate whether the currents do affect the spin rate. Safe mode provides low power telemetry and education mode the usual high power telemetry. It will also enable an analysis to see whether the satellite becomes hotter or cooler in each mode. This will be a new experience for the spacecraft so the capture of the largest possible amount of telemetry remains an important tool for the team to have. We are very grateful to everyone who continues to upload the telemetry they have received to the Data Warehouse. It is invaluable. In addition to AO73/FUNcube-1, the FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1 remains operational and EO88/Nayif-1 continues to operate autonomously with the transponder on when in eclipse and high- power telemetry in sunlight. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: AO73 is now in safe mode (low power beacon only, no transponder). We have set this mode as the satellite is about to enter a period of continuous sunlight (for about 9 months). There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ The plan is to change to education mode (high power beacon) next Friday. [ANS thanks Jim, G3WGM and the FUNcube team for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- VUCC Awards-Endorsements for August 2018 CALL 01Aug 01Sep N8RO 1051 1060 WI7P 829 835 WA5KBH 728 738 W5RKN 606 634 N6UK 568 626 N9EAT 428 550 WD9EWK 476 485 KE4AL 429 467 AA8CH 316 351 NS3L 325 350 W7QL 300 350 FG8OJ 200 253 N3GS 198 226 KE8FZT 200 225 N3CRT New 200 AC9E New 150 WW8W 103 128 AD0HJ New 100 N7NEV New 100 W4AQT New 100 If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at @.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for August 1, 2018 and September 1, 2018. 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! [ANS thanks Ron, W5RKN for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 ARRL/TAPR DCC Preliminary Schedule Announced Saturday Night Banquet Towards A 21st Century Understanding of Earth's Upper Atmosphere: The Value of Radio Based Amateur-Scientist Partnerships by Dr. Philip J. Erickson, W1PJE, Assistant director & head of MIT's Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences group at Haystack Observatory. https://www.tapr.org/dcc#banquet Sunday Morning Seminar The Citizen Weather Station Project by Nathaniel A. Frissell, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology, W2NAF. https://www.tapr.org/dcc#seminar The complete Technical & Introductory Forum Tracks schedule can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/2018-DCC-Schedule DCC Online Registration is at: https://www.tapr.org/dccregistration.php [ANS thanks Mark, WB9QZB for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Interns Create Visualization of NASA Space-Ground Communications For the first time ever, people worldwide can get an inside look into what it takes to enable communications for nearly 40 NASA missions, thanks to a small team of college students. NASA's Near Earth Network (NEN) leverages more than 15 antennas across the globe to provide a downlink for critical space and Earth science data collected by the agency's satellites. A new web-based app called NEN Now shows, in real time, simulations of the complicated maneuvers these antennas undergo to link with passing satellites, following them from horizon to horizon as the data streams to the ground. "NEN Now opens a window to the public, sharing live updates about which of NASA's spacecraft are communicating with the Near Earth Network," said Barbara Adde, director of policy and strategic communications for the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program office at NASA Headquarters. "Curious about what NASA is studying? You can click on a link and find out what research that spacecraft is collecting data for and sending down to Earth right at that moment." Not only will NEN Now help the public understand space-to-ground communications systems, but the tool will help technical and project managers monitor the status of the network in detail, providing information such as the actual position of the antennas' dishes. At SCaN's request, Goddard modeled NEN Now after a similar app, called DSN Now, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN provides communications services for missions in deep space and is managed by JPL. Ryan Turner, a ground system manager, had an idea to efficiently and effectively develop the NEN app at Goddard by leveraging the skills of college students and utilizing experienced engineers to provide guidance. "We started with three interns, who worked with the public engagement team, NEN engineers and the GMSEC to lay out a prototype," Turner said. GMSEC is the Goddard Mission Services Evolution Center, which creates data system solutions across multiple projects and disciplines. "It gave everyone a sense of what would be possible if we created an operational version of the system." Naje Fields was one of the first interns on the project in summer 2015. "Our biggest challenge for the prototype phase was to figure out how to get the data from the real-time status server at [NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia] to Goddard and into our app," she said. She and her partners, Kierra Harrison and Wallace Phillips, used a number of networking and security techniques to make it happen. The prototype might have been ambitious for three college interns to complete over the course of 10 weeks, but it was very well- received, allowing Turner to establish a year-round program and to take on more interns in the following summers. Those groups have worked on multiple projects, including adding commercial ground stations to NEN Now, implementing a NEN Now mobile app, designing the Space Network (SN) Now for Goddard's other communications network, and developing a 3D interface for NEN Now. Both NEN Now and DSN Now have been incorporated into a larger app called SCaN Now. An additional application for SCaN's third network, the Space Network, is also being created by this intern team, rounding out the real-time status display capability for all three of SCaN's communications networks. NEN Now is now available to the public at: SCaN Now https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov NeN Now https://scan-now.gsfc.nasa.gov/nen NeN Home https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/services/networks/nen DSN Now https://eyes.nasa.gov/dsn/dsn.html DSN Home https://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/ [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Board of Director Elections Corrected Ballots Due September 15, 2018 Corrected ballots were mailed and members should have received them. The new ballots, labeled "CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018" are printed on yellow-colored cardstock. Using the Yellow Ballots, please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates: Tom Clark, K3IO Mark Hammond, N8MH Scott Harvey, KA7FVV Bruce Paige, KK5DO Peter Portanova, W2JV Candidate biographies can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ The Directors positions will go to the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes. In addition, there will be two alternate members chosen, based on the next highest number of votes received. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018 in order to be counted. Those sent outside North America were sent via air mail. If you have not received your ballot package in a reasonable time for your location, please contact the AMSAT office. Completed ballots should be returned as promptly as possible, and those from outside North America preferably by air mail. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations as of 8/29/2018 + DM56, DM57, DM58, DM59 - September 1-3, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, is heading out again. This time, he will be operating in DM56, DM57, DM58, and DM59. Updates will be posted on Twitter, publicly viewable at https://twitter.com/ad0dx. + Next weekend, (9/8 and 9/9) is the Boxboro (Mass) ham radio convention, the biggest in New England. There will be an AMSAT booth there, and in addition, the Nashua Area Radio Society will be holding an exposition for young people, which will include a big satellite station. Please listen for special event station N1T or club call N1FD during both days, and possibly testing on Friday, and be nice if there are newbies trying for their first contact! In addition, the AMSAT forum will take place all Sunday morning and will include demos of satellite contacts using a handheld and an HT. Please try for QSOs with on FM satellites Sunday morning from Bob Hayes KB1SWZ (not known if he will use a special event call sign). KE4AL, please post on the the AMSAT web site if you can! Thanks all! 73, Burns Fisher, WB1FJ AMSAT Fox-1 Flight Software Member, Nashua Area Radio Society + AMSAT-EA Special Event - AM1SAT - September 10-17, 2018 As part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities, AMSAT- EA members, using the special event call sign AM1SAT, will be activating 14 grid squares across Spain from September 10th to September 17th. AMSAT-EA is offering an AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. More information, to include rules and log submission instructions, is available on QRZ: https://www.qrz.com/db/am1sat Northern Michigan (EN76, EN85, EN86) - September 15-18, 2018 Chris, AA8CH is heading back to northern Michigan and Drummond Island as follows: September 15: EN76, EN85 September 16: EN85, EN86 September 17: EN85, EN86 September 18: EN76, EN85 Anyone who missed Chris from N8R in July and/or needs any of these grids can send me an email (see QRZ) and he'll keep you in the loop for expected passes. [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-08-07 18:00 UTC Integrierte Gesamtschule Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Osterholz - Scharmbeck, Germany and Gymnasium Soltau, Soltau, Germany, direct via DN3HB and DN5ABG. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be DP?ISS. The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Watch for new contact time. Study Hall, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, telebridge via K6DUE. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-05 08:05:53 UTC 33 deg. Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg. + Completed ARISS Contacts About Gagarin from Space conducted A Session of Radio-Love Communication with students and aspirants in G. Kursk. Russia, direct via RV3DR. The ISS callsign was RS?ISS and the scheduled astronaut was Oleg Artemyev. The contact was successful at 2018-08-25 08:19 UTC. Congratulations to the students and Oleg! [ANS thanks Charles, AJ9N for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + The AMSAT Office will be closed through September 4th. It will reopen on Wednesday, September 5th. [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz for the above information.] + The Symposium Schedule for the 2018 AMSAT-NA 36th Annual Space Symposium and General meeting has been published and can be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/symposium-schedule/ [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] + ARRL Youth Satellite Operators get News Coverage Three youthful members of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club were recognized by the Montgomery Advertiser as avid amateur radio satellite operators. Bryant Rascoll, 14, recently received the 2018 Bill Pasternak Memorial Radio Newsline "Young Ham of the Year. Warren Whitby, 16, received this year's ARRL "Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award" in Huntsville. Marissa Robledo, 11, was been named first runner up for the Alabama Outstanding Youth Ham Award. The complete news story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/three-youth. [ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM for the above information.] + New Distance Record FalconSat-3 Claimed A new @AMSAT distance record is claimed via the FalconSat-3 digipeater: 2,955 km. W8LR in EM79tm <> KB6LTY in DM14jl on 26-Aug-2018 at 00:47 UTC. [ANS thanks W8LR for the above information.] + Petition to save WWV/WWVH The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has eliminated funding for the continued operation of time/frequency standard stations WWV and WWVH in its Fiscal Year 2019 budget. WWVB, on 60 kHz, which provides time data for so-called "atomic clocks," would continue to be funded. One petition started on the White House's "We the People" petition site calls for restoration of funding for these two radio stations. It needs at least 100,000 electronic signatures by mid-September to generate a response from the White House. The petition can be found at: (As of now, needs just over 90,000 more signatures by September 15) [ANS thanks CQ Magazine 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 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org From wandtosborne at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 02:01:38 2018 From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:01:38 +1200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs Message-ID: Hi Folks, I have recently been following AO-91 with a selection of tracking programs and confirming the results with observations of the downlink. Using the same QTH location and Keps, I found the following: The AMSAT-NA online tracking page is pretty accurate. See: https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php Heavens-above.com is also pretty good. See: https://www.heavens-above.com SatPC32, Orbitron, InstantTrack, and Quiktrak are pretty good and give the same results as the ?On-Line? trackers. Nova is about 5 minutes ahead. GPredict is about 5 minutes behind. Has anyone else noticed this? 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC From va6bmj at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 06:09:20 2018 From: va6bmj at gmail.com (B J) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 06:09:20 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 9/2/18, Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I have recently been following AO-91 with a selection of tracking programs > and confirming > the results with observations of the downlink. > > Using the same QTH location and Keps, I found the following: > The AMSAT-NA online tracking page is pretty accurate. See: > https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php > Heavens-above.com is also pretty good. See: https://www.heavens-above.com > SatPC32, Orbitron, InstantTrack, and Quiktrak are pretty good and give the > same results as the ?On-Line? trackers. > > Nova is about 5 minutes ahead. > GPredict is about 5 minutes behind. > > Has anyone else noticed this? I've never worked AO-91, so I can't comment on that. I run Gpredict on a Linux ThinkPad and i found that it's been accurate for satellites such as FO-29. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ From kb2ysi at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 12:26:40 2018 From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 08:26:40 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Make sure the keps are updated, Aldo the clock but I assume they are running on the same computer so that is unlikely to be a problem. 73, Don KB2YSI On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 02:10 B J wrote: > On 9/2/18, Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > > > I have recently been following AO-91 with a selection of tracking > programs > > and confirming > > the results with observations of the downlink. > > > > Using the same QTH location and Keps, I found the following: > > The AMSAT-NA online tracking page is pretty accurate. See: > > https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php > > Heavens-above.com is also pretty good. See: > https://www.heavens-above.com > > SatPC32, Orbitron, InstantTrack, and Quiktrak are pretty good and give > the > > same results as the ?On-Line? trackers. > > > > Nova is about 5 minutes ahead. > > GPredict is about 5 minutes behind. > > > > Has anyone else noticed this? > > > > I've never worked AO-91, so I can't comment on that. I run Gpredict > on a Linux ThinkPad and i found that it's been accurate for satellites > such as FO-29. > > 73s > > Bernhard VA6BMJ > _______________________________________________ > 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 seb at wintek.com Sun Sep 2 12:45:45 2018 From: seb at wintek.com (Stephen E. Belter) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 12:45:45 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: <32D72085-FC5B-46C8-9EDA-AEDE0A147212@wintek.com> Nova has two algorithms for computing the location of the satellites. Try the other algorithm. 73, Steve N9IP -- Steve Belter, seb at wintek.com > On Sep 2, 2018, at 8:28 AM, Don KB2YSI wrote: > > Make sure the keps are updated, Aldo the clock but I assume they are > running on the same computer so that is unlikely to be a problem. > > 73, Don KB2YSI > >> On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 02:10 B J wrote: >> >>> On 9/2/18, Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote: >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I have recently been following AO-91 with a selection of tracking >> programs >>> and confirming >>> the results with observations of the downlink. >>> >>> Using the same QTH location and Keps, I found the following: >>> The AMSAT-NA online tracking page is pretty accurate. See: >>> https://www.amsat.org/track/index.php >>> Heavens-above.com is also pretty good. See: >> https://www.heavens-above.com >>> SatPC32, Orbitron, InstantTrack, and Quiktrak are pretty good and give >> the >>> same results as the ?On-Line? trackers. >>> >>> Nova is about 5 minutes ahead. >>> GPredict is about 5 minutes behind. >>> >>> Has anyone else noticed this? >> >> >> >> I've never worked AO-91, so I can't comment on that. I run Gpredict >> on a Linux ThinkPad and i found that it's been accurate for satellites >> such as FO-29. >> >> 73s >> >> Bernhard VA6BMJ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 13:02:00 2018 From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 08:02:00 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs In-Reply-To: <32D72085-FC5B-46C8-9EDA-AEDE0A147212@wintek.com> References: , <32D72085-FC5B-46C8-9EDA-AEDE0A147212@wintek.com> Message-ID: <5b8bdf49.1c69fb81.f0a81.733d@mx.google.com> > Nova has two algorithms for computing the location of the satellites. Try > the other algorithm. I've noticed a bit of sneakiness tracking AO-91 with Nova. I find I'm several minutes off once or twice a year. The main symptom is a weak downlink from AO-91 since the antenna is aimed at a spot in the sky which is not on time. What I've found is somehow Nova has 2 or 3 instances of AO-91 in the table where you choose the satellites to add to the tracking view. None of the other satellites have multiple instances. What I need to do is to select each instance of AO-91 and keep only the one that accurately matches the other resources you can compare with. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm at amsat.org From cencinoit at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 10:14:31 2018 From: cencinoit at gmail.com (Vincenzo Mone) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 12:14:31 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Choose the right satellite Message-ID: Hi folks, i get an issue on the SATPC32 program. Today i had two satellites in the range at about the same time GO-32 and Equisat. Go-32 come up first and about 5 minutes i got the Equisat one. So i decided to abbandon the GO-32 and track the Equisat. I clicked on the letter that shows me the Equisat, the program passed from GO-32 to Equista but immediately after it passed again to track the GO-32. Please how to do to track the bird what i want when there are two or more satellites at the same time? Thanks 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** ********************************* From ve3hls at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 09:31:37 2018 From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 09:31:37 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS Message-ID: I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT satellites. The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the program and it's still there. Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I open WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my group but it's not listed there. Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other instructions. Help! 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS bueng-ken.com From kb1pvh at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 15:34:16 2018 From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 11:34:16 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ken, Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same satellites? Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S9 On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander wrote: > I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT satellites. > The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the program > and it's still there. > > Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I open > WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my > group but it's not listed there. > > Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says > nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does > say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other instructions. > > Help! > > 73, > > Ken Alexander > VE3HLS > > bueng-ken.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 ve3hls at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 16:10:57 2018 From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 16:10:57 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Dave, Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. Thanks anyway, Ken VE3HLS bueng-ken.com On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > Ken, > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > satellites? > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander wrote: > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT satellites. >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the program >> and it's still there. >> >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I >> open >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my >> group but it's not listed there. >> >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other >> instructions. >> >> Help! >> >> 73, >> >> Ken Alexander >> VE3HLS >> >> bueng-ken.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 pconver at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 16:37:12 2018 From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 13:37:12 -0300 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Easy way to see weather sats times & frequencies: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?type=noaa 73, LU7ABF, Pedro On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 1:10 PM, Kenneth P Alexander wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA > group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when > I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, > neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! > > It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. > > Thanks anyway, > > Ken > VE3HLS > > bueng-ken.com > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > > > Ken, > > > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > > satellites? > > > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander > wrote: > > > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT > satellites. > >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the > program > >> and it's still there. > >> > >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I > >> open > >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my > >> group but it's not listed there. > >> > >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says > >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does > >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other > >> instructions. > >> > >> Help! > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Ken Alexander > >> VE3HLS > >> > >> bueng-ken.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 peter at magicbug.co.uk Sun Sep 2 16:47:16 2018 From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL)) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 17:47:16 +0100 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Pedro, While I respect that your keen to push the amsat.org.ar pass tool, I have noticed you seem to post it to every thread when it's not relevant making it no more than spam. I appreciate your keen to market it but keep to topic. Peter, 2M0SQL. On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 at 17:38, Pedro Converso wrote: > > Hello > > Easy way to see weather sats times & frequencies: > > http://amsat.org.ar/pass?type=noaa > > 73, LU7ABF, Pedro > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 1:10 PM, Kenneth P Alexander > wrote: > > > Hi Dave, > > > > Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA > > group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when > > I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, > > neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! > > > > It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. > > > > Thanks anyway, > > > > Ken > > VE3HLS > > > > bueng-ken.com > > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > > > > > Ken, > > > > > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > > > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > > > satellites? > > > > > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > > > > > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander > > wrote: > > > > > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT > > satellites. > > >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the > > program > > >> and it's still there. > > >> > > >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I > > >> open > > >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my > > >> group but it's not listed there. > > >> > > >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says > > >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does > > >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other > > >> instructions. > > >> > > >> Help! > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> > > >> Ken Alexander > > >> VE3HLS > > >> > > >> bueng-ken.com > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 kb2m at arrl.net Sun Sep 2 17:22:32 2018 From: kb2m at arrl.net (jeff griffin) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 13:22:32 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> Why not just make up your own groups like I did.... Edit one of the existing .SAT groups to your liking, then rename and save as a xxx.SAT. There in the users xxxx AppData Roaming SatPC32 directory... Easy peasy... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth P Alexander Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:11 PM To: Dave Webb KB1PVH Cc: AMSAT -BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS Hi Dave, Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. Thanks anyway, Ken VE3HLS bueng-ken.com On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > Ken, > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > satellites? > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander wrote: > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT satellites. >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the program >> and it's still there. >> >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I >> open >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my >> group but it's not listed there. >> >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other >> instructions. >> >> Help! >> >> 73, >> >> Ken Alexander >> VE3HLS >> >> bueng-ken.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 kb2m at arrl.net Sun Sep 2 17:37:04 2018 From: kb2m at arrl.net (jeff griffin) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 13:37:04 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> References: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> Message-ID: <019301d442e3$9089b3e0$b19d1ba0$@net> I forgot to mention you also have to add the new file group name to the file group list in SatFiles.SQF, in the same directory... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of jeff griffin Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 1:23 PM Cc: 'AMSAT -BB' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS Why not just make up your own groups like I did.... Edit one of the existing .SAT groups to your liking, then rename and save as a xxx.SAT. There in the users xxxx AppData Roaming SatPC32 directory... Easy peasy... 73 Jeff kb2m -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth P Alexander Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:11 PM To: Dave Webb KB1PVH Cc: AMSAT -BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS Hi Dave, Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. Thanks anyway, Ken VE3HLS bueng-ken.com On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > Ken, > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > satellites? > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander wrote: > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT satellites. >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the program >> and it's still there. >> >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I >> open >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my >> group but it's not listed there. >> >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other >> instructions. >> >> Help! >> >> 73, >> >> Ken Alexander >> VE3HLS >> >> bueng-ken.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb From wa4sca at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 17:40:40 2018 From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 12:40:40 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> References: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> Message-ID: <000001d442e4$117bf4e0$3473dea0$@gmail.com> Working from memory since I am not at the shack, but there are files which hold the groups for each program: SatFiles.SQF AosFiles.SQF WisFiles.SQF ISSFiles.SQF On the rare time that I do a new group, I always have to figure this out. Hopefully remembered correctly. 73, Alan WA4SCA From ve3hls at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 17:49:20 2018 From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 17:49:20 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> References: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> Message-ID: Making up my own satellite group is exactly what I'm trying to do. However, the docs don't say I have to work "under the hood" and search my hard drive and edit configuration files the author has hidden away in order to accomplish this. Proper, up to date documentation would solve this problem. Thanks anyway, Ken VE3HLS bueng-ken.com On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:22 PM, jeff griffin wrote: > Why not just make up your own groups like I did.... > > Edit one of the existing .SAT groups to your liking, then rename and save > as > a xxx.SAT. There in the users xxxx AppData Roaming SatPC32 directory... > > Easy peasy... > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth P > Alexander > Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:11 PM > To: Dave Webb KB1PVH > Cc: AMSAT -BB > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS > > Hi Dave, > > Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA > group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when > I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, > neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! > > It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. > > Thanks anyway, > > Ken > VE3HLS > > bueng-ken.com > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > > > Ken, > > > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > > satellites? > > > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander > wrote: > > > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT > satellites. > >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the > program > >> and it's still there. > >> > >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I > >> open > >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my > >> group but it's not listed there. > >> > >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says > >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does > >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other > >> instructions. > >> > >> Help! > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Ken Alexander > >> VE3HLS > >> > >> bueng-ken.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ve3hls at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 17:57:39 2018 From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 17:57:39 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: <019301d442e3$9089b3e0$b19d1ba0$@net> References: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> <019301d442e3$9089b3e0$b19d1ba0$@net> Message-ID: I see SatFiles.SQF in the list of Auxiliary files. Interestingly, the group I created earlier is listed there. Some text in the file refers to a few other configuration files. However, the files are not in the Auxiliary Files list. It's like the author doesn't want me to edit them, no? bueng-ken.com On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:37 PM, jeff griffin wrote: > I forgot to mention you also have to add the new file group name to the > file > group list in SatFiles.SQF, in the same directory... > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of jeff > griffin > Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 1:23 PM > Cc: 'AMSAT -BB' > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS > > Why not just make up your own groups like I did.... > > Edit one of the existing .SAT groups to your liking, then rename and save > as > a xxx.SAT. There in the users xxxx AppData Roaming SatPC32 directory... > > Easy peasy... > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth P > Alexander > Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 12:11 PM > To: Dave Webb KB1PVH > Cc: AMSAT -BB > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS > > Hi Dave, > > Same problem. I see the group called Weather (mine doesn't have a NOAA > group) in SatPC32, and it has the 3 satellites I'm interested in. But when > I run WinAOS and select a sat group the list has Weather1 and Weather2, > neither of which is the same as the Weather group in SatPC32! > > It's very frustrating, and the documentation is inadequate. > > Thanks anyway, > > Ken > VE3HLS > > bueng-ken.com > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > > > Ken, > > > > Out of curiosity why don't you just use the Group "NOAA" that comes > > standard with SatPC32 instead of making a new group with the same > > satellites? > > > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 9:39 AM Kenneth P Alexander > wrote: > > > >> I created a new satellite group containing the three NOAA APT > satellites. > >> The group was (I think) successfully created. I can re-start the > program > >> and it's still there. > >> > >> Now I want to use it with WinAOS to see when they are passing over. I > >> open > >> WinAOS and click on the Sat. Groups button in the dialog box to pick my > >> group but it's not listed there. > >> > >> Section E.2 - WinAOS of the online manual is only 2 lines long and says > >> nothing about how to import new satellite groups into its list. It does > >> say "Please read the instructions" except I can find no other > >> instructions. > >> > >> Help! > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Ken Alexander > >> VE3HLS > >> > >> bueng-ken.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. 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Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > From ve3hls at gmail.com Sun Sep 2 18:00:55 2018 From: ve3hls at gmail.com (Kenneth P Alexander) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 18:00:55 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: <000001d442e4$117bf4e0$3473dea0$@gmail.com> References: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> <000001d442e4$117bf4e0$3473dea0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Alan, I can see SatFiles.SQF but not the other three. ? bueng-ken.com On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:40 PM, Alan wrote: > Working from memory since I am not at the shack, but there are files which > hold the groups for each program: > > SatFiles.SQF > AosFiles.SQF > WisFiles.SQF > ISSFiles.SQF > > On the rare time that I do a new group, I always have to figure this out. > Hopefully remembered correctly. > > 73, > > Alan > WA4SCA > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Sun Sep 2 22:03:03 2018 From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott) Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 18:03:03 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Using a Raspberry Pi (or any linux system) for packet APRS Message-ID: Hi everyone. I really enjoy the aspects of Amateur Radio that involve connecting our radios to a computer. That includes decoding telemetry from the long list of cubesats in orbit now as well as digital modes like packet. It's been great to have the ISS digipeater back in service, plus PSAT has been working well lately. I normally use UISS on Windows for my packet operations but thought it would be fun to try to find the most simple method of doing the same thing on linux, in particular a Raspberry Pi. I know there are linux packet apps, but I was looking for something as lite as possible that was point-and-click like UISS. This is important... please note that this is NOT a turnkey, step-by-step how to. But rather, I wanted to share my findings so that anyone comfortable with linux/Pi basics could install a couple of pieces of software and edit a few text files. Since I wanted to demo how it actually works, I recorded a screen session on my Raspberry Pi. It's not meant to be fancy and has no audio, but the "narration" is done with text on the screen so that you can pause the video at any time you wish to read or take notes. The video is at: http://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//video/2018-09-02--RPi-APRS-demo.mp4 ... and all the files AS I USE THEM can be found at: http://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//downloads/pkt/ ... please note, if you'd like to duplicate my little experiment, it's critical that you do the following: --determine which audio device connects to your radio & setup a proper .CONF file for Direwolf --if you're not using VOX for PTT (i.e., Signalink), then determine which USB or serial devices keys your PTT & put that in the Direwolf .CONF file --edit each and every .SH script file & replace my call sign with yours, plus edit the wording to suit yourself ... so, obviously not as easy as UISS on Windows but for portable use, a Raspberry Pi might be easier to carry than a full-size laptop. Final note, while I did the video demo on a Pi, this setup works equally well on any linux computer as long as you review your Direwolf .CONF file and all the scripts to make sure they are using syntax that is proper for your system. For anyone already familiar with the linux or Pi environment, I hope my learnings might save you some time. I know this all sounds complicated, but it's really not... only a few things to configure and you're up and running! I used this setup on a PSAT pass the other day and was digipeated several times. Here's a screen shot of findu.com from that pass: http://www.qsl.net/k/k4kdr//images/2018-09-01--PSAT-Pi.png I hope this might be interesting to someone. Of course please contact me if you give it a try and have any questions. -Scott, K4KDR From wandtosborne at gmail.com Mon Sep 3 02:58:49 2018 From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 14:58:49 +1200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs In-Reply-To: <5b8bdf49.1c69fb81.f0a81.733d@mx.google.com> References: , <32D72085-FC5B-46C8-9EDA-AEDE0A147212@wintek.com> <5b8bdf49.1c69fb81.f0a81.733d@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Hi JoAnne and everyone, Thanks for that. Yes I had two entries for AO-91. One with last years keps that I had selected and one with current keps that I hadn't selected. Putting the correct entry in fixed the problem and Nova now agrees with Orbitron. I usually go outside and catch AO-91 with a hand held + yagi. When using Nova, I had to wait about an extra 5 minutes for AOS and LOS was about 5 minutes later than predicted. I actually like Nova, just a personal preference really. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: JoAnne K9JKM Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 1:02 AM To: 'AMSAT BB' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs > Nova has two algorithms for computing the location of the satellites. Try > the other algorithm. I've noticed a bit of sneakiness tracking AO-91 with Nova. I find I'm several minutes off once or twice a year. The main symptom is a weak downlink from AO-91 since the antenna is aimed at a spot in the sky which is not on time. What I've found is somehow Nova has 2 or 3 instances of AO-91 in the table where you choose the satellites to add to the tracking view. None of the other satellites have multiple instances. What I need to do is to select each instance of AO-91 and keep only the one that accurately matches the other resources you can compare with. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm at amsat.org _______________________________________________ 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 inservice2him at hotmail.com Mon Sep 3 01:05:25 2018 From: inservice2him at hotmail.com (Kirk P) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 01:05:25 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB : AZ/EL Rotor Message-ID: Searching for a small AZ/EL system for a small M2 2m/435 SAT antenna. Kirk, N0KK Sent from Outlook From erich.eichmann at t-online.de Mon Sep 3 14:42:43 2018 From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 16:42:43 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32: New Sat Groups into WinAOS In-Reply-To: References: <018f01d442e1$88e30080$9aa90180$@net> <000001d442e4$117bf4e0$3473dea0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <01ad71b7-0799-5cc0-ad82-42b074e9e7bc@t-online.de> Ken, the SatPC32 data folder contains also ISSFiles.SQF, WisFiles.SQF and? AosFiles.SQF (the path to that folder is shown in the foot line of menu 'Satellites'). The programs SatPC32, SatPC32ISS, Wisat32 and WinAOS do not share the? group files. Each of the programs uses it's own group files (WinAOS - for example - can be used stand allone). As Alan wrote already the lists of group files for the 4 programs are hold in SatFiles.SQF, ISSfiles.SQF, WisFiles.SQF and AosFiles.SQF The extensions of the group files are .Sat? for SatPC32 .ISS for SatPC32ISS .Wis for Wisat32 .Aos for WinAOS. I have mentioned that in the manual (sect. F I 7) and in the aux. file SatFiles.SQF itself (all aux. files that can be opened from SatPC32 menu "?" contains instructions at its end about how to be used). The group files can be opened and edited from the menus 'Satellites' of their? corresponding programs (in WinAOS: menu 'Lists'). You can add/remove satelites and select the source file. With the main programs SaPC32 and SatPC32ISS you can also add/remove groups. For WinAOS and Wisat32 that must be done manually by editing AosFiles.SQF or WisFiles.SQF (using editor Notepad, ALL SatPC32 aux. files are text files).? Renaming group files must also be done using Notepad. If you want WinAOS to use the same sats that you have chosen for a group in SatPC32, say Standard.Sat, you have either to edit Standard.AOS or you make a copy of Standard.Sat and rename the copy Standard.Aos. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 02.09.2018 um 20:00 schrieb Kenneth P Alexander: > Alan, > > I can see SatFiles.SQF but not the other three. > > bueng-ken.com > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 5:40 PM, Alan wrote: > >> Working from memory since I am not at the shack, but there are files which >> hold the groups for each program: >> >> SatFiles.SQF >> AosFiles.SQF >> WisFiles.SQF >> ISSFiles.SQF >> >> On the rare time that I do a new group, I always have to figure this out. >> Hopefully remembered correctly. >> >> 73, >> >> Alan >> WA4SCA >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 Sep 3 15:33:23 2018 From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO) Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2018 08:33:23 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB : AZ/EL Rotor In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <60b64952-d5d8-4050-a26d-30b8295f08c6@yahoo.com> I've seen some made with stepper motors. Ask Dr Goggle. ?___ Sent from my two way wrist watch 73 de W3AB/GEO? On Sep 3, 2018, 06:00, at 06:00, Kirk P wrote: >Searching for a small AZ/EL system for a small M2 2m/435 SAT antenna. > >Kirk, N0KK > > >Sent from Outlook >_______________________________________________ >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 wa7fwf at gmail.com Mon Sep 3 20:32:36 2018 From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin Schuchmann) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 13:32:36 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6207dfc3-9094-0420-796d-f26df087a975@gmail.com> Hello All, ?? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe two SDX will stop responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the rotor controller,? a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. Have I missed something? anyone else see SDX? stop responding? Thanks Kevin WA7FWF From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu Mon Sep 3 21:34:34 2018 From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 16:34:34 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Current copy of Doppler SQF? Message-ID: I'm recovering from a hard disk crash and lost all of my current SatPC32 various.SQF files. I did a Google search for Doppler.SQF and the most recent I could find was something posted in 2015. Does anyone know where a current copy of Doppler.SQF (with today's satellites in it) can be downloaded? Would save a lot of time. Thanks in advance. -- Mark D. Johns K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain From bkeating1954 at gmail.com Tue Sep 4 00:34:32 2018 From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 17:34:32 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] DM07-DM08 Rove Message-ID: <5ab89909-f5af-5d98-1892-257b725dd6bc@gmail.com> I just wanted to let everyone know who contacted me this past week while we were in the Eastern Sierra that I am in the process of uploading my contacts to LoTW and QRZ.com as N6REK/P.? Since I have recordings of 7 satellite passes, it may take me a few days, but I will get them logged. Thanks to all of you with whom I had a QSO and also to those I couldn't quite reach. It was a fun trip, fishing was lousy, but I made up for it bagging a good number of contacts on the satellites. 73, Bob, N6REK From kb2ysi at gmail.com Tue Sep 4 02:31:10 2018 From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:31:10 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] WTB : AZ/EL Rotor In-Reply-To: <60b64952-d5d8-4050-a26d-30b8295f08c6@yahoo.com> References: <60b64952-d5d8-4050-a26d-30b8295f08c6@yahoo.com> Message-ID: If you are looking for a project, satnogs.org is a great place to take a look at. On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 11:35 AM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I've seen some made with stepper motors. Ask Dr Goggle. > > ?___ > Sent from my two way wrist watch > 73 de W3AB/GEO? > > On Sep 3, 2018, 06:00, at 06:00, Kirk P wrote: > >Searching for a small AZ/EL system for a small M2 2m/435 SAT antenna. > > > >Kirk, N0KK > > > > > >Sent from Outlook > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > -- 73, Don KB2YSI https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi From bruninga at usna.edu Tue Sep 4 02:35:35 2018 From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:35:35 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark From glennmaillist at bellsouth.net Tue Sep 4 02:54:18 2018 From: glennmaillist at bellsouth.net (Glenn Little WB4UIV) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:54:18 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2b1ab779-ae08-edc8-062d-01f17aaffef7@bellsouth.net> .Is it the White House or a ploy by NIST, in their budget,? to list it as an item to defund so that they can keep their conference money? Having worked for the government, you list a high cost line item to defund, knowing that public outcry will not let it happen and you keep your pet project funds. I have already signed the petition, even though iit is a NIST proposal and not a White House proposal. Glenn WB4UIV On 9/3/2018 10:35 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote: > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio > ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= > website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv at arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI LM NRA LM SBE ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" From gzook at yahoo.com Tue Sep 4 04:54:13 2018 From: gzook at yahoo.com (Glen Zook) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 04:54:13 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <654546313.747307.1536036853117@mail.yahoo.com> NOT a White House proposal!? The proposal is by the NIST.? The petition is to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV / WWVH. ?Glen, K9STH? Website: http://k9sth.net From: Robert Bruninga To: amsat bb Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator? Tom Kelly in Oregon:. From jamesduffey at comcast.net Tue Sep 4 14:49:40 2018 From: jamesduffey at comcast.net (JamesDuffey) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 08:49:40 -0600 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: <654546313.747307.1536036853117@mail.yahoo.com> References: <654546313.747307.1536036853117@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1CF0DF02-D43F-42ED-8CD2-DEA1BFAE0446@comcast.net> To be clear, NIST did not propose the cuts in a vacuum. They are a response to the budget allocation they get from the executive branch. The allocation is lower than what their current budget is, so they have to cut something. I suspect that NIST allocated budget cuts to the various departments and when the Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science and Measurement Dissemination group received its cut allocation it prioritized its programs and the WWV/WWVH/WWVB programs fell below the line. Most of us that have been involved in hard budget decisions know the drill. Something ugly usually happens. In essence, the proposed budget allocations are forcing NIST to take a poison pill. In context, the overall federal budget proposed is increased. The cuts in WWV/WWVH/WWVB go to expenditures elsewhere by the government. Each individual needs to determine whether the expenditures elsewhere in the government are more important to them than the WWV/WWVH/WWVB cuts. To me, the lower priority given to science and technology in the 2019 proposed budget, evidenced in part by the NIST cuts, is disturbing. I fear that in time it will flow to other programs, including NASA, that are important to us. At the risk of introducing politics into what should be an apolitical AMSAT BBS, sending your elected representatives a post card declaring how you feel about this issue and what you want them to do about it is as important, or more important, than signing the petition. But, the ballot box is a longer term solution to the problem. Register to vote in November and vote for candidates that will support federal expenditures on science and technology. Encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to do the same. Off the soap box. - Duffey KK6MC James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM > On Sep 3, 2018, at 22:54, Glen Zook via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > NOT a White House proposal! The proposal is by the NIST. The petition is to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV / WWVH. > > Glen, K9STH > Website: http://k9sth.net > > From: Robert Bruninga > To: amsat bb > Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV > > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ingejack at cox.net Tue Sep 4 15:13:04 2018 From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:13:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [amsat-bb] doppler.sqf file Message-ID: <621696648.2385926.1536073984838@myemail.cox.net> Complete file sent this morning 73 JACK KC7MG From g0mrf at aol.com Tue Sep 4 21:00:14 2018 From: g0mrf at aol.com (David G0MRF) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:00:14 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: <165a662bf7a-1ebf-12a01@webjas-vab148.srv.aolmail.net> Hi everyone. Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO 2.4G inserts for bird watt meters are few and far between.....I wonder if the one that covers 400M to 1GHz would work.? 73 David G0MRF From zmetzing at pobox.com Tue Sep 4 21:37:31 2018 From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 16:37:31 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz In-Reply-To: <165a662bf7a-1ebf-12a01@webjas-vab148.srv.aolmail.net> References: <165a662bf7a-1ebf-12a01@webjas-vab148.srv.aolmail.net> Message-ID: <9ef4f541-f783-6c4a-2c2f-f46a4651555e@pobox.com> On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO David, Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! --- Zach N0ZGO From wageners at gmail.com Tue Sep 4 22:50:05 2018 From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:50:05 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz In-Reply-To: <9ef4f541-f783-6c4a-2c2f-f46a4651555e@pobox.com> References: <165a662bf7a-1ebf-12a01@webjas-vab148.srv.aolmail.net> <9ef4f541-f783-6c4a-2c2f-f46a4651555e@pobox.com> Message-ID: Look for: "N1201SA" on Ebay ~$150 On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 4:39 PM Zach Metzinger wrote: > On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected > power at 2.4GHz ? > > > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the > match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO > > David, > > Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: > > https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html > > They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! > > --- Zach > N0ZGO > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions > expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of > AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > From k7trkradio at charter.net Tue Sep 4 22:58:56 2018 From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:58:56 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <005401d444a2$dc4076f0$94c164d0$@charter.net> Nonsense ! It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18: "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million. "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities." NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to facility deterioration." The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing) K7TRK said that -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM To: amsat bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb From n8hm at arrl.net Tue Sep 4 23:21:05 2018 From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:21:05 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: <005401d444a2$dc4076f0$94c164d0$@charter.net> References: <005401d444a2$dc4076f0$94c164d0$@charter.net> Message-ID: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is part of the Executive Office of the President, works very closely with the agencies on their budget requests. The request is technically the agency's, but it is heavily influenced by the White House. 73, Paul, N8HM On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 7:04 PM Ted Krempa wrote: > > Nonsense ! > > It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18: > > "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific > cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and > Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million. > "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services > through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these > services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously > operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST > budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities." > NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by > newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's > core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to > facility deterioration." > > The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing) > > K7TRK said that > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert > Bruninga > Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM > To: amsat bb > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV > > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio > ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= > website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark > _______________________________________________ > 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 royldean at gmail.com Tue Sep 4 23:25:20 2018 From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:25:20 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even heard of it until this whole budget thing came up. --Roy K3RLD From w3ab at yahoo.com Tue Sep 4 23:31:10 2018 From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO) Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:31:10 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <333bb528-b712-40c4-b672-918a1d00e2bb@yahoo.com> Roy, You'd never heard of WWV/WWVH? Are you sure you're a ham? ?___ Sent from my two way wrist watch 73 de W3AB/GEO? On Sep 4, 2018, 16:29, at 16:29, Roy Dean wrote: >Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even >heard >of it until this whole budget thing came up. > >--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 w3ab at yahoo.com Wed Sep 5 00:13:30 2018 From: w3ab at yahoo.com (W3AB/GEO) Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:13:30 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9e39aa3e-1677-49b2-aca3-6d6e930e8dd5@yahoo.com> Roy, I wasn't insulting you. Just an attempt at? humor. Though others seem to find that using insults & name calling a way to be inforcers. Certainly not the way I learned to be a ham. You'll see a couple of uses for WWV/WWVH in my last post ?___ Sent from my two way wrist watch 73 de W3AB/GEO? On Sep 4, 2018, 16:29, at 16:29, Roy Dean wrote: >Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even >heard >of it until this whole budget thing came up. > >--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 jdanheather at gmail.com Wed Sep 5 00:17:03 2018 From: jdanheather at gmail.com (Dan Heather) Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:17:03 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 302 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9c51cfc2-a68e-40c4-8431-410fd0bfe4d8@getmailbird.com> Hi All, The Trump-bashers will continue to bash without regard to logic, truth or what anyone has to say. ?Why not ignore the genesis of the budget cut and simply do whatever needs to be done to save WWV? ?Who cares if you love or hate Trump? ?Your strongly held political preference is of no importance! ?Sign the doggone petition (I have) AND ALSO send a letter to your federal legislators! ?Save the WWV! 73, de Dan, N1DH Dan Heather Middleboro MA On 9/4/2018 7:26:58 PM, amsat-bb-request at amsat.org wrote: Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb at amsat.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request at amsat.org You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner at amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. SDX stops responding (Kevin Schuchmann) 2. Current copy of Doppler SQF? (Mark D. Johns) 3. DM07-DM08 Rove (Bob Keating) 4. Re: WTB : AZ/EL Rotor (Don KB2YSI) 5. Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Robert Bruninga) 6. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Glenn Little WB4UIV) 7. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Glen Zook) 8. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (JamesDuffey) 9. doppler.sqf file (alex weimer) 10. Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (David G0MRF) 11. Re: Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (Zach Metzinger) 12. Re: Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz (Stefan Wagener) 13. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Ted Krempa) 14. Re: Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV (Paul Stoetzer) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 13:32:36 -0700 From: Kevin Schuchmann To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Hello All, ?? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe two SDX will stop responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the rotor controller,? a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. Have I missed something? anyone else see SDX? stop responding? Thanks Kevin WA7FWF ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 16:34:34 -0500 From: "Mark D. Johns" To: AMSAT Subject: [amsat-bb] Current copy of Doppler SQF? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm recovering from a hard disk crash and lost all of my current SatPC32 various.SQF files. I did a Google search for Doppler.SQF and the most recent I could find was something posted in 2015. Does anyone know where a current copy of Doppler.SQF (with today's satellites in it) can be downloaded? Would save a lot of time. Thanks in advance. -- Mark D. Johns K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 17:34:32 -0700 From: Bob Keating To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] DM07-DM08 Rove Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I just wanted to let everyone know who contacted me this past week while we were in the Eastern Sierra that I am in the process of uploading my contacts to LoTW and QRZ.com as N6REK/P.? Since I have recordings of 7 satellite passes, it may take me a few days, but I will get them logged. Thanks to all of you with whom I had a QSO and also to those I couldn't quite reach. It was a fun trip, fishing was lousy, but I made up for it bagging a good number of contacts on the satellites. 73, Bob, N6REK ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:31:10 -0400 From: Don KB2YSI To: w3ab at yahoo.com Cc: inservice2him at hotmail.com, AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] WTB : AZ/EL Rotor Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" If you are looking for a project, satnogs.org is a great place to take a look at. On Mon, Sep 3, 2018 at 11:35 AM W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I've seen some made with stepper motors. Ask Dr Goggle. > > ?___ > Sent from my two way wrist watch > 73 de W3AB/GEO? > > On Sep 3, 2018, 06:00, at 06:00, Kirk P wrote: > >Searching for a small AZ/EL system for a small M2 2m/435 SAT antenna. > > > >Kirk, N0KK > > > > > >Sent from Outlook > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > -- 73, Don KB2YSI https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:35:35 -0400 From: Robert Bruninga To: amsat bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2018 22:54:18 -0400 From: Glenn Little WB4UIV To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed .Is it the White House or a ploy by NIST, in their budget,? to list it as an item to defund so that they can keep their conference money? Having worked for the government, you list a high cost line item to defund, knowing that public outcry will not let it happen and you keep your pet project funds. I have already signed the petition, even though iit is a NIST proposal and not a White House proposal. Glenn WB4UIV On 9/3/2018 10:35 PM, Robert Bruninga wrote: > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio > ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= > website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv at arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI LM NRA LM SBE ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 04:54:13 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Zook To: Robert Bruninga , amsat bb Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 NOT a White House proposal!? The proposal is by the NIST.? The petition is to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV / WWVH. ?Glen, K9STH? Website: http://k9sth.net From: Robert Bruninga To: amsat bb Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator? Tom Kelly in Oregon:. ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 08:49:40 -0600 From: JamesDuffey To: Glen Zook Cc: amsat bb Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To be clear, NIST did not propose the cuts in a vacuum. They are a response to the budget allocation they get from the executive branch. The allocation is lower than what their current budget is, so they have to cut something. I suspect that NIST allocated budget cuts to the various departments and when the Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science and Measurement Dissemination group received its cut allocation it prioritized its programs and the WWV/WWVH/WWVB programs fell below the line. Most of us that have been involved in hard budget decisions know the drill. Something ugly usually happens. In essence, the proposed budget allocations are forcing NIST to take a poison pill. In context, the overall federal budget proposed is increased. The cuts in WWV/WWVH/WWVB go to expenditures elsewhere by the government. Each individual needs to determine whether the expenditures elsewhere in the government are more important to them than the WWV/WWVH/WWVB cuts. To me, the lower priority given to science and technology in the 2019 proposed budget, evidenced in part by the NIST cuts, is disturbing. I fear that in time it will flow to other programs, including NASA, that are important to us. At the risk of introducing politics into what should be an apolitical AMSAT BBS, sending your elected representatives a post card declaring how you feel about this issue and what you want them to do about it is as important, or more important, than signing the petition. But, the ballot box is a longer term solution to the problem. Register to vote in November and vote for candidates that will support federal expenditures on science and technology. Encourage your friends, family, and colleagues to do the same. Off the soap box. - Duffey KK6MC James Duffey KK6MC Cedar Crest NM > On Sep 3, 2018, at 22:54, Glen Zook via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > NOT a White House proposal! The proposal is by the NIST. The petition is to attempt to get the President to intervene to stop the elimination of WWV / WWVH. > > Glen, K9STH > Website: http://k9sth.net > > From: Robert Bruninga > To: amsat bb > Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 9:36 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV > > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 11:13:04 -0400 (EDT) From: alex weimer To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] doppler.sqf file Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Complete file sent this morning 73 JACK KC7MG ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:00:14 -0400 From: David G0MRF To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi everyone. Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO 2.4G inserts for bird watt meters are few and far between.....I wonder if the one that covers 400M to 1GHz would work.? 73 David G0MRF ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 16:37:31 -0500 From: Zach Metzinger To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO David, Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! --- Zach N0ZGO ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 17:50:05 -0500 From: Stefan Wagener To: zmetzing at pobox.com Cc: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Look for: "N1201SA" on Ebay ~$150 On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 4:39 PM Zach Metzinger wrote: > On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected > power at 2.4GHz ? > > > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the > match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO > > David, > > Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: > > https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html > > They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! > > --- Zach > N0ZGO > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 15:58:56 -0700 From: "Ted Krempa" To: "'Robert Bruninga'" , "'amsat bb'" Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Nonsense ! It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18: "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million. "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities." NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to facility deterioration." The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing) K7TRK said that -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM To: amsat bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV White house planning to shut down WWV. If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in Oregon:. https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 19:21:05 -0400 From: Paul Stoetzer To: Ted Cc: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is part of the Executive Office of the President, works very closely with the agencies on their budget requests. The request is technically the agency's, but it is heavily influenced by the White House. 73, Paul, N8HM On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 7:04 PM Ted Krempa wrote: > > Nonsense ! > > It was clearly pointed out in the ARRL Letter of 8-22-18: > > "According to the NIST Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget request, the specific > cut would come from the NIST Fundamental Measurement, Quantum Science, and > Measurement Dissemination budget and would amount to $6.3 million. > "NIST has a long-standing history of providing time and frequency services > through our radio stations and we appreciate that many people use these > services," NIST said in a statement. "WWV is the longest continuously > operating radio service in the US. At the same time, the proposed NIST > budget for FY 2019 required difficult choices about budget priorities." > NIST said that it plans to eliminate "efforts that have been replaced by > newer technologies, measurement science research that lies outside NIST's > core mission space, and programs that can no longer be supported due to > facility deterioration." > > The decision has NOTHING to do with the White House (aka Trump Bashing) > > K7TRK said that > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert > Bruninga > Sent: Monday, September 3, 2018 7:36 PM > To: amsat bb > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV > > White house planning to shut down WWV. > If you disagree, sign the petition started by Ham Operator Tom Kelly in > Oregon:. > > > https://www.voanews.com/a/time-may-be-running-out-for-millio > ns-of-clocks/4554376.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium= > website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark > _______________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ 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 member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb ------------------------------ End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 13, Issue 302 ***************************************** From kj9idave at charter.net Wed Sep 5 01:00:12 2018 From: kj9idave at charter.net (David J. Schmocker) Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 20:00:12 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] alternative time-keeping solution to WWV/WWVH Message-ID: Everyone: For years I used Heath GC-1000 Most Accurate Clocks which contained WWV receivers and displayed the received time on a clock. Having sold these GC-1000s, I now use a computer-based solution (available for Mac or Windows). http://www.gm4jjj.co.uk/lcd/lcd.html I hope this alternative solution option helps you also.. Very 73, Dave KJ9I From wandtosborne at gmail.com Wed Sep 5 02:19:56 2018 From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 14:19:56 +1200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs Message-ID: <445ECE6B5AA04FF9ABB0E2E03374F629@OsbornesPC> Hi Folks, Following JoAnne's advice, I found 3 entries for AO-91 in GPredict for Windows. One was 5 minutes fast, one was 5 minutes slow and the 3rd one was correct. The correct one is the 3rd one down on the menu. If anyone else is having problems, then that is the one to check. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: Wendy and Terry Osborne Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 2:58 PM To: JoAnne K9JKM Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs Hi JoAnne and everyone, Thanks for that. Yes I had two entries for AO-91. One with last years keps that I had selected and one with current keps that I hadn't selected. Putting the correct entry in fixed the problem and Nova now agrees with Orbitron. I usually go outside and catch AO-91 with a hand held + yagi. When using Nova, I had to wait about an extra 5 minutes for AOS and LOS was about 5 minutes later than predicted. I actually like Nova, just a personal preference really. 73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC -----Original Message----- From: JoAnne K9JKM Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 1:02 AM To: 'AMSAT BB' Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Observations on tracking programs > Nova has two algorithms for computing the location of the satellites. Try > the other algorithm. I've noticed a bit of sneakiness tracking AO-91 with Nova. I find I'm several minutes off once or twice a year. The main symptom is a weak downlink from AO-91 since the antenna is aimed at a spot in the sky which is not on time. What I've found is somehow Nova has 2 or 3 instances of AO-91 in the table where you choose the satellites to add to the tracking view. None of the other satellites have multiple instances. What I need to do is to select each instance of AO-91 and keep only the one that accurately matches the other resources you can compare with. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm at amsat.org _______________________________________________ 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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Wed Sep 5 03:00:01 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2018 23:00:01 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA Message-ID: <813F644D9B794253BAC3A4BEE9D186BC@DHJ> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA on 06 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:49 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and AA6TB. The contact should be audible over the state of California, U.S.A 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. Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, opened in 2000, is named in honor and recognition of Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez who fought for equal education for the all children. In 1945, with several other families they filed a lawsuit entitled Mendez V. Westminster, asking the court to issue an injunction ordering the integration of their school district. The lawsuit argued that segregation based on national origin violated the United States Constitution. On April 14, 1947, the 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiffs. The court ordered all school districts in California to desegregate allowing the Mendez children to attend previously all-white schools. Eight years after Mendez V. Westminster, Brown V Board of Education ended "separate but equal" education throughout the United States. However, it was the Mendez case that set the precedent for desegregating schools based upon race. Because of their bravery and dedication, Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez opened the door for a better education not only for children in California, but for children throughout the United States. In 2010, their daughter, Sylvia Mendez was awarded the Medal of Freedom for continuing the work started by her parents, ensuring that all students have equal access to a quality education. Mendez is a public school of choice, located in Santa Ana, a high-density city in Southern California. Mendez serves over 1400 students in grades 6-8 and students enroll through a lottery system. 98% of our students are Hispanic and 20% are English Learners. Our students participate in a robust STEM program including classes and clubs focusing on computer science, mechanical engineering, robotics, and rocketry. Our students have participated in many NASA and space related activities due to the personal interest and dedication of our teachers. For the past 5 years, student teams have participated in the Team America Rocketry Challenge. In 2017 two of our teachers flew aboard the Sophia and in 2016, we sent an experiment to the ISS as part of the Student Space Flights Experiments Program Mission 8. The Mendez flight experiment researched the question, "Does microgravity affect the water absorption of hyaluronic acid?" Most recently, we received a grant from ISS Above for tracking hardware/ software and curriculum. All of our students are enjoying these lessons as we prepare for our ARISS event. Our students and staff are so grateful for this opportunity. At Mendez, our mission is to continue the work started by the Mendez family by providing our students with a rich array of opportunities, which spark curiosity, lead to deeper learning and open the door to future possibilities. Thank you for spending some of your time with us. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How is using a ham radio on the ISS different than operating one on Earth? 2. I was wondering if any of the current crew members are artists and if yes, how is it different from doing art on Earth? 3. How is it determined which astronaut conducts which experiments and can you choose which experiments to work on? 4. How does your research on salmonella in microgravity relate to life on Earth? 5. What do you do during your free time and how much free time do you have? 6. How do you deal with the lack of privacy on the ISS? 7. What is something you forgot to bring or wish you'd brought with you on this mission? 8. I'm always losing stuff. Have you ever lost something on the Space Station? 9. How has your time living on the ISS affected the way you live on Earth? 10. I want to be an astronaut when I grow up. What advice can you give me? 11. What is the thing you miss most while on the Space Station? 12. Our school sent up a student space flights experiment in 2016. Are you currently working on any student experiments? 13. How has your time in microgravity affected your coordination and vision? Have you noticed any lasting changes? 14. Do you ever get to contact your family? If yes, how? 15. What has been your biggest "AH HA!" moment? (What has surprised you the most?) 16. How did teaching in a classroom prepare you for doing science on the ISS? 17. How do your eyes adjust to the constant change from daylight to darkness as you circle the Earth? 18. Will you continue your exercise regime when you get back to Earth? 19. Do you ever feel nauseous when you are in space? What do you do if you get sick? 20. When you are sleeping on the ISS, what do you hear? 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From aj9n at aol.com Wed Sep 5 04:36:54 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 00:36:54 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Message-ID: <165a804da1f-1ebb-33ce@webjas-vab199.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg ? Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg (***) ? Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg (***) ? Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz (***) ? ****************************************************************************** ? 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-05 04:30 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 1252. Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1199. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-08-29 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From glennmaillist at bellsouth.net Wed Sep 5 11:53:11 2018 From: glennmaillist at bellsouth.net (Glenn Little WB4UIV) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 07:53:11 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 Glenn WB4UIV On 9/4/2018 7:25 PM, Roy Dean wrote: > Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even heard > of it until this whole budget thing came up. > > --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 > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv at arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI LM NRA LM SBE ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" From glennmaillist at bellsouth.net Wed Sep 5 11:53:34 2018 From: glennmaillist at bellsouth.net (Glenn Little WB4UIV) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 07:53:34 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5cbc7202-6f0b-d179-6bcd-a11f9715ac86@bellsouth.net> The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 Glenn WB4UIV On 9/4/2018 7:25 PM, Roy Dean wrote: > Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even heard > of it until this whole budget thing came up. > > --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 > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenn Little ARRL Technical Specialist QCWA LM 28417 Amateur Callsign: WB4UIV wb4uiv at arrl.net AMSAT LM 2178 QTH: Goose Creek, SC USA (EM92xx) USSVI LM NRA LM SBE ARRL TAPR "It is not the class of license that the Amateur holds but the class of the Amateur that holds the license" From royldean at gmail.com Wed Sep 5 12:05:20 2018 From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 08:05:20 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: I've been licensed for about 2 years. I'm not an ARRL member, nor do I have an ARRL handbook. I'm not trying to stir up muck here, I just asked a simple question. What benefit do we get from WWV? I certainly have had no cause to use it (at least knowingly) over the course of the last couple of years. Seriously, what am I missing out on? -Roy K3RLD > The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. > Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. > These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation > information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 > Glenn > WB4UIV From n8hm at arrl.net Wed Sep 5 12:20:10 2018 From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 08:20:10 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: The most direct benefit to amateurs is that it's a known and very accurate frequency reference. Many HF transceivers have a frequency calibration procedure in their service manuals that has you tune to the WWV signal at 10 MHz. This is also important to kit builders to make sure their frequency is accurate Additionally, they broadcast solar conditions 18 minutes after the top of every hour. As far as ARRL membership, I would encourage everyone to join (in addition to AMSAT, of course). A strong ARRL is vitally important for the future of the hobby. There is no other group who can effectively represent the interests of the amateur community in Washington. 73, Paul, N8HM On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 8:05 AM Roy Dean wrote: > > I've been licensed for about 2 years. I'm not an ARRL member, nor do > I have an ARRL handbook. I'm not trying to stir up muck here, I just > asked a simple question. What benefit do we get from WWV? I > certainly have had no cause to use it (at least knowingly) over the > course of the last couple of years. > > Seriously, what am I missing out on? > > > -Roy > > K3RLD > > > > > The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. > > Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. > > These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation > > information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 > > Glenn > > WB4UIV > _______________________________________________ > 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 cqn5zy at gmail.com Wed Sep 5 12:15:09 2018 From: cqn5zy at gmail.com (Marcus Sutliff) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 07:15:09 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Roy, That is a valid question to ask when someone it telling you to act on something. I'm struggling to understand why it still justifies spending x million per year. I set my clocks from GPS. I get propagation information by listening for beacons, PSKReporter, Tamitha Skov, NASA... there is an endless list (most produced for free) so I don't understand why it is still relevant at this cost of several millions per year. It comes across as someone arguing to keep horse stables open in New York City when most horses have been replaced by Fords. Can we see a list of technical reasons it is worthy of this expense and reasons it is not worthy of this expense? Sincerely, Marcus Sutliff/N5ZY On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 6:29 PM Roy Dean wrote: > Ok, what exactly is the value that WWV provides us? I'd never even heard > of it until this whole budget thing came up. > > --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 zmetzing at pobox.com Wed Sep 5 14:13:36 2018 From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 09:13:36 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 09/05/18 07:15, Marcus Sutliff wrote: > That is a valid question to ask when someone it telling you to act on > something. I'm struggling to understand why it still justifies spending x > million per year. I set my clocks from GPS. I get propagation information > by listening for beacons, PSKReporter, Tamitha Skov, NASA... there is an > endless list (most produced for free) so I don't understand why it is still > relevant at this cost of several millions per year. It comes across as > someone arguing to keep horse stables open in New York City when most > horses have been replaced by Fords. > > Can we see a list of technical reasons it is worthy of this expense and > reasons it is not worthy of this expense? Hello Marcus, GPS doesn't work well/at all in-doors due to the ~1.5 GHz L1 frequency that it uses. WWVB, at 60 kHz, which isn't included in this shutdown proposal, contains ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) time and date information used to set "radio-atomic" clocks and can be received in nearly all of the CONUS. It also serves as a stable frequency reference. Be careful with "free" services. You'll likely get what you pay for. A few million per year spread across everyone's tax bill to provide a stable, calibrated time and frequency reference seems like a good idea to me. Much better than some of the other uses of money that our government has invented. --- Zach N0ZGO From n8fgv at usa.net Wed Sep 5 14:12:43 2018 From: n8fgv at usa.net (Daniel Schultz) Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:12:43 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: <214wieoLr8912Set.1536156763@web07.cms.usa.net> The September/October issue of QEX that just landed in my mailbox has two articles by WB0OEW and WA5FRF describing Doppler measurements of the WWV and WWVB signals compared against GPS disciplined oscillators to measure ionospheric disturbances, the second article describes the effect of last year's solar eclipse on WWV signal propagation. There are other articles in professional journals that I will look up if anyone is interested in reading them. If WWV was not already broadcasting frequency and time signals, ionospheric researchers would have to set up their own transmitter to do the same thing, probably at higher cost. https://zenodo.org/record/998278#.W4_heLgnaUk https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/weird-signals-listening-eclipse The February issue of QST published an article by WD8DSB describing a TRF receiver for frequency counter calibration with crystal filters to feed an amplified WWV signal at either 5 or 10 MHz directly to your frequency counter. Internet time servers and cell phone networks do not provide such a frequency reference, and GPS disciplined oscillators are not an off the shelf item. It is also good to have an independent check on the performance of GPS disciplined equipment. There are also millions of WWVB synchronized clocks that will be rendered obsolete if WWVB is taken off the air. As with amateur radio, WWV and WWVB will work even without a functioning internet connection. The 6 million dollar proposed savings are well below the noise level of the Federal budget process. The sentence about eliminating "measurement science research that lies outside NIST's core mission space" is Trump-speak for eliminating any climate change research from NIST's budget, WWV is about the only item on the cut list that is not related to climate research. Dan Schultz N8FGV >"Can we see a list of technical reasons it is worthy of this expense? >Sincerely, >Marcus Sutliff/N5ZY" From aa8ch at aol.com Wed Sep 5 14:31:07 2018 From: aa8ch at aol.com (aa8ch at aol.com) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 10:31:07 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] EN63 Message-ID: <165aa24d90d-1ec1-99af@webjas-vab021.srv.aolmail.net> Noticing that some ops' grid maps are still needing EN63, either all time or confirmed in LOTW, I'll be up that way on Sunday September 9th. Look for me on midday passes of AO91 and AO07, possibly others as well. Send me an email if you want this grid, and I'll be sure to listen for you! 73 Chris AA8CH From planophore at aei.ca Wed Sep 5 15:03:48 2018 From: planophore at aei.ca (Graham) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 15:03:48 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: <214wieoLr8912Set.1536156763@web07.cms.usa.net> References: <214wieoLr8912Set.1536156763@web07.cms.usa.net> Message-ID: Dan (and all), Most interesting. I don't subscribe to QEX but I have seen the article to which you provided the link referring to WA5FRF's paper on zenodo. I wonder if the article in QEX is basically the same basic paper formatted for the magazine or is something completely different. I can't find a link on the arrl.org web site to order just a single copy of the magazine. I think I will email Steve directly for more information. In any case, I have been doing something similar on and off for a number of years using both WWV and 10 and 15MHz and CHU, I live about 35 miles from the CHU transmitters. My near real time 15MHz WWV dopplergram grabber can be viewed here: http://users.aei.ca/~planophore/wwvGrabber/?? image is updated every 5 minutes and the web page automatically updates every 5 minutes archive here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0xwepl183kpgndm/AAD75zIT9bJjj36-d0eKitYua The displayed bandwidth of the dopplergram is approximately +/- 3 Hz and if you follow it over the course of a day or so you can get a feel for what is happening with the ionosphere over the central US including Es in the middle night I use an ICOM R75 receiver locked to an ex cell site GPSDO reference Here are a couple of more interesting scientific uses of the WWV signal (for those who may have interest): https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rds.20056 https://www.faculty.ece.vt.edu/swe/lwa/memo/lwa0195.pdf cheers, Graham ve3gtc FN25 On 2018-09-05 14:12, Daniel Schultz wrote: > The September/October issue of QEX that just landed in my mailbox has two > articles by WB0OEW and WA5FRF describing Doppler measurements of the WWV and > WWVB signals compared against GPS disciplined oscillators to measure > ionospheric disturbances, the second article describes the effect of last > year's solar eclipse on WWV signal propagation. There are other articles in > professional journals that I will look up if anyone is interested in reading > them. If WWV was not already broadcasting frequency and time signals, > ionospheric researchers would have to set up their own transmitter to do the > same thing, probably at higher cost. > > https://zenodo.org/record/998278#.W4_heLgnaUk > https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/weird-signals-listening-eclipse > > The February issue of QST published an article by WD8DSB describing a TRF > receiver for frequency counter calibration with crystal filters to feed an > amplified WWV signal at either 5 or 10 MHz directly to your frequency counter. > Internet time servers and cell phone networks do not provide such a frequency > reference, and GPS disciplined oscillators are not an off the shelf item. It > is also good to have an independent check on the performance of GPS > disciplined equipment. > > There are also millions of WWVB synchronized clocks that will be rendered > obsolete if WWVB is taken off the air. As with amateur radio, WWV and WWVB > will work even without a functioning internet connection. > > The 6 million dollar proposed savings are well below the noise level of the > Federal budget process. The sentence about eliminating "measurement science > research that lies outside NIST's core mission space" is Trump-speak for > eliminating any climate change research from NIST's budget, WWV is about the > only item on the cut list that is not related to climate research. > > Dan Schultz N8FGV > From wao at vfr.net Wed Sep 5 16:33:02 2018 From: wao at vfr.net (Joe Spier) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 09:33:02 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 Message-ID: <3d466ea4-31fc-8a85-d3f3-ee7b2e3c53a4@vfr.net> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-248.01 In this Special Bulletin: * 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-248.01 ANS-248 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 248.01 ?>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 5, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-248.01 2018 AMSAT Board of Director Ballots Due September 15 Voting for the 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors ends soon. Ballots must be received at the AMSAT office by September 15, 2018. The ballots, labeled ?CORRECTED BALLOT 7/20/2018? and printed on yellow-colored cardstock, were mailed to all AMSAT members. Please vote for no more than three of the 2018 candidates using these corrected ballots. Candidate biographies may be viewed at: https://www.amsat.org/bios2018/ [ANS thanks AMSAT Secretary, Clayton Coleman, W5PFG for the above information] ? /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO k6wao at amsat dot org From dave at druidnetworks.com Wed Sep 5 18:40:39 2018 From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 13:40:39 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Complete Satellite Antenna System For Sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Wanted to toss out a shameless bump that my system is still for sale. I'll be in Alabama for the Symposium and would be happy to deliver it there for anyone traveling by car. I've also got trips to OK, MO, IA, TN, GA and FL planned for later this year if you'd be interested in meeting in any of those areas. 73! -Dave, KG5CCI On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 11:03 PM, David Swanson wrote: > I've decided to part with my home station and go back to being a fully > portable operator for the foreseeable future. So here's what I got: > > 145mhz Innovantenna 5 Element X-Pol > 435mhz Innovantenna 10 Element X-Pol (Factory New, just unboxed, > inventoried and repackaged). > 2x Innovantenna 2m Balun > 2x Innovantenna 70cm Balun > 2x Comet 4160N Dupelxers > 2x C2G N-Male to N-Male Barrel Connector > 2x Tohtsu CX520D Relays, with Dissapation Capacitor Installed. > 2x 12 Gauge Wires to Relays with Soldered Ends > 4x Andrew CNT-400 Short Jumpers (2' to 4') with Amphenol N-Male Connectors > for between Baluns and Relays. > 2x DXE Basic Saddle Clamps for Mounting Box > 1x DXE Heavy Duty Saddle Clamp for 145mhz X-Pol boom. > > $550 + Shipping (Guessing it will be about $75 anywhere in the lower 48, > will get an exact quote if > > A few notes - the 145mhz X-Pol was outside for about 10 months at my QTH > (Just long enough for me to get my 488 finished) as was an old 435mhz beam, > but I damaged part of the 435mhz during disassembly, therefore I ordered > replacement 435 metal and it is all factory new never exposed to the > weather. All the relays and duplexers were inside weatherproof housings on > the Mast and all in good working order. I also drilled holes for a heavy > duty DXE saddle clamp on the 2m boom because I had some trouble with the > factory saddle clamp slipping on my fiberglass cross beam. There's no > slipping now. > > Here's a picture of everything all spread out on the shop floor: > http://druidnetworks.com/xpol.jpg > > At this time I'm not interested in any trades, and I'm not interested in > splitting what I have listed up. Shipping on this is gonna be kinda pricey > so if you're anywhere within about 500 miles or so of EM34 I'm willing to > meet halfway. Any questions or serious inquiries email me at > dave at druidnetworks.com. > > 73! > > -Dave, KG5CCI > > > From jhill_81 at yahoo.com Wed Sep 5 19:16:50 2018 From: jhill_81 at yahoo.com (Mr B r a d) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 19:16:50 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] doppler.SQF In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1357848024.672823.1536175010292@mail.yahoo.com> I have two copies of doppler.SQF on the right side of my sat chat pages...UPDATES WELCOMEbrad ko6kLHam Radio Sat Chat room | | | | Ham Radio Sat Chat room | | | Does anyone know where a current copy of Doppler.SQF (with today's satellites in it) can be downloaded? Would save a lot of time. Thanks in advance. -- Mark D. Johns From g0mrf at aol.com Wed Sep 5 21:47:12 2018 From: g0mrf at aol.com (David G0MRF) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 17:47:12 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re Measuring VSWR at 2.4GHz Message-ID: <165abb41d4f-1eb9-6b86@webjas-vae232.srv.aolmail.net> Hi Zach / Terry / Simone / Graham / Stefan. Thanks very much for the advice / offers and links. Hopefully there is a PA saving solution in there. Time to try the bird 43 out of its comfort zone, but also get the soldering iron out. See you on P4A 73 David On 09/04/18 16:00, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Does anyone know a cost effective way of measuring VSWR or reflected power at 2.4GHz ? > > I'm building a 70cm to S band upconverter with 25 Watts output. > Before I connect it to my dish feed, it would be nice to know that the match is reasonably close to 50 ohms. > It would be nice for the PA transistor to last more than 1 QSO David, Try building the surface-mount version at the bottom of this page: https://ludens.cl/Electron/swr/swr.html They don't need (or tolerate) much power, but they are cheap to build! --- Zach N0ZGO From smedbury at windstream.net Wed Sep 5 22:22:40 2018 From: smedbury at windstream.net (Scott Medbury) Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:22:40 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: For over 60 years, I have considered the function of WWV and WWVH to be vital and quite necessary. As? youngster and before I owned a watch that did not set itself, I listened to WWV to know the exact time. I also listened to know of tropical happenings. As a shortwave listener, I knew when certain bands below 30kc (kHz) would allow communications. These are things that ALL licensed hams should know. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid On Sep 5, 2018 7:05 AM, Roy Dean wrote: > > I've been licensed for about 2 years.?? I'm not an ARRL member, nor do > I have an ARRL handbook.?? I'm not trying to stir up muck here, I just > asked a simple question.?? What benefit do we get from WWV??? I > certainly have had no cause to use it (at least knowingly) over the > course of the last couple of years. > > Seriously, what am I missing out on? > > > -Roy > > K3RLD > > > > > The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. > > Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. > > These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation > > information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 > > Glenn > > WB4UIV > _______________________________________________ > 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 jplanner at sbcglobal.net Wed Sep 5 22:31:06 2018 From: jplanner at sbcglobal.net (Gerald Witalec) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 22:31:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <38461902.777483.1536186666448@mail.yahoo.com> Lets all fight to keep WWV alive. Jerry...W8RQM On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 6:27 PM, Scott Medbury wrote: For over 60 years, I have considered the function of WWV and WWVH to be vital and quite necessary. As? youngster and before I owned a watch that did not set itself, I listened to WWV to know the exact time. I also listened to know of tropical happenings. As a shortwave listener, I knew when certain bands below 30kc (kHz) would allow communications. These are things that ALL licensed hams should know. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid On Sep 5, 2018 7:05 AM, Roy Dean wrote: > > I've been licensed for about 2 years.?? I'm not an ARRL member, nor do > I have an ARRL handbook.?? I'm not trying to stir up muck here, I just > asked a simple question.?? What benefit do we get from WWV??? I > certainly have had no cause to use it (at least knowingly) over the > course of the last couple of years. > > Seriously, what am I missing out on? > > > -Roy > > K3RLD > > > > > The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. > > Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. > > These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation > > information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 > > Glenn > > WB4UIV > _______________________________________________ > 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 k7trkradio at charter.net Thu Sep 6 00:29:52 2018 From: k7trkradio at charter.net (Ted Krempa) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 17:29:52 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001d44578$ba8530b0$2f8f9210$@charter.net> Hi Roy, This link is a great presentation of the history of WWV: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487279/ Now as to the relevance of this facility in 2018, that's above my pay grade. I find it humorous to see all the histrionics posted here. It reminds me of the huge 'dust up' over the No-Code License. As a new ham, you may not be familiar with one of the basic core values of ham radio: Always Make a Mountain Out of a Mole Hill. You should, however, join the ARRL for sure. GL in the Contest ! 73, Ted K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Roy Dean Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 5:05 AM To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV I've been licensed for about 2 years. I'm not an ARRL member, nor do I have an ARRL handbook. I'm not trying to stir up muck here, I just asked a simple question. What benefit do we get from WWV? I certainly have had no cause to use it (at least knowingly) over the course of the last couple of years. Seriously, what am I missing out on? -Roy K3RLD > The K call implies that you have been licensed for a while. > Your ARRL handbook has information on what services WWV provides. > These include standard time, standard frequency and propagation > information. Reread your handbook for more information. 73 > Glenn > WB4UIV _______________________________________________ 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 airrj1 at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 05:26:15 2018 From: airrj1 at gmail.com (Robert Bragg) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 23:26:15 -0600 Subject: [amsat-bb] Roving trip to DN42,43,44,52, and 53 WY Sept 12-22 Message-ID: Roving time again. Heading to DN42,43,44,52, and 53 all in Wyoming September 12-22. I will be traveling through DN52 and DN53 on September 12th. For Sept. 13-20 I will be in DN43 and 44. On the return trip on the 21st and 22nd, I will be working the corner of DN42,43,52, and 53. Watch my QRZ page for details. FM birds will be worked, and hope to make some ISS contacts as well. R.J. WY7AA From aj9n at aol.com Thu Sep 6 10:31:18 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 06:31:18 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-06 10:30 UTC Message-ID: <165ae6fa6c1-1ebc-ed4@webjas-vab202.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-06 10:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg ? Watch for live stream at: (***) ? Mendez school web site (https://www.sausd.us/mendez). ? There is also this link:? https://www.sausd.tv/media/Nasa/0_txw0ig46/92671402 ? On this page:? https://www.sausd.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=3050&ModuleInstanceID=6201&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=75502 ? ? ? Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg ? Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg ? Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz ? ****************************************************************************** ? 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-06 10:30 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 1252. Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1199. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-08-29 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From lanekg at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 12:58:24 2018 From: lanekg at gmail.com (Greg Lane) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 07:58:24 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] N4KGL EM61 Rove Sept 8th In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: N4KGL plans to rove to EM61 Samson, Alabama. on September 8th, 2018 during the SouthEast Alabama Rocketry Society (SEARS) rocket launch. I will attempt these passes; AO-92 at 1521 zulu, AO-91 at 1800 zulu, and SO-50 at 2027 zulu. Note, I may miss a pass due to launch activities or weather. I will use a Yaesu FT-60 and and Elk antenna. GL & 73, Greg N4KGL www.n4kgl.info From wa7fwf at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 17:42:13 2018 From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin Schuchmann) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 10:42:13 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding Message-ID: Hello All, ?? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe two weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the rotor controller,? a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX? stop responding? Thanks Kevin WA7FWF p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a repeat. From k6fw1 at verizon.net Thu Sep 6 18:29:34 2018 From: k6fw1 at verizon.net (Frank) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 11:29:34 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6c22ce87-97ca-595c-63fb-738eaea86d97@verizon.net> I have experienced the same problem for as long as SatPC32 and SDX has run on the computer.? The computer runs Windows 7.? Have no idea what the cause is. Frank K6FW On 9/6/18 10:42 AM, Kevin Schuchmann wrote: > Hello All, > ?? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else > has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe > two weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop > responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and > manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard > from the pc to the rotor controller,? a different controller, running > satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the > only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. > > Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX? stop responding? > > Thanks > Kevin WA7FWF > > p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a > repeat. > _______________________________________________ > 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 g0kla at arrl.net Thu Sep 6 18:48:11 2018 From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 14:48:11 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: <6c22ce87-97ca-595c-63fb-738eaea86d97@verizon.net> References: <6c22ce87-97ca-595c-63fb-738eaea86d97@verizon.net> Message-ID: Same issue on Windows 10. It sounds like a bug in SDX. On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 2:30 PM Frank wrote: > I have experienced the same problem for as long as SatPC32 and SDX has > run on the computer. The computer runs Windows 7. Have no idea what > the cause is. > > Frank > K6FW > > On 9/6/18 10:42 AM, Kevin Schuchmann wrote: > > Hello All, > > This is probably a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else > > has seen it. I'm running windows 8.1 and about once a week or maybe > > two weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop > > responding, closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and > > manually kill it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard > > from the pc to the rotor controller, a different controller, running > > satpc32 as admin, running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the > > only thing that "maybe" slowed it down a little. > > > > Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX stop responding? > > > > Thanks > > Kevin WA7FWF > > > > p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a > > repeat. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- Chris E. Thompson chrisethompson at gmail.com g0kla at arrl.net From stephennipper at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 19:21:29 2018 From: stephennipper at gmail.com (H. Stephen Nipper) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 12:21:29 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have came up with a fix. I thought it was just my computer. My fix is to once a week close the program down and restart it or it will lock up. On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 11:43 AM Kevin Schuchmann wrote: > Hello All, > This is probably a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has > seen it. I'm running windows 8.1 and about once a week or maybe two > weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop responding, > closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill > it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the > rotor controller, a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, > running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that > "maybe" slowed it down a little. > > Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX stop responding? > > Thanks > Kevin WA7FWF > > p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a repeat. > _______________________________________________ > 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 wa7fwf at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 19:59:00 2018 From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin Schuchmann) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 12:59:00 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0699627d-216d-3f07-b41f-8a43a1ab145b@gmail.com> Stephen, ???? I'm thinking you have the winning suggestion, I will just set up a task to? forcefully kill it and then restart it each morning at 3am. Thanks? 73 Kevin WA7FWF On 9/6/2018 12:21 PM, H. Stephen Nipper wrote: > I have came up with a fix. I thought it was just my computer.? My fix > is to once a week close the program down and restart it or it will > lock up. > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 11:43 AM Kevin Schuchmann > wrote: > > Hello All, > ??? This is probably? a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone > else has > seen it. I'm running windows 8.1? and about once a week or maybe two > weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop responding, > closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually > kill > it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc > to the > rotor controller,? a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, > running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that > "maybe" slowed it down a little. > > Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX? stop responding? > > Thanks > Kevin WA7FWF > > p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a > repeat. > _______________________________________________ > 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 devin at thecabal.org Thu Sep 6 19:56:15 2018 From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 19:56:15 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Have you all tried setting those executables to run under Windows 7 compatibility mode? -- Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) email: devin at thecabal.org web: Devin on Earth cell: +1 425.239.2575 ________________________________ From: AMSAT-BB on behalf of H. Stephen Nipper Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:21:29 PM To: Kevin Schuchmann Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding I have came up with a fix. I thought it was just my computer. My fix is to once a week close the program down and restart it or it will lock up. On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 11:43 AM Kevin Schuchmann wrote: > Hello All, > This is probably a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has > seen it. I'm running windows 8.1 and about once a week or maybe two > weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop responding, > closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill > it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the > rotor controller, a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, > running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that > "maybe" slowed it down a little. > > Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX stop responding? > > Thanks > Kevin WA7FWF > > p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a repeat. > _______________________________________________ > 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 k6fw1 at verizon.net Fri Sep 7 00:31:04 2018 From: k6fw1 at verizon.net (Frank) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 17:31:04 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> No I have tried.? Had not thought of it. On 9/6/18 12:56 PM, Devin L. Ganger wrote: > Have you all tried setting those executables to run under Windows 7 compatibility mode? > > > -- > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) > email: devin at thecabal.org > web: Devin on Earth > cell: +1 425.239.2575 > ________________________________ > From: AMSAT-BB on behalf of H. Stephen Nipper > Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 12:21:29 PM > To: Kevin Schuchmann > Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding > > I have came up with a fix. I thought it was just my computer. My fix is to > once a week close the program down and restart it or it will lock up. > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 11:43 AM Kevin Schuchmann wrote: > >> Hello All, >> This is probably a windows issue but I'm curious if anyone else has >> seen it. I'm running windows 8.1 and about once a week or maybe two >> weeks I will see from the task manager that SDX has stop responding, >> closing satpc32 fails to kill it and I have to go in and manually kill >> it, I have tried many different serial ports usb/hard from the pc to the >> rotor controller, a different controller, running satpc32 as admin, >> running it in compatibility mode for win 7 was the only thing that >> "maybe" slowed it down a little. >> >> Have I missed something? anyone else ever see SDX stop responding? >> >> Thanks >> Kevin WA7FWF >> >> p.s. my first attempt to post this failed, sorry if this becomes a repeat. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 aj9n at aol.com Fri Sep 7 02:20:58 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 22:20:58 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-07 02:00 UTC Message-ID: <165b1d51c97-1ec1-4b50@webjas-vae087.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-07 02:00 UTC ? Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, direct via AA6TB The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Thu 2018-09-06 16:49:52 UTC 81 deg (***) ? Watch for live stream at: ? Mendez school web site (https://www.sausd.us/mendez). ? There is also this link:? https://www.sausd.tv/media/Nasa/0_txw0ig46/92671402 ? On this page:? https://www.sausd.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=3050&ModuleInstanceID=6201&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=75502 ? ? ? Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg ? Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg ? Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz ? ****************************************************************************** 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-07 02:00 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 1253. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1200. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-07 02:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From erich.eichmann at t-online.de Fri Sep 7 07:22:26 2018 From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 09:22:26 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> References: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> Message-ID: Hi Kevin and others, perhaps you want to try the older version of ServerSDX.exe whether it works better. This version only outputs az and el to the controller but doesn't read the actual position as the newer version does (the reading function was a suggestion of a user who worked the program remotely so that he could no see his antenna). The older file can be downlaoded here: www.dk1tb.de/ServerSDX.exe First save your present file, for example rename it, then copy the downloaded file into the sub folder SDX of the SatPC32 program folder. 73s, Erich, DK1TB From jean.marc.momple at gmail.com Fri Sep 7 08:30:50 2018 From: jean.marc.momple at gmail.com (Jean Marc Momple) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 12:30:50 +0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> Message-ID: <3BBB89CD-EBFD-4870-950F-63A1F8DF7C44@gmail.com> Hi, I had similar problem in the past whereby the SDX will not respond. The issue was not the SDX but the cheap USB-Serial converter using Prolific chip, I tried a few of these and same symptoms. This was particularly annoying when in the middle of the QSO, having to close everything, restart the computer (sometimes a few times) to get it again working. I finally bought a good quality 4-Way RS232 to USB with FTDI chip and now using only one USB port for Rotor, CAT and GPS clock, no more issue. May be above can help. 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU) > On Sep 7, 2018, at 11:22 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote: > > Hi Kevin and others, > perhaps you want to try the older version of ServerSDX.exe whether it works better. This version only outputs az and el to the controller but doesn't read the actual position as the newer version does (the reading function was a suggestion of a user who worked the program remotely so that he could no see his antenna). > The older file can be downlaoded here: > www.dk1tb.de/ServerSDX.exe > First save your present file, for example rename it, then copy the downloaded file into the sub folder SDX of the SatPC32 program folder. > 73s, Erich, DK1TB > > _______________________________________________ > 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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Fri Sep 7 16:16:11 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 12:16:11 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact with Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina Message-ID: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina on 10 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:20 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and LU5KHF. The contact should be audible over Argentina 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. During the contact the students of the school will be in the main room waiting for it. Before starting the contact there will be a brief explanation about the contact, about ARISS, about the ISS to all those present, there will be about 200 students of all the courses. the room will have a giant screen to follow the ISS's trajectory through a tracking software, through a sound system all those present will be able to follow the conversation between the students and the astronaut of the ISS, besides there will be present parents of the students, professors and members of the school. In addition, the local media was informed, which will cover the event. The school has 3 main levels, kindergarten, primary and secondary, divided into morning shift and late shift. they have a total of 1700 students. It is a school that is located in a residential area and was operated more than 35 years ago, has an excellent academic level. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What inspired you to be an astronaut? 2. How did your relatives react when they learned about your mission? 3. What is it that you miss from daily life since you are on the ISS? 4. What is your mission? Do you think they will achieve it? 5. Is your work team made up of people from different countries? Which ones? 6. Has your way of seeing space changed since you are in the mission? 7. How long, on average, does a mission on the ISS last? 8. Is the perception of time modified in an environment with micro-gravity? 9. How are spacecraft and spacesuits built to withstand the extreme conditions in space? 10. How is personal hygiene done in a microgravity environment? 11. How is the oxygen supply maintained in the ISS? 12. Living in an environment with micro gravity has had any noticeable effect on your health or physical - emotional state? 13. How fast is the ISS moving? 14. How does the earth look from space? 15. What is the temperature in space? And how is the temperature maintained within the ISS? 16. What is the strangest thing you saw in space? 17. Has your vision of the world and the earth changed since you were in the ISS? 18. Is it possible with current technology to live forever in space? 19. Are the security protocols in the ISS very complex? 20. What do they do if a crew member becomes seriously ill? 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. Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From martha at amsat.org Fri Sep 7 16:44:19 2018 From: martha at amsat.org (Martha) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 12:44:19 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed Message-ID: The AMSAT Office will be closed on Monday, Sept 10th. We will re-open on Tuesday. -- 73- Martha From jim at milnet.uk.net Fri Sep 7 18:37:36 2018 From: jim at milnet.uk.net (Jim Heck) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 19:37:36 +0100 Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations Message-ID: <07AFBF2BB90A4064801885499430C71D@jimPC2> Hi All, Just to confirm that AO73 is now in education mode (full power beacon only, no transponder). We have set this mode as the satellite is about to enter a period of continuous sunlight (for about 9 months). There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ 73 Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team From k6fw1 at verizon.net Fri Sep 7 21:51:05 2018 From: k6fw1 at verizon.net (Frank) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 14:51:05 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> Message-ID: How can you tell what version of SDX is currently installed?? I don't see an version number? Frank K6FW On 9/7/18 12:22 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote: > Hi Kevin and others, > perhaps you want to try the older version of ServerSDX.exe whether it > works better. This version only outputs az and el to the controller > but doesn't read the actual position as the newer version does (the > reading function was a suggestion of a user who worked the program > remotely so that he could no see his antenna). > The older file can be downlaoded here: > www.dk1tb.de/ServerSDX.exe > First save your present file, for example rename it, then copy the > downloaded file into the sub folder SDX of the SatPC32 program folder. > 73s, Erich, DK1TB > > _______________________________________________ > 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 k6fw1 at verizon.net Fri Sep 7 21:59:10 2018 From: k6fw1 at verizon.net (Frank) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 14:59:10 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: <3BBB89CD-EBFD-4870-950F-63A1F8DF7C44@gmail.com> References: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> <3BBB89CD-EBFD-4870-950F-63A1F8DF7C44@gmail.com> Message-ID: In my installation I am using a USB port on the rear of the computer to the ERC interface.? No RS-232 ports involved.? Mine has never locked up during operation.? Only time I have an issue is after a period of inactivity IE. overnight.? I then use Windows Task Manager to close both SatPC32 and SDX and relaunch the programs.? Don't have to restart the computer. Frank K6FW On 9/7/18 1:30 AM, Jean Marc Momple wrote: > Hi, > > I had similar problem in the past whereby the SDX will not respond. > > The issue was not the SDX but the cheap USB-Serial converter using Prolific chip, I tried a few of these and same symptoms. This was particularly annoying when in the middle of the QSO, having to close everything, restart the computer (sometimes a few times) to get it again working. > > I finally bought a good quality 4-Way RS232 to USB with FTDI chip and now using only one USB port for Rotor, CAT and GPS clock, no more issue. > > May be above can help. > > 73 > > Jean Marc (3B8DU) > > >> On Sep 7, 2018, at 11:22 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote: >> >> Hi Kevin and others, >> perhaps you want to try the older version of ServerSDX.exe whether it works better. This version only outputs az and el to the controller but doesn't read the actual position as the newer version does (the reading function was a suggestion of a user who worked the program remotely so that he could no see his antenna). >> The older file can be downlaoded here: >> www.dk1tb.de/ServerSDX.exe >> First save your present file, for example rename it, then copy the downloaded file into the sub folder SDX of the SatPC32 program folder. >> 73s, Erich, DK1TB >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Sat Sep 8 01:35:04 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 21:35:04 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Message-ID: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia on 12 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:21 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 portions of 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. Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz Walford is a dynamic girls' school offering a friendly, family-orientated environment where each student is encouraged to be the best she can be. Progressive teaching and guidance are provided in state-of-the-art facilities to provide our students with the very best preparation to follow their future ambitions. Our school is a vibrant community where learning is prioritised and lifelong friendships formed. Our campus is designed to facilitate positive interactions across year levels and to provide the sense of belonging and connectedness that each girl should feel with her school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the most interesting experiment you have performed or seen performed in space and why? 2. With all the space junk flying around the Earth, some of it being really small, how do you know when it's safe to go outside for spacewalks so that you don't get hit by any of it? 3. Can you see the impact of climate change from space? 4. Has an astronaut every become very ill while you have been on the Space Station and how was it dealt with? 5. What do you expect to see changing in space flight in the coming years? 6. What is the hardest thing about living in space? 7. Has becoming an astronaut always been your dream? 8. What advice would you give to students thinking about a career in space exploration? 9. What training do you have to go through to go into space? 10. How are the experiments you perform on the ISS decided? 11. Do you get less sleep than a person on Earth due to the sun setting and rising every 92 minutes? 12. What is the most used room, area or object on the space station and why? 13. How is NASA using artificial intelligence to find life in outer space? 14. What is the most interesting thing that you have learnt in space? 15. What are the coolest things that you have seen during your time on the space station, both looking back at the earth and looking into outer space? 16. Does being an astronaut change your perspective on humanity as you get to experience seeing the world as a whole? 17. Do you have to do every day chores such as washing on the Space Station? What makes some of these chores difficult? 18. What is the best way to describe the feeling of being surrounded by zero gravity? 19. How do you keep up with the news back on Earth? 20. What is the hardest everyday task to do when you are in space? 21. How long does it take your body to adjust to conditions on Earth after having been in space for an extended period of time? 22. What do you miss the most about Earth when you are in space for long periods of time? 23. How has recent research on the ISS affected life on Earth? 24. What time zone do you follow in space? 25. What would you say is the most important part of being an astronaut? 26. How likely do you think it will be that humans will inhabit Mars or the moon? 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From devin at thecabal.org Fri Sep 7 23:03:21 2018 From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 23:03:21 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> <3BBB89CD-EBFD-4870-950F-63A1F8DF7C44@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5E4820EE-A23A-4F99-BA2D-8FF31AAC2799@thecabal.org> You might want to check your power management settings. Some USB port drivers don't properly handle the situation of getting put to sleep with a device attached and then properly waking back up, and that could be confusing anything talking to the COM port the USB device is representing. For my "ham" laptop, I normally keep it plugged into my docking station, so I have a custom power management profile that disallows sleeping or hibernating when docked/plugged in. I still turn the display off after a few minutes, but I make sure that the CPU, network, and drives are not powered down when I'm plugged in. This made a lot of my USB-related gremlins go away, even on cheaper USB chipsets. -- Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) email: devin at thecabal.org web: Devin on Earth cell: +1 425.239.2575 ?On 9/7/18, 15:04, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Frank" wrote: In my installation I am using a USB port on the rear of the computer to the ERC interface. No RS-232 ports involved. Mine has never locked up during operation. Only time I have an issue is after a period of inactivity IE. overnight. I then use Windows Task Manager to close both SatPC32 and SDX and relaunch the programs. Don't have to restart the computer. Frank K6FW On 9/7/18 1:30 AM, Jean Marc Momple wrote: > Hi, > > I had similar problem in the past whereby the SDX will not respond. > > The issue was not the SDX but the cheap USB-Serial converter using Prolific chip, I tried a few of these and same symptoms. This was particularly annoying when in the middle of the QSO, having to close everything, restart the computer (sometimes a few times) to get it again working. > > I finally bought a good quality 4-Way RS232 to USB with FTDI chip and now using only one USB port for Rotor, CAT and GPS clock, no more issue. > > May be above can help. > > 73 > > Jean Marc (3B8DU) > > >> On Sep 7, 2018, at 11:22 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote: >> >> Hi Kevin and others, >> perhaps you want to try the older version of ServerSDX.exe whether it works better. This version only outputs az and el to the controller but doesn't read the actual position as the newer version does (the reading function was a suggestion of a user who worked the program remotely so that he could no see his antenna). >> The older file can be downlaoded here: >> www.dk1tb.de/ServerSDX.exe >> First save your present file, for example rename it, then copy the downloaded file into the sub folder SDX of the SatPC32 program folder. >> 73s, Erich, DK1TB >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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 m-arai at a.email.ne.jp Sun Sep 9 13:59:30 2018 From: m-arai at a.email.ne.jp (Masahiro Arai) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 22:59:30 +0900 Subject: [amsat-bb] HTV7 deliver CubeSats to ISS Message-ID: <3d971692-83d5-f2ff-6db1-5ecacd4047cb@a.email.ne.jp> H-II Transfer Vehicle7 (HTV7) which will launch at 11th Sep, deliver three CubeSats as J-SSOD#10 to ISS. The CubeSats are SPATIUM-I, RSP-00 and STARS-Me. RSP-00 and STARS-Me operate on amateur band. SPATIUM-I operates on 401 and 467MHz. Here is the satellite info RSP-00 Rymansat Project 1U 145.890MHz CW beacon, AFSK 1k2, digitalker STARS-Me Shizuoka University 2U (Mother 1U + Daughter 1U) Mother callsign JJ2YPL 437.245MHz CW, 437.405MHz 1k2 AFSK/9k6 GMSK Daughter callsign JJ2YPM 437.255MHz CW, 437.425MHz 1k2 AFSK/9k6 GMSK Deployment day is not announced yet. The average lead time of J-SSOD launch to deployment is 34 dyas except abnormal three data. So, I guess the day will be on October. Deployed CubeSats using J-SSOD Vehicle launch deployment LeadTime J-SSOD#1 HTV3 2012/07/21 2012/10/04 75 J-SSOD#2 HTV4 2013/08/04 2013/11/19 107 J-SSOD#3 SpX-5 2015/01/10 2015/02/05 26 J-SSOD#4 HTV5 2015/08/19 2015/09/17 29 J-SSOD#M1 OA-6 2016/03/23 2016/04/27 35 J-SSOD#6 HTV6 2016/12/09 2016/12/19 10 2017/01/16 38 J-SSOD#7 SpX-11 2017/06/04 2017/07/07 33 J-SSOD#8 SpX-14 2018/04/03 2018/05/11 38 J-SSOD#9 SpX-15 2018/06/29 2018/08/10 42 J-SSOD#10 HTV7 2018/09/11 ?? 34 days ave (except 75,100,10) time stamp is JST HTV7 Payload http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/mission/htv-7/payload/ RSP-00 http://rymansat.com/en/ http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=570 STARS-Me http://stars.eng.shizuoka.ac.jp/english.html see the bottom of the page http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=571 Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan From kg5jup at gmail.com Sun Sep 9 20:14:15 2018 From: kg5jup at gmail.com (Chris Bradley (AA0CB)) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 15:14:15 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-252 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC * Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK * AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-252.01 Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities. IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es. The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. AWARD RULES 1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur station and also SWLs 2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes. 3. There are two different requirements to get the awards, depending of the applicant location. If the applicant is in a European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10 different grids. If the applicant in a non-European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4 different grids. 4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award. When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the QSOs, listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time, frequency, mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within 2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award. 5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to eb1ao at amsat-ea.org . 6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn + Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States - Satellite (Via Twitter) + FY, French Guiana: Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C. QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou {FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL. via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018 + AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php + Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW, so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter /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 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Christopher Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org ans-editor at amsat dot org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-09 20:10 UTC * Satellite Operator Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, SK * AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-252.01 ANS-245 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 252.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. September 9, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-252.01 Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] AMSAT received the sad news from the Mt. Beacon Amateur Radio Club and Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, of the passing of Gary Killmer, WA2AQH, of Poughkeepsie, New York. Stu recalled, "Gary was a long time member of the club and a personal friend of many of ours outside of radio as well. He was a mainstay in the local satellite arena and a very active proponent of AMSAT. We remember his many QSOs on .97 as he worked late shifts driving his trucks at night and kept the local VHF bands warm." Gary's obituary is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-252-WA2AQH Funeral services and interment will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Burnett & White Funeral Homes 7461 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.Burnett-White.com [ANS thanks Stuart "Stu" Ballinger, WA2BSS, for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT-EA Offers AM1SAT Special Event Award AMSAT-EA will be using its special call, AM1SAT, on all active satellites from September 10 - 17 as part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities. IberRadio is the biggest event for the ham community in South West Europe, opening on September 14 - 15. Learn more about IberRadio at http://www.iberradio.es. The AM1SAT callsign will be active from a minimum of 14 different grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as much EA locators as possible. As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation, AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. AWARD RULES 1. This award can be requested and issued to any licensed amateur station and also SWLs 2. Will be valid for all contacts via AMSAT satellites from September 10 - 17, 2018 using all transmission modes. 3. There are two different requirements to get the awards, depending of the applicant location. If the applicant is in a European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 5 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 10 different grids. If the applicant in a non-European country: To qualify for the SILVER award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 2 different grids (We consider "grid" as a 4-digits main locator. For example IN71, IM68, JN00, etc). To qualify for the GOLD award the applicant has to contact AM1SAT in 4 different grids. 4. There is no need for paper QSLs nor EQSLs to apply for the award. When the applicant gets the requirements, email a log with the QSOs, listing your callsign, name, and QSO data (Date, GMT time, frequency, mode, received grid and the satellite). Include your e-mail for AMSAT-EA to send the award. You will receive your award within 2 months in PDF format. There is no charge for this award. 5. Logs and any question about this activity must be sent to eb1ao at amsat-ea.org . 6. Logs must be received by October 1st 2018. We will consider the AM1SAT operators logs to check and cross the QSOs. Disputes or open issues will be solved by AMSAT-EA committee. [ANS thanks AMSAT-EA and Jose Elias Diaz, EB1FVQ for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + World Maker Faire in NYC to Include Satellite Activity https://tinyurl.com/y7j3pytn + Congratulations to John, AE5B on completing Worked All States - Satellite (Via Twitter) + FY, French Guiana: Manfred/DL5FAB will be in Kourou from the 5th to 18th to participate in the launch preparations for the satellite MetOp-C. QRV from the club station of the Radio Amateur Club de Kourou {FY5KE) as FY/DL5FAB on HF (CW, FT8). QSL via DL5FAB (d/B), eQSL. via DARC DX Newsletter 2109 September 5, 2018 + AMSAT-UK tweeted: September edition of Satmagazine has an article on the Goonhilly Earth Station by Matthew Cosby. Download the free magazine PDF from http://www.satmagazine.com/download.php + Congratulations @N7AGF for satellite WAS! I hear @n6rfm uses LOTW, so that should be a quick QSL... :-) via Twitter /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 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Editor, Christopher Bradley, AA0CB aa0cb at amsat dot org From w7lrd at comcast.net Sun Sep 9 20:27:19 2018 From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 13:27:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [amsat-bb] satpc32 problem Message-ID: <636250774.219779.1536524839507@connect.xfinity.com> Hi My satpc32 program talks to the lvb tracker and turns the antennas. I am getting the OLE-Fehler and there is no frequency on the screen where it should be. The Doppler.sqf file appears to be ok. Not sure what to do. Help? 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle From w7lrd at comcast.net Sun Sep 9 21:19:36 2018 From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 14:19:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [amsat-bb] satpc32 problem In-Reply-To: <636250774.219779.1536524839507@connect.xfinity.com> References: <636250774.219779.1536524839507@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <316985787.215863.1536527977342@connect.xfinity.com> fixed! I have no idea what plugging in a speaker has to due with anything. However it works, I do not argue with success. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle > On September 9, 2018 at 1:27 PM Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > > Hi > > My satpc32 program talks to the lvb tracker and turns the antennas. I am getting the OLE-Fehler and there is no frequency on the screen where it should be. The Doppler.sqf file appears to be ok. Not sure what to do. Help? > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > 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 bkeating1954 at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 04:49:23 2018 From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 21:49:23 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Lost recording AO-91 pass 8/31 Message-ID: <792ac220-67c3-540c-67bc-007c3adc8807@gmail.com> ??? To all who might have contacted me on AO-91 on Aug. 31 at 20:00 UTC while I was on the DM07/08 grid line. Unfortunately, my digital recorder crashed on me and I only was able to get two QSOs, K0FFY and W7DOA ending at 20:01 UTC. If we had a contact, please send me the info and I will be happy to record it in my log and upload it to LoTW and QRZ. 73, Bob , N6REK From normanlizeth at gmail.com Tue Sep 11 03:35:36 2018 From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:35:36 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] For comparison to the DCI/VHF filter Message-ID: Had a Decibel Products DB-4001 sitting right behind me. For comparison: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/43889320734/in/dateposted/ n3ykf From aj9n at aol.com Tue Sep 11 05:23:51 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 01:23:51 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-11 05:00 UTC Message-ID: <165c715f8f5-1ebf-127fc@webjas-vac247.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-11 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Mon 2018-09-10 15:20:04 UTC 84 deg (***) ? Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for Option #3: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg ? Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz ? ****************************************************************************** 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-11 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 1254. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1201. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-11 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. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From jim at milnet.uk.net Tue Sep 11 10:16:30 2018 From: jim at milnet.uk.net (Jim Heck) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:16:30 +0100 Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube-1/AO73 Operations Message-ID: <8EEF18C88B144A43BF48161B13904E7D@jimPC2> Hi All, As anticipated, FUNcube/AO-73 is now in continuous sunlight and we have decided to leave the satellite in education mode (full power beacon, no transponder) until further notice. The reason for doing this is to allow the satellite?s temperature to stabilise. There is more information at https://funcube.org.uk/news/ 73 Jim G3WGM and the FUNcube team From wmc_jx at 163.com Tue Sep 11 15:23:17 2018 From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:23:17 +0800 (CST) Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP-B UHF Test Plan for This Weekend Message-ID: <5ec2a03d.1009c.165c93ac9ce.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com> Hi OMs, The following tests of DSLWP-B UHF are planned: 12 Sep 2018 04:00:00 to 12 Sep 2018 06:00:00 14 Sep 2018 14:40:00 to 14 Sep 2018 16:40:00 14 Sep 2018 20:00:00 to 14 Sep 2018 22:00:00 16 Sep 2018 16:00:00 to 16 Sep 2018 18:00:00 All time in UTC. GMSK and JT4G on both frequencies. Maybe ssdv image on first section then no JT4G on 436.4 Online JT4G telemetry forwarder: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g_forwarder.html JT4G telemetry display: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g.html GMSK telemetry: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html SSDV image: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html VY TNX & 73! Wei BG2BHC -- WEI Mingchuan Research Center of Satellite Technology Harbin Institute of Technology mobile: +86-189-4501-5242 e-mail: wmc_jx at 163.com; bg2bhc at gmail.com From k9jkm at comcast.net Tue Sep 11 18:29:32 2018 From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:29:32 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 Message-ID: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-254.01 In this Special Bulletin: * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 11, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-254.01 AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, September 13, and Friday, September 14. AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during these days. The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz downlink. The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org From zleffke at vt.edu Tue Sep 11 20:57:21 2018 From: zleffke at vt.edu (Zach Leffke) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:57:21 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 In-Reply-To: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> References: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> Message-ID: <575dc83b-25bf-49af-5853-7e17571b4836@vt.edu> We'll be trying to get things up and running to support this at VT! Our ground station is basically down at the moment for upgrades (has been for a while, manual operation only on site, no arm chair remote stuff at the moment or full up automation yet hi hi!, but we're slowly working on that!).? We're not sure how bad things will get on those days in SW VA weather wise.? Myself and a colleague (and hopefully a student or two) are planning to MacGyver a few things to support these passes manually from the site to collect as much high speed data as we can weather permitting!? Plan B is a separate setup that may be more 'expeditious' using personal gear, but again....not sure how bad the weather might get..... We'll do our best!? And we heavily encourage others to participate, this could look really cool!? (is this the proof of concept of a satellite arm of SKYWARN....that could be neat....?) 73s, -Zach, KJ4QLP Research Associate Aerospace Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 On 9/11/2018 2:29 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: > AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN > ANS-254.01 > > In this Special Bulletin: > > * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 > > SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 > ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > > AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 > From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. > DATE September 11, 2018 > To All RADIO AMATEURS > BID: $ANS-254.01 > > AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 > > AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that > the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane > Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, > September 13, and Friday, September 14. > > AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during > these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access > AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during > these days. > > The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz downlink. > > The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data > warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux > > [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for > the above information] > > /EX > > In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, > and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to > receive additional 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 student > rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. > Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership > information. > > 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, > This week's ANS Contributing Editor, > JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM > k9jkm at amsat dot org > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 lisa50469 at gmail.com Tue Sep 11 21:20:53 2018 From: lisa50469 at gmail.com (Lisa R. Nelson) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:20:53 -0600 Subject: [amsat-bb] DUV using the Kenwood TS-2000x Message-ID: Love my new radio, BUT it seems the audio output on the ACC2 connector pin 3 (MANO) has some filtering on it.? It's also only present when the squelch is open.? On my V71A, there's a signal called "PR9 Output 9600 (bps) repeat signal" which is always present regardless of squelch etc., and works very well for tapping the audio for DUV detection. I did discover that I could get a EYE diagram (kinda) after turning the 'Lo/Width' knob all the way down.? So I believe that means that the radio is filtering the MANO output which it shouldn't.... Has anyone modified the? TS-2000 to tap into the audio before it is filtered?? I hear this was a practice for a long time.? Just assumed Kenwood would have provided a better output for work like this.? Then again I easily could be overlooking something simple... if so, please tell me!? Attached is the EYE diagram. Thanks, Lisa AK7WS From marklhammond at gmail.com Tue Sep 11 21:27:14 2018 From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark L. Hammond) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:27:14 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] DUV using the Kenwood TS-2000x In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Lisa, use the 9600 packet pin. It works without modification to the rig. Not able to look up which pin or connector but it?s there. Put the rig into 9600 packet mode via menu and use FM. Mark N8MH. On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 5:22 PM Lisa R. Nelson wrote: > Love my new radio, BUT it seems the audio output on the ACC2 connector > pin 3 (MANO) has some filtering on it. It's also only present when the > squelch is open. On my V71A, there's a signal called "PR9 Output 9600 > (bps) repeat signal" which is always present regardless of squelch etc., > and works very well for tapping the audio for DUV detection. > > I did discover that I could get a EYE diagram (kinda) after turning the > 'Lo/Width' knob all the way down. So I believe that means that the > radio is filtering the MANO output which it shouldn't.... > > Has anyone modified the TS-2000 to tap into the audio before it is > filtered? I hear this was a practice for a long time. Just assumed > Kenwood would have provided a better output for work like this. > > Then again I easily could be overlooking something simple... if so, > please tell me! Attached is the EYE diagram. > > Thanks, > > Lisa AK7WS > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH] From n8hm at arrl.net Tue Sep 11 21:27:40 2018 From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 17:27:40 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] DUV using the Kenwood TS-2000x In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Try setting menu option 50F to 9600. 73, Paul, N8HM On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 5:21 PM Lisa R. Nelson wrote: > > Love my new radio, BUT it seems the audio output on the ACC2 connector > pin 3 (MANO) has some filtering on it. It's also only present when the > squelch is open. On my V71A, there's a signal called "PR9 Output 9600 > (bps) repeat signal" which is always present regardless of squelch etc., > and works very well for tapping the audio for DUV detection. > > I did discover that I could get a EYE diagram (kinda) after turning the > 'Lo/Width' knob all the way down. So I believe that means that the > radio is filtering the MANO output which it shouldn't.... > > Has anyone modified the TS-2000 to tap into the audio before it is > filtered? I hear this was a practice for a long time. Just assumed > Kenwood would have provided a better output for work like this. > > Then again I easily could be overlooking something simple... if so, > please tell me! Attached is the EYE diagram. > > Thanks, > > Lisa AK7WS > > _______________________________________________ > 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 aj9n at aol.com Wed Sep 12 03:16:01 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:16:01 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-12 03:00 UTC Message-ID: <165cbc74f6c-1eb9-6a40@webjas-vae139.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-12 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg ? Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz ? Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT or Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg (***) ? Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-12 03:00 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 1254. Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1201. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-11 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. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com Wed Sep 12 12:52:02 2018 From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 07:52:02 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] HR2RCH Special Event Station on Satellites September 15-16 Message-ID: <5b990bf1.1c69fb81.cfb03.2e22@mx.google.com> Publicized on DARC's DX Newsletter List (DXNL 2110 - September 12, 2018) HR, Honduras: The 60th anniversary of the "Radio Club de Honduras" will be celebrated on September 15/16 with a special activity of the club station HR2RCH from San Pedro Sula on HF (SSB, PSK31, RTTY, FT8) and VHF/UHF via satellite. QSL via HR2RCH (d/B), eQSL. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm at amsat.org From zleffke at vt.edu Wed Sep 12 22:30:24 2018 From: zleffke at vt.edu (Zach Leffke) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 18:30:24 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 In-Reply-To: <575dc83b-25bf-49af-5853-7e17571b4836@vt.edu> References: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> <575dc83b-25bf-49af-5853-7e17571b4836@vt.edu> Message-ID: Can anyone from the OPS team comment on the specific passes they are planning to activate the camera on for Thurs/Fri?? I'm assuming we aren't attempting anything in the wee hours when its darker.? My guesses are listed below with the date and the rough AOS time (for VT) in UTC: 20180913, 15:11:00 UTC (this one looks like best chance for success with a descending pass right along the coast.) 20180913, 16:47:00 UTC (also descending, but with ground track mainly through center of North America, might get lucky with a 'side shot') 20180914, 14:51:00 UTC (also looks really good with descending pass along the coast) 20180914, 16:25:00 UTC (also mostly over central NA, but a bit shifted to the East, maybe a chance of a better 'side shot') I'm trying to get some students out to the Tracking Station to help out, but want to send them confirmed times for the events so they can deconflict with their class schedules (I might also be missing some meetings for this). If someone from OPS can confirm (or correct) those times that would be great. Thanks in advance! -Zach, KJ4QLP Research Associate Aerospace Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 On 9/11/2018 4:57 PM, Zach Leffke wrote: > We'll be trying to get things up and running to support this at VT! > > Our ground station is basically down at the moment for upgrades (has > been for a while, manual operation only on site, no arm chair remote > stuff at the moment or full up automation yet hi hi!, but we're slowly > working on that!).? We're not sure how bad things will get on those > days in SW VA weather wise.? Myself and a colleague (and hopefully a > student or two) are planning to MacGyver a few things to support these > passes manually from the site to collect as much high speed data as we > can weather permitting!? Plan B is a separate setup that may be more > 'expeditious' using personal gear, but again....not sure how bad the > weather might get..... > > > We'll do our best!? And we heavily encourage others to participate, > this could look really cool!? (is this the proof of concept of a > satellite arm of SKYWARN....that could be neat....?) > > > 73s, > > -Zach, KJ4QLP > > Research Associate > Aerospace Systems Lab > Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology > Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University > Work Phone: 540-231-4174 > Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 > > On 9/11/2018 2:29 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: >> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN >> ANS-254.01 >> >> In this Special Bulletin: >> >> * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 >> >> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 >> ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin >> >> AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 >> ?From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. >> DATE September 11, 2018 >> To All RADIO AMATEURS >> BID: $ANS-254.01 >> >> AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 >> >> AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that >> the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane >> Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, >> September 13, and Friday, September 14. >> >> AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during >> these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access >> AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during >> these days. >> >> The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz >> downlink. >> >> The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data >> warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux >> >> [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, >> KO4MA for >> the above information] >> >> /EX >> >> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, >> and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to >> receive additional 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 student >> rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. >> Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership >> information. >> >> 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, >> This week's ANS Contributing Editor, >> JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM >> k9jkm at amsat dot org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. 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Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb From glasbrenner at mindspring.com Wed Sep 12 19:00:15 2018 From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:00:15 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 In-Reply-To: References: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> <575dc83b-25bf-49af-5853-7e17571b4836@vt.edu> Message-ID: <010a01d44aca$d77a6940$866f3bc0$@mindspring.com> 9/13 1514Z and 9/14 1453Z for sure, others to be determined. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB On Behalf Of Zach Leffke Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:30 PM To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 Can anyone from the OPS team comment on the specific passes they are planning to activate the camera on for Thurs/Fri? I'm assuming we aren't attempting anything in the wee hours when its darker. My guesses are listed below with the date and the rough AOS time (for VT) in UTC: 20180913, 15:11:00 UTC (this one looks like best chance for success with a descending pass right along the coast.) 20180913, 16:47:00 UTC (also descending, but with ground track mainly through center of North America, might get lucky with a 'side shot') 20180914, 14:51:00 UTC (also looks really good with descending pass along the coast) 20180914, 16:25:00 UTC (also mostly over central NA, but a bit shifted to the East, maybe a chance of a better 'side shot') I'm trying to get some students out to the Tracking Station to help out, but want to send them confirmed times for the events so they can deconflict with their class schedules (I might also be missing some meetings for this). If someone from OPS can confirm (or correct) those times that would be great. Thanks in advance! -Zach, KJ4QLP Research Associate Aerospace Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 On 9/11/2018 4:57 PM, Zach Leffke wrote: > We'll be trying to get things up and running to support this at VT! > > Our ground station is basically down at the moment for upgrades (has > been for a while, manual operation only on site, no arm chair remote > stuff at the moment or full up automation yet hi hi!, but we're slowly > working on that!). We're not sure how bad things will get on those > days in SW VA weather wise. Myself and a colleague (and hopefully a > student or two) are planning to MacGyver a few things to support these > passes manually from the site to collect as much high speed data as we > can weather permitting! Plan B is a separate setup that may be more > 'expeditious' using personal gear, but again....not sure how bad the > weather might get..... > > > We'll do our best! And we heavily encourage others to participate, > this could look really cool! (is this the proof of concept of a > satellite arm of SKYWARN....that could be neat....?) > > > 73s, > > -Zach, KJ4QLP > > Research Associate > Aerospace Systems Lab > Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia > Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell > Phone: 540-808-6305 > > On 9/11/2018 2:29 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: >> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN >> ANS-254.01 >> >> In this Special Bulletin: >> >> * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 >> >> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 >> ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin >> >> AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 >> From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. >> DATE September 11, 2018 >> To All RADIO AMATEURS >> BID: $ANS-254.01 >> >> AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 >> >> AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that >> the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane >> Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, >> September 13, and Friday, September 14. >> >> AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during >> these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to >> access >> AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later >> during these days. >> >> The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz >> downlink. >> >> The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data >> warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac >> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux >> >> [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, >> KO4MA for the above information] >> >> /EX >> >> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and >> sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive >> additional 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 >> student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. >> Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership >> information. >> >> 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS >> Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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 zleffke at vt.edu Wed Sep 12 19:18:57 2018 From: zleffke at vt.edu (Zach Leffke) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:18:57 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 In-Reply-To: <010a01d44aca$d77a6940$866f3bc0$@mindspring.com> References: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> <575dc83b-25bf-49af-5853-7e17571b4836@vt.edu> <010a01d44aca$d77a6940$866f3bc0$@mindspring.com> Message-ID: Awesome Thanks! -Zach, KJ4QLP (P.S.? Sorry for the jacked up time stamp of my last email........something is up with my computer clock and the NTP service on my work network.....figured out a quick fix, IT guys are on it for a long term fix.......) Research Associate Aerospace Systems Lab Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 On 9/12/2018 3:00 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote: > 9/13 1514Z and 9/14 1453Z for sure, others to be determined. > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > -----Original Message----- > From: AMSAT-BB On Behalf Of Zach Leffke > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 6:30 PM > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 > > Can anyone from the OPS team comment on the specific passes they are planning to activate the camera on for Thurs/Fri? I'm assuming we aren't attempting anything in the wee hours when its darker. My guesses are listed below with the date and the rough AOS time (for VT) in UTC: > > 20180913, 15:11:00 UTC (this one looks like best chance for success with a descending pass right along the coast.) 20180913, 16:47:00 UTC (also descending, but with ground track mainly through center of North America, might get lucky with a 'side shot') 20180914, 14:51:00 UTC (also looks really good with descending pass along the coast) 20180914, 16:25:00 UTC (also mostly over central NA, but a bit shifted to the East, maybe a chance of a better 'side shot') > > > I'm trying to get some students out to the Tracking Station to help out, but want to send them confirmed times for the events so they can deconflict with their class schedules (I might also be missing some meetings for this). > > > If someone from OPS can confirm (or correct) those times that would be great. > > Thanks in advance! > > -Zach, KJ4QLP > > Research Associate > Aerospace Systems Lab > Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell Phone: 540-808-6305 > > On 9/11/2018 4:57 PM, Zach Leffke wrote: >> We'll be trying to get things up and running to support this at VT! >> >> Our ground station is basically down at the moment for upgrades (has >> been for a while, manual operation only on site, no arm chair remote >> stuff at the moment or full up automation yet hi hi!, but we're slowly >> working on that!). We're not sure how bad things will get on those >> days in SW VA weather wise. Myself and a colleague (and hopefully a >> student or two) are planning to MacGyver a few things to support these >> passes manually from the site to collect as much high speed data as we >> can weather permitting! Plan B is a separate setup that may be more >> 'expeditious' using personal gear, but again....not sure how bad the >> weather might get..... >> >> >> We'll do our best! And we heavily encourage others to participate, >> this could look really cool! (is this the proof of concept of a >> satellite arm of SKYWARN....that could be neat....?) >> >> >> 73s, >> >> -Zach, KJ4QLP >> >> Research Associate >> Aerospace Systems Lab >> Ted & Karyn Hume Center for National Security & Technology Virginia >> Polytechnic Institute & State University Work Phone: 540-231-4174 Cell >> Phone: 540-808-6305 >> >> On 9/11/2018 2:29 PM, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: >>> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN >>> ANS-254.01 >>> >>> In this Special Bulletin: >>> >>> * AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 >>> >>> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 >>> ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin >>> >>> AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 >>> From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. >>> DATE September 11, 2018 >>> To All RADIO AMATEURS >>> BID: $ANS-254.01 >>> >>> AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 >>> >>> AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that >>> the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane >>> Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, >>> September 13, and Friday, September 14. >>> >>> AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during >>> these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to >>> access >>> AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later >>> during these days. >>> >>> The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz >>> downlink. >>> >>> The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data >>> warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: >>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows >>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac >>> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux >>> >>> [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, >>> KO4MA for the above information] >>> >>> /EX >>> >>> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and >>> sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive >>> additional 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 >>> student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. >>> Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership >>> information. >>> >>> 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS >>> Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 WA7ETH at FRONTIER.COM Thu Sep 13 02:22:38 2018 From: WA7ETH at FRONTIER.COM (HUGH EMPEY) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:22:38 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH From aj9n at aol.com Thu Sep 13 04:10:52 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:10:52 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-13 04:00 UTC Message-ID: <165d11fe331-1eb9-1a6ea@webjas-vae106.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-13 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Wed 2018-09-12 08:21:02 UTC 31 deg (***) ? Watch for live simulcast at: https://batc.org.uk/live/vk4khz ? Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg ? Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 133 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-13 04:00 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 1255. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1202. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-13 04:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From af5cc2 at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 05:02:15 2018 From: af5cc2 at gmail.com (John Geiger) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:02:15 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> Message-ID: That is sure sad to hear. I have had many satellite QSOs over the years with Frank. Thanks Hugh for letting the AMSAT community know. 73 John AF5CC On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY wrote: > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > _______________________________________________ > 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 w7lrd at comcast.net Thu Sep 13 05:33:42 2018 From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 22:33:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> Message-ID: <1752772779.313646.1536816822814@connect.xfinity.com> I always got a smile when I'd run into fox echo golf. Many qso's as well as land line chats. He will be missed. RIP Frank 73 Bob W7LRD > On September 12, 2018 at 7:22 PM HUGH EMPEY wrote: > > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Thu Sep 13 06:38:27 2018 From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 02:38:27 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <1752772779.313646.1536816822814@connect.xfinity.com> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> <1752772779.313646.1536816822814@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Love you Frank. On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 1:34 AM Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > I always got a smile when I'd run into fox echo golf. Many qso's as well as land line chats. He will be missed. RIP Frank > 73 Bob W7LRD > > > On September 12, 2018 at 7:22 PM HUGH EMPEY wrote: > > > > > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent > > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > > > . > > > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb From kb2m at arrl.net Thu Sep 13 12:37:21 2018 From: kb2m at arrl.net (jeff griffin) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:37:21 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> Message-ID: <028701d44b5e$846de2b0$8d49a810$@net> Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the air and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's. God Bless and God speed Frank... 73 Jeff kb2m Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Importance: High I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH From smedbury at windstream.net Thu Sep 13 13:13:11 2018 From: smedbury at windstream.net (Scott Medbury) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:13:11 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: <20.BF.21209.A626A9B5@smtp04.aqua.bos.sync.lan> Frank, K4FEG was a great friend of HAMS and AMSAT. Over the years, I looked forward to our QSOs and was greatly saddened to hear of his passing. God bless Frank and his family. 73 to all his friends Scott KD5FBA Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid On Sep 13, 2018 7:37 AM, jeff griffin wrote: > > Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the air > and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's. > > God Bless and God speed Frank...? > 73 Jeff kb2m > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK > Importance: High > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent > key.? Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly.? Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time.? RIP Frank.? See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed? WA7ETH > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 paulopv8dx at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 13:18:01 2018 From: paulopv8dx at gmail.com (Paulo PV8DX) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:18:01 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> Message-ID: Friends Very sad today. Lots of contacts with Frank. Many times when I thought there was no one in the birds. Frank would appear ... "Hello Paulo .... Here Kilo Four, Fox echo Golf or (Germany)". Daily. He has a contribution when starting AMSAT-BR in 2015. And recently searched 4 GRIDs here in my state. R.I.P. Wrote: Hello Paulo, I was looking at your area and I see a place for a possible 4 grid square operation. Have you looked at FJ90xx, near the town of Sao Luiz? There is a 4 grid intersection about 500 meters off of the Road #210. It might be a possible place to operate a portable "rover" operation. It was very nice to hear you on the satellite today, I hope to hear you again soon my friend. 73, Frank; K4FEG 73 de Paulo PV8DX mobile Em qua, 12 de set de 2018 ?s 22:34, HUGH EMPEY escreveu: > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- *73 Paulo PV8DX* LABRE/ARRL member AMSAT-BR/AMSAT-NA member ITU 12 - GRID FJ92pt VUCC SAT www.labre-rr.org pv8dx at labre-rr.org pv8dx at arrl.net From george.carrii15 at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 13:24:37 2018 From: george.carrii15 at gmail.com (George Carr) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:24:37 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <028701d44b5e$846de2b0$8d49a810$@net> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> <028701d44b5e$846de2b0$8d49a810$@net> Message-ID: May Frank rest in peace and may Martha rest realizing Frank was indeed doing God's will by his concern and elmering so many folks. He and I (as I'm sure many of you) spent much time on the air and on the landline together discussing our great hobby. 73 George WA5KBH PS He sure enjoyed my Flex!!! On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 7:38 AM jeff griffin wrote: > Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the > air > and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's. > > God Bless and God speed Frank... > 73 Jeff kb2m > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK > Importance: High > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- George Carr Certified Chip Carving Instructor Amateur Radio Station - WA5KBH From kb1pvh at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 13:27:16 2018 From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:27:16 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <20.BF.21209.A626A9B5@smtp04.aqua.bos.sync.lan> References: <20.BF.21209.A626A9B5@smtp04.aqua.bos.sync.lan> Message-ID: Scott, Frank wasn't a friend of AMSAT! In fact he hated AMSAT and that's why he started his own private little group. I have attached a screenshot of an email from him so you can see in his own words how he felt about AMSAT. I actually think it's pretty ironic that people are mourning his death on the AMSAT bulletin board. Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S9 On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 9:19 AM Scott Medbury wrote: > Frank, K4FEG was a great friend of HAMS and AMSAT. Over the years, I > looked forward to our QSOs and was greatly saddened to hear of his passing. > > God bless Frank and his family. > > 73 to all his friends > > Scott KD5FBA > > Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid > On Sep 13, 2018 7:37 AM, jeff griffin wrote: > > > > Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on the > air > > and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's. > > > > God Bless and God speed Frank... > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK > > Importance: High > > > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > silent > > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will > miss > > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this > most > > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > > > . > > > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 ingejack at cox.net Thu Sep 13 13:35:00 2018 From: ingejack at cox.net (alex weimer) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:35:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG Passing Message-ID: <1689386741.5559.1536845700321@myemail.cox.net> What can I say, you fellow hams have said it all. Frank will be sorely missed . Thanks for being there Frank. R.I.P. JACK KC7MG From dave at druidnetworks.com Thu Sep 13 13:35:31 2018 From: dave at druidnetworks.com (David Swanson) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:35:31 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: References: <20.BF.21209.A626A9B5@smtp04.aqua.bos.sync.lan> Message-ID: On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Scott Medbury wrote: > Frank, K4FEG was a great friend of HAMS and AMSAT. Please remember Frank was no friend to AMSAT or this community. He proudly displayed his 'former AMSAT number' on his Bio everywhere he could, he formed his own organization with the motto of "F$#@ AMSAT_NA!" , encouraged rovers to not QSL people he didn't like, and at one point made a real life death threat to fellow operator because he was upset about his grid chasing style. I pass my condolences to Frank's friends and family, and I wish no harm nor ill upon anyone. But let's remember who Frank was before lionizing him on this Bulletin Board. -Dave, KG5CCI On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 8:27 AM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote: > Scott, > > Frank wasn't a friend of AMSAT! In fact he hated AMSAT and that's why he > started his own private little group. I have attached a screenshot of an > email from him so you can see in his own words how he felt about AMSAT. > > I actually think it's pretty ironic that people are mourning his death on > the AMSAT bulletin board. > > Dave-KB1PVH > > > Sent from my Galaxy S9 > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 9:19 AM Scott Medbury > wrote: > > > Frank, K4FEG was a great friend of HAMS and AMSAT. Over the years, I > > looked forward to our QSOs and was greatly saddened to hear of his > passing. > > > > God bless Frank and his family. > > > > 73 to all his friends > > > > Scott KD5FBA > > > > Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid > > On Sep 13, 2018 7:37 AM, jeff griffin wrote: > > > > > > Frank will be dearly missed. Spent many memorable time's with him on > the > > air > > > and phone discussing the operation of our Flex VU5K's. > > > > > > God Bless and God speed Frank... > > > 73 Jeff kb2m > > > > > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK > > > Importance: High > > > > > > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > > silent > > > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will > > miss > > > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this > > most > > > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > > > > > . > > > > > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jgatti at optonline.net Thu Sep 13 13:07:10 2018 From: jgatti at optonline.net (jgatti) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:07:10 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: While Frank and I had differing opinions on some things, he was hands-down brilliant in all things satellite related. I am proud to call him my sat elmer. He was willing to make a sked in the wee early hours to help get me started and always available to give guidance whenever called upon. His dedication to the satellite community helped to make it what it is today. I will sorely miss Fox Echo Golf...rest in peace my friend.? 88 N2PPL On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY wrote: > I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > silent > key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss > him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most > difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > > . > > 73'..Ed WA7ETH > > _______________________________________________ > 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 w5rkn at w5rkn.com Thu Sep 13 13:52:42 2018 From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 08:52:42 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: Oh no! Hearing his voice on the sat or getting a phone call from Frank always brought a smile to my face. You will be missed, Frank Ron, W5RKN From wb3csy at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 14:37:26 2018 From: wb3csy at gmail.com (Rick Walter) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 07:37:26 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I?ll really miss talking to Frank. He was always there to help you in any way he could. 73, Rick WB3CSY "I have been, and always shall be, your friend" - Spock > On Sep 13, 2018, at 6:52 AM, Ronald G. Parsons wrote: > > Oh no! Hearing his voice on the sat or getting a phone call from Frank always brought a smile to my face. > You will be missed, Frank > > Ron, W5RKN > _______________________________________________ > 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 jgatti at optonline.net Thu Sep 13 14:45:24 2018 From: jgatti at optonline.net (jgatti) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:45:24 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: Allow me to expand on my previous post. When I mentioned the "satellite community", I meant the total satellite community worldwide. I detest infighting and demands for loyalty between combatants. I saw benefits to both sides of this battle. Regardless of where your allegiances rest, Frank was a mentor/elmer to probably hundreds of people worldwide. And, that, was no small feat. May you all be granted such kind words at your own passing. n2ppl From mikesprenger at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 14:57:00 2018 From: mikesprenger at gmail.com (Mike Sprenger) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:57:00 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> Message-ID: <09CA3C0F-F5C3-4CC7-BEB9-698FED9635FD@gmail.com> Hugh, Wow-thanks for making us aware we?ve lost Frank. My experience has been that I?d give my call on a quiet transponder many many times and Frank would say ?Well hello Mike?... followed by a nice QSO that made getting on the birds feel to me like you?re ?Where everybody knows your name? (to steal an old TV show theme) which was enjoyable to me. K4FEG 73 FRIEND DE W4UOO SK Thanks, Mike Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2018, at 1:02 AM, John Geiger wrote: > > That is sure sad to hear. I have had many satellite QSOs over the years > with Frank. Thanks Hugh for letting the AMSAT community know. > > 73 John AF5CC > >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY wrote: >> >> I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a >> silent >> key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss >> him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most >> difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. >> >> . >> >> 73'..Ed WA7ETH >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 k8bl at ameritech.net Thu Sep 13 15:00:06 2018 From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:00:06 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK... In-Reply-To: References: <5afhyy1n8g1ag173rs12s3im.1536843432971@email.android.com> Message-ID: <1941172576.293733.1536850806937@mail.yahoo.com> Norm, Thanks for posting the Pic. I never knew what Frank looked like even though I could pick his voice out of a thousand others. TNX/73, Bob K8BL P.S. It pains me to hear people making rude comments about a guy that hasn't even been gone 24 hours. Very sad. ________________________________ From: Norm n3ykf To: starcom-bb Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK... George asked me to post this pic: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/43746677695/in/dateposted/ On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:02 AM jgatti wrote: > > While Frank and I had differing opinions on some things, he was hands-down brilliant in all things satellite related. I am proud to call him my sat elmer. He was willing to make a sked in the wee early hours to help get me started and always available to give guidance whenever called upon. His dedication to the satellite community helped to make it what it is today. I will sorely miss Fox Echo Golf...rest in peace my friend. 88 N2PPL > _______________________________________________ > Starcom-bb bulletin board > Starcom-bb at star-com.net > http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb _______________________________________________ Starcom-bb bulletin board Starcom-bb at star-com.net http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb From k8bl at ameritech.net Thu Sep 13 15:05:52 2018 From: k8bl at ameritech.net (R.T.Liddy) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:05:52 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK... In-Reply-To: <1941172576.293733.1536850806937@mail.yahoo.com> References: <5afhyy1n8g1ag173rs12s3im.1536843432971@email.android.com> <1941172576.293733.1536850806937@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1772853889.4833372.1536851152604@mail.yahoo.com> BTW..... I did NOT mean Julia!!! Her msg just happened to be attached to Norm's when I responded. Julia would never say rude things about our friend Frank. SRI - Bob K8BL ________________________________ From: R.T.Liddy To: Norm n3ykf ; starcom-bb ; AMSAT BB Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK... Norm, Thanks for posting the Pic. I never knew what Frank looked like even though I could pick his voice out of a thousand others. TNX/73, Bob K8BL P.S. It pains me to hear people making rude comments about a guy that hasn't even been gone 24 hours. Very sad. ________________________________ From: Norm n3ykf To: starcom-bb Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Starcom-bb] K4FEG SK... George asked me to post this pic: https://www.flickr.com/photos/n3ykf/43746677695/in/dateposted/ On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:02 AM jgatti wrote: > > While Frank and I had differing opinions on some things, he was hands-down brilliant in all things satellite related. I am proud to call him my sat elmer. He was willing to make a sked in the wee early hours to help get me started and always available to give guidance whenever called upon. His dedication to the satellite community helped to make it what it is today. I will sorely miss Fox Echo Golf...rest in peace my friend. 88 N2PPL > _______________________________________________ > Starcom-bb bulletin board > Starcom-bb at star-com.net > http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb _______________________________________________ Starcom-bb bulletin board Starcom-bb at star-com.net http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb _______________________________________________ Starcom-bb bulletin board Starcom-bb at star-com.net http://lists.star-com.net/listinfo/starcom-bb From n6rfm1 at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 15:05:14 2018 From: n6rfm1 at gmail.com (Bob Mattaliano) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:05:14 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: Also sorry to learn of Frank's passing. Almost two dozen log entries - each one a pleasant QSO. RIP. Condolences to his wife and family. b. From nikolai at awasys.com Thu Sep 13 15:45:59 2018 From: nikolai at awasys.com (Nikolai) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:45:59 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG SK... Message-ID: <33a351ee-395f-a9f9-f0dc-c1b883f6170c@awasys.com> My first contact with Frank was on AO-27 in January 2012 and I had worked him many times since then. He was ready to offer his help and actually helped me on many occasions including my roving in Newfoundland in 2012. What I admired in him is how he always managed to add a personal touch to a QSO even on the busiest passes... Rest in Peace, my friend. Nikolai VE3NKL From n0jy at amsat.org Thu Sep 13 15:53:41 2018 From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:53:41 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 In-Reply-To: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> References: <003201d449fd$625c32b0$27149810$@net> Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I would like to remind you and to reiterate the description of how we produce the AO-92 images seen on the Fox telemetry web pages. http://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=0&db=FOXDB In contrast to the images or partial images you may receive and see on your FoxTelem display, the web page image is produced from the data received by the server from the many stations who may be capturing the pass with FoxTelem.? That literally means the more the merrier, and even if you only see as little as one scan line on your FoxTelem image that line will be sent to the server to be "stitched together" with all other image data that others capture.? Your line may be the only capture of that line and just what is needed to complete the whole image.? While the single line or incomplete image on your display may seem insignificant or be disappointing, you are contributing to the opportunity to have the entire image available on the web.? That is significant, and counting on several stations to receive the components of a full image is part of the design of FoxTelem. Of course to make this work in the end, you must have the Decoder Options "Upload to Server" checked in your FoxTelem settings.? That setting plus the participation of many stations, no matter how much or how little data they might individually receive, is what can make full images available for all to see on the website. Thank you for participating in the science the Fox-1 satellites deliver, and enjoy the birds! Jerry Buxton, N?JY On 9/11/2018 13:29, JoAnne Maenpaa wrote: > SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01 > ANS-254 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin > > AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 254.01 > >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. > DATE September 11, 2018 > To All RADIO AMATEURS > BID: $ANS-254.01 > > AO-92 to Try Imaging Hurricane Florence September 13-14 > > AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA says that > the camera on AO-92 is planned to be used to try to image Hurricane > Florence during North American east coast passes on Thursday, > September 13, and Friday, September 14. > > AO-92 will not be in its U/V FM voice transponder operation during > these passes. Ground stations should standby and not attempt to access > AO-92 during this time. Voice operation will be available later during > these days. > > The high speed image data will be transmitted on the 145.880 MHz downlink. > > The image can be captured, decoded, and uploaded to the Fox-1 data > warehouse using the FoxTelem v.1.06 software available from AMSAT: > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux > > [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for > the above information] > > /EX From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu Thu Sep 13 15:10:04 2018 From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:10:04 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <09CA3C0F-F5C3-4CC7-BEB9-698FED9635FD@gmail.com> References: <014d01d44b08$a4cf7d30$ee6e7790$@FRONTIER.COM> <09CA3C0F-F5C3-4CC7-BEB9-698FED9635FD@gmail.com> Message-ID: Sad to learn of Frank's passing. Always a friendly voice on the downlink. -- Mark D. Johns K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM Mike Sprenger wrote: > Hugh, > > Wow-thanks for making us aware we?ve lost Frank. > > My experience has been that I?d give my call on a quiet transponder many > many times and Frank would say ?Well hello Mike?... followed by a nice QSO > that made getting on the birds feel to me like you?re ?Where everybody > knows your name? (to steal an old TV show theme) which was enjoyable to me. > > K4FEG 73 FRIEND DE W4UOO SK > > Thanks, > Mike > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 13, 2018, at 1:02 AM, John Geiger wrote: > > > > That is sure sad to hear. I have had many satellite QSOs over the years > > with Frank. Thanks Hugh for letting the AMSAT community know. > > > > 73 John AF5CC > > > >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 9:22 PM, HUGH EMPEY > wrote: > >> > >> I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a > >> silent > >> key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will > miss > >> him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this > most > >> difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. > >> > >> . > >> > >> 73'..Ed WA7ETH > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 f6htj at aol.com Thu Sep 13 18:57:54 2018 From: f6htj at aol.com (f6htj at aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 14:57:54 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK Message-ID: <165d44bfaed-1eb9-1cef6@webjas-vab187.srv.aolmail.net> We made cw QSO via AO7b on Feb 24 (7650 km) after a dozen attempts and we considered to try via FO29 when apogee would permit... Au revoir Frank; 73 de Michel F6HTJ Amsat #7409 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH From aa8ch at aol.com Thu Sep 13 22:03:41 2018 From: aa8ch at aol.com (aa8ch at aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:03:41 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] EN76, EN85, EN86 Message-ID: <165d4f61275-1ebd-dfee@webjas-vac058.srv.aolmail.net> Hi Look for me this weekend September 15-18th from EN76, EN85, and EN86. Check my QRZ page for updates, will try to post expected passes if I have internet access on Drummond Island. Open to any skeds if somebody needs still needs one of these grids. I'll try to get on more passes of AO07 and FO29 for EU, Central/SA, Caribbean and Alaska. As always, contacts will be uploaded to LOTW. 73/GL Chris AA8CH From wa2ndv at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 22:18:54 2018 From: wa2ndv at gmail.com (Frank G) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:18:54 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <165d44bfaed-1eb9-1cef6@webjas-vab187.srv.aolmail.net> References: <165d44bfaed-1eb9-1cef6@webjas-vab187.srv.aolmail.net> Message-ID: <5b9ae24f.1c69fb81.c352f.2526@mx.google.com> So sorry to hear this news. Frank was my very first SSB sat contact on 11/3/2016. I always joked with him that I was working on my K4FEG WAS ( worked all satellites) award. RIP Frank WA2NDV From: f6htj--- via AMSAT-BB Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 3:02 PM To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK We made cw QSO via AO7b on Feb 24 (7650 km) after a dozen attempts and we considered to try via FO29 when apogee would permit... Au revoir Frank; 73 de Michel F6HTJ Amsat #7409 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just received the sad news that my friend Frank, K4FEG has become a silent key. Frank mentored my in satellite operations many times and I will miss him dearly. Please keep his wife and family in your prayers at this most difficult time. RIP Frank. See you on the other side. . 73'..Ed WA7ETH _______________________________________________ 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 k4rgk at arrl.net Thu Sep 13 23:03:45 2018 From: k4rgk at arrl.net (Daryl Young K4RGK) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:03:45 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG Message-ID: I would like to add my condolences to go to Frank's family and friends.? As others have mentioned Frank has always been a friendly voice on the birds.? He would often seek me out on SSB birds and say hello.? More surprising, if I was working a special event call or club call he would recognize my voice and say "Hello Daryl" !? As you might imagine that always put a smile on my face. RIP Frank *Daryl? K4RGK * From rjlawn at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 23:06:02 2018 From: rjlawn at gmail.com (Richard Lawn) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:06:02 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG Message-ID: I was very sorry to hear we lost Frank. He was a fixture on the birds and I?ve made many Qs with him. His voice will be missed. R.I.P Rick, W2JAZ -- Sent from Gmail Mobile From povern at yahoo.com Thu Sep 13 23:48:19 2018 From: povern at yahoo.com (Paul Overn) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:48:19 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] 910H - Memory Programming Message-ID: <823DA142-E966-4E63-9821-87A0317588DA@yahoo.com> Morning! Anyone know if there is software for programming the memory slots for a 910H? Specifically want to use a computer to fill the memory slots including the satellite slots. Let me know. Thanks KE0PBR Paul Overn From kb1pvh at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 00:03:44 2018 From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:03:44 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] 910H - Memory Programming In-Reply-To: <823DA142-E966-4E63-9821-87A0317588DA@yahoo.com> References: <823DA142-E966-4E63-9821-87A0317588DA@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Paul, I used this years ago when I had a 910. http://www.plicht.de/ekki/software/pme.html Dave-KB1PVH Sent from my Galaxy S9 On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 7:49 PM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Morning! > > Anyone know if there is software for programming the memory slots for a > 910H? Specifically want to use a computer to fill the memory slots > including the satellite slots. > > Let me know. > > Thanks > > KE0PBR > > Paul Overn > _______________________________________________ > 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 kj9idave at charter.net Thu Sep 13 22:05:31 2018 From: kj9idave at charter.net (David J. Schmocker) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 17:05:31 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations Message-ID: Everyone: This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to work certain stations. On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move solely to the RF path off of the internet]. Is there a similar internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? Thank you in advance. Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. Very 73, David J. Schmocker, KJ9I From johnv at frontier.com Thu Sep 13 23:26:25 2018 From: johnv at frontier.com (johnv at frontier.com) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:26:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Washington State Salmon Run this Weekend References: <1059172787.1237863.1536881185171.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1059172787.1237863.1536881185171@mail.yahoo.com> Although satellite contacts do no not count in the scoring of Salmon Run 2018, I will be in Grid DN06 (Prosser WA) with my gear.??? I will try to be on each AO-91, AO-92 and SO-50 contact during the weekend from Friday (2:00PM local PDT) to Sunday (1600 local PDT). I hope you hear me and via-versa. JohnN7AME From ka7fvv at yahoo.com Fri Sep 14 01:03:31 2018 From: ka7fvv at yahoo.com (Scott) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:03:31 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <33a351ee-395f-a9f9-f0dc-c1b883f6170c@awasys.com> References: <33a351ee-395f-a9f9-f0dc-c1b883f6170c@awasys.com> Message-ID: I was very sad to hear about Frank. I worked him many times on multiple satellites. The most recent on July 27th on AO-91. He was a very welcome voice over the transponders. RIP Frank. 73. Scott, KA7FVV Director - KBARA kbara.org Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater www.ka7fvv.net From charlieray at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 01:29:29 2018 From: charlieray at gmail.com (Charles Reiche) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:29:29 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Twitter. Charles Reiche On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:12 PM David J. Schmocker wrote: > Everyone: > This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to > find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to > work certain stations. > > On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the > internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move > solely to the RF path off of the internet]. Is there a similar > internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s > QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? > > Thank you in advance. > > Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. > > Very 73, > > David J. Schmocker, KJ9I > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ai6do at yahoo.com Fri Sep 14 01:29:15 2018 From: ai6do at yahoo.com (Ryan Noguchi) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 01:29:15 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <621825440.3736668.1536888555840@mail.yahoo.com> Welcome! Hope to hear you on the birds soon. There isn't really a "spotting" network or site for satellite operating like in other niches of ham radio, such as SOTA or EME, for VHF/UHF in general (http://www.n6sjv.org/), or automated like the Reverse Beacon Network. Not sure if anyone's tried to use that N6SJV site for this purpose. There's no obvious indication on that site that they do not consider satellite operating to be in scope.? The closest current resource to what you're seeking is probably Twitter. Many prolific satellite rover ops announce their upcoming grid operations (many from rare grid squares) in publicly accessible tweets. Many will announce the specific passes they plan to operate, or even in real time announce being QRV for a given pass. I think Twitter is the closest thing we have so far to what you're looking for. I didn't use Twitter until I started getting more active on satellites, and only use it in conjunction with satellite operating.? 73, Ryan AI6DO?(twitter.com/AI6DO) On Thursday, September 13, 2018, 6:12:30 PM PDT, David J. Schmocker wrote: Everyone: This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to work certain stations. On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move solely to the RF path off of the internet].? ? Is there a similar internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? Thank you in advance. Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. Very 73, David J. Schmocker, KJ9I From kk5do at arrl.net Fri Sep 14 01:32:00 2018 From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:32:00 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: References: <33a351ee-395f-a9f9-f0dc-c1b883f6170c@awasys.com> Message-ID: <6700210b-809b-debd-8d51-738dc44e71c6@arrl.net> I worked Frank once from the AMSAT Cruise several years ago and provided him with a wet grid. He will be missed. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2018 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat From kb2ysi at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 01:47:22 2018 From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:47:22 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations In-Reply-To: <621825440.3736668.1536888555840@mail.yahoo.com> References: <621825440.3736668.1536888555840@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Lots of Twitter activity, #amsat is a good place to start looking for people. Almost any FM pass will have people on, if you want to skip looking for someone to chase. They would at least help you learn how to receive, which is the first step to making a QSO. On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:31 PM Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: > Welcome! Hope to hear you on the birds soon. > > There isn't really a "spotting" network or site for satellite operating > like in other niches of ham radio, such as SOTA or EME, for VHF/UHF in > general (http://www.n6sjv.org/), or automated like the Reverse Beacon > Network. Not sure if anyone's tried to use that N6SJV site for this > purpose. There's no obvious indication on that site that they do not > consider satellite operating to be in scope. > > The closest current resource to what you're seeking is probably Twitter. > Many prolific satellite rover ops announce their upcoming grid operations > (many from rare grid squares) in publicly accessible tweets. Many will > announce the specific passes they plan to operate, or even in real time > announce being QRV for a given pass. I think Twitter is the closest thing > we have so far to what you're looking for. I didn't use Twitter until I > started getting more active on satellites, and only use it in conjunction > with satellite operating. > > 73, Ryan AI6DO (twitter.com/AI6DO) > > > > On Thursday, September 13, 2018, 6:12:30 PM PDT, David J. Schmocker < > kj9idave at charter.net> wrote: > > Everyone: > This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to > find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to > work certain stations. > > On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the > internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move > solely to the RF path off of the internet]. Is there a similar > internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s > QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? > > Thank you in advance. > > Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. > > Very 73, > > David J. Schmocker, KJ9I > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73, Don KB2YSI https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu Fri Sep 14 01:34:08 2018 From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 20:34:08 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: No, there is no such system because it is unnecessary. There are few satellites visible from any point on the planet at any given time, anyone on the satellite will be on one band or band pair, there are usually plenty of stations to work (too many on the FM satellites, where all are competing for a single channel -- but not enough on the linear satellites, where it can sometimes be lonely, but announcements aren't going to create more stations on a pass in progress), and any station in the footprint of the satellite will be able to hear and work any other station also in the footprint. Just get on, you'll find people to talk to. -- Mark D. Johns K?JM / M?GZO / ex-9H3DJ / ex-K?MDJ Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 8:11 PM David J. Schmocker wrote: > Everyone: > This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to > find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to > work certain stations. > > On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the > internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move > solely to the RF path off of the internet]. Is there a similar > internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s > QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? > > Thank you in advance. > > Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. > > Very 73, > > David J. Schmocker, KJ9I > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 kj9idave at charter.net Fri Sep 14 02:05:16 2018 From: kj9idave at charter.net (David J. Schmocker) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:05:16 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations In-Reply-To: <621825440.3736668.1536888555840@mail.yahoo.com> References: <621825440.3736668.1536888555840@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Ryan, Charles, Mark, Don, everyone: Thank you; I look forward to making lots of new friends in this (new to me) venture. I have (other places) found internet coordination helpful to chat with stations in other DXCCs, finding out when their work schedule allows them to be QRV, etc. I?ll watch the below N6SJV link and Twitter (thank you)! Obviously I want to respect the various resources guidelines and keep traffic appropriate for the venue. If anyone discovers an even better way to identify who is currently active (realizing LEO footprint limitations) on satellites from various DXCC locations, I?m all ears. (also US states toward WAS, etc.)? I?ve already seen a few announcements of hams operating from great DXCC locations which is highly motivating me to get on the air! Currently I am trying to buy a ring-rotor for an existing 45G tower because I have to get above a 52? high line of trees to see the horizon. Antennas are purchased (not yet built). MacDoppler is running great and I?m learning a lot. If I understand this right, I can configure MacDoppler to take care of Doppler shift (will computer-control the radio). I realize I must listen to beacon level and set my Tx power accordingly (to not be an alligator).. I?ve been reading lots on the AMSAT website also. I?m a moon-bounce guy so no stranger to weak-signal work.. Looking forward to this. 73.. CU soon. Dave KJ9I On 9/13/18, 8:29 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB" wrote: > Welcome! Hope to hear you on the birds soon. > >There isn't really a "spotting" network or site for satellite operating >like in other niches of ham radio, such as SOTA or EME, for VHF/UHF in >general (http://www.n6sjv.org/), or automated like the Reverse Beacon >Network. Not sure if anyone's tried to use that N6SJV site for this >purpose. There's no obvious indication on that site that they do not >consider satellite operating to be in scope. > >The closest current resource to what you're seeking is probably Twitter. >Many prolific satellite rover ops announce their upcoming grid operations >(many from rare grid squares) in publicly accessible tweets. Many will >announce the specific passes they plan to operate, or even in real time >announce being QRV for a given pass. I think Twitter is the closest thing >we have so far to what you're looking for. I didn't use Twitter until I >started getting more active on satellites, and only use it in conjunction >with satellite operating. > >73, Ryan AI6DO (twitter.com/AI6DO) > > > > On Thursday, September 13, 2018, 6:12:30 PM PDT, David J. Schmocker > wrote: > > Everyone: >This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to >find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to >work certain stations. > >On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using >the >internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move >solely to the RF path off of the internet]. Is there a similar >internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out >who?s >QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? > >Thank you in advance. > >Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. > >Very 73, > >David J. Schmocker, KJ9I > > >_______________________________________________ >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 zerosignal at icloud.com Fri Sep 14 01:25:40 2018 From: zerosignal at icloud.com (Endaf Buckley) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 01:25:40 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG Message-ID: My first ever linear contact was with Frank on VO-52. Never knew him personally but will miss hearing "Echo Mary 55" Endaf N6UTC From marty.schuette at siu.edu Fri Sep 14 02:11:59 2018 From: marty.schuette at siu.edu (Martin A Schuette) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 02:11:59 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations In-Reply-To: References: <621825440.3736668.1536888555840@mail.yahoo.com>, Message-ID: As others have said, Twitter is the best resource for skeds. Most serious satellite grid and dx chasers, at least in North America, use twitter. A few other resources you may consider include: Bertrand, FG8OJ's, Sat Grid Hunting site (https://sat.fg8oj.com/satgrid.php) can give you a general idea of how active particular grids are. I highly suggest anyone who has not uploaded their satellite log to Burt's website to do so, it is a great resource for us all. Some satellite communities use apps like Whatsapp. There is also the N8FQ Satellite QSO Sked Page. (http://n8fq.org/sked/index.php?board=sat) It is not very active now but would have potential. Also a good resource for skeds on HF. 73, Marty Schuette, N9EAT AMSAT LM-2507 ??? ________________________________ From: AMSAT-BB on behalf of Don KB2YSI Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 8:47:22 PM To: AMSAT BB Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] newbie question: where to find active stations Lots of Twitter activity, #amsat is a good place to start looking for people. Almost any FM pass will have people on, if you want to skip looking for someone to chase. They would at least help you learn how to receive, which is the first step to making a QSO. On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:31 PM Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: > Welcome! Hope to hear you on the birds soon. > > There isn't really a "spotting" network or site for satellite operating > like in other niches of ham radio, such as SOTA or EME, for VHF/UHF in > general (http://www.n6sjv.org/), or automated like the Reverse Beacon > Network. Not sure if anyone's tried to use that N6SJV site for this > purpose. There's no obvious indication on that site that they do not > consider satellite operating to be in scope. > > The closest current resource to what you're seeking is probably Twitter. > Many prolific satellite rover ops announce their upcoming grid operations > (many from rare grid squares) in publicly accessible tweets. Many will > announce the specific passes they plan to operate, or even in real time > announce being QRV for a given pass. I think Twitter is the closest thing > we have so far to what you're looking for. I didn't use Twitter until I > started getting more active on satellites, and only use it in conjunction > with satellite operating. > > 73, Ryan AI6DO (twitter.com/AI6DO) > > > > On Thursday, September 13, 2018, 6:12:30 PM PDT, David J. Schmocker < > kj9idave at charter.net> wrote: > > Everyone: > This newbie (not yet QRV, hope to be QRV within six months) is looking to > find out which stations are active so that I can determine if possible to > work certain stations. > > On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the > internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move > solely to the RF path off of the internet]. Is there a similar > internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s > QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? > > Thank you in advance. > > Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. > > Very 73, > > David J. Schmocker, KJ9I > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73, Don KB2YSI https://www.hamqth.com/kb2ysi _______________________________________________ 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 cchunter3 at mindspring.com Fri Sep 14 14:08:46 2018 From: cchunter3 at mindspring.com (christy hunter) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:08:46 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG SK Message-ID: <3ebddbc4-6d15-d338-613a-81b21ed16b7a@mindspring.com> This was truly sad news. From my many QSOs with Frank, and my listening to his many QSOs with others, Frank was always ready to share helpful information or a quick humorous remark. It was a treat to listen to his many cat stories,and other interesting tales. We will very much miss his wry humor, intellect, and friendly presence he brought to the Satellites' air waves. Our thoughts are with Frank's family as well. 73 Christy KB6LTY --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From DFox at rwglaw.com Fri Sep 14 17:41:44 2018 From: DFox at rwglaw.com (D. Craig Fox) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:41:44 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: <3ebddbc4-6d15-d338-613a-81b21ed16b7a@mindspring.com> References: <3ebddbc4-6d15-d338-613a-81b21ed16b7a@mindspring.com> Message-ID: <4c1eb0f8dc184ca79ccf808c5806d6a2@RWGEX1.RWG.com> What Christy said. His was always a welcome response to a CQ on an otherwise quiet FO29. Final 73s Frank Craig N6RSX -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB On Behalf Of christy hunter Sent: Friday, September 14, 2018 7:09 AM To: amsat-bb at amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] K4FEG SK This was truly sad news. From my many QSOs with Frank, and my listening to his many QSOs with others, Frank was always ready to share helpful information or a quick humorous remark. It was a treat to listen to his many cat stories,and other interesting tales. We will very much miss his wry humor, intellect, and friendly presence he brought to the Satellites' air waves. Our thoughts are with Frank's family as well. 73 Christy KB6LTY --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ 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 (If this message is spam, please report it to IT Dept. Thank you.) From w7lrd at comcast.net Fri Sep 14 20:45:21 2018 From: w7lrd at comcast.net (Bob- W7LRD) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:45:21 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question Message-ID: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp yagis. 73 Bob W7LRD Seattle From w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 20:51:33 2018 From: w2hro.fn20 at gmail.com (Paul Andrews) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 16:51:33 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: Trees cause real attenuation on both 2M and 70cm. Near field effects are more pronounced that far field. It's not a hobby killer but it will degrade your performance. Trees are a hobby killer for EME on 2M and above. 73 - Paul - W2HRO On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 16:46 Bob- W7LRD wrote: > Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there > with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar > tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp > yagis. > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > 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 bryan at kl7cn.net Fri Sep 14 20:58:39 2018 From: bryan at kl7cn.net (Bryan Green) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:58:39 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <7FD48688-C8F3-4A1F-ADF0-0F02FB7CFDE6@kl7cn.net> Leaves on trees a make a difference for me. I call it ?Arboreal QSB?. One advantage of portable ops is that you can move away from the Arboreal QSB. -- bag Bryan KL7CN/W6 bryan at kl7cn.net > On Sep 14, 2018, at 13:45, Bob- W7LRD wrote: > > Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp yagis. > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > 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 cchunter3 at mindspring.com Fri Sep 14 02:05:16 2018 From: cchunter3 at mindspring.com (christy hunter) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:05:16 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Frank, K4FEG SK In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4834650d-392d-648d-4d19-2c4718437258@mindspring.com> This was truly sad news. From my many QSOs with Frank, and my listening to his many QSOs with others, Frank was always ready to share helpful information or a quick humorous remark. It was a treat to listen to his many cat stories,and other interesting tales (no pun intended). We will very much miss his wry humor, intellect, and friendly presence he brought to the Satellites' air waves. Our thoughts are with Frank's family as well. 73 Christy KB6LTY --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From ko6th.greg at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 21:13:32 2018 From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:13:32 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <4af3417b-a92f-6340-e3d1-b2ecf768e79a@gmail.com> Hi Bob, Trees probably do have an effect, but unlike others, I've not found it to be a significant problem. At least, not one where I need to plan my passes around which trees might be in the way. The only time they did was with AO-40, where transmitting on 70cm directly into a huge oak tree would have the signal bounce back and interfere with the 2.4 ghz downlink. One could map out where the limbs were based on the results. In an area of the country where shade in the summer is prized more than many other things, taking a chain saw to a heritage-sized oak tree in pursuit of a QSO just wasn't an option. So, AO-40 contacts to the south-east never happened. Then "unintended chemistry experiments in space" made it no longer relevant. {sniff} The only issue I have with the trees now is to keep them trimmed appropriately so they don't snag the antennas as they swing round. Greg KO6TH Bob- W7LRD wrote: > Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp yagis. > > 73 Bob W7LRD > > Seattle > _______________________________________________ > 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 bryan at kl7cn.net Fri Sep 14 21:21:12 2018 From: bryan at kl7cn.net (Bryan KL7CN) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:21:12 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: <4af3417b-a92f-6340-e3d1-b2ecf768e79a@gmail.com> References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> <4af3417b-a92f-6340-e3d1-b2ecf768e79a@gmail.com> Message-ID: Well said, Greg -- to clarify my original comments: 1. Arboreal QSB is real, but... 2. It's not that significant. 3. Switching polarity helps quite a bit. I really only notice it when operating FO-29 on passes during the height of the Spring when the leaves seem to have the most moisture. Otherwise, it's not a general concern. But it is fun to say "Arboreal QSB". -- bag Bryan KL7CN/W6 Location: CM98, usually E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279 > On Sep 14, 2018, at 14:13, Greg D wrote: > > Hi Bob, > > Trees probably do have an effect, but unlike others, I've not found it > to be a significant problem. At least, not one where I need to plan my > passes around which trees might be in the way. The only time they did > was with AO-40, where transmitting on 70cm directly into a huge oak tree > would have the signal bounce back and interfere with the 2.4 ghz > downlink. One could map out where the limbs were based on the results. > > In an area of the country where shade in the summer is prized more than > many other things, taking a chain saw to a heritage-sized oak tree in > pursuit of a QSO just wasn't an option. So, AO-40 contacts to the > south-east never happened. Then "unintended chemistry experiments in > space" made it no longer relevant. {sniff} The only issue I have with > the trees now is to keep them trimmed appropriately so they don't snag > the antennas as they swing round. > > Greg KO6TH > > > Bob- W7LRD wrote: >> Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp yagis. >> >> 73 Bob W7LRD >> >> Seattle >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 ko6th.greg at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 21:45:40 2018 From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:45:40 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> <4af3417b-a92f-6340-e3d1-b2ecf768e79a@gmail.com> Message-ID: <250681ea-b3e4-3de4-062c-8fa494092c53@gmail.com> Agreed! Good point about polarity choices. It's kind of interesting to consider the diffraction effects that large, long hunks of wet wood might have on a 70cm signal. Probably less so on 2m, given the wavelength. Oh, I forgot to mention that green wood is pretty much a killer on 2.4 ghz. Think of what makes your microwave oven work. I suspect, but have not tried it yet, that the 1.2 ghz uplink to AO-92 on weekends might be affected if you don't have a lot of power to start with. For some time, a bunch of years ago, our home internet was delivered via a commercial Wi-Fi-based service. I was a bit of a test subject, being on the fringe needing to burn a bit of an RF hole through yet more of our dear oak trees. What was interesting was that the presence of rain didn't make much of a difference on that band. Wood, wet or "dry" still absorbed signal quite well, and as the trees grew over time, the signal degraded to the point of stopping service. Fortunately, the cable internet folks came through about the same time and we switched. So there is a point, somewhere between 70cm and 13 cm, where trees become a crippling factor. Below that, they're mostly just shade. Greg KO6TH Bryan KL7CN wrote: > Well said, Greg -- to clarify my original comments: > > 1. Arboreal QSB is real, but... > 2. It's not that significant. > 3. Switching polarity helps quite a bit. > > I really only notice it when operating FO-29 on passes during the height of the Spring when the leaves seem to have the most moisture. > > Otherwise, it's not a general concern. But it is fun to say "Arboreal QSB". > > -- bag > > Bryan KL7CN/W6 > Location: CM98, usually > E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net > Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279 > >> On Sep 14, 2018, at 14:13, Greg D wrote: >> >> Hi Bob, >> >> Trees probably do have an effect, but unlike others, I've not found it >> to be a significant problem. At least, not one where I need to plan my >> passes around which trees might be in the way. The only time they did >> was with AO-40, where transmitting on 70cm directly into a huge oak tree >> would have the signal bounce back and interfere with the 2.4 ghz >> downlink. One could map out where the limbs were based on the results. >> >> In an area of the country where shade in the summer is prized more than >> many other things, taking a chain saw to a heritage-sized oak tree in >> pursuit of a QSO just wasn't an option. So, AO-40 contacts to the >> south-east never happened. Then "unintended chemistry experiments in >> space" made it no longer relevant. {sniff} The only issue I have with >> the trees now is to keep them trimmed appropriately so they don't snag >> the antennas as they swing round. >> >> Greg KO6TH >> >> >> Bob- W7LRD wrote: >>> Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp yagis. >>> >>> 73 Bob W7LRD >>> >>> Seattle >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 e.krome at comcast.net Fri Sep 14 21:58:52 2018 From: e.krome at comcast.net (Ed Krome) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:58:52 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> <4af3417b-a92f-6340-e3d1-b2ecf768e79a@gmail.com> Message-ID: As some brilliant person once said ? best amplifier I ever bought was a chain saw?. Ed Krome K9EK Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:21 PM, Bryan KL7CN wrote: > > Well said, Greg -- to clarify my original comments: > > 1. Arboreal QSB is real, but... > 2. It's not that significant. > 3. Switching polarity helps quite a bit. > > I really only notice it when operating FO-29 on passes during the height of the Spring when the leaves seem to have the most moisture. > > Otherwise, it's not a general concern. But it is fun to say "Arboreal QSB". > > -- bag > > Bryan KL7CN/W6 > Location: CM98, usually > E-Mail: bryan at KL7CN.net > Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279 > >> On Sep 14, 2018, at 14:13, Greg D wrote: >> >> Hi Bob, >> >> Trees probably do have an effect, but unlike others, I've not found it >> to be a significant problem. At least, not one where I need to plan my >> passes around which trees might be in the way. The only time they did >> was with AO-40, where transmitting on 70cm directly into a huge oak tree >> would have the signal bounce back and interfere with the 2.4 ghz >> downlink. One could map out where the limbs were based on the results. >> >> In an area of the country where shade in the summer is prized more than >> many other things, taking a chain saw to a heritage-sized oak tree in >> pursuit of a QSO just wasn't an option. So, AO-40 contacts to the >> south-east never happened. Then "unintended chemistry experiments in >> space" made it no longer relevant. {sniff} The only issue I have with >> the trees now is to keep them trimmed appropriately so they don't snag >> the antennas as they swing round. >> >> Greg KO6TH >> >> >> Bob- W7LRD wrote: >>> Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp yagis. >>> >>> 73 Bob W7LRD >>> >>> Seattle >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 jeff30339 at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 22:50:30 2018 From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:50:30 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <48F7D45F-6F4A-4E9E-919C-2B815C9B6AD5@gmail.com> Trees with wet leafs on them tend to gobble up UHF uplinks. It?s not quite as bad on VHF but can have an affect. Jeff WE4B > On Sep 14, 2018, at 3:51 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: > > Trees cause real attenuation on both 2M and 70cm. Near field effects are > more pronounced that far field. > > It's not a hobby killer but it will degrade your performance. > > Trees are a hobby killer for EME on 2M and above. > > 73 - Paul - W2HRO > >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 16:46 Bob- W7LRD wrote: >> >> Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there >> with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar >> tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp >> yagis. >> >> 73 Bob W7LRD >> >> Seattle >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 kb2ysi at gmail.com Sat Sep 15 01:48:16 2018 From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:48:16 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] curious question In-Reply-To: <48F7D45F-6F4A-4E9E-919C-2B815C9B6AD5@gmail.com> References: <1459841234.5891.1536957921793@connect.xfinity.com> <48F7D45F-6F4A-4E9E-919C-2B815C9B6AD5@gmail.com> Message-ID: If you are working with 5w into a handheld Yagi trees + leaves are rough. Running +50w into huge yagis with preamps they probably do not matter too much on 2m/70cm, above that and they certainly will. Different answer for different operating conditions. 73, Don KB2YSI On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 18:51 Jeff Johns wrote: > Trees with wet leafs on them tend to gobble up UHF uplinks. It?s not quite > as bad on VHF but can have an affect. > > Jeff WE4B > > > On Sep 14, 2018, at 3:51 PM, Paul Andrews wrote: > > > > Trees cause real attenuation on both 2M and 70cm. Near field effects are > > more pronounced that far field. > > > > It's not a hobby killer but it will degrade your performance. > > > > Trees are a hobby killer for EME on 2M and above. > > > > 73 - Paul - W2HRO > > > >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 16:46 Bob- W7LRD wrote: > >> > >> Hi All- Just wondering-in the real world how much attenuation is there > >> with trees? I am surrounded with fir trees, a huge maple tree and cedar > >> tree, (I live in the north west). I run a IC-910, preamps at the cp > >> yagis. > >> > >> 73 Bob W7LRD > >> > >> Seattle > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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 vimone at alice.it Sat Sep 15 07:37:48 2018 From: vimone at alice.it (Vincenzo Mone) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 09:37:48 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] PSTrotator & Kenwood TS-2000 Message-ID: <446A26FE-E8A0-4479-9C55-166EB5A67F6A@alice.it> Hi folks, Is there anyone that uses the PSTrotator software with WISP and internal TNC of the Kenwood TS-2000? I am going crazy, as I cannot set to work all together. If I understood, to work both program together I have to use the same comport but it won?t work because in the minute I load the Wisp program, the PSTrotator stops sending the frequencies to the radio. Anybody has sort out how to do? Any help will be really appreciated Thanks 73's de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ******************************************* ******* GSM +39 328 7110193 ******* ****** SMS +39 328 7110193 ******* ******************************************** From g0iiq at outlook.com Sat Sep 15 15:49:25 2018 From: g0iiq at outlook.com (David Pykett) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:49:25 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] Funcube Dongle Message-ID: Hi My Funcube Pro+ dongle appears to have packed up, the computer still recognises it but the no signals are received on either the Funcube Dashboard or FoxTelem software I tried emailing Howard but never received a reply, can it be repaired or do I need to purchase a new one? David Pykett G0IIQ From normanlizeth at gmail.com Sat Sep 15 08:08:45 2018 From: normanlizeth at gmail.com (Norm n3ykf) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:08:45 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] PSTrotator & Kenwood TS-2000 In-Reply-To: <446A26FE-E8A0-4479-9C55-166EB5A67F6A@alice.it> References: <446A26FE-E8A0-4479-9C55-166EB5A67F6A@alice.it> Message-ID: You'll need VSP manager or it's equivalent. Works great. On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 3:39 AM Vincenzo Mone wrote: > > Hi folks, > Is there anyone that uses the PSTrotator software with WISP and internal TNC of the Kenwood TS-2000? > I am going crazy, as I cannot set to work all together. > If I understood, to work both program together I have to use the same comport but it won?t work because in the minute I load the Wisp program, the PSTrotator stops sending the frequencies to the radio. > Anybody has sort out how to do? > Any help will be really appreciated > Thanks > > 73's de Enzo IK8OZV > EasyLog 5 BetaTester > EasyLog PDA BetaTester > WinBollet BetaTester > D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania > Skype: ik8ozv8520 > > > > > ******************************************* > ******* GSM +39 328 7110193 ******* > ****** SMS +39 328 7110193 ******* > ******************************************** > _______________________________________________ > 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 k8zzu at sbcglobal.net Sat Sep 15 18:15:53 2018 From: k8zzu at sbcglobal.net (James Sanford) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 18:15:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject) References: <1676917644.3401943.1537035353884.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1676917644.3401943.1537035353884@mail.yahoo.com> wanted: LVB interface for G5500 es SATPC32. ? Thanks K8ZZU From rcaron at alum.wpi.edu Sat Sep 15 20:25:11 2018 From: rcaron at alum.wpi.edu (Ryan Caron) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 13:25:11 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] ICESat-2 (ELaNa-XVIII -18) CubeSats freq & TLEs Message-ID: All, Has anybody heard from the latest batch of cubes? Preliminary TLEs ELFIN A: 437.450 ELFIN B: 437.475 DAVE: 417.150 SurfSat: 437.275 1 43015U 18073C 18258.59282861 +.00001873 00000-0 +29441-4 0 9990 2 43015 93.0212 249.5748 0001900 284.7942 120.8505 15.36906665563537 73, Ryan NX1U From fredy at fredy.gr Sat Sep 15 23:26:13 2018 From: fredy at fredy.gr (Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 02:26:13 +0300 Subject: [amsat-bb] ICESat-2 (ELaNa-XVIII -18) CubeSats freq & TLEs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <475cf32d-f247-dc45-17bc-e3eb22740d92@fredy.gr> Hey Ryan, Not 100% confirmed yet but in this satnogs observation[1] we managed to decode DAVE. Running the audio through direwolf, we've seen "WI2XNR-1" on headers which is the callsign of California Polytechnic State University according to this pdf[2]. Also in this observation[3] we probably got ELFIN-A around 250s but without decoding is hard to tell. 73, fredy [1] https://network.satnogs.org/observations/250582/ [2] https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-344090A1.pdf [3] https://network.satnogs.org/observations/250590/ On 09/15/2018 11:25 PM, Ryan Caron wrote: > All, > > Has anybody heard from the latest batch of cubes? Preliminary TLEs > > ELFIN A: 437.450 > ELFIN B: 437.475 > DAVE: 417.150 > SurfSat: 437.275 > > 1 43015U 18073C?? 18258.59282861 +.00001873? 00000-0 +29441-4 0? 9990 > 2 43015? 93.0212 249.5748 0001900 284.7942 120.8505 15.36906665563537 > > 73, > Ryan NX1U > _______________________________________________ > 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 Sun Sep 16 00:20:44 2018 From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:20:44 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ICESat-2 (ELaNa-XVIII -18) CubeSats freq & TLEs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey Ryan! Recorded the 2201utc pass over Eastern USA and just reviewed the signals from that. No sign of the others, but good decodes from DAVE (please note correct freq. is 437.150); see my tweet w/ pics: https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1041118626055680001 73! -Scott, K4KDR ========================================= On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Ryan Caron wrote: > All, > > Has anybody heard from the latest batch of cubes? Preliminary TLEs > > ELFIN A: 437.450 > ELFIN B: 437.475 > DAVE: 417.150 > SurfSat: 437.275 > > 1 43015U 18073C 18258.59282861 +.00001873 00000-0 +29441-4 0 9990 > 2 43015 93.0212 249.5748 0001900 284.7942 120.8505 15.36906665563537 > > 73, > Ryan NX1U From mccardelm at gmail.com Sun Sep 16 01:34:46 2018 From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 21:34:46 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-259 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-259 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. 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It will also enable an analysis to see whether the satellite becomes hotter or cooler in each mode. This schedule may be changed in light of experience and the FUNcube team will update everyone on such changes via the AMSAT-BB. This will be a new experience for the spacecraft so the capture of the largest possible amount of telemetry remains an important tool for the team to have. We are very grateful to everyone who continues to upload the telemetry they have received to the Data Warehouse. It is invaluable. In addition to AO73/FUNcube-1, the FUNcube-2 transponder on UKube-1 remains operational and EO88/Nayif-1 continues to operate autonomously with the transponder on when in eclipse and high- power telemetry in sunlight. [ANS thanks the FUNcube/AO-73 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- FM, Linear Satellite Frequency Table Updated The AMSAT FM and linear transponder satellite frequency summaries have been updated with recent coordination information: FM https://www.amsat.org/fm-satellite-frequency-summary/ Linear https://www.amsat.org/linear-satellite-frequency-summary/ [ANS thanks Paul N8HM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tips Regarding Image Capture From AO-92 Jerry Buxton, N?JY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, provided some insight about of how the AO-92 camera image capture is transmitted via its high speed telemetry data downlink to how the images are produced on the Fox telemetry web pages. Visit this page to view the images that have been captured: http://www.amsat.org/tlm/leaderboard.php?id=0&db=FOXDB Some stations may have captured partial images that they can see on their local FoxTelem display, the web page image is produced from the data received by the server from the many stations who may be capturing the pass with FoxTelem. That literally means the more the merrier, and even if you only see as little as one scan line on your FoxTelem image that line will be sent to the server to be "stitched together" with all other image data that others capture. Your line may be the only capture of that line and just what is needed to complete the whole image. While the single line or incomplete image on your display may seem insignificant or be disappointing, you are contributing to the opportunity to have the entire image available on the web. That is significant, and counting on several stations to receive the components of a full image is part of the design of FoxTelem. To participate in capturing the full image you must have the Decoder Options "Upload to Server" checked in your FoxTelem settings. That setting plus the participation of many stations, no matter how much or how little data they might individually receive, is what can make full images available for all to see on the website. Thank you for participating in the science the Fox-1 satellites deliver, and enjoy the birds! [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N?JY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hosting an ARISS Contact in the USA Editor's Note: The Proposal Window Is Now Open Proposals from schools and organizations in the US are accepted during two proposal windows each year. The Fall 2018 proposal window is now open for contacts to be scheduled from July 1, 2019 ? December 31, 2019. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. A scheduled ARISS contact is a voice-only communication via Amateur Radio between the International Space Station (ISS) crew and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts allow education audiences to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to work and live in space. These scheduled contact opportunities are offered to formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together. The radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length due to the radio communication window permitted by the logistics of orbital passes of the ISS. During the contact, students interact directly with astronauts and cosmonauts during this communication window using a question and answer format. To maximize these radio contacts, the ARISS program looks for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the radio contact into a well-developed education plan. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in contact dates and times. ARISS Proposal Requirements U.S. education organizations interested in hosting an ARISS scheduled contact will find information about submitting a proposal below. (International schools should submit applications following instructions provided on the international ARISS Program website.) Educational proposals should include plans for students to: study topics related to space technology, space exploration, or space research, and, learn about communication, wireless technology, and radio science The more advance preparation educators make with educational plans, the more learning and value the ARISS event will have for students. Imagine your students interviewing an astronaut in space, maybe even using an antenna your students have assembled! ARRL's Education & Technology Program and NASA offer valuable resources to help you and your students learn about wireless technology and satellite communications and space exploration. Go to ARRL's web page: Preparation for an ARISS Contact for links to those resources. An ARISS Technical Mentor is assigned to assist educational organizations with technical preparations and logistical coordination of the contact. With the assistance of your ARISS Technical Mentor, ARRL and AMSAT can help you find a local Amateur Radio group to provide equipment and expertise. In some cases, local ham radio club volunteers may also be able to assist with lessons on communication, wireless technology, or radio science. Submitting a Proposal The Proposal Window Proposals from schools and organizations in the US are accepted during two proposal windows each year. The Fall 2018 proposal window is now open for contacts to be scheduled from July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019. This proposal is due to ARISS by November 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. The ARISS Proposal Process Following is the sequence of steps involved in the proposal and selection process. Interested organizations in the US should obtain a planning guide with information about expectations and preparations for a proposal. Organizations participate in an online Information Session. Organizations reach out to local educational partners and local Radio Amateurs to develop and submit a proposal using the current proposal form. A committee of representatives from NASA, ARRL and AMSAT evaluate and approve proposals. 6 to 8 weeks after the close of the proposal window, organizations with approved proposals are sent a congratulatory email. Declination emails are also sent out at that time. Organizations are given the opportunity to request proposal feedback. Selected organizations participate in an ARISS Orientation Session and are paired with an ARISS Technical Mentor who will help them develop an Equipment Plan. After the Equipment Plan is approved, the organization initiates their Education Plan and preparations for the contact get underway If you have questions regarding the proposal process, please send an email to: ariss.us.education at gmail.com Upcoming Proposal Webinars In order to help organizations prepare proposals, the ARISS program offers online Proposal webinars. These webinars are an hour in length and are designed to provide more information regarding US ARISS contacts and the proposal process, as well as provide an avenue for interested organizations to ask questions. Attending an online Proposal webinar is not required but is strongly encouraged. Online Proposal webinars for the Fall 2018 proposal window will be offered during the fall proposal window. Check back at this web site in early September for details on webinars. ARISS Proposal Guide A Proposal Guide is offered to help you plan and identify the resources you will need to host an ARISS scheduled contact. After reading the Guide and developing your plan, you can complete the ARISS Proposal Form and submit it during the proposal window. Download the current version of the Proposal Guide (Fall 2018) ARISS Proposal Form US schools and educational organizations may download the ARISS Proposal Form to submit a proposal to host an ARISS contact. Use this form to submit the details of your Education and Outreach Plan. For Additional Information Contact the ARISS US Program Coordinator to obtain information about Program expectations and proposal guidelines by sending an e-mail to ariss.us.education at gmail.com For an overview of the ARISS international program visit www.ariss.org. Technical Proposal Use this form to provide the information needed by the ARISS Operations Team to be assured that you have the equipment in place to successfully support your contact. Submit this completed form to your assigned Technical Mentor as soon as possible, but no later than 3 months after your Education Plan is approved. Download the Equipment Plan Form Ground Station Recommendations The recommendations for the ground station to support a scheduled ARISS school contact are considerably more robust than needed for a casual contact with the ISS. Because the scheduled contact is a one- time event involving a large audience every effort is taken to configure a ground station that will offer the maximum communications window possible within the constraints of orbital mechanics and line of sight considerations, and to provide redundancy in the event of unexpected equipment failure. If you are considering supporting an ARISS scheduled contact please review current Ground Station Recommendations. [ANS thanks ARISS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Griffin K4FEG, SK ANS has received word that Frank Griffin K4FEG has become a silent key. Many will recognize K4FEG as a friendly voice on the birds, as well as a mentor/elmer. Many have Frank in our satellite logs. He had a knack of remembering folks voices and replying to them by name. We express our collective sympathies and best wishes to Frank's family. [ANS thanks Ed WA7ETH and others via AMSAT-BB for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers, ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat.com. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Route 66 On the Air ? W6D ? September 8-16, 2018 (UTC) Christy, KB6LTY, will be operating in the special event Route 66 On the Air, using the special event call sign W6D. She will be on as many of the birds as sh can operate during the week: FM, APRS digi, and transponders. No schedule, just listen for the special event call sign W6D. For more information on the event (QSL/certificate ) go to the website: http://w6jbt.org/ AMSAT-EA Special Event ? AM1SAT ? September 10-17, 2018 As part of the IV RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2018 activities, AMSAT-EA members, using the special event call sign AM1SAT, will be activating 14 grid squares across Spain from September 10th to September 17th. AMSAT-EA is offering an AM1SAT Special Award in two categories: SILVER and GOLD. More information, to include rules and log submission instructions, is available on QRZ: https://www.qrz.com/db/am1sat Yellowstone (DN42, DN43, DN44, DN52, and DB53) ? September 12-21, 2018 RJ, WY7AA, fired up the El Camino and headed to the Rocky Mountains for and little camping trip. FM only. With no internet access, keep an eye on RJ?s QRZ page for details, including the DN42/43/52/53 grid corner activation on September 21st. Southeast Colorado (DM77, DM87, DM88) ? September 15, 2018 Ron, AD0DX, will activate some Southeast Colorado grid lines Saturday, September 15th. Plan is DM87/88 grid line at 1604z and then AO-91 at DM77/87 grid line at 1727z, followed by AO-92 at 1737z. Keep an eye on Ron?s Twitter page for further updates https://twitter.com/ad0dx Honduras (DXCC) ? September 15-16, 2018 HR2CH will sponsor a special event station in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Radio Club de Honduras. See QRZ page for QSL info. Northern Michigan (EN76, EN85, EN86) ? September 15-18, 2018 Chris, AA8CH is heading back to northern Michigan and Drummond Island. September 15: EN76, EN85 September 16: EN85, EN86 September 17: EN85, EN86 September 18: EN76, EN85 Anyone who missed Chris from N8R in July and/or needs any of these grids can send me an email (see QRZ) and he?ll keep you in the loop for expected passes. Kure Beach, NC (FM13) ? September 22-28, 2018 Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC, September 22-28. Send QSL for confirmation. North to Alaska (CO28) ? October 5-9, 2018 Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the call sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse to use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for specific plans. https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) yahoo.com Updated September 13, 2018 https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ [ANS thanks Robert KE4AL for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News The following contacts were successful through the first half of September: + 2018-09-06 16:49 UTC between [ASTRONAUT Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS callsign NA1SS and Mendez Fundamental Intermediate School, Santa Ana, CA, USA Contact was direct via AA6TB. ARISS Mentors were Primary Charlie AJ9N with Backups: Brian AB6UI and Norm K6UU + 2018-09-10 15:20 UTC between Astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT using ISS callsign NA1SS and Colegio Del Sol, San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, Contact was direct via LU5KHF. ARISS Mentor was Brian VE6JBJ + 2018-09-12 08:21 UTC between Ricky Arnold KE5DAU using ISS callsign NA1SS and Walford Anglican School for Girls, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Contact was telebridge via W6SRJ. ARISS Mentor was Tony VK5ZAI Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC [ANS thanks ARISS, Charlie AJ9N and David AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Shorts From All Over + Free Book Download: Introduction to Amateur Digital TV Jim, KH6HTV, has released a new book titled "Introduction to Amateur Digital Television". (https://kh6htv.com/) This free book pulls together a lot of information previously scattered in over 40 application notes. Download the PDF from https://kh6htv.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/an-45-dtv-book.pdf [ANS thanks Jim KH6HTV for the above information] + APRS Operating Tips Page AMSAT-UK tweeted a link with operating tips for APRS contacts via ARISS and PSAT: https://tinyurl.com/ans259-APRS-Tips [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] + KO4MA on Amateur Radio Newsline AMSAT Vice-President of Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, discussed the interference to AO-92 from DMR operation on the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2132 for Friday, September 7, 2018 Text script and audio playback are available at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS259-AO92-Interference [ANS thanks Amateur Radio Newsline for the above information] + XW-2E Back in AMSAT Elements Distribution Satellite XW-2E has been reactivated (NORAD CAT ID 40909) and has been added back to AMSAT's 2-line elements distribution. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager, 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 bourdonbt at gmail.com Sun Sep 16 14:20:19 2018 From: bourdonbt at gmail.com (Brian Bourdon) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 10:20:19 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Assistance with NAISS school contact Message-ID: Hello, I need assistance with my NAISS school contact that I have planned. The school and the date is set. The person I had planned to loan me an antenna and AZ/EL rotator cannot provide the equipment for the event. I am wholeheartedly requesting that someone in this email group could loan me a rotator and antenna for the school contact in October. I'll pay shipping both ways. Warmest Regards, Brian K2CCW From jhill_81 at yahoo.com Sun Sep 16 20:14:57 2018 From: jhill_81 at yahoo.com (Mr B r a d) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 20:14:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Q:where to find active stations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <232493290.6185318.1537128897024@mail.yahoo.com> hope to address this with ham sat chat page....?valleymedia.org/satchat ?Ham Radio Sat Chat room | | | Ham Radio Sat Chat room | | | Re: newbie question: where to find active stations ? ? ? (Charles Reiche) From: "David J. Schmocker" On 6m moon-bounce, we coordinate ?who?s on and which frequencies? using the internet ON4KST chat (EME page) [and then of course any QSO attempts move solely to the RF path off of the internet].? ? Is there a similar internet-based chat page (for purpose of coordinating and finding out who?s QRV real-time) for satellite CW, SSB, and FM work please? Thank you in advance.Kind regards, looking forward to my 1st satellite QSO and many more. Very 73,? From jeff30339 at gmail.com Sun Sep 16 20:15:25 2018 From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 15:15:25 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Assistance with NAISS school contact In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <245D9AD1-7CB4-4642-BD26-3241DC79EA1F@gmail.com> I don?t have the required equipment to loan but if you set-up a GoFundMe account to buy one, I?ll gladly donate to it. Jeff WE4B > On Sep 16, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Brian Bourdon wrote: > > Hello, > > I need assistance with my NAISS school contact that I have planned. The > school and the date is set. The person I had planned to loan me an antenna > and AZ/EL rotator cannot provide the equipment for the event. I am > wholeheartedly requesting that someone in this email group could loan me a > rotator and antenna for the school contact in October. I'll pay shipping > both ways. > > Warmest Regards, > > Brian > > K2CCW > _______________________________________________ > 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 royldean at gmail.com Mon Sep 17 12:04:03 2018 From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:04:03 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Assistance with NAISS school contact Message-ID: Brian, If you don't get any offers, please contact me directly (royldean at gmail.com). I do NOT own the equipment you are asking for, but I was considering partnering with somebody local to purchase all the equipment needed for ARISS contacts as my daughter is in elementary school and I would LOVE to support local ARISS events. --Roy K3RLD > Hello, I need assistance with my NAISS school contact that I have planned. > The > school and the date is set. The person I had planned to loan me an antenna > and AZ/EL rotator cannot provide the equipment for the event. I am > wholeheartedly requesting that someone in this email group could loan me a > rotator and antenna for the school contact in October. I'll pay shipping > both ways. Warmest Regards, Brian K2CCW From n2wwd at mindspring.com Mon Sep 17 13:03:52 2018 From: n2wwd at mindspring.com (Ken Ernandes) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:03:52 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [amsat-bb] Assistance with NAISS school contact Message-ID: <856073869.1018.1537189432630@wamui-merida.atl.sa.earthlink.net> The person making the request may contact me off the list and we can discuss what you need. I do have spam filters, so bear with them. Ken Ernandes N2WWD n2wwd at mindspring.com -----Original Message----- >From: Roy Dean >Sent: Sep 17, 2018 8:04 AM >To: amsat-bb at amsat.org >Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Assistance with NAISS school contact > > Brian, > >If you don't get any offers, please contact me directly (royldean at gmail.com). > I do NOT own the equipment you are asking for, but I was considering >partnering with somebody local to purchase all the equipment needed for >ARISS contacts as my daughter is in elementary school and I would LOVE to >support local ARISS events. > >--Roy >K3RLD > > > >> Hello, I need assistance with my NAISS school contact that I have planned. >> The >> school and the date is set. The person I had planned to loan me an antenna >> and AZ/EL rotator cannot provide the equipment for the event. I am >> wholeheartedly requesting that someone in this email group could loan me a >> rotator and antenna for the school contact in October. I'll pay shipping >> both ways. Warmest Regards, Brian K2CCW >_______________________________________________ >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 johnv at frontier.com Mon Sep 17 15:34:46 2018 From: johnv at frontier.com (johnv at frontier.com) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:34:46 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] missed complete call References: <1683642384.6064980.1537198487006.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1683642384.6064980.1537198487006@mail.yahoo.com> I was deploy (rover) to Benton County WA, grid DN06, for the weekend for Washington State Salmon Run QSO Party.?? While operating for the contest I worked a couple of FM satellites AO-91 and AO-92.????? I believe I got all the call which I will upload to LOTW today.????? I went back to my recorder to clarify the call and found it stopped recording because the cord pulled out of my pocket.?? ? Another "lesson learned". ? ? ? So, may I ask the N6?TC to give me a fill? 9/15/2018 04:40 - 04:50 - AO-92I worked W7BMD - CM87 - thanks Chris W6D - DM14 RT66 - thanks Christy N6??C - DM-03 ??? KP4JV - DM41 - thanks Jose Thank you JohnN7AME From charlieray at gmail.com Mon Sep 17 16:08:53 2018 From: charlieray at gmail.com (Charles Reiche) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 12:08:53 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] missed complete call In-Reply-To: <1683642384.6064980.1537198487006@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1683642384.6064980.1537198487006.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1683642384.6064980.1537198487006@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: N6UTC is in DM03. @N6UTC on twitter. Charles Reiche On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM johnv at frontier.com wrote: > I was deploy (rover) to Benton County WA, grid DN06, for the weekend for > Washington State Salmon Run QSO Party. While operating for the contest I > worked a couple of FM satellites AO-91 and AO-92. I believe I got all > the call which I will upload to LOTW today. I went back to my recorder > to clarify the call and found it stopped recording because the cord pulled > out of my pocket. Another "lesson learned". So, may I ask the > N6?TC to give me a fill? > 9/15/2018 04:40 - 04:50 - AO-92I worked > W7BMD - CM87 - thanks Chris > W6D - DM14 RT66 - thanks Christy > N6??C - DM-03 ??? > KP4JV - DM41 - thanks Jose > > Thank you > JohnN7AME > _______________________________________________ > 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 zerosignal at icloud.com Mon Sep 17 16:14:34 2018 From: zerosignal at icloud.com (Endaf Buckley) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:14:34 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [amsat-bb] missed complete call In-Reply-To: Message-ID: That's right N6??C is me N6UTC in DM03. I remember the contact I haven not logged it in LOTW yet. Endaf On Sep 17, 2018, at 09:11 AM, Charles Reiche wrote: N6UTC is in DM03. @N6UTC on twitter. Charles Reiche On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM johnv at frontier.com wrote: I was deploy (rover) to Benton County WA, grid DN06, for the weekend for Washington State Salmon Run QSO Party. While operating for the contest I worked a couple of FM satellites AO-91 and AO-92. I believe I got all the call which I will upload to LOTW today. I went back to my recorder to clarify the call and found it stopped recording because the cord pulled out of my pocket. Another "lesson learned". So, may I ask the N6?TC to give me a fill? 9/15/2018 04:40 - 04:50 - AO-92I worked W7BMD - CM87 - thanks Chris W6D - DM14 RT66 - thanks Christy N6??C - DM-03 ??? KP4JV - DM41 - thanks Jose Thank you JohnN7AME _______________________________________________ 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 rcaron at alum.wpi.edu Mon Sep 17 18:33:23 2018 From: rcaron at alum.wpi.edu (Ryan Caron) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:33:23 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] ICESat-2 (ELaNa-XVIII -18) CubeSats freq & TLEs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8306fd9b-3fa0-e5e7-ebbd-e712685df721@alum.wpi.edu> Scott & Fredy, Thanks for your passes so far. ELFIN A & B have been successfully demoded and commanded and are healthy. DAVE has passed similar milestones. SurfSat sadly does not beacon but I hope to hear good news from the UCF team soon. The 2018-070B/C/D/E objects in tle-new.txt are pretty great. We expect ELFIN A is the leading-most satellite, and ELFIN B is the trailing-most, but of course it is too early to know for sure. B is in a slightly lower orbit and should overtake A, especially once we deploy our magnetometer's stacer boom and get some differential drag started (possibly as early as Thursday). We want them to spread apart a bit to make our passes easier! Please send any pass contacts to elfin at igpp.ucla.edu and we'll ingest the beacon data into our database. Once we're commissioned and collecting science data we are interested in scheduling downlinks over any interested stations. https://elfin.igpp.ucla.edu/listen-to-elfin/ 73, Ryan NX1U On 9/15/2018 7:04 PM, Scott wrote: > Hey Ryan! > > Recorded the 2201utc pass over Eastern USA and just reviewed the signals > from that. > > No sign of the others, but good decodes from DAVE (please note correct > freq. is 437.150); see my tweet w/ pics: > > https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1041118626055680001 > > 73! > > -Scott, K4KDR From johnv at frontier.com Mon Sep 17 20:21:57 2018 From: johnv at frontier.com (johnv at frontier.com) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:21:57 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] missed complete call In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <103257628.6956201.1537215717280@mail.yahoo.com> TU On Monday, September 17, 2018 12:40 PM, Endaf Buckley via AMSAT-BB wrote: That's right N6??C is me N6UTC in DM03. I remember the contact I haven not logged it in LOTW yet. Endaf On Sep 17, 2018, at 09:11 AM, Charles Reiche wrote: N6UTC is in DM03. @N6UTC on twitter. Charles Reiche On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM johnv at frontier.com wrote: I was deploy (rover) to Benton County WA, grid DN06, for the weekend for Washington State Salmon Run QSO Party. While operating for the contest I worked a couple of FM satellites AO-91 and AO-92. I believe I got all the call which I will upload to LOTW today. I went back to my recorder to clarify the call and found it stopped recording because the cord pulled out of my pocket. Another "lesson learned". So, may I ask the N6?TC to give me a fill? 9/15/2018 04:40 - 04:50 - AO-92I worked W7BMD - CM87 - thanks Chris W6D - DM14 RT66 - thanks Christy N6??C - DM-03 ??? KP4JV - DM41 - thanks Jose Thank you JohnN7AME _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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 Tue Sep 18 01:12:27 2018 From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:12:27 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] ICESat-2 (ELaNa-XVIII -18) CubeSats freq & TLEs In-Reply-To: <8306fd9b-3fa0-e5e7-ebbd-e712685df721@alum.wpi.edu> References: <8306fd9b-3fa0-e5e7-ebbd-e712685df721@alum.wpi.edu> Message-ID: Thanks very much for the submission info! I just emailed my first ELFIN-B decode from a 29? pass this evening. 73! -Scott, K4KDR ============================ On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 2:33 PM, Ryan Caron wrote: > Scott & Fredy, > > Thanks for your passes so far. ELFIN A & B have been successfully demoded > and commanded and are healthy. DAVE has passed similar milestones. SurfSat > sadly does not beacon but I hope to hear good news from the UCF team soon. > The 2018-070B/C/D/E objects in tle-new.txt are pretty great. We expect > ELFIN A is the leading-most satellite, and ELFIN B is the trailing-most, > but of course it is too early to know for sure. > > B is in a slightly lower orbit and should overtake A, especially once we > deploy our magnetometer's stacer boom and get some differential drag > started (possibly as early as Thursday). We want them to spread apart a bit > to make our passes easier! > > Please send any pass contacts to elfin at igpp.ucla.edu and we'll ingest the > beacon data into our database. Once we're commissioned and collecting > science data we are interested in scheduling downlinks over any interested > stations. > > https://elfin.igpp.ucla.edu/listen-to-elfin/ > > 73, > > Ryan NX1U > > > On 9/15/2018 7:04 PM, Scott wrote: > >> Hey Ryan! >> >> Recorded the 2201utc pass over Eastern USA and just reviewed the signals >> from that. >> >> No sign of the others, but good decodes from DAVE (please note correct >> freq. is 437.150); see my tweet w/ pics: >> >> https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1041118626055680001 >> >> 73! >> >> -Scott, K4KDR > > From k9jkm at comcast.net Tue Sep 18 02:11:19 2018 From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 21:11:19 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-261 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results Message-ID: <008801d44ef4$e3824860$aa86d920$@net> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-261.01 In this Special Bulletin: * 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.01 ANS-261 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 261.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 18, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-261.01 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2018 Board of Directors Election, Tom Clark, K3IO; Mark Hammond, N8MH; and Bruce Paige, KK5DO; will serve on the board for two years. The First Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. The Second Alternate is Scott Harvey, KA7FVV. Both will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 698 ballots cast are as follows: Tom Clark, K3IO............574 Mark Hammond, N8MH.........507 Scott Harvey, KA7FVV.......176 Bruce Paige, KK5DO.........402 Peter Portanova, W2JV......359 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz, Manager Clayton Coleman W5PFG, Secretary [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, Manager and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Secretary for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers life memberships, and sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space, This week's ANS Contributing Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org From aj9n at aol.com Tue Sep 18 05:57:28 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 01:57:28 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-18 05:00 UTC Message-ID: <165eb4147c1-1ebe-387b@webjas-vae012.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-18 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg (***) ? Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 (***) Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-18 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 1256. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1203. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-18 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. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From martha at amsat.org Tue Sep 18 18:13:47 2018 From: martha at amsat.org (Martha) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:13:47 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Office Closed Message-ID: The AMSAT Office will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday,September 19th. We will re-open on Thursday. -- 73- Martha From grsakai5120 at yahoo.com Tue Sep 18 18:53:24 2018 From: grsakai5120 at yahoo.com (George Sakai) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:53:24 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT LVB Tracker References: <1440244657.7102059.1537296804554.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1440244657.7102059.1537296804554@mail.yahoo.com> Looking for an AMSAT LVB Tracker.? Let me know if you want to sell one. 73, George N3GS, EM28 From joevk5ei at gmail.com Wed Sep 19 06:23:24 2018 From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:53:24 +0930 Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem server Message-ID: Is the server down ??? I have several hundred frames queued ready for upload. 73 From joevk5ei at gmail.com Wed Sep 19 10:16:03 2018 From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:46:03 +0930 Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem server In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ok thanks, but still an issue here. The same setup runs Funcube dashboard and that is working fine. All systems have been powered down and restarted including the main house distribution modem. I checked the error logs in the modem and it had a firmware update on the 18-09-2018 at 01:42 local time. It appears the data may have stopped forwarding since then. I also noticed that my time clock synchronizing programs are failing to connect to their sever. Something strange has happened and I am not impressed ! On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:22 PM, H. Stephen Nipper wrote: > I see that my STATS have updated in the last 90 minutes on both AO91 and > A085, so I would say no, or it's back working. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:24 AM Joe Pereira wrote: > >> Is the server down ??? >> >> I have several hundred frames queued ready for upload. >> >> 73 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > -- > Stephen Nipper > Boise, Idaho > N7DJX > > > From morgan_st at live.com Wed Sep 19 13:36:55 2018 From: morgan_st at live.com (Stewart Morgan) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:36:55 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] SiriusSat-1/SiriusSat-2 Competition Winners Message-ID: The following is my translation of a Russian language post by Sputnix on 13 September 2018 (https://vk.com/wall-49343931_1135): We congratulate the winners of our small competition among radio amateurs for the reception of the first signals from the satellites SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2.? The winners of the competition were as follows:? Rocco Valenzano (W2RTV, USA), Anton Janovsky (ZR6AIC, South Africa), Vladimir Chyorny, (EU1SAT, Belarus), Mike Rupprecht (DK3WN, Germany) and Dmitry Pashkov (R4UAB, Russia).? It's worth noting that the radio amateurs not only received the first signals, but they also strongly helped with the dissemination among the radio amateur community of information about the reception of data and the establishment and activation of our specially developed software system allowing the decoding of data and the reception of telemetry from the spacecraft.? The winners will receive a QSL card, a copy of the checklist employed by cosmonauts for activization of the spacecraft prior to release and also books on space.? Vladimir Chyorny has already been given Chris Hadfield's book "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" personally in Minsk,? Dmitry Pashkov will be sent Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time," and foreign amateurs will receive Pavlov Shubin's illustrated album "The Space Rocket System N1-L3." Anton Sivkov Congratulations to the winners! Todd AL0I From wmc_jx at 163.com Thu Sep 20 03:12:34 2018 From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:12:34 +0800 (CST) Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP-B UHF Test Plan for This Weekend Message-ID: <124fd521.5d80.165f4f70704.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com> Hi OMs, The following tests of DSLWP-B UHF are planned: 21 Sep 2018 20:00:00 to 21 Sep 2018 22:00:00 22 Sep 2018 01:40:00 to 22 Sep 2018 03:40:00 23 Sep 2018 02:20:00 to 23 Sep 2018 04:20:00 23 Sep 2018 13:30:00 to 23 Sep 2018 15:30:00 All time in UTC. GMSK and JT4G on both frequencies. Maybe ssdv image on first section then no JT4G on 436.4 Online JT4G telemetry forwarder: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g_forwarder.html JT4G telemetry display: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g.html GMSK telemetry: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html SSDV image: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html VY TNX & 73! Wei BG2BHC -- WEI Mingchuan Research Center of Satellite Technology Harbin Institute of Technology mobile: +86-189-4501-5242 e-mail: wmc_jx at 163.com; bg2bhc at gmail.com From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Thu Sep 20 03:36:20 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:36:20 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Bisch=F6fli?= =?iso-8859-1?q?che_Schule_/_Technisches_Institut=2C_St=2EVith=2C_B?= =?iso-8859-1?q?elgium=2C_and_Berufliche_Schule_Direktorat_1_N=FCrn?= =?iso-8859-1?q?berg=2C_Nuremberg=2C_Germany?= Message-ID: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St.Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany on 21 Sept. 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 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 German. Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut Die Schulgemeinschaft BSTI besteht seit 1931 und ist eine Mittelschule f?r Jungen und M?dchen im Alter von 12 bis 18 Jahren. Sie befindet sich in Ostbelgien und liegt hier in der belgischen Eifel nahe dem Dreil?ndereck Deutschland-Belgien-Luxemburg. Sie bietet verschiedene Unterrichtsabteilungen im Bereich der Naturwissenschaften, der Sprachen, des Sports sowie verschiedene technische als auch berufliche Unterrichte mit Abitur an. Wir verbinden Tradition und Innovation in der Wissensvermittlung. Uns ist es wichtig den Jugendlichen eine Perspektive f?r ihr weiteres Leben zu geben. Deshalb gehen wir mit der Zeit und stellen uns den Herausforderungen unserer Gesellschaft und in der Welt unter Beibehaltung von Tradition und Innovation! Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg Die B1-N?rnberg, Kurzform f?r Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, ist eine berufliche Schule, die sich im S?den Deutschlands befindet. Ausbildungsrichtungen sind Handwerks- und Industrieberufe in den elektrischen, elektronischen und informationstechnischen Fachrichtungen sowie in verschiedenen Metallberufen und der Mechatronik (ein Beruf der Teile aus Metallberufen und Elektronikberufen enth?lt). An der Schule lernen und arbeiten ca. 2000 Sch?ler und 80 Lehrer. Die Ausbildung an der Schule besteht aus theoretischem Unterricht und Praxis in den Werkst?tten und Laboren der Schule. Unsere Sch?ler verbringen einen Teil ihrer Ausbildungszeit in der Schule und den anderen Teil in Unternehmen der Industrie und des Handwerks (Duales System der Ausbildung, wie es in Deutschland weit verbreitet ist). Eine Arbeitsgemeinschaft Funk und Elektronik wurde 2016 an der Schule gegr?ndet. In dieser Arbeitsgemeinschaft lernen die Sch?ler durch einen Amateurfunkausbilder Amateurfunkkontakte (analog und in Digimodes) herzustellen. Eines der Ziele ist es, dass die Sch?ler eine eigene Amateurfunklizenz mit Pr?fung vor der zust?ndigen Beh?rde erwerben. L?ten von kleinen Schaltungen geh?rt ebenso zur praktischen Ausbildung in der AG Funk und Elektronik dazu. Eines der Highlights in diesem Jahr soll es sein, mittels Amateurfunk einen Kontakt zu einem Astronauten herzustellen. Translated: Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut Our school, the BSTI was established in 1931. It is a secondary school for boys and girls between 12 and 18. We are situated in the hilly Eifel region, more precisely in St.Vith, a small town in the German-speaking part of East-Belgium. That means that you can find us right in the middle of the border triangle between Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg, where different cultures and languages meet. Our pupils can graduate in a wide range of subjects such as natural sciences, mathematics, physical education or modern languages to qualify for university studies. But since we are also a technical high school many vocational subjects are on offer as well. It is our philosophy to combine tradition and innovation to help our pupils find a perspective for their personal lives and their future as individuals. But we also want to raise an awareness for global challenges to encourage them to contribute to a more sustainable future for our world. Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg B1-Nuremberg - short form of Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 Nuremberg - is a vocational school located in the south of Germany. Education directions are electrical and electronically engineering, electronics, information technology, mechanics and mechatronics (parts of mechanics combined with parts of electronics). Approx. 2000 students and 80 teachers are learning and working at the B1-Nuremberg. The education combines theoretical lessons and practical training in workshops and laboratories. Our students spend parts of the period of training in school and other parts in industrial plants and workshops (German Dual-System of education). An amateur radio and electronics working community was found at the school in October 2016. Students are taught by an amateur radio instructor weekly and learn to operate in analogous and digital modes of ham radio with the aim of getting an own ham radio license. Soldering of small circuit boards is also part of the training in the amateur radio and electronic working community. One highlight in this year is to make an amateur radio contact and talk to a person in space. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Wie ist ihre Aussicht auf die Erde bzw. zu den Sternen? 2. Wir sind eine Berufsschule f?r Metall- und Elektrotechnik und lernen viel ?ber elektrischen Strom. Verh?lt sich elektrischer Strom im Weltall anders als auf der Erde? 3. Wie sieht ihr Tagesablauf aus und wie ist ihr Schlafrythmus? 4. Was vermisst man als Astronaut am meisten w?hrend der Zeit auf der ISS? 5. K?nnen sie ihr K?rpergef?hl aufgrund der Schwerelosigkeit der Enge der Raumstation mit dem auf der Erde vergleichen? 6. Wenn an Board jemand Geburtstag hat, gibt es auf der ISS auch eine Geburtstagsfeier? 7. Ist es schwieriger sportlichen ?bungen auszuf?hren? 8. Wir haben gesehen, dass die ISS-Besatzung ein internationales Team ist. Welche Uhrzeit gilt an Board der ISS? 9. Was essen sie haupts?chlich auf der ISS, schmeckt es ihnen? 10. Was ist zu tun, wenn ein Astronaut pl?tzlich krank wird? 11. Wie ist die Luft dort oben? 12. Was fasziniert Euch Astronauten besonders am Amateurfunk? 13. Wie lange haben sie t?glich Internet? K?nnen sie es auch privat nutzen um Kontakt mit Freunden oder Familie zu haben? 14. Kann man von der ISS gr??ere St?dte, z.B. N?rnberg erkennen? 15. Was erforschen sie zu Zeit? 16. Wir haben gelesen, dass Astronauten am Simulator trainieren m?ssen. Wieviel Fahrstunden ben?tigt man, um eine Sojus-Kapsel einparken zu k?nnen? 17. Welches war ihr interessantestes Experiment? 18. Was machen Astronauten in ihrer Freizeit? 19. Gibt es Forschungsergebnisse der ISS, die konkrete Auswirkungen f?r unser t?gliches Leben haben? 20. An der Schule haben wir die Weltraumfotos von Alexander Gerst gesehen. Gibt es 2018 wieder Fotos oder Videos? Translated: 1. What is your view of planet earth or the stars like? 2. We are a vocational school for metal and electrical engineering and learn much about electric current. Is the behavior of electric current different than on the earth? 3. What does your daily routine look like and what about your sleep pattern? 4. What is the thing you miss most during your time in space? 5. Can you compare your body sensations of weightlessness in the confined space of a space station with your body sensations on earth? 6. If somebody of your crew has birthday, is there any birthday party on the ISS? 7. Is it more difficult to get exercise? 8. We have seen that the ISS crew is an international team. Which time zone do you use on board? 9. What does your food mainly consist of and do you like it? 10. What has to be done if an astronaut suddenly gets ill? 11. What is the air you breathe like in the station? 12. What fascinates you particularly on amateur radio? 13. For how long do you have daily internet access? Can you use it for private needs such as staying in touch with your family and friends? 14. Is it possible to see bigger towns like Nuremberg from space? 15. What are you doing research on at the moment? 16. We have read that astronauts must practice in the Soyuz simulator. How many driving lessons are necessary to park a Soyuz capsule? 17. Which was your most interesting experiment? 18. What do astronauts do in their leisure time? 19. Are there any findings which could have an impact on our daily lives? 20. We have seen the space photos of Alexander Gerst's last mission at school. Is there any chance to see new photographs? 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From joevk5ei at gmail.com Thu Sep 20 08:03:46 2018 From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:33:46 +0930 Subject: [amsat-bb] FoxTelem server In-Reply-To: <7bf1001e-1947-0bd3-3f6a-e129c7a9e113@gmail.com> References: <7bf1001e-1947-0bd3-3f6a-e129c7a9e113@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks for your suggestion Greg. I have manged to fix the problem by resetting the modem back to default settings. In the process if doing that I also lost all my port forwarding parameters for other applications that I run. Very annoying as that the firmware update was automatically done by my ISP and after I called them and explained the situation they asked for a fee to get the problem fixed by the tech team...............a bloody joke ! What I could not understand was the foxtelem upload was not working but funcube data was ok. Anyway all good for now :) 73 Joe VK5EI & VK5KJP On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:08 AM, Greg D wrote: > Wild guess, but check with your ISP to see if they installed some sort > of firewall / filtering rules in the modem. It might be blocking the > site or ports that the database upload service uses. > > Greg KO6TH > > > Joe Pereira wrote: > > Ok thanks, but still an issue here. > > > > The same setup runs Funcube dashboard and that is working fine. > > > > All systems have been powered down and restarted including the main house > > distribution modem. > > > > I checked the error logs in the modem and it had a firmware update on the > > 18-09-2018 at 01:42 local time. It appears the data may have stopped > > forwarding since then. > > > > I also noticed that my time clock synchronizing programs are failing to > > connect to their sever. > > > > Something strange has happened and I am not impressed ! > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 6:22 PM, H. Stephen Nipper < > stephennipper at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I see that my STATS have updated in the last 90 minutes on both AO91 and > >> A085, so I would say no, or it's back working. > >> > >> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:24 AM Joe Pereira > wrote: > >> > >>> Is the server down ??? > >>> > >>> I have several hundred frames queued ready for upload. > >>> > >>> 73 > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Stephen Nipper > >> Boise, Idaho > >> N7DJX > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 skristof at etczone.com Thu Sep 20 16:09:15 2018 From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:09:15 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 QSO Message-ID: I got my first QSO on AO-92 today, but my voice recorder malfunctioned and I don't have the recording. If you contacted AI9IN on AO-92 around 1600 UTC today, please reply off-list. Thank you! Steve AI9IN From aj9n at aol.com Thu Sep 20 16:35:27 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:35:27 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-20 16:30 UTC Message-ID: <165f7d616e9-1ec1-131a0@webjas-vaa231.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-20 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St. Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact is a go for: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 deg ? Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg ? Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-20 16:30 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 1256. Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1203. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-18 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. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From wa7dxz at aol.com Thu Sep 20 16:46:23 2018 From: wa7dxz at aol.com (wa7dxz) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 09:46:23 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna questions Message-ID: <20180920164712.474BB21DAD@lansing182.amsat.org> I had previously used an ELK, with a az/el rotor. Seemed to work fine for ao91, ao92, so50, and fo29.Decided to upgrade to the M2 Leo Pack. It works fine, but frankly no better than my ELK.? Is the major. (only?) advantage of the m2 system the circular polarization??If I had to do it again, Im not sure I would have spent nearly $600 for the system, as opposed to my cheaper ELK, but, I thought more is better, any comments?Bob?Wa7dxzDm33 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone From skristof at etczone.com Thu Sep 20 16:59:42 2018 From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:59:42 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 QSO In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Better supply my off-list email address! skristof at etczone.com On 2018-09-20 12:09, skristof at etczone.com wrote: > I got my first QSO on AO-92 today, but my voice recorder malfunctioned > and I don't have the recording. If you contacted AI9IN on AO-92 around > 1600 UTC today, please reply off-list. Thank you! > > 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! > Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb From pmcclosky at earthlink.net Thu Sep 20 17:46:53 2018 From: pmcclosky at earthlink.net (Peter J. McClosky) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:46:53 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 on Windows 10? Message-ID: <316A1491-DFC5-435F-B75A-7CC24D826C33@earthlink.net> Hello All, I am new to satellites, and need to buy a tracking program. I am interest in getting SATPC32, but can not determine if it will run under Windows 10. Does anyone know if it will? Thanks in advance, Peter, N7IY ----- Peter J. McClosky, N7IY Eugene, Oregon pmcclosky at earthlink.net n7iy at arrl.net http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/ From wageners at gmail.com Thu Sep 20 18:00:03 2018 From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:00:03 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 on Windows 10? In-Reply-To: <316A1491-DFC5-435F-B75A-7CC24D826C33@earthlink.net> References: <316A1491-DFC5-435F-B75A-7CC24D826C33@earthlink.net> Message-ID: Yes it will! On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 12:56 PM Peter J. McClosky wrote: > Hello All, > > I am new to satellites, and need to buy a tracking program. > > I am interest in getting SATPC32, but can not determine if it will run > under Windows 10. > > Does anyone know if it will? > > Thanks in advance, > > Peter, N7IY > ----- > Peter J. McClosky, N7IY > Eugene, Oregon > pmcclosky at earthlink.net > n7iy at arrl.net > http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 ko6th.greg at gmail.com Thu Sep 20 18:43:55 2018 From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:43:55 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna questions In-Reply-To: <20180920164712.474BB21DAD@lansing182.amsat.org> References: <20180920164712.474BB21DAD@lansing182.amsat.org> Message-ID: <33e32b67-6eba-a917-f4c6-e8c05d489d98@gmail.com> When things are loud, almost any antenna will work. I think you will find the LEO Pack will shine when you need to work a satellite that's a bit harder to reach. Uplink into AO-85, downlinks from AO-7 mode B, FO-29, etc. As long as you can aim the antennas, larger is pretty much always better, and for satellites, circular is nearly always better than linear. I've actually not been too impressed with the Elk's pattern, especially outside the 2m band. Been contemplating switching to an Arrow, but like the Elk's configuration where both up and downlink bands in the same polarization (so one doesn't have to do the wrist flipping thing). I also use the antenna at community support events, where I need to have both bands available, and both needing to be vertically polarized. So, the Elk stays, but for at-home satellite operation, I always use the big antennas, circularly polarized. Greg KO6TH wa7dxz via AMSAT-BB wrote: > I had previously used an ELK, with a az/el rotor. Seemed to work fine for ao91, ao92, so50, and fo29.Decided to upgrade to the M2 Leo Pack. It works fine, but frankly no better than my ELK. Is the major. (only?) advantage of the m2 system the circular polarization? If I had to do it again, Im not sure I would have spent nearly $600 for the system, as opposed to my cheaper ELK, but, I thought more is better, any comments?Bob Wa7dxzDm33 > > Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > _______________________________________________ > 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 grsakai5120 at yahoo.com Thu Sep 20 18:54:59 2018 From: grsakai5120 at yahoo.com (George Sakai) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:54:59 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 on Windows 10? In-Reply-To: References: <316A1491-DFC5-435F-B75A-7CC24D826C33@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <1953826993.522080.1537469699808@mail.yahoo.com> Hi Peter, I have SATPC32 running on my Windows 10 laptop since November 2017.? A couple of months ago, I was adding new satellites to SATPC32 and something happened.? I had to re-install SATPC32 and it is working just fine now. ? 73, George N3GS, EM28 On ?Thursday?, ?September? ?20?, ?2018? ?01?:?01?:?29? ?PM? ?CDT, Stefan Wagener wrote: Yes it will! On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 12:56 PM Peter J. McClosky wrote: > Hello All, > > I am new to satellites, and need to buy a tracking program. > > I am interest in getting SATPC32, but can not determine if it will run > under Windows 10. > > Does anyone know if it will? > > Thanks in advance, > > Peter, N7IY > ----- > Peter J. McClosky, N7IY > Eugene, Oregon > pmcclosky at earthlink.net > n7iy at arrl.net > http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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 mccardelm at gmail.com Thu Sep 20 19:39:10 2018 From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:39:10 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Infrustructure Upgrade Message-ID: <54A7A8F6-0BDD-461D-8EC0-BE45191D28A8@gmail.com> Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Infrustructure Upgrade AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrade on ISS to enable students to talk to astronauts in space via amateur radio. Please help by donating today https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 ARISS is in critical need of the infrastructure upgrade to ensure that programs like talking in space using amateur radio can continue. Through your donations ARISS seeks the following upgrades: + Next Generation radio system will support easier radio mode transition, to enable new, exciting capabilities for hams, students and the general public including: * New amateur radio communication and experimental capabilities, including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital packet radio (APRS) capabilities * Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both US and Russian segments of ISS + New multi voltage power supply will support present and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to be conducted + ARISS needs to build ten Next Generation radio systems to support our development on orbit operations, training and long term maintenance. This includes on-orbit (two units, one unit each in US and Russian segment), flight spares (two units), training (three units), testing (one unit), and ground-based maintenance and troubleshooting (two units) Donations are fully tax deductible within the USA as AMSAT IS A 501(c)(3) organization. EMike McCardel, AA8EM Rotating Editor AMSAT News Service Sent from my iPhone From cencinoit at gmail.com Thu Sep 20 17:57:47 2018 From: cencinoit at gmail.com (Vincenzo Mone) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:57:47 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] How to use a Kenwood TS-2000 with the internale TNC and Wisp Message-ID: Anybody that uses PSTROTATOR with a Kenwood TS-2000 and internal TNC?????? I cannot get both to comunicate as they should be both on the same Comport. Somebody has suggested me to, use the VSPE software. I have tried with it and could get both the PSTRotator and the Internal TNC of the Kenwood TS-2000 comunicate but get just one problem. I have tested with a Terminal program and i can see that the both is displayed on the terminal program So it is mixed between the commands sent and recieved fron the radio to the PSTRotator and the Received Packet i get from the radio.Is there a possibility to split the two signals on two terminal programs So one program gets the Radio commands and one get the packet traffic without mixing. Or anybody had success to get the internal TNC of the Kenwood TS-2000 Wisp, and PSTRotator ( controls Radio Frequencies and Rotators ) To work all togheter without problems? If yes please can you tell me how to do maybe in private mail to not disturb the list? Thanks in advance for any help 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** ********************************* From tomm at att.net Thu Sep 20 21:21:05 2018 From: tomm at att.net (Tom Mikkelsen) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:21:05 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT - Message-ID: <0A6B8C0B-248A-4F20-9343-D6FF7682EC83@att.net> Please post the following for the next release of the AMSAT BB. Thank you..Tom Satellite Antennas and Rotor Package for Sale I am moving and will not be able to use my larger satellite antenna package and AZ/EL rotator. The systems consist of: -Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL +Yaesu controller. LVB Tracker with Serial interface. -M2, UHF, 436CP30, 15 El, 15.5 dB, 9.4ft, N, Boom MntUHF Ant 335 -M2, VHF, 2MCP14, 7 El, 12.4 dB, 10ft 6 in, N, Boom Mnt -One set (AZ/EL) 50 ft control cables, One set (AZ/EL) 30 foot control cables. Below is a link with photos of the items for sale. The tripod mast is not part of the package for sale. https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/ Price = $1,1100 -Buyer will pay for actual shipping costs unless picked up in the LA Area. -The system is currently packaged in to 6 boxes and ready to ship. -Buyer will need to provide/purchase 3/16? retainer clips for the antenna element assembly. http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/ 2 Bags of 50 clips required $20.99 a bag (Total $41.98) Request push on tool for installation when ordering from Lee at M2. Contact: Tom Mikkelsen WA?POD AMSAT Member 07597 e-mail: tomm at att.net Cell: 858-692-8314 From tomm at att.net Thu Sep 20 21:28:31 2018 From: tomm at att.net (Tom Mikkelsen) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:28:31 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Updated BBS Post Message-ID: <2EC49DBC-3671-4A47-99B5-84568B274DC4@att.net> Please use this post rather the original I just sent. Sorry for the update, I see I had an error plus an addition. Updated post for the next release of the AMSAT BB. Thank you..Tom Satellite Antennas and Rotor Package for Sale I am moving and will not be able to use my larger satellite antenna package and AZ/EL rotator. The systems consist of: -Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL +Yaesu controller. LVB Tracker with Serial interface. -M2, UHF, 436CP30, 15 El, 15.5 dB, 9.4ft, N, Boom Mnt -M2, VHF, 2MCP14, 7 El, 12.4 dB, 10ft 6 in, N, Boom Mnt -Includes fiberglass boom assembly for antenna mounting as shown. -One set (AZ/EL) 50 ft control cables, One set (AZ/EL) 30 foot control cables. Below is a link with photos of the items for sale. The tripod mast is not part of the package for sale. https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/ Price = $1,1100 -Buyer will pay for actual shipping costs unless picked up in the LA Area. -The system is currently packaged in to 6 boxes and ready to ship. -Buyer will need to provide/purchase 3/16? retainer clips for the antenna element assembly. http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/ 2 Bags of 50 clips required $20.99 a bag (Total $41.98) Request push on tool for installation when ordering from Lee at M2. Contact: Tom Mikkelsen WA?POD AMSAT Member 07597 e-mail: tomm at att.net Cell: 858-692-8314 From tomm at att.net Thu Sep 20 21:52:50 2018 From: tomm at att.net (Tom Mikkelsen) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:52:50 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Update Price Message-ID: <31FAF895-C9F9-4C5D-B259-A66B9DB14C61@att.net> All, Sorry for the pricing error. This was my first BB post and I see from Bruce that it gets posted automatically rather than by an administrator. Satellite Antennas and Rotor Package for Sale I am moving and will not be able to use my larger satellite antenna package and AZ/EL rotator. The systems consist of: -Yaesu G-5500 AZ/EL +Yaesu controller. LVB Tracker with Serial interface. -M2, UHF, 436CP30, 15 El, 15.5 dB, 9.4ft, N, Boom Mnt -M2, VHF, 2MCP14, 7 El, 12.4 dB, 10ft 6 in, N, Boom Mnt -Includes fiberglass boom assembly for antenna mounting as shown. -One set (AZ/EL) 50 ft control cables, One set (AZ/EL) 30 foot control cables. Below is a link with photos of the items for sale. The tripod mast is not part of the package for sale. https://mikkelsen.smugmug.com/Hamradio/Satellite-Antenna-System-2018/ Price = $1,100 -Buyer will pay for actual shipping costs unless picked up in the LA Area. -The system is currently packaged in to 6 boxes and ready to ship. -Buyer will need to provide/purchase 3/16? retainer clips for the antenna element assembly. http://www.m2inc.com/amateur/3-16-retainer-clip-bag-of-50/ 2 Bags of 50 clips required $20.99 a bag (Total $41.98) Request push on tool for installation when ordering from Lee at M2. Contact: Tom Mikkelsen WA?POD AMSAT Member 07597 e-mail: tomm at att.net Cell: 858-692-8314 From erich.eichmann at t-online.de Fri Sep 21 06:24:55 2018 From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:24:55 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] sat32 and ic7100 In-Reply-To: <839175320.1832219.1534891248434@mail.yahoo.com> References: <839175320.1832219.1534891248434.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <839175320.1832219.1534891248434@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7a5a24f9-ff11-0f3e-f8af-4a67e2b23dd3@t-online.de> In 'Radio Setup' choose the IC-7000 as model but? the IC-7100 address. Use 19200 bd at the PC and the radio. 73s, Erich, DK1TB Am 22.08.2018 um 00:40 schrieb James Brown: > Howdy! > I want to connect? a Icom 7100 to satpc32. Anyone know the baud? and access code? for this radio. If I can get this to work? I will add my ft 817 as second radio. > Thanksjim KI6WJ > _______________________________________________ > 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 burns at fisher.cc Fri Sep 21 15:30:49 2018 From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:30:49 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna questions In-Reply-To: <20180920164712.474BB21DAD@lansing182.amsat.org> References: <20180920164712.474BB21DAD@lansing182.amsat.org> Message-ID: Of course reality trumps theory every time, but the LEO pack circular polarization SHOULD get you more consistent results as a satellite turns during a pass and from one pass to another. Since the LEO pack should have more gain then the Elk, I would also expect that, as KO6TH says, you would have much better luck at low elevations and maybe better reception on weak transmitters like SO-50. And finally you did not say what radio you were using, but I'd guess that you could also turn the power down and get the same results with the LEO pack vs the Elk. Oh, one other thing: I think that AO-7 actually has a circularly polarized antenna (would have to look up which bands). If you are using that band, you might get much better and you might get much worse behavior depending on the directional match of the Rx vs Tx antenna. Just a thought: With the LEO Pack, getting the aiming right is more important than with the Elk. I wonder if your rotator might be a bit off, and the better performance of the LEO Pack is being offset by its narrower beam being not aimed quite right. 73, Burns WB1FJ On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 12:47 PM wa7dxz via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > I had previously used an ELK, with a az/el rotor. Seemed to work fine for > ao91, ao92, so50, and fo29.Decided to upgrade to the M2 Leo Pack. It works > fine, but frankly no better than my ELK. Is the major. (only?) advantage > of the m2 system the circular polarization? If I had to do it again, Im not > sure I would have spent nearly $600 for the system, as opposed to my > cheaper ELK, but, I thought more is better, any comments?Bob Wa7dxzDm33 > > From hobergenix at gmail.com Sat Sep 22 01:54:30 2018 From: hobergenix at gmail.com (Mike Hoblinski) Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:54:30 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SATNOGS ground station observation recordings Message-ID: I am having a lot of fun with my receiving setup and thought this might be of interest. You can go to the SATNOGS Network site and listen to or download audio and SDR waterfall recordings from the various groundstations. https://network.satnogs.org/ They have a number of ground station projects users can build and interface to the SATNOGS observation network. I am starting out with a simple station that consists of a Raspberry Pi, SDR Dongle, and stationary antenna. Mine will be a turnstile to start. They also have projects for a AZ-EL rotor that uses some 3D printed parts. Some antennas as well. Once you are setup you log onto the site and schedule your observations. It sends the info back to the Pi with pass times, frequency,mode doppler ect. The pi records the pass and sends the audio and water fall plus any data back to the web site. It even will display some data and WX satellite pictures decoded. Here are some links to the SATNOGS sites. Their are a lot of Wiki pages and some forums .https://network.satnogs.org/ Network https://satnogs.org/documentation/projects/ Projects https://satnogs.org/ Main page Mike N6IMF From kk4yel at gmail.com Sat Sep 22 11:15:37 2018 From: kk4yel at gmail.com (Kevin Zari) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 07:15:37 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna questions Message-ID: <87023833-EC90-4E8E-90D3-D85637C41053@gmail.com> Are you certain that you built them correctly? I just got mine, and there was an instruction sheet (Rev B) that was included in the box, which had the wrong instructions. They were up to Rev D. The biggest error was that rev B had the wrong orientation of the vertical feeder block, and that could throw off the RH circular polarization. Just asking, as perhaps it may be worth it for you to check your build against rev D, if you haven?t. -Kevin (KK4YEL) From johnv at frontier.com Sat Sep 22 13:40:43 2018 From: johnv at frontier.com (johnv at frontier.com) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:40:43 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna questions In-Reply-To: <87023833-EC90-4E8E-90D3-D85637C41053@gmail.com> References: <87023833-EC90-4E8E-90D3-D85637C41053@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1670774820.708361.1537623643632@mail.yahoo.com> My response has been about equal for both of them. ?? I only do FM satellites. ? ? I thought I had an issue with my Arrow and my mentor let me use his Elk and for me, they seemed the same.??? I found my issue with the Arrow after tearing the whole duplexer apart and using a DMM on it.??? It was my headset and it was on mute.???? I check that every time now. JohnN7AME On Saturday, September 22, 2018 5:06 AM, Kevin Zari wrote: Are you certain that you built them correctly? I just got mine, and there was an instruction sheet (Rev B) that was included in the box, which had the wrong instructions. They were up to Rev D. The biggest error was that rev B had the wrong orientation of the vertical feeder block, and that could throw off the RH circular polarization. Just asking, as perhaps it may be worth it for you to check your build against rev D, if you haven?t. -Kevin (KK4YEL) _______________________________________________ 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 joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com Sat Sep 22 15:51:10 2018 From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 10:51:10 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-88 Telemetry Message-ID: <5ba664ed.1c69fb81.5a03a.a6ec@mx.google.com> The Nayif EO-88 data warehouse seems to be down. They're not accepting uploads from the dashboard and the rankings page says: http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/ranking.html Whitelabel Error Page This application has no explicit mapping for /error, so you are seeing this as a fallback. Sat Sep 22 15:42:51 UTC 2018 There was an unexpected error (type=Internal Server Error, status=500). I/O error on GET request for "http://localhost:9000/user/ranking/11": Connection refused (Connection refused); nested exception is java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused (Connection refused) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm at amsat.org From graham at shirville.com Sat Sep 22 16:02:35 2018 From: graham at shirville.com (Graham Shirville) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 17:02:35 +0100 Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-88 Telemetry In-Reply-To: <5ba664ed.1c69fb81.5a03a.a6ec@mx.google.com> References: <5ba664ed.1c69fb81.5a03a.a6ec@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Hi JoAnne, Yes you are correct...as they say "we are working on it"...our team is presently travelling so communications are little difficult please bear with us. 73 Graham On 22/09/2018 16:51, JoAnne K9JKM wrote: > The Nayif EO-88 data warehouse seems to be down. They're not accepting > uploads from the dashboard and the rankings page says: > > http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/ranking.html > > Whitelabel Error Page > This application has no explicit mapping for /error, so you are seeing this > as a fallback. > > Sat Sep 22 15:42:51 UTC 2018 > There was an unexpected error (type=Internal Server Error, status=500). > I/O error on GET request for "http://localhost:9000/user/ranking/11": > Connection refused (Connection refused); nested exception is > java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused (Connection refused) > > -- > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM > k9jkm at amsat.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 dave at g4dpz.me.uk Sat Sep 22 18:34:26 2018 From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:34:26 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] EO-88 Telemetry In-Reply-To: <5ba664ed.1c69fb81.5a03a.a6ec@mx.google.com> References: <5ba664ed.1c69fb81.5a03a.a6ec@mx.google.com> Message-ID: Hi Yes, we are aware of the problem and trying to resolve it. The difficulty is that I am in Florida in holiday with limited access to the servers. More details later today. 73 Dave, W4/G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Sep 2018, at 11:51, JoAnne K9JKM wrote: > > The Nayif EO-88 data warehouse seems to be down. They're not accepting > uploads from the dashboard and the rankings page says: > > http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/ranking.html > > Whitelabel Error Page > This application has no explicit mapping for /error, so you are seeing this > as a fallback. > > Sat Sep 22 15:42:51 UTC 2018 > There was an unexpected error (type=Internal Server Error, status=500). > I/O error on GET request for "http://localhost:9000/user/ranking/11": > Connection refused (Connection refused); nested exception is > java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused (Connection refused) > > -- > 73 de JoAnne K9JKM > k9jkm at amsat.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 dave at g4dpz.me.uk Sun Sep 23 01:05:25 2018 From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 21:05:25 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif warehouse Message-ID: <412EBE13-1F66-40CC-8FB0-3E95D55513A1@g4dpz.me.uk> Hi It looks like there is a problem where the nayif packets are sent to data.funcube.org.uk which forwards them to data.amsat-uk.org Could I ask users who solely use a Nayif-1 dashboard for it?s reception to try the data.amsat-uk.org url in the dashboard and let me know if your packets get through. Trying to debug at a distance :-) 73 W4/G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone From joevk5ei at gmail.com Sun Sep 23 01:45:19 2018 From: joevk5ei at gmail.com (Joe Pereira) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 11:15:19 +0930 Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif warehouse In-Reply-To: <412EBE13-1F66-40CC-8FB0-3E95D55513A1@g4dpz.me.uk> References: <412EBE13-1F66-40CC-8FB0-3E95D55513A1@g4dpz.me.uk> Message-ID: I currently have Nayif and Fubcube-1 dashboards not uploading packets and showing "error" Joe On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:35 AM, David Johnson wrote: > Hi > > It looks like there is a problem where the nayif packets are sent to > > data.funcube.org.uk > > which forwards them to > > data.amsat-uk.org > > Could I ask users who solely use a Nayif-1 dashboard for it?s reception to > try the > > data.amsat-uk.org url in the dashboard and let me know if your packets > get through. > > Trying to debug at a distance :-) > > 73 > > W4/G4DPZ > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > 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 n1uw at gokarns.com Sun Sep 23 02:30:16 2018 From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas) Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 21:30:16 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-266 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin Message-ID: <003401d452e5$5d86f0e0$1894d2a0$@gokarns.com> AMAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-266 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information 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://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 dot org. In this edition: * 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results * Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades * AMSAT President Upcoming Ham Nation Interview on September 26th * Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium * Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers * AMSAT Rover Awards Update * SiriusSat First Signals Competition Winners Announced * New Indonesian Cubesat to Include Amateur Radio APRS Transponder * LimeSDR Blogs About Open Satellite Project * The European Astro Pi Challenge is Back for 2018/2019 * Call for Volunteers: ANS Seeks Rotating Editors * Upcoming Satellite Operations * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts from All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-266.01 ANS-266 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 266.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD September 23, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-266.01 2018 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2018 Board of Directors Election Tom Clark, K3IO; Mark Hammond, N8MH; and Bruce Paige, KK5DO; will serve on the board for two years. The First Alternate is Peter Portanova, W2JV. The Second Alternate is Scott Harvey, KA7FVV. Both will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 698 ballots cast are as follows: Tom Clark, K3IO............574 Mark Hammond, N8MH.........507 Scott Harvey, KA7FVV.......176 Bruce Paige, KK5DO.........402 Peter Portanova, W2JV......359 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz, Manager Clayton Coleman W5PFG, Secretary [ANS thanks Martha Saragovitz, Manager and Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Secretary for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. Please help by donating today https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 ARISS is in critical need of infrastructure upgrades to ensure that programs such as talking to astronauts in space using Amateur Radio can continue. Through your donations ARISS seeks the following upgrades: + Next Generation radio systems that will support easier transition to enable new, exciting radio modes and capabilities for hams, students and the general public including: * New Amateur Radio communication and experiment capabilities including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS), and * Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both US and Russian segments of the ISS. + A new multi voltage power supply that will support present and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to be conducted. ARISS needs to build ten Next Generation radio systems to support the development of on-orbit operations, training and long term maintenance. This includes two units for on-orbit use (one unit each for the US and Russian segments), two units for flight spares, three units for training, one unit for testing, and two units for ground-based maintenance and troubleshooting. AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. [ANS thanks Frank, KA3HDO for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT President Upcoming Ham Nation Interview on September 26th AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO will be featured on Ham Nation's September 26th episode #369. Well known Amateur Radio journalist Gordon West, WB6NOA will interview Joe and discuss the latest news from AMSAT and ARISS. Joe remarked, "The opportunity for this interview couldn't have come at a better time. With the launch of ARISS's Fundrazr drive to sustain Amateur Radio operations on the ISS and AMSAT's own development needs, this interview will help get the word out to segments of the Amateur Radio community that don't normally track the Amateur Radio satellite community. "Ham Nation is promoted well throughout Amateur Radio social media so the potential audience is substantial. I hope everyone has a chance to watch the show and perhaps share it with your friends who might become interested in AMSAT and Amateur Radio in Space." Ham Nation records live every Wednesday at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific / 01:00 (Thu) UTC. See it at: https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium Make Your Hotel Reservations by October 10! Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at: + 1-(800) 228-9290 or + (256) 830-2222 or + On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel. Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) reference number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night. + The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18. + Book by 10/10/18. + Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and complimentary Wi-Fi. Symposium Early Registration Rate Expires September 30! Registration for the Symposium can be ordered on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/. + $60 Early Registration is through September 30, 2018. + $65 Registration is October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018. + $70 Registration at the Door AMSAT Annual Saturday Night Banquet Reservations Are Due October 20! + Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made by October 20th to ensure accommodation. + Register online at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/. [ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium. The symposium will be held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Rover Awards Update The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of the defined criteria posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award. Points can be earned for each grid square activated outside of your home grid square using the FM, linear, and digital satellites. While FM contacts count for 1 point each multiplier points are available for contacts via the linear and digital satellites. Additional points are available for photographs, publicity, social media promotion, and AMSAT Journal articles. The options are numerous so please refer to the Rover Award Website for all of the details. Since the last Rover Award announcement in ANS-210 the following stations have qualified for the award: Number Callsign Award Date ------ -------- ---------- 028 K4FTP 30 Jul 2018 029 KB2YSI 15 Aug 2018 030 N3CRT 17 Aug 2018 031 N2WLS 19 Aug 2018 032 K2MTS 22 Aug 2018 033 AI6DO 23 Aug 2018 034 KD8RTT 18 Sep 2018 [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- SiriusSat First Signals Competition Winners Announced Russian cubesats, SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2, were deployed during a spacewalk from the ISS in August. A QSL card is available for all Amateur Radio operators who send reception reports to: siriussat at sputnix.ru. Include your callsign, name, mailing address, time of reception, the satellite (RS13S or RS14S), and receiver description. A QSL card will be sent to your address. Winners have been announced of the first signals competition among Radio Amateurs for the reception of the first signals from the SiriusSat-1 and SiriusSat-2: + Rocco Valenzano (W2RTV, USA) + Anton Janovsky (ZR6AIC, South Africa) + Vladimir Chyorny (EU1SAT, Belarus) + Mike Rupprecht (DK3WN, Germany) + Dmitry Pashkov (R4UAB, Russia) The winners will receive a QSL card, a copy of the checklist employed by the cosmonauts for activation of the spacecraft prior to release and also books on space. Vladimir Chyorny has already been given Chris Hadfield's book "An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth" personally in Minsk, Dmitry Pashkov will be sent Stephen Hawking's book "A Brief History of Time," and foreign amateurs will receive Pavlov Shubin's illustrated album "The Space Rocket System N1-L3." SiriusSat noted that radio amateurs received the first signals and appreciated the dissemination of information about the reception of data and the establishment and activation of a specially developed software system for the reception of telemetry and decoding the data from the spacecraft. The satellites operate at these frequencies and call signs: + SiriusSat-1 callsign RS13S frequency 435.570 MHz SSID 1; + SiriusSat-2 callsign RS14S frequency 435.670 MHz SSID 2 GMSK 4800 + modulation is used, protocol is standard AX.25 G3RUH sending beacons every 30 seconds. Telemetry decoding/viewing software can be downloaded from: http://sputnix.ru/ru/nashi-sputniki/siriussat-2 This page includes configuration instructions and files with test signals. [ANS thanks Sputnix.ru for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- New Indonesian Cubesat to Include Amateur Radio APRS Transponder The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have selected a team from Surya University in Indonesia for the UNOOSA-JAXA KiboCUBE programme. The KiboCUBE programme was launched in 2015 by UNOOSA and JAXA to offer educational and research institutions from developing countries the opportunity to develop cube satellites (CubeSats) for deployment from the International Space Station (ISS). Thanks to the KiboCUBE programme, Surya University's cube satellite, Surya Satellite 1 (SS-1), will be the first cube satellite developed by an Indonesian University to be launched into space. The cube satellite will be equipped with an Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) that works on amateur radio frequencies. This will enable the cube satellite to transmit APRS messages to ground stations. Furthermore, SS-1 will be designed for a two-way communication use for educational and disaster mitigation purposes, which can be carried out by anyone with a valid amateur radio callsign. Access the full United Nations press release at http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=53079. [ANS thanks the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and spaceref.com for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- LimeSDR Blogs About Open Satellite Project Developer Lucas Teske has a very clear reason for having started the Open Satellite Project, an ongoing effort to develop open-source software for the receipt and decoding of satellite data using software-defined radio (SDR) hardware including the LimeSDR family. "The final goal is to have a generic satellite receiver that is easy to configure to a new satellite or protocol," project originator Lucas Teske explains of the Open Satellite Project and its open-source weather satellite software. With input from the community, Teske has a clear roadmap for the Open Satellite Project's future development. "The main goal now is to have a single application that does everything," he explains. "So far OSP has several parts, which makes it somewhat hard to set up. We're re- writing the main application - now called SatHelperApp - in Go which helps a lot in making it cross platform and easy to use. We also want to lower the costs of building a GOES Rebroadcast protocol (GRB) station, which provides the best images you can ever get from a satellite from the current generation - and also images from the Sun! The idea is to have a simple app that anyone could just download, follow some instructions for assembling the hardware, and get everything working, even if they don't have any technical skill for it." To read more about the Open Satellite Project and find ways your station can help access the full article on-line at https://limemicro.com/community/open-satellite-project/. [ANS thanks LimeSDR for the above information] -------------------------------------------------------------------- The European Astro Pi Challenge is Back for 2018/2019 ESA Education, in collaboration with the Raspberry Pi Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2018/2019 European Astro Pi Challenge. Students and young people are offered the amazing opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space by writing computer programs that run on Astro Pis - special Raspberry Pi computers aboard the International Space Station. Youths 19 or younger and live in an ESA Member or Associate Member State invited to form a team with at least friend of and apply to the Astro Pi Challenge's Mission Space Lab by sending their experiment idea by the end of October. There are two themes for experiments: The 'Life on Earth' theme will use the Astro Pi computer Izzy, fitted with a near-infrared camera facing out of an ISS window, to study the Earth. The 'Life in space theme will use the Astro Pi computer Ed, which is equipped with a camera for light sensing, and investigate life inside the Columbus module of the ISS. The complete announcement, rules and regulations can be found at https://tinyurl.com/Astro-Pi-2018-2019. [ANS thanks the ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Volunteers: ANS Seeks Rotating Editors The AMSAT News Service (ANS) is seeking volunteers to serve as rotating editors for its weekly newsletter. Editors work on a rotating schedule, each taking a different turn editing a specific week's newsletter as scheduled by the ANS Editor in Chief. Editors support each other by seeking and reporting to the Editor of the week, information and resources of interest to the AMSAT community. The number of newsletters assigned will be dependent upon the number of available editors at any given time. The average editor can expect to spend, on average, 4-5 hours for each newsletter, dependent on available material. Prospective editors are required to be AMSAT members in good standing and have a genuine interest in satellite operation and an understanding of AMSAT's mission. Former editing experience is a plus but not required. If interested, please submit an inquiry, including your contact information to ans-editor at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks the ANS editors for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations Western Colorado (DM77, DM67, DM57, DM58, DM59 DN50, DN60) - September 28-30, 2018 Ron AD0DX will be back in Western Colorado Sept. 28/29/30. Plans are Friday DM77, DM67; Saturday DM57, DM58, DM59; Sunday DN50, DN60. Specific pass announces will be posted to his Twitter account. https://twitter.com/ad0dx North to Alaska (CO28) - October 5-9, 2018 Tucker, W4FS, will be in Juneau, AK, October 5-9th, using the call sign W4FS/KL7. Weather permitting, he may slip up to Whitehorse to use his new Canadian call VE9FS. Watch his Twitter account for specific plans. https://twitter.com/Whiskey4FoSho Kure Beach, NC (FM13) - October 13-19, 2018 (Originally 9/22-28. Rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence) Wayne, NM3B, will be operating holiday style from Kure Beach, NC, October 13-19. Send QSL for confirmation. Bermuda (DXCC NA-005) - November 12-14, 2018 Tom, N2YTF, will be operating as N2YTF/VP9/P from Bermuda, NA- 005 vacation style Nov. 12, 13, 14; all FM passes (and perhaps a few transponder birds). Tom will also be working HF QRP portable from the beach. Tom is looking for a 2m ssb tropo path to some US super station(s). If interested, contact him directly. Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al at yahoo dot com Updated September 19, 2018 [ANS thanks Robert, KE4AL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News + Updated Hosting Information Posted The information on how to apply for an ARISS event has been updated and posted at: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html. [ANS thanks Ken Ransom for the above information.] + Upcoming Contacts Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg. Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT. Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg. + Successful Contacts Otori Elementary School, Sakai City, Japan, direct via 8N3OH. The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut was Ricky Arnold KE5DAU. Contact: Mon 2018-09-17 11:45:55 UTC 74 deg. The total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1256. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1203. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. + ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 [ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts from All Over + EA4GPZ's IberRadio LO-94 (DSLWP-B) Talk Available On-line Daniel Est?vez, EA4GPZ, gave a presentation about receiving the downlink from the Chinese lunar orbiting satellite LO-94 (DSLWP-B) on September 15 at the IberRadio Spanish Amateur Radio Fair. Daniel's presentation was in Spanish and he says he has finished adding English subtitles to the recording his talk. You can watch the video either with Spanish or English slides and either with Spanish or English subtitles. You may also download copies of the slides from this site. https://destevez.net/2018/09/dslwp-b-talk-in-iberradio/. [ANS thanks Daniel Est?vez, EA4GPZ for the above information.] + British Amateur Television Club CAT18 Videos on YouTube The British Amateur Television Club has released all videos of the CAT18 talks on their BATConline YouTube channel. https://tinyurl.com/ans-batc-cat18 The talks include: ISS HAMTV Update - Ciaran, M0XTD & Phil Crump, M0DNY Es'hail-2 Update - Graham @G3VZV & Dave Crump, G8GKQ The Future - Charles Brain @G4GUO [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the British Amateur Television Club for the above information.] + AMSAT-DL Launches Updated Website AMSAT-DL has launched their modernized website. Visitors can select German, Spanish, French, and English versions. See it at: https://amsat-dl.org/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 additional 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 student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org 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 member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb From aj9n at aol.com Sun Sep 23 04:18:49 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:18:49 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-23 03:30 UTC Message-ID: <16604a6c11d-1ebf-e133@webjas-vab006.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-23 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Bisch?fliche Schule / Technisches Institut, St. Vith, Belgium, and Berufliche Schule Direktorat 1 N?rnberg, Nuremberg, Germany telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Contact was successful: Fri 2018-09-21 10:15:22 UTC 44 deg (***) Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg (***) IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Sat 2018-09-29 17:45:44 UTC 28 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-23 03:30 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 1258. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1204. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-23 03:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From vimone at alice.it Sun Sep 23 11:59:01 2018 From: vimone at alice.it (Vincenzo Mone) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 13:59:01 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] Add Switch and LED to ERC-M Message-ID: Hi folks, please I need an help. I own the ERC-M KIT that I use to track the rotators. Unfortunately it does not have a switch to switch in ON and OFF and also A LED to see when it is on the ON or on the OFF position. I would like to add them but do not how to do as the Power connector is soldered on the printed circuit. Anybody please can point me how to solder the switch and the LED And where to solder them? Also do I need a resistor? If yes which value and where to put it? Thanks for the help. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** ********************************* From john at amber.org.uk Sun Sep 23 12:59:32 2018 From: john at amber.org.uk (John) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 13:59:32 +0100 Subject: [amsat-bb] Add Switch and LED to ERC-M In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004401d4533d$46696610$d33c3230$@amber.org.uk> Hi Vincenzo, You'll probably have better luck (and indeed a more accurate response) if you contact the ERC mailing list, as the designer himself is on that group and answers questions very quickly. The list e-mail address is "Easy_Rotor_Control at yahoogroups.com" so you should be able to find the actual list by searching for that on Yahoo's groups site. 73, John (XLX) -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB On Behalf Of Vincenzo Mone Sent: 23 September 2018 12:59 To: Amsat - BBs Subject: [amsat-bb] Add Switch and LED to ERC-M Hi folks, please I need an help. I own the ERC-M KIT that I use to track the rotators. Unfortunately it does not have a switch to switch in ON and OFF and also A LED to see when it is on the ON or on the OFF position. I would like to add them but do not how to do as the Power connector is soldered on the printed circuit. Anybody please can point me how to solder the switch and the LED And where to solder them? Also do I need a resistor? If yes which value and where to put it? Thanks for the help. 73 de Enzo IK8OZV EasyLog 5 BetaTester EasyLog PDA BetaTester WinBollet BetaTester D.C.I. CheckPoint Regione Campania Skype: ik8ozv8520 ********************************* ****** GSM +39 328 7110193 ****** ***** SMS +39 328 7110193 ***** ********************************* _______________________________________________ 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 joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com Sun Sep 23 15:29:41 2018 From: joanne.k9jkm at gmail.com (JoAnne K9JKM) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:29:41 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Nayif warehouse In-Reply-To: <412EBE13-1F66-40CC-8FB0-3E95D55513A1@g4dpz.me.uk> References: <412EBE13-1F66-40CC-8FB0-3E95D55513A1@g4dpz.me.uk> Message-ID: <5ba7b164.1c69fb81.b2c29.e2fc@mx.google.com> Hi Dave, > Could I ask users who solely use a Nayif-1 dashboard for it?s > reception to try the data.amsat-uk.org url ... I tried both data.funcube.org.uk and data.amsat-uk.org in the Nayif-1 dashboard for the EO-88 pass at ~1520Z in range of Chicago. Both resulted in the error message in the upload counter at the bottom of the dashboard. Try to enjoy your trip! (The satellite will still be there when you get back!) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm at amsat.org From wa7fwf at gmail.com Sun Sep 23 16:28:20 2018 From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin Schuchmann) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:28:20 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] SDX stops responding In-Reply-To: References: <4a635eb4-4fc1-f8f9-80a9-605ca6dc760a@verizon.net> Message-ID: <7229335b-57d9-c9db-29b4-7d8753a09839@gmail.com> Thank You Eric! ?? It has never gone this long without a hang so knock on wood (hitting my head) I would say this has fixed it. 73 Kevin wa7fwf On 9/7/2018 12:22 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote: > Hi Kevin and others, > perhaps you want to try the older version of ServerSDX.exe whether it > works better. This version only outputs az and el to the controller > but doesn't read the actual position as the newer version does (the > reading function was a suggestion of a user who worked the program > remotely so that he could no see his antenna). > The older file can be downlaoded here: > www.dk1tb.de/ServerSDX.exe > First save your present file, for example rename it, then copy the > downloaded file into the sub folder SDX of the SatPC32 program folder. > 73s, Erich, DK1TB > > _______________________________________________ > 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 povern at yahoo.com Sun Sep 23 20:54:15 2018 From: povern at yahoo.com (Paul Overn) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:54:15 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] MacDopler References: <123984298.1267589.1537736055685.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <123984298.1267589.1537736055685@mail.yahoo.com> Guys,? New to Macs, new to the ICOM 910H and new to auto Doppler control. So this should be fun... I have the Doppler correction working. Both the up and the down go the way they should. The software is communicating with the radio, and everything is wonderful, but I can't for the life of me see how to move to another spot on the passband. I move the radio dial and it goes right back to the middle of the passband. When I try to adjust the frequency in the software, nothing moves, I'm stumped here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Paul Overn KE0PBR Twitter: @KE0PBR `?.??.???`?.. ><((((?>`?.??.???`?.?><((((?>`?.??.???`?.. ><((((?> From wageners at gmail.com Sun Sep 23 21:44:46 2018 From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 16:44:46 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] MacDopler In-Reply-To: <123984298.1267589.1537736055685@mail.yahoo.com> References: <123984298.1267589.1537736055685.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <123984298.1267589.1537736055685@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Good for you! Getting the radio connected is half of the battle. If I remember correctly, it only works for USB/LSB not FM and you have to uncheck the VFO's locked button. Try it and let me know, Stefan On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 3:59 PM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Guys, > New to Macs, new to the ICOM 910H and new to auto Doppler control. So this > should be fun... > I have the Doppler correction working. Both the up and the down go the way > they should. The software is communicating with the radio, and everything > is wonderful, but I can't for the life of me see how to move to another > spot on the passband. > I move the radio dial and it goes right back to the middle of the > passband. When I try to adjust the frequency in the software, nothing > moves, I'm stumped here. > Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks. > > Paul Overn > KE0PBR > Twitter: @KE0PBR > `?.??.???`?.. ><((((?>`?.??.???`?.?><((((?>`?.??.???`?.. ><((((?> > _______________________________________________ > 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 amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net Mon Sep 24 19:13:14 2018 From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:13:14 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT demo in Phoenix AZ this (Monday, 24 Sept) afternoon... Message-ID: Hi! I will be working SSB, FM, and ISS passes from Mountain Vista Park, a Phoenix city park along the I-10 freeway north of Ray Road in grid DM43ah, for an impromptu AMSAT satellite demonstration later today. I should be on passes starting after 2300 UTC (4pm PDT/7pm EDT) today, for 2 to possibly 3 hours. There are a few SSB satellites, along with AO-85 in FM and the ISS with its 145.825 MHz packet digipeater, passing by in that timeframe. I will be on the air using my call sign WD9EWK. If you see or hear me on those passes, please call WD9EWK (or send an APRS message via 145.825 MHz). I will upload my contacts from this demonstration to Logbook of the World either tonight or tomorrow. If anyone who works WD9EWK would like to receive a QSL card, please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. There's no need to first send me a QSL card and/or an SASE to get my card. Thanks, and 73! Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK From burns at fisher.cc Mon Sep 24 23:33:52 2018 From: burns at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:33:52 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] MacDopler In-Reply-To: References: <123984298.1267589.1537736055685.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <123984298.1267589.1537736055685@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hi Paul and Stefan, I also use MacDoppler. I've used it on a friend's 910 and 9100 and mostly on my TS-2000. Glad you got the connection to the radio working--that was my challenge! In any case, for a linear satellite, you first want to unlock the VFO on the "Radio" screen (bottom right with the 'radio' tab selected) and tweak the Tx on the MacDoppler screen. till you can hear yourself. A clicker/chirper can help with this, but just your voice also works. Now lock the VFO. One some radios you can now use the tuning knob on your radio, but on the 910 and the 9100 that does not work. You have to adjust where you want to be in the passband on the MacDoppler screen. The easiest way to do that is with the slider at the bottom of the radio panel. You pull it to the right to move one way in frequency. To the left to move the other way. It's a bit different than you might expect--each "pull" on the slider moves the frequencies only a bit. You have to pull it and release it repeatedly to move very far. Of course this allows you to tune more finely. It's kind of nice when you get used to it. You can also tweak the frequencies on FM birds, but of course there is no reason you want to have the Rx and Tx locked together when you do that. And another hint: To go back to the original settings, there is a little white rectangle to the left side of those radio adjustments on the screen. Click on it and it all returns to the original values. And BTW, don't necessarily trust all the frequencies for the satellites that come by default with MacDoppler. One of my friends had to change some of them, some by a bit, some by a lot. Good luck! 73, Burns WB1FJ On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:44 PM, Stefan Wagener wrote: > Good for you! > > Getting the radio connected is half of the battle. > > If I remember correctly, it only works for USB/LSB not FM and you have to > uncheck the VFO's locked button. > > Try it and let me know, > > Stefan > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 3:59 PM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB < > amsat-bb at amsat.org> > wrote: > > > Guys, > > New to Macs, new to the ICOM 910H and new to auto Doppler control. So > this > > should be fun... > > I have the Doppler correction working. Both the up and the down go the > way > > they should. The software is communicating with the radio, and everything > > is wonderful, but I can't for the life of me see how to move to another > > spot on the passband. > > I move the radio dial and it goes right back to the middle of the > > passband. When I try to adjust the frequency in the software, nothing > > moves, I'm stumped here. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks. > > > > Paul Overn > > KE0PBR > > Twitter: @KE0PBR > > `?.??.???`?.. ><((((?>`?.??.???`?.?><((((?>`?.??.???`?.. ><((((?> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 wageners at gmail.com Mon Sep 24 23:38:31 2018 From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:38:31 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] MacDopler In-Reply-To: References: <123984298.1267589.1537736055685.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <123984298.1267589.1537736055685@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Awesome, thanks! Stefan On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:33 PM Burns Fisher wrote: > Hi Paul and Stefan, > > I also use MacDoppler. I've used it on a friend's 910 and 9100 and mostly > on my TS-2000. Glad you got the connection to the radio working--that was > my challenge! > > In any case, for a linear satellite, you first want to unlock the VFO on > the "Radio" screen (bottom right with the 'radio' tab selected) and tweak > the Tx on the MacDoppler screen. till you can hear yourself. A > clicker/chirper can help with this, but just your voice also works. Now > lock the VFO. One some radios you can now use the tuning knob on your > radio, but on the 910 and the 9100 that does not work. You have to adjust > where you want to be in the passband on the MacDoppler screen. The easiest > way to do that is with the slider at the bottom of the radio panel. You > pull it to the right to move one way in frequency. To the left to move the > other way. It's a bit different than you might expect--each "pull" on the > slider moves the frequencies only a bit. You have to pull it and release > it repeatedly to move very far. Of course this allows you to tune more > finely. It's kind of nice when you get used to it. > > You can also tweak the frequencies on FM birds, but of course there is no > reason you want to have the Rx and Tx locked together when you do that. > And another hint: To go back to the original settings, there is a little > white rectangle to the left side of those radio adjustments on the screen. > Click on it and it all returns to the original values. > > And BTW, don't necessarily trust all the frequencies for the satellites > that come by default with MacDoppler. One of my friends had to change some > of them, some by a bit, some by a lot. > > Good luck! > > 73, > > Burns WB1FJ > > On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 5:44 PM, Stefan Wagener > wrote: > >> Good for you! >> >> Getting the radio connected is half of the battle. >> >> If I remember correctly, it only works for USB/LSB not FM and you have to >> uncheck the VFO's locked button. >> >> Try it and let me know, >> >> Stefan >> >> On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 3:59 PM Paul Overn via AMSAT-BB < >> amsat-bb at amsat.org> >> wrote: >> >> > Guys, >> > New to Macs, new to the ICOM 910H and new to auto Doppler control. So >> this >> > should be fun... >> > I have the Doppler correction working. Both the up and the down go the >> way >> > they should. The software is communicating with the radio, and >> everything >> > is wonderful, but I can't for the life of me see how to move to another >> > spot on the passband. >> > I move the radio dial and it goes right back to the middle of the >> > passband. When I try to adjust the frequency in the software, nothing >> > moves, I'm stumped here. >> > Any help would be appreciated. >> > Thanks. >> > >> > Paul Overn >> > KE0PBR >> > Twitter: @KE0PBR >> > `?.??.???`?.. ><((((?>`?.??.???`?.?><((((?>`?.??.???`?.. ><((((?> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 aj9n at aol.com Tue Sep 25 02:43:16 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:43:16 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-25 02:30 UTC Message-ID: <1660e9bfdc9-1ec1-237c@webjas-vaa038.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-25 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg ? Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg ? IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact cancelled per IMP request (***) ? Pell Elementary School,?Newport, RI, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-02 17:45:06 UTC 85 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 134 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-25 02:30 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 1258. Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1204. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-23 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From gary_mayfield at hotmail.com Tue Sep 25 01:08:20 2018 From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com (Gary) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 01:08:20 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fargo Hamfest September 29th Message-ID: If you are going to the Fargo Hamfest this weekend stop by and say hi. I will be selling some stuff that may be of interest to satellite ops. More info can be found at this link: https://rrra.org/cal/2018/09/29/rrra-hamfest--arrl-nd-state-convention/ 73, Joe kk0sd From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Wed Sep 26 00:36:11 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 20:36:11 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan Message-ID: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan on 26 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N4KLO. The contact should be audible over Japan 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. More than 50 years have passed since the establishment of the Kurashiki Municipal Government was formed. The city now boasts over 65 primary schools. Obie primary school has a certain history and tradition that has formed over the last 144 years since its establishment. The school area and surrounding community was founded during the Edo period when much of the land in the area around Kurashiki was being reclaimed. During this time, the Obie community was a village of small urban farms with many reticulated canals for rice paddy irrigation. Recently, the area has transformed into an urban residential area. Obie is close to the city centre, about 4.5km from Kurashiki station, and about 3km from the local city hall. Infrastructure around the area is well designed. The Route 2 highway going east-west is just 150m north of the school, making the area accessible. Furthermore, connecting to the Seto-Chuo highway that runs from the main island of Honshu to the island of Shikoku is also possible. The school has recognized a certain expectation from local residents regarding the school's education and has a very positive relationship with the community through activities such as the school PTA gatherings and various local kids clubs. Obie primary students are considerate, well mannered, and kind hearted. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Japan has been affected by heavy rain and earthquakes this summer. Could you give us some advice about how to overcome problems? 2. How do you decide when it is day or night? 3. Why did you want to be an astronaut? 4. In 50 years from now, will we be able to live in space? 5. What makes you happy in your mission? 6. What makes you scared in space? 7. What language do you speak on the international space station? 8. How do you see a shooting star in space? 9. What's the best thing about the earth when you see it from space? 10. What kind of exams and tests did you take to become an astronaut? 11. What do you want to eat when you come back? 12. How do you spend your free time? 13. What is your favorite space food? 14. Is your spacesuit hot? 15. What kind of training did you do? 16. What's inconvenient in space? 17. What experiments do you do in space? 18. When do you want to go back to Earth? 19. How do you use the toilet? 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. Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52 UTC School plans to live stream contact at https://www.youtube.com /playlist?list=PLW69pNj_8mJcW4d5vH_8cvtM_n786AfqJ 2. IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact cancelled per IMP request 3. Pell Elementary School, Newport, RI, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-02 17:45 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From n8hm at arrl.net Wed Sep 26 01:40:48 2018 From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:40:48 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, to appear on Ham Nation September 26th Message-ID: AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, will appear on Ham Nation?s September 26, 2018 episode (#369) with Gordon West, WB6NOA. Joe is scheduled to discuss the latest news from AMSAT and ARISS. Ham Nation records live every Wednesday at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific / 01:00 (Thu) UTC and can be viewed at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation https://www.amsat.org/amsat-president-joe-spier-k6wao-to-appear-on-ham-nation-september-26th/ From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net Wed Sep 26 03:07:18 2018 From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:07:18 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL Message-ID: <2AE9B7C7941F4E12A40856A6A2C71BE4@DHJ> An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL on 27 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:52 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 portions of 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. Indian Trails Middle School is a 6th through 8th grade Seminole County public Middle School located in Winter Springs Florida. The school is a 5 Star rated with exemplary community involvement. As a recipient of the Gold and Silver Awards, the school has demonstrated exemplary involvement in volunteer programs. Indian Trails Middle School has a student body of 1246 students. Students strive for excellence in academics, arts, physical fitness and future ready skills. A staff of 94 teachers, administrators, and support personnel pride themselves on instilling these skills and values in our students. Students are offered over 20 different elective choices to broaden their minds to numerous opportunities while developing a strong academic core. Electives such as robotics and renewable energy are popular among the student population. The mission of the Indian Trails Middle School Community is to provide all students a safe, supportive environment where academic excellence is encouraged, individual strengths and talents are fostered, and respect for the rights of others prevail. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What complications arise when working on the ISS and how are they overcome? 2. How are your energy levels affected by the irregular sleep schedule and intensive exercise regime? 3. What kinds of experiments aboard the ISS influence the progress of putting humans on Mars? 4. Is there anything you wish you could have trained more on before you went to space? 5. My grandfather was an astronaut, Stuart Roosa (Apollo 14) and I never had the chance to ask him: What is the most beautiful thing about space? 6. What type of studies do you conduct and how do they help us here on planet Earth? 7. If I want to be an astronaut, what advice would you give me? 8. I know usually in an airplane, in high altitude, my taste buds get thrown off. Does that happen with you being in space? 9. What is the most challenging obstacle to overcome to grow vegetation in space? 10. How is working underwater and working in space similar and can you apply marine studies to anything in space? 11. After being aboard the ISS for such a long period of time, does it start to feel like a home to you? 12. Can you see the Tesla Roadster? What's the most interesting thing you've seen from the ISS? 13. If the ISS was ever pushed off trajectory, would you feel it and what would you do about it? 14. What is one thing that you wish people would ask you about being an astronaut, but you never get asked? 15. Has your metabolism been affected due to microgravity? If so, how? 16. When creating the ISS, what was the goal in mind? Was that goal accomplished? 17. Which experiment that you have done aboard the ISS interested you the most? 18. What is the hardest thing to adapt to in space? 19. What was the hardest thing you did during training to prepare for the mission? 20. What made you decide to be an astronaut? 21. What is your favorite part of your day aboard the ISS? 22. How did you feel the first day in microgravity? 23. How does your previous career affect how you approach things now as an astronaut? 24. Is space travel everything that you thought it was going to be? What is something that surprised you? 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. IMP Aerospace & Defence, Goffs, NS, Canada, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact cancelled per IMP request 1. Pell Elementary School, Newport, RI, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-02 17:45 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From hamsat at xs4all.nl Wed Sep 26 18:46:35 2018 From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:46:35 +0200 Subject: [amsat-bb] CP-7 DAVE, ELFIN-A, ELFIN-B and SurfSat identified Message-ID: Doppler measurements show that CP-7 DAVE is object 43615, that ELFIN-B is object 43616 and that ELFIN-A is object 43617. Therefore SurfSat is object 43614. 73, Nico PA0DLO From tucker at mcguireland.com Wed Sep 26 20:16:07 2018 From: tucker at mcguireland.com (Tucker McGuire) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 16:16:07 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Yaesu FT-290RII For Sale Message-ID: Hi All, Looking to sell my Yaesu FT-290RII 2m all mode rig. Upgraded my satellite setup and this is now excess to my needs. Has to 25w optional amp, tone board, mobile bracket, and the original mic. Asking $175 Shipped OBO. 73, Tucker W4FS From kk5do at arrl.net Wed Sep 26 23:10:06 2018 From: kk5do at arrl.net (Bruce) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:10:06 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Extra, Extra, Read All About It Message-ID: <1450b5f3-cca7-76e2-100c-5a0adc45e2a1@arrl.net> The AMSAT 2018 Symposium store items have been updated. Keep in mind that registration goes up on Monday, October 1. We now have the ability for Students to register at 50% off. You can now pre-order printed copies of the AMSAT Symposium Proceedings (those attending get digital copies only) The Sunday tour is available to order. It will be the Marshall Space Flight Center. Please order early so that we get an accurate count of how many buses will be needed. Visit the AMSAT Online store and click on Symposium to see all the items. 73...bruce -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2020 ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat From aj9n at aol.com Thu Sep 27 05:16:31 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 01:16:31 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-27 05:00 UTC Message-ID: <1661975029f-1ec5-24a5@webjas-vaa022.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-27 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Obie Elementary School, Kurashiki, Japan, direct via 8N4KLO The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact was successful: Wed 2018-09-26 08:47:27 UTC 53 deg (***) ? Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact is a go for: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg ? Pell Elementary School,?Newport, RI, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-02 17:45:06 UTC 85 deg ? Amur University, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Wed 2018-10-10 08:00 UTC ? Kursk University, direct via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC ? 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 (***) Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-27 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 1259. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1205. ?(***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-27 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. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From zmetzing at pobox.com Thu Sep 27 15:11:18 2018 From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:11:18 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] Neat web dashboard of Hayabusa2 real-time data Message-ID: In case someone hasn't seen this before: http://haya2now.jp/en.html --- Zach N0ZGO From ve8rt at yknwt.ca Thu Sep 27 19:31:39 2018 From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:31:39 -0600 Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726R operating questions Message-ID: <20180927133139.3620bb1b387c390da11a2085@yknwt.ca> while using the FT726R with the satellite board, a couple of questions have come to mind. First, I think that this is a fault, I cannot transmit CW unless both the receiver and transmitter are set to CW. It does not transmit CW if the receiver is in another mode. And second, I'm messing up on the FM satellites sometimes because I'm forgetting to turn the PL tone on. Can I leave it switched on when using another mode like SSB. Will it only be present if FM is selected or will it appear in the audio when transmitting on SSB? Thanks, Ron VE8RT DP22 -- Ron VE8RT From ve8rt at yknwt.ca Thu Sep 27 20:38:58 2018 From: ve8rt at yknwt.ca (Ron VE8RT) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:38:58 -0600 Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726R operating questions, now GPredict questions In-Reply-To: <20180927133139.3620bb1b387c390da11a2085@yknwt.ca> References: <20180927133139.3620bb1b387c390da11a2085@yknwt.ca> Message-ID: <20180927143858.2b35ec498f5643dedf0dc998@yknwt.ca> Thanks for the direct replies! Got the answers, other than the CW transmitter behaviour. I have another question regarding GPredict. Maybe mine is out of date, there are things that complicate things for operating without CAT control. First, in the radio interface window, activating track and then hunting down a station on the receiver, if I change the downlink frequency the uplink frequency doesn't follow it. Its up to me to figure out what the uplink frequency with Doppler correction should be. The second item relates to the radio interface too, if I click outside of that window it disappears. Thats OK with CAT control, but as I manually do the Doppler correction it would be better if there was an option to keep that window open. I've been a Linux operator for a while. Ron VE8RT On Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:31:39 -0600 Ron VE8RT wrote: > while using the FT726R with the satellite board, a couple of questions have come to mind. First, I think that this is a fault, I cannot transmit CW unless both the receiver and transmitter are set to CW. It does not transmit CW if the receiver is in another mode. And second, I'm messing up on the FM satellites sometimes because I'm forgetting to turn the PL tone on. Can I leave it switched on when using another mode like SSB. Will it only be present if FM is selected or will it appear in the audio when transmitting on SSB? > > Thanks, > > Ron VE8RT DP22 > > -- > Ron VE8RT > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Ron VE8RT From ko6th.greg at gmail.com Thu Sep 27 21:10:13 2018 From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:10:13 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726R operating questions, now GPredict questions In-Reply-To: <20180927143858.2b35ec498f5643dedf0dc998@yknwt.ca> References: <20180927133139.3620bb1b387c390da11a2085@yknwt.ca> <20180927143858.2b35ec498f5643dedf0dc998@yknwt.ca> Message-ID: <4d9d316e-8855-a644-3002-db0aae54cd01@gmail.com> In the radio control window, you need to click the "L" button to link the Tx and Rx frequencies, so that changing one moves the other a corresponding amount. Also be sure the the satellite mode is correct, i.e. set for a transponder not a beacon. Greg KO6TH Ron VE8RT wrote: > Thanks for the direct replies! Got the answers, other than the CW > transmitter behaviour. > > I have another question regarding GPredict. Maybe mine is out of date, > there are things that complicate things for operating without CAT > control. > > First, in the radio interface window, activating track and then hunting > down a station on the receiver, if I change the downlink frequency the > uplink frequency doesn't follow it. Its up to me to figure out what > the uplink frequency with Doppler correction should be. > > The second item relates to the radio interface too, if I click outside > of that window it disappears. Thats OK with CAT control, but as I > manually do the Doppler correction it would be better if there was an > option to keep that window open. > > I've been a Linux operator for a while. > > Ron VE8RT > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:31:39 -0600 > Ron VE8RT wrote: > >> while using the FT726R with the satellite board, a couple of questions have come to mind. First, I think that this is a fault, I cannot transmit CW unless both the receiver and transmitter are set to CW. It does not transmit CW if the receiver is in another mode. And second, I'm messing up on the FM satellites sometimes because I'm forgetting to turn the PL tone on. Can I leave it switched on when using another mode like SSB. Will it only be present if FM is selected or will it appear in the audio when transmitting on SSB? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ron VE8RT DP22 >> >> -- >> Ron VE8RT >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 Fri Sep 28 00:45:09 2018 From: va6bmj at gmail.com (B J) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:45:09 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] FT726R operating questions, now GPredict questions In-Reply-To: <4d9d316e-8855-a644-3002-db0aae54cd01@gmail.com> References: <20180927133139.3620bb1b387c390da11a2085@yknwt.ca> <20180927143858.2b35ec498f5643dedf0dc998@yknwt.ca> <4d9d316e-8855-a644-3002-db0aae54cd01@gmail.com> Message-ID: On 9/27/18, Greg D wrote: > In the radio control window, you need to click the "L" button to link > the Tx and Rx frequencies, so that changing one moves the other a > corresponding amount. Also be sure the the satellite mode is correct, > i.e. set for a transponder not a beacon. The uplink and downlink frequencies can also be adjusted independently by clicking on the triangles above and below each digit in the display. That comes in handy for fine-tuning the radio if there's a bit of drift or if both stations don't quite hear each other. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL From aj9n at aol.com Fri Sep 28 01:59:26 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 21:59:26 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-28 02:00 UTC Message-ID: <1661de6ed94-1ec8-370@webjas-vae071.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-28 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg (***) ? Pell Elementary School,?Newport, RI, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-02 17:45:06 UTC 85 deg ? Amur University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Wed 2018-10-10 08:00 UTC ? Kursk University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC ? 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-28 02:00 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 1260. (***) Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1206. ?(***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-28 02:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From aj9n at aol.com Sat Sep 29 02:34:36 2018 From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 22:34:36 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-29 02:00 UTC Message-ID: <166232d7e20-1ec1-1be3@webjas-vac023.srv.aolmail.net> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2018-09-29 02:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: ? Indian Trails Middle School, Winter Springs, FL, telebridge via VK4KHZ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Contact was successful: Thu 2018-09-27 17:52:47 UTC 74 deg (***) ? Pell Elementary School,?Newport, RI, telebridge via ON4ISS The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Ricky Arnold KE5DAU Contact is a go for: Tue 2018-10-02 17:45:06 UTC 85 deg ? Watch for a live simulacast at: http://bit.ly/RIspacechat3 OR https://livestream.com/accounts/9685187/ISS2018 (***) ? Amur University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Wed 2018-10-10 08:00 UTC ? Kursk University, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS The scheduled astronaut is Sergei Propopev Contact is a go for Fri 2018-10-12 10:40 UTC If you are interested in applying for an ARISS contact, please go to http://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html (***) ? The information below is from the ARISS webpage: (***) ? International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ ARISS Students (***) ??? ARISS-US program?s education proposal window open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 ? September 25, 2018:? ARISS is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018 from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host amateur radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 30, 2019. ? Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA?s A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS.? The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program?s goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. ? Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, ?Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact.?? Educators are setting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students? interest. ? ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. ? The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal deadline is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, visit: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html ? Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to: ariss-proposal-webinar-fall-2018.eventbrite.com/ ? ? ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) ? Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.? Applications should be addressed by email to:? school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org ? ? ? ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) ? Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.? Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. ? For the application, click here. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Keigo Komuro, JA1KAB, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) ? ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.? ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.? Feel free to send your reports to aj9n 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:? Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 135 Francesco IK?WGF with 132 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 107 **************************************************************************** The?webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy.? Out of date webpages?were removed, and new ones have been added.? If there are additional ARISS?websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times?are approximate.? It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction?or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and?times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format?YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of?2018-09-29 02:00 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 1260. Each school counts as 1?event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1206. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is?47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please?feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The?following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL?information may be found at:?? http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html? ISS callsigns:? DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS,?RS?ISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2018-09-28 02:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency? chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler? correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing?of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS?contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 55 on orbit Drew Feustel Oleg Artemyev Ricky Arnold KE5DAU ? Exp. 56 on orbit Serena Aunon-Chancellor KG5TMT Alexander Gerst KF5ONO Sergei Propopev **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie?Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? From wmc_jx at 163.com Sat Sep 29 02:32:49 2018 From: wmc_jx at 163.com (=?GBK?B?zqTD97So?=) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 10:32:49 +0800 (CST) Subject: [amsat-bb] DSLWP-B UHF Test Plan for This Weekend Message-ID: <1e47a4e4.505a.166232bdcde.Coremail.wmc_jx@163.com> Hi OMs, The following tests of DSLWP-B UHF are planned: 29 Sep 2018 07:00:00 to 29 Sep 2018 09:00:00 29 Sep 2018 19:00:00 to 29 Sep 2018 21:00:00 30 Sep 2018 02:30:00 to 30 Sep 2018 04:30:00 30 Sep 2018 08:30:00 to 30 Sep 2018 10:30:00 All time in UTC. GMSK and JT4G on both frequencies. Maybe ssdv image on first section then no JT4G on 436.4 Online JT4G telemetry forwarder: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g_forwarder.html JT4G telemetry display: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/jt4g.html GMSK telemetry: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/telemetry-b.html SSDV image: http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/dashboard/pages_en/pics-b.html VY TNX & 73! Wei BG2BHC -- WEI Mingchuan Research Center of Satellite Technology Harbin Institute of Technology mobile: +86-189-4501-5242 e-mail: wmc_jx at 163.com; bg2bhc at gmail.com From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net Sat Sep 29 12:15:37 2018 From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 20:15:37 +0800 Subject: [amsat-bb] Homebrew LFA yagi problems Message-ID: I'm new to yagi building and so far have made a four element test LFA yagi for 70 cm using a wooden boom and thick copper wire. Worked as expected. I scaled it up and build a 10 element version very closely to the specs of the InnovAntenna version (thanks KB1PVH for the help there). You can find an photo here: http://bx2abt.com/main/data/_uploaded/image/20180924-yagi.jpg The main differences are the tubing (InnovAntenna uses 1/2", I use 8 mm) and the width of the loop (InnovAntenna uses 46 mm, the smallest my tube bender can do is 68 mm). Apart from these two the InnovAntenna has through-boom elements and I use on-boom elements. According to the lenght of my loop the resonant frequency is 436 MHz (300/436 = 68.8 cm). Using a HT and my Daiwa SWR meter I only get resonance (SWR 1:1) at 412 MHz. Making the loop shorter in length doesn't make much difference. I understand that the reflector and directors bring the high impedance of the loop down to the desired 50 ohms, hence they have a noticable influence on the resonant frequency. How to go on from here? What am I doing wrong? My first thought was to start trimming the elements up to 95% of their current lengths (412/436*100 = 94.5%), then adjust the element spacing to 95% of the original distance. Second thought: there is (still) a feedline mismatch and the coax throws off the resonant frequency. On the G0KSC website there is a design for a 1:1 symetrical coax balun and talk about the Pawsey stub. Worth trying? I would appreciate input from people who have successfully homebrew LFA yagis and who could point me in the right direction. Also if you have experience with modelling LFAs using MMANA I would like to hear from you. Cheers, Hans BX2ABT From mikflathead at aol.com Sat Sep 29 17:25:02 2018 From: mikflathead at aol.com (mikflathead at aol.com) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 17:25:02 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] (no subject) References: <2086998522.1336267.1538241902372.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <2086998522.1336267.1538241902372@mail.yahoo.com> I wonder if not using a metal boom is the problem? Mike From johnv at frontier.com Sat Sep 29 19:49:07 2018 From: johnv at frontier.com (johnv at frontier.com) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 19:49:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] Missing amateur operator References: <1167209366.1357751.1538250547963.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1167209366.1357751.1538250547963@mail.yahoo.com> I worked AG7E September 15 @ 1913z on AO-91 and looked to see if she was LOTW and per her QRZ.com page, she was not.?? So I sent a SASE to the current address.??? This morning I got the letter returned - "Attempted - not unknown - unable to forward".?????? I was in Benton County WA in grid DN06. Are you on the BB Helen????? Thank you JohnN7AME From dave at g4dpz.me.uk Sat Sep 29 22:48:35 2018 From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 18:48:35 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] InfoStellar / StellarStation Presentation at AMSAT-UK Colloquium Message-ID: <4A17E4E3-CB13-4FDC-BF65-F3135A5BB13D@g4dpz.me.uk> Hi There has been some speculation on the -bb that this actually exists and is not vapourware: https://www.stellarstation.com/amateur Yes, it does exist and I have one as an early adopter / beta tester and I am preparing an article for OSCAR News. Naomi Kurahara, the CEO of InfoStellar will be giving a presentation about there philosophy for shared ground station operation for LEO satellites, at the Colloquium. https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention-programme/ I do not wish to get into a SATNogs debate (I use it too) I simply want to put this forward as an alternative and encourage you to watch the stream or attend the event. 73 Dave W4/G4DPZ Sent from my iPhone From k9jkm at comcast.net Sun Sep 30 00:32:02 2018 From: k9jkm at comcast.net (JoAnne Maenpaa) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 19:32:02 -0500 Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-273 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins Message-ID: <005901d45855$0209ad00$061d0700$@net> AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-273 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. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In this edition: * Fox-1Cliff Cubesat Ready for Launch * Register for the Symposium in the AMSAT Store - New Items Added * AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO on Ham Nation Episode 369 * International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students * Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades * Mini Space Elevator and Digitalker Deployment From ISS on October 6 * Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium * Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers * AMSAT Rover Awards Update * Construction Competition Slated for 2018 AMSAT-UK Colloquium * ESEO Satellite Completes Vibration Tests - Final Testing to Begin * News From South Africa * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-273.01 ANS-273 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 273.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 30, 2018 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-273.01 Fox-1Cliff Cubesat Ready for Launch Jerry Buxton, N?JY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, delivered and performed the integration of AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff CubeSat in preparation for launch. Unlike AO-85 and AO-91, AMSAT purchased a commercial launch for Fox-1Cliff. Please consider a donation to help replenish the coffers for GOLF and other future AMSAT projects! https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-general-donations/ https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-presidents-club-donations/ Uplink: 435.300 MHz FM voice (67.0 Hz CTCSS tone) 1267.300 MHz FM voice (67.0 Hz CTCSS tone) Downlink: 145.920 MHz FM voice; AFSK digital data up to 9600 bps Transmit power: 600 mW nominal Because only one uplink frequency can be active at a time, the use of the Mode-L uplink will be limited to experimental periods announ- ced in advance. Fox-1Cliff carries the flight spare of the AO-85 Vanderbilt University Low Energy Proton (LEP) radiation experiment, and the standard Fox-1 Penn State University?Erie gyroscope experiment. Virginia Tech pro- vided a VGA camera which is the same as AO-92 but will provide images at a higher 640 x 480 resolution. These non-SSTV images will be decoded in the FoxTelem software. Fox-1Cliff, unlike the other three Fox-1 FM spacecraft, does not have an active AFC on the uplinks. Fox-1Cliff's Subaudible Telemetry (low-speed telemetry) will be the same as for AO-85, AO-91, and AO-92. It will be supported by the same FoxTelem software already released. As with AO-92, a high-speed mode will be used to support the Virginia Tech VGA camera experiment. This mode will be active for 40 minutes by ground command, reverting to standard U/v transponder voice operation. Fox-1Cliff is named in honor of long-time AMSAT member, contributor, and benefactor Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR (SK), who passed away in 2016. Cliff?s contributions to AMSAT and other amateur satellite programs, including serving as an adviser during the initial development of the CubeSat specification at California Polytechnic State University, earned him the Lifetime Achievement Award from Project OSCAR in 2006. [ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N?JY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Register for the Symposium in the AMSAT Store - New Items Added The AMSAT 2018 Symposium store items have been updated. Keep in mind that registration goes up on Monday, October 1. We now have the ability for Students to register at 50% off. You can now pre-order printed copies of the AMSAT Symposium Proceedings(those attending get digital copies only) The Sunday tour is available to order. It will be the Marshall Space Flight Center. Please order early so that we get an accurate count of how many buses will be needed. Visit the AMSAT Online store and access the Symposium items at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/ [ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO on Ham Nation Episode 369 AMSAT President Joe Spier, K6WAO, appeared on Ham Nation?s September 26, 2018 episode (#369) with Gordon West, WB6NOA. Joe discussed the latest news from AMSAT and ARISS. The recorded episode can be viewed at: https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation/episodes/369 [ANS thanks Twit.tv and Ham Nation for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS News Release No. 18-10 Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students ARISS-US program's education proposal window is open Oct. 1 - Nov. 30, 2018 September 26, 2018: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning October 1, 2018, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2019. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with learning opportunities about space technologies, communications, and much more through the exploration of Amateur Radio and space. ARISS has been pleased of late, to be one of many possibilities of interest to educators during NASA's A Year of Education on Station, which celebrates an almost 12-month presence of a teacher aboard the ISS. The ARISS program connects students to astronauts on the ISS through a partnership between NASA, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, the American Radio Relay League, other Amateur Radio global organizations and the worldwide space agencies. The program's goal is to inspire students to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in Amateur Radio. Educators report regularly that student participation in the ARISS program stimulates interest in STEM subjects and STEM careers. One educator wrote, "Many of the middle school students who took part in and attended the ARISS contact have selected science courses in high school as a result of that contact." Educators are set- ting up ham radio clubs in schools and learning centers because of students' interest. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed, exciting education plan. Students can learn about satellite com- munications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the ISS, radio science, and other STEM subjects. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organi- zations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal window opens October 1, 2018 and the proposal dead- line is November 30, 2018. For proposal guidelines and forms and more details, go to: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html Proposal webinars for guidance and getting questions answered will be offered October 11 and October 23, 2018, both at 8 pm Eastern Time. Advance registration is necessary. To sign up, go to http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-ARISSWebinar 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 Satel- lite 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 public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. Also join us on Facebook: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn at amsat.org [ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Help ARISS Raise Funds for Critical ISS Radio Upgrades AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise $150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. The upgrades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astronauts in space via Amateur Radio. Please help by donating today https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9 ARISS is in critical need of infrastructure upgrades to ensure that programs such as talking to astronauts in space using Amateur Radio can continue. Through your donations ARISS seeks the following upgrades: + Next Generation radio systems that will support easier transition to enable new, exciting radio modes and capabilities for hams, students and the general public including: + New Amateur Radio communication and experiment capabilities including an enhanced voice repeater and updated digital Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS), and Slow Scan TV (picture up and downlinks) in both US and Russian segments of the ISS. + A new multi voltage power supply that will support present and future radio capabilities and allow wireless experiments to be conducted. ARISS needs to build ten Next Generation radio systems to support the development of on-orbit operations, training and long term maintenance. This includes two units for on-orbit use (one unit each for the US and Russian segments), two units for flight spares, three units for training, one unit for testing, and two units for ground-based maintenance and troubleshooting. AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. [ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mini Space Elevator and Digitalker Deployment From ISS on October 6 Japan?s seventh HTV mission, Kounotori 7, arrived at the ISS this week and delivered cubesats planned for deployment on October 6: + STARS-Me + Rymansat Project RSP-00 + SPATIUM-I STARS-Me -------- This mission consists of two 1U CubeSats connected by a tether which includes a mini space elevator experiment, the climber, by Shizuoka University. The climber has a Bluetooth connection that will transmit its data to a ground station via a STARS-Me downlink. Radio amateurs can monitor the behavior of the climber in the telemetry data. Additional experiments include radio wave propagation studies, and flight dynamics including tethered spacecraft position and rotation. UHF downlinks will transmit CW, 1k2 AFSK and 9k6 GMSK telemetry. Mother satellite - 437.245 MHz CW Beacon; 437.405 MHz telemetry Daughter satellite - 437.255 MHz CW Beacon; 437.425 MHz telemetry Rymansat Project RSP-00 ----------------------- The mission of RSP-00, a 1U cubesat, includes: + Send messages collected from the public back to Earth via a digitalker and CW for reception by radio amateurs and school children. + Image capture with on-board camera and transmit image data with high-speed telemetry on 38k4 ?/4QPSK downlink on UHF. The downlink frequency for the digitalker, CW beacon and AFSK 1k2 packet is 145.890 MHz. The UHF downlink frequency has not been published. SPATIUM-I --------- SPATIUM 1 is scientific (non-amateur radio) cubesat to demonstrate a new technique for ionosphere mapping using a constellation of CubeSats equipped with Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) to provide real-time three-dimensional mapping of ionosphere plasma density at the altitudes of electron density peak (200 to 400 km above the Earth). [ANS thanks the satellite teams for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder - Registration Deadlines for 2018 AMSAT Space Symposium Make Your Hotel Reservations by October 10! Hotel accommodations will be next door at the Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center, 5 Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama USA. Hotel reservations for the Symposium may be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at: + 1-(800) 228-9290 or + (256) 830-2222 or + On-line at http://tinyurl.com/Marriott-2018-Symposium-Hotel. Please mention the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) reference number M-BIHHXTA for the group rate of $104 per night. + The AMSAT group rate is available 10/31/18 to 11/04/18. + Book by 10/10/18. + Marriott perks include free parking for attendees and complimentary Wi-Fi. Symposium Early Registration Rate Expires September 30! Registration for the Symposium can be ordered on-line at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/. + $60 Early Registration is through September 30, 2018. + $65 Registration is October 01, 2018 - October 26, 2018. + $70 Registration at the Door AMSAT Annual Saturday Night Banquet Reservations Are Due October 20! + Dinner reservations are $50 per person and should be made by October 20th to ensure accommodation. + Register online at: https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/. [ANS thanks the 2018 Symposium Committee for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder - October 15 Deadline for Space Symposium Papers AMSAT has issued the second call for papers for the 2018 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium. The symposium will be held at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL on the weekend of November 2-4. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. Prospects should send a tentative title of their presentation as soon as possible. The final copy must be submitted by October 15th for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat dot org. [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Rover Awards Update The AMSAT Rover award is granted to stations who achieve a combined 25 points using any combination of the defined criteria posted at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award. Bruce says congratulations are in order to Dave, AD7DB for earning AMSAT Rover Award 35. Number Callsign Award Date ------ -------- ---------- 035 AD7DB 26 Sep 2018 [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Construction Competition Slated for 2018 AMSAT-UK Colloquium AMSAT-UK will be hosting a Construction Competition at our 2108 Colloquium on October 13-14. The rules are simple: 1. Entries must be built from Kits or Home Constructed 2. The judging will take place during in the presentation room during the Lunch breaks on Saturday and Sunday. The entries need only be present for one of these sessions. 3. Three judges, nominated by the AMSAT-UK Chairman, will judge each entry on: + External Appearance and Ergonomics + Mechanical Construction + Standard of Internal Wiring + Standard of PCBs or internal circuitry + Originality 4. The winners will be announced at the end of the Colloquium on Sunday afternoon. Prizes will be forwarded if the winner is not present. 5. A ?50 Amazon Voucher will be awarded to the winner with a ?25 Amazon Voucher for the runner-up. 6. The decisions of the Judges are final, and their marking will remain confidential! 7. Multiple entries for individuals are allowed and encouraged. [ANS thanks Graham Shirville, G3VZV, and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESEO Satellite Completes Vibration Tests - Final Testing to Begin On September 28, 2018 the European Space Agency reported that the European Student Earth Orbiter (ESEO), a student-built project is about to enter its exciting final test phase, after having just concluded the vibration tests, that demonstrated that the satellite is able to withstand the harsh vibrations of launch. ESEO is a 45kg micro-satellite mission to Low Earth Orbit developed, integrated, and tested by European university students. The student experiments on board ESEO include: + FUNcube-4 1260 MHz to 145 MHz amateur FM transponder together with FUNcube compatible telemetry for educational outreach + Taking pictures of the Earth + Measuring radiation levels + Test technologies that can be used for future education satellite missions. ESEO reports several key milestones were attained by the student teams to reach the final phase of testing: + August 28 - the assembly integration of the ESEO spacecraft was declared complete. In this phase all the satellite?s physical parts were assembled together, and all functional interconnections were checked to confirm they work as required. + September 27 - ESEO reached another key milestone, when it successfully completed the vibrations test campaign to demon- strate that the design is solid enough to safely withstand the launch. In the next couple of weeks ESEO will undergo the thermal vacuum and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests to confirm that ESEO is capable of coping with the thermal environment that it will experience in orbit, and the electromagnetic conditions generated during launch preparation, during the launch itself and in orbit. FUNcube-4 is the amateur radio payload on the ESEO mission. This payload will provide similar FUNcube telemetry to its predecessors but will have a more powerful transmitter and thus be even easier to hear. For amateurs, this payload will also provide a single channel L/V transponder for FM. Uplink: 1263.500 MHz FM voice with 67Hz CTCSS tone Downlink: 145.895 MHz FM voice and telemetry https://funcube.org.uk/ http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-ESEO-Final-Test-Phase http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-About-ESEO [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- News From South Africa AMSAT SA Co-sponsors VHF/UHF Workshop ------------------------------------- The first in the series of VHF/UHF workshops will be held at the SARL National Amateur Radio Centre on Saturday, October 20. The programme and booking form are now available for download. Follow the link from the SARL homepage or go to www.amsatsa.org.za. The workshop includes topics such as beacon coordination, build a simple 3 cm transmitter, Aircraft scatter on 23 cm, Linear ampli- fiers for VHF and UHF, and the RSGB Video on meteor and tropo scatter. First Call for Papers to the 2019 Space Symposium -------------------------------------------------- AMSAT SA has issued the first call for papers to be presented at the 2019 AMSAT SA Space Symposium to be held on 16 March 2019 in Gauteng. Prospective authors are invited to submit a short synopsis of what they intend to present to admin at amsatsa.org.za. For more details visit www.amsatsa.org.za. [ANS thanks SARL weekly news in English 2018-9-29 for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Congratulations to 11 year old Marissa, W4AQT for earning her VUCC Satellite #393. Her dad, Jeff, WE4B, wrote, "AO-92 is an amazing FM satellite. I remember when I thought AO-27 was incredible. Thanks to AO-92 (and AO-85, AO-91 and SO-50), W4AQT was able to get her VUCC award and almost has enough additional grids for an endorsement. (via Jeff, WE4B) + NASA STEM Engagement, @NASAedu, tweeted: "For the past year, we?ve had a #TeacherOnBoard the @Space_Station! Join us on Tuesday, October 2 at 11am ET, for a special Facebook Live Education Downlink Event with @astro_ricky and help us cele- brate the ?Year of Education on Station?! https://www.facebook.com/nasa #STEMonStation + Ireland's first satellite EIRSAT1 was presented at the Frontiers of Physics 2018 Conference in Deblin. EIRSAT has a website for students and teachers to find more and a forum for asking questions https://www.eirsat1.ie + Meet the Amateur Rocketeer Building Self-Landing Replicas of SpaceX Rockets. Joe Barnard has spent the last three years pioneering DIY landing technologies for amateur rockets and now the aerospace industry is paying attention: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-DIY-Rocket-Landing + Photos and a blog entry describe the experience at the Open Source Cubesat Workshop held this week at the European Space Agency campus at the European Space Astronomy Centre just outside Madrid, Spain: http://tinyurl.com/ANS-273-2018-OSCW + Visit the cool website dashboard of Hayabusa2 real-time data display at: http://haya2now.jp/en.html (via Zach, N0ZGO) [ANS thanks everyone 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 and Remember to help keep amateur radio in space, and behave This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM k9jkm at amsat dot org From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk Sun Sep 30 07:29:14 2018 From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:29:14 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [amsat-bb] =?utf-8?q?Es=E2=80=99hail-2_update_+_Book_now_for_AMSA?= =?utf-8?q?T-UK_Colloquium?= References: <305697154.1470707.1538292554465.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <305697154.1470707.1538292554465@mail.yahoo.com> An update on Es?hail-2 was given at the AMSAT-DL symposium https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/29/update-on-eshail-2-given-at-amsat-dl-symposium/ ESEO student satellite with FUNcube 1260/145 MHz FM transponder to enter final test phase https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/29/eseo-student-satellite-to-enter-final-test-phase/ FCC 24 and 47 GHz 5G spectrum auction https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/29/fcc-24-and-47-ghz-5g-spectrum-auction/ AMSAT-UK Construction Competition https://amsat-uk.org/2018/09/29/amsat-uk-construction-competition/ AMSAT-DL President Peter G?lzow DB2OS will be giving a presentation "Es?hail-2 and its amateur radio payload" at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium which is being held as part of the RSGB Convention at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes, October 13-14 https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ Trevor M5AKA---- AMSAT-UK?http://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter?https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook?https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube?https://youtube.com/AmsatUK ---- From cchunter3 at mindspring.com Sun Sep 30 14:34:51 2018 From: cchunter3 at mindspring.com (christy hunter) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:34:51 -0700 Subject: [amsat-bb] Missing amateur operator In-Reply-To: <1167209366.1357751.1538250547963@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1167209366.1357751.1538250547963@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: John, I was working as W6D for that pass (AO-91, 9/15/18, 1901 - 1911UTC). ?I copied an AG7ND (that operator also said 'handheld'), but I was not able to hear the grid. that may have been the call you heard. that was a pretty busy pass. 73 Christy KB6LTY --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From n8hm at arrl.net Sun Sep 30 14:35:18 2018 From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 10:35:18 -0400 Subject: [amsat-bb] Symposium Registration Message-ID: Remember that registration for Symposium goes from $60 to $65 at the end of the day today. Like any good amateur radio organization, we run on UTC, so the early-bird $60 rate expires at 23:59:59 UTC. 73, Paul, N8HM From lmwatbullrun at runbox.com Sun Sep 30 13:13:09 2018 From: lmwatbullrun at runbox.com (Larry) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 13:13:09 +0000 Subject: [amsat-bb] boom type on Yagi-Uda antenna Message-ID: <5BB0CBE5.4010306@runbox.com> Hans: With regard to your question about poor performance on your homebrew LFA- My understanding is that resonance is greatly affected in long boom Yagi-Uda arrays by the boom type. It is not simply a matter of changing the dimensions of the DE but also the parasitic element lengths and spacing. The ARRL Antenna book 23rd edition has a detailed section on the new LFA and OFA antennas, and they caution readers to stick to the 'cookbook' closely or expect to spend a lot of time modeling the new configuration. On short booms, the differences don't make so much difference, but when the boom gets to be several wavelengths long it is an increasingly important factor in radiation pattern and resonance of the parasitic elements. The difference in width of your loop and the DE width is likely also an issue. Have you done any computer modeling of your design? Larry W8ANT From oh2aue at kolumbus.fi Sun Sep 30 17:58:02 2018 From: oh2aue at kolumbus.fi (oh2aue at kolumbus.fi) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:58:02 +0300 Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: White House wants to eliminate WWV Message-ID: <7e9c3081dbc4385eb28ffaf20ea51cfc@kolumbus.fi> Beware: HF content ! In addition to the obvious time and frequency applications there is also a plethora of propagation science that can easily be accomplished by even us mere amateurs. To demonstrate x and o mode propagation, I have often used a setup where I GNSS PPS trigger a regular analogue or digital oscilloscope measuring the audio beat of the received timing pulses. In this manner,the o/x mode superimposed, time delayed aggregate pulse can be observed and the individual time variant (multipath) fading of the LHCP and RHCP combination can be very easily observed and visually separated on the scope screen with a regular HF receiver and e.g. simple (linearly polarised) dipole. Obviously both propagation paths can be observed separated in a similar manner using a dual channel oscilloscope and a circularly dual polarised HF antenna. Extremely interesting to study as the x and o mode MUF's creep past the frequency of observation as a function of E and F layer ionisation: http://www.kolumbus.fi/michael.fletcher/HF_layer1_oblique_nvis_propagation_analyser_block_diagram.gif http://www.kolumbus.fi/michael.fletcher/60m_band_1000km_oblique_o_mode_x_mode.jpg Michael OH2AUE