From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu  Sun Dec  1 00:02:00 2019
From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns)
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 18:02:00 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-335 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CAHKCqnAZ=6G1No_UU261yma=QamMR2WRnsEUY-m51QHvZ=x9hA@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-335

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In this edition:

* AMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders
* AMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest
* Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab?s 10th Mission
* FCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz
* WRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band
* AMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480
* Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


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ANS-335 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 335.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE 2019 Dec 01
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT Fox Leaderboard Will Show Monthly Leaders

Starting from Nov. 26, the AMSAT Fox Telemetry leaderboard will now
show MONTHLY totals. The top stations will be those that have submit-
ted the most telemetry in the last 30 days. The old style leaderboard
can be accessed by clicking "All-time Leaderboard" to see totals since
the launch of Fox-1A. To see more than the top 10 stations, click on
"Show all ground stations" to see everyone.

The leaderboard has also been updated to show PSK frames decoded along-
side FSK frames. DUV and Highspeed are both counted but are not shown
separately on the totals page.

HuskySat-1 is now at the ISS on the Cygnus. We expect it to be boosted
to its target orbit in the new year. It will transmit BPSK telemetry
continuously on 70cm, so dig out that 435Mhz antenna and make sure it
works! Fox-1E will follow in the (hopefully near) future and will also
transmit PSK on 70cm.

As with previous spacecraft, the telemetry collected is sent to our
University Partners who fly experiments and help make these missions
possible. Please collect and forward telemetry if you can.

The link to the leaderboard is: https://www.amsat.org/tlm/

If there are questions, contact Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ via email:
g0kla <at> arrl.net

(ANS thanks Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ for the above information)

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AMSAT Will Be at Superstition Superfest Hamfest

AMSAT will be at the Superstition Amateur Radio Club's "Superstition
Superfest" hamfest on the morning of Saturday, December 7, 2019. The
hamfest will be in the southwest parking lot of Mesa Community College,
located on the east side of Dobson Road between Southern Avenue and
US-60 exit 177 in Mesa, Arizona. More information about the hamfest is
available at: http://superstitionsuperfest.org/

WD9EWK will be on the satellites during the hamfest, demonstrating
satellite operating. If you hear WD9EWK on a pass that morning, please
call and be a part of a demonstration. The hamfest site is in grid
DM43, in Arizona's Maricopa County. QSOs made during the hamfest will
be uploaded to Logbook of the World, and QSL cards are available on
request (please e-mail WD9EWK directly at patrick <at> wd9ewk.net with
the QSO details).

[ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK, for the above information]

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organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and
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Electron Booster on the Pad for Rocket Lab?s 10th Mission

Rocket Lab has announced that its next mission will launch multiple
microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different
countries. The launch window for Rocket Lab?s tenth flight, will open
November 25, New Zealand time, and take place from Rocket Lab Launch
Complex 1 on New Zealand?s Mahia Peninsula.

Onboard this rideshare mission are six spacecraft comprised of 5cm
PocketQube microsatellites from satellite manufacturer and mission
management provider Alba Orbital. Two of these satellites include
downlinks in the UHF amateur radio band.

TRSI is a PocketQube for technology demostration. Its main objective
is to show which functionality can be achieved with dimensions of
5cm x 5cm x 5cm. It carries two experiments that are connected to
the amateur-satellite service.

+ First is a waterfall experiment which will show an image in the
  waterfall diagram by hopping the frequency within its transmission
  band (image-type beacon).

+ The second experiment is to analyze RF reception capabilities from
  LEO with a novel detector receiver and a small patch antenna. It
  was designed to test if small satellite receivers which don?t need
  deployable antennas are feasible. The received signal?s envelope
  will be sampled and forwarded using UHF in MFSK for signal ana-
  lysis. During the experiment phase the satellite will also perform
  as an amateur CW repeater, providing additional RX strength indi-
  cation; eg. CW morse signals will be re-sent in MFSK, showing the
  RX amplitude in dBm. A downlink on 437.075 MHz has been coordinated.

IARU Frequency Coordination information has been posted at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=649

FossaSat-1 PocketQube by AMSAT-EA which has a 5x5x5cm structure and
a total mass of 250 grams. Radio link testing features a new experi-
mental RF chirp modulation called LoRa which greatly improves the link
budget reducing the power consumed and reduces the cost of receivers.

The output power from the transmitter required for the correct recep-
tion during a pass is also very low at well under 100mW, being spread
spectrum at such low power it poses no interference risk. It operates
at a considerable level below the noise level of other systems and
would cause no interference to weak narrowband signals.

Students & amateurs will be able to receive telemetry from the satel-
lite with inexpensive hardware, expanding & promoting the amateur sat-
ellite community with youth. Uplink challenges will also be carried
out with rewards for amateurs.

The mission is completely open source with all information regarding
the design of the satellite & how to decode its information clearly
laid out & hosted by AMSAT-EA. The site will provide decoding soft-
ware for SDR use in order to allow anyone to decode LoRa using common
existing hardware & host software for users to submit telemetry data,
making all data public and rewarding users with certificates & awards.
The UHF downlink plans on using FSK RTTY 45 BAUD ITA2, 100mW 183hz
Shift and LoRa 125kHz, Chirp Spread Spectrum Modulation, 180 bps,
100mW. A downlink on 436.700 MHz has been coordinated.

IARU Frequency Coordination information has been posted at:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=652

A commercial payload on board is ALE-2 from a Tokyo-based company
creating microsatellites that simulate meteor particles. See
http://star-ale.com/en/news/317/2019/01/04/ for more information.

Rocket Labs mission web page can be found at:
https://tinyurl.com/y672rjj5

[ANS thanks Rocket Labs, IARU, AMSAT-EA, TRSI, and Alba Orbital
for the above information]

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FCC Seeks to Clear Radio Amateurs Out of 3.4 GHz

At its December 12 open meeting, the FCC will consider adopting a No-
tice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to remove the amateur
radio 9-centimeter allocation at 3.3 ? 3.5 GHz. ARRL plans to comment
in opposition to the proposed action. According to an FCC ?Fact Sheet,?
the proceeding WT Docket 19-348, ?Facilitating Shared Use in the 3.1 ?
3.55 GHz Band,? is a follow-on from the MOBILE NOW Act, approved by the
115th Congress, which requires the FCC and the US Department of Comm-
erce to make available new spectrum for mobile and fixed wireless broad-
band use. It also requires the FCC to work with the National Telecom-
munications and Information Administration (NTIA) to evaluate whether
commercial wireless services and federal incumbents could share spec-
trum between 3.1 and 3.55 GHz. NTIA manages spectrum allocated to fed-
eral government users.

?This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking would propose to remove the exist-
ing non-federal allocations in the 3.3 ? 3.55 GHz band as a step to-
wards potential future shared use between federal incumbents and com-
mercial users,? the FCC Fact Sheet explains. ?By taking the initial
step needed to clear the band of allocations for non-federal incum-
bents, the Commission furthers its continued efforts to make more mid-
band spectrum potentially available to support next generation wireless
networks ? consistent with the mandate of the MOBILE NOW [Making Oppor-
tunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless
Obstacles to Wireless] Act.?

The NPRM proposes to clear the 3.3 ? 3.55 GHz band of existing non-fed-
eral users by removing non-federal secondary radiolocation and amateur
allocations [emphasis added] in the 3.3 ? 3.55 GHz band and to relocate
incumbent non-federal users out of the band. The FCC would seek comment
on relocation options and ?transition mechanisms? for incumbent non-
federal users, either to the 3.1 ? 3.3 GHz band or to other frequencies,
and on how to ensure that non-federal secondary operations in the 3.1?
3.3 GHz band will continue to protect federal radar systems.

Regarding the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Service allocations, the
FCC NPRM asks whether existing amateur spectrum in other bands might
support operations currently conducted in the 3.3 ? 3.5 GHz band. The
3.40 ? 3.41 GHz segment is designated for amateur satellite communica-
tion. ?We seek comment on the extent to which the band is used for
this purpose, whether existing satellites can operate on other amateur
satellite bands, and on an appropriate timeframe for terminating these
operations in this band,? the FCC NPRM says.

Also at its December 12 meeting, the FCC will consider another NPRM in
WT Docket 19-138 that would ?take a fresh and comprehensive look? at
the rules for the 5.9 GHz band and propose, among other things, to make
the lower 45 MHz of the band available for unlicensed operations and
to permit ?Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything? (C-V2X) operations in the
upper 20 MHz of the band. The FCC is not proposing to delete or other-
wise amend the amateur allocation, and it would continue as a secon-
dary allocation, but the primary allocation for 5.850 ? 5.925 GHz
would change.

The amateur radio 5-centimeter allocation is 5650.0 ? 5925.0 MHz, and
the NPRM, if approved, would address the top 75 MHz of that amateur
secondary band. While no changes are proposed to the amateur alloca-
tion, anticipated more intensive use by primary users could restrict
secondary amateur use.

The band 5.850?5.925 GHz has been reserved for use by dedicated short-
range communications (DSRC), a service in the intelligent transporta-
tion system (ITS) designed to enable vehicle-related communications,
the FCC said in a Fact Sheet in WT Docket 19-138. ?The Commission ini-
tiates this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to take a fresh and compre-
hensive look at the 5.9 GHz band rules and propose appropriate changes
to ensure the spectrum supports its highest and best use.? ARRL also
will file comments opposing any changes affecting the 5-centimeter
amateur allocation.

Both draft FCC proposals are subject to change prior to a vote at the
December 12 FCC meeting, and there will be opportunity to file com-
ments and reply comments on the final proposals after they are re-
leased.

[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]

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WRC-19 Final Report: Small Satellites and the 1240-1300 MHz Band

In the final week, the meetings at WRC-19 have been running until 3 in
the morning in an attempt to get the work completed.

The RSGB have released their WRC-19 report covering small satellites
and also the Amateur 1240-1300 MHz band.

The report notes ?A lesson from the process indicates how difficult it
may be in future to achieve any upgrade to other amateur allocations.?

Read the RSGB Small Satellites and 23cm report at
https://tinyurl.com/vjfho66

Friday, November 22 saw WRC-19 conclude its month long biggest ever
conference. Many of the 3,300 delegates had started to travel home
even before the release of the ?Provisional Final Acts? and closing
ceremony.

The ITU website has released the provisional acts as a huge 567-page
PDF document?a tribute to the the hardworking editorial and transla-
tion teams at the conference. These provisional acts are due to come
into force on January 1, 2021, so no early changes are currently ex-
pected in practice.

Read the RSGB WRC-19 Final report at https://tinyurl.com/qjw9kvd

WRC-19 Provisional Final Acts ? a 567 page document - is available at
https://tinyurl.com/tyzfvl3

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]

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AMSAT Auction Celebrating 45th Birthday of AO-7 Raises $480

The auctions for a set of gold-plated AO-7 cufflinks and a 50th
Anniversary AMSAT lab coat recently concluded and raised $480 to help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space. Thank you to all of the bidders for
participating in the auctions!

If you missed out on the auctions, but still want to help out, please
consider donating or purchasing items from the AMSAT store at
www.amsat.org today!

[ANS thanks Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, for the above
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule

MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is go for: 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC

Council Rock High School South, Holland, Pa., direct via KC3NGG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA
and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via
ID9GKS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

For more information, the ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, ARISS operation team, for the above
information]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 - December 6, 2019
The Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar
Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6th through Dec-
ember 11th.  They have some house keeping duties to perform on arrival
and just before they leave, not to mention that it's wicked cold up
there (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye on the
VY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to step out-
side: https://twitter.com/vy0erc

Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd - 6th. Key
word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to act-
ivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner's
Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85

Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3rd ? 6th. Key
word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes to ac-
tivate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat. Watch Tanner?s
Twitter feed for further announcements: https://twitter.com/twjones85

Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a
holiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got
away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further announce-
ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF

Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the
above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ NASA's "Ride to Station" App and Educator Guide equips educators with
  simple tools and knowledge to take a fun, interactive app and turn it
  into a powerful, educational tool for students of all ages! The in-
  teractive app gives an overview of the complexities involved in get-
  ting to and conducting research aboard the International Space Sta-
  tion. The app is also challenging and fun! The Commercial Crew Pro-
  gram focuses on working with NASA?s two partners Boeing and SpaceX
  to create American commercial capabilities to safely send humans to
  and from the International Space Station. For more information see:
  https://tinyurl.com/vj9gyfr
  (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)

+ Rovers and some multiop VHF/UHF contest stations will be interested
  in the future Down East Microwave DEM V/U Xverter. This device covers
  ALL 5 OF THE AMATEUR BANDS between 144 MHz and 1.2 GHz. According to
  the preliminary information from the manufacturer: "All frequencies
  convert to/from 28 MHz. The transmit output level is approximately 1
  watt and will exhibit a 2 dB noise figure with greater than 15 dB
  gain on all bands. The Transverter will also contain an AUX RF port
  that will be configured as an additional 2M port for connection to a
  higher frequency transverter such as our future DEM MICRO-VERTER con-
  taining 4 additional higher bands of operation."
  (ANS thanks Pete Heins, N6ZE, the Pacific NorthWest VHF Society, and
  www.downeastmicrowave.com for the above information)

+ Rocket Lab has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to
  be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron
  launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. KSAT?s KSATlite
  ground network is designed and optimized for small satellite systems,
  providing  Photon customers with downlink and uplink capabilities in
  UHF, S-band, X-band, and Ka-band across a global ground station net-
  work of over 200 antennas that supports 50,000 contacts per month.
  (ANS thanks SatMagazine.com for the above information)

+ NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will be testing an improved waveform
  on the 48-MHz Tropospheric Doppler Radar Wind Profiler (TDRWP) from
  Monday, November 25 through Sunday, December 2. The purpose of the
  test is to improve the instrument?s resolution and still operate with-
  in the assigned bandwidth. NASA is requesting the amateur radio com-
  munity to report via email to ksc-tdrwptest at mail.nasa.gov any detect-
  ed emissions in the 50 ? 54 MHz band dur  ing that period. Include
  the date, time, location, frequency, and any other pertinent informa-
  tion (such as IQ files of the signal for evaluation) that might as-
  sist NASA in assessing potential impacts to the amateur radio comm-
  unity.
  (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information)

+ NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 12:51 p.m. EST
  Wednesday, Dec. 4, for the launch of its 19th resupply mission to
  the International Space Station under contract with the agency. Live
  coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency?s website Tues-
  day, Dec. 3, with prelaunch events. The Dragon spacecraft, which will
  launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Sta-
  tion in Florida, will be filled with supplies and payloads, includ-
  ing critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than
  250 science investigations and technology demonstrations that will
  occur during Expeditions 61 and 62.
  (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)

+ Jerri Ellsworth, AI6TK, who was the AMSAT/TAPR guest speaker at Day-
  ton in 2018, was featured as a "technology visionary" by the New York
  Times in an article first published in October, but highlighted once
  again in a series wrap-up on Nov. 26. Those who have a N.Y. Times
  online account can access the story at https://tinyurl.com/tmkhqaq

+ ANS wishes a happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend (or what remains of
  it) to all U.S. satellite operators!


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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,

K0JM at amsat dot org

From n0jy at amsat.org  Sun Dec  1 18:48:14 2019
From: n0jy at amsat.org (Jerry Buxton)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 12:48:14 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Use of "veronica" beacons on wikipedia
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2ukcB=JLY-7XxaczS2imgt2M9ubMXvwwC-cHqSikdmFng@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2ukcB=JLY-7XxaczS2imgt2M9ubMXvwwC-cHqSikdmFng@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <79629fae-1bd9-2abe-ad02-9403ac8fefb3@amsat.org>

On 11/28/2019 10:18, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Anyhoo, can I get written permission to post beacon recordings to wiki
> commons (wikipedia)?   Do I need to go through the website form (it
> doesn't really to "work" for recorded audio, only images) If not, no
> biggie.
Hi Roy,

To make it official:
You may post your recordings of Veronica's AO-95 beacon to Wikimedia
Commons.?
For proper credit, the voice is that of Veronica Monteiro.? (She is the
daughter of SK VPE Tony Monteiro, AA2TX.)?

The audio used in the Fox-1 beacons is a hybrid version of several
tracks of Veronica's spoken "Hi! This is amateur radio satellite Fox-n"
and "Fox-1n Safe Mode" that were recorded by Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, in
2014-2015.? I edited and processed them to produce the beacons that fit
the duration and audio frequency range requirements of the Fox-1 satellites.

The "Fox tail" is a descriptive tag that someone came up with during
testing I believe, I don't recall who first used it but it became common
use in Engineering that everyone knew what specific trait you were
talking about.? I don't know if that requires any claim or explanation
on Wikimedia Commons, I'm just saying that it is not any kind of
official or copyright/trademark name for the carrier frequency "swoosh".

Thanks!

-- 
Jerry Buxton, N?JY
Vice President - Engineering
Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.
(AMSAT)


From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Sun Dec  1 19:02:13 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 13:02:13 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VUCC Awards-Endorsements for November 2019
Message-ID: <7BDE21ED470C4D70BEF3B445DBC97787@Ron8300PC>

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period November 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019. Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! 

CALL    01Oct  01Nov 
KO4MA    1694   1701 
WA5KBH    738    744 
W5RKN     694    702 
N3GS      597    601 
VE7CEW    478    501 
KK4YEL    400    413 
AD0HJ     353    375 
N7EGY     300    351 
W5CBF     New    179 
N0RSR     New    154 
N0RC      100    104 
EA8CXN    New    101 
VE2NGO    New    100 
VU2LBW    New    100 


If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at <mycall>@<mycall>.com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. 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! 

Ron W5RKN

From lu9cbl at gmail.com  Sun Dec  1 19:02:29 2019
From: lu9cbl at gmail.com (LU9CBL)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 16:02:29 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC9100 and doppler adjust
Message-ID: <7f1dffcf-8b65-3abc-76bf-ff4d320c77d3@gmail.com>

Hi to all! In my local club we are experimenting with a ground station, 
to track different satellites (Voice, Telemetry, etc). We use the K3NG 
rotator controller to move a Yaesu GS5500 Rotor, and an IC9100 as the 
transceiver part. Both are controlled via Gpredict in a linux enviroment 
(Ubuntu). We have a problem with the doppler adjustment in the MAIN and 
the SUB from the equipment (aparently it's a bug in Gpredict with Hamlib 
thats not solved).

Someone use for satellite communication the IC9100??? can you share your 
software setup for control the dopler in the MAIN and SUB at the same 
time??

Thanks a lot for yout time, and sorry for my poor english.

Matias LU9CBL

lu9cbl at gmail.com / satelitales at lu4aa.org


From royldean at gmail.com  Sun Dec  1 20:33:46 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 15:33:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] IC9100 and doppler adjust
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tOAd9ycTWcNaX0WkRUs0mepJTAQuMKZpRqT+1m2Tzkqg@mail.gmail.com>

Matias,

There is a forked version of Gpredict that claims to have solved the
IC 910/9100/9700 doppler correction issue.   I believe the fork is
located here:

https://github.com/arodland/gpredict/tree/ic-910-hack

I have not tried this fork, as I don't own any of the above
transceivers, so I cannot comment on it's effectiveness.   Some
discussion of the issue can be found in the Libre Space forums here:

https://community.libre.space/t/icom-ic9700-doppler-control/4818

Good luck, and please let us know how you proceed.   Part of my
hesitation to buy a 9700 is this issue, as I only have Linux computers
at home (besides an old ipad and my wifes Surface Pro).

--Roy
K3RLD

From bkeating1954 at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 04:59:45 2019
From: bkeating1954 at gmail.com (Bob Keating)
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2019 20:59:45 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Aborted DM 13/14/23 Rove
Message-ID: <212ca63f-5e39-bf23-4bee-312fcf04f6fc@gmail.com>

My apologies to anyone who was hoping to contact me on the DM13/14 or 
DM13/23 grid lines over the Thanksgiving weekend while I was in Joshua 
Tree NP. I was only able to make one pass on SO-50 from DM13xx on 
Wednesday Nov. 27, the rest of the weekend I was dealing with not only 
inclement weather, but also a comedy of errors that resulted in us 
having to relocate our campsite every day we were there. Hopefully I 
will have better luck when I am at Refugio State Beach, CM94,? the 
weekend of Dec. 13.

73,

Bob N6REK


From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Mon Dec  2 14:00:19 2019
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 14:00:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 APRS launch + Galileo + 144 MHz WebSDR
References: <1836489974.14151731.1575295219820.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1836489974.14151731.1575295219820@mail.yahoo.com>

Articles for the next issue of OSCAR News are welcome. They should be sent to the Editor Slade Stevens 2E0SQB email: 
ON-editor at amsat dot org
Duchifat3 carrying an APRS Digipeater is expected to launch in December on India's PSLV C48 mission 
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=586
See other IARU satellite coordination information at http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/

Bernhard Isemann OE3BIA / PA3BI gave a talk on Galileo GNSS constellation at the ?VSV Amateur Radio Center on Wednseday, November 27.
While the slides are in English the talk itself is in German. Fortunately YouTube Auto-translation makes it understandable. 
Click on CC icon to enable subtitles then in Settings (cog icon) select Auto-translate->English 
Watch the video at https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-711kVqNM

Daniel Est?vez EA4GPZ / M0HXM has posted an article on the Oscillations and relativistic effects in Galileo broadcast clocks, see 
https://destevez.net/2019/12/oscillations-and-relativistic-effects-in-galileo-broadcast-clocks/

The AMSAT-UK and BATC 144-146 MHz Web-based Software Defined Radio installation at Goonhilly is now available. The WebSDR uses the standard FUNcube TLM Receive Antenna available from the AMSAT-UK Online Store 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/08/24/goonhilly-144-146-mhz-websdr/

Trevor M5AKA
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From brennanprice at verizon.net  Mon Dec  2 16:12:42 2019
From: brennanprice at verizon.net (Brennan Price)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 16:12:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>

Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010.?Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days.?
Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary

From jean.marc.momple at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 17:19:14 2019
From: jean.marc.momple at gmail.com (Jean Marc Momple)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 21:19:14 +0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
In-Reply-To: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <F66C1E9D-D77F-4FC5-8B72-26197167E6B4@gmail.com>

My condolences to the family, it is hard to see our fellow HAM?s going away and a generation being swept out slowly but surely (its life and logical but still hard to see).

73


Jean Marc (3B8DU)

> On Dec 2, 2019, at 8:12 PM, Brennan Price via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days. 
> Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
> 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From dave at w5dmt.com  Mon Dec  2 17:28:34 2019
From: dave at w5dmt.com (Dave Tipton)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 11:28:34 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
In-Reply-To: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <78F67A35-E69D-47C8-81FF-B0FD6822F47B@w5dmt.com>

Sad news indeed.  While I did not know Paul personally, I am good friends with and work with one of his nieces.    He was apparently quite a guy from the stories I have heard.

Dave, W5DMT

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 2, 2019, at 10:14 AM, Brennan Price via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days. 
> Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
> 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From mccardelm at gmail.com  Mon Dec  2 17:55:50 2019
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 12:55:50 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite Base Stations for Sale eBay TS-2000 & FT-847
Message-ID: <90874EAA-BF15-44FB-BC3E-0E02057DDC86@gmail.com>

Folks,

I am selling two transceivers on eBay.

TS-2000 with MC-60 microphone

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-TS-2000-Radio-Transceiver-With-MC-60-Microphone/333421384100?epid=129642029&hash=item4da17691a4:g:gC4AAOSwW79d5Uwj

Yaesu FT-847 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/FT-847-Yaesu-Satellite-HF-6m-2m-440-All-mode/333418713675?hash=item4da14dd24b:g:8owAAOSweHtd4sKM

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator


From grsakai5120 at yahoo.com  Mon Dec  2 22:56:17 2019
From: grsakai5120 at yahoo.com (George Sakai)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 22:56:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
In-Reply-To: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <464003262.2201846.1575327377060@mail.yahoo.com>

 It is so sad that we have lost two well known ham radio operators recently.? I used to work with Paul Rinaldo (W4RI) when he was with ARRL and also Larry Price (W4RA) with IARU.? Here is one of the pictures showing from left Larry Price, Paul's wife, Paul Rinaldo, and me at 1993 World Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva.? RIP Paul and Larry.
George N3GS

    On Monday, December 2, 2019, 10:16:09 AM CST, Brennan Price via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010.?Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days.?
Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary
_______________________________________________
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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
  

From johnbrier at gmail.com  Tue Dec  3 00:42:05 2019
From: johnbrier at gmail.com (John Brier)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 19:42:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
In-Reply-To: <464003262.2201846.1575327377060@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
	<464003262.2201846.1575327377060@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CALn0fKNCiqYNxtJM_PxCV8+iWj9YV0B6B+_dunjzg6OYxugjnw@mail.gmail.com>

George if you attached a picture I don't see it. The mailing list
software may have stripped it. Consider uploading it to Imgur or some
similar service and pasting the link.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 5:59 PM George Sakai via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  It is so sad that we have lost two well known ham radio operators recently.  I used to work with Paul Rinaldo (W4RI) when he was with ARRL and also Larry Price (W4RA) with IARU.  Here is one of the pictures showing from left Larry Price, Paul's wife, Paul Rinaldo, and me at 1993 World Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva.  RIP Paul and Larry.
> George N3GS
>
>     On Monday, December 2, 2019, 10:16:09 AM CST, Brennan Price via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>  Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days.
> Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
> 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From grsakai5120 at yahoo.com  Tue Dec  3 01:28:09 2019
From: grsakai5120 at yahoo.com (George Sakai)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 19:28:09 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKNCiqYNxtJM_PxCV8+iWj9YV0B6B+_dunjzg6OYxugjnw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
	<464003262.2201846.1575327377060@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CALn0fKNCiqYNxtJM_PxCV8+iWj9YV0B6B+_dunjzg6OYxugjnw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AE627680-9D87-4025-B9C2-E725F770C7CB@yahoo.com>

I received an e-mail from AMSAT-bb stating my message is too big and no picture/file attachment allowed.

George N3GS

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 2, 2019, at 6:42 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> George if you attached a picture I don't see it. The mailing list
> software may have stripped it. Consider uploading it to Imgur or some
> similar service and pasting the link.
> 
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> 
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 5:59 PM George Sakai via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> It is so sad that we have lost two well known ham radio operators recently.  I used to work with Paul Rinaldo (W4RI) when he was with ARRL and also Larry Price (W4RA) with IARU.  Here is one of the pictures showing from left Larry Price, Paul's wife, Paul Rinaldo, and me at 1993 World Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva.  RIP Paul and Larry.
>> George N3GS
>> 
>>    On Monday, December 2, 2019, 10:16:09 AM CST, Brennan Price via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days.
>> Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
>> 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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: https://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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From grsakai5120 at yahoo.com  Tue Dec  3 01:28:09 2019
From: grsakai5120 at yahoo.com (George Sakai)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 19:28:09 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Past ARRL CTO Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, SK
In-Reply-To: <CALn0fKNCiqYNxtJM_PxCV8+iWj9YV0B6B+_dunjzg6OYxugjnw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1543392254.1952585.1575303162100.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1543392254.1952585.1575303162100@mail.yahoo.com>
	<464003262.2201846.1575327377060@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CALn0fKNCiqYNxtJM_PxCV8+iWj9YV0B6B+_dunjzg6OYxugjnw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AE627680-9D87-4025-B9C2-E725F770C7CB@yahoo.com>

I received an e-mail from AMSAT-bb stating my message is too big and no picture/file attachment allowed.

George N3GS

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 2, 2019, at 6:42 PM, John Brier <johnbrier at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> George if you attached a picture I don't see it. The mailing list
> software may have stripped it. Consider uploading it to Imgur or some
> similar service and pasting the link.
> 
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
> 
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 5:59 PM George Sakai via AMSAT-BB
> <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> It is so sad that we have lost two well known ham radio operators recently.  I used to work with Paul Rinaldo (W4RI) when he was with ARRL and also Larry Price (W4RA) with IARU.  Here is one of the pictures showing from left Larry Price, Paul's wife, Paul Rinaldo, and me at 1993 World Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva.  RIP Paul and Larry.
>> George N3GS
>> 
>>    On Monday, December 2, 2019, 10:16:09 AM CST, Brennan Price via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Longtime ARRL staffer and Washington-area office chief Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, died Friday, November 29, at age 88. Paul was ARRL's first Chief Technology Officer, serving from 2004-2010. Paul's contributions to amateur radio, notably including his pioneering work in packet radio, were numerous and will certainly be memorialized fully and eloquently by others in coming days.
>> Celebration of life services are set for 11-noon on Monday, December 9, at Murphy Funeral Home, 1102 West Broad St, Falls Church VA. A gathering follows at the funeral home from noon-2.
>> 73,Brennan Price, N4QXAMSAT Secretary
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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: https://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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From clintbradford at mac.com  Tue Dec  3 02:05:42 2019
From: clintbradford at mac.com (Clint Bradford)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 18:05:42 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV This Week?
Message-ID: <CD738C80-0551-4D8E-A309-1F4CBA422F00@mac.com>

Surprising, especially with a cargo mission heading its way to the ISS this week. BUT ...

Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station on Wednesday to Friday, December 4, 5 and 6.

This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV activity from the ISS.

? Dec 4: On - 12:00 GMT, Off - 16:50 GMT
? Dec 5: On - 11:25 GMT, Off - 17:15 GMT
? Dec 6: On - 10:20 GMT, Off - 16:40 GMT

Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php

ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module.

Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You can check for updates regarding planned operation at:
ISS Ham https://twitter.com/RF2Space


ARISS Status https://twitter.com/ARISS_status


ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/


AMSAT Bulletin Board http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

Read the MagPi article Pictures from space via ham radio
https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/

ISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/



Sent from my iPhone

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Dec  3 04:03:38 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 04:03:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-03 03:00
	UTC
References: <1910926976.5268386.1575345818283.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1910926976.5268386.1575345818283@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

MAOU Lyceum No. 39, Nizhny Tagil, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

Contact was successful: 2011-11-30 14:15 UTC (***)

?

Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS (***)

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka (***)

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC (***)

?

Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS (***)

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov (***)

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC (***)

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP (***)

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg (***)

?

Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS (***) 

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA (***) 

Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06:25 UTC 81 deg (***)

?

?

?

?

Watch for possible MAI-75 operation.? ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is. (***)

The latest info we have is:

Wed 2019-12-04?? 12:00 to 16:50 UTC

Thu 2019-12-05?? 11:25 to 17:15 UTC

Fri 2019-12-06?? 10:20 to 16:40 UTC

?

We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-03 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-03 03:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

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?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

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The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020? 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.? ARISS is happy to announce a second proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

The deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019.? The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

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Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

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Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

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For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)

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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

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ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia)

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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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

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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.

?

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?

All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

?

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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 https://www.ariss.org/

?

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

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Looking for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 137 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 (***) 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1366. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

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The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

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QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

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ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

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https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

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Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

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Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Tue Dec  3 17:20:15 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 12:20:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Council Rock High School
	South, Holland, PA
References: <665D743F95E34DAEBD92A751BC1F9B2C.ref@DHJ>
Message-ID: <665D743F95E34DAEBD92A751BC1F9B2C@DHJ>

 

 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA on 05 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:56 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and KC3NGG. The contact should be audible over the state of Pennsylvania 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.

 

Join the Council Rock Face Book Group for updates and watch a live stream of the contact on Thursday between 17:30 - 18:30 UTC.  

 

?         Facebook page & link for live stream video of the contact:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal 

?         Council Rock Amateur Radio Club Homepage:  https://www.crsd.org/Page/57298 

?         Council Rock Amateur Radio Club Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/crsouthradio/

 

 

 

Story: 

A team of science and technology students and their teachers from Council Rock South High School in Holland, PA will be making a long-distance call in December 2019 that is literally "out of this world".  The team is comprised of students from our school radio club, teacher mentors and our local Warminster Amateur Radio Club (WARC).  Our team has installed a UHF/VHF radio system and antennas and organized a club within our school.  Our club meets on a regular basis throughout the year where students participate in various activities and projects.  The club has been in place for the past 4 years, and originated from our Astronomy and Meteorology program in our school.  Both our Astronomy/Meteorology classes and our Technology classes have participated in many NASA programs.  

Two of our teacher mentors are members of NASA's "Network of Educator Astronaut Teachers."  In 2013, our team participated in NASA's Microgravity Experience where we created a robot that could maneuver in microgravity.  We took it to the Johnson Space Center where we successfully tested it onboard "Weightless Wonder."  

>From this contact, we hope to inspire the next generation of explorers to pursue interests, and even careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  To talk with an astronaut that is living their dream, and using a blend of old and new technologies to do it, will provide a lifelong learning experience for all involved.

 

 

 

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

 

1. How has being in space affected your view of life on Earth?

2. What were some of your favorite STEM projects that you worked on?

3. What was it like being part of the mission that participated in the   

   first female spacewalk?

4. What inspired you to put in the enormous commitment to become an 

   astronaut?

5. For students that are looking to pursue a career in space, what 

   advice would you give them?

6. How will the new chocolate chip cookie machine work in microgravity 

   and are you looking forward to your first cookie in space?

7. Have any astronauts ever gotten sick in space and how would it be 

   dealt with if it happens?

8. What experiments have you worked on that involved living more 

   sustainably on Earth?

9. What advantages are there to running experiments in a microgravity 

   environment?

10. Have you noticed any physical changes about your body since living 

    on the ISS?

11. Why do you believe it is important for students and children to be 

    excited about space and the sciences?

12. What has been your most memorable experience on the ISS?

13. What is the biggest mistake that you have made while in space and 

    what did you learn from it?

14. Since being in space, have you noticed your taste in food or 

    cravings change?

15. What do you miss most in space that you would normally have on 

    Earth?

16. What vegetables will the ISS work towards growing in the future as 

    the phased research project involving Veg-0404A, Veg-04B, and Veg-

    05 continues?

17. What do the Northern Lights look like from space?

18. What time zone do you use on the ISS and has it been hard to adjust 

    to the day/night cycles while in orbit?

19. What are your favorite things to do in your free time while in '

    space?

20. Do you ever have any personal space or privacy while on the ISS?

 

 

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.  B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via 

      IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia", Lipari, Italy, 

      direct via ID9GKS 

      The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

      The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

      Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44 UTC

 

 

  2. City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

      The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

      The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

      Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC

 

 

  3.  Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

       The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

       The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

       Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29 UTC

 

 

  4. Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, 

      Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD

      The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

      The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

      Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06 UTC

 

 

  5. Watch for possible MAI-75 operation.  

      ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is.

      The latest info we have is:

      Wed 2019-12-04   12:00 to 16:50 UTC

      Thu 2019-12-05   11:25 to 17:15 UTC

      Fri 2019-12-06   10:20 to 16:40 UTC

 

 

  6. We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on 

      Fri 2019-12-27

 

 

 

 

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 ISS National Lab 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.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 

 

From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Tue Dec  3 18:14:15 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 13:14:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_B=2E_Pascal?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?_Institute_-_Public_School=2C_Rome=2C_Italy=2C_dire?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?ct_via_IK=D8MGA_and_Istituto_Comprensivo_Lipari_=22?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?S=2E_Lucia=22=2C_Lipari=2C_Italy?=
References: <64B59F1BD52A43F39B27E9D90DF5D225.ref@DHJ>
Message-ID: <64B59F1BD52A43F39B27E9D90DF5D225@DHJ>

 

 

 

 

 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at two schools. B. Pascal Institute - Public School in Rome, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari "S. Lucia" in Lipari, ItalyID9GKS on 07 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:44 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and ground stations IK?MGA in Rome, Italy and ID9GKS in Lipari, Italy. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

Stories: 

translated: 

B. Pascal Institute - Public School 

The "B. Pascal Institute" has two location: the main complex of buildings and facilities is located in the North area of Rome, the other branch is placed very close to the centre town of Rome. More than 750 students are now present in the Institute (14-19 aged). Inside the Pascal Institute there is an amateur radio station, it's callsign is IK0MGA, installed about 25 years ago, with the purpose to give the opportunity of a direct experience of radio communication and equipment management to the students. This station is located in a radio room & electronic laboratory, equipped with media facilities and a space for 40 seats; adjacent to this there is another room with analogue teleconference and PC projector facilities.

 

translated:

Lipari Comprehensive Institute "S. Lucia "

The Istituto Lipa 'Lipari', is located on the island of the same name and on the nearby island of Vulcano, both belonging to the Aeolian archipelago, in the province of Messina in Sicily, and includes kindergarten, primary school and of 1st grade secondary school. The school hosts around 600 students, divided among the three orders. It is equipped with a series of educational laboratories for information technology, foreign language teaching, robotics, musical music, but also carpentry and ceramics. Most of the teaching classrooms are equipped with Interactive Multimedia Whiteboards (LIM) to support the curriculum teaching that takes place daily in the classroom.

 

 

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

 

1. Come muoversi e cosa si prova in EVA ?

2. Stiamo in un periodo di forti cambiamenti climatici, tra la tua 

   prima missione del 2013 e adesso, hai visto i cambiamenti osservando 

   il nostro pianeta dalla stazione?

3. Considerazioni sulla futura obsolescenza degli strumenti e 

   tecnologie attuali 

4. Come ti sei preparato ad affrontare i lunghi periodi in assenza di   

   gravit? e ad alti livelli di radiazioni?

5. Quali sono le persone e gli esperti pi? richiesti nella ISS?

6. Hai avuto paura per l'incidente che hai avuto qualche anno fa con 

   l'acqua nel casco?

7. Ci sono possibilit? di colonizzazione di altri pianeti?

8. Che sensazione hai provato vedendo per la prima volta la tua terra 

   natale, la Sicilia, dallo spazio?

9. Gli esperimenti nella iss possono farci capire se c'? vita in altri 

   sistemi solari? quante probabilit? ci sono di trovare vita in altri 

   sistemi?

10. Possono crescere piante all'interno della stazione? e all'esterno?

11. Se vi ammalate, quale dotazione medica avete a bordo?

12. Sono mai stati portati animali nella ISS?

13. La permanenza a bordo che influenza ha sulla vita post-viaggio? es. 
    percezione di "no gravit? in sogno ..

14. Quanto ? pericolosa la spazzatura spaziale? 

15. Come controllate la reazione muscolare e le funzioni motorie nella 
    ISS?

16. Ci sono occasioni in cui dovete tenere la tuta stando all'interno 

    dell'astronave? di che materiale ? fatta?

17. Come si gestisce un grave problema tecnico, tipo l'avaria di un 

    componente? ? possibile che un'avaria sia provocata da terra?

18. I cibi nello spazio sono alterati nel gusto o no?

19. Che sensazioni d? la vista della terra e dello spazio infinito?

20. Come vengono gestite le emergenze, per esempio, in caso di 

    incidente a uno di voi?

 

 

translated: 

1. During an EVA, how do you move and what are your feelings?

2. We are going through a period of strong climate change, due to human 

   activities.   Between your first mission in 2013 and now, have you 

   seen the changes by observing our planet from the station?

3. What do you think about the equipment and instrument, now in use, 

   that becomes obsolete in a short time?

4. What kind of training did you do in order to get ready to face long 

   periods of weightlessness and high levels of radiation?

5. Which are the professional skills and expertise most requested for 

   the ISS?

6. Did you feel frightened some time ago when, during an EVA, you saw 

   water flow inside your helmet?

7. Do you think that we will have the possibility to colonize 

   exoplanets?

8. What did you feel when you saw your homeland, Sicily, for the first 

   time from space?

9. The experiments, carried out in the ISS, can they support the idea 

   of a life presence in any exoplanets?  How many possibilities we 

   have to find 'life' outside our solar system?

10. Can plants grow inside, or outside, the station?

11. If you fall ill, which kind of medical treatment can you execute on 

    board?

12. Have animals ever been brought in the ISS?

13. After a long stay inside the ISS how do you change your life once 

    back at home? For example: a dream in 'no gravity' condition?

14. How dangerous is space waste & debris?

15. How do you control the muscle reactions and the movement in the 

    ISS?

16. Do you need to wear the spacesuit inside the spaceship?  What is it 

    made of?

17. How do you manage a serious technical failure, like equipment '

    damage?  Is it possible that such emergency could be caused by the 

    NASA mission control? 

18. Are the food taste/flavours changed or adulterated in your meal on 

    board?

19. Which is your feeling looking at the earth compared to the deep 

    space?

20. How are emergencies handled, for example, in the event of an 

    accident to one of you during your stay on the station?

 

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. City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

     The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

     Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC

 

 

  2. Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

     The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

     Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29 UTC

 

 

  3. Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, 

     Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD

     The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

     The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

     Contact is go for: Fri 2019-12-13 10:06 UTC

 

 

  4. Watch for possible MAI-75 operation.  

     ARISS is not sure what the actual schedule is.

     The latest info we have is:

     Wed 2019-12-04   12:00 to 16:50 UTC

     Thu 2019-12-05   11:25 to 17:15 UTC

     Fri 2019-12-06   10:20 to 16:40 UTC

 

 

  5. We have also been told of possible SSTV operation on 

     Fri 2019-12-27

 

 

 

 

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 ISS National Lab 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.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 

From skristof at etczone.com  Wed Dec  4 02:18:38 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 21:18:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Didn't show up on findu
Message-ID: <88c4cc2dc9b028949ba39b1f0cce91e9@etczone.com>

I just successfully digipeated through the ISS, or so it seemed. My
packet came back and showed on my screen on UISS. But it didn't register
on the findu.com site for the space station. Why might that happen? I do
not believe that has ever happened to me before. 

Steve AI9IN 

Oldenburg IN 

Grid EM79

From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Dec  4 02:19:16 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 02:19:16 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 03:00
	UTC
References: <1687005439.5597515.1575425956748.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1687005439.5597515.1575425956748@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka 

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC 

?

Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.? These times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.? 

The latest info we have is:

Wed 2019-12-04?? 12:00 to 16:50 UTC

Thu 2019-12-05?? 11:25 to 17:15 UTC

Fri 2019-12-06?? 10:20 to 16:40 UTC

?

We have also been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-04 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020? 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.? ARISS is happy to announce a second proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

The deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019.? The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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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.

?

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?

All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

?

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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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 137 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1366. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From jeff30339 at gmail.com  Wed Dec  4 02:28:24 2019
From: jeff30339 at gmail.com (Jeff Johns)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 20:28:24 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Didn't show up on findu
In-Reply-To: <88c4cc2dc9b028949ba39b1f0cce91e9@etczone.com>
References: <88c4cc2dc9b028949ba39b1f0cce91e9@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <7FB52A79-3028-4E0E-BB56-5DDCF45EBC58@gmail.com>

I saw you on my radio. If there was nearby igate, it may have heard you direct and that would make you not appear on ARISS.net. I tried to send you a message but wasn?t able to get back into the digipeater due to trees but you were heard here in Alabama. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On Dec 3, 2019, at 8:20 PM, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?I just successfully digipeated through the ISS, or so it seemed. My
> packet came back and showed on my screen on UISS. But it didn't register
> on the findu.com site for the space station. Why might that happen? I do
> not believe that has ever happened to me before.
> Steve AI9IN 
> Oldenburg IN 
> Grid EM79
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Wed Dec  4 02:42:19 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 21:42:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Didn't show up on findu
In-Reply-To: <88c4cc2dc9b028949ba39b1f0cce91e9@etczone.com>
References: <88c4cc2dc9b028949ba39b1f0cce91e9@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnObZty2bCx=fERgk9wq3zs7VaykaS8vcaaihHAsXRUOuZw@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Steve!

The sites like FINDU and APRS.fi scan the APRS internet stream for
digipeated packets and scan for certain things.

In the case of ISS digipeats, a site would be looking for packets with
"RS0ISS*" in the digipeat path.

However, the APRS-IS system as a whole rejects "duplicate" packets.  It's
first-come, first-serve if more than one i-Gate hears your packet.
Normally that's not an issue but unfortunately it's possible to have
packets heard directly on the ground "win" the race and report what they
hear on up into the APRS-IS system.   Packets gated directly onto the
internet won't include the "RS0ISS*" marker that those websites are looking
for, but rather will be marked "TCPIP".

So, here's your packet from tonight's pass on the system (as seen at
https://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=AI9IN), but as you can see there's no mention
of the ISS:

---------------------------
2019-12-03 20:07:04 CST: AI9IN>CQ,TCPIP*,qAC,T2USANW:=3921.15N/08512.30W-CQ
de AI9IN EM79 Oldenburg IN {UISS53}
---------------------------

... and there are many other examples that affect others, too:

---------------------------
2019-12-03 20:11:05 CST:
N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
2019-12-03 20:11:29 CST: N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4: de n1rcn (live)
[Unsupported packet format]
2019-12-03 20:11:51 CST:
N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
2019-12-03 20:12:23 CST:
N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
2019-12-03 20:13:01 CST: N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4: de n1rcn (live)
[Unsupported packet format]
2019-12-03 20:13:29 CST:
N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
----------------------------

----------------------------
2019-12-03 20:10:23 CST: K4KDR-6>CQ,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4::N1RCN    :Heard
you via ISS in Montpelier, VA FM17es
----------------------------

----------------------------
2019-12-01 13:34:51 CST: WE4B>SRQX1W,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:'r(<0x1d>l
<0x1c>S\>WE4B EM62 LIVE OP
----------------------------

... so, it's just an issue of which iGate is able to get your digipeated
(or heard directly on the ground) packet into the system first.   If an
iGate is hearing you directly because they live down the street, then the
hope would be that the operator there would help out by filtering out your
traffic & giving your digipeated packets a chance to make it onto the
system (instead of the locally heard packet).

In the case of packets that ARE digipeated by the ISS, but still win the
race onto the network and are mis-tagged as "TCPIP*", I can only imagine
that that's a configuration issue.  The majority of iGates, upon hearing a
digipeat from the ISS, forward it onto the APRS network in a way that you'd
find it on those websites.  I can't say that I know exactly how packets
heard from space could get re-tagged as instead digipeated via "TCPIP".

-Scott,  K4KDR

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



On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 9:19 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I just successfully digipeated through the ISS, or so it seemed. My
> packet came back and showed on my screen on UISS. But it didn't register
> on the findu.com site for the space station. Why might that happen? I do
> not believe that has ever happened to me before.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> Oldenburg IN
>
> Grid EM79
>

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Wed Dec  4 02:52:08 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 21:52:08 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 in L/v...
Message-ID: <004201d5aa4d$d2aa0860$77fe1920$@mindspring.com>

.at 0216Z 4DEC for approximately 24 hours.

 

73, Drew KO4MA

AMSAT VP Ops

 


From scott.xot at gmail.com  Wed Dec  4 03:17:07 2019
From: scott.xot at gmail.com (Scott Richardson)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 22:17:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FN64 visit this week
Message-ID: <5A53D270-6644-43B6-BCA1-2F1FC49ACDE6@gmail.com>

I plan to operate from grid FN64, Washington County, Maine, this Friday and Saturday, December 6&7. I hope to be on between 1600 and 2000z, 0000 and 0300z, and 1400 and 1600z. While most passes during these windows are FM, I am prepared for linear satellites. I will operate QRP, as always, with my Arrow. This is not exclusively a radio jaunt, so I may not be on every available pass. No blind calls, please.

I may have the chance to activate FN54 for one pass around 1630z on Saturday. 

Updates will be via Twitter @scottN1AIA when service is available. Upload to LoTW will probably be December 8.

73, Scott N1AIA


From w7lrd at comcast.net  Wed Dec  4 05:49:44 2019
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (73 Bob W7LRD)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 21:49:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] msg to W7UL
Message-ID: <99298983.118107.1575438584500@connect.xfinity.com>

Good signal here in CN87, at times full quieting.
73 Bob

From w7lrd at comcast.net  Wed Dec  4 06:38:04 2019
From: w7lrd at comcast.net (73 Bob W7LRD)
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 22:38:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92/L
Message-ID: <349014100.118262.1575441484228@connect.xfinity.com>

Will try West coast pass at 11pm pst Seattle
73 Bob W7LRD

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Wed Dec  4 12:11:22 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 06:11:22 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV This Week?
In-Reply-To: <CD738C80-0551-4D8E-A309-1F4CBA422F00@mac.com>
References: <CD738C80-0551-4D8E-A309-1F4CBA422F00@mac.com>
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf213R6hFbpNxehkif1fGwFrK9fpJSjjJipd=gcuNuQqxQ@mail.gmail.com>

It looks like all of their operational windows will have NO PASSES visible
in the USA (or at least not in central USA).

Did I miss something, or is it just bad luck?

In any case, have fun, 73
N0AN
Hasan


On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:16 PM Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Surprising, especially with a cargo mission heading its way to the ISS
> this week. BUT ...
>
> Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV)
> image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station
> on Wednesday to Friday, December 4, 5 and 6.
>
> This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV
> activity from the ISS.
>
> ? Dec 4: On - 12:00 GMT, Off - 16:50 GMT
> ? Dec 5: On - 11:25 GMT, Off - 17:15 GMT
> ? Dec 6: On - 10:20 GMT, Off - 16:40 GMT
>
> Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once
> received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at
> http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php
>
> ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur
> radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module.
>
> Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules
> and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You
> can check for updates regarding planned operation at:
> ISS Ham https://twitter.com/RF2Space
>
>
> ARISS Status https://twitter.com/ARISS_status
>
>
> ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/
>
>
> AMSAT Bulletin Board http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
> Read the MagPi article Pictures from space via ham radio
> https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/
>
> ISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/
>
>
>
> 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
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> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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>

From skristof at etczone.com  Wed Dec  4 13:16:29 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:16:29 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Didn't show up on findu
In-Reply-To: <CAJCSnObZty2bCx=fERgk9wq3zs7VaykaS8vcaaihHAsXRUOuZw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <88c4cc2dc9b028949ba39b1f0cce91e9@etczone.com>
	<CAJCSnObZty2bCx=fERgk9wq3zs7VaykaS8vcaaihHAsXRUOuZw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <99a2ce91f275c7c76afaeeafbfb65915@etczone.com>

Thanks for the good info, Scott! You helped me learn something today. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-12-03 9:42 pm, Scott via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Hey Steve!
> 
> The sites like FINDU and APRS.fi scan the APRS internet stream for
> digipeated packets and scan for certain things.
> 
> In the case of ISS digipeats, a site would be looking for packets with
> "RS0ISS*" in the digipeat path.
> 
> However, the APRS-IS system as a whole rejects "duplicate" packets.  It's
> first-come, first-serve if more than one i-Gate hears your packet.
> Normally that's not an issue but unfortunately it's possible to have
> packets heard directly on the ground "win" the race and report what they
> hear on up into the APRS-IS system.   Packets gated directly onto the
> internet won't include the "RS0ISS*" marker that those websites are looking
> for, but rather will be marked "TCPIP".
> 
> So, here's your packet from tonight's pass on the system (as seen at
> https://aprs.fi/?c=raw&call=AI9IN), but as you can see there's no mention
> of the ISS:
> 
> ---------------------------
> 2019-12-03 20:07:04 CST: AI9IN>CQ,TCPIP*,qAC,T2USANW:=3921.15N/08512.30W-CQ
> de AI9IN EM79 Oldenburg IN {UISS53}
> ---------------------------
> 
> ... and there are many other examples that affect others, too:
> 
> ---------------------------
> 2019-12-03 20:11:05 CST:
> N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
> 2019-12-03 20:11:29 CST: N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4: de n1rcn (live)
> [Unsupported packet format]
> 2019-12-03 20:11:51 CST:
> N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
> 2019-12-03 20:12:23 CST:
> N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
> 2019-12-03 20:13:01 CST: N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4: de n1rcn (live)
> [Unsupported packet format]
> 2019-12-03 20:13:29 CST:
> N1RCN>APRS,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:=2701.15N/08202.30Wy de n1rcn via iss
> ----------------------------
> 
> ----------------------------
> 2019-12-03 20:10:23 CST: K4KDR-6>CQ,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4::N1RCN    :Heard
> you via ISS in Montpelier, VA FM17es
> ----------------------------
> 
> ----------------------------
> 2019-12-01 13:34:51 CST: WE4B>SRQX1W,TCPIP*,qAR,KE4AZZ-4:'r(<0x1d>l
> <0x1c>S\>WE4B EM62 LIVE OP
> ----------------------------
> 
> ... so, it's just an issue of which iGate is able to get your digipeated
> (or heard directly on the ground) packet into the system first.   If an
> iGate is hearing you directly because they live down the street, then the
> hope would be that the operator there would help out by filtering out your
> traffic & giving your digipeated packets a chance to make it onto the
> system (instead of the locally heard packet).
> 
> In the case of packets that ARE digipeated by the ISS, but still win the
> race onto the network and are mis-tagged as "TCPIP*", I can only imagine
> that that's a configuration issue.  The majority of iGates, upon hearing a
> digipeat from the ISS, forward it onto the APRS network in a way that you'd
> find it on those websites.  I can't say that I know exactly how packets
> heard from space could get re-tagged as instead digipeated via "TCPIP".
> 
> -Scott,  K4KDR
> 
> ========================
> 
> On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 9:19 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> I just successfully digipeated through the ISS, or so it seemed. My
>> packet came back and showed on my screen on UISS. But it didn't register
>> on the findu.com site for the space station. Why might that happen? I do
>> not believe that has ever happened to me before.
>> 
>> Steve AI9IN
>> 
>> Oldenburg IN
>> 
>> Grid EM79
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From w8aas at verizon.net  Wed Dec  4 14:24:55 2019
From: w8aas at verizon.net (Dave Taylor)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 09:24:55 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV This Week?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf213R6hFbpNxehkif1fGwFrK9fpJSjjJipd=gcuNuQqxQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CD738C80-0551-4D8E-A309-1F4CBA422F00@mac.com>
	<CAM4UQf213R6hFbpNxehkif1fGwFrK9fpJSjjJipd=gcuNuQqxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <DEB9D366-3764-4B51-B4B2-D8D41BC96A24@verizon.net>

MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI).  As such, it concentrates on Russian passes and is seldom available over North America.  Fortunately, this leaves open time for ARISS activity.  For this session, the 17:15 UTC cutoff on Dec. 5 is critical because Council Rock HS South in Holland PA has an ARISS contact 40 minutes later.  This should be audible over much of the eastern US.  The school plans to stream the contact at https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal <https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal> 

Dave, W8AAS

> On Dec 4, 2019, at 7:11 AM, Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> It looks like all of their operational windows will have NO PASSES visible
> in the USA (or at least not in central USA).
> 
> Did I miss something, or is it just bad luck?
> 
> In any case, have fun, 73
> N0AN
> Hasan
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:16 PM Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Surprising, especially with a cargo mission heading its way to the ISS
>> this week. BUT ...
>> 
>> Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV)
>> image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station
>> on Wednesday to Friday, December 4, 5 and 6.
>> 
>> This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV
>> activity from the ISS.
>> 
>> ? Dec 4: On - 12:00 GMT, Off - 16:50 GMT
>> ? Dec 5: On - 11:25 GMT, Off - 17:15 GMT
>> ? Dec 6: On - 10:20 GMT, Off - 16:40 GMT
>> 
>> Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once
>> received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at
>> http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php
>> 
>> ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur
>> radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module.
>> 
>> Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules
>> and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You
>> can check for updates regarding planned operation at:
>> ISS Ham https://twitter.com/RF2Space
>> 
>> 
>> ARISS Status https://twitter.com/ARISS_status
>> 
>> 
>> ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>> AMSAT Bulletin Board http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> 
>> Read the MagPi article Pictures from space via ham radio
>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/
>> 
>> ISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> 
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From w8aas at verizon.net  Wed Dec  4 14:24:55 2019
From: w8aas at verizon.net (Dave Taylor)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 09:24:55 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV This Week?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf213R6hFbpNxehkif1fGwFrK9fpJSjjJipd=gcuNuQqxQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CD738C80-0551-4D8E-A309-1F4CBA422F00@mac.com>
	<CAM4UQf213R6hFbpNxehkif1fGwFrK9fpJSjjJipd=gcuNuQqxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <DEB9D366-3764-4B51-B4B2-D8D41BC96A24@verizon.net>

MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI).  As such, it concentrates on Russian passes and is seldom available over North America.  Fortunately, this leaves open time for ARISS activity.  For this session, the 17:15 UTC cutoff on Dec. 5 is critical because Council Rock HS South in Holland PA has an ARISS contact 40 minutes later.  This should be audible over much of the eastern US.  The school plans to stream the contact at https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal <https://www.facebook.com/pg/crsouthradio/posts/?ref=page_internal> 

Dave, W8AAS

> On Dec 4, 2019, at 7:11 AM, Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> It looks like all of their operational windows will have NO PASSES visible
> in the USA (or at least not in central USA).
> 
> Did I miss something, or is it just bad luck?
> 
> In any case, have fun, 73
> N0AN
> Hasan
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:16 PM Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> Surprising, especially with a cargo mission heading its way to the ISS
>> this week. BUT ...
>> 
>> Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV)
>> image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station
>> on Wednesday to Friday, December 4, 5 and 6.
>> 
>> This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV
>> activity from the ISS.
>> 
>> ? Dec 4: On - 12:00 GMT, Off - 16:50 GMT
>> ? Dec 5: On - 11:25 GMT, Off - 17:15 GMT
>> ? Dec 6: On - 10:20 GMT, Off - 16:40 GMT
>> 
>> Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once
>> received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at
>> http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php
>> 
>> ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur
>> radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module.
>> 
>> Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules
>> and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You
>> can check for updates regarding planned operation at:
>> ISS Ham https://twitter.com/RF2Space
>> 
>> 
>> ARISS Status https://twitter.com/ARISS_status
>> 
>> 
>> ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/
>> 
>> 
>> AMSAT Bulletin Board http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>> 
>> Read the MagPi article Pictures from space via ham radio
>> https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pictures-from-space-via-ham-radio/
>> 
>> ISS SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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: https://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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Dec  4 18:03:17 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 18:03:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 18:00
	UTC
References: <944339118.5792681.1575482597144.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <944339118.5792681.1575482597144@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 18:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka 

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:55 UTC 

?

Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

?

Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg (***)

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.? MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.? (***)

The latest info we have is:

Wed 2019-12-04?? 12:00 to 16:50 UTC

Thu 2019-12-05?? 11:25 to 17:15 UTC

Fri 2019-12-06?? 10:20 to 16:40 UTC

?

We have also been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-04 18:00 UTC.? (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 

questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and 

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020? 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.? ARISS is happy to announce a second proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

The deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019.? The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 137 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1366. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From ad0dx at yahoo.com  Wed Dec  4 21:36:04 2019
From: ad0dx at yahoo.com (Ron Bondy)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 21:36:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] DL88 Rove March 16/17, 2020
References: <356536156.2094931.1575495364636.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <356536156.2094931.1575495364636@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Everyone,
Please mark your calendars for March 16/17, 2020 for DL88.
Josh W3ARD, Doug N6UA and myself are planning to activate DL88 for 12 to 18 hours over these dates.
FM and Linear.
Details to follow, just wanted to allow folks to get this on their calendars.
Cheers,
Ron, ad0dx


From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Dec  4 23:42:57 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 23:42:57 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 23:30
	UTC
References: <1894065626.5914174.1575502977453.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1894065626.5914174.1575502977453@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-04 23:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC (***)

?

Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

?

Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg (***)

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.? MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.? 

The latest info we have is:

Thu 2019-12-05?? 11:25 to 17:15 UTC

Fri 2019-12-06?? 10:20 to 16:40 UTC

?

We have also been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

ARISS also congratulates Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, as the 2020 recipient of the Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award as announced by Orlando HamCation.? Melissa is one of the ARISS Education Ambassadors. (***)

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-04 23:30 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-04 03:00 UTC.

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 137 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1366. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1301. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From daneggert at hughes.net  Thu Dec  5 03:25:43 2019
From: daneggert at hughes.net (Dan Eggert)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2019 20:25:43 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rove to DM63
Message-ID: <D202C272-A8F5-4D73-B832-50FA1D674A5B@hughes.net>

I will be going up to Tularosa NM in grid DM63 on Friday for a few hours. I plan on working AO-92 at 1745 UTC, AO-91 at 1926 UTC, SO-50 at 1931 UTC and PO-101 at 1954 UTC. I may not get to the SO-50 pass if the AO-91 pass gets busy since These two passes overlap.

Dan Eggert - AC9E


Sent from my iPad

From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Fri Dec  6 01:23:10 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 14:23:10 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rocket Lab Launch this evening?
Message-ID: <D966AF52DA414795B9141A1AB6888122@OsbornesPC>

Hi Roger,

They are getting prepared for a possible launch this evening 07:56 UTC, 20:56 NZDT. 
It?s a bit windy however, same here.......
See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1202683750326210560

Cheers,
Terry Osborne

From aj9n at aol.com  Fri Dec  6 04:14:00 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 04:14:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30
	UTC
References: <316392297.6335569.1575605640549.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <316392297.6335569.1575605640549@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC

?

Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

?

Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via IK1SLD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg 

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.? MAI-75 is part of an experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.? 

The latest info we have is:

Fri 2019-12-06?? 10:20 to 16:40 UTC

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-06 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 137 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1367. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From vu2exp at gmail.com  Fri Dec  6 10:18:52 2019
From: vu2exp at gmail.com (Rajesh Vagadia - VU2EXP)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 15:48:52 +0530
Subject: [amsat-bb] Live Amateur Radio Satellite Demo was Conducted for
 Physics Students at Rajkot (Gujarat) INDIA
Message-ID: <CAM2f4JYLGo_vExUo6kfV8ke3G1HYbDbSmqqcqGydpFfFYeUOvw@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Amsat Members,

On 4th Dec 2019 I successfully gave Live Amateur Radio Satellite (AO91)
Demo amongst 50 final year B.Sc (Physics) Students.

A special Hands on workshop of Applied Physics was organised by School of
Science RK University Rajkot India from 2nd to 6th Dec 2019.

Myself Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP (Regional Coordinator, AMSAT-INDIA) was
invited to conduct presentation on Amateur Radio & it's Application along
with Live Satellite Demo.

I carried out detailed presentation on ham radio topics ranging from CW to
Satellites! Many doubts & queries were resolved. Also displayed Radio
stuff, antenna, accessories, CubeSat model, SDR Dongle, Keyer & Paddle, QSL
Cards, ARISS Awards etc. for better understanding for students.

AMSAT functioning & it's motto was explained in detailed. Few amateur
satellites were bring into notice made/supported by various AMSAT
organisations.

'ARISS student outreach program' highlights were also given & played
original audio conversation happened between 13 year Student (Sakshi
Vagadia) and female Astronaut Sunita William aboard ISS, particular ARISS
event was carried out on 14th Nov 2012 at Science City Ahmedabad Gujarat by
we few hams. Below is the link to enjoy conversation:


https://tinyurl.com/sakshi-talks-sunita

Students surprised to see scientific capabilities of ham radio reaches upto
ISS Astronauts & even further to moon with EME experiments!
For our final Live Satellite Demo (AO91) we all incl. group of students &
faculties assembled to terrace. It was good pass with 44? max elevation.
AOS was at 1247 (IST) &  LOS at 1259 (IST)

I made students familiar with important Satellite terms such as AOS, TCA,
LOS, Uplink Freq, Downlink Freq, Doppler shift, Tracking with apps etc. I
used IOio dual band antenna with two separate HTs. Necessary frequency & tx
ctcss tone was set & tested before pass. For Tx Speaker Mic was used for
convenience, and for Rx small PA was connected to HT so whole group can
listen to our possible two way  QSO. I was prepared aiming IOio antenna at
180? (South),  on AOS time at 1247 (IST) I gave few Sat calls... De VU2EXP
on AO91 Satellite... repeat...  soon heard a station replying
me!!!    Cheers!!! It was VU3PENfrom Hyderabad (MK97em) 955 Kms from us.
Students can't stop their excitement and started cheering up!!!

Thereafter we were able to contact with VU3BXS (MM80pd) 1083 Kms,
 A65BP from UAE (LL75qj) 1602 Kms, VU2DGR (MJ89gg) 1576 Kms. Very near to
LOS we heard R9LR but couldn't exchange report.

Students as well as faculties were very excited to learn on ham radio &
just thrilled to witness this live SatDemo.

I thanks to all hams for their valuable support for my demo.

Also thanks to Prof. Harshal Desai, Dr. Savan Katba,  Dr. Ashish Tanna & RK
University to give me wonderful platform to conduct this Ham Session.

Best 73's

Rajesh Vagadia VU2EXP
Rajkot - Gujarat
Regional Coordinator
West India Zone
AMSAT-INDIA
M: 9898283916
E: vu2exp at gmail.com
www.qrz.com/db/vu2exp

From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Fri Dec  6 12:34:17 2019
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 12:34:17 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FUNcube Data Warehouse
Message-ID: <38C26E4A-72CA-47A2-AA9C-598A28321268@g4dpz.me.uk>

Hi,

We are experiencing some problems with the database that supports the warehouse,

Fixing it at the moment.

73

Dave, G4DPZ

From tjschuessler at verizon.net  Fri Dec  6 14:02:45 2019
From: tjschuessler at verizon.net (Tom Schuessler)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 08:02:45 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-91 12/7 1810U K2BSA/5
References: <6F6089AB-6B4A-4796-8DAF-891FB35BEBB8.ref@verizon.net>
Message-ID: <6F6089AB-6B4A-4796-8DAF-891FB35BEBB8@verizon.net>

Hi guys and gals,

I will be doing another radio merit badge class this coming Saturday,December 7th, for a bunch of scouts at Camp Wisdom in Dallas Texas. Thanks to Jim Wilson K5ND who is the trustee for the scouts club call, K2BSA, we will be putting the/ /5 call on for the AO-91 pass starting at my 1810 UTC. Please look for that call and give our Scouts a shout back as they shout our call back to you. Will also be on the air with that call between 1900 and 2100 on HF, probably 20 m and probably just under 14.290. 

I would really love it if someone could email me or text me a recording from your end of that pass. I like to show the scouts what they sounded like on the other end of the link.

Although satellites are not a normal part of the radio merit badge, I always try to throw a contact and some satellite education in to help with the point that amateur radio is really a cool hobby with some fun challenges and some good learning to be had. 

Please look for us on the air and especially that Satellite pass. I would really appreciate it. 

73
Tom N5HYP

Sent from my iPhone

From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Fri Dec  6 15:21:41 2019
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 15:21:41 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] ao73 data warehouse
In-Reply-To: <CY4PR13MB090181F366F718B70A455B41FB5F0@CY4PR13MB0901.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CY4PR13MB090181F366F718B70A455B41FB5F0@CY4PR13MB0901.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <6661E927-E8C2-45DA-BCB5-2EF0BD65CBA2@g4dpz.me.uk>

Hi,

The problem was with the service that calculates the satellite position when the packet is received. 
It was failing and the processes that relying on it were stalling :-(

Now fixing up the display functions, so that may look a little odd while I do that.

As always, the Dashboard have caught up.

Dave

From dave at g4dpz.me.uk  Fri Dec  6 17:32:16 2019
From: dave at g4dpz.me.uk (David Johnson)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 17:32:16 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FC Warehouse Service Restored
Message-ID: <AB21C529-88A0-4F30-9225-9B527D22C796@g4dpz.me.uk>

Hi,

Thank you for your patience, the warehouse is collecting and displaying data correctly.

The satpos is showing 0, 0 because the calculator is the faulty part and which I will fix
over the weekend.

73

Dave, G4DPZ

From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Fri Dec  6 20:37:30 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 09:37:30 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Last night's Rocket Lab Launch sucessful.
Message-ID: <E48BC3B4ABEA4375AAB5DB2475F36008@OsbornesPC>

Replay is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=QK9mQdar5_w&feature=emb_logo

Cheers,
Terry Osborne

From colinzylka at gmail.com  Sat Dec  7 00:10:33 2019
From: colinzylka at gmail.com (Colin Zylka)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 16:10:33 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom Ic-2720 question
Message-ID: <CAF7XKT8kzq7CEV-0i2T-A6ApgAvGOpkEygf9AOCw-P-9W_n_HA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi, all...

I?ve just finished reading the latest version of ?Getting Started with
Amateur Satellites ? and in the list of full duplex mobile radios, I see
the Icom Ic-2720 is listed. Well, I happen to own two Ic-2720h radios and
can?t find anything in the owners manual about using them in full duplex.

Does anyone have the steps to set these to full duplex?

Thanks

Colin K7VIZ

From framirezferrer at gmail.com  Sat Dec  7 00:22:12 2019
From: framirezferrer at gmail.com (Fernando Ramirez)
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019 17:22:12 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Icom Ic-2720 question
In-Reply-To: <CAF7XKT8kzq7CEV-0i2T-A6ApgAvGOpkEygf9AOCw-P-9W_n_HA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAF7XKT8kzq7CEV-0i2T-A6ApgAvGOpkEygf9AOCw-P-9W_n_HA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGHXx8ing3hR7kh2T55UUkMTM3UUoKWD=xTbjStVAcJoen6mcA@mail.gmail.com>

It has two VFOs? Set one one on UHF, the other on VHF. Open the squelch on
the receiving band and adjust the highest frequency for doppler. No need
for memory channels.

Have fun!

73
Fernando, KF7R

On Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 5:12 PM Colin Zylka via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Hi, all...
>
> I?ve just finished reading the latest version of ?Getting Started with
> Amateur Satellites ? and in the list of full duplex mobile radios, I see
> the Icom Ic-2720 is listed. Well, I happen to own two Ic-2720h radios and
> can?t find anything in the owners manual about using them in full duplex.
>
> Does anyone have the steps to set these to full duplex?
>
> Thanks
>
> Colin K7VIZ
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From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec  7 03:04:34 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 03:04:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 03:00
	UTC
References: <230728412.6602158.1575687874807.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <230728412.6602158.1575687874807@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 03:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC

?

ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?

?

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-07 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC. 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 137 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1367. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec  7 17:40:37 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 17:40:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 18:00
	UTC
References: <1434965679.3291550.1575740437695.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1434965679.3291550.1575740437695@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 18:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC

?

ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?

?

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact was successful: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg (***)

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-07 18:00 UTC. (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 

questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and 

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 18:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***) 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec  7 18:58:32 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 18:58:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00
	UTC
References: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC

?

ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?

?

?

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact was successful: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg (***)

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-07 19:00 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***) 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From kd2nfc at gmail.com  Sat Dec  7 19:28:03 2019
From: kd2nfc at gmail.com (Joe Puma)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 19:28:03 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07
	19:00	UTC
In-Reply-To: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408.ref@mail.yahoo.com>,
	<503419624.2938948.1575745112408@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <MN2PR13MB29921661B615847B2FACC8BBFA5E0@MN2PR13MB2992.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>

Is this what you?re looking for?

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1311077/

Joe
KD2NFC

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

From: aj9n--- via AMSAT-BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 2:09 PM
To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org<mailto:amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC



ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.  Did anyone listen in?





B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact was successful: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg (***)



City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC



Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg



We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on

Fri 2019-12-27.



The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.



The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)





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 2019-12-07 19:00 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.



https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt





The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf







The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.



The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)



The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.





Message to US Educators



Amateur Radio on the International Space Station



Contact Opportunity



Call for Proposals



Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020



The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.  ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.







The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.  Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com .



The Opportunity



Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.



An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.



Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.



More Information



For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>.



Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com .



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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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<http://www.ariss.org>.



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

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<http://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, go to:  https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/





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

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 https://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?  Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.  Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.



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





The HamTV webpage:  https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/





****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools:



Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***)

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136

Sergey RV3DR with 128

Gaston ON4WF with 123



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

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.







Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.



A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++



QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html



ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS



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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts



https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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



Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch



Exp. 60 on orbit

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA



Exp. 61 on orbit

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir



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

73,

Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors






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From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec  7 20:11:24 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 20:11:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
	2019-12-07	19:00	UTC
In-Reply-To: <MN2PR13MB29921661B615847B2FACC8BBFA5E0@MN2PR13MB2992.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
References: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<503419624.2938948.1575745112408@mail.yahoo.com>
	<MN2PR13MB29921661B615847B2FACC8BBFA5E0@MN2PR13MB2992.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <8731533.6722401.1575749484637@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Joe,
Thanks for the link but not exactly.? The contact we are trying to confirm was over Russia, in Russian on Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC.? Since I maintain all of the ARISS records, I am just trying to make sure I keep things in chronological order the best I can.? We will hopefully eventually find out what happened but it might take some time.? A lot happens on a daily basis with the ISS and I can only hope to keep up.
Thanks for checking.
73,Charlie
In a message dated 2019-12-07 14:52:12 Eastern Standard Time, amsat-bb at amsat.org writes:

Is this what you?re looking for?

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1311077/

Joe
KD2NFC

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

From: aj9n--- via AMSAT-BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 2:09 PM
To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org<mailto:amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC



ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?





B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact was successful: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg (***)



City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC



Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg



We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on

Fri 2019-12-27.



The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.



The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)





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 2019-12-07 19:00 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.



https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt





The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf







The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.



The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)



The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.





Message to US Educators



Amateur Radio on the International Space Station



Contact Opportunity



Call for Proposals



Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020



The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.







The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com .



The Opportunity



Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.



An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.



Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.



More Information



For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>.



Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com .



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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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<http://www.ariss.org>.



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

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<http://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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/





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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.



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





The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/





****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools:



Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***)

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136

Sergey RV3DR with 128

Gaston ON4WF with 123



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

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.







Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.



A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++



QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html



ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS



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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts



https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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



Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch



Exp. 60 on orbit

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA



Exp. 61 on orbit

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir



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

73,

Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors






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From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec  7 21:01:43 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 21:01:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
	2019-12-07	19:00	UTC
In-Reply-To: <8731533.6722401.1575749484637@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<503419624.2938948.1575745112408@mail.yahoo.com>
	<MN2PR13MB29921661B615847B2FACC8BBFA5E0@MN2PR13MB2992.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<8731533.6722401.1575749484637@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <108509848.6723917.1575752503911@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Joe,
I am not familiar with SatNogs so I thought I would take a look at the website. Thanks for pointing it out.? I did some searching and found this one recorded from a ground station in Japan that only had 11 degree max elevation pass.? The pass started for Japan about 3 minutes downstream from Russia but it is in the timeframe.? The signal was weak but readable at times.? So I think it was successful.
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1307431/
Thanks again for pointing me to the website.
73,Charlie
In a message dated 2019-12-07 15:11:24 Eastern Standard Time, aj9n at aol.com writes:

Hi Joe,
Thanks for the link but not exactly.? The contact we are trying to confirm was over Russia, in Russian on Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC.? Since I maintain all of the ARISS records, I am just trying to make sure I keep things in chronological order the best I can.? We will hopefully eventually find out what happened but it might take some time.? A lot happens on a daily basis with the ISS and I can only hope to keep up.
Thanks for checking.
73,Charlie
In a message dated 2019-12-07 14:52:12 Eastern Standard Time, amsat-bb at amsat.org writes:

Is this what you?re looking for?

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1311077/

Joe
KD2NFC

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

From: aj9n--- via AMSAT-BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 2:09 PM
To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org<mailto:amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC



Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:



About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC



ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?





B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact was successful: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg (***)



City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC



Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg



We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on

Fri 2019-12-27.



The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.



The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)





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 2019-12-07 19:00 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.



https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt





The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf







The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.



The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html



ARISS Contact Applications (United States)



The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.





Message to US Educators



Amateur Radio on the International Space Station



Contact Opportunity



Call for Proposals



Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020



The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.







The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com .



The Opportunity



Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.



An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.



Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.



More Information



For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>.



Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com .



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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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<http://www.ariss.org>.



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

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<http://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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/





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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.



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





The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/





****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools:



Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***)

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136

Sergey RV3DR with 128

Gaston ON4WF with 123



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

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.







Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.



A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.



++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++



QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html



ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS



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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts



https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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



Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch



Exp. 60 on orbit

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA



Exp. 61 on orbit

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir



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

73,

Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors






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From fredy at fredy.gr  Sat Dec  7 20:59:10 2019
From: fredy at fredy.gr (Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 22:59:10 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07
 19:00 UTC
In-Reply-To: <8731533.6722401.1575749484637@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <503419624.2938948.1575745112408.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<503419624.2938948.1575745112408@mail.yahoo.com>
	<MN2PR13MB29921661B615847B2FACC8BBFA5E0@MN2PR13MB2992.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<8731533.6722401.1575749484637@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <44bdb6e5-b3bf-3e7c-66b4-627eeb30f9cd@fredy.gr>

There is this observation, unfortunately the audio is not very clear but
it looks like the contact was successful:

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1307431/

73,
fredy

On 12/7/19 10:11 PM, aj9n--- via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> Thanks for the link but not exactly.? The contact we are trying to confirm was over Russia, in Russian on Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC.? Since I maintain all of the ARISS records, I am just trying to make sure I keep things in chronological order the best I can.? We will hopefully eventually find out what happened but it might take some time.? A lot happens on a daily basis with the ISS and I can only hope to keep up.
> Thanks for checking.
> 73,Charlie
> In a message dated 2019-12-07 14:52:12 Eastern Standard Time, amsat-bb at amsat.org writes:
> 
> Is this what you?re looking for?
> 
> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1311077/
> 
> Joe
> KD2NFC
> 
> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
> 
> From: aj9n--- via AMSAT-BB<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 2:09 PM
> To: amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org<mailto:amsat-bb at AMSAT.Org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC
> 
> 
> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC
> 
> 
> 
> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
> 
> 
> 
> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)
> 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
> 
> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
> 
> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
> 
> 
> 
> ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via ID9GKS
> 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
> 
> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
> 
> Contact was successful: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg (***)
> 
> 
> 
> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
> 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
> 
> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
> 
> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
> 
> 
> 
> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
> 
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
> 
> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
> 
> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
> 
> 
> 
> We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on
> 
> Fri 2019-12-27.
> 
> 
> 
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
> 
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
> 
> 
> 
> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
> 
> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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 2019-12-07 19:00 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.
> 
> 
> 
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
> 
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC. (***)
> 
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
> 
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
> 
> 
> 
> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
> 
> 
> 
> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
> 
> 
> 
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
> 
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Message to US Educators
> 
> 
> 
> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
> 
> 
> 
> Contact Opportunity
> 
> 
> 
> Call for Proposals
> 
> 
> 
> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020
> 
> 
> 
> The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com .
> 
> 
> 
> The Opportunity
> 
> 
> 
> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
> 
> 
> 
> An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
> 
> 
> 
> Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
> 
> 
> 
> More Information
> 
> 
> 
> For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org<http://www.ariss.org>.
> 
> 
> 
> Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com .
> 
> 
> 
> 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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<http://www.ariss.org>.
> 
> 
> 
> ********************************************************************************
> 
> 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<http://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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
> 
> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com
> 
> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
> 
> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ******************************************************************************
> 
> 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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.
> 
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************************
> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools:
> 
> 
> 
> Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***)
> 
> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
> 
> Sergey RV3DR with 128
> 
> Gaston ON4WF with 123
> 
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************************
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)
> 
> Each school counts as 1 event.
> 
> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)
> 
> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
> 
> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
> 
> 
> 
> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
> 
> file.
> 
> https://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:
> South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
> 
> 
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> 
> 
> QSL information may be found at:
> 
> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
> 
> 
> 
> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
> 
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************************
> 
> 
> 
> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
> 
> Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
> 
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf
> 
> 
> 
> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
> 
> 
> 
> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
> 
> ****************************************************************************
> 
> 
> 
> Exp. 59 on orbit
> 
> Christina Koch
> 
> 
> 
> Exp. 60 on orbit
> 
> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
> 
> Alexander Skvortsov
> 
> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
> 
> 
> 
> Exp. 61 on orbit
> 
> Oleg Skripochka
> 
> Jessica Meir
> 
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************************
> 
> 73,
> 
> Charlie Sufana AJ9N
> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From ik0wgf at amsat.it  Sat Dec  7 11:34:21 2019
From: ik0wgf at amsat.it (Francesco - IK0WGF)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 12:34:21 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
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Today ARISS contact with Parmitano and two school in Italy

Live streaming from Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, 
Italy, direct via ID9GKS
https://www.facebook.com/AssociazioneRadioamatoriEoliani/videos/453647362007283/

Live streaming from B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc890iET9E

73, Francesco - IK0WGF

Il 06/12/2019 05:14, Charlie Sufana via ARISS-ops ha scritto:
>
> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
>
> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
>
> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with 
> students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, 
> Russia, direct via R??J (***)
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
>
> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
>
> Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>
> Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
>
> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA 
> and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via 
> ID9GKS
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>
> Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
>
> Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, 
> telebridge via IK1SLD
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>
> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
>
> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
>
> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
>
> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
>
> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>
> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>
> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
>
> Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.MAI-75 is part of an 
> experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as 
> such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.
>
> The latest info we have is:
>
> Fri 2019-12-0610:20 to 16:40 UTC
>
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>
> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at 
> https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>
> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>
> 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?2019-12-06 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.
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
>
> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30 
> UTC. (***)
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
>
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>
> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at 
> https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>
> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>
> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>
> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>
> Message to US Educators
>
> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
>
> Contact Opportunity
>
> Call for Proposals
>
> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)
>
> The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program 
> is seeking formal and informal education institutions and 
> organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur 
> Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to 
> announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts 
> that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew 
> scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To 
> maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for 
> organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and 
> integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
>
> The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 
> 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? 
> Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two 
> ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. 
> The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same 
> material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session 
> that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is 
> https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com 
> <https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com/>.
>
> The Opportunity
>
> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate 
> in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are 
> approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with 
> the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
>
> An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur 
> Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and 
> classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences 
> the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to 
> live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on 
> the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about 
> satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. 
> Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of 
> scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate 
> flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio 
> contact.
>
> Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA 
> and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present 
> educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio 
> organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational 
> support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students 
> around the world using Amateur Radio.
>
> More Information
>
> For proposal information and more details such as expectations, 
> proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of 
> Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
>
> Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ariss.us.education at gmail.com>?.
>
> 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 ISS 
> National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 
> The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, 
> technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.
>
> ********************************************************************************
>
> 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 
> <http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts>.Applications should be 
> addressed by email to:school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org 
> <mailto: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, go to:https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
>
> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD 
> email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com <mailto:ve3tbd at gmail.com>
>
> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email 
> to: ariss at iaru-r3.org <mailto:ariss at iaru-r3.org>, Japan Amateur Radio 
> League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
>
> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
>
> ******************************************************************************
>
> 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 <mailto:aj9n at amsat.org> or 
> aj9n at aol.com <mailto: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 
> https://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?Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth 
> for troubleshooting.Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very 
> latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.
>
> 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 
> <mailto:kbanke at sbcglobal.net>
>
> The HamTV webpage:https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
>
> ****************************************************************************
> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 
> 100 schools:
>
> Francesco IK?WGF with 137
>
> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
>
> Sergey RV3DR with 128
>
> Gaston ON4WF with 123
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> 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.
>
> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1367. (***)
>
> Each school counts as 1 event.
>
> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)
>
> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
>
> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
>
> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
>
> file.
>
> https://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:
> South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas 
> Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> QSL information may be found at:
>
> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
>
> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
>
> Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
>
> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf
>
> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
>
> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> Exp. 59 on orbit
>
> Christina Koch
>
> Exp. 60 on orbit
>
> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>
> Alexander Skvortsov
>
> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>
> Exp. 61 on orbit
>
> Oleg Skripochka
>
> Jessica Meir
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> 73,
>
> Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> ARISS-ops mailing list
> ARISS-ops at amsat.org
> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops


From ik0wgf at amsat.it  Sat Dec  7 11:49:35 2019
From: ik0wgf at amsat.it (Francesco - IK0WGF)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 12:49:35 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
In-Reply-To: <ef86eed0-9ead-244e-76fe-ff5714fba532@amsat.it>
References: <316392297.6335569.1575605640549.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<316392297.6335569.1575605640549@mail.yahoo.com>
	<ef86eed0-9ead-244e-76fe-ff5714fba532@amsat.it>
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73, Francesco - IK0WGF

Il 07/12/2019 12:34, Francesco - IK0WGF ha scritto:
> Today ARISS contact with Parmitano and two school in Italy
>
> Live streaming from Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, 
> Italy, direct via ID9GKS
> https://www.facebook.com/AssociazioneRadioamatoriEoliani/videos/453647362007283/
>
> Live streaming from B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc890iET9E
> 73, Francesco - IK0WGF
>
> Il 06/12/2019 05:14, Charlie Sufana via ARISS-ops ha scritto:
>>
>> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
>>
>> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
>>
>> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with 
>> students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, 
>> Russia, direct via R??J (***)
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
>>
>> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
>>
>> Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>
>> Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
>>
>> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA 
>> and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via 
>> ID9GKS
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>
>> Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
>>
>> Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, 
>> telebridge via IK1SLD
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>
>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
>>
>> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
>>
>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
>>
>> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
>>
>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>
>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>
>> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
>>
>> Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.MAI-75 is part of an 
>> experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as 
>> such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.
>>
>> The latest info we have is:
>>
>> Fri 2019-12-0610:20 to 16:40 UTC
>>
>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>
>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>
>> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found 
>> at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>
>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>
>> 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?2019-12-06 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.
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
>>
>> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30 
>> UTC. (***)
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
>>
>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>
>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>
>> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found 
>> at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>
>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>
>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>
>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>
>> Message to US Educators
>>
>> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
>>
>> Contact Opportunity
>>
>> Call for Proposals
>>
>> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)
>>
>> The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program 
>> is seeking formal and informal education institutions and 
>> organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur 
>> Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to 
>> announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts 
>> that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew 
>> scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To 
>> maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for 
>> organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and 
>> integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.
>>
>> The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 
>> 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. 
>> Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two 
>> ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. 
>> The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same 
>> material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session 
>> that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is 
>> https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com 
>> <https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com/>.
>>
>> The Opportunity
>>
>> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate 
>> in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are 
>> approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact 
>> with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
>>
>> An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via 
>> Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space 
>> station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford 
>> education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from 
>> astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn 
>> about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an 
>> opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless 
>> technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human 
>> spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the 
>> ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate 
>> changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
>>
>> Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA 
>> and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present 
>> educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio 
>> organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and 
>> operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS 
>> and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
>>
>> More Information
>>
>> For proposal information and more details such as expectations, 
>> proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of 
>> Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
>>
>> Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:ariss.us.education at gmail.com>?.
>>
>> 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 ISS 
>> National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
>> (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of 
>> science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.
>>
>> ********************************************************************************
>>
>> 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 
>> <http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts>.Applications should be 
>> addressed by email to:school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org 
>> <mailto: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, go to:https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
>>
>> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD 
>> email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com <mailto:ve3tbd at gmail.com>
>>
>> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ 
>> email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org <mailto:ariss at iaru-r3.org>, Japan Amateur 
>> Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
>>
>> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
>>
>> ******************************************************************************
>>
>> 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 <mailto:aj9n at amsat.org> 
>> or aj9n at aol.com <mailto: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 
>> https://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?Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth 
>> for troubleshooting.Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very 
>> latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.
>>
>> 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 
>> <mailto:kbanke at sbcglobal.net>
>>
>> The HamTV webpage:https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored 
>> over 100 schools:
>>
>> Francesco IK?WGF with 137
>>
>> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
>>
>> Sergey RV3DR with 128
>>
>> Gaston ON4WF with 123
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1367. (***)
>>
>> Each school counts as 1 event.
>>
>> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)
>>
>> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
>>
>> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
>>
>> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
>>
>> file.
>>
>> https://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:
>> South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas 
>> Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
>>
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> QSL information may be found at:
>>
>> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
>>
>> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>>
>> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
>>
>> Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
>>
>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf
>>
>> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
>>
>> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>>
>> Exp. 59 on orbit
>>
>> Christina Koch
>>
>> Exp. 60 on orbit
>>
>> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>
>> Alexander Skvortsov
>>
>> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>
>> Exp. 61 on orbit
>>
>> Oleg Skripochka
>>
>> Jessica Meir
>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
>> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> ARISS-ops mailing list
>> ARISS-ops at amsat.org
>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
>
>
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From ik0wgf at amsat.it  Sat Dec  7 11:54:56 2019
From: ik0wgf at amsat.it (Francesco - IK0WGF)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 12:54:56 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] [ARISS-ops] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of
 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
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73, Francesco - IK0WGF

Il 07/12/2019 12:49, Francesco - IK0WGF ha scritto:
> 73, Francesco - IK0WGF
>
> Il 07/12/2019 12:34, Francesco - IK0WGF ha scritto:
>> Today ARISS contact with Parmitano and two school in Italy
>>
>> Live streaming from Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, 
>> Italy, direct via ID9GKS
>> https://www.facebook.com/AssociazioneRadioamatoriEoliani/videos/453647362007283/
>>
>> Live streaming from B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pc890iET9E
>> 73, Francesco - IK0WGF
>>
>> Il 06/12/2019 05:14, Charlie Sufana via ARISS-ops ha scritto:
>>>
>>> Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-06 04:30 UTC
>>>
>>> Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
>>>
>>> About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with 
>>> students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", 
>>> Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J (***)
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
>>>
>>> Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC
>>>
>>> Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>>
>>> Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)
>>>
>>> B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA 
>>> and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct 
>>> via ID9GKS
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg
>>>
>>> Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, 
>>> telebridge via IK1SLD
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg
>>>
>>> City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC
>>>
>>> Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
>>>
>>> The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
>>>
>>> The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>>
>>> Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg
>>>
>>> Watch for possible MAI-75 SSTV operation.MAI-75 is part of an 
>>> experiment conducted by the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) and as 
>>> such, these times primarily favor those in the Moscow area.
>>>
>>> The latest info we have is:
>>>
>>> Fri 2019-12-0610:20 to 16:40 UTC
>>>
>>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>>
>>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>>
>>> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found 
>>> at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>>
>>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>>
>>> 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?2019-12-06 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.
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
>>>
>>> The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-06 04:30 
>>> UTC. (***)
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
>>>
>>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>>
>>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>>
>>> The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found 
>>> at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html
>>>
>>> ARISS Contact Applications (United States)
>>>
>>> The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/
>>>
>>> Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.
>>>
>>> Message to US Educators
>>>
>>> Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
>>>
>>> Contact Opportunity
>>>
>>> Call for Proposals
>>>
>>> Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 (***)
>>>
>>> The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program 
>>> is seeking formal and informal education institutions and 
>>> organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur 
>>> Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy 
>>> to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for 
>>> contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 
>>> 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact 
>>> contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS 
>>> is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of 
>>> participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed 
>>> education plan.
>>>
>>> The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 
>>> 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? 
>>> Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. 
>>> Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 
>>> 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. 
>>> The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose 
>>> the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to 
>>> sign up is 
>>> https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com 
>>> <https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com/>.
>>>
>>> The Opportunity
>>>
>>> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate 
>>> in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are 
>>> approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact 
>>> with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
>>>
>>> An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via 
>>> Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space 
>>> station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford 
>>> education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from 
>>> astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn 
>>> about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have 
>>> an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless 
>>> technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human 
>>> spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the 
>>> ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate 
>>> changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
>>>
>>> Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of 
>>> NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present 
>>> educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio 
>>> organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and 
>>> operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS 
>>> and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
>>>
>>> More Information
>>>
>>> For proposal information and more details such as expectations, 
>>> proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of 
>>> Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
>>>
>>> Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education at gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:ariss.us.education at gmail.com>?.
>>>
>>> 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 ISS 
>>> National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
>>> (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of 
>>> science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.
>>>
>>> ********************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 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 
>>> <http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts>.Applications should be 
>>> addressed by email to:school.selection.manager at ariss-eu.org 
>>> <mailto: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, go to:https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.
>>>
>>> ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD 
>>> email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com <mailto:ve3tbd at gmail.com>
>>>
>>> ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ 
>>> email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org <mailto:ariss at iaru-r3.org>, Japan 
>>> Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/
>>>
>>> ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/
>>>
>>> ******************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 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 <mailto:aj9n at amsat.org> 
>>> or aj9n at aol.com <mailto: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 
>>> https://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?Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth 
>>> for troubleshooting.Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very 
>>> latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.
>>>
>>> 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 
>>> <mailto:kbanke at sbcglobal.net>
>>>
>>> The HamTV webpage:https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/
>>>
>>> ****************************************************************************
>>> ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored 
>>> over 100 schools:
>>>
>>> Francesco IK?WGF with 137
>>>
>>> Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136
>>>
>>> Sergey RV3DR with 128
>>>
>>> Gaston ON4WF with 123
>>>
>>> ****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1367. (***)
>>>
>>> Each school counts as 1 event.
>>>
>>> Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1302. (***)
>>>
>>> Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.
>>>
>>> Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.
>>>
>>> A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the
>>>
>>> file.
>>>
>>> https://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:
>>> South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas 
>>> Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
>>>
>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>
>>> QSL information may be found at:
>>>
>>> https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html
>>>
>>> ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS
>>>
>>> ****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
>>>
>>> Doppler correction? as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
>>>
>>> https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf
>>>
>>> Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts
>>>
>>> https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415
>>>
>>> ****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> Exp. 59 on orbit
>>>
>>> Christina Koch
>>>
>>> Exp. 60 on orbit
>>>
>>> Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
>>>
>>> Alexander Skvortsov
>>>
>>> Drew Morgan KI5AAA
>>>
>>> Exp. 61 on orbit
>>>
>>> Oleg Skripochka
>>>
>>> Jessica Meir
>>>
>>> ****************************************************************************
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
>>> One of the ARISS operation team mentors
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> ARISS-ops mailing list
>>> ARISS-ops at amsat.org
>>> https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ariss-ops
>>
>>
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From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Dec  8 00:00:07 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2019 16:00:07 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-342 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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* AMSAT Member Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, Named 2020 Carole Perry Educator
  of the Year
* AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations Alan Johnston, KU2Y,
  Participates in Hackaday Hack Chat
* AMSAT to Join ARRL in Opposition to FCC Proposal to Eliminate 3.3 -
  3.5 GHz Amateur Allocation
* Chris Taron, NK1K, Completes Satellite DXCC via LEO Satellites
* Duchifat3 with V/u FM Transponder to Launch December 11
* Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA
* AZTECHSAT-1 Cubesat to Transmit Emergency Traffic using WINLINK
* AMSAT-SA to Shift Main Focus to AfriCUBE, a Digital SDR CubeSat
* LSF Heads Back to Orbit with the Qubik Mission
* VUCC Awards And Endorsements for November 2019
* Upcoming ARISS Activities
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


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AMSAT Member Melissa Pore, KM4CZN, Named 2020 Carole Perry Educator
of the Year

The Orlando HamCation has announced that AMSAT member Melissa Pore,
KM4CZN, is the 2020 receipient of the Carole Perry Educator of the
Year Award. This award is bestowed upon an individual who has made an
outstanding contribution educating and advancing youth in Amateur
Radio. It was first awarded in 2018 to its namesake, Carole Perry,
WB2MGP, in honor of her work as an educator teaching students about
ham radio.

Melissa has been an educational professional for over 20 years and
currently teaches at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School. Along with
teaching engineering and computer scienve, she is also involved in the
school's amateur radio and engineering clubs. Her students held demon-
strations at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center's Innovation Day. Some of
her other educational endeavors include working on the first satellite
to be launched and built by an elementary school and co-facilitating a
workshop at Space Port Area Conference for Educators 2019.

Melissa has a Technician Class radio license and is a member of AMSAT,
NASA Goddard Amateur Radio Club and ARRL. She is involved in ARISS as
an Ambassador on the US Education Team. She will be presenting an
ARISS Workshop at the Space Exploration Educators Conference 2020.

AMSAT congratulations Melissa on this well-deserved honor!

[ANS thanks the Orlando HamCation for the above information]

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AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations Alan Johnston, KU2Y,
Participates in Hackaday Hack Chat

AMSAT Vice President - Educational Relations Alan Johnston, KU2Y,
participated in a Hackaday Hack Chat on December 4, 2019.  Built for
about $300 using mostly off-the-shelf and 3D-printed parts, the
simulator lets satellite builders work the bugs out of their designs
before committing them to the Final Frontier.

Logs from the chat are available at:
https://hackaday.io/event/168230-amsat-cubesat-simulator-hack-chat

More information about the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator project can be
found at http://cubesatsim.com/.

Dr. Johnston also recently presented at the Radio Club of America's
Technical Symposium. His presentation, entitled "Designing the AMSAT
CubeSat Simulator: A Functional Satellite Model for the Classroom" is
available at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-342-KU2Y

[ANS thanks Hackaday and Alan Johnston, KU2Y, for the above information]

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AMSAT to Join ARRL in Opposition to FCC Proposal to Eliminate 3.3 -
3.5 GHz Amateur Allocation

At its December 12th open meeting, the Federal Communications
Commission is expected to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
that proposes to remove the amateur allocation at 3.3 - 3.5 GHz,
including the amateur satellite service allocation at 3.4 - 3.401 GHz.

The ARRL plans to file comments opposing the deletion of the amateur
allocation. AMSAT also plans to file comments in opposition to this
proposal and we are coordinating our efforts with the ARRL.

More information on the FCC proposal can be found on the ARRL's
website at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-342-ARRL.

[ANS thanks AMSAT Executive Vice President Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and
 the ARRL for the above information]

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           The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
      Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
         DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store.  Get yours today!
            https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started

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Chris Taron, NK1K, Completes Satellite DXCC via LEO Satellites

Chris Taron, NK1K, recently completed his satellite DXCC award with
all QSOs made using LEO satellites. His 100th DXCC entity worked came
courtesy of Phillipe Chateau, EA4NF, who was operating as EA9/EA4NF in
Melilla, on November 19th. Chris posted a recording of his QSO via
AO-7 at https://chirb.it/90xpzx. The LoTW confirmation a few days
later left him at 99 DXCCs confirmed. A QSL card received from VP2V/
DL7VTX on December 5th put him over the top with 100 DXCC entities
confirmed.

AMSAT congratulates Chris on his great achievement!

[ANS thanks Chris Taron, NK1K, for the above information]

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Duchifat3 with V/u FM Transponder to Launch December 11

Duchifat3, carrying a V/u FM transponder, will launch on the PSLV-C48
mission, currently scheduled for launch at 09:55 UTC on December 11,
2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in India. The planned orbit
is 576 km circular with an inclination of 37 degrees.

Duchifat3 was built by high school students supported by Herzliya
Science Center in Israel and carries an on-board camera for earth
imaging. The V/u FM transponder has an uplink of 145.970 MHz and a
downlink of 436.400 MHz.

Telemetry will be transmitted using 9k6 BPSK with AX.25.

http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=586

[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information]

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Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA

Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required
Minimum Distribution for 2019? Consider making a donation to AMSAT!

Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals
over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000
per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without
increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or
accountant to make certain you are eligible.

AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific
organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and
operate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to
encourage amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID
is 52-0888529.

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AZTECHSAT-1 Cubesat to Transmit Emergency Traffic using WINLINK

The AZTECHSAT-1 Cubesat travels to the space station on the 19th SpaceX
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-19) contract mission for NASA
integrated within a NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer (NRCSD) and launches from
the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD). The J-SSOD is handled
by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Multi-Purpose
Experiment Platform (MPEP) outside the space station.

AZTECHSAT-1 has received IARU coordination for a downlink frequency of
437.300 MHz using 9k6 GMSK or FSK. The cubesat will also carry a Global-
star radio.

The cubesat will listen for emergency messages in the 439 MHz frequency
range and then retransmit these messages for amateur radio operators to
copy on the 437.300 MHz downlink using the  WinLink protocol.

AZTECHSAT-1 will create a Saturation Map of 435-438 MHz by listening for
the whole orbit and returning captured data to the ground station using
the 437.300 MHz amateur radio downlink plus a 1600 MHz Globalstar link.

The emergency messages received via globalstar to the AZTECHSAT-1 ground
station will be shared on the project's website. A certificate will be
available for amateur stations receiving the emergency message(s)
submitted via their website and confirmed by the AZTECHSAT-1 team.

Full details are posted on the AZTECHSAT-1 web:
https://upaep.mx//aztechsat
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=661

[ANS thanks the IARU and the AZTECHSAT-1 at Universidad Popular
 Autonoma del Estado de Puebla]

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AMSAT-SA to Shift Main Focus to AfriCUBE, a Digital SDR CubeSat

The AMSAT-SA CubeSat development team has shifted their CubeSat devel-
opment focus from an analogue transponder to a digital SDR based unit.
The development of the AfriCUBE digital SDR transponder under the
leadership of Anton Janovsky, ZR6AIC has reached an advanced stage and
will soon be ready to undergo its first field trials.

The team is not abandoning the development of the KLETSKous analogue
transponder, which performed well during the BACAR 7 flight on 12
October 2019. Leon Lessing, ZS6LMG has taken the development to this
point but unfortunately, due to personal commitments, cannot continue
to work on Kletskous. "I would like to thank Leon for his support and
wish him well in his future endeavours," Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, AMSAT
-SA CubeSat project leader said.

During the BACAR flight test it showed that some further development
is needed to improve the transponder's receiver sensitivity. "Here is
a great opportunity for young enthusiastic engineers in the amateur
radio community to take on the challenge. I invite interested persons
with RF experience to contact me and become part of the team. While
there is no financial reward, the experience and achieving something
great that will fly in space outweighs this many times. It will
certainly look good on anyone's CV", Hannes said.

The EPS (electronic power system), space frame and stabilisation
system are complete. The development of the solar panel and antenna
deployment systems are making good progress. Frik Wolf, ZS6FZ said he
will be ready by mid-January 2020 for project review and field
testing.

Currently work on a new onboard control system has been paused while
Fritz Sutherland, ZS6FSJ is working with Anton Janovsky to get
AfricaCUBE ready for on-the-air trials.

Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QL will continue work on the documentation
crucial to secure a launch opportunity and Hans van de Groenendaal,
ZS6AKV will work on frequency allocations and explore launch oppor-
tunities and the marketing of the project.

AMSAT-SA is continuing its dialogue with SANSA and its contractor to
place a transponder on EOSAT-1, a planned high performance
earth-observation satellite designed to produce data for a broad range
of earth observation applications. The development of AfriCUBE will
enhance this opportunity.

JOIN THE AMSAT SA CUBESAT TEAM

AMSAT SA invites radio amateurs with RF, electronic and software
experience to join the Satellite Development team and contribute to
technology and human capital development in South Africa. The team
meets every alternate Monday on a Skype conference and quarterly face-
to-face. Send your contact details and your main interest in the
CubeSat project to admin at amsatsa.org.za. Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP or
another team member will contact you.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-SA and the South African Radio League for the above
information]

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LSF Heads Back to Orbit with the Qubik Mission

Libre Space Foundation is proud to announce that it is currently dev-
eloping and integrating 2 pocketqube satellites (QUBIK-1 & QUBIK-2)
and supplying a pocketqube deployer (PICOBUS) to be flown as part of
the DREAM payloads program on the inaugural Firefly Alpha launch
from Firefly Aerospace.

The project consists of two 50x50x50mm Pocketcubes each of approx
250g. The project mission is for the satellites to conduct a series
of telecommunications related experiments, while at the same time,
ground station analysis of the received signals will try to exploit
doppler variations in order to perform orbit determination and satel-
lite identification from radio amateur stations around the world. The
telecommunication experiments will use several different modulation,
coding and framing schemes, with the intention to provide insights
about their performance at nano-pico-satellite missions. In addition
the frame itself will be organized in such a way so spacecraft identi-
fication can be performed as early as possible from the PHY (using
orthogonal or PN sequences). Proposing UHF downlinks using either
GFSK, GMSK or BPKS at 9k6 or 19k2 bps with QPSK at bit rates of 19k2
or 38k4 bps. Planning a Firefly launch from Vandenberg in March 2020
into a circular 300km 97 degree orbit together with GENESIS-N,
GENESIS-L, FOSSASAT-1B and FOSSASAT-2 More info at https://libre.space

Frequency coordination is pending with the IARU:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=703

[ANS thanks LibreSpace for the above information]

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VUCC Awards And Endorsements for November 2019

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period November 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019.

Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!

CALL    01Oct  01Nov
KO4MA    1694   1701
WA5KBH    738    744
W5RKN     694    702
N3GS      597    601
VE7CEW    478    501
KK4YEL    400    413
AD0HJ     353    375
N7EGY     300    351
W5CBF     New    179
N0RSR     New    154
N0RC      100    104
EA8CXN    New    101
VE2NGO    New    100
VU2LBW    New    100


If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
w5rkn at w5rkn dot com and I'll revise the announcement. This list was
developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months. 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 Parsons, W5RKN, for the above information]

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ARISS Activities

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with
students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk,
Russia, direct via R??J (***)
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka
Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC

Council Rock High School South, Holland, PA, direct via KC3NGG
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-05 17:56:31 UTC 71 deg (***)

B. Pascal Institute - Public School, Rome, Italy, direct via IK?MGA
and Istituto Comprensivo Lipari ?S. Lucia?, Lipari, Italy, direct via
ID9GKS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Sat 2019-12-07 11:44:00 UTC 45 deg

Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia,
telebridge via IK1SLD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-10 10:55:14 UTC 53 deg

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov
Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, and David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS opera-
tion team members, for the above information]

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          25% of the purchase price of each product goes
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Upcoming Satellite Operations

Satellite Shorts:
Dec 12th  ND0C  EM09 ? 1647z on AO-91 & 1708z on AO-92
Dec 12th  ND0C  EN00 ? 1821z on AO-91 & 1843z on AO-92

South Florida (EL95, EL96)  December 11-15, 2019
James, K4WPX, will be in EL96/95 December 11th-15th, vacation style,
mostly evening passes, FM only.  James will be staying in EM96 but
~1 mile from the EM95 line, so he can skip over there for some passes,
too. Pass announcements via Twitter:  https://twitter.com/k4wpx

Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a
holiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got
away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further announce-
ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF

Big Bend National Park (DL88)  March 16-17, 2020
Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend
National Park to put grid DL88 on the air.  Details will be added here
as they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep an eye
on their individual Twitter feeds:  https://twitter.com/ad0dx,
https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5

Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the
above information]

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    AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
    radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
          be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
   Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ Albert ?Al? Noe (81), KL7NO, from Fairbanks Alaska, passed away
Monday evening, November 25, 21 months after being diagnosed with
stage 4 Pancreatic cancer.   Al was an avid 6 meter operator just
outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in grid BP54.   He was still active on 6
meters up until the very end.   For over 40 years Al provided EME,
AMSAT, and many other contacts on 6, 2, 1.25 meters, 70 & 23 centi-
meters from his Alaska QTH just outside of Fairbanks.   Blanchard
Family Funeral Home in Fairbanks will be handling Al?s services and
an obituary will be published at a later date.
https://www.blanchardfamilyfuneralhome.com/
(Via the Central States VHF Society)

+John Toscano, W0JT, passed away Wednesday, November 27, in San
Antonio.  He fought a long battle against many health problems during
the last several years.  Since moving to Texas, he had almost com-
pleted his dream station (6-m through 10 GHz) at a great location (20
dB hilltop) and participated in both AMSAT and RMG club activities.
Previously, while in Minnesota, he was a very active NLRS member on
the VHF/UHF/SHF bands with fixed, rover and portable stations.  As a
retired pharmacist and U of MN assistant professor, John will be
remembered for his programming contributions with his 10 GHz contest
logging/scoring program and his on-line contest activity spreadsheets.
He also had many interests in astronomy and astrophysics.
(Via the Central States VHF Society)

+ From Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1442:
FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON (Early Announcement). Eric, KV1J, will
once again be operating from the Island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO
FP-002 WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between June 30th and July
14th, 2020. This is his 14th trip to the island. Activity will be on
160-10 meters (no 60m - not authorized) using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8/FT4
(but primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4) and the satellites. He will
generally be on the highest frequency band that is open (favoring
12/10m). He will be active in the IARU HF World Championship
(July 11-12th). ADDED NOTE: Eric will usually try to be on as many
Satellite passes as he can when the WX is good, generally favoring the
FO-29, XW-2x, AO-7, and possibly the FM birds. Weekends may be limited
since he will be concentrating on the low(er) bands and contests. QSL
via KV1J, direct or by the Bureau. Also eQSL and LoTW. For more
details and updates, check out his Web page at:
http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July20.html

+Issue 78 of CQ DATV is now available at https://cq-datv.mobi/78.php.

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/EX

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-
tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT
Office.

Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership
at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.

73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio In Space,

This week's ANS Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

From corlissbs at aol.com  Sun Dec  8 19:16:06 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Brad Smith)
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2019 19:16:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Recording Failure
References: <881181867.6918706.1575832566725.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <881181867.6918706.1575832566725@mail.yahoo.com>

While roving in EN62 on Sunday, 12/8, working AO-92 at 15:30 UTC, I made several contacts, but my recorder failed to record. If anybody reading this worked KC9UQR on that pass, please email me so we can complete the contact. Or perhaps someone has a good recording of the pass, that they can send me.? Brad KC9UQR corlissbs at aol.com


From royldean at gmail.com  Sun Dec  8 20:24:56 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2019 15:24:56 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Recording Failure
Message-ID: <CADGPg2vCMmUsvWV1xmGBp_Q-5eFtCfprX0VXvgZ+5CJtmMAbvA@mail.gmail.com>

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1338905/

There are several other recordings of this pass on the SatNogs website -
however the site is extremely slow right now (it's still downloading audio
for me after over a minute).   Hopefully this is just a temporary slow
down, though.    We had a contact at about 15:32z, btw.   :D

--Roy
K3RLD


> While roving in EN62 on Sunday, 12/8, working AO-92 at 15:30 UTC, I made
> several contacts, but my recorder failed to record. If anybody reading this
> worked KC9UQR on that pass, please email me so we can complete the contact.
> Or perhaps someone has a good recording of the pass, that they can send
> me.  Brad KC9UQR corlissbs at aol.com

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Mon Dec  9 11:06:44 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 05:06:44 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] No Warehouse Updates in Two Days?
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf14CtN2z6Z3TYMyPd0LVMkAcbX7=Gv4R7Xe2nUG8mV20g@mail.gmail.com>

http://data.amsat-uk.org/ranking

Not complaining, just wanted to make sure nothing had changed on my end.

I'm seeing no incrementing of the data for the 3 birds I feed to it, AO-73,
EO-88 and JO-97,

I read in a message earlier that some work was being done, but want to make
sure I hadn't done something flakey here!  :-)
73, N0AN
Hasan

From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Mon Dec  9 12:12:40 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 06:12:40 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] LoRa radio neutron dector
References: <04d001d5ae89$f48558f0$dd900ad0$.ref@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <04d001d5ae89$f48558f0$dd900ad0$@bellsouth.net>

The satellite team at the University of Louisiana  will fly a LoRa radio and
a neutron detector on its next sat. We are seeking information on those team
that plan to use these technologies.

Please let us know who your and we can share information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

nick

 

Cell      337 258 2527

 

Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School

Disagree I Learn

 

 


From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Mon Dec  9 12:14:39 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 06:14:39 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] tle rocket lab
References: <050501d5ae8a$3bbadec0$b3309c40$.ref@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <050501d5ae8a$3bbadec0$b3309c40$@bellsouth.net>

Does anyone of the list have the TLT for the rocket lab launch dec 6 or the
smog-1 sat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

nick

 

Cell      337 258 2527

 

Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School

Disagree I Learn

 

 


From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Mon Dec  9 12:24:37 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 13:24:37 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] tle rocket lab
In-Reply-To: <050501d5ae8a$3bbadec0$b3309c40$@bellsouth.net>
References: <050501d5ae8a$3bbadec0$b3309c40$.ref@bellsouth.net>
	<050501d5ae8a$3bbadec0$b3309c40$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <256d3700-b9eb-76ab-ce8b-f9e55899dff5@xs4all.nl>


Doppler measurements show that SMOG-P is object 44832 (2019-084J)
Downlink frequency: 437.1497 MHz. Probably ATL 1 is object 44830, tbd.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

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> Does anyone of the list have the TLT for the rocket lab launch dec 6 or the
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From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Mon Dec  9 14:33:32 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 08:33:32 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] No Warehouse Updates in Two Days?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf14CtN2z6Z3TYMyPd0LVMkAcbX7=Gv4R7Xe2nUG8mV20g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf14CtN2z6Z3TYMyPd0LVMkAcbX7=Gv4R7Xe2nUG8mV20g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf37AgtvD_QrPNEhoXpEamLPmUNCowYgbAbHfty6FTuskg@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the replies. I found the problem. I rebooted my computer and
forgot to restart the 3 PSK TLM decoder programs!
Glad I asked, because they still would not be running if you guys had not
pointed out you had good data.

I did restart FOX TLM for the DUV FM birds, but forgot the 3 programs for
AO-73, EO-88 and JO-97.

Need to put that in notes to myself entitled: TLM for Dummies.

73, N0AN
Hasan


On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 5:06 AM Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> http://data.amsat-uk.org/ranking
>
> Not complaining, just wanted to make sure nothing had changed on my end.
>
> I'm seeing no incrementing of the data for the 3 birds I feed to it,
> AO-73, EO-88 and JO-97,
>
> I read in a message earlier that some work was being done, but want to
> make sure I hadn't done something flakey here!  :-)
> 73, N0AN
> Hasan
>

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Mon Dec  9 17:17:23 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 11:17:23 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] LoRa radio neutron dector
In-Reply-To: <04d001d5ae89$f48558f0$dd900ad0$@bellsouth.net>
References: <04d001d5ae89$f48558f0$dd900ad0$.ref@bellsouth.net>
	<04d001d5ae89$f48558f0$dd900ad0$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <1094a997-7990-b38f-8a8f-6749d603787a@pobox.com>

On 2019-12-09 06:12, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> The satellite team at the University of Louisiana  will fly a LoRa radio and
> a neutron detector on its next sat. We are seeking information on those team
> that plan to use these technologies.
> 
> Please let us know who your and we can share information.

Hello Nick,

Being in the industry, I've heard a lot of hubbub about LoRa and its 
perceived benefits, which seem to revolve around resistance to interference.

What worries me is that this modulation method (FM chirp) is patented 
technology. This is completely contradictory to the spirit of Amateur 
Radio, much like the inclusion of the AMBE codec into the digital voice 
modes so popular on the FM bands.

Why did the UofL team pick LoRa, rather than a more open, patent-free 
method for telemetry?

Sincerely,

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From kc9sgv at gmail.com  Mon Dec  9 19:11:14 2019
From: kc9sgv at gmail.com (KC9SGV)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 13:11:14 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fossasat-1 news. We have seen this before...
Message-ID: <5CFA1BE4-54AB-4F58-9A02-C29E0331181A@gmail.com>

Sounds like the recently launched Fossasat-1 mini LoRa satellite is mute...
They are working on it.
Some ham radio elements.
See the video also.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-fossasat-1-lora-iot-ground-station/

Bernard,
KC9SGV

Sent from my iPad

From mountain.michelle at gmail.com  Mon Dec  9 20:16:26 2019
From: mountain.michelle at gmail.com (Michelle Thompson)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 12:16:26 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fossasat-1 news. We have seen this before...
In-Reply-To: <5CFA1BE4-54AB-4F58-9A02-C29E0331181A@gmail.com>
References: <5CFA1BE4-54AB-4F58-9A02-C29E0331181A@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CACvjz2Wp3Q0Pda4cA2JWCUaAY1Fm5diEGU35ufZ_ewR_Gmwrgg@mail.gmail.com>

One can follow successful reports of FossaSat reception on twitter at
https://twitter.com/FossaSys

Both LoRa and RTTY seem to be working.

-Michelle W5NYV




On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:13 AM KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Sounds like the recently launched Fossasat-1 mini LoRa satellite is mute...
> They are working on it.
> Some ham radio elements.
> See the video also.
> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-fossasat-1-lora-iot-ground-station/
>
> Bernard,
> KC9SGV
>
> Sent from my iPad
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From kc9sgv at gmail.com  Mon Dec  9 20:43:02 2019
From: kc9sgv at gmail.com (KC9SGV)
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2019 14:43:02 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fossasat-1 news. We have seen this before...
In-Reply-To: <CACvjz2Wp3Q0Pda4cA2JWCUaAY1Fm5diEGU35ufZ_ewR_Gmwrgg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5CFA1BE4-54AB-4F58-9A02-C29E0331181A@gmail.com>
	<CACvjz2Wp3Q0Pda4cA2JWCUaAY1Fm5diEGU35ufZ_ewR_Gmwrgg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4183F709-3668-4263-A4EC-03C453F738E7@gmail.com>

Glad to hear that.
The RTL-SDR.com article was reporting early observations then.
Wonder what antennas the co-satellites are using ?

Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 9, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Michelle Thompson <mountain.michelle at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> One can follow successful reports of FossaSat reception on twitter at https://twitter.com/FossaSys
> 
> Both LoRa and RTTY seem to be working. 
> 
> -Michelle W5NYV
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 11:13 AM KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> Sounds like the recently launched Fossasat-1 mini LoRa satellite is mute...
>> They are working on it.
>> Some ham radio elements.
>> See the video also.
>> https://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-fossasat-1-lora-iot-ground-station/
>> 
>> Bernard,
>> KC9SGV
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Dec 10 05:13:05 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 05:13:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-10 05:00
	UTC
References: <1478685178.7370805.1575954785700.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1478685178.7370805.1575954785700@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-10 05:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact is go for Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC

?

ARISS has not heard whether this was successful or not.? Did anyone listen in?

?

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-07 19:00 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-07 19:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 (***) 

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 128 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1369. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1303. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Dec 10 16:29:08 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:29:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-10 16:30
	UTC
References: <868359766.7527247.1575995348583.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <868359766.7527247.1575995348583@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-10 16:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Space Conducting an amateur radio session with students of "Amur State University Blagoveshchensk", Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via R??J 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Oleg Skripochka

Contact was successful Thu 2019-12-05 08:52 UTC (***)

?

?

City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov 

Contact is go for: Tue 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-10 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-10 16:30 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 129 (***) 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1370. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1304. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Tue Dec 10 22:20:46 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:20:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS contact with Woodridge Middle School,
	High Ridge, MO
References: <2246BD209AED4722AF138A3D8EA3B35A.ref@DHJ>
Message-ID: <2246BD209AED4722AF138A3D8EA3B35A@DHJ>

 

 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO on 12 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:29 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and N0KBA. The contact should be audible over the state of Missouri 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.

 

 

Story: 

 

Hello Astronauts!  

Greetings from Woodridge Middle School in High Ridge, MO.  Our school is about an hour south of St Louis in rural Jefferson County and part of the Northwest R1 School District.  Jefferson County has a long history of pioneering and innovative spirit going back to the early 1800s. This mentality lives on with our students and staff at Woodridge.  Our school and our district are eagerly working to help foster student interest in STEM careers through awesome programs like Project Lead the Way, ARISS and other hands-on phenomenon based projects.  The 612 students of Woodridge have really shown tremendous excitement over our space station contact. To capitalize on this energy, our staff has integrated space and engineering related topics into the curriculum in all subjects.  This effort will inspire our students to a lifetime of service to the nation.  

Many of the students' families struggle with poverty and lack motivation or hope for their futures.  For some, the energy associated with these exciting events and projects is what keeps kids invested in their education.  The ARISS contact has already had a significant positive impact with reduced truancy and increased scores in STEM subjects. We will continue the momentum we are experiencing by integrating more opportunities and capitalizing on the opportunity we are getting for our students.  We cannot emphasize enough how grateful we are for this opportunity.

Ultimately, our students face many disadvantages due to low income and this is a way to further opportunities for them. We want what is going to offer our kids the best chance at success we can find them.  We also want them invested so they work on their futures and internalize the desire to be all they can be. You are helping us and all humanity with this desire. Thanks.

With admiration, Students and Staff of Woodridge Middle School

PS: Hey Drew! Go Army!  Beat Navy!!! Laybourn

 

 

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

 

1. Do your tears stick to your eyes or float away if you cry in space, 

   or even just water?

2. If you are outside the ISS are sounds from the inside able to be 

   felt if your hand is against the side of the ISS?

3. Are you able to see other types of phenomenon which we cannot from 

   the surface of Earth?

4. We know our bodies change in space like reduced bone density; would 

   you fully heal from a broken bone before returning to earth?

5. When you travel by rocket to the ISS do you feel the direction 

   change as the rocket turns to enter orbit?

6. What's it like to readjust to earth?

7. How is time measured in space for your daily schedule?

8. How hazardous is the solar radiation are you exposed to in outer 

   space?

9. Is water recycled continuously?

10. What have you brought with you to space which is unusual?

11. How did you feel the first time you saw earth from Outer space? 

12. If the Space Station is hit by debris, and damaged how would you 

    return? 

13. Solar storms can adversely impact electronics and radio.  How do 

    they impact humans or other living things in space?

14. How does reduced or zero gravity affect your breathing?

15. What is your day to day life like on the International Space 

    Station?

16. Are there any unusual exercises you use to stay fit while in the 

    ISS?

17. Why did you choose to be an astronaut?

18. What is the scariest thing you have experienced in space?

19. What is the coolest thing you can see from space that we cannot?

20. Does the food taste good?

 

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 ISS National Lab 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.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Wed Dec 11 03:01:37 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:01:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 in L/v at 0252Z
Message-ID: <04fb01d5afcf$4e1f41a0$ea5dc4e0$@mindspring.com>

And will revert to U/v in 24 hours.

 

73, Drew KO4MA

 

 


From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Dec 11 04:53:48 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 04:53:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 05:00
	UTC
References: <248706402.7735579.1576040028431.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <248706402.7735579.1576040028431@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 05:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Cosmos, City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB (***)

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

Contact is go for Wed 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC 

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-10 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-10 16:30 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com?.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 129 (***) 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1370. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1304. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Wed Dec 11 14:35:07 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:35:07 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] fossasat
References: <40a8b01d5b030$30b625a0$922270e0$.ref@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <40a8b01d5b030$30b625a0$922270e0$@bellsouth.net>

Has anyone of the list able copy fossasat?

 

 

 

 

 

 

nick

 

Cell      337 258 2527

 

Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School

Disagree I Learn

 

 


From scott23192 at gmail.com  Wed Dec 11 15:58:56 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:58:56 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] fossasat
In-Reply-To: <40a8b01d5b030$30b625a0$922270e0$@bellsouth.net>
References: <40a8b01d5b030$30b625a0$922270e0$.ref@bellsouth.net>
	<40a8b01d5b030$30b625a0$922270e0$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <136CF7AA07854A96A059424A037AC3F7@CSI9020>

I saw the slightest trace of the RTTY signal on 8-Dec, but nothing remotely 
strong enough to decode.  Here's my tweet from that pass w/ a screen shot:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1203668726584881157

... seems there is a good chance that the antennas, solar panels, or maybe 
both did not deploy.  Fortunately a few large antenna array stations around 
the world have received some RTTY downlinks clear enough to decode, so at 
least the satellite is alive.

On a related note, besides the extreme low signal strength, a hurdle 
developed to make decoding of the LoRa portion of the downlink more 
difficult to decode.  They've determined that the more readily available 
SX1278 LoRa radio chip that many of us are setup with will -not- be able to 
decode the packets from the satellite's SX1268 chip except under very 
specific (and unlikely) character combinations.  In particular, it seems 
that the 'sync word' programmed into the satellite for transmission over its 
SX1268 LoRa radio is not compatible with our SX1278 LoRa radios on the 
ground.

You can purchase SX1268 LoRa radio chips, but not in a form that's as easy 
to use as the SX1278.  So, between that glitch & the low signal strength, 
for the moment a LoRa decode might be a long-shot.

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

-----Original Message----- 
From: Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 9:35 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] fossasat

Has anyone of the list able copy fossasat?
nick

Cell      337 258 2527

Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School

Disagree I Learn 


From aj9n at aol.com  Wed Dec 11 23:41:28 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:41:28 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 23:30
	UTC
References: <1117247677.4537738.1576107688204.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1117247677.4537738.1576107688204@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-11 23:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

About Gagarin From Cosmos, City of Kursk, Russia and City of Ufa, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RS?ISS

The scheduled astronaut is Alexander Skvortsov

Contact was successful Wed 2019-12-11 10:10 UTC (***)

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go for: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-11 23:30 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-11 23:30 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 (***) 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1372. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1305. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From corlissbs at aol.com  Thu Dec 12 00:16:08 2019
From: corlissbs at aol.com (Brad Smith)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:16:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Roving in EN54/64
References: <2051290519.4259950.1576109768458.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2051290519.4259950.1576109768458@mail.yahoo.com>

I will be roving in EN54/64 on Saturday and Sunday, 12/14 and 12/15 and will try to work the day passes of AO-91 and AO-92. Brad KC9UQR


From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Wed Dec 11 23:52:10 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 23:52:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-07
References: <1752672396.12299192.1576108330086.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1752672396.12299192.1576108330086@mail.yahoo.com>

My IC 9700 and sat 32 appear to be way off frequency.
What should the correct dopler .sqf? frequency be?
Jim

From rhyolite at leikhim.com  Thu Dec 12 03:55:30 2019
From: rhyolite at leikhim.com (Joe Leikhim)
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:55:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] NASA needs some help designing new Gateway and Lunar
 Lander Spacecraft!
Message-ID: <169f3348-7ede-aa66-a16c-3fa0d8effb73@leikhim.com>

Reposted from RadioReference.

"Hey folks. I'm a total newbie in this community and I apologize if this 
isn't the proper forum for this post - please feel free to move it or 
let me know where I should put it if it is out of place.

In short, over at NASA Johnson Space Center (in Houston), we are having 
trouble finding folks for a number of systems engineer level positions. 
I shouldn't say we are "having trouble"... it is just that we are on 
some short schedules and would like to find interested candidates as 
quickly as possible. A few of the areas we are looking for support are 
in RF Communications, Audio, and Lighting. After doing some research, I 
decided I might try posting in a forum like this to see if anyone in the 
radio community was either interested in a change or just looking to 
better utilize their skills. Or perhaps know of someone else who might be.

The Gateway is a new orbiting outpost around the moon in what is called 
a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit. Some google searching on NASA Gateway 
will probably shed some light on the design thus far. The other element 
will be lunar lander vehicles that go back and forth from the South pole 
of the Moon to the Gateway vehicle.

Right now the program is heavy on systems engineering - writing 
documents for requirements, interface control, verification, etc. 
Eventually that will lead into participating into preliminary and then 
critical design reviews.

We are interested in candidates that want to work in Houston and can 
participate in the above systems engineering steps as well as help 
determine RF performance (in the case of the RF Communications position) 
and determine link budgets, forward error correction analysis, etc.

Required experience would be at least a BS degree in a related field. 
Lots of other experience would be a plus, but rather than go through all 
that here, I would just say, if any of this sounds like it could apply 
to you or someone you know, please get in touch with me! You can reach 
me at frank.j.graffagnino at nasa.gov "
<mailto:frank.j.graffagnino at nasa.gov>

-- 
Joe Leikhim


Leikhim and Associates

Communications Consultants

Oviedo, Florida

JLeikhim at Leikhim.com

407-982-0446

WWW.LEIKHIM.COM


From kc9sgv at gmail.com  Thu Dec 12 12:20:23 2019
From: kc9sgv at gmail.com (KC9SGV)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 06:20:23 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tweet by Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) on Twitter. Only on a
	GEO satellite....!
Message-ID: <01E5D649-7CF1-48DF-ADA6-5A1BC1A19B10@gmail.com>

	Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) (@2m0sql)
12/10/19, 11:01 AM
Not a bad spot for operating on QO-100 pic.twitter.com/WoWCBCtUf8

Download the Twitter app

Bernard,
KC9SGV
Sent from my iPad

From peter at magicbug.co.uk  Thu Dec 12 14:37:12 2019
From: peter at magicbug.co.uk (Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL))
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:37:12 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tweet by Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) on Twitter. Only on
 a GEO satellite....!
In-Reply-To: <01E5D649-7CF1-48DF-ADA6-5A1BC1A19B10@gmail.com>
References: <01E5D649-7CF1-48DF-ADA6-5A1BC1A19B10@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFvUaioML0UAEdmz2Cfn=O289CeN5VBhKkfKmrnKj-bVHaHYSg@mail.gmail.com>

Bernard,

Thanks for sharing my tweet that I posted, indeed it's very nice to
operate from the sofa, however, this isn't something that's GEO only
you can do it with all aspects of the spectrum including LEO.

73,

Peter, 2M0SQL

On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 at 12:21, KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>         Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) (@2m0sql)
> 12/10/19, 11:01 AM
> Not a bad spot for operating on QO-100 pic.twitter.com/WoWCBCtUf8
>
> Download the Twitter app
>
> Bernard,
> KC9SGV
> Sent from my iPad
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Thu Dec 12 15:59:07 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:59:07 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Operating from Arizona and California (13-15 December
	2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUeUG3FkO0z8Wx3iYpigGm6a69xaWkMV-PNcA54zLK_u6Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I will be on the road tomorrow, heading to California. On my way there,
I will stop on the DM23/DM24 grid boundary in western Arizona to work
some passes. I plan on working passes between 1600 and at least 1900
UTC, before resuming my drive. I was just out there a few weekends ago,
but wanted to put this spot on the air again since I would be passing
through the area. My drive should be visible on APRS as WD9EWK-9, at
web sites like:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

Over the weekend, I will work passes from two different locations in
southern California. I previously posted the plans for "Ham Radio Day
Aboard the Queen Mary" on Saturday, 14 December 2019. Endaf N6UTC and I
will work passes as W6RO between 1700 UTC and 0100 UTC (9am-5pm Pacific
time) from the Sports Deck on the RMS Queen Mary, next to the W6RO
Wireless Room. More information about this event is available at:

https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-November/075512.html

https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/ham-radio-day/home/

On Sunday, 15 December 2019, Endaf N6UTC and I will go north of the
Los Angeles area to the DM04/DM05/DM14/DM15 (35.0 N 118.0 W) grid
intersection. We plan on working passes for a few hours out there,
starting with an AO-92 pass around 1740 UTC.

I will upload my QSOs as WD9EWK to Logbook of the World, and N6UTC
also uses LOTW. W6RO does not use LOTW, but will issue QSL cards
following the procedure at:

http://www.qrz.com/db/W6RO

The Queen Mary is in grid DM03.
The QSO number mentioned on this page is not required for satellite
QSOs.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From skristof at etczone.com  Thu Dec 12 16:35:03 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:35:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
Message-ID: <f29ced8caec2eb1d3d5459bd2f632526@etczone.com>

I read somewhere (from ANS?) that Duchifat3 was supposed to launch
yesterday and has an FM V/u transponder. I haven't seen any
announcements about it here. Anybody have any updates or corrections? 

Steve AI9IN

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Thu Dec 12 16:47:46 2019
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (Jeff kb2m)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:47:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Green Heron RT-21 AZ/EL rotor controller
References: <f0ce0ef9-4062-3b06-61ec-51f57459cf61.ref@att.net>
Message-ID: <f0ce0ef9-4062-3b06-61ec-51f57459cf61@att.net>

I?m looking to buy a Green Heron RT-21 AZ/EL rotor controller to replace 
the one that came with my Alfa Spid AZ/EL RAS. Every time I move back 
here for the winter I end up taking apart and fixing the Rot2pro G that 
came with the Spid rotor. If any one that has one I would like your 
opinion, Thanks?

73 Jeff kb2m


From nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com  Thu Dec 12 17:44:15 2019
From: nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com (Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:44:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
Message-ID: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>

Yes we have been discussing this on twitter. It was successfully launched
yestorday by ISRO and shortly after it was heard by Glenn AA5PK and a few
others over the US on 436.420 with the FM repeater active. As of today the
FM repeater is not on, only 9600 baud telemetry. So very good sign the
satellite is functioning well. There's also a good chance that the repeater
will be active continuously rather on a schedule as they said all 3 of its
payloads will operate in "parallel"

Frequencys:

Downlink: 436.420 (stated 436.400 but it's been heard 20khz above the
published frequency for some reason)
Uplink: 145.970 no tone

Status as of this post: 9K6 telemetry only.

Preliminary TLE  (not 100% accurate but close) allegedly could be object
2019-089B

DUCHIFAT-3
1 84101U          19345.41319444  .00000000  00000-0  50000-4 0    08
2 84101  37.0000 148.0000 0001442   0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222    03


73 Nick KE8AKW

From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Dec 12 17:54:09 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:54:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-12 18:00
	UTC
References: <543977697.4481671.1576173249322.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <543977697.4481671.1576173249322@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-12 18:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via N?KBA

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact was successful: Thu 2019-12-12 15:29:16 UTC 29 deg (***)

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-12 18:00 UTC. (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 

questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and 

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-12 18:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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

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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1373. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From skristof at etczone.com  Thu Dec 12 18:01:47 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:01:47 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
In-Reply-To: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>

Thank you, Nick. Good info. Are there plans to give it an OSCAR number
and add it to the "Pass Predictions"? Perhaps the AMSAT News Service
could publish an update for this forum. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-12-12 12:44 pm, Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW via AMSAT-BB wrote:

> Yes we have been discussing this on twitter. It was successfully launched
> yestorday by ISRO and shortly after it was heard by Glenn AA5PK and a few
> others over the US on 436.420 with the FM repeater active. As of today the
> FM repeater is not on, only 9600 baud telemetry. So very good sign the
> satellite is functioning well. There's also a good chance that the repeater
> will be active continuously rather on a schedule as they said all 3 of its
> payloads will operate in "parallel"
> 
> Frequencys:
> 
> Downlink: 436.420 (stated 436.400 but it's been heard 20khz above the
> published frequency for some reason)
> Uplink: 145.970 no tone
> 
> Status as of this post: 9K6 telemetry only.
> 
> Preliminary TLE  (not 100% accurate but close) allegedly could be object
> 2019-089B
> 
> DUCHIFAT-3
> 1 84101U          19345.41319444  .00000000  00000-0  50000-4 0    08
> 2 84101  37.0000 148.0000 0001442   0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222    03
> 
> 73 Nick KE8AKW
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu Dec 12 18:21:31 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:21:31 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
In-Reply-To: <e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>
References: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>
	<e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOpifsnzss+5XNytRh+u9sh3tRFuiE-xKg4Z=BVv4eqb=Q@mail.gmail.com>

Steve,

It will be in pass predictions, though with a temporary ID until it is
positively identified.

OSCAR numbers depend on the owner/operator of the satellite requesting
one. See https://www.amsat.org/oscar-numbers-policy/

This group hasn't released any updates on the FM transponder operating
plans that I have seen and so far there has only been one report of
hearing the transponder online.

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:16 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> Thank you, Nick. Good info. Are there plans to give it an OSCAR number
> and add it to the "Pass Predictions"? Perhaps the AMSAT News Service
> could publish an update for this forum.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2019-12-12 12:44 pm, Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>
> > Yes we have been discussing this on twitter. It was successfully launched
> > yestorday by ISRO and shortly after it was heard by Glenn AA5PK and a few
> > others over the US on 436.420 with the FM repeater active. As of today the
> > FM repeater is not on, only 9600 baud telemetry. So very good sign the
> > satellite is functioning well. There's also a good chance that the repeater
> > will be active continuously rather on a schedule as they said all 3 of its
> > payloads will operate in "parallel"
> >
> > Frequencys:
> >
> > Downlink: 436.420 (stated 436.400 but it's been heard 20khz above the
> > published frequency for some reason)
> > Uplink: 145.970 no tone
> >
> > Status as of this post: 9K6 telemetry only.
> >
> > Preliminary TLE  (not 100% accurate but close) allegedly could be object
> > 2019-089B
> >
> > DUCHIFAT-3
> > 1 84101U          19345.41319444  .00000000  00000-0  50000-4 0    08
> > 2 84101  37.0000 148.0000 0001442   0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222    03
> >
> > 73 Nick KE8AKW
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From skristof at etczone.com  Thu Dec 12 18:33:35 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:33:35 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOpifsnzss+5XNytRh+u9sh3tRFuiE-xKg4Z=BVv4eqb=Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>
	<e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>
	<CABzOSOpifsnzss+5XNytRh+u9sh3tRFuiE-xKg4Z=BVv4eqb=Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <887441e7d74ea6640ca5b6c84e4dfa5b@etczone.com>

Thank you, Paul. I'll be watching (and listening) for it. 

Steve AI9IN

On 2019-12-12 1:21 pm, Paul Stoetzer wrote:

> Steve,
> 
> It will be in pass predictions, though with a temporary ID until it is
> positively identified.
> 
> OSCAR numbers depend on the owner/operator of the satellite requesting
> one. See https://www.amsat.org/oscar-numbers-policy/
> 
> This group hasn't released any updates on the FM transponder operating
> plans that I have seen and so far there has only been one report of
> hearing the transponder online.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:16 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote: 
> 
>> Thank you, Nick. Good info. Are there plans to give it an OSCAR number
>> and add it to the "Pass Predictions"? Perhaps the AMSAT News Service
>> could publish an update for this forum.
>> 
>> Steve AI9IN

From g.shirville at btinternet.com  Thu Dec 12 19:12:42 2019
From: g.shirville at btinternet.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:12:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Your opportunity to help ESA and visit their facilities
 at Darmstadt
References: <592398668.22633192.1576177962902.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <592398668.22633192.1576177962902@mail.yahoo.com>

http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Calling_radio_amateurs_help_find_OPS-SAT

73GrahamG3VZV

From g0kla at arrl.net  Thu Dec 12 19:50:48 2019
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 14:50:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] I am releasing FoxTelem 1.08w
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+v2ywHvjbxKb0XjeXBCzs68cLFJ=vzz2cEYN7UD-3osfw@mail.gmail.com>

This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem.  If you have been seeing issues then
upgrade to this new version.

Primarily it addresses the following:
* Crashes seen at run time
* Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or another
program using DDE
* Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display

It is available as usual here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/

Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues.  Keep them coming.  Let me know
if you see any other issues.

73
Chris

-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From pconver at gmail.com  Thu Dec 12 20:03:15 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:03:15 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
In-Reply-To: <e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>
References: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>
	<e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <CANTZqKnMxufo2khR4WoB5TnjggmzD1UzMYQ_CHxYCaWcG7cOdw@mail.gmail.com>

Duchifat-3 Predictions & Freqs+Doppler for your location at:

http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=duch3

Good Luck, congrats & Tks to Israel & ISRO.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

On 12/12/19, AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> Thank you, Nick. Good info. Are there plans to give it an OSCAR number
> and add it to the "Pass Predictions"? Perhaps the AMSAT News Service
> could publish an update for this forum.
>
> Steve AI9IN

From wa7fwf at gmail.com  Thu Dec 12 20:35:56 2019
From: wa7fwf at gmail.com (Kevin)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 12:35:56 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] I am releasing FoxTelem 1.08w
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+v2ywHvjbxKb0XjeXBCzs68cLFJ=vzz2cEYN7UD-3osfw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+v2ywHvjbxKb0XjeXBCzs68cLFJ=vzz2cEYN7UD-3osfw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8a3187d1-7dec-25cd-3a8e-0e159df1a1e3@gmail.com>

Thank You for this Update Chris,

 ???? Just had AO-91, 92 and 95 pass over and W worked fine, I also 
noticed that a quirk where version R running would cause other programs 
in task manager to show increased CPU utilization on windows 10 is gone 
and W also runs at about half the CPU utilization that R did.

Well Done 73
Kevin


On 12/12/2019 11:50, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem.  If you have been seeing issues then
> upgrade to this new version.
>
> Primarily it addresses the following:
> * Crashes seen at run time
> * Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or another
> program using DDE
> * Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display
>
> It is available as usual here:
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
> http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
>
> Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues.  Keep them coming.  Let me know
> if you see any other issues.
>
> 73
> Chris
>


From g0kla at arrl.net  Thu Dec 12 21:21:23 2019
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:21:23 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] I am releasing FoxTelem 1.08w
In-Reply-To: <8a3187d1-7dec-25cd-3a8e-0e159df1a1e3@gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+v2ywHvjbxKb0XjeXBCzs68cLFJ=vzz2cEYN7UD-3osfw@mail.gmail.com>
	<8a3187d1-7dec-25cd-3a8e-0e159df1a1e3@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+uj20qtfFX==p-zBsBJUfwthOi3n+6s1bW44_n0Oz5t2Q@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the comments Kevin.

I had a slight issue with my migration script though.  The version you
download should say "12 Dec 2019" next to the version.  If it says the 6
Dec 2019 then it missed the last commit from my build.  It's not a major
change. If you see issues you should download it again and replace the jar
file.

73
Chris

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 3:36 PM Kevin <wa7fwf at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank You for this Update Chris,
>
>       Just had AO-91, 92 and 95 pass over and W worked fine, I also
> noticed that a quirk where version R running would cause other programs
> in task manager to show increased CPU utilization on windows 10 is gone
> and W also runs at about half the CPU utilization that R did.
>
> Well Done 73
> Kevin
>
>
> On 12/12/2019 11:50, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem.  If you have been seeing issues
> then
> > upgrade to this new version.
> >
> > Primarily it addresses the following:
> > * Crashes seen at run time
> > * Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or
> another
> > program using DDE
> > * Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display
> >
> > It is available as usual here:
> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
> > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
> >
> > Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues.  Keep them coming.  Let me
> know
> > if you see any other issues.
> >
> > 73
> > Chris
> >
>
>

-- 
Chris E. Thompson
chrisethompson at gmail.com
g0kla at arrl.net

From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Fri Dec 13 00:16:26 2019
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:16:26 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] Green Heron RT-21 AZ/EL rotor controller
In-Reply-To: <f0ce0ef9-4062-3b06-61ec-51f57459cf61@att.net>
References: <f0ce0ef9-4062-3b06-61ec-51f57459cf61.ref@att.net>
	<f0ce0ef9-4062-3b06-61ec-51f57459cf61@att.net>
Message-ID: <a4e67230-a9ef-79e8-aa9a-1a7ad43239fb@coloradosatellite.com>

Jeff,

I haven't seen any replies so I'll give you my input.

These are excellent and flexible controllers.? I have one here on my EME 
array which uses the M2 MT-3000 positioners and have installed them at 
several university ground stations as well as the Air Force Academy.? In 
those places they control various antennas from 4 meter dishes to V/U 
Yagi arrays. Tech support is excellent.? The user guide is 
comprehensive.? The setup software utility is easy to use.

One thing the Green Heron will do is always count the pulses from the 
rotor motors even when you are sending it rapid commands over the 
computer link.? We have had problems with other control boxes missing 
pulses and therefore getting out of calibration with the antenna when 
there is constant serial port traffic. The GH will always capture every 
pulse and will stay calibrated. (It will also work with voltage sense 
feedback from motors like the G5500). The USB interface eliminates 
intermediate boxes.

Note that you will want to tell GH what rotor and interface you will use 
the controller with so it can be configured before they send it to you.

These are not cheap.? But we have had no problems with any of eight or 
so we have worked with.? One, installed at U Alaska Fairbanks, has been 
operating autonomously or via remote connection for nearly two years 
without a problem.

I'd highly recommend them.

Jim

Jim White
Colorado Satellite Services, LLC
jim at coloradosatellite.com



On 12/12/2019 9:47 AM, Jeff kb2m via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I?m looking to buy a Green Heron RT-21 AZ/EL rotor controller to 
> replace the one that came with my Alfa Spid AZ/EL RAS. Every time I 
> move back here for the winter I end up taking apart and fixing the 
> Rot2pro G that came with the Spid rotor. If any one that has one I 
> would like your opinion, Thanks?
>
> 73 Jeff kb2m
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
> Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views 
> of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite 
> program!
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From wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc  Fri Dec 13 00:22:41 2019
From: wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:22:41 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] I am releasing FoxTelem 1.08w
In-Reply-To: <CAJOf0+uj20qtfFX==p-zBsBJUfwthOi3n+6s1bW44_n0Oz5t2Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJOf0+v2ywHvjbxKb0XjeXBCzs68cLFJ=vzz2cEYN7UD-3osfw@mail.gmail.com>
	<8a3187d1-7dec-25cd-3a8e-0e159df1a1e3@gmail.com>
	<CAJOf0+uj20qtfFX==p-zBsBJUfwthOi3n+6s1bW44_n0Oz5t2Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxXuE9zYJp3wY=LPFnJEayD0kx2X6D0AfRJkwnKa3+5zmg@mail.gmail.com>

Just a note that Fox-in-a-box orders from the AMSAT Store after December
13, 12:01 UTC (that is, by the time you see this) will also ship with
FoxTelem V1.08w.  The FIAB download directory has not yet been upgraded,
but a downloaded SD card as well as existing cards are very easy to
upgrade.  Please see previous articles here and in the ANS for how to do it.

73 de WB1FJ

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 4:24 PM Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the comments Kevin.
>
> I had a slight issue with my migration script though.  The version you
> download should say "12 Dec 2019" next to the version.  If it says the 6
> Dec 2019 then it missed the last commit from my build.  It's not a major
> change. If you see issues you should download it again and replace the jar
> file.
>
> 73
> Chris
>
> On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 3:36 PM Kevin <wa7fwf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank You for this Update Chris,
> >
> >       Just had AO-91, 92 and 95 pass over and W worked fine, I also
> > noticed that a quirk where version R running would cause other programs
> > in task manager to show increased CPU utilization on windows 10 is gone
> > and W also runs at about half the CPU utilization that R did.
> >
> > Well Done 73
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> > On 12/12/2019 11:50, Chris Thompson via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > > This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem.  If you have been seeing issues
> > then
> > > upgrade to this new version.
> > >
> > > Primarily it addresses the following:
> > > * Crashes seen at run time
> > > * Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or
> > another
> > > program using DDE
> > > * Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display
> > >
> > > It is available as usual here:
> > > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
> > > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
> > > http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
> > >
> > > Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues.  Keep them coming.  Let me
> > know
> > > if you see any other issues.
> > >
> > > 73
> > > Chris
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Chris E. Thompson
> chrisethompson at gmail.com
> g0kla at arrl.net
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Fri Dec 13 09:02:31 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:02:31 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat 3 identified
Message-ID: <0aaa0ccb-df55-ab55-6ef6-191af66a0a6d@xs4all.nl>


Doppler measurements show that Duchifat 3 is object 44854 (2019-089C).
Telemetry downlink frequency: 436.400 MHz.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Fri Dec 13 13:45:31 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:45:31 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] TLEs for ATL 1 and SMOG-P
Message-ID: <a2705f6b-6298-bcdd-c48f-05a7ad6eae6c@xs4all.nl>


Apparently it is not easy for18 SPCSto determine accurate TLE sets
for the PocketQubes in the 2019-084 launch. This is understandable,
given their small size of only 5 cm.

Therefore I determined the TLE sets for ATL 1 (44830) and SMOG-P (44832)
myself, using accurate doppler measurements. These should (initially) be
accurate within a few seconds.

ATL 1
1 44830U 19084G?? 19346.85945000 .00001000? 00000-0? 50000-4 0??? 08
2 44830? 96.9998 211.0781 0044791 228.7076 277.5196 15.64736264??? 09
Frequency: 437.1741 MHz.

SMOG-P
1 44832U 19084J?? 19346.85910300 .00001000? 00000-0? 50000-4 0??? 05
2 44832? 97.0009 211.0657 0089111 218.3064 289.3286 15.64885322??? 06
Frequency: 437.1497 MHz.

73, Nico PA0DLO



From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri Dec 13 14:52:37 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:52:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FW: Questions on USNA Satellite Identifications
Message-ID: <bc84a8e57de826e2cab8a409dff34cb1@mail.gmail.com>

Although we have lost the PSAT-2 VHF downlink, the UHF PSK31 and SSTV
camera are still on 435.350.  We have been asked by authorities to confirm
that PSAT2 is correctly catalogued as 44354?  (I believe it is)



Similarly, USNAP1 is still beaconing once a minute on 145.825.  They are
asking if it could be 44357 (OBJECT U) instead of 44355



Having moved out of our lab/groud station of 27 years we have no antennas
and cannot easily do this until the spring.



Thanks

Bob, WB4APR

From skristof at etczone.com  Fri Dec 13 16:58:48 2019
From: skristof at etczone.com (skristof at etczone.com)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 11:58:48 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?
In-Reply-To: <887441e7d74ea6640ca5b6c84e4dfa5b@etczone.com>
References: <CAGu+VYssspyCisJt0wKJkS2nMcx+fAN9NoJz_T94HSfV8vAEzA@mail.gmail.com>
	<e82176508ca55aab435cd6af1d53dd2e@etczone.com>
	<CABzOSOpifsnzss+5XNytRh+u9sh3tRFuiE-xKg4Z=BVv4eqb=Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<887441e7d74ea6640ca5b6c84e4dfa5b@etczone.com>
Message-ID: <6a690c4c487ee820992a5de1982fced9@etczone.com>

Does Duchifat3 have an access tone (CTCSS)? 

Steve AI9IN

>

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Fri Dec 13 18:19:41 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:19:41 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT Images?
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf0s=gpoY59Qf-UZD_-ewajpq6c=TeYingYQ=Pt14QK62Q@mail.gmail.com>

All this time, I've been collecting and reporting telemetry from JY1 and I
just noticed that it is also sending images (at least some times). Some
info please:

1. Can the program be told to autosave images.
(Looks like it does in AppData subdirectory)
2. Is JY1 always sending down image data?
3. Do either AO-73 or EO-88 do the same thing?

I thought image was a special mode only turned on now and then. Perhaps
that is true and I just got lucky bumbling around this morning!


Tnx any info. 73, N0AN
Hasan

From bruninga at usna.edu  Fri Dec 13 20:19:06 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:19:06 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Questions on USNA Satellite Identifications (PSAT2
	PSK31 - use it)
Message-ID: <3719b8a67c85316e0eab60f29b2ccbcf@mail.gmail.com>

P.S.  The SSTV is automatic once every 2 minutes or 4 minutes depending on
Energy levels. But ONLY in spacecraft daylight.



The PSK31 audio downlink does not activate unless someone is TXing PSK31 on
the ten meter uplink.  That is around 29.4815



So I guess there is nothing to hear unless we get some people on the ten
meter uplink.  (this is unlike PSAT which has an uplink in the NORMAL
terrestrial PSK31 frequency and there is usually someone on (unknowingly
being relayed).  Not so for PSAT2 which has to have  someone transmitting
first.  But if you do, you get the full transponder for the full pass as
long as you keep transmitting.  Others can join you a few dozen Hz away and
have a multi-way chat.



Bob, WB4aPR



*From:* Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
*Sent:* Friday, December 13, 2019 9:53 AM
*To:* amsat bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
*Cc:* Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
*Subject:* FW: Questions on USNA Satellite Identifications



Although we have lost the PSAT-2 VHF downlink, the UHF PSK31 and SSTV
camera are still on 435.350.  We have been asked by authorities to confirm
that PSAT2 is correctly catalogued as 44354?  (I believe it is)



Similarly, USNAP1 is still beaconing once a minute on 145.825.  They are
asking if it could be 44357 (OBJECT U) instead of 44355



Having moved out of our lab/groud station of 27 years we have no antennas
and cannot easily do this until the spring.



Thanks

Bob, WB4APR

From n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net  Fri Dec 13 14:46:17 2019
From: n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net (Mike Seguin)
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:46:17 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] FN44 AO-92
Message-ID: <bf40dfcd-2231-38f9-cac1-2ba81913df90@burlingtontelecom.net>

I'm going to try AO-92 in ~ 1/2 hour from FN44, my contest station. No 
elevation, but we'll see how it goes.

Sorry for the short notice....

Mike, N1JEZ FN44ar VT

From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec 14 21:00:12 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 21:00:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-14 21:00
	UTC
References: <1905734877.5138413.1576357212716.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1905734877.5138413.1576357212716@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-14 21:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Istituto Comprensivo ?Japigia 1 ? Verga?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo ?Caporizzi ? Lucarelli?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg (***)

?

After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. (***)

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-14 21:00 UTC. (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 

questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and 

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-14 21:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

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Message to US Educators

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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

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Contact Opportunity?

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Call for Proposals?

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Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

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The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

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The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

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The Opportunity?

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Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

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An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

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Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

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More Information

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For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

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Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

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About ARISS:

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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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)

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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

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ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia)

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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.

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For the application, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

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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.

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Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8? MHz.

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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

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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 https://www.ariss.org/

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Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

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Looking for something new to do?? How about receiving DATV from the ISS?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

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If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.? Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.???????????? 

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http://www.ariss-eu.org/

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If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.? Contact Kerry at kbanke at sbcglobal.net

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The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

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Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

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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.

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Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1373. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

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A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

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Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

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The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

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QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

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ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

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https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

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Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

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Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 14 21:36:24 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 21:36:24 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] .sqf file
References: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152@mail.yahoo.com>

Running IC-9700 with SAT 32
using 50 for cat delay. Seams to be updating too fast. What is suggested for this radio?

Could someone forward? me a copy of their .sqf file that is working with the ic-9700. My AO-07 is way off. unable to find my uplink and set it correctly.
Thanks
Jim KI6WJ

From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 14 22:09:01 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] .sqf file
In-Reply-To: <8141FD6A-27F7-4327-A2D6-62D2BDC881A2@mac.com>
References: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152@mail.yahoo.com>
	<8141FD6A-27F7-4327-A2D6-62D2BDC881A2@mac.com>
Message-ID: <1955891966.13558770.1576361341822@mail.yahoo.com>

 I reset to 70. Looks better. Waiting for AO-07 in a few minutes to see if I can capture my uplink.
other settings19200 baud???? $a2 for 9700RTS? checkedSat mode checked

    On Saturday, December 14, 2019, 1:47:38 PM PST, Sloan Davis <blkupspilot at mac.com> wrote:  
 
 70 is suggested for the radio. What are your other parameters set to?

Sloan 

> On Dec 14, 2019, at 4:37 PM, James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Running IC-9700 with SAT 32
> using 50 for cat delay. Seams to be updating too fast. What is suggested for this radio?
> 
> Could someone forward? me a copy of their .sqf file that is working with the ic-9700. My AO-07 is way off. unable to find my uplink and set it correctly.
> Thanks
> Jim 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
  

From blkupspilot at mac.com  Sat Dec 14 21:47:36 2019
From: blkupspilot at mac.com (Sloan Davis)
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 16:47:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] .sqf file
In-Reply-To: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <8141FD6A-27F7-4327-A2D6-62D2BDC881A2@mac.com>

70 is suggested for the radio. What are your other parameters set to?

Sloan 

> On Dec 14, 2019, at 4:37 PM, James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Running IC-9700 with SAT 32
> using 50 for cat delay. Seams to be updating too fast. What is suggested for this radio?
> 
> Could someone forward  me a copy of their .sqf file that is working with the ic-9700. My AO-07 is way off. unable to find my uplink and set it correctly.
> Thanks
> Jim 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu  Sun Dec 15 00:01:00 2019
From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns)
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 18:01:00 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-359 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
Message-ID: <CAHKCqnDtvuLPzBYHZJsH=LXq2XU+zuex+SGbnHXjJA1AG-Ezug@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-359

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation service of AMSAT, 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 commun-
icating 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:

* Calling All Radio Amateurs: Help Find OPS-SAT!
* FCC Moves to Remove 3.4 GHz Amateur Satellite Allocation
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution
* FoxTelem version 1.08w Released
* AMSAT-EA works against the clock on G?NESIS satellites
* New NASA eBook Reveals Insights of Earth Seen at Night from Space
* Israel Applauds Successful Launch of Duchifat3
* Ham Radio University Satellite Operations Forum on January 4
* Possible ARISS SSTV Operation Before Year's End
* Recent ARISS Contacts
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Satellite Shorts From All Over


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.01
ANS-359 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 359.01
>From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE 2019 Dec 15
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-359.01

Calling All Radio Amateurs: Help Find OPS-SAT!

Calling all radio amateurs! The European Space Agency (ESA) is chal-
lenging anyone with amateur radio equipment to catch the first signals
from OPS-SAT, ESA?s brand new space software laboratory.

On 17 December, OPS-SAT will be launched into low-Earth orbit on a
Soyuz rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, together with ESA?s Cheops
exoplanet-tracker.

Once launched, the satellite will deploy its solar panels and ultra-
high frequency antenna, and then start to send signals back home.

Could you be the first on Earth to catch them? ESA?s mission control
team in Darmstadt are asking for your help to find the fledgling Cube-
Sat.

OPS-SAT is a first-of-its-kind CubeSat dedicated purely to experimen-
tation. It carries a wide variety of advanced payloads allowing ?Ex-
perimenters? to deploy and test their software and apps in space.

Anyone can apply to be an Experimenter! Find out more about the mis-
sion, and how to apply, here: https://tinyurl.com/ul8327f

Lift-off is scheduled for 08:54:20 UTC on 17 December. Deployment will
begin 15044.6 seconds later (T+15044.6 seconds), expected to be at
13:05:04 UTC. OPS-SAT will begin transmitting 15 minutes after satel-
lite deployment and after ultra-high frequency (UHF) antenna and solar
array deployment have been confirmed. The first two passes over Europe
are expected on the same evening.

To track OPS-SAT, a preliminary launch TLE is available here, and will
be updated as soon as new orbital information is available.

Main downlink characteristics:
Space segment transceiver GomSpace NanoCOM AX100
Frequency UHF ? 437.2 MHz
Modulation GMSK
Occupied Bandwidth 25 kHz
Baudrate 9k6
Modulation Index 0.5
More information can be found at:
https://github.com/esa/gr-opssat/blob/master/docs/os-uhf-specs.pdf

[ANS thanks ESA for the above information]

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     Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
    and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
           AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
                  Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
        https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/

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Donate to AMSAT Tax-Free From Your IRA

Are you over 70-1/2 years of age and need to meet your IRA's Required
Minimum Distribution for 2019? Consider making a donation to AMSAT!

Under the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, individuals
over 70-1/2 years of age may make direct transfers of up to $100,000
per year from a traditional IRA to an eligible charity without
increasing their taxable income. Consult your tax advisor or
accountant to make certain you are eligible.

AMSAT is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational and scientific
organization whose purpose is to design, construct, launch, and
operate satellites in space and to provide the support needed to
encourage amateurs to utilize these resources. AMSAT's federal tax ID
is 52-0888529.

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FCC Moves to Remove 3.4 GHz Amateur Satellite Allocation

AMSAT (@AMSAT) tweeted at 11:51 AM on Thu, Dec 12, 2019: "At today's
Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission passed a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking proposing to delete the amateur allocation at
3.3-3.5 GHz, including the amateur satellite service allocation at
3.4-3.41 GHz."

Later, @AMSAT tweeted:
"Noting the importance of microwave spectrum for future amateur satel-
lites in HEO and/or GEO orbits and beyond, AMSAT will file comments
in this proceeding opposing the deletion of this amateur satellite
service allocation."

Watch ANS bulletins for future developments.

[ANS thanks @AMSAT for the above information]

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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution

The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's
TLE distribution:

SMOG-P - NORAD CAT ID 44832 (per Nico Janssen, PA0DLO).
1 44832U 19084J   19346.85910300 .00001000  00000-0  50000-4 0    05
2 44832  97.0009 211.0657 0089111 218.3064 289.3286 15.64885322    06
Frequency: 437.1497 MHz.

The Israeli student satellite Duchifat3 was successfully placed in or-
bit by ISRO (India) on December 11, 2019 along with several other sat-
ellites. Therefore, it will take a while for those objects to separate
enough to accurately identify Duchifat3. The following is a set of
preliminary TLEs supplied by Nicholas Mahr, KE8AKW (via AMSAT-BB) on
December 12, 2019 for your use:

Duchifat3
1 84101U          19345.41319444  .00000000  00000-0  50000-4 0    08
2 84101  37.0000 148.0000 0001442   0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222    03

On Dec. 13, Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, verified Doppler measurements show-
ing that Duchifat 3 is object 44854 (2019-089C). The telemetry down-
link frequency is 436.400 MHz. AMSAT

Another PocketQube on this launch (only 5 cm on a side!0 has been iden-
tified as ATL 1
1 44830U 19084G   19346.85945000 .00001000  00000-0  50000-4 0    08
2 44830  96.9998 211.0781 0044791 228.7076 277.5196 15.64736264    09
Frequency: 437.1741 MHz.

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, Orbital Elements Manager, and Nico
Janssen, PA0DLO, for the above information.]

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FoxTelem version 1.08w Released

Chris Thompson, AC2CZ/G0KLA, has announced the release of version 1.08w
of the FoxTelem software. This is a bug fix release to FoxTelem. If you
have been seeing issues then you should upgrade to this new version.

Primarily it addresses the following:
* Crashes seen at run time
* Issue with DDE transmission to SatPC32 which can hang FoxTelem or
  another program using DDE
* Some minor issues with HuskySat graphs and display

It is available as usual here:
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/

Thanks to all who reported bugs and issues. Keep them coming. Please
advise Chris if you see any other issues via g0kla <at> arrl.net

Fox-in-a-box orders from the AMSAT Store after December
13, 12:01 UTC (that is, by the time you see this) will also ship with
FoxTelem V1.08w.  The FIAB download directory has not yet been upgrad-
ed, but a downloaded SD card as well as existing cards are very easy
to upgrade. Please see previous articles here and in the ANS for how
to do it.

[ANS thanks Chris Thompson, AC2CZ/G0KLA, and Burns Fisher, WB1FJ for
 the above information]

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AMSAT-EA works against the clock on G?NESIS satellites

AMSAT EA is workin against the clock, together with students from the
European university, in the development of the GENESIS satellites. The
1.5 P pico sats, measuring 7.5x5x5cm are expected to be launched from
the United States in February 2020. These satellites are based on the
designs of EASAT-2 engineering and will allow testings of the EASAT-2
subsytems.

The estimated time in orbit of the GENESIS is estimated at around a
month. They incorporate the linear transponder receiver module design-
ed for EASAT-2 and an Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) transmitter. They
will offer functionality of a regenerative repeater in ASK and CW and
also incorporate the ionic motor experimental for pocketqubes devel-
oped by Applied Ion Systems.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA for the above information]

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New NASA eBook Reveals Insights of Earth Seen at Night from Space

Earth has many stories to tell, even in the dark of night. Earth at
Night, NASA?s new 200-page ebook, is now available online and includes
more than 150 images of our planet in darkness as captured from space
by Earth-observing satellites and astronauts on the International
Space Station over the past 25 years. The book is free for download in
Kindle, ePub, and PDF formats at
https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/earthatnight_detail.html

?Earth at Night? shows how scientists use images such as this astronaut
photo of the Gulf of Mexico taken from the International Space Station
over the southern United States to study our changing planet.

The images reveal how human activity and natural phenomena light up the
darkness around the world, depicting the intricate structure of cities,
wildfires and volcanoes raging, auroras dancing across the polar skies,
moonlight reflecting off snow and deserts, and other dramatic earthly
scenes.

?Earth at Night explores the brilliance of our planet when it is in
darkness,? wrote Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA?s
Science Mission Directorate, in the book?s foreword. ?The book is a
compilation of stories depicting the interactions between science and
wonder. I am pleased to share this visually stunning and captivating
exploration of our home planet.?

In addition to the images, the book tells how scientists use these
observations to study our changing planet and aid decision makers in
such areas as sustainable energy use and disaster response.

NASA brings together technology, science, and unique global Earth ob-
servations to provide societal benefits and strengthen our nation. The
agency makes its Earth observations freely and openly available to
everyone for use in developing solutions to important global issues
such as changing freshwater availability, food security and human
health.

[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]

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Israel Applauds Successful Launch of Duchifat3

Israel has applauded the successful launch of Isro?s PSLV-C48 rocket
that put an experimental satellite built by students of its country
into orbit on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Cuchifat-3 Israeli satellite was
among nine foreign customer satellites piggybacking on India's primary
payload Risat-2BR1, a military radar imaging satellite. The launch oc-
curred at 09:55 UTC. Full article at https://tinyurl.com/uz7p35u

Duchifat3 was built by high school students supported by Herzliya
Science Center in Israel and carries an on-board camera for earth
imaging. The V/u FM transponder has an uplink of 145.970 MHz and a
downlink of 436.400 MHz -- however some reports indicate that the FM
repeater downlink may actually be at 436.420 MHz.

[ANS thanks The Times of India and AMSAT-UK for the above information]

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Ham Radio University Satellite Operations Forum on January 4

The 21st annual Ham Radio University, on Saturday, January 4, 2020
is a "A day of education to share ideas, experiences, knowledge and
fellowship among Amateur Radio operators." The event will be held at:

LIU / Post
Hillwood Commons Student Center
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548
Web: http://hamradiouniversity.org/

The suggested donation $5 - no preregistration is required! Doors
open at 7:30 AM with first forums at 8:30 AM.

Satellite operation is a part of the learning experience:
11:00 a.m. Satellite Operations for Beginners by Frank Garofalo WA2NDV

[ANS thanks the Ham Radio University for the above information]

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    AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
    radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
          be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
   Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/

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Possible ARISS SSTV Operation Before Year's End

ARISS reports the possibility of a worldwide commemorative SSTV opera-
tion from the International Space Station on Friday, Dec. 27 or Satur-
day, Dec. 28 and following days. The SSTV downlink frequency is
145.800 MHz. ARISS will provide more information as it becomes avail-
able. Watch the amsat-bb and follow @ARISS_status on Twitter for up-
dates.

An SSTV system is an integral part of one of the ARISS ham radio sta-
tions, NA1SS/ RS0ISS in the Service Module. It transmits and receives
JPEG still images.This system utilizes the Kenwood D700 and D710 ra-
dios and the ARISS antennas mounted on the Service Module. The SSTV
equipment also includes SpaceCam and MMSSTV software, a radio/computer
interface module and data cables. A Kenwood VC-H1 is also used to pro-
vide near real-time automatically transmitted images once every 3 min-
utes, when active.

A Kenwood D710 radio located in the Service Module was deployed by the
Russian Space Agency, Energia to provide extended support of imaging
experiments using various SSTV formats. It employs SpaceCam and MMSSTV
software to transmit stored images.

The current Expedition 61 crew aboard the ISS includes Dr. Andrew
?Drew? Morgan, KI5AAA, an emergency physician in the U.S. Army; veter-
an pilot Cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, RK6ATR; Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP,
an Italian Air Force officer, pilot, and engineer; pilot Cosmonaut
Oleg Skripochka; biologist Dr. Jessica Meir; and electrical engineer
Christina Koch.

[ANS thanks ARISS and NASA for the above information]

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Upcoming and Recent ARISS Contacts

Istituto Comprensivo ?Japigia 1 ? Verga?, Bari, Italy, direct via
IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo ?Caporizzi ? Lucarelli?, Bari, Italy,
direct via IZ7RTN. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
R?ISS, The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP. Contact is
go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg

There are few upcoming ARISS school contacts due to school holiday
vacations around the world. Recent contacts were:

A contact with About Gagarin From Cosmos, City of Kursk, Russia and
City of Ufa, Russia, direct via RZ9WWB was scheduled for Wednesday,
Dec. 11. The ISS callsign was scheduled to be RS?ISS, and the sched-
uled astronaut was Alexander Skvortsov, RK6ATR.

A contact with Woodridge Middle School, High Ridge, MO, direct via
N?KBA was scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12. The ISS callsign was
scheduled to be NA1SS, and the scheduled astronaut was to be Luca
Parmitano, KF5KDP.

ANS has verified that these contacts took place as scheduled.

The ARISS contact with Council Rock High School South students at
the Northampton, Pennsylvania school on Thursday, December 5 rece-
ived local press coverage in the Bucks County Courier Times news-
paper: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-349-ARISS-CouncilRock

[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

For "Ham Radio Day Aboard the Queen Mary" on Saturday, 14 December
2019. Endaf Buckley, N6UTC, and Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, will work
passes as W6RO between 1700 UTC and 0100 UTC (9am-5pm Pacific time)
from the Sports Deck on the RMS Queen Mary, next to the W6RO Wireless
Room. More information about this event is available at:
https://amsat.org/pipermail/amsat-bb/2019-November/075512.html
and at
https://www.queenmary.com/calendar-of-events/ham-radio-day/home/
On Sunday, 15 December 2019, N6UTC and WD9EWK will go north of the
Los Angeles area to the DM04/DM05/DM14/DM15 (35.0 N 118.0 W) grid
intersection. They plan on working passes for a few hours there,
starting with an AO-92 pass around 1740 UTC.

[ANS thanks AMSAT Board member Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, for the above
information]

South Florida (EL95, EL96)  December 11-15, 2019
James, K4WPX, will be in EL96/95 December 11th-15th, vacation style,
mostly evening passes, FM only. James will be staying in EM96 but
~1mile from the EM95 line, so he can skip over there for some passes,
too. Pass announcements via Twitter:  https://twitter.com/k4wpx

Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a
holiday-style activation, with special empahasis on the grid that got
away ? BK28. Keep an eye on Alex?s Twitter feed for further announce-
ments: https://twitter.com/N7AGF

Big Bend National Park (DL88)  March 16-17, 2020
Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend Nation-
al Park to put grid DL88 on the air.  Details will be added here, as
they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep an eye on
their individual Twitter feeds:  https://twitter.com/ad0dx,
https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP-User Services, for the
 above information]

XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, is once again active as
XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, until December 20th. Activity is
usually holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. He states that he works mostly on the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31,
JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW. He will concentrate on 160/80/60 meters.
"PLS Skeds for 80 and 160." He will also be active on the Satellites
(including 3W into 85cm dish for QO-100) See QRZ.com more details. QSL
via M0OXO, direct or by M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/).

ZZ, BRAZIL (WFF Op). Operators Joao Carlos/PU4GOD, Leo/PY1CC, Aldir,
PY1SAD and Eduardo/PU1REC will be active from the headquarters of the
Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park (PYFF0226) with special callsign
ZZ1F between December 12-15th. This is during the first weekend of the
Brazilian Parks event, under the coordination of Ronaldo (PS8RV).
Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters including VHF using
CW, SSB, Satellites and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW or QRZ.com.

[ANS thanks Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1443 for the above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ Some observers have reported that satellite JY1 is, at least occa-
  sionally, transmitting image data from its on-board camera.
  (ANS thanks Hasan Schiers, N0AN, for the above information)

+ Want to build a satellite? A scholarly book, "Low Earth Orbit Satel-
  lite Design" by Dr. George Sebestyen, Steve Fujikawa, Alex Chuchra,
  and Nick Galassi, was recently published by Springer, Inc. This
  book offers an in-depth guide to engineers and professionals seeking
  to understand the technologies behind Low Earth Orbit satellites. At
  $139.99 for the hardcover edition, it might be a pricey stocking-
  stuffer, but paperback and ebook editions are cheaper, and Springer
  is running a holiday book special:
  https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319683140#aboutBook
  (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)

+ ESA?s short film, The Burn, takes us into the heart of Europe?s mis-
  sion control during a critical moment in the life of a future mis-
  sion. Filmed on site in Darmstadt, Germany, with the help of volun-
  teers (many of whom are real-life spacecraft controllers), The Burn
  illustrates the critical importance of decades of investment in
  state-of-the-art mission operations infrastructure and highly train-
  ed teams to flying Europe?s most daring space missions. View the
  film at: https://tinyurl.com/yxxewnjt
  (ANS thanks ESA for the above information)

+ NASA's Space Launch System, or SLS, aims to carry astronauts to the
  moon in 2024 as part of the Artemis project, and has been described
  as "the most powerful rocket ever built." The SLS has just completed
  its latest round of testing: a "test to failure" pressure test of
  the main liquid hydrogen tank. The tank withstood more than 260% of
  expected flight loads before buckling and rupturing! The tank was
  pushed to its limit and failed at the point predicted by the ana-
  lysts, which is good news for the models used by NASA.
  (ANS thanks engadget.com and NASA for the above information)

+ Meade Instruments, a company familiar to backyard astronomers, has
  filed for bankruptcy. The company has fallen on hard times in recent
  years, as they?ve faced increasing competition. Meade also recently
  lost a lawsuit, which pushed them over the edge into bankruptcy. The
  company is based in Irvine, California, and was founded in 1972.
  They started out selling small refracting telescopes. They expanded
  and now sell telescope models worth up to $10,000.
  (ANS thanks Universe Today for the above information)

+ The Orbital Index blog (orbitalindex.com) maintains a directory of
  free space-related software resources for space hobbiests at:
  https://github.com/orbitalindex/awesome-space
  (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)

+ The Orbital Flight Test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is
  scheduled for Dec. 20 at 6:36 a.m. EST. The uncrewed flight test
  will be Starliner?s maiden mission to the International Space Sta-
  tion for NASA?s Commercial Crew Program.
  (ANS thanks NASA for the above information)



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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-
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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,

K0JM at amsat dot org

From erich.eichmann at t-online.de  Sun Dec 15 10:37:03 2019
From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:37:03 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] .sqf file
In-Reply-To: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <730320002.13537146.1576359384152.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<730320002.13537146.1576359384152@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <3c937906-1c94-f56a-c6f2-686a0f470c4c@t-online.de>

Hi,
set the CAT delay as low as possible (that means as necesary? for 
reliable CAT control). I control my IC-9700 via the CI-V port. Baudrate 
is 19200. A? CAT delay of 30 seems to be sufficient.
The interval for frequency updates for Doppler correction? can be 
specified in menu 'CAT'.
73s, Erich, DK1TB

Am 14.12.2019 um 22:36 schrieb James Brown via AMSAT-BB:
> Running IC-9700 with SAT 32
> using 50 for cat delay. Seams to be updating too fast. What is suggested for this radio?
>
> Could someone forward? me a copy of their .sqf file that is working with the ic-9700. My AO-07 is way off. unable to find my uplink and set it correctly.
> Thanks
> Jim KI6WJ
> _______________________________________________
> Sent viaAMSAT-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:https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb



From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Sun Dec 15 10:54:25 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 04:54:25 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fossasat
References: <012a01d5b336$04a6e4f0$0df4aed0$.ref@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <012a01d5b336$04a6e4f0$0df4aed0$@bellsouth.net>

 

Has anybody heard from fossasat?

 

 

 

 

 

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From erich.eichmann at t-online.de  Sun Dec 15 14:05:50 2019
From: erich.eichmann at t-online.de (Erich Eichmann)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 15:05:50 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satpc32
In-Reply-To: <20191214212029.02F87821E@lansing182.amsat.org>
References: <20191214212029.02F87821E@lansing182.amsat.org>
Message-ID: <765c0201-a092-d1e0-8072-adb1193769dc@t-online.de>

Hi Peri,
SatPC32 has to send the commands as required by the Yaesu GS-232 
protocol. There is a single command that causes both rotors? to run to 
the calculated? target positions, the format is Waaa eee.
73s, Erich, DK1TB


Am 14.12.2019 um 22:07 schrieb Peri Cosseboom AA7WB:
> Hi,?Attached is an email thread in which a problem affecting Satpc32 due to Yaesu changing the G5500' motors from AC to DC mid 2019 is discused.Satpc32 sends the A & E commands simultaneously. This worked with the old AC motors, it does not work now.?I've asked Yaesu and EA4TX, Pablo to address the problem. They were uninterested.?The emails were sent mid September. I've waited until now hoping that I wouldn't be the first to report this problem.?I purchased Satpc32 from AMSAT of which I'm a member. I've yet to be able to use it.?Thank you in advance for your help.?73 de AA7WB?Peri702 979 9750?*****************************************************************Peri,
> As I said before, EA4TX, DK1TB and other vendors are not responsible for the problem. ?It is Yaesu that did not test their controller to see if it could start both motors simultaneously without the controller going into an overload fault. ?Hammer Yaesu, no one else is responsible for the problem. ?I referred the problem to Yaesu but it is obvious to me that they don't have a g-5500DC in the shop so they can test for the problem in California. ?I am not surporsed.
> You can find a previous pass time by using SatPC32. ?Click Tracking and then Preview and set the date/time of interest. ?Then use the Arrows to go forward or backward in time with the satellite of interest selected.
> I use a Heil lightweight headset with my Icom910H. ?It is not the one that completely covers the ears. ?They are expensive but are very good quality.
> 73,
> John K8YSE
>   
>
> On 2019-11-15 16:54, Peri Cosseboom AA7WB wrote:
>
> Hi John,
>   
> Nice hearing you today. Good signal, of course. I should sound better: using headphones and getting the hang of using the rotator manually.
>   
> I'm a bit disappointed with EA4TX, at first he was giving good advice in a difficult situation. The last couple of evaluations/suggestions were obviously incorrect. I've yet to pass on the problem to AMSAT and Satpc32. Just lazy and playing radio.
>   
> Two questions for you: any recommendations for a headset? I'm using a Sony set of earphones that are uncomfortable and of medium audio quality.
>   
> Is there any way to get the time of a prior pass? I worked AO85 on Sunday 10 November, AK7DD, DM 27/28. Having difficulty with the controller, I neglected to note the time.
>   
> 73 de AA7WB
>   
> Peri
>   
>   
>   
>
> I have a reservation for a table for one in Valhalla. Just waiting for Odin's call.
>
>   
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: k8yse at papays.com
> Date: 11/7/19 11:12 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: Peri Cosseboom AA7WB <ls5102 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: Satellites
>   
>
> Peri,
> Based on your experience, I sent an email to Yaesu about the problem. ?Maybe I will be surprised but my expectations are low. ?This should not be a software fix. ?It is a Yaesu design problem. ?And we, as consumers of amateur radio products, should not put up with it.
> 73,
> John
>   
>
> On 2019-11-06 20:27, Peri Cosseboom AA7WB wrote:
>
> John,
>   
> Here's a copy of my summary email to EA4TX, Pablo, the developer of the EA4TX USB rotator interface.
>   
> Following the instructions and online tutorials, I couldn't get Satpc32 to drive the Yaesu G5500 rotator.
>   
> Midyear, Yaesu changed their motors from 24 Vac to 24 Vdc.
>   
> After a couple of weeks of pretty intense remote testing, by Pablo, on my computer it was determined that the problem lies in the fact that the Satpc32 software sends both the azimuth and elevation movement command simultaneously. This results in two motors attempting to start at once which apparently trips protection in the G5500 unit necessitating a cycle of the G5500's power switch to restart. The rotator does not move.
>   
> It is my belief that the easiest fix is to modify the Satpc32 to have a delay between movement commands. Pablo tried an approximately 1 second delay between commands to move, and it worked fine.
>   
> I am unknown in the amateur radio satellite community. Therefore have little credibility. Eg. it took 3 emails to convince EA4TX that yes Yaesu did change the motor voltage, and no I'm not crazy. Irritating.
>   
> So I welcome your comments and encourage you to pass this on to where it will do the most good.
>   
> 73 de AA7WB
>   
> Peri
>   
> ?********************************************************************
>   
>
>
> Pablo,
>
>
>   
>
>
> Doing some research it would seem that Yaesu has incorporated current regulating circuitry in their power supply. And Yaesu is unlikely to modify their unit just for me.
>
>
>
> To me there are 3 solutions:
>
>
>
> 1) Use a power supply or power supply of sufficient capacity to power the G5500.
>
>
> My understanding is that there is quite a bit of current necessary to start 2 DC motors. Perhaps more than can be accommodated by a regular power supply or anything less than a auto battery.
> Also, the power supply of the G5500 control unit is university used to power the rotator irrespective of the control method.
>
>
> 2) You can modify your unit to incorporate a delay prior to the relay circuitry.
>
>
> I have no idea how that could be accomplished.
>
>
> 3) Ask the developer of Satpc32 to incorporate a delay in the software commands.
>
>
> To my way of thinking it's a lot easier to code than to redesign hardware.
>
>
> I will send the developer of Satpc32 an email explaining the situation. I'll mention your name with your permission.
>
>
> Nobody knows me but you are well known in the community. It would be best if you could just forward this email to him. His email is on the satpc32 website. It is in everyone's best interest to have everything work with the two of the most popular satellite radio accessories the G5500 and of course your EA4TX. Good for sales if everything works together.
>
>
> Thanks again for your help today it's very much appreciated.
>
>
> 73 de AA7WB
>
>
> Peri



From blkupspilot at mac.com  Sun Dec 15 15:23:58 2019
From: blkupspilot at mac.com (Sloan Davis)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 10:23:58 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] .sqf file
In-Reply-To: <3c937906-1c94-f56a-c6f2-686a0f470c4c@t-online.de>
References: <3c937906-1c94-f56a-c6f2-686a0f470c4c@t-online.de>
Message-ID: <A14EDB05-1901-4DA3-B4D8-65FC2711D7C6@mac.com>

Erich
Do you have any plans to include Green Heron RT-21 AzEl controller in the future?

Sloan 

> On Dec 15, 2019, at 5:39 AM, Erich Eichmann via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Hi,
> set the CAT delay as low as possible (that means as necesary  for reliable CAT control). I control my IC-9700 via the CI-V port. Baudrate is 19200. A  CAT delay of 30 seems to be sufficient.
> The interval for frequency updates for Doppler correction  can be specified in menu 'CAT'.
> 73s, Erich, DK1TB
> 
>> Am 14.12.2019 um 22:36 schrieb James Brown via AMSAT-BB:
>> Running IC-9700 with SAT 32
>> using 50 for cat delay. Seams to be updating too fast. What is suggested for this radio?
>> 
>> Could someone forward  me a copy of their .sqf file that is working with the ic-9700. My AO-07 is way off. unable to find my uplink and set it correctly.
>> Thanks
>> Jim KI6WJ
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent viaAMSAT-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:https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From graham at shirville.com  Sun Dec 15 16:04:20 2019
From: graham at shirville.com (Graham Shirville)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:04:20 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT Images?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf0s=gpoY59Qf-UZD_-ewajpq6c=TeYingYQ=Pt14QK62Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf0s=gpoY59Qf-UZD_-ewajpq6c=TeYingYQ=Pt14QK62Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <ca355207-5b3d-2618-78e6-887cf3a89c09@shirville.com>

Hi Hasan,

Currently, JY1Sat is sending images all the time.

The JY1 Dashboard, by default, stores the images in jpg format in a 
folder from appdata , as you stated. The path can be changed in the 
dashboard under file- settings-images.

At the present time only JY1sat has the capability to transmit 
images...but maybe in the future....

73

Graham G3VZV

On 13/12/2019 18:19, Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> All this time, I've been collecting and reporting telemetry from JY1 and I
> just noticed that it is also sending images (at least some times). Some
> info please:
>
> 1. Can the program be told to autosave images.
> (Looks like it does in AppData subdirectory)
> 2. Is JY1 always sending down image data?
> 3. Do either AO-73 or EO-88 do the same thing?
>
> I thought image was a special mode only turned on now and then. Perhaps
> that is true and I just got lucky bumbling around this morning!
>
>
> Tnx any info. 73, N0AN
> Hasan
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From aj9n at aol.com  Sun Dec 15 19:30:39 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:30:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-15 19:30
	UTC
References: <1802340587.9061768.1576438239552.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1802340587.9061768.1576438239552@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-15 19:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Istituto Comprensivo ?Japigia 1 ? Verga?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo ?Caporizzi ? Lucarelli?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg 

?

After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-15 19:30 UTC. (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled?school contacts, and 

questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and 

instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-15 19:30 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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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.

?

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?

All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

?

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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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1373. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com  Sun Dec 15 20:57:19 2019
From: nicholasmahr1 at gmail.com (Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 15:57:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] JY1SAT Images?
Message-ID: <CAGu+VYsrKmd49UFAmFpqHGw=P6WZtZ9cC1Pe26M5ZBr7ZCdhvg@mail.gmail.com>

Yes JO-97 has been sending its SSDV (Slow Scan Digital Video) since launch
24/7 and it seems its images it sends down gets updated every few months or
so which is not very frequent. Unfortunately there has been no
communication on what the status of the transponder it or if it will ever
be activated. AO-73/EO-88 do not send down SSDV like JO-97 does. Also we
haven't even gotten a telemetry format to even see the telemetry properly,
if you look at the dashboard while decoding telemetry from JO-97 you will
notice its all invalid/nonsense data. To my knowledge the dashboard does
save in the images in the program somewhere, you will have to do some
digging to find them (I think it saves to app data directory).

73 Nick KE8AKW

From colonelkrypton at gmail.com  Sun Dec 15 22:30:03 2019
From: colonelkrypton at gmail.com (Graham c)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 22:30:03 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fossasat
In-Reply-To: <012a01d5b336$04a6e4f0$0df4aed0$@bellsouth.net>
References: <012a01d5b336$04a6e4f0$0df4aed0$.ref@bellsouth.net>
	<012a01d5b336$04a6e4f0$0df4aed0$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <CAJ2gCDvsaD-TqrV0RFnybLqCt8Zzqf=ToWhETOi6ZCQ-7Ga9NQ@mail.gmail.com>

I have been monitoring on passes this weekend but have not heard anything
at all, not even a faint trace for the RTTY. To be fair I am only using a
70cm crossed dipole turnstile with a high quality LNA - works well for a
lot of other 70cm satellites on good passes but perhaps I am expecting too
much of for the current state of affairs with FOSSASAT.

cheers, Graham ve3gtc FN25


On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 11:00 AM Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

>
>
> Has anybody heard from fossasat?
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>
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>
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>
> nick
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>
>
> Cell      337 258 2527
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From n6rfm1 at gmail.com  Sun Dec 15 23:10:37 2019
From: n6rfm1 at gmail.com (Robert Mattaliano)
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 18:10:37 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fossasat
In-Reply-To: <CAJ2gCDvsaD-TqrV0RFnybLqCt8Zzqf=ToWhETOi6ZCQ-7Ga9NQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ2gCDvsaD-TqrV0RFnybLqCt8Zzqf=ToWhETOi6ZCQ-7Ga9NQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CC91BE04-FFC2-40D1-9436-7BBADFC23AF8@gmail.com>

So far, Imants YL2CT has received several decodable signals.  EME array. 

 RX complicated by several factors.  

Signals very weak. 

- appears antenna and maybe one of three solar panels not deployed. 
- majority of ground stations using sx127x based LoRa chip, which are incompatible with sx126x on bird which as unfortunately programmed with a poorly documented syncword.  

The sx127x is reported to be compatible with the upcoming Fossasat 2 and 3 missions next March. 

GL.  

Bob M.   N6RFM

> On Dec 15, 2019, at 18:03, Graham c via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?I have been monitoring on passes this weekend but have not heard anything
> at all, not even a faint trace for the RTTY. To be fair I am only using a
> 70cm crossed dipole turnstile with a high quality LNA - works well for a
> lot of other 70cm satellites on good passes but perhaps I am expecting too
> much of for the current state of affairs with FOSSASAT.
> 
> cheers, Graham ve3gtc FN25
> 
> 
>> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 11:00 AM Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
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>> Has anybody heard from fossasat?
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>> nick
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>> Disagree I Learn
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From mccardelm at gmail.com  Mon Dec 16 16:44:03 2019
From: mccardelm at gmail.com (E.Mike McCardel)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:44:03 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Kenwood TS-2000 for Sale - eBay
Message-ID: <CCE7450C-D993-48AF-B6C5-165BBCA145A4@gmail.com>

I have recently relisted my Kenwood TS-2000.
The recent buyer cancelled after the sale.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenwood-TS-2000-Radio-Transceiver-With-MC-60-Microphone/333440478339?epid=129642029&hash=item4da299ec83:g:gC4AAOSwW79d5Uwj

EMike McCardel, AA8EM
Past Senior Editor AMSAT News Service
Past AMSAT-NA VP Educational Relations
Former ARRL, Ohio Section, Affiliated Club Coordinator


From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Mon Dec 16 17:46:44 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:46:44 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat-3
Message-ID: <6056338350394A7AB8C628398B3552F4@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>

I just discovered that the TLE for Duchifat3 in the nasabare.txt file are incorrect.

Correct TLE are in tle-new.txt as DUCHIFAT-3.

Glenn
AA5PK

From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Mon Dec 16 18:27:09 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:27:09 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] sstv-ISS
References: <1463132708.14169055.1576520829942.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1463132708.14169055.1576520829942@mail.yahoo.com>

Could someone elmer me with setup for ic-9700 and sstv.
I use sat32pc and downloaded mmsstv? but i can not get it to talk to the 9700. 
Is there some tutorial for this. 

Jim

From ke4al at yahoo.com  Mon Dec 16 19:17:05 2019
From: ke4al at yahoo.com (Robert Bankston)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:17:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Rover Announcements
References: <1785647962.8272511.1576523825329.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1785647962.8272511.1576523825329@mail.yahoo.com>

A lot of rovers are heading out over the next few months.? Be sure to check out AMSAT's Upcoming Satellite Operations page for the latest announcements.
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/
?

Good Luck and Good Hunting!
?

73, Robert, KE4AL

From ki7unj at gmail.com  Mon Dec 16 21:29:58 2019
From: ki7unj at gmail.com (KI7UNJ Tucker)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:29:58 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] KI7UNJ ROVE -
	CN90/CM99/DM09/DN00/DN10/DN20/DN22/DN13/DN23
Message-ID: <CAPFr_UkBK8QbSHfs0bHJRthzKE_YoCScq=NkCjaG+3Sk4xLKgg@mail.gmail.com>

I'm going for a quick rove this weekend.

Will beacon via APRS (KI7UNJ-9)

You can track me with a KML overlay of grids and Op locations.
tinyurl.com/KI7UNJ-ROVE <https://t.co/1o0gW8ZbkC?amp=1>


PASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS
more may be announced via twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ

2019-12-20

CN90
AO-92   1726Z
AO-91   1802Z

CM99
PO-101  2022Z
AO-7    2156Z

DM09
CAS-4B  2339Z
LIL-2   2343Z
SO-50   2352Z
*2019-12-21 ZULU *
CAS-4A  0008Z
XW-2B   0031Z
CAS-4B  0118Z
SO-50   0132Z
XW-2A   0339Z
AO-92   0404Z



2019-12-21

DN00/10 LINE
AO-92   1705Z
SO-50   1725Z
AO-91   1822Z
AO-92   1837Z

DN20
CAS-4A  2221Z
CAS-4B  2129Z
AO-85   2345-2357Z
CAS-4A  2358Z




2019-12-22

DN22
XW-2A   1553Z
SO-50   1610Z
AO-92   1643Z
AO-91   1709Z



2019-12-23

DN13/23 LINE
AO-91   1730Z
AO-92   1754Z
-- 


Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
AMSAT Ambassador
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
http://bit.do/ki7unj
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From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Tue Dec 17 13:55:00 2019
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:55:00 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat-3
In-Reply-To: <6056338350394A7AB8C628398B3552F4@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>
References: <6056338350394A7AB8C628398B3552F4@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>
Message-ID: <DM5PR22MB07305CBAD22FCC3588EC556487500@DM5PR22MB0730.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

Thanks for this report, Glenn.

The TLEs for Duchifat 3 in nasabare.txt  were preliminary using some random object number.   Thanks to the excellent work by Nico, the spacecraft has been matched to proper object ID's, and nasabare.txt has been updated appropriately.

73 de KM1P Joe
________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Glenn Miller - AA5PK via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 12:46 PM
To: AMSAT BBS <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Duchifat-3

I just discovered that the TLE for Duchifat3 in the nasabare.txt file are incorrect.

Correct TLE are in tle-new.txt as DUCHIFAT-3.

Glenn
AA5PK
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From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Wed Dec 18 03:21:45 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald G. Parsons)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:21:45 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 L/v
Message-ID: <C1B617465F3C4201B4AEEC2E9275F1E3@Ron8300PC>


KO4MA
@glasbrenner
AO-92 now in L/v at 0159UTC. We'll revert to U/v automatically in 24 hours.
By Ron W5RKN

From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Wed Dec 18 21:55:05 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:55:05 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] OPS-SAT identified
Message-ID: <196457c8-6dfb-04b1-868c-6ee0bab5b063@xs4all.nl>


Doppler measurements show that OPS-SAT is object 44878 (2019-092F).
Downlink frequency: 437.200 MHz.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Wed Dec 18 23:19:55 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 23:19:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS sstv
References: <1974526032.1136058.1576711195142.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1974526032.1136058.1576711195142@mail.yahoo.com>

Still trying to make MMSSTV decode using ic-9700, usb to pc. have audio codec selected but no trace.
What do I need to do?
Jim

From garnere at gmail.com  Wed Dec 18 23:34:03 2019
From: garnere at gmail.com (Eric Garner)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:34:03 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS sstv
In-Reply-To: <1974526032.1136058.1576711195142@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1974526032.1136058.1576711195142.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1974526032.1136058.1576711195142@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABqdsz-RMkv_KwzTe10GMhHarCSHMqcZLMMvxjX_3h+Tp1f0xA@mail.gmail.com>

is the ic-9700 in "data" mode?

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 3:21 PM James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Still trying to make MMSSTV decode using ic-9700, usb to pc. have audio
> codec selected but no trace.
> What do I need to do?
> Jim
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-- 
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_________________________________________
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From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Wed Dec 18 23:42:43 2019
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:42:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS sstv
In-Reply-To: <CABqdsz-RMkv_KwzTe10GMhHarCSHMqcZLMMvxjX_3h+Tp1f0xA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1974526032.1136058.1576711195142.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1974526032.1136058.1576711195142@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABqdsz-RMkv_KwzTe10GMhHarCSHMqcZLMMvxjX_3h+Tp1f0xA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEMY9Fdjcj-okb-XRnQoKi534EB2T91H5kQOt91hb0F67PH3CQ@mail.gmail.com>

The 9700 doesn't need to be in Data mode to RX SSTV. Make sure in MMSSTV
you have the 9700 audio codec selected as the input source.

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:36 PM Eric Garner via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> is the ic-9700 in "data" mode?
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 3:21 PM James Brown via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Still trying to make MMSSTV decode using ic-9700, usb to pc. have audio
> > codec selected but no trace.
> > What do I need to do?
> > Jim
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From kb1pvh at gmail.com  Thu Dec 19 00:19:42 2019
From: kb1pvh at gmail.com (Dave Webb KB1PVH)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:19:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS sstv
In-Reply-To: <708798627.702303.1576713064897@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1974526032.1136058.1576711195142.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1974526032.1136058.1576711195142@mail.yahoo.com>
	<CABqdsz-RMkv_KwzTe10GMhHarCSHMqcZLMMvxjX_3h+Tp1f0xA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAEMY9Fdjcj-okb-XRnQoKi534EB2T91H5kQOt91hb0F67PH3CQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<708798627.702303.1576713064897@mail.yahoo.com>
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Scott,

Just using the USB cable.

Dave-KB1PVH


Sent from my Galaxy S9

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:51 PM Scott Harvey <ka7fvv at yahoo.com> wrote:

> What did you use to get RX-SSTV to work for the 9700?  I have just been
> running an audio cable from the headphone jack to my computer.
>
> 73, Scott, KA7FVV
> Director - KBARA  kbara.org
> Co-Owner WA7DRE 443.525 System Fusion Repeater
> Co-Owner KA7FVV 147.320 KBARA Repeater
> ka7fvv.net <http://www.ka7fvv.net>
>
>
> On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 03:43:36 PM PST, Dave Webb KB1PVH via
> AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>
> The 9700 doesn't need to be in Data mode to RX SSTV. Make sure in MMSSTV
> you have the 9700 audio codec selected as the input source.
>
> Dave-KB1PVH
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy S9
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:36 PM Eric Garner via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > is the ic-9700 in "data" mode?
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 3:21 PM James Brown via AMSAT-BB <
> > amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Still trying to make MMSSTV decode using ic-9700, usb to pc. have audio
> > > codec selected but no trace.
> > > What do I need to do?
> > > Jim
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From wandtosborne at gmail.com  Thu Dec 19 02:18:48 2019
From: wandtosborne at gmail.com (Wendy and Terry Osborne)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:18:48 +1300
Subject: [amsat-bb] Old AMS-81 Tracking Program
Message-ID: <A33EBBCFD73742DFB485B551D5143A51@OsbornesPC>

Hi Paul and anyone else who might be interested,

In case the attachments didn?t make it through the email system,
I have put a reprint of the AMS-81 article from the magazine ?Orbit May/June 1983? here.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bmhmq43t36uzsc9/AAAdaa5xY-IgdJLdL4lC83V6a?dl=0 .
Orbit magazine was the for-runner of the AMSAT Journal.

73,
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC


From aj9n at aol.com  Thu Dec 19 02:45:38 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 02:45:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-19 02:30
	UTC
References: <1377230492.728516.1576723538196.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1377230492.728516.1576723538196@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-19 02:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Istituto Comprensivo ?Japigia 1 ? Verga?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo ?Caporizzi ? Lucarelli?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact is go: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg 

?

After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-19 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-18 04:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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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.

?

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?

All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

?

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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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

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ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 138 ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1373. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1306. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From n8hm at arrl.net  Thu Dec 19 15:00:22 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:00:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - SMOG-P and
 ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar- OSCAR 106 (MO-106)
Message-ID: <CABzOSOqh=Np50wqwckfbAxKL14NUf5eSSsgnvc3+jxhO891g0g@mail.gmail.com>

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN
ANS-353

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:

* SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar-
OSCAR 106 (MO-106)

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-353.01
ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 353.01
 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE December 19, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-353.01

SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar-
OSCAR 106 (MO-106)

On December 6, 2019, the Technical University of Budapest SMOG-P and
ATL-1 PocketQubes were launched on an Electron launch vehicle from the
Mahia Launch Complex in New Zealand. SMOG-P and ATL-1 were developed
as part of the university curriculum and operated in cooperation with
the HA5MRC Technical University amateur radio club. The satellites
carry spectrum monitoring payloads and are currently active.

At the request of the Technical University of Budapest, AMSAT hereby
designates SMOG-P as Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105), and ATL-1 as Magyar-
OSCAR 106 (MO-106). We congratulate the owners and operators, thank
them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and
wish them a long mission and continued success on this and future
projects.

73,
Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator

[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew
Glasbrenner, KO4MA, 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.

73 and Remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space,

This week's ANS Contributing Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

From camsat at vip.163.com  Thu Dec 19 17:07:04 2019
From: camsat at vip.163.com (Alan Kung)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:07:04 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite will be launched soon
Message-ID: <557ebf18.39086b.16f1f208e81.Coremail.camsat@vip.163.com>

Hello,


CAMST's amateur radio payload CAS-6 piggybacked on a technology test satellite TIANQIN-1 will be launched at 3:21 UTC on December 20, 2019 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary payload of this launch is China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CBERS-4A.


Orbit type :      SSO
Apogee :         629km
Inclination :     97.89?
Period :           97min
Call sign:        BJ1SO
VHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna  
UHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna 
CW Telemetry Beacon:                      145.910MHz     17dBm
AX.25 4.8k Baud GMSK Telemetry:   145.890MHz     20dBm
U/V Linear Transponder Downlink:    145.925MHz     20dBm, 20kHz bandwidth, Inverted
U/V Linear Transponder Uplink:         435.280MHz


73!
Alan Kung, BA1DU



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From vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in  Thu Dec 19 17:23:10 2019
From: vu3tyg at yahoo.co.in (Nitin Muttin)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:23:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite will be launched soon
In-Reply-To: <557ebf18.39086b.16f1f208e81.Coremail.camsat@vip.163.com>
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Hi Alan,
All the very best for a successful launch. Any application available for telemetry decode.
73
Nitin [VU3TYG] 

    On Thursday, 19 December, 2019, 10:47:11 pm IST, Alan Kung via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Hello,


CAMST's amateur radio payload CAS-6 piggybacked on a technology test satellite TIANQIN-1 will be launched at 3:21 UTC on December 20, 2019 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary payload of this launch is China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CBERS-4A.


Orbit type :? ? ? SSO
Apogee :? ? ? ? 629km
Inclination :? ? 97.89?
Period :? ? ? ? ? 97min
Call sign:? ? ? ? BJ1SO
VHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna? 
UHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna 
CW Telemetry Beacon:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 145.910MHz? ? 17dBm
AX.25 4.8k Baud GMSK Telemetry:? 145.890MHz? ? 20dBm
U/V Linear Transponder Downlink:? ? 145.925MHz? ? 20dBm, 20kHz bandwidth, Inverted
U/V Linear Transponder Uplink:? ? ? ? 435.280MHz


73!
Alan Kung, BA1DU



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From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Thu Dec 19 17:07:00 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:07:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] =?iso-8859-1?q?Upcoming_ARISS_contact_with_Istituto_Co?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?mprensivo_=22Japigia_1_-_Verga=22=2C_Bari=2C_Italy?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?=2C_direct_via_IZ7RTN_and_Istituto_Comprensivo_=22C?=
	=?iso-8859-1?q?aporizzi_-_Lucarelli=22=2C_Bari=2C_Italy?=
References: <063A6258A8794943A51B69A895A48026.ref@DHJ>
Message-ID: <063A6258A8794943A51B69A895A48026@DHJ>

 

 

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo "Japigia 1 - Verga", Bari, Italy and Istituto Comprensivo "Caporizzi - Lucarelli", Bari, Italy on 20 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:35 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and IZ7RTN. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian.

 

 

Stories: 

 

Istituto Comprensivo "Japigia 1 - Verga"

Orione and Verga with pupils of age range 3 to 14 years. The pupils attending the school are 1125.

Our school is well known and has distinguished itself for the advanced level of technology and projects. In the school there is modern equipment and space suitable for experiments/tests. 

Our Institute proposes different activities of educational robotics, simple and practical approach to the operation of robots, to the computer planning and the learning of technical subjects as science and mathematics with the purpose to stimulate the curiosity and the use of logic in students. Every year they participate successfully in national and regional competitions. Our Institute, besides participating every year to the week of the Code, transversally proposes the activity of coding to the disciplines studied with the purpose to develop in the learners the capacity of problem solving.

Whereas during the week of the National Plan for the Digital School, the pupils of our Institute take part in a series of activities that involve the family and the personnel of the school experimenting different activities such as the digital sketch with Autocad, the digital comic strip, the 3D printer, the virtual classroom, small competitions of robotics to show the innovation that already exists in our school but that is in constant evolution.

Moreover, in 2016 and 2017 pupils were involved in the international educational project "Mission X" concerning physical activity and proper nutrition that encourages children to train like a real astronaut. They have been able to understand the importance of healthy eating and regular physical activity, participating in an international challenge in which they did physical exercises and activities in the classroom, discovering what happens in space and how they can one day become protagonist of an international space adventure.

A group of pupils has also participate in the STEM project "Cpu maker for pupils with a great mind", activity that led to the realization of a microprocessor starting from the use of a Raspberry Pi, that is a calculator implemented by a single electronic card.

 

Istituto Comprensivo "Caporizzi - Lucarelli"

The I.C. "Caporizzi _ Lucarelli" is a recent school institution that started its journey on September 1, 2016 following the unification between primary school "C. Collodi " and secondary school " Antonio Lucarelli " in Acquaviva delle Fonti (Bari..

The school is composed of 7 school buildings and welcomes pupils aged from 3 to 14 years. The total number of pupils is 897 of which 4% are of foreign origin coming from European Union countries and non-EU countries. The number of teachers is 104.

The school welcomes pupils with a family background diversified by the cultural and economic point of view.

The school has got scientific, artistic, linguistic and technological laboratories and two gyms. There also is a laboratory devoted to atmospheric sciences. Meteorological model WRF (weather research and forecasting. is implemented and local meteorological forecast are realized.

 

 

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

 

1. In caso di colonizzazione dello spazio da parte dell'uomo, ci 

   potranno andare tutti o solo i pi? ricchi? Esiste uno scudo spaziale 

   capace di proteggerci da meteoriti e dalle radiazioni del sole?

2. Sappiamo che l'uomo ritorner? a breve sulla luna, come si intende 

   colonizzare il nostro satellite naturale?

3. La stampante 3D, progettata da Samantha Cristoforetti, a bordo della 

   ISS, quali funzionalit? ha?

4. Le future missioni spaziali potranno essere supportate da aziende 

   private?

5. Nello spazio si usano solo combustibili fossili o anche energia 

   nucleare? 

6. Ci sono programmi per realizzare nuovi sistemi di propulsione in 

   modo da viaggiare nello spazio pi? velocemente?

7. Con quali sistemi informatici funzionano le apparecchiature a bordo?

8. La scoperta dell'acqua su Marte cosa potrebbe rappresentare per i 

   futuri esploratori spaziali?

9. A che punto ? la robotica in Italia?

10. Le attivit? exstra veicolari possono avere degli effetti negativi 

    sulla salute degli astronauti?

11. ? stato lanciato il robot russo, denominato Fyodor, ma la sua 

    avventura nello spazio ? terminata perch? le sue gambe si sono 

    dimostrate d'intralcio. Si ? gi? pensato ad un robot con una forma 

    pi? adatta per svolgere determinati compiti? 

12. Ha notato evidenti variazioni nella dimensione dei ghiacciai e 

    nell'avanzamento dei deserti tra la sua prima missione sulla ISS e 

    la seconda? 

13. In quale modo l'Italia ha contribuito alla realizzazione dei moduli 

    che compongono la ISS? 

14. A che punto sono le sperimentazioni relative alle malattie pi? 

    gravi, come i tumori? 

15. Come fanno gli astronauti a proteggersi dai raggi cosmici, 

    soprattutto durante le missioni EVA?

16. Secondo le vostre esperienze ? possibile costruire una base 

    operativa sulla Luna per ulteriori scoperte?

17. Le batterie in uso sulla ISS hanno le stesse caratteristiche di 

    quelle terrestri? Come vengono smaltite?

18. La ISS pu? ulteriormente ampliarsi con altri moduli? 

19. Cosa accadr? alla ISS quando non sar? pi? utilizzabile?

20. Di che cosa ? fatto lo spazio?

21. E' possibile osservare dalla ISS le calamit? naturali che avvengono 

    sulla Terra?

22. Quante radiazioni vengono assorbite da un astronauta sull' ISS?

23. Quali sono i requisiti che devono avere gli astronauti per svolgere 

    missioni all'esterno della ISS?

24. Avete mai sbagliato qualcosa? Qual ? la funzione della robotica 

    nello spazio per il futuro?

25. C'? un modulo costruito interamente in Italia?

26. Si ? gi? pensato a una nuova Stazione Spaziale Internazionale, 

    quando quella gi? esistente terminer? il periodo di funzionamento 

    previsto? E quali modifiche tecnologiche si apporteranno? 

27. A fine ottobre, in collaborazione con l'agenzia spaziale italiana 

    ASI e quella europea ESA, ? stato pubblicato un numero speciale del 

    fumetto Nathan Never nel quale lei ? tra i protagonisti. Che 

    sensazioni le ha procurato questa circostanza?

 

1. In the case of colonization of space by man, can all or only the 

   richest go? Is there a space shield capable of protecting us from 

   meteorites and sun radiation?

2. We know that humans are going back to the Moon soon; how are we 

   going to colonize our natural satellite?

3. The 3D printer designed by Samantha Cristoforetti, on board the ISS, 

   what features does it have?

4. Could it be that future space programs will be funded by private 

   agencies?

5. Does space use only fossil fuels or even nuclear energy?

6. Are there any researches on finding new faster technologies to 

   travel across the universe?

7. Which computer systems do the on-board equipment work with?

8. What would the discovery of water on Mars represent for future space 

   explorers?

9. At what point is robotics in Italy?

10. Can the EVAs cause any negative effects on the health of 

    astronauts?

11. The Russian robot, named Fyodor, has been launched, but his 

    adventure in space is over because his legs have proved to be a 

    hindrance. Have you already thought of a robot with a more suitable 

    form to perform certain tasks?

12. Have you noticed any significant variation in the dimensions of the 

    polar ice caps and deserts between your first and second mission on 

    the ISS?

13. How has Italy contributed in developing the different modules 

    composing the ISS? 

14. At what point are the experiments related to the most serious 

    diseases, such as tumors?

15. How do astronauts protect themselves from the cosmic rays, 

    especially during the EVA missions?

16. According to your experiences, is it possible to build an 

    operational base on the Moon for further discoveries?

17. Are the characteristics of the batteries used on the ISS the same 

    of the ones on Earth? How are they disposed of?

18. Can the ISS further expand with other modules?

19. What will happen to the ISS when it won't be used anymore? 

20. What is space made of?

21. Can you observe natural disasters on the Earth from the ISS?

22. How many radiations are absorbed by an astronaut on the ISS?

23. What are the requisites for astronauts to take part to missions 

    outside the ISS?

24. Have you ever done something wrong? What is the function of 

    robotics in space for the future?

25. Is there a module completely produced in Italy?

26. Have you already thought of a new International Space Station, when 

    the existing one will end the planned period of operation? And what 

    technological changes will they make?

27. How does it feel to be one of the protagonists of the special 

    number of the comic "Nathan Never", published at the end of October 

    in collaboration with ASI and ESA?

 

 

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Next planned event(s):

 

  No other schools are planned until the week 01-06-2020 to 1-12-2020. 

 

 

 

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 ISS National Lab 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.

 

Thank you & 73,

David - AA4KN

 

 

From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Thu Dec 19 21:03:36 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:03:36 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FloripaSat 1 launch December 20
Message-ID: <00347102-400f-92bc-bf18-bff0110134f0@xs4all.nl>


The Brazilian Cubesat FloripaSat 1 is to be launched on 2019-12-20
at 03:21 UTC with a CZ-4B rocket from Taiyuan Space Center, together
with several other satellites including CAS 6.

Info on FloripaSat 1:
https://floripasat.ufsc.br/

Amateur radio info:
https://floripasat.ufsc.br/communication-info/
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=646

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From fredy at fredy.gr  Thu Dec 19 23:40:47 2019
From: fredy at fredy.gr (Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:40:47 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite will be launched soon
In-Reply-To: <557ebf18.39086b.16f1f208e81.Coremail.camsat@vip.163.com>
References: <557ebf18.39086b.16f1f208e81.Coremail.camsat@vip.163.com>
Message-ID: <6975050d-9a05-8c39-9d86-d08a4d75eca1@fredy.gr>

Thanks Alan!

Are there any preliminary TLE for CAS-6?

73,
fredy

On 12/19/19 7:07 PM, Alan Kung via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> CAMST's amateur radio payload CAS-6 piggybacked on a technology test satellite TIANQIN-1 will be launched at 3:21 UTC on December 20, 2019 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary payload of this launch is China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite CBERS-4A.
> 
> 
> Orbit type :      SSO
> Apogee :         629km
> Inclination :     97.89?
> Period :           97min
> Call sign:        BJ1SO
> VHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna  
> UHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna 
> CW Telemetry Beacon:                      145.910MHz     17dBm
> AX.25 4.8k Baud GMSK Telemetry:   145.890MHz     20dBm
> U/V Linear Transponder Downlink:    145.925MHz     20dBm, 20kHz bandwidth, Inverted
> U/V Linear Transponder Uplink:         435.280MHz
> 
> 
> 73!
> Alan Kung, BA1DU
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 
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From kc9sgv at gmail.com  Fri Dec 20 12:46:54 2019
From: kc9sgv at gmail.com (KC9SGV)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:46:54 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Movie: The Aeronauts.
Message-ID: <FD7084D5-0BAC-40EF-9299-FD8138BF3F5B@gmail.com>

If you are into HAB as well...
Watch the brand new Amazon movie, "The Aeronauts".
Very entertaining.
Gives one an idea of what the balloons encounter and suffer.

https://youtu.be/Rm4VnwCtQO8

Bernard,
KC9SGV

Sent from my iPad

From pconver at gmail.com  Fri Dec 20 14:19:46 2019
From: pconver at gmail.com (Pedro Converso)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:19:46 -0300
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS6A & FLORIPASAT
Message-ID: <CANTZqKna2oMcW_piS4-__f4=k4kxRTc+eOuHEoOo42g=dtaCNA@mail.gmail.com>

Using prelim. TLEs, new sats predictions & freqs available at:

http://amsat.org.ar/pass.htm?satx=cas6a,floripasat

Congrats & Thanks Brazil & CAS for new birds.

73, lu7abf, Pedro

From camsat at vip.163.com  Fri Dec 20 15:52:51 2019
From: camsat at vip.163.com (Alan Kung)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 23:52:51 +0800 (CST)
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Satellite status
Message-ID: <4a31ca19.562ebe.16f2402f58d.Coremail.camsat@vip.163.com>

Hello all,


Today CAS-6 has been successfully launched,  the satellite is currently in orbit testing, the amateur radio payload is expected to be operational in about three days. Thank you for your interest.


73!
Alan, BA1DU






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From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Fri Dec 20 16:31:05 2019
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:31:05 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 and FLORIPASAT-1 TLE
Message-ID: <DM5PR22MB07304B7C516BAD6B5C6484F5872D0@DM5PR22MB0730.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

FLORIPASAT
1 44879U 19093A   19354.33696156 -.00000054  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 44879  97.9721  66.4310 0014690 262.9914 182.6900 14.81287121    36
CAS-6
1 44880U 19093B   19354.33662425 -.00000054  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 44880  97.9727  66.4325 0014311 264.4859 179.4374 14.81338976    28

As reported by by JE9PEL/1

*****OBJECT NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY WRONG *****

de KM1P Joe

From jim at coloradosatellite.com  Fri Dec 20 18:05:24 2019
From: jim at coloradosatellite.com (Jim White)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:05:24 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] FLORIPSAT loud over Colorado
Message-ID: <9f9bbdbe-6d8f-b21d-e9c5-0cd8bf832899@coloradosatellite.com>

Hearing FLORIPSAT during current pass over Colo quite strong on 
436.100.? Beaconing data once a minute.? The prelim keps that have been 
distributed were very close.

Any plans for a decoder?

Jim


From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Fri Dec 20 18:10:29 2019
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:10:29 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] FLORIPSAT loud over Colorado
In-Reply-To: <9f9bbdbe-6d8f-b21d-e9c5-0cd8bf832899@coloradosatellite.com>
References: <9f9bbdbe-6d8f-b21d-e9c5-0cd8bf832899@coloradosatellite.com>
Message-ID: <DM5PR22MB07309B53495A82214BBA01A8872D0@DM5PR22MB0730.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

There apparently is one available for Ubuntu

https://github.com/floripasat/grs/wiki

de KM1P
________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Jim White via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2019 1:05 PM
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] FLORIPSAT loud over Colorado

Hearing FLORIPSAT during current pass over Colo quite strong on
436.100.  Beaconing data once a minute.  The prelim keps that have been
distributed were very close.

Any plans for a decoder?

Jim

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From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Fri Dec 20 21:17:53 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:17:53 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] FloripaSat 1 identified
Message-ID: <bbf013de-ed87-f82a-1488-089e29bfe97e@xs4all.nl>


Doppler measurements show that FloripaSat 1 is object 44885 (2019-093G).
Downlink frequency now: 145.90047 MHz with some frequency drift.

73,
Nico PA0DLO



From mikflathead at aol.com  Fri Dec 20 22:07:15 2019
From: mikflathead at aol.com (mikflathead at aol.com)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:07:15 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] question on g5400 controller
References: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407@mail.yahoo.com>

I am trying to help out someone with a controller. The control box works manually but does not work with his Sat32 controller. I am not familiar with the software but am trying to diagnose the control box. I am assuming a few volts on the DIN connector that correlate with the relay switching transistor should cycle the relays. If my thinking is correct how many volts would I apply to the DIN pins to prove out the controller is working correctly? Hope this makes some sense. Thanks Mike WB8PFZ

From wageners at gmail.com  Fri Dec 20 23:19:49 2019
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:19:49 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] question on g5400 controller
In-Reply-To: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1850925881.2356131.1576879635407@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHBRarwEWVCpsvdoZ7CFU5zBn4TkNuCS_sAH6-_DB6-m-g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mike,

It really needs much more information. What do you mean with Sat32
controller? Do you run SatPC32 software? If yes, what the USB/serial or
whatever interface box that sits between the PC and the Yaesu Rotor control
box. What's the software setup under "Rotor Setup" in the software......
and so on and on....

Stefan, VE4SW

On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 4:09 PM WB8PFZ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> I am trying to help out someone with a controller. The control box works
> manually but does not work with his Sat32 controller. I am not familiar
> with the software but am trying to diagnose the control box. I am assuming
> a few volts on the DIN connector that correlate with the relay switching
> transistor should cycle the relays. If my thinking is correct how many
> volts would I apply to the DIN pins to prove out the controller is working
> correctly? Hope this makes some sense. Thanks Mike WB8PFZ
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From robert.machale at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 21 01:46:35 2019
From: robert.machale at yahoo.com (Robert MacHale)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 01:46:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] question on g5400 controller
In-Reply-To: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1850925881.2356131.1576879635407@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <172174172.2169296.1576892795626@mail.yahoo.com>

http://n3ujj.com/manuals/YAESU%20g5400b.pdf?

Page 3 says 24 VDC.?

I am guessing that is for full speed and then 12 VDC is half speed.
The only concern I would have is that it may be expecting a motor controller to send it positive volts for turning one way and negative volts for turning the other way; right?
Let me know if you figure it out.
73
Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License.?http://www.aprsat.com/predict
.?http://www.spaceCommunicator.club?
. Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration

 

    On Friday, December 20, 2019, 2:09:33 PM PST, WB8PFZ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 I am trying to help out someone with a controller. The control box works manually but does not work with his Sat32 controller. I am not familiar with the software but am trying to diagnose the control box. I am assuming a few volts on the DIN connector that correlate with the relay switching transistor should cycle the relays. If my thinking is correct how many volts would I apply to the DIN pins to prove out the controller is working correctly? Hope this makes some sense. Thanks Mike WB8PFZ
_______________________________________________
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Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
  

From mikflathead at aol.com  Sat Dec 21 02:00:50 2019
From: mikflathead at aol.com (mikflathead at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 02:00:50 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] question on g5400 controller
References: <422053266.2432229.1576893650659.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <422053266.2432229.1576893650659@mail.yahoo.com>

Someone helped. The 4 pins need to be grounded to activate the relays. Thanks Mike

From aj9n at aol.com  Sat Dec 21 03:12:08 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 03:12:08 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-21 03:00
	UTC
References: <60660532.1340236.1576897928517.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <60660532.1340236.1576897928517@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Istituto Comprensivo ?Japigia 1 ? Verga?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN and Istituto Comprensivo ?Caporizzi ? Lucarelli?, Bari, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN 

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be IR?ISS 

The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP 

Contact was successful: Fri 2019-12-20 12:35:30 UTC 77 deg (***)

?

After the two Italian schools, no other schools are planned for until the week of 2020-01-06 to 2020-01-12. 

?

We have been told of possible worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation on 

Fri 2019-12-27. 

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-21 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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

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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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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.

?

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?

All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

?

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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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140 (***) ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1374. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1307. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

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From w3ab at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 21 20:24:43 2019
From: w3ab at yahoo.com (GEO Badger)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 20:24:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] question on g5400 controller
In-Reply-To: <172174172.2169296.1576892795626@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1850925881.2356131.1576879635407.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1850925881.2356131.1576879635407@mail.yahoo.com>
	<172174172.2169296.1576892795626@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <939033335.2393908.1576959883476@mail.yahoo.com>

My understanding is that the controller requires an external RS-232/USB to Yaesu converter. Your program Sat32 or what ever sends data out the seria/USBl port of your computer to be converted to "Yaesu" speak.
I use the LVB Tracker with mine and it works very nicely. The Tracker switch the control lines/relays of the Yaesu control box.Plug and play.?

---? 
 Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. ?? 
 GEO ??? 

 http://www.w3ab.org

You can say "over", you can say "out", you just can't say "over and out". 

    On Friday, December 20, 2019, 05:48:59 PM PST, Robert MacHale via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 http://n3ujj.com/manuals/YAESU%20g5400b.pdf?

Page 3 says 24 VDC.?

I am guessing that is for full speed and then 12 VDC is half speed.
The only concern I would have is that it may be expecting a motor controller to send it positive volts for turning one way and negative volts for turning the other way; right?
Let me know if you figure it out.
73
Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License.?http://www.aprsat.com/predict
.?http://www.spaceCommunicator.club?
. Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration

 

? ? On Friday, December 20, 2019, 2:09:33 PM PST, WB8PFZ via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:? 
 
 I am trying to help out someone with a controller. The control box works manually but does not work with his Sat32 controller. I am not familiar with the software but am trying to diagnose the control box. I am assuming a few volts on the DIN connector that correlate with the relay switching transistor should cycle the relays. If my thinking is correct how many volts would I apply to the DIN pins to prove out the controller is working correctly? Hope this makes some sense. Thanks Mike WB8PFZ
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From n1uw at gokarns.com  Sun Dec 22 00:15:45 2019
From: n1uw at gokarns.com (Frank Karnauskas)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:15:45 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin ANS-356, December 22,
	2019
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-356


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:

* SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and 
  Magyar-OSCAR 106 (MO-106) 
* CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite Launched 
* FCC Formally Adopts Proposals to Remove Amateur 3-GHz Band, 
  Invites Comments 
* FCC Considers NPRM for 5.9 GHz Band Rules 
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 19, 2019 
* AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication 
* AMSAT CW Day, January 1, 2020 is Just Ahead! 
* ESA's OPS-SAT Flying Laboratory Launched 
* AMSAT-LU - Dec-15 AMSAT-LU NEMO-1 Buoy Report  
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over

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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 356.01
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December 22, 2019
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SMOG-P and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and 
Magyar-OSCAR 106 (MO-106)

On December 6, 2019, the Technical University of Budapest SMOG-P and 
ATL-1 PocketQubes were launched on an Electron launch vehicle from 
the Mahia Launch Complex in New Zealand. SMOG-P and ATL-1 were 
developed as part of the university curriculum and operated in 
cooperation with the HA5MRC Technical University amateur radio club. 
The satellites carry spectrum monitoring payloads and are currently 
active.

At the request of the Technical University of Budapest, AMSAT hereby 
designates SMOG-P as Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105), and ATL-1 as 
Magyar-OSCAR 106 (MO-106). AMSAT congratulates the owners and 
operators, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite 
community, and wish them a long mission and continued success on this 
and future projects.

[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR 
Number Administrator for the above information.]

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CAMSAT CAS-6 Satellite Launched

CAMSAT's amateur radio payload CAS-6 piggybacked on a technology test 
satellite TIANQIN-1 was successfully launched on December 20, 2019 
at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch 
vehicle. The primary payload of this launch is China-Brazil Earth 
Resources Satellite CBERS-4A.  Specifications for the satellite are 
as follows:

- Satellite Name: CAS-6/TIANQIN-1 
- Orbit type: SSO 
- Apogee: 629km 
- Inclination: 97.89 degrees
- Period: 97 minutes 
- Satellite Architecture: Micro-satellite 
- Mass: 35kg 
- Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system 
- Amateur Radio Call sign: BJ1SO 
- VHF Antenna: one 1/4 wavelength monopole antenna 
- UHF Antenna: one 1/4 wavelength monopole antenna 
- CW Telemetry Beacon: 145.910MHz 17dBm 
- AX.25 4.8k Baud GMSK Telemetry: 145.890MHz 20dBm 
- U/V Linear Transponder Downlink: 145.925MHz 20dBm 
- U/V Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.280MHz 
- U/V Linear Transponder Bandwith: 20kHz bandwidth, Inverted 

The satellite is currently in orbit testing, the amateur radio 
payload is expected to be operational in about three days.
 
[ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU for the above information.]

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FCC Formally Adopts Proposals to Remove Amateur 3-GHz Band, 
Invites Comments

At its December 12 meeting, the FCC formally adopted a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT Docket 19-348 and invited comments 
on its plan to remove ?existing non-federal secondary radiolocation 
and amateur allocations? in the 3.3 ? 3.55 GHz band and relocate 
incumbent non-federal operations. The FCC said it?s seeking comment 
on appropriate ?transition mechanisms? to make that happen. ARRL has 
indicated that it will file comments in opposition to the proposal. 
The amateur 9-meter allocation is 3.3 ? 3.5 GHz. The NPRM comes in 
response to the MOBILE NOW [Making Opportunities for Broadband 
Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless] 
Act, approved by the 115th Congress to make available new spectrum 
for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use.

?By proposing to delete the existing non-federal secondary 
allocations from the 3.3 ? 3.55 GHz band, we are taking an important 
initial step towards satisfying Congress?s directives and making as 
much as 250 megahertz of spectrum potentially available for advanced 
wireless services, including 5G,? the FCC said in the Introduction to 
its NPRM.

Currently, the entire 3.1 ? 3.55 GHz band is allocated for both 
federal and non-federal radiolocation services, with non-federal 
users operating on a secondary basis to federal radiolocation 
services, which have a primary allocation, the NPRM explains.

The FCC said it is seeking comment on relocating non-federal 
licensees to another band. With respect to amateur operations, the 
FCC invited comments on whether sufficient amateur spectrum exists in 
other bands that can support the operations currently conducted at 
3.3 ? 3.5 GHz. The 3.40 ? 3.41 GHz segment is earmarked for amateur 
satellite communication. ?We seek comment on the extent to which the 
band is used for this purpose, whether existing satellites can operate

on other amateur satellite bands, and on an appropriate timeframe 
for terminating these operations in this band,? the FCC said. If 
non-federal licensees are relocated to 3.1 ? 3.3 GHz band, the FCC 
proposes that they continue to operate on a secondary basis to 
federal operations, consistent with current band allocations.

Some comments began to arrive before the FCC formally adopted the 
NPRM, as it points out in a footnote. Kevin Milner, KD0MA, the 
secretary/treasurer of the Ski Country Amateur Radio Club in 
Colorado, has argued that the club?s equipment cannot be re-channeled 
below 3.4 GHz, and the club is seeking relocation costs. Devin 
Ulibarri, W7ND, told the FCC that amateur networks in the current 
band cannot move easily into other amateur allocations because there 
is no readily available commercial equipment to support the 
bandwidth, the FCC recounted.

In the event the proposed amendments are adopted, the FCC ?seeks 
comment on relocation options and on transition and protection 
mechanisms for incumbent non-federal operations.?

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

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FCC Considers NPRM for 5.9 GHz Band Rules

Also at its December 12 meeting, the FCC considered another NPRM in 
WT Docket 19-138 that would ?take a fresh and comprehensive look? at 
the rules for the 5.9 GHz band and propose, among other things, to 
make the lower 45 MHz of the band available for unlicensed operations 
and to permit ?cellular vehicle-to-everything? (C-V2X) operations in 
the upper 20 MHz of the band. The FCC is not proposing to delete or 
otherwise amend the amateur allocation, which would continue as a 
secondary allocation.

The Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) has offered its 
voice in challenging the FCC proposals on the two bands, saying their 
adoption would ?eliminate our use of the most-effective resource hams 
have to build its networks.?

?The AREDN Project is able to leverage low-cost commercial devices 
solely because they are designed to operate on adjacent allocations,? 
AREDN said on its website. ?Moving to other allocations would be 
difficult if not impossible without a complete redesign, manufacture, 
purchase, and installation of new custom amateur hardware and 
software
, raising the price out of reach for the typical ham.?

Interested parties may file short comments on WT Docket 19-348 via 
the FCC?s Electronic Comment Filing Service (Express). Visit the FCC 
?How to Comment on FCC Proceedings? page for information on filing 
extended comments.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information.]

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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 19, 2019

The following Amateur Radio satellites have been added to this 
week's TLE distribution:

ATL 1 - NORAD CAT ID 44830 (Rocket Lab launch, 12/06/2019).
TRSI-Sat - NORAD CAT ID 44831 (Rocket Lab launch, 12/06/2019).
Duchifat 3 - NORAD CAT ID 44854 (ISRO launch, 12/11/2019).
OPS-SAT - NORAD CAT ID 44878 (ESA launch, 12/18/2019).

Thanks to Nico Janseen, PA0DLO, for satellite identifications.

Note: 
1. Duchifat 3 is being used as the TLE name. Duchifat 3 is the name 
used by the students who built it, per the university website.
2. TRSI-Sat is not transmitting at the present time.  TLEs will be 
provided until it is determined that it has failed.

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for 
the above information.]


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AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication

The AztechSat-1 CubeSat, which traveled to the International Space
Station (ISS) last weekend on the 19th Space-X Commercial Resupply
Services (CRS-19) mission for NASA, will listen for emergency 
messages in the 439 MHz range and retransmit them for amateur radio 
operators to copy on the 437.300 MHz downlink using the Winlink 
protocol, once the CubeSat has been placed into orbit. The satellite 
is a project of Mexico's Universidad Popular Aut?noma del Estado de 
Puebla (UPAEP).  Aztechsat-1 is set for deployment from the 
International Space Station in late January.

"The primary objective of the project is to establish communication 
with the commercial GlobalStar satellites in order to improve data 
transmission to Earth," a UPAEP news release said. AztechSat-1 will 
create a saturation map of 435 - 438 MHz by listening for the whole 
orbit and returning captured data to the ground station on the 
437.300 MHz amateur radio downlink (9k6 GMSK or FSK) plus a 1600-MHz 
Global-Star link. Emergency messages received via Globalstar to the 
AztechSat-1 ground station will be shared on the project's website. 

A certificate will be available for amateur stations receiving the 
emergency message(s) and reporting these for confirmation by the 
AztechSat-1 team.

Details are on the AztechSat-1 website and on the IARU Amateur Radio
Satellite Communication page.

The project is part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, which 
offers universities, high schools and non-profit organizations the 
opportunity to fly small satellites. "Innovative technology 
partnerships keep down the cost, providing students a way to obtain 
hands-on experience developing flight hardware," a NASA report said.

NASA explained, "The investigation demonstrates communication within 
a satellite network in low-Earth orbit. Such intra-satellite 
communication could reduce the need for ground stations, lowering 
the cost and increasing the number of data downloads possible for 
satellite applications."

[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.]

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AMSAT CW Day, January 1, 2020 is Just Ahead!

You are cordially invited to  take part in AMSAT CW Activity Day 2020 
sponsored by AMSAT for all radio amateurs throughout the world. The 
2020 event will be held in memory of  Larry Brown, W7LB, and 
Keith Pugh, W5IU.  Among their many contributions to AMSAT, they were 
the AMSAT 20-meter net for many years.

Participation is easy.  Just operate CW through any Amateur Radio 
satellite on 1 January 2020.  Use of straight keys or bugs is 
encouraged but not required.  If you use AO-7, please observe the QRP 
rules currently in effect for that 45-year-old satellite.  May it be 
with us for many years to come!

[ANS thanks Raphael Soifer, W2RS, AMSAT Senior Advisor for the 
above information.]
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ESA's OPS-SAT Flying Laboratory Launched
 
On December 18 2019 ESA launched a first-of-its-kind space laboratory,

OPS-SAT.  The satellite lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, 
French Guiana aboard a Soyuz-Fregat rocket.  The small, low-cost, 
test satellite has been specifically designed for operational 
experimentation in space, and includes the most powerful flight 
computer on-board any current ESA spacecraft.

Consumer electronics have gone through a revolution over the last 30 
years with computers becoming ever faster, smaller and better. But 
when it comes to million- or even billion-euro satellites, their 
on-board hardware and software have not seen this revolution due to 
the risk of testing new technology in flight.

As spacecraft managers dare to fly only tried-and-tested hard and 
software in the harsh conditions of space, innovation on the 
operational side of satellites is a very slow-moving process. This is 
where OPS-SAT steps in, bringing down the barriers to spacecraft 
operations it provides a chance to safely test out new mission 
control techniques.

Anyone can apply to become an 'experimenter' and test their 
innovative software and new mission operations techniques in space. 
OP-SAT provides technology for future missions and paves the way for 
satellites to further evolve with minimum risk. Complete information 
is available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-356-OPS-SAT.

[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information.]

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AMSAT-LU - Dec-15 AMSAT-LU NEMO-1 Buoy Report

On Tuesday 10-Dec at 5AM in the Port of Mar del Plata, Argentina, an 
AMSAT-LU team started the Buoy NEMO-1 operation.

There were LU1ESY and LU3ATZ (land-sea communications), and embarked 
on the ship 'Porte?o' LU1DCX, LU2AOP, LU6EI and LU4BMG. Photo: 
http://amsat.org.ar/nemolanz.jpg

Communications were made thru the 'Repelata' (RepeCan), an effective 
FM VU repeater made by LU9ATJ, that was raised at 450m height by a 
captive balloon on the coast.

El Porte?o sailed 70 km offshore, finding severe sea conditions and 
impressive waves. However, NEMO-1 was active and between 0800 and 
0900 hours there were WSPR reports from 14 stations around the world.

LU3DEI W4DZC LU1KCQ OE5FGL DP0GVN PY1EME PY2GN ZL1RS ZL1ROT DK8FT 
OE9GHV DK0ABT IW2NKE ZL2005.

Later, a ship maneuver, hit the buoy damaging one of the solar 
panels. The AMSAT team, helped by ship personnel, recovered the buoy 
and boarded it on board. After checking the damage, it was decided 
to abort the mission.

NEMO-1 returned home and is in Buenos Aires for repairs, spare parts 
and reinforcements.

Conversations have already been established in Mar del Plata to, 
once the work is finished, repeat and conclude this adventure.

AMSAT thanks the 'NEMO Group', the more than 119 people who helped 
realize this dream http://amsat.org.ar/certboyae.htm and the 
Menendez Beety family, who selflessly facilitated accommodation in 
their house in Mar del Plata.

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

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

Shorts:
- Dec 27-30  EM90 N4DCW ? vacation style (Twitter: @MWimages)
- Dec 27-30 EL86 K4WPX FM
- Dec 30  EM94 (overnight) ? vacation style (Twitter: @MWimages)
- Dec 30-Jan 01 EL87/88 K4WPX FM

- PNW (CN90, CM99, DM09, DN00, DN10, DN20, DN22, DN13, DN23) 
December 20-23, 2019
Casey, KI7UNJ, is about to embark on 9-grid roving trip through the 
Pacific Northwest.  FM & Linears.  Pass schedules posted at 
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ/status/1206626476377772032?s=20.  Be sure 
to watch Casey?s Twitter feed for further updates.

- Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be a 
holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that got 
away ? BK28. Keep an eye on Alex?s Twitter feed for further 
announcements: https://twitter.com/N7AGF

- NW Iowa XMAS Rove (EN12, EN13, EN22, EN23) December 23-24, 2019
Mitch, AD0HJ, will be visiting his parents in Iowa for Christmas.  
While there, Mitch will take an extra day to put some Northwest Iowa 
grids on the air.  For a full pass schedule, check 
https://twitter.com/AD0HJ/status/1207099665465978880.  As always, 
keep an eye on Mitch?s Twitter feed for further announcements at 
https://twitter.com/AD0HJ

- Mississippi River Delta (EL58) January 4, 2019.
Ron AD0DX, Brian KG5GJT, and Robert KE4AL will operate as W5M/mm from 
the mouth of the Mississippi River (EL58) on January 4th. This will 
be a 6-hour activation from approximately 1430z to 2030z, on FM and 
linear satellites.  Further information will be posted as it comes 
available.

- Labrador (GO11 +) January 19-27, 2019
Chris VE3FU, Dave VE9CB, and Frank VO1HP will be active as VO2AC in 
the 2020 CQ160 CW contest, January 24-26, from Point Armour 
Lighthouse, in Labrador. If time permits before the contest, they may 
be active on FM satellites from GO11 as VO2AC or VO2AAA. Depending 
on weather and timing of passes, you might catch them on FM 
satellites as they make their way from FO93 to GO-11, passing through 
FO92, GO02, GO13, GO12, and GO22 along the way, but no promises. They 
will also make the reverse trek on January 27.

- Big Bend National Park (DL88)  March 16-17, 2020
Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend 
National Park to put grid DL88 on the air.  Details will be added 
here, as they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep 
an eye on their individual Twitter feeds:  https://twitter.com/ad0dx, 
https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5

Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]

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ARISS News

No school contacts will be scheduled until 2020.

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N  for the above information.]

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Shorts from All Over

* Your AmazonSmile Purchases Matter!

AMSAT recently received a quarterly donation of $369.69 thanks to 
customers shopping at smile.amazon.com.  To date, AmazonSmile has 
donated a total of $4,563.90 to AMSAT.

The next time you buy that new radio, toaster, socks, or anything for 
that matter, make sure you've name AMSAT at the beneficiary for your 
AmazonSmile purchases!


[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, AMSAT Executive Vice President for the 
above information.]

* Ham Radio Day Aboard the Queen Mary May 2019 Pictures Online

In case you didn't work W6RO aboard the Queen Mary in Long Island, 
California, you can still see pictures of the day's festivities on 
the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach Facebook page.  Enjoy the 
fun at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-356-W6RO 

[ANS thanks the Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach for the 
above information.]

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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
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enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the 
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status.

Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student 
membership information.

73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
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From ki7unj at gmail.com  Sun Dec 22 06:16:42 2019
From: ki7unj at gmail.com (KI7UNJ Tucker)
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 23:16:42 -0700
Subject: [amsat-bb] KI7UNJ ROVE -
	CN90/CM99/DM09/DN00/DN10/DN20/DN22/DN13/DN23
In-Reply-To: <CAPFr_UkBK8QbSHfs0bHJRthzKE_YoCScq=NkCjaG+3Sk4xLKgg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPFr_UkBK8QbSHfs0bHJRthzKE_YoCScq=NkCjaG+3Sk4xLKgg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPFr_UmvzZCFYd0yZ_9GHyi-a9no3z7xZwfpM__YbErSmESHYA@mail.gmail.com>

ALL,

The first 2 days are DONE!
194 QSO's So far
LOTW upload later this week.

LOGS So far:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tx9cp63965aah54/HOMEWARD%20BOUND%20ROVE%20II%20-%20LOGS.pdf?dl=0




Next 2 days
2019-12-22

DN22
XW-2A   1553Z
SO-50   1610Z
AO-92   1643Z
AO-91   1709Z



2019-12-23

DN13/23 LINE
AO-91   1730Z
AO-92   1754Z


On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 2:29 PM KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm going for a quick rove this weekend.
>
> Will beacon via APRS (KI7UNJ-9)
>
> You can track me with a KML overlay of grids and Op locations.
> tinyurl.com/KI7UNJ-ROVE <https://t.co/1o0gW8ZbkC?amp=1>
>
>
> PASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS
> more may be announced via twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
>
> 2019-12-20
>
> CN90
> AO-92   1726Z
> AO-91   1802Z
>
> CM99
> PO-101  2022Z
> AO-7    2156Z
>
> DM09
> CAS-4B  2339Z
> LIL-2   2343Z
> SO-50   2352Z
> *2019-12-21 ZULU *
> CAS-4A  0008Z
> XW-2B   0031Z
> CAS-4B  0118Z
> SO-50   0132Z
> XW-2A   0339Z
> AO-92   0404Z
>
>
>
> 2019-12-21
>
> DN00/10 LINE
> AO-92   1705Z
> SO-50   1725Z
> AO-91   1822Z
> AO-92   1837Z
>
> DN20
> CAS-4A  2221Z
> CAS-4B  2129Z
> AO-85   2345-2357Z
> CAS-4A  2358Z
>
>
>
>
> 2019-12-22
>
> DN22
> XW-2A   1553Z
> SO-50   1610Z
> AO-92   1643Z
> AO-91   1709Z
>
>
>
> 2019-12-23
>
> DN13/23 LINE
> AO-91   1730Z
> AO-92   1754Z
> --
>
>
> Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
> AMSAT Ambassador
> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
> https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
> http://bit.do/ki7unj
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>
>
>


-- 


Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
AMSAT Ambassador
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
http://bit.do/ki7unj
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Sun Dec 22 16:15:23 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 10:15:23 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon?
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf2B+AavoWV0NOkkjMNPzXsSO+_KRp2WK7gCVOJ4CtbN0Q@mail.gmail.com>

Has anyone from Stateside heard TLM from CAS-6? (not expecting xponder on,
just want to hear its heartbeat)

I see a couple isolated reports from other areas of the world. There was no
signal on the 5 deg EL earlier pass, and now waiting for teh 10;57 a.m.
16:57z pass with an EL of 64 deg here in central USA
73, N0AN

I'm guessing that even the beacon may not be on while out of range of China
73, N0AN
Hasan

From ejcspii at gmail.com  Sun Dec 22 16:34:39 2019
From: ejcspii at gmail.com (Peter Horvath)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 17:34:39 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-353 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - SMOG-P
 and ATL-1 Designated Magyar-OSCAR 105 (MO-105) and Magyar- OSCAR 106
 (MO-106)
Message-ID: <CAGtDtzx_+70ZoGr3P2tLwnoK0tYeK1MJ7YnROB0PzNq_SLX4eg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

on this happy occasion I'd like to add some more info about MO-105 and
MO-106, hoping that more people will be tune in and listen to the telemetry
received from the satellites.

SMOG-P (MO-105) is a 1p PocketQube (5x5x5 cm, 250 grams), a fully redundant
tiny satellite with an actual scientific payload: a flying spectrum
analyzer. It measures the scattered RF energy over the UHF band
(specifically, in the digital terrestrial TV band) that can be detected in
space.
ATL-1 (MO-106) is a larger 2p PocketQube featuring the same spectrum
analyzer experiment.

Both satellites transmit almost identical telemetry data. In addition to
basic CW telemetry carrying callsign, battery voltage and temperature,
there is a digital telemetry with variable data rate and coding scheme.
Most frequently, modulation is 1250 or 5000 bps GMSK. The data is encoded
either by the well-known "AO-40" FEC, or a shorter, proprietary variant of
it, but they can also use a more powerful, state-of-art repeat-accumulate
(RA) coding scheme.

Some practical information about receiving the telemetry:
A GUI telemetry receiver is available for Windows and Linux (soon for OS X
as well), and a command line receiver can also be used (Linux only). Both
can be downloaded from
https://gnd.bme.hu:8080/index
The programs are able to submit the received packets to the central
telemetry data base. This requires a quick registration, the login
credentials can be used with either of the decoders. There are some issues
with the GUI software that hopefully will be resolved within a few days.
These decoders assume either a USB receiver connected through the sound
card or an rtl-sdr receiver.
Thanks to Daniel Estevez, EA4GPZ, a high quality, full decoder and packet
uploader is also available for GNU Radio 3.8 within the out-of-tree module
gr-satellites. For uploading to the received packets, it uses the same
login as the "official" programs do:
https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites/tree/maint-3.8
This decoder can unleash the full potential of the RA FEC. You'll need to
put an FM demodulator in front of the flowgraph.
I'd be glad to see many submissions on the "Leaderboard" from around
the world:
https://gnd.bme.hu:8080/leaderboard
Having many receiving stations around the globe could greatly improve the
global picture the spectrum analyzer payload can offer.
73
Peter
HA5CQA/AK4RP

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Sun Dec 22 19:45:33 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 14:45:33 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf2B+AavoWV0NOkkjMNPzXsSO+_KRp2WK7gCVOJ4CtbN0Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf2B+AavoWV0NOkkjMNPzXsSO+_KRp2WK7gCVOJ4CtbN0Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F36498C1B8024F7AAC0765851D98F782@CSI9020>

Greetings!

I monitored the 0314 utc pass on 21-Dec here on the U.S. East Coast but ran 
into difficulty because there was so much traffic from other satellites in 
the area of the downlink:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1208233257751457792

... however, that won't be the case on every orbit so will continue to look 
for CAS-6 & hope for the best!

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

-----Original Message----- 
From: Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2019 11:15 AM
To: AMSAT-BB
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon?

Has anyone from Stateside heard TLM from CAS-6? (not expecting xponder on,
just want to hear its heartbeat)

I see a couple isolated reports from other areas of the world. There was no
signal on the 5 deg EL earlier pass, and now waiting for teh 10;57 a.m.
16:57z pass with an EL of 64 deg here in central USA
73, N0AN

I'm guessing that even the beacon may not be on while out of range of China
73, N0AN
Hasan


From aa5pk at suddenlink.net  Sun Dec 22 20:56:07 2019
From: aa5pk at suddenlink.net (Glenn Miller - AA5PK)
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 14:56:07 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon?
In-Reply-To: <F36498C1B8024F7AAC0765851D98F782@CSI9020>
References: <CAM4UQf2B+AavoWV0NOkkjMNPzXsSO+_KRp2WK7gCVOJ4CtbN0Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<F36498C1B8024F7AAC0765851D98F782@CSI9020>
Message-ID: <950C4023B4064635B15EC68F5F104C96@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>

With same uplink and downlink as CAS-4B, it'll be interesting when they're both in the FP.
Kind of like when AO-27 and SO-50 were up at the same time.

Glenn
AA5PK

-----Original Message----- 
From: Scott via AMSAT-BB 
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2019 1:45 PM 
To: AMSAT-BB 
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon? 

Greetings!

I monitored the 0314 utc pass on 21-Dec here on the U.S. East Coast but ran 
into difficulty because there was so much traffic from other satellites in 
the area of the downlink:

https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1208233257751457792

... however, that won't be the case on every orbit so will continue to look 
for CAS-6 & hope for the best!

-Scott,  K4KDR

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Mon Dec 23 12:35:42 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 06:35:42 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon?
In-Reply-To: <950C4023B4064635B15EC68F5F104C96@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>
References: <CAM4UQf2B+AavoWV0NOkkjMNPzXsSO+_KRp2WK7gCVOJ4CtbN0Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<F36498C1B8024F7AAC0765851D98F782@CSI9020>
	<950C4023B4064635B15EC68F5F104C96@DESKTOPL0IAS8B>
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf0-qHbj=Qadzg5+vR9Ydu9r9y1OVh95CgCGFkGfQt8zNQ@mail.gmail.com>

I am watching each pass with a FunCube Pro+ SDR looking at +/- 50 kHz so I
can see from the PSK beacon at the bottom, all the way up to the top of the
CAS-6 passband.  Seeing a full freq display is a big advantage when hunting
for a bird.

I am also doing IQ recordings of the passes, so anyone running SDRC is
welcome to contact me and I will give them a link to the IQ recording(s) of
each pass that they can replay on their own copy of SDRC. This let's them
see the signals (all of them) in the passband and actually tune around as
if they were in front of my radio.

*Caveat:*
*While these recordings are *.wav files, they are IQ recordings, so they do
not sound good if played thru a non IQ playback stream.*
*Also: they are large: 500 Mb each*

5 EL Yagi > 65' 1/2" hardline > ARR GASfet > FunCube Pro+ SDR > SDR Console
v3.

I notice that there have been two reports by W7OK saying "Heard TLM"...but
I think they are false reports. During same pass, others reported NOT HEARD
and I have not seen any since 12-20 at 06:31 by YD8RPJ

I see two more reports from W7OK that no one else corroborates.

Other than that, no indication that the bird beacon(s) are even turned on
when over the states.

Will watch for the passes this morning at :

15:40z (9.5 deg max EL)
17:16z (78.8 deg max EL)

73, N0AN
Hasan


On Sun, Dec 22, 2019 at 6:40 PM Glenn Miller - AA5PK via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> With same uplink and downlink as CAS-4B, it'll be interesting when they're
> both in the FP.
> Kind of like when AO-27 and SO-50 were up at the same time.
>
> Glenn
> AA5PK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2019 1:45 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Beacon?
>
> Greetings!
>
> I monitored the 0314 utc pass on 21-Dec here on the U.S. East Coast but
> ran
> into difficulty because there was so much traffic from other satellites in
> the area of the downlink:
>
> https://twitter.com/scott23192/status/1208233257751457792
>
> ... however, that won't be the case on every orbit so will continue to
> look
> for CAS-6 & hope for the best!
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From eddie.seymour at gmail.com  Mon Dec 23 17:43:16 2019
From: eddie.seymour at gmail.com (Eddie)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:43:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite antennas - Must pick up- free
Message-ID: <f53b2c69-0238-a423-4eb4-5282bd3e5d2d@gmail.com>

Have 2 432 yagis, a KLM 14C +4 2m, a KLM 18C +4 432mhz with cross boom 
and rotor. You must disassemble. Some dishes and dish parts and parts of 
other antennas. Email to set up pickup.

WB4MLE

eddie (dot) seymour (at) gmail (dot) com


From rwyrwas48 at gmail.com  Mon Dec 23 18:22:41 2019
From: rwyrwas48 at gmail.com (Rick Wyrwas)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:22:41 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] KI7UNJ ROVE -
	CN90/CM99/DM09/DN00/DN10/DN20/DN22/DN13/DN23
In-Reply-To: <CAPFr_UkBK8QbSHfs0bHJRthzKE_YoCScq=NkCjaG+3Sk4xLKgg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPFr_UkBK8QbSHfs0bHJRthzKE_YoCScq=NkCjaG+3Sk4xLKgg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFeVdEPc2vKv7hsps-V8kgDLQURm1qyU0oVOONNp369TYYWyyA@mail.gmail.com>

Thank you Casey Tucker for the new grids.

Have a safe trip home

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

73
Rick
WA9JBQ

On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 3:33 PM KI7UNJ Tucker via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I'm going for a quick rove this weekend.
>
> Will beacon via APRS (KI7UNJ-9)
>
> You can track me with a KML overlay of grids and Op locations.
> tinyurl.com/KI7UNJ-ROVE <https://t.co/1o0gW8ZbkC?amp=1>
>
>
> PASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS
> more may be announced via twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
>
> 2019-12-20
>
> CN90
> AO-92   1726Z
> AO-91   1802Z
>
> CM99
> PO-101  2022Z
> AO-7    2156Z
>
> DM09
> CAS-4B  2339Z
> LIL-2   2343Z
> SO-50   2352Z
> *2019-12-21 ZULU *
> CAS-4A  0008Z
> XW-2B   0031Z
> CAS-4B  0118Z
> SO-50   0132Z
> XW-2A   0339Z
> AO-92   0404Z
>
>
>
> 2019-12-21
>
> DN00/10 LINE
> AO-92   1705Z
> SO-50   1725Z
> AO-91   1822Z
> AO-92   1837Z
>
> DN20
> CAS-4A  2221Z
> CAS-4B  2129Z
> AO-85   2345-2357Z
> CAS-4A  2358Z
>
>
>
>
> 2019-12-22
>
> DN22
> XW-2A   1553Z
> SO-50   1610Z
> AO-92   1643Z
> AO-91   1709Z
>
>
>
> 2019-12-23
>
> DN13/23
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/DN13%2F23?entry=gmail&source=g> LINE
> AO-91   1730Z
> AO-92   1754Z
> --
>
>
> Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
> AMSAT Ambassador
> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
> https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
> http://bit.do/ki7unj
> <
> https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug
> >
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>
-- 
Rick Wyrwas

From eddie.seymour at gmail.com  Mon Dec 23 19:44:22 2019
From: eddie.seymour at gmail.com (Eddie)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:44:22 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Satellite antennas - Spoken for
Message-ID: <714efaad-73d3-f014-9c0e-8100bbf3fb93@gmail.com>

The satellite antennas have been spoken for. Thanks !


From martha at amsat.org  Mon Dec 23 22:36:42 2019
From: martha at amsat.org (Martha)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:36:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] OFFICE CLOSED
Message-ID: <CAPk0USzJ8YvE=1vDPjxbH8b24JgvEnK1HAmKOKhtzd51CQLixA@mail.gmail.com>

The AMSAT Office will be closed from Dec 24th - Jan 3rd.  We will reopen on
Jan 6th.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

-- 
73- Martha

From ki7unj at gmail.com  Tue Dec 24 04:40:37 2019
From: ki7unj at gmail.com (KI7UNJ Tucker)
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 20:40:37 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] KI7UNJ ROVE -
	CN90/CM99/DM09/DN00/DN10/DN20/DN22/DN13/DN23
In-Reply-To: <CAPFr_UmvzZCFYd0yZ_9GHyi-a9no3z7xZwfpM__YbErSmESHYA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAPFr_UkBK8QbSHfs0bHJRthzKE_YoCScq=NkCjaG+3Sk4xLKgg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAPFr_UmvzZCFYd0yZ_9GHyi-a9no3z7xZwfpM__YbErSmESHYA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPFr_U=azpWduP-wJw25vhfTxVyhC7pQW67LwTeH5La1aJgzVA@mail.gmail.com>

The logs are done!

4 days
281 QSO's
10 Grids
Loads of fun

QSOs from 23DEC19 1637Z-2200Z will be uploaded tomorrow night.
QSOs before this have been uploaded to LOTW

Updated Logs:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tx9cp63965aah54/HOMEWARD%20BOUND%20ROVE%20II%20-%20LOGS.pdf?dl=0


On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 10:16 PM KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj at gmail.com> wrote:

> ALL,
>
> The first 2 days are DONE!
> 194 QSO's So far
> LOTW upload later this week.
>
> LOGS So far:
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/tx9cp63965aah54/HOMEWARD%20BOUND%20ROVE%20II%20-%20LOGS.pdf?dl=0
>
>
>
>
> Next 2 days
> 2019-12-22
>
> DN22
> XW-2A   1553Z
> SO-50   1610Z
> AO-92   1643Z
> AO-91   1709Z
>
>
>
> 2019-12-23
>
> DN13/23 LINE
> AO-91   1730Z
> AO-92   1754Z
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 2:29 PM KI7UNJ Tucker <ki7unj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm going for a quick rove this weekend.
>>
>> Will beacon via APRS (KI7UNJ-9)
>>
>> You can track me with a KML overlay of grids and Op locations.
>> tinyurl.com/KI7UNJ-ROVE <https://t.co/1o0gW8ZbkC?amp=1>
>>
>>
>> PASSES ARE AS FOLLOWS
>> more may be announced via twitter https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
>>
>> 2019-12-20
>>
>> CN90
>> AO-92   1726Z
>> AO-91   1802Z
>>
>> CM99
>> PO-101  2022Z
>> AO-7    2156Z
>>
>> DM09
>> CAS-4B  2339Z
>> LIL-2   2343Z
>> SO-50   2352Z
>> *2019-12-21 ZULU *
>> CAS-4A  0008Z
>> XW-2B   0031Z
>> CAS-4B  0118Z
>> SO-50   0132Z
>> XW-2A   0339Z
>> AO-92   0404Z
>>
>>
>>
>> 2019-12-21
>>
>> DN00/10 LINE
>> AO-92   1705Z
>> SO-50   1725Z
>> AO-91   1822Z
>> AO-92   1837Z
>>
>> DN20
>> CAS-4A  2221Z
>> CAS-4B  2129Z
>> AO-85   2345-2357Z
>> CAS-4A  2358Z
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2019-12-22
>>
>> DN22
>> XW-2A   1553Z
>> SO-50   1610Z
>> AO-92   1643Z
>> AO-91   1709Z
>>
>>
>>
>> 2019-12-23
>>
>> DN13/23 LINE
>> AO-91   1730Z
>> AO-92   1754Z
>> --
>>
>>
>> Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
>> AMSAT Ambassador
>> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
>> https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
>> http://bit.do/ki7unj
>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
> AMSAT Ambassador
> https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
> https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
> http://bit.do/ki7unj
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>
>
>


-- 


Casey Tucker  KI7UNJ
AMSAT Ambassador
https://twitter.com/KI7UNJ
https://www.qrz.com/db/KI7UNJ
http://bit.do/ki7unj
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bit.do/ki7unj&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1521073499558000&usg=AFQjCNFcQLn6C9nmmvpQiBbD6XvN-QjKug>

From kc9sgv at gmail.com  Tue Dec 24 13:37:32 2019
From: kc9sgv at gmail.com (KC9SGV)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 07:37:32 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tweet by F5UII - Christian on Twitter. Xmas wishes via
	the QO-100 WB DATV transponder.
Message-ID: <4971B3EA-0BB5-45FA-AFD3-13771F289A94@gmail.com>

These European hams are having the time of their lives !
We really need/want one these GEOstationary ham band transponder satellites over the Americas !
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

	F5UII - Christian (@f5uii)
12/23/19, 4:37 PM
Here a short direct live of my uplink #DATV video to #QO100 satellite twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1?

Download the Twitter app

Bernard,
KC9SGV
Sent from my iPad

From royldean at gmail.com  Tue Dec 24 14:29:49 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 09:29:49 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tweet by F5UII - Christian on Twitter. Xmas wishes
 via the QO-100 WB DATV transponder.
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sMNEuG0v0=v7b0jVVOPALKZKXsfrb0Gsn1XE7P8oL-Nw@mail.gmail.com>

>
> We really need/want one these GEOstationary ham band transponder
> satellites over the Americas !
> Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.


Plenty of Christmas cheer on the LEO sats - W2S (12 Days of Christmas) has
been very active, too.

--Roy
K3RLD

From jean.marc.momple at gmail.com  Tue Dec 24 16:28:39 2019
From: jean.marc.momple at gmail.com (Jean Marc Momple)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 20:28:39 +0400
Subject: [amsat-bb] Tweet by F5UII - Christian on Twitter. Xmas wishes
 via the QO-100 WB DATV transponder.
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2sMNEuG0v0=v7b0jVVOPALKZKXsfrb0Gsn1XE7P8oL-Nw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2sMNEuG0v0=v7b0jVVOPALKZKXsfrb0Gsn1XE7P8oL-Nw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <53D9CE1E-07FB-46B1-9683-72968309D711@gmail.com>

Roy,

Yes you guys need a QO-100 twin over America it is really cool to be able to do plenty of experiments any time one is free with 24/7 propagation.

Just moved to a new house, busy rebuilding a new super shack (teen age dream) and will be back on LEO?s and QO-100 NB and ATV) in the coming days. The WINLINK RMS for fellow  seafarers still operational from the old QTH will be also move when HF antennas ready.

Thanks for the X-mas cheers. Merry X-mas to all on the forum.

73


Jean Marc (3B8DU)

> On Dec 24, 2019, at 6:29 PM, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> We really need/want one these GEOstationary ham band transponder
>> satellites over the Americas !
>> Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
> 
> 
> Plenty of Christmas cheer on the LEO sats - W2S (12 Days of Christmas) has
> been very active, too.
> 
> --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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From marklhammond at gmail.com  Wed Dec 25 02:39:00 2019
From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark L. Hammond)
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:39:00 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-92 in L/v at 0238utc 12/25/19 for 24 hrs
Message-ID: <20191225024031.8A4A3890D@lansing182.amsat.org>

Merry L-band Xmas!

73,


Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH] 


From n4csitwo at bellsouth.net  Wed Dec 25 05:41:14 2019
From: n4csitwo at bellsouth.net (n4csitwo at bellsouth.net)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 00:41:14 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ARISS News Release (ANR) No. 19-18
References: <0ADC006DFDBB41A2901C3C83C130E90E.ref@DHJ>
Message-ID: <0ADC006DFDBB41A2901C3C83C130E90E@DHJ>

 

               

 

ARISS News Release                                                                                                                             No. 19-18

 

Dave Jordan, AA4KN 

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

Dec. 24, 2019 

SSTV Event Planned for Late December

 

ARISS is planning an SSTV event featuring commemorative images. This event is currently scheduled to begin on December 28, 2019 at 11:00 UTC and ends at 18:20 UTC on January 1, 2020. Please make note that sometimes changes may occur in the crew work schedule that could affect our SSTV transmission dates and times, so frequently check our ARISS Facebook and Twitter accounts shown below for any updates before and throughout the event.   

 

Transmissions will be sent at 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php and you can receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting your image. See https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ for details. Also for simplicity, we have added a new information tab for SSTV events, under the General Contacts pulldown menu at www.ariss.org . 

 

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 ISS National Lab 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.

 

ARISS Facebook: Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS)

ARISS Twitter: @ARISS_status

 

Media Contact:

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn at amsat.org

 

 

From hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net  Wed Dec 25 12:00:08 2019
From: hans.bx2abt at msa.hinet.net (Hans BX2ABT)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 20:00:08 +0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 telemetry server down
Message-ID: <4382697b-e98e-e788-933a-76143d24e8ca@msa.hinet.net>

Of course, this has to happy during Christmas: I noticed that since the 
24th of December my (and everybody else's) telemetry is not getting 
logged into the FS-3 telemetry server anymore. SATNOGS is still getting 
telemetry in, so PSGS is working fine. Can anybody hit the reset switch 
after the holidays?

73 de Hans

BX2ABT


From quadpugh at bellsouth.net  Wed Dec 25 15:37:27 2019
From: quadpugh at bellsouth.net (Nick Pugh)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 09:37:27 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] help to set up fossasat gournd station
References: <097d01d5bb39$375c6630$a6153290$.ref@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <097d01d5bb39$375c6630$a6153290$@bellsouth.net>

Is anyone on the list for help in setting a Fossasat-1 ground station using
a tt/go Lora modal? 

 

Merry Christmas k5qxj  

 

 

 

 

 

 

nick

 

Cell      337 258 2527

 

Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School

Disagree I Learn

 

 


From n6rfm1 at gmail.com  Wed Dec 25 16:07:30 2019
From: n6rfm1 at gmail.com (Robert Mattaliano)
Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 11:07:30 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] help to set up fossasat gournd station
In-Reply-To: <097d01d5bb39$375c6630$a6153290$@bellsouth.net>
References: <097d01d5bb39$375c6630$a6153290$@bellsouth.net>
Message-ID: <1315E955-EF3C-4936-8ABC-05A68D54A941@gmail.com>

Of course.  PM me.  

Bob M.

> On Dec 25, 2019, at 10:40, Nick Pugh via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Is anyone on the list for help in setting a Fossasat-1 ground station using
> a tt/go Lora modal? 
> 
> 
> 
> Merry Christmas k5qxj  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> nick
> 
> 
> 
> Cell      337 258 2527
> 
> 
> 
> Helping UL become a world Class Engineering  and Educational School
> 
> Disagree I Learn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
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From wa4sca at gmail.com  Thu Dec 26 13:29:02 2019
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 07:29:02 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades
Message-ID: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>

Some background first. Flex Radio uses a version of Virtual Audio Cable
(VAC) called DAX with their current rigs. In the past, almost every WIN10
upgrade trashed the DAX installation which then needed to be laboriously
manually repaired. Recently, that issue has been reported resolved. 

Has anybody had any issues with WIN10 upgrades with general VAC installed,
especially recently? I have heard of one case, but not recently. I know
there are some other equivalent packages, but for operational reasons need
to stick with VAC. 

73,

Alan
WA4SCA

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

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. 
If that is granted, all else follows. 

George Orwell in "1984"



From wageners at gmail.com  Thu Dec 26 14:00:53 2019
From: wageners at gmail.com (Stefan Wagener)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 08:00:53 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades
In-Reply-To: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
References: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKu8kHAqu5XiqqyPu30VcpBZYqFGr1Tza4H3pP_E0GtjQcRo0A@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Alan,

No problems here with latest Win10 upgrades, VAC and SDR Console.

Happy New Year,

Stefan VE4SW

On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 7:31 AM Alan via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Some background first. Flex Radio uses a version of Virtual Audio Cable
> (VAC) called DAX with their current rigs. In the past, almost every WIN10
> upgrade trashed the DAX installation which then needed to be laboriously
> manually repaired. Recently, that issue has been reported resolved.
>
> Has anybody had any issues with WIN10 upgrades with general VAC installed,
> especially recently? I have heard of one case, but not recently. I know
> there are some other equivalent packages, but for operational reasons need
> to stick with VAC.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.
> If that is granted, all else follows.
>
> George Orwell in "1984"
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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From kdcarlso at gmail.com  Thu Dec 26 15:12:15 2019
From: kdcarlso at gmail.com (Dave)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:12:15 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades
In-Reply-To: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
References: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAG5zY2q0VeLNOfoe=mnUt-Fz7KiKN5Hk-iOLjUEsoL2PVcFgAQ@mail.gmail.com>

I always have issues with Win10 updates but nothing affecting any of the
Flex software since their upgrade that resolved the issue.

Dave
N2OA

From g0kla at arrl.net  Thu Dec 26 15:31:34 2019
From: g0kla at arrl.net (Chris Thompson)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 10:31:34 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 telemetry server down
In-Reply-To: <4382697b-e98e-e788-933a-76143d24e8ca@msa.hinet.net>
References: <4382697b-e98e-e788-933a-76143d24e8ca@msa.hinet.net>
Message-ID: <CAJOf0+v2fF0ibAYoy8wejVmZWhs1MoMZvtuVDz1mweAXsmZN5g@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the report Hans.  Seems the Server had crashed. "too many files
open".  I have cleaned that up and it is running again.

73 and Happy holidays
Chris

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 7:47 AM Hans BX2ABT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Of course, this has to happy during Christmas: I noticed that since the
> 24th of December my (and everybody else's) telemetry is not getting
> logged into the FS-3 telemetry server anymore. SATNOGS is still getting
> telemetry in, so PSGS is working fine. Can anybody hit the reset switch
> after the holidays?
>
> 73 de Hans
>
> BX2ABT
>
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>


-- 
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g0kla at arrl.net

From kb2mjeff at att.net  Thu Dec 26 16:40:45 2019
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (Jeff )
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:40:45 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades
In-Reply-To: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
References: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000701d5bc0b$392759c0$ab760d40$@att.net>

Hi Alan. I don't recall ever having any Win10 issues with SmartSDR or
PowerSDR using DAX except recently when I installed the update for the v3.x
s/w that I tried to install here last May and had to go back to v2.xx
because of SmartSDR crashes. I did notice that when I installed the v3.x
update I had to redo the DAX configuration, no big deal. I did take a Win10
update a few days ago and there were no issues with DAX afterwards...

73 Jeff kb2m


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Alan via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 8:29 AM
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades

Some background first. Flex Radio uses a version of Virtual Audio Cable
(VAC) called DAX with their current rigs. In the past, almost every WIN10
upgrade trashed the DAX installation which then needed to be laboriously
manually repaired. Recently, that issue has been reported resolved. 

Has anybody had any issues with WIN10 upgrades with general VAC installed,
especially recently? I have heard of one case, but not recently. I know
there are some other equivalent packages, but for operational reasons need
to stick with VAC. 

73,

Alan
WA4SCA

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

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. 
If that is granted, all else follows. 

George Orwell in "1984"


_______________________________________________
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From kb2mjeff at att.net  Thu Dec 26 16:40:45 2019
From: kb2mjeff at att.net (Jeff )
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:40:45 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades
In-Reply-To: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
References: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000701d5bc0b$392759c0$ab760d40$@att.net>

Hi Alan. I don't recall ever having any Win10 issues with SmartSDR or
PowerSDR using DAX except recently when I installed the update for the v3.x
s/w that I tried to install here last May and had to go back to v2.xx
because of SmartSDR crashes. I did notice that when I installed the v3.x
update I had to redo the DAX configuration, no big deal. I did take a Win10
update a few days ago and there were no issues with DAX afterwards...

73 Jeff kb2m


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Alan via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 8:29 AM
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades

Some background first. Flex Radio uses a version of Virtual Audio Cable
(VAC) called DAX with their current rigs. In the past, almost every WIN10
upgrade trashed the DAX installation which then needed to be laboriously
manually repaired. Recently, that issue has been reported resolved. 

Has anybody had any issues with WIN10 upgrades with general VAC installed,
especially recently? I have heard of one case, but not recently. I know
there are some other equivalent packages, but for operational reasons need
to stick with VAC. 

73,

Alan
WA4SCA

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

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. 
If that is granted, all else follows. 

George Orwell in "1984"


_______________________________________________
Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all
interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
views of AMSAT-NA.
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Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Thu Dec 26 17:49:56 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:49:56 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Status?
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf3mZD0FbHs5aE0_qFBew3=mj5pOdZFr6o1Uz+nS9QMdCA@mail.gmail.com>

Starting to worry. Have seen no indication that anyone (even world wide
now), has heard even a peep from CAS-6.

Does anyone know anything?

The announcement was on the 20th I think and I haven't seen anything other
than speculation since.

As mentioned in my other post, there were a couple of posts from a 7 that
were most likely bogus and people whose calls I recognize that have posted
to the status page recently are confirming my own experience, no reception.

How can a new launch be met with such deafening silence?

No reports and no announcements from the powers that be?  Maybe it's all on
twitter or facebook. :-)

73, N0AN
Hasan

From scott23192 at gmail.com  Thu Dec 26 18:08:59 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 18:08:59 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Status?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf3mZD0FbHs5aE0_qFBew3=mj5pOdZFr6o1Uz+nS9QMdCA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf3mZD0FbHs5aE0_qFBew3=mj5pOdZFr6o1Uz+nS9QMdCA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOYdW6Wzu8xikJor8Y_7tczw80d2TxY467kr3s2XZDPWcw@mail.gmail.com>

As I'm sure others have at their locations, I have continued to monitor
passes here on the U.S. East Coast.

As recently as this morning our time (1640 utc) I watched the entire RF
span from where the GMSK telemetry & CW beacons should be up through the
linear transponder downlink with nothing heard.  I also try the 70cm linear
transponder uplink on each pass just in case.

Hoping to walk in one day & see favorable reports from someone around the
world!

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 5:51 PM Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Starting to worry. Have seen no indication that anyone (even world wide
> now), has heard even a peep from CAS-6.
>
> Does anyone know anything?
>
> The announcement was on the 20th I think and I haven't seen anything other
> than speculation since.
>
> As mentioned in my other post, there were a couple of posts from a 7 that
> were most likely bogus and people whose calls I recognize that have posted
> to the status page recently are confirming my own experience, no reception.
>
> How can a new launch be met with such deafening silence?
>
> No reports and no announcements from the powers that be?  Maybe it's all on
> twitter or facebook. :-)
>
> 73, N0AN
> Hasan
>

From lw2dtz at yahoo.com.ar  Fri Dec 27 00:14:35 2019
From: lw2dtz at yahoo.com.ar (Gustavo Carpignano)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 00:14:35 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Cubesat Clean solar panel
References: <88708015.2512477.1577405675290.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <88708015.2512477.1577405675290@mail.yahoo.com>

Hello,
I need to know how to clean some solar panels composed of a triple junction of Arsenide of Gallium.Any liquid or cloth in particular?

Any help is wellcome!


Gustavo, LW2DTZ

From devin at thecabal.org  Fri Dec 27 03:15:24 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 03:15:24 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
Message-ID: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>

All,

I've seen mentioned on the list before that there is a "substantial" discount for the M2 LEO pack via the AMSAT store for members.

I'm looking at the page now and I'm not seeing a very big discount. However, I also notice that my user account shows my membership having expired in 2019 and not being current despite having a past order for 2019, so I'm wondering if there is an error in my membership status that would affect the price that I am seeing.

The other option, of course is that I simply misunderstand the specifics of the discount. :)

Thanks in advance,


--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
cell: +1 425.239.2575


From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Fri Dec 27 03:39:38 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 22:39:38 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
In-Reply-To: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>
References: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Message-ID: <3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>

?Free Shipping? is the big difference.

73, Drew KO4MA

> On Dec 26, 2019, at 10:30 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?All,
> 
> I've seen mentioned on the list before that there is a "substantial" discount for the M2 LEO pack via the AMSAT store for members.
> 
> I'm looking at the page now and I'm not seeing a very big discount. However, I also notice that my user account shows my membership having expired in 2019 and not being current despite having a past order for 2019, so I'm wondering if there is an error in my membership status that would affect the price that I am seeing.
> 
> The other option, of course is that I simply misunderstand the specifics of the discount. :)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> 
> _______________________________________________
> 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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb


From n8hm at amsat.org  Fri Dec 27 03:47:55 2019
From: n8hm at amsat.org (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 22:47:55 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
In-Reply-To: <3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
References: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <CABzOSOq2gLKatRGc-RfW3G9zg2bcQGYQPRFD2WaW9bC+81OD5g@mail.gmail.com>

Correct. I just quoted a LEO Pack on the M2 website and it came to $674.70
with UPS ground shipping. AMSAT members get it for $599 shipped within the
US.

As far as your membership status in your website user account, that feature
has never been fully implemented due to some software issues.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 22:40 Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> ?Free Shipping? is the big difference.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> > On Dec 26, 2019, at 10:30 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > ?All,
> >
> > I've seen mentioned on the list before that there is a "substantial"
> discount for the M2 LEO pack via the AMSAT store for members.
> >
> > I'm looking at the page now and I'm not seeing a very big discount.
> However, I also notice that my user account shows my membership having
> expired in 2019 and not being current despite having a past order for 2019,
> so I'm wondering if there is an error in my membership status that would
> affect the price that I am seeing.
> >
> > The other option, of course is that I simply misunderstand the specifics
> of the discount. :)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
> Opinions expressed
> > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
> program!
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>
> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
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-- 
73,

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

From devin at thecabal.org  Fri Dec 27 04:26:48 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 04:26:48 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
In-Reply-To: <3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
References: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <MWHPR01MB3263B3E88CD4C322CAEB4527CA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Thanks for the quick response -- I was wondering if that might be the case. :) That is definitely not a small thing.


--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email:?devin at thecabal.org
web:?Devin on Earth
cell:?+1 425.239.2575

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 7:40 PM
> To: Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>
> Cc: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
> 
> ?Free Shipping? is the big difference.
> 
> 73, Drew KO4MA
> 
> > On Dec 26, 2019, at 10:30 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-
> bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> >
> > ?All,
> >
> > I've seen mentioned on the list before that there is a "substantial" discount
> for the M2 LEO pack via the AMSAT store for members.
> >
> > I'm looking at the page now and I'm not seeing a very big discount.
> However, I also notice that my user account shows my membership having
> expired in 2019 and not being current despite having a past order for 2019, so
> I'm wondering if there is an error in my membership status that would affect
> the price that I am seeing.
> >
> > The other option, of course is that I simply misunderstand the
> > specifics of the discount. :)
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> > web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> > cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >
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From devin at thecabal.org  Fri Dec 27 04:27:24 2019
From: devin at thecabal.org (Devin L. Ganger)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 04:27:24 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOq2gLKatRGc-RfW3G9zg2bcQGYQPRFD2WaW9bC+81OD5g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
	<CABzOSOq2gLKatRGc-RfW3G9zg2bcQGYQPRFD2WaW9bC+81OD5g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <MWHPR01MB3263399C7426D12B629FB902CA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Thank you for verifying that.


--
Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
cell: +1 425.239.2575

From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 7:48 PM
To: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
Cc: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>; Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store

Correct. I just quoted a LEO Pack on the M2 website and it came to $674.70 with UPS ground shipping. AMSAT members get it for $599 shipped within the US.

As far as your membership status in your website user account, that feature has never been fully implemented due to some software issues.

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 22:40 Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
?Free Shipping? is the big difference.

73, Drew KO4MA

> On Dec 26, 2019, at 10:30 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org<mailto:amsat-bb at amsat.org>> wrote:
>
> ?All,
>
> I've seen mentioned on the list before that there is a "substantial" discount for the M2 LEO pack via the AMSAT store for members.
>
> I'm looking at the page now and I'm not seeing a very big discount. However, I also notice that my user account shows my membership having expired in 2019 and not being current despite having a past order for 2019, so I'm wondering if there is an error in my membership status that would affect the price that I am seeing.
>
> The other option, of course is that I simply misunderstand the specifics of the discount. :)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org><mailto:devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>
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From w5acm at swbell.net  Fri Dec 27 05:54:24 2019
From: w5acm at swbell.net (Andy)
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 23:54:24 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store
In-Reply-To: <3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
References: <MWHPR01MB32637620B85A3176ADBAC63FCA2A0@MWHPR01MB3263.prod.exchangelabs.com>
	<3F026DB9-4736-432E-A600-491149AEEDFA@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <003b01d5bc7a$18a29d80$49e7d880$@swbell.net>

I heard that AMSAT is not charging state sales tax also.
Is this a glitch or something AMSAT can do?

Andy W5ACM

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 9:40 PM
To: Devin L. Ganger <devin at thecabal.org>
Cc: AMSAT bbs <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] M2 LEO pack discount via AMSAT store

?Free Shipping? is the big difference.

73, Drew KO4MA

> On Dec 26, 2019, at 10:30 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> ?All,
> 
> I've seen mentioned on the list before that there is a "substantial" discount for the M2 LEO pack via the AMSAT store for members.
> 
> I'm looking at the page now and I'm not seeing a very big discount. However, I also notice that my user account shows my membership having expired in 2019 and not being current despite having a past order for 2019, so I'm wondering if there is an error in my membership status that would affect the price that I am seeing.
> 
> The other option, of course is that I simply misunderstand the 
> specifics of the discount. :)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> 
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From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 11:07:41 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 05:07:41 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] nasabare.txt appears Hosed
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf3Lhtee1Nq6OrRem6EsmtsggYNZbcrQmSjRNTtrS0c47Q@mail.gmail.com>

All the CAS birds are missing from nasabare.txt and most if not all the
amateur satellites are also missing, as of this morning at 1000z.

73, N0AN
Hasan

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 11:53:46 2019
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 05:53:46 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] VAC and WIN10 upgrades
In-Reply-To: <CAKu8kHAqu5XiqqyPu30VcpBZYqFGr1Tza4H3pP_E0GtjQcRo0A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <000001d5bbf0$70c2afd0$52480f70$@gmail.com>
	<CAKu8kHAqu5XiqqyPu30VcpBZYqFGr1Tza4H3pP_E0GtjQcRo0A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000201d5bcac$4c0c29c0$e4247d40$@gmail.com>

Thanks to all who replied.  Looks like there is no problem with VAC and at least the latest WIN10 upgrades.

73,

Alan
WA4SCA



From wa4sca at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 12:34:10 2019
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 06:34:10 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] nasabare.txt appears Hosed
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf3Lhtee1Nq6OrRem6EsmtsggYNZbcrQmSjRNTtrS0c47Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf3Lhtee1Nq6OrRem6EsmtsggYNZbcrQmSjRNTtrS0c47Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000001d5bcb1$f12b7cd0$d3827670$@gmail.com>

Hasan,

The appropriate people have been notified.

73,

Alan
WA4SCA


<-----Original Message-----
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<al-Basri via AMSAT-BB
<Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 05:08 AM
<To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
<Subject: [amsat-bb] nasabare.txt appears Hosed
<
<All the CAS birds are missing from nasabare.txt and most if not all the
<amateur satellites are also missing, as of this morning at 1000z.
<
<73, N0AN
<Hasan
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From marzo7088 at yahoo.com  Fri Dec 27 14:38:55 2019
From: marzo7088 at yahoo.com (RG)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:38:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] sat pc
References: <1783670778.2626091.1577457535173.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1783670778.2626091.1577457535173@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi, I have Satpc32 version 12.8D.Does this version have the sub window that shows the status of the satellites AOS/LOS times as they rise.It had a list of when the satellites would be in view.I can't seem to find it.ThanksRich
marzo7088 at yahoo.com

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 14:46:31 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 08:46:31 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] nasabare.txt appears Hosed
In-Reply-To: <000001d5bcb1$f12b7cd0$d3827670$@gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf3Lhtee1Nq6OrRem6EsmtsggYNZbcrQmSjRNTtrS0c47Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<000001d5bcb1$f12b7cd0$d3827670$@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf2L7+Bs2-yina1BYzWa=tUcfX7O6x3+cH9i48rZynH-Jg@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Alan, it appears to have been fixed. I just forced a reload of keps
in SDRC v3 and all the regular birds came back.

Much appreciated.
73, N0AN
Hasan


On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 6:34 AM Alan <wa4sca at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hasan,
>
> The appropriate people have been notified.
>
> 73,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Hasan
> <al-Basri via AMSAT-BB
> <Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 05:08 AM
> <To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] nasabare.txt appears Hosed
> <
> <All the CAS birds are missing from nasabare.txt and most if not all the
> <amateur satellites are also missing, as of this morning at 1000z.
> <
> <73, N0AN
> <Hasan
> <_______________________________________________
> <Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> <expressed
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> AMSAT-
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From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 14:53:42 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 09:53:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] sat pc
In-Reply-To: <1783670778.2626091.1577457535173@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1783670778.2626091.1577457535173.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1783670778.2626091.1577457535173@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABsMmtQse+qKGTxa19yTRk4B_-ahgYzjYNm7bozwxOGUA+pmcw@mail.gmail.com>

Rich,

On the top bar <Accy> then <Count Down>.  Pretty sure this is what your are
looking for.

John

On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 9:41 AM RG via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hi, I have Satpc32 version 12.8D.Does this version have the sub window
> that shows the status of the satellites AOS/LOS times as they rise.It had a
> list of when the satellites would be in view.I can't seem to find
> it.ThanksRich
> marzo7088 at yahoo.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
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> AMSAT-NA.
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From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 17:12:41 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:12:41 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Missing From Keplerian Data?
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf3z_LddKLjWsUJGpZnKXDi2Qi4yqVUs9HaM26oL755vFg@mail.gmail.com>

Since the data was restored this morning, I no longer see CAS-6 in the list
and it has dropped out of my tracking program.

Is there now another name?

The good news is that a JK station reports TLM from CAS-6 at 1130z this
morning.

Hasan

From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Fri Dec 27 18:17:25 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 18:17:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] portable rotator
References: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>

Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control?
I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi .
Jim KI6WJ

From jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu  Fri Dec 27 18:27:25 2019
From: jfitzgerald at alum.wpi.edu (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 18:27:25 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Missing From Keplerian Data?
In-Reply-To: <CAM4UQf3z_LddKLjWsUJGpZnKXDi2Qi4yqVUs9HaM26oL755vFg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAM4UQf3z_LddKLjWsUJGpZnKXDi2Qi4yqVUs9HaM26oL755vFg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BN6PR22MB06902861DB115D9107123D73872A0@BN6PR22MB0690.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>

Hasan,

We are suffering from the usual confusion<https://www.amsat.org/why-is-there-so-much-tle-confusion-when-new-cubesats-are-launched/> after a cubesat deployment.  Last week we had a candidate object for CAS-6 in the list, but since we have no confirmed reception and doppler analysis, we are not sure which object is CAS-6.   You can use FLORIPASAT elements since that spacecraft shared a ride to orbit, but the actual pass for CAS-6 will be several minutes early or late, we simply don't know at this time.

de KM1P Joe

>From the Keps mailing list:

"CAS-6 was launched as a piggyback satellite on TIANQIN-1 on December 20,
2019 via a CZ-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Still
awaiting a satellite signal, thus the CAT ID has not been positively
identified as yet. More later.

Ray Hoad
WA5QGD
AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager"



________________________________
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Hasan al-Basri via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 12:12 PM
To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Missing From Keplerian Data?

Since the data was restored this morning, I no longer see CAS-6 in the list
and it has dropped out of my tracking program.

Is there now another name?

The good news is that a JK station reports TLM from CAS-6 at 1130z this
morning.

Hasan
_______________________________________________
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From kb2ysi at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 19:11:44 2019
From: kb2ysi at gmail.com (Don KB2YSI)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:11:44 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] portable rotator
In-Reply-To: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAAJiE8Mkfb5+XzFP7wtjiT4BGUF87PRSCCPfZ+cjRQdPAMS3OQ@mail.gmail.com>

https://wiki.satnogs.org/SatNOGS_Rotator_v3

Might be a good place to start.

On Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 13:19 James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat
> trackers but no mention of antenna control?
> I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow
> yagi .
> Jim 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
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From marzo7088 at yahoo.com  Fri Dec 27 19:47:47 2019
From: marzo7088 at yahoo.com (RG)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 19:47:47 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSB sats
References: <729569159.2690800.1577476067630.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <729569159.2690800.1577476067630@mail.yahoo.com>

Hi,I have a Kenwood TS2000.I can hear stations on the SSB sats but can seem to find my downlink.It is a vertical but I have worked half duplex and by chance made 3 contacts with a decent signal.Now I can find it to easily.Any suggestions??Rich73
marzo7088 at yahoo.com

From marklhammond at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 20:13:44 2019
From: marklhammond at gmail.com (Mark L. Hammond)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 15:13:44 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 now has spectrum scope for IC-9700
Message-ID: <20191227201345.D396B8C15@lansing182.amsat.org>

Hi 9700 Owners and Users--

Erich DK1TB has graciously added a spectrum scope window for the IC-9700.  If you read his instructions on this page, and get the new SatPC32 download---you'll have the option of doing so.   You'll have to update your SatPC32 install with the currently available package.

http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm

Only point to make very clear--you'll need both an "old" style Icom CAT control interface/cable for radio control AND the USB cable from the radio to the computer; the USB comport is used for the spectrum display only in this configuration, and the CAT cable is used for radio control. 

And yes--you can click on the spectrum and the radio frequency follows :) 

Read it all carefully--it worked first shot here.  

Thanks, Erich!!

73--




Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH] 


From royldean at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 20:42:05 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 15:42:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] portable rotator
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tdB6XPoCtTFHGtixhmkE=OOffmwzNATdWx7UE3hCf=kw@mail.gmail.com>

>
> Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat
> trackers but no mention of antenna control?
> I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow
> yagi .
> Jim KI6WJ


The satnogs rotator is a good start for DIY as Don had mentioned.   It uses
a homebrew tracker that is controlled by hamlib.   There is also
https://www.portablerotation.com/ for an off-the-shelf solution.   I
believe this can also be controlled via hamlib (and thus a raspberry pi
running GPredict should be able to control it).

--Roy
K3RLD

From hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com  Fri Dec 27 21:46:23 2019
From: hbasri.schiers6 at gmail.com (Hasan al-Basri)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 15:46:23 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Missing From Keplerian Data?
In-Reply-To: <BN6PR22MB06902861DB115D9107123D73872A0@BN6PR22MB0690.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CAM4UQf3z_LddKLjWsUJGpZnKXDi2Qi4yqVUs9HaM26oL755vFg@mail.gmail.com>
	<BN6PR22MB06902861DB115D9107123D73872A0@BN6PR22MB0690.namprd22.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CAM4UQf32hrc_EdcHyRdzYLJaOXtYJfa3SiULKDMBVPz_Zt26CA@mail.gmail.com>

Tnx Info! I'll try tracking it as Florisat  it's in my tracking list now
73, N0AN
Hasan


On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 12:30 PM Joseph B. Fitzgerald via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hasan,
>
> We are suffering from the usual confusion<
> https://www.amsat.org/why-is-there-so-much-tle-confusion-when-new-cubesats-are-launched/>
> after a cubesat deployment.  Last week we had a candidate object for CAS-6
> in the list, but since we have no confirmed reception and doppler analysis,
> we are not sure which object is CAS-6.   You can use FLORIPASAT elements
> since that spacecraft shared a ride to orbit, but the actual pass for CAS-6
> will be several minutes early or late, we simply don't know at this time.
>
> de KM1P Joe
>
> From the Keps mailing list:
>
> "CAS-6 was launched as a piggyback satellite on TIANQIN-1 on December 20,
> 2019 via a CZ-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Still
> awaiting a satellite signal, thus the CAT ID has not been positively
> identified as yet. More later.
>
> Ray Hoad
> WA5QGD
> AMSAT-NA Orbital Elements Manager"
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Hasan al-Basri
> via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2019 12:12 PM
> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Subject: [amsat-bb] CAS-6 Missing From Keplerian Data?
>
> Since the data was restored this morning, I no longer see CAS-6 in the list
> and it has dropped out of my tracking program.
>
> Is there now another name?
>
> The good news is that a JK station reports TLM from CAS-6 at 1130z this
> morning.
>
> Hasan
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From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Fri Dec 27 23:04:12 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 23:04:12 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] portable rotator
In-Reply-To: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1346418607.2700594.1577487852794@mail.yahoo.com>

 Not exactly a Pi but you may look into the following project I did a few years ago, for a field day sat station - 

https://sites.google.com/site/k6vugdiary/home/satellite-tracking-system
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. 
Happy Holidays !!! 
?
?
73Umesh



    On Friday, December 27, 2019, 10:18:29 AM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control?
I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi .
Jim KI6WJ
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From amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net  Sat Dec 28 00:15:57 2019
From: amsat-bb at wd9ewk.net (Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK))
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:15:57 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] WD9EWK @ DM22/DM32 on Saturday (28 December 2019)
Message-ID: <CAN6TEUdtUh-7GV7YOgnjKNDBhwV_z=N=L6ry8EQSJ6P+ZJ5Acw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I plan on making a quick trip to the DM22/DM32 grid boundary for a few
hours tomorrow (Saturday, 28 December 2019). This location is east of
Yuma in southwestern Arizona, near the I-8 freeway. I should be out
there for the AO-91 and AO-92 passes starting after 1730 UTC for a few
hours, and might be out there for one or two of the XW-2A passes before
that time. I know there will be some overlapping of the AO-91 and AO-92
pass times tomorrow, and will try to work the AO-91 passes before
switching over to AO-92.

My drive out to the DM22/DM32 grid boundary should show up on APRS as
WD9EWK-9, on sites like:

http://aprs.fi/WD9EWK-9

Updates during my time out there will be posted on my @WD9EWK Twitter
feed. If you don't use Twitter, you can see these updates in a web
browser at:

http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World after the trip. If you
would like to receive a QSL card for any contacts made out there,
please e-mail me directly with the QSO details. No need to first send
me your QSL card and/or an SASE. If you're in my log, I will be happy
to send you a WD9EWK DM22/DM32 QSL card.

73!




Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
http://www.wd9ewk.net/
Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK

From lu7aa at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 28 03:07:07 2019
From: lu7aa at yahoo.com (Amsat Argentina)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 03:07:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dec28-Jan1 ISS/SSTV + Diploma
References: <1456918284.4258318.1577502427640.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1456918284.4258318.1577502427640@mail.yahoo.com>

 Dear Friends,

>From Sat-28-Dec-2019 11-UTC to Wed-1-Jan-2020 18-UTC, ARISS plans to broadcast SSTV from the ISS in 145,800 KHz FM in PD-120 mode in commemoration of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

Who made in 1975 the first human space walk from the spaceship Vosjod, orbiting earth at 500 kilometers of altitude. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov

It is an excellent opportunity to excersize and optimize your SSTV reception by receiving and/or completing images applicable to the ARISS/SSTV Diploma (electronic and free) with bases on http://amsat.org.ar?f=9

We appreciate share your images by uploading them to http://amsat.org.ar/?f=iss

Aids and Recommendations:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yXhBHZ1qPt_-VSSWtWf15fU8kbfBSvu7RN2Pm5P1ADI

It is suggested to use RX-SSTV available at http://amsat.org.ar/Setup_RXSSTV.exe and configured as to http://amsat.org.ar/images/rx-sstv.gif

ISS schedules for your location at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=iss

73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina
http://amsat.org.ar
https://facebook.com/Amsat.LU

From robert.machale at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 28 04:03:06 2019
From: robert.machale at yahoo.com (Robert MacHale)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 04:03:06 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] portable rotator
In-Reply-To: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <384433972.4293024.1577505786104@mail.yahoo.com>

I built one for the Arrow on a Camera tri-pod:

R2D2M2 - AZ/EL MOTOR - DEMO?

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R2D2M2 - AZ/EL MOTOR - DEMO

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Fun project, happy to provide guidance.
73
Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License.?http://www.aprsat.com/predict
.?http://www.spaceCommunicator.club?
. Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration

 

    On Friday, December 27, 2019, 06:36:13 PM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control?
I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi .
Jim KI6WJ
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From robert.machale at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 28 04:19:13 2019
From: robert.machale at yahoo.com (Robert MacHale)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 04:19:13 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] portable rotator
In-Reply-To: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <264536122.4113317.1577470645972.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<264536122.4113317.1577470645972@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <2015367661.4317323.1577506753012@mail.yahoo.com>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n67Clrub9gk&t=95s? ?

Not sure how that last e-mail got mangled. This is a link to my YouTube video.
73
Robert MacHale. KE6BLR Ham Radio License.?http://www.aprsat.com/predict
.?http://www.spaceCommunicator.club?
. Supporting Boy Scout Merit Badges in Radio, Robotics, and Space Exploration

 

    On Friday, December 27, 2019, 06:36:13 PM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Has anyone made a portable rotator AZ/EL using a rasberry. I see sat trackers but no mention of antenna control?
I would like to pursue something as a learning project and drive my arrow yagi .
Jim KI6WJ
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From kontakt at sp3qfe.net  Sat Dec 28 08:50:33 2019
From: kontakt at sp3qfe.net (Armand SP3QFE)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 09:50:33 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] Dec28-Jan1 ISS/SSTV + Diploma
In-Reply-To: <1456918284.4258318.1577502427640@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1456918284.4258318.1577502427640.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1456918284.4258318.1577502427640@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <76fe784f00e524d138b57cbffa9b3296@sp3qfe.net>

Hello Everyone,

I would like to remind you that, ARISS will be supporting SSTV 
transmissions worldwide mainly in memory to cosmonauts Alexei Leonov, 
Valery Bykovsky, and Sigmund J?hn.

The event runs from Dec 28 (11:00 UTC is the setup time) until Jan 1, 
2020 (18:20 UTC when the system is scheduled for shutdown). 
Transmissions should be on the standard frequency of 145.800 MHz and in 
the PD 120 format.

To get this ARISS-SSTV award from ARISS SSTV Manger Award (S?awek 
SQ3OOK), one should receive and decode at least ONE picture in the 
session.

The quality of the received image does not have to be perfect, but good 
enough to be able to identify. The picture does not have to be full. It 
is acceptable to send just some part of the picture as well.

The award is in an electronic format (PNG). It will be sent by e-mail.

The criteria as follows must be met to obtain the Award:

Load your decoded images on the page:
www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/submit.php

If you have done it before, you don't have to do it again.
Fill in application form (link is here: https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/)

The status of your application is available at 
https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/
The full version of the award rules can be found here: 
https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/doc/2017-08-06.pdf

The deadline (for applications) is the end of the January 3th, 2020 
23:59 UTC. Diplomas will be sent by January 20th.

73, enjoy SSTV from the sky (the ISS) and Happy New Year 2020.

Armand Budzianowski, SP3QFE
Mentor ARISS.



W dniu 2019-12-28 04:07, Amsat Argentina via AMSAT-BB napisa?(a):
> Dear Friends,
> 
> From Sat-28-Dec-2019 11-UTC to Wed-1-Jan-2020 18-UTC, ARISS plans to
> broadcast SSTV from the ISS in 145,800 KHz FM in PD-120 mode in
> commemoration of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.
> 
> Who made in 1975 the first human space walk from the spaceship Vosjod,
> orbiting earth at 500 kilometers of altitude.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Leonov
> 
> It is an excellent opportunity to excersize and optimize your SSTV
> reception by receiving and/or completing images applicable to the
> ARISS/SSTV Diploma (electronic and free) with bases on
> http://amsat.org.ar?f=9
> 
> We appreciate share your images by uploading them to 
> http://amsat.org.ar/?f=iss
> 
> Aids and Recommendations:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yXhBHZ1qPt_-VSSWtWf15fU8kbfBSvu7RN2Pm5P1ADI
> 
> It is suggested to use RX-SSTV available at
> http://amsat.org.ar/Setup_RXSSTV.exe and configured as to
> http://amsat.org.ar/images/rx-sstv.gif
> 
> ISS schedules for your location at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=iss
> 
> 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina
> http://amsat.org.ar
> https://facebook.com/Amsat.LU
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.
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> of AMSAT-NA.
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From ki6wj at yahoo.com  Sat Dec 28 17:17:29 2019
From: ki6wj at yahoo.com (James Brown)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 17:17:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS picture
References: <1355542156.4407456.1577553449635.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1355542156.4407456.1577553449635@mail.yahoo.com>

Got my first picture on the 17:02 pass. Thanks for the help with set up. 

i see the picture in history on MMSSTV but not sure how to find it in a file and open it as a learger picture or attach to email etc.?
Jim

From wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc  Sat Dec 28 17:52:07 2019
From: wb1fj-bb at fisher.cc (Burns Fisher)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 12:52:07 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSB sats
In-Reply-To: <729569159.2690800.1577476067630@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <729569159.2690800.1577476067630.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<729569159.2690800.1577476067630@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CABX7KxWzkm+9mwrRgN57j4J_w41yN=UBPKWeeEQ7biFGOW44aA@mail.gmail.com>

I'm a bit confused about what you have done, although I think I know what
you are trying to do.

What I get from your mail is that you have a TS2K (running in satellite
mode?  I.e. full duplex?  Using computer tuning?) and you are trying to
hear your own signal on the downlink.  You have a vertical antenna (two?
One for each band?  Remember the TS2000 has a separate connector for each
band.)

Of course a vertical is not as good as a yagi with a rotator, but I know
people who have made lots of contacts with a vertical on their car.

Both SatPC32 and MacDoppler have the capability to tune only the receive
(or the tx) side, so the technique is to whistle or click or say something
distinctive transmitting while tuning the Rx to find your signal.  Then
lock it together with the Tx (I think that only happens on MacDoppler) and
you should be good for a while all across the passband.  Things do change a
bit with temperature etc, so you may have to do this each pass.  Don't
start out on AO-7...try one of the XW birds.  AO-7 is a bit tricky--some
parts of the passband sound better than others; the XWs work great.

Is this what you are asking?  My apologies if I'm just blathering on about
something you already know.


On Fri, Dec 27, 2019 at 2:51 PM RG via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Hi,I have a Kenwood TS2000.I can hear stations on the SSB sats but can
> seem to find my downlink.It is a vertical but I have worked half duplex and
> by chance made 3 contacts with a decent signal.Now I can find it to
> easily.Any suggestions??Rich73
> marzo7088 at yahoo.com
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From bruninga at usna.edu  Sat Dec 28 19:49:33 2019
From: bruninga at usna.edu (Robert Bruninga)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 14:49:33 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS picture (and practice)
In-Reply-To: <1355542156.4407456.1577553449635@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1355542156.4407456.1577553449635.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1355542156.4407456.1577553449635@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CALdCfNLHp2HSMb9twOv32JRyBWwU46W+jxUL5d0XgW0y2O2Zkw@mail.gmail.com>

> Got my first picture on the 17:02 pass. Thanks for the help with set up.

For practice, dont forget the SSTV downlink from PSAT2 on 435.350 +/-
Doppler.
If it is in sun there should be some PSK31 telemetry every minute and an
SSTV image every 2 or four depending on battery.

Brno University will correct this if I  got it wrong.
http://aprs.org/sats.html

Bob, WB4APR

From k6vug at sbcglobal.net  Sat Dec 28 20:57:53 2019
From: k6vug at sbcglobal.net (k6vug at sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 20:57:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS picture
In-Reply-To: <1355542156.4407456.1577553449635@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1355542156.4407456.1577553449635.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1355542156.4407456.1577553449635@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1695848103.2870936.1577566673145@mail.yahoo.com>

 MMSSTV saves received pictures etc., in the folder (or sub-folders) where it is installed. 

On my laptop it is a sub-folder called Histiry. 

Umesh, k6vug 


    On Saturday, December 28, 2019, 9:18:14 AM PST, James Brown via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Got my first picture on the 17:02 pass. Thanks for the help with set up. 

i see the picture in history on MMSSTV but not sure how to find it in a file and open it as a learger picture or attach to email etc.?
Jim
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From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Sat Dec 28 21:08:02 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald Parsons)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 15:08:02 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Has AO-85 finally bit the dust?
Message-ID: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>

 Last heard report was almost 2 days ago. Before that, the downlink
frequency was wobbling
 +- 5-10 kHz.

Ron W5RKN

From n8hm at arrl.net  Sun Dec 29 00:00:05 2019
From: n8hm at arrl.net (Paul Stoetzer)
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 16:00:05 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-363 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 363.01
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DATE December 29, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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First Element of ARISS Next Generation Radio System Readied for
Launch on SpaceX CRS-20

During this Holiday Season, when the spirit of giving and receiving
gifts reigns high, ARISS received a special gift and delivered a
phenomenal gift to the international community.  This occurred on
Thursday December 19, 2019.

Our international gift to all?students, STEM education, the public and
the amateur radio community?was the historic transfer of the first
Interoperable Radio System (IORS) flight unit, serial number 1001, to
NASA Johnson Space Center for launch on SpaceX CRS-20.  The special
gift received by ARISS was the approval from NASA Safety to launch the
IORS on SpaceX CRS-20 and stow the radio system on the International
Space Station.  December 19, 2019 was truly a banner day for ARISS!

The IORS is a foundational element of the ARISS next generation radio
system and is an incredible engineering achievement by the ARISS
hardware team. This first element delivery will support easier radio
mode transitions and enable new, exciting capabilities for hams,
students and the general public.  The IORS will include a higher power
radio, an enhanced voice repeater, updated digital packet radio (APRS)
capabilities and slow scan television (SSTV) capabilities for both the
US and Russian segments. The IORS consists of a special, modified
JVCKenwood TM-D710GA transceiver, an AMSAT-developed multi voltage
power supply and interconnecting cables.

This first flight IORS will be installed in the ISS Columbus module.
A second flight unit is expected to be launched sometime in 2020 for
installation in the Russian Service module.  A total of 4 flight units
and 10 total units will be built by the ARISS hardware team to support
on-board flight operations, training, operations planning and hardware
testing.  Future upgrades and enhancements to the next generation
system are in various stages of design & development.  These include a
repaired Ham Video system (currently planned for launch in mid-to-late
2020), L-band (uplink) repeater, ground command operations capability,
LimeSDR signal reception, a microwave ?Ham Communicator? and Lunar
Gateway prototype experiment.

While yesterday was truly an historic milestone, it should be noted
that there is still much ?heavy lifting? work to be done to prepare
the IORS for Operations on ISS.  ARISS has 92 engineering requirements
and our operations Phase III safety review to complete.  The space
agencies take a position of ?Trust but Verify.?  Thus, these
engineering and safety ?verifications? all need to be closed out
before the IORS can be unstowed and turned on.  This will be the ARISS
hardware team?s focus over the next few months.

Also, please remember that ARISS is almost entirely run by volunteers.
So donations to the ARISS program for next generation hardware devel-
opments, operations, education and administrative functions are always
welcome.  Please go to https://www.ariss.org/donate.html  if you want
to contribute to our efforts!

In closing, ARISS would like to thank the outstanding contributions of
the IORS hardware development team on an incredible radio system.
ARISS would like to thank our sponsors and donors for helping us
realize the IORS hardware systems.  On behalf of the ARISS team, we
would like to wish you all a joyful and prosperous Holiday Season ?
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year!!

Ad Astra!  To the Stars!

73,
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
ARISS International Chair
AMSAT V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs

[ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, AMSAT Vice President - Human Space-
flight and ARISS International Chair for the above information]

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ARISS SSTV Event Planned for December 28 - January 1

ARISS is planning an SSTV event featuring commemorative images. This
event is currently scheduled to begin on December 28, 2019 at 11:00
UTC and ends at 18:20 UTC on January 1, 2020. Please make note that
sometimes changes may occur in the crew work schedule that could
affect our SSTV transmission dates and times, so frequently check our
ARISS Facebook and Twitter accounts shown below for any updates before
and throughout the event.

Transmissions will be sent at 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120.
Once received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at
http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php and you can
receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting your image. See
https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ for details. Also for simplicity, we
have added a new information tab for SSTV events, under the General
Contacts pulldown menu at www.ariss.org .

[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations for the above
information]

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Reminder: AMSAT CW Day on January 1

You are cordially invited to  take part in AMSAT CW Activity Day 2020
sponsored by AMSAT for all radio amateurs throughout the world. The
2020 event will be held in memory of  Larry Brown, W7LB, and
Keith Pugh, W5IU.  Among their many contributions to AMSAT, they were
the AMSAT 20-meter net for many years.

Participation is easy.  Just operate CW through any Amateur Radio
satellite on 1 January 2020.  Use of straight keys or bugs is
encouraged but not required.  If you use AO-7, please observe the QRP
rules currently in effect for that 45-year-old satellite.  May it be
with us for many years to come!

[ANS thanks Raphael Soifer, W2RS, AMSAT Senior Advisor for the
above information.]

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Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for December 26

This week's AMSAT TLE distribution reflects the following two
satellite name changes per ANS Bulletin 356.01 dated December 22,
2019:

SMOG-P (Cat. ID 44832) is now MO-105 (Magyar-OSCAR 105) and ATL-1
(Cat. ID 44830) is now MO-106 (Magyar-OSCAR 106).

(Per Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number
Administrator)


The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's
TLE distribution:

FloripaSat 1 - NORAD CAT ID 44830 (Taiyuan Space Center launch,
12/20/2019).

(Thanks to Nico Janseen, PA0DLO, for satellite identification.)

CAS-6 was launched as a piggyback satellite on TIANQIN-1 on December
20, 2019 via a CZ-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch
Center. Still awaiting a satellite signal, thus the CAT ID has not
been positively identified as yet. More later.

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the
above information]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations

Satellite Shorts:
Dec 27-30  EM90 N4DCW ? vacation style (Twitter: @MWimages)
Dec 27-30 EL86 K4WPX FM
Dec 30  EM94 (overnight) ? vacation style (Twitter: @MWimages)
Dec 30-Jan 01 EL87/88 K4WPX FM
Jan 02  EM58/68  WB9VPG  Midday passes on AO-91/92

Wyoming (DN71,DN72,DN81,DN82)  December 31, 2019
Doug, N6UA, and RJ, WY7AA are teaming up with special guest operator
Ron, AD0DX, to activate the DN71, DN72, DN81, DN82 grid corner on
December 31st.  Plan is to be there for the morning FM passes and stay
until they get bored.  FM and SSB.

Mississippi River Delta (EL58) January 4, 2019.
Ron AD0DX, Brian KG5GJT, and Robert KE4AL will operate as W5M/mm from
the mouth of the Mississippi River (EL58) on January 4th. This will be
a 6-hour activation from approximately 1430z to 2030z, on FM and
linear satellites.

Further information will be posted as it comes available.

Labrador (GO11 +) January 19-27, 2019
Chris VE3FU, Dave VE9CB, and Frank VO1HP will be active as VO2AC in
the 2020 CQ160 CW contest, January 24-26, from Point Armour
Lighthouse, in Labrador. If time permits before the contest, they may
be active on FM satellites from GO11 as VO2AC or VO2AAA.

Depending on weather and timing of passes, you might catch them on FM
satellites as they make their way from FO93 to GO-11, passing through
FO92, GO02, GO13, GO12, and GO22 along the way, but no promises. They
will also make the reverse trek on January 27.

Big Bend National Park (DL88)  March 16-17, 2020
Ron AD0DX, Doug N6UA, and Josh W3ARD will operate from Big Bend
National Park to put grid DL88 on the air.  Details will be added here
as they come available, but you are more than welcome to keep an eye
on their individual Twitter feeds:  https://twitter.com/ad0dx,
https://twitter.com/dtabor, and https://twitter.com/W3ARDstroke5

Please submit any additions or corrections to ke4al (at) amsat.org

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT VP - User Services, for the
above information]

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Satellite Shorts From All Over

+ www.zarya.info (@Zarya_Info) reports that on Dec 18 at ~01:00 UTC,
the Meteor M2-2 meteorological satellite collided with an item of
space debris and entered a tumble. This event reduced orbit SMA by 1
km and height from 813 x 815 km to 811 x 814 km. The satellite is now
stabilized and communicating. Damage is being assessed.

+ Mike Thomas, KB8BMY, has made a video for those of you wanting to
take the next step to Linear Ham Radio Satellites. He shows how he put
his station together: My Linear Satellite Setup / KB8BMY / How to Set
Up a Portable Linear Station:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQ14Cs9ia4&feature=youtu.be

+ Satellite antennas don't need to be very high, but tower safety is
always a good topic for amateurs: https://zerofalls.org/

+ Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1445 listed these two satellite activations:

7X, ALGERIA. Members of the "Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens"
(ARAT) are traveling to Algeria to conduct a joint Low Bands DX-
pedition with five members of the "Amateurs Radio Algeriens" (ARA)
between December 28th and January 2nd (2020). The team is led by Afif/
7X2RO and Ash/3V8SS/KF5EYY, and will also includes Ahmed/3V1B/KG5OUE
(22 years), Marwa/3V8CB (24 years, YL), Mohamed/7X3TL (27 years),
Mohamed/7X5FG, Redha/7X5QB and Abdelghani/7X2TT/M0NPT. The operators
will be focusing on working as many stations as possible on 160 and 80
meters as well as the other HF bands and Satellites. Modes will be CW/
SSB/FT8. QSL via 7X2RO and LoTW.

There will be ClubLog Live Streaming. For more details on how to help
and/or LF skeds, E-mail Ash at: ash.kf5eyy at gmail.com
Your financial support will be used to cover youngsters' costs.


VO2, CANADA (Zone 2). Operators Chris/VE3FU (VO2AC), Frank/VO1HP and
Dave/VE9CB (VO2AAA) will be active as VO2AC during the 2020 CQWW 160M
CW Contest (January 24-26th) from the Point Amour Lighthouse, the
tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada, on the south coast of the rare
Labrador (LB) multiplier. Point Amour is located in the southeast part
of CQ Zone 2, and has a salt water path from NE clockwise through SW.
The team will be putting in a serious Multi-Op/High-Power effort as
VO2AC. Expect some pre contest activity as VO2AC, VO1HP/VO2 and VO2AAA
on 160m as they get their wire vertical array and beverage working;
they will especially be looking for JA/Asia on CW and FT8. If time
permits, they may also be active before the contest on 80m, 60m, 40m
and the FM satellites (AO-85, AO-91 and AO-92) from Grid GO11.

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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio In Space,

This week's ANS Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org

From wa4sca at gmail.com  Sun Dec 29 11:30:44 2019
From: wa4sca at gmail.com (Alan)
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 05:30:44 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] Has AO-85 finally bit the dust?
In-Reply-To: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <000001d5be3b$693fbb70$3bbf3250$@gmail.com>

Hi Ron,

Many of those reports of nothing heard are when it is in darkness, which is
expected.  However there are also daylight reports from seasoned operators
of the same.  Speaking unofficially, AO-85 appears to be on its last legs.
The last telemetry was from ZL1WN on the 12th. Ross is in an ideal location
with long periods of illumination and few users, allowing the batteries to
recover as much as possible.  I have copied passes as recently as the 25th
where the analog COR mode was working perfectly.  Other passes, it was not
possible to bring it up at all.  With the very marginal power levels, no
telling what mode, including off, it might be in. :)  It has surprised us in
the past, however, so keep watching it.

73,

Alan
WA4SCA



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<Parsons via AMSAT-BB
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<
< Last heard report was almost 2 days ago. Before that, the downlink
<frequency was wobbling
< +- 5-10 kHz.
<
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From sv1ljj at raag.org  Sun Dec 29 13:12:37 2019
From: sv1ljj at raag.org (Apostolos Kefalas)
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 15:12:37 +0200
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-363 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In-Reply-To: <CABzOSOqh+A9EmkYacB1RihchYU=9yv32eQFDRp2rcWc_308UjQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CABzOSOqh+A9EmkYacB1RihchYU=9yv32eQFDRp2rcWc_308UjQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <b4189cb7b40060074a5a1086a65991f4e4a57c94.camel@raag.org>

Hello all,

is this correct? ATL-1 and FloripaSat-1 have the same NORAD CAT ID?

I think FloripaSat-1 is 44885 (per Nico)


73
Apostolos


On Sat, 2019-12-28 at 16:00 -0800, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
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> 
> Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for December 26
> 
> This week's AMSAT TLE distribution reflects the following two
> satellite name changes per ANS Bulletin 356.01 dated December 22,
> 2019:
> 
> SMOG-P (Cat. ID 44832) is now MO-105 (Magyar-OSCAR 105) and ATL-1
> (Cat. ID 44830) is now MO-106 (Magyar-OSCAR 106).
> 
> (Per Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number
> Administrator)
> 
> 
> The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's
> TLE distribution:
> 
> FloripaSat 1 - NORAD CAT ID 44830 (Taiyuan Space Center launch,
> 12/20/2019).
> 
> 




From hamsat at xs4all.nl  Sun Dec 29 13:33:36 2019
From: hamsat at xs4all.nl (Nico Janssen)
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:33:36 +0100
Subject: [amsat-bb] ANS-363 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In-Reply-To: <b4189cb7b40060074a5a1086a65991f4e4a57c94.camel@raag.org>
References: <CABzOSOqh+A9EmkYacB1RihchYU=9yv32eQFDRp2rcWc_308UjQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<b4189cb7b40060074a5a1086a65991f4e4a57c94.camel@raag.org>
Message-ID: <2d25144d-eae4-c2ad-691f-336188d28894@xs4all.nl>


You are right: FloripaSat 1 is 44885.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 29-12-19 14:12, Apostolos Kefalas via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> is this correct? ATL-1 and FloripaSat-1 have the same NORAD CAT ID?
>
> I think FloripaSat-1 is 44885 (per Nico)
>
>
> 73
> Apostolos
>
>
> On Sat, 2019-12-28 at 16:00 -0800, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>> +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
>>
>> Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for December 26
>>
>> This week's AMSAT TLE distribution reflects the following two
>> satellite name changes per ANS Bulletin 356.01 dated December 22,
>> 2019:
>>
>> SMOG-P (Cat. ID 44832) is now MO-105 (Magyar-OSCAR 105) and ATL-1
>> (Cat. ID 44830) is now MO-106 (Magyar-OSCAR 106).
>>
>> (Per Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number
>> Administrator)
>>
>>
>> The following Amateur Radio satellite has been added to this week's
>> TLE distribution:
>>
>> FloripaSat 1 - NORAD CAT ID 44830 (Taiyuan Space Center launch,
>> 12/20/2019).
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Mon Dec 30 15:32:05 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 10:32:05 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] Has AO-85 finally bit the dust?
In-Reply-To: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>

Ron,

Commands were sent yesterday to re-enable the repeater, with no results.
It's likely the batteries have deteriorated far enough the transmitter will
not work. We'll keep trying for a while before any sort of announcement, but
to be honest, the satellite has been on borrowed time for a while. Please
keep listening to signals and telemetry for the time being.

73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT VP Operations

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Ronald Parsons via
AMSAT-BB
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2019 4:08 PM
To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Has AO-85 finally bit the dust?

 Last heard report was almost 2 days ago. Before that, the downlink
frequency was wobbling
 +- 5-10 kHz.

Ron W5RKN
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From cathryn at junglevision.com  Mon Dec 30 21:26:39 2019
From: cathryn at junglevision.com (Cathryn Mataga)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:26:39 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>

I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive 
mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.

1.? Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the 
boom.??? This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.

2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.

3.? Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the 
center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.

4.? Same antenna but rear mounted.

5.? Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted 
at the center of the boom.? I think this is pretty normal install, so a 
conductive mast would be okay?

6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.


From gary_mayfield at hotmail.com  Mon Dec 30 22:31:15 2019
From: gary_mayfield at hotmail.com (Gary)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:31:15 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
Message-ID: <CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>

The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT Symposium paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous cheap yagis). He actually measured the effects.
http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm


73,
Joe kk0sd


-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?

I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.

1.? Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the boom.??? This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.

2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.

3.? Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.

4.? Same antenna but rear mounted.

5.? Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted at the center of the boom.? I think this is pretty normal install, so a conductive mast would be okay?

6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.

_______________________________________________
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From ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Mon Dec 30 22:39:12 2019
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 14:39:12 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <75a886ad-40b4-e046-e056-48f253f88bfa@gmail.com>

In addition, a general rule is that anything behind the reflector
element doesn't exist from the antenna's perspective.  You can use this
to remove all the ground effects when adjusting an antenna for SWR, etc.
by aiming it straight up.

Greg  KO6TH


Gary via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT Symposium paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous cheap yagis). He actually measured the effects.
> http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
>
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
>
> I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.
>
> 1.  Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the boom.    This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.
>
> 2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.
>
> 3.  Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.
>
> 4.  Same antenna but rear mounted.
>
> 5.  Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted at the center of the boom.  I think this is pretty normal install, so a conductive mast would be okay?
>
> 6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.
>
> _______________________________________________
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From jhill_81 at yahoo.com  Mon Dec 30 22:44:04 2019
From: jhill_81 at yahoo.com (Mr B r a d)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:44:04 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] sstv saving pics from mmsstv
References: <1590129270.5038086.1577745844852.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1590129270.5038086.1577745844852@mail.yahoo.com>

to save a SSTV pic on mmsstv....right click on the pics in the receive or history tab and save-as to a folder or the desktop.in the receive tad make sure you have the save pics to history check box checked.also good to have (V)iew set to always show history pics.
Anyone want to work me on a ssb bird in sstv mode??I hear a lot of open time on western US pass's


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From w5rkn at w5rkn.com  Mon Dec 30 23:07:48 2019
From: w5rkn at w5rkn.com (Ronald Parsons)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 17:07:48 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] January Satellite VUCC Status Report may be delayed ...
Message-ID: <CAJst_RRZ61Fodfaw0Pok-YDfxBiv60=6Vw7tHTKWOHAMpn6dRg@mail.gmail.com>

... unless  someone has a pdf copy of the December 1 Satellite 2019 VUCC
Standings. One of my computers died and I won't be able to recover it for a
few weeks.

Email it to <mycall> @ <mycall> .com

Ron W5RKN

From cathryn at junglevision.com  Tue Dec 31 00:55:16 2019
From: cathryn at junglevision.com (Cathryn Mataga)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:55:16 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>

Oh, thanks guys. This is eye-opening.? It looks like even circular 
polarized antennas will work with metal masts, if you rotate them 45 
degrees.


On 12/30/2019 2:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT Symposium paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous cheap yagis). He actually measured the effects.
> http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
>
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
>
> I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.
>
> 1.? Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the boom.??? This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.
>
> 2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.
>
> 3.? Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.
>
> 4.? Same antenna but rear mounted.
>
> 5.? Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted at the center of the boom.? I think this is pretty normal install, so a conductive mast would be okay?
>
> 6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.
>
> _______________________________________________
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From royldean at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 01:54:27 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:54:27 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] sstv saving pics from mmsstv
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sG7K6H2Ag+qEbZvzDjYpk3ikFWN3G1CNTnHe3SSbT8CA@mail.gmail.com>

>
> Anyone want to work me on a ssb bird in sstv mode??I hear a lot of open
> time on western US pass's brad Ko6kLSSTV Webcam View Slow Scan TV shortwave
> bands LIVE


I've been looking to do something like this, too.   Interested in hearing
the groups thoughts before proceeding, though.

--Roy
K3RLD

From tnetcenter at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 02:19:45 2019
From: tnetcenter at gmail.com (Jeff Moore)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 18:19:45 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <CALx_moT8-CRXo8fHTh1DcApDWhKQoB-s0CFK3=_p_VVxGKZzLw@mail.gmail.com>

I'm sorry - that's way too general of an answer to be accurate.   Physics
says it's impossible to stick a significant piece of metal in the near
field of an antenna and NOT have an effect!   The only valid question is
HOW MUCH OF AN EFFECT THERE WILL BE!

7   3
Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
CN94


On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 2:32 PM Gary via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT Symposium
> paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous cheap
> yagis). He actually measured the effects.
> http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
>
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn Mataga
> via AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
>
> I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive
> mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.
>
> 1.  Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the
> boom.    This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.
>
> 2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.
>
> 3.  Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the
> center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.
>
> 4.  Same antenna but rear mounted.
>
> 5.  Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted at
> the center of the boom.  I think this is pretty normal install, so a
> conductive mast would be okay?
>
> 6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to
> all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
> views of AMSAT-NA.
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From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 02:20:36 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 21:20:36 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
Message-ID: <CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>

Cathryn,

And if you pay attention to all of the caveats in his paper.  One saving
grace about all of this is it is not EME.  If you were working with
250 +/-  dB path loss and a passive reflector like the moon you might come
to a different conclusion.  Just be careful of all of the those 1/2
wavelengths and 1 wavelengths that he speaks about.  Especially for the 70
cm uplinks as that isn't very many inches.

The other thing I have seen folks trip over is coax selection.  Satellites
are not the place to be using RG-8X.  Others may have other thoughts I
think you are looking at LMR400 or its equivalent or better if it is a
permanent installation.

John


On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 7:57 PM Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Oh, thanks guys. This is eye-opening.  It looks like even circular
> polarized antennas will work with metal masts, if you rotate them 45
> degrees.
>
>
> On 12/30/2019 2:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> > The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT Symposium
> paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous cheap
> yagis). He actually measured the effects.
> > http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
> >
> >
> > 73,
> > Joe kk0sd
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn Mataga
> via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
> >
> > I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive
> mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.
> >
> > 1.  Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the
> boom.    This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.
> >
> > 2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.
> >
> > 3.  Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the
> center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.
> >
> > 4.  Same antenna but rear mounted.
> >
> > 5.  Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted
> at the center of the boom.  I think this is pretty normal install, so a
> conductive mast would be okay?
> >
> > 6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official
> views of AMSAT-NA.
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> program!
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> _______________________________________________
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
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From glasbrenner at mindspring.com  Tue Dec 31 03:00:46 2019
From: glasbrenner at mindspring.com (Andrew Glasbrenner)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:00:46 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] sstv saving pics from mmsstv
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2sG7K6H2Ag+qEbZvzDjYpk3ikFWN3G1CNTnHe3SSbT8CA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2sG7K6H2Ag+qEbZvzDjYpk3ikFWN3G1CNTnHe3SSbT8CA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <032401d5bf86$7ff78b30$7fe6a190$@mindspring.com>

It's no worse than SSB as long as the power is kept down. Don't try it on
AO-7 though, please. About 10 years ago it was commonly heard on transponder
sats.

73, Drew KO4MA

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Roy Dean via
AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 8:54 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] sstv saving pics from mmsstv

>
> Anyone want to work me on a ssb bird in sstv mode??I hear a lot of 
> open time on western US pass's brad Ko6kLSSTV Webcam View Slow Scan TV 
> shortwave bands LIVE


I've been looking to do something like this, too.   Interested in hearing
the groups thoughts before proceeding, though.

--Roy
K3RLD
_______________________________________________
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From ko6th.greg at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 04:12:19 2019
From: ko6th.greg at gmail.com (Greg D)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 20:12:19 -0800
Subject: [amsat-bb] sstv saving pics from mmsstv
In-Reply-To: <032401d5bf86$7ff78b30$7fe6a190$@mindspring.com>
References: <CADGPg2sG7K6H2Ag+qEbZvzDjYpk3ikFWN3G1CNTnHe3SSbT8CA@mail.gmail.com>
	<032401d5bf86$7ff78b30$7fe6a190$@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <cc981f51-72fb-af36-d3a2-2cc7b0761d27@gmail.com>

I did some SSTV years ago via AO-40.  Really fun.  But with a LEO
satellite, you will need to be actively adjusting for Doppler shift in
real time, as SSTV is frequency sensitive.  You might try some of the
faster modes, especially since a pass is over in just a few minutes.

Greg  KO6TH


Andrew Glasbrenner via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> It's no worse than SSB as long as the power is kept down. Don't try it on
> AO-7 though, please. About 10 years ago it was commonly heard on transponder
> sats.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Roy Dean via
> AMSAT-BB
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 8:54 PM
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] sstv saving pics from mmsstv
>
>> Anyone want to work me on a ssb bird in sstv mode??I hear a lot of 
>> open time on western US pass's brad Ko6kLSSTV Webcam View Slow Scan TV 
>> shortwave bands LIVE
>
> I've been looking to do something like this, too.   Interested in hearing
> the groups thoughts before proceeding, though.
>
> --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
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From w5acm at swbell.net  Tue Dec 31 05:00:14 2019
From: w5acm at swbell.net (Andy)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:00:14 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
	<CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <02c301d5bf97$310118a0$930349e0$@swbell.net>

I used a copper boom for many years.
The antennas were oriented in an "X" pattern.
The vertical mast was aluminum.
Several thousand satellite contacts later, what can I say?
If it works, use it.
Have a polarization switch on 70cm. You need it.
And yes, pay attention to connectors and coax!

Andy W5ACM

-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of John Kludt
via AMSAT-BB
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 8:21 PM
To: Cathryn Mataga <cathryn at junglevision.com>
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?

Cathryn,

And if you pay attention to all of the caveats in his paper.  One saving
grace about all of this is it is not EME.  If you were working with
250 +/-  dB path loss and a passive reflector like the moon you might come
to a different conclusion.  Just be careful of all of the those 1/2
wavelengths and 1 wavelengths that he speaks about.  Especially for the 70
cm uplinks as that isn't very many inches.

The other thing I have seen folks trip over is coax selection.  Satellites
are not the place to be using RG-8X.  Others may have other thoughts I think
you are looking at LMR400 or its equivalent or better if it is a permanent
installation.

John


On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 7:57 PM Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Oh, thanks guys. This is eye-opening.  It looks like even circular 
> polarized antennas will work with metal masts, if you rotate them 45 
> degrees.
>
>
> On 12/30/2019 2:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> > The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT 
> > Symposium
> paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous 
> cheap yagis). He actually measured the effects.
> > http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
> >
> >
> > 73,
> > Joe kk0sd
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn 
> > Mataga
> via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
> >
> > I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a 
> > non-conductive
> mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.
> >
> > 1.  Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of 
> > the
> boom.    This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.
> >
> > 2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.
> >
> > 3.  Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at 
> > the
> center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.
> >
> > 4.  Same antenna but rear mounted.
> >
> > 5.  Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, 
> > mounted
> at the center of the boom.  I think this is pretty normal install, so 
> a conductive mast would be okay?
> >
> > 6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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: 
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> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. 
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> the official views of AMSAT-NA.
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From w2ev at yahoo.com  Tue Dec 31 11:09:17 2019
From: w2ev at yahoo.com (Ev Tupis)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:09:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
	<CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1393851838.3379126.1577790557686@mail.yahoo.com>

 You've received some excellent information with that link to Kent's articles.

In regard to coax selection (not what you asked about, but some input you received), "better is always better", but the question becomes, "How much better?"
The answer is in the math.
If running the FM satellites from an HT and your coax is 3' from HT to antenna, using RG8x will result in 0.3 dB of attenuation at 70cm.? Using LMR-400 will be "better" at "only" 0.1 dB.? In the real world, the 0.2 dB difference is indistinguishable.

My point is not to contradict John's statement.? It is to add perspective and a pathway to allow you to decide what is best for your usage.
Cheers,Ev, W2EV
https://www.timesmicrowave.com/Calculator




    On Monday, December 30, 2019, 9:26:47 PM EST, John Kludt via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  
 
 Cathryn,

And if you pay attention to all of the caveats in his paper.? One saving
grace about all of this is it is not EME.? If you were working with
250 +/-? dB path loss and a passive reflector like the moon you might come
to a different conclusion.? Just be careful of all of the those 1/2
wavelengths and 1 wavelengths that he speaks about.? Especially for the 70
cm uplinks as that isn't very many inches.

The other thing I have seen folks trip over is coax selection.? Satellites
are not the place to be using RG-8X.? Others may have other thoughts I
think you are looking at LMR400 or its equivalent or better if it is a
permanent installation.

John


On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 7:57 PM Cathryn Mataga via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Oh, thanks guys. This is eye-opening.? It looks like even circular
> polarized antennas will work with metal masts, if you rotate them 45
> degrees.
>
>
> On 12/30/2019 2:31 PM, Gary wrote:
> > The short answer is almost never. Here is a link to an AMSAT Symposium
> paper form antenna guru Kent Britain, wa5vjb (inventor of the famous cheap
> yagis). He actually measured the effects.
> > http://www.kk0sd.net/metalboom/metalboom.htm
> >
> >
> > 73,
> > Joe kk0sd
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Cathryn Mataga
> via AMSAT-BB
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 3:27 PM
> > To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
> >
> > I'm trying to understand, under what circumstances is a non-conductive
> mast necessary at VHF/UHF frequencies. Thinking of the following installs.
> >
> > 1.? Circular polarized antenna mounted to the mast at the center of the
> boom.? ? This is clear, see this advice all the time, fiberglass mast.
> >
> > 2. Same antenna but mounted at the rear end of the boom.
> >
> > 3.? Vertical Yagi, elements parallel to a vertical mast, mounted at the
> center of the boom. I guess, non-conductive wold be required here.
> >
> > 4.? Same antenna but rear mounted.
> >
> > 5.? Horizontal Yagi, elements perpendicular to a vertical mast, mounted
> at the center of the boom.? I think this is pretty normal install, so a
> conductive mast would be okay?
> >
> > 6. Same antenna but mounted at the rear of the boom.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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From zmetzing at pobox.com  Tue Dec 31 11:54:38 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 05:54:38 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
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Message-ID: <25dfbc5f-3a77-2315-1fec-52674bf3b3c5@pobox.com>

On 2019-12-30 20:20, John Kludt via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> The other thing I have seen folks trip over is coax selection.  Satellites
> are not the place to be using RG-8X.  Others may have other thoughts I
> think you are looking at LMR400 or its equivalent or better if it is a
> permanent installation.

I'll chime in with my usual "it depends" statement: Spending a bunch of 
money on coax and neglecting a good LNA located _at the antenna_ is a 
shame.

If you have a big spool of RG-8X (or even RG-8) and some few dollars for 
a preamp (LNA), go for the preamp! 100' of LMR400 has a loss of 2.7dB at 
70cm. Without a preamp, you now have an instant 2.7dB (or worse) noise 
figure, even before you get to the radio's front-end, and you've spent 
3x on coax.

Yes, RG-8X loss at 70cm is 8.1dB, which means your radio's 100W signal 
is only ~15W at the antenna, but that's more than enough to reach a 
satellite before antenna directional gain is accounted for.

One can always make more TX power (and today's radios are overpowered 
anyway), but one can never recover signals already lost.

A prototypical LNA for 20 EUR ($22 USD) at http://lna4all.blogspot.com/, 
and a determined amateur can construct one for less.

Back to building..

--- Zach
N0ZGO

From zmetzing at pobox.com  Tue Dec 31 12:01:55 2019
From: zmetzing at pobox.com (Zach Metzinger)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 06:01:55 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <25dfbc5f-3a77-2315-1fec-52674bf3b3c5@pobox.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
	<CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
	<25dfbc5f-3a77-2315-1fec-52674bf3b3c5@pobox.com>
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On 2019-12-31 05:54, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> A prototypical LNA for 20 EUR ($22 USD) at http://lna4all.blogspot.com/,  > and a determined amateur can construct one for less.

Following up on this a bit, PA3CSG's web page has a 70cm antenna switch 
built with cheap relays you might find in consumer electronics:

https://pa3csg.nl/?page_id=1114

This design could easily be combined with the LNA4ALL design into an 
inexpensive, DC-switched system capable of handling significant power.

--- Zach
N0ZGO


From ve3nxk at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 13:51:19 2019
From: ve3nxk at gmail.com (Bill Booth)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:51:19 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <02c301d5bf97$310118a0$930349e0$@swbell.net>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
	<CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02c301d5bf97$310118a0$930349e0$@swbell.net>
Message-ID: <9681fa6e-09b6-cbb7-ecea-a9bbb5481d82@gmail.com>

On 2019-12-31 12:00 a.m., Andy via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> I used a copper boom for many years.
> The antennas were oriented in an "X" pattern.

Same here.  Run coax along boom too.  Been like that since ???forever.  Installed 
my Crushcraft pair like that when I purchased them in 80's and still working today.

-- 
Bill Booth VE3NXK
Sundridge ON, Canada
79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N
FN05ns

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From aj9n at aol.com  Tue Dec 31 14:33:36 2019
From: aj9n at aol.com (aj9n at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:33:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-31 14:30
	UTC
References: <82422635.3404667.1577802816957.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <82422635.3404667.1577802816957@mail.yahoo.com>


Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2019-12-31 14:30 UTC

?

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

?

Worldwide ARISS commemorative SSTV operation runs from Dec 28 (11:00 UTC is the setup time) until Jan 1, 2020 (18:20 UTC when the system is scheduled for shutdown). (***)

?

Transmissions should be on the standard frequency of 145.800 MHz and in 

the PD 120 format. 

?

?

?

Once again, ARISS has had an outstanding year of contacts.? We would especially like to thank the hardworking telebridge ground stations for their help:? IK1SLD, K6DUE, LU8YY, ON4ISS, VK4KHZ, VK5ZAI, VK6MJ, and W6SRJ.? (***)

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

?

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?2019-12-31 14:30 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.

?

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt 

?

?

The successful school list has been updated as of 2019-12-21 03:00 UTC. 

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf 

?

?

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ???

?

ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

?

The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ ???

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

?

?

Message to US Educators

?

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station?

?

Contact Opportunity?

?

Call for Proposals?

?

Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 

?

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS.? ARISS is happy to announce a proposal window will open February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.?

?

?

?

The proposal window for contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020.? Proposal information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at 6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is?https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com?.

?

The Opportunity?

?

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.?

?

An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.?

?

Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS and students around the world using Amateur Radio.??

?

More Information

?

For proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

?

Please direct any questions to?ariss.us.education at gmail.com.?

?

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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) 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.

?

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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, go to:? https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd at gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss at iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

?

?

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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.

?

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?

All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

?

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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 https://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?? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting.? Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.? 

?

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

?

?

The HamTV webpage:? https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

?

?

****************************************************************************
ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: 

?

Francesco IK?WGF with 140 (***) ?

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 136 

Sergey RV3DR with 131 

Gaston ON4WF with 123

?

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

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.

?

?

?

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1374. 

Each school counts as 1 event.?????????????????????????????????? 

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1307. 

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. 

?

A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the 

file.

https://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:
South Dakota, Wyoming, American?Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

?

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

?

QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

?

ISS callsigns: DP?ISS, IR?ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS?ISS

?

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



Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing 

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf



Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

?

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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

?

Exp. 59 on orbit

Christina Koch

?

Exp. 60 on orbit 

Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

Alexander Skvortsov

Drew Morgan KI5AAA

?

Exp. 61 on orbit 

Oleg Skripochka

Jessica Meir

?

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

73,

Charlie?Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors

?

?



From royldean at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 16:10:16 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:10:16 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on Linears
Message-ID: <CADGPg2tGRJxKDBRCodaNMSex9sJjjxVgomJ3VM=N2biiaHFegQ@mail.gmail.com>

>
> I did some SSTV years ago via AO-40. Really fun. But with a LEO
> satellite, you will need to be actively adjusting for Doppler shift in
> real time, as SSTV is frequency sensitive. You might try some of the
> faster modes, especially since a pass is over in just a few minutes. Greg
> KO6TH


I just did a dry run with my station, and think I'm ready to try an actual
pass.   I will be operating in "Robot36" mode on CAS-4B (17:00z) and CAS-4A
(17:30z) this afternoon as  first attempt.   I plan on shooting for the
lower portion of the 2m passband (going to target the lowest published
downlink frequency).  I will likely announce several times prior to first
transmitting to fine tune.   My test image is very simple black and white
call/grid.   If anybody hears it, please feel free to respond with an image
(short notice, I know), or voice.   If you don't hear me, then something
came up to pull me away from my computer or I simply can't get in.

--Roy
K3RLD

From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 16:53:51 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:53:51 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on Linears
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2tGRJxKDBRCodaNMSex9sJjjxVgomJ3VM=N2biiaHFegQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2tGRJxKDBRCodaNMSex9sJjjxVgomJ3VM=N2biiaHFegQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABsMmtRZcuLxuaR55bUmP8OWs8PYgeOicYs0g-JK_Pvt8d2kPg@mail.gmail.com>

Roy,

Have you checked this out with the control ops?  I don't know but are there
any duty cycle issues to worry about?  And given that a linear transponder
has a finite power budget what does it do to the other users?  Maybe not a
big deal but I wonder if the sys ops for these birds have any words of
wisdom for us before we all start cranking up MMSSTV and banging away.

John

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:14 AM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> >
> > I did some SSTV years ago via AO-40. Really fun. But with a LEO
> > satellite, you will need to be actively adjusting for Doppler shift in
> > real time, as SSTV is frequency sensitive. You might try some of the
> > faster modes, especially since a pass is over in just a few minutes. Greg
> > KO6TH
>
>
> I just did a dry run with my station, and think I'm ready to try an actual
> pass.   I will be operating in "Robot36" mode on CAS-4B (17:00z) and CAS-4A
> (17:30z) this afternoon as  first attempt.   I plan on shooting for the
> lower portion of the 2m passband (going to target the lowest published
> downlink frequency).  I will likely announce several times prior to first
> transmitting to fine tune.   My test image is very simple black and white
> call/grid.   If anybody hears it, please feel free to respond with an image
> (short notice, I know), or voice.   If you don't hear me, then something
> came up to pull me away from my computer or I simply can't get in.
>
> --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: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>

From johnnykludt at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 17:05:18 2019
From: johnnykludt at gmail.com (John Kludt)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:05:18 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] When exactly is a non-conductive mast necessary?
In-Reply-To: <9681fa6e-09b6-cbb7-ecea-a9bbb5481d82@gmail.com>
References: <CAJst_RQCABziuq6yqydYf+twDCz8Bw9r_JHL_81oV6XHivfUyA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02ff01d5bf26$4a714f60$df53ee20$@mindspring.com>
	<d9de8b66-1d19-4368-4609-6127c79e8951@junglevision.com>
	<CH2PR13MB36711F230121C836044691D88A270@CH2PR13MB3671.namprd13.prod.outlook.com>
	<c329bbec-836f-1fd3-4d5b-0bf8dc431f56@junglevision.com>
	<CABsMmtQAsFALU2VXv4K9UY1uZNrHZ2F+hEqc=ceynW6aj3XewA@mail.gmail.com>
	<02c301d5bf97$310118a0$930349e0$@swbell.net>
	<9681fa6e-09b6-cbb7-ecea-a9bbb5481d82@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CABsMmtQCGDc9M2HJ2Ce6pML+_1oqMpsnXR+LyYWqi2-MsGahjw@mail.gmail.com>

Cathryn,

I am going to bow out of this discussion.  I thought you had asked a
question based on physics but that is clearly not where the discussion is
going.  The current satellites are actually very forgiving.  Like a friend
of mine likes to say, "If your SWR is less than 10:1 - call CQ!"  There is
a long tradition in Amateur Radio of doing whatever works.  Maybe not the
best electrical engineering effort, maybe not even close, but if it works,
what the heck.

Happy New Year and I hope to see you on the birds.

73,

John



On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 9:03 AM Bill Booth via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> On 2019-12-31 12:00 a.m., Andy via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> > I used a copper boom for many years.
> > The antennas were oriented in an "X" pattern.
>
> Same here.  Run coax along boom too.  Been like that since ???forever.
> Installed
> my Crushcraft pair like that when I purchased them in 80's and still
> working today.
>
> --
> Bill Booth VE3NXK
> Sundridge ON, Canada
> 79.23.37 W x 45.46.18 N
> FN05ns
>
> Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html
>
> Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life
> Talk to your family.  Your decision can make a difference.
> _______________________________________________
> 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
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From scott23192 at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 17:06:43 2019
From: scott23192 at gmail.com (Scott)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:06:43 +0000
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on Linears
In-Reply-To: <CADGPg2tGRJxKDBRCodaNMSex9sJjjxVgomJ3VM=N2biiaHFegQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADGPg2tGRJxKDBRCodaNMSex9sJjjxVgomJ3VM=N2biiaHFegQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJCSnOb48Lb+UXTb3qxTz6YujyKvfhv69TUt2pAykoTcg1HvSQ@mail.gmail.com>

Heard you but was caught off-guard... I assumed you would TX on FM, but it
seemed to be the normal USB downlink.

Won't be around for the upcoming CAS-4A pass, but have fun & good luck!

-Scott,  K4KDR

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

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:13 AM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> >
> > I did some SSTV years ago via AO-40. Really fun. But with a LEO
> > satellite, you will need to be actively adjusting for Doppler shift in
> > real time, as SSTV is frequency sensitive. You might try some of the
> > faster modes, especially since a pass is over in just a few minutes. Greg
> > KO6TH
>
>
> I just did a dry run with my station, and think I'm ready to try an actual
> pass.   I will be operating in "Robot36" mode on CAS-4B (17:00z) and CAS-4A
> (17:30z) this afternoon as  first attempt.   I plan on shooting for the
> lower portion of the 2m passband (going to target the lowest published
> downlink frequency).  I will likely announce several times prior to first
> transmitting to fine tune.   My test image is very simple black and white
> call/grid.   If anybody hears it, please feel free to respond with an image
> (short notice, I know), or voice.   If you don't hear me, then something
> came up to pull me away from my computer or I simply can't get in.
>
> --Roy
> K3RLD
>

From royldean at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 17:58:43 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 12:58:43 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on Linears
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sZaFTJLk8SomzW_8YHTi-4xgB4356CEKzF025coJnkFA@mail.gmail.com>

>
> Roy, Have you checked this out with the control ops? I don't know but are
> there
> any duty cycle issues to worry about? And given that a linear transponder
> has a finite power budget what does it do to the other users? Maybe not a
> big deal but I wonder if the sys ops for these birds have any words of
> wisdom for us before we all start cranking up MMSSTV and banging away. John


I have not.   However I did just try it out and was monitoring the pass
band and did not see any adverse affect.   In fact, there were QSO's going
on simultaneously that were very strong (stronger than my signal, for sure).

At one point, it did seem as though somebody may have been doing something
that was affecting the downlink (but it wasn't me as I wasn't Tx'ing at the
time) - as it was a very wide signal that sort of sounded like it could
have been SSTV splatter.   Could have been local QRM, too.  At the start of
the first pass I received a partial image from another operator that was
very nice (I just didn't pick up the signal until the image was
completing).  I also decoded my downlink after the pass and one came in
very nicely and the other was recognizable but I think a frequency shift
caused a decode hiccup that introduced interesting patterns and colors.  I
didn't get any "good" decodes from the second pass, but I'm wondering if I
can do some post processing of the recorded file to shift the audio
frequencies (they decode, but again stange colors and patterns - but can
still make out text on solid backgrounds).

I took some screen grabs of the passband during transmission, and it looks
pretty good.   At one point I had my power down to "3" on my 706MKIIG,
which should be about 7 watts out of the transceiver (through 50 ft of
RG-8X, an auto switching LNA, MFJ 916b, and another 6ft of LMR-240UF) and I
was still getting in (and heard on the downlink).

I'll reserve further linear SSTV operations until we've had a chance to
discuss the opportunity (and/or abuse).   It is definitely a challenge, and
could be a lot of fun.   Not sure how possible it would be with manual
tuning, though.

--Roy
K3RLD

From royldean at gmail.com  Tue Dec 31 18:11:42 2019
From: royldean at gmail.com (Roy Dean)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 13:11:42 -0500
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on Linears
Message-ID: <CADGPg2sH5kz0GJFhL6Q0AYZD_y_BA+-93cVMFBXdu79XWk0aqA@mail.gmail.com>

Here is some additional information:

CAS-4B:
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1469843/

Here you can see two SSTV transmissions starting at about 150s.
I see no impact on the ongoing qso's going on higher up the passband.

CAS-4A:
https://network.satnogs.org/observations/1469844/

Here there is an SSTV transmission at about 200s, also doesn't seem to
impact the ongoing qsos.

And yes - all of this was in SSB.   I suppose a trial in NFM would really
cause havoc on the transponder.

--Roy
K3RLD

From m5aka at yahoo.co.uk  Tue Dec 31 18:53:34 2019
From: m5aka at yahoo.co.uk (M5AKA)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:53:34 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [amsat-bb] A21EME Video
References: <1553066399.8492835.1577818414729.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1553066399.8492835.1577818414729@mail.yahoo.com>

December 2019 issue of OSCAR News is now available for e-members to download 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/12/31/december-2019-oscar-news/

A21EME Moonbounce and QO-100 Dxpedition video 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/12/27/a21eme-moonbounce-qo100/

TF3YOTA active on Es?hail-2 / QO-100 satellite 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/12/20/tf3yota-active-on-eshail-2-qo-100-satellite/

CAMSAT CAS-6 satellite launched December 20 
https://amsat-uk.org/2019/12/19/camsat-cas-6-satellite/

Trevor M5AKA
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From mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu  Tue Dec 31 22:39:01 2019
From: mjohns+K0JM at luther.edu (Mark D. Johns)
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:39:01 -0600
Subject: [amsat-bb] SSTV on Linears
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	<CAJCSnOb48Lb+UXTb3qxTz6YujyKvfhv69TUt2pAykoTcg1HvSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHKCqnAm9BQErW3h5Lz-Kw78ZkmyPP=8M7LKGEE+DfJms-e2yQ@mail.gmail.com>

PLEASE do NOT use FM on a linear transponder!!!

There are very good reasons why there are FM satellites and there are
linear satellites. FM on a linear passband screws things up in a number of
ways, as can be heard whenever a linear has Mexican taxi cabs in its
footprint.

Please, just don?t even suggest such a thing.

On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:30 Scott via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Heard you but was caught off-guard... I assumed you would TX on FM, but it
> seemed to be the normal USB downlink.
>
> Won't be around for the upcoming CAS-4A pass, but have fun & good luck!
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
>
> =======================
>
> On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 11:13 AM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > I did some SSTV years ago via AO-40. Really fun. But with a LEO
> > > satellite, you will need to be actively adjusting for Doppler shift in
> > > real time, as SSTV is frequency sensitive. You might try some of the
> > > faster modes, especially since a pass is over in just a few minutes.
> Greg
> > > KO6TH
> >
> >
> > I just did a dry run with my station, and think I'm ready to try an
> actual
> > pass.   I will be operating in "Robot36" mode on CAS-4B (17:00z) and
> CAS-4A
> > (17:30z) this afternoon as  first attempt.   I plan on shooting for the
> > lower portion of the 2m passband (going to target the lowest published
> > downlink frequency).  I will likely announce several times prior to first
> > transmitting to fine tune.   My test image is very simple black and white
> > call/grid.   If anybody hears it, please feel free to respond with an
> image
> > (short notice, I know), or voice.   If you don't hear me, then something
> > came up to pull me away from my computer or I simply can't get in.
> >
> > --Roy
> > K3RLD
> >
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